Games like Between the Hills

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

94% User Score Based on 9,808 reviews

Critic Score 9%Based on 2 reviews

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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Littlewood.

Run your own little restaurant on the back of a sea dragon. A chance encounter leaves you in the care of an injured sea dragon. This ancient, gentle giant carries an entire seaside town on its back, along with your farmland, your restaurant, and the beginnings of a new life. To help the dragon recover, you will start over in this drifting home that travels across the ocean. Clear the land, grow… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Windrest Chronicle: Dragonport Diner.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story

87% User Score Based on 53 reviews

Sky Harvest is a cozy farming and life-sim adventure among the clouds. Grow crops, explore sky islands, and build your dream home in a peaceful world above the clouds. A cozy life-sim adventure set in a breathtaking world of floating islands. Grow, explore, and connect with nature and its people as you shape your new home in the skies. Take to the skies aboard your trusty airship. Discover hid… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sky Harvest.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

77% User Score Based on 236 reviews

Lilly was spirited away to a mysterious island. As her memories fade, everyone seems to know about her quest for her missing sister. It's time to establish a homestead, meet the islanders, learn their secrets and solve the mystery of Everholm in this open-ended minimalist RPG! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Everholm.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

83% User Score Based on 1,495 reviews

Critic Score 90%Based on 2 reviews

Grow your own worlds and nurture a deep natural connection with everything they hold. See your actions change the world for better! Bring the Evertree back to life in this breathtaking world-crafting sandbox, with life management and adventure elements. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grow: Song of the Evertree.

Fresh out of the Wizarding Academy and finally ready to face the world, you grab your broom, prepare your robes and reach the land where you’ll settle. Some potatoes here, a few mushrooms there…some chickens maybe? A cat for sure...the necessary ingredients for a potion or two… it’s time to make this new land your home! Just beware the darker creatures that lurk in the distant shadows... T… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Farmwand.

"Formula of the witch: be with light" is a western fantasy simulation game. As an ageless witch—you, by chance need to raise a boy who called "ominous” into adulthood. Guide his growth and make choices, To which path of his destiny, the answer is in your hand. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Formula of the witch: be with light.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, gameplay

86% User Score Based on 21 reviews

                                    He gave his life to his job but got nothing in return. Overworked, exhausted, and forgotten. His story should have ended on a cold city street. But a god intervenes. “All your hard work will be rewarded.” Reborn in Xelia, a world of magic and monsters, he’s granted a second chance. To build a new life, and finally fight for his own happiness.   Build … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hatarake! - Working Hard! Even though I getting isekai'd!.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding

99% User Score Based on 110 reviews

You've just inherited Cascade Manor from your eccentric aunt, but not only is it in a dismal condition, you have only 30 days to pay off the loan your aunt took out shortly before her death. You decide to convert the manor into an inn, but while you're busy trying to satisfy the needs of your unusual and persnickety guests, you discover that there is more to the manor than meets the eye... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Lost Art of Innkeeping.

You awaken with the mysterious power of Light Magic. Join the Adventurer’s Guild, build your party, explore dangerous dungeons, master powerful abilities, forge relationships, and rise from Copper to Diamond Rank as you uncover the true potential of your second life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I was reincarnated as a mage..

Frontier Tale is a cozy adventure farming game that blends extraction-style gameplay with town building. Forge weapons, explore a charming cel-shaded fantasy world, gather rare resources, recruit unique companions, and build your dream frontier from the ground up. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Frontier Tale.

Villagers Who Actually Remember YouYou arrive in a village where no one knows your name. By the time you leave, they'll either call you friend or warn their children about you. Wanderfolk is a farming RPG where the villagers actually listen, remember, and judge. Every conversation matters. Every choice echoes through the community. Actually Talk to the VillagersThis isn't scripted dialogue. Ever… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wanderfolk.

Inspired by the combat of Classic Final Fantasy, aesthetics of Caves of Qud, and game systems of Skyrim, 'Your Quest' is a text based CRPG set in a kingdom on the brink of collapse. You are a freed prisoner whose execution wagon crashes in the frontier, your past erased, your future unwritten.  As as the threat of the demons loom, you must decide what kind of person you will become. Explore Oryn… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Your Quest: Tales of Orynthia.

