- #1 Potion Shop Simulator
97% matchVery Positive83% of 84 reviews2025
Dev: Pebbles Games
Windows
Master the art of alchemy in Potion Shop Simulator, a unique blend of simulation and strategy. Brew potions, manage your shop, and cater to a magical clientele in a single-player or co-op experience of the medieval fantasy world.
Why similar: Farming Sim 37.5%, Online Co-Op 18.6%, Crafting 18.4%, Co-op 16.9%, Simulation 6.5%
- #2 Alchemist: The Potion Monger
96% matchVery Positive84% of 107 reviews2024
Dev: Art Games Studio S.A.
Windows
First-person Alchemist Simulator with RPG elements. Explore the world, gather ingredients, and sell or use potions you craft to help others and fend off enemies. Adopt pets to help you with your alchemy knowledge (and to pet them). Decorate your home however you like and brew your destiny!
Why similar: Farming Sim 23.7%, Life Sim 15.5%, Sandbox 12.5%, Crafting 11.8%, Open World 10.6%
- #3 Forage & Brew
95% matchMixed63% of 185 reviews2026
Dev: Forage & BrewPub: Rubika Supinfogame
Windows
Forage & Brew is a game where you play as a Cat witch in her potion workshop. Explore the forest, gather ingredients and brew magical potions in order to help the many clients that will come for your aid. How will you decide to live it out each passing day?
Why similar: Life Sim 22.5%, Cute 20.4%, Character Customization 18%, Crafting 16.7%, Exploration 10.6%
- #4 Alchemy Story
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 199 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: Agriculture 23.6% ★, Fishing 22.3% ★, Farming Sim 20.9%, Life Sim 9.7%, Crafting 9.6%
- #5 Luma Island
94% matchVery Positive84% of 12,297 reviews2024
Dev: Feel Free Games
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 24.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Get ready to explore, farm, fish, mine, craft, and raise magical Lumas as you solve puzzles and embark on quests across Luma Island. Play solo, or team up with friends in 1-4 player online co-op. Choose relaxing Cozy, challenging Adventure, or epic Hero mode to match your mood and playstyle.
Why similar: Farming Sim 16.3%, Mining 14% ★, Online Co-Op 10.3%, Building 8.4%, Crafting 8.2%
- #6 Potion Permit
94% matchMostly Positive80% of 5,276 reviews2022
Dev: MassHive MediaPub: PQube
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Fishing 33% ★, Life Sim 19.1%, Crafting 13.7%, Character Customization 12.6%, Cute 6.5%
- #7 Dinkum
91% matchVery Positive92% of 28,725 reviews2025
Dev: James BendonPub: KRAFTON, Inc.
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 28.7 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 18% ★, Open World Survival Craft 17.2% ★, Fishing 12.2% ★, Farming Sim 11.2%, Life Sim 7.4%
- #8 Alchemy Garden
93% 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: Agriculture 31% ★, Farming Sim 27.6%, Life Sim 19.8%, Crafting 12%, Cute 9.6%
- #9 Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
91% matchVery Positive93% of 43,576 reviews2022
Dev: niceplay gamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Potion Craft is an alchemist simulator where you physically interact with your tools and ingredients to brew potions. You're in full control of the whole shop: invent new recipes, attract customers and experiment to your heart's content. Just remember: the whole town is counting on you.
Why similar: Crafting 26.8%, Farming Sim 25%, Life Sim 18%, Sandbox 15.1%, Simulation 6.2%
- #10 Spirit of the Island
90% matchMixed66% of 1,883 reviews2022
Dev: 1M Bits HordePub: META Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A beautiful Life Sim Sandbox RPG with Cross-Platform Online COOP set on a tropical Archipelago. Build your farm, grow crops and animals, craft various items, cook dishes, gather resources, build shops and museum to attract visitors, and turn a desolate Island into a prosperous tourist destination!
Why similar: Agriculture 16.7% ★, Open World Survival Craft 14.9% ★, Farming Sim 14.1%, Life Sim 9.3%, Online Co-Op 8.9%
- #11 Alchemist Shop Simulator
89% matchVery Positive82% of 157 reviews2025
Dev: Kool2Play
Windows
Run your own magic business! In Alchemist Shop Simulator you can trade magical wares, brew potions and take on special orders, meet many quirky clients, grow your ingredients in your garden, restock your shelves and manage prices. Keep expanding your business as you gain experience and wealth!
