Games like Kingdom Eighties
Games like Kingdom Eighties include Drill Core, RimWorld, Rise to Ruins, Thronefall, and Prison Architect. We matched them by the tags players give Kingdom Eighties on Steam (Exploration, Side Scroller, Action RTS, City Builder, and Local Co-Op): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

Drill Core
Shared: Exploration · Side Scroller · Colony Sim

RimWorld
Shared: Colony Sim · Sandbox · Strategy

Rise to Ruins
Shared: City Builder · Colony Sim · Tower Defense

Thronefall
Shared: City Builder · Tower Defense · Action RTS

Prison Architect
Shared: Colony Sim · Sandbox · City Builder

Oxygen Not Included
Shared: Colony Sim · Base Building · Sandbox

Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition
Shared: City Builder · Colony Sim · Strategy

They Are Billions
Shared: Colony Sim · City Builder · Strategy

Settlement Survival
Shared: City Builder · Colony Sim · Exploration

Until We Die
Shared: Side Scroller · Strategy · Tower Defense

Terraria
Shared: Sandbox · Exploration · 2D

Dwarf Fortress
Shared: Colony Sim · City Builder · Strategy

Kingdom Two Crowns
Shared: City Builder · Tower Defense · Base Building

Stronghold HD (2012)
Shared: City Builder · Colony Sim · Sandbox

Space Haven
Shared: Colony Sim · Strategy · Base Building

Manor Lords
Shared: City Builder · Strategy · Base Building

Stronghold: Definitive Edition
Shared: City Builder · Strategy · Sandbox

Timberborn
Shared: City Builder · Colony Sim · Sandbox

Songs of Syx
Shared: City Builder · Colony Sim · Sandbox

Kingdoms and Castles
Shared: City Builder · Colony Sim · Sandbox

SPORE™
Shared: Exploration · Colony Sim · Sandbox

Kingdom: New Lands
Shared: Exploration · Tower Defense · Base Building

Bee Island
Shared: City Builder · Action RTS · Tower Defense

IXION
Shared: City Builder · Colony Sim · Exploration