Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Mindustry (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Mindustry on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: Factorio, which both survival and strategy.
- Mindustry is tagged Base-Building, Resource Management, Tower Defense, Strategy, Automation, Multiplayer, Sandbox, Building by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
- 3 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
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Factorio
Why it matched: both survival and strategy; shares 11 player tags including Automation, Base-Building and Resource Management; released around the same time (2016).
Factorio is a game about building and creating automated factories to produce items of increasing complexity, within an infinite 2D world. Use your imagination to design your factory, combine simple elements into ingenious structures, and finally protect it from the creatures who don't really like you.
Factorio at a glance Released 2016 Studio Wube software Player sentiment 98% positive of 233,978 Price $35.00 AutomationBase-BuildingResource ManagementSandboxStrategySurvivalManagementBuilding
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Kingdom: Classic
Why it matched: both survival and strategy; shares 10 player tags including Strategy, Base-Building and Building; released around the same time (2015).
Kingdom is a 2D sidescrolling strategy/resource management hybrid with a minimalist feel wrapped in a beautiful, modern pixel art aesthetic.
Kingdom: Classic at a glance Released 2015 Studio Noio Player sentiment 91% positive of 22,707 Price Free StrategyBase-BuildingBuilding2DManagementResource ManagementPixel GraphicsSurvival
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Against the Storm
Why it matched: both survival and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Strategy, Base-Building and Management; released around the same time (2023).
A dark fantasy city builder where you must rebuild civilization in the face of apocalyptic rains. As the Queen’s Viceroy, lead humans, beavers, lizards, foxes, and harpies to reclaim the wilderness and secure a future for civilization's last survivors.
Against the Storm at a glance Released 2023 Studio Eremite Games Player sentiment 94% positive of 37,338 Price $8.99 StrategyBase-BuildingManagementBuildingResource ManagementSurvivalSandboxRTS
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Legion TD 2 - Multiplayer Tower Defense
Why it matched: both survival and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Tower Defense, Strategy and PvP; released around the same time (2021).
An infinitely replayable multiplayer and single-player tower defense. Defend against waves of enemies and destroy the enemy's king before they destroy yours. Legion TD 2 is a one-of-a-kind game of tactics, teamwork, and prediction. Party as 1-8 players.
Legion TD 2 - Multiplayer Tower Defense at a glance Released 2021 Studio AutoAttack Games Player sentiment 86% positive of 15,264 Price $24.99 Tower DefenseStrategyPvPOnline Co-OpPvEBase-BuildingResource ManagementSurvival
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They Are Billions
Why it matched: both survival and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Base-Building, Strategy and Survival; released around the same time (2019).
They Are Billions is a Steampunk strategy game set on a post-apocalyptic planet. Build and defend colonies to survive against the billions of the infected that seek to annihilate the few remaining living humans. Can humanity survive after the zombie apocalypse?
They Are Billions at a glance Released 2019 Studio Numantian Games Player sentiment 85% positive of 51,383 Price $26.99 Base-BuildingStrategySurvivalRTSTower DefenseBuildingResource ManagementManagement
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War Selection
Why it matched: both survival and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Strategy, Base-Building and RTS; released around the same time (2019).
War Selection is a compelling RTS game featuring base building, resource extraction and warfare. Evolve from a stone age tribe to a distinct industrial nation with unique game mechanics and battle for supremacy with dozens of players on a unique procedurally generated map.
War Selection at a glance Released 2019 Studio Glyph Worlds Player sentiment 85% positive of 23,534 Price Free StrategyBase-BuildingRTSOnline Co-OpPvPSurvivalManagementPvE
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Planetbase
Why it matched: both survival and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Base-Building, Strategy and Survival; released around the same time (2015).
Guide a group of space settlers trying to establish a base on a remote planet. Grow food, collect energy, mine resources, survive disasters and build a self-sufficient colony in a harsh and unforgiving environment.
Planetbase at a glance Released 2015 Studio Madruga Works Player sentiment 80% positive of 10,438 Price $7.49 Base-BuildingStrategySurvivalResource ManagementBuildingManagementIndieSandbox
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Oxygen Not Included
Why it matched: both survival and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Base-Building, Survival and Resource Management; released around the same time (2019).
Oxygen Not Included is a space-colony simulation game. Deep inside an alien space rock your industrious crew will need to master science, overcome strange new lifeforms, and harness incredible space tech to survive, and possibly, thrive.
