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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-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
$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
$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
$39.99Disney Dreamlight Valley
Dec 5 · Gameloft
Both: Life Sim · Character Customization · Sandbox
Explore a world filled with the magic of Disney as you discover rich stories and build the perfect neighborhood alongside Disney and Pixar heroes and villains in this new life-sim adventure game. Welcome to Disney Dreamlight Valley.
RelaxingLife SimCharacter CustomizationExplorationAdventureSimulationSandboxFantasyCasualSingleplayer👍 22,037
-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
$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
$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
-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
$19.99Office Life
Dec 17 · LeiYun Games
Both: Life 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
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$15.99Mon Bazou
Dec 18 · Santa Goat
Both: Sandbox · Life Sim · Building
Build your crappy vehicle into a race car, install the parts yourself. Make money by cutting wood, racing at night or delivering pizza. Maybe you want to manage a sugar shack or build yourself a big garage?
Automobile SimDrivingSandboxLife SimRacingChoose Your Own AdventureExplorationBuildingOpen WorldFirst-Person👍 19,936
$14.99Furnish Master
Feb 19 · Alex Blintsov
Both: Sandbox · Building · Moddable
Furnish Master is a relaxing game about furnishing apartments, houses, commercial estate and even outdoor territory! Realize your design dreams!
Early AccessColorfulSandboxDesign & IllustrationBuildingJob SimulatorCozyModdableRelaxingCute👍 1,109
$19.99Farmer's Life
Oct 20 · FreeMind S.A.
Both: Sandbox · Life Sim
🌾Unleash the Farmer within. 🚜 Dive into the rustic charm of rural living in "Farmer's Life", where you'll experience the joy and challenges of life on a vibrant farmstead. Plant, grow, and embrace a country living in a vast open world. You choose from diverse mechanics and endless possibilities.
SimulationFarming SimAgricultureFirst-PersonFarmingSandboxSingleplayerCasualEducationLife Sim👍 2,373
$14.99House Builder 2: Casual Construction
Oct 22 · FreeMind S.A.
Both: Building · Sandbox
In House Builder 2, you build your dream structures in a vibrant, open-world low-poly environment! Purchase materials for your work, load them up, and head off to diverse tasks in the ultimate building adventure!
CasualBuildingSandboxDesign & IllustrationSingleplayerIndiePhysicsEconomyEducation3D👍 101
FreeVoxelMancy
May 29 · Reuniko
Both: Building · Sandbox · Character Customization
Online voxel sandbox where you can build anything imaginable. Forget simple cubes – sculpt slopes, curves, and structures of any size with many realistic materials. Your imagination is the only limit!
Early AccessVoxelBuildingSandboxProcedural GenerationLevel EditorFantasyChoose Your Own AdventureGod GameCharacter Customization
$11.99gogh: Focus with Your Avatar
Apr 30 · ambr
Both: Character Customization · Sandbox
A cozy multiplayer co-working sandbox with character customization, room building, and productivity tools. Focus, study, work, and relax together with friends and players around the world.
Character CustomizationCuteSandboxUtilitiesMultiplayerRelaxingCozy3DAnimeTime Management👍 4,817
-60%$25.99Planet Coaster 2
Nov 6 · Frontier Developments
Both: Sandbox · Building
Build and customise thrilling roller coasters and incredible water slides, manage the ultimate theme park experience, and share your epic creations. Are you ready to ride the wave?
SimulationSandboxStrategyBuildingCity Builder3DSingleplayerEconomyGod GameManagement👍 13,059
$19.99Football Life Simulator
Apr 11 · Ludu Arts
Both: Life Sim · Romance
Live the life of a professional footballer both on and off the field. Train, play matches, manage your social life, climb the career ladder, and spend your earned money. Decorate your life with luxury while managing your relationships and finances.
SimulationFootball (Soccer)Life SimIndieTime ManagementCapitalismFPSRomanceImmersive SimInventory Management👍 1,567
$12.99Gym Simulator 24
Jul 19 · Red Axe Games
Both: Life Sim · Building
Gym Simulator 24: Build Your Fitness Empire! Embark on a journey to create your dream fitness haven in Gym Simulator 24, the ultimate simulation game where you'll ascend the ranks and craft your very own fitness empire.
