- #1 Fae Farm
97% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,496 reviews2023
Dev: Phoenix LabsPub: Gambit Digital
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 21.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Escape to the magical life of your dreams in Fae Farm, a farm sim RPG for 1-4 players. Craft, cultivate, and decorate to grow your homestead, and use spells to explore the enchanted island of Azoria!
Why similar: Farming Sim 28.3%, Cozy 23%, Cooking 10.6%, Multiplayer 7.6%, Relaxing 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Combines traditional farming with magical elements and exploration, mirroring the enchanting atmosphere found in Everdream Valley.
- #2 Coral Island
96% 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 32.2%, Life Sim 17.1%, Fishing 13.6% ★, Crafting 8.9%, Building 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A polished, modern farming simulator that features a vibrant world, diverse characters, and a strong focus on environmental restoration.
- #3 Stardew Valley
96% 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 30%, Life Sim 16%, Fishing 9.2% ★, Multiplayer 8.6%, Crafting 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive farming and life-sim experience that perfectly mirrors the cozy, community-focused gameplay of Everdream Valley.
- #4 Sun Haven
95% 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 28.9%, Fishing 15.1% ★, Life Sim 13.8%, Cooking 10.9%, Crafting 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Blends classic farming mechanics with fantasy RPG elements, allowing for magical exploration and character progression.
- #5 My Time at Sandrock
94% 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 27.9%, Life Sim 20.8%, Building 13.7%, Crafting 12.7%, Sandbox 11%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a deep, story-driven experience with a heavy emphasis on crafting, building, and community interaction in a charming desert setting.
- #6 Roots of Pacha
94% 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 24.9%, Cozy 15.1%, Life Sim 13.6%, Crafting 10.8%, Building 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A unique prehistoric farming sim that emphasizes community development and discovery over traditional modern-day tropes.
- #7 Disney Dreamlight Valley
93% 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 17.4% ★, Farming Sim 16.9%, Cooking 15.3%, Life Sim 13.4%, Sandbox 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a high-production, relaxing life-sim experience centered on exploration and character interaction within a magical world.
- #8 Wylde Flowers
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,686 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Drydock Pty Ltd
Windows
Median: 14.4 hrsMean: 81.3 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: Cozy 29.8%, Farming Sim 27.5%, Life Sim 14.7%, Crafting 6.8%, Simulation 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features a strong narrative focus and magical farming mechanics that capture the whimsical, story-rich feel of the seed game.
- #9 Summer in Mara
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,162 reviews2020
Dev: Chibig
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Take care of your own island and sail with your boat in this cozy farming adventure! Relax and unwind exploring a tropical archipelago or harvesting your own crops while helping others. Discover the story of Summer in Mara, with farming, crafting and exploring mechanics.
Why similar: Farming Sim 22.6%, Cozy 18.7%, Life Sim 13.7%, Crafting 8.9%, Nature 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features island exploration and farming with a strong emphasis on a relaxing, summer-inspired aesthetic.
- #10 Ooblets
90% 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 Sim 31%, Cooking 24.6%, Crafting 13.5%, Relaxing 7.9%, Cute 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A quirky, cute creature-collecting and farming game that shares the lighthearted, whimsical tone of Everdream Valley.
- #11 Grow: Song of the Evertree
91% matchVery Positive81% of 2,549 reviews2021
Dev: Prideful SlothPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Grow your own worlds and nurture a deep natural connection with everything they hold. See your actions change the world for better! Bring the Evertree back to life in this breathtaking world-crafting sandbox, with life management and adventure elements.
Why similar: Farming Sim 29.4%, Life Sim 15.8%, Sandbox 12.2%, Nature 12%, Cute 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A wholesome world-building game that allows players to nurture unique worlds and restore a lost land.
- #12 Littlewood
89% 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 18.8%, Life Sim 17%, Fishing 12.8% ★, Crafting 11.8%, Building 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A peaceful, time-management-focused game that emphasizes town building and character relationships in a charming, bite-sized format.