Oxygen Not Included at a glance Released 2019 Studio Klei Entertainment Player sentiment 97% positive of 143,589 Price $24.99 Base-BuildingSurvivalResource ManagementBuildingManagement2DSandboxStrategy
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Foundation
Why it matched: both survival and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Strategy, Sandbox and Resource Management.
Foundation is a grid-less, laidback medieval city-building game with a focus on organic development, monument construction and resource management.
Foundation at a glance Released 2025 Studio Polymorph Games Player sentiment 87% positive of 24,163 Price $23.44 StrategySandboxResource ManagementManagementBuildingIndieBase-BuildingSurvival
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Kingdoms and Castles
Why it matched: both survival and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Strategy, Building and Sandbox; released around the same time (2017).
Kingdoms and Castles is a city-building simulation game about growing a kingdom from a tiny hamlet to a sprawling city and imposing castle. Make trade agreements, alliance, and war with neighboring AI controlled kingdoms. Each villager and resource is individually simulated.
Kingdoms and Castles at a glance Released 2017 Studio Lion Shield, LLC Player sentiment 94% positive of 31,404 Price $19.99 StrategyBuildingSandboxResource ManagementBase-BuildingSurvivalManagementRTS
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Surviving Mars
Why it matched: both survival and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Strategy, Survival and Base-Building; released around the same time (2018).
There will be challenges to overcome. Execute your strategy and improve your colony’s chances of survival while unlocking the mysteries of this alien world. Are you ready? Mars is waiting for you.
Surviving Mars at a glance Released 2018 Studio Haemimont Games Player sentiment 80% positive of 28,730 Price Not listed StrategySurvivalBase-BuildingResource ManagementBuildingManagementSandboxRTS
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IXION
Why it matched: both survival and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Strategy, Survival and Resource Management; released around the same time (2022).
IXION is an unrelenting, city-building odyssey across the stars. As Administrator of the Tiqqun, DOLOS’ prototype space station, you are tasked with balancing preservation and exploration as you manage infrastructure, resources and crew. Can you keep the flame of humanity alight in the cold dark?
IXION at a glance Released 2022 Studio Bulwark Studios Player sentiment 79% positive of 17,614 Price $10.49 StrategySurvivalResource ManagementBase-BuildingBuildingManagementRTSIndie
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VEGA Conflict
Why it matched: both survival and strategy; shares 8 player tags including 2D, Strategy and Base-Building; released around the same time (2015).
Stake your claim, command your fleets, and wage epic war in space.
VEGA Conflict at a glance Released 2015 Studio KIXEYE Player sentiment 59% positive of 5,029 Price Not listed 2DStrategyBase-BuildingRTSSandboxPvEPvPSurvival
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Dyson Sphere Program
Why it matched: both strategy; shares 9 player tags including Automation, Base-Building and Building; released around the same time (2021).
Build the most efficient intergalactic factory in space simulation strategy game Dyson Sphere Program! Harness the power of stars, collect resources, plan and design production lines and develop your interstellar factory from a small space workshop to a galaxy-wide industrial empire.
Dyson Sphere Program at a glance Released 2021 Studio Youthcat Studio Player sentiment 97% positive of 91,586 Price $19.99 AutomationBase-BuildingBuildingResource ManagementManagementSandboxStrategyIndie
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Satisfactory
Why it matched: both survival and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Base-Building, Automation and Building.
Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven!
Satisfactory at a glance Released 2024 Studio Coffee Stain Studios Player sentiment 97% positive of 278,668 Price $39.99 Base-BuildingAutomationBuildingResource ManagementSandboxSurvivalStrategyIndie
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Amazing Cultivation Simulator
Why it matched: both survival and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Sandbox, Strategy and Survival; released around the same time (2020).
Rise up in a search for immortality in this strategy sim and management game based on Chinese mythology. Rebuild your sect and train new disciples through the path of cultivation. Research magic and gather mystical artifacts, face ancient dangers and other sects in your path to spiritual ascension.
Amazing Cultivation Simulator at a glance Released 2020 Studio GSQ Games Player sentiment 86% positive of 23,608 Price $24.99 SandboxStrategySurvivalIndieBase-BuildingManagementBuilding2D
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Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
Why it matched: both survival and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Strategy, Base-Building and Management.
