- #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 28.2%, Life Sim 20.9%, Crafting 14%, Building 12.2%, Post-apocalyptic 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: Like No Place Like Home, you rebuild a civilization in a post-apocalyptic desert environment using crafting and building mechanics.
- #2 I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival
96% 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 18.7%, Agriculture 17.9% ★, Life Sim 10.3%, Crafting 10.1%, Base Building 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the whimsical post-apocalyptic survival theme where you clean up trash and build a cozy base on a rooftop.
- #3 My Time at Portia
96% matchVery Positive91% of 44,320 reviews2019
Dev: Pathea GamesPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows · Mac
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!
Why similar: Farming Sim 25.1%, Life Sim 15.3%, Agriculture 15.1% ★, Crafting 13%, Open World 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: You inherit a neglected workshop and must gather resources, craft items, and restore the local community much like in No Place Like Home.
- #4 Wildmender
95% matchVery Positive84% of 2,245 reviews2023
Dev: Muse GamesPub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 24.9%, Agriculture 17% ★, Base Building 11.2%, Crafting 9.5%, Nature 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: This survival game focuses heavily on reviving a dying, barren desert world by channeling water and cultivating plant life.
- #5 Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles
94% 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 22.7%, Agriculture 15.3% ★, Crafting 14.1%, Open World 10.7%, Fishing 8% ★
Why You'll Like It: You explore an open world to rid it of a mysterious murk while farming, crafting, and befriending local creatures.
- #6 Garden Paws
94% 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: Agriculture 24.7% ★, Farming Sim 22.8%, Crafting 13%, Building 10.4%, Open World 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: Run a farm, craft items, and help rebuild a small island town through exploration and gathering resources.
- #7 Littlewood
93% 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: Agriculture 19.6% ★, Farming Sim 15.9%, Life Sim 14.1%, Crafting 10.7%, Fishing 8.5% ★
Why You'll Like It: After saving the world, you settle down to rebuild a peaceful village, farm, and interact with townsfolk.
- #8 Grow: Song of the Evertree
92% 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 26.7%, Agriculture 21.8% ★, Life Sim 14.1%, Nature 9.8%, Open World 7%
Why You'll Like It: This game centers on nurturing and restoring a neglected, decaying world back to its vibrant natural state through exploration and crafting.
- #9 Coral Island
91% 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 29%, Agriculture 16.3% ★, Life Sim 14.9%, Fishing 9.4% ★, Crafting 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: You clean up trash from the ocean and land while restoring a tropical island town and running a farm.
- #10 Everdream Valley
91% matchMostly Positive70% of 971 reviews2023
Dev: MooneatersPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 20.4%, Fishing 15.4% ★, Dogs 12% ★, Life Sim 10.6%, Crafting 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Restore a rundown farm, gather resources, and domesticate animals in a cozy, open-ended countryside setting.
- #11 Slime Rancher
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 157,673 reviews2017
Dev: Monomi Park
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Open World 26.9%, Cute 26.8%, Exploration 23.6%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Simulation 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: You explore an alien world, collect resources, and manage a quirky farm while cleaning up and exploring vibrant environments.
- #12 Roots of Pacha
89% 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 24%, Agriculture 17.2% ★, Life Sim 12.9%, Crafting 11.2%, Building 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Help your prehistoric clan develop their settlement, discover new technologies, and farm the land together.
- #13 Dinkum
87% 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 25.2% ★, Farming Sim 19.4%, Fishing 13.4% ★, Life Sim 11.2%, Crafting 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Build up a town from scratch in a wild, untamed outback environment while farming, crafting, and exploring.
- #14 Hokko Life
89% 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 22.4%, Agriculture 17.7% ★, Fishing 16% ★, Life Sim 13.2%, Crafting 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Design and build a community for animal villagers while farming, fishing, and crafting custom items.
- #15 One Lonely Outpost
88% matchMixed58% of 662 reviews2025
Dev: indie.io
Windows
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 25%, Agriculture 19.8% ★, Life Sim 13%, Base Building 11.3%, Crafting 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Terraform and colonize a barren alien planet by setting up farms, crafting tools, and building a new home.
- #16 Snacko
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,051 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 22.4% ★, Farming Sim 22%, Life Sim 12.8%, Building 12.4%, Crafting 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: Restore a ruined island by farming, building, and exploring a colorful world with animal characters.
- #17 Summer in Mara
86% 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 25.5%, Agriculture 19.1% ★, Life Sim 15.1%, Crafting 10.8%, Nature 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Explore a tropical archipelago, take care of your island farm, and craft items to help the local inhabitants.
