- #1 Farm Together
97% matchVery Positive94% of 22,053 reviews2018
Dev: Milkstone Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18.0 hrsMean: 140.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Grow your own farm all by yourself, or cooperate with your friends in this unique, relaxing farming experience!
Why similar: Agriculture 38.4% ★, Farming Sim 21.5%, Sandbox 7.7%, Co-op 7.6%, Relaxing 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: As the direct predecessor, it offers the exact same core loop of persistent, real-time farming and cooperative multiplayer management.
- #2 Dinkum
96% matchVery Positive92% of 28,839 reviews2025
Dev: James BendonPub: KRAFTON, Inc.
Windows
Median: 9.8 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: Agriculture 29.5% ★, Farming Sim 18.8%, Fishing 16.3% ★, Life Sim 11.4%, Sandbox 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: It combines open-world exploration with farming and town-building mechanics that feel very similar to the sandbox nature of Farm Together 2.
- #3 Coral Island
96% matchVery Positive89% of 26,793 reviews2023
Dev: Stairway GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 13.2 hrsMean: 54.4 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 28.2%, Agriculture 19.5% ★, Life Sim 15.2%, Fishing 11.7% ★, Character Customization 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A high-quality farming sim that offers a deep, relaxing experience with extensive customization and a focus on farm development.
- #4 Luma Island
95% matchVery Positive84% of 12,419 reviews2024
Dev: Feel Free Games
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 24.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 32.2%, Life Sim 14.4%, Co-op 11.3%, Character Customization 11.2%, Family Friendly 9%
Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes cozy, cooperative play and farming mechanics that align perfectly with the relaxing atmosphere of the seed game.
- #5 Palia
94% matchVery Positive86% of 42,657 reviews2024
Dev: Singularity 6 Corporation
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 25.9 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 39.7%, Life Sim 27.3%, Co-op 10.6%, Relaxing 8.4%, Cute 7%
Why You'll Like It: This cozy MMO focuses heavily on farming, building, and social interaction in a shared world, mirroring the community-driven aspect of the seed game.
- #6 Roots of Pacha
94% matchVery Positive94% of 4,468 reviews2023
Dev: Soda Den
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 21.5 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: Farming Sim 29.7%, Agriculture 25.7% ★, Life Sim 16.6%, Sandbox 10.8%, Relaxing 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a unique prehistoric setting with strong cooperative farming and community-building mechanics.
- #7 Fae Farm
93% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,506 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 41.4%, Cooking 14.3%, Co-op 14.2%, Family Friendly 9.7%, Relaxing 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a polished, cozy farming experience with a heavy emphasis on co-op play and magical customization.
- #8 Sun Haven
91% matchVery Positive81% of 24,977 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 27.9%, Agriculture 18.6% ★, Fishing 14.3% ★, Life Sim 13.7%, Cooking 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a vast, multiplayer-friendly farming experience with RPG elements and diverse environments to manage.
- #9 Staxel
92% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,832 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: Agriculture 27.3% ★, Farming Sim 27.2%, Sandbox 11.4%, Character Customization 11.1%, Co-op 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox-focused farming game with voxel-based building that allows for the same level of creative farm design found in the seed game.
- #10 Slime Rancher 2
90% matchVery Positive95% of 48,719 reviews2025
Dev: Monomi Park
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 25.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Continue the adventures of Beatrix LeBeau as she journeys across the Slime Sea to Rainbow Island, a land brimming with ancient mysteries, and bursting with wiggly, new slimes to wrangle in this sequel to the smash-hit, Slime Rancher.
Why similar: Family Friendly 25.4%, Cute 25.3%, Relaxing 24.8%, Simulation 10.2%, 3D 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: It features a satisfying management loop and cute, colorful visuals that appeal to players who enjoy the sandbox and collection aspects of farming sims.
- #11 My Time at Sandrock
91% matchVery Positive88% of 28,682 reviews2023
Dev: Pathea Games
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 39.3 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 35.9%, Life Sim 27.7%, Sandbox 15.9%, Character Customization 11.7%, Cartoony 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: While it includes more story, the core gameplay loop of building, farming, and managing resources is incredibly robust and rewarding.
- #12 Fields of Mistria
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 28,194 reviews2024
Dev: NPC Studio
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 24.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Start your new life! Build the farm of your dreams as you discover a world brimming with possibilities. Magic, romance, and adventure all await you in this nostalgic farming / life sim RPG!
Why similar: Farming Sim 29.4%, Agriculture 22% ★, Life Sim 15.7%, Cooking 11%, Sandbox 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A charming and highly polished farming sim that captures the cozy, relaxing essence of the genre perfectly.
