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iRank78
StrategyColony Sim
SoloSandbox WorldSpaceSci-FiBase BuildingManagementIsometric
Steam👍 80%· 28KIGDB74· 7OC77· 60
Year 2018Dev Haemimont Games · Paradox InteractiveOn PS4 · Linux · PC
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We filtered the 26 games similar to Aven Colony down to the 18 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. Surviving Mars, Oxygen Not Included and Maia top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Aven Colony.
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The best games with a sci-fi setting like Aven Colony
18 similar games foundUpdated May 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Aven Colony. Each one has been evaluated across 11 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.
StrategyColony Sim
SoloSandbox WorldSci-FiSpaceBase BuildingManagement
Steam👍 97%· 140KRAWG👍 85%· 379MC86
Year 2017Dev Klei EntertainmentPlaytime ~7hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux
✓ Both are colony sims — sharing deep simulation, survival mechanics and sandbox freedom
≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, punishing difficulty and open world exploration, while skipping strong narrative focus
In the space-colony simulation game Oxygen Not Included you’ll find that scarcities of oxygen, warmth and sustenance are constant threats to your colony's survival.
Where it drifts furthest from Aven Colony: tone and visuals.
Genre100Setting100Game mode87World87Progression86Tone0
StrategyRTS
SoloSandbox WorldSci-FiSpaceBase BuildingManagement
Steam👍 44%· 1.1K
Year 2013Dev Simon Roth · Machine StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux
✓ Shared with Aven Colony: deep simulation, survival mechanics and sandbox freedom
≠ Where it differs: brings real-time strategy, procedural generation and crafting mechanics, while skipping strong narrative focus
About This Game Maia is a strange and hostile alien world, toxic to humans, yet lush with new life. Your mission is to colonise this poison eden, survive it's dangers and establish humanity's first foothold in the stars.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Aven Colony.
Game mode100Setting100Progression95World62Genre50
StrategyCity Builder
SoloNarrativeSandbox WorldSpaceSci-FiBase BuildingManagementIsometric
Steam👍 80%· 658MC74IGDB77· 3
Year 2015Dev FireFly StudiosPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh
✓ Like Aven Colony, it's known for deep simulation, sandbox freedom and strong narrative focus
≠ Where it differs: brings cozy, relaxing feel, open world exploration and exploration and discovery, while skipping survival mechanics
Half way across the galaxy with limited resources, a mega corporation looking over your shoulder and a ragtag crew expecting a pay cheque, it's up to you to survive and turn a profit. You have a base to build and hostile alien threats to neutralise, but ignore your crew and the colony is doomed.
Where it drifts furthest from Aven Colony: tone.
Game mode100Setting100Progression89Visuals67World66Genre50
StrategyCity Builder
SoloSandbox WorldSpaceSci-FiBase BuildingManagement
Steam👍 98%· 91KRAWG👍 85%· 84
Year 2021Dev Youthcat Studio · Gamera GamePlaytime ~8hOn PC
✓ Like Aven Colony, it's known for deep simulation, sandbox freedom and sandbox world
≠ Stands apart with open world exploration, exploration and discovery and visual 3d, while skipping survival mechanics
Dyson Sphere Program is a sci-fi simulation game with space, adventure, exploration and factory automation elements where you can build your own galactic industrial empire from scratch. In the distant future, the power of science and technology has ushered a new age to the human race.
Where it drifts furthest from Aven Colony: visuals.
Released 4 years after Aven Colony.
Game mode100Setting100Progression88World67Genre50Visuals0
StrategyColony Sim
SoloNarrativeSandbox WorldSci-FiManagementBase BuildingIsometric
Steam👍 90%· 46KIGDB72· 5OC79· 81
Year 2021Dev Frontier DevelopmentsOn Xbox · PS4 · PC
✓ Both are colony sims — sharing deep simulation, sandbox freedom and survival mechanics
≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat, while skipping setting space
Released 4 years after Aven Colony.
Genre100Visuals100Progression92Game mode86World81Tone66
81
iRank79
StrategyColony Sim
SoloNarrativeSandbox WorldSci-FiBase BuildingManagement
Steam👍 83%· 26KRAWG👍 69%· 85IGDB84· 5OC80· 77
Year 2024Dev Ironwood Studio · Kepler InteractivePlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS
✓ Both are colony sims — sharing survival mechanics, deep simulation and sandbox freedom
≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, horror tension and racing gameplay, while skipping setting space
Pacific Drive is a run-based, first-person driving survival game. Your car is your only companion as you navigate a surreal and anomaly-filled reimagining of the Pacific Northwest.
Where it drifts furthest from Aven Colony: visuals and setting.
