- #1 Amazing Cultivation Simulator
97% matchVery Positive86% of 23,505 reviews2020
Dev: GSQ Games
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 58.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Rise up in a search for immortality in this strategy sim and management game based on Chinese mythology. Rebuild your sect and train new disciples through the path of cultivation. Research magic and gather mystical artifacts, face ancient dangers and other sects in your path to spiritual ascension.
Why similar: Xianxia 77.6% ★, RPG 9.6%, Simulation 9.5%, Building 2.5%, Singleplayer 0.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the Xianxia cultivation theme with deep simulation mechanics and sect-building elements.
- #2 Sun Haven
96% matchVery Positive81% of 24,867 reviews2023
Dev: Pixel Sprout Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 14.9 hrsMean: 31.4 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 23.1%, Agriculture 14.5% ★, Fishing 12.7% ★, Life Sim 11.8%, Mining 11.2% ★
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy-focused farming sim that introduces magic, diverse races, and multiple worlds to explore.
- #3 Fields of Mistria
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 27,781 reviews2024
Dev: NPC Studio
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Start your new life! Build the farm of your dreams as you discover a world brimming with possibilities. Magic, romance, and adventure all await you in this nostalgic farming / life sim RPG!
Why similar: Farming Sim 28.3%, Agriculture 19.7% ★, Life Sim 15.8%, Cooking 9.7%, Crafting 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A polished, nostalgic farming RPG that emphasizes community bonds and magical restoration of a town.
- #4 Wandering Sword
95% matchVery Positive95% of 41,905 reviews2023
Dev: The Swordman StudioPub: Spiral Up Games
Windows
Median: 23.4 hrsMean: 42.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Wandering Sword is a Chinese martial-arts RPG where you play a young swordsman caught up in a feud and nearly dies. Escaping the event puts you on the path of pursuing the highest form of martial arts and exploring the pugilistic world to become the great hero you are always destined to be.
Why similar: RPG 49.4%, Story Rich 22.7%, Action RPG 14.5%, Adventure 8.8%, Singleplayer 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A beautiful Wuxia-themed RPG that shares the Eastern fantasy aesthetic and tactical progression found in Immortal Life.
- #5 Rune Factory 4 Special
94% matchVery Positive89% of 2,262 reviews2021
Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Journey to the vibrant world of Rune Factory and experience the legendary fantasy farming adventure like never before!
Why similar: Farming Sim 44.2%, Fishing 26.3% ★, Crafting 11.4%, RPG 10.9%, Adventure 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for combining traditional farming-sim mechanics with deep dungeon crawling and character relationship building.
- #6 Coral Island
93% matchVery Positive89% of 26,525 reviews2023
Dev: Stairway GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 12.9 hrsMean: 53.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Coral Island is a vibrant, laid-back farm sim reimagined with multiplayer! Experience enchanting island life at your own pace: farm with friends, nurture animals, build relationships, hang out with a diverse cast of characters, and dive into the magical Merfolk Kingdom.
Why similar: Farming Sim 25.1%, Agriculture 16.5% ★, Life Sim 14.3%, Fishing 11.2% ★, Mining 9.1% ★
Why You'll Like It: A modern, high-fidelity farming sim that emphasizes environmental restoration and deep social interactions.
- #7 Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin
94% matchVery Positive92% of 5,680 reviews2020
Dev: EdelweissPub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Discover the true power of rice in Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin! Take on hordes of demons in side-scrolling combat to reclaim the land as Sakuna, a spoiled harvest goddess banished to a dangerous island. Then, return to your mountain village and tend a field full of glorious rice.
Why similar: Farming Sim 36.4%, Agriculture 33% ★, Crafting 15.9%, Story Rich 6.3%, Simulation 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features a highly detailed rice-farming simulation paired with challenging action-RPG combat sequences.
- #8 Moonstone Island
92% matchVery Positive84% of 4,783 reviews2023
Dev: Studio SupersoftPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Moonstone Island is a creature-collecting life-sim set in an open world with 100 islands to explore. Make friends, brew potions, collect Spirits, and test your strength in card-based encounters to complete your Alchemy training!
Why similar: Agriculture 20.1% ★, Fishing 18.8% ★, Farming Sim 18.6%, Cooking 12.5%, Life Sim 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines creature collecting and deckbuilding with a cozy, magical island-hopping exploration experience.