- #13 Everdream Valley
89% matchMostly Positive70% of 960 reviews2023
Dev: MooneatersPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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: Farming Sim 23%, Fishing 21.8% ★, Cooking 17.3%, Life Sim 12.7%, Sandbox 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, adventure-filled farming sim that focuses on animal care and farm restoration in a relaxing setting.
- #14 Garden Paws
89% matchVery Positive90% of 2,492 reviews2018
Dev: Bitten Toast Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 21.4 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: Agriculture 29.3% ★, Farming Sim 22.3%, Sandbox 12.3%, Co-op 7.7%, Family Friendly 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: This sandbox game allows for extensive building and farming, with a cute aesthetic that matches the family-friendly vibe of the seed game.
- #15 Disney Dreamlight Valley
86% matchVery Positive92% of 24,180 reviews2023
Dev: Gameloft
Windows
Median: 32.5 hrsMean: 115.7 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 17.3% ★, Farming Sim 17%, Cooking 14.2%, Life Sim 13.9%, Character Customization 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A life-sim with extensive character customization and decorating mechanics that appeal to the creative side of farming sim fans.
- #16 Paleo Pines
86% matchVery Positive83% of 2,592 reviews2023
Dev: Italic PigPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.6 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 30.5%, Agriculture 21.4% ★, Life Sim 12.2%, Relaxing 7.4%, Character Customization 7%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a unique twist on farming by allowing players to raise and care for dinosaurs in a cozy, open-world environment.
- #17 Spirit of the Island
87% matchMixed66% of 1,891 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: Agriculture 26.6% ★, Farming Sim 23%, Life Sim 14%, Sandbox 11.1%, Family Friendly 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A tropical-themed life-sim that features cooperative farming and exploration, making it a great fit for fans of the genre.
- #18 Ooblets
85% matchVery Positive91% of 1,538 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 24.5%, Agriculture 24.4% ★, Cooking 17.9%, Character Customization 9.2%, Family Friendly 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: It combines farming with creature collection and dance battles, offering a quirky and cute experience that is very relaxing.
- #19 Len's Island
84% matchMostly Positive80% of 7,768 reviews2025
Dev: Flow Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 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: Sandbox 53.5%, Base Building 46.5%
Why You'll Like It: It blends farming and building with light exploration and combat, offering a more dynamic take on the traditional farming sim.
- #20 Farming Simulator 25
82% matchVery Positive87% of 53,623 reviews2024
Dev: GIANTS Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 32.9 hrsMean: 113.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Farming Simulator 25 invites you to join the rewarding farm life, single-handedly or cooperatively in multiplayer. This Farm is Your Farm!
Why similar: Farming Sim 41.6%, Time Management 18.3%, Economy 15.5%, Management 8%, Simulation 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: For those who want a more realistic and technical approach to the agriculture mechanics found in the seed game.
- #21 I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival
83% matchVery Positive85% of 4,583 reviews2024
Dev: MandragoraPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
I Am Future is a relaxing single-player survival game about building a cozy rooftop camp amid a flooded post-apocalyptic city. Set up a farm, go fishing, tinker with gadgets, craft new tools, manage a team of cute robots to automate and expand your base, explore the mysterious world, and chill out!
Why similar: Agriculture 28.3% ★, Farming Sim 24.3%, Life Sim 14.1%, Sandbox 11.8%, Base Building 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing management game where you build and farm on a rooftop, focusing on the satisfaction of turning a space into a thriving home.
- #22 STORY OF SEASONS: Pioneers of Olive Town
84% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,605 reviews2021
Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Farming Sim 28.6%, Agriculture 23.4% ★, Life Sim 15.7%, Cooking 10.7%, Cute 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic farming sim experience that focuses on land clearing and farm layout customization.
- #23 Go-Go Town!
81% matchVery Positive95% of 2,171 reviews2024
Dev: Prideful Sloth
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Step into the role of a hands-on mayor and build your town from the ground up. Plan neighborhoods, automate logistics, and grow your community—all while juggling workers, infrastructure, and day-to-day chaos to create your dream town. Play solo for total control, or bring friends for co-op mayhem.
Why similar: Fishing 30.3% ★, Life Sim 18.3%, Sandbox 14.1%, Economy 9.3%, Management 9%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on town management and building, sharing the satisfying progression loop found in sandbox farming games.
- #24 Autonauts
82% matchVery Positive90% of 4,938 reviews2019
Dev: DenkiPub: Curve Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In Autonauts you must build, create, and automate. Start by establishing a colony, crafting bots and teaching them via Scratch-style programming to build an ever evolving autonomous paradise of agriculture, industry and enlightenment.
