- #1 PUMPKIN PANIC
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,727 reviews2024
Dev: Bilalaika
Windows
COME TO THIS COZY FARM! Plant crops, take care of the plants, go fishing, or whatever you prefer, but have a good time! But be carefull, they say that strange things are happening in the area...
Why similar: Farming Sim 39%, Horror 23%, Cozy 12.8%, Psychological Horror 10%, Adventure 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the seed's blend of farming mechanics and creeping, perma-death-fueled horror.
- #2 Bem Feito
96% matchVery Positive96% of 139 reviews2023
Dev: oiCabiePub: QUByte Interactive
Windows
"Bem Feito" is a Life Sim where players follow Reginaldo, a charming and almost silent protagonist. Reginaldo's simple life revolves around his daily household tasks, captivating friends, and perhaps, unexpected choices that subtly shape the course of the game.
Why similar: Farming Sim 27.6%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Dark 13.4%, Story Rich 10.7%, Horror 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: This title shares the unsettling, psychological-horror atmosphere and distinct pixel-art style found in Harvest Island.
- #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 44%, Farming 25.6% ★, Horror 7.6%, RPG 7.5%, Pixel Graphics 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: Behind its farming-sim exterior lies a dark, narrative-driven mystery involving the secrets of a small town.
- #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: Pixel Graphics 28.1%, RPG 18.5%, Dark 11.6%, Mystery 8.4%, Story Rich 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a dark, macabre twist on the traditional farming sim genre, focusing on managing a medieval cemetery.
- #5 Grunn
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,321 reviews2024
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
A gardener gets hired for maintenance work over the weekend. A simple task, but strangely some tools are missing… The owner of the garden isn't around, and their house is off-limits. Perhaps new tools can be found in the mysterious town, or maybe some of the reserved townsfolk have seen them?
Why similar: Farming Sim 33.7%, Horror 15.9%, Mystery 14.4%, Exploration 7.6%, Psychological Horror 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-focused horror game that incorporates simulation elements and a sense of unease while exploring a strange location.
- #6 DREDGE
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 54,217 reviews2023
Dev: Black Salt GamesPub: Team17
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
DREDGE is a single-player fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent. Sell your catch, upgrade your boat, and dredge the depths for long-buried secrets. Explore a mysterious archipelago and discover why some things are best left forgotten.
Why similar: Mystery 20.4%, Exploration 18.8%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Horror 15%, RPG 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game masterfully blends relaxing resource management with an unsettling, eldritch horror atmosphere.
- #7 Andy's Apple Farm
94% matchVery Positive89% of 678 reviews2021
Dev: M36 Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.1 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Play minigames and discover the hidden truth in this retro-style horror game
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.4%, Horror 24.3%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%, Dark 13.6%, Mystery 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: It utilizes a deceptive, nostalgic aesthetic to hide a meta-horror experience that feels very similar to the seed game's tone.
- #8 Harvest Hunt
92% matchVery Positive97% of 71 reviews2024
Dev: Villainous Games StudioPub: CULT Games
Windows
You are the Warden. Enter the dense cornfields and gather the resources your village desperately needs. But beware: you are not alone. Build a deck of abilities and choose your weapons to face the growing dangers of the night. With a relentless monster after you, will you make it out alive?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 29.8%, Dark 22.3%, Horror 21.3%, Story Rich 14.1%, Adventure 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror game that directly incorporates agricultural themes into its tense, predatory gameplay loop.
- #9 Cult of the Lamb
91% 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: Fantasy 39.4%, Cute 27.2%, Adventure 20.2%, Singleplayer 13.3%
Why You'll Like It: It combines base-building and resource management with dark, cultist themes and supernatural horror.
- #10 Happy's Humble Burger Farm
91% matchVery Positive93% of 1,995 reviews2021
Dev: Scythe Dev TeamPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Congrats, you're hired! Serve customers and maintain the Happy's Humble Burger Farm restaurant alone on the overnight. But be careful; things fall apart if you mess up! After work, head home and keep your eyes open for a way to escape the Barnyard Buds and their fast food fever-dream.
Why similar: Horror 36.4%, Lore-Rich 30.9%, Pixel Graphics 22.4%, Adventure 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: This first-person horror game subverts mundane work tasks into a tense, atmospheric experience.
