- #1 Harvest Island
97% matchVery Positive84% of 273 reviews2023
Dev: YobobPub: Yobob Games
Windows
Discover your sinister purpose in this horror farming game. Your idyllic farm life can't be trusted. Keep up with the façade as you give your crops to the gods. Explore the ominous island and question everything. You must fake your blissful farming days. Your life depends on it.
Why similar: Farming 40.9% ★, Farming Sim 25.4%, Story Rich 6.5%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%, Exploration 5.1%
- #2 Little Life: Island Tales
96% matchVery Positive85% of 79 reviews2024
Dev: JIAOHU
Windows · Mac
A cozy open-world life sim set in a peaceful seaside town. Farm, dive, explore islands, build relationships, customize your home, and enjoy a slower pace of life.
Why similar: Farming 35.3% ★, Farming Sim 26.6%, Life Sim 12.4%, Relaxing 7.7%, Exploration 4.9%
- #3 Stranded Sails - Explorers of the Cursed Islands
96% 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 38.8% ★, Farming Sim 25%, Relaxing 6.1%, Story Rich 5.4%, Exploration 5%
- #4 Garden of the Sea (VR)
95% matchVery Positive93% of 684 reviews2022
Dev: Neat Corporation
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
You wake up on a small island in a magical world. Grow your garden, nurture local creatures, furnish your home or adventure across the seas to explore more islands and gather new resources. This world is for you.
Why similar: Farming 43.7% ★, Farming Sim 25.2%, Immersive Sim 7%, Relaxing 6.9%, Cute 5.8%
- #5 Sugardew Island - Your cozy farm shop
93% matchMostly Positive74% of 357 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: Farming Sim 36.9%, Farming 31.8% ★, Relaxing 9%, Cute 7.7%, Colorful 5.2%
- #6 Harvest Life
94% 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 57.1%, Farming 22.6% ★, Simulation 9%, Relaxing 3.5%, Casual 3.5%
- #7 The Islander
94% matchMostly Positive71% of 427 reviews2018
Dev: Boxhead Bros.
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The Islander is a fast building/farming game set somewhere in an exotic Polynesia. Plant crops, bushes and trees, build livestock pens, but don’t forget to make it look classy by adding various decorations.
Why similar: Farming Sim 60.7%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Simulation 8%, Relaxing 6.5%, Casual 4.4%
- #8 Summer in Mara
92% 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 36.1%, Life Sim 15.7%, Emotional 12.7%, Relaxing 10.2%, Exploration 6.8%
- #9 Tales of Seikyu
91% matchVery Positive84% of 1,157 reviews2025
Dev: ACE EntertainmentPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
A peaceful farming life sim set on the island of Seikyu. Grow your farm, restore your ancestral home, form heartfelt bonds with villagers, and shapeshift into different spirit forms to explore a world that moves gently with the seasons.
Why similar: Farming 34.1% ★, Farming Sim 24.8%, Life Sim 10.5%, Relaxing 9.8%, RPG 5.6%
- #10 Sprout Valley
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 126 reviews2023
Dev: Vadzim LiakhovichPub: RedDeer.Games
Windows
Sprout Valley is farming simulator game where you can step back from the busy life and grow the garden of your dreams. Captivating story, hand-crafted experience, cute graphics and many more!
Why similar: Farming Sim 31.6%, Life Sim 12.9%, Immersive Sim 10.9%, Emotional 8.2%, Pixel Graphics 6%
- #11 Island Robot Farm
89% matchVery Positive87% of 162 reviews2025
Dev: MoraCocoPub: Wise Games
Windows
Build a super large island with robots in this relaxing idle farm simulation game. Assign tasks to robots to plant, raise animals and build various buildings to expand your island. Even when you're busy, the game can run quietly at the corner or bottom of the screen and keep developing your farm.
Why similar: Farming Sim 46.2%, Immersive Sim 12.7%, Relaxing 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Simulation 7.8%
- #12 Japanese Rural Life Adventure
89% matchMostly Positive80% of 207 reviews2026
Dev: G-MODE
Windows
Japanese Rural Life Adventure is a relaxing slow-life simulation where you can experience the charm of traditional Japanese countryside living, all in a beautifully crafted pixel-art world.
