Games Like The WILDS

Live the life of a wild wolf in a realistic ecological simulation set in Yellowstone National Park.

Why similar: Hunting 19.9% ★, Life Sim 15.2%, Nature 15.1%, Survival 10.7%, Open World 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: This is the gold standard for realistic animal survival, featuring deep family-rearing mechanics and a vast, accurate wilderness environment.

Live as your favourite african animal, choose between being a carnivore, herbivore or omnivore, predator or prey. In this multiplayer ecosystem, with a realistic open world, choose to become a lion, a elephant or even a swift gazelle! But remember, the savannahs law is to survive at any cost!

Why similar: Hunting 34.5% ★, Nature 18.2%, Survival 12.9%, Open World 11.4%, Realistic 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A realistic survival game that allows you to play as various animals, focusing on the cycle of life, hunting, and territory management.

As the last mother fox on Earth, your cubs need all your care to survive in a merciless world that slowly destroys itself. You have to help them, teach them and save them. And you should never forget that extinction is forever – in the real world and in this 2023 BAFTA award winning experience.

Why similar: Nature 43.8%, Survival 32%, Exploration 14.5%, Simulation 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A poignant survival game where you play as the last mother fox on Earth, focusing heavily on protecting your cubs in a dangerous world.

As a powerful Lynx, you will make your way through vast open landscapes. In the harsh tundra, you will raise and strengthen your cubs by mastering your skills for hunting prey. Do everything you can to prepare your little ones for the vicious entities dwelling in the wilderness.

Why similar: Nature 43.3%, Survival 31.6%, Exploration 14.4%, Simulation 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: You play as a mother lynx raising her kittens, emphasizing the constant struggle to find food and shelter while avoiding predators.

Experience fierce open world survival gameplay as you attempt to stay alive on an unforgiving island inhabited by dinosaurs! Hunt. Grow. Survive.

Why similar: Hunting 40.1% ★, Survival 22.3%, Open World 19.9%, Realistic 10.3%, Simulation 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A hardcore multiplayer survival game where you play as a dinosaur, focusing on the brutal reality of the food chain.

Become a cat! Cattails is a unique animal simulation RPG. Hunt for food, fight invading cats, explore to gather herbs, and socialize with other cats in an expansive open world. Get married and raise a family of kittens, befriend your neighbors, and learn to live in the dangerous wilderness!

Why similar: Cats 24.7%, Life Sim 18.7%, Nature 13.9%, Survival 9.7%, Open World 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: While more stylized, it offers a deep life-sim experience where you hunt, join colonies, and manage your survival as a cat.

Survive your evolution in Neogene Africa starting 10 million years ago. Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey is a third-person open world survival game where you Explore, Expand, and Evolve to advance your clan to the next generation in the exciting new adventure from Panache Digital Games.

Why similar: Open World 17.7%, Science 17.4% ★, Survival 17.4%, Nature 17%, Immersive Sim 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: While focused on early hominids, this game captures the raw, unforgiving nature of survival and exploration in a prehistoric wilderness.

LIVE THE LIFE OF A WILD WOLF! As a two-year-old gray wolf in Yellowstone National Park, hunt elk and moose, find a mate, and then establish a territory and raise your pups.

Why similar: Hunting 24.4% ★, Science 13.2% ★, Nature 12.6%, Life Sim 10.6%, Survival 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: The original foundation for the series, offering a nostalgic but still highly relevant look at wolf survival in Yellowstone.

Explore the remains of a fallen world from fascinating perspectives! Slip into the role of different animals to uncover the fate of an ancient world. Dive into deep waters, fly at lofty heights, dig underground as a mole or even climb steep cliffs with a mountain goat, there are lots of ways of getting around.

Why similar: Dog 36.6% ★, Nature 34.6%, Relaxing 15.7%, Exploration 13.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game allows you to shift into various animals to explore a ruined world, capturing the feeling of movement and perspective in nature.

