- #1 Echoes of the Plum Grove
97% matchVery Positive88% of 3,132 reviews2024
Dev: Unwound GamesPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 21.6 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 35.8%, Cozy 27%, Life Sim 13.3%, Cooking 9.9%, Crafting 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Like Grimshire, this title features a cozy aesthetic contrasted by the looming threat of disease and death within a community.
- #2 Clanfolk
96% matchVery Positive92% of 4,027 reviews2022
Dev: MinMax Games Ltd.Pub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 18.4 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 31.6%, Agriculture 22.5% ★, Life Sim 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, Crafting 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: This survival-focused colony simulator emphasizes the harsh realities of managing a family and their resources through the changing seasons.
- #3 Graveyard Keeper
96% matchVery Positive85% of 55,062 reviews2018
Dev: Lazy Bear GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 27.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 21.3% ★, Pixel Graphics 21.1%, Crafting 15.4%, Sandbox 9.8%, RPG 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the dark, morbid humor of managing a graveyard while balancing farming and resource-gathering tasks.
- #4 I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival
95% matchVery Positive85% of 4,645 reviews2024
Dev: MandragoraPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 14.3 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: Farming Sim 24.9%, Agriculture 19% ★, Cozy 17.4%, Life Sim 9.4%, Survival 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similar blend of cozy base-building and farming set against the backdrop of a desolate, post-apocalyptic world.
- #5 Mirthwood
94% matchMostly Positive70% of 2,368 reviews2024
Dev: Bad Ridge GamesPub: V Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.5 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 38.5%, Fishing 13.6% ★, Survival 11.8%, Life Sim 11.2%, Sandbox 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A medieval life-sim that incorporates survival mechanics and open-world exploration into its farming and community-building gameplay.
- #6 Travellers Rest
93% matchVery Positive88% of 18,025 reviews2020
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 20.6 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 40.8%, Life Sim 19.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Resource Management 8.7%, Crafting 6%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes management and resource gathering, requiring you to farm and forage to maintain a successful tavern.
- #7 Gleaner Heights
94% 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 53.9%, Agriculture 19.5% ★, Life Sim 9.4%, RPG 6.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title provides a darker, more mysterious take on the traditional farming sim genre with a focus on village secrets.
- #8 Roots of Pacha
92% matchVery Positive94% of 4,536 reviews2023
Dev: Soda Den
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 21.6 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 29.5%, Agriculture 16.8% ★, Cozy 15.2%, Life Sim 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on community development and agricultural discovery, mirroring the village-building aspects of your seed game.
- #9 Sun Haven
91% matchVery Positive81% of 25,417 reviews2023
Dev: Pixel Sprout Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 14.6 hrsMean: 31.3 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 37.5%, Agriculture 16.4% ★, Life Sim 12%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Fishing 7.5% ★
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy-themed farming sim that adds RPG elements and a sense of wonder to the traditional agricultural loop.
- #10 Fields of Mistria
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 33,222 reviews2026
Dev: NPC Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 28.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 37.1%, Agriculture 17.6% ★, Life Sim 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Cooking 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a polished, cozy farming experience with strong character relationships and a focus on village life.
- #11 Stardew Valley
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,034,074 reviews2016
Dev: ConcernedApe
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 22.9 hrsMean: 85.2 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 36.8%, Agriculture 18.1% ★, Life Sim 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, RPG 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential farming simulator that provides the core community-building and agricultural foundation found in Grimshire.
- #12 Cult of the Lamb
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 128,545 reviews2022
Dev: Massive MonsterPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 25.5 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 81.7%, Singleplayer 18.3%
Why You'll Like It: It combines base management and farming with dark, occult themes and high-stakes survival combat.
- #13 Stranded Sails - Explorers of the Cursed Islands
90% matchMostly Positive74% of 991 reviews2019
Dev: Alchemist InteractivePub: rokaplay
Windows
Median: 3.1 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 27.7%, Agriculture 21.8% ★, Cozy 19.4%, Nature 9%, Cooking 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on farming and survival on a mysterious island where you must manage resources to keep your crew alive.
- #14 Seeds of Calamity
88% matchVery Positive81% of 356 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 26.2%, Cozy 18.2%, Agriculture 17.5% ★, Life Sim 10%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title mirrors the survival-farming hybrid gameplay, focusing on managing a farm while dealing with environmental threats.