Why similar: Farming Sim 37.9%, Life Sim 19%, Immersive Sim 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Simulation 6.8%
- #13 Farming Life
90% matchMixed66% of 214 reviews2021
Dev: ▲ Pyramid GamesPub: Gaming Factory
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 5.4 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 46.9% ★, Farming Sim 31.1%, Simulation 5.7%, Relaxing 5.4%, Pixel Graphics 4%
- #14 Firefly Village
88% matchVery Positive88% of 123 reviews2025
Dev: Josh Koenig GamesPub: indie.io
Windows · Linux
The Firefly Village awaits! A bite-sized, streamlined farming sim that focuses on moments that matter, without wasting a single second of your time. Build a homestead, raise crops, tend to livestock, make friends, and enjoy a pocket of paradise where farming is a delight and friends plentiful.
Why similar: Farming 31.4% ★, Farming Sim 25.4%, Life Sim 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 5.3%, Cute 4.9%
- #15 Touhou Farming ~ Minoriko's Homestead Harvest
86% matchVery Positive97% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Hexeye
Windows
The unofficial Touhou farm sim! Play as harvest god Minoriko Aki and grow your popularity with your home-grown produce and specialty sweet potatoes. Mingle with other gods and youkai in newly-constructed Yasaka Resort Town, explore Youkai Mountain, and maybe get into a fight or two!
Why similar: Farming 56.7% ★, Farming Sim 27.6%, Fantasy 4.4%, Pixel Graphics 3.3%, Top-Down 2.8%
- #16 Micro Macro Farm
87% matchVery Positive82% of 163 reviews2023
Dev: Diego Schram Games
Windows
Micro macro farm is a small relaxing and cozy game about farming. Plant seeds, harvest them and create products. Make money and gain experience to unlock more seeds, buy machines and expand your garden.
Why similar: Farming Sim 45.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, Simulation 8.9%, Cute 8.5%, Relaxing 8.3%
- #17 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 37.6%, Life Sim 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 10%, RPG 7.2%, Exploration 6.6%
- #18 Coral Island
84% 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 52.7%, Life Sim 20.1%, Relaxing 10.9%, Simulation 6.2%, RPG 4.8%
- #19 Big Farm Story
85% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,343 reviews2021
Dev: Goodgame Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Build your dream farm with your friends & animals in Big Farm Story. Grow crops, tend your fields, craft and explore the world in this farming adventure. Meet new friends around each corner, shape your own community and have fun writing your own story.
Why similar: Farming 41.4% ★, Farming Sim 22.2%, Life Sim 10.3%, Relaxing 5.6%, Story Rich 5.5%
- #20 Tiny Isle
83% matchVery Positive92% of 152 reviews2026
Dev: Nature Rituals StudioPub: Etherous Games Limited
Windows
Tiny Isle is a cozy island-building simulation game. Grow crops, collect crystals, expand and customize your magical island, and welcome sprites and animal residents. Play actively with hands-on planning, or relax with full idle progression as your island comes to life at your own pace.
Why similar: Farming Sim 34.7%, Relaxing 20.4%, Cute 16.5%, Simulation 12.3%, Colorful 7.2%
- #21 Sunrise's Order
84% matchVery Positive94% of 70 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 45%, Life Sim 17.6%, Exploration 7.7%, Relaxing 7.2%, Simulation 6.6%
- #22 Song Of The Prairie
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,513 reviews2024
Dev: The Droplet StudioPub: AOE Plus
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Song of The Prairie is a 3D relaxing farm game. A hero who defeat the demon begins a new rural life. Experiencing the fun of exploration to the town. Harvesting giant fruits and crops. Taking care fantastic animals. Dating with someone you like. Just enjoy the farming life only belongs to you!
Why similar: Farming 32.4% ★, Farming Sim 26.5%, Life Sim 11%, Relaxing 6.7%, Story Rich 5.8%
- #23 Roots of Pacha
81% matchVery Positive94% of 4,441 reviews2023
Dev: Soda Den
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The charming and relaxing stone-age farming sim where you live in a thriving community exploring the wonderful world of Pacha. Discover "ideas," domesticate crops, befriend animals, and help your village grow. Play co-op with friends or explore the early days of civilization in single-player.
Why similar: Farming Sim 35.6%, Life Sim 13.9%, Immersive Sim 10.2%, Relaxing 9%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
- #24 Critter Crops
82% 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 35.8%, Immersive Sim 13.5%, Relaxing 9.5%, Cute 7.6%, Exploration 6.9%
- #25 STORY OF SEASONS: A Wonderful Life
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,368 reviews2023
Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: Marvelous
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Put down roots on your new farm in the peaceful town of Forgotten Valley. Bring life to the land by cultivating crops and raising animals, find love among the town's friendly folk, and make lasting memories with a family of your very own.
