- #1 Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure
97% matchVery Positive84% of 2,178 reviews2025
Dev: Massive MiniteamPub: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Oddsparks is a blend of automation and real-time strategy for both the die-hard fans of the automation genre and the automation-curious. Explore a strange fantasy world, uncover the mysteries of the past, automate your workshops, and go on adventures with your odd & adorable Sparks!
Why similar: Automation 19.1%, Cozy 14.5%, Building 13.8%, Base Building 12.2%, City Builder 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the specific focus on using cute, autonomous creatures to build and manage complex production lines.
- #2 Slime Rancher
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 151,397 reviews2017
Dev: Monomi Park
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Cute 24.8%, Sandbox 19.9%, Exploration 18.5%, Colorful 14.4%, Family Friendly 10%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the core loop of collecting adorable creatures and managing their habitats to automate resource production.
- #3 Ooblets
96% matchVery Positive91% of 1,527 reviews2023
Dev: Glumberland
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 28.9%, Creature Collector 27.1%, Crafting 12.8%, Family Friendly 8.4%, Cute 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: It combines creature collection and farming with a whimsical, cozy aesthetic that feels very similar to the Morp experience.
- #4 Autonauts
95% matchVery Positive90% of 4,915 reviews2019
Dev: DenkiPub: Curve Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In Autonauts you must build, create, and automate. Start by establishing a colony, crafting bots and teaching them via Scratch-style programming to build an ever evolving autonomous paradise of agriculture, industry and enlightenment.
Why similar: Automation 25.2%, Colony Sim 18.2% ★, Base Building 12.6%, Farming Sim 12.2%, Crafting 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title emphasizes the joy of programming cute robots to perform repetitive farming and building tasks for you.
- #5 Moonstone Island
94% matchVery Positive84% of 4,722 reviews2023
Dev: Studio SupersoftPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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: Creature Collector 34.5%, Farming Sim 28.9%, Sandbox 15%, Building 14%, Cute 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends creature collection and farming with exploration, offering a similar sense of discovery and companionship.
- #6 Paleo Pines
94% matchVery Positive83% of 2,478 reviews2023
Dev: Italic PigPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Welcome to Paleo Pines, a charming island known for its friendly dinosaurs, quirky townsfolk, and mysterious past. Befriend dinos and enlist their help to fix up your ranch and farm crops to create your cozy dino sanctuary! Then set out with your companion, Lucky, to uncover the island’s secrets.
Why similar: Farming Sim 37.4%, Creature Collector 26.3%, Exploration 8.5%, Cute 7.8%, Family Friendly 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on befriending and caring for creatures while managing a farm, capturing the wholesome creature-collector vibe.
- #7 Coral Island
92% matchVery Positive89% of 25,947 reviews2023
Dev: Stairway GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 12.3 hrsMean: 52.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 53.3%, Crafting 15.1%, Sandbox 13.6%, Building 12.9%, Casual 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: A high-quality farming and life-sim that provides the same relaxing, community-focused experience found in Time to Morp.
- #8 Garden Paws
93% matchVery Positive90% of 2,485 reviews2018
Dev: Bitten Toast Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 18.3%, Wholesome 17.3% ★, Cozy 12.3%, Sandbox 10.6%, Crafting 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: You play as an adorable animal character managing a shop and farm, which aligns perfectly with the cozy, creature-centric theme.
- #9 Forager
91% matchVery Positive90% of 43,003 reviews2019
Dev: HopFrogPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 24.5%, Crafting 18.1%, Base Building 14%, Sandbox 11.6%, Resource Management 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: It features addictive base-building and automation mechanics that allow you to scale your production as you explore the world.
- #10 Critter Café
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 279 reviews2024
Dev: Sumo DigitalPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Welcome to your Critter Café! Rescue and bond with adorable, fantasy critters in need of your help and build a new home together. Design and run your own café, care for your critters, uncover the secrets of mysterious portals, and create a wholesome café for all to enjoy!
Why similar: Wholesome 24.6% ★, Creature Collector 24.2%, Cozy 23%, Family Friendly 7.4%, Exploration 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game centers on rescuing and caring for magical creatures while managing a cozy, customizable café.
- #11 Core Keeper
89% matchVery Positive93% of 63,205 reviews2024
Dev: PugstormPub: Fireshine Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 12.0 hrsMean: 33.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Explore a vast cavern of creatures, relics and resources in a mining sandbox adventure for 1-8 players. Mine, build, fight, craft and farm to unravel the mystery of the ancient Core.
Why similar: Base Building 23.9%, Sandbox 17.8%, Crafting 17.6%, Building 16.4%, Multiplayer 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers deep base-building and automation systems set within a charming, explorable underground world.
