The Most Anticipated BASE-BUILDING & Colony Sim Games in 2023 & 2024!

What could be more satisfying than building a perfect base? Whether it’s your command centre, colony of survivors, or evil lair. Welcome to my 30 Upcoming PC Base-building Games in 2023 and 2024 list that I make just for you! Every year we get an endless wave of new games, most constructions crumble under the pressure but the bigger the rough the bigger the diamonds, so these days we undoubtedly get a few gems every year. Which of these 30 games will turn out good? No one ever guesses right. Statistically, 1 to 3 games will succeed, so if you fancy yourself a master planner, write down your prediction in a comment and come back in the future to see if you got it right. Now let's get started!
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►UPCOMING #PC #BASEBUILDING #GAMES for 2023 & 2024◄
1. Norland - Long Jaunt | 0:56
www.norlandgame.com/
2. Clanfolk - MinMax Games | 1:53
www.clanfolk.com/
3. Sons of Valhalla - Pixel Chest | 2:43
store.steampowered.com/app/14...
4. TFM: The First Men - Gathering Tree | 3:36
playthefirstmen.com/
5. Mythos: Build & Survive - Madnetic Games | 4:57
www.madnetic-games.com/mythos...
6. Becastled - Mana Potion Studios | 5:48
manapotionstudios.com/becastle...
7. Going Medieval - Foxy Voxel | 6:37
theirregularcorporation.com/p...
8. Circle of Kerzoven - Kerzoven | 7:37
www.kerzoven.com/
9. Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles - Tomas Sala | 8:37
store.steampowered.com/app/29...
10. Dark Moon - Jujubee S.A. | 9:36
store.steampowered.com/app/11...
11. Starmancer - Ominux Games | 10:30
store.steampowered.com/app/10...
12. Space Haven - Bugbyte Ltd. | 11:23
bugbyte.fi/spacehaven/
13. Nebula - Chaos Systematic | 12:18
nebulagame.net/
14. Stardeus - Kodo Linija | 13:20
stardeusgame.com/
15. Generation Ship - ScifanStudios | 14:24
generationship.scifanstudios....
16. Farworld Pioneers - Igloosoft | 15:29
playoutworlder.com/
17. Havendock - YYZ Studios | 16:33
store.steampowered.com/app/20...
18. The Tribe Must Survive - Walking Tree Games | 17:38
thetribemustsurvive.com/
19. Sapiens - Majic Jungle | 18:41
playsapiens.com/
20. Land of the Vikings - Laps Games | 19:58
store.steampowered.com/app/19...
21. Arclands - Jon Keller | 21:08
www.arclands.de/
22. Diluvian Winds - Alambik Studio | 22:15
store.steampowered.com/app/15...
23. Territory Control 2 - TFlippy, JunkJen | 23:04
store.steampowered.com/app/69...
24. Dawn Apart - Industrial Technology and Witchcraft | 24:09
store.steampowered.com/app/18...
25. Reka - Emberstorm Entertainment | 25:08
store.steampowered.com/app/17...
26. Roboplant - Rebelpug | 26:11
www.roboplantgame.com/
27. Stranded: Alien Dawn - Haemimont Games | 27:02
store.steampowered.com/app/13...
28. Space for Sale - Mirage Game Studios | 28:03
store.steampowered.com/app/16...
29. Surviving the Abyss - Rocket Flair Studios | 29:03
store.steampowered.com/app/12...
30. Lightyear Frontier - FRAME BREAK, Amplifier Game Invest | 30:03
lightyearfrontier.com/
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BONUS GAMES | 31:02
Dwarf Fortress
store.steampowered.com/app/97...
First Dwarf
store.steampowered.com/app/17...
Sengoku Dynasty
store.steampowered.com/app/17...
What do you think about the upcoming Base-building Games? | 32:25
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[@GamerZakh]

Hope you liked it! If you want to support the channel, buy games using this *GOG* referral link: af.gog.com/?as=1715648857 They have lots of sales... Thanks! *Watch all my list videos* in the playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLYVqUDxY6COh7bkuJoBb1koNRX7mAX2yp Enjoy!

