Games Like WolfQuest: Classic

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

Why similar: Hunting 19.7% ★, Science 9.6%, Life Sim 9.1%, Nature 8.6%, Education 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive, modernized version of the game with expanded mechanics, improved graphics, and deeper simulation features.

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 24.2%, Survival 20.4%, Life Sim 17.8%, Family Friendly 14.6%, Simulation 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: You play as a mother badger protecting her cubs through a dangerous wilderness, mirroring the family-rearing focus of WolfQuest.

Survive your evolution in Neogene Africa starting 10 million years ago. Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey is a third-person open world survival game where you Explore, Expand, and Evolve to advance your clan to the next generation in the exciting new adventure from Panache Digital Games.

Why similar: Science 19.2%, Survival 17.6%, Nature 14.2%, Immersive Sim 10.2%, Exploration 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the evolution and survival of a primate lineage, emphasizing exploration and the passing of knowledge to the next generation.

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: Life Sim 25.6%, Nature 20.9%, Survival 14.8%, Family Friendly 14.2%, RPG 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: It combines life-simulation and RPG elements with animal survival, allowing you to hunt, join colonies, and raise a family.

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 35.2%, Survival 31.3%, Simulation 15.4%, Exploration 13.8%, Singleplayer 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: This sequel puts you in the role of a mother lynx, offering a more expansive world and more complex survival challenges than the original.

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% ★, Survival 21.7%, Multiplayer 12.7%, Realistic 10.6%, Simulation 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A hardcore survival game where you play as a dinosaur, emphasizing the brutal reality of the food chain and ecosystem interactions.

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 28% ★, Nature 13.1%, Survival 11.3%, Realistic 7.9%, Co-op 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A survival game that allows players to take on the roles of various animals, focusing on realistic needs and environmental interaction.

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 42.9% ★, Nature 11.7%, Multiplayer 9%, Survival 8.8%, Realistic 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: While focused on hunting, it offers an unparalleled realistic depiction of wilderness environments and animal behavior.

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: Nature 25.1%, Multiplayer 24.8%, Exploration 14.3%, Family Friendly 13.1%, Co-op 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A social, multiplayer experience where you play as various animals in a shared, relaxing nature environment.

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 44.4% ★, Nature 13.6%, Realistic 12.2%, Exploration 7.5%, Multiplayer 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: This title provides a deeply immersive, realistic nature experience with complex animal AI and vast, explorable landscapes.

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 37.1%, Realistic 30.5%, Simulation 21.4%, Multiplayer 7.8%, Singleplayer 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a highly realistic, scientifically accurate simulation of life as a dinosaur in a prehistoric ecosystem.

Morels is a simulation game about mushroom hunting and wildlife photography. Explore a diverse range of regions spanning across the United States. Increase your hunter and photographer levels by collecting a variety of mushrooms, photographing animals, and completing weekly tasks.

Why similar: Hunting 30.2% ★, Nature 16.7%, Realistic 11.5%, Survival 10.3%, Simulation 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing nature-focused game that emphasizes exploration, photography, and gathering in beautiful, realistic environments.

The Angler is an open world fishing game that can be played solo or with friends. Discover and catch a wide variety of unique fish species, from common to rare, on your journey to become a master angler.

Why similar: Hunting 30.6% ★, Nature 15.3%, Immersive Sim 11.3%, Realistic 10.5%, Multiplayer 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: From the creators of theHunter, this game offers a peaceful, nature-focused simulation centered on fishing and exploration.

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 22.1%, Multiplayer 14.9%, Realistic 13.9%, Immersive Sim 12.8%, PvE 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: A creature-survival game where you play as a dragon, managing hunger, thirst, and growth in a large, open world.

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 16.9%, Nature 14.9%, Survival 14%, Immersive Sim 13.3%, Realistic 9%

Why You'll Like It: An immersive survival game that focuses on the life of prehistoric creatures, emphasizing realistic movement and ecosystem dynamics.

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 32.8% ★, Survival 16.4%, Realistic 11.5%, Nature 11.3%, Co-op 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person survival game that emphasizes the harsh reality of living off the land in a realistic, unforgiving environment.

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 19.3%, Nature 17.4%, Immersive Sim 14.6%, Realistic 13.2%, Simulation 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A simulation game that lets you experience life as a creature from the Cenozoic period, focusing on survival and exploration.

Ok Scout, it's time to show us what you’re made of-break free from your city life and live like a real outdoorsman. The wilderness isn’t for the faint of heart, but if you work hard, learn how to use the environment and be one with nature, you too can become a Master Outdoorsman.

