
Animal is a unique open-world survival game. Choose one of the animals and survive in the open world alongside your group.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Dogs, Animals, Casual, Singleplayer.

Animal is a unique open-world survival game. Choose one of the animals and survive in the open world alongside your group.

Dog
A tiny dog lives on your desktop. Take care of your loyal companion, play with it, decorate its little corner, and watch it grow through everyday moments. A relaxing pixel desktop pet game about companionship, warmth, and the simple joy of having a dog by your side.

My Best Friends - Cats & Dogs
You are responsible for the sensitive upbringing of your pet: You decide on the food, the composition of training courses, the grooming and decorating.
A tiny dog lives on your desktop. Take care of your loyal companion, play with it, decorate its little corner, and watch it grow through everyday moments. A relaxing pixel desktop pet game about companionship, warmth, and the simple joy of having a dog by your side.
Why similar: Dogs 42% ★, Animals 24.2% ★, Simulation 9.4%, Life Sim 8.1%, Sandbox 7.6%
You are responsible for the sensitive upbringing of your pet: You decide on the food, the composition of training courses, the grooming and decorating.
Why similar: Dogs 40.1% ★, Animals 31.1% ★, Simulation 19.2%, Casual 9.6%
You're a wild pig on a quest to find all of your missing piglets. Smash obstacles, forage through trash for food, discover special mushrooms, and poop flowers to restore balance as you grow closer to your piglet family and the wild around you.
Why similar: Animals 48.3% ★, Dogs 12% ★, Sandbox 8.4%, Adventure 6.2%, Third Person 5.7%
A hand-drawn 2D sandbox game about being a dog in a dog park. Run around, play fetch, chase squirrels, sniff around, and most importantly, bark at everything. Interact with a weird and wacky cast of dogs, gossip with the local stray cat, and keep an eye out for Krebert the Chihuahua. He's vicious.
Why similar: Animals 25.9% ★, Dogs 16.5% ★, Simulation 13.8%, Sandbox 13.6%, Immersive Sim 11.3%
Your animals have all gone missing and it's your job to get them back! Find your animals in adventure mode and collect coins to decorate your farm! Find them all!
Why similar: Animals 32.1% ★, Dogs 30.3% ★, Action 11.8%, Adventure 11.3%, Casual 9.8%
A relaxing first-person adventure where you play as a cat detective. Explore voxel environments, discover hidden animals, pet them, and complete quests to find specific pets. Enjoy the cozy atmosphere of KYOTIKYO.
Why similar: Animals 50.6% ★, Dogs 25.8% ★, Adventure 11%, Exploration 5.7%, Casual 5.1%
A cozy pixel pet that lives on your desktop. It vibes while you type, eats the words you write at mealtime, plays minigames, levels up, evolves, and collects little treasures. Feed it, clean it, love it, or neglect it and face the wrath of your pixelated digital dependent.
Why similar: Animals 51.3% ★, Dogs 17.5% ★, Simulation 12.3%, Life Sim 8.3%, Casual 8.2%
A quirky, playful dog sim where you body-swap with a dog. Waking up from a sweet dream, John finds himself in his dog's body! Sniff, bark, beg, and use paw to interact with the townfolks. Can John find a way to return to his human form, or will this unexpected adventure change them forever?
Why similar: Dogs 45.7% ★, Life Sim 15.4%, Immersive Sim 13.1%, Casual 6.2%, Exploration 6%
A cozy pet simulation game starring a REAL dog! Share your days with Pichu, an adorable real-life Golden Retriever. Discover new walk locations, train, and play together as your bond grows stronger every day.
Why similar: Animals 40.4% ★, Dogs 38% ★, Life Sim 10%, Simulation 5.8%, Casual 2.7%
This game is a classic puzzle game with multiple levels and beautiful graphics. Enjoy!
