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Games Like Veil of Dust: A Homesteading Game

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A story-driven Survival/ Farm RPG about learning to live after loss. Explore 7 emotional story arcs tackling love, grief, purpose & struggle of many kinds. Farm, Forage, Hunt and Craft to endure the deserts of 1860's Oregon (on casual/ challenge). Walk the path from mere survival to something more.

Reviews: Very Positive — 96% — of 82 reviews
Released: 2023-04-02
Developer: Calamity Bay Games
Genres: Adventure, Casual, RPG, Simulation
Platforms: Windows, Linux

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    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,773 reviews2022
    Dev: Studio Drydock Pty Ltd
    Windows
    Median: 13.7 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 22.8% ★, Life Sim 14.4%, Romance 10.4%, Crafting 9%

  2. #2 Verdant Skies
    97% matchMostly Positive79% of 423 reviews2018
    Dev: Howling Moon Software
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.7 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 9.7%, Crafting 8%, Simulation 7.2%

  3. #3 No Place Like Home
    96% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,116 reviews2022
    Dev: Chicken LauncherPub: Awaken Realms
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    Humanity Trashed the Earth and left for Mars. Only few remained. EXPLORE the world. Clean the environment, CRAFT with recycled resources. Domesticate animals. Rebuild your village. Restore environment and run your own post-apo FARM as there is No Place Like Home!

    Why similar: Farming Sim 31.5%, Life Sim 17.7%, Base Building 15.6%, Crafting 14.9%, Building 8.2%

  4. #4 Grimshire
    94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,460 reviews2025
    Dev: Acute Owl Studio
    Windows
    Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    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 42.3%, Survival 16%, Life Sim 15.9%, Crafting 7.8%, Emotional 5.7%

  5. #5 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 53.7%, Life Sim 30.7%, Simulation 8.2%, Romance 7.3%

  6. #6 The Last FARMER
    94% matchMixed56% of 316 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 21.7%, Survival 18.5%, Action RPG 12.4%, Crafting 11%

  7. #7 汉尘:腐草为萤
    93% matchMostly Positive71% of 422 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 25.4%, Survival 19.3%, Historical 17.8%, Simulation 5%

  8. #8 My Time at Portia
    92% matchVery Positive91% of 44,320 reviews2019
    Dev: Pathea GamesPub: Focus Entertainment
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 36.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Start a new life in the enchanting town of Portia! Restore your Pa's neglected workshop to its former glory by fulfilling commissions, growing crops, raising animals, and befriending the quirky inhabitants of this charming post-apocalyptic land!

    Why similar: Farming Sim 37.4%, Life Sim 24.8%, Crafting 17.7%, Building 8.1%, Simulation 5.7%

  9. #9 Everholm
    91% matchMostly Positive77% of 386 reviews2024
    Dev: Chonky LoafPub: indie.io
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%

    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 19.7%, Isometric 12.5%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Building 7.1%

  10. #10 Echoes of the Plum Grove
    91% matchVery Positive88% of 3,146 reviews2024
    Dev: Unwound GamesPub: indie.io
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    A new life awaits in Honeywood! Build a thriving community that will last generations in this cozy farm simulator. Farm, socialize, make friends, cook, craft, forage and uncover the secrets of the island! If someone doesn’t want to be friends? There are always other means.

    Why similar: Farming Sim 37.6%, Life Sim 22.1%, Crafting 16.4%, Hand-drawn 10.9%, Story Rich 6.9%

  11. #11 Halcyon Days at Taoyuan
    89% matchVery Positive89% of 1,332 reviews2026
    Dev: BotanXPub: 方块游戏(CubeGame)
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    Welcome to Taoyuan Village to heal your loneliness. Here, you can lead a carefree, self-sufficient life: farm, tame animals, raise livestock, fish, and build a prosperous homestead. Or, immerse in village life, meet kindred spirits, find love, and influence their destinies with your choices.

    Why similar: Farming Sim 50.9%, Historical 17.9%, Crafting 13.5%, Simulation 12.9%, Story Rich 4.7%

  12. #12 Fields of Mistria
    88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 35,587 reviews2026
    Dev: NPC Studio
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 12.1 hrsMean: 33.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Start your new life! Build the farm of your dreams as you discover a world brimming with possibilities. Magic, romance, and adventure all await you in this nostalgic farming / life sim RPG!

