- #1 WorldBox - God Simulator
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 56,966 reviews2021
Dev: Maxim Karpenko
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 29.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
WorldBox is the ULTIMATE god simulator and sandbox game. A petri dish for your fantasy civilizations. Create your own world or destroy it using many powers. Watch civilizations grow, form kingdoms, colonize new lands, sail to far continents, wars to ignite, empires to fall and towns to burn!
Why similar: God Game 36.9% ★, Colony Sim 21.9%, Sandbox 10.2%, Life Sim 9.7%, Political Sim 8.8% ★
- #2 Creo God Simulator
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 243 reviews2025
Dev: MKSM Design LLC
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Creo God Simulator is a game of city building, resource management, survival, and a ton of villager smiting. As the divinely chosen Creostrider, it's your job to build a society bit by bit, while convincing your new population to believe in you as their one true god.
Why similar: God Game 43.6% ★, Colony Sim 28.7%, Management 9%, Simulation 6.9%, Sandbox 6%
- #3 Fata Deum - The God Sim
96% matchMixed60% of 463 reviews2025
Dev: 42 Bits EntertainmentPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
Inspired by the god games of old, Fata Deum lets you mold settlements and townsfolk in your image. Will you raise the settlements to splendor, or spur them on to violent debauchery and demons? Watch as a living world grows under your whims.
Why similar: God Game 35.5% ★, Colony Sim 27.8%, Sandbox 8.2%, Management 7.4%, Resource Management 7.2%
- #4 Church Simulator
95% matchVery Positive81% of 110 reviews2025
Dev: EY GAMES
Windows
Manage your own church. Perform baptisms, hear confessions, collect donations, oversee weddings and funerals, sell souvenirs, and customize your church. Manage the church’s economy and work to expand your church.
Why similar: Faith 42.6% ★, God Game 21.2% ★, Simulation 11.1%, Management 9.1%, Time Management 7.9%
- #5 Rogue AI Simulator
94% matchVery Positive82% of 396 reviews2023
Dev: Nerdook ProductionsPub: Surefire.Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Play as a Rogue Artificial Intelligence, in the sequel to the hit Flash game "I'm an Insane Rogue AI", played more than 4 million times! Your Prime Directive is simple: design a facility & manage human Test Subjects for the Dept of Science. But be careful: they NEVER stop being suspicious of you...
Why similar: God Game 23.9% ★, Colony Sim 20.4%, Political Sim 12.2% ★, Dark Humor 11.7%, Resource Management 5.9%
- #6 Paralives
92% matchVery Positive90% of 21,575 reviews2026
Dev: Alex Massé and teamPub: Paralives Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Paralives is a life simulation game about building homes, lives and bonds. Through both hardship and success, where will your story take you?
Why similar: Life Sim 41.9%, Character Customization 31.4%, Simulation 14.8%, Sandbox 10.2%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #7 Deisim
93% matchVery Positive93% of 916 reviews2022
Dev: Myron Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Live the experience of being a powerful god and create the world to see the growth of mankind.
Why similar: God Game 30.8% ★, Colony Sim 25.6%, Life Sim 12.8%, Political Sim 10.9% ★, Sandbox 8.2%
- #8 A Game of Humans
94% matchMixed66% of 73 reviews2020
Dev: Scion Studios
Windows
A sandbox village simulation fundamentally about people, their thoughts and their needs. Luckily they are not alone in their burden, for you possess divine powers. And you would surely never add to the plight of the common man... Right?
Why similar: Colony Sim 32.3%, God Game 31.2% ★, Life Sim 14.4%, Management 8.4%, Sandbox 7.7%
- #9 Planetary Life
91% matchVery Positive94% of 948 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 32.6% ★, Colony Sim 22.7%, Life Sim 12.6%, Sandbox 8.2%, Management 6.5%
- #10 Genesis of a Small God
91% matchVery Positive82% of 65 reviews2024
Dev: Pierre Nury
Windows
You have awoken as a small god. As you accumulate the faith and souls of your followers, you will learn incredible new abilities. Protect, guide your people and smite any threats that may arise. The fate of your world is in your hands.
