Skip to main content
Games like Game of Life

Games like Game of Life

Games like Game of Life

Looking for games like Game of Life? Here are top simulation recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Bacteria, Species: Artificial Life, Real Evolution or Meeple Station.

Change display type

Skip Platform filter

Skip Play Mode filter

Skip Price filter
  1. View Game
    47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    52% User Score Based on 152 reviews
    Critic Score 20%Based on 1 reviews

    'Bacteria' - A relaxing puzzle game based on the rules of the cellular automaton ‘Life’ devised by John Horton Conway in 1970. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bacteria.

    View Game
  2. 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.

    View Game
  3. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    61% User Score Based on 866 reviews

    Meeple Station is a cooperative Space station Simulation game. Strongly inspired by Dwarf Fortress and Rimworld (with a hint of Space Station 13). Where the complexity of a simulation game blends with the friendly and satisfying nature of a Real-Time-Strategy game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Meeple Station.

    View Game
  4. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    90% User Score Based on 421 reviews

    Shark Simulator is a WTF physics sandbox. Play as Ed the shark, and give those tourists a vacation they will remember! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shark Simulator.

    View Game
  5. View Game
    34%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    34% User Score Based on 1,043 reviews

    The main character wakes up in a tunnel of the subway and tries to find out that happened to it and other passengers of the train. To understand that after all it happened to the gone passengers, the player should investigate strange catacombs being deeply underground. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Despair.

    View Game
  6. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    58% User Score Based on 85 reviews

    Explore the vast terrains of Mars, generated from real NASA satellite data, and survive by discovering randomized supply caches and habitats. Adventure in an otherworldly first-person sandbox. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lacuna Passage.

    View Game
  7. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    65% User Score Based on 699 reviews

    Starmancer is a space station building game offering gameplay with consequences, a living sandbox environment, crafting, and managing the daily lives of colonists. Send crews out to mine on asteroids, trade with other factions, and explore old alien ruins. Obey protocol or go rogue as you take on the role of a powerful A.I.. Build bustling space ports, secret laboratories, and incubators for myste… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starmancer.

    View Game
  8. View Game
    31%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    31% User Score Based on 67 reviews

    Wild Wolf is a survival-based game about a wolf's life struggle. You have to face the hunter by carrying the responsibility of the wolf. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wild Wolf.

    View Game
  9. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    90% User Score Based on 2,090 reviews

    The Sapling is a simulation game where you design your own plants and animals, and put them in a world together. Or you turn on random mutations, and see what evolution does to your ecosystem! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Sapling.

    View Game
  10. 36%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    32% User Score Based on 144 reviews
    Critic Score 46%Based on 3 reviews

    As a new Manager, build a happy community and trade with other races... for profit. Yes, that's right, we need their happiness so we can power up our portals. The Lings, your workers, will obey you and help you with your village. But beware, they can cause a lot of problems too. If this is not enough, there are other creatures that will try to do the same, they can trade, fight or help you. Oh, do… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Community Inc.

    View Game
  11. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 221,570 reviews
    Critic Score 30%Based on 1 reviews

    Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, a massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Zomboid.

    View Game
  12. # Introduction Welcome to Game of (No) Life, which is just a fun little environment to play around with Conway's Game of Life. In a nutshell, it is a cellular automaton where cells on a grid live, die, or reproduce based on simple rules, simulating complex patterns and behaviors. These rules are: A live cell remains live in the next timestep if it has either 2 or 3 live neighbors in the current… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Game of (No) Life.

    View Game
  13. 68%Game Brain Score
    84% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    Auto Cell run in a two-dimensional grid world. Each grid can be regarded as a small life. It has two states: survival or death. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Auto Cell: Game of Life.

    View Game
  14. 32%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    45% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    Block Line Engineer is a physics based sandbox automation simulation game where you build machines from basic parts like motors, rotating joints and connector plates. Once your machine is done you teach it how to move and maybe combine it with a different machine to form a block line. Block lines are moving blocks to block receivers. Optimize your block lines to achieve maximum throughput.Features… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Block Line Engineer.

    View Game
  15. View Game
  16. View Game
  17. View Game
  18. 51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    51% User Score Based on 152 reviews

    Ultimate Sheep Raccoon is a bike-racing party game where you and your friends build the course together. Add obstacles and dangerous traps, take the lead with power-ups, and race to the finish! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ultimate Sheep Raccoon.

    View Game
  19. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    68% User Score Based on 74 reviews

    Embark on a risky rage filled adventure in the Only Way is Down a challenging 3D platforming game that puts you in the paws of a kitty cat with an unexpected journey home. You take control of a feline explorer who, after an accidental catnap on some construction materials, finds themselves at the top of a towering skyscraper under construction. Now, it's up to you to find your way through a maze o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Only Way is Down.

