- #1 Creatura
97% matchMixed68% of 228 reviews2021
Dev: Koksny.com
Windows · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 35%
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: Science 19.8% ★, God Game 17.8% ★, Creature Collector 12%, Sandbox 9.4%, Nature 9.2%
- #2 The Bibites: Digital Life
96% matchVery Positive97% of 213 reviews2025
Dev: Omnia Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore real digital life in The Bibites! Play god by guiding your bibites on their evolutionary journey or engineer your own. Analyze their Neural Network brains and genetic information as they adapt to their environments. Save your favorites and test their strength in Challenge Mode!
Why similar: Science 22% ★, Education 13.7%, Artificial Intelligence 13.3%, Nature 11.5%, Sandbox 11.5%
- #3 Gridworld
96% matchVery Positive86% of 243 reviews2015
Dev: DopplerFrog
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Gridworld is an artificial life and evolution simulator. Watch creatures evolve through natural selection as they learn to find food, avoid danger, and compete with other creatures for survival.
Why similar: God Game 21.5% ★, Science 19.8% ★, Artificial Intelligence 11.5%, Sandbox 10.1%, Education 8.7%
- #4 Planetary Life
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 743 reviews2025
Dev: Sotenbox
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 27.4% ★, Science 20.7% ★, Nature 11.8%, Sandbox 10.8%, Education 7.6%
- #5 Lifecraft
94% matchVery Positive81% of 147 reviews2024
Dev: Pixbits
Windows · Mac
Survive and evolve as an organism with this simulation game in which you will literally start as a single cell and manage and organize all its functions to a fully fledged system! Assemble, breathe, eat, fight threats, produce energy, grow, anything is possible!
Why similar: God Game 25.8% ★, Science 24.6% ★, Crafting 14.5%, Sandbox 14.4%, Management 7.5%
- #6 Mudborne: Frog Management Sim
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 964 reviews2025
Dev: ellraiserPub: Future Friends Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Mudborne is a casual nature management sim about discovering & breeding frogs! Awoken from hibernation you find your pond abandoned. Through the genetic keys of new species you must unlock the paths between the waking & dreaming worlds, and embark on a journey to restore lost populations.
Why similar: Farming Sim 21.2%, Education 16.7%, Science 12.9% ★, Crafting 10%, Nature 9%
- #7 Equilinox
94% matchVery Positive92% of 2,999 reviews2018
Dev: ThinMatrix
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 61%
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 31.7% ★, Sandbox 24.4%, Nature 18.2%, Simulation 15.1%, Casual 5.6%
- #8 Horticular: Build a Garden, Attract Wildlife
91% matchVery Positive90% of 389 reviews2024
Dev: inDirection GamesPub: Slug Disco
Windows · Linux
Horticular is a relaxing garden builder where you grow plants, design habitats and attract a wide range of wildlife. Help the gnome Keepers restore a barren wasteland with magical powers and populate it with adorable critters. Reclaim nature from a looming corruption and create your perfect garden.
Why similar: God Game 24.5% ★, Agriculture 21% ★, Creature Collector 14.1%, Nature 11.5%, Sandbox 8.7%
- #9 Sandboxels
90% matchVery Positive95% of 844 reviews2025
Dev: R74n
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Falling-sand sandbox game with 500+ elements, chemistry, fire, life, food, and anything you can imagine.
Why similar: God Game 25.1% ★, Science 21.9% ★, Education 12.6%, Nature 11.7%, Sandbox 11.7%
- #10 Natural Instincts: European Forest
92% matchMixed47% of 289 reviews2021
Dev: DreamStorm StudiosPub: Games Operators
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 36%
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: God Game 22.9% ★, Science 15.9% ★, Education 10.6%, Sandbox 9.5%, Nature 9.5%
- #11 Staxel
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 4,816 reviews2019
Dev: PlukitPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Grow your farm, meet the villagers, and join your friends online in building your world.