Why similar: God Game 32.5% ★, Colony Sim 26%, Life Sim 12.6%, Sandbox 7.6%, Management 7.3%
- #11 Cult of the Lamb
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 130,055 reviews2022
Dev: Massive MonsterPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.6 hrsMean: 25.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Start your own cult in a land of false prophets, venturing out into diverse and mysterious regions to build a loyal community of woodland Followers and spread your Word to become the one true cult.
Why similar: Colony Sim 29.9%, Faith 29.5% ★, Dark Humor 20.2%, Character Customization 12.3%, Roguelite 6.8%
- #12 Honey, I Joined a Cult
89% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,938 reviews2022
Dev: Sole Survivor GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
It's time to start working towards that ultimate goal of enlightenment, faith and money…lots and lots of money! Become the ultimate tycoon - create, customise, and manage your own cult whilst listening to funky music. Welcome to Honey, I Joined a Cult!
Why similar: Faith 25.1% ★, Colony Sim 16%, God Game 15.8% ★, Political Sim 9.6% ★, Dark Humor 8.9%
- #13 Pandora's Toybox
87% matchVery Positive85% of 430 reviews2026
Dev: BetaLabPub: 2P Games
Windows
Become a God, build a civilization. In this dynamic Roguelite God Simulator, guide human civilization on a procedurally generated pixel world. Watch your people grow, defend them against heretics, and build an immortal legacy.
Why similar: God Game 36.9% ★, Colony Sim 28%, Sandbox 9.3%, Political Sim 8.4% ★, Roguelite 6.3%
- #14 Sapiens
88% matchVery Positive80% of 2,200 reviews2022
Dev: Majic Jungle
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 18.2 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 36.5% ★, Colony Sim 32.9%, Life Sim 12.1%, Management 6.8%, Sandbox 6.6%
- #15 Hell Architect
89% matchMixed69% of 452 reviews2021
Dev: Woodland GamesPub: Leonardo Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Hell Architect is a game about building and managing your own hell. You take on a role of a hell manager and are tasked with developing the underworld in a way that would make Lucifer himself fall off his chair.
Why similar: God Game 29.8% ★, Colony Sim 28.6%, Dark Humor 17.3%, Sandbox 8.1%, Management 7.3%
- #16 Fantasy Map Simulator
86% matchVery Positive89% of 4,362 reviews2024
Dev: The Stranger
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Fantasy Map Simulator: Create and watch imaginary worlds evolve over centuries. Design maps, simulate nations and their politics, and control destinies. See empires rise and fall on your desktop wallpaper. A unique simulation for history buffs and creative minds.
Why similar: God Game 41.8% ★, Colony Sim 24.3%, Political Sim 17.2% ★, Sandbox 10.7%, Simulation 3.8%
- #17 Sintopia
86% matchVery Positive81% of 1,094 reviews2026
Dev: Piraknights GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Manage Hell. Manipulate the Overworld. Build the resurrection business of your dreams! In Sintopia, you’re tasked with managing the bureaucratic administration of Hell: “re-educate” the sinful, generate profit, play god and expand your hellish empire. All part of a day’s work at Hell Incorporated.
Why similar: God Game 34.7% ★, Colony Sim 23.5%, Dark Humor 18.8%, Management 8.4%, Resource Management 7.7%
- #18 Tiny Life
85% matchVery Positive86% of 433 reviews2023
Dev: Ellpeck GamesPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 58%
In Tiny Life, you control a set of people that live together in a household. You take care of their daily needs, build their skills, forge new relationships... or just mess up their entire life in whatever way you can think of!
Why similar: Life Sim 33.2%, Character Customization 22.8%, Sandbox 18.3%, Simulation 13.9%, Dialogue Heavy 9.5%
- #19 The Universim
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 10,670 reviews2024
Dev: Crytivo
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 34.3 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 37.5% ★, Colony Sim 33%, Sandbox 8.8%, Management 6.4%, Procedural Generation 5.1%
- #20 Jesus Simulator
84% matchMixed44% of 62 reviews2026
Dev: VRCFORGE STUDIOS
Windows
Jesus Simulator is a narrative driven game that retells the earthly life of Jesus Christ through the events of the Gospel. Become a witness to sermons, miracles, and encounters that explore love, mercy, faith, forgiveness, and sacrifice.
