- #1 Sun Haven
97% matchVery Positive81% of 24,588 reviews2023
Dev: Pixel Sprout Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 14.8 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 33.8%, Mining 19.5% ★, Fishing 18.1% ★, Agriculture 12.2% ★, Pixel Graphics 6.1%
- #2 Seeds of Calamity
96% matchVery Positive89% of 218 reviews2025
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 28.9%, Fishing 16.3% ★, Mining 16.1% ★, Agriculture 15.8% ★, Building 10.4%
- #3 Doloc Town
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,208 reviews2025
Dev: RedSaw Games StudioPub: Logoi Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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: Fishing 35.2% ★, Farming Sim 33.2%, Building 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%, Adventure 4.4%
- #4 Border Town
95% matchVery Positive81% of 299 reviews2025
Dev: GoHoGamesPub: 2P Games
Windows
Restore the former glory of Border Town in an open-world sandbox RPG set in a fantastical realm. Explore the world, craft tools and weapons, cultivate fields, and socialise with your neighbours while dealing with dark forces that threaten to destroy everything you have built.
Why similar: Farming Sim 32.2%, Sandbox 17.1%, Building 15.1%, Survival 7.5%, Base Building 6.8%
- #5 Immortal Life
94% matchVery Positive80% of 4,255 reviews2024
Dev: YiFang StudioPub: 2P Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Embark on a magical journey in this captivating life simulation game. Escape to a welcoming valley, farm with spells, and master skills like fishing, crafting, and cooking. Engage in epic battles, strengthen the bonds with your companions, and build your dream home to achieve Immortal Life!
Why similar: Mining 24.7% ★, Fishing 24.6% ★, Farming Sim 24%, Agriculture 16.1% ★, Building 8.2%
- #6 Miniland Adventure
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 328 reviews2023
Dev: Imilkowski DevPub: Gameparic
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 54%
The world doesn't generate itself - you do it, shape the world as you wish! Start with nothing, and build dream houses for goblins and yourself while exploring, collecting resources, crafting, building, fighting, farming... and more!
Why similar: Sandbox 26.8%, Base Building 19.9%, Building 19%, Survival 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
- #7 Tile Miner
93% matchMixed62% of 63 reviews2021
Dev: nalothchrisPub: MadSwan
Windows · Mac
Explore a vast world. Manipulate every tile. Build your kingdom. Conquer the elemental dungeons. The moldable world of Tile Miner is at your fingertips!
Why similar: Mining 26.1% ★, Farming Sim 21.6%, Sandbox 13.6%, Building 12.1%, Top-Down 6.1%
- #8 Cornucopia®
91% matchVery Positive88% of 630 reviews2023
Dev: David Dolynny | Subconscious GamesPub: Subconscious Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Stardew Valley meets Paper Mario in the coziest farming RPG you've never played. Romance 34+ characters, befriend 50+, raise adorable animals, and grow crops using real soil science. No forced bedtime. A handcrafted 2.5D world full of charm, secrets, and the dream life you've been waiting for.
Why similar: Farming Sim 25.9%, Fishing 15.3% ★, Mining 14% ★, Agriculture 13.7% ★, Sandbox 10%
- #9 Farm Life: Natures Adventure
92% matchMixed57% of 67 reviews2016
Dev: Brettpenzer123
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 99%
Grow, Harvest, Nurture, Explore, Fish, Shop, Love, Mine and Events - Farm Life: Natures Adventure is full of everything from the small things like running your farm to becoming the town mayor and changing the town.
Why similar: Mining 25.8% ★, Fishing 22.8% ★, Farming Sim 19.5%, Agriculture 12.6% ★, Sandbox 12.2%
- #10 Sky Harvest
89% matchVery Positive90% of 73 reviews2026
Dev: Hamzah KirmaniPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Armed with hand-me-down tools and some cash, you begin your new life as THE Chief Farmer, a position your grandfather once excelled in. Can you honor his legacy and transform the overgrown, untamed and desolate floating island into a flourishing farm abundant with produce?
Why similar: Farming Sim 28.4%, Fishing 27% ★, Agriculture 15.6% ★, Sandbox 12.9%, Building 11.9%
- #11 My Time at Portia
90% matchVery Positive92% of 44,040 reviews2019
Dev: Pathea GamesPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 36.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Start a new life in the enchanting town of Portia! Restore your Pa's neglected workshop to its former glory by fulfilling commissions, growing crops, raising animals, and befriending the quirky inhabitants of this charming post-apocalyptic land!