Why similar: Hunting 29.4% ★, Survival 17.6%, Simulation 11.7%, Multiplayer 9.1%, Co-op 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A hunting and survival game that focuses on the skills required to live and thrive in the great outdoors.

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: Life Sim 29.7%, Nature 26.5%, Family Friendly 17.3%, RPG 13.4%, Simulation 13.1%

Why You'll Like It: A follow-up to the original that expands on the colony-building and RPG mechanics of the cat-life simulation genre.

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: Nature 42.6%, Family Friendly 25.7%, Exploration 19.2%, Action 6.6%, Singleplayer 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven exploration game where you can shift into various animals to uncover the secrets of a fallen civilization.

Humans are long gone. In a world struck by droughts and toxic waste, will your lumberpunk beavers do any better? A sandbox city-building game featuring ingenious animals, vertical architecture, water physics, and terraforming. Contains high amounts of wood.

Why similar: Science 37.3%, Nature 26.1%, Survival 20.9%, Simulation 9.9%, 3D 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: A unique city-builder where you manage a colony of beavers, focusing on water management and survival in a post-apocalyptic world.

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 36.1%, Survival 31.8%, Simulation 14%, Exploration 14%, Singleplayer 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: An emotional survival game where you play as the last mother fox on Earth, focusing on protecting your cubs in a human-damaged world.

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: Nature 32%, Simulation 19.7%, Realistic 17.9%, Family Friendly 14.2%, Multiplayer 13.1%

Why You'll Like It: While a management game, it offers an incredibly deep look at animal behavior, biology, and habitat requirements.

Build a civilization of real people, working together to advance society and stop a meteor, all without destroying the ecosystem in the process.

Why similar: Science 23.5%, Education 19.3%, Nature 14.8%, Survival 13.1%, Immersive Sim 12%

Why You'll Like It: A complex simulation game where you must build a civilization while managing the impact on the environment and its wildlife.

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 24.2% ★, Science 15.3%, Education 12.2%, Life Sim 11.2%, Nature 11%

Life of Fly features 12 short stories each revolving around the life and weird thoughts of another fly. Be prepared to experience some very unusual content, some interesting thoughts that go way beyond the normal life of a fly, and some entertaining short stories with a twist.

Why similar: Simulation 37.4%, Realistic 28.7%, Exploration 25.5%, 3D 6%, Singleplayer 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: A unique, narrative-driven flight simulator that lets you experience the world from the perspective of various insects.

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

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 41.9% ★, Simulation 12.2%, Immersive Sim 10.4%, Realistic 9.8%, Multiplayer 8.9%

Bird Simulator is a crazy game in which you control the descendants of dinosaurs. Get them back to the top of the food chain and destroy humanity.

Why similar: Simulation 75.9%, Multiplayer 24.1%

Why You'll Like It: A lighthearted but immersive simulation that lets you experience the world from the perspective of a bird, focusing on flight and exploration.

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 27.1% ★, Nature 18%, Co-op 12%, Multiplayer 10%, Realistic 9.8%

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 29.3% ★, Survival 15.1%, Nature 12.5%, Realistic 11%, Simulation 7.9%

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

Why similar: Life Sim 21.4%, Nature 20.7%, Realistic 14.9%, Survival 14.5%, Simulation 10.7%

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 33.8% ★, Life Sim 11.6%, Nature 10.4%, Immersive Sim 10.2%, Realistic 7.9%

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

Why similar: Hunting 26.4% ★, Survival 17.3%, Nature 9.9%, RPG 9.7%, Simulation 9.1%

Embark on a fascinating open-world adventure in Adventure Forest: Rabbit Story! Filled with realistic rabbits, this game offers unforgettable moments full of exploration, customization and survival. Solve the mysteries of the forest with your hero rabbit and embark on an adventure!

Why similar: Life Sim 16.7%, Action RPG 14.4%, Survival 13.2%, Nature 12.2%, Action-Adventure 9.3%

Welcome back to the heartwarming world of Animal Shelter 2: Prologue! 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: Education 22.3%, Realistic 15.4%, Life Sim 15.3%, Family Friendly 13.5%, Multiplayer 12.4%

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 45.8% ★, Nature 13.3%, Realistic 11.6%, Survival 10.1%, Simulation 8.5%

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: Education 22.8%, Life Sim 15.5%, Realistic 15.1%, Family Friendly 12.9%, Nature 11.7%

Storm Chasing Simulator

Why similar: Science 25.4%, Nature 16.2%, Realistic 12.5%, Immersive Sim 11.3%, Multiplayer 9.6%

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 20.2%, Action RPG 18.6%, Nature 16.2%, PvE 13.8%, RPG 9.5%

Lightning Fast is a sandbox survival game. Playing as a leopard, the adventure starts from your tough childhood. You must struggle to turn yourself from a vulnerable cub into the dominator of Divach Plain, in order to survive the law of the jungle and encounter the challenge brought by the poachers.

