- #1 I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival
97% matchVery Positive85% of 4,559 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: Farming Sim 21.6%, Cozy 19%, Crafting 11.8%, Post-apocalyptic 11%, Building 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the post-apocalyptic farming theme, focusing on building a cozy base in a ruined world.
- #2 Fields of Mistria
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 27,781 reviews2024
Dev: NPC Studio
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 24.5 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 31.8% ★, Farming Sim 25.6%, Cooking 9.3%, Crafting 7.2%, Building 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title captures the nostalgic pixel-art aesthetic and cozy life-sim progression that fans of Doloc Town will find immediately familiar.
- #3 Sun Haven
96% matchVery Positive81% of 24,867 reviews2023
Dev: Pixel Sprout Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 14.9 hrsMean: 31.4 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 30.6%, Fishing 17.4% ★, Cooking 10.3%, Crafting 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: It expands the traditional farming formula with fantasy elements and RPG progression, maintaining a cozy and vibrant pixel-art style.
- #4 Roots of Pacha
95% matchVery Positive94% of 4,441 reviews2023
Dev: Soda Den
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 21.5 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 27.2%, Cozy 17.6%, Crafting 12.9%, Building 11.2%, Relaxing 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a unique prehistoric setting for farming and community building, emphasizing a relaxing and discovery-focused experience.
- #5 Stardew Valley
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,008,001 reviews2016
Dev: ConcernedApe
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 22.6 hrsMean: 84.1 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 36.9%, Fishing 12.4% ★, Crafting 11.1%, Relaxing 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 9%
Why You'll Like It: As the definitive farming simulator, it offers the quintessential cozy experience and pixel-art charm that defines the genre.
- #6 Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin
94% matchVery Positive92% of 5,680 reviews2020
Dev: EdelweissPub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Discover the true power of rice in Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin! Take on hordes of demons in side-scrolling combat to reclaim the land as Sakuna, a spoiled harvest goddess banished to a dangerous island. Then, return to your mountain village and tend a field full of glorious rice.
Why similar: Farming Sim 36.9%, Crafting 16.3%, Platformer 12.7%, Side Scroller 11.6%, Female Protagonist 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: It uniquely combines deep rice-farming mechanics with side-scrolling platformer combat, matching the core gameplay loop of the seed game.
- #7 Littlewood
93% matchVery Positive93% of 6,802 reviews2020
Dev: Sean YoungPub: SmashGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 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: Farming Sim 20.8%, Fishing 15.4% ★, Crafting 14.3%, Building 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Set after the world has already been saved, it captures the same 'cozy recovery' theme found in post-apocalyptic farming games.
- #8 Echoes of the Plum Grove
92% matchVery Positive88% of 3,076 reviews2024
Dev: Unwound GamesPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A new life awaits in Honeywood! Build a thriving community that will last generations in this cozy farm simulator. Farm, socialize, make friends, cook, craft, forage and uncover the secrets of the island! If someone doesn’t want to be friends? There are always other means.
Why similar: Farming Sim 27.7%, Cozy 26.2%, Cooking 17.6%, Crafting 13.4%, Exploration 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy life-sim with a focus on family and farming that shares the charming, small-town atmosphere of Doloc Town.
- #9 Everafter Falls
91% matchVery Positive84% of 685 reviews2024
Dev: SquareHuskyPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 28.3% ★, Farming Sim 24.6%, Fishing 20.9% ★, Crafting 11.5%, Simulation 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a polished farming experience with a strong focus on story and cozy, relaxing gameplay.
- #10 Core Keeper
89% matchVery Positive93% of 64,481 reviews2024
Dev: PugstormPub: Fireshine Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 12.0 hrsMean: 34.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Explore a vast cavern of creatures, relics and resources in a mining sandbox adventure for 1-8 players. Mine, build, fight, craft and farm to unravel the mystery of the ancient Core.
Why similar: Crafting 28.3%, Building 27%, Pixel Graphics 14.1%, Exploration 12.7%, Combat 12%
Why You'll Like It: This top-down survival sandbox features farming and exploration in a mysterious, underground world that feels both dangerous and cozy.
