- #1 Everdream Valley
97% matchMostly Positive70% of 967 reviews2023
Dev: MooneatersPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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: Dogs 47.1% ★, Farming Sim 15.9%, Life Sim 9.1%, Cats 7.5%, Building 5.9%
- #2 Everdream Village
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 143 reviews2025
Dev: MooneatersPub: Untold Tales
Windows
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: Dogs 28.8% ★, Farming Sim 24.8%, Life Sim 13.3%, Cats 9.6%, Building 7.5%
- #3 The WILDS
96% matchMostly Positive76% of 613 reviews2022
Dev: Gluten Free Games
Windows
Become iconic animals and fight for survival in the The WILDS. Finding food, water, and shelter will be the easy part, protecting your family from hungry predators and a harsh environment will separate the weak from the strong. Welcome to a uniquely immersive animal experience...
Why similar: Hunting 22.3% ★, Horses 16% ★, Life Sim 14.4%, Cats 11.9%, Nature 7.8%
- #4 Among Trees
95% matchMixed68% of 2,233 reviews2021
Dev: FJRD Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Escape to an enchanting, living sandbox surrounded by wildlife and nature. Scavenge materials and craft tools to turn your small cabin into a warm, well-supplied home. Survive by fishing, cooking and growing your own food. Be careful though, the forest is as dangerous as it is wonderful.
Why similar: Building 27.8%, Survival 26%, Exploration 20.2%, Simulation 13.7%, Adventure 12.3%
- #5 Card Survival: Fantasy Forest
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,172 reviews2025
Dev: WinterSpring Games
Windows · Mac
Card Survival: Fantasy Forest is a card-based deep survival simulator and the next installment in the Card Survival Series. Carve yourself a home in a primordial forest that has a will of its own. A day-to-day life simulator in a world where nature reigns with mystery, beauty and sometimes cruelty.
Why similar: Farming Sim 31.4%, Life Sim 21.2%, Hunting 16.3% ★, Survival 9.6%, RPG 8.5%
- #6 Pathless Woods
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,110 reviews2024
Dev: AniYa Games Studio
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Embark on a cozy open-world survival journey inspired by ancient China's heritage. Gather resources, cultivate crops, build your dream home, and defend it from marauders. Team up with friends to explore and uncover a world where adventure meets serenity.
Why similar: Farming Sim 39.8%, Building 15.9%, Survival 11.7%, Simulation 9.7%, RPG 7.4%
- #7 Backwoods Town
93% matchVery Positive94% of 203 reviews2023
Dev: Andrii Prots
Windows
Backwoods town is an atmospheric forest survival simulator. Build your base, grow crops, fight bosses and rebuild the destroyed settlement, finding all its inhabitants along the way.
Why similar: Farming Sim 44.7%, Building 20.3%, Survival 12.2%, Exploration 6.4%, Third Person 5.7%
- #8 Big Farm Story
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,352 reviews2021
Dev: Goodgame Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Dogs 40.6% ★, Farming Sim 22.3%, Life Sim 15.4%, Nature 6.5%, RPG 5.9%
- #9 Wilderness
92% matchMostly Negative28% of 86 reviews2020
Dev: Horizon Studios
Windows
Survive in the wild nature by playing as an animal or as a human. Play as an animal and survive by your own or build a herd to stay protected. Have babies and protect them from predators. Play as a human and craft items, build a house, customize your character and more.
Why similar: Hunting 39.3% ★, Survival 15.4%, Third Person 12.7%, Nature 10%, Adventure 8.3%
- #10 No Place Like Home
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,097 reviews2022
Dev: Chicken LauncherPub: Awaken Realms
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 13.7 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: Dogs 38.2% ★, Farming Sim 20.2%, Life Sim 11.4%, Building 6.5%, RPG 5.1%
- #11 Gaucho and the Grassland
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 540 reviews2025
Dev: Epopeia Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
LIVE like a LATIN COWBOY as you EXPLORE, HELP others, and bring HARMONY between HUMANS and MYSTICAL BEINGS in a RELAXING COZY ADVENTURE.
