- #1 Garden In!
97% matchVery Positive87% of 431 reviews2023
Dev: Dramatic IcebergPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Chill in the peaceful world of Garden In!, a charming sandbox game. Grow unique plants, discover new seeds, and design your dream garden. With its serene atmosphere, you'll find yourself saying 'just one more plant!' Dive in for quick relaxation or lose yourself for hours in the cozy journey.
Why similar: Farming Sim 16.4%, Idler 13.7%, Wholesome 12.4%, Sandbox 9.9%, Cozy 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the same relaxing, low-pressure atmosphere and focus on cultivating a beautiful, personalized space.
- #2 Littlewood
96% matchVery Positive93% of 6,824 reviews2020
Dev: Sean YoungPub: SmashGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The world has already been saved. Now it's time to rebuild your town, learn new hobbies, and forge lifelong friendships in this peaceful and relaxing RPG.
Why similar: Farming Sim 19.2%, Collectathon 18.8%, Fishing 16.8% ★, Sandbox 12.2%, Building 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the cozy, town-building, and life-sim elements found in the seed game.
- #3 Chillquarium
95% matchVery Positive92% of 8,350 reviews2023
Dev: Ben Reber
Windows · Mac
Median: 16.7 hrsMean: 52.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Chillquarium is a cozy and relaxing idle game. Buy fish and raise them in real time, then sell them to turn a profit! Customize your aquarium as you progress from a simple starter tank to your dream setup by filling your collection with rare exotic fish and ultra-rare color variants!
Why similar: Fishing 27.4% ★, Collectathon 19.2%, Idler 15.6%, Cozy 10.1%, Nature 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: The idle-adjacent collecting and aquarium-building mechanics provide a very similar sense of progression and relaxation.
- #4 Summer in Mara
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,192 reviews2020
Dev: Chibig
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.0 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 25.7%, Wholesome 15%, Cozy 13.3%, Sandbox 10%, Nature 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: It features a similar island-hopping exploration and farming-sim loop centered around a peaceful, tropical aesthetic.
- #5 Cozy Grove
94% matchVery Positive90% of 8,494 reviews2021
Dev: Spry FoxPub: Spry Fox
Windows
Median: 6.2 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: Collectathon 34.8%, Cozy 22.6%, Relaxing 17.5%, Cute 12%, Colorful 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: The focus on collecting items and restoring a beautiful, haunted island aligns well with the progression style of the seed game.
- #6 Plantera
94% matchVery Positive89% of 5,921 reviews2016
Dev: VaragtP
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
In Plantera you build your own garden and watch it grow with new plants, bushes, trees and animals. As you play and expand your garden you will attract Helpers, round blue creatures that will help you with your harvesting tasks.
Why similar: Farming Sim 20.6%, Collectathon 19.8%, Idler 17.3%, Sandbox 11.8%, Building 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: The incremental, garden-building, and creature-collecting mechanics are a direct match for the core gameplay loop.
- #7 Snacko
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,045 reviews2025
Dev: Bluecurse StudiosPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 29.3% ★, Farming Sim 17.7%, Building 10%, Cozy 9.4%, Sandbox 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends farming, building, and exploration with a cute, cozy aesthetic that fits the seed game's vibe.
- #8 Moonglow Bay
93% matchMixed67% of 754 reviews2021
Dev: BunnyhugPub: Coatsink
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Embark on a journey as a rookie angler in Moonglow Bay, fulfilling your partner's final wish. Team up with friends, family, and neighbours to hone your fishing skills, nourish relationships, and restore a remote town's fractured community in this slice-of-life fishing RPG!
Why similar: Fishing 51.3% ★, Nature 14.4%, Relaxing 10.6%, Cute 8.7%, Colorful 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: It centers on a fishing-based gameplay loop within a charming, cozy coastal town setting.
- #9 Cat Goes Fishing
92% matchVery Positive94% of 16,473 reviews2015
Dev: Cat5Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Start out on an island with a basic rod. Progress into a radar-wielding master fisher-cat scouring the sea for the biggest and baddest fish. Each fish has unique behaviors that you will learn to exploit as you tailor your arsenal of fishing rods to suit your style of play. Mrrrow!
Why similar: Fishing 56.8% ★, Nature 11.3%, Cute 8.1%, Relaxing 7.1%, Colorful 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses specifically on the addictive and relaxing nature of fishing mechanics found in the seed game.
