- #1 Echoes of the Plum Grove
97% 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 34.6%, Cozy 29%, Life Sim 13.4%, Cooking 9.5%, Crafting 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly mirrors the plague-ridden, survival-focused farming experience with a charming yet dark aesthetic.
- #2 Mirthwood
96% matchMostly Positive70% of 2,338 reviews2024
Dev: Bad Ridge GamesPub: V Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Embark on an enchanting journey and brave ferocious creatures in an immersive medieval fantasy world. Will you settle a new homestead to live a life of farming and trade, or pick up the sword and take up the adventurers' path?
Why similar: Farming Sim 38.2%, Fishing 13.4% ★, Life Sim 11.6%, Survival 11.6%, Sandbox 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A medieval survival-farming hybrid that emphasizes the harsh realities of living in a dangerous, open world.
- #3 Gleaner Heights
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 376 reviews2018
Dev: Emilios Manolidis
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Experience the old-school charm of classic farming games with the suburban gothic atmosphere of certain 90's TV shows, along with contemporary game mechanics. Farming, crafting, combat, romantic relationships and mysterious events await!
Why similar: Farming Sim 53.6%, Agriculture 19.4% ★, Life Sim 9.8%, RPG 6.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: Known for its darker, more mature narrative, this game brings a sense of mystery and tension to the traditional farming loop.
- #4 Graveyard Keeper
95% 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: Agriculture 21.2% ★, Pixel Graphics 21.1%, Crafting 15.2%, Sandbox 10.2%, RPG 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers the ultimate dark twist on the farming-sim genre, focusing on management and morbid humor.
- #5 I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival
94% 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 24.3%, Cozy 18.9%, Agriculture 18.5% ★, Life Sim 9.6%, Survival 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the feeling of rebuilding and farming in a post-apocalyptic setting while maintaining a cozy, manageable pace.
- #6 Travellers Rest
94% 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 40.1%, Life Sim 20.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Resource Management 9%, Crafting 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on management and survival in a fantasy setting, requiring careful resource gathering and community service.
- #7 Stardew Valley
93% 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 36.4%, Agriculture 17.9% ★, Life Sim 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, RPG 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive farming-sim experience that serves as the foundation for the genre's community and resource management mechanics.
- #8 Roots of Pacha
92% 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 28.9%, Cozy 16.5%, Agriculture 16.4% ★, Life Sim 11%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Emphasizes community development and survival in a prehistoric setting, mirroring the focus on village growth.
- #9 Fields of Mistria
91% 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 36.3%, Agriculture 17.7% ★, Life Sim 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 8%, Cooking 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A high-quality farming sim with strong RPG elements and a deep, engaging community-building narrative.
- #10 Sun Haven
91% 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 37.3%, Agriculture 16.3% ★, Life Sim 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Fishing 7.4% ★
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy-based farming sim that introduces diverse biomes and survival-lite mechanics for a more adventurous experience.
- #11 Cult of the Lamb
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 123,767 reviews2022
Dev: Massive MonsterPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 25.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Start your own cult in a land of false prophets, venturing out into diverse and mysterious regions to build a loyal community of woodland Followers and spread your Word to become the one true cult.
Why similar: Building 82%, Singleplayer 18%
Why You'll Like It: Combines dark, occult themes with base management and farming, echoing the community-building aspects of Grimshire.
- #12 Clanfolk
89% matchVery Positive92% of 3,845 reviews2022
Dev: MinMax Games Ltd.Pub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Clanfolk is a colony sim set in the Scottish Highlands. Harness your environment to survive - fish, gather, hunt, and farm as you prepare for the winter. Build an inn, trade with other clans, have children and marry them off - live life and prosper across the generations.
Why similar: Farming Sim 31.2%, Agriculture 22.3% ★, Life Sim 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 8%, Crafting 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A hardcore survival and management simulation that forces you to prepare for harsh environmental conditions.
- #13 Seeds of Calamity
88% 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 25.5%, Cozy 19.8%, Agriculture 17% ★, Life Sim 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: Directly addresses the 'calamity' theme in farming, blending cozy elements with turn-based combat and survival.
