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212 games like Zoo Tycoon

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01 Dude Simulator Cover

2017 · PC

Dude Simulator

77%

Dude Simulator is an open world sandbox game. This is a life simulator. The main objective is to enjoy what you are doing.

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Zoo Tycoon

77% Sehr nah dran
Shared DNA
Simulator Genre Sandbox Theme Single player Mode Sandbox Game feel Open World World design
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02 The Sims Cover

2000 · Linux, Mac, PC

The Sims

76%

The Sims is a life-building simulation with emphasis on intimate details of individual characters rather than expansion of an entire society or civilization. You are in control of nearly every aspect of the lives of the individuals who make up your chosen popu...

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Zoo Tycoon

76% Sehr nah dran
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Simulator Genre Sandbox Theme Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective Sandbox Game feel Open World World design
Trade-offs

No description available from IGDB

03 Animal Crossing: New Horizons Cover
76%

Escape to a deserted island and create your own paradise as you explore, create, and customize in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Your island getaway has a wealth of natural resources that can be used to craft everything from tools to creature comforts. You can...

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Zoo Tycoon

76% Sehr nah dran
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Simulator Genre Sandbox Theme Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective Sandbox Game feel Open World World design
Trade-offs

No description available from IGDB

04 Animal Crossing: New Leaf Cover
75%

The charming community-building franchise returns for with Animal Crossing: New Leaf. The Nintendo 3DS entry into this popular franchise introduces a number of options new to Animal Crossing, including the ability to become the head of the village and boost it...

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Zoo Tycoon

75% Sehr nah dran
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Simulator Genre Sandbox Theme Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective Sandbox Game feel Open World World design
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05 Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 Cover

2017 · Mac, Switch, PC

Car Mechanic Simulator 2018

67%

Build and expand your repair service empire in this incredibly detailed and highly realistic simulation game, where attention to car detail is astonishing. Find classic, unique cars in the new Barn Find module and Junkyard module. You can even add your self-ma...

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Zoo Tycoon

67% Spannender Match
Shared DNA
Simulator Genre Sandbox Theme Single player Mode Sandbox Game feel Open World World design
Trade-offs

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06 RollerCoaster Tycoon Cover

1999 · PC, XBOX

RollerCoaster Tycoon

66%

The premise of the game is to complete a series of preset scenarios by successfully building and maintaining amusement parks through business ownership as a theme park entrepreneur. The key to any park is building a large amount and diverse range of rides for...

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Zoo Tycoon

66% Spannender Match
Shared DNA
Simulator Genre Sandbox Theme Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective Sandbox Game feel Open World World design
Trade-offs

No description available from IGDB

07 SimCity 4 Cover

2003 · Mac, PC

SimCity 4

65%

SimCity 4 is a city-building simultor. You are in the shoes of one or several mayors, and you are tasked with populating and managing your cities.When you have chosen a segment to place your city in, you will be able to chose between 3 game modes. God mode: T...

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Zoo Tycoon

65% Spannender Match
Shared DNA
Simulator Genre Sandbox Theme Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective Sandbox Game feel Open World World design
Trade-offs

No description available from IGDB

08 Academia: School Simulator Cover

2021 · Mac, PC

Academia: School Simulator

65%

Academia : School Simulator is a management game that lets you design, construct, and manage the high school of your dreams! As the school Principal, watch your students as they get bullied, find love, flunk exams, and basically just try to get through the rol...

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Zoo Tycoon

65% Spannender Match
Shared DNA
Simulator Genre Sandbox Theme Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective Sandbox Game feel Open World World design
Trade-offs

No description available from IGDB

09 Cities: Skylines Cover

2015 · Stadia, Linux, Mac

Cities: Skylines

64%

Cities: Skylines is a single-player city-building simulation game. Players manage all aspects of a growing city including zoning residential, commercial, and industrial areas, constructing infrastructure such as roads, public transit, and utilities, and balanc...

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Zoo Tycoon

64% Spannender Match
Shared DNA
Simulator Genre Sandbox Theme Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective Sandbox Game feel Open World World design
Trade-offs

No description available from IGDB

10 The Sims 4 Cover

2014 · Mac, PC, PS4

The Sims 4

64%

Unleash your imagination and create a unique world of Sims that's an expression of you! Explore and customize every detail from Sims to homes, and much more with The Sims 4. Life, and Sims, are yours to control. Customize your unique Sims, design their homes &...

