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Games Like Travellers Rest

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Simulation, Crafting, Life Sim, RPG.

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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.

Reviews: Very Positive — 88% — of 16,540 reviews
Released: 2020-07-28
Developer: Isolated Games
Publisher: IndieArk
Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Early Access
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 6.7 hrs
Mean playtime: 19.4 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 82%

Overview

Travellers Rest uniquely blends the addictive loop of tavern management with the relaxing progression of a farming and crafting RPG. These recommendations focus on games that capture that specific 'farm-to-table' gameplay loop, medieval management aesthetics, and cozy life-sim progression.

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    97% matchVery Positive81% of 24,588 reviews2023
    Dev: Pixel Sprout Studios
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 14.8 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 39.4%, Life Sim 25.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Crafting 9.2%, RPG 6.3%

    Why You'll Like It: This fantasy-themed farming RPG offers deep character growth and magical elements that complement the tavern-keeping experience.

  2. #2 Chef RPG
    96% matchVery Positive88% of 2,496 reviews2024
    Dev: World 2 Studio
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Craft your culinary adventure in a beautiful pixel art world. Manage your restaurants, forage and hunt for ingredients, befriend locals, and grow your culinary empire. What kind of chef will you be?

    Why similar: Life Sim 27.8%, Management 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Building 10.4%, Crafting 8.9%

    Why You'll Like It: It perfectly mirrors the cooking and restaurant management aspects of your seed game with a beautiful pixel-art aesthetic.

  3. #3 Tavern Master
    96% matchVery Positive92% of 12,821 reviews2021
    Dev: Untitled Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Tavern Master is all about managing your medieval tavern. You start with a very small room, couple of benches and tables and build your way up to a huge successful tavern with a kitchen, rooms for guests, group of loyal staff and much more!

    Why similar: Management 35.5%, Building 19.9%, Medieval 16.9%, Resource Management 12.4%, Crafting 6.9%

    Why You'll Like It: This game focuses exclusively on the building and management aspects of running a medieval tavern, making it a direct thematic match.

  4. #4 Stardew Valley
    95% 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 37.6%, Life Sim 26.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Crafting 8.2%, Building 6.3%

    Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive farming and life-sim experience that shares the same addictive pixel-art progression and community-building mechanics found in Travellers Rest.

  5. #5 Graveyard Keeper
    94% matchVery Positive86% of 46,799 reviews2018
    Dev: Lazy Bear GamesPub: tinyBuild
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 31.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Build and manage a medieval graveyard while facing ethical dilemmas and making questionable decisions. Welcome to Graveyard Keeper, the most inaccurate medieval cemetery sim of the year.

    Why similar: Crafting 21%, Management 19.7%, Pixel Graphics 18.1%, Medieval 11.2%, Building 9.9%

    Why You'll Like It: It offers a darker, more complex take on the management and crafting genre with a similar medieval setting and resource-heavy gameplay.

  6. #6 Kynseed
    94% matchVery Positive83% of 3,619 reviews2022
    Dev: PixelCount Studios
    Windows
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    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 30.4%, Life Sim 22.5%, Management 14.2%, Crafting 11%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%

    Why You'll Like It: This life-sim features deep crafting and business management mechanics within a charming, evolving medieval world.

  7. #7 Ale & Tale Tavern
    93% matchVery Positive90% of 9,445 reviews2024
    Dev: Scienart GamesPub: GrabTheGames
    Windows
    Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Get ready for a thrilling mix of genres: a cooperative, first-person, open-world fantasy tavern simulator, action, fishing, hunting, exploration, and completing fun and diverse quests. And, of course, COOKING! Play with friends, feed and quench the thirst of the entire world!

    Why similar: Management 43.6%, Building 25%, Fantasy 13.2%, Simulation 9.4%, Adventure 5.9%

    Why You'll Like It: This title emphasizes the tavern-keeping loop with a heavy focus on cooking, brewing, and serving customers in a fantasy setting.

  8. #8 Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
    92% matchVery Positive93% of 42,947 reviews2022
    Dev: niceplay gamesPub: tinyBuild
    Windows
    Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Potion Craft is an alchemist simulator where you physically interact with your tools and ingredients to brew potions. You're in full control of the whole shop: invent new recipes, attract customers and experiment to your heart's content. Just remember: the whole town is counting on you.

