Games like Mercury Fallen

Loved how replayable and mysterious Mercury Fallen can get? These games are a good place to start.

1. 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$1.18

2. Alien Horizon (Preview Alpha)

   

   A sci-fi survival city builder set on an inhospitable alien planet. Faced with imminent destruction of Earth, humanity pooled together their resources and sent sleeper ships to nearby potentially habitable planets. But this one turned out to be much less habitable than expected....

   Also in Colony sim · Replayable, Dark

   87%87% of 208 Steam reviews are positive2Players online now: 2Free

3. Solargene

   

   Run a private space corporation across a realistically simulated solar system. Build colonies from Mercury to the Kuiper Belt, keep picky astronauts alive, untangle production chains and logistics, and turn contracts with Earth's spacefaring nations into your own off-world empire. Deep, demanding and replayable.

   Also in Colony sim · Replayable

   77%77% of 786 Steam reviews are positive18Players online now: 18$34.99

4. Planetbase

   

   Planetbase puts you in charge of a small band of space settlers on a remote planet, and it is your job to keep them breathing. Build the base, grow the food, keep the power on, and turn a fragile outpost into a colony of hundreds in a place that would very much prefer you failed.

   Also in Colony sim · Replayable

   79%79% of 9,602 Steam reviews are positive181Players online now: 181$14.99

5. Stranded: Alien Dawn

   

   A small group of survivors, one unforgiving alien planet, and you in charge. Build them a base, keep them fed and sane, and hold the walls when the local wildlife comes knocking. Every run plays out differently, and every decision costs something. A colony sim where the planet is actively trying to ruin your day.

   Also in Colony sim and Survival crafting · Replayable, Dark

   83%83% of 9,927 Steam reviews are positive537Players online now: 537$34.99

6. Aven Colony

   

   Govern humanity's first settlement on Aven Prime, an alien world of deserts, tundras and wetlands light years from Earth. Grow a small outpost into a sprawling city, keep your colonists fed and breathing through electrical storms and long winters, and uncover the planet's secrets. A calm, easy-to-learn colony builder with a lot of charm.

   Also in Colony sim · Relaxing

   71%71% of 2,023 Steam reviews are positive18Players online now: 18$5.99

7. 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 sane, and trade with rival factions whose politics you can bend. A story campaign with multiple endings, or sandbox at your own pace.

   Also in Colony sim · Replayable, Relaxing

   75%75% of 3,983 Steam reviews are positive599Players online now: 599$19.19

8. Stellar Settlers: Space Base Builder

   

   Stellar Settlers is a chill space base/city builder and colony sim game. With unique vertical and horizontal base-building gameplay, settle on 10 hostile alien planets and build your own thriving colony. Get enough materials to build a physics-based Spaceship and try to escape from disasters.

   Also in Colony sim · Replayable, Relaxing

   69%69% of 749 Steam reviews are positive1Players online now: 1$11.99

9. Adaptory

   

   Deep in uncharted space, your expedition took a challenging turn when your ship crash-landed. Master complex simulations to keep your outspoken explorers alive, face unpredictable challenges, and figure out a way back home.

   Also in Colony sim and Survival crafting · Replayable, Mysterious, Atmospheric

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

10. Astro Colony

    

    Astro Colony is a relaxed automation game in an endless procedurally generated universe. Build conveyor networks, move and dock your stations, recruit astronauts and research new tech, alone or with friends. No timers, no punishing failure: just you, a growing colony and a galaxy of voxel planets to strip for parts.

    Also in Colony sim · Replayable, Relaxing

    80%80% of 2,447 Steam reviews are positive106Players online now: 106$19.99

11. Stardeus

    

    A deep colony sim on a broken starship. You are the ship's immortal AI: send drones to patch the hull, balance oxygen, heat and power, wake your human crew, and decide whether to protect them or exploit them. Then fly your rebuilt ship into a procedurally generated universe full of pirates, traders and worse.

    Also in Colony sim · Replayable, Dark

    87%87% of 1,467 Steam reviews are positive198Players online now: 198$29.99

12. 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, Dark

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

Cheaper than Mercury Fallen

Planetbase

Grow a fragile space outpost into a working colony, one power failure at a time.

79%79% of 9,602 Steam reviews are positive181Players online now: 181$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$1.18

Aven Colony

Grow humanity's first settlement from a lonely outpost into a thriving city, one dome at a time.

71%71% of 2,023 Steam reviews are positive18Players online now: 18$5.99

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 3,983 Steam reviews are positive599Players online now: 599$19.19

Stellar Settlers: Space Base Builder

Stellar Settlers is a chill space base/city builder and colony sim game.

