# Games like Virtual Villagers Origins 2

> The closest matches to Virtual Villagers Origins 2: Fish Tycoon 2: Virtual Aquarium, ARK: Survival Ascended, Virtual Villagers: The Lost Children, After Inc: Revival, and Card Survival: Fantasy Forest. 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. [Fish Tycoon 2: Virtual Aquarium](https://imho.run/games/845250/fish-tycoon-2-virtual-aquarium) — Shares real time progression with Virtual Villagers Origins 2. 233 Steam reviews, 55% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/845250/)
2. [ARK: Survival Ascended](https://imho.run/games/2399830/ark-survival-ascended) — Same punishing mood as Virtual Villagers Origins 2. 53,496 Steam reviews, 60% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2399830/)
3. [Virtual Villagers: The Lost Children](https://imho.run/games/16110/virtual-villagers-the-lost-children) — Same challenging mood as Virtual Villagers Origins 2. 66 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/16110/)
4. [After Inc: Revival](https://imho.run/games/3337140/after-inc-revival) — A frequent pick in Virtual Villagers Origins 2 players' libraries, and another Strategy. 569 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3337140/)
5. [Card Survival: Fantasy Forest](https://imho.run/games/2868860/card-survival-fantasy-forest) — Same punishing mood as Virtual Villagers Origins 2. 288 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2868860/)
6. [Virtual Villagers - The Secret City](https://imho.run/games/16180/virtual-villagers-the-secret-city) — A frequent pick in Virtual Villagers Origins 2 players' libraries, and another Simulation. 115 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/16180/)
7. [JudgeSim](https://imho.run/games/2919660/judgesim) — Same punishing mood as Virtual Villagers Origins 2. 504 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2919660/)
8. [Soulash 2](https://imho.run/games/2399160/soulash-2) — A frequent pick in Virtual Villagers Origins 2 players' libraries, and another RPG. 1,870 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2399160/)
9. [Dead In Vinland](https://imho.run/games/573120/dead-in-vinland) — Same stressful mood as Virtual Villagers Origins 2. 557 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/573120/)
10. [Oxygen Not Included](https://imho.run/games/457140/oxygen-not-included) — A frequent pick in Virtual Villagers Origins 2 players' libraries, and another Indie. 48,352 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/457140/)
11. [Endzone - A World Apart](https://imho.run/games/933820/endzone-a-world-apart) — Same stressful mood as Virtual Villagers Origins 2. 3,338 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/933820/)
12. [Anno 117: Pax Romana](https://imho.run/games/3274580/anno-117-pax-romana) — Same stressful mood as Virtual Villagers Origins 2. 4,901 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3274580/)
13. [My Winter Car](https://imho.run/games/4164420/my-winter-car) — Same punishing mood as Virtual Villagers Origins 2. 6,140 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4164420/)
14. [Sid Meier's Civilization VII](https://imho.run/games/1295660/sid-meier-s-civilization-vii) — Same stressful mood as Virtual Villagers Origins 2. 27,101 Steam reviews, 51% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1295660/)
15. [ANEURISM IV](https://imho.run/games/2773280/aneurism-iv) — Same punishing mood as Virtual Villagers Origins 2. 4,788 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2773280/)
16. [Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!!](https://imho.run/games/386620/cook-serve-delicious-2) — A frequent pick in Virtual Villagers Origins 2 players' libraries, and another Action. 1,618 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/386620/)
17. [Dwarf Fortress](https://imho.run/games/975370/dwarf-fortress) — Same stressful mood as Virtual Villagers Origins 2. 23,734 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/975370/)
18. [Frostpunk 2](https://imho.run/games/1601580/frostpunk-2) — Same stressful mood as Virtual Villagers Origins 2. 9,270 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1601580/)
19. [Blackthorn Arena: Reforged](https://imho.run/games/3168260/blackthorn-arena-reforged) — Same punishing mood as Virtual Villagers Origins 2. 173 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3168260/)
20. [Tavern Tycoon - Dragon's Hangover](https://imho.run/games/439340/tavern-tycoon-dragon-s-hangover) — Same punishing mood as Virtual Villagers Origins 2. 575 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/439340/)
21. [Cataclysm: The Last Generation](https://imho.run/games/3560030/cataclysm-the-last-generation) — Same punishing mood as Virtual Villagers Origins 2. 183 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3560030/)
22. [For The King](https://imho.run/games/527230/for-the-king) — Same stressful mood as Virtual Villagers Origins 2. 11,548 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/527230/)
23. [Battle Brothers](https://imho.run/games/365360/battle-brothers) — Same stressful mood as Virtual Villagers Origins 2. 14,754 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/365360/)
24. [Port Royale 4](https://imho.run/games/1024650/port-royale-4) — Same stressful mood as Virtual Villagers Origins 2. 586 Steam reviews, 58% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1024650/)

## Machine-readable

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- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=949050&n=20
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=949050
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/949050
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## About Virtual Villagers Origins 2

Craft, build, farm, breed and solve puzzles in a village right on your computer!

## Game info

- **AppID:** 949050
- **Developer:** Last Day Of Work
- **Publisher:** Last Day Of Work
- **Genres:** Simulation
- **Categories:** Single-player, In-App Purchases
- **Released:** Oct 26, 2018
- **Free to play:** yes
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/949050/virtual-villagers-origins-2)
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- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/949050/)
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