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2017PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable88 % positive17.49 €

You breed your own animal species on a hex-based map, steering its evolution through genetics, mutations and inheritance while predators, disease and climate change threaten the population. Turn-based strategy with a roguelike structure and an educational core.

Runs that play out differently every time
Turn-based combat
Tactical depth
A party of several characters

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The closest matches for Niche: A Genetics Survival Game are Gnomes, Super Auto Pets and As Far as the Eye. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Niche: A Genetics Survival Game special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Best alternative overall: Gnomes 88% match – Runs that play out differently every time
Newest alternative: Mewgenics 86% match – released 2026

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Gnomes

88 %Match

2025PCSteam Deck playable94 % positive−70 % ~~9.99 €~~ 2.99 €

You deploy your gnomes, tend your garden and build defenses while the map grows deeper into goblin territory each day. Every run plays differently, and smartly combined upgrades prepare you for the final showdown with the goblin king.

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A party of several characters

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As Far as the Eye

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Mewgenics

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Runs that play out differently every time

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A party of several characters

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The Rookery

Runs that play out differently every time

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Dicefolk

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