- #1 Tavern Talk - A Cozy Visual Novel
97% matchVery Positive89% of 1,765 reviews2024
Dev: Gentle Troll Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A cozy visual novel about running a tavern in a D&D-inspired fantasy! Gather rumors, serve magical drinks, and meet adventurers on a life-changing quest.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20%, Dialogue Heavy 15.9%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #2 Cattails: Wildwood Story
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,952 reviews2023
Dev: Falcon Development
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Become a cat! In this cozy life sim RPG, you'll lead your colony into the mysterious Wildwood. Hunt prey, harvest herbs, collect magical treasures, & defend your new home from intruders. Build a thriving town to recruit new cats. Get to know the residents, fall in love, & raise a litter of kittens!
Why similar: Cats 32.4%, LGBTQ+ 20.5%, Life Sim 17.1%, Character Customization 15.4%, RPG 7.6%
- #3 Amber Isle
96% matchVery Positive82% of 2,112 reviews2024
Dev: Ambertail GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Welcome to Amber Isle - a quaint, friendly village of prehistoric residents who are in need of a new shopkeep... That’s you! Craft and sell items, upgrade your shop, befriend your Paleofolk neighbours and customise the island to bring the village back to life and welcome even more prehistoric pals!
Why similar: Crafting 18.8%, Dialogue Heavy 18.2%, Life Sim 18.1%, Character Customization 15.9%, Relaxing 9.8%
- #4 Coffee Talk
95% matchVery Positive95% of 12,615 reviews2020
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19.2%, LGBTQ+ 15.2%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Relaxing 8.8%, Crafting 8.6%
- #5 MeowCraft
94% matchMostly Positive80% of 159 reviews2026
Dev: Meow StudioPub: 2P Games
Windows
Manage your own feline forge in this cozy yet deep shop simulation! Craft epic legendary gear, expand your smithy, hire quirky cat staff, and dispatch hero squads into dangerous dungeons. You may be cursed to never wield a sword again, but you can build a forging empire to defeat the Demon Dragon!
Why similar: Crafting 27.4%, Relaxing 17.4%, Fantasy 17.2%, Simulation 11.9%, RPG 11.5%
- #6 Witchy Business
94% matchVery Positive87% of 1,054 reviews2025
Dev: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Manage your very own Witchcraft Shop! Witchy Business is a job simulator game where you brew potions for your customers, collect oddities, grow flowers in your garden, upgrade your alchemy station, and thrive. Make sure you are quick to take care of customers and hex thieves!
Why similar: Crafting 31%, Relaxing 17.6%, Simulation 16.7%, RPG 15.4%, Story Rich 13.2%
- #7 Calico
93% matchVery Positive87% of 5,031 reviews2020
Dev: Peachy Keen GamesPub: Whitethorn Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 22.2 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Calico is a day-in-the-life community sim game where you are given an important and adorable task: rebuild the town’s cat café and fill it with cute and cuddly creatures! Build up your café by filling it with cute furniture, fun decorations, yummy pastries, and get it bustling with animals again!
Why similar: Cats 30.1%, LGBTQ+ 20.6%, Character Customization 12%, Life Sim 10.7%, Relaxing 8.2%
- #8 Pekoe
92% matchVery Positive83% of 154 reviews2023
Dev: Kitten Cup Studio
Windows · Mac
Blend tea and friendship in the flavourful world of Pekoe, a cozy cat-filled tea-making simulator about taking the time for self-care and connecting with what makes you happy. Build relationships, upgrade your teahouse, and discover new recipes as you work towards creating a place you can call home.
Why similar: Cats 18.3%, LGBTQ+ 18.2%, Crafting 14.6%, Life Sim 14.4%, Dialogue Heavy 14.3%
- #9 Mistwinter Bay
91% matchVery Positive84% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Swordlake Entertainment
Windows
Rule a town in this story heavy, visual novel-like fantasy RPG! Interact with townsfolk and foreign leaders, build and expand, and tackle randomized events that affect the town and its people.
Why similar: Character Customization 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Life Sim 13.3%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Choices Matter 12.1%
- #10 Mineko's Night Market
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 368 reviews2023
Dev: Meowza GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Mineko’s Night Market is a narrative-driven, social simulation adventure game that celebrates Japanese culture and invites players to craft whimsical items, eat delicious snacks, and ultimately enjoy all the cats.
