- #1 The Ranchers
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The RanchersPub: Trophy Games Publishing ApS
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Ranchers is an open world country-life sim for 1-4 players. Raise animals, grow crops, craft machines, build your dream house and explore the gigantic open world where mines and dangerous monsters abound. Earn the villagers' respect and esteem. And who knows, maybe find love and start a family.
Why similar: Farming Sim 18.6%, Agriculture 16.7% ★, Mining 11.9% ★, Life Sim 10.6%, Crafting 9.6%
- #2 Retire in the Fairy Mountains
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: YellowBeansStudio
Windows
Retire in the Fairy Mountains is a Chinese-style farming game that integrates planting, fishing, livestock breeding, cooking, mining and free building. Players take on the role of a farmer at the foot of the Immortal Mountain, unlock various interesting items and build their own world.
Why similar: Farming Sim 23%, Agriculture 16.7% ★, Cooking 13%, Life Sim 11.9%, Mining 10.7% ★
- #3 My Time at Portia
96% 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 22.7%, Life Sim 14.1%, Agriculture 13.6% ★, Crafting 13.1%, Mining 8.9% ★
- #4 A New Leaf: Memories
95% matchMixed42% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: Hidden Tower StudiosPub: Crytivo
Windows
You wake up on the beach of a foreign island, unable to recall anything. Alone and equipped with only basic farming tools provided by the town residents, you aim to recover your memories. Complete quests and explore Omoide Island to unfold your story.
Why similar: Farming Sim 18.1%, Agriculture 15.9% ★, Cooking 11.7%, Life Sim 9.6%, Crafting 8.7%
- #5 Story of Leaves
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hollow Cat Studio
Windows
Start your new life! Build your dream farm, grow crops, craft, mine, fish, and forge heartfelt connection with charming townsfolk. Explore a vibrant world, uncover mysteries, and shape your own unforgettable story in this cozy farming / life sim RPG.
Why similar: Farming Sim 25%, Agriculture 17.3% ★, Life Sim 13.1%, Mining 9% ★, Crafting 8.1%
- #6 Timber Life
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Czardus Studios
Windows
Build and customize your homestead of timber, crops, and animals, while you manage the eco diversity of a small town. Go off exploring and foraging in the woods while evading predators. Craft goods and get to know the local townsfolk in this wholesome and cozy farming life sim.
Why similar: Farming Sim 26.7%, Agriculture 15.1% ★, Life Sim 13.2%, Crafting 8.9%, Simulation 7%
- #7 Nonno Lorenzo
93% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2022
Dev: Enoki Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Farm, cook, explore and level up in Nonno Lorenzo! An exploration driven farming and cooking RPG where you run your own pizzeria. With an old farm at disposal, you must grow ingredients, level up and explore the island to make it the happy community it once was.
Why similar: Agriculture 18.3% ★, Farming Sim 17.9%, Cooking 12.5%, Crafting 11.9%, Life Sim 9.8%
- #8 Cornucopia®
92% 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 21.8%, Agriculture 17.8% ★, Life Sim 11.7%, Crafting 10.5%, Mining 9.6% ★
- #9 Timora Isle
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Grape
Windows
You play as a 12-year-old boy who inherits a run-down farm—along with a heavy debt. By managing the farm, you’ll gradually pay off what you owe, rebuild the farm into a thriving new home, and uncover the many mysteries surrounding it, all while living a peaceful and fulfilling life.
Why similar: Farming Sim 21.9%, Agriculture 16.6% ★, Life Sim 12.3%, Mining 11.1% ★, Crafting 9.6%
- #10 World End Diner
91% matchVery Positive94% of 421 reviews2025
Dev: Andymente
Windows
Run a diner on the last island in the world after the destruction of humankind! For the cute animals and robots that survived, cook delicious food, run a farm, explore the forest, and create the best diner!
Why similar: Farming Sim 18.7%, Agriculture 16.3% ★, Cooking 15.9%, Life Sim 10.6%, Sandbox 9.8%
- #11 Teatopia
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Yixin GamesPub: Thermite Games
Windows
Immerse in Teatopia's enchanting world, a farming game steeped in Chinese culture. Clear fields, cultivate crops, and raise livestock. Master cooking and tea crafting. Experience rural life, forge bonds with pets, and unravel secrets in this captivating journey.
Why similar: Farming Sim 19.6%, Agriculture 17.3% ★, Life Sim 11.4%, Crafting 11.4%, Sandbox 9.2%
- #12 《Travel cat : Adventure Island》旅行貓貓~探險之島
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CWBCT Studio
Windows
《Cat X Island X Farm Life》 Build your farm island, Grow crops and animals, Explore the island , Mining for Gold and Minerals , Gather resources , Exchange furniture.
