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Looking for games like Symbio? Here are top survival simulation recommendations with a historical focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Sipho, Thrive or MICROSCOPIC.

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    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.

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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 1,172 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.

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  3. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    In the year 2066, mankind has finally achieved the pinnacle in medical discovery with the massive deployment of nanotechnology. Humans are spoilt with living almost immortally without worrying of any kind of diseases with lifespan possibly exceeding 300 years old.  However, as the nanobots became mass produced and widely injected to 99.8% of world population as a medical aid, it became rogue and r… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MICROSCOPIC.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    97% User Score Based on 773 reviews

    Mudborne is a laid-back nature sim game about breeding & collecting frogs! Visited in your dreams by a mysterious deity, you begin a journey to help rediscover Her lost children. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mudborne.

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  5. 41%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    41% User Score Based on 189 reviews

    Protect the environment, and save it from harm! Give commands to the animals, observe their rituals and help them survive. Face different disasters, react to human presence and help the animal kingdom flourish in this unique, environmental experience! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Natural Instincts.

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  7. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    93% User Score Based on 477 reviews

    Manipulate climate, add plants and evolve creatures in this planet and life sandbox simulation game. From cells to civilizations, spread life throughout the whole planet. Or just enjoy watching your creation burn! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Planetary Life.

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    45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    45% User Score Based on 74 reviews

    Evolution is a real time simulation of the evolutionary process. Creatures have DNA that defines their structure, traits, how they see the world around them, and how they react to it. Each creature is unique, most die quickly, some die a little slower, and others survive (some just like rocks, they usually die too). It is the survivors that reproduce and mutate, just a little, but enough to adapt … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Evolution.

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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

    A living prehistoric ecosystem that does not revolve around you. Shape the island as a god, or enter it as a human and survive while animals, weather, water, terrain and your own body change over time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DinoSystem.

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  10. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 1,860 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 5 reviews

    APICO is an upcoming casual-sim game about breeding & collecting bees. Sit back, relax, and bee happy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to APICO.

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  11. Apocalyptic Love: Surviving with my best friend's mom in the underground. A visual novel about forbidden love at the end of the world. When the world collapses, rules no longer matter... except the one you should never have broken. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Apocalyptic Love.

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  12. Design your own single-celled organism and dive into a vast microscopic world. Eat, fight, and unlock upgrades to survive the dangerous microcosm. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Celler.

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    This casual hidden creature game is fun for every dino fan.  Children and adults will love immersing themselves in prehistoric science and ecology.  Search for animals ranging from the Triassic to the Cretaceous drawn in a cute lumpy potato style.  Listen to goofy roars, grunts, trills and other vocalizations created by a human approximating sounds based on living species in a loosely similar ecol… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Findosaurs.

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    71%Game Brain Score
    71% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    Welcome to the FREE prologue demo for Adapt. All feedback and bug-reports are greatly appreciated. There is no purchase requirement to play the prologue.    Wishlist on Steam Interested in Adapt's future? Come checkout the Adapt Roadmap! ABOUT THIS GAME Adapt is a survival evolution game designed to simulate the constantly changing environments life must navigate to thrive. To succ… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Adapt.

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  15. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability
    91% User Score Based on 82 reviews

    数字豪华版 购买标准版的玩家后续可以选择升级成数字豪华版《东方:平野孤鸿》数字豪华版内含: 《东方:平野孤鸿》 游戏本体 特殊皮肤:明镜高悬(谋士府) 特殊建筑:水月菩萨道场 特殊谋士:引月 特殊坐骑:万里行 游戏OST原声音乐集 游戏电子设定集 ※在任何游戏模式中,只要你完成了第一阶段的城镇发展目标,将自动获得特殊皮肤、特殊建筑、特殊谋士和特殊坐骑。 ※特殊皮肤是谋士府的专属外观。在聚宝模式或疾风模式里,你可以通过点击场景中的谋士府建筑,并点击Tips上的外观按钮来切换外观。请注意,这个特殊皮肤在桃花源模式中是无法使用的。 ※特殊建筑可以在营造坊的“行业”分类下的“文化”子分类中找到并建造于场景中。 ※特殊谋士可在谋士府中派遣上任。 ※特殊坐骑需点击场景中的谋士府,然后并点击Tips右侧的【马匹】按钮。这样,你就能进入策马扬鞭模式,从中选择一个… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ballads of Hongye: REBORN.

