- #1 Dinosaur Fossil Hunter: Prologue
97% matchVery Positive80% of 707 reviews2020
Dev: ▲ Pyramid GamesPub: Pyramid Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Dinosaur Fossil Hunter is a story telling simulator where you play as a paleontologist, exploring different lands and searching for dinosaur fossils. The Prologue tells a story about a young Paleontology enthusiast and his passionate pursuit of success and self-determination.
Why similar: Dinosaurs 44.2% ★, Building 15%, Nature 8.8%, Realistic 8.8%, Simulation 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: This bite-sized companion piece offers a direct introduction to the core excavation and paleontology mechanics.
- #2 Fossil Hunters
96% matchVery Positive83% of 77 reviews2018
Dev: Reptoid Games
Windows · Mac
A casual action-adventure game about digging for fossils and building your own dinosaurs.
Why similar: Dinosaurs 44.5% ★, Mining 32.1% ★, Building 6.5%, Family Friendly 6.4%, Exploration 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the archaeological excavation theme, blending puzzle-solving with dinosaur bone collection.
- #3 Treasure Hunter Simulator
96% matchMixed54% of 1,668 reviews2018
Dev: DRAGO entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Dive into the exciting world of finding long forgotten treasures. Grab your metal detector and set off to explore the countryside. What today looks like a peaceful meadow might have been the scene of a fierce battle in the past, hiding now the valuable artefacts. Ready to dig in the past?
Why similar: Simulation 17.9%, Walking Simulator 16%, First-Person 11.4%, Sandbox 10%, Open World 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game mirrors the methodical exploration, digging, and relic-recovery gameplay loop.
- #4 Gold Mining Simulator
95% matchMostly Positive73% of 16,414 reviews2017
Dev: Code Horizon
Windows
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 31.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Become a gold miner. Work hard, dig deep, explore the world, and you’ll become the wealthiest person in Alaska. Use a variety of specialist machines to find as much gold as you can.
Why similar: Mining 43.5% ★, Simulation 12.3%, Open World 10.8%, Realistic 9.9%, Sandbox 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers a similar heavy-machinery operation and resource-extracting simulation experience.
- #5 Prehistoric Kingdom
94% matchVery Positive90% of 6,839 reviews2022
Dev: Blue MeridianPub: Crytivo
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Take on the role of park manager and design the ultimate zoo for nature's greatest creations.
Why similar: Dinosaurs 43.9% ★, Building 12.3%, Sandbox 10.8%, Management 10.2%, Open World 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses heavily on detailed park building and managing realistic prehistoric creatures.
- #6 Parkasaurus
94% matchVery Positive93% of 3,179 reviews2020
Dev: Washbear Studio
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Parkasaurus is a dinosaur tycoon management simulation where you take care of your dinosaurs by constructing well-designed exhibits, researching specialized technologies, and maximizing profits to expand into the ultimate dinosaur theme park. Do you favor development for guests or your dinosaurs?
Why similar: Dinosaurs 44.8% ★, Building 14.3%, Management 13%, Sandbox 10.8%, Simulation 6%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a lighter, management-heavy approach to building and maintaining a dinosaur theme park.
- #7 Jurassic World Evolution 2
92% matchVery Positive90% of 47,186 reviews2021
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 23.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Jurassic World Evolution 2 is the much-anticipated sequel to Frontier’s highly successful Jurassic World Evolution. This bold new era in the Jurassic World Evolution game franchise builds upon the ground-breaking and immersive 2018 management simulation.
Why similar: Dinosaurs 46.7% ★, Building 14.9%, Sandbox 11.2%, Management 10.6%, Simulation 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: This management sim satisfies the desire to build and run your own prehistoric dinosaur park.
- #8 Saurian
93% matchMixed60% of 1,853 reviews2017
Dev: Urvogel Games, LLC
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Saurian is a survival-simulation experience about living the life of a dinosaur. Starting from the egg, you must survive to adulthood amidst the perilous Hell Creek ecosystem of 66 million years ago, meticulously reconstructed with the help of professional paleontologists.
