- #1 Jurassic World Evolution 2
97% matchVery Positive90% of 46,323 reviews2021
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 22.6 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: Dinosaurs 41.5% ★, City Builder 9.9%, Sandbox 9.1%, Management 7.9%, Simulation 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: As the direct predecessor, it offers the most similar gameplay loop, mechanics, and visual fidelity to the third installment.
- #2 Jurassic World Evolution
96% matchVery Positive87% of 55,085 reviews2018
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 28.4 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: Dinosaurs 45.4% ★, Management 8.6%, City Builder 8.2%, Sandbox 8%, Simulation 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: The original game in the series provides the foundational experience for managing prehistoric parks and dinosaur containment.
- #3 Prehistoric Kingdom
96% matchVery Positive90% of 6,198 reviews2022
Dev: Blue MeridianPub: Crytivo
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Take on the role of park manager and design the ultimate zoo for nature's greatest creations.
Why similar: Dinosaurs 45.4% ★, Sandbox 10.2%, Management 8.8%, Economy 8.1%, Resource Management 7%
Why You'll Like It: This is the closest competitor to the series, focusing heavily on creative building and realistic prehistoric animal management.
- #4 Planet Zoo
95% matchVery Positive91% of 95,209 reviews2019
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 34.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Build a world for wildlife in Planet Zoo. From the developers of Planet Coaster and Zoo Tycoon comes the ultimate zoo sim. Construct detailed habitats, manage your zoo, and meet authentic living animals who think, feel and explore the world you create around them.
Why similar: City Builder 20.3%, Management 17.3%, Sandbox 15.4%, Economy 11.4%, Simulation 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same studio, this game offers the gold standard for animal welfare, exhibit design, and complex park management systems.
- #5 Parkasaurus
94% matchVery Positive93% of 3,105 reviews2020
Dev: Washbear Studio
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Parkasaurus is a dinosaur tycoon management simulation where you take care of your dinosaurs by constructing well-designed exhibits, researching specialized technologies, and maximizing profits to expand into the ultimate dinosaur theme park. Do you favor development for guests or your dinosaurs?
Why similar: Dinosaurs 38.9% ★, City Builder 17.1%, Management 9.3%, Sandbox 8.6%, Economy 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A charming take on dinosaur park management that balances deep simulation mechanics with a unique, colorful aesthetic.
- #6 Planet Coaster 2
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 13,500 reviews2024
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 32.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Build and customise thrilling roller coasters and incredible water slides, manage the ultimate theme park experience, and share your epic creations. Are you ready to ride the wave?
Why similar: City Builder 25%, Sandbox 19.1%, Simulation 13.6%, Economy 12.9%, Strategy 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: This title shares the advanced building tools and park management DNA of the Frontier development team.
- #7 Two Point Museum
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,347 reviews2025
Dev: Two Point StudiosPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 25.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Curate and manage incredible museums! Explore to discover amazing artifacts. Design and refine the layout, keep staff happy, guests entertained, donations plentiful… and children off the exhibits
Why similar: City Builder 28.4%, Sandbox 16.2%, Simulation 12.6%, Economy 11.7%, Management 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the logistical challenge of exhibit placement and guest satisfaction, mirroring the management style of park builders.
- #8 Let's Build a Zoo
92% matchVery Positive89% of 4,073 reviews2021
Dev: SpringloadedPub: No More Robots
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
It's time to Build a Zoo! Construct and decorate enclosures, buy and breed animals, hire zookeepers and vets... then try your hand at DNA splicing, and stitch together over 300,000 different types of animal. This can only go smoothly...
Why similar: City Builder 26.4%, Sandbox 15.7%, Management 13.7%, Simulation 12.3%, Economy 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features deep management mechanics including genetics and breeding, which are core components of the Jurassic World experience.
- #9 Megaquarium
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,709 reviews2018
Dev: Twice Circled
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 15.1 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: Sandbox 23.7%, Management 19.1%, Simulation 14.6%, Resource Management 13%, Economy 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: A specialized management game that emphasizes the specific needs of aquatic exhibits, similar to managing dinosaur enclosures.
