- #1 Cornucopia®
96% 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: Farming Sim 20.2%, Agriculture 12.8% ★, Life Sim 12.3%, Fishing 9.2% ★, Sandbox 7.9%
- #2 Circadian City
97% matchMixed59% of 165 reviews2020
Dev: Nowhere StudiosPub: Way Down Deep
Windows · Mac
A life sim game where you play both in the Realworld and the Dreamworld. Your personality is your skill tree.
Why similar: Farming Sim 21.9%, Life Sim 16.2%, Agriculture 15.7% ★, Sandbox 9.8%, Crafting 8.1%
- #3 To Pixelia
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,228 reviews2025
Dev: Pixeduo StudiosPub: Crytivo
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Meet the Pixelians and discover the ultimate life simulator in To Pixelia. As you climb your career ladder of choice, step into the world of politics, art, sports, music, and even crime. Live your dream life in pixels!
Why similar: Farming Sim 25.3%, Life Sim 20%, Dating Sim 16.1%, Sandbox 12.7%, Open World 6.7%
- #4 Coral Island
95% 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 25%, Life Sim 15%, Dating Sim 12.4%, Agriculture 11.2% ★, Fishing 8.3% ★
- #5 Fields of Mistria
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 27,781 reviews2024
Dev: NPC Studio
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 24.5 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: Farming Sim 24.2%, Dating Sim 15%, Life Sim 14.2%, Agriculture 11.5% ★, Sandbox 7.1%
- #6 Kynseed
94% matchVery Positive83% of 3,685 reviews2022
Dev: PixelCount Studios
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 11.8 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: Farming Sim 28.7%, Life Sim 18%, Sandbox 14.3%, Crafting 11.4%, RPG 7.2%
- #7 Roots of Pacha
91% 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 21.9%, Life Sim 13.5%, Dating Sim 13.2%, Agriculture 12.1% ★, Sandbox 8.8%
- #8 Sky Harvest
91% matchVery Positive87% of 84 reviews2026
Dev: Armored CatPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Armed with hand-me-down tools and some cash, you begin your new life as THE Chief Farmer, a position your grandfather once excelled in. Can you honor his legacy and transform the overgrown, untamed and desolate floating island into a flourishing farm abundant with produce?
Why similar: Farming Sim 19.5%, Fishing 14.4% ★, Agriculture 12.8% ★, Life Sim 12.7%, Dating Sim 11%
- #9 Farm Life: Natures Adventure
93% matchMixed58% of 69 reviews2016
Dev: Brettpenzer123
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 99%
Grow, Harvest, Nurture, Explore, Fish, Shop, Love, Mine and Events - Farm Life: Natures Adventure is full of everything from the small things like running your farm to becoming the town mayor and changing the town.
Why similar: Farming Sim 19.5%, Fishing 17.7% ★, Agriculture 15.1% ★, Life Sim 13.5%, Sandbox 12.3%
- #10 Alchemy Story
92% 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: Farming Sim 21.1%, Agriculture 14.9% ★, Fishing 14.3% ★, Dating Sim 11.6%, Life Sim 9.9%
- #11 Littlewood
90% 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: Life Sim 15%, Farming Sim 14.6%, Agriculture 14.1% ★, Sandbox 9.1%, Crafting 7.9%
- #12 Moonstone Island
89% 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: Farming Sim 18.9%, Fishing 14.2% ★, Agriculture 13.9% ★, Life Sim 12.6%, Dating Sim 11.1%
- #13 Japanese Rural Life Adventure
88% matchMostly Positive80% of 207 reviews2026
Dev: G-MODE
Windows
Japanese Rural Life Adventure is a relaxing slow-life simulation where you can experience the charm of traditional Japanese countryside living, all in a beautifully crafted pixel-art world.
Why similar: Farming Sim 33.5%, Life Sim 26.5%, Agriculture 16.7% ★, Simulation 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%
- #14 Sun Haven
87% 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 26.2%, Life Sim 14.1%, Dating Sim 13.7%, Agriculture 11.2% ★, Fishing 10.7% ★
- #15 Oriental Valley
86% matchVery Positive84% of 369 reviews2024
Dev: 猫多游戏Pub: ETime Studio
Windows
Welcome to the weird and wonderful world where modern country life meets quirky simulation adventure! Here you'll immerse yourself in a laid-back lifestyle full of traditional customs, make a bunch of quirky new friends, and embark on bizarre adventures.
