- #1 Shelter 2
97% matchVery Positive85% of 4,317 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: Nature 37.6%, Survival 31.4%, Exploration 14.8%, Simulation 12.6%, Singleplayer 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the emotional and survival-based journey of a mother animal protecting her offspring in the wild.
- #2 Shelter
96% matchVery Positive85% of 3,721 reviews2013
Dev: Might and Delight
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.0 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: Nature 21.4%, Life Sim 17.9%, Survival 17%, Open World 16.4%, Family Friendly 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric survival game that captures the vulnerability of nature and the necessity of protecting your young.
- #3 LOST EMBER
96% matchVery Positive88% of 5,178 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: Wolves 60.6% ★, Animals 22.5% ★, Nature 8.4%, Exploration 3.8%, Family Friendly 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: Allows players to experience the world through the eyes of various animals in a beautiful, exploration-focused setting.
- #4 Niche - a genetics survival game
95% matchVery Positive86% of 5,225 reviews2017
Dev: Stray Fawn StudioPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Niche - a genetics survival game is a turn-based strategy game combined with simulation and roguelike elements. Shape your own species of animals based on real genetics. Keep your species alive against all odds, such as predators, climate change and spreading sickness.
Why similar: Nature 24.4%, Education 21.5%, Survival 16.6%, Family Friendly 9.7%, RPG 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines survival mechanics with deep genetic simulation to manage a population of creatures in a harsh environment.
- #5 theHunter: Call of the Wild™
94% matchVery Positive89% of 202,051 reviews2017
Dev: Expansive WorldsPub: Avalanche Studios
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 41.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 41.1% ★, Open World 11.7%, Nature 10.7%, Survival 7.7%, Immersive Sim 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Provides the most realistic animal tracking and behavior simulation currently available for hunting enthusiasts.
- #6 Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 11,957 reviews2020
Dev: Panache Digital GamesPub: Private Division
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Survive your evolution in Neogene Africa starting 10 million years ago. Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey is a third-person open world survival game where you Explore, Expand, and Evolve to advance your clan to the next generation in the exciting new adventure from Panache Digital Games.
Why similar: Open World 16.6%, Survival 16.5%, Science 15.5%, Nature 14.3%, Immersive Sim 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A unique survival simulation that focuses on evolution, exploration, and the challenges of early life in the wilderness.
- #7 Saurian
93% matchMixed59% of 1,849 reviews2017
Dev: Urvogel Games, LLC
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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 31.7%, Open World 25.9%, Realistic 19.9%, Simulation 14.9%, Multiplayer 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A highly realistic survival simulation that focuses on the life cycle and ecological accuracy of prehistoric animals.
- #8 The Isle
92% matchVery Positive80% of 119,173 reviews2015
Dev: Afterthought LLC
Windows
Median: 12.6 hrsMean: 122.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 36.9% ★, Survival 20.1%, Open World 17.8%, Multiplayer 9.6%, Realistic 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A hardcore survival simulation that forces players to navigate the food chain as a prehistoric creature.
- #9 The Long Dark
91% matchVery Positive89% of 123,417 reviews2017
Dev: Hinterland Studio Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 47.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
THE LONG DARK is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies -- only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.
Why similar: Survival 47.3%, Open World 31.7%, Exploration 13%, Simulation 5.2%, Singleplayer 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the brutal, cold, and lonely survival experience of the wilderness that mirrors the intensity of WolfQuest.
- #10 Way of the Hunter
91% matchVery Positive80% of 11,260 reviews2022
Dev: Nine Rocks GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 46.4% ★, Nature 13.7%, Open World 9.8%, Realistic 8.8%, Exploration 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features realistic animal behavior and tracking mechanics that reward patience and observation.
- #11 WolfQuest: Classic
90% matchVery Positive91% of 1,669 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: Hunting 19.6% ★, Science 9.6%, Life Sim 9.1%, Nature 8.6%, Education 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: The original foundation of the WolfQuest experience, providing the core simulation mechanics that started the series.
