February 26, 2016
RPG, 2D, Fantasy, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, PC Game Pass, Cozy Game, Farm, Romances, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Top-down, Xbox Game Pass Essential, Xbox Game Pass Premium, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.
A sandbox RPG inspired by the Harvest moon series, created by a 1-person studio Concerned Ape. In Stardew Valley we can focus on living a life of a farmer. Our main ambition is to transform the small field into a giant farm generating huge profits. We can gather crops, explore dungeons and interact with residents of a nearby village.
OpenCritic
Steam
Users
March 20, 2020
Simulation, Casual, Crafting, Strategic Elements, Internet, Co-op, LAN, Multiplayer, For 2 Players, Splitscreen, Cozy Game, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Life Sim, TPP, Nintendo Exclusive.
Animal Crossing is the next installment of the hit simulation series from Nintendo, which allows the player to try life in a fairytale village inhabited by anthropomorphic animals.
Gamepressure
Users
November 2, 2023
RPG, Crafting, Crowdfunding, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Indie Games, Internet, Multiplayer, Cozy Game, Farm, Sandbox, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, TPP.
My Time at Sandrock is a sandbox RPG and a sequel to My Time at Portia, developed by Pathea Games. The game expands upon the concepts and mechanics of its predecessor.
Steam
Users
October 24, 2023
Adventure, RPG Elements, Fantasy, Indie Games, Internet, MMO, Cozy Game, Sandbox, Life Sim, TPP, Free-to-play.
Palia is a multiplayer life simulator set in a colorful fantasy world. Players must explore, get to know its inhabitants, complete quests, farm, fish and expand their home.
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Steam
Users
April 25, 2023
RPG, 2D, Strategic Elements, Simulation Elements, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Prehistory, Cozy Game, Farm, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Life Sim, Top-down.
Roots of Pacha is an RPG with strategy and life sim elements. As a caveman, the player must make sure their tribe and village grows and develops. This is done by searching for crops, domesticating animals and developing technology.
Users
September 23, 2024
Simulation, Indie Games, Cozy Game, Singleplayer.
An indie game revolving around building dioramas surrounding tiny fortresses. Tiny Glade offers various tools thanks to which we can quickly create beautiful buildings with no need to worry about resources or management.
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Users
August 5, 2024, Early Access
RPG, 2D, Crafting, Adventure Elements, Indie Games, Cozy Game, Farm, Romances, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Life Sim, Top-down.
A pixel art RPG with agricultural elements, inspired by Stardew Valley and Harvest Moon. In Fields of Mistria we play as a new inhabitant of the titular village, trying to help out and befriend the community of over 30 different NPC's.
Steam
November 14, 2023
RPG, Crowdfunding, Simulation Elements, Indie Games, Cozy Game, Farm, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Top-down, PS Plus Extra, PS Plus Premium.
Coral Island is a farming simulator inspired by Harvest Moon series and such games as Stardew Valley or My Time At Portia. The game allows you to live on a charming island on a coral reef.
Users
September 8, 2023
RPG, Fantasy, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, For 2 Players, Splitscreen, Cozy Game, Farm, Action RPG, Singleplayer.
A farming RPG emphasizing action more than most other games of its genre. Fae Farm has us running our own farm, exploring the game's world, learning its secrets and facing lurking threats.
Steam
Users
2026
RPG, 2D, Indie Games, Cozy Game, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Life Sim, Urban Fantasy, Isometric View.
A game that combines elements typical of the RPG genre and life simulators, such as Stardew Valley or Harvest Moon series. In Spellbound we play the role of a young man who attends a local school of magic.
July 29, 2025
RPG, Fantasy, Books, Cozy Game, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Life Sim, TPP, The Lord of The Rings.
A game by Weta Workshop, the studio responsible for special effects in Peter Jackson's cinematic The Lord of the Rings and Hobbit trilogies. Tales of the Shire is a cozy RPG with life simulation elements, in which we play as a hobbit from the town of Bywater.
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OpenCritic
September 1, 2022
RPG, Indie Games, Cozy Game, Farm, Sandbox, Singleplayer, TPP.
Ooblets is a charming farm game that offers a lot of rarely seen elements in this category. It includes the breeding of creatures and their use for turn-based battles, an open-structure world or the option of automating large-scale agricultural production.
Steam
Users
March 5, 2025
Simulation, Clicker, Indie Games, Cats, Cozy Game, Singleplayer.
Bongo Cat is a free "cat simulator" which can integrate with our computer's taskbar, running as an overlay. The titular cat can react each time we press a key on the keyboard or click a mouse button. Over time we unlock cosmetic items for our feline companion, including hats, bows or even entire costumes.
