- #1 My Time at Sandrock
97% matchVery Positive88% of 29,103 reviews2023
Dev: Pathea Games
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 39.3 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 23.7%, Life Sim 20.7%, Crafting 11.8%, Open World 9.2%, Building 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Portia’s direct successor expands its workshop commissions, relationship building, mining, combat, and town-restoration loop in a larger desert frontier.
- #2 Coral Island
96% matchVery Positive89% of 27,716 reviews2023
Dev: Stairway GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 14.0 hrsMean: 56.6 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 28.2%, Life Sim 17%, Agriculture 12.3% ★, Crafting 8.3%, Open World 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A polished 3D farm-life sim with romance, town events, crafting, mining, and a major ecological restoration goal alongside homestead growth.
- #3 Immortal Life
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 4,370 reviews2024
Dev: YiFang StudioPub: 2P Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 16.0 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: Farming Sim 24.7%, Agriculture 16.8% ★, Life Sim 16.3%, Crafting 12.7%, Mining 9.8% ★
Why You'll Like It: This combines detailed farming, crafting, cooking, exploration, and helping rebuild a lively community, with a similarly upbeat progression-focused routine.
- #4 Sun Haven
95% matchVery Positive80% of 25,583 reviews2023
Dev: Pixel Sprout Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 14.6 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 32.5%, Life Sim 18%, Agriculture 13.9% ★, Crafting 10.2%, Mining 7.9% ★
Why You'll Like It: A content-rich fantasy life sim built around farming, crafting, romances, quests, skills, and several towns to improve and explore.
- #5 Rune Factory 4 Special
94% matchVery Positive88% of 2,366 reviews2021
Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 21.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Journey to the vibrant world of Rune Factory and experience the legendary fantasy farming adventure like never before!
Why similar: Farming Sim 61.3%, RPG 16.7%, Crafting 15.9%, Adventure 5.1%, Singleplayer 1%
Why You'll Like It: It closely mixes daily farming and town relationships with crafting, monster-filled dungeon exploration, equipment upgrades, and an engaging fantasy story.
- #6 Stardew Valley
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,040,983 reviews2016
Dev: ConcernedApe
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 23.0 hrsMean: 85.7 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 29.1%, Life Sim 17.8%, Agriculture 14% ★, Crafting 8.7%, Open World 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: The genre-defining farm-and-town sim delivers satisfying progression through crops, crafting, mining, combat, friendships, and restoring the local community.
- #7 Dinkum
93% matchVery Positive92% of 29,165 reviews2025
Dev: James BendonPub: KRAFTON, Inc.
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 29.4 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 22.3% ★, Farming Sim 22%, Life Sim 15%, Crafting 10.8%, Building 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: Its open-ended town building, farming, gathering, fishing, and exploration provide a strong frontier-settlement take on Portia's self-made lifestyle.
- #8 DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS™ 2
92% matchVery Positive92% of 8,103 reviews2019
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 46.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS™ 2 is a block-building RPG set in a fantasy land threatened by an evil cult. Explore, battle, build and harvest in the charming single-player campaign or build big projects in the online sandbox mode for up to 4-players.
Why similar: RPG 23.4%, Crafting 21.2%, Building 20.6%, Sandbox 15.3%, Open World 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Its bright world, resource gathering, extensive building, farming, monster combat, and rebuilding settlements capture Portia's constructive adventure spirit.
- #9 Fields of Mistria
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 35,587 reviews2026
Dev: NPC Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 12.1 hrsMean: 33.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 28.9%, Life Sim 16.5%, Agriculture 13.1% ★, Crafting 7.8%, Open World 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A charming town-rebuilding farm RPG with relationships, seasonal life, crafting, mining, combat, and a strong sense of community progress.
- #10 No Place Like Home
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,116 reviews2022
Dev: Chicken LauncherPub: Awaken Realms
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Humanity Trashed the Earth and left for Mars. Only few remained. EXPLORE the world. Clean the environment, CRAFT with recycled resources. Domesticate animals. Rebuild your village. Restore environment and run your own post-apo FARM as there is No Place Like Home!
Why similar: Farming Sim 25.1%, Life Sim 15.3%, Agriculture 15.1% ★, Crafting 13%, Open World 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Recycling a post-apocalyptic world into a productive farm while rescuing animals and upgrading a homestead strongly echoes Portia’s restorative theme.
- #11 Rune Factory 5
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,130 reviews2022
Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
As the newest ranger of a peacekeeping organization known as SEED, protect your community by rounding up rowdy monsters and going on special missions. Cultivate your farm and friendships alike while unravelling rune-related mysteries!
