- #1 Cropia
97% matchVery Positive94% of 77 reviews2025
Dev: Cropstone Studio
Windows
Cultivate crops, care for animals, fish, mine resources, and explore diverse environments while growing the local community. Invite village residents to work with you and collaborate to meet city targets, helping you achieve goals more efficiently.
Why similar: Farming 17.1% ★, Agriculture 15.8% ★, Fishing 12.3% ★, Life Sim 12.3%, Mining 9.5% ★
- #2 Harvest Cafe
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: World of Poly
Windows
Explore, grow, repair and cook delicious food! Harvest Cafe combines an open-world adventure with a restaurant business simulation, giving you the opportunity to enjoy farm life.
Why similar: Farming 19.3% ★, Agriculture 15.6% ★, Cozy 14.7%, Life Sim 13.2%, Fishing 10.2% ★
- #3 Hokko Life
96% matchMixed66% of 2,650 reviews2022
Dev: Gizmo GardenPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Hop off the train and into your new life in the village of Hokko! Take over the old workshop and get creative; use crafted materials and design everything in town! With complete creative freedom, what type of town will you build?
Why similar: Farming 18.8% ★, Agriculture 13.5% ★, Cozy 13.4%, Life Sim 12.8%, Fishing 12.6% ★
- #4 Kitori Academy
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cubenary
Windows
Kitori Academy is a life simulator where you live the adventures of a wizard apprentice with your spirit companion. Train your magical skills and learn how to brew potions, grow vegetables and catch spells to challenge the curse that lurks in the world.
Why similar: Agriculture 17.6% ★, Life Sim 15%, Cozy 13.5%, Fishing 9.9% ★, Sandbox 8.3%
- #5 Cozy
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MiniDoggo Games
Windows
Build your dream farm, make lifelong friends, and experience the joys of small-town living in Cozy Town. Plant crops, raise animals, fish, craft, and enjoy seasonal festivals. Escape the hustle and bustle—relax and live your best life in a charming countryside adventure.
Why similar: Fishing 16.9% ★, Life Sim 12.6%, Nature 11.9%, Sandbox 9.9%, Agriculture 9.7% ★
- #6 Firefly Village
93% matchVery Positive88% of 117 reviews2025
Dev: Josh Koenig GamesPub: indie.io
Windows · Linux
The Firefly Village awaits! A bite-sized, streamlined farming sim that focuses on moments that matter, without wasting a single second of your time. Build a homestead, raise crops, tend to livestock, make friends, and enjoy a pocket of paradise where farming is a delight and friends plentiful.
Why similar: Cozy 18.9%, Farming 15.9% ★, Agriculture 13.1% ★, Life Sim 11.3%, Fishing 11% ★
- #7 Cheaphaven
94% matchPositive97% of 35 reviews2022
Dev: Combo Routine
Windows
Cheaphaven features a brief respite full of farming, building and upgrading, a small town of NPCs for all your chatting and shopping needs, and vaguely humorous descriptions for everyday items. Day/night cycle, market values, a pigeon, all the things that are supposed to be in a farming game
Why similar: Farming 15.6% ★, Agriculture 14.4% ★, Fishing 12.4% ★, Life Sim 12.2%, Cooking 10.7%
- #8 Dawn of Ramonda
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Firelight GamesPub: Big Play Games
Windows · Linux
A relaxing single-player farming game set in the post-apocalypse. Rediscover the principles of agriculture, explore lands that have been reclaimed by nature, and build your settlement together with other survivors living off the land.
Why similar: Farming 17.9% ★, Agriculture 14.9% ★, Cozy 14%, Life Sim 11.7%, Sandbox 8.4%
- #9 Cottonville
91% matchMostly Positive71% of 35 reviews2025
Dev: RedDeer.Games
Windows
Create, farm, and style in Cottonville – a cozy dress-up game with farming and sim mechanics!