- #11 The Scarlet Harvest
90% matchVery Positive82% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: @TonyDevGamePub: indie.io
Windows
A 90’s-inspired slasher survival horror. A Halloween party at a remote farm turns into a nightmare as you explore macabre farms, dark cornfields, and dangerous settings where you'll have to run, fight, and survive.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.7%, Dark 20.9%, Horror 18.7%, Story Rich 15.3%, Exploration 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that focuses on survival and a dark, story-rich mystery.
- #12 OMORI
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 86,619 reviews2020
Dev: OMOCAT, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.6%, Story Rich 18.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Horror 12.9%, RPG 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that hides its dark, surreal narrative behind a charming and deceptive aesthetic.
- #13 Don't Starve
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 112,640 reviews2013
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 28.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Don’t Starve is an uncompromising wilderness survival game full of science and magic. Enter a strange and unexplored world full of strange creatures, dangers, and surprises. Gather resources to craft items and structures that match your survival style.
Why similar: Exploration 30.3%, Adventure 23.9%, Horror 17.5%, Indie 14.7%, Singleplayer 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features dark, gothic survival mechanics and farming elements in a world that is constantly trying to kill you.
- #14 WORLD OF HORROR
87% matchVery Positive90% of 9,764 reviews2023
Dev: panstaszPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...
Why similar: Horror 29.3%, Psychological Horror 24.3%, Mystery 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, RPG 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A cosmic horror game with a distinct, retro-pixel aesthetic that focuses on mystery and investigation.
- #15 Everholm
86% 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 30.2%, Cozy 24.6%, Mystery 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, RPG 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art RPG that features a mysterious, narrative-focused island setting similar to the seed game.
- #16 Stranded Sails - Explorers of the Cursed Islands
88% 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 35.9% ★, Farming Sim 23.6%, Cozy 16.3%, Exploration 5.9%, Story Rich 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on exploration and farming with a light survival and mystery element.
- #17 Fran Bow
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 22,182 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.8%, Horror 18.8%, Dark 17.3%, Story Rich 16.6%, Adventure 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal psychological horror adventure that prioritizes a deep, unsettling narrative and exploration.
- #18 Ib
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,122 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.7%, Horror 19.4%, Story Rich 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Exploration 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric horror game that uses exploration and a surreal setting to build tension.
- #19 HARVESTELLA
85% 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 43.7%, Farming 17.8% ★, Exploration 11.3%, RPG 9.5%, Story Rich 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Combines traditional farming-sim mechanics with a dark, apocalyptic mystery that unfolds through exploration.
- #20 Critter Crops
84% matchMixed53% of 80 reviews2024
Dev: Skyreach Studio
Windows
Enter the world of Mutter Island as Sylvie, a newfound witch with the ability to grow magical Critters. Restore the island, welcome the unwelcome, and uncover the mystery of Sylvie's past!
Why similar: Farming Sim 37.3%, Cozy 29.7%, Exploration 9%, RPG 7.9%, Adventure 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy farming-sim that incorporates a magical, narrative-driven twist and exploration.
- #21 Inscryption
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 144,872 reviews2021
Dev: Daniel Mullins GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Why similar: Horror 32%, Dark 31.2%, Story Rich 25.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Adventure 3%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric and mysterious game that constantly subverts player expectations through its dark, meta-narrative.
- #22 Mad Father
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,511 reviews2016
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Witness the tale of a most foolish family. A remake of the classic horror exploration game makes its way to Steam.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.2%, Horror 24.2%, Dark 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Story Rich 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic horror-exploration game that centers on a dark, family-centric mystery.
- #23 Return to Shironagasu Island
82% matchVery Positive94% of 4,067 reviews2020
Dev: HYOGO ONIMUSHIPub: TABINOMICHI
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island. Discover its secrets, solve its mysteries, and escape from the ominous island!
Why similar: Mystery 29.1%, Horror 22%, Psychological Horror 16%, Adventure 12.8%, Story Rich 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-horror adventure that features a strong narrative focus and a sense of isolation.
- #24 Little Misfortune
81% matchVery Positive92% of 13,710 reviews2019
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Led by her new friend, Mr. Voice, Misfortune ventures into the woods, where mysteries are unraveled and a little bad luck unfolds.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28%, Horror 19.3%, Story Rich 17.7%, Dark 15%, Adventure 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, narrative-driven adventure that explores unsettling themes through a child's perspective.
- #25 Monster Harvest
82% matchMixed53% of 532 reviews2021
Dev: Maple Powered GamesPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Monster Harvest is a monster collecting and farming action RPG with a twist! Grow, collect and mutate your crops then take them into battle! Filled with places to discover and multiple ways to build your farm, get ready to craft, explore and battle across the vibrant world of Planimal Point.