Why similar: Farming Sim 56.5%, RPG 15%, Crafting 13.9%, Simulation 9.2%, Adventure 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: This offers a 3D fantasy town where farming, crafting, romance, quests, and action-RPG exploration all feed into one cozy daily life.
- #12 Fae Farm
89% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,598 reviews2023
Dev: Phoenix LabsPub: Gambit Digital
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 22.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 57.8%, RPG 14.8%, Crafting 12.8%, Simulation 7.5%, Relaxing 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Its approachable magical farming, customizable homestead, dungeon delving, crafting, and friendly village life make it a particularly cozy alternative.
- #13 Palia
88% matchVery Positive86% of 44,545 reviews2024
Dev: Singularity 6 Corporation
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 26.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Discover a welcoming world in Palia, a free-to-play fantasy life sim adventure where you can craft, explore, and create the life and home of your dreams. With nearly endless ways to make Palia your home, you’ll find relaxation and joy in every corner of this vibrant, heartwarming world.
Why similar: Farming Sim 31.7%, Life Sim 24.5%, Crafting 15.1%, Building 10.2%, RPG 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: This communal life sim emphasizes gathering, crafting, housing decoration, gardening, quests, and forming relationships in a charming shared world.
- #14 Littlewood
89% matchVery Positive93% of 6,833 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: Life Sim 17.7%, Farming Sim 17%, Agriculture 16.4% ★, Crafting 11.5%, Open World 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Rather than restoring a workshop, you rebuild and customize an entire town while gathering materials, farming, befriending residents, and completing requests.
- #15 Kynseed
87% matchVery Positive83% of 3,904 reviews2022
Dev: PixelCount Studios
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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 28.7%, Life Sim 18.5%, Crafting 14.3%, Open World 11.9%, Sandbox 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Its handcrafted village life combines farming, shopkeeping, crafting, exploration, relationships, and a distinctive generational legacy system.
- #16 Roots of Pacha
86% matchVery Positive94% of 4,567 reviews2023
Dev: Soda Den
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 21.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 26.1%, Life Sim 16.5%, Agriculture 14.6% ★, Crafting 12.3%, Building 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: This community-focused farming sim emphasizes discovering new crafting ideas, strengthening a village, forming relationships, and steadily improving daily life.
- #17 Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles
86% matchVery Positive82% of 3,229 reviews2017
Dev: Prideful Sloth
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Unwind and enjoy the slow life in Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles, a relaxing open-world adventure game. Yonder is set in the world of Gemea. A natural island paradise with eight distinct environments ranging from tropical beaches to snow-capped summits.
Why similar: Farming Sim 24.1%, Open World 20.3%, Crafting 15%, Agriculture 12.7% ★, Building 6%
Why You'll Like It: Its peaceful open-world exploration, gathering, crafting, farming, and helping settlements offers Portia-like adventure without much combat pressure.
- #18 Luma Island
84% matchVery Positive84% of 12,744 reviews2024
Dev: Feel Free Games
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 24.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 25.1%, Crafting 13.2%, Life Sim 12.7%, Mining 9.5% ★, Open World 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: This colorful exploration and crafting game lets you build up a farm, gather materials across diverse areas, and pursue multiple laid-back professions.
- #19 Garden Paws
85% matchVery Positive90% of 2,498 reviews2018
Dev: Bitten Toast Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 21.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
You have inherited your grandparents farm as they set off to travel the world. Work with Frank at the local construction shop to finish off the final touches on your new home. Aid Frank and Mayor Wilson in building up the town so it may reach it's full potential.
Why similar: Farming Sim 22.8%, Agriculture 19.3% ★, Crafting 13.1%, Open World 10.3%, Building 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This relaxed 3D shopkeeping and farming game centers on gathering, crafting, building up a property, quests, and helping an adorable island community.
- #20 HARVESTELLA
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,552 reviews2022
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 26.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Farming Sim 27.1%, Agriculture 19.1% ★, Life Sim 15.8%, Open World 9.1%, Building 8%
Why You'll Like It: For players who enjoy Portia’s adventuring side, it merges farm management and crafting with a story-driven JRPG, dungeon expeditions, and community ties.
- #21 Travellers Rest
83% matchVery Positive88% of 18,257 reviews2020
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Craft, farm, build and cook! In Travellers Rest you will have to use all the available tools to become the best tavern keeper in the realm. Create unique dishes and drinks to please your customers as you discover the world and its colorful characters.
Why similar: Farming Sim 35.2%, Life Sim 29.2%, Crafting 13.2%, Building 8.4%, RPG 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Running and expanding a tavern adds a management twist to the familiar farming, crafting, cooking, decorating, and village-life formula.