- #11 Forager
91% matchVery Positive90% of 43,424 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: Farming Sim 32.4%, Crafting 25.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Building 11.9%, Exploration 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: Its addictive loop of gathering, crafting, and exploring in a pixelated world aligns well with the exploration-heavy nature of the seed game.
- #12 Travellers Rest
90% matchVery Positive88% of 17,329 reviews2020
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 19.9 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 42.2%, Crafting 16%, Building 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, RPG 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines farming and tavern management with a pixel-art style that emphasizes cozy, daily-life maintenance.
- #13 Dinkum
88% matchVery Positive92% of 28,725 reviews2025
Dev: James BendonPub: KRAFTON, Inc.
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 28.7 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: Farming 28.5% ★, Farming Sim 18.1%, Fishing 17.3% ★, Crafting 8.9%, Building 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Set in the Australian outback, this game offers a blend of survival, exploration, and farming that feels both relaxing and expansive.
- #14 Kynseed
89% matchVery Positive83% of 3,685 reviews2022
Dev: PixelCount Studios
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 11.8 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 32.5%, Crafting 16.4%, Farming 13.2% ★, Relaxing 8.8%, Exploration 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A deep life-sim with a focus on generational progression and crafting, perfect for players who enjoy long-term farming goals.
- #15 Moonstone Island
87% matchVery Positive84% of 4,783 reviews2023
Dev: Studio SupersoftPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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: Fishing 24.3% ★, Farming Sim 23.3%, Cooking 16.7%, Building 12.4%, Relaxing 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: It blends creature collection, farming, and exploration across floating islands, offering a similar sense of adventure and discovery.
- #16 My Time at Portia
86% matchVery Positive92% of 44,122 reviews2019
Dev: Pathea GamesPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 36.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Start a new life in the enchanting town of Portia! Restore your Pa's neglected workshop to its former glory by fulfilling commissions, growing crops, raising animals, and befriending the quirky inhabitants of this charming post-apocalyptic land!
Why similar: Farming Sim 35.5%, Crafting 18.6%, Building 11.9%, RPG 6.8%, Simulation 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes crafting and community building in a post-apocalyptic world, sharing the same core thematic DNA as the seed game.
- #17 Chef RPG
85% matchVery Positive88% of 2,586 reviews2024
Dev: World 2 Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.6 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: Cooking 30.3%, Building 15.5%, Crafting 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, RPG 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the culinary side of farming, featuring beautiful pixel art and a strong emphasis on exploration and life-sim elements.
- #18 Everholm
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 365 reviews2024
Dev: Chonky LoafPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Lilly was spirited away to a mysterious island. As her memories fade, everyone seems to know her and her quest for her missing sister. It’s time to establish a homestead, meet your friendly Everfolks, then learn their secrets and solve the mystery of Everholm, in this open-ended minimalist RPG!
Why similar: Cozy 27.2%, Farming Sim 26.1%, Female Protagonist 8.6%, Building 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: It combines cozy RPG elements with farming, focusing on character interaction and uncovering secrets in a small town.
- #19 Ooblets
84% matchVery Positive91% of 1,534 reviews2023
Dev: Glumberland
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 29.6% ★, Farming Sim 23.5%, Cooking 16.6%, Crafting 11.2%, Relaxing 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A cute, quirky take on farming and creature collection that prioritizes a lighthearted and cozy atmosphere.
- #20 Luma Island
81% matchVery Positive84% of 12,297 reviews2024
Dev: Feel Free Games
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 24.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Get ready to explore, farm, fish, mine, craft, and raise magical Lumas as you solve puzzles and embark on quests across Luma Island. Play solo, or team up with friends in 1-4 player online co-op. Choose relaxing Cozy, challenging Adventure, or epic Hero mode to match your mood and playstyle.
Why similar: Farming Sim 24.1%, Cozy 22.7%, Crafting 12.9%, Building 12.3%, Relaxing 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A vibrant, cozy farming-sim that encourages exploration and discovery through its open-world design.