[@nonusbusinissus5632]

What i am looking for in a base building game? Progression and freedom of choice. You are left to your own devices to create something step by step that can withstand whatever the game throws at it. You streamline it, you improve it, you upgrade it, you take the joy of your creation becoming better and better at what its supposed to do. And now i sound like im building my own child inside a virtual setting. Hokay... lol

[@bigdog91paper]

I really like your realistic approach to your expectations in these lists. Not just hype hype hype but addressing concerns with the different games. Really appreciate your lists because of that.

[@GamerZakh]

Thanks! I'm not here to sell games but to inform people, so any concern or criticism I have I'm going to voice it in these lists.

[@_SpamMe]

Yes, this deserve some extra engagement for the algorithm gods. I like early access, a lot of early access games are among my favorites, but it pays to remain realistic about them.

[@jjforcebreaker]

Yay! It might be the second time I could catch a premiere of one of those. Base-building is among my favs, can't wait to (re)discover new things! (some games take years to come, easy to lose track). Strategy games are far from being in the main spot in the industry as a whole, but for PC players and fans of this genre, it's a great time. So many choices, big and small. Thank you for making these, they are not only fun and a pleasure to watch but also a big help, especially for people that might not have a lot of spare time and/or pay close attention to Steam and other places. It didn't start, but keeping in mind all previous compilations I'm convinced I'm safe to say 'good job'!

[@fearsunspoken]

Reka and the tribe must survive looks really good. I'm always looking for games with a lot of achievements or quest based progression. The survival/spooky aspect is just the cherry on top.

[@gathering_tree]

Glad to see TFM on your list, Zakh; as always, a fantastic collection! As you indicated, we will continue to update the game on a weekly basis and execute the ideas that make TFM unique one by one while collecting community feedback and making adjustments and iterations depending on our player base's voice.

[@razfaren]

thanks for making a great game, I own it since day one and really appreciate the team that always update it

[@jamespenny7816]

Not sure how many of these will truly offer something unique. So many seem very much alike at this glance. I might wishlist Bulwark caught my interest. Thank you for doing all the digging into on these!

[@GamerZakh]

It is hard to truly know which will stand out at a glance. Glad you found it useful!

[@pa5287]

always great too watch you put the list up

[@MamaJava]

I have been playing The Land of Vikings and am really enjoying it. The devs are quick to respond, the gameplay is immersive, and the details on the npcs, buildings and landscape are beautiful. The game is in active development, with improvements added often.

[@Musive99]

Thank you for another great list! Surviving the Abyss sounds exciting, gives me "Sphere"-vibes. I'm keeping an eye on Sapiens, because it's a very interesting project, it's just a bit different from the way it controls, but currently the long foreseeable development is what stops me from buying it. Personally, I liked Going Medieval so far, because the developers addressed a few issues I first had with their updates, although I do think they will have to rebalance the pacing of the game once they integrated all the gameplay features. I do really like the Z-levels though, digging deep to keep your food cool in summer and all that.

[@victorperez2939]

Thank you so much for these series. Im not gonna be playing for awhile due to school but im glad i have something to look forward too.

[@GamerZakh]

Hey glad you're enjoying them, all the best with school!

[@hansenhollla6705]

I can whole heartedly say that the only game on this list making it to complete game & future DLC’s IS GOING MEDIEVAL! The devs are so freaking active & great at keeping everyone updated weekly. They have a discord taking suggestions & believe it or not, they actually listen. (I requested bears & they made bears.)

[@Alt-ub2wd]

Clanfolk is going great. I play daily and every month or so the dude seems to add something new.

[@skinnydippins2739]

Looking forward to Norland and Dwarf Fortress here. Thanks for these types of videos, your the best.

