Games Like Plantera 2: Golden Acorn

A relaxing idle-farming simulator that sits at the bottom of your screen while you do other things.

Why similar: Farming 19.7% ★, Desktop Companion 18.8% ★, Farming Sim 12.5%, Automation 11.5%, Idler 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the idle farming and automation mechanics while staying unobtrusive on your screen.

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: Farming Sim 16.3%, Automation 15.3%, Idler 13.4%, Incremental 13%, Collectathon 13%

Why You'll Like It: As the direct predecessor, it offers the exact same core loop of clicking, gathering, and automating your garden.

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: Farming 22% ★, Wholesome 16.5% ★, Farming Sim 13.2%, Idler 10.8%, Nature 7%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, wholesome gardening simulator that emphasizes the joy of nurturing plants in a cozy environment.

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 35.5%, Idler 19%, Sandbox 14.8%, Family Friendly 11.4%, Relaxing 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a more expansive farming simulation experience with deep management and customization options.

Luna's Fishing Garden is a short, cozy fishing and building game. Catch fish, trade it in and create the garden of your dreams by planting new trees, placing water objects and bringing animals to the archipelago.

Why similar: Farming Sim 17.8%, Collectathon 15.4%, Idler 14.2%, Wholesome 11.1% ★, Sandbox 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A cozy, nature-focused management game that shares the relaxing atmosphere and 2D aesthetic of Plantera.

Meet your new little desk buddies! They’ll snooze, scratch, and scamper around while you work or study (don’t worry, they’ve been trained not to invade your workspace). If you’re good at animal management, they will occupy the bottom of your screen with different kinds and colors!

Why similar: Desktop Companion 23.8% ★, Farming Sim 17.3%, Idler 13.6%, Incremental 12%, Nature 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A cute, idle-focused farming game that keeps the gameplay loop simple and accessible.

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 38.6%, Resource Management 16.6%, Sandbox 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.3%, Building 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: It combines addictive resource gathering and clicker-style progression with a cute, top-down aesthetic.

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: Farming Sim 38%, Incremental 24.9%, Building 8.5%, Relaxing 8.1%, Cute 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: This title features similar clicker-based farming mechanics with a unique, slightly spooky nature theme.

A tile-based farming game where success means maximizing yields to survive the rent, expanding your farm through random tile choices.

Why similar: Farming 39.8% ★, Farming Sim 18.4%, Collectathon 13.5%, Building 6.2%, Sandbox 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A strategic take on farming that emphasizes management and optimization in a charming pixel-art style.

Blow leaves, upgrade your gear, and automate your progress as you explore the Leaf Universe. A satisfying incremental idle game where every leaf blown brings you closer to the next big upgrade. Simple, relaxing, and endlessly rewarding. Let the leaves fall, and your progress rise!

Why similar: Idler 23.7%, Incremental 23.5%, Collectathon 19%, Farming Sim 18.3%, Relaxing 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a highly satisfying incremental progression loop that captures the 'more is better' feel of Plantera.

Build your farm from one chicken and explore the world as you progress. Buy animals, harvest crops, hire workers for management, and advance through unique buildings, quests, upgrades, and items in the ultimate idle clicker hybrid!

Why similar: Farming Sim 21.5%, Incremental 14.6%, Idler 14.1%, Resource Management 10.8%, Building 9%

Why You'll Like It: A clicker-based farming simulator that focuses on building up your farm through simple, repetitive, and rewarding tasks.

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: Farming Sim 28.1%, Automation 23.1%, Resource Management 15.1%, Nature 10.5%, Building 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the automation aspect of farming, allowing you to manage a high-tech greenhouse with efficiency.

Build your own capybara spa in this relaxing point and click simulation game! Grow fruits, craft soaps and clean towels to pamper the capybaras during their visit. Furnish the mountain with gardens, baths and decorations to design the best capybara spa!

Why similar: Farming Sim 24.1%, Incremental 17.9%, Sandbox 12.6%, Family Friendly 9.2%, Building 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features relaxing management gameplay where you build and maintain a sanctuary for cute animals.

The Islander is a fast building/farming game set somewhere in an exotic Polynesia. Plant crops, bushes and trees, build livestock pens, but don’t forget to make it look classy by adding various decorations.

Why similar: Farming Sim 40.5%, Incremental 18.4%, Building 9.3%, Sandbox 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A casual farming and management game that tasks you with building a thriving island economy.

Plant seeds, pull weeds and sell vegetables - all while doing something else!