Why similar: Dogs 44.7% ★, Animals 41.2% ★, Casual 12.3%, Indie 1.8%
Thief Dog – trained from the pup to steal bags and wallets, became a true master in his craft. Intelligent, sneaky, extremely courageous – the Thief Dog will take up on any criminal task. Petty thefts are only the beginning….
Why similar: Dogs 24.1% ★, Immersive Sim 14.3%, Simulation 12.8%, Life Sim 11.2%, Sandbox 7.9%
Beast Pets are clever and cheeky magical creatures that live in a VR sandbox world. We’re currently raising a litter of cute baby dragon pups that love to play, hang out and be fed. We're always adding more stuff to do so the dragons don't get bored. Check back often!
Why similar: Animals 34% ★, Dogs 26.7% ★, Simulation 16.9%, Casual 10.7%, Sandbox 8%
Step into the wild, the untamed world of Earth, where you'll take control of a wide variety of animals. Survive the harsh environment, hunt, forage, breed and fight through an ever changing ecosystem.
Why similar: Animals 47.4% ★, Life Sim 11.7%, Immersive Sim 10.6%, Exploration 4.9%, Simulation 4.8%
Discover new animal species, nurse them back to health and care for them. Look after your little camp with its cute and extraordinary residents. Enjoy some breathtaking encounters with exotic animals, and experience direct contact with the animals and their environment.
Why similar: Animals 55.5% ★, Simulation 15.3%, Casual 9.2%, Sandbox 5.2%, Family Friendly 5.1%
Find puppers. Build a train. Race to camp. In this cozy drop-in multiplayer rescue game, anyone can wander in and play — and anyone can poach your pupper train before you reach base. No fights. Just fast paws and friendly theft.
Why similar: Dogs 35.4% ★, Animals 35.1% ★, Hunting 12.8% ★, Action 5.1%, Third Person 4.9%
Heal a scarred island, rebuild habitats, play with your dog, design your sanctuary, and relax by the fire. Turn this broken, trash-filled island into a thriving sanctuary — one clean sweep at a time.
Why similar: Dogs 37.3% ★, Life Sim 13.8%, Immersive Sim 12%, Simulation 10.3%, Exploration 5.9%
You are Duke, a determined young Border Collie searching for their lost master through a perilous world. Outwit a relentless Hunter, master the art of scent tracking, and wield the magical power of the Tide to find your master and bring him home.
Why similar: Animals 38.6% ★, Dogs 32.6% ★, Emotional 6.7%, Realistic 5.6%, Adventure 5%
Lumenal is a relaxing photography game. Take photos for assignments across different locations — cats, dogs, people, storefronts. As you progress, new sites, new shooting techniques, and better cameras unlock. And three unique missions are waiting for you along the way.
Why similar: Animals 32.4% ★, Dogs 20.6% ★, Simulation 17.8%, Adventure 11.9%, Casual 6.8%
This game is a classic puzzle game with multiple levels and beautiful graphics. Enjoy!
Why similar: Animals 50.8% ★, Dogs 33% ★, Casual 14.1%, Indie 2.2%
A virtual pet that lives on your desktop, not in a window. Pet him, feed him and throw the ball while you work. Clean up his messes for coins, then spend them on toys, outfits and furniture. He grows in real time, ages forever and never dies.
Why similar: Dogs 48.6% ★, Animals 20.2% ★, Life Sim 15.6%, Simulation 7.8%, Casual 4.6%
My Unreal Pet is an experience game that temporarily protects abandoned dogs for 7 days. Challenge yourself if you can keep a dog!
Why similar: Dogs 50.8% ★, Animals 18.5% ★, Simulation 16.9%, Casual 12%, Indie 1.9%
In Animal Shelter Prologue, your main target is to make your four-legged friends happy. Pet them, hand out treats, play with toys - and they will pay you back with great trust. Get to know the animals well enough to find them the best home! Don't wait any longer, open your animal shelter now!