[@kevnar]

Norland looks good. I followed it on Steam. Thanks for the heads up. My favorite games are ones where the colonists have their own AI and figure out how to get shit done on their own. You just lay plans and hope for the best. I wish there were more games like that.

[@Swordphobic]

So far Space Haven has been my fav of the space base building games, plenty of depth and interesting gameplay mechanics.

[@jpheitman1]

7:03 "It does kind of feel like a 3D RimWorld, with height levels, set in a medieval world." That's literally Dwarf Fortress. That is what Dwarf Fortress is; difference being, that game dropped in 2006, seven years before RimWorld.

[@smilko00]

Frankly only Sons of Valhalla and TFM looks intriguing for me to try out. Kind of strange looking and mostly unpolished games at the list this time. Mostly indi looking (which is not bad) but not excating either. Good job by your part Zakh and ty for the hard work as awlays!

[@SuperFlamethrower]

It helps when you say which have a free demo: Clanfolk, Sons of Valhalla, Stardeus, Havendock, Sapiens, Diluvian Winds, Roboplant. Dark Moon is one of the mobile base ones like Wandering Village and The Last Kingdom. Looks interesting to me. Arclands looks good too.

[@GamerZakh]

I'm a big supporter of free demos, so I always mention it when I know there is one.

[@crimsongamer2337]

Hey Zakh, I don't know if you remember me, but I used to watch your old Pharaoh Let's Play a while back. I came back to watch more of your stuff as I enjoy your content and the strategy you put together during your city-building. Last time I forgot to subscribe as well (silly me lol), so this time I'm going to make sure I do, now that I've found your channel again.

[@cut--]

thanks for putting this together! reka and a few of the ocean building ones look exciting. 🙂

[@GamerZakh]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@maigematthews5620]

What I look for in a base building game: 1. Less decorative, but not DOS pixelization. 2. Survival, but I’m tired of zombies, rafts, islands and historical overtones. A massive building-tree that starts off simple, but then gets more complicated for convenience, not need. 4. Unique character profiles that outright tells you what tasks they like or dislike doing, and they bring added bonuses and hindrances to the team. 5. Character profile backstory that hints to you ways to enhance and evolve said character to be even more useful. Such as, kinetically move objects with mind, abnormal strength to horde more materials, agile-speed, mind-control of animal/alien/monster, quicker learning abilities. 6. Task assignment queues with 3-5 follow up slots, so the character doesn’t stay idle after completing one task. 7. YDiscover uniquely different biomes with friendly&predatory animals/aliens/monsters evolved for each biome; with the ability to kill&butcher or observe&tame them.

[@MrHellknightimp]

For Lightyear Frontier, I think its great that the mech not only looks like a Tractor but the mech also kind of looks like a fat farmer.

[@kaldo2113]

Really tired of these rimworld clones tbh, just (re)using cheap low quality, non-animated sprites because that one game once pulled it off, without adding anything that new or meaningful to the formula :/ I knew of a few of them but didn't realize just how many they actually were until this video.

[@theblackbaron4119]

Damn, yeah that's why I'm looking forward to Ixion coming out. Space colony / city builders game. Looks promising so far but I'll wait for reviews

[@AxMi-24]

No oxygen included is probably the only one in the same style that was genuinely innovative after rimworld

[@Rasip]

Ugly games are fine. It's games that do nothing new and invariably get abandoned half finish at best that are bad.

[@mamkindominator745]

That's actually good when competition starts, its drive them to become better to get some gaming audience and motivate ludeon not to fooling around with the fact they have achieved god level already.

[@84elmer]

I think "Going Medieval" is the first of the clones that does innovate on the formula with adding the Z levels, and going 3d generally, the rest just look like Rimworld with proper mods.

[@yyz133]

Hi! Thanks for featuring Havendock! I am the developer of Havendock and if anyone has tried the demo and has any feedback, I would appreciate any, whether it is positive or negative. :)

[@user-sp5lo4cj8h]

Thanks for this review! Wishlisted some of the games you mentioned.