- #10 Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Animal Collection
91% matchMixed64% of 2,030 reviews2018
Dev: Frontier DevelopmentsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
The wildly popular Zoo Tycoon series gets set to crank up the excitement, challenge, and fun of building the ultimate zoo. Let your imagination run wild with Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Animal Collection. Build, manage, and maintain your dream zoo alone or with up to four players.
Why similar: Management 37.9%, Simulation 32.5%, Sandbox 20.7%, Building 4.4%, Multiplayer 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic entry in the zoo management genre that provides a nostalgic but solid foundation for animal-based park building.
- #11 Timberborn
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 40,121 reviews2026
Dev: Mechanistry
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 42.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Humans are long gone. In a world struck by droughts and toxic waste, will your lumberpunk beavers do any better? A sandbox city-building game featuring ingenious animals, vertical architecture, water physics, and terraforming. Contains high amounts of wood.
Why similar: City Builder 31.2%, Sandbox 14.2%, Management 11.3%, Resource Management 9.1%, Base Building 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers complex city-building and resource management mechanics that require careful planning to sustain a thriving population.
- #12 Cities: Skylines II
90% matchMixed55% of 89,569 reviews2023
Dev: Iceflake StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 23.4 hrsMean: 74.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Raise a city from the ground up and transform it into a thriving metropolis with the most realistic city builder ever. Push your creativity and problem-solving to build on a scale you've never experienced. With deep simulation and a living economy, this is world-building without limits.
Why similar: City Builder 33.4%, Sandbox 13.1%, Economy 11.2%, Simulation 10.8%, Management 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive city-builder for those who enjoy the large-scale planning and infrastructure management aspects of park building.
- #13 Park Beyond
89% matchMixed63% of 1,320 reviews2023
Dev: Limbic EntertainmentPub: Bandai Namco Europe S.A.S.
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Park Beyond is a theme park simulation game that gives you the freedom to create and manage the Parks of your Dreams! Whether you love to manage finances and visitor experience, or just create fun and cozy parks, the game has something in store just for you!
Why similar: Sandbox 19.8%, Management 18.2%, Resource Management 17.1%, Simulation 14.2%, City Builder 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on creative park design and management, allowing for gravity-defying structures and complex guest flow systems.
- #14 Frostpunk 2
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 26,179 reviews2024
Dev: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Develop, expand, and advance your city in a society survival game set 30 years after an apocalyptic blizzard ravaged Earth. In Frostpunk 2, you face not only the perils of never-ending winter, but also the powerful factions that watch your every step inside the Council Hall.
Why similar: City Builder 40.9%, Resource Management 16%, Strategy 12.1%, Survival 11%, Simulation 6%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a high-pressure management experience where every decision impacts the survival of your society and infrastructure.
- #15 Dinosaur Fossil Hunter
87% matchMostly Positive77% of 973 reviews2022
Dev: ▲ Pyramid Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Become a real paleontologist, explore various environments and search for dinosaur fossils. Dig for and study the remnants of these majestic creatures to learn about their evolution. Build your own museum and experience an immersive background story.
Why similar: Dinosaurs 51.2% ★, Sandbox 12.5%, Management 9.4%, Simulation 8%, Resource Management 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a deep dive into the paleontology side of the genre, focusing on the discovery and preparation of the specimens you display.
- #16 Empires of the Undergrowth
85% matchVery Positive94% of 18,149 reviews2024
Dev: Slug DiscoPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Command swarms of warriors at an unprecedented scale of warfare in this blend of RTS and base-building. Lead ant colonies against the many fearsome threats of the insect world, while building intricate nests, developing pheromone-based tactics, and evolving to meet growing dangers.
Why similar: City Builder 19.9%, Sandbox 12.1%, Economy 11.3%, Management 10%, Resource Management 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A unique strategy-simulation hybrid that focuses on colony management and resource gathering, echoing the biological management of dinosaurs.
- #17 Wildlife Park 2 - Dino World
88% matchMixed65% of 78 reviews2014
Dev: b-alive gmbh
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Exciting and thrilling dinosaur-extension for the Wildlife Park univers with 11 different dinosaurs in 9 new missions.
Why similar: Dinosaurs 72.9% ★, Simulation 9.3%, Strategy 6.8%, Resource Management 3.9%, Building 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: An older but dedicated title that specifically focuses on the intersection of wildlife management and prehistoric creatures.