Why similar: Farming Sim 36.4%, Mining 17.6% ★, Agriculture 14.2% ★, Building 11.5%, Sandbox 10.4%
- #12 Harvest Life
91% matchMixed52% of 269 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 56.4%, Agriculture 13.7% ★, Fishing 13.6% ★, Building 7.1%, Casual 5.5%
- #13 Alchemage
89% matchMostly Positive72% of 308 reviews2020
Dev: 量子艺界(QUANTUM ARTS)
Windows
Begin your otherworldly life from scratch—with nothing but a single magic staff in hand. Shape the world with your own hands, build the home you love, or unleash the powers of alchemy and magic to battle relentless monsters from beyond.Set forth, Warlock!
Why similar: Sandbox 50.4%, Adventure 28.2%, Casual 21.4%
- #14 Kynseed
87% matchVery Positive83% of 3,619 reviews2022
Dev: PixelCount Studios
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 11.3 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 53.9%, Sandbox 26.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Fantasy 8.3%, Adventure 2.7%
- #15 Verdant Village
88% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2020
Dev: Exodus Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
You've washed ashore in a foreign land. With nothing to your name other than a few tools you’ll have to learn how to live off the land. Explore, grow crops, and meet the locals. How you live is up to you. Can you create a new life for yourself in the small town of Amberglen?
Why similar: Fishing 27.8% ★, Farming Sim 24.9%, Mining 22.1% ★, Agriculture 13.4% ★, Building 9.1%
- #16 Homestead Arcana
86% matchMixed62% of 164 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 45.1%, Agriculture 23.4% ★, Cute 7.3%, Adventure 6.3%, Casual 6.2%
- #17 Hokko Life
86% matchMixed66% of 2,650 reviews2022
Dev: Gizmo GardenPub: 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: Farming Sim 31.3%, Fishing 28.7% ★, Agriculture 16.1% ★, Building 11.7%, Cute 4.6%
- #18 Stardew Valley
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 992,215 reviews2016
Dev: ConcernedApe
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 22.7 hrsMean: 83.6 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 39.4%, Agriculture 15.9% ★, Fishing 12.3% ★, Sandbox 11.4%, Building 8.9%
- #19 Captain Pawsome
85% matchMixed50% of 72 reviews2023
Dev: Chicken LauncherPub: Awaken Realms
Windows
Set sail with Captain Pawsome on the relaxing 2D fishing adventure! Craft, upgrade, customize, and conquer the high seas. Clean the environment, catch unique fish, and unleash your inner adventurer. Dive in now and make a splash!
Why similar: Fishing 31.7% ★, Farming Sim 23.6%, Base Building 14.1%, Building 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%
- #20 Garlant: My Story
83% matchVery Positive85% of 264 reviews2024
Dev: Flt StudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
I am a Falconeye who just graduated from the academy. In pursuit of challenges, I came to the distant border of the kingdom: Garlant in the Doe region. Here I will start a new chapter of my life, and it's going to be an amazing adventure story!
Why similar: Fishing 31% ★, Farming Sim 30.4%, Base Building 14.2%, Agriculture 13.3% ★, Pixel Graphics 6.7%
- #21 Farlands
82% matchVery Positive93% of 1,436 reviews2024
Dev: JanduSoft
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Congratulations, you’ve bought your own planet! An agrarian rock at the edge of the galaxy that, for some reason, was practically being given away for free. So the time has come to leave your hectic, stressful life in an overcrowded metropolis for a more rural and rewarding life.
Why similar: Fishing 25.6% ★, Farming Sim 24.9%, Agriculture 15.2% ★, Building 12.4%, Sandbox 10.8%
- #22 Piworld
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 134 reviews2025
Dev: Ahaha studio
Windows
Piworld is a unique multiplayer game where everyone can find something to do to suit their desires. Try out different roles: from a simple fisherman to an adventurer. Explore the world alone or with friends, fight evil, develop your skills, and create your own story.
Why similar: Farming Sim 33.8%, Base Building 19.6%, Sandbox 18.1%, Survival 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
- #23 Monster Harvest
84% matchMixed52% of 528 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 28.7%, Fishing 25.6% ★, Agriculture 16.4% ★, Building 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%
- #24 Dinotica
80% matchVery Positive87% of 822 reviews2025
Dev: XA StudioPub: Celestial Studio
Windows
Welcome to Dinotica! Stomp into a mysterious and dangerous world filled with action, adventure, and companionship! Together, you'll fight, build, farm, and more as you work toward creating a unique home that is truly your own.
