Games Like Prehistoric Kingdom

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 19.8%, Sandbox 16.5%, Economy 14.7%, 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.

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 42.6% ★, Building 12.5%, Management 11.2%, Sandbox 9.9%, Economy 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: This is the most direct gameplay equivalent, featuring high-fidelity dinosaur management and park infrastructure challenges.

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 40.5% ★, Management 13.3%, Building 11.9%, Economy 9.5%, Sandbox 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a charming yet surprisingly deep management experience focused on dinosaur welfare and exhibit design.

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 44.6% ★, Building 14%, Management 11.6%, Sandbox 8.2%, Simulation 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: The original title in the series provides a solid foundation for dinosaur park management and genetic research mechanics.

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 22.2%, Management 18.6%, Sandbox 16.2%, Economy 12.6%, 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.

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 21.1%, Management 20%, Sandbox 19.1%, Economy 12%, Resource Management 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the intricate logistics of managing aquatic exhibits, mirroring the exhibit-based management of Prehistoric Kingdom.

Design stunning hospitals, cure peculiar illnesses and manage troublesome staff as you spread your budding healthcare organisation across Two Point County.

Why similar: Management 34.5%, Building 27.4%, Simulation 17.3%, Sandbox 12.6%, 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.

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 85.2% ★, Simulation 10.4%, Singleplayer 1.6%, Indie 1.4%, 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.

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 27.1%, Building 21.5%, Sandbox 16.1%, Simulation 10.3%, Economy 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game expands on the management formula with deep building customization and student satisfaction mechanics.

Foundation is a grid-less, laidback medieval city-building game with a focus on organic development, monument construction and resource management.

Why similar: Management 14.7%, Economy 14.4%, Sandbox 14.1%, Building 13.8%, Resource Management 12.7%

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.

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 84.8% ★, Simulation 6%, Sandbox 5.8%, Strategy 1.8%, Adventure 1.2%

Why You'll Like It: An immersive survival simulation that focuses on the biological and social behaviors of prehistoric creatures.

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%, Sandbox 19%, Building 18.2%, Simulation 11.6%, Economy 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: While stylized, it offers surprisingly deep management mechanics including genetics and complex animal breeding programs.

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 22.5% ★, Building 20.1%, Management 19.9%, Sandbox 18.9%, Simulation 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: It features unique vertical building mechanics and resource management that appeal to players who enjoy complex construction projects.

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 22.2%, Strategy 17.8%, Economy 17.7%, Simulation 14.8%, RTS 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: It combines survival mechanics with base building, requiring careful management of resources and population needs over time.

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 63.7% ★, Building 16.3%, Sandbox 13.1%, Sci-fi 3.6%, Adventure 2%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a massive open-world experience where dinosaur interaction and base building are central to the gameplay loop.

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 29% ★, Building 17.2%, Sandbox 16.5%, Management 14%, Resource Management 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: This god-game allows for large-scale management and expansion, offering a unique perspective on guiding a civilization.

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 79.7% ★, Simulation 9.3%, Sandbox 7.7%, Adventure 2%, Indie 1.3%

Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer-focused dinosaur simulation that emphasizes survival and ecosystem dynamics.

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 45.9% ★, Building 13.1%, Sandbox 11.8%, Management 11.7%, Resource Management 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: This simulation game focuses on the paleontological aspect of dinosaurs, serving as a great companion to park management titles.

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 21.8%, Building 20.8%, Sandbox 18.2%, Resource Management 17.6%, Simulation 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A modern theme park builder that emphasizes creative modular construction and management of guest experiences.

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 19.3%, Simulation 15.3%, Strategy 14.5%, Resource Management 12.2%, Economy 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A classic resource management game that challenges players to balance growth and survival in a finite environment.

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 22.2%, Building 21%, Resource Management 16.1%, Sandbox 13.9%, 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.

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 18.6%, Building 13.4%, Economy 13%, Sandbox 12%, God Game 11.1% ★

Why You'll Like It: A classic zoo management title that provides a nostalgic look at the roots of the genre.

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 44.7% ★, Sandbox 10.2%, Management 8.9%, Economy 8.3%, Resource Management 7.3%

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 33.6% ★, God Game 19.8% ★, Science 16.7% ★, Sandbox 13%, Education 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A life-simulation game that allows players to design their own ecosystems and watch them evolve over time.

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% ★, Building 17.4%, Sandbox 16.9%, Economy 13.5%, Simulation 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: The latest in the series, offering advanced water park management and improved building tools for park enthusiasts.

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 27.8% ★, Dinosaurs 20.8% ★, Education 19.8%, Simulation 18.9%, Strategy 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on building and maintaining balanced ecosystems, appealing to the scientific side of park management.

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%, Sandbox 19.2%, Management 17.2%, Economy 16.5%, Simulation 12%

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 48.2% ★, God Game 26.3% ★, Sandbox 15.8%, Simulation 8.6%, Singleplayer 1.1%

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.

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 78.2% ★, Simulation 9.8%, Strategy 7.7%, 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.

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 16.5%, Economy 16.1%, Sandbox 14%, Building 13.5%, God Game 12.2% ★

Why You'll Like It: An older but reliable zoo management sim that offers a variety of animal species and exhibit customization options.

