Games Like The WILDS

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

Why similar: Wolves 32.1% ★, Animals 15.2% ★, Hunting 13.1% ★, Life Sim 6.2%, Science 6%

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 34.9% ★, Nature 16.8%, Survival 12.6%, Open World 11.4%, Realistic 8.7%

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 35.7%, Survival 27.2%, Open World 15.3%, Exploration 12.6%, Simulation 9.2%

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 41.4%, Survival 31.8%, Exploration 14.8%, Simulation 12%

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.

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: Wolves 58.4% ★, Animals 22.3% ★, Nature 10.2%, Relaxing 5%, Exploration 4.2%

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.

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: Wolves 25.5% ★, Animals 16.8% ★, Horses 13% ★, Cats 10.7%, Life Sim 8.3%

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.

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 21.6%, Open World 19.9%, Realistic 10.4%, Simulation 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.

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 24.1% ★, Science 14.2%, Nature 11.4%, Life Sim 10.3%, Survival 9.3%

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

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: Science 19%, Open World 17.2%, Survival 16.7%, Nature 15.6%, Immersive Sim 9.4%

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.

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 42.8%, Open World 29.5%, Exploration 19.8%, Simulation 7.9%

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 18.3%, Nature 16.3%, Survival 13.2%, Immersive Sim 12.1%, 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: Animals 43.9% ★, Survival 21.5%, Nature 20.7%, Simulation 7.6%, Exploration 6.3%

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.

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 21.6%, Nature 19.7%, Immersive Sim 13.8%, Realistic 12.7%, Action-Adventure 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.

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 33.1%, Nature 23.1%, Open World 16%, Relaxing 11.5%, Exploration 10.3%

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.

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 26.1%, Open World 19.1%, Survival 19%, Life Sim 18.9%, Exploration 9.6%

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.

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 14.9%, Nature 11.9%, Life Sim 11.9%, Open World 8.8%

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.

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 19%, Survival 13.5%, Open World 13.5%, Character Customization 11.5%, 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.

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 36% ★, Survival 16%, Nature 12.8%, Open World 11.7%, Realistic 11%

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.

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 31.2% ★, Open World 14.5%, Survival 14.4%, Nature 13.8%, Realistic 10.3%

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 43.3% ★, Open World 16.2%, Survival 16.1%, Nature 14.1%, Realistic 10.3%

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 61.1%, Relaxing 38.9%

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% ★, Survival 25.9%, Simulation 14.1%, Open World 10.3%, RPG 6.7%

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 21.9%, Nature 16.1%, Survival 15.1%, Action-Adventure 9.9%, Open World 8.5%

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 44.1% ★, Open World 12.9%, Nature 12.4%, Survival 8.1%, Realistic 7%

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: Horses 23.8% ★, Hunting 22.9% ★, Animals 22.9% ★, Open World 8.7%, Realistic 6.7%

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 46.8% ★, Nature 14.8%, Realistic 11.3%, Open World 10.1%, Exploration 7.4%

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: Wolves 38.3% ★, Animals 20.6% ★, Cats 11.9%, Life Sim 9.3%, Nature 8.4%

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 37.6% ★, Nature 14%, Life Sim 11.7%, Open World 11.1%, Survival 10.1%

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 22.4% ★, Horses 16% ★, Life Sim 14.4%, Cats 11.8%, Nature 7.8%

Begin your ranger journey in Ranger’s Path: National Park Simulator. Maintain trails, assist visitors, track wildlife, rescue injured or trapped animals, and explore diverse biomes filled with varied species.

Why similar: Nature 20.8%, Life Sim 18.8%, Open World 17.1%, Character Customization 11.2%, Immersive Sim 9.9%

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 37.8%, Survival 35.7%, Simulation 26.5%

A cozy pet sim where you raise Ember, your magical fox-like companion. Bring her home, care for her, and venture into the Shimmershift together -- deepening your bond one adventure at a time.

Why similar: Wolves 47.2% ★, Animals 14.1% ★, Life Sim 10.5%, Nature 10%, Relaxing 5.4%

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: Immersive Sim 43.2%, Nature 41.3%, RPG 15.5%

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

Why similar: Life Sim 22.4%, Nature 21.9%, Open World 15.2%, Realistic 13.4%, Survival 13.3%

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 44.3%, Simulation 32.6%, Survival 23.1%

As primitive human, in the wild Ice Age prehistoric world, Hunt and tame wild beasts such as mammoths and sabretooth, build homes, and survive.

