- #1 A Short Hike
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 22,017 reviews2019
Dev: adamgryu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Why similar: Nature 15.2%, Relaxing 13.8%, Exploration 12.6%, Cute 11.5%, Open World 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly mirrors the cozy, exploration-focused gameplay and heartwarming atmosphere found in Haven Park.
- #2 Lil Gator Game
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,948 reviews2022
Dev: MegaWobblePub: Playtonic Friends
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Embark on an adorable adventure, discover new friends and uncover everything the island has to offer. Climb, Swim, Glide and slide your way into the hearts of the many different characters you meet on your travels!
Why similar: Wholesome 26.3% ★, Cozy 23.5%, Family Friendly 8.9%, Relaxing 8.5%, Cute 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a similar sense of wholesome, low-stakes exploration and playful interaction with quirky characters.
- #3 Smushi Come Home
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 2,667 reviews2023
Dev: SomeHumbleOnionPub: Mooneye Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Play as a tiny lil' mushroom who's lost in the forest and can't find its way home. Explore unique areas freely at your own pace, chat with friendly inhabitants, and take on different adventures to get back home!
Why similar: Wholesome 18.6% ★, Cozy 17.1%, Nature 13.4%, Open World 9.7%, Cute 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: You explore a beautiful, nature-filled world as a small creature, focusing on discovery and helping others just like in Haven Park.
- #4 Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,995 reviews2020
Dev: ustwo games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Even the smallest person can make a big difference. Join Alba, as she sets out to save her beautiful island and its wildlife. And possibly start a revolution.
Why similar: Wholesome 23.6% ★, Cozy 19.5%, Nature 13.5%, Open World 7.6%, Family Friendly 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the core theme of nature conservation and community improvement through exploration and simple, satisfying tasks.
- #5 Little Kitty, Big City
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 13,413 reviews2024
Dev: Double Dagger Studio
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
You're a curious little kitty with a big personality, on an adventure to find your way back home. Explore the city, make new friends with stray animals, wear delightful hats, and leave more than a little chaos in your wake. After all, isn't that what cats do best?
Why similar: Wholesome 27.3% ★, Cozy 21.6%, Cute 8.6%, Family Friendly 8.5%, Open World 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: This open-world exploration game captures the same cute, lighthearted spirit and freedom of movement.
- #6 TOEM: A Photo Adventure
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 10,910 reviews2021
Dev: Something We Made
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Set off on a delightful expedition and use your photographic eye to uncover the mysteries of the magical TOEM in this hand-drawn adventure game. Chat with quirky characters, solve their problems by snapping neat photos, and make your way through a relaxing landscape!
Why similar: Wholesome 24.3% ★, Cozy 21.6%, Nature 10%, Relaxing 7%, Family Friendly 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: This photography-based adventure emphasizes gentle exploration and solving small, cozy puzzles for the people you meet.
- #7 Valley Peaks
92% matchVery Positive96% of 191 reviews2024
Dev: Tub ClubPub: Those Awesome Guys
Windows
Embark on a cozy climbing adventure in Valley Peaks, a ribbiting first-person platformer where each mountain is like a puzzle. Install Radio Towers at the top of every ridge to connect the froggy inhabitants to the wider world, venture further into the Valley, conquer peaks and unravel mysteries!
Why similar: Cozy 21%, Wholesome 17.8% ★, Nature 13.6%, Open World 9.8%, Family Friendly 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a cozy, parkour-based exploration experience in a charming mountain setting that feels very similar to Haven Park's world.
- #8 Time on Frog Island
93% matchMixed69% of 361 reviews2022
Dev: Half Past YellowPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Cast away on an island paradise complete with a cast of friendly frogs. Enjoy sandbox island life and explore at your own pace, solving sticky situations for your new friends and trading your way to fixing your ship!
Why similar: Nature 25.5%, Relaxing 13.6%, Cute 12.5%, Exploration 12.4%, Colorful 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: The focus on trading, exploration, and helping island inhabitants makes it a natural successor to the Haven Park experience.