Build a soviet republic from an impoverished country into a rich industrial superpower in a city builder with intricate production chains and a fully simulated global economy. Manage the lives of your citizens from education to work and party loyalty to criminal activity.
Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic at a glance Released 2024 Studio 3Division Player sentiment 91% positive of 27,164 Price $9.99 StrategyBase-BuildingManagementBuildingSandboxSurvivalResource ManagementRTS
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Going Medieval
Why it matched: both survival and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Strategy, Sandbox and Management.
Build and manage your own castle settlement in a land reclaimed by wilderness. With detailed management, survival strategy, and a moddable sandbox world, Going Medieval challenges you to build the mightiest colony this side of the apocalypse.
Going Medieval at a glance Released 2026 Studio Foxy Voxel Player sentiment 89% positive of 21,362 Price $22.49 StrategySandboxManagementSurvivalRTSBase-BuildingIndieBuilding
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Craft The World
Why it matched: both survival and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Building, Sandbox and Survival.
Craft The World is a unique sandbox strategy game, the mix of Dungeon Keeper, Terraria and Dwarf Fortress. Explore a random generated world populated by dangerous creatures, build a dwarf fortress, gather resources, and craft all the items, weapons, and armor you need.
Craft The World at a glance Released 2014 Studio Dekovir Entertainment Player sentiment 88% positive of 17,058 Price $18.99 BuildingSandboxSurvivalStrategyIndie2DResource ManagementTower Defense
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Manor Lords
Why it matched: both survival and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Strategy, Base-Building and Management.
Manor Lords is a medieval strategy game featuring in-depth city building, large-scale tactical battles, and complex economic and social simulations. Rule your lands as a medieval lord – the seasons pass, the weather changes, and cities rise and fall.
Manor Lords at a glance Released 2024 Studio Slavic Magic Player sentiment 84% positive of 90,905 Price $25.99 StrategyBase-BuildingManagementBuildingResource ManagementSandboxSurvivalRTS
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Dwarf Fortress
Why it matched: both survival and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Strategy, Base-Building and Sandbox; released around the same time (2022).
Build a fortress and try to help your dwarves survive against a deeply generated world. Keep your dwarves happy, grow their community and beware of digging too deeply. The deepest, most intricate simulation of a world that's ever been created.
Dwarf Fortress at a glance Released 2022 Studio Bay 12 Games Player sentiment 95% positive of 31,446 Price $29.99 StrategyBase-BuildingSandboxManagementBuildingSurvivalResource Management
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Ninja Kiwi Archive
Why it matched: both survival and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Strategy, Tower Defense and Online Co-Op; released around the same time (2020).
Enjoy some of the best loved Flash games of the past in this awesome time capsule of over 60 Ninja Kiwi classics. Experience a piece of history and play the original Flash games that spawned the worldwide phenomenon of Bloons TD.
Ninja Kiwi Archive at a glance Released 2020 Studio Ninja Kiwi Player sentiment 93% positive of 5,804 Price Free StrategyTower DefenseOnline Co-OpPvP2DPixel GraphicsSurvival
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Kingdom Two Crowns
Why it matched: both survival and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Tower Defense, Building and Strategy; released around the same time (2018).
Gather coins, build defenses and reclaim your fallen Kingdom. Explore and uncover secrets, unlock new technologies and protect your crown versus waves of Greed monsters that come at night. Kingdom is a solo or co-op micro-strategy and tower defense game set in an atmospheric pixel world.
Kingdom Two Crowns at a glance Released 2018 Studio Fury Studios Player sentiment 90% positive of 39,496 Price $3.99 Tower DefenseBuildingStrategyBase-BuildingSurvivalOnline Co-OpPixel Graphics
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The Riftbreaker
Why it matched: both survival and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Base-Building, Tower Defense and Survival; released around the same time (2021).
The Riftbreaker is a solo or Co-op base-building, survival game with Action-RPG elements for up to 4 players. Hack & slash countless hordes of enemies. Build up your base, craft powerful weapons and research new inventions to survive.
The Riftbreaker at a glance Released 2021 Studio EXOR Studios Player sentiment 90% positive of 24,729 Price $8.99 Base-BuildingTower DefenseSurvivalStrategyResource ManagementBuildingSandbox
Common questions
What game is most like Mindustry?
Factorio, on the evidence we have. It both survival and strategy. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to Mindustry" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with Mindustry. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.