    Why similar: Farming Sim 20.4%, Life Sim 17.7%, Crafting 16.6%, Management 14.8%, Medieval 12.5%

    Why You'll Like It: It captures the satisfying, tactile process of crafting and selling goods to customers in a medieval, shop-focused environment.

  9. #9 Roots of Pacha
    91% 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 30.8%, Life Sim 22.7%, Crafting 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Building 9%

    Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on community development and farming, offering a relaxing, cooperative experience that mirrors the growth aspects of your tavern.

  10. #10 Tavern Manager Simulator 🍻
    91% matchVery Positive92% of 4,300 reviews2024
    Dev: One More Time
    Windows
    Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Restore your fantasy tavern to its full glory. Repair, improve and expand the establishment. Cook delicious food and keep an eye on the mood of the visitors. Create a unique atmosphere for unforgettable adventures!

    Why similar: Life Sim 26.4%, Management 21.4%, Building 14.1%, Immersive Sim 12%, Resource Management 12%

    Why You'll Like It: It provides a hands-on approach to running a tavern, focusing on the day-to-day operations of cleaning, cooking, and serving.

  11. #11 Fields of Mistria
    90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 27,018 reviews2024
    Dev: NPC Studio
    Windows
    Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 23.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    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 38.6%, Life Sim 27.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Crafting 7.9%, RPG 6.9%

    Why You'll Like It: A cozy, 90s-inspired farming RPG that emphasizes character relationships and satisfying daily management loops.

  12. #12 DAVE THE DIVER
    89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 147,999 reviews2023
    Dev: MINTROCKET
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 13.4 hrsMean: 26.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    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 30.6%, Management 24.8%, Pixel Graphics 17%, Crafting 10.9%, RPG 7.8%

    Why You'll Like It: While set in a modern ocean, the core loop of gathering ingredients during the day and managing a restaurant at night is remarkably similar to the Travellers Rest experience.

  13. #13 Potion Permit
    89% matchMostly Positive80% of 5,226 reviews2022
    Dev: MassHive MediaPub: PQube
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Moonbury's residents need healing, and you're the best chemist around! With your trusty tools, a brewing cauldron, and a canine companion at your side, you'll need to diagnose symptoms, gather ingredients, brew potions, and cure ailments in this open-ended sim RPG.

    Why similar: Life Sim 39.7%, Crafting 18.1%, Pixel Graphics 15.5%, RPG 8.8%, Colorful 7.7%

    Why You'll Like It: This life-sim focuses on gathering ingredients and crafting potions to help your community, mirroring the crafting loop of Travellers Rest.

  14. #14 Bear and Breakfast
    88% 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: Life Sim 29.8%, Management 17.9%, Crafting 13.9%, Building 11.7%, Resource Management 10.3%

    Why You'll Like It: You manage a series of inns, focusing on building, decorating, and keeping guests happy, which aligns closely with the tavern-keeping aspect of your seed game.

  15. #15 World End Diner
    87% matchVery Positive94% of 421 reviews2025
    Dev: Andymente
    Windows

    Run a diner on the last island in the world after the destruction of humankind! For the cute animals and robots that survived, cook delicious food, run a farm, explore the forest, and create the best diner!

    Why similar: Farming Sim 28.4%, Life Sim 21.8%, Immersive Sim 10.2%, Crafting 8.1%, Pixel Graphics 7%

    Why You'll Like It: This management sim focuses on running a restaurant in a post-apocalyptic setting, emphasizing ingredient collection and menu building.

  16. #16 Littlewood
    86% 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: Life Sim 26.6%, Farming Sim 21.8%, Collectathon 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Crafting 10.8%

    Why You'll Like It: A cozy, relaxing life-sim that focuses on town building and crafting, perfect for players who enjoy the building aspects of your seed game.

  17. #17 Mirthwood
    86% matchMostly Positive70% of 2,326 reviews2024
    Dev: Bad Ridge GamesPub: V Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Embark on an enchanting journey and brave ferocious creatures in an immersive medieval fantasy world. Will you settle a new homestead to live a life of farming and trade, or pick up the sword and take up the adventurers' path?