You are a nomadic slugcat, both predator and prey in a broken ecosystem. Grab your spear and brave the industrial wastes, hunting enough food to survive, but be wary— other, bigger creatures have the same plan... and slugcats look delicious.

Why similar: Survival 43.4%, Open World 29.3%, Exploration 19.9%, Simulation 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: An intense, ecosystem-focused survival game where you must navigate a harsh, interconnected world as a small creature trying to survive.

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: Life Sim 18.5%, Nature 17.7%, Survival 13.6%, Immersive Sim 11.3%, Open World 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused dinosaur simulator that emphasizes realistic movement and the challenges of surviving in a prehistoric ecosystem.

Traverse a vast world as a young lynx cub. Paws – A Shelter 2 Game is a standalone, single player, adventure game with loss and friendship as its central themes. Venture out in the world and make your way home.

Why similar: Nature 38.8%, Survival 38.1%, Simulation 12.1%, Exploration 11%

Why You'll Like It: A standalone, emotional adventure that focuses on the perspective of a cub trying to reunite with its family in a dangerous forest.

Experience the wild as a badger sheltering your cubs from harm. On your journey, you will be stalked by birds of prey, encounter perils of the night, cross fierce rivers, escape forest fires and face the looming threat of starvation. Food is to be found, but is there enough for everyone?

Why similar: Nature 27.6%, Survival 19.1%, Open World 18.6%, Life Sim 18.6%, Exploration 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: The original game in the series where you play as a badger mother protecting her brood, setting the standard for family-survival games.

The Cenozoic Era is a realistic animal survival game taking place during the rise of mammals, take control of a variety of animals and fight to survive among other players to reach the top of the food chain. Death, Destruction, Survival, Scavenge, Nature, Thrive, Conquer, Hunt. The Cenozoic Era

Why similar: Life Sim 22%, Nature 21.6%, Immersive Sim 13%, Realistic 12.7%, Relaxing 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A survival simulator that puts you in the role of prehistoric animals, focusing on the struggle for dominance and food.

You are a wild spirit who is capable of coming into existence as any animal in a realistically replicated forest, where rules of the wild prevail. Fight or Flight, Mate, Grow your Herd, Leave a Legacy. Here you must survive, using your wits, strength, bravery and cunningness.

Why similar: Simulation 100%

Why You'll Like It: A dedicated animal survival simulator that focuses on the basic needs of hunting and territory defense.

Play as Animals, Live in Nature! Multiple game modes include Realistic Lifecycles, Survival, Sandbox, Fantasy and Exploration. Unique gameplay for each species! Currently featuring Monarch Butterfly, Praying Mantis, Jumping Spider and other iconic creatures. Mammals, Birds, Reptiles coming soon!

Why similar: Hunting 25.3% ★, Science 13.6% ★, Nature 13.1%, Life Sim 12.1%, Open World 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A highly detailed nature simulator that focuses on the life cycles of insects and small animals in a realistic, scientific way.

Survive in the wild nature by playing as an animal or as a human. Play as an animal and survive by your own or build a herd to stay protected. Have babies and protect them from predators. Play as a human and craft items, build a house, customize your character and more.

Why similar: Hunting 35.6% ★, Survival 16.4%, Nature 13.8%, Open World 11.7%, Realistic 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused exploration game that emphasizes the harshness of the natural environment and the need for constant resource management.

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: Science 30.4% ★, Nature 25.5%, Open World 16.3%, Relaxing 11.6%, Exploration 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A god-game style nature simulator that lets you influence the lives of forest animals and observe their natural behaviors.

Live as Bigfoot in a peaceful forest-life simulator. Fish, forage, build, and protect wildlife as the guardian of the woods. Create your own Bigfoot and live your best Bigfoot Life.

Why similar: Nature 20.7%, Survival 13.9%, Open World 13.6%, Character Customization 10.7%, Relaxing 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A unique simulation that focuses on the survival and exploration aspects of a mythical creature in a natural setting.

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: Hunting 30.8% ★, Nature 14.9%, Survival 14.7%, Open World 14.4%, Realistic 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused title that captures the scale and danger of the prehistoric era through the eyes of its inhabitants.

