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

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City life is calling, and you're gonna love it here!* Move to a new apartment in the bustling city. Make friends, find work, and decorate your new home - all while working with the community to improve your neighbourhood. Welcome to Garland! *Apartment quality may vary, loving it not guaranteed.

Reviews: Very Positive — 87% — of 83 reviews
Released: 2025-08-26
Developer: Violet LeBeaux
Publisher: Winters Group Estate
Genres: Casual, Indie, RPG, Simulation
Platforms: Windows, Mac

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    97% matchVery Positive82% of 682 reviews2025
    Dev: .GRAVITY
    Windows · Mac

    Welcome to Little London! Little Sim World is a cosy 2D life sim set in the heart of a little city full of charm, dreams, and surprises. Design your perfect home, meet quirky locals, build your routine, and live life at your own pace. A gentle world, a fresh start, and a story only you can write!

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  2. #2 Witchy Life Story
    96% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,204 reviews2022
    Dev: Sundew Studios
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    You have two weeks to save the harvest festival! Tend your garden and collect plants for spells and rituals to help the villagers of Flora. After all, if magic isn't for solving everyday problems, what’s the point of a village witch anyway? A cozy story filled with chaos, friendship, and romance!

    Why similar: Wholesome 20.1%, Cozy 19.9%, LGBTQ+ 11.3%, Character Customization 10.3%, Life Sim 8.6%

  3. #3 Love, Ghostie
    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 620 reviews2024
    Dev: Janbeh Games, LLC
    Windows · Mac

    Become a wholesome ghost matchmaker and grow relationships between the manor’s residents! Gift items to lift their spirits, set them up on dates, and watch love bloom! Discover cute romances with a unique story between every pair of residents! How will love blossom in your manor?

    Why similar: Wholesome 20.5%, Cozy 17.6%, LGBTQ+ 11.5%, Romance 10.6%, Life Sim 10.3%

  4. #4 STORY OF SEASONS: Grand Bazaar
    94% matchVery Positive94% of 3,842 reviews2025
    Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
    Windows
    Median: 19.3 hrsMean: 46.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%

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  5. #5 Potion Permit
    95% 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: Wholesome 20.1%, Cozy 17.5%, Life Sim 13.1%, Dating Sim 8.8%, Character Customization 7.6%

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    94% 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: Life Sim 24%, Romance 12.2%, Building 11.4%, Relaxing 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 9%

  7. #7 Wylde Flowers
    93% 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.

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    92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,857 reviews2023
    Dev: Falcon Development
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 22.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Become a cat! In this cozy life sim RPG, you'll lead your colony into the mysterious Wildwood. Hunt prey, harvest herbs, collect magical treasures, & defend your new home from intruders. Build a thriving town to recruit new cats. Get to know the residents, fall in love, & raise a litter of kittens!

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  9. #9 Sticky Business
    91% matchVery Positive94% of 7,447 reviews2023
    Dev: Spellgarden GamesPub: Assemble Entertainment
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 61%

    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 25.4%, Cozy 16%, LGBTQ+ 12.5%, Life Sim 11%, Relaxing 7.2%

  10. #10 Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings™ Game
    91% matchVery Positive82% of 3,648 reviews2025
    Dev: Wētā WorkshopPub: Fictions
    Windows
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.4 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.

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  11. #11 Fields of Mistria
    89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 27,781 reviews2024
    Dev: NPC Studio
    Windows
    Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%

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  12. #12 Paralives
    88% matchVery Positive89% of 4,726 reviews2026
    Dev: Alex Massé and teamPub: Paralives Studio
    Windows · Mac

    Paralives is a life simulation game about building homes, lives and bonds. Through both hardship and success, where will your story take you?

    Why similar: Life Sim 27.4%, Character Customization 17.2%, Building 14.8%, LGBTQ+ 10.1%, Simulation 8.9%

  13. #13 Hokko Life
    90% 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?

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    87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,452 reviews2024
    Dev: BlibloopPub: Doot Tiny Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Welcome to Minami Lane! Build your own street in this tiny cozy, casual management sim! Unlock and customize buildings, manage your shops, and maximize the happiness of your villagers to complete quests and fill your street with love!

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    89% matchMostly Positive79% of 881 reviews2016
    Dev: Wayward Prophet
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Bring life back to a sleepy seaside village by building friendships, finding love, harvesting crops, tending livestock, competing in festivals, fishing, mining, discovering magical secrets and more!

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    Dev: Castle Pixel, LLC.Pub: Playtonic Friends
    Windows · Linux

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    84% matchVery Positive94% of 4,441 reviews2023
    Dev: Soda Den
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%

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  18. #18 Hunky City
    85% matchVery Positive81% of 172 reviews2024
    Dev: Team R.P
    Windows

    You move to a new city to live with your "former" stepfather. Work, make friends, and explore the thrilling world of romance in this captivating game. Are you ready for the excitement? Let the journey begin!

