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Games like Species: Artificial Life, Real Evolution

Games like Species: Artificial Life, Real Evolution

Games like Species: Artificial Life, Real Evolution

Looking for games like Species: Artificial Life, Real Evolution? Here are top simulation recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with The Sapling, Ecosystem or Birthdays the Beginning.

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  1. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    90% User Score Based on 2,090 reviews

    The Sapling is a simulation game where you design your own plants and animals, and put them in a world together. Or you turn on random mutations, and see what evolution does to your ecosystem! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Sapling.

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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 468 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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  3. 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 65%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.

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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 1,015 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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  5. 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.

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    59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    59% User Score Based on 1,342 reviews

    Saurian is a video game project focused on living as a dinosaur in a dynamic open world through intense, survival-based gameplay. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Saurian.

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    46%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    46% User Score Based on 586 reviews

    Start with nothing and build an empire. Blockscape is the ultimate block building game. You are sent to this world to start a new civilization. Explore, gather materials, craft and build. Build beds and people will move in. Give them food and they will do work for you. Fully procedurally generated worlds. Every game looks and plays different. Play the game you want. Blockscape can be played like … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blockscape.

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  8. 50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    50% User Score Based on 5,041 reviews

    Medieval Engineers is a sandbox game about engineering, construction and the maintenance of architectural works and mechanical equipment using medieval technology. Players build cities, castles and fortifications; construct mechanical devices and perform landscaping and underground mining. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Medieval Engineers.

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  9. 51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    51% User Score Based on 1,413 reviews

    Warning: Game is in early access! Welcome to the mysterious world of Novus Inceptio where new gaming experience of exploring, building and surviving awaits. Explore the true sandbox survival world and take part in the development of the full game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Novus Inceptio.

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  10. 29%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    29% User Score Based on 665 reviews

    In this open world action role-playing game you will bring your dragon's story to life. Become a terrifying or benevolent dragon powerful enough to threaten kingdoms and leave its claw-mark in history. WARNING: DRAGON IS IN EARLY ACCESS ALPHA. IT IS NOT A COMPLETED GAME. Please do not purchase unless you want to actively support development and are PREPARED TO HAVE FUN DESPITE BUGS AND UNANTICI… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dragon: The Game.

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    51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    51% User Score Based on 1,403 reviews

    The Black Death is a dark multiplayer survival game set during a plague-ridden medieval era. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Black Death.

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    72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    72% User Score Based on 4,652 reviews

    KINGDOMS is a procedural medieval RPG in a randomly generated open world. The main feature of KINGDOMS is a smart AI system that completely controls NPC behavior. As the player, you can fully interact with this massive world and become any person you want to be. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to KINGDOMS.

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  13. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    69% User Score Based on 789 reviews

    It is a crafting game, created in the Unreal Engine 4, where players are tasked to mine resources, smelt them into ingots, forge weapons and tools and sell them to their customers. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Little Blacksmith Shop.

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    73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    73% User Score Based on 11,254 reviews

    Pioneer a living world full of warmth, heroism, and mystery. Help a small group of settlers build a home for themselves in a forgotten land. Establish a food supply, build shelter, defend your people, monitor their moods, and find a way to grow and expand, facing challenges at every step. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stonehearth.

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  15. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    63% User Score Based on 2,382 reviews

    Life is Feudal: Forest Village is RTS city builder game with survival aspects in a realistic harsh medieval world. Shape, build and expand your settlement, grow various food to prevent your villagers from avitaminosis and starvation. Possess them for additional micromanagement or simply to wander around. Become a leader of the newly arrived settlers and lead them to peace and prosperity. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Life is Feudal: Forest Village.

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  16. 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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    67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    67% User Score Based on 6,099 reviews

    EmergeNYC is a genre-bending simulation of New York City's Emergency Services. Drive over 30 different firetrucks, police cars, and ambulances alone, or with up to 32 of your friends through busy New York City Streets with blazing sirens and air horns. The game will be set in a fictional dynamic open-world recreation of Manhattan and will give the players the opportunity to step foot in the shoes … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EmergeNYC.