- #9 Pine Hearts
91% matchVery Positive97% of 114 reviews2024
Dev: Hyper Luminal Games LtdPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Pine Hearts is a wholesome and tender adventure about nostalgic journeys, overcoming loss, and helping others. Embark on a cozy hiking expedition to the sprawling Pine Hearts nature reserve and scale the mountain your father never managed to climb.
Why similar: Wholesome 19.1% ★, Cozy 17.4%, Nature 15.1%, Relaxing 8.5%, Family Friendly 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: It combines a relaxing, exploration-heavy adventure with a heartfelt story about memories and nature.
- #10 Bear and Breakfast
91% matchVery Positive90% of 5,261 reviews2022
Dev: Gummy CatPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Bear and Breakfast is a laid-back management adventure game where you build and run a bed and breakfast...but you’re a bear.
Why similar: Nature 24.2%, Management 20.3%, Relaxing 14.1%, Family Friendly 13.4%, Cute 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: If you enjoyed the management aspects of Haven Park, this game expands on that with a deeper focus on building and running a cozy establishment.
- #11 Distant Bloom
90% matchMostly Positive76% of 266 reviews2024
Dev: Ember TrailPub: Kinda Brave
Windows
From a world in ruins to a world in bloom. This serene management game lets you explore an alien planet where things have gone amiss. Harness the power of plants to restore the environment and build a flourishing community with your crewmates.
Why similar: Cozy 25.5%, Nature 13.2%, Family Friendly 10%, Management 9.7%, Relaxing 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It centers on restoring a ruined world to its natural beauty, blending exploration with light management and gardening.
- #12 Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,006 reviews2024
Dev: Hyper GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Join Snufkin in this musical adventure about restoring harmony and balance to Moominvalley, protecting it from the industrious Park Keeper.
Why similar: Wholesome 20.5% ★, Cozy 17.2%, Open World 13.5%, Funny 8.4%, Puzzle 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: The game features a beautiful, stylized world and a focus on restoring nature through gentle, puzzle-based exploration.
- #13 Grow: Song of the Evertree
89% matchVery Positive81% of 2,549 reviews2021
Dev: Prideful SlothPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Grow your own worlds and nurture a deep natural connection with everything they hold. See your actions change the world for better! Bring the Evertree back to life in this breathtaking world-crafting sandbox, with life management and adventure elements.
Why similar: Wholesome 25.7% ★, Nature 12.3%, Open World 10.2%, Management 10.1%, Family Friendly 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a deep experience in world-building and nature management that feels like a more expansive version of the park-tending mechanics.
- #14 Garden Paws
88% matchVery Positive90% of 2,489 reviews2018
Dev: Bitten Toast Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 21.5 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: Wholesome 21.7% ★, Cozy 16.7%, Building 15.2%, Open World 10.7%, Exploration 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a robust mix of building, crafting, and management in a cute, animal-filled world.
- #15 Cozy Grove
87% matchVery Positive90% of 8,378 reviews2021
Dev: Spry FoxPub: Spry Fox
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 32.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Welcome to Cozy Grove, a game about camping on a haunted, ever-changing island. As a Spirit Scout, you'll wander the island's forest each day, finding new hidden secrets and helping soothe the local ghosts. With a little time and a lot of crafting, you'll bring color and joy back to Cozy Grove!
Why similar: Cozy 36.4%, Relaxing 18.7%, Management 13.5%, Cute 13.4%, Colorful 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: The quest-based gameplay and relaxing, wholesome atmosphere make it a perfect fit for fans of Haven Park's pacing.
- #16 A Tiny Sticker Tale
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 622 reviews2023
Dev: Ogre Pixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
A Tiny Sticker Tale is a cozy miniature adventure about changing the world, using the power of stickers!
Why similar: Cozy 27.7%, Wholesome 26% ★, Relaxing 8.3%, Family Friendly 7.9%, Exploration 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: This cozy adventure uses a unique sticker-based mechanic to solve puzzles and explore, matching the whimsical tone of Haven Park.
