- #1 Legacy Miner
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mastic Games
Windows · Mac
A 2D mining game about digging your way off a dead planet. Drill deep for rare ores, dodge lava and gas pockets, upgrade your rig, then pool your haul with friends to smelt bars, craft parts, and build the rocket that gets your crew home. Solo or 1–16 players.
Why similar: Mining 39.3% ★, Crafting 23.1%, Simulation 17%, Exploration 9.8%, Online Co-Op 7.7%
- #2 Sky traveler
96% matchMixed68% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: DFRGAMES
Windows
Simulator of life in the Japanese village. Building your own village. Use the portal to move around the islands and collect resources. Once you're ready - go to other worlds. There is work for you too. Relax and feel like a hero in this world.
Why similar: Mining 22.1% ★, Life Sim 19.6%, Crafting 14.5%, Fishing 11.6% ★, Simulation 11%
- #3 Arcadius
96% matchMixed70% of 856 reviews2022
Dev: Atlas Interactive
Windows
Arcadius is a relaxing but grindy multiplayer resource gathering sim. Explore an open world while collecting and gathering 100s of unique resources with other players. Compete to be the best at your skill & enjoy over 90 achievable achievements on launch.
Why similar: Mining 41.3% ★, Life Sim 12.9%, Multiplayer 10.2%, Simulation 8.7%, Fishing 8% ★
- #4 Drilling
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: HONGS
Windows · Mac
"DRILLING" is a relaxing game focusing on the pure joy of digging and moving forward. You play as "Mr. Drill," who has awakened deep underground, and begin an expedition toward the surface. Mine 9 kind of ores found across various layers, and use the resources you gather to upgrade your modules.
Why similar: Mining 47.3% ★, Crafting 22.6%, Simulation 10.3%, Exploration 8.7%, Adventure 3.9%
- #5 My Little Blacksmith Shop
94% matchMixed70% of 1,175 reviews2025
Dev: DasiusPub: Noble Games Studio
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Craft weapons, armor and tools, manage resources and expand your workshop. Experience realistic physics-based forging, unlock new recipes and special orders, and interact with a medieval town's inhabitants as you work to become the greatest blacksmith in the land.
Why similar: Crafting 28.5%, Mining 19.7% ★, Simulation 15%, Medieval 10.2%, Life Sim 8.1%
- #6 Little Crossroads
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Red Merle Games
Windows · Linux
Escape the rush of your other life in this multiplayer Cozy RPG. Advance in a deep progression of skills like Fishing, Mining, and Bug Catching. Unlock cute and cool cosmetics to customize your character. Experience the "cozy chaos" of random events. All solo or with friends. Welcome home!
Why similar: Mining 24% ★, Crafting 15.7%, Life Sim 15.6%, Fishing 14.1% ★, Cozy 6.5%
- #7 Luma Island
93% matchVery Positive84% of 12,657 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: Mining 22.9% ★, Crafting 15.6%, Life Sim 12.9%, Online Co-Op 9.9%, Simulation 9%
- #8 16 Bit Gold
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: LongPig Studio
Windows
Build a humble gold mining business from the ground up. Pan dirt, process ore, automate production and transform an overgrown claim into a thriving mining operation - one gold bar at a time.
Why similar: Mining 42.7% ★, Simulation 20.1%, Crafting 18.7%, Life Sim 6.8%, Exploration 4.7%
- #9 Whisker Waters
91% matchMixed46% of 70 reviews2024
Dev: Underbite GamesPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows
Whisker Waters is the ultimate RPG adventure that blends light fantasy and the art of fishing into a mesmerizing world. As a player, you'll create and play as your very own Cat character and embark on a whimsical fishing journey like never before.
Why similar: Life Sim 22.8%, Fishing 22.7% ★, Crafting 17.8%, Simulation 10.8%, Adventure 6.4%
- #10 GONE DIGGING
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NewGen
Windows
Dig together by day. Feed the darkness by night. A 1–4 player co-op digging thriller where loot, upgrades, and sacrifices decide who survives after sundown.
