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Games like Vilmonic

Below are 15 hand-picked alternatives to Vilmonic for fans of strategy, indie, adventure, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Vilmonic also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, cheaper alternatives. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.

About Vilmonic: 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!

2018StrategyIndieAdventureSimulationRPGCasual14.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby Bludgeonsoft
Vilmonic — Steam game cover
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    CritterGarden — Steam game cover

    CritterGarden

    Top pick for Vilmonic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Vilmonic.

    You are an astrobiologist stranded on a lifeless planet. Breathe new life into this mysterious world by gathering plants, animals, and research upgrades to help it grow back to its full potential. Collect, breed, and evolve over 90 cute and quirky Critters to help you on your journey back home!

    2025IndieSimulationCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Island Berry — Steam game cover

    Island Berry

    Second-strongest match for Vilmonic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Vilmonic.

    Dreams can take you anywhere.

    2022ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
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    咕噜咕噜海洋馆 — Steam game cover

    咕噜咕噜海洋馆

    Third-strongest match for Vilmonic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Vilmonic.

    欢迎来到这片蔚蓝的摸鱼天堂!在这里,你可以购买可爱的海洋萌物——养Q弹发光的水母、逗气鼓鼓的河豚、有趣的寄居蟹,甚至照顾坏笑的鲨鱼!每天喂食、摸摸头、治疗感冒打喷嚏,看着它们茁壮成长~ 还能帮你赚取贝壳币,通过在商店购买的装饰品,来装饰你的海洋牧场,打造属于你一个人的梦幻海底牧场,快来成为最会摸鱼……啊不,最会经营的海洋大亨吧!(๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Natural Instincts: European Forest — Steam game cover

    Natural Instincts: European Forest

    Ranked #4 for Vilmonic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Vilmonic.

    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!

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Adapt — Steam game cover

    Adapt

    Ranked #5 for Vilmonic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Vilmonic.

    To survive, you must guide your species through a constantly changing world. Compete with strange creatures for food and territory, and find your niche through careful evolutionary choices. The real question is not if you can survive, but for how long.

    StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗
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    Sandboxels — Steam game cover

    Sandboxels

    Ranked #6 for Vilmonic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Vilmonic.

    Falling-sand sandbox game with 500+ elements, chemistry, fire, life, food, and anything you can imagine.

    2025IndieSimulationCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Coral Island — Steam game cover

    Coral Island

    Ranked #7 for Vilmonic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Vilmonic.

    Coral Island is a vibrant, laid-back farm sim reimagined with multiplayer! Experience enchanting island life at your own pace: farm with friends, nurture animals, build relationships, hang out with a diverse cast of characters, and dive into the magical Merfolk Kingdom.

    2023StrategyIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Ooblets — Steam game cover

    Ooblets

    Ranked #8 for Vilmonic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Vilmonic.

    Ooblets is a relaxing and offbeat farming, town life, and creature collection game. Manage your farm, grow and train your ooblets, explore strange lands, and have dance-offs!

    2023IndieAdventureSimulation29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Vilmonic

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

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    The Watchmaker — Steam game cover

    The Watchmaker

    Reviewers of Vilmonic cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Vilmonic.

    The Watchmaker is an action adventure set in a strange steampunk world of giant clock mechanisms, where time has gone mad. Join Alexander, a clock tower keeper, on his quest to restore time to its natural rhythm!

    2018ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Birthdays the Beginning — Steam game cover

    Birthdays the Beginning

    Reviewers of Vilmonic cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Vilmonic.

    The origins of the world are yours to decide in this engaging and open-ended builder experience! Shape the geography, control the temperature, and give rise to diverse lifeforms. Witness the birth of an entirely new ecosystem, made with your very own hands!

    2017Simulation3.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Minicraft Shooter — Steam game cover

    Minicraft Shooter

    Reviewers of Vilmonic cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Vilmonic.

    Minicraft Shooter is an epic time killer shooter with a top view in which you face an endless crowd of zombies, in the scenery of a cyberpunk metropolis, a modern city and a green forest. and all this in a cubic style!

    2021ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
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    CREATURES — Steam game cover

    CREATURES

    Reviewers of Vilmonic cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure and Casual with Vilmonic.

    Creatures is a multi-player that adds a gaming layer to music. Based around the pioneering artist BillyRacxx, we're creating a world where his fans can game and enjoy unique music that will constantly be updated.

    2023ActionAdventureCasual24.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Vilmonic at current Steam store prices.

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    Island Berry — Steam game cover

    Island Berry

    Priced ~67% under Vilmonic on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Vilmonic.

    Dreams can take you anywhere.

    2022ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
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    咕噜咕噜海洋馆 — Steam game cover

    咕噜咕噜海洋馆

    Priced ~80% under Vilmonic on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Vilmonic.

    欢迎来到这片蔚蓝的摸鱼天堂!在这里,你可以购买可爱的海洋萌物——养Q弹发光的水母、逗气鼓鼓的河豚、有趣的寄居蟹,甚至照顾坏笑的鲨鱼!每天喂食、摸摸头、治疗感冒打喷嚏,看着它们茁壮成长~ 还能帮你赚取贝壳币,通过在商店购买的装饰品,来装饰你的海洋牧场,打造属于你一个人的梦幻海底牧场,快来成为最会摸鱼……啊不,最会经营的海洋大亨吧!(๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Sandboxels — Steam game cover

    Sandboxels

    Priced ~93% under Vilmonic on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Vilmonic.

    Falling-sand sandbox game with 500+ elements, chemistry, fire, life, food, and anything you can imagine.

    2025IndieSimulationCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Vilmonic

How much does Vilmonic cost?
Vilmonic is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Vilmonic?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Vilmonic are CritterGarden, Island Berry, 咕噜咕噜海洋馆.
Who developed Vilmonic?
Vilmonic was developed by Bludgeonsoft.

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