Why similar: Farming Sim 32.6%, Base Building 20.6%, Top-Down Shooter 19.5%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Top-Down 6.6%
- #25 Everdream Valley
81% matchMostly Positive71% of 944 reviews2023
Dev: MooneatersPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A farming adventure with a dash of magic. Play solo or up to a 4-player coop. By day, restore your quaint farm into a summer paradise. Explore, raise crops, care for animals and rebuild your home. At night inhabit various creatures through your dreams and bring enchantment to the valley.
Why similar: Farming Sim 31.5%, Fishing 30.7% ★, Sandbox 14.3%, Building 13.8%, Cute 5.5%
- #26 Mirthwood
79% matchMostly Positive70% of 2,326 reviews2024
Dev: Bad Ridge GamesPub: V Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Embark on an enchanting journey and brave ferocious creatures in an immersive medieval fantasy world. Will you settle a new homestead to live a life of farming and trade, or pick up the sword and take up the adventurers' path?
Why similar: Farming Sim 37.6%, Fishing 35.1% ★, Sandbox 19.7%, Survival 7.6%
- #27 Snacko
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,002 reviews2025
Dev: Bluecurse StudiosPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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: Fishing 32.5% ★, Farming Sim 24.9%, Building 16.8%, Sandbox 11.6%, Cute 6.5%
- #28 Hollow Island
81% 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 48.8%, Agriculture 22.8% ★, Building 20.8%, Adventure 7.6%
- #29 Skystead Ranch
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: ToastieLabs
Windows · Mac · Linux
Transform a desolate sky island into a vibrant sanctuary. Using your enchanted crook, cultivate your garden, befriend quirky creatures, build a home, and unlock secrets along the way. Each choice adds a personal touch to your unique Skystead Ranch!
Why similar: Fishing 36% ★, Agriculture 21.9% ★, Building 17.2%, Top-Down 9.3%, Fantasy 6.3%
- #30 Runika: A World of Little Legends
79% matchVery Positive87% of 105 reviews2022
Dev: Pascal DittrichPub: padSoft
Windows
Build a farm… to save the world. Runika blends a cozy 2D sandbox with an unfolding story about a world being pulled into the mysterious Rift. Grow crops at your own pace, build your farm, gather resources, craft your own equipment, and uncover what awakens within the Rift.
Why similar: Farming Sim 28.8%, Agriculture 18.7% ★, Sandbox 17.7%, Building 12.7%, Top-Down 6.8%
- #31 Project Real
78% matchVery Positive89% of 64 reviews2024
Dev: HKGamesStudioPub: GoGo Games Interactive
Windows
The Real Project is a game where you shape your virtual life. Choose professions, build authentic relationships and explore a wide, vibrant world full of fascinating NPCs. Face challenges, explore stunning landscapes. Live a complete virtual life, full of unique adventures.
Why similar: Farming Sim 30%, Fishing 22.9% ★, Sandbox 16.5%, Agriculture 11.7% ★, Pixel Graphics 5%
- #32 The Faraway Land
77% matchVery Positive86% of 99 reviews2024
Dev: FireTail
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
The Faraway Land is an open world survival simulator. Plunge into the relaxing atmosphere of a magical world filled with cute and dangerous creatures.
Why similar: Farming Sim 30.7%, Sandbox 17.8%, Base Building 17.6%, Survival 8.3%, Magic 5.7%
- #33 Oriental Valley
76% matchVery Positive84% of 369 reviews2024
Dev: 猫多游戏Pub: ETime Studio
Windows
Welcome to the weird and wonderful world where modern country life meets quirky simulation adventure! Here you'll immerse yourself in a laid-back lifestyle full of traditional customs, make a bunch of quirky new friends, and embark on bizarre adventures.
Why similar: Farming Sim 38.2%, Agriculture 26.1% ★, Sandbox 23.2%, Adventure 6.7%, Casual 5.8%
- #34 Forager
76% matchVery Positive90% of 43,003 reviews2019
Dev: HopFrogPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The highly popular and quirky "idle game that you want to actively keep playing". Explore, craft, gather & manage resources, find secrets and build your base out of nothing! Buy land to explore and expand!
Why similar: Farming Sim 28.9%, Sandbox 14.2%, Base Building 13.1%, Survival 11.8%, Building 9.9%
- #35 Everafter Falls
75% matchVery Positive84% of 668 reviews2024
Dev: SquareHuskyPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.2 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 Sim 36.2%, Fishing 28.8% ★, Mining 24.1% ★, Top-Down 8%, Casual 2.9%
- #36 Garden of the Sea (VR)
75% matchVery Positive93% of 682 reviews2022
Dev: Neat Corporation
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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 Sim 35.7%, Agriculture 20.6% ★, Base Building 16%, Sandbox 15.3%, Cute 6.8%
- #37 Luna's Fishing Garden
74% matchVery Positive94% of 2,201 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: Fishing 29.4% ★, Farming Sim 23.5%, Sandbox 13.1%, 2D Platformer 11.5%, Building 9%
- #38 Everdream Village
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 133 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 45.8%, Sandbox 19.4%, Building 16.3%, Adventure 6.3%, Cute 6.1%
- #39 Pathless Woods
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,093 reviews2024
Dev: AniYa Games Studio
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Embark on a cozy open-world survival journey inspired by ancient China's heritage. Gather resources, cultivate crops, build your dream home, and defend it from marauders. Team up with friends to explore and uncover a world where adventure meets serenity.
