Games like Scaling Up
Looking for games like Scaling Up? Here are top strategy recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Havendock, Pathless Woods or Island Notes.
1 92%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsstory, grinding92% User Score 950 reviewsA simulation game where you build a town in the middle of the sea. Reach self-sufficiency, invite travelers to join you, then manage their needs and research new facilities to keep them happy. Build a submarine and discover islands to produce increasingly complex resources.
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2 89%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsgrinding, optimization89% User Score 264 reviewsPathless Woods is a sandbox-style game that features exploration, construction, and farming. Travel freely across this land and venture into its mystery. Build a homeland that only existed in your imagination while enjoying productive activities such as farming, logging, hunting and brewing.
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3 85%Game Brain Scorecharacter developmentgameplay, grinding85% User Score 55 reviewsStory Introduction:After a yacht accident, you and your guests are stranded on a mysterious island. Will you survive alone or help everyone pull through together? The game blends romance, survival, crafting, farming, fishing, pet taming, and more—promising a unique survival adventure. Game Features: A vast island map featuring caves, abandoned structures, cliffs, and other special locations. With…
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4 97%Game Brain Scorestory, graphicsgrinding, stability97% User Score 1,218 reviewsThe town of Critter Cove used to attract visitors from all over the world. Now it’s mostly known for dirty streets and trash-strewn beaches. Can you help us turn things around? Critter Cove is a combination life sim and town builder game with a beautiful, handcrafted open world to explore. Spend your doubloons to upgrade buildings and explore the world to discover new blueprints and gather reso…
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5 81%Game Brain Scorereplayabilitygameplay, grinding87% User Score 45 reviewshttps://store.steampowered.com/widget/2111020/ BUILD Gather resources from your environment to build a colony for your group and prepare their adventures. Make them cozy to improve their mood, farm and raise animals to provide food while facing changing weather and seasons. Then get new recruits when you are ready to meet their needs and expand until building a massive fortress. TRAIN Prepar…
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6 View Game84%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsgrinding, stability84% User Score 3,013 reviewsBrave a new world in Stranded: Alien Dawn, a planet survival sim placing the fate of a small marooned group in your hands. Forge your story through compelling and immersive strategic gameplay as you make vital decisions to protect your survivors.
View Game7 96%Game Brain Scoregameplay, storygrinding, stability96% User Score 12,655 reviewsG’Day! Get ready to start a new fair Dinkum life and build your new home out in the bush. Explore tropical eucalyptus forests, scorching deserts and cool billabongs on an Island inspired by the wild Australian outback. Take care of giant wombats, play with friends and get ready for a ripper time!
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8 82%Game Brain Scoregameplaygrinding, story85% User Score 66 reviewsCritic Score 81%2 reviewsThe surface has become overrun with giant beasts and destructive vermin, leaving an uninhabitable world in their quake. Humans had to get creative and now… they live on the backs of dragons! Gather various materials, create new items, and develop your very own village in Drago Noka!
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9 90%Game Brain Scoregameplay, storygrinding, optimization95% User Score 1,611 reviewsCritic Score 82%5 reviewsRoots of Pacha is a co-op farming and life simulation game set in the stone age, where you and your clan just settled in a promised and fertile land. By connecting with nature at your own pace you’ll help your clan evolve, develop culture and relationships, and discover the mysteries of Pacha, mother nature.
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10 A mysterious energy of the woodland has started to transform some of the wild animals into humanoid form. This gave them the ability to use tools, wield weapons, build structures and grow crops. Animal villagers started gathering into small scattered towns, and are more concerned about their own village problems. It's your job as a player to rally the animals to your side to face a common threat: …
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