- #1 Wild Wolf
97% matchMixed46% of 150 reviews2022
Dev: Altai Game Studio
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 10%
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: Simulation 30.8%, Open World 19.4%, Adventure 10.8%, Action 10.6%, Survival 10.3%
- #2 Shelter 2
96% matchVery Positive85% of 4,320 reviews2015
Dev: Might and Delight
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Survival 22.4%, Stealth 17.9%, Simulation 17.9%, Female Protagonist 16.8%, Cute 8.5%
- #3 The WILDS
96% matchMostly Positive76% of 622 reviews2022
Dev: Gluten Free Games
Windows
Become iconic animals and fight for survival in the The WILDS. Finding food, water, and shelter will be the easy part, protecting your family from hungry predators and a harsh environment will separate the weak from the strong. Welcome to a uniquely immersive animal experience...
Why similar: Open World 37.8%, Survival 35.7%, Simulation 26.5%
- #4 Shelter
95% matchVery Positive85% of 3,721 reviews2013
Dev: Might and Delight
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Survival 20.9%, Open World 20.6%, Simulation 17.1%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Cute 7.6%
- #5 Cat Simulator : Animals on Farm
94% matchVery Positive95% of 139 reviews2021
Dev: Avelog Games
Windows
Sneak up on your enemies, help Farmer, Goat and Piggy, and start a family!
Why similar: Simulation 27.7%, Open World 26%, Survival 23.2%, Adventure 6.5%, Casual 5.5%
- #6 WolfQuest: Classic
93% matchVery Positive91% of 1,671 reviews2025
Dev: eduweb
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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: Survival 42.3%, Simulation 41%, Action 11.5%, Singleplayer 5.1%
- #7 Cattails | Become a Cat!
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,693 reviews2017
Dev: Falcon Development
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 20.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: Open World 29.6%, Simulation 29.2%, Survival 24.8%, Cute 13.1%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #8 WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 13,382 reviews2025
Dev: eduweb
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Live the life of a wild wolf in a realistic ecological simulation set in Yellowstone National Park.
Why similar: Open World 35.2%, Survival 34.6%, Simulation 26.8%, Singleplayer 3.4%
- #9 Lightning Fast
91% matchMixed40% of 102 reviews2025
Dev: Steppe Games
Windows
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: Simulation 34.1%, Survival 29.6%, Adventure 15.4%, Open World 11.6%, Action 6.8%
- #10 Survivalizm - The Animal Simulator
91% matchMixed45% of 93 reviews2025
Dev: Vishwakarma studiosPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 50.5%, Adventure 17.2%, Action 16.3%, Indie 16.1%
- #11 Cat Simulator: Meow
89% matchMixed61% of 242 reviews2026
Dev: Cat Studio
Windows
To be a cat, to be a free cat.
Why similar: Open World 36.6%, Survival 29.5%, Simulation 14.7%, Cute 13.2%, Casual 5.9%
- #12 The Legend of Khiimori
87% matchVery Positive83% of 2,316 reviews2026
Dev: Aesir InteractivePub: Mindscape
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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: Open World 24.3%, Survival 22.5%, Female Protagonist 18%, Simulation 16.9%, Cute 6.9%
- #13 Wilderness
89% matchMostly Negative28% of 86 reviews2020
Dev: Horizon Studios
Windows
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: Survival 36.4%, Open World 26.1%, Simulation 17%, Adventure 11.9%, Indie 6%
- #14 Nature & Life - Drunk On Nectar
85% matchVery Positive87% of 291 reviews2025
Dev: Venugopalan Sreedharan
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Open World 36.2%, Survival 35.7%, Simulation 28.1%
- #15 Creatures Inc
86% matchMixed54% of 162 reviews2019
Dev: Little Beavers Games
Windows
Creatures Inc is an open world survival experience where taming creatures is the key to survival. Explore a hostile world solo or in 2 player online co-op, make impactful choices, upgrade your character, and turn deadly creatures into powerful allies.
Why similar: Survival 29.2%, Simulation 26.1%, Open World 18.2%, Action 10.1%, Indie 9.1%
- #16 Kitty Play
86% matchMostly Positive71% of 51 reviews2018
Dev: Cats Who Play
Windows
Who said being a kitten would be easy? Sure, the owners feed you and the bowl is full of water! But growing up is so hard. After all, in order to grow tall and strong, you'll have to develop your skills by playing learning games, and sometimes you just want to mess around!