Why similar: Dogs 28.3% ★, Farming Sim 21.2%, Horses 15.6% ★, Life Sim 10.7%, Building 7.9%
- #12 Survivalizm - The Animal Simulator
89% matchMixed45% of 93 reviews2025
Dev: Vishwakarma studiosPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
You are a wild spirit who is capable of coming into existence as any animal in a realistically replicated forest, where rules of the wild prevail. Fight or Flight, Mate, Grow your Herd, Leave a Legacy. Here you must survive, using your wits, strength, bravery and cunningness.
Why similar: Simulation 64.2%, Adventure 35.8%
- #13 Sunrise's Order
87% matchVery Positive94% of 71 reviews2024
Dev: Misstic Studio
Windows
Sunrise's Order is a farm simulation game in which the player is alone on an island, and seeks to become an accomplished small farmer. The player must use a delivery service called Animazon to support the farm and grow the farm's reputation.
Why similar: Dogs 35% ★, Farming Sim 23.7%, Life Sim 12.9%, Building 9.5%, Nature 5%
- #14 LivingForest
88% matchMostly Negative37% of 485 reviews2024
Dev: LivingEveryday
Windows
From a first or third person perspective, living this forest.
Why similar: Hunting 43% ★, Survival 13.3%, RPG 12.7%, Third Person 12.3%, Simulation 11.3%
- #15 Farmer's Dynasty 2
85% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,285 reviews2026
Dev: UMEO StudiosPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 33.6%, Life Sim 20.7%, Building 13.6%, RPG 8.2%, Simulation 8.1%
- #16 Forest Ranger Simulator
86% matchMixed41% of 266 reviews2024
Dev: FreeMind S.A.
Windows
Take care of forgotten nature's treasure. Build, craft, feed, clean and manage your forest in Forest Ranger Simulator. Ensure its long-lasting beauty and become a flawless Forest Ranger!
Why similar: Life Sim 34.4%, Building 20.7%, Nature 13.9%, Simulation 13.9%, Exploration 11.6%
- #17 Spirit of the Island
86% matchMixed66% of 1,897 reviews2022
Dev: 1M Bits HordePub: META Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A beautiful Life Sim Sandbox RPG with Cross-Platform Online COOP set on a tropical Archipelago. Build your farm, grow crops and animals, craft various items, cook dishes, gather resources, build shops and museum to attract visitors, and turn a desolate Island into a prosperous tourist destination!
Why similar: Farming Sim 43.7%, Life Sim 27.6%, RPG 11.7%, Simulation 10.6%, Adventure 6.5%
- #18 Ranger’s Path: National Park Simulator
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 489 reviews2026
Dev: To-Go GamesPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows
Begin your ranger journey in Ranger’s Path: National Park Simulator. Maintain trails, assist visitors, track wildlife, rescue injured or trapped animals, and explore diverse biomes filled with varied species.
Why similar: Creature Collector 25.6%, Life Sim 23%, Third Person 12.4%, Nature 12.3%, Simulation 11%
- #19 Forest Doesn’t Care
84% matchMixed68% of 247 reviews2025
Dev: MOROZ GAMES
Windows
A peaceful life in nature or a fight for survival? Explore a realistic forest, survive, discover abandoned places, and uncover why the forest refuses to let you leave.
Why similar: Life Sim 22.4%, Nature 16%, Third Person 14.4%, Survival 14.3%, Exploration 11.6%
- #20 OddFauna : Secret of the Terrabeast
82% matchVery Positive91% of 76 reviews2026
Dev: North Channel
Windows
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 30.2%, Creature Collector 26.8%, Life Sim 19.6%, Nature 10.2%, Survival 6.8%
- #21 Ranch Simulator: Build, Hunt, Farm
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 47,912 reviews2023
Dev: Toxic DogPub: Excalibur Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 14.6 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 Sim 34.7%, Hunting 30.9% ★, Horses 24.2% ★, Simulation 10.2%
- #22 Bigfoot Life
80% matchMostly Positive80% of 88 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: Nature 21.1%, Survival 18.6%, Simulation 17.9%, Third Person 17.5%, Exploration 15.4%
- #23 Tales of Morrow
82% matchMixed46% of 96 reviews2024
Dev: GameMechanic
Windows
Create your tale! Build your home, fight, farm, and explore an old civilization while developing your skills and abilities in this relaxing and adventurous experience. You decide your fate!
