Best games like Ark Nova

10+ similar games compared and reviewed

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Updated August 2026

Ark Nova is great, but it's not the only option. Explore 10+ similar apps and games for iPhone and iPad, each reviewed and rated by real users. Find free alternatives, premium upgrades, and hidden gems.

Top Alternatives to Ark Nova

Spirit Island#1

Spirit Island by Handelabra Studio LLC

Co-op Settler Destruction
Editor's Choice
🎮 Games
4.2😊(198 ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
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Defend your island home from colonial invaders as powerful spirits. This cooperative strategy game features unique elemental powers, strategic area control, and a modular island for endless replayability. Work with native islanders to drive out the invaders and restore balance.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Fantastic game adaptation
  • 👍 Great user interface
  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay
  • 👍 Faithful to the board game

Room to Improve

  • 💰 Expensive pricing
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 🔒 Offline play issues
Caverna#2

Caverna by DIGIDICED

Digital Board Game Adaptation
Strong Contender
🎮 Games
4.1(12 ratings)
$11.99
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Lead a dwarf tribe to expand their cavern home and cultivate the surrounding forest. Dig deeper for resources, furnish rooms to grow your tribe, and forge weapons for adventures. Cultivate fields, breed animals, and increase your wealth to become the strongest tribe leader.

Stone Age: Digital Edition#3

Stone Age: Digital Edition by Acram Digital

Classic Worker Placement Game
Worth Considering
🎮 Games
3.5(24 ratings)
$7.99
#75in Games
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Lead your tribe through prehistory by gathering resources, building structures, and advancing your civilization. Manage your workers and ensure they are fed to create the most advanced society.

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Lead a corporation to terraform Mars by building cities, forests, and oceans. Manage resources, complete objectives, and increase your Terraform Rating to make the planet habitable. Compete against rivals and lead humanity into a new era.

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Embark on a strategic journey to colonize the galaxy by mastering terraforming. Each of the 14 unique factions has distinct environmental needs, driving the need to adapt planets for survival. This is the official digital adaptation of the acclaimed board game.

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