Games Like My Time at Sandrock

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: Farming Sim 26.2%, Life Sim 21.7%, Crafting 12.1%, Building 12.1%, Sandbox 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: It captures a similar sense of shaping a frontier town through collecting materials, crafting infrastructure, customizing your space, and playing solo or co-op.

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 23.8%, Life Sim 20.9%, Crafting 11.7%, Open World 8.8%, Building 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It is Sandrock’s direct predecessor, built around the same workshop commission loop, town relationships, exploration, and satisfying machine-based crafting progression.

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 24.9%, Life Sim 18.6%, Dating Sim 10.4%, Crafting 7.1%, Building 7%

Why You'll Like It: While more farm-centric, it scratches the same itch for daily progression, town restoration, romance, and building up a home in a lively community.

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: Building 27.2%, Sandbox 21.3%, Crafting 16.3%, RPG 15.3%, Open World 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its third-person gathering, crafting, building, and settlement restoration make it one of the closest matches to Sandrock’s builder-focused adventure feel.

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 27%, Life Sim 22%, Mining 17.2% ★, Crafting 13.9%, Building 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: Like Sandrock, it ties community rebuilding to a steady loop of resource gathering, crafting, farming, and getting closer to townsfolk.

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 27.7%, Life Sim 18.7%, Dating Sim 12.3%, Mining 9.8% ★, Crafting 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It blends farming, crafting, questing, combat, and romance in a progression-heavy life sim that feels great if you liked Sandrock’s busy routine.

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 25.2%, Life Sim 23.8%, Building 13%, Crafting 11.4%, Dating Sim 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its multiplayer-friendly mix of gathering, crafting, house building, questing, and befriending NPCs overlaps strongly with Sandrock’s cozy social sandbox side.

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 27.9%, Life Sim 20.5%, Dating Sim 14.7%, Crafting 7.5%, Building 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its strong NPC writing, town-life focus, and constant home-and-farm progression make it a great fit if Sandrock’s community side mattered most to you.

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 28.5%, Life Sim 21.2%, Crafting 14%, Building 12.1%, Post-apocalyptic 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its third-person cleanup, crafting, farming, and base-building loop feels close to Sandrock’s satisfying cycle of turning a struggling place into something thriving.

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 26.7%, Building 16.3%, Crafting 14.5%, Sandbox 14%, Open World 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It mixes gathering, crafting, shopkeeping, quests, and town expansion in a cozy sandbox that shares Sandrock’s relaxed but productive feel.

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 54.5%, Crafting 12.7%, RPG 11.5%, Dating Sim 9.9%, Simulation 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: This is a strong 3D alternative with town life, crafting, combat, farming, and dating all feeding into a similar sense of daily character growth.

A desert gardening survival game. Start from a tiny spring and cultivate a blooming garden. Explore a vast world amid the sands and uncover its mysteries. Can you defend against the relentless forces of nature and mysterious wraith corruption, to bring life to a dying world?

Why similar: Farming Sim 44%, Crafting 15.9%, Multiplayer 13.5%, Character Customization 11.1%, RPG 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: If Sandrock’s desert setting and restoration themes stood out to you, this turns survival, gardening, and healing a harsh world into the core experience.

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: Life Sim 28.2%, Farming Sim 25.9%, Sandbox 13.2%, Crafting 12.7%, Character Customization 12%

Why You'll Like It: The quest-driven village restoration and friendship systems mirror Sandrock’s feel-good loop of helping a broken-down community flourish again.

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 52.7%, Multiplayer 14.6%, Crafting 11%, RPG 10.6%, LGBTQ+ 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its co-op friendly blend of crafting, farming, exploration, and home upgrading makes it a good pick for players who liked Sandrock’s softer adventure side.

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 25.9%, Life Sim 20%, Dating Sim 13.3%, Crafting 11.7%, Building 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its communal progression and village-wide upgrades create the same rewarding sense that your daily work is helping a whole settlement grow.

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 29.4%, Life Sim 24.5%, Sandbox 13.5%, Open World 10.4%, Multiplayer 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its island-life co-op loop of crafting, farming, building up the local economy, and exploring feels very aligned with Sandrock’s upbeat progression style.

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 24.1%, Farming Sim 19%, Crafting 12.3%, Building 12.1%, Sandbox 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: Everything you gather goes directly into rebuilding homes and community spaces, making it a compact but very satisfying town-restoration life sim.

You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?

Why similar: Farming Sim 28.7%, Life Sim 21.5%, Multiplayer 8.5%, Crafting 8.2%, Sandbox 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: It remains one of the best matches for players who want relationships, crafting, upgrading, and the long-term satisfaction of reviving a neglected place.

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 22.4%, Life Sim 13.8%, Mining 12.3% ★, Building 12.1%, Crafting 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its co-op exploration, profession-based progression, and steady crafting loop make it a solid choice for players who want more cozy advancement and discovery.

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 31.4%, Life Sim 22.4%, Building 14.9%, Sandbox 13.1%, Open World 8%

Why You'll Like It: This leans more action-RPG, but its combination of farming, crafting, story progression, and bonds with a town gives a similar structured cozy-RPG appeal.