Why similar: Agriculture 23.5% ★, Farming Sim 20.9%, Mining 12.6% ★, Sandbox 10.9%, Life Sim 8.5%
- #13 Kitori Academy
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cubenary
Windows
Kitori Academy is a life simulator where you live the adventures of a wizard apprentice with your spirit companion. Train your magical skills and learn how to brew potions, grow vegetables and catch spells to challenge the curse that lurks in the world.
Why similar: Farming Sim 22.7%, Agriculture 18.6% ★, Life Sim 12.8%, Mining 10.3% ★, Crafting 9.9%
- #14 Immortal Life
88% 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 17.8% ★, Farming Sim 17.2%, Mining 14.5% ★, Cooking 11.5%, Crafting 10.4%
- #15 Garden Buddies
87% matchMostly Positive73% of 92 reviews2023
Dev: JamPicsPub: RedDeer.Games
Windows
Unleash your inner gardener and immerse yourself in the serene world of Garden Buddies, cultivating a vibrant flower garden alongside your new friend Mutsy. Discover an enchanting and fulfilling experience to release your stress.
Why similar: Farming Sim 22.3%, Agriculture 19.7% ★, Life Sim 12.8%, Crafting 11.6%, Sandbox 9.4%
- #16 Farm in another world
86% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: Developer Arycia
Windows
Farm in another world tells about the events of a young man born in another world. A World where you can be agriculture, warrior or fisherman! It's up to you to complete this disappearance story! Don't forget to get along with the people in town!
Why similar: Farming Sim 21.9%, Life Sim 12.4%, Cooking 12.1%, Sandbox 10%, Immersive Sim 9.7%
- #17 Forest Spirit
86% matchPositive84% of 19 reviews2023
Dev: CyberGoldfinch
Windows · Mac
Tired of office life, you go to live in nature. In this new life, you have to build, craft, farm, fight and interact with the locals.
Why similar: Farming Sim 21.9%, Mining 14% ★, Cooking 13.6%, Life Sim 12.7%, Building 7.6%
- #18 Nomadica
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Eduardas Lukosiunas
Windows
A new world exploration where you can do anything you want. Crafting, bulding, hunting, fishing, mining, farming, cooking, visiting villages, meeting native people, trading and exploring dungeons for better loot and uncovering mysteries of ruins and buried cities
Why similar: Farming Sim 16.9%, Mining 14.1% ★, Cooking 12.9%, Crafting 12.4%, Building 8.6%
- #19 Sky traveler
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 18 reviews2026
Dev: DFRGAMES
Windows
Simulator of life in the Japanese village. Building your own village. Use the portal to move around the islands and collect resources. Once you're ready - go to other worlds. There is work for you too. Relax and feel like a hero in this world.
Why similar: Farming Sim 19.6%, Mining 15.3% ★, Life Sim 14.6%, Crafting 12.1%, Sandbox 7.8%
- #20 Rabbit's Fall
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tairound Games
Windows
It will be a journey from scratch where you'll need to tend to your farm with a lot of hard work while striving on a mission to reestablish the city's guild for gaining recognition and respect.
Why similar: Farming Sim 20%, Agriculture 18.9% ★, Mining 12.8% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.7%, Sandbox 8.6%
- #21 Super Zoo Story
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Super Zoo Story TeamPub: Crytivo
Windows
Build and manage your own personal zoo in the pixel marvel RPG, Super Zoo Story. Construct your park, care for your animals, and ensure the happiness of both critters and humans alike. Maybe even find that special someone while building the zoo of your dreams!
Why similar: Agriculture 20.3% ★, Farming Sim 20.2%, Life Sim 13.8%, Sandbox 11.2%, Crafting 10.5%
- #22 Garden Witch Life
82% 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 22.8%, Life Sim 12.7%, Cooking 11.8%, Immersive Sim 9.6%, Crafting 8.4%
- #23 Lonefarm
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Novemtails
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lonefarm is a farming and driving simulation game. Harvest a wide variety of crops, care for and feed your animals, decorate your cabin with furniture and drive your old Van all over the island in the middle of the South Pacific.
Why similar: Farming Sim 21.3%, Agriculture 17.5% ★, Life Sim 12.1%, Immersive Sim 10.1%, Crafting 9.6%
- #24 Harvest Health
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Harvest Health LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
You’ve graduated from Xepheria School of Immunis and inherited your grandfather’s clinic in the Springs Hope Village. Design your own clinic. When you are not fighting bacteria inside the body, mingle with villagers by farming, joining festivals, recruiting friends, raising monsters, and dating!
