- #1 Coral Island
97% matchVery Positive89% of 27,716 reviews2023
Dev: Stairway GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 14.0 hrsMean: 56.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 35.4%, Life Sim 20.6%, Crafting 9.2%, Building 8.8%, Sandbox 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the exact tropical island aesthetic, heavy environmental themes, and relaxing farming-sim mechanics found in Starsand Island.
- #2 Dinkum
96% matchVery Positive92% of 29,165 reviews2025
Dev: James BendonPub: KRAFTON, Inc.
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 29.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Dinkum is a survival life simulation game set on an island inspired by the rugged Australian outback. Farm, hunt, mine, fish, and forage to gather resources, expand your town, and discover what makes Dinkum so special—either solo or with friends.
Why similar: Farming Sim 26.4%, Life Sim 17.3%, Crafting 11.5%, Building 11%, Sandbox 10%
Why You'll Like It: Offers an Australian outback island environment focused on building, farming, fishing, and living alongside unique animals.
- #3 Critter Cove
95% matchVery Positive95% of 1,947 reviews2024
Dev: Gentleman Rat Studios
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 16.9 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 24.3%, Underwater 16.1% ★, Life Sim 15.9%, Cooking 11.7%, Sandbox 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world island sandbox where you rebuild a coastal town, befriend cute characters, and explore.
- #4 Summer in Mara
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,203 reviews2020
Dev: Chibig
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Farming Sim 31.5%, Life Sim 21.2%, Crafting 11.9%, Sandbox 10.1%, Emotional 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features a warm island-exploration setting where you farm, craft, and sail across a tropical ocean.
- #5 Luma Island
94% matchVery Positive84% of 12,744 reviews2024
Dev: Feel Free Games
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 24.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 29.4%, Life Sim 14.2%, Building 14.2%, Crafting 13.7%, Relaxing 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy adventure blending farming, crafting, and exploration in a charming open world.
- #6 My Time at Portia
94% matchVery Positive91% of 44,320 reviews2019
Dev: Pathea GamesPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 36.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 29.2%, Life Sim 20.2%, Crafting 13.5%, Building 9.3%, RPG 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a similar uplifting RPG life-sim experience focused on gathering resources and revitalizing a welcoming community.
- #7 Fields of Mistria
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 35,587 reviews2026
Dev: NPC Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 12.1 hrsMean: 33.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 32%, Life Sim 17.6%, Crafting 7.6%, Sandbox 7.3%, Building 7%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers a deeply charming, beautifully animated rural life-sim with wonderful characters and farming.
- #8 My Time at Sandrock
93% matchVery Positive88% of 29,103 reviews2023
Dev: Pathea Games
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 39.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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%, Life Sim 23.5%, Building 14.6%, Crafting 12.3%, Sandbox 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the same vibrant community-building, crafting-heavy loop and charming cartoon art style.
- #9 Fae Farm
91% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,598 reviews2023
Dev: Phoenix LabsPub: Gambit Digital
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 22.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 50.3%, RPG 12.3%, Relaxing 11.2%, Cooking 10.2%, Crafting 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: Combines relaxing farming-sim gameplay with magical exploration and cooperative building.
- #10 Roots of Pacha
91% matchVery Positive94% of 4,567 reviews2023
Dev: Soda Den
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 21.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 26%, Life Sim 15.8%, Crafting 10.9%, Building 10.2%, Sandbox 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on community life, animal taming, and cooperative farming in a peaceful prehistoric setting.
- #11 Disney Dreamlight Valley
90% matchVery Positive92% of 24,933 reviews2023
Dev: Gameloft
Windows
Median: 32.4 hrsMean: 118.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Relax in a cozy world filled with the magic of Disney and Pixar! Discover rich stories and build the perfect Valley alongside more than 50 heroes and villains in this life-sim adventure game.
Why similar: Farming Sim 21.2%, Life Sim 18.7%, Sandbox 10.5%, Cooking 10.3%, Crafting 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a relaxing life-sim and exploration loop surrounded by beloved characters and customized environments.
- #12 Sun Haven
89% matchVery Positive80% of 25,583 reviews2023
Dev: Pixel Sprout Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 14.6 hrsMean: 31.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 38.6%, Life Sim 20.5%, Crafting 10.8%, Cooking 7.8%, RPG 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy farming sim with rich RPG progression, magic, and a vibrant cartoon world to explore.
- #13 Hello Kitty Island Adventure
88% matchVery Positive94% of 12,538 reviews2025
Dev: Sunblink
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 64.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Life Sim 27.5%, Crafting 15.5%, Cooking 15.2%, Immersive Sim 9.8%, Relaxing 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features a delightful tropical island setting full of exploration, friendship-building, and cozy quests.
