- #1 Terra Firma 2
97% matchVery Positive92% of 155 reviews2025
Dev: Working as Intended
Windows
Shape breathtaking worlds in Terra Firma 2, a vast simulation where your creations evolve through the forces of nature. Sculpt the land, then watch as weather, erosion, and life itself transform your world into a dynamic, living ecosystem- right down to every plant and creature.
Why similar: God Game 35.7% ★, Sandbox 15.2%, Simulation 14.2%, Physics 8.6%, Agriculture 7.5% ★
- #2 WorldBox - God Simulator
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 55,337 reviews2021
Dev: Maxim Karpenko
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 29.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 53.6% ★, Sandbox 22.7%, Simulation 15.6%, Relaxing 4.6%, Indie 3.6%
- #3 Terra Firma
96% matchVery Positive94% of 596 reviews2025
Dev: Working as Intended
Windows
Play god and create your own world in this complex simulation. Plate tectonics, wind and water erosion and plant life all develop and interact to produce a world that is viewable from a single tree to kilometres across.
Why similar: God Game 43.4% ★, Simulation 23.6%, Sandbox 15.6%, Physics 6.1%, Strategy 6.1%
- #4 Equilinox
95% matchVery Positive92% of 3,011 reviews2018
Dev: ThinMatrix
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Equilinox is a relaxing nature simulation game in which you can create and nurture your own ecosystems. Shape the world to your liking, cultivate and raise hundreds of different species, and evolve your wildlife to unlock more exotic plants and animals.
Why similar: God Game 29.3% ★, Simulation 25.6%, Sandbox 21.5%, Relaxing 10.8%, Indie 8.1%
- #5 Plentiful
94% matchVery Positive98% of 63 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 47.7% ★, Sandbox 21.2%, Simulation 15.4%, Indie 5.2%, Relaxing 5.2%
- #6 Reus
94% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,972 reviews2013
Dev: Abbey Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
In Reus, you control powerful giants to shape the planet to your will. You can create mountains, oceans, forests and more. Enrich your planet with plants, minerals and animal life. There is only one thing on the planet that you do not control: mankind, with all their virtues and and all their vices.
Why similar: God Game 61.5% ★, Simulation 11.8%, Sandbox 11.5%, Indie 6.7%, Strategy 6%
- #7 Awe
93% matchMostly Positive71% of 258 reviews2015
Dev: Badland Development StudioPub: BadLand Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Awe is a god-game about expressing one’s creativity by shaping and building planets’ ecosystems in a soothing and relaxing ambiance carried by beautiful, minimalist lowpoly 3D art style and atmospheric music.
Why similar: God Game 58.1% ★, Simulation 18.2%, Indie 9.7%, Atmospheric 6.9%, Relaxing 6%
- #8 Water Physics Simulation
92% matchVery Positive81% of 97 reviews2021
Dev: Gaming-Apps.com
Windows
Water Physics Simulation & Sandbox! Build ships and let them sink! Build cars and let them sink! Use bombs and destroy ragdolls. Play with natural disasters or create towns.
Why similar: God Game 29% ★, Simulation 24.8%, Sandbox 23.2%, Physics 13.5%, Relaxing 5.3%
- #9 Earthtongue
91% matchVery Positive90% of 210 reviews2015
Dev: June StringsPub: junestrings
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Care for a miniature ecosystem in a strange world, exert limited influence to encourage the growth of different fungi and bugs and try to maintain the balance of life.
Why similar: Simulation 50.6%, Sandbox 21.9%, Indie 14.5%, Relaxing 10.8%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #10 Simmiland
90% matchVery Positive87% of 1,931 reviews2018
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Simmiland is a god-like card game. In this game you indirectly influence a small civilization by manipulating their surroundings by playing cards 🃏🃏🃏 Playing cards on different biomes and objects will result in different findings. The way you play the game will define how mankind will develop!
Why similar: God Game 54.4% ★, Simulation 31.2%, Indie 11.3%, Strategy 2.6%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #11 From Dust
91% matchMixed67% of 2,972 reviews2011
Dev: Ubisoft MontpellierPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Immerse yourself in a world as exotically beautiful as it is dangerous in this modern God-Game where Nature is the Star!
Why similar: God Game 67.1% ★, Simulation 15.5%, Sandbox 11.9%, Strategy 3.2%, Physics 1.2%
- #12 Tribe: Primitive Builder
89% matchVery Positive81% of 788 reviews2023
Dev: Space Boat StudiosPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Chill out as you explore the beautiful, realistic island of exiles. Gather resources, craft tools, construct buildings and settlements. Manage tribe and automate your gameplay. Discover 4 lands, a storyline and save the inhabitants of the island.