Skygrove  is a cozy pixel art fantasy adventure about restoring a corrupted town, rescuing animals, and uncovering the mystery behind the stolen starlight. The town of Skygrove is fading. An ancient darkness has swallowed the stars, leaving forests to decay and opening portals to a corrupted realm. Animals have vanished from their habitats, mysterious fog blankets the land, and the once silent… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Skygrove.

Welcome to Rivone! A countryside village full of friendly and hardworking people.  You are here to experience the comfort of nature with peace of mind and try new things. Befriend the locals and be ready to be amazed with their skills in hunting, woodwork, gardening, and a lot more. Also, as you progress, you will uncover the myths and legends, unique characteristic of its people, and the beautifu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Life in Rivone.

Welcome to the world of Farmsville — where the magic of nature meets exciting adventures! • Explore a magical world. Travel through stunning locations, uncover hidden secrets, and meet unforgettable characters, each with their own unique story. • Help and create. Complete quests for villagers, gather resources, and turn a small plot of land into a thriving farm of your dreams. • Take o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Farmsville.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

86% User Score Based on 3,323 reviews

Critic Score 83%Based on 6 reviews

Moonstone Island is a creature-collecting life-sim set in an open world with 100 islands to explore. Make friends, brew potions, collect Spirits, and test your strength in card-based encounters to complete your Alchemy training!Spend a year away from home on an island in the sky! Following your village's tradition, you must move to an island in the sky to complete your Alchemy training. Armed … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Moonstone Island.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

92% User Score Based on 40 reviews

Willow Guard is a story-driven indie RPG set in a world where the Gods have abandoned the animals they once uplifted. Left to their own devices, and invaded by mysterious, horrific monsters from another dimension, the denizens of Tersa turn to the Willow Guards for protection. Isometric Action Gameplay Build an action deck of specialized Willow Guard abilities that you activate as you battle thr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Willow Guard.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

94% User Score Based on 376 reviews

Welcome to Taoyuan Village to heal your loneliness. Here, you can lead a carefree, self-sufficient life: farm, tame animals, raise livestock, fish, and build a prosperous homestead. Or, immerse in village life, meet kindred spirits, find love, and influence their destinies with your choices. An Ideal Land Whether it's the labor you put in or the relationships you cultivate, every drop of sweat you… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Halcyon Days at Taoyuan.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

82% User Score Based on 229 reviews

Play the first chapter of Harvest Island, an upcoming pixel-art, cute, semi-farming simulator set on a remote island. Take on the role of Will and help your sister catch a raccoon to offer to the gods. Inspired by Stardew Valley, Harvest Moon, and Rune Factory. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Harvest Island.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

97% User Score Based on 93 reviews

FEATURES Vibrant hand-painted watercolour graphics. Indian Cooking and tea shop management. A relaxing play style with an open-world exploration and questing. Over 25 regionally & culturally diverse cast of characters to interact. A feel-good story of achievement despite social marginalization. 15th century Indian royal palace exploration. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Palace on the Hill.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

97% User Score Based on 178 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 5 reviews

Spindle is an old-school zeldaesque action-adventure where you slip into the role of Death. But you won't be alone: A pig is your companion! Obviously. Because of reasons. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spindle.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

80% User Score Based on 1,288 reviews

World's Dawn is a colorful life and social sim set in a sleepy seaside village. Inspired by the Harvest Moon series, it features vibrant top-down graphics, a huge cast of characters to meet and befriend, and 30+ hours of gameplay. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to World's Dawn.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

93% User Score Based on 2,137 reviews

Clanfolk is a medieval colony sim set in the Scottish Highlands. Harness your environment to survive - fish, gather, hunt, and farm as you prepare for the harsh winter. Build an inn, trade with other clans, have children and marry them off - live life and prosper across the generations. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Clanfolk.

ExhibitionsJapan PremiereSenzoku Gakuen College of Music - 101st Festival (2025) First Public Debut Taiwan Premiere2026 Taipei Game Show (TGS) - Indie HouseOfficial Game Showcase National Central University - Pine & Cherry Festival (2026)Player Hands-on Experience About the Game《Beesy LIFE》Beyond bees, beyond games—IT’S A BEESYLIFE In the eternal cycle of nature, bees take flight day a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beesy Life.