Why similar: Agriculture 24.3% ★, Farming Sim 21.4%, Nature 13.7%, Sandbox 11.7%, Character Customization 8.4%
- #12 Research Story
89% matchVery Positive95% of 317 reviews2025
Dev: Petal Cat Games
Windows
Set out to discover and record plants and creatures for the Violet Archive. Grow crops, tame animals, and build the perfect farm! Forge friendships along the way as you begin your life as a researcher!
Why similar: Agriculture 23.9% ★, Farming Sim 20.5%, Creature Collector 15.4%, Sandbox 9.1%, Crafting 8.9%
- #13 The Sapling
89% matchVery Positive90% of 1,846 reviews2019
Dev: Wessel Stoop
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Sapling is a short simulation game where you design your own plants and animals, and put them in a world together. Or you turn on random mutations, and see what evolution does to your ecosystem!
Why similar: God Game 24.3% ★, Science 20.6% ★, Nature 11.1%, Sandbox 10.6%, Artificial Intelligence 10.2%
- #14 ANLIFE: Motion-Learning Life Evolution
87% matchVery Positive89% of 132 reviews2026
Dev: Attructure Inc.
Windows
A relaxing evolution simulation where AI-driven block creatures move in unexpected ways. There are no complex ecosystems—just pure movement learning through a physics engine. Watch as these creatures scurry, stumble, and evolve in their own unique, unpredictable ways.
Why similar: God Game 29.5% ★, Science 19.3% ★, Artificial Intelligence 11.6%, Sandbox 11.1%, Nature 7.5%
- #15 Horsey Game
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 740 reviews2026
Dev: Captain Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Collect Horses. Breed Horses. Race Horses. Genetically Modify Horses. Create a Horse paradise or just get rich!
Why similar: Agriculture 21.7% ★, Creature Collector 19%, Science 13.4% ★, Sandbox 13.2%, Nature 8.8%
- #16 Ecosystem
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 594 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 27.5% ★, Science 19.9% ★, Nature 12.3%, Artificial Intelligence 11.1%, Sandbox 11%
- #17 Species: Artificial Life, Real Evolution
88% matchMostly Positive74% of 988 reviews2018
Dev: Quasar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Play with evolution! Species: ALRE is a scientifically-grounded, emergent simulation of natural selection. Creatures evolve and speciate in response to in-game mutation and selection forces, allowing you to experience and tinker with evolution in real-time.
Why similar: God Game 33.3% ★, Science 28.2% ★, Sandbox 19.6%, Simulation 10.5%, Education 5.3%
- #18 Monster Harvest
86% matchMixed52% of 528 reviews2021
Dev: Maple Powered GamesPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Monster Harvest is a monster collecting and farming action RPG with a twist! Grow, collect and mutate your crops then take them into battle! Filled with places to discover and multiple ways to build your farm, get ready to craft, explore and battle across the vibrant world of Planimal Point.
Why similar: Agriculture 25.8% ★, Farming Sim 21.4%, Creature Collector 19.1%, Crafting 12.9%, Open World 5.6%
- #19 Grow: Song of the Evertree
84% matchVery Positive81% of 2,538 reviews2021
Dev: Prideful SlothPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.2 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 23.1% ★, Farming Sim 20.7%, Sandbox 12.4%, Nature 12.4%, Open World 7.1%
- #20 Runika: A World of Little Legends
83% matchVery Positive87% of 105 reviews2022
Dev: Pascal DittrichPub: padSoft
Windows
Build a farm… to save the world. Runika blends a cozy 2D sandbox with an unfolding story about a world being pulled into the mysterious Rift. Grow crops at your own pace, build your farm, gather resources, craft your own equipment, and uncover what awakens within the Rift.
Why similar: Agriculture 25.7% ★, Farming Sim 18.7%, Sandbox 13.8%, Crafting 12.4%, Character Customization 9.4%
- #21 Moonstone Island
81% matchVery Positive84% of 4,722 reviews2023
Dev: Studio SupersoftPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Moonstone Island is a creature-collecting life-sim set in an open world with 100 islands to explore. Make friends, brew potions, collect Spirits, and test your strength in card-based encounters to complete your Alchemy training!