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 83.1% ★, Simulation 13.2%, Indie 2.3%, Singleplayer 1.4%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a complex simulation of prehistoric life where the ecosystem is constantly changing and reacting to player influence.

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 24.7%, Simulation 18.1%, God Game 11.8% ★, Strategy 11.7%, Economy 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A straightforward zoo management game that focuses on the core pillars of animal care and visitor satisfaction.

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 24.8% ★, Science 18.7% ★, Sandbox 14.9%, Management 12.5%, Resource Management 9.1%

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 62.8% ★, Management 18.6%, Simulation 8.9%, Strategy 7.3%, Indie 1.4%

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: Management 16.4%, Building 16.2%, Economy 14.6%, Sandbox 14.4%, Education 12.6%

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%, Management 21.3%, Economy 21%, Simulation 14.3%, Atmospheric 5.6%

Exciting and thrilling dinosaur-extension for the Wildlife Park univers with 11 different dinosaurs in 9 new missions.

Why similar: Dinosaurs 64% ★, God Game 8.7% ★, Building 8.3%, Simulation 6.9%, Strategy 4.9%

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 77.8% ★, Simulation 9.5%, 3D 5.7%, Atmospheric 4.8%, Singleplayer 2.2%

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 45.6%, Simulation 23.8%, Sandbox 18.9%, Building 9.7%, Singleplayer 2%

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 29.4%, Building 24.3%, Simulation 15.3%, Strategy 9.3%, Education 9.2%

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 62.1% ★, Sandbox 17.6%, Building 12.8%, Strategy 4.6%, Adventure 2.9%

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 31.9% ★, Building 18.1%, Management 16.7%, Sandbox 13.9%, Simulation 6.2%

The epic story of evolution, technology, humanity, and dinosaurs is yours to tap.

Why similar: Dinosaurs 33.4% ★, Science 28.6% ★, Simulation 9.8%, God Game 9.7% ★, Education 9.1%

Step into the shoes of a hotel owner as you design, build, and manage grand hotels around the world. Juggle demanding guests, frantic logistics, and plenty of unexpected surprises in Hotel Architect; the ultimate hotel construction and tycoon management game!

Why similar: Economy 20.2%, Management 19.4%, Building 19.2%, Sandbox 17.7%, Simulation 8.6%

Hunt humans, slay dinosaurs. It's chaotic prehistoric PvP, pick a side. Think fast, or you're extinct!

Why similar: Dinosaurs 98.2% ★, Singleplayer 1.8%

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 23.7% ★, Science 16.4% ★, Sandbox 14.9%, Education 13.7%, Management 13.3%

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 21%, Building 15.2%, Sandbox 14.5%, Education 14.4%, Economy 13.1%

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 22.7%, Management 21.5%, Building 21.3%, Sandbox 15.1%, Simulation 9.2%

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 67.8% ★, Management 18.6%, Simulation 5.9%, 3D 4.3%, Adventure 1.7%

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 20.1%, Economy 19%, Building 18%, Resource Management 11.9%, Simulation 11.8%

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 81.3% ★, Simulation 9.9%, Strategy 6.9%, Indie 1.9%

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 95.1% ★, Strategy 2.1%, Sci-fi 1%, Indie 0.9%, Adventure 0.6%

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 22.1%, Resource Management 22%, Education 15.4%, Sandbox 15.3%, Simulation 8.6%

Build and run your own waterpark. Design slides, send guests flying with ragdoll physics, manage staff, and fully customize your park. Turn total madness into a five-star empire in this first-person management simulator!

Why similar: Economy 22.7%, Management 21.9%, Building 19.7%, Sandbox 18.9%, Simulation 9.5%

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 22.2%, Simulation 19.8%, Management 19.1%, Economy 17.2%, Strategy 16.4%

The Zoo is expanding! More than 30 new types of animals and plants have moved in at the zoo. Favorite species such as the Wolf, the Arctic Fox, the Giant Kangaroo and the Meerkat are the new Stars in your zoo! Improve the park with the blossoms of sunflowers and rare orchids and plant exotic trees such as bamboo and eucalyptus.

Why similar: Management 14.5%, God Game 14% ★, Building 12.8%, Simulation 11.6%, Sandbox 11.2%

A city-building game where you build a penguin settlement and satisfy the various needs of your penguins while dealing with seals and killer whales. Enjoy the growth of your settlement, become the king, and lead the United Penguin Kingdom.

Why similar: Management 23.7%, Economy 23.4%, Resource Management 19.9%, Building 15%, Strategy 10.5%

Will you survive? Be the dinosaur and thrive in a prehistoric world designed to give a true dinosaur survival experience. Dinosaurs Prehistoric Survivors lets players live the life of a dinosaur in a prehistoric environment where players must learn to hunt and adapt in order to survive.

Why similar: Dinosaurs 66% ★, Sandbox 13.4%, Simulation 8%, Atmospheric 4.3%, 3D 3.6%

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 32.5%, God Game 27.9% ★, Simulation 19.9%, Management 7.8%, Atmospheric 4.7%

Build an intricate prison, hire the best staff, and pamper your prisoners to create the perfect rehabilitation facility in Prison Tycoon: Under New Management

Why similar: Management 19.4%, Building 17.6%, Resource Management 15.7%, Sandbox 12.2%, God Game 10.1% ★