- #1 Bunhouse
97% matchVery Positive94% of 544 reviews2021
Dev: Reky Studios
Windows
Bunhouse is a cute, simple, bunny-filled game focused on growing plants and managing a greenhouse with fellow buns. Take care of your leafy plant buddies by balancing the amount of water and light they get. Play with friends and upgrade your greenhouse for wholesome, relaxing fun.
Why similar: Farming Sim 35.4%, Sandbox 19.3%, Relaxing 13.3%, Cute 10.3%, Management 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the relaxing, cozy management of bunnies in a greenhouse setting, mirroring the animal-care focus of Happy Sheepies.
- #2 Slime Rancher
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 157,673 reviews2017
Dev: Monomi Park
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Slime Rancher is the tale of Beatrix LeBeau, a plucky, young rancher who sets out for a life a thousand light years away from Earth on the ‘Far, Far Range’ where she tries her hand at making a living wrangling slimes.
Why similar: Cute 26.9%, Sandbox 22.1%, Management 19.2%, Colorful 16.9%, Simulation 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: It combines creature collection and management with a relaxing, colorful aesthetic that rewards efficient farming and business growth.
- #3 Stardew Valley
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,040,983 reviews2016
Dev: ConcernedApe
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 23.0 hrsMean: 85.7 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%, Life Sim 20.7%, Crafting 11.3%, Sandbox 10.8%, Relaxing 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: As the definitive farming simulator, it offers deep animal husbandry and crafting systems that provide a similar sense of progression and cozy satisfaction.
- #4 Roots of Pacha
94% matchVery Positive94% of 4,567 reviews2023
Dev: Soda Den
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 21.4 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 25.7%, Cozy 15.5%, Life Sim 15.3%, Crafting 12.8%, Sandbox 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes community building and animal taming within a cozy, prehistoric setting that feels very similar to the farming-sim genre.
- #5 Garden Paws
95% matchVery Positive90% of 2,498 reviews2018
Dev: Bitten Toast Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 21.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
You have inherited your grandparents farm as they set off to travel the world. Work with Frank at the local construction shop to finish off the final touches on your new home. Aid Frank and Mayor Wilson in building up the town so it may reach it's full potential.
Why similar: Farming Sim 21%, Wholesome 20.9%, Cozy 13.1%, Sandbox 12.9%, Crafting 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title features extensive animal care and shop management mechanics that align perfectly with the core gameplay loop of Happy Sheepies.
- #6 Animal Shelter
94% matchVery Positive88% of 4,164 reviews2022
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
In Animal Shelter, your main target is to make your four-legged friends happy. Pet them, hand out treats, play with toys - and they will pay you back with great trust. Get to know the animals well enough to find them the best home! Don't wait any longer, open your animal shelter now!
Why similar: Life Sim 37.2%, Management 19.4%, Simulation 12.5%, Relaxing 12.1%, Cute 12%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a dedicated management experience focused on the care and well-being of animals, capturing the nurturing aspect of the seed game.
- #7 Paleo Pines
93% matchVery Positive82% of 2,696 reviews2023
Dev: Italic PigPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.4 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 39.7%, Life Sim 16.7%, Relaxing 13.4%, Cute 8.9%, Simulation 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on befriending and managing dinosaurs on a farm, offering a unique twist on the animal husbandry genre.
- #8 Winkeltje: The Little Shop
92% matchVery Positive88% of 1,830 reviews2022
Dev: Sassybot
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Winkeltje: The Little Shop is all about building, decorating, and running your own old-world fantasy shop. Buy low, sell high - from nails and apples to swords and alchemic love potions. Impress your customers, craft items, and be the master of your very own shop.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 16% ★, Wholesome 14.5%, Farming Sim 11.2%, Capitalism 11%, Cozy 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the business management and shop-keeping side of the simulation genre, which complements the crafting loop of Happy Sheepies.
- #9 Fields of Mistria
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 35,587 reviews2026
Dev: NPC Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 12.1 hrsMean: 33.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 33.7%, Life Sim 18.1%, Crafting 9.6%, Sandbox 9.4%, Anime 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends cozy farming and animal care with a nostalgic aesthetic that feels very welcoming and relaxing.
