- #1 Farmer's Life
97% matchVery Positive89% of 2,791 reviews2023
Dev: FreeMind S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
🌾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 23.9% ★, Agriculture 20.1% ★, Farming Sim 16.5%, Life Sim 10.3%, Crafting 7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a highly similar first-person perspective on rural agricultural life, focusing on the harsh realities of farming and survival in a Slavic-inspired setting.
- #2 Ranch Simulator: Build, Hunt, Farm
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 48,660 reviews2023
Dev: Toxic DogPub: Excalibur Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Builder. Farmer. Hunter. Trader. Ranching certainly isn’t your average job. Think you have the skills to turn your family’s rundown homestead into the most prosperous ranch in the valley? Then it’s time to head out into the wilderness in this captivating single and multiplayer open-world simulator.
Why similar: Farming 24.5% ★, Hunting 18.5% ★, Farming Sim 16.6%, Trading 12.4%, Economy 6%
Why You'll Like It: This game mirrors the core loop of managing a homestead, hunting for food, and building structures in a remote, open-world environment.
- #3 My Summer Car
96% matchVery Positive95% of 117,923 reviews2025
Dev: Amistech Games
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 47.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
My Summer Car is the ultimate car owning, building, fixing, tuning, maintenance AND permadeath life survival simulator. You start the game with hundreds of loose parts and assemble both car and engine.
Why similar: Survival 26%, Open World 23.2%, Simulation 18.7%, Realistic 17.3%, First-Person 11%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive gritty rural life simulator that perfectly captures the DIY spirit, vehicle maintenance, and survival challenges of living in the countryside.
- #4 Farmer's Dynasty - Final Harvest Edition
95% matchMostly Positive75% of 4,320 reviews2019
Dev: UMEO StudiosPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.3 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 27.5%, Agriculture 26.1% ★, Life Sim 17.9%, Simulation 6.6%, Crafting 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends traditional farming simulation with role-playing elements, allowing players to restore a family farm in a rural landscape.
- #5 Lumberjack's Dynasty
94% matchMostly Positive71% of 2,822 reviews2021
Dev: UMEO StudiosPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A unique life simulation where you are a lumberjack building up a business and founding a lasting dynasty for generations to come.
Why similar: Simulation 34.3%, Crafting 21.2%, Open World 11.3%, Life Sim 10.6%, Realistic 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: It expands the rural life-sim experience to include forestry and heavy machinery, maintaining the focus on manual labor and homestead development.
- #6 Russian Fishing 4
94% matchMixed61% of 91,320 reviews2021
Dev: FishSoft LLC
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 75.3 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Russian Fishing 4 is a fishing simulator with RPG elements. There is no story line and the whole process is based on the concept of an open, free to roam and free to play game.
Why similar: Fishing 48.4% ★, Crafting 12.4%, Simulation 7.9%, Realistic 7.4%, Relaxing 7%
Why You'll Like It: It provides the most authentic and detailed fishing experience, which is a key component of the relaxing, nature-focused gameplay in the seed game.
- #7 Medieval Dynasty
93% matchVery Positive90% of 52,440 reviews2021
Dev: Render CubePub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 11.6 hrsMean: 36.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Hunt, survive, build and lead in the harsh Middle Ages: Create your own Medieval Dynasty and ensure its long-lasting prosperity or die trying! Play alone or team up with friends to enjoy the ultimate medieval experience.
Why similar: Agriculture 30% ★, Crafting 25.6%, Survival 14.7%, Open World 10.1%, Realistic 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: It combines survival, farming, and village-building mechanics with a strong emphasis on atmospheric, historical rural life.
- #8 Russian Life Simulator
91% matchVery Positive89% of 8,374 reviews2019
Dev: GosDev ProductionPub: Abama Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The most realistic simulator of the life of a Russian person. Collect pension from birth, collect bottles to survive and become part of an exciting life-long story.
Why similar: Life Sim 35.4%, Simulation 19.1%, Economy 18.2%, Relaxing 14%, Casual 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a satirical and thematic look at life in Russia, focusing on the daily struggles and humorous situations of the setting.