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  16. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    83% User Score Based on 60 reviews

    Live as Bigfoot in a peaceful forest-life simulator. Fish, forage, build, and protect wildlife as the guardian of the woods. Create your own Bigfoot and live your best Bigfoot Life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bigfoot Life.

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    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.

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  18. 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.

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  19. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    86% User Score Based on 21 reviews

    Create real life on your PC! Explore the enchanting world of Albia and discover the amazing virtual lifeforms called Norns. The Norns in Creatures display real feelings from hunger and pain to frustration and fear. They'll breed, evolve and wage a fierce struggle for survival right on your computer screen! Creatures: The Albian Years is a compilation of Creatures 1 & 2, their life kits and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Creatures: The Albian Years.

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  20. 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.

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    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.

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    70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    70% User Score Based on 250 reviews

    Seed, Breed, Create. From single cell organisms to complex ecosystems. Evolve every part of your own unique aquarium / terrarium by applying realistic principles of natural and artificial selection, in Creatura - ultimate Virtual Evolution Vivarium Simulator. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Creatura.

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  23. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 38,902 reviews

    The story of the slugcats, packaged together in this Complete bundle of the base game of Rain World and its two expansions, Rain World: Downpour and Rain World: The Watcher! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rain World.

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  24. 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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    66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    86% User Score Based on 28 reviews

    Genesis At the start of the simulation cells with random DNA are spawned. 99% of DNA is not viable so most die pretty quickly. Purple gas bubbles, inspired by hydrothermal vents White dead cells, inspired by marine snow Colorful alive cells, inspired by the diversity of unicellular organisms Grey rocks, inspired by rocks, duh First viable cell After a while the first viable cells appear… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EvoLife.

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    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.

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  27. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    93% User Score Based on 334 reviews

    Drunk On Nectar is a Nature Sandbox game about animals, plants and ecology. Finally, a game where you can Play as Creatures, Simulate ecosystems of your own or participate in Creature Quest leaderboards. Frequently updated with new content. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Drunk on Nectar.

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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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  29. Play as a primitive cell in living microscopic ecosystems. Feed, flee, fight, and adapt your organism to survive increasingly hostile biological environments. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Genesis: Rise of Life.

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  30. “The Cleaner” is a fun adventure inside a crocodile’s dark mouth, where shadows lurk and loud breathing echoes. You’re a tiny cleaner bird—fast, brave, and nimble—darting between giant teeth! You scurry with your little feet, and you can even leap to the upper jaw and run upside down—whee, so cool! The teeth in the mouth sing their own tunes. Healthy teeth ring long and clear—ding-dong, like … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Cleaner.

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  31. Gameplay Features– Single-player 2D pixel-art farming and life-sim RPG – Grow crops, raise animals, and expand your medieval farmstead – Gather materials, craft tools, and upgrade workstations – Explore procedurally generated caves, mines, and strongholds for rare resources – Help your town heal and grow through quests and relationships – Experience day–night cycles, weather, and seasonal eve… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kingdom of Hope.

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  32. Demo available now on itch.io Demo coming soon to Steam Play as Nia, a newly formed ocean spiritBrought into existence in a sea smothered by pollution and death. With no life remaining, Nia must restore The Abyss by: Destroying trash Clearing tar Revitalizing the seafloor Growing plants Helping marine life who are struggling to survive in the pollution Rebuilding ecosystems f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nia and The Abyss.

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  33. You are a tiny protist in a disturbed patch of soil. You're the only one of your kind left, but for you as a microbe, that doesn't have to mean extinction. All you need to do now is eat, divide, and try not to get eaten! The ecosystem around you has been thrown into chaos, but it's slowly repairing itself. Bacteria are actively rebuilding the soil by gluing tiny particles into larger clusters, c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cellscape.

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  34. Manage resources, create life and ensure the survival of a colony of thousands of synthetic cells in this fascinating incremental simulation game. Inspired by the 'Game Of Life' by the illustrious mathematician John Horton Conway, where cells live or die according to 4 basic rules. This Idle revolution challenges you as a player to achieve a stable and prosperous ecosystem to ensure the species … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SynthetiCell BioClicker.

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  35. Role playing game set in the modern-day. Battle Robots with other kids in the city. Battle monsters in turn-based combat outside of real-time bot battles. Manage items, currency and trade with other kids to upgrade your robot. Trade/Collect Baseball cards, play a board game, and a shooter minigame. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cyber Summer.

