Games like Thrive

"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.

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.

Startup Company is a business simulation game where you run a small startup with the goal of growing it into a successful company. You must manage and improve your website, hire and keep employees happy, and expand your office space, all while competing against major tech giants. Success depends on effective management, development, and marketing strategies.

"Species: Artificial Life, Real Evolution" is a simulation game where players create and evolve unique species in a dynamic ecosystem. Observing and manipulating various factors such as genetics, environment, and behavior, players can watch as their creatures adapt and survive in a real-time evolutionary process. With countless possibilities and a sandbox-style gameplay, this game offers a fascinating look into the world of evolutionary biology.

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!

Upcoming medieval strategy game for PC that combines deep, organic and realistic city building with large scale, tactical battles.

"Ecosystem is a single-player strategy game with high-quality graphics and approximately 23 hours of playtime. The game's unique feature is the simulation of evolving virtual creatures, whose bodies, behaviors, and nervous systems are all determined by their synthetic DNA, which can be modified by the player. These creatures evolve on their own to adapt to the physically-simulated ocean environment created by the player."

"Ostriv is a single-player Historical Strategy game with a focus on organic town layouts and realistic challenges. Though currently in development, it offers compelling gameplay, sensational graphics, and a memorable soundtrack, despite some grinding, bugs, and long waits for updates. Buy now to support the creation of a living, believable city-building experience."

"Foundation" is a medieval city-building game that allows you to create organic, gridless cities. Focusing on resource management, monument construction, and organic development, you'll manage your population, extract resources, establish trade routes, and build monuments as you grow your settlement. Face narrative events and quests while constructing your prosperous city in this laid-back simulation experience.

"Colony Survival is a historical simulation game that offers both single-player and multiplayer/co-op modes. Players must build and manage a colony with dozens of different jobs and resources, while defending against monster invasions using dynamic 3D pathfinding. Explore a large, diverse world and expand your colony with advanced metals, weapons, and jobs using an extensive science system."