- #1 Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
97% matchVery Positive93% of 42,947 reviews2022
Dev: niceplay gamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 10.9 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 33.3%, Life Sim 22.2%, Relaxing 14.9%, Simulation 9.2%, RPG 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses exclusively on the satisfying process of brewing potions and managing an alchemist shop.
- #2 Potionomics
96% matchVery Positive91% of 7,207 reviews2022
Dev: Voracious GamesPub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
You’ve inherited your uncle’s potion shop—and a huge debt. Better get brewing! Customize your store, hire heroes to gather ingredients, befriend (or romance) fellow vendors to learn new haggling strategies, and go head-to-head with competitors in this narrative-driven, deck-building shop simulator.
Why similar: Dating Sim 26.7%, Wholesome 22.3% ★, Crafting 18.5%, Life Sim 14.3%, Simulation 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Combines deep potion-crafting mechanics with shop management and dating-sim elements.
- #3 Sun Haven
96% matchVery Positive81% of 24,588 reviews2023
Dev: Pixel Sprout Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 14.8 hrsMean: 31.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Build your farm and relationships with townsfolk, or forge ahead on a quest of magic, monsters, and dragons. Level up through a skill tree in 8 person multiplayer, or adventure solo!
Why similar: Life Sim 18%, Fishing 17.1% ★, Dating Sim 15.8%, Crafting 10.4%, Character Customization 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy-themed life-sim that incorporates magic, crafting, and diverse character interactions.
- #4 Little Witch in the Woods
94% matchVery Positive89% of 12,303 reviews2025
Dev: SUNNY SIDE UP
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Little Witch in the Woods tells the story of Ellie, an apprentice witch. Explore the mystical forest, help the charming residents, and experience the daily life of the witch.
Why similar: Life Sim 27.6%, Crafting 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Cute 10.9%, Relaxing 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features a similar cozy aesthetic and focuses on gathering ingredients to brew magical potions for villagers.
- #5 Stardew Valley
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 992,215 reviews2016
Dev: ConcernedApe
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 22.7 hrsMean: 83.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Why similar: Life Sim 25%, Fishing 12.5% ★, Crafting 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Relaxing 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential life-sim that perfectly captures the community-building and resource-gathering loop found in Potion Permit.
- #6 Fields of Mistria
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 27,018 reviews2024
Dev: NPC Studio
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 23.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Life Sim 24.2%, Dating Sim 23%, Crafting 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Relaxing 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A modern, polished life-sim that emphasizes community relationships and magical exploration.
- #7 Travellers Rest
93% matchVery Positive88% of 16,540 reviews2020
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Craft, farm, build and cook! In Travellers Rest you will have to use all the available tools to become the best tavern keeper in the realm. Create unique dishes and drinks to please your customers as you discover the world and its colorful characters.
Why similar: Life Sim 39.7%, Crafting 18.1%, Pixel Graphics 15.5%, RPG 8.8%, Colorful 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines tavern management with crafting and gathering in a cozy, pixel-art setting.
- #8 Littlewood
92% matchVery Positive93% of 6,792 reviews2020
Dev: Sean YoungPub: SmashGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 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: Life Sim 22.7%, Crafting 14.8%, Fishing 14.7% ★, Pixel Graphics 10%, Relaxing 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing life-sim focused on rebuilding a town and managing relationships with its residents.
- #9 Moonstone Island
91% matchVery Positive84% of 4,722 reviews2023
Dev: Studio SupersoftPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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 24.9% ★, Life Sim 17.8%, Dating Sim 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, Relaxing 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines creature collection with alchemy-based crafting in a charming, open-world setting.
- #10 Chef RPG
91% matchVery Positive88% of 2,496 reviews2024
Dev: World 2 Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Craft your culinary adventure in a beautiful pixel art world. Manage your restaurants, forage and hunt for ingredients, befriend locals, and grow your culinary empire. What kind of chef will you be?
Why similar: Life Sim 30.9%, Crafting 15.9%, Action RPG 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, RPG 10%
Why You'll Like It: Centers on gathering ingredients and crafting recipes to serve the local community in a vibrant pixel-art world.
