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  1. #1 40 Days [四十天]
    97% matchMixed50% of 12 reviews2017
    Dev: Black Phoenix Studio
    Windows · Mac

    40 Days is a special strategy simulation game related to infectious diseases spread all over the city. You, as ahead of the quarantine department, have been given full authority and manpower to contain the city, deal with different parties, virus in the city and most importantly find out the cure.

    Why similar: Outbreak Sim 83.3%, Strategy 5.8%, Simulation 4.8%, Management 4.7%, Indie 1.4%

  2. #2 Garden Apocalypse
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: OMEGABYTE
    Windows

    Once a thriving alien world, now a vast desert—devoured by the relentless Swarm. These towering insect invaders have left only scattered oases and buried ruins. Grow food, craft powerful resources, and uncover lost secrets to push back against the tide and restore balance to a dying world.

    Why similar: Outbreak Sim 60.6%, Sandbox 14.2%, Survival 10%, Strategy 6.2%, Open World 4.6%

  3. #3 Trojan Inc.
    96% matchMostly Negative36% of 33 reviews2017
    Dev: WalkBoy Studio
    Windows

    Will you be able to infect all devices of the world? «Trojan Inc.» - simulator, which will involve you in a world of computer viruses and trojans.

    Why similar: Outbreak Sim 85.6%, Strategy 7.1%, Simulation 5.6%, Indie 1.7%

  4. #4 Rising Dead
    95% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2023
    Dev: Frozen Dungeon
    Windows

    Survive a zombie-infested mall for 3 days. Fight, scavenge, rescue, and customize your character in this dynamic game.

    Why similar: Outbreak Sim 61%, Time Management 21.4%, Sandbox 12.2%, Simulation 4.3%, Indie 0.6%

  5. #5 DeadOS
    94% matchVery Positive99% of 158 reviews2021
    Dev: Benn Powell
    Windows

    DeadOS is an early access zombie outbreak simulator by Benn Powell that focuses on city-wide scenarios where you have access to fully customize your apocalypse experience from beginning to end. Simulation. Sandbox. Survival!

    Why similar: Outbreak Sim 83.2%, Sandbox 5.7%, Simulation 3.9%, Survival 3.7%, Stylized 2%

  6. #6 Infect and Destroy
    94% matchMostly Negative36% of 58 reviews2015
    Dev: FarrugiaSoft
    Windows · Linux

    Play as the zombies! Infect and Destroy is an indie game in which you play as an infectious disease with the sole purpose of eliminating everyone on Earth. Play as an ultra-intelligent self-aware virus capable of reanimating the dead and turning them into your minions.

    Why similar: Outbreak Sim 83.1%, Strategy 6.1%, Simulation 4.9%, Survival 4.4%, Indie 1.5%

  7. #7 Just A Flu
    93% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: TheSociopathSoftware
    Windows

    Just A Flu is a strategy simulation game about fighting the deadly fast spreading disease. Decide how to deal with infected people, when to close transport hubs, declare quarantine, or lockdown. Can you not only stop pandemic but avoid panic and not destroy the economy, causing more harm?

    Why similar: Outbreak Sim 51.3%, Management 13.3%, Sandbox 12.5%, Strategy 6.2%, Survival 6.2%

  8. #8 Quarantine
    92% matchMixed60% of 435 reviews2017
    Dev: SproingPub: 505 Games
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 40%

    Quarantine is an intense turn-based strategy game about waging war on pandemic disease. Recruit a team of specialized operatives to deploy on worldwide missions. Research the contagion, upgrade your tech, and quarantine the outbreak before it kills us all.

    Why similar: Outbreak Sim 77.5%, Survival 9.1%, Strategy 8%, Simulation 4.6%, Indie 0.8%

  9. #9 Plague Inc: Evolved
    91% matchVery Positive94% of 59,582 reviews2016
    Dev: Ndemic Creations
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Plague Inc: Evolved is a unique mix of high strategy and terrifyingly realistic simulation. Your pathogen has just infected 'Patient Zero' - now you must bring about the end of human history by evolving a deadly, global Plague whilst adapting against everything humanity can do to defend itself.

    Why similar: Outbreak Sim 74.8%, Strategy 11%, Simulation 7%, Sandbox 3.1%, Survival 2%

  10. #10 Evil Labs
    91% matchMostly Positive70% of 81 reviews2018
    Dev: Mirabolis Studios
    Windows
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    Evil Labs is a game about building and managing your own Evil Laboratory. Research and develop diseases, infect people, sell the cure and get rich!