Why similar: Farming Sim 51.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Exploration 12%, RPG 10.6%, Adventure 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A farming-sim with a creature-collecting twist that leans into fantasy and strange mutations.
- #26 Grimshire
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,830 reviews2025
Dev: Acute Owl Studio
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
A deadly plague threatens the village of Grimshire. Manage your farmland, forage the bounty of the wilds, prevent your harvest from rotting away and keep the root cellar full. Can you help bring the community together and survive?
Why similar: Farming Sim 37.8%, Cozy 24.3%, Dark 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, RPG 5.2%
- #27 Besmirch
78% 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 37.3% ★, Farming Sim 25.7%, Dark 9.5%, Horror 9.3%, Exploration 6%
- #28 Cursed Mansion
80% matchVery Positive90% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Dragon Emperors
Windows
Rose must escape the Cursed Mansion - a demonic space that preys and feeds on fear and despair. In this horror RPG you'll solve puzzles and learn the mansion’s history. Mystery, malignant spirits, and misery everywhere. Cursed Mansion brings an eerie atmosphere which leaves one with goosebumps.
Why similar: Dark 15.5%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Horror 14.7%, Mystery 14.4%, Story Rich 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric horror game that uses multiple endings and exploration to drive its narrative.
- #29 Homestead Arcana
79% matchMixed61% of 174 reviews2023
Dev: Serenity ForgePub: Skybound Games
Windows
Become a farming Witch and pioneer the range that has been mysteriously corrupted with Miasma. Discover the secret behind its appearance, grow plants to power up your spells, and use nature’s magic to heal the land.
Why similar: Farming Sim 52.6%, Exploration 12.5%, RPG 11.3%, Fantasy 8.8%, Adventure 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features farming-sim mechanics mixed with magical exploration and a mysterious, encroaching atmosphere.
- #30 The Cat Lady
79% matchVery Positive94% of 6,142 reviews2013
Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...
Why similar: Horror 24.4%, Psychological Horror 21.4%, Dark 17.3%, Story Rich 16.7%, Exploration 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply psychological, dark narrative-driven horror game with a unique visual style.
- #31 Strange Horticulture
76% matchVery Positive95% of 15,409 reviews2022
Dev: Bad VikingPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.
Why similar: Cozy 26.2%, Lore-Rich 17.7%, Dark 15.4%, Mystery 15.1%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #32 Kynseed
77% 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 41.8%, Farming 16.2% ★, Exploration 10.4%, Fantasy 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
- #33 Harvest Island: Beginnings
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 137 reviews2020
Dev: YobobPub: Yobob Games
Windows
Milk cows, pet goats, shear sheep, plant crops, and give your offerings to the gods in this relaxing, cute, adventure, story driven farming simulator set on a remote island. Don't wander off too far from your home. It's safer to stay in the comfort of your farm.
Why similar: Farming 40.9% ★, Farming Sim 25.4%, Story Rich 6.5%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%, Exploration 5.1%
- #34 Cryptid Farm
75% matchVery Positive98% of 184 reviews2024
Dev: GameByFlamey
Windows
Cultivate a thriving farm to survive in this peaceful horror farming game! Play online with up to 16 players in the same lobby. Work together with your fellow farmers to repair your tractor and escape the farm, try not to fall victim to the eerie and mysterious creatures that lurk nearby.
Why similar: Farming Sim 47.7%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Horror 13.1%, Mystery 12.1%, Casual 3.6%
- #35 Dinkum
72% 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: Farming 46.9% ★, Farming Sim 31.2%, Exploration 6.3%, RPG 5.5%, Adventure 2.9%
- #36 Shinehill
73% matchVery Positive95% of 229 reviews2026
Dev: Peach Bite
Windows
Yet again they dumped the toughest job on you. Now you are on Shinehill Island, where you suddenly replaced one of the new residents. Explore the world, meet charming townspeople, do farming, fishing, cooking and try not to reveal yourself.
Why similar: Farming Sim 41.1%, Story Rich 13%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, RPG 10.6%, Exploration 9.7%
- #37 Sky Harvest
73% 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 57.4%, Exploration 13.3%, RPG 12.7%, Story Rich 12.2%, Cute 4.3%
- #38 The Stoevi Curse
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 91 reviews2023
Dev: Colin SpiridonovPub: USC Games
Windows · Mac
Unravel the mystery of The Stoevi Curse, a first-person survival horror game set in rural post-Communist Bulgaria. Protect your farm, save your family.