    Why similar: Farming Sim 29.8%, Life Sim 17.4%, Management 12.8%, Medieval 11%, Crafting 10.4%

    Why You'll Like It: This medieval sandbox RPG offers a deep simulation of life in a fantasy world, including farming and social interaction.

  18. #18 Echoes of the Plum Grove
    84% 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 35.8%, Life Sim 26.7%, Management 17.9%, Crafting 12.4%, Simulation 3.5%

    Why You'll Like It: A cozy farming sim with a focus on survival and family management that captures the same charming, pixelated atmosphere.

  19. #19 Moonlighter
    85% matchVery Positive82% of 21,581 reviews2018
    Dev: Digital SunPub: 11 bit studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Moonlighter is an Action RPG with rogue-lite elements that demonstrates two sides of the coin – revealing everyday routines of Will, an adventurous shopkeeper that secretly dreams of becoming a hero.

    Why similar: Management 38.5%, Pixel Graphics 25.6%, RPG 14.5%, Fantasy 9.1%, Simulation 5.6%

    Why You'll Like It: This game balances dungeon crawling with shop management, providing a similar 'gather by day, sell by night' gameplay cycle.

  20. #20 Clanfolk
    84% matchVery Positive92% of 3,737 reviews2022
    Dev: MinMax Games Ltd.Pub: Hooded Horse
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 68%

    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 31.6%, Life Sim 24.8%, Crafting 11.7%, Building 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%

    Why You'll Like It: A medieval colony simulator that emphasizes survival, farming, and building, providing a more complex management challenge.

  21. #21 Spirittea
    82% matchVery Positive85% of 759 reviews2023
    Dev: Cheesemaster GamesPub: No More Robots
    Windows
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Hey human, we've got problems! This town is crawling with troublesome spirits, and you're the only one who can see them. You'd better get that old bathhouse up and running, maybe that'll help them chill out!

    Why similar: Life Sim 34.3%, Management 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Building 11.4%, RPG 8.8%

    Why You'll Like It: This game involves managing a bathhouse for spirits, which requires similar attention to customer needs and facility maintenance.

  22. #22 Little Witch in the Woods
    80% matchVery Positive89% of 12,303 reviews2025
    Dev: SUNNY SIDE UP
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    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 25.8%, Life Sim 24.8%, Management 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Crafting 9%

    Why You'll Like It: This game features a charming blend of exploration, gathering, and crafting potions, perfect for fans of the cozy crafting loop.

  23. #23 Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
    83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,432 reviews2010
    Dev: EasyGameStationPub: Carpe Fulgur LLC
    Windows
    Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    Recettear is the story of an item shop, the girl who lives in it, and the fairy who turned her life upside down. Recette Lemongrass finds herself in charge of an item shop built into her house, in order to pay back a loan her father took and then skipped out on - and Tear, her newfound fairy "companion", won't take no for an answer!

    Why similar: Management 40.5%, RPG 33%, Simulation 9%, Fantasy 6.3%, Indie 5.5%

    Why You'll Like It: A classic shop management game that requires you to source items and manage your business to pay off debt, much like a tavern keeper.

  24. #24 Moonstone Island
    81% 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: Farming Sim 33.7%, Life Sim 26.7%, Building 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, RPG 6.8%

    Why You'll Like It: While it includes creature collection, the farming and crafting elements are robust and fit well within the cozy life-sim genre.

  25. #25 Winkeltje: The Little Shop
    82% matchVery Positive88% of 1,803 reviews2022
    Dev: Sassybot
    Windows
    Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Winkeltje: The Little Shop is all about building, decorating, and running your own old-world fantasy shop. Buy low, sell high - from nails and apples to swords and alchemic love potions. Impress your customers, craft items, and be the master of your very own shop.

    Why similar: Farming Sim 32%, Life Sim 23.6%, Management 18.3%, Crafting 11.7%, Building 10.3%

    Why You'll Like It: This game is entirely dedicated to the shop-keeping experience, focusing on crafting, buying, and selling goods to customers.

  26. #26 Dinkum
    78% 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 35.2%, Life Sim 28%, Crafting 12.5%, Building 10.9%, RPG 5.9%

    Why You'll Like It: An Australian-outback-themed farming and life-sim that offers extensive building and management options for your growing town.

