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  1. #1 Dream Garden
    97% matchVery Positive86% of 79 reviews2025
    Dev: Campfire Studio
    Windows · Mac

    An easygoing simulation game about creating tiny, Japanese inspired garden dioramas. Use a wide selection of plants, decorations and tools to build and nurture the zen garden retreat of your dreams.

    Why similar: Building 27.6%, Sandbox 25.4%, Immersive Sim 18.1%, Relaxing 11.7%, Simulation 7.8%

  2. #2 Elsewhere
    96% matchVery Positive97% of 87 reviews2025
    Dev: Four White Cats
    Windows

    A sandbox crafting adventure with quests, magic, automation, and exploration. Gather resources, build your base, unlock new technologies, and shape your own path through a world full of secrets and progression. Inspired by classic Minecraft modpacks with many new and unique features.

    Why similar: Crafting 15.8%, Sandbox 15.4%, Building 15.2%, Procedural Generation 14.5%, Immersive Sim 12.3%

  3. #3 Tiny House Simulator
    95% matchMixed64% of 135 reviews2024
    Dev: FarFromSky
    Windows · Mac

    Design and build custom tiny homes for various clients in this relaxing open-world building game. Create unique spaces suited to each client’s requirements, and dive into different layouts with the sandbox mode for total creative freedom.

    Why similar: Crafting 14.3%, Building 13.3%, Immersive Sim 12.7%, Sandbox 12%, Life Sim 9.6%

  4. #4 Crafting Block World
    96% matchMixed47% of 55 reviews2019
    Dev: IO Games
    Windows

    Crafting Block World is an adventure with sandbox elements that will help you build your ideal world!

    Why similar: Voxel 35.8% ★, Sandbox 13.1%, Building 9.7%, Procedural Generation 9.7%, Crafting 8.3%

  5. #5 Voxel Eras
    94% matchVery Positive94% of 54 reviews2025
    Dev: Destiny Hailstorm
    Windows · Linux

    Voxel Eras is a game about collecting, crafting, and automating within an infinite 3D voxel world. Taking your humble workshop made with your own two fists through eras of technology. Design, build, and evolve your operations, all in the name of progress.

    Why similar: Voxel 29.8% ★, Building 14.4%, Sandbox 13.9%, Crafting 13.1%, Open World 7.2%

  6. #6 Garden Simulator
    94% matchVery Positive83% of 415 reviews2022
    Dev: PRODUKTIVKELLER StudiosPub: Toplitz Productions
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    PLANT - DESIGN - HARVEST - With Garden Simulator you’ll get your own allotment, place deco elements and cultivate plants to harvest and sell them. Get ready for a beautiful time in nature. Always remember: A garden is a delight to the eye and a solace for the soul.

    Why similar: Building 17.3%, Crafting 15%, Immersive Sim 14.9%, Sandbox 14.9%, Agriculture 11.7% ★

  7. #7 Rising World
    93% matchVery Positive86% of 6,019 reviews2014
    Dev: JIW-Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 21.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    Rising World is a voxel based open-world sandbox game, featuring a procedurally generated world, playable in single and multi-player.

    Why similar: Voxel 33.3% ★, Building 14.5%, Procedural Generation 13.5%, Crafting 13.1%, Sandbox 12.6%

  8. #8 Cloud Gardens
    91% matchVery Positive95% of 2,311 reviews2021
    Dev: Noio
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 48 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 45%

    A chill game about using plants to overgrow abandoned wasteland dioramas

    Why similar: Sandbox 27.4%, Procedural Generation 25.1%, Building 23%, Relaxing 12.5%, Simulation 6.5%

  9. #9 Cowboy Life Simulator
    90% matchVery Positive89% of 1,303 reviews2025
    Dev: Odd QubitPub: RockGame S.A.
    Windows
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    “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: Building 14.7%, Crafting 13.8%, Sandbox 12.7%, Agriculture 10.9% ★, Open World 10.4%

  10. #10 The Space Garden
    92% matchMixed42% of 50 reviews2016
    Dev: MaxPub: Max Indie Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 98%

    In "The Space Garden" you can build your own garden across the Universe! Discover, acquire and grow your plants with love as you watch them evolve. Collect fruits by yourself or request help from your "helpers", a race of mini friends who come from nature.