    Why similar: Outbreak Sim 84.4%, Strategy 7%, Simulation 6.2%, Indie 1.7%, Singleplayer 0.7%

  11. #11 Plague Architect
    90% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: IndividualKex
    Windows

    Plague Architect is a strategic outbreak simulator set in a mall. Evolve symptoms and abilities to spread infection. Watch chaos unfold.

    Why similar: Outbreak Sim 61%, Sandbox 11.5%, Survival 9%, Strategy 6.6%, Simulation 5.6%

  12. #12 Post-Apo Builder: Prologue
    89% matchMixed69% of 434 reviews2023
    Dev: Septarian Games
    Windows

    Discover a post-apocalyptic world Collect resources and manage people Build your colony on the remains of an oil tanker Prepare supplies and vehicles for a dangerous expedition. Complete challenging tasks from the council of elders

    Why similar: Outbreak Sim 60.4%, Time Management 21.4%, Strategy 7.2%, Management 5%, 3D 3%

  13. #13 Simulator Z
    88% matchPositive91% of 34 reviews2023
    Dev: CASHPub: GorillaGamesStudio
    Windows

    A world where you can create your own zombie apocalypse to your liking!

    Why similar: Outbreak Sim 68.6%, Sandbox 19.6%, Simulation 9.8%, Indie 1.1%, Singleplayer 0.9%

  14. #14 PIVERANTUM
    89% matchNo user reviews2024
    Dev: Laboriontech StudioPub: Laboriontech
    Windows · Linux

    Piverdex has taken over the country thanks to a virus you created. As a researcher accused of an epidemic, he explores the entire country of Piverantum and creates the vaccine to save the country.

    Why similar: Outbreak Sim 43.9%, Time Management 19.4%, Management 9.5%, Open World 9.1%, Inventory Management 8%

  15. #15 Embers of the Night
    86% matchMostly Positive79% of 118 reviews2026
    Dev: 巨浪游戏
    Windows

    In the game, day and night alternate. Zombies will not be active during the day, so you can build your home with confidence. But at night you have to resist hordes of zombies and guard your camp!

    Why similar: Outbreak Sim 67.1%, Sandbox 15.7%, Inventory Management 11.9%, Simulation 4.3%, Singleplayer 1%

  16. #16 Shyondemic
    86% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2024
    Dev: Wolviza
    Windows

    You play as a Husky Girl, Survive the Pandemic, make a story path for her. Move fast or Die fast.

    Why similar: Outbreak Sim 56.8%, Management 11.4%, Survival 10.1%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Inventory Management 7.5%

  17. #17 Corona Simulator
    87% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2020
    Dev: Phodex Games
    Windows

    "Corona Simulator" is a sophisticated mixture of challenging strategy game and frighteningly detailed virus simulation. As a global pandemic leader, you must skillfully manage nations' resources, make tough decisions, and impose drastic measures to combat the deadly coronavirus.

    Why similar: Outbreak Sim 61.2%, Sandbox 10.9%, Survival 7.9%, Strategy 7%, Choices Matter 5.8%

  18. #18 The Crawling Dead
    85% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2025
    Dev: Quinton Van Lom
    Windows

    Design, deploy, and manage the release of parasitic wasps to save a national park from invasive insect pests. Harness the power of nature’s most efficient killers to strike back at the invaders and turn them into The Crawling Dead!

    Why similar: Outbreak Sim 63.7%, Time Management 22.6%, Strategy 5.9%, Choices Matter 3.9%, Simulation 3.6%

  19. #19 SNOW HELL
    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: SURVGAME
    Windows

    The crash is just the beginning. Trapped in the frozen hell of Siberia, you must fight for every single day. Use the wreckage, build shelter, find food, and face deadly threats. Rescue may never come – how long can you survive?