Why similar: Farming Sim 19.7%, Agriculture 15.2% ★, Life Sim 13.2%, Crafting 11.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%
- #25 Coral Island
79% 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 27.5%, Agriculture 16.1% ★, Life Sim 14.5%, Mining 9.7% ★, Crafting 9.3%
- #26 MeetLight and the secrets of the universe
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kamai Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
MeetLight is a fantastic indie RPG, with crafting, farming, building, and a unique spiritual story. Run your forge, take care of your farm and trade with the villagers then explore the energetical worlds and meet their inhabitants ! Have fun in our relaxing open-world 3D landscape !
Why similar: Farming Sim 18.3%, Agriculture 18% ★, Cooking 14.8%, Crafting 11.6%, Life Sim 10.5%
- #27 Circadian City
82% matchMixed59% of 165 reviews2020
Dev: Nowhere StudiosPub: Way Down Deep
Windows · Mac
A life sim game where you play both in the Realworld and the Dreamworld. Your personality is your skill tree.
Why similar: Farming Sim 22.8%, Agriculture 21% ★, Life Sim 14.8%, Crafting 11.7%, Sandbox 9.4%
- #28 Cats and Cows
78% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Joseph Cook
Windows
Plant, craft, farm, and build as a Cat in Cats And Cows. Paint and design your island landscape, build farms and expand your island to build your farming empire!
Why similar: Agriculture 21.8% ★, Farming Sim 20.4%, Crafting 14.1%, Sandbox 12.2%, Cooking 11.6%
- #29 Senzu: A Whimsical Space Odyssey
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: @LockTheMage
Windows
Senzu merges farming, creature nurturing, and RPG elements, where players discover, train, and form bonds with mystical Senzu creatures. This beautiful, watercolor-inspired game will takes you on an adventure through the Verdant Region of the Yodin universe.
Why similar: Farming Sim 22.2%, Agriculture 13.6% ★, Life Sim 10.8%, Sandbox 8.7%, Immersive Sim 8.2%
- #30 Cyber Farmer
77% matchMixed59% of 36 reviews2026
Dev: FreeMind S.A.
Windows
Cyber Farmer is a crazy farming simulator where old meets new! Take over your grandpa Kazimierz's farm in a post-apocalyptic world☢️, using cyber tech🤖, modified plants🌾, and even cyber pigs🐷. It’s full of laughs, weird surprises, and quirky farming fun. Farm the future, laugh through the past!
Why similar: Farming Sim 20.8%, Agriculture 19.2% ★, Cooking 11.5%, Crafting 10%, Sandbox 8.8%
- #31 Humanity's Fall
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Arcane Adventures
Windows
Explore the world of Humanity's Fall, a fantasy farming sim. Interact and build a community with the world's next apex lifeform. Build your farm and rediscover lost flora as you discover the world's lore.
Why similar: Farming Sim 27.4%, Life Sim 15%, Sandbox 14.4%, Agriculture 13.1% ★, RPG 8.7%
- #32 Roots and Recipes: Farm and Restaurant Simulator
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Verdant Vale Games
Windows
Grow crops, cook meals, and manage your restaurant in a colorful low-poly world! Balance farming and cooking, expand your farm, and delight customers with fresh, delicious dishes.
Why similar: Farming Sim 27.8%, Agriculture 20.4% ★, Cooking 18.5%, Life Sim 9.7%, Simulation 8.6%
- #33 Moonlit Horizons
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dreamlit Atelier
Windows · Mac
After you start seeing and hearing things, you receive an invitation to the First Continent. With only a small shack, a few seeds, and a handful of coins, a new life begins. Uncover Moonlit Cove’s secrets in a farming sim with roguelike elements, where no two playthroughs are the same!
Why similar: Farming Sim 24.2%, Agriculture 17.1% ★, Cooking 11.5%, Life Sim 9.6%, Sandbox 9.2%
- #34 Bill
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Marijenburg Games
Windows
You are a genius at crafting. He is a stranded Alien baby who crashed in your garden. His survival depends on you! Craft tools and furniture, Upgrade your house, Farm your food, organize, and personalize your home. Help a baby alien to survive on earth and find out more about it
Why similar: Life Sim 19.7%, Farming Sim 16.7%, Immersive Sim 15.6%, Crafting 13.4%, Simulation 13.2%
- #35 Shards of the library
74% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Jeognwon
Windows
A simulation puzzle game where everyday life and mystery intertwine on a farm as you uncover secrets beyond the books.