- #14 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 22.8%, Agriculture 22.5% ★, Life Sim 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Crafting 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on rebuilding a community after a world-ending catastrophe, emphasizing the importance of village management.
- #15 Kynseed
87% 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 45%, Life Sim 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Sandbox 9.1%, Crafting 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Offers generational survival and management with a distinct folk-horror aesthetic that aligns with darker farming themes.
- #16 Immortal Life
86% 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: Farming Sim 29.5%, Agriculture 20.6% ★, Life Sim 11.9%, Fishing 11.4% ★, Cooking 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features deep resource management and agriculture within a cultivation-themed setting that feels both cozy and expansive.
- #17 World End Diner
84% 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 27.7%, Agriculture 19.1% ★, Life Sim 11%, Cooking 10.3%, Sandbox 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features management and farming in a post-apocalyptic setting where you serve the last remaining creatures.
- #18 DYSMANTLE
85% matchVery Positive91% of 11,423 reviews2021
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 25.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Ascend from your shelter. Ruin everything. Escape the wretched island. ⚔️🔨🎣🌱🌵🍰 Explore. Fight. Level up. Survive. Gather. Craft. Harvest. Hunt. Build. Farm. Solve puzzles. Fish. Cook. Live. Enjoy the bittersweet post-apocalypse.
Why similar: Survival 26.6%, Agriculture 26.6% ★, Fishing 15.6% ★, Crafting 12.2%, Sandbox 8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on survival and resource management in a ruined world, perfect for those who enjoy the 'survival' tag in Grimshire.
- #19 Stranded Sails - Explorers of the Cursed Islands
86% 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 27.1%, Agriculture 21.2% ★, Cozy 21.1%, Nature 9%, Cooking 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Blends farming and exploration with a survival emphasis as you manage a camp in a mysterious, cursed environment.
- #20 Ritual of Raven
84% matchVery Positive89% of 330 reviews2025
Dev: Spellgarden GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Ritual of Raven is a story-based farming sim - but you don’t do the farming yourself! Enchant Arcana Constructs to grow a magical herb garden, befriend a cute bunch of weirdos and use your witchy skills to perform powerful rituals to stabilize the portals that are causing trouble for the village.
Why similar: Farming Sim 25.9%, Cozy 22.4%, Agriculture 15.8% ★, Life Sim 10.5%, Fishing 8.4% ★
Why You'll Like It: Provides a cozy yet witchy, dark aesthetic that fits the atmospheric requirements of a Grimshire fan.
- #21 Chef RPG
82% 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: Life Sim 23.1%, Cooking 19.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.8%, Resource Management 14.3%, RPG 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Combines farming, foraging, and restaurant management, emphasizing the importance of gathering resources for the community.
- #22 No Place Like Home
83% 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 31.7%, Agriculture 19.4% ★, Life Sim 11.8%, Nature 9.9%, Fishing 9.3% ★
Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic farming game where you clean up the environment and rebuild a community from the ground up.
- #23 Research Story
81% matchVery Positive95% of 324 reviews2025
Dev: Petal Cat Games
Windows
Set out to discover and record plants and creatures for the Violet Archive. Grow crops, tame animals, and build the perfect farm! Forge friendships along the way as you begin your life as a researcher!
Why similar: Farming Sim 29.6%, Agriculture 19.9% ★, Cozy 13.7%, Life Sim 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on scientific discovery through farming and foraging, adding a unique layer to the standard agricultural loop.
- #24 Winter Burrow
80% matchVery Positive90% of 2,906 reviews2025
Dev: Pine Creek GamesPub: Noodlecake
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Winter Burrow is a cozy woodland survival game about a mouse returning home to restore their childhood burrow. Explore, gather resources, craft, knit warm sweaters, bake pies and meet the locals.
Why similar: Cozy 30.5%, Survival 13.3%, Nature 12.7%, Life Sim 11.1%, Cooking 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused cozy game that emphasizes crafting and nature elements in a harsh, cold environment.
