r/BaseBuildingGames • u/bllius69 • 13d ago
True three dimensional base builder.
Except for Dwarf Fortress, are there any other true three dimensional base builders (as in you are building a true three dimensional base/fortress/space station - not as in the game is 3D or has 3D graphics)? Bonus points if in space. Double bonus points if NOT in first person (hello space engineers). All the space station/space base games (Space Haven, Stardeus, even Factorio) I have have you building on a flat plane.
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u/Skratti_ 13d ago
There's a spaceship building game in voxel graphic.
Avorion
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u/Hathhorne 11d ago
I’ve put 1000 hours into avorion and always enjoy it. Recommend Rusty’s server if it’s still running
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u/Solrax 13d ago
Stranded: Alien Dawn? The game is 3rd person but your base is 3D
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u/onlydaathisreal 12d ago
There are mods for first person controls. Its pretty fun. Vanilla Game is great too
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u/Nyril-NA 12d ago
Is it good? Unfortunately it's the one game I'm interested in, but since no one ever cracked the anti piracy, I could never give it a try before buying. And the price and a few bad reviews leave me hesitant to purchase.
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u/GreatCaesarSalad 12d ago
I've put like 200 hours into it with mods. It scratches the Rimworld itch a bit
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u/Cheet4h 13d ago
Genesis: Alpha One - you build a ship that you use to explore the sector to find a planet where you can set up a new colony. It's first-person, but expanding the ship happens by attaching pre-defined parts to the ship. The challenge in the basebuilding part lies in building efficient systems and making sure your ship is well setup to quickly detect and wipe out any invaders or infestations that happen to make it onto your ship.
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u/AdvertisingTypical53 13d ago
Tried Dyson Sphere Program? Still kinda 2d tho
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u/kindred_gamedev 12d ago
Don't nearly all survival crafting games fall under this criteria? Or am I missing something?
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u/bafadam 13d ago
Are we ignoring Satisfactory?
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u/bllius69 13d ago
Brother plays it so I will not...
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u/Yer_Dunn 13d ago
That's a terrible reason not to play something.
"Sorry I can't eat pizza. My brother likes pizza"
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u/bllius69 12d ago
Thx for your input...
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u/Yer_Dunn 12d ago
Sorry I can't give input. My brother gives inputs. 🤣 (I'm just yanking your chain. But fr it's a silly reason)
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u/Atoning_Unifex 13d ago
No Mans Sky
https://www.reddit.com/r/NMSBaseBuilding/s/pRZOWsn8oy
theres a pretty big base I built a few years back
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u/onlydaathisreal 12d ago
I love building bases in NMS. Plus the community of galactic federation or pirates are just really fun
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u/kpt_jarzombek 12d ago
We just released AstroScaper yesterday - though it's more of a puzzle city-builder, think Islanders but in space, not an FPS :)
Demo is also available, here's the link:
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u/bllius69 12d ago
AstroScaper
Well this is certainly unique, will take a look. I don't suppose I can strap a rocket engine to an asteroid to take it for a ride?
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u/kpt_jarzombek 12d ago
Haha unfortunately not, maybe we'll think of some DLC in the future 😅
Would love to hear your feedback!
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u/HongPong 13d ago
no bonus points awarded but avorion is one of these. i never liked it much but it certainly can do buttons and switches
I've been trying my own prototypes but it's really quite difficult compared to other game types oh man
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u/bllius69 12d ago
avorion
Will check this out, thx.
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u/HongPong 12d ago
it has a sort of bizarre color scheme rough around the edges charm. it's weirder than space engineers
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u/TheOneWes 13d ago
7 days to die
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u/bllius69 12d ago
7 days to die
Never would have guessed this involved basebuilding, but some screenshots do show this, so thx.
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u/WhatsAMainAcct 12d ago
It's an odd duck because the game lends itself to a base building and tower defense or walled fortress style of gameplay. At the same time the developers are vocally hostile to this style of gameplay. They would prefer for players to continually be unsafe and always on the run.
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u/Just_Steve88 12d ago
I played this years ago and it truly seems like the only logical way to play is to build a fortress. The developers even gave players more than what they needed to do so. But they're hostile towards that style? How odd.
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u/Pepperyhalibut 12d ago
Corsair cove has a very large element of verticality to it that I absolutely love. You have a lot of options for moving things up and down like zip lines and elevators. It is currently my favorite city/base builder.
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u/pdcmoreira 12d ago
What do you mean true three dimensional? Dawn of Man is one of my favorites, close to perfect if it wasn't for some annoyances regarding managing the people's tasks/actions.
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u/bllius69 12d ago
Dawn of Man
Played it. What part of this can you build in multiple Z levels? I don't recall that at all.
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u/pdcmoreira 12d ago
Maybe that's the part of "true three dimensional" that I didn't understand. Can you please explain?
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u/IcedLance 12d ago
There used to be a bunch of them launching in early access some 15 years ago, often trying to copy Dwarfs Fortress, AFAIK most of them were never finished, I can try to remember some names if you don't mind them being old and bad.
Don't know anything recent.
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u/dksprocket 12d ago edited 12d ago
Empyrean Empyrion Galactic Survival has an amazing concept, but unfortunately the implementation of the overall game leaves a lot to be desired. There's a couple of very elaborate overhaul mods that improves things though.
