The Best Life-sim Games

Update : Hypnosis of Corruption added at rank #3.
Here are our 10 Best Life-sim Games:
1

Cozy Grove (2021)

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81
Review score
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Xbox One Playstation 5 Xbox Series X Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 IOS iPhone Mac OS PC Windows

Cozy Grove offers a charming, narrative-driven island-style setting game where you play as a Spirit Scout who helps ghosts trapped on an island. With a range of activities such as fishing, crafting, and collecting resources, this game has an unexpected depth with ghost bear characters having their narratives ranging from comedic to bittersweet and impactful.


What we like:
  • Adorable cast of characters
  • Beautiful hand-drawn visuals
  • Charming soundtrack
  • Deep layer of complex themes
  • Available on multiple platforms
What could be improved:
  • Lack of cross-save functionality
  • Smaller scale compared to Animal Crossing
  • Limited storage
  • Time-limited quests
  • Limited play each day

  • relaxing
  • crafting
  • hand-drawn
  • life-sim
  • simulation
  • inventory
  • cute
  • real-time
  • cozy
  • narrative
  • collectathon
  • isometric
  • story
  • resource
  • difficult

2

Cozy Grove: Camp Spirit (2021)

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86
Review score
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Android IOS iPhone PC Windows

Welcome to Cozy Grove, a game about camping on a haunted, ever-changing island. As a Spirit Scout, you'll wander the island's forest each day, finding new hidden secrets and helping soothe the local ghosts. With a little time and a lot of crafting, you'll bring color and joy back to Cozy Grove!


  • life-sim
  • relaxing
  • cozy
  • collectathon
  • crafting
  • cute
  • life
  • hidden-object
  • asynchronous

3

Hypnosis of Corruption (2024)

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PC Windows

Hinata Yuzuzaka is highly respected and admired among her peers. When strange things start to occur at her school and the surrounding town, it will be up to her to get to the bottom of it all.

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  • life-sim
  • simulation
  • rpg
  • pixel
  • 2d
  • cute
  • time-management
  • casual
  • single-player

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