The best games like Stardew Valley in 2025

If you're looking for more foraging, farming, and fighting fun, our guide to the best games like Stardew Valley is here to help. We've put together a selection of titles that share similar mechanics with the iconic farming sim, with options for mobile, Steam Deck, Windows handhelds, and more. All you need to do is decide which to play first.

While you're here, be sure to take a look at our other Stardew Valley content. We've got Stardew Valley characters, Stardew Valley silo, and Stardew Valley fish guides, and loads more for your perusal. We also have other lists just like this, including the best casual games and the best fishing games.

Here's our list of the best games like Stardew Valley:

Harvest Land

Portable platforms: Android and iOS

If you want a simple and sweet little farm sim to play on the go, then Harvest Land is the game for you. It sees you start your very own village, building homes and facilities for your citizens, taming cute critters, defending your new home against monsters, and much more.

It offers all the key features you could want from a farm game, including cultivating crops, raising sweet animals such as chickens, pigs, and cows, gathering and selling materials, and more - all from the palm of your hand. It's simple, sweet, and a lot of fun on the go.

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Harvest Town

Portable platforms: Android and iOS

Harvest Town is as close to Stardew Valley as you can get without prompting a lawsuit from the developer. It has foraging, fishing, farming, and all the good stuff you love doing in Pelican Town, with a new cast of characters to get to grips with.

It offers plenty of pixelated fun, as well as heaps of freedom and some great RPG elements that allow you to explore and play however you want. Cultivate your own farm through four different seasons, explore, adventure, and make pals with the townsfolk in this pocket-sized life sim.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Portable platforms: Nintendo Switch

While Stardew Valley is great, its 20-minute-long days can also be a little anxiety-inducing when you've got so much to do. That isn't the case with Animal Crossing: New Horizons, which offers a much more laid-back island life that puts less pressure on you to earn the big bucks right from the start.

Build up your beautiful island, plant flowers and trees, design your home, befriend the cute critters that move in, and get hooked on some good ol' fishing. What more could you ask for? If you're headed off for your own island getaway, be sure to check out our Animal Crossing: New Horizons villagers before you get there.

Animal Crossing Pocket Camp Complete

Portable platforms: Android and iOS

While not quite as complex as New Horizons, Animal Crossing Pocket Camp Complete is a great way to get your Stardew/AC fix on the go, with plenty of activities to busy yourself with and a bunch of friendly faces for anyone familiar with the Animal Crossing series. Sadly, that does include Tom Nook.

Once again, you get the opportunity to build up your campsite and customize your camper, but with more stripped-down mechanics that allow you to soak up the fun in small, idle, bite-sized chunks. While Nintendo stopped live support for the original game in late 2024, this complete edition offers a bunch of content for a one-time payment. If you need more K.K. Slider in your life, we can't recommend this game enough.

Harvest Master: Farm Sim

Portable platforms: Android

Hark! It's another pixelated farm sim! Following the death of your uncle, you inherit his farm and decide to move in (sound familiar?). Unfortunately, he accumulated a pretty big debt before he kicked the bucket, and now it's up to you to pay off the local business tyrant.

It's not all doom and gloom, though - with a fun harvesting system, festivals, animals, mining, and more, there's plenty to distract you from the looming threat of capitalism. You also get a choice of different bachelors and bachelorettes, which you can befriend and wed Stardew-style. Nice.

The Farm: Sassy Princess

Portable platforms: Android and iOS

Would a game by any other name smell as sweet? Well, sure, but they definitely pulled us in with the name 'The Farm: Sassy Princess. ' This adorable pixelated farm sim has you harvesting crops, settling into a new family, completing quests, and, of course, fishing. If you're looking for more games like Stardew Valley, this is a great place to start.

Enjoy a fun, relaxing experience on your phone any time you want to escape your hectic life and become the ultimate sassy princess (though our editor may fight you for that title).

