Games like Scaling Up

92%Game Brain Score

gameplay, graphics

story, grinding

92% User Score Based on 950 reviews

A 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.

89%Game Brain Score

gameplay, graphics

grinding, optimization

89% User Score Based on 264 reviews

Pathless 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.

85%Game Brain Score

character development

gameplay, grinding

85% User Score Based on 55 reviews

Story 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…

97%Game Brain Score

story, graphics

grinding, stability

97% User Score Based on 1,218 reviews

The 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…

81%Game Brain Score

replayability

gameplay, grinding

87% User Score Based on 45 reviews

https://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…

84%Game Brain Score

gameplay, graphics

grinding, stability

84% User Score Based on 3,013 reviews

Brave 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.

96%Game Brain Score

gameplay, story

grinding, stability

96% User Score Based on 12,655 reviews

G’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!

82%Game Brain Score

gameplay

grinding, story

85% User Score Based on 66 reviews

Critic Score 81%Based on 2 reviews

The 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!

90%Game Brain Score

gameplay, story

grinding, optimization

95% User Score Based on 1,611 reviews

Critic Score 82%Based on 5 reviews

Roots 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.

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: …