Games Like Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition

Welcome to Cozy Grove, a game about camping on a haunted, ever-changing island. As a Spirit Scout, you'll wander the island's forest each day, finding new hidden secrets and helping soothe the local ghosts. With a little time and a lot of crafting, you'll bring color and joy back to Cozy Grove!

Why similar: Relaxing 28.1%, Management 19.8%, Story Rich 18.4%, Crafting 10.1%, Atmospheric 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its daily loop of gathering, crafting, and helping ghostly residents channels the same comforting mix of cozy chores and emotional healing.

Hey human, we've got problems! This town is crawling with troublesome spirits, and you're the only one who can see them. You'd better get that old bathhouse up and running, maybe that'll help them chill out!

Why similar: Building 26.6%, Relaxing 20.8%, Management 19.6%, Story Rich 9.3%, Exploration 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Managing a bathhouse for spirits while helping townsfolk makes it one of the closest matches to Spiritfarer’s supernatural care-taking vibe.

Embark on a journey as a rookie angler in Moonglow Bay, fulfilling your partner's final wish. Team up with friends, family, and neighbours to hone your fishing skills, nourish relationships, and restore a remote town's fractured community in this slice-of-life fishing RPG!

Why similar: Fishing 36.7% ★, Emotional 35.5%, Relaxing 20.2%, Adventure 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: This heartfelt fishing-and-cooking adventure pairs themes of loss and moving forward with boat-based exploration and light town-building.

Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 19.4%, Hand-drawn 16.9%, Atmospheric 15.7%, Relaxing 11.8%, Platformer 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: Though more linear and abstract, it captures Spiritfarer’s emotional weight, beauty, and meditative approach to processing grief.

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 31.1%, Management 27.7%, Exploration 14.4%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Adventure 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Nurturing worlds, building up towns, and helping residents gives it the same relaxing sense of restoration and care.

A mutant soap opera where small-town gossip meets the supernatural. Explore the Mutazione community as Kai as she cares for her ailing grandfather. Discover magical gardens, new friends & old secrets. They can survive an apocalyptic meteor strike, but can they survive their small-town drama?

Why similar: Relaxing 24.9%, Story Rich 22%, Female Protagonist 20.5%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Exploration 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers a similarly tender, melancholy-but-warm story about community, care, and healing in a beautifully hand-drawn world.

A top-down adventure game in a coloring book world full of vibrant characters. Use painting powers to explore, solve puzzles, make friends, and draw on anything! From creators on Wandersong + Celeste.

Why similar: Emotional 30.2%, Local Co-Op 15.7%, Story Rich 12.2%, Indie 12%, Adventure 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its heartfelt writing, soothing exploration, and emotional themes of self-worth and healing make it a strong tonal match.

The Last Campfire is an adventure, a story of a lost ember trapped in a puzzling place, searching for meaning and a way home.

Why similar: Emotional 40.3%, Relaxing 18.4%, Story Rich 16.5%, Atmospheric 11%, Adventure 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its gentle puzzle-adventure structure and focus on guiding lost souls toward peace echo Spiritfarer’s compassionate themes.

Bear and Breakfast is a laid-back management adventure game where you build and run a bed and breakfast...but you’re a bear.

Why similar: Management 17.6%, Building 16.3%, Hand-drawn 14.2%, Crafting 13.3%, Relaxing 12%

Why You'll Like It: Building and managing spaces for guests scratches the same cozy management itch, even if its tone is more comedic than bittersweet.

Embark on an emotional journey of losing the love of one's life. Manipulate time, solve puzzles, reshape surroundings as you push forward into the bittersweet recollections of a past life. This is a story about happiness and hardship, joy and sorrow. A story that all of us will one day experience.

Why similar: Emotional 28.5%, Local Co-Op 22.6%, Relaxing 12.5%, Story Rich 11.1%, Platformer 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: This moving journey through memories and loss mirrors Spiritfarer’s reflective, bittersweet treatment of life and goodbye.

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 24.6%, Emotional 15.7%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Story Rich 12.2%, Relaxing 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its strong character writing, comforting routines, and themes of community and acceptance make it a great fit for Spiritfarer fans.

Carto is a charming adventure game wrapped around a unique, world-altering puzzle mechanic. Use this power to explore mysterious lands, help a quirky cast of characters, and guide Carto on her journey back to her family.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 20.3%, Relaxing 15.5%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Story Rich 13.5%, Exploration 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its wholesome exploration, gentle puzzle design, and emphasis on meeting kind characters evoke a similarly soothing sense of journey.

A hospitalized Boy comes to terms with his own story by traveling with his Mom to a beautiful fantasy world; ultimately helping his fellow patients find closure by walking a mile in their shoes.

