6 Games with a sci-fi setting like Foundry that you should try

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 37 games similar to Foundry down to the 6 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. Jurassic World Evolution, Dyson Sphere Program and Space Colony: Steam Edition top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Foundry.

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The best games with a sci-fi setting like Foundry

6 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Foundry. Each one has been evaluated across 16 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.

#1Jurassic World EvolutionClosest overall match

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GenreStrategySubgenreCity Builder

SoloSandbox WorldOpen WorldSci-FiManagementBase BuildingExploration

Steam👍 87%· 55KIGDB74· 13OC71· 99

Year 2018Dev Frontier Developments · Universal PicturesOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the city builders cluster, with deep simulation, sandbox freedom and sandbox world

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat, while skipping procedural generation

Where it drifts furthest from Foundry: visuals and game mode.

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#2Dyson Sphere Program

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GenreStrategySubgenreCity Builder

SoloOpen WorldSandbox WorldSci-FiBase BuildingExplorationManagementEarly Access

Steam👍 98%· 91KRAWG👍 85%· 84

Year 2021Dev Youthcat Studio · Gamera GamePlaytime ~8hOn PC

✓ Same family of city builders: deep simulation, sandbox freedom and open world exploration

≠ Stands apart with setting space, visual 3d and visual third person, while skipping procedural generation

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 Foundry: visuals and game mode.

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#3Space Colony: Steam EditionClosest on world

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GenreStrategySubgenreCity Builder

SoloOpen WorldSandbox WorldSci-FiBase BuildingManagementExploration

Steam👍 80%· 658MC74IGDB77· 3

Year 2015Dev FireFly StudiosPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of city builders: deep simulation, sandbox freedom and open world exploration

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, cozy, relaxing feel and setting space, while skipping procedural generation

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 Foundry: visuals and game mode.

It predates Foundry by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreStrategySubgenreCity Builder

SoloSandbox WorldSci-FiManagementBase Building

Steam👍 97%· 15K

Year 2024Dev Mister Morris GamesPlaytime ~18hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Fits the city builders cluster, with deep simulation, sandbox freedom and sandbox world

≠ Stands apart with cozy, relaxing feel, vibe casual and vibe relaxing, while skipping open world exploration

Rusty's Retirement is an idle-farming simulator designed to sit at the bottom of your screen allowing you to work on other tasks while caring for your farm! Grow crops: Plant crops and watch Rusty get to work as he waters, nurtures, and harvests.

Where it drifts furthest from Foundry: visuals and game mode.

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#5SatisfactoryClosest on progression

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GenreStrategySubgenreColony Sim

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOpen WorldSandbox WorldSci-FiBase BuildingExplorationCraftingManagementFirst PersonEarly Access

Steam👍 97%· 270KRAWG👍 89%· 355IGDB95· 2OC91· 26

Year 2024Dev Coffee Stain StudiosPlaytime ~12hOn PC

✓ Shared with Foundry: deep simulation, sandbox freedom and open world exploration

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling and survival mechanics, while skipping procedural generation

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!

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#6X-COM: Terror From the Deep

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GenreStrategySubgenreCity Builder

SoloSci-FiBase BuildingManagementTactical

Steam👍 91%· 925RAWG👍 62%· 128

Year 1995Dev MicroProse Software · 2K GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS

✓ Both are city builders — sharing deep simulation, setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: turn-based strategy, roguelike runs and horror tension, while skipping sandbox freedom

X-COM: Terror From the Deep is a strategy game, the second installment in the X-COM series and a sequel to X-COM: UFO Defense that moves action from the outer space into the Earth’s oceans. The story unexpectedly references to Lovecraft’s novels, as you fight aliens that want to reawaken their unstoppable leader who slept under the sea for hundreds of years.

Where it drifts furthest from Foundry: visuals and game mode.

It predates Foundry by 29 years, with what that implies technically.

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