- #9 Harvest Days: My Dream Farm
91% matchMixed68% of 194 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: Agriculture 21.2% ★, Fishing 19.5% ★, Farming Sim 18.1%, Trading 13.6%, Life Sim 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a more relaxed, cozy approach to the farming and life-sim genre, perfect for players who enjoy the agricultural side of the seed game.
- #10 Garden Simulator
90% matchVery Positive83% of 415 reviews2022
Dev: PRODUKTIVKELLER StudiosPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
PLANT - DESIGN - HARVEST - With Garden Simulator you’ll get your own allotment, place deco elements and cultivate plants to harvest and sell them. Get ready for a beautiful time in nature. Always remember: A garden is a delight to the eye and a solace for the soul.
Why similar: Agriculture 25% ★, Farming Sim 20.5%, Trading 17.5%, Crafting 12.3%, Relaxing 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses specifically on the gardening and cultivation aspects of the seed game, providing a relaxing experience for plant enthusiasts.
- #11 Mist Survival
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 14,394 reviews2018
Dev: Dimension 32 Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
MIST SURVIVAL is a Single-player, survival stealth sandbox game Players will experience the Apocalypse stimulation in the form of virus pandemic, the players have to deal with it to survive through the difficulties such as finding shelter and food, threats from the environment and climate: wild animals, bandits, infected, and dense mist t
Why similar: Survival 42.8%, Crafting 22.1%, Open World 21.9%, First-Person 4.9%, Simulation 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes the survival and crafting aspects of rural life, requiring players to build a base and forage for resources to stay alive.
- #12 Project Zomboid
88% matchVery Positive94% of 484,416 reviews2013
Dev: The Indie Stone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.9 hrsMean: 89.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..
Why similar: Survival 42.2%, Open World 20.9%, Crafting 19.1%, Realistic 7.6%, Simulation 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: While featuring zombies, it is arguably the deepest farming and survival simulator available, perfectly capturing the struggle of living off the land.
- #13 Cowboy Life Simulator
86% matchVery Positive89% of 1,303 reviews2025
Dev: Odd QubitPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
“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: Agriculture 24.6% ★, Farming Sim 22%, Life Sim 14.2%, Crafting 11.9%, Open World 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the life-sim and survival elements of the seed game, focusing on the challenges of living and working on a remote ranch.
- #14 Farming Life
89% matchMixed66% of 217 reviews2021
Dev: ▲ Pyramid GamesPub: Gaming Factory
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Are you tired of corporate life? Create your own farm! Plant vegetables and fruits, harvest crops, employ workers, take care of animals. Buy farm equipment, manage employees and just relax!
Why similar: Farming 31.2% ★, Agriculture 24.8% ★, Farming Sim 23.4%, Economy 6.2%, Simulation 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a straightforward, accessible take on managing a farm and dealing with the daily needs of rural life.
- #15 The Long Drive
87% matchVery Positive88% of 56,498 reviews2019
Dev: Genesz
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 20.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Random generated open world semi-post apocalyptic survival car driving game.
Why similar: Survival 24.9%, Open World 18.8%, Realistic 13.1%, Simulation 11.8%, Exploration 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: It captures a similar Eastern European atmospheric vibe, focusing on vehicle maintenance and survival in a desolate, open-world landscape.
- #16 Cropia
85% matchVery Positive92% of 85 reviews2026
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 18.7% ★, Agriculture 18.6% ★, Farming Sim 15.7%, Fishing 15.5% ★, Life Sim 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the agricultural and exploration aspects of farming sims, offering a variety of crops and crafting mechanics.
- #17 Chill Town
86% matchMixed67% of 237 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: Farming 20.1% ★, Hunting 17.4% ★, Fishing 17.1% ★, Farming Sim 16.6%, Life Sim 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a cozy, low-stress environment for players who enjoy the relaxing aspects of farming and life simulation.
- #18 Used Cars Simulator
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,197 reviews2025
Dev: DreamWay GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Used Cars Simulator - trade used or stolen cars, fix and customize them, drive around, and explore the open world! Grow your business, complete quests, and have fun with a physics-based sandbox!
