- #1 Kynseed
73% matchVery Positive83% of 3,614 reviews2022
Dev: PixelCount Studios
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Embark on a lifetime of adventure in a beautiful world of creativity and intrigue. Raise a family, customise your farm, run a business, craft items, and battle some marvellously malevolent monsters.
Why similar: Crafting 21.1%, Farming Sim 19.6%, Life Sim 13.2%, Management 11.8%, Sandbox 10.3%
- #2 Graveyard Keeper
73% matchVery Positive86% of 46,759 reviews2018
Dev: Lazy Bear GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 31.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Build and manage a medieval graveyard while facing ethical dilemmas and making questionable decisions. Welcome to Graveyard Keeper, the most inaccurate medieval cemetery sim of the year.
Why similar: Crafting 37.6%, Management 15.4%, Medieval 13.6%, Sandbox 12%, Simulation 7.9%
- #3 Travellers Rest
73% matchVery Positive88% of 16,491 reviews2020
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Craft, farm, build and cook! In Travellers Rest you will have to use all the available tools to become the best tavern keeper in the realm. Create unique dishes and drinks to please your customers as you discover the world and its colorful characters.
Why similar: Farming Sim 20.4%, Life Sim 17.7%, Crafting 16.6%, Management 14.8%, Medieval 12.5%
- #4 My Time at Portia
67% matchVery Positive92% of 44,035 reviews2019
Dev: Pathea GamesPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 36.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Start a new life in the enchanting town of Portia! Restore your Pa's neglected workshop to its former glory by fulfilling commissions, growing crops, raising animals, and befriending the quirky inhabitants of this charming post-apocalyptic land!
Why similar: Crafting 26.4%, Farming Sim 23.4%, Life Sim 17.9%, Simulation 7.3%, Sandbox 7.1%
- #5 Anvil Saga
66% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,782 reviews2023
Dev: Pirozhok StudioPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Anvil Saga is a management sim with RPG elements where you take control of a blacksmith shop amidst the Hundred Years' War. Each decision you make impacts the story and gameplay.
Why similar: Crafting 18.8%, Medieval 15.5%, Management 14.8%, Resource Management 9.6%, Historical 9.4%
- #6 News Tower
64% matchVery Positive94% of 4,179 reviews2025
Dev: Sparrow NightPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Develop your newspaper and become New York’s new media mogul! In this tycoon, build and manage your newspaper from printer to toilet. Create your editorial line and lead your journalists through unique 1930's stories and dig out the latest scoops!
Why similar: Management 19.2%, Crafting 14.9%, Capitalism 13.2%, Sandbox 11.6%, Resource Management 11.6%
- #7 Stardew Valley
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 989,423 reviews2016
Dev: ConcernedApe
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 22.7 hrsMean: 83.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Why similar: Farming Sim 26.9%, Life Sim 17.5%, Crafting 17.5%, Relaxing 11.7%, Sandbox 8.3%
- #8 Tavern Master
63% matchVery Positive92% of 12,796 reviews2021
Dev: Untitled Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Tavern Master is all about managing your medieval tavern. You start with a very small room, couple of benches and tables and build your way up to a huge successful tavern with a kitchen, rooms for guests, group of loyal staff and much more!
Why similar: Management 26.6%, Medieval 19.9%, Resource Management 14.3%, Crafting 11.9%, Simulation 11.4%
- #9 Cult of the Lamb
60% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 121,191 reviews2022
Dev: Massive MonsterPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.4 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Start your own cult in a land of false prophets, venturing out into diverse and mysterious regions to build a loyal community of woodland Followers and spread your Word to become the one true cult.
Why similar: Singleplayer 51.2%, 2D 48.8%
- #10 Smithy By Day
60% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Galaxy Bunny Games
Windows
Smithy By Day is a relaxed, turn based, shop-manager where you control a party of three. Use magical tarot cards to craft wares by day, and use mastered spells to gather resources by night. Learn to run a medieval blacksmithing shop, collect cards, discover recipes and progress through the story.