- #10 Forager
91% matchVery Positive89% of 43,959 reviews2019
Dev: HopFrogPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 22.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The highly popular and quirky "idle game that you want to actively keep playing". Explore, craft, gather & manage resources, find secrets and build your base out of nothing! Buy land to explore and expand!
Why similar: Farming Sim 40.6%, Sandbox 20.5%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, Building 11.8%, 2D 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a satisfying collectathon and building loop that rewards the player with constant growth and expansion.
- #11 Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,317 reviews2020
Dev: ustwo games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Even the smallest person can make a big difference. Join Alba, as she sets out to save her beautiful island and its wildlife. And possibly start a revolution.
Why similar: Wholesome 19.7%, Collectathon 16.5%, Cozy 15.7%, Nature 13.2%, Female Protagonist 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: The focus on nature, conservation, and exploring a peaceful island makes it a thematic companion to the seed game.
- #12 The Garden Path
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 78 reviews2024
Dev: carrotcakePub: Mooncat Games
Windows · Linux
A slice-of-life sim about the joy of gardening, designed to be picked up and played in short and sweet bites. Whether you’re fishing, growing, trading, or making new vegetable friends, a wonderful and wistful adventure awaits when wandering The Garden Path.
Why similar: Fishing 29.7% ★, Wholesome 13.7%, Sandbox 13%, Cozy 12.7%, Nature 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on slow-paced, relaxing gardening and exploration in a beautifully hand-drawn world.
- #13 Idle Waters
88% matchVery Positive95% of 391 reviews2025
Dev: Ignita Games
Windows
Median: 42.3 hrsMean: 68.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A relaxing idle fishing game that waits for you at the bottom of your screen. CATCH fish, BUY upgrades, COMPLETE your collection, and DISPLAY them in your aquarium.
Why similar: Fishing 31.6% ★, Idler 17.9%, Collectathon 10.8%, Nature 9.6%, Cozy 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: The pixel-art style and focus on relaxing fishing mechanics make it a natural fit for fans of the seed game.
- #14 Cloud Gardens
89% matchVery Positive95% of 2,308 reviews2021
Dev: Noio
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 45%
A chill game about using plants to overgrow abandoned wasteland dioramas
Why similar: Sandbox 29.3%, Nature 27.5%, Building 17%, Relaxing 15.3%, Family Friendly 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes the peaceful, aesthetic growth of nature in a sandbox environment, mirroring the garden-building aspect of the seed.
- #15 Garden Galaxy
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,653 reviews2022
Dev: Anneka Tran
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Discover, collect and organise to create your own unique garden in this relaxing idle / creative sandbox!
Why similar: Idler 18.1%, Collectathon 13.9%, Cozy 13.6%, Sandbox 12.4%, Nature 10%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a cozy, idle-focused experience centered on organizing and decorating a small, personal space.
- #16 Grow: Song of the Evertree
87% matchVery Positive81% of 2,561 reviews2021
Dev: Prideful SlothPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.1 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 28.5%, Wholesome 18.9%, Sandbox 14.6%, Nature 10.5%, Family Friendly 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: It combines world-building and nature-tending with a relaxing, whimsical atmosphere that feels very similar to the seed game.
- #17 Totemlands
86% matchVery Positive92% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: Hobofeller
Windows
Totemlands is a relaxing crafting, building game where you raise totem poles, hunt spirits, decorate and explore the lands.
Why similar: Fishing 19.5% ★, Collectathon 14.1%, Farming Sim 11.3%, Cozy 9.4%, Sandbox 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: The cute, exploration-heavy building mechanics provide a similar sense of discovery and growth.
- #18 Cozy Island Idle
85% matchMixed69% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: Overaction Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cozy Island Idle is a chill fishing idle game where you catch all sort of fantasy fishes to showcase them in an Aquarium to sell them to turn a profit and customize your aquarium and island.
Why similar: Fishing 28.1% ★, Farming Sim 18%, Collectathon 15.4%, Idler 15.3%, Cozy 10%
Why You'll Like It: The idle mechanics and island-themed collection loop are very similar to the seed game's core progression.
- #19 Fishing Paradiso
84% matchVery Positive91% of 331 reviews2022
Dev: Odencat
Windows · Mac · Linux
Embark on a relaxing tropical adventure in this cozy fishing RPG! Explore wondrous locations and befriend a charming cast of characters on your quest to become a master angler and discover the true meaning of paradise!