Why similar: Dogs 41.4% ★, Simulation 13.8%, Animals 13.7% ★, Adventure 10.2%, Casual 8.8%
The Falconer is single player casual open world game that lets you explore and hunt rabbits with a bird of prey and dog companion at your side. "Falconry, the sport of kings"
Why similar: Dogs 27.6% ★, Immersive Sim 15.6%, Simulation 15.2%, Hunting 11.7% ★, Casual 9.8%
In this relaxing simulation game where you run your own cat café, try to provide the best service by keeping your customers happy—filling orders from adorable cats while paying off the debt left by your grandfather—and build the city’s most popular café.
Why similar: Animals 66.3% ★, Simulation 19.5%, Casual 13.2%, Indie 1%
Fight, start a family, upgrade your home, climb and fly!
Why similar: Life Sim 18.2%, Simulation 15.6%, Sandbox 14.3%, Adventure 13.1%, Immersive Sim 10.6%
A short, wholesome walking simulator built entirely for relaxation. Join me and Ezio the dog for a peaceful day in the woods. Play fetch, hunt for hidden treasures, solve cozy puzzles, and enjoy the calming sounds of nature.
Why similar: Animals 44.2% ★, Dogs 36.2% ★, Exploration 4.7%, Family Friendly 4.5%, Adventure 4%
As an explorer, you travel to Africa, hunt in the savanna, Avoid attacks from various ferocious beasts, gather resources, build shelter, and survive.
Why similar: Animals 39.5% ★, Dogs 21.6% ★, Hunting 15.6% ★, Simulation 6.6%, Survival 5.1%
Desert Reborn is a first-person survival and management game where you gather resources, grow plants, automate production, and upgrade equipment. Play solo or with friends and transform barren desert into a thriving rainforest.
Why similar: Animals 56.3% ★, Sandbox 14%, Simulation 8.3%, Exploration 6.4%, Casual 5.3%
『DORONKO WANKO』 is a DORONKO Action Game. In this game, You can become a cute, innocent Pomeranian, make your master's home messy and dirty. "Will the master be angry with me?" Don't worry. Because you are a sweet doggie.
Why similar: Dogs 60.7% ★, Immersive Sim 10%, Simulation 9.2%, Casual 6.8%, Action 5.5%
Yes, you’re a cockroach, so your top priority now is to survive. Explore an urban environment from a whole new perspective in this open-world 3D adventure filled with challenges, tasks, and dangers. Discover hidden places, master your skills, and become the ultimate survivor insect!
Why similar: Animals 44.8% ★, Life Sim 12.3%, Sandbox 9.4%, Exploration 5.4%, Survival 5.1%
Build your farm of your dreams! Farm World enlarges the Wildlife Park 2 Univers with 10 animals in 7 exciting missions and 20 freeplaymaps all around the world.
Why similar: Animals 54.7% ★, Simulation 15.9%, Realistic 10.9%, Casual 9.4%, Adventure 4%
Cute little pets need your help!
Why similar: Animals 34% ★, Dogs 26% ★, Life Sim 15.4%, Simulation 8.9%, Casual 5.2%
Chasing Her Light is a survival-adventure game about a grieving man who ventures into a snowy forest to find his missing dog, battling the cold and chopping through obstacles with his axe.
Why similar: Dogs 43% ★, Life Sim 11.9%, Simulation 9.1%, Emotional 7.8%, Adventure 7.1%
Become an African Park Ranger. Treat wildlife, patrol the wilderness, stop poachers and grow your safari business.
Why similar: Animals 44% ★, Sandbox 10%, Immersive Sim 9.5%, Simulation 7.2%, Realistic 5.8%
Cat Meme Wars is a third-person action RPG inspired by meme culture. Fight with absurd weapons, combos, dodges and magic, explore strange lands, battle bosses, craft gear and uncover the secret behind the cat-dog war. Fight seriously—or just enjoy the memes.