Why similar: Farming Sim 40.6%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 13.4%, Mystery 9%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #39 Sun Haven
73% 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 55.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, RPG 9.3%, Fantasy 7.9%, Exploration 7%
- #40 Disturbed
74% matchVery Positive92% of 1,861 reviews2016
Dev: iBlackpen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 32.2 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Play as a farmer who struggles to manage a failing farm. You come to a point where there is no more hope, and you must do something.
Why similar: Dark 26.2%, Horror 25.3%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Fantasy 9.5%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #41 Outlying Islands
71% matchVery Positive96% of 92 reviews2025
Dev: 九指画尸Pub: 2P Games
Windows
A story about discovering anomalies, finding strange energy sources, and the intertwining of peculiar spaces. Get ready to uncover hidden stories, delve into a horrifying narrative and unveil the most fundamental truth!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.7%, Horror 17%, Mystery 15%, Exploration 13.2%, Story Rich 11.9%
- #42 Luma Island
70% matchVery Positive84% of 12,297 reviews2024
Dev: Feel Free Games
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 24.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Get ready to explore, farm, fish, mine, craft, and raise magical Lumas as you solve puzzles and embark on quests across Luma Island. Play solo, or team up with friends in 1-4 player online co-op. Choose relaxing Cozy, challenging Adventure, or epic Hero mode to match your mood and playstyle.
Why similar: Farming Sim 39.2%, Cozy 29%, Exploration 9.4%, RPG 7.8%, Adventure 4.2%
- #43 Summer in Mara
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,162 reviews2020
Dev: Chibig
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Take care of your own island and sail with your boat in this cozy farming adventure! Relax and unwind exploring a tropical archipelago or harvesting your own crops while helping others. Discover the story of Summer in Mara, with farming, crafting and exploring mechanics.
Why similar: Farming Sim 43.9%, Cozy 30.4%, Exploration 10.4%, Fantasy 6.4%, Cute 3.5%
- #44 Echoes of the Plum Grove
71% 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 41.4%, Cozy 30.7%, Exploration 9.7%, Story Rich 8.6%, Casual 3.3%
- #45 Thekku Island
70% matchVery Positive87% of 136 reviews2026
Dev: Ales Devs Games
Windows
A chilling psychological horror set in 1980s Kerala. After weeks of silence, you arrive on a remote island to search for your missing wife. Explore an abandoned house, uncover local folklore, survive haunting encounters, and unravel the island’s buried secrets.
Why similar: Exploration 21.8%, Horror 18.1%, Psychological Horror 17%, Mystery 14%, Story Rich 10.7%
- #46 Descending The Woods
72% matchMixed51% of 126 reviews2024
Dev: AIONWARE LTD
Windows
By day, tend to your farm, care for your pets, and explore the mysteries of the haunted woods. By nightfall, They will come from the woods, Beware of ghosts and demons of the haunted woods. Hide, Survive, Build, Fight and Explore in this eerie Survival Horror alone or with friends.
Why similar: Farming Sim 54.7%, Horror 21.4%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Adventure 2.6%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #47 Pomberito
69% matchVery Positive94% of 452 reviews2024
Dev: Lara the Pitbull
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Survive 5 nights in the heart of northeastern Argentina as a local farmer and reveal the truth behind the haunting tales of the Pombero in a world where folklore meets terror.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.9%, Horror 17.4%, Lore-Rich 16.7%, Mystery 15.2%, Dark 13%
- #48 Harvest Life
75% 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 61.8%, Farming 24% ★, Simulation 4%, Casual 3.5%, Indie 2.9%
- #49 Outbreak Island
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 963 reviews2025
Dev: Tiny Magicians
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Survive on a remote Island, where a mysterious Outbreak awakens bloodthirsty monsters at night. Craft, build and defend your base in the brutal world of Outbreak Island, an open-world sandbox survival horror game.
Why similar: Horror 36.4%, Exploration 24.5%, Story Rich 17.7%, RPG 15%, Adventure 6.4%
- #50 Coral Island
68% matchVery Positive89% of 26,525 reviews2023
Dev: Stairway GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 12.9 hrsMean: 53.8 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 76.5%, RPG 9.3%, Simulation 3.7%, Adventure 3.4%, Casual 2.7%
- #51 Hollow Island
71% matchVery Positive85% of 96 reviews2020
Dev: Edym Pixels
Windows
Shape your own destiny: Explore, dig for riches, fish, grow crops, cook food, brew and sell potions, expand your property, fight monsters, build camps and hoard your treasures!
