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Looking for games like CellBorn? Here are top survival strategy recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Thrive, Ecosystem or TFM: The First Men.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story
    91% User Score Based on 1,172 reviews

    Thrive is a free, open-source game about the evolution of life. From the lowly tidepools of your home planet, you will rise to cosmic dominance. At every step, powerful creation tools and deep simulation mechanics will aid your species' development. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Thrive.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    78% User Score Based on 522 reviews

    Grow and modify an ecosystem, with simulated evolution by natural selection creating the lifeforms that inhabit it. All the creatures in the trailer evolved on their own in the game. None were hand-edited! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ecosystem.

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  3. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    67% User Score Based on 296 reviews

    TFM: The First Men is a strategy simulation enriched with character-driven base building, party-based exploration, and tactical real-time with pause combat. Inspired by the creation stories, Knights and Merchants, and Rimworld. Build your settlement with the help of various paths and crafts. Use countless traits, items, and skills to make the first men in your image. Raise and train children and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TFM: The First Men.

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  4. It’s a card game where you build a deck, draw cards, and strategically place towers on a tile grid to earn gold. And you must defend your empire from the enemies closing in. They won’t let you build in peace. Play time per run: 20~40 min All stages cleared: 6+ hours + Endless mode If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Card Colony.

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  6. Wishlist now on Steam  Join our Discord server for the latest  information and to contact me! OR Follow me on X (Twitter). Welcome to MiniEco — a cozy, top-down nature sim that blends laid-back idle/clicker gameplay, hands-on ecosystem care, and just a sprinkle of god-like powers. (Click to enlarge) ▼ Current Status : Prototype Early Development : … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mini Eco.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    91% User Score Based on 74 reviews

    Run a Galactic Empire From the Command LineBegin with a single base and gradually transform it into an interstellar power. Colonize new worlds, construct fleets, organize supply lines, manipulate markets, train spies, raid rivals and build influence across a galaxy that continues developing in real time. Riftborne is a slow-burn sci-fi grand strategy game built around long term planning. Campaig… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Riftborne.

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  8. Narik Chess is a chess client that supports a variety of variants, all of which can be played as standalone modes or in combination. VariantsConway Chess Inspired by Conway's Game of Life, living slime cells spread, survive, and perish between turns. These evolving organisms reshape the battlefield in real time, creating shifting obstacles that both players must navigate. Alice Chess Piece… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Narik Chess.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 85 reviews

    Survive and evolve as an organism with this simulation game in which you will literally start as a single cell and manage and organize all its functions to a fully fledged system! Assemble, breathe, eat, fight threats, produce energy, grow, anything is possible! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lifecraft.

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  10. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization
    88% User Score Based on 129 reviews

    Alien Horizon is a sci-fi survival city builder set on an inhospitable alien planet. Faced with imminent destruction of Earth, humanity pooled together their resources and sent sleeper ships to nearby potentially habitable planets. But this one turned out to be much less habitable than expected. Can you survive anyway? Features complex resource management, no contact with Earth, exploration… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alien Horizon.

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    45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    45% User Score Based on 74 reviews

    Evolution is a real time simulation of the evolutionary process. Creatures have DNA that defines their structure, traits, how they see the world around them, and how they react to it. Each creature is unique, most die quickly, some die a little slower, and others survive (some just like rocks, they usually die too). It is the survivors that reproduce and mutate, just a little, but enough to adapt … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Evolution.

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    99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    99% User Score Based on 151 reviews

    Simulation. Sandbox. Survival. DeadOS is an early access zombie outbreak simulator that focuses on city-wide outbreak scenarios where you have full access to customization of the experience from beginning to end, made by indie game developer and randomizer creator Benn Powell. Build your own zombie apocalypse! Do you want slow, shambling hordes that consume the living, or a fast, rapidly spreadi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DeadOS.

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  13. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    77% User Score Based on 2,424 reviews

    Find patient zero before an alien virus takes over San Francisco and the cepheus protocol is enacted. Command your squad, save civilians, and stop the Pangu virus. Kill patient zero and save the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cepheus Protocol.

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    70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    70% User Score Based on 250 reviews

    Seed, Breed, Create. From single cell organisms to complex ecosystems. Evolve every part of your own unique aquarium / terrarium by applying realistic principles of natural and artificial selection, in Creatura - ultimate Virtual Evolution Vivarium Simulator. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Creatura.

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  15. Arduus: Minimalist Open World Survival Craft RPG was created with the idea of combining RPG, survival, and strategy elements into a simple, direct, and intuitive experience. You are literally thrown into the medieval fantasy world of Arduus and start from nothing — with no tutorials guiding every step. Your character appears at a random location in a vast procedurally generated open world, and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arduus: Minimalist Open World Survival Craft RPG.

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  16. BattleVox — Large-Scale Battle Royale FPSBattleVox is a battle royale multiplayer focused shooter delivering intense combat, where players fight until the last man standing. Each game supports up to 100 player encounters in competitive matches designed around positioning, movement, and survival. Maps, Scale & CombatEngage in battles across large, big, and massive maps, featuring open world … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BattleVox.

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  17. Cultivate evolution as you guide your cell colonies on their territorial conquest, experimenting with mutations to find genetic advantages in a richly simulated artificial life sandbox. Engineer chemistry and intervene tactfully with direct cellular controls. Each cell has a unique genome shaping its behavior and appearance. Some hunt. Some cooperate. Many go extinct.  Logo and background art by… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Substrate: Emergence.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    81% User Score Based on 239 reviews

    Inspired by RimWorld and The Sims, Catizens is a colony management simulation game where you watch over unique cats with quirky personalities, as you help them build and grow their settlement while exploring new lands, facing off against wildlife and overcoming the challenges of each environment. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Catizens.

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  19. Expand by producing and defending through tiles against other players, conquer your enemies. Use the various cards you find, each with different mechanics, on your enemies or allies, and become the victor of the battle. The battlefield awaits you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CASE.

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  20. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    78% User Score Based on 2,384 reviews
    Critic Score 55%Based on 1 reviews

    Rewrite medieval history through bloody siege combat and grand strategy. Rule, build, and wage war as one of the minor lords of medieval Europe… Medieval Kingdom Wars redefines Medieval Grand Strategy. Build your cities, wage your wars, serve your king, and experience siege combat with a degree of brutality never seen before If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Medieval Kingdom Wars.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    95% User Score Based on 311 reviews

    Build and manage your own settlement! A relaxing village construction and management simulator. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MicroTown.

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  22. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    65% User Score Based on 54 reviews
    Critic Score 57%Based on 2 reviews

    Our civilization has fallen. From the ashes, four new powers emerge. Immerse yourself in a combat-heavy twist on a classic turn-based 4X strategy where steam, steel, atom and diesel-punk corporations clash to spread their technology and the way of life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Punk Wars.

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  23. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    87% User Score Based on 1,311 reviews

    “Screeps” is a wordplay for “scripts” and “creeps.” It is an MMO RTS game for programmers in an open persistent shared world. Each player uses JavaScript (or compilers of other languages into JavaScript) to write AI of his or her colony of units (“creeps”) which live and operate in real time even while the player is offline. The game world is generated procedurally and consists of rooms. Players c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Screeps: World.

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  24. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    74% User Score Based on 72 reviews

    Age of Undead is a multi-genre game (turn-based, RTS, FPS) that allows you to face the frightful Zombie Apocalypse with 3 unique factions: the Army, the Infected, and the Survivors. Make strategic choices in the Campaign, then go into battle and fight to survive! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Age of Undead.

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    66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    76% User Score Based on 100 reviews
    Critic Score 45%Based on 4 reviews

    Starport Delta is a space station builder where players must balance resources, station maintenance and resident requirements. Juggle the needs of your population against expanding and dealing with whatever space throws your way... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starport Delta.

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  26. Hedra is an experimental journey into the possibilities of geometric gaming. Powered by Unreal Engine 5, this early access title presents an ever-expanding universe built entirely of Tetrahedra and Octahedra. (If low-poly graphics like in Minecraft aren't your thing, this game might not be for you :) ) Dive into a dynamic sandbox where you can shape, shatter and expand the world at will, navigate … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hedra.