Graveyard Keeper

Portable platforms: Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS, Steam Deck, and Windows handhelds

Spooky, scary skeletons make everything more fun. Heralding itself as 'the most inaccurate medieval cemetery management sim of all time' (I'm sure there was plenty of competition in that market), this one takes the Stardew Valley vibes down to the grave, as you build and maintain your own graveyard.

Cut costs by any means necessary, and use any resources you can find, doing everything you can to make your business succeed - this is a game about the spirit of capitalism, after all. Oh, it's also about love. And dungeon crawling. And ethical dilemmas. And organ farming. Let's just say it's kind of dark, tongue-in-skull humor.

Forager

Portable platforms: Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS, Steam Deck, and Windows handhelds

Forager looks like a very simple game at first glance, but there's a lot more depth here than you might anticipate. Whether you're crafting, building, foraging, solving puzzles, or taking on some enemies in quirky combat, there's no shortage of activities to keep you busy.

This one is especially enticing for those who like the 16-bit visuals of Stardew Valley, with a pixel art style that gives the game a nostalgic flair. It's not old school in terms of mechanics, though, with plenty of ways to create and craft as freely as you like.

Slime Rancher: Plortable Edition

Portable platforms: Nintendo Switch

If you love herding slimes in Stardew Valley, this one is for you. Slime Rancher is all about collecting slimes and setting up your own slime ranch out in Far, Far Range. It's a different gameplay experience, with Slime Ranger opting for the first-person perspective, but the fundamentals are very similar to Stardew's.

Whether you're growing crops to feed your adorable but greedy little slimes, exploring a vast world, completing research, or foraging items, there's always something to keep you busy in this vibrant, virtual world. To get you off on your adorably squidgy adventure, check out our Slime Rancher slimes guide.

Moonlighter

Portable platforms: Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS, Steam Deck, and Windows handhelds

Most retail workers can sympathize with the protagonist of Moonlighter. While grinding away at the till can be all fine and dandy, it's easy to long for something more. Better still, something more that sees you wielding a sword.

Luckily, this little gem from our list of the best games like Stardew Valley offers you plenty to do when you get off the shop floor - with heaps of opportunities to get out into the wide world, fighting with style, snagging treasures, and opening the gates to different worlds. Pretty cool, huh?

Garden Story

Portable platforms: Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck, and Windows handhelds

Garden Story is a wonderful little sim packed full of fishin', farmin', fightin', and foragin' starring a cute little sentient berry. Yes, it's as cute as it sounds, and I'd liken it to the gaming equivalent of a comfort blanket.

Unify a broken community as the newly-appointed Guardian of The Grove, as you travel across a gorgeous world, rebuilding your home, helping your fruity friends, and battling the invasive Rot that threatens the land. It's cute, it's captivating, and it's cozy.

Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town

Portable platforms: Nintendo Switch and Windows handhelds

Stepping back to the rich roots of Stardew's farming with a friend mechanics that we all love so much, the iconic Story of Seasons series hit Switch with Pioneers of Olive Town.

Tend to crops and animals, reap the rewards of your labor, make friends, and fall in love, as you experience an idyllic farmer's life like no other. Check out our Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town review to find out more.

Terraria

Portable platforms: Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS, Steam Deck, and Windows handhelds

Most of you should be familiar with Terraria by now, and if you're not - what are you waiting for? This side-scrolling, pixelated classic has plenty of dungeons to explore, bosses to beat, and heaps of customization and transformable terrain, allowing you to build the house (or village) of your dreams and populate it with friends and treasures.

More exciting than all of that, there are a couple of Stardew Valley easter eggs inside the game world, which you might be able to spot for yourself if you put the hours in. For help on your Terraria adventure, be sure to check out our guides! We've got Terraria NPCs, Terraria Wings, Terraria bosses, and more.

Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles

Portable platforms: Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck, and Windows handhelds

A stunning and magical adventure that combines all of your favorite Stardew Valley elements, from farming to adventuring, all in gorgeous, vivid 3D graphics. Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles puts you in the shoes of the hero of Gemea, as you explore a natural island paradise with gorgeous environments ranging from tall, snow-capped summits to warm, sunny beaches.