Why similar: Farming Sim 70.9%, Exploration 16.3%, Adventure 9.2%, Singleplayer 2.3%, Indie 1.2%
- #52 Dead of Darkness
67% matchVery Positive87% of 211 reviews2025
Dev: Retrofiction Games
Windows
Dead of Darkness is a 2D survival-horror action-adventure. Investigate a mysterious island and unravel its disturbing secret. You’ll have to face grotesque creatures, hurdle deadly traps, solve puzzles, and most importantly, survive.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21%, Horror 20.9%, Dark 15.7%, Story Rich 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%
- #53 HORROR TALES: The Wine
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 477 reviews2021
Dev: Carlos Coronado
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Explore a post-pandemic fictional Mediterranean island and confront your fears! Immerse yourself in a seemingly abandoned city and struggle to find a precious Banydebosc red wine bottle to cure your loved ones. But be aware; your Nemesis is hunting you. Indie Jumpscares included! :D
Why similar: Lore-Rich 17.2%, Psychological Horror 16%, Dark 15.7%, Horror 14.8%, Mystery 10.8%
- #54 Dreaming Isles
68% matchMixed51% of 85 reviews2025
Dev: YawningDad
Windows · Mac · Linux
A farming life sim with high seas adventure. Grow crops, grow ammo, grow a backbone! Side with the Pirates or help restore Global Trade. Feed the islanders, forge relationships, find romance, and call people "scurvy dog"! Raise the mainsail, fire the cannons, and set sail for adventure!
Why similar: Farming 44.1% ★, Farming Sim 33.7%, Exploration 7.9%, Pixel Graphics 5.1%, Fantasy 5.1%
- #55 Fae Farm
67% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,496 reviews2023
Dev: Phoenix LabsPub: Gambit Digital
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 21.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Escape to the magical life of your dreams in Fae Farm, a farm sim RPG for 1-4 players. Craft, cultivate, and decorate to grow your homestead, and use spells to explore the enchanted island of Azoria!
Why similar: Farming Sim 46%, Cozy 31.3%, RPG 9.9%, Fantasy 7.2%, Cute 3.4%
- #56 Berry Bury Berry
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,754 reviews2026
Dev: Get(Color) Games
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A juicy first-person incremental game about growing berries and tossing them down an ominous hole. Earn money and upgrades. Make new friends with sentient berry pals. Grow and control the hole as you unearth why nobody leaves this accursed garden. Bury it all, Berry everything.
Why similar: Farming Sim 47.5%, Psychological Horror 31.9%, Adventure 5.4%, Cute 5.1%, Casual 4.1%
- #57 Little Lighthouse of Horror
66% matchVery Positive88% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: Codiwans
Windows
A pixel art psychological horror game inspired by the Flannan Isles mystery. Manage a remote lighthouse, handle limited resources, and confront eerie occurrences as isolation erodes your sanity. Multiple endings await based on your choices and actions. How long can you last?
Why similar: Horror 23.5%, Mystery 23%, Dark 17.2%, Story Rich 17.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%
- #58 The Gravedigger
66% matchVery Positive85% of 123 reviews2024
Dev: Authogin
Windows
You're hired to dig up graves at a local church, looting valuables while demonic activity escalates. You must find and return all the burnt bones to stop the demonic activity. Each night you will dig for valuables to find bones, fend off growing corruption, and survive to solve the mystery.
Why similar: Dark 21.2%, Mystery 21.1%, Horror 21%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Exploration 11.2%
- #59 Insight
66% matchVery Positive87% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: GravelRoadPub: PaperPixel Games
Windows
Insight is a single-player horror story game shrouded in mystery. You'll take control of different characters to solve crimes and unveil the dark secrets behind them.
Why similar: Dark 19.7%, Horror 18.3%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Story Rich 14.4%, Thriller 12.8%
- #60 Winion Virus
64% matchVery Positive95% of 1,002 reviews2024
Dev: Dawntown Studio
Windows · Mac
Winion Virus is a pixel-art visual novel horror game. It features adorable and charming graphics paired with a dark fairy-tale story full of unexpected twists. As a point-and-click adventure, your task is to fix the errors occurring within the computer.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 18.7%, Horror 17.7%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Dark 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%