Why similar: Farming Sim 21.5%, Life Sim 19.1%, Agriculture 17.6% ★, Sandbox 13.2%, Simulation 6.3%
- #16 Harvest Life
89% matchMixed51% of 270 reviews2017
Dev: bumblebeePub: familyplay
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Show your mettle as both an aspiring organic farmer and a part-time adventurer. And then you might be in for a romantic happy ending.
Why similar: Farming Sim 46.4%, Agriculture 13.5% ★, Simulation 10.2%, Crafting 9.4%, Fishing 8.7% ★
- #17 Immortal Farmer: System’s Mandate
86% matchMixed70% of 292 reviews2025
Dev: oyogame
Windows
Welcome to "Immortal Farmer: System’s Mandate", RPG blending rural & cult. life. In demon-doomed world, flee to Taoyuan. Cultivate, gather, refine, bond. Cultivation needs accumulation & choices; follow heart for peace & fulfillment.
Why similar: Farming Sim 25.1%, Life Sim 16.6%, Dating Sim 16.1%, 2.5D 15.9%, RPG 6.7%
- #18 Shinehill
84% matchVery Positive95% of 229 reviews2026
Dev: Peach Bite
Windows
Yet again they dumped the toughest job on you. Now you are on Shinehill Island, where you suddenly replaced one of the new residents. Explore the world, meet charming townspeople, do farming, fishing, cooking and try not to reveal yourself.
Why similar: Farming Sim 20.8%, Dating Sim 15.9%, Life Sim 15.2%, Fishing 14.6% ★, RPG 7%
- #19 Ninano: Dream Ranch
84% matchMostly Positive80% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: NABI
Windows
Welcome to the Ranch, where you can raise animals! Diverse locals such as Elves, Demons, Vampires, and others await you. Collaborate with them to build new facilities and invite new neighbors to make the Village vibrant. Enjoy activities like fishing, cooking, gathering, dating, and mini-games!
Why similar: Farming Sim 27.7%, Life Sim 18%, Sandbox 10.2%, Fishing 8.8% ★, Simulation 6.8%
- #20 Farmer's Dynasty - Final Harvest Edition
85% matchMostly Positive75% of 4,283 reviews2019
Dev: UMEO StudiosPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Live – Build – Farm: Enjoy a unique mix of farming, constructing and life simulation that takes you to the countryside and holds plenty of challenging gameplay in stock!
Why similar: Farming Sim 32.4%, Life Sim 20.6%, Agriculture 18.5% ★, Simulation 8.2%, RPG 7.2%
- #21 Song Of The Prairie
83% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,513 reviews2024
Dev: The Droplet StudioPub: AOE Plus
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Song of The Prairie is a 3D relaxing farm game. A hero who defeat the demon begins a new rural life. Experiencing the fun of exploration to the town. Harvesting giant fruits and crops. Taking care fantastic animals. Dating with someone you like. Just enjoy the farming life only belongs to you!
Why similar: Farming Sim 21.1%, Agriculture 14.8% ★, Life Sim 13.8%, Dating Sim 12.2%, Sandbox 9.9%
- #22 Stardew Valley
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,008,001 reviews2016
Dev: ConcernedApe
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 22.6 hrsMean: 84.1 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: Farming Sim 25%, Life Sim 15.1%, Agriculture 12% ★, Sandbox 7.3%, Dating Sim 6.1%
- #23 Research Story
81% matchVery Positive95% of 324 reviews2025
Dev: Petal Cat Games
Windows
Set out to discover and record plants and creatures for the Violet Archive. Grow crops, tame animals, and build the perfect farm! Forge friendships along the way as you begin your life as a researcher!
Why similar: Farming Sim 23.9%, Agriculture 15.7% ★, Life Sim 15%, Sandbox 8.9%, Collectathon 6.9%
- #24 Little Life: Island Tales
82% matchVery Positive85% of 79 reviews2024
Dev: JIAOHU
Windows · Mac
A cozy open-world life sim set in a peaceful seaside town. Farm, dive, explore islands, build relationships, customize your home, and enjoy a slower pace of life.
