Games like The Sims™ 4
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Play with life and discover the possibilities. Unleash your imagination and create a world of Sims that’s wholly unique. Explore and customize every detail from Sims to homes–and much more.
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$19.99The Sims™ 3
Jan 27 · The Sims Studio, Maxis
Both: Life Sim · Character Customization · Building
The Sims 3: Create the perfect world with full customization at your fingertips. Refine personalities and help fulfill destinies.
Life SimSimulationCharacter CustomizationBuildingSandboxSingleplayerCasualFunnyModdableRomance👍 31,079
-50%$14.99The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection
Jan 31 · MAXIS
Both: Sandbox · Life Sim · Building
The game you know and love. For Windows 10/11. In The Sims 2, you direct your Sims over a lifetime. Give them a long existence, or leave their lives in shambles. Guide their characteristics from one generation to the next.
SandboxLife SimBuildingSimulationCharacter CustomizationManagementImmersive SimAtmosphericSingleplayerStory Rich👍 4,769
-50%$9.99The Sims™ Legacy Collection
Jan 31 · MAXIS
Both: Sandbox · Building · Life Sim
The original game you know and love. For Windows 10/11. Create a neighborhood of Sims and guide their lives through careers and romance. Or create chaos with open-ended gameplay that lets you shape their destinies.
SandboxBuildingManagementLife SimCasualSimulationCharacter CustomizationAtmosphericSingleplayerImmersive Sim👍 2,329
-20%$31.99inZOI
Mar 27 · inZOI Studio
Both: Life Sim · Character Customization · Building
"Every life becomes a story" Create your unique story by controlling and observing the lives of 'Zois'. Customize characters and build houses using inZOI's easy-to-use tools to live the life of your dreams and experience the different emotions of life created by its deep and detailed simulation.
Life SimCharacter CustomizationSimulationRealisticSingleplayerBuildingFamily FriendlyRomanceSandboxSexual Content👍 30,047
$39.99My Time at Sandrock
Nov 2 · Pathea Games
Both: Life Sim · Building · Sandbox
Travel to the desert community of Sandrock and take on the role of a fledgling Builder. Use your trusty toolset to gather resources, construct machines, and turn your run-down workshop into a well-oiled production facility to save the town from the jaws of economic ruin!
Life SimBuildingFarming SimMultiplayerCraftingSandboxDating SimRPGOpen WorldCharacter Customization👍 24,122
Live the Life
Sep 16 · One Man Behind
Both: Life Sim · Character Customization · Building
Live the Life is the first person life simulation game focused on the deep player's interaction with the environment. Design your apartment using advanced building features, visit stores to buy furniture, food and clothing you like, and more completely free content coming soon
Life SimSimulationCharacter CustomizationManagementOpen WorldBuildingSandboxEconomySurvivalEarly Access👍 606
$19.99Youtubers Life 2
Oct 19 · UPLAY Online
Both: Life Sim · Character Customization
Start from humble beginnings and take charge of the daily life of a wannabe influencer. Balance your day between creating trend-based content, completing tasks to earn money, and building trust with your neighbors to uncover their stories. Are you ready to embark on your road to fame?
Life SimCharacter CustomizationSimulationCasualStrategyTime ManagementManagementFunnyFamily FriendlyImmersive Sim👍 1,907
$9.99Metro Sim Hustle
Jul 24 · Departure Interactive
Both: Life Sim · Sandbox · Dating Sim
Take control of an underground commuter train and rise to the top in a bustling metropolis filled with cheap thrills, prime real estate, and a diverse community of unique characters.
Life SimExplorationSandboxSurvivalRPGDating SimTrainsOpen WorldCharacter Customization3D👍 352
$14.99To Pixelia
May 1 · Pixeduo Studios
Both: Life Sim · Dating Sim · Sandbox
Meet the Pixelians and discover the ultimate life simulator in To Pixelia. As you climb your career ladder of choice, step into the world of politics, art, sports, music, and even crime. Live your dream life in pixels!
Life SimOpen WorldPixel GraphicsRelaxingFarming SimDating SimSandboxManagementCasualChoose Your Own Adventure👍 1,195
-40%$17.99Coral Island
Nov 14 · Stairway Games
Both: Life Sim · Dating Sim · Character Customization
Coral Island is a vibrant, laid-back farm sim reimagined with multiplayer! Experience enchanting island life at your own pace: farm with friends, nurture animals, build relationships, hang out with a diverse cast of characters, and dive into the magical Merfolk Kingdom.
Farming SimLife SimDating SimRelaxingSimulationAgricultureRPGCharacter CustomizationCraftingSingleplayer👍 21,839
$19.99PC Building Simulator
Jan 29 · Claudiu Kiss, The Irregular Corporation
Both: Building · Sandbox · Life Sim
Build and grow your very own computer repair enterprise as you learn to diagnose, fix and build PCs. With real-world licensed components and comprehensive hardware and software simulation, you can plan and bring your ultimate PC to life.
