Games Like Before The Green Moon

Join Space Alliance as a new captain-in-training and work with your crew to solve the mysteries of an ancient relic found on the Grey Planet. Little-Known Galaxy is a cozy single-player RPG space adventure full of friendly characters, exploration, crafting, and farming.

Why similar: Farming Sim 30.8%, Life Sim 16.7%, Sci-fi 16.6%, Open World 9.1%, Relaxing 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the sci-fi farming aesthetic while emphasizing exploration and a strong narrative focus.

An alien world sometimes needs a farmer’s touch to bring it to life. In this sci-fi, colonization-life sim, terraform a barren world: turn wastelands into verdant landscapes while exploring, farming, building, and unlocking all the mysteries of this strange new planet.

Why similar: Farming Sim 32.4%, Agriculture 28.8% ★, Life Sim 17.7%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Open World 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a similar space-colony farming experience where you must transform a barren alien world into a thriving community.

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: Agriculture 28.9% ★, Farming Sim 26.7%, Life Sim 15.5%, Relaxing 10.2%, Open World 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: This title shares the relaxing, post-apocalyptic atmosphere and focuses on building a life in a quiet, isolated setting.

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: Agriculture 30.3% ★, Farming Sim 29.2%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Relaxing 11.2%, Open World 8%

Why You'll Like It: It combines farming and resource gathering with a sci-fi setting, allowing you to cultivate a planet from the cockpit of a customizable mech.

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: Farming Sim 37.8%, Life Sim 28.8%, Character Customization 15.8%, Open World 9.9%, RPG 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: Set in a post-apocalyptic desert, this game emphasizes community building, character relationships, and crafting in a unique sci-fi environment.

Verdant Skies is a life simulation game born from a love for games like Harvest Moon and a desire to create something unique with modern gameplay and deep storytelling. Ensure the success of the colony as you make friends and pursue romance with a diverse cast of characters.

Why similar: Farming Sim 37.9%, Farming 28.8% ★, Agriculture 11.6% ★, Story Rich 8.5%, Casual 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi farming sim that emphasizes character customization and building a life on a distant, alien colony.

Grow your own worlds and nurture a deep natural connection with everything they hold. See your actions change the world for better! Bring the Evertree back to life in this breathtaking world-crafting sandbox, with life management and adventure elements.

Why similar: Farming Sim 25.1%, Agriculture 23% ★, Nature 16.8%, Life Sim 13.8%, Open World 8%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the restoration of nature and world-building, capturing the same relaxing and atmospheric essence found in Before The Green Moon.

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: Open World 67.9%, Casual 16.4%, Singleplayer 8.1%, Simulation 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a charming sci-fi setting where you manage a farm of alien creatures while exploring a vibrant, atmospheric world.

A space survival open world terraforming crafting game, designed for 1 to 10 players. Alter the ecosystem of an inhospitable planet to render it habitable for humanity. Survive, gather resources, and build your base. Then, generate oxygen, warmth, and pressure to create a brand new biosphere.

Why similar: Sci-fi 42%, Open World 31.2%, Story Rich 23.9%, Singleplayer 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the scientific process of terraforming a planet, mirroring the sci-fi nature and environmental growth themes.

Spiritfarer® is a cozy management game about dying. As ferrymaster to the deceased, build a boat to explore the world, care for your spirit friends, and release them into the afterlife. The Spiritfarer Farewell Edition includes the heartwarming base game and three major content updates.

Why similar: Farming Sim 29.7%, Story Rich 26.3%, Relaxing 25.8%, Atmospheric 16%, Simulation 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: While not a traditional farming sim, it shares the deep, emotional storytelling and management mechanics centered around a poignant departure.

Japanese Rural Life Adventure is a relaxing slow-life simulation where you can experience the charm of traditional Japanese countryside living, all in a beautifully crafted pixel-art world.