Why similar: Emotional 52.8%, Story Rich 23.4%, Funny 11.1%, Adventure 7.3%, Indie 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: It is a deeply emotional story-rich indie about helping others through pain and loss, with the same compassionate heart as Spiritfarer.

Leave home for the first time to collect memories before a mysterious cataclysm washes everything away. Ride, record, meet people, and unravel the strange world around you in this third-person meditative exploration game.

Why similar: Emotional 33.5%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Relaxing 15.2%, Story Rich 12.2%, Exploration 10%

Why You'll Like It: Its quiet travel, reflective storytelling, and focus on preserving memories before change arrives align closely with Spiritfarer’s wistful mood.

Unwind and enjoy the slow life in Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles, a relaxing open-world adventure game. Yonder is set in the world of Gemea. A natural island paradise with eight distinct environments ranging from tropical beaches to snow-capped summits.

Why similar: Farming Sim 18.3%, Crafting 16.9%, Relaxing 15.7%, Building 14.6%, Exploration 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: Combat-free exploration, gathering, and helping people across a colorful world capture Spiritfarer’s relaxing adventurous side.

DAVE THE DIVER is a casual, singleplayer adventure RPG featuring deep-sea exploration and fishing during the day and sushi restaurant management at night. Join Dave and his quirky friends as they seek to uncover the secrets of the mysterious Blue Hole.

Why similar: Management 20.6%, Fishing 18.4% ★, Farming Sim 12.1%, Relaxing 11.9%, Crafting 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its blend of exploration and management is compelling for Spiritfarer fans, even if it trades emotional intimacy for busier action and humor.

Röki is a stunning adventure set in the snowcapped wilderness. As Tove, you must explore an uncharted world of hidden legends and forgotten monsters. Solve puzzles, collect curiosities, and uncover a tale of tragic loss, as you chart your path to redemption.

Why similar: Emotional 38.8%, Story Rich 17.9%, Female Protagonist 17.3%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Adventure 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: This storybook adventure shares Spiritfarer’s emotional warmth, atmospheric exploration, and focus on family and tenderness over combat.

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 27%, Crafting 20.9%, Building 19%, Relaxing 8.7%, Simulation 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: If you loved Spiritfarer’s building and progression loops, this offers a larger-scale cozy crafting sim with strong community ties.

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: Emotional 23.1%, Farming Sim 18.5%, Relaxing 13.4%, Hand-drawn 13.2%, Crafting 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: Boat travel, island exploration, farming, and a bright heartfelt tone make it a natural match for Spiritfarer’s cozy adventuring.

Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

Why similar: Relaxing 35.2%, Exploration 24.7%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Adventure 11.6%, Indie 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: It offers the same low-stress exploration, warm conversations, and quietly uplifting atmosphere, just in a smaller package.

NIGHT IN THE WOODS is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet and lots to do across a lush, vibrant world.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 22.6%, Story Rich 21.3%, Platformer 16.2%, Exploration 12.3%, Atmospheric 11%

Why You'll Like It: Its standout character relationships and grounded writing about change, loss, and belonging will appeal if Spiritfarer’s emotions hit hardest for you.

Immerse yourself in a unique narrative experience and explore the thousand summer colors of Dordogne as you revisit your childhood to uncover lost family secrets in this touching formative journey.

Why similar: Emotional 28.6%, Hand-drawn 13.5%, Relaxing 12.6%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Story Rich 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its watercolor presentation and intimate story about memory and family resonate with Spiritfarer’s emotional, reflective strengths.

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: Building 21.9%, Crafting 17.5%, Farming Sim 17.2%, Relaxing 17%, Fishing 12.8% ★

Why You'll Like It: Its relaxed town-building and relationship-focused gameplay echo Spiritfarer’s satisfying rhythm of improving a home while caring for others.

Travel to the sleepy village of Caterwaul Way and rebuild your grandmother's cat cafe. Renovate your restaurant, befriend the local cats and townsfolk, forge lasting friendships, unravel catty mysteries, and build a home for dozens of unique felines!

Why similar: Management 34.5%, Building 30%, Relaxing 18.7%, Cartoony 8.9%, Simulation 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its warm management focus and emphasis on creating a welcoming space for a cast of locals taps into the same nurturing appeal.

Set off on a delightful expedition and use your photographic eye to uncover the mysteries of the magical TOEM in this hand-drawn adventure game. Chat with quirky characters, solve their problems by snapping neat photos, and make your way through a relaxing landscape!

Why similar: Hand-drawn 27.8%, Relaxing 23.7%, Exploration 16.3%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Funny 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its peaceful wandering and kindness-driven side quests capture the same calm, wholesome spirit of helping people along the way.