- #13 Palia
88% matchVery Positive86% of 41,903 reviews2024
Dev: Singularity 6 Corporation
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 25.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Discover a welcoming world in Palia, a free-to-play fantasy life sim adventure where you can craft, explore, and create the life and home of your dreams. With nearly endless ways to make Palia your home, you’ll find relaxation and joy in every corner of this vibrant, heartwarming world.
Why similar: Farming Sim 20.3%, Cozy 18.4%, Life Sim 13.6%, Crafting 9%, Building 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, multiplayer-focused life-sim that offers a vast world for farming, fishing, and social interaction.
- #14 Spirit of the Island
89% matchMixed66% of 1,883 reviews2022
Dev: 1M Bits HordePub: META Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A beautiful Life Sim Sandbox RPG with Cross-Platform Online COOP set on a tropical Archipelago. Build your farm, grow crops and animals, craft various items, cook dishes, gather resources, build shops and museum to attract visitors, and turn a desolate Island into a prosperous tourist destination!
Why similar: Farming Sim 25.7%, Life Sim 15.2%, Crafting 12.8%, Sandbox 11.1%, Multiplayer 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A tropical-themed farming and adventure game that emphasizes exploration and cooperative play.
- #15 Slime Rancher
87% 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: Cute 27.5%, Sandbox 18.8%, Exploration 18%, Colorful 13.6%, Adventure 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on creature care and exploration in a colorful, relaxing environment that rewards curiosity and management.
- #16 Echoes of the Plum Grove
86% 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 23.1%, Cozy 20.6%, Cooking 16.5%, Life Sim 12.8%, Crafting 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, generational farming sim that adds a layer of depth through its unique family-management mechanics.
- #17 Travellers Rest
86% 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 37.4%, Life Sim 26.8%, Crafting 13%, Building 12.2%, Colorful 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines farming and crafting with tavern management, offering a satisfying loop of gathering resources and serving the community.
- #18 Everafter Falls
85% 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 Sim 32.4%, Fishing 25.3% ★, Life Sim 17.8%, Crafting 13.9%, Simulation 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, card-based farming sim that features charming visuals and a relaxing, slow-paced gameplay loop.
- #19 Snacko
83% 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 17% ★, Farming Sim 13.2%, Cats 11.6%, Cozy 11.3%, Building 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A cute, cat-led farming and restoration game that captures the whimsical and family-friendly vibe of the seed game.
- #20 Farm Together 2
82% matchVery Positive94% of 5,211 reviews2025
Dev: Milkstone Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 26.7 hrsMean: 116.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Grow your own farm all by yourself, or cooperate with your friends in the long awaited sequel to the cozy, relaxing farming experience!
Why similar: Farming Sim 23%, Fishing 21.8% ★, Cooking 17.3%, Life Sim 12.7%, Sandbox 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, large-scale farming simulator that excels in its satisfying progression and multiplayer capabilities.
- #21 No Place Like Home
84% 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: Dogs 34.4% ★, Farming Sim 15.1%, Fishing 11.6% ★, Life Sim 8%, Crafting 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features a unique environmental cleanup mechanic combined with farming and base-building in a post-apocalyptic setting.
- #22 Cornucopia®
84% matchVery Positive89% of 637 reviews2023
Dev: David Dolynny | Subconscious GamesPub: Subconscious Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.9 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 25.3%, Fishing 14.6% ★, Life Sim 13.6%, Crafting 10.1%, Building 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Offers deep farming mechanics and a variety of RPG elements for players looking for a more complex simulation.
- #23 Immortal Life
81% 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 22.3% ★, Farming Sim 22.1%, Cooking 15.1%, Life Sim 12.7%, Crafting 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A cultivation-themed farming sim that features beautiful art and a focus on restoring a sect's prosperity.