- #17 Tiny Terry's Turbo Trip
85% matchVery Positive95% of 2,132 reviews2024
Dev: snekflatPub: Super Rare Originals
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Terry wants to launch himself into space using his new car. Doing something this cool and reckless will surely make him the talk of the town. Run, drive and glide through this small journey of big discoveries as Terry works towards achieving this goal.
Why similar: Wholesome 24.3% ★, Open World 13.2%, Relaxing 8.7%, Exploration 8.3%, Funny 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a funny, low-stakes open-world exploration experience that feels like a more chaotic, yet equally charming, cousin to Haven Park.
- #18 Bunny Park
86% matchVery Positive90% of 859 reviews2020
Dev: Cozy Bee Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Manage your own bunny park! Give snacks and toys to your bunnies. Improve and decorate your park to increase its popularity and collect all the bunnies!
Why similar: Building 19.5%, Nature 13.5%, Management 12.5%, Cute 12.1%, Relaxing 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: It is a direct match for the park management and building mechanics, focusing on creating a cute space for animals.
- #19 Mail Time
84% matchVery Positive85% of 1,641 reviews2023
Dev: Kela van der DeijlPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
It's Mail Time! As a newly trained Mail Scout, put on your pack, grab those letters, and deliver them across Grumblewood Grove! The forest animals eagerly await the sight of your mushroom hat in this cozy, cottagecore light-platformer adventure!
Why similar: Open World 16.6%, Relaxing 13.2%, Cute 13%, Third Person 12.8%, Exploration 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on exploration and delivering mail in a cute, forest-themed world that emphasizes cozy movement.
- #20 Fruitbus
82% matchVery Positive87% of 1,111 reviews2024
Dev: Krillbite Studio
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A journey of flavors and friendships awaits you in your cozy, customisable food truck! Forage for fresh ingredients to create your own menu, then feed tummies and souls with home-cooked meals. Change the world, one apple at a time.
Why similar: Cozy 22.5%, Wholesome 21.9% ★, Management 9.6%, Open World 7.2%, Relaxing 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game mixes management and cooking in a vibrant, open world that encourages exploration and creative expression.
- #21 Summer in Mara
84% 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: Wholesome 27.3% ★, Cozy 24.9%, Nature 14.3%, Relaxing 9.8%, Exploration 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: It features a mix of farming, exploration, and island management that captures the same sense of peaceful, self-directed play.
- #22 Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles
83% matchVery Positive82% of 3,210 reviews2017
Dev: Prideful Sloth
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Unwind and enjoy the slow life in Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles, a relaxing open-world adventure game. Yonder is set in the world of Gemea. A natural island paradise with eight distinct environments ranging from tropical beaches to snow-capped summits.
Why similar: Open World 25.8%, Relaxing 13.3%, Building 12.9%, Exploration 12.8%, Cute 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: This open-world adventure focuses on nature restoration and exploration without the pressure of combat.
- #23 Garden Story
82% matchVery Positive89% of 1,695 reviews2021
Dev: PicogramPub: Rose City Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Embark on a wholesome adventure to save The Grove! Forage resources, combat the invasive Rot, and restore the community. Relax and enjoy the fruits of your labor in this charming action-RPG starring a grape.
Why similar: Cozy 34.5%, Family Friendly 13.4%, Cute 12.2%, Exploration 11.3%, Funny 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: This adventure game features a charming pixel-art style and focuses on helping a community thrive through exploration and light combat.
- #24 Ooblets
81% 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: Open World 17.1%, Family Friendly 15.8%, Relaxing 14.4%, Cute 14.2%, Exploration 13%
Why You'll Like It: It blends management, collection, and exploration in a quirky, colorful world that is consistently charming.
- #25 Re:Fresh
81% matchVery Positive88% of 345 reviews2023
Dev: Merge Conflict Studio
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Restore your town as you run, jump and dash through cozy locales while helping lovable townsfolk! Become immersed in a tight-knit community of animals and robots while becoming the town hero in this heart-warming solarpunk adventure.
