- #1 Maneater
97% matchVery Positive87% of 23,960 reviews2021
Dev: Tripwire Interactive
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Experience the ultimate power fantasy as the apex predator of the seas - a giant Shark! Terrorize the coastal waterways. Tear swimmers and divers limb from limb, give the humans a reason to fear you!
Why similar: Underwater 67.2% ★, Open World 15.5%, Simulation 9.3%, Action 3.6%, Singleplayer 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: This open-world action RPG perfectly captures the predator-growth loop as you evolve from a small pup into a massive apex shark.
- #2 The Isle
96% matchVery Positive80% of 107,823 reviews2015
Dev: Afterthought LLC
Windows
Median: 12.4 hrsMean: 123.9 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: Survival 34.7%, Multiplayer 19.4%, Open World 17.9%, Simulation 13.3%, Sandbox 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: A hardcore survival simulator that focuses on the life cycle and predator-prey dynamics of prehistoric creatures in an open world.
- #3 Tasty Blue
96% matchVery Positive89% of 697 reviews2015
Dev: Dingo Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Tasty Blue is an underwater side-scrolling eat 'em up game. You start as a small goldfish with an insatiable appetite. After being overfed by your owner, you'll escape into the ocean and eat everything that you encounter. The more you eat, the bigger you get!
Why similar: Underwater 58.5% ★, Survival 15.6%, Multiplayer 11.4%, Funny 3.9%, Action 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: A more casual take on the growth mechanic, where you control a goldfish that eats everything in its path to become larger.
- #4 Subnautica
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 344,093 reviews2018
Dev: Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.4 hrsMean: 40.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.
Why similar: Underwater 53.3% ★, Survival 21.4%, Open World 10.6%, Multiplayer 6.6%, Sandbox 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: This is the gold standard for underwater survival, offering deep exploration and a dangerous ecosystem that requires constant vigilance.
- #5 Beasts of Bermuda
94% matchMixed69% of 9,507 reviews2018
Dev: Sastrei Studios, LLC
Windows
Median: 23.0 hrsMean: 331.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Play as a dinosaur and become part of a player-created ecosystem! Beasts of Bermuda is a multiplayer game where players endure catastrophic storms and fearsome foes while growing to monstrous sizes. Do you have what it takes to survive in the Bermuda Triangle?
Why similar: Survival 35.6%, Simulation 21.6%, Multiplayer 16.3%, Open World 14.4%, Sandbox 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: Similar to The Isle, this game emphasizes survival and ecosystem interaction where you must hunt and grow to survive against other players.
- #6 CARRION
94% matchVery Positive95% of 30,368 reviews2020
Dev: Phobia Game StudioPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
CARRION is a reverse horror game in which you assume the role of an amorphous creature of unknown origins, stalking and consuming those that imprisoned you.
Why similar: Action 42.8%, Indie 22.5%, Adventure 17.7%, Singleplayer 12.1%, Atmospheric 5%
Why You'll Like It: This reverse-horror game features a similar 'eat-to-grow' mechanic where you play as an amorphous creature consuming biomass to evolve.
- #7 SPORE™
93% matchVery Positive93% of 70,545 reviews2008
Dev: Maxis™Pub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Be the architect of your own universe with Spore, an exciting single-player adventure. From Single Cell to Galactic God, evolve your creature in a universe of your own creations.
Why similar: Open World 31.7%, Simulation 28.6%, Sandbox 16.6%, Funny 9.5%, Colorful 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: The creature stage offers the definitive experience of evolving from a small organism into a dominant species through consumption and adaptation.
- #8 Depth
92% matchVery Positive88% of 32,723 reviews2014
Dev: Ammobox Studios
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 35.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Play as a shark or a diver in a dark aquatic world and overcome your enemies by employing cunning, teamwork, and stealth. Depth blends tension and visceral action as you team up against AI or be matched with other players in heart pounding combat.