Why similar: Dinosaurs 65.3% ★, Open World 12.1%, Realistic 11.8%, Simulation 8.9%, Singleplayer 1%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a realistic simulation of dinosaur life in an open-world prehistoric ecosystem.
- #9 Paleo Pines
91% matchVery Positive82% of 2,696 reviews2023
Dev: Italic PigPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Welcome to Paleo Pines, a charming island known for its friendly dinosaurs, quirky townsfolk, and mysterious past. Befriend dinos and enlist their help to fix up your ranch and farm crops to create your cozy dino sanctuary! Then set out with your companion, Lucky, to uncover the island’s secrets.
Why similar: Dinosaurs 57.7% ★, Open World 11%, Relaxing 8.9%, Exploration 7.3%, Simulation 7%
Why You'll Like It: This cozy farming sim incorporates dinosaur taming, exploration, and island discovery.
- #10 Prehistoric Hunt
91% matchVery Positive84% of 791 reviews2020
Dev: Antiproto Studios
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Dive into intense dinosaur hunting adventures with your friends. Complete hunting contracts for Preton Corporation. Gather rewards, improve your equipment and become a master hunter. Are you the hunter or the hunted?
Why similar: Dinosaurs 44.4% ★, Open World 11%, Walking Simulator 10.6%, Immersive Sim 8.1%, Realistic 8%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the atmospheric prehistoric exploration and hunting elements in an open world.
- #11 Amber Isle
89% matchVery Positive82% of 2,112 reviews2024
Dev: Ambertail GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Welcome to Amber Isle - a quaint, friendly village of prehistoric residents who are in need of a new shopkeep... That’s you! Craft and sell items, upgrade your shop, befriend your Paleofolk neighbours and customise the island to bring the village back to life and welcome even more prehistoric pals!
Why similar: Dinosaurs 57.2% ★, Management 13.8%, Relaxing 7%, Exploration 6.8%, Family Friendly 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: It combines prehistoric creatures with shop management, crafting, and community building.
- #12 House Builder
88% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,595 reviews2024
Dev: FreeMind S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
From traditional huts to modern homes of the future - become a one-person crew! Gather resources, use tools, and build brick by brick across history. Discover architecture secrets and create your dream homes!
Why similar: Building 20.3%, Sandbox 16.8%, Realistic 11.7%, Immersive Sim 11.5%, Relaxing 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: It replicates the step-by-step construction and project management progression found in fossil restoration.
- #13 Coal Mining Simulator
89% matchMostly Negative34% of 183 reviews2023
Dev: GamePlanet
Windows
Welcome to the world of Coal Mining! Start with almost nothing and get to the top - develop your mine, sell coal, buy new machines and avoid dangers in this sandbox simulator. Take control of numerous mining machines. Destroy, mine, drill, transport and blow things up.
Why similar: Mining 36.6% ★, Sandbox 13.8%, Management 9.6%, Open World 8.9%, Simulation 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: This simulation title shares the gritty, methodical underground resource extraction mechanics.
- #14 Barn Finders
87% matchVery Positive82% of 4,449 reviews2020
Dev: Duality Games
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Search for valuable items stashed in abandoned barns. Take part in storage auctions, bid high and buy yourself a chance to find exclusive items hidden in the past.
Why similar: Simulation 18.7%, Management 17.7%, Sandbox 16.3%, Realistic 10.3%, Exploration 10%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the thrill of discovering, cleaning up, and restoring forgotten relics.
- #15 Monuments Renovator
86% matchMixed65% of 344 reviews2024
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Monuments Renovator is a game in which you play the role of a professional monument renovator. You choose from among the world's greatest monuments, restore them to their former glory and learn about history and architecture.
Why similar: Building 17.6%, Sandbox 14.8%, Management 13.8%, Realistic 10.8%, Resource Management 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: It mirrors the detailed cleanup, restoration, and historical preservation tasks of fossil preparation.