- #10 Littlewood
91% matchVery Positive93% of 6,833 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 22.2%, Life Sim 21.8%, Crafting 15.9%, Sandbox 14.2%, Relaxing 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, low-stress town-building game that features farming and crafting elements in a charming, relaxed environment.
- #11 STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of Mineral Town
91% matchVery Positive93% of 5,781 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 50.5%, Life Sim 11.1%, Simulation 10.7%, Anime 6.7%, Relaxing 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic farming simulator that excels at the core loop of animal care and farm management.
- #12 Cat Cafe Manager
90% matchVery Positive88% of 3,214 reviews2022
Dev: Roost GamesPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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: Job Simulator 23.1% ★, Shop Keeper 18.1% ★, Wholesome 15.3%, Cozy 13.1%, Life Sim 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes management and cozy aesthetics, focusing on the care of animals and the success of a business.
- #13 Sticky Business
89% matchVery Positive94% of 7,732 reviews2023
Dev: Spellgarden GamesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 60%
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: Wholesome 27.5%, Cozy 14.9%, Life Sim 10.8%, Economy 9.3%, Relaxing 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, cozy shop-management game that focuses on creativity and satisfying customer interactions.
- #14 Coral Island
88% matchVery Positive89% of 27,716 reviews2023
Dev: Stairway GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 14.0 hrsMean: 56.6 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 38.2%, Life Sim 21.7%, Crafting 11.8%, Sandbox 10.1%, Relaxing 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A modern farming simulator that offers robust animal management and crafting mechanics in a beautiful, vibrant setting.
- #15 Sun Haven
87% matchVery Positive80% of 25,583 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 44.9%, Life Sim 23.3%, Crafting 14.9%, Relaxing 10.5%, Simulation 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: It expands on the traditional farming-sim formula with magical elements and deep management systems that keep the gameplay engaging.
- #16 Fae Farm
86% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,598 reviews2023
Dev: Phoenix LabsPub: Gambit Digital
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 22.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 34.3%, Cozy 27.7%, Relaxing 10.2%, Crafting 8%, Colorful 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: This title features a strong focus on crafting, farming, and animal care within a magical, cozy world.
- #17 Trash Goblin
85% matchVery Positive88% of 1,809 reviews2025
Dev: Spilt Milk Studios Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A wholesome, cosy shopkeeping game with no pressures, no stress, and endless good vibes! Uncover and clean trinkets then upcycle them to sell to endless colourful and quirky customers. Spend your savings to upgrade your shop, buy better tools, plus expand and customise your space.
Why similar: Organizing 20.9% ★, Shop Keeper 17.9% ★, Wholesome 17%, Cozy 12.4%, Life Sim 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy and relaxing shop-management game that focuses on cleaning and selling unique items.
- #18 My Time at Sandrock
84% matchVery Positive88% of 29,103 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 33%, Life Sim 27.1%, Crafting 17.3%, Sandbox 16.3%, Simulation 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: While more focused on crafting, it offers a deep management and community-building experience that appeals to fans of farming-sims.
- #19 Travellers Rest
86% matchVery Positive88% of 18,257 reviews2020
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 20.7 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 33.5%, Life Sim 26.1%, Management 19.1%, Crafting 13.3%, Colorful 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: It combines tavern management with crafting and farming, providing a satisfying loop of production and business growth.
- #20 Ranch Farm and Store Simulator
84% matchVery Positive87% of 319 reviews2025
Dev: Bewolba Studios
Windows
Enjoy the experience of running your own ranch and store from the ground up. Grow crops, raise livestock, and keep your customers stocked with fresh products. Defend your farm from wild animal attacks. Hire employees and grow from a humble beginning into a thriving business.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 24.2% ★, Farming Sim 17.9%, Capitalism 13%, Life Sim 11.3%, Sandbox 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: It combines ranching and shop-keeping, providing a comprehensive management experience for fans of farming sims.
- #21 Tiny Pasture
82% matchVery Positive92% of 8,633 reviews2025
Dev: CaveLiquidPub: Gamersky Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 26.4 hrsMean: 62.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Meet your new little desk buddies! They’ll snooze, scratch, and scamper around while you work or study (don’t worry, they’ve been trained not to invade your workspace). If you’re good at animal management, they will occupy the bottom of your screen with different kinds and colors!
