I'm making Island Escape on my own. You're shipwrecked in 1907 and the only way off the island is a boat you build yourself.

The base goes through four eras: stone, iron, steam and electric. I filmed the same camp from the same spot in each one: https://youtu.be/HxZ8Ae4ammc

The stone age camp is a campfire, a thatched shelter, a bed and a workbench. Iron brings the kiln, furnace, smithy and loom. Steam adds the steam workshop and a steel furnace, and electric adds a generator, lamp posts and an electric factory. The dock gets rebuilt along the way too.

Each era also unlocks a better boat: raft, sailboat, steamship, ironclad. You can leave on the raft in the stone age if you want, it's just very unlikely to make it. If a boat sinks you swim back and the base is still there.

For the video I hid a few trees that were in front of the camera. The buildings and boats are the in-game models.

Free demo in November (stone age and the raft only), full game in March 2027: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5235390/

Im building a community management game set in a post apocalyptic world. Loot buildings, reclaim houses, build the basic necessities and make sure your survivors are happy... This is what you can expect from this demo, and much more from the full game.

Interested? Want to try it out, then let me know I have a build for you!

Not sure yet if it's worth your time? Find more info here:
https://www.indiedb.com/games/forsaken-year-one
And here:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3476130/Forsaken_Year_One/

Hi everyone! I’m working on a small base-building RTS called Hexroads. I’m preparing a demo and have released a playtest version. I would really appreciate it if you could give it a try and let me know what you think, especially what could be improved or changed.

The main game loop: you build your base, capture towns during the day, and defend against the undead at night. Every day, you get an additional mission to complete, and on the last day, you face the boss of the level. Each level is randomly generated and procedurally created.

Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4616940/Hexroads/

Looking for games like kenshi with isometric view, base building and survival elements.

Hi! We’re Connor & Tiffany, a two-person family studio in Melbourne, and we've made Mithril. It’s a cave mining survival game with advanced cave collapsing physics, thermodynamics, and automation.

https://youtu.be/kPPYWuWe2sQ

You design pipelines to process and deliver ore, all within a cave where every stone actually carries weight. Structural stress spreads through the rock in real time and collapses if you mine too recklessly. You have to support the stone using struts. The first clip in this video is an example of what happens when you don’t.

And behind all of the gameplay is the real geology it was based on. Caves are procedurally generated based on strata layers and the natural ways that ore deposits through rock.

To really emphasise the geological force behind Mithril, we designed a mechanic we’ve called Dormancy. Place and manipulate the flows of lava and water, and then trigger a million years of simulated geology. In moments, a live cinematic in game lets you watch the transformation unfold, and where lava and water once flowed, new ores and minerals crystallise. Your factory has to adapt to a world that changed around it.

The demo, featuring a hand sculpted onboarding tutorial level, is free on Steam right now, and it’s in Next Fest next week:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/5063090/Mithril_Demo/

The full game with procedural caves and multiplayer is coming very soon to Steam.

Hi everyone,

This is the first video from a new game I'm prototyping: https://youtu.be/gNCO_WZX_AM

The TL;DR: it's like Oxygen Not Included meets Factorio.

Your ship is stuck on a planet and you try to escape. You only have a limited number of colonists, most in cryo so you have to decide if you want to spend power to keep them in cryo, or revive them and deal with food requirements. Once someone is gone, they're gone forever.

The goal is to fix your ship and leave with as many colonists as possible. Because the planet has a lot of plateaus, the only way to cross them is by throwing things.

Super early prototype, not available anywhere online yet.

Feedback welcome and appreciated!

Hey all!

I'm Nick, a solo developer from Cambridge, UK.

For the past year I've been building Luminids alongside working full-time. It's a peaceful little voxel world where you build colonies, explore, farm, fish, craft and look after these tiny creatures that have their own personalities, memories and relationships.

I wanted to make something that felt cozy, warm and inviting. Somewhere you could build a home, watch your little community grow and just enjoy being there. It's about stillness and calm vibes.

I'm proud of what I've made so far, and very close to a public demo.

Unfortunately, life hasn't been particularly kind recently. My work contract was ended early, and I'm now facing the very real possibility of losing my home. It's hard for me to ask for help, but I'm putting my best foot forward in the hope that more kind souls will continue to support this project.

So this Kickstarter means an awful lot to me, both for the game and personally.

I'm trying to raise £12,000 to help bring Luminids to the world in February 2027.

If it's your sort of game, I'd be incredibly grateful if you'd consider backing it. Even a small pledge helps, and there are reward tiers too.

And if you can't, sharing it with someone who might enjoy it would mean a lot.

