- #1 Wylde Flowers
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,753 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Drydock Pty Ltd
Windows
Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 79.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Join Tara on a heartfelt journey to become a witch in Wylde Flowers. Farm by day, and cast spells by night as you craft your cottagecore life and bond with your coven. Come to know and love the fully voice acted characters of Fairhaven, as you unravel a local mystery.
Why similar: Farming Sim 23.5%, Narrative 22.9% ★, Life Sim 14.4%, Romance 10.3%, Crafting 9%
- #2 Verdant Skies
97% matchMostly Positive79% of 423 reviews2018
Dev: Howling Moon Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Verdant Skies is a life simulation game born from a love for games like Harvest Moon and a desire to create something unique with modern gameplay and deep storytelling. Ensure the success of the colony as you make friends and pursue romance with a diverse cast of characters.
Why similar: Farming Sim 61.7%, Building 13.5%, Story Rich 9.6%, Crafting 8%, Simulation 7.3%
- #3 Grimshire
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,358 reviews2025
Dev: Acute Owl Studio
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 41.9%, Life Sim 16.1%, Survival 16%, Crafting 7.8%, Emotional 5.8%
- #4 Fields of Mistria
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 33,222 reviews2026
Dev: NPC Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 28.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 40.3%, Life Sim 21.7%, Romance 16.5%, Crafting 10.1%, Building 6.1%
- #5 The Last FARMER
94% matchMixed57% of 312 reviews2024
Dev: GeekonPub: Midnight Games
Windows
"The Last Farmer" is not just a tale of survival; it's a journey of restoration. Amidst the sprawling deserts of a forgotten Texas, your farm becomes a symbol of hope and persistence.
Why similar: Farming Sim 34.5%, Base Building 21.8%, Survival 18.4%, Action RPG 12.3%, Crafting 11.1%
- #6 汉尘:腐草为萤
94% matchMostly Positive71% of 421 reviews2025
Dev: 兰廷科技 Lanting Technology Co., Ltd.
Windows
“The last day of Han dynasty”It is a survival simulation business game based on the background of the end of the Han Dynasty in China. From the perspective of ordinary people, you can spend a difficult but warm time, and keep warm together with the characters you know in the troubled times.
Why similar: Farming Sim 32.4%, Life Sim 25.5%, Survival 19.2%, Historical 17.8%, Simulation 5%
- #7 Wild Season
95% matchMostly Negative33% of 359 reviews2015
Dev: Quickfire Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Wild Season is a farming-life sim that takes its foundations from the greats within the farming simulation, visual novel, and RPG genres and delivers them with a twist. Rebuild your farm to its former glory and beyond, befriend the townspeople and maybe find your one true love (of either gender!), and solve the secret of Bedford Valley.
Why similar: Farming Sim 53.6%, Life Sim 30.8%, Simulation 8.3%, Romance 7.2%
- #8 Echoes of the Plum Grove
92% matchVery Positive88% of 3,132 reviews2024
Dev: Unwound GamesPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 37.5%, Life Sim 22.2%, Crafting 16.4%, Hand-drawn 10.9%, Story Rich 6.8%
- #9 My Time at Portia
91% 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: Farming Sim 37.3%, Life Sim 24.8%, Crafting 17.7%, Building 8.1%, Simulation 5.7%
- #10 SunnySide
91% matchMixed66% of 1,168 reviews2024
Dev: Aftabi Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Find harmony in the Japanese countryside as you help Sparky uncover lost memories in this modern take on the farming and life simulator. Build a thriving homestead, cultivate new relationships, and chase your own happiness in SunnySide.
Why similar: Farming Sim 29.9%, Life Sim 18.6%, Romance 15.5%, Crafting 14.3%, Building 9.9%
- #11 Halcyon Days at Taoyuan
89% matchVery Positive89% of 1,288 reviews2026
Dev: BotanXPub: 方块游戏(CubeGame)
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Welcome to Taoyuan Village to heal your loneliness. Here, you can lead a carefree, self-sufficient life: farm, tame animals, raise livestock, fish, and build a prosperous homestead. Or, immerse in village life, meet kindred spirits, find love, and influence their destinies with your choices.
