- #1 Plantera 2: Golden Acorn
97% matchVery Positive94% of 1,366 reviews2023
Dev: VaragtP
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Farming Sim 16.6%, Automation 14.9%, Collectathon 13.1%, Idler 13.1%, Incremental 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: This direct sequel expands on the original's core mechanics with new plants, animals, and deeper garden management.
- #2 Rusty's Retirement
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 14,799 reviews2024
Dev: Mister Morris Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 21.9 hrsMean: 54.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A relaxing idle-farming simulator that sits at the bottom of your screen while you do other things.
Why similar: Farming Sim 25.5%, Automation 22.8%, Idler 20.2%, Building 12.8%, Relaxing 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similar idle farming experience that runs in the background, allowing you to automate crops while you focus on other tasks.
- #3 Voodoo Garden
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 860 reviews2016
Dev: M. HankaPub: Liu Lidan
Windows
Median: 3.3 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: Farming Sim 25.8%, Agriculture 22.7% ★, Incremental 17.9%, Building 7%, Cute 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the point-and-click gardening aesthetic while adding a unique, slightly spooky twist to the harvest and production loop.
- #4 Luna's Fishing Garden
95% matchVery Positive94% of 2,231 reviews2021
Dev: Coldwild Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 20.6%, Collectathon 19.8%, Idler 17.3%, Sandbox 11.8%, Building 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: This relaxing, 2D experience focuses on building a beautiful garden and fishing, mirroring the peaceful, growth-oriented gameplay of Plantera.
- #5 Forager
94% matchVery Positive89% of 43,959 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 34.7%, Agriculture 19.1% ★, Sandbox 17.6%, Building 13.4%, 2D 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the addictive collectathon and automation loop of Plantera while expanding into a larger sandbox world with RPG elements.
- #6 Garden In!
94% matchVery Positive87% of 431 reviews2023
Dev: Dramatic IcebergPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Agriculture 23.6% ★, Farming Sim 17.7%, Idler 15.3%, Building 10.8%, Sandbox 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A wholesome, relaxing simulation game where you focus on growing unique plants in a sandbox environment with idle elements.
- #7 Farm Together
93% matchVery Positive94% of 22,105 reviews2018
Dev: Milkstone Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18.2 hrsMean: 142.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Grow your own farm all by yourself, or cooperate with your friends in this unique, relaxing farming experience!
Why similar: Agriculture 42.4% ★, Farming Sim 21.7%, Building 11.6%, Sandbox 8.7%, Relaxing 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a larger-scale farming experience that emphasizes relaxing, long-term growth and cooperative play.
- #8 Viridi
92% matchVery Positive92% of 9,646 reviews2015
Dev: Zoe VartanianPub: Ice Water Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 98.1 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Nurture a small pot of succulents that grow in real time. Viridi is a safe haven, a place you can return to for a moment of peace and quiet whenever you need it.
Why similar: Relaxing 26.1%, Agriculture 25.2% ★, Sandbox 13.4%, Simulation 8.5%, Cute 8%
Why You'll Like It: A meditative, slow-paced gardening simulation that focuses on the quiet joy of nurturing plants over time.
- #9 Desk Garden
91% matchVery Positive86% of 532 reviews2025
Dev: Siesta Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 77.3 hrsMean: 103.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 17.3%, Agriculture 17.2% ★, Idler 15.1%, Incremental 13.1%, Collectathon 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A compact, idle-focused gardening game that fits perfectly into a busy schedule, much like the original Plantera.
- #10 Gourdlets
90% matchVery Positive92% of 2,185 reviews2024
Dev: AuntyGamesPub: Future Friends Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 52%
An easygoing sandbox game about building towns for cute vegetable folks. Create your perfect community then watch as the gourdlets make themselves at home. No objectives, no points, just good vibes. Play in full screen, or let your gourdlets hang out at the bottom of your screen!
Why similar: Sandbox 24.2%, Building 21.1%, Incremental 19.2%, Relaxing 10.7%, Cute 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A stress-free sandbox builder where you create a town for cute creatures to inhabit, matching the cozy atmosphere of Plantera.
- #11 Plantabi: Little Garden
91% matchVery Positive83% of 83 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: Farming Sim 22.6%, Idler 14.6%, Incremental 14.3%, Sandbox 11.3%, Point & Click 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a tactile, point-and-click gardening experience that emphasizes visual progression and puzzle-like arrangement.