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    83% matchVery Positive82% of 2,494 reviews2025
    Dev: Crinkle Cut GamesPub: PQube
    Windows
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%

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    84% matchVery Positive85% of 775 reviews2023
    Dev: Cheesemaster GamesPub: No More Robots
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Hey human, we've got problems! This town is crawling with troublesome spirits, and you're the only one who can see them. You'd better get that old bathhouse up and running, maybe that'll help them chill out!

    Why similar: Life Sim 29.6%, Building 13.4%, Relaxing 11.3%, RPG 10.3%, Simulation 10.1%

  21. #21 Verdant Skies
    86% matchMostly Positive80% of 421 reviews2018
    Dev: Howling Moon Software
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%

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  22. #22 Whimel Academy
    82% matchVery Positive86% of 221 reviews2025
    Dev: Impossible Home
    Windows

    Live the day-to-day of a magic school student! Whimel Academy is a cozy magic school simulation game. Manage your time and balance between studying magic, part-time jobs, and befriending (or romance) classmates in this wholesome and enchanting world!

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  23. #23 Thrifty Business
    80% matchVery Positive96% of 485 reviews2026
    Dev: Spellgarden Games
    Windows · Mac

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  24. #24 Whisper of the House
    79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 5,036 reviews2025
    Dev: 元气弹工作室(GD Studio)
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%

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  25. #25 Critter Café
    82% matchMostly Positive75% of 299 reviews2024
    Dev: Sumo DigitalPub: Secret Mode
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    Welcome to your Critter Café! Rescue and bond with adorable, fantasy critters in need of your help and build a new home together. Design and run your own café, care for your critters, uncover the secrets of mysterious portals, and create a wholesome café for all to enjoy!

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  26. #26 Echoes of the Plum Grove
    81% matchVery Positive88% of 3,076 reviews2024
    Dev: Unwound GamesPub: indie.io
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%

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  27. #27 Calico
    81% matchVery Positive87% of 4,975 reviews2020
    Dev: Peachy Keen GamesPub: Whitethorn Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 51%

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  28. #28 Coral Island
    79% matchVery Positive89% of 26,525 reviews2023
    Dev: Stairway GamesPub: Balor Games
    Windows
    Median: 12.9 hrsMean: 53.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%

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  29. #29 inZOI
    77% matchMostly Positive77% of 30,820 reviews2025
    Dev: inZOI StudioPub: KRAFTON, Inc.
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%

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  30. #30 To Pixelia
    78% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,228 reviews2025
    Dev: Pixeduo StudiosPub: Crytivo
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    Meet the Pixelians and discover the ultimate life simulator in To Pixelia. As you climb your career ladder of choice, step into the world of politics, art, sports, music, and even crime. Live your dream life in pixels!

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  31. #31 STORY OF SEASONS: A Wonderful Life
    78% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,368 reviews2023
    Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: Marvelous
    Windows
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%

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  32. #32 Ova Magica
    76% matchVery Positive93% of 563 reviews2024
    Dev: Skinny FrogPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
    Windows

    Escape everyday stress and start a new life in Clover Town! With adorable blob creatures by your side, you’ll farm, make new friends, and explore uncharted lands. Will you find love, or become the greatest blob trainer? Your story is yours to shape!

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    77% matchVery Positive88% of 3,623 reviews2021
    Dev: Vile Monarch
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    Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%

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    75% matchVery Positive88% of 733 reviews2024
    Dev: Carbon & Kay
    Windows · Mac

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    73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,019 reviews2025
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    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%

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    76% matchVery Positive85% of 307 reviews2022
    Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%

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    75% matchVery Positive88% of 3,138 reviews2022
    Dev: Roost GamesPub: indie.io
    Windows
    Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%

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    74% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,358 reviews2023
    Dev: Ishtar Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%

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  39. #39 Palia
    71% matchVery Positive86% of 41,903 reviews2024
    Dev: Singularity 6 Corporation
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 25.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%

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    73% matchVery Positive93% of 5,675 reviews2020
    Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
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    Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Experience the joys of life on the farm in this reimagining of a timeless STORY OF SEASONS classic!

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    73% matchVery Positive92% of 44,122 reviews2019
    Dev: Pathea GamesPub: Focus Entertainment
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    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!

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  42. #42 Arcade Spirits
    74% matchVery Positive91% of 627 reviews2019
    Dev: Fiction Factory GamesPub: PQube
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Arcade Spirits is a romantic visual novel that follows an alternative timeline where the 1983 video game crash never occurred. It's 20XX and you've just started a new job at the Funplex game arcade. Who will you meet along the way? Will you find the romance you're seeking?