Why similar: Farming Sim 51%, Historical 18%, Crafting 13.6%, Simulation 12.7%, Story Rich 4.7%
- #12 Cornucopia®
90% 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: Farming Sim 42.7%, Life Sim 24.4%, Crafting 16.7%, Building 9.9%, Simulation 6.3%
- #13 My Time at Sandrock
88% matchVery Positive88% of 28,958 reviews2023
Dev: Pathea Games
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 39.2 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 35.4%, Life Sim 28.6%, Crafting 16%, Building 12.5%, Female Protagonist 4.5%
- #14 Everholm
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 382 reviews2024
Dev: Chonky LoafPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Lilly was spirited away to a mysterious island. As her memories fade, everyone seems to know her and her quest for her missing sister. It’s time to establish a homestead, meet your friendly Everfolks, then learn their secrets and solve the mystery of Everholm, in this open-ended minimalist RPG!
Why similar: Farming Sim 37%, Life Sim 19.8%, Isometric 12.5%, Female Protagonist 12%, Building 7.1%
- #15 Immortal Farmer: System’s Mandate
87% matchMixed70% of 316 reviews2025
Dev: oyogame
Windows
Welcome to "Immortal Farmer: System’s Mandate", RPG blending rural & cult. life. In demon-doomed world, flee to Taoyuan. Cultivate, gather, refine, bond. Cultivation needs accumulation & choices; follow heart for peace & fulfillment.
Why similar: Farming Sim 34.2%, Life Sim 21.3%, Romance 16.9%, Crafting 9.1%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #16 Roots of Pacha
86% matchVery Positive94% of 4,536 reviews2023
Dev: Soda Den
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The charming and relaxing stone-age farming sim where you live in a thriving community exploring the wonderful world of Pacha. Discover "ideas," domesticate crops, befriend animals, and help your village grow. Play co-op with friends or explore the early days of civilization in single-player.
Why similar: Farming Sim 35.2%, Life Sim 20.6%, Romance 15.7%, Crafting 15.1%, Building 9.4%
- #17 No Place Like Home
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,097 reviews2022
Dev: Chicken LauncherPub: Awaken Realms
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Humanity Trashed the Earth and left for Mars. Only few remained. EXPLORE the world. Clean the environment, CRAFT with recycled resources. Domesticate animals. Rebuild your village. Restore environment and run your own post-apo FARM as there is No Place Like Home!
Why similar: Farming Sim 31.5%, Life Sim 17.8%, Base Building 15.6%, Crafting 14.9%, Building 8.2%
- #18 Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma
84% matchVery Positive88% of 3,646 reviews2025
Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 15.7 hrsMean: 32.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Welcome to the eastern nation of Azuma! In this fresh take on Rune Factory, use your powers as an Earth Dancer to restore the land, its people, and even its gods. Along the way, battle corrupted monsters, rebuild seasonal farms and villages, and form bonds with the colorful locals.
Why similar: Farming Sim 28.1%, Life Sim 18.3%, Romance 14.3%, Crafting 12.3%, Action RPG 9.5%
- #19 Seeds of Calamity
82% matchVery Positive81% of 356 reviews2026
Dev: Laborious Lark StudiosPub: Pretty Soon
Windows
Take part in healing after the Great Calamity. Tend your farm, complete quests for the villagers, and explore dungeons filled with challenge and treasure in this cozy, solo-developed farming sim. Build a new life in a recovering world with your fluffy Spellbook Companion.
Why similar: Farming Sim 39.7%, Life Sim 24.2%, Crafting 14.8%, Building 9.6%, Fantasy 5.9%
- #20 Closer the Distance
83% matchVery Positive90% of 290 reviews2024
Dev: Osmotic StudiosPub: Skybound Games
Windows
Closer the Distance is a slice-of-life sim that tells a deeply emotional story about the connections between family and friends in the face of tragedy. Unearth long kept secrets, repair strained relationships, and help your loved ones move on.
Why similar: Narrative 38.4% ★, Life Sim 21.2%, Isometric 10.9%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Emotional 9.5%
- #21 Gleaner Heights
85% matchMostly Positive73% of 376 reviews2018
Dev: Emilios Manolidis
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Experience the old-school charm of classic farming games with the suburban gothic atmosphere of certain 90's TV shows, along with contemporary game mechanics. Farming, crafting, combat, romantic relationships and mysterious events await!
