Base-Building indie games
indielist tracks 94 indie base-building games with the Steam user tag "Base-Building", together holding 5,363,210 reviews at an average of 85% positive. The most reviewed is ARK: Survival Evolved with 579,791 reviews.
Tagged titles
94
Total reviews on Steam
5,363,210
Avg positive %
85%
Live data report
Open the live data report for the best base-building indie games, ranked from the same catalog with methodology, review counts, and white-box sales estimate links.
Open Base-Building data reportRelated tags
Building (37) Survival (37) Open World (35) Sandbox (35) Crafting (29) Simulation (29) Adventure (25) Action (24) Strategy (24) Exploration (21)
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ARK: Survival Evolved
2017 · Action
579,791 reviews · 83% positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalMultiplayerOpen WorldDinosaurs
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Valheim
2021 · Action
453,292 reviews · 94% positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalOnline Co-OpOpen WorldMultiplayer
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Palworld
2024 · Action
356,085 reviews · 94% positive
Open WorldSurvivalCreature CollectorMultiplayerOpen World Survival Craft
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Raft
2022 · Adventure
318,498 reviews · 93% positive
SurvivalMultiplayerOpen World Survival CraftCo-opCrafting
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Satisfactory
2024 · Adventure
229,323 reviews · 97% positive
Base-BuildingAutomationOpen WorldMultiplayerCrafting
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Frostpunk
2018 · Simulation
112,553 reviews · 93% positive
City BuilderSurvivalResource ManagementStrategyPost-apocalyptic
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Cult of the Lamb
2022 · Action
107,337 reviews · 96% positive
Base-BuildingCuteAction RoguelikeSingleplayerDungeon Crawler
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Scrap Mechanic
2016 · Action
104,965 reviews · 92% positive
BuildingSandboxMultiplayerSurvivalOpen World
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Subnautica: Below Zero
2021 · Adventure
97,862 reviews · 90% positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalUnderwaterSingleplayerOpen World
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ARK: Survival Ascended
2023 · Action
97,685 reviews · 60% positive
Early AccessSurvivalOpen WorldMultiplayerDinosaurs
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House Flipper
2018 · Action
91,755 reviews · 94% positive
SimulationDesign & IllustrationBuildingSingleplayerRelaxing
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Enshrouded
2024 · Action
90,563 reviews · 86% positive
Open WorldSurvivalBase-BuildingMultiplayerOnline Co-Op
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Fallout 76
2020 · RPG
77,087 reviews · 72% positive
Open WorldMultiplayerPost-apocalypticDark ComedyRPG
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Grounded
2022 · Action
74,237 reviews · 90% positive
SurvivalMultiplayerCo-opOpen World Survival CraftBase-Building
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State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
2020 · Action
57,706 reviews · 83% positive
SurvivalOpen WorldZombiesBase-BuildingMultiplayer
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Foxhole
2022 · Action
46,429 reviews · 80% positive
Massively MultiplayerWargameMilitaryBase-BuildingOpen World
- T
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Forager
2019 · Action
43,580 reviews · 90% positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalPixel GraphicsCraftingIndie
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Necesse
2025 · Action
27,331 reviews · 93% positive
Open World Survival CraftMultiplayerOpen WorldSandboxPixel Graphics
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Gas Station Simulator
2021 · Casual
27,184 reviews · 88% positive
SimulationEconomyBuildingSingleplayerManagement
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Mindustry
2019 · Strategy
26,869 reviews · 96% positive
Base-BuildingResource ManagementTower DefenseStrategyAutomation
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RuneScape: Dragonwilds
2025 · Action
25,263 reviews · 81% positive
Open WorldSurvivalOpen World Survival CraftMultiplayerEarly Access
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Forts
2017 · Action
24,805 reviews · 92% positive
Base-BuildingMultiplayerPhysicsStrategyDestruction
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Tribes of Midgard
2021 · Action
23,145 reviews · 76% positive
Open World Survival CraftOnline Co-OpMultiplayerAction RPGPvE
- T
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Soulmask
2026 · Adventure
21,697 reviews · 77% positive
Early AccessSurvivalOpen World Survival CraftMultiplayerHunting
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Going Medieval
2026 · Indie
20,969 reviews · 89% positive
RPGEarly AccessCity BuilderColony SimSingleplayer
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Nightingale
2024 · Action
17,957 reviews · 67% positive
Early AccessOpen World Survival CraftMultiplayerSurvivalOpen World
