Top Nature Games
60+ nature games ranked by player tags and tunable re-ranking. Related tags include Singleplayer, Relaxing, Simulation, Family Friendly.
Recommended Nature Games

Planet Zoo
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.

theHunter: Call of the Wild™
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.
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- #1 Planet Zoo98% matchVery Positive91% of 94,593 reviews2019Developer: Frontier DevelopmentsPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 6.4hMean: 34.3h≥1hr: 84%
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.
- #2 theHunter: Call of the Wild™98% matchVery Positive89% of 197,377 reviews2017Developer: Expansive WorldsPublisher: Avalanche StudiosPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 5.6hMean: 41.4h≥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.
- #3 Russian Fishing 498% matchMixed59% of 86,234 reviews2021Developer: FishSoft LLCPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.3hMean: 73.1h≥1hr: 55%
Russian Fishing 4 is a fishing simulator with RPG elements. There is no story line and the whole process is based on the concept of an open, free to roam and free to play game.
- #4 Timberborn96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 39,576 reviews2026Developer: MechanistryPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 10.2hMean: 42.2h≥1hr: 84%
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.
- #5 Maneater94% matchVery Positive87% of 24,836 reviews2021Developer: Tripwire InteractivePlatforms: WindowsMedian: 5.1hMean: 12.9h≥1hr: 86%
Experience the ultimate power fantasy as the apex predator of the seas - a giant Shark! Terrorize the coastal waterways. Tear swimmers and divers limb from limb, give the humans a reason to fear you!
- #6 Terra Nil93% matchVery Positive88% of 8,493 reviews2023Developer: Free LivesPublisher: Devolver DigitalPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 3.5hMean: 7.8h≥1hr: 77%
Terra Nil is an intricate environmental strategy game about transforming a barren wasteland into a thriving, balanced ecosystem. Bring life back to a lifeless world by purifying soil, cleaning oceans, planting trees, and reintroducing wildlife, then leave without a trace.
- #7 Going Medieval89% matchVery Positive89% of 20,881 reviews2026Developer: Foxy VoxelPublisher: MythwrightPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 7.9hMean: 31.6h≥1hr: 83%
Build and manage your own castle settlement in a land reclaimed by wilderness. With detailed management, survival strategy, and a moddable sandbox world, Going Medieval challenges you to build the mightiest colony this side of the apocalypse.
- #8 A Short Hike88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 22,017 reviews2019Developer: adamgryuPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 2.5hMean: 6.0h≥1hr: 77%
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
- #9 WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 12,779 reviews2025Developer: eduwebPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 4.5hMean: 21.3h≥1hr: 86%
Live the life of a wild wolf in a realistic ecological simulation set in Yellowstone National Park.
- #10 RoadCraft87% matchMostly Positive75% of 15,663 reviews2025Developer: Saber InteractivePublisher: Focus EntertainmentPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 12.6hMean: 33.9h≥1hr: 94%
As the leader of a company specialized in restoring sites devastated by natural disasters, use your construction machinery to restart the local industry. Clear debris and faulty equipment, rebuild roads and bridges damaged by weather, and much more!
- #11 Eco86% matchVery Positive81% of 13,905 reviews2018Developer: Strange Loop GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 16.8hMean: 89.4h≥1hr: 88%
Build a civilization of real people, working together to advance society and stop a meteor, all without destroying the ecosystem in the process.
- #12 Wingspan85% matchVery Positive94% of 11,638 reviews2020Developer: Monster CouchPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 3.7hMean: 14.1h≥1hr: 80%
Wingspan is a relaxing, award-winning strategy card game about birds for 1 to 5 players. Each bird you play extends a chain of powerful combinations in one of your three habitats. Your goal is to discover and attract the best birds to your network of wildlife preserves.
- #13 Ultimate Fishing Simulator®84% matchVery Positive89% of 8,763 reviews2018Developer: Pancake GamesPublisher: Ultimate Games S.A.Platforms: WindowsMedian: 3.0hMean: 11.2h≥1hr: 76%
Bored of waiting for a bite? Would you like to catch some fish? You're lucky - in Ultimate Fishing Simulator, fish bite like crazy! Spinning, float fishing, ground fishing, and more! Comprehensive fishing simulator that allows using various techniques, in different places around the world!
- #14 Alba: A Wildlife Adventure83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,995 reviews2020Developer: ustwo gamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.8hMean: 5.4h≥1hr: 77%
Even the smallest person can make a big difference. Join Alba, as she sets out to save her beautiful island and its wildlife. And possibly start a revolution.
