- #1 My Time at Portia
97% 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 27.1%, Life Sim 19.2%, Agriculture 16.6% ★, Crafting 10.3%, Building 7%
Why You'll Like It: The predecessor to Sandrock that emphasizes workshop management and town development through crafting.
- #2 Coral Island
96% matchVery Positive89% of 25,947 reviews2023
Dev: Stairway GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 12.3 hrsMean: 52.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 26.2%, Life Sim 15.8%, Agriculture 15.7% ★, Fishing 10.6% ★, Crafting 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A modern, visually stunning farming sim that emphasizes environmental restoration and community engagement.
- #3 Stardew Valley
96% 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 27.8%, Agriculture 17.6% ★, Life Sim 16.8%, Fishing 8.1% ★, Crafting 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive farming and life-sim experience that balances community building with deep agricultural mechanics.
- #4 My Time at Sandrock
95% matchVery Positive88% of 28,280 reviews2023
Dev: Pathea Games
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 39.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Travel to the desert community of Sandrock and take on the role of a fledgling Builder. Use your trusty toolset to gather resources, construct machines, and turn your run-down workshop into a well-oiled production facility to save the town from the jaws of economic ruin!
Why similar: Farming Sim 30.4%, Life Sim 25.6%, Building 12.7%, Crafting 10.8%, Character Customization 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers an extensive building and crafting system set in a charming desert town with deep social interactions.
- #5 Dinkum
94% matchVery Positive92% of 28,435 reviews2025
Dev: James BendonPub: KRAFTON, Inc.
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 28.4 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 20.4% ★, Agriculture 19.5% ★, Farming Sim 14.8%, Fishing 12.2% ★, Life Sim 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: An Australian-inspired open-world life sim that gives players significant control over town layout and building placement.
- #6 Fae Farm
94% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,471 reviews2023
Dev: Phoenix LabsPub: Gambit Digital
Windows
Median: 9.3 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 34.9%, Cozy 24.5%, Relaxing 7.2%, RPG 6.8%, Family Friendly 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: Features a similar focus on crafting, magical exploration, and cozy home customization in a vibrant world.
- #7 Fields of Mistria
93% 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 25.1% ★, Farming Sim 22.7%, Agriculture 14.4% ★, Life Sim 13.5%, Crafting 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A nostalgic, character-driven farming sim that captures the magic of classic life-sims with modern quality-of-life features.
- #8 Disney Dreamlight Valley
92% 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: Farming Sim 20.7%, Fishing 20.2% ★, Life Sim 18.2%, Character Customization 9.2%, Crafting 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines high-production value exploration with deep character customization and home design tools.
- #9 Littlewood
91% 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: Agriculture 19.9% ★, Life Sim 16.1%, Farming Sim 15.7%, Fishing 10.1% ★, Crafting 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, pixel-art life sim where you rebuild a town after the world has already been saved.
- #10 Ooblets
91% matchVery Positive91% of 1,527 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 23.6% ★, Farming Sim 21.3%, Agriculture 17.8% ★, Crafting 7.3%, Character Customization 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A quirky, colorful life-sim that blends farming with creature collection and dance-battle mechanics.
- #11 Sun Haven
90% 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 27.6%, Agriculture 15.6% ★, Life Sim 15%, Fishing 13.7% ★, Character Customization 7%
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy-themed farming RPG that offers diverse environments and deep skill-tree customization.
- #12 Potion Permit
89% matchMostly Positive80% of 5,226 reviews2022
Dev: MassHive MediaPub: PQube
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Moonbury's residents need healing, and you're the best chemist around! With your trusty tools, a brewing cauldron, and a canine companion at your side, you'll need to diagnose symptoms, gather ingredients, brew potions, and cure ailments in this open-ended sim RPG.
Why similar: Fishing 17.7% ★, Wholesome 16.1% ★, Cozy 14.6%, Life Sim 13.7%, Crafting 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on gathering ingredients and crafting remedies to help the local community in a cozy, small-town setting.
