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Create virtual lifeforms whose development is shaped by a deep simulation of evolution. Guide them as they fight, mate, and adapt to the environment you have built. All the creatures in the trailer evolved on their own in the game!

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 77% — of 610 reviews
Released: 2024-11-08
Developer: Tom Johnson
Publisher: Slug Disco
Genres: Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Platforms: Windows

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    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    Preserve is a relaxing puzzle nature-building game in which you flourish a vibrant ecosystem by cleverly placing plants and animals to create a perfect symbiosis to your liking.

    Why similar: God Game 29.8%, Nature 15%, Sandbox 13.5%, Procedural Generation 12.6%, Management 11.6%

  58. #58 Evolution
    71% matchMixed47% of 106 reviews2016
    Dev: Alex WilliamsPub: Grubby Monster Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    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).

    Why similar: Simulation 100%

  59. #59 Eco
    67% matchVery Positive81% of 13,905 reviews2018
    Dev: Strange Loop Games
    Windows
    Median: 16.8 hrsMean: 89.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Build a civilization of real people, working together to advance society and stop a meteor, all without destroying the ecosystem in the process.

    Why similar: Science 31.9%, Nature 21.1%, Sandbox 20.5%, Resource Management 16.3%, Simulation 9.3%

  60. #60 Birthdays the Beginning
    69% matchMixed64% of 977 reviews2017
    Dev: Arc System WorksPub: NIS America, Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    The origins of the world are yours to decide in this engaging and open-ended builder experience! Shape the geography, control the temperature, and give rise to diverse lifeforms. Witness the birth of an entirely new ecosystem, made with your very own hands!

    Why similar: God Game 62.9%, Sandbox 23.2%, Simulation 12.7%, Singleplayer 1.1%

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