- #15 Samorost 183% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,308 reviews2021Developer: Amanita DesignPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 18mMean: 36.5h≥1hr: 8%
Explore the beginnings of the Samorost series in the space gnome’s original bite-sized adventure, formerly released in 2003. Now with remastered sounds, enhanced graphics, and new music by Floex.
- #16 Chillquarium82% matchVery Positive92% of 8,156 reviews2023Developer: Ben ReberPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 16.6hMean: 52.0h≥1hr: 89%
Chillquarium is a cozy and relaxing idle game. Buy fish and raise them in real time, then sell them to turn a profit! Customize your aquarium as you progress from a simple starter tank to your dream setup by filling your collection with rare exotic fish and ultra-rare color variants!
- #17 Way of the Hunter82% matchVery Positive80% of 10,985 reviews2022Developer: Nine Rocks GamesPublisher: THQ NordicPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 4.5hMean: 16.8h≥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.
- #18 Creature Kitchen81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive100% of 7,092 reviews2026Developer: The Rat ZonePlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.8hMean: 2.9h≥1hr: 85%
A creepy-cozy cooking simulator where you befriend local wildlife and feed them their favorite snacks! With a strange house to search and forest to explore, the witching hour has only begun.
- #19 Call of the Wild: The Angler™82% matchMixed64% of 7,469 reviews2022Developer: Expansive WorldsPublisher: Avalanche StudiosPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 4.2hMean: 39.5h≥1hr: 75%
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.
- #20 Cloud Gardens81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,290 reviews2021Developer: NoioPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 48mMean: 5.5h≥1hr: 45%
A chill game about using plants to overgrow abandoned wasteland dioramas
- #21 100 hidden frogs81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,927 reviews2021Developer: Anatoliy LoginovskikhPlatforms: Windows
The frogs hid. Can you find them?
- #22 Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey81% matchMostly Positive79% of 11,558 reviews2020Developer: Panache Digital GamesPublisher: Private DivisionPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.7hMean: 14.1h≥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.
- #23 Len's Island80% matchMostly Positive80% of 7,720 reviews2025Developer: Flow StudioPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 4.4hMean: 12.2h≥1hr: 78%
An open-world survival crafting game for 1–8 players, blending intense dungeon crawling and ARPG combat with peaceful farming and creative building. Take on quests and explore a vast, procedurally-generated world full of danger and discovery.
- #24 Lost Records: Bloom & Rage79% matchVery Positive86% of 6,039 reviews2025Developer: DON'T NODPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 11.4hMean: 12.4h≥1hr: 90%
Embark on a new narrative journey by the creators of Life is Strange. Film your summer of 1995 and create memories of a lifetime with your new friends. 27 years later, confront the dark secrets that made you all promise to never speak again after that fateful summer.
- #25 Jusant78% matchVery Positive93% of 6,592 reviews2023Developer: DON'T NODPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.5hMean: 5.0h≥1hr: 66%
Enjoy meditative vibes in Jusant, an action-puzzle climbing game. Scale an immeasurably tall tower and ascend to new heights alongside your watery companion. Master your climbing tools, find your way up through diverse biomes, and piece together the tower’s past.
- #26 Expeditions: A MudRunner Game78% matchMixed57% of 4,685 reviews2024Developer: Saber InteractivePublisher: Focus EntertainmentPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.8hMean: 14.8h≥1hr: 81%
Embark on scientific expeditions with this new off-road adventure game. Lead research missions as you drive a variety of all-terrain vehicles, using high-tech tools and managing your camp and crew to ensure your success in the wild.
- #27 Kabuto Park77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive100% of 4,069 reviews2025Developer: DootPublisher: Doot Tiny GamesPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 2.4hMean: 2.9h≥1hr: 84%
Enjoy summer in Kabuto Park! Catch the cutest bugs, train them and win the Summer Beetle Battles Championship in this tiny bug collection game! Upgrade your equipment to find rarer, stronger and shinier little friends.
- #28 Botanicula78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,611 reviews2012Developer: Amanita DesignPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 3.1hMean: 4.8h≥1hr: 76%
Humor-filled indie adventure game created by the makers of Machinarium and Samorost.
- #29 Submerged78% matchMostly Positive76% of 4,829 reviews2015Developer: Uppercut Games Pty LtdPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.0hMean: 13.3h≥1hr: 80%
Submerged is a third-person combat-free game in which you explore a mysterious flooded city and discover the beauty of desolation in vast outdoor environments. You take on the role of Miku, a young girl who has brought her wounded brother to the city in their small fishing boat.
- #30 Flower77% matchMostly Positive80% of 4,992 reviews2019Developer: thatgamecompanyPublisher: Annapurna InteractivePlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.1hMean: 4.9h≥1hr: 71%
Experience award-winning Flower, now available on PC. Flower lets you take control of the wind as you explore and navigate beautiful, lush environments.
