Worshipers of Cthulhu is a very unusual mixture of game elements. It is not very polished but if you enjoy Anno-style road networks on a series of islands, you should check it out. Interestingly, most of the game is a bird's-eye view of your cities, but a few times in the first five hours you get some very short sequences of a first-person view, somewhat like Fallout 4. One such sequence is obligatory -- you have to do it for a minigame. However, it is the first time I have seen first-person walking combined with this type of city-building. (I know several other building games allow you to get into a first-person mode, often in a vehicle, so you can zoom around and see your creations from street level, but this is not like that.)

Be advised that this game's theme is very Lovecraftian, with a touch of other horror elements. I think at least two classes of people will dislike the theming. First, some Lovecraft fans who have very strict opinions about Lovecraft will say that this game is not worthy of Lovecraft's ineffable greatness. Second, some people will say there is too much blood. I can sympathize with people from both classes, but mostly, I am envious that I don't have the game-building chops to make a game like this for myself.

I suspect this game might get a rabid fanbase and thus we can probably look forward to a more polished sequel.

I think i've spent like 120 hours on fallout 4 and 90% of them were at the settlement building, i love all the things you can make (I use infinite materials console command since am not looking for things across all the map) but it burned me out after playing for so long, since i use the Gamepass PC version i cant install very significant mods, so i cant do that.

I tried out Fallout 76 but the building is very limited, though i liked the survival aspect of it too (yeah, i tried fallout 4 survival mode, but makes it too hard in combat), what i mostly like is all of the freedom you have and the imagination, mostly the part of setting up a community since you have kind of infinite ideas and it's first/third person instead of an isometric view, you can make a neon city, a normal one, etc. Oh yeah and i like the world outside is dangerous theme so a safe place to stay is needed like in fallout games or maybe some zombie game.

Edit:Like city kind of bases.

And the amount is growing and growing. I don't remember how exactly does the Anno series compare, but I don't remember getting overwhelmed by anything there. After an hour or so I already produce so many different kinds of resorces and I have satisfy so many kinds of needs (some of them seem very arbitrary to boot) I don't think I really want to delve deeper into this game. Not to mention, for some reason the game doesn't show all of the resources in the HUD.

Anyway, anyone else was overwhelmed or is it just me?

Hey! I’m Eva, one of the developers behind Citadelum. Since the release of Citadelum, we received a lot of positive feedback, and now that there are a few mods, we wanted to share a few with you!

If it sounds like your type of game, a wishlist, or even grabbing it would mean so much to us! Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2603020/Citadelum/

Stranded
A small map set on an island in the Mediterranean (Mare Nostrum), and with limited resources. Did you know that we initially thought this would be a good prologue for the game? In Stranded, space management and bridge building become the protagonists.
> Link to the mod: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3345159642

The Saga of Viriatus
The saga of Viriatus, the leader of the Lusitanians, in his fight against the Romans between 155 and 139 BC is a fascinating story of resistance and strategy. Divided into six remarkable episodes, it reveals Viriatus' determination and military skills, making him one of the most celebrated figures in Portuguese history.
> Link to the mod: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3350931489

Oasis
Rome needs a bulwark to monitor the movements of Marcus Antonius in Egypt and sends you to establish a settlement west of Memphis. After crossing the desert, your men are exhausted. You decide to settle by an oasis, to regain your strength.
> Link to the mod: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3345167808

Vinland Saga
Help Thorfinn to achieve the peaceful life he needs and deserves. Set trade routes with the locals and make friends with them and help them to get rid of the barbarians that attack your neighbours.
> Link to the mod: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3357334188

Constantinople 535 AD
Belisarius' triumph in the Gothic War hinged on not just his military prowess but also his ability to navigate complex logistical challenges. Maintaining an army in distant Italy demanded immense resources, from wages of soldier to equipments. These strains tested his loyalty to Emperor Justinian and significantly influenced the war's outcome.
> Link to the mod: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3356756886

Feel free to check all the mods in the Workshop!
https://steamcommunity.com/app/2603020/workshop/

So far we have highlighted some of the first maps and campaigns created by the community, but we would like to make more content like this. Leave us your best creations, historical or fictional, on Steam Workshop and don't forget to play the maps of the rest of the community.

