28 Great Games Like Universal Paperclips

Our experts have spent time searching for great games similar to Universal Paperclips and have found the following:

Universal Paperclips is an adventure game about making paperclips. It sounds simple, but behind the incremental process of clicking a button to create these paperclips is a story about how the desire to make paperclips (or anything) if fully realised and unrestrained will take over the entire world.

Unfortunately, Universal Paperclips is not available on Mac, PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One or Xbox Series X|S. However, we recommend the following games that offer a similar experience or theme:

Universal Paperclips

Game Details

Release Date: 09/10/2017

Platforms: Android, Web and iOS

Content Rating: PEGI 3

Skill Rating: 9+ year-olds

Players: 1

Genres: Simulation, Strategy (Adventure and Point-and-Click)

Accessibility: 17 features

Components: 2D Side-On and Text

Developer: Flantz (@Flantz)

Costs: Purchase cost

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Release Date: 02/02/1989, updated in 2014

Platforms: Amazon Fire, Android, Mac, PC and iOS

Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds

Components: 2D Overhead, Day and Night and Grid

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Evil Genius 2 (Series)

Release Date: 30/03/2021

Platforms: Mac, PC, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S

Skill Rating: 9+ year-olds

Components: 2D Overhead, Day and Night, Grid and Open World

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Animal Crossing

Animal Crossing (Series)

Release Date: 14/12/2001, updated in 2020

Platforms: 3DS and 2DS, DS, GameCube, Switch and Wii

Skill Rating: 9+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person, Cartoon, Day and Night, Open World and Weather

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Release Date: 01/04/2019, updated in 2022

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Skill Rating: 5+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person

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Kids

Release Date: 31/05/2019

Platforms: iOS

Skill Rating: 2+ year-olds

Components: 2D Overhead and Hand-Made

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Platforms: Android and iOS

Components: 2D Side-On and Text

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Skill Rating: 6+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On

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Release Date: 13/05/2020

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Components: 3D First-Person and Open World

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28 Great Games Like Universal Paperclips

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Sim City (Series)

Evil Genius 2 (Series)

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Kids

Home Quest

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Dragon Box

Island Saver

A Dark Room

Forager

Observation

Trios

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Difficulty Options:	Simple and Full Version No Memorisation Advantage No Hidden Information No Deceit Advantage No Colour Advantage No Mathematics Advantage No Weighing Decisions

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Assistance Getting Started:	Clear Manual Electronic Version of Manual Electronic Version of Manual for Screen Readers Getting Started Video Digital Version Reference Aid
Assistance Progressing:	Play Order Tokens (Or play order doesn’t change) Reaction-Time Not Critical Low Pressure Low Impact Catch Up Rule

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Pieces:	Components are Distinguishable by Touch Components are Replaceable No Non-Standard Dice (Or No Dice) No Tiny Pieces No Paper Money No Sprawl
Cards:	Large Card Size Standard Card Shape Limited Hand Management No Excessive Card Shuffling No Right-Handed Advantage
Placement:	No Unbound Placement Player Components Not Shared No Fiddly Placement Easily Verbalised Actions

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28 Great Games Like Universal Paperclips

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