Why similar: Wholesome 25.6% ★, Cozy 18.6%, Nature 16%, Exploration 7.2%, Relaxing 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: This 3D platformer emphasizes exploration and collectathon mechanics in a nature-filled, wholesome environment.
- #26 Minami Lane
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,452 reviews2024
Dev: BlibloopPub: Doot Tiny Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Welcome to Minami Lane! Build your own street in this tiny cozy, casual management sim! Unlock and customize buildings, manage your shops, and maximize the happiness of your villagers to complete quests and fill your street with love!
Why similar: Cozy 28.9%, Management 17.8%, Building 13.9%, Relaxing 11.2%, Cute 11%
Why You'll Like It: This management game allows you to build and customize a cozy street, focusing on the satisfaction of creating a happy community.
- #27 Into the Emberlands
79% matchVery Positive82% of 296 reviews2025
Dev: Tiny RoarPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Venture out into the Emberlands and uncover an ever-changing world filled with surprising encounters and mystical creatures! Save villagers who got lost in the Miasma, collect resources and rebuild your village to create a safe haven for your people.
Why similar: Wholesome 29% ★, Cozy 25.6%, Cute 8.2%, Exploration 7.8%, Relaxing 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: It features a cozy, exploration-driven loop where you rescue villagers and build up a safe haven.
- #28 Penko Park
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 644 reviews2020
Dev: Ghostbutter
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Snap pictures of spooky-cute creatures & explore an abandoned wildlife park.
Why similar: Nature 25%, Cute 13.2%, Family Friendly 13%, Relaxing 11.3%, Exploration 11%
Why You'll Like It: This photography-based exploration game features a unique, creature-filled world that is both cute and slightly mysterious.
- #29 Camper Van: Make it Home
77% matchVery Positive92% of 1,222 reviews2025
Dev: Malapata Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Decorate and organize the camper van of your dreams! Embark on a journey of self-discovery as you build your own home-on-wheels, using a combination of creative block organization puzzles and relaxing interior design. Make your heart feel at ease and your camper van feel like home.
Why similar: Cozy 21.6%, Building 12.2%, Nature 11.1%, Relaxing 10.5%, Cute 9.8%
- #30 Find Your Words
77% matchVery Positive97% of 168 reviews2026
Dev: Capybara Games
Windows
Find your community at summer camp, one friendship at a time. Take a beat, enjoy a breath of fresh air - all while playing at the beach, strolling in the woods, and dancing with friends. This short cozy game was created by two dads, celebrating their kids’ journeys to find their voices.
Why similar: Cozy 15.6%, Nature 15%, Wholesome 14.4% ★, Relaxing 9.5%, Cute 7.8%
- #31 Calico
79% matchVery Positive87% of 4,975 reviews2020
Dev: Peachy Keen GamesPub: Whitethorn Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Calico is a day-in-the-life community sim game where you are given an important and adorable task: rebuild the town’s cat café and fill it with cute and cuddly creatures! Build up your café by filling it with cute furniture, fun decorations, yummy pastries, and get it bustling with animals again!
Why similar: Open World 20.3%, Cute 17.7%, Building 15.6%, Relaxing 13.5%, Family Friendly 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: The focus on managing a cafe and interacting with cute animals in a magical, cozy world aligns well with Haven Park's vibes.
- #32 Squirreled Away
76% matchVery Positive94% of 1,023 reviews2025
Dev: Far SeasPub: Amplifier Studios
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Live your best squirrel life. Explore, gather, craft, and build incredible treehouses in acres of beautiful parkland. Scurry across lawns, up trees, and leap limb to limb solo, or up to four friends can play together in co-op. Endless summer days of adventure await.
Why similar: Nature 12.3%, Open World 12.2%, Building 11.2%, Relaxing 10.5%, Third Person 10.2%
- #33 Petit Island
78% matchVery Positive81% of 120 reviews2024
Dev: Xelo GamesPub: SOEDESCO
Windows
Welcome to the beautiful and tropical Petit Island! Relive your grandpaw's youthful adventures by exploring the island and meeting all the unique islanders in this heartwarming open-world narrative exploration game. Preserve his memories before they fade away.