    Why similar: Farming Sim 40.8%, Life Sim 21.4%, Romance 16.6%, Crafting 10%, Building 6%

  13. #13 SunnySide
    90% matchMixed67% of 1,170 reviews2024
    Dev: Aftabi Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Find harmony in the Japanese countryside as you help Sparky uncover lost memories in this modern take on the farming and life simulator. Build a thriving homestead, cultivate new relationships, and chase your own happiness in SunnySide.

    Why similar: Farming Sim 29.9%, Life Sim 18.5%, Romance 15.6%, Crafting 14.3%, Building 9.9%

  14. #14 Cornucopia®
    89% matchVery Positive88% of 664 reviews2023
    Dev: David DolynnyPub: Subconscious Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    A cozy 2.5D farm-life RPG that runs deep. Grow living soil into legendary harvests, romance 34+ villagers, breed magical animals, cook, fish, and dive the dungeons below for loot. No forced bedtime, no stress, just your dream farm at your own pace.

    Why similar: Farming Sim 42.8%, Life Sim 24.3%, Crafting 16.6%, Building 9.9%, Simulation 6.3%

  15. #15 My Time at Sandrock
    87% matchVery Positive88% of 29,103 reviews2023
    Dev: Pathea Games
    Windows
    Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 39.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Travel to the desert community of Sandrock and take on the role of a fledgling Builder. Use your trusty toolset to gather resources, construct machines, and turn your run-down workshop into a well-oiled production facility to save the town from the jaws of economic ruin!

    Why similar: Farming Sim 35.4%, Life Sim 28.5%, Crafting 16%, Building 12.5%, Female Protagonist 4.6%

  16. #16 Seeds of Calamity
    86% matchVery Positive81% of 362 reviews2026
    Dev: Laborious Lark StudiosPub: Pretty Soon
    Windows

    Take part in healing after the Great Calamity. Tend your farm, complete quests for the villagers, and explore dungeons filled with challenge and treasure in this cozy, solo-developed farming sim. Build a new life in a recovering world with your fluffy Spellbook Companion.

    Why similar: Farming Sim 39.8%, Life Sim 24.1%, Crafting 14.8%, Building 9.7%, Fantasy 5.9%

  17. #17 Immortal Farmer: System’s Mandate
    86% matchMixed70% of 317 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 21.2%, Romance 17%, Crafting 9.1%, Story Rich 7.6%

  18. #18 Roots of Pacha
    84% matchVery Positive94% of 4,567 reviews2023
    Dev: Soda Den
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 21.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    The charming and relaxing stone-age farming sim where you live in a thriving community exploring the wonderful world of Pacha. Discover "ideas," domesticate crops, befriend animals, and help your village grow. Play co-op with friends or explore the early days of civilization in single-player.

    Why similar: Farming Sim 35.2%, Life Sim 20.5%, Romance 15.8%, Crafting 15.1%, Building 9.4%

  19. #19 Homestead Arcana
    85% 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 66%, Crafting 23.6%, Fantasy 10.4%

  20. #20 Closer the Distance
    83% matchVery Positive90% of 297 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 38.3% ★, Life Sim 21.1%, Isometric 10.9%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Emotional 9.5%

  21. #21 Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma
    82% matchVery Positive88% of 3,702 reviews2025
    Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
    Windows
    Median: 15.2 hrsMean: 31.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    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 18.2%, Romance 14.4%, Crafting 12.2%, Action RPG 9.6%

  22. #22 Gleaner Heights
    84% 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 71.4%, Life Sim 19.7%, Simulation 8.9%

  23. #23 Doloc Town
    79% matchVery Positive95% of 4,087 reviews2026
    Dev: RedSaw Games StudioPub: Logoi Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    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 45.3%, Crafting 21.5%, Building 14.9%, Female Protagonist 11%, Simulation 7.3%

  24. #24 Tales of Seikyu
    79% matchVery Positive84% of 2,652 reviews2026
    Dev: ACE EntertainmentPub: Fireshine Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    A peaceful farming life sim set on the island of Seikyu. Grow your farm, restore your ancestral home, form heartfelt bonds with villagers, and shapeshift into different spirit forms to explore a world that moves gently with the seasons.