Why similar: Underwater 57.5% ★, Survival 18.6%, Multiplayer 13.2%, Co-op 4.4%, Action 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: An intense multiplayer experience that pits divers against sharks, focusing on the thrill of underwater hunting and evasion.
- #9 Shark Simulator
91% matchVery Positive89% of 621 reviews2017
Dev: Aerilon Studios
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Shark Simulator is a WTF physics sandbox. Play as Ed the shark, and give those tourists a vacation they will remember!
Why similar: Simulation 60%, Action 18.1%, Funny 11.9%, Indie 10%
Why You'll Like It: A chaotic action game that lets you play as a shark causing destruction, focusing on the predatory power fantasy.
- #10 Cat Goes Fishing
91% matchVery Positive94% of 15,677 reviews2015
Dev: Cat5Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Start out on an island with a basic rod. Progress into a radar-wielding master fisher-cat scouring the sea for the biggest and baddest fish. Each fish has unique behaviors that you will learn to exploit as you tailor your arsenal of fishing rods to suit your style of play. Mrrrow!
Why similar: Underwater 57.7% ★, Fishing 21.2% ★, Simulation 7.4%, Funny 4.5%, Colorful 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: While focused on fishing, it captures the addictive loop of upgrading your gear to catch larger and more dangerous aquatic prey.
- #11 I Am Fish
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,555 reviews2021
Dev: Bossa StudiosPub: Curve Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
I Am Fish is a charming, physics-based adventure starring four intrepid fish friends, forcibly separated from their home in a pet shop fish tank. Swim, fly, roll and chomp your way to the open ocean in a bid for freedom and to re-unite once again.
Why similar: Simulation 39.4%, Fishing 29.4% ★, Adventure 8.7%, Colorful 8.1%, Funny 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based adventure game that captures the struggle of aquatic life through challenging navigation and survival scenarios.
- #12 WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 12,487 reviews2025
Dev: eduweb
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Live the life of a wild wolf in a realistic ecological simulation set in Yellowstone National Park.
Why similar: Survival 33.8%, Multiplayer 20.9%, Open World 18.9%, Simulation 11.3%, Co-op 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: While land-based, this is a highly realistic survival simulator that focuses on the life cycle, hunting, and growth of a wild predator.
- #13 Rain World
89% matchVery Positive94% of 50,449 reviews2017
Dev: VideocultPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 23.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
You are a nomadic slugcat, both predator and prey in a broken ecosystem. Grab your spear and brave the industrial wastes, hunting enough food to survive, but be wary— other, bigger creatures have the same plan... and slugcats look delicious.
Why similar: Survival 48.5%, Open World 19%, Simulation 12.7%, Indie 4.4%, Atmospheric 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a complex, simulated ecosystem where you must survive as a small creature in a world filled with larger, hungry predators.
- #14 Megaquarium
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,644 reviews2018
Dev: Twice Circled
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
The public aquarium simulator. Design your displays, look after your fish, manage your staff and keep your guests happy! It's all in a day's work as the curator of your very own Megaquarium.
Why similar: Underwater 63.3% ★, Simulation 13.6%, Fishing 7.6% ★, Sandbox 7.1%, Moddable 3.7% ★
Why You'll Like It: Provides a management perspective on aquatic life, allowing you to build and maintain your own underwater ecosystem.
- #15 Animalia Survival
86% matchMixed64% of 3,038 reviews2021
Dev: High Brazil Studio
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 35.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Live as your favourite african animal, choose between being a carnivore, herbivore or omnivore, predator or prey. In this multiplayer ecosystem, with a realistic open world, choose to become a lion, a elephant or even a swift gazelle! But remember, the savannahs law is to survive at any cost!
Why similar: Survival 33%, Open World 16.9%, Multiplayer 16.3%, Simulation 15.4%, Co-op 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A nature-based survival game that emphasizes the predator-prey relationship and the struggle for existence.