- #16 Forest Ranger Simulator
86% matchMixed41% of 272 reviews2024
Dev: FreeMind S.A.
Windows
Take care of forgotten nature's treasure. Build, craft, feed, clean and manage your forest in Forest Ranger Simulator. Ensure its long-lasting beauty and become a flawless Forest Ranger!
Why similar: Building 14.4%, Sandbox 13%, Nature 10.5%, Open World 9.6%, Immersive Sim 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: This immersive simulation matches the quiet, nature-focused exploration and management pacing.
- #17 Builder Simulator
85% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,261 reviews2022
Dev: Live Motion Games
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Builder Simulator is the perfect game for those who want to build a house, from the ground up, one brick at a time. On easy, the game will guide and teach you by showing you full instruction, but on hard you will get no help - instead rely on your builder skills and make everything yourself.
Why similar: Building 20.3%, Sandbox 17%, Management 11.7%, Simulation 9.5%, Immersive Sim 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: It provides hands-on construction mechanics where you carefully assemble structures from scratch.
- #18 Out of Ore
83% matchVery Positive85% of 4,211 reviews2022
Dev: North Modding Company AB
Windows
Median: 12.7 hrsMean: 42.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Build your own mining company from the ground up. Extract resources, operate heavy machinery, construct infrastructure, and grow from a laborer to the King of Klondike.
Why similar: Mining 21.3% ★, Sandbox 14.6%, Building 11.9%, Realistic 9%, Management 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: It features heavy equipment operation and resource gathering in expansive open-world environments.
- #19 Morels: The Hunt
84% matchVery Positive87% of 289 reviews2019
Dev: Abrams Studios
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Morels is a simulation game about mushroom hunting and wildlife photography. Explore a diverse range of regions spanning across the United States. Increase your hunter and photographer levels by collecting a variety of mushrooms, photographing animals, and completing weekly tasks.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.3%, Nature 14.2%, Realistic 11%, Open World 9.8%, Relaxing 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on the relaxing, methodical search-and-collect gameplay loop in natural settings.
- #20 Lumberjack's Dynasty
84% matchMostly Positive71% of 2,822 reviews2021
Dev: UMEO StudiosPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A unique life simulation where you are a lumberjack building up a business and founding a lasting dynasty for generations to come.
Why similar: Simulation 29.7%, Building 21.1%, Open World 14.1%, Nature 8.8%, Realistic 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: It blends open-world simulation, building, and management within a rural sandbox.
- #21 Tank Mechanic Simulator
82% matchVery Positive88% of 9,446 reviews2020
Dev: DeGenerals S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Renovate & build II World War tanks. Experience highly detailed & realistic simulation game. Take tanks fully apart by using different tools. Transform them from rusty and ruined to fully working. Check them on the training ground, sell or put into your own museum.
Why similar: Building 17.3%, Walking Simulator 13.3%, Management 12.4%, Realistic 12.3%, Simulation 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the meticulous disassembly, cleaning, and restoration workflow of rare artifacts.
- #22 Aquarist
82% matchVery Positive83% of 1,158 reviews2024
Dev: FreeMind S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Build beautiful aquariums, care for exotic marine life, complete creative customer jobs, and grow your own aquarium business into a world-class oceanarium in this relaxing sandbox simulation.
Why similar: Sandbox 16.7%, Building 15.7%, Management 14.7%, Immersive Sim 9.3%, Resource Management 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It combines sandbox management and exploration while caring for specialized exhibits.
- #23 Gas Station Simulator
81% matchVery Positive88% of 27,600 reviews2021
Dev: DRAGO entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Buy an abandoned gas station and restore it to its full glory. Renovate, upgrade and expand upon the offered services to keep up with your clients demands.
Why similar: Building 20.6%, Management 17.2%, Simulation 15.9%, Open World 14.5%, Realistic 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: It provides first-person management and upgrade loops similar to running a successful museum business.
