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Looking for games like Planet Zoo? Here are top open world city builder recommendations with a economy and business focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Planet Coaster, Parkitect or Megaquarium.

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  1. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    91% User Score Based on 57,599 reviews

    Planet Coaster is a construction and management simulation video game. Similar to its spiritual predecessor, the game allows players to build different theme park rides and roller-coasters. These player-created attractions can be shared through a mechanic called “global village”. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Planet Coaster.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 5,451 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 3 reviews

    Parkitect is a business simulation game that charges you with the construction and management of theme parks. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Parkitect.

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  3. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 4,092 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 18 reviews

    A theme park management game with an aquatic twist. Design your displays, look after your fish, manage your staff and keep your guests happy! It's all in a day's work as the curator of your very own Megaquarium. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Megaquarium.

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  4. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    58% User Score Based on 944 reviews
    Critic Score 58%Based on 3 reviews

    Zoo Tycoon is a business simulation video game developed by Frontier Developments and published by Microsoft Studios. The game was released on 22 November 2013 for Xbox One and Xbox 360. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zoo Tycoon.

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  5. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    90% User Score Based on 22,085 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 31 reviews

    Jurassic World Evolution 2 is the upcoming sequel to Frontier’s 2018 management simulation Jurassic World Evolution. It will feature a brand new canonical story set between the films Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and Jurassic World: Dominion, at the dawn of the Neo-Jurassic Age. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jurassic World Evolution 2.

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  6. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 32,482 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 30 reviews

    The game is a top-down 2D construction and management simulation where the player takes control of building and running a prison. The player is responsible for managing various aspects of their prison including building cells and facilities, planning and connecting utilities, hiring and assigning staff, including a warden, guards, workers, and more. The player needs to recruit staff to unlock more… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Prison Architect.

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  7. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    70% User Score Based on 7,170 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 8 reviews

    Dive into the thrilling world of Planet Coaster 2! Construct the theme park of your dreams with an intuitive piece-by-piece building system, as you meticulously craft and customise every aspect of your park down to the smallest detail. From towering rollercoasters to spectacular twisting water slides, let your imagination reach new heights to delight and thrill your guests. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Planet Coaster 2.

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  8. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    93% User Score Based on 89,055 reviews
    Critic Score 82%Based on 6 reviews

    Cities: Skylines is an award-winning management game now for PS4 with all of its robust city-simulation gameplay and unique charm along for the ride. Build the city of your dreams! Plan road networks, bus lines and parks. Create smog-filled industrial estates or a quiet beach town powered by renewable energy. Manage policies, energy and economy and play the popular After Dark expansion and make yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cities: Skylines.

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  9. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    86% User Score Based on 45,234 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 42 reviews

    Place yourself at the heart of the Jurassic franchise and build your own Jurassic World. Bioengineer dinosaurs that think and face threats posed by espionage, breakouts and devastating tropical storms in an uncertain world where life always finds a way. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jurassic World Evolution.

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  10. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    90% User Score Based on 3,807 reviews

    Prehistoric Kingdom is a zoo management game that gives players total control over the creation of their extinct animals and exhibits. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Prehistoric Kingdom.

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  11. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    61% User Score Based on 384 reviews

    Wildlife Park 3 is the latest part of the successful series. As zoo manager, you are responsible for your very own and unique zoo. Choose from numerous types of enclosures, park buildings and plants to design an environment appropriate to each species. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wildlife Park 3.

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  12. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    87% User Score Based on 3,630 reviews

    Save our four-legged friends!Your main goal in Animal Shelter will be to look after, treat, and give shelter to those under your care. You will have plenty of work to do with the shelter, which will become a refuge for any creature in need and will certainly help in finding suitable future owners. Keep in mind that the future owner-pet duo must complement each other. Your main goal? Finding a suit… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Animal Shelter.

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  13. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 6,164 reviews

    Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 Platinum combines the excitement of rollercoasters with the fun of great strategy sim. RCT3 Platinum combines the roller coaster theme park fun of the Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 with included expansion packs Soaked! and Wild! Now enjoy more options than ever. Build your own water slide or create your own safari with real animals. Watch guest reactions to your ultimate theme par… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Platinum.

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  14. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    90% User Score Based on 3,606 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 10 reviews

    It's time to Build a Zoo! Construct and decorate enclosures, buy and breed animals, hire zookeepers and vets... then try your hand at DNA splicing, and stitch together over 300,000 different types of animal. This can only go smoothly... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Let's Build a Zoo.

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    62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    59% User Score Based on 550 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 3 reviews

    In Park Beyond, you can create the park of your dreams without being held back by gravity. The user-friendly controls and a story-driven campaign mode will help you learn the ropes of park management and build increasingly crazy rides and modular coasters.The Visioneer Edition includes the full game, the Park Beyond: Annual Pass, as well as its Coaster Car Bonus, and Zombeyond Impossification Set. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Park Beyond.