You are alone on an island, trying desperately to survive amongst the village tribes of savages. To do this you need food, water, and shelter. Hunt animals, plant crops, tame and breed animals, make weapons, armors and potions, raid villages, defend your base, fight with big creatures...

Why similar: Hunting 42.5% ★, Survival 16.3%, Open World 16%, Nature 15.1%, Realistic 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A PVE-focused survival game that emphasizes the cooperative or competitive nature of surviving in a wild, open environment.

Live the big adventure of a small bee! Explore a world brimming with life in which you collect pollen, defy dangerous wasps and save your hive! Play with others in three game modes, including four players co-op and PvP on split screen.

Why similar: Open World 61.3%, Relaxing 38.7%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a unique perspective on nature by allowing you to experience the world as a bee, focusing on gathering and ecosystem interaction.

Lightning Fast is a sandbox survival game. Playing as a leopard, the adventure starts from your tough childhood. You must struggle to turn yourself from a vulnerable cub into the dominator of Divach Plain, in order to survive the law of the jungle and encounter the challenge brought by the poachers.

Why similar: Hunting 43.4% ★, Survival 27%, Simulation 13.2%, Open World 10.5%, RPG 6%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced animal survival game that emphasizes the agility and hunting prowess of predators in the wild.

Embark on a fascinating open-world adventure in Adventure Forest: Rabbit Story! Filled with realistic rabbits, this game offers unforgettable moments full of exploration, customization and survival. Solve the mysteries of the forest with your hero rabbit and embark on an adventure!

Why similar: Life Sim 22.3%, Nature 17.7%, Survival 15.7%, Open World 8.7%, Action-Adventure 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: An adventure-simulation hybrid that focuses on the life of a rabbit, emphasizing the constant need to avoid predators.

Discover an atmospheric hunting game like no other in this realistic, stunning open world – regularly updated in collaboration with the community. Immerse yourself in the single player campaign, or share the ultimate hunting experience with friends.

Why similar: Hunting 38.5% ★, America 12.3% ★, Nature 11.7%, Open World 11.2%, Survival 7.3%

Become the new owner of a hunting lodge nestled among gorgeous habitats and rich animal populations. Explore vast open world environments and hunt with a premium selection of firearms. Enjoy the perfect hunt on your own or with friends in co-op.

Why similar: Hunting 39% ★, America 15.6% ★, Nature 13.5%, Realistic 9.4%, Open World 8.6%

Feel the thrill of the hunt and keep an eye out for the wild and wonderous species that are roaming the Canadian wilderness.

Why similar: Hunting 40.9% ★, Dog 16.3% ★, Immersive Sim 10.9%, Simulation 9.7%, Realistic 9.6%

Take on the role of a brave courier rider in The Legend of Khiimori! Bond with your horse and tame the open wilds of 13th century Mongolia. Breed and train horses with specialized abilities to explore every aspect of this diverse and fascinating landscape.

Why similar: Horses 34.1% ★, Nature 15.7%, Life Sim 12.3%, Open World 11%, Survival 10.8%

Sneak up on your enemies, help Farmer, Goat and Piggy, and start a family!

Why similar: Nature 19.4%, Life Sim 18.4%, America 17.5% ★, Open World 12.4%, Survival 11.1%

The beautiful and cruel wilderness requires you to learn survival skills, such as building campsites, making tools, hunting, and gathering. You can cut down trees, fish, plant crops, and even collaborate with other players to tackle environmental challenges together

Why similar: Hunting 19.6% ★, Dog 14.8% ★, Life Sim 12.7%, Horses 12.7% ★, Cats 9.8%

Wild Wolf is a survival-based game about a wolf's life struggle. You have to face the hunter by carrying the responsibility of the wolf.

Why similar: Open World 45.2%, Simulation 30.6%, Survival 24.2%

Experience the life of a mountain lion in the brutal wild, Fight and maintain your territory, find a mate and raise cubs of your own which will grow into adults as your parenting skills are put to the test. Hunt prey, both big and small as you level up to become an effective and lethal hunter.