- #13 Roots of Pacha
89% matchVery Positive94% of 4,347 reviews2023
Dev: Soda Den
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 21.8 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 22.6%, Agriculture 16.6% ★, Life Sim 14.1%, Cozy 11.9%, Crafting 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A community-focused farming sim set in the Stone Age that emphasizes cooperative development and discovery.
- #14 Snacko
88% 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 20.3% ★, Farming Sim 16.7%, Cozy 12.3%, Life Sim 11.3%, Building 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A cute, cat-led farming and building sim that emphasizes restoration and community growth.
- #15 Wylde Flowers
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,648 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Drydock Pty Ltd
Windows
Median: 15.1 hrsMean: 82.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Join Tara on a heartfelt journey to become a witch in Wylde Flowers. Farm by day, and cast spells by night as you craft your cottagecore life and bond with your coven. Come to know and love the fully voice acted characters of Fairhaven, as you unravel a local mystery.
Why similar: Farming Sim 29.8%, Cozy 27.7%, Life Sim 18%, Simulation 7%, Crafting 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy farming sim that features a unique magical twist and fully voiced characters.
- #16 Grow: Song of the Evertree
86% matchVery Positive81% of 2,538 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: Farming Sim 22.6%, Wholesome 20.6% ★, Agriculture 18.7% ★, Life Sim 13.8%, Family Friendly 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on world-building and management, allowing you to grow unique worlds on the branches of a giant tree.
- #17 Paleo Pines
85% matchVery Positive83% of 2,478 reviews2023
Dev: Italic PigPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Welcome to Paleo Pines, a charming island known for its friendly dinosaurs, quirky townsfolk, and mysterious past. Befriend dinos and enlist their help to fix up your ranch and farm crops to create your cozy dino sanctuary! Then set out with your companion, Lucky, to uncover the island’s secrets.
Why similar: Farming Sim 29.9%, Agriculture 17.8% ★, Life Sim 13.2%, Relaxing 7%, Character Customization 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A unique farming sim where you befriend and care for dinosaurs to help expand your ranch.
- #18 Moonstone Island
84% 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 20.8%, Agriculture 20% ★, Fishing 18.8% ★, Life Sim 13.9%, Building 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Combines open-world exploration and creature collection with traditional farming and crafting elements.
- #19 Garden Paws
86% matchVery Positive90% of 2,485 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: Agriculture 20.5% ★, Farming Sim 18.6%, Wholesome 13.4% ★, Cozy 10%, Building 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features an animal-based protagonist and a heavy emphasis on sandbox building, crafting, and shop management.
- #20 Cozy Grove
83% matchVery Positive90% of 8,352 reviews2021
Dev: Spry FoxPub: Spry Fox
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 32.6 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 30.9%, Life Sim 21.2%, Relaxing 14.3%, Cute 9.6%, Crafting 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A real-time life sim focused on helping ghostly residents through crafting, fishing, and exploration.
- #21 Summer in Mara
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,139 reviews2020
Dev: Chibig
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.1 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 20.3%, Wholesome 16.3% ★, Agriculture 15.4% ★, Cozy 14.5%, Life Sim 13.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on island exploration, farming, and crafting in a beautiful, tropical setting.
- #22 Garden Life: A Cozy Simulator
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,566 reviews2024
Dev: stillalive studiosPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 22.7 hrs≥1hr: 52%
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: Farming Sim 26.6%, Cozy 22.1%, Agriculture 10.5% ★, Relaxing 7.7%, Wholesome 6.7% ★
Why You'll Like It: A dedicated gardening simulator that allows for precise plant placement and creative landscape design.
- #23 Everdream Valley
82% 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 20.8%, Fishing 18.9% ★, Cozy 14.7%, Life Sim 12.7%, Building 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy farming adventure that emphasizes animal care and nighttime exploration.
- #24 Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 51,774 reviews2020
Dev: Thunder Lotus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Spiritfarer® is a cozy management game about dying. As ferrymaster to the deceased, build a boat to explore the world, care for your spirit friends, and release them into the afterlife. The Spiritfarer Farewell Edition includes the heartwarming base game and three major content updates.
