- #1 Planet Zoo
97% matchVery Positive91% of 95,907 reviews2019
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 33.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Management 24.2%, Building 20.3%, Sandbox 16.8%, Economy 14.4%, Simulation 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers the most sophisticated animal management and creative building systems currently available in the zoo simulation genre.
- #2 Jurassic World Evolution 2
96% matchVery Positive90% of 46,511 reviews2021
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 22.7 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 43.6% ★, Building 12.5%, Management 10.9%, Sandbox 9.8%, Economy 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: This is the most direct gameplay equivalent, featuring high-fidelity dinosaur management and park infrastructure challenges.
- #3 Parkasaurus
96% matchVery Positive93% of 3,107 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 41.5% ★, Management 13%, Building 12%, Sandbox 9.4%, Economy 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a charming yet surprisingly deep management experience focused on dinosaur welfare and exhibit design.
- #4 Jurassic World Evolution
95% matchVery Positive87% of 55,158 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% ★, Building 14%, Management 11.3%, Sandbox 8.2%, Simulation 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: The original title in the series provides a solid foundation for dinosaur park management and genetic research mechanics.
- #5 Megaquarium
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,727 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: Building 21.5%, Management 19.9%, Sandbox 19.4%, Economy 11.8%, Resource Management 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the intricate logistics of managing aquatic exhibits, mirroring the exhibit-based management of Prehistoric Kingdom.
- #6 Planet Coaster
94% matchVery Positive91% of 71,954 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: Building 22.5%, Management 18.3%, Sandbox 16.4%, Economy 12.3%, Simulation 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same team as Planet Zoo, it offers unparalleled creative freedom for building complex park structures.
- #7 The Isle
92% matchVery Positive80% of 115,302 reviews2015
Dev: Afterthought LLC
Windows
Median: 12.6 hrsMean: 123.2 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 85.1% ★, Simulation 5.8%, Sandbox 5.7%, Strategy 1.7%, Adventure 1.2%
Why You'll Like It: An immersive survival simulation that focuses on the biological and social behaviors of prehistoric creatures.
- #8 Saurian
93% matchMixed59% of 1,833 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 85.4% ★, Simulation 10.2%, Singleplayer 1.5%, Indie 1.3%, Atmospheric 1%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a highly realistic simulation of dinosaur life, perfect for players who appreciate the scientific accuracy of Prehistoric Kingdom.
- #9 Two Point Hospital
91% matchVery Positive92% of 34,720 reviews2018
Dev: Two Point StudiosPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 35.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Design stunning hospitals, cure peculiar illnesses and manage troublesome staff as you spread your budding healthcare organisation across Two Point County.
Why similar: Management 34.2%, Building 27.7%, Simulation 17.2%, Sandbox 12.7%, Strategy 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: It excels in the management simulation space, offering a humorous yet complex approach to facility design and staff efficiency.
- #10 Two Point Campus
91% matchVery Positive88% of 8,016 reviews2022
Dev: Two Point StudiosPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 19.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Build the university of your dreams with Two Point Campus, the sim with a twist from the makers of Two Point Hospital. Build, hire staff and run an academic institution packed with wild courses.
Why similar: Management 26.9%, Building 21.9%, Sandbox 16.1%, Simulation 10.3%, Economy 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game expands on the management formula with deep building customization and student satisfaction mechanics.
- #11 Foundation
89% matchVery Positive87% of 23,903 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: Management 14.6%, Sandbox 14.3%, Economy 14.1%, Building 14%, Resource Management 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: This grid-less city builder allows for organic, creative town design that mirrors the freedom found in sandbox park builders.
- #12 Dawn of Man
90% matchVery Positive87% of 17,766 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: Sandbox 22.6%, Strategy 17.9%, Economy 17.4%, Simulation 14.8%, RTS 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: It combines survival mechanics with base building, requiring careful management of resources and population needs over time.