A musical platforming adventure with an emotional story. Play as a silly bard and use music to interact with everything on a journey around the world. Along the way you'll explore, solve puzzles, and meet a huge cast of characters!

Why similar: Emotional 42.5%, Story Rich 17.3%, Platformer 10.1%, Adventure 8.4%, Funny 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Beneath its playful charm is a heartfelt journey about kindness, connection, and helping others that feels spiritually similar to Spiritfarer.

Embark on a wholesome adventure to save The Grove! Forage resources, combat the invasive Rot, and restore the community. Relax and enjoy the fruits of your labor in this charming action-RPG starring a grape.

Why similar: Story Rich 36.1%, Exploration 27.5%, Funny 21.5%, Adventure 14.9%

Why You'll Like It: Restoring a community and helping neighbors in a cute, gentle world gives it a similarly caring and hopeful feel.

Leave everything behind and open a tiny bookshop by the sea in this cozy narrative management game. Stock your tiny bookshop with different books and items, set up shop in scenic locations, and run your cozy second-hand bookshop while getting to know the locals.

Why similar: Management 32.7%, Hand-drawn 24%, Relaxing 19.6%, Story Rich 16.8%, Simulation 6.8%

Play as a tiny lil' mushroom who's lost in the forest and can't find its way home. Explore unique areas freely at your own pace, chat with friendly inhabitants, and take on different adventures to get back home!

Why similar: Relaxing 24.6%, Exploration 16.3%, Platformer 13.5%, Story Rich 12.1%, Funny 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: This soft, wholesome exploration game delivers a similarly gentle pace and sense of wonder without pressure or heavy combat.

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 28.5%, Building 16%, Relaxing 15.3%, Fishing 13.3% ★, Crafting 12.8%

Grab your backpack and climb on in, it’s time to hit the road! Head out on a gentle journey in your reliable old caravan, crafting hearty meals, running market stalls and sharing goodies with local townsfolk. Spread kindness, share, and help prepare for the annual Whizz Bang Fair!

Why similar: Crafting 34.1%, Story Rich 23.4%, Exploration 21.2%, Cartoony 12.4%, Indie 8.9%

You are a traveling painter, exploring the island of Eastshade. Capture the world on canvas using your artist’s easel. Talk to the inhabitants to learn about their lives. Make friends and help those in need. Visit cities, scale summits, unearth mysteries, and discover forgotten places!

Why similar: Crafting 20.1%, Relaxing 19.2%, Story Rich 17.2%, Exploration 13.2%, Co-op 12.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its tranquil world, questing through conversation, and emphasis on appreciating places and people fit Spiritfarer’s reflective side.

Build and manage a medieval graveyard while facing ethical dilemmas and making questionable decisions. Welcome to Graveyard Keeper, the most inaccurate medieval cemetery sim of the year.

Why similar: Crafting 29.3%, Management 28.3%, Building 20.1%, Story Rich 6.8%, Simulation 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: It shares Spiritfarer’s death-adjacent management premise, though it is much darker, more satirical, and more systems-heavy.

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: Management 21.1%, Farming Sim 20%, Hand-drawn 14.4%, Crafting 14.2%, Story Rich 9.8%

Grow veggies, go fishing, and meet cute animals! On this relaxing and lovely island, you can walk around and explore freely, unlock quirky and fun items, build your own secret base, and enjoy carefree, joy-filled days at your own pace.

Why similar: Farming Sim 27.1%, Relaxing 18.5%, Co-op 15.4%, Cartoony 10.9%, Funny 9%

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: Building 20.8%, Farming Sim 19.3%, Crafting 15.2%, Relaxing 13.4%, Co-op 13.2%

Driven away by the cost of living, you and your childhood friend set off with the goal to turn things around and start a new life. Explore, gather, and build up the town from scratch into a place you'll be proud to call "home"!

Why similar: Building 20.6%, Fishing 19.2% ★, Farming Sim 13.7%, Crafting 11.1%, Relaxing 9%

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 21.9%, Management 21.6%, Crafting 16.2%, Relaxing 13.2%, Exploration 10.1%

From the creator of The Stanley Parable and The Beginner’s Guide comes Wanderstop, a narrative-centric cozy game about change and tea.

