- #1 Everdream Valley
97% matchMostly Positive70% of 962 reviews2023
Dev: MooneatersPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A farming adventure with a dash of magic. Play solo or up to a 4-player coop. By day, restore your quaint farm into a summer paradise. Explore, raise crops, care for animals and rebuild your home. At night inhabit various creatures through your dreams and bring enchantment to the valley.
Why similar: Dogs 26.2% ★, Fishing 11% ★, Farming Sim 9.9%, Cozy 8.9%, Cooking 8.9%
- #2 Everdream Village
96% matchMostly Positive72% of 141 reviews2025
Dev: MooneatersPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Build your ideal, cozy farm in a living village. Form bonds with fellow villagers to lend a hand as you grow crops, care for animals, and craft a corner of paradise. Sail across enchanted islands to discover new resources and adventures along the way.
Why similar: Dogs 22.3% ★, Farming Sim 14.1%, Cozy 13.3%, Cooking 9.7%, Life Sim 8%
- #3 Critter Cove
96% matchVery Positive95% of 1,899 reviews2024
Dev: Gentleman Rat Studios
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A deep, open world life sim and town building game set in a cozy post-apocalyptic paradise. Restore your town, sail across a mysterious archipelago, rescue animal pals. Hunt for relics and farm, fish & craft everything you need. Can you help turn Critter Cove into a thriving tourist town once again?
Why similar: Fishing 21.1% ★, Farming Sim 16.6%, Cooking 16.4%, Life Sim 11%, Sandbox 9.5%
- #4 Starsand Island
95% matchVery Positive86% of 7,727 reviews2026
Dev: Seed Sparkle Lab
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 23.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Tired of the city grind? Escape to Starsand Island and embrace the simple joys of country life! Live alongside capybaras, cats, and dogs, reel in a big catch, and explore the enchanting Moonlit Forest. Leave the hustle behind and experience the charm of this seaside paradise.
Why similar: Farming Sim 22%, Life Sim 14.7%, Crafting 11.5%, Sandbox 11.1%, Building 10.9%
- #5 Luma Island
94% matchVery Positive84% of 12,478 reviews2024
Dev: Feel Free Games
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 24.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Get ready to explore, farm, fish, mine, craft, and raise magical Lumas as you solve puzzles and embark on quests across Luma Island. Play solo, or team up with friends in 1-4 player online co-op. Choose relaxing Cozy, challenging Adventure, or epic Hero mode to match your mood and playstyle.
Why similar: Farming Sim 16.9%, Cozy 16.5%, Online Co-Op 10.5%, Crafting 10%, Building 8.7%
- #6 Galactic Getaway: Build a Home for Pets
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 121 reviews2025
Dev: Akrew
Windows · Mac
Attract adorable creatures to your cosy home in this life sim, where what you build shapes who arrives and who stays. Decorate, farm and fish — solo or with friends — as you craft a life in the stars that your new companions will come to love.
Why similar: Fishing 21.8% ★, Farming Sim 17.9%, Cooking 11%, Life Sim 10.7%, Crafting 9.5%
- #7 Snacko
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,027 reviews2025
Dev: Bluecurse StudiosPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Driven away by the cost of living, you and your childhood friend set off with the goal to turn things around and start a new life. Explore, gather, and build up the town from scratch into a place you'll be proud to call "home"!
Why similar: Fishing 21.2% ★, Farming Sim 14.1%, Cozy 13.3%, Building 10.2%, Life Sim 9.5%
- #8 Garden Paws
93% matchVery Positive90% of 2,495 reviews2018
Dev: Bitten Toast Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 21.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
You have inherited your grandparents farm as they set off to travel the world. Work with Frank at the local construction shop to finish off the final touches on your new home. Aid Frank and Mayor Wilson in building up the town so it may reach it's full potential.