- #9 Stardew Valley
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,008,001 reviews2016
Dev: ConcernedApe
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 22.6 hrsMean: 84.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Why similar: Farming Sim 28.1%, Agriculture 19.8% ★, Life Sim 16.1%, Fishing 9.1% ★, Crafting 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive farming simulator that provides the core loop of agriculture, mining, and social bonding that Immortal Life builds upon.
- #10 HARVESTELLA
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,502 reviews2022
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 26.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
HARVESTELLA, an all-new life-simulation RPG from SQUARE ENIX! Lead a life of self-sufficiency with your vibrant house as a base and cooperate with allies to overcome various threats.
Why similar: Agriculture 27.5% ★, Farming Sim 26.8%, Life Sim 14.6%, Action RPG 8.8%, Building 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A unique blend of life simulation and action-RPG that features a distinct seasonal farming system and a grand fantasy narrative.
- #11 My Time at Sandrock
89% matchVery Positive88% of 28,550 reviews2023
Dev: Pathea Games
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 39.4 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 28.2%, Life Sim 22.6%, Mining 15.9% ★, Crafting 13.8%, Building 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Offers an expansive crafting and building experience set in a unique desert world with strong narrative and character focus.
- #12 鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortal
90% matchMixed54% of 226,468 reviews2023
Dev: 鬼谷工作室
Windows
Median: 30.8 hrsMean: 72.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Tale of Immortal is an open-world sandbox based on Chinese mythology and cultivation. You will grow to become immortal, conquer the beasts from the Classic of Mountains and Season, make your choices carefully and grasp your own destiny.
Why similar: Action RPG 32.7%, RPG 19.6%, Story Rich 15.1%, Simulation 14.1%, Adventure 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A hardcore open-world RPG based on Chinese mythology that focuses heavily on the cultivation journey.
- #13 Fae Farm
89% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,496 reviews2023
Dev: Phoenix LabsPub: Gambit Digital
Windows
Median: 9.1 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 44.6%, Cooking 14%, RPG 10.4%, Crafting 9.8%, Relaxing 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on magical farming and exploration, allowing players to use spells to manage their crops and environment.
- #14 Roots of Pacha
88% matchVery Positive94% of 4,441 reviews2023
Dev: Soda Den
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The charming and relaxing stone-age farming sim where you live in a thriving community exploring the wonderful world of Pacha. Discover "ideas," domesticate crops, befriend animals, and help your village grow. Play co-op with friends or explore the early days of civilization in single-player.
Why similar: Farming Sim 27.3%, Agriculture 22.2% ★, Life Sim 16%, Crafting 12.8%, Building 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A community-focused farming sim set in the Stone Age that emphasizes cooperation and technological discovery.
- #15 Littlewood
87% matchVery Positive93% of 6,802 reviews2020
Dev: Sean YoungPub: SmashGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 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 23.4% ★, Farming Sim 16.6%, Life Sim 16.1%, Fishing 11.9% ★, Crafting 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, minimalist life-sim that focuses on rebuilding a world after a great battle.
- #16 My Time at Portia
86% matchVery Positive92% of 44,122 reviews2019
Dev: Pathea GamesPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 36.0 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 24.5%, Agriculture 16.7% ★, Life Sim 16.5%, Crafting 12.7%, Mining 10.1% ★
Why You'll Like It: A predecessor to Sandrock that excels at combining workshop crafting with a vibrant, evolving town life.
- #17 Kynseed
86% matchVery Positive83% of 3,685 reviews2022
Dev: PixelCount Studios
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Embark on a lifetime of adventure in a beautiful world of creativity and intrigue. Raise a family, customise your farm, run a business, craft items, and battle some marvellously malevolent monsters.
Why similar: Farming Sim 37.4%, Life Sim 22.2%, Crafting 18.6%, Relaxing 8%, RPG 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A generational life-sim that features a unique aging system and a rich, mystical world to explore.
- #18 Tales of Seikyu
84% matchVery Positive84% of 1,157 reviews2025
Dev: ACE EntertainmentPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
A peaceful farming life sim set on the island of Seikyu. Grow your farm, restore your ancestral home, form heartfelt bonds with villagers, and shapeshift into different spirit forms to explore a world that moves gently with the seasons.
Why similar: Agriculture 26.1% ★, Farming Sim 22.1%, Life Sim 14.1%, Crafting 9.7%, Relaxing 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy farming sim set in a world of spirits and magic, focusing on agriculture and transformation.