- #24 The Planet Crafter
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 74,281 reviews2024
Dev: Miju Games
Windows
Median: 21.7 hrsMean: 38.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A space survival open world terraforming crafting game, designed for 1 to 10 players. Alter the ecosystem of an inhospitable planet to render it habitable for humanity. Survive, gather resources, and build your base. Then, generate oxygen, warmth, and pressure to create a brand new biosphere.
Why similar: Building 23.7%, Open World 17.7%, Sandbox 17.2%, Resource Management 11.8%, Exploration 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the rewarding terraforming and exploration loop as you transform a barren world.
- #25 Car Mechanic Simulator 2021
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 38,787 reviews2021
Dev: Red Dot GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 30.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Work your way to a service empire. Get your hands dirty in a highly realistic simulation game that pays major attention to details. Pay a visit to a new Auction house and buy cars in various conditions. Expand your range of services by investing in a new work space and equipment.
Why similar: Sandbox 26.8%, Simulation 20.6%, Realistic 20.5%, Open World 10.1%, Immersive Sim 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title replicates the deep, component-by-component inspection and repair gameplay style.
- #26 The Isle
81% matchVery Positive80% of 121,520 reviews2015
Dev: Afterthought LLC
Windows
Median: 12.6 hrsMean: 121.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Experience fierce open world survival gameplay as you attempt to stay alive on an unforgiving island inhabited by dinosaurs! Hunt. Grow. Survive.
Why similar: Dinosaurs 65.9% ★, Open World 12.2%, Realistic 6.5%, Simulation 5.2%, Sandbox 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: This multiplayer survival game immerses you directly into the life cycle of various dinosaurs.
- #27 Dealer's Life 2
78% matchVery Positive85% of 4,237 reviews2022
Dev: Abyte Entertainment
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Your favorite pawn shop experience is finally getting a sequel! Haggle like your life depends on it in this funny tycoon game. You never know WHAT is gonna stumble through that door!
Why similar: Management 51.2%, Immersive Sim 27.9%, Simulation 17.3%, Singleplayer 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: This management game taps into the valuation and trading aspect of rare historical items.
- #28 Rover Mechanic Simulator
79% matchMostly Positive76% of 671 reviews2020
Dev: ▲ Pyramid GamesPub: Pyramid Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
As an Engineer - crew member of one of the first Mars colonies - you are responsible for repairing and maintaining Mars Rovers. In this advanced simulator you will learn the internal details of various Mars Rovers and their components.
Why similar: Realistic 24.1%, Immersive Sim 19.8%, Relaxing 19.5%, Simulation 18.1%, Family Friendly 14.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers technical repair and exploratory tasks in alien, isolated environments.
- #29 Mr. Prepper
78% matchMostly Positive80% of 5,479 reviews2021
Dev: Rejected GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Mr. Prepper is about being prepared. You know something is wrong. The risk of a nuclear war is in the air and you need to get ready for what's coming.
Why similar: Management 26.9%, Resource Management 20.6%, Simulation 18.8%, Realistic 13.8%, Exploration 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game features detailed base building and resource gathering set against a thematic backdrop.
- #30 Jurassic World Evolution
77% matchVery Positive87% of 55,314 reviews2018
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 28.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Place yourself at the heart of the Jurassic franchise and build your own Jurassic World. Bioengineer dinosaurs that think, feel and react intelligently to the world around them and face threats posed by espionage, breakouts and devastating tropical storms in an uncertain world where life always finds a way.
Why similar: Dinosaurs 48.4% ★, Building 16.7%, Management 11%, Sandbox 9.4%, Simulation 6.4%
- #31 Jurassic World Evolution 3
74% matchVery Positive93% of 13,774 reviews2025
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 13.9 hrsMean: 25.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Build your own Jurassic World. Nurture generations of dinosaurs with the series debut of juveniles, create and manage sprawling prehistoric parks around the globe, and let your imagination roar with powerful new creative options.