Why similar: Agriculture 26.5% ★, Creature Collector 23.9%, Farming Sim 20.4%, Sandbox 13.2%, Simulation 5.8%
- #22 Koi Farm
82% matchVery Positive95% of 982 reviews2021
Dev: Job Talle
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
A koi breeding game.
Why similar: Farming Sim 25.4%, Creature Collector 23.3%, Sandbox 15.2%, Nature 10.8%, Simulation 8.3%
- #23 Terra Firma 2
81% matchVery Positive89% of 103 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 32.8% ★, Science 17.8% ★, Sandbox 14.7%, Nature 13.3%, Agriculture 9.9% ★
- #24 Serin Fate
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 567 reviews2021
Dev: VethergenPub: Crytivo
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Evil is afoot... Wielding your new Magic, bound into mysterious Monster-infested lands to uncover ancient relics and restore the Fate Stone. Along the way, explore the depths of every nook to find creatures, garner ingredients, train in Witchery, and craft new equipment.
Why similar: Farming Sim 24.2%, Creature Collector 23.5%, Sandbox 15.4%, Crafting 15.4%, Open World 9.1%
- #25 Heliopedia
80% matchVery Positive88% of 212 reviews2021
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 50%
A fictional universe sandbox/exploration game. 🪐☄️✨ Shape your own solar system by terraforming planets. Find new species and make beautiful ecosystems . . . or breed destruction with volcanos, lightning storms and wildfires!
Why similar: God Game 32% ★, Creature Collector 18.7%, Sandbox 13.1%, Crafting 9.3%, Nature 7.5%
- #26 Ova Magica
78% matchVery Positive93% of 557 reviews2024
Dev: Skinny FrogPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows
Stardew Valley meets Pokémon! Experience a content-rich JRPG game inspired by the classics! Raise cute blob creatures, take care of your farm and make friends with the people of Clover Town.
Why similar: Agriculture 19.1% ★, Nature 18.3%, Farming Sim 15.3%, Creature Collector 14.4%, Crafting 13.3%
- #27 Industrial Petting
79% matchVery Positive91% of 92 reviews2020
Dev: Another Yeti
Windows · Mac
Industrial Petting is a cozy factory game about building an adoption empire of adorable pets! Play with friends or solo. Build happy pet pipelines, explore and farm an alien island, and fulfill adoption contracts from across the galaxy!
Why similar: Agriculture 24.2% ★, Creature Collector 17.9%, Farming Sim 15.6%, Crafting 12.2%, Sandbox 11.8%
- #28 Creatures Docking Station
78% matchVery Positive95% of 186 reviews2021
Dev: Creature LabsPub: Gameware Europe
Windows
Raise and train a troupe of cuddly virtual life creatures that live on a Space Station. Because they have neural network brains, Norns can be taught right from wrong, but because they also have their own, individual personalities, they may not always do what you want.
Why similar: God Game 23% ★, Science 22.9% ★, Artificial Intelligence 14%, Nature 12.4%, Sandbox 11.4%
- #29 Thrive
77% matchVery Positive92% of 1,599 reviews2021
Dev: Revolutionary Games Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
An evolution simulation game. Take control of your species in the environment and edit your species as a whole. Compete with other evolving species for resources on an alien planet.
Why similar: Science 25.4% ★, Education 13.8%, Sandbox 12.3%, Nature 12.2%, Artificial Intelligence 10.2%
- #30 8-Bit Farm
79% matchMixed66% of 56 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Farm management simulation game! Create the most awesome farm!
Why similar: Agriculture 33.5% ★, Farming Sim 31.1%, Simulation 10.5%, Nature 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 5.2%
- #31 Kynseed
77% matchVery Positive83% of 3,619 reviews2022
Dev: PixelCount Studios
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Embark on a lifetime of adventure in a beautiful world of creativity and intrigue. Raise a family, customise your farm, run a business, craft items, and battle some marvellously malevolent monsters.
