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Games like Nova Lands

89% positive from 3,452 reviewsReleased 2023Steam Deck Verified$19.99
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What it is

2D open-world automation game with exploration and base building. Automate production with helper bots to explore islands and encounter creatures.

The catch

Late game turns into waiting on glacial timers while bots trickle out resources.

Why it is here

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 89% positive, but with 3,452 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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Eden Crafters
Eden Crafters
86% positive from 2,512 reviews

A singleplayer/co-op open-world survival crafting game focused on terraforming and automating planets. Players build factories to...

The catchJank and missing polish make it feel like it never left early access.

Both are tagged Automation, Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building.

FortressCraft Evolved!
FortressCraft Evolved!
72% positive from 3,057 reviews

A voxel-based tower defense and automation game. Players build complex factories to survive an alien world.

Both are tagged Automation, Open World Survival Craft and Sandbox.

Force of Nature 2: Ghost Keeper
Force of Nature 2: Ghost Keeper
80% positive from 2,342 reviews

Survival sandbox RPG with resource management, crafting, and exploration. Features procedural generation, base building, and combat in a...

The catchProgress buries you in grinding and waiting on crafting timers for hours.

Both are tagged Base-Building, Sandbox and Survival.

Cubic Odyssey
Cubic Odyssey
73% positive from 2,662 reviews

This is a cubic open-world survival crafting game with space exploration and co-op combat. Players mine, build, and battle a galactic...

Both are tagged Open World Survival Craft, Base-Building and Sandbox.

shapez
shapez
96% positive from 8,362 reviews

A low-stakes factory building game about automating shape production through extraction, cutting, and combining. Players progress by...

Both are tagged Automation, Base-Building and Sandbox.

Factory Town
Factory Town
91% positive from 4,451 reviews

Factory Town is a peaceful city-builder focused on automating complex production chains with mechanical transport. Players build and...

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

Both are tagged Automation, Base-Building and Sandbox.

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