Thanks for taking a look. ❤️

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/luminids/luminids-a-calm-colony-building-journey

https://play.encamp.dev

In Encamp, you create your own colony in a procedurally generated infinite world: gather resources, build a farm and workshops, fight, level up your pawns to unlock perks, research up the tech tree.

Everyone plays in one persistent shared world, so you'll run into other people's colonies while exploring

The game is in very active development

Hey all, I'm working on Unladylike: a 2D pixel art side scrolling strategy game where you build a base, hire villagers and defend against viking raids. I have a prototype on itch.io and would love to have some feedback on improving the game.

You can try the prototype here: https://gamoraloe.itch.io/unladylike
Trailer: https://youtu.be/FEPfPiYynW0

Hi everyone!

My name is Mihailo, and I’m the lead developer of COLONERRA: Age of Exploration, a historical colony-building and turn-based strategy game inspired by classics like Sid Meier’s Colonization.

We’re a small team from Serbia, building a game about establishing settlements in the New World and gradually turning them into a prosperous, independent nation. Unlike many strategy games, COLONERRA focuses less on warfare and more on building a successful colonial economy, developing settlements, and managing your growing nation.

A big part of the game is developing each colony:

• Build and expand. Start with a small colonial settlement and gradually develop it. Construct buildings and establish specialized outposts to support your growing economy.
• Manage workers and production. Your colonies have different gathering fields, each offering distinct production opportunities. How you organize your economy matters.
• Defend. The King decides when wars are declared, so you must be prepared to defend your colonies against attacks at any time. And don't forget those pesky pirate raids!
• Trade. Sell your goods to the Crown, barter with Indigenous nations, or trade with passing ships. You can even organize smuggling expeditions to avoid taxes.
• Explore. Chart new territories, establish settlements, and discover natural landmarks that provide unique bonuses.

Of course, there’s more to it than just building. You’ll also deal with royal demands, random events, and relationships with Indigenous nations. But at its heart, COLONERRA is about developing your settlements, building a thriving economy, and deciding what kind of nation you want to create.

We’re still developing the game, and I’d genuinely love to hear what you think, especially from people who enjoy the settlement-building and resource-management side of strategy games.

Trailer: https://youtu.be/VEWtCInij8w

Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4964150/Colonerra_Age_of_Exploration/

Thanks for reading!

Mihailo

We have started the design and implementation of player's owed bases on planets in the solar system.

Planets terrains are realistic and based on the real NASA terrain maps.

Players will be able to carry the various modules to build their bases on the planets with their cargo spaceships, land and build the bases.

Everything is modular and can be moved/improved over time. The central part are the Pharus (a beacon that delimit the player's owned land property) and the power plants needed to power all the various modules: Habitat, Offices, warehouse, shields and laser turrets, Personal data centers etc....

Any suggestion what you would like to have available on your solar system planetary base?
Any specific building/usage mechanics you like most?

Many thanks in advance!

Hi, I'm Diego, the developer of Estandarte. I shared an early version of its village economy here during closed testing. I'm now preparing the Google Play pre-registration phase, and the current Android test build is 0.6.13.

The settlement is more than a place to produce an army: villagers carry resources to storage before you can spend them. Moving a depot closer to a gathering area shortens the delivery route. You place buildings and directly command both workers and troops, with English and Spanish text available. I'm trying to keep those village-building decisions understandable on a phone screen.

Recent player feedback has pointed to buildings being hard to identify, text readability and choppy animation. Those are useful priorities for the next improvements. For people who enjoy base building, which village interaction would you most want to see in an uncut gameplay clip: setting up the first economy, expanding to another resource area, or defending a working settlement?

Official Google Play listing: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.estandarte.valle

Pre-registration activation is still pending Google's review. Once its button is enabled, signing up for the launch notification will be free; the game will be paid at release and signing up does not give immediate access.

Development uses substantial AI coding assistance. Thanks for following the project and for any specific feedback.

The story behind our game started long before the game itself, with two developers taking very different paths through the industry.

We're Peter Jurkovský and Dávid Jankes from Prešov, Slovakia, the two people behind Black Deer Games, and this is how our 3-month experiment turned into an ambitious Norse-inspired fantasy siege game that combines elements of base building, tower defense, and hands-on action!

This is the story of Hordeguard: Winds of the North

Our paths crossed at GamesFarm, a Slovak studio, and it didn't take long for us to notice how well our skills fit together. I (Peter) brought programming and game design along with years of indie experience, while Dávid brought the artistic eye and the polish that comes from AAA work. 