  27. #27 Cat Cafe Manager
    81% matchVery Positive88% of 3,103 reviews2022
    Dev: Roost GamesPub: indie.io
    Windows
    Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    Travel to the sleepy village of Caterwaul Way and rebuild your grandmother's cat cafe. Renovate your restaurant, befriend the local cats and townsfolk, forge lasting friendships, unravel catty mysteries, and build a home for dozens of unique felines!

    Why similar: Life Sim 40.1%, Management 29.6%, Building 18.2%, Simulation 5.6%, Colorful 4.6%

    Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the management of a small business, requiring you to renovate your space and cater to the specific needs of your patrons.

  28. #28 To Pixelia
    79% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,198 reviews2025
    Dev: Pixeduo StudiosPub: Crytivo
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    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 30.6%, Life Sim 28.6%, Management 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Immersive Sim 8.8%

    Why You'll Like It: A life-sim that allows for various career paths, including management and business, within a pixelated open world.

  29. #29 Tavern Keeper 🍻
    77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,275 reviews2025
    Dev: Greenheart Games đź’š
    Windows
    Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    From the creators of Game Dev Tycoon comes Tavern Keeper 🍻, a cosy-chaotic management sim, featuring a powerful decoration sandbox and a magical storybook RPG!

    Why similar: Management 28.6%, Building 21.4%, Isometric 15.6%, RPG 9.6%, Fantasy 9.5%

  30. #30 Cozy Keep: Farm, Craft, Manage
    79% matchVery Positive94% of 307 reviews2024
    Dev: Unbossed GamesPub: Level Up Gaming
    Windows

    Your father's life depends on your success. Run a medieval shop, craft goods, set prices, and build your reputation - because the King's debt collectors are coming. Farm, hunt, explore, and trade your way to freedom in this cozy but consequential shop simulation.

    Why similar: Farming Sim 30.3%, Life Sim 21.7%, Medieval 12.8%, Crafting 12.1%, Inventory Management 10%

    Why You'll Like It: A direct match that combines farming, crafting, and tavern management in a medieval, cozy setting.

  31. #31 My Time at Sandrock
    76% 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: Life Sim 33.1%, Farming Sim 33%, Building 12.6%, Crafting 11.8%, RPG 5.6%

  32. #32 Grimshire
    75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,476 reviews2025
    Dev: Acute Owl Studio
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    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 40.3%, Life Sim 19.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Resource Management 9.1%, Crafting 5.9%

  33. #33 Coral Island
    76% 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 42.1%, Life Sim 30.1%, Crafting 9.2%, Building 7.9%, RPG 5%

  34. #34 Merchant of the Skies
    78% matchVery Positive86% of 2,255 reviews2020
    Dev: Coldwild Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Become the captain of a flying ship! Sell items, gather resources and build your own trade company in the clouds!

    Why similar: Management 41.1%, Building 23.3%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, Resource Management 14.1%, Simulation 4.5%

    Why You'll Like It: A trading and management game that tasks you with building a business empire, offering a different but satisfying take on resource management.

  35. #35 My Time at Portia
    77% matchVery Positive92% of 44,040 reviews2019
    Dev: Pathea GamesPub: Focus Entertainment
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 36.1 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 35%, Life Sim 29.5%, Crafting 13.2%, Building 8.3%, RPG 7.4%

  36. #36 Tavern Legends
    74% matchVery Positive90% of 119 reviews2025
    Dev: CROWFORGE Games
    Windows

    In Tavern Legends, you don’t just swing the spoon – you wield the broom too. Tap beer, create your own meals, design your taverns, and build your team. From grumpy beggars to pompous knights – everyone wants beer! Raise your fame and become a legendary innkeeper!

    Why similar: Life Sim 23.9%, Management 19.2%, Crafting 13.9%, Medieval 13.3%, Building 12.9%

  37. #37 Blacksmith Master
    73% matchVery Positive84% of 2,485 reviews2025
    Dev: Untitled StudioPub: Hooded Horse
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%

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    Why similar: Management 39%, Building 27.2%, Resource Management 23.3%, Simulation 7.7%, Singleplayer 2.8%

  38. #38 Lemon Cake
    75% matchVery Positive85% of 2,012 reviews2021
    Dev: Cozy Bee Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    Restore an abandoned bakery and prepare pastries from farm to table! Grow fresh ingredients in the greenhouse, cook pastries & sweets in the kitchen and serve your baked goods to hungry customers in your own shop!

