Top Games Lists: 20 Games like Stardew Valley (in 2026)

Available on Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series, Loaded and Steam.

Live the cosy life of a Hobbit in the wonderfully serene landscape of the Shire. — Steam

Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game is a cozy life sim from Wētā Workshop, the studio known for its work on the Lord of the Rings films. You create your own Hobbit and move to Bywater, a village that isn’t an official part of Hobbiton yet, and your job is to help it earn village status. At home you decorate your Hobbit hole with grid-free furniture placement, tend your garden, fish in clear ponds, forage wild fruits and herbs and trade with the locals.

Food is the heart of it. You cook meals from what you grow and gather, then share them with guests, from a second breakfast to a full dinner party, and every shared meal builds a friendship. Beyond the garden gate you explore forests, lakes and pastures, find secret glades and lost treasures, and live through changing weather and seasons. You’ll meet familiar Hobbit families and iconic characters, trade for upgrades to your skills, clothes and home, and join club missions to bring the community together. It’s single-player and played in third person.

Available on Steam, Loaded, PS5, Xbox Series and Switch 2

Leave the pressures of city life behind and embrace a slower pace surrounded by sunshine, ocean breezes, and breathtaking natural scenery. — Nintendo

In Starsand Island you swap the city grind for a seaside island and a life of your own design. You grow tropical fruits and vegetables, raise animals, fish, cook and craft, then build a countryside villa with terraced gardens, shaping the landscape around it. You can cruise the coast on a longboard, a retro scooter or a boat, and your neighbors have their own stories to unlock through daily chats and quests (romance is possible too).

Beneath the sunshine there’s a foggy side to the island. Down in the depths you’ll find mineral veins, rare treasures and ancient ruins, plus strange creatures you fight using combat skills. It’s a 3D anime-style game with a customizable character, and you can invite friends to visit your island.

AI note: Steam’s store page doesn’t carry an AI disclosure, but some players have accused the game of undisclosed AI use. Those claims are unproven, and I couldn’t verify them.

Available on Steam (PS5 and Xbox Series versions are due in 2026)

Get ready to explore, farm, fish, mine, craft, and raise magical Lumas as you solve puzzles and embark on quests across Luma Island. — Steam

In Luma Island you buy Old Man Jeffrey’s run-down farm and rustic caravan on a magical island. You farm, fish, mine, cook and craft, and you pick a profession to sell what you make in town. You can also hunt for mysterious eggs and hatch them into Lumas, magical creatures who tag along and help you find treasure.

When you want more than chores, the island has jungles, mountains and a pirate cove to explore, along with traps, puzzles and ancient temples. There are no stamina bars and no inventory limits, so nothing slows you down. You can play solo or with up to 3 friends, and there are 3 modes: Cozy (no combat unless you choose it), Adventure and Hero.

Available on Steam and Loaded (PS5 and Xbox Series versions are due in 2026).

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

In STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of Mineral Town you play a farmer who returns to the village of Mineral Town to restore your late grandfather’s farm. You tend crops and livestock to harvest, sell or cook with, catch fish, dig through the mines and soak in the hot spring after a long day. If you want romance, there are bachelors and bachelorettes to date, marry and start a family with.

It’s a complete remake of 2 Game Boy Advance games from 2003, Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town and More Friends of Mineral Town, with updated graphics, gameplay and characters. It’s single-player only.

Available on Steam (Windows), PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.

Farm. Decorate. Craft. Explore. Relax. Your future—and the future of Coral Island—is what you make of it.— Steam

Coral Island is a farming and life sim where you leave big-city life in Pokyo behind and take over an overgrown farm on a tropical island. You create your own farmer, then decide which crops to grow and which animals to raise as you build the farm up. When you want a break from the chores, you can catch fish, hunt for insects, mine gemstones in the caverns, or dive to restore the coral reef around the island.