    Why similar: Outbreak Sim 58.1%, Sandbox 16.8%, Survival 8.8%, Open World 6.5%, Simulation 5.7%

  20. #20 Virus Petya
    84% matchMixed59% of 39 reviews2018
    Dev: Laush Dmitriy SergeevichPub: Laush Studio
    Windows

    Virus Petya - a simulator of the system administrator. In this game you need to run from one computer to another, to remove from the computer a terrible virus "PETYA". But it's not easy, because with each attempt of the virus to infect the computer, the virus gets closer to the end of his successful work

    Why similar: Outbreak Sim 89.9%, Simulation 7.2%, Indie 2.2%, Singleplayer 0.7%

  21. #21 Manifest369 power defence
    82% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
    Dev: ManifestStudiosPub: Manifest
    Windows

    Restore power to fragmented island in a post-apocalyptic world in this base building sandbox with more than 1200 items available from start using the starting cave. Rebuild infrastructure, manage resources, and earn the trust of settlements. Trade, loot, or negotiate to survive. Every choice matters

    Why similar: Outbreak Sim 37.8%, Sandbox 15.1%, Survival 13.2%, Inventory Management 11.1%, Open World 9%

  22. #22 SNOTROCKET™
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Sunscorched Studios
    Windows

    SNOTROCKET is a retro co-op space game where you and your friends are violently ill and racing to find a cure before the ship explodes. Expect flying snot, projectile vomit, and catastrophic bowel failure at every turn.

    Why similar: Outbreak Sim 50.1%, Nonlinear 13.8%, Sandbox 12.9%, Open World 7.7%, Choices Matter 7.3%

  23. #23 Isolation Story
    83% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2020
    Dev: ElushisPub: Elushis Music & Gaming
    Windows

    VIRUS-19 has ravaged the world! Take control of a mindless citizen and live through a 7-day quarantine inside of Lockdown City.

    Why similar: Outbreak Sim 52.2%, Time Management 18.3%, Survival 11.8%, Open World 8.7%, Choices Matter 5.5%

  24. #24 Infection
    81% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: Fullar
    Windows

    Virus is spreading in this world, try to survive as long as possible. Avoid other or try to approach and cure them?

    Why similar: Outbreak Sim 75.5%, Survival 14.3%, Strategy 9.6%, Singleplayer 0.7%

  25. #25 Warranted Humanity
    79% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2025
    Dev: Jovano Software
    Windows

    Warranted Humanity is a post-apocalyptic 2D side scroller where choices matter. Fight different infected and rival factions, scavenge, skill up, craft, manage your shelter and other survivors, all in a race against time to ensure humanity’s survival before everyone is irreversibly infected.

    Why similar: Outbreak Sim 57.9%, Survival 13%, Management 10%, Choices Matter 7.8%, Strategy 5.8%

  26. #26 Rogue Drone
    80% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: KBGS
    Windows

    Gather and build during the day, then hold the line at night as hostile drones assault your base. A top-down sci-fi tower defense strategy game about resource management, base expansion, and surviving escalating nightly threats.

    Why similar: Outbreak Sim 56.5%, Time Management 18.3%, Strategy 10.7%, Management 6.9%, Stylized 4.3%

  27. #27 Jurisdiction
    81% matchMixed69% of 26 reviews2021
    Dev: Meteor Shock
    Windows

    Take control of a metropolitan police department and run it your way. Recruit, train, and equip officers, then send them to the streets to fight crime and keep peace in the city of Freemont.

    Why similar: Management 22.2%, Time Management 19%, Sandbox 16%, Strategy 11.2%, Nonlinear 9.8%

  28. #28 Virus Lab
    79% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Virus Lab
    Windows

    Virus Lab is a first-person simulation where you run a high-security research facility. Handle dangerous samples, manage scientists and equipment, prevent containment breaches, and push research forward under constant pressure.

    Why similar: Outbreak Sim 61.1%, Sandbox 18.8%, Management 9.4%, Simulation 9.4%, Indie 0.8%

  29. #29 Stella Incus
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Nicholas Corvino
    Windows

    Full game coming January 2027. Try the demo free now! You need to make it out alive before you can even think about revenge! Use Firefighting and Physics to solve puzzles and power up as you explore and solve your way through the emergent chaos.

    Why similar: Time Management 34.5%, Sandbox 19.2%, Management 16.2%, Choices Matter 7.2%, Inventory Management 6.6%

  30. #30 Post-Apo Builder
    77% matchMixed43% of 63 reviews2025
    Dev: Septarian GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
    Windows

    Build your own city in a post-apocalyptic future. Scavenge and fight for resources, everything counts! Restore civilization on the ashes of the fallen world! Explore wastelands to gather resources, protect and take care of your people! Fight off raiders, wild tribesman and natural disasters.