Why similar: Farming Sim 71.3%, Life Sim 19.8%, Simulation 8.9%
- #22 Homestead Arcana
84% matchMixed62% of 178 reviews2023
Dev: Serenity ForgePub: Skybound Games
Windows
Become a farming Witch and pioneer the range that has been mysteriously corrupted with Miasma. Discover the secret behind its appearance, grow plants to power up your spells, and use nature’s magic to heal the land.
Why similar: Farming Sim 65.9%, Crafting 23.7%, Fantasy 10.4%
- #23 Tales of Seikyu
79% matchVery Positive84% of 2,573 reviews2026
Dev: ACE EntertainmentPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
A peaceful farming life sim set on the island of Seikyu. Grow your farm, restore your ancestral home, form heartfelt bonds with villagers, and shapeshift into different spirit forms to explore a world that moves gently with the seasons.
Why similar: Farming Sim 32.2%, Life Sim 20.4%, Romance 16.7%, Crafting 15.7%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #24 Doloc Town
78% matchVery Positive95% of 3,537 reviews2026
Dev: RedSaw Games StudioPub: Logoi Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Play as a young scavenger and construct your vertical farm one platform at a time under extreme weather. Evolving from a scrap-gathering survivor into an easygoing farming tycoon. Transform the climate, and remake the wasteland into your personal Eden.
Why similar: Farming Sim 45.2%, Crafting 21.5%, Building 15%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Simulation 7.4%
- #25 Mirthwood
81% matchMostly Positive70% of 2,368 reviews2024
Dev: Bad Ridge GamesPub: V Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 39.1%, Life Sim 18.2%, Crafting 17%, Survival 12.8%, Action RPG 8.9%
- #26 Cattle Country
80% matchVery Positive86% of 377 reviews2025
Dev: Castle Pixel, LLC.Pub: Playtonic Friends
Windows · Linux
Howdy partner! Welcome to Cattle Country, the Cozy Cowboy Adventure Life Sim. Become a determined pioneer traveling west to start a new life. Make a home in the mountains, take on bandits, discover dastardly plots, build a farm, develop your town, and make friends with fellow residents.
Why similar: Farming Sim 36.9%, Life Sim 20.9%, Romance 17.4%, Crafting 15.5%, Building 9.4%
- #27 Farmer's Dynasty - Final Harvest Edition
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 4,307 reviews2019
Dev: UMEO StudiosPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Live – Build – Farm: Enjoy a unique mix of farming, constructing and life simulation that takes you to the countryside and holds plenty of challenging gameplay in stock!
Why similar: Farming Sim 46.1%, Life Sim 27.6%, Crafting 10.1%, Building 8.3%, Simulation 8%
- #28 Alchemy Story
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 201 reviews2020
Dev: Cozy Bee Games
Windows
Discover a world of magic, cute creatures and adventure in Alchemy Story, a casual farming simulation game! Grow your garden, brew potions, care for your pets and meet new friends!
Why similar: Farming Sim 39.4%, Crafting 17.4%, Life Sim 17.4%, Romance 10.4%, Female Protagonist 9%
- #29 HARVESTELLA
79% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,540 reviews2022
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 26.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
HARVESTELLA, an all-new life-simulation RPG from SQUARE ENIX! Lead a life of self-sufficiency with your vibrant house as a base and cooperate with allies to overcome various threats.
Why similar: Farming Sim 39.3%, Life Sim 21.2%, Building 11.4%, Action RPG 11.3%, Story Rich 6.4%
- #30 Cowboy Life Simulator
76% matchVery Positive89% of 1,278 reviews2025
Dev: Odd QubitPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
“Cowboy Life Simulator” is an immersive and relaxing ranching sim where you step into the boots of a failed businessman starting fresh on the frontier. Buy your first goat, meet the locals, explore vibrant lands, and build your dream ranch in a world full of stories and adventure!