Why similar: Farming Sim 23.7%, Idler 16.9%, Incremental 14.3%, Automation 10.9%, Sandbox 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist farming simulation that emphasizes cozy, idle-friendly gameplay in a sandbox setting.

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: Wholesome 29.6% ★, Farming Sim 27%, Sandbox 11.2%, Nature 10.4%, Family Friendly 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Combines world-building and nature management with a strong emphasis on nurturing and growing plants.

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: Farming Sim 24.9%, Collectathon 20%, Building 12.9%, Sandbox 12.7%, Relaxing 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A cozy, nature-focused life simulation that lets you build and manage a town at your own pace.

A chill game about using plants to overgrow abandoned wasteland dioramas

Why similar: Nature 29.7%, Sandbox 24.3%, Building 19.1%, Relaxing 15.6%, Simulation 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the aesthetic beauty of nature reclaiming urban spaces through a relaxing, puzzle-like gardening experience.

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: Cute 35%, Sandbox 25.3%, Colorful 16.2%, Family Friendly 15.2%, Simulation 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a vibrant, creature-focused farming experience that rewards exploration and resource management.

Inspired by RuneScape, Melvor Idle takes the core of what makes an adventure game so addictive and strips it down to its purest form! This is a feature-rich, idle/incremental game combining a distinctly familiar feel with a fresh gameplay experience. Maxing 20+ skills has never been more zen.

Why similar: Idler 62.3%, Automation 32.7%, Colorful 5%

Why You'll Like It: A deep, feature-rich idle game that provides endless resource management and progression goals.

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 26.3%, Wholesome 22.7% ★, Building 13.1%, Sandbox 13%, Family Friendly 8%

Why You'll Like It: A cute farming and management game that allows you to run a shop and tend to your own garden.

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 40.8%, Building 14.6%, Sandbox 13.4%, Relaxing 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A cozy, prehistoric farming simulator that emphasizes community and nature-based progression.

Moonbury's residents need healing, and you're the best chemist around! With your trusty tools, a brewing cauldron, and a canine companion at your side, you'll need to diagnose symptoms, gather ingredients, brew potions, and cure ailments in this open-ended sim RPG.

Why similar: Wholesome 47.3% ★, Relaxing 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Colorful 11.1%, Cute 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features gathering and farming mechanics set within a charming, cozy village environment.

Dorfromantik is a peaceful building strategy and puzzle game where you create a beautiful and ever-growing village landscape by placing tiles. Explore a variety of colorful biomes, discover and unlock new tiles and complete quests to fill your world with life!

Why similar: Resource Management 30.4%, Sandbox 24.2%, Relaxing 18.9%, Family Friendly 18.4%, Simulation 8%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, nature-themed puzzle game that shares the same peaceful, meditative quality as tending a garden.

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 35.5% ★, Farming Sim 30%, Sandbox 7.2%, Building 6.3%, Relaxing 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A charming, nature-focused farming sim that captures the cozy, nostalgic feel of classic life-sim games.

Instant town building toy. Place housing blocks and watch them transform, piece by piece, into idyllic ocean-side towns, pastoral gardens, or sweeping cities on the sea.

Why similar: Building 19.9%, Sandbox 18.9%, Nature 14.9%, Relaxing 13%, Family Friendly 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: An incredibly relaxing, non-goal-oriented building game that focuses on the joy of creation.

As one of the last human survivors, you find yourself stranded on an uninhabited island. With a few other victims of the crash, can you craft, mine, and build your way to survival?

Why similar: Building 35.3%, Sandbox 28.4%, Family Friendly 20.2%, Pixel Graphics 16.1%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a sense of progression through resource management and crafting in a 2D environment.

Idle Slayer is an incremental game with idle and active playstyle mechanics, medieval pixel art visuals and retro 8-bit sounds and music.

Why similar: Idler 46.7%, Incremental 41.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: An incremental idle game that focuses on satisfying, long-term progression and character growth.

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 66.9%, Pixel Graphics 14.1%, Relaxing 13.3%, Simulation 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A fantasy-themed farming simulator that offers deep management and exploration in a vibrant world.

A cozy idle game that sits anywhere on your desktop. Watch the frog cut grass, upgrade his tools, and decorate the island while you work or relax.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 29.1% ★, Farming Sim 14.6%, Idler 13%, Incremental 10.6%, Building 7.2%

Spiritfarer® is a cozy management game about dying. As ferrymaster to the deceased, build a boat to explore the world, care for your spirit friends, and release them into the afterlife. The Spiritfarer Farewell Edition includes the heartwarming base game and three major content updates.