Why similar: Farming Sim 22.1%, Fishing 21.7% ★, Building 18.4%, Crafting 12.4%, Relaxing 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: A management-focused game about building a cozy boat home and caring for spirits on their final journey.
- #25 Palia
79% matchVery Positive86% of 40,274 reviews2024
Dev: Singularity 6 Corporation
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Discover a welcoming world in Palia, a free-to-play fantasy life sim adventure where you can craft, explore, and create the life and home of your dreams. With nearly endless ways to make Palia your home, you’ll find relaxation and joy in every corner of this vibrant, heartwarming world.
Why similar: Farming Sim 25%, Cozy 19.6%, Life Sim 19.1%, Building 9.4%, Crafting 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, multiplayer-focused life sim that encourages social interaction and collaborative building.
- #26 No Place Like Home
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 4,046 reviews2022
Dev: Chicken LauncherPub: Awaken Realms
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Humanity Trashed the Earth and left for Mars. Only few remained. EXPLORE the world. Clean the environment, CRAFT with recycled resources. Domesticate animals. Rebuild your village. Restore environment and run your own post-apo FARM as there is No Place Like Home!
Why similar: Farming Sim 22.4%, Agriculture 17.5% ★, Fishing 16.2% ★, Life Sim 13.4%, Crafting 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A unique farming sim where you clean up a post-apocalyptic world to restore nature and build a sustainable farm.
- #27 Kynseed
80% 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 33.6%, Life Sim 20.9%, Crafting 12.1%, Farming 11.8% ★, Relaxing 7%
Why You'll Like It: A generational life-sim that offers deep, complex mechanics for running businesses and managing a family legacy.
- #28 Travellers Rest
79% matchVery Positive88% of 16,540 reviews2020
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Craft, farm, build and cook! In Travellers Rest you will have to use all the available tools to become the best tavern keeper in the realm. Create unique dishes and drinks to please your customers as you discover the world and its colorful characters.
Why similar: Farming Sim 35.4%, Life Sim 28.6%, Building 9.9%, Crafting 9.7%, RPG 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the management and crafting aspects of running a tavern within a cozy, farming-adjacent world.
- #29 Luma Island
77% matchVery Positive84% of 12,128 reviews2024
Dev: Feel Free Games
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 24.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 21.9%, Cozy 16.7%, Life Sim 10.9%, Building 8.7%, Crafting 8.5%
- #30 Wytchwood
78% matchVery Positive93% of 4,561 reviews2021
Dev: Alientrap
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Wytchwood is a crafting adventure game set in a land of gothic fables and fairytales. As the old witch of the woods, explore a strange countryside, collect magic ingredients, brew sorcerous spells, and pass judgement upon a capricious cast of characters.
Why similar: Crafting 40.8%, RPG 19%, Colorful 15.9%, Casual 10.8%, Adventure 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A crafting-heavy adventure game that rewards exploration and resource gathering in a whimsical, dark-fairytale setting.
- #31 Calico
78% matchVery Positive87% of 4,968 reviews2020
Dev: Peachy Keen GamesPub: Whitethorn Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 17.0 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: Life Sim 20.8%, Character Customization 12.9%, Cute 11.4%, Building 10.8%, Relaxing 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A low-stakes, community-building game focused on running a cat cafe and decorating your surroundings.
- #32 STORY OF SEASONS: Grand Bazaar
75% matchVery Positive94% of 3,749 reviews2025
Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 18.9 hrsMean: 44.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Searching for a peaceful farm life, a fresh mountain breeze, and your own market stall? Look no further than the friendly community of Zephyr Town! Here you’ll grow crops and raise animals, get to know the locals, and sell your wares at the town's bazaar to restore it to its former glory.
Why similar: Farming Sim 18.5%, Agriculture 16.7% ★, Wholesome 13.3% ★, Life Sim 12.5%, Cozy 11.6%
- #33 STORY OF SEASONS: A Wonderful Life
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,355 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 23.2% ★, Agriculture 14.3% ★, Wholesome 12.2% ★, Life Sim 10.1%, Cozy 10%
- #34 Chill Town
76% matchMixed67% of 233 reviews2025
Dev: Low-Hi Tech
Windows
A unique blend of a Soothing Simulation and an Idle Game with Music, Decoration, Fishing, Cooking, Farming and more...