Why similar: Farming Sim 27.6%, Crafting 13.7%, Story Rich 13.7%, Management 13.3%, Female Protagonist 11.7%

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 18.5%, Management 16.9%, Crafting 13.3%, Relaxing 13.1%, Story Rich 11.7%

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 32.7%, Fishing 18.7% ★, Crafting 15.6%, Relaxing 15.4%, Exploration 7.7%

Welcome to the charming world of Eastward - population declining! Journey through a society on the brink of collapse. Discover delightful towns, strange creatures and even stranger people! Wield a trusty frying pan and mystic powers on an adventure into the unknown…

Why similar: Story Rich 27.4%, Female Protagonist 21.5%, Relaxing 20.8%, Atmospheric 14.5%, Adventure 9.6%

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 31.9%, Relaxing 18%, Building 16%, Crafting 14.2%, Fishing 10.7% ★

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 24.7%, Building 21.6%, Crafting 17.5%, Relaxing 16.2%, Exploration 9.3%

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 24.7%, Co-op 18.9%, Relaxing 17.6%, Story Rich 15.8%, Exploration 11.4%

Spirit City: Lofi Sessions is a gamified focus tool, set to a soothing lofi soundtrack. Discover and collect Spirits, customize your cozy virtual space, and facilitate your real-life tasks with a collection of handy features designed to improve concentration and ease stress.

Why similar: Relaxing 60.4%, Atmospheric 26.1%, Simulation 13.5%

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: Management 30.7%, Farming Sim 25.9%, Building 19.7%, Crafting 14.5%, Adventure 3.2%

Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.

Why similar: Relaxing 27.6%, Exploration 18.4%, Atmospheric 17%, Story Rich 16.7%, Simulation 10.4%

Embark on a cozy, open-world adventure with Hello Kitty and Friends. Befriend beloved characters as you explore and restore a mysterious island, solve ancient puzzles, cook delicious dishes, customize yourself and your cabins, and so much more.

Why similar: Crafting 23.4%, Relaxing 22%, Exploration 17.6%, Story Rich 17.2%, Simulation 9.9%

Unpacking is a zen puzzle game about the familiar experience of pulling possessions out of boxes and fitting them into a new home. Part block-fitting puzzle, part home decoration, you are invited to create a satisfying living space while learning clues about the life you’re unpacking.

Why similar: Relaxing 42.6%, Story Rich 19.6%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Simulation 7.6%

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 35.5% ★, Crafting 26.3%, Relaxing 22.4%, Simulation 7.9%, Adventure 7.8%

What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.

Why similar: Story Rich 36.2%, Atmospheric 16.1%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Exploration 12.6%, Emotional 10.4%

A slice-of-life sim about the joy of gardening, designed to be picked up and played in short and sweet bites. Whether you’re fishing, growing, trading, or making new vegetable friends, a wonderful and wistful adventure awaits when wandering The Garden Path.

Why similar: Emotional 20.9%, Local Co-Op 17.2%, Fishing 15.4% ★, Hand-drawn 13.1%, Relaxing 10.4%

Reaping souls of the dead and punching a clock might get monotonous but it's honest work for a Crow. The job gets lively when your assigned soul is stolen and you must track down a desperate thief to a realm untouched by death - where creatures grow far past their expiry.

Why similar: Cartoony 38.5%, Exploration 31.7%, Adventure 20.1%, Indie 9.8%

Travel to the desert community of Sandrock and take on the role of a fledgling Builder. Use your trusty toolset to gather resources, construct machines, and turn your run-down workshop into a well-oiled production facility to save the town from the jaws of economic ruin!

Why similar: Building 31.2%, Farming Sim 27.4%, Crafting 20%, Female Protagonist 7.8%, Cartoony 4.8%

Mineko’s Night Market is a narrative-driven, social simulation adventure game that celebrates Japanese culture and invites players to craft whimsical items, eat delicious snacks, and ultimately enjoy all the cats.

Why similar: Fishing 16.3% ★, Crafting 15.7%, Hand-drawn 13.9%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Story Rich 9.3%

Winter Burrow is a cozy woodland survival game about a mouse returning home to restore their childhood burrow. Explore, gather resources, craft, knit warm sweaters, bake pies and meet the locals.

Why similar: Building 24%, Crafting 20.5%, Hand-drawn 16.1%, Relaxing 13%, Exploration 12.1%

As the last mother fox on Earth, your cubs need all your care to survive in a merciless world that slowly destroys itself. You have to help them, teach them and save them. And you should never forget that extinction is forever – in the real world and in this 2023 BAFTA award winning experience.

Why similar: Emotional 42.8%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Story Rich 9.8%, Atmospheric 9.7%, Exploration 9.3%

Discover a welcoming world in Palia, a free-to-play fantasy life sim adventure where you can craft, explore, and create the life and home of your dreams. With nearly endless ways to make Palia your home, you’ll find relaxation and joy in every corner of this vibrant, heartwarming world.

Why similar: Building 21.8%, Farming Sim 21.3%, Crafting 15.1%, Relaxing 12.7%, Co-op 11.1%

Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.

Why similar: Emotional 29.8%, Relaxing 19.3%, Story Rich 16.8%, Crafting 14%, Atmospheric 10.8%