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Games Like Idle Lab Rats

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Idler, Simulation, Singleplayer, Strategy.

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Train rats in a series of mazes and help them improve their stats. Submit rats for grant money and use it to upgrade your lab with new tools and buy new rats with powerful abilities! These new rats have such amazing potential. How smart are these rats becoming?

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: Coming soon
Developer: Alex Brown
Publisher: FAFF Games
Genres: Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Platforms: Windows

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    97% matchPositive84% of 31 reviews2023
    Dev: Olympus
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Build and optimize your assembly line to make the most money possible!

    Why similar: Idler 24.2%, Strategy 21.7%, Simulation 18%, Automation 17.8%, Top-Down 7.1%

  2. #2 Feed The Flame
    96% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
    Dev: Retnuh
    Windows

    Feed The Flame is a simple incremental game where you grow a flame to burn down the world. Buy better resources, unlock upgrades and employ thousands of workers to mine, chop and hunt down fuel for the flame. Easy. Satisfying. Highly addictive.

    Why similar: Idler 31.8%, Simulation 20.5%, Strategy 17.4%, Automation 16.5%, Resource Management 7.3%

  3. #3 The Plus-One Kingdom
    96% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: YDIVA Limited
    Windows

    In The Plus One Kingdom, you are the ruler of a fragile, crumbling domain. Time is relentless—1 real-world second equals 1 in-game day. Seasons change every 90 seconds. Winter is approaching, and if you’re unprepared, everyone will perish.

    Why similar: Idler 38.7%, Simulation 26.5%, Strategy 23.8%, Resource Management 6.6%, Indie 3%

  4. #4 POWERCELL
    95% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Julian Dietz
    Windows

    Relax and sit back as you create mesmerizing particle reactions and become a source of infinite power.

    Why similar: Idler 28.7%, Simulation 27.9%, Strategy 25.2%, Resource Management 6.4%, Casual 5%

  5. #5 Planetary Factory - An Idle Automation Game
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: MadJones
    Windows

    Grow your planetary empire from a small base to a massive production powerhouse in Planetary Factory. Balance inputs and outputs to maximize profits and minimize waste, research advanced technologies, and build a formidable military to conquer hostile planets.

    Why similar: Idler 27.6%, Automation 19.7%, Simulation 13.5%, Strategy 11.9%, Resource Management 7.5%

  6. #6 Decay
    94% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Racctuality
    Windows

    Decay is an incremental game in which you are tasked with using your trusty particle launcher to create ever-larger and more unstable atomic nuclei, witnessing longer and more complex atomic decay chains and aiming to discover all the isotopes!

    Why similar: Idler 32.6%, Science 28%, Automation 19.5%, Simulation 17.3%, Casual 1.9%

  7. #7 Assembly Line 2
    93% matchMixed64% of 66 reviews2024
    Dev: Olympus
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    In Assembly Line 2, you take charge of your factory, where strategic organization is key. Create intricate production lines, unlocking a plethora of blueprints to craft advanced resources. Fine-tune and upgrade machines for optimal efficiency and elevating your empire to new heights.

    Why similar: Automation 26.1%, Simulation 23.2%, Strategy 20%, Idler 19%, Top-Down 7%

  8. #8 Erzperium
    92% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: PhandoGames
    Windows

    Inspired by many automation and idle games, I wanted to create something centered around ores. With modern desktop games being so easy to run in the background, this is the perfect game to have running while working or gaming on the side.

    Why similar: Idler 33.2%, Automation 25.1%, Simulation 18.1%, Strategy 17.2%, Indie 6.4%

  9. #9 AGI Developer: Click Is All You Need
    91% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Ota Mato
    Windows

    A clicker/incremental game themed around AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) development. Use AI to streamline AI development, build data centers and power plants, and venture into space in pursuit of even more power.