Why similar: Farming Sim 30.9%, Crafting 19.7%, Sandbox 18.3%, Management 10.1%, Open World 9.3%
- #32 Chronomon
76% matchVery Positive85% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: Stone Golem Studios
Windows · Mac
Chronomon is a fresh take on the Monster Taming and Farming genre. Catch, train, and evolve unique creatures while rebuilding a world in ruins. Befriend villagers, engage in strategic battles, and grow your farm—all with cross-saves on every device, including smartwatches.
Why similar: Farming Sim 30.2%, Creature Collector 26.7%, Crafting 17.4%, Simulation 7.7%, Character Customization 6.6%
- #33 Mushroom Nook
74% matchVery Positive99% of 111 reviews2026
Dev: HyperstasisGaming
Windows
Mushrooms of all kinds—adorable, quirky, and even some with unique abilities—are spring up randomly on your computer! Collect and nurture them, then decorate with various objects to create your own cozy mushroom haven, keeping you company while you work, study, or simply unwind.
Why similar: Farming Sim 26.3%, Creature Collector 17%, Sandbox 15.4%, Agriculture 14.7% ★, Simulation 10.7%
- #34 Littlewood
76% matchVery Positive93% of 6,792 reviews2020
Dev: Sean YoungPub: SmashGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The world has already been saved. Now it's time to rebuild your town, learn new hobbies, and forge lifelong friendships in this peaceful and relaxing RPG.
Why similar: Agriculture 27.8% ★, Farming Sim 16.2%, Crafting 14.2%, Sandbox 12.2%, Simulation 6.5%
- #35 Nature & Life - Drunk On Nectar
73% matchVery Positive88% of 277 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: God Game 21.9% ★, Science 20.1% ★, Nature 13.8%, Education 11.8%, Sandbox 10.1%
- #36 Ooblets
73% matchVery Positive91% of 1,527 reviews2023
Dev: Glumberland
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Ooblets is a relaxing and offbeat farming, town life, and creature collection game. Manage your farm, grow and train your ooblets, explore strange lands, and have dance-offs!
Why similar: Agriculture 23.1% ★, Farming Sim 20.5%, Creature Collector 18.8%, Crafting 12.4%, Character Customization 7.4%
- #37 Tea Garden Simulator
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 62 reviews2023
Dev: Flying Robot StudiosPub: SYV Games LLP
Windows
Explore tea production intricacies with real-world research, select ideal terroir and clones, master plucking and processing, and create specialty teas for your unique brand. Unravel new flavors, unleash your inner tea scientist, experiment with endless creative ideas, and grow your Tea empire.
Why similar: Science 23.7% ★, Agriculture 20.9% ★, Farming Sim 12%, Sandbox 11.9%, Crafting 11.2%
- #38 APICO
72% matchVery Positive92% of 1,968 reviews2022
Dev: ellraiserPub: Whitethorn Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
APICO is a laid-back beekeeping sim game about breeding, collecting, & conserving bees! Set in a series of lush environments, APICO uniquely combines resource gathering, biology, and beekeeping minigames, taking ideas from a mix of real-life and fantasy apiculture & floriculture.
Why similar: Education 20.4%, Nature 19.6%, Sandbox 16.8%, Management 10.1%, Open World 8.8%
- #39 Let's Build a Zoo
71% matchVery Positive89% of 4,032 reviews2021
Dev: SpringloadedPub: No More Robots
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
It's time to Build a Zoo! Construct and decorate enclosures, buy and breed animals, hire zookeepers and vets... then try your hand at DNA splicing, and stitch together over 300,000 different types of animal. This can only go smoothly...
Why similar: Creature Collector 28.7%, Sandbox 21.5%, Simulation 13.3%, Management 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
- #40 Your Big, Cute Monster Farm
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 865 reviews2025
Dev: KaiPlay StudioPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 24.8 hrsMean: 85.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Create a farm at the bottom of the screen and enjoy planting and harvesting with your monster companions! They handle all the work—just plan the layout, decorate, and wait for fun crop mutations. Take a break from busy life and enjoy the calm joy of farming.
Why similar: Farming Sim 27.9%, Agriculture 22.2% ★, Creature Collector 19.2%, Simulation 11.6%, Casual 6.3%
- #41 Alchemist: The Potion Monger
71% matchVery Positive86% of 104 reviews2024
Dev: Art Games Studio S.A.
