Games Like Garlic Builder

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: Building 16.3%, Crafting 15.2%, Life Sim 15.2%, Relaxing 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: A cozy, pixel-art life simulation that features town-building and character interaction in a charming, low-stress environment.

An easygoing sandbox game about building towns for cute vegetable folks. Create your perfect community then watch as the gourdlets make themselves at home. No objectives, no points, just good vibes. Play in full screen, or let your gourdlets hang out at the bottom of your screen!

Why similar: Building 29.1%, Sandbox 21%, Relaxing 20.6%, Cute 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: This sandbox game shares the same relaxing, building-focused gameplay where you create a town for cute inhabitants to live in.

Experience the joy of running your own cozy small business: Create stickers, pack orders and hear your customers’ stories. Time to build the cutest shop on the internet!

Why similar: Relaxing 23%, Cute 16.7%, Life Sim 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, Sandbox 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: Like Garlic Builder, this game focuses on fulfilling specific customer requests through creative design and crafting.

Bear and Breakfast is a laid-back management adventure game where you build and run a bed and breakfast...but you’re a bear.

Why similar: Cartoon 20.8%, Building 14.4%, Crafting 13.7%, Life Sim 12%, Relaxing 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: This management game features a strong building component and a quirky, cartoonish art style that matches the lighthearted tone of the seed game.

Welcome to Minami Lane! Build your own street in this tiny cozy, casual management sim! Unlock and customize buildings, manage your shops, and maximize the happiness of your villagers to complete quests and fill your street with love!

Why similar: Building 25.1%, Life Sim 23.2%, Relaxing 22.1%, Cute 18.2%, Casual 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A management-sim that captures the same cute, cozy aesthetic while tasking you with building and running a charming street.

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: Building 15.6%, Life Sim 15.4%, Immersive Sim 13.7%, Crafting 13.1%, RPG 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A cozy farming and building simulator that emphasizes a peaceful, pixelated world perfect for players who enjoy low-stakes crafting.

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: Life Sim 24.3%, Building 19.9%, Crafting 17%, Pixel Graphics 16.8%, Immersive Sim 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: Combines tavern management, building, and crafting with a pixel-art style that feels very similar to the cozy RPG elements of Garlic Builder.

Instant town building toy. Place housing blocks and watch them transform, piece by piece, into idyllic ocean-side towns, pastoral gardens, or sweeping cities on the sea.

Why similar: Building 34.3%, Relaxing 22.8%, Sandbox 21.1%, Cute 14.8%, Casual 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: An instant, relaxing building game that focuses purely on the joy of construction without the pressure of complex management.

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

Why similar: Building 31.9%, Relaxing 24.7%, Sandbox 21.6%, Cute 14.5%, Casual 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, creative game where you build and decorate your own unique garden space, focusing on satisfying visual progression.

Travel to the sleepy village of Caterwaul Way and rebuild your grandmother's cat cafe. Renovate your restaurant, befriend the local cats and townsfolk, forge lasting friendships, unravel catty mysteries, and build a home for dozens of unique felines!

Why similar: Building 22%, Time Management 17.2%, Cartoon 17.1%, Life Sim 15.8%, Relaxing 14.3%

Why You'll Like It: You manage and build your own cafe while interacting with quirky customers, mirroring the order-fulfillment loop of the seed game.

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: Crafting 21.4%, Life Sim 19.1%, Relaxing 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Cute 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: Features a blend of crafting, RPG elements, and community interaction within a cozy, pixel-art village setting.

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: Life Sim 17.8%, Relaxing 15.1%, Crafting 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Building 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: The quintessential cozy farming and building RPG that offers endless hours of crafting and community interaction.

Manage your own discount supermarket! Get caught up in small-town drama, organize and plan your shop's layout, and strike lucrative trade deals as you expand your secretive aunt's business empire. Selling more frozen fries will surely heal this broken community...right?

Why similar: Life Sim 15.7%, Building 15%, Time Management 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Relaxing 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: A shop-keeping simulation that captures the management and customer-service aspects of the seed game in a charming pixel style.

Build and manage the ultimate Japanese hot springs inn.

Why similar: Building 29.6%, Life Sim 16%, Pixel Graphics 15.3%, Cute 10.5%, Sandbox 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A classic management simulation where you build and expand your own hot spring resort with a charming pixel aesthetic.

A chill game about using plants to overgrow abandoned wasteland dioramas

Why similar: Building 34.8%, Sandbox 28.9%, Relaxing 28.8%, Casual 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A meditative building game that uses nature-themed construction to create beautiful, overgrown dioramas.

Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.

Why similar: Conversation 34.2%, Relaxing 20.3%, Pixel Graphics 16.7%, Crafting 16.4%, Story Rich 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: While more narrative-focused, it shares the cozy, pixel-art aesthetic and the satisfying loop of serving customers their specific needs.

Unpacking is a zen puzzle game about the familiar experience of pulling possessions out of boxes and fitting them into a new home. Part block-fitting puzzle, part home decoration, you are invited to create a satisfying living space while learning clues about the life you’re unpacking.

Why similar: Relaxing 34.2%, Cute 19%, Pixel Graphics 15.9%, Life Sim 15.5%, Casual 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, meditative game about organizing and placing items, which appeals to the same sense of order and satisfaction found in building games.

Open your own diner and create custom burgers in this management sim game.

Why similar: Life Sim 24.2%, Pixel Graphics 23.1%, Cute 14.8%, Casual 12.6%, 2D Platformer 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: A management game that uses a pixel-art style to focus on the satisfying process of building and running a successful restaurant.

Become a one-man construction crew! Travel around the world and through the ages to build iconic designs! Beware of unpleasant temperatures and dangerous fauna!

Why similar: Building 29.2%, Immersive Sim 18.4%, Relaxing 17.6%, Sandbox 17%, Funny 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a more grounded building experience where you travel the world to construct various types of homes.

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: Building 21.8%, Life Sim 15%, Relaxing 14.2%, Sandbox 13.6%, Cute 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: A cozy, creature-collecting RPG that features crafting and building elements within a vibrant, pixelated world.

Build and expand your monastery, craft recipes and brew holy ales in this unique brewery tycoon. No pre-made recipes in Ale Abbey, oh no. It's a canvas for true beer alchemists. It's as simple as: brew, sip, repeat. Welcome to Ale Abbey!

Why similar: Capitalism 20.4%, Building 19.7%, Base Building 15.9%, Crafting 15%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on building and managing a monastery brewery, blending strategy with a cozy, historical theme.

Dorfromantik is a peaceful building strategy and puzzle game where you create a beautiful and ever-growing village landscape by placing tiles. Explore a variety of colorful biomes, discover and unlock new tiles and complete quests to fill your world with life!

Why similar: Relaxing 47.3%, Sandbox 38.8%, Casual 14%

Why You'll Like It: A peaceful building strategy game where you place tiles to create a beautiful, ever-growing landscape.

Take over a bakery! Establish production lines for farming, fishing, and baking to create delicious treats! Fulfill missions to earn rewards. Recruit helpers, expand production, and decorate the bakery and homes. Restore Starlight Island to its former glory—one delicious dessert at a time!

Why similar: Cartoon 18%, Building 17.7%, Time Management 17.3%, Relaxing 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A casual, cute simulation game that centers on crafting and baking, fitting the cozy crafting theme of the seed game.

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: Building 15.4%, Crafting 14.5%, Life Sim 12.6%, Relaxing 12%, Immersive Sim 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A community-focused farming and building game that emphasizes collaboration and development in a prehistoric setting.

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: Life Sim 23.3%, Relaxing 22.2%, Crafting 21.7%, Sandbox 14.7%, Cute 13.5%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a relaxing island life experience with a heavy focus on farming, crafting, and building your own home.

Welcome to Cozy Grove, a game about camping on a haunted, ever-changing island. As a Spirit Scout, you'll wander the island's forest each day, finding new hidden secrets and helping soothe the local ghosts. With a little time and a lot of crafting, you'll bring color and joy back to Cozy Grove!

Why similar: Relaxing 30.5%, Cute 18.5%, Life Sim 17.4%, Crafting 12.2%, Story Rich 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A life-sim game about helping ghostly inhabitants, featuring a cute art style and a slow-paced, relaxing gameplay loop.

Even the smallest person can make a big difference. Join Alba, as she sets out to save her beautiful island and its wildlife. And possibly start a revolution.

Why similar: Cute 32.8%, Funny 30.2%, Casual 20.2%, Story Rich 16.7%

Why You'll Like It: A heartwarming, low-stress game that focuses on exploration and community-building in a beautiful, stylized environment.

A relaxing idle village-building simulator nestled in the corner of your screen! Build, Craft, and Trade to guide your village from humble beginnings to a thriving trading hub, it's time to write your own Village Tale!

Why similar: Building 22.8%, Relaxing 15.9%, Crafting 15.3%, Sandbox 13%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%

Welcome to Imoshima - an island floating in the clouds! Run a cozy intergalactic hotel where everyone wants to return. Build, decorate, cook, and discover the stories of your cosmic guests. It's a game about friendship set in a hand-drawn world inspired by iconic Japanese animation.

