Games Like Stardew Valley

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 29.6%, Life Sim 14.2%, Agriculture 13.2% ★, Multiplayer 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: It mirrors Stardew's daily loop of farming, romancing townsfolk, mining, fishing, and questing, but adds fantasy classes and magic.

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 25.4%, Agriculture 14.7% ★, Life Sim 14%, Crafting 7%, Relaxing 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: This prehistoric take captures the same pixel-art farming, villager bonds, festivals, and gradual community growth that make Stardew so hard to put down.

Start your new life! Build the farm of your dreams as you discover a world brimming with possibilities. Magic, romance, and adventure all await you in this nostalgic farming / life sim RPG!

Why similar: Farming Sim 28.1%, Life Sim 14.8%, Agriculture 14.1% ★, Dating Sim 6.1%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: It feels like a modern love letter to Stardew with pixel farming, dungeon crawling, romance, skill leveling, and a cozy small-town vibe.

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 30.1%, Life Sim 16.1%, Agriculture 14.2% ★, Relaxing 6%, Crafting 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: Coral Island delivers the same farm-upgrade, relationship-building, fishing, mining, and seasonal progression loop in a polished 3D island setting.

The world has already been saved. Now it's time to rebuild your town, learn new hobbies, and forge lifelong friendships in this peaceful and relaxing RPG.

Why similar: Agriculture 17.4% ★, Farming Sim 17.4%, Life Sim 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%, Crafting 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Littlewood keeps the chill routine of gathering, building, decorating, and befriending villagers, with a similarly addictive day-by-day progression.

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

Why similar: Farming Sim 49.2%, Life Sim 10.2%, Agriculture 8.5% ★, Dating Sim 8%, RPG 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: As a direct genre classic, it offers the pure farm-life, townspeople, festivals, and relaxing seasonal structure that Stardew built upon.

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: Farming Sim 28.7%, Life Sim 21.5%, Multiplayer 8.5%, Crafting 8.2%, Sandbox 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: It trades pixels for 3D and emphasizes crafting more heavily, but its town relationships, quests, resource loops, and home-building scratch a very similar itch.

Journey to the vibrant world of Rune Factory and experience the legendary fantasy farming adventure like never before!

Why similar: Farming Sim 61.3%, RPG 12.6%, Fishing 11.2% ★, Crafting 9.2%, Dating Sim 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: Rune Factory 4 Special is one of the best blends of farming, townsfolk friendships, crafting, and light dungeon RPG adventuring on Steam.

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 22.9% ★, Farming Sim 22%, Life Sim 13.1%, Crafting 6.2%, Fishing 6.2% ★

Why You'll Like It: Dinkum captures Stardew's mix of farming, mining, bug catching, town building, and co-op freedom in a laid-back open-ended format.

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 32.7%, Life Sim 18.1%, Crafting 9.4%, Sandbox 8.5%, Relaxing 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Kynseed offers a richer life-sim sandbox built around farming, shopkeeping, exploration, relationships, and living through the seasons.

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 29%, Life Sim 18.2%, Agriculture 14% ★, Crafting 8.8%, RPG 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: Portia shares Stardew's charming town progression and relationship systems, though it shifts more of the grind from crops toward crafting and commissions.

Rediscover the simple life. Farm, fish, forge and fight to restore the peace in an all-new farming adventure. Features split-screen coop, a helpful pet, automated drones, resourceful pixies, a card-eating progression system, and dangerous dungeons to delve into!

Why similar: Farming Sim 38.1%, Life Sim 21.1%, Crafting 10.3%, Fishing 9.6% ★, RPG 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: This one wears its Stardew inspiration proudly with pixel farming, fishing, mining, crafting, and a wholesome village life loop.

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 43.9%, Life Sim 23.6%, Relaxing 7.6%, Dating Sim 7.2%, Simulation 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Wylde Flowers matches Stardew's cozy farming-and-friendship appeal while adding strong character writing and a magical twist to daily life.

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: Farming Sim 26.5%, Agriculture 22% ★, Life Sim 15.4%, Fishing 8.7% ★, Crafting 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Immortal Life blends crop tending, home improvement, relationship building, and routine progression with a xianxia-themed spin.

Stardew Valley meets Paper Mario in the coziest farming RPG you've never played. Romance 34+ characters, befriend 50+, raise adorable animals, and grow crops using real soil science. No forced bedtime. A handcrafted 2.5D world full of charm, secrets, and the dream life you've been waiting for.