Why similar: Farming Sim 26.9%, Agriculture 19.5% ★, Life Sim 19.2%, Nature 15.7%, Story Rich 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: This life-sim focuses on the quiet, relaxing rhythms of nature and daily chores, matching the game's peaceful tone.

Milk cows, pet goats, shear sheep, plant crops, and give your offerings to the gods in this relaxing, cute, adventure, story driven farming simulator set on a remote island. Don't wander off too far from your home. It's safer to stay in the comfort of your farm.

Why similar: Farming 51.1% ★, Farming Sim 21.3%, Life Sim 8.4%, Relaxing 7.2%, Story Rich 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game combines farming with a mysterious, story-rich investigation that keeps the player engaged in the world's secrets.

Planetary Planter is an open-world farming game where, instead of farming normal plants, you grow celestial bodies while exploring an alien world.

Why similar: Farming Sim 28.1%, Agriculture 20.2% ★, Nature 12.1%, Inventory Management 10.6%, Sci-fi 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A casual, simulation-heavy farming game that leans into the space-exploration theme.

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: Farming Sim 26.5%, Agriculture 22.9% ★, Nature 16.9%, Life Sim 14.4%, Relaxing 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: It features a post-apocalyptic setting where you clean up the environment and farm, emphasizing the restoration of a ruined world.

Two lovers gave up everything and escaped to a lost planet to be together. Glide through a mysterious landscape, explore a fragmented world and fight against what’s trying to tear them apart in this RPG adventure about love, rebellion, and freedom.

Why similar: Sci-fi 30.4%, Story Rich 20.7%, Open World 16.9%, Atmospheric 16.5%, 3D 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game highlights the relationship between two characters living in isolation on a mysterious planet, focusing heavily on narrative and atmosphere.

Ooblets is a relaxing and offbeat farming, town life, and creature collection game. Manage your farm, grow and train your ooblets, explore strange lands, and have dance-offs!

Why similar: Farming 34.6% ★, Farming Sim 19.3%, Agriculture 17.8% ★, Character Customization 9.3%, Relaxing 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a casual, quirky take on farming and creature collection with a strong emphasis on character interaction.

Set out to discover and record plants and creatures for the Violet Archive. Grow crops, tame animals, and build the perfect farm! Forge friendships along the way as you begin your life as a researcher!

Why similar: Farming Sim 28.2%, Agriculture 26.8% ★, Life Sim 15.9%, Character Customization 9.6%, Relaxing 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game blends farming with scientific research and discovery, appealing to those who enjoy the investigative side of Before The Green Moon.

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: Farming 38.3% ★, Agriculture 15.9% ★, Nature 10.2%, Life Sim 9.2%, Farming Sim 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: This classic farming sim emphasizes the passage of time and character aging, which aligns with the seasonal departure theme.

Embark on a wholesome adventure to save The Grove! Forage resources, combat the invasive Rot, and restore the community. Relax and enjoy the fruits of your labor in this charming action-RPG starring a grape.

Why similar: Story Rich 68.1%, RPG 19.6%, Singleplayer 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: This title uses a nature-focused, story-rich approach to farming and community interaction that feels very similar in tone.

Embark on a journey as a rookie angler in Moonglow Bay, fulfilling your partner's final wish. Team up with friends, family, and neighbours to hone your fishing skills, nourish relationships, and restore a remote town's fractured community in this slice-of-life fishing RPG!

Why similar: Nature 27.6%, Life Sim 22.1%, Relaxing 14.8%, Story Rich 13.2%, Open World 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a deeply atmospheric and narrative-driven experience centered around a small, coastal community and its inhabitants.

Even the smallest person can make a big difference. Join Alba, as she sets out to save her beautiful island and its wildlife. And possibly start a revolution.

Why similar: Nature 50.1%, Open World 16.4%, Story Rich 15.8%, Casual 9.1%, 3D 7%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the relaxing, nature-focused exploration and community-driven narrative found in smaller, story-rich titles.