Why similar: Farming Sim 28.4%, Capitalism 23.1%, Management 14.2%, Relaxing 9.4%, Cute 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A cute, idler-focused farming game that captures the simple, satisfying nature of animal care.
- #22 Moonstone Island
83% matchVery Positive84% of 5,087 reviews2023
Dev: Studio SupersoftPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Moonstone Island is a creature-collecting life-sim set in an open world with 100 islands to explore. Make friends, brew potions, collect Spirits, and test your strength in card-based encounters to complete your Alchemy training!
Why similar: Farming Sim 32.6%, Life Sim 20.9%, Sandbox 18.1%, Relaxing 11.4%, Cute 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game mixes creature collection with farming and crafting, offering a unique and cozy management experience.
- #23 Ooblets
82% matchVery Positive91% of 1,557 reviews2023
Dev: Glumberland
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 41.1%, Crafting 20.4%, Relaxing 12.7%, Cute 10.1%, Colorful 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: It combines farming and creature collection with a quirky, lighthearted tone that fits the cozy genre perfectly.
- #24 Capybara Spa
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,702 reviews2022
Dev: Cozy Bee Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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: Farming Sim 25.2%, Sandbox 16.6%, Management 14.2%, Cozy 11.5%, Relaxing 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing management game where you care for animals in a spa setting, emphasizing the nurturing aspect of the genre.
- #25 Havendock
80% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,964 reviews2025
Dev: YYZ StudioPub: Pretty Soon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Breathe easy and thrive in this cozy colony sim. Build a haven for castaways, manage resources, live your best life on the ocean. Lead your humble settlement into a high-tech society.
Why similar: Farming Sim 24.6%, Life Sim 15.8%, Crafting 14.2%, Sandbox 13.9%, Management 13.4%
Why You'll Like It: A management and automation game that allows players to build and grow a settlement in a relaxing, sandbox environment.
- #26 Boba Simulator : Idle Shop Management
81% matchVery Positive85% of 351 reviews2022
Dev: Cuddle Code
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Boba Tea shop simulator. Manage recipe, stock and customer satisfaction.
Why similar: Job Simulator 21.2% ★, Shop Keeper 20.5% ★, Management 15.6%, Cozy 15.1%, Relaxing 8%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the automation and management aspects of running a shop, similar to the business side of Happy Sheepies.
- #27 Vending Machine Co.
77% matchVery Positive86% of 521 reviews2026
Dev: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Run your kawaii vending machine company! A relaxing sim where you manage, restock, and repair your vending machines across a charming Japanese city. Pick neighborhoods, stock up on snacks, set the perfect price, upgrade your machines. Enjoy lots of fun minigames along the way.
Why similar: Organizing 17.5% ★, Job Simulator 17.1% ★, Wholesome 12.5%, Shop Keeper 10.9% ★, Cozy 8.1%
- #28 Wormies
76% matchVery Positive100% of 109 reviews2026
Dev: Maple Bay
Windows · Mac · Linux
Run your own cozy worm shop! Buy and breed hundreds of different wormies! Get to know your customers and fulfill their wormie orders to progress through different storylines!
Why similar: Wholesome 25.2%, Cozy 22.6%, Job Simulator 14.2% ★, Relaxing 9.7%, Cute 6.3%
- #29 Witchy Business
76% matchVery Positive87% of 1,054 reviews2025
Dev: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Manage your very own Witchcraft Shop! Witchy Business is a job simulator game where you brew potions for your customers, collect oddities, grow flowers in your garden, upgrade your alchemy station, and thrive. Make sure you are quick to take care of customers and hex thieves!
Why similar: Job Simulator 24.8% ★, Wholesome 15.7%, Shop Keeper 14.7% ★, Cozy 12.4%, Hobby Sim 12% ★
- #30 Pocket Harvest
78% matchVery Positive90% of 134 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Reap the joys of country life and cultivate your farm and fame!
Why similar: Farming Sim 39.1%, Life Sim 22%, Simulation 10.9%, Management 9.6%, Crafting 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused farming game that emphasizes management and efficiency in a charming, pixelated style.