- #12 Kamaeru: A Frog Refuge
90% matchVery Positive86% of 309 reviews2024
Dev: Humble ReedsPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Foster a sanctuary for frogs and restore the biodiversity of the wetlands in Kamaeru, a cozy frog collecting game, where you take pictures of frogs, play mini-games and decorate your habitat. Hop right to it!
Why similar: Wholesome 20.9% ★, Creature Collector 18.5%, Cozy 18.1%, Farming Sim 16.6%, Crafting 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, wholesome experience dedicated to collecting and caring for various frog species in a beautiful habitat.
- #13 My Time at Sandrock
88% matchVery Positive88% of 28,280 reviews2023
Dev: Pathea Games
Windows
Median: 7.8 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 34.8%, Building 17.1%, Sandbox 16.1%, Crafting 16%, Multiplayer 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at combining building and crafting mechanics with deep social interactions and creature-like NPC management.
- #14 Fae Farm
89% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,471 reviews2023
Dev: Phoenix LabsPub: Gambit Digital
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 21.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 33.7%, Cozy 29.4%, Multiplayer 10.1%, Family Friendly 7.2%, Crafting 7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a polished magical farming experience with creature care and cozy home decoration elements.
- #15 Roots of Pacha
87% matchVery Positive94% of 4,347 reviews2023
Dev: Soda Den
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 30.1%, Cozy 19.7%, Crafting 13.4%, Sandbox 11.6%, Building 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A community-focused farming sim that emphasizes cooperation and the domestication of animals in a prehistoric setting.
- #16 Farm Together 2
85% matchVery Positive94% of 5,123 reviews2025
Dev: Milkstone Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 27.5 hrsMean: 110.0 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 38.5%, Base Building 19.1%, Sandbox 18.6%, Family Friendly 11.6%, Cute 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a highly satisfying multiplayer farming experience that focuses on large-scale production and cozy decoration.
- #17 Dinkum
84% matchVery Positive92% of 28,435 reviews2025
Dev: James BendonPub: KRAFTON, Inc.
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 28.4 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 33.9%, Crafting 15.6%, Sandbox 14.5%, Building 13.4%, Multiplayer 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: This exploration-heavy building game allows you to shape your own island town while interacting with unique wildlife.
- #18 Luma Island
84% matchVery Positive84% of 12,128 reviews2024
Dev: Feel Free Games
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 24.3 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 24.5%, Cozy 23.3%, Crafting 12.2%, Building 11.4%, Multiplayer 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: This cozy multiplayer-friendly game focuses on farming, exploration, and building a life in a magical setting.
- #19 Industrial Petting
86% matchVery Positive91% of 92 reviews2020
Dev: Another Yeti
Windows · Mac
Industrial Petting is a cozy factory game about building an adoption empire of adorable pets! Play with friends or solo. Build happy pet pipelines, explore and farm an alien island, and fulfill adoption contracts from across the galaxy!
Why similar: Automation 19.9%, Creature Collector 18%, Farming Sim 15.4%, Base Building 11.1%, Sandbox 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: It directly explores the intersection of creature care and industrial automation in a sandbox environment.
- #20 Totemlands
86% matchVery Positive92% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: Hobofeller
Windows
Totemlands is a relaxing crafting, building game where you raise totem poles, hunt spirits, decorate and explore the lands.
Why similar: Cozy 18.9%, Farming Sim 13.2%, Wholesome 12.6% ★, Building 10.6%, Crafting 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A colorful, exploration-driven game that focuses on building and interacting with a cute, mystical world.
- #21 Snacko
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,002 reviews2025
Dev: Bluecurse StudiosPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 20.2%, Cozy 18.5%, Building 13%, Crafting 10.3%, Sandbox 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A cute farming and building game where you play as a cat, focusing on restoring a ruined island.
- #22 Echoes of the Plum Grove
82% matchVery Positive88% of 3,019 reviews2024
Dev: Unwound GamesPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 23.2 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 24.1%, Cozy 22.9%, Colony Sim 18.8% ★, Crafting 10.8%, Family Friendly 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, generation-spanning farming sim that emphasizes community and life-management.
- #23 Critter Crops
83% matchMixed53% of 79 reviews2024
Dev: Skyreach Studio
Windows
Enter the world of Mutter Island as Sylvie, a newfound witch with the ability to grow magical Critters. Restore the island, welcome the unwelcome, and uncover the mystery of Sylvie's past!