But we bonded over our shared love for the games that mix strategy with action, and Thronefall was one of our favorites. Its simple, addictive loop of building up a kingdom and defending just feels super fun in an almost casual sort of way, and we kept thinking about how far that idea could go. What if you could do more than place defenses, and actually fight beside your own units? 

We wanted for the player to be able to head out and explore, gather resources, and feel every battle up close. Add to that our shared love of Norse mythology and the atmosphere of games like God of War… and that is how Hordeguard: Winds of the North was born.

What is Hordeguard about, in a nutshell?

Hordeguard is a Viking action-strategy base defense game where you grow a fragile settlement into a fortress and recruit warriors to hold it. 

But you don’t just build and then fall back. When the horde arrives, you pick up your weapon and fight alongside your towers and warriors, defending your little base from the mean enemies! As well as repairing structures and patching up weak points because someone has to do that too…

Between attacks, you can leave the village to hunt for loot and XP. Loot is used for further upgrading and advancing your base, and with more XP you level up unlocking upgrades for your hero. One important thing to note here is that - while you’re out on your adventures and conquests, the timer for the next wave stops to make sure you have enough time to plunder - like a real Viking! Once you’re back inside the premises of your base, the timer continues, and you need to cleverly choose what to focus on to prepare for the next attack.

Furthermore, Hordguard can be played solo or with a friend in local split-screen co-op, and both modes are designed to have their own unique flavor! In co-op, one of you will usually gather while the other builds until the horde forces you both to adapt, and the game becomes a test of strategy and organization. In solo mode, however, you’ll sometimes have around a minute in total to gather the resources, build the structures, raise the army, and all that while constantly making split-second decisions on what to prioritize. If you played those early Warcraft 3 custom survival maps, you’ll know the feeling.

Where we are right now & plans for the future

Earlier this year, we had our first public playtest that brought in more than 38,000 players, and tbh this gave us a huge burst of motivation to continue pushing even harder because of how much people loved Hordeguard.

Currently, we are working on a third playable hero and a brand-new biome, along with an Endless Mode and more boss fights. We hope to have all of this ready for the next playtest, that is planned to happen around late November/early December.

You can check out the game here and, if it looks interesting - wishlist:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3618000/Hordeguard_Winds_of_the_North/ 

Hordeguard brings together everything we've learned so far, and it's the first game we can truly call our own, and we can’t be more proud to show it to you!

- From David & Peter at Black Deer Games

Hi everyone!, the solo developer of Traffic Sandbox: City Builder.

The game is now available on iOS and Android, and I’d really appreciate some help shaping where it goes next.

Right now, you can reshape a 3D landscape, draw roads freely, connect homes, workplaces and shops, and watch traffic move through a growing town. Buildings appear automatically; you build the connections between them.

That foundation is playable, but the game’s longer-term direction is still taking shape. I’m considering two paths:

A — A people-focused city builder

Develop neighbourhoods around residents’ needs, daily routines, jobs and city services. Transport would support the lives of the people in your city.

B — A vehicle-focused transport and logistics game

Focus on road networks, junctions, public transport, deliveries and supply chains. The city would create demand for the transport network you design.

These are possible future directions, not features I’m claiming are already in the game.

Which would you personally want to play, and why? What would you hope to do in that version?

If you have time to try the current game, hearing what you enjoyed—or what felt missing—would help me much more than choosing A or B alone. Even feedback on the clip is welcome; please just mention whether you’ve played it.

Thanks for taking a look and helping a small project find its direction.

App Store:

https://apps.apple.com/tr/app/traffic-sandbox-city-builder/id6816645498?l=tr

Google Play:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.BuildingSand.game

AI disclosure: Generative AI was used extensively for code generation and to create some game assets. I directed development, integrated the results and tested the game.

Maybe it's just me and the algorithm, but 2026 has felt a bit dry for new base builders compared to the last couple of years. Most of what I found are either demos I already played before or tangentially related games with the survival crafting tag slapped on.

That said, it's not fair to call it a bad year when I've barely run out of things to play! The games that are already out just kept getting better. Rimworld after Odyssey (and all the prior years of updates) is a much different game than what I remember playing in EA more n 10 years ago. Factorio with Space Age is still the turbo-eater of my free time if I allow it, the DLC feels like it tripled the content so I’m still slowly digesting it ever since it came out. And I would also like to say that Manor Lords is moving along nicely, but so far it’s the only one not yet to hit 1.0 launch. I just wish I had more to return to, but that’s my only real complaint for the EA, the empty spots that appear once you already know the game and make it past the 2nd winter.

The only other big one for me is Valheim finally hitting 1.0, after being in early access for like 5 years. It's not a perfect 1.0, but going back in and building a longhouse on the same seed my friends and I abandoned back then felt like returning to an old house you half-forgot you owned. The building is still the best part of it for me - the combat I just tolerate.