- #31 Gemporium: A Cute Mining Sim
75% matchVery Positive93% of 1,273 reviews2025
Dev: Merge Conflict Studio
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Mine, refine, and sell gemstones in Gemporium, a cute, fast-paced shop management game. Upgrade your tools, expand your store, and master the daily rhythm of digging, polishing, and turning a profit to pay off your debt, one gem at a time.
Why similar: Job Simulator 25.2% ★, Cozy 12.9%, Life Sim 12.5%, Capitalism 11.2%, Management 9.7%
- #32 Plantabi: Little Garden
78% matchVery Positive83% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: Adrian Corpuz
Windows · Mac
Plantabi is a chill sandbox game where you take care of adorable plants and design the cozy little garden of your dreams!
Why similar: Farming Sim 39.4%, Sandbox 19.8%, Simulation 11%, Management 9.9%, Colorful 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, point-and-click gardening simulator that focuses on the relaxing aspects of plant care and sandbox design.
- #33 Farming Life
79% matchMixed66% of 217 reviews2021
Dev: ▲ Pyramid GamesPub: Gaming Factory
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 5.3 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: Farming Sim 33.1%, Economy 15%, Management 13.7%, Sandbox 12.6%, Simulation 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward farming simulator that focuses on the management and growth of a farm business.
- #34 Sugardew Island - Your cozy farm shop
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 370 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: Shop Keeper 21.7% ★, Farming Sim 17.2%, Wholesome 15.8%, Cozy 15.3%, Management 5.9%
- #35 Llama Villa
79% matchVery Positive84% of 63 reviews2020
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
The simulation game with Llamas!
Why similar: Farming Sim 50.6%, Sandbox 32.6%, Cute 16.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on building and managing a farm for llamas, directly mirroring the animal-specific management of the seed game.
- #36 Bookshop Simulator
73% matchVery Positive93% of 1,672 reviews2026
Dev: Blep Games
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Open your own bookshop! Order books, stock your shelves, and earn revenue. Use your profits to decorate, expand, and hire staff. Collect rare books that give powerful abilities. Adopt a cat to keep you and your customers company along the way!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 17.2% ★, Capitalism 15.7%, Cozy 14%, Economy 12.2%, Life Sim 10%
- #37 Farming & Supermarket Simulator
75% matchVery Positive79% of 896 reviews2025
Dev: EY08 Games
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Hobby Sim 28.4% ★, Shop Keeper 17.1% ★, Farming Sim 11.8%, Cozy 11.8%, Crafting 7.6%
- #38 Vending Dokan!: Kozy Kiosk
74% matchVery Positive90% of 161 reviews2025
Dev: Aftabi Games
Windows
Build a vending machine empire in this cozy idle sim! Manage staff, decorate locations, and watch your business thrive. Play actively or let it run passively in the background with relaxing music to enjoy while you work or unwind.
Why similar: Job Simulator 21.6% ★, Cozy 15.8%, Shop Keeper 14.2% ★, Life Sim 10.4%, Management 9%
- #39 Woolly
74% matchVery Positive91% of 80 reviews2025
Dev: Anneka Tran
Windows
Raise a flock of colourful sheep in this slow-paced idler. Look after your sheep, gather their fleeces and complete your collection.
Why similar: Farming Sim 43.7%, Relaxing 21.4%, Cute 14.6%, Colorful 11%, Casual 9.3%
- #40 Monster Care Simulator
72% matchVery Positive92% of 727 reviews2025
Dev: Banana Tiger Studio
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Manage a care center for adorable monsters in Monster Care Simulator! Treat clients' creatures, hatch eggs, raise your own companions, and keep them happy with fun activities. Hire staff, expand your facilities, and customize your space to build the ultimate monster sanctuary!
Why similar: Economy 24%, Management 22.4%, Life Sim 17.2%, Simulation 11.2%, Sandbox 7.4%
- #41 TCG Card Shop Simulator
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 50,293 reviews2026
Dev: OPNeon Games
Windows
Median: 12.6 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Open your own local game store. Stock shelves with the latest booster packs, or crack them and collect the cards for yourself. Set your own prices, hire staff, host events, and expand your card shop.