Why similar: Farming Sim 16.9%, Cozy 11.7%, Sandbox 10.9%, Crafting 10.8%, Building 9.9%
- #9 Roots of Pacha
91% matchVery Positive94% of 4,483 reviews2023
Dev: Soda Den
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 21.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The charming and relaxing stone-age farming sim where you live in a thriving community exploring the wonderful world of Pacha. Discover "ideas," domesticate crops, befriend animals, and help your village grow. Play co-op with friends or explore the early days of civilization in single-player.
Why similar: Farming Sim 19.5%, Cozy 13%, Life Sim 12%, Online Co-Op 11.1%, Crafting 10.2%
- #10 Fae Farm
91% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,513 reviews2023
Dev: Phoenix LabsPub: Gambit Digital
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Escape to the magical life of your dreams in Fae Farm, a farm sim RPG for 1-4 players. Craft, cultivate, and decorate to grow your homestead, and use spells to explore the enchanted island of Azoria!
Why similar: Farming Sim 28.5%, Cozy 25.7%, Cooking 11.8%, Multiplayer 9%, Relaxing 7.5%
- #11 Cozy Island
89% matchVery Positive92% of 2,563 reviews2025
Dev: LazyFish Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Go wild with your BFFS in your ultimate cozy getaway! Yank up hilariously plump veggies, reel in giant flappy fish, bump into adorable little animals, and unlock a bunch of weird and wonderful toys! If you feel like it, doing absolutely nothing on the beach is exactly what you're supposed to do!
Why similar: Farming Sim 21.8%, Life Sim 14.7%, Cozy 13.8%, Open World 10.1%, Online Co-Op 10.1%
- #12 Big Farm Story
90% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,348 reviews2021
Dev: Goodgame Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Build your dream farm with your friends & animals in Big Farm Story. Grow crops, tend your fields, craft and explore the world in this farming adventure. Meet new friends around each corner, shape your own community and have fun writing your own story.
Why similar: Dogs 29.7% ★, Farming Sim 18.3%, Life Sim 13.3%, Cooking 13.1%, Crafting 9%
- #13 Alchemist: The Potion Monger
89% matchVery Positive83% of 110 reviews2024
Dev: Art Games Studio S.A.
Windows
First-person Alchemist Simulator with RPG elements. Explore the world, gather ingredients, and sell or use potions you craft to help others and fend off enemies. Adopt pets to help you with your alchemy knowledge (and to pet them). Decorate your home however you like and brew your destiny!
Why similar: Dogs 25.6% ★, Farming Sim 16.2%, Life Sim 10.6%, Crafting 9.4%, Sandbox 8.9%
- #14 Cropia
88% matchVery Positive92% of 77 reviews2025
Dev: Cropstone Studio
Windows
Cultivate crops, care for animals, fish, mine resources, and explore diverse environments while growing the local community. Invite village residents to work with you and collaborate to meet city targets, helping you achieve goals more efficiently.
Why similar: Fishing 21.2% ★, Farming Sim 20.8%, Life Sim 13.4%, Crafting 11%, Cozy 9.6%
- #15 Hello Kitty Island Adventure
86% matchVery Positive94% of 11,938 reviews2025
Dev: Sunblink
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 60.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Embark on a cozy, open-world adventure with Hello Kitty and Friends. Befriend beloved characters as you explore and restore a mysterious island, solve ancient puzzles, cook delicious dishes, customize yourself and your cabins, and so much more.
Why similar: Cozy 26%, Cooking 14.3%, Life Sim 12.8%, Open World 10.6%, Crafting 8.9%
- #16 Chill Town
87% matchMixed67% of 235 reviews2025
Dev: Low-Hi Tech
Windows
A unique blend of a Soothing Simulation and an Idle Game with Music, Decoration, Fishing, Cooking, Farming and more...
Why similar: Fishing 15.9% ★, Farming Sim 15.1%, Cozy 14.4%, Cooking 12.4%, Life Sim 10.2%
- #17 Cornucopia®
86% matchVery Positive88% of 648 reviews2023
Dev: David DolynnyPub: Subconscious Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Stardew Valley meets Paper Mario in the coziest farming RPG you've never played. Romance 34+ characters, befriend 50+, raise adorable animals, and grow crops using real soil science. No forced bedtime. A handcrafted 2.5D world full of charm, secrets, and the dream life you've been waiting for.