Why similar: Farming Sim 29.8%, Life Sim 17.7%, Base Building 15.3%, Crafting 14.9%, Building 10.4%
- #31 STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of Mineral Town
78% matchVery Positive93% of 5,738 reviews2020
Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 22.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Experience the joys of life on the farm in this reimagining of a timeless STORY OF SEASONS classic!
Why similar: Farming Sim 60.9%, Life Sim 13.3%, Romance 12.1%, Simulation 8.9%, Female Protagonist 4.7%
- #32 Clanfolk
77% matchVery Positive92% of 4,027 reviews2022
Dev: MinMax Games Ltd.Pub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 39.2%, Life Sim 24.4%, Crafting 18%, Building 12.1%, Simulation 6.3%
- #33 Sky Harvest
75% matchVery Positive85% of 103 reviews2026
Dev: Armored CatPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Armed with hand-me-down tools and some cash, you begin your new life as THE Chief Farmer, a position your grandfather once excelled in. Can you honor his legacy and transform the overgrown, untamed and desolate floating island into a flourishing farm abundant with produce?
Why similar: Farming Sim 33.9%, Life Sim 20.7%, Crafting 14.8%, Romance 14.5%, Building 9.7%
- #34 Ankora: Lost Days
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 174 reviews2022
Dev: Chibig
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Discover the wild planet Ankora and explore freely around this mysterious world full of promise and danger. Craft different tools, build structures and terraform yourself a new home in this cute-as-heck survival game.
Why similar: Farming Sim 36.8%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Crafting 13.4%, Survival 12.6%, Visual Novel 8.8%
- #35 Backwater Eulogy
75% matchVery Positive100% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: Wurm Fud
Windows
Musings on grief, moving on, and a life made and lived in the rural Midwest. Features a collection of lovingly hand-drawn panels and pixel art.
Why similar: Emotional 33.1%, Visual Novel 25.8%, Hand-drawn 24.9%, Simulation 16.2%
- #36 Above Snakes: Prologue
74% matchVery Positive90% of 1,874 reviews2023
Dev: Square Glade GamesPub: Crytivo
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 53%
In the prologue of Above Snakes, you awake in a destroyed settlement and help the survivors rebuild it. After that, expand the world with world pieces, craft, farm, hunt, build a base, and fight to find out more about what happened.
Why similar: Crafting 24.6%, Base Building 22.8%, Isometric 22.5%, Survival 15.9%, Female Protagonist 14.1%
- #37 AETHUS
72% matchVery Positive95% of 2,015 reviews2026
Dev: Pawsmonaut Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Explore a vast underground world to mine and craft hundreds of items while building up your modular Outpost on the surface, to prospect for gems, refine resources and farm hydroponic crops in this top-down sci-fi survival-crafter where the story always provides a reason to dig deeper.
Why similar: Narrative 30.2% ★, Base Building 16.2%, Crafting 14.7%, Survival 13.1%, Building 9.8%
- #38 Sprout Valley
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 131 reviews2023
Dev: Vadzim LiakhovichPub: RedDeer.Games
Windows
Sprout Valley is farming simulator game where you can step back from the busy life and grow the garden of your dreams. Captivating story, hand-crafted experience, cute graphics and many more!
Why similar: Farming Sim 39.2%, Life Sim 23.8%, Crafting 13.1%, Building 9.1%, Emotional 7.6%
- #39 Stardew Valley
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,034,074 reviews2016
Dev: ConcernedApe
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 22.9 hrsMean: 85.2 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 47.5%, Life Sim 26.9%, Crafting 13%, Building 7.4%, Simulation 5.2%
- #40 The Palace on the Hill Prologue
74% matchVery Positive98% of 125 reviews2023
Dev: Niku Games
Windows · Mac
A slice-of-life adventure game set in fictional 90s rural India. Explore ancient palace ruins, set up your garden, cook Indian food, run errands for quirky characters, and learn about your history by making art.
Why similar: Narrative 30.3% ★, Life Sim 23.3%, Hand-drawn 12%, Dialogue Heavy 10.7%, Emotional 10.2%
- #41 Pathless Woods
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,110 reviews2024
Dev: AniYa Games Studio
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Embark on a cozy open-world survival journey inspired by ancient China's heritage. Gather resources, cultivate crops, build your dream home, and defend it from marauders. Team up with friends to explore and uncover a world where adventure meets serenity.
