Core Mechanics
Best Base management Games
Building and managing a base or settlement
48 games ranked by base management intensity
Plan B: Terraform
Windows
Automation designSandboxBase managementMinimalistResource management
Oxygen Not Included
WindowsmacOSLinux
Base managementSandboxExplorationOpen worldResource management
Amazing Cultivation Simulator
Windows
SandboxFantasy mythologyBase managementOpen worldAnime/manga
Embark
Windows
Base managementSandboxOpen worldVoxelResource management
Odd Realm
WindowsmacOSLinux
Base managementCity/empire buildingPixel artSandboxResource management
Aven Colony
Windows
Base managementCity/empire buildingSandboxResource managementEmergent narrative
Dawn of Man
WindowsmacOS
Base managementCity/empire buildingSandboxOpen worldDialogue choices
Frostpunk 2
WindowsmacOS
Base managementCity/empire buildingDialogue choicesResource managementTense
Offworld Trading Company
WindowsmacOS
Base managementCity/empire buildingExplorationCompetitive rankedResource management
Echoes of the Plum Grove
WindowsmacOS
Open worldExplorationDialogue choicesBase managementCozy
Cattails | Become a Cat!
WindowsmacOS
Pixel artBase managementOpen worldPick-up-and-playResource management
Farm Together
WindowsmacOSLinux
Base managementSandboxDeep systemsMeditativeCo-op chaos
Cult of the Lamb
WindowsmacOS
Base managementWhimsicalSolo contemplativeExplorationResource management
SPORE™
Windows
Open worldSandboxBase managementResource managementExploration
Supreme Commander
Windows
Base managementResource managementWarfare emphasisSci-fi technologyCo-op chaos
Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance
Windows
Map scaleBase managementResource managementTerritory controlWarfare emphasis
Sins of a Solar Empire II
Windows
Dialogue choicesBase managementSci-fi technologyMethodicalResource management
Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion
Windows
Map scaleSandboxExplorationBase managementResource management
Age of Mythology: Retold
Windows
Fantasy mythologyBase managementResource managementReal-time combatWarfare emphasis
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
WindowsLinux
Base managementTurn-based combatMethodicalSci-fi technologySolo contemplative
Company of Heroes 2
WindowsmacOSLinux
Base managementResource managementWar and conflictWarfare emphasisSolo contemplative
Iron Harvest
Windows
Map scaleBase managementResource managementTerritory controlWarfare emphasis
ZERO Sievert
Windows
Pixel artOpen worldExplorationBase managementShooting
Deadside
Windows
Open worldMMO socialBase managementCraftingResource management
ATLAS
Windows
Open worldExplorationMMO socialSandboxBase management
Grounded
Windows
Open worldExplorationSandboxBase managementCrafting
STAR WARS™ Galactic Battlegrounds Saga
Windows
Base managementResource managementWarfare emphasisSolo contemplativeSci-fi technology
Subnautica: Below Zero
WindowsmacOS
Open worldExplorationSandboxBase managementCrafting
Fallout 76
Windows
Open worldShootingMMO socialExplorationBase management
This War of Mine
WindowsmacOSLinux
Dialogue choicesStealthBase managementCraftingResource management
Total Annihilation
Windows
Base managementResource managementReal-time combatWarfare emphasisSci-fi technology
Mudborne: Frog Management Sim
WindowsmacOSLinux
CollectionPixel artResource managementBase managementCrafting
Wildfrost
Windows
Deck buildingBase managementTurn-based combatSkill masteryMethodical
Tainted Grail: Conquest
WindowsLinux
Deck buildingDialogue choicesRoguelike loopsBase managementLinear story
Subnautica
WindowsmacOS
Open worldExplorationSandboxBase managementCrafting
Foxhole
Windows
MMO socialWarfare emphasisOpen worldSandboxCrafting
Squad
Windows
ShootingMMO socialWarfare emphasisOpen worldBase management
State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
Windows
Open worldSandboxBase managementResource managementTense
Command & Conquer™ Remastered Collection
Windows
Base managementResource managementReal-time combatWarfare emphasisCompetitive ranked
Generation Zero®
Windows
Open worldShootingSandboxExplorationBase management
Tribes of Midgard
Windows
ExplorationFantasy mythologyBase managementSkill masteryOpen world
Company of Heroes
Windows
Base managementMethodicalResource managementWar and conflictReal-time combat
Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3
Windows
Base managementPick-up-and-playResource managementWarfare emphasisCo-op chaos
A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA
WindowsmacOSLinux
SandboxCity/empire buildingMethodicalResource managementReal-time combat
Knights of Honor II: Sovereign
Windows
City/empire buildingSandboxOpen worldResource managementTech/research trees
Imperiums: Greek Wars
Windows
Map scaleExplorationSpreadsheet territoryResource managementTech/research trees
Sid Meier's Civilization VII
WindowsmacOSLinux
City/empire buildingSpreadsheet territoryMethodicalMulti-hour deep divesDiplomacy
HUMANKIND™
WindowsmacOS
City/empire buildingOpen worldMethodicalResource managementTech/research trees