Games Like Squirreled Away

Experience a big adventure on a tiny scale! Enjoy multiplayer survival in a vast, hazardous world. Preparation is key when you're this small & at the bottom of the food chain. Craft weapons & armour, tame & ride creatures, build encampments & explore a strange new land.

Why similar: Base Building 20.2%, Open World 14.1%, Crafting 12.2%, Multiplayer 11.9%, Building 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: Like Squirreled Away, this game shrinks you down into a vast natural world where you build bases and explore majestic wildlife environments.

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: Open World 15.7%, Nature 13%, Cute 11.7%, Relaxing 11.1%, Third Person 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the same wholesome, adorable exploration and traversal mechanics in a rich, natural parkland setting.

The world is a vast, beautiful and dangerous place – especially when you have been shrunk to the size of an ant. Can you thrive alongside the hordes of giant insects, fighting to survive the perils of the backyard?

Why similar: Base Building 25.3%, Multiplayer 17.4%, Open World 13.9%, Crafting 13.8%, Co-op 12%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the perspective of being a tiny creature exploring a massive backyard full of crafting, base-building, and cooperative survival.

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: Base Building 18.2%, Crafting 15.3%, Nature 13.1%, Building 12.2%, Exploration 11%

Why You'll Like It: It combines cozy animal protagonists with base-building, crafting, and survival elements in a charming woodland world.

Be Flint, who is doing his best to keep his grandma's park up and running and make it a place for the campers to enjoy. Learn the camper's wishes and build whatever their hearts desire to attract even more quirky characters and look forward to whimsical conversations and quests.

Why similar: Open World 12.5%, Nature 12.2%, Building 11.1%, Third Person 10.3%, Relaxing 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game shares the same relaxing, open-air exploration and building loop in a cute, miniature setting.

Embark on an adorable adventure, discover new friends and uncover everything the island has to offer. Climb, Swim, Glide and slide your way into the hearts of the many different characters you meet on your travels!

Why similar: Relaxing 21.5%, Funny 19.2%, Cute 17.9%, Family Friendly 17.9%, Third Person 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: Both games feature playful, cute animal protagonists scaling trees and exploring vibrant, open-ended worlds with joyful movement.

It's Mail Time! As a newly trained Mail Scout, put on your pack, grab those letters, and deliver them across Grumblewood Grove! The forest animals eagerly await the sight of your mushroom hat in this cozy, cottagecore light-platformer adventure!

Why similar: Third Person 15%, Open World 14.9%, Relaxing 12.3%, Funny 12.3%, Cute 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: You play as a cute critter exploring a cozy, peaceful forest environment with a heavy emphasis on cute traversal and exploration.

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: Crafting 13.4%, Building 12.8%, Relaxing 11.8%, Open World 11.6%, Exploration 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Both games offer cozy open worlds packed with gathering, crafting, and base-building elements suited for both solo and co-op play.

Explore a colorful world and build your own cozy home on wheels. Craft workstations, and source energy from the sun, wind, or water. Upgrade and customize your vehicle, grow crops, and live sustainably off-grid with up to 4 players.

Why similar: Base Building 21.8%, Open World 15.3%, Crafting 13.4%, Building 13.3%, Nature 13.1%

Why You'll Like It: Like Squirreled Away, it emphasizes relaxing exploration and base-building in vibrant, open environments with cooperative play.

Explore the vast and open landscape as a wild animal. Meadow is an online fable experience that lets old and new fans of the Shelter game series come together and explore a peculiar and wondrous world together.

Why similar: Cute 25.2%, Open World 19.4%, Relaxing 14.2%, Multiplayer 11.6%, Nature 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a similar experience of playing as an animal exploring a shared, peaceful wilderness alongside other players.

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: Building 12.5%, Open World 12.4%, Crafting 12.4%, Exploration 9.9%, Relaxing 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the cute, animal-centric aesthetic combined with open-world sandbox crafting and building.

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: Open World 23.5%, Crafting 13.7%, Relaxing 12.7%, Exploration 11.7%, Building 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a colorful, combat-free open world focused heavily on exploration, crafting, and building.

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: Crafting 15.2%, Building 14.6%, Nature 14.4%, Relaxing 13.6%, Multiplayer 13.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game leans into the cozy farm-and-exploration loop with plenty of animals and a warm, inviting atmosphere.

Escape to the magical life of your dreams in Fae Farm, a farm sim RPG for 1-4 players. Craft, cultivate, and decorate to grow your homestead, and use spells to explore the enchanted island of Azoria!

Why similar: Relaxing 16%, Multiplayer 15.5%, Co-op 12.8%, Cute 12.3%, Family Friendly 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: It offers charming cooperative gameplay focused on crafting, exploring, and building cozy homesteads.