Why similar: God Game 39.3% ★, Faith 26.7% ★, Life Sim 17.2%, Simulation 11%, Dialogue Heavy 2.9%
- #21 The Home County
82% matchVery Positive94% of 84 reviews2025
Dev: Swanworth
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build a functional cozy village in the British countryside! Explore haunted mines, manage your village's production, and enjoy immersive hobbies! Will you start a cult, rule as a Lord or Lady, or guide your villagers as equals?
Why similar: Colony Sim 35.2%, Life Sim 18.7%, Time Management 13.4%, Character Customization 12.3%, Management 9.2%
- #22 Ruinarch
82% matchMixed63% of 1,421 reviews2023
Dev: Maccima Games LLCPub: Squeaky Wheel Studio Inc
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Ruinarch is an evil god simulator and sandbox game where you mess with people’s lives for hilarious results! Make them vampires, werewolves or bard haters and cackle as the drama unfolds. Once you’re done, unleash a malicious buffet of spells and custom plagues to wipe them out and start anew!
Why similar: God Game 34.2% ★, Colony Sim 28.6%, Dark Humor 16.2%, Sandbox 7.5%, Management 6.9%
- #23 Sacrifices
81% matchMixed63% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Spooky Games
Windows
Faith and blood! In this god-game-meets-city-builder, rule and guide a mesoamerican village through the trials and tribulations of everyday life in the heart of a ruthless jungle!
Why similar: God Game 42% ★, Dark Humor 18.9%, Time Management 13.3%, Resource Management 9.3%, Character Customization 7.7%
- #24 Crest - an indirect god sim
83% matchMixed65% of 376 reviews2018
Dev: Eat Create Sleep
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Your word is gospel in this god sim set in Sub-Saharan Africa. Influence and try to control your followers using commandments but beware, free will leaves these open to interpretation. Will you create a flourishing civilization or lead them to death and destruction?
Why similar: God Game 54.7% ★, Sandbox 12%, Simulation 9.3%, Resource Management 9.2%, Procedural Generation 8.8%
- #25 Reus 2
78% matchVery Positive94% of 2,321 reviews2024
Dev: Abbey GamesPub: Firesquid
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Shape worlds with your godly titans. Make symbiotic ecosystems and inspire humanity with your creations. Their achievements unlock new possibilities. Make different planets for different human spirits, and fill the universe with life!
Why similar: God Game 37.3% ★, Colony Sim 27.8%, Life Sim 9.6%, Management 7.1%, Resource Management 6.9%
- #26 Ecosystem
79% matchMostly Positive77% of 638 reviews2024
Dev: Tom JohnsonPub: Slug Disco
Windows
Create virtual lifeforms whose development is shaped by a deep simulation of evolution. Guide them as they fight, mate, and adapt to the environment you have built. All the creatures in the trailer evolved on their own in the game!
Why similar: Colony Sim 29%, God Game 28.5% ★, Life Sim 12.6%, Sandbox 7.2%, Resource Management 6%
- #27 TFM: The First Men
80% matchMixed59% of 413 reviews2022
Dev: Gathering Tree
Windows
An open-world colony sim based on stories of the first men. Infinite possibilities await your very own Adam and Eve as they embark on a generation-spanning adventure. How will you shape their future?
Why similar: Colony Sim 60.2%, Sandbox 10%, Management 8.7%, Procedural Generation 7.5%, Resource Management 7%
- #28 Showrunner
79% matchMostly Positive72% of 114 reviews2023
Dev: Inexplicable Games
Windows
Create and run your own TV show! An isometric management game where you craft scripts, populate your world with characters and cast actors to play them. Hire and manage staff, develop your studio and gain a dedicated following.
Why similar: Simulation 30.7%, Management 28.4%, Character Customization 18.9%, Resource Management 18.2%, Singleplayer 3.8%
- #29 Go To Hell Must
77% matchVery Positive92% of 156 reviews2024
Dev: Easy S Studio
Windows
Want to decide where mortals go when they die? Welcome to hell! With one click, you can decide whether mortals should go to heaven or stay in hell.
Why similar: God Game 46.9% ★, Dark Humor 25.4%, Time Management 15.2%, Simulation 7.5%, Management 4.9%
- #30 Noble Fates
78% matchVery Positive83% of 1,489 reviews2021
Dev: Xobermon, LLC
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Harness your Demigod powers to lead a group from rags to riches in this 3D Fantasy Kingdom Management Sim with RPG elements. Command from the sky or take control in 3rd Person to BUILD, BATTLE, and RULE. Navigate a world of interesting Nobles, earn their respect, and decide their Fates.
