Dustland Delivery similar games & best alternatives
Dustland Delivery
2024
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Quick resume
Dustland Delivery is a post-apocalyptic survival business simulator. Scour the wastes for profit, complete missions to grow your trading empire, and assemble a rag-tag band of adventurers to turn your city into the capital of the Dustlands. Danger lurks around every corner—but no risk, no reward!
Global score
88/100
Genres
Adventure, Indie, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy
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Pros
- Deep and addictive gameplay loop
- Rich crafting and trading systems
- Engaging crew and settlement management
- Immersive post-apocalyptic setting
- Excellent value for price
Cons
- Ui and tutorial need improvement
- Some bugs and rough edges
- Combat can become trivial late game
- Relationship mechanics feel underdeveloped
- Some repetitive or tedious elements
Motivations
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Autonomy
Game with the same Autonomy vibe
4"Players have freedom to choose trade routes, goods, and strategies with multiple gameplay options and decision making."
Merchants of Kaidan
"Players have freedom to choose routes, crew, trading strategies, and playstyle (trader, combat, city builder)."
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Competence
Game with the same Competence vibe
3"Game involves skillful combat, resource management, crafting, and survival challenges with feedback and progression."
HumanitZ
"Game involves skillful management of resources, crafting, combat, and crew relationships with feedback and progression."
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Competition
Game with the same Competition vibe
-4"Focus is on personal progression and exploration without ranked or leaderboard competition."
Serin Fate
"Focus is on personal progression and exploration without ranked or leaderboard competition."
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Continuation
Game with the same Continuation vibe
4"Many players report long play sessions, addictive gameplay loops, and habitual engagement with the game."
Ale Abbey - Monastery Brewery Tycoon
"Many players report long play sessions, addictive gameplay loop, and desire to keep playing."
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Cooperation
Game with the same Cooperation vibe
2"Players manage a crew with unique traits and relationships, requiring coordination among characters, though play is single-player."
60 Parsecs!
"Crew management and settlement building require coordinating multiple characters, but mostly single-player."
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Creativity
Game with the same Creativity vibe
3"Players can build and customize trade routes, production facilities, and cities, allowing creative economic planning."
Port Royale 2
"Players customize trucks, build settlements, craft items, and experiment with trade routes."
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Domination
Game with the same Domination vibe
-4"Interactions emphasize shared survival and mutual respect among crew rather than exerting control or superiority."
60 Parsecs!
"Interactions emphasize mutual respect and cooperation within crew and settlements rather than dominance."
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Escapism
Game with the same Escapism vibe
4"Immersive post-apocalyptic world and engaging gameplay provide strong escape from real life."
Nowhere Prophet
"Post-apocalyptic setting and immersive gameplay provide strong escape from real life."
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Expectation
Game with the same Expectation vibe
-4"Players engage voluntarily out of intrinsic interest and enjoyment."
Abiotic Factor
"Players engage voluntarily out of intrinsic interest and enjoyment."
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Experimenting
Game with the same Experimenting vibe
4"Players explore different strategies, playstyles, and crafting recipes."
Abiotic Factor
"Players try different trade routes, crew combinations, crafting recipes, and strategies."
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Exploration
Game with the same Exploration vibe
4"Large open world with many locations, quests, and secrets to discover."
Mount & Blade
"Large open world with discovery of new towns, ruins, events, and secrets."
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Expression
Game with the same Expression vibe
3"Customization options for characters and vehicles allow personal expression"
Beyond Good & Evil - 20th Anniversary Edition
"Character creation and truck customization allow personal expression."
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Fantasy
Game with the same Fantasy vibe
3"Post-apocalyptic zombie setting with fictional story and imaginative elements."
DYSMANTLE
"Post-apocalyptic fiction with zombies and imaginative setting."
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Fellowship
Game with the same Fellowship vibe
1"Some sense of community through crew interactions and character relationships but mostly single player experience."
Ys X: Nordics
"Some social interaction within crew and settlements but mostly single-player experience."
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Growth
Game with the same Growth vibe
4"Players develop skills, knowledge, and character progression over time."
Orake Classic
"Players develop skills, crew, settlements, and knowledge over time."
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Health
Game with the same Health vibe
-4"Primarily sedentary gameplay with no physical activity."
Infinity: Battlescape
"Primarily sedentary gameplay with no physical activity."
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Idle
Game with the same Idle vibe
-3"Requires focused attention and active management rather than idle play."
PixelJunk™ Nom Nom Galaxy
"Requires active attention and management rather than idle play."
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Intimacy
Game with the same Intimacy vibe
1"Some emotional connection to characters and crew, but limited close social interaction."
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii
"Crew relationships and social interactions exist but are limited in depth."
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Leadership
Game with the same Leadership vibe
3"Players lead and manage settlements, assigning roles and making strategic decisions for their community."
Against the Storm
"Player leads crew and manages settlements with decision-making authority."
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Progression
Game with the same Progression vibe
4"Strong emphasis on accumulating resources, upgrading skills, and expanding the settlement."
Robin Hood - Sherwood Builders - Bandit's Trail
"Strong focus on acquiring items, upgrades, and expanding settlements."
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Relaxation
Game with the same Relaxation vibe
3"Gameplay loop balances tension and flow, providing a relaxing yet engaging experience for many players."
Eventide Matter
"Gameplay loop described as relaxing and immersive with moments of tension."
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Sensation
Game with the same Sensation vibe
2"Pixel art and sound design provide pleasant sensory feedback but not intense stimulation."
Runestone Keeper
"Pixel art and sound design provide pleasant sensory experience but not intense stimulation."
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Status
Game with the same Status vibe
-3"No social status or recognition systems; focus is on individual progress."
Weed Shop 2
"No social status or recognition systems; focus is on individual progress."
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Story
Game with the same Story vibe
3"Narrative-driven with quests, character interactions, and a progressing storyline."
Lumberjack's Dynasty
"Narrative quests and emergent stories through events and crew interactions."
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Strategy
Game with the same Strategy vibe
4"Requires planning trading routes, factory logistics, and combat tactics."
X: Beyond the Frontier
"Requires planning trade routes, resource management, and tactical combat decisions."
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Thrill
Game with the same Thrill vibe
2"Some suspense and challenge in combat and random events, but overall moderate emotional tension."
Gordian Quest
"Some suspense from random events and combat but overall moderate tension."
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Value
Game with the same Value vibe
5"Players widely agree the game offers excellent value for its price with abundant content."
Apocalypse Party
"Players widely agree game offers excellent value for price and content."
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Violence
Game with the same Violence vibe
2"Combat against NPCs and raiders is present but balanced with crafting and building."
Sunkenland
"Combat against infected and raiders present but balanced with crafting and building."
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Survival
Game with the same Survival vibe
3"Survival elements like managing hunger, thirst, and environmental hazards add challenge."
Wildmender
"Survival elements like hunger, thirst, stress, and resource management are important."
Analysis
A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Competition, Fellowship.
How to use the graph
Similar games map
Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.
- Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
- Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
- Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
- Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.
Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.
Last update: 30/04/2026