Why similar: Cozy 21.7%, Farming Sim 21.3%, Creature Collector 19.7%, Crafting 10.5%, Family Friendly 7%
Why You'll Like It: It combines farming with creature-based magic, offering a cozy and narrative-driven experience.
- #24 Whimside
79% matchVery Positive92% of 402 reviews2025
Dev: ToadzillartPub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%
A creature collection game that sits at the bottom of your screen & fits easily into your routine. Whether you're working, studying, or relaxing, Whimside is always ready to offer you a cozy escape. Capture rare creatures, create new species & decorate your whimsical space!
Why similar: Creature Collector 24.9%, Farming Sim 23%, Automation 21.9%, Cozy 18.6%, Cute 6%
Why You'll Like It: A charming title that integrates creature collection with farming and light automation elements.
- #25 Plantera
82% matchVery Positive89% of 5,886 reviews2016
Dev: VaragtP
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
In Plantera you build your own garden and watch it grow with new plants, bushes, trees and animals. As you play and expand your garden you will attract Helpers, round blue creatures that will help you with your harvesting tasks.
Why similar: Automation 27.2%, Farming Sim 26.7%, Sandbox 14.5%, Building 13%, Cute 6%
Why You'll Like It: It is a straightforward, charming automation game where you manage a garden and use helpers to collect resources.
- #26 Stardew Valley
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 992,215 reviews2016
Dev: ConcernedApe
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 22.7 hrsMean: 83.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Why similar: Farming Sim 44.7%, Multiplayer 14.4%, Crafting 12.6%, Sandbox 12.5%, Building 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential farming sim that provides the foundation for the cozy, productive gameplay loop found in Time to Morp.
- #27 DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS™ 2
81% matchVery Positive92% of 7,831 reviews2019
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 48.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS™ 2 is a block-building RPG set in a fantasy land threatened by an evil cult. Explore, battle, build and harvest in the charming single-player campaign or build big projects in the online sandbox mode for up to 4-players.
Why similar: Sandbox 27.6%, Building 27.4%, Crafting 19%, Adventure 8.1%, Multiplayer 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game features excellent building mechanics and allows you to manage NPCs and creatures to help maintain your base.
- #28 Catizens
78% matchVery Positive82% of 366 reviews2024
Dev: badopticsgamesPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Inspired by RimWorld and The Sims, Catizens is a colony management simulation game where you watch over unique cats with quirky personalities, as you help them build and grow their settlement while exploring new lands, facing off against wildlife and overcoming the challenges of each environment.
Why similar: Colony Sim 23% ★, Farming Sim 15.8%, City Builder 14.5%, Base Building 9.9%, Sandbox 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A colony-sim that lets you manage a group of cats, focusing on building and strategy in a whimsical way.
- #29 Skystead Ranch
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: ToastieLabs
Windows · Mac · Linux
Transform a desolate sky island into a vibrant sanctuary. Using your enchanted crook, cultivate your garden, befriend quirky creatures, build a home, and unlock secrets along the way. Each choice adds a personal touch to your unique Skystead Ranch!
Why similar: Creature Collector 37.6%, Cozy 35.7%, Building 18.1%, Adventure 4.3%, Casual 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: It blends creature collection with agriculture in a floating world, perfect for fans of ranching-style games.
- #30 Cattails: Wildwood Story
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,823 reviews2023
Dev: Falcon Development
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Become a cat! In this cozy life sim RPG, you'll lead your colony into the mysterious Wildwood. Hunt prey, harvest herbs, collect magical treasures, & defend your new home from intruders. Build a thriving town to recruit new cats. Get to know the residents, fall in love, & raise a litter of kittens!
Why similar: Wholesome 20.7% ★, Colony Sim 17.8% ★, Farming Sim 17.4%, Cozy 11.1%, City Builder 10%
- #31 Cozy Island
73% matchVery Positive92% of 2,388 reviews2025
Dev: LazyFish Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Grow veggies, go fishing, and meet cute animals! On this relaxing and lovely island, you can walk around and explore freely, unlock quirky and fun items, build your own secret base, and enjoy carefree, joy-filled days at your own pace.
Why similar: Farming Sim 31.5%, Cozy 19.2%, Base Building 18.2%, Multiplayer 11.9%, Cute 7.1%
- #32 Clouzy!
79% matchMixed50% of 80 reviews2022
Dev: Tinymoon
Windows
Most clouds float along in the sky, but these adorable fluffy clouds need to be taken care of in cloud daycare! Explore the world, collect delicious fruits, and cook tasty meals in this cute and wholesome farming game.
Why similar: Farming Sim 29.2%, Cozy 28.2%, Resource Management 13.7%, Family Friendly 7%, Exploration 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game is entirely focused on the cozy exploration and care of adorable, cloud-like creatures.