- #14 Moonstone Island
89% matchVery Positive84% of 5,087 reviews2023
Dev: Studio SupersoftPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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 26.8%, Life Sim 17.5%, Building 13.7%, Sandbox 12.2%, Cooking 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines open-world island exploration, farming, and creature collection in a cozy format.
- #15 Spirit of the Island
87% matchMixed66% of 1,907 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 29.6%, Life Sim 19.5%, Crafting 14.2%, Sandbox 13.1%, Relaxing 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A colorful tropical life-sim where you build a thriving tourist paradise, farm, and craft.
- #16 Song Of The Prairie
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,526 reviews2024
Dev: The Droplet StudioPub: AOE Plus
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 30.1%, Life Sim 19.3%, Crafting 13.7%, Sandbox 11.9%, Relaxing 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A whimsical cartoon farming and life-sim designed for stress-free country living.
- #17 Everdream Valley
86% matchMostly Positive70% of 971 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: Farming Sim 25.3%, Life Sim 15%, Building 11.1%, Cooking 11.1%, Crafting 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: Centers heavily on animal interaction, farming, and cozy night-time adventures in a vibrant valley.
- #18 Tales of Seikyu
84% matchVery Positive84% of 2,652 reviews2026
Dev: ACE EntertainmentPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
A peaceful farming life sim set on the island of Seikyu. Grow your farm, restore your ancestral home, form heartfelt bonds with villagers, and shapeshift into different spirit forms to explore a world that moves gently with the seasons.
Why similar: Farming Sim 27.4%, Life Sim 18.1%, Crafting 12.9%, Sandbox 12%, Relaxing 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy farming life-sim set in a magical resort town populated by mythical creatures.
- #19 STORY OF SEASONS: A Wonderful Life
85% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,397 reviews2023
Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: Marvelous
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Life Sim 30.9%, Farming Sim 28.4%, RPG 12.1%, Simulation 9.3%, Relaxing 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A cornerstone of the farming-life genre focusing on peaceful country living and raising animals over time.
- #20 STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of Mineral Town
84% matchVery Positive93% of 5,781 reviews2020
Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 22.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Experience the joys of life on the farm in this reimagining of a timeless STORY OF SEASONS classic!
Why similar: Farming Sim 55.6%, Life Sim 12.5%, Simulation 8.9%, RPG 8.6%, Relaxing 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic, relaxing farming simulation that defines the cozy rural life-sim genre.
- #21 Echoes of the Plum Grove
82% matchVery Positive88% of 3,146 reviews2024
Dev: Unwound GamesPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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 34.6%, Life Sim 21.3%, Crafting 14.7%, Cooking 13.2%, Simulation 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy farm-sim focused on establishing a generational homestead in a quaint island village.
- #22 Littlewood
83% matchVery Positive93% of 6,833 reviews2020
Dev: Sean YoungPub: SmashGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Life Sim 20.4%, Farming Sim 20.3%, Crafting 12.2%, Building 11.6%, Sandbox 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing village-builder and life-sim where you design your own town and forge friendships.
- #23 Immortal Life
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 4,370 reviews2024
Dev: YiFang StudioPub: 2P Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Embark on a magical journey in this captivating life simulation game. Escape to a welcoming valley, farm with spells, and master skills like fishing, crafting, and cooking. Engage in epic battles, strengthen the bonds with your companions, and build your dream home to achieve Immortal Life!
Why similar: Farming Sim 29.9%, Life Sim 18.9%, Crafting 13.6%, Cooking 10.8%, Building 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Blends traditional farming and crafting with a peaceful cultivation RPG setting.
- #24 Hokko Life
82% matchMixed66% of 2,673 reviews2022
Dev: Wonderscope GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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 32.5%, Life Sim 21.7%, Building 12.4%, Crafting 10.8%, Relaxing 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A community simulation game where you design, build, and decorate a peaceful village for adorable animal neighbors.
- #25 Kynseed
81% matchVery Positive83% of 3,904 reviews2022
Dev: PixelCount Studios
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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 30.8%, Life Sim 19.1%, Crafting 13.6%, Sandbox 12.9%, Relaxing 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A deep sandbox life-sim with generational elements and a rich, whimsical rural world.
- #26 Cornucopia®
80% matchVery Positive88% of 664 reviews2023
Dev: David DolynnyPub: Subconscious Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A cozy 2.5D farm-life RPG that runs deep. Grow living soil into legendary harvests, romance 34+ villagers, breed magical animals, cook, fish, and dive the dungeons below for loot. No forced bedtime, no stress, just your dream farm at your own pace.