    View Game
  20. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 7,962 reviews

    Take charge of a group of survivors from your city. Choose your base of operations, then rebuild and readapt the buildings around you to create a self-sustaining settlement. And when the night falls - Defend the zone from the infected! Play on any city in the world, using real geographical data! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Infection Free Zone.

    View Game
  21. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay
    79% User Score Based on 215 reviews

    JOY OF PROGRAMMING - Software Engineering Simulator is an immersive 3D programming puzzle game about automating and controlling realistic machines, robots, drones and more using real Python code. Build actual coding skills while playing, solve exciting bite-sized programming challenges and progress to unlock new programming features and improved machinery. Prior programming knowledge recommended. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to JOY OF PROGRAMMING - Software Engineering Simulator.

    View Game
  22. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    94% User Score Based on 1,842 reviews

    Face the first few days after the survivors come to the surface. Gather resources, scavenge the buildings and create a Zone that will be able to stop horde attacks at night. Conquer Prologue to prove you're ready for the upcoming full version of Infection Free Zone. “The Mad Virus” has spread throughout the world with the speed of jet planes. The infected are highly aggressive, fast and strong. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Infection Free Zone – Prologue.

    View Game
  23. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    54% User Score Based on 225 reviews

    This game is a prologue for Stellar Settlers full game, click to see on Steam! Stellar Settlers is a space-base building and colony sim game. With unique vertical and horizontal base-building gameplay, take control of a settlement, build your own thriving colony on 5 hostile planets. Earn profits, buy parts & build a better Starship, colonize even richer planets & REPEAT! In every new planet wit… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stellar Settlers: Arrival.

    View Game
  24. View Game
  25. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story
    57% User Score Based on 322 reviews

    Heavenworld is an open world adventure game mixing role playing, survival and management with NPC survivors. Each game is unique and managed by a game master who influences events. A powerful map editor is also available. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heavenworld.

    View Game
  26. View Game
    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    89% User Score Based on 2,540 reviews

    Be one of those intrepid storm chasers in this online multiplayer video game. Your goal is to shoot the best twisters pictures without dying because of powerful winds and flying debris. Feel the challenge of correctly forecasting and intercepting storms with the optimal vantage points before other players. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Storm Chasers.

    View Game
  27. View Game
    41%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    41% User Score Based on 1,328 reviews

    Maia is space colony building simulator from independent developer Simon Roth. Guide your colonists as they make planetfall on a hostile alien world and do your best to ensure their survival and safety. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Maia.

    View Game
  28. View Game
    70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, graphics
    70% User Score Based on 455 reviews

    Fargone is an RPG-based survival game with a strong focus on creating a living, breathing world through dynamic events, and NPC interactions. Set in a fictional land known only as The Barrens, you must survive by any means, whether that be alone or by allying yourself with a faction. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fargone.

    View Game
  29. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization
    79% User Score Based on 234 reviews

    Project Starship is an arcade bullet-hell with random mechanics. No match will ever be the same. Who will you be? Garret or Gwen? Will you save the world from the mighty cthulhu? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Starship.

    View Game
  30. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    80% User Score Based on 2,258 reviews

    Ostranauts is a detailed simulation of owning and living aboard a spaceship, in a solar system where honest living is a slow death sentence. Set in the NEO Scavenger universe, where Earth has suffered cataclysmic collapse, the rest of the System lives on in a state of capitalistic dystopia. Players will create their captain, build or customize their starting ship from the spoils of their career h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ostranauts.

    View Game
  31. View Game
    38%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    31% User Score Based on 768 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    Garbage Day is an open world sandbox game, in which you are stuck in a time loop (meaning you live the same day over and over). In this game you have to explore and interact to find out how to get out of the time loop. You are open to do anything you want, kill innocent people, go to work, watch tv, go to the park, etc. I don't want to spoil anything, but you'll be surprised how open ended this g… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Garbage Day.

    View Game
  32. 41%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    41% User Score Based on 189 reviews

    Protect the environment, and save it from harm! Give commands to the animals, observe their rituals and help them survive. Face different disasters, react to human presence and help the animal kingdom flourish in this unique, environmental experience! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Natural Instincts.

    View Game
  33. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    56% User Score Based on 200 reviews

    In Fall of the Titanic, set foot onboard the Titanic again, exploring the ship deck for deck. Discover what the layout, structure and purpose of the ship was like in 1912, and experience the tragic sinking by yourself. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fall of the Titanic.

    View Game
  34. View Game
    16%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    16% User Score Based on 367 reviews

    The District - action with elements of survival in the open world. You will have to look for weapons, to produce supplies, shelter from the weather and to get used to the conditions of a new life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The District.