Find harmony in the Japanese countryside as you help Sparky uncover lost memories in this modern take on the farming and life simulator. Build a thriving homestead, cultivate new relationships, and chase your own happiness in SunnySide.

Why similar: Farming 36.8% ★, Agriculture 16.2% ★, Farming Sim 15.7%, Life Sim 9.4%, Character Customization 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A modern farming sim that incorporates exploration and a deeper narrative, fitting well within the cozy sci-fi genre.

A slice-of-life adventure game set in fictional 90s rural India. Explore ancient palace ruins, set up your garden, cook Indian food, run errands for quirky characters, and learn about your history by making art.

Why similar: Farming 39.9% ★, Life Sim 17.4%, Dialogue Heavy 12%, Relaxing 11.2%, Story Rich 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers a relaxing, story-rich management experience that focuses on the beauty of the environment.

Wytchwood is a crafting adventure game set in a land of gothic fables and fairytales. As the old witch of the woods, explore a strange countryside, collect magic ingredients, brew sorcerous spells, and pass judgement upon a capricious cast of characters.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 50.1%, Story Rich 19.4%, Atmospheric 16%, Casual 7.3%, RPG 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: While fantasy-themed, its focus on crafting, gathering, and interacting with a cast of quirky characters mirrors the pacing of Before The Green Moon.

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: Farming 35.6% ★, Agriculture 18.7% ★, Farming Sim 18.1%, Life Sim 10.7%, Nature 8%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes the agricultural and exploration aspects of farming in a life-sim setting, offering a relaxing gameplay loop.

A unique blend of a Soothing Simulation and an Idle Game with Music, Decoration, Fishing, Cooking, Farming and more...

Why similar: Farming 37.9% ★, Farming Sim 18.9%, Life Sim 11.7%, Character Customization 10.4%, Relaxing 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A life-sim that prioritizes relaxation and customization, perfect for players who enjoy the slower pace of the seed game.

The Firefly Village awaits! A bite-sized, streamlined farming sim that focuses on moments that matter, without wasting a single second of your time. Build a homestead, raise crops, tend to livestock, make friends, and enjoy a pocket of paradise where farming is a delight and friends plentiful.

Why similar: Farming 34% ★, Farming Sim 18.8%, Agriculture 16% ★, Life Sim 10.1%, Nature 10%

Why You'll Like It: This cozy, story-rich farming sim focuses on building relationships within a small, tight-knit community.

Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

Why similar: Nature 40%, Relaxing 33.7%, Open World 17.3%, Casual 7.2%, Singleplayer 1.8%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a brief, atmospheric, and highly relaxing experience that focuses on exploration and character interaction.

Take part in healing after the Great Calamity. Tend your farm, complete quests for the villagers, and explore dungeons filled with challenge and treasure in this cozy, solo-developed farming sim. Build a new life in a recovering world with your fluffy Spellbook Companion.

Why similar: Farming Sim 29.4%, Agriculture 27.7% ★, Life Sim 17.3%, Character Customization 10.8%, Relaxing 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: It combines farming and life-sim elements with a cozy, turn-based approach to narrative progression.

Take over a cozy local farm in the charming seaside town of Aurora, meet friendly locals, reveal the secrets and enjoy your new peaceful life!

Why similar: Farming Sim 30.4%, Agriculture 25.4% ★, Inventory Management 13.6%, Character Customization 8.6%, Casual 6.3%

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: Farming 43.3% ★, Farming Sim 15.9%, Nature 12.5%, Life Sim 10.6%, Relaxing 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: A character-driven farming game that focuses on narrative progression and community building.

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: Farming Sim 24.2%, Agriculture 23.1% ★, Life Sim 14.3%, Character Customization 11.1%, Relaxing 8.9%

Song of The Prairie is a 3D relaxing farm game. A hero who defeat the demon begins a new rural life. Experiencing the fun of exploration to the town. Harvesting giant fruits and crops. Taking care fantastic animals. Dating with someone you like. Just enjoy the farming life only belongs to you!