- #15 Kynseed
87% matchVery Positive83% of 3,860 reviews2022
Dev: PixelCount Studios
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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 45.4%, Life Sim 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Crafting 8.9%, Sandbox 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: This life-sim features a unique aging mechanic and deep crafting systems that reward long-term resource management.
- #16 Littlewood
86% matchVery Positive93% of 6,824 reviews2020
Dev: Sean YoungPub: SmashGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 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 23%, Agriculture 22.8% ★, Life Sim 14%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Crafting 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing town-builder that focuses on rebuilding a community after the world has already been saved.
- #17 World End Diner
85% matchVery Positive93% of 424 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 28%, Agriculture 19.3% ★, Life Sim 10.6%, Cooking 10.5%, Sandbox 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: Set in a post-apocalyptic world, this game tasks you with farming and cooking to serve the last remaining inhabitants.
- #18 Atomicrops
86% matchVery Positive92% of 6,315 reviews2020
Dev: Bird Bath GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
A twin-stick, bullet-hell, roguelite where you must cultivate and defend the last farm in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Farm mutated crops, upgrade your weapons, marry townsfolk, and kill every mutant creature that tries to invade your homestead! Yee-haw!
Why similar: Farming Sim 46.1%, Agriculture 23.8% ★, Survival 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Simulation 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: A high-intensity farming simulator that forces you to defend your crops from waves of enemies in a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
- #19 Winter Burrow
83% matchVery Positive90% of 3,187 reviews2025
Dev: Pine Creek GamesPub: Noodlecake
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 28.7%, Survival 14.1%, Nature 13%, Life Sim 11%, Cooking 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy survival game that emphasizes crafting and resource gathering in a harsh, cold environment.
- #20 Cornucopia®
84% matchVery Positive88% of 659 reviews2023
Dev: David DolynnyPub: Subconscious Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A cozy 2.5D farm-life RPG that runs deep. Grow living soil into legendary harvests, romance 34+ villagers, breed magical animals, cook, fish, and dive the dungeons below for loot. No forced bedtime, no stress, just your dream farm at your own pace.
Why similar: Farming Sim 32.3%, Agriculture 20.8% ★, Life Sim 11.6%, Fishing 7.2% ★, Pixel Graphics 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A feature-rich farming sim that incorporates complex RPG mechanics and diverse agricultural systems.
- #21 Chef RPG
82% matchVery Positive88% of 2,734 reviews2024
Dev: World 2 Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 22.6%, Cooking 20.4%, Pixel Graphics 15%, Resource Management 13.9%, RPG 9%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the management and foraging aspects of farming, tasking you with sourcing ingredients to build a culinary reputation.
- #22 HARVESTELLA
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,540 reviews2022
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 26.8 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 37.1%, Agriculture 26.8% ★, Life Sim 12.6%, Sandbox 6.9%, RPG 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: It blends farming and life-sim elements with a grand RPG narrative involving a world-ending threat.
- #23 Farm to Table
81% matchVery Positive92% of 662 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 25.9%, Cozy 17.8%, Agriculture 17.1% ★, Fishing 9.2% ★, Cooking 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: This title leans into the management and cooking aspects of farming, emphasizing the production chain of your harvest.
- #24 Research Story
81% matchVery Positive95% of 340 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 30.2%, Agriculture 20.4% ★, Cozy 12.6%, Life Sim 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game adds a scientific twist to farming, requiring you to study and document nature while managing your crops.
- #25 Doloc Town
79% matchVery Positive95% of 3,537 reviews2026
Dev: RedSaw Games StudioPub: Logoi Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Play as a young scavenger and construct your vertical farm one platform at a time under extreme weather. Evolving from a scrap-gathering survivor into an easygoing farming tycoon. Transform the climate, and remake the wasteland into your personal Eden.
Why similar: Farming Sim 30.4%, Cozy 22.3%, Fishing 12.3% ★, Cooking 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 8%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, pixel-art farming sim that focuses on community interaction and simple agricultural tasks.
- #26 Verdant Village
82% matchVery Positive89% 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 28.8%, Agriculture 19% ★, Fishing 12.3% ★, Life Sim 11.3%, Cooking 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a deep, exploration-heavy farming experience with a focus on restoring a neglected town.
- #27 Ritual of Raven
78% matchVery Positive89% of 372 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 26.7%, Cozy 20.8%, Agriculture 16.3% ★, Life Sim 10.3%, Fishing 8.8% ★
Why You'll Like It: It combines cozy farming mechanics with magical elements and a focus on life-sim storytelling.