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Zoo Tycoon

64% Spannender Match
Shared DNA
Simulator Genre Sandbox Theme Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective Sandbox Game feel Open World World design
Trade-offs

No description available from IGDB

11 Junkyard Simulator Cover

2021 · PC, PS5, Series X|S

Junkyard Simulator

63%

In Junkyard Simulator you play as owner of scrap yard, which with his own hands is trying to create the largest junkyard in the area. The way you do it depends on your decision! Do you want to manually search and collect the best scrap?

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Zoo Tycoon

63% Spannender Match
Shared DNA
Simulator Genre Sandbox Theme Single player Mode Sandbox Game feel Open World World design
Trade-offs

No description available from IGDB

12 The Sims 3 Cover

2009 · Mac, PC

The Sims 3

60%

In The Sims 3, you can create Sims with unique personalities, fulfill their desires, and control their lives within a customizable living neighborhood. Unlock all-new Karma Powers and unleash them on your Sims: help your Sim get lucky with the power of "love c...

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Zoo Tycoon

60% Spannender Match
Shared DNA
Simulator Genre Sandbox Theme Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective Sandbox Game feel Open World World design
Trade-offs

No description available from IGDB

13 The Sims 2 Cover

2004 · Mac, PC

The Sims 2

60%

In The Sims 2, your Sims will be more lifelike, more responsive, and more complex than ever before. You'll be able to control your Sims over their entire lifetimes, taking them from their first steps to their golden years. Guide them through "Life's Big Moment...

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Zoo Tycoon

60% Spannender Match
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Simulator Genre Sandbox Theme Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective Sandbox Game feel Open World World design
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14 Don't Starve Cover

2013 · Linux, Mac, Switch

Don't Starve

59%

Don’t Starve is an uncompromising wilderness survival game full of science and magic. Enter a strange and unexplored world full of strange creatures, dangers, and surprises. Gather resources to craft items and structures that match your survival style.

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Zoo Tycoon

59% Spannender Match
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Simulator Genre Sandbox Theme Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective Sandbox Game feel Open World World design
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15 Factorio Cover

2020 · Linux, Mac, Switch

Factorio

59%

You will be mining resources, researching technologies, building infrastructure, automating production and fighting enemies. Use your imagination to design your factory, combine simple elements into ingenious structures, apply management skills to keep it work...

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Zoo Tycoon

59% Spannender Match
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Simulator Genre Sandbox Theme Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective Sandbox Game feel Open World World design
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16 Minecraft: Java Edition Cover

2011 · Linux, Mac, PC

Minecraft: Java Edition

58%

Minecraft focuses on allowing the player to explore, interact with, and modify a dynamically generated map made of one-cubic-meter-sized blocks. In addition to blocks, the environment features plants, mobs, and items. Some activities in the game include mining...

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Zoo Tycoon

58% Spannender Match
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Simulator Genre Sandbox Theme Single player Mode Sandbox Game feel Open World World design
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17 Grand Theft Auto III Cover

2001 · Android, Mac, PC

Grand Theft Auto III

58%

Featuring a fully 3-D living city, a combination of narrative driven and non-linear gameplay and a completely open environment, Grand Theft Auto III represents a huge leap forward in interactive entertainment. For the first time, players are put at the heart o...

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Zoo Tycoon

58% Spannender Match
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Simulator Genre Sandbox Theme Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective Sandbox Game feel Open World World design
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18 Fortnite Cover

2020 · Android, Mac, Switch

Fortnite

58%

Fortnite is a free-to-play online game where you and your friends fight to be the last one standing in Battle Royale, join forces to make your own Creative games, or catch a live show at Party Royale.

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Zoo Tycoon

58% Spannender Match
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Simulator Genre Sandbox Theme Single player Mode Sandbox Game feel Open World World design
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No description available from IGDB

19 Garry's Mod Cover

2004 · Linux, Mac, PC

Garry's Mod

58%

Garry's Mod is a physics-based sandbox game built on Valve's Source engine. In its base mode, there are no objectives. Players can spawn non-player characters, ragdolls, and props, then manipulate them using a physics gun that can pick up, rotate, and freeze o...

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Zoo Tycoon

58% Spannender Match
Shared DNA
Simulator Genre Sandbox Theme Single player Mode Sandbox Game feel Open World World design
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20 Untitled Goose Game Cover

2019 · Mac, Switch, PC

Untitled Goose Game

58%

It's a lovely morning in the village and you are a horrible goose. Untitled Goose Game is a slapstick-stealth-sandbox, where you are a goose let loose on an unsuspecting village. Make your way around town, from peoples' back gardens to the high street shops t...

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Zoo Tycoon

58% Spannender Match
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Simulator Genre Sandbox Theme Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective Sandbox Game feel Open World World design
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