- #1 Norland
97% matchVery Positive82% of 9,662 reviews2024
Dev: Long JauntPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Lead your noble family in this medieval colony sim, facing off against class conflict, religious struggle, and political treachery. Tend to your people’s needs, uncover the lost knowledge of a fallen empire, and engage in nefarious plots against your enemies.
Why similar: Colony Sim 38.2% ★, Building 18.5%, Sandbox 18.1%, Open World 14.6%, Simulation 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A complex medieval kingdom simulator that emphasizes generational family dynamics and political management.
- #2 Going Medieval
96% matchVery Positive89% of 20,287 reviews2026
Dev: Foxy VoxelPub: Mythwright
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 30.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Build and manage your own castle settlement in a land reclaimed by wilderness. With detailed management, survival strategy, and a moddable sandbox world, Going Medieval challenges you to build the mightiest colony this side of the apocalypse.
Why similar: Colony Sim 36.6% ★, Crafting 17.7%, Sandbox 17.4%, Relaxing 10.6%, RPG 8%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a similar historical colony-building experience with a focus on surviving harsh seasons and managing architectural needs.
- #3 RimWorld
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 236,346 reviews2018
Dev: Ludeon Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 59.1 hrsMean: 259.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.
Why similar: Colony Sim 47.7% ★, Sandbox 15.7%, Building 12.2%, Open World 10.1%, Simulation 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive colony simulator that shares Clanfolk's deep focus on survival, character management, and emergent storytelling.
- #4 Lords and Villeins
95% matchMostly Positive71% of 951 reviews2022
Dev: Honestly GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Build a prosperous settlement in a unique simulation of a feudal economy - each family runs their shop, owns their goods, and trades with other villagers in a free market. You will manage the land, build houses, organise events, set taxes, and balance supply and demand while engaging in diplomacy!
Why similar: Colony Sim 32.7% ★, Building 13.1%, Sandbox 11.9%, Crafting 11.7%, Open World 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the management of a medieval village where you oversee the lives and social structures of your citizens.
- #5 Kynseed
94% matchVery Positive83% of 3,619 reviews2022
Dev: PixelCount Studios
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 11.3 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: Farming Sim 25.6%, Life Sim 15.5%, Crafting 12.5%, Sandbox 11.3%, Open World 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A life-simulation game centered on generational growth and the passage of time within a fantasy world.
- #6 Roots of Pacha
94% matchVery Positive94% of 4,347 reviews2023
Dev: Soda Den
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 18.6%, Agriculture 15.6% ★, Life Sim 11.2%, Dating Sim 9.1%, Crafting 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a cozy, primitive take on community building and agriculture that mirrors the communal spirit of Clanfolk.
- #7 Mirthwood
93% matchMostly Positive70% of 2,326 reviews2024
Dev: Bad Ridge GamesPub: V Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Embark on an enchanting journey and brave ferocious creatures in an immersive medieval fantasy world. Will you settle a new homestead to live a life of farming and trade, or pick up the sword and take up the adventurers' path?
Why similar: Farming Sim 25.3%, Fishing 21.7% ★, Life Sim 12.1%, Crafting 11.9%, Sandbox 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: A medieval life-sim that blends RPG elements with sandbox survival and community interaction.
- #8 Farthest Frontier
91% matchVery Positive87% of 23,648 reviews2025
Dev: Crate Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 26.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Protect and guide your people as you forge a town from untamed wilderness at the edge of the known world. Harvest raw materials, hunt, fish and farm to survive. Produce crafted items to trade, consume, equip and fight with as you battle for your survival against the elements and outside threats.
Why similar: Agriculture 40.5% ★, Colony Sim 34% ★, Building 25.6%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging survival-focused city-builder that requires careful resource management to protect your settlers from the elements.
- #9 Banished
92% matchVery Positive90% of 42,988 reviews2014
Dev: Shining Rock Software LLC
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 26.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
In this city-building strategy game, you control a group of exiled travelers who decide to restart their lives in a new land. They have only the clothes on their backs and a cart filled with supplies from their homeland. The townspeople of Banished are your primary resource.
