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41 Great Games Like Farworld Pioneers

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Farworld Pioneers is a colony-building strategy game where you must adapt to extreme elements, grow self-sufficient communities and deal with aliens. It's a game with simple visuals but surprisingly open play, as you collect resources, develop technology and craft a home-from-home on the new planet.

Unfortunately, Farworld Pioneers is not available on Android, Mac, Switch or iOS. However, we recommend the following games that offer a similar experience or theme, and at a lower age rating:

Farworld Pioneers

Game Details

Release Date: 30/05/2023

Out Now: PC, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S

Coming Soon: PS4 and PS5

Content Rating: PEGI 16

Skill Rating: 9+ year-olds

Players: 1 (32 online)

Genres: Strategy, World Building (Action, Adventure, Fighting, Shooting, Simulation and Traversal)

Components: 2D Side-On, Open World and Pixels

Developer: Igloosoft Games (@IgloosoftGames)

Costs: Purchase cost

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Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On, Day and Night, Pixels and Weather

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Components: 2D Side-On, Day and Night, Open World and Pixels

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16 Video Games Like Farworld Pioneers Based on Genre

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