Recommend a Base Building \ Survival Game

[ArizonaTank]

A few more that I like (pardon if these have already been noted). I own all of these and enjoy them:

Sengoku Dynasty: chill village builder in medieval Japan. You have assignable followers. You only get into a fight when you are looking for it.

Bellwright: nice medieval base builder. You have followers. Defending your turf is somewhat necessary.

Palworld: an absolute hoot!!!  Don't let the cutsy look deceive you. One of my favorite games. Build bases, develop your squad, fight bosses, survive wave attacks on your base...its all there.

No Man's Sky: Sci Fi space explorer. Great base building and exploration. Combat mostly only when you are looking for it. Can be chill at times.

This Land is My Land: You are the chief of a band of Native Americans in the Old West. First person combat with stealth. Base building, strategy, village management and some folks who really want to take your land.

Cataclismo: Castle defense and crafting and base building. Hold back the hordes...

[FarAway Sooner]

Great thread.  This has been a major genre of interest for me, but I've been thwarted by the growing complexity in games like Oxygen Not Included (although I love the production values, the dialog, and the concept behind the game, I just haven't had the time to grok it yet).

I wish that there were more high-fantasy themed city builders out there.  I've seen a few, but most turn into 4x games quickly or just rehash all the same mechanics with a fantasy re-skin.

One game that hasn't been mentioned here that is a bit of a hybrid base-building/RPG/4x title is Thea: The Awakening.  Being set in Slavic mythology made for an interesting change of pace, but I enjoyed the variety of different ways that you might play/win the game.  Like Frostpunk, they got the tone very right for a grim survival game where you're trying to lead a limited group of people through a very tough time.

[ArizonaTank]

I wish that there were more high-fantasy themed city builders out there.  I've seen a few, but most turn into 4x games quickly or just rehash all the same mechanics with a fantasy re-skin.

Take a look at "Lord of Rings: Return to Moria."  Not a re-skin. The premise, game-loop and setting are unique...certainly is "High Fantasy." Dwarven crafting, base-building and wave defense. I have played a bit and like it. I have been playing other things, but will get back to it someday soon.

[JasonPratt]

I've been keeping an eye on Return to Moria, but not ready to pull the trigger yet.

7 Days to Die went into version 1 semi-full release a month or two ago (with some planned content to be added to finish out the game in the next year... so still a late alpha really {g}), and I know the Darkness Falls mod was rumored to be released as early as last Friday but I haven't checked since then. (It could be early 2025.)

Anyway, I started a new game, my first in DF, over the weekend, using the last stable 7DtD alpha. Had a bad start position, but learning the ropes, dying a lot. Didn't use a blood moon spawn, but rather spawned conga-lines at least once every 30 game hours. Might tone that down a little next time.

[ArizonaTank]

I've been keeping an eye on Return to Moria, but not ready to pull the trigger yet.

7 Days to Die went into version 1 semi-full release a month or two ago (with some planned content to be added to finish out the game in the next year... so still a late alpha really {g}), and I know the Darkness Falls mod was rumored to be released as early as last Friday but I haven't checked since then. (It could be early 2025.)

Anyway, I started a new game, my first in DF, over the weekend, using the last stable 7DtD alpha. Had a bad start position, but learning the ropes, dying a lot. Didn't use a blood moon spawn, but rather spawned conga-lines at least once every 30 game hours. Might tone that down a little next time.

Sounds tempting. I'll have to take another dip into 7DtD's waters. Maybe we can do another multi-player server.

[Uberhaus]

Some I own and would add to your list.  A few are combine RTS in the base building and survival but might be worth a look if you don't own.

Songs of Syx
Deity Empires
Avorion
Farthest Frontier
Going Medieval
Solargene
Green Hell
Valheim
Rimworld
Final Upgrade
Hegemony 3 Clash of the Ancients
Ixion
Evolution of Ages Settlements
Rising World
Kainga Sees of Civilization

How is Green Hell?

[rss334]

It's hard at first but a good game.   If you liked 1st person survival games it's one I'd recommend, more focused on actual survival than base building.  Personally I  enjoyed the forest & sub Nautica more simply because there was more focus on aspects outside of survival. 

[Uberhaus]

It's hard at first but a good game.   If you liked 1st person survival games it's one I'd recommend, more focused on actual survival than base building.  Personally I  enjoyed the forest & sub Nautica more simply because there was more focus on aspects outside of survival. 

Thank you, might be time to bust out all of that teenage aircrew survival training.

[rss334]

It's hard at first but a good game.   If you liked 1st person survival games it's one I'd recommend, more focused on actual survival than base building.  Personally I  enjoyed the forest & sub Nautica more simply because there was more focus on aspects outside of survival. 

Thank you, might be time to bust out all of that teenage aircrew survival training.

It's on sale on steam for less than 9 and can usually be picked up on sites like cdkeys for around 7.  Pretty much a no brainer if you like these sort of games, definitely at those prices worth a play.   

[ArizonaTank]

There is a new contender in the genre...  "Aska" 

Viking and Norse mythology based.

A mix of Valheim and Bellwright. Nice 3d environment, base building, crafting and villager management with horde defense. I am pretty early into it, but I like it better than Valheim so far.

[kendricks]

interesting

[bobarossa]

interesting

I smell a bot.

[JasonPratt]

This reminds me that I was going to reply "BETTER THAN VALHEIM?!?" but forgot (and/or work interrupted).

Of course I already wishlisted anyway, so... 

[ArizonaTank]

This reminds me that I was going to reply "BETTER THAN VALHEIM?!?" but forgot (and/or work interrupted).

Of course I already wishlisted anyway, so... 

Some more hours in...Yes, better than "Valheim" IMHO. While "Aska" is FP (First Person) and definitely a base-building game, comparing "Aska" and "Valheim" is a little bit apples and oranges. "Valheim" is solo or multi-player with no AI NPCs. "Aska" is mostly about managing your NPC AI villagers. The big tasks in "Aska" revolve around keeping your village from starving or freezing to death in winter. Also, building your defenses so that you can defeat the occasional bear or undead attack.

Like the best games in the genre, "Dwarf Fortress" or "Rimworld" as examples, "Aska" manages to give the villagers personality. In "Aska" you learn your villager's names, their strengths and weaknesses. You feel bad when your cheerful, hardworking fisherman gets clobbered by a rampaging bear. But unlike the 2d "retro" games, "Aska" is in a beautiful 3d environment, that changes with weather and the seasons, nicely suspending disbelief.

"Aska" is not the first FP 3d village management game. "Bellwright" (medieval Europe themed), "Sengoku Jidai" (medieval Japan themed) and "This Land is My Land" (American Wild West themed) all came before "Aska," and are strong games themselves.

But in my mind, "Aska" is the best of the lot.   

[Sigwolf]

"Aska" is not the first FP 3d village management game. "Bellwright" (medieval Europe themed), "Sengoku Jidai" (medieval Japan themed) and "This Land is My Land" (American Wild West themed) all came before "Aska," and are strong games themselves.

But in my mind, "Aska" is the best of the lot.   

I think you meant to reference Sengoku Dynasty here...  Sengoku Jidai is a turn-based wargame with no kind of village management.