Why similar: Fishing 44.3% ★, Farming Sim 22.1%, Relaxing 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, Cute 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game leans heavily into the fishing and narrative-driven exploration aspects of the seed game.
- #20 Dinkum
81% matchVery Positive92% of 29,064 reviews2025
Dev: James BendonPub: KRAFTON, Inc.
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 29.1 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: Fishing 32.8% ★, Farming Sim 29.1%, Sandbox 13.3%, Building 10.1%, Relaxing 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers an island-based life-sim experience with building and resource gathering that feels like an expanded version of the seed's setting.
- #21 Plantera 2: Golden Acorn
83% matchVery Positive94% of 1,366 reviews2023
Dev: VaragtP
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The round blue Mellows return to tend to the Garden once more. Grow plants, bushes, trees, animals, water features and the great magical oak tree that has been rumored to have placed its seed there. Tend to the oak tree and grow it to the sky to harvest its Golden Acorns.
Why similar: Farming Sim 18%, Collectathon 15.4%, Idler 13.8%, Wholesome 10.7%, Sandbox 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: It refines the incremental, garden-building mechanics of the original, making it a great choice for fans of the seed.
- #22 Hokko Life
84% matchMixed66% of 2,667 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: Fishing 26.3% ★, Farming Sim 22.7%, Wholesome 11.2%, Cozy 9.8%, Building 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: It offers deep customization and building tools within a cozy, life-sim framework.
- #23 Garden Life: A Cozy Simulator
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,695 reviews2024
Dev: stillalive studiosPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 22.4 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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 26.4%, Cozy 16%, Sandbox 13.1%, Relaxing 9.4%, Nature 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes the relaxing, creative process of gardening and plant care in a beautiful, singleplayer environment.
- #24 Aquarist
81% matchVery Positive83% of 1,148 reviews2024
Dev: FreeMind S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Build beautiful aquariums, care for exotic marine life, complete creative customer jobs, and grow your own aquarium business into a world-class oceanarium in this relaxing sandbox simulation.
Why similar: Fishing 31.9% ★, Farming Sim 17.3%, Idler 13.6%, Sandbox 12.4%, Building 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the management and aesthetic design of aquatic environments, which is a core theme of the seed.
- #25 Tiny Terraces
79% matchVery Positive93% of 929 reviews2025
Dev: VuVuu
Windows
Median: 16.0 hrsMean: 33.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A cozy idle farming game, watch tiny guys do tasks around the terrace, expand, progress, and decorate your Tiny Terrace.
Why similar: Farming Sim 25.2%, Idler 20.2%, Fishing 9.2% ★, Relaxing 7%, Nature 7%
Why You'll Like It: The cute, 2D farming and idle-building mechanics are a perfect match for the seed game's aesthetic and gameplay.
- #26 Slime Rancher
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 156,628 reviews2017
Dev: Monomi Park
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Slime Rancher is the tale of Beatrix LeBeau, a plucky, young rancher who sets out for a life a thousand light years away from Earth on the ‘Far, Far Range’ where she tries her hand at making a living wrangling slimes.
Why similar: Cute 28.2%, Sandbox 22.7%, Colorful 12.7%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Family Friendly 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: The combination of creature collecting and resource management in a colorful, relaxing world is highly comparable.
- #27 Deiland: Pocket Planet
82% matchMixed69% of 230 reviews2021
Dev: Chibig
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 46.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Deiland: Pocket Planet is a farming adventure where you will have to take care of your tiny planet. Farm, craft, fight and explore the universe of Deiland.
Why similar: Farming Sim 19.7%, Collectathon 16.9%, Wholesome 13.1%, Cozy 11.3%, Sandbox 10%
Why You'll Like It: It features a unique, small-scale planet-building and farming experience that mirrors the archipelago management of the seed.
- #28 The Dream Globe
77% matchVery Positive95% of 396 reviews2025
Dev: Roaming of Little Hammer
Windows
Median: 37.9 hrsMean: 73.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Idler game inside an antique dream globe, build the small home and help the mini dream world grow
Why similar: Fishing 24.9% ★, Farming Sim 18.9%, Collectathon 18.9%, Idler 15%, Cozy 6.5%
- #29 Cast n Chill
76% matchVery Positive95% of 8,579 reviews2025
Dev: Wombat Brawler
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Cast n Chill is a relaxing fishing game where you explore serene lakes, rivers, and oceans. Catch rare fish, upgrade your gear and reel in legendary catches - all with your loyal companion by your side.
