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Games like Biosphere-3

If Biosphere-3 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Adhain, Anthill Wars: Ant Colony Sim and The Universim — 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.

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About Biosphere-3: Biosphere-3 is a God-view Ecosystem Sandbox. Splice DNA to design species, watch them forge food webs and survival strategies. Raise volcanoes or glaciers to shape a dead planet. Unleash lightning, acid rain or hurricanes to steer evolution. Awaken as the creator — the last biosphere is yours.

StrategyIndieSimulationCasualWindows · macOSby Biekka Games
Biosphere-3 — Steam game cover

Players who liked Biosphere-3 also play

Steam players who put hours into Biosphere-3 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.

  1. Adhain

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Biosphere-3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Biosphere-3.

    Become a god and expand your influence through kindness or fear. Grow your settlements, make villages believe in you, and teach your creature how to follow your example. Play alone or join other gods, as allies or rivals.

    StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  2. Anthill Wars: Ant Colony Sim

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Biosphere-3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Biosphere-3.

    Grow an ant colony from a single queen into a thriving empire. Raid rival anthills, steal their brood, and strengthen your colony with captured ants. Defend your territory from giant insects and expand your nest. When the time comes, release a swarm of winged queens and begin again in distant lands.

    2027StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  3. The Universim

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Biosphere-3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Biosphere-3.

    Jump straight into managing your own planets as you guide a civilization through the ages. Build the ultimate empire in The Universim, a new breed of God Game in development by Crytivo.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Reus 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Biosphere-3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Biosphere-3.

    Shape worlds with your godly titans. Make symbiotic ecosystems and inspire humanity with your creations. Their achievements unlock new possibilities. Make different planets for different human spirits, and fill the universe with life!

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Ecosystem

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Biosphere-3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Biosphere-3.

    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!

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Fata Deum - The God Sim

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Biosphere-3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Biosphere-3.

    Inspired by the god games of old, Fata Deum lets you mold settlements and townsfolk in your image. Will you raise the settlements to splendor, or spur them on to violent debauchery and demons? Watch as a living world grows under your whims.

    2025StrategySimulationRPG29.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. WorldBox - God Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Biosphere-3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Biosphere-3.

    WorldBox is the ULTIMATE god simulator and sandbox game. A petri dish for your fantasy civilizations. Create your own world or destroy it using many powers. Watch civilizations grow, form kingdoms, colonize new lands, sail to far continents, wars to ignite, empires to fall and towns to burn!

    2021IndieSimulationEarly Access19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Planetary Life

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Biosphere-3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Biosphere-3.

    Manipulate climate, add plants and evolve creatures in this planet and life sandbox simulation game. From cells to civilizations, spread life throughout the whole planet. Or just enjoy watching your creation burn!

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Biosphere-3.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Biosphere-3.

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. 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 Biosphere-3.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Biosphere-3.

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Biosphere-3.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Biosphere-3.

    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!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Biosphere-3.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Biosphere-3.

    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.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Reus 2

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Biosphere-3.

    Shape worlds with your godly titans. Make symbiotic ecosystems and inspire humanity with your creations. Their achievements unlock new possibilities. Make different planets for different human spirits, and fill the universe with life!

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. WorldBox - God Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Simulation with Biosphere-3.

    WorldBox is the ULTIMATE god simulator and sandbox game. A petri dish for your fantasy civilizations. Create your own world or destroy it using many powers. Watch civilizations grow, form kingdoms, colonize new lands, sail to far continents, wars to ignite, empires to fall and towns to burn!

    2021IndieSimulationEarly Access19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Planetary Life

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Biosphere-3.

    Manipulate climate, add plants and evolve creatures in this planet and life sandbox simulation game. From cells to civilizations, spread life throughout the whole planet. Or just enjoy watching your creation burn!

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Biosphere-3

What games are most similar to Biosphere-3?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Biosphere-3 are Adhain, Anthill Wars: Ant Colony Sim, The Universim.
Who developed Biosphere-3?
Biosphere-3 was developed by Biekka Games.

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 Biosphere-3.

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