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2023USK 0PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified88 % positive19.99 €

You transform Mars step by step into a livable world by harvesting resources, founding cities, and creating oceans and life. A laid-back colony-building and 4X strategy game with roguelite elements.

  • Economy and management
  • Building and crafting
  • Runs that play out differently every time
  • Sci-fi setting

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In short: Games like Terraformers

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

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Imagine Earth

91 %Match

2021USK 6PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified79 % positive24.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Terraformers: economy and management, building and crafting as well as a sci-fi setting.

A real-time colony-building strategy game where you settle alien planets and balance trade, economy and environmental impact. Managing each planet's ecology feels like a thoughtful planning puzzle.

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Before We Leave

Cosy, great for unwinding

A peaceful, combat-free city builder where you lead your people out of hiding, manage resources and found colonies across multiple planets. Its relaxed pace and charming look make it a cozy space-faring settlement game.

Slipways

Tactical depth

A compact space strategy game where you link planets with trade routes to build an empire. A run takes about an hour and feels like a relaxing yet clever logistics puzzle without micromanagement.

Dyson Sphere Program

Building and crafting

A space factory-automation game where you build production chains across multiple planets and ultimately wrap a star in a Dyson sphere. The appeal lies in optimizing sprawling logistics networks on a galactic scale.

The Colonists

Economy and management

A relaxed colony-building and logistics sim where you guide robot settlers as they build a settlement on a distant planet. You plan resources, production chains and buildings at a calm pace.

Autonauts

Cosy, great for unwinding

You colonise an alien planet by teaching little robots, through simple visual scripting, to gather resources and run whole production chains. The relaxed tinkering and optimising slowly grows into a sprawling robot empire.

Nova Lands

Building and crafting

A relaxed factory-building and island-management game on an alien planet where you explore, automate production chains, and handle light combat along the way.

Microtopia

Cosy, great for unwinding

You act as the hive mind of a robot ant colony, laying pheromone trails to build automated supply chains. Gathering resources, feeding the queen and growing the colony makes for a relaxed, optimization-focused strategy sim.

Rymdkapsel

Cosy, great for unwinding

In Rymdkapsel you build a space station from modules and set the overall direction while your minions do the legwork. It is calm and meditative, and the challenge lies in clever layout rather than fast reflexes.

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