Why similar: Farming Sim 23.6%, Agriculture 19.7% ★, Base Building 16.9%, Sandbox 12.2%, Simulation 7%
Why You'll Like It: For players who enjoy the management side of farming, this game adds an automation layer that is deeply satisfying to optimize.
- #25 Wildmender
81% matchVery Positive84% of 2,177 reviews2023
Dev: Muse GamesPub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.3 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: Farming Sim 33.8%, Agriculture 28% ★, Base Building 12.3%, Character Customization 10.3%, Relaxing 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A unique gardening and survival game that focuses on restoring a desert landscape, emphasizing the growth and management aspects of farming.
- #26 Garden Life: A Cozy Simulator
80% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,634 reviews2024
Dev: stillalive studiosPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 22.9 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: Farming Sim 30.7%, Agriculture 14.9% ★, Sandbox 13.7%, Family Friendly 9.5%, Relaxing 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses specifically on the art of gardening and plant growth, providing a very peaceful and focused experience.
- #27 Littlewood
79% matchVery Positive93% of 6,808 reviews2020
Dev: Sean YoungPub: SmashGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The world has already been saved. Now it's time to rebuild your town, learn new hobbies, and forge lifelong friendships in this peaceful and relaxing RPG.
Why similar: Agriculture 25.5% ★, Farming Sim 17%, Life Sim 15.8%, Fishing 11.4% ★, Sandbox 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A town-building and farming sim that is designed to be played in short, relaxing bursts, much like the casual nature of the seed game.
- #28 Song Of The Prairie
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,514 reviews2024
Dev: The Droplet StudioPub: AOE Plus
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Song of The Prairie is a 3D relaxing farm game. A hero who defeat the demon begins a new rural life. Experiencing the fun of exploration to the town. Harvesting giant fruits and crops. Taking care fantastic animals. Dating with someone you like. Just enjoy the farming life only belongs to you!
Why similar: Agriculture 26.9% ★, Farming Sim 24.5%, Life Sim 14.6%, Sandbox 10.5%, Character Customization 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style farming sim with a strong emphasis on crops, crafting, and building a productive farmstead.
- #29 STORY OF SEASONS: Grand Bazaar
76% matchVery Positive94% of 3,904 reviews2025
Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 19.3 hrsMean: 47.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Agriculture 22.2% ★, Farming Sim 19.9%, Cooking 14.7%, Life Sim 11.9%, Sandbox 8.4%
- #30 Grow: Song of the Evertree
78% matchVery Positive81% of 2,556 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 24.8%, Agriculture 24.5% ★, Life Sim 13.8%, Sandbox 11.5%, Family Friendly 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on world-building and nurturing nature, providing a beautiful and relaxing sandbox environment.
- #31 Potion Permit
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 5,317 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 35.9% ★, Life Sim 24%, Character Customization 15%, Relaxing 8.9%, Cute 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes gathering and management in a cozy setting, perfect for players who enjoy the resource-gathering loop of farming sims.
- #32 Farm to Table
75% matchVery Positive92% of 475 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: Agriculture 19.7% ★, Farming Sim 19.7%, Fishing 17.8% ★, Cooking 16.3%, Economy 9.4%
- #33 Farming Simulator 22
76% matchVery Positive93% of 91,541 reviews2021
Dev: Giants Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 34.5 hrsMean: 149.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Create your farm and let the good times grow! Harvest crops, tend to animals, manage productions, and take on seasonal challenges.
Why similar: Agriculture 25.5% ★, Farming Sim 23.5%, Co-op 9.1%, Economy 8.8%, Sandbox 8.8%
- #34 Lemon Cake
77% matchVery Positive85% of 2,041 reviews2021
Dev: Cozy Bee Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Restore an abandoned bakery and prepare pastries from farm to table! Grow fresh ingredients in the greenhouse, cook pastries & sweets in the kitchen and serve your baked goods to hungry customers in your own shop!
