- #1 Fish Tycoon
97% matchVery Positive89% of 133 reviews2008
Dev: Last Day of Work
Windows
Fish Tycoon is a virtual fish breeding game. The object is to breed and cross breed fish until you find the 7 Magic Fish and solve the genetic puzzle. You will have to buy supplies like meds, eggs and special plants and then sell some of your fish in your virtual pet store.
Why similar: Simulation 52.9%, Casual 29.8%, Management 17.2%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same team, this game shares the exact genetic breeding and management mechanics found in Plant Tycoon.
- #2 Equilinox
96% matchVery Positive92% of 3,004 reviews2018
Dev: ThinMatrix
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Equilinox is a relaxing nature simulation game in which you can create and nurture your own ecosystems. Shape the world to your liking, cultivate and raise hundreds of different species, and evolve your wildlife to unlock more exotic plants and animals.
Why similar: Simulation 63.1%, Casual 28.1%, Management 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A nature simulation game where you manage ecosystems and evolve new species through genetic discovery.
- #3 Garden Life: A Cozy Simulator
96% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,615 reviews2024
Dev: stillalive studiosPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 23.0 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Garden Life is a relaxing gardening game in which you create your dream garden in a peaceful, colourful world. Plant and add ornaments at your own pace, transforming an overgrown forgotten plot into a flourishing community garden.
Why similar: Simulation 54%, Casual 28.5%, Management 17.5%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing gardening simulation that emphasizes the growth and care of diverse plant life in a peaceful environment.
- #4 Wobbledogs
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 14,650 reviews2022
Dev: Animal UprisingPub: Secret Mode
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A 3D pet simulation where you raise your own personal hive of mutating dogs, physically simulated all the way down to their guts! Wobbledogs is a casual and chill sandbox for players of all ages who want to care for their very own virtual pets in a surprising, unique, and stress-free environment.
Why similar: Simulation 70.4%, Casual 29.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a deep, physics-based genetics system where you breed and raise creatures with unique traits.
- #5 Strange Horticulture
94% matchVery Positive95% of 15,409 reviews2022
Dev: Bad VikingPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.
Why similar: Simulation 100%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the collection and identification of mysterious plants, mirroring the puzzle-solving aspect of finding rare species.
- #6 Crazy Plant Shop
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 287 reviews2014
Dev: Filament Classic
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
In Crazy Plant Shop, players learn about genes and inheritance by breeding zany plants! Special requests from mysterious customers require players to understand dominant and recessive traits and how genetic traits get passed through generations. Use profits to acquire new breeds, purchase shop upgrades, and acquire new customers!
Why similar: Casual 70.8%, Management 29.2%
Why You'll Like It: A management game that tasks you with breeding specific plants to meet the demands of your customers.
- #7 Plant Nursery Simulator
93% matchVery Positive95% of 276 reviews2025
Dev: Robot Assembly
Windows
Run your own cozy Plant Nursery in this relaxing sim. Grow crops, stock shelves, and help customers. Expand with greenhouses, hire staff, and decorate your dream shop. Perfect for fans of wholesome farming and sim games.
Why similar: Simulation 55.3%, Management 28.8%, Casual 15.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the business and management side of running a plant nursery, similar to the economic aspects of Plant Tycoon.
- #8 Botany Manor
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,399 reviews2024
Dev: Balloon StudiosPub: Whitethorn Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Welcome to Botany Manor, a stately home in 19th century England. You play as inhabitant Arabella Greene, a retired botanist. Explore your house and gardens, filled with research, to figure out the ideal habitat of forgotten flora. Grow each plant to discover the mysterious qualities they hold…
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-adventure game that focuses on discovering and cultivating rare, magical plants through scientific observation.
- #9 Plant Therapy
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 574 reviews2023
Dev: Short Leg Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Get cozy in this plant collecting and decorating game! Build a beautiful indoor garden from the ground up in your New York City apartment.
Why similar: Casual 42.5%, Simulation 39.4%, Management 18.1%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, relaxing game centered on the therapeutic nature of caring for a variety of indoor plants.