- #24 Len's Island
80% matchMostly Positive80% of 7,720 reviews2025
Dev: Flow Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 22.7%, Nature 21.9%, Crafting 21.2%, Sandbox 18.3%, Exploration 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on exploration, building, and farming in a beautiful, open-world setting that encourages player creativity.
- #25 Hokko Life
82% 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 Sim 21%, Fishing 18.9% ★, Cozy 14.5%, Life Sim 12.6%, Building 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A creative, design-focused life-sim that gives players extensive tools to customize their village and furniture.
- #26 Garden Paws
81% 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 23%, Cozy 14.4%, Crafting 12.2%, Building 12%, Sandbox 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: Allows players to explore and build as an animal character, focusing on crafting and community-driven tasks.
- #27 Luma Island
76% 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 22%, Cozy 19.5%, Crafting 10.8%, Building 10.2%, Life Sim 9.6%
- #28 Harvest Days: My Dream Farm
78% matchMixed67% of 192 reviews2024
Dev: Family Devs
Windows
Escape the stress of the big city and enjoy the country life. Take care of your farm, explore the open game world and create your farming paradise. Take care of your animals, cultivate the fields, produce useful and decorative items and build your dream ranch.
Why similar: Farming Sim 20.3%, Fishing 19.3% ★, Cozy 17.4%, Nature 9.6%, Life Sim 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world farming sim that provides a relaxed, non-linear experience for those who enjoy exploring at their own pace.
- #29 Re:Legend
79% matchMixed55% of 2,024 reviews2022
Dev: Magnus Games StudioPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Adventure with friends in a beautiful world of wonder and fantastic creatures. Build, craft, farm and fish, as you raise and breed amazing pet companions!
Why similar: Farming Sim 42.3%, Crafting 18.3%, Multiplayer 10.7%, Cute 7.7%, Simulation 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Combines farming with creature taming and RPG combat, offering a more action-oriented take on the cozy genre.
- #30 Everdream Village
77% 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: Dogs 27.3% ★, Farming Sim 12.8%, Cozy 11%, Cooking 8%, Cats 6.7%
- #31 Homestead Arcana
79% matchMixed61% of 174 reviews2023
Dev: Serenity ForgePub: Skybound Games
Windows
Become a farming Witch and pioneer the range that has been mysteriously corrupted with Miasma. Discover the secret behind its appearance, grow plants to power up your spells, and use nature’s magic to heal the land.
Why similar: Farming Sim 25.6%, Cooking 17.7%, Cats 15.6%, Crafting 9.3%, Nature 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A magic-based farming and exploration game that centers on healing a corrupted land through alchemy and agriculture.
- #32 Sprout Valley
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 126 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: Farming Sim 31%, Life Sim 17.7%, Crafting 10.5%, Building 10%, Nature 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A simple, relaxing farming game that focuses on the core joy of planting, harvesting, and building a peaceful home.
- #33 STORY OF SEASONS: Grand Bazaar
73% 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 17.5%, Cooking 14.1%, Cozy 13.5%, Life Sim 10.2%, Crafting 8.3%
- #34 Critter Cove
74% matchVery Positive95% of 1,868 reviews2024
Dev: Gentleman Rat Studios
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Fishing 18.6% ★, Farming Sim 17%, Cooking 15.3%, Cats 12.2%, Life Sim 10.1%
- #35 Big Farm Story
77% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,343 reviews2021
Dev: Goodgame Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Build your dream farm with your friends & animals in Big Farm Story. Grow crops, tend your fields, craft and explore the world in this farming adventure. Meet new friends around each corner, shape your own community and have fun writing your own story.