Why similar: Farming Sim 21.1%, Fishing 14.2% ★, Life Sim 12.7%, Crafting 10.2%, Sandbox 8.8%
- #18 OddFauna : Secret of the Terrabeast
84% matchVery Positive90% of 70 reviews2026
Dev: North Channel
Windows
Grow the TerraBeast you live on from a tiny patch of land into a whimsical world! In this fully hand-sculpted, playful systemic sandbox, you'll explore vibrant biomes, farm, craft, build, and befriend the wild OddFauna to create a thriving ecosystem.
Why similar: Cozy 19.4%, Farming Sim 19.3%, Life Sim 13.1%, Sandbox 12.2%, Crafting 11.2%
- #19 Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure
85% matchMostly Positive74% of 471 reviews2023
Dev: Snowcastle Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Ikonei Island is yours to discover! Explore and gather resources. Farm the land, craft tools and gear, and build your base or a cozy home. Befriend magical creatures and fight monsters with your friends or solo!
Why similar: Farming Sim 22.9%, Cozy 20%, Building 12.7%, Crafting 12%, Relaxing 9.9%
- #20 No Place Like Home
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,089 reviews2022
Dev: Chicken LauncherPub: Awaken Realms
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Humanity Trashed the Earth and left for Mars. Only few remained. EXPLORE the world. Clean the environment, CRAFT with recycled resources. Domesticate animals. Rebuild your village. Restore environment and run your own post-apo FARM as there is No Place Like Home!
Why similar: Dogs 26.5% ★, Farming Sim 15.7%, Fishing 14% ★, Life Sim 9.3%, Crafting 9.1%
- #21 Out and About
82% matchVery Positive92% of 388 reviews2025
Dev: Yaldi Games
Windows
A cozy foraging adventure about the magic of real-life plants! Identify and gather wild plants and fungi, cook tasty recipes, master herbal remedies, and rebuild your community after a devastating storm.
Why similar: Farming Sim 18.5%, Cooking 15.8%, Life Sim 13.1%, Crafting 12.3%, Cozy 10.8%
- #22 Palia
81% matchVery Positive86% of 42,971 reviews2024
Dev: Singularity 6 Corporation
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 26.1 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Discover a welcoming world in Palia, a free-to-play fantasy life sim adventure where you can craft, explore, and create the life and home of your dreams. With nearly endless ways to make Palia your home, you’ll find relaxation and joy in every corner of this vibrant, heartwarming world.
Why similar: Farming Sim 17.7%, Cozy 17.7%, Life Sim 13.3%, Crafting 9.5%, Online Co-Op 8.9%
- #23 Dinkum
79% matchVery Positive92% of 28,918 reviews2025
Dev: James BendonPub: KRAFTON, Inc.
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 28.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Dinkum is a survival life simulation game set on an island inspired by the rugged Australian outback. Farm, hunt, mine, fish, and forage to gather resources, expand your town, and discover what makes Dinkum so special—either solo or with friends.
Why similar: Fishing 17.6% ★, Farming Sim 17.3%, Life Sim 11.5%, Crafting 9.5%, Online Co-Op 8.9%
- #24 Totemlands
83% matchVery Positive92% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: Hobofeller
Windows
Totemlands is a relaxing crafting, building game where you raise totem poles, hunt spirits, decorate and explore the lands.
Why similar: Fishing 16.8% ★, Cozy 15.9%, Farming Sim 10.8%, Crafting 9.9%, Building 9.7%
- #25 Little Life: Island Tales
82% matchVery Positive82% of 81 reviews2024
Dev: JIAOHU
Windows · Mac
A cozy open-world life sim set in a peaceful seaside town. Farm, dive, explore islands, build relationships, customize your home, and enjoy a slower pace of life.
