27 Simulation games like Galacticare 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 50 games similar to Galacticare down to the 27 that fit the “Simulation” category. The Mims Beginning, Frostpunk and Kenshi top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Galacticare.

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The best simulation games like Galacticare

27 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Galacticare. Each one has been evaluated across 10 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.

#1The Mims BeginningClosest overall match

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SoloCasualSci-FiBase BuildingManagement3D

Steam👍 76%· 290

Year 2016Dev Squatting Penguins · Ultimate GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, deep simulation and vibe casual

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, fantasy world and setting space, while skipping strong narrative focus

Previews:Video game news outlets had this to say on 2 years old beta demo - bear in mind that the game underwent dramatic development since then: "The gameplay so far feels pretty solid, and is very much in line with what you’d expect from a city builder.

Where it drifts furthest from Galacticare: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Galacticare.

It predates Galacticare by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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SoloNarrativeSci-FiBase BuildingManagementIsometric

Steam👍 93%· 134KRAWG👍 88%· 1.1KMC85IGDB86· 9OC86· 103

Year 2018Dev 11 Bit Studios · 11 bit studiosPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, deep simulation and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and punishing difficulty, while skipping vibe casual

In an ultimately frozen world, people develop steam-powered technology to oppose the overwhelming cold. The city ruler has to manage both the inhabitants and the infrastracture the citizens live in.

Where it drifts furthest from Galacticare: tone.

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Steam GOG Epic

#3Kenshi

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SoloSci-FiBase BuildingManagementIsometric

Steam👍 96%· 112KRAWG👍 77%· 191MC75IGDB84· 1

Year 2018Dev Lo-Fi GamesPlaytime ~4hOn PC

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, deep simulation and setting scifi

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, deep RPG systems and survival mechanics, while skipping strong narrative focus

A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals. Research new equipment and craft new gear.

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Steam GOG Epic

#4Football Club Simulator - FCS #21Closest on visuals

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SoloCasualNarrativeManagement3DIsometric

Steam👍 65%· 286

Year 2016Dev The Football Club Simulator Company · FX InteractivePlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, deep simulation and vibe casual

≠ Where it differs: brings sports simulation, cozy, relaxing feel and open world exploration, while skipping setting scifi

The real-time club simulator What is it? Simple, really… Football Club Simulator gives you total control of your team through an elegant and powerful interface. This means that the player gets to make all the decisions of the Club as Head Coach, Manager, and Chairman.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Galacticare.

It predates Galacticare by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#5Maia

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SoloSci-FiBase BuildingManagementProcedural

Steam👍 44%· 1.1K

Year 2013Dev Simon Roth · Machine StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, deep simulation and setting scifi

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, sandbox freedom and procedural generation, 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 very positive for Galacticare.

It predates Galacticare by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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SoloSci-FiBase BuildingManagement3DIsometric

Steam👍 82%· 955OC80· 12

Year 2021Dev Serious BrothersPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Xbox

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, deep simulation and setting scifi

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, puzzle design and turn-based strategy, while skipping strong narrative focus

Planetary Colonization Imagine Earth is a real-time planet simulation and a build up strategy game. Your job as a space colony manager is to explore and populate distant planets. Build up thriving and profitable colonies on a global scale and trade resources and goods into space.

Where it drifts furthest from Galacticare: tone and setting.

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SoloBase BuildingManagementIsometric

Steam👍 93%· 3.6KRAWG👍 71%· 137MC75IGDB83· 4

Year 2004Dev Elixir Studios · RebellionPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, deep simulation and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, while skipping strong narrative focus

Everybody wants to rule the world! Achieve global power with EVIL GENIUS, the one and only complete world domination simulator.

It predates Galacticare by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

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SoloBase BuildingManagementIsometricSandbox World

Steam👍 92%· 13KRAWG👍 67%· 511MC78IGDB74· 4

Year 2011Dev Feral Interactive · Kalypso MediaPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, deep simulation and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping strong narrative focus

Tropico 4 is a simulator/strategy game, where the player takes control of a small island nation as its president. The game is the fourth installment in the series, which have seen lots of changes throughout its existence.

It predates Galacticare by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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#9RollerCoaster Tycoon 2

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SoloCasualManagementIsometricMultiplayer

Steam👍 90%· 5.8KIGDB60· 1

Year 2002Dev Chris Sawyer Productions · InfogramesOn PC

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, deep simulation and vibe casual

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, sandbox world and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping strong narrative focus

It predates Galacticare by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

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#10Hearthlands

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SoloBase BuildingManagementIsometricProcedural

Steam👍 83%· 414

Year 2014Dev Sergio · Sergio & SimonPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, deep simulation and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings procedural generation, historical setting and setting medieval, while skipping strong narrative focus

Hearthlands is a medieval/fantasy city-building real time strategy game in which you take a role of a king in a procedurally generated world.

Where it drifts furthest from Galacticare: setting.

It predates Galacticare by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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SoloCasualBase BuildingIsometricFantasy

Steam👍 63%· 552MC60IGDB66· 1

Year 2012Dev Zeal Game Studio · Paradox InteractivePlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, deep simulation and vibe casual

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world and crafting mechanics, while skipping strong narrative focus

A Dwarven Prince on a quest to reclaim his people’s stolen land will take you on a great journey. Explore a continent filled with buried treasures and unearth mysteries that have laid hidden since the Great War.

Where it drifts furthest from Galacticare: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Galacticare.

It predates Galacticare by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#12Star Wars: Galactic BattlegroundsClosest on setting

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SoloSci-FiBase BuildingIsometricMultiplayer

Steam👍 91%· 4.6K

Year 2001Dev LucasArtsOn PC · Mac

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, deep simulation and setting scifi

≠ Its own twist: melee combat, multiplayer gameplay and visual 2d, while skipping strong narrative focus

It predates Galacticare by 23 years, with what that implies technically.

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#13Pharaoh

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SoloBase BuildingIsometricHistorical

Steam👍 92%· 2.5KIGDB70· 1

Year 1999Dev Impressions Games · Sierra EntertainmentOn PC

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, deep simulation and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: historical setting, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Galacticare: setting.

It predates Galacticare by 25 years, with what that implies technically.

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#14Impossible Creatures Steam Edition

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SoloSci-FiBase BuildingIsometricMultiplayer

Steam👍 96%· 1.8KRAWG👍 75%· 32MC72IGDB73· 3

Year 2003Dev THQ NordicPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, deep simulation and setting scifi

≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat, combat tactical and historical setting, while skipping strong narrative focus

Update NotesPatch 3 not only brough more bug fixes but adds Workshop support to Impossible Creatures. Together with the great possibilities of the SDK (even with full C++ support) and the mod tools now the highest level of mod support comes with IC.

It predates Galacticare by 21 years, with what that implies technically.

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#15Plague Inc.

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SoloSci-FiIsometricTacticalDark

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Year 2012Dev Ndemic CreationsOn PC · Android · iOS

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, deep simulation and setting scifi

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, combat tactical and horror setting, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Galacticare: tone.

It predates Galacticare by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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