Why similar: Farming 21.8% ★, Farming Sim 17.6%, Fishing 15.1% ★, Cozy 13.1%, Life Sim 12%
- #35 Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 456 reviews2023
Dev: Snowcastle Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 7.5 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 20.8% ★, Farming Sim 20.1%, Cozy 13.7%, Building 8.5%, Crafting 6.9%
- #36 Firefly Village
73% matchVery Positive88% of 117 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 17.6% ★, Farming Sim 15.8%, Cozy 13%, Agriculture 12.2% ★, Fishing 11.5% ★
- #37 I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival
72% matchVery Positive85% of 4,518 reviews2024
Dev: MandragoraPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
I Am Future is a relaxing single-player survival game about building a cozy rooftop camp amid a flooded post-apocalyptic city. Set up a farm, go fishing, tinker with gadgets, craft new tools, manage a team of cute robots to automate and expand your base, explore the mysterious world, and chill out!
Why similar: Farming Sim 19.6%, Agriculture 19.1% ★, Cozy 13.9%, Life Sim 12.5%, Crafting 7.7%
- #38 STORY OF SEASONS: Pioneers of Olive Town
74% matchVery Positive80% of 1,579 reviews2021
Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Welcome to Olive Town, a peaceful community established by your trailblazing grandfather and his friends. Now that you've taken over his farm, it's your job to carry on his legacy. Plant crops, raise animals, build relationships, and get to know the residents of your new home!
Why similar: Farming Sim 29.5%, Agriculture 20.3% ★, Life Sim 17.9%, Building 6.7%, Simulation 5.7%
- #39 Stranded Sails - Explorers of the Cursed Islands
75% 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 22% ★, Agriculture 15.7% ★, Farming Sim 15.7%, Wholesome 13.3% ★, Cozy 11.2%
- #40 STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of Mineral Town
73% matchVery Positive93% of 5,636 reviews2020
Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 22.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Experience the joys of life on the farm in this reimagining of a timeless STORY OF SEASONS classic!
Why similar: Farming Sim 47.4%, Life Sim 11.1%, Agriculture 10.3% ★, Simulation 8.7%, RPG 6.1%
- #41 Immortal Life
72% 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: Agriculture 21% ★, Farming Sim 19.9%, Fishing 19% ★, Life Sim 13.1%, Crafting 7.9%
- #42 Cattle Country
71% 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 18.3%, Wholesome 16.1% ★, Agriculture 13.6% ★, Cozy 13%, Life Sim 11%
- #43 Everafter Falls
71% 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 21.6% ★, Farming Sim 21.1%, Fishing 15.7% ★, Life Sim 13.2%, Crafting 7.2%
- #44 Echoes of the Plum Grove
71% matchVery Positive88% of 3,019 reviews2024
Dev: Unwound GamesPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 23.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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 28%, Cozy 21.4%, Life Sim 17.6%, Crafting 9.7%, Family Friendly 6.4%
- #45 Critter Cove
70% matchVery Positive95% of 1,823 reviews2024
Dev: Gentleman Rat Studios
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A deep, open world life sim and town building game set in a cozy post-apocalyptic paradise. Restore your town, sail across a mysterious archipelago, rescue animal pals. Hunt for relics and farm, fish & craft everything you need. Can you help turn Critter Cove into a thriving tourist town once again?
Why similar: Fishing 25.4% ★, Farming Sim 24.7%, Life Sim 16.5%, Character Customization 8.5%, Relaxing 6%
- #46 Lemon Cake
73% matchVery Positive85% of 2,012 reviews2021
Dev: Cozy Bee Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Restore an abandoned bakery and prepare pastries from farm to table! Grow fresh ingredients in the greenhouse, cook pastries & sweets in the kitchen and serve your baked goods to hungry customers in your own shop!