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  18. 17%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    17% User Score Based on 2,422 reviews

    Kinetic Void is a 3D space adventure with a focus on customization and enjoyable space simulation. The shipyard allows players to construct their ship piece by piece. Ships can be as simplistic as a cockpit, a hull, a engine and a gun, or as complex as a player wants. Each module has available subsystems which can be applied to strengthen specific attributes of the ship, and when damaged, those s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kinetic Void.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    79% User Score Based on 1,811 reviews

    [Media 2152829] CHKN is an open-world sandbox game where life itself is your strongest tool! Create fantastic creatures in an open-world sandbox game like no other. Explore, craft, and... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CHKN.

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  20. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    54% User Score Based on 424 reviews

    The Archotek Project focuses on a multiplayer experience, giving you the chance to play with your friends or with new people on dedicated servers. Play as the dinosaur as you explore vibrant and exotic locations within the game, taking control of unique species from the fossil record. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Archotek Project.

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  21. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    59% User Score Based on 6,096 reviews

    Planet Explorers is an open world voxel based sandbox adventure RPG game set on a distant planet. The game uses a new OpenCL calculated voxel system to allow players to change the terrain in any way, create new objects such as weapons, vehicles, objects, and do it anywhere. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Planet Explorers.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 7,478 reviews

    MIST SURVIVAL is a Single-player, survival stealth sandbox game Players will experience the Apocalypse stimulation in the form of virus pandemic, the players have to deal with it to survive through the difficulties such as finding shelter and food, threats from the environment and climate: wild animals, bandits, infected, and dense mist that can happen at any time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mist Survival.

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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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    60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    60% User Score Based on 1,120 reviews

    Buoyancy is a city-building strategy game where you build, manage, and move a floating city on an oceanic world. Explore and scavenge resources scattered around the endless waters. Keep your villagers nourished and happy while combating fires, sickness, and pirate attacks. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Buoyancy.

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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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    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    80% User Score Based on 12,761 reviews

    Jump into the underwater world and show off your skills in the wilderness of Feed and Grow, a fish simulator! This survival game is in alpha stage at the moment and new patches and updates are... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Feed and Grow: Fish.

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    60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    62% User Score Based on 2,438 reviews
    Critic Score 54%Based on 2 reviews

    The Guild 3 is a fascinating trade and life simulation that takes place during the late Middle Ages. Step into the shoes of a citiizen, acquire businesses and mansions, produce goods and trade them, start intrigues in politics and society, love, hate, bribe, fight and live through good and bad times! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Guild 3.

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  28. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    66% User Score Based on 1,530 reviews

    Manage your own farm in the game Farm Manager 2018! To expand your farm business, produce cheap and sell your products in high prices. Control the process of land cultivation, employ the best staff, buy the most appropriate farm equipment, raise livestock and process the harvested crops. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Farm Manager 2018.

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    65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    65% User Score Based on 1,122 reviews

    Run your fantasy RPG tavern - let travellers take shelter for the night and serve 'em the best mead of their life with a good dose of humor. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tavern Tycoon.

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    25%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay
    25% User Score Based on 4,080 reviews

    The game brings a fresh new take on the city building/management genre by introducing many RPG features. In Towns you manage a settlement on top of an active dungeon. Instead of playing the hero who delves deep into the dungeon, how about playing the town that houses and caters to the hero's needs? Both the RPG and strategic aspects will be fleshed out over a series of sprawling dung… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Towns.

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    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    68% User Score Based on 634 reviews

    In the oceans depths lies the key to defeating Titans and bringing calm to the waves. Sail the waters to find new islands with resources to build, craft, and survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Breakwaters.

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  32. 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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    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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  34. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    76% User Score Based on 4,568 reviews

    Build your dream railroad across a huge open world! You can build tracks and stations, drive detailed locomotives, and transport goods to earn money and experience. Play exciting Online Multiplayer sessions with your friends or create your very own Single-player sandbox! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Railroads Online.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    76% User Score Based on 729 reviews

    In Tyto Ecology, you have the power to create your own biodome and fill it with life! This is a calm, slow-paced game (at least until things start going wrong) that encourages learning through experimentation as you work to sustain, or destroy, life. Up to a year of time can pass while you are away, so you come back to changes in your ecosystem and potentially several problems to handle each time … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tyto Ecology.

