Games like "Natural" Selection

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.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

84% User Score Based on 335 reviews

Gridworld is an artificial life / evolution simulator in which abstract virtual creatures compete for food and struggle for survival. Conditions in this two-dimensional ecosystem are right for evolution to occur through natural selection. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gridworld.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

64% User Score Based on 215 reviews

Experience the life of a mountain lion in the brutal wild, Fight and maintain your territory, find a mate and raise cubs of your own which will grow into adults as your parenting skills are put to the test. Hunt prey, both big and small as you level up to become an effective and lethal hunter. Fight Predators which pose an ever present danger to you and your cubs, and ultimately come face to face … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Untamed: Life Of A Cougar.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, optimization

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

82% User Score Based on 60 reviews

ANLIFE is an evolution simulator featuring block creatures that shuffle around awkwardly under a physics engine. There’s no complex ecosystem like in typical life sims. Take the role of a god—lend a hand to these creatures or call down meteors—and calmly watch their evolution unfold, as if peering into a miniature sandbox. Block creatures powered by physics All they do is chase after food, yet th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ANLIFE: Motion-Learning Life Evolution.

Build a species and watch an ecosystem come aliveAge of Beast is a real time dinosaur survival strategy game where you take control of a species and guide it through generations of survival on a massive tropical island. Begin with only one adult male, one adult female, and an empty nesting ground. Find fresh water, locate food, explore unknown territory, produce eggs, raise young, defend your ne… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Age of Beasts.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story

96% User Score Based on 194 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, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Bibites.

The ocean is alive. And it's made of yarn. CHOMP CHOMP Carnage is an arcade fish-eating game that's fast, satisfying, and bursting with cute chaos. Dive into a hand-crafted knit ocean where every fish, predator, and prey is stitched together from wool and thread. Grow big enough to eat the fish above you until nothing can catch you. Don't get eaten by the ones above that. EAT. GROW. REPE… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CHOMP CHOMP Carnage.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

71% User Score Based on 178 reviews

** **"Fortunately, you’re god! Or at least, you’re basically god. I doubt the Mims can tell the difference. This means that on top of being in charge of RTS-like defense and expansion,... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Mims Beginning.

Welcome to Snowscapes, a cozy nature simulation game. Control the simulation, play cards to influence the world and have fun in this little frozen ecosystem. Watch it all happening from above or step into any animal to see it all up close. Nature simulation meets card game! It is up to you, if you will start a chaos or try to maintain a balance. You get a new set of cards every now and then to … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Snowscapes.

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… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NeuraQuarium.

Run a magical culinary clinic in this cozy life-sim RPG. Diagnose patients, cook healing remedies through physics-based minigames, gather ingredients across five unique biomes, and make choices that shape the fate of your community. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kitch Witch.

The game is a third-person action game. The family decided to go on a diet and bought a juicer. You control the fruit and try to get to the juicer. You will be hindered by Various junk food. Features Three companies - one per character. Three modes for a record with one life. Procedurally generated levels. Music selection in the level. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mad Jyacer.

500 million years ago a Cambrian explosion survivor began the rise of mankind Evolve and adapt to challenges that will evolve and adapt to you Start as an early chordate that hides in the mud and jumps to get out of trouble and become a big fish that can put up a fight. Explore prehistoric environments and meet those who ruled the world before the fishing rod was invented Use your wits, be pre… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Evotales.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

74% User Score Based on 1,898 reviews

Critic Score 71%Based on 5 reviews

From victuals to Vikings, lead your village and expand it into a thriving city. A wise Jarl must manage resources, survive harsh conditions and enemy raids, and guide their fellow Vikings to work together through social conflict. Skál! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Land of the Vikings.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

85% User Score Based on 2,448 reviews

The game follows the life of a mother lynx, starting as a pregnant animal, giving birth and continuing in to a journey of parenthood where nurturing her cubs is paramount for survival. Shelter 2 includes more elaborate gameplay features than its predecessor, such as stamina, different types of movements, jumps and a variety of prey to kill. Besides hunting there are several maternal and hunting fe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shelter 2.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

80% User Score Based on 3,339 reviews

A multiplayer survival game of parenting and civilization building by Jason Rohrer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to One Hour One Life.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

68% User Score Based on 287 reviews

Critic Score 40%Based on 1 reviews

Oxygen is a survival city builder. Build your city around the Oxygen Center and ensure your people's survival in a post-apocalyptic future, threatened by crack explosions, deadly winds, droughts and frosts. Lead your people and more importantly keep the Oxygen Center running! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oxygen.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

74% User Score Based on 66 reviews

Vilmonic is an artificial life simulator and evolution sandbox game. Protect each species and selectively breed new ones, analyze DNA, craft tools and buildings, dig rivers and make new islands, find ancient tech, and fend off the haywire zombitons. Craft Farm Breed Evolve! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vilmonic.

