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

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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?

Reviews: Very Positive — 92% — of 59 reviews
Released: 2020-08-04
Developer: Exodus Software
Genres: Indie, RPG, Simulation, Early Access
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

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    Make your farmer’s dream come true in Orange Season. With your parent’s help, you’ve finally saved enough money to buy a plot of land in the charming farmer’s village of Orange Town. Build a thriving farm as you grow crops, raise animals, fish, and mine materials to establish your farm in town.

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  2. #2 Littlewood
    96% matchVery Positive93% of 6,792 reviews2020
    Dev: Sean YoungPub: SmashGames
    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    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.

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  3. #3 Fields of Mistria
    95% 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 24.6%, Agriculture 16.3%, Life Sim 14.2%, Romance 11%, Cooking 10.3%

  4. #4 Verdant Skies
    96% matchVery Positive80% of 421 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 42.5%, Agriculture 12.4%, Fishing 10.9%, Building 10.8%, LGBTQ+ 8.1%

  5. #5 My Time at Portia
    94% 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 26.4%, Life Sim 18.2%, Agriculture 16.9%, Open World 10.8%, Mining 10.5%

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    94% matchVery Positive90% of 73 reviews2026
    Dev: Hamzah KirmaniPub: 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?

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    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?

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    92% matchVery Positive89% of 25,947 reviews2023
    Dev: Stairway GamesPub: Balor Games
    Windows
    Median: 12.3 hrsMean: 52.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Coral Island is a vibrant, laid-back farm sim reimagined with multiplayer! Experience enchanting island life at your own pace: farm with friends, nurture animals, build relationships, hang out with a diverse cast of characters, and dive into the magical Merfolk Kingdom.

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    90% 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.

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    91% matchMostly Positive74% of 975 reviews2019
    Dev: Alchemist InteractivePub: rokaplay
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Farm, cook, craft and decorate in this casual open world farming adventure! Set up camp with your crew after being shipwrecked on a mysterious archipelago. Your quest is to survive, explore and uncover the secrets of the Cursed Islands. Take care of your crew to build relationships and earn rewards!

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  11. #11 Hokko Life
    91% matchMixed66% of 2,650 reviews2022
    Dev: Gizmo GardenPub: Team17
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 54%

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    89% matchVery Positive88% of 28,280 reviews2023
    Dev: Pathea Games
    Windows
    Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 39.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%

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    89% matchVery Positive81% of 24,588 reviews2023
    Dev: Pixel Sprout Studios
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 14.8 hrsMean: 31.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%

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    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%

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    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%

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    Windows
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    Windows
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    Windows
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    Windows
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%

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    Windows
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    Windows

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    Windows
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    81% matchVery Positive88% of 16,540 reviews2020
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    Windows
    Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%

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    Windows
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    Windows
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    81% matchMixed52% of 269 reviews2017
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%

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  31. #31 One Lonely Outpost
    77% matchMixed59% of 638 reviews2025
    Dev: indie.io
    Windows
    Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%

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    78% matchVery Positive80% of 1,579 reviews2021
    Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%

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    79% matchMostly Positive79% of 196 reviews2020
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    Windows

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    75% matchVery Positive89% of 218 reviews2025
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    73% matchVery Positive95% of 317 reviews2025
    Dev: Petal Cat Games
    Windows

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    76% matchVery Positive82% of 523 reviews2021
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    Windows

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    73% matchVery Positive93% of 1,436 reviews2024
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    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%

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    71% matchVery Positive94% of 3,749 reviews2025
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    72% matchMixed69% of 278 reviews2025
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    Windows
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    71% matchVery Positive90% of 218 reviews2024
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    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 50%

    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 39%, Life Sim 21.9%, RPG 10.6%, Building 8.9%, Exploration 8.7%

  54. #54 Out and About
    66% matchVery Positive93% of 325 reviews2025
    Dev: Yaldi Games
    Windows

    A cozy foraging adventure about the magic of real-life plants! Identify and gather wild plants and fungi, cook tasty recipes, master herbal remedies, and rebuild your community after a devastating storm.

    Why similar: Farming Sim 26.7%, Cooking 21.2%, Life Sim 18.7%, Nature 13.5%, Open World 10.3%

  55. #55 Cattails: Wildwood Story
    66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,823 reviews2023
    Dev: Falcon Development
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Become a cat! In this cozy life sim RPG, you'll lead your colony into the mysterious Wildwood. Hunt prey, harvest herbs, collect magical treasures, & defend your new home from intruders. Build a thriving town to recruit new cats. Get to know the residents, fall in love, & raise a litter of kittens!

    Why similar: Farming Sim 26.2%, Mining 19.4%, Life Sim 17.7%, Romance 12.9%, Nature 9.7%

  56. #56 Cattle Country
    66% matchVery Positive87% of 351 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 26.6%, Agriculture 20.8%, Life Sim 15.6%, Romance 13.2%, Building 7.9%

  57. #57 Kynseed
    67% 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 39.7%, Life Sim 24.1%, Open World 13.5%, Exploration 10%, RPG 8%

  58. #58 Sprout Valley
    68% matchMostly Positive73% of 121 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 35.7%, Life Sim 22.4%, Building 9.6%, RPG 8.8%, Exploration 8.4%

  59. #59 Starsand Island
    63% matchVery Positive87% of 7,209 reviews2026
    Dev: Seed Sparkle Lab
    Windows
    Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Tired of the city grind? Escape to Starsand Island and embrace the simple joys of country life! Live alongside capybaras, cats, and dogs, reel in a big catch, and explore the enchanting Moonlit Forest. Leave the hustle behind and experience the charm of this seaside paradise.

    Why similar: Farming Sim 39.6%, Life Sim 25.9%, Building 14.7%, RPG 8.9%, Exploration 7.5%

  60. #60 Circadian City
    70% matchMixed59% of 165 reviews2020
    Dev: Nowhere StudiosPub: Way Down Deep
    Windows · Mac

    A life sim game where you play both in the Realworld and the Dreamworld. Your personality is your skill tree.

    Why similar: Farming Sim 29.9%, Agriculture 29.4%, Life Sim 21.5%, Building 7.9%, RPG 7.1%

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