Why similar: Open World 35.9%, Simulation 29.3%, Cute 12.5%, Adventure 11.2%, Indie 11.1%
- #17 Animal Trainer Simulator
84% matchMixed48% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
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: Simulation 48.6%, Cute 16.3%, Casual 14.1%, Adventure 9.8%, Open World 6.5%
- #18 Bigfoot Life
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 92 reviews2025
Dev: Planet 47 Games
Windows
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: Survival 31.9%, Open World 31.4%, Simulation 30.6%, Casual 6.1%
- #19 Endling - Extinction is Forever
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,657 reviews2022
Dev: Herobeat StudiosPub: THQ Nordic Mobile
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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: Survival 20.8%, Simulation 14.9%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Stealth 13.9%, Open World 11.5%
- #20 Little Kitty, Big City
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 13,891 reviews2024
Dev: Double Dagger Studio
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
You're a curious little kitty with a big personality, on an adventure to find your way back home. Explore the city, make new friends with stray animals, wear delightful hats, and leave more than a little chaos in your wake. After all, isn't that what cats do best?
Why similar: Open World 31%, Simulation 28.6%, Cute 18.3%, Indie 10.2%, Adventure 8.3%
- #21 Girl Amazon Survival
84% matchMixed43% of 246 reviews2016
Dev: Kobra Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Stay alive fighting with the bandits and zombies. Hunt animals, build houses.
Why similar: Simulation 31.5%, Female Protagonist 20.1%, Survival 14.1%, Adventure 11.7%, Action 11.4%
- #22 My Riding Stables: Life with Horses
81% matchVery Positive88% of 284 reviews2014
Dev: SproingPub: familyplay
Windows
The Riding Stables at Mill Creek are mere ruins, but you are about to change that: stables, riding hall and guesthouse are being renovated and guests will happily pay for their stay...
Why similar: Simulation 35.6%, Open World 20.6%, Female Protagonist 19.5%, Casual 10.5%, Adventure 6.8%
- #23 The Dandelion Endures.
77% matchVery Positive95% of 78 reviews2026
Dev: 無限オーリーゲームズPub: Rikuya Waki
Windows
This is a dandelion life simulation adventure.
Why similar: Simulation 60.4%, Casual 20.3%, Cute 10.5%, Indie 6.9%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #24 Animalia Survival
79% matchMixed63% of 3,127 reviews2021
Dev: High Brazil Studio
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 35.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Survival 35.2%, Open World 31.2%, Simulation 25.2%, Action 8.4%
- #25 Ice Age
78% matchMixed55% of 53 reviews2026
Dev: Sabertooth Studio
Windows
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: Survival 28.9%, Simulation 24.6%, Open World 22.5%, Adventure 11.5%, Action 10.7%
- #26 Dinosaurs Prehistoric Survivors
80% matchMixed54% of 97 reviews2021
Dev: Arcupion Art
Windows
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: Survival 28.3%, Open World 28%, Simulation 23.8%, Adventure 6.5%, Action 6.1%
- #27 Paws - A Shelter 2 Game
79% matchVery Positive91% of 718 reviews2016
Dev: Might and Delight
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Survival 20.7%, Adventure 19.3%, Simulation 15.5%, Indie 15.2%, Cute 13.8%
- #28 Cattails: Wildwood Story
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,952 reviews2023
Dev: Falcon Development
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Simulation 69.1%, Cute 30.9%
- #29 LOST EMBER
77% matchVery Positive88% of 5,188 reviews2019
Dev: Mooneye Studios
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Female Protagonist 43.2%, Cute 19.1%, Adventure 16.7%, Action 13.5%, Singleplayer 7.5%
- #30 Countrified
78% matchMixed57% of 111 reviews2021
Dev: Avelar Studios
Windows
Countrified is an online Survival simulator focused on player interaction. Hunt, build, control regions, survive, kill, die and more in our world!
Why similar: Simulation 31.4%, Survival 27.7%, Adventure 11.7%, Action 10.2%, Indie 10.1%
- #31 Meowjiro
74% matchVery Positive93% of 871 reviews2022
Dev: 02GAMES
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 48.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Experience a part-time job at a convenience store, make money to buy more food for your cat. "Diz iz an honor te work fur meh~ Feed meh! Hooman! Bring meh home!"
Why similar: Simulation 36.5%, Female Protagonist 27%, Casual 18.8%, Indie 9.3%, Cute 4.7%
- #32 The Cenozoic Era
75% matchMixed57% of 990 reviews2023
Dev: Opendix [Studios]
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 55%
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: Simulation 58.7%, Adventure 20.9%, Action 20.4%
- #33 Shelter 3
76% matchMixed52% of 383 reviews2021
Dev: Might and Delight
Windows · Mac
Enter the wilderness and keep your calf and your herd safe from harm. Make your way through the open landscapes as a majestic elephant. Be alert and gather your herd during times of danger. Your herd is your family, shelter is your only hope, and survival your only goal.