Why similar: Trading 28.4%, Life Sim 23.6%, Economy 12.1%, Open World 9.6%, Realistic 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the mechanical and economic side of rural life, focusing on the restoration and trading of vehicles in a small-town setting.
- #19 Japanese Rural Life Adventure
84% matchVery Positive80% of 251 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 33.1%, Agriculture 27.2% ★, Life Sim 26.7%, Simulation 7.8%, Relaxing 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a beautiful, peaceful take on rural life-sims, focusing on the daily chores and seasonal rhythms of living in the countryside.
- #20 Hillshade Farm
83% matchMixed68% of 79 reviews2026
Dev: NORTHSTAR Games
Windows
You’ve got land, time, and a whole lot to figure out. Start small, work hard, earn what you need, and build the kind of farm you’d never want to leave.
Why similar: Farming Sim 18.5%, Farming 17.2% ★, Agriculture 15.4% ★, Life Sim 12.4%, Crafting 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: This title provides a casual and open-ended approach to farm management and rural life simulation.
- #21 Stranded Deep
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 47,919 reviews2022
Dev: Beam Team GamesPub: Beam Team Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 20.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Take the role of a plane crash survivor stranded somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. Come face to face with some of the most life threatening scenarios that will result in a different experience each time you play. Scavenge. Discover. Survive.
Why similar: Survival 31.2%, Crafting 25.6%, Open World 15.3%, Realistic 8.2%, First-Person 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: While set on an island, it captures the essential survival, foraging, and crafting loops that define the survival experience in the seed game.
- #22 Subsistence
82% matchMostly Positive72% of 13,861 reviews2016
Dev: ColdGames
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 40.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Subsistence is a sandbox, first person, solo or co-op, PvE open-world survival game. Struggle through changing seasons to build a base, develop technology and gear-up in the hostile environment. Defend yourself from wildlife, the elements and AI hunters (who also build bases in the world).
Why similar: Survival 37.3%, Crafting 37%, Open World 18.9%, First-Person 4.7%, Singleplayer 1.3%
Why You'll Like It: It is a hardcore survival game that emphasizes building, crafting, and gathering resources in a realistic, unforgiving wilderness.
- #23 Green Hell
80% matchVery Positive85% of 102,938 reviews2019
Dev: Creepy Jar
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Plunge into the open-world survival simulation set in the extreme conditions of the uncharted Amazon jungle. Use real-life survival techniques to craft, hunt, fight, and gather resources, set a makeshift shelter, or raise a fortress. Survive alone or team up with your friends and challenge the jungle together.
Why similar: Survival 33.8%, Crafting 25.3%, Open World 14.8%, Realistic 7.1%, Simulation 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a highly realistic survival experience where foraging, hunting, and crafting are the primary means of staying alive in a harsh environment.
- #24 Sengoku Dynasty
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 7,879 reviews2024
Dev: SuperkamiPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Sengoku Dynasty is the ultimate feudal Japan experience: build villages, grow your community, and shape the open world through combat or economy. The choice is yours alone - or that of up to 4 players in multiplayer co-op!
Why similar: Life Sim 29.2%, Crafting 20.9%, Survival 19.5%, Open World 14%, Exploration 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a similar blend of survival, farming, and building, set against a beautiful, historically-inspired rural backdrop.
- #25 Project Real
79% 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 22.9%, Fishing 19.5% ★, Agriculture 17.7% ★, Life Sim 16.1%, Crafting 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a casual simulation experience that attempts to ground the player in realistic daily tasks and exploration.
- #26 Russian Village Simulator 2
78% matchMixed69% of 78 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: Agriculture 16.8% ★, Fishing 16.3% ★, Farming Sim 13.4%, Hunting 10.7% ★, Life Sim 9.4%
- #27 Agricultural Simulator 2011: Extended Edition
82% matchMixed51% of 184 reviews2011
Dev: ActalogicPub: Libredia
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 20%
Assume the role of a farmer to make and manage your land. Invest in CLAAS machinery, crops, livestock, and other improvements.
Why similar: Farming Sim 30%, Farming 28.7% ★, Agriculture 24% ★, Simulation 7.7%, Open World 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: It serves as a nostalgic look at the roots of the farming simulation genre, focusing on heavy machinery and field management.