    Why similar: Building 19%, Agriculture 17.1% ★, Sandbox 16.9%, Open World 13.9%, Casual 8.6%

  11. #11 cyubeVR
    91% matchVery Positive90% of 1,135 reviews2018
    Dev: Stonebrick Studios
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 52%

    Immerse yourself in a voxel game exclusively designed for VR. A beautiful infinite procedural world. Explore, gather resources, craft with your hands in 3D, and build anything you can imagine. Featuring great VR controls, near-infinite view distance, Steam Workshop mod support, and much more!

    Why similar: Voxel 29.5% ★, Building 14.9%, Crafting 13.8%, Procedural Generation 12.9%, Open World 10%

  12. #12 Pathless Woods
    89% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,121 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: Crafting 20.1%, Building 18.6%, Sandbox 18.4%, Open World 16.3%, Exploration 7.6%

  13. #13 Gathera
    89% matchVery Positive82% of 66 reviews2026
    Dev: Catris Games
    Windows

    Gather, craft, build and explore alone or with up to 3 friends. Unlock new land, collect resources, build and decorate your home, farm, fish, automate production, upgrade your character, and defend against optional enemy raids.

    Why similar: Crafting 17.6%, Building 17.1%, Sandbox 15.8%, Agriculture 14.8% ★, Open World 12.7%

  14. #14 Hillshade Farm
    88% matchMixed68% of 79 reviews2026
    Dev: NORTHSTAR Games
    Windows

    You’ve got land, time, and a whole lot to figure out. Start small, work hard, earn what you need, and build the kind of farm you’d never want to leave.

    Why similar: Building 15%, Crafting 14.4%, Life Sim 13.6%, Open World 12.4%, Immersive Sim 12%

  15. #15 ASTROBOTANICA
    87% matchMixed66% of 102 reviews2026
    Dev: Space Goblin Studio
    Windows

    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: Crafting 20.5%, Open World 18.2%, First-Person 16.3%, Sandbox 15.2%, Exploration 11.7%

  16. #16 Farmer's Dynasty 2
    86% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,335 reviews2026
    Dev: UMEO StudiosPub: Toplitz Productions
    Windows
    Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 29.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Build your dream farm and secure your family’s future. Cultivate your fields, raise animals, and shape your dynasty across generations in this beautifully crafted life and farming simulation. Start your dynasty today!

    Why similar: Building 16.1%, Sandbox 14.7%, Immersive Sim 14.4%, Agriculture 13.4% ★, Life Sim 12.3%

  17. #17 Distant Bloom
    86% matchMostly Positive76% of 274 reviews2024
    Dev: Ember TrailPub: Kinda Brave
    Windows

    From a world in ruins to a world in bloom. This serene management game lets you explore an alien planet where things have gone amiss. Harness the power of plants to restore the environment and build a flourishing community with your crewmates.

    Why similar: Crafting 31.7%, Agriculture 24.5% ★, Exploration 15.3%, Relaxing 14%, Casual 5.2%

  18. #18 Garden Life: A Cozy Simulator
    84% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,715 reviews2024
    Dev: stillalive studiosPub: Nacon
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 54%

    Garden Life is a relaxing gardening game in which you create your dream garden in a peaceful, colourful world. Plant and add ornaments at your own pace, transforming an overgrown forgotten plot into a flourishing community garden.

    Why similar: Sandbox 29.9%, Relaxing 18.8%, Agriculture 12.7% ★, Simulation 12.5%, First-Person 9.6%

  19. #19 Everdream Village
    84% matchMostly Positive73% of 145 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: Sandbox 17.5%, Building 17.3%, Life Sim 15.5%, Crafting 15.4%, Exploration 9.1%

  20. #20 Flower Design
    85% matchMixed65% of 144 reviews2017
    Dev: PanGuoJun
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    A flower arrangement sandbox game. The shapes and colors are freely adjustable and there is a garden where you can build a house and put flowers in.

    Why similar: Procedural Generation 27.5%, Sandbox 25.6%, Life Sim 16.7%, Relaxing 12.4%, Simulation 9.2%

  21. #21 Garden Buddies
    83% matchMostly Positive71% of 96 reviews2023
    Dev: JamPicsPub: RedDeer.Games
    Windows

    Unleash your inner gardener and immerse yourself in the serene world of Garden Buddies, cultivating a vibrant flower garden alongside your new friend Mutsy. Discover an enchanting and fulfilling experience to release your stress.