- #16 Ultimate Fishing® Simulator 2
85% matchMixed68% of 2,151 reviews2025
Dev: Silent Bear StudioPub: Ultimate Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Fish around the globe using float, bottom, spinning, or casting gear, and catch over 60 realistic fish species. Play solo or online in normal, realistic, or sandbox mode! Explore stunning locations, switch to an underwater cam, and fill your trophy room!
Why similar: Underwater 39.6% ★, Fishing 17.1% ★, Multiplayer 15.3%, Simulation 13%, Realistic 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: A polished fishing simulator that provides a realistic look at the aquatic environments found in the genre.
- #17 Fishy 3D
86% matchVery Positive95% of 80 reviews2020
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
An adventure game about a hungry fish 🐟 Dive, jump, swim and eat your way through a lush micro-world. Can you escape the polluted pond?
Why similar: Underwater 58.3% ★, Open World 20.4%, Colorful 5.1%, Funny 4.5%, Adventure 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: A direct exploration of the growth mechanic in a 3D environment, tasking you with eating smaller fish to survive.
- #18 Fish Hunters: Most Lethal Fishing Simulator 🐟
84% matchMixed63% of 607 reviews2026
Dev: Pmdk23Pub: Polden Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Hunt fish solo or in co-op. Haul them in and take them down with crazy guns. Try out different baits and rods, explore unique locations, and complete your fish collection in the atlas. Or just kick back by the campfire with friends in this wild webfishing adventure 🎣 🐟 💥
Why similar: Fishing 21.4% ★, Multiplayer 20.3%, Survival 15.5%, Open World 11.4%, Simulation 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features underwater action elements that lean into the hunting aspect of aquatic life.
- #19 CHKN
84% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,718 reviews2016
Dev: Katapult
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Behold, the miracle of life… packed into cubes! Create fantastic creatures in an open-world sandbox game like no other. Explore, craft, and survive—all with the help of your very own creations.
Why similar: Survival 28.2%, Multiplayer 19%, Open World 16.9%, Simulation 14.5%, Sandbox 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: Allows for creature creation and survival, focusing on the biological aspect of building a creature that can thrive in the wild.
- #20 Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey
83% matchMostly Positive79% of 11,316 reviews2020
Dev: Panache Digital GamesPub: Private Division
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Survive your evolution in Neogene Africa starting 10 million years ago. 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 in the exciting new adventure from Panache Digital Games.
Why similar: Survival 35.5%, Open World 20.9%, Multiplayer 14.9%, Simulation 14.7%, Action 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the evolutionary journey and survival of a species, requiring you to learn and adapt to survive in a hostile environment.
- #21 Stranded Deep
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 47,062 reviews2022
Dev: Beam Team GamesPub: Beam Team Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Take the role of a plane crash survivor stranded somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. Come face to face with some of the most life threatening scenarios that will result in a different experience each time you play. Scavenge. Discover. Survive.
Why similar: Survival 31.4%, Underwater 21.2% ★, Multiplayer 18.4%, Open World 12.7%, Simulation 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A survival game that features significant underwater exploration and the constant threat of predatory marine life.
- #22 Shelter 2
82% matchVery Positive85% of 4,275 reviews2015
Dev: Might and Delight
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
As a powerful Lynx, you will make your way through vast open landscapes. In the harsh tundra, you will raise and strengthen your cubs by mastering your skills for hunting prey. Do everything you can to prepare your little ones for the vicious entities dwelling in the wilderness.
Why similar: Survival 47.8%, Simulation 24.8%, Colorful 5.8%, Adventure 5.2%, Indie 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: This nature-focused survival game emphasizes the struggle of protecting and feeding your offspring in a dangerous wilderness.
- #23 Barotrauma
79% matchVery Positive94% of 84,235 reviews2023
Dev: FakeFishPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 54.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Barotrauma is a 2D co-op submarine simulator – in space, with survival horror and RPG elements. Steer your submarine, complete missions, fight monsters, fix leaks, operate machinery, man the guns and craft items, and stay alert: danger in Barotrauma doesn’t announce itself!