Why similar: Nature 17.9%, Open World 11%, Family Friendly 10.6%, Relaxing 9.5%, Cute 9.1%
- #34 Adorable Adventures
75% matchVery Positive92% of 568 reviews2026
Dev: Wild Sheep StudioPub: PQube
Windows
Play as Boris, a curious baby boar who must learn how to use his nose to reunite with his family after a forest fire. Explore beautiful landscapes, track scents, and uncover secrets as you slowly reconnect with nature in this cozy animal adventure.
Why similar: Nature 13.7%, Cozy 12.7%, Relaxing 11.9%, Exploration 10.6%, Cute 10%
- #35 Garden Trills
76% matchVery Positive98% of 103 reviews2024
Dev: Yukim
Windows
Garden Trills is a cozy puzzle-platformer where you fly as an adorable sparrow through enchanting Mediterranean gardens. Help your neighbors, grow vibrant flowers, and harness their powers to reach new destinations as you flutter into the heart of Vernubiel’s gardens.
Why similar: Wholesome 20.7% ★, Cozy 19.5%, Nature 14.4%, Open World 9.1%, Relaxing 7.7%
- #36 A Park Full of Cats
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,032 reviews2024
Dev: Devcats
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Welcome to 'A Park Full of Cats,' a hidden object game that invites you to revel in the enchanting world of amusement parks! Experience the thrill and excitement of the rides and give those cats the fun they truly deserve!
Why similar: Wholesome 30% ★, Cozy 25%, Relaxing 9.8%, Exploration 5.9%, Family Friendly 5.8%
- #37 Tall Trails
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive100% of 657 reviews2025
Dev: Brady Soglin
Windows
A chill exploration game where EVERYTHING goes in the boot! You're Alp, a lil' golem on a quest to find his purpose. Run, climb, and use items as fuel in your Rocket Boot to blast yourself into the air!
Why similar: Wholesome 21.2% ★, Cozy 20.9%, Nature 10.3%, Relaxing 8.9%, Cute 8.7%
- #38 Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure
75% 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: Wholesome 27.7% ★, Cozy 18.7%, Building 12.8%, Relaxing 10.4%, Family Friendly 10.1%
- #39 Cloudy Valley
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: PaltypusPub: TyGAMES
Windows
Go on a summer vacation to the Cloudy Valley archipelago! Swim, climb, and explore the different islands at your own pace. Discover treasures or enjoy a cozy and relaxing atmosphere by the waves...
Why similar: Wholesome 18.2% ★, Nature 15.7%, Open World 10.8%, Relaxing 9.6%, Exploration 9.6%
- #40 Duck Side of the Moon
71% matchVery Positive97% of 95 reviews2026
Dev: Starbrew Games
Windows · Linux
Waddle and fly as a duck in space! Explore every corner of the galaxy and find curious creatures and materials along the way. Craft gadgets, upgrade your spaceship, and get cozy in this relaxing adventure.
Why similar: Wholesome 20.8% ★, Cozy 15.9%, Open World 8%, Family Friendly 7.3%, Relaxing 6.6%
- #41 Hello Kitty Island Adventure
71% matchVery Positive94% of 11,553 reviews2025
Dev: Sunblink
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 59.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Embark on a cozy, open-world adventure with Hello Kitty and Friends. Befriend beloved characters as you explore and restore a mysterious island, solve ancient puzzles, cook delicious dishes, customize yourself and your cabins, and so much more.
Why similar: Cozy 34.9%, Open World 13.8%, Cute 8.7%, Exploration 7.7%, Family Friendly 7.5%
- #42 Garden Life: A Cozy Simulator
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,615 reviews2024
Dev: stillalive studiosPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 23.0 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Garden Life is a relaxing gardening game in which you create your dream garden in a peaceful, colourful world. Plant and add ornaments at your own pace, transforming an overgrown forgotten plot into a flourishing community garden.