- #10 Bonsai
91% matchMixed75% of 303 reviews2016
Dev: Rooted Concepts
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Grow your tree, prune it, and watch over it as it matures into adulthood. The tree will become what you train it to be - you are the mastermind behind it's path in life.
Why similar: Simulation 65.9%, Casual 34.1%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist simulation that focuses on the slow, meditative process of pruning and shaping plants.
- #11 Potion Tycoon
90% matchMostly Positive72% of 719 reviews2024
Dev: Snowhound GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Potion Tycoon is a management simulator with a witchy twist! Build and develop your very own magic shop. Manage resources, set up production lines, mix potions and sell them smartly to stay ahead of the competition. Welcome to the potion business!
Why similar: Simulation 51.9%, Management 48.1%
Why You'll Like It: While focused on potions, the core loop of gathering ingredients and managing a shop mirrors the resource management of Plant Tycoon.
- #12 Slime Rancher
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 153,291 reviews2017
Dev: Monomi Park
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Slime Rancher is the tale of Beatrix LeBeau, a plucky, young rancher who sets out for a life a thousand light years away from Earth on the ‘Far, Far Range’ where she tries her hand at making a living wrangling slimes.
Why similar: Simulation 42.7%, Management 32.6%, Casual 24.7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines creature collection and management with cross-breeding mechanics to create new, valuable varieties.
- #13 Garden Simulator
89% matchVery Positive83% of 398 reviews2022
Dev: PRODUKTIVKELLER StudiosPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
PLANT - DESIGN - HARVEST - With Garden Simulator you’ll get your own allotment, place deco elements and cultivate plants to harvest and sell them. Get ready for a beautiful time in nature. Always remember: A garden is a delight to the eye and a solace for the soul.
Why similar: Simulation 60.2%, Management 39.8%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a straightforward, relaxing experience centered on planting, watering, and decorating your own garden space.
- #14 Plantabi: Little Garden
88% matchVery Positive83% of 82 reviews2024
Dev: Adrian Corpuz
Windows · Mac
Plantabi is a chill sandbox game where you take care of adorable plants and design the cozy little garden of your dreams!
Why similar: Simulation 74.3%, Management 25.7%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, point-and-click gardening game that focuses on the aesthetic and puzzle-solving aspects of plant arrangement.
- #15 Tiny Garden
86% matchVery Positive89% of 187 reviews2025
Dev: Ao NortePub: Super Rare Originals
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Tiny Garden lets you grow a pocket-sized garden inside a magical toy passed down through generations. Nurture plants, trade them for furniture, and customize your space in this relaxing mix of farming, puzzles, and strategy. No scores or time limits - let your creativity bloom!
Why similar: Simulation 52%, Casual 33%, Management 15%
Why You'll Like It: A charming, bite-sized gardening simulation that emphasizes the growth and collection of various plant species.
- #16 Tea Garden Simulator
87% matchMostly Positive73% of 64 reviews2023
Dev: Flying Robot StudiosPub: SYV Games LLP
Windows
Explore tea production intricacies with real-world research, select ideal terroir and clones, master plucking and processing, and create specialty teas for your unique brand. Unravel new flavors, unleash your inner tea scientist, experiment with endless creative ideas, and grow your Tea empire.
Why similar: Simulation 58.8%, Management 41.2%
Why You'll Like It: A detailed simulation that requires careful management of soil, climate, and plant health to produce high-quality tea.
- #17 Kasi
86% matchVery Positive96% of 182 reviews2021
Dev: Kaikalii
Windows
Be a plant. Manage water and sunlight for photosynthesis. Grow branches into the sky and roots into the earth. Become the tallest, most efficient tree, a snaking vine with many shoots, or just a nice bush.
Why similar: Simulation 47.1%, Casual 29.9%, Management 23.1%
Why You'll Like It: A management and building game that offers a sandbox approach to creating your own garden and living space.
- #18 Roots of Pacha
84% matchVery Positive94% of 4,441 reviews2023
Dev: Soda Den
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Simulation 57.7%, Casual 42.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features a deep farming and animal domestication system that rewards players for breeding better versions of crops and livestock.