Why similar: Farming 24.3% ★, Cozy 20.1%, Agriculture 15.8% ★, Life Sim 12.6%, Relaxing 6.8%
- #10 Drawquarium
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: byKalebPub: rokaplay
Windows
Draw your own fish and unlock new ways to decorate your aquarium. If you feed them well, they will gain a metallic shimmer as they age. Will you be the one to raise a golden fish in this relaxing sandbox experience?
Why similar: Cozy 23.4%, Sandbox 14.1%, Relaxing 12.9%, Building 11.3%, Underwater 8.6% ★
- #11 Chill Town
90% matchMixed67% of 233 reviews2025
Dev: Low-Hi Tech
Windows
A unique blend of a Soothing Simulation and an Idle Game with Music, Decoration, Fishing, Cooking, Farming and more...
Why similar: Farming 17.7% ★, Cozy 17%, Life Sim 13%, Fishing 12.9% ★, Cooking 9.8%
- #12 Teatopia
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Yixin GamesPub: Thermite Games
Windows
Immerse in Teatopia's enchanting world, a farming game steeped in Chinese culture. Clear fields, cultivate crops, and raise livestock. Master cooking and tea crafting. Experience rural life, forge bonds with pets, and unravel secrets in this captivating journey.
Why similar: Agriculture 18% ★, Life Sim 14.7%, Fishing 11.2% ★, Sandbox 10.6%, Open World 8.7%
- #13 Totemlands
89% matchVery Positive92% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: Hobofeller
Windows
Totemlands is a relaxing crafting, building game where you raise totem poles, hunt spirits, decorate and explore the lands.
Why similar: Cozy 18.2%, Fishing 13.2% ★, Agriculture 12.7% ★, Sandbox 9.6%, Open World 8.7%
- #14 Fishing Echoes
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DuoBonza
Windows · Linux
Set sail on a mystical fishing journey where fish fight back with elemental magic. Battle fire-breathing leviathans in molten rivers and outwit frost-casters in icy oceans. Can you uncover the source of a chaotic maelstrom threatening the realm and restore balance before it’s too late?
Why similar: Farming 19% ★, Fishing 18.2% ★, Agriculture 16.6% ★, Cozy 16.2%, Life Sim 11.7%
- #15 STORY OF SEASONS: A Wonderful Life
87% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,355 reviews2023
Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: Marvelous
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Put down roots on your new farm in the peaceful town of Forgotten Valley. Bring life to the land by cultivating crops and raising animals, find love among the town's friendly folk, and make lasting memories with a family of your very own.
Why similar: Farming 23.6% ★, Agriculture 17.3% ★, Cozy 16.2%, Life Sim 13.7%, Nature 9.5%
- #16 Garden In!
86% matchVery Positive87% of 415 reviews2023
Dev: Dramatic IcebergPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Chill in the peaceful world of Garden In!, a charming sandbox game. Grow unique plants, discover new seeds, and design your dream garden. With its serene atmosphere, you'll find yourself saying 'just one more plant!' Dive in for quick relaxation or lose yourself for hours in the cozy journey.
Why similar: Farming 18.9% ★, Cozy 16.4%, Agriculture 14.9% ★, Nature 10.5%, Sandbox 9.2%
- #17 Cornucopia®
86% matchVery Positive88% of 630 reviews2023
Dev: David Dolynny | Subconscious GamesPub: Subconscious Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Stardew Valley meets Paper Mario in the coziest farming RPG you've never played. Romance 34+ characters, befriend 50+, raise adorable animals, and grow crops using real soil science. No forced bedtime. A handcrafted 2.5D world full of charm, secrets, and the dream life you've been waiting for.
Why similar: Agriculture 19.4% ★, Life Sim 15.9%, Fishing 11.3% ★, Sandbox 9.6%, Open World 7.6%
- #18 Rural
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ciocan Mihai Cristian
Windows
Rural is a 3D voxel farming and life simulation game where you build a self-sufficient country life through farming, crafting, survival, and exploration. Grow crops, raise animals, craft equipment, food, structures, ride, fish, hunt, mine, complete quests, and help a living village at your own pace.