Why similar: Farming Sim 33.6%, Crafting 18%, Base Building 16.7%, Survival 15.2%, Building 10.8%
- #42 Research Story
70% matchVery Positive95% of 340 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 37.5%, Life Sim 22.1%, Base Building 12.8%, Crafting 11.5%, Building 10.3%
- #43 Wildmender
71% matchVery Positive84% of 2,225 reviews2023
Dev: Muse GamesPub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A desert gardening survival game. Start from a tiny spring and cultivate a blooming garden. Explore a vast world amid the sands and uncover its mysteries. Can you defend against the relentless forces of nature and mysterious wraith corruption, to bring life to a dying world?
Why similar: Farming Sim 44.8%, Base Building 17.8%, Crafting 15.7%, Survival 14%, Simulation 7.8%
- #44 Hillshade Farm
71% matchMixed69% of 78 reviews2026
Dev: NORTHSTAR Games
Windows
You’ve got land, time, and a whole lot to figure out. Start small, work hard, earn what you need, and build the kind of farm you’d never want to leave.
Why similar: Farming Sim 40.4%, Life Sim 24.8%, Crafting 16.4%, Building 11.1%, Simulation 7.2%
- #45 Ova Magica
68% matchVery Positive93% of 708 reviews2026
Dev: ClaudiaTheDevPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows
Escape everyday stress and start a new life in Clover Town! With adorable blob creatures by your side, you’ll farm, make new friends, and explore uncharted lands. Will you find love, or become the greatest blob trainer? Your story is yours to shape!
Why similar: Farming Sim 29.8%, Life Sim 18.3%, Romance 14.6%, Crafting 13.5%, Old School 12.4%
- #46 World's Dawn
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 883 reviews2016
Dev: Wayward Prophet
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Bring life back to a sleepy seaside village by building friendships, finding love, harvesting crops, tending livestock, competing in festivals, fishing, mining, discovering magical secrets and more!
Why similar: Farming Sim 36.8%, Life Sim 22.7%, Romance 15.2%, Building 11.3%, Female Protagonist 9.4%
- #47 Gaucho and the Grassland
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 540 reviews2025
Dev: Epopeia Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
LIVE like a LATIN COWBOY as you EXPLORE, HELP others, and bring HARMONY between HUMANS and MYSTICAL BEINGS in a RELAXING COZY ADVENTURE.
Why similar: Farming Sim 39.8%, Life Sim 20.1%, Crafting 15.2%, Building 12%, Female Protagonist 6.5%
- #48 Verdant Village
72% matchVery Positive89% of 59 reviews2020
Dev: Exodus Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
You've washed ashore in a foreign land. With nothing to your name other than a few tools you’ll have to learn how to live off the land. Explore, grow crops, and meet the locals. How you live is up to you. Can you create a new life for yourself in the small town of Amberglen?
Why similar: Farming Sim 38.5%, Life Sim 24.1%, Romance 19.7%, Building 9.7%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #49 Harvest Moon: The Winds of Anthos
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 438 reviews2023
Dev: Appci Inc.Pub: Natsume Inc.
Windows
Explore the wide world of Anthos with the help of your wacky inventor friend Doc Jr. and many others! It’ll be up to you to revive the Harvest Goddess and the Harvest Sprites, as well as reconnect all of the villages of Anthos with each other! Farm all around Anthos using the improved Expando-Farm!
Why similar: Farming Sim 50.5%, Life Sim 29.9%, Simulation 9.7%, Fantasy 5.2%, Romance 2.6%
- #50 One Lonely Outpost
69% matchMixed58% of 658 reviews2025
Dev: indie.io
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
An alien world sometimes needs a farmer’s touch to bring it to life. In this sci-fi, colonization-life sim, terraform a barren world: turn wastelands into verdant landscapes while exploring, farming, building, and unlocking all the mysteries of this strange new planet.