Why similar: Fishing 35.3% ★, Idler 18.3%, Cozy 13.1%, Nature 8.9%, Relaxing 8.1%
- #30 Grove Fisher
79% matchMostly Positive70% of 104 reviews2024
Dev: EVIL CORP GAMES
Windows · Mac · Linux
A relaxing idle game about fishing. Discover dozens of fishes and treasures! Spend your resources on growing your operation and unlocking new varieties of underground life! Achieve goals, buy skills, and mutate rare fish to improve your profits!
Why similar: Fishing 29.9% ★, Idler 16.4%, Collectathon 16%, Farming Sim 10.2%, Relaxing 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: It combines the relaxing act of fishing with idle progression and cute, loot-based collection.
- #31 A Short Hike
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 22,603 reviews2019
Dev: adamgryu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Why similar: Relaxing 18.8%, Nature 16.5%, Cute 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Cozy 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: While less focused on building, it captures the exact same feeling of peaceful, low-stakes island exploration.
- #32 Townscaper
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 21,604 reviews2021
Dev: Oskar StålbergPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Instant town building toy. Place housing blocks and watch them transform, piece by piece, into idyllic ocean-side towns, pastoral gardens, or sweeping cities on the sea.
Why similar: Sandbox 22.6%, Building 17.6%, Nature 13.6%, Relaxing 12.7%, Family Friendly 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: It is the ultimate relaxing building game, focusing purely on the satisfaction of creating beautiful, colorful structures.
- #33 Desk Garden
77% matchVery Positive86% of 532 reviews2025
Dev: Siesta Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 77.3 hrsMean: 103.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Relax and grow! A laid-back idle game where you nurture mysterious plants (some even human-like!), watch them flourish, then sell them to expand your magical garden. Design your own unique oasis at your own pace.
Why similar: Farming Sim 27.7%, Idler 23.4%, Collectathon 18.8%, Sandbox 14.4%, Cute 5.5%
- #34 Lakeside Bar
75% matchVery Positive87% of 908 reviews2025
Dev: BITCOVER
Windows · Mac
Median: 14.0 hrsMean: 20.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A cozy management sim where the jazz is smooth, the cocktails are cooler than the evening breeze, and the lake reflects your perfect escape.
Why similar: Fishing 26.7% ★, Idler 16%, Farming Sim 14%, Nature 8.5%, Building 8.3%
- #35 Tiny Aquarium: Social Fishkeeping
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,680 reviews2025
Dev: Lunheim StudiosPub: Future Friends Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 37.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A happy aquarium that lives at the bottom of your screen! Tiny Aquarium is a social idle simulator that keeps growing, even when offline. Hatch, sell fish, decorate, go fishin’, and visit your friends’ aquariums with bite-sized daily sessions.
Why similar: Fishing 27.6% ★, Collectathon 18.9%, Farming Sim 16.7%, Idler 15.5%, Nature 8.2%
- #36 Joyquarium
74% matchVery Positive91% of 588 reviews2025
Dev: Easyfun StudioPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 15.0 hrsMean: 40.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Joyquarium is a relaxing casual fish-raising game. Buy various cute fry and sell them at a high price after they grow up. With the money you earn, you can purchase aquatic plants, driftwood, scenery stone, etc. to decorate your tank (you can freely adjust the color, size, and position).
Why similar: Fishing 25.3% ★, Farming Sim 15.1%, Collectathon 14.2%, Idler 13.8%, Cozy 8.4%
- #37 Bit-Cremental: Fishistry
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 92 reviews2024
Dev: Inner Realm Studios
Windows
Grow fish with a gachapon twist in this bite-sized idler! Feed, nurture, and watch as fisher people reel in mature catches, earning money to upgrade things like feeding, growth, and fishing speeds for even faster profits.
Why similar: Fishing 32.3% ★, Idler 17.9%, Family Friendly 9.2%, Cute 8.8%, Relaxing 8%
- #38 Mango's Fisharium
74% matchVery Positive82% of 305 reviews2025
Dev: Evrac Studio
Windows · Mac
Mango’s Fisharium is a short incremental game about catching unique fishes and displaying them in the Fish Aquarium. Designed to be completed in around 4 hours.
Why similar: Fishing 35.6% ★, Idler 23.2%, Collectathon 18.4%, Cute 6.1%, Relaxing 4.5%
- #39 Fish to Dish: Idle Sushi
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,652 reviews2025
Dev: Kygua TechPub: IndieArk
Windows
Median: 126.9 hrsMean: 186.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Welcome to Fish to Dish: Idle Sushi! This is a relaxing and enjoyable idle fishing game that can sit at the bottom or any corner of your screen, allowing you to enjoy a leisurely sea fishing time in your busy life.