Why similar: Farming 22.7% ★, Cozy 16.7%, Life Sim 12.9%, Fishing 11.1% ★, Sandbox 9%
- #19 Havenroot Vale
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Confused Phoenix Games
Windows
Step into the role of a druid and journey through a living forest. Grow your farm with nature magic, meet unique creatures, and restore a land tainted by corruption.
Why similar: Cozy 19.1%, Life Sim 14.7%, Agriculture 13.4% ★, Fishing 13.1% ★, Nature 10.2%
- #20 Skystead Ranch
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: ToastieLabs
Windows · Mac · Linux
Transform a desolate sky island into a vibrant sanctuary. Using your enchanted crook, cultivate your garden, befriend quirky creatures, build a home, and unlock secrets along the way. Each choice adds a personal touch to your unique Skystead Ranch!
Why similar: Farming 19.2% ★, Cozy 16.2%, Agriculture 16% ★, Fishing 13.8% ★, Cooking 11.6%
- #21 Animalkind
81% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: Uncommon Games
Windows
Forage, frolic and zoomie as an intelligent, aww-dorable animal who discovers an ancient mech. Pilot the mech and use a suite of powerful tools to gather resources, shape the land, and build your ideal town alongside a growing cast of characters—solo or with up to three friends.
Why similar: Cozy 17.5%, Fishing 15.4% ★, Life Sim 12.6%, Cooking 11.4%, Sandbox 10.2%
- #22 Pawsome Resort
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Pixel PuffsPub: GameDev.ist
Windows
Pawsome Resort is a cozy life sim where you run an animal hotel in a charming pixel-art village. Design your resort, care for cute animals, grow crops, craft things, complete quests, and bond with villagers. With farming and RPG elements, it's a perfect cozy escape.
Why similar: Farming 21.1% ★, Cozy 18.4%, Agriculture 16.3% ★, Life Sim 13.3%, Sandbox 8.1%
- #23 Hello Kitty Island Adventure
81% matchVery Positive95% of 10,987 reviews2025
Dev: Sunblink
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 57.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Embark on a cozy, open-world adventure with Hello Kitty and Friends. Befriend beloved characters as you explore and restore a mysterious island, solve ancient puzzles, cook delicious dishes, customize yourself and your cabins, and so much more.
Why similar: Cozy 30.7%, Life Sim 16.4%, Cooking 11.4%, Open World 11.4%, Relaxing 6.5%
- #24 Everdream Valley
82% matchMostly Positive71% of 944 reviews2023
Dev: MooneatersPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A farming adventure with a dash of magic. Play solo or up to a 4-player coop. By day, restore your quaint farm into a summer paradise. Explore, raise crops, care for animals and rebuild your home. At night inhabit various creatures through your dreams and bring enchantment to the valley.
Why similar: Cozy 17.3%, Fishing 14.6% ★, Life Sim 12.4%, Cooking 11.4%, Nature 10.3%
- #25 Verdant Village
83% matchVery Positive92% 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: Fishing 16.4% ★, Agriculture 15% ★, Life Sim 13.2%, Cooking 11.3%, LGBTQ+ 11.2%
- #26 Sky Harvest
79% 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?
Why similar: Agriculture 16.5% ★, Fishing 15% ★, Life Sim 13.9%, Cooking 11.2%, Sandbox 9.3%
- #27 Pond
79% match1 user reviews50% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: GameDevSpouse
Windows
Build. Customize. Relax. Create your own peaceful fish pond and watch it come alive, piece by piece. Shape the terrain and decorate your pond the way you like. Place fish and see them swim around in their new home. No stress—just a soothing world where you can enjoy the beauty of nature.
Why similar: Cozy 27.9%, Building 14.3%, Nature 11.7%, Underwater 10.3% ★, Family Friendly 9%
- #28 The Ranchers
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The RanchersPub: Trophy Games Publishing ApS
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Ranchers is an open world country-life sim for 1-4 players. Raise animals, grow crops, craft machines, build your dream house and explore the gigantic open world where mines and dangerous monsters abound. Earn the villagers' respect and esteem. And who knows, maybe find love and start a family.