Why similar: Crafting 20%, Medieval 12.9%, Management 10.3%, Life Sim 9.6%, Relaxing 8.9%
- #11 DAVE THE DIVER
59% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 147,604 reviews2023
Dev: MINTROCKET
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.4 hrsMean: 26.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
DAVE THE DIVER is a casual, singleplayer adventure RPG featuring deep-sea exploration and fishing during the day and sushi restaurant management at night. Join Dave and his quirky friends as they seek to uncover the secrets of the mysterious Blue Hole.
Why similar: Crafting 20.5%, Management 20.2%, Farming Sim 19.3%, Relaxing 14.6%, Simulation 7.6%
- #12 Supermarket Simulator
58% matchVery Positive93% of 80,037 reviews2025
Dev: Nokta Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 33.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Run your own supermarket! Stock shelves, set your prices, take payments, hire staff, expand your store, handle shoplifters, and design your layout. Purchase goods from online or local markets around town, and personally deliver online orders to your customers.
Why similar: Management 21.7%, Trading 19.6% ★, Simulation 16.2%, Capitalism 11.7%, Life Sim 11.2%
- #13 Coral Island
59% matchVery Positive89% of 25,862 reviews2023
Dev: Stairway GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 12.2 hrsMean: 52.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Coral Island is a vibrant, laid-back farm sim reimagined with multiplayer! Experience enchanting island life at your own pace: farm with friends, nurture animals, build relationships, hang out with a diverse cast of characters, and dive into the magical Merfolk Kingdom.
Why similar: Farming Sim 28.1%, Crafting 18.4%, Life Sim 18.2%, Relaxing 11.7%, Sandbox 7.9%
- #14 Ritualis: Summoner Simulator
59% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Noxtell GamesPub: Boutique
Windows · Mac · Linux
An ancient town needs your magic of summoning. Summon bizarre items and creatures to fulfill townsfolk requests. Earn coins and uncover the strange secrets of the locals. Oh, and try to cure your sudden amnesia. It might just save your life!
Why similar: Crafting 16.9%, Trading 15.5% ★, Farming Sim 13.1%, Management 9.7%, Life Sim 9.7%
- #15 Miracle Bullet
58% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Paper Cauldron
Windows
A cooking, shop simulation, and exploration game. Explore the Wizard Tower, scavenge junk, hunt monsters, and gather ingredients to run your shop and pay off debt. Upgrade your store, develop new recipes, win hearts with monster cuisine, and survive with strategy.
Why similar: Crafting 21.6%, Trading 17.6% ★, Medieval 12.2%, Management 9.9%, Relaxing 9.1%
- #16 Cozy Forge: Blacksmith Simulator
58% matchMixed50% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Lakefish Games
Windows
Cozy Forge is a cozy medieval sim where you run a blacksmith shop. Melt, mold, and forge tools for townsfolk be it a sickle for a peasant or a sword for a knight. Lose yourself in the relaxing rhythm of your forge.
Why similar: Crafting 17.4%, Medieval 13.1%, Management 11.1%, Trading 11% ★, Historical 8.2%
- #17 DREDGE
57% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 52,714 reviews2023
Dev: Black Salt GamesPub: Team17
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
DREDGE is a single-player fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent. Sell your catch, upgrade your boat, and dredge the depths for long-buried secrets. Explore a mysterious archipelago and discover why some things are best left forgotten.
Why similar: Simulation 40.4%, RPG 31.4%, Singleplayer 18.2%, Indie 10%
- #18 Magic Wands Workshop
58% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Cleversan GamesPub: Sim Farm S.A.
Windows
A unique wand workshop simulator where you can create amazing combinations of wand elements and test their power! Immerse yourself in the world of magic and match wands to your demanding clients.
Why similar: Crafting 18.6%, Trading 12.5% ★, Management 9.9%, Life Sim 9.8%, Relaxing 8.3%
- #19 Inscryption
57% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 143,012 reviews2021
Dev: Daniel Mullins GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Why similar: Point & Click 74.9%, 2D 25.1%
- #20 Balatro
56% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 186,904 reviews2024
Dev: LocalThunkPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac
Median: 20.6 hrsMean: 46.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.