Why similar: Mining 35.1% ★, Life Sim 19.4%, Crafting 19.3%, Simulation 7.6%, Exploration 7.4%
- #11 Sandpiper Point
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sandpiper Point Studio
Windows
A cozy fishing RPG set in a quiet coastal village where every tide brings something new. Fish across rivers, lakes, and open sea, craft your own gear, explore distant islands by boat, and uncover the mystery behind the town's vanishing sandpiper birds.
Why similar: Fishing 24.5% ★, Life Sim 23.8%, Crafting 18.5%, Simulation 12.9%, RPG 6%
- #12 Wurldon
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tytar Studios
Windows
You arrive in the city of Wurldon with nothing but the clothes on your back. The city is busy and filled with opportunity. The wilderness is vast but plentiful. Buy a home? Live off the land? Where will your venture to Wurldon take you?
Why similar: Life Sim 25.7%, Mining 19.9% ★, Crafting 15.5%, Simulation 10.2%, Exploration 8.1%
- #13 Nordic Nook
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SleepyCodeCat
Windows
Get ready to live a relaxing and blissful summer in Scandinavian woods. After a long day building your own little cottage, take a bath in a sauna, go for a fishing trip or surprise your neighbors with traditional nordic pastries.
Why similar: Life Sim 40.7%, Simulation 26.6%, Crafting 17.4%, Exploration 9.8%, Relaxing 3.2%
- #14 Eunoia
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TinkerBloom
Windows
A cozy farming and life sim set inside a long forgotten cave. Restore a ruined village, farm unique crops, build and decorate, manage NPCs, collect items, earn achievements to unlock special rewards, and uncover magical changes between day and night.
Why similar: Mining 23.4% ★, Simulation 14.3%, Life Sim 13.7%, Fishing 13% ★, Crafting 12.6%
- #15 Prison Miner
87% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Data Leak Games
Windows
Mine until your arms drop off! In Prison Miner you will rank up through various ranks discovering new mines and materials along the way to be able to upgrade your equipment and mine even faster. Until eventually, you do it all again!
Why similar: Mining 45.9% ★, Crafting 23.1%, Simulation 13.7%, Exploration 10.3%, Casual 3.7%
- #16 My Heaven's Dale
86% matchVery Positive97% of 63 reviews2026
Dev: DreamingCat
Windows
Sent by the Moon Goddess, you arrive in Heaven’s Dale to run a carpenter workshop and uncover its former owner’s fate. Mysterious ghosts drift through everywhere! Live a cozy life planting, fishing, mining, and caring for animals while restoring the town at your own pace.
Why similar: Mining 27.2% ★, Life Sim 17.6%, Crafting 15.4%, Job Simulator 12.9% ★, Fishing 10.8% ★
- #17 Dwarf Simulator
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ascalon Games
Windows
You are a Dwarf. Mine, craft, drink and repeat. Mine ores, craft and sell weapons and have a drink with your friends
Why similar: Mining 28.7% ★, Life Sim 26.7%, Simulation 21.8%, Crafting 16.6%, Multiplayer 3.1%
- #18 Peaceful Soul
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Radish DeveloperPub: AWSUM! SINDIECATE by Inspirnasoft
Windows
Peaceful Soul is a Social Life Simulation. In this game you can interact with villagers, building friendships, finding love, take part in interesting festivals.
Why similar: Life Sim 28.3%, Mining 24.1% ★, Simulation 23.8%, Fishing 14.7% ★, RPG 8.1%
- #19 Aunt Hattie's Quilts
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Jagoy Games
Windows
Grow your own cotton, gather natural materials, and craft beautiful quilts to delight your customers. Create lasting friendships within the community, and they might just reward you with new quilting templates! Expand your collection to unlock new designs and express your creativity.
Why similar: Crafting 32.6%, Life Sim 31.7%, Simulation 17.5%, Cozy 9.2%, Casual 5%
- #20 Smith's Chronicles
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arsanesia
Windows · Mac
Fresh from blacksmithing academy, you return to a town in need of a new beginning. Gather resources, mix materials, craft items, run your shop and build a welcoming community where elves, dwarves, beastfolk, fairies, and wanderers from across Gaia can finally feel at home in this wholesome life sim!