A Cozy Survival Adventure Hidden Behind the FogWelcome to Quiet Grove, a peaceful yet mysterious forest where every path hides a secret. After a plane crash, you wake up alone in the middle of an endless woodland shrouded in fog. There are no signs of civilization, no obvious way home, and only a strange glowing firefly to guide your steps. Explore the forest at your own pace, gather resources, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Quiet Grove: Lost in the Fog.

Sakagura Life is an immersive life simulation RPG set in the tranquil beauty of modern rural Japan! You've inherited your family's old sake brewery (Sakagura) in Mizutani, a peaceful town nestled among rice paddies and forests. Armed with traditional brewing tools and a passion for crafting, it's time to dive into the art of sake-making and restore the brewery from the ground up. Can you master t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sakagura Life.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

78% User Score Based on 147 reviews

A dark fantasy idle game where the world keeps turning whether you're watching or not. Train, hunt, gather, and grow stronger through 17 deeply intertwined skills — even while you're away. MASTER 17 SKILLS From swinging steel as a Melee warrior to weaving spells as a Magic adept, every skill matters. Fish the cursed waters, mine the deep veins, fletch arrows that pierce the void, cremate th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eldara.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

85% User Score Based on 185 reviews

Take part in healing after the Great Calamity. Tend your farm, complete quests for the villagers, and explore dungeons filled with challenge and treasure in this cozy, solo-developed farming sim. Build a new life in a recovering world with your fluffy Spellbook Companion. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Seeds of Calamity.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

92% User Score Based on 5,445 reviews

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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Little Witch in the Woods.

58%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, optimization

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, gameplay

75% User Score Based on 28 reviews

After crash landing on a mysterious planet, you awaken to find yourself far from home and surrounded by vibrant, strange wildlife. With nothing but a rickety farmhouse and a handful of clues, it’s up to you to rebuild, explore, and discover the secrets of this cosmic world. Befriend the quirky inhabitants, uncover the truth behind your arrival, and help the Critterlings thrive as you create a new … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cosmic Coop.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

70% User Score Based on 30 reviews

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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bitter Harvest.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story

96% User Score Based on 67 reviews

The Home County is a village-management game inspired by Edwardian Britain. Build a fully functional village! Watch your gardener harvesting flowers, your blacksmith crafting, or your artisan crafting goods. Tend to your villager's needs and keep spirits high. Set up production lines to maximise your village's output. Specialise your village with 12 unique village goals! Will you turn your vil… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Home County.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

83% User Score Based on 2,586 reviews

Critic Score 61%Based on 24 reviews

Welcome Home, Hobbit! – From the creative studio, Wētā Workshop, live the cosy life of a Hobbit in the wonderfully serene landscape of the Shire. Discover, decorate, and share in this idyllic corner of Middle-earth. Join friendly Hobbits and familiar faces awaiting your arrival in Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings™ Game. Create your own Hobbit as you set forth in Bywater. Though not ye… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings Game.

27%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

36% User Score Based on 28 reviews

Massive artifact collection! Build your museum with extreme freedom! Visitor revenue depends on your route design, and whether you can achieve perfect profits is entirely up to you! Enjoy light rogue-style adventure exploration, and use different skill combinations to battle monsters every time! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Museum No.9.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

98% User Score Based on 22,110 reviews

Critic Score 73%Based on 4 reviews

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! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fields of Mistria.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

98% User Score Based on 86 reviews

Being a spy on an unfamiliar planet, anyone would have been greeted with hostility, but you were incredibly lucky! Trusting locals mistook you for a new neighbor and provided you with a house and a plot of land to live on.           You'll have to help out the locals: learn their stories, make "friends" or even something more. Win favour of the villagers, impress them with your ac… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shinehill.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

88% User Score Based on 163 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 9 reviews

A wholesome pixel art platformer. Cook magical delicacies from a vast collection of ingredients in your own shop. Explore an unfamiliar town and deliver tasty treats to the townsfolk. Learn new ways to traverse, discover secrets, and experience a unique witchy world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Magical Delicacy.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