Why similar: Relaxing 32.3%, Choices Matter 24.5%, Singleplayer 14.6%, 2D 10.9%, Casual 9.4%
- #21 Bear and Breakfast
57% matchVery Positive90% of 5,209 reviews2022
Dev: Gummy CatPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Bear and Breakfast is a laid-back management adventure game where you build and run a bed and breakfast...but you’re a bear.
Why similar: Crafting 23%, Life Sim 15%, Management 12.9%, Resource Management 11.4%, Relaxing 11%
- #22 Little Witch in the Woods
55% matchVery Positive89% of 12,268 reviews2025
Dev: SUNNY SIDE UP
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Little Witch in the Woods tells the story of Ellie, an apprentice witch. Explore the mystical forest, help the charming residents, and experience the daily life of the witch.
Why similar: Crafting 21.1%, Farming Sim 20.2%, Life Sim 17.6%, Management 11.3%, Relaxing 10.9%
- #23 Tiny Bookshop
55% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,544 reviews2025
Dev: neoludic gamesPub: Skystone Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Leave everything behind and open a tiny bookshop by the sea in this cozy narrative management game. Stock your tiny bookshop with different books and items, set up shop in scenic locations, and run your cozy second-hand bookshop while getting to know the locals.
Why similar: Trading 20.9% ★, Life Sim 14.4%, Management 14.3%, Relaxing 10.8%, Resource Management 10.3%
- #24 Oxygen Not Included
57% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 138,747 reviews2019
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 67.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Oxygen Not Included is a space-colony simulation game. Deep inside an alien space rock your industrious crew will need to master science, overcome strange new lifeforms, and harness incredible space tech to survive, and possibly, thrive.
Why similar: Resource Management 35%, Management 23.5%, Sandbox 17.5%, Simulation 10.7%, Singleplayer 5.6%
- #25 After Gym: Gym Simulator Game
57% match1 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Bitzooma
Windows
Use different ingredients and make potions to help athletes become supergiants.
Why similar: Crafting 29.5%, Management 14.8%, Life Sim 12.5%, Relaxing 12.3%, Simulation 8.3%
- #26 House Flipper
57% matchVery Positive94% of 101,805 reviews2018
Dev: EmpyreanPub: Frozen District
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
House Flipper is a unique chance to become a one-man renovation crew. Buy, repair and remodel devastated houses. Give them a second life and sell them at a profit!
Why similar: Relaxing 24.8%, Sandbox 24.4%, Simulation 20%, Management 17%, Singleplayer 6.5%
- #27 Yes, Your Grace
57% matchVery Positive87% of 13,630 reviews2020
Dev: Brave At NightPub: No More Robots
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
These are troubling times, Your Grace. The petitioners’ petty matters exceed our limited resources, to say nothing of the war. A careful balance must be struck. Your throne awaits.
Why similar: Medieval 19.7%, Life Sim 13.9%, Management 13.5%, Resource Management 12.1%, Historical 11.8%
- #28 Master Alchemist Simulator: Arcane Workshop
56% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bohem Games
Windows
Build and run your own arcane workshop. Explore a dangerous fantasy world, gather rare ingredients, grow magical crops, craft powerful potions, manage your shop, and fight with blades, bows, and spells—alone or with friends in co-op.
Why similar: Crafting 19.9%, Farming Sim 13.8%, Trading 12.7% ★, Medieval 12.2%, Resource Management 9.7%
- #29 Tokatonton: One-Armed Blacksmith
56% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SANDY FLOOR
Windows
"Tokatonton: One-Armed Blacksmith" is a medieval forge management sim. Craft unique weapons, satisfy demanding customers, or take risky deals for profit. Rebuild a crumbling forge with two struggling blacksmiths.
Why similar: Crafting 21.4%, Medieval 14.6%, Management 10.3%, Resource Management 9.1%, Capitalism 9%
- #30 Loop Hero
56% matchVery Positive93% of 36,042 reviews2021
Dev: Four QuartersPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12.2 hrsMean: 28.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The Lich has thrown the world into a timeless loop and plunged its inhabitants into never ending chaos. Wield an expanding deck of mystical cards to place enemies, buildings, and terrain along each unique expedition loop for the brave hero.