    Why similar: Idler 22.1%, Automation 17.9%, Science 17.2%, Simulation 11.1%, Strategy 10%

  10. #10 Deep Space Observatory
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: GetSky Games
    Windows · Mac

    An atmospheric short incremental game about deep space exploration. Gather scientific data, upgrade your observatory, and collect all the discoveries!

    Why similar: Idler 31.3%, Strategy 22.9%, Science 19.8%, Simulation 15.8%, Casual 4.5%

  11. #11 Volt Ventures Idle
    90% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2025
    Dev: Denver
    Windows

    An idle game of growth and strategy. Build, upgrade, and prestige your way to limitless power.

    Why similar: Idler 29.4%, Science 22%, Automation 20%, Simulation 14.1%, Top-Down 8.1%

  12. #12 My Tiny Grocery Store - Desktop Idle Supermarket Game
    89% matchMostly Positive79% of 19 reviews2026
    Dev: Musa GUNGOR
    Windows

    My Tiny Grocery Store is an idle shopping simulator located in the bottom right corner of your screen that allows you to manage your store while also completing other tasks! Design your store, arrange your shelves, and enjoy earning money.

    Why similar: Idler 32.2%, Automation 21.6%, Simulation 20.2%, Strategy 14.5%, Resource Management 4.9%

  13. #13 Resources Assemble!
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: lasarevs
    Windows · Linux

    Build, automate, and expand your factory. Mine resources, craft components, and evolve your systems toward full autonomy and interplanetary production

    Why similar: Idler 29.6%, Automation 21.3%, Strategy 17.6%, Simulation 17.1%, Resource Management 7.7%

  14. #14 Huebound
    88% match4 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2026
    Dev: Dan Hicks
    Windows

    Mix light. Discover color. Idle forever. Place geometric nodes, connect them, and watch colored orbs flow through your factory. Combine primaries to create 256 named colors — each one waiting to be discovered.

    Why similar: Idler 34%, Strategy 22.6%, Simulation 18.9%, Automation 9.4%, Resource Management 4.1%

  15. #15 Fleshborn
    87% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Castitatis Games
    Windows

    A short incremental game where you are tasked to clean a lab from fleshy growths using your flamethrower. Collect resources and spend them in a vast upgrade tree to unlock new abilities.

    Why similar: Idler 35.7%, Simulation 16.9%, Strategy 13.9%, Science 12.9%, Top-Down 6.2%

  16. #16 剑武玄幻之旅
    86% matchMixed61% of 23 reviews2024
    Dev: JQ Games
    Windows

    一款玄幻类的文字挂机冒险游戏,可放置可探索剧情,即刻进入一个系统丰富且娱乐快捷的挂机世界吧!

    Why similar: Idler 39.4%, Strategy 29.7%, Automation 17.7%, 2D 6.3%, Casual 6%

  17. #17 Ranch Mayhem - Active Idler
    86% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2024
    Dev: Tobias Graski
    Windows

    Grow, process, sell and use different Crops on dozens of recipes. Get ready to strategically use items and other consumables in this 2D idle adventure.

    Why similar: Idler 35.1%, Automation 21.4%, Simulation 18.7%, Strategy 13.5%, 2D 4.6%

  18. #18 Idle Time
    84% match7 user reviews29% of 7 reviews2026
    Dev: Woodland Software
    Windows · Linux

    Harvest crystallized time from parallel universes where people waste their lives playing idle games. Build extractors, automate logistics networks, and research new technology to fuel Bill Tyme's time machine in this factory-building incremental game.

    Why similar: Idler 29.4%, Simulation 24.3%, Strategy 20.4%, Resource Management 7.1%, Top-Down 7.1%

  19. #19 Dirt Clicker
    85% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Sailing Bears
    Windows

    Dirt Clicker is a charming incremental game about digging to the hidden center of the world.