Thanks for your support!

I've been looking for a while to find a idle/incremental base/empire/civilization building type game. Lately I've been playing "Train Station 2" and it's been actually enjoyable. a little slow paced, but it's nice that it's not just over in ten seconds. I'm hoping other people have been looking or playing similar things.

I like Train Station because I can play on browser and iOS and it stays synced, so if possible I would like a game that can do that. but prefer web-based over mobile. but if you have mobile recommendations I use iOS

I prefer space/sci-fi type games, but as long as it can keep my attention i'll try anything.

I like progressive games, where you unlock new zones and building and items, which I think has been common, but I just haven't found anything else really worth playing.

Any recommendations are greatly appreciated!

I like the idea of building a military base in like a top down setting and sending soldiers off to war. I'm not much of a base-builder gamer so I don't really know much that I could quote in a similar vein. Someone suggested Company of Heroes but the fact that it's campaign focused kinda threw me off, because I don't really want to lose all my progress after a quick match. I like longer and more drawn out things. Thanks for any help!

Looking for a tower defense/base builder with permanent bases. Same idea as Clash of Clans, but it doesn’t necessarily need to he exactly the same mechanics or cartoony that way.

Fairly new to this genre.

Steam only. Thanks!

Hello all, I'm here to ask the tried and true question, are there any good 3d adventure/rpg games similar to Dark Cloud in today's day and age? I'm open to any and all suggestions. I crave this style of game but have been so let down in the recent years that no one seems to have zoned in on this and made something similar in recent years.

Does anyone have recommendations for games that two people can play together open to anything

I want something that’s really similar in design to zomboid or even into the radius where I can come home after a long loot run and organize all my junk into shelves or place it on tables and such in really meticulous ways to make it look more lived in. I’ve already exhausted fallout 4 lol making sure each of my settlers houses all have matching toothbrushes in cups next to their bathroom sinks and the like. Any recommendations for a survival game like these with similar mechanics?

As topic? I enjoyed Factorio and love the aspect of you being a single character. It's just that modern or futuristic settings isn't really my preference. I love setting up resource and supply chains. I also love city builder like Sim City or Manorlords but would much prefer game you control single character.

Another game I love is Dragon Quest Builders 2 but that game doesn't really do supply chains or any management.

I have some friends that are really into games like factorio and satisfactory and they've tried to convince me to play these games but, for the life of me, I cannot keep interest in a game when there's a character to control as I feel that it's way too much of a restriction on the ability to manage any decently sized base and especially if it's large.

Some of the games I've played that I really enjoy are the Supcom series, Mindustry and Planetary Annihilation because they all share the same feature of having freecam where you can control and manage everything from anywhere, I also especially like the feature Mindustry has where you can pause the game and plan structures in the meantime for your commander/fabricators to build when unpaused.

In any case, what are some other games that have freecam like the games above?

I want a factory building game on mobile.

I tried Builderment and it’s good but I want something else and I don’t wanna spend money Also I’m on iPhone

I'm thrilled to finally share what we've been working on for so long! The game is currently being developed by two devs with years of experience at studios like Saber Interactive and The Coalition. Happy to answer any questions you have!

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3164360/Age_of_Respair/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yosf8KrJVvs&t=1s

How are you doing and what are you playing, everyone? :)

We’re PJ GAMES, a smallish indie team that's passionate about base-building strategies, and The Whims of the Gods is our first project. Inspired by older classics such as Age of Mythology and the Pharaoh series — as well as more recent ones like Frostpunk and Against the Storm — we wanted to do our take on the genre with a little twist by making it a cooperative experience! After all, what’s better than building up a bustling metropolis than doing it with a friend at your side?