- #25 Verdant Village
82% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2020
Dev: Exodus Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
You've washed ashore in a foreign land. With nothing to your name other than a few tools you’ll have to learn how to live off the land. Explore, grow crops, and meet the locals. How you live is up to you. Can you create a new life for yourself in the small town of Amberglen?
Why similar: Farming Sim 28.7%, Agriculture 18.9% ★, Fishing 12.1% ★, Life Sim 11.8%, Cooking 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Deep exploration and farming with a heavy focus on community interaction and village development.
- #26 HARVESTELLA
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,502 reviews2022
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 26.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
HARVESTELLA, an all-new life-simulation RPG from SQUARE ENIX! Lead a life of self-sufficiency with your vibrant house as a base and cooperate with allies to overcome various threats.
Why similar: Farming Sim 36.8%, Agriculture 26.4% ★, Life Sim 13.1%, Sandbox 7.1%, RPG 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: Integrates JRPG combat with farming during a world-ending event, offering a high-stakes narrative.
- #27 Cattle Country
79% matchVery Positive87% of 364 reviews2025
Dev: Castle Pixel, LLC.Pub: Playtonic Friends
Windows · Linux
Howdy partner! Welcome to Cattle Country, the Cozy Cowboy Adventure Life Sim. Become a determined pioneer traveling west to start a new life. Make a home in the mountains, take on bandits, discover dastardly plots, build a farm, develop your town, and make friends with fellow residents.
Why similar: Farming Sim 27.5%, Cozy 21.5%, Agriculture 15.9% ★, Life Sim 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A western-themed farming sim that incorporates exploration and survival elements in a rugged setting.
- #28 Doloc Town
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,325 reviews2025
Dev: RedSaw Games StudioPub: Logoi Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Doloc Town is a cozy pixel-art farming simulation game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Build your dream farm from scratch and explore this mysterious wasteland. Harvest, plant, build, and uncover the untold stories of this forgotten land.
Why similar: Farming Sim 29.8%, Cozy 24.4%, Fishing 11.9% ★, Cooking 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
- #29 Everdream Valley
79% 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: Farming Sim 26.2%, Cozy 20.2%, Life Sim 9.9%, Fishing 9.6% ★, Nature 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Cozy farming with a focus on animal management and exploration, providing a relaxing but structured experience.
- #30 Farm to Table
76% 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: Farming Sim 25.2%, Cozy 19.4%, Agriculture 16.7% ★, Fishing 8.9% ★, Cooking 8.8%
- #31 Cropia
77% 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 Sim 27.7%, Agriculture 20.2% ★, Life Sim 11.1%, Cozy 10.9%, Fishing 9.2% ★
- #32 Halcyon Days at Taoyuan
75% 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 40.3%, Agriculture 20.3% ★, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Fishing 7% ★, Simulation 6.7%
- #33 Farmer's Dynasty - Final Harvest Edition
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 4,283 reviews2019
Dev: UMEO StudiosPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Live – Build – Farm: Enjoy a unique mix of farming, constructing and life simulation that takes you to the countryside and holds plenty of challenging gameplay in stock!
Why similar: Farming Sim 39.2%, Agriculture 22.9% ★, Life Sim 15.4%, Nature 5.5%, RPG 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: A more realistic farming simulation that incorporates life-sim elements and the maintenance of a family legacy.
- #34 Backwoods Town
76% matchVery Positive94% of 200 reviews2023
Dev: Andrii Prots
Windows
Backwoods town is an atmospheric forest survival simulator. Build your base, grow crops, fight bosses and rebuild the destroyed settlement, finding all its inhabitants along the way.
Why similar: Farming Sim 39.9%, Agriculture 27.7% ★, Survival 15.3%, Building 6.9%, Sandbox 6.2%
- #35 Staxel
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 4,825 reviews2019
Dev: PlukitPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Grow your farm, meet the villagers, and join your friends online in building your world.
Why similar: Farming Sim 34.8%, Agriculture 22.8% ★, Nature 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%, Sandbox 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox farming game with a focus on building and community, allowing for creative village management.