- #12 Slime Rancher
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 156,628 reviews2017
Dev: Monomi Park
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 21.7 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: Cute 27.4%, Sandbox 24.2%, Funny 13%, Colorful 10%, Family Friendly 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: It combines farming and creature collection with a cute aesthetic and satisfying management loops that reward consistent play.
- #13 Leaf Blower Revolution - Idle Game
88% matchVery Positive94% of 26,447 reviews2020
Dev: Humble North
Windows
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 132.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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%, Incremental 22.5%, Collectathon 19.6%, Farming Sim 16.8%, Funny 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a highly satisfying, incremental clicker experience that focuses on clearing areas and automating collection.
- #14 Farmtale
89% matchMixed67% of 262 reviews2020
Dev: Titanforged Entertainment
Windows
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: Agriculture 21.2% ★, Farming Sim 17.3%, Incremental 12.3%, Idler 12%, Building 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a straightforward, clicker-based farming experience that emphasizes upgrading your land and livestock.
- #15 Ooblets
86% matchVery Positive91% of 1,552 reviews2023
Dev: Glumberland
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Ooblets is a relaxing and offbeat farming, town life, and creature collection game. Manage your farm, grow and train your ooblets, explore strange lands, and have dance-offs!
Why similar: Agriculture 34.1% ★, Farming Sim 31.2%, RPG 7.4%, Relaxing 7.1%, Cute 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: It blends farming, creature collection, and cozy social elements into a vibrant, charming package.
- #16 Bunny Park
86% matchVery Positive90% of 867 reviews2020
Dev: Cozy Bee Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Manage your own bunny park! Give snacks and toys to your bunnies. Improve and decorate your park to increase its popularity and collect all the bunnies!
Why similar: Agriculture 25.3% ★, Incremental 17.7%, Building 12.7%, Sandbox 12.4%, Point & Click 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: This sandbox game focuses on building and decorating a park for rabbits, sharing the cute, low-stakes management feel of Plantera.
- #17 Tiny Pasture
84% matchVery Positive92% of 8,575 reviews2025
Dev: CaveLiquidPub: Gamersky Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 26.2 hrsMean: 61.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Farming Sim 21.6%, Idler 18%, Incremental 15.6%, Agriculture 11.8% ★, Building 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A cute, pixel-art idler that focuses on managing a small farm with simple, satisfying clicker mechanics.
- #18 The Islander
87% matchMostly Positive71% of 428 reviews2018
Dev: Boxhead Bros.
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 32%, Agriculture 17.3% ★, Incremental 15.2%, Building 8.9%, Sandbox 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist farming and management game that focuses on efficient resource placement and steady, incremental growth.
- #19 Garden Paws
85% matchVery Positive90% of 2,498 reviews2018
Dev: Bitten Toast Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 21.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
You have inherited your grandparents farm as they set off to travel the world. Work with Frank at the local construction shop to finish off the final touches on your new home. Aid Frank and Mayor Wilson in building up the town so it may reach it's full potential.
Why similar: Agriculture 30.2% ★, Farming Sim 21.1%, Sandbox 12.9%, Building 12.8%, Relaxing 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A cute, sandbox-style farming game that allows for extensive building and customization in a relaxing world.
- #20 Capybara Spa
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,690 reviews2022
Dev: Cozy Bee Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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: Agriculture 20.7% ★, Farming Sim 17.2%, Incremental 13.3%, Sandbox 11.2%, Point & Click 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A charming management game where you run a spa for capybaras, utilizing point-and-click mechanics to keep your guests happy.
- #21 Idle Fields
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 102 reviews2024
Dev: KotieDev
Windows · Linux
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: Collectathon 20.9%, Idler 20.1%, Incremental 19.5%, Sandbox 12.2%, Relaxing 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title leans heavily into the idler and clicker genres, providing a simple, satisfying loop of planting and harvesting.
- #22 Cloud Gardens
82% matchVery Positive95% of 2,308 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: Sandbox 37.4%, Building 28.8%, Relaxing 16.9%, Simulation 6.1%, Casual 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the intersection of nature and urban decay, offering a meditative, aesthetic-driven gardening experience.
- #23 Staxel
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,839 reviews2019
Dev: PlukitPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Grow your farm, meet the villagers, and join your friends online in building your world.