69%69% of 749 Steam reviews are positive1Players online now: 1$11.99

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

Astro Colony

Set up conveyor networks, dock your stations and research new tech at your own pace, alone or with friends.

80%80% of 2,447 Steam reviews are positive106Players online now: 106$19.99

Starmancer

From a small 2-man team comes a unique space station management sim. Take on the role of an A.I commanding a lost space ark.

61%61% of 896 Steam reviews are positive$14.99

Prospector

Land on a distant planet in this chill resource management game.

64%64% of 112 Steam reviews are positive$14.99

Surviving the Abyss

Run a cold war cloning lab on the ocean floor, juggling oxygen, power and light while something waits beyond your pylons.

64%64% of 1,054 Steam reviews are positive5Players online now: 5$19.99

SeaColony

SeaColony is a survival colony-builder set on the open sea. Build and expand a floating colony, manage colonists, research technologies, and develop…

60%60% of 81 Steam reviews are positive$14.99

Wall World Strategy

Build a colony on an endless vertical structure, manage its people and resources, and survive what lives in the dark.

71%71% of 121 Steam reviews are positive667Players online now: 667$16.99

Hidden gems like Mercury Fallen

Oceaneers

Manage a band of survivors, keep your islands afloat and send expeditions across a flooded world.

86%86% of 112 Steam reviews are positive12Players online now: 12$24.99

Astro Colony

Set up conveyor networks, dock your stations and research new tech at your own pace, alone or with friends.

80%80% of 2,447 Steam reviews are positive106Players online now: 106$19.99

Surviving Ceres

Explore a handcrafted survival game with an emphasis on crafting and base building.

87%87% of 116 Steam reviews are positive$9.99

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 1,317 Steam reviews are positive92Players online now: 92$22.49

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

Solargene

Run a private space corporation across a realistically simulated solar system.

77%77% of 786 Steam reviews are positive18Players online now: 18$34.99

Ecopunk

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

80%80% of 142 Steam reviews are positive4Players online now: 4$22.99

Space Haven

Build a spaceship tile by tile, keep its air breathable and its crew fed, then jump it toward a new home.

85%85% of 10,448 Steam reviews are positive591Players online now: 591$24.99

Alien Horizon (Preview Alpha)

A sci-fi survival city builder set on an inhospitable alien planet.

87%87% of 208 Steam reviews are positive2Players online now: 2Free

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 3,983 Steam reviews are positive599Players online now: 599$19.19

Farlanders

Terraform, strategize, and construct a Martian colony in this retro-inspired turn-based city builder.

89%89% of 514 Steam reviews are positive1Players online now: 1$14.99

Stardeus

As the ship's AI, keep a dying vessel running, manage fragile human survivors and steer your rebuilt colony through a hostile universe.

87%87% of 1,467 Steam reviews are positive198Players online now: 198$29.99

Newest games like Mercury Fallen

Wall World Strategy

Build a colony on an endless vertical structure, manage its people and resources, and survive what lives in the dark.

71%71% of 121 Steam reviews are positive667Players online now: 667$16.99

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 3,983 Steam reviews are positive599Players online now: 599$19.19

Astro Colony

Set up conveyor networks, dock your stations and research new tech at your own pace, alone or with friends.

80%80% of 2,447 Steam reviews are positive106Players online now: 106$19.99

Possible One: Lunar Industries

Stake your claim in the first realistic lunar colony management game!

64%64% of 56 Steam reviews are positive1Players online now: 1$24.99

Space Haven

Build a spaceship tile by tile, keep its air breathable and its crew fed, then jump it toward a new home.

85%85% of 10,448 Steam reviews are positive591Players online now: 591$24.99

Generation Exile

Rebuild settlements entirely within a colossal generation ship in this turn-based city builder.

65%65% of 49 Steam reviews are positive$29.99

Oceaneers

Manage a band of survivors, keep your islands afloat and send expeditions across a flooded world.

86%86% of 112 Steam reviews are positive12Players online now: 12$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 1,317 Steam reviews are positive92Players online now: 92$22.49

Occupy Mars: The Game

Fix machines, wire up a base and keep your oxygen flowing on an open, red planet, alone or with friends in co-op.

68%68% of 2,746 Steam reviews are positive94Players online now: 94$29.99

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

Solargene

Run a private space corporation across a realistically simulated solar system.

77%77% of 786 Steam reviews are positive18Players online now: 18$34.99

Ecopunk

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

80%80% of 142 Steam reviews are positive4Players online now: 4$22.99