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An early-access post-apocalyptic colony sim focused on base building, survival, real-time-with-pause combat, and stealth.

Urban Strife
A single-player post-apocalyptic turn-based tactics RPG about recruiting a militia and rebuilding a shelter, with reviewers citing unbalanced AI, UI issues, and bugs.
2026-07-14
- Science fiction
- Survival

Strategy

Bird view / Isometric

Indie

Turn-based strategy (TBS)

Role-playing (RPG)

Stealth

Drama

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After the Collapse

A post-apocalyptic base-builder with layered survivor management and faction combat, but hampered by a frustrating UI and a compact campaign.

2022-09-09

Strategy
Indie
Simulator

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Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation

A deep post-apocalyptic colony sim with base building and occult rituals, where strong management loops outweigh janky combat and a steep learning curve.

2018-05-03

Horror
Strategy
Indie
Simulator
Role-playing (RPG)

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Waste Walkers

A gritty single-player post-apocalyptic survival RPG where scavenging and combat anchor a lengthy campaign.

2015-06-01

Action
Adventure
Strategy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Simulator
Role-playing (RPG)

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Homeseek

A post-apocalyptic colony survival strategy with water-as-gold resource management, single-player and PvP modes, and mixed reviews citing promising premise but rough mechanics.

2023-07-20

Survival
Strategy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Simulator

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Endzone 2

Rebuild humanity after a cataclysm in a survival colony builder with procedural maps and scarce resources, though mixed reviews and a short reviewer playtime point to it feeling unpolished.

2025-07-24

Survival
Strategy
Bird view / Isometric
Simulator
Open world
Sandbox

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Penkura

A single-player sci-fi base-building survival game blending top-down colony management with first-person alien exploration and programmable bot automation, currently in a modest early-access build with very positive reviews.

2018-12-19

Action
Adventure
Strategy
Indie
Simulator
Role-playing (RPG)

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After Inc: Revival

A post-apocalyptic strategy/sim where you rebuild settlements and guide humanity, though review sentiment notes obvious choices and some repetition.

2025-06-17

Strategy
Bird view / Isometric

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Here Comes The Swarm

A pauseable single-player survival RTS on planet Ulora, where you build, manage, and defend settlements against an endless Swarm, with accessibility options and a roughly 11-hour median reported playtime.

2026-03-05

Strategy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Simulator

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Ascendant Dawn

A bronze age grand strategy game about leading a nomadic tribe to empire, currently hindered by UI and control issues according to early reviews.

2026-03-05

Strategy
Simulator

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Dawn Apart

A rough but ambitious early access space colony and factory sim with destructible environments, automation, and a corporate rebellion, with reviewers logging 6-11 hours so far.

2025-07-14

Strategy
Simulator

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AColony

A lengthy, methodical 3D colony management and base-building sim featuring online co-op, emergent events, and combat defense.

2023-01-19

Survival
Strategy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Simulator