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Games Like Horticular: Build a Garden, Attract Wildlife

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Sandbox, Cute, Relaxing, Simulation.

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Horticular is a relaxing garden builder where you grow plants, design habitats and attract a wide range of wildlife. Help the gnome Keepers restore a barren wasteland with magical powers and populate it with adorable critters. Reclaim nature from a looming corruption and create your perfect garden.

Reviews: Very Positive — 90% — of 389 reviews
Released: 2024-07-11
Developer: inDirection Games
Publisher: Slug Disco
Genres: Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Platforms: Windows, Linux

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    96% matchVery Positive93% of 6,792 reviews2020
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    93% matchVery Positive89% of 5,886 reviews2016
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    Windows
    Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%

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    77% matchVery Positive83% of 387 reviews2022
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    Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 39.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    300+ lifelike bugs to collect and grow—breed them to unlock rare species! Customize your terrarium with 300+ landscaping items and 70+ backgrounds. A tiny, soothing nature escape on your screen!🦋🐌🦗🐝🐞🐛🦐

    Why similar: Creature Collector 40.8%, Nature 26.3%, Relaxing 9.9%, Cute 8.8%, Simulation 5.6%

  55. #55 Luna's Fishing Garden
    68% 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: Cozy 20.1%, Sandbox 15.5%, Nature 14.6%, Building 11.3%, Relaxing 9.7%

  56. #56 Kamaeru: A Frog Refuge
    67% matchVery Positive86% of 309 reviews2024
    Dev: Humble ReedsPub: Armor Games Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Foster a sanctuary for frogs and restore the biodiversity of the wetlands in Kamaeru, a cozy frog collecting game, where you take pictures of frogs, play mini-games and decorate your habitat. Hop right to it!

    Why similar: Agriculture 21.5%, Cozy 19.8%, Creature Collector 18.8%, Nature 9.5%, Building 7.9%

  57. #57 Mushroom Nook
    64% matchVery Positive99% of 111 reviews2026
    Dev: HyperstasisGaming
    Windows

    Mushrooms of all kinds—adorable, quirky, and even some with unique abilities—are spring up randomly on your computer! Collect and nurture them, then decorate with various objects to create your own cozy mushroom haven, keeping you company while you work, study, or simply unwind.

    Why similar: Creature Collector 23.7%, Agriculture 19.6%, Sandbox 15.8%, Simulation 10.7%, Casual 6.7%

  58. #58 Sprout Valley
    68% matchMostly Positive73% of 121 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: Life Sim 24.7%, Building 12.9%, Nature 10.8%, Simulation 9.1%, RPG 8.9%

  59. #59 Garden Witch Life
    67% matchMixed63% of 182 reviews2024
    Dev: FreetimeStudioPub: SOEDESCO
    Windows

    Experience a cute, cozy witch life! After losing your job your life just took a whimsical turn. You're now on a quest to create a magical food forest and make it a home for all kinds of adorable creatures!

    Why similar: Life Sim 32.3%, Building 16.6%, RPG 11.2%, Cute 10.6%, Simulation 10.4%

  60. #60 Catizens
    65% matchVery Positive82% of 366 reviews2024
    Dev: badopticsgamesPub: HeroCraft PC
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 44%

    Inspired by RimWorld and The Sims, Catizens is a colony management simulation game where you watch over unique cats with quirky personalities, as you help them build and grow their settlement while exploring new lands, facing off against wildlife and overcoming the challenges of each environment.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 29.9%, City Builder 22.6%, Building 11.7%, Sandbox 11.3%, Life Sim 10.5%

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