Why similar: Farming Sim 29.1%, Life Sim 17.3%, Crafting 11%, Building 10%, Sandbox 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: An innovative farming simulator with heavy crafting, pets, and a charming cartoon aesthetic.
- #27 STORY OF SEASONS: Grand Bazaar
77% matchVery Positive94% of 4,088 reviews2025
Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 18.5 hrsMean: 49.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Searching for a peaceful farm life, a fresh mountain breeze, and your own market stall? Look no further than the friendly community of Zephyr Town! Here you’ll grow crops and raise animals, get to know the locals, and sell your wares at the town's bazaar to restore it to its former glory.
Why similar: Farming Sim 25.9%, Life Sim 16.6%, Crafting 11.7%, Building 11.5%, Cooking 11.1%
- #28 Palia
77% matchVery Positive86% of 44,545 reviews2024
Dev: Singularity 6 Corporation
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 26.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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 28.8%, Life Sim 21.4%, Building 13.4%, Crafting 12.1%, Relaxing 6.3%
- #29 Slime Rancher
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 157,673 reviews2017
Dev: Monomi Park
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Slime Rancher is the tale of Beatrix LeBeau, a plucky, young rancher who sets out for a life a thousand light years away from Earth on the ‘Far, Far Range’ where she tries her hand at making a living wrangling slimes.
Why similar: Sandbox 39%, Exploration 31.1%, Simulation 15.8%, Casual 9.1%, Singleplayer 5%
Why You'll Like It: A cheerful, vibrant exploration and ranching game on a colorful alien frontier.
- #30 Halcyon Days at Taoyuan
76% matchVery Positive89% of 1,332 reviews2026
Dev: BotanXPub: 方块游戏(CubeGame)
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Welcome to Taoyuan Village to heal your loneliness. Here, you can lead a carefree, self-sufficient life: farm, tame animals, raise livestock, fish, and build a prosperous homestead. Or, immerse in village life, meet kindred spirits, find love, and influence their destinies with your choices.
Why similar: Farming Sim 46.8%, Simulation 13.1%, Crafting 12.1%, Cooking 10.2%, Exploration 7.2%
- #31 Grow: Song of the Evertree
79% matchVery Positive81% of 2,572 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 37.6%, Life Sim 22.4%, Sandbox 16%, Simulation 7%, Exploration 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A breathtaking world-crafting sandbox filled with gardening, exploration, and animal care.
- #32 APICO
78% matchVery Positive92% of 2,050 reviews2022
Dev: ellraiserPub: Whitethorn Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
APICO is a laid-back beekeeping sim game about breeding, collecting, & conserving bees! Set in a series of lush environments, APICO uniquely combines resource gathering, biology, and beekeeping minigames, taking ideas from a mix of real-life and fantasy apiculture & floriculture.
Why similar: Building 24.1%, Sandbox 22.4%, Immersive Sim 17.6%, Relaxing 12.2%, Exploration 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy simulation game about breeding, collecting, and conserving various types of cute bugs in a relaxed environment.
- #33 Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles
79% matchVery Positive82% of 3,229 reviews2017
Dev: Prideful Sloth
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 32%, Crafting 17.6%, Building 11.5%, Sandbox 10.7%, Relaxing 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, combat-free exploration and farming game set on a picturesque island paradise.
- #34 Snacko
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,051 reviews2025
Dev: Bluecurse StudiosPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Farming Sim 26.2%, Building 17.8%, Life Sim 17.3%, Crafting 12.6%, Sandbox 10.4%
- #35 Everdream Village
75% matchMostly Positive73% of 145 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: Farming Sim 27.4%, Life Sim 15.3%, Sandbox 9.8%, Building 9.8%, Cooking 9.2%
- #36 Moonlight Peaks
73% matchVery Positive89% of 2,185 reviews2026
Dev: Little ChickenPub: XSEED Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 15.8 hrsMean: 27.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Welcome to your new vampiric life in the magical town of Moonlight Peaks. Raise mystical crops, learn spell-casting and potion-making, and befriend – or even romance – the local werewolves, witches, and mermaids in this heartwarming supernatural life-sim. Eternity awaits!
Why similar: Farming Sim 37.3%, Life Sim 24.9%, Relaxing 9.2%, Immersive Sim 8.6%, RPG 6.4%
- #37 To Pixelia
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,300 reviews2025
Dev: Pixeduo StudiosPub: Crytivo
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Meet the Pixelians and discover the ultimate life simulator in To Pixelia. As you climb your career ladder of choice, step into the world of politics, art, sports, music, and even crime. Live your dream life in pixels!