Why similar: Crafting 41.6%, Farming Sim 19.9%, Life Sim 18.4%, Simulation 14.9%, Singleplayer 5.1%
- #12 Potion Party
89% matchVery Positive94% of 128 reviews2021
Dev: RPGames
Windows
Potion Party is a funny couch co-op alchemy game for one to four players. Working as a team, you and your friends must manage your own alchemy shop. Earn money, upgrade your tools, decorate the shop and become a master alchemist!
Why similar: Crafting 46.6%, Co-op 35.7%, Cute 13.5%, Singleplayer 4.1%
- #13 Ale & Tale Tavern
87% matchVery Positive89% of 9,662 reviews2024
Dev: Scienart GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Get ready for a thrilling mix of genres: a cooperative, first-person, open-world fantasy tavern simulator, action, fishing, hunting, exploration, and completing fun and diverse quests. And, of course, COOKING! Play with friends, feed and quench the thirst of the entire world!
Why similar: Online Co-Op 29.5%, Sandbox 17.6%, Building 17.4%, Co-op 15.2%, Exploration 8.2%
- #14 My Time at Portia
88% matchVery Positive92% of 44,122 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 19.5%, Agriculture 14.5% ★, Life Sim 13.6%, Crafting 9.7%, Open World 9.3%
- #15 Cropia
86% matchVery Positive92% of 77 reviews2025
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: Agriculture 18.3% ★, Fishing 17.4% ★, Farming Sim 16.1%, Mining 14.6% ★, Life Sim 10.3%
- #16 Everafter Falls
86% matchVery Positive84% of 685 reviews2024
Dev: SquareHuskyPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rediscover the simple life. Farm, fish, forge and fight to restore the peace in an all-new farming adventure. Features split-screen coop, a helpful pet, automated drones, resourceful pixies, a card-eating progression system, and dangerous dungeons to delve into!
Why similar: Farming Sim 18.8%, Fishing 18.2% ★, Open World Survival Craft 12.4% ★, Mining 12.1% ★, Life Sim 11.6%
- #17 Chill Town
84% matchMixed67% of 233 reviews2025
Dev: Low-Hi Tech
Windows
A unique blend of a Soothing Simulation and an Idle Game with Music, Decoration, Fishing, Cooking, Farming and more...
Why similar: Hunting 21% ★, Fishing 18% ★, Farming Sim 16%, Life Sim 10.8%, Sandbox 8.2%
- #18 Animalkind
83% matchVery Positive95% of 78 reviews2026
Dev: Uncommon Games
Windows
Forage, frolic and zoomie as an intelligent, aww-dorable animal who discovers an ancient mech. Pilot the mech and use a suite of powerful tools to gather resources, shape the land, and build your ideal town alongside a growing cast of characters—solo or with up to three friends.
Why similar: Fishing 20.9% ★, Farming Sim 15.1%, Online Co-Op 10.4%, Life Sim 10.2%, Sandbox 9.2%
- #19 Staxel
85% matchMostly Positive79% of 4,825 reviews2019
Dev: PlukitPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Grow your farm, meet the villagers, and join your friends online in building your world.
Why similar: Agriculture 20% ★, Farming Sim 19.6%, Online Co-Op 9.3%, Sandbox 9.2%, Character Customization 9.2%
- #20 Magical Greenhouse
82% 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: Farming Sim 44.3%, Crafting 32.3%, Cute 12.2%, Simulation 9.4%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #21 Wild Indigo Ranch
82% matchMostly Positive70% of 463 reviews2024
Dev: Funday Games
Windows
Wild Indigo Ranch is a cozy cowboy-life RPG for 1-4 players. Start a new life on the prairie, explore the frontier, build the finest ranch in the West, and ride into the sunset.
Why similar: Mining 15.3% ★, Farming Sim 14.7%, Life Sim 10.4%, Building 8.6%, Online Co-Op 8.6%
- #22 Alchemist Simulator
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 421 reviews2020
Dev: Art Games Studio S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Become the mystical alchemist, choose your contracts wisely as they will shape the world around you, discover the long forgotten magical recipes, upgrade your lab and become the most powerful alchemist of all times.
Why similar: Life Sim 47.8%, Crafting 39.6%, Simulation 12.6%
- #23 The Magical Mixture Mill
81% 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: Agriculture 31.9% ★, Life Sim 20.1%, Crafting 14.4%, Sandbox 14.3%, Exploration 8.2%
- #24 Coral Island
80% matchVery Positive89% of 26,525 reviews2023
Dev: Stairway GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 12.9 hrsMean: 53.8 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 20.4%, Agriculture 14.6% ★, Life Sim 12.1%, Fishing 10.7% ★, Mining 8.5% ★
- #25 Potion Tycoon
81% 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: Sandbox 42.1%, Building 41.2%, Simulation 13.2%, Singleplayer 3.5%
- #26 Alchemy Factory
78% matchVery Positive90% of 2,293 reviews2025
Dev: D5 CopperheadPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 23.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Craft your workshop as an alchemist! Harness arcane devices to automate crafting. Sell alchemical goods, fulfill commissions, and rise to become a renowned alchemy magnate. Multiplayer Supported! Invite master designers to (ahem) contribute their expertise—let them optimize your production lines!
