Games like Build & Survive
Games like Build & Survive include Stardew Valley, My Time at Portia, The Sims™ 4, Coral Island, and Two Point Museum. We matched them by the tags players give Build & Survive on Steam (Simulation, Strategy, Casual, 3D Fighter, and Life Sim): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

Stardew Valley
Shared: Farming Sim · Simulation · Life Sim

My Time at Portia
Shared: Life Sim · Simulation · Farming Sim

The Sims™ 4
Shared: Simulation · Life Sim · Casual

Coral Island
Shared: Simulation · Life Sim · Farming Sim

Two Point Museum
Shared: Simulation · Casual · Strategy

Planet Coaster
Shared: Simulation · Strategy · Family Friendly

Plague Inc: Evolved
Shared: Simulation · Strategy · Casual

BidKing
Shared: Strategy · Simulation · Casual

Minami Lane
Shared: Casual · Simulation · Life Sim

Cities: Skylines
Shared: Simulation · Strategy · Building

Farmer's Dynasty - Final Harvest Edition
Shared: Simulation · Life Sim · Farming Sim

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
Shared: Simulation · Strategy · Realistic

Chinese Parents
Shared: Simulation · Life Sim · Casual

Starsand Island
Shared: Life Sim · Casual · Farming Sim

Mini Motorways
Shared: Simulation · Strategy · Casual

Lemon Cake
Shared: Simulation · Casual · Farming Sim

911 Operator
Shared: Simulation · Strategy · Casual

Paralives
Shared: Simulation · Life Sim · Casual

inZOI
Shared: Simulation · Life Sim · Realistic

Streamer Life Simulator
Shared: Simulation · Casual · Life Sim

The Sims™ 3
Shared: Simulation · Life Sim · Casual

Planet Zoo 2
Shared: Simulation · Strategy · Casual

I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival
Shared: Casual · Simulation · Farming Sim

Hokko Life
Shared: Simulation · Casual · Life Sim