Why similar: Colony Sim 59.5% ★, Sandbox 12%, Simulation 9.3%, Building 6%, Relaxing 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: The classic survival city-builder that challenges you to keep a small population alive through brutal winters and resource scarcity.
- #10 Travellers Rest
91% matchVery Positive88% of 16,540 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 31.6%, Life Sim 24.8%, Crafting 11.7%, Building 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the inn-keeping and management aspects of Clanfolk while focusing on cozy tavern operations.
- #11 Medieval Dynasty
90% matchVery Positive91% of 49,970 reviews2021
Dev: Render CubePub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 35.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Hunt, survive, build and lead in the harsh Middle Ages: Create your own Medieval Dynasty and ensure its long-lasting prosperity or die trying! Play alone or team up with friends to enjoy the ultimate medieval experience.
Why similar: Agriculture 23.4% ★, Crafting 21.7%, Building 20%, Sandbox 12%, Open World 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: Combines survival, farming, and city-building with a strong emphasis on establishing a family lineage over many years.
- #12 Stardew Valley
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 992,215 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 20.8%, Agriculture 15.1% ★, Life Sim 12.2%, Crafting 6.1%, Fishing 6% ★
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for cozy farming and community building, offering a relaxing pace similar to Clanfolk's lighter moments.
- #13 Settlement Survival
89% matchVery Positive86% of 7,842 reviews2022
Dev: Gleamer StudioPub: Team17
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
In this city-building game, you will lead a group of survivors in their search for a new home. Manipulate the landscape, manage limited supplies, plant crops, hunt wildlife, gather resources, and develop trade routes to build a bustling and unique town.
Why similar: Colony Sim 35.8% ★, Agriculture 23.4% ★, Building 18.8%, Sandbox 12.7%, Simulation 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-oriented city-builder that tasks you with managing a growing population in a harsh, changing environment.
- #14 Fields of Mistria
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 27,018 reviews2024
Dev: NPC Studio
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 23.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 Sim 20.7%, Agriculture 15% ★, Life Sim 11.9%, Dating Sim 10.4%, Crafting 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A charming farming and life-sim that focuses on building relationships and developing a community.
- #15 Littlewood
87% matchVery Positive93% of 6,792 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: Agriculture 17.8% ★, Farming Sim 12.3%, Life Sim 12.3%, Crafting 8.2%, Fishing 7.8% ★
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing town-building game that focuses on the relationships and daily lives of your villagers.
- #16 Life is Feudal: Forest Village
88% matchMixed66% of 5,984 reviews2017
Dev: MindillusionPub: Bitbox Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 30.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
LiF:Forest Village is a city builder with survival aspects in a realistic harsh medieval world. Shape, build and expand your settlement, grow various food to prevent your villagers from avitaminosis and starvation. Possess them for additional micromanagement or simply to wander around.
Why similar: Colony Sim 58.5% ★, Building 13.5%, Open World 7.8%, Simulation 6.7%, Crafting 6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the struggle for survival in a medieval setting, requiring careful planning to sustain your village through the seasons.
- #17 Coral Island
85% matchVery Positive89% of 25,947 reviews2023
Dev: Stairway GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 12.3 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 21.4%, Agriculture 14.6% ★, Life Sim 12.5%, Dating Sim 8.5%, Fishing 8.5% ★
Why You'll Like It: A modern, polished farming and life-sim that emphasizes community restoration and environmental stewardship.
- #18 One Lonely Outpost
86% matchMixed59% of 638 reviews2025
Dev: indie.io
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 16.6%, Colony Sim 15.6% ★, Agriculture 15.3% ★, Life Sim 9.7%, Sandbox 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi take on the colony-sim genre that focuses on terraforming and building a new life on a barren planet.
- #19 Dinkum
83% matchVery Positive92% of 28,435 reviews2025
Dev: James BendonPub: KRAFTON, Inc.