[@GamerZakh]

Glad I could help you find some new ones!

[@Liquid.Lucidity]

Im very excited for nebula if it turns into an actual game. A space take on rimworld would be very very fun.

[@Xix13263]

Thanks for showing off these games. I have Space Haven and Stranded: Alien Dawn, both of which are excellent.

[@Xix1326]

I've been playing Stranded Alien Dawn alot these days. It's got the potential to be Rimworld 3D, is already fun and they're just getting started with updates. This is the one for me.

[@bastianm5478]

Hi Zakh, have you linked to a video of yours with games of this style that are already out? Maybe a Best Of list

[@GrammynMr]

I own multiple of the mentioned space builders. All of them are good in their own way. Stardeus is especially great because the developer is super responsive and transparent.

[@ULTRAWIDE.]

Bulwark looks interesting. Looks like you can create some awesome looking cities. That one stood out more than the rest.

[@GorgieGus]

I've played over 1500 hours on Going Medieval, and I'm ready for a replacement. You've given me a list of 4 games I'd like to look into, so thanks for this summary.

[@GamerZakh]

Glad you found some new ones!

[@ReleaseMyKrakken]

Great video. Learned about a lot of new games I had no idea existed

[@GamerZakh]

Thanks! Glad I could help you find some new ones.

[@ethical_researcher4754]

It's good to know that many of these games have very positive reviews. It's one of my favorite genres and I want to see it thrive. As for what I'm looking for in these games, I personally feels that we've gotten enough good rimworld clones and I just want more focus on AI autonomy and more "concrete" concepts on top of simulation. I like the idea of managing feudal families and things like that. It certainly could bring more interesting behaviors than the usual "Grug low sanity, Grug now punch random NPCs and destroy furniture"

[@wolfieinu]

Farworld Pioneers looks like it might do what Starbound promised to do and then failed at, which is freeform base building on alien planets. If that's what it delivers, I'm already sold. And Lightyear Frontier looks kind of like the farming version of Satisfactory, complete with co-op, so I might suggest it to the friends I'm building a base with in that game once we take a break from it.

[@fejrskov]

Great video thank you. I am a bit surprised tha Planet Crafter is not in here as i was releasen to early access this year.

[@GamerZakh]

Thanks! I got Planet Crafter in my Survival list, there's a lot of overlap but that is being labelled a survival game first.

[@KhadiPlays]

Going Medievel is absolutely busted, it's great and I love we finally get non 2d complex base builder. Definitely worth getting.

[@johnathanhen]

Are there going the be any city builders that I need to keep my eye out for this year? Will you be making an upcoming city builder games video soon? I am digging your vids by the way

[@GamerZakh]

I already made the city-building list, got a lot of good ones yeah. kzbin.info/www/bejne/el6wiXmGmrGdqtU

[@FizzleFX]

Space Heaven is THE BEST 'build a mothership' game I had yet and i played it many patches ago for many hours. Now they added so much i probably can double my 42hrs ^^

[@Mikebrowski]

Love these saves me so much time doing the research on these games.

[@alexg4315]

Thank you, GamerZakh. You helped me to discover dozens of amazing games. I'm your big fan.

[@GamerZakh]

Hey thank you so much! I really appreciate it and I'm glad I can help you find some new games.

[@nonusbusinissus5632]

Great video. Thanks

[@rosswilson4918]

Arclands looks great, I love the art style. I hope its as fun to play as it is to look at.

[@kpectbi]

Thanks Zakh, great list. Many new games to me

[@GamerZakh]

Glad I could help you find some new ones!