Why similar: Underwater 45.8% ★, Survival 20.5%, Multiplayer 14.6%, Simulation 7.5%, Co-op 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A tense underwater survival game that forces you to manage resources and survive against terrifying alien sea life.
- #24 Call of the Wild: The Angler™
81% matchMixed63% of 7,401 reviews2022
Dev: Expansive WorldsPub: Avalanche Studios
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 40.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
The Angler is an open world fishing game that can be played solo or with friends. Discover and catch a wide variety of unique fish species, from common to rare, on your journey to become a master angler.
Why similar: Fishing 26.7% ★, Multiplayer 24.5%, Open World 21.3%, Simulation 20.3%, Realistic 5%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a realistic approach to the fishing genre with a focus on exploration and nature.
- #25 Day of Dragons
81% matchMixed65% of 7,699 reviews2019
Dev: Beawesome Games
Windows
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 48.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Day of Dragons is an online creature survival game set in a large, beautiful, sandbox open world with multiple biomes and distinct creatures. Rule the world as one of several dragon species, or play as an elemental.
Why similar: Survival 34.5%, Multiplayer 22.6%, Open World 17.6%, Simulation 11.7%, Sandbox 10%
Why You'll Like It: A survival game where you play as a dragon, focusing on the growth and survival of a mythical predator.
- #26 FISHERY
80% matchVery Positive84% of 394 reviews2019
Dev: Lilou Studio
Windows
Fishery is a stylized aquarium simulation game. Harness your creativity to build and maintain beautiful aquatic habitats. Then relax and watch your beautiful fish enjoy their home.
Why similar: Underwater 76.1% ★, Simulation 14%, Sandbox 7.4%, Indie 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the management and nonlinear development of an underwater ecosystem, providing a more analytical look at aquatic life.
- #27 Fishing Planet
79% matchVery Positive87% of 73,403 reviews2017
Dev: Fishing Planet LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Fishing Planet® is a free-to-play and highly realistic first-person online multiplayer fishing simulator. Developed by avid fishing enthusiasts to bring you the full thrill of actual angling on your PC.
Why similar: Fishing 38.4% ★, Multiplayer 24.8%, Simulation 17.8%, Open World 8.9%, Co-op 4%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play fishing simulator that emphasizes the technical aspects of catching various species of fish.
- #28 tuna hake's underwater
77% matchVery Positive99% of 94 reviews2025
Dev: osuika
Windows · Linux
you are a fish who does tricks
Why similar: Underwater 74.3% ★, Sandbox 6.3%, Open World 5.9%, Fishing 5.4% ★, Action 4.3%
- #29 Russian Fishing 4
78% matchMixed59% of 84,285 reviews2021
Dev: FishSoft LLC
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 72.2 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Russian Fishing 4 is a fishing simulator with RPG elements. There is no story line and the whole process is based on the concept of an open, free to roam and free to play game.
Why similar: Fishing 26.3% ★, Multiplayer 24.9%, Simulation 18.6%, Survival 12.3%, Open World 10%
Why You'll Like It: A deep simulation of fishing that focuses on the patience and skill required to land large aquatic specimens.
- #30 Ultimate Fishing Simulator®
77% matchVery Positive89% of 8,678 reviews2018
Dev: Pancake GamesPub: Ultimate Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Bored of waiting for a bite? Would you like to catch some fish? You're lucky - in Ultimate Fishing Simulator, fish bite like crazy! Spinning, float fishing, ground fishing, and more! Comprehensive fishing simulator that allows using various techniques, in different places around the world!
Why similar: Fishing 28.7% ★, Simulation 21.9%, Multiplayer 21.8%, Open World 13.9%, Sandbox 5.7%
- #31 fishy
78% matchVery Positive87% of 411 reviews2020
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 48%
A game about a hungry fish 🐟 Eat to grow bigger, but watch out for fishes bigger than you! Grow big, strong and explore! Can you escape the pond?
