Skip to main content
Games like The Botanist

Games like The Botanist

Games like The Botanist

Looking for games like The Botanist? Here are top casual simulation recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Garden In!, Small Spaces or Garden Life: A Cozy Simulator.

Change display type

Skip Platform filter

Skip Play Mode filter

Skip Price filter
  1. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    87% User Score Based on 267 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    A calm and peaceful experience about growing tiny and lovely plants. Just relax, take care of your seedlings, and watch your dream garden come to life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Garden In!.

    View Game
  2. View Game
    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    89% User Score Based on 735 reviews

    Unpacking Mode Update About the GameAbout this gameHi, I’m Niklas – the developer of Small Spaces. My goal is to make a game that puts you into a creative flow without you even noticing. And a lot of the player feedback has been exactly that. So, if you’re looking for a relaxing game to take your mind off stressful thoughts, Small Spaces might be just the creative escape you were looking for :… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Small Spaces.

    View Game
  3. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    76% User Score Based on 809 reviews

    Using appropriate gardening techniques and your creativity, bring an abandoned plot back to life, and experience the joy and peace that cultivating your own garden brings. • ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVES – In Garden Life, there's no miracle solution: your plants will only flourish with dedication, the right tools and appropriate gardening techniques! • DESIGN THE GARDEN OF YOUR DREAMS – Using the gr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Garden Life: A Cozy Simulator.

    View Game
  4. View Game
    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    80% User Score Based on 1,863 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 7 reviews

    Restore a forgotten neighbourhood through your favourite hobby, one cozy room at a time. In Hozy, clean, paint, and decorate abandoned homes with satisfying mechanics and intuitive controls. Enjoy the little details as you interact with tools, items and furniture to bring each space back to life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hozy.

    View Game
  5. View Game
    98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    98% User Score Based on 3,765 reviews

    Build an idyllic 19th century Mediterranean town and help it flourish into a prosperous city. Freely place and customise each element to create the perfect home for your growing population in this cozy city builder from the creators of Station to Station. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Town to City.

    View Game
  6. View Game
  7. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    68% User Score Based on 332 reviews

    Urban Tale is a realistic, vibrant and unique RPG that will allow you to fulfil your dreams, and pursue your most wanted goals in life. You start from scratch, having nothing in the big city where you can meet a lot of people, that can help you throughout your adventure. Your goal is to survive and succeed in life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Urban Tale.

    View Game
  8. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    80% User Score Based on 342 reviews
    Critic Score 64%Based on 12 reviews

    Find inner peace in a small, open-world game. On these carefully handcrafted islands, you can take a nap on a giant monster, feed baby dragons, take care of the fauna and flora... ...but demons from your past might come back to remind you what you want to forget. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aka.

    View Game
  9. View Game
    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 2,395 reviews

    "Equilinox", the low-poly nature simulation game that I'm currently developing in Java using OpenGL. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Equilinox.

    View Game
  10. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 918 reviews
    Critic Score 66%Based on 4 reviews

    You wake up on a small island in a magical world. Grow your garden, nurture local creatures, furnish your home or adventure across the seas to explore more islands and gather new resources. This world is for you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Garden of the Sea.

    View Game
  11. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    79% User Score Based on 3,923 reviews

    Become a landlord and deal with problematic tenants as you build your rental property empire. Decide how to react to annoyed neighbours or police interventions. Will you rent your apartment to a college couple or an older lady with four cats? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Tenants.

    View Game
  12. View Game
    98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    98% User Score Based on 2,162 reviews

    Discover, collect and organise to create your own unique garden in this relaxing idle / creative sandbox! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Garden Galaxy.

    View Game
  13. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 2,131 reviews

    Build a Cheeky Chooks HENPIRE! Collect a tonne of unique ultra rare chooks, build and customise your farm from a Chook Shed to a Chooktopia! Complete missions, get bigger farms, unlock items and collect a tonne of Cheeky Chooks. Some are ultra rare, so good luck champ! Now get incubating! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cheeky Chooks.