Why similar: Cozy 28.1%, Nature 13.7%, Relaxing 10.9%, Family Friendly 8.5%, Wholesome 8.3% ★
- #43 Totemlands
74% matchVery Positive92% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: Hobofeller
Windows
Totemlands is a relaxing crafting, building game where you raise totem poles, hunt spirits, decorate and explore the lands.
Why similar: Cozy 19.2%, Building 12.6%, Wholesome 11.8% ★, Management 10.7%, Open World 9.8%
- #44 Piece by Piece
70% matchVery Positive91% of 167 reviews2026
Dev: GamkatPub: No More Robots
Windows
It's time to open shop! Inherit your family's repair shop, and roll up your sleeves. Fix up the prized possessions of the forest folk, paint yourself a masterpiece to sell and make your family shop all your own with decorations, furniture and cookies!
Why similar: Cozy 28%, Nature 17.7%, Management 9.9%, Relaxing 8%, Family Friendly 7.9%
- #45 Paradise Marsh
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 532 reviews2022
Dev: LazyEti
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Stars vanished from the sky and scattered across a perfect endless wetland... Catch bugs and chat with many characters while playfully wandering through peaceful scenery. But don't lose sight of the night sky, the constellations need help!
Why similar: Nature 24.4%, Relaxing 14.5%, Open World 13%, Exploration 12%, Funny 10.8%
- #46 Project Shoreline
70% matchVery Positive95% of 323 reviews2024
Dev: Speldosa Interactive
Windows · Linux
Step into the tiny metaphorical shoes of a Muri, entrusted with the important task of exploring, cleaning, and restoring a corrupted and decaying beach, one sparkling satisfying patch at a time, in this cute cozy mini-adventure - Project Shoreline!
Why similar: Cozy 22.6%, Nature 14.5%, Open World 8.9%, Relaxing 7.7%, Family Friendly 7.5%
- #47 Nekokami - The Human Restoration Project
69% matchVery Positive98% of 62 reviews2026
Dev: Rocket-in-Bottle
Windows
Start an epic world-building adventure with Nekokami! Architect beautiful, peaceful worlds in a far-future universe ruled by Cats. Befriend wondrous yet whimsical spirits of nature. Restore and manage extinct Humans. With Cats in charge, what could POSSIBLY go wrong?
Why similar: Nature 18.9%, Cozy 18.6%, Building 12.9%, Cute 9.6%, Relaxing 7.3%
- #48 Snacko
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,019 reviews2025
Dev: Bluecurse StudiosPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Driven away by the cost of living, you and your childhood friend set off with the goal to turn things around and start a new life. Explore, gather, and build up the town from scratch into a place you'll be proud to call "home"!
Why similar: Cozy 23.5%, Building 19.4%, Family Friendly 12.3%, Cute 11.3%, Relaxing 8.1%
- #49 QT
72% matchVery Positive94% of 264 reviews2020
Dev: Happy SnakePub: Happy Snake Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
QT IS A 3 PART GAME ABOUT HANGING OUT IN CUTE PLACES AND FINDING YOUR FAVOURITE FRIENDS · ◡ ·
Why similar: Wholesome 23.1% ★, Nature 17.4%, Cute 12.1%, Relaxing 10.6%, Adventure 9.7%
- #50 Critter Café
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 299 reviews2024
Dev: Sumo DigitalPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Welcome to your Critter Café! Rescue and bond with adorable, fantasy critters in need of your help and build a new home together. Design and run your own café, care for your critters, uncover the secrets of mysterious portals, and create a wholesome café for all to enjoy!
Why similar: Cozy 21.5%, Wholesome 21.3% ★, Management 12.3%, Family Friendly 7.7%, Relaxing 7.6%
- #51 Clouzy!
73% matchMixed53% of 90 reviews2022
Dev: Tinymoon
Windows
Most clouds float along in the sky, but these adorable fluffy clouds need to be taken care of in cloud daycare! Explore the world, collect delicious fruits, and cook tasty meals in this cute and wholesome farming game.
