Top Life Sim Games
60+ life sim games ranked by player tags and tunable re-ranking. Related tags include Simulation, Singleplayer, Sandbox, Casual.
Recommended Life Sim Games

Stardew Valley
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?

The Sims™ 3
The Sims 3: Create the perfect world with full customization at your fingertips. Refine personalities and help fulfill destinies.
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- #1 Stardew Valley98% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,040,983 reviews2016Developer: ConcernedApePlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 23.0hMean: 85.7h≥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?
- #2 The Sims™ 395% matchVery Positive86% of 34,390 reviews2011Developer: The Sims StudioPublisher: Electronic ArtsPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 14.2hMean: 87.9h≥1hr: 87%
The Sims 3: Create the perfect world with full customization at your fingertips. Refine personalities and help fulfill destinies.
- #3 The Sims™ 490% matchVery Positive86% of 200,907 reviews2020Developer: MaxisPublisher: Electronic ArtsPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 5.4hMean: 53.8h≥1hr: 79%
Play with life and discover the possibilities. Unleash your imagination and create a world of Sims that’s wholly unique. Explore and customize every detail from Sims to homes–and much more.
- #4 Volcano Princess86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 49,236 reviews2023Developer: 养蛋人 Egg HatcherPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 7.7hMean: 20.4h≥1hr: 84%
Prepare the next monarch by finding her hobbies, training her for battle, and befriending the citizens she'll one day protect. Dive into an all-new parenting-simulator-RPG adventure, where every decision you make will not only affect the future of your daughter but that of an entire empire!
- #5 Chinese Parents86% matchVery Positive91% of 27,054 reviews2018Developer: 墨鱼玩游戏Platforms: Windows, MacMedian: 7.8hMean: 23.7h≥1hr: 89%
In this casual sim set in China, you step into the shoes of an average kid from birth towards the end of your high school. Study hard, have fun, make friends and face your ultimate challenge, the “Gaokao”. What will your life be after that? And when you have a child, will you be a Tiger Parent?
- #6 Paralives81% matchVery Positive90% of 21,575 reviews2026Developer: Alex Massé and teamPublisher: Paralives StudioPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 4.8hMean: 9.9h≥1hr: 87%
Paralives is a life simulation game about building homes, lives and bonds. Through both hardship and success, where will your story take you?
- #7 inZOI82% matchMostly Positive77% of 33,174 reviews2025Developer: inZOI StudioPublisher: KRAFTON, Inc.Platforms: Windows, MacMedian: 6.6hMean: 16.9h≥1hr: 91%
"Every life becomes a story" Create your unique story by controlling and observing the lives of 'Zois'. Customize characters and build houses using inZOI's easy-to-use tools to live the life of your dreams and experience the different emotions of life created by its deep and detailed simulation.
- #8 My Time at Portia81% matchVery Positive91% of 44,320 reviews2019Developer: Pathea GamesPublisher: Focus EntertainmentPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 6.0hMean: 36.0h≥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!
- #9 My Time at Sandrock79% matchVery Positive88% of 29,103 reviews2023Developer: Pathea GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 7.7hMean: 39.3h≥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!
- #10 Crusader Kings III77% matchVery Positive90% of 143,901 reviews2020Developer: Paradox Development StudioPublisher: Paradox InteractivePlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 29.1hMean: 151.2h≥1hr: 94%
Love, fight, scheme, and claim greatness. Determine your noble house’s legacy in the sprawling grand strategy of Crusader Kings III. Death is only the beginning as you guide your dynasty’s bloodline in the rich and larger-than-life simulation of the Middle Ages.
- #11 Palia75% matchVery Positive86% of 44,545 reviews2024Developer: Singularity 6 CorporationPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.0hMean: 26.6h≥1hr: 66%
Discover a welcoming world in Palia, a free-to-play fantasy life sim adventure where you can craft, explore, and create the life and home of your dreams. With nearly endless ways to make Palia your home, you’ll find relaxation and joy in every corner of this vibrant, heartwarming world.