Why similar: Farming 29.2% ★, Agriculture 16.7% ★, Farming Sim 16.3%, Life Sim 9.7%, Character Customization 7.9%

A peaceful farming life sim set on the island of Seikyu. Grow your farm, restore your ancestral home, form heartfelt bonds with villagers, and shapeshift into different spirit forms to explore a world that moves gently with the seasons.

Why similar: Farming 33.8% ★, Agriculture 19.5% ★, Farming Sim 16.8%, Life Sim 10.2%, Relaxing 9.6%

Live – Build – Farm: Enjoy a unique mix of farming, constructing and life simulation that takes you to the countryside and holds plenty of challenging gameplay in stock!

Why similar: Farming Sim 30.7%, Agriculture 25.4% ★, Life Sim 17.6%, Nature 8.8%, Relaxing 5.1%

Science-driven exploration adventure on prehistoric Earth with a relaxing vibe. Farming, crafting, puzzle-solving, and exploration on Prehistoric Earth, where you arrive as an alien botanist who is very good at plant research, but... can't breathe oxygen.

Why similar: Farming Sim 44.2%, Nature 36.8%, Open World 8.6%, Relaxing 8.1%, Simulation 2.2%

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 38.6% ★, Farming Sim 19.9%, Life Sim 13.2%, Character Customization 9.8%, Relaxing 8.4%

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 31.7%, Agriculture 20.6% ★, Life Sim 17.2%, Character Customization 10%, Relaxing 9.5%

Escape the stress of the big city and enjoy the country life. Take care of your farm, explore the open game world and create your farming paradise. Take care of your animals, cultivate the fields, produce useful and decorative items and build your dream ranch.

Why similar: Agriculture 21.9% ★, Farming Sim 21.4%, Nature 16.5%, Life Sim 10%, Character Customization 9.9%

A life sim game where you play both in the Realworld and the Dreamworld. Your personality is your skill tree.

Why similar: Agriculture 29.4% ★, Farming Sim 28.3%, Life Sim 18.9%, Relaxing 9.9%, Character Customization 5.8%

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 34.5%, Agriculture 24% ★, Life Sim 18.8%, Relaxing 11%, Open World 4.9%

Show your mettle as both an aspiring organic farmer and a part-time adventurer. And then you might be in for a romantic happy ending.

Why similar: Farming Sim 44.2%, Farming 25.6% ★, Agriculture 18.7% ★, Casual 4.5%, Relaxing 3.9%

Micro macro farm is a small relaxing and cozy game about farming. Plant seeds, harvest them and create products. Make money and gain experience to unlock more seeds, buy machines and expand your garden.

Why similar: Farming Sim 45.4%, Nature 17%, Relaxing 12%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Casual 7.3%

HARVESTELLA, an all-new life-simulation RPG from SQUARE ENIX! Lead a life of self-sufficiency with your vibrant house as a base and cooperate with allies to overcome various threats.

Why similar: Agriculture 26.3% ★, Farming Sim 25.9%, Farming 15.7% ★, Life Sim 13.4%, Story Rich 6.1%

Cute Farmer Life is a small indie farm game. Grow, craft and collect resources in a game designed to relax and enjoy the moment. Discover the secrets of the small town you have moved to.

Why similar: Farming Sim 26.8%, Agriculture 25.7% ★, Inventory Management 19%, Nature 13.4%, Relaxing 9.3%

Farm, cook, craft and decorate in this casual open world farming adventure! Set up camp with your crew after being shipwrecked on a mysterious archipelago. Your quest is to survive, explore and uncover the secrets of the Cursed Islands. Take care of your crew to build relationships and earn rewards!

Why similar: Farming 36% ★, Agriculture 17.5% ★, Farming Sim 15.8%, Nature 10.8%, Relaxing 5.6%

Start your new life! Build the farm of your dreams as you discover a world brimming with possibilities. Magic, romance, and adventure all await you in this nostalgic farming / life sim RPG!