- #12 Beasts of Bermuda
89% matchMixed69% of 9,734 reviews2018
Dev: Sastrei Studios, LLC
Windows
Median: 22.1 hrsMean: 336.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Play as a dinosaur and become part of a player-created ecosystem! Beasts of Bermuda is a multiplayer game where players endure catastrophic storms and fearsome foes while growing to monstrous sizes. Do you have what it takes to survive in the Bermuda Triangle?
Why similar: Survival 34.9%, Open World 24.2%, Simulation 16.2%, Multiplayer 13.5%, Realistic 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the life cycle and survival of creatures in a multiplayer environment with realistic environmental stressors.
- #13 Animalia Survival
89% matchMixed63% of 3,109 reviews2021
Dev: High Brazil Studio
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 35.4 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: Hunting 30.3% ★, Nature 13.6%, Survival 11.1%, Open World 9.7%, Online Co-Op 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on realistic animal survival and ecosystem interaction in a sprawling open-world environment.
- #14 Cattails: Wildwood Story
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,936 reviews2023
Dev: Falcon Development
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 20.0 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: Wolves 46.6% ★, Animals 24.4% ★, Life Sim 10.5%, Nature 8.2%, Family Friendly 4%
Why You'll Like It: Blends animal life-simulation with social structures and survival elements in a charming, open-world setting.
- #15 The WILDS
88% matchMostly Positive76% of 613 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: Wolves 32.6% ★, Animals 16% ★, Hunting 12.8% ★, Life Sim 6%, Science 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world survival game that emphasizes the struggle for existence within a natural, untamed landscape.
- #16 Feed and Grow: Fish
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 21,631 reviews2016
Dev: Old B1oodPub: Greens s.r.o.
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Hunt and eat other fish - simply, grow into larger beasts!
Why similar: Survival 35.8%, Open World 22.2%, Multiplayer 18.2%, Simulation 17.7%, Realistic 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: A survival simulation that centers on the food chain and the growth of aquatic creatures in a dangerous environment.
- #17 Day of Dragons
86% matchMixed65% of 7,897 reviews2019
Dev: Beawesome Games
Windows
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 48.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 19.8%, Open World 17.4%, Immersive Sim 13.1%, Multiplayer 11%, PvE 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-based creature simulation that allows players to experience the life cycle of a dragon in a multiplayer world.
- #18 Cattails | Become a Cat!
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,690 reviews2017
Dev: Falcon Development
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 20.5 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: Wolves 36.1% ★, Animals 23.1% ★, Life Sim 10.8%, Nature 7.7%, Open World 6%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a lighthearted but engaging life-simulation experience centered on feline social and survival behaviors.
- #19 Nature & Life - Drunk On Nectar
84% matchVery Positive88% of 289 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: Hunting 24.7% ★, Life Sim 12.5%, Science 12.2%, Nature 10.9%, Survival 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A detailed nature simulation that explores the life cycles of various creatures with a focus on ecological accuracy.
- #20 Green Hell
82% matchVery Positive85% of 101,308 reviews2019
Dev: Creepy Jar
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Plunge into the open-world survival simulation set in the extreme conditions of the uncharted Amazon jungle. Use real-life survival techniques to craft, hunt, fight, and gather resources, set a makeshift shelter, or raise a fortress. Survive alone or team up with your friends and challenge the jungle together.
Why similar: Survival 29.6%, Online Co-Op 18.8%, Open World 18.2%, Multiplayer 16.3%, Realistic 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: An intense survival game that emphasizes the unforgiving nature of the wilderness and the need for constant resource management.
- #21 Meadow - A Shelter Game
83% matchVery Positive89% of 5,943 reviews2016
Dev: Might and Delight
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 29% ★, Open World 24.6%, Nature 14.7%, Multiplayer 11.2%, Exploration 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, social exploration game set in a beautiful nature environment that emphasizes non-verbal communication.