Why similar: Dogs 43.1% ★, Animals 38.9% ★, Third Person 5.7%, Adventure 4.4%, Action 4.1%
A little pasture in the corner of your desktop. A lively sheepdog herds sheep and plays beside you while you work or study. Your typing and mouse clicks help grow the flock and bring life to the pasture. A cozy desktop companion game that quietly keeps you company throughout the day.
Why similar: Dogs 51.7% ★, Animals 37.5% ★, Casual 6.7%, Family Friendly 2.8%, Indie 1.2%
Live the life of a wild wolf in a realistic ecological simulation set in Yellowstone National Park.
Why similar: Animals 42.3% ★, Hunting 13.8% ★, Life Sim 11.2%, Immersive Sim 7.9%, Simulation 5.6%
Get ready for a pawsome puppy adventure in Little Friends: Puppy Island! Discover exciting locations, dig up hidden treasures, build and expand your holiday resort, and meet plenty of lovable little friends to care for on your very own un-paw-gettable, tropical island adventure!
Why similar: Dogs 48.9% ★, Life Sim 10%, Simulation 6.8%, Family Friendly 6.7%, Casual 6.7%
It becomes fantastic! Real mythical creatures will become the main attraction in your zoo for the very first time. White and black unicorns, saphire- and firedragons will asthonish your park visitors.
Why similar: Animals 56.8% ★, Simulation 20.6%, Casual 10.4%, Realistic 5.5%, Adventure 4.4%
A tiny beach for your desktop. Shape the sand, build sandcastles, decorate your shoreline, and watch little seaside animals go about their day. Enjoy gentle waves, soft rain, and sunset tunes while you work, study, or simply unwind.
Why similar: Animals 45.7% ★, Simulation 18.7%, Sandbox 17.6%, Casual 12.6%, 3D 4.5%
Play as a veterinarian whose job is to save the lives of various animals. During the game, to save your patients, you will have to be observative and react quickly to various events. The fate of the animals is in your hands!
Why similar: Dogs 38.5% ★, Life Sim 20%, Immersive Sim 15.1%, Simulation 15%, 3D 4%
In Animal Shelter, your main target is to make your four-legged friends happy. Pet them, hand out treats, play with toys - and they will pay you back with great trust. Get to know the animals well enough to find them the best home! Don't wait any longer, open your animal shelter now!
Why similar: Dogs 45.4% ★, Life Sim 15.5%, Immersive Sim 8.1%, Simulation 7.6%, Realistic 6.5%
"Marine Wolrld" offers 23 sea dwellers in 8 new Missions and 10 maps. A lot of new animaldevices, service, plants and decoration
Why similar: Animals 46% ★, Simulation 14.7%, Realistic 10.4%, Sandbox 8.8%, Casual 8.5%
Explore, find the dogs, expand your territory by jumping on trampolines, and discover the secret of this mysterious island.
Why similar: Dogs 70.8% ★, Adventure 12.5%, Exploration 7.5%, Open World 5.5%, 3D 2.7%
Baby frogs keep washing up on the shore! Help Kisu "the Gardener Cat" with the important task of taking care of the babies.
Why similar: Animals 56.6% ★, Sandbox 14.5%, Immersive Sim 11%, Simulation 6.2%, Family Friendly 4.9%
A Shiba Story is a game about everyday life with a Shiba Inu. Play as a rookie dogsitter who’s asked to care for Sunday, a Shiba Inu so proud he refuses to be pet. Can you win his friendship?
Why similar: Dogs 51.8% ★, Life Sim 15.7%, Simulation 9.6%, Emotional 7.8%, Adventure 5.5%
Run your own pet shop in Pet Shop Simulator! Find new homes for pets, thus fulfilling the dreams of your customers. Take care of the needs of animals by selling the right items and get involved in matters related to the pets' home life!