March 2026
Simulation, Pokemon, Cozy Game, Farm, Singleplayer, Life Sim.
A life simulation game about creating a safe haven for the titular creatures, created by the Game Freak studio. In Pokemon: Pokopia, we can play as a character named Ditto. Our tasks include farming, gathering resources, raising buildings, and attracting more Pokemon to live with us.
October 3, 2023
Puzzle, Indie Games, Trains, Cozy Game, Singleplayer.
Station to Station is a puzzle game, in which players create railway connections and construct accompanying buildings. The visuals are voxel-based, while the gameplay does its best to be relaxing.
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Users
July 24, 2025, Early Access
Adventure, Economic, Strategic Elements, Simulation Elements, Polish, Cozy Game, Singleplayer.
An adventure-simulation game, featuring additional strategy elements and graphics inspired by the works of Studio Ghibli. Hotel Galactic allows us to run the titular establishment. We can take care of guests and gradually expand the hotel. The game also gives us a chance to explore the island drifting through space.
Steam
2026
Simulation, Internet, Space, Multiplayer, Cozy Game, Farm, Singleplayer, Life Sim.
A cozy life simulation created by miHoYo studio, known mostly thanks to Genshin Impact. In Petit Planet, we take care of the titular planet, monitoring its vitality (called Luca) and establishing relationships with the creatures inhabiting it, called Neighbors. We can also go on space adventures and visit other places.
July 28, 2023
Adventure, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Cozy Game, Sandbox, Animated TV Series, Singleplayer.
An adventure game with an open world, set in the Hello Kitty universe created by Sanrio company. The story in Hello Kitty Island Adventure is about restoring the island to its former glory and it's done by working together with known characters. There are also additional activities, like gardening or decorating our own space.
OpenCritic
Steam
September 16, 2025, Early Access
Strategy, City Builder, Indie Games, Cozy Game, Singleplayer, 19th Century.
A relaxing city builder from the authors of Station to Station. In the voxel world of Town to City our main goal is to build a 19th century Mediterranean city and make sure that its residents are happy. The construction system in the game is grid-free, allowing us to place objects wherever we want. We can play a campaign and a sandbox mode.
Steam
December 31, 2025
Adventure, FPP, Indie Games, Cozy Game, Singleplayer, TPP, Animals.
A cozy adventure game where we play as a young ferret who hangs Christmas lights and other decorations around the town. In Light Up the Town, we have the opportunity to play at our own pace, decorating Bellflower according to our unique vision.
February 18, 2025
Simulation, 2D, Indie Games, Cozy Game, Singleplayer, Animals.
A small independent simulation game, allowing us to run a pasture using only a small portion of our computer screen and played as an "idler". In Tiny Pasture our responsibilities include taking care of farm animals and other creatures. We can earn money which then can be spent on items and upgrades.
Steam
January 15, 2019
RPG, Crafting, Post-apocalypse, Cozy Game, Farm, Sandbox, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, TPP.
My Time at Portia for PC is a sandbox role-playing game mixing typical adventure elements with a simulation of village life. The players set out on a dangerous journeys, fight enemies, make friends with the locals, and run a craft workshop visited by them.
Steam
Users
September 15, 2002
Adventure, Strategic Elements, Cozy Game, Singleplayer, Life Sim, Nintendo Exclusive.
Animal Crossing has been described by Nintendo as a "communication game", a communication game. It has been designed as a game with no limits and no storyline, making it possible for the player to live in this virtual world literally as he or she likes.
March 11, 2025
Adventure, Fantasy, Indie Games, Cozy Game, Singleplayer, Life Sim, TPP.
A TPP adventure game with life simulator elements. In Wanderstop we play as a warrior named Alta. Instead of fighting the protagonist opens her own teashop in the magical forest. Our job is to obtain ingredients and serve the tea to our customers according to their preferences.
OpenCritic
Steam
September 17, 2021
Adventure, Exploration Games, Photography, Indie Games, Cozy Game, Singleplayer, Isometric View.
An adventure game where we find a fantastic version of Scandinavia, inhabited by humans and humanoid creatures. In the TOEM game we play the role of a photographer who sets off on a journey to see the title phenomenon and help the inhabitants of the visited places.
Users
November 13, 2024
Simulation, Crafting, Indie Games, Post-apocalypse, Cozy Game, Farm, Singleplayer, Survival, Life Sim, Isometric View.
A survival game, in which rather than struggle for survival, we live a quiet, relatively peaceful life in a postapocalyptic world. In I Am Future we play as a survivor of a global cataclysm, who has to sustain himself in an empty world and find out what caused the apocalypse.