Why similar: Life Sim 18.9%, Crafting 17%, Job Simulator 15.2% ★, Fishing 14.3% ★, Simulation 8.9%
- #21 Spirit Vendor
82% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Kirion Studios
Windows
I built Spirit Vendor as a solo indie dev, and I'm excited to share it with you! In this charming world, you decide how your day unfolds—run your shop, tend your fields, and care for your animals. Explore a lively village, meet unique characters, build friendships, and perhaps even find true love.
Why similar: Mining 27.5% ★, Life Sim 21%, Fishing 17% ★, Simulation 11.4%, Crafting 11%
- #22 Cropia
80% matchVery Positive93% of 81 reviews2026
Dev: Cropstone Studio
Windows
Cultivate crops, care for animals, fish, mine resources, and explore diverse environments while growing the local community. Invite village residents to work with you and collaborate to meet city targets, helping you achieve goals more efficiently.
Why similar: Mining 28.3% ★, Life Sim 19.6%, Crafting 16.1%, Fishing 15.3% ★, Exploration 6%
- #23 Museum No.9
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 270 reviews2025
Dev: YaoYi Technology
Windows
Massive artifact collection! Build your museum with extreme freedom! Visitor revenue depends on your route design, and whether you can achieve perfect profits is entirely up to you! Enjoy light rogue-style adventure exploration, and use different skill combinations to battle monsters every time!
Why similar: Mining 32.8% ★, Life Sim 22.5%, Simulation 14.7%, Crafting 14.2%, Adventure 5.8%
- #24 Fuel Harvest Together
81% matchMixed69% of 978 reviews2025
Dev: Say2SunPub: Grejuva
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Play solo or co-op with up to 5 players to find oil, store crude, refine fuels, and sell them at gas stations and shop. Dig for gems and fossils, upgrade your gear, lease new land, and dominate the city as the biggest oil supplier!
Why similar: Mining 29.8% ★, Crafting 15.8%, Life Sim 13.2%, Job Simulator 12.6% ★, Simulation 10.1%
- #25 Kyma
83% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2021
Dev: Kidness
Windows · Mac · Linux
Kyma is a wacky game blending RPG and life simulation. Help Fropin manage the city, customize it, decorate your house, create factories and gardens. Look for your missing mother by discovering amazing places and characters!
Why similar: Mining 32.1% ★, Life Sim 21.4%, Crafting 17.8%, Simulation 10.9%, Exploration 6.1%
- #26 Cornucopia®
79% matchVery Positive88% of 659 reviews2023
Dev: David DolynnyPub: Subconscious Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Life Sim 21.6%, Mining 19% ★, Crafting 17.3%, Fishing 11.9% ★, Simulation 10.9%
- #27 Mining & Tunneling Simulator
84% matchVery Negative19% of 139 reviews2014
Dev: United Independent Entertainment GmbH
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 32.5 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Blast rocks, drill tunnels and force your way through every mountain. At the beginning you have enough time and no major problems. Once the TNT charges are placed you can start the blasting to create the tunnel entrance. The excavated material will be loaded by a shovel dozer on a dump truck and transported to the storage site.
Why similar: Mining 56.9% ★, Simulation 43.1%
- #28 Kitori Academy
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cubenary
Windows
Kitori Academy is a life simulator where you live the adventures of a wizard apprentice with your spirit companion. Train your magical skills and learn how to brew potions, grow vegetables and catch spells to challenge the curse that lurks in the world.
Why similar: Life Sim 23%, Mining 20.1% ★, Crafting 16.1%, Fishing 11.8% ★, Simulation 10.6%
- #29 Voice of Nature
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PohonMuda
Windows
Welcome to Moonspring Vale! your new life in another world after you got summoned by a little witch girl. Join Adventure Guild, buy abandoned farm, take care of animals, plants flower fruits and veggie, meet new friends, find love and explore unknown area. New Journey is waiting for you.