    Why similar: Idler 29%, Strategy 19.6%, Simulation 18.7%, Automation 12.1%, Top-Down 9.3%

  20. #20 The Factory
    83% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2025
    Dev: Awesome Studios
    Windows

    The Factory is a first-person, factory sim game with machine purchasing, upgrading, and building expansion. Use income from crafted products to buy and upgrade tools and buildings. Upgrade your factory layout to gain infinite wealth while trying not to lose money from damaging products.

    Why similar: Simulation 26.2%, Idler 24.7%, Strategy 22.8%, Automation 20.1%, Resource Management 3.7%

  21. #21 Project Chromata
    82% matchMixed50% of 70 reviews2025
    Dev: ArboraeternumPub: GamezEternal
    Windows

    Project Chromata is a deep sci-fi incremental game about restoring the universe by mixing colors. Unlock new technologies, prestige to gain powerful permanent upgrades from a vast star chart, and master automation systems to watch the numbers soar in this satisfying and feature-rich idle experience.

    Why similar: Idler 38.8%, Simulation 33.9%, Strategy 12.1%, 2D 6.6%, Casual 6%

  22. #22 Factorization
    84% match6 user reviews33% of 6 reviews2020
    Dev: Anubis Gaming
    Windows · Linux

    In Factorization, you must plan and build a factory capable of producing ever more complex resources. You focus on designing optimal production lines while carefully balancing your budget. In the meantime your workers build your designs and carry out the day-to-day tasks in your factory.

    Why similar: Automation 30.2%, Simulation 22.7%, Strategy 19%, Top-Down 12.7%, Resource Management 6.4%

  23. #23 Lotto.exe
    81% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
    Dev: ChimpWithAComputer
    Windows

    "99% of gamblers quit right before they hit it big. This game is for the other 1%." The ultimate test of human stubbornness. Lotto.exe isn't a "game" in the traditional sense. It is a simulation of a lottery draw designed to determine exactly how much your time is worth to you.

    Why similar: Idler 42.5%, Simulation 39.7%, 2D 7.3%, Casual 7.2%, Indie 1.8%

  24. #24 开家小店
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: The wind blows again
    Windows

    You take over a new store, and as a new owner, you're going to make it your own, how are you going to run it, whether it's to make your store lively, or to make it a gathering place for specific enthusiasts, or to sell your favorite items. The decision is yours.

    Why similar: Idler 46.8%, Simulation 28.4%, Strategy 11.3%, 2D 7.7%, Casual 4.9%

  25. #25 Square Game
    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Joshua Sherrard
    Windows · Linux

    Watch the Square bounce around the screen in this idle incremental Game about squares, dots and other shapes. Upgrade, Prestige and even build a deck of awesome abilities in Square Game!

    Why similar: Idler 46.5%, Simulation 42.4%, 2D 7.9%, Indie 1.8%, Singleplayer 1.5%

  26. #26 Roopie Clicker
    79% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
    Dev: CILINDREPub: Sith'ari Edition
    Windows

    Dive into the intense and stylized world of Roopie Clicker, a strategy and progression game where each click forges the destiny of a unit in the heart of a world ravaged by war.

    Why similar: Simulation 32.9%, Strategy 31.2%, Idler 21.4%, Casual 5.4%, Indie 4.1%

  27. #27 Idle Looter
    79% matchMixed54% of 38 reviews2025
    Dev: CryCauseDry
    Windows

    Slay endless monsters for legendary loot. Master deep crafting and prestige systems to grow infinitely. Collect an army of companions and conquer the unknown. Do you have what it takes to become a hero?

    Why similar: Idler 34.7%, Simulation 17.4%, Strategy 15.8%, Automation 14.9%, Resource Management 9.5%

  28. #28 Quantum Break
    80% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: morbo
    Windows

    A casual, incremental game about quantum physics. Break stuff, collect resources and deposit them for more than 300 upgrades! Build a quantum computer, achieve quantum tunneling and potentially save the cats in a box, just don't look inside of it!