Why similar: Farming 47.6% ★, Farming Sim 16.7%, Life Sim 11.8%, Relaxing 5.7%, Simulation 5.2%
- #26 Stardew Valley
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,008,001 reviews2016
Dev: ConcernedApe
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 22.6 hrsMean: 84.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Why similar: Farming Sim 45.3%, Life Sim 17.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Relaxing 10%, RPG 5.8%
- #27 Harvest Days: My Dream Farm
80% matchMixed67% of 192 reviews2024
Dev: Family Devs
Windows
Escape the stress of the big city and enjoy the country life. Take care of your farm, explore the open game world and create your farming paradise. Take care of your animals, cultivate the fields, produce useful and decorative items and build your dream ranch.
Why similar: Farming Sim 41.2%, Life Sim 13.4%, Relaxing 10.8%, Cute 7.4%, Simulation 7.1%
- #28 Cute Farmer Life
79% matchVery Positive98% of 154 reviews2023
Dev: SE32
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cute Farmer Life is a small indie farm game. Grow, craft and collect resources in a game designed to relax and enjoy the moment. Discover the secrets of the small town you have moved to.
Why similar: Farming Sim 52%, Relaxing 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Simulation 9.5%, Cute 8.5%
- #29 Seeds of Calamity
77% matchVery Positive83% of 321 reviews2026
Dev: Laborious Lark StudiosPub: Pretty Soon
Windows
Take part in healing after the Great Calamity. Tend your farm, complete quests for the villagers, and explore dungeons filled with challenge and treasure in this cozy, solo-developed farming sim. Build a new life in a recovering world with your fluffy Spellbook Companion.
Why similar: Farming Sim 42.7%, Life Sim 17.6%, Relaxing 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Simulation 6.5%
- #30 Tiny Terraces
76% matchVery Positive92% of 568 reviews2025
Dev: VuVuu
Windows
Median: 16.9 hrsMean: 41.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A cozy idle farming game, watch tiny guys do tasks around the terrace, expand, progress, and decorate your Tiny Terrace.
Why similar: Farming Sim 35.5%, Farming 33.1% ★, Relaxing 9%, Cute 7.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
- #31 Cropia
76% matchVery Positive92% of 77 reviews2025
Dev: Cropstone Studio
Windows
Cultivate crops, care for animals, fish, mine resources, and explore diverse environments while growing the local community. Invite village residents to work with you and collaborate to meet city targets, helping you achieve goals more efficiently.
Why similar: Farming 41.4% ★, Farming Sim 30.8%, Life Sim 12.7%, Exploration 5.5%, Relaxing 4%
- #32 Isla Sinaloa
78% matchMixed68% of 145 reviews2022
Dev: EnsenaSoft
Windows · Mac
Isla Sinaloa is a relaxing game full of puzzles and activities to enjoy on a peaceful island in a universe full of friendly animals
Why similar: Farming Sim 43.3%, Life Sim 18.1%, Exploration 7.4%, Cute 6.6%, Relaxing 6%
- #33 Summer in Mara Prologue
78% matchVery Positive87% of 1,050 reviews2020
Dev: Chibig
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 16%
A demo of Summer in Mara. Discover the beginning of this adventure and take care of your island by harvesting your crops, fishing on your pond, and cooking. Enjoy the opening act to this farming adventure.
Why similar: Farming Sim 39.4%, Life Sim 17.5%, Relaxing 10.7%, Story Rich 9.8%, Fantasy 7.3%
- #34 Collector's Cove
75% matchVery Positive91% of 143 reviews2026
Dev: VoodooDuck
Windows
All aboard! Collector’s Cove is a cozy farming adventure on the high seas. Sail with your animal friend to uncharted waters, cultivate your floating farm, and discover new islands, crops and fish on your quest to become a Named Collector!
Why similar: Farming 42.1% ★, Farming Sim 33%, Exploration 7.3%, Relaxing 4.8%, Colorful 4.7%
- #35 Aka
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 676 reviews2022
Dev: Cosmo GattoPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Find inner peace in a small, open-world game. On these carefully handcrafted islands, you can take a nap on a giant monster, feed baby dragons, take care of the fauna and flora... ...but demons from your past might come back to remind you what you want to forget.