Why similar: Farming Sim 31.1%, Life Sim 22.9%, RPG 8.5%, Open World 8%, Sandbox 7.9%
- #25 Farmer's Life
79% matchVery Positive89% of 2,712 reviews2023
Dev: FreeMind S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
🌾Unleash the Farmer within. 🚜 Dive into the rustic charm of rural living in "Farmer's Life," where you'll experience the joy and challenges of life on a vibrant farmstead. Plant, grow, and embrace a country living in a vast open world. You choose from diverse mechanics and endless possibilities.
Why similar: Farming Sim 25.3%, Agriculture 18.7% ★, Life Sim 15.9%, Sandbox 12.9%, Crafting 8.9%
- #26 Orange Season
81% matchMixed60% of 401 reviews2024
Dev: Innerfire StudiosPub: SOEDESCO
Windows · Linux
Make your farmer’s dream come true in Orange Season. With your parent’s help, you’ve finally saved enough money to buy a plot of land in the charming farmer’s village of Orange Town. Build a thriving farm as you grow crops, raise animals, fish, and mine materials to establish your farm in town.
Why similar: Fishing 17.3% ★, Farming Sim 15.9%, Agriculture 14.8% ★, Dating Sim 14.5%, 2.5D 12.3%
- #27 My Time at Portia
80% 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 25.5%, Life Sim 18.1%, Agriculture 11.9% ★, Crafting 10.6%, Sandbox 7.3%
- #28 Farmer's Dynasty 2
78% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,051 reviews2026
Dev: UMEO StudiosPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Build your dream farm and secure your family’s future. Cultivate your fields, raise animals, and shape your dynasty across generations in this beautifully crafted life and farming simulation. Start your dynasty today!
Why similar: Farming Sim 22.5%, Fishing 18% ★, Agriculture 16% ★, Life Sim 14.8%, Sandbox 11.7%
- #29 Mirthwood
78% 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: Farming Sim 26.5%, Fishing 19.2% ★, Sandbox 14%, Life Sim 13.1%, Crafting 10.2%
- #30 Seeds of Calamity
77% 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: Farming Sim 23.6%, Life Sim 15.4%, Agriculture 15.4% ★, Fishing 10.3% ★, Crafting 7.8%
- #31 Whisker Waters
79% matchMixed46% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Underbite GamesPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows
Whisker Waters is the ultimate RPG adventure that blends light fantasy and the art of fishing into a mesmerizing world. As a player, you'll create and play as your very own Cat character and embark on a whimsical fishing journey like never before.
Why similar: Fishing 25.1% ★, Life Sim 18.7%, Farming Sim 10.4%, Crafting 10.3%, RPG 10%
- #32 Little Sim World
76% matchVery Positive82% of 682 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 28.6%, Dating Sim 26.3%, RPG 10.1%, Simulation 9.2%, Open World 8.1%
- #33 Hokko Life
77% matchMixed66% of 2,658 reviews2022
Dev: Wonderscope GamesPub: 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: Farming Sim 23.3%, Fishing 16.5% ★, Life Sim 15.9%, Agriculture 14.3% ★, Crafting 7%
- #34 Clanfolk
76% matchVery Positive92% of 3,845 reviews2022
Dev: MinMax Games Ltd.Pub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Clanfolk is a colony sim set in the Scottish Highlands. Harness your environment to survive - fish, gather, hunt, and farm as you prepare for the winter. Build an inn, trade with other clans, have children and marry them off - live life and prosper across the generations.
Why similar: Farming Sim 19.4%, Agriculture 13.5% ★, Life Sim 12.8%, Dating Sim 10.6%, Sandbox 9.5%
- #35 Cowboy Life Simulator
73% matchVery Positive90% of 1,162 reviews2025
Dev: Odd QubitPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
“Cowboy Life Simulator” is an immersive and relaxing ranching sim where you step into the boots of a failed businessman starting fresh on the frontier. Buy your first goat, meet the locals, explore vibrant lands, and build your dream ranch in a world full of stories and adventure!
Why similar: Farming Sim 24.8%, Agriculture 16.6% ★, Life Sim 15.6%, Sandbox 13%, Crafting 10.8%
- #36 Russian Village Simulator 2
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: VD Games
Windows
This is a simulation of life in the Russian village, where the player will have to deal with the vegetable garden, build a house and various buildings, collect mushrooms and berries, plant your garden, breed farming, hunting and fishing, make kvass, hook up with a village girl and much, much more.
