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Games like Carton

2016PC75 % positive4.99 €

You explore a world made entirely of cardboard, found your own town, and survive the seasons and nightly goblin raids. Eventually you assemble a warrior band and storm the goblin castle.

  • Resources and survival
  • Economy and management
  • Distinctive, stylised art style
  • Fantasy setting

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In short: Games like Carton

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Carton special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

Similar in what way?

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Up to three areas count more, the rest steps back.

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Ratopia

90 %Match

2024PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck playable87 % positive21.50 €

Brings what grabs you about Carton: scarce resources and survival, economy and management as well as a fantasy setting.

Ratopia blends colony and city building with survival: as a rat ruler you dig into a subterranean world, manage your citizens and build a working economy. The cute pixel-art look keeps the management approachable and charming.

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Craft the World

Resources and survival

A 2D sandbox blend of Terraria and Dungeon Keeper: you direct a band of dwarves, build fortresses, gather resources and craft gear while exploring a randomly generated world and fending off monsters.

Hammerting

Resources and survival

A vertical dwarven mining colony sim where you lead a clan of colorful dwarves, dig deep, forge weapons and supply goods for a war raging on the surface.

Odd Realm

Resources and survival

A pixel-art colony simulation in a procedurally generated fantasy world where you guide settlers to build, explore and survive threats. Reminiscent of Dwarf Fortress but more approachable, with a quirky sense of humor.

HammerHelm

Distinctive, stylised art style

As champion of a dwarven clan, you build and manage a surface settlement and head out on adventures to gather resources. A laid-back blend of town-building simulation and light action RPG.

Airborne Empire

Resources and survival

You build and manage a floating city in the sky while exploring a large open world full of dangers and hidden treasures. You also defend your citizens and the kingdoms below from attacks.

World Turtles

Distinctive, stylised art style

A cozy colony builder where you guide little Meeps living on a giant World Turtle, constructing buildings, gathering resources and prioritizing tasks to save their home.

Pyramida

Pure single-player experience

You grow a small town center in a desert landscape into a thriving village with farms, windmills and hunting. At night monsters lurk, so you have to keep your settlement safe.

Havendock

Calm and deliberate

A cozy ocean colony builder where you scavenge floating debris, welcome settlers, farm, automate production and explore the deep sea by submarine.

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