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.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

90% User Score Based on 976 reviews

Critic Score 54%Based on 4 reviews

Manage your own bunny park! Give snacks and toys to your bunnies. Improve and decorate your park to increase its popularity and collect all the bunnies! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bunny Park.

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.

As a lone pilot lost in the depths of space, you'll have to blast your way out of a dangerous field of asteroids in order to survive and hope to return to your home planet. In addition to careful piloting in this classic, arcade world of momentum-based physics, you'll have to manage your resources because fuel and ammunition are limited. Features Choose your challenge: Adjust the difficulty by… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Abominable Asteroids.

Insects declared a war! 
 Dive into the fierce battle of insects. Bugs, ants, wasps, cockroaches, mantises and spiders collided in furious smash for food and territory. Did you ever want to become one of them and live a life of a tiny beetle? Insect.io 2 gives you a chance to do it! 

This Insects are really everywhere. They evolved, they got angrier and more hungry, and they are ready to kill an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Insect.io 2: Anthill Starve.

There are fish swimming in the aquarium. Each fish has the following innate parameters: 1) The maximum number of health points. Determines the maximum size of the fish. 2) Protection. Determines the strength of its scales. The higher the defense, the less damage the fish receives when attacking it, but the heavier the scales. 3) Attack power. Determines how much damage the fish does in one bite. T… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CruelFish.

Super Cyber Exorcism is an intense sci-fi action survival game where you battle endless hordes of aliens, monsters, and grotesque creatures in a chaotic futuristic world. Survive for as long as possible while enemies grow stronger, faster, and more aggressive. Along the way, collect upgrades, power-ups, and abilities that stack and evolve your build, turning you into an increasingly destructive f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Cyber Exorcism.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story

87% User Score Based on 2,779 reviews

Set in a living ecosystem, 'Everything is Crab' is a cute, challenging, highly replayable action roguelite. Make animal inspired evolutionary choices to concoct your own unique creature every run, both mechanically and visually. It's Spore meets Modern Roguelites Beat carcinisation As everybody knows, eventually, every organism ends up evolving into a crab. Right? Well, except for you. Choose your… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability

79% User Score Based on 1,260 reviews

Survive in a lifeboat drifting in the ocean as long as possible! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ocean Survival.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

88% User Score Based on 13,488 reviews

Setting to redefine the city-building genre, Foundation puts the emphasis on the organic aspects of urbanism in the cities of old, powered by Polymorph Games’ proprietary game engine, Hurricane, which allows for full mod support and is optimized for the thousands of moving parts that come with building humongous cities. The game features in-depth resource management akin to the Anno (Dawn of Disc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Foundation.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

65% User Score Based on 202 reviews

Build and manage a quiet town by the lake or expand it into a picturesque city state in this side-scrolling city builder featuring hybrid mechanics. Construct marvelous buildings, epic wonders and become the envy of the known world! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LakeSide.

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.

Small Living World is a complete ecosystem simulator. It simulates everything from the full-water cycle, through plant growth, to the animal reproduction. Every pixel is simulated, everything counts. Watch it evolves by itself, or manipulate the system. At the beginning, you have access to a limited number of plants and animals. Populate your world to unlock more advance life forms. Create d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Small Living World.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability

79% User Score Based on 217 reviews

MULTIPLAYER CAVEMEN The Village is being taken over by DinoSaurs. Can You and Your Pack Survive ? This is a Fast Paced RPG Survival game. The game includes a Single player & Multiplayer (CO-OP and PVP) system via Steam. You can Invite Your Steamy Friends with the ' + ' Icon on the Main Menu ! The Game is packed with a complete inventory management and crafting system, missions, b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MULTIPLAYER CAVEMEN.

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.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization

87% User Score Based on 1,314 reviews

Critic Score 78%Based on 3 reviews

Take a fantastical journey - fly the desert and build your domain. Airborne Kingdom uniquely blends city management and exploration, with a world and lore all its own. Build housing, gather food, satisfy needs, and grow your tribe. Maintain lift, discover resources, and explore the desert for lost technologies. The kingdom, your journey, their lives - all of it is up to you to decide. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Airborne Kingdom.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

71% User Score Based on 2,373 reviews

FarSky is a short survival game in the depths of the Ocean. Collect all the pieces of your submarine and reach back the surface. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FarSky.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story

87% User Score Based on 5,222 reviews

In this city-builder, you will lead a group of survivors in their search for a new home. With limited supplies you will claim land, plant crops, hunt wildlife, gather supplies, build your city, expand commerce, and develop trades to build a bustling and unique town with a large population. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Settlement Survival.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