- #19 Alchemy Garden
84% matchMixed69% of 1,071 reviews2022
Dev: MadSushi Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Craft magic potions and sell them in your own alchemy shop! Explore the world and harvest plants to discover new recipes! Take care of your own garden of alchemy and decorate the shop as you like!
Why similar: Management 100%
Why You'll Like It: Blends gardening with crafting, allowing you to grow ingredients to create magical potions.
- #20 Idle Plant Game
85% matchMixed53% of 99 reviews2023
Dev: FootoftheHare
Windows
Idle Plant Game, an idle and offline progress or clicker plant simulation!
Why similar: Simulation 45.9%, Casual 29%, Management 25.1%
Why You'll Like It: Uses idle mechanics to simulate the long-term growth and evolution of various plant species.
- #21 My Tiny Garden
83% matchMostly Positive74% of 71 reviews2026
Dev: Frozen Logic Studios
Windows
My Tiny Garden is a cozy idle game that runs at the bottom of your screen. Plant cute plants, water, fertilize, and prune them. Earn coins to unlock new pots, plants, and stands. Decorate your desktop and relax while working, studying, or browsing.
Why similar: Simulation 55.5%, Casual 44.5%
Why You'll Like It: A wholesome management game focused on resource collection and the steady growth of a small garden.
- #22 Desk Garden
82% matchVery Positive86% of 508 reviews2025
Dev: Siesta Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 74.4 hrsMean: 95.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Relax and grow! A laid-back idle game where you nurture mysterious plants (some even human-like!), watch them flourish, then sell them to expand your magical garden. Design your own unique oasis at your own pace.
Why similar: Simulation 51.1%, Casual 48.9%
Why You'll Like It: A simple, casual idler that lets you maintain a small garden directly on your desktop.
- #23 Tuin
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 146 reviews2022
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Plant seeds, pull weeds and sell vegetables - all while doing something else!
Why similar: Simulation 51.6%, Casual 29.2%, Management 19.1%
Why You'll Like It: A casual farming simulation that incorporates idle mechanics to help your garden grow over time.
- #24 Farm Together
80% matchVery Positive94% of 22,047 reviews2018
Dev: Milkstone Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18.0 hrsMean: 139.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Grow your own farm all by yourself, or cooperate with your friends in this unique, relaxing farming experience!
Why similar: Simulation 66.3%, Casual 33.7%
Why You'll Like It: A large-scale farming management game that allows for extensive customization and long-term crop development.
- #25 Plantera
81% matchVery Positive89% of 5,896 reviews2016
Dev: VaragtP
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
In Plantera you build your own garden and watch it grow with new plants, bushes, trees and animals. As you play and expand your garden you will attract Helpers, round blue creatures that will help you with your harvesting tasks.
Why similar: Simulation 56.9%, Casual 43.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic idle-management game where you grow a garden to attract creatures and maximize your harvest.
- #26 Yerba Mate Tycoon
81% matchVery Positive87% of 118 reviews2021
Dev: DonislawDev
Windows · Mac · Linux
Yerba Mate Tycoon is a unique management game. You are taking care of a yerba mate production shop/company, create, customize various yerba mates, unlock new upgrades, and grow your company. Don't know what yerba mate is? Let's say it's a coffee alternative in South American countries.
Why similar: Simulation 41%, Management 34.2%, Casual 24.8%
Why You'll Like It: A management-heavy simulation that focuses on the production and sale of a specific agricultural product.
- #27 Magical Greenhouse
79% matchVery Positive93% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Mgtt Studio
Windows · Mac
Magical Greenhouse is a cozy simulation game where you manage your own potion shop. Your clients, creatures and adventurers of all kinds have strange requests. You will have to be inventive to create the perfect potion for every situation!
Why similar: Simulation 49.3%, Management 26.6%, Casual 24.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the crafting and shop-keeping aspects of running a greenhouse filled with mystical plants.