Why similar: Simulation 55.7%, First-Person 20.6%, Atmospheric 18.4%, Singleplayer 5.4%
- #13 Planetary Life
86% matchVery Positive94% of 867 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 51.8% ★, Sandbox 19.7%, Simulation 16.9%, Relaxing 8.1%, Atmospheric 3.4%
- #14 Cloud Gardens
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,300 reviews2021
Dev: Noio
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 46%
A chill game about using plants to overgrow abandoned wasteland dioramas
Why similar: Sandbox 38%, Simulation 23.7%, Relaxing 17.4%, Atmospheric 12.4%, Indie 6.1%
- #15 Crest - an indirect god sim
89% matchMixed65% of 374 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 48.4% ★, Simulation 16.6%, Sandbox 16.3%, Indie 6.5%, Strategy 5.3%
- #16 The God
88% matchMixed66% of 56 reviews2018
Dev: Struct9
Windows
Feel the power of god and create your dream world in a beautiful low-poly style. Share your creations with your friends and enjoy.
Why similar: God Game 51.7% ★, Simulation 34.5%, Indie 13.8%
- #17 DrainSim
84% matchVery Positive92% of 2,235 reviews2026
Dev: CodePeas
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Dive into DrainSim and seize control of the floods! Clear the city's submerged streets, with a huge range of different tools from rakes to submersible pumps. Embrace the satisfaction of restoring the water flow. Become the city's hero, one drain at a time.
Why similar: Simulation 28.2%, Sandbox 25%, Physics 14.5%, Relaxing 13.9%, First-Person 10.1%
- #18 Deisim
85% matchVery Positive93% of 894 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 48.3% ★, Sandbox 19.8%, Simulation 16.9%, Relaxing 8.5%, Indie 5%
- #19 Crab God
84% matchVery Positive83% of 306 reviews2024
Dev: Chaos Theory GamesPub: Firesquid
Windows
Crab God is an atmospheric underwater strategy game. Guide your Crabling colony through wild ocean depths, and defend the egg of the next Crab God.Restore and protect diverse coral reefs, making a difference in the real world as you progress in-game. Make waves, praise the claw!
Why similar: Indie 32.3%, Strategy 26.9%, Atmospheric 26.9%, Singleplayer 13.9%
- #20 Birthdays the Beginning
86% matchMixed64% of 981 reviews2017
Dev: Arc System WorksPub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The origins of the world are yours to decide in this engaging and open-ended builder experience! Shape the geography, control the temperature, and give rise to diverse lifeforms. Witness the birth of an entirely new ecosystem, made with your very own hands!
Why similar: God Game 55.3% ★, Simulation 22.5%, Sandbox 21.1%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #21 Reus 2
82% matchVery Positive95% of 2,271 reviews2024
Dev: Abbey GamesPub: Firesquid
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 9.6 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 55.6% ★, Sandbox 15.6%, Simulation 12.2%, Relaxing 6.9%, Strategy 5.2%
- #22 Mountain
83% matchVery Positive88% of 16,292 reviews2014
Dev: David OReilly
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 103.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Existential Nature Simulation
Why similar: Simulation 35.3%, God Game 33.2% ★, Relaxing 16.6%, Indie 12.5%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #23 Garden Life: A Cozy Simulator
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,653 reviews2024
Dev: stillalive studiosPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 23.0 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Garden Life is a relaxing gardening game in which you create your dream garden in a peaceful, colourful world. Plant and add ornaments at your own pace, transforming an overgrown forgotten plot into a flourishing community garden.
Why similar: Simulation 25%, Sandbox 22.7%, Agriculture 15.7% ★, Relaxing 14.3%, Indie 8.3%
- #24 Universe Sandbox
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 31,636 reviews2015
Dev: Giant Army
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 24.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Create & destroy on an unimaginable scale with a realistic physics-based space simulator. Explore the beauty of our universe and the fragility of our planet. Use science to bend the laws of gravity, collide planets, boil away oceans, fire epic space lasers, and customize your universe.
Why similar: God Game 27.3% ★, Sandbox 21.4%, Simulation 19.2%, Physics 11.3%, Relaxing 8.8%
- #25 Life Below
78% matchVery Positive84% of 183 reviews2026
Dev: MegapopPub: Kasedo Games
Windows
Life Below is a refreshing twist on the city-building genre, set beneath the waves. Shape thriving coral reefs, revive collapsing ecosystems, and grow a living seascape in a heartfelt narrative by Rhianna Pratchett. You are the ocean's final hope.