    Why similar: Crafting 15.8%, Building 15.8%, Agriculture 14.9% ★, Sandbox 14.8%, Life Sim 14.3%

  22. #22 Farmer's Life
    81% matchVery Positive89% of 2,791 reviews2023
    Dev: FreeMind S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    🌾Unleash the Farmer within. 🚜 Dive into the rustic charm of rural living in "Farmer's Life", where you'll experience the joy and challenges of life on a vibrant farmstead. Plant, grow, and embrace a country living in a vast open world. You choose from diverse mechanics and endless possibilities.

    Why similar: Building 13.2%, Sandbox 12.5%, Agriculture 12.1% ★, Immersive Sim 11.9%, Crafting 10.9%

  23. #23 Farmcoz
    82% matchMostly Positive76% of 82 reviews2024
    Dev: Wigtor
    Windows · Linux

    Cozy Sandbox Game about Farming and Building. Is it raining outside? Just chill and relax with warm and cheerful atmosphere of Farmcoz. Farm, Build, Explore, Explode and Unlock all items. Good luck!

    Why similar: Building 24.1%, Sandbox 22.9%, Crafting 21.8%, Relaxing 10.9%, Exploration 10.5%

  24. #24 Forest Ranger Simulator
    82% matchMixed41% of 272 reviews2024
    Dev: FreeMind S.A.
    Windows

    Take care of forgotten nature's treasure. Build, craft, feed, clean and manage your forest in Forest Ranger Simulator. Ensure its long-lasting beauty and become a flawless Forest Ranger!

    Why similar: Building 13.7%, Immersive Sim 13.7%, Crafting 12.7%, Sandbox 12.3%, Life Sim 11.5%

  25. #25 Forager
    80% matchVery Positive89% of 44,137 reviews2019
    Dev: HopFrogPub: Balor Games
    Windows
    Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 22.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    The highly popular and quirky "idle game that you want to actively keep playing". Explore, craft, gather & manage resources, find secrets and build your base out of nothing! Buy land to explore and expand!

    Why similar: Crafting 28.8%, Sandbox 17.5%, Building 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Open World 8.9%

  26. #26 Tea Garden Simulator
    81% matchMostly Positive73% of 66 reviews2023
    Dev: Flying Robot StudiosPub: SYV Games LLP
    Windows

    Explore tea production intricacies with real-world research, select ideal terroir and clones, master plucking and processing, and create specialty teas for your unique brand. Unravel new flavors, unleash your inner tea scientist, experiment with endless creative ideas, and grow your Tea empire.

    Why similar: Sandbox 31.5%, Crafting 28.7%, Agriculture 24.9% ★, Simulation 11.1%, Relaxing 3.8%

  27. #27 Skillwood
    78% matchVery Positive91% of 273 reviews2026
    Dev: sshulin
    Windows · Mac

    Skillwood is a relaxing woodcutter simulator inspired by survival simulators and incremental games. Chop wood, mine stone, trade with NPCs, upgrade forests, unlock new trees or new areas and prestige to do even better next run.

    Why similar: Sandbox 27.8%, Crafting 20.9%, Relaxing 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Exploration 10.9%

  28. #28 Center Station Simulator
    79% matchVery Positive88% of 577 reviews2024
    Dev: Nightmare Phoenix
    Windows

    Mine, farm, manufacture components and build a wide range of machines in an infinite basement. Forget primitive tasks thanks to automation! And sell your products to your customers! Build a parking, a gas station...

    Why similar: Sandbox 23.6%, Building 21.2%, Crafting 19.7%, First-Person 13.3%, Exploration 12%

  29. #29 Desk Garden
    79% matchVery Positive86% of 538 reviews2025
    Dev: Siesta Studio
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 77.3 hrsMean: 103.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Relax and grow! A laid-back idle game where you nurture mysterious plants (some even human-like!), watch them flourish, then sell them to expand your magical garden. Design your own unique oasis at your own pace.

