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Small Living World is a full-fledged ecosystem simulator, bringing every aspect of nature to life. From the water cycle and plant growth, to animal behavior and reproduction, observe your small living world evolve. All the tools are at your disposal to create your perfect forest.  SIMULATION You can observe the natural food chain in action. From plants fighting for sunlight, to animals searchin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Small Living World 2.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects: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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Earthtongue.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:monetization, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story

92% User Score Based on 1,314 reviews

A relaxing particle sandbox If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sand:box.

Welcome to Splatterbox! ...a living ecosystem of colorful blobs, terrible decisions, and consequences that refuse to stay contained. Your world is built from millions of fully simulated cells. Liquids flow. Heat spreads. Structures collapse. Materials react with everything around them. This would be manageable. If it weren't for the blobs. They dig, carry, build, and cooperate like an enthusia… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Splatterbox.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

66% User Score Based on 35 reviews

A calm creative experience. A sandbox growing game where you shape the evolution of an alien ecosystem. Study the environment and discover what drives it, or just sit back, relax, and see what happens! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to XenoBloom.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, optimization

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay

94% User Score Based on 436 reviews

Play god and create your own world in this complex simulation. Plate tectonics, wind and water erosion and plant life all develop and interact to produce a world that is viewable from a single tree to kilometres across. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Terra Firma.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

60% User Score Based on 1,030 reviews

Critic Score 61%Based on 19 reviews

Enter the world of Birthdays the Beginning, where countless possibilities await! With the Digital Art Book as your very own guide, read up and explore the different organisms, environments, and worlds that are possible to create in your very own cube world. With so many adorable critters waiting to be birthed, what kind of world will you create? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Birthdays the Beginning.

From the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex to the ocean-dwelling orca, Ecosystem Architect gives you the power to control what inhabits your world. What would happen if an elephant shared it's habitat with a Spinosaurus? As the player, you have the power to find out - and influence the outcome. If you're more of a botanist, flora is just as important of a factor when constructing your ecoysystems. You'l… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ecosystem Architect.

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.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

95% User Score Based on 704 reviews

Sandboxels is an in-browser falling sand simulation game, with mechanics such as heat simulation, electricity, density, chemical reactions, fire, and over 500 unique elements to play with. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sandboxels.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

93% User Score Based on 144 reviews

Terra Firma 2 is a powerful simulation of natural forces, giving you the creative freedom to sculpt entire worlds to your liking. Use intuitive tools to alter terrain, adjust rainfall, change temperatures, and tweak tectonic activity. Your changes set the stage, but the simulation takes over—generating lifelike rivers, eroding mountains, growing forests, and populating ecosystems down to individ… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Terra Firma 2.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, optimization

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

69% User Score Based on 49 reviews

Play the prologue of Revive & Prosper R&P is an indie game developed by a small team with a very large passion for creating the next must-play strategy survival game. KEY FEATURES: • Dynamic real-time water physics • Single-player base-building and automation • 6 Mutants and their Golem sidekicks • Conveyor belts, Trains, Catapults • Intuitive tutorial It's a perfect game for precise bas… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Revive & Prosper.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, graphics

93% User Score Based on 477 reviews

From an uninhabited planet in space to an ecosystem full of life. In Planetary Life you will be able to shape a planet in the purest Sandbox Simulation style, playing with its mountains, seas and even its climate, to create the perfect habitat to harbor life. PLANETS Control a planet with the multiple tools available. Let the tectonic plates shape the mountains and seas, modify the climate, the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Planetary Life.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

98% User Score Based on 13,391 reviews

Tiny Glade is a relaxing free-form building game. Tap into the joy of making something pretty with no management, no combat, or wrong answers - just kick back, doodle some castles, and turn forgotten meadows into lovable dioramas.Explore gridless building chemistry, and watch the game carefully assemble every brick, pebble and plank, adapting to your whim. Draw a path through a building? A door po… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tiny Glade.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

90% User Score Based on 210 reviews

A fictional universe sandbox/exploration game. Collect materials, terraform planets and discover new species to add to your encyclopedia. Make beautiful microcosms of ocean planets, grass plains and rain forests, or breed destruction with wildfires, volcanoes, and lightning storms. What kind of worlds will you make? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heliopedia.

We travel the universe, and we bring planets back to life. Proxima Centauri b, 2194. Your pod came down hard. The sky is thin, toxic, and dying — and the planet is still alive enough to know you are here. You are not a colonist. You are not a conqueror. You revive worlds, and then you move on. Build a factory out of the periodic table Everything you mine is a real isotope. Not "ore&quo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Valley of Stability.