Why similar: Farming 38.7% ★, Farming Sim 21.8%, Agriculture 15% ★, Life Sim 11.6%, Relaxing 6.1%

Roots of Tomorrow is a free-to-play sustainable farming manager/simulator. Expand your farm, take care of your animals, upgrade your buildings, invest in research, and explore the solutions offered by agroecology!

Why similar: Agriculture 28.1% ★, Farming Sim 28%, Life Sim 16.1%, Nature 14%, Atmospheric 8.1%

Embark on a relaxing yet challenging journey to manage your own supermarket. Grow organic crops, care for your animals, and sell products to your customers. Build and expand your shelves. Can you transform your supermarket into an empire?

Why similar: Farming Sim 38.6%, Inventory Management 30.4%, Relaxing 16.7%, Casual 5.4%, 3D 4.8%

“Cowboy Life Simulator” is an immersive and relaxing ranching sim where you step into the boots of a failed businessman starting fresh on the frontier. Buy your first goat, meet the locals, explore vibrant lands, and build your dream ranch in a world full of stories and adventure!

Why similar: Farming Sim 25.5%, Agriculture 24.7% ★, Life Sim 14.5%, Relaxing 10.2%, Story Rich 8.7%

Before We Leave is a city building game set in a cozy corner of the universe. Nurture your Peeps and their surroundings while rebuilding and rediscovering civilisation. Settle new lands and planets while avoiding hungry Space Whales.

Why similar: Sci-fi 30.4%, Relaxing 26.8%, Atmospheric 19%, Casual 9.5%, 3D 8.3%

Farm Manager 2021 is an indie game that lets you relax and immerse yourself in farm management. A casual but grounded builder game that combines management and farm maintenance in one package. Grow and expand your farm into a thriving estate or enjoy it as a delightful escape from everyday life.

Why similar: Farming 49.5% ★, Farming Sim 17%, Agriculture 15.5% ★, Relaxing 7.1%, Inventory Management 7%

Welcome to Taoyuan Village to heal your loneliness. Here, you can lead a carefree, self-sufficient life: farm, tame animals, raise livestock, fish, and build a prosperous homestead. Or, immerse in village life, meet kindred spirits, find love, and influence their destinies with your choices.

Why similar: Farming Sim 43.8%, Agriculture 31.2% ★, Open World 5.8%, Story Rich 5.8%, Simulation 4.3%

The little farm is waiting for you to turn into a Farmland Realm!

Why similar: Agriculture 29.2% ★, Farming Sim 28%, Nature 18.7%, Life Sim 15%, 3D 3.7%

Rediscover the simple life. Farm, fish, forge and fight to restore the peace in an all-new farming adventure. Features split-screen coop, a helpful pet, automated drones, resourceful pixies, a card-eating progression system, and dangerous dungeons to delve into!

Why similar: Farming 37.4% ★, Farming Sim 22.7%, Life Sim 12.8%, Character Customization 9.3%, Story Rich 7.8%

You've washed ashore in a foreign land. With nothing to your name other than a few tools you’ll have to learn how to live off the land. Explore, grow crops, and meet the locals. How you live is up to you. Can you create a new life for yourself in the small town of Amberglen?

Why similar: Farming Sim 25.2%, Agriculture 23.5% ★, Nature 15.9%, Life Sim 15.1%, Story Rich 7.7%

Build your farm and relationships with townsfolk, or forge ahead on a quest of magic, monsters, and dragons. Level up through a skill tree in 8 person multiplayer, or adventure solo!

Why similar: Farming Sim 34.3%, Agriculture 21.2% ★, Life Sim 16.7%, Character Customization 14%, Relaxing 9.1%

Become the first Agricultural Director of Mars in Red Planet Farming! This casual strategy game tasks players with producing enough food to feed a growing population of settlers on the red planet.

Why similar: Farming Sim 51.2%, Sci-fi 46.8%, Singleplayer 1.9%