Games like Pioneers of Pagonia

The Squirrel's verdictGoing Medieval is a 3D voxel settlement builder where layered construction across multiple floors is a primary draw. It includes resource chains, physical goods, and waves of attackers to defend against — not rival AI factions. Fully released with a Very Positive rating at 89.1% positive and a median playtime of 71.4 hours. No co-op. Reviewers flag the absence of a family or lineage system as a meaningful gap for the medieval setting.

Not for you if you want co-op, a family or dynasty system, or opponent factions rather than wave-based attackers.

The Squirrel's verdictFarthest Frontier centers its gameplay on survival pressure from the first year: disease, raider attacks, and starvation all require active management alongside production chains and physical goods hauling. It is a fully released title rated Very Positive at 86.2% positive, with a median playtime of 46.3 hours at $34.99. No co-op.

Not for you if you want to play with friends, or prefer logistics and construction puzzles without constant famine, disease, and raid management.

The Squirrel's verdictMicroTown is a pure logistics puzzle: resource gathering, production chains, no combat, no enemy factions, no multiplayer. Reviewers describe it as polished and well-priced at $9.99 for what it delivers, with a median playtime of 14.6 hours. Players who want to optimize supply lines without any military pressure are its core audience.

Not for you if you want multiplayer, enemy factions, or a production chain deep enough to occupy more than a few sittings.

The Squirrel's verdictThe Colonists is a pure transport-and-economy sim: robots build road networks, haul physical goods between production buildings, and expand a settlement with no combat layer whatsoever. It is a finished 2018 release rated Very Positive at 85.6% positive, with a median playtime of 34.3 hours at $24.99. Reviewers compare its logistics feel closely to the older Settlers series.

Not for you if you want any form of combat, enemy factions, or co-op; this is a static, complete production-and-transport game.

The Squirrel's verdictEvolution of Ages: Settlements has a median playtime of 75.8 hours at $8.99 — the production and RPG-combat loop is complete, not in-progress. Reviewers consistently flag the interface as closer to early-1990s software than a modern UI, with low-resolution graphics and inconsistent tooltips. For players who can tolerate an outdated presentation in exchange for a fully realized economic simulation.

Not for you if you need modern graphics and a clean UI, since reviewers repeatedly call the interface outdated and visually straining.

The Squirrel's verdictSettlements Rising is a 2025 single-player release built on the familiar town-builder template: villager routines, physical resource chains, population growth. Reviewers describe it as competent but unoriginal, with no tutorial and mechanics that closely resemble other genre entries. Median playtime is 14.0 hours at $18.99. No co-op, no faction warfare.

Not for you if you want to build with friends, want fresh mechanics rather than a well-trodden formula, or want faction warfare instead of a peaceful builder.

The Squirrel's verdictLand of the Vikings is a fully released single-player settlement builder with physical goods hauling and production chains. Reviewers note persistent bugs — warehouse workers going permanently idle, halting late-game progression — and no defined endgame once a settlement matures. Median playtime is 16.6 hours. No co-op.

Not for you if you want to play with friends, need a defined endgame goal, or are sensitive to bugs that can stall late-game progression.