Why similar: Farming Sim 29.9%, Agriculture 22.1% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Simulation 12%, Crafting 11.1%
- #36 Hotel Story
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lando
Windows
Start your new RPG Life in Hotel Story to build up your own Cozy Hotel from dusty and broken to shiney and luxurious. Combine Furniture, take care of your Hotel and Guest´s or start exploring a modern City with many secrets and unique resident´s to befriend.
Why similar: Farming Sim 18.9%, Agriculture 18.7% ★, Life Sim 14.8%, Crafting 12.9%, Building 9.8%
- #37 Disney Dreamlight Valley
73% 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 17.5%, Cooking 14.1%, Life Sim 13.5%, Crafting 10.1%, Sandbox 9.5%
- #38 Bread and Blood
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Eraslt
Windows
Hunt, craft, fight, and survive in the brutal Middle Ages. Rise from a poor peasant to power — or die trying. This is a survival RPG set in medieval Europe.
Why similar: Farming Sim 26%, Life Sim 14.3%, Cooking 11.2%, Sandbox 11.1%, RPG 11.1%
- #39 Potions of Veldenkeep
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Harakiwi Studio
Windows
Run your own alchemist shop in the fantasy City of Adventurers! Grow plants, brew potions, set prices, and serve curious villagers. Earn gold, build reputation, and expand your craft in this cozy first-person herbalist simulator.
Why similar: Farming Sim 18%, Crafting 11.3%, Cooking 11.2%, Life Sim 10.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%
- #40 Sun Haven
72% 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 25.7%, Agriculture 14.3% ★, Life Sim 12.3%, Mining 12% ★, Crafting 9.2%
- #41 Fourleaf Fields
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BEHEMUTTPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Welcome to the tiny world of Fourleaf Fields, a cozy farming life sim where you're no bigger than a carrot. Grow towering crops, care for tiny farm bugs, and uncover a web of secrets fueled by gossip - solo or online with friends!
Why similar: Farming Sim 25.8%, Agriculture 15.8% ★, Life Sim 13.9%, Cooking 8.8%, Crafting 8.7%
- #42 Sky Harvest
70% 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 19.9%, Agriculture 16.9% ★, Cooking 13.4%, Life Sim 11.4%, Crafting 10.6%
- #43 Furest: A Woodland Dining Palette
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hamster Bistro
Windows
Share a relaxed life with adorable hamster companions in a cozy open-air forest restaurant. Grow crops, decorate the dining space, and serve furry woodland residents with unique dishes. Shape a restaurant with a style all your own.
Why similar: Farming Sim 29.4%, Cooking 21%, Sandbox 11.9%, Crafting 10.6%, Agriculture 7% ★
- #44 Otar Island
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Erkol Games
Windows
Farm, mine, raise animals, fish, build, and progress through crafting on Otar Island; uncover the island’s secrets as you solve puzzles, raise magical Otars, and challenge dungeons. Play solo or with friends and build your island from the ground up.
Why similar: Farming Sim 21.8%, Mining 21% ★, Agriculture 16.2% ★, Crafting 12.1%, Sandbox 8.5%
- #45 Farm and Dishes
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: DDReN
Windows
Return to your hometown and manage the farm. Provide your restaurant with various ingredients and dishes. Invest in the deserted town and gradually bring it back to life. Grow your restaurant into a five-star establishment and revitalize the town. Fulfill your dream of becoming a chef.
Why similar: Farming Sim 24.6%, Agriculture 22.9% ★, Cooking 18.9%, Life Sim 11.1%, Immersive Sim 7.8%
- #46 Homestead Idle
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: So Peculiar
Windows · Mac
Build and craft your way to a sustainable homestead. Manage resources, level up your foraging, farming, and crafting skills, and create the homestead of your dreams.
Why similar: Farming Sim 22.8%, Agriculture 19.2% ★, Cooking 15.5%, Crafting 11.1%, Sandbox 10.3%
- #47 Harvest Moon: One World
72% matchMixed58% of 137 reviews2021
Dev: Natsume Inc.
Windows
Trek across beaches, the desert, and even a volcano in the latest entry into the long-running Harvest Moon series! The Harvest Goddess has gone missing, and it's up to you to help bring her back! Along the way, you'll come across cows, sheep, camels, and even reindeer!
Why similar: Farming Sim 33.8%, Agriculture 16.8% ★, Crafting 10.6%, RPG 10.5%, Simulation 10%
- #48 Farmer's Father: The Origins
70% matchMixed42% of 45 reviews2024
Dev: FreeMind S.A.
