Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Frostpunk
Mixture of city builder, survival & society simulation
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Frostpunk launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Create a lookalike cyberpunk avatar from a selfie
2020 · its alternatives →
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Throw an ice piece into the empty spaces.
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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It all started as an experiment to see if I could build a game making heavy use of Deno and its SQLite driver. After sharing an early build in the „What are you working on?“ thread here, I got the encouragement I needed to polish it and make a version 1.0 for Steam. So here it is, Microlandia, a SimCity Classic-inspired game with parameters from real-life datasets, statistics and research. It also introduces aspects that are conveniently hidden in other games (like homelessness), and my plan is to continue updating, expanding and perfecting the models for an indefinite amount of time.
Dec 2025 · microlandia.city · its alternatives →
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Hi HN community! We want to share AI-town, a deployable starter kit for building and customizing your own version of AI simulation - a virtual town where AI characters live, chat and socialize. Inspired by great work from the Stanford Generative Agent paper (https://arxiv.org/abs/2304.03442). A few features: - Includes a convex.dev backed server-side game engine that handles global state - Multiplayer ready. Deployment ready - 100% Typescript - Easily customizable. You can fork it, change character memories, add new sprites/tiles and you have a custom AI simulation…
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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I built a desktop Mars colony survival game called Underhill, in homage to Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy. Land on Mars, build solar panels and greenhouses, and try not to pass out during dust storms. Eventually your colonists split into factions: Greens who want to terraform and Reds who want to preserve Mars. There’s Chill Mode for players that just want to build & hang, and Conflict Mode that introduces the Red v. Green factions. Reds sabotage, the terrain slowly turns green as the world gets more terraformed. Feedback welcome, especially on performance and gameplay!
Feb 2026 · underhillgame.com · its alternatives →
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An OpenGL RTS game engine written in C. Contribute to eduard-permyakov/permafrost-engine development by creating an account on GitHub.
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Build the world’s first sentient supercomputer
2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Once Human▲199Post-apocalyptic multiplayer open-world survival game
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Animarium▲69Your little and strange world populated by Maroons
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Took a break from the falling sand simulation blog posts this week to work on another small project. It's a little pixel world generator- each time you visit, you'll see a new little world. I really like this stuff and had a blast building it yesterday!
2022 · jason.today · its alternatives →
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Fallout Shelter▲180Build your own vault to survive the apocalypse!
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Test your hacker skills while enjoying storyline and visuals
2022 · its alternatives →
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FYI, I try to release something random on the 1st and 15th of every month, this was my latest. you can see my full list of projects on my twitter: https://twitter.com/lisperati/status/1543003744161484800
2022 · dreambookgame.com · its alternatives →
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A framework for multi-agent reinforcement learning. - cool-RR/marley
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Block Party▲58Collect, Combine, Create: We gamify creativity with AI!
2025 · blockparty.game · its alternatives →
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Hearthlands▲70A city-building game set in a medieval/fantasy world.
2015 · hearthlands.com · its alternatives →
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2015 · thewaterbear.com · its alternatives →
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Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →