Games like Chance of Rain

Gridworld is an artificial life simulator where abstract creatures evolve in a two-dimensional ecosystem, competing for food and struggling for survival. It offers a user-friendly interface to customize simulations and observe evolution in action over hours instead of thousands of years. The game promotes hands-off experimentation, allowing users to tweak parameters and witness creatures adapting to their created environments.

"Creatura is a simulation game in early access, available on STEAM, which allows players to design and manage ecosystems with scientifically accurate natural and artificial selection. Create and evolve your own fauna and flora using DNA editing tools like CRISPR and GMO, and sell plant cuttings to buy decorations and consumables. The game features one open-ended 'sandbox-like' mode with beautiful bonsai-style vivariums and a goal to fulfill a unique almanac of species."

Equilinox is a single-player 4X game that offers stunning visuals and an exceptional soundtrack, but can be very grinding with plenty of bugs. As a low-poly nature simulation game, it allows players to create and manage their own ecosystem in an engaging and highly emotional atmosphere, currently being developed in Java using OpenGL.

"Among Ripples" is a tranquil exploration and management game set in a serene underwater world. As a small fish, navigate through beautifully hand-painted environments, avoid larger predators, and eat to grow. Your goal is to create your own school of fish and uncover the mysteries of the deep.

Vilmonic is a pixel-art artificial life simulator where you protect and breed unique creatures and experiment with natural and artificial selection. Each creature's body and function is determined by its evolving genetic code, with pixels and body shape affecting hydration, nutrient use, movement, and perception. Your goal is to bring life back from the brink of extinction and uncover the secrets of the past.

"Earthtongue" is a single-player Science Fiction Simulation game with a stunning soundtrack, where players guide a sunless world of fungi and bugs. The objective is to maintain the ecosystem's balance, with limited goals such as maximizing the ecosystem's health or creating a fungal garden. The game allows players to peacefully observe the unfolding story of this unique world or interact with it through subtle nudges to breed bugs or influence the food chain.

"Intelligent Design: An Evolutionary Sandbox" is a simulation game that allows players to create and modify a variety of ecosystems and organisms. Design and evolve creatures with unique abilities, behaviors, and appearances using an intuitive design tool. Observe how your creations adapt to environmental challenges and compete or cooperate with other species in a dynamic, ever-changing world. **Approximately 256 characters

NeuraQuarium simulates a basic aquatic environment populated by AI creatures. Watch them evolve and change through chance, or take a hand in their evolution by molding the environment, mixing in saved critters, or directly altering their neural net brains. Check out this showcase: Evolution in Action The first creatures that spawn will have randomized physiology and  neural nets. Those that succ…

"Niche: A Genetics Survival Game" is a strategy simulation where players manage a tribe of animals, navigating through diverse islands with varying environments. Your goal is to adapt your species to survive, managing their genetics, behaviors, and traits. Overcome challenges such as harsh weather, predators, and limited resources to ensure your species' survival and evolution.

"Ecosystem is a single-player strategy game with high-quality graphics and approximately 23 hours of playtime. The game's unique feature is the simulation of evolving virtual creatures, whose bodies, behaviors, and nervous systems are all determined by their synthetic DNA, which can be modified by the player. These creatures evolve on their own to adapt to the physically-simulated ocean environment created by the player."