    Why similar: Idler 50.6%, Strategy 35.1%, 2D 7.5%, Casual 5.4%, Singleplayer 1.4%

  29. #29 Desktop Pinforge
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Ravenholm InteractivePub: Stay2Busy
    Windows

    A cyberpunk idle pinball game that lives on your desktop. Smash blocks, automate your build, upgrade your Reactor and Launcher, and let your neon machine print profit while you work or play.

    Why similar: Idler 36.4%, Strategy 30.9%, Automation 18.3%, 2D 6.4%, Casual 5.8%

  30. #30 Legend of Idle
    78% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: ActiveDev
    Windows

    In this incremental game, you must rebuild your kingdom! Gather resources, construct numerous buildings, and set out to conquer everything with your army! A game in the style of the SNES!

    Why similar: Idler 29.4%, Simulation 27.9%, Strategy 24.4%, Top-Down 8.3%, 2D 4.2%

  31. #31 I Am Not A Robot
    76% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
    Dev: Nilapos
    Windows

    A short, incremental game where you solve Captchas and get a bot to automate this process.

    Why similar: Idler 34.6%, Simulation 33.6%, Automation 17.4%, Casual 6%, 2D 6%

  32. #32 Idle Dyson Swarm
    76% matchMixed61% of 74 reviews2026
    Dev: Blindsided Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Ever wanted a Dyson swarm of your own? Now you can have one with just a few clicks! Manage a solar empire, produce bots which will make solar panels for you. Send your panels to the sun to generate energy and sell that energy to make money which you can spend on even more bots!

    Why similar: Idler 38.6%, Strategy 22.7%, Simulation 18.1%, Sci-fi 5.9%, Resource Management 5%

  33. #33 Sushi Dojo
    77% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: JOrbits Games
    Windows · Mac

    In this cozy management sim, you get to run your own sushi train restaurant! Cook delicious meals, serve hungry customers, and grow your business with automation, decorations, and the help of a cat chef and robot assistants.

    Why similar: Simulation 26.5%, Idler 22.4%, Strategy 22.1%, Automation 17.8%, Casual 4%

  34. #34 Monster Flipper
    77% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: NovaScreen
    Windows

    Monster Flipper is a short incremental game where you buy and level monsters, smash them with a giant hammer for gold, and unlock swords and artifacts to automate your progress.

    Why similar: Idler 33.4%, Automation 18.1%, Strategy 17%, Simulation 14.4%, Top-Down 7.3%

  35. #35 Genterra
    75% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
    Dev: The Bunker Studios
    Windows

    Humanity needs out. Genterra Corporation requires an Architect. From a remote terminal on Earth, deploy automated factories across four planets, each with its own resources, to build the rescue rocket. ARIA will guide you. Productivity is mandatory.

    Why similar: Simulation 31%, Strategy 26.8%, Automation 22.7%, 2D 6.2%, Sci-fi 5.6%

  36. #36 From atom to modern
    75% matchMixed59% of 29 reviews2022
    Dev: Yamate
    Windows

    From the manufacture of monoatomic hydrogen, helium, lithium, beryllium, boron, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, fluorine and neon, to the creation of the earth, from apes to Homo erectus, to nuclear weapons, rockets, to artificial intelligence, to exploring the universe.

    Why similar: Idler 25.4%, Science 22.8%, Automation 15.6%, Simulation 10.9%, Strategy 7.5%

  37. #37 Minecremental
    74% matchMixed44% of 16 reviews2026
    Dev: Jamoss
    Windows

    Minecremental is a top-down pixel art idle incremental game about mining. Dig ores, earn gold, hire NPC workers, and unlock upgrades to build your mining empire. When progress slows, prestige for permanent bonuses and push even deeper. One more upgrade. One more prestige. Just one more...

    Why similar: Idler 40%, Simulation 25.7%, Strategy 20.2%, Top-Down 7.7%, 2D 5%

  38. #38 Flourish
    73% matchMostly Positive74% of 43 reviews2026
    Dev: FireOwl Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Find your rhythm in the cycle of the garden: prune to gather, water to renew, and trade your clippings for deep-rooted progression.