- #28 Russian Village Simulator on Mars
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: VD Games
Windows
Develop a village colony on Mars, using various resources and bringing the unique flavor of Russian culture to the distant space.
Why similar: Agriculture 18.7% ★, Farming Sim 12.7%, Hunting 12.3% ★, Fishing 11.9% ★, Life Sim 9.4%
- #29 Harvest Life
81% matchMixed51% of 270 reviews2017
Dev: bumblebeePub: familyplay
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 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 36.3%, Agriculture 17.5% ★, Farming 12.7% ★, Fishing 9.8% ★, Crafting 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: It is a classic-style farming simulator that emphasizes the day-to-day work of maintaining a farm and interacting with the local community.
- #30 Rancher: A new life
76% matchMixed64% of 295 reviews2026
Dev: Sim Farm S.A.
Windows
Start a new life as a Rancher. Travel the forest paths by quad bike, raise cattle, build, repair, and improve your farm. Take care of animals, go fishing, cook, grow vegetables, practice your accuracy on shooting range, take photos, and much more. Relax away from the hustle and bustle of the city!
Why similar: Agriculture 20.8% ★, Farming Sim 19.7%, Fishing 17.1% ★, Life Sim 14%, Crafting 9.1%
- #31 Скуф на даче
75% matchVery Positive87% of 728 reviews2025
Dev: KickedMesh
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 37%
A cottage is not just about garden beds! Dacha is primarily a solitude with oneself. Flood the sauna, go mushroom picking, and ride an old bucket over the village potholes in an immersive country simulator.
Why similar: Simulation 47.1%, First-Person 22.9%, Open World 22.2%, Indie 4.5%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #32 Dinkum
73% matchVery Positive92% of 29,165 reviews2025
Dev: James BendonPub: KRAFTON, Inc.
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 29.4 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 23.8% ★, Farming 19.4% ★, Farming Sim 14.2%, Fishing 14.1% ★, Life Sim 9.7%
- #33 Farming & Supermarket Simulator
74% matchVery Positive79% of 896 reviews2025
Dev: EY08 Games
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Embark on a relaxing yet challenging journey to manage your own supermarket. Grow organic crops, care for your animals, and sell products to your customers. Build and expand your shelves. Can you transform your supermarket into an empire?
Why similar: Farming 28% ★, Farming Sim 19.4%, Life Sim 13.2%, Crafting 11.7%, Hidden Object 9.8%
- #34 СИМУЛЯТОР ОДИНОЧЕСТВА В РУССКОЙ ДЕРЕВНЕ
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,157 reviews2021
Dev: Guilty Pleasure Games
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 21%
An old Russian hut, endless forests, and not a single person for hundreds of miles around.
Why similar: Life Sim 36.5%, Open World 16.8%, Realistic 16.7%, Simulation 10.7%, Exploration 7%
- #35 Farmer's Life: Prologue
77% matchMostly Positive71% of 243 reviews2021
Dev: FreeMind S.A.
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Farmer’s Life is a first simulator that will show you real, sometimes dark life on the farm. You will run Kazimir’s life - a bachelor and alcoholic. Help him to become an exemplary farmer, start a family, take care of the farm or watch him going down.
Why similar: Farming Sim 27.1%, Trading 20.4%, Life Sim 17.2%, Relaxing 6.7%, Simulation 6.1%
- #36 Russian Soul Simulator
75% matchMixed69% of 106 reviews2024
Dev: VD Games
Windows
Russian Soul Simulator is a meditative game that allows the player to look at the Russian nature and the surrounding world in realistic graphics. The game allows the hero to move freely through fields and forests, explore the surrounding terrain and interact with various objects.
Why similar: Life Sim 31.9%, Realistic 15.2%, Hidden Object 13.1%, Simulation 12.8%, Relaxing 6.4%
- #37 Recycling Center Simulator
72% matchVery Positive86% of 2,974 reviews2024
Dev: Balas GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 10.5 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Recycling Center Simulator is a business simulator game with a first person view. Make money from garbage, collect raw materials for your recycling center from different locations, recycle them, make money by producing new products and improve your factory.