- #19 SunnySide
85% matchMixed66% of 1,164 reviews2024
Dev: Aftabi Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Find harmony in the Japanese countryside as you help Sparky uncover lost memories in this modern take on the farming and life simulator. Build a thriving homestead, cultivate new relationships, and chase your own happiness in SunnySide.
Why similar: Agriculture 20.7% ★, Farming Sim 19.9%, Cooking 14.6%, Life Sim 12.5%, Crafting 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A modern take on the farming genre that incorporates exploration and contemporary life-sim elements.
- #20 Cornucopia®
84% matchVery Positive89% of 637 reviews2023
Dev: David Dolynny | Subconscious GamesPub: Subconscious Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.9 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 20.6%, Agriculture 19% ★, Fishing 12.5% ★, Life Sim 11.9%, Mining 9.4% ★
Why You'll Like It: An expansive farming sim with a heavy focus on crafting, cooking, and complex agricultural systems.
- #21 Dinkum
81% matchVery Positive92% of 28,725 reviews2025
Dev: James BendonPub: KRAFTON, Inc.
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 28.7 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: Agriculture 26.8% ★, Farming Sim 18.2%, Fishing 16.8% ★, Life Sim 11.6%, Crafting 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Offers an open-world survival and farming experience with a focus on building a town from the ground up.
- #22 Everafter Falls
83% matchVery Positive84% of 685 reviews2024
Dev: SquareHuskyPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rediscover the simple life. Farm, fish, forge and fight to restore the peace in an all-new farming adventure. Features split-screen coop, a helpful pet, automated drones, resourceful pixies, a card-eating progression system, and dangerous dungeons to delve into!
Why similar: Farming Sim 24.4%, Fishing 20% ★, Life Sim 14.4%, Mining 13.8% ★, Crafting 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy farming sim with unique mechanics like card-based upgrades and a charming, surreal atmosphere.
- #23 Song Of The Prairie
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,513 reviews2024
Dev: The Droplet StudioPub: AOE Plus
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Song of The Prairie is a 3D relaxing farm game. A hero who defeat the demon begins a new rural life. Experiencing the fun of exploration to the town. Harvesting giant fruits and crops. Taking care fantastic animals. Dating with someone you like. Just enjoy the farming life only belongs to you!
Why similar: Agriculture 26.3% ★, Farming Sim 25.5%, Life Sim 15.9%, Crafting 13%, Relaxing 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a classic farming experience with a strong emphasis on story and character development.
- #24 Potion Permit
82% matchMostly Positive80% of 5,276 reviews2022
Dev: MassHive MediaPub: PQube
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.6 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 30.9% ★, Life Sim 20.3%, Crafting 15.9%, Action RPG 10.5%, Relaxing 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on gathering ingredients and crafting potions to heal a community, mirroring the crafting-heavy loop of Immortal Life.
- #25 Starsand Island
77% matchVery Positive87% of 7,727 reviews2026
Dev: Seed Sparkle Lab
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 22.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Tired of the city grind? Escape to Starsand Island and embrace the simple joys of country life! Live alongside capybaras, cats, and dogs, reel in a big catch, and explore the enchanting Moonlit Forest. Leave the hustle behind and experience the charm of this seaside paradise.
Why similar: Farming Sim 29.7%, Life Sim 19%, Crafting 13.8%, Cooking 11.1%, Building 9.3%
- #26 Halcyon Days at Taoyuan
78% matchVery Positive89% of 1,082 reviews2026
Dev: BotanXPub: 方块游戏(CubeGame)
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Welcome to Taoyuan Village to heal your loneliness. Here, you can lead a carefree, self-sufficient life: farm, tame animals, raise livestock, fish, and build a prosperous homestead. Or, immerse in village life, meet kindred spirits, find love, and influence their destinies with your choices.
Why similar: Farming Sim 26.2%, Agriculture 18.8% ★, CRPG 12.6%, Fishing 12.6% ★, Cooking 9.2%
- #27 Everdream Valley
81% matchMostly Positive71% of 953 reviews2023
Dev: MooneatersPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 16.1 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: Fishing 22.3% ★, Farming Sim 22.1%, Cooking 15.1%, Life Sim 12.7%, Crafting 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy adventure that focuses on farming and animal care in a magical, dream-like setting.