Why similar: Dogs 35.2% ★, Farming Sim 15.9%, Cooking 10.4%, Life Sim 10.3%, Nature 7.6%
- #36 Dinkum
73% 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 Sim 21.2%, Fishing 18.5% ★, Life Sim 12.5%, Crafting 9.6%, Building 8.4%
- #37 Farm Together
76% matchVery Positive94% of 22,047 reviews2018
Dev: Milkstone Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18.0 hrsMean: 139.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Grow your own farm all by yourself, or cooperate with your friends in this unique, relaxing farming experience!
Why similar: Farming Sim 33.5%, Building 15.3%, Multiplayer 14.9%, Sandbox 10.9%, Relaxing 10.5%
- #38 Animalkind
73% matchVery Positive95% of 78 reviews2026
Dev: Uncommon Games
Windows
Forage, frolic and zoomie as an intelligent, aww-dorable animal who discovers an ancient mech. Pilot the mech and use a suite of powerful tools to gather resources, shape the land, and build your ideal town alongside a growing cast of characters—solo or with up to three friends.
Why similar: Dogs 26.1% ★, Fishing 11% ★, Farming Sim 9.9%, Cozy 9.1%, Cooking 8.9%
- #39 STORY OF SEASONS: A Wonderful Life
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,368 reviews2023
Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: Marvelous
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Put down roots on your new farm in the peaceful town of Forgotten Valley. Bring life to the land by cultivating crops and raising animals, find love among the town's friendly folk, and make lasting memories with a family of your very own.
Why similar: Dogs 34.3% ★, Cozy 14.6%, Farming Sim 11.4%, Life Sim 11.2%, Nature 7.7%
- #40 Starsand Island
71% 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 25.1%, Life Sim 15%, Cooking 11.3%, Building 11.2%, Crafting 10.9%
- #41 Hello Kitty Island Adventure
71% matchVery Positive94% of 11,553 reviews2025
Dev: Sunblink
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 59.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Embark on a cozy, open-world adventure with Hello Kitty and Friends. Befriend beloved characters as you explore and restore a mysterious island, solve ancient puzzles, cook delicious dishes, customize yourself and your cabins, and so much more.
Why similar: Cozy 28.2%, Cooking 15.6%, Life Sim 13.8%, Crafting 8.8%, Cute 6.1%
- #42 STORY OF SEASONS: Pioneers of Olive Town
75% matchVery Positive80% of 1,598 reviews2021
Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Welcome to Olive Town, a peaceful community established by your trailblazing grandfather and his friends. Now that you've taken over his farm, it's your job to carry on his legacy. Plant crops, raise animals, build relationships, and get to know the residents of your new home!
Why similar: Dogs 34.3% ★, Farming Sim 21.3%, Life Sim 11.4%, Cooking 8.7%, Cats 7.8%
- #43 My Time at Portia
74% 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 31.7%, Life Sim 19.8%, Crafting 15.3%, Building 9.6%, Sandbox 7.5%
- #44 Garden Life: A Cozy Simulator
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,615 reviews2024
Dev: stillalive studiosPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 23.0 hrs≥1hr: 53%
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: Farming Sim 26%, Cozy 25.1%, Sandbox 10.4%, Nature 10%, Relaxing 9%
- #45 Fields of Mistria
69% 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 Sim 31.4%, Life Sim 16.3%, Cooking 12.8%, Crafting 8.1%, Sandbox 7.6%
- #46 Gaucho and the Grassland
70% 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: Dogs 36.8% ★, Farming Sim 10.9%, Fishing 10.9% ★, Cozy 10.2%, Life Sim 5.9%
- #47 Moonstone Island
71% 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: Farming Sim 19.9%, Fishing 19.1% ★, Cooking 16%, Life Sim 11.8%, Building 9.6%
- #48 Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure
70% 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 22.8%, Cozy 18.1%, Building 11.3%, Crafting 9.9%, Relaxing 9.2%
- #49 Stranded Sails - Explorers of the Cursed Islands
72% 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 Sim 22.1%, Cozy 18.3%, Cooking 15.8%, Crafting 9.4%, Nature 9.2%
- #50 Infinity Nikki
68% matchMixed56% of 9,923 reviews2025
Dev: Infold Games
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 58.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Embark on a cozy open-world adventure filled with vast landscape, mystical puzzles and unexpected platforming challenges. Dress up not just for style, but to unravel hidden mysteries, interact with a vibrant environment, and experience the freedom to explore at your own pace.