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: Open World 19.3%, Third Person 16.4%, Nature 13.9%, Exploration 12.6%, Cute 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: Both titles focus on restoring and nurturing beautiful natural environments through exploration and management mechanics.

Go wild with your BFFS in your ultimate cozy getaway! Yank up hilariously plump veggies, reel in giant flappy fish, bump into adorable little animals, and unlock a bunch of weird and wonderful toys! If you feel like it, doing absolutely nothing on the beach is exactly what you're supposed to do!

Why similar: Base Building 14.6%, Open World 12.9%, Multiplayer 10.9%, Relaxing 10.2%, Cartoony 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game matches the relaxing multiplayer exploration and building focus found in Squirreled Away.

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: Relaxing 15.3%, Cartoony 14.9%, Exploration 13%, Building 12.8%, Family Friendly 12%

Why You'll Like It: Players explore a vibrant island, gather resources, and build bases while interacting with local wildlife in co-op.

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 19.1%, Cute 15.2%, Crafting 14.6%, Family Friendly 14.4%, Funny 12%

Why You'll Like It: It features cute animal characters engaging in building, crafting, and exploring colorful environments.

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: Open World 19.8%, Crafting 17.7%, Cute 14.1%, Exploration 13.5%, Third Person 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the gentle, cozy exploration and crafting vibes of wandering through a delightful open world.

Build and defend villages of vegetable folk from deadly feral beasts in the blighted world of The Hollow. Explore, gather, and fight! You can even invite your friends. Can you craft the perfect village?

Why similar: Open World 17.8%, Base Building 15.1%, Multiplayer 12.5%, Exploration 10.7%, Building 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: It combines base-building and cooperative exploration in charming, stylized natural settings.

Wobbly Life is a vibrant open-world physics sandbox. Play with your friends online or in local co-op, with exciting jobs, mini games and wacky story missions. Earn cash to spend in the world on clothes, vehicles and houses. There is a whole Wobbly World out there to explore!

Why similar: Open World 23.7%, Multiplayer 18.2%, Funny 16.5%, Co-op 12.8%, Family Friendly 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: Both games deliver whimsical open-world physics-based sandbox fun that is especially entertaining with friends.

Play as Boris, a curious baby boar who must learn how to use his nose to reunite with his family after a forest fire. Explore beautiful landscapes, track scents, and uncover secrets as you slowly reconnect with nature in this cozy animal adventure.

Why similar: Relaxing 17.8%, Exploration 15.2%, Cute 14.4%, Nature 12.5%, Open World 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the lighthearted exploration and cute aesthetic designed for relaxing gameplay sessions.

Welcome to the beautiful and tropical Petit Island! Relive your grandpaw's youthful adventures by exploring the island and meeting all the unique islanders in this heartwarming open-world narrative exploration game. Preserve his memories before they fade away.

Why similar: Open World 12.8%, Nature 12.5%, Relaxing 11.5%, Family Friendly 10.3%, Cute 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a relaxing, story-driven exploration experience starring a cute animal protagonist.

A cozy exploration-and-crafting adventure: fly your seaplane between tropical islands, collect resources with the Swirler, rebuild storm damaged communities, and unravel the mystery surrounding Uncle Lou’s disappearance.

Why similar: Base Building 17.8%, Open World 14.9%, Crafting 13.1%, Third Person 9.9%, Relaxing 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Both titles offer relaxing open-world exploration loops centered around crafting and gathering.

You are the hero, and it’s time to save your guinea pig friends! Eat food! Squeak! Popcorn! Gather all types of food and friends for a fun temple party. When you've gathered enough friends and resources, the temple's final portal opens for you to join the grand celebration!

Why similar: Open World 21.4%, Exploration 15.5%, Cute 14.9%, Casual 10.1%, Family Friendly 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A cute, casual exploration game featuring small animal protagonists in adventure-filled settings.

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: Base Building 20.3%, Nature 12.7%, Crafting 11.4%, Open World 11.1%, Relaxing 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: It features whimsical creature themes paired with sandbox exploration and base-building mechanics.

Grab your friends and set out for adventure in this cozy, multiplayer, open world RPG! Explore, quest and craft your way through a densely packed open world. Level up 6 different classes and buy land to build and decorate your home to settle down in this medieval fantasy world.

Why similar: Base Building 14%, Open World 12.3%, Building 10.2%, Multiplayer 9.9%, Cute 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a colorful, cute, and casual open-world cooperative adventure experience.

Build a cozy cabin that feels like home. Travel to peaceful Retreats in changing seasons and weather, decorate at your own pace, and collect Keepsakes with gentle backstories. No grind. No pressure. Just nature, animals, and time to breathe.