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  27. Welcome to Poker GamesEnjoy a pure and flexible online Texas Hold’em experience with friends. 《Poker Games》 is an online poker simulator designed for private games and casual sessions with friends. It currently supports standard Texas Hold’em, Short Deck, and Infinite Squid, a special mode built upon Texas Hold’em rules. Choose the rules that suit your group and create your own private poker ga… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Poker Games.

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  28. Bastion of Beginnings is a tower defense game that seamlessly blends roguelite elements and rich replayability.Key Features: Foundational Upgrade System: Start with a simplified upgrade system designed as a precursor to our comprehensive tech tree. This initial system allows us to build out the necessary elements, and will evolve into a more complex and branching tech tree system in the future, ad… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bastion Of Beginnings.

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  29. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization
    87% User Score Based on 30 reviews

    A competitive turn-based strategy game where positioning, unit synergy, and map control decide everything. Capture structures, build your army, and outplay your opponents in tactical battles with up to 8 players. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Age of Gods.

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    SHU is a strategic tower defense game where every placement decision matters. Waves of relentless enemies — from cunning goblins to fearless warriors — march toward your base. Your mission: stop them all. Build, upgrade, and position your towers wisely before each wave strikes. Use archers for ranged precision, mages for arcane devastation, or artillery for heavy splash damage. Each tower type br… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SHU.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 200 reviews

    A zombie virus, airborne and with an incubation period lasting years, has suddenly swept across the entire world. Almost everyone is already infected. You are one of the rare few born immune to the pathogen. Do whatever it takes… survive. Realistic physics collisions: Outstanding hit feedback, and the armor no longer provides abstract defense values — instead, it physically covers the body surface… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Human Host.

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  32. Deal the Highs, Avoid the Lows!Earn Skillpoints to unlock more cards and see how long you can survive in endless mode with stronger enemies every wave Craft your path to victory as you assemble character cards, enhance them with potent substances, and unleash chaos on your adversaries. Features Deckbuilder: Create and optimize your deck for a unique gaming experience Curated Card Pool: 10 Guy … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GoGDoD.

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  33. あなたは大地の精霊、ラスタによって召喚された自然神です。 土を突いたり動かしたりして、ダンジョンを構築しましょう! 生み出した生物たちは生態系を築き、"ナマイキ"な冒険者と戦ってくれます! 地下世界を思いのままに作り上げ、なんだか懐かしい雰囲気に浸りましょう! 【このゲームについて】 『ダンジョンに生息だ!』はマウスとキーボードを使用してダンジョンの生態系を自分好みに構築し、クリスタルの破壊を目論む冒険者を撃退する2Dダンジョン・マネージメントゲームです。 あなたの持つ「ダンジョンをお手入れする力」を使ってダンジョンの地形を組み換え、生物を生み出し、捕食と繁殖に満ちた理想的なダンジョンを築き上げましょう。 あなたのダンジョンには冒険者が襲来することがあります - 彼らはダンジョンの命の源であるクリスタルを破壊しようとしています。育てた生物で冒険者を撃退… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ダンジョンに生息だ!.

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  34. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    75% User Score Based on 87 reviews

    Roadmap WISHLIST & FOLLOW ✨ About the GameFactory Planner is a card-based strategy and simulation game where your goal is to build your own factory from scratch by combining different types of cards, managing resources, and optimizing production lines. Each card plays a specific role: gather materials, produce goods, distribute power, or boost efficiency. With the right planning, combi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Factory Planner.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    90% User Score Based on 196 reviews

    Archean is a deeply immersive Engineering Sandbox. Begin your journey on primordial Earth, over 3 billion years ago, in the Archean eon—a time when the world was raw, untamed, and full of potential. Craft, experiment, and engineer your own creations—solo or with friends—in a sandbox that doesn't hold your hand. Every system is simulated, every challenge earned. And when you're ready to go beyon… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Archean.

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    70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story
    77% User Score Based on 487 reviews
    Critic Score 55%Based on 4 reviews

    Build a city to rule the world in Kaiserpunk, a grand city builder blending production-focused city building with the world conquest of strategy games in an alternate 20th century world. Manage your city, grow industries, build a military, and defeat rivals to become the greatest empire. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to KAISERPUNK.