Windows
First-person Alchemist Simulator with RPG elements. Explore the world, gather ingredients, and sell or use potions you craft to help others and fend off enemies. Adopt pets to help you with your alchemy knowledge (and to pet them). Decorate your home however you like and brew your destiny!
Why similar: Farming Sim 27.4%, Crafting 18.3%, Sandbox 16.7%, Management 9.6%, Open World 9.3%
- #42 Farm Life: Natures Adventure
75% matchMixed57% of 67 reviews2016
Dev: Brettpenzer123
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 99%
Grow, Harvest, Nurture, Explore, Fish, Shop, Love, Mine and Events - Farm Life: Natures Adventure is full of everything from the small things like running your farm to becoming the town mayor and changing the town.
Why similar: Agriculture 28.8% ★, Farming Sim 21%, Artificial Intelligence 17.1%, Sandbox 15.8%, Open World 6.4%
- #43 Whimside
69% matchVery Positive92% of 402 reviews2025
Dev: ToadzillartPub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%
A creature collection game that sits at the bottom of your screen & fits easily into your routine. Whether you're working, studying, or relaxing, Whimside is always ready to offer you a cozy escape. Capture rare creatures, create new species & decorate your whimsical space!
Why similar: Creature Collector 28%, Farming Sim 26.4%, Nature 13.5%, Management 8.2%, Cute 7.2%
- #44 Clanfolk
70% matchVery Positive92% of 3,737 reviews2022
Dev: MinMax Games Ltd.Pub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Clanfolk is a colony sim set in the Scottish Highlands. Harness your environment to survive - fish, gather, hunt, and farm as you prepare for the winter. Build an inn, trade with other clans, have children and marry them off - live life and prosper across the generations.
Why similar: Agriculture 26.9% ★, Farming Sim 21.7%, Crafting 14.2%, Sandbox 12.8%, Open World 6.7%
- #45 Earthtongue
73% 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: Nature 41.5%, Simulation 23.8%, Sandbox 20%, Management 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%
- #46 Strange Seed
68% matchVery Positive86% of 358 reviews2025
Dev: Chronicle Games LtdPub: Slug Disco
Windows
You’re a lowly blob, but with the ability to evolve any DNA you eat, you don’t have to stay that way. Upgrade parts to fight, run, fly and overcome your environment. Mammals, birds, insects, dinosaurs... everything is on your menu!
Why similar: God Game 38.6% ★, Creature Collector 19.1%, Nature 16.8%, Character Customization 10%, Simulation 7.4%
- #47 Intelligent Design: An Evolutionary Sandbox
75% matchMixed45% of 147 reviews2017
Dev: Pill Bug Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 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 24.2% ★, Science 22.6% ★, Education 15.7%, Nature 13.8%, Sandbox 12.4%
- #48 Planetary Planter
71% matchVery Positive87% of 52 reviews2022
Dev: Odd Gryphon EntertainmentPub: Earthbreak Games LLC
Windows
Planetary Planter is an open-world farming game where, instead of farming normal plants, you grow celestial bodies while exploring an alien world.
Why similar: Farming Sim 27.4%, Agriculture 24.1% ★, Simulation 12%, Nature 10.6%, Crafting 10.6%
- #49 ASTROBOTANICA
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 80 reviews2026
Dev: Space Goblin Studio
Windows
Science-driven survival with a relaxing vibe. Farming, base building, crafting, animal taming, puzzle-solving, and exploration on Prehistoric Earth, where you arrive as an alien botanist who is very good at plant research, but... can't breathe oxygen.
Why similar: Science 26% ★, Farming Sim 23.9%, Nature 17.7%, Crafting 9.6%, Open World 9.4%
- #50 Multicellular
72% matchMixed64% of 55 reviews2018
Dev: Insane Dreamers
Windows
Multicellular will take you back in time, to the dawn of life. Build your multicellular organism and combat hunger, the environment, darkness and other organisms. Everything in this new world can kill you, will you be able to survive?