Why similar: Farming Sim 26.5%, Life Sim 20.7%, Sandbox 11.2%, Cooking 8.6%, Immersive Sim 8%
- #38 STORY OF SEASONS: Pioneers of Olive Town
76% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,647 reviews2021
Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 30.8%, Life Sim 18.2%, Cartoon 9.3%, Building 8.7%, RPG 7%
- #39 FANTASY LIFE i: The Girl Who Steals Time
72% matchVery Positive91% of 13,602 reviews2025
Dev: LEVEL5 Inc.
Windows
Median: 31.3 hrsMean: 54.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Step into this Slow-Life RPG where you can freely switch between 14 unique jobs, so called "Lives," and enjoy a carefree life in a fantasy world. Fish, cook, shape the island to your liking, or team up with friends to battle monsters across the vast world.
Why similar: RPG 35.4%, Crafting 21.1%, Exploration 18.7%, Casual 12.7%, 3D 10.6%
- #40 Little Life: Island Tales
75% matchVery Positive83% of 87 reviews2024
Dev: JIAOHU
Windows · Mac
A cozy open-world life sim set in a peaceful seaside town. Farm, dive, explore islands, build relationships, customize your home, and enjoy a slower pace of life.
Why similar: Farming Sim 30%, Life Sim 21.6%, Cooking 8.5%, Relaxing 8.4%, Crafting 7.7%
- #41 Ova Magica
70% matchVery Positive92% of 715 reviews2026
Dev: ClaudiaTheDevPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows
Escape everyday stress and start a new life in Clover Town! With adorable blob creatures by your side, you’ll farm, make new friends, and explore uncharted lands. Will you find love, or become the greatest blob trainer? Your story is yours to shape!
Why similar: Farming Sim 31.3%, Life Sim 19.9%, Crafting 13.8%, Anime 7.2%, Relaxing 6.9%
- #42 Pawsome Resort
71% matchVery Positive83% of 173 reviews2026
Dev: Pixel PuffsPub: GameDev.ist
Windows
Pawsome Resort is a cozy life sim where you run an animal hotel in a charming pixel-art village. Design your resort, care for cute animals, grow crops, craft things, complete quests, and bond with villagers. With farming and RPG elements, it's a perfect cozy escape.
Why similar: Farming Sim 27.4%, Life Sim 20.2%, Crafting 14.3%, Sandbox 11.2%, Relaxing 8.1%
- #43 No Place Like Home
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,116 reviews2022
Dev: Chicken LauncherPub: Awaken Realms
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Humanity Trashed the Earth and left for Mars. Only few remained. EXPLORE the world. Clean the environment, CRAFT with recycled resources. Domesticate animals. Rebuild your village. Restore environment and run your own post-apo FARM as there is No Place Like Home!
Why similar: Farming Sim 28.4%, Life Sim 16.7%, Crafting 13.1%, Building 11%, Immersive Sim 7.8%
- #44 Infinity Nikki
72% matchMixed57% of 10,549 reviews2025
Dev: Infold Games
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 65.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Embark on a cozy open-world adventure filled with vast landscape, mystical puzzles and unexpected platforming challenges. Dress up not just for style, but to unravel hidden mysteries, interact with a vibrant environment, and experience the freedom to explore at your own pace.
Why similar: Farming Sim 24.1%, Life Sim 16.2%, Crafting 11.2%, Building 10.6%, Relaxing 9.8%
- #45 SunnySide
73% matchMixed67% of 1,170 reviews2024
Dev: Aftabi Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Find harmony in the Japanese countryside as you help Sparky uncover lost memories in this modern take on the farming and life simulator. Build a thriving homestead, cultivate new relationships, and chase your own happiness in SunnySide.
Why similar: Farming Sim 23.3%, Life Sim 15.1%, Building 11.4%, Cooking 10.9%, Crafting 10.8%
- #46 Chill Town
71% matchMixed67% of 237 reviews2025
Dev: Low-Hi Tech
Windows
A unique blend of a Soothing Simulation and an Idle Game with Music, Decoration, Fishing, Cooking, Farming and more...
Why similar: Farming Sim 30.1%, Life Sim 20.2%, Sandbox 12.7%, Cooking 12.1%, Relaxing 7%
- #47 Dragon Song Tavern: Cozy & Adventurous
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 370 reviews2025
Dev: Etherous Games LimitedPub: HARRISONWORLD CO.,LTD
Windows · Mac
Ready to run a tavern with a Dragon companion? On this charming island, you can live out your tavern-keeping dreams. Along the way, you'll meet all kinds of guests, Encounter unicorns, battle Giant Elementals, and embrace adventures! Begin your journey as the Dragon Song calls!