Why similar: Dogs 41.2% ★, Life Sim 13.6%, Simulation 11.2%, Immersive Sim 10%, Casual 6.6%
Join this adventure and discover the hiding places of 101 dogs in Shenzhen 🐾 in the hand-crafted landscape. 🏆 Earn tons of achievements. How many 🐶 can you find? 🔎 Be quick! ⏱️
Why similar: Animals 49.8% ★, Dogs 44.5% ★, Casual 3.2%, Exploration 1.6%, Indie 0.8%
Man & Dog is a hunting simulation game situated in Finland. Together with your companion dog, use real Nordic hunting methods to seek grouse bird hiding in the trees, or get into a thrilling chase with a fox or rabbit. Immerse yourself in authentic Finnish wilderness in autumm or winter.
Why similar: Dogs 38.3% ★, Hunting 19% ★, Immersive Sim 10.6%, Adventure 6.2%, Realistic 6.2%
103 Puzzles – what great value! This game showcases a wide variety of animals and is great for animal lovers! User friendly User Interface 'Magnetic' puzzle pieces to make life easier Calming music What more do you need and at such great value!
Toro 2 is a 3D bullfighting simulator where you'll experience the thrill of bullfighting in the world's most famous bullrings in Career Mode. Challenge your friends in fast-paced Versus Mode, where you can choose between the raw power of a fighting bull or the skill and style of a bullfighter.
Why similar: Animals 48.1% ★, Simulation 19.1%, Action 14.9%, Immersive Sim 14.4%, 3D 3.4%
GymPup is a furry-themed romance narrative game that blends desktop idle gameplay with visual novel elements. Through companionship, you witness the protagonist’s growth and transformation—from body to heart.
Why similar: Animals 50.5% ★, Dogs 33.1% ★, Simulation 5.9%, Emotional 5.5%, Casual 4.3%
The best multiplayer catnip mowing simulator on Steam. Up to 20 players, ragdoll kitty physics, unlockables, treasure, a chill 33-song soundtrack, and controls that definitely work as intended... most of the time.
Why similar: Animals 53.9% ★, Sandbox 12.8%, Nonlinear 6.3%, Exploration 5.5%, Simulation 5.1%
Animal Simulator is an open world game where humans and animals meet. Choose one of the many diverse animals and try to survive together with your pack and your new human friend.
Why similar: Dogs 25.4% ★, Hunting 12.9% ★, Life Sim 11.4%, Sandbox 9.5%, Immersive Sim 8.7%
Build and manage your own pet shop in a first-person simulation experience. Sell pets, place stands, decorate your store, satisfy customers, grow your business, and create the ultimate pet shop.
Why similar: Animals 27.9% ★, Life Sim 18.2%, Simulation 15.1%, Sandbox 13.4%, Immersive Sim 7.7%
As a rookie musher, foster a dogsledding team whose skills will grow if they're treated right. Week by week, get to know your dogs' unique traits, and carve your story into the trails of the Mount St. Something region.
Why similar: Dogs 70.3% ★, Animals 21.1% ★, Simulation 7.4%, Indie 1.3%
Dig, climb, and crawl through beautiful procedural ecosystems in this 1–4 player traversal adventure. Every expedition is a new journey through a living forest full of discoveries, hazards, and unforgettable climbs.
Why similar: Animals 50.1% ★, Immersive Sim 12.5%, Simulation 10.3%, Casual 6.5%, Third Person 6.2%
You and your friends run a dog daycare. It goes badly. Feed them, wash them, walk them, and scoop what they leave behind, before somebody props a gate open and eleven dogs discover the front door. Co-op chaos with very good pups.
Why similar: Animals 42.7% ★, Dogs 35.2% ★, Life Sim 10.3%, Casual 4.8%, Simulation 4.6%
Cat Life Simulator is a realistic simulation game that allows you to see the world through the eyes of a cat. Explore the world, interact with the environment, and create your own cat's story. Your adventure begins in a domestic setting, but over time, you will discover many other places.
Why similar: Dogs 29.7% ★, Life Sim 17.5%, Immersive Sim 12.3%, Simulation 12.1%, Adventure 7.8%