I think you might be thinking of 'Spacebase DF-9' by Doublefine, which was released in a fairly primitive state and then basically never updated. Gnomoria is a

I think you might be thinking of 'Spacebase DF-9' by Doublefine, which was released in a fairly primitive state and then basically never updated. Gnomoria is already quite advanced (mechanically) and has been getting content updates for ages.