June 16, 2025
Simulation, 2D, Indie Games, Cozy Game, Singleplayer, Fishing.
An indie production serving as a loose interpretation of the simulator genre. Cast n Chill allows us to become a fisherman and to catch fish while accompanied by a puppy companion. We can play the game actively or passively - the second option allows us to check on the main character from time to time to see how he's doing.
Steam
July 10, 2020
RPG, jRPG, Cozy Game, PS Plus Extra, PS Plus Premium, Farm, Singleplayer, Life Sim.
Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town is a remake of a jRPG with elements of an agricultural simulator - Harvest Mooon: Friends of Mineral Town. Marvelous AQL studio is responsible for the production and XSEED Games is the publisher.
Steam
Users
November 12, 2025
Adventure, Crafting, Indie Games, PC Game Pass, Cozy Game, Singleplayer, Survival, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Xbox Play Anywhere, Animals.
A cozy survival game about controlling a mouse in a big, cold forest. The gameplay in Winter Burrow is about exploring the dense forest in search of resources to renovate our burrow. We also meet the land's inhabitants, avoid dangerous insects, and craft various equipment.
OpenCritic
Steam
November 8, 2022
Puzzle, 2D, Experimental/artistic, Indie Games, Cozy Game, Singleplayer, Xbox Play Anywhere.
A relaxing puzzle game aimed towards players fond of organizing space. A Little to the Left has us sorting items to keep them ordered - the actual order is up to us.
Users
June 27, 2023
RPG, Crafting, Domesticated, Cozy Game, PS Plus Extra, PS Plus Premium, Remaster/remake, Farm, Romances, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Life Sim, TPP.
A remake of a 2004 farming RPG. Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life has us playing as a freshly-baked farmer, taking care of our farm andsocializing with the local community.
Steam
Users
April 28, 2022
Strategy, City Builder, Puzzle Elements, Indie Games, Cozy Game, Singleplayer.
Dorfromantik is a peaceful strategy game in which the gameplay consists of laying out the terrain with colorful blocks. The title was developed and published by Toukana Interactive. This is the first project of this developer.
OpenCritic
Users
March 23, 2021
RPG, jRPG, Cozy Game, Farm, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Life Sim.
Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town is a new part of the award-winning series of agricultural games that started in 2014 on the Nintendo 3DS mobile platform. The game was created by Marvelous AQL.
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Steam
Users
December 11, 2020
Adventure, Experimental/artistic, Photography, Indie Games, Cozy Game, Singleplayer, TPP, Animals.
Alba: A Wildlife Adventure is an adventure game developed by the creators of the Monument Valley series - ustwo games. During the adventure, the player takes on the role of a girl who decides to move to help an endangered animal.
Users
October 30, 2025
RPG, Adventure Elements, Fantasy, jRPG, Cozy Game, Farm, Romances, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Life Sim.
An enriched version of the spinoff of the popular agricultural RPG series, developed by Natsume studio. In Harvest Moon: Home Sweet Home - Special Edition, our main goal is to restore the Alba village to its former glory. We accomplish this by running a farm and interacting with the residents.
Steam
June 26, 2025
Adventure, Co-op, Multiplayer, For 2 Players, Splitscreen, Cozy Game, Singleplayer, TPP.
A third-person adventure game. In Tamagotchi Plaza our main objective is to serve the prince, taking care of stores and other places offering various services. We can participate in various mini-games, as well as complete quests for the residents of the charming town.
OpenCritic
November 29, 2024, End of Life
Simulation, Cozy Game, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Life Sim, Free-to-play.
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp is a summer camp manager simulator developed for mobile devices. The player creates his or hers character and must care for the needs of the visitors, become friends with them and gather resources in order to construct new objects.
Users
November 29, 2024, End of Life
Adventure, Casual, Strategic Elements, Cozy Game, Singleplayer, Life Sim, TPP, Nintendo Exclusive.
Animal Crossing: New Leaf is a life simulator in which we play the role of a resident of a village inhabited by anthropomorphic animals. In this environment we can undertake various works, get to know the stories of other characters, explore the surroundings and influence the environment. One of the novelties in this part of the series is the option of becoming a mayor.
Users
November 29, 2024, End of Life
Simulation, Casual, Crafting, Strategic Elements, Internet, Co-op, LAN, Multiplayer, For 2 Players, Splitscreen, Cozy Game, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Life Sim, TPP, Nintendo Exclusive.
The first paid DLC for Animal Crossing New Horizons. In Happy Home Paradise we arrange the interiors of houses and modify their external appearance and surroundings to suit the tastes of the guests who live there. The add-on debuted with the free 2.0 update.
