Dwarf Fortress Alternatives & Competitors

As always, Email support (at) shiningrocksoftware (dot) com if you have any issues. This will likely be the last update of Banished, except for any major bug fixes. The OSX and Linux versions development has stopped, and won't be released.

Key Banished features:

Challenging Gameplay Detailed Simulation Modding Support Resource Management Focus

RimWorld - A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller.

Key RimWorld features:

Complex Simulation Modding Community Storytelling AI Detailed Colony Management

I'm thinking of experimenting with making models for stonehearth. What are my options for the voxel model software? what would you recommend?

Key Stonehearth features:

Engaging Simulation Modding Support Charming Aesthetic Flexible Gameplay

The game brings a fresh new take on the city building/management genre by introducing many RPG features. In Towns you manage a settlement on top of an active dungeon.

Key Towns features:

Creativity and Freedom Indie Development Charm Sandbox Gameplay

Build and manage a maximum security prison.

Key Prison Architect features:

Strategic Depth Creative Freedom Realistic Simulation Modding Support

Stronghold Kingdoms goals to improve up the traditional MMORTS method by focusing on battles in between medieval castles all over ancient Europe.

Warcraft also called Warcraft: Orcs and Human is an Action, Real-time Strategy, Single and Multiplayer video game developed by Blizzard Entertainment.

Key Warcraft features:

Expansive Lore Vast Open World Community and Social Interaction Regular Updates and Expansions

Heroes of Might and Magic is a Fantasy, Role-playing, Turn-based Strategy, Tactical, and Single-player video game series created and published by New World Computing.

Key Heroes of Might and Magic features:

Classic Gameplay Rich Lore Strategic Depth Replayability

Planetbase is a strategy game where you guide a group of space settlers trying to establish an outpost in a remote planet.

Key Planetbase features:

Engaging Gameplay Mechanics Challenging Difficulty Diverse Environments Visually Appealing

Tropico is an Addictive, Strategy, Construction and Management, City Building, Sandbox and Single-player Simulation developed by PopTop Software.

Key Tropico features:

Engaging Gameplay Humorous Tone High Replayability Visual Appeal

Anno Online is one of the Anno series of video games.

Key Anno Online features:

Engaging City-Building Gameplay Strategic Planning Social Interaction Visually Appealing

As the ruler of the last city on Earth, it is your duty to manage both its citizens and its...

Key Frostpunk features:

Unique Setting Challenging Gameplay Atmospheric Visuals and Sound Moral Dilemmas

Total Annihilation combines the elements of Sci-fi, Real-time Strategy, and Retro.

Key Total Annihilation features:

Strategic Depth Variety of Units Innovative Game Mechanics Memorable Soundtrack