Games like The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation
Games like The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation include Kenshi, RimWorld, Factorio, This War of Mine, and Stranded: Alien Dawn. We matched them by the tags players give The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation on Steam (Top-Down, Survival, Management, Base Building, and Strategy): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

Kenshi
Shared: Survival · RPG · Immersive Sim

RimWorld
Shared: Survival · Base Building · Strategy

Factorio
Shared: Base Building · Survival · Strategy

This War of Mine
Shared: Survival · Strategy · Base Building

Stranded: Alien Dawn
Shared: Survival · Base Building · Strategy

Oxygen Not Included
Shared: Survival · Base Building · Management

The Alters
Shared: Survival · Management · Base Building

Infection Free Zone
Shared: Base Building · Management · Survival

Medieval Dynasty
Shared: Survival · Crafting · Base Building

Mr. Prepper
Shared: Survival · Base Building · Management

Sheltered
Shared: Survival · Base Building · Management

Space Haven
Shared: Survival · Base Building · Strategy

Going Medieval
Shared: Base Building · Survival · Strategy

Manor Lords
Shared: Strategy · Base Building · Management

Crusader Kings III
Shared: Strategy · Management · RPG

Frostpunk
Shared: Survival · Strategy · Base Building

Cartel Tycoon
Shared: Top-Down · Management · Survival

Prison Architect
Shared: Base Building · Management · Strategy

Enshrouded
Shared: Survival · Base Building · RPG

The Last Caretaker
Shared: Survival · Base Building · Crafting

Dwarf Fortress
Shared: Base Building · Strategy · Management

Schedule I
Shared: Management · Base Building · Crafting

Abiotic Factor
Shared: Survival · Base Building · Crafting

They Are Billions
Shared: Base Building · Survival · Strategy