Why similar: Farming Sim 19.9%, Agriculture 14.6% ★, Cooking 14.2%, Time Management 12.3%, Life Sim 9.1%
- #35 Farmer's Dynasty 2
75% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,151 reviews2026
Dev: UMEO StudiosPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
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: Agriculture 20.8% ★, Fishing 18.8% ★, Farming Sim 18.7%, Time Management 11.2%, Life Sim 11.1%
- #36 Big Farm Story
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,344 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: Farming Sim 28.9%, Life Sim 19.3%, Cooking 17.3%, Co-op 7.9%, Relaxing 6.7%
- #37 Chill Town
74% matchMixed67% of 234 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 20.9%, Fishing 18.8% ★, Cooking 14.4%, Life Sim 13%, Sandbox 9.6%
- #38 Echoes of the Plum Grove
72% matchVery Positive88% of 3,091 reviews2024
Dev: Unwound GamesPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 22.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
A new life awaits in Honeywood! Build a thriving community that will last generations in this cozy farm simulator. Farm, socialize, make friends, cook, craft, forage and uncover the secrets of the island! If someone doesn’t want to be friends? There are always other means.
Why similar: Farming Sim 28.9%, Cooking 18.9%, Life Sim 16.5%, Family Friendly 8.8%, Management 8.3%
- #39 Plantera 2: Golden Acorn
72% matchVery Positive95% of 1,320 reviews2023
Dev: VaragtP
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The round blue Mellows return to tend to the Garden once more. Grow plants, bushes, trees, animals, water features and the great magical oak tree that has been rumored to have placed its seed there. Tend to the oak tree and grow it to the sky to harvest its Golden Acorns.
Why similar: Farming Sim 35.5%, Idler 18.9%, Sandbox 14.8%, Family Friendly 11.5%, Relaxing 8.3%
- #40 STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of Mineral Town
73% matchVery Positive93% of 5,693 reviews2020
Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 22.0 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 54%, Agriculture 14% ★, Life Sim 11.5%, Simulation 6.9%, Cute 5.3%
- #41 Hokko Life
74% matchMixed66% of 2,662 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 21.5%, Agriculture 20.5% ★, Fishing 19.1% ★, Life Sim 13.3%, Character Customization 6.6%
- #42 My Time at Portia
71% matchVery Positive92% of 44,162 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 33.1%, Agriculture 24% ★, Life Sim 21.2%, Sandbox 8.7%, Simulation 4.3%
- #43 Old Market Simulator
70% matchVery Positive88% of 5,144 reviews2024
Dev: Alcedo Games
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Old Market Simulator is a 1-4 player co-op game where you manage your market by ordering goods, growing produce, raising animals, fishing, and crafting items in your workshop, while hiring employees and expanding your business.
Why similar: Agriculture 30.6% ★, Life Sim 24%, Economy 12.9%, Management 12.4%, Co-op 10.4%
- #44 Cropia
70% 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: Agriculture 26.2% ★, Farming Sim 23.4%, Fishing 20.2% ★, Life Sim 13.9%, Sandbox 6.1%
- #45 Farming & Supermarket Simulator: Prologue
71% matchVery Positive83% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: Bull Games
Windows
Embark on a relaxing yet challenging journey to manage your own supermarket. Grow organic crops, care for your animals, and sell products to your customers. Build and expand your shelves. Can you transform your supermarket into an empire?
Why similar: Agriculture 19.1% ★, Farming Sim 17.8%, Time Management 11.2%, Economy 8.8%, Life Sim 8.7%
- #46 Farming Life
73% matchMixed66% of 214 reviews2021
Dev: ▲ Pyramid GamesPub: Gaming Factory
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Are you tired of corporate life? Create your own farm! Plant vegetables and fruits, harvest crops, employ workers, take care of animals. Buy farm equipment, manage employees and just relax!
Why similar: Agriculture 22.5% ★, Farming Sim 22.5%, Time Management 10.1%, Economy 7.9%, Family Friendly 7.8%
- #47 Sugardew Island - Your cozy farm shop
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 359 reviews2025
Dev: rokaplay
Windows
In this cozy farming game, you have to run your own farm shop. Take care of your animals and your farm, sell your goods to the cute Forest Folk, upgrade the island and fulfill small orders from the Harmony Tree to fill the island with life again.
Why similar: Farming Sim 37.5%, Family Friendly 9.5%, Economy 8.8%, Agriculture 8.8% ★, Cute 8.5%
- #48 Farmtale
73% matchMixed67% of 262 reviews2020
Dev: Titanforged Entertainment
Windows
Build your farm from one chicken and explore the world as you progress. Buy animals, harvest crops, hire workers for management, and advance through unique buildings, quests, upgrades, and items in the ultimate idle clicker hybrid!
Why similar: Agriculture 22.5% ★, Farming Sim 20.2%, Life Sim 11.7%, Idler 9.4%, Sandbox 9.2%
- #49 Ranch Simulator: Build, Hunt, Farm
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 46,919 reviews2023
Dev: Toxic DogPub: Excalibur Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Builder. Farmer. Hunter. Trader. Ranching certainly isn’t your average job. Think you have the skills to turn your family’s rundown homestead into the most prosperous ranch in the valley? Then it’s time to head out into the wilderness in this captivating single and multiplayer open-world simulator.