- #21 Graveyard Keeper
83% matchVery Positive86% of 52,820 reviews2018
Dev: Lazy Bear GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Build and manage a medieval graveyard while facing ethical dilemmas and making questionable decisions. Welcome to Graveyard Keeper, the most inaccurate medieval cemetery sim of the year.
Why similar: Crafting 36.9%, Pixel Graphics 20.1%, Building 17.9%, RPG 10.7%, Simulation 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: While darker in tone, it provides a unique twist on the farming-sim genre that appeals to players who enjoy unconventional settings.
- #22 Immortal Life
82% matchMostly Positive80% of 4,291 reviews2024
Dev: YiFang StudioPub: 2P Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 15.0 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: Fishing 26.1% ★, Farming Sim 23.7%, Cooking 14.4%, Crafting 12.3%, Building 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A beautiful farming-sim inspired by Chinese mythology, offering a unique aesthetic and deep agricultural mechanics.
- #23 Atomicrops
82% matchVery Positive92% of 6,194 reviews2020
Dev: Bird Bath GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
A twin-stick, bullet-hell, roguelite where you must cultivate and defend the last farm in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Farm mutated crops, upgrade your weapons, marry townsfolk, and kill every mutant creature that tries to invade your homestead! Yee-haw!
Why similar: Farming Sim 64.5%, Pixel Graphics 16.2%, Combat 9.8%, Simulation 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: It leans into the post-apocalyptic farming theme by adding intense combat and survival elements to the agricultural loop.
- #24 Snacko
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,019 reviews2025
Dev: Bluecurse StudiosPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Driven away by the cost of living, you and your childhood friend set off with the goal to turn things around and start a new life. Explore, gather, and build up the town from scratch into a place you'll be proud to call "home"!
Why similar: Fishing 25.9% ★, Farming Sim 18.4%, Cozy 16.8%, Building 13.1%, Crafting 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a cute, cat-led farming experience with a focus on building and fishing in a relaxing, family-friendly environment.
- #25 Stranded Sails - Explorers of the Cursed Islands
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 980 reviews2019
Dev: Alchemist InteractivePub: rokaplay
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 28.2% ★, Farming Sim 17.8%, Cozy 15.7%, Cooking 11.3%, Crafting 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game balances farming and survival with a strong emphasis on exploration and uncovering the mysteries of a cursed island.
- #26 Rusty's Retirement
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 14,543 reviews2024
Dev: Mister Morris Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 23.0 hrsMean: 54.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A relaxing idle-farming simulator that sits at the bottom of your screen while you do other things.
Why similar: Farming 35.9% ★, Farming Sim 21.7%, Post-apocalyptic 12.4%, Building 10.9%, Relaxing 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: This idler-farming game is perfect for players who want to keep their farm running in the background while they focus on other tasks.
- #27 Hokko Life
81% matchMixed66% of 2,658 reviews2022
Dev: Wonderscope GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Hop off the train and into your new life in the village of Hokko! Take over the old workshop and get creative; use crafted materials and design everything in town! With complete creative freedom, what type of town will you build?
Why similar: Farming 26.1% ★, Farming Sim 17.2%, Fishing 16.9% ★, Cozy 12.6%, Building 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses heavily on creative freedom and town customization, making it a great choice for players who enjoy the building aspect of farming sims.
- #28 Halcyon Days at Taoyuan
77% matchVery Positive89% of 1,082 reviews2026
Dev: BotanXPub: 方块游戏(CubeGame)
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 31.8%, Fishing 15.9% ★, Cooking 11.9%, Simulation 10.1%, Crafting 9.7%
- #29 Starsand Island
75% matchVery Positive87% of 7,727 reviews2026
Dev: Seed Sparkle Lab
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 22.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Tired of the city grind? Escape to Starsand Island and embrace the simple joys of country life! Live alongside capybaras, cats, and dogs, reel in a big catch, and explore the enchanting Moonlit Forest. Leave the hustle behind and experience the charm of this seaside paradise.