Why similar: Farming Sim 41.4%, Cooking 19.8%, Life Sim 10.9%, Anime 8.7%, RPG 7.2%
- #48 I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival
69% matchVery Positive84% of 4,696 reviews2024
Dev: MandragoraPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
I Am Future is a relaxing single-player survival game about building a cozy rooftop camp amid a flooded post-apocalyptic city. Set up a farm, go fishing, tinker with gadgets, craft new tools, manage a team of cute robots to automate and expand your base, explore the mysterious world, and chill out!
Why similar: Farming Sim 24.6%, Life Sim 15.4%, Building 11.9%, Crafting 11.8%, Sandbox 11%
- #49 Cozy Island
67% matchVery Positive92% of 2,661 reviews2025
Dev: LazyFish Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: Farming Sim 44%, Life Sim 29.2%, Relaxing 11.4%, Exploration 5.1%, Casual 5%
- #50 Seeds of Calamity
68% matchVery Positive81% of 362 reviews2026
Dev: Laborious Lark StudiosPub: Pretty Soon
Windows
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 31.7%, Life Sim 20.1%, Crafting 11.5%, Building 11.3%, Relaxing 7.2%
- #51 Little Witch in the Woods
67% matchVery Positive89% of 13,210 reviews2025
Dev: SUNNY SIDE UP
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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 28%, Life Sim 22.4%, Crafting 12.1%, Immersive Sim 9%, Relaxing 7.5%
- #52 Garden Buddies
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 96 reviews2023
Dev: JamPicsPub: RedDeer.Games
Windows
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 26.7%, Life Sim 17.1%, Crafting 11%, Building 10.9%, Sandbox 10.1%
- #53 Sugardew Island - Your cozy farm shop
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 370 reviews2025
Dev: rokaplay
Windows
In this cozy farming game, you have to run your own farm shop. Take care of your animals and your farm, sell your goods to the cute Forest Folk, upgrade the island and fulfill small orders from the Harmony Tree to fill the island with life again.
Why similar: Farming Sim 63.3%, Relaxing 14.7%, Simulation 8.5%, Casual 7%, 3D 5.9%
- #54 Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 476 reviews2023
Dev: Snowcastle GamesPub: Amplified Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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: Farming Sim 32.6%, Building 17%, Crafting 13.6%, Relaxing 11.9%, Exploration 8.5%
- #55 Farlands
66% matchVery Positive90% of 1,750 reviews2026
Dev: JanduSoft
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 27.3%, Life Sim 17.3%, Building 13.7%, Crafting 13%, Sandbox 10.1%
- #56 Calm Horizon
67% matchVery Positive92% of 65 reviews2026
Dev: 烟熏渔
Windows
Island Master, welcome to your very own island! This land awaits your touch—reawaken its vitality and rebuild it from the ground up. Construct buildings to unlock new features: dress in elegant outfits, run food and goods shops, and usher in an era of prosperity for your island!
Why similar: Life Sim 37.1%, Farming Sim 19%, Relaxing 10.5%, Building 7.4%, RPG 7.3%
- #57 Oriental Valley
68% matchVery Positive83% of 372 reviews2024
Dev: 猫多游戏Pub: ETime Studio
Windows
Welcome to the weird and wonderful world where modern country life meets quirky simulation adventure! Here you'll immerse yourself in a laid-back lifestyle full of traditional customs, make a bunch of quirky new friends, and embark on bizarre adventures.
Why similar: Farming Sim 24.5%, Life Sim 21.4%, Sandbox 12.7%, Immersive Sim 10%, Relaxing 7.7%
- #58 Farm Together 2
65% matchVery Positive94% of 5,477 reviews2025
Dev: Milkstone Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 27.7 hrsMean: 139.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Grow your own farm all by yourself, or cooperate with your friends in the long awaited sequel to the cozy, relaxing farming experience!
Why similar: Farming Sim 33.9%, Life Sim 20.8%, Sandbox 14.5%, Cooking 13.7%, Relaxing 7%
- #59 Big Farm Story
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,353 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: Farming Sim 30.3%, Life Sim 21.8%, Crafting 11.8%, Cooking 10.6%, Relaxing 7.3%
- #60 Animalkind
65% matchVery Positive89% of 91 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 22%, Life Sim 14.7%, Crafting 11.3%, Sandbox 10.9%, Building 10.9%