Why similar: Economy 17.4%, Management 16.9%, Shop Keeper 16.5% ★, Capitalism 15.8%, Simulation 10.4%
- #42 Faire Trade
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 75 reviews2025
Dev: Sassybot
Windows
Ready to take on the management of a fantasy shop? Faire Trade allows you to do just that! From farming, to crafting, to selling, to hiring, to expanding, to pricing, to decorating to….. Well, the world's your oyster! Stay curious, adapt, and let your blossoming shop shine!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 18.8% ★, Wholesome 16.4%, Farming Sim 12.4%, Cozy 11.7%, Crafting 8.2%
- #43 Cozy Keep: Farm, Craft, Manage
73% matchVery Positive93% of 332 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: Shop Keeper 19.6% ★, Farming Sim 14.5%, Capitalism 13.5%, Cozy 12.9%, Economy 9.7%
- #44 Mystery Egg Shop Simulator
71% matchVery Positive80% of 60 reviews2026
Dev: Rocinante GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Run your very own mystery egg shop! Stock shelves, manage customers and grow your business. Open eggs, collect figures, build themed Dioramas , build your own ultimate collection and display your rarest finds. Trade or sell items directly to real players in the player-to-player marketplace!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 26.3% ★, Capitalism 18.1%, Economy 12.8%, Life Sim 10.8%, Management 9.5%
- #45 Tailor Simulator
71% matchVery Positive91% of 504 reviews2026
Dev: Zoady
Windows
Build your workshop and turn it into a fashion business. Interact with your customers and design unique collections to sell in your store. Upgrade your workshop until you rule the fashion industry.
Why similar: Job Simulator 21.9% ★, Shop Keeper 18.4% ★, Capitalism 13.5%, Cozy 10.2%, Economy 9.9%
- #46 CRUFT
71% matchVery Positive95% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Go On Entertainment
Windows · Mac
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: Shop Keeper 20.3% ★, Job Simulator 17.4% ★, Farming Sim 15.6%, Economy 8.9%, Sandbox 8.9%
- #47 Plant Nursery Simulator
69% matchVery Positive93% of 353 reviews2026
Dev: Robot Assembly
Windows · Mac
Run your own cozy Plant Nursery in this relaxing sim. Grow crops, stock shelves, and help customers. Expand with greenhouses, hire staff, and decorate your dream shop. Perfect for fans of wholesome farming and sim games.
Why similar: Economy 18.1%, Capitalism 15.6%, Management 15.4%, Job Simulator 12% ★, Farming Sim 11.7%
- #48 Gacha Capsule Shop Simulator - Akihabara
70% matchVery Positive81% of 449 reviews2026
Dev: UGC90
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
What's it like to open a shop in Akihabara? Sourcing, displaying, hiring(Staff & Robots), setting your own prices. From a little shop to a legendary otaku shop filled with rare figures. Conquer Akihabara with your gacha business skills. (and sometimes physical means too)!
Why similar: Capitalism 19.9%, Economy 16%, Management 12.7%, Shop Keeper 11.7% ★, Life Sim 11.3%
- #49 Your Big, Cute Monster Farm
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,216 reviews2025
Dev: KaiPlay StudioPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 30.3 hrsMean: 105.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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: Farming Sim 36.5%, Economy 15.5%, Management 12.6%, Simulation 11.2%, Relaxing 8.7%
- #50 Ship, Inc.
69% matchVery Positive84% of 2,456 reviews2025
Dev: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Run a wholesome shipping business! Ship, Inc. is a cozy job simulator where you are a packaging employee in a parcel shipment company. Follow the shipment orders, choose the package size, and prepare parcels. Upgrade your office, deliver orders safely and quickly!
Why similar: Hobby Sim 20.4% ★, Organizing 18.5% ★, Job Simulator 17.5% ★, Wholesome 12.7%, Cozy 9.3%
- #51 Figure Shop Simulator
68% matchVery Positive85% of 396 reviews2026
Dev: Gnome Games
Windows
Run your own figure shop! Produce figures with 3D printers, stock your shelves, set prices, and offer the best shopping experience to your customers. Manage your storage, expand and design your store. Try to complete collection sets, follow market trends, and grow your business!