[@HowieDewitt535]

Man, I've had sapiens for a long time now, but finding a river side clan like he showcased is so hard lol

[@SirMorganD]

My top would be: Arclands, I really like the spin on The genre making it more tower defense, but keeping the resource managing, also the artstyle is great and smooth, they know what they want to do. Diluvian Winds, again, the setting and the artstyle set it apart, and looking at all this samy rinworld clones, it really makes me want to try it. Surviving the Abyss, looks a Lot like one that's already out, but the horror part sounds promising. The Tribe Must survive, again, the horror part sounds good and looks different enough. And Sapiens, 'cus i'm a History nerd, I would like to see how far it goes in terms of technology. I really think having a good artstyle that stands out, and a interesting premise, is what makes You more than a rinworld clone. It's good that a Lot of games want to imitate a good Game, but they need to learn what makes it good, what makes Oxígeno Not Included and Rinworld very alike, and si different at the same time.

[@Wereldburger01]

One of the games you haven't mentioned here is "Astro Colony" It's just released on early access at Steam and has nearly 90% positive reviews. I think just a few people saw this game coming but it could be one of the huge 2023 game surprises. It can be played in single and multiplayer mode. You think you are dealing in this game with the umpteenth spaceship / base builder game but... it can surprisingly turns into a real godsim game later. When having the cosmic harpoon knowledge developed the space base/ship you have designed you can not only harvest but also merge small astro planets together into very large planets in an endlessly expanded game universe in which your own creativity is the limit. I believe that this surprisingly good game with the potentional be get as great as Factorio deserves a lot more attention from well-known KZbin game influencers than this early access game has received so far. See by example KZbin video's as: "I Turned a Space Raft into a PLANET HARVESTER in Astro Colony" by ImKibitz or "What is... Astro Colony" by TheXPGamers.

[@GamerZakh]

Because that has such a focus on automation and production lines, I'm planning to put that in my Simulation list. I know it's a fine line between that and some on this list, but Astro Colony does seem to go all out on the automation stuff before anything else.

[@ReleaseMyKrakken]

I actually just created a new watchlist for this video. Need to come back again

[@IamGhede]

Modular base building is my go to. Valheim takes the cake on the best system I've ever used.

[@SKFEM]

happy to see territory control 2 here!!! deserves more love :)

[@haasva2637]

Greatly awaited list!

[@falconeerdev]

thanks for giving Bulwark spot in your showcase. I can state that I'm trying to hit a 2023 release, the usual caveats apply of course.. But that is the goal. Feel free to DM me if you ever need some access. ;) cheers Tomas Sala

[@TheLordstrider]

you gotta love how PC gaming tech progressed over the years. we are actually nearly as far as 1992 today. no limbs, no leg animation, heck they don't even have legs. i miss the old days when developers used to add stuff with every game not to take things way.

[@GamerZakh]

Those old days you're talking about are big AAA multimillion dollar productions. Devs didn't add all that stuff, publishers with tons of money did. You're comparing today's indie games with huge mainstream games of the past. Doesn't seem fair. You're also forgetting so many games in the 90s and 80s that didn't have all those details. For example, I bet you remember StarCraft. Did you know the same month as StarCraft releasing another sci-fi RTS released called WarBreeds? No, right? Looking back you only remember the good. Looking forward you only see the bad. It's an illusion based on nostalgia.

[@cmdr.jabozerstorer3968]

One to add (as it's been announced since this video) is Frostpunk 2. I presume it'll be like the first game and be a crossover of base-building, survival, simulation and RTS. No release date yet though.

[@GamerZakh]

Yeah it's in my city-building list, the first game was primarily a city-builder.

[@Franotix]

a game that I would really like to see and play is a '' sons of the forest '' ( for the pace , active ennemies raiding patrolling etc, nice landscape forest to cut down, rivers , lake , First person ,manual base building, traps, hunting ) MEET medieval dynasty ( for all the first person colony simulator and inventory and crafting and landscape, Hunting, building ) MEET mount and blade bannerlord ( for the ennemy factions , politics, special character you can recruit to help you inventory equipments ) . A mix of all that in First person with maybe possibility of third person view into the early middle age / dark age viking era in britain, map size starting a bit like the island Ark + possibilities to add other island around while the game progress, Solo or coop, while strating as a casteaway from a longboat on the beach, and the possibility to become a Jarl of a small city while waging war and fighting yourself as a warrior king with your 2 handed Dane Axe, or crazy bow, early medieval weaponry !

