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Games like Salty: Evolution Simulator

by Garrack Gaming Studios

Don't Starve and SPORE™ play most like Salty: Evolution Simulator. Of the 15 closest games below, most share its survival and crafting.

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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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Don't Starve
Apr 23, 2013 · Klei Entertainment
Both: Survival · Crafting
Top-down 2D fantasy wilderness survival, dark and whimsical. Crafting, exploring and surviving.
SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftCraftingAdventureIndieSandboxSingleplayerPerma DeathMultiplayerOpen World👍 97,041
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SPORE™
Dec 19, 2008 · Maxis™
Both: Exploration · Science
Third-person 3D sci-fi god game simulation sandbox, colorful stylized cartoon. Evolving creatures, creating species and building civilizations.
God GameOpen WorldSandboxColony SimSimulationExplorationSpaceCasualScienceCute👍 66,962
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Honeycomb: The World Beyond
Sep 8 · Frozen Way
Both: Exploration · Survival · Crafting
First-person 3D sci-fi open world survival craft, colorful and vibrant. Exploration, bioengineering and base building.
ExplorationCasualSurvivalBase BuildingCraftingOpen World Survival CraftSci-fiCreature CollectorOpen WorldFemale Protagonist👍 206
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Subnautica
Jan 23, 2018 · Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Both: Survival · Underwater · Exploration
First-person 3D sci-fi open world survival craft, stylized realistic. Scavenging, crafting and base building.
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalHorrorUnderwaterOpen WorldExplorationCraftingSingleplayerBase BuildingAdventure👍 341,805
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Starbound
Jul 22, 2016 · Chucklefish
Both: Survival · Crafting
Side-view 2D sci-fi open world survival craft, pixel graphics. Exploring planets, crafting and building, combat.
Open World Survival CraftSandboxSurvivalSpaceAdventureCraftingPixel GraphicsOnline Co-OpMultiplayerOpen World👍 120,661
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Vilmonic
Nov 5, 2018 · Bludgeonsoft
Both: Crafting · Science · Education
Top-down 2D artificial life simulator, cute pixel-art. Breeding creatures, genetic engineering and environment construction.
SimulationNatureSandboxCraftingGod GameCasualScienceAgricultureEducationCreature Collector
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Core Keeper
Aug 27, 2024 · Pugstorm
Both: Survival · Exploration · Crafting
Top-down 2D fantasy mining sandbox adventure, pixel graphics. Mining resources, crafting and building.
Open WorldSurvivalExplorationPixel GraphicsMultiplayerSandboxCraftingBuildingCo-opBase Building👍 50,242
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Thrive
Nov 26, 2021 · Revolutionary Games Studio
Both: Science · Education
Third-person 3D sci-fi evolution simulation sandbox, stylized 3D. Evolving species, surviving environment and competing with species.
SimulationScienceSandboxCharacter CustomizationEducationProcedural GenerationNatureTutorialCasualArtificial Intelligence👍 1,685
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Draw Alive: Fish
Oct 3 · GameSushi
Both: Education · Immersive Sim · Creature Collector
3D modern-day life sim sandbox, 3D stylized doodles. Drawing creatures, arranging environments and decorating tanks.
CasualSoftwareEducationLife SimDesign & Illustration3D PlatformerIdlerImmersive SimCreature Collector3D
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Forager
Apr 18, 2019 · HopFrog
Both: Survival · Crafting
Top-down 2D fantasy open world survival craft, pixel graphics. Gathering resources, crafting items and building a base.
Open World Survival CraftPixel GraphicsSurvivalCraftingIndieFarming SimSandbox2DAdventureBase Building👍 35,468
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The Sapling
Dec 12, 2019 · Wessel Stoop
Both: Science
Third-person 3D sci-fi life simulation sandbox god game, low poly. Design plants, design animals and build ecosystems.
Life SimSandboxGod GameScienceNatureArtificial IntelligenceSimulationProcedural GenerationDinosaursAliens👍 1,933
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Stranded Deep
Aug 10, 2022 · Beam Team Games
Both: Survival · Crafting · Exploration
First-person 3D modern-day open world survival craft, realistic 3D. Crafting, survival and exploration.
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalMultiplayerOpen WorldCraftingFirst-PersonAdventureExplorationRealisticBuilding👍 43,652
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Mudborne: Frog Management Sim
Mar 20, 2025 · ellraiser, TNgineers
Both: Education · Immersive Sim
Top-down 2D nature management sim, colorful pixel graphics. Breeding frogs, crafting and puzzle solving.
CasualSimulationEducationFarming SimCollectathon2DImmersive SimPixel GraphicsColorfulCute👍 1,001
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DYSMANTLE
Nov 16, 2021 · 10tons Ltd
Both: Survival · Crafting · Exploration
Top-down 3D post-apocalyptic survival open world RPG, stylized 3D. Breaking objects for materials, fighting creatures, crafting and building.
SurvivalOpen WorldCraftingZombiesBase BuildingRPGAdventureExplorationActionDestruction👍 11,036
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I Fetch Rocks
Aug 1, 2025 · SarumXR
Both: Immersive Sim · Education · Science
First-person 3D sci-fi space mining sandbox, realistic 3D. Flying a ship, mining asteroids and engineering ship systems.
FlightProgrammingSandboxImmersive SimEducationAutomationMiningScienceSpaceSurvival👍 111
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Also worth a look

Share some of the same DNA, but further from the original.

ARK: Survival Ascended
Oct 25, 2023 · Studio Wildcard, Grove Street Games, Instinct Games
Both: Survival · Crafting
First-person 3D fantasy open world survival, realistic high-end graphics. Tame and breed dinosaurs, craft and build, explore.
SurvivalOpen WorldMultiplayerDinosaursBase BuildingCraftingBuildingAdventureSandboxAction👍 107,189
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Palworld
Jul 9 · Pocketpair
Both: Survival · Creature Collector · Crafting
Third-person 3D fantasy open world survival craft, stylized 3D. Collecting creatures, survival and base building.
Open WorldSurvivalCreature CollectorMultiplayerOpen World Survival CraftOnline Co-OpCraftingIndieCo-opAdventure👍 413,424
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Project Zomboid
Nov 8, 2013 · The Indie Stone
Both: Survival · Crafting
Top-down 3D post-apocalyptic zombie survival sandbox, isometric realistic. Looting, crafting and building defenses.
SurvivalZombiesOpen WorldMultiplayerOpen World Survival CraftSandboxPost-apocalypticCo-opCraftingBuilding👍 366,202
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