Games like Niche - a genetics survival game
by Stray Fawn Studio
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.
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$12.49Preserve
May 15 · Bitmap Galaxy
Both: Puzzle · Nature · Turn-Based Strategy
Preserve is a relaxing puzzle nature-building game in which you flourish a vibrant ecosystem by cleverly placing plants and animals to create a perfect symbiosis to your liking.
PuzzleNatureTurn-Based StrategySandboxCity BuilderTurn-Based TacticsBuildingProcedural GenerationManagementBase Building👍 691
$11.99Wanna Survive
Aug 13 · PINIX
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · Puzzle · Survival
HIGH SPEED ZOMBIE TACTICS - Fight mobs of undead attacking from all sides in this streamlined turn-based tactics that emphasizes unit placement and synergies. Help the survivors live through fights and manage their rations to avoid permanent death, and they just might be able to reach the Sanctuary.
TacticalTurn-Based StrategyTurn-Based TacticsZombiesDifficultPuzzleSurvivalStrategyTurn-BasedPixel Graphics👍 270
$4.99Thrive
Nov 26 · Revolutionary Games Studio
Both: Sandbox · Education · Nature
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.
SimulationScienceSandboxCharacter CustomizationEducationProcedural GenerationNatureTutorialCasualArtificial Intelligence👍 1,684
$19.99Overland
Sep 19 · Finji
Both: Turn-Based · Survival · Turn-Based Strategy
Take care of a group of travelers on a post-apocalyptic road-trip across the United States in this turn-based survival game.
StrategyPost-apocalypticTurn-BasedSurvivalProcedural GenerationIndieTurn-Based TacticsTurn-Based StrategySci-fiTactical👍 497
$14.99Farlanders
Jan 17 · Andrii Bychkovskyi
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · Puzzle · Sandbox
Terraform, strategize, and construct a Martian colony in this retro-inspired turn-based city builder. Create a comfortable living for your citizens, research alien artifacts, and uncover the secrets of the Red Planet.
Turn-Based StrategyPixel GraphicsColony SimCity BuilderResource ManagementProcedural GenerationPuzzleStrategyBase BuildingSandbox👍 510
$19.99Terminus: Zombie Survivors
Aug 19 · Longplay Studios
Both: Survival · Turn-Based Strategy · Sandbox
Terminus: Zombie Survivors is a 2D turn-based survival roguelike set during a zombie apocalypse. Each journey is unique, and every decision can mean the difference between life and death. Can you brave hunger, cold, and the undead in order to reach the Terminus and find salvation?
SurvivalZombiesRoguelikeOpen World Survival CraftTurn-Based StrategyOpen WorldSandboxRPGPixel GraphicsExploration👍 4,341
$17.99The Sapling
Dec 12 · Wessel Stoop
Both: Sandbox · Nature
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!
Life SimSandboxGod GameScienceNatureArtificial IntelligenceSimulationProcedural GenerationDinosaursAliens👍 1,925
$9.99Don't Starve
Apr 23 · Klei Entertainment
Both: Survival · Sandbox
Don’t Starve is an uncompromising wilderness survival game full of science and magic. Enter a strange and unexplored world full of strange creatures, dangers, and surprises. Gather resources to craft items and structures that match your survival style.
SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftCraftingAdventureIndieSandboxSingleplayerPerma DeathMultiplayerOpen World👍 97,019
$14.99Shelter
Aug 28 · Might and Delight
Both: Survival · Nature
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?
AdventureSurvivalNatureExplorationOpen WorldSimulationSingleplayerCuteFamily FriendlyAtmospheric👍 2,684
$21.99Card Survival: Fantasy Forest
Feb 28 · WinterSpring Games
Both: Survival · Sandbox
Card Survival: Fantasy Forest is a card-based deep survival simulator and the next installment in the Card Survival Series. Carve yourself a home in a primordial forest that has a will of its own. A day-to-day life simulator in a world where nature reigns with mystery, beauty and sometimes cruelty.
Early AccessSimulationOpen World Survival CraftSurvivalLife SimSandboxRPGFarming SimRoguelikeCard Game👍 1,136
$19.99SPORE™
Dec 19 · Maxis™
Both: Sandbox
Be the architect of your own universe with Spore, an exciting single-player adventure. From Single Cell to Galactic God, evolve your creature in a universe of your own creations.
God GameOpen WorldSandboxColony SimSimulationExplorationSpaceCasualCuteScience👍 66,890
-80%$1.99Natural Instincts: European Forest
Jul 22 · DreamStorm Studios
Both: Sandbox · Education
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!
Early AccessCasualSandboxGod GameExplorationStrategy3DCuteEducationTop-Down👍 271
-60%$7.99Sandwalkers
Apr 8 · Goblinz Studio
Both: Survival · Turn-Based Strategy
Sandwalkers is a roguelike turn-based exploration game. Build your team, traverse varied hostile environments, face countless dangers, and gain knowledge that will help you find and resurrect the Mother Tree Umama.
SingleplayerTurn-Based CombatSurvivalTurn-Based StrategyLootRoguelikeExplorationHex GridBoard GameTactical👍 490
$7.99Creature Crafter
Dec 23 · Daniel Lochner
Both: Sandbox · Survival
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!
God GameOpen WorldSandboxCharacter CustomizationCreature CollectorSimulationSurvivalMultiplayerSingleplayerCollectathon👍 745
$9.99Arctico
Feb 15 · Claudio Norori, Antonio Vargas
Both: Survival · Nature
Explore Arctico with your dog sled, kayak, and up to 3 friends! Build and customize your base camp, gather resources and samples, set up labs, and take good care of your dogs in this peaceful island.
Open World Survival CraftMultiplayerSurvivalOpen WorldCo-opAdventureIndieExplorationNatureAtmospheric👍 2,208
-15%$12.74Biovoid
3 days ago · Dzedou
Both: Sandbox · Nature · Survival
Biovoid is a creature-building roguelike game where you slay hordes of hostile aliens. Combine a variety of cells and mutations to create game-breaking builds and evolve from a fragile hatchling to a deadly predator.
Action RoguelikeSimulationSandboxNatureSurvivalProcedural GenerationBuildingPerma DeathDifficultAliens
$6.99Hybrids Arena
Aug 29 · Abstract Software Inc.
Both: Sandbox
Pick 2 animals from a giant list, and the game will use an algorithm to morph them together! Each hybrid has its own unique stats and perks, and you test them against your friends in a natural-selection kind of way. There are millions of possibilities.
SimulationActionCasualIndieCharacter CustomizationFunnyMultiplayerFamily FriendlyEarly AccessSandbox👍 350
$24.99Shelter 2
Mar 9 · Might and Delight
Both: Survival · Nature
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.
AdventureAtmosphericSurvivalIndieEmotionalCuteNatureSimulationExplorationSingleplayer👍 3,378