Why similar: Adventure 24.3%, Indie 23.2%, Simulation 19.4%, Survival 16.8%, Casual 9.4%
- #34 Animallica
75% matchMixed70% of 909 reviews2022
Dev: Animallica Games Studio
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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: Simulation 24.3%, Survival 23.4%, Open World 15.9%, Adventure 10.4%, Indie 8.8%
- #35 Zoo Simulator
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 195 reviews2024
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
In Zoo Simulator, your main task is to run and manage your own zoo. Renew it and take care of all the animals' needs, ensuring them a peaceful life! Will you attract crowds of visitors? Create your own zoo!
Why similar: Simulation 30.9%, Open World 28.3%, Cute 10.9%, Adventure 10.6%, Indie 8.9%
- #36 Bear Simulator
74% matchVery Positive87% of 665 reviews2016
Dev: Farjay.com
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
It's a game where you play as a bear and explore stuff.
Why similar: Open World 31.2%, Simulation 30.8%, Adventure 11.9%, Indie 9.2%, Survival 7.6%
- #37 Rain World
71% matchVery Positive94% of 57,645 reviews2017
Dev: VideocultPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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 34%, Open World 23.1%, Simulation 13.3%, Indie 9.2%, Cute 7.5%
- #38 Falcon Age
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 202 reviews2020
Dev: Outerloop Games
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Bond with a baby falcon and go on an adventure. Falcon Age is a first-person, single-player action adventure where you’ll play as Ara in her fight to reclaim her cultural legacy in the lost art of falcon hunting against a force of automated colonizers.
Why similar: Open World 33.6%, Simulation 27.3%, Cute 14.9%, Adventure 11.5%, Casual 8.3%
- #39 Gaucho and the Grassland
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 547 reviews2025
Dev: Epopeia Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: Simulation 48.7%, Female Protagonist 27.6%, Adventure 19.9%, Singleplayer 3.8%
- #40 The Odyssey of the Mammoth
70% matchVery Positive89% of 499 reviews2022
Dev: Mighty TusksPub: UQAT - Création et nouveaux médias
Windows
Through lavish but perilous landscapes, assist a mammoth mother and her child escape from their extinction. Discover breathtaking views from 12,000 years ago. Beware of the increasingly hostile environment. Protect your offspring from the hunters tracking you and send them flying!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 42.7%, Cute 19%, Adventure 18%, Casual 14%, Singleplayer 6.2%
- #41 Saurian
72% matchMixed60% of 1,853 reviews2017
Dev: Urvogel Games, LLC
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Saurian is a survival-simulation experience about living the life of a dinosaur. Starting from the egg, you must survive to adulthood amidst the perilous Hell Creek ecosystem of 66 million years ago, meticulously reconstructed with the help of professional paleontologists.
Why similar: Survival 32.5%, Simulation 30.4%, Open World 27.2%, Indie 5.9%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #42 Nimbit Frontier
67% matchVery Positive97% of 119 reviews2026
Dev: Megasploot
Windows
In this cozy creature collector, your creatures aren't for battling. Restore lost species, build habitats around their needs, teach them the skills to thrive, and release them into the wild. Explore town life and dive into shifting roguelite dungeons to discover the next Nimbit.
Why similar: Simulation 62.6%, Cute 29.3%, Singleplayer 8.1%
- #43 Predator Simulator
73% matchMixed40% of 84 reviews2015
Dev: Imran ArafatPub: Reality Gameware
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 21%
Predator Simulator is an action arcade RPG packed with endless gameplay and new missions for every game session. On a quest to become a true Lion born, you get to save the planet by wiping out humanity from the face of the earth. Yeah.... didn't you always want to do that anyway? Now is your chance!
Why similar: Simulation 48.8%, Action 17.7%, Indie 16.8%, Adventure 16.7%
- #44 Goat Life
72% matchMixed62% of 154 reviews2018
Dev: Dwarven potion brewPub: Sacred Grab Games
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Goat Life is an unusual 2D platformer with elements of survival in which you have to go through a variety of levels for a goat.
Why similar: Simulation 44.3%, Adventure 21.2%, Indie 18.9%, Casual 15.5%
- #45 Primeval
69% matchMixed59% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: Exhibyte
Windows
Grow a dinosaur from hatchling to full-grown adult, then take it anywhere — solo or into 150-player servers, with everything you've earned carried over. 67+ playable species, from land to sea to sky.
Why similar: Survival 34.3%, Open World 32.8%, Simulation 20.3%, Adventure 8.6%, Singleplayer 4.1%
- #46 MMA Life Simulator
66% matchVery Positive81% of 472 reviews2026
Dev: BNS7
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into the shoes of a young aspiring fighter facing other fighters. To survive and protect your loved ones, you must enter the renowned world of fighting. Every choice you make, from intense training to accepting risky challenges has an effect on your favorite girls.