Why similar: Sandbox 24.7%, Building 24%, Crafting 20.4%, Online Co-Op 13.4%, Co-op 9.7%
- #27 The Last Alchemist
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 165 reviews2024
Dev: Vile MonarchPub: Marvelous Europe
Windows
Master the wonders of alchemy! Solve alchemical puzzles by transforming and combining Essences. Craft items, tools and machines. Explore the enchanting world, gather peculiar resources, and befriend the Agari, adorable mushroom folk who will help you find the cure for your mysterious disease.
Why similar: Agriculture 24.7% ★, Farming Sim 24.2%, Life Sim 14.3%, Crafting 13.3%, Building 10.5%
- #28 Farm Together
79% 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: Agriculture 33% ★, Farming Sim 18.1%, Online Co-Op 11.9%, Building 9.3%, Sandbox 7.4%
- #29 Sun Haven
77% matchVery Positive81% of 24,867 reviews2023
Dev: Pixel Sprout Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 14.9 hrsMean: 31.4 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 21.8%, Agriculture 14.8% ★, Fishing 14.1% ★, Mining 12% ★, Life Sim 11.6%
- #30 Seeds of Calamity
75% matchVery Positive83% of 321 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: Agriculture 18.4% ★, Farming Sim 17.8%, Fishing 12.2% ★, Life Sim 11.4%, Mining 9.6% ★
- #31 Lodventure
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 161 reviews2023
Dev: Sky Games
Windows
Embark on a 1-4 players Co-op survival adventure in an open world wilderness in search of a myth called the Lod Stone. Build your house, sow your crops, brew potions, tame a horse and discover powerful abilities. Venture into dangerous dungeons, fight unique bosses to find the Lod stone.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 28.8% ★, Open World 11.3%, Co-op 11.3%, Online Co-Op 10.5%, Crafting 9.9%
- #32 Garden Paws
78% matchVery Positive90% of 2,489 reviews2018
Dev: Bitten Toast Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 21.5 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 21.1% ★, Farming Sim 15.8%, Sandbox 9.8%, Building 9.3%, Crafting 8.6%
- #33 Roots of Pacha
75% 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: Farming Sim 19.8%, Agriculture 17.5% ★, Life Sim 12.1%, Online Co-Op 11.3%, Crafting 8.9%
- #34 Witchy Business
73% matchVery Positive89% of 827 reviews2025
Dev: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Manage your very own Witchcraft Shop! Witchy Business is a job simulator game where you brew potions for your customers, collect oddities, grow flowers in your garden, upgrade your alchemy station, and thrive. Make sure you are quick to take care of customers and hex thieves!
Why similar: Crafting 42%, Cute 22.2%, RPG 19.7%, Simulation 16.1%
- #35 Escape First Alchemist ⚗️
76% matchVery Positive83% of 1,057 reviews2023
Dev: OnSkull Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
First-person escape game, playable solo or co-op with up to 4 people. Solve riddles of a reclusive alchemist that trapped you in his workshop. Brew potions and overcome challenges as he laughs at your failures and makes light of your successes...But what if things are not what they seem?
Why similar: Online Co-Op 35.4%, Crafting 22.3%, Co-op 19.2%, Exploration 11.5%, Adventure 6.4%
- #36 In Next Life
74% matchMixed68% of 131 reviews2026
Dev: Dual DecadePub: Wereviz AB
Windows · Mac
An online multiplayer game of crafting, survival, civilization building, and player collaboration. Start in the stone age and live, build, and invent your way to higher civilization. Live and die as well as you can, to gain the experience you need to achieve even more in your next life!
Why similar: Hunting 18.8% ★, Open World Survival Craft 17.8% ★, Online Co-Op 10.4%, Crafting 9.8%, Life Sim 9.2%
- #37 Spellfarers
74% matchMostly Negative39% of 143 reviews2026
Dev: Digital Leisure Inc.
Windows · Mac
Farm, fish, craft, and cast spells with your friends in this idyllic, magical multiplayer farming sim. Befriend the townsfolk of Wenngrove, learn their trades and stories, tend your home with your friends and Familiar, and make magic in Spellfarers.