- #22 Hokko Life
82% matchMixed66% of 2,673 reviews2022
Dev: Wonderscope GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 8.7 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 27.1%, Life Sim 18.9%, Agriculture 16.8% ★, Crafting 10.2%, Building 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Players focused on Portia’s customization will enjoy its extensive furniture crafting, home decoration, gathering, fishing, and village development.
- #23 STORY OF SEASONS: Pioneers of Olive Town
82% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,647 reviews2021
Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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!
Why similar: Farming Sim 34.7%, Life Sim 21.3%, Agriculture 18.3% ★, RPG 8.2%, Building 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: Restoring a neglected farm through clearing land, crafting makers, raising animals, and becoming part of town offers a classic Portia-adjacent routine.
- #24 DORAEMON STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of the Great Kingdom
81% matchVery Positive89% of 417 reviews2022
Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Noby and his friends are back in an all-new Doraemon: Story of Seasons title! Grow crops, raise animals, and use Doraemon's Secret Gadgets to help friends in a fun-filled and heartwarming story that people of all ages can enjoy.
Why similar: Farming Sim 34.9%, Life Sim 20.7%, Agriculture 14.1% ★, Crafting 10.6%, RPG 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A gentle, polished farming adventure with town friendships, requests, exploration, and plentiful tools and upgrades to support everyday life.
- #25 Graveyard Keeper
81% matchVery Positive85% of 56,175 reviews2018
Dev: Lazy Bear GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 27.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Build and manage a medieval graveyard while facing ethical dilemmas and making questionable decisions. Welcome to Graveyard Keeper, the most inaccurate medieval cemetery sim of the year.
Why similar: Crafting 33.1%, Agriculture 17.6% ★, RPG 13%, Sandbox 11.1%, Building 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: Its darker humor masks a deeply satisfying loop of gathering resources, crafting stations, upgrading a property, fulfilling requests, and meeting eccentric locals.
- #26 Grow: Song of the Evertree
80% matchVery Positive81% of 2,572 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 28.2%, Agriculture 18% ★, Life Sim 17.5%, Open World 13.1%, Sandbox 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: It pairs restoring magical lands through cultivation and resource gathering with building, decorating, and revitalizing a welcoming town.
- #27 Potion Permit
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 5,463 reviews2022
Dev: MassHive MediaPub: PQube
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 13.2 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: Life Sim 35.5%, Crafting 25.9%, RPG 11.3%, Simulation 8.8%, Relaxing 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: Though less focused on farming, its gathering, crafting, relationship building, quest work, and healing a small community suit Portia’s wholesome service loop.
- #28 Everafter Falls
78% matchVery Positive84% of 739 reviews2024
Dev: SquareHuskyPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 33.9%, Life Sim 21.5%, Crafting 15.7%, Mining 9.7% ★, RPG 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy pixel-art life sim with farming, fishing, crafting, quests, relationships, and a mystery-filled town to support and explore.
- #29 I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival
77% matchVery Positive84% of 4,696 reviews2024
Dev: MandragoraPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 14.2 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: Farming Sim 19.3%, Agriculture 14.5% ★, Life Sim 12.6%, Crafting 10.5%, Open World 8.8%
- #30 STORY OF SEASONS: Grand Bazaar
76% matchVery Positive94% of 4,088 reviews2025
Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 18.5 hrsMean: 49.2 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: Farming Sim 25.4%, Agriculture 18.2% ★, Life Sim 17%, Crafting 13%, Building 7.8%
- #31 Mirthwood
78% matchMostly Positive70% of 2,381 reviews2024
Dev: Bad Ridge GamesPub: V Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.5 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 31.6%, Life Sim 15.9%, Crafting 15.1%, Open World 9.7%, RPG 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Its medieval village life combines homesteading, building, farming, crafting, social connections, and optional action-oriented exploration.
- #32 Spirit of the Island
79% matchMixed66% of 1,907 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: Farming Sim 22%, Agriculture 16.4% ★, Life Sim 15.1%, Crafting 11.9%, Open World 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: This island life sim combines farming, crafting, building, town improvement, quests, and socializing in a colorful setting with optional co-op.
- #33 Starsand Island
75% matchMostly Positive80% of 7,727 reviews2026
Dev: Seed Sparkle Lab
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 23.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 29.2%, Life Sim 20.2%, Crafting 13.5%, Building 9.3%, RPG 7.2%
- #34 STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of Mineral Town
77% matchVery Positive93% of 5,781 reviews2020
Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 22.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Experience the joys of life on the farm in this reimagining of a timeless STORY OF SEASONS classic!