Why similar: Hunting 39.9% ★, Survival 26.8%, Simulation 19.1%, RPG 9.4%, Action 4.8%

Realife Simulator is an online life simulation where players can work, socialize, and grow by assuming different roles in a realistic city. Whether alone or with friends, freely choose a career, earn money, upgrade your vehicle, and shape city life.

Why similar: Life Sim 18.9%, Nature 14.9%, Immersive Sim 14.2%, Realistic 11.9%, Survival 10.8%

Become a real paleontologist, explore various environments and search for dinosaur fossils. Dig for and study the remnants of these majestic creatures to learn about their evolution. Build your own museum and experience an immersive background story.

Why similar: Nature 22.4%, Realistic 19.5%, Simulation 15.2%, Immersive Sim 15.1%, Family Friendly 13.4%

Take care of forgotten nature's treasure. Build, craft, feed, clean and manage your forest in Forest Ranger Simulator. Ensure its long-lasting beauty and become a flawless Forest Ranger!

Why similar: Education 21.2%, Life Sim 17.2%, Nature 14.2%, Immersive Sim 13.3%, Realistic 9.2%

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: Life Sim 18.9%, Nature 17.1%, Survival 16.3%, Realistic 11%, RPG 7.9%

You're a mushroom. Your friends are mushrooms too. Grow big, enjoy the rain, watch out for worms and the forager with a basket. No quests, no bosses. Just you, the forest, and that worm that crawled up at the wrong moment again.

Why similar: Life Sim 17.2%, Immersive Sim 12.5%, Nature 11%, Realistic 10.1%, Simulation 9.3%

Wild Wolf is a survival-based game about a wolf's life struggle. You have to face the hunter by carrying the responsibility of the wolf.

Why similar: Simulation 50.6%, Survival 27.4%, Action 22%

Mushroom Picker Simulator is a mushroom search and collection simulator that will involve you in hunting many different mushrooms growing in the wild. Collect mushrooms, enjoy walking in the forest, complete missions, improve your hut and your equipment.

Why similar: Hunting 32.6% ★, Education 26.8%, Nature 16.4%, Exploration 7.8%, Realistic 6.5%

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

Why similar: Survival 35.8%, Multiplayer 22.1%, Simulation 21.6%, Co-op 7%, Action 5.9%

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

Why similar: Hunting 41.1% ★, Immersive Sim 13.4%, Realistic 11.3%, PvE 8.9%, Multiplayer 8.1%

Bring Nature Home! Experience Aquascapers, a single-player and co-op aquascaping simulation that invites you and friends to discover and gather various ornamental resources for your aquascaping projects. Enhance your business and dominate the market!

Why similar: Life Sim 22.2%, Immersive Sim 16.2%, Realistic 12.7%, Simulation 11.5%, Family Friendly 10.7%

Shadow Stalk Studios is an indie company creating Untamed Kingdom. We want to create a space for everyone to enjoy and explore with friends. Come join us as we adventure through the wilderness!

Why similar: Nature 15.9%, Survival 15.9%, Realistic 14%, Action RPG 12.2%, Multiplayer 10.1%

Save the little wolf and teach him how to survive in the wild world all displayed as an interactive 3D live wallpaper on your desktop.

Why similar: Life Sim 49.3%, Simulation 40.2%, 3D 6.7%, Singleplayer 3.7%

Experience the life of a mountain lion in the brutal wild, Fight and maintain your territory, find a mate and raise cubs of your own which will grow into adults as your parenting skills are put to the test. Hunt prey, both big and small as you level up to become an effective and lethal hunter.

Why similar: Survival 42.3%, Simulation 41%, Action 11.5%, Singleplayer 5.1%

Now’s the chance to build the Zoo of your dreams! Just like in a real Zoo, your animals must receive complete care. Feed them, train them, cure them and even relocate them. Observe their realistic interactions with one another, the landscape, the play equipment and even Zoo visitors.

Why similar: Realistic 43%, Simulation 30.9%, Family Friendly 26.1%