    Why similar: Outbreak Sim 47%, Time Management 18%, Sandbox 14.5%, Management 9.5%, Strategy 6.1%

  31. #31 I Am Zombie
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: WarmZombie
    Windows

    This is an RPG game where you will follow our protagonist to fight and save lives!

    Why similar: Outbreak Sim 79.5%, Simulation 6.4%, Survival 6.3%, Open World 4%, 3D 2.7%

  32. #32 The Fabulous Fear Machine
    77% matchVery Positive90% of 560 reviews2023
    Dev: Fictiorama StudiosPub: AMC Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    The Fabulous Fear Machine is a narrative-driven strategy game with a pulp horror style. As the Machine's new Master, you must sow fear and expand your influence by creating Legends, harvesting resources, manipulating events, and spying on your enemies.

    Why similar: Outbreak Sim 65.6%, Management 8.8%, Choices Matter 8.2%, Strategy 5.9%, Simulation 4.8%

  33. #33 Operator: Observation
    76% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Stronggaming Studios
    Windows

    Operator: Observation is a Game based on the "Watch Rooms, and Report Anomalies" Concept of "Observation Duty" but now the Anomalies are way more aggressive and have way more ways to make you lose your Mind. Your Instructor will follow you on the way to becoming a good Operator.

    Why similar: Outbreak Sim 68.8%, Time Management 25.2%, 3D 4.4%, Indie 1.2%, Singleplayer 0.4%

  34. #34 Theology - Religion Creator
    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Dead Team
    Windows

    Create your very own religion and make history by dominating the whole wide world! Define your dogmas and wage holy wars on land, sea, and in the sky. Convert as many as you can to your belief system!

    Why similar: Outbreak Sim 49.3%, Sandbox 13.9%, Management 13.5%, Simulation 8.1%, Time Management 7.4%

  35. #35 Colonies of The Remnant
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Cat Soul StudiosPub: Ultimate Publishing
    Windows

    In a post-apocalyptic world, found and develop your own colony under the threat of the undead. Be cautious against enemy colonies or form alliances. Engage in action-fueled battles against the undead and other humans using FPS or TPS game modes. Formulate your strategy and survive!

    Why similar: Outbreak Sim 51.3%, Sandbox 17.5%, Survival 13.7%, Open World 9.2%, Simulation 3.9%

  36. #36 Comic Book Store Simulator
    72% matchVery Positive91% of 148 reviews2025
    Dev: Akhir Pekan StudioPub: PlayWay S.A.
    Windows

    Manage your very own comic book store! You can unlock over 70+ unique comic licenses, each having 5 volumes for you to sell to your customers! Upgrade your tools, hire staffs, and expand your store so you can have the best comic book store in the world!

    Why similar: Time Management 31%, Sandbox 21.2%, Management 12.9%, Nonlinear 11.1%, Inventory Management 9.8%

  37. #37 Pathogen-病原体
    76% matchMostly Positive76% of 21 reviews2019
    Dev: 折翼的红领巾
    Windows

    "Pathogen" is a STG game base on real human body with little Rogue-Like element. You can propagate evolve infect and hide as different kinds of pathogens in human body.

    Why similar: Outbreak Sim 88.3%, Simulation 9%, Indie 2.7%

  38. #38 Infectonator 3: Apocalypse
    75% matchVery Positive83% of 1,287 reviews2018
    Dev: Toge ProductionsPub: Armor Games Studios
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    A campy, crazy pixelart zombie apocalypse arcade sim where you're the bad guy. Drop your virus and spread it across the globe while you unlock a whole horde of bizarre undead to do your bidding.

    Why similar: Outbreak Sim 80.7%, Strategy 6.6%, Survival 5%, Simulation 4.9%, Indie 1.7%

  39. #39 Revenant
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: David HaynesPub: Project 24
    Windows

    Revenant has you trapped in Camp Hope, you have 7 days to uncover its dark secrets while avoiding the infected. Every night brings new threat, and every discovery brings you closer to the truth behind the second fall of man.

    Why similar: Outbreak Sim 68%, Survival 15.5%, Open World 6.9%, Inventory Management 4.3%, 3D 4%

  40. #40 Quarantine Zombies
    72% matchMixed57% of 56 reviews2026
    Dev: Stones Games
    Windows

    A first-person shooter meets quarantine inspection in post-apocalyptic Chicago. You’ve got 30 days until the army arrives. Hold out, fix your car, and fight your way through Chicago to the main checkpoint to save your little brother.

