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Games like Plantera

2016PCPlayStationSteam Deck verified88 % positive2.99 €

A relaxed garden-building sim where you raise plants and animals, earn coins, and fend off magpies, foxes and wolves. You steadily expand your dream garden.

Building and crafting
Cosy, great for unwinding
Economy and management

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The closest matches for Plantera are Equilinox, Zoo Tycoon 2 and Pocket City. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Plantera special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Best alternative overall: Equilinox 94% match – Building and crafting
Newest alternative: Let's School 92% match – released 2023

Best match

Equilinox

94 %Match

2018PCSteam Deck playable93 % positive8.50 €

Equilinox is a laid-back nature sim where you build and tend an ecosystem of plants and animals. As biodiversity grows you unlock more exotic species, all without pressure and in a charming low-poly style.

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Zoo Tycoon 2

Economy and management

You turn an empty plot of land into your own zoo, freely designing habitats for many animal species while keeping animals and visitors happy to keep the money flowing. A relaxed management sim with plenty of creative freedom.

Pocket City

Building and crafting

A relaxed, approachable city-building sim where you act as mayor, zoning districts, building parks and handling crime and disasters. No microtransactions: everything is unlocked through play.

TheoTown

Building and crafting

TheoTown is a relaxed city-building simulation where you grow your own metropolis step by step. You plan roads, neighborhoods and infrastructure and watch your city come alive.

Mad Tower Tycoon

Building and crafting

A tower-building management sim where you plan a skyscraper of over 100 floors, lease out offices, apartments and shops, and optimize visitor flow with elevators and stairs.

Jumbo Airport Story

Economy and management

A relaxed pixel-art airport management sim where you place shops, restaurants and seating to keep visitors happy and grow your airport into a world-famous destination.

Zoo Tycoon

Economy and management

You build and run a zoo, designing enclosures, keeping animals happy and balancing visitor numbers and finances. A relaxed classic management sim with plenty of freedom to design.

Let's School

Accessible and relaxed

As the new principal, you rebuild a run-down school, hire teachers, enroll students and shape your dream academy in a colorful, relaxed management sim.

Parkitect

Building and crafting

A charming theme park management game in the spirit of the classics, where you design coasters, shops and staff logistics while keeping guests happy. Relaxed building meets economic tinkering.

RollerCoaster Tycoon 2

Building and crafting

The classic theme park management sim where you design your own roller coasters piece by piece and steer your park to profitability across varied scenarios. Charming isometric visuals and a hugely flexible coaster editor make it an endlessly creative sandbox.