Games like RimWorld
Closest overall match: Oxygen Not Included (★ 4.1). Highest rated: Factorio at ★ 4.4. Quickest to finish: Forged Battalion at about 1 hours.
Looking for something like RimWorld? Our model ranked 25 games by how much they share with it. The strongest common threads are Open World, Steam Workshop and Singleplayer. Updated Oct 15, 2026.
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68%
1. Oxygen Not Included
Shares Base Building, Early Access, Survival, Open World and 2D and 1 more tags; about 12h shorter; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 4.1
- Metacritic
- 86
- Playtime
- 7h
- Finish rate
- 23%
- Shared genres
- 10, 14, Indie
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63%
2. Manor Lords
Shares Colony Sim, Base Building, Moddable, Early Access and Survival and 3 more tags; rated 0.3 lower; about 14h shorter.
- Year
- 2024
- Rating
- ★ 4.0
- Playtime
- 5h
- Finish rate
- 28%
- Shared genres
- 10, 14, Indie
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61%
3. Kingdom: Classic
Shares Survival, Pixel Graphics, Great Soundtrack, 2D and Steam Cloud and 1 more tags; rated 1.0 lower; about 15h shorter; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2015
- Rating
- ★ 3.4
- Metacritic
- 74
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 45%
- Shared genres
- 10, 14, Indie
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60%
4. Besiege
Shares Steam Workshop, Early Access, Open World and Singleplayer; rated 0.6 lower; about 17h shorter; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2015
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 23%
- Shared genres
- 10, 14, Indie
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59%
5. Stellaris
Shares Moddable, Steam Workshop, Open World, Great Soundtrack and Steam Cloud and 1 more tags; about 9h shorter; same release year.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 4.1
- Metacritic
- 78
- Playtime
- 10h
- Finish rate
- 42%
- Shared genres
- 10, 14
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59%
6. Banished
Shares Survival, Open World and Singleplayer; rated 0.5 lower; about 14h shorter; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Metacritic
- 73
- Playtime
- 5h
- Finish rate
- 41%
- Shared genres
- 10, 14, Indie
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58%
7. Dwarf Fortress
Shares Colony Sim, Base Building, Steam Workshop, Survival and Singleplayer; about 16h shorter.
- Year
- 2006
- Rating
- ★ 4.3
- Metacritic
- 93
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 17%
- Shared genres
- 10, 14, Indie
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57%
8. Scrap Mechanic
Shares Steam Workshop, Early Access, Survival, Open World and Great Soundtrack and 2 more tags; rated 0.5 lower; about 13h shorter; same release year.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Playtime
- 6h
- Finish rate
- 21%
- Shared genres
- 14, Indie
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56%
9. FTL: Faster Than Light
Shares Survival, Pixel Graphics, Great Soundtrack, 2D and Singleplayer; about 13h shorter.
- Year
- 2012
- Rating
- ★ 4.3
- Metacritic
- 84
- Playtime
- 6h
- Finish rate
- 53%
- Shared genres
- 10, 14, Indie
-
56%
10. Prison Architect
Shares Base Building, Moddable, Steam Workshop, 2D and Steam Cloud and 1 more tags; rated 0.6 lower; about 14h shorter; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2015
- Rating
- ★ 3.7
- Metacritic
- 83
- Playtime
- 5h
- Finish rate
- 32%
- Shared genres
- 10, 14, Indie
-
56%
11. American Truck Simulator
Shares Moddable, Steam Workshop, Open World and Singleplayer; rated 0.4 lower; about 13h shorter; same release year.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 4.0
- Metacritic
- 76
- Playtime
- 6h
- Finish rate
- 29%
- Shared genres
- 14, Indie
-
55%
12. Kenshi
Shares Base Building, Steam Workshop, Early Access, Survival and Open World and 1 more tags; about 15h shorter; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2018
- Rating
- ★ 4.2
- Metacritic
- 75
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 35%
- Shared genres
- 10, 14, Indie
-
55%
13. Hearts of Iron IV
Shares Steam Workshop, Open World, Great Soundtrack, Steam Cloud and Singleplayer; rated 0.3 lower; about 11h shorter; same release year.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 4.1
- Metacritic
- 83
- Playtime
- 8h
- Finish rate
- 45%
- Shared genres
- 10, 14
-
55%
14. Factorio
Shares Base Building, Moddable, Early Access, Survival and Open World and 2 more tags.