Why similar: Farming Sim 36.3%, Building 33.9%, Relaxing 23.6%, Simulation 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A beautiful management game that balances resource gathering and farming with emotional, character-driven storytelling.

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: Farming Sim 25.6%, Idler 21.1%, Incremental 18.5%, Collectathon 14.3%, Sandbox 10.7%

Chillquarium is a cozy and relaxing idle game. Buy fish and raise them in real time, then sell them to turn a profit! Customize your aquarium as you progress from a simple starter tank to your dream setup by filling your collection with rare exotic fish and ultra-rare color variants!

Why similar: Animals 29.9% ★, Collectathon 14.6%, Idler 14%, Incremental 13.2%, Nature 8.3%

Idle Fields is an Idle Skilling Game. Grow crops, cut trees, fish, cook, purchase animals, mine, smith, and decorate your homes! Automate tasks with workers. Unlock all the achievements, level up to become richer, and complete it all!

Why similar: Idler 17.6%, Incremental 17.4%, Collectathon 17.4%, Sandbox 9.1%, Nature 7.5%

Discover, collect and organise to create your own unique garden in this relaxing idle / creative sandbox!

Why similar: Incremental 19.3%, Idler 17.6%, Sandbox 11.2%, Collectathon 10.8%, Building 10.7%

Tiny Biomes is a relaxing idle game where animals peacefully produce resources and you gather wood in a calm harvesting zone. Build small biomes, earn gold, and enjoy steady progression without pressure, timers, or stress. Play at your own pace and unwind.

Why similar: Idler 23.9%, Incremental 21.2%, Automation 15.4%, Relaxing 8.7%, Nature 8.2%

The ocean took it all… now take it back! In this short semi-idle island builder you’ll resurface fertile farmland - tile by tile. As you plant, harvest and expand you’ll obtain helping hands and discover what else lies below the surface.

Why similar: Decorating 27.8% ★, Farming Sim 14.2%, Automation 11.5%, Incremental 10.5%, Idler 9%

Build a super large island with robots in this relaxing idle farm simulation game. Assign tasks to robots to plant, raise animals and build various buildings to expand your island. Even when you're busy, the game can run quietly at the corner or bottom of the screen and keep developing your farm.

Why similar: Farming Sim 24.5%, Automation 21.9%, Idler 20.4%, Building 9.1%, Incremental 5.8%

Take a deep breath and dive right into this cozy incremental game about a senior turtle trying to start a business selling jellyfish. Upgrade your equipment, explore biomes, and help your turtly village!

Why similar: Incremental 34.4%, Idler 20.2%, Resource Management 16.4%, Relaxing 8%, Collectathon 6.6%

A relaxing idle village-building simulator nestled in the corner of your screen! Build, Craft, and Trade to guide your village from humble beginnings to a thriving trading hub, it's time to write your own Village Tale!

Why similar: Desktop Companion 23% ★, Decorating 21.2% ★, Farming Sim 12%, Automation 10.7%, Idler 8.8%

Time Is Honey is a relaxing idle game where you manage bee hives. Collect unique bees by opening bee packs, take care of them in real-time and then turn it all into profit. Unlock, upgrade and customize your hives, and enjoy completing your collection of bees.

Why similar: Farming Sim 18.2%, Automation 17.2%, Idler 15.4%, Collectathon 15.1%, Building 8.5%

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: Desktop Companion 28.1% ★, Wholesome 18.9% ★, Idler 13.4%, Farming Sim 11.3%, Resource Management 10%

Plantabi is a chill sandbox game where you take care of adorable plants and design the cozy little garden of your dreams!

Why similar: Farming Sim 25.5%, Idler 15.6%, Incremental 15.5%, Sandbox 10.3%, Automation 6.9%

Create a farm at the bottom of the screen and enjoy planting and harvesting with your monster companions! They handle all the work—just plan the layout, decorate, and wait for fun crop mutations. Take a break from busy life and enjoy the calm joy of farming.

Why similar: Farming Sim 34.2%, Idler 24%, Automation 12.5%, Simulation 7.1%, Resource Management 6.9%

A chill idle-fishing desktop toy in the corner of your screen. Buy upgrades, catch rare fish, and customize your avatar at your own pace!