- #28 Plantera 2: Golden Acorn
78% matchVery Positive95% of 1,317 reviews2023
Dev: VaragtP
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The round blue Mellows return to tend to the Garden once more. Grow plants, bushes, trees, animals, water features and the great magical oak tree that has been rumored to have placed its seed there. Tend to the oak tree and grow it to the sky to harvest its Golden Acorns.
Why similar: Simulation 100%
Why You'll Like It: An expanded sequel that improves upon the original's idle gardening and resource management mechanics.
- #29 Micro Macro Farm
78% matchVery Positive82% of 163 reviews2023
Dev: Diego Schram Games
Windows
Micro macro farm is a small relaxing and cozy game about farming. Plant seeds, harvest them and create products. Make money and gain experience to unlock more seeds, buy machines and expand your garden.
Why similar: Simulation 50.2%, Casual 29.9%, Management 19.8%
Why You'll Like It: A cartoonish farming simulation that focuses on the management and expansion of a small-scale agricultural plot.
- #30 Roboplant
79% matchMixed65% of 81 reviews2023
Dev: Rebelpug
Windows · Linux
In a future not too far away, humans are finally able to harvest food on alien planets. Embark on a new journey with your team of robots called Beebop 179. Build and manage a hydroponic farm, grow delicious plants and survive the mysterious challenges of outer space.
Why similar: Simulation 51.9%, Management 48.1%
Why You'll Like It: A unique take on the genre that adds automation and futuristic technology to the traditional plant management loop.
- #31 Drop and Grow
77% matchVery Positive89% of 70 reviews2026
Dev: Shane Staller Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short incremental clicker about growing plants by dropping water. Sit back and relax while you restore nature.
Why similar: Simulation 56.5%, Casual 43.5%
- #32 Game Dev Tycoon
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 44,810 reviews2013
Dev: Greenheart Games 💚
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
In Game Dev Tycoon you replay the history of the gaming industry by starting your own video game development company in the 80s. Create best selling games. Research new technologies and invent new game types. Become the leader of the market and gain worldwide fans.
Why similar: Simulation 46.3%, Management 41.6%, Casual 12.1%
- #33 Weed Supermarket Simulator
74% matchVery Positive90% of 232 reviews2026
Dev: DreamWay GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Weed Supermarket Simulator is a chill store sim where you grow weed, develop new strains, set prices, and keep your shelves stocked. Expand your business and optimize it for maximum profit. Manage employees, handle inventory, and turn your shop into a high-performing business.
Why similar: Simulation 43%, Management 33%, Casual 23.9%
- #34 Petal by Petal
75% matchVery Positive91% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: Orquin Games
Windows
Petal by Petal is a relaxing incremental gardening game where mindful movements are rewarded. Automate your garden, unlock powerful flower abilities, and watch your screen explode into vibrant colour as your garden grows.
Why similar: Simulation 57.5%, Casual 42.5%
- #35 Budgie Genetics Simulator
76% matchVery Positive100% of 62 reviews2022
Dev: Niki Cilliers
Windows
Breed budgies and discover hidden colour mutations in this realistic genetics simulator.
Why similar: Simulation 61.3%, Casual 38.7%
- #36 Market Tycoon
77% matchMixed55% of 409 reviews2017
Dev: Protection GamesPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Market Tycoon is a Tycoon game where you Grow your Market from a small Mini Market all the way up to a Hyper Market. Manage, create, and customize your market from wall paint to placing cashiers, shelves, and fridges.
Why similar: Simulation 45.9%, Management 31.1%, Casual 23%
- #37 Garden In!
73% matchVery Positive86% of 427 reviews2023
Dev: Dramatic IcebergPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Chill in the peaceful world of Garden In!, a charming sandbox game. Grow unique plants, discover new seeds, and design your dream garden. With its serene atmosphere, you'll find yourself saying 'just one more plant!' Dive in for quick relaxation or lose yourself for hours in the cozy journey.
Why similar: Simulation 64%, Casual 36%
- #38 Simultree
72% matchVery Positive86% of 118 reviews2026
Dev: PIPAPOUPub: Coduck Studio
Windows
Simultree is a short incremental game about monitoring life simulations. You're a scientist who runs life simulations in order to gain points to spend in a big skill tree.