Why similar: Colony Sim 45.1%, Character Customization 17.2%, Sandbox 12.6%, Management 9.9%, Procedural Generation 8%
- #31 Blacksmith Master
76% matchVery Positive84% of 2,773 reviews2025
Dev: Untitled StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Manage your own medieval smithy in Blacksmith Master and supervise the entire process from mining ores and gems to designing and selling finished products. Forge everything from weapons and armor to tools and cooking utensils to fund your craft and become the Blacksmith Master.
Why similar: Colony Sim 48.2%, Sandbox 14%, Management 13%, Resource Management 12.9%, Simulation 10%
- #32 Religion inc.
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 139 reviews2025
Dev: GameFirst
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Create your own unique religion in god simulator strategy sandbox games
Why similar: God Game 48.6% ★, Faith 36.4% ★, Simulation 9.4%, Stylized 5.5%
- #33 Nobody - The Turnaround
77% matchMixed60% of 14,307 reviews2022
Dev: U.Ground Game StudioPub: Thermite Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 12.1 hrsMean: 24.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Nobody – The Turnaround is a life simulator set in a parallel world that echoes modern society. Manage your time and resources carefully, strive to find a way through difficult times, and overcome the predicament you find yourself in.
Why similar: Life Sim 35.4%, Sandbox 13.4%, Simulation 11.9%, Character Customization 10.5%, Resource Management 8%
- #34 The Tenants
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 7,782 reviews2022
Dev: EndGameLoop Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Become a landlord and deal with problematic tenants as you build your rental property empire. Decide how to react to annoyed neighbors or police interventions. Will you design your apartment for a group of gamer friends or an aspiring musician looking for a new home?
Why similar: God Game 39.1% ★, Life Sim 18.8%, Time Management 12.7%, Management 11.1%, Sandbox 9.2%
- #35 RimWorld
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 247,065 reviews2018
Dev: Ludeon Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 59.4 hrsMean: 267.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.
Why similar: Colony Sim 59.9%, Sandbox 12%, Management 11%, Simulation 7.9%, Procedural Generation 7.6%
- #36 God For A Day
74% matchMixed58% of 76 reviews2026
Dev: Funky Forest
Windows
In this narrative-based simulation game, you play as the Son of God. Your mission: Decide, bless or condemn city residents. Uncover the person's story through their items and secrets before making decisions. Your choices alter the city's destiny, and impact your revelation on Judgment Day.
Why similar: Dark Humor 45.3%, Choices Matter 17.6%, Simulation 17.1%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Stylized 8.4%
- #37 Social Credit Simulator
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 106 reviews2022
Dev: Fasu Studio
Windows
In Social Credit Simulator, you make life-altering decisions by assigning social credit scores based on people’s actions and status. Satirizing real-world social rating systems, your choices determine your survival in a dystopian regime.
Why similar: Political Sim 44.6% ★, Management 20.8%, Choices Matter 16.6%, Simulation 15%, Singleplayer 3%
- #38 Therapy Simulator
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: Jemboy
Windows
Step into the chair of a therapist in Therapy Simulator! Guide your patients through emotional journeys with branching dialogue choices. Balance humor, humanity, and the chaos of therapy!
Why similar: Life Sim 31%, Dialogue Heavy 20.2%, Choices Matter 16.3%, Management 16.2%, Simulation 14%
- #39 Pax Autocratica
69% matchVery Positive92% of 3,490 reviews2026
Dev: Multiverse
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Build a grand totalitarian colony and personally storm roguelite battlefields with your soldiers. Shape citizens fears, loyalties, bonds, and feuds. Capture enemies, convert them into true believers. Sacrifice the weak. Feed the strong. Wield absolute power and make every life bend to your will.
Why similar: Colony Sim 69%, Management 17.5%, Roguelite 13.6%
- #40 Celestial Empire
71% matchVery Positive89% of 732 reviews2025
Dev: President StudioPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Forge an empire under the watchful eyes of the gods! Take care of your people, develop efficient production chains and trade with other landlords. Ensure their survival through harsh winters and disasters.