- #18 Anno 117: Pax Romana
84% matchMixed70% of 12,157 reviews2025
Dev: Ubisoft MainzPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 14.1 hrsMean: 26.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Shape the Roman Empire in this genre-defining strategic builder game. Build cities while expanding your influence through Roman provinces. Govern using your economic prowess, diplomatic skills, or military might.
Why similar: City Builder 28.6%, Sandbox 14.7%, Economy 13.1%, Simulation 10.1%, Strategy 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in resource management and strategic expansion that appeals to the logistical side of park building.
- #19 Foundation
83% matchVery Positive86% of 23,848 reviews2025
Dev: Polymorph Games
Windows
Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 26.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Foundation is a grid-less, laidback medieval city-building game with a focus on organic development, monument construction and resource management.
Why similar: City Builder 35.2%, Sandbox 9.9%, Economy 8.5%, Simulation 8%, Resource Management 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A grid-less city-builder that emphasizes organic growth and management, perfect for players who enjoy the sandbox freedom of park builders.
- #20 Manor Lords
81% matchVery Positive84% of 88,052 reviews2024
Dev: Slavic MagicPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Manor Lords is a medieval strategy game featuring in-depth city building, large-scale tactical battles, and complex economic and social simulations. Rule your lands as a medieval lord – the seasons pass, the weather changes, and cities rise and fall.
Why similar: City Builder 30.4%, Base Building 11.9%, Simulation 10.6%, Strategy 9.5%, Sandbox 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines organic city-building with strategic management, offering a grounded experience for fans of complex construction.
- #21 Saurian
84% matchMixed60% of 1,830 reviews2017
Dev: Urvogel Games, LLC
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Saurian is a survival-simulation experience about living the life of a dinosaur. Starting from the egg, you must survive to adulthood amidst the perilous Hell Creek ecosystem of 66 million years ago, meticulously reconstructed with the help of professional paleontologists.
Why similar: Dinosaurs 73.5% ★, Simulation 10.8%, Survival 8.5%, Open World 4.9%, Multiplayer 0.9%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a hyper-realistic simulation of dinosaur life, appealing to players who want to understand the biology behind the exhibits.
- #22 Tropico 6
82% matchVery Positive88% of 29,117 reviews2019
Dev: Limbic EntertainmentPub: Kalypso Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 27.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
El Presidente is back! Prove yourself once again as a feared dictator or peace-loving statesman on the island state of Tropico and shape the fate of your very own banana republic through four distinctive eras.
Why similar: City Builder 35.4%, Economy 15%, Management 12%, Strategy 10.7%, Sandbox 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A deep management and economy simulator that challenges players to balance growth with the needs of their citizens.
- #23 Dinosaur Park – Primeval Zoo
82% matchMixed69% of 213 reviews2022
Dev: upjers
Windows
It’s a sensation: A real t-rex has just hatched from an egg – in YOUR dino zoo game! Create a fantastic animal world teeming with prehistoric creatures and wow your visitors. In this dino game, you’re the proud owner of a dino zoo with numerous attractions.
Why similar: Dinosaurs 64.7% ★, Simulation 9.3%, Economy 9.2%, Management 7.9%, Strategy 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A more casual approach to dinosaur park management that focuses on accessibility and creature collection.
- #24 Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
79% matchVery Positive91% of 26,263 reviews2024
Dev: 3DivisionPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 72.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Build a soviet republic from an impoverished country into a rich industrial superpower in a city builder with intricate production chains and a fully simulated global economy. Manage the lives of your citizens from education to work and party loyalty to criminal activity.
Why similar: City Builder 23.3%, Economy 12.2%, Management 10.4%, Sandbox 9.1%, Base Building 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Provides an incredibly deep level of resource management and logistics for players who want the most complex simulation possible.
- #25 RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3: Complete Edition
81% matchVery Positive87% of 2,889 reviews2020
Dev: Frontier DevelopmentsPub: Atari
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Build the park of a lifetime and rediscover the critically acclaimed rollercoaster simulation bestseller. Feel the thrill of a genre-defining classic, complete with two huge expansion packs.
Why similar: City Builder 26.2%, Management 18%, Sandbox 15.2%, Simulation 10.1%, Strategy 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: The classic park management game that established many of the tropes and mechanics used in modern park builders.