- #36 Firefly Village
75% 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 Sim 23.3%, Cozy 21.1%, Agriculture 14% ★, Life Sim 8.5%, Resource Management 8.2%
- #37 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: Agriculture 29.1% ★, Farming Sim 28.3%, Life Sim 11.7%, Fishing 9.5% ★, Crafting 5.4%
- #38 Besmirch
73% matchVery Positive100% of 61 reviews2026
Dev: Gangru GamesPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
The town of Besmirch starves. Stave off the hunger as the latest farmhand in this survival horror farming sim, earning the trust of paranoid townsfolk under the thumb of the corrupt Baron. Tend to both your farm and the town while avoiding unholy terrors that come in the night.
Why similar: Farming Sim 56.5%, Dark 20.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, RPG 8.4%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #39 Sky Harvest
74% 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: Farming Sim 28.7%, Agriculture 19.3% ★, Life Sim 11.5%, Fishing 10.3% ★, Cooking 8.4%
- #40 Zombie Graveyard Simulator
73% matchVery Positive90% of 777 reviews2025
Dev: threeWPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Manage your Graveyard by day as you bury and cremate bodies, maintain graves, fulfill visitor requests, grow crops, run a shop and unlock upgrades. When night falls, face relentless zombie hordes as you build defenses to protect your work and fight to survive in Zombie Graveyard Simulator!
Why similar: Farming Sim 24.9%, Agriculture 22.2% ★, Life Sim 13.1%, Survival 12.1%, Resource Management 8%
- #41 Harvest Island
74% matchVery Positive84% of 273 reviews2023
Dev: YobobPub: Yobob Games
Windows
Discover your sinister purpose in this horror farming game. Your idyllic farm life can't be trusted. Keep up with the façade as you give your crops to the gods. Explore the ominous island and question everything. You must fake your blissful farming days. Your life depends on it.
Why similar: Farming Sim 37.8%, Cozy 24.3%, Dark 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, RPG 5.2%
- #42 Critter Cove
72% 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: Farming Sim 37.6%, Fishing 15.7% ★, Life Sim 15.6%, Cooking 13%, Sandbox 8.1%
- #43 Everdream Village
72% 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 33.9%, Cozy 27.4%, Life Sim 12%, Cooking 8.2%, Sandbox 5.8%
- #44 Peaceful Days
71% matchVery Positive87% of 278 reviews2025
Dev: Nhat Nguyen
Windows · Linux
Take over a cozy local farm in the charming seaside town of Aurora, meet friendly locals, reveal the secrets and enjoy your new peaceful life!
Why similar: Farming Sim 37.8%, Agriculture 22.3% ★, RPG 12%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Simulation 8.1%
- #45 Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings™ Game
70% matchVery Positive82% of 3,648 reviews2025
Dev: Wētā WorkshopPub: Fictions
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Welcome home, Hobbit! Live the cosy life of a Hobbit in the wonderfully serene landscape of the Shire. Discover, decorate, & share in this idyllic corner of Middle-earth. Join friendly Hobbits & familiar faces awaiting your arrival in Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings™ Game.
Why similar: Farming Sim 31.8%, Cozy 26.9%, Life Sim 14%, Nature 10.7%, Cooking 8.4%
- #46 Wildmender
70% matchVery Positive84% of 2,150 reviews2023
Dev: Muse GamesPub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.4 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 38.8%, Agriculture 21% ★, Nature 11.4%, Survival 11.1%, RPG 6.3%
- #47 One Lonely Outpost
71% matchMixed59% of 645 reviews2025
Dev: indie.io
Windows
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
An alien world sometimes needs a farmer’s touch to bring it to life. In this sci-fi, colonization-life sim, terraform a barren world: turn wastelands into verdant landscapes while exploring, farming, building, and unlocking all the mysteries of this strange new planet.
Why similar: Farming Sim 34.6%, Agriculture 21.7% ★, Life Sim 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 8%, Sandbox 6.8%
- #48 Grim Realms
69% matchMostly Positive80% of 425 reviews2024
Dev: Edym Pixels
Windows
A dark fantasy colony sim - will your colony end the Dread Storm and redeem mankind, or will they harness the dark powers for themselves? Guide your villagers as they struggle to stay alive in a world overrun by the undead.