- #12 Coral Island75% matchVery Positive89% of 27,716 reviews2023Developer: Stairway GamesPublisher: Balor GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 14.0hMean: 56.6h≥1hr: 82%
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.
- #13 Fields of Mistria72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 35,587 reviews2026Developer: NPC StudioPlatforms: Windows, LinuxMedian: 12.1hMean: 33.2h≥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!
- #14 Travellers Rest73% matchVery Positive88% of 18,257 reviews2020Developer: Isolated GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 6.8hMean: 20.7h≥1hr: 82%
Craft, farm, build and cook! In Travellers Rest you will have to use all the available tools to become the best tavern keeper in the realm. Create unique dishes and drinks to please your customers as you discover the world and its colorful characters.
- #15 Supermarket Simulator72% matchVery Positive92% of 84,255 reviews2025Developer: Nokta GamesPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 11.5hMean: 35.0h≥1hr: 94%
Run your own supermarket! Stock shelves, set your prices, take payments, hire staff, expand your store, handle shoplifters, and design your layout. Purchase goods from online or local markets around town, and personally deliver online orders to your customers.
- #16 WorldBox - God Simulator72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 56,966 reviews2021Developer: Maxim KarpenkoPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 9.3hMean: 29.8h≥1hr: 91%
WorldBox is the ULTIMATE god simulator and sandbox game. A petri dish for your fantasy civilizations. Create your own world or destroy it using many powers. Watch civilizations grow, form kingdoms, colonize new lands, sail to far continents, wars to ignite, empires to fall and towns to burn!
- #17 Nobody - The Turnaround72% matchMixed60% of 14,307 reviews2022Developer: U.Ground Game StudioPublisher: Thermite GamesPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 12.1hMean: 24.2h≥1hr: 91%
Nobody – The Turnaround is a life simulator set in a parallel world that echoes modern society. Manage your time and resources carefully, strive to find a way through difficult times, and overcome the predicament you find yourself in.
- #18 Supermarket Together70% matchVery Positive94% of 99,757 reviews2024Developer: DeadDevsTellNoLiesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.9hMean: 9.0h≥1hr: 79%
The multiplayer supermarket has arrived to your neighbourhood for free! Stock your shop space, unlock perks and franchises, hire employees or chase those pesky shoplifters. The more players, the more action!
- #19 AdVenture Capitalist72% matchVery Positive88% of 60,434 reviews2015Developer: Hyper Hippo GamesPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 7.0hMean: 68.4h≥1hr: 80%
Welcome, eager young investor, to AdVenture Capitalist! Arguably the world's greatest Capitalism simulator!
- #20 Heartopia71% matchMixed66% of 15,995 reviews2026Developer: XDPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.9hMean: 52.9h≥1hr: 68%
Welcome to Heartopia, a multiplayer life simulation game crafted for creativity, freedom, and peace. Build your dream home, explore a wide range of hobbies, and forge warm connections with friends in a town full of endless possibilities.
- #21 The Guild 370% matchMixed60% of 8,036 reviews2022Developer: Purple LampPublisher: THQ NordicPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 6.6hMean: 16.3h≥1hr: 78%
The Guild 3 is a fascinating trade and life simulation that takes place during the late Middle Ages. Step into the shoes of a citizen, acquire businesses and mansions, produce goods and trade them, start intrigues in politics and society, love, hate, bribe, fight and live through good and bad times!
- #22 My Winter Car69% matchVery Positive94% of 19,328 reviews2025Developer: Amistech GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 4.8hMean: 19.7h≥1hr: 75%
My Winter Car is the ultimate challenge for project car owning, building, fixing, tuning and maintenance simulator. Sequel to My Summer Car, but with added challenge for those who can master the original game!
- #23 Disney Dreamlight Valley68% matchVery Positive92% of 24,933 reviews2023Developer: GameloftPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 32.4hMean: 118.3h≥1hr: 94%
Relax in a cozy world filled with the magic of Disney and Pixar! Discover rich stories and build the perfect Valley alongside more than 50 heroes and villains in this life-sim adventure game.
