The Best Life simulation Games for Playstation 4

Update : Hamster Playground added at rank #10.
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Disney Dreamlight Valley (2023)

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Immerse yourself in the magical world of Disney Dreamlight Valley. Restore the memories of beloved Disney and Pixar characters, and rebuild a vibrant neighborhood in your unique style. Experience thrilling adventures, solve captivating puzzles, and enjoy the endless customization options. With new content continuously added, there's always a fresh adventure waiting for you!


What we like:
  • Immersive magical world with beloved Disney characters
  • Nonlinear gameplay with a variety of quests
  • Extensive customization options for character and town
  • Engaging storyline with mysteries to uncover
  • Regular updates with fresh content
What could be improved:
  • Gameplay can be repetitive over time
  • Limited space for town customization
  • High time investment needed for progression
  • Occasional technical glitches and crashes

  • simulation
  • farming
  • crafting
  • life-sim
  • life
  • cooking
  • fishing
  • adventure
  • sandbox
  • customization
  • relaxing
  • character
  • immersive
  • exploration

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Shin-chan: Me and the Professor on Summer Vacation - The Endless Seven-Day Journey (2021)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Playstation 4

Shin-Chan: Me and the Professor on Summer Vacation -The Endless Seven-Day Journey- is an adventure game with a heartfelt summer vacation vibe. Join Shin-Chan and his family as they explore Japan, meet unique characters, collect bugs and plants, and help the mad scientist bring dinosaurs to life. Experience a peaceful world filled with stunning scenery, funny dialogue, and time travel.


What we like:
  • Fun dialogue
  • Beautiful scenery
  • Engaging side quests and activities
  • Time travel elements
What could be improved:
  • Repetitive tasks at times
  • Not all lines of dialogue are voiced

  • simulation
  • 2.5d
  • collector
  • creature
  • anime
  • 3d
  • cartoony
  • life
  • dinosaurs
  • farming
  • immersive
  • battler
  • atmospheric
  • adventure
  • story

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PC Building Simulator (2019)

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PC Building Simulator allows you to build your dream PC without the physical constraints. With licensed components, customizable LED and cabling colors, and step-by-step instructions, you'll enjoy experimenting with different configurations, completing repair jobs or entire system builds while balancing your books to ensure a profit. From novice to expert, this simulator is perfect for PC enthusiasts at all levels. Start building your marketable skills now!


What we like:
  • Accurate representation of building PCs
What could be improved:
  • For the hardcore PC enthusiasts
  • No story

  • simulation
  • immersive
  • education
  • hardware
  • management
  • building
  • life
  • modern
  • real-world
  • empire
  • fully-fledged

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My Child Lebensborn (2018)

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Experience the emotional and challenging journey of raising an adopted child in post-WWII Norway in My Child Lebensborn. Balance your time and resources to provide for your child's needs while navigating a world filled with hate and bullying. This BAFTA-award winning game offers a genuine and immersive nurturing simulation that will tug at your heartstrings.


What we like:
  • Impactful story
  • Emotional journey
  • Realistic characters
  • Meaningful choices
  • Good replay value
What could be improved:
  • Fairly linear gameplay
  • Some may find it too emotionally taxing

  • simulation
  • war
  • emotional
  • time-management
  • choices
  • life
  • hand-drawn
  • story
  • social
  • historical
  • casual
  • crafting
  • atmospheric
  • management

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My Child Lebensborn Remastered (2023)

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My Child Lebensborn is a story-driven nurture game based on real events. Play as the adoptive parent of Karin or Klaus, and experience the struggles they go through alongside them. Balance your time and resources wisely, while helping your child cope with the effects of hatred.


  • simulation
  • life
  • emotional
  • immersive
  • story
  • choices
  • war

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Cafe Master Story (2023)

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Serve up food, drinks, and smiles in this retro cafe management sim!


  • simulation
  • colony
  • life
  • cooking
  • city-building
  • 2d
  • sandbox
  • pixel
  • casual
  • table
  • top-down
  • building

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Grow: Song of The Evertree (2021)

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Grow: Song of the Evertree is an awe-inducing experience firmly planted between an adventure game and a sweet casual farm game. The game is beautiful with opportunities to explore the world around you and keep it casual with the gameplay, whilst feeding you the story. You get to customize your character and go on a journey to save the Evertree and nurture the world back to health from the Withering. You even get your very own sweet dragon companion!


What we like:
  • Beautiful art style & music
  • Customizable character
  • Relaxed gameplay
  • Dragon companion
  • Non-binary characters supported
  • No punishment or rush for doing things wrong
What could be improved:
  • Slow going
  • Not strictly accessible in terms of customization options

  • farming
  • simulation
  • city-building
  • sandbox
  • open-world
  • exploration
  • wholesome
  • world-crafting
  • management
  • relaxing
  • cute
  • agriculture
  • colourful
  • life
  • adventure

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My Time At Sandrock (2023)

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Step into the boots of a visionary builder in My Time at Sandrock! Rebuild a desert town, craft ingenious machines, forge friendships, and battle foes. Your creativity fuels this charming life-sim RPG, where every crafted item tells a story and every friendship opens new adventures. Dive in and transform Sandrock into a thriving community!


What we like:
  • Engaging crafting and building mechanics
  • Rich character interactions and storylines
  • Improved graphics and world design
  • Variety of activities and side quests
  • Refined resource gathering and farming systems
What could be improved:
  • Simplistic combat system

  • farming
  • simulation
  • post-apocalyptic
  • life
  • crafting
  • city-state
  • rpg
  • building
  • sandbox
  • dungeon

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Zoo Park Story (2023)

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Well, what are you waiting for? Build a top-ranking zoo, set social media ablaze, and show the world your wild side!


  • simulation
  • colony
  • zoo
  • zoo-goers
  • top-ranking
  • nature
  • life
  • city-building
  • pixel
  • casual
  • top-down
  • building
  • snow
  • romance
  • 2d

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Hamster Playground (2024)

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Prepare for cuteness overload, relentless training, and fierce rivalry as you and your hamsters take on challenges while traversing the maze and riding a skateboard, with more modes coming soon! Be the first to cross the finish line to earn rewards and yummy treats!


  • simulation
  • character
  • life
  • immersive
  • time-management
  • customization
  • building
  • family-friendly
  • isometric
  • skateboard
  • platform
  • comedy
  • cute
  • racing
  • relaxing

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