At its core, The Whims of the Gods is a city management game whose themes and aesthetics are significantly influenced by a blend of Mesoamerican (and other) cultures — particularly Mayan and Aztec — but also brimming with lots of fantastical, non-historical elements of our own design! That is to say, the game has quite a bit of mythological and fantastical flair to it that takes it out of the realm of realism, but more importantly — makes the setting fun and whimsical!

Here some key gameplay components that the game will orient itself around:

1. City Development | Starting from a small village, you’ll grow and develop your jungle settlement into a burgeoning metropolis. Will you be able to thrive, or will you be laid low by the whimsical gods?
2. Resource Gathering & Processing | To achieve the apex of your civilization, you’ll need to gather and shrewdly manage various resources, select which technologies to focus on, and choose where you’ll allocate workers from your population pool. Don’t worry, your co-op friend can always help out where you’re lacking!
3. Religion & Interactions with the Gods | The gods are fickle and have to be appeased. You can trade with them and make bargains, but there’s no telling whether they’ll send you a boon… or a plague!
4. The Mayan Calendar | Well, actually there is a way of telling what fortune or misfortune the future brings — and that’s by consulting the Mystical Calendar to prepare in advance for earthquakes, fires, sickness, and all other calamities that the Gods may bring down on you!
5. Cooperative Play | One of the main spotlights of the game is the ability to split the burden of managing a city with a friend in co-op. Decide who is responsible for what, and make timely and impactful decisions under the shadow of the Vulcano that will determine the course your city will take!

The Whims of the Gods is still a work in progress, but we’re giving it our best shot to make a unique base building & city management experience with a distinctive setting that we hope will be as interesting to you as it is to us. All to be enjoyed ideally in co-op, although we also plan on releasing a single-player campaign alongside the co-op mode.

Even though we don’t have an official date yet, the Early Access version of the game will be coming really soon and we do hope you’ll stay along for the ride. In the meantime, feel free to tell us what you think of the game’s concept and give constructive criticism — since we’re still a very small team, every bit of feedback helps us in realizing this project!

Thank you all very much in advance and stay frosty,

and much love from the team over at PJ GAMES!

Ever wanted to build a base in a world overrun by Lovecraftian horrors? In RailGods of Hysterra, you don’t just build any base - you build a fortress on rails.

Trailer - https://youtu.be/BO04tX1ABoQ?si=M7JTRtNw7Px4Uklj

Set in the eerie Wastelands of Hysterra, your only ally is the RailGod, a sentient locomotive that acts as your mobile fortress. As you journey through this nightmare world, you’ll gather resources, fight eldritch creatures, and craft everything from weapons to workbenches - all while customizing and upgrading your RailGod.

What makes RailGods of Hysterra unique is the freedom to build and adapt your RailGod. Add carriages and upgrades to match your playstyle, whether you focus on crafting, combat, or exploration. Your mobile fortress lets you craft weapons, harness dark magic, and create workbenches, all while defending against relentless monsters and cultists. Plus, your base is always on the move, adding new challenges as you travel through cursed lands, fend off enemies, and uncover hidden resources.

In addition to base-building, the game features:

• Combat variety: Choose your fighting style, whether you wield axes, guns, or dark magic.
• Sacrifices: Fuel your RailGod by sacrificing captured foes to gain power and continue your journey.
• Exploration and survival: Face unpredictable horrors and gather essential resources in a world corrupted by the Great Old Ones.
• Co-op mode: Play with friends and face the horrors together.

Ready to put your base-building and survival skills to the test in a world of cosmic terror? Wishlist now on Steam and apply for the upcoming playtest!

Hi ! Kind of an odd request from the title, I'm sure, but listen. I just got done playing Dawn of Man and now I have a problem, I wanna play something like it but there isn't really anything like that in my library that I haven't played already.

Here's what I liked about it :

• The people of your colony aren't faceless sprites going to and from buildings and buses to give the illusion of a functioning city, they're actually individuals with their own pathfinding, inventory and tasks.
• While you can technically micromanage your citizens, you don't need to do so 99% of the time thanks to mechanics like being able to put down flags telling X people to collect X amount of resources until they reach the maximum amount of that resource (that you can also set) for the settlement in an area that's as big or small as you want it to be, within limits.
• It didn't have a goal per se, but it had some sense of progression beyond "get the highest amount of resources and/or citizen that you possibly can until it all comes tumbling down because you didn't spend your uni days studying city planning". Making my way from the Paleolithic period to Iron age steelmaking was very gratifying.