Why similar: Resource Management 40.6%, Choices Matter 26.6%, RPG 14.7%, 2D 10.5%, Indie 7.6%
- #31 Stacklands
55% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 28,979 reviews2022
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Stacklands is a village builder where you stack cards to collect food, build structures, and fight creatures. 🃏 For example, dragging a Villager card on top of a Berry Bush card will spawn Berry cards which the villagers can eat to survive. 🃏 Play your cards right and expand your village!
Why similar: Management 51.5%, Hand-drawn 15.6%, Simulation 12.3%, 2D 7.3%, Singleplayer 5.8%
- #32 My Time at Sandrock
54% matchVery Positive88% of 28,250 reviews2023
Dev: Pathea Games
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 39.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Travel to the desert community of Sandrock and take on the role of a fledgling Builder. Use your trusty toolset to gather resources, construct machines, and turn your run-down workshop into a well-oiled production facility to save the town from the jaws of economic ruin!
Why similar: Crafting 26.3%, Farming Sim 24.8%, Life Sim 22.6%, Sandbox 12.6%, RPG 5.3%
- #33 Slime Rancher 2
53% matchVery Positive94% of 46,797 reviews2025
Dev: Monomi Park
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 24.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Continue the adventures of Beatrix LeBeau as she journeys across the Slime Sea to Rainbow Island, a land brimming with ancient mysteries, and bursting with wiggly, new slimes to wrangle in this sequel to the smash-hit, Slime Rancher.
Why similar: Relaxing 53.2%, Simulation 24.7%, Singleplayer 12.9%, Casual 9.1%
- #34 Under The Yoke
55% matchMostly Positive76% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: Priory Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Under The Yoke is a 2D medieval peasant life-sim. Make your mark in the Domesday book as you control a family of serfs through 250 years of English history. Cultivate your lands, craft goods and hone your reputation as you navigate the tumultuous Middle Ages. Your family’s future is yours to shape!
Why similar: Farming Sim 14.7%, Medieval 13.7%, Crafting 11.2%, Management 11%, Historical 10.3%
- #35 Potion Promise
55% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Eggtato Games
Windows
Crafting potions to pay off inherited debt and uncover the hidden mysteries of their family.
Why similar: Crafting 27.6%, Medieval 16.3%, Management 12.6%, Relaxing 11.6%, Resource Management 8.6%
- #36 Crime Scene Cleaner
53% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 29,461 reviews2024
Dev: President Studio
Windows
Median: 13.4 hrsMean: 22.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Once you get tangled with the mob, you will forever be a part of the mob. At least they pay a decent salary and all you have to do is clean up after their dirty work, but you know what you’re doing. So clean crime scenes, earn as much money as you can, and get ready for the next mission.
Why similar: Relaxing 32.5%, Simulation 31.7%, Life Sim 23.6%, Singleplayer 8.8%, Indie 3.4%
- #37 I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival
54% matchVery Positive85% of 4,513 reviews2024
Dev: MandragoraPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
I Am Future is a relaxing single-player survival game about building a cozy rooftop camp amid a flooded post-apocalyptic city. Set up a farm, go fishing, tinker with gadgets, craft new tools, manage a team of cute robots to automate and expand your base, explore the mysterious world, and chill out!
Why similar: Crafting 23.6%, Farming Sim 20.1%, Life Sim 13.8%, Sandbox 11.2%, Relaxing 10.5%
- #38 PowerWash Simulator
54% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 57,402 reviews2022
Dev: FuturLabPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 15.1 hrsMean: 38.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Release the Pressure with PowerWash Simulator! Wash away your worries with the soothing sounds of high-pressure water. Fire up your power washer and blast away every speck of dirt and grime you can find, all with the simple satisfaction of power-washing to a sparkling finish.
Why similar: Relaxing 33.2%, Sandbox 26.7%, Simulation 20.2%, Casual 10.8%, Singleplayer 5.3%
- #39 Slime Rancher
55% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 151,135 reviews2017
Dev: Monomi Park
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Slime Rancher is the tale of Beatrix LeBeau, a plucky, young rancher who sets out for a life a thousand light years away from Earth on the ‘Far, Far Range’ where she tries her hand at making a living wrangling slimes.