- #22 Prehistoric Kingdom
82% matchVery Positive90% of 6,664 reviews2022
Dev: Blue MeridianPub: Crytivo
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Take on the role of park manager and design the ultimate zoo for nature's greatest creations.
Why similar: Science 38%, Education 30.5%, Simulation 16.9%, 3D 10.3%, Singleplayer 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: While management-focused, it offers incredibly detailed animal models and behavior systems for prehistoric life.
- #23 The Cenozoic Era
81% 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: Life Sim 26.2%, Nature 20.6%, Immersive Sim 18.6%, Realistic 11.3%, Exploration 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A survival simulation that places players in a prehistoric ecosystem with a focus on realistic creature needs.
- #24 Jurassic World Evolution 3
78% matchVery Positive93% of 13,266 reviews2025
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 13.7 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Build your own Jurassic World. Nurture generations of dinosaurs with the series debut of juveniles, create and manage sprawling prehistoric parks around the globe, and let your imagination roar with powerful new creative options.
Why similar: Simulation 33.2%, Survival 32.4%, Open World 23.2%, Multiplayer 7.7%, Singleplayer 3.5%
- #25 Jurassic World Evolution
80% matchVery Positive87% of 55,268 reviews2018
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 28.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Place yourself at the heart of the Jurassic franchise and build your own Jurassic World. Bioengineer dinosaurs that think, feel and react intelligently to the world around them and face threats posed by espionage, breakouts and devastating tropical storms in an uncertain world where life always finds a way.
Why similar: Simulation 40.8%, Open World 26.7%, Survival 15.5%, Multiplayer 9.1%, Singleplayer 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: The original park management game that set the standard for detailed dinosaur behavior and simulation.
- #26 Planet Zoo
79% matchVery Positive91% of 97,434 reviews2019
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 31.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Build a world for wildlife in Planet Zoo. From the developers of Planet Coaster and Zoo Tycoon comes the ultimate zoo sim. Construct detailed habitats, manage your zoo, and meet authentic living animals who think, feel and explore the world you create around them.
Why similar: Animals 25.8% ★, Nature 25.4%, Simulation 11.9%, Realistic 10.2%, Open World 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Offers the most comprehensive animal behavior and welfare systems available in a simulation game.
- #27 Jurassic World Evolution 2
78% matchVery Positive90% of 46,970 reviews2021
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Jurassic World Evolution 2 is the much-anticipated sequel to Frontier’s highly successful Jurassic World Evolution. This bold new era in the Jurassic World Evolution game franchise builds upon the ground-breaking and immersive 2018 management simulation.
Why similar: Open World 35.1%, Simulation 30.3%, Survival 14.3%, Multiplayer 13.2%, Singleplayer 7%
Why You'll Like It: Features high-fidelity animal behavior and welfare systems within a detailed simulation framework.
- #28 Way of the Hunter 2
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,475 reviews2026
Dev: Nine Rocks GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 45.9% ★, Immersive Sim 11.8%, Simulation 9.9%, Online Co-Op 7.5%, Realistic 7.4%
- #29 Animal Jam
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,594 reviews2025
Dev: WildWorks, Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 54%
In Animal Jam, you can become your favorite animal, collect amazing items, adopt adorable pets, and create a style to express the real you as you explore the beautiful 3D world of Jamaa! 2017 Google Play Awards Winner ★ Best App for Kids
Why similar: Family Friendly 33%, Open World 31.1%, Multiplayer 21.2%, Simulation 14.8%
- #30 Ranch Simulator: Build, Hunt, Farm
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 47,912 reviews2023
Dev: Toxic DogPub: Excalibur Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Animals 29.4% ★, Hunting 25.9% ★, Open World 9.5%, Immersive Sim 8.7%, Online Co-Op 8.5%
- #31 Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora™
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 15,590 reviews2024
Dev: Massive Entertainment – A Ubisoft StudioPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 31.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora™ is a third and first-person action-adventure game set in the Western Frontier. Reconnect with your lost heritage and discover what it means to be Na'vi.