- #13 Timberborn
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 40,383 reviews2026
Dev: Mechanistry
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 43.1 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: Science 20.3%, Building 17.8%, Management 17.2%, Sandbox 16.8%, Resource Management 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: It features unique vertical building mechanics and resource management that appeal to players who enjoy complex construction projects.
- #14 ARK: Survival Ascended
89% matchMixed60% of 110,562 reviews2023
Dev: Studio Wildcard
Windows
Median: 26.3 hrsMean: 195.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 64.6% ★, Building 15.9%, Sandbox 12.8%, Sci-fi 3.4%, Adventure 1.9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a massive open-world experience where dinosaur interaction and base building are central to the gameplay loop.
- #15 The Universim
88% matchMostly Positive80% of 10,595 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: God Game 28.6% ★, Building 16.5%, Sandbox 15.8%, Management 13%, Resource Management 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: This god-game allows for large-scale management and expansion, offering a unique perspective on guiding a civilization.
- #16 Let's Build a Zoo
86% matchVery Positive89% of 4,085 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: Management 21.2%, Sandbox 19%, Building 18.3%, Simulation 11.8%, Economy 11%
Why You'll Like It: While stylized, it offers surprisingly deep management mechanics including genetics and complex animal breeding programs.
- #17 Dinosaur Fossil Hunter
86% matchMostly Positive76% of 978 reviews2022
Dev: ▲ Pyramid Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.8 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 46.9% ★, Building 13%, Sandbox 11.8%, Management 11.3%, Resource Management 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: This simulation game focuses on the paleontological aspect of dinosaurs, serving as a great companion to park management titles.
- #18 Beasts of Bermuda
85% matchMixed69% of 9,665 reviews2018
Dev: Sastrei Studios, LLC
Windows
Median: 22.3 hrsMean: 334.5 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 80% ★, Simulation 9.1%, Sandbox 7.8%, Adventure 1.9%, Indie 1.3%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer-focused dinosaur simulation that emphasizes survival and ecosystem dynamics.
- #19 Park Beyond
84% matchMixed63% of 1,322 reviews2023
Dev: Limbic EntertainmentPub: Bandai Namco Europe S.A.S.
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Management 21.6%, Building 21.2%, Sandbox 18.4%, Resource Management 17.3%, Simulation 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A modern theme park builder that emphasizes creative modular construction and management of guest experiences.
- #20 Banished
84% matchVery Positive90% of 43,196 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: Sandbox 19.6%, Simulation 15.3%, Strategy 14.5%, Resource Management 11.9%, Economy 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic resource management game that challenges players to balance growth and survival in a finite environment.
- #21 Indoorlands
82% matchVery Positive81% of 275 reviews2022
Dev: Pixelsplit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The indoor park management simulator where you can create your rides and coasters from scratch and freely design your halls. Manage, expand and develop your own park to inspire your guests. Satisfy your visitors' needs by unlocking and researching new buildings, rides, transportation and more!
Why similar: Management 22%, Building 21.4%, Resource Management 15.8%, Sandbox 14.1%, Simulation 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the management of indoor theme park attractions, providing a unique twist on the traditional park-builder formula.
- #22 Wildlife Park 3
83% matchMixed59% of 522 reviews2014
Dev: b-alive gmbh
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Management 18.5%, Building 13.7%, Economy 12.8%, Sandbox 12.3%, God Game 11.6% ★
Why You'll Like It: A classic zoo management title that provides a nostalgic look at the roots of the genre.
- #23 The Sapling
80% matchVery Positive89% of 1,934 reviews2019
Dev: Wessel Stoop
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 33.3% ★, God Game 20.3% ★, Science 16.9%, Sandbox 12.9%, Education 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A life-simulation game that allows players to design their own ecosystems and watch them evolve over time.
- #24 Jurassic World Evolution 3
77% matchVery Positive93% of 12,059 reviews2025
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 12.6 hrsMean: 23.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Build your own Jurassic World. Nurture generations of dinosaurs with the series debut of juveniles, create and manage sprawling prehistoric parks around the globe, and let your imagination roar with powerful new creative options.
