11 Games Like Timberborn for Fans of Creative Colony Builders

If you had a blast building and optimizing your beaver-powered society in Timberborn, you’re probably craving more colony builders that let your creativity run wild. These games will challenge your planning, resource management, and building skills while offering unique worlds and systems to explore and master.

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Banished

Aerial view of a virtual medieval village with houses, tents, and grass paths in a grid layout, featuring a game interface with various menus and statistics on the screen.
Banished | Gameplay Screenshot

Start from scratch with a small group of exiles and turn their new home into a self-sustaining town. Every resource matters, and smart planning is key to survival.

Kingdoms and Castles

A detailed isometric view of a digital medieval city with blue-roofed buildings, roads, and castle walls. Various icons and stats are displayed on the interface surrounding the city.
Kingdoms and Castles | Gameplay Screenshot

Grow a medieval village into a bustling city while defending it from dragons, vikings, and harsh winters. Simple to learn but deeply satisfying to master.

Going Medieval

Going Medieval | Gameplay Screenshot

Manage a group of settlers in a post-civilization medieval world. Construct multi-level buildings, defend from raids, and grow a thriving community.

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Farthest Frontier

Aerial view of a post-apocalyptic settlement with tents and buildings amid trees. Bright flaming projectiles fall from the sky, creating explosions in the area.
Farthest Frontier | Gameplay Screenshot

Establish a town on the edge of the wilderness. Survive diseases, wildlife, and invasions while developing a complex economy and infrastructure.

Settlement Survival

A colorful, low-poly farm scene reminiscent of games like Banished, featuring cows, sheep, farm buildings, crops, and various structures, with houses and trees in the background.
Settlement Survival | Gameplay Screenshot

Help a group of refugees find new life by building homes, farms, and a sustainable settlement. Face natural disasters and shifting climates head-on.

RimWorld

Top-down view of a game scene reminiscent of games like Banished, showcasing buildings on fire, injured characters, and solar panels with various items scattered around.
RimWorld | Gameplay Screenshot

Manage colonists on an alien world where every choice affects their fate. Events are procedurally generated, making every colony unique.

The Wandering Village

A colorful village with straw-roofed huts, gardens, and villagers, including blue creatures carrying buckets, under a clear blue sky.
The Wandering Village | Gameplay Screenshot

Build your village on the back of a giant creature wandering through a toxic world. Keep your people — and your host — healthy and thriving.

A multi-level underground base with various equipment, plants, and machinery. Small animated characters move around performing tasks in the detailed setting.
Oxygen Not Included | Gameplay Screenshot

Build a subterranean space colony while managing oxygen, waste, temperature, and the stress levels of your quirky colonists.

Surviving the Aftermath

Aerial view of a burning town with multiple shelters and buildings amidst trees. Bright flames and smoke rise from the fire as surrounding areas appear to be unaffected.
Surviving the Aftermath | Gameplay Screenshot

Lead a group of survivors through a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Build, explore, and adapt to changing threats and environmental hazards.

Against the Storm

Aerial view of a strategic video game interface showing a grid-based underwater city layout with various buildings, resources, and controls.
Against the Storm | Gameplay Screenshot

A roguelite colony builder where you establish settlements in a world of constant storms. Each playthrough is full of fresh challenges.

Dawn of Man

A prehistoric village scene with thatched huts, people engaged in daily activities, livestock, and two wooden watchtowers surrounded by a stone wall in a hilly landscape.
Dawn of Man | Gameplay Screenshot

Guide early humans through thousands of years of evolution, from hunting and gathering to farming and ironworking.

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