Why similar: Farming Sim 30.3%, Sandbox 16.7%, Base Building 15.9%, Building 14.3%, Survival 8.3%
- #40 Shinehill
71% matchVery Positive95% of 186 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 39.2%, Fishing 35.9% ★, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Cute 6.7%, Adventure 4.8%
- #41 Research Story
70% matchVery Positive95% of 317 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 33.4%, Agriculture 18.3% ★, Building 13.4%, Sandbox 12.2%, Base Building 11.9%
- #42 Miniland Adventure: Prologue
72% matchVery Positive87% of 721 reviews2023
Dev: Imilkowski DevPub: Gameparic
Windows
Miniland: Prologue is just part of the gameplay that awaits you in the full game. Your task is to build your world and fight against your enemies. The world doesn't generate itself - you do it, shape the world as you wish! Start with nothing, and build dream houses for goblins and yourself!
Why similar: Base Building 25%, Sandbox 24.3%, Building 19.8%, Survival 13%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%
- #43 Aldro
73% matchMostly Positive70% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Six Point Studios LLC
Windows
You play as Aldro, a cute slime lost in an unexplored world full of magic and mystery. Explore procedurally generated levels full of strange creatures and resources unique to the area. Cultivate anywhere you choose and gather resources to build and defend your civilization from the dangers outside.
Why similar: Sandbox 32.7%, Adventure 15.7%, Casual 14.2%, Top-Down 13%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%
- #44 Keplerth
72% matchVery Positive85% of 4,121 reviews2022
Dev: TAROPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Welcome to Keplerth! Try to survive on a hostile alien planet in this 2D sandbox RPG, where you can choose to live alone or fight side by side with your friends in the online multiplayer mode. Survive, build, farm, fight, and explore your way to victory in this open-world adventure!
Why similar: Sandbox 28.5%, Building 24.1%, Survival 13.5%, Base Building 12.3%, Adventure 7.4%
- #45 Alchemy Story
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 196 reviews2020
Dev: Cozy Bee Games
Windows
Discover a world of magic, cute creatures and adventure in Alchemy Story, a casual farming simulation game! Grow your garden, brew potions, care for your pets and meet new friends!
Why similar: Farming Sim 34.8%, Fishing 30.3% ★, Agriculture 20.6% ★, Cute 6.1%, Magic 4.2%
- #46 Fields of Mistria
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 27,018 reviews2024
Dev: NPC Studio
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 23.7 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 Sim 44.7%, Agriculture 18.1% ★, Sandbox 13.1%, Building 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
- #47 Moonstone Island
70% matchVery Positive84% of 4,722 reviews2023
Dev: Studio SupersoftPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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 23.7%, Fishing 23% ★, Agriculture 14.6% ★, Sandbox 12.7%, Building 12%
- #48 Chef RPG
68% matchVery Positive88% of 2,496 reviews2024
Dev: World 2 Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Craft your culinary adventure in a beautiful pixel art world. Manage your restaurants, forage and hunt for ingredients, befriend locals, and grow your culinary empire. What kind of chef will you be?
Why similar: Building 57%, Pixel Graphics 28.9%, Top-Down 14.1%
- #49 Serin Fate
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 567 reviews2021
Dev: VethergenPub: Crytivo
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Evil is afoot... Wielding your new Magic, bound into mysterious Monster-infested lands to uncover ancient relics and restore the Fate Stone. Along the way, explore the depths of every nook to find creatures, garner ingredients, train in Witchery, and craft new equipment.
Why similar: Farming Sim 38.6%, Sandbox 20.5%, Top-Down 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%, Magic 7.3%
- #50 HAINYA WORLD
69% matchVery Positive82% of 100 reviews2023
Dev: NETWORKGO
Windows
You are an adventurer, you need to explore this continent, make good use of the resources of this continent to arm yourself, explore this world full of monsters and unknown things and survive!