Why similar: Open World 32.4%, Online Co-Op 22%, Multiplayer 15.5%, Exploration 10.5%, Immersive Sim 9.1%
- #32 Virtual Hunter
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 188 reviews2025
Dev: Korpi Games Oy
Windows
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 27.1% ★, Animals 16.8% ★, Life Sim 10.2%, Immersive Sim 8.9%, Open World 8%
- #33 Ranger’s Path: National Park Simulator
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 489 reviews2026
Dev: To-Go GamesPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows
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: Life Sim 18.4%, Nature 17.6%, Open World 15.1%, Immersive Sim 10.7%, Family Friendly 8.7%
- #34 The Wolf
76% matchMixed69% of 200 reviews2021
Dev: Good Luck Games
Windows · Mac
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 30.1%, Nature 22.4%, PvE 16.1%, RPG 10.6%, Online Co-Op 8.1%
- #35 LOST EMBER: Rekindled Edition
73% matchVery Positive81% of 120 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: Wolves 59.2% ★, Animals 22.1% ★, Nature 9.4%, Family Friendly 4.4%, Exploration 4.1%
- #36 Dinosaurs Prehistoric Survivors
75% 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: Hunting 29.2% ★, Survival 13.7%, Open World 13.2%, Nature 12%, Realistic 7.6%
- #37 Draconia
74% matchMixed65% of 946 reviews2022
Dev: Draconia Dev Team
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Create your dragon, customize it, level it. Explore the world of Draconia and unravel its story. Draconia is an MORPG where YOU play as the dragon!
Why similar: Survival 24%, Open World 19.7%, Multiplayer 14.5%, RPG 14.4%, Simulation 13%
- #38 Red Dead Online
72% matchVery Positive83% of 69,357 reviews2020
Dev: Rockstar Games
Windows
Median: 14.8 hrsMean: 75.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Step into the vibrant, ever-evolving world of Red Dead Online and experience life in frontier America. Chase down bounties, battle outlaw gangs and other players, hunt, fish and trade, search for exotic treasures, run Moonshine, and much more to discover in a world of astounding depth and detail.
Why similar: Open World 40.2%, Multiplayer 21.4%, Online Co-Op 20%, Realistic 16.7%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #39 Animal Shelter 2
71% matchVery Positive81% of 1,566 reviews2025
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Welcome back to the heartwarming world of Animal Shelter 2! Provide a loving home for every four-legged friend in need – play with them, pet them, even dress them up! Get to know them and find them a loving family. Play with your friends and manage your shelter together in co-op!
Why similar: Life Sim 21.7%, Education 13.6%, Multiplayer 11.1%, Open World 11.1%, Realistic 11%
- #40 Century: Age of Ashes
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 18,346 reviews2021
Dev: Playwing LTD
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Century: Age of Ashes is a free-to-play multiplayer dragon shooter. Master a growing roster of classes and dragons, compete in intense arena battles and rule the skies in fast-paced aerial combats.
Why similar: Multiplayer 54.9%, Online Co-Op 45.1%
- #41 ARK: Survival Ascended
71% matchMixed60% of 115,802 reviews2023
Dev: Studio Wildcard
Windows
Median: 27.7 hrsMean: 198.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
ARK is reimagined from the ground-up into the next-generation of video game technology with Unreal Engine 5! Form a tribe, tame & breed hundreds of unique dinosaurs and primeval creatures, explore, craft, build, and fight your way to the top of the food-chain. Your new world awaits!
Why similar: Survival 34.9%, Open World 32%, Multiplayer 16%, PvE 9.4%, RPG 5.6%
- #42 Wild Wolf
73% 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: Open World 42.5%, Simulation 34.5%, Survival 23%
- #43 Project Hunt
69% matchVery Positive88% of 165 reviews2024
Dev: Mind Mythic
Windows
Hunt wild animals across vast landscapes in an action-packed hunting FPS. Track your target, line up the perfect shot, and inspect every hit on detailed animal models.