- #18 Kynseed
85% 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 33.2%, Life Sim 18.1%, Crafting 16.5%, Open World 7.7%, RPG 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Run a farm and manage a business in a sandbox world where generations pass and you interact with nature.
- #19 Stardew Valley
84% 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 28.3%, Agriculture 17.4% ★, Life Sim 14.7%, Crafting 8.4%, Fishing 6.9% ★
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential farming and life sim that shares the satisfying loop of cultivating land and befriending locals.
- #20 Raft
82% matchVery Positive93% of 379,035 reviews2022
Dev: Redbeet InteractivePub: Axolot Games
Windows
Median: 14.8 hrsMean: 38.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Raft™ throws you and your friends into an epic oceanic adventure! Alone or together, players battle to survive a perilous voyage across a vast sea! Gather debris, scavenge reefs and build your own floating home, but be wary of the man-eating sharks!
Why similar: Crafting 32.8%, Base Building 28.4%, Building 21.4%, Open World 14.5%, Simulation 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: You survive on a small floating platform by recycling trash from the ocean and expanding your base.
- #21 Graveyard Keeper
84% 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 37.3%, Agriculture 25.6% ★, Building 14.6%, RPG 13.5%, Simulation 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Manage and build up a neglected medieval cemetery and farm while uncovering the secrets of a quirky world.
- #22 Atomicrops
83% matchVery Positive92% of 6,350 reviews2020
Dev: Bird Bath GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
A twin-stick, bullet-hell, roguelite where you must cultivate and defend the last farm in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Farm mutated crops, upgrade your weapons, marry townsfolk, and kill every mutant creature that tries to invade your homestead! Yee-haw!
Why similar: Farming Sim 52.5%, Agriculture 34.1% ★, Open World 7%, Simulation 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced farming simulator set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland where you grow mutant crops and defend your land.
- #23 Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,396 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: Nature 33.2%, Female Protagonist 21.3%, Open World 16%, Exploration 12.9%, Cute 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: Explore a Mediterranean island, clean up litter, and snap photos of wildlife to protect the local environment.
- #24 Subnautica
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 380,795 reviews2018
Dev: Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 39.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.
Why similar: Base Building 35%, Crafting 31.6%, Open World 19.1%, Exploration 14.3%
Why You'll Like It: Explore an alien ocean, gather resources, and build bases while discovering what happened to the environment.
- #25 Doloc Town
78% 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 23.6%, Fishing 19.4% ★, Crafting 12.3%, Post-apocalyptic 10.8%, Building 9.5%
- #26 Terraria
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,558,339 reviews2011
Dev: Re-Logic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 33.9 hrsMean: 152.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
Why similar: Crafting 37.8%, Building 28%, Open World 13.7%, Exploration 12.1%, RPG 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Explore, build, and craft while modifying the terrain and transforming the world around you.
- #27 Forager
80% 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 28.8%, Crafting 22.8%, Base Building 14.1%, Agriculture 11.9% ★, Building 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A resource management and crafting game where you expand your territory, farm, and build up a sprawling base.
- #28 ASTRONEER
79% matchVery Positive92% of 139,497 reviews2019
Dev: System Era Softworks
Windows
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 44.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Interact with strange new worlds in a unique and tactile way, molding the environment itself as if it were clay in your hands. Build your base, master resource management, automate your production lines, and more as you unravel the mysteries of the universe, alone or with friends.
Why similar: Base Building 28.7%, Crafting 19.5%, Open World 16.5%, Building 15.4%, Exploration 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: Shape distant planets, gather resources, and build outposts in a colorful, exploration-heavy space sandbox.
- #29 Starsand Island
76% 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 28.4%, Life Sim 16.7%, Crafting 13.1%, Building 11%, Immersive Sim 7.8%
- #30 Cornucopia®
77% 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 22.4%, Agriculture 18.2% ★, Life Sim 11.8%, Fishing 10.2% ★, Crafting 9.6%
- #31 Grow Up
79% matchVery Positive92% of 1,940 reviews2016
Dev: Reflections, a Ubisoft StudioPub: Infogrames
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Leaping from mind-boggling heights, bouncing off Champolines, soaring inches from floating islands, BUD can do it all - that look of mild terror, that’s his daredevil face. Help the adorable little robot collect MOM’s scattered ship parts and return them to the moon.
Why similar: Open World 44.7%, Exploration 29.8%, Cute 15.2%, Relaxing 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: Explore an alien planet and collect flora and fauna data in an open world focused on movement and nature.