Why similar: Fishing 36.4% ★, Idler 20.4%, Collectathon 17.4%, Relaxing 6.4%, Cozy 4.9%
- #40 Gaucho and the Grassland
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 540 reviews2025
Dev: Epopeia Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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: Fishing 22.9% ★, Farming Sim 19.7%, Wholesome 12.5%, Cozy 10.8%, Building 7.3%
- #41 Isle of Jura
75% matchMixed63% of 1,508 reviews2022
Dev: EM Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Take a fishing trip to Jura, a remote and beautiful island. Explore, meet the locals, and catch delicious fish!
Why similar: Fishing 34.5% ★, Collectathon 22.1%, Nature 10.9%, Female Protagonist 9.1%, Relaxing 5.9%
- #42 Fischer's Fishing Journey
70% matchVery Positive91% of 1,766 reviews2025
Dev: CutefishPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 93.3 hrsMean: 166.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Put Fischer on your desktop as your ultimate study and work buddy. He'll fish quietly in the corner, taking care of it all—you just drop in occasionally to collect your rewards, unlock new fish, upgrade your rod, while enjoying that calming, healing atmosphere.
Why similar: Fishing 41.2% ★, Idler 26.6%, Relaxing 7.9%, Cute 7%, Family Friendly 6%
- #43 Pocket Idler: Fishing Pond
73% matchVery Positive81% of 77 reviews2024
Dev: Inner Realm Studios
Windows
Craft your dream fishing experience in this engaging tycoon idler. Stock your pond with rare fish, build and upgrade your shop, attract eager customers, and manage your business to become a legendary fishing haven.
Why similar: Fishing 32.9% ★, Idler 30.2%, Casual 6.8%, Cute 6.7%, Colorful 6%
- #44 Collector's Cove
70% matchVery Positive89% of 174 reviews2026
Dev: VoodooDuck
Windows
All aboard! Collector’s Cove is a cozy farming adventure on the high seas. Sail with your animal friend to uncharted waters, cultivate your floating farm, and discover new islands, crops and fish on your quest to become a Named Collector!
Why similar: Farming Sim 20.9%, Fishing 19.5% ★, Collectathon 13.4%, Nature 10.6%, Wholesome 9.9%
- #45 Fishing Inc
69% matchVery Positive92% of 1,789 reviews2026
Dev: BigBonk Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Fishing Inc is a cozy incremental fishing game! Catch fish, earn cash, and unlock powerful skills. Master new ponds, fill your Fish Log with Legendary catches, and become the ultimate angler!
Why similar: Fishing 37.9% ★, Idler 18.7%, Cozy 10.9%, Relaxing 8.2%, Nature 8%
- #46 Cornerpond
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,725 reviews2025
Dev: foolsroom
Windows
Median: 83.5 hrsMean: 132.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A chill idle-fishing desktop toy in the corner of your screen. Buy upgrades, catch rare fish, and customize your avatar at your own pace!
Why similar: Fishing 39.8% ★, Idler 22.4%, Nature 11%, Relaxing 7.9%, Cute 6.5%
- #47 Idle Fishing
71% matchVery Positive83% of 1,945 reviews2024
Dev: AO Games
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 190.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Relax and catch fish in beautiful environments while your crew works for you, even offline. Hire crewmates, collect pets, sail ever-bigger boats, and uncover layer after layer of progression. Simple to start, surprisingly deep.
Why similar: Fishing 34.4% ★, Idler 19.9%, Collectathon 16.1%, Cozy 11.7%, Relaxing 7.8%
- #48 Idle Fields
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 102 reviews2024
Dev: KotieDev
Windows · Linux
Idle Fields is an Idle Skilling Game. Grow crops, cut trees, fish, cook, purchase animals, mine, smith, and decorate your homes! Automate tasks with workers. Unlock all the achievements, level up to become richer, and complete it all!
Why similar: Collectathon 24.6%, Idler 21%, Sandbox 13.2%, Nature 8.3%, Relaxing 6.7%
- #49 Sip Fisher
69% matchVery Positive92% of 645 reviews2025
Dev: Syphon SoftwarePub: Developed Vacuum Solutions
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Have you ever wanted to drink an entire lake through a straw? Well now you can in this cozy incremental fishing game! There's so much to sip in the lake, so upgrade your straw, drink up schools of fish, and maybe find what's at the bottom of the Lake!