Why similar: Farming Sim 24.5%, Agriculture 16.1% ★, Life Sim 13.3%, Crafting 6.1%, Relaxing 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: Cornucopia® leans into colorful farming, townsfolk interaction, exploration, and quirky animals in a clearly Stardew-inspired package.

Moonstone Island is a creature-collecting life-sim set in an open world with 100 islands to explore. Make friends, brew potions, collect Spirits, and test your strength in card-based encounters to complete your Alchemy training!

Why similar: Farming Sim 22.6%, Agriculture 17.2% ★, Life Sim 13.4%, Fishing 7% ★, Sandbox 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: Moonstone Island combines farming, exploration, crafting, and socializing with creature collecting for a more adventurous Stardew-like loop.

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

Why similar: Farming Sim 31.1%, Agriculture 20.6% ★, Sandbox 7.5%, Relaxing 6.6%, Multiplayer 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Staxel blends farming, village life, and building in a laid-back sandbox that feels like a blocky multiplayer cousin to Stardew.

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

Why similar: Agriculture 28.2% ★, Farming Sim 22.8%, Life Sim 22.5%, RPG 7.8%, Relaxing 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: This entry focuses especially on relationships, family life, and watching your farm change over time, which suits players who love Stardew's life-sim side.

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: Farming Sim 30.5%, Life Sim 20.6%, Multiplayer 11.2%, Crafting 8.4%, Building 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Palia emphasizes cozy gathering, decorating, farming, and building friendships in a relaxing shared-world setting.

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

Why similar: Agriculture 32.4% ★, Farming Sim 27.3%, Multiplayer 12%, Relaxing 7.7%, Building 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Farm Together focuses almost entirely on the relaxing planting-and-harvesting loop, making it a great pick if your favorite part of Stardew is optimizing a farm with friends.

As the newest ranger of a peacekeeping organization known as SEED, protect your community by rounding up rowdy monsters and going on special missions. Cultivate your farm and friendships alike while unravelling rune-related mysteries!

Why similar: Farming Sim 56.6%, RPG 11.6%, Fishing 9.8% ★, Crafting 8.1%, Simulation 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Rune Factory 5 offers the same farming-plus-dungeon-crawling formula as Stardew, with more action combat and anime-styled town life.

Set out to discover and record plants and creatures for the Violet Archive. Grow crops, tame animals, and build the perfect farm! Forge friendships along the way as you begin your life as a researcher!

Why similar: Farming Sim 26.9%, Agriculture 18.3% ★, Life Sim 14.9%, Building 5.3%, Pixel Graphics 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: Research Story turns the Stardew formula toward creature research while still offering farming, crafting, exploration, and town progression.

Craft, farm, build and cook! In Travellers Rest you will have to use all the available tools to become the best tavern keeper in the realm. Create unique dishes and drinks to please your customers as you discover the world and its colorful characters.

Why similar: Farming Sim 37.6%, Life Sim 26.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Crafting 8.2%, Building 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Travellers Rest is more management-focused, but its pixel-art farming, crafting, gathering, and slow-burn homestead progression feel very adjacent.

Ooblets is a relaxing and offbeat farming, town life, and creature collection game. Manage your farm, grow and train your ooblets, explore strange lands, and have dance-offs!

Why similar: Farming Sim 37.8%, Agriculture 24.9% ★, Crafting 10.3%, Relaxing 8.6%, RPG 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Ooblets mixes cozy farming, town errands, and a lovable community with a playful collection system that keeps the daily routine fresh.

A new life awaits in Honeywood! Build a thriving community that will last generations in this cozy farm simulator. Farm, socialize, make friends, cook, craft, forage and uncover the secrets of the island! If someone doesn’t want to be friends? There are always other means.

Why similar: Farming Sim 43.1%, Life Sim 24%, Crafting 11.9%, Open World 8.1%, Simulation 6%

Why You'll Like It: It pairs crop growing and social sim structure with seasons, crafting, and life-management systems for a cozy but slightly tougher frontier spin.

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: Farming Sim 25.7%, Agriculture 22.3% ★, Crafting 8.5%, Sandbox 8.1%, Building 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Garden Paws mixes farming with shopkeeping, crafting, and exploration, delivering a similarly wholesome progression loop even if it's more sandboxy.

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: Farming Sim 50.8%, Multiplayer 13.3%, Relaxing 11.1%, RPG 9.9%, Crafting 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Fae Farm offers a cute co-op farm sim with relationship-lite social systems, crafting, dungeon runs, and a breezy cozy pace.