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  37. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    80% User Score Based on 158 reviews

    Stash: A Card Looter is a roguelite autobattler with asynchronous multiplayer, where players draft from a loot pile of randomized cards to build unique strategies. Inspired by ARPG-style loot, cards appear in endless variations, including uniques, legendaries, and even set items. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stash: A Card Looter.

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  39. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    86% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    Try the Demo for free right now, and drop by our Discord if you have any feedback! The humans have been wiped off the face of the planet. The other animals survived and thrived, but have been too afraid to travel or even leave the villages they took over.Here’s where you come in.You are tasked with getting the animals back on the tracks again. Set up train networks connecting their towns and indu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Iron Roads.

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  40. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    80% User Score Based on 89 reviews

    In this Primitive Society Simulator, you will play the role of a leader of an ancient tribe. Inspired by ancient Chinese legends, as well as games such as RimWorld, Dawn of Man, and StoneAge. Features Hoe and FlintYou will travel back to the barbaric era and lead the people to gather food, make tools, sew clothes, hunt and fish, and cultivate farmland, building a tribe in the wilderness. Bloodline… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Primitive Society Simulator.

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  41. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    86% User Score Based on 200 reviews

    Take the role of a leader delegated to build new settlements in remote, unknown corners of the empire. In those forgotten places, nature is wild and legends are more real and vivid than one may think. Experience the challenges of different seasons and climates in a world, where every animal and every plant tries to find their place in nature, while you lead your villagers. How much will you share … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Of Life and Land.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    88% User Score Based on 586 reviews

    Tower Factory is a game where you have to build a factory that allows you to create enough towers to defend yourself from enemies. You'll need to find and destroy the enemy castle before it becomes too powerful and its monsters overwhelm you! Features: Constantly build, expand, and upgrade your factory. Acquire resources to build more and better towers. Explore the map to locate the enemy castle, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tower Factory.

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  43. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    73% User Score Based on 128 reviews

    Settle an untamed wilderness with the might of Dwarven engineering and thoughtful planning! Design and build your colony towards fame and fortune in a deeply-simulated fantasy world. Chill out in peaceful mode with a bustling settlement, or fight for survival against monsters and invasions! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mountaincore.

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    48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, emotional
    77% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    A small god-game with a Tetris-like mechanic. Can you create mankind and help them escape the blocks? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to bloks.

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  45. 50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, music
    50% User Score Based on 164 reviews

    Intelligent Design: An Evolutionary Sandbox is an abstract god game with fully simulated genetics and evolution. In a universe driven by targets, create, design and try to control an evolving ecosystem for a faceless corporation. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Intelligent Design: An Evolutionary Sandbox.

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  46. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    68% User Score Based on 576 reviews

    Manage a space transportation company. Supply humanity with with everything it needs to colonize the galaxy. In this tycoon game, grow your company from a local transport agency into a galactic logistics empire! Singleplayer, vs AI, and online multiplayer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Interstellar Transport Company.

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  47. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    64% User Score Based on 78 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 3 reviews

    Become a Space Pioneer by building and managing a station of your own on the orbit of distant planets! Focus on design and management or fulfill objectives to progress. Explore, Build and Prosper! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to orbit.industries.

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  48. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    75% User Score Based on 1,544 reviews

    Species: Artificial Life, Real Evolution is an evolution simulation with hands on interaction. It allows for direct changes to each creature as well as indirect and gradual environmental changes which affect the species and their evolution. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Species: Artificial Life, Real Evolution.

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    63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    63% User Score Based on 245 reviews

    Road to Eden is a third-person multiplayer survival coop game, set within the post-apocalyptic ruins of a world destroyed by an alien invasion. You wake up at the side of the road with no memory and must team up with other survivors to make the long and dangerous journey to Eden. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Road to Eden.

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  50. 38%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    38% User Score Based on 2,215 reviews

    Folk Tale is a single-player fantasy village builder RPG game in which you lead a ragtag band of peasants in growing a small settlement into a thriving market town, while dastardly minions plot your downfall. Sound the rallying call and head out into the wilds with parties of heroes and fight back the tide of evil in a game of endless possibilities. Rule with tyranny and oppression, or liberalism… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Folk Tale.

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