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  1. #1 Seeds of Resilience
    97% matchMixed70% of 367 reviews2019
    Dev: Subtle GamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Ready to start anew? Build a village from scratch in Seeds of Resilience. Learn to choose the right items, understand nature's patterns, use real life-based constructions and craft techniques in this turn-based tycoon game.

    Why similar: Base Building 17.4%, Nature 15.9%, Sandbox 15.8%, Management 14.7%, Survival 12.8%

  2. #2 Kasi
    96% matchVery Positive96% of 182 reviews2021
    Dev: Kaikalii
    Windows

    Be a plant. Manage water and sunlight for photosynthesis. Grow branches into the sky and roots into the earth. Become the tallest, most efficient tree, a snaking vine with many shoots, or just a nice bush.

    Why similar: Sandbox 29.3%, Management 27.9%, Simulation 11.9%, Casual 7.5%, Relaxing 7.5%

  3. #3 Niche - a genetics survival game
    96% matchVery Positive86% of 5,158 reviews2017
    Dev: Stray Fawn StudioPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    Niche - a genetics survival game is a turn-based strategy game combined with simulation and roguelike elements. Shape your own species of animals based on real genetics. Keep your species alive against all odds, such as predators, climate change and spreading sickness.

    Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 24.4%, Nature 17.2%, Sandbox 14.6%, Survival 10.4%, Roguelike 7.8%

  4. #4 Preserve
    95% matchVery Positive93% of 713 reviews2025
    Dev: Bitmap GalaxyPub: Grindstone
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.0 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: Turn-Based Tactics 14.5%, Nature 14%, Base Building 13.2%, Sandbox 12.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%

  5. #5 PolyPine
    94% matchVery Positive97% of 366 reviews2025
    Dev: Cloudberry PinePub: IndieArk
    Windows

    A forest simulator where you grow trees and create habitats for animals, plants and insects. Click on animals to make them poop, hunt, dig, cut and twerk! Start with a few basic seeds and attempt to grow a thriving ecosystem.

    Why similar: Nature 26.5%, Sandbox 21.6%, Management 14.8%, Procedural Generation 11.6%, Relaxing 8.6%

  6. #6 Terra Nil
    93% matchVery Positive88% of 8,333 reviews2023
    Dev: Free LivesPub: Devolver Digital
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Terra Nil is an intricate environmental strategy game about transforming a barren wasteland into a thriving, balanced ecosystem. Bring life back to a lifeless world by purifying soil, cleaning oceans, planting trees, and reintroducing wildlife, then leave without a trace.

    Why similar: Nature 33.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.9%, Procedural Generation 15.5%, Relaxing 12.9%, Strategy 9.8%

  7. #7 Reach for the Sun
    94% matchMostly Positive70% of 341 reviews2013
    Dev: Filament Classic
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Version 1.2 Out Now!Strategy mode is now available on the plant selection screenThis mode uses a set number of turns with no time limit. Plants will automatically collect resources between turns. Keep your plant balanced and try to maximize your resources on every turn to fruit each flower before winter comes!

    Why similar: Strategy 44.6%, Simulation 34.8%, Casual 20.6%

  8. #8 Bonsai
    92% matchMixed75% of 303 reviews2016
    Dev: Rooted Concepts
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    Grow your tree, prune it, and watch over it as it matures into adulthood. The tree will become what you train it to be - you are the mastermind behind it's path in life.

    Why similar: Simulation 66%, Casual 34%

  9. #9 Roots of Tomorrow
    91% matchMixed62% of 72 reviews2022
    Dev: GAMABILIS
    Windows · Mac

    Roots of Tomorrow is a free-to-play sustainable farming manager/simulator. Expand your farm, take care of your animals, upgrade your buildings, invest in research, and explore the solutions offered by agroecology!

    Why similar: Time Management 25.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.5%, Nature 13.1%, Choices Matter 10.7%

  10. #10 Insurmountable
    91% matchMostly Positive79% of 947 reviews2021
    Dev: ByteRockers' GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Confront various terrains as a lonely mountaineer and endure the countless dangers of climbing! Many tough decisions await you in a risky environment. Make your way up and down the mountain, overcoming insurmountable heights!