- #28 Hokko Life
80% 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: Farming Sim 21.1%, Fishing 20% ★, Agriculture 18.9% ★, Life Sim 13.6%, Crafting 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A creative life-sim that allows for extensive customization of furniture and town design.
- #29 Seeds of Calamity
77% matchVery Positive83% of 321 reviews2026
Dev: Laborious Lark StudiosPub: Pretty Soon
Windows
Take part in healing after the Great Calamity. Tend your farm, complete quests for the villagers, and explore dungeons filled with challenge and treasure in this cozy, solo-developed farming sim. Build a new life in a recovering world with your fluffy Spellbook Companion.
Why similar: Farming Sim 20.6%, Agriculture 19.6% ★, Life Sim 12.7%, Fishing 12% ★, Mining 9.7% ★
- #30 Epic Chef
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 751 reviews2021
Dev: Infinigon GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Get ready to embark on a comedic culinary quest unlike any other as you take on the role of Zest in this story-driven adventure game; from humble beginnings you will build a farm, grow delectable ingredients, craft machinery and cook your way to becoming the most Epic Chef in Ambrosia!
Why similar: Farming Sim 27.5%, Cooking 24.7%, Life Sim 13.9%, Crafting 12.2%, Story Rich 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A humorous take on the farming-sim genre that centers on cooking battles and quirky character interactions.
- #31 Disney Dreamlight Valley
76% matchVery Positive92% of 23,997 reviews2023
Dev: Gameloft
Windows
Median: 32.4 hrsMean: 114.6 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 21.3% ★, Farming Sim 19.6%, Life Sim 16.8%, Cooking 14.9%, Crafting 10.1%
- #32 Luma Island
75% matchVery Positive84% of 12,297 reviews2024
Dev: Feel Free Games
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 24.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Get ready to explore, farm, fish, mine, craft, and raise magical Lumas as you solve puzzles and embark on quests across Luma Island. Play solo, or team up with friends in 1-4 player online co-op. Choose relaxing Cozy, challenging Adventure, or epic Hero mode to match your mood and playstyle.
Why similar: Farming Sim 26.2%, Mining 19.7% ★, Crafting 13.8%, Life Sim 12.3%, Building 8.5%
- #33 STORY OF SEASONS: Grand Bazaar
74% matchVery Positive94% of 3,842 reviews2025
Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 19.3 hrsMean: 46.5 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: Agriculture 23% ★, Farming Sim 22%, Cooking 14.8%, Life Sim 13.7%, Crafting 11.2%
- #34 Alchemy Story
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 199 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: Agriculture 23.1% ★, Farming Sim 22.3%, Fishing 20.2% ★, Crafting 10.7%, Life Sim 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A cute, relaxing game centered on alchemy and farming in a world filled with magical creatures.
- #35 Mirthwood
76% matchMostly Positive70% of 2,338 reviews2024
Dev: Bad Ridge GamesPub: V Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 25.4%, Fishing 24.6% ★, Crafting 12.1%, Life Sim 11.9%, Economy 7%
- #36 I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival
75% matchVery Positive85% of 4,559 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: Agriculture 25.2% ★, Farming Sim 23.1%, Life Sim 14%, Crafting 12.5%, Building 7.4%
- #37 Sky Harvest
73% matchVery Positive87% of 84 reviews2026
Dev: Armored CatPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Armed with hand-me-down tools and some cash, you begin your new life as THE Chief Farmer, a position your grandfather once excelled in. Can you honor his legacy and transform the overgrown, untamed and desolate floating island into a flourishing farm abundant with produce?
Why similar: Farming Sim 17.9%, Fishing 17.7% ★, Agriculture 17.3% ★, Cooking 11.4%, Life Sim 11.1%
- #38 Japanese Rural Life Adventure
72% matchMostly Positive80% of 207 reviews2026
Dev: G-MODE
Windows
Japanese Rural Life Adventure is a relaxing slow-life simulation where you can experience the charm of traditional Japanese countryside living, all in a beautifully crafted pixel-art world.
Why similar: Farming Sim 33.3%, Life Sim 25%, Agriculture 24.3% ★, Simulation 5.4%, Story Rich 3.6%
- #39 Harvest Life
78% matchMixed51% of 270 reviews2017
Dev: bumblebeePub: familyplay
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Show your mettle as both an aspiring organic farmer and a part-time adventurer. And then you might be in for a romantic happy ending.