Why similar: Building 21.3%, Crafting 17.2%, Relaxing 14.4%, Immersive Sim 13.6%, Sandbox 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing management game with a unique, hand-drawn aesthetic that focuses on building and maintaining a space hotel.

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

Why similar: Sandbox 31.2%, Crafting 29.9%, Cute 20.2%, Casual 12%, 2D 6.8%

Create a farm at the bottom of the screen and enjoy planting and harvesting with your monster companions! They handle all the work—just plan the layout, decorate, and wait for fun crop mutations. Take a break from busy life and enjoy the calm joy of farming.

Why similar: Relaxing 21.9%, Base Building 21.2%, Pixel Graphics 20.9%, Casual 20.7%, Cute 9.7%

Cute Farmer Life is a small indie farm game. Grow, craft and collect resources in a game designed to relax and enjoy the moment. Discover the secrets of the small town you have moved to.

Why similar: Time Management 23.2%, Crafting 19.5%, Relaxing 16%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Cute 10.4%

Build your house according to your desires in My House! Let your creativity express itself in a chill atmosphere!

Why similar: Building 47.8%, Relaxing 22.3%, Casual 16.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%

Why You'll Like It: A simple, relaxing building simulation that allows for creative expression in a low-pressure environment.

Story of Animal Sprite is a casual merge game where you will restore the homeland for cute animals by building various fancy structures.

Why similar: Life Sim 14.3%, Sandbox 14.3%, Cartoon 13%, Base Building 12.7%, Cute 12.4%

Transform your childhood home as you build brilliant factories and forge lifelong friendships, then reach for the skies and finally finish your family's dream - your mother's precious rocket ship. Roll up your sleeves, it turns out that saving this town really IS rocket science!

Why similar: Building 22.2%, Crafting 18.2%, Sandbox 11.9%, Relaxing 9.7%, Life Sim 9.5%

Crafting Town Is : A Crafting game with Simulation&Building where you can Craft and Develop your Village, Source Management and Quests.

Why similar: Crafting 20.9%, Life Sim 15.4%, Building 13.7%, Base Building 13%, Immersive Sim 12.9%

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

Why similar: Building 23.1%, Crafting 18.7%, Relaxing 15.9%, Sandbox 15.2%, Base Building 12.7%

In Game Builder Tycoon, begin as an indie game developer. Personalize your character, craft hit games, manage marketing, research stuff and manage a skilled team. Overcome competition to guide your game development studio to global recognition and dominate the gaming industry.

Why similar: Capitalism 45.4%, Sandbox 21.2%, Relaxing 15.8%, Casual 9.1%, Immersive Sim 8.5%

Game Builder Tycoon - Prologue is a free simulation game in which you begin your journey as an indie game developer. Personalize your character, craft hit games, manage marketing and research stuff. Create best game on the planet!

Why similar: Building 23.3%, Capitalism 21.2%, Relaxing 17.4%, Sandbox 12.9%, Base Building 10.5%

Dive into a sugary world of sweetness in Candy Shop Simulator! Open your shop, create delectable pastries, manage sales, and expand your candy empire. Satisfy your sweet tooth and build your confectionery legacy now!

Why similar: Life Sim 23.5%, Relaxing 18%, Cute 17.8%, Funny 12.5%, Platformer 10.7%

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

Why similar: Building 20.8%, Sandbox 12.9%, Relaxing 12.7%, Casual 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: A casual, space-themed building and agriculture game that focuses on relaxing, incremental progress.

Start an epic world-building adventure with Nekokami! Architect beautiful, peaceful worlds in a far-future universe ruled by Cats. Befriend wondrous yet whimsical spirits of nature. Restore and manage extinct Humans. With Cats in charge, what could POSSIBLY go wrong?

Why similar: Building 25.2%, Life Sim 13.5%, Cute 13.3%, Immersive Sim 13.1%, Relaxing 10.8%

Enter the world of Train Yard Builder and customize your railway to your heart's content. Work with different models of trains and wagons, control them the way you want, and use modeler tools to unleash your creativity.

Why similar: Building 23.1%, Base Building 17.8%, Immersive Sim 15.4%, Relaxing 14.7%, Sandbox 14.4%

A relaxing life-sim that lives on the bottom of your screen while you do other things.