    Why similar: Perma Death 17.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.6%, Nature 14.1%, Management 11.9%, Survival 10.3%

  11. #11 Lifecraft
    89% matchVery Positive81% of 147 reviews2024
    Dev: Pixbits
    Windows · Mac

    Survive and evolve as an organism with this simulation game in which you will literally start as a single cell and manage and organize all its functions to a fully fledged system! Assemble, breathe, eat, fight threats, produce energy, grow, anything is possible!

    Why similar: Sandbox 26.1%, Base Building 23.7%, Management 22.5%, Procedural Generation 10.3%, Strategy 7.3%

  12. #12 Desktop Tree
    90% matchVery Positive95% of 97 reviews2018
    Dev: utStudio
    Windows · Mac

    Place a pet tree on your desktop and watch it growing every day.

    Why similar: Procedural Generation 31.6%, Simulation 24%, Relaxing 20.9%, Casual 14.3%, 2D 9.1%

  13. #13 Equilinox
    89% matchVery Positive92% of 2,999 reviews2018
    Dev: ThinMatrix
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 61%

    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: Sandbox 33%, Nature 23.3%, Relaxing 16.3%, Simulation 10.8%, Management 7.2%

  14. #14 Growth
    88% matchVery Positive91% of 315 reviews2023
    Dev: VoodooDuckPub: Assemble Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    Growth is a cozy, hexagonal-grid based soft-strategy game. Explore and populate a procedurally generated world by utilizing unique abilities of animals. Growth blends the beauty of cozy exploration with challenging navigation around obstacles.

    Why similar: Nature 21.1%, Strategy 19.7%, Relaxing 19.6%, Procedural Generation 17.8%, Simulation 12.4%

  15. #15 Grow: Song of the Evertree
    86% matchVery Positive81% of 2,538 reviews2021
    Dev: Prideful SlothPub: 505 Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Grow your own worlds and nurture a deep natural connection with everything they hold. See your actions change the world for better! Bring the Evertree back to life in this breathtaking world-crafting sandbox, with life management and adventure elements.

    Why similar: Sandbox 26.9%, Nature 25.4%, Management 21.7%, Family Friendly 8.1%, Simulation 6.9%

  16. #16 Earthtongue
    87% matchVery Positive90% of 210 reviews2015
    Dev: June StringsPub: junestrings
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Care for a miniature ecosystem in a strange world, exert limited influence to encourage the growth of different fungi and bugs and try to maintain the balance of life.

    Why similar: Nature 39.1%, Sandbox 19.9%, Management 14.2%, Simulation 12.6%, Relaxing 9.7%

  17. #17 Sprout
    84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,743 reviews2018
    Dev: Jeff NuszPub: Mindful Mammoth
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 12 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 7%

    Embark on a casual, botanical-puzzle-adventure. Make friends, learn new skills, solve puzzles, and become the mighty oak that you were always meant to be.

    Why similar: Strategy 41.7%, Casual 31.1%, Family Friendly 27.2%

  18. #18 Planetary Life
    82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 743 reviews2025
    Dev: Sotenbox
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Manipulate climate, add plants and evolve creatures in this planet and life sandbox simulation game. From cells to civilizations, spread life throughout the whole planet. Or just enjoy watching your creation burn!

    Why similar: Nature 23.3%, Sandbox 22.7%, Management 17.5%, Procedural Generation 14.3%, Relaxing 9.1%

  19. #19 Multicellular
    86% matchMixed64% of 55 reviews2018
    Dev: Insane Dreamers
    Windows

    Multicellular will take you back in time, to the dawn of life. Build your multicellular organism and combat hunger, the environment, darkness and other organisms. Everything in this new world can kill you, will you be able to survive?

    Why similar: Nature 25.5%, Sandbox 21.8%, Survival 20.1%, Relaxing 12.4%, Simulation 6.4%

  20. #20 Chrysalis
    83% matchVery Positive85% of 115 reviews2024
    Dev: Metamorph Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Defend your Chrysalis from growing hordes of monsters in this hybrid game that combines elements of tower defense, survival, and roguelike RPGs. Explore procedurally generated levels, possess and control animals, and grow deadly gardens. How far can you get before the next wave of monsters?

    Why similar: Nature 22.8%, Base Building 18.5%, Roguelike 15.1%, Procedural Generation 14.2%, Survival 9.9%

  21. #21 Temporian
    84% matchVery Positive84% of 86 reviews2023
    Dev: ChallAcc
    Windows · Linux

    Trapped in the past, your survival hinges on your ability to adapt and innovate. From foraging for food to mastering the art of technology, every decision you make shapes your destiny. Will you return to your own time, or make the past your new future in this mind-bending survival game?