Why similar: Life Sim 28.4%, Crafting 15.9%, Economy 14.4%, Simulation 11.2%, First-Person 9.9%
- #38 Stardew Valley
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,040,983 reviews2016
Dev: ConcernedApe
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 23.0 hrsMean: 85.7 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 27.4%, Agriculture 21.7% ★, Life Sim 16.8%, Fishing 9.5% ★, Crafting 8.1%
- #39 Alaskan Road Truckers
72% matchMixed62% of 3,270 reviews2023
Dev: Road Studio S.A.Pub: Green Man Gaming Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Brave the challenging conditions of Alaskan life in the definitive trucker simulator. Be the master of your own destiny as you take jobs, transport cargo and experience a sense of freedom on foot and in your cab.
Why similar: Survival 21.5%, Open World 15.9%, Realistic 14.8%, Relaxing 11.9%, Simulation 11.5%
- #40 DACHA
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 98 reviews2025
Dev: VD Games
Windows
Immerse yourself in the peaceful atmosphere of a Russian summer cottage: take care of the vegetable garden and flower beds, pick ripe apples, cook fragrant compote, roast kebabs and enjoy nature.
Why similar: Farming Sim 33.9%, Life Sim 27.7%, Simulation 14.5%, Realistic 6.7%, First-Person 5.2%
- #41 Mirthwood
71% matchMostly Positive70% of 2,381 reviews2024
Dev: Bad Ridge GamesPub: V Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.5 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 21.2% ★, Farming Sim 20.5%, Farming 16.7% ★, Life Sim 10.3%, Crafting 9.7%
- #42 Morels: The Hunt
73% matchVery Positive87% of 289 reviews2019
Dev: Abrams Studios
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Morels is a simulation game about mushroom hunting and wildlife photography. Explore a diverse range of regions spanning across the United States. Increase your hunter and photographer levels by collecting a variety of mushrooms, photographing animals, and completing weekly tasks.
Why similar: Hunting 29.4% ★, Hidden Object 10.9%, Relaxing 9.6%, Survival 9.4%, Simulation 9%
- #43 Old Market Simulator
69% matchVery Positive88% of 5,425 reviews2024
Dev: Alcedo Games
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 23.4% ★, Farming 21.4% ★, Life Sim 19.2%, Trading 13.2%, Simulation 7.8%
- #44 Bigfoot Life
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 92 reviews2025
Dev: Planet 47 Games
Windows
Live as Bigfoot in a peaceful forest-life simulator. Fish, forage, build, and protect wildlife as the guardian of the woods. Create your own Bigfoot and live your best Bigfoot Life.
Why similar: Survival 21%, Relaxing 14.8%, Open World 14.3%, Simulation 13.2%, Hidden Object 12%
- #45 Firefly Village
68% matchVery Positive87% of 131 reviews2025
Dev: Josh Koenig GamesPub: indie.io
Windows · Linux
The Firefly Village awaits! A bite-sized, streamlined farming sim that focuses on moments that matter, without wasting a single second of your time. Build a homestead, raise crops, tend to livestock, make friends, and enjoy a pocket of paradise where farming is a delight and friends plentiful.
Why similar: Farming 21.4% ★, Farming Sim 19.5%, Agriculture 19.1% ★, Fishing 17.1% ★, Life Sim 11.8%
- #46 Finnish Cottage Simulator
67% matchVery Positive94% of 3,709 reviews2024
Dev: RANELA GAMES
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The most detailed cottage experience. Live as a regular Finnish man and enjoy the summer. Play relaxed: go to the sauna, get drunk and grill food. Play how you want: make moonshine, become a burglar and turbocharge your moped.
Why similar: Life Sim 25.5%, Crafting 15.7%, Simulation 11.8%, Open World 11.5%, Realistic 10.7%
- #47 No Place Like Home
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,116 reviews2022
Dev: Chicken LauncherPub: Awaken Realms
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Humanity Trashed the Earth and left for Mars. Only few remained. EXPLORE the world. Clean the environment, CRAFT with recycled resources. Domesticate animals. Rebuild your village. Restore environment and run your own post-apo FARM as there is No Place Like Home!