Why similar: Mining 21.3% ★, Life Sim 18.6%, Fishing 12.7% ★, Crafting 11.8%, Simulation 11.4%
- #30 VEINFORGE
76% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: LIU CHENGXI
Windows
Mine, forge, sell, and upgrade. Run an underground smithy, unlock nine resources and 43 craftable items, recruit assistants, and turn short mining runs into a working production line.
Why similar: Mining 42% ★, Crafting 21.4%, Life Sim 12.6%, Simulation 11.7%, Medieval 6%
- #31 Miner Shop Simulator
77% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Meerkatt Studio
Windows · Linux
Miner Shop Simulator is a hands-on mining and shop management sim. Dig for resources, refine raw ore into valuable goods, stock your shelves, serve customers, and grow a small mining shop into a thriving business.
Why similar: Mining 44.9% ★, Crafting 17.9%, Simulation 17.9%, Exploration 8.5%, Online Co-Op 6.3%
- #32 My Time at Portia
78% matchVery Positive91% of 44,278 reviews2019
Dev: Pathea GamesPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 35.9 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: Life Sim 27.2%, Crafting 22.9%, Mining 18.6% ★, Simulation 12.1%, RPG 5.7%
- #33 Lunaton: Rescue mission
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Anna Shcherbak
Windows · Mac
🐾 Transform an abandoned island into a thriving resort! Time moves in real time, and the seasons change weekly. Hire townspeople, collect evening profits, tend to your farm, and explore the neighboring mystical islands by train at your own pace.
Why similar: Life Sim 26.6%, Crafting 20.8%, Simulation 14.5%, Exploration 8.5%, Cozy 8.4%
- #34 Made in Melostead
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CherryCapra
Windows
Return to your hometown to run your shop by fulfilling commissions and selling wares. Choose your path as a blacksmith, alchemist, or woodworker and revive Melostead as you befriend neighbors, reform trade routes, and explore the world for exotic materials in this fantasy-inspired crafting sim RPG!
Why similar: Life Sim 27.1%, Crafting 26.3%, Simulation 17.1%, Exploration 7%, RPG 6.9%
- #35 Potion Brew: Co-op
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Soulwarmers Games
Windows
You need this game to forget about your life cares and become the best alchemist of this fantasy world with your friends! An alchemy shop keeper game offers you to brew potions for your customers, loot the ingredients in the forest, trade with sellers and compete with rivals.
Why similar: Mining 24.9% ★, Fishing 16.4% ★, Life Sim 16%, Crafting 13.3%, Online Co-Op 9.9%
- #36 ONE (1) WORLD
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Overboard GamesPub: Rekishi, LLC
Windows
Build a home on a strange audited island in this top-down pixel sandbox RPG. Mine, farm, fish, craft, fight, sail, and chart routes from road to rocket—then survive the Bureau’s stamps, storms, bosses, and very personal paperwork.
Why similar: Mining 26.9% ★, Crafting 18.7%, Fishing 16.7% ★, Life Sim 14%, Exploration 9.1%
- #37 Sun Haven
74% matchVery Positive81% of 25,417 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: Mining 21.8% ★, Life Sim 20.8%, Crafting 13.8%, Fishing 11.6% ★, Multiplayer 8%
- #38 Heidi's Legacy: Mountains Calling
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Humble Reeds
Windows · Mac · Linux
Heidi's Legacy is a cozy narrative sim where you care for goats, craft mountain goods, and help villagers rebuild their lives. Experience a peaceful pastoral life, inspired by the Heidi novels, celebrating nature, healing, community, and self-discovery.
Why similar: Life Sim 27.5%, Simulation 14.4%, Crafting 12.4%, Fishing 10.8% ★, Cozy 9%
- #39 Neon Planet
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Neon Planet Studio
Windows
Build a life on a neon-lit alien planet. Farm, fish, cook, craft, decorate your home. Mine 100 floors deep, climb a combat spire, win at the casino. Solo or with up to 24 friends in a player-driven economy.
Why similar: Mining 23.6% ★, Life Sim 18.7%, Crafting 13.9%, Online Co-Op 10.1%, Simulation 7.7%
- #40 Table for None
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Loafing Studio
Windows · Mac
"Table for None" is a pixelated, bite-sized open world, food truck cooking adventure game. Explore diverse regions, discover new recipes, and prepare meals to manage your food truck!