Why similar: Open World 46.5%, Simulation 35.6%, Adventure 12.6%, Singleplayer 5.2%
- #47 My Horse: Bonded Spirits
69% matchMixed46% of 168 reviews2024
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Build a bond with your horse and gain its trust. Develop yours and the horse’s skills. Discover the surrounding open world. Complete tasks and take part in competitions. Rebuild a run-down stud farm!
Why similar: Simulation 30.2%, Open World 30%, Female Protagonist 11%, Cute 9.9%, Casual 8.3%
- #48 Arctic alive
71% matchMixed55% of 91 reviews2016
Dev: TortPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Arctic alive - a simulator with elements of survival horror. The action takes place in Siberia on the research station "Arctic". There was something in what is necessary to understand the player. The world is open for exploration.
Why similar: Simulation 39.6%, Survival 27.1%, Action 11.2%, Indie 11.1%, Adventure 11%
- #49 Kitten Rampage
71% matchMixed58% of 98 reviews2017
Dev: Dexmes
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Kitten Rampage is a silly, fun, destructive all-in-one kind of game. Destruction is a must, destroy as much as possible! Roam, hunt, explore and explode everything as an adorable Kitten in a third person view. Conquer the world from humans and other enemies as the deadliest kitten alive!
Why similar: Simulation 48.6%, Action 19.1%, Indie 17.4%, Casual 14.9%
- #50 My Horse: Bonded Spirits - Prologue
69% matchMixed58% of 226 reviews2024
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 33%
The Prologue is just part of the gameplay that awaits you in the full version. Build a bond with your horse and gain its trust. Develop yours and the horse’s skills. Discover the surrounding open world. Complete tasks and take part in competitions. Rebuild a run-down stud farm!
Why similar: Open World 32.9%, Simulation 32.1%, Adventure 10.8%, Cute 10.5%, Casual 9.4%
- #51 Creatures of Ava
66% matchVery Positive87% of 564 reviews2024
Dev: Inverge StudiosPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Let your empathy guide you as you play an exciting action-adventure, creature-saver game. Understand and tame the creatures of Ava and let them lead you through a variety of ecosystems – all in the hopes of saving the planet from a life-consuming infection.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 39.7%, Cute 14.8%, Adventure 14.7%, Action 14.6%, Casual 11.6%
- #52 On My Own
70% matchMixed63% of 153 reviews2016
Dev: Beach Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 27%
Craft your own tools and manage your resources in this tranquil survival adventure. Charming naturescapes and original music frame your quest to conquer the mountain as you endeavor to make the most of your “one wild and precious" life.
Why similar: Survival 37.3%, Simulation 30.1%, Open World 19.5%, Adventure 10.4%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #53 Project Hunt
66% matchVery Positive88% of 170 reviews2024
Dev: Mind Mythic
Windows
Looking for a faster-paced hunt? PROJECT HUNT is not your typical hunting simulator. Take long-range shots, fire from horseback, track wild animals across vast landscapes, inspect every hit in detail, and display your prized trophies.
Why similar: Open World 29%, Simulation 26.6%, Stealth 21.8%, Adventure 10.1%, Action 9.2%
- #54 LOST EMBER: Rekindled Edition
65% matchVery Positive81% of 130 reviews2025
Dev: Mooneye Studios
Windows
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: Female Protagonist 53.6%, Cute 20.5%, Adventure 19.1%, Singleplayer 6.8%
- #55 Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite
63% matchMostly Positive77% of 7,431 reviews2026
Dev: Odd Dreams DigitalPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The Animal Evolution Roguelite. Hunt, Flee, Scavenge and Thrive in a living ecosystem. Choose from 125+ Evolutions and Specialisations for unique creature combinations in every run. Adapt to survive the natural curve in order to beat carcinisation... or get Darwin'd trying!
Why similar: Survival 38.8%, Simulation 31.1%, Cute 13.8%, Action 11.6%, Singleplayer 4.7%
- #56 Demesne
70% matchMixed50% of 66 reviews2016
Dev: Demesnegame
Windows
The main objective of the game is to survive in the taiga.
Why similar: Simulation 32.7%, Survival 26%, Open World 20.9%, Indie 11.4%, Adventure 9.1%
- #57 AREAZ
68% matchMixed60% of 106 reviews2019
Dev: Project Solutions
Windows
True survival techniques: you live on what you discover. Everything here is connected - fire and rain, meat and predators, calories and every move you make. Day and night decide what is possible - being in the right place at the right hour is a skill. Your choices, your survival.
Why similar: Survival 26%, Open World 24.9%, Female Protagonist 21.8%, Simulation 18.3%, Indie 5.8%