Why similar: Farming Sim 20.7%, Fishing 17.4% ★, Agriculture 15.6% ★, Life Sim 14.3%, Sandbox 9.1%
- #37 Halcyon Days at Taoyuan
73% matchVery Positive89% of 1,082 reviews2026
Dev: BotanXPub: 方块游戏(CubeGame)
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Welcome to Taoyuan Village to heal your loneliness. Here, you can lead a carefree, self-sufficient life: farm, tame animals, raise livestock, fish, and build a prosperous homestead. Or, immerse in village life, meet kindred spirits, find love, and influence their destinies with your choices.
Why similar: Farming Sim 33.1%, Agriculture 16.3% ★, Simulation 12.2%, Fishing 11.9% ★, Crafting 8%
- #38 Cattle Country
73% matchVery Positive87% of 364 reviews2025
Dev: Castle Pixel, LLC.Pub: Playtonic Friends
Windows · Linux
Howdy partner! Welcome to Cattle Country, the Cozy Cowboy Adventure Life Sim. Become a determined pioneer traveling west to start a new life. Make a home in the mountains, take on bandits, discover dastardly plots, build a farm, develop your town, and make friends with fellow residents.
Why similar: Farming Sim 27%, Life Sim 16.2%, Agriculture 15.2% ★, Sandbox 13.4%, Crafting 9.9%
- #39 Grow: Song of the Evertree
75% matchVery Positive81% of 2,549 reviews2021
Dev: Prideful SlothPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.2 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: Farming Sim 26.3%, Agriculture 16.6% ★, Life Sim 16.1%, Sandbox 13.3%, Simulation 6.5%
- #40 Immortal Life
72% 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: Farming Sim 24.3%, Fishing 19.3% ★, Agriculture 16.6% ★, Life Sim 15.9%, Crafting 10%
- #41 Russian Village Simulator
72% matchVery Positive86% of 1,008 reviews2023
Dev: VD Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
This is a simulator of life in the Russian countryside, where the player will be engaged in the garden, picking mushrooms and berries, collect firewood, hunting and fishing, brew moonshine and much, much more.
Why similar: Farming Sim 22.8%, Fishing 19.7% ★, Agriculture 17.5% ★, Life Sim 16.2%, Crafting 9.4%
- #42 Urban Tale
74% matchMixed69% of 223 reviews2021
Dev: WASD Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Urban Tale is a realistic, vibrant and unique RPG that will allow you to fulfil your dreams, and pursue your most wanted goals in life. You start from scratch, having nothing in the city where you can meet a lot of people, that can help you throughout your adventure. Your goal is to succeed in life.
Why similar: Life Sim 24.7%, Sandbox 17.4%, RPG 12.4%, Simulation 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%
- #43 Verdant Skies
74% matchMostly Positive80% of 421 reviews2018
Dev: Howling Moon Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Verdant Skies is a life simulation game born from a love for games like Harvest Moon and a desire to create something unique with modern gameplay and deep storytelling. Ensure the success of the colony as you make friends and pursue romance with a diverse cast of characters.
Why similar: Farming Sim 41.3%, Dating Sim 9.1%, Agriculture 8.7% ★, RPG 7.3%, Fishing 7.3% ★
- #44 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 42.4%, Sandbox 22.7%, RPG 11.2%, Open World 11.1%, Cute 6.4%
- #45 Cropia
69% 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: Farming Sim 24.7%, Agriculture 17.7% ★, Fishing 17% ★, Life Sim 16.1%, Crafting 9.3%
- #46 Denizen
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 884 reviews2024
Dev: Departure Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Make a living for yourself in a city full of opportunity while you meet a variety of locals, explore unique locations, and work your way to the top in this open-world life simulator.
Why similar: Life Sim 32.3%, Sandbox 21.9%, RPG 12.7%, Open World 10.3%, Simulation 9.4%
- #47 Garden Buddies
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 93 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: Farming Sim 24.5%, Agriculture 16.8% ★, Life Sim 16.1%, Sandbox 11.1%, Crafting 9.1%
- #48 Harvest Days: My Dream Farm
71% matchMixed67% of 192 reviews2024
Dev: Family Devs
Windows
Escape the stress of the big city and enjoy the country life. Take care of your farm, explore the open game world and create your farming paradise. Take care of your animals, cultivate the fields, produce useful and decorative items and build your dream ranch.