Why similar: Building 22.4%, RPG 14.8%, Action-Adventure 13.9%, Exploration 13%, Survival 12.5%
- #24 Farmer's Dynasty - Final Harvest Edition
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 4,307 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 41.9%, Life Sim 25%, Simulation 10.4%, Building 9.3%, RPG 9%
- #25 The Ranchers
79% matchMixed58% of 608 reviews2026
Dev: The RanchersPub: Trophy Games Publishing ApS
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Ranchers is an open world country-life sim for 1-4 players. Raise animals, grow tasty crops, craft helpful tools and build your dream house. Explore the open world and earn the villagers' respect and esteem.
Why similar: Farming Sim 36.6%, Life Sim 22.1%, Building 12.5%, Simulation 8.3%, RPG 8.2%
- #26 Grow: Song of the Evertree
78% matchVery Positive81% of 2,561 reviews2021
Dev: Prideful SlothPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.1 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 37%, Life Sim 21.3%, Third Person 9.6%, Nature 9.2%, Simulation 9%
- #27 Trials of Wilderness
79% matchMixed69% of 126 reviews2021
Dev: MightByte Games
Windows
You are alone on an island, trying desperately to survive amongst the village tribes of savages. To do this you need food, water, and shelter. Hunt animals, plant crops, tame and breed animals, make weapons, armors and potions, raid villages, defend your base, fight with big creatures...
Why similar: Hunting 58.2% ★, Survival 19.1%, Nature 13.5%, Adventure 9.2%
- #28 Camping Simulator: The Squad
77% matchMixed58% of 1,085 reviews2025
Dev: CubeCube Sports Ltd.
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Camping Simulator lets you experience what camp means by preparing your backpack wisely for challenging conditions of nature. You can play all the experiences with up to 8 friends in multiplayer mode or single player mode.
Why similar: Building 19.9%, Survival 16.9%, Simulation 15.4%, Nature 14.3%, Exploration 11.3%
- #29 Way of the Hunter 2
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,475 reviews2026
Dev: Nine Rocks GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Experience the most advanced, realistic, and visually stunning hunting adventure across vast wilderness in North America and Africa. Encounter lifelike animal behavior, dynamic ecosystems, and dangerous wildlife while building a collection of trophies in your lodge.
Why similar: Hunting 37.8% ★, Dogs 27.9% ★, Simulation 14.2%, Adventure 8.8%, Exploration 7.3%
- #30 Wildmender
76% matchVery Positive84% of 2,225 reviews2023
Dev: Muse GamesPub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A desert gardening survival game. Start from a tiny spring and cultivate a blooming garden. Explore a vast world amid the sands and uncover its mysteries. Can you defend against the relentless forces of nature and mysterious wraith corruption, to bring life to a dying world?
Why similar: Farming Sim 35.3%, Third Person 11.8%, RPG 9.9%, Simulation 8.8%, Nature 7.9%
- #31 Adventure Forest: Rabbit Story
77% matchMixed69% of 58 reviews2024
Dev: Yusuf Islam SeyhanPub: Inspector Studios
Windows
Embark on a fascinating open-world adventure in Adventure Forest: Rabbit Story! Filled with realistic rabbits, this game offers unforgettable moments full of exploration, customization and survival. Solve the mysteries of the forest with your hero rabbit and embark on an adventure!
Why similar: Life Sim 23.6%, Action-Adventure 13.3%, RPG 11.8%, Simulation 11%, Survival 9.7%
- #32 Mirthwood
74% matchMostly Positive70% of 2,368 reviews2024
Dev: Bad Ridge GamesPub: V Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.1 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: Farming Sim 43.6%, Life Sim 20.2%, RPG 12.9%, Survival 9.3%, Exploration 7.6%
- #33 Hunting Simulator 2
76% matchMixed69% of 1,054 reviews2020
Dev: Nacon Studio GhentPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 62%
With your hunting dog by your side, explore the Texan desert and forests of Colorado and Europe as you track down 33 animal species. Choose your gear from over 160 official weapons, accessories and clothing items (including Browning, Winchester and Bushnell).