[@alihusseintalib7538]

Nice video man, I appreciate it

[@GamerZakh]

Thanks! Glad you liked it

[@Doomemdtrader]

What I miss, is like having Wargame Red Dragon, but with base-building and secondary income. Like, how cool would it be to be able to grow/ improve a town there, or exploit local resources? It would cost you resources that you would otherwise divert to military units, but you could gain more income later on. Sure, you could risk the enemy blowing them up, but naturally, you would defend it, being for the enemy potentially a fortress to go around instead of through it (like the Maginot Line). Also, you would have the risk that it would be captured losing your investment thereby opting for the low-risk low yield in the back of the map instead of the high yield high risk near the frontline (for example). What I, personally, would prefer, is if there's also the possibility to have your income from the low-risk low-yield, even though more expensive, to exceed the income rate of the high-yield when pumping in resources like a madman. Like how you can in RUSE invest from the start in secondary resources while your teammates grind the primary resources. What also would be interesting is like in Command & Conquer Generals, there was the mode of "Art of Defense", or like the game "The Riftbreaker where you would face waves of enemies while you are not just building a base to fend off the next wave, but to grow till your last. Or, if you're that type of gamer, not destroy the enemy if though you could, and just try to hold off the waves building bigger and bigger. Normally, what's infuriating in most games, is the micromanagement of repairs/rebuilding destroyed buildings. When you become big, this becomes your burden. And it is not a good burden. Luckily buildings that automatically repair facilities are a blessing here. Something as a concept as well, which I liked, was with World of Warcraft where you could supply scraps to improve your own npc's so it would be more difficult for the enemy to go through them making them an actual hurdle and your defense would become less dependable on yourself. I don't find the above stuff anywhere. At least, not where it is graphically pleasing.

[@rikutoivanen]

I just LOVE Going Medieval. It's the "update" from Rimworld I wanted and needed.

[@Starlightsanju]

Stranded alien dawn is most beautiful graphically, love the gameplay as well. There are 3 modes we can play it's awesome

[@patrickh.3858]

Totally got Stardeus on my withlist and I'm interested in Dark Moon, whatever this will be

[@fajarn7052]

What could be more satisfying? Finally finish Massilia on Augustus with very hard difficulty.

[@aeronomer8389]

"...or get viciously murdered by an angry badger..." Ok, I'm sold.

[@__Violet._.]

hello i like to play Last Oasis, but the game kinda gets abandoned by other players, so i feel kinda lonely . the game "REKA" seem most interesting to me, is there an similar game available now? any suggestions are welcome.

[@musizlover2008]

I think you have forgotten about Dungeons 4, it was announced in August this year, I'm pretty sure dungeon building is also classified as base building.

[@TheNewAccount2008]

Interesting list. I am missing big games like Ixion or Frostpunk 2 on it though. For someone like me who enjoys the resource management and building aspects those are the ones I am looking at.

[@GamerZakh]

Ixion isn't a 2023 game and Frostpunk 2 is listed as a city-builder, so it's in the city-building list.

[@TheNewAccount2008]

@@GamerZakh What year do you have Ixion listed under? It's TBD right now and was announced Q1 2023 when I first saw it.

[@GamerZakh]

@@TheNewAccount2008 Ixion straight up says 7 Dec, 2022 on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1113120/IXION/ If that's wrong you should tell the developers to fix it.

[@gamerelephant9919]

Great list as always! I just missed Guild of Dragons

[@SomtimesHeron]

Space Haven is a fantastic game along with going medieval

[@larkendelvie]

I'm looking forward to Dwarf Fortress and keeping an eye on Sapiens. I also am interested in a few of the Space games but will wait until I see how far they get. Thanks Gamer Zakh!