Why similar: Simulation 43.3%, Management 31%, Casual 25.7%
- #39 3D Printer Manager
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 63 reviews2026
Dev: Smushii
Windows · Mac · Linux
Start in a bedroom with one 3D printer and build a manufacturing empire! Manage filaments, upgrade machines, hire staff, and expand into a factory in this addictive idle tycoon game.
Why similar: Casual 41.5%, Simulation 34%, Management 24.5%
- #40 Urban Jungle
71% matchVery Positive91% of 721 reviews2025
Dev: KYLYKPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Use luscious plants to turn your ordinary home into a green haven in Urban Jungle. Find the best place for each plant in your small apartment and enjoy gardening without worries. And don't forget to pet your cat!
Why similar: Simulation 61.5%, Casual 38.5%
- #41 Chosen Garden
71% matchVery Positive97% of 102 reviews2026
Dev: Winter CabinPub: Craftmos Games
Windows
In this unique roguelike deck-builder, tend your garden and harvest plants for high scores! 100+ plants, 5 gardens, and a wealth of unique weather, animals, and tools — countless builds await!
Why similar: Casual 100%
- #42 Wall Street Tycoon
75% matchMixed41% of 131 reviews2019
Dev: Red Fox Studios
Windows
Wall Street Tycoon is a business simulation game where you’re the CEO of a new investment company. Your job is to grow the company, hire employees, and manage the business!
Why similar: Simulation 71.6%, Management 28.4%
- #43 PolyPine
69% matchVery Positive96% of 381 reviews2025
Dev: Cloudberry PinePub: IndieArk
Windows
A forest simulator where you grow trees and create habitats for animals, plants and insects. Click on animals to make them poop, hunt, dig, cut and twerk! Start with a few basic seeds and attempt to grow a thriving ecosystem.
Why similar: Simulation 49.4%, Management 27.2%, Casual 23.4%
- #44 Weed Farmer Simulator
73% matchMixed57% of 218 reviews2020
Dev: Polyák Kristóf
Windows
Become a weed farmer! You just moved out of the city and bought land for growing some weed. It might not look like much right now but only your imagination is the limit!
Why similar: Simulation 62.4%, Casual 37.6%
- #45 Voodoo Garden
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 849 reviews2016
Dev: M. HankaPub: Liu Lidan
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Welcome to the Voodoo Garden! You're owner of a little hut in a bustling swamp. With the help of little spirits you can earn powers and gold by producing various voodoo supplies.
Why similar: Simulation 46.4%, Casual 32.8%, Management 20.8%
- #46 The Space Garden
74% matchMixed42% of 50 reviews2016
Dev: MaxPub: Max Indie Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 98%
In "The Space Garden" you can build your own garden across the Universe! Discover, acquire and grow your plants with love as you watch them evolve. Collect fruits by yourself or request help from your "helpers", a race of mini friends who come from nature.
Why similar: Casual 46.5%, Simulation 29%, Management 24.4%
- #47 Game Builder Tycoon
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 157 reviews2024
Dev: AM PlayhousePub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 51%
In Game Builder Tycoon, begin as an indie game developer. Personalize your character, craft hit games, manage marketing, research stuff and manage a skilled team. Overcome competition to guide your game development studio to global recognition and dominate the gaming industry.
Why similar: Simulation 45.2%, Management 33.2%, Casual 21.6%
- #48 Koi Farm
70% matchVery Positive95% of 984 reviews2021
Dev: Job Talle
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
A koi breeding game.
Why similar: Simulation 61.7%, Casual 38.3%
- #49 Dream Garden
69% matchVery Positive87% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: Campfire Studio
Windows · Mac
An easygoing simulation game about creating tiny, Japanese inspired garden dioramas. Use a wide selection of plants, decorations and tools to build and nurture the zen garden retreat of your dreams.
Why similar: Simulation 64.2%, Casual 35.8%
- #50 Planetary Planter
70% matchVery Positive87% of 52 reviews2022
Dev: Odd Gryphon EntertainmentPub: Earthbreak Games LLC
Windows
Planetary Planter is an open-world farming game where, instead of farming normal plants, you grow celestial bodies while exploring an alien world.