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  16. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 16,426 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 1 reviews

    The classic transport simulation genre has a new gold standard with Transport Fever 2. Discover a whole new world by navigating transport routes through land, water and air. May progress and prosperity find their way! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Transport Fever 2.

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  17. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    88% User Score Based on 3,499 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 46 reviews

    Buy Two Point Campus on PlayStation Store. Take your simulation management experience to a class above to build your university, your way! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Two Point Campus.

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  18. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    93% User Score Based on 16,956 reviews

    Automation is a car company tycoon game in which you design and build cars from scratch. It is you who designs everything from the very core that is the engine, over the chassis, to the suspension and the car's looks. Several games have tried this before... but were able to merely scratch the surface. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Automation: The Car Company Tycoon Game.

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  19. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    92% User Score Based on 16,405 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 2 reviews

    Design stunning hospitals, cure peculiar illnesses and manage troublesome staff as you spread your budding healthcare organisation across Two Point County. Build and customise your hospital - it is yours after all - with specialist diagnosis and treatment facilities, as well as the very latest in ornamental technology! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Two Point Hospital.

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  20. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    89% User Score Based on 85,786 reviews

    Space Engineers is a sandbox game about engineering, construction and maintenance of space works. Players build space ships and space stations of various sizes and utilization (civil and military), pilot ships and perform asteroid mining. Space Engineers utilizes a realistic volumetric-based physics engine: all objects can be assembled, disassembled, damaged and destroyed. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Engineers.

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  21. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    67% User Score Based on 312 reviews
    Critic Score 82%Based on 1 reviews

    Now's the chance to build the Zoo of your dreams! Just like in a real Zoo, your animals must receive complete care. Feed them, train them, cure them and even relocate them. Observe their realistic interactions with one another, the landscape, the play equipment and even Zoo visitors. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wildlife Park 2.

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  22. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 9,910 reviews

    Construct and design buildings for optimal working conditions. Hire people to design and release software, so you can defeat the simulated competition and take over their businesses. Manage and educate your employees to make sure they are skilled and satisfied with their job. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Software Inc..

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  23. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 81,076 reviews
    Critic Score 63%Based on 1 reviews

    House Flipper is a unique chance to become the one-man renovating crew. You've got to earn it around here before you purchase your first property. No worries though! Luckily, there's plenty of work at your fingertips! Take job offers from nearby residents to clean up, paint walls, install heaters, showers, and air conditioners, or even furnish their whole property! Once the grateful clients pay yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to House Flipper.

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  24. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 7,722 reviews
    Critic Score 63%Based on 14 reviews

    Farming Simulator 17 invites you into the challenging world of a modern day farmer. Take on all the challenges of farming life, including animal husbandry, crops, sales, and woodcutting. You decide how you want to manage and grow your farm in a huge, open world! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Farming Simulator 17.

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  25. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    53% User Score Based on 1,144 reviews

    Cities in Motion 2 (CIM2) is the sequel to the popular mass transit simulation game Cities in Motion. Build, manage and lead your transportation network to provide cities with their ever changing needs. Cities in Motion 2 introduces new features including multiplayer game modes, day and night cycles, timetables and dynamic cities. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cities in Motion 2.

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  26. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    85% User Score Based on 981 reviews
    Critic Score 40%Based on 3 reviews

    Save our four-legged friends! Animal Shelter Simulator grants you the opportunity to tackle the challenging but also highly rewarding task of running a refuge for strays and rescues. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Animal Shelter.

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  27. 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.

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  28. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 1,604 reviews
    Critic Score 84%Based on 5 reviews

    Academia : School Simulator is a management game that lets you design, construct, and manage the high school of your dreams! As the school Principal, watch your students as they get bullied, find love, flunk exams, and basically just try to get through the roller-coaster ride that is high school. Will you offer the best teachers and facilities or cheap out and build giant classrooms with a 1:100 s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Academia: School Simulator.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 13,221 reviews

    inZOI is a life simulation game where players step into the role of creators, shaping the world as they envision and witnessing the various stories that unfold. Through this immersive experience, we aim to inspire players to appreciate life as the profound gift it is—a journey that is filled with meaning at every turn. Step into diverse lives, brought to life with realistic graphics! inZOI fea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to inZOI.

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  30. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    94% User Score Based on 27,593 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 13 reviews

    Farming Simulator 19 takes the biggest step forward yet with the franchise’s most extensive vehicle roster ever! You’ll take control of vehicles and machines faithfully recreated from all the leading brands in the industry, including for the first time John Deere, the largest agriculture machinery company in the world, Case IH, New Holland, Challenger, Fendt, Massey Ferguson, Valtra, Krone, Deutz-… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Farming Simulator 19.