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

Why similar: Farming Sim 36.8%, Agriculture 20% ★, Life Sim 19.8%, RPG 6.7%, Building 5%

Why You'll Like It: Pioneers of Olive Town has the familiar farm chores, makers, festivals, and relationship building, though it's a lighter overall package than Stardew.

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: Farming Sim 26.9%, Agriculture 15.1% ★, Fishing 12.2% ★, Pixel Graphics 12%, Relaxing 9.8%

Armed with hand-me-down tools and some cash, you begin your new life as THE Chief Farmer, a position your grandfather once excelled in. Can you honor his legacy and transform the overgrown, untamed and desolate floating island into a flourishing farm abundant with produce?

Why similar: Farming Sim 24.1%, Agriculture 16.4% ★, Life Sim 13.9%, Fishing 7.3% ★, Crafting 6.7%

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 28.2%, Agriculture 17.4% ★, Life Sim 15%, Crafting 8.5%, Fishing 7% ★

Why You'll Like It: No Place Like Home scratches the same cozy upgrade-and-routine itch through farming, crafting, and home expansion, even though its cleanup focus makes it less of a pure life sim.

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 25.3%, Agriculture 19.4% ★, Life Sim 15%, Multiplayer 7.7%, Sandbox 7%

Why You'll Like It: Spirit of the Island delivers co-op farming, crafting, village quests, and island development for players who want a more multiplayer-friendly take on the formula.

Clanfolk is a colony sim set in the Scottish Highlands. Harness your environment to survive - fish, gather, hunt, and farm as you prepare for the winter. Build an inn, trade with other clans, have children and marry them off - live life and prosper across the generations.

Why similar: Farming Sim 20.8%, Agriculture 15.1% ★, Life Sim 12.2%, Crafting 6.1%, Fishing 6% ★

Congratulations, you’ve bought your own planet! An agrarian rock at the edge of the galaxy that, for some reason, was practically being given away for free. So the time has come to leave your hectic, stressful life in an overcrowded metropolis for a more rural and rewarding life.

Why similar: Farming Sim 24.7%, Agriculture 18.7% ★, Life Sim 14.2%, Fishing 8.1% ★, Crafting 7.7%

Get ready to explore, farm, fish, mine, craft, and raise magical Lumas as you solve puzzles and embark on quests across Luma Island. Play solo, or team up with friends in 1-4 player online co-op. Choose relaxing Cozy, challenging Adventure, or epic Hero mode to match your mood and playstyle.

Why similar: Farming Sim 32.3%, Life Sim 14.3%, Crafting 10%, Relaxing 8.3%, Building 7.7%

The highly popular and quirky "idle game that you want to actively keep playing". Explore, craft, gather & manage resources, find secrets and build your base out of nothing! Buy land to explore and expand!

Why similar: Farming Sim 30.6%, Crafting 14%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Agriculture 10.1% ★, Sandbox 8%

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 33.7%, Agriculture 19.9% ★, Life Sim 18.9%, RPG 5.2%, Simulation 4.9%

Take part in healing after the Great Calamity. Tend your farm, complete quests for the villagers, and explore dungeons filled with challenge and treasure in this cozy, solo-developed farming sim. Build a new life in a recovering world with your fluffy Spellbook Companion.

Why similar: Farming Sim 27.7%, Agriculture 18.7% ★, Life Sim 15.9%, Crafting 6.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%

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 53.5%, Agriculture 16.1% ★, Crafting 7.9%, Simulation 6.8%, Fishing 4.1% ★

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 36.4%, Agriculture 17.9% ★, Life Sim 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 9%, RPG 4.5%

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 Sim 30.4%, Agriculture 18.5% ★, Life Sim 16%, Fishing 7.6% ★, RPG 6.6%

Sprout Valley is farming simulator game where you can step back from the busy life and grow the garden of your dreams. Captivating story, hand-crafted experience, cute graphics and many more!

Why similar: Farming Sim 37.2%, Life Sim 21.3%, Crafting 7.9%, RPG 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%

A life sim game where you play both in the Realworld and the Dreamworld. Your personality is your skill tree.

Why similar: Farming Sim 23.4%, Agriculture 17.3% ★, Life Sim 15.3%, Crafting 6.2%, Pixel Graphics 6%

An alien world sometimes needs a farmer’s touch to bring it to life. In this sci-fi, colonization-life sim, terraform a barren world: turn wastelands into verdant landscapes while exploring, farming, building, and unlocking all the mysteries of this strange new planet.