Why similar: Dinosaurs 45.5% ★, Sandbox 10.2%, Management 8.9%, Economy 8%, Resource Management 7.1%
- #25 Tyto Ecology
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 437 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: Science 28.2%, Dinosaurs 20.9% ★, Education 20%, Simulation 18.5%, Strategy 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on building and maintaining balanced ecosystems, appealing to the scientific side of park management.
- #26 Planet Coaster 2
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 13,823 reviews2024
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 32.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: God Game 19.1% ★, Building 17.6%, Sandbox 16.9%, Economy 13.3%, Simulation 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: The latest in the series, offering advanced water park management and improved building tools for park enthusiasts.
- #27 Birthdays the Beginning
81% 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 48.4% ★, God Game 26.6% ★, Sandbox 15.6%, Simulation 8.4%, Singleplayer 1%
Why You'll Like It: A god-game that focuses on the evolution of life, sharing the prehistoric theme and sandbox nature of the seed game.
- #28 Mesozoica
82% 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 78.7% ★, Simulation 9.6%, Strategy 7.5%, Adventure 2.3%, Indie 1.9%
Why You'll Like It: Despite its age, it remains a notable attempt at a dinosaur park builder with a focus on creative exhibit design.
- #29 Two Point Museum
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,692 reviews2025
Dev: Two Point StudiosPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Building 24.4%, Sandbox 19.2%, Management 17.5%, Economy 16%, Simulation 11.9%
- #30 Wildlife Park 2
79% 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: Management 16.2%, Economy 15.7%, Sandbox 14.2%, Building 13.7%, God Game 12.6% ★
Why You'll Like It: An older but reliable zoo management sim that offers a variety of animal species and exhibit customization options.
- #31 Zoo Park
79% matchMixed57% of 313 reviews2014
Dev: ExcaliburPub: Excalibur Publishing
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Care for over 40 different animals from all four corners of the Earth whilst running a professional programme of rescue, rehabilitation, research and conservation.
Why similar: Management 24.4%, Simulation 18.2%, God Game 12.3% ★, Strategy 11.7%, Economy 10%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward zoo management game that focuses on the core pillars of animal care and visitor satisfaction.
- #32 DinoSystem
78% matchVery Positive89% of 333 reviews2015
Dev: Daniele Ferraro
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 34%
A 2D ecosystem and survival simulation where you can manage the ecology of an evolving island or survive on it as a human, facing realistic survival mechanics and a deep character progression system.
Why similar: Dinosaurs 83.5% ★, Simulation 13%, Indie 2.2%, Singleplayer 1.3%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a complex simulation of prehistoric life where the ecosystem is constantly changing and reacting to player influence.
- #33 Dino Nest
76% 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 63.6% ★, Management 18.1%, Simulation 8.8%, Strategy 7.1%, Indie 1.3%
- #34 Planetary Life
73% matchVery Positive94% of 867 reviews2025
Dev: Sotenbox
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.3 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: God Game 25.4% ★, Science 19%, Sandbox 14.8%, Management 12.1%, Education 8.8%
- #35 Dinosaur Park – Primeval Zoo
76% matchMixed69% of 214 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 60% ★, Economy 10.1%, Management 9.7%, Simulation 7.1%, 3D 4.2%
- #36 ZooKeeper
75% matchMixed69% of 61 reviews2022
Dev: ▲ Pyramid GamesPub: Gaming Factory
Windows
Become a Zoo Keeper, manage and build the zoo of your childhood dreams! Take care of the animals and create ideal conditions for them. Grow your zoo, add extraordinary species and prepare amazing attractions for visitors.
Why similar: Building 16.4%, Management 16.2%, Sandbox 14.5%, Economy 14.3%, Education 13%
- #37 Wildlife Park 2 - Dino World
77% 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 64.4% ★, God Game 8.8% ★, Building 8.3%, Simulation 6.8%, Strategy 4.8%
- #38 Zoo Simulator
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 194 reviews2024
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
In Zoo Simulator, your main task is to run and manage your own zoo. Renew it and take care of all the animals' needs, ensuring them a peaceful life! Will you attract crowds of visitors? Create your own zoo!
