Games like Frostpunk

4.2average player rating•5 games

Frostpunk's pull is crisis city-building: rationing heat and labor under a moving deadline, where laws bend hope and discontent. These five keep that pressure-cooker management, then twist it through storms, politics, world maps and even deep space.

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Games5

Avg. Metacritic82

Avg. player rating4.2/5

Main genreSimulation

Released2014–2023

What these games share

The genres these 5 picks have in common, straight from their store data.

Simulation4 of 5
Strategy4 of 5
Indie2 of 5

The picks

Ranked by player rating, Metacritic breaks ties.

1
Against the Storm
SimulationStrategy
Settlement cycles under looming storms — stockpile or push growth, every decree a bet with real costs.
4.7/5Player ratingMC91View game
2
Banished
IndieSimulationStrategy
Harsh winters demand food and firewood stockpiles, with every labor assignment a life-or-death trade.
4.5/5Player ratingMC73View game
3
IXION
IndieSimulationStrategy
City management inside a dying ark, where policies, power and labor unrest balance against catastrophic, timed objectives.
3.9/5Player ratingView game
4
Surviving the Aftermath
SimulationStrategy
Colony survival tied to a strategic map — send teams for parts or watch plans grind to dust.
3.5/5Player ratingView game
5
Endzone - A World Apart
Post-collapse city-building under radiation and droughts, with stockpiles and decontamination queued before the next hit.
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