Why similar: Simulation 43.5%, Relaxing 21.9%, Atmospheric 16.1%, Strategy 14.6%, Singleplayer 4%
- #26 Land Above Sea Below
79% matchMostly Positive72% of 148 reviews2023
Dev: Glasscannon StudioPub: Skystone Games
Windows
Land Above Sea Below is an atmospheric building strategy and puzzle game where you have to build your island from tiles in order to raise its height as much as possible, to avoid it getting flooded by the constantly rising sea level.
Why similar: Sandbox 37.7%, Relaxing 20.6%, Indie 14%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Strategy 12.6%
- #27 Kselebox
80% matchMostly Positive75% of 68 reviews2021
Dev: KseLeroNPub: ONRI Studio
Windows
Kselebox is a sandbox game, which means you can do whatever you want in it! You can build a rocket and go to explore the vastness of space. Or maybe you want to build a huge car? No problem! Players can save their buildings and then publish them to the Steam Workshop.
Why similar: God Game 37.6% ★, Sandbox 17.9%, Simulation 16.3%, Physics 10.1%, Relaxing 6.3%
- #28 Terra Nil
77% matchVery Positive88% of 8,613 reviews2023
Dev: Free LivesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Terra Nil is an intricate environmental strategy game about transforming a barren wasteland into a thriving, balanced ecosystem. Bring life back to a lifeless world by purifying soil, cleaning oceans, planting trees, and reintroducing wildlife, then leave without a trace.
Why similar: Relaxing 43.9%, Strategy 26.3%, Atmospheric 24%, Singleplayer 5.8%
- #29 Among Ripples
81% matchMixed68% of 1,446 reviews2015
Dev: Eat Create Sleep
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 18%
Control a pond's ecosystem; experiment with what you can do and see what happens. Among Ripples is a meditative ecosystem management simulator; you add different creatures to the pond and see how they interact.
Why similar: Simulation 37.7%, Sandbox 23.6%, Relaxing 15%, Indie 12.6%, Atmospheric 8.4%
- #30 PLAYNE : The Meditation Game
78% matchVery Positive93% of 1,222 reviews2020
Dev: Krish ShrikumarPub: Vismaya
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 47.3 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Grow a beautiful island as you build a daily habit of mindfulness and meditation. Experience relaxation and learn ways to care for your mental wellbeing.
Why similar: Sandbox 27.1%, Simulation 21.9%, Relaxing 18%, Atmospheric 11.4%, First-Person 11%
- #31 Preserve
75% matchVery Positive93% of 740 reviews2025
Dev: Bitmap GalaxyPub: Grindstone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Preserve is a relaxing puzzle nature-building game in which you flourish a vibrant ecosystem by cleverly placing plants and animals to create a perfect symbiosis to your liking.
Why similar: God Game 45.3% ★, Sandbox 21.2%, Simulation 16.2%, Relaxing 9.9%, Strategy 5.6%
- #32 Townscaper
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 21,548 reviews2021
Dev: Oskar StålbergPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Instant town building toy. Place housing blocks and watch them transform, piece by piece, into idyllic ocean-side towns, pastoral gardens, or sweeping cities on the sea.
Why similar: Sandbox 33.8%, Simulation 26.4%, Relaxing 16.7%, Indie 10.4%, Atmospheric 9.8%
- #33 Super Island God VR
79% matchMixed62% of 58 reviews2019
Dev: Empyrean Interactive
Windows
Jump into Super Island God and take on the role of a lost island tribe's deity in this exciting new God Simulator. Harness your divine power in this built-for-VR game and reward (or punish) your civilization as they journey through dozens of handcrafted challenges.
Why similar: God Game 53.4% ★, Simulation 29.5%, Indie 8.8%, Strategy 8.3%
- #34 refarm
74% matchVery Positive88% of 296 reviews2024
Dev: otterhands
Windows
The ocean took it all… now take it back! In this short semi-idle island builder you’ll resurface fertile farmland - tile by tile. As you plant, harvest and expand you’ll obtain helping hands and discover what else lies below the surface.
Why similar: Agriculture 31.6% ★, Sandbox 24.9%, Simulation 21.4%, Relaxing 12.7%, Atmospheric 7.7%
- #35 PolyPine
73% matchVery Positive96% of 388 reviews2025
Dev: Cloudberry PinePub: IndieArk
Windows
A forest simulator where you grow trees and create habitats for animals, plants and insects. Click on animals to make them poop, hunt, dig, cut and twerk! Start with a few basic seeds and attempt to grow a thriving ecosystem.
