Games Like Research Story

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 27.1%, Agriculture 17.8% ★, Life Sim 14.1%, Building 5.3%, Sandbox 5%

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 21.6%, Agriculture 17.1% ★, Life Sim 12.2%, Building 7.4%, Cozy 7.1%

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 28.7%, Agriculture 17.9% ★, Life Sim 15.4%, Building 6.2%, Crafting 5.5%

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% ★, Farming Sim 13.6%, Life Sim 12.6%, Collectathon 7.4%, Building 6.8%

A cozy 2.5D farm-life RPG that runs deep. Grow living soil into legendary harvests, romance 34+ villagers, breed magical animals, cook, fish, and dive the dungeons below for loot. No forced bedtime, no stress, just your dream farm at your own pace.

Why similar: Farming Sim 22.8%, Agriculture 20.3% ★, Life Sim 12.5%, Building 6.8%, Crafting 6.3%

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 31%, Agriculture 18.7% ★, Life Sim 15.2%, Character Customization 6.5%, Crafting 6.3%

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: Agriculture 22.1% ★, Farming Sim 21.8%, Life Sim 13%, Cozy 9.1%, Building 8.5%

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: Agriculture 19.1% ★, Farming Sim 18.2%, Creature Collector 17.1%, Life Sim 11%, Building 8.1%

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 25.1%, Agriculture 16.6% ★, Life Sim 16%, Crafting 8.5%, Building 7%

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: Farming Sim 23.9%, Agriculture 21.7% ★, Creature Collector 17.7%, Crafting 7.3%, Character Customization 6%

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: Agriculture 21.1% ★, Farming Sim 20.1%, Life Sim 12.2%, Cozy 9.4%, Sandbox 7%

Build your dream farm with your friends & animals in Big Farm Story. Grow crops, tend your fields, craft and explore the world in this farming adventure. Meet new friends around each corner, shape your own community and have fun writing your own story.

Why similar: Farming Sim 37.1%, Life Sim 24.7%, Crafting 10.6%, Relaxing 8%, RPG 7.7%

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: Farming Sim 31.5%, Life Sim 17.9%, Cozy 15.2%, Crafting 9.8%, Open World 8.1%

Experience the joys of life on the farm in this reimagining of a timeless STORY OF SEASONS classic!

Why similar: Farming Sim 49.4%, Agriculture 11.6% ★, Life Sim 10.4%, Simulation 8.5%, RPG 6.7%

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 20.3%, Agriculture 18.8% ★, Life Sim 11.9%, Cozy 9.1%, Building 6.4%

Welcome to Olive Town, a peaceful community established by your trailblazing grandfather and his friends. Now that you've taken over his farm, it's your job to carry on his legacy. Plant crops, raise animals, build relationships, and get to know the residents of your new home!

Why similar: Farming Sim 31.2%, Agriculture 23.3% ★, Life Sim 17.1%, Building 7.7%, RPG 6.1%

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 24.5%, Cozy 11.8%, Life Sim 11%, Building 10.4%, Crafting 8.4%

Grow your own farm all by yourself, or cooperate with your friends in this unique, relaxing farming experience!

Why similar: Agriculture 39.3% ★, Farming Sim 24.1%, Building 10.3%, Sandbox 6.3%, Relaxing 6.2%

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: Agriculture 22.2% ★, Farming Sim 22.1%, Life Sim 13.1%, Crafting 7.3%, Sandbox 6.9%

Monster Harvest is a monster collecting and farming action RPG with a twist! Grow, collect and mutate your crops then take them into battle! Filled with places to discover and multiple ways to build your farm, get ready to craft, explore and battle across the vibrant world of Planimal Point.

Why similar: Farming Sim 20.2%, Agriculture 19.7% ★, Creature Collector 14.5%, Collectathon 8.3%, Building 7.6%

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 20.2%, Agriculture 16.3% ★, Life Sim 11%, Cozy 9.1%, Sandbox 6.7%

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%, Agriculture 20% ★, Life Sim 14.2%, Cozy 8.7%, Building 7.6%

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 29.5%, Life Sim 16.8%, Sandbox 9.9%, Crafting 9.5%, Open World 6.7%

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 23.8% ★, Farming Sim 19.9%, Building 9.6%, Sandbox 8%, Crafting 7.4%

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 27%, Agriculture 18.4% ★, Life Sim 14.7%, Building 5.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.3%

Welcome to Paleo Pines, a charming island known for its friendly dinosaurs, quirky townsfolk, and mysterious past. Befriend dinos and enlist their help to fix up your ranch and farm crops to create your cozy dino sanctuary! Then set out with your companion, Lucky, to uncover the island’s secrets.

