Games like Embark

If the replayable rhythm of Embark stuck with you, this helps. Browse these games for your next favorite.

1. Don't get lost

   

   A procedurally-generated, open-world, first-person colony sim. Build colonies in an infinite world, alone or with friends via Steam or self-hosted multiplayer.

   Also in Colony sim and Survival crafting · Replayable

   78%78% of 479 Steam reviews are positiveFree

2. Grim Realms

   

   A dark fantasy colony sim - will your colony end the Dread Storm and redeem mankind, or will they harness the dark powers for themselves? Guide your villagers as they struggle to stay alive in a world overrun by the undead.

   Also in Colony sim and Survival crafting · Replayable

   79%79% of 411 Steam reviews are positive4Players online now: 4$14.99

3. Mountaincore

   

   Settle an untamed wilderness with the might of Dwarven engineering and thoughtful planning! Design and build your colony towards fame and fortune in a deeply-simulated fantasy world. Chill out in peaceful mode with a bustling settlement, or fight for survival against monsters and invasions!

   Also in Colony sim and Survival crafting · Replayable

   65%65% of 272 Steam reviews are positive3Players online now: 3Free

4. Dwarf Fortress

   

   Build a fortress into a generated mountain and try to keep your dwarves fed, watered, and mostly sane. They have their own personalities, strange art tastes, and strong opinions about beer. It will go wrong, probably spectacularly, and that is half the point.

   Also in Colony sim and Survival crafting · Replayable

   94%94% of 29,421 Steam reviews are positive702Players online now: 702$29.99

5. Mercury Fallen

   

   A sci-fi colony management sim with a focus on exploration, expansion, and survival. Rebuild your underground facility, manage colonists and robots, and uncover the mysteries of an alien world light-years from Earth. Dig deep, expand across the surface, and shape your new home.

   Also in Colony sim and Survival crafting · Replayable

   78%78% of 259 Steam reviews are positive2Players online now: 2$24.99

6. Unclaimed World

   

   Manage interstellar pioneers and their descendants in this detailed sci-fi colony sim. Centuries after planetfall, colonists are still struggling to gain foothold on their lush and alien planet. You settle on the frontier by carefully managing resources, production and different personalities.

   Also in Survival crafting · Replayable

   49%49% of 179 Steam reviews are positive$16.99

7. Ascent of Ashes

   

   A colony sim set in a post-apocalyptic dystopia. Build and defend your base. Manage your survivors. Engage raiders, aliens, Remnant soldiers and other factions in real-time-with-pause combat. Or use stealth to outwit them. Explore the massive world. Survive at all costs

   Also in Colony sim and Survival crafting · Replayable

   68%68% of 275 Steam reviews are positive$14.99

8. Stonehearth

   

   Lead a small band of settlers through a voxel world full of warmth and mystery. Assign jobs, raise a town from a few tents, keep everyone fed and defend them from raiders. It plays at your own pace, every map is new, and the modding tools go deep.

   Also in Colony sim and Survival crafting · Replayable

   76%76% of 10,665 Steam reviews are positive92Players online now: 92$19.99

9. Ragnorium

   

   Lead a team of cloned settlers and build a home on a new planet. Start from the Stone Age, construct sturdy shelters, hunt for food, and fight off dangers. Make your team stronger and better equipped to survive.

   Also in Colony sim and Survival crafting · Replayable

   57%57% of 585 Steam reviews are positive$24.99

10. Founders' Fortune

    

    Founders' Fortune is a colorful village builder where every settler has a name, a mood and opinions about their bedroom. Design houses wall by wall, farm through the seasons, trade with travelers, and defend your little town from goblins and pirates. Gentle pace, plenty of charm, and a lot of small people to keep happy.

    Also in Colony sim and Survival crafting · Replayable

    81%81% of 1,862 Steam reviews are positive13Players online now: 13$21.99

11. Outland Kingdoms

    

    Colony building RPG with detailed characters, driven by procedurally generated Stories. Build a hut, a village, a town, a city, a kingdom. 5 different races. Ally with unique factions. Rule an Undead empire. Craft Legendary items. Tame creatures. Enslave enemies. It's all here.

    Also in Colony sim and Survival crafting · Replayable

    72%72% of 74 Steam reviews are positive$24.99

12. DwarfCorp

    

    Build a colony of ruthless capitalist Dwarves in a strange fantasy land.

    Also in Colony sim · Replayable

    55%55% of 158 Steam reviews are positive$2.99

Cheaper than Embark

Grim Realms

A dark fantasy colony sim - will your colony end the Dread Storm and redeem mankind, or will they harness the dark powers for themselves?

79%79% of 411 Steam reviews are positive4Players online now: 4$14.99

Unclaimed World

Manage interstellar pioneers and their descendants in this detailed sci-fi colony sim.

49%49% of 179 Steam reviews are positive$16.99

Ascent of Ashes

A colony sim set in a post-apocalyptic dystopia. Build and defend your base. Manage your survivors.

68%68% of 275 Steam reviews are positive$14.99

Stonehearth

Assign jobs to your settlers, keep them fed and watch your voxel village take shape at your own pace.

76%76% of 10,665 Steam reviews are positive92Players online now: 92$19.99

Founders' Fortune

Build houses wall by wall, farm the seasons and keep every settler happy, with the occasional goblin raid to deal with.

81%81% of 1,862 Steam reviews are positive13Players online now: 13$21.99

AColony

A colony building game with an emphasis on unexpected events, online co-op, and managing a unique community.

87%87% of 116 Steam reviews are positive$19.99

DwarfCorp

Build a colony of ruthless capitalist Dwarves in a strange fantasy land.