The island has more than 70 residents, and you get to know them through conversation and gifts. 25 of them are single, so you can date one and start a life together on the farm. Community projects let you liven up the town, expand the local museum and restore heritage sites, and you can farm with up to 3 friends online (co-op arrived in an August 2025 update).

Available on Steam and Loaded.

Magic, romance, and adventure all await you in this nostalgic farming / life sim RPG! — Steam

Fields of Mistria is a pixel-art farming and life sim set in Mistria, a village tucked between forest and sea. An earthquake has wrecked the town and strange magic is seeping through the land, so you take over an overgrown homestead and help bring the place back to life. You customize your character, home and farm, then farm, fish, mine and craft your way to a revived town. You also raise animals and breed rare color variants, and you unlock magic that helps with both the farming and the adventuring.

There are 30+ villagers to get to know, and 12 of them are marriage candidates if you want to wed and start a family. The seasons bring new quests, festivals and even villager outfits. Ancient ruins hide treasures, along with foes you have to battle. It’s single-player, and it left Early Access on August 5, 2026 after 2 years.

Available on Steam and Loaded.

A fantasy farming sim with an RPG twist like you’ve never experienced! — Steam

Sun Haven is a fantasy farming sim with an RPG twist, spread across 4 areas: the medieval town of Sun Haven, the elven forests of Nel’Vari, the monster city of Withergate and the underwater Brinestone Deeps. You turn run-down land into a lively farm, with 3 farms of your own, growing fruits, vegetables and flowers with upgradeable tools and magic spells. You raise cows, chickens and pigs alongside stranger creatures like silk moths, baby griffons and phoenixes. Between chores you fish (130+ species), craft at 40+ tables, decorate up to 8 houses and customize your character from 7 races and 10 starting professions.

There are 23 marriage candidates across the 4 towns, and after you wed you can have one child. There’s no stamina bar, and the settings let you shorten the days, turn off crop-eating pests or make yourself invincible. You can play solo or with up to 8 friends online on Steam. You also fight monsters with swords, crossbows, staffs and spells, and there’s a Combat Arena with bosses.

Available on Steam, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.

Fall in love with Roots of Pacha, where every moment is a pleasant surprise! — Steam

Roots of Pacha is a pixel-art farming and life sim set in the Stone Age. You join a clan in the world of Pacha and help your village grow by discovering “ideas”. You domesticate wild crops, tame and breed animals for goods or as pets, and craft tools and buildings that shape your society. You also fish, process and preserve food, customize your character, home and farm, and explore biomes, caves and mini-games.

The seasons bring festivals and friendships, and you can find someone special to start a family with. There’s no rush, because every idea and prophecy can be completed in any season. You can play solo or in online co-op for up to 4 players, with crossplay between platforms.

Available on Steam and Loaded.

A peaceful farming life sim set on the island of Seikyu. — Steam

Tales of Seikyu is a quiet sanctuary where yokai spirits live alongside nature and the seasons. You and your sister settle into an old farmhouse full of memories, then expand your fields at your own pace. You grow seasonal crops, raise chickens, cows, sheep and capybaras, and craft furniture to make the place feel like home. The villagers each have their own routines and worries, from a thoughtful otter fisherman to a carpenter who’s always in the middle of a project. You form bonds with them as new dialogue and story moments unfold over time, and Steam tags the game with romance.

As a descendant of the Fox Clan you can shapeshift into a boar, a tengu or a water spirit. Each form opens up new corners of the island, like hidden ruins, distant hilltops and sunken treasure. Cherry blossoms give way to summer heat, autumn leaves and snow, and the seasons shape your crops, festivals and the pace of life. It’s single-player only, and it left Early Access on June 11, 2026.

Available on Steam, Loaded, Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Apple Arcade.

Garden with WALL•E, cook with Remy or kick back and fish with Goofy. — Steam

Disney Dreamlight Valley is a life sim adventure set in a once-idyllic valley where Disney and Pixar characters lived in harmony, until the Forgetting. Night Thorns grew across the land, and the residents locked themselves away in the Dream Castle, waiting for you to return and bring the magic back. You make friends with 50+ Disney and Pixar characters, complete their quests and unlock Realms with puzzles to solve. You also fish, mine, craft and cook, and you design the valley however you like, with landscaping, outfits and thousands of decorative items.