Why similar: Open World 38.9%, Survival 36.4%, Simulation 24.7%

The Angler is an open world fishing game that can be played solo or with friends. Discover and catch a wide variety of unique fish species, from common to rare, on your journey to become a master angler.

Why similar: Hunting 26.7% ★, America 17% ★, Nature 15.1%, Open World 10.6%, Immersive Sim 8.1%

Virtual Hunter brings realistic hunting to virtual reality. Pack your gear and put your hunting skills and tactics to the test in the open wilderness.

Why similar: Hunting 34.3% ★, Life Sim 13.3%, Nature 11.9%, Open World 10.7%, Immersive Sim 8.7%

If your life is tired, just become a cute and happy cat, and run freely in the beautiful open world!

Why similar: Hunting 26% ★, Cats 17%, Life Sim 13.6%, Open World 10.6%, Survival 9.3%

Builder. Farmer. Hunter. Trader. Ranching certainly isn’t your average job. Think you have the skills to turn your family’s rundown homestead into the most prosperous ranch in the valley? Then it’s time to head out into the wilderness in this captivating single and multiplayer open-world simulator.

Why similar: Hunting 41.3% ★, Open World 20.9%, Realistic 12.7%, Immersive Sim 9.2%, Simulation 8.9%

With your hunting dog by your side, explore the Texan desert and forests of Colorado and Europe as you track down 33 animal species. Choose your gear from over 160 official weapons, accessories and clothing items (including Browning, Winchester and Bushnell).

Why similar: Hunting 27.8% ★, Dog 15.1% ★, Nature 11.8%, America 11.5% ★, Open World 9.5%

Begin your park ranger journey in Ranger’s Path: National Park Simulator. Maintain trails, assist visitors, check permits and respond to emergencies. Explore diverse biomes and observe varied animal behaviors across a wide range of species.

Why similar: Nature 22.6%, Life Sim 18.9%, Open World 17.2%, Character Customization 10.5%, Immersive Sim 9.2%

Become a cat! In this cozy life sim RPG, you'll lead your colony into the mysterious Wildwood. Hunt prey, harvest herbs, collect magical treasures, & defend your new home from intruders. Build a thriving town to recruit new cats. Get to know the residents, fall in love, & raise a litter of kittens!

Why similar: Cats 24.7%, Life Sim 20.9%, Nature 18.1%, Character Customization 10.9%, Immersive Sim 8.4%

Dive into the world of wild wolves and live your life as one of them! The best wolf RPG is finally here. Explore the amazing environment, develop your character and upgrade your skills to become the Alpha of your pack! Play with people from all over the World!

Why similar: Nature 45.2%, Immersive Sim 40.9%, RPG 13.9%

In Animallica you are racing against extinction after a deadly virus ravaged the world. As the lone survivor of the last conservation center on Earth, the fate of every single animal and plant species lies in your hands.

Why similar: Hunting 41.1% ★, Survival 18.2%, Horses 14.3% ★, Open World 12.3%, Simulation 8%

Morels is a simulation game about mushroom hunting and wildlife photography. Explore a diverse range of regions spanning across the United States. Increase your hunter and photographer levels by collecting a variety of mushrooms, photographing animals, and completing weekly tasks.

Why similar: Hunting 30.2% ★, Nature 18.7%, Realistic 10.1%, Survival 9.5%, Open World 9.2%

Explore the vast and open landscape as a wild animal. Meadow is an online fable experience that lets old and new fans of the Shelter game series come together and explore a peculiar and wondrous world together.

Why similar: Open World 36%, Nature 24.4%, Relaxing 20.4%, Exploration 11.8%, Simulation 3.9%

Embark on a cozy open-world survival journey inspired by ancient China's heritage. Gather resources, cultivate crops, build your dream home, and defend it from marauders. Team up with friends to explore and uncover a world where adventure meets serenity.