Why similar: Agriculture 19.8% ★, Life Sim 15.7%, Fishing 13% ★, Mining 10.2% ★, Sandbox 9.8%
- #29 Shorekeeper
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gullfrazie Games
Windows · Mac
You washed ashore on a mysterious island. Now what? Build a shelter, find food, and explore the unknown. Or just sit by the campfire and watch the sunset. Farm, craft, and manage your new island life entirely at your own pace.
Why similar: Farming 20% ★, Agriculture 18.5% ★, Cozy 16.2%, Life Sim 12.9%, Fishing 11.2% ★
- #30 Stranded Sails - Explorers of the Cursed Islands
80% 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!
Why similar: Farming 20.6% ★, Agriculture 17.6% ★, Cozy 16.8%, Cooking 9.6%, Nature 9.3%
- #31 All Those Who Wander
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MykD
Windows
All Those Who Wander is a peaceful exploration and art-making game set in a vast, forgotten landscape. Gather materials and creating stunning environmental installations. No enemies, no rush—just your creativity and the freedom to get lost in a world that rewards those who take the scenic route.
Why similar: Agriculture 14.7% ★, Nature 12%, Fishing 11.6% ★, Sandbox 11.2%, Cooking 11%
- #32 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: Life Sim 18.8%, Agriculture 16.7% ★, Fishing 10% ★, Sandbox 7.8%, Relaxing 7.8%
- #33 Cave Oasis at Shylake
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BlueSpruce Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this eco-futuristic farm life sim, you arrive at a moon town as the new hydroponic greenhouse farmer. Then dust storms start to appear, threatening to block the town's precious sunlight. Grow and craft supplies, build renewable energy tech, protect the wild biomes, and help your community thrive.
Why similar: Farming 22% ★, Life Sim 17.8%, Nature 13.9%, Cooking 12.4%, Underwater 10.7% ★
- #34 Island Berry
77% matchMixed57% of 14 reviews2022
Dev: Boolean
Windows
Dreams can take you anywhere.
Why similar: Agriculture 17.4% ★, Fishing 16.4% ★, Life Sim 13%, Nature 12.6%, Sandbox 11.1%
- #35 Mountain Retreat
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Throneroom Interactive LTDPub: TBD
Windows
Build and decorate Lodges and advertise for renters to stay. Keep them happy with meals you prepare using ingredients harvested from your farm, which you can tend to throughout the year. Enjoy the high ratings and rewards of their stay.
Why similar: Farming 37.4% ★, Life Sim 13%, Agriculture 10.6% ★, Fishing 7.9% ★, Cooking 6.6%
- #36 One of Them
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RB
Windows
Social horror game. Postponed indefinitely.
Why similar: Cozy 20.2%, Life Sim 14.2%, Agriculture 13.8% ★, Fishing 12.2% ★, Nature 10.8%
- #37 Bitter Harvest
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BitQuest Studio
Windows
Cast out of your rightful farm, you’ll scrape, scheme, and rebuild your way to power in this short, satirical farming sim about ambition and payback.
Why similar: Farming 23.8% ★, Cozy 19.7%, Fishing 15.4% ★, Mining 10.9% ★, Cooking 10.5%
- #38 Ritual of Raven
72% matchVery Positive91% of 297 reviews2025
Dev: Spellgarden GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Ritual of Raven is a story-based farming sim - but you don’t do the farming yourself! Enchant Arcana Constructs to grow a magical herb garden, befriend a cute bunch of weirdos and use your witchy skills to perform powerful rituals to stabilize the portals that are causing trouble for the village.
Why similar: Cozy 19.9%, Agriculture 14.7% ★, Life Sim 13.7%, Fishing 13.3% ★, LGBTQ+ 12.9%
- #39 Small Farm
73% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Gameisart
Windows
🌾 A cute and cozy 2D farming game 🐔 Grow crops, raise animals, cook meals 🍳, fish 🎣, and sell goods at the market 🧺. Upgrade your farm and enjoy relaxing minigames 🎮 in a stress-free, wholesome experience 💗
Why similar: Farming 25.5% ★, Agriculture 15.6% ★, Cooking 13.2%, Fishing 12.5% ★, Nature 10%
- #40 Monsterest
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sile
Windows · Mac
Manage a monster-friendly inn. Every day, a new monster guest visits. Chop down trees to make furniture and decorate the rooms. You'll need to catch fish, hunt, and prepare meals. Satisfied guests will return to your inn next time.
