Games like The Sapling
by Wessel Stoop
The Sapling is a third-person 3D sci-fi life simulation sandbox god game: design plants, design animals and build ecosystems. Creatura and Ecosystem play most like The Sapling. Of the 12 closest games below, most share its sandbox, science and god game.
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Thrive
Nov 26, 2021 · Revolutionary Games Studio
Both: Science · Sandbox · Procedural Generation
Third-person 3D sci-fi evolution simulation sandbox, stylized 3D. Evolving species, surviving environment and competing with species.
SimulationScienceSandboxCharacter CustomizationEducationProcedural GenerationNatureTutorialCasualArtificial Intelligence👍 1,685Species: Artificial Life, Real Evolution
Sep 28, 2018 · Quasar
Both: Sandbox · God Game · Science
Third-person 3D evolution simulator, realistic 3D graphics. Creating and tinkering with life, observing evolution, managing species survival.
SimulationSandboxEarly AccessGod GameScienceExperimentalIndieReal-Time with PauseSingleplayerRelaxing👍 972Substrate: Emergence
Sep 24 · Petri Dish Games LLC
Both: Science · Sandbox · God Game
Top-down 2D evolution simulation sandbox, capsule art. Cultivate evolution, engineer chemistry and compete with rivals.
SimulationScienceSandboxGod GameArtificial IntelligenceStrategyColony SimEarly AccessExplorationCreature CollectorGridworld
Dec 24, 2015 · DopplerFrog
Both: Sandbox · Artificial Intelligence · Science
2D artificial life and evolution simulator, pixel graphics. Watching evolution, world editing and adjusting simulation settings.
SimulationSandboxArtificial IntelligenceScienceProcedural GenerationManagementColony SimGod GameLevel EditorPixel Graphics👍 238Niche - a genetics survival game
Sep 21, 2017 · Stray Fawn Studio
Both: Nature · Sandbox
Isometric 3D turn-based strategy survival simulation, stylized low poly. Breeding animals, managing genetics and surviving environmental threats.
Turn-Based StrategyAdventurePuzzleSingleplayerNatureTurn-BasedRPGEducationSandboxSurvival👍 4,356