- #11 Wytchwood
90% matchVery Positive93% of 4,561 reviews2021
Dev: Alientrap
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Wytchwood is a crafting adventure game set in a land of gothic fables and fairytales. As the old witch of the woods, explore a strange countryside, collect magic ingredients, brew sorcerous spells, and pass judgement upon a capricious cast of characters.
Why similar: Crafting 37.5%, Colorful 20.2%, RPG 14%, 2D 7.9%, Adventure 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Centers on gathering ingredients and crafting spells to solve problems for the quirky inhabitants of a dark fairy-tale world.
- #12 Coral Island
89% matchVery Positive89% of 25,947 reviews2023
Dev: Stairway GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 12.3 hrsMean: 52.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Life Sim 22.9%, Dating Sim 17%, Fishing 15.9% ★, Crafting 11.3%, Character Customization 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A modern farming and life-sim that places a heavy emphasis on environmental restoration and community interaction.
- #13 Rune Factory 5
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,044 reviews2022
Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 23.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
As the newest ranger of a peacekeeping organization known as SEED, protect your community by rounding up rowdy monsters and going on special missions. Cultivate your farm and friendships alike while unravelling rune-related mysteries!
Why similar: Fishing 29.2% ★, Crafting 13.4%, RPG 12.4%, JRPG 12.3%, Dating Sim 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: Blends traditional farming-sim mechanics with RPG combat and deep relationship building.
- #14 Spirittea
88% matchVery Positive85% of 759 reviews2023
Dev: Cheesemaster GamesPub: No More Robots
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Hey human, we've got problems! This town is crawling with troublesome spirits, and you're the only one who can see them. You'd better get that old bathhouse up and running, maybe that'll help them chill out!
Why similar: Life Sim 33.5%, Relaxing 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, RPG 10.5%, Colorful 10%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on helping spirits and managing a bathhouse, mirroring the patient-care loop of Potion Permit.
- #15 Kynseed
86% matchVery Positive83% of 3,619 reviews2022
Dev: PixelCount Studios
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Embark on a lifetime of adventure in a beautiful world of creativity and intrigue. Raise a family, customise your farm, run a business, craft items, and battle some marvellously malevolent monsters.
Why similar: Life Sim 29.8%, Crafting 23.3%, Relaxing 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, RPG 9%
Why You'll Like It: A life-sim with deep crafting mechanics and a unique generational system that impacts the local community.
- #16 Roots of Pacha
85% matchVery Positive94% of 4,347 reviews2023
Dev: Soda Den
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 21.8 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: Cozy 19%, Life Sim 18.4%, Dating Sim 16.3%, Crafting 13.8%, Relaxing 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A community-focused life-sim set in a prehistoric era with unique crafting and discovery mechanics.
- #17 My Time at Sandrock
84% matchVery Positive88% of 28,280 reviews2023
Dev: Pathea Games
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 39.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Travel to the desert community of Sandrock and take on the role of a fledgling Builder. Use your trusty toolset to gather resources, construct machines, and turn your run-down workshop into a well-oiled production facility to save the town from the jaws of economic ruin!
Why similar: Life Sim 32.5%, Dating Sim 20.3%, Crafting 18.5%, Character Customization 12.2%, RPG 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A crafting-heavy life-sim where you play as a builder helping a desert town thrive.
- #18 Graveyard Keeper
86% matchVery Positive86% of 46,799 reviews2018
Dev: Lazy Bear GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 31.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Build and manage a medieval graveyard while facing ethical dilemmas and making questionable decisions. Welcome to Graveyard Keeper, the most inaccurate medieval cemetery sim of the year.
Why similar: Crafting 40.8%, Pixel Graphics 23.1%, RPG 13.8%, Simulation 10.7%, Singleplayer 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: A darker, humorous take on the life-sim genre that features extensive alchemy and crafting systems.
- #19 Bandle Tale: A League of Legends Story
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,409 reviews2024
Dev: Lazy Bear GamesPub: Riot Forge
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Bandle Tale: A League of Legends Story is a crafting RPG set in the whimsical world of Bandle City. After a party goes wrong, the portals that connect your home collapse and throw everything into chaos! Using your knitting magic and backpack house, restore the portals to reunite Bandle City.
Why similar: Cozy 29.7%, Crafting 22.3%, Colorful 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, RPG 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A crafting-focused RPG with a cozy, colorful aesthetic and a strong emphasis on social connection.