    Why similar: Outbreak Sim 77.1%, Survival 13.7%, Simulation 4.8%, 3D 3.8%, Indie 0.7%

  41. #41 Books Upon Books - Bookshop Simulator
    73% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
    Dev: Mellow Flame Games
    Windows

    It’s time to turn the page and create the bookshop of your dreams. Customise your Layout. Customise your Colour Scheme. Build bigger and bigger. A casual, simulation game where you get to build and tend to your own bookshop.

    Why similar: Time Management 29.2%, Sandbox 18.6%, Management 17.3%, Nonlinear 13.7%, Strategy 7%

  42. #42 Rosemary
    73% match3 user reviews0% of 3 reviews2024
    Dev: Sam CartwrightPub: Spinnre Studios
    Windows

    Rosemary is a first person psychological horror game. Delve into the eerie depths of an abandoned psychiatric facility to unravel the mysteries behind the longing presence of spirits and demons, years after its closure.

    Why similar: Outbreak Sim 63.2%, Sandbox 16.1%, Open World 7.9%, Strategy 5.9%, 3D 4%

  43. #43 Infection Free Zone
    71% matchVery Positive80% of 17,172 reviews2024
    Dev: Jutsu GamesPub: Games Operators
    Windows
    Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Choose any real region from the world. Choose your base of operations, then rebuild and readapt the buildings around you to create a self-sustaining settlement. Take charge of a group of survivors from your city. And when the night falls - Defend the zone from the infected!

    Why similar: Outbreak Sim 41.9%, Management 12.5%, Time Management 12.2%, Sandbox 10.7%, Survival 9.7%

  44. #44 War Of The Zombie
    74% matchMostly Positive70% of 67 reviews2018
    Dev: Van der Veer Games
    Windows · Mac

    War of the Zombie brings together the best of turn-based simulation and real-time strategic gameplay action across the entire world at the very start of a mysterious undead outbreak.

    Why similar: Outbreak Sim 80.2%, Strategy 11.2%, Simulation 8.6%

  45. #45 Survival Log
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Midnight WorkshopPub: Lilith Games
    Windows

    The apocalypse is here, and you saw it coming. Survival Log is an urban survival game about preparation and foresight. Hoard supplies, reinforce your home, and optimize every run before zombies flood the city. Every failure becomes experience. You must adapt and survive this time.

    Why similar: Outbreak Sim 43%, Time Management 20.6%, Survival 13.2%, Inventory Management 12.2%, Simulation 5.3%

  46. #46 Prisoners Hunt
    71% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
    Dev: Leclerc Alexandre
    Windows

    Fulgeonix criminals, made of pure energy, escape and sow chaos. Hunted by the Chaenombrus, guardians who can make themselves invisible, they must use their transformative powers to survive. In “Prisoners Hunt”, every escape is a fight for freedom.

    Why similar: Outbreak Sim 70.1%, Sandbox 22%, Survival 6.9%, Indie 1%

  47. #47 Sandbox Apocalypse
    70% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2024
    Dev: 7Druids GmbH
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Sandbox Apocalypse is a 3rd person view, open world post-apocalyptic survial game where you are responsible for your own fate. Survive in a world inhabited by zombies, gather loot, build your base and explore the world.

    Why similar: Outbreak Sim 46.1%, Sandbox 16.1%, Survival 11.9%, Open World 10.1%, Management 9.3%

  48. #48 Laundry Store Simulator
    67% matchVery Positive90% of 1,772 reviews2024
    Dev: Akhir Pekan StudioPub: PlayWay S.A.
    Windows
    Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    In Laundry Store Simulator, you'll start small and work your way up, upgrading your equipment, designing a stylish store, and expanding your services! Are you ready to own the best Laundry Store in the world?

    Why similar: Time Management 29%, Management 19.5%, Sandbox 17.6%, Nonlinear 13.2%, Inventory Management 6.8%

  49. #49 eHUB cities - Blackout
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Andarion Games GmbH
    Windows

    The power grid has failed. You have no phone, no internet. Only the eHUB, your power source for emergencies. Your neighbors are counting on you — but what will you do? The story-driven simulation game “eHUB cities – Blackout” is being developed under the direction of the LOEWE Center emergenCITY.