Why similar: Cats 39.4%, Crafting 19.8%, Simulation 8.1%, Fantasy 8.1%, Story Rich 6.2%
- #11 Critter Café
90% matchMostly Positive73% of 323 reviews2024
Dev: Sumo DigitalPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Welcome to your Critter Café! Rescue and bond with adorable, fantasy critters in need of your help and build a new home together. Design and run your own café, care for your critters, uncover the secrets of mysterious portals, and create a wholesome café for all to enjoy!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.5%, Life Sim 20.5%, Character Customization 18.7%, Relaxing 11.9%, Fantasy 11.8%
- #12 The Witch's Cauldron
89% matchVery Positive91% of 634 reviews2024
Dev: Harvey games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The Witch's Cauldron is a narrative roguelike game about being a medieval witch. Grab your cauldron and get brewing. Love, curses, laughter, wisdom for sale! Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. At least before the inquisitors come around.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 16%, Crafting 13.2%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Stylized 8.4%
- #13 Bear and Breakfast
89% matchVery Positive89% of 5,374 reviews2022
Dev: Gummy CatPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.2 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 28.5%, Life Sim 22.7%, Relaxing 14.3%, RPG 9.9%, Simulation 9.2%
- #14 Forage & Brew
88% matchMixed61% of 231 reviews2026
Dev: Forage & BrewPub: Rubika Supinfogame
Windows
Forage & Brew is a game where you play as a Cat witch in her potion workshop. Explore the forest, gather ingredients and brew magical potions in order to help the many clients that will come for your aid. How will you decide to live it out each passing day?
Why similar: Cats 35%, Fantasy 11.3%, Relaxing 11.2%, Stylized 10.3%, Life Sim 7.5%
- #15 Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
86% matchVery Positive93% of 44,849 reviews2022
Dev: niceplay gamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Potion Craft is an alchemist simulator where you physically interact with your tools and ingredients to brew potions. You're in full control of the whole shop: invent new recipes, attract customers and experiment to your heart's content. Just remember: the whole town is counting on you.
Why similar: Crafting 30.1%, Life Sim 15.5%, Relaxing 15.4%, Simulation 9.7%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #16 Whisker Waters
87% matchMixed46% of 71 reviews2024
Dev: Underbite GamesPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows
Whisker Waters is the ultimate RPG adventure that blends light fantasy and the art of fishing into a mesmerizing world. As a player, you'll create and play as your very own Cat character and embark on a whimsical fishing journey like never before.
Why similar: Life Sim 21.6%, Crafting 18.2%, Relaxing 13.1%, RPG 12.7%, Character Customization 11.4%
- #17 Witchy Life Story
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,242 reviews2022
Dev: Sundew Studios
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
You have two weeks to save the harvest festival! Tend your garden and collect plants for spells and rituals to help the villagers of Flora. After all, if magic isn't for solving everyday problems, what’s the point of a village witch anyway? A cozy story filled with chaos, friendship, and romance!
Why similar: Crafting 14.4%, LGBTQ+ 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Character Customization 12.8%, Dialogue Heavy 11.4%
- #18 Familiar Friends: What's Your Familiar?
85% matchVery Positive91% of 192 reviews2024
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
A cute and cozy Visual Novel experience with plenty of choices to make! Come find the Familiar truly meant for you by feeding The Conjuring Cauldron with a multitude of choices, all to a relaxing Original Soundtrack!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19%, Dialogue Heavy 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Choices Matter 12.8%
- #19 Medieval Crafter: Blacksmith
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 823 reviews2026
Dev: Compact Core GamesPub: GameDev.ist
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Forge your destiny and craft legends. Medieval Crafter: Blacksmith is your journey into the heart of craftsmanship. Dive into the enchanting world of a blacksmith, mine ores, create legendary weapons, arm heroes and send them on quests for loot and profit. The forge awaits!
Why similar: Crafting 39.1%, Life Sim 35%, Simulation 16.6%, Indie 5.4%, Singleplayer 3.9%
- #20 Ye Guild Clerk!
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 2,278 reviews2025
Dev: Devclerk
Windows
The local Adventurer's Guild is hiring!... Not for adventurers, but for guild clerks! You play an important role in handing out quests, gold, and equipment as your actions shape the stories of these animal adventurers for better, or for worse..!