SimulationImmersive SimCasualManagementLife SimBuildingSportsMartial Arts3D FighterBoxing👍 2,533
$19.99Dinkum
Apr 22 · James Bendon
Both: Life Sim · Sandbox
Dinkum is a survival life simulation game set on an island inspired by the rugged Australian outback. Farm, hunt, mine, fish, and forage to gather resources, expand your town, and discover what makes Dinkum so special—either solo or with friends.
Open World Survival CraftAgricultureRelaxingCo-opFarming SimLife SimFarmingCraftingSimulationSandbox👍 24,646
$25.99Farm Together 2
May 30 · Milkstone Studios
Both: Sandbox · Life Sim · Character Customization
Grow your own farm all by yourself, or cooperate with your friends in the long awaited sequel to the cozy, relaxing farming experience!
Farming SimAgricultureSandboxFamily FriendlyLife SimCuteCharacter CustomizationTime ManagementFishingCasual👍 4,458
$15.99Estate Agent Simulator
Nov 13 · Kiki Games
Both: Life Sim · Building
Estate Agent Simulator lets you enter the exciting world of the real estate market. You can buy, decorate, advertise, rent or sell houses. You can buy vacant land and build houses. Environmental factors will affect the rental prices of houses.
Early AccessSimulationTradingImmersive SimManagementDrivingEconomyCapitalismLife SimBuilding👍 573
$24.99Citadelum
Oct 17 · Abylight Barcelona
Both: Moddable · Building · Sandbox
Citadelum is a city builder set in legendary Ancient Rome. Build your own settlement, gather resources and evolve it into a magnificent city. Explore the world, trade and lead your mighty legions in epic tactical battles. Earn the favor of the Gods or challenge them, if you dare.
ModdableSingleplayerCity BuilderRomeResource ManagementBuildingSandboxAuto BattlerSimulationLevel Editor👍 1,006
$29.99Myth of Empires
Feb 21 · Angela Game
Both: Building · Sandbox · Character Customization
Myth of Empires is a multiplayer war sandbox game featuring a high degree of freedom and multiple civilizations. Players must survive, craft, create, and lead troops in their quest to conquer PVE or PVP territory and build their own empire. Xizhou Civilization Pack is now officially released!
BuildingOpen World Survival CraftSandboxMMORPGOpen WorldSurvivalBase BuildingMultiplayerWarCharacter Customization👍 15,523
$4.99SimCity™ 3000 Unlimited
Mar 7 · Maxis
SimCity 3000 Unlimited brings you the classic strategy gaming of SimCity 3000 with all-new scenarios that open up a whole world of city planning and building possibilities! The thrills of the classic SimCity 3000 are here again!
SimulationStrategyCity BuilderCasualSingleplayerClassicRetroIsometric1990's👍 763
$9.99Casino Simulator
May 23 · Lodos Games
Both: Life Sim · Building
Build and run your own casino empire — alone or in 1-4 player online co-op. Deal blackjack, poker and roulette yourself, spin real slot games, hire staff, expand your building, buy houses and cars in a living city… and outsmart every cheater who walks in.
SimulationCasualLife SimFPS3DEconomyFirst-PersonEarly AccessBuildingGambling👍 787
$17.99Kebab Chefs! - Restaurant Simulator
Jun 11 · Biotech Gameworks
Both: Sandbox · Funny · Building
Kebab Chefs! is a Co-Op, cooking and restaurant management game that can be played up to 4 players. Design your own restaurant. Cook delicious foods, fill your menu with various recipes, feed customers and become the biggest kebab restaurant in town!
CookingMultiplayerSimulationManagementPhysicsSandboxFunnyTime ManagementImmersive SimBuilding👍 7,017
$19.99Ostranauts
Aug 3 · Blue Bottle Games
Both: Sandbox · Life Sim
Navigate your scrappy ship through the boneyard in search of valuable parts in abandoned vessels. Use salvage to upgrade your ship, or sell it for cash to pay down your mounting debt, or restock fuel, air, or food. Fly and role-play aboard your dream spaceship in this hardcore noir space-sim.
FlightSimulationSpace SimSandboxDifficultSurvivalSpaceExplorationLife SimProcedural Generation👍 3,141