Why similar: Hunting 37.9% ★, Nature 13.6%, Open World 12.4%, Survival 9.2%, PvE 6.9%
- #44 Park Ranger Simulator
70% matchMostly Negative21% of 89 reviews2026
Dev: Polygon ArtPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
Manage your own park facility in a huge open world in Park Ranger Simulator. Take on all the tasks that need to be completed as a park ranger - alone or together in cross-platform multiplayer! You have a variety of vehicles and equipment at your disposal to complete the challenges ahead!
Why similar: Hunting 27.5% ★, Nature 19.4%, Online Co-Op 13.1%, Multiplayer 8.7%, Simulation 7.8%
- #45 Isles of Yore
70% matchMostly Positive70% of 146 reviews2022
Dev: MaverickMatryoshka
Windows
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 18.2%, Nature 14%, Immersive Sim 13.4%, Survival 12.4%, Open World 10%
- #46 Endling - Extinction is Forever
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,626 reviews2022
Dev: Herobeat StudiosPub: HandyGames
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: Nature 32.8%, Survival 27.2%, Open World 14.6%, Exploration 12.7%, Simulation 9.8%
- #47 BULT: Hunting simulator
66% matchVery Positive87% of 872 reviews2026
Dev: NordrisePub: Ykt Games
Windows
A realistic waterfowl hunting simulator set in the wild landscapes of Yakutia. Hunt ducks and grouse with birds driven by realistic AI instincts: flocking, feeding, hiding, and reacting to the environment. Use decoys, calls, wind conditions, and strategy. Created by hunters for hunters.
Why similar: Hunting 49.7% ★, Nature 13.9%, Survival 10%, Realistic 8.5%, Simulation 6.8%
- #48 Survivalizm - The Animal Simulator
67% matchMixed45% of 93 reviews2025
Dev: Vishwakarma studiosPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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%
- #49 Primal Carnage: Extinction
69% matchVery Positive83% of 9,895 reviews2015
Dev: Circle Five StudiosPub: Circle Five Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 51.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Hunt humans, slay dinosaurs. It's chaotic prehistoric PvP, pick a side. Think fast, or you're extinct!
Why similar: Multiplayer 53.9%, Online Co-Op 40.3%, Singleplayer 5.8%
- #50 Paws - A Shelter 2 Game
68% 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: Animals 42.2% ★, Survival 18.5%, Nature 16.4%, Family Friendly 8%, Simulation 7%
- #51 Wilderness
70% 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: Hunting 35.9% ★, Survival 16.2%, Nature 11.9%, Open World 11.3%, Realistic 8.7%
- #52 The Legend of Khiimori
64% matchVery Positive85% of 2,188 reviews2026
Dev: Aesir InteractivePub: Mindscape
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 11.8 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: Nature 20.2%, Life Sim 19.5%, Open World 16.7%, Survival 15.7%, Exploration 8.8%
- #53 Bigfoot Life
66% matchMostly Positive80% of 88 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: Nature 21.9%, Survival 17%, Open World 16.3%, Immersive Sim 12.5%, Exploration 9.5%
- #54 Dragons Legacy
66% matchVery Positive80% of 296 reviews2024
Dev: Beawesome Games
Windows · Linux
Dragons Legacy is an online creature survival game set in a large, beautiful, sandbox open world with distinct dragons. Rule the world as a Flame Stalker, Shadow Scale, or Acid Spitter Drake!
Why similar: Immersive Sim 29.8%, Simulation 21.5%, Open World 15.8%, Online Co-Op 9.1%, 3D 8.8%
- #55 Far Cry® Primal
67% matchVery Positive86% of 41,079 reviews2016
Dev: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 26.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The award-winning Far Cry franchise returns with its innovative open world gameplay, bringing together massive beasts, breathtaking environments, and unpredictable savage encounters. Welcome to the Stone Age, a time of danger and adventure.
Why similar: Hunting 44.7% ★, Open World 24.8%, Survival 20.7%, Exploration 4.8%, RPG 1.8%