    View Game
  35. View Game
    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    85% User Score Based on 1,282 reviews

    Saelig is a strategy, role-playing, simulation, and trading game about the things that matter; life, death, money, and family. The Dark Ages are harsh, but you’re alive and determined to prosper. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SAELIG.

    View Game
  36. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    60% User Score Based on 342 reviews
    Critic Score 48%Based on 1 reviews

    You've been elected as the new Bunker Warden! Now you must take control over a group of fellow bunker residents and try to make them last until the surface becomes habitable. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Life in Bunker.

    View Game
  37. View Game
    51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    52% User Score Based on 1,282 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 2 reviews

    Take On Mars places you right in the middle of mankind’s most exciting undertaking. Start out in the seat of a rover operator, finish as the first human to have ever set foot on the Red Planet. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Take on Mars.

    View Game
  38. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    67% User Score Based on 516 reviews

    Safehouse: Diaries is a fresh take on the zombie / survival horror genre. If you're sick of mindless shooters or generic-looking top down affairs that just don't get what the zombie genre is about, this is the game for you.About Screwfly Studios We're a two-man developer based in Australia, dedicated to creating deep, innovative strategy games for PC. Zafehouse: Diaries is Screwfly's debut title a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zafehouse: Diaries.

    View Game
  39. View Game
    54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    54% User Score Based on 643 reviews

    Clown House is a short, unique horror experience. You must find the key to escape from the Clown House. Some of the residents are harmless, some of them are not. You carry a gun, but you can't know which clowns are willing to harm you unless they start to attack. Worst part? Killing an innocent clown turns you into one of them. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Clown House.

    View Game
  40. Fixes for this project: 1.) Made the Clock have user input using key input from keyboard. 2.) Organization was a little messy. So, I placed everything in sequence. 3.) Size of the clock was hard to read so I made it larger and changed to color for clarity. Old Features From Project 3: Feature 1: Animation Clip Swap What It Does: enables the user to alternate between an object's various ani… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rana Khan IT 201-001 Project 4.

    View Game
  41. Description Draw on a 2D canvas with 3D shapes. Click or drag over the white canvas to begin spawning objects. These objects will spawn with random rotation, relative size, and color to give a more enjoyable experience. Configure several settings that allow you to change the appearance of you pen such as color, size, shape, and animation. Features Creating and Deleting Objects with the mouse:… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to IT Project 4.

    View Game
  42. Conway's Game of Life  Conway's Game of Life is a zero player game invented in 1970 by Mathematician John Conway to show how complex and emergent behavior can arise out of a set of seemingly simple rules.  It is one theory for how life originated on Earth. I recreated the game in Unity as a learning experience, and for fun. Traditional Rules for Conways' Game of Life: Any live cell with fewe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Conway's Game of Life.

    View Game
  43. Jungle Survival is a first person exploration and survival game set in a dynamic jungle environment. Players navigate the terrain, collect and manage items through an intuitive inventory system, and interact with the world using real-time UI controls. The game features core survival mechanics such as health, hunger, and stamina, where players must eat to survive, manage energy while sprinting, and… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project 4.

    View Game
  44. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    64% User Score Based on 204 reviews

    The City Transport Simulator: Bus + Tram - 2025 Content Edition does not grant you access to City Transport Simulator 2026! This edition includes the following base content and DLCs: City Transport Simulator Base Game City Transport Simulator: Tram Module City Transport Simulator: Bus Module Tram DLC: Flexity Vienna Tram DLC: StadtRegioTram Tram DLC: E1 Vienna Tram DLC: GT8N Mannhei… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to City Transport Simulator 2025.

    View Game
  45. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    71% User Score Based on 224 reviews

    Nested Lands is a multiplayer settlement-building RPG set in a dark, plague-ravaged world where twisted madmen and bandits roam the land. Your life will depend on how well you manage and grow your settlement. Fortunately, you're not alone in this dark world — your peasants will help you gather resources, craft items, and build defenses as you lead them through danger and privation. But remember, e… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nested Lands.

    View Game
  46. View Game
    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    90% User Score Based on 8,667 reviews

    VEIN is a post-apocalyptic survival multiplayer sandbox game. Gather supplies to survive, explore abandoned buildings, defend your home, and rebuild society, whether alone or with friends. Game is currently in around the clock development and will include bugs and potential room for improvement If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VEIN.

    View Game
  47. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    78% User Score Based on 282 reviews

    Observe SCP without reading the description. Break containment and observe. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SCP - Viewer 2.

    View Game
  48. View Game
    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, music
    79% User Score Based on 133 reviews

    Explore a city thrust into disarray by an unknown event and survive the hordes of mutated abominations that lurk at every corner. You’ll have to fight through enemies & bosses, scavenge loot and survive the hostile city. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Skopje '83.

    View Game
  49. View Game
  50. View Game