Why similar: Farming Sim 20.5%, Life Sim 14.9%, Cooking 12%, Cozy 10.9%, Open World 10.1%
- #26 Outbound
80% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,904 reviews2026
Dev: Square Glade Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Explore a colorful world and build your own cozy home on wheels. Craft workstations, and source energy from the sun, wind, or water. Upgrade and customize your vehicle, grow crops, and live sustainably off-grid with up to 4 players.
Why similar: Cozy 22.4%, Online Co-Op 14.1%, Crafting 12.9%, Building 11.7%, Sandbox 11.2%
- #27 Hokko Life
81% matchMixed66% of 2,663 reviews2022
Dev: Wonderscope GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Hop off the train and into your new life in the village of Hokko! Take over the old workshop and get creative; use crafted materials and design everything in town! With complete creative freedom, what type of town will you build?
Why similar: Fishing 20.6% ★, Farming Sim 19.7%, Cozy 14.9%, Life Sim 13.3%, Crafting 8.2%
- #28 Coral Island
78% matchVery Positive89% of 27,069 reviews2023
Dev: Stairway GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 54.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 27.6%, Life Sim 16.2%, Fishing 13.3% ★, Crafting 9.1%, Sandbox 7.6%
- #29 Pawsome Resort
77% matchVery Positive84% of 141 reviews2026
Dev: Pixel PuffsPub: GameDev.ist
Windows
Pawsome Resort is a cozy life sim where you run an animal hotel in a charming pixel-art village. Design your resort, care for cute animals, grow crops, craft things, complete quests, and bond with villagers. With farming and RPG elements, it's a perfect cozy escape.
Why similar: Cozy 22.9%, Farming Sim 19%, Life Sim 14.2%, Crafting 12.5%, Sandbox 9.9%
- #30 Sky Harvest
76% matchVery Positive86% of 91 reviews2026
Dev: Armored CatPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Armed with hand-me-down tools and some cash, you begin your new life as THE Chief Farmer, a position your grandfather once excelled in. Can you honor his legacy and transform the overgrown, untamed and desolate floating island into a flourishing farm abundant with produce?
Why similar: Fishing 17.3% ★, Farming Sim 15.9%, Cooking 13.3%, Life Sim 10.2%, Crafting 8.4%
- #31 Cozy Caravan
75% matchVery Positive93% of 1,316 reviews2026
Dev: 5 Lives Studios
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Grab your backpack and climb on in, it’s time to hit the road! Head out on a gentle journey in your reliable old caravan, crafting hearty meals, running market stalls and sharing goodies with local townsfolk. Spread kindness, share, and help prepare for the annual Whizz Bang Fair!
Why similar: Cozy 33.1%, Crafting 18%, Life Sim 14.5%, Open World 14.2%, Cute 8.6%
- #32 Industrial Petting
79% matchVery Positive91% of 92 reviews2020
Dev: Another Yeti
Windows · Mac
Industrial Petting is a cozy factory game about building an adoption empire of adorable pets! Play with friends or solo. Build happy pet pipelines, explore and farm an alien island, and fulfill adoption contracts from across the galaxy!
Why similar: Farming Sim 23%, Crafting 15.6%, Sandbox 15.5%, Building 13.4%, Open World 8.7%
- #33 Gourdlets
74% matchVery Positive92% of 2,159 reviews2024
Dev: AuntyGamesPub: Future Friends Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 52%
An easygoing sandbox game about building towns for cute vegetable folks. Create your perfect community then watch as the gourdlets make themselves at home. No objectives, no points, just good vibes. Play in full screen, or let your gourdlets hang out at the bottom of your screen!
Why similar: Cozy 20.8%, Sandbox 18.3%, Building 14.7%, Dogs 12.3% ★, Relaxing 9.2%
- #34 Re:Legend
78% matchMixed55% of 2,024 reviews2022
Dev: Magnus Games StudioPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Adventure with friends in a beautiful world of wonder and fantastic creatures. Build, craft, farm and fish, as you raise and breed amazing pet companions!