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 28.4 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: Agriculture 24.5% ★, Farming Sim 16.2%, Fishing 13.2% ★, Life Sim 10.6%, Crafting 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a survival and crafting experience in a unique setting that emphasizes community development.
- #20 Sun Haven
84% matchVery Positive81% of 24,588 reviews2023
Dev: Pixel Sprout Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 14.8 hrsMean: 31.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 23.8%, Agriculture 15.4% ★, Life Sim 12.6%, Fishing 11.7% ★, Dating Sim 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy-themed farming sim that adds RPG progression and magic to the traditional life-sim formula.
- #21 Immortal Life
84% matchVery Positive80% of 4,255 reviews2024
Dev: YiFang StudioPub: 2P Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Embark on a magical journey in this captivating life simulation game. Escape to a welcoming valley, farm with spells, and master skills like fishing, crafting, and cooking. Engage in epic battles, strengthen the bonds with your companions, and build your dream home to achieve Immortal Life!
Why similar: Agriculture 22.5% ★, Farming Sim 18.6%, Fishing 17.5% ★, Life Sim 11.9%, Crafting 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features deep farming and crafting systems set within a beautiful, narrative-driven world.
- #22 I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival
82% matchVery Positive85% of 4,518 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: Agriculture 19.9% ★, Farming Sim 17.8%, Life Sim 11.1%, Crafting 9.5%, Sandbox 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing survival game focused on building a home and crafting in a post-apocalyptic setting.
- #23 Havendock
82% matchVery Positive80% of 1,861 reviews2025
Dev: YYZ StudioPub: Pretty Soon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Breathe easy and thrive in this cozy colony sim. Build a haven for castaways, manage resources, live your best life on the ocean. Lead your humble settlement into a high-tech society.
Why similar: Agriculture 17.8% ★, Colony Sim 15.6% ★, Farming Sim 15.5%, Life Sim 10.1%, Crafting 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused colony builder where you manage resources and expand your settlement on the open ocean.
- #24 Foundation
80% matchVery Positive86% of 23,481 reviews2025
Dev: Polymorph Games
Windows
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 26.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Foundation is a grid-less, laidback medieval city-building game with a focus on organic development, monument construction and resource management.
Why similar: Colony Sim 24.6% ★, Sandbox 19.4%, Building 18.3%, Simulation 12.3%, Relaxing 12%
Why You'll Like It: A medieval city-builder that emphasizes organic growth and the needs of your villagers over rigid grid-based planning.
- #25 Cornucopia®
81% matchVery Positive88% of 630 reviews2023
Dev: David Dolynny | Subconscious GamesPub: Subconscious Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.0 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 17%, Agriculture 16.2% ★, Life Sim 10.1%, Fishing 9.2% ★, Crafting 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A farming and life-sim that offers extensive crafting and simulation mechanics for those who enjoy the agricultural side of Clanfolk.
- #26 Noble Fates
81% matchVery Positive83% of 1,455 reviews2021
Dev: Xobermon, LLC
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Harness your Demigod powers to lead a group from rags to riches in this 3D Fantasy Kingdom Management Sim with RPG elements. Command from the sky or take control in 3rd Person to BUILD, BATTLE, and RULE. Navigate a world of interesting Nobles, earn their respect, and decide their Fates.
Why similar: Colony Sim 49.1% ★, Sandbox 23.1%, Building 20.3%, Simulation 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A colony sim that allows you to manage a kingdom with deep character interactions and RPG-style decision-making.
- #27 Wildermyth
79% matchVery Positive95% of 18,060 reviews2021
Dev: Worldwalker Games LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Wildermyth follows heroes over their whole careers, from their pitchfork days to their powerful primes, and on into old age and memory. It’s a party-based procedural storytelling RPG where tactical combat and story decisions will alter your world and reshape your cast of characters.
Why similar: RPG 68.5%, Indie 19.2%, Singleplayer 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: While more combat-focused, it excels at procedural storytelling and generational character development.