    Why similar: Idler 42.1%, Simulation 18.3%, Strategy 16.4%, Top-Down 11.9%, 2D 5.2%

  39. #39 Molo's Revenge
    74% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
    Dev: MelonStudios
    Windows · Mac

    Molo's Revenge is the incremental journey of a mole dragon to avenge his village by doing the thing he does best: Digging.

    Why similar: Idler 50.6%, Simulation 32.7%, 2D 8.3%, Casual 5.6%, Indie 1.7%

  40. #40 The Endless Village
    73% matchMixed54% of 13 reviews2026
    Dev: R.J. Brontsema
    Windows

    Automate your growth, uncover a gorgeous city, and chase the ultimate metric: Liveliness. This cozy idle clicker lets you unlock passive income boosts and powerful minigames to rapidly scale your empire. Attract every unique citizen and claim your spot on the global leaderboard!

    Why similar: Idler 42.8%, Simulation 28.9%, Strategy 18.8%, 2D 5.5%, Indie 3.4%

  41. #41 PlayIndex
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Breaker Game Studios
    Windows

    PlayIndex is a casual idle trading game where video games become the market. Buy low, sell high, track player count trends, and compete on the global leaderboard as game values rise and fall every 10 minutes.

    Why similar: Idler 42.6%, Simulation 22.7%, Strategy 17.5%, Resource Management 7.5%, 2D 5.9%

  42. #42 HUNGER
    73% matchMostly Negative32% of 21 reviews2017
    Dev: Black Smerch
    Windows
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 99%

    HUNGER — a survival game about a soldier on an unexplored island. There are settlers there, but their civilization is on the brink of extinction: a pandemic, chaos, cannibals. The shamans are trying to create a cure, but to no avail. There is no salvation — madness has consumed the island.

    Why similar: Simulation 46.2%, Strategy 42.4%, 2D 5.7%, Indie 5.6%

  43. #43 Remote Life Simulator
    71% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: dyvoker
    Windows

    Work remotely, build skills, earn money, and upgrade your life. Become a professional remote worker in this life simulation game!

    Why similar: Simulation 32.1%, Strategy 27.7%, Idler 27.7%, Resource Management 6.2%, 2D 4.3%

  44. #44 Unclaimed World
    71% matchMixed50% of 216 reviews2016
    Dev: Refactored Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Manage interstellar pioneers and their descendants in this detailed sci-fi colony sim. Centuries after planetfall, colonists are still struggling to gain foothold on their lush and alien planet. You settle on the frontier by carefully managing resources, production and different personalities.

    Why similar: Simulation 46.3%, Strategy 39.9%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Indie 4.5%

  45. #45 The First Thrust of God
    72% matchVery Negative5% of 64 reviews2018
    Dev: SUNYU
    Windows · Mac

    Now, you are God, and you bring the first thrust of God.

    Why similar: Simulation 32.6%, Strategy 31%, Science 27.1%, Casual 5.3%, Indie 3.9%

  46. #46 Craft Elements
    71% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2019
    Dev: PolincGames
    Windows

    Craft Elements is a first person minecraft-esque journey into the nuclear reactor design, periodic table and vaporwave world. It is a unique, simple and atmospheric sandbox puzzle game with a focus on complex simulation and calculations.

    Why similar: Simulation 42.1%, Strategy 38.5%, Procedural Generation 6.4%, Resource Management 5.6%, Indie 5.3%

  47. #47 Airport Simulator 2019
    70% matchMostly Negative29% of 153 reviews2018
    Dev: KittehfacePub: Toplitz
    Windows

    Airport Simulator 2019 places you as the manager of a major international airport. Your duties range from planning and allocating personnel to procuring and maintaining a vehicle fleet, facility maintenance and handling ever larger aircraft from a variety of airlines.

