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Best Base-Building Games

Top 50 of 528 qualifying games — tagged Base-Building (community voting), 1,000+ reviews · ranked by Wilson lower bound on Steam review score · review data as of 2026-08-06.

1 RimWorld (2018) Colony Sim · Base-Building · Survival · $34.99 97.9%244,121 reviews 2 Schedule I (2025) Simulation · Co-op · Crime · $19.99 97.8%311,011 reviews 3 Factorio (2020) Automation · Base-Building · Resource Management · $35.00 97.5%232,859 reviews 4 Dyson Sphere Program (2021) Automation · Space · Base-Building · $19.99 97.5%91,376 reviews 5 Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) (2013) Military · City Builder · Real Time Tactics · $9.99 97.5%21,008 reviews 6 Satisfactory (2024) Base-Building · Automation · Open World · $39.99 97.3%277,041 reviews 7 Subnautica (2018) Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Horror · $7.49 97.1%377,886 reviews 8 shapez 2 - Factory (2026) Management · Strategy · Automation · $29.99 97.1%14,996 reviews 9 Cattails: Wildwood Story (2023) Cats · Life Sim · Farming Sim · $19.99 97.5%1,919 reviews 10 Oxygen Not Included (2019) Colony Sim · Base-Building · Survival · $24.99 96.7%143,081 reviews 11 Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance (2011) Strategy · RTS · Sci-fi · $12.99 96.7%14,302 reviews 12 Rusty's Retirement (2024) Idler · Farming Sim · Automation · $6.99 96.7%14,753 reviews 13 Emberward (2024) Early Access · Tower Defense · Strategy · $14.99 96.9%3,794 reviews 14 Thronefall (2024) Tower Defense · Strategy · City Builder · $12.99 96.2%23,412 reviews 15 Rusted Warfare - RTS (2017) RTS · Strategy · Base-Building · $4.99 96.4%7,465 reviews 16 The Planet Crafter (2024) Open World Survival Craft · Base-Building · Survival · $23.99 96.0%72,603 reviews 17 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade (2007) Strategy · Warhammer 40K · RTS · Free 96.3%9,500 reviews 18 Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal (2014) Tower Defense · Strategy · Indie · $14.99 96.4%4,817 reviews 19 From Glory To Goo (2024) Base-Building · Colony Sim · Tower Defense · $11.99 96.7%1,749 reviews 20 Timberborn (2026) City Builder · Voxel · Colony Sim · $34.99 96.0%40,851 reviews 21 Total Annihilation (2015) Strategy · RTS · Classic · $4.99 96.4%3,743 reviews 22 Cult of the Lamb (2022) Base-Building · Cute · Action Roguelike · $24.99 95.9%126,925 reviews 23 Age of Empires II (Retired) (2013) Strategy · RTS · Medieval · $19.99 95.8%102,744 reviews 24 Abiotic Factor (2025) Survival · Online Co-Op · Open World Survival Craft · $34.99 95.8%57,844 reviews 25 shapez (2020) Automation · Base-Building · Resource Management · $9.99 95.9%15,744 reviews 26 Mindustry (2019) Base-Building · Resource Management · Tower Defense · $9.99 95.7%27,700 reviews 27 Kenshi (2018) Open World · Sandbox · RPG · $29.99 95.6%115,293 reviews 28 Mudborne: Frog Management Sim (2025) Casual · Simulation · Education · $7.99 96.7%1,060 reviews 29 Stronghold HD (2012) (2013) Real Time Tactics · City Builder · Colony Sim · $5.99 95.5%10,412 reviews 30 Dystopika (2024) Cyberpunk · Dystopian · Sandbox · $6.99 95.7%3,421 reviews 31 Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition (2019) Strategy · RTS · City Builder · $34.99 94.9%181,177 reviews 32 The Riftbreaker: Prologue (2020) Base-Building · Strategy · Hack and Slash · Free 95.5%4,125 reviews 33 Impossible Creatures Steam Edition (2015) Strategy · RTS · Cult Classic · $9.99 95.7%1,835 reviews 34 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm (2008) Warhammer 40K · Strategy · RTS · Free 94.9%18,471 reviews 35 Dwarf Fortress (2022) Dwarf · Colony Sim · Strategy · $29.99 94.8%31,334 reviews 36 Ostriv (2020) Early Access · Strategy · City Builder · $24.99 95.0%7,581 reviews 37 PlateUp! (2022) Co-op · Management · Cooking · $4.99 94.7%26,808 reviews 38 Palworld (2024) Open World · Survival · Creature Collector · $29.99 94.5%468,449 reviews 39 Rise of Nations: Extended Edition (2014) Strategy · RTS · Classic · $19.99 94.7%15,813 reviews 40 X-COM: UFO Defense (2008) Strategy · Classic · Turn-Based Strategy · $4.99 95.0%3,986 reviews 41 Against the Storm (2023) Strategy · City Builder · Simulation · $29.99 94.5%37,055 reviews 42 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic) (2007) Strategy · RTS · Warhammer 40K · $14.99 94.6%11,903 reviews 43 Empires of the Undergrowth (2024) Strategy · Simulation · City Builder · $29.99 94.4%18,604 reviews 44 Dungeon Alchemist (2022) Software · Level Editor · Tabletop · $44.99 94.8%3,892 reviews 45 Capybara Spa (2022) Simulation · Casual · Sandbox · $7.99 95.1%1,687 reviews 46 Songs of Syx (2020) Early Access · City Builder · Colony Sim · $24.99 94.5%9,037 reviews 47 Valheim (2021) Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Online Co-Op · $19.99 94.0%539,430 reviews 48 Yog-Sothoth’s Yard (2023) Simulation · Dating Sim · RPG · $10.99 94.3%13,675 reviews 49 Company of Heroes (2006) Strategy · World War II · RTS · $19.99 94.2%18,628 reviews 50 House Flipper (2018) Simulation · Design & Illustration · Building · $24.99 94.0%111,061 reviews