- #31 I commissioned some bees 076% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,593 reviews2023Developer: Follow the funPublisher: I commissioned some seriesPlatforms: Windows
Play for free! I paid artists to hide bees in 10 pieces of artwork. Can you find them all? Warning: Relaxing.
- #32 The Wandering Village76% matchVery Positive92% of 8,187 reviews2025Developer: Stray Fawn StudioPublisher: Stray Fawn PublishingPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 3.8hMean: 10.6h≥1hr: 81%
The Wandering Village is a city-building simulation game on the back of a giant, wandering creature. Build your settlement and form a symbiotic relationship with the colossus. Will you survive together in this hostile, yet beautiful post-apocalyptic world, contaminated by poisonous plants?
- #33 Shredders76% matchVery Positive95% of 3,840 reviews2022Developer: FoamPunchPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.8hMean: 17.3h≥1hr: 70%
Break into the snowboarding event of the year in the hope of scoring a wildcard entry to an exclusive invitational. To prove you’re up to the challenge, master the art of park riding, buttering, rails and massive kickers and earn your place in the world of snowboarding.
- #34 Ballads of Hongye: REBORN76% matchVery Positive85% of 4,200 reviews2024Developer: 珠海金山数字网络科技有限公司Publisher: 海南西山居互动娱乐科技有限公司Platforms: WindowsMedian: 54mMean: 8.5h≥1hr: 47%
《东方:平野孤鸿》是一款休闲、轻度的“国风造景”游戏。游戏中包含大量细节精美的国风建筑,还原了许多祖国的大好河山和人文景观,你将沉浸在古建筑的精致美学和壮阔的东方情怀之中,并由此打造出自己心中独一无二的、充满东方韵味的古代盛世。
- #35 Staxel76% matchMostly Positive79% of 4,825 reviews2019Developer: PlukitPublisher: Balor GamesPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 3.3hMean: 10.6h≥1hr: 82%
Grow your farm, meet the villagers, and join your friends online in building your world.
- #36 Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings™ Game75% matchVery Positive82% of 3,648 reviews2025Developer: Wētā WorkshopPublisher: FictionsPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.9hMean: 9.4h≥1hr: 79%
Welcome home, Hobbit! Live the cosy life of a Hobbit in the wonderfully serene landscape of the Shire. Discover, decorate, & share in this idyllic corner of Middle-earth. Join friendly Hobbits & familiar faces awaiting your arrival in Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings™ Game.
- #37 Equilinox75% matchVery Positive92% of 3,004 reviews2018Developer: ThinMatrixPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 1.8hMean: 6.9h≥1hr: 60%
Equilinox is a relaxing nature simulation game in which you can create and nurture your own ecosystems. Shape the world to your liking, cultivate and raise hundreds of different species, and evolve your wildlife to unlock more exotic plants and animals.
- #38 Ropuka's Idle Island74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,066 reviews2025Developer: MoczanPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 55.0hMean: 137.0h≥1hr: 95%
A cozy idle game that sits anywhere on your desktop. Watch the frog cut grass, upgrade his tools, and decorate the island while you work or relax.
- #39 Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite74% matchMostly Positive76% of 4,967 reviews2026Developer: Odd Dreams DigitalPublisher: Secret ModePlatforms: WindowsMedian: 4.5hMean: 7.0h≥1hr: 87%
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!
- #40 Spirit Island74% matchVery Positive92% of 1,586 reviews2020Developer: Handelabra Games Inc.Platforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 5.9hMean: 23.8h≥1hr: 86%
Become the spirits of the land, and defend the island from colonizing Invaders spreading blight and destruction! Your spirits work with the native islanders to increase your power and drive the invading colonists from your island in this strategic area-control game.
- #41 Shelter75% matchVery Positive85% of 3,708 reviews2013Developer: Might and DelightPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 2.1hMean: 3.0h≥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?
- #42 LOST EMBER74% matchVery Positive88% of 5,172 reviews2019Developer: Mooneye StudiosPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 4.0hMean: 5.3h≥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.
- #43 Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition74% matchVery Positive92% of 5,089 reviews2020Developer: PikPokPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 8.7hMean: 25.6h≥1hr: 81%
With stunning, realistic horses, an in-depth breeding system, and a range of exciting game modes, Rival Stars Horse Racing offers horse fans the ultimate racing and riding experience. Take the reins and become an equestrian legend!
- #44 Niche - a genetics survival game74% matchVery Positive86% of 5,188 reviews2017Developer: Stray Fawn StudioPublisher: Stray Fawn PublishingPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 2.1hMean: 4.2h≥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.