Why similar: Multiple Endings 24.5%, Choices Matter 22.8%, Fantasy 18.5%, Simulation 10.9%, Story Rich 10.4%
- #21 Crafter's Hollow
84% matchMixed54% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: Wylde Wisp Games
Windows
Forge gear, run a shop, and send mercenaries into danger so you don’t have to. A cozy-but-clever crafting sim where business booms, heroes bicker, and dungeons provide all the “supply chain” problems you’ll ever need.
Why similar: Crafting 38.6%, Simulation 18%, Fantasy 13.2%, Character Customization 12.7%, Relaxing 9.1%
- #22 Midnight Ramen
82% matchVery Positive96% of 411 reviews2024
Dev: Cointinue Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
In Midnight Ramen, you play as the owner of a late-night ramen stand and his apprentice. You interact with your customers, listen to their troubles, and help them out whenever you can. But as the bowls of ramen are cooked and served, troubles are beginning to brew in your own life as well...
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 30%, Visual Novel 21%, Relaxing 12%, Story Rich 10.2%, RPG 7.7%
- #23 Dressmaker
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,434 reviews2026
Dev: Cozy LivesPub: Free Lives
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Become a dressmaker! Choose fabric, cut out patterns, and sew them all together to satisfy (or sabotage!) townsfolk in this cozy crafting game inspired by real dressmaking.
Why similar: Crafting 29.7%, Life Sim 19.8%, Relaxing 14.2%, Stylized 10.5%, Simulation 10.4%
- #24 Crown Delights Deli
83% matchMostly Positive78% of 83 reviews2022
Dev: baconeggandcheese
Windows · Mac
Crown Delights Deli is a visual novel with multiple dialect/language choices. As the cashier at a Brooklyn bodega, choose to talk in English, AAVE, or Spanish to a diverse cast of characters as you try to maintain a five-star rating for your boss.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19.8%, LGBTQ+ 18.4%, Life Sim 16.1%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Choices Matter 10.6%
- #25 Bookbinding – Dark Cozy Sim
80% matchMostly Positive71% of 164 reviews2026
Dev: NDApolisPub: Caspianborn Publishing
Windows
A quiet bookshop. A magical past. A murder and Tarot cards that can twist fate itself. Craft beautiful covers, read between the lines of your customers’ lives, and decide which secrets deserve to stay hidden… including your own.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 20%, LGBTQ+ 18.7%, Relaxing 14.8%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Multiple Endings 12.8%
- #26 Cat Cafe Manager
81% matchVery Positive88% of 3,214 reviews2022
Dev: Roost GamesPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Travel to the sleepy village of Caterwaul Way and rebuild your grandmother's cat cafe. Renovate your restaurant, befriend the local cats and townsfolk, forge lasting friendships, unravel catty mysteries, and build a home for dozens of unique felines!
Why similar: Cats 37.9%, Life Sim 21.5%, Relaxing 12.9%, Stylized 10.8%, Simulation 10%
- #27 Alchemist: The Potion Monger
81% matchVery Positive83% of 111 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: Life Sim 22.4%, Crafting 21.5%, Stylized 14.9%, Relaxing 14.8%, RPG 10.3%
- #28 Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,805 reviews2023
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Dust off your coffee machine and prepare your warmest smile to meet your customers again in the second episode of the much loved coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator; Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 20.9%, LGBTQ+ 17.9%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Relaxing 10.6%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #29 Cozy Keep: Farm, Craft, Manage
78% matchVery Positive93% of 332 reviews2024
Dev: Unbossed GamesPub: Level Up Gaming
Windows
Your father's life depends on your success. Run a medieval shop, craft goods, set prices, and build your reputation - because the King's debt collectors are coming. Farm, hunt, explore, and trade your way to freedom in this cozy but consequential shop simulation.
Why similar: Cats 34.3%, Crafting 19.5%, Life Sim 17.5%, Relaxing 11.5%, Fantasy 10.3%
- #30 A Hero's Rest: An RPG Town Simulator
79% matchMixed69% of 180 reviews2024
Dev: Vanargand Games
Windows
Build shops, craft items with hundreds of customization options, and manage your resources wisely to lead your Heroes to success. Immerse yourself as proprietor of a medieval fantasy town in a world abounding with Heroes and Monsters.