    Why similar: Farming Sim 35.8%, Life Sim 21.3%, Management 18.5%, Crafting 5.6%, RPG 4.8%

  39. #39 The Magical Mixture Mill
    73% matchVery Positive84% of 601 reviews2024
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    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Gather exotic ingredients, brew complex mixtures, and expand your magically automated production lines -- keeping your shelves stocked, your customers happy, and your pockets full.

    Why similar: Life Sim 23.5%, Management 22.6%, Inventory Management 14.1%, Immersive Sim 12.4%, Crafting 10.7%

  40. #40 Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator
    73% matchVery Positive84% of 2,520 reviews2023
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    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Create and manage your dream restaurant! Menus, purchasing, décor, staff, equipment, customers… and don't forget the actual cooking! Experience the daily life of a restaurateur and earn your awards from the Michelin Guide.

    Why similar: Life Sim 30.3%, Management 21%, Immersive Sim 14.4%, Inventory Management 12.8%, Resource Management 11%

  41. #41 Hokko Life
    74% matchMixed66% of 2,650 reviews2022
    Dev: Gizmo GardenPub: Team17
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 54%

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  42. #42 Seeds of Calamity
    71% matchVery Positive89% of 218 reviews2025
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    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 30.3%, Life Sim 23.2%, Crafting 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Collectathon 8.4%

  43. #43 Call of Boba
    72% matchMostly Positive71% of 164 reviews2025
    Dev: Tomatoast
    Windows

    A cozy pixel art adventure about saving a struggling Boba Tea shop. Brew up tasty drinks, battle enemies for inspiration, make friends with customers, and much much more, on your quest to serve up the best tea in town!

    Why similar: Farming Sim 34.2%, Life Sim 27%, Management 16.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, RPG 5.9%

  44. #44 A Hero's Rest: An RPG Town Simulator
    72% matchMixed69% of 176 reviews2024
    Dev: Vanargand Games
    Windows

    Build shops, craft items with hundreds of customization options, and manage your resources wisely to lead your Heroes to success. Immerse yourself as proprietor of a medieval fantasy town in a world abounding with Heroes and Monsters.

    Why similar: Management 14.9%, Medieval 14.5%, Crafting 12.3%, Building 11.1%, Resource Management 10.9%

  45. #45 Faire Trade
    70% matchVery Positive85% of 59 reviews2025
    Dev: Sassybot
    Windows

    Ready to take on the management of a fantasy shop? Faire Trade allows you to do just that! From farming, to crafting, to selling, to hiring, to expanding, to pricing, to decorating to….. Well, the world's your oyster! Stay curious, adapt, and let your blossoming shop shine!

    Why similar: Farming Sim 25.6%, Life Sim 20%, Management 14.4%, Medieval 11.9%, Crafting 11.7%

  46. #46 Another Farm Roguelike
    71% matchVery Positive82% of 459 reviews2022
    Dev: Zabbo Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    Another Farm Roguelike is a 2D farming & crafting game with rougelike elements where your job is to earn as much money as possible to pay the rent. Start from scratch and build the most profitable farm you can make as soon as possible. Work hard to be able to afford the rent.

    Why similar: Farming Sim 31.9%, Crafting 11%, Management 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, Building 8.9%

  47. #47 Tailside: Cozy Cafe Sim
    68% matchVery Positive98% of 201 reviews2026
    Dev: Coffee Beans Dev
    Windows

    Run your own cozy café in Tailside! Brew coffee, decorate your café, and follow small stories in the daily newspaper. Progress through days and levels to unlock new items, skills, villagers, and creature visitors.