    Why similar: Management 26%, Turn-Based Strategy 25.4%, Survival 22%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Family Friendly 6.3%

  22. #22 Chosen Garden
    81% matchVery Positive96% of 82 reviews2026
    Dev: Winter CabinPub: Craftmos Games
    Windows

    In this unique roguelike deck-builder, tend your garden and harvest plants for high scores! 100+ plants, 5 gardens, and a wealth of unique weather, animals, and tools — countless builds await!

    Why similar: Roguelike 49.4%, Strategy 24.3%, Casual 8.9%, Relaxing 8.7%, Colorful 8.6%

  23. #23 Storm
    85% matchMixed67% of 104 reviews2013
    Dev: Eko Software
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Take a deep breath and prepare for a tranquil journey through the seasons with Storm, an atmospheric, ethereal experience where you use natural phenomena to guide a simple seed to fertile soil so it can take root and spring to life.

    Why similar: Simulation 100%

  24. #24 Tree Bonsai
    82% matchVery Positive81% of 169 reviews2019
    Dev: PanGuoJun
    Windows · Mac

    An artistic bonsai tree simulation game that follows the life cycle of a plum tree. You can cut branches, add nutrients, and graft while the seasons pass and your tree grows. You can finally fulfill your dreams of a digital bonsai.

    Why similar: Nature 29.5%, Sandbox 26.4%, Procedural Generation 19.5%, Relaxing 13.5%, Simulation 6.9%

  25. #25 Horticular: Build a Garden, Attract Wildlife
    80% matchVery Positive90% of 389 reviews2024
    Dev: inDirection GamesPub: Slug Disco
    Windows · Linux

    Horticular is a relaxing garden builder where you grow plants, design habitats and attract a wide range of wildlife. Help the gnome Keepers restore a barren wasteland with magical powers and populate it with adorable critters. Reclaim nature from a looming corruption and create your perfect garden.

    Why similar: Nature 34%, Sandbox 27.3%, Relaxing 14.5%, Colorful 7.7%, Simulation 6.8%

  26. #26 Tiny Garden
    79% matchVery Positive90% of 184 reviews2025
    Dev: Ao NortePub: Super Rare Originals
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Tiny Garden lets you grow a pocket-sized garden inside a magical toy passed down through generations. Nurture plants, trade them for furniture, and customize your space in this relaxing mix of farming, puzzles, and strategy. No scores or time limits - let your creativity bloom!

    Why similar: Nature 23.5%, Management 20.3%, Simulation 14.7%, Casual 9.3%, Relaxing 9.2%

  27. #27 Roboplant
    81% matchMixed66% of 80 reviews2023
    Dev: Rebelpug
    Windows · Linux

    In a future not too far away, humans are finally able to harvest food on alien planets. Embark on a new journey with your team of robots called Beebop 179. Build and manage a hydroponic farm, grow delicious plants and survive the mysterious challenges of outer space.

    Why similar: Management 27.2%, Nature 25.7%, Base Building 24.8%, Sandbox 16%, Simulation 6.2%

  28. #28 Plantabi: Little Garden
    78% matchVery Positive83% of 81 reviews2024
    Dev: Adrian Corpuz
    Windows · Mac

    Plantabi is a chill sandbox game where you take care of adorable plants and design the cozy little garden of your dreams!

    Why similar: Time Management 33.1%, Sandbox 25.3%, Management 12.4%, Simulation 7.5%, Base Building 6.6%

  29. #29 Tea Garden Simulator
    79% matchMostly Positive74% of 62 reviews2023
    Dev: Flying Robot StudiosPub: SYV Games LLP
    Windows

    Explore tea production intricacies with real-world research, select ideal terroir and clones, master plucking and processing, and create specialty teas for your unique brand. Unravel new flavors, unleash your inner tea scientist, experiment with endless creative ideas, and grow your Tea empire.

    Why similar: Time Management 26.7%, Sandbox 24.1%, Management 20.6%, Nature 16.1%, Simulation 6.2%

  30. #30 Thrive
    77% matchVery Positive92% of 1,599 reviews2021
    Dev: Revolutionary Games Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    An evolution simulation game. Take control of your species in the environment and edit your species as a whole. Compete with other evolving species for resources on an alien planet.