Why similar: Dinosaurs 51.4% ★, Sandbox 12.6%, Management 9.2%, Simulation 8%, Resource Management 6.7%
- #32 Deconstruction Simulator
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,608 reviews2025
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Deconstruction Simulator is the ultimate demolition simulator, offering you complete freedom of action and a wide array of contracts to complete. Get ready for spectacular destruction.
Why similar: Building 20.6%, Sandbox 15.6%, Realistic 12.2%, Management 11.4%, Simulation 9.4%
- #33 Dinosaurs Prehistoric Survivors
77% matchMixed54% of 97 reviews2021
Dev: Arcupion Art
Windows
Will you survive? Be the dinosaur and thrive in a prehistoric world designed to give a true dinosaur survival experience. Dinosaurs Prehistoric Survivors lets players live the life of a dinosaur in a prehistoric environment where players must learn to hunt and adapt in order to survive.
Why similar: Dinosaurs 41.6% ★, Walking Simulator 10.7%, Open World 10.1%, Sandbox 8.8%, Nature 7.5%
- #34 Isles of Yore
76% matchMostly Positive70% of 147 reviews2022
Dev: MaverickMatryoshka
Windows
Immerse yourself in a prehistoric ecosystem brought back from extinction. Survive and carve out your niche on islands teeming with danger and opportunity!
Why similar: Dinosaurs 39.8% ★, Sandbox 9.7%, Nature 9%, Walking Simulator 8.8%, Open World 7.9%
- #35 Bigfoot Life
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 92 reviews2025
Dev: Planet 47 Games
Windows
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.
Why similar: Nature 13.8%, Open World 12.6%, Walking Simulator 11.3%, Sandbox 10.7%, Relaxing 8.6%
- #36 Zoo Simulator
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 195 reviews2024
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
In Zoo Simulator, your main task is to run and manage your own zoo. Renew it and take care of all the animals' needs, ensuring them a peaceful life! Will you attract crowds of visitors? Create your own zoo!
Why similar: Open World 15.2%, Realistic 14.1%, Management 12.6%, Simulation 10.9%, Nature 9.8%
- #37 Coal Mining Simulator: Prologue
75% matchMixed66% of 309 reviews2022
Dev: Grande GamesPub: GamePlanet
Windows
Welcome to the world of Coal Mining! Start with almost nothing and get to the top - develop your mine, sell coal, buy new machines and avoid dangers in this sandbox simulator. Take control of numerous mining machines. Destroy, mine, drill, transport and blow things up.
Why similar: Mining 35.2% ★, Sandbox 13.3%, Management 9.8%, Open World 9.4%, Simulation 7.1%
- #38 Garden Simulator
73% matchVery Positive83% of 415 reviews2022
Dev: PRODUKTIVKELLER StudiosPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
PLANT - DESIGN - HARVEST - With Garden Simulator you’ll get your own allotment, place deco elements and cultivate plants to harvest and sell them. Get ready for a beautiful time in nature. Always remember: A garden is a delight to the eye and a solace for the soul.
Why similar: Building 15.6%, Sandbox 13.4%, Nature 11.6%, Management 9.9%, Realistic 9.4%
- #39 Fresh Start Cleaning Simulator
71% matchVery Positive87% of 2,573 reviews2022
Dev: Chicken LauncherPub: Awaken Realms
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Fresh Start is a relaxing single player game, in which you embark on a mission to clean up the world and restore nature to its fresh and colorful shape. Watch as the world changes in front of your eyes as you help animals, solve puzzles and grow plants around you.
Why similar: Realistic 18.4%, First-Person 15%, Immersive Sim 13.4%, Family Friendly 12.8%, Simulation 11.5%
- #40 Primeval
72% matchMixed59% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: Exhibyte
Windows
Grow a dinosaur from hatchling to full-grown adult, then take it anywhere — solo or into 150-player servers, with everything you've earned carried over. 67+ playable species, from land to sea to sky.