- #32 Creativerse
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 30,868 reviews2017
Dev: Playful Corp.
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 63%
A sandbox adventure game as big as your imagination.
Why similar: Crafting 28.4%, Building 22.1%, Open World 13.7%, Third Person 13%, RPG 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: Explore a colorful, tamed-yet-wild sandbox world where you gather resources, craft, and build.
- #33 Seeds of Calamity
75% 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 24.5%, Agriculture 20.5% ★, Life Sim 13.7%, Fishing 10.6% ★, Crafting 10%
- #34 Farlands
73% matchVery Positive90% of 1,750 reviews2026
Dev: JanduSoft
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Congratulations, you’ve bought your own planet! An agrarian rock at the edge of the galaxy that, for some reason, was practically being given away for free. So the time has come to leave your hectic, stressful life in an overcrowded metropolis for a more rural and rewarding life.
Why similar: Farming Sim 20%, Agriculture 18.9% ★, Fishing 16.1% ★, Life Sim 11.2%, Crafting 10.7%
- #35 Harvest Days: My Dream Farm
77% matchMixed68% of 194 reviews2024
Dev: Family Devs
Windows
Escape the stress of the big city and enjoy the country life. Take care of your farm, explore the open game world and create your farming paradise. Take care of your animals, cultivate the fields, produce useful and decorative items and build your dream ranch.
Why similar: Farming Sim 20.2%, Agriculture 18.4% ★, Fishing 15.2% ★, Life Sim 9%, Nature 8.5%
- #36 Sky Harvest
75% 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 18.9%, Agriculture 16.1% ★, Fishing 14% ★, Life Sim 10.6%, Crafting 9%
- #37 Alchemy Story
76% 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 22%, Agriculture 20.1% ★, Fishing 14.9% ★, Crafting 10.6%, Life Sim 8.9%
- #38 Ankora: Lost Days
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 177 reviews2022
Dev: Chibig
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Discover the wild planet Ankora and explore freely around this mysterious world full of promise and danger. Craft different tools, build structures and terraform yourself a new home in this cute-as-heck survival game.
Why similar: Farming Sim 25.3%, Agriculture 22.1% ★, Nature 13.1%, Crafting 10.1%, Female Protagonist 9.9%
- #39 Song Of The Prairie
72% 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 24.9%, Agriculture 22.6% ★, Life Sim 14.1%, Crafting 12.7%, Open World 5.6%
- #40 World End Diner
71% matchVery Positive93% of 427 reviews2025
Dev: Andymente
Windows
Run a diner on the last island in the world after the destruction of humankind! For the cute animals and robots that survived, cook delicious food, run a farm, explore the forest, and create the best diner!
Why similar: Farming Sim 22.9%, Agriculture 19.9% ★, Life Sim 12.7%, Post-apocalyptic 9.8%, Immersive Sim 9.4%
- #41 Russian Village Simulator on Mars
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: VD Games
Windows
Develop a village colony on Mars, using various resources and bringing the unique flavor of Russian culture to the distant space.
Why similar: Agriculture 20.7% ★, Farming Sim 18.1%, Base Building 12.8%, Fishing 11.8% ★, Life Sim 11.3%
- #42 Cropia
70% 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 21.7%, Agriculture 20% ★, Fishing 15% ★, Life Sim 12.2%, Crafting 10.2%
- #43 Sun Haven
71% 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 30.5%, Agriculture 16.6% ★, Life Sim 14.3%, Fishing 12.4% ★, Crafting 9.6%
- #44 STORY OF SEASONS: Pioneers of Olive Town
73% 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 29.9%, Agriculture 20.3% ★, Life Sim 15.6%, Dogs 8% ★, Building 7%
- #45 Hillshade Farm
70% matchMixed68% of 79 reviews2026
Dev: NORTHSTAR Games
Windows
You’ve got land, time, and a whole lot to figure out. Start small, work hard, earn what you need, and build the kind of farm you’d never want to leave.
Why similar: Farming Sim 22.4%, Agriculture 14.5% ★, Life Sim 12.6%, Crafting 9.9%, Building 7.5%
- #46 Robert on Earth
70% matchVery Positive88% of 130 reviews2025
Dev: RemrofsnartPub: 2P Games
Windows
Awaken as Robert, an adorable lost robot in a machine-ruled wasteland. Grow bizarre robo-crops like gears and lightbulbs, craft gadgets, upgrade yourself with teleportation powers, and explore ruined cities to uncover Earth's dark secrets. Cozy farming meets post-apoc adventure!