WATERFUL is a cozy nature-builder where you shape riverbeds to guide water through charming, procedurally generated desert valleys. Watch the sands slowly come alive as plants grow, animals return, and a tiny ecosystem blossoms on the shore. Dig riverbeds, spread spring water and make plants grow! Different river shapes and water levels create different vegetation. Since digging and filling is f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WATERFUL: a tiny oasis builder.

Inspired by classic falling sand simulations, Falling Cubes is a 3D sandbox where you experiment through physics and chemistry to unlock over 200 unique cube types. Collide cubes and unleash chain reactions. Crack, grow, decompose, burn, freeze, melt, and explode. Watch as your cubes fall, flow, launch, and transform in response to their environment and every change you make. Every experiment b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Falling Cubes.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

85% User Score Based on 41 reviews

An easygoing simulation game about creating tiny garden dioramas. Use a wide selection of plants, decorations and tools to build and nurture the garden retreat of your dreams. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dream Garden.

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.

53%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

90% User Score Based on 10 reviews

Did you know that 9 out 10 wildfires are caused by human activities? FireStarter 2 gives you the opportunity to start--virtually--one of them. The idea of FireStarter 2 is to make players aware of the impact of forest fires on their environment. While you can just watch the forest grow naturally through the years, you can also get involved in destructive or helpful ways. Start a fire and see h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FireStarter 2.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization

62% User Score Based on 3,758 reviews

Critic Score 82%Based on 6 reviews

A Modern God Game Where Nature is the Star From Dust is the latest original video game concept by Eric Chahi, creator of the cult classic, Another World. Immerse yourself in a world as exotically beautiful as it is dangerous. You control the destiny of a primitive tribe against the backdrop of a world in constant evolution, a universe where mighty Nature reclaims what is hers and your mastery o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to From Dust.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

66% User Score Based on 1,802 reviews

A sandbox game of creation and survival. After crash landing on an unexplored planet you are left with nothing but a few tools and your imagination. Make yourself a shelter, secure food and water and start building towards making a spaceship capable of interplanetary travels. Planet Nomads is a true sandbox game with procedurally generated planets, total creative freedom to build all kinds of th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Planet Nomads.

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.

Performance FirstWings Simulations Flight Simulator 2027 is powered by a newly developed engine that ensures reliable performance without the need for high-end hardware. Its efficient rendering and intelligent memory management contribute to stable frame rates and quick load times across a variety of systems, allowing you to focus more on flying and less on waiting. Online From Day OneAs an offic… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WingsSimulations Flight Simulator 2027.

Spacetime Dimension is a physics simulator based on NVIDIA engine in Unity3D, Players can build a chaotic system and observe its fantastic trajectory, observe the interaction and gravitational potential energy of planets, place an infinite number of dominoes and connect any number of space triangles. You can explore an endless range of the world. The terrain is generated by waveform superposition… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spacetime Dimension.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

95% User Score Based on 40 reviews

Create and enjoy a peaceful, interactive woodland throughout the changing seasons. For every copy sold, we plant a real tree! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Treeplanter.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

86% User Score Based on 51 reviews

In Cozyrama, you can create the perfect world just the way you imagine. Start from its shape, then pick the right color and have fun with decorations. Would you like to build a cozy village or a colorful garden? The choice is yours! There is no time limit and no competition. Immerse yourself in a beautiful and imaginative world that feels like a warm hug. Watch cute animals wandering around, an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cozyrama.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story

88% User Score Based on 351 reviews

Build Islands. And Trains. No goals, no timer, no stress. Just build, relax, enjoy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Islands & Trains.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

79% User Score Based on 472 reviews

DISCOVER AN UNKNOWN WORLDYour citizens are immersed in a strange environment, both mesmerizing and unforgiving. Your goal is to build a city to help them survive, then prosper. You will need to explore, analyze and experiment with new things.In Synergy, the well-being of your citizens is paramount. You will need a deep understanding of their environment to help them adapt and thrive.ANALYZE YOUR E… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Synergy.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story

96% User Score Based on 205 reviews

A forest simulator where you plant trees and click animals to make them poop! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PolyPine.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability

94% User Score Based on 1,778 reviews

Critic Score 54%Based on 4 reviews

A tiny building game about beautiful lived-in houses. No rules or restrictions, just pure creativity. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SUMMERHOUSE.

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.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability

79% User Score Based on 418 reviews

*** NOT ALL GPU SUPPORTED! CHECK DEMO FIRST *** You probably heard the theory that we live inside a computer simulation. I wanted to create a big sandbox game in which you can create your own simulations, change the laws of physics, design mechanisms, create A-Life worlds and inhabit them with living beings, experiment with evolution and AI. SST is a particle simulator that uses a graphics card… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Simulation Toolkit.