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 32.5%, Dating Sim 20.3%, Crafting 18.5%, Character Customization 12.2%, RPG 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: The loop of gathering materials, fulfilling townspeople’s needs, and slowly becoming part of a community feels a lot like Sandrock’s commission-based rhythm.

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 35.2%, Life Sim 26.6%, Sandbox 15.4%, Open World 12.3%, Simulation 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its focus on rebuilding districts, decorating them, and attracting residents makes it a strong fit for players who loved Sandrock’s town-improvement payoff.

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 30.3%, Life Sim 23.4%, Crafting 14.3%, Sandbox 13.1%, Open World 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a broader sandbox life sim with crafting, exploration, professions, and long-term involvement in a living world and community.

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 31%, Life Sim 24%, Crafting 13.7%, Mining 12.8% ★, Character Customization 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its cozy farming-adventure structure, upgrades, crafting, and optional co-op give it a familiar rhythm even if the social systems are lighter than Sandrock’s.

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: Farming Sim 27.1%, Life Sim 22.7%, Building 20.4%, Crafting 13.9%, Sandbox 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: Rebuilding and decorating a run-down island settlement through gathering, farming, and crafting gives it a town-revival loop that lines up well with Sandrock.

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 29.8%, Open World 19%, Crafting 17.6%, Building 11.9%, Sandbox 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: This offers a calmer open-world version of Sandrock’s gather-craft-help-the-community formula, with exploration and town assistance taking center stage.

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 40.2%, Life Sim 30.1%, Building 12.5%, RPG 7.5%, Simulation 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its maker-heavy crafting and constant expansion loop make it one of the Story of Seasons entries that best matches Sandrock’s build-and-improve appeal.

An open-world survival crafting game for 1–8 players, blending intense dungeon crawling and ARPG combat with peaceful farming and creative building. Take on quests and explore a vast, procedurally-generated world full of danger and discovery.

Why similar: Building 30.5%, Crafting 24.9%, Sandbox 22.4%, Open World 17.9%, Adventure 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: This is a good pick if you want Sandrock’s gathering, crafting, and building in a more combat-heavy open world with a stronger survival-action edge.

Join Tara on a heartfelt journey to become a witch in Wylde Flowers. Farm by day, and cast spells by night as you craft your cottagecore life and bond with your coven. Come to know and love the fully voice acted characters of Fairhaven, as you unravel a local mystery.

Why similar: Farming Sim 34.2%, Life Sim 25.7%, Dating Sim 13.6%, Crafting 8.7%, LGBTQ+ 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: This is lighter on construction, but its warm town relationships, daily routine, and story-driven life sim structure make it a natural cozy follow-up.

Journey to the vibrant world of Rune Factory and experience the legendary fantasy farming adventure like never before!

Why similar: Farming Sim 61%, Crafting 14.9%, RPG 13%, Dating Sim 6.7%, Adventure 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers a richer character-driven mix of farming, crafting, combat, and romance, even if it is less focused on workshop building specifically.

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 22.6%, Life Sim 17.9%, Building 12.1%, Crafting 11.6%, Sandbox 10.4%

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 28.1%, Life Sim 23.4%, Building 14.6%, Crafting 12.5%, Sandbox 11.6%

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 30.1%, Life Sim 24.9%, Sandbox 14%, Open World 10.9%, Character Customization 10.8%

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: Life Sim 33.1%, Farming Sim 33%, Building 12.6%, Crafting 11.8%, RPG 5.6%

Doloc Town is a cozy pixel-art farming simulation game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Build your dream farm from scratch and explore this mysterious wasteland. Harvest, plant, build, and uncover the untold stories of this forgotten land.

Why similar: Farming Sim 34.6%, Building 18.7%, Crafting 17.2%, Post-apocalyptic 11.7%, RPG 5.4%

Mine, build, and explore with Monster Girl companions in this underground sandbox adventure. Uncover lost tech, automate production, and forge bonds with allies as you fight to survive and journey back to the surface.

Why similar: Farming Sim 18.7%, Dating Sim 18.3%, Crafting 14.3%, Mining 13.5% ★, Sandbox 13.2%

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 30.4%, Life Sim 25.6%, Building 12.7%, Crafting 10.8%, Character Customization 7.7%

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

Why similar: Farming Sim 46.9%, Dating Sim 18.4%, Life Sim 13.6%, RPG 6.1%, Simulation 4.6%

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 37.4%, Life Sim 31.3%, Crafting 17.3%, Character Customization 10.4%, Simulation 2.1%

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 24.2%, Life Sim 19.7%, Dating Sim 11.8%, Crafting 11.7%, Sandbox 9.9%

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 35.9%, Building 18.9%, Sandbox 16.7%, Open World 13.5%, RPG 6.8%

Grow your own farm all by yourself, or cooperate with your friends in this unique, relaxing farming experience!