Why similar: Dogs 57.7% ★, Hunting 21.7% ★, Nature 6%, Simulation 5%, Exploration 4.2%
- #34 Frost Survival VR
73% matchVery Positive89% of 174 reviews2025
Dev: Wenkly Studio Sp. z o.o.
Windows
Sandbox Survival in VR. Face a frozen wilderness solo or in co-op - build a shelter, craft tools, hunt for food, and manage your resources to endure harsh conditions. Strategize your moves against unpredictable weather and lurking dangers. And remember to keep yourself safe and sane!
Why similar: Hunting 35.5% ★, Survival 15.1%, Building 13.9%, Simulation 11.6%, Nature 10.5%
- #35 Rancher: A new life
73% matchMixed66% of 239 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: Dogs 29.4% ★, Farming Sim 27.9%, Life Sim 18.3%, Building 10.5%, Nature 7.2%
- #36 Descending The Woods
74% matchMixed51% of 127 reviews2024
Dev: AIONWARE LTD
Windows
By day, tend to your farm, care for your pets, and explore the mysteries of the haunted woods. By nightfall, They will come from the woods, Beware of ghosts and demons of the haunted woods. Hide, Survive, Build, Fight and Explore in this eerie Survival Horror alone or with friends.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 39.3%, RPG 31.6%, Simulation 29.1%
- #37 Harvest Days: My Dream Farm
73% 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: Farming Sim 28.7%, Horses 20.9% ★, Life Sim 13.9%, Nature 8.2%, Simulation 6.8%
- #38 Hillshade Farm
71% matchMixed69% of 78 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 37.1%, Life Sim 22.8%, Building 12.6%, Simulation 9.5%, Nature 7.9%
- #39 Mushroom Challenge
75% matchMostly Negative39% of 61 reviews2020
Dev: Hede
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mushroom hunter simulator. Here you can walk around the forest and enjoy the nature, meet different animals and, of course, gather mushrooms.
Why similar: Simulation 24.7%, Action-Adventure 20.2%, Nature 14.6%, Adventure 14.3%, Exploration 13.5%
- #40 Grimshire
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,358 reviews2025
Dev: Acute Owl Studio
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 44.3%, Life Sim 17%, Survival 11%, Nature 9.2%, RPG 7.5%
- #41 The Gold River Project
70% matchMixed63% of 659 reviews2026
Dev: Fairview Games Inc.
Windows
The Gold River Project™ is a camping trip gone wrong in the Pacific Northwest. Explore, craft, build, and survive in this open-world experiment that traps you and up to 4 friends in this single player or co-op survival adventure game.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 20.3%, Third Person 16.9%, Survival 16%, Exploration 13.4%, Simulation 12.6%
- #42 Animalkind
69% matchVery Positive91% of 88 reviews2026
Dev: Uncommon Games
Windows
Forage, frolic and zoomie as an intelligent, aww-dorable animal who discovers an ancient mech. Pilot the mech and use a suite of powerful tools to gather resources, shape the land, and build your ideal town alongside a growing cast of characters—solo or with up to three friends.
Why similar: Farming Sim 37.4%, Life Sim 24%, Building 15.5%, Simulation 10%, Exploration 7.7%
- #43 Song in the Smoke
72% matchVery Positive86% of 63 reviews2021
Dev: 17-BIT
Windows
Using the power of virtual reality, Song in the Smoke puts your survival directly in your own hands. Enter this dangerous world outside of time, where you must craft weapons, make clothes, build fires, and brew healing elixirs to steel yourself against its vicious predators.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 22.3%, Simulation 18.5%, Exploration 14.9%, Nature 12.9%, Adventure 11.5%
- #44 Cattails | Become a Cat!
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,690 reviews2017
Dev: Falcon Development
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Become a cat! Cattails is a unique animal simulation RPG. Hunt for food, fight invading cats, explore to gather herbs, and socialize with other cats in an expansive open world. Get married and raise a family of kittens, befriend your neighbors, and learn to live in the dangerous wilderness!