- #24 Sun Haven68% matchVery Positive80% of 25,583 reviews2023Developer: Pixel Sprout StudiosPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 14.6hMean: 31.3h≥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!
- #25 PC Building Simulator68% matchVery Positive93% of 52,766 reviews2019Developer: Claudiu KissPublisher: The Irregular CorporationPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 4.8hMean: 39.6h≥1hr: 86%
Build and grow your very own computer repair enterprise as you learn to diagnose, fix and build PCs. With real-world licensed components and comprehensive hardware and software simulation, you can plan and bring your ultimate PC to life.
- #26 Big Ambitions66% matchVery Positive92% of 14,788 reviews2026Developer: Hovgaard GamesPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 11.4hMean: 25.9h≥1hr: 87%
Big Ambitions is a revolutionary role-playing business sim. Go from nothing to the biggest entrepreneur in New York by opening small businesses or slowly building huge corporations any way you like.
- #27 Dinkum67% matchVery Positive92% of 29,165 reviews2025Developer: James BendonPublisher: KRAFTON, Inc.Platforms: WindowsMedian: 10.0hMean: 29.4h≥1hr: 87%
Dinkum is a survival life simulation game set on an island inspired by the rugged Australian outback. Farm, hunt, mine, fish, and forage to gather resources, expand your town, and discover what makes Dinkum so special—either solo or with friends.
- #28 Mon Bazou66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 20,868 reviews2025Developer: Santa GoatPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 9.1hMean: 31.3h≥1hr: 81%
Build your crappy vehicle into a race car, install the parts yourself. Make money by cutting wood, racing at night or delivering pizza. Maybe you want to manage a sugar shack or build yourself a big garage?
- #29 Car For Sale Simulator66% matchMostly Positive78% of 21,225 reviews2024Developer: Red Axe GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 9.9hMean: 18.8h≥1hr: 90%
Buy used cars and motorcycles, negotiate with sellers, and discover each vehicle’s true value. Drive, repair, repaint, and customize your vehicles before selling them for a profit. Start with a small office, grow your dealership, and become the city’s most successful vehicle dealer!
- #30 BidKing66% matchMostly Negative33% of 23,459 reviews2026Developer: MindSurge Network & GamesPublisher: Elegoose GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 7.4hMean: 41.3h≥1hr: 90%
Bid King is a multiplayer tactical strategy game of bid auctions and collectible appraisal. Read your rivals, judge through uncertainty, score valuable items at low prices, and bluff others into overpaying for junk. In this auction house of deception, only one thing matters: your wits.
- #31 The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection64% matchMostly Positive73% of 5,129 reviews2025Developer: MAXISPublisher: Electronic ArtsPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 4.8hMean: 18.9h≥1hr: 77%
The game you know and love. For Windows 10/11. In The Sims 2, you direct your Sims over a lifetime. Give them a long existence, or leave their lives in shambles. Guide their characteristics from one generation to the next.
- #32 Magical Princess63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,257 reviews2026Developer: Neotro Inc.Publisher: MAGI Inc.Platforms: Windows, MacMedian: 7.2hMean: 12.9h≥1hr: 82%
Raise your daughter while she attends a magical academy. Choose which classes she attends, jobs she does, training she undergoes, and more in a character raising sim packed full of story and over 50 endings to reach. How she grows up to be the world's cutest princess depends on you!
- #33 Two Point Museum63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 13,533 reviews2025Developer: Two Point StudiosPublisher: SEGAPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 8.7hMean: 25.9h≥1hr: 87%
Curate and manage incredible museums! Explore to discover amazing artifacts. Design and refine the layout, keep staff happy, guests entertained, donations plentiful… and children off the exhibits
- #34 WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 13,382 reviews2025Developer: eduwebPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 4.7hMean: 21.7h≥1hr: 86%
Live the life of a wild wolf in a realistic ecological simulation set in Yellowstone National Park.
- #35 Youtubers Life64% matchMostly Positive77% of 15,450 reviews2017Developer: UPLAY OnlinePlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 7.6hMean: 20.4h≥1hr: 94%
Become the most successful youtuber on the planet! Create videos, get subscribers, attend events, interact with your fans… and grow your channel. Live a youtuber’s life!