- #45 Shelter 274% matchVery Positive85% of 4,297 reviews2015Developer: Might and DelightPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 2.7hMean: 3.9h≥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.
- #46 Smushi Come Home73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 2,667 reviews2023Developer: SomeHumbleOnionPublisher: Mooneye StudiosPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 4.4hMean: 8.2h≥1hr: 80%
Play as a tiny lil' mushroom who's lost in the forest and can't find its way home. Explore unique areas freely at your own pace, chat with friendly inhabitants, and take on different adventures to get back home!
- #47 Northern Journey73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,572 reviews2021Developer: Slid StudioPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.1hMean: 8.9h≥1hr: 70%
A norwegian happysad game set in a northern land! Adventure through a beautiful and very varied wilderness. Dive, fly, use ziplines and find different weapons to aid your journey to reach the cold mountains and below. Encounter over 50 unique bosses and enemy types!
- #48 OUTBRK73% matchVery Positive81% of 3,147 reviews2024Developer: SublimePlatforms: WindowsMedian: 5.2hMean: 19.4h≥1hr: 83%
Storm Chasing Simulator
- #49 Erzurum74% matchMixed40% of 4,990 reviews2021Developer: Proximity GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.2hMean: 8.6h≥1hr: 89%
Erzurum is a winter survival game which you will struggle against freezing temperatures, the wild nature, hunger and thirst.
- #50 Endling - Extinction is Forever73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,340 reviews2022Developer: Herobeat StudiosPublisher: HandyGamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.8hMean: 3.5h≥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.
- #51 Winter Burrow72% matchVery Positive90% of 2,906 reviews2025Developer: Pine Creek GamesPublisher: NoodlecakePlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.0hMean: 5.2h≥1hr: 78%
Winter Burrow is a cozy woodland survival game about a mouse returning home to restore their childhood burrow. Explore, gather resources, craft, knit warm sweaters, bake pies and meet the locals.
- #52 Slow and Steady73% matchVery Positive88% of 740 reviews2021Developer: creamPlatforms: Windows
Slow and Steady is a game where you make the slowest tortoise ever reach the finish line.
- #53 Grimshire71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,830 reviews2025Developer: Acute Owl StudioPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 5.1hMean: 14.0h≥1hr: 73%
A deadly plague threatens the village of Grimshire. Manage your farmland, forage the bounty of the wilds, prevent your harvest from rotting away and keep the root cellar full. Can you help bring the community together and survive?
- #54 Nature Treks VR73% matchVery Positive83% of 293 reviews2017Developer: John CarlinePublisher: GreenerGamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 30mMean: 48m≥1hr: 26%
Latest Update: Animal Kingdom. Explore tropical beaches, underwater oceans and even take to the stars. Discover over 60 different animals. Command the weather, take control of the night or create and shape your own world. Relax and immerse yourself into the Nature Treks VR experience.
- #55 Garden Galaxy72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,608 reviews2022Developer: Anneka TranPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 9.9hMean: 22.0h≥1hr: 84%
Discover, collect and organise to create your own unique garden in this relaxing idle / creative sandbox!
- #56 Mountain72% matchVery Positive88% of 16,291 reviews2014Developer: David OReillyPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 6.2hMean: 103.7h≥1hr: 82%
Existential Nature Simulation
- #57 Animalia Survival72% matchMixed64% of 3,063 reviews2021Developer: High Brazil StudioPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 5.5hMean: 35.7h≥1hr: 81%
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!
- #58 Tiny Aquarium: Social Fishkeeping71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,415 reviews2025Developer: Lunheim StudiosPublisher: Future Friends GamesPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 5.9hMean: 37.3h≥1hr: 80%
A happy aquarium that lives at the bottom of your screen! Tiny Aquarium is a social idle simulator that keeps growing, even when offline. Hatch, sell fish, decorate, go fishin’, and visit your friends’ aquariums with bite-sized daily sessions.
- #59 Lonely Mountains: Downhill72% matchVery Positive91% of 3,023 reviews2019Developer: Megagon IndustriesPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 3.3hMean: 6.3h≥1hr: 77%
Just you and your bike - take it on a thrilling ride down an unspoiled mountain landscape. Make your way through thick forests, narrow trails and wild rivers. Race, jump, slide and try not to crash - all the way from the peak to the valley!
- #60 Resonance of the Ocean71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,211 reviews2022Developer: Image LaboPlatforms: Windows, Mac
Pick up what the waves wash ashore to make instruments. Use those instruments to answer the echoes heard from beyond the ocean.