Why similar: Crafting 25%, Character Customization 21.5%, RPG 13.6%, Fantasy 13.3%, Stylized 12.6%
- #31 Magical Greenhouse
77% matchVery Positive95% of 77 reviews2025
Dev: Mgtt Studio
Windows · Mac
Magical Greenhouse is a cozy simulation game where you manage your own potion shop. Your clients, creatures and adventurers of all kinds have strange requests. You will have to be inventive to create the perfect potion for every situation!
Why similar: Crafting 36.6%, Relaxing 21.7%, Simulation 14.8%, Story Rich 10.4%, Casual 5.4%
- #32 Arcane Merchant
75% matchVery Positive84% of 290 reviews2026
Dev: Findie Studios
Windows
Open your own shop in the heart of a Medieval Fantasy realm! Stock your shelves with everything from potions and swords to mysterious crystals and legendary artifacts. Set your prices, earn your customers' trust and become the richest merchant in the town!
Why similar: Fantasy 26.2%, Relaxing 24.1%, Stylized 20.1%, Simulation 18.6%, Casual 7.5%
- #33 Potionomics
75% matchVery Positive90% of 7,413 reviews2022
Dev: Voracious GamesPub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
You’ve inherited your uncle’s potion shop—and a huge debt. Better get brewing! Customize your store, hire heroes to gather ingredients, befriend (or romance) fellow vendors to learn new haggling strategies, and go head-to-head with competitors in this narrative-driven, deck-building shop simulator.
Why similar: Crafting 22.4%, LGBTQ+ 18.5%, Fantasy 17.1%, Life Sim 13.9%, Simulation 11.7%
- #34 Critter Cove
74% matchVery Positive95% of 1,947 reviews2024
Dev: Gentleman Rat Studios
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Cats 29.9%, Life Sim 16.7%, Character Customization 15.5%, Stylized 12.9%, Relaxing 10.6%
- #35 Littlewood
76% matchVery Positive93% of 6,833 reviews2020
Dev: Sean YoungPub: SmashGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 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 25.5%, Crafting 20.5%, Relaxing 14.6%, Character Customization 13%, RPG 10.2%
- #36 Magical Diary: Wolf Hall
77% matchVery Positive91% of 217 reviews2020
Dev: Hanako Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Design your own wizard to attend a magical school. Learn spells, explore dungeons, make friends, and find a date for the May Day Ball. But be careful, everyone has secrets - including you!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.6%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Character Customization 16%, RPG 13.1%, Simulation 10.9%
- #37 Kardboard Kings: Card Shop Simulator
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 481 reviews2022
Dev: Henry's HousePub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Open your own Card shop by the seaside! Buy, trade and sell Cards, OR keep them for your own collection! Earn reputation with customers, beat your shop goals, unlock new decorations, and host exciting events to bring everyone to the best Card shop in town!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26%, Dialogue Heavy 25.7%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Simulation 8.8%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #38 A TAVERN FOR TEA
74% matchVery Positive92% of 155 reviews2023
Dev: npckc
Windows · Mac · Linux
A fantasy tea-brewing adventure. Listen to your customers' worries and brew them the tea that they didn't know they needed.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.9%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Relaxing 11%
- #39 Faire Trade
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 75 reviews2025
Dev: Sassybot
Windows
Ready to take on the management of a fantasy shop? Faire Trade allows you to do just that! From farming, to crafting, to selling, to hiring, to expanding, to pricing, to decorating to….. Well, the world's your oyster! Stay curious, adapt, and let your blossoming shop shine!
Why similar: Crafting 27.9%, Life Sim 23.9%, Character Customization 23.6%, Fantasy 13.2%, Simulation 7.4%
- #40 Skyship Quest Story
72% matchMixed67% of 99 reviews2026
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Customize your airship and explore the world above the clouds in this sim RPG
Why similar: RPG 35.5%, Simulation 28.6%, Casual 13%, Fantasy 11%, 2D 6.7%
- #41 Wylde Flowers
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,773 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Drydock Pty Ltd
Windows
Median: 13.7 hrsMean: 79.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Join Tara on a heartfelt journey to become a witch in Wylde Flowers. Farm by day, and cast spells by night as you craft your cottagecore life and bond with your coven. Come to know and love the fully voice acted characters of Fairhaven, as you unravel a local mystery.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22%, Life Sim 17.7%, Crafting 13.9%, Fantasy 10.5%, Relaxing 9.8%
- #42 Kemono Teatime
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,729 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Lalala
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Relax in the world of Kemono Teatime, where animal ears are a normal part of everyday life. Here in Melodius, you can whip up whatever blends of tea you desire in your favorite cafe as you play through an adorable story. Come now and live out your bestest and cutest life—down to the last drop.