Why similar: Farming Sim 23.4%, Agriculture 14.4% ★, Life Sim 11.7%, Cozy 10.7%, Simulation 5.8%
- #47 Everdream Village
69% 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 26.7%, Cozy 19.7%, Life Sim 15.3%, Building 7.7%, Crafting 7.1%
- #48 Harvest Life
74% 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 35.7%, Agriculture 13.6% ★, Farming 12.7% ★, Fishing 8% ★, Simulation 6.6%
- #49 Seeds of Calamity
68% 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 17.8%, Agriculture 15.2% ★, Cozy 12.6%, Life Sim 11.5%, Fishing 9.3% ★
- #50 Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings™ Game
66% matchVery Positive82% of 3,568 reviews2025
Dev: Wētā WorkshopPub: Fictions
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Welcome home, Hobbit! Live the cosy life of a Hobbit in the wonderfully serene landscape of the Shire. Discover, decorate, & share in this idyllic corner of Middle-earth. Join friendly Hobbits & familiar faces awaiting your arrival in Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings™ Game.
Why similar: Farming Sim 28%, Cozy 21.7%, Life Sim 19.9%, Character Customization 9.8%, Cute 4.1%
- #51 Sticky Business
67% matchVery Positive94% of 7,336 reviews2023
Dev: Spellgarden GamesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Experience the joy of running your own cozy small business: Create stickers, pack orders and hear your customers’ stories. Time to build the cutest shop on the internet!
Why similar: Wholesome 27% ★, Cozy 17.6%, Life Sim 15.3%, Relaxing 8.2%, Simulation 6.8%
- #52 Spirit of the Island
70% matchMixed66% of 1,862 reviews2022
Dev: 1M Bits HordePub: META Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 25%, Agriculture 24.4% ★, Life Sim 16.8%, Family Friendly 6.8%, Relaxing 6.2%
- #53 Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles
70% matchVery Positive82% of 3,207 reviews2017
Dev: Prideful Sloth
Windows
Median: 4.1 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: Farming Sim 25.5%, Agriculture 17.6% ★, Crafting 11.5%, Fishing 10.9% ★, Relaxing 7.6%
- #54 Gaucho and the Grassland
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 510 reviews2025
Dev: Epopeia Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
LIVE like a LATIN COWBOY as you EXPLORE, HELP others, and bring HARMONY between HUMANS and MYSTICAL BEINGS in a RELAXING COZY ADVENTURE.
Why similar: Farming Sim 18.5%, Fishing 17.5% ★, Cozy 14.8%, Life Sim 11.3%, Building 7.2%
- #55 Cornucopia®
67% 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 22.4%, Agriculture 18.6% ★, Life Sim 13.6%, Fishing 12.3% ★, Crafting 7%
- #56 Infinity Nikki
67% matchMixed55% of 9,566 reviews2025
Dev: Infold Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 65.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Embark on a cozy open-world adventure filled with vast landscape, mystical puzzles and unexpected platforming challenges. Dress up not just for style, but to unravel hidden mysteries, interact with a vibrant environment, and experience the freedom to explore at your own pace.
Why similar: Farming Sim 19%, Agriculture 17% ★, Fishing 14.5% ★, Life Sim 12.8%, Crafting 7.1%
- #57 Research Story
65% 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 22.8%, Agriculture 19.6% ★, Life Sim 14.2%, Cozy 9.6%, Building 7.4%
- #58 Locomoto
65% matchVery Positive91% of 620 reviews2025
Dev: Green Tile Digital
Windows
Customise and manage your train, tend to quirky passengers, gather resources, craft decorations, and upgrade your conductors style all accompanied by soft lo-fi tunes. Become a conductor and save your hometown Barrenpyre from environmental disaster!
Why similar: Wholesome 21.5% ★, Cozy 21.2%, Life Sim 16.5%, Crafting 10.3%, Character Customization 9.4%
- #59 Big Farm Story
68% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,339 reviews2021
Dev: Goodgame Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 35.7% ★, Farming Sim 21.2%, Life Sim 15.6%, Crafting 6.8%, Relaxing 4.7%
- #60 Starsand Island
63% matchVery Positive87% of 7,209 reviews2026
Dev: Seed Sparkle Lab
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 20.8 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 32.5%, Life Sim 21.8%, Building 12.3%, Crafting 11.1%, Relaxing 6.7%