Why similar: Dinosaurs 46% ★, Open World 10.9%, Sandbox 10.8%, Nature 10.6%, Realistic 7.6%
- #41 Ship Graveyard Simulator
72% matchMixed64% of 2,358 reviews2021
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Visit the largest ship graveyard in the world. A dozen kilometers of beach filled with wrecks. Hundreds of ships wrecked on the coast. Thousands of tons of steel. Choose the most valuable ship for you and start the adventure. Play as one of the workers during the most dangerous work in the world!
Why similar: Sandbox 20%, Management 16.3%, Realistic 13.9%, Simulation 11.4%, Relaxing 11.3%
- #42 Way of the Hunter
70% matchVery Positive80% of 11,330 reviews2022
Dev: Nine Rocks GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Become the new owner of a hunting lodge nestled among gorgeous habitats and rich animal populations. Explore vast open world environments and hunt with a premium selection of firearms. Enjoy the perfect hunt on your own or with friends in co-op.
Why similar: Realistic 18.4%, Nature 18.3%, Open World 16.1%, Exploration 12.2%, First-Person 11.8%
- #43 WW2 Rebuilder
70% matchVery Positive85% of 1,589 reviews2023
Dev: Madnetic Games
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Build the new future of Europe! Flip, renovate, repair and rebuild places destroyed during World War 2. Get to know the history and stories of civilians. Play an immersive building simulator with grappling storytelling.
Why similar: Building 14.8%, Management 11.7%, Realistic 11.2%, Sandbox 10.8%, Resource Management 9.8%
- #44 Junkyard Builder
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 258 reviews2026
Dev: FreeMind S.A.
Windows
In Junkyard Builder, you’re the proud owner of a once-forgotten junkyard, now brimming with endless potential. Dive into the satisfying world of restoration, recycling, and raw hustle as you transform trash into treasure and rise to become the ruler of the junk empire!
Why similar: Management 14.1%, Sandbox 13.3%, Building 13%, Immersive Sim 9.2%, Realistic 9.2%
- #45 Alaska Gold Fever
67% matchVery Positive80% of 1,056 reviews2026
Dev: Baked GamesPub: Baked Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Step into the role of a gold prospector during the Alaskan gold rush and build your own empire from scratch. Mine resources, refine different forms of gold, and upgrade your tools to increase efficiency. Explore diverse mines, survive the harsh climate, and complete engaging story and side quests!
Why similar: Mining 37.5% ★, Building 15.3%, Open World 12.5%, Realistic 10.3%, First-Person 7.2%
- #46 Ranger’s Path: National Park Simulator
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 505 reviews2026
Dev: To-Go GamesPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows
Begin your ranger journey in Ranger’s Path: National Park Simulator. Maintain trails, assist visitors, track wildlife, rescue injured or trapped animals, and explore diverse biomes filled with varied species.
Why similar: Open World 17.6%, Nature 16.7%, Walking Simulator 14.9%, Simulation 10.3%, Family Friendly 10.1%
- #47 Fossil Corner
70% matchVery Positive98% of 357 reviews2021
Dev: Brady Soglin
Windows · Mac
You're a retired paleontologist. Collect fossils and solve puzzles in the calm of your old garage!
Why similar: Dinosaurs 61.2% ★, Nature 15.1%, Simulation 8.2%, Relaxing 8.2%, Family Friendly 6.2%
- #48 Dino Nest
69% matchVery Positive93% of 270 reviews2022
Dev: Raptor Claw Games
Windows
Dinosaur survival management game. Lead your own pack of dinos and feed to grow bigger. Can you survive or will you become extinct?
Why similar: Dinosaurs 64.5% ★, Management 16.7%, Simulation 10.3%, Relaxing 7.6%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #49 Dinosaur Hunt
71% matchMixed67% of 3,933 reviews2015
Dev: Racing BrosPub: ANPA.US
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Dinosaur Hunt is an intense action shooter that will take you on an epic journey of hunting the world’s most horrifying animals!