- #28 Backwoods Town
79% matchVery Positive94% of 203 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 27.8% ★, Survival 15.5%, Building 7%, Sandbox 6%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the atmospheric and survival-oriented aspects of building a life in a remote, rustic location.
- #29 Halcyon Days at Taoyuan
77% matchVery Positive89% of 1,288 reviews2026
Dev: BotanXPub: 方块游戏(CubeGame)
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 40.8%, Agriculture 20.4% ★, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, Fishing 7% ★, Cooking 6.4%
- #30 Staxel
80% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,839 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: Farming Sim 34.9%, Agriculture 23% ★, Nature 12%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%, Sandbox 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A creative, voxel-based farming sim that emphasizes building and customizing your village environment.
- #31 Hillshade Farm
77% matchMixed69% of 78 reviews2026
Dev: NORTHSTAR Games
Windows
You’ve got land, time, and a whole lot to figure out. Start small, work hard, earn what you need, and build the kind of farm you’d never want to leave.
Why similar: Farming Sim 33.7%, Agriculture 17.4% ★, Life Sim 13%, Resource Management 9.5%, Nature 9.4%
- #32 Besmirch
76% matchVery Positive99% of 80 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 56.2%, Dark 20.9%, Pixel Graphics 13%, RPG 8.4%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #33 Firefly Village
76% matchVery Positive88% of 128 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 24%, Cozy 19.5%, Agriculture 14.5% ★, Life Sim 8.4%, Resource Management 8%
- #34 Cropia
75% matchVery Positive93% of 81 reviews2026
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 28.2%, Agriculture 20.7% ★, Life Sim 10.8%, Cozy 10%, Fishing 9.5% ★
- #35 Farmer's Dynasty - Final Harvest Edition
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 4,307 reviews2019
Dev: UMEO StudiosPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.3 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 39.5%, Agriculture 23.2% ★, Life Sim 14.8%, Nature 5.5%, RPG 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: A simulation-heavy farming game that focuses on the realistic management and restoration of an old family farm.
- #36 Sky Harvest
75% matchVery Positive85% of 103 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 28.8%, Agriculture 19.4% ★, Life Sim 11%, Fishing 10.4% ★, Cooking 8.5%
- #37 Everdream Village
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 143 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 35.2%, Cozy 25.5%, Life Sim 11.9%, Cooking 8.5%, Sandbox 5.9%
- #38 Critter Cove
73% matchVery Positive95% of 1,931 reviews2024
Dev: Gentleman Rat Studios
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 38%, Fishing 16% ★, Life Sim 15%, Cooking 13.2%, Sandbox 7.9%
- #39 Cattle Country
73% matchVery Positive86% of 377 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 28.2%, Cozy 19.9%, Agriculture 16.4% ★, Life Sim 10%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%
- #40 Zombie Graveyard Simulator
72% matchVery Positive90% of 841 reviews2025
Dev: threeWPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 25.2%, Agriculture 22.5% ★, Life Sim 12.6%, Survival 12.4%, Resource Management 7.7%
- #41 Everdream Valley
74% matchMostly Positive70% of 967 reviews2023
Dev: MooneatersPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 26.9%, Cozy 18.8%, Fishing 10% ★, Life Sim 9.6%, Nature 9.3%
- #42 Suncraft
70% matchVery Positive93% of 522 reviews2026
Dev: Spicy Tuna Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Another sun-filled day begins in this cozy pixel-art adventure. Gather, craft, upgrade, and help the villagers revive the land. Can you rebuild the grand Sunspire and bring the village back to its golden days?
Why similar: Cozy 26.3%, Farming Sim 23.3%, Resource Management 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Crafting 9%
- #43 Peaceful Days
71% matchVery Positive86% of 281 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 38.1%, Agriculture 22.5% ★, RPG 12%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Simulation 7.8%
- #44 No Place Like Home
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,097 reviews2022
Dev: Chicken LauncherPub: Awaken Realms
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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 31.9%, Agriculture 19.5% ★, Life Sim 11.3%, Nature 9.8%, Fishing 9.4% ★
- #45 Dinkum
69% matchVery Positive92% of 29,064 reviews2025
Dev: James BendonPub: KRAFTON, Inc.