Why similar: Fishing 28.8% ★, Idler 13.4%, Cozy 12.4%, Sandbox 11%, Building 10.7%
- #50 Plantabi: Little Garden
71% matchVery Positive83% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: Adrian Corpuz
Windows · Mac
Plantabi is a chill sandbox game where you take care of adorable plants and design the cozy little garden of your dreams!
Why similar: Farming Sim 32.9%, Idler 20.7%, Sandbox 16.4%, Building 7.3%, Cute 5.8%
- #51 Plant Therapy
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 624 reviews2023
Dev: Short Leg Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Get cozy in this plant collecting and decorating game! Build a beautiful indoor garden from the ground up in your New York City apartment.
Why similar: Collectathon 25.2%, Cozy 19.9%, Idler 13.1%, Relaxing 11.9%, Nature 10.9%
- #52 My Little Life
67% matchVery Positive89% of 1,152 reviews2025
Dev: 9FingerGames
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A relaxing life-sim that lives on the bottom of your screen while you do other things.
Why similar: Fishing 23.2% ★, Farming Sim 18.3%, Collectathon 15.4%, Idler 14.5%, Sandbox 7.8%
- #53 Kamaeru: A Frog Refuge
68% matchVery Positive85% of 334 reviews2024
Dev: Humble ReedsPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Farming Sim 19.4%, Collectathon 18.3%, Wholesome 13.3%, Cozy 12.5%, Nature 8%
- #54 Lured In
66% matchVery Positive86% of 148 reviews2026
Dev: Big Boy GamesPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows · Linux
Run your own cozy aquarium! Travel far and wide to catch exotic fish. Put them on display for idle profits, or sell them for instant cash. Unlock research for new upgrades, and ascend for powerful bonuses. Customize your shop, character, and tanks to make your aquarium your own!
Why similar: Fishing 38.4% ★, Idler 19.1%, Cozy 12.3%, Building 9.3%, Nature 8.4%
- #55 Tiny Garden
67% matchVery Positive89% of 193 reviews2025
Dev: Ao NortePub: Super Rare Originals
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Tiny Garden lets you grow a pocket-sized garden inside a magical toy passed down through generations. Nurture plants, trade them for furniture, and customize your space in this relaxing mix of farming, puzzles, and strategy. No scores or time limits - let your creativity bloom!
Why similar: Farming Sim 48.3%, Nature 11.7%, Family Friendly 9.6%, Casual 8.3%, Cozy 7.8%
- #56 Voodoo Garden
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 860 reviews2016
Dev: M. HankaPub: Liu Lidan
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Welcome to the Voodoo Garden! You're owner of a little hut in a bustling swamp. With the help of little spirits you can earn powers and gold by producing various voodoo supplies.
Why similar: Farming Sim 47.9%, Relaxing 10.3%, Cute 10.1%, Building 9.8%, Family Friendly 6.2%
- #57 Doloc Town
63% matchVery Positive95% of 3,537 reviews2026
Dev: RedSaw Games StudioPub: Logoi Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Play as a young scavenger and construct your vertical farm one platform at a time under extreme weather. Evolving from a scrap-gathering survivor into an easygoing farming tycoon. Transform the climate, and remake the wasteland into your personal Eden.
Why similar: Fishing 30.8% ★, Farming Sim 23%, Cozy 12.4%, Building 9.3%, Female Protagonist 7.2%
- #58 Loddlenaut
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,219 reviews2023
Dev: Moon LagoonPub: Secret Mode
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Play as an interstellar custodian sent to clean up a polluted ocean planet. Pick up trash, explore the vibrant waters, and take care of axolotl-like alien creatures!
Why similar: Cozy 24.8%, Sandbox 20%, Relaxing 15.2%, Cute 13.1%, Colorful 9.3%
- #59 Webbed
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 15,259 reviews2021
Dev: Sbug Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Swing through the trees, spin sticky webs, and make friends with bugs! Be the adorable spider you've always wanted to be.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 19.8%, Collectathon 18%, Nature 10.4%, Cute 9.9%, Family Friendly 8.9%
- #60 Seeds of Calamity
65% matchVery Positive81% of 356 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 24.2%, Fishing 17.1% ★, Collectathon 12.7%, Cozy 12.4%, Wholesome 8.4%