- #26 Against the Storm
78% matchVery Positive95% of 36,221 reviews2023
Dev: Eremite GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 28.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A dark fantasy city builder where you must rebuild civilization in the face of apocalyptic rains. As the Queen’s Viceroy, lead humans, beavers, lizards, foxes, and harpies to reclaim the wilderness and secure a future for civilization's last survivors.
Why similar: City Builder 20.3%, Sandbox 11.4%, Economy 11.1%, Management 10%, Resource Management 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelite city-builder that forces players to adapt to changing conditions, mirroring the unexpected crises in park management.
- #27 Dino Nest
80% matchVery Positive94% of 270 reviews2022
Dev: Raptor Claw Games
Windows
Dinosaur survival management game. Lead your own pack of dinos and feed to grow bigger. Can you survive or will you become extinct?
Why similar: Dinosaurs 60.2% ★, Management 13%, Simulation 10.2%, Strategy 8.5%, Survival 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the survival and management aspects of dinosaur life, providing a different perspective on prehistoric creatures.
- #28 Prison Architect
79% matchVery Positive89% of 73,449 reviews2015
Dev: Introversion SoftwarePub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 30.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Only the world’s most ruthless Warden can contain the world’s most ruthless inmates. Design and develop your personalized penitentiary in Prison Architect.
Why similar: City Builder 21.1%, Sandbox 15.2%, Management 11.8%, Base Building 9.6%, Simulation 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A complex management game that requires careful layout planning and security, similar to the containment needs of a dinosaur park.
- #29 Banished
78% matchVery Positive90% of 43,179 reviews2014
Dev: Shining Rock Software LLC
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 27.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
In this city-building strategy game, you control a group of exiled travelers who decide to restart their lives in a new land. They have only the clothes on their backs and a cart filled with supplies from their homeland. The townspeople of Banished are your primary resource.
Why similar: City Builder 43.3%, Sandbox 10.3%, Simulation 10.1%, Strategy 9.8%, Survival 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging survival city-builder where resource management is the key to preventing the collapse of your settlement.
- #30 ARK: Survival Ascended
77% matchMixed60% of 108,124 reviews2023
Dev: Studio Wildcard
Windows
Median: 27.5 hrsMean: 197.3 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: Dinosaurs 53.8% ★, Sandbox 10.4%, Survival 9%, Base Building 7.9%, Open World 5.8%
- #31 The Isle
77% matchVery Positive80% of 114,219 reviews2015
Dev: Afterthought LLC
Windows
Median: 12.9 hrsMean: 122.8 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: Dinosaurs 71.8% ★, Survival 7.6%, Simulation 6%, Open World 4.7%, Sandbox 4.7%
- #32 LEGO® Jurassic World
76% matchVery Positive93% of 11,027 reviews2015
Dev: TT Games LtdPub: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 23.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Following the epic storylines of Jurassic Park, The Lost World: Jurassic Park and Jurassic Park III, as well as the highly anticipated Jurassic World, LEGO Jurassic World™ is the first videogame where players will be able to relive and experience all four Jurassic films.
Why similar: Dinosaurs 82.6% ★, Open World 6.5%, Action 3.4%, Multiplayer 3.1%, Building 1.4%
- #33 Beasts of Bermuda
76% matchMixed69% of 9,651 reviews2018
Dev: Sastrei Studios, LLC
Windows
Median: 22.3 hrsMean: 334.0 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: Dinosaurs 70.3% ★, Simulation 9.7%, Survival 7.8%, Sandbox 6.6%, Open World 3.8%
- #34 Planet Coaster
75% matchVery Positive91% of 71,870 reviews2016
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Planet Coaster® - the future of coaster park simulation games has arrived! Surprise, delight and thrill incredible crowds as you build your coaster park empire - let your imagination run wild, and share your success with the world.
Why similar: Sandbox 19.5%, Management 17%, Simulation 15.2%, Economy 12.6%, City Builder 12.2%
- #35 PixARK
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 13,101 reviews2019
Dev: Snail Games USA
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 40.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Enter a world of mystery, danger, ancient dinosaurs, mythical beasts, and cubes! Work by yourself or with a tribe of others to gather materials, craft useful items, tame wild creatures, and build huge bases to survive in PixARK!
