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87% positive from 1,542 reviewsReleased 20228% finish itSteam Deck Verified$29.99

What it is

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 liked

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

The catch

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

Why it is here

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 87% positive, but with 1,542 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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Six games like Stardeus

Colony Survival

92% positive from 8,905 reviews20174% finish itDeck Verified

Colony Survival is a 3D survival strategy game where you build and defend a colony against monster invasions. Its core loop involves resource management, tech advancement, and pathfinding for colonists and enemies.

What players likedPlayers praise this Minecraft-like colony survival game for its extensive content, co-op, and continued development.

Both are tagged Colony Sim, Base-Building and Survival.

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Clanfolk

92% positive from 3,917 reviews2022Deck Playable

Clanfolk is a multi-generational settlement simulation game focused on survival and legacy building. Players manage a family's daily life, resource gathering, and crafting to endure harsh winters and grow their homestead.

What players likedClanfolk is a cozy, combat-free colony sim like RimWorld, praised for its deep survival, family management, and active developer.

The catchThe pace is a crawl, with long stretches of gathering before anything gets built.

Both are tagged Colony Sim, Base-Building and Early Access.

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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, Base-Building and Survival.

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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 Colony Sim, Base-Building and Survival.

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Flotsam

81% positive from 4,450 reviews20258% finish itDeck Verified

A survival city-builder where you recycle ocean trash into a thriving floating town. Explore, rescue survivors, and research tech to create a sustainable, feel-good apocalypse.

What players likedFlotsam is a charming and relaxing city builder with unique ocean-based survival, exploration, and resource management.

The catchVillagers get stuck doing nothing, forcing constant saves and reloads to unstick them.

Both are tagged Colony Sim, Base-Building and Early Access.

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Sapiens

83% positive from 2,137 reviews2022Deck Unsupported

A civilization-building simulation game where players manage individual sapiens to research, gather, and build. It features cooperative multiplayer and procedural generation for a sandbox experience.

What players likedPlayers praise its unique, relaxing, and playable nature, offering plenty to do and advance, similar to other survival/crafting games.

The catchDevelopment has stalled and the dev moved on, leaving it unfinished in early access.

Both are tagged Colony Sim, Base-Building and Early Access.

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