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Shop Titans
2020 · Adventure
17,851 reviews · 78% positive
IdlerShop KeeperMedievalCraftingBase-Building
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Breathedge
2021 · Action
16,280 reviews · 82% positive
Open World Survival CraftSpaceSingleplayerSurvivalSandbox
- S
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Chernobylite Complete Edition
2021 · Action
15,354 reviews · 82% positive
Post-apocalypticSurvivalHorrorRPGSingleplayer
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ZERO Sievert
2024 · Action
14,922 reviews · 85% positive
Extraction ShooterSurvivalPost-apocalypticLooter ShooterTop-Down
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Planetary Annihilation: TITANS
2015 · Action
14,531 reviews · 84% positive
RTSStrategyReal Time TacticsMultiplayerBase-Building
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shapez 2 - Factory
2026 · Casual
14,499 reviews · 97% positive
ManagementStrategyAutomationFuturisticEarly Access
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Mist Survival
2018 · Action
14,139 reviews · 76% positive
SurvivalZombiesOpen World Survival CraftOpen WorldSingleplayer
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Subsistence
2016 · Action
13,700 reviews · 72% positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalMultiplayerCraftingOpen World
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Dune: Spice Wars
2023 · Strategy
13,396 reviews · 79% positive
ManagementSingleplayerSci-fiStrategyRTS
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The Last Spell
2023 · Action
13,369 reviews · 91% positive
StrategySingleplayerTurn-Based StrategyRPGTurn-Based Tactics
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HumanitZ
2026 · Action
13,067 reviews · 75% positive
Early AccessSurvivalZombiesOpen WorldMultiplayer
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The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™
2024 · Action
11,985 reviews · 81% positive
Open World Survival CraftBase-BuildingDwarfSurvivalExploration
- D
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Captain of Industry
2022 · Indie
11,014 reviews · 90% positive
Base-BuildingAutomationResource ManagementManagementSimulation
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Smalland: Survive the Wilds
2024 · Action
10,156 reviews · 82% positive
SurvivalMultiplayerOpen World Survival CraftBase-BuildingOnline Co-Op
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Hobo: Tough Life
2021 · Adventure
9,817 reviews · 84% positive
SurvivalOpen WorldMultiplayerBase-BuildingRPG
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Voidtrain
2025 · Action
9,518 reviews · 74% positive
Open World Survival CraftCo-opSurvivalMultiplayerBase-Building
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Colony Survival
2017 · Action
8,887 reviews · 92% positive
Colony SimSurvivalBase-BuildingBuildingMultiplayer
- F
- S
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Realm Grinder
2017 · Free To Play
7,388 reviews · 87% positive
Free to PlayClickerPixel GraphicsStrategyCity Builder
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SUPREMACY: WORLD WAR 3
2018 · Indie
5,915 reviews · 75% positive
StrategyFree to PlayWargameGrand StrategyMassively Multiplayer
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ARK: Scorched Earth - Expansion Pack
2016 · Action
5,280 reviews · 79% positive
SurvivalAdventureDinosaursOpen WorldMassively Multiplayer
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Emberward
2024 · Action
3,707 reviews · 97% positive
Early AccessTower DefenseStrategyRogue-liteBase-Building
- C
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The Crust
2024 · Simulation
3,582 reviews · 77% positive
Early AccessBase-BuildingSpaceColony SimAutomation
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Builder Simulator
2022 · Adventure
2,153 reviews · 72% positive
SimulationBuildingSingleplayerDesign & IllustrationSandbox
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The Last Starship
2026 · Indie
1,544 reviews · 75% positive
StrategySandboxSimulationSingleplayerSpace
- M
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House Flipper - Garden DLC
2019 · Casual
894 reviews · 66% positive
SimulationCasualIndieSingleplayerRelaxing
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Crab God
2024 · Adventure
301 reviews · 83% positive
SingleplayerRogue-likeStrategyUnderwaterSide Scroller
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Out of Orbit
2023 · Action
147 reviews · 79% positive
Early AccessOpen World Survival CraftSpaceshipsExplorationSpace
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Fallout Shelter
2017 · RPG
0 reviews · 88% positive
Free to PlayBase-BuildingSurvivalPost-apocalypticSingleplayer
Frequently asked questions
- What are the best base-building indie games?
- By Steam review count, indielist ranks 94 tracked base-building indie games led by ARK: Survival Evolved (579,791 reviews).
- How is the base-building list built?
- This page uses SteamSpy user tags from tracked games, then ranks matching public games by Steam review count. It is not hand-picked.