Games like Vivaland
Below are 16 hand-picked alternatives to Vivaland for fans of indie, simulation, casual, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Vivaland also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, free-to-play picks. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About Vivaland: A life sim where 1-8 players can craft their stories in a modern small-town. Create unique characters, steer their lives and careers! Let them breathe life into your unique town in Vivaland.
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Vivaland: Dream House
Top pick for Vivaland fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Vivaland.
Dream House is the build mode of the life simulation game called Vivaland, where you can construct and furnish your dream home. Play solo or with friends in co-op mode.
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House Flipper 2
Second-strongest match for Vivaland fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Vivaland.
Clean your worries away with this relaxing renovation simulator! Buy, fix, sell, and become a local legend. Or grab your power tools and build anything from scratch! With the online 2-4 players co-op mode, you can play both in sandbox and story mode together.
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Retail Company Simulator
Third-strongest match for Vivaland fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Vivaland.
Run your retail company. Sign contracts with leading brands, order products, hire workers, expand your store, and never let your customers leave the store empty-handed. Play with friends or go solo, and enjoy the growth of your shop.
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Architect Life: A House Design Simulator
Ranked #4 for Vivaland fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Vivaland.
Create dream homes! From 3D plan modelling through to on-site decision-making, you must bring each project to life while giving free rein to your creativity, to take your architectural firm to the pinnacle of the profession.
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Miami Hotel Simulator
Ranked #5 for Vivaland fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Vivaland.
Transform and manage your dream hotel in vibrant Miami! Renovate your property, delight your guests, and boost your income. Expand your offerings with vending machines and food services to become the ultimate hospitality tycoon!
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Cafemart Simulator
Ranked #6 for Vivaland fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Vivaland.
Create and decorate your cozy cafe, where guests can enjoy delicious food and drinks. Expand your service with a supermarket offering a wide selection of fresh products, so visitors can not only have a tasty meal but also do some shopping. Play solo or with friends in cooperative mode!
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Hotel Owner Simulator
Ranked #7 for Vivaland fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Vivaland.
Hotel Owner Simulator is a hotel management game where you start from a small hotel and grow your business by creating beautifully designed rooms, adjusting room sizes and layouts by placing each individual wall, negotiating high prices, and expanding your empire. Lets build, and manage the resort.
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Tobacco Shop Simulator
Ranked #8 for Vivaland fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Vivaland.
Run your tobacco shop. Sign contracts with leading brands, order products, hire workers, expand your store, and never let your customers leave the store empty-handed. Play with friends or go solo, and enjoy the growth of your shop.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Vivaland.
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.
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Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Vivaland.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Vivaland.
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?
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ENA: Dream BBQ
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Vivaland.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Vivaland.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Vivaland.
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.
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The Looker
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Vivaland.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Frequently asked about Vivaland
- Does Vivaland have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Vivaland supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Vivaland?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Vivaland are Vivaland: Dream House, House Flipper 2, Retail Company Simulator.
- Who developed Vivaland?
- Vivaland was developed by Hive5 Interactive and published by Hive5 Interactive, HypeTrain Digital.
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