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Games like Spore

2008PEGI 12PC92 % positive19.99 €

Spore lets you guide your own species from a single cell to a galaxy-spanning empire, with each stage playing like a different genre. Its playful creature editor, letting you design nearly everything yourself, is the real star.

  • Sandbox with your own goals
  • Building and crafting
  • Open world
  • Lots to discover
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In short: Games like Spore

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Spore special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Kerbal Space Program

91 %Match

2015USK 0PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck playable95 % positive36.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Spore: a sandbox with your own goals, building and crafting as well as an open world.

You assemble rockets and spacecraft from parts and send the endearing Kerbals to moons and planets under realistic orbital physics. Failure is part of the fun and often as entertaining as success.

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