    Why similar: Sandbox 25.6%, Nature 24%, Procedural Generation 16.1%, Survival 9.7%, Simulation 7.2%

  31. #31 Idle Plant Game
    78% matchMixed53% of 99 reviews2023
    Dev: FootoftheHare
    Windows

    Idle Plant Game, an idle and offline progress or clicker plant simulation!

    Why similar: Nature 36.4%, Management 34%, Simulation 13%, Strategy 8.4%, Casual 8.2%

  32. #32 Tree Simulator 2020
    77% matchVery Positive96% of 482 reviews2019
    Dev: Revmatek
    Windows

    It's exactly what it sounds like. You are the tree! You are equaled by no other. Relax and be the best tree you can be.

    Why similar: Simulation 64%, Casual 36%

  33. #33 The Sapling
    75% matchVery Positive90% of 1,846 reviews2019
    Dev: Wessel Stoop
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    The Sapling is a short simulation game where you design your own plants and animals, and put them in a world together. Or you turn on random mutations, and see what evolution does to your ecosystem!

    Why similar: Sandbox 30%, Nature 29.8%, Procedural Generation 17.3%, Relaxing 9%, Simulation 5.9%

  34. #34 Wildmender
    74% matchVery Positive85% of 2,104 reviews2023
    Dev: Muse GamesPub: Kwalee
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    A desert gardening survival game. Start from a tiny spring and cultivate a blooming garden. Explore a vast world amid the sands and uncover its mysteries. Can you defend against the relentless forces of nature and mysterious wraith corruption, to bring life to a dying world?

    Why similar: Base Building 26.6%, Nature 25.7%, Survival 18.1%, Strategy 11%, Relaxing 10.8%

  35. #35 Increlution
    75% matchVery Positive85% of 1,223 reviews2021
    Dev: Gniller
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 55.8 hrsMean: 556.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Survive the ever increasing pressure of time for as long as you can! A minimalistic incremental game about time management that takes inspiration from roguelite games, with a focus on meta-progression. Every generation has a better chance at survival, because previous lives influence its instincts

    Why similar: Time Management 76.7%, Survival 14.8%, 2D 5.6%, Casual 3%

  36. #36 Hundred Days - Winemaking Simulator
    74% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,082 reviews2021
    Dev: Broken Arms Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Winemaking could be your best adventure. Make the best wine interacting with soil and nature and take your winery to the top. Your beautiful journey into the winemaking tradition starts now.

    Why similar: Time Management 28.9%, Nature 19.9%, Management 17.7%, Strategy 9.4%, Choices Matter 9.3%

  37. #37 Natural Instincts: European Forest
    76% matchMixed47% of 289 reviews2021
    Dev: DreamStorm StudiosPub: Games Operators
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 36%

    Protect the environment, and save it from harm! Give commands to the animals, observe their rituals and help them survive. Face different disasters, react to human presence and help the animal kingdom flourish in this unique, environmental experience!

    Why similar: Sandbox 21.7%, Nature 20.5%, Management 17.6%, Procedural Generation 11.5%, Relaxing 9.3%

  38. #38 Roots of Yggdrasil
    72% matchVery Positive88% of 346 reviews2024
    Dev: ManaVoid Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Build settlements, explore the Nine Realms, collect artifacts and upgrade your deck to reach the top of Yggdrasil in this post-Ragnarok roguelike city-builder! Can you survive the end of the world?

    Why similar: Time Management 25.3%, Base Building 19.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.6%, Roguelike 12.7%, Procedural Generation 12.2%

  39. #39 CHANGE: A Homeless Survival Experience
    73% matchVery Positive91% of 2,754 reviews2020
    Dev: Delve Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    CHANGE is an award nominated homeless survival experience set in a randomly created city with rogue-like elements. Explore, survive, earn perks, find items & kindness to develop your character & escape to a new life. Over 7 years of development & over 200 updates so far!