48%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, emotional

77% User Score Based on 13 reviews

A small god-game with a Tetris-like mechanic. Can you create mankind and help them escape the blocks? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to bloks.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

91% User Score Based on 2,154 reviews

Critic Score 82%Based on 1 reviews

Dynamic abstract sandbox universe. Changes and evolves as you do. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Solar 2.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

95% User Score Based on 32,120 reviews

Critic Score 83%Based on 2 reviews

Humans are long gone. Will your society of lumberpunk beavers do any better? A city-building game featuring ingenious animals, vertical architecture, and river control. Contains high amounts of wood. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Timberborn.

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.

Extract resources, manufacture goods, and sell them to customers in storesBuild businesses and create production chains. Establish farms, mines, logging camps, factories, warehouses, and stores. Supply each business with the resources it needs, balance production capacity across multiple stages, and create efficient logistics networks capable of serving entire regions. Turn wheat into flour and… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Industrial Mogul.

Vizza is an interactive simulation playground built for curiosity, experimentation, and visual beauty. Explore a growing collection of GPU-accelerated systems that move, react, spread, collide, dissolve, and organize themselves in unexpected ways. Every mode gives you a hands-on way to play with motion, color, and emergent behavior, whether you are making flowing particle fields, organic reaction… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vizza.

Restore Life Through CreativitySoftscape is a relaxing first-person sandbox builder where you transform barren spaces into peaceful living gardens. Start with dry, forgotten plots. Route water through the land, shape the ground, paint natural terrain, place paths, add edging, choose your plants, and decorate each space in your own style. There are no timers. No pressure. No rush. Just the quiet… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Softscape.

About This GameJingjie: Signals is a sandbox focused on emergence and artificial life. There are no scripted events and no predefined outcomes—everything you see arises naturally from rules, interactions, and probability. Developer Note: This game features no tutorials. The system is meant to be observed, not learned. (There is no randomness here. Every signal has a cause.) Living Particles… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jingjie: Signals.

Vonkelveld (Afrikaans for "spark field", pronounced roughly FON-kul-felt) is a god-sim of tending and witnessing: a living world where every spark is a simulated soul, every place has a history, and every age remembers what your hand preserved. Tend, don't command. You are not a king. You do not command units, place buildings, or script lives. You shape conditions: raise land, sink it, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vonkelveld.

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.

51%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

67% User Score Based on 27 reviews

Clone yourself to take over the environment in this bacterial evolution roguelite. Choose mutations and abilities each time you multiply. Use swarm mode to direct your species to attack enemies. Unlock abilities and perks to improve your odds. Compete against other multiplying and evolving species. The environment will change as species evolve or go extinct. Start with one lifeform at the s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lifeforms: Binary Fission.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

94% User Score Based on 278 reviews

From the creators of the renowned Fish Farm series for mobiles: Aquascape your very own fish tanks on your PC. Featuring our latest 3D aquarium engine, you can enjoy the details of lifelike fish, plants, decorations, algae, etc. Topped with realistic 3D effects, your monitor becomes a fish tank. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Behind Glass: Aquarium Simulator.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

90% User Score Based on 124 reviews

Unleash Your CreativityStep into Outside the Blocks, the ultimate playground for builders and creators who want to express their artistic side in a relaxing, stress-free environment. Forget about objectives and pressure—immerse yourself in the pure joy of creation. Innovative Building ToolsCraft stunning, one-of-a-kind structures with our unique modular architectural block system. Whether you… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Outside the Blocks.

51%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, gameplay

51% User Score Based on 53 reviews

Farm the world in an immersive top-down management game. It's up to you if you prefer to experience a rich strawberry harvest in the French countryside or if you like farming in the hot sun of South America. Choose your farm’s location anywhere on a real-world map and become a Global Farmer! Choose your location Based on real-world data from OpenStreetMap, you can play anywhere in the world. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Global Farmer.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

99% User Score Based on 6,734 reviews

On January 21, 2023, AngeTheGreat released a video called "Simulating a Steam Engine with C++" which documented the creation of a simple steam engine simulation. This is that simulation now made into a simple game! Enjoy operating and listening to your own miniature virtual steam engine. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Steam Engine Simulator.

49%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

75% User Score Based on 16 reviews

Get away from the stress of life and fuel your soul. Spend time in a beautiful world, perhaps sitting by the water, walking in the forest ... or tickle your creative impulses by building your dream house (or super-villain pad?). Be is all about exploration, building and ... well, just "Be"ing. Theres no work, no time pressures. No nasty surprises. Be is a place where you can relax and d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Be.