Why similar: Farming Sim 44.5%, Agriculture 19% ★, Crafting 11.3%, Fishing 11.2% ★, Simulation 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward farming simulation that captures the relaxing, daily routine of agricultural life.
- #40 The Witch of Fern Island
74% matchMostly Positive70% of 903 reviews2024
Dev: Enjoy Studio S.A.Pub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 20.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Welcome to Fern Island! As Abrill, become immersed in the island’s culture, uncover its deepest secrets, and master magical trades. Overcome the challenges of the island to demonstrate your mastery of magic and become the most well known witch around!
Why similar: Farming Sim 43.5%, Life Sim 29%, Building 10.4%, Stylized 7.6%, Simulation 4.8%
- #41 Snacko
71% 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: Fishing 29.1% ★, Farming Sim 21.5%, Life Sim 13.8%, Crafting 11.6%, Building 9.8%
- #42 Chef RPG
71% matchVery Positive88% of 2,586 reviews2024
Dev: World 2 Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.6 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: Cooking 27.6%, Life Sim 22.8%, Crafting 12.5%, Action RPG 9.8%, Building 9.6%
- #43 Garden Witch Life
73% 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: Farming Sim 31%, Life Sim 18.7%, Cooking 15.3%, Crafting 10.2%, RPG 7.4%
- #44 Cowboy Life Simulator
69% matchVery Positive90% of 1,162 reviews2025
Dev: Odd QubitPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
“Cowboy Life Simulator” is an immersive and relaxing ranching sim where you step into the boots of a failed businessman starting fresh on the frontier. Buy your first goat, meet the locals, explore vibrant lands, and build your dream ranch in a world full of stories and adventure!
Why similar: Farming Sim 23.2%, Agriculture 22.8% ★, Life Sim 13.9%, Crafting 12.6%, Building 7.9%
- #45 仙道孤旅
72% matchVery Positive85% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: 仙道
Windows
修仙生存类游戏,在游戏中你将打造法器,喂养灵兽,种植灵草,在不断的修炼中提升境界提升寿命,达到化神境界飞升灵界。
Why similar: Farming Sim 28.5%, Agriculture 23.3% ★, Mining 18.6% ★, Crafting 15.6%, RPG 7.1%
- #46 Spirit of the Island
73% matchMixed66% of 1,883 reviews2022
Dev: 1M Bits HordePub: META Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A beautiful Life Sim Sandbox RPG with Cross-Platform Online COOP set on a tropical Archipelago. Build your farm, grow crops and animals, craft various items, cook dishes, gather resources, build shops and museum to attract visitors, and turn a desolate Island into a prosperous tourist destination!
Why similar: Agriculture 27.2% ★, Farming Sim 25.1%, Life Sim 16%, Crafting 13.5%, Relaxing 6.3%
- #47 Firefly Village
70% matchVery Positive88% of 123 reviews2025
Dev: Josh Koenig GamesPub: indie.io
Windows · Linux
The Firefly Village awaits! A bite-sized, streamlined farming sim that focuses on moments that matter, without wasting a single second of your time. Build a homestead, raise crops, tend to livestock, make friends, and enjoy a pocket of paradise where farming is a delight and friends plentiful.
Why similar: Farming Sim 22.4%, Agriculture 19.3% ★, Fishing 18.2% ★, Mining 14.4% ★, Life Sim 12.6%
- #48 Farmer's Dynasty 2
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,051 reviews2026
Dev: UMEO StudiosPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Build your dream farm and secure your family’s future. Cultivate your fields, raise animals, and shape your dynasty across generations in this beautifully crafted life and farming simulation. Start your dynasty today!
Why similar: Fishing 23.8% ★, Agriculture 23.1% ★, Farming Sim 22.2%, Life Sim 13.8%, Building 7.2%
- #49 Immortal Farmer: System’s Mandate
70% matchMixed70% of 292 reviews2025
Dev: oyogame
Windows
Welcome to "Immortal Farmer: System’s Mandate", RPG blending rural & cult. life. In demon-doomed world, flee to Taoyuan. Cultivate, gather, refine, bond. Cultivation needs accumulation & choices; follow heart for peace & fulfillment.