Why similar: Farming Sim 35.5%, Crafting 18.5%, Online Co-Op 14.4%, Multiplayer 10.6%, Simulation 8%
- #35 Spirit of the Island
77% matchMixed66% of 1,894 reviews2022
Dev: 1M Bits HordePub: META Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A beautiful Life Sim Sandbox RPG with Cross-Platform Online COOP set on a tropical Archipelago. Build your farm, grow crops and animals, craft various items, cook dishes, gather resources, build shops and museum to attract visitors, and turn a desolate Island into a prosperous tourist destination!
Why similar: Farming Sim 18.3%, Life Sim 12.2%, Online Co-Op 11.3%, Crafting 11%, Sandbox 10.3%
- #36 Wild Indigo Ranch
75% matchMostly Positive70% of 464 reviews2024
Dev: Funday Games
Windows
Wild Indigo Ranch is a cozy cowboy-life RPG for 1-4 players. Start a new life on the prairie, explore the frontier, build the finest ranch in the West, and ride into the sunset.
Why similar: Farming Sim 15.8%, Cozy 14.5%, Life Sim 11.2%, Crafting 10.1%, Sandbox 9.3%
- #37 Potion Brew: Co-op
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 67 reviews2023
Dev: Soulwarmers Games
Windows
You need this game to forget about your life cares and become the best alchemist of this fantasy world with your friends! An alchemy shop keeper game offers you to brew potions for your customers, loot the ingredients in the forest, trade with sellers and compete with rivals.
Why similar: Fishing 20.9% ★, Farming Sim 15.1%, Online Co-Op 10.3%, Life Sim 10.1%, Sandbox 9.2%
- #38 Wobbledogs
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 14,934 reviews2022
Dev: Animal UprisingPub: Secret Mode
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A 3D pet simulation where you raise your own personal hive of mutating dogs, physically simulated all the way down to their guts! Wobbledogs is a casual and chill sandbox for players of all ages who want to care for their very own virtual pets in a surprising, unique, and stress-free environment.
Why similar: Dogs 51.2% ★, Sandbox 16%, Life Sim 14%, Cute 7.6%, Simulation 6%
- #39 Animal Shelter 2
72% matchVery Positive82% of 1,430 reviews2025
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Welcome back to the heartwarming world of Animal Shelter 2! Provide a loving home for every four-legged friend in need – play with them, pet them, even dress them up! Get to know them and find them a loving family. Play with your friends and manage your shelter together in co-op!
Why similar: Dogs 45.5% ★, Life Sim 14.4%, Multiplayer 9.9%, Open World 7.6%, Cute 7.4%
- #40 Time to Morp
73% matchVery Positive83% of 235 reviews2025
Dev: Team HalfBeardPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Play with friends in a cozy base-building adventure! Take care of adorable creatures — Morps, explore, discover new species, grow crops, fish, build relationships with your crew, decorate your perfect home, and automate production along the way!
Why similar: Farming Sim 22.2%, Cozy 21.1%, Sandbox 12.6%, Crafting 12%, Building 10.5%
- #41 Calm Horizon
72% matchVery Positive92% of 65 reviews2026
Dev: 烟熏渔
Windows
Island Master, welcome to your very own island! This land awaits your touch—reawaken its vitality and rebuild it from the ground up. Construct buildings to unlock new features: dress in elegant outfits, run food and goods shops, and usher in an era of prosperity for your island!
Why similar: Fishing 26.9% ★, Life Sim 16.3%, Open World 11%, Online Co-Op 8.9%, Farming Sim 8.3%
- #42 Pathless Woods
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,109 reviews2024
Dev: AniYa Games Studio
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Embark on a cozy open-world survival journey inspired by ancient China's heritage. Gather resources, cultivate crops, build your dream home, and defend it from marauders. Team up with friends to explore and uncover a world where adventure meets serenity.