    Why similar: Simulation 53.6%, Strategy 46.4%

  48. #48 EEP Train Simulator Mission
    70% matchMostly Negative20% of 15 reviews2017
    Dev: Trend Redaktions- und Verlagsgesellschaft mbH
    Windows

    Are you ready for a job in the railways industrie?EEP TS Mission is a true innovation. For the first time in the history of EEP, the world's most successful railway simulation , you have the opportunity to take on complex tasks in the railway industrie inmidst realistic scenarios.And there's plenty of work to do.

    Why similar: Simulation 53.6%, Strategy 46.4%

  49. #49 Soviet Monsters: Ekranoplans
    70% matchMostly Negative38% of 34 reviews2016
    Dev: santasco.comPub: IV Productions
    Windows

    You are in charge of the day to day running of the Ekranoplan program. Manage resources and staff to keep your craft operational. When a mission arrives from on high you must be ready to face the challenge and pilot your Ekranoplan / command the crew to a successful and glorious outcome!

    Why similar: Simulation 54.1%, Strategy 45.9%

  50. #50 Ironclads 2: War of the Pacific
    69% matchMixed64% of 39 reviews2016
    Dev: Totem GamesPub: Strategy First
    Windows

    Create your fleet and army, hunt the enemy's fleet, hide your weak squadrons in protected ports until reinforcements arrive, blockade enemy trade routes, struggle for dominance over the seas! Command a battle formation and experience the power of iron and steam!

    Why similar: Simulation 52.4%, Strategy 47.6%

  51. #51 Carpe Deal 'Em
    69% match9 user reviews56% of 9 reviews2016
    Dev: DDD Wares
    Windows · Linux

    Carpe Deal 'Em is a life simulator / card game hybrid, with elements from the visual novel / CYOA genres.

    Why similar: Simulation 52.6%, Strategy 47.4%

  52. #52 Nightclub Emporium
    69% matchNegative7% of 15 reviews2015
    Dev: United Independent Entertainment
    Windows

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    Why similar: Simulation 54.5%, Strategy 45.5%

  53. #53 Traffic Giant
    67% matchMostly Positive77% of 166 reviews2018
    Dev: QLOCPub: Toplitz Productions
    Windows

    Traffic Giant is an amazing simulation game that brings public transport on the right track.

    Why similar: Simulation 52.4%, Strategy 47.6%

  54. #54 Cosmic Buddies Town
    68% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2018
    Dev: Ghost ClustersPub: Funbox Media Ltd
    Windows

    Part of an Animated Educational series for children between 1 to 7 years old – this time, we need to get straight to work helping the Cosmic Buddies build their town! Collect wood, food and other resources to turn a deserted island into your dream adventure land!

    Why similar: Simulation 52.4%, Strategy 47.6%

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    68% matchMixed45% of 29 reviews2016
    Dev: Eversim
    Windows

    Play as a real-world candidate and completely immerse yourself into the 2016 presidential election! Travel around the United States, try to woo voters across the country, create your own political agenda, skillfully manage your campaign budget... and perhaps you will be the next White House occupant!

    Why similar: Simulation 52.4%, Strategy 47.6%

  56. #56 Hotel Giant
    67% matchMixed71% of 24 reviews2019
    Dev: QLOCPub: Toplitz Productions
    Windows

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    Why similar: Simulation 51.9%, Strategy 48.1%

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    66% matchPositive84% of 37 reviews2018
    Dev: AgeodPub: Slitherine Ltd.
    Windows

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    Why similar: Simulation 51.8%, Strategy 48.2%

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    66% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Team Octane
    Windows · Linux

    Nature Zen the first game created by Team Octane. In the game the player plays as god, manipulating the terrain that animals live on. Will you create an ecosystem full of happy animals, or will everything go extinct because of a lack of food in the area.

    Why similar: Simulation 51.3%, Strategy 48.7%

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