Games Like Cepheus Protocol (2026)

Shared: Resource Management, Base Building

Wrangle, feed, and crossbreed slimes on an alien ranch in this endlessly cheerful first-person sim that somehow makes spreadsheet farming feel like a vacation.

Shared: Base Building, Resource Management

Ninety-seven percent positive across 270,000 Steam reviews after five years in early access - Satisfactory 1.0 is the factory-builder that converts sceptics and destroys weekends in equal measure.

Shared: Base Building

Surviving alone was already brutal - surviving with friends who make catastrophic decisions is another beast entirely. A deep, unforgiving co-op survival game that rewards patience, preparation, and someone on the team who knows what a Science Machine actually does.

Shared: Base Building

Ninety-four percent of half a million Steam reviews don't lie: this Norse purgatory will eat your evenings, your weekends, and your sense of time, one biome at a time.

Shared: Base Building

Crash a plane, lose your son, then spend 30+ hours building spike traps and slowly losing your mind to cannibals. Solo or with up to 8 friends online, this one earns its Metacritic 83.