Games Like The Colonists (2026)

Shared: tier:aaa, Solo Developer

If you've ever wished Banished had the supply-chain depth of a Paradox title and the battlefield weight of early Total War, this is the closest anyone has come to building that game.

Shared: tier:aaa

If you can survive the humbling that comes with your first hundred deaths on a single level, Geometry Dash will hand you one of the most satisfying feedback loops in the rhythm-platformer genre.

Shared: tier:aaa

Four years in early access forged something genuinely worth your time: a co-op survival builder that starts punishing and ends with you proudly steering a multi-story floating fortress. Solo players, brace for a rough first two hours.

Shared: Solo Developer

Free, solo-made, and done in under two hours -- Helltaker is the rare short game that knows exactly what it is and executes it with more style than most paid releases.

Shared: tier:aaa

A five-person studio built a Tarkov parody that somehow outgrew the joke. If you've ever wanted extraction-shooter tension without a lobby full of strangers hunting you, this is the most accessible version of that feeling you'll find.