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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 212 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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  2. #2 Universe Sandbox
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  4. #4 Equilinox
    95% matchVery Positive92% of 2,999 reviews2018
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    Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%

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

    Space for Sale is an interplanetary, top-down Space Realty management game with a focus on problem-solving and exploration. Played either solo or with a friend, it's up to you to transform wild, uninhabited lands into bustling communities!

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    Windows · Mac

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    86% matchVery Positive92% of 136,711 reviews2019
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    Windows
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    75% matchMixed68% of 228 reviews2021
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    77% matchMixed42% of 1,512 reviews2016
    Dev: PIXOWL INC.
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    Median: 42 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 43%

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    72% matchVery Positive92% of 1,599 reviews2021
    Dev: Revolutionary Games Studio
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    71% matchVery Positive89% of 3,369 reviews2023
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    70% matchVery Positive97% of 366 reviews2025
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    70% matchVery Positive87% of 137 reviews2025
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    68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 67,314 reviews2024
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    Windows
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    69% matchVery Positive86% of 2,048 reviews2023
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    67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,507 reviews2023
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    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Play with friends in a cozy base-building adventure! Take care of adorable creatures — Morps, explore, discover new species, grow crops, fish, build relationships with your crew, decorate your perfect home, and automate production along the way!

    Why similar: Creature Collector 31.6%, Sandbox 17.5%, Building 11.3%, Crafting 11.2%, Exploration 7.5%

Based on tag similarity + player behavior
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