Games like Mr. Prepper: Prologue

83% positive from 2,551 reviewsReleased 20207% finish itSteam Deck Playable

What it is

Survival crafting game with base building and resource management. It's a free prologue to a story-driven survival game.

The catch

Constant sleeping, eating and slow walking turn simple tasks into tedium.

Why it is here

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 83% positive, but with 2,551 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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Six games like Mr. Prepper: Prologue

Occupy Mars: The Game

70% positive from 3,090 reviews202678% finish itDeck Unsupported

Complex open-world sandbox survival game. Build, manage, and repair a Mars colony with realistic technical challenges.

What players likedPlayers praise the base-building and immersive story, offering an escape from reality.

Both are tagged Resource Management, Crafting and Simulation.

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One Hour One Life

80% positive from 4,639 reviews2018Deck Unsupported

Multiplayer survival game. Players live one hour lives, parenting and building civilization.

What players likedPlayers praise its unique life simulation and community-driven progression, akin to a collaborative village-building game.

The catchEvery action is mouse-click; you cannot move with WASD

Both are tagged Crafting, Life Sim and Survival.

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Factory Town

91% positive from 4,451 reviews20212% finish itDeck Verified

Factory Town is a peaceful city-builder focused on automating complex production chains with mechanical transport. Players build and optimize logistics systems to supply their growing civilization.

What players likedPlayers praise its relaxing, simple, and cute factory-building gameplay, with a unique mix of belts and NPCs, making it a peak in its genre.

The catchThe UI is clunky and poorly explained, which makes building feel like a chore.

Both are tagged Resource Management, Crafting and Simulation.

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FOUNDRY

81% positive from 3,850 reviews20244% finish itDeck Playable

First-person voxel factory builder with creative freedom. Automate production, trade goods, and achieve galactic domination.

What players likedPlayers describe FOUNDRY as a 3D Factorio or Satisfactory with unique space station management and engaging optimization.

The catchControls and the belt system feel clunky and unintuitive

Both are tagged Resource Management, Crafting and Simulation.

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Immortal Life

80% positive from 4,304 reviews20244% finish itDeck Playable

Life simulation RPG with cultivation and settlement building. Farm, craft, and explore to restore a sect and achieve immortality.

What players likedPlayers praise its pretty graphics, satisfying tasks, and unique cultivation, comparing it favorably to other farming/life-sim games.

The catchUpdates stopped with the game unfinished and promised romance content never added.

Both are tagged Crafting, Life Sim and Simulation.

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Kynseed

83% positive from 3,731 reviews2022Deck Verified

A life simulation RPG where you build a legacy by running businesses, farming, and raising a family in a fantasy world. Features combat against monsters and relationship building with villagers.

What players likedPlayers praise Kynseed as a deeper, darker Stardew Valley/Fable-like life sim with rich content, art, and writing.

The catchGameplay devolves into heavy grinding for little story payoff

Both are tagged Crafting, Life Sim and Simulation.

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