- #20 Cozy Grove
83% matchVery Positive90% of 8,352 reviews2021
Dev: Spry FoxPub: Spry Fox
Windows
Median: 6.1 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: Cozy 30.9%, Life Sim 17.4%, Relaxing 14.1%, Colorful 8.5%, Cute 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing life-sim centered on helping spirits find peace, echoing the patient-care aspect of Potion Permit.
- #21 Wylde Flowers
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,648 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Drydock Pty Ltd
Windows
Median: 15.1 hrsMean: 82.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Join Tara on a heartfelt journey to become a witch in Wylde Flowers. Farm by day, and cast spells by night as you craft your cottagecore life and bond with your coven. Come to know and love the fully voice acted characters of Fairhaven, as you unravel a local mystery.
Why similar: Cozy 36.2%, Life Sim 19.3%, Dating Sim 13.6%, Crafting 8.4%, Simulation 7%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy life-sim with a magical twist and a strong narrative focus on community relationships.
- #22 My Time at Portia
82% matchVery Positive92% of 44,040 reviews2019
Dev: Pathea GamesPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 36.1 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: Life Sim 35.9%, Crafting 25.9%, RPG 11%, Simulation 8.9%, Relaxing 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features extensive crafting and relationship-building mechanics in a vibrant, post-apocalyptic world.
- #23 STORY OF SEASONS: Grand Bazaar
79% matchVery Positive94% of 3,749 reviews2025
Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 18.9 hrsMean: 44.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Searching for a peaceful farm life, a fresh mountain breeze, and your own market stall? Look no further than the friendly community of Zephyr Town! Here you’ll grow crops and raise animals, get to know the locals, and sell your wares at the town's bazaar to restore it to its former glory.
Why similar: Wholesome 21.6% ★, Cozy 19.6%, Life Sim 17.2%, Crafting 12.2%, Character Customization 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic life-sim that emphasizes shop management and community interaction.
- #24 Fae Farm
81% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,471 reviews2023
Dev: Phoenix LabsPub: Gambit Digital
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 21.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Escape to the magical life of your dreams in Fae Farm, a farm sim RPG for 1-4 players. Craft, cultivate, and decorate to grow your homestead, and use spells to explore the enchanted island of Azoria!
Why similar: Cozy 41.3%, Relaxing 12%, Colorful 11.4%, Crafting 10.5%, RPG 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy life-sim that incorporates magic, farming, and crafting in a whimsical setting.
- #25 Garden Story
81% matchVery Positive89% of 1,675 reviews2021
Dev: PicogramPub: Rose City Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Embark on a wholesome adventure to save The Grove! Forage resources, combat the invasive Rot, and restore the community. Relax and enjoy the fruits of your labor in this charming action-RPG starring a grape.
Why similar: Cozy 22.9%, JRPG 21.6%, Action RPG 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%, Colorful 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: An action-RPG that focuses on helping the community and gathering resources in a charming, fantasy world.
- #26 Bear and Breakfast
80% matchVery Positive90% of 5,218 reviews2022
Dev: Gummy CatPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Bear and Breakfast is a laid-back management adventure game where you build and run a bed and breakfast...but you’re a bear.
Why similar: Life Sim 26.6%, Crafting 19.8%, Relaxing 11.4%, Colorful 10.9%, Cute 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A management sim with a cozy, character-driven vibe that requires gathering resources to expand your business.
- #27 Witchy Life Story
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,190 reviews2022
Dev: Sundew Studios
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
You have two weeks to save the harvest festival! Tend your garden and collect plants for spells and rituals to help the villagers of Flora. After all, if magic isn't for solving everyday problems, what’s the point of a village witch anyway? A cozy story filled with chaos, friendship, and romance!
Why similar: Cozy 20.2%, Wholesome 18.9% ★, Crafting 13.8%, Character Customization 10.4%, Dating Sim 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-focused game about brewing potions and building relationships in a cozy, magical setting.
