Games like EcoGenesis
If EcoGenesis is your kind of game, the closest matches are Ecosystem Architect, Tyto Ecology and chemistris — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About EcoGenesis: EcoGenesis is a 2D black-box ecosystem simulator where you need to craft an ecosystem that can withstand the test of time. You must unlock creatures and balance your environment while driving towards one of the three victory conditions in this turn-based simulation.
Players who liked EcoGenesis also play
Steam players who put hours into EcoGenesis also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Ecosystem Architect
WHY THIS
Top pick for EcoGenesis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with EcoGenesis.
In Ecosystem Architect, build the ecosystem of your dreams and let your imagination run wild. With a vast selection of foliage, animals, and prehistoric creatures, mix-and-match to your heart's content and watch your environment come to life as they interact in an in-depth simulation.
Tyto Ecology
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for EcoGenesis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with EcoGenesis.
Build your biome! With an empty biodome as your canvas, add plants and animals from three different ecosystems. Observe interactions like hunting, blooming, and even decomposing! Will your biodome last for decades, or will it experience a total ecosystem collapse? You’re in control!
chemistris
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for EcoGenesis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with EcoGenesis.
A falling-block puzzle fueled by real chemistry. Let's play fire, play water, play every element in the universe!
Substrate: Emergence
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for EcoGenesis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with EcoGenesis.
Grow fluorescent cells that create mesmerizing emergent chaos. Simple mechanics hide deep complexity as cells evolve survival strategies through synergistic interactions. Catalogue successful lines and culture them to develop your own unique biology.
The Sapling
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for EcoGenesis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with EcoGenesis.
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!
Ecosystem
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for EcoGenesis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with EcoGenesis.
Create virtual lifeforms whose development is shaped by a deep simulation of evolution. Guide them as they fight, mate, and adapt to the environment you have built. All the creatures in the trailer evolved on their own in the game!
Vilmonic
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for EcoGenesis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with EcoGenesis.
Vilmonic is an artificial life simulator and genetics and evolution sandbox game. Protect and breed unique pixel-art life forms where pixels and color have meaning. Craft tools and buildings and change the environment. Find ancient tech and fend off haywire zombitons. Craft Farm Breed Evolve!
Sandboxels
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for EcoGenesis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with EcoGenesis.
Falling-sand sandbox game with 500+ elements, chemistry, fire, life, food, and anything you can imagine.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below EcoGenesis at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under EcoGenesis on Steam right now. Shares Indie with EcoGenesis.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under EcoGenesis on Steam right now. Shares Indie with EcoGenesis.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under EcoGenesis on Steam right now. Shares Casual with EcoGenesis.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under EcoGenesis on Steam right now. Shares Casual with EcoGenesis.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under EcoGenesis on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with EcoGenesis.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under EcoGenesis on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with EcoGenesis.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Insaniquarium Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under EcoGenesis on Steam right now. Shares Casual with EcoGenesis.
The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with EcoGenesis.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with EcoGenesis.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with EcoGenesis.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with EcoGenesis.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with EcoGenesis.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
Travellin Cats in Paris
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with EcoGenesis.
Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!
Virtual Cottage
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with EcoGenesis.
Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.
Steam Engine Simulator
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with EcoGenesis.
The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.
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Frequently asked about EcoGenesis
- How much does EcoGenesis cost?
- EcoGenesis is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to EcoGenesis?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside EcoGenesis are Ecosystem Architect, Tyto Ecology, chemistris.
- Who developed EcoGenesis?
- EcoGenesis was developed by Exit 1 Studios.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on EcoGenesis.
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