[@aarongoyvaerts438]

Deluvian has my number one spot as of rn. Bulwark also looks cool and innovating. The rest looks great but like games I’ve already seen.

[@aarongoyvaerts438]

Diluvian *

[@droosmo]

Really it's the most awaited video for me thank you GAMERZAKH ♥️

[@HinFoo]

ooh sapiens looks like a fun little game as well

[@scuzzy2142]

If this is all we have for new city builders I am really disapointed. Ill just wait for Manor Lords and the next Anno game to come out. Maybe wild west builder if that is not to terrible. Thanks for the video Zakh great as usual.

[@GamerZakh]

Thanks! Though this isn't all we have for new city-builders because these are base-builders, not city-builders. I have a whole other city-building list, as shown at the top of the video. It's already up if you'd like to check that out, there's some promising stuff in there I think.

[@ManhNguyen-vd5qj]

Thanks for the work Z

[@Knutorius]

As a reminder: The amount of positive "reviews" on steam isn't really an indicator of how good a game actually is. It just means that at the time a lot of people were convinced they are looking at a good product or are prone to sunk cost fallacy.

[@GamerZakh]

It's not an indicator of that either, you're just putting a different implied meaning on a stat based on your own interpretation. All Steam reviews are is an indicator. Higher numbers of reviews are a better indicator because it's a larger sample size. That's all. Saying tens of thousands of positive reviews are all because people have sunk cost fallacy is conjecture at best. You can dismiss everything like that. Good critic reviews? Biased. 95% positive on Steam? Sunk cost. 9/10 on Metacritic? Clueless. Do that and you have no data left and nothing to talk about.

[@Knutorius]

@@GamerZakh I was only mentioning sunk cost fallacy as part of the equation, not the driving factor. Also, I was only talking about steam reviews here. When it comes to other platforms different factors come into play. When it comes to steam we are talking about either good or bad "reviews", nothing in between. To get a more precise picture we need to read individuals comments or actually try the game ourselves. With today's industry standards and the ongoing simplification of computer games to appeal to the most common denominator I don't see "the masses" being a reliable indicator of how well done a game is anymore.

[@GamerZakh]

@@Knutorius Well we can check. Can you name a game that has 90%+ positive rating on Steam and it's actually a bad or mediocre game? Or a game with under 40% that's actually a good game? I've made upcoming games list videos for literally a decade. Of course Steam reviews aren't 100% representative to an individual buyer and neither is any other review. You can see an outlet give a 7/10 but if you want to know what it means you gotta read the review. Overall though, I continue to see Steam reviews being generally good indicators. I rarely see it go too far positive or negative from what a game actually is. That's what all review scores are. They're just indicators. Steam at 65% is an indicator. IGN giving a 6/10 is an indicator. Metacritic saying 70% is an indicator. The entire purpose of any review score is to be reductive. The review itself is still reductive too, no review can truly sum up the experience you'll have with the game. A hotel with 5 stars doesn't mean you'll enjoy your time there, but these ratings exist to minimise (not negate) risk to potential buyers. The only way for any buyer to know for sure though is to buy it and try it themselves, but at that point, their money and/or time is spent whether they like it or not. So we go back to scores.

[@fefnireindraer144]

My top picks are (in no order): Norland (reminds me of battle bros and I love that game) Land of the Vikings (love how the building burned down and the raid system look) Secondary Picks: Stranded Alien Dawn (looks cool) Light Year Frontier (the mech O.O the rest eh, not so sure) Generation Ship (like the concept of efficient production chains)

[@qasderfful]

There are a few new announcements you've missed. First, Ascent of Ashes, a sci-fi colony sim by Vivid Storm Interactive, who are Rimworld's modders. Alien creatures, multiple factions, tactical combat with destructible environment, lots of stuff going on for this one in addition to building and survival. Second, Earth of Oryn, a fantasy citybuilder/colony sim with all the expected things and outstanding visual style. Combines larger scale of a citybuilder with customization depth of a colony sim. Currently on Kickstarter, 16 days left! Finally, Plan B: Terraform, a full-planet colony builder with logistics and, well, terraforming as an end game.