Why similar: Farming Sim 33.7%, Building 18.2%, Multiplayer 15.7%, Sandbox 11.6%, Character Customization 7.6%

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 22.8%, Life Sim 18.3%, Dating Sim 10.8%, Building 10.6%, Crafting 10.3%

An alien world sometimes needs a farmer’s touch to bring it to life. In this sci-fi, colonization-life sim, terraform a barren world: turn wastelands into verdant landscapes while exploring, farming, building, and unlocking all the mysteries of this strange new planet.

Why similar: Farming Sim 26.8%, Life Sim 20%, Sandbox 11.3%, Building 10.8%, Crafting 9.5%

Transform your childhood home as you build brilliant factories and forge lifelong friendships, then reach for the skies and finally finish your family's dream - your mother's precious rocket ship. Roll up your sleeves, it turns out that saving this town really IS rocket science!

Why similar: Building 23.1%, Life Sim 21.2%, Crafting 20.6%, Sandbox 16.6%, RPG 9%

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: Farming Sim 27.3%, Life Sim 22.6%, Building 15.4%, Dating Sim 13.5%, Sandbox 12.8%

Breathe easy and thrive in this cozy colony sim. Build a haven for castaways, manage resources, live your best life on the ocean. Lead your humble settlement into a high-tech society.

Why similar: Farming Sim 23.3%, Life Sim 19.4%, Building 13.2%, Crafting 12.1%, Sandbox 11.1%

Howdy partner! Welcome to Cattle Country, the Cozy Cowboy Adventure Life Sim. Become a determined pioneer traveling west to start a new life. Make a home in the mountains, take on bandits, discover dastardly plots, build a farm, develop your town, and make friends with fellow residents.

Why similar: Farming Sim 28%, Life Sim 20.9%, Crafting 12.2%, Sandbox 12.1%, Building 11.7%

Grow your own farm all by yourself, or cooperate with your friends in the long awaited sequel to the cozy, relaxing farming experience!

Why similar: Farming Sim 37%, Life Sim 27.3%, Sandbox 16.2%, Character Customization 11.5%, Cartoony 3.8%

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 28.9%, Life Sim 23.1%, Building 11.6%, Crafting 11.3%, Mining 9.9% ★

In this city-building game, you will lead a group of survivors in their search for a new home. Manipulate the landscape, manage limited supplies, plant crops, hunt wildlife, gather resources, and develop trade routes to build a bustling and unique town.

Why similar: Building 55.9%, Sandbox 32.3%, Simulation 8.7%, Singleplayer 1.8%, Indie 1.3%

Grow your farm, meet the villagers, and join your friends online in building your world.

Why similar: Farming Sim 33.4%, Building 14.9%, Sandbox 13.3%, Character Customization 11.2%, Open World 9.4%

You’ve inherited your uncle’s potion shop—and a huge debt. Better get brewing! Customize your store, hire heroes to gather ingredients, befriend (or romance) fellow vendors to learn new haggling strategies, and go head-to-head with competitors in this narrative-driven, deck-building shop simulator.

Why similar: Dating Sim 29.3%, Crafting 21%, Life Sim 20.9%, RPG 8.7%, Female Protagonist 7.6%

Embark on a cozy open-world survival journey inspired by ancient China's heritage. Gather resources, cultivate crops, build your dream home, and defend it from marauders. Team up with friends to explore and uncover a world where adventure meets serenity.

Why similar: Farming Sim 30.5%, Crafting 16.9%, Building 16%, Sandbox 14.7%, Open World 12.4%

Step into this Slow-Life RPG where you can freely switch between 14 unique jobs, so called "Lives," and enjoy a carefree life in a fantasy world. Fish, cook, shape the island to your liking, or team up with friends to battle monsters across the vast world.

Why similar: RPG 22.1%, Character Customization 21.7%, Open World 21%, Crafting 16.5%, Multiplayer 12.2%

Dive into the exhilarating role of a headmaster entrusted to revive your alma mater! Beyond just bricks and mortar, train teachers, recruit students. Sculpt your school into a unique educational haven! Let's School!

Why similar: Building 36.7%, Sandbox 33.1%, Open World 18.6%, Simulation 8.1%, Singleplayer 2.1%

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 35.9%, Life Sim 30.5%, Crafting 14.5%, Sandbox 12%, Female Protagonist 4.2%

A farming adventure with a dash of magic. Play solo or up to a 4-player coop. By day, restore your quaint farm into a summer paradise. Explore, raise crops, care for animals and rebuild your home. At night inhabit various creatures through your dreams and bring enchantment to the valley.

Why similar: Farming Sim 27.8%, Life Sim 21%, Building 13.6%, Crafting 12.7%, Sandbox 11.1%

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!

Why similar: Farming Sim 23.7%, Life Sim 19.2%, Mining 14.7% ★, Dating Sim 12.6%, Building 11.9%

In Lightyear Frontier you use your powerful trusty mech to farm on a large beautiful alien planet. Settle your homestead, farm and deliver produce to remote colonies, gather and manage resources, build, craft, explore, expand, improve your mech, meet neighbors, and make a place to call your own.

Why similar: Farming Sim 44.8%, Crafting 23.2%, Sandbox 17.2%, Open World 13.4%, Singleplayer 1.5%