You can play solo or connect with up to 3 friends through the Valley Visit Station, which lets you join their valley and swap resources. New characters, collections and events arrive regularly. It’s a premium game with paid expansions and in-game purchases.

Available on Steam (Windows), the Epic Games Store, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.

Ooblets is a relaxing and offbeat farming, town life, and creature collection game. — Steam

In Ooblets you turn a rundown shack into a home, then grow your own ooblets from seeds, train them and put them to work on the farm with upgradeable oobcoops. You also grow crops, cook, run machines and sell your produce, and you can unlock your own little shop, where you restock shelves and negotiate prices in a minigame. You make friends with the eccentric townsfolk through chats, gifts and quests, and you explore regions like the arcade boardwalk of Port Forward, the swamps of Nullwhere and the frozen peaks of Tippytop.

Instead of combat, you settle challenges with dance-offs, where each ooblet brings its own moves. You don’t get anything for finishing the story faster, so you can build a team that works well together or just looks cute.

Available on Steam and Nintendo Switch.

Moonstone Island is a creature-collecting life-sim — Steam

Moonstone Island is set in an open world of 100 procedurally generated islands in the sky. Following your village’s tradition, you move to one of them to finish your Alchemy training, then build a home on whichever island you like and decorate it with 300+ items. You grow crops and flowers to brew potions and tame spirits, cook meals for stat bonuses, and travel between islands by balloon, broom and glider. You also befriend the villagers, go on dates, and can marry the one of your dreams.

Over 70 wild spirits can be tamed, and they fight beside you in card-based encounters as you explore temples, dungeons and hostile biomes. There’s also an Infinidungeon for endless battles and rewards.

Available on Steam (Windows) in Early Access. Free demo available too.

In a world ravaged by meteor storms, begin your cosy yet epic journey as a Frost Hunter! — Steam

Moonfrost is a pixel-art life sim set in a world ravaged by meteor storms. A hundred years ago a second moon appeared in the sky, and its icy meteorites, called Moonfrost, rain down on the land. You play a Frost Hunter, one of the people who learned to turn those shards into structures, and your job is to rebuild a shattered village. You clean up the streets, restore old buildings, build homes for the villagers and design your own home wall by wall. You also gather resources, grow crops, fish, cook and craft furniture, outfits and hairstyles from the blueprints you collect.

The villagers are broken people in a broken world, and you can form friendships and potential romances as you unravel your own forgotten past and the secret of the Second Moon. You can also explore dangerous temples as you build up your Frost Hunting abilities. It starts in Early Access with the first half of the story, the first 20 temple rooms and 11 villagers to befriend, and the developers say romance for all the bachelors arrives in the full version.

Available on Steam, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, iOS and Android.

Start a new life in the enchanting town of Portia! — Steam

My Time at Portia is a life sim set in the post-apocalyptic town of Portia, where you take over your Pa’s neglected workshop and work your way up to the number one workshop in town. You gather, mine and craft to fulfil daily commissions and villager requests, and you can grow crops with planter boxes and semi-automatic irrigation, raise animals and ride a horse or llama around town.

Portia is full of villagers you can make friends with, trade gifts, go on dates and let romance blossom. The game is inspired by Studio Ghibli. You delve into ancient ruins and dungeons with a pickaxe and Relic Scanner, and Steam warns of hordes of monsters and deadly bosses.

Available on Steam, Epic Games Store, GOG, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, iOS and Android.

Moonbury’s residents need healing, and you’re the best chemist around! — Steam

Potion Permit is a pixel-art life sim RPG set in Moonbury, a small town that has always preferred traditional healing. When the mayor’s daughter falls ill and the local witch doctor can’t help, the Medical Association sends you, its best chemist, along with a loyal dog companion. You diagnose the symptoms of Moonbury’s roughly 30 residents, gather ingredients, brew potions, ointments and salves in your cauldron, and cure them.