Why similar: Farming Sim 37.7%, Life Sim 21.3%, Base Building 15.1%, Crafting 12.9%, Building 9.3%
- #51 The Stillness of the Wind
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,746 reviews2019
Dev: Memory of GodPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 38%
A quiet game of life and loss. One by one, everyone left the village for the city. Everyone, except Talma. Approaching her final years, she maintains a simple way of life tending to her homestead, surviving, subsisting, whilst increasingly disturbing letters arrive from her family in the city.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 32.7%, Story Rich 27.2%, Emotional 26.1%, Simulation 14%
- #52 My Heaven's Dale
66% 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: Farming Sim 35%, Life Sim 21.5%, Crafting 16%, Romance 15.8%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #53 Immortal Life
67% matchMostly Positive80% of 4,344 reviews2024
Dev: YiFang StudioPub: 2P Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Embark on a magical journey in this captivating life simulation game. Escape to a welcoming valley, farm with spells, and master skills like fishing, crafting, and cooking. Engage in epic battles, strengthen the bonds with your companions, and build your dream home to achieve Immortal Life!
Why similar: Farming Sim 35.1%, Life Sim 21.4%, Crafting 16.4%, Action RPG 9.4%, Building 7.4%
- #54 The Witch of Fern Island
69% matchMixed70% of 916 reviews2024
Dev: Enjoy Studio S.A.Pub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 20.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Welcome to Fern Island! As Abrill, become immersed in the island’s culture, uncover its deepest secrets, and master magical trades. Overcome the challenges of the island to demonstrate your mastery of magic and become the most well known witch around!
Why similar: Farming Sim 42.7%, Life Sim 28.3%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Building 10.4%, Simulation 4.9%
- #55 Kynseed
68% matchVery Positive83% of 3,860 reviews2022
Dev: PixelCount Studios
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Embark on a lifetime of adventure in a beautiful world of creativity and intrigue. Raise a family, customise your farm, run a business, craft items, and battle some marvellously malevolent monsters.
Why similar: Farming Sim 42.3%, Life Sim 25.1%, Crafting 19.2%, Fantasy 8.1%, Simulation 5.2%
- #56 Summer in Mara
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,192 reviews2020
Dev: Chibig
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Take care of your own island and sail with your boat in this cozy farming adventure! Relax and unwind exploring a tropical archipelago or harvesting your own crops while helping others. Discover the story of Summer in Mara, with farming, crafting and exploring mechanics.
Why similar: Farming Sim 32.1%, Life Sim 20.7%, Crafting 12.5%, Hand-drawn 9.2%, Emotional 8.4%
- #57 Cattails: Wildwood Story
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,936 reviews2023
Dev: Falcon Development
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 20.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Farming Sim 43.1%, Life Sim 27.4%, Romance 22.3%, Simulation 7.2%
- #58 Card Survival: Fantasy Forest
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,172 reviews2025
Dev: WinterSpring Games
Windows · Mac
Card Survival: Fantasy Forest is a card-based deep survival simulator and the next installment in the Card Survival Series. Carve yourself a home in a primordial forest that has a will of its own. A day-to-day life simulator in a world where nature reigns with mystery, beauty and sometimes cruelty.
Why similar: Farming Sim 31.5%, Life Sim 21.3%, Survival 14.9%, Crafting 10.4%, Base Building 10.3%
- #59 Alaska Gold Fever
63% matchVery Positive80% of 1,009 reviews2026
Dev: Baked GamesPub: Baked Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Step into the role of a gold prospector during the Alaskan gold rush and build your own empire from scratch. Mine resources, refine different forms of gold, and upgrade your tools to increase efficiency. Explore diverse mines, survive the harsh climate, and complete engaging story and side quests!
Why similar: Farming Sim 33%, Historical 22%, Crafting 18.3%, Building 11.8%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #60 STORY OF SEASONS: Grand Bazaar
62% matchVery Positive94% of 4,013 reviews2025
Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 18.9 hrsMean: 48.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Searching for a peaceful farm life, a fresh mountain breeze, and your own market stall? Look no further than the friendly community of Zephyr Town! Here you’ll grow crops and raise animals, get to know the locals, and sell your wares at the town's bazaar to restore it to its former glory.
Why similar: Farming Sim 33%, Life Sim 20.4%, Romance 16.2%, Crafting 15.4%, Building 10%