Why similar: Farming Sim 27.3%, Agriculture 17.5% ★, Creature Collector 15.1%, Life Sim 10.9%, Relaxing 6.2%

Escape everyday stress and start a new life in Clover Town! With adorable blob creatures by your side, you’ll farm, make new friends, and explore uncharted lands. Will you find love, or become the greatest blob trainer? Your story is yours to shape!

Why similar: Farming Sim 25.5%, Creature Collector 18.1%, Life Sim 15%, Cozy 10.3%, Crafting 8.2%

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 29.8%, Agriculture 20.7% ★, Creature Collector 17.3%, Simulation 8.7%, Crafting 5.7%

Find harmony in the Japanese countryside as you help Sparky uncover lost memories in this modern take on the farming and life simulator. Build a thriving homestead, cultivate new relationships, and chase your own happiness in SunnySide.

Why similar: Agriculture 20.8% ★, Farming Sim 20.5%, Life Sim 12.3%, Cozy 9.7%, Building 8.7%

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: Farming Sim 23.1%, Life Sim 17%, Creature Collector 14.6%, Crafting 7.3%, Open World 6.3%

I Am Future is a relaxing single-player survival game about building a cozy rooftop camp amid a flooded post-apocalyptic city. Set up a farm, go fishing, tinker with gadgets, craft new tools, manage a team of cute robots to automate and expand your base, explore the mysterious world, and chill out!

Why similar: Agriculture 18.7% ★, Farming Sim 17.7%, Life Sim 10.2%, Cozy 8%, Building 7.4%

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 28.7% ★, Farming Sim 28.5%, Life Sim 12.1%, Crafting 8.9%, Relaxing 5.7%

Grow your farm, meet the villagers, and join your friends online in building your world.

Why similar: Farming Sim 26%, Agriculture 23.8% ★, Building 9.1%, Sandbox 7.9%, Character Customization 7.1%

Put down roots on your new farm in the peaceful town of Forgotten Valley. Bring life to the land by cultivating crops and raising animals, find love among the town's friendly folk, and make lasting memories with a family of your very own.

Why similar: Agriculture 28.2% ★, Life Sim 16.7%, Farming Sim 16.6%, Cozy 11.5%, RPG 6.2%

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 32.4%, Life Sim 23.9%, Building 9.9%, Collectathon 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 8%

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 29.8% ★, Farming Sim 20.8%, Life Sim 12.6%, Building 7.6%, Crafting 6.6%

Start your new life as a caretaker for an island of frogs in this cozy creature-collector! Build your dream island, discover magical wildlife, and uncover the island's many hidden secrets, to try and piece together the past life you've somehow forgotten.

Why similar: Farming Sim 24.5%, Creature Collector 18.5%, Life Sim 14.1%, Base Building 9.7%, Cozy 8.1%

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 21.4%, Agriculture 20% ★, Life Sim 12.6%, Building 7.9%, Crafting 6.6%

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 25.4% ★, Farming Sim 24.9%, Life Sim 14.7%, Crafting 7.6%, Cozy 5.7%

Grow the TerraBeast you live on from a tiny patch of land into a whimsical world! In this fully hand-sculpted, playful systemic sandbox, you'll explore vibrant biomes, farm, craft, build, and befriend the wild OddFauna to create a thriving ecosystem.

