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Best Base-Building Games

Top 50 of 495 qualifying games — tagged Base-Building (community voting), 1,000+ reviews · ranked by Wilson lower bound on Steam review score · review data as of 2026-05-20.

1 Schedule I (2025) Simulation · Co-op · Crime · 10M–20M owners · $19.99 98.4%204,041 reviews 2 RimWorld (2018) Colony Sim · Base-Building · Survival · 5M–10M owners · $34.99 98.0%210,517 reviews 3 shapez 2 - Factory (2026) Management · Strategy · Automation · 200K–500K owners · $29.99 98.1%11,061 reviews 4 Dyson Sphere Program (2021) Automation · Space · Base-Building · 2M–5M owners · $19.99 97.7%85,088 reviews 5 Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) (2013) Military · City Builder · Real Time Tactics · 1M–2M owners · $9.99 97.7%19,811 reviews 6 Satisfactory (2024) Base-Building · Automation · Open World · 10M–20M owners · $39.99 97.2%232,064 reviews 7 Subnautica (2018) Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Horror · 5M–10M owners · $7.49 97.0%313,707 reviews 8 Factorio (2020) Automation · Base-Building · Resource Management · 5M–10M owners · $35.00 97.0%215,209 reviews 9 Cattails: Wildwood Story (2023) Cats · Life Sim · Farming Sim · 50K–100K owners · $19.99 97.7%1,538 reviews 10 Oxygen Not Included (2019) Colony Sim · Base-Building · Survival · 2M–5M owners · $24.99 96.8%128,390 reviews 11 Rusty's Retirement (2024) Idler · Farming Sim · Automation · 200K–500K owners · $6.99 96.9%12,778 reviews 12 Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance (2011) Strategy · RTS · Sci-fi · 1M–2M owners · $12.99 96.8%13,468 reviews 13 Emberward (2024) Early Access · Tower Defense · Strategy · 100K–200K owners · $14.99 97.2%2,685 reviews 14 Thronefall (2024) Tower Defense · Strategy · City Builder · 500K–1M owners · $12.99 96.6%20,544 reviews 15 Rusted Warfare - RTS (2017) RTS · Strategy · Base-Building · 200K–500K owners · $4.99 96.7%6,241 reviews 16 Abiotic Factor (2025) Survival · Online Co-Op · Open World Survival Craft · 500K–1M owners · $34.99 96.4%31,274 reviews 17 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade (2007) Strategy · Warhammer 40K · RTS · 1M–2M owners · Free 96.5%8,976 reviews 18 Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal (2014) Tower Defense · Strategy · Indie · 200K–500K owners · $14.99 96.6%4,647 reviews 19 shapez (2020) Automation · Base-Building · Resource Management · 200K–500K owners · $9.99 96.2%13,681 reviews 20 The Planet Crafter (2024) Open World Survival Craft · Base-Building · Survival · 1M–2M owners · $23.99 96.0%54,316 reviews 21 Total Annihilation (2015) Strategy · RTS · Classic · 200K–500K owners · $4.99 96.5%3,477 reviews 22 Dystopika (2024) Cyberpunk · Dystopian · Sandbox · 100K–200K owners · $6.99 96.5%2,491 reviews 23 Age of Empires II (Retired) (2013) Strategy · RTS · Medieval · 5M–10M owners · $19.99 95.8%101,351 reviews 24 Songs of Syx (2020) Early Access · City Builder · Colony Sim · 200K–500K owners · $24.99 96.2%5,822 reviews 25 Mindustry (2019) Base-Building · Resource Management · Tower Defense · 1M–2M owners · $9.99 95.8%22,266 reviews 26 Cult of the Lamb (2022) Base-Building · Cute · Action Roguelike · 2M–5M owners · $24.99 95.6%103,228 reviews 27 Kenshi (2018) Open World · Sandbox · RPG · 2M–5M owners · $29.99 95.5%98,135 reviews 28 Timberborn (2026) City Builder · Voxel · Colony Sim · 1M–2M owners · $34.99 95.5%31,678 reviews 29 Stronghold HD (2012) (2013) Real Time Tactics · City Builder · Colony Sim · 200K–500K owners · $5.99 95.6%9,897 reviews 30 Capybara Spa (2022) Simulation · Casual · Sandbox · 50K–100K owners · $7.99 96.2%1,564 reviews 31 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm (2008) Warhammer 40K · Strategy · RTS · 1M–2M owners · Free 95.2%17,611 reviews 32 The Riftbreaker: Prologue (2020) Base-Building · Strategy · Hack and Slash · 200K–500K owners · Free 95.5%4,100 reviews 33 Against the Storm (2023) Strategy · City Builder · Simulation · 500K–1M owners · $29.99 95.0%31,412 reviews 34 Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition (2019) Strategy · RTS · City Builder · 2M–5M owners · $34.99 94.8%162,462 reviews 35 Dwarf Fortress (2022) Dwarf · Colony Sim · Strategy · 2M–5M owners · $29.99 94.9%28,579 reviews 36 PlateUp! (2022) Co-op · Management · Cooking · 1M–2M owners · $4.99 94.9%23,401 reviews 37 Impossible Creatures Steam Edition (2015) Strategy · RTS · Cult Classic · 100K–200K owners · $9.99 95.6%1,724 reviews 38 Ostriv (2020) Early Access · Strategy · City Builder · 200K–500K owners · $24.99 95.0%6,626 reviews 39 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic) (2007) Strategy · RTS · Warhammer 40K · 1M–2M owners · $14.99 94.9%11,206 reviews 40 Dungeon Alchemist (2022) Software · Level Editor · Tabletop · 100K–200K owners · $44.99 95.2%3,278 reviews 41 Minimalist Tower Defense (2024) Tower Defense · Strategy · Real Time Tactics · 50K–100K owners · $4.99 95.6%1,311 reviews 42 Rise of Nations: Extended Edition (2014) Strategy · RTS · Classic · 1M–2M owners · $19.99 94.7%14,744 reviews 43 Valheim (2021) Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Online Co-Op · 10M–20M owners · $19.99 94.3%499,828 reviews 44 Reus 2 (2024) God Game · Colony Sim · Puzzle · 50K–100K owners · $24.99 95.2%1,928 reviews 45 Empires of the Undergrowth (2024) Strategy · Simulation · City Builder · 500K–1M owners · $29.99 94.5%15,284 reviews 46 Yog-Sothoth’s Yard (2023) Simulation · Dating Sim · RPG · 200K–500K owners · $10.99 94.5%11,705 reviews 47 Company of Heroes (2006) Strategy · World War II · RTS · 1M–2M owners · $19.99 94.4%16,971 reviews 48 X-COM: UFO Defense (2008) Strategy · Classic · Turn-Based Strategy · 1M–2M owners · $4.99 94.8%3,799 reviews 49 Palworld (2024) Open World · Survival · Creature Collector · 50M–100M owners · $29.99 94.1%380,709 reviews 50 House Flipper (2018) Simulation · Design & Illustration · Building · 2M–5M owners · $24.99 94.2%95,144 reviews