- #28 Luma Island
76% matchVery Positive84% of 12,128 reviews2024
Dev: Feel Free Games
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 24.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Cozy 27%, Crafting 15.2%, Life Sim 14.5%, Character Customization 10%, Relaxing 8.5%
- #29 Hello Kitty Island Adventure
75% matchVery Positive95% of 10,987 reviews2025
Dev: Sunblink
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 57.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Embark on a cozy, open-world adventure with Hello Kitty and Friends. Befriend beloved characters as you explore and restore a mysterious island, solve ancient puzzles, cook delicious dishes, customize yourself and your cabins, and so much more.
Why similar: Cozy 36.2%, Life Sim 19.1%, Crafting 11.5%, Colorful 7.7%, Relaxing 6.9%
- #30 Everdream Valley
78% matchMostly Positive71% of 944 reviews2023
Dev: MooneatersPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A farming adventure with a dash of magic. Play solo or up to a 4-player coop. By day, restore your quaint farm into a summer paradise. Explore, raise crops, care for animals and rebuild your home. At night inhabit various creatures through your dreams and bring enchantment to the valley.
Why similar: Fishing 23.6% ★, Cozy 21.5%, Life Sim 15.3%, Crafting 11.9%, Relaxing 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy farming and adventure game that emphasizes nature and animal care.
- #31 The Magical Mixture Mill
77% matchVery Positive84% of 601 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: Cozy 27%, Life Sim 20.9%, Crafting 15.2%, Colorful 13.1%, Relaxing 9.3%
- #32 Alchemy Garden
78% matchMixed69% of 1,067 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: Cozy 24.7%, Wholesome 22.7% ★, Life Sim 17%, Crafting 10.5%, Relaxing 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on growing ingredients and brewing potions in a relaxing, creative environment.
- #33 Palia
74% matchVery Positive86% of 40,274 reviews2024
Dev: Singularity 6 Corporation
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 24.9 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: Cozy 28.1%, Life Sim 22.5%, Crafting 13.8%, Dating Sim 12.8%, Relaxing 7.3%
- #34 Alchemist: The Potion Monger
76% matchVery Positive86% of 104 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: Wholesome 29% ★, Life Sim 19.4%, Crafting 15%, Relaxing 8.9%, Cute 6.4%
- #35 Hokko Life
77% matchMixed66% of 2,650 reviews2022
Dev: Gizmo GardenPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Hop off the train and into your new life in the village of Hokko! Take over the old workshop and get creative; use crafted materials and design everything in town! With complete creative freedom, what type of town will you build?
Why similar: Fishing 17.7% ★, Wholesome 16.1% ★, Cozy 14.6%, Life Sim 13.7%, Crafting 7.4%
- #36 Cornucopia®
75% matchVery Positive88% of 630 reviews2023
Dev: David Dolynny | Subconscious GamesPub: Subconscious Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.0 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: Life Sim 19.7%, Fishing 18.4% ★, Crafting 13.7%, Dating Sim 10.1%, Relaxing 7.8%
- #37 Seeds of Calamity
73% matchVery Positive89% of 218 reviews2025
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: Cozy 20.4%, Life Sim 15.2%, Wholesome 13.4% ★, Fishing 12.8% ★, Crafting 9.6%
- #38 Disney Dreamlight Valley
72% matchVery Positive92% of 23,720 reviews2023
Dev: Gameloft
Windows
Median: 32.6 hrsMean: 114.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Explore a world filled with the magic of Disney as you discover rich stories and build the perfect neighborhood alongside Disney and Pixar heroes and villains in this new life-sim adventure game. Welcome to Disney Dreamlight Valley.
Why similar: Fishing 25.7% ★, Life Sim 22.3%, Character Customization 14%, Crafting 12.9%, Relaxing 10.3%
- #39 Bloomtown: A Different Story
73% matchVery Positive86% of 1,422 reviews2024
Dev: Lazy Bear GamesPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Bloomtown: A Different Story is a narrative JRPG mixing turn-based combat, monster taming and social RPG set in a seemingly pleasant 1960s Americana world. Join Emily and her group of friends to save their cozy town from the demonic creatures that live in the hearts of its residents!
Why similar: JRPG 33.2%, Life Sim 17.7%, Crafting 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, RPG 8.9%
- #40 Discounty
71% matchVery Positive83% of 2,410 reviews2025
Dev: Crinkle Cut GamesPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Manage your own discount supermarket! Get caught up in small-town drama, organize and plan your shop's layout, and strike lucrative trade deals as you expand your secretive aunt's business empire. Selling more frozen fries will surely heal this broken community...right?