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  43. #43 Fireside Feelings
    70% matchVery Positive98% of 280 reviews2025
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    71% matchVery Positive90% of 8,378 reviews2021
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    Windows
    Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 32.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%

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    72% matchMixed62% of 95 reviews2025
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  46. #46 Garden Witch Life
    72% matchMixed63% of 182 reviews2024
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    67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,001 reviews2025
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%

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    67% matchVery Positive93% of 1,235 reviews2026
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    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 63%

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    70% matchMixed67% of 233 reviews2025
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    Windows

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  50. #50 STORY OF SEASONS: Pioneers of Olive Town
    71% matchVery Positive80% of 1,598 reviews2021
    Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 12.4 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!

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    68% matchVery Positive88% of 28,550 reviews2023
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    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!

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  52. #52 Little Life: Island Tales
    70% matchVery Positive85% of 79 reviews2024
    Dev: JIAOHU
    Windows · Mac

    A cozy open-world life sim set in a peaceful seaside town. Farm, dive, explore islands, build relationships, customize your home, and enjoy a slower pace of life.

    Why similar: Life Sim 23.7%, Cozy 16.8%, Character Customization 12.6%, Romance 11.7%, Relaxing 10%

  53. #53 Garlic Builder
    68% matchVery Positive95% of 255 reviews2024
    Dev: CaveLiquidPub: Gamersky Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 51%

    Garlic Builder is a unique building game. As the new builder of the Garlic Family, can you inherit your father's building hammer, take various orders, follow the blueprint, or use your imagination to fulfill the strange needs of your customers?

    Why similar: Building 17.1%, Life Sim 15.3%, Immersive Sim 13.9%, Relaxing 12.9%, Cute 11.1%

  54. #54 Bubblegum Galaxy
    65% matchVery Positive100% of 114 reviews2026
    Dev: Smarto ClubPub: Astrolabe Games
    Windows

    Bubblegum Galaxy is a cozy narrative building game about rebuilding the galaxy tile by tile. Discover and design new planets, complete missions, explore your office and befriend your co-workers... all while trying to find out who deleted the galaxy!

    Why similar: Wholesome 19.3%, Building 16.3%, Cozy 16.2%, Relaxing 8.8%, Cute 8.3%

  55. #55 Moonstone Island
    66% 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: Life Sim 22.5%, Building 14.6%, Dating Sim 14.4%, Relaxing 9.9%, Cute 9.6%

  56. #56 Moonglow Bay
    69% matchMixed68% of 732 reviews2021
    Dev: BunnyhugPub: Coatsink
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    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: Life Sim 24.4%, LGBTQ+ 23.7%, Relaxing 10.9%, Cute 9.2%, RPG 8.9%

  57. #57 Little Lives
    67% matchVery Positive82% of 253 reviews2024
    Dev: Houndstooth Games
    Windows

    Little Lives is a fun, casual life-sim game. Balance your time between your career, education and relationships as you explore an exciting town filled with possibility.

    Why similar: Life Sim 30.5%, Dating Sim 20.1%, Character Customization 15.5%, Cute 10.1%, Simulation 6.2%

  58. #58 Pekoe
    67% matchVery Positive85% of 146 reviews2023
    Dev: Kitten Cup Studio
    Windows · Mac

    Blend tea and friendship in the flavourful world of Pekoe, a cozy cat-filled tea-making simulator about taking the time for self-care and connecting with what makes you happy. Build relationships, upgrade your teahouse, and discover new recipes as you work towards creating a place you can call home.

    Why similar: Life Sim 21.3%, LGBTQ+ 19.6%, Cozy 17.8%, Cute 8.2%, Relaxing 7.7%

  59. #59 In Trusted Hands
    65% matchMostly Positive76% of 104 reviews2026
    Dev: HGISoftPub: Spaghetti Cat
    Windows

    Dive into the daily work of a cozy workshop in a big city, accompanied by relaxing atmospheric music. Manage client data, balance energy and stress, and make choices that shape the story and its outcome.

    Why similar: Cozy 37.3%, Life Sim 17.7%, Romance 12.7%, Relaxing 10.7%, Simulation 9.7%

  60. #60 Heartopia
    64% matchMixed66% of 13,928 reviews2026
    Dev: XD
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 47.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    Welcome to Heartopia, a multiplayer life simulation game crafted for creativity, freedom, and peace. Build your dream home, explore a wide range of hobbies, and forge warm connections with friends in a town full of endless possibilities.

    Why similar: Life Sim 28.7%, Cozy 16.7%, Character Customization 12.3%, Cute 11.4%, Immersive Sim 10.1%

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