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Games like Small Living World

If Small Living World is your kind of game, the closest matches are Small Living World 2, Garden In! and Sandboxels — picked from the ranked list below. 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 Small Living World: An ecosystem simulation running in your hands. Transform a desertic world into a lush forest. No stress, play at your own pace. This world is at your disposal. Terraform the landscape, add plants and animals. Create your perfect ecosystem.

2024IndieSimulationCasual3.99 USDWindowsby 777 Pixels
Small Living World — Steam game cover

Players who liked Small Living World also play

Steam players who put hours into Small Living World 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. Small Living World 2

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Small Living World fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Small Living World.

    Is a peaceful ecosystem simulator, bringing every aspect of nature to life. From the water cycle and plant growth, to animal behaviors and reproduction, observe your small living world evolve. All the tools are at your disposal to create your perfect forest.

    2026IndieSimulationSteam ↗
  2. Garden In!

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Small Living World fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Small Living World.

    Chill in the peaceful world of Garden In!, a charming sandbox game. Grow unique plants, discover new seeds, and design your dream garden. With its serene atmosphere, you'll find yourself saying 'just one more plant!' Dive in for quick relaxation or lose yourself for hours in the cozy journey.

    2023SimulationCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Sandboxels

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Small Living World fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Small Living World.

    Falling-sand sandbox game with 500+ elements, chemistry, fire, life, food, and anything you can imagine.

    2025IndieSimulationCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Viridi

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Small Living World fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Small Living World.

    Nurture a small pot of succulents that grow in real time. Viridi is a safe haven, a place you can return to for a moment of peace and quiet whenever you need it.

    2015IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Stardew Valley

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Small Living World fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Small Living World.

    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 ↗
  6. Marble World

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Small Living World fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Small Living World.

    Marble World is a physics sandbox simulator with marbles. Create your own marble races, runs and machines. Customize a variety of tracks, decorations and marbles to create a beautiful world.

    2022IndieSimulationCasual19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. PolyPine

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Small Living World fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Small Living World.

    A forest simulator where you grow trees and create habitats for animals, plants and insects. Click on animals to make them poop, hunt, dig, cut and twerk! Start with a few basic seeds and attempt to grow a thriving ecosystem.

    2025IndieSimulationCasual7.19 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Farmtale

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Small Living World fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Small Living World.

    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!

    2020StrategyIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Small Living World at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Small Living World on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Small Living World.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Small Living World on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Small Living World.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Small Living World on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Small Living World.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Small Living World on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Small Living World.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Small Living World on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with Small Living World.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Small Living World on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Small Living World.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Small Living World on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Small Living World.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Small Living World on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Small Living World.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Small Living World.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Small Living World.

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. 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 Small Living World.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Small Living World.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Small Living World.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Small Living World.

    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.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  8. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Small Living World.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Small Living World

How much does Small Living World cost?
Small Living World is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Small Living World?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Small Living World are Small Living World 2, Garden In!, Sandboxels.
Who developed Small Living World?
Small Living World was developed by 777 Pixels.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Small Living World.

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