- #33 Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 456 reviews2023
Dev: Snowcastle Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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: Wholesome 21.3% ★, Farming Sim 15.7%, Cozy 13.3%, Creature Collector 12.3%, Building 7.7%
- #34 Bear and Breakfast
76% matchVery Positive90% of 5,218 reviews2022
Dev: Gummy CatPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 22%, Resource Management 20.6%, Building 18.5%, Family Friendly 13.2%, Cute 10.9%
- #35 Cornucopia®
75% matchVery Positive88% of 630 reviews2023
Dev: David Dolynny | Subconscious GamesPub: Subconscious Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 38.9%, Crafting 15.8%, Sandbox 14.6%, Building 12.8%, Cute 6.2%
- #36 Monster Mop Up
74% matchMixed61% of 203 reviews2025
Dev: Terahard LtdPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Rescue the scared little Ragamuffins from the human world and clean up all evidence of their existence. Mop stains, burn poop, and get rewarded with high tech gear and upgrades. Save enough, and you can even expand your home, decorate it, and live happily ever after with your fluffy little friends!
Why similar: Creature Collector 18.9%, Wholesome 17% ★, Cozy 16.9%, Base Building 15%, Sandbox 8.8%
- #37 Learning Factory
73% matchVery Positive86% of 511 reviews2025
Dev: Luden.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Build intricate supply chains to meet your feline customers' needs. Discover underground and air transport layers, a vast research tree, procedural worlds, machine learning, and endless automation in this relaxing, enemyless game.
Why similar: Automation 23%, Base Building 18.2%, Resource Management 11.9%, Building 11.9%, Sandbox 11.4%
- #38 Havendock
72% matchVery Positive80% of 1,861 reviews2025
Dev: YYZ StudioPub: Pretty Soon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Breathe easy and thrive in this cozy colony sim. Build a haven for castaways, manage resources, live your best life on the ocean. Lead your humble settlement into a high-tech society.
Why similar: Colony Sim 16.4% ★, Automation 14.1%, Farming Sim 13.9%, City Builder 10.7%, Base Building 10%
- #39 Everdream Valley
74% matchMostly Positive71% of 944 reviews2023
Dev: MooneatersPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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 23.5%, Cozy 20.6%, Crafting 10.6%, Sandbox 10.3%, Building 9.8%
- #40 Collector's Cove
70% matchVery Positive91% of 114 reviews2026
Dev: VoodooDuck
Windows
All aboard! Collector’s Cove is a cozy farming adventure on the high seas. Sail with your animal friend to uncharted waters, cultivate your floating farm, and discover new islands, crops and fish on your quest to become a Named Collector!
Why similar: Creature Collector 20.2%, Farming Sim 19.8%, Wholesome 17.3% ★, Crafting 10.7%, Cozy 9.8%
- #41 A World of Keflings
70% matchVery Positive99% of 442 reviews2025
Dev: NinjaBee
Windows
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: Cozy 22.7%, City Builder 18.8%, Base Building 14.9%, Crafting 11.8%, Building 11.4%
- #42 The Colonists
75% matchVery Positive86% of 1,205 reviews2018
Dev: CodebyfirePub: Mode 7
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Build a new home for your team of robots as they begin a new life for themselves on a distant planet where they can fulfil their ultimate dream: to be human.
Why similar: Colony Sim 22.1% ★, Automation 19.2%, City Builder 15%, Base Building 11%, Building 9%
- #43 Creatures of Ava
71% matchVery Positive87% of 469 reviews2024
Dev: Inverge StudiosPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Let your empathy guide you as you play an exciting action-adventure, creature-saver game. Understand and tame the creatures of Ava and let them lead you through a variety of ecosystems – all in the hopes of saving the planet from a life-consuming infection.
Why similar: Wholesome 27.3% ★, Creature Collector 22.7%, Cozy 19.4%, Crafting 11.6%, Exploration 5.8%
- #44 Littlewood
73% matchVery Positive93% of 6,792 reviews2020
Dev: Sean YoungPub: SmashGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 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: City Builder 25.2%, Farming Sim 22.4%, Crafting 14.4%, Sandbox 13.5%, Building 12.3%
- #45 Your Big, Cute Monster Farm
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 865 reviews2025
Dev: KaiPlay StudioPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 24.8 hrsMean: 85.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Create a farm at the bottom of the screen and enjoy planting and harvesting with your monster companions! They handle all the work—just plan the layout, decorate, and wait for fun crop mutations. Take a break from busy life and enjoy the calm joy of farming.
