Games like Circadian City
If Circadian City is your kind of game, the closest matches are Stardew Valley, Cornucopia® and My Time at Portia — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and eerie. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
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Stardew Valley
WHY THIS
Top pick for Circadian City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Circadian City.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Cornucopia®
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Circadian City.
Second-strongest match for Circadian City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Circadian City.
Stardew Valley meets Paper Mario in the coziest farming RPG you've never played. Romance 34+ characters, befriend 50+, raise adorable animals, and grow crops using real soil science. No forced bedtime. A handcrafted 2.5D world full of charm, secrets, and the dream life you've been waiting for.
My Time at Portia
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Circadian City.
Third-strongest match for Circadian City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Circadian City.
Start a new life in the enchanting town of Portia! Restore your Pa's neglected workshop to its former glory by fulfilling commissions, growing crops, raising animals, and befriending the quirky inhabitants of this charming post-apocalyptic land!
Coral Island
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Circadian City.
Ranked #4 for Circadian City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Circadian City.
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.
Littlewood
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Circadian City.
Ranked #5 for Circadian City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Circadian City.
The world has already been saved. Now it's time to rebuild your town, learn new hobbies, and forge lifelong friendships in this peaceful and relaxing RPG.
Dinkum
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Circadian City.
Ranked #6 for Circadian City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Circadian City.
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.
Farmtale
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Circadian City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Circadian City.
Build your farm from one chicken and explore the world as you progress. Buy animals, harvest crops, hire workers for management, and advance through unique buildings, quests, upgrades, and items in the ultimate idle clicker hybrid!
Seeds of Calamity
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Circadian City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Circadian City.
Take part in healing after the Great Calamity. Tend your farm, complete quests for the villagers, and explore dungeons filled with challenge and treasure in this cozy, solo-developed farming sim. Build a new life in a recovering world with your fluffy Spellbook Companion.
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Stardew Valley
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Circadian City cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with Circadian City.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of Mineral Town
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Circadian City cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation and RPG with Circadian City.
Experience the joys of life on the farm in this reimagining of a timeless STORY OF SEASONS classic!
Gleaner Heights
WHY THIS
Shares time management and an atmospheric mood with Circadian City.
Reviewers of Circadian City cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Circadian City.
Experience the old-school charm of classic farming games with the suburban gothic atmosphere of certain 90's TV shows, along with contemporary game mechanics. Farming, crafting, combat, romantic relationships and mysterious events await!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Circadian City at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Circadian City on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Circadian City.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Circadian City on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Circadian City.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
R.E.P.O.
WHY THIS
Priced ~42% under Circadian City on Steam right now. Shares Early Access with Circadian City.
An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~48% under Circadian City on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Circadian City.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Circadian City on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Circadian City.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Circadian City on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Circadian City.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~92% under Circadian City on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Circadian City.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Circadian City on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Circadian City.
Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Circadian City.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Circadian City.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Circadian City.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Circadian City.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Circadian City.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Circadian City.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Circadian City.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Stardew Valley
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Simulation with Circadian City.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Cornucopia®
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Circadian City.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Circadian City.
Stardew Valley meets Paper Mario in the coziest farming RPG you've never played. Romance 34+ characters, befriend 50+, raise adorable animals, and grow crops using real soil science. No forced bedtime. A handcrafted 2.5D world full of charm, secrets, and the dream life you've been waiting for.
Coral Island
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Circadian City.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Circadian City.
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.
Seeds of Calamity
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Circadian City.
Take part in healing after the Great Calamity. Tend your farm, complete quests for the villagers, and explore dungeons filled with challenge and treasure in this cozy, solo-developed farming sim. Build a new life in a recovering world with your fluffy Spellbook Companion.
Frequently asked about Circadian City
- Does Circadian City work on Steam Deck?
- Circadian City is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does Circadian City cost?
- Circadian City is listed on Steam at 11.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Circadian City?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Circadian City are Stardew Valley, Cornucopia®, My Time at Portia.
- Who developed Circadian City?
- Circadian City was developed by Nowhere Studios and published by Way Down Deep.
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