    Why similar: Farming Sim 32.2%, Life Sim 20.4%, Romance 16.8%, Crafting 15.6%, Story Rich 7.8%

  25. #25 Mirthwood
    81% matchMostly Positive70% of 2,381 reviews2024
    Dev: Bad Ridge GamesPub: V Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 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%, Life Sim 18.1%, Crafting 17%, Survival 12.9%, Action RPG 9.1%

  26. #26 Farmer's Dynasty - Final Harvest Edition
    82% matchMostly Positive75% of 4,320 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 46.2%, Life Sim 27.5%, Crafting 10.1%, Building 8.3%, Simulation 7.9%

  27. #27 Cattle Country
    80% matchVery Positive86% of 385 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 20.8%, Romance 17.5%, Crafting 15.5%, Building 9.4%

  28. #28 Cowboy Life Simulator
    78% matchVery Positive89% of 1,303 reviews2025
    Dev: Odd QubitPub: RockGame S.A.
    Windows
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 14.4 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 29.9%, Life Sim 17.7%, Base Building 15.2%, Crafting 14.9%, Building 10.4%

  29. #29 Alchemy Story
    81% matchMostly Positive78% of 203 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 17.3%, Romance 10.4%, Female Protagonist 9.1%

  30. #30 Clanfolk
    77% matchVery Positive92% of 4,069 reviews2022
    Dev: MinMax Games Ltd.Pub: Hooded Horse
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 18.2 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 39.3%, Life Sim 24.4%, Crafting 18%, Building 12.1%, Simulation 6.2%

  31. #31 Backwater Eulogy
    76% matchVery Positive100% of 64 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 25.9%, Hand-drawn 25%, Simulation 16%

  32. #32 Ankora: Lost Days
    78% matchMostly Positive75% of 177 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 36.7%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Crafting 13.4%, Survival 12.6%, Visual Novel 8.8%

  33. #33 Sky Harvest
    75% matchVery Positive85% of 106 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 20.6%, Crafting 14.7%, Romance 14.7%, Building 9.7%

  34. #34 STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of Mineral Town
    76% matchVery Positive93% of 5,781 reviews2020
    Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
    Windows
    Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 22.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Experience the joys of life on the farm in this reimagining of a timeless STORY OF SEASONS classic!

    Why similar: Farming Sim 61.1%, Life Sim 13.2%, Romance 12.1%, Simulation 8.8%, Female Protagonist 4.7%

  35. #35 Sprout Valley
    77% matchMostly Positive72% 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 39.3%, Life Sim 23.7%, Crafting 13%, Building 9.1%, Emotional 7.7%

  36. #36 HARVESTELLA
    75% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,552 reviews2022
    Dev: Square Enix
    Windows
    Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 26.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    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 39.2%, Life Sim 21.1%, Building 11.4%, Action RPG 11.4%, Story Rich 6.4%

  37. #37 Above Snakes: Prologue
    74% matchVery Positive90% of 1,876 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 24.5%, Base Building 22.7%, Isometric 22.5%, Survival 16%, Female Protagonist 14.3%

  38. #38 AETHUS
    71% matchVery Positive95% of 2,081 reviews2026
    Dev: Pawsmonaut Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 13.4 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 30.1% ★, Base Building 16.1%, Crafting 14.7%, Survival 13.2%, Building 9.8%

  39. #39 Wildmender
    73% matchVery Positive84% of 2,245 reviews2023
    Dev: Muse GamesPub: Kwalee
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.1 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 17.7%, Crafting 15.6%, Survival 14.1%, Simulation 7.7%

  40. #40 Stardew Valley
    73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,040,983 reviews2016
    Dev: ConcernedApe
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 23.0 hrsMean: 85.7 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 47.7%, Life Sim 26.8%, Crafting 12.9%, Building 7.4%, Simulation 5.2%

  41. #41 The Palace on the Hill Prologue
    74% matchVery Positive98% of 127 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.

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  42. #42 Pathless Woods
    72% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,121 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.

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  43. #43 Research Story
    71% matchVery Positive95% of 344 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 37.6%, Life Sim 22%, Base Building 12.7%, Crafting 11.5%, Building 10.3%

  44. #44 Ova Magica
    68% matchVery Positive92% of 715 reviews2026
    Dev: ClaudiaTheDevPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
    Windows

    Escape everyday stress and start a new life in Clover Town! With adorable blob creatures by your side, you’ll farm, make new friends, and explore uncharted lands. Will you find love, or become the greatest blob trainer? Your story is yours to shape!

