Games like The Sims™ 3
by The Sims Studio, Maxis
The Sims 3: Create the perfect world with full customization at your fingertips. Refine personalities and help fulfill destinies.
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FreeThe Sims™ 4
Jun 18 · Maxis
Both: Life Sim · Character Customization · Building
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.
Life SimFree to PlayCharacter CustomizationBuildingSimulationRomanceSingleplayerSandboxDating SimCasual👍 83,352
-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
-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
-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
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 · Funny
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
$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
$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
$9.99Metro Sim Hustle
Jul 24 · Departure Interactive
Both: Life Sim · Sandbox · Character Customization
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
$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
$14.99To Pixelia
May 1 · Pixeduo Studios
Both: Life 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
$24.99Blockbuster Inc.
Jun 6 · Super Sly Fox
Both: Sandbox · Building · Character Customization
Ever dreamed of making your own movies? Build up your own movie studio, scout for upcoming stars, and produce cutting-edge films and TV shows. Try to stay ahead of your competition throughout the history of cinematography.
SimulationSandboxBuildingBase BuildingLevel EditorCharacter CustomizationImmersive SimVideo ProductionModdableManagement👍 618
$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
-30%$34.99Cities: Skylines II
Oct 24 · Iceflake Studios, Colossal Order
Both: Building · Sandbox · Moddable
Raise a city from the ground up and transform it into a thriving metropolis with the most realistic city builder ever. Push your creativity and problem-solving to build on a scale you've never experienced. With deep simulation and a living economy, this is world-building without limits.
City BuilderSimulationBuildingSandboxManagementSingleplayerEconomyStrategyRealisticModdable👍 64,269
-20%$22.39Go-Go Town!
Jul 16 · Prideful Sloth
Both: Life Sim · Building · Sandbox
Step into the role of a hands-on mayor and build your town from the ground up. Plan neighborhoods, automate logistics, and grow your community—all while juggling workers, infrastructure, and day-to-day chaos to create your dream town. Play solo for total control, or bring friends for co-op mayhem.
SimulationCity BuilderDecoratingLife SimBuildingManagementSandboxFunnyFishingIndie👍 2,476
$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
-40%$17.99Coral Island
Nov 14 · Stairway Games
Both: Life 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
-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
$8.99Hometopia
Apr 2 · Hometopia Inc.
Both: Sandbox · Building
Hometopia is a sandbox home-building game featuring thousands of assets and customization options. Choose from a variety of environments where you can design your dream homes—solo or with friends. Bring your architectural visions to life exactly as you imagine, with no budget limitations.
Immersive SimDesign & IllustrationCity BuilderSandboxBuildingBase BuildingEducationNatureTutorialFamily Friendly👍 777
$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
$5.99My Dream Setup
Feb 20 · Campfire Studio
Both: Building · Sandbox
My Dream Setup is a simulation game about building the room you've always dreamed of. A huge selection of furniture, computers and their accessories, posters, pictures, plants, and other interior details await you. Try all of them and create your dream setup.
Design & IllustrationBuildingRelaxingSimulationSandboxCasualIndieCozyCuteImmersive Sim👍 6,693
$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
$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
$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
$25.99Big Ambitions
Aug 28 · Hovgaard Games
Both: Life Sim · Sandbox
Big Ambitions is a revolutionary role-playing business sim. Go from nothing to the biggest entrepreneur in New York by opening small businesses or slowly building huge corporations any way you like.
ManagementEconomySimulationCapitalismLife SimSandboxSingleplayerResource ManagementTime ManagementInventory Management👍 14,060
$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
$24.99MMORPG Tycoon 2
Jan 6 · VectorStorm Pty Ltd
Both: Sandbox · Character Customization
MMORPG Tycoon 2 is a single-player world-builder game about creating the greatest MMORPG of all time – yours.
Game DevelopmentSandboxCity BuilderManagementGod GameCharacter CustomizationSimulationEconomy3DStylized👍 2,979
-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
-80%$3.99Builder Simulator
Jun 9 · Live Motion Games, Frozen Way
Both: Building · Sandbox
Builder Simulator is the perfect game for those who want to build a house, from the ground up, one brick at a time. On easy, the game will guide and teach you by showing you full instruction, but on hard you will get no help - instead rely on your builder skills and make everything yourself.
SimulationBuildingSingleplayerDesign & IllustrationSandboxEducationRelaxingReplay ValueFamily FriendlyImmersive Sim👍 1,639
$17.99Travellers Rest
Jul 28 · Isolated Games
Both: Life Sim · Building
Craft, farm, build and cook! In Travellers Rest you will have to use all the available tools to become the best tavern keeper in the realm. Create unique dishes and drinks to please your customers as you discover the world and its colorful characters.
Life SimPixel GraphicsManagementFarming SimRPGMedievalCraftingBuildingImmersive SimFantasy👍 16,552
FreeCreatures Docking Station
Dec 7 · Creature Labs
Both: Life Sim · Moddable · Sandbox
Raise and train a troupe of cuddly virtual life creatures that live on a Space Station. Because they have neural network brains, Norns can be taught right from wrong, but because they also have their own, individual personalities, they may not always do what you want.
Life SimCasualArtificial IntelligenceSimulationCuteModdableSandboxScienceDialogue HeavyNonlinear