Why similar: Dinosaurs 51.8% ★, Sandbox 14.1%, Survival 9.9%, Open World 5.9%, Strategy 4.7%
- #36 Anno 1800
72% matchVery Positive81% of 31,581 reviews2019
Dev: Ubisoft MainzPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 40.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Anno 1800™ – Lead the Industrial Revolution! Welcome to the dawn of the Industrial Age. The path you choose will define your world. Are you an innovator or an exploiter? A conqueror or a liberator? How the world remembers your name is up to you.
Why similar: City Builder 40.4%, Economy 14.8%, Strategy 10.4%, Simulation 9.5%, Resource Management 8.3%
- #37 Primeval
72% matchMixed63% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: Exhibyte
Windows
Rule the prehistoric world as 67+ playable species. From hatchling to apex predator, survive a brutal ecosystem on land, sea, and air. Evolve with deep RPG talents, build your nest, and grow your legacy in the ultimate solo dinosaur sandbox. No lag, no griefers—just survival.
Why similar: Dinosaurs 65.3% ★, Sandbox 12.3%, Survival 8.3%, Open World 5.6%, Simulation 4.1%
- #38 The Universim
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 10,579 reviews2024
Dev: Crytivo
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 34.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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.
Why similar: City Builder 30.3%, Sandbox 16.9%, Management 10.9%, Resource Management 7.4%, Survival 7.4%
- #39 Primal Carnage
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 5,816 reviews2012
Dev: Lukewarm MediaPub: Circle 5 Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A savage online shooter, where players do battle as man or beast in class-based deathmatches and a frantic escape mode. Unleash your inner dinosaur!
Why similar: Dinosaurs 87.4% ★, Action 2.8%, Survival 2.3%, Strategy 2.3%, Multiplayer 2.2%
- #40 Mesozoica
75% matchMostly Negative22% of 588 reviews2018
Dev: Underdog Interactive
Windows
Mesozoica - A full featured dinosaur theme park tycoon simulator in which you focus on the construction and management of your dinosaur wonderland. From choosing your starting company to your prime attraction, everything lies in your hands.
Why similar: Dinosaurs 76% ★, Simulation 11.4%, Strategy 9.1%, Action 3.5%
- #41 Wildlife Park 3
74% matchMixed59% of 522 reviews2014
Dev: b-alive gmbh
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Do you have what it takes to be a zoo tycoon? You are responsible for your very own and unique zoo. Choose from numerous types of enclosures, park buildings and plants to design an environment appropriate to each species. Take home a part of wilderness with Wildlife Park 3!
Why similar: City Builder 16.4%, Management 15.2%, Simulation 14.1%, Sandbox 12.9%, Economy 11.7%
- #42 Primal Carnage: Extinction
71% matchVery Positive83% of 9,802 reviews2015
Dev: Circle Five StudiosPub: Circle Five Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 52.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Hunt humans, slay dinosaurs. It's chaotic prehistoric PvP, pick a side. Think fast, or you're extinct!
Why similar: Dinosaurs 89.1% ★, Action 4%, Multiplayer 3.9%, Violent 2.2%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #43 ARK: Survival Evolved
69% matchVery Positive83% of 770,322 reviews2017
Dev: Studio Wildcard
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 201.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Stranded on the shores of a mysterious island, you must learn to survive. Use your cunning to kill or tame the primeval creatures roaming the land, and encounter other players to survive, dominate... and escape!
Why similar: Dinosaurs 57.6% ★, Survival 10.2%, Sandbox 7.7%, Base Building 6.5%, Open World 5.7%
- #44 Railway Empire 2
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,592 reviews2023
Dev: Gaming Minds StudiosPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 26.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Don the coat of a clever entrepreneur, take over a small railway company in the early 1800s and turn your steam engines into the workhorses of the economy. Grow your company into the largest railway company of the continent and outsmart your competitors.
