Games like Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville

This is a city-building strategy simulation game where players rebuild civilization after a zombie apocalypse. Players manage survivors, make tough decisions, and defend their fort against threats.

86% positive from 2,037 · 2015 · 16% finish it · Steam Deck Verified · Lowest ever $4.49 (2023-11-21)

Colony Sim Survival 4XStrategyPost-apocalypticRPG

Six games like Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville

Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation

81% positive from 2,257 reviews20184% finish itDeck Playable

Colony simulation with tactical combat. Gather resources, build a base, research tech, and fight demons.

The catchCombat is shallow and repetitive, becoming a chore that drags the base building down.

Both are tagged Post-apocalyptic, Colony Sim and Survival.

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Delivery from the Pain:Survival / 末日方舟:生存

81% positive from 1,010 reviews20195% finish it

This is a survival crafting game with a focus on resource management and narrative choices. Players explore a zombie-infested city, manage survivors, and uncover a conspiracy.

What players likedPlayers praise its engaging story progression and item collection loop, reminiscent of survival-crafting games.

The catchCombat is basic and hits often fail to register

Both are tagged Post-apocalyptic, Survival and Strategy.

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Survivalist: Invisible Strain

87% positive from 4,348 reviews20250% finish itDeck Verified

Open-world colony sim with character relationships and survival. Recruit survivors, manage their needs and morale in a zombie apocalypse.

What players likedPlayers praise this unique zombie apocalypse management game, often compared to Project Zomboid and Rimworld, for its deep systems and excellent survivor AI.

The catchCombat is janky and one sided, with enemies aiming and shooting far faster than you.

Both are tagged Colony Sim, Strategy and RPG.

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Stardeus

87% positive from 1,542 reviews20228% finish itDeck Verified

A complex colony simulation where you manage drones and humans on a starship, repairing and exploring a procedurally generated universe. It focuses on survival, resource management, and emergent storytelling.

What players likedPlayers praise Stardeus as a deep, evolving "Rimworld in space" colony sim with a responsive developer and improved UI.

The catchProgress crawls, with long stretches spent waiting on slow mining and grindy research.

Both are tagged Colony Sim, Survival and Strategy.

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ZED ZONE

80% positive from 3,592 reviews2023

This is an open-world survival crafting game with vehicle exploration and base building. Players fight zombies and mutated enemies using crafted weapons and vehicles.

What players likedPlayers praise "ZED ZONE" as a unique, action-packed passion project with cool weapons and mechanics, reminiscent of "Zomboid."

The catchYears into early access the same bugs persist and real updates rarely arrive.

Both are tagged Post-apocalyptic, Survival and RPG.

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Ratopia

88% positive from 4,722 reviews20251% finish itDeck Playable

A colony builder where every rat citizen holds their own money, so you set jobs, services, taxes and policies to keep the economy running while expeditions dig into old ruins.

What players likedPlayers praise Ratopia as a unique colony management sim, akin to ONI and Rimworld, with deep economic simulation and character control.

The catchManaging the colony through a single walking rat avatar turns into tedious busywork.

Both are tagged Colony Sim, Survival and Strategy.

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More about Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville

The catch

Every city plays out the same way, so the campaign turns repetitive fast.

Reviews: 86% positive from 2,037
Released: 2015
Finish it: 16% of players
Steam Deck: Steam Deck Verified
Price: Lowest ever $4.49 (2023-11-21)
Play: Single-player

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 86% positive, but with 2,037 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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