Why similar: Building 25.7%, Relaxing 24.2%, Nature 22.7%, Family Friendly 16.5%, Casual 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It leans entirely into the relaxing, wholesome building and cozy nature atmosphere.

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: Crafting 15.7%, Building 13%, Nature 12.9%, Co-op 11.5%, Relaxing 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: It replicates the outdoor, nature-focused cooperative survival and crafting atmosphere.

In this story-based adventure, play as a tiny sugar glider in your very own nature documentary. Glide among the trees, fight dangerous predators, and explore beautiful environments as you embark on a high-flying journey to save your family.

Why similar: Open World 19.8%, Third Person 19.4%, Relaxing 15.9%, Exploration 13.8%, Cute 13.5%

Why You'll Like It: It lets you experience life directly from the perspective of a small animal navigating a dramatic natural world.

That One Otter Game is a mischievous co-op adventure where two young otters take on a wild rite of passage to prove their worth. Complete silly park challenges to fill up your stamp card—catch a panicked penguin, race a hyped-up zebra, or haul a stolen radio to a mountaintop.

Why similar: Nature 17%, Funny 15.9%, Cute 13.6%, Third Person 12.3%, Exploration 9.9%

Get ready for a pawsome puppy adventure in Little Friends: Puppy Island! Discover exciting locations, dig up hidden treasures, build and expand your holiday resort, and meet plenty of lovable little friends to care for on your very own un-paw-gettable, tropical island adventure!

Why similar: Family Friendly 19.4%, Exploration 15.9%, Building 13.9%, Cute 13.7%, Open World 9.6%

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: Open World 27.2%, Relaxing 20.9%, Cute 17.6%, Exploration 17.3%, Stylized 17.1%

Find your community at summer camp, one friendship at a time. Take a beat, enjoy a breath of fresh air - all while playing at the beach, strolling in the woods, and dancing with friends. This short cozy game was created by two dads, celebrating their kids’ journeys to find their voices.

Why similar: Relaxing 16.4%, Nature 14.8%, Cute 12.4%, Family Friendly 10.2%, Open World 9.9%

Moose Lost in the Woods is a cozy 3D platformer without a language barrier. Explore by running, leaping, bouncing, and splashing around in Swedish forest environments, whilst stuffing your backpack with goodies!

Why similar: Family Friendly 15.3%, Exploration 11.5%, Third Person 11.5%, Relaxing 11%, Cute 10.3%

Waddle and fly as a duck in space! Explore every corner of the galaxy and find curious creatures and materials along the way. Craft gadgets, upgrade your spaceship, and get cozy in this relaxing adventure.

Why similar: Third Person 14.4%, Open World 13.5%, Funny 11.9%, Relaxing 11.6%, Family Friendly 10.3%

Keflings may be small, but their kingdom-building adventures are gigantic! Build a world with your friends in A World of Keflings! Harvest resources, construct robots, befriend a dragon, and help a creepy witch get even creepier in this update of the classic 2010 city-building adventure.

Why similar: Base Building 19.5%, Crafting 14.2%, Building 14.2%, Funny 11%, Third Person 10.2%

Go on a summer vacation to the Cloudy Valley archipelago! Swim, climb, and explore the different islands at your own pace. Discover treasures or enjoy a cozy and relaxing atmosphere by the waves...

Why similar: Open World 16.6%, Relaxing 15.4%, Exploration 14.5%, Nature 14.3%, Cute 14.1%

Grab your axe, hop on the handcar, and lose yourself in the forest. Chop trees, upgrade your gear, and enjoy the ride - alone or with a friend

Why similar: Nature 17.1%, Relaxing 16.5%, Exploration 12.6%, Cute 10.8%, Stylized 10.6%

You're a curious little kitty with a big personality, on an adventure to find your way back home. Explore the city, make new friends with stray animals, wear delightful hats, and leave more than a little chaos in your wake. After all, isn't that what cats do best?

Why similar: Cute 16.2%, Open World 15.8%, Funny 14.3%, Exploration 14%, Family Friendly 13.8%

Cozy Sandbox Game about Farming and Building. Is it raining outside? Just chill and relax with warm and cheerful atmosphere of Farmcoz. Farm, Build, Explore, Explode and Unlock all items. Good luck!

Why similar: Nature 14.6%, Base Building 14.4%, Building 14.1%, Crafting 13.9%, Relaxing 13.2%

Adorable spider chaos! Swing around the house, weave crazy structures, play with physics-based objects, and pull off chores with nothing but your webs and your wits in this madcap sandbox adventure.

Why similar: Third Person 20.2%, Relaxing 17%, Cute 15.1%, Exploration 14.9%, Family Friendly 13.9%

Flock Around is a multiplayer bird watching game. Explore a nature sanctuary with friends, snap pictures of birds, and fill out the guide book!