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  36. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    75% User Score Based on 44,756 reviews
    Critic Score 64%Based on 9 reviews

    Take the role of a plane crash survivor stranded somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. Come face to face with some of the most life threatening scenarios that will result in a different experience each time you play. Scavenge. Discover. Survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stranded Deep.

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  37. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    65% User Score Based on 699 reviews

    Starmancer is a space station building game offering gameplay with consequences, a living sandbox environment, crafting, and managing the daily lives of colonists. Send crews out to mine on asteroids, trade with other factions, and explore old alien ruins. Obey protocol or go rogue as you take on the role of a powerful A.I.. Build bustling space ports, secret laboratories, and incubators for myste… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starmancer.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    77% User Score Based on 1,330 reviews

    Build up your own arms manufacturing company. Find your factory, buy your resources, produce a wide range of military equipment to sell to the highest bidder. Good or bad? That's up to you, who you do business with is your choice. Don't ask, don't tell, get paid. After all, war is about making money. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gunsmith.

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  40. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    71% User Score Based on 425 reviews

    You're on your own in the most advanced and complex survival game to date. Discover the cluster based endless world and face the most challenging weather system taken from the real Pacific! Master the realistic sailing and navigate using triangulation and a Sextant. Protect your fire. Fight for your life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape The Pacific.

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    27%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, gameplay
    27% User Score Based on 392 reviews

    Steam Hammer is the first hardcore sandbox RPG in a steampunk setting featuring survival elements. Here you'll find all the advantages of sandbox games in the mysterious world of steam engines. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to STEAM HAMMER.

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    46%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    46% User Score Based on 5,449 reviews

    GRAV is a sand box experience where you explore a multitude of planets, hunt strange alien creatures, build and defend outposts, craft weapons and armor, and attempt to survive against other players in a hostile environment. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GRAV.

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  43. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    58% User Score Based on 399 reviews

    The Last Leviathan is a physics-based, ship building and destruction adventure. On your voyage to uncover where The Last Leviathan lies you will discover a world full of rival ships, mythical monsters, wrecked flotsam, physics-puzzles and hidden treasures. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Leviathan.

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  44. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    59% User Score Based on 8,514 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

    Hardcore medieval multiplayer sandbox with terraforming, free preset and modular building construction, rich crafting (smelting, forging, farming, animal breeding etc.), survival, no target physics based combat, original combat formation system and numerous other features. Taking place in the fictional medieval world, game imposes a realistic system of global politics, economy, and socialization. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Life is Feudal: Your Own.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    79% User Score Based on 2,097 reviews

    OUTBRK is a storm chasing simulation game being developed for PC set in a fictive reproduction of America’s tornado alley. Experience the wonder of nature and compete against other chasers as you put yourself into random scenarios based on real life weather events. Prepare to have too close for comfort encounters with tornadoes, fight your way through torrential downpours, while avoiding hazards o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to OUTBRK.

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  46. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 9,076 reviews

    The Universim aims to revive the glory days of the god-game genre and bring it into the next generation with fresh ideas and ambitious gameplay. With the powers of a god, you are unleashed upon the universe to begin forging your galactic empire in the stars. From dust to the cosmos beyond, your civilization will rise through the ages under your guidance. Yet this is not the same static world you m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Universim.

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  47. 44%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    44% User Score Based on 1,452 reviews

    Wild West Dynasty: Cowboys, Settlers & Gunslingers! Build your own ranch, provide food and wealth and soon more settlers will join you in your quest for happiness. Will you manage to build a "Wild West Dynasty" or will you end up on the gallows? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wild West Legacy.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    93% User Score Based on 342 reviews

    DinoSystem is a 2D ecosystem and survival simulation that allows players to manage the ecology of an evolving island and survive in it as a human, dealing with realistic survival mechanics and a deep character progression system. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DinoSystem.

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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 748 reviews

    Become the Dragon Step into the scales of a mighty dragon and claim the skies, land, or sea as your own. Choose from a variety of species, each with its own perks and specializations. Customize Your Dragon Make your character stand out by giving it a unique name, custom colors, and even custom body parts such as horns, tail tips, and claws. Choose from a growing list of customization options to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Draconia.

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  50. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    83% User Score Based on 13,551 reviews

    Ranch Simulator - a new simulator in which you have to restore the family ranch and improve its economy. Build, grow, breed, hunt! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ranch Simulator.

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