SimulationEducationImmersive SimBuildingManagementSandboxFirst-Person3DRealisticLife Sim👍 42,153
$19.99The Tenants
Oct 20 · EndGameLoop Games
Both: Life Sim · Building · Sandbox
Become a landlord and deal with problematic tenants as you build your rental property empire. Decide how to react to annoyed neighbors or police interventions. Will you design your apartment for a group of gamer friends or an aspiring musician looking for a new home?
ManagementDesign & IllustrationLife SimCity BuilderBuildingEconomyGod GameImmersive SimSandboxReplay Value👍 7,072
$19.99Cattails: Wildwood Story
Oct 20 · Falcon Development
Both: Life Sim · Romance · Character Customization
Become a cat! In this cozy life sim RPG, you'll lead your colony into the mysterious Wildwood. Hunt prey, harvest herbs, collect magical treasures, & defend your new home from intruders. Build a thriving town to recruit new cats. Get to know the residents, fall in love, & raise a litter of kittens!
CatsLife SimFarming SimWholesomeRPGSimulationAnimalsRomanceCharacter CustomizationCute👍 1,479
-70%$7.49Sun Haven
Mar 10 · Pixel Sprout Studios
Both: Life Sim · Dating Sim · Character Customization
Build your farm and relationships with townsfolk, or forge ahead on a quest of magic, monsters, and dragons. Level up through a skill tree in 8 person multiplayer, or adventure solo!
Farming SimPixel GraphicsMultiplayerLife SimDating SimRPGCharacter CustomizationRelaxingAdventureFantasy👍 22,134
$19.99Youtubers Life
Feb 2 · UPLAY Online
Both: Life Sim · Character Customization
Become the most successful youtuber on the planet! Create videos, get subscribers, attend events, interact with your fans… and grow your channel. Live a youtuber’s life!
ManagementSingleplayerLife SimCharacter CustomizationCasualSimulationAdventureComedyMemesFamily Friendly👍 13,748
$9.99World's Dawn
Jan 25 · Wayward Prophet
Both: Life Sim · Dating Sim · Building
Bring life back to a sleepy seaside village by building friendships, finding love, harvesting crops, tending livestock, competing in festivals, fishing, mining, discovering magical secrets and more!
Farming SimLife SimCasualRelaxingDating SimFishingNatureBuildingMiningCharacter Customization👍 736
$14.99Cattails | Become a Cat!
Dec 1 · Falcon Development
Both: Life Sim · Romance · Character Customization
Become a cat! Cattails is a unique animal simulation RPG. Hunt for food, fight invading cats, explore to gather herbs, and socialize with other cats in an expansive open world. Get married and raise a family of kittens, befriend your neighbors, and learn to live in the dangerous wilderness!
CatsLife SimRomancePixel GraphicsRPGSimulationCuteCharacter CustomizationAnimalsMining👍 2,316
$9.99Chinese Parents
Sep 28 · 墨鱼玩游戏
Both: Life Sim · Dating Sim
In this casual sim set in China, you step into the shoes of an average kid from birth towards the end of your high school. Study hard, have fun, make friends and face your ultimate challenge, the “Gaokao”. What will your life be after that? And when you have a child, will you be a Tiger Parent?
Life SimPsychological HorrorMemesSimulationCasualRPGIndieSingleplayerDating SimAnime👍 23,172
$19.99Office Life
Dec 17 · LeiYun Games
Both: Life Sim · Dating Sim
Dive into a massive 2-million-word immersive life sim. Use card-based strategies to survive office politics, rise from a rookie intern to a business tycoon, and find true love. Career, Romance, Wealth—why choose when you can have it all?
Story RichLife SimDating SimCuteCinematicTime ManagementRPGDeckbuildingChoices MatterSimulation👍 1,726
$19.99WorldBox - God Simulator
Dec 2 · Maxim Karpenko
Both: Sandbox · Life Sim · Building
WorldBox is the ULTIMATE god simulator and sandbox game. A petri dish for your fantasy civilizations. Create your own world or destroy it using many powers. Watch civilizations grow, form kingdoms, colonize new lands, sail to far continents, wars to ignite, empires to fall and towns to burn!
SandboxGod GameSimulationPixel GraphicsColony SimDestructionLife SimBuildingArtificial IntelligenceFantasy👍 51,109
$29.99The Guild 3
Jun 14 · Purple Lamp, GolemLabs
Both: Life Sim · Sandbox · Building
The Guild 3 is a fascinating trade and life simulation that takes place during the late Middle Ages. Step into the shoes of a citizen, acquire businesses and mansions, produce goods and trade them, start intrigues in politics and society, love, hate, bribe, fight and live through good and bad times!