Why similar: Education 23.8%, Management 21%, Economy 20.5%, Simulation 14.4%, Strategy 5.6%
- #39 Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Animal Collection
74% matchMixed64% of 2,034 reviews2018
Dev: Frontier DevelopmentsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 45.1%, Simulation 23.9%, Sandbox 19.2%, Building 9.8%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #40 Primal Carnage: Extinction
73% matchVery Positive83% of 9,842 reviews2015
Dev: Circle Five StudiosPub: Circle Five Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 51.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Hunt humans, slay dinosaurs. It's chaotic prehistoric PvP, pick a side. Think fast, or you're extinct!
Why similar: Dinosaurs 98.3% ★, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #41 Zoo Simulator: Prologue
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 251 reviews2024
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 33%
The Prologue is just part of the gameplay that awaits you in the full version. In Zoo Simulator: Prologue, your main task is to run and manage your own zoo. Renew it and take care of all the animals' needs, ensuring them a peaceful life! Will you attract crowds of visitors? Create your own zoo!
Why similar: Management 29%, Building 24.6%, Simulation 15.3%, Education 9.5%, Strategy 9.3%
- #42 PixARK
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 13,130 reviews2019
Dev: Snail Games USA
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 40.0 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 62.5% ★, Sandbox 17.5%, Building 12.7%, Strategy 4.5%, Adventure 2.8%
- #43 Sapiens
71% matchVery Positive83% of 2,139 reviews2022
Dev: Majic Jungle
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 18.0 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: God Game 32.7% ★, Building 18.1%, Management 16.3%, Sandbox 13.9%, Simulation 6.1%
- #44 Amber Isle
69% matchVery Positive83% of 2,029 reviews2024
Dev: Ambertail GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Welcome to Amber Isle - a quaint, friendly village of prehistoric residents who are in need of a new shopkeep... That’s you! Craft and sell items, upgrade your shop, befriend your Paleofolk neighbours and customise the island to bring the village back to life and welcome even more prehistoric pals!
Why similar: Dinosaurs 67.4% ★, Management 17.9%, Simulation 5.9%, 3D 4.2%, Adventure 1.7%
- #45 Project Hospital
70% matchVery Positive89% of 9,223 reviews2018
Dev: Oxymoron Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Become an ace doctor, an aspiring architect and a successful manager at the same time. Design your very own hospital, tweak every detail or choose one of the prebuilt scenarios and just jump to the doctor’s duty.
Why similar: Management 20.8%, Building 15.4%, Education 14.7%, Sandbox 14.7%, Economy 12.6%
- #46 Natural Instincts: European Forest
72% matchMixed46% of 293 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: God Game 24.1% ★, Science 16.7%, Sandbox 14.8%, Education 13.9%, Management 12.9%
- #47 Primal Carnage
70% 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 95.3% ★, Strategy 2%, Sci-fi 1%, Indie 0.9%, Adventure 0.5%
- #48 Repterra
67% matchVery Positive92% of 79 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 44.9% ★, Grand Strategy 14% ★, Building 12.2%, RTS 11.5%, Resource Management 10.4%
- #49 Equilinox
69% matchVery Positive92% of 3,011 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: Sandbox 32.4%, God Game 28.8% ★, Simulation 19.5%, Management 7.8%, Atmospheric 4.6%
- #50 The Archotek Project
71% matchMixed57% of 1,085 reviews2017
Dev: The Archotek Project TeamPub: The Archotek Project Team
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 30.6 hrs≥1hr: 27%
The Archotek Project focuses on a multiplayer experience, giving you the chance to play with your friends or with new people on dedicated servers. Play as the dinosaur as you explore vibrant and exotic locations within the game, taking control of unique species from the fossil record.