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 29.1 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 29.4% ★, Farming Sim 28.4%, Life Sim 11.2%, Fishing 9.6% ★, Crafting 5.5%
- #46 Pawsome Resort
69% matchVery Positive84% of 165 reviews2026
Dev: Pixel PuffsPub: GameDev.ist
Windows
Pawsome Resort is a cozy life sim where you run an animal hotel in a charming pixel-art village. Design your resort, care for cute animals, grow crops, craft things, complete quests, and bond with villagers. With farming and RPG elements, it's a perfect cozy escape.
Why similar: Farming Sim 23.5%, Cozy 21.7%, Agriculture 19% ★, Life Sim 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
- #47 Wildmender
70% matchVery Positive84% of 2,225 reviews2023
Dev: Muse GamesPub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.2 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 21.1% ★, Nature 11.3%, Survival 11.3%, RPG 6.3%
- #48 Harvest Island
71% matchVery Positive83% of 275 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 38.6%, Cozy 22.4%, Dark 17.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, RPG 5.3%
- #49 Green Project
72% matchVery Positive80% of 1,460 reviews2020
Dev: Zerone Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Post apocalyptic survival farming, green the world to survive !
Why similar: Farming Sim 51.4%, Survival 25.5%, Simulation 11%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Crafting 3.2%
- #50 Grim Realms
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 429 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 27.1%, Pixel Graphics 24%, Sandbox 19.8%, Building 16%, Simulation 11.3%
- #51 Immortal Life
69% matchMostly Positive80% of 4,344 reviews2024
Dev: YiFang StudioPub: 2P Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 15.3 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 29.7%, Agriculture 20.7% ★, Fishing 11.5% ★, Life Sim 11.4%, Cooking 7.8%
- #52 Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings™ Game
67% matchVery Positive82% of 3,777 reviews2025
Dev: Wētā WorkshopPub: Fictions
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.1 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 32.7%, Cozy 25.4%, Life Sim 13.7%, Nature 10.9%, Cooking 8.7%
- #53 Cozy Keep: Farm, Craft, Manage
67% matchVery Positive94% of 328 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 36.9%, Cozy 28.2%, Life Sim 13.1%, Crafting 8%, Sandbox 5.3%
- #54 One Lonely Outpost
68% matchMixed58% of 658 reviews2025
Dev: indie.io
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 34.9%, Agriculture 22% ★, Life Sim 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, Sandbox 6.6%
- #55 The Wandering Village
64% matchVery Positive92% of 8,415 reviews2025
Dev: Stray Fawn StudioPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 11.0 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 31.7%, Resource Management 16.3%, Nature 13.3%, Survival 13.1%, Life Sim 12.8%
- #56 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 18.3% ★, Crafting 6.1%, Simulation 5.8%, Fishing 5.6% ★
- #57 Sunrise's Order
67% matchVery Positive94% of 71 reviews2024
Dev: Misstic Studio
Windows
Sunrise's Order is a farm simulation game in which the player is alone on an island, and seeks to become an accomplished small farmer. The player must use a delivery service called Animazon to support the farm and grow the farm's reputation.
Why similar: Farming Sim 30.5%, Agriculture 22.4% ★, Life Sim 10.4%, Nature 8.4%, Survival 8%
- #58 Village in the Shade
64% matchVery Positive91% of 548 reviews2026
Dev: Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Enjoy quiet, countryside living in a Japanese village in this brand new farming sim! Just make sure you follow the rules—or else!
Why similar: Farming Sim 81.5%, Simulation 11.2%, Crafting 6.4%, Singleplayer 1%
- #59 Another Farm Roguelike
67% matchVery Positive81% of 471 reviews2022
Dev: Zabbo Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Another Farm Roguelike is a 2D farming & crafting game with rougelike elements where your job is to earn as much money as possible to pay the rent. Start from scratch and build the most profitable farm you can make as soon as possible. Work hard to be able to afford the rent.
Why similar: Farming Sim 47.5%, Resource Management 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Crafting 9%, Cooking 8.1%
- #60 Obenseuer
68% matchVery Positive94% of 1,772 reviews2018
Dev: Loiste Interactive
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 35.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Obenseuer is an urban survival RPG game, where you become a property manager of a rundown unfinished tenement building, in an isolated quarantine district of Obenseuer. Maintain and upgrade your tenement for rent, uncover the secrets of this infamous district and grow your wealth with your craft.
Why similar: Survival 31.8%, Life Sim 30.2%, Resource Management 15.6%, RPG 11.9%, Building 9.2%