Why similar: Management 31.2%, Sandbox 28.6%, Simulation 17%, Singleplayer 12.3%, Casual 6.5%
- #40 The Alchemist Of Alderglen
55% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nenzar
Windows · Linux
The Alchemist of Alderglen is an alchemist simulator where you nurture rare plants, harvest precious ingredients, and brew potions using your recipe book and alchemy tools. Fulfill villagers’ requests to earn coin, unlock new recipes and plants, and master the craft of potion making.
Why similar: Crafting 14.5%, Farming Sim 13.9%, Resource Management 12.4%, Management 11.3%, Sandbox 10%
- #41 Pacific Drive
53% matchVery Positive83% of 24,824 reviews2024
Dev: Ironwood StudiosPub: Kepler Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Face the supernatural dangers of the Olympic Exclusion Zone with a car as your only lifeline in this driving survival adventure! Scavenge resources, load up your trusty station wagon, and drive like hell to make it through alive.
Why similar: Crafting 63.4%, Sandbox 22.7%, Simulation 13.9%
- #42 Strange Horticulture
54% matchVery Positive95% of 15,112 reviews2022
Dev: Bad VikingPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.
Why similar: Relaxing 29.5%, Point & Click 27.7%, Simulation 19.4%, Choices Matter 13.3%, 2D 5.7%
- #43 CloverPit
52% matchVery Positive90% of 21,958 reviews2025
Dev: Panik ArcadePub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A rogue-lite slot machine nightmare. Gamble for your life in a never-ending debt simulator!
Why similar: Resource Management 52.6%, Simulation 26%, Singleplayer 11.8%, Indie 9.6%
- #44 Dorfromantik
54% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 29,009 reviews2022
Dev: Toukana Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Dorfromantik is a peaceful building strategy and puzzle game where you create a beautiful and ever-growing village landscape by placing tiles. Explore a variety of colorful biomes, discover and unlock new tiles and complete quests to fill your world with life!
Why similar: Resource Management 21.1%, Relaxing 20.9%, Sandbox 18.9%, Hand-drawn 16.1%, Simulation 11.4%
- #45 Dome Keeper
54% matchVery Positive92% of 19,169 reviews2022
Dev: BippinbitsPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Defend against waves of alien monsters in this unique roguelike action miner. Dig for resources, collect useful gadgets, and upgrade equipment to increase odds of survival – just hurry back before your dome is destroyed!
Why similar: Resource Management 63.2%, Singleplayer 20.2%, 2D 16.6%
- #46 Shadows of Doubt
53% matchVery Positive83% of 17,105 reviews2024
Dev: ColePowered GamesPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Take on the role of a private investigator in this immersive detective simulator. Solve murders and other crimes in a procedurally generated and persistent city where every NPC lives and breathes their own independent lives. Find the killer quickly… or they will kill again!
Why similar: Sandbox 63.1%, RPG 18%, Singleplayer 11.2%, Indie 7.7%
- #47 Bongo Cat
52% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 95,019 reviews2025
Dev: Marcel ZurawkaPub: Irox Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 26.7 hrsMean: 261.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
Why similar: Relaxing 36.2%, Simulation 19.9%, Casual 14%, 2D 13.7%, Singleplayer 9.3%
- #48 Against the Storm
53% matchVery Positive95% of 35,439 reviews2023
Dev: Eremite GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 28.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A dark fantasy city builder where you must rebuild civilization in the face of apocalyptic rains. As the Queen’s Viceroy, lead humans, beavers, lizards, foxes, and harpies to reclaim the wilderness and secure a future for civilization's last survivors.
Why similar: Management 23%, Historical 22%, Resource Management 20.9%, Sandbox 18.1%, Simulation 11.7%
- #49 Satisfactory
52% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 264,678 reviews2024
Dev: Coffee Stain StudiosPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows
Median: 31.7 hrsMean: 108.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven!
Why similar: Crafting 49%, Resource Management 23.3%, Sandbox 18.5%, Simulation 6%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #50 The Wandering Village
52% matchVery Positive92% of 8,057 reviews2025
Dev: Stray Fawn StudioPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The Wandering Village is a city-building simulation game on the back of a giant, wandering creature. Build your settlement and form a symbiotic relationship with the colossus. Will you survive together in this hostile, yet beautiful post-apocalyptic world, contaminated by poisonous plants?