And here's what I didn't :

• The combat in the late game got very tedious. Enemies were tanky, my people were even tankier, so every raid eventually got to the point where they lasted several in-game months which was a real problem as far as my crops were concerned. I'm fine if death is a very real concern for my people as long as death comes quick and doesn't make my barley fields disappear because people took too long stabbing each other.
• The AI could be very perplexing at times. Here's an example. Children aren't useful for many things except carrying small stuff around. Sometimes, whenever a hunt was on, my people left their quarry far away from the animal's point of origin, where I told them to hunt. Predators roam the map. You also can't really stop citizens from doing something if you don't have a task to replace it with. Therefore, children dying in droves because their #1 priority was to pick up small bones on the other side of the map was a very real thing that drove me nuts.

With all of this, I was having fun plopping down flags and buildings, and watching all my little people scurrying like ants moving resources around. I like automation. I like putting down cogs, setting those cogs in motion and watching the clockwork happen, putting down additional cogs and oiling them as needed.

Also, here's a quick, non-exhaustive list of games like that I've played in the past :

• Gone Medieval
• Rimworld
• Songs of Syx
• Planetbase
• Space Haven
• Stranded: Alien Dawn
• Banished
• Medieval Dynasty
• Against the Storm
• Timberborn
• Ixion
• Frostpunk
• Endzone
• Anno 1404, 2070, 1800
• Dwarf Fortress
• Oxygen Not Included
• Manor Lords
• Pharaoh, Zeus, Caesar, Empire, Nebuchadnezzar

In case someone wanted to suggest it, I should probably add that I am aware of, and very interested in, Ancient Cities. I'm just waiting for it to get some more meat on its bones before I take the plunge.

So, anything like it, with all of this in mind ?

Edit: Updated the list with others that I own and have played before that completely slipped my mind when I wrote it. Sorry everyone, and thanks for the suggestions !

I have 5,000 hrs into Factorio and 2,000 hrs into Satisfactory and approaching 1,000 hrs in Workers & Resources. I love all 3 but looking for something new. The Crust and DSP are my final list but I can’t make a decision. I like the graphics and premise of both. I’m not sure if I’d like building with the planet curvatures of DSP. And I could be wrong, and it isn’t necessarily a dealbreaker, but it doesn’t look like there is 1st/3rd person exploring in The Crust, so no driving rovers across the moon like in the trailers. Any strong opinions for one over the other?

Edit- Thanks everybody these comments are exactly what I was looking for. It looks like I will let The Crust continue to percolate on my wishlist as I sacrifice thousands of hours to DSP!

My wife has a niche she's really into that I have trouble finding examples of outside what she has played. She doesn't want a straight builder like City Skylines or Valheim, that as she puts it 'requires creativity' but something more like Breath of the Wild, Hollow Knight, Little Kings Story, Dragon Age Inquisition, Xenoblade Chronicles, Suikoden, where you have a 'hub' location where rather than you building the structures, the place is built up and filled in by you doing side quests and gathering NPCs. I've got Ni No Kuni 2 but she wants to play 1 first and really wants something to scratch that itch in the meantime. Any suggestions are welcome, from something as small as a house that gets more decorated/furnished through the game to full cities/strongholds.

So, idk what exactly I'm looking for, but I rlly wanna play like a game where you can build and create your own city, and also make your own characters. Preferably smth that works on mobile. The reason is that I love these sorts of games, but I don't know any for mobile, and the way to school is really boring. Please lmk if there's anything out there like this!

I'm looking for recommendations of games where the focus is on building and there aren't many impediments or game mechanics that put restrictions on it. I don't mind a bit of management, but hate it when it gets in the way and makes progress and expansion a slog. Similarly, very restrictive survival goals are annoying, just let me build big!