- #28 Moonstone Island
79% matchVery Positive84% of 4,722 reviews2023
Dev: Studio SupersoftPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Moonstone Island is a creature-collecting life-sim set in an open world with 100 islands to explore. Make friends, brew potions, collect Spirits, and test your strength in card-based encounters to complete your Alchemy training!
Why similar: Agriculture 17% ★, Farming Sim 15.4%, Fishing 13.7% ★, Life Sim 10%, Building 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, creature-collecting life-sim that encourages exploration and building a home in a vibrant world.
- #29 Grimshire
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,476 reviews2025
Dev: Acute Owl Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A deadly plague threatens the village of Grimshire. Manage your farmland, forage the bounty of the wilds, prevent your harvest from rotting away and keep the root cellar full. Can you help bring the community together and survive?
Why similar: Farming Sim 28.1%, Agriculture 20% ★, Life Sim 11.3%, Fishing 9.9% ★, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
- #30 Sky Harvest
77% matchVery Positive90% of 73 reviews2026
Dev: Hamzah KirmaniPub: 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: Farming Sim 16%, Agriculture 15.7% ★, Fishing 13.9% ★, Life Sim 10.1%, Crafting 7.5%
- #31 Stranded: Alien Dawn
78% matchVery Positive85% of 10,890 reviews2023
Dev: Haemimont GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 24.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Brave a new world in Stranded: Alien Dawn, a planet survival sim placing the fate of a small marooned group in your hands. Forge your story through compelling and immersive strategic gameplay as you make vital decisions to protect your survivors.
Why similar: Colony Sim 47.9% ★, Crafting 29.3%, Simulation 14.2%, Building 7%, Singleplayer 1.5%
Why You'll Like It: A 3D colony survival game that requires you to manage the needs and skills of a small group of survivors.
- #32 Farmer's Dynasty
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 4,227 reviews2019
Dev: UMEO StudiosPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 26.4%, Agriculture 22.6% ★, Life Sim 16.3%, Building 6.8%, Crafting 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: Blends farming simulation with life-sim elements, focusing on the restoration and management of a family farm.
- #33 Seeds of Calamity
75% matchVery Positive89% of 218 reviews2025
Dev: Laborious Lark StudiosPub: Pretty Soon
Windows
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 20.7%, Agriculture 20.3% ★, Life Sim 13%, Fishing 10.7% ★, Crafting 8.4%
- #34 Orange Season
75% matchMixed60% of 401 reviews2024
Dev: Innerfire StudiosPub: SOEDESCO
Windows · Linux
Make your farmer’s dream come true in Orange Season. With your parent’s help, you’ve finally saved enough money to buy a plot of land in the charming farmer’s village of Orange Town. Build a thriving farm as you grow crops, raise animals, fish, and mine materials to establish your farm in town.
Why similar: Agriculture 20.6% ★, Fishing 19% ★, Farming Sim 14.7%, Dating Sim 10.9%, Building 6.7%
- #35 Project Real
74% matchVery Positive89% of 64 reviews2024
Dev: HKGamesStudioPub: GoGo Games Interactive
Windows
The Real Project is a game where you shape your virtual life. Choose professions, build authentic relationships and explore a wide, vibrant world full of fascinating NPCs. Face challenges, explore stunning landscapes. Live a complete virtual life, full of unique adventures.
Why similar: Farming Sim 16.9%, Fishing 11.9% ★, Agriculture 11.8% ★, Life Sim 11.3%, Dating Sim 9.4%
- #36 Pocket Harvest
74% matchVery Positive90% of 112 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Reap the joys of country life and cultivate your farm and fame!
Why similar: Farming Sim 21.9%, Agriculture 19.7% ★, Colony Sim 19.4% ★, Life Sim 12.5%, Building 5.6%
- #37 Circadian City
77% matchMixed59% of 165 reviews2020
Dev: Nowhere StudiosPub: Way Down Deep
Windows · Mac
A life sim game where you play both in the Realworld and the Dreamworld. Your personality is your skill tree.