Why similar: Agriculture 28.8% ★, Farming Sim 26.3%, Sandbox 12.2%, Building 11.7%, Cute 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox farming game with a blocky aesthetic that emphasizes building, decorating, and community interaction.
- #24 Bugtopia
80% matchVery Positive93% of 991 reviews2025
Dev: Nocturnal GamesPub: GCORES PUBLISHING
Windows
Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 40.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Collectathon 23.5%, Idler 23%, Incremental 20.7%, Point & Click 10.9%, Cute 5%
Why You'll Like It: This idler focuses on managing a colony of bugs, providing a unique creature-collection twist on the classic clicker formula.
- #25 Kiwi Clicker - Juiced Up
81% matchVery Positive94% of 1,820 reviews2022
Dev: Dimitri Kipper
Windows
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 43.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Deliver more and more kiwis to satiate the kings' hunger - sacrifice their pulp and transcend beyond your fruital form!
Why similar: Incremental 23%, Idler 23%, Collectathon 22.4%, Building 13.5%, Funny 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A vibrant, fast-paced clicker game that focuses on gathering resources and upgrading your production capacity.
- #26 Ropuka's Idle Island
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,254 reviews2025
Dev: Moczan
Windows
Median: 33.5 hrsMean: 123.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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: Farming Sim 23.6%, Idler 22.3%, Incremental 17.8%, Building 14.2%, Relaxing 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, relaxing idle game that focuses on building up a small island with minimal stress and maximum charm.
- #27 Grow: Song of the Evertree
79% matchVery Positive81% of 2,561 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: Agriculture 31.1% ★, Farming Sim 28.7%, Sandbox 14.8%, Cute 6.4%, Family Friendly 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: It combines world-building, farming, and exploration in a lush, fantasy setting that rewards patient cultivation.
- #28 Cozy Grove
78% matchVery Positive90% of 8,494 reviews2021
Dev: Spry FoxPub: Spry Fox
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 32.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Welcome to Cozy Grove, a game about camping on a haunted, ever-changing island. As a Spirit Scout, you'll wander the island's forest each day, finding new hidden secrets and helping soothe the local ghosts. With a little time and a lot of crafting, you'll bring color and joy back to Cozy Grove!
Why similar: Collectathon 43.2%, Relaxing 20.5%, Cute 14.7%, Funny 6.7%, Colorful 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a relaxing, daily-play loop focused on collecting and interacting with spirits in a beautiful, hand-drawn environment.
- #29 Your Big, Cute Monster Farm
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,116 reviews2025
Dev: KaiPlay StudioPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 28.2 hrsMean: 94.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 25.5%, Agriculture 22.9% ★, Idler 19%, Automation 13.4%, Relaxing 4.5%
- #30 The Space Garden
81% 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: Agriculture 27.1% ★, Incremental 19%, Building 11%, Sandbox 10.6%, Funny 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A unique take on the genre that moves the gardening experience into a space setting with simple, clicker-based agriculture.
- #31 Island Robot Farm
76% matchVery Positive87% of 163 reviews2025
Dev: MoraCocoPub: Wise Games
Windows
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 23.8%, Automation 21.1%, Idler 20.9%, Building 10.8%, Incremental 5.9%
- #32 Garden Galaxy
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,653 reviews2022
Dev: Anneka Tran
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Discover, collect and organise to create your own unique garden in this relaxing idle / creative sandbox!
Why similar: Idler 22.3%, Collectathon 15.3%, Sandbox 14.8%, Building 13.2%, Incremental 11%
- #33 Tap Heroes
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,372 reviews2015
Dev: VaragtP
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 23.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Welcome to the first puppet show RPG! Participate in battling a ton of foes, buy new upgrades, cast magic and recruit new Heroes. Or just sit back and enjoy the show as your Heroes fight on their own while you watch or do other things.
Why similar: Automation 22.8%, Idler 20.5%, Incremental 20%, Point & Click 11.6%, Funny 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: While more combat-focused, it shares the core clicker and automation DNA that makes Plantera so easy to pick up and play.