    Why similar: Time Management 27.6%, Management 13.4%, Roguelike 13%, Procedural Generation 10.6%, Survival 9.1%

  40. #40 Garden Simulator
    73% matchVery Positive83% of 387 reviews2022
    Dev: PRODUKTIVKELLER StudiosPub: Toplitz Productions
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    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: Nature 26%, Sandbox 23.8%, Management 19.1%, Relaxing 11.8%, Family Friendly 8.4%

  41. #41 Hero Generations: ReGen
    76% matchMixed60% of 93 reviews2016
    Dev: Heart Shaped Games LLC
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    An innovative Roguelike / 4X Strategy game where every turn is one year of your life. Explore, find a mate, and raise a child before you die to build a great legacy. ReGen is an amazing complete remake, redesigned, re-imagined, and packed with 100s of new features.

    Why similar: Perma Death 20.7%, Roguelike 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, Sandbox 12.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.6%

  42. #42 Plant Therapy
    71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 544 reviews2023
    Dev: Short Leg Studio
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Get cozy in this plant collecting and decorating game! Build a beautiful indoor garden from the ground up in your New York City apartment.

    Why similar: Time Management 27.1%, Nature 25.9%, Relaxing 18.1%, Management 11.4%, 2D 5.8%

  43. #43 Terraformers
    70% matchVery Positive88% of 3,606 reviews2023
    Dev: Asteroid LabPub: Goblinz Publishing
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Terraform Mars in this turn-based colony builder and resource management game with roguelike elements. Explore the planet, develop spectacular cities, spread life and turn the Red Planet into a green one!

    Why similar: Management 17.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.7%, Survival 17.2%, Procedural Generation 16%, Roguelike 14.7%

  44. #44 Beetle Uprising
    73% matchMostly Positive75% of 98 reviews2020
    Dev: Iocane Games, LLCPub: Disco Slug
    Windows

    Collect, raise and breed an army of beetles to rise up and lay claim to the abandoned lot! The game features a complex genetics simulation and real-time tactics missions with a full campaign.

    Why similar: Nature 25.6%, Management 22.7%, Base Building 21.3%, Procedural Generation 15.4%, Strategy 7.6%

  45. #45 Ark of Charon
    70% matchMostly Positive77% of 390 reviews2024
    Dev: Angoo Inc.Pub: SUNSOFT
    Windows

    Build a mobile fortress on the back of a giant and mysterious walking Tree and embark on a journey in this merge of tower defense and colony simulation.

    Why similar: Time Management 35.4%, Sandbox 26.3%, Survival 14.2%, Strategy 10.8%, Simulation 7.3%

  46. #46 Desk Garden
    69% matchVery Positive86% of 492 reviews2025
    Dev: Siesta Studio
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 63.1 hrsMean: 85.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Relax and grow! A laid-back idle game where you nurture mysterious plants (some even human-like!), watch them flourish, then sell them to expand your magical garden. Design your own unique oasis at your own pace.

    Why similar: Sandbox 59.2%, 2D 12%, Colorful 9.8%, Simulation 9.7%, Casual 9.3%

  47. #47 Heliopedia
    71% matchVery Positive88% of 212 reviews2021
    Dev: Sokpop Collective
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 50%

    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!

    Why similar: Sandbox 44.6%, Nature 23.9%, Simulation 11.8%, Family Friendly 9.9%, Colorful 9.8%

  48. #48 Another Farm Roguelike: Rebirth
    69% matchMostly Positive74% of 509 reviews2025
    Dev: Zabbo GamesPub: Thermite Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    Discover the ultimate farming roguelike experience! Build, craft, and grow your farm to pay off the increasing rent. No slow-paced walking or social distractions—just click! Reclaim the joy of strategic farming in diverse maps and let your cursor guide you to success. Play your way, rent won’t wait!

    Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 22.8%, Management 17.5%, Roguelike 16.4%, Procedural Generation 15.4%, Relaxing 9.9%

  49. #49 CROPS!
    68% matchVery Positive89% of 214 reviews2024
    Dev: Bocary Studios
    Windows

    CROPS! is an async autobattler in which your fruits and vegetables come alive! Craft a deck with awesome synergies, plant your crops in specific patterns and place them strategically on the battlefield to defeat your opponent.

    Why similar: Strategy 24%, Choices Matter 19.7%, Roguelike 16.1%, Management 15.9%, Tactical 11.2%

  50. #50 Card Survival: Fantasy Forest
    68% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,083 reviews2025
    Dev: WinterSpring Games
    Windows · Mac

    Card Survival: Fantasy Forest is a card-based deep survival simulator and the next installment in the Card Survival Series. Carve yourself a home in a primordial forest that has a will of its own. A day-to-day life simulator in a world where nature reigns with mystery, beauty and sometimes cruelty.

