Games like Small Living World

Vilmonic is a pixel-art artificial life simulator where you protect and breed unique creatures and experiment with natural and artificial selection. Each creature's body and function is determined by its evolving genetic code, with pixels and body shape affecting hydration, nutrient use, movement, and perception. Your goal is to bring life back from the brink of extinction and uncover the secrets of the past.

Equilinox is a single-player 4X game that offers stunning visuals and an exceptional soundtrack, but can be very grinding with plenty of bugs. As a low-poly nature simulation game, it allows players to create and manage their own ecosystem in an engaging and highly emotional atmosphere, currently being developed in Java using OpenGL.

Tyto Ecology, also known as Immersed inventor Tyto Online, is a life simulation game that allows players to build and manage their own ecosystems. Through scientifically accurate models, players can observe and manipulate various organisms, weather patterns, and natural disasters. The goal is to maintain a balanced ecosystem while completing missions and quests to unlock new items and habitats.

"Wildmender is an open-world, single-player and multiplayer co-op game with outstanding story and mechanics, set in a deserted world. Craft tools, grow gardens, delve into mysteries, befriend creatures, and defend the land from wraiths. Despite its wonderful visuals, exceptional soundtrack, and immersive gameplay, Wildmender is poorly optimized and buggy, with lots of grinding required."

"Earthtongue" is a single-player Science Fiction Simulation game with a stunning soundtrack, where players guide a sunless world of fungi and bugs. The objective is to maintain the ecosystem's balance, with limited goals such as maximizing the ecosystem's health or creating a fungal garden. The game allows players to peacefully observe the unfolding story of this unique world or interact with it through subtle nudges to breed bugs or influence the food chain.

A forest simulator where you plant trees and click animals to make them poop!

"Among Ripples" is a tranquil exploration and management game set in a serene underwater world. As a small fish, navigate through beautifully hand-painted environments, avoid larger predators, and eat to grow. Your goal is to create your own school of fish and uncover the mysteries of the deep.

Megaquarium is a single-player business strategy game with an aquatic twist, offering a beautiful gameplay experience through exceptional visuals and a wonderful soundtrack. Design and manage your own aquarium, choosing from nearly 100 different marine species, and hire staff based on their skills to help you grow and thrive. Despite some bugs and a grindy aspect, the game boasts an intriguing storyline and plenty of humor to keep players engaged.

"Niche: A Genetics Survival Game" is a strategy simulation where players manage a tribe of animals, navigating through diverse islands with varying environments. Your goal is to adapt your species to survive, managing their genetics, behaviors, and traits. Overcome challenges such as harsh weather, predators, and limited resources to ensure your species' survival and evolution.

Reus is a single-player fantasy strategy game with excellent graphics, music, and innovative game mechanics. As a player, you control powerful giants to shape the planet, creating terrain and providing for humanity, who will thrive or succumb to greed based on your actions. With countless upgrades, synergies, plants, animals, and minerals to unlock, Reus offers endless styles of play and replayability.