- #34 Chillquarium
74% matchVery Positive92% of 8,350 reviews2023
Dev: Ben Reber
Windows · Mac
Median: 16.7 hrsMean: 52.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Collectathon 26.5%, Idler 24.1%, Incremental 22.4%, Relaxing 6.6%, Cute 6.1%
- #35 Petal by Petal
75% matchVery Positive91% of 65 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: Incremental 30.8%, Idler 25.5%, Relaxing 10.3%, Collectathon 9.9%, Cute 6.7%
- #36 Tuin
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 150 reviews2022
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Plant seeds, pull weeds and sell vegetables - all while doing something else!
Why similar: Farming Sim 19.3%, Idler 14.6%, Agriculture 13.8% ★, Incremental 12.2%, Sandbox 10.1%
- #37 Plant Therapy
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 624 reviews2023
Dev: Short Leg Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.6 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: Collectathon 34.6%, Idler 20.2%, Relaxing 15.4%, Cute 12.5%, Casual 5.5%
- #38 Drop and Grow
73% matchVery Positive92% of 142 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: Incremental 35.1%, Idler 34.5%, Relaxing 9.9%, 2D 5.4%, Simulation 4.8%
- #39 Farm Together 2
71% matchVery Positive94% of 5,405 reviews2025
Dev: Milkstone Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 27.3 hrsMean: 132.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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: Agriculture 30.1% ★, Farming Sim 24.3%, Idler 13.8%, Sandbox 12.6%, Cute 5.3%
- #40 Grow a Carrot
74% matchMixed69% of 96 reviews2024
Dev: Axelotl
Windows
Island full of bunnies awaiting for YOU to join them! Find the strangest ways to get as many carrots as you can handle in Point and Click game style! Have fun, and remember to always Grow a Carrot!
Why similar: Farming Sim 33.4%, Idler 22%, Incremental 21.9%, Point & Click 11.3%, Family Friendly 4.3%
- #41 refarm
72% matchVery Positive88% of 299 reviews2024
Dev: otterhands
Windows
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: Farming Sim 19.5%, Agriculture 19.3% ★, Automation 15.7%, Incremental 15%, Idler 13.1%
- #42 Flower Design
75% matchMixed65% of 144 reviews2017
Dev: PanGuoJun
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A flower arrangement sandbox game. The shapes and colors are freely adjustable and there is a garden where you can build a house and put flowers in.
Why similar: Farming Sim 25.6%, Idler 18.9%, Sandbox 17.6%, Incremental 17.1%, Relaxing 8.4%
- #43 The Dream Globe
70% matchVery Positive95% of 396 reviews2025
Dev: Roaming of Little Hammer
Windows
Median: 37.9 hrsMean: 73.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Idler game inside an antique dream globe, build the small home and help the mini dream world grow
Why similar: Farming Sim 29.2%, Collectathon 26.8%, Idler 23.8%, Relaxing 5.9%, Cute 5.6%
- #44 Garden Buddies
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 95 reviews2023
Dev: JamPicsPub: RedDeer.Games
Windows
Unleash your inner gardener and immerse yourself in the serene world of Garden Buddies, cultivating a vibrant flower garden alongside your new friend Mutsy. Discover an enchanting and fulfilling experience to release your stress.
Why similar: Agriculture 29.1% ★, Farming Sim 24.9%, Sandbox 11.4%, Building 11.2%, Relaxing 6.2%
- #45 My Tiny Garden
72% matchMixed71% of 72 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: Agriculture 27.1% ★, Idler 22.2%, Farming Sim 17.8%, Point & Click 10.7%, Cute 6.5%
- #46 MR FARMBOY
69% matchVery Positive85% of 508 reviews2026
Dev: mrdboy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
MR FARMBOY is a colony farming game with automation. Build your dream farm, grow crops, raise animals, attract villagers, and hire workers to automate everything.
Why similar: Agriculture 23.1% ★, Farming Sim 21.6%, Automation 18.5%, Incremental 13.6%, Idler 8.1%
- #47 Farlands: Tiny Harvest
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 329 reviews2025
Dev: JanduSoft
Windows
Tiny Harvest is a relaxing desktop game that runs while you work, study, or browse the internet. Grow space plants, upgrade your crops, ship, home, and tools, and enjoy a cozy, minimalist experience designed to keep you company throughout your day.