    Why similar: Sandbox 28.9%, Survival 24%, Roguelike 20.2%, Base Building 19.4%, Simulation 7.5%

  51. #51 ACRES
    67% matchVery Positive82% of 211 reviews2025
    Dev: Jimi Games
    Windows

    ACRES is a small strategy simulation game about growing crops for evolving market demands. Build a farm, one acre at a time, to create a prosperous enterprise. Upgrade equipment, optimize harvests, and nurture the soil against increasing time pressure. How long can you keep the farm operating?

    Why similar: Management 32.9%, Nature 27.5%, Strategy 11.5%, Relaxing 11%, Family Friendly 5.4%

  52. #52 Tyto Ecology
    71% matchMostly Positive76% of 434 reviews2016
    Dev: Immersed Games
    Windows · Mac

    Build your biome! With an empty biodome as your canvas, add plants and animals from three different ecosystems. Observe interactions like hunting, blooming, and even decomposing! Will your biodome last for decades, or will it experience a total ecosystem collapse? You’re in control!

    Why similar: Simulation 46.8%, Strategy 39.1%, Casual 14.2%

  53. #53 Intelligent Design: An Evolutionary Sandbox
    72% matchMixed45% of 147 reviews2017
    Dev: Pill Bug Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 18 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 26%

    A toy ecosystem with fully simulated genetics and evolution. Will you tinker with DNA or sit back, relax, and see if life finds a way?

    Why similar: Nature 21.1%, Sandbox 20.1%, Base Building 19.4%, Management 19.1%, Relaxing 7.1%

  54. #54 Cloud Gardens
    66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,285 reviews2021
    Dev: Noio
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 48 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 45%

    A chill game about using plants to overgrow abandoned wasteland dioramas

    Why similar: Nature 34%, Sandbox 27.6%, Procedural Generation 15.6%, Relaxing 12.3%, Simulation 4.8%

  55. #55 FROM ASHES, BLOOM
    65% matchVery Positive93% of 731 reviews2024
    Dev: Screenshakes
    Windows · Linux

    A minimalist rogue-like tower defense where you protect Earth against humanity.

    Why similar: Nature 40.6%, Survival 25.6%, Perma Death 23%, Colorful 8.8%, Casual 2%

  56. #56 Ecosystem
    66% matchMostly Positive77% of 594 reviews2024
    Dev: Tom JohnsonPub: Slug Disco
    Windows

    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!

    Why similar: Nature 23.4%, Sandbox 22.2%, Management 19.6%, Procedural Generation 13.9%, Relaxing 8.3%

  57. #57 Viridi
    67% matchVery Positive92% of 9,504 reviews2015
    Dev: Zoe VartanianPub: Ice Water Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 95.1 hrs≥1hr: 52%

    Nurture a small pot of succulents that grow in real time. Viridi is a safe haven, a place you can return to for a moment of peace and quiet whenever you need it.

    Why similar: Relaxing 36.1%, Nature 20.1%, Sandbox 18.7%, Simulation 12.5%, Casual 7%

  58. #58 Alchemy Garden
    67% matchMixed69% of 1,067 reviews2022
    Dev: MadSushi Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Craft magic potions and sell them in your own alchemy shop! Explore the world and harvest plants to discover new recipes! Take care of your own garden of alchemy and decorate the shop as you like!

    Why similar: Time Management 40.7%, Management 26.2%, Nature 13.8%, Relaxing 9%, Family Friendly 5.8%

  59. #59 Synergy
    64% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,011 reviews2025
    Dev: Leikir StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 53%

    An ecosystem City Builder in a unique world. Build your settlement, manage your workers and optimize your resources. Analyzing your environment, spreading new plants, and harvesting them are key to prosperity.

    Why similar: Base Building 20.4%, Nature 20.4%, Management 17.5%, Sandbox 16.8%, Relaxing 8.7%

  60. #60 Project Tarvotan
    70% matchMixed59% of 71 reviews2015
    Dev: FlagmanJeremy
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Project Tarvotan allows you to explore the depths of the Milky Way and local universe. Use your wit and resources at hand to plan out your path through each sector. Your demise lurks around every decision. Can you survive long enough and restore balance to the universe?

    Why similar: Strategy 41.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 41.1%, Simulation 17.4%

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