Why similar: Farming Sim 27.2%, Agriculture 17.3% ★, Life Sim 14.5%, Sandbox 6.9%, Crafting 5.9%

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

Why similar: Farming Sim 37.1%, Agriculture 22.1% ★, RPG 14.6%, Simulation 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%

Welcome to the Ranch, where you can raise animals! Diverse locals such as Elves, Demons, Vampires, and others await you. Collaborate with them to build new facilities and invite new neighbors to make the Village vibrant. Enjoy activities like fishing, cooking, gathering, dating, and mini-games!

Why similar: Farming Sim 32.7%, Life Sim 18.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%, Relaxing 7%, Sandbox 6.3%

Tired of the city grind? Escape to Starsand Island and embrace the simple joys of country life! Live alongside capybaras, cats, and dogs, reel in a big catch, and explore the enchanting Moonlit Forest. Leave the hustle behind and experience the charm of this seaside paradise.

Why similar: Farming Sim 34.2%, Life Sim 20.3%, Crafting 9.3%, Sandbox 8.5%, Building 7.8%

Hop off the train and into your new life in the village of Hokko! Take over the old workshop and get creative; use crafted materials and design everything in town! With complete creative freedom, what type of town will you build?

Why similar: Farming Sim 27.8%, Agriculture 17.6% ★, Life Sim 16.8%, Fishing 8.1% ★, Crafting 6.1%

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 29.6%, Life Sim 21.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Crafting 8.3%, Relaxing 7.7%

Unleash your inner gardener and immerse yourself in the serene world of Garden Buddies, cultivating a vibrant flower garden alongside your new friend Mutsy. Discover an enchanting and fulfilling experience to release your stress.

Why similar: Farming Sim 26.8%, Agriculture 19% ★, Life Sim 15.6%, Crafting 7.3%, Relaxing 6.7%

Yet again they dumped the toughest job on you. Now you are on Shinehill Island, where you suddenly replaced one of the new residents. Explore the world, meet charming townspeople, do farming, fishing, cooking and try not to reveal yourself.

Why similar: Farming Sim 30.2%, Life Sim 19.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Fishing 8.8% ★, Dating Sim 8.1%

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 24.9%, Life Sim 15.2%, Agriculture 12% ★, Sandbox 7.3%, Fishing 6.1% ★

🌾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 Sim 26.8%, Agriculture 20.4% ★, Life Sim 14.9%, Sandbox 7.2%, Crafting 6.9%

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: Farming Sim 33%, Agriculture 22.6% ★, Crafting 8.7%, Fishing 8.3% ★, Relaxing 7.5%

Explore a world filled with the magic of Disney as you discover rich stories and build the perfect neighborhood alongside Disney and Pixar heroes and villains in this new life-sim adventure game. Welcome to Disney Dreamlight Valley.

Why similar: Farming Sim 30%, Life Sim 23.3%, Relaxing 10.7%, Fishing 10% ★, Sandbox 9.2%

Make your farmer’s dream come true in Orange Season. With your parent’s help, you’ve finally saved enough money to buy a plot of land in the charming farmer’s village of Orange Town. Build a thriving farm as you grow crops, raise animals, fish, and mine materials to establish your farm in town.

Why similar: Farming Sim 23.7%, Agriculture 22.8% ★, Fishing 10.5% ★, Dating Sim 7.6%, RPG 6%

Song of The Prairie is a 3D relaxing farm game. A hero who defeat the demon begins a new rural life. Experiencing the fun of exploration to the town. Harvesting giant fruits and crops. Taking care fantastic animals. Dating with someone you like. Just enjoy the farming life only belongs to you!

Why similar: Farming Sim 25.9%, Agriculture 18.9% ★, Life Sim 15.1%, Crafting 7.7%, Sandbox 6.4%

Howdy partner! Welcome to Cattle Country, the Cozy Cowboy Adventure Life Sim. Become a determined pioneer traveling west to start a new life. Make a home in the mountains, take on bandits, discover dastardly plots, build a farm, develop your town, and make friends with fellow residents.

Why similar: Farming Sim 27.8%, Agriculture 16.3% ★, Life Sim 14.9%, Crafting 7.4%, Sandbox 7.3%

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 36.1%, Life Sim 25.3%, Agriculture 18.6% ★, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, Simulation 5.2%

The Islander is a fast building/farming game set somewhere in an exotic Polynesia. Plant crops, bushes and trees, build livestock pens, but don’t forget to make it look classy by adding various decorations.

Why similar: Farming Sim 43.4%, Agriculture 14.1% ★, Pixel Graphics 6.4%, Sandbox 5.4%, Building 5.4%