Why similar: Farming Sim 30.5%, Building 15%, Crafting 14.4%, Cooking 12.2%, Relaxing 8%
- #30 Seeds of Calamity
76% matchVery Positive83% of 321 reviews2026
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 24.2%, Cozy 21.2%, Fishing 14.6% ★, Crafting 10%, Building 9.1%
- #31 Slime Rancher
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 153,291 reviews2017
Dev: Monomi Park
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Exploration 38.4%, Adventure 18.4%, Female Protagonist 17%, Simulation 16.9%, Casual 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a first-person perspective on farming and exploration, focusing on discovery and cozy creature management.
- #32 Robert on Earth
76% matchVery Positive88% of 121 reviews2025
Dev: RemrofsnartPub: 2P Games
Windows
Awaken as Robert, an adorable lost robot in a machine-ruled wasteland. Grow bizarre robo-crops like gears and lightbulbs, craft gadgets, upgrade yourself with teleportation powers, and explore ruined cities to uncover Earth's dark secrets. Cozy farming meets post-apoc adventure!
Why similar: Farming 29.6% ★, Fishing 16.6% ★, Farming Sim 15.6%, Post-apocalyptic 11.1%, Crafting 8.5%
- #33 Chill Town
77% matchMixed67% of 233 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: Farming 24.6% ★, Farming Sim 17.5%, Fishing 17.4% ★, Cozy 16.2%, Cooking 11.7%
- #34 Garden Paws
79% matchVery Positive90% of 2,489 reviews2018
Dev: Bitten Toast Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
You have inherited your grandparents farm as they set off to travel the world. Work with Frank at the local construction shop to finish off the final touches on your new home. Aid Frank and Mayor Wilson in building up the town so it may reach it's full potential.
Why similar: Farming Sim 25.9%, Cozy 17.2%, Building 14.9%, Crafting 14.9%, Relaxing 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a very relaxed, cozy experience with a heavy focus on farming, crafting, and exploring a colorful world.
- #35 Grimshire
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,830 reviews2025
Dev: Acute Owl Studio
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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 29.8%, Cozy 24.4%, Fishing 11.9% ★, Cooking 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
- #36 Farm to Table
73% matchVery Positive93% of 347 reviews2026
Dev: indieGiant
Windows
A farming & restaurant management sim with base building elements. Grow in backyard to cook & serve! Discover new recipes by exploring ingredients on the island; gather, fish, raise animals & produce with machines. Manage resources, hire staff & grow your organic business into a 5-star restaurant!
Why similar: Fishing 18.9% ★, Farming Sim 18.8%, Cozy 16.3%, Cooking 15.2%, Building 9.8%
- #37 Everdream Village
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 136 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: Farming Sim 24.7%, Cozy 22.5%, Cooking 13.7%, Building 9.3%, Crafting 9%
- #38 World's Dawn
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 881 reviews2016
Dev: Wayward Prophet
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Bring life back to a sleepy seaside village by building friendships, finding love, harvesting crops, tending livestock, competing in festivals, fishing, mining, discovering magical secrets and more!
Why similar: Fishing 30.3% ★, Farming Sim 27.7%, Building 13.1%, Relaxing 8.4%, Female Protagonist 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style farming simulator that emphasizes building relationships with villagers and participating in seasonal festivals.
- #39 Touhou Farming ~ Minoriko's Homestead Harvest
73% matchVery Positive97% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Hexeye
Windows
The unofficial Touhou farm sim! Play as harvest god Minoriko Aki and grow your popularity with your home-grown produce and specialty sweet potatoes. Mingle with other gods and youkai in newly-constructed Yasaka Resort Town, explore Youkai Mountain, and maybe get into a fight or two!
Why similar: Farming 55.8% ★, Farming Sim 26.6%, Female Protagonist 5.9%, Combat 3.5%, Pixel Graphics 3.5%
- #40 No Place Like Home
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,066 reviews2022
Dev: Chicken LauncherPub: Awaken Realms
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 14.1 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 23.6%, Fishing 19.7% ★, Crafting 12.3%, Post-apocalyptic 10.7%, Building 9.5%
- #41 Tiny Terraces
72% matchVery Positive92% of 568 reviews2025
Dev: VuVuu
Windows
Median: 16.9 hrsMean: 41.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A cozy idle farming game, watch tiny guys do tasks around the terrace, expand, progress, and decorate your Tiny Terrace.