    Why similar: Sandbox 32.5%, Agriculture 24.7% ★, Crafting 24%, Simulation 7.4%, Casual 6.7%

  30. #30 A Game About Digging A Hole™
    77% matchVery Positive89% of 20,153 reviews2025
    Dev: DoubleBeePub: rokaplay select
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    A minimalist game about digging a hole in the garden of a newly purchased house. Collect resources, sell them, upgrade your equipment and discover a mysterious secret. Costs you only one coffee!

    Why similar: Voxel 31.3% ★, Procedural Generation 13%, Sandbox 12.3%, Crafting 11.7%, Mystery 7.9%

  31. #31 Lucid Blocks
    75% matchVery Positive93% of 5,003 reviews2026
    Dev: Lucy B. Locks
    Windows
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    Explore, build, and survive in a cryptic expanse oozing with dreamlike oddities and esoteric critters.

    Why similar: Voxel 31.3% ★, Sandbox 12.7%, Procedural Generation 10.2%, Open World 9.9%, Building 9.7%

  32. #32 The Faraway Land
    78% matchVery Positive84% of 104 reviews2024
    Dev: FireTail
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    The Faraway Land is an open world survival simulator. Plunge into the relaxing atmosphere of a magical world filled with cute and dangerous creatures.

    Why similar: Voxel 33.1% ★, Sandbox 16.4%, Crafting 14.9%, Open World 13.6%, Exploration 9.1%

  33. #33 Tiny Garden
    76% matchVery Positive89% of 195 reviews2025
    Dev: Ao NortePub: Super Rare Originals
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Tiny Garden lets you grow a pocket-sized garden inside a magical toy passed down through generations. Nurture plants, trade them for furniture, and customize your space in this relaxing mix of farming, puzzles, and strategy. No scores or time limits - let your creativity bloom!

    Why similar: Agriculture 30.6% ★, Simulation 25.5%, Casual 15.3%, Relaxing 11.7%, 3D 8.9%

  34. #34 Garden Galaxy
    75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,668 reviews2022
    Dev: Anneka Tran
    Windows
    Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Discover, collect and organise to create your own unique garden in this relaxing idle / creative sandbox!

    Why similar: Sandbox 35%, Building 33.8%, Relaxing 16.2%, Casual 5.8%, Colorful 4.6%

  35. #35 Deep Despair 2
    77% matchMostly Positive74% of 93 reviews2021
    Dev: BekkerDev Studio
    Windows

    Deep Despair 2 is an open world survival adventure action game with procedural generation and complete freedom of action: building, crafting, hunting, farming, livestock, brewing, cooking, traveling, fight, and more.

    Why similar: Procedural Generation 15.1%, Building 14.8%, Crafting 14.2%, Sandbox 13.7%, Immersive Sim 11.6%

  36. #36 Sprout Valley
    76% matchMostly Positive72% of 131 reviews2023
    Dev: Vadzim LiakhovichPub: RedDeer.Games
    Windows

    Sprout Valley is farming simulator game where you can step back from the busy life and grow the garden of your dreams. Captivating story, hand-crafted experience, cute graphics and many more!

    Why similar: Immersive Sim 19.3%, Life Sim 16.9%, Building 15.9%, Crafting 14.9%, Exploration 10.3%

  37. #37 Cornucopia®
    74% matchVery Positive88% of 664 reviews2023
    Dev: David DolynnyPub: Subconscious Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    A cozy 2.5D farm-life RPG that runs deep. Grow living soil into legendary harvests, romance 34+ villagers, breed magical animals, cook, fish, and dive the dungeons below for loot. No forced bedtime, no stress, just your dream farm at your own pace.

    Why similar: Crafting 14.2%, Agriculture 13.3% ★, Building 13%, Life Sim 12.9%, Sandbox 12.3%

  38. #38 Alchemist's Garden
    72% matchVery Positive94% of 190 reviews2026
    Dev: Lumis Entertainment
    Windows · Mac

    Alchemist's Garden is a cozy and relaxing incremental crafting game. Forage to uncover hidden ingredients across mystical lands. Experiment with them at your crucible to discover potions and items, stock your shop's shelves, and watch your potion shop grow!

    Why similar: Building 34.3%, Crafting 30.8%, Relaxing 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 8%, Simulation 6.8%

  39. #39 Chill Town
    73% matchMixed67% of 237 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: Sandbox 22.4%, Life Sim 20.4%, Open World 18.2%, Exploration 12%, Relaxing 10.2%

  40. #40 SUPER BUILD
    74% matchVery Positive82% of 241 reviews2019
    Dev: MOONBEAR
    Windows · Mac

    Build, design, and explore your own fantasy world using over 1000+ items, in this relaxing sandbox game. No missions, no objectives, no timers. Just stress-free building, exploration, and good vibes.