73% User Score Based on 1,371 reviews

Critic Score 69%Based on 5 reviews

Embark on an enchanting journey and brave ferocious creatures in an immersive medieval fantasy world. Will you settle a new homestead to live a life of farming and trade, or pick up the sword and take up the adventurers' path? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mirthwood.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

97% User Score Based on 773 reviews

Mudborne is a laid-back nature sim game about breeding & collecting frogs! Visited in your dreams by a mysterious deity, you begin a journey to help rediscover Her lost children. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mudborne.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story

100% User Score Based on 42 reviews

Creatures Befriend and tame wild creatures and ranch animals, each with their own specific requirements to stay at your ranch! Terrain Change the terrain of your land to create different biomes, changing the crops you can grow and animals you attract Livestock Raise and farm traditional livestock in your coop and barn Karma The town will react to your behaviour, rewarding good deeds with gift… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tales of Autumn.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

92% User Score Based on 1,272 reviews

Embark on a magical journey in this captivating life simulation game. Escape to a welcoming valley, farm with spells, and master skills like fishing, crafting, and cooking. Engage in epic battles, strengthen the bonds with your companions, and build your dream home to achieve Immortal Life! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Immortal Life.

56%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music

56% User Score Based on 238 reviews

The world of Brookhaven exists in a dark storybook filled with dangerous creatures, friendly townsfolk, and – most importantly – adventure! Within, you will find a thriving magical community of unique and eccentric characters to meet and learn about, and (with little charm) you might even fall in love and start a family with one of these new neighbors. Quest, explore, farm, socialize; whatever yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Brookhaven Grimoire.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

97% User Score Based on 865 reviews

Set out for a new life away from the city to rebuild a town from scratch. Decorate, collect, produce, and befriend in this cat-ivating life sim! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Snacko.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

82% User Score Based on 256 reviews

A turn-based RPG that is action-oriented but rewards a thoughtful approach. Explore a fantastic land populated by different animal tribes. Follow the main story or hunt for treasures in ancient ruins and mysterious dungeons. Develop your character and gain powerful equipment. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Of Blades & Tails.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story

75% User Score Based on 32 reviews

Welcome to Heavenly Acres! An ancient sage has given you farmland after the ship you were was destroyed.It is ripe with nutrients to grow all your own crops and raise your own animals and monsters!Pursue sovereignty or just lay back and enjoy the land peacefully!- Story:A storm is brewing!Kuan Hakkai, the ruler of Heavenly Acres has vanished creating a vacuum of power and corruption from his prev… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to De'Vine: Heavenly Acres.

Embark on a hand-drawn adventure shaped by mystery and loss that will challenge everything you’ve ever known! The Sky Project: Land of Noris is a monster collector set in a vast, vertical world, with strategic 3vs3 battles and permanent death mechanics. Mana gives shape to unique creatures that you can establish magical contracts with: The Noris. There are over 200 of them across… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Sky Project: Land of Noris.

Escape to a world where every season transforms the land around you. Build your homestead, master new skills, uncover forgotten secrets, and explore a handcrafted world filled with hidden discoveries. Plant crops, mine deep caverns, fish peaceful waters, gather resources, and acquire better tools as you forge your own path. Unlock powerful abilities through expansive skill trees, revealing new wa… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Moonlit Journey: Homestead.

Enter the Halls of Welehola! Step into the shoes of a wizarding student to learn the arcane arts in a magical academy! What sort of witching student life would you live? Would you harness the power of the elements and become a wizard hotshot? Go out on daring-do adventures in an old castle, overgrown grounds or wilderness older than time? Put on the witchiest outfits and head to the village inn? … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Welehola.

Take over your missing grandfather's workshop and embark on a journey of forging, exploration, and discovery in a vibrant, stylized medieval fantasy world. In Heat 'n Hit, you have complete freedom: relax by fulfilling customer requests, explore new cities in search of rare materials, or work with the guild to help heroes on their adventures. What will you do? It's up to you! Start by forging… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heat 'n Hit: The Blacksmith Simulator.