Why similar: Crafting 26.7%, Pixel Graphics 23.6%, Sandbox 20.4%, Building 15.8%, Simulation 11.8%
- #49 Everholm
69% 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: Farming Sim 34.1%, Cozy 31.4%, Life Sim 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, RPG 6.3%
- #50 Cornucopia®
68% 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 32%, Agriculture 20.7% ★, Life Sim 12%, Fishing 7.1% ★, Pixel Graphics 6.2%
- #51 The Home County
67% matchVery Positive95% of 77 reviews2025
Dev: Swanworth
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build a functional cozy village in the British countryside! Explore haunted mines, manage your village's production, and enjoy immersive hobbies! Will you start a cult, rule as a Lord or Lady, or guide your villagers as equals?
Why similar: Farming Sim 38.7%, Cozy 27.3%, Life Sim 17.2%, Crafting 5.3%, RPG 5%
- #52 My Time at Portia
68% 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 36.6%, Agriculture 17.5% ★, Life Sim 16%, Crafting 7.5%, RPG 5.9%
- #53 Grimoire Groves
67% matchVery Positive88% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Stardust
Windows
Join the witches in their quest to restore the Grimoire Groves! Master magic, grow cute plant creatures and discover the mystery of the Rainbow Socks in this cozy, rogue-lite dungeon crawler.
Why similar: Farming Sim 28.2%, Cozy 24.8%, Agriculture 19.8% ★, Nature 12.1%, Crafting 5.9%
- #54 Farmtale
70% 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: Farming Sim 32.4%, Agriculture 23.7% ★, Life Sim 12.8%, Resource Management 11.4%, Sandbox 6.5%
- #55 The Wandering Village
64% matchVery Positive92% of 8,187 reviews2025
Dev: Stray Fawn StudioPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The Wandering Village is a city-building simulation game on the back of a giant, wandering creature. Build your settlement and form a symbiotic relationship with the colossus. Will you survive together in this hostile, yet beautiful post-apocalyptic world, contaminated by poisonous plants?
Why similar: Farming Sim 31.1%, Resource Management 16.8%, Life Sim 13.2%, Nature 13.2%, Survival 12.6%
- #56 SunnySide
67% 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 Sim 24.8%, Cozy 20.3%, Agriculture 18.1% ★, Life Sim 10.1%, Cooking 8.4%
- #57 Harvest Life
71% matchMixed51% of 270 reviews2017
Dev: bumblebeePub: familyplay
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Show your mettle as both an aspiring organic farmer and a part-time adventurer. And then you might be in for a romantic happy ending.
Why similar: Farming Sim 61.1%, Agriculture 18.2% ★, Crafting 6.1%, Simulation 6.1%, Fishing 5.6% ★
- #58 Tales of Seikyu
65% matchVery Positive84% of 1,157 reviews2025
Dev: ACE EntertainmentPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
A peaceful farming life sim set on the island of Seikyu. Grow your farm, restore your ancestral home, form heartfelt bonds with villagers, and shapeshift into different spirit forms to explore a world that moves gently with the seasons.
Why similar: Farming Sim 27.6%, Agriculture 22.7% ★, Cozy 17.9%, Life Sim 11.5%, RPG 6%
- #59 Cozy Keep: Farm, Craft, Manage
66% matchVery Positive94% of 316 reviews2024
Dev: Unbossed GamesPub: Level Up Gaming
Windows
Your father's life depends on your success. Run a medieval shop, craft goods, set prices, and build your reputation - because the King's debt collectors are coming. Farm, hunt, explore, and trade your way to freedom in this cozy but consequential shop simulation.
Why similar: Farming Sim 35.5%, Cozy 30.2%, Life Sim 13.3%, Crafting 7.7%, Sandbox 5.2%
- #60 Cute Farmer Life
66% matchVery Positive98% of 154 reviews2023
Dev: SE32
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Farming Sim 32.5%, Agriculture 22% ★, Resource Management 9.9%, Fishing 9.6% ★, Nature 7.9%