Sapiens
Create your own prehistoric civilization and lead your tribe in a world you shape. Start with nothing, build towns and industry, and advance through thousands of years of technological breakthroughs in this intimate yet expansive colony sim.
Looking for games like Sapiens? Explore its Gameplay DNA below to see what makes it tick, then browse similar games matched by mechanics, feel, and progression.
Sapiens is defined by its exploration, city/empire building, open world, base management, crafting, and resource management. Games similar to Sapiens share these core gameplay traits — browse the matches below to find your next play.
Gameplay DNA
Core Mechanics
Feel / Pacing
Progression
Social Mode
Complexity
Strategic Scope
Games Like Sapiens
Oxygen Not Included shares Exploration, Open world and Base management with Sapiens.
Kenshi shares Open world, City/empire building and Exploration with Sapiens.
Dwarf Fortress shares Exploration, Open world and City/empire building with Sapiens.
Settlement Survival shares Exploration, City/empire building and Sandbox with Sapiens.
Echoes of the Plum Grove shares Exploration, Open world and Base management with Sapiens.
RimWorld shares Open world, City/empire building and Sandbox with Sapiens.
Oxygen Not Included
Kenshi
Dwarf Fortress
Settlement Survival
Echoes of the Plum Grove
RimWorld
Surviving the Aftermath
Embark
Patron
Grow: Song of the Evertree
Train Simulator Classic
First Feudal
Aven Colony
Kingdoms and Castles
Surviving Mars
Transport Fever 2
Foundation
Dawn of Man
Cliff Empire
Ostriv
Amazing Cultivation Simulator
Cities: Skylines II
Banished
