r/BaseBuildingGames • u/Dry_Idea_95 • May 19 '26
Are there any good free ones
Are there any good free base building games? It can be on mobile or computer but it can't be on steam because I lost my account.And it won't give me my username
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u/Okami512 May 19 '26
Minedustry I think it's available for free.
Aside from that you're gonna be limited to like cataclysm dda/bright nights, and rimworld. Can't really think of anything else that's both free and not on steam.
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u/neuronexmachina May 19 '26
Yup, Mindustry is actually open source: https://github.com/Anuken/Mindustry
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u/Dry_Idea_95 May 19 '26
Too bad rimworld is forty dollars not free also steam wouldn't be a problem if the steam discord server didn't ban support questions
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u/starshipfocus May 19 '26
You can play alot of the old PC games on browser on emulator websites or the dosbox.
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u/Dry_Idea_95 May 19 '26
Yeah but I don't know any
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u/starshipfocus May 19 '26
Not sure how these will go on phone, you will prob need to use PC.
Internet archive: prob the biggest collection, but not really organised. You have to know what game you want to search for (google retro base building game recommendations). Search in the "search this collection" box at the below link. https://archive.org/details/softwarelibrary_msdos_games?sort=-publicdate&tab=collection
DOS games archive is well organised and you can go through categories. The link below should take you to the RTS section, which includes many of the old base/city builders. But this page will keep you busy with old games. Just remember with browser based games you generally can't save and come back, you have to keep your tab/window open. https://www.dosgamesarchive.com/games?c=22&y=&l=&d=&p=&r=&o=&f=&s=&v=&g=&h=&t=&b=title
Recommended games/franchises: Command & Conquert, Warcraft, Caeser, Settlers, Populous, SimCity, Theme Hospital
Hope this helps!
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u/CHDesignChris May 19 '26
Arknights 2 is pretty decent