Games like The Piper of Dawn
by Bone Nail
Yog-Sothoth’s Yard and Winkeltje: The Little Shop play most like The Piper of Dawn. Of the 15 closest games below, most share its farming sim; 3 came out in the last year, 11 are free or under $10 and 1 has co-op. The best known is My Time at Portia, with 34,850 Steam reviews.
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Yog-Sothoth’s Yard
Oct 19, 2023 · Bone Nail
Both: Lovecraftian · Dating Sim · Base Building
Manage a hotel and hire employees including Death, a dragon, a Spirit Hunter, and a bioroid maid. Build your wealth through various means and refine your strategies based on the predictions of Oracles. All employees can be romanced depending on your choices.
LovecraftianDating SimHorrorDarkCity BuilderVisual NovelJRPGSimulationBase BuildingCute👍 10,278Winkeltje: The Little Shop
Apr 22, 2022 · Sassybot
Both: Shop Keeper · Farming Sim
Winkeltje: The Little Shop is all about building, decorating, and running your own old-world fantasy shop. Buy low, sell high - from nails and apples to swords and alchemic love potions. Impress your customers, craft items, and be the master of your very own shop.
Shop KeeperCozyManagementWholesomeCapitalismFarming SimEconomyTradingCraftingLife Sim👍 1,612Dungeon Bodega Simulator
Mar 23 · Alien Fruit
Both: Shop Keeper · Farming Sim · Resource Management
Dungeon Bodega Simulator is a retro styled fantasy shop game where you can grow crops, brew potions, sell items and raise slimes as pets! Can you build up your bodega into a one stop adventuring shop while solving the mysteries of the dungeon beneath you?
SimulationManagementShop KeeperMedievalCasualFarming SimFirst-PersonResource ManagementFantasyCozy👍 329Coral Island
Nov 14, 2023 · Stairway Games
Both: Farming Sim · Dating Sim
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👍 21,884My Time at Sandrock
Nov 2, 2023 · Pathea Games
Both: Farming Sim · Dating Sim
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👍 24,157Hydroponics Farm & Store Simulator
Apr 25, 2025 · Bewolba Studios
Both: Shop Keeper · Farming Sim · Resource Management
Transform your passion into profit with hydroponics! Design, build, and manage your own sustainable farming and business system. Experiment with different plants and fish, customize your setup, supply the market needs, and harvest your success. Dive into the future of farming today!
Shop KeeperSimulationFarming SimLife SimSandboxManagementFirst-PersonResource ManagementCapitalismTime Management👍 301My Time at Portia
Jan 15, 2019 · Pathea Games
Both: Farming Sim
Start a new life in the enchanting town of Portia! Restore your Pa's neglected workshop to its former glory by fulfilling commissions, growing crops, raising animals, and befriending the quirky inhabitants of this charming post-apocalyptic land!
Life SimRPGOpen WorldFarming SimCraftingSimulationCasualAdventureSingleplayerBuilding👍 34,850Slow living with Princess
Oct 15, 2023 · KADOKAWA, TSUKURITE.
Both: Farming Sim · Dating Sim · Multiple Endings
Gideon Ragnason was banished from Ruti's party because he was "not strong enough." Since then, he has retired from the front lines of battle and changed his name to Red. Now, he has opened an apothecary in the frontier land of Zoltan, and hopes to live a slow and happy life there!
Farming SimAnimeDating SimRomanceSimulationCity BuilderCute2DMultiple EndingsExploration👍 580Final Profit: A Shop RPG
Mar 6, 2023 · Brent Arnold
Both: Shop Keeper
FINAL PROFIT is a story driven shop-sim RPG. Gather products and find customers. Spend your hard-earned profits on upgrades and investments. Make far-reaching choices as you expand your business. And explore a world full of secrets on your quest to defeat capitalism by becoming the best at it!
IncrementalRPGCapitalismShop KeeperChoices MatterLife SimVillain ProtagonistStory RichExplorationCasual👍 520Sun Haven
Mar 10, 2023 · Pixel Sprout Studios
Both: Farming Sim · Dating Sim
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👍 22,176Sproutmart – Grocery Store Simulator
10 days ago · Kappa Bits Games
Both: Shop Keeper · Farming Sim
Run and grow your own grocery store—solo or in online co-op for up to four players. Grow crops, catch fish, and process goods to stock your shelves and expand your business.
SimulationShop KeeperOnline Co-OpJob SimulatorFarming SimManagementColorfulEconomyTradingCraftingEternal Swordsmith
2 days ago · sasoriken-games
Both: Shop Keeper · Resource Management
A blacksmith shop sim where every sale changes a life. Forge magic swords as an undying elf, read each customer's ambition and ethics, and choose who gets the blade, then watch it make them a hero or a tyrant. When they die, the sword returns to your anvil to be reforged into the next.
Shop KeeperJob SimulatorCraftingResource ManagementChoices MatterTime ManagementDialogue HeavyManagementStory RichEconomyImmortal Life
Jan 17, 2024 · YiFang Studio
Both: Farming Sim · Fishing
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!
XianxiaFarming SimLife SimRPGCraftingFishingAgricultureMiningAction RPGRelaxing👍 3,857Potion Tycoon
Oct 4, 2024 · Snowhound Games
Both: Shop Keeper · Resource Management
Potion Tycoon is a management simulator with a witchy twist! Build and develop your very own magic shop. Manage resources, set up production lines, mix potions and sell them smartly to stay ahead of the competition. Welcome to the potion business!
ManagementSimulationSandboxBuildingShop KeeperStrategyMagicEconomyAutomationResource Management👍 630
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Stardew Valley
Feb 26, 2016 · ConcernedApe
Both: Farming Sim
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Farming SimPixel GraphicsMultiplayerLife SimRPGRelaxingSimulationAgricultureCraftingSandbox👍 895,897Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
Dec 13, 2022 · niceplay games
Both: Resource Management
Potion Craft is an alchemist simulator where you physically interact with your tools and ingredients to brew potions. You're in full control of the whole shop: invent new recipes, attract customers and experiment to your heart's content. Just remember: the whole town is counting on you.
CraftingSingleplayerRelaxingSimulationMedievalManagementIndie2DResource ManagementSandbox👍 37,988Farthest Frontier
Oct 23, 2025 · Crate Entertainment
Both: Resource Management
Protect and guide your people as you forge a town from untamed wilderness at the edge of the known world. Harvest raw materials, hunt, fish and farm to survive. Produce crafted items to trade, consume, equip and fight with as you battle for your survival against the elements and outside threats.
BuildingCity BuilderStrategyMedievalResource ManagementAgricultureEconomyHistorical4XColony Sim👍 24,491
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