Why similar: Desktop Companion 31.7% ★, Idler 14.1%, Incremental 13.2%, Automation 10.5%, Nature 7.5%

Little Aviary is a relaxing idle bird collector that sits at the bottom of your screen! Hatch unique birds, sell them, decorate, then watch them fly around your screen and perch on top of your other windows!

Why similar: Desktop Companion 24.1% ★, Animals 23.1% ★, Idler 12%, Incremental 9.9%, Collectathon 9.8%

Click. Water. Grow. Harvest. Explore. Upgrade. Profit. An incremental-minimalist clicker farming game about growing your own farm full of money trees! 🌳 Ever wondered what it'd be like if money grew on trees? 💸Online co-op supported!

Why similar: Farming 27.9% ★, Farming Sim 15.5%, Incremental 12.8%, Wholesome 10.8% ★, Automation 10.8%

Game of Grass is a short and sweet, active (and idle) incremental game where you cut grass and feel good! Upgrade tools to cut grass more quickly. Grow crops for passive income. Attract thousands of visitors and animals! Collect the rare Golden Crops! Get all the things and be happy!

Why similar: Farming 20.6% ★, Farming Sim 16.9%, Incremental 16.2%, Collectathon 15.7%, Idler 14.3%

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: Incremental 23.6%, Wholesome 22.6% ★, Idler 19.2%, Relaxing 9.4%, Collectathon 7.1%

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: Wholesome 21.1% ★, Idler 18.1%, Incremental 17.7%, Nature 11.6%, Resource Management 9.2%

A condensed incremental experience, where you build a colony to collect and merge bigger and bigger fruits. Combine game-changing technologies and special upgrades to find the best synergies and take your cash flow to another dimension.

Why similar: Automation 25.1%, Incremental 22%, Idler 18.7%, Building 9.3%, Resource Management 8%

A cozy idle farming game, watch tiny guys do tasks around the terrace, expand, progress, and decorate your Tiny Terrace.

Why similar: Farming Sim 22.8%, Farming 20.7% ★, Idler 17.5%, Resource Management 7.3%, Nature 6.6%

Mushrooms of all kinds—adorable, quirky, and even some with unique abilities—are spring up randomly on your computer! Collect and nurture them, then decorate with various objects to create your own cozy mushroom haven, keeping you company while you work, study, or simply unwind.

Why similar: Farming Sim 30.3%, Idler 20%, Farming 15.7% ★, Sandbox 12.2%, Simulation 6.3%

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: Incremental 15.2%, Idler 13.7%, Resource Management 13.5%, Building 11.3%, Farming Sim 11.1%

Croakoloco is a relaxing frog collecting idle game. Watch them jump, croak, and eat delicious flies. Grow frogs, feed frogs, or take control of one in “Froggy Mode” for a more active play style!

Why similar: Idler 20.8%, Incremental 20.1%, Collectathon 15.9%, Resource Management 10.6%, Sandbox 9.6%

Joyquarium is a relaxing casual fish-raising game. Buy various cute fry and sell them at a high price after they grow up. With the money you earn, you can purchase aquatic plants, driftwood, scenery stone, etc. to decorate your tank (you can freely adjust the color, size, and position).

Why similar: Farming Sim 18.7%, Idler 16.8%, Collectathon 14.5%, Incremental 14.4%, Resource Management 8.3%

PomoFarm is half focus timer and half idle farming game! As Tomato the Duck, grow your farm as you focus on tasks in the real world!

Why similar: Farming Sim 27%, Idler 18.9%, Farming 10.7% ★, Nature 7.4%, Resource Management 7%

300+ lifelike bugs to collect and grow—breed them to unlock rare species! Customize your terrarium with 300+ landscaping items and 70+ backgrounds. A tiny, soothing nature escape on your screen!🦋🐌🦗🐝🐞🐛🦐

Why similar: Idler 24.6%, Collectathon 23.8%, Incremental 22.4%, Nature 14.6%, Relaxing 6.2%

A creature collection game that sits at the bottom of your screen & fits easily into your routine. Whether you're working, studying, or relaxing, Whimside is always ready to offer you a cozy escape. Capture rare creatures, create new species & decorate your whimsical space!

Why similar: Farming Sim 26.7%, Automation 23.5%, Desktop Companion 10.8% ★, Nature 8.9%, Cute 6.7%

Idler game inside an antique dream globe, build the small home and help the mini dream world grow

Why similar: Farming Sim 27.2%, Collectathon 22.4%, Idler 21%, Resource Management 10.5%, Relaxing 6.3%