Why similar: Action 45.5%, Indie 25%, Fishing 21.6% ★, Colorful 4.7%, Cute 3.2%
- #32 Fishing Grind
76% matchVery Positive87% of 267 reviews2024
Dev: LAGI Games
Windows
Fishing Grind is a first person 1-6 player co-op fishing game with a twist. The place you are fishing may not always be safe...
Why similar: Multiplayer 33.8%, Fishing 29.3% ★, Simulation 16%, Realistic 9%, Co-op 7.1%
- #33 Fisher Online
76% matchVery Positive82% of 4,419 reviews2019
Dev: R-Age LLC
Windows
Median: 31.0 hrsMean: 420.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Fisher Online - online wild fishing simulator. Forget about licenses and catch rates. Choose bait or lures and catch fish in Europe and Russia.
Why similar: Fishing 28.4% ★, Simulation 24.5%, Multiplayer 21.5%, Sandbox 12.3%, Co-op 4.6%
- #34 Fish Story
75% matchVery Positive87% of 99 reviews2021
Dev: Five Percents
Windows · Linux
Atmospheric underwater game for the whole family! Help the brave fish solve the mystery of the lights!
Why similar: Underwater 60.7% ★, Survival 22.7%, Funny 3.8%, Adventure 3%, Action 2.5%
- #35 Swallow the Sea
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,422 reviews2021
Dev: Talia bob MairPub: ItsTheTalia
Windows · Linux
You are a lowly egg cell on a journey through a swollen sea of strange and humanoid fish. Prey on smaller life and growing larger and stronger to perhaps someday be born.
Why similar: Underwater 51% ★, Survival 29.9%, Action 6.6%, Adventure 3.6%, Indie 3%
- #36 Insaniquarium Deluxe
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,542 reviews2006
Dev: PopCap Games, Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 58%
The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.
Why similar: Underwater 78.5% ★, Simulation 9.6%, Funny 2.8%, Colorful 2.5%, Singleplayer 2%
- #37 Feeding Frenzy 2 Deluxe
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,618 reviews2006
Dev: PopCap Games, Inc.
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 48%
The feeding frenzy begins again! Swim and swerve through underwater worlds, chow down on smaller fish, and chomp your way to ocean supremacy. But watch out: boatloads of pesky predators are looking to make lunch out of you.
Why similar: Underwater 96.4% ★, Singleplayer 3.6%
- #38 Raft
71% matchVery Positive93% of 368,916 reviews2022
Dev: Redbeet InteractivePub: Axolot Games
Windows
Median: 14.5 hrsMean: 36.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Raft™ throws you and your friends into an epic oceanic adventure! Alone or together, players battle to survive a perilous voyage across a vast sea! Gather debris, scavenge reefs and build your own floating home, but be wary of the man-eating sharks!
Why similar: Survival 35.9%, Multiplayer 21.3%, Underwater 16.5% ★, Open World 10.5%, Co-op 6.3%
- #39 King Of Water
72% matchVery Positive94% of 52 reviews2022
Dev: Little Studio
Windows
The classic big fish eat small fish game. You will grow step by step from a small shrimp to an invincible existence. Dodge dangers from land, chase weak species, and conquer mysterious monsters. And you can play with your friends.
Why similar: Underwater 75.6% ★, Survival 24.4%
- #40 Professional Fishing
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 4,205 reviews2018
Dev: MasterCodePub: Ultimate Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 73.2 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Are you falling asleep with a rod? Never again! Professional Fishing will never let you fall asleep! Play an amazing fishing simulator and feel like a real angler! Create your own fishing club and compete with others!