Why similar: Farming Sim 33.3%, Economy 15.9%, Sandbox 15.3%, Co-op 12.9%, Management 9.6%
- #50 Cornucopia®
69% matchVery Positive89% of 644 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 24.8%, Agriculture 24.4% ★, Fishing 14.2% ★, Life Sim 13.6%, Sandbox 8.8%
- #51 House Flipper 2
67% matchVery Positive87% of 19,094 reviews2023
Dev: Frozen District
Windows
Median: 10.5 hrsMean: 32.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Clean your worries away with this relaxing renovation simulator! Buy, fix, sell, and become a local legend. Or grab your power tools and build anything from scratch! With the online 2-4 players co-op mode, you can play both in sandbox and story mode together.
Why similar: Economy 21.8%, Sandbox 20.3%, Base Building 19.8%, Family Friendly 12.9%, Relaxing 11%
- #52 STORY OF SEASONS: A Wonderful Life
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,373 reviews2023
Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: Marvelous
Windows
Median: 4.3 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: Agriculture 30.8% ★, Life Sim 16.7%, Farming Sim 16.5%, Family Friendly 8.4%, Character Customization 8.2%
- #53 Sandwich Simulator
66% matchMostly Positive78% of 932 reviews2026
Dev: FiftyEight Studios
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Ready to create your own world of flavor? Play solo or co-op with up to 8 players, prepare sandwiches with your friends, deliver online orders to the courier and run your sandwich restaurant. Clean, expand, and keep your customers happy!
Why similar: Cooking 23.1%, Time Management 14.9%, Economy 11.4%, Co-op 10.8%, Life Sim 10.6%
- #54 The Islander
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 427 reviews2018
Dev: Boxhead Bros.
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The Islander is a fast building/farming game set somewhere in an exotic Polynesia. Plant crops, bushes and trees, build livestock pens, but don’t forget to make it look classy by adding various decorations.
Why similar: Farming Sim 40.8%, Agriculture 20.1% ★, Fishing 11% ★, Sandbox 8.8%, Simulation 4.4%
- #55 Animal Shelter 2
65% matchVery Positive82% of 1,389 reviews2025
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Life Sim 25.8%, Family Friendly 19.6%, Cute 13%, Management 12.5%, Simulation 9%
- #56 Farm Manager 2021
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,368 reviews2021
Dev: Cleversan GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Farm Manager 2021 is an indie game that lets you relax and immerse yourself in farm management. A casual but grounded builder game that combines management and farm maintenance in one package. Grow and expand your farm into a thriving estate or enjoy it as a delightful escape from everyday life.
Why similar: Farming Sim 21.4%, Agriculture 21% ★, Time Management 12.2%, Sandbox 9.6%, Economy 9%
- #57 Sky Harvest
65% matchVery Positive86% of 91 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: Agriculture 18.6% ★, Farming Sim 18.1%, Fishing 16.7% ★, Cooking 12.6%, Life Sim 10.7%
- #58 Farming & Supermarket Simulator
65% matchMostly Positive77% of 846 reviews2025
Dev: Bull Games
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Embark on a relaxing yet challenging journey to manage your own supermarket. Grow organic crops, care for your animals, and sell products to your customers. Build and expand your shelves. Can you transform your supermarket into an empire?
Why similar: Farming Sim 34.5%, Economy 19.6%, Family Friendly 13%, Management 11.1%, Relaxing 9.5%
- #59 DORAEMON STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of the Great Kingdom
66% matchVery Positive90% of 403 reviews2022
Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Noby and his friends are back in an all-new Doraemon: Story of Seasons title! Grow crops, raise animals, and use Doraemon's Secret Gadgets to help friends in a fun-filled and heartwarming story that people of all ages can enjoy.
Why similar: Farming Sim 29.6%, Fishing 19.1% ★, Agriculture 18.5% ★, Life Sim 15.6%, Cute 6.3%
- #60 Cozy Island
63% matchVery Positive92% of 2,524 reviews2025
Dev: LazyFish Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Go wild with your BFFS in your ultimate cozy getaway! Yank up hilariously plump veggies, reel in giant flappy fish, bump into adorable little animals, and unlock a bunch of weird and wonderful toys! If you feel like it, doing absolutely nothing on the beach is exactly what you're supposed to do!
Why similar: Farming Sim 30.8%, Life Sim 19%, Base Building 12.2%, Co-op 9.2%, Cartoony 8.5%