- #36 Little Witch in the Woods63% matchVery Positive89% of 13,210 reviews2025Developer: SUNNY SIDE UPPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 2.8hMean: 10.2h≥1hr: 71%
Little Witch in the Woods tells the story of Ellie, an apprentice witch. Explore the mystical forest, help the charming residents, and experience the daily life of the witch.
- #37 Hello Kitty Island Adventure63% matchVery Positive94% of 12,538 reviews2025Developer: SunblinkPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 9.3hMean: 64.8h≥1hr: 88%
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.
- #38 Streamer Life Simulator63% matchMostly Positive76% of 7,916 reviews2020Developer: Cheesecake DevPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.0hMean: 12.1h≥1hr: 74%
Streamer Life Simulator is a very comprehensive streamer life simulation game. Be the most popular streamer in the world.
- #39 Wobbledogs62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 15,387 reviews2022Developer: Animal UprisingPublisher: Secret ModePlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 3.4hMean: 7.7h≥1hr: 83%
A 3D pet simulation where you raise your own personal hive of mutating dogs, physically simulated all the way down to their guts! Wobbledogs is a casual and chill sandbox for players of all ages who want to care for their very own virtual pets in a surprising, unique, and stress-free environment.
- #40 Reigns63% matchVery Positive87% of 8,136 reviews2016Developer: NerialPublisher: Devolver DigitalPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 2.9hMean: 4.8h≥1hr: 81%
Sit on the throne as a benevolent (or malevolent) medieval monarch of the modern age and swipe your royal controller either left or right to impose your will upon the kingdom.
- #41 Not Tonight63% matchVery Positive82% of 2,794 reviews2018Developer: PanicBarnPublisher: No More RobotsPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 4.5hMean: 6.5h≥1hr: 91%
Person of European Heritage #112: Welcome to Relocation Block B, your new home. Your designated role is 'Bouncer'. Work hard, stay out of trouble, and we might let you stay in the UK.
- #42 Starsand Island61% matchMostly Positive80% of 7,727 reviews2026Developer: Seed Sparkle LabPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 7.5hMean: 23.1h≥1hr: 87%
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.
- #43 Shawarma Legend61% matchVery Positive92% of 7,774 reviews2024Developer: Eyad AlshafeiPublisher: Patates GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 5.3hMean: 9.0h≥1hr: 79%
🌯 Shawarma Legend !! A real simulation of a shawarma restaurant !!
- #44 Tiny Bookshop61% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,823 reviews2025Developer: neoludic gamesPublisher: Skystone GamesPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 3.9hMean: 9.7h≥1hr: 79%
Leave everything behind and open a tiny bookshop by the sea in this cozy narrative management game. Stock your tiny bookshop with different books and items, set up shop in scenic locations, and run your cozy second-hand bookshop while getting to know the locals.
- #45 Chinese Online Game61% matchVery Positive86% of 10,403 reviews2024Developer: 648工作室Publisher: Wise GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 4.8hMean: 16.1h≥1hr: 88%
The player will play the role of an older unmarried young man Lao Wang, because of the lack of money for marriage in thinking of ways to accidentally be attracted by the pop-up ads of an online game endorsed by a certain celebrity, and the gears of destiny began to turn at that moment.
- #46 Streamer Life Simulator 261% matchVery Positive81% of 7,062 reviews2026Developer: Cheesecake DevPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 6.9hMean: 9.4h≥1hr: 90%
In the second game of the series, competition has increased and now everyone wants to be a streamer. Are you ready to stream until your cpu burns out?
- #47 The Coin Game60% matchVery Positive92% of 5,951 reviews2026Developer: devotidPublisher: KwaleePlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.1hMean: 8.7h≥1hr: 80%
A collection of ticket redemption arcades with realistic physics, a carnival, goofy robots, open world design, a global ranking system and silly prizes. Featuring 50+ modern inspired arcade machines and a pawn shop to keep money in your pocket. The Coin Game is made by a solo developer.