Why similar: Hunting 30.7% ★, Survival 18%, Open World 14.2%, Nature 11.9%, RPG 7.5%

Experience the most advanced, realistic, and visually stunning hunting adventure across vast wilderness in North America and Africa. Encounter lifelike animal behavior, dynamic ecosystems, and dangerous wildlife while building a collection of trophies in your lodge.

Why similar: Hunting 53.6% ★, Immersive Sim 11.5%, Realistic 10.9%, Simulation 10.7%, Exploration 7.8%

Day of Dragons is an online creature survival game set in a large, beautiful, sandbox open world with multiple biomes and distinct creatures. Rule the world as one of several dragon species, or play as an elemental.

Why similar: Survival 25%, Open World 23%, Realistic 15.4%, Immersive Sim 14%, Exploration 8.9%

To be a cat, to be a free cat.

Why similar: Hunting 24% ★, Cats 18.5%, Life Sim 13.7%, Open World 11.1%, Survival 8.8%

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 31.3% ★, Animals 16.5% ★, Life Sim 11%, Nature 10%, Open World 9.4%

Become a real-life animal trainer! Manage and develop your animal training center, create a safe and happy place for them! Train different types of animals, and give them a lot of attention and they will surely become calmer and more cooperative with their owners.

Why similar: Horses 35% ★, Cats 17.3%, Life Sim 10.4%, Nature 10.3%, Realistic 10.2%

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 32.5% ★, Nature 16.8%, Open World 12.8%, Immersive Sim 10.4%, Realistic 9.7%

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 35.6%, Survival 31.4%, Exploration 12.5%, Simulation 12.2%, RPG 8.3%

Unbridled: That Horse Game is the ultimate horse simulator, giving you the freedom to follow your own dreams and create your own unique story. Experience the freedom of riding, the challenges of horse sports, and the joy of breeding horses - all in a stunning virtual world.

Why similar: Horses 44.3% ★, Realistic 11.1%, Open World 10.7%, Nature 9.7%, Character Customization 7.8%

Explore the acclaimed animal adventure in never before seen beauty! Slip into the role of different animals to uncover the fate of an ancient world. Dive into deep waters, fly at lofty heights or even climb steep cliffs with a mountain goat, there are lots of ways of getting around.

Why similar: Wolves 57.3% ★, Animals 22% ★, Nature 11.4%, Relaxing 4.8%, Exploration 4.5%

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 40.5% ★, Survival 17.3%, Horses 15.4% ★, Open World 12%, Simulation 8.5%

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 29.2%, Open World 25.8%, Character Customization 16.4%, Exploration 11.3%, Action-Adventure 9.7%

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: Animals 26.9% ★, Open World 26.6%, Nature 16.6%, Relaxing 15.3%, Exploration 8.6%

The Ranchers is an open world country-life sim for 1-4 players. Raise animals, grow tasty crops, craft helpful tools and build your dream house. Explore the open world and earn the villagers' respect and esteem.

Why similar: Animals 42.5% ★, Life Sim 20%, Open World 12.3%, Relaxing 8.8%, Simulation 5.9%

“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 29.8%, Open World 24.3%, Relaxing 15.3%, Exploration 12.4%, Simulation 9.4%

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

Why similar: Survival 44.5%, Open World 28.8%, Simulation 20.6%, Realistic 6.1%

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 28.7% ★, Open World 17.2%, Survival 16.6%, Immersive Sim 11.9%, Realistic 11.8%

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 23.6%, Life Sim 19.5%, Open World 15.5%, Character Customization 12.9%, Relaxing 9.3%

Card Survival: Fantasy Forest is a card-based deep survival simulator and the next installment in the Card Survival Series. Carve yourself a home in a primordial forest that has a will of its own. A day-to-day life simulator in a world where nature reigns with mystery, beauty and sometimes cruelty.

Why similar: Hunting 32.6% ★, Life Sim 28.6%, Survival 21.7%, Simulation 9%, RPG 8.1%

Dive into intense dinosaur hunting adventures with your friends. Complete hunting contracts for Preton Corporation. Gather rewards, improve your equipment and become a master hunter. Are you the hunter or the hunted?

Why similar: Hunting 46.7% ★, Open World 15.8%, Immersive Sim 13.1%, Realistic 11.2%, Exploration 7.9%

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 40.5%, Open World 37.6%, RPG 11.6%, Simulation 10.4%