Why similar: Farming Sim 29.1%, Farming 27.8% ★, Building 9.4%, Fishing 9% ★, Relaxing 8.5%
- #42 Little Life: Island Tales
73% matchVery Positive85% of 79 reviews2024
Dev: JIAOHU
Windows · Mac
A cozy open-world life sim set in a peaceful seaside town. Farm, dive, explore islands, build relationships, customize your home, and enjoy a slower pace of life.
Why similar: Farming 29.8% ★, Farming Sim 22%, Cozy 11.3%, Cooking 10.4%, Relaxing 7.4%
- #43 STORY OF SEASONS: Grand Bazaar
70% matchVery Positive94% of 3,842 reviews2025
Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 19.3 hrsMean: 46.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Searching for a peaceful farm life, a fresh mountain breeze, and your own market stall? Look no further than the friendly community of Zephyr Town! Here you’ll grow crops and raise animals, get to know the locals, and sell your wares at the town's bazaar to restore it to its former glory.
Why similar: Farming Sim 24.5%, Cozy 20%, Cooking 17.5%, Crafting 12.7%, Building 11.5%
- #44 Firefly Village
71% matchVery Positive88% of 123 reviews2025
Dev: Josh Koenig GamesPub: indie.io
Windows · Linux
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 24.7% ★, Cozy 20%, Farming Sim 19.5%, Fishing 16.5% ★, Pixel Graphics 4.4%
- #45 Cropia
71% matchVery Positive92% of 77 reviews2025
Dev: Cropstone Studio
Windows
Cultivate crops, care for animals, fish, mine resources, and explore diverse environments while growing the local community. Invite village residents to work with you and collaborate to meet city targets, helping you achieve goals more efficiently.
Why similar: Farming 29.1% ★, Farming Sim 21.2%, Fishing 20.2% ★, Crafting 10.1%, Cozy 9.4%
- #46 Call of Boba
72% matchMostly Positive71% of 164 reviews2025
Dev: Tomatoast
Windows
A cozy pixel art adventure about saving a struggling Boba Tea shop. Brew up tasty drinks, battle enemies for inspiration, make friends with customers, and much much more, on your quest to serve up the best tea in town!
Why similar: Farming Sim 27.8%, Fishing 26.8% ★, Cooking 17.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%, Relaxing 6.6%
- #47 Skystead Ranch
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: ToastieLabs
Windows · Mac · Linux
Transform a desolate sky island into a vibrant sanctuary. Using your enchanted crook, cultivate your garden, befriend quirky creatures, build a home, and unlock secrets along the way. Each choice adds a personal touch to your unique Skystead Ranch!
Why similar: Farming 25.9% ★, Fishing 18% ★, Cozy 14.9%, Cooking 13.5%, Building 8.4%
- #48 Border Town
69% matchVery Positive80% of 302 reviews2025
Dev: GoHoGamesPub: 2P Games
Windows
Restore the former glory of Border Town in an open-world sandbox RPG set in a fantastical realm. Explore the world, craft tools and weapons, cultivate fields, and socialise with your neighbours while dealing with dark forces that threaten to destroy everything you have built.
Why similar: Farming Sim 50.8%, Building 25.3%, RPG 9%, Relaxing 8.2%, Adventure 6.7%
- #49 Sky Harvest
68% matchVery Positive87% of 84 reviews2026
Dev: Armored CatPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Armed with hand-me-down tools and some cash, you begin your new life as THE Chief Farmer, a position your grandfather once excelled in. Can you honor his legacy and transform the overgrown, untamed and desolate floating island into a flourishing farm abundant with produce?
Why similar: Fishing 23.6% ★, Farming Sim 23.1%, Cooking 15.6%, Crafting 11.1%, Building 10.2%
- #50 Luna's Fishing Garden
70% matchVery Positive94% of 2,216 reviews2021
Dev: Coldwild Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Luna's Fishing Garden is a short, cozy fishing and building game. Catch fish, trade it in and create the garden of your dreams by planting new trees, placing water objects and bringing animals to the archipelago.