Why similar: Building 15.6%, Cartoon 13.5%, Life Sim 13.4%, Base Building 12.5%, Relaxing 11.9%

Coffie Simulator is a coffee simulator game. Run your own café, serve 500+ unique customers, and master the art of coffee-making! Customize, upgrade, and manage your shop while handling orders with precision. Every choice matters—your reputation shapes the experience. Can you succeed?

Why similar: Time Management 17.6%, Life Sim 12.9%, Immersive Sim 12.6%, Sandbox 11.7%, Cute 11.5%

Step into the shoes of a supermarket cashier in this cute point-and-click game. Scan and bag over 300 unique products to earn as many points as you can before your shift ends! Between shifts, unwind by getting to know a cast of quirky coworkers.

Why similar: Conversation 17.6%, Life Sim 13.8%, Relaxing 13.4%, Time Management 12.1%, Capitalism 9.6%

Build PCs of different rarities, hire workers with buffs and debuffs, and expand your shop. Train stats in special rooms, customize floors and colors, and relax in a cozy idle indie game in Early Access that grows with feedback from the community.

Why similar: Time Management 42.8%, Crafting 33%, Relaxing 15.3%, Casual 8.9%

Build your own capybara spa in this relaxing point and click simulation game! Grow fruits, craft soaps and clean towels to pamper the capybaras during their visit. Furnish the mountain with gardens, baths and decorations to design the best capybara spa!

Why similar: Time Management 24%, Building 18.6%, Sandbox 17.9%, Cute 14%, Relaxing 13.4%

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: Building 25%, Crafting 20.4%, Sandbox 16%, Relaxing 14.4%, Cute 11.7%

Welcome to Midori no Kaori, a relaxing cozy game that allows you to create your own Japanese shop and manage customers. There are no winners or losers here, just unleash your creativity and enjoy a unique experience.

Why similar: Building 26.1%, Base Building 19.3%, Relaxing 18.2%, Sandbox 14.8%, Cute 11.9%

In House Builder 2, you build your dream structures in a vibrant, open-world low-poly environment! Purchase materials for your work, load them up, and head off to diverse tasks in the ultimate building adventure!

Why similar: Building 41.9%, Sandbox 25.1%, Life Sim 12.6%, Immersive Sim 11%, Casual 9.3%

Build a super large island with robots in this relaxing idle farm simulation game. Assign tasks to robots to plant, raise animals and build various buildings to expand your island. Even when you're busy, the game can run quietly at the corner or bottom of the screen and keep developing your farm.

Why similar: Building 27.5%, Relaxing 17.8%, Immersive Sim 16%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Cute 12.9%

Grow veggies, go fishing, and meet cute animals! On this relaxing and lovely island, you can walk around and explore freely, unlock quirky and fun items, build your own secret base, and enjoy carefree, joy-filled days at your own pace.

Why similar: Life Sim 22.7%, Base Building 22%, Relaxing 20.6%, Cute 14.9%, Funny 12.6%

Totemlands is a relaxing crafting, building game where you raise totem poles, hunt spirits, decorate and explore the lands.

Why similar: Building 26.9%, Crafting 20.5%, Relaxing 16%, Cute 14.5%, Sandbox 14.4%

Castle Flipper is your unique chance to become a medieval royal craftsman. Build your own Kingdom and re-arrange the castle at your own discretion. Breathe a whole new life into the old rooms and maybe one day you will become a King!

Why similar: Building 35.4%, Relaxing 19.6%, Base Building 16.1%, Immersive Sim 13.9%, Funny 7.6%

A cozy crafter with tons of things to create, sell, or just have fun making. Every recipe always makes a bit of CRUFT too, so you should probably clean up after yourself!

Why similar: Building 18.3%, Time Management 17.4%, Crafting 15%, Relaxing 14.5%, Sandbox 13%

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: Building 24.8%, Crafting 15.6%, Cute 13.3%, Life Sim 12.9%, Relaxing 11.3%

The world doesn't generate itself - you do it, shape the world as you wish! Start with nothing, and build dream houses for goblins and yourself while exploring, collecting resources, crafting, building, fighting, farming... and more!

Why similar: Building 18.4%, Crafting 15.7%, Sandbox 15.2%, Base Building 14.4%, Relaxing 12.3%

Your house needs a deck. You have a hammer. Freedom is $1,000,000.

Why similar: Building 21.9%, Time Management 19.5%, Crafting 16.7%, Life Sim 12.7%, Relaxing 10.3%

Customize your own store with a wide variety of products and business goals.

Why similar: Life Sim 25%, Building 22.1%, Pixel Graphics 18%, Casual 16%, Cute 14.2%