Why similar: Farming Sim 24.4%, Crafting 15.9%, Sandbox 14.4%, Open World 13.2%, Building 12.3%
- #43 Echoes of the Plum Grove
71% matchVery Positive88% of 3,101 reviews2024
Dev: Unwound GamesPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A new life awaits in Honeywood! Build a thriving community that will last generations in this cozy farm simulator. Farm, socialize, make friends, cook, craft, forage and uncover the secrets of the island! If someone doesn’t want to be friends? There are always other means.
Why similar: Farming Sim 19.4%, Cozy 19%, Cooking 15.2%, Life Sim 12.1%, Crafting 10.4%
- #44 Sugar Shack
73% matchMixed66% of 318 reviews2023
Dev: MadLife DivertissementPub: indie.io
Windows
Grab some friends, fire up the boiler, and let the syrup flow! Build the world around your cabin as you fulfill orders of hungry villagers with endless sweet tooths. There's never a dull moment in this cozy forest inspired by Quebec lore and art!
Why similar: Cooking 17.7%, Farming Sim 17.5%, Online Co-Op 12.3%, Crafting 9.9%, Sandbox 9.1%
- #45 Lightyear Frontier
70% matchVery Positive84% of 4,562 reviews2024
Dev: FRAME BREAK
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In Lightyear Frontier you use your powerful trusty mech to farm on a large beautiful alien planet. Settle your homestead, farm and deliver produce to remote colonies, gather and manage resources, build, craft, explore, expand, improve your mech, meet neighbors, and make a place to call your own.
Why similar: Mechs 26.2% ★, Farming Sim 20.4%, Online Co-Op 12.5%, Crafting 12.4%, Sandbox 9.6%
- #46 Disney Dreamlight Valley
69% matchVery Positive92% of 24,272 reviews2023
Dev: Gameloft
Windows
Median: 32.6 hrsMean: 116.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Explore a world filled with the magic of Disney as you discover rich stories and build the perfect neighborhood alongside Disney and Pixar heroes and villains in this new life-sim adventure game. Welcome to Disney Dreamlight Valley.
Why similar: Fishing 18.2% ★, Farming Sim 15.3%, Cooking 15.2%, Life Sim 13.5%, Sandbox 9.5%
- #47 Squirreled Away
68% matchVery Positive94% of 1,043 reviews2025
Dev: Far SeasPub: Amplifier Studios
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Live your best squirrel life. Explore, gather, craft, and build incredible treehouses in acres of beautiful parkland. Scurry across lawns, up trees, and leap limb to limb solo, or up to four friends can play together in co-op. Endless summer days of adventure await.
Why similar: Open World 17.3%, Crafting 16.2%, Building 14.3%, Multiplayer 13.9%, Relaxing 12.9%
- #48 Little Friends: Puppy Island
70% matchVery Positive95% of 303 reviews2023
Dev: Big Blue BubblePub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Get ready for a pawsome puppy adventure in Little Friends: Puppy Island! Discover exciting locations, dig up hidden treasures, build and expand your holiday resort, and meet plenty of lovable little friends to care for on your very own un-paw-gettable, tropical island adventure!
Why similar: Dogs 44.5% ★, Life Sim 10.6%, Building 9.8%, Exploration 6.7%, Cute 6.4%
- #49 STORY OF SEASONS: Pioneers of Olive Town
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,611 reviews2021
Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Welcome to Olive Town, a peaceful community established by your trailblazing grandfather and his friends. Now that you've taken over his farm, it's your job to carry on his legacy. Plant crops, raise animals, build relationships, and get to know the residents of your new home!
Why similar: Dogs 28% ★, Farming Sim 23.6%, Life Sim 14.1%, Cooking 10.6%, Building 7%
- #50 Littlewood
70% matchVery Positive93% of 6,812 reviews2020
Dev: Sean YoungPub: SmashGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The world has already been saved. Now it's time to rebuild your town, learn new hobbies, and forge lifelong friendships in this peaceful and relaxing RPG.