Why similar: Colony Sim 38.4%, Sandbox 15.8%, Management 11.9%, Resource Management 11.8%, Simulation 10.9%
- #41 MMORPG Tycoon 2
73% matchVery Positive86% of 3,154 reviews2020
Dev: VectorStorm Pty Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
MMORPG Tycoon 2 is a single-player world-builder game about creating the greatest MMORPG of all time – yours.
Why similar: God Game 45% ★, Character Customization 15.8%, Sandbox 12.4%, Management 11.2%, Simulation 7.8%
- #42 inZOI
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 33,174 reviews2025
Dev: inZOI StudioPub: KRAFTON, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
"Every life becomes a story" Create your unique story by controlling and observing the lives of 'Zois'. Customize characters and build houses using inZOI's easy-to-use tools to live the life of your dreams and experience the different emotions of life created by its deep and detailed simulation.
Why similar: Life Sim 41.6%, Character Customization 30.8%, Simulation 13.3%, Sandbox 12.2%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #43 SERIES MAKERS TYCOON
74% matchMostly Positive71% of 536 reviews2019
Dev: CREW Studio Krüger UG
Windows
Series Makers makes your dreams come true. Produce your own TV series and build your own TV studio with your team. Dominate the TV landscape and fight your way up for worldwide success!
Why similar: Colony Sim 36.4%, Political Sim 19.4% ★, Life Sim 18.8%, Management 10.9%, Simulation 8.7%
- #44 Dungeon Settlers
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,361 reviews2026
Dev: CanOpener
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A colony sim based dungeon crawler where you manage your expedition to build a settlement in barren land, provide food and shelter for your people, lead them deep into the merciless dungeon, overcome challenging combat by your strategy.
Why similar: Colony Sim 50.1%, Character Customization 17.6%, Management 13.5%, Simulation 9.1%, Resource Management 8.6%
- #45 Primitive Society Simulator
71% matchVery Positive84% of 760 reviews2024
Dev: YSH BigDovePub: YSH Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A colony-building game combined with grand strategy elements. Play as a tribal leader, guiding your people from the Stone Age to the Bronze Age. Survive, multiply, and compete for territory among ancient nations.
Why similar: Colony Sim 53.6%, Sandbox 15.5%, Management 13.3%, Resource Management 9.3%, Simulation 7%
- #46 New Day
70% matchVery Positive88% of 1,064 reviews2024
Dev: Scrapbook Studios
Windows
New Day is an upcoming life simulation game where almost anything can happen! Create your own islanders, design their apartments, and get involved with their day-to-day life as they divulge into unexpected friendships, problems, and more!
Why similar: Life Sim 36.8%, Character Customization 27.3%, Management 15%, Simulation 11.1%, Dialogue Heavy 8.6%
- #47 Whiskerwood
68% matchVery Positive92% of 3,795 reviews2025
Dev: Minakata DynamicsPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Establish a home for your industrious mice under the oppressive paw of your cat overlords in this city builder featuring complex simulations, intricate production chains, and the age-old rivalry between cat and mouse.
Why similar: Colony Sim 49.1%, Sandbox 13.8%, Management 12.9%, Resource Management 12.4%, Simulation 10%
- #48 Stonehearth
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 13,081 reviews2018
Dev: Radiant EntertainmentPub: (none)
Windows · Mac
Median: 14.1 hrsMean: 38.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Pioneer a living world full of warmth, heroism, and mystery. Help a small group of settlers build a home for themselves in a forgotten land. Establish a food supply, build shelter, defend your people, monitor their moods, and find a way to grow and expand, facing challenges at every step.
Why similar: Colony Sim 65.1%, Sandbox 14%, God Game 10.6% ★, Simulation 6%, Management 3.4%
- #49 Monastery: Ora et Labora
69% matchVery Positive95% of 78 reviews2026
Dev: Dragonkin Studios
Windows
Lead your monks in prayer and labor to build a thriving medieval monastery. Manage resources, brew ale, craft manuscripts, and face trials like war and weather. Customize, expand, and guide your brotherhood to achieve spiritual and economic prosperity.