Why similar: Farming Sim 51.1%, Life Sim 12%, Simulation 8.5%, Agriculture 8.4% ★, RPG 8.4%
- #35 Farm Together
76% matchVery Positive94% of 22,123 reviews2018
Dev: Milkstone Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18.1 hrsMean: 143.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Grow your own farm all by yourself, or cooperate with your friends in this unique, relaxing farming experience!
Why similar: Agriculture 35.1% ★, Farming Sim 30.4%, Building 10.2%, Simulation 6.9%, Sandbox 6.2%
- #36 Doloc Town
72% matchVery Positive95% of 4,087 reviews2026
Dev: RedSaw Games StudioPub: Logoi Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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: Farming Sim 35.2%, Crafting 18.3%, Building 11.7%, RPG 6.9%, Simulation 6.6%
- #37 Seeds of Calamity
73% matchVery Positive81% of 362 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 25.9%, Life Sim 17.1%, Agriculture 17% ★, Crafting 10.6%, Building 6.4%
- #38 Song Of The Prairie
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,526 reviews2024
Dev: The Droplet StudioPub: AOE Plus
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 17.0 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: Farming Sim 23.7%, Agriculture 16.8% ★, Life Sim 15.9%, Crafting 12.1%, Open World 9.6%
- #39 Cornucopia®
73% matchVery Positive88% of 664 reviews2023
Dev: David DolynnyPub: Subconscious Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A cozy 2.5D farm-life RPG that runs deep. Grow living soil into legendary harvests, romance 34+ villagers, breed magical animals, cook, fish, and dive the dungeons below for loot. No forced bedtime, no stress, just your dream farm at your own pace.
Why similar: Farming Sim 22.7%, Agriculture 14.3% ★, Life Sim 14%, Crafting 9.7%, Open World 7.6%
- #40 Staxel
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,839 reviews2019
Dev: PlukitPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Grow your farm, meet the villagers, and join your friends online in building your world.
Why similar: Farming Sim 31.7%, Agriculture 20.5% ★, Open World 11.8%, Building 8.8%, Sandbox 7.5%
- #41 Research Story
71% matchVery Positive95% of 344 reviews2025
Dev: Petal Cat Games
Windows
Set out to discover and record plants and creatures for the Violet Archive. Grow crops, tame animals, and build the perfect farm! Forge friendships along the way as you begin your life as a researcher!
Why similar: Farming Sim 25.1%, Agriculture 16.6% ★, Life Sim 16%, Crafting 8.4%, Building 7%
- #42 Summer in Mara
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,203 reviews2020
Dev: Chibig
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.6 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 30.2%, Life Sim 21.1%, Agriculture 17.7% ★, Crafting 12.9%, Sandbox 6%
- #43 Little Witch in the Woods
69% matchVery Positive89% of 13,210 reviews2025
Dev: SUNNY SIDE UP
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Little Witch in the Woods tells the story of Ellie, an apprentice witch. Explore the mystical forest, help the charming residents, and experience the daily life of the witch.
Why similar: Farming Sim 26.5%, Life Sim 22.1%, Open World 13.1%, Crafting 12.9%, RPG 6.9%
- #44 Halcyon Days at Taoyuan
70% matchVery Positive89% of 1,332 reviews2026
Dev: BotanXPub: 方块游戏(CubeGame)
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 38.6%, Agriculture 19.5% ★, Crafting 11.3%, Simulation 11.3%, Open World 7.1%
- #45 Forager
72% matchVery Positive89% of 44,137 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 27.8%, Crafting 22.2%, Agriculture 9% ★, Open World 7.8%, Sandbox 7.2%
- #46 Border Town
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 308 reviews2025
Dev: GoHoGamesPub: 2P Games
Windows
Restore the former glory of Border Town in an open-world sandbox RPG set in a fantastical realm. Explore the world, craft tools and weapons, cultivate fields, and socialise with your neighbours while dealing with dark forces that threaten to destroy everything you have built.
Why similar: Farming Sim 37.1%, Open World 18.5%, Building 12.1%, Sandbox 10.2%, RPG 8.9%
- #47 Critter Cove
69% matchVery Positive95% of 1,947 reviews2024
Dev: Gentleman Rat Studios
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A deep, open world life sim and town building game set in a cozy post-apocalyptic paradise. Restore your town, sail across a mysterious archipelago, rescue animal pals. Hunt for relics and farm, fish & craft everything you need. Can you help turn Critter Cove into a thriving tourist town once again?
