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Games like How To Survive Extinction

Games like How To Survive Extinction

Games like How To Survive Extinction

Looking for games like How To Survive Extinction? Here are top strategy recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Species: Artificial Life, Real Evolution, All Quiet in the Trenches or Intelligent Design: An Evolutionary Sandbox.

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  1. 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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  2. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    92% User Score Based on 843 reviews

    All Quiet in the Trenches is a narrative turn-based strategy game set in the Great War. Get to know your soldiers, take care of their needs and lead them in battle, trying to strike a precarious balance between the ambitions of your superiors and the survival of your men. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to All Quiet in the Trenches.

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  3. 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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  5. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    87% User Score Based on 307 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 6 reviews

    From the makers of Road 96 comes a groundbreaking narrative adventure. Your choices shape the story for other players! Follow in your friends’ footsteps, face the consequences of their actions and choose the fate of this plasticpunk world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tides of Tomorrow.

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    57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    57% User Score Based on 67 reviews

    Dark Moon is a survival strategy game where in order to survive you must avoid the Sun’s scorching rays and embrace the darkness. Gather resources, upgrade your mobile base, make tough moral decisions, but most importantly - don’t go into the light! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Moon.

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    65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    65% User Score Based on 66 reviews

    Voidsayer is a dark monster-taming jRPG, set in a world cursed by the Abyss. As its malevolent influence spreads and consumes the world, take on the role of a valiant warrior and fight back using over one hundred types of powerful tameable monsters. Refine their power with gear, special effects, and of course, evolve them into higher classes of monsters. Cross a vast interconnected world full of c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Voidsayer.

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  8. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    66% User Score Based on 213 reviews

    The Tribe Must Survive is a tribe-builder with a generous splash of survival and rogue-like. Whatever it takes... The Tribe Must Survive! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Tribe Must Survive.

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  9. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    91% User Score Based on 7,062 reviews
    Critic Score 85%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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Niche: a genetics survival game.

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  10. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    76% User Score Based on 136 reviews

    Experience a new, unique deck-builder roguelike with quite a twist!Discover and collect magical Mystlings, creatures you can befriend and then use in battle. You will not only craft your deck of cards, but also choose a team of 3 Mystlings with unique stats, active and passive abilities, as well as a dedicated card.Battle enemies, get extra cards and other rewards. Your Mystlings will grow stronge… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dragon Eclipse.

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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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    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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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, character development
    79% User Score Based on 428 reviews

    “Dungeon Rats, named after the 7th Heavy Armored Division of the Imperial Guards, is a turn-based, party-based dungeon crawler set in the Age of Decadence world. It's an RPG focused almost exclusively on combat for players who like turn-based combat in general and AoD combat in particular, so if you want to fight your way out of a prison mine (or die trying) you've come to the right place.” If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dungeon Rats.

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  14. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    56% User Score Based on 82 reviews

    Into the Void is a strategy RPG and exploration sci-fi game with an epic story and intense battles. Travel through space and discover the origin of a cosmic threat which destroyed Earth centuries ago. Fight or cooperate with the different factions; be a leader ! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Into the Void.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    92% User Score Based on 243 reviews

    Command your minions to solve mysteries and cover up scandals in a high-class boarding school, where the competition is cut-throat and image is everything. But be careful - one of your minions is a traitor. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Black Closet.

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  17. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    94% User Score Based on 1,077 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 3 reviews

    The Gnosia lie. Pretending to be human, they’ll get in close, trick and deceive, and then eliminate one victim at a time... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GNOSIA.

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  19. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    79% User Score Based on 3,326 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 5 reviews

    Experience the first sector of the journey as the Captain of the U.S.S. Voyager. In the demo, you can try out all the core systems of the game: make decisions, explore what-if scenarios, repair and customize your ship, explore a sector, research technologies, go on away missions, level up crew members, engage in combat, gather resources – and get a first look at the beginning of the story. Make … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown.

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  20. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    91% User Score Based on 95 reviews

    Archon Soul is a 2D roguelike dice-builder where you create powerful dice using swappable faces, runes, and bodies with unique effects. ​Draft spells, craft powerful synergies, defeat challenging enemies, and conquer the Archon's palace. Modify your dice In addition to changing the face values of your dice, you can also modify them with Dice Bodies and Runes. With 40 runes and over 30 dice bodies,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Archon Soul.

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  21. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    88% User Score Based on 151 reviews

    INTENSE SURVIVAL HORROR COMBAT CHOOSE YOUR ROLE TACTICAL SQUAD BASED CO-OPNecrosis: Dawn of Dread is a co-op survival horror game built around tension, teamwork, and limited resources, inspired by classic survival horror design from the late 90s and early 2000s. Every encounter requires positioning, coordination, and careful use of ammo and abilities. Survival depends on how well y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Necrosis: Dawn of Dread.

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  22. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 10,797 reviews

    WARNING. Stay inside. Lock your doors. Close the blinds. Only let humans in. Eliminate all Visitors. An anxiety horror about paranoia in the End of Times. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No I'm not a Human.

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  23. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    88% User Score Based on 33 reviews
    Critic Score 62%Based on 3 reviews

    Space Tail is a 2.5D adventure platformer, which immerses the player in a deep, emotional plot, and lets him explore new planets and interact with alien civilizations. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Tail: Every Journey Leads Home.

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  24. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 112 reviews

    Outcast Tales: The First Journey is just the beginning of a much grander experience (as the name sort of implies!). So, for now, familiarize yourself with the wasteland - you'll spend a lot more time in it when Outcast Tales is out! Be tactical (or mash buttons; might work just as well)! Robots, mutants, desert raiders: almost all enemies have something up their sleeve. So do your characters: so… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Outcast Tales: The First Journey.