Windows
This is a free prologue of Farmer's Father. You have 60 minutes to explore, have a glimpse of the story and game mechanics. Fight with hunger, wounds, cold, disease, and enemy cruelty. Defend your family and survive the war!
Why similar: Farming Sim 22.6%, Crafting 11.2%, Sandbox 10.9%, Cooking 10.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%
- #49 Fields of Aaru
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zymartu Games
Windows
A cozy life sim set in the mystical afterlife of Ancient Egypt. Farm along the Nile, befriend the locals, and decorate your eternal home. Venture into the desert and discover oases, pyramids, and tombs. Unlock magical powers by restoring ancient obelisks and making offerings to the gods.
Why similar: Crafting 16%, Agriculture 13.7% ★, Farming Sim 13.3%, Life Sim 12%, Simulation 9.2%
- #50 Everglen
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Opal
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build your dream farm in a cozy pixel RPG. Grow crops, fish, mine, and explore a charming island full of secrets. Meet unique NPCs, craft and trade items, and uncover magical surprises at your own pace. Relax, explore, and create your story in this farming adventure.
Why similar: Farming Sim 25.7%, Agriculture 19.7% ★, Mining 13.7% ★, Life Sim 12.9%, RPG 8.3%
- #51 Kyma
71% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2021
Dev: Kidness
Windows · Mac · Linux
Kyma is a wacky game blending RPG and life simulation. Help Fropin manage the city, customize it, decorate your house, create factories and gardens. Look for your missing mother by discovering amazing places and characters!
Why similar: Farming Sim 22.1%, Mining 18.8% ★, Life Sim 13.5%, Crafting 12.5%, Sandbox 9.5%
- #52 Caravan Village: Farming Life
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Corvantia Interactive
Windows
Turn a scam into an empire! In Caravan Village, farm crops, raise animals, mine for resources, and renovate abandoned caravans into luxury suites. Recover your grandma's lost cookbook, cook delicious meals, and charm your guests in this open-ended life RPG. Create your own vacation paradise!
Why similar: Farming Sim 22.8%, Crafting 16.8%, Sandbox 14.8%, Life Sim 14.4%, Agriculture 10.7% ★
- #53 Country Adventure
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DeltaGames
Windows
Adventure and survival game that takes place in an open world RPG style, where you will start as a small farmer and you can even overcome dungeons full of enemies, decorate houses you buy or build, buy vehicles, fish, hunt, trade, raise animals and much more.
Why similar: Farming Sim 20.4%, Agriculture 16.5% ★, Cooking 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%, Immersive Sim 9.7%
- #54 Farmer's Dynasty 2
68% matchNo user 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: Farming Sim 20.7%, Agriculture 18.9% ★, Life Sim 11.9%, Sandbox 10%, Immersive Sim 10%
- #55 Shroomlings and the Sporefather
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: avowrotPub: LilyChicken
Windows
Shroomlings is a peaceful survival-craft game about building, exploring, and automating life on a remote island. Gather resources, craft machines, and shape the world at your own pace — no combat, no rush, just you and the Shroomlings.
Why similar: Farming Sim 29.7%, Sandbox 13.5%, Cooking 13.4%, Crafting 9.2%, Building 7.8%
- #56 Under The Yoke
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: Priory Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Under The Yoke is a 2D medieval peasant life-sim. Make your mark in the Domesday book as you control a family of serfs through 250 years of English history. Cultivate your lands, craft goods and hone your reputation as you navigate the tumultuous Middle Ages. Your family’s future is yours to shape!
Why similar: Farming Sim 21.2%, Agriculture 15.6% ★, Cooking 11.9%, Life Sim 11.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%
- #57 The Runesmith
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shawk Studio
Windows
Explore ancient lands, gather rare materials, and forge powerful runes blessed by mighty gods. Craft, hunt, mine, and master the art of runesmithing — a fallen god’s path to reclaim his place among the divine.
Why similar: Farming Sim 19.5%, Mining 18.3% ★, Life Sim 13%, Crafting 12.6%, Sandbox 8%
- #58 Susu '99
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shol & Maris
Windows · Linux
Run your shop in the morning, drive to the marketplace in the afternoon, tend your garden, and have coffee with a new friend. Train with a karate master, and wash dirty laundry. Craft your own daily routine, in a slice of life RPG set in rural Japan.
Why similar: Farming Sim 22.1%, Crafting 15.8%, Agriculture 14.7% ★, Life Sim 14%, Building 8.6%
- #59 Roots of Pacha
66% 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 22.3%, Agriculture 16.1% ★, Life Sim 12.2%, Crafting 11.8%, Immersive Sim 8.6%