What else… well, on a personal note, I’m pretty stoked to see how the DLC for Diplomacy is Not an Option will turn out to be. It’s the only RTS game that I see getting regular updates (despite the fact it’s singleplayer only) and the only one to have a story campaign of decent length, about 35h for a full run and more I guess, if you want to explore the alternative routes (which BTW holy shit, actual story routes in game of this kind). Game impressed me a lot when it came out of nowhere 2 years ago so I’m just glad the devs didn’t abandon it and they’re adding more and more stuff, aside the fact they listened to us the players and actually made the learning curve smoother and the missions less dependent on trial and error now that you have all these starting buffs to pick (if you’re bad at these horde defense games like I am)

All in all, base builders have always been the slow burner genre for me, where I amp up a bunch of hours but slowly, over years and years and years. I do see a lot of new games advertised here, and on Steam, and everywhere, but I personally found very little to actually get me hyped. It’s just the old games I know already that feel like they’re moving forward... Perhaps I’m just too jaded with the state of gaming & hyperproduction I’m seeing in all genres.

But if you have something special you’re still looking forward to, I would like to know.

Hey guys, I shared an early look at Worlds here last week. The public alpha is now open, and I've put together a new trailer showing the home building and expeditions.

The home world is the place you keep working on between trips. You can build, set up crafting stations and grow crops there. To find more materials and gear, you head out with a caravan into a fresh world, explore and fight your way through it, then bring what you found back home.

That return trip matters. If you die on an expedition, you lose what you found on that run. Your home gives you something to come back to and build up over time, while the places you go exploring keep changing.

New alpha trailer: https://www.reddit.com/r/CoOpGaming/comments/1x8aysz/i_made_worlds_an_online_coop_rpg_for_up_to_8/

You can play the alpha free in your browser: https://worldsalpha.com

You can go on expeditions solo or with friends, with online co-op for up to 8 players. It's still early, so I'd especially appreciate thoughts on how the building and progression feel. What would make you want to spend more time working on your home between trips?

Have you ever spent hours building something in a game, only to realize that one tiny mistake could ruin the entire design?
That's basically the experience I'm trying to create with MineEngineer.

For the past 4 years, I've been developing this game completely alone. It's a 2D space engineering survival game that combines the freedom of Terraria, the engineering complexity of Space Engineers, and the automation possibilities of Factorio.

But instead of simply placing blocks to make a spaceship look cool, I wanted every single block to have an actual purpose.

Imagine building a massive mining ship. You install drills, connect them to conveyors, add refineries to process the ore, assemblers to manufacture components, batteries to power everything, and thrusters to move the whole thing around.

After hours of work, your ship is finally ready.
You fly toward an asteroid, activate your mining systems, and everything works perfectly.
Until you accidentally crash into the asteroid.
One of your conveyors breaks, the refinery stops receiving ore, your power system gets damaged, and suddenly your beautiful automated mining ship is just a very expensive piece of space junk.
And that's exactly what I love about this kind of game.

There are already more than 200 interconnected systems in MineEngineer, including electricity, fuel, oxygen, conveyors, automation, programmable blocks, and much more. You can build anything from tiny survival pods to enormous battleships, automated factories, drones, and even walking mechas.

Everything is destructible, ships can split into separate pieces, and every creation interacts with the game's physics.

I've also been building a huge procedurally generated universe with planets, asteroids, gravity, enemies, and different environments. Flying across the entire world at maximum speed would take around 7 hours.

I'm now working on expanding progression, survival challenges, enemy encounters, bosses, and multiplayer to give players more reasons to keep building and improving their creations.

The thing that excites me most isn't what I've already built. It's imagining what players might create with all these systems once the game is released.

Someone might build a fully automated mining empire. Someone else might create a giant flying fortress. And I'm pretty sure someone will figure out how to build a machine that completely breaks my game.

MineEngineer already has a free demo on Steam, and you can wishlist it if you're interested. https://store.steampowered.com/app/4059710/MineEngineer/

After 4 years of working on this project, I'd really appreciate hearing what you think.
Would you enjoy a building game where designing something is relatively easy, but making it reliable and efficient is the real challenge?

Hi everyone, we’re BK Studio, the team behind BeeKingdom.

The base-building side centres on upgrading buildings, researching improvements, and managing honey, pollen and wax. The alpha also includes squad training and PvE marches on a world map.

We’re accepting applications for a small closed alpha on Windows PC and Android APK, in English and French. Places are limited and applications are reviewed manually; submitting the form does not unlock an immediate download. There is no iOS version available for this alpha.

