Games like Extinction Day
Games like Extinction Day include Cities: Skylines, WorldBox - God Simulator, Victoria 3, Crusader Kings II, and Victoria II. We matched them by the tags players give Extinction Day on Steam (Outbreak Sim, Real-Time with Pause, Simulation, God Game, and Resource Management): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

Cities: Skylines
Shared: Simulation · Sandbox · Management

WorldBox - God Simulator
Shared: Simulation · God Game · Sandbox

Victoria 3
Shared: Simulation · Political Sim · Grand Strategy

Crusader Kings II
Shared: Simulation · Political Sim · Grand Strategy

Victoria II
Shared: Simulation · Real-Time with Pause · Political Sim

Plague Inc: Evolved
Shared: Outbreak Sim · Simulation · Strategy

Manor Lords
Shared: Simulation · Management · Sandbox

Imperator: Rome
Shared: Simulation · Political Sim · Grand Strategy

Stellaris
Shared: Simulation · Sandbox · Real-Time with Pause

Tropico 4
Shared: Simulation · Sandbox · Management

Foundation
Shared: Simulation · Sandbox · Resource Management

Cities: Skylines II
Shared: Simulation · Sandbox · Management

Jurassic World Evolution
Shared: Simulation · Sandbox · Management

Against the Storm
Shared: Simulation · Resource Management · Management

Reus
Shared: God Game · Simulation · Sandbox

Crusader Kings III
Shared: Simulation · Management · Grand Strategy

Bio Inc. Redemption
Shared: Outbreak Sim · Simulation · Sandbox

Kingdoms and Castles
Shared: Simulation · Resource Management · Management

Jurassic World Evolution 2
Shared: Simulation · Sandbox · Management

Beholder
Shared: Political Sim · Dystopian · Simulation

Oxygen Not Included
Shared: Resource Management · Simulation · Management

Infection Free Zone
Shared: Simulation · Outbreak Sim · Management

Tropico 6
Shared: Simulation · Sandbox · Political Sim

Planet Coaster 2
Shared: Simulation · Sandbox · God Game