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Games like Trackline Express

2024PC, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified84 % positive14.79 €

A short, casual strategy game where you gather and process scarce desert resources to build a little train that can withstand the dangers of the wilderness.

  • Resources and survival
  • Runs that play out differently every time
  • Economy and management
  • Tactical depth

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In short: Games like Trackline Express

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

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Niche: A Genetics Survival Game

89 %Match

2017PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck playable88 % positive17.49 €

Brings what grabs you about Trackline Express: scarce resources and survival, runs that differ every time as well as tactical depth.

You breed your own animal species on a hex-based map, steering its evolution through genetics, mutations and inheritance while predators, disease and climate change threaten the population. Turn-based strategy with a roguelike structure and an educational core.

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Crab God

Calm and deliberate

As a crab god you grow coral reefs, restore the seabed and guide your crab followers through a hostile yet beautiful ocean. It blends building, survival and roguelike elements into a calm-leaning god game.

Dice Legacy

Resources and survival

A survival city builder where dice rolls drive resource gathering, growth and defense. You balance luck and planning to carry your settlement through harsh winters on a strange ringworld continent.

Hold the Mine

Resources and survival

A roguelike survival strategy game where you manage resources in your mine, build structures with unique effects and deploy heroes to fend off waves of monsters until sunrise.

Flooded

Resources and survival

A reversed city-builder where your island keeps shrinking, forcing you to optimize production and space cleverly to escape before the water takes everything.

Kingdom: Classic

Resources and survival

A minimalist 2D side-scrolling strategy game where you ride as a monarch, collect coins, recruit subjects and defend your realm at night from greedy creatures. Atmospheric pixel art and a calm rhythm meet subtle pressure.

Monsters Are Coming!

Resources and survival

You defend a constantly moving city against endless monster hordes, gathering resources and fortifying defenses. Roguelite runs and player progression make each attempt stronger than the last.

Timberborn

Calm and deliberate

You build a beaver colony in a world abandoned by humans, managing water physics, droughts and vertical architecture. It blends charming city-building with tricky logistics puzzles.

Kainga

Resources and survival

Kainga is a village builder set in an ancient fantasy world where climate, terrain, beasts and rival tribes shape your culture and technology. You must adapt your settlement wisely to survive.

Super Fantasy Kingdom

Runs that play out differently every time

A roguelite city builder in a fantasy world where you rebuild your kingdom, gather resources and defend it with an ever-changing roster of defenders against hordes of enemies before it all goes up in flames.

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