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24 alternatives to Accidental Gods

A new world emerges from a simulated universe.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Accidental Gods launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Future Visions▲66

   Original science fiction inspired by Microsoft

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Inventology▲72

   How we dream up things that change the world

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Spirit Hackers▲60

   A cyberpunk novel exploring the afterlife.

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Utopia Experiment by Dylan Evans▲73

   Guy tries to create utopia, fails miserably.

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Startup Rising▲60

   Inspiring stories from unlikely sources in the Arab world

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Lord of Light▲56

   Sci fi fantasy where gods are only human

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Sentient World▲65

   A living world of AI characters. You can only watch.

   18d ago · thesentient.world · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Mayday! Deep Space▲103

   New take on interactive fiction from author of Robopocalypse

   2015 · maydayapps.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Imaginary Cities▲70

   Mapping cities of sound, melancholia and the afterlife

   2016 · influxpress.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Brave New World▲73

    A Cautionary Dystopian Tale

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Odyssey 3▲159

    A world model that simulates physics in real time

    14d ago · odyssey.systems · its alternatives →

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    Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World▲63

    How to effectively champion a new idea.

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Valley of the Gods▲65

    A Silicon Valley story

    2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Daemon▲80

    A computer program wreaks havoc on the world.

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Technotopia▲96

    A book about how the future is going to be pretty awesome.

    2015 · publishizer.com · its alternatives →

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    Presence▲81

    Science fiction novel about the future of Virtual Reality

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Kobold's Guide to Worldbuilding▲56

    Essays on the creation of worlds, from geology to politics

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Originals▲66

    How non-conformists move the world.

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Wonderbook▲78

    The Illustrated guide to creating imaginative fiction

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Age of Spiritual Machines▲57

    AI and achieving the singularity

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Becoming Steve Jobs▲63

    The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Silicon Heroes▲120

    A graphic novel where entrepreneurs have superpowers!

    2015 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

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    The Fabric of Reality: The Science of Parallel Universes▲53

    Evolution, Theoretical Physics and Computer Science

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Little Bets▲89

    How breakthrough ideas emerge from small discoveries

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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