Users
November 29, 2024, End of Life
Adventure, 2D, Arcade Elements, Indie Games, Books, Cozy Game, Singleplayer.
An adventure game based on the works of Tove Jansson. In Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley we play as the Snufkin who must restore the old balance in the Moominvalley.
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Steam
Users
November 29, 2024, End of Life
Adventure, Strategic Elements, Internet, LAN, Multiplayer, Cozy Game, Singleplayer, Life Sim, Nintendo Exclusive.
This is the official continuation of the Animal Crossing hit, released in 2003 on GameCube console. You live among your animal friends in a fictional world full of diverse villages and cities.
Users
November 29, 2024, End of Life
Party, Multiplayer, Board & Card, Splitscreen, Cozy Game, Singleplayer, Nintendo Exclusive, Toys.
Spin-off to the popular Animal Crossing series, designed as an electronic board game, set in the universe of the series that has been developed since 2001 by Nintendo. During the game, we use amiibo figurines and cards, transferred into the game world via special NFC reader. As we play, we throw virtual dices and move over a special board, full of various mini-games, prizes, and sometimes traps, which will cause us to lose, for example, virtual money. The goal of the game is extremely simple: to make our character the happiest resident of the village. The title, like most digital board games, is designed primarily to be played in multiplayer mode. Notable features of Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival include extremely colorful, 3D graphic designs and interactive board game that changes with each successive seasons, as was the case in previous full-fledged installments of the series.
November 29, 2024, End of Life
Simulation, Cozy Game, Singleplayer, Nintendo Exclusive.
A spin-off of the popular Animal Crossing series by Nintendo. Unlike the other titles in the franchise, Happy Home Designer is not a life simulation game, but a software for designing interiors of the virtual characters' houses. In the game you find a range of options and items allowing you to customize the house according to the character's desires. On the floor you can place carpets, while the rooms can be furnished with bookshelves, benches, tables, wardrobes, or other objects. The gameplay mechanics are very simple, focusing on choosing objects and placing them at the desired spot. The game supports the amiibo cards, which you can scan and invite other characters to the house to chat or to play. The game features the same visual style as the latest Animal Crossing productions.
Users
November 29, 2024, End of Life
RPG, Economic, jRPG, Cozy Game, Farm, Singleplayer, Life Sim, Nintendo Exclusive.
The next installment of a popular series of games about farmer's life, prepared by Natsume studio. The 3DS version contains several new features never before seen in Harvest Moon, such as the possibility of freely shaping the appearance of the hero and his farm.
Users
November 29, 2024, End of Life
Puzzle, Indie Games, Card Games, Cozy Game, Singleplayer, Isometric View.
A logic stress-free game about creating our own ecosystems, like a savannah, a mountain forest or a coral reef. Preserve allows us to play cards representing objects, animals or plants. We fill the world with them, creating beautiful and harmonic environments. Our efforts are awarded by harmony points.
Steam
November 29, 2024, End of Life
RPG, Adventure Elements, Fantasy, jRPG, Cozy Game, Farm, Romances, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Life Sim.
A combination of a farming sim, jRPG and an adventure game. Harvest Moon: The Winds of Anthos has us running our own farm and traversing the titular realm of Anthos, learning its secrets.
Steam
Users
November 29, 2024, End of Life
RPG, jRPG, Cozy Game, PS Plus Extra, PS Plus Premium, Farm, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Life Sim.
Continuation of the popular series of farming games, which has been developed by the Japanese company Natsume since 2007. In addition to the typical cycle of games, we get access to a larger, more diverse world and a handful of novelties.
Steam
Users
November 29, 2024, End of Life
Adventure, Strategic Elements, Cozy Game, Singleplayer, Life Sim, Nintendo Exclusive.
Animal Crossing: City Folk is the next installment of the series, which began in the glory of the Nintendo 64 console. The new game uses the WiiSpeak microphone.
Users
November 29, 2024, End of Life
Adventure, Crafting, Crowdfunding, Exploration Games, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Cozy Game, Cars, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Survival.
An adventure game with survival elements. In Outbound we explore a vast world behind the wheel of our car. We can pick from various vehicles, as well as upgrade them so that they become more useful and suit our preferences. The game supports both single and multiplayer.
November 29, 2024, End of Life
Puzzle, 2D, Pokemon, Cozy Game, Singleplayer.
A logic game created by The Pokemon Company. In Pokemon Friends we can solve randomly picked puzzles and we're awarded with plush toys for our efforts. We can leave them in our decorated rooms or share them with the inhabitants of the town, receiving rewards from them in return.