Why similar: Science 33.4% ★, Nature 22.2%, Sandbox 17.9%, Simulation 9.9%, Cute 6.9%
- #51 Monster Lab Simulator
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 483 reviews2026
Dev: Round 3 Studios
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Ready to become a mad scientist? Synthesize, evolve, and command an army of unique creatures in your own lab. Manage your laboratory, master genetic essences, and dominate the battle arena in this deep creature collection simulator!
Why similar: Science 31% ★, Creature Collector 25.6%, Crafting 12%, Management 9.3%, Simulation 8%
- #52 Kselebox
70% matchMostly Positive76% 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 30.9% ★, Farming Sim 16%, Sandbox 15.3%, Artificial Intelligence 15.3%, Simulation 7.2%
- #53 The Last Alchemist
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 159 reviews2024
Dev: Vile MonarchPub: Marvelous Europe
Windows
Master the wonders of alchemy! Solve alchemical puzzles by transforming and combining Essences. Craft items, tools and machines. Explore the enchanting world, gather peculiar resources, and befriend the Agari, adorable mushroom folk who will help you find the cure for your mysterious disease.
Why similar: Science 26.1% ★, Agriculture 23.6% ★, Farming Sim 20.8%, Crafting 15.4%, Management 7.5%
- #54 Border Town
66% matchVery Positive81% of 299 reviews2025
Dev: GoHoGamesPub: 2P Games
Windows
Restore the former glory of Border Town in an open-world sandbox RPG set in a fantastical realm. Explore the world, craft tools and weapons, cultivate fields, and socialise with your neighbours while dealing with dark forces that threaten to destroy everything you have built.
Why similar: Farming Sim 38.7%, Sandbox 24.8%, Open World 14.3%, Creature Collector 10%, Cute 6.5%
- #55 Project Real
67% matchVery Positive89% of 64 reviews2024
Dev: HKGamesStudioPub: GoGo Games Interactive
Windows
The Real Project is a game where you shape your virtual life. Choose professions, build authentic relationships and explore a wide, vibrant world full of fascinating NPCs. Face challenges, explore stunning landscapes. Live a complete virtual life, full of unique adventures.
Why similar: Farming Sim 24.4%, Agriculture 20.1% ★, Sandbox 16.2%, Crafting 12.9%, Simulation 7.9%
- #56 Totemlands
69% matchVery Positive92% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: Hobofeller
Windows
Totemlands is a relaxing crafting, building game where you raise totem poles, hunt spirits, decorate and explore the lands.
Why similar: Agriculture 19.9% ★, Crafting 14.4%, Farming Sim 13.6%, Sandbox 12.6%, Open World 7.8%
- #57 CHKN
69% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,718 reviews2016
Dev: Katapult
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Behold, the miracle of life… packed into cubes! Create fantastic creatures in an open-world sandbox game like no other. Explore, craft, and survive—all with the help of your very own creations.
Why similar: Creature Collector 29.3%, Sandbox 23.7%, Crafting 20.8%, Open World 12.7%, Simulation 9.5%
- #58 One Lonely Outpost
67% matchMixed59% of 638 reviews2025
Dev: indie.io
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
An alien world sometimes needs a farmer’s touch to bring it to life. In this sci-fi, colonization-life sim, terraform a barren world: turn wastelands into verdant landscapes while exploring, farming, building, and unlocking all the mysteries of this strange new planet.
Why similar: Agriculture 27.9% ★, Farming Sim 25.7%, Sandbox 14.9%, Crafting 12.4%, Open World 6.2%
- #59 Creature Crafter
66% matchVery Positive88% of 821 reviews2022
Dev: Daniel Lochner
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 34.8 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Create your own creatures to explore online worlds with friends and collect new parts to upgrade your stats and abilities! Complete quests, battle enemies, challenge friends to minigames, or just have fun roleplaying — the possibilities are endless when your imagination is the limit!
Why similar: God Game 35.4% ★, Creature Collector 19.9%, Sandbox 14.1%, Character Customization 9.5%, Open World 8.1%