Why similar: Agriculture 19.6% ★, Farming Sim 18.2%, Life Sim 13.1%, Crafting 8.3%, Sandbox 7.3%
- #38 Cute Farmer Life
73% matchVery Positive98% of 153 reviews2023
Dev: SE32
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 22.8%, Agriculture 22.6% ★, Fishing 16.5% ★, Crafting 10.2%, Relaxing 6.3%
- #39 Dream Town Island
73% matchVery Positive96% of 450 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A town sim where you raise generations of residents. Unlock new stores and facilities, help your residents find love, or cash in on the stock market!
Why similar: Colony Sim 21.5% ★, Farming Sim 20.5%, Life Sim 14%, Building 8.2%, Agriculture 7.5% ★
- #40 Cropia
71% matchVery Positive94% 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: Agriculture 22.2% ★, Farming Sim 20.7%, Fishing 16.9% ★, Life Sim 13.1%, Crafting 9.6%
- #41 MR FARMBOY
70% matchVery Positive82% of 267 reviews2026
Dev: mrdboy
Windows · Mac · Linux
MR FARMBOY is a colony farming game with automation. Build your dream farm, grow crops, raise animals, attract villagers, and hire workers to automate everything.
Why similar: Farming Sim 22.9%, Colony Sim 22% ★, Agriculture 19.4% ★, Crafting 8.5%, Building 6.3%
- #42 No Place Like Home
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 4,046 reviews2022
Dev: Chicken LauncherPub: Awaken Realms
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 19.7%, Agriculture 17.6% ★, Fishing 14.1% ★, Life Sim 11.5%, Crafting 10.1%
- #43 Harvest Life
76% matchMixed52% of 269 reviews2017
Dev: bumblebeePub: familyplay
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 40.3%, Agriculture 17.6% ★, Crafting 10.1%, Fishing 8.9% ★, Simulation 7.5%
- #44 Ninano: Dream Ranch
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: NABI
Windows
Welcome to the Ranch, where you can raise animals! Diverse locals such as Elves, Demons, Vampires, and others await you. Collaborate with them to build new facilities and invite new neighbors to make the Village vibrant. Enjoy activities like fishing, cooking, gathering, dating, and mini-games!
Why similar: Farming Sim 24.6%, Life Sim 15.5%, Fishing 9.2% ★, Sandbox 8.1%, Relaxing 6.4%
- #45 Farmtale
73% matchMixed67% of 262 reviews2020
Dev: Titanforged Entertainment
Windows
Build your farm from one chicken and explore the world as you progress. Buy animals, harvest crops, hire workers for management, and advance through unique buildings, quests, upgrades, and items in the ultimate idle clicker hybrid!
Why similar: Agriculture 23.5% ★, Farming Sim 21.9%, Life Sim 13.6%, Building 9.8%, Sandbox 9.8%
- #46 Echoes of the Plum Grove
69% matchVery Positive88% of 3,019 reviews2024
Dev: Unwound GamesPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 23.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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 27.1%, Colony Sim 18% ★, Life Sim 16.6%, Crafting 12.7%, Open World 10.5%
- #47 Halcyon Days at Taoyuan
67% matchVery Positive89% of 985 reviews2026
Dev: BotanXPub: 方块游戏(CubeGame)
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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 28.7%, Agriculture 20.9% ★, Fishing 12.5% ★, Simulation 9.1%, Crafting 8.8%
- #48 Of Life and Land
69% matchVery Positive86% of 351 reviews2025
Dev: KerzovenPub: Metaroot
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Of Life and Land is a charming settlement-building strategy game paired with a rich simulation experience. Every animal and plant strives to find its place in nature while you lead your villagers to their future. Expand to different regions and trade with local factions to gain needed resources.
Why similar: Colony Sim 29.8% ★, Farming Sim 25.3%, Building 13.9%, Sandbox 12.9%, Open World 9.7%
- #49 8-Bit Farm
72% matchMixed66% of 56 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Farm management simulation game! Create the most awesome farm!