Why similar: Farming Sim 35.1%, Life Sim 15.9%, Relaxing 9.5%, Cute 7.6%, Top-Down 6.9%
- #36 Luma Island
74% 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 40.3%, Life Sim 12.6%, Relaxing 10.9%, Exploration 7.7%, Simulation 7%
- #37 Fields of Mistria
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 27,781 reviews2024
Dev: NPC Studio
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Start your new life! Build the farm of your dreams as you discover a world brimming with possibilities. Magic, romance, and adventure all await you in this nostalgic farming / life sim RPG!
Why similar: Farming 35.3% ★, Farming Sim 29.2%, Life Sim 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 6%, Relaxing 5.6%
- #38 Everdream Village
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 136 reviews2025
Dev: MooneatersPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Build your ideal, cozy farm in a living village. Form bonds with fellow villagers to lend a hand as you grow crops, care for animals, and craft a corner of paradise. Sail across enchanted islands to discover new resources and adventures along the way.
Why similar: Farming Sim 42.2%, Life Sim 15.3%, Relaxing 8.4%, Cute 6.8%, Simulation 6.7%
- #39 Spirit of the Island
75% matchMixed66% of 1,883 reviews2022
Dev: 1M Bits HordePub: META Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A beautiful Life Sim Sandbox RPG with Cross-Platform Online COOP set on a tropical Archipelago. Build your farm, grow crops and animals, craft various items, cook dishes, gather resources, build shops and museum to attract visitors, and turn a desolate Island into a prosperous tourist destination!
Why similar: Farming Sim 38%, Life Sim 16.1%, Relaxing 10.5%, Cute 8.4%, Exploration 7.4%
- #40 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 42%, Life Sim 17.3%, Relaxing 10.7%, Story Rich 7.8%, Exploration 7.8%
- #41 Peaceful Days
72% matchVery Positive87% of 278 reviews2025
Dev: Nhat Nguyen
Windows · Linux
Take over a cozy local farm in the charming seaside town of Aurora, meet friendly locals, reveal the secrets and enjoy your new peaceful life!
Why similar: Farming Sim 46.1%, Simulation 15.5%, RPG 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Casual 5.7%
- #42 Doloc Town
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,325 reviews2025
Dev: RedSaw Games StudioPub: Logoi Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Doloc Town is a cozy pixel-art farming simulation game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Build your dream farm from scratch and explore this mysterious wasteland. Harvest, plant, build, and uncover the untold stories of this forgotten land.
Why similar: Farming 43.5% ★, Farming Sim 25.9%, Relaxing 7%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%, Exploration 5%
- #43 Dreaming Isles
73% 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 38% ★, Farming Sim 28.5%, Life Sim 10.8%, Exploration 5.3%, Pixel Graphics 4.4%
- #44 Research Story
70% matchVery Positive95% of 324 reviews2025
Dev: Petal Cat Games
Windows
Set out to discover and record plants and creatures for the Violet Archive. Grow crops, tame animals, and build the perfect farm! Forge friendships along the way as you begin your life as a researcher!
Why similar: Farming Sim 41.8%, Life Sim 16.6%, Relaxing 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Simulation 6.7%
- #45 Farmtale
74% matchMixed67% of 262 reviews2020
Dev: Titanforged Entertainment
Windows
Build your farm from one chicken and explore the world as you progress. Buy animals, harvest crops, hire workers for management, and advance through unique buildings, quests, upgrades, and items in the ultimate idle clicker hybrid!
Why similar: Farming Sim 42.8%, Life Sim 17.3%, Relaxing 10.3%, Cute 7.2%, Simulation 6.9%
- #46 Moonstone Island
70% matchVery Positive84% of 4,783 reviews2023
Dev: Studio SupersoftPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 36.4%, Life Sim 15.4%, Relaxing 10%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Cute 8.7%
- #47 Starsand Island
67% matchVery Positive87% of 7,727 reviews2026
Dev: Seed Sparkle Lab
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 22.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Tired of the city grind? Escape to Starsand Island and embrace the simple joys of country life! Live alongside capybaras, cats, and dogs, reel in a big catch, and explore the enchanting Moonlit Forest. Leave the hustle behind and experience the charm of this seaside paradise.
Why similar: Farming Sim 36.8%, Life Sim 15.7%, Immersive Sim 9.8%, Emotional 9.6%, Relaxing 8.4%
- #48 Harvest Moon: The Winds of Anthos
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 430 reviews2023
Dev: Appci Inc.Pub: Natsume Inc.