55%55% of 158 Steam reviews are positive$2.99

Farworld Pioneers

Explore an open world, sci-fi sandbox – in PVP, PVE, and co-op.

37%37% of 623 Steam reviews are positive$14.99

Colony Survival

Put settlers to work in a voxel world, then hold the walls when the monsters come after dark.

92%92% of 8,289 Steam reviews are positive120Players online now: 120$24.95

Havendock

Turn a lonely raft into a cozy ocean colony, fishing debris from the waves and automating your way up to submarines and a rocket.

81%81% of 1,513 Steam reviews are positive16Players online now: 16$19.99

Edge Islands

Discover a unique blend of Colony Sim and Tactical RPG. Recruit and train your heroes, build your outpost, explore dungeons and engage in turn-based…

74%74% of 95 Steam reviews are positive$17.99

Dawn Apart

Dawn Apart is a space colony and factory sim with fully destructible environments.

67%67% of 247 Steam reviews are positive$19.99

Hidden gems like Embark

Oceaneers

A sci-fi survival-crafting colony sim set in a flooded world of floating islands.

86%86% of 111 Steam reviews are positive8Players online now: 8$24.99

ALL WILL FALL

Lead flood survivors, scavenge a drying seabed and stack a shanty town toward the sky while physics, hunger and factions test every beam.

77%77% of 1,315 Steam reviews are positive93Players online now: 93$29.99

Havendock

Turn a lonely raft into a cozy ocean colony, fishing debris from the waves and automating your way up to submarines and a rocket.

81%81% of 1,513 Steam reviews are positive16Players online now: 16$19.99

Ecopunk

Ecopunk is a survival and colony management simulation game set in a post-apocalyptic world.

80%80% of 142 Steam reviews are positive1Players online now: 1$22.99

Going Medieval

Raise three plague survivors into a walled medieval town in a wilderness reclaimed by nature.

88%88% of 17,159 Steam reviews are positive1.2KPlayers online now: 1,207$29.99

The Crust

Build a lunar colony Earth depends on. Mine regolith, run conveyor-and-drone factories above and below the surface, keep your colonists fed and…

75%75% of 3,965 Steam reviews are positive538Players online now: 538$19.19

Nested Lands

A dark medieval survival RPG where your village is your lifeline.

73%73% of 519 Steam reviews are positive20Players online now: 20$14.99

Necesse

Necesse drops you into an endless pixel world with bare hands and a big idea: build a settlement, recruit settlers to run it, then head out to fight…

92%92% of 24,732 Steam reviews are positive545Players online now: 545$14.99

Grim Realms

A dark fantasy colony sim - will your colony end the Dread Storm and redeem mankind, or will they harness the dark powers for themselves?

79%79% of 411 Steam reviews are positive4Players online now: 4$14.99

AColony

A colony building game with an emphasis on unexpected events, online co-op, and managing a unique community.

87%87% of 116 Steam reviews are positive$19.99

Farthest Frontier

Grow a handful of settlers into a walled medieval town at the edge of the map.

86%86% of 24,676 Steam reviews are positive1.2KPlayers online now: 1,164$34.99

Clanfolk

Build a homestead from an empty plot, keep your clan fed through the seasons, and pass it all on to the next generation.

91%91% of 3,816 Steam reviews are positive240Players online now: 240$29.99

Newest games like Embark

Wild West Pioneers

Raise a frontier settlement from a handful of timber shacks to a gold-booming town, at whatever pace suits you.

75%75% of 596 Steam reviews are positive176Players online now: 176$19.99

The Crust

Build a lunar colony Earth depends on. Mine regolith, run conveyor-and-drone factories above and below the surface, keep your colonists fed and…

75%75% of 3,965 Steam reviews are positive538Players online now: 538$19.19

Oceaneers

A sci-fi survival-crafting colony sim set in a flooded world of floating islands.

86%86% of 111 Steam reviews are positive8Players online now: 8$24.99

ALL WILL FALL

Lead flood survivors, scavenge a drying seabed and stack a shanty town toward the sky while physics, hunger and factions test every beam.

77%77% of 1,315 Steam reviews are positive93Players online now: 93$29.99

Going Medieval

Raise three plague survivors into a walled medieval town in a wilderness reclaimed by nature.

88%88% of 17,159 Steam reviews are positive1.2KPlayers online now: 1,207$29.99

Nested Lands

A dark medieval survival RPG where your village is your lifeline.

73%73% of 519 Steam reviews are positive20Players online now: 20$14.99

Adaptory

Deep in uncharted space, your expedition took a challenging turn when your ship crash-landed.

76%76% of 99 Steam reviews are positive$19.99

Ecopunk

Ecopunk is a survival and colony management simulation game set in a post-apocalyptic world.

80%80% of 142 Steam reviews are positive1Players online now: 1$22.99

Whiskerwood

Whiskerwood is a city builder about industrious mice raising a colony on scattered islands while paying tribute to their cat overlords.

92%92% of 3,622 Steam reviews are positive859Players online now: 859$29.99

Farthest Frontier

Grow a handful of settlers into a walled medieval town at the edge of the map.

86%86% of 24,676 Steam reviews are positive1.2KPlayers online now: 1,164$34.99

Necesse

Necesse drops you into an endless pixel world with bare hands and a big idea: build a settlement, recruit settlers to run it, then head out to fight…

92%92% of 24,732 Steam reviews are positive545Players online now: 545$14.99

Ascent of Ashes

A colony sim set in a post-apocalyptic dystopia. Build and defend your base. Manage your survivors.

68%68% of 275 Steam reviews are positive$14.99