    Why similar: Sandbox 33.5%, Building 27.5%, Simulation 9.6%, Relaxing 9.6%, Open World 8.6%

  41. #41 Staxel
    73% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,839 reviews2019
    Dev: PlukitPub: Balor Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Grow your farm, meet the villagers, and join your friends online in building your world.

    Why similar: Voxel 32.1% ★, Building 14.3%, Sandbox 13.7%, Agriculture 12.8% ★, Open World 10.2%

  42. #42 Garden of the Sea (VR)
    72% matchVery Positive93% of 686 reviews2022
    Dev: Neat Corporation
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    You wake up on a small island in a magical world. Grow your garden, nurture local creatures, furnish your home or adventure across the seas to explore more islands and gather new resources. This world is for you.

    Why similar: Crafting 21.1%, Agriculture 17.5% ★, Sandbox 16.4%, Immersive Sim 14.9%, Relaxing 9.7%

  43. #43 Wildmender
    70% matchVery Positive84% of 2,245 reviews2023
    Dev: Muse GamesPub: Kwalee
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    A desert gardening survival game. Start from a tiny spring and cultivate a blooming garden. Explore a vast world amid the sands and uncover its mysteries. Can you defend against the relentless forces of nature and mysterious wraith corruption, to bring life to a dying world?

    Why similar: Crafting 27.4%, Agriculture 24.3% ★, Exploration 14.2%, Relaxing 12.8%, Simulation 12.6%

  44. #44 Outbound
    69% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,188 reviews2026
    Dev: Square Glade Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    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: Building 18.7%, Crafting 17.3%, Sandbox 15.2%, Open World 13.7%, Exploration 9.5%

  45. #45 Len's Island
    68% matchMostly Positive80% of 7,974 reviews2025
    Dev: Flow Studio
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    An open-world survival crafting game for 1–8 players, blending intense dungeon crawling and ARPG combat with peaceful farming and creative building. Take on quests and explore a vast, procedurally-generated world full of danger and discovery.

    Why similar: Building 20.2%, Crafting 16.9%, Sandbox 15.9%, Procedural Generation 14%, Open World 13.4%

  46. #46 Don't get lost
    71% matchMostly Positive79% of 481 reviews2023
    Dev: Michael HutcheonPub: miicck
    Windows · Linux

    A procedurally-generated, open-world, first-person colony sim. Build colonies in an infinite world, alone or with friends via Steam or self-hosted multiplayer.

    Why similar: Procedural Generation 21.4%, Sandbox 17.3%, Building 16.7%, Crafting 15.1%, Open World 14.4%

  47. #47 Garden In!
    70% matchVery Positive87% of 432 reviews2023
    Dev: Dramatic IcebergPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Chill in the peaceful world of Garden In!, a charming sandbox game. Grow unique plants, discover new seeds, and design your dream garden. With its serene atmosphere, you'll find yourself saying 'just one more plant!' Dive in for quick relaxation or lose yourself for hours in the cozy journey.

    Why similar: Building 18.2%, Sandbox 16.7%, Crafting 16%, Agriculture 14.4% ★, Immersive Sim 14.2%

  48. #48 Rogue Harvest
    73% matchMixed57% of 69 reviews2018
    Dev: Genetix Studio
    Windows

    Rogue Harvest is a finely crafted Rogue-like Open World Adventure - Dig, Mine, Build, Craft, Explore, and Survive in a massive Procedurally Generated World and work to unravel the mystery of how you ended up in this dream like place.

    Why similar: Voxel 32% ★, Procedural Generation 19.4%, Crafting 16.9%, Sandbox 14.3%, Exploration 8.4%

  49. #49 Planetary Planter
    71% matchVery Positive87% of 53 reviews2022
    Dev: Odd Gryphon EntertainmentPub: Earthbreak Games LLC
    Windows

    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: Agriculture 20.6% ★, Crafting 19.5%, Simulation 16.9%, Exploration 16.2%, Open World 10.9%

  50. #50 Fugl
    71% matchVery Positive85% of 647 reviews2017
    Dev: Team FuglPub: Kotori Studios Ltd
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    Soar with the wind as a shape-shifting bird. Explore worlds teeming with life. Discover and morph into hundreds of animal species. Relax and enjoy the freedom of Fugl.