Windows
Explore the wide world of Anthos with the help of your wacky inventor friend Doc Jr. and many others! It’ll be up to you to revive the Harvest Goddess and the Harvest Sprites, as well as reconnect all of the villages of Anthos with each other! Farm all around Anthos using the improved Expando-Farm!
Why similar: Farming Sim 40.8%, Life Sim 16.3%, Simulation 8.2%, RPG 7.5%, Exploration 6.4%
- #49 Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 464 reviews2023
Dev: Snowcastle Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Ikonei Island is yours to discover! Explore and gather resources. Farm the land, craft tools and gear, and build your base or a cozy home. Befriend magical creatures and fight monsters with your friends or solo!
Why similar: Farming Sim 34.3%, Relaxing 13%, Top-Down 10.5%, Exploration 9.8%, Simulation 8.2%
- #50 refarm
69% matchVery Positive87% of 294 reviews2024
Dev: otterhands
Windows
The ocean took it all… now take it back! In this short semi-idle island builder you’ll resurface fertile farmland - tile by tile. As you plant, harvest and expand you’ll obtain helping hands and discover what else lies below the surface.
Why similar: Farming Sim 53%, Relaxing 14.1%, Top-Down 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Simulation 8.4%
- #51 Ooblets
69% matchVery Positive91% of 1,534 reviews2023
Dev: Glumberland
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 37.7% ★, Farming Sim 30.7%, Relaxing 7.3%, Cute 6.4%, Exploration 5.6%
- #52 Ropuka's Idle Island
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,066 reviews2025
Dev: Moczan
Windows
Median: 55.0 hrsMean: 137.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A cozy idle game that sits anywhere on your desktop. Watch the frog cut grass, upgrade his tools, and decorate the island while you work or relax.
Why similar: Farming Sim 46.2%, Relaxing 15.5%, Life Sim 14.8%, Cute 9%, Simulation 5.5%
- #53 Your Big, Cute Monster Farm
67% matchMostly Positive80% of 992 reviews2025
Dev: KaiPlay StudioPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 27.9 hrsMean: 85.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 54.7%, Simulation 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Relaxing 8.2%, Casual 7.1%
- #54 Shinehill
67% 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 35.6%, Life Sim 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Story Rich 9.8%, Cute 7.3%
- #55 Everafter Falls
68% matchVery Positive84% of 685 reviews2024
Dev: SquareHuskyPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rediscover the simple life. Farm, fish, forge and fight to restore the peace in an all-new farming adventure. Features split-screen coop, a helpful pet, automated drones, resourceful pixies, a card-eating progression system, and dangerous dungeons to delve into!
Why similar: Farming 32.8% ★, Farming Sim 29.1%, Life Sim 11.5%, Story Rich 6.9%, Top-Down 5.1%
- #56 Shepherd's Crossing
71% matchMixed60% of 86 reviews2023
Dev: SUCCESS
Windows
You have been entrusted with a miniature garden (farm)! Use the farm to raise animals and crops. Animals and crops can be exchanged with others. While there may be a main story, the ultimate goal is up to you. There are no time limits, so enjoy creating a relaxed and carefree farm landscape!
Why similar: Farming Sim 48.6%, Immersive Sim 20.1%, Simulation 9.9%, Top-Down 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 7%
- #57 Kynseed
68% 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 34.2%, Life Sim 13.6%, Farming 13.5% ★, Relaxing 8.1%, Exploration 6.8%
- #58 PUMPKIN PANIC
65% 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 66.3%, Cute 15.7%, Simulation 8.4%, Adventure 5.9%, Singleplayer 3.7%
- #59 STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of Mineral Town
68% matchVery Positive93% of 5,675 reviews2020
Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 21.9 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 60%, Simulation 9.2%, Life Sim 8.9%, RPG 6.3%, Cute 5.4%
- #60 Halcyon Days at Taoyuan
65% matchVery Positive89% of 1,082 reviews2026
Dev: BotanXPub: 方块游戏(CubeGame)
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Welcome to Taoyuan Village to heal your loneliness. Here, you can lead a carefree, self-sufficient life: farm, tame animals, raise livestock, fish, and build a prosperous homestead. Or, immerse in village life, meet kindred spirits, find love, and influence their destinies with your choices.
Why similar: Farming Sim 51.7%, Simulation 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Exploration 9.1%, Story Rich 4.7%