Why similar: Cozy 19.2%, Life Sim 15.5%, Fishing 12.9% ★, Cooking 10.7%, Sandbox 9.7%
- #41 Fields of Mistria
71% 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 22.1% ★, Life Sim 15.7%, Agriculture 15.1% ★, Cooking 7.5%, Sandbox 7.4%
- #42 Outbound
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Square Glade Games
Windows
Explore a colorful world and build your own cozy home on wheels. Craft workstations, and source energy from the sun, wind, or water. Upgrade and customize your vehicle, grow crops, and live sustainably off-grid with up to 4 players.
Why similar: Farming 19.6% ★, Cozy 18.9%, Nature 11.2%, Sandbox 8.8%, Cooking 8.7%
- #43 Fish Simulator: Aquarium Manager
75% matchMixed65% of 34 reviews2020
Dev: DuoBonza
Windows
Discover a myriad of exotic species in this relaxing aquarium manager. Balance your resources and care for your fish to build the ultimate habitat.
Why similar: Underwater 23.6% ★, Life Sim 16.7%, Agriculture 14.8% ★, Nature 12.5%, Building 8.3%
- #44 Edengrall
74% matchPositive93% of 29 reviews2022
Dev: Fables of Laetus
Windows
A relaxing open world farming simulation, explore the town of Edengrall and befriend the villagers!
Why similar: Farming 21.8% ★, Fishing 16.1% ★, Agriculture 15.7% ★, Cooking 12.1%, Life Sim 11.7%
- #45 Magical Harvest
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MoonFlameGames
Windows
Crossbreed magical animals, evolve crops, build relationships based on choices and find love without limitations. Play as one out of 5 species and shape your own enchanted farm paradise, while mastering rune carving and magic potions brewing, and restore the magic in a damaged fantasy world.
Why similar: Agriculture 20.9% ★, Life Sim 17%, Farming 16.6% ★, Fishing 12.8% ★, Relaxing 8.1%
- #46 Woolberry Ranch
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cozy House Games
Windows
After leaving everything behind, you and your four-legged friend arrive at a wild patch of land ready for rebirth. Grow crops, raise animals, and make friends while running a produce stand to help keep the native villagers happy and healthy!
Why similar: Fishing 22.3% ★, Nature 14.7%, Sandbox 14.2%, Farming 13.3% ★, Cozy 11.1%
- #47 Twilight Traveller
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Snowscape Studios
Windows
Flee to the wilderness and build a peaceful sanctuary in a world where magic has collapsed. Reawaken fractured crystals, bond with Robert the frog, and restore balance in this cozy isometric adventure with light survival elements.
Why similar: Cozy 23.7%, Fishing 17.8% ★, Nature 15%, Sandbox 12.5%, Building 10.9%
- #48 Out and About
69% 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: Life Sim 17.4%, Nature 15.8%, Cozy 12.9%, Cooking 12.9%, Open World 9.6%
- #49 STORY OF SEASONS: Grand Bazaar
68% matchVery Positive94% of 3,749 reviews2025
Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 18.9 hrsMean: 44.6 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: Agriculture 18.5% ★, Cozy 17.3%, Life Sim 15.4%, Nature 12.8%, Cooking 8.3%
- #50 Skyfarm
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Plaid Games
Windows
Skyfarm is a cozy single-player 3D farming simulation game, set on a post-apocalyptic rooftop and based on regenerative agriculture. Tend to your garden and create self-regulating ecosystems to harvest food and increase biodiversity. Talk to fellow rooftop gardeners and unlock new elements.
Why similar: Agriculture 18.8% ★, Nature 14.7%, Farming 13.5% ★, Sandbox 12.8%, Cozy 10.3%
- #51 Wildseed
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Moose Furious Games
Windows
Wildseed is a relaxing game where you grow plants and build your garden into a haven for cute animals. Keep your animals happy and your plants healthy, find rare variants, and discover the ancient secrets your garden holds - one seed at a time.