78% User Score Based on 4,704 reviews

Critic Score 74%Based on 4 reviews

In Reus, you control powerful giants that help you shape the planet to your will. You can create mountains and oceans, forests and more. Enrich your planet with plants, minerals and animal life. There is only one thing on the planet that you do not control: mankind, with all their virtues and and all their vices. You can shape their world, but not their will. Provide for them and they may thrive. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Reus.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story

93% User Score Based on 4,788 reviews

Ostriv aims to raise the bar of city-building experience by adding a huge amount of possibilities and removing annoying limitations. It allows for truly organic town layouts without the grid and angle restrictions on a three-dimensional landscape. The goal is to make player's creations to become alive and believable communities where real-life problems would arise, thus making the late game a new … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ostriv.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

97% User Score Based on 268 reviews

Critic Score 50%Based on 3 reviews

Outlanders is a charming town-builder simulation game that lets you play as the leader of a group of regular people building a town together. Some want to survive, while others want to build amazing things. It’s up to you to guide them towards their goal. Take control of the will of a town leader and balance your resources carefully to lead the town to prosperity. Every choice you make directly a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Outlanders.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability

72% User Score Based on 142 reviews

Immerse yourself in a prehistoric ecosystem brought back from extinction. Survive and carve out your niche on islands teeming with danger and opportunity! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Isles of Yore.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

83% User Score Based on 124 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

The Big Journey is a casual, low-difficulty, cat-themed adventure game with motion controls created by a small Ukranian studio called Catfishbox. Players tilt their devices (or use optional on-screen buttons) to roll and bounce Mr. Whiskers through a beautiful storybook-like world as he searches for his missing friend, and enjoys a toe-tapping original soundtrack from an indie folk band. The game … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Big Journey.

The Undergrowth is an online multiplayer survival experience where you begin life as a tiny, vulnerable creature in a massive ecosystem filled with danger, opportunity, and other players. Hunt, scavenge, grow, evolve, and carve your place in a brutal world where survival is earned, not given. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Undergrowth.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

100% User Score Based on 10 reviews

Your chickens need help! They're lost from their adventurous day out and you need to bring them home fast. Kills hundreds of angry predators that are hungry to eat your chickens and be wary of incoming traffic. This mayhem filled action game has a bunch of exciting levels that test your survival skills. You can play solo, team up with a friend on local co-op or play split screen and compete agains… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bring The Chickens Home.

Restikon Foundry is a village builder / colony simulation game focused on individual villagers and their undertakings. Build your settlement and progress from a tiny hamlet all the way to an industrialized colony. Claim territories and establish specialized towns connected by a logistics network. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Restikon Foundry.

"BOBO"​​ is a cozy life-simulation game set in a vibrant animal metropolis. Here, you can freely live in harmony with animals in ​​ANIMIA, the world's largest animal city! Engage in battles, run restaurant, build your dream home, and make friends with animals—experience a lively animal world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BOBO ~IN ANIMIA~.

Bioshader Step into a living sandbox where thousands of tiny digital creatures called novas roam, eat, and multiply in their own little world. Each nova has a lightweight brain powered by a neural network. They respond to what they see, how much energy they have, how long they have been alive, and their orientation. Surprising patterns and behaviors emerge as novas move, search for food, and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to bioshader alpha.

Platform: Prologue is a free version of the Platform horror game. Experience the base gameplay and taste the experience that awaits you in the full game. Are you ready to face 7 different evolved monsters across 7 different maps? In this game, you will experience 7 different gameplays, each taking place on different platforms. You are trapped as a test subject on a seven-layer platform developed … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Platform: Prologue.

FULLSCREEN-BUTTON BOTTOM RIGHT! Life in your pocket Under you eyes you see a tiny strange world, where artificial life evolves as we speak. Driven by natural selection The creature you witness at the beginning is randomly generated. But it only wants two things: eat and reproduce. Every creature has it`s very own genome. They all differ from speed, max size, the range of their vision and so on. Wh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Life in your pocket.

Grab your gear and delve into the dungeons of this rogue-lite dungeon crawler, Ancient Dungeon VR, and uncover its secrets. The Ancient Dungeon is known throughout the land; as a place of malice and danger to all but a few brave souls. These men and women - adventurers, explorers, even scholars - enter the dungeon in pursuit of legendary fortunes and objects of immense power, all believing thems… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ancient Dungeon VR.

I spent the last few months developing a simple evolution simulator. I have found that it's quite meditative just watching those small creatures mate, feed, and grow. There's something really relaxing about just watching "nature" take its path. There are 3 classes: - Prey (They feed on plants and are hunted by the predators) - Scavengers (They feed on the corpses of dead creatures) - Predators (T… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pocket Agar (PC, Mac and Linux).