Why similar: Wholesome 25.4% ★, Life Sim 18.9%, Cozy 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%, Relaxing 6.2%
- #41 While the Iron's Hot
73% matchVery Positive82% of 217 reviews2023
Dev: Bontemps GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows
Reforge a blacksmith’s village on an isle of the land’s finest artisans! Step into the boots of an expert smith for a crafty adventure filled with mystery and charm. Explore the land of Ellian, and prove that a hammer, anvil, and your wits can overcome any challenge.
Why similar: Wholesome 34.7% ★, Crafting 18.2%, Relaxing 9.2%, Life Sim 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
- #42 Immortal Life
72% matchVery Positive80% of 4,255 reviews2024
Dev: YiFang StudioPub: 2P Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 15.2 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 29.7% ★, Life Sim 19.8%, Crafting 16%, Action RPG 11.2%, Relaxing 7.6%
- #43 Little Sim World
71% matchVery Positive82% of 671 reviews2025
Dev: .GRAVITY
Windows · Mac
Welcome to Little London! Little Sim World is a cosy 2D life sim set in the heart of a little city full of charm, dreams, and surprises. Design your perfect home, meet quirky locals, build your routine, and live life at your own pace. A gentle world, a fresh start, and a story only you can write!
Why similar: Life Sim 20.2%, Dating Sim 16.8%, Cozy 14.4%, Character Customization 11.8%, Relaxing 7%
- #44 Nice Day for Fishing
70% matchVery Positive85% of 2,826 reviews2025
Dev: FusionPlayPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 61%
The world needs you Adventurer! Embark on an RPG pixel adventure where you’ll play as Baelin the humble fisherman, who must rise-up to become the hero of Honeywood. Battle fish with precision timing and magic spells, upgrade your abilities, defeat evil and rebuild Honeywood.
Why similar: Fishing 40.7% ★, Action RPG 13.4%, Crafting 8.5%, RPG 7.6%, Action-Adventure 7.5%
- #45 Moonglow Bay
74% matchMixed68% of 716 reviews2021
Dev: BunnyhugPub: Coatsink
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Embark on a journey as a rookie angler in Moonglow Bay, fulfilling your partner's final wish. Team up with friends, family, and neighbours to hone your fishing skills, nourish relationships, and restore a remote town's fractured community in this slice-of-life fishing RPG!
Why similar: Fishing 39.5% ★, Life Sim 19.8%, Relaxing 10.2%, Colorful 8.4%, RPG 8%
- #46 Snacko
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,002 reviews2025
Dev: Bluecurse StudiosPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 26.9% ★, Cozy 19.2%, Life Sim 14.4%, Crafting 11.4%, Colorful 8.7%
- #47 Calico
71% matchVery Positive87% of 4,968 reviews2020
Dev: Peachy Keen GamesPub: Whitethorn Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Calico is a day-in-the-life community sim game where you are given an important and adorable task: rebuild the town’s cat café and fill it with cute and cuddly creatures! Build up your café by filling it with cute furniture, fun decorations, yummy pastries, and get it bustling with animals again!
Why similar: Life Sim 24.6%, Character Customization 18.9%, Cute 14.4%, Relaxing 13.2%, Simulation 10%
- #48 Witchy Business
68% matchVery Positive89% of 755 reviews2025
Dev: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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: Wholesome 28.3% ★, Cozy 27.1%, Crafting 12.7%, Colorful 6.6%, Relaxing 6%
- #49 Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 456 reviews2023
Dev: Snowcastle Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Ikonei Island is yours to discover! Explore and gather resources. Farm the land, craft tools and gear, and build your base or a cozy home. Befriend magical creatures and fight monsters with your friends or solo!
Why similar: Wholesome 30.6% ★, Cozy 21%, Crafting 11.6%, Relaxing 10.3%, Colorful 10%
- #50 Ooblets
69% matchVery Positive91% of 1,527 reviews2023
Dev: Glumberland
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.4 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: Crafting 24.4%, Character Customization 19.4%, Colorful 14.4%, Relaxing 13.5%, RPG 11.2%
- #51 Locomoto
67% matchVery Positive91% of 620 reviews2025
Dev: Green Tile Digital
Windows
Customise and manage your train, tend to quirky passengers, gather resources, craft decorations, and upgrade your conductors style all accompanied by soft lo-fi tunes. Become a conductor and save your hometown Barrenpyre from environmental disaster!