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  36. Assemble your crew and set sail across a perilous, procedurally generated world. Traverse eight distinct biomes teeming with bizarre creatures and factions locked in a desperate struggle for survival. Hunt deadly sea beasts for precious resources and barter with nearby factions for vital equipment and supplies. Command your crew as they evolve, their traits shifting for better or worse as t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mythical Whalers.

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  37.                 Lead nomadic families through the Stone Age in this turn-based 4X strategy game with deeply simulated characters, cultures, and ecosystems. Explore the vast wilderness, gather and trade scarce resources, and stand your ground in risky autobattler combat. Discover fire, domestication, politics—and survive to tell the tale. Experience what prehistoric life was like by diving int… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Folk Emerging.

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  38. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    100% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    Journey to a time long forgotten... In this thrilling underwater world of strange and beautiful creatures, only the strongest species will survive! Hunt for prey as the terrifying Kerygmachela, avoid danger using the diminutive Daguinaspis, or try and survive as one of the many species on offer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cambrian Dawn.

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  39. Roadmap About the GameThe Kingdom's MerchantBuild an empire through trade, not conquest.The Kingdom's Merchant is a deep medieval trading and economic simulation where your greatest weapon is good business. Starting with little more than a single caravan and a handful of coins, you'll travel a living kingdom, discovering settlements, buying and selling goods, expanding your business, and build… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Kingdom's Merchant.

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  40. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    90% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    Join this adventure and discover the hiding places of 101 kittens in the hand-crafted Barcelona landscape. Earn lots of achievements. How many can you find? Be quick! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 101 Cats in Barcelona.

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  41. With only 5 minutes left until the deadline, the real nightmare has just begun.You play as Jian Xun, a 25-year-old scriptwriter drowning in deadline anxiety. Every time you wake up in your cramped, cyberpunk-style room, the piercing mechanical alarm clock is dead set at 11:55. This is not just high-pressure occupational anxiety; it's a life-and-death struggle for the dominance of consciousness. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to INFINITY DEADLINE.

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  42. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    97% User Score Based on 110 reviews

    Guinea Pig Temple is a single player open world search and rescue game. You are the hero guinea pig - run, jump, and popcorn (a jump of joy so happy it resembles a kernel of popcorn popping!) while you search for friends and food!  Customize your fur color with endless choices of color combinations, and then you're ready to rescue! Guinea pig friends can be found in random locations on Gui… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Guinea Pig Temple.

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  43. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 1,665 reviews

    You are a disease. Infect the human body as a lone pathogen in this cellular roguelike shooter. Collect organelles to evolve your parasite in a microscopic arms race against your host's immune system. Conquer a beautiful, procedurally generated world of tiny proportions. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pathogenic.

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  44. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 209 reviews

    Put Fischer on your desktop as your ultimate study and work buddy. He'll fish quietly in the corner, taking care of it all—you just drop in occasionally to collect your rewards, unlock new fish, upgrade your rod, while enjoying that calming, healing atmosphere. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fischer's Fishing Journey.

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  46. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    54% User Score Based on 287 reviews

    Step into the amazing world of Sparkle – a surreal ocean, where life is thriving and conditions are perfect to make an evolutionary leap. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sparkle 3 Genesis.

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  47. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    80% User Score Based on 9,154 reviews
    Critic Score 67%Based on 43 reviews

    Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey is a third-person open world survival game where you explore, expand and evolve to advance your clan to the next generation. You relive the early story of mankind, but humanity is only one idea away from evolution or extinction. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey.

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  48. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    65% User Score Based on 787 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Control the evolution with the touch of your finger. Climb your way through the evolutional ladder. Start as a little organism and transform into a magnificent aquatic being. Explore the abyss in search of nutritional elements. Attack other species whenever you run out of other food sources. Enjoy beautiful surreal visuals and relax with minimalistic ambient soundtrack. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sparkle 2 Evo.

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  49. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    90% User Score Based on 39 reviews

    24 Solar Terms is a seek and find puzzle game with the theme of the traditional Chinese twenty-four solar terms. The game connects the climate and farming of various solar terms through farming proverbs, myths and fables. Help local farmers solve problems and experience the story of 24 solar terms. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 24 Solar Terms.

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