    View Game
  14. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, atmosphere
    97% User Score Based on 1,004 reviews

    Master of Pottery is a pottery-themed creation + simulation game. Create unique works and run your own exhibition hall. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Master Of Pottery.

    View Game
  15. View Game
  16. View Game
    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 161 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 6 reviews

    Twinkleby is a cozy decoration game where you map out an archipelago of floating islands and build dioramas for a society of spacefaring Neighbours. Expand your collection, discover antique secrets, decorate, and when you change your mind – evict everyone and throw their furniture into space If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Twinkleby.

    View Game
  17. View Game
    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 1,426 reviews

    Starter Pack Content About the Game Welcome... to Amber Isle! A shop management/social sim set in a quaint, friendly world of prehistoric animal islanders called Paleofolk! You’re tasked with running Amber Isle’s only shop. Gather, craft and sell items to meet the needs of your diverse Paleofolk customers. Does your brachiosaur buddy need a canvas as long as his neck? Maybe your microrapto… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Amber Isle.

    View Game
  18. View Game
  19. View Game
    View Game
  20. 88%Game Brain Score
    88% User Score Based on 61 reviews

    Note: This page has been retired, please go to this page instead. Tracks: The Train Set Game is in Steam Early Access (Click me to open in the Steam client instead) Follow progress on my Tumblr or Twitter If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tracks (old).

    View Game
  21. View Game
    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    87% User Score Based on 734 reviews
    Critic Score 63%Based on 1 reviews

    Fugl is a meditative game in which you experience the thrill of flying as a bird. Feel the breeze under your wings as you glide serenely across picturesque landscapes, or kick up the excitement and soar up steep cliffs like an eagle. With no set rules the free roaming gameplay let’s you discover the unspoilt beauty and secrets of the world at your own pace. Fugl’s world is a vast and unique voxel… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fugl.

    View Game
  22. View Game
  23. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    80% User Score Based on 220 reviews

    Book Bound is a cozy bookshop simulation game. Use a range of items to decorate your shop and make it truly yours. Pick the books you would like to sell. Help customers find books they want most. Sell books in different genres. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Book Bound.

    View Game
  24. View Game
    98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    98% User Score Based on 13,391 reviews

    Tiny Glade is a relaxing free-form building game. Tap into the joy of making something pretty with no management, no combat, or wrong answers - just kick back, doodle some castles, and turn forgotten meadows into lovable dioramas. Explore gridless building chemistry, and watch the game carefully assemble every brick, pebble and plank, adapting to your whim. Draw a path through a building? A door … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tiny Glade.

    View Game
  25. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    87% User Score Based on 3,630 reviews

    Save our four-legged friends!Your main goal in Animal Shelter will be to look after, treat, and give shelter to those under your care. You will have plenty of work to do with the shelter, which will become a refuge for any creature in need and will certainly help in finding suitable future owners. Keep in mind that the future owner-pet duo must complement each other. Your main goal? Finding a suit… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Animal Shelter.

    View Game
  26. View Game
  27. View Game
  28. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    90% User Score Based on 1,112 reviews

    Pan'orama is a relaxing and soothing puzzle simulation game in which you create amazing landscapes using different types of tiles, but most of all by discovering the connections between them and finding unique combinations. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pan'orama.

    View Game
  29. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 2,530 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 9 reviews

    Harness the power of nature to overgrow lo-fi scenes of urban decay and manufactured landscapes. Create small plant-covered dioramas of brutalism and beauty by planting seeds, repurposing hundreds of discarded objects and creating unique structures for nature to reclaim. Dive into a relaxing sandbox mode with no goals, or take on a multi-chapter “campaign” where the task is to strike a balance be… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cloud Gardens.

    View Game
  30. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    95% User Score Based on 5,519 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 7 reviews

    Experience the joy of running your own cozy small business: Create stickers, pack orders and hear your customers’ stories. Time to build the cutest shop on the internet! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sticky Business.