Why similar: Open World 35.9%, Survival 32.6%, Exploration 12.7%, Simulation 11.4%, RPG 7.4%

BULT is a realistic waterfowl hunting simulator made by experienced hunters. This is not an action game. Your success depends on skill: choosing the right time to hunt, accounting for the wind, camouflage, and calling. Birds are cautious and live by their own rules. Ready for the real challenge?

Why similar: Hunting 50.9% ★, Nature 14.6%, Open World 10%, Realistic 8.3%, Simulation 7.6%

The unbridled force of nature runs wild and relentless, with environments transforming drastically from one moment to the next. This is a story of monsters and humans and their struggles to live in harmony in a world of duality.

Why similar: Hunting 67.6% ★, Open World 15.5%, Character Customization 12.7%, RPG 4.2%

“Cowboy Life Simulator” is an immersive and relaxing ranching sim where you step into the boots of a failed businessman starting fresh on the frontier. Buy your first goat, meet the locals, explore vibrant lands, and build your dream ranch in a world full of stories and adventure!

Why similar: Life Sim 26.5%, Open World 21.3%, Survival 20.2%, Realistic 11.1%, Simulation 7.8%

Experience a big adventure on a tiny scale! Enjoy multiplayer survival in a vast, hazardous world. Preparation is key when you're this small & at the bottom of the food chain. Craft weapons & armour, tame & ride creatures, build encampments & explore a strange new land.

Why similar: Survival 30.4%, Open World 26.3%, Character Customization 15.8%, Exploration 11.8%, Action-Adventure 8.7%

LIVE like a LATIN COWBOY as you EXPLORE, HELP others, and bring HARMONY between HUMANS and MYSTICAL BEINGS in a RELAXING COZY ADVENTURE.

Why similar: Horses 27.3% ★, Dog 20.5% ★, Nature 14.7%, Life Sim 14%, Character Customization 7.9%

Hunt and eat other fish - simply, grow into larger beasts!

Why similar: Survival 46.5%, Open World 28%, Simulation 19.4%, Realistic 6.2%

Fight, farm, build and work alongside mysterious creatures called "Pals" in this completely new multiplayer, open world survival and crafting game!

Why similar: Open World 46.9%, Survival 41.2%, Exploration 7%, RPG 5%

Experience the frontier as a chief of a Native American tribe and resist the onset of the settlers. Explore the vast world full of hostile humans and animals while defining your narrative through the decisions you make.

Why similar: Survival 33.1%, Open World 30.1%, America 21% ★, RPG 8.2%, Simulation 7.6%

A casual-friendly hunting game that focuses on fun, punchy shooting rather than hardcore simulation. Track animals, line up the perfect shot, and inspect every hit on detailed animal models.

Why similar: Hunting 41% ★, Nature 18.4%, Survival 12.5%, Open World 8.2%, Exploration 6.9%

Northern Lights is an open world survival simulation set in the extreme conditions of the arctic tundra. Clinging to life, you must use real-life survival techniques to gather resources, craft, and hunt while tending to your health and sanity. Can you survive your way out of the mysterious island?

Why similar: Hunting 28.8% ★, Open World 17.4%, Survival 17.2%, Realistic 11.8%, Immersive Sim 11.2%

A deep, open world life sim and town building game set in a cozy post-apocalyptic paradise. Restore your town, sail across a mysterious archipelago, rescue animal pals. Hunt for relics and farm, fish & craft everything you need. Can you help turn Critter Cove into a thriving tourist town once again?

Why similar: Cats 23%, Life Sim 20.3%, Open World 16%, Character Customization 12.4%, Relaxing 9.5%

In Animal Shelter, your main target is to make your four-legged friends happy. Pet them, hand out treats, play with toys - and they will pay you back with great trust. Get to know the animals well enough to find them the best home! Don't wait any longer, open your animal shelter now!

Why similar: Dog 32.2% ★, Cats 22.1%, Life Sim 18.6%, Realistic 9.7%, Immersive Sim 7.7%