Why similar: Farming Sim 18.5%, Creature Collector 15.8%, Life Sim 11.5%, Cozy 9.2%, Base Building 8.7%

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: Life Sim 23%, Cozy 17.1%, Crafting 12.3%, Character Customization 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%

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: Farming Sim 25.1%, Agriculture 20.7% ★, Life Sim 15.6%, Cozy 11.3%, Crafting 6.9%

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

Why similar: Farming Sim 29.6%, Agriculture 22.2% ★, Creature Collector 18.6%, Simulation 7.3%, Base Building 6.8%

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 32%, Life Sim 18.7%, Building 9.5%, Crafting 7.6%, RPG 7.3%

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 25.8% ★, Farming Sim 25%, Life Sim 14.1%, Sandbox 8.4%, Base Building 7.8%

Lilly was spirited away to a mysterious island. As her memories fade, everyone seems to know her and her quest for her missing sister. It’s time to establish a homestead, meet your friendly Everfolks, then learn their secrets and solve the mystery of Everholm, in this open-ended minimalist RPG!

Why similar: Farming Sim 29.9%, Cozy 15.8%, Life Sim 15.4%, RPG 7.4%, Building 7.4%

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 21.7%, Agriculture 21.1% ★, Life Sim 12.9%, Building 7.7%, Crafting 6.6%

In this cozy creature collector, your creatures aren't for battling. Restore lost species, build habitats around their needs, teach them the skills to thrive, and release them into the wild. Explore town life and dive into shifting roguelite dungeons to discover the next Nimbit.

Why similar: Farming Sim 22.6%, Creature Collector 17.6%, Life Sim 14.8%, Cozy 10.1%, Building 8.7%

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: Farming Sim 26.1%, Creature Collector 16%, Building 11.9%, Cozy 11.2%, Relaxing 8.5%

Build your ideal, cozy farm in a living village. Form bonds with fellow villagers to lend a hand as you grow crops, care for animals, and craft a corner of paradise. Sail across enchanted islands to discover new resources and adventures along the way.

Why similar: Farming Sim 29%, Life Sim 14.9%, Cozy 13.4%, Building 9%, Sandbox 8.2%

Pawsome Resort is a cozy life sim where you run an animal hotel in a charming pixel-art village. Design your resort, care for cute animals, grow crops, craft things, complete quests, and bond with villagers. With farming and RPG elements, it's a perfect cozy escape.

Why similar: Agriculture 18.5% ★, Farming Sim 16.6%, Life Sim 11.3%, Creature Collector 10.5%, Cozy 9.8%

Play as a young scavenger and construct your vertical farm one platform at a time under extreme weather. Evolving from a scrap-gathering survivor into an easygoing farming tycoon. Transform the climate, and remake the wasteland into your personal Eden.

Why similar: Farming Sim 30.7%, Cozy 14.5%, Building 13.1%, Crafting 10.4%, Relaxing 7.1%

HARVESTELLA, an all-new life-simulation RPG from SQUARE ENIX! Lead a life of self-sufficiency with your vibrant house as a base and cooperate with allies to overcome various threats.

Why similar: Farming Sim 25.6%, Agriculture 25.6% ★, Life Sim 13.3%, Building 9.6%, Sandbox 8.2%

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: Farming Sim 34.9%, Life Sim 20.5%, Cozy 17.1%, Crafting 9.5%, Relaxing 7%

Enter the world of Mutter Island as Sylvie, a newfound witch with the ability to grow magical Critters. Restore the island, welcome the unwelcome, and uncover the mystery of Sylvie's past!

Why similar: Farming Sim 26.1%, Creature Collector 18.9%, Cozy 13.5%, Crafting 8.9%, Open World 6.7%

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: Farming Sim 32.6%, Life Sim 19.9%, Cozy 14.1%, Character Customization 9.3%, RPG 6.7%

Take over a cozy local farm in the charming seaside town of Aurora, meet friendly locals, reveal the secrets and enjoy your new peaceful life!

Why similar: Farming Sim 32.7%, Agriculture 26.8% ★, RPG 14%, Simulation 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%

Sunshine Story invites you to explore magical islands! Team up to battle the Guardian Dragon and befriend magical pets. Build your dream homestead, farm, and adventure with friends. Delve into mysterious mines, raise adorable animals, and enjoy a poetic day & night cycle.

Why similar: Farming Sim 28%, Creature Collector 21%, Building 11.3%, Open World 7.8%, Sandbox 7.2%

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 22.9%, Agriculture 20% ★, Life Sim 12.5%, Sandbox 7.4%, Building 7.3%