Why similar: Cats 22.6%, Multiple Endings 20.7%, Dialogue Heavy 20.1%, Visual Novel 20%, Simulation 12%
- #43 Tavern Talk 2: Dreamwalker
70% matchVery Positive92% of 100 reviews2026
Dev: Gentle Troll Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Welcome Tavernkeep! In this D&D-inspired visual novel you will run a cozy seaside tavern, meet adventurers, gather rumours and mix fate-altering drinks to stop dreams from twisting into nightmares.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.2%, Life Sim 16.4%, Multiple Endings 16.1%, LGBTQ+ 15.5%, Fantasy 13.3%
- #44 Potion Permit
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 5,463 reviews2022
Dev: MassHive MediaPub: PQube
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 13.2 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: Life Sim 22%, Crafting 19.9%, Character Customization 17.7%, Relaxing 12.4%, RPG 8.6%
- #45 Cats & Cups
68% matchVery Positive90% of 1,240 reviews2025
Dev: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Play as a barista in a cat-inspired coffee shop, where your customers are cats! Brew coffee and various drinks. Wholesome and cozy hand-drawn art, various mini-games and a lot of cats & coffee! Learn to craft complex orders, keep your catstomers happy. 🐱☕
Why similar: Cats 52.4%, Life Sim 19.6%, Simulation 11.2%, Relaxing 8.5%, Casual 5.5%
- #46 Blacksmith of the Sand Kingdom
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 169 reviews2021
Dev: Rideon,Inc.Pub: KEMCO
Windows
Become the court blacksmith adventuring in the Sand Kingdom in a fantasy RPG!
Why similar: Crafting 24.2%, Visual Novel 20%, Fantasy 16.3%, Character Customization 15.4%, RPG 13.4%
- #47 Cozy Caravan
67% matchVery Positive94% of 1,450 reviews2026
Dev: 5 Lives Studios
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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: Crafting 32.4%, Life Sim 24.2%, Stylized 15.1%, Character Customization 11.9%, Story Rich 11.6%
- #48 Perfume Atelier
67% matchVery Positive90% of 277 reviews2026
Dev: Keep The Engine GamesPub: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Blend fragrances in your cozy perfume atelier! 🌸 Craft unique scents by mixing essences, design beautiful bottles, and try to sell your creations to curious customers. Decorate your workshop, unlock new recipes, and grow your reputation in the art of fragrance.
Why similar: Crafting 39.2%, Relaxing 18.9%, Simulation 18.3%, Casual 9.2%, RPG 9%
- #49 Little Sim World
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 747 reviews2026
Dev: .GRAVITY
Windows · Mac
Welcome to Little London! Little Sim World is a cosy 2D life sim set in the heart of a little city full of charm, dreams, and surprises. Design your perfect home, meet quirky locals, build your routine, and live life at your own pace. A gentle world, a fresh start, and a story only you can write!
Why similar: Life Sim 24.5%, Character Customization 20.7%, Choices Matter 13%, Relaxing 12.2%, RPG 9.4%
- #50 Magic Forge Tycoon
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 89 reviews2026
Dev: Clever Trickster StudioPub: Clever Trickster Productions
Windows
Become the ultimate fantasy arms dealer. Forge enchanted weapons, fulfill contracts, influence wars, and shape the fate of kingdoms! Master the astral forge, upgrade your gear, use alchemy, dominate the resource market, and rise as the realm’s mythic weaponsmith.
Why similar: Crafting 27%, Fantasy 24.6%, Relaxing 24.6%, Simulation 17%, Casual 6.9%
- #51 Tailside: Cozy Cafe Sim
66% matchVery Positive96% of 280 reviews2026
Dev: Coffee Beans Dev
Windows
Run your own cozy café in Tailside! Brew coffee, decorate your café, and follow small stories in the daily newspaper. Progress through days and levels to unlock new items, skills, villagers, and creature visitors.
