Games like Generation Exile

"New Cycle" is a city-building survival game set in a post-apocalyptic world. After solar flares devastate human society, players must establish and develop a settlement, starting from humble beginnings and advancing to an industrial metropolis. Challenges include natural disasters, resource shortages, and societal issues such as refugee crises and disease outbreaks. Free-form or grid-based design allows for creativity in building and expanding the settlement.

MEMORIAPOLIS is a single-player strategy city-builder where you guide your town through five historical eras, managing resources, politics, and factions to stay in power until the Industrial Revolution. Its compelling mechanics and fantastic visuals enrich a challenging, grinding experience, though it suffers from numerous bugs. Your choices shape a unique, evolving city battling citizens’ needs and historical upheavals.

In Per Aspera, players assume the role of an artificial consciousness tasked with terraforming Mars for human colonization. Manage resources, overcome environmental challenges, and face ethical dilemmas while constructing a new world for humanity. Balance the needs of your mission with the unexpected complications that arise during Mars' transformation.

"Block'hood" is a single-player simulation game with stellar gameplay, awesome visuals, and outstanding music. As a city planner, you'll create unique neighborhoods from over 200 blocks, while managing resources and avoiding decay. The game encourages experimentation and understanding of ecological city dynamics, but can be bogged down by bugs and requires grinding to unlock new blocks.

Synergy is a single-player strategy game with compelling mechanics and fabulous graphics. As a governor, your goal is to build a city for your citizens in a strange yet mesmerizing environment. You'll need to analyze the natural elements, conduct research, and ensure the safety and prosperity of your city through sustainable approaches, all while adapting to the unforgiving environment.

"Flotsam" is a survival simulation game set in a post-apocalyptic world where players manage a floating village made of debris. Scavenge for resources, adapt to the changing environment, and discover remnants of the old world while ensuring the survival of your community. The game offers a unique and immersive experience, challenging players to create sustainable habitats on the unforgiving sea.

Dawn Apart is a challenging colony management and factory-building game set on an alien world. Players harvest resources, design complex production lines with countless conveyor belts, and adapt to a fully destructible environment. Balancing settlers’ needs and defending against environmental and alien threats tests your strategic leadership and resilience.

"Sweet Transit" is a city-building and transportation management game set in a charming low-poly world. Design and grow your own towns, create efficient rail and road networks, and transport goods and passengers to keep your economy thriving. With weather and day-night cycles, seasons, and a variety of landscapes, the game offers a relaxing and engaging experience.

"Aquatico is a single-player, open-world city-builder game set on the ocean floor, where players must build a unique underwater city to escape a dying world. The game features excellent gameplay, splendid visuals, and beautiful music, as well as the challenges of managing resources, temperature, and depth to survive in the diverse biomes of the sea. Construct core infrastructure on the seabed and house your people in the safety of domed layers above, but be wary of the dangers that lurk in the depths."

Towers of Aghasba, an open-world experience where players can build vast settlements and grow sprawling ecosystems on their fantasy island.