Why similar: Simulation 21.3%, Crafting 21.1%, Life Sim 13%, Exploration 9.3%, Adventure 9.1%
- #41 Heroes Valley
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BreadSlice
Windows
Build and manage your own tavern in a mysterious fantasy valley. Cook meals, brew drinks, grow crops, catch fish, craft equipment, explore dangerous caves, and uncover the secrets of Heroes Valley.
Why similar: Mining 24.5% ★, Crafting 19.2%, Fishing 16.1% ★, Life Sim 12.6%, Simulation 8.4%
- #42 Sheep Move Together
70% matchPositive86% of 22 reviews2026
Dev: ShepherdPub: Cheesecake Dev
Windows
Gather animals, craft equipment from collected resources, and face the strange creatures lurking beyond the fog together in this 1-4 player co-op exploration and adventure game.
Why similar: Mining 19.1% ★, Fishing 17.3% ★, Online Co-Op 17.1%, Third Person 11.6%, Multiplayer 9.8%
- #43 Printfarm Simulator
71% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Friendly Bug Studio
Windows
Build and manage your own 3D printing farm! Expand production, fulfill custom orders, and automate your workflow in a realistic economic simulation.
Why similar: Crafting 38.3%, Life Sim 36.1%, Simulation 24.1%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #44 Break The Ice
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BeyondRealm
Windows
Mine, survive, sell, upgrade, repeat. Descend into a treacherous ice cave filled with relentless monsters and rare loot. Escape with the Miner's Stone to proceed to your next expedition. But watch the frost, if your cabin's temperature drops, your journey ends permanently.
Why similar: Mining 54.2% ★, Crafting 26.9%, Exploration 10.2%, Adventure 7.9%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #45 Thrae
70% matchMixed67% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: skery games
Windows
Thrae is a cozy crafting adventure game, where you play as a bunny on their path to become the Legendary Easter Bunny! Build relationships, Craft, Decorate & Deliver Enchanted eggs to heal your friends of the forest!
Why similar: Crafting 22.1%, Life Sim 20.5%, Fishing 17.2% ★, Simulation 10.3%, Cozy 8.4%
- #46 Nytherra
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Winsmoke
Windows
A cozy 2D adventure where you explore, gather resources, turn them into profit, craft, and battle enemies to save a fading world before time runs out.
Why similar: Mining 26.4% ★, Life Sim 19.9%, Fishing 18.1% ★, Crafting 14.8%, Exploration 7.8%
- #47 De'Vine: Heavenly Acres
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 40 reviews2022
Dev: StapletonPub: DPSII
Windows
Welcome to your farm on Heavenly Acres! Farmland that presents many opportunities. Harvest trees & plants. Grow Crops. Romance with other misfits. Collect up to 200 unique monsters and compete with monster battles! Indulge in the underground for buried treasure and dangerous monsters!
Why similar: Mining 33.2% ★, Crafting 19.1%, Life Sim 18%, Simulation 6.2%, Medieval 5.7%
- #48 Jink in
71% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Ego Games Studios LTD
Windows
Junk In offers players an engaging simulation experience as a homeless person, capturing the everyday challenges and survival situations faced on the streets. This casual simulator features level-based gameplay, with each level presenting a unique scenario for players to navigate and overcome.
Why similar: Life Sim 35.5%, Simulation 30.3%, Adventure 14.7%, Exploration 9.9%, Third Person 7.9%
- #49 Doug The Digger
69% match9 user reviews83% of 41 reviews2025
Dev: Rapid Iterations
Windows
Doug The Digger is a casual, single-player mining and crafting game where you aim to escape a crash landing by crafting a rocket. The gameplay is simple but addictive—play at your own risk!
Why similar: Mining 46.7% ★, Crafting 18.8%, Exploration 8.3%, Simulation 6.8%, Adventure 6.4%
- #50 Astro Miner
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: CrazyLabsPub: QubicGames
Windows
Embark on a Colorful Journey Through the Galaxy! Explore new planets and mine various minerals using your vacuum gun!