Why similar: Farming Sim 32%, Life Sim 21.8%, Open World 15.5%, Sandbox 8.8%, RPG 8%
- #48 Cropia
69% matchVery Positive92% of 85 reviews2026
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: Farming Sim 24.7%, Agriculture 17.8% ★, Life Sim 16.4%, Crafting 11.6%, Mining 10% ★
- #49 Stranded Sails - Explorers of the Cursed Islands
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 994 reviews2019
Dev: Alchemist InteractivePub: rokaplay
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Farm, cook, craft and decorate in this casual open world farming adventure! Set up camp with your crew after being shipwrecked on a mysterious archipelago. Your quest is to survive, explore and uncover the secrets of the Cursed Islands. Take care of your crew to build relationships and earn rewards!
Why similar: Farming Sim 29%, Agriculture 22.3% ★, Crafting 13.4%, Open World 12.6%, RPG 6.2%
- #50 STORY OF SEASONS: A Wonderful Life
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,397 reviews2023
Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: Marvelous
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 15.1 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 26.6% ★, Life Sim 25%, Farming Sim 22.1%, RPG 9.9%, Simulation 7.6%
- #51 Sky Harvest
68% matchVery Positive85% of 106 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 23.7%, Agriculture 15.7% ★, Life Sim 15.7%, Crafting 11.3%, Open World 9.4%
- #52 Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma
67% matchVery Positive88% of 3,702 reviews2025
Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 15.2 hrsMean: 31.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Welcome to the eastern nation of Azuma! In this fresh take on Rune Factory, use your powers as an Earth Dancer to restore the land, its people, and even its gods. Along the way, battle corrupted monsters, rebuild seasonal farms and villages, and form bonds with the colorful locals.
Why similar: Farming Sim 35.2%, Life Sim 24.8%, Crafting 16.8%, Building 7.9%, RPG 5.3%
- #53 Alchemy Story
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 203 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: Farming Sim 28.5%, Agriculture 20.3% ★, Crafting 13.8%, Life Sim 13.6%, RPG 6.6%
- #54 My Heaven's Dale
67% matchVery Positive96% of 71 reviews2026
Dev: DreamingCat
Windows
Sent by the Moon Goddess, you arrive in Heaven’s Dale to run a carpenter workshop and uncover its former owner’s fate. Mysterious ghosts drift through everywhere! Live a cozy life planting, fishing, mining, and caring for animals while restoring the town at your own pace.
Why similar: Farming Sim 28.6%, Life Sim 19%, Agriculture 14.6% ★, Crafting 14.3%, Mining 12.3% ★
- #55 Disney Dreamlight Valley
66% matchVery Positive92% of 24,933 reviews2023
Dev: Gameloft
Windows
Median: 32.4 hrsMean: 118.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Relax in a cozy world filled with the magic of Disney and Pixar! Discover rich stories and build the perfect Valley alongside more than 50 heroes and villains in this life-sim adventure game.
Why similar: Farming Sim 28.2%, Life Sim 25.9%, Crafting 14.6%, Sandbox 8.5%, Simulation 6.4%
- #56 Oriental Valley
68% matchVery Positive83% of 372 reviews2024
Dev: 猫多游戏Pub: ETime Studio
Windows
Welcome to the weird and wonderful world where modern country life meets quirky simulation adventure! Here you'll immerse yourself in a laid-back lifestyle full of traditional customs, make a bunch of quirky new friends, and embark on bizarre adventures.
Why similar: Farming Sim 21.1%, Life Sim 19.2%, Agriculture 17.4% ★, Open World 10.3%, Sandbox 6.7%
- #57 FANTASY LIFE i: The Girl Who Steals Time
65% matchVery Positive91% of 13,602 reviews2025
Dev: LEVEL5 Inc.
Windows
Median: 31.3 hrsMean: 54.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
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: Open World 30.8%, RPG 30.7%, Crafting 19.6%, Casual 8.8%, Exploration 8.1%
- #58 Echoes of the Plum Grove
66% matchVery Positive88% of 3,146 reviews2024
Dev: Unwound GamesPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
A new life awaits in Honeywood! Build a thriving community that will last generations in this cozy farm simulator. Farm, socialize, make friends, cook, craft, forage and uncover the secrets of the island! If someone doesn’t want to be friends? There are always other means.
Why similar: Farming Sim 32.8%, Life Sim 21%, Crafting 15.7%, Open World 15.4%, Simulation 6.2%
- #59 Tales of Seikyu
64% matchVery Positive84% of 2,652 reviews2026
Dev: ACE EntertainmentPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.6 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: Farming Sim 23.6%, Agriculture 17.5% ★, Life Sim 16.2%, Crafting 12.5%, Open World 11.1%