Why similar: Agriculture 30.1% ★, Life Sim 19.3%, Building 13.4%, Crafting 11.5%, Character Customization 10%
- #38 Totemlands
76% matchVery Positive92% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: Hobofeller
Windows
Totemlands is a relaxing crafting, building game where you raise totem poles, hunt spirits, decorate and explore the lands.
Why similar: Fishing 18.8% ★, Agriculture 14.8% ★, Farming Sim 11.3%, Building 10.2%, Sandbox 9%
- #39 Farm Together 2
71% matchVery Positive94% of 5,211 reviews2025
Dev: Milkstone Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 26.7 hrsMean: 116.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
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: Fishing 20.9% ★, Agriculture 20.6% ★, Farming Sim 17.8%, Life Sim 11%, Sandbox 9.3%
- #40 Immortal Life
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 4,291 reviews2024
Dev: YiFang StudioPub: 2P Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 15.0 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: Fishing 20.3% ★, Agriculture 17.6% ★, Farming Sim 16.3%, Mining 14.6% ★, Life Sim 10.5%
- #41 Littlewood
73% matchVery Positive93% of 6,802 reviews2020
Dev: Sean YoungPub: SmashGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 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 18.7% ★, Life Sim 12.4%, Farming Sim 12.2%, Fishing 10.3% ★, Crafting 7.9%
- #42 Palia
70% matchVery Positive86% of 41,903 reviews2024
Dev: Singularity 6 Corporation
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 25.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Discover a welcoming world in Palia, a free-to-play fantasy life sim adventure where you can craft, explore, and create the life and home of your dreams. With nearly endless ways to make Palia your home, you’ll find relaxation and joy in every corner of this vibrant, heartwarming world.
Why similar: Farming Sim 23.8%, Life Sim 17.8%, Online Co-Op 12%, Building 11.7%, Crafting 10.8%
- #43 Mirthwood
71% matchMostly Positive70% of 2,338 reviews2024
Dev: Bad Ridge GamesPub: V Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Embark on an enchanting journey and brave ferocious creatures in an immersive medieval fantasy world. Will you settle a new homestead to live a life of farming and trade, or pick up the sword and take up the adventurers' path?
Why similar: Fishing 19.4% ★, Open World Survival Craft 17.5% ★, Farming Sim 17%, Sandbox 9.2%, Life Sim 8.2%
- #44 Old Market Simulator: Prologue
72% matchVery Positive88% of 227 reviews2024
Dev: Alcedo Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Old Market Simulator Prologue is a coop bazaar adventure for 1-2 players. Dive into commerce, manage your reputation, and build your dream market together.
Why similar: Agriculture 25% ★, Farming Sim 19.5%, Life Sim 19.1%, Online Co-Op 17.8%, Co-op 7.4%
- #45 Critter Cove
70% matchVery Positive95% of 1,868 reviews2024
Dev: Gentleman Rat Studios
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Fishing 24.8% ★, Farming Sim 18.3%, Life Sim 12.1%, Sandbox 10.1%, Character Customization 9.2%
- #46 Moonstone Island
71% matchVery Positive84% of 4,783 reviews2023
Dev: Studio SupersoftPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Moonstone Island is a creature-collecting life-sim set in an open world with 100 islands to explore. Make friends, brew potions, collect Spirits, and test your strength in card-based encounters to complete your Alchemy training!
Why similar: Fishing 20.5% ★, Agriculture 20.3% ★, Farming Sim 17.3%, Life Sim 11.4%, Sandbox 9.6%
- #47 Border Town
70% matchVery Positive80% of 302 reviews2025
Dev: GoHoGamesPub: 2P Games
Windows
Restore the former glory of Border Town in an open-world sandbox RPG set in a fantastical realm. Explore the world, craft tools and weapons, cultivate fields, and socialise with your neighbours while dealing with dark forces that threaten to destroy everything you have built.
Why similar: Farming Sim 32.1%, Sandbox 17.7%, Building 16.2%, Open World 15.6%, RPG 6.9%
- #48 Alchemist's Garden
69% 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: Building 39%, Crafting 35.5%, Cute 15.7%, Simulation 7.6%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #49 Old Market Simulator
69% matchVery Positive88% of 5,087 reviews2024
Dev: Alcedo Games
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Old Market Simulator is a 1-4 player co-op game where you manage your market by ordering goods, growing produce, raising animals, fishing, and crafting items in your workshop, while hiring employees and expanding your business.
