# Games like Species: Artificial Life, Real Evolution

> The closest matches to Species: Artificial Life, Real Evolution: The Sapling, Universe Sandbox, Ecosystem, Planetary Life, and Gridworld. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [The Sapling](https://imho.run/games/997380/the-sapling) — Also God Game and Science, like Species: Artificial Life, Real Evolution. 1,559 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/997380/)
2. [Universe Sandbox](https://imho.run/games/230290/universe-sandbox) — A frequent pick in Species: Artificial Life, Real Evolution players' libraries, and another Indie. 18,850 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/230290/)
3. [Ecosystem](https://imho.run/games/1133120/ecosystem) — Shares ecosystem simulation with Species: Artificial Life, Real Evolution. 472 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1133120/)
4. [Planetary Life](https://imho.run/games/2471970/planetary-life) — A frequent pick in Species: Artificial Life, Real Evolution players' libraries, and another Strategy. 435 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2471970/)
5. [Gridworld](https://imho.run/games/396890/gridworld) — Also God Game and Science, like Species: Artificial Life, Real Evolution. 183 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/396890/)
6. [Thrive](https://imho.run/games/1779200/thrive) — Also Science and Education, like Species: Artificial Life, Real Evolution. 1,073 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1779200/)
7. [Vilmonic](https://imho.run/games/458330/vilmonic) — Shares ecosystem simulation with Species: Artificial Life, Real Evolution. 56 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/458330/)
8. [ANLIFE: Motion-Learning Life Evolution](https://imho.run/games/2452130/anlife-motion-learning-life-evolution) — Also God Game and Science, like Species: Artificial Life, Real Evolution. 52 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2452130/)
9. [Tyto Ecology](https://imho.run/games/453750/tyto-ecology) — Shares ecosystem simulation with Species: Artificial Life, Real Evolution. 370 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/453750/)
10. [Equilinox](https://imho.run/games/853550/equilinox) — Also God Game, like Species: Artificial Life, Real Evolution. 2,091 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/853550/)
11. [The Bibites: Digital Life](https://imho.run/games/2736860/the-bibites-digital-life) — Also Science and Education, like Species: Artificial Life, Real Evolution. 172 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2736860/)
12. [Everything](https://imho.run/games/582270/everything) — Also God Game and Experimental, like Species: Artificial Life, Real Evolution. 2,292 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/582270/)
13. [SPORE™](https://imho.run/games/17390/spore) — A frequent pick in Species: Artificial Life, Real Evolution players' libraries, and another Action. 37,494 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/17390/)
14. [Creatura](https://imho.run/games/781130/creatura) — Also God Game and Science, like Species: Artificial Life, Real Evolution. 158 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/781130/)
15. [Terra Firma 2](https://imho.run/games/3422270/terra-firma-2) — Also God Game and Science, like Species: Artificial Life, Real Evolution. 97 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3422270/)
16. [Galimulator](https://imho.run/games/808100/galimulator) — A frequent pick in Species: Artificial Life, Real Evolution players' libraries, and another Simulation. 403 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/808100/)
17. [Sandboxels](https://imho.run/games/3664820/sandboxels) — Also God Game and Science, like Species: Artificial Life, Real Evolution. 535 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3664820/)
18. [SpaceEngine](https://imho.run/games/314650/spaceengine) — Also Science and Education, like Species: Artificial Life, Real Evolution. 8,862 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/314650/)
19. [Imagine Earth](https://imho.run/games/280720/imagine-earth) — Also Science, like Species: Artificial Life, Real Evolution. 484 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/280720/)
20. [Earthtongue](https://imho.run/games/358070/earthtongue) — Shares ecosystem simulation with Species: Artificial Life, Real Evolution. 141 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/358070/)
21. [WorldBox - God Simulator](https://imho.run/games/1206560/worldbox-god-simulator) — Also God Game, like Species: Artificial Life, Real Evolution. 28,024 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1206560/)
22. [AI Learns To Drive](https://imho.run/games/3312030/ai-learns-to-drive) — Also God Game and Education, like Species: Artificial Life, Real Evolution. 138 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3312030/)
23. [Distant Worlds: Universe](https://imho.run/games/261470/distant-worlds-universe) — Also Real-Time with Pause, like Species: Artificial Life, Real Evolution. 1,147 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/261470/)
24. [Jurassic World Evolution](https://imho.run/games/648350/jurassic-world-evolution) — Shares ecosystem simulation with Species: Artificial Life, Real Evolution. 23,289 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/648350/)

## Machine-readable

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- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=774541&n=20
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=774541
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/774541
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## About Species: Artificial Life, Real Evolution

Play with evolution! Species: ALRE is a scientifically-grounded, emergent simulation of natural selection. Creatures evolve and speciate in response to in-game mutation and selection forces, allowing you to experience and tinker with evolution in real-time.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 774541
- **Developer:** Quasar
- **Publisher:** Quasar
- **Genres:** Simulation, Early Access
- **Categories:** Single-player, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Sep 28, 2018
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/774541/species-artificial-life-real-evolution)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=774541&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/774541/)
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