Why similar: God Game 40.4% ★, Sandbox 20.6%, Simulation 19.5%, Relaxing 8.4%, Indie 4.8%
- #36 Sand:box
73% matchVery Positive94% of 1,644 reviews2023
Dev: smellymoo
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 49%
"Falling sand" style particle sandbox, now with circuits and stickmen!
Why similar: God Game 41.6% ★, Sandbox 18.3%, Simulation 15.8%, Physics 9.4%, Relaxing 8.1%
- #37 The Islander
77% matchMostly Positive71% of 427 reviews2018
Dev: Boxhead Bros.
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The Islander is a fast building/farming game set somewhere in an exotic Polynesia. Plant crops, bushes and trees, build livestock pens, but don’t forget to make it look classy by adding various decorations.
Why similar: Simulation 28.3%, Agriculture 27.4% ★, Sandbox 18.8%, Indie 11.9%, Relaxing 8.1%
- #38 The Islander: Town Architect
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 107 reviews2019
Dev: Boxhead Bros.
Windows
Escape your stressful and mundane everyday routine and head to exotic Polynesia to become a grand-master town architect. Turn this sandy wilderness into a beautiful paradise settlement.
Why similar: Indie 31.8%, Agriculture 24% ★, Sandbox 18.9%, Simulation 12.1%, Relaxing 7.8%
- #39 Fate Tectonics
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 208 reviews2015
Dev: Golden Gear GamesPub: Toy Temp
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Build up a world piece-by-piece using the power of the god-like Fates, while keeping them happy enough to avoid world-shattering temper tantrums!
Why similar: God Game 52% ★, Simulation 27.4%, Indie 11.2%, Strategy 9.4%
- #40 Diluvian Winds
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 388 reviews2024
Dev: Alambik StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Diluvian Winds is a relaxing management game set in a small hamlet at the foot of a lighthouse. Welcome weary travelers and work together to expand your hamlet on land, under the sea, or among the clouds.
Why similar: Sandbox 33.8%, Simulation 26.7%, Relaxing 15%, Strategy 11.1%, Atmospheric 10.4%
- #41 Grow: Song of the Evertree
72% matchVery Positive81% of 2,556 reviews2021
Dev: Prideful SlothPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Grow your own worlds and nurture a deep natural connection with everything they hold. See your actions change the world for better! Bring the Evertree back to life in this breathtaking world-crafting sandbox, with life management and adventure elements.
Why similar: Agriculture 36.2% ★, Sandbox 26.6%, Simulation 24.9%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Singleplayer 4.2%
- #42 Aquarist
71% matchVery Positive84% of 1,124 reviews2024
Dev: FreeMind S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Build beautiful aquariums, care for exotic marine life, complete creative customer jobs, and grow your own aquarium business into a world-class oceanarium in this relaxing sandbox simulation.
Why similar: Sandbox 31.8%, Simulation 28.7%, Relaxing 14.7%, First-Person 11%, Indie 11%
- #43 Creatura
74% matchMixed67% of 231 reviews2021
Dev: Koksny.com
Windows · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Seed, Breed, Create. From single cell organisms to complex ecosystems. Evolve every part of your own unique aquarium / terrarium by applying scientifically accurate principles of natural and artificial selection, in Creatura - ultimate Virtual Evolution Vivarium Simulator.
Why similar: God Game 41.4% ★, Sandbox 20.9%, Simulation 20.5%, Relaxing 8.1%, Indie 7.5%
- #44 Biomisland
72% matchVery Positive90% of 111 reviews2022
Dev: Remi Song
Windows
BIOmISLAND is a relaxing minimalist nature builder game. Visit randomly generated islands and restore nature at your own pace using diverse plants at your disposal.
Why similar: Strategy 46.2%, Relaxing 29.6%, Indie 19.4%, Singleplayer 4.7%
- #45 Inspiral: Echoes of Gravity
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: PcZ Games
Windows · Mac
Start as an asteroid, grow by absorbing other celestial bodies to become a planet, a star, and ultimately a black hole. Experience realistic gravity and orbital physics in an ever-evolving sandbox universe.
Why similar: God Game 36.9% ★, Simulation 16.3%, Sandbox 16%, Physics 11.1%, Relaxing 8.4%
- #46 Tile Town
70% matchVery Positive98% of 62 reviews2023
Dev: One Goose Army
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Tile Town is a chill strategy game set on a hexagonal grid. Plop down various building tiles to get the highest score possible, all while creating a colorful medieval town in the process. Unlock new levels or go for a stroll in the first person mode.
Why similar: Agriculture 37.2% ★, Relaxing 21.6%, Strategy 14.7%, First-Person 13.1%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #47 Havendock
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,924 reviews2025
Dev: YYZ StudioPub: Pretty Soon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Breathe easy and thrive in this cozy colony sim. Build a haven for castaways, manage resources, live your best life on the ocean. Lead your humble settlement into a high-tech society.
