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A fictional universe sandbox/exploration game. 🪐☄️✨ Shape your own solar system by terraforming planets. Find new species and make beautiful ecosystems . . . or breed destruction with volcanos, lightning storms and wildfires!

Reviews: Very Positive — 88% — of 214 reviews
Released: 2021-10-12
Developer: Sokpop Collective
Genres: Indie, Simulation
Platforms: Windows, Mac
Median playtime: 1.1 hrs
Mean playtime: 5.0 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 50%

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    An open-world galaxy adventure game ✨🚀🌠 Explore a procedurally-generated universe filled with diverse micro-planets, asteroid belts and UFOs. 👽

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  2. #2 Universe Sandbox
    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 31,223 reviews2015
    Dev: Giant Army
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 23.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%

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  3. #3 Planetary Life
    96% matchVery Positive94% of 821 reviews2025
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    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%

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    Why similar: God Game 41.5%, Sandbox 15.6%, Nature 8%, Space 7.3%, Simulation 7.1%

  4. #4 SPORE™
    95% matchVery Positive93% of 71,309 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: God Game 38.1%, Sandbox 14.4%, Space 13.2%, Simulation 6.6%, Exploration 6.2%

  5. #5 Equilinox
    94% matchVery Positive92% of 3,004 reviews2018
    Dev: ThinMatrix
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 60%

    Equilinox is a relaxing nature simulation game in which you can create and nurture your own ecosystems. Shape the world to your liking, cultivate and raise hundreds of different species, and evolve your wildlife to unlock more exotic plants and animals.

    Why similar: God Game 37.2%, Sandbox 27.2%, Simulation 17.2%, Nature 9.6%, Atmospheric 3.5%

  6. #6 Solar 2
    94% matchVery Positive91% of 2,209 reviews2011
    Dev: Murudai
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    Dynamic abstract sandbox universe. Changes and evolves as you do.

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    92% matchMostly Positive80% of 10,560 reviews2024
    Dev: Crytivo
    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    Jump straight into managing your own planets as you guide a civilization through the ages. Build the ultimate empire in The Universim, a new breed of God Game in development by Crytivo.

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  8. #8 Birthdays the Beginning
    93% 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!

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    91% matchVery Positive80% of 55 reviews2025
    Dev: PcZ Games
    Windows · Mac

    Start as an asteroid, grow by absorbing other celestial bodies to become a planet, a star, and ultimately a black hole. Experience realistic gravity and orbital physics in an ever-evolving sandbox universe.

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  10. #10 SPORE™ Galactic Adventures
    91% matchVery Positive89% of 7,637 reviews2009
    Dev: EA - MaxisPub: Electronic Arts
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 36.7 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    Take Your Creature From Zero To Galactic HeroGet out of your starship and turn your Spore creatures into legendary Space Captains. For the first time, beam down with your allies to take on action-packed, planetside adventures. Complete quests, collect rewards, and even create your own missions.

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  11. #11 Hideko
    90% matchVery Positive98% of 97 reviews2024
    Dev: Sokpop Collective
    Windows · Mac

    A short mystery game about nature. ☀️☁️🍃 Explore the rules of a small sandbox world 🔎 Combine elements to create new forms of life! ❤️

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  12. #12 Terra Firma 2
    89% matchVery Positive92% of 142 reviews2025
    Dev: Working as Intended
    Windows

    Shape breathtaking worlds in Terra Firma 2, a vast simulation where your creations evolve through the forces of nature. Sculpt the land, then watch as weather, erosion, and life itself transform your world into a dynamic, living ecosystem- right down to every plant and creature.

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  13. #13 Sandboxels
    86% matchVery Positive95% of 954 reviews2025
    Dev: R74n
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 59%

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    88% matchMixed57% of 165 reviews2025
    Dev: Mirage Game Studios
    Windows

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  15. #15 ASTRONEER
    87% matchVery Positive92% of 137,959 reviews2019
    Dev: System Era Softworks
    Windows
    Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 44.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%

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    Dev: SpaceOpsPub: Games Operators
    Windows
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    Explore the Solar System. Mine and drop asteroids. Colonize and terraform. Lead the space race and compete with other corporations on your way to profit. Watch the expansion of human race over the centuries.

