Games like Gridworld

78%Game Brain Score

gameplay, graphics

optimization, stability

78% User Score Based on 468 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!

75%Game Brain Score

optimization, gameplay

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.

96%Game Brain Score

gameplay, humor

graphics, optimization

96% User Score Based on 165 reviews

Welcome everyone!  This is The Bibites   A simulation where you are able to watch evolution happen before your very eyes!  Each bibite (the small critters you see on the screen) starts off with an empty brain (they do nothing) and pretty basic genes (they all look alike).  Through random mutations, one can be spawned with a brain connection that will link two neurons and might trigger a behavior, …

90%Game Brain Score

graphics, gameplay

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!

90%Game Brain Score

gameplay, story

grinding, stability

91% User Score Based on 7,062 reviews

Critic Score 83%Based on 1 reviews

Niche - a genetics survival game is a turn-based strategy game combined with simulation and roguelike elements. Shape your own species of animals based on real genetics. Keep your species alive against all odds, such as predators, climate change and spreading sickness.

91%Game Brain Score

gameplay, graphics

optimization, story

91% User Score Based on 1,015 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.

50%Game Brain Score

graphics, gameplay

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.

93%Game Brain Score

music, gameplay

grinding, stability

93% User Score Based on 2,395 reviews

"Equilinox", the low-poly nature simulation game that I'm currently developing in Java using OpenGL.

89%Game Brain Score

music, graphics

grinding, story

89% User Score Based on 276 reviews

Care for a miniature ecosystem in a strange world, exert limited influence to encourage the growth of different fungi and bugs and try to maintain the balance of life.

88%Game Brain Score

gameplay, graphics

grinding, stability

88% User Score Based on 4,956 reviews

A challenging godlike village simulator designed to bridge the gap between the complexities of village simulation with the simplicity of classic 90s real-time strategy. Inspired by games like Towns, Gnomoria, Warcraft, Banished and Dwarf Fortress but not quite like any of them. Updated frequently.