    Why similar: Outbreak Sim 54.8%, Time Management 21.3%, Management 9.2%, Survival 5.5%, Simulation 5.2%

  50. #50 Commander: Zombie Wars
    70% match8 user reviews38% of 8 reviews2023
    Dev: GoldenGod Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Embark on a gripping turn-based tactical game in a zombie-infested world. Choose survivors or zombies. Gather resources, recruit allies, and strategize against the undead or join the undead. Shape custom maps, and decide the fate of the world. Join the fight now!

    Why similar: Outbreak Sim 54%, Sandbox 15.2%, Management 11%, Survival 8%, Strategy 6.5%

  51. #51 Blood Money, Good Money
    70% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
    Dev: Arturo Zafra Moreno
    Windows

    Trade guns on a city plagued by gangs and expand your criminal empire

    Why similar: Time Management 30.8%, Sandbox 22.8%, Management 12.7%, Simulation 11.1%, Strategy 10.7%

  52. #52 As The Light Goes Out
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Moon Falcon
    Windows

    As The Light Goes Out is a simulation game utilizing Emergency and Rescue services from across the globe as its background. Become the Emergency Services Commander and take charge of the Fire, Police, and Paramedic departments! Instruct your teams and ensure public safety!

    Why similar: Time Management 31.8%, Sandbox 28%, Management 16.2%, Simulation 14.8%, 3D 6.7%

  53. #53 Resident Fear : Redistribution
    69% matchMostly Negative20% of 25 reviews2023
    Dev: Gamesoft Studios
    Windows

    "Survive a zombie nightmare in 'Resident Fear: Redistribution.' Explore, solve puzzles, and confront the undead in this thrilling horror adventure from Gamesoft Studios."

    Why similar: Outbreak Sim 69.2%, Open World 9.5%, Survival 9.2%, Strategy 6.6%, 3D 4.8%

  54. #54 Entropy Department
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Hollow Art Studios
    Windows

    A facility-building management sim with a physics-fueled sandbox: build the labs, run the shifts, direct your goal-driven staff, and stop anomalies from turning one mistake into a collapse. How long can your facility survive its own research?

    Why similar: Outbreak Sim 46.5%, Management 18.3%, Sandbox 15.8%, Simulation 8.6%, Strategy 6.2%

  55. #55 Plane Accident: Prologue
    68% matchMixed69% of 49 reviews2024
    Dev: White Pig GamesPub: Duality Games
    Windows

    Dive into the heart of aviation mysteries in "Plane Accident: Prologue." Explore realistic crash sites, analyze evidence, and solve puzzles. Unveil the truth in this thrilling prelude to the full "Plane Accident" experience.

    Why similar: Outbreak Sim 74.1%, Sandbox 15.7%, Simulation 4.9%, Choices Matter 4.8%, Singleplayer 0.5%

  56. #56 Covid Simulator
    68% 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: Outbreak Sim 66.8%, Management 15.6%, Choices Matter 7.3%, Open World 6.9%, Simulation 3.1%

  57. #57 Unfear Day
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Norman Studio
    Windows

    it is an open world multiplayer survival game that combines sandbox and simulation elements, including base building, NPC recruitment, community building, and the fusion of zombie growth elements and major event elements.

    Why similar: Outbreak Sim 46.6%, Sandbox 17%, Survival 15.6%, Open World 12.4%, Simulation 4.9%

  58. #58 Rubbish Island
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Scalise Artworks
    Windows

    In Rubish Island, pilot the Ferrum-1 robot to restore a polluted archipelago. Clean debris to revive wildlife and vegetation, recycle waste into upgrades, and equip special tools for faster cleanup.

    Why similar: Time Management 28.8%, Management 16.2%, Survival 13.8%, Inventory Management 13.2%, Open World 9.4%

  59. #59 Dark Survival
    66% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Cynical Gaming Ltd
    Windows

    Dark Survival is a horror survival game with a mix of the classic survival mechanics of find the items around the map to survive and the scary sounds and monsters of a horror game.

    Why similar: Outbreak Sim 74.9%, Survival 10%, Inventory Management 8.3%, Open World 5.6%, Indie 0.9%

  60. #60 Nuclear Apocalypse Merchant Simulator
    66% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Soft Tragedy StudioPub: PlayWay S.A.
    Windows

    A post-apocalyptic single-player simulator where you sell resources to survivors to withstand internal and external threats. Work with scavengers to gather supplies, keep your shelter secure, and uncover the secrets of the bunker.

    Why similar: Outbreak Sim 51.5%, Time Management 21%, Sandbox 12.9%, Survival 8.8%, Strategy 3.6%

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