    Why similar: Life Sim 26.7%, Management 17.5%, Crafting 12.3%, Building 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%

  48. #48 Forager
    70% 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 35.1%, Crafting 20.1%, Pixel Graphics 16.8%, Building 9%, Resource Management 8.7%

  49. #49 Dragon Song Tavern: Cozy & Adventurous
    68% matchMostly Positive78% of 316 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 47.1%, Management 15.3%, Life Sim 15.2%, RPG 7%, Fantasy 6.2%

  50. #50 Luma Island
    67% 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 36.7%, Life Sim 21.7%, Crafting 14.2%, Building 13.3%, RPG 7%

  51. #51 Palia
    67% 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 35.6%, Life Sim 32.3%, Crafting 12.3%, Building 12.3%, RPG 5.1%

  52. #52 Anvil Saga
    69% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,787 reviews2023
    Dev: Pirozhok StudioPub: HeroCraft PC
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Anvil Saga is a management sim with RPG elements where you take control of a blacksmith shop amidst the Hundred Years' War. Each decision you make impacts the story and gameplay.

    Why similar: Management 22%, Medieval 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Crafting 12.1%, Building 10.9%

  53. #53 While the Iron's Hot
    69% matchVery Positive82% of 217 reviews2023
    Dev: Bontemps GamesPub: Balor Games
    Windows

    Reforge a blacksmith’s village on an isle of the land’s finest artisans! Step into the boots of an expert smith for a crafty adventure filled with mystery and charm. Explore the land of Ellian, and prove that a hammer, anvil, and your wits can overcome any challenge.

    Why similar: Crafting 21.8%, Life Sim 16.1%, Medieval 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Building 9.2%

  54. #54 Rusty's Retirement
    66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 14,403 reviews2024
    Dev: Mister Morris Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 23.2 hrsMean: 54.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    A relaxing idle-farming simulator that sits at the bottom of your screen while you do other things.

    Why similar: Farming Sim 41.9%, Management 20%, Building 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Resource Management 8.2%

  55. #55 Doloc Town
    66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,208 reviews2025
    Dev: RedSaw Games StudioPub: Logoi Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    Doloc Town is a cozy pixel-art farming simulation game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Build your dream farm from scratch and explore this mysterious wasteland. Harvest, plant, build, and uncover the untold stories of this forgotten land.

    Why similar: Farming Sim 42.2%, Crafting 16%, Building 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 13%, RPG 6.7%

  56. #56 Tavern Tycoon - Dragon's Hangover
    71% matchMixed67% of 832 reviews2019
    Dev: Terapoly
    Windows
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 65%

    Run your fantasy RPG tavern - let travellers take shelter for the night and serve 'em the best mead of their life with a good dose of humor.

    Why similar: Management 69.5%, Simulation 13.1%, Building 13.1%, Indie 4.4%

  57. #57 Discounty
    66% matchVery Positive83% of 2,410 reviews2025
    Dev: Crinkle Cut GamesPub: PQube
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Manage your own discount supermarket! Get caught up in small-town drama, organize and plan your shop's layout, and strike lucrative trade deals as you expand your secretive aunt's business empire. Selling more frozen fries will surely heal this broken community...right?

    Why similar: Life Sim 38.7%, Management 19.2%, Pixel Graphics 15%, Building 12%, RPG 8.3%

  58. #58 Magic Inn
    67% matchVery Positive80% of 75 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 40%, Management 25.3%, Crafting 16.8%, Immersive Sim 8.3%, Simulation 4%

  59. #59 The Hidden Art of Innkeeping
    67% matchVery Positive100% of 60 reviews2024
    Dev: SeaPhoenix
    Windows

    Transform an old farmhouse in a seaside village into a luxurious inn! Meet interesting guests, unlock delicious dishes, discover new areas and hidden treasures, configure rooms and amenities, uncover secrets, and rejuvenate the struggling village in this inn-management game!

    Why similar: Management 59%, Pixel Graphics 22%, Simulation 8.6%, Adventure 5.8%, Indie 2.9%

  60. #60 Crafting Town
    69% matchMostly Positive73% of 55 reviews2022
    Dev: Musa GUNGOR
    Windows

    Crafting Town Is : A Crafting game with Simulation&Building where you can Craft and Develop your Village, Source Management and Quests.

    Why similar: Life Sim 26.7%, Crafting 14.7%, Medieval 14.5%, Immersive Sim 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 10%

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