Why similar: Fishing 30.7% ★, Farming Sim 22.8%, Cozy 13.7%, Building 9.2%, Female Protagonist 7%
- #51 Gaucho and the Grassland
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 516 reviews2025
Dev: Epopeia Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
LIVE like a LATIN COWBOY as you EXPLORE, HELP others, and bring HARMONY between HUMANS and MYSTICAL BEINGS in a RELAXING COZY ADVENTURE.
Why similar: Fishing 21.1% ★, Farming Sim 19.4%, Cozy 19.3%, Building 9.8%, Crafting 9.5%
- #52 My Time at Sandrock
67% matchVery Positive88% of 28,550 reviews2023
Dev: Pathea Games
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 39.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 34.6%, Building 18.8%, Crafting 17.1%, Post-apocalyptic 11.7%, RPG 5.4%
- #53 World End Diner
67% matchVery Positive93% of 422 reviews2025
Dev: Andymente
Windows
Run a diner on the last island in the world after the destruction of humankind! For the cute animals and robots that survived, cook delicious food, run a farm, explore the forest, and create the best diner!
Why similar: Farming Sim 27.4%, Cooking 23.5%, Post-apocalyptic 16.8%, Crafting 10.8%, Simulation 6.7%
- #54 Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 464 reviews2023
Dev: Snowcastle Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Ikonei Island is yours to discover! Explore and gather resources. Farm the land, craft tools and gear, and build your base or a cozy home. Befriend magical creatures and fight monsters with your friends or solo!
Why similar: Farming Sim 23.8%, Cozy 20%, Building 13%, Crafting 11.3%, Relaxing 10.4%
- #55 SunnySide
69% matchMixed66% of 1,164 reviews2024
Dev: Aftabi Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 26% ★, Farming Sim 15.9%, Cozy 14.6%, Cooking 12.4%, Crafting 8.4%
- #56 Coral Island
66% matchVery Positive89% of 26,525 reviews2023
Dev: Stairway GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 12.9 hrsMean: 53.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Coral Island is a vibrant, laid-back farm sim reimagined with multiplayer! Experience enchanting island life at your own pace: farm with friends, nurture animals, build relationships, hang out with a diverse cast of characters, and dive into the magical Merfolk Kingdom.
Why similar: Farming Sim 38.3%, Fishing 17.6% ★, Crafting 11.5%, Building 10.1%, Relaxing 9.1%
- #57 Totemlands
70% matchVery Positive92% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: Hobofeller
Windows
Totemlands is a relaxing crafting, building game where you raise totem poles, hunt spirits, decorate and explore the lands.
Why similar: Fishing 21.1% ★, Cozy 20.5%, Farming Sim 14.4%, Building 12.8%, Crafting 12%
- #58 Faun Town
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 105 reviews2025
Dev: 游乐坊Pub: 2P Games
Windows
After crash-landing on a mysterious island with no memories of the past, set out to explore the island and scavenge for resources to build automated production lines and repair the damaged ship.
Why similar: Farming Sim 27.3%, Cooking 14.9%, Building 13.9%, Crafting 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 7%
- #59 Disney Dreamlight Valley
65% matchVery Positive92% of 23,997 reviews2023
Dev: Gameloft
Windows
Median: 32.4 hrsMean: 114.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Explore a world filled with the magic of Disney as you discover rich stories and build the perfect neighborhood alongside Disney and Pixar heroes and villains in this new life-sim adventure game. Welcome to Disney Dreamlight Valley.
Why similar: Fishing 23.8% ★, Farming Sim 21.2%, Cooking 17.1%, Crafting 11.1%, Relaxing 9.5%
- #60 Everdream Valley
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 953 reviews2023
Dev: MooneatersPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A farming adventure with a dash of magic. Play solo or up to a 4-player coop. By day, restore your quaint farm into a summer paradise. Explore, raise crops, care for animals and rebuild your home. At night inhabit various creatures through your dreams and bring enchantment to the valley.
Why similar: Fishing 19.4% ★, Farming Sim 18.6%, Cozy 16.2%, Cooking 13.5%, Crafting 9%