Why similar: Farming Sim 25.2%, Fishing 18.8% ★, Agriculture 17.8% ★, Life Sim 12.9%, Simulation 6.1%
- #49 Staxel
71% 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: Farming Sim 31%, Agriculture 19.9% ★, Sandbox 14.2%, Cute 6.8%, Open World 6.1%
- #50 Travellers Rest
69% matchVery Positive88% of 17,329 reviews2020
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 19.9 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: Farming Sim 32%, Life Sim 26%, Crafting 9.6%, Collectathon 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%
- #51 Sprout Valley
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 126 reviews2023
Dev: Vadzim LiakhovichPub: RedDeer.Games
Windows
Sprout Valley is farming simulator game where you can step back from the busy life and grow the garden of your dreams. Captivating story, hand-crafted experience, cute graphics and many more!
Why similar: Farming Sim 33.1%, Life Sim 21.4%, RPG 10.1%, Crafting 9.6%, Simulation 8.8%
- #52 Tales of Seikyu
66% matchVery Positive84% of 1,157 reviews2025
Dev: ACE EntertainmentPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
A peaceful farming life sim set on the island of Seikyu. Grow your farm, restore your ancestral home, form heartfelt bonds with villagers, and shapeshift into different spirit forms to explore a world that moves gently with the seasons.
Why similar: Farming Sim 24.1%, Agriculture 19.3% ★, Dating Sim 16.2%, Life Sim 16.2%, RPG 9.4%
- #53 Potion Permit
67% 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 20.2% ★, Life Sim 18.8%, Dating Sim 17.3%, Crafting 11.2%, RPG 6.7%
- #54 WorldNeverland - Daily Life in the Elnea Kingdom - Another Life Adventure
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 88 reviews2025
Dev: althi Inc.
Windows
How would you like to live of life of freedom in the Elnea Kingdom? Find solace in the company of unique residents, exploring, battling, collecting, farming, romancing, marrying, raising children, etc. Kick back, relax and enjoy yourself inside the life simulation game, WorldNeverland-Elnea Kingdom.
Why similar: Life Sim 31.4%, Sandbox 23.7%, Crafting 18.7%, Simulation 11.8%, Cute 9.6%
- #55 Harvest Moon: The Winds of Anthos
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 430 reviews2023
Dev: Appci Inc.Pub: Natsume Inc.
Windows
Explore the wide world of Anthos with the help of your wacky inventor friend Doc Jr. and many others! It’ll be up to you to revive the Harvest Goddess and the Harvest Sprites, as well as reconnect all of the villages of Anthos with each other! Farm all around Anthos using the improved Expando-Farm!
Why similar: Farming Sim 35%, Life Sim 22.1%, RPG 11.2%, Fishing 10.9% ★, Simulation 9.8%
- #56 One Lonely Outpost
67% matchMixed59% of 645 reviews2025
Dev: indie.io
Windows
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
An alien world sometimes needs a farmer’s touch to bring it to life. In this sci-fi, colonization-life sim, terraform a barren world: turn wastelands into verdant landscapes while exploring, farming, building, and unlocking all the mysteries of this strange new planet.
Why similar: Farming Sim 23.1%, Agriculture 14.2% ★, Life Sim 13.9%, Sandbox 11.2%, Dating Sim 8.3%
- #57 Flatinside Simulator
67% matchMostly Positive71% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: SncI Studios
Windows
Flatinside offers a realistic simulation experience set in a vast city waiting to be explored. Work for more money, create your style, buy luxury houses and cars, flirt with women, and dive into the fun at nightclubs. In this city where everyone writes their own story, take your place!
Why similar: Life Sim 28.2%, Dating Sim 24.8%, Sandbox 21.7%, RPG 12.2%, Open World 10.1%
- #58 Chef RPG
64% matchVery Positive88% of 2,586 reviews2024
Dev: World 2 Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.6 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 36.6%, RPG 15.6%, Crafting 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Open World 11.3%
- #59 Farmtale
69% 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: Farming Sim 27.4%, Agriculture 19.6% ★, Life Sim 17.5%, Sandbox 13.7%, RPG 6.8%
- #60 World's Dawn
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 881 reviews2016
Dev: Wayward Prophet
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Bring life back to a sleepy seaside village by building friendships, finding love, harvesting crops, tending livestock, competing in festivals, fishing, mining, discovering magical secrets and more!
Why similar: Farming Sim 26.5%, Fishing 20.9% ★, Life Sim 17.4%, Dating Sim 16.7%, Cute 5%