Why similar: Life Sim 26.7%, Crafting 24.5%, Relaxing 17.8%, Fantasy 12.1%, Simulation 11.3%
- #52 Cattails | Become a Cat!
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,693 reviews2017
Dev: Falcon Development
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 20.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Become a cat! Cattails is a unique animal simulation RPG. Hunt for food, fight invading cats, explore to gather herbs, and socialize with other cats in an expansive open world. Get married and raise a family of kittens, befriend your neighbors, and learn to live in the dangerous wilderness!
Why similar: Cats 33.9%, Life Sim 17.8%, LGBTQ+ 17.2%, Character Customization 14.9%, RPG 7.8%
- #53 RPG NPC Simulator VR
73% matchMixed64% of 88 reviews2020
Dev: Odooh Games
Windows
Join the RPG world as an NPC of a secret shop. Grow your reputation among players by offering better swords, shields, bows and potions to attract higher level players. Expand to blacksmiths, mine and smith unique weapons which could be found nowhere but your secret shop.
Why similar: Crafting 25.4%, Relaxing 17.3%, Fantasy 17.1%, Simulation 14.7%, RPG 10.1%
- #54 Alchemist Shop Simulator
68% matchVery Positive80% of 163 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: Crafting 27.4%, Simulation 13.7%, Relaxing 13.3%, Fantasy 11.2%, Stylized 10.8%
- #55 Blightlands Blacksmith
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: Skald Software
Windows
Blightlands Blacksmith is a medieval fantasy blacksmithing simulator with exploration and combat elements. Mine, smelt, forge, assemble, grind, and rune-craft weapons to supply a legion cohort, and defend yourself as you delve into the mine for new materials. The cohort's success depends on you.
Why similar: Crafting 29.1%, Stylized 17.7%, Fantasy 17.5%, RPG 13.1%, Simulation 12.9%
- #56 Garden Witch Life
69% matchMixed62% of 190 reviews2024
Dev: FreetimeStudioPub: SOEDESCO
Windows
Experience a cute, cozy witch life! After losing your job your life just took a whimsical turn. You're now on a quest to create a magical food forest and make it a home for all kinds of adorable creatures!
Why similar: Life Sim 20.7%, Character Customization 18.5%, Crafting 13.1%, Fantasy 12.2%, Stylized 11.1%
- #57 Alchemy Story
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 203 reviews2020
Dev: Cozy Bee Games
Windows
Discover a world of magic, cute creatures and adventure in Alchemy Story, a casual farming simulation game! Grow your garden, brew potions, care for your pets and meet new friends!
Why similar: Crafting 21.8%, LGBTQ+ 17.9%, Life Sim 17.3%, Relaxing 13.2%, RPG 10.4%
- #58 MilkTea Time
66% matchVery Positive83% of 161 reviews2026
Dev: 星九猫游戏-StarNineCat Games
Windows · Mac
"Milk Tea Time" is simulation business game that includes all the elements of production, deployment and construction. You need to make each cup of milk tea. Research new flavors to win customer praise. Build and decorate your milk tea shop by hand. Create your own beautiful milk tea shop!
Why similar: Cats 29.7%, Crafting 25.3%, Character Customization 16.6%, Simulation 12.2%, RPG 11.7%
- #59 Shop Legends
70% matchMixed43% of 212 reviews2024
Dev: Cloudcade
Windows
Immerse yourself in an Idle Simulation Tycoon RPG like no other, where you are tasked with managing a thriving item shop, crafting legendary gear for customers, commanding mighty heroes to loot rare artifacts & blueprints all while challenging top-ranked shopkeepers in an epic business adventure!
Why similar: Crafting 29.6%, Character Customization 19.6%, RPG 13.7%, Relaxing 13.2%, Simulation 12.9%
- #60 Tales of Seikyu
63% matchVery Positive84% of 2,652 reviews2026
Dev: ACE EntertainmentPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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: LGBTQ+ 20.1%, Life Sim 15.7%, Crafting 15.1%, Character Customization 14.4%, Relaxing 9.9%