Why similar: Agriculture 28.7% ★, Life Sim 24%, Online Co-Op 23.7%, Co-op 10.4%, Exploration 6.7%
- #50 Sugar Shack
72% matchMixed66% of 315 reviews2023
Dev: MadLife DivertissementPub: indie.io
Windows
Grab some friends, fire up the boiler, and let the syrup flow! Build the world around your cabin as you fulfill orders of hungry villagers with endless sweet tooths. There's never a dull moment in this cozy forest inspired by Quebec lore and art!
Why similar: Farming Sim 23%, Online Co-Op 16.4%, Sandbox 11.5%, Building 11.5%, Crafting 11%
- #51 Calm Horizon
68% matchVery Positive92% of 65 reviews2026
Dev: 烟熏渔
Windows
Island Master, welcome to your very own island! This land awaits your touch—reawaken its vitality and rebuild it from the ground up. Construct buildings to unlock new features: dress in elegant outfits, run food and goods shops, and usher in an era of prosperity for your island!
Why similar: Fishing 29.9% ★, Life Sim 17%, Open World 11.1%, Online Co-Op 9.5%, Farming Sim 8.3%
- #52 Dungeon Bodega Simulator
67% matchVery Positive98% of 217 reviews2026
Dev: Alien Fruit
Windows · Linux
Dungeon Bodega Simulator is a retro styled fantasy shop game where you can grow crops, brew potions, sell items and raise slimes as pets! Can you build up your bodega into a one stop adventuring shop while solving the mysteries of the dungeon beneath you?
Why similar: Farming Sim 46.6%, Life Sim 25%, Crafting 17.9%, Simulation 8.6%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #53 Galactic Getaway: Build a Home for Pets
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 121 reviews2025
Dev: Akrew
Windows · Mac
Attract adorable creatures to your cosy home in this life sim, where what you build shapes who arrives and who stays. Decorate, farm and fish — solo or with friends — as you craft a life in the stars that your new companions will come to love.
Why similar: Fishing 20.2% ★, Farming Sim 15.6%, Agriculture 13.8% ★, Life Sim 9.3%, Online Co-Op 8.4%
- #54 Project Real
68% matchVery Positive85% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: HKGamesStudioPub: GoGo Games Interactive
Windows
The Real Project is a game where you shape your virtual life. Choose professions, build authentic relationships and explore a wide, vibrant world full of fascinating NPCs. Face challenges, explore stunning landscapes. Live a complete virtual life, full of unique adventures.
Why similar: Farming Sim 18.5%, Fishing 17.3% ★, Agriculture 13.7% ★, Life Sim 12.5%, Sandbox 10.6%
- #55 Snacko
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,019 reviews2025
Dev: Bluecurse StudiosPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 27.1% ★, Farming Sim 17%, Building 12.2%, Life Sim 11.3%, Crafting 8.7%
- #56 Cornucopia®
67% matchVery Positive89% of 637 reviews2023
Dev: David Dolynny | Subconscious GamesPub: Subconscious Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Stardew Valley meets Paper Mario in the coziest farming RPG you've never played. Romance 34+ characters, befriend 50+, raise adorable animals, and grow crops using real soil science. No forced bedtime. A handcrafted 2.5D world full of charm, secrets, and the dream life you've been waiting for.
Why similar: Agriculture 16.4% ★, Farming Sim 16.4%, Fishing 11.7% ★, Life Sim 9.8%, Mining 8.5% ★
- #57 Solace Crafting
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 891 reviews2022
Dev: Big Kitty Games
Windows · Linux
Embark on an adventure set in a fantasy survival RPG. Visit a borderless, open world where you manage resources to construct your base and new types of equipment to support your conquest.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25.3% ★, Online Co-Op 12.5%, Crafting 11.9%, Sandbox 10.4%, Building 10.4%
- #58 The Pub Life Simulator
66% matchMixed66% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: Visma Games
Windows
Start your own pub, serve drinks, and keep your customers happy. Unlock better beverages as you level up, expand your pub, and become the most beloved spot in town!
Why similar: Life Sim 28.7%, Online Co-Op 24.4%, Sandbox 21.7%, Co-op 9.2%, Simulation 8.8%
- #59 Sandwich Simulator
64% matchMostly Positive78% of 881 reviews2026
Dev: FiftyEight Studios
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Ready to create your own world of flavor? Play solo or co-op with up to 8 players, prepare sandwiches with your friends, deliver online orders to the courier and run your sandwich restaurant. Clean, expand, and keep your customers happy!
Why similar: Online Co-Op 34.2%, Co-op 22.3%, Life Sim 21.9%, Crafting 12.6%, Simulation 9.1%