Why similar: Economy 23%, Life Sim 16%, Management 12.8%, Sandbox 11.5%, Crafting 11.3%
- #52 Dungeon Bodega Simulator
68% matchVery Positive98% of 358 reviews2026
Dev: Alien Fruit
Windows · Linux
Dungeon Bodega Simulator is a retro styled fantasy shop game where you can grow crops, brew potions, sell items and raise slimes as pets! Can you build up your bodega into a one stop adventuring shop while solving the mysteries of the dungeon beneath you?
Why similar: Shop Keeper 26.2% ★, Farming Sim 18.5%, Cozy 14.3%, Management 11.4%, Life Sim 9.6%
- #53 Time Is Honey
70% matchVery Positive88% of 280 reviews2024
Dev: CakeDev
Windows
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Time Is Honey is a relaxing idle game where you manage bee hives. Collect unique bees by opening bee packs, take care of them in real-time and then turn it all into profit. Unlock, upgrade and customize your hives, and enjoy completing your collection of bees.
Why similar: Farming Sim 22.5%, Capitalism 22.5%, Economy 15.4%, Management 13.8%, Cozy 8.7%
- #54 Farmer's Shop Simulator
72% matchMixed51% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: SleepySealsGames
Windows
Create your own farm. Harvest crops, take care of animals, sell goods, set prices at your discretion, hire staff, expand, design, and build your dream farm.
Why similar: Job Simulator 25.1% ★, Shop Keeper 21.2% ★, Capitalism 14.7%, Farming Sim 13.7%, Economy 8.2%
- #55 Leafy Corner
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,711 reviews2026
Dev: Fireline Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Run a cute little plant shop in this cozy and relaxing game. Grow, sell, and care for a variety of real-life plants, help customers find their dream plants, complete orders, and customize your cozy shop just the way you like!
Why similar: Cozy 19.1%, Shop Keeper 16.6% ★, Wholesome 13%, Management 10.8%, Economy 9.5%
- #56 Perfume Atelier
67% matchVery Positive90% of 277 reviews2026
Dev: Keep The Engine GamesPub: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Blend fragrances in your cozy perfume atelier! 🌸 Craft unique scents by mixing essences, design beautiful bottles, and try to sell your creations to curious customers. Decorate your workshop, unlock new recipes, and grow your reputation in the art of fragrance.
Why similar: Job Simulator 21.8% ★, Hobby Sim 17.3% ★, Shop Keeper 15.1% ★, Wholesome 11.7%, Cozy 10.8%
- #57 Thrifty Business
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,381 reviews2026
Dev: Spellgarden Games
Windows · Mac
Run your very own thrift shop in this laid-back management sim! Sort through boxes to find hidden treasures and arrange nostalgic displays of clothes, antiques, toys & more. Befriend the regulars, help with their requests and expand your store into a hub for the local community!
Why similar: Organizing 28.8% ★, Shop Keeper 19.1% ★, Wholesome 12.5%, Cozy 11%, Life Sim 9.2%
- #58 Discounty
67% matchVery Positive84% of 2,815 reviews2025
Dev: Crinkle Cut GamesPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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: Shop Keeper 27.5% ★, Wholesome 20%, Life Sim 12.2%, Cozy 9.4%, Capitalism 8.1%
- #59 Tiny Biomes: Cozy Idle
66% matchVery Positive85% of 460 reviews2026
Dev: Orca Point Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Tiny Biomes is a relaxing idle game where animals peacefully produce resources and you gather wood in a calm harvesting zone. Build small biomes, earn gold, and enjoy steady progression without pressure, timers, or stress. Play at your own pace and unwind.
Why similar: Economy 19.6%, Cozy 16.4%, Relaxing 16%, Crafting 13.7%, Life Sim 10.4%
- #60 Shop Simulator: Waifu Pillows
67% matchVery Positive90% of 97 reviews2025
Dev: Three River Games (3RG)
Windows
Konnichiwa Shop-owner-kun! Become a hero of the weeb/otaku community in a cute Japanese suburb with your very own waifu pillow shop! Stock your shelves with exciting dakimakura designs, expand your store, and make a fortune in Shop Simulator: Waifu Pillows!
Why similar: Capitalism 20.3%, Economy 18.9%, Management 14.9%, Life Sim 14.2%, Anime 11.3%