Released 7 years after Aven Colony.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100World68Progression62Setting35
StrategyColony Sim
SoloSandbox WorldSci-FiBase BuildingManagementIsometric
Steam👍 98%· 229KRAWG👍 87%· 808MC83IGDB86· 2OC82· 14
Year 2020Dev Wube SoftwarePlaytime ~20hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux
✓ Same family of colony sims: deep simulation, sandbox freedom and survival mechanics
≠ Where it differs: brings open world exploration, multiplayer gameplay and co op, while skipping strong narrative focus
Factorio is an isometric space real-time strategy developed by Wube Software. ###Story An astronaut is stranded on the surface of a distant unknown planet, that is full with low life forms and fossil fuels. His main objective now is to survive and build a rocket to leave the planet.
Where it drifts furthest from Aven Colony: game mode.
Released 3 years after Aven Colony.
Genre100World81Progression77Visuals70Setting63Game mode34
70
iRank81
StrategyColony Sim
SoloSandbox WorldSci-FiBase BuildingManagement
Steam👍 88%· 81KIGDB68· 9
Year 2015Dev Bethesda Game Studios · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · Android · PC
✓ Both are colony sims — sharing deep simulation, survival mechanics and sandbox freedom
≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and vibe casual, while skipping strong narrative focus
Where it drifts furthest from Aven Colony: tone and visuals.
Genre100World100Progression92Game mode85Setting43Tone0
#10Satisfactory
67
iRank94
StrategyColony Sim
SoloSandbox WorldSci-FiBase BuildingManagement
Steam👍 97%· 270KRAWG👍 89%· 355IGDB95· 2OC91· 26
Year 2024Dev Coffee Stain StudiosPlaytime ~12hOn PC
✓ Both are colony sims — sharing deep simulation, sandbox freedom and survival mechanics
≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, open world exploration and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping strong narrative focus
FICSIT - AN INTRODUCTION Welcome to FICSIT Incorporated! A company specialised in the research, development and application of new technology and science, anything to find short-term solutions to long-term problems!
Where it drifts furthest from Aven Colony: visuals and game mode.
Released 7 years after Aven Colony.
Genre100Progression68Setting65World65Game mode34Visuals0
StrategyCity Builder
SoloNarrativeSandbox WorldSci-FiManagementBase BuildingIsometric
Steam👍 87%· 55KIGDB74· 13OC71· 99
Year 2018Dev Frontier Developments · Universal PicturesOn PS4 · PC · Xbox
✓ If you enjoyed Aven Colony, expect deep simulation, sandbox freedom and strong narrative focus
≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat, while skipping survival mechanics
Game mode100Visuals100Progression95World86Tone72Setting65
StrategyTower Defense
SoloSci-FiIsometricTactical
Steam👍 96%· 5.3KRAWG👍 59%· 106MC81IGDB86· 2
Year 2008Dev Hidden Path EntertainmentPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh
✓ If you enjoyed Aven Colony, expect deep simulation, setting scifi and single-player focus
≠ Stands apart with tower defense planning, real-time strategy and combat tactical, while skipping survival mechanics
###Microsoft’s tower defence The game is one in the genre of tower defense, developed by Hidden Path Entertainment for PC and Xbox 360. Later it was ported to the Mac, and for other consoles in 2013.
It predates Aven Colony by 9 years, with what that implies technically.
Game mode100Visuals100Setting65Genre50
StrategyTower Defense
SoloSci-Fi
Steam👍 52%· 103MC69
Year 2012Dev Positech GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh
✓ If you enjoyed Aven Colony, expect deep simulation, setting scifi and single-player focus
≠ Where it differs: brings tower defense planning, while skipping survival mechanics
Gratuitous Tank Battles (GTB) is a unique hybrid of tower-defense, strategy, simulation and RTS. Set in an alternate history timeline where World War I never ends, you are the commander of allied forces fighting right up to the year 2114, where Mechs and lasers are used alongside tanks and rifles.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Aven Colony.
Game mode100Setting63Genre50
StrategyTower Defense
SoloSci-FiBase Building
Steam👍 79%· 162
Year 2008Dev Oxeye Game StudioPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux
✓ Like Aven Colony, it's known for setting scifi, single-player focus and base building
≠ Its own twist: tower defense planning and real-time strategy, while skipping deep simulation
Harvest: Massive Encounter is an award-winning real-time strategy game with battles of epic proportions and a unique style of resource management and exploration.
It predates Aven Colony by 9 years, with what that implies technically.
Game mode100Progression89Setting65Genre50
StrategyRTS
SoloSci-FiIsometric
IGDB80· 1
Year 2001Dev Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development · Gradiente
✓ Like Aven Colony, it's known for setting scifi, single-player focus and visual isometric
≠ Where it differs: brings real-time strategy and adventure storytelling, while skipping deep simulation
It predates Aven Colony by 16 years, with what that implies technically.
Game mode100Visuals100Setting63Genre50
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