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Games like SquareLife

by Panimu

SquareLife is a 2D life-simulation sandbox god game: designing creatures, managing ecosystems and watching evolution. The Sapling and Thrive play most like SquareLife. Of the 12 closest games below, most share its sandbox and god game.

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Ranked by how similar the games actually are, not by sales. Released and Price are remembered for next time.

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The Sapling
Dec 12, 2019 · Wessel Stoop
Both: Sandbox · God Game
Design plants and animals to build complex ecosystems just like you do in SquareLife.
Life SimSandboxGod GameScienceNatureArtificial IntelligenceSimulationProcedural GenerationDinosaursAliens👍 1,933
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Thrive
Nov 26, 2021 · Revolutionary Games Studio
Both: Sandbox
Evolve a single species through mutations to survive in a competitive alien environment.
SimulationScienceSandboxCharacter CustomizationEducationProcedural GenerationNatureTutorialCasualArtificial Intelligence👍 1,685
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Species: Artificial Life, Real Evolution
Sep 28, 2018 · Quasar
Both: Sandbox · God Game
Tinker with genetic traits and watch natural selection drive your creatures' survival.
SimulationSandboxEarly AccessGod GameScienceExperimentalIndieReal-Time with PauseSingleplayerRelaxing👍 972
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Gridworld
Dec 24, 2015 · DopplerFrog
Both: Sandbox · God Game
Watch a 2D grid-based ecosystem where creatures struggle to adapt and evolve autonomously.
SimulationSandboxArtificial IntelligenceScienceProcedural GenerationManagementColony SimGod GameLevel EditorPixel Graphics👍 238
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WorldBox - God Simulator
Dec 2, 2021 · Maxim Karpenko
Both: Sandbox · God Game
Act as a god to shape worlds and watch autonomous creatures interact and thrive.
SandboxGod GameSimulationPixel GraphicsColony SimDestructionLife SimBuildingArtificial IntelligenceFantasy👍 51,238
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Planetary Life
Aug 15, 2025 · Sotenbox
Both: God Game · Sandbox
Shape a planet's climate and terrain to nurture life from the ground up.
Early AccessGod GameSandboxSimulationScienceStrategyNatureEducationProcedural GenerationLife Sim👍 922
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Reus 2
May 28, 2024 · Abbey Games
Both: God Game · Sandbox
Sculpt entire worlds using elemental powers to help human civilizations flourish.
God GamePuzzleColony SimCity BuilderBase BuildingManagementStrategyResource ManagementSandboxNature👍 2,151
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Earthtongue
Apr 27, 2015 · June Strings
Both: Sandbox · God Game
Manage a small, fantastical vivarium where you subtly nudge life to survive.
SimulationIndieNatureRelaxingSandbox2DSingleplayerPixel GraphicsManagementGod Game👍 153
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SPORE™
Dec 19, 2008 · Maxis™
Both: God Game · Sandbox
Guide life from a single cell through various evolutionary stages of development.
God GameOpen WorldSandboxColony SimSimulationExplorationSpaceCasualScienceCute👍 66,962
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Pandora's Toybox
May 14 · BetaLab
Both: God Game · Sandbox
Observe a living pixel world where every individual has unique traits and history.
God GameSandboxSimulationStrategyRogueliteFantasyColony SimBuildingArtificial IntelligenceMythology👍 374
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GodWright
Jul 26 · JaceDev
Both: God Game · Sandbox
Tend to a living world where your divine actions directly impact villager opinions.
God GameSandboxSimulationCity BuilderLife SimColony SimPixel GraphicsProcedural GenerationAnimalsBuilding
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ANLIFE: Motion-Learning Life Evolution
Feb 11 · Attructure Inc.
Both: God Game · Idler · Sandbox
Watch physics-driven block creatures evolve in a miniature, god-like sandbox.
God GameIdlerSandboxRelaxingSimulationArtificial IntelligenceColony SimPhysicsScience3D👍 164
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