Why similar: Mining 53% ★, Simulation 20.6%, Exploration 8.2%, Adventure 7.7%, Casual 6.6%
- #51 Capsule
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CottonCastle Games
Windows
Capsule is a co-op survival and building game set in space. Build your modular spaceship, land on planets, gather resources, and try to survive together with your friends against the dangers of space while uncovering the truth behind the destruction of your world.
Why similar: Crafting 25%, Life Sim 17.6%, Online Co-Op 16.3%, Simulation 14.2%, Multiplayer 11.5%
- #52 Gardenhood
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Frojo
Windows
A cozy multiplayer gardening game where up to 8 players share one island. Grow rare mutated crops, fish the pond, build and decorate your home, and hang out with neighbors in drop-in public lobbies — or tend your garden solo. Plant something weird. Show it off.
Why similar: Life Sim 22.9%, Fishing 19% ★, Crafting 16.7%, Online Co-Op 12.5%, Cozy 9.2%
- #53 Tidepool
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Breaker Game Studios
Windows
Tidepool is a cozy multiplayer roleplay game where you live life as a tiny fish in a bustling tidepool community. Choose your fish, explore the shallows, complete quests, meet other players, and survive the ever-changing world between the waves.
Why similar: Life Sim 41.1%, Exploration 12.6%, Third Person 12.6%, Simulation 11.6%, Casual 9.4%
- #54 Magic Inn: Prologue
68% matchPositive88% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: Purpledoor Studios
Windows
Reclaim glory in Magic Inn, a charming tavern life simulator. Take on the role of an exiled wizard-turned-innkeeper, overseeing everything from menus, rooms, guests, and staff in a fully magical customizable inn. Engage in card battles to spark conversations and foster relationships with guests.
Why similar: Life Sim 36.9%, Crafting 27.6%, Simulation 15.2%, RPG 9.4%, Casual 5.5%
- #55 Goldrot
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Andrei Georgescu
Windows
A blend of tower defense and settlement management where every arrow, boulder, and cannonball must be produced by your servants to defend against relentless Viking raids.
Why similar: Mining 46.9% ★, Crafting 21.5%, Online Co-Op 14.4%, Multiplayer 11%, Casual 3%
- #56 Animalkind
65% matchVery Positive91% of 88 reviews2026
Dev: Uncommon Games
Windows
Forage, frolic and zoomie as an intelligent, aww-dorable animal who discovers an ancient mech. Pilot the mech and use a suite of powerful tools to gather resources, shape the land, and build your ideal town alongside a growing cast of characters—solo or with up to three friends.
Why similar: Life Sim 18.2%, Crafting 17.6%, Fishing 17.4% ★, Online Co-Op 11%, Simulation 10.3%
- #57 The Runesmith
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shawk Studio
Windows
Explore ancient lands, gather rare materials, and forge powerful runes blessed by mighty gods. Craft, hunt, mine, and master the art of runesmithing — a fallen god’s path to reclaim his place among the divine.
Why similar: Mining 33.9% ★, Life Sim 22.2%, Crafting 19.4%, Exploration 6.9%, Third Person 6.3%
- #58 Dressmaker
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Cozy LivesPub: Free Lives
Windows · Mac
Become a dressmaker! Choose fabric, cut out patterns, and sew them all together to satisfy (or sabotage!) townsfolk in this cozy crafting game inspired by real dressmaking.
Why similar: Crafting 26.7%, Job Simulator 25.7% ★, Life Sim 21.6%, Simulation 13.6%, Cozy 7.3%
- #59 Finnish Cottage Simulator
66% matchVery Positive94% of 3,659 reviews2024
Dev: RANELA GAMES
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The most detailed cottage experience. Live as a regular Finnish man and enjoy the summer. Play relaxed: go to the sauna, get drunk and grill food. Play how you want: make moonshine, become a burglar and turbocharge your moped.
Why similar: Life Sim 25%, Crafting 18.1%, Simulation 17.5%, Online Co-Op 15.2%, Multiplayer 10.8%