Why similar: Cozy 28.3%, Open World 12.7%, Management 11.9%, Exploration 8.4%, Cute 8.1%
- #52 Loddlenaut
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,779 reviews2023
Dev: Moon LagoonPub: Secret Mode
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Play as an interstellar custodian sent to clean up a polluted ocean planet. Pick up trash, explore the vibrant waters, and take care of axolotl-like alien creatures!
Why similar: Cozy 29.2%, Open World 16.1%, Relaxing 13%, Cute 11.3%, Exploration 8.1%
- #53 Catto's Post Office
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,322 reviews2025
Dev: In Shambles Studio
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Deliver mail as Catto, the town's dedicated Postcat, while meeting unique friends in a vibrant cozy town filled with kitty residents.
Why similar: Cozy 29.9%, Wholesome 25.3% ★, Cute 9.4%, Relaxing 8.3%, Exploration 6.3%
- #54 Fantastic Haven: Prologue
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 283 reviews2024
Dev: Piece of Cake FabulousPub: Gamera Games
Windows
Save fantasy creatures and protect them until releasing them into their natural habitat. Build your shelter, explore the neighboring region, and encounter a series of events.
Why similar: Building 18.4%, Exploration 13%, Management 12%, Nature 11.8%, Cute 11.7%
- #55 Luna's Fishing Garden
68% matchVery Positive94% of 2,216 reviews2021
Dev: Coldwild Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Luna's Fishing Garden is a short, cozy fishing and building game. Catch fish, trade it in and create the garden of your dreams by planting new trees, placing water objects and bringing animals to the archipelago.
Why similar: Wholesome 17.7% ★, Cozy 17%, Nature 14.4%, Building 12%, Relaxing 8.9%
- #56 Flibbius McDoogle and the Mysterious Flying Machine
67% matchVery Positive99% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: Unsigned Double Collective
Windows
Flibbius McDoogle and the Mysterious Flying Machine is a short adventure puzzle game. Use your wits, creativity and puzzle solving ability to help Flibbius take to the skies!
Why similar: Family Friendly 15.1%, Nature 13.7%, Relaxing 12.8%, Cute 10.7%, Puzzle 10.2%
- #57 Hokko Life
69% matchMixed66% of 2,658 reviews2022
Dev: Wonderscope GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Hop off the train and into your new life in the village of Hokko! Take over the old workshop and get creative; use crafted materials and design everything in town! With complete creative freedom, what type of town will you build?
Why similar: Wholesome 25% ★, Cozy 22.4%, Building 12.7%, Family Friendly 8.1%, Relaxing 7.8%
- #58 Outlanders
67% matchVery Positive90% of 491 reviews2023
Dev: Pomelo Games
Windows
Outlanders is a town-building strategy game, populated by hard-working, charming folk in search of a simpler life. Some just want to survive off the land, others want to create amazing things.
Why similar: Wholesome 22.1% ★, Cozy 20.7%, Building 12.4%, Management 10.7%, Family Friendly 7.6%
- #59 Kabuto Park
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive100% of 4,069 reviews2025
Dev: DootPub: Doot Tiny Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Enjoy summer in Kabuto Park! Catch the cutest bugs, train them and win the Summer Beetle Battles Championship in this tiny bug collection game! Upgrade your equipment to find rarer, stronger and shinier little friends.
Why similar: Cozy 33.4%, Nature 24.2%, Relaxing 11%, Cute 10.9%, Colorful 7.6%
- #60 Little Friends: Puppy Island
67% matchVery Positive95% of 295 reviews2023
Dev: Big Blue BubblePub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Get ready for a pawsome puppy adventure in Little Friends: Puppy Island! Discover exciting locations, dig up hidden treasures, build and expand your holiday resort, and meet plenty of lovable little friends to care for on your very own un-paw-gettable, tropical island adventure!
Why similar: Family Friendly 15.8%, Building 13.4%, Exploration 10.9%, Cute 9.7%, Colorful 9.1%
