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Eco extends the resource-collecting and building of Minecraft by introducing environmental implications to your actions. Using resources like trees will erode the soil; mining might pollute the river; and each animal depends on another.
Unfortunately, Eco is not available on Android, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox X|S or iOS. However, we recommend the following games that offer a similar experience or theme:
Release Date: 06/02/2018
Price: 20% off
Out Now: Mac and PC
Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds
Players: 1 (100 online)
Genres: Adventure, Creative (Simulation and Strategy)
Accessibility: 0 features documented (Tweet Developer )
Components: 3D First-Person, Blocks, Day and Night and Open World
Developer: Strange Loop Game (@StrangeLoopGame)
Costs: Purchase cost, In-Game Purchases and In-Game Pass
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X4: Foundations is a space adventure where every element, from planets to ships to finance, is simulated to create a living universe where actions breed deep consequences.
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Minecraft is an open-world adventure where you collect, craft and construct structures and items. Play involves exploring the world to find resources and good locations to build.
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Lego Worlds takes virtual building back to the classic bricks with familiar figures, buildings and challenges from other Lego video games in an open world where your imagination can go wild in a bottomless bucket of bricks.
Lego Worlds takes virtual building back to the classic bricks with familiar figures, buildings and challenges from other Lego video games in an open world where your imagination can go wild in a bottomless bucket of bricks. This takes the general Lego video gameplay and adds in Minecraft-style building and the real-world physics of games like Zelda.
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If Eco is not age appropriate for your child, here are similar games ordered by age rating so you can find an age-appropriate alternative that’s also a game they will love.
If you like the sound of Eco but find it too complex or challenging, the games in this section offer a similar experience but with a lower Skill Rating.
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These are our hand-picked alternatives to Eco. This doesn't use automatic matching, instead, we hand-pick games that are good to play if you have enjoyed Labyrinth. These selections also include games that offer a different experience but address a similar theme or topic.
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Ancestree is a collecting and sequencing game where you compete to build the strongest family tree. You select and link tiles, building your family person by person, scoring points for marriages, wealth and continuous generations.
Diatoms is a tile-placement puzzle game where you create a microscopic mosaic from single-cell algae.
Diatoms is a tile-placement puzzle game where you create a microscopic mosaic from single-cell algae. Your goal is to create a pattern that scores the most at the end of the game based on colours, shapes, and symmetry.
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Forbidden Island is a cooperative collecting game where you try to survive on a sinking island long enough to collect four treasures. You play by moving across the Island, stopping Island tiles from sinking, whilst collecting enough cards to rescue the four treasures.
These are games of a similar genre mix to Eco. This includes games from the Simulation, Strategy, Creative and Adventure genres. We pick out games of a similar PEGI rating to further hone these generated suggestions.
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Lego Fortnite is an adventure survival game that brings classic brick building to one of the Fortnite islands. Play is more like Minecraft than Fortnite (and perhaps could have been better named).
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TerraTech is a construction game where you create vehicles to explore the environment, find resources and craft upgrades. It includes a modular building element where your decisions affect the performance of what you make.
No Man's Sky is a space simulation about exploring endless planets and galaxies.
No Man's Sky is a space simulation about exploring endless planets and galaxies. It invites you to take your spaceship to explore and colonise a universe rich with diverse planets, creatures and fauna.
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Yahaha is a social platform for creating multiplayer games, playing those made by others, and hanging out with friends in a virtual world.
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Distrust is a survival game where you try to survive after a helicopter crash at an arctic base.
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