Why similar: Cozy 21.4%, Wholesome 21% ★, Life Sim 13.7%, Crafting 11.6%, Character Customization 9.8%
- #52 Echoes of the Plum Grove
67% matchVery Positive88% of 3,019 reviews2024
Dev: Unwound GamesPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 23.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
A new life awaits in Honeywood! Build a thriving community that will last generations in this cozy farm simulator. Farm, socialize, make friends, cook, craft, forage and uncover the secrets of the island! If someone doesn’t want to be friends? There are always other means.
Why similar: Cozy 33.1%, Life Sim 22.4%, Crafting 16.6%, Colorful 8%, Simulation 6.7%
- #53 Cat Cafe Manager
68% matchVery Positive88% of 3,103 reviews2022
Dev: Roost GamesPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Travel to the sleepy village of Caterwaul Way and rebuild your grandmother's cat cafe. Renovate your restaurant, befriend the local cats and townsfolk, forge lasting friendships, unravel catty mysteries, and build a home for dozens of unique felines!
Why similar: Cozy 27.3%, Wholesome 25.5% ★, Life Sim 17.7%, Relaxing 7.4%, Colorful 5.9%
- #54 Call of Boba
67% matchMostly Positive71% of 164 reviews2025
Dev: Tomatoast
Windows
A cozy pixel art adventure about saving a struggling Boba Tea shop. Brew up tasty drinks, battle enemies for inspiration, make friends with customers, and much much more, on your quest to serve up the best tea in town!
Why similar: Fishing 29.6% ★, Life Sim 22.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Cute 8.1%, Relaxing 7.5%
- #55 Cattails: Wildwood Story
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,823 reviews2023
Dev: Falcon Development
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Become a cat! In this cozy life sim RPG, you'll lead your colony into the mysterious Wildwood. Hunt prey, harvest herbs, collect magical treasures, & defend your new home from intruders. Build a thriving town to recruit new cats. Get to know the residents, fall in love, & raise a litter of kittens!
Why similar: Wholesome 26% ★, Life Sim 17.1%, Cozy 15.3%, Character Customization 9.4%, Colorful 6.5%
- #56 Critter Cove
65% matchVery Positive95% of 1,823 reviews2024
Dev: Gentleman Rat Studios
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 16.6 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 31.6% ★, Life Sim 19.8%, Character Customization 12.7%, Colorful 8.8%, Relaxing 8.7%
- #57 Summer in Mara
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,139 reviews2020
Dev: Chibig
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Take care of your own island and sail with your boat in this cozy farming adventure! Relax and unwind exploring a tropical archipelago or harvesting your own crops while helping others. Discover the story of Summer in Mara, with farming, crafting and exploring mechanics.
Why similar: Wholesome 25.4% ★, Cozy 23.5%, Life Sim 18.5%, Crafting 11.2%, Relaxing 8.2%
- #58 FANTASY LIFE i: The Girl Who Steals Time
63% matchVery Positive92% of 13,218 reviews2025
Dev: LEVEL5 Inc.
Windows
Median: 32.1 hrsMean: 53.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Step into this Slow-Life RPG where you can freely switch between 14 unique jobs, so called "Lives," and enjoy a carefree life in a fantasy world. Fish, cook, shape the island to your liking, or team up with friends to battle monsters across the vast world.
Why similar: JRPG 39.1%, Character Customization 13.5%, RPG 12.2%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, Crafting 8.9%
- #59 Tiny Bookshop
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,591 reviews2025
Dev: neoludic gamesPub: Skystone Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Leave everything behind and open a tiny bookshop by the sea in this cozy narrative management game. Stock your tiny bookshop with different books and items, set up shop in scenic locations, and run your cozy second-hand bookshop while getting to know the locals.
Why similar: Cozy 32.8%, Life Sim 22.8%, Character Customization 11.7%, Relaxing 10%, Cute 7.1%