Sick residents stay in bed and miss their usual routines, so your patients’ health depends on how quickly you work. Between patients you fish, rest in the tavern and explore the countryside, with no time limits on any objectives.

Coming to Steam in 2027.

Sunkissed City is a life-sim set in an upbeat, sun-kissed seaside metropolis full of funky vibes and quirky characters. — Steam

Sunkissed City is a pixel-art life sim set in Apollo City from a developer who worked on the Stardew Valley’s 1.4 and 1.5 updates. You start as a fresh hire on the Pico corporation’s “Peco Pioneer” program, tasked with befriending the community. Meanwhile the local wildlife has turned aggressive, the waters are empty and monsters are pouring out of the sewers. Between jobs you tend DIY gardens set up by a band of “plant-punks”, fish at Marin Shores, forage on Pinnacle Peak and photograph the wildlife.

The city has kooky locals to get to know, and you can gift them handmade presents (or things you found in the trash), help with their messy lives, and maybe find love. You customize your outfits, your home and your look, with hundreds of colors, patterns and materials. You can play with friends in online or split-screen co-op, with difficulty and accessibility settings for each player.

Available on Steam, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.

In this fresh take on Rune Factory, use your powers as an Earth Dancer to restore the land, its people, and even its gods. — Steam

Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma is a farming action RPG set in Azuma, an eastern-inspired land divided into seasonal zones. As an Earth Dancer, you use your powers to restore the land, its people and even its gods, rebuilding seasonal farms and villages along the way. You grow crops, forage, craft and manage a village-builder mode, and your Sacred Treasures double as enhanced farming tools. You also battle corrupted monsters, and some villagers who’ve been turned into monsters can be recruited to your party after you defeat them.

You choose a male or female protagonist and get to know a fully voiced cast, including 15 romanceable characters. Each zone has its own environment and festivals.

Available on Steam, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.

Embark on a lifetime of adventure in a beautiful world of creativity and intrigue.  — Steam

Kynseed is a life sim sandbox RPG from former Fable developers, set in a handcrafted 2D fairy-tale land called Quill where everyone ages. You raise a family, customize your farm, craft items and run businesses like a blacksmith, tavern or apothecary. When your character grows old, you step into your children’s shoes and carry on the family legacy, so your choices ripple across generations.

You also fish, flirt, marry and prank the villagers, and the game opens with a personality quiz that gives you in-game benefits based on your answers. You can focus on whatever you like, from farming to shopkeeping to family life.

Available on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2.

Create your own personal paradise on a deserted island — Switch

Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a social life sim where you leave the city for a deserted island getaway package from Tom Nook. You gather resources and craft with DIY recipes, and you can cook, fish, catch bugs, decorate your home and shape the land itself with terraforming. Villagers move in, and you can call them over with the megaphone (on Switch 2) or just chat as you wander.

The free 3.0 update, available on both versions, added a hotel run by Kapp’n’s family where you design themed rooms, plus extra home storage, LEGO and Nintendo-themed collabs, and Slumber Islands for Nintendo Switch Online members.

Available on Steam (Windows and macOS), Nintendo Switch, Switch 2 and Android.

Welcome to your new vampiric life in the magical town of Moonlight Peaks. — Steam

Moonlight Peaks is a cozy supernatural life sim where you play a young vampire, a child of Count Dracula, who sets out to prove to a skeptical father that a life of compassion is possible, even for the undead. You settle into an overgrown estate in a spooky town full of werewolves, witches and mermaids, and raise cursed crops and flowers like pumpkins and nightshade, because as a vampire, cursed food is your main source of sustenance.

You can befriend the locals, go on dates and get married, with over two dozen residents to choose from, and you may even find your “tomb” love. The nocturnal setup changes how you think about time in a farming sim.