Why similar: Farming Sim 22.7%, Agriculture 20.7% ★, Colony Sim 19.9% ★, Life Sim 12.6%, Building 5.7%
- #50 Shinehill
66% matchVery Positive95% of 186 reviews2026
Dev: Peach Bite
Windows
Yet again they dumped the toughest job on you. Now you are on Shinehill Island, where you suddenly replaced one of the new residents. Explore the world, meet charming townspeople, do farming, fishing, cooking and try not to reveal yourself.
Why similar: Farming Sim 20.4%, Fishing 17.1% ★, Life Sim 14.7%, Dating Sim 12.7%, Open World 8.1%
- #51 Stonehearth
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 12,970 reviews2018
Dev: Radiant EntertainmentPub: (none)
Windows · Mac
Median: 14.1 hrsMean: 38.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Pioneer a living world full of warmth, heroism, and mystery. Help a small group of settlers build a home for themselves in a forgotten land. Establish a food supply, build shelter, defend your people, monitor their moods, and find a way to grow and expand, facing challenges at every step.
Why similar: Colony Sim 43.3% ★, Building 16.4%, Sandbox 15.4%, Crafting 9.2%, Open World 5.3%
- #52 Staxel
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 4,816 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 24.3%, Agriculture 23.3% ★, Sandbox 9.9%, Building 9.4%, Open World 7.5%
- #53 The Wandering Village
65% matchVery Positive92% of 8,074 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: Colony Sim 30.4% ★, Farming Sim 22.6%, Life Sim 15%, Sandbox 10.9%, Simulation 7.3%
- #54 My Time at Portia
68% matchVery Positive92% of 44,040 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: Farming Sim 21.7%, Agriculture 15.2% ★, Life Sim 14.9%, Crafting 11.1%, Open World 8.8%
- #55 Cattle Country
66% matchVery Positive87% of 351 reviews2025
Dev: Castle Pixel, LLC.Pub: Playtonic Friends
Windows · Linux
Howdy partner! Welcome to Cattle Country, the Cozy Cowboy Adventure Life Sim. Become a determined pioneer traveling west to start a new life. Make a home in the mountains, take on bandits, discover dastardly plots, build a farm, develop your town, and make friends with fellow residents.
Why similar: Farming Sim 21%, Agriculture 18% ★, Life Sim 12.3%, Crafting 9.5%, Sandbox 9.3%
- #56 Folklands
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: Bromantic GamesPub: Light Up Games
Windows · Linux
Folklands is a relaxing settlement builder with a retro look and feel set in a fantasy Nordic-inspired world. Harvest, produce and trade resources from multiple production chains as you grow your settlement. Keep your folks happy and safe and tend to their needs in a living and changing world.
Why similar: Colony Sim 54.8% ★, Building 26.8%, Relaxing 9.8%, Simulation 8.6%
- #57 Verdant Village
69% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2020
Dev: Exodus Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Fishing 21.5% ★, Farming Sim 21%, Agriculture 20.2% ★, Life Sim 13.5%, Building 7.5%
- #58 Farlands
65% matchVery Positive93% of 1,436 reviews2024
Dev: JanduSoft
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Congratulations, you’ve bought your own planet! An agrarian rock at the edge of the galaxy that, for some reason, was practically being given away for free. So the time has come to leave your hectic, stressful life in an overcrowded metropolis for a more rural and rewarding life.
Why similar: Agriculture 18.2% ★, Farming Sim 16.5%, Fishing 15.6% ★, Life Sim 10.4%, Crafting 8.7%
- #59 Song Of The Prairie
66% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,505 reviews2024
Dev: The Droplet StudioPub: AOE Plus
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Agriculture 19.8% ★, Farming Sim 18.7%, Life Sim 11.9%, Crafting 9.4%, Dating Sim 8.8%
- #60 Chef RPG
64% matchVery Positive88% of 2,496 reviews2024
Dev: World 2 Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Craft your culinary adventure in a beautiful pixel art world. Manage your restaurants, forage and hunt for ingredients, befriend locals, and grow your culinary empire. What kind of chef will you be?
Why similar: Life Sim 25%, Building 14.9%, Crafting 13.3%, Open World 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%