[@GamerZakh]

I didn't miss them all. Ascent of Ashes does look interesting, I'll keep an eye on it as it was basically just revealed 2 weeks ago. Earth of Oryn is as you said a citybuilder/colony sim, so it's mentioned in my City-building list. Plan B: Terraform is leaning more towards Simulation and train sim stuff, so that's currently slotted for my Simulation list.

[@qasderfful]

@@GamerZakh Altight, got it. Indeed, you mentioned Earth of Oryn in the "smaller games" section of that video. It was looking very different back then and I didn't register it's the same game, but now I remember.

[@alyssinwilliams4570]

Wasnt sure if you were going to mention Dwarf Fortress or not

[@Soccer5se]

I would love to see a game with the base building and management of Settlement Survival but with combat too!

[@Picollus1]

They are billions

[@Soccer5se]

@@Picollus1 It’s a fun game but it hasn’t been updated in forever.

[@mamkindominator745]

Gord is an extremely promising one, mixing together city builder, witcher and horror.

[@GamerZakh]

Yeah I got that in my city-building list, it looks good.

[@Siptom369]

Becastled closely resembles Vedelem the golden horde which was a very nice horde survival game

[@Cherb123456]

Thank you!

[@KelleyStrzelczyk]

Sapiens has my vote. Land of the Vikings, Stranded Alien Dawn . Three winners, for sure.

[@Medusa_plays]

I added Reka to my wishlist :)

[@pickmixgamer]

That stranded Alien Dawn one it is good once you get in to it but the tutorial it a bit meh, it is ok to understand but the controls were a bit strange but it is a good game once you get past that

[@rzmonk76]

Thanks much!

[@MrKidKiedis]

Personally looking forward to Plague Lords. Looks like a mix of Civilization, Settlers and RPG-roguelite.

[@PuntinoNero]

Added diluvian winds to my wishlist, will check the demo. May be the kind of weird that I dig.

[@GamerZakh]

Glad I could help you find a new one! It does look pretty interesting so far.

[@ostlandr]

Can highly recommend Going Medieval. Very awesome.

[@NukeThemAllGame]

hi Zakh! I am also making a space colony simulation game, called "No ticket back: craft, survive & escape" - the demo is live on steam!

[@IrisEmerson]

Going Medieval looks like Runescape, but you build and control the whole town instead of just one player.

[@zackhopkins5185]

Space Haven was good it just doesn't have alot of playability. After a day of playing it you've kind of done it all. Going medieval looks like it's pretty good.

[@luisfbjunqueira5837]

Thanks!

[@fabiengombert4328]

Nice video ! Go check Ascent of Ashes !

[@PsychoMuffinSDM]

I think my favorite is the one where you manage your humans on a spaceship

[@GamerZakh]

There's a few of those on this list haha

[@LordBLB]

Great list. I would add Manor Lords to your list.

[@GamerZakh]

Thanks! Manor Lords is in my City-building and Strategy lists both. I got that covered enough.

[@aurered6387]

Sapiens is my fav in this list

[@daegg6916]

Hope to see C&C gen series in future videos :'))

[@JakubMasek]

There's also been no update on Arclands for over half a year so I'm a bit sceptical we'll ever get to see it.

[@GamerZakh]

Indie devs are usually too busy for marketing and communication. I generally declare a game dead if they go a full year with zero updates.

[@greenbeard_26]

Highly recommend "Against The Storm" VERY solid game.

[@gebus5633]

So much interesting stuff on this list... Oh my.

[@GamerZakh]

Glad you found some new ones!

[@Afritadaa]

Nebula looks so cool (and looks so much like rimworld xD)