Why similar: Farming Sim 18.7%, Agriculture 16.8% ★, Fishing 14.5% ★, Base Building 11.3%, Crafting 10.1%
- #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 26.7%, Fishing 23.1% ★, Life Sim 15.5%, Open World 7.2%, Relaxing 6.2%
- #48 Research Story
68% 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 22.9%, Agriculture 19.4% ★, Life Sim 12.4%, Base Building 8.8%, Crafting 7.7%
- #49 Farmer's Dynasty - Final Harvest Edition
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 4,320 reviews2019
Dev: UMEO StudiosPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Live – Build – Farm: Enjoy a unique mix of farming, constructing and life simulation that takes you to the countryside and holds plenty of challenging gameplay in stock!
Why similar: Farming Sim 28.5%, Agriculture 21.1% ★, Life Sim 15.7%, Crafting 6.8%, Building 6.3%
- #50 Immortal Life
68% 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 22.1%, Agriculture 19.3% ★, Fishing 17.5% ★, Life Sim 12.4%, Crafting 11.3%
- #51 HARVESTELLA
69% 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 28.2%, Agriculture 25.5% ★, Life Sim 14%, Building 10%, RPG 6.7%
- #52 Cowboy Life Simulator
66% matchVery Positive89% of 1,303 reviews2025
Dev: Odd QubitPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
“Cowboy Life Simulator” is an immersive and relaxing ranching sim where you step into the boots of a failed businessman starting fresh on the frontier. Buy your first goat, meet the locals, explore vibrant lands, and build your dream ranch in a world full of stories and adventure!
Why similar: Farming Sim 19.3%, Agriculture 16.8% ★, Base Building 11.2%, Life Sim 10.5%, Crafting 10.5%
- #53 Grimshire
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,460 reviews2025
Dev: Acute Owl Studio
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
A deadly plague threatens the village of Grimshire. Manage your farmland, forage the bounty of the wilds, prevent your harvest from rotting away and keep the root cellar full. Can you help bring the community together and survive?
Why similar: Farming Sim 32.5%, Agriculture 19.3% ★, Life Sim 11.2%, Nature 9.7%, Fishing 9.3% ★
- #54 Harvest Life
73% matchMixed51% of 270 reviews2017
Dev: bumblebeePub: familyplay
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Show your mettle as both an aspiring organic farmer and a part-time adventurer. And then you might be in for a romantic happy ending.
Why similar: Farming Sim 46.1%, Agriculture 17.3% ★, Crafting 11.7%, Fishing 8.7% ★, Simulation 7.3%
- #55 Fields of Mistria
63% 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 30.6%, Agriculture 17.7% ★, Life Sim 14.8%, Crafting 8.2%, RPG 6.1%
- #56 Sunrise's Order
67% matchVery Positive94% of 71 reviews2024
Dev: Misstic Studio
Windows
Sunrise's Order is a farm simulation game in which the player is alone on an island, and seeks to become an accomplished small farmer. The player must use a delivery service called Animazon to support the farm and grow the farm's reputation.
Why similar: Farming Sim 20.2%, Agriculture 18.6% ★, Dogs 11.8% ★, Life Sim 10.1%, Crafting 8.4%
- #57 DYSMANTLE
67% matchVery Positive91% of 11,622 reviews2021
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Ascend from your shelter. Ruin everything. Escape the wretched island. ⚔️🔨🎣🌱🌵🍰 Explore. Fight. Level up. Survive. Gather. Craft. Harvest. Hunt. Build. Farm. Solve puzzles. Fish. Cook. Live. Enjoy the bittersweet post-apocalypse.
Why similar: Agriculture 19.5% ★, Fishing 18.8% ★, Crafting 18.2%, Base Building 17.7%, Open World 10.3%
- #58 Rancher: A new life
66% matchMixed64% of 295 reviews2026
Dev: Sim Farm S.A.
Windows
Start a new life as a Rancher. Travel the forest paths by quad bike, raise cattle, build, repair, and improve your farm. Take care of animals, go fishing, cook, grow vegetables, practice your accuracy on shooting range, take photos, and much more. Relax away from the hustle and bustle of the city!
Why similar: Farming Sim 18.4%, Agriculture 15.1% ★, Fishing 11.1% ★, Life Sim 11%, Crafting 8.6%
- #59 Pathless Woods
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,121 reviews2024
Dev: AniYa Games Studio
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 25.1%, Crafting 14.6%, Base Building 14.1%, Building 9.9%, Agriculture 9.6% ★