EconomyLife SimMedievalSimulationStrategyRPGMultiplayerOpen WorldSandboxBuilding👍 7,121
$3.99Anime Play Life: Unlimited
Dec 4 · Redicion Studio
Both: Life Sim · Character Customization · Sandbox
Anime Play Life: Unlimited is a cozy anime-style life simulation focused on relaxing gameplay, exploration, and the freedom to enjoy a calm, peaceful experience.
AnimeLife SimCharacter CustomizationOpen WorldAdventureThird PersonArcadeSandboxHidden Object3D Platformer
Fashion Show Makeover Mega Pack
Sep 29 · Games For Girls OÜ
Both: Character Customization · Life Sim · Sandbox
A makeover game with 3200 items. Customize gorgeous models with glam fashion clothes, accessories, hairstyles and makeup options.
CasualCharacter Customization2DRealisticLife SimSingleplayerFree to PlaySandbox
FreeOur Life: Beginnings & Always
Nov 16 · GB Patch Games
Both: Romance · Character Customization · Dating Sim
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
Visual NovelRomanceLGBTQ+Character CustomizationDating SimChoices MatterFree to PlayChoose Your Own AdventureCuteMultiple Endings👍 453
$13.99Fields of Mistria
Aug 5 · NPC Studio
Both: Dating Sim · Life Sim · Romance
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!
Farming SimDating SimRPGPixel GraphicsLife SimRomanceSimulationCuteFarmingRelaxing👍 32,018
-60%$4.79Retail Company Simulator
Aug 6 · Business Tycoon
Both: Life Sim · Sandbox
Run your retail company. Sign contracts with leading brands, order products, hire workers, expand your store, and never let your customers leave the store empty-handed. Play with friends or go solo, and enjoy the growth of your shop.
Life SimOnline Co-OpShop KeeperSimulationCasualSandboxManagementDesign & IllustrationImmersive SimEconomy👍 604
$7.99BOXROOM
Jun 11 · Nested Loop Studios
Both: Life Sim · Building · Sandbox
BOXROOM allows you to design, define and decorate a room - a sanctuary - for your Steam library, and then revel in the organisation of your game collection.
SimulationSoftwareLife SimBuildingDecoratingSandboxModdableFirst-PersonDesign & Illustration3D👍 284
$7.99Laptop Tycoon
Oct 29 · Roastery Games
Both: Life Sim · Sandbox
Welcome to Laptop Tycoon!Compete with the tech giants! You will have the opportunity to show your skills in business management. Start your own laptop company! Choose and hire the best people for your company, buy and upgrade your own office and start building your dream laptop.
SimulationStrategyLife SimRealisticArtificial IntelligenceRTSIdlerSandboxExplorationImmersive Sim👍 400
$44.99Planet Zoo
Nov 5 · Frontier Developments
Both: Building · Sandbox
Build a world for wildlife in Planet Zoo. From the developers of Planet Coaster and Zoo Tycoon comes the ultimate zoo sim. Construct detailed habitats, manage your zoo, and meet authentic living animals who think, feel and explore the world you create around them.
ManagementZooSimulationBuildingSandboxNatureCity BuilderEconomySingleplayerRealistic👍 81,203
$24.99I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
Aug 25 · Northway Games
Both: Life Sim · Dating Sim
Spend your teenage years on an alien planet in this narrative RPG with card-based battles. Explore, grow up, and fall in love. The choices you make and skills you master over ten years will determine the course of your life and the survival of your colony.
Choices MatterLife SimDating SimDeckbuildingVisual NovelRPGStory RichChoose Your Own AdventureLGBTQ+Interactive Fiction👍 4,446
-90%$2.49House Flipper
May 17 · Empyrean
Both: Building · Sandbox
House Flipper is a unique chance to become a one-man renovation crew. Buy, repair and remodel devastated houses. Give them a second life and sell them at a profit!
CleaningSimulationDesign & IllustrationSingleplayerMultiplayerBuildingRelaxingSandboxCasualDecorating👍 92,378
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$17.99The Sapling
Dec 12 · Wessel Stoop
Both: Life Sim · Sandbox
The Sapling is a short simulation game where you design your own plants and animals, and put them in a world together. Or you turn on random mutations, and see what evolution does to your ecosystem!
Life SimSandboxGod GameScienceNatureArtificial IntelligenceSimulationProcedural GenerationDinosaursAliens👍 1,925
$9.99Cabin Fever
Jul 12 · Steamy Buns Games
Both: Dating Sim · Romance · Life Sim
An off-grid cabin. A tech-savvy loner. One ray of sunshine in a bleak, ruined world. Cabin Fever is a slice-of-life visual novel with meaningful player choices, multiple endings to explore, and a story that will touch your heart.
Visual NovelDating SimRomanceSingleplayerStory RichNarrativeLife SimInteractive FictionImmersive Sim2D👍 463