Why similar: Fishing 29.5% ★, Multiplayer 24.1%, Simulation 22.1%, Open World 13.1%, Action 4.1%
- #41 Worldwide Sports Fishing
73% matchPositive84% of 50 reviews2019
Dev: Lotte|EoDPub: Agger Interactive
Windows · Mac
Worldwide Sports Fishing is a 3D fishing simulation with fishing waters all around the globe. Special feature: you can recommend your dream fishing water and if possible it will get into the game! The Game is constantly evolving.
Why similar: Simulation 28.4%, Survival 15.8%, Fishing 12% ★, Multiplayer 10.7%, Action 9.5%
- #42 Depth Hunter 2: Deep Dive
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 986 reviews2014
Dev: Biart Company LLC
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Depth Hunter 2 is an underwater hunting game, allowing the complete experience of the spearfishing extreme sport!
Why similar: Underwater 66.3% ★, Simulation 14.8%, Fishing 7.6% ★, Multiplayer 3.7%, Action 3.6%
- #43 Fish
71% matchMixed49% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: GamGoo
Windows
It is a clicker game where you feed the fish. Click on the screen to feed the fish. You can get new fish every 3 hours.
Why similar: Funny 48%, Action 40.4%, Atmospheric 11.7%
- #44 Aquarist - My First Job
72% matchMixed64% of 118 reviews2021
Dev: FreeMind S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Get your first job in the Aquarist! Learn how to set up aquarium, decorate it and take care of your fish!
Why similar: Underwater 56.8% ★, Fishing 15.3% ★, Simulation 12.6%, Sandbox 6.7%, Colorful 3.2%
- #45 Aquarist
69% matchVery Positive84% of 1,085 reviews2024
Dev: FreeMind S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A relaxing sandbox casual simulation game where you perform various, even strange, aquarium-related tasks on very diverse levels. As an Aquarist you must create and manage a home to amazing fish🐟, sea turtles🐢, sharks🦈, octopuses🐙, and more🐬. Aquarium is their world and life. Make it worth...
Why similar: Underwater 58.7% ★, Fishing 16.2% ★, Simulation 13.6%, Sandbox 7.6%, Indie 2.4%
- #46 Fishing Adventure
71% matchVery Positive86% of 1,689 reviews2019
Dev: MasterCodePub: Ultimate Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 32%
Fishing Adventure is a typical fishing game, where the player can (drums) catch different fish species! Fish in USA, Hawaii and other unique fisheries.
Why similar: Fishing 34.6% ★, Multiplayer 25.1%, Simulation 24.4%, Realistic 4.5%, Funny 3.4%
- #47 Primordialis
68% matchVery Positive94% of 780 reviews2025
Dev: Kyler Natividad
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Primordialis is a physics-based roguelike fish builder. Unleash your creativity to defeat creatures using venomous tentacles, electrical shocks, or exploding children. The possibilities are endless. Explore the primordial depths to reveal its secrets and discover what lies beyond.
Why similar: Underwater 57.7% ★, Simulation 16.1%, Survival 15.8%, Sandbox 7.5%, Indie 2%
- #48 Fish Game
69% matchVery Positive93% of 602 reviews2023
Dev: A Shell in the Pit Games
Windows
Fish Game is a detailed and highly “sofishticated” freshwater aquarium simulator, lovingly crafted *by* enthusiasts *for* enthusiasts! Featuring fish with personalities and dynamic relationships, water quality modeling, and so much more! Made with support from our friends at Smarter Every Day!
Why similar: Underwater 71.6% ★, Fishing 17.1% ★, Sandbox 9%, Cute 2.3%
- #49 GONE Fishing
67% matchVery Positive90% of 2,630 reviews2025
Dev: GONE Studios
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
GONE Fishing is a 1-8 player survival horror game where you and your friends must work together to stay alive, by fishing. The only way to survive is to keep feeding the lake’s insatiable hunger before it feeds on you. Can you satisfy the hunger... or will you become the next offering?