Why similar: Farming Sim 19.3%, Fishing 15.6% ★, Life Sim 11.5%, Crafting 9.2%, Relaxing 8.5%
- #51 Calico
69% matchVery Positive87% of 4,975 reviews2020
Dev: Peachy Keen GamesPub: Whitethorn Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 18.6 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: Dogs 33.7% ★, Cats 21.9%, Life Sim 11.6%, Cute 8.6%, Building 8%
- #52 Paleo Pines
67% matchVery Positive83% of 2,551 reviews2023
Dev: Italic PigPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Welcome to Paleo Pines, a charming island known for its friendly dinosaurs, quirky townsfolk, and mysterious past. Befriend dinos and enlist their help to fix up your ranch and farm crops to create your cozy dino sanctuary! Then set out with your companion, Lucky, to uncover the island’s secrets.
Why similar: Farming Sim 38.5%, Life Sim 15%, Relaxing 10.8%, Cute 8.1%, Exploration 7.8%
- #53 Seeds of Calamity
66% 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 23.2%, Cozy 19.1%, Life Sim 13.3%, Fishing 12.8% ★, Crafting 8.8%
- #54 Kynseed
68% 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 32.4%, Life Sim 17.9%, Crafting 15%, Sandbox 13.3%, Relaxing 8.1%
- #55 STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of Mineral Town
68% matchVery Positive93% of 5,675 reviews2020
Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Experience the joys of life on the farm in this reimagining of a timeless STORY OF SEASONS classic!
Why similar: Farming Sim 58.2%, Life Sim 12.1%, Simulation 9.3%, Cute 6%, Cozy 5.4%
- #56 Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles
70% matchVery Positive82% of 3,210 reviews2017
Dev: Prideful Sloth
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Unwind and enjoy the slow life in Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles, a relaxing open-world adventure game. Yonder is set in the world of Gemea. A natural island paradise with eight distinct environments ranging from tropical beaches to snow-capped summits.
Why similar: Farming Sim 25.8%, Crafting 14.9%, Fishing 11.5% ★, Relaxing 9.2%, Building 8.8%
- #57 Song Of The Prairie
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,513 reviews2024
Dev: The Droplet StudioPub: AOE Plus
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Song of The Prairie is a 3D relaxing farm game. A hero who defeat the demon begins a new rural life. Experiencing the fun of exploration to the town. Harvesting giant fruits and crops. Taking care fantastic animals. Dating with someone you like. Just enjoy the farming life only belongs to you!
Why similar: Farming Sim 31.1%, Life Sim 18%, Crafting 14.7%, Sandbox 12%, Relaxing 8.4%
- #58 Chill Town
67% 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 Sim 17.4%, Fishing 15.8% ★, Cozy 15.1%, Cooking 13.1%, Life Sim 10.5%
- #59 Animal Shelter 2
65% matchVery Positive81% of 1,344 reviews2025
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Welcome back to the heartwarming world of Animal Shelter 2! Provide a loving home for every four-legged friend in need – play with them, pet them, even dress them up! Get to know them and find them a loving family. Play with your friends and manage your shelter together in co-op!
Why similar: Dogs 49.9% ★, Cats 17%, Life Sim 10.1%, Multiplayer 6.8%, Cute 5.5%
- #60 Potion Permit
67% matchMostly Positive80% of 5,276 reviews2022
Dev: MassHive MediaPub: PQube
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 13.4 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: Fishing 23.6% ★, Cozy 21.4%, Life Sim 15.3%, Crafting 11.9%, Relaxing 6.8%