Why similar: Farming 14.8% ★, Cozy 14.1%, Agriculture 12.9% ★, Fishing 11.3% ★, Relaxing 10.8%
- #52 Timora Isle
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Grape
Windows
You play as a 12-year-old boy who inherits a run-down farm—along with a heavy debt. By managing the farm, you’ll gradually pay off what you owe, rebuild the farm into a thriving new home, and uncover the many mysteries surrounding it, all while living a peaceful and fulfilling life.
Why similar: Agriculture 19.1% ★, Life Sim 17.6%, Fishing 11.6% ★, Mining 9.2% ★, Relaxing 8.2%
- #53 Winter Burrow
67% matchVery Positive90% of 2,666 reviews2025
Dev: Pine Creek GamesPub: Noodlecake
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Winter Burrow is a cozy woodland survival game about a mouse returning home to restore their childhood burrow. Explore, gather resources, craft, knit warm sweaters, bake pies and meet the locals.
Why similar: Cozy 26%, Nature 14.4%, Life Sim 14.1%, Cooking 12.1%, Building 8.7%
- #54 Infinity Nikki
68% matchMixed55% of 9,566 reviews2025
Dev: Infold Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 65.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Embark on a cozy open-world adventure filled with vast landscape, mystical puzzles and unexpected platforming challenges. Dress up not just for style, but to unravel hidden mysteries, interact with a vibrant environment, and experience the freedom to explore at your own pace.
Why similar: Agriculture 17.5% ★, Life Sim 14.7%, Fishing 13.2% ★, Open World 11.1%, Relaxing 10.7%
- #55 Resurface
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: r8teful
Windows
Venture out of the depths by mining resources, upgrading your gear, and exploring unique biomes in this relaxing underwater incremental mining game
Why similar: Cozy 20.3%, Underwater 19.5% ★, Mining 15.4% ★, Nature 10.7%, Open World 9.4%
- #56 I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival
67% matchVery Positive85% of 4,518 reviews2024
Dev: MandragoraPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
I Am Future is a relaxing single-player survival game about building a cozy rooftop camp amid a flooded post-apocalyptic city. Set up a farm, go fishing, tinker with gadgets, craft new tools, manage a team of cute robots to automate and expand your base, explore the mysterious world, and chill out!
Why similar: Agriculture 19.3% ★, Cozy 19%, Life Sim 14.1%, Sandbox 11.1%, Open World 8.7%
- #57 Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings™ Game
66% matchVery Positive82% of 3,568 reviews2025
Dev: Wētā WorkshopPub: Fictions
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Welcome home, Hobbit! Live the cosy life of a Hobbit in the wonderfully serene landscape of the Shire. Discover, decorate, & share in this idyllic corner of Middle-earth. Join friendly Hobbits & familiar faces awaiting your arrival in Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings™ Game.
Why similar: Cozy 26.7%, Life Sim 20.4%, Nature 13.7%, Cooking 13.2%, LGBTQ+ 8.9%
- #58 Angler's World
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hyper Studio
Windows
Delve into the relaxing world of fishing with Angler's World, a casual simulator project that lets you recapture some peaceful as well as exciting moments between enjoying your surroundings and noticing the float dip under. Win contests, invest in equipment, discover ever newer fishing challenges.
Why similar: Fishing 28.8% ★, Sandbox 19.9%, Life Sim 19.6%, Nature 18.7%, Relaxing 8.8%
- #59 Retire in the Fairy Mountains
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: YellowBeansStudio
Windows
Retire in the Fairy Mountains is a Chinese-style farming game that integrates planting, fishing, livestock breeding, cooking, mining and free building. Players take on the role of a farmer at the foot of the Immortal Mountain, unlock various interesting items and build their own world.
Why similar: Agriculture 20.9% ★, Life Sim 18.5%, Fishing 14.8% ★, Cooking 13.8%, Building 9.9%