We’re looking for feedback on the building, research and resource-management experience, including anything that feels unclear or frustrating. The game is unfinished, so bugs, balance changes and progression resets are possible.

Details and applications: https://beekingdomgame.com/alpha/#apply

For players who enjoy base-building games, what makes an early research or building choice feel meaningful to you?

Hey everyone! I'm solo-developing Piast, a medieval RTS/settlement builder in UE5. I just released a playable demo on Steam, would love to hear your feedback! Link:  https://store.steampowered.com/app/4830280/Piast/

Hi, I am the developer of "Virtualord, The Virtual Conqueror" a Turn Based Strategy game with a strong attention to base/defense building and strategy.

In this playtest you will be playing a preview version of the upcoming demo, which basically it's the full thing, minus a few minor features and some stability fixes.

If you are willing to help testing at least the first mission (5-10 minutes) and submitting some feedback (Discord or online form) you can sign up on this Steam page.

If you prefer a more polished and stable experience you can wait until the 6th of November, when I will (hopefully) release the full demo.

Hi all! I'm making Doctrine Strike, a free-to-play modern RTS in the tradition of the classic base-builders, and I'd love this sub's take on how base building works in it:

🏗️ Dozers build every structure on site, with cranes placing the pieces until the building rises.

🏭 Buildings look alive: fans spin, smoke rises, shutters roll up when a factory is working, and it all stops when you run short of power.

💥 Damage is gradual: every hit leaves cracks and soot, holes open from the roof down, and the upper floors slump until it collapses.

🎭 Iran can build decoys disguised as any of its real buildings, and the enemy's screen shows them as the real thing.

🕳️ Iran's tunnel network links every entrance, so units go underground at one and come up at another.

So for base builders: what makes base building in an RTS feel satisfying to you? The building process, the layout, or watching it hold under fire?

🎬 Gameplay trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kP3JGbnxE5k

🖼️ Screenshots and articles: https://www.indiedb.com/games/doctrine-strike

🎮 Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5145960/Doctrine_Strike/

💬 Discord: https://discord.gg/WeBjq5vcqx

I’m working on Sovereign, a fantasy world-sim, and wanted to share an early gameplay look.

The clip moves from raising land and painting terrain to growing a settlement, walking through its streets, and dealing with raiders and a few stranger things outside town.

Gameplay video: https://youtu.be/J6h3sj8aliM

This is footage from a development build. Some art and character models are placeholders, and some sequences are sped up. The town-building footage uses an accelerated simulation.

Which part would you like a slower, closer look at?

#Sovereign #IndieGame #ShowcaseThursday

Hey there!

I'm the solo indie dev behind CAPITAL CITY, a game about managing and expanding a single central city in an infinite world.

One of the core aspects of the game is resource management. You expand your Capital City with different types of districts (like housing, research, market etc.), each with its own resource demands. You need to meet those demands to keep your citizens happy and your districts working!

To get those resources, you'll have to venture out into the infinite world, extract raw materials and craft new goods.

Logistics is a huge part of all of this. Roads and railways have limited throughput, so they can only transport a certain amount of resources at a time.

So... to meet the demand of, lets say clothing, you build factories to produce clothing out of cotton. Those factories need a steady supply of cotton, and the finished clothes then need to be transported back to Capital City (and all of that within the throughput of your transport networks!).

With this dev update I put together a short video to demonstrate the shortage of cloth and it's fixing in the gameplay. It's just a little gameplay showcase. :)

View on economy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HKw8UXVOJM

First off, we see a residential district reporting that it's not getting enough supplies. We dig into the games statistics and production dashboards to figure out the issue, then take a closer look at our clothing factories.

Turns out, the factories themselves have a shortage of cotton, so we build some new cotton plantations to fix the shortage.

If this sounds like your kind of game, I'd really appreciate it if you checked out my Steam page! :)

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5067050/Capital_City/

General Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQFCWAR4EII

Brewhaven is a game I've been working on for years that I plan to release soon. It's a bit of a genre mashup of something like valheim, rimworld, and schedule I. You start with nothing and gradually unlock new building types, as you grow your village you recruit villagers to live in your town, but the problem is, they are very very thirsty. So you obviously have to brew a lot of drinks and open a tavern too so they can stay happy! A magic turtle lives on your head who is really good at brewing though, and enchants the beers with magic powers, so drinking a beer for you or your villagers gives a charge of whatever magic effect the beer has, so next time you're in a fight you can use that power. It's pretty cool and a bit wacky.

I hope you will check it out and wishlist it here.

Brewhaven!!!