Why similar: Farming Sim 34.3%, Creature Collector 24.1%, Automation 14.2%, Base Building 10.2%, Casual 6.5%
- #46 Little Kitty, Big City
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 13,170 reviews2024
Dev: Double Dagger Studio
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Wholesome 33.4% ★, Cozy 24.4%, Sandbox 12.8%, Family Friendly 8.6%, Cute 7.8%
- #47 Galactic Getaway: Build a Home for Pets
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 120 reviews2025
Dev: Akrew
Windows · Mac
Attract adorable creatures to your cosy home in this life sim, where what you build shapes who arrives and who stays. Decorate, farm and fish — solo or with friends — as you craft a life in the stars that your new companions will come to love.
Why similar: Wholesome 28.1% ★, Farming Sim 23.1%, Creature Collector 23.1%, Building 10.4%, Crafting 10.3%
- #48 Swords 'n Magic and Stuff
72% matchVery Positive93% of 1,168 reviews2020
Dev: Kindred Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Cozy 22.8%, Base Building 14.8%, Building 11.2%, Crafting 10.2%, Multiplayer 9.3%
- #49 Re:Fresh
71% matchVery Positive89% of 330 reviews2023
Dev: Merge Conflict Studio
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Restore your town as you run, jump and dash through cozy locales while helping lovable townsfolk! Become immersed in a tight-knit community of animals and robots while becoming the town hero in this heart-warming solarpunk adventure.
Why similar: Wholesome 38.9% ★, Cozy 26%, Exploration 8.2%, Family Friendly 7.7%, Cute 7.3%
- #50 Palia
68% matchVery Positive86% of 40,274 reviews2024
Dev: Singularity 6 Corporation
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 24.9 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 26.4%, Cozy 25.8%, Crafting 11.8%, Building 11.6%, Multiplayer 11.1%
- #51 Everdream Village
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 133 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 26.5%, Cozy 24.3%, Sandbox 10.9%, Crafting 9%, Building 9%
- #52 Critter Cove
67% matchVery Positive95% of 1,823 reviews2024
Dev: Gentleman Rat Studios
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 33.5%, City Builder 25.4%, Sandbox 17.2%, Cute 8.2%, Exploration 8.1%
- #53 Time Is Honey
68% matchVery Positive88% of 267 reviews2024
Dev: CakeDev
Windows
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Time Is Honey is a relaxing idle game where you manage bee hives. Collect unique bees by opening bee packs, take care of them in real-time and then turn it all into profit. Unlock, upgrade and customize your hives, and enjoy completing your collection of bees.
Why similar: Creature Collector 21.8%, Automation 19.7%, Farming Sim 19.2%, Base Building 9.6%, Building 9.3%
- #54 Research Story
66% matchVery Positive95% of 317 reviews2025
Dev: Petal Cat Games
Windows
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 24.1%, Creature Collector 18.4%, Cozy 12.7%, Base Building 10.9%, Building 9.2%
- #55 Monster Care Simulator
65% matchVery Positive93% of 674 reviews2025
Dev: Banana Tiger Studio
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Manage a care center for adorable monsters in Monster Care Simulator! Treat clients' creatures, hatch eggs, raise your own companions, and keep them happy with fun activities. Hire staff, expand your facilities, and customize your space to build the ultimate monster sanctuary!
Why similar: Creature Collector 68.2%, Sandbox 12.3%, Cute 8%, Colorful 6.2%, Casual 5.2%
- #56 Grow: Song of the Evertree
69% matchVery Positive81% of 2,538 reviews2021
Dev: Prideful SlothPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.2 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: Wholesome 26.2% ★, Farming Sim 21.8%, City Builder 15.2%, Sandbox 10.6%, Family Friendly 6%
- #57 Rock the Islands
66% matchVery Positive90% of 292 reviews2024
Dev: HYPE GAME LLC
Windows
Team up with friends and dive into adventure! Rescue dwellers, let them work for you so they farm resources and protect you from enemies. Upgrade your equipment, explore new lands, complete quests and fight evil with glory!
Why similar: Colony Sim 31.3% ★, Crafting 15.7%, Sandbox 15.4%, Family Friendly 9.5%, Exploration 7.6%
- #58 I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival
65% matchVery Positive85% of 4,518 reviews2024
Dev: MandragoraPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 14.6 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 22.8%, Cozy 20.2%, Base Building 12.4%, Crafting 11.6%, Sandbox 11.6%
- #59 SunnySide
67% matchMixed66% of 1,158 reviews2024
Dev: Aftabi Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 29.2%, Cozy 27.1%, Crafting 14.4%, Building 13.5%, Exploration 10.6%