Here are some of the games I've played

Liked: factorio, tropico 4, another brick in the mall

Liked but base building wasn't the focus: riftbreaker, they are billions, terraria, subnautica

Kinda liked: cities skylines (traffic PITA), satisfactory, civ 5 (fun, but slow)

Disliked: oxygen not included, timberborn. Both of these games were more focused on the sim management aspect than the building aspect, which is what I don't enjoy.

Thanks for the replies!

Hello im stuck on not hving not wanting to playing some games and im despretly looking for a free or if not free a solo rpg game thats open world and 3d i love gathering loot like runescape or albion online just hate the 2d aspect love everything else the skill trees and everything else, i just want an open world game maybe solo or mmo with semi or good graphics where i can emerse my self to build and grind my character get good gear, get even better gear have all that juicy loot and be happy about the loot i like sword mage bow more like medevil style or liek an anime kinda soft looking visuals liek genshin inpact sorry i had a stroke while writing this and i appoligise

hey looking for a game liek genshin impact mayeb without teh gacha element but i love the art style and the story

So I've been playing a bit of Satisfactory and Factorio and was wondering if you guys have recommendations for another in the genre but with:

- Indefinite nodes like Satisfactory

- Grid build system like Factorio (basically just not like Satisfactory where no matte how much I snap to grid my miners will never have a good connection to my conveyors)

and bonus points if it doesn't have mechanics like biters that will ruin my factory. I prefer when the challenge is how to build the factory rather than maintaining the factory.

Please don't recommend Shapez, Shapez 2, or Beltex as I've played all those.

hello i appologise for the strokes that ur about to read english not my main launguage and grammer my worst enemy so basicly im looking for a open world game with base building like pawworld and Satisfactory had a child just cant seem to find a graphicly pleasing game i want to sink tons of hours in to the game i like collecting and having tons of stuff also liek teh industral asspects workbenches liek pawworld or ark so basicly im looking for a game thats visualy pleasing has stuff from pawworld, minecraft, Satisfactory perhaps some other games but mostly liek the survivel open world industrial workbench ( i like the games with pleasing visuals 3d and more of survival and gathering) ty beforehand i want to mention that i play a lot of elden ring and zelda games or have played

A few days ago, I asked about incremental games, and Factorio came up as a suggestion. I was surprised to find it’s never on sale, but as someone pointed out, there’s a demo—and wow, what a demo! I’ve already spent about 5 hours in it and haven’t even finished yet. It feels like a full game, not just a demo. I’ll definitely be getting the full version once I wrap it up. Thanks for the recommendation! It’s not exactly what I was originally looking for, but it’s incredibly addictive nonetheless.

Looking for scratching an itch, I had for some time. If not like EG2, what else would you recommend?

Hi all, I'm Kesh - Game Director and I'm inviting you to playtest my game which has been 4 years in development.

Its free to play, just follow the link to my Steam page and request for access: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1818480/Midwest_90_Rapid_City/

Here's a 3 minute footage of the game for you to check out first. Hope you like it.

3 Minute Gameplay Footage

In Devlog #005, we talk about designing costumes that will be worn by various units from different factions in the game: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2618970/view/4506506859046240366

Please let us know what you think about these costumes.

Please Wishlist the game here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2618970/

We plan to start playtesting the game soon. So if you'd like to participate, then please join our Discord server.

Discord Server Link: https://discord.gg/mhqT2E8k9D

Note to the community: We are planning to do weekly devlogs. If you don't want these here, please let us know and we won't post them here.

Hey everyone!

About a year ago, I posted here about a game I’m working on where you get to automate your very own chocolate factory. I’m excited to share that I’ve just put together a demo that showcases the core gameplay!

There’s still a lot more content and features I plan to add, but I’d love for you to give it a try and share any feedback. You can find the game’s Steam page here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2736760/Chocolatio/

Please consider adding it to your wishlist! And if you have a chance to play the demo, let me know what you think! 😊

Thank you!