What games are like RimWorld?

indielist matches 12 indie games to RimWorld by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Oxygen Not Included (132,230 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.

How are "games like RimWorld" chosen?

By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with RimWorld, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.

Games like RimWorld

Looking for games like RimWorld? indielist surfaces 12 similar indie games by shared genre and Steam tags, ranked by review count. RimWorld is a indie game from 2018; the closest matches share its tags and audience. The top match by reviews is Oxygen Not Included with 132,230 Steam reviews. Each game links to a white-box sales estimate you can audit. Matches are computed from tracked Steam data, not editorial opinion.

Oxygen Not Included

2019 · Indie

132,230 reviews · 97% positive

Colony SimBase-BuildingSurvival

Same: shares Colony Sim and Base-Building. Different: leans more into resource management.
Space Haven

2026 · Indie

10,638 reviews · 86% positive

Base-BuildingSpaceColony Sim

Same: shares Base-Building and Space. Different: leans more into resource management.
Dyson Sphere Program

2021 · Indie

82,685 reviews · 97% positive

SpaceBase-BuildingBuilding

Same: shares Space and Base-Building. Different: leans more into automation.
Prison Architect

2015 · Indie

59,769 reviews · 89% positive

SimulationBuildingSandbox

Same: shares Simulation and Building. Different: leans more into top-down.
Banished

2014 · Indie

37,726 reviews · 90% positive

City BuilderColony SimStrategy

Same: shares City Builder and Colony Sim. Different: leans more into medieval.
Foundation

2025 · Indie

22,571 reviews · 86% positive

City BuilderSimulationStrategy

Same: shares City Builder and Simulation. Different: leans more into medieval.
Ancient Cities

2023 · Indie

2,127 reviews · 63% positive

StrategyCity BuilderSurvival

Same: shares Strategy and City Builder. Different: leans more into historical.
The Last Starship

2026 · Indie

1,523 reviews · 75% positive

StrategySandboxSimulation

Same: shares Strategy and Sandbox. Different: leans more into space sim.
Factorio

2020 · Casual

191,633 reviews · 98% positive

Base-BuildingSandboxStrategy

Same: shares Base-Building and Sandbox. Different: leans more into automation.
Clanfolk

2022 · RPG

3,870 reviews · 92% positive

StrategySimulationCity Builder

Same: shares Strategy and Simulation. Different: leans more into rts.
The Crust

2024 · Simulation

3,564 reviews · 77% positive

Base-BuildingSpaceColony Sim

Same: shares Base-Building and Space. Different: leans more into early access.
IXION

2022 · Indie

17,264 reviews · 79% positive

SpaceCity BuilderStrategy

Same: shares Space and City Builder. Different: leans more into resource management.

Frequently asked questions

What games are like RimWorld?: indielist matches 12 indie games to RimWorld by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Oxygen Not Included (132,230 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.
How are "games like RimWorld" chosen?: By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with RimWorld, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.