Why similar: Farming Sim 32%, Life Sim 20.1%, CRPG 19.7%, Crafting 9.3%, RPG 7%
- #50 Wylde Flowers
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,686 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Drydock Pty Ltd
Windows
Median: 14.4 hrsMean: 81.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 41.4%, Life Sim 23.8%, Crafting 11%, Simulation 7.6%, Relaxing 6.8%
- #51 Farmer's Dynasty - Final Harvest Edition
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 4,283 reviews2019
Dev: UMEO StudiosPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Live – Build – Farm: Enjoy a unique mix of farming, constructing and life simulation that takes you to the countryside and holds plenty of challenging gameplay in stock!
Why similar: Farming Sim 30%, Agriculture 25.1% ★, Life Sim 18.1%, Crafting 7.1%, RPG 5.5%
- #52 Skystead Ranch
68% 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: Agriculture 24.4% ★, Fishing 23.7% ★, Cooking 17.3%, Crafting 10%, Building 7.3%
- #53 觅长生
66% matchVery Positive93% of 31,313 reviews2023
Dev: Chalcedony Network
Windows
Median: 15.7 hrsMean: 42.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
《觅长生》是一款想要还原真实修仙世界的开放世界角色扮演游戏。 在这里,你可以体验到从零开始一步步积攒修为突破境界的逆天修仙之旅,也可以体验到那些充满修仙味的故事和剧情。当然也少不了寻求奇遇、探索秘境,更可以和游戏中的角色互动,与人为善或是杀人夺宝全都由你自己抉择。
Why similar: Xianxia 78% ★, RPG 13.5%, Story Rich 4.1%, Simulation 3.4%, Singleplayer 1%
- #54 FANTASY LIFE i: The Girl Who Steals Time
64% matchVery Positive92% of 13,327 reviews2025
Dev: LEVEL5 Inc.
Windows
Median: 32.2 hrsMean: 53.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Step into this Slow-Life RPG where you can freely switch between 14 unique jobs, so called "Lives," and enjoy a carefree life in a fantasy world. Fish, cook, shape the island to your liking, or team up with friends to battle monsters across the vast world.
Why similar: RPG 49.6%, Crafting 33.9%, Action 13.3%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #55 Project Real
67% matchVery Positive85% of 66 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 24.3%, Fishing 19.3% ★, Agriculture 16.6% ★, Life Sim 15.9%, Crafting 10%
- #56 Cropia
65% matchVery Positive92% of 77 reviews2025
Dev: Cropstone Studio
Windows
Cultivate crops, care for animals, fish, mine resources, and explore diverse environments while growing the local community. Invite village residents to work with you and collaborate to meet city targets, helping you achieve goals more efficiently.
Why similar: Agriculture 19.7% ★, Farming Sim 18.9%, Fishing 17.3% ★, Mining 15.1% ★, Life Sim 11.7%
- #57 Hollow Island
69% 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 24.8%, Agriculture 20.3% ★, Crafting 16.5%, Life Sim 16.3%, Action RPG 10.5%
- #58 STORY OF SEASONS: A Wonderful Life
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,368 reviews2023
Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: Marvelous
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Put down roots on your new farm in the peaceful town of Forgotten Valley. Bring life to the land by cultivating crops and raising animals, find love among the town's friendly folk, and make lasting memories with a family of your very own.
Why similar: Agriculture 36% ★, Life Sim 21.7%, Farming Sim 20.6%, RPG 8.4%, Relaxing 6.4%
- #59 Dragon Song Tavern: Cozy & Adventurous
65% matchMostly Positive77% of 327 reviews2025
Dev: Etherous Games LimitedPub: HARRISONWORLD CO.,LTD
Windows · Mac
Ready to run a tavern with a Dragon companion? On this charming island, you can live out your tavern-keeping dreams. Along the way, you'll meet all kinds of guests, Encounter unicorns, battle Giant Elementals, and embrace adventures! Begin your journey as the Dragon Song calls!
Why similar: Farming Sim 29.4%, Fishing 29.3% ★, Cooking 21.9%, Life Sim 7.6%, RPG 4.9%
- #60 Spellfarers
66% matchMostly Negative39% of 143 reviews2026
Dev: Digital Leisure Inc.
Windows · Mac
Farm, fish, craft, and cast spells with your friends in this idyllic, magical multiplayer farming sim. Befriend the townsfolk of Wenngrove, learn their trades and stories, tend your home with your friends and Familiar, and make magic in Spellfarers.
Why similar: Agriculture 27.4% ★, Cooking 18.5%, Life Sim 18.4%, Crafting 11.9%, Building 8.3%