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    Windows

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    Windows
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    84% matchMixed42% of 50 reviews2016
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    Windows
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    Windows
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  25. #25 Terra Firma
    79% matchVery Positive94% of 587 reviews2025
    Dev: Working as Intended
    Windows

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    80% matchMixed63% of 54 reviews2021
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    74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 70,189 reviews2024
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    Windows
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    75% matchVery Positive95% of 2,243 reviews2024
    Dev: Abbey GamesPub: Firesquid
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    78% matchVery Positive90% of 87 reviews2020
    Dev: Sokpop Collective
    Windows · Mac

    You fell from your UFO... How do you get back? Explore a foreign and friendly world inhabited by geysers, tall trees and dinosaurs. Learn its rules and systems and craft your way back to your spaceship!

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    76% matchMostly Positive78% of 96 reviews2024
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    Windows · Mac

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    76% matchVery Positive99% of 422 reviews2021
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    Windows

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    72% matchVery Positive90% of 70 reviews2025
    Dev: Sandwich Games 🥪Pub: Frozen District
    Windows

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    74% matchVery Positive87% of 52 reviews2022
    Dev: Odd Gryphon EntertainmentPub: Earthbreak Games LLC
    Windows

    Planetary Planter is an open-world farming game where, instead of farming normal plants, you grow celestial bodies while exploring an alien world.

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    72% matchVery Positive92% of 1,645 reviews2021
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 66%

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  39. #39 Surviving Ceres
    71% matchVery Positive87% of 138 reviews2025
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    Windows

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  40. #40 The Sandbox Evolution - Craft a 2D Pixel Universe!
    75% matchMixed42% of 1,514 reviews2016
    Dev: PIXOWL INC.
    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 43%

    Use your godly powers to craft amazing pixel worlds or destroy the universe! Play with physics, over 200 elements and controllable heroes. Make your own games or levels, and then share your creations online. There are no limits to your creativity and imagination!

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  41. #41 Deisim
    70% matchVery Positive93% of 881 reviews2022
    Dev: Myron Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%

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  42. #42 Creatura
    73% matchMixed67% of 230 reviews2021
    Dev: Koksny.com
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 30 minMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 36%

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    70% matchMostly Positive76% of 55 reviews2024
    Dev: FlatPoniesPub: Astra Logical
    Windows

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  44. #44 Galimulator
    71% matchVery Positive91% of 497 reviews2018
    Dev: Snoddasmannen
    Windows · Mac · Linux
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  45. #45 Celestial Command
    73% matchMixed63% of 698 reviews2014
    Dev: Romenics
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    66% matchVery Positive86% of 2,425 reviews2026
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    Windows
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    69% matchMostly Positive76% of 283 reviews2024
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    Windows

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  48. #48 Reus
    71% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,905 reviews2013
    Dev: Abbey Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%

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    68% matchVery Positive90% of 72 reviews2024
    Dev: Sirrah
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    68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 15,590 reviews2019
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    65% matchVery Positive93% of 943 reviews2025
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    69% matchVery Positive81% of 484 reviews2020
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    65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,779 reviews2023
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    66% matchVery Positive95% of 109 reviews2023
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    63% matchVery Positive88% of 150 reviews2026
    Dev: Attructure Inc.
    Windows

    A relaxing evolution simulation where AI-driven block creatures move in unexpected ways. There are no complex ecosystems—just pure movement learning through a physics engine. Watch as these creatures scurry, stumble, and evolve in their own unique, unpredictable ways.

    Why similar: God Game 44.9%, Sandbox 16%, Space 10.5%, Simulation 7.2%, Cute 5.1%

Modeli
Based on tag similarity + player behavior
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