Why similar: Agriculture 35.4% ★, Sandbox 23.4%, Simulation 19.8%, Relaxing 11.2%, Strategy 6.9%
- #48 Tiny Isle
67% matchVery Positive91% of 157 reviews2026
Dev: Nature Rituals StudioPub: Etherous Games Limited
Windows
Tiny Isle is a cozy island-building simulation game. Grow crops, collect crystals, expand and customize your magical island, and welcome sprites and animal residents. Play actively with hands-on planning, or relax with full idle progression as your island comes to life at your own pace.
Why similar: Simulation 42.9%, Relaxing 25.2%, Atmospheric 16.8%, Strategy 6.7%, Indie 5.5%
- #49 Fata Deum - The God Sim
69% matchMixed59% of 459 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 54.6% ★, Sandbox 19.4%, Simulation 18.6%, Strategy 6%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #50 Ecosystem
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 624 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: God Game 49.8% ★, Sandbox 19%, Simulation 17.8%, Relaxing 7.3%, Strategy 4.8%
- #51 Sandboxels
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,035 reviews2025
Dev: R74n
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Falling-sand sandbox game with 500+ elements, chemistry, fire, life, food, and anything you can imagine.
Why similar: God Game 54.4% ★, Sandbox 24.4%, Simulation 13.2%, Relaxing 6.7%, Indie 1%
- #52 Your Island -KIMI NO SIMA-
70% matchVery Positive81% of 104 reviews2019
Dev: Andymente
Windows
Your people landed on a virgin forest island. Develop the island, build a house, make fields and barns, develop agriculture, fishery and industry, Let's develop into a wonderful island. It is a box-garden / sandbox-type simulation game that guides people and develops and develops islands. Andy maintenance (c)
Why similar: God Game 34.4% ★, Agriculture 21.7% ★, Simulation 15.2%, Sandbox 14.7%, Indie 5.9%
- #53 Dream Garden
67% matchVery Positive86% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: Campfire Studio
Windows · Mac
An easygoing simulation game about creating tiny, Japanese inspired garden dioramas. Use a wide selection of plants, decorations and tools to build and nurture the zen garden retreat of your dreams.
Why similar: Sandbox 35.8%, Simulation 28.9%, Relaxing 16.6%, Indie 10.6%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #54 Genesis of a Small God
68% 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 44.6% ★, Sandbox 16%, Simulation 15.9%, Physics 10.7%, Indie 5.9%
- #55 I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival
65% matchVery Positive85% of 4,592 reviews2024
Dev: MandragoraPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
I Am Future is a relaxing single-player survival game about building a cozy rooftop camp amid a flooded post-apocalyptic city. Set up a farm, go fishing, tinker with gadgets, craft new tools, manage a team of cute robots to automate and expand your base, explore the mysterious world, and chill out!
Why similar: Agriculture 35.1% ★, Sandbox 23%, Simulation 20.5%, Relaxing 10.9%, Indie 7.8%
- #56 Intelligent Design: An Evolutionary Sandbox
71% matchMixed45% of 149 reviews2017
Dev: Pill Bug Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 26%
A toy ecosystem with fully simulated genetics and evolution. Will you tinker with DNA or sit back, relax, and see if life finds a way?
Why similar: God Game 46% ★, Sandbox 22.7%, Simulation 14.5%, Relaxing 8.2%, Strategy 4.9%
- #57 Chill Town
67% matchMixed67% of 235 reviews2025
Dev: Low-Hi Tech
Windows
A unique blend of a Soothing Simulation and an Idle Game with Music, Decoration, Fishing, Cooking, Farming and more...
Why similar: Sandbox 32.7%, Simulation 31.5%, Relaxing 14.9%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Indie 9.2%
- #58 Reprisal Universe
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 404 reviews2014
Dev: electrolyte
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 26%
Reprisal Universe places you in charge of the very elements themselves. Raise and lower land to expand your tribes, harness the power of fire and water. Explore the hidden mysteries of the Universe and gather your people together once again.
Why similar: God Game 54.5% ★, Sandbox 18.9%, Simulation 16.3%, Strategy 5.9%, Atmospheric 4.5%
- #59 Pandora's Toybox
64% matchVery Positive85% of 393 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 51.8% ★, Sandbox 20%, Simulation 17.4%, Strategy 5.6%, Relaxing 5.2%
- #60 A Game of Humans
69% 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: God Game 47.5% ★, Sandbox 18%, Simulation 15.6%, Strategy 6.6%, Indie 5.9%