Seek out the hidden and whimsical creatures known as Sprites, use their power to clear the Murk and restore nature's beauty, barter with the locals, forage, craft, and grow in this beautiful title.

Moonglow Bay

Portable platforms: Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck, and Windows handhelds

If fishing is your favorite part of Stardew Valley, it's time to take a trip to Moonglow Bay. This is another fantastic cozy game, as you take on life as a fisherperson in a dilapidated coastal town that desperately needs new life breathed into it. Surprise, surprise, that's your job, and you'll quickly become accustomed to the locals and their interesting quirks.

While there's no farming to get up to, there's enough variation in Moonglow Bay's fishing mechanics to keep you engaged for hours at a time. There's also a couple of bosses thrown in for good measure, and a bittersweet narrative that proves to be a real tearjerker the more you find out about the player character's tragic past. For more on this one, see our Moonglow Bay Switch review.

Bloomtown: A Different Story

Portable platforms: Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck, and Windows handhelds

Bloomtown: A Different Story is much like Stardew Valley in the way that you find yourself in a small town, with little to do but plant some crops, make friends with the locals, and appease your Grandpa (though he's alive here, and not in spirit form). However, this game has a pretty big twist. On one of your first nights at Grandpa's, you wake up in Lucifer's chamber and sign a deal with the devil.

Once the deal is signed, the other half of this experience opens up, with RPG battles, dungeon exploration, and some pretty dark subject material. This is one for those who wanted more combat in Stardew Valley, and a little less time spent on the farm. For more information, see our Bloomtown: A Different Story review.

Disney Dreamlight Valley

Portable platforms: Nintendo Switch, iOS, Steam Deck, and Windows handhelds

We've saved one of the best until last in our guide to the best games like Stardew Valley, as this is the only farming simulator where you can meet up with iconic characters like Mickey Mouse, Sulley, Moana, and more. However, while Stardew sees you battle against the Joja corporation, DDV is a bit more magical, pitting you against a force known as the Forgetting.

It's not all doom and gloom, though, as you forge friendships with familiar faces while fishing, crafting, farming, and adventuring. Put simply, there's no shortage of things to do here, even before you get to dealing with the Forgetting. If you want the full lowdown on this option, check out our Disney Dreamlight Valley review.

Coral Island

Portable platforms: Steam Deck and Windows handhelds

Imagine Stardew Valley, but if you started on Ginger Island instead of just outside Pelican Town, and that's essentially what you've got with Coral Island. You can farm fruits and vegetables, tend to your farmyard animals, and yes, you can date some locals. It's a lovely little game, and the visuals have a hint of Animal Crossing about them, which is never a bad thing.

The big difference between Stardew Valley and Coral Island is that the latter lets you get up to more in the ocean. That makes sense, considering it's right on your doorstep. You can go diving, collect fish, or even help clean up after an oil spill. That last bit doesn't sound so much fun, but Coral Island makes it engaging, and it's always nice to do your bit for the environment.

Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time

Portable platforms: Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck, and Windows handhelds

If you love the cozy life but also still need that fix of adventure from time to time, Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time is a great game for Stardew Valley fans. For starters, it's very cute, with a chibi art style, features numerous occupations, ranging from foraging to crafting, and boasts a massive world that makes Pelican Town look almost minuscule in comparison.

Still, my favorite thing about Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time is the combat. It might not look like it, but this game doubles as an action-adventure that has some real depth in terms of combat mechanics, allowing you to adopt a playstyle and team up with friends in multiplayer mode to take on big threats. Once you've taken out the monster, you can accompany your pals to your home and show off that you're not just a legend with a sword and shield, but you're also a fantastic interior decorator. What more could you want?

There you have it, our guide to the best games like Stardew Valley on Switch and mobile. If, instead, you're looking for more games where romance can blossom, see our picks for the best dating games.