Why similar: Dinosaurs 81.7% ★, Simulation 9.7%, Strategy 6.7%, Indie 1.8%
- #51 Aquarium Designer
68% matchVery Positive85% of 1,200 reviews2021
Dev: Sigur StudioPub: Games Operators
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Aquarium Designer gives you an opportunity to create the aquarium of your dreams! Become a professional whose job is to design it, build it, and fill it with the various underwater wildlife! All types, all sizes - your creativity is your only limit!
Why similar: Management 21.8%, Resource Management 21.4%, Education 16%, Sandbox 15.5%, Simulation 8.6%
- #52 Dinosaur Fossil Hunter: Prologue
69% matchVery Positive80% of 705 reviews2020
Dev: ▲ Pyramid GamesPub: Pyramid Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Dinosaur Fossil Hunter is a story telling simulator where you play as a paleontologist, exploring different lands and searching for dinosaur fossils. The Prologue tells a story about a young Paleontology enthusiast and his passionate pursuit of success and self-determination.
Why similar: Dinosaurs 48.4% ★, Science 15.3%, Building 14.8%, Education 8.1%, Simulation 6.5%
- #53 Wildlife Park
71% matchMixed66% of 98 reviews2015
Dev: b-alive gmbh
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Build and manage your own wildlife compound, determine which animals to feature, how to manage the business while ensuring that all the animals are thriving. • Build a giant animal park from scratch and manage it well • Choose a variety of terrains with different climates and environmental sounds • 45 detailed, seamlessly animated and...
Why similar: Management 20%, Economy 18.7%, Building 18.4%, Simulation 12%, Resource Management 11.7%
- #54 Empires of the Undergrowth
65% matchVery Positive94% of 18,267 reviews2024
Dev: Slug DiscoPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 18.5 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: Grand Strategy 18.2% ★, Economy 14.6%, Building 14.4%, Management 14.3%, Sandbox 13.5%
- #55 Mesozoic Dawn
66% matchMostly Positive74% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: NEXTINDIE
Windows
Mesozoic Dawn is a multiplayer online dinosaur survival game. Starting as a vulnerable juvenile dinosaur, you must navigate the perils of the prehistoric wilderness, utilizing the core "Growth + Nesting = Evolution" system to achieve leapfrog species iteration and evolution.
Why similar: Dinosaurs 70.4% ★, Sandbox 15.2%, Simulation 10.6%, Singleplayer 1.5%, 3D 1.5%
- #56 Parkitect
66% matchVery Positive94% of 8,084 reviews2018
Dev: Texel Raptor
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Parkitect is a business simulation game that charges you with the construction and management of theme parks! Bringing back the best of classic theme park games with many new features and content on top. Now supports online co-op with up to 8 players!
Why similar: Economy 22.2%, Building 21.6%, Management 21.3%, Sandbox 15.3%, Simulation 9.3%
- #57 WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 12,979 reviews2025
Dev: eduweb
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 20.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Live the life of a wild wolf in a realistic ecological simulation set in Yellowstone National Park.
Why similar: Science 38%, Education 30.3%, Simulation 17%, 3D 10.3%, Singleplayer 4.4%
- #58 Zoo Park Story
66% matchVery Positive89% of 115 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Well, what are you waiting for? Build a top-ranking zoo, set social media ablaze, and show the world your wild side!
Why similar: Building 22.7%, Simulation 19.8%, Management 19.1%, Economy 16.8%, Strategy 16.3%
- #59 Prehistoric Hunt
67% matchVery Positive83% of 758 reviews2020
Dev: Antiproto Studios
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 19.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Dive into intense dinosaur hunting adventures with your friends. Complete hunting contracts for Preton Corporation. Gather rewards, improve your equipment and become a master hunter. Are you the hunter or the hunted?
Why similar: Dinosaurs 85% ★, Simulation 8.6%, Atmospheric 6.4%
- #60 Isles of Yore
67% 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 67.5% ★, Sandbox 15.5%, Simulation 7.7%, Atmospheric 4.8%, 3D 4.5%