Why similar: Farming Sim 21.2%, Agriculture 20.9% ★, Fishing 18.4% ★, Life Sim 13%, Crafting 10.9%
- #48 Immortal Life
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 4,370 reviews2024
Dev: YiFang StudioPub: 2P Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 16.0 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 22.1% ★, Agriculture 21.9% ★, Farming Sim 19.5%, Life Sim 12.9%, Crafting 9.9%
- #49 Ship Graveyard Simulator
70% matchMixed64% of 2,358 reviews2021
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Visit the largest ship graveyard in the world. A dozen kilometers of beach filled with wrecks. Hundreds of ships wrecked on the coast. Thousands of tons of steel. Choose the most valuable ship for you and start the adventure. Play as one of the workers during the most dangerous work in the world!
Why similar: Life Sim 24.6%, Crafting 19.9%, Relaxing 11.9%, Simulation 11.4%, Realistic 10.9%
- #50 Tank Mechanic Simulator
69% matchVery Positive88% of 9,446 reviews2020
Dev: DeGenerals S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Renovate & build II World War tanks. Experience highly detailed & realistic simulation game. Take tanks fully apart by using different tools. Transform them from rusty and ruined to fully working. Check them on the training ground, sell or put into your own museum.
Why similar: Crafting 21.2%, Economy 15.7%, Realistic 13.7%, Relaxing 12.2%, Simulation 12%
- #51 Trans-Siberian Railway Simulator
66% matchVery Positive92% of 1,953 reviews2024
Dev: PentaclePub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Take control of a Soviet locomotive and embark on a dangerous journey along the world's longest railway line. Face mafia rivals, bandits, wild animals, constant breakdowns, severe frosts, hunger, and... a hangover. How far will you get before your supplies run out?
Why similar: Hunting 35.1% ★, Survival 14.9%, Open World 10.2%, Realistic 9.3%, Simulation 8.7%
- #52 Mushroom Picker Simulator
70% matchMixed41% of 61 reviews2020
Dev: Poroshin Develop
Windows
Mushroom Picker Simulator is a mushroom search and collection simulator that will involve you in hunting many different mushrooms growing in the wild. Collect mushrooms, enjoy walking in the forest, complete missions, improve your hut and your equipment.
Why similar: Hunting 35.3% ★, Hidden Object 16.6%, Open World 11.2%, Exploration 8%, Relaxing 6.9%
- #53 Alaska Gold Fever
64% matchVery Positive80% of 1,056 reviews2026
Dev: Baked GamesPub: Baked Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Step into the role of a gold prospector during the Alaskan gold rush and build your own empire from scratch. Mine resources, refine different forms of gold, and upgrade your tools to increase efficiency. Explore diverse mines, survive the harsh climate, and complete engaging story and side quests!
Why similar: Hunting 37.7% ★, Crafting 17.4%, Open World 9.8%, Realistic 9.1%, Simulation 7.9%
- #54 Grimshire
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,460 reviews2025
Dev: Acute Owl Studio
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
A deadly plague threatens the village of Grimshire. Manage your farmland, forage the bounty of the wilds, prevent your harvest from rotting away and keep the root cellar full. Can you help bring the community together and survive?
Why similar: Farming Sim 30.5%, Agriculture 23.3% ★, Life Sim 12.5%, Fishing 12.5% ★, Survival 11%
- #55 Cute Farmer Life
66% matchVery Positive98% of 157 reviews2023
Dev: SE32
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cute Farmer Life is a small indie farm game. Grow, craft and collect resources in a game designed to relax and enjoy the moment. Discover the secrets of the small town you have moved to.
Why similar: Agriculture 26.9% ★, Farming Sim 24.5%, Fishing 21.5% ★, Crafting 11%, Relaxing 6%
- #56 Saloon Simulator: Prologue
65% matchVery Positive87% of 874 reviews2024
Dev: Glivi Games S.A.Pub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Saloon Simulator Prologue lets you restore an abandoned Saloon and discover that managing it isn't just about creating drinks and meals. Clean up, organize, and choose the right friends - all to become the most recognizable business in the Wild West!
Why similar: Farming Sim 29.1%, Life Sim 17.7%, Crafting 16.9%, Economy 10.5%, Realistic 6.7%