Why similar: Agriculture 21.8% ★, Idler 20.6%, Incremental 19.4%, Automation 16.5%, Farming Sim 14.8%
- #48 Autonauts
70% matchVery Positive90% of 4,956 reviews2019
Dev: DenkiPub: Curve Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In Autonauts you must build, create, and automate. Start by establishing a colony, crafting bots and teaching them via Scratch-style programming to build an ever evolving autonomous paradise of agriculture, industry and enlightenment.
Why similar: Automation 32.9%, Farming Sim 17.1%, Agriculture 15.6% ★, Building 9.8%, Sandbox 9.8%
- #49 Garden Simulator
70% matchVery Positive83% of 412 reviews2022
Dev: PRODUKTIVKELLER StudiosPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Agriculture 28.1% ★, Farming Sim 22.4%, Building 15.1%, Sandbox 14.2%, Relaxing 7.1%
- #50 Tiny Isle
68% matchVery Positive91% of 159 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: Incremental 19.4%, Idler 17.8%, Building 16.8%, Farming Sim 13.5%, Automation 8.6%
- #51 Idle Plant Game
71% matchMixed53% of 101 reviews2023
Dev: FootoftheHare
Windows
Idle Plant Game, an idle and offline progress or clicker plant simulation!
Why similar: Incremental 31.3%, Idler 28.2%, Automation 22%, Point & Click 9.9%, Simulation 4.5%
- #52 Critter Clicker
71% matchMixed57% of 111 reviews2020
Dev: TimeWastingGames
Windows
Casual farming simulator with unique, flexible gameplay. Autoclicker is built-in and free. Gather resources, upgrade critters and buildings, sell your farm when you want a bigger one and never stop expanding.
Why similar: Farming Sim 26.6%, Idler 23.9%, Incremental 20.7%, Automation 13.2%, Building 9.2%
- #53 Treeplanter: Plant real trees🌲
67% matchVery Positive96% of 54 reviews2026
Dev: Henry DriverPub: Future Friends Games
Windows · Mac
🌲 Treeplanter helps plant trees! For every copy sold, we plant a real tree! 🌲 Create and enjoy a peaceful, interactive woodland throughout the changing seasons.
Why similar: Sandbox 32.5%, Building 23.3%, Relaxing 10.1%, Simulation 8.3%, Colorful 6.4%
- #54 Garden Life: A Cozy Simulator
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,695 reviews2024
Dev: stillalive studiosPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 22.4 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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: Farming Sim 32.2%, Agriculture 17.1% ★, Sandbox 16%, Relaxing 9.9%, Cute 6.9%
- #55 My Little Life
67% matchVery Positive89% of 1,152 reviews2025
Dev: 9FingerGames
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A relaxing life-sim that lives on the bottom of your screen while you do other things.
Why similar: Farming Sim 23.3%, Idler 19.1%, Collectathon 18%, Building 10.8%, Sandbox 10%
- #56 Dream Garden
67% matchVery Positive86% of 79 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: Sandbox 30.1%, Building 30.1%, Relaxing 13.7%, Cute 8.7%, Simulation 6.4%
- #57 Idle Catfarmia
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 77 reviews2023
Dev: RainbowStudio
Windows
Help the cat fairies to arrange resources, produce and harvest crops, and manage the farm. The more efficiently the farm grows, the richer your pockets become. Show some clicking skills to unwelcome visitors who occasionally appear on the farm.
Why similar: Farming Sim 23%, Idler 20.2%, Incremental 18.4%, Collectathon 11.8%, Point & Click 9.7%
- #58 Alchemist's Garden
66% matchVery Positive94% of 171 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: Collectathon 20.4%, Idler 19.5%, Incremental 19%, Building 13.1%, Point & Click 10%
- #59 Assembly Planter
68% matchVery Positive90% of 250 reviews2020
Dev: Timon Herzog
Windows
A farming / automation game, that allows you to progress from a poor hard-working farmer with just a few old tools to a lazy rich guy that watches his machines do the work for him while he tries to optimize production.
Why similar: Agriculture 24% ★, Automation 21%, Farming Sim 20.8%, Idler 11.6%, Building 10.2%
- #60 Woolly
66% matchVery Positive91% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: Anneka Tran
Windows
Raise a flock of colourful sheep in this slow-paced idler. Look after your sheep, gather their fleeces and complete your collection.
Why similar: Agriculture 22.4% ★, Idler 17.1%, Collectathon 17.1%, Farming Sim 14.5%, Incremental 11.9%