Why similar: Sandbox 45.4%, Survival 22.5%, Adventure 11.4%, Casual 10.4%, Cute 10.3%
- #51 Farmtale
71% 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 35.6%, Agriculture 21.2% ★, Sandbox 17.7%, Building 16.3%, Cute 5%
- #52 Stranded Sails - Prologue
70% matchVery Positive83% of 152 reviews2021
Dev: Alchemist Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Stranded Sails - Prologue takes place exactly one day before the departure of our heroes and seamlessly follows "Stranded Sails - Explorers of the Cursed Islands". Already in this prologue you can explore, decorate, farm and fight. Are you ready for the great adventure?
Why similar: Farming Sim 38.3%, Fishing 27.4% ★, Agriculture 19.4% ★, Cute 6%, Casual 5.8%
- #53 Littlewood
68% matchVery Positive93% of 6,792 reviews2020
Dev: Sean YoungPub: SmashGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The world has already been saved. Now it's time to rebuild your town, learn new hobbies, and forge lifelong friendships in this peaceful and relaxing RPG.
Why similar: Farming Sim 23.2%, Agriculture 18.7% ★, Fishing 16.1% ★, Sandbox 14.4%, Building 13.3%
- #54 Cattle Country
66% matchVery Positive87% of 351 reviews2025
Dev: Castle Pixel, LLC.Pub: Playtonic Friends
Windows · Linux
Howdy partner! Welcome to Cattle Country, the Cozy Cowboy Adventure Life Sim. Become a determined pioneer traveling west to start a new life. Make a home in the mountains, take on bandits, discover dastardly plots, build a farm, develop your town, and make friends with fellow residents.
Why similar: Farming Sim 37.4%, Sandbox 18.4%, Agriculture 17.8% ★, Building 14%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%
- #55 Stranded Sails - Explorers of the Cursed Islands
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 975 reviews2019
Dev: Alchemist InteractivePub: rokaplay
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Farm, cook, craft and decorate in this casual open world farming adventure! Set up camp with your crew after being shipwrecked on a mysterious archipelago. Your quest is to survive, explore and uncover the secrets of the Cursed Islands. Take care of your crew to build relationships and earn rewards!
Why similar: Farming Sim 49.1%, Agriculture 31.3% ★, Cute 7.6%, Adventure 6.2%, Casual 5.8%
- #56 Disney Dreamlight Valley
64% matchVery Positive92% of 23,720 reviews2023
Dev: Gameloft
Windows
Median: 32.6 hrsMean: 114.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Explore a world filled with the magic of Disney as you discover rich stories and build the perfect neighborhood alongside Disney and Pixar heroes and villains in this new life-sim adventure game. Welcome to Disney Dreamlight Valley.
Why similar: Fishing 31.6% ★, Farming Sim 30.1%, Sandbox 17.5%, Fantasy 6%, Magic 5.6%
- #57 Sea Fantasy
65% matchVery Positive87% of 572 reviews2025
Dev: METASLA
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Save the world by fishing! This is a brand new action RPG game where you stand on an adventure to fish the Sea'Az, the marine life of this world, in a vast pixel world. This is not a peaceful fishing game. The destruction of the world is imminent....
Why similar: Fishing 52% ★, 2D Platformer 16%, Top-Down 9.3%, Fantasy 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 7%
- #58 Nova Lands
65% matchVery Positive89% of 3,351 reviews2023
Dev: BEHEMUTTPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Nova Lands is a factory building, exploration, and island management game. Explore, engage in combat, and automate your industry. The planet you’re on is full of mysteries, creatures, people, and things to do. Welcome to your new home amongst the stars!
Why similar: Farming Sim 22.3%, Base Building 22.1%, Sandbox 19.5%, Building 13.1%, Survival 8.5%
- #59 Brookhaven Grimoire
68% matchMixed56% of 191 reviews2022
Dev: Little_Amethyst
Windows
A Wizard has trapped you in a dark storybook, transporting you to the magical town of Brookhaven. With spells, swords, and the power of friendship, begin your new life in this strange land. But remember, escape may yet be possible for those who unravel this world’s mysteries...
Why similar: Farming Sim 35.1%, Mining 26.3% ★, Building 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%, Magic 6.3%
- #60 Among Trees
67% matchMixed68% of 2,216 reviews2021
Dev: FJRD Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Escape to an enchanting, living sandbox surrounded by wildlife and nature. Scavenge materials and craft tools to turn your small cabin into a warm, well-supplied home. Survive by fishing, cooking and growing your own food. Be careful though, the forest is as dangerous as it is wonderful.
Why similar: Sandbox 25.6%, Base Building 24.6%, Building 23.9%, Survival 17.7%, Adventure 8.2%