Games like Crest - an indirect god sim
Games like Crest - an indirect god sim include Reus, RimWorld, Banished, This War of Mine, and Mountain. We matched them by the tags players give Crest - an indirect god sim on Steam (God Game, Simulation, Indie, Strategy, and Casual): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

Reus
Shared: God Game · Indie · Simulation

RimWorld
Shared: Strategy · Simulation · Survival

Banished
Shared: Simulation · Strategy · Indie

This War of Mine
Shared: Strategy · Simulation · Survival

Mountain
Shared: Simulation · Indie · Casual

Plague Inc: Evolved
Shared: Simulation · Strategy · Indie

Oxygen Not Included
Shared: Survival · Singleplayer · Simulation

Game Dev Tycoon
Shared: Simulation · Indie · Strategy

Equilinox
Shared: Simulation · Indie · Casual

SPORE™
Shared: God Game · Simulation · Sandbox

Factorio
Shared: Strategy · Sandbox · Survival

The Scroll of Taiwu : Beyond The Dome
Shared: Strategy · Indie · Sandbox

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
Shared: Simulation · Strategy · Sandbox

The Long Dark
Shared: Survival · Singleplayer · Simulation

Cities: Skylines
Shared: Simulation · Strategy · Singleplayer

Space Engineers
Shared: Simulation · Sandbox · Survival

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
Shared: Strategy · Simulation · Singleplayer

Dawn of Man
Shared: Simulation · Strategy · Survival

Foundation
Shared: Simulation · Strategy · Sandbox

Cities: Skylines II
Shared: Simulation · Strategy · Sandbox

911 Operator
Shared: Simulation · Strategy · Indie

Mini Motorways
Shared: Simulation · Strategy · Casual

Manor Lords
Shared: Simulation · Strategy · Sandbox

Endzone - A World Apart
Shared: Strategy · Simulation · Indie