- Year
- 2020
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- Metacritic
- 83
- Playtime
- 20h
- Finish rate
- 45%
- Shared genres
- 10, 14, Indie
-
54%
15. Euro Truck Simulator 2
Shares Moddable, Steam Workshop, Open World and Singleplayer; about 7h shorter.
- Year
- 2012
- Rating
- ★ 4.1
- Metacritic
- 79
- Playtime
- 12h
- Finish rate
- 35%
- Shared genres
- 14, Indie
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54%
16. Tabletop Simulator
Shares Moddable, Steam Workshop, Steam Cloud and Singleplayer; about 12h shorter; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2015
- Rating
- ★ 4.1
- Playtime
- 7h
- Finish rate
- 31%
- Shared genres
- 10, 14, Indie
-
53%
17. Forged Battalion
Shares Early Access and Singleplayer; rated 2.4 lower; about 18h shorter; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2018
- Rating
- ★ 2.0
- Playtime
- 1h
- Shared genres
- 10, 14, Indie
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53%
18. Barotrauma
Shares Steam Workshop, Early Access, Survival, 2D and Singleplayer; rated 0.6 lower; about 15h shorter.
- Year
- 2023
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Metacritic
- 81
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 20%
- Shared genres
- 10, 14, Indie
-
53%
19. The Escapists 2
Shares Pixel Graphics, Open World, 2D, Steam Cloud and Singleplayer; rated 0.8 lower; about 15h shorter; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 3.6
- Metacritic
- 74
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 34%
- Shared genres
- 10, 14, Indie
-
52%
20. My Summer Car
Shares Early Access, Survival, Open World and Singleplayer; about 14h shorter; same release year.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 4.1
- Playtime
- 5h
- Finish rate
- 45%
- Shared genres
- 14, Indie
-
52%
21. Planet Coaster
Shares Base Building, Steam Workshop, Open World, Great Soundtrack and Steam Cloud and 1 more tags; rated 0.6 lower; about 14h shorter; same release year.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Metacritic
- 83
- Playtime
- 5h
- Finish rate
- 25%
- Shared genres
- 10, 14
-
52%
22. Space Engineers
Shares Steam Workshop, Early Access, Survival, Open World and Singleplayer; rated 0.8 lower; about 14h shorter.
- Year
- 2013
- Rating
- ★ 3.5
- Metacritic
- 68
- Playtime
- 5h
- Finish rate
- 20%
- Shared genres
- 10, 14, Indie
-
52%
23. Hacknet
Shares Steam Workshop, Great Soundtrack, 2D, Steam Cloud and Singleplayer; rated 1.2 lower; about 16h shorter; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2015
- Rating
- ★ 3.2
- Metacritic
- 82
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 43%
- Shared genres
- 14, Indie
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52%
24. Game Dev Tycoon
Shares Moddable, Steam Workshop, Great Soundtrack, 2D and Steam Cloud and 1 more tags; rated 0.4 lower; about 11h shorter.
- Year
- 2012
- Rating
- ★ 4.0
- Metacritic
- 68
- Playtime
- 8h
- Finish rate
- 73%
- Shared genres
- 10, 14, Indie
-
52%
25. Gas Station Simulator
Shares Base Building, Open World, Steam Cloud and Singleplayer; rated 0.5 lower; about 13h shorter.
- Year
- 2021
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Metacritic
- 72
- Playtime
- 6h
- Finish rate
- 61%
- Shared genres
- 14, Indie
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What is the best game like RimWorld?
On our similarity model, Oxygen Not Included is the closest match to RimWorld — shares Base Building, Early Access, Survival, Open World and 2D and 1 more tags; about 12h shorter; released within 1 year.
Which game like RimWorld is rated highest?
Factorio holds the highest player rating in this list at 4.4/5 from 814 players.
How this list is built
Every game in our catalog is scored against RimWorld on five signals: weighted tag overlap (rare tags count more), genre overlap, platform family overlap, rating and playtime proximity, and release era. The list is recomputed nightly as ratings and new releases change.
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