Games like BuGarden

Viridi is a free, calming game about nurturing succulents in real-time. While not fully realistic, your plants will require care and can die from over- or under-watering. Named "the ideal happy place game" by Fast Company, it offers a soothing experience, allowing players to name, give special care, and even earn a weekly free seedling.

Ropuka's Idle Island is a charming desktop companion where a little frog tends his garden by cutting grass, which serves as currency to upgrade tools and decorate the island. Customize your unique island by unlocking new buildings and plants while enjoying ambient nature sounds or lofi music to boost focus. Perfect for multitasking, it stays on your screen as you work or relax.

Type, grow, and decorate – let your plants thrive while you work. Every keystroke helps a little plant grow! Whether you're writing, coding, or just chatting, this peaceful desktop overlay brings a touch of green to your everyday routine. Start with a tiny sprout that grows as you type. When your screen gets crowded, move your plants to a foldable plant shelf, where they continue growing quiet…

On-Together: Virtual Co-Working creates a cozy digital space where you can work or study alongside friends and strangers worldwide. Customize your avatar, choose from relaxing locations, and use built-in productivity tools like a Pomodoro timer and to-do list to stay focused. Earn rewards by maintaining focus and enjoy breaks with fun minigames.

Desk Garden is a calming idle game where charming plants grow quietly on your screen as you work or study, never interrupting your productivity. Customize your Tiny Island with quirky plant babies, from shy sprouts to chatty blossoms, each with unique personalities. Unlock decorative mystery boxes and enjoy soothing background music to enhance your focus.

Idle Waters is a relaxing idle fishing game that lets you fish passively while focusing on other tasks. Explore 12 biomes, catch 100 fish and their color variants, find treasures, complete quests, and customize aquariums. The game supports auto-fishing and flexible screen placement for convenience.

Tiny Aquarium: Social Fishkeeping is a relaxing real-time idle game where you create and customize your dream aquarium filled with vibrant fish. Hatch new breeds, play a fishing minigame to discover rare species, and visit friends' tanks to trade fish and join live events. The game features a calming Tiny Mode, letting your aquarium be a soothing desktop companion.

Tiny Garden invites you to cultivate a magical, pocket-sized garden inside an heirloom toy, blending farming, puzzle-solving, and strategy. Grow diverse plants and trade harvests for unique furniture to customize your serene space. With no scores or time limits, it’s a relaxing experience focused on creativity and discovery.

Tiny Pasture is a cozy farm simulator that lives at the bottom of your screen, letting you raise and grow a variety of adorable baby animals while you work or study. Collect coins from fully grown critters like rabbits, foxes, alpacas, and even slimes or zombies to expand your pasture. Interact with your animals by feeding and playing with them, watching your little farm flourish alongside you.

"Rusty's Retirement" is an idle-farming simulator where you grow crops, produce biofuel, and automate tasks with robots. Manage your farm, customize helper bots, and multitask with ease by letting the game run in the background or in 'Focus Mode'. Unlock new crops and upgrade your machinery to expand your farming empire.