Why similar: Multiplayer 22.8%, Relaxing 16.9%, Co-op 14.6%, Cute 13.1%, Exploration 13%

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: Open World 17.2%, Crafting 15.7%, Building 14%, Multiplayer 13.4%, Relaxing 12.4%

Live the big adventure of a small bee! Explore a world brimming with life in which you collect pollen, defy dangerous wasps and save your hive! Play with others in three game modes, including four players co-op and PvP on split screen.

Why similar: Open World 19.4%, Third Person 16.1%, Relaxing 15.7%, Family Friendly 14.5%, Multiplayer 11.7%

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: Open World 22%, Cute 13.6%, Crafting 13%, Relaxing 12.4%, Exploration 12%

Play with friends in a cozy base-building adventure! Take care of adorable creatures — Morps, explore, discover new species, grow crops, fish, build relationships with your crew, decorate your perfect home, and automate production along the way!

Why similar: Base Building 20.7%, Crafting 11.3%, Multiplayer 11%, Building 10.8%, Inventory Management 9.2%

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: Open World 17.4%, Third Person 16.2%, Nature 14.3%, Exploration 11.3%, Family Friendly 11.3%

Build your apiary on islands above the clouds, travel on your medocycle, crossbreed bees with unique traits and create a cozy home in the sky. Grow plants, explore islands and send healing honey down to Earth, where people still hope for your help.

Why similar: Base Building 18.6%, Multiplayer 12.8%, Building 12.5%, Open World 12.1%, Crafting 11.7%

Enter the creative paradise of Scrap Mechanic! Build fantastic machines, go on adventures with your friends and defend against waves of evil Farmbots in this imaginative multiplayer survival sandbox. With Scrap Mechanic’s powerful creation tools you can engineer your own adventures!

Why similar: Building 17%, Open World 16.2%, Base Building 14.8%, Crafting 13.8%, Multiplayer 12.1%

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: Crafting 24.8%, Relaxing 16.9%, Nature 16.5%, Cute 12.9%, Family Friendly 12.8%

Explore a National Park with up to 3 of your photojournalist friends. Take jobs from top magazine brands, then hit the trail in search of interesting landmarks and goofy creatures to photograph. Use your pay to buy useful items and cosmetics. You’ll be sure to make the front page in a flash!

Why similar: Open World 17.2%, Funny 15.5%, Nature 14.9%, Exploration 12.7%, Cute 10.6%

Voyagers of Nera is a cooperative survival-crafting game where you must survive a magical ocean world brimming with lost spirits and deadly monsters. Sail to distant islands, build beautiful villages and surf across the waves with up to 10 players.

Why similar: Base Building 15.9%, Third Person 10.8%, Crafting 10.5%, Building 10.1%, Multiplayer 9.4%

The Faraway Land is an open world survival simulator. Plunge into the relaxing atmosphere of a magical world filled with cute and dangerous creatures.

Why similar: Base Building 20.8%, Open World 16.9%, Crafting 12.7%, Relaxing 12.4%, Multiplayer 11.7%

Grab your axe and save the environment by chopping and recycling every man-made thing in your path and solving puzzles with your charming animal friends!

Why similar: Funny 17%, Nature 16.8%, Cute 14.5%, Family Friendly 13.9%, Cartoony 13.7%

You're a mushroom. Your friends are mushrooms too. Grow big, enjoy the rain, watch out for worms and the forager with a basket. No quests, no bosses. Just you, the forest, and that worm that crawled up at the wrong moment again.

Why similar: Third Person 15.9%, Exploration 13.3%, Nature 12.1%, Cute 11.7%, Funny 11.4%

A relaxing co-op restoration game where you vacuum waste, rebuild ecosystems, and watch nature return in real time. Play solo, with friends, or in online multiplayer sessions with up to 25 players. Community gameplay can help support real environmental initiatives with no extra spending required.

Why similar: Nature 19.4%, Multiplayer 17.2%, Exploration 13.1%, Relaxing 12.4%, Family Friendly 11.3%

Glide, collect nuts and slap birds in this small, casual 3d adventure. Play as Walter Walnut, a gliding squirrel on a quest to find the mythical golden hazelnut.

Why similar: Open World 22.8%, Exploration 16.5%, Third Person 15.8%, Cartoony 14.7%, Cute 10.7%

Tongue-swing, free climb, and build your own paths in a fresh 3D platformer! Plant veggie bounce pads, tightropes, and hookshots to find a way home through huge Desert, Ocean, and Mountain worlds. Collect bugs, upgrade your backpack, and make animal friends as you go! Just added: 8 Player Co-op

Why similar: Open World 24.1%, Cute 18.2%, Exploration 16.1%, Family Friendly 13.8%, Funny 13%