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    75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 988 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Modern Casino Tycoon Simulation in full 3D glory. Build the casino. Set the odds. Expand into a luxury hotel/casino or go cheap & extract max profits. Keep the vault secure at all times, and beware of criminals & cheaters!! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SimCasino.

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  33. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    84% User Score Based on 1,532 reviews

    Dive right into your career as owner of the newest store in town. Buy and sell the right articles. Build and design your store space. Manage your staff, and take good care of your customers. Plan the perfect marketing scheme, and become the most popular store. But the devil is in the detail. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to King of Retail.

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  34. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 5,375 reviews

    Édition numérique de luxeTwo Point Museum : Explorer Edition Les aventuriers les plus téméraires de Two Point County ont voyagé aux confins du monde connu et sont revenus avec des reliques uniques à exposer dans votre musée, ainsi qu'avec les coordonnées d'un nouveau lieu d'expédition abritant une exposition spéciale et des événements exclusifs ! L'Explorer Edition offre une sélection d'ob… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Two Point Museum.

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  36. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    90% User Score Based on 42,098 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 1 reviews

    Build and expand your repair service empire in this incredibly detailed and highly realistic simulation game, where attention to car detail is astonishing. Find classic, unique cars in the new Barn Find module and Junkyard module. You can even add your self-made car in the Car Editor. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Car Mechanic Simulator 2018.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    81% User Score Based on 5,062 reviews

    A modern tycoon-style sim where you design, build, and manage every aspect of an airport. Build your terminal, hire your staff, choose airlines to work with, customize flight schedules, build out infrastructure, and manage your airport -- from the ground up. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SimAirport.

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  38. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story
    97% User Score Based on 1,156 reviews

    A roller coaster simulation game that features a robust track editor and the ability to ride your creations. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No Limits 2.

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  39. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 94,936 reviews

    Give Me Basic is a poorly/cheap version of "ASTRONEER" on steam. The game may not be as realistic as the actual inspiration of the game. Instructions: How to Install "Give Me Basic" - YouTube If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Give Me Basic [Early Pack].

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  40. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 14,670 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 2 reviews

    Escape Simulator is a next-gen escape room experience: pick up and examine everything, move furniture, smash pots and melt locks! Play solo or with a friend to solve cryptic puzzles and riddles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape Simulator.

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    67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    67% User Score Based on 722 reviews

    Build better, together Hometopia is a seriously satisfying co-op building simulation game that turns players into designers and developers of the best-looking homes in the virtual world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hometopia.

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  43. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    79% User Score Based on 3,923 reviews

    Become a landlord and deal with problematic tenants as you build your rental property empire. Decide how to react to annoyed neighbours or police interventions. Will you rent your apartment to a college couple or an older lady with four cats? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Tenants.

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  44. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    87% User Score Based on 17,110 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 6 reviews

    Create over a million unique Sims and control their lives. Customize everything from their appearances, to their personalities and even the home of their dreams. Then, send your Sims out to explore new locations around town and to meet other Sims in the neighborhood. With all-new quick challenges and rewarding game play, The Sims 3 gives you the freedom to choose whether (or not!) to fulfill your … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Sims 3.

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  45. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    84% User Score Based on 744 reviews

    Difficult challenges - a big reward: Running an aquarium shop is a real challenge! Clients will entrust you with difficult tasks that you have to cope with. In return, a reward awaits you. Spend it on developing your business - buying new species of fish, exotic plants, equipping your store or developing your skills. Let your imagination run wild: Create an aquarium in which each fish will want… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aquarist.

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  46. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 50,535 reviews

    Enter the creative paradise of Scrap Mechanic! Build fantastic machines, go on adventures with your friends and defend against waves of evil Farmbots in this imaginative multiplayer survival sandbox. With Scrap Mechanic’s powerful creation tools you can engineer your own adventures! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scrap Mechanic.

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  47. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    80% User Score Based on 7,142 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 11 reviews

    Discover the diversity of Mexico - take on new and challenging missions in the arid northern regions all the way to the dense jungles in the south of the country. Boost Mexico’s economy in the new scenario by building a thriving infrastructure and exporting to the USA. Features New scenario: “Viva Mexico!” (1873-1893) Map expansion: Mexico (available in Free Game and Sandbox modes) New goods (e.g.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Railway Empire.

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    98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    98% User Score Based on 3,765 reviews

    Build an idyllic 19th century Mediterranean town and help it flourish into a prosperous city. Freely place and customise each element to create the perfect home for your growing population in this cozy city builder from the creators of Station to Station. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Town to City.

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  49. 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 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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Niche: a genetics survival game.

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  50. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    96% User Score Based on 2,153 reviews

    Build your own model railway tracks and scenery or explore pre-made layouts, including 1000s of player-made layouts on the Steam Workshop! Play in virtual reality and on PC! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rolling Line.

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