    Why similar: Voxel 36.1% ★, Procedural Generation 14.5%, Open World 10.8%, Immersive Sim 9.8%, Exploration 8.6%

  51. #51 Sunset Sprout
    68% matchVery Positive96% of 51 reviews2025
    Dev: Fontty GamesPub: TheGamesFortress
    Windows

    Sunset Sprout is a cozy farming simulation game where you rebuild a ruined island and grow it into a thriving paradise. Relax, plant crops, raise animals, craft, and connect with your new community in this charming life sim inspired by the classic farming games of the past.

    Why similar: Crafting 31.2%, Relaxing 17.3%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%, Agriculture 12.4% ★, Sandbox 10.9%

  52. #52 Roots of Pacha
    67% matchVery Positive94% of 4,567 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: Crafting 14.2%, Building 13.5%, Life Sim 12%, Immersive Sim 11.9%, Sandbox 11.7%

  53. #53 Voxel Tycoon
    69% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,793 reviews2021
    Dev: Voxel Tycoon
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Voxel Tycoon is a management sim set in an infinite voxel world. Mine resources and process them into goods in your custom factories. Set up supply chains and passenger routes with a huge fleet of trains, trucks, and buses, and turn small towns into prosperous megacities with a thriving economy!

    Why similar: Voxel 30.2% ★, Building 15.5%, Crafting 14.4%, Sandbox 14.3%, Open World 8.4%

  54. #54 Lou's Lagoon
    66% matchMostly Positive79% of 188 reviews2026
    Dev: Tiny RoarPub: Megabit Publishing
    Windows

    A cozy exploration-and-crafting adventure: fly your seaplane between tropical islands, collect resources with the Swirler, rebuild storm damaged communities, and unravel the mystery surrounding Uncle Lou’s disappearance.

    Why similar: Crafting 17.9%, Life Sim 14.7%, Open World 14%, Sandbox 13.3%, Building 13.2%

  55. #55 Totemlands
    69% 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: Building 18.8%, Crafting 16%, Sandbox 14.5%, Open World 13.2%, Agriculture 10.3% ★

  56. #56 Tiny Eden
    65% matchMostly Positive74% of 903 reviews2026
    Dev: Bajka GamesPub: Digital Vortex Entertainment
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    A cozy first-person farming sim, set in the heart of a futuristic city. Grow plants, cook what you harvest, and discover new varieties as you turn your apartment into a thriving urban garden, from a small balcony to a rooftop paradise.

    Why similar: Crafting 21.1%, Sandbox 20.6%, Life Sim 17.3%, Relaxing 11.4%, First-Person 10.1%

  57. #57 Ancient Farm
    67% matchMixed61% of 203 reviews2026
    Dev: A2 SoftworksPub: Ultimate Games S.A.
    Windows

    Plow, plant, water, and harvest as you build your ancient Egyptian farm from the ground up. Begin with nothing and unlock workshops, production buildings, and temples through your own hard work.

    Why similar: Sandbox 17.4%, Immersive Sim 16.5%, Life Sim 14.1%, Agriculture 13.9% ★, Building 11.2%

  58. #58 Research Story
    65% matchVery Positive95% of 344 reviews2025
    Dev: Petal Cat Games
    Windows

    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: Building 15.5%, Agriculture 14.2% ★, Life Sim 13.5%, Sandbox 12%, Crafting 11.4%

  59. #59 The Witch's Garden
    70% matchMixed46% of 145 reviews2022
    Dev: Arcane ArcadePub: Flying General Games LLC
    Windows

    The Witch’s Garden is a relaxing, slice-of-life gardening and crafting game.

    Why similar: Sandbox 27.4%, Crafting 20.8%, Agriculture 19% ★, Simulation 17.7%, Casual 10.3%

  60. #60 Farmer's Dynasty - Final Harvest Edition
    67% matchMostly Positive75% of 4,320 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: Life Sim 20.5%, Agriculture 18.5% ★, Building 15.3%, Crafting 12.1%, Open World 10.6%

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