Why similar: Dinosaurs 76.4% ★, Open World 9.9%, Simulation 7.9%, First-Person 3.1%, Adventure 2.7%
- #50 Dinosaur Bone Digging
71% matchMixed50% of 52 reviews2019
Dev: A NostruPub: My Way Games
Windows
Excavate and collect ancient dinosaur bones and different hidden objects – you must clean the bones and make your own dinosaur by playing amazing dino puzzles!
Why similar: Dinosaurs 64.8% ★, Simulation 16.4%, Family Friendly 9.7%, Adventure 5.6%, Singleplayer 3.5%
- #51 DinoBones: Tidy Up the Museum
64% matchVery Positive93% of 613 reviews2026
Dev: Indie Souls Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
DinoBones: Tidy Up the Museum! is a cozy skeleton restoration sim. Identify, collect, and piece together around 2,000 scattered dinosaur bones. Feel chaos turn into order, and with every skeleton you rebuild, the museum reveals another secret.
Why similar: Dinosaurs 36% ★, Relaxing 22.1%, Simulation 17%, Realistic 10.7%, First-Person 7.8%
- #52 Zoo Simulator: Prologue
67% matchMostly Positive72% of 253 reviews2024
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 34%
The Prologue is just part of the gameplay that awaits you in the full version. In Zoo Simulator: Prologue, your main task is to run and manage your own zoo. Renew it and take care of all the animals' needs, ensuring them a peaceful life! Will you attract crowds of visitors? Create your own zoo!
Why similar: Nature 14.6%, Building 13.8%, Management 13.3%, Open World 12.5%, Realistic 11.7%
- #53 Ranch Simulator: Build, Hunt, Farm
65% matchMostly Positive79% of 48,660 reviews2023
Dev: Toxic DogPub: Excalibur Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Builder. Farmer. Hunter. Trader. Ranching certainly isn’t your average job. Think you have the skills to turn your family’s rundown homestead into the most prosperous ranch in the valley? Then it’s time to head out into the wilderness in this captivating single and multiplayer open-world simulator.
Why similar: Sandbox 17%, Open World 16%, Management 15%, Realistic 12.8%, Immersive Sim 10.6%
- #54 Aquascapers
67% matchMostly Positive72% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: Bewolba Studios
Windows
Bring Nature Home! Experience Aquascapers, a single-player and co-op aquascaping simulation that invites you and friends to discover and gather various ornamental resources for your aquascaping projects. Enhance your business and dominate the market!
Why similar: Sandbox 19.1%, Immersive Sim 12.1%, Realistic 11.1%, Simulation 10.8%, Exploration 8.3%
- #55 Tidy Up History
62% matchVery Positive93% of 396 reviews2026
Dev: Casual Human
Windows
Tidy Up History is a cozy cleaning sim where you inherit a chaotic museum. Tidy messy rooms, unlock new abilities, and find hidden keys to open new wings. Uncover historical knowledge to properly identify and showcase artifacts, returning the museum to its former glory.
Why similar: Dinosaurs 46.2% ★, Simulation 17.9%, Relaxing 10.7%, Walking Simulator 10%, First-Person 8.2%
- #56 Hydroneer
65% matchVery Positive86% of 28,536 reviews2020
Dev: Foulball Hangover
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Hydroneer is a mining and base building sandbox. Dig for gold and other resources to turn a profit and enhance your mining operation. Build a base of operations, forge weapons, go fishing, and dig deep!
Why similar: Mining 38.5% ★, Sandbox 14.4%, Building 14.1%, Open World 11.6%, Resource Management 8.1%
- #57 Farmer's Dynasty - Final Harvest Edition
66% matchMostly Positive75% of 4,320 reviews2019
Dev: UMEO StudiosPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Live – Build – Farm: Enjoy a unique mix of farming, constructing and life simulation that takes you to the countryside and holds plenty of challenging gameplay in stock!
Why similar: Building 18%, Simulation 15.1%, Open World 13.5%, Management 12.1%, Realistic 10.5%