Why similar: Life Sim 15.3%, Farming Sim 15%, Fishing 11.9% ★, Crafting 11.4%, Sandbox 10%
- #51 Restore Your Island
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,570 reviews2026
Dev: Paiband Game Studio
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Heal a scarred island, rebuild habitats, play with your dog, design your sanctuary, and relax by the fire. Turn this broken, trash-filled island into a thriving sanctuary — one clean sweep at a time.
Why similar: Dogs 58.6% ★, Life Sim 12.8%, Relaxing 7.2%, Simulation 6.1%, Exploration 5.6%
- #52 Sheepherds!
67% matchVery Positive99% of 353 reviews2025
Dev: Ultimo DiscoPub: Yahaha Games
Windows
Sheepherds! is a cozy co-op party game for 1–4 players, where you and your sheepdog buddies guide colorful flocks through beautiful landscapes to collect their wool. There’s no time limit. Bark, run, and play together, or take on challenges to win even more rewards!
Why similar: Dogs 71.8% ★, Multiplayer 8.9%, Relaxing 6.9%, Cute 6.2%, 3D 3.6%
- #53 Staxel
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,833 reviews2019
Dev: PlukitPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Grow your farm, meet the villagers, and join your friends online in building your world.
Why similar: Farming Sim 26.6%, Sandbox 13%, Online Co-Op 12.4%, Building 11.4%, Open World 9.9%
- #54 STORY OF SEASONS: A Wonderful Life
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,376 reviews2023
Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: Marvelous
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Put down roots on your new farm in the peaceful town of Forgotten Valley. Bring life to the land by cultivating crops and raising animals, find love among the town's friendly folk, and make lasting memories with a family of your very own.
Why similar: Dogs 30.6% ★, Cozy 19.3%, Life Sim 15.1%, Farming Sim 13.8%, Simulation 5.9%
- #55 My Time at Portia
68% matchVery Positive92% of 44,196 reviews2019
Dev: Pathea GamesPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 36.0 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: Farming Sim 25.3%, Life Sim 17.7%, Crafting 14.7%, Open World 12.4%, Building 8.6%
- #56 Gaucho and the Grassland
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 524 reviews2025
Dev: Epopeia Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
LIVE like a LATIN COWBOY as you EXPLORE, HELP others, and bring HARMONY between HUMANS and MYSTICAL BEINGS in a RELAXING COZY ADVENTURE.
Why similar: Dogs 18.5% ★, Fishing 16.3% ★, Farming Sim 15.6%, Cozy 15.1%, Life Sim 8.2%
- #57 Skystead Ranch
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: ToastieLabs
Windows · Mac · Linux
Transform a desolate sky island into a vibrant sanctuary. Using your enchanted crook, cultivate your garden, befriend quirky creatures, build a home, and unlock secrets along the way. Each choice adds a personal touch to your unique Skystead Ranch!
Why similar: Fishing 22.8% ★, Cooking 19.7%, Cozy 18.4%, Building 10.2%, Crafting 9.7%
- #58 Doloc Town
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,452 reviews2025
Dev: RedSaw Games StudioPub: Logoi Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Doloc Town is a cozy pixel art farm simulation game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Build your dream farm from scratch and explore this mysterious wasteland. Harvest, craft, and battle against ferocious creatures while discover the untold stories of this forgotten land!
Why similar: Fishing 20.4% ★, Farming Sim 16.8%, Cozy 16.1%, Cooking 13.4%, Crafting 9.8%
- #59 Potion Permit
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 5,343 reviews2022
Dev: MassHive MediaPub: PQube
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Moonbury's residents need healing, and you're the best chemist around! With your trusty tools, a brewing cauldron, and a canine companion at your side, you'll need to diagnose symptoms, gather ingredients, brew potions, and cure ailments in this open-ended sim RPG.
Why similar: Fishing 26.6% ★, Cozy 22.7%, Life Sim 16.6%, Crafting 13.9%, Relaxing 7%