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Games like Summer in Mara Prologue

If Summer in Mara Prologue is your kind of game, the closest matches are Summer in Mara, Songs of Glimmerwick and Cheaphaven — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its animal interactions are heartwarming, nurturing ecosystem feels meaningful and chill. 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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About Summer in Mara Prologue: A demo of Summer in Mara. Discover the beginning of this adventure and take care of your island by harvesting your crops, fishing on your pond, and cooking. Enjoy the opening act to this farming adventure.

2020AdventureCasualFree to playWindowsby Chibig
Summer in Mara Prologue — Steam game cover
Players highlight
Animal interactions are heartwarmingCrafting and farming feel satisfyingNurturing ecosystem feels meaningfulChillCozyRelaxing

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Steam players who put hours into Summer in Mara Prologue also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Summer in Mara

    WHY THIS

    Shares farming and crafting with Summer in Mara Prologue.

    Top pick for Summer in Mara Prologue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Summer in Mara Prologue.

    Take care of your own island and sail with your boat in this cozy farming adventure! Relax and unwind exploring a tropical archipelago or harvesting your own crops while helping others. Discover the story of Summer in Mara, with farming, crafting and exploring mechanics.

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation19.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Songs of Glimmerwick

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Summer in Mara Prologue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Summer in Mara Prologue.

    Become immersed in a musical woodland fantasy world where casting a spell is as easy as playing a song. Attend classes, grow the university garden, make friends with classmates and townsfolk, and explore the island’s many oddities and mysteries in this story-driven witch academy RPG.

    2026AdventureRPGSteam ↗
  3. Cheaphaven

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with Summer in Mara Prologue.

    Third-strongest match for Summer in Mara Prologue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Summer in Mara Prologue.

    Cheaphaven features a brief respite full of farming, building and upgrading, a small town of NPCs for all your chatting and shopping needs, and vaguely humorous descriptions for everyday items. Day/night cycle, market values, a pigeon, all the things that are supposed to be in a farming game

    2022IndieSimulationRPG2.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Farm Together 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares farming, resource management and a chill mood with Summer in Mara Prologue.

    Ranked #4 for Summer in Mara Prologue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Summer in Mara Prologue.

    Grow your own farm all by yourself, or cooperate with your friends in the long awaited sequel to the cozy, relaxing farming experience!

    2025IndieSimulationCasual25.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Ranchers

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Summer in Mara Prologue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Summer in Mara Prologue.

    The Ranchers is an open world country-life sim for 1-4 players. Raise animals, grow tasty crops, craft helpful tools and build your dream house. Explore the open world and earn the villagers' respect and esteem.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. No Place Like Home

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Summer in Mara Prologue.

    Ranked #6 for Summer in Mara Prologue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Summer in Mara Prologue.

    Humanity Trashed the Earth and left for Mars. Only few remained. EXPLORE the world. Clean the environment, CRAFT with recycled resources. Domesticate animals. Rebuild your village. Restore environment and run your own post-apo FARM as there is No Place Like Home!

    2022IndieAdventureSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of Mineral Town

    WHY THIS

    Shares animal care and a relaxing mood with Summer in Mara Prologue.

    Ranked #7 for Summer in Mara Prologue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Summer in Mara Prologue.

    Experience the joys of life on the farm in this reimagining of a timeless STORY OF SEASONS classic!

    2020SimulationRPGCasual9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. My Time at Portia

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and a cozy mood with Summer in Mara Prologue.

    Ranked #8 for Summer in Mara Prologue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Summer in Mara Prologue.

    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!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Summer in Mara Prologue

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Stardew Valley

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with Summer in Mara Prologue.

    Reviewers of Summer in Mara Prologue cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    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?

    2016IndieSimulationRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. My Time at Portia

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and a cozy mood with Summer in Mara Prologue.

    Reviewers of Summer in Mara Prologue cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Summer in Mara Prologue.

    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!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Hell Moon Harvest

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Summer in Mara Prologue cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Summer in Mara Prologue.