Why similar: Colony Sim 43.5%, Management 15.6%, Sandbox 13.5%, Resource Management 11.1%, Simulation 10.9%
- #50 Nova Roma
67% matchVery Positive93% of 2,363 reviews2026
Dev: Lion ShieldPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The glory of Rome is at your fingertips in this city-building game where you must appease the gods, enact laws, and develop complex supply chains to meet the needs of your citizens.
Why similar: Colony Sim 46.8%, Sandbox 14.3%, Management 13.5%, Resource Management 12.7%, Simulation 10.9%
- #51 Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management
72% matchMixed62% of 184 reviews2021
Dev: Abylight StudiosPub: Ziggurat
Windows
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: God Game 22.1% ★, Life Sim 17.3%, Management 15%, Resource Management 14%, Sandbox 11.1%
- #52 Covid Simulator
71% matchVery Positive81% of 68 reviews2022
Dev: Coldrice Games LLC
Windows
COVID SIMULATOR is an outbreak simulation that visualizes how quickly Covid-19 spreads, becoming a disaster. The game is an open sandbox where you can add (or remove) Covid mandates and see what happens! Create your workplace, enact your mandates, and roll the dice with your workers.
Why similar: Dark Humor 31.4%, Life Sim 26.7%, Management 15.7%, Procedural Generation 9.4%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #53 The Bibites: Digital Life
68% matchVery Positive96% of 248 reviews2025
Dev: Omnia Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore real digital life in The Bibites! Play god by guiding your bibites on their evolutionary journey or engineer your own. Analyze their Neural Network brains and genetic information as they adapt to their environments. Save your favorites and test their strength in Challenge Mode!
Why similar: Sandbox 41.8%, Simulation 29.8%, Procedural Generation 25.4%, Singleplayer 3%
- #54 Norland
67% matchVery Positive82% of 10,516 reviews2024
Dev: Long JauntPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Lead your noble family in this medieval colony sim, facing off against class conflict, religious struggle, and political treachery. Tend to your people’s needs, uncover the lost knowledge of a fallen empire, and engage in nefarious plots against your enemies.
Why similar: Colony Sim 48.7%, Sandbox 13.9%, Management 13%, Resource Management 12.6%, Simulation 10%
- #55 Becoming Saint
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 178 reviews2025
Dev: Open Lab GamesPub: Firesquid
Windows · Mac · Linux
Choose your doctrine and preach across medieval Italy in this real-time strategy roguelike. Gather your diverse cast of followers, venture out to convince and convert new believers, conquer towns, and strive to become a saint in your lifetime—or die trying.
Why similar: Dark Humor 29.4%, Political Sim 29% ★, Management 11.1%, Simulation 11%, Resource Management 10.2%
- #56 Plentiful
66% matchVery Positive92% of 102 reviews2026
Dev: GabberGamesPub: Learnia Inc
Windows
Plentiful is a nature sandbox. You shape the land and everything responds—water, plants, animals, and your people. Learn how this world works. Your tribe’s survival depends on it.
Why similar: God Game 53.1% ★, Colony Sim 24.7%, Sandbox 13%, Simulation 8.1%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #57 Godhood
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,090 reviews2020
Dev: Abbey Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Create your Religion, raise your Disciples, and guide them to bring you glory! Inspire growth in your Disciples so they may challenge the false gods and convert their followers. Defeat your rivals, and become the One Truth!
Why similar: God Game 81.6% ★, Simulation 16.4%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #58 Casino Resort Tower
67% matchVery Positive94% of 135 reviews2023
Dev: Cyperk Software
Windows · Mac
Build a towering casino resort and watch it come alive. Crowds flow, elevators jam, and tiny decisions create big stories as your tower grows upward, floor by floor. Build it. Break it. Fix it.
Why similar: Colony Sim 39.8%, Time Management 16.1%, Management 12.7%, Simulation 10.3%, Resource Management 10.2%
- #59 Ascent of Ashes
65% matchMixed70% of 306 reviews2025
Dev: Vivid Storm Interactive
Windows
A colony sim set in a post-apocalyptic dystopia. Build and defend your base. Manage your survivors. Engage raiders, aliens, Remnant soldiers and other factions in real-time-with-pause combat. Or use stealth to outwit them. Explore the massive world. Survive at all costs
Why similar: Colony Sim 39.7%, Dark Humor 20.7%, Character Customization 12.5%, Management 10%, Sandbox 9.7%