- #48 Internet Cafe Simulator 262% matchMostly Positive73% of 13,235 reviews2022Developer: Cheesecake DevPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 6.8hMean: 10.5h≥1hr: 80%
Internet Cafe Simulator 2 is an extremely comprehensive and detailed internet cafe business simulation game.
- #49 Virtual Cottage61% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 11,106 reviews2020Developer: DU&IPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 8.0hMean: 60.4h≥1hr: 79%
Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.
- #50 College Kings - The Complete Season61% matchVery Positive91% of 9,265 reviews2021Developer: Undergrad StevePlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 2.5hMean: 13.7h≥1hr: 68%
College Kings - The Complete Season (Acts I-III Combined): Sex, girls, parties, and power. As a freshman at San Vallejo College, you have the whole world in front of you. Will you let the next four years pass you by, or will you lead your fraternity to the crown and become campus royalty?
- #51 Car Dealer Simulator60% matchVery Positive89% of 10,629 reviews2025Developer: Garage MonkeysPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 14.2hMean: 22.6h≥1hr: 93%
Uncover a goldmine in the used car market! Sniff out deals, buy low, modify, and sell high. Your journey from amateur grease monkey to car dealer magnate awaits. How fast will you rise in this lucrative venture?
- #52 Littlewood61% matchVery Positive93% of 6,833 reviews2020Developer: Sean YoungPublisher: SmashGamesPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 7.1hMean: 17.8h≥1hr: 82%
The world has already been saved. Now it's time to rebuild your town, learn new hobbies, and forge lifelong friendships in this peaceful and relaxing RPG.
- #53 Farmer's Dynasty - Final Harvest Edition61% matchMostly Positive75% of 4,320 reviews2019Developer: UMEO StudiosPublisher: Toplitz ProductionsPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 4.5hMean: 13.3h≥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!
- #54 Yes, Your Grace61% matchVery Positive87% of 14,249 reviews2020Developer: Brave At NightPublisher: No More RobotsPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 4.0hMean: 5.4h≥1hr: 85%
These are troubling times, Your Grace. The petitioners’ petty matters exceed our limited resources, to say nothing of the war. A careful balance must be struck. Your throne awaits.
- #55 The Tenants61% matchMostly Positive79% of 7,782 reviews2022Developer: EndGameLoop GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.7hMean: 11.1h≥1hr: 84%
Become a landlord and deal with problematic tenants as you build your rental property empire. Decide how to react to annoyed neighbors or police interventions. Will you design your apartment for a group of gamer friends or an aspiring musician looking for a new home?
- #56 Old Market Simulator60% matchVery Positive88% of 5,425 reviews2024Developer: Alcedo GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 6.5hMean: 12.1h≥1hr: 86%
Old Market Simulator is a 1-4 player co-op game where you manage your market by ordering goods, growing produce, raising animals, fishing, and crafting items in your workshop, while hiring employees and expanding your business.
- #57 Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings™ Game60% matchVery Positive82% of 3,814 reviews2025Developer: Wētā WorkshopPublisher: FictionsPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 4.2hMean: 9.3h≥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.
- #58 Dressmaker59% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,434 reviews2026Developer: Cozy LivesPublisher: Free LivesPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 3.4hMean: 5.8h≥1hr: 81%
Become a dressmaker! Choose fabric, cut out patterns, and sew them all together to satisfy (or sabotage!) townsfolk in this cozy crafting game inspired by real dressmaking.
- #59 Crime Scene Cleaner: Prologue59% matchVery Positive95% of 5,399 reviews2024Developer: President StudioPublisher: PlayWay S.A.Platforms: WindowsMedian: 1.2hMean: 4.7h≥1hr: 63%
When there’s a call, you are the man to clean up after your client’s dirty job. Siding with the mafia is a dangerous game, but they pay well, and you need money, right? So take your mop and better remove those bloodstains quickly before the police come.
- #60 Chill Corner60% matchVery Positive90% of 9,676 reviews2021Developer: Low-Hi TechPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.3hMean: 41.3h≥1hr: 54%
This is just an idle game for chilling, relaxing or focusing.