    View Game
  31. View Game
  32. View Game
  33. View Game
    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 383 reviews

    Tiny Terraces is an idle-farming game, where you can watch tiny guys do different tasks around the terrace as you work on things outside the game. Grow Crops: Plant crops and watch as the tiny guys manage the garden plots by watering, weeding, and harvesting. Craft Tiny Guys: Use certain crops and tiny guy parts to craft more tiny guys to help manage the terrace. Decorate: Use money produc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tiny Terraces.

    View Game
  34. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    97% User Score Based on 7,402 reviews

    A relaxing idle-farming simulator that sits at the bottom of your screen while you do other things. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rusty's Retirement.

    View Game
  35. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    98% User Score Based on 475 reviews

    An unapologetically cozy plant collecting and decorating game. Build a beautiful indoor garden from the ground up in your New York City apartment. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Plant Therapy.

    View Game
  36. View Game
  37. View Game
    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    94% User Score Based on 646 reviews

    Clawfish is a fishing claw machine game. Visit an isolated train station with a fishing arcade. Explore the dock, play the machines, and take some time to relax by the water. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Clawfish.

    View Game
  38. View Game
    View Game
  39. 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.

    View Game
  40. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 9,797 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 2 reviews

    ISLANDERS is a minimalist strategy game about building cities on colorful islands. Explore an infinite number of ever-changing new lands, expand your settlements from sprawling villages to vast cities and enjoy the relaxing atmosphere. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ISLANDERS.

    View Game
  41. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    98% User Score Based on 303 reviews

    Get ready to build upwards, fill the smallest gaps, and find clever ways to place light sources or decorations that breathe life into every corner.  This is a world where every balcony, interesting poster, and plant tells a story. And you’re the one organising it! This game is inspired by my love for densely built cities around the world, which is why I packed in 20 distinct locations for… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ShantyTown.

    View Game
  42. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 121 reviews

    It's time to open shop! Inherit your family's repair shop, and roll up your sleeves. Fix up the prized possessions of the forest folk, paint yourself a masterpiece to sell and make your family shop all your own with decorations, furniture and cookies! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Piece by Piece.

    View Game
  43. View Game
    View Game
  44. View Game
  45. View Game
  46. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, story
    64% User Score Based on 362 reviews

    Behind all those leaves, roots, and petals is an intelligent bio-machine of starch, nutrients, and water. Take over a flower's seedling to help it grow and reproduce before winter approaches. Carefully gather and manage three key resources needed to create flowers and fruits. You'll never look at these organisms the same way again! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Reach for the Sun.

    View Game
  47. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    78% User Score Based on 241 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 16 reviews

    [Media 2048026] Shape of the World A serene first person exploration game in a surreal, organic world that reacts to your presence. Journey through a psychedelically colorful ecosystem of... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shape of the World.

    View Game
  48. View Game
    75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    75% User Score Based on 416 reviews

    Relaxing game where you can build your farm on your desktop. Your farm will be your interactive live wallpaper. Perfect to play in the background doing other things. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Desktop Farm.

    View Game
  49. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 1,846 reviews

    Feel Good Post-apo simulator of cleaning up and repairing a fallen world in single-player FPS mode. Clean polluted environment, repair, renovate and turn on objects long forgotten by time. Make new friends, take care of nature or even plant a forest. Give these places a Fresh Start! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fresh Start.

    View Game
  50. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    88% User Score Based on 2,241 reviews
    Critic Score 61%Based on 12 reviews

    The life of a Cat Cafe Manager awaits! Your grandmother left you a small cafe in the sleepy village of Caterwaul Way, and it's up to you to fix the place up, impress the locals, and befriend the local cat population. Time to roll up your sleeves, break out the tools, and start hammering away. Your cat cafe can be the talk of the town with the right attitude, menu, and of course, the right cats.Tha… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cat Cafe Manager.

    View Game