Why similar: City Builder 20.9%, Sandbox 14.9%, Economy 14.3%, Management 13%, Resource Management 11.5%
- #45 Planetary Life
67% matchVery Positive94% of 858 reviews2025
Dev: Sotenbox
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Sandbox 34.7%, Management 22.2%, Simulation 19%, Resource Management 18.8%, Atmospheric 5.4%
- #46 Day of Dragons
70% matchMixed65% of 7,808 reviews2019
Dev: Beawesome Games
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 48.8 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: Sandbox 41.1%, Survival 22.4%, Simulation 15.5%, Open World 13.8%, Multiplayer 7.2%
- #47 Repterra
67% matchVery Positive92% of 78 reviews2026
Dev: Chute AppsPub: MicroProse Software
Windows · Mac
Repterra is a base-building survival RTS set in a world overrun by dinosaurs. Manage your colony while battling massive dino hordes. Breed and ride your own dinos, unlock permanent upgrades, and fight to reclaim the world for humanity.
Why similar: Dinosaurs 46.2% ★, City Builder 19%, Resource Management 9.5%, Base Building 8.2%, Strategy 5.9%
- #48 Dawn of Man
68% matchVery Positive87% of 17,748 reviews2019
Dev: Madruga Works
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 30.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Command a settlement of ancient humans, guide them through the ages in their struggle for survival. Hunt, gather, craft tools, fight, research new techs and face the challenges the environment will throw at you.
Why similar: City Builder 49.9%, Survival 9.7%, Strategy 9.6%, Sandbox 9.4%, Simulation 7.7%
- #49 Birthdays the Beginning
71% matchMixed64% of 981 reviews2017
Dev: Arc System WorksPub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.5 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!
Why similar: Dinosaurs 65.1% ★, Sandbox 20.4%, Simulation 13.8%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #50 Dinosaur World
68% matchMixed62% of 170 reviews2025
Dev: Dinosaur StudioPub: CoolRabbit Games
Windows
Dinosaur World is a survival game about dinosaurs.
Why similar: Base Building 34.6%, Survival 26.7%, Building 23.4%, Dinosaurs 14.4% ★, Action 0.9%
- #51 Jurassic Island: The Dinosaur Zoo
73% matchVery Negative10% of 105 reviews2015
Dev: Framelinenetwork
Windows · Mac
Come and build your own dinosaur world with this unique Jurassic Island Zoo game! Operate a successful dinosaur park by attracting many visitors. Join the community and build your own creation! It takes only 2 minutes to build a Zoo: http://youtu.
Why similar: Dinosaurs 83.9% ★, Strategy 16.1%
- #52 Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 11,669 reviews2020
Dev: Panache Digital GamesPub: Private Division
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 14.4 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 28%, Simulation 23.7%, Open World 19.7%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Action 7.9%
- #53 Isles of Yore
69% matchMostly Positive70% of 146 reviews2022
Dev: MaverickMatryoshka
Windows
Immerse yourself in a prehistoric ecosystem brought back from extinction. Survive and carve out your niche on islands teeming with danger and opportunity!
Why similar: Dinosaurs 60.8% ★, Sandbox 13.5%, Simulation 8.5%, Survival 7.6%, Open World 4.3%
- #54 The Sapling
67% matchVery Positive90% of 1,924 reviews2019
Dev: Wessel Stoop
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Dinosaurs 56% ★, Sandbox 21.1%, Simulation 9.6%, Open World 4.2%, Atmospheric 3.1%
- #55 Wildlife Park 2
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 561 reviews2014
Dev: b-alive gmbh
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Now’s the chance to build the Zoo of your dreams! Just like in a real Zoo, your animals must receive complete care. Feed them, train them, cure them and even relocate them. Observe their realistic interactions with one another, the landscape, the play equipment and even Zoo visitors.
Why similar: Sandbox 16.4%, Economy 15.7%, Management 14.6%, Simulation 11.5%, City Builder 11%
- #56 Sapiens
66% matchVery Positive83% of 2,133 reviews2022
Dev: Majic Jungle
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Create your own prehistoric civilization and lead your tribe in a world you shape. Start with nothing, build towns and industry, and advance through thousands of years of technological breakthroughs in this intimate yet expansive colony sim.
Why similar: City Builder 30.6%, Sandbox 13.1%, Management 12%, Base Building 11.2%, Survival 7.7%
- #57 Cell to Singularity - Evolution Never Ends
65% matchVery Positive90% of 27,233 reviews2021
Dev: Computer Lunch
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 84.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The epic story of evolution, technology, humanity, and dinosaurs is yours to tap.
Why similar: Dinosaurs 61.3% ★, Simulation 22%, Sandbox 8.8%, Sci-fi 3.7%, Strategy 1.3%