    Coop action horror game where up to 4 players explore, forage, and hunt for food within the dangerous environment of a Bio-Cube. Collect as much food as you can as fast as you can without becoming food yourself.

    ActionAdventureSteam ↗

More from Chibig

Other recommendable Steam games by Chibig, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Summer in Mara

    WHY THIS

    Shares farming and crafting with Summer in Mara Prologue.

    Another title from Chibig, the studio behind Summer in Mara Prologue. Shares Adventure with Summer in Mara Prologue.

    Take care of your own island and sail with your boat in this cozy farming adventure! Relax and unwind exploring a tropical archipelago or harvesting your own crops while helping others. Discover the story of Summer in Mara, with farming, crafting and exploring mechanics.

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation19.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Mika and The Witch's Mountain

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with Summer in Mara Prologue.

    Another title from Chibig, the studio behind Summer in Mara Prologue. Shares Adventure and Casual with Summer in Mara Prologue.

    Mika and the Witch’s Mountain is a fantasy adventure about an aspiring witch who delivers packages to the townspeople of a small island. Explore every cranny and soar through the sky with your magic broom.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Koa and the Five Pirates of Mara

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with Summer in Mara Prologue.

    Another title from Chibig, the studio behind Summer in Mara Prologue. Shares Adventure and Casual with Summer in Mara Prologue.

    Join Koa and Napopo on a 3D platformer adventure through the islands of Mara! Outwit traps, explore the ocean, maneuver dangerous environments, and have fun in 8 wild worlds on their quest to recover stolen pirate loot.

    2023IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Deiland: Pocket Planet

    WHY THIS

    Shares farming, crafting and a chill mood with Summer in Mara Prologue.

    Another title from Chibig, the studio behind Summer in Mara Prologue. Shares Adventure and Casual with Summer in Mara Prologue.

    Deiland: Pocket Planet is a farming adventure where you will have to take care of your tiny planet. Farm, craft, fight and explore the universe of Deiland.

    2021IndieAdventureSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Ankora: Lost Days

    WHY THIS

    Shares farming, crafting and a chill mood with Summer in Mara Prologue.

    Another title from Chibig, the studio behind Summer in Mara Prologue. Shares Adventure with Summer in Mara Prologue.

    Discover the wild planet Ankora and explore freely around this mysterious world full of promise and danger. Craft different tools, build structures and terraform yourself a new home in this cute-as-heck survival game.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure1.49 USDSteam ↗
  6. Stories of Mara

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Summer in Mara Prologue.

    Another title from Chibig, the studio behind Summer in Mara Prologue. Shares Adventure and Casual with Summer in Mara Prologue.

    Dive into the charming Stories of Mara, an episodic slice of life tale about a diverse cast of characters. Get to know your neighbours and bond with them, but… Could you make them stick together to help each other?

    2021IndieAdventureCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Ankora: Lost Days - Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Chibig, the studio behind Summer in Mara Prologue. Shares Adventure with Summer in Mara Prologue.

    The opening act of Ankora: Lost Days. Discover the beginning of this adventure and explore freely around this mysterious world full of promise and danger. Craft different tools, build structures and terraform yourself a new home in the opening act of this cute-as-heck survival game.

    2022ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Elusive

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Chibig, the studio behind Summer in Mara Prologue. Shares Adventure with Summer in Mara Prologue.

    Elusive is a borrower metroidvania combining 3D and 2D scenarios in a Giant House. Use your smallness to find resources in every corner, craft new tools and survive challenges with your acrobatic skills.

    IndieAdventureRPGSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Summer in Mara Prologue

Does Summer in Mara Prologue work on Steam Deck?
Summer in Mara Prologue is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
Is Summer in Mara Prologue free to play?
Yes — Summer in Mara Prologue is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
What games are most similar to Summer in Mara Prologue?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Summer in Mara Prologue are Summer in Mara, Songs of Glimmerwick, Cheaphaven.
Who developed Summer in Mara Prologue?
Summer in Mara Prologue was developed by Chibig.

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