Why similar: Management 19.5%, Farming Sim 18.4%, Resource Management 16.2%, Life Sim 13.5%, Sandbox 10.4%
- #51 Vampire Survivors
53% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 260,630 reviews2022
Dev: poncle
Windows · Mac
Median: 19.1 hrsMean: 39.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Why similar: 2D 27.5%, RPG 20.4%, Singleplayer 19.4%, Indie 17.5%, Casual 15.1%
- #52 Timberborn
51% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 37,637 reviews2026
Dev: Mechanistry
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 40.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Humans are long gone. In a world struck by droughts and toxic waste, will your lumberpunk beavers do any better? A sandbox city-building game featuring ingenious animals, vertical architecture, water physics, and terraforming. Contains high amounts of wood.
Why similar: Farming Sim 36.5%, Management 28.3%, Sandbox 23.2%, Simulation 12%
- #53 Core Keeper
52% matchVery Positive93% of 63,039 reviews2024
Dev: PugstormPub: Fireshine Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 12.0 hrsMean: 33.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Explore a vast cavern of creatures, relics and resources in a mining sandbox adventure for 1-8 players. Mine, build, fight, craft and farm to unravel the mystery of the ancient Core.
Why similar: Crafting 56.8%, Sandbox 27.4%, Singleplayer 5.9%, 2D 5%, Indie 4.8%
- #54 Alchemist Shop Simulator
53% matchVery Positive83% of 156 reviews2025
Dev: Kool2Play
Windows
Run your own magic business! In Alchemist Shop Simulator you can trade magical wares, brew potions and take on special orders, meet many quirky clients, grow your ingredients in your garden, restock your shelves and manage prices. Keep expanding your business as you gain experience and wealth!
Why similar: Trading 19.5% ★, Crafting 19.2%, Management 12.7%, Medieval 11.1%, Resource Management 9.2%
- #55 Darkest Dungeon®
55% matchVery Positive92% of 158,093 reviews2016
Dev: Red Hook Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 44.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?
Why similar: RPG 57.3%, Singleplayer 17.3%, 2D 15.3%, Indie 10.2%
- #56 Frostpunk
54% matchVery Positive93% of 132,423 reviews2018
Dev: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 22.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Frostpunk is the first society survival game. As the ruler of the last city on Earth, it is your duty to manage both its citizens and infrastructure. What decisions will you make to ensure your society's survival? What will you do when pushed to breaking point? Who will you become in the process?
Why similar: Resource Management 52%, Management 21.7%, Choices Matter 11%, Simulation 10.8%, Singleplayer 4.6%
- #57 Papers, Please
55% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 78,452 reviews2013
Dev: Lucas PopePub: 3909
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.
Why similar: Point & Click 35.6%, Simulation 30.2%, Indie 14.6%, Singleplayer 10.1%, 2D 6.1%
- #58 My Little Blacksmith Shop
53% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,165 reviews2025
Dev: DasiusPub: Noble Games Studio
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Craft weapons, armor and tools, manage resources and expand your workshop. Experience realistic physics-based forging, unlock new recipes and special orders, and interact with a medieval town's inhabitants as you work to become the greatest blacksmith in the land.
Why similar: Crafting 34.3%, Medieval 20.2%, Relaxing 13.7%, Simulation 9.4%, Sandbox 6.4%
- #59 Peglin
53% matchVery Positive84% of 17,113 reviews2024
Dev: Red Nexus Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 24.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Peglin is a Pachinko Roguelike - Fight enemies by collecting special orbs and popping pegs to deal damage. Acquire special relics that radically change the game and ensure no two runs are the same. Aim carefully to survive in this unique turn-based RPG!
Why similar: RPG 38.9%, 2D 27.3%, Singleplayer 17.6%, Casual 8.7%, Indie 7.5%
- #60 Noita
54% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 85,691 reviews2020
Dev: Nolla Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 29.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.
Why similar: Crafting 44.5%, Sandbox 29.8%, RPG 10.5%, 2D 9.1%, Indie 6%