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  45. #45 Gaucho and the Grassland
    69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 547 reviews2025
    Dev: Epopeia Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    LIVE like a LATIN COWBOY as you EXPLORE, HELP others, and bring HARMONY between HUMANS and MYSTICAL BEINGS in a RELAXING COZY ADVENTURE.

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  46. #46 The Stillness of the Wind
    73% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,751 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 33.6%, Story Rich 27%, Emotional 25.8%, Simulation 13.6%

  47. #47 Hillshade Farm
    70% matchMixed68% of 79 reviews2026
    Dev: NORTHSTAR Games
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    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.

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  48. #48 Harvest Moon: The Winds of Anthos
    71% 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 9.6%, Fantasy 5.2%, Romance 2.7%

  49. #49 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 38.4%, Life Sim 23.9%, Romance 19.9%, Building 9.6%, Story Rich 8.1%

  50. #50 One Lonely Outpost
    70% matchMixed58% of 662 reviews2025
    Dev: indie.io
    Windows
    Median: 8.7 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. #51 My Heaven's Dale
    67% matchVery Positive96% of 71 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 21.4%, Crafting 16%, Romance 15.8%, Story Rich 7.3%

  52. #52 The Witch of Fern Island
    68% matchMixed70% of 922 reviews2024
    Dev: Enjoy Studio S.A.Pub: indie.io
    Windows
    Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    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 28.1%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Building 10.4%, Simulation 4.9%

  53. #53 Kynseed
    67% matchVery Positive83% of 3,904 reviews2022
    Dev: PixelCount Studios
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    Embark on a lifetime of adventure in a beautiful world of creativity and intrigue. Raise a family, customise your farm, run a business, craft items, and battle some marvellously malevolent monsters.

    Why similar: Farming Sim 42.4%, Life Sim 25.1%, Crafting 19.2%, Fantasy 8.2%, Simulation 5.1%

  54. #54 World's Dawn
    70% matchMostly Positive79% of 886 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 22.6%, Romance 15.3%, Building 11.3%, Female Protagonist 9.5%

  55. #55 Sun Haven
    66% matchVery Positive80% of 25,583 reviews2023
    Dev: Pixel Sprout Studios
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 14.6 hrsMean: 31.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Build your farm and relationships with townsfolk, or forge ahead on a quest of magic, monsters, and dragons. Level up through a skill tree in 8 person multiplayer, or adventure solo!

    Why similar: Farming Sim 49.4%, Life Sim 25.1%, Crafting 14.1%, Fantasy 6.6%, Simulation 4.8%

  56. #56 Welcome to Elderfield
    64% matchVery Positive85% of 2,165 reviews2026
    Dev: Chris CotePub: Kwalee
    Windows
    Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    Welcome to Elderfield, a cozy horror RPG with hand-drawn art and dark lofi music. Manage your farm, befriend or romance the locals, investigate mysteries, decorate your home, fight terrifying creatures, fish, cook, seek the Old Gods, die in your sleep, and more... There's lots to do in Elderfield!

    Why similar: Farming Sim 65.8%, Survival 23.1%, Crafting 11.2%

  57. #57 Summer in Mara
    69% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,203 reviews2020
    Dev: Chibig
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Take care of your own island and sail with your boat in this cozy farming adventure! Relax and unwind exploring a tropical archipelago or harvesting your own crops while helping others. Discover the story of Summer in Mara, with farming, crafting and exploring mechanics.

    Why similar: Farming Sim 32%, Life Sim 20.6%, Crafting 12.4%, Hand-drawn 9.2%, Emotional 8.4%

  58. #58 Cattails: Wildwood Story
    65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,952 reviews2023
    Dev: Falcon Development
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 19.6 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 27.3%, Romance 22.5%, Simulation 7.1%

  59. #59 Immortal Life
    66% matchMostly Positive79% of 4,370 reviews2024
    Dev: YiFang StudioPub: 2P Games
    Windows
    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Embark on a magical journey in this captivating life simulation game. Escape to a welcoming valley, farm with spells, and master skills like fishing, crafting, and cooking. Engage in epic battles, strengthen the bonds with your companions, and build your dream home to achieve Immortal Life!

    Why similar: Farming Sim 35.2%, Life Sim 21.3%, Crafting 16.4%, Action RPG 9.4%, Building 7.4%

  60. #60 Card Survival: Fantasy Forest
    65% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,182 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 15%, Crafting 10.4%, Base Building 10.3%

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