Why similar: Simulation 61.2%, Casual 38.8%
- #51 Cloud Gardens
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,290 reviews2021
Dev: Noio
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 45%
A chill game about using plants to overgrow abandoned wasteland dioramas
Why similar: Simulation 61.6%, Casual 38.4%
- #52 Bitcoin Tycoon - Mining Simulation Game
71% matchMixed58% of 91 reviews2018
Dev: 99 Game Studio
Windows
Play as a new person who just get touched with the Virtual Currency area by starting mining in early 2014. Dig enough coins and expand your business, virtual currency exchange and complete trusts. Become the king of the whole bitcoin empire.
Why similar: Simulation 63.2%, Casual 36.8%
- #53 Ancient Farm
68% matchMixed63% of 177 reviews2026
Dev: A2 SoftworksPub: Ultimate Games S.A.
Windows
Plow, plant, water, and harvest as you build your ancient Egyptian farm from the ground up. Begin with nothing and unlock workshops, production buildings, and temples through your own hard work.
Why similar: Simulation 47.2%, Casual 28.2%, Management 24.6%
- #54 Horticular: Build a Garden, Attract Wildlife
67% matchVery Positive90% of 398 reviews2024
Dev: inDirection GamesPub: Slug Disco
Windows · Linux
Horticular is a relaxing garden builder where you grow plants, design habitats and attract a wide range of wildlife. Help the gnome Keepers restore a barren wasteland with magical powers and populate it with adorable critters. Reclaim nature from a looming corruption and create your perfect garden.
Why similar: Casual 100%
- #55 Alchemist's Garden
66% matchVery Positive95% of 83 reviews2026
Dev: Lumis Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Alchemist's Garden is a cozy and relaxing incremental crafting game. Forage to uncover hidden ingredients across mystical lands. Experiment with them at your crucible to discover potions and items, stock your shop's shelves, and watch your potion shop grow!
Why similar: Management 40.8%, Simulation 35.4%, Casual 23.8%
- #56 The Greenening
65% matchVery Positive97% of 216 reviews2026
Dev: Erkberg Games
Windows
A short and wholesome incremental journey about exploring and reawakening a forgotten world. Wash away the ashes to discover the secrets hidden beneath, upgrade your versatile watering abilities, and grow your own cozy space garden.
Why similar: Simulation 35.9%, Casual 32.3%, Management 31.8%
- #57 The Magical Mixture Mill
67% matchVery Positive84% of 602 reviews2024
Dev: GlowlightPub: 505 Pulse
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Gather exotic ingredients, brew complex mixtures, and expand your magically automated production lines -- keeping your shelves stocked, your customers happy, and your pockets full.
Why similar: Management 53.1%, Simulation 46.9%
- #58 Tiny Isle
66% matchVery Positive92% of 152 reviews2026
Dev: Nature Rituals StudioPub: Etherous Games Limited
Windows
Tiny Isle is a cozy island-building simulation game. Grow crops, collect crystals, expand and customize your magical island, and welcome sprites and animal residents. Play actively with hands-on planning, or relax with full idle progression as your island comes to life at your own pace.
Why similar: Simulation 40.7%, Management 32.3%, Casual 27.1%
- #59 Earthtongue
69% matchVery Positive90% of 210 reviews2015
Dev: June StringsPub: junestrings
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Care for a miniature ecosystem in a strange world, exert limited influence to encourage the growth of different fungi and bugs and try to maintain the balance of life.
Why similar: Simulation 80.8%, Management 19.2%
- #60 Tree Bonsai
67% matchVery Positive81% of 171 reviews2019
Dev: PanGuoJun
Windows · Mac
An artistic bonsai tree simulation game that follows the life cycle of a plum tree. You can cut branches, add nutrients, and graft while the seasons pass and your tree grows. You can finally fulfill your dreams of a digital bonsai.
Why similar: Simulation 62.6%, Casual 37.4%