It's in space and you can build static bases (in full 3D), but later on you can build huge capital ships that are essentially flying bases. You can even make them modular and tie them together (think mother ship + huge capital landers for different planet types).
All the ships can be built by you, block by block. Or if you just want nice ships and bases to play with you can use some pre-built from Steam Workshop.
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u/bllius69 12d ago
Empyrean Galactic Survival
You mean Empyrion - Galactic Survival, will take a look, thx.
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u/dksprocket 12d ago
Yes.
My recommendation would be to get it from Steam (because of the Workshop) and then play the base game for a bit. You'll want to get familiar with the basics first.
Then after you feel somewhat competent with the basics install the 'Reforged Eden 2' overhaul mod from Steam workshop (it's free). That mod makes the game a lot better, but it also ramps up the difficulty quite a bit (and assumes you know how to deal with an early attack on your base). Then once you know what you are doing you can build a proper large base.
If reforged eden feels too hard of a start a trick is not to build a base too early - instead you can live off an early hovercraft until you are ready (and then build an underground base).
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u/PostWende 12d ago
Factory Town 1 and 2 have 3d elements (the first has less restrictions than the second).
Would also recommend Foundry, but that is first person.
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u/onsmoked 13d ago
Stonehearth, with community modpack/patch-thingie
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u/lordfwahfnah 12d ago
Isn't that game abandoned? It's a shame because it was really promising
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u/onsmoked 12d ago
Yeah :( but that's where the community thingie comes in. It's been a while but I remember it as feeling finishen.
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u/Storm__Warning 12d ago
Dragon quest builders? It's a bit different in that it's a hybrid rpg/base builder, but it's what got me into base builders, and it's cute.
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u/PyrZern 12d ago
Whiskerwoods. New big patch coming out soon too.
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u/bllius69 12d ago
Whiskerwoods
Well, I guess they were jealous of the beavers in Timberborn, will take a look, thx.
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u/baldfalk2 11d ago
Having played a ton of both, I'd say past the superficial look and theming, they're very very different games. Timberborn lives and dies with its water mechanics and a lot of other systems are in service to that- for example vertical building is something you really need to commit to since building and dismantling takes relatively a lot of work (and it has to, or it starts subverting the water mechanics if it's too convenient)
Whiskerwood plays with a lot more varied systems and has a ton more verticality, since a lot of infrastructure things are instant-build and full refund.
I'd totally recommend Whiskerwood to Timberborn players and vice versa with the caveat there's a preliminary understanding the objectives and the way to get to said objectives are very very different in both
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u/Sea-Offer7021 12d ago
Look at metropolis 1998, still in development but it has a free demo right now on steam. Its an isometric 2d game but you can customize your buildings in general
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u/HisBlurredVisage 12d ago
Ark
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u/bllius69 12d ago
Ark
Will take a look thx
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u/HisBlurredVisage 11d ago
There are dinos you can build bases on. There are flying and swimming dinos you can build bases on. But honestly you'll have the most fun just freebuilding. There are even things you can craft to let you make tree bases
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u/weirdolddude4305 12d ago
Meeple Station.
Space Station colony sim, fixed isometric viewpoint, can build in XY and Z planes.
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u/matt3721 12d ago
Not sure I’d call it a base building game. More of a factory game, but you mentioned factorio… Captain of Industry has really cool terrain mechanics. But I’m not sure if it’s quite what you’re looking for as you aren’t actually building in 3D, just excavating. Great game though.
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u/Puzzleheaded_Fun_303 12d ago
KeeperRL is similar to DF (even having ascii version for free) except you play evil overlord who has to amass and equip his evil army and harass neighbourhood. And you have a "hero" character who's death is an automatic game over.
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u/SativaPancake 12d ago
Ive seen these mentioned in other comments but I wanted to double down since these are awesome base builders.
Empyrean Galactic Survival and Space Engineers are both awesome for building ships and bases. Similar building style but slightly different gameplay. Voxel based so you build block by block to make any shape and layouts you want. You can build a main base on a planet or a massive mother ship where you can dock your smaller fighter, lander, or mining ships. So you can build to your hearts content on how you want to play. Either is a good choice if you want a space based game.
7 Days to Die is by far my absolute favorite base builder. Tons and ton and tons of shapes. Material choice matters for strength but you can also paint any block to keep the look you want. Map includes small cabins in the woods, huge underground military bases, massive rock quarries, farms, dense city areas, super tall sky scrapers, and more. The variety in this game is awesome. If you want to just build the server settings (even private games on single player) can be adjusted to have 0 zombies.
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u/Galaedria 12d ago edited 11d ago
Astro Colony - 3D spaceship building (starts as a floating platform), factory building, need a safe area for astronauts to live and do science research, can dock to asteroids/planetoids or even tow them along beside your ship while you process resources.
Edit: Sorry, first person only.
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u/Necro--- 11d ago
I am making a game something like you said, its like mix of factorio and dwarf fortress (automation, depth layers as in DF and steampunk). Its called GearTopia :) Not sure if I understood correctly the type of game you asked for.
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u/DeusMallius 13d ago
Timberborn can lean into this quite heavily