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  25. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    90% User Score Based on 528 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 2 reviews

    A 2D modern-day character-driven RPG that combines elements from visual novels, shooters, and dystopian fiction. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Long Gone Days.

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    56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    52% User Score Based on 1,328 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 4 reviews

    A brutal survival management simulator set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Keep your faction of survivors alive, maintain your shelter and scavenge the ravaged world for resources. Befriend and trade with the factions you meet or conquer them by force. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sheltered 2.

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  27. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    57% User Score Based on 130 reviews

    Envy the Dead is zombie survival roguelike, in which you are leading group of unique, randomly generated characters through destroyed lands, infested with zombies. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Envy the Dead.

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  28. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    77% User Score Based on 97 reviews
    Critic Score 100%Based on 1 reviews

    Quantum Suicide is a game of betrayal, deception and romance in the cold depths of space. This science fiction thriller tells the tale of an intergenerational mission and its diverse crew, fighting against a deadly AI (and each other) for the chance to survive. Strategy, love interests and quantum mechanics await you. Your choices change the fate of everyone in Quantum Suicide. You play as a resea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Quantum Suicide.

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    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.

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    62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    62% User Score Based on 1,159 reviews

    Keep hope alive on your adventure to the mythical Forever Star! Gather survivors, repair and build out your starship, brave black holes, and fend off attacks, all while managing the daily soap opera of your colorful crew. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jumplight Odyssey.

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  31. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 242 reviews
    Critic Score 63%Based on 8 reviews

    Beasts of Maravilla Island is a 3D adventure game where you take on the role of a young wildlife photographer who traverses Maravilla Island's magical ecosystems to discover extraordinary creatures, learn their behaviors, and photograph their majesty. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beasts of Maravilla Island.

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  33. 43%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    69% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    Libertad o Muerte!, the wars of independence of the Spanish Colonies is a turn-based game in 19th century America. Players are the Patriots, fighting for freedom, or the Royalists, trying to keep the empire under Spanish control. Who will prevail? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Libertad o Muerte!.

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  34. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization
    83% User Score Based on 40 reviews

    Forrader Hero – turn-based roguelike dungeon crawler where heroes can’t step back and must fight through the end to save their soul in ‘Forgotten Proto.World’ fighting hordes of monsters, undead creatures, and their overlords. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forrader Hero.

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  37. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    65% User Score Based on 390 reviews
    Critic Score 59%Based on 9 reviews

    The Outbound Ghost is an adventure RPG about helping ghosts ascend to the afterlife. Battle the past using figments of your personality. Craft badges to earn abilities. Explore a town of troubled spooks and discover life can be tough, even when you're dead. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Outbound Ghost.

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  39. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    65% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    Choose among a knight, a witch, a minister even, and several others, and try to find out what happened to the King's daughter. Composing a well balanced party is important. Will they end up heroes, or zeros? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The King's Heroes.

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  40. 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.

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    38%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    52% User Score Based on 25 reviews

    Welcome to hell! Use realistic physics in the battle and solve puzzles, have a nice chat with demons, and get the desired pizza in the pizza ghest! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pizza Ghest.

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    64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    64% User Score Based on 322 reviews

    Take the role of a god who guides humanity by issuing commandments. The game is centered on surviving and expressing yourself by creating a religion you find compelling. Start writing and lead your people into the future! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crest.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects: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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Equilinox.

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  45. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    87% User Score Based on 46 reviews

    See also More from XD About the GameFrom the creators of Scale Enchanter, Chords Enchanter is a music puzzle game intended for those who want to practice chord building in a relaxing and completely imersive environment. Chord BuildingMade for any music student or master that wants to practice chord building. 140+ ChordsOver 140 chords to build from 10 differente chord types.Fully Imersive Env… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chords Enchanter.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, story
    85% User Score Based on 484 reviews

    Sipho is an action survival game with an intricate building system. Grow your own creature and take over the local ecosystem. Fight, grow, survive, dominate. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sipho.

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  47. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, character development
    83% User Score Based on 240 reviews

    Join Our Discord About the Game    Annulus is a dark-fantasy tactical strategy game, inspired by medieval knightly warfare. Blending dark fantasy elements with an epic, grand-scale worldbuilding approach—and powered by the stunning visual capabilities of Unreal—it delivers a breathtaking visual experience.     In the game, you take on the role of a mercenary captain, collecting and training m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Annulus.

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  48. A 2D Hack-and-Slash Action RPG with rogue-lite elements. Play as Zaf along with a variety of other characters to stop Altemis, a bored goddess from destroying the world. Inside Altemis' tower are ever changing rooms, all with different enemies and use it to their advantage. Choose between 11 different characters with different abilities along with 2 characters to assist you in your fight to th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Final Flame.

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  49. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 4,294 reviews

    The Wandering Village is a city-building simulation game with survival and rogue-like elements. Build a village on the back of a giant, wandering creature, farm crops and forage resources to keep your villagers alive and form a symbiotic relationship with your giant host to survive together in a hostile, yet beautiful post-apocalyptic world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Wandering Village.

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  50. 26%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    40% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    PLEASE NOTE THE CURRENT ISSUES BELOW! We're encountering some unexpected bugs and missing content, thank you for your patience! We'll be sending periodic patches over the next few months. The Office Type is an office-themed comedy dating simulator with a wide variety of characters to learn about and narratives to explore. Take each character on dates around the city, learn their interests, answ… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Office Type.

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