Why similar: Farming Sim 22.6%, Life Sim 18.6%, Cats 16.8%, Horses 14.8% ★, RPG 7.5%
- #45 Sons Of The Forest
67% matchVery Positive88% of 317,804 reviews2024
Dev: Endnight Games LtdPub: Newnight
Windows
Median: 15.0 hrsMean: 32.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Sent to find a missing billionaire on a remote island, you find yourself in a cannibal-infested hellscape. Craft, build, and struggle to survive, alone or with friends, in this terrifying new open-world survival horror simulator.
Why similar: Survival 34.5%, Building 25.3%, Exploration 12.3%, Action-Adventure 12.2%, Adventure 7.9%
- #46 Medieval Dynasty
69% matchVery Positive90% of 52,032 reviews2021
Dev: Render CubePub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 11.6 hrsMean: 36.1 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: Building 43.1%, Survival 20.7%, RPG 15.3%, Simulation 13.3%, Adventure 7.6%
- #47 Cat Simulator : Animals on Farm
71% matchVery Positive95% of 139 reviews2021
Dev: Avelog Games
Windows
Sneak up on your enemies, help Farmer, Goat and Piggy, and start a family!
Why similar: Life Sim 30.1%, Nature 14.2%, Simulation 12.8%, Third Person 12.7%, Survival 10.7%
- #48 Lumberjack's Dynasty
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 2,815 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 43%, Building 23.1%, Life Sim 11.9%, Nature 8.8%, RPG 5.6%
- #49 In Next Life
68% matchMixed67% of 151 reviews2026
Dev: Dual DecadePub: Wereviz AB
Windows · Mac
An online multiplayer game of crafting, survival, civilization building, and player collaboration. Start in the stone age and live, build, and invent your way to higher civilization. Live and die as well as you can, to gain the experience you need to achieve even more in your next life!
Why similar: Hunting 27.1% ★, Life Sim 19.8%, Building 15.3%, Survival 11.5%, RPG 10.7%
- #50 The Ranch of Rivershine
66% matchVery Positive94% of 2,297 reviews2025
Dev: Cozy Bee Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 25.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Saddle up and build your own horse ranch! Raise foals, care for your horses and train them as you explore the countryside. Participate in cross country competitions and become your town's champion! Befriend the villagers who'll help you on your adventure at the Ranch of Rivershine!
Why similar: Farming Sim 30.2%, Horses 27.2% ★, Life Sim 16.9%, Simulation 9.9%, Nature 5.2%
- #51 Critter Cove
66% matchVery Positive95% of 1,931 reviews2024
Dev: Gentleman Rat Studios
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Farming Sim 34.6%, Life Sim 21.8%, Cats 18.5%, RPG 9.2%, Simulation 8.3%
- #52 The Dream Within
67% matchVery Positive85% of 144 reviews2025
Dev: Roaming of Little Hammer
Windows
A pixel-graphics open world survival craft RPG, where player is locked in a deep dream world, survive in this elusive world, forage, hunt, mine, and build up shelters. Find a way to escape.
Why similar: Farming Sim 72%, RPG 15.8%, Survival 6.9%, Adventure 5.3%
- #53 Cropia
65% matchVery Positive93% of 81 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 Sim 44.6%, Life Sim 27.3%, Exploration 8.6%, Nature 7.3%, Third Person 6.5%
- #54 Dinkum
64% matchVery Positive92% of 29,064 reviews2025
Dev: James BendonPub: KRAFTON, Inc.
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 29.1 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: Farming Sim 36.8%, Life Sim 23.2%, Building 12.9%, RPG 8.2%, Simulation 8%
- #55 Lodventure
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 164 reviews2023
Dev: Sky Games
Windows
Embark on a 1-4 players Co-op survival adventure in an open world wilderness in search of a myth called the Lod Stone. Build your house, sow your crops, brew potions, tame a horse and discover powerful abilities. Venture into dangerous dungeons, fight unique bosses to find the Lod stone.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 24%, Survival 21.7%, Building 21.7%, Exploration 12.8%, Simulation 11.4%
- #56 Border Town
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 307 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 39.4%, Building 15.7%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, RPG 10%, Survival 9.9%