Why similar: Fishing 32.7% ★, Multiplayer 31.5%, Action 12.1%, Co-op 9.6%, Adventure 6.5%
- #50 Jurassic World Evolution
70% matchVery Positive87% of 54,890 reviews2018
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 28.0 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: Simulation 39.7%, Sandbox 16%, Open World 11.7%, Survival 11.7%, Multiplayer 8.2%
- #51 Jurassic World Evolution 2
68% matchVery Positive90% of 45,488 reviews2021
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 22.3 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: Simulation 31.6%, Sandbox 17.1%, Open World 16.6%, Multiplayer 12.5%, Survival 11.5%
- #52 Creatura
70% matchMixed68% of 228 reviews2021
Dev: Koksny.com
Windows · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Seed, Breed, Create. From single cell organisms to complex ecosystems. Evolve every part of your own unique aquarium / terrarium by applying scientifically accurate principles of natural and artificial selection, in Creatura - ultimate Virtual Evolution Vivarium Simulator.
Why similar: Underwater 62.8% ★, Simulation 14%, Fishing 10.5% ★, Sandbox 7.2%, Indie 2.4%
- #53 Tiny Aquarium: Social Fishkeeping
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,220 reviews2025
Dev: Lunheim StudiosPub: Future Friends Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 37.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A happy aquarium that lives at the bottom of your screen! Tiny Aquarium is a social idle simulator that keeps growing, even when offline. Hatch, sell fish, decorate, go fishin’, and visit your friends’ aquariums with bite-sized daily sessions.
Why similar: Underwater 56.3% ★, Fishing 16.9% ★, Multiplayer 12.6%, Simulation 9.4%, Colorful 2.9%
- #54 Amazing Frog?
69% matchVery Positive94% of 11,415 reviews2014
Dev: Fayju
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 24.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Amazing Frog? is an openworld, sandbox, physics game. Grand Frog Auto in Swindon, with farting ragdoll frogs.
Why similar: Open World 30.9%, Multiplayer 26.5%, Sandbox 17.4%, Funny 8.4%, Action 7.4%
- #55 The Fisherman - Fishing Planet
70% matchMixed63% of 1,429 reviews2019
Dev: Fishing Planet LLC
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 31.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
The Fisherman – Fishing Planet is for all fans of nature and sport fishing! This simulation, made by and for fishing enthusiasts, recreates all the finer details of the art of fishing with unrivalled authenticity.
Why similar: Underwater 43% ★, Fishing 14.4% ★, Multiplayer 11.7%, Simulation 10.4%, Open World 9.9%
- #56 Bit-Cremental: Fishistry
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 84 reviews2024
Dev: Inner Realm Studios
Windows
Grow fish with a gachapon twist in this bite-sized idler! Feed, nurture, and watch as fisher people reel in mature catches, earning money to upgrade things like feeding, growth, and fishing speeds for even faster profits.
Why similar: Fishing 40.7% ★, Simulation 38.5%, Indie 8.1%, Cute 8%, Singleplayer 4.7%
- #57 Cozy Island Idle
67% matchMixed69% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: Overaction Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cozy Island Idle is a chill fishing idle game where you catch all sort of fantasy fishes to showcase them in an Aquarium to sell them to turn a profit and customize your aquarium and island.
Why similar: Underwater 68.5% ★, Fishing 16.3% ★, Simulation 10.6%, Indie 2.1%, Cute 2%
- #58 ARK: Survival Ascended
66% matchMixed60% of 100,735 reviews2023
Dev: Studio Wildcard
Windows
Median: 28.6 hrsMean: 195.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
ARK is reimagined from the ground-up into the next-generation of video game technology with Unreal Engine 5! Form a tribe, tame & breed hundreds of unique dinosaurs and primeval creatures, explore, craft, build, and fight your way to the top of the food-chain. Your new world awaits!
Why similar: Survival 40.6%, Multiplayer 21.9%, Open World 21.8%, Sandbox 7.3%, Action 4.2%