IMHO.

Games like MySims™

If MySims™ is your kind of game, the closest matches are MySims™ Kingdom, The Witch’s Cookbook and The Sims™ Legacy Collection — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its charming exaggerated npc personalities, cozy and funny. 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.

Get personalized picks →

About MySims™: Explore a new world with MySims™ — it's your world to transform in this retro re-release with updated graphics! Move to an adorable town. With a little creativity and some help from the locals, you can make this place thrive!

2025SimulationCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedWindowsby Maxis
MySims™ — Steam game cover
Players highlight
Build everything yourself piece by pieceCharming exaggerated npc personalitiesCozy animal crossing alternative on pcCozyFunnyLighthearted

Players who liked MySims™ also play

Steam players who put hours into MySims™ 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. MySims™ Kingdom

    WHY THIS

    Shares building, resource gathering, casual and a cozy mood with MySims™.

    Top pick for MySims™ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with MySims™.

    Meet New Friends and explore all the New Lands

    2025AdventureSimulationCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Witch’s Cookbook

    WHY THIS

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

    Concoct magical potions with or without the help of your community's chat. You'll experiment with different ingredients to create powerful spells, but beware - your viewers can add their own twists resulting in hilarious and unpredictable outcomes. Get ready for a chaotic and exciting experience!

    2024IndieSimulationCasual0.74 USDSteam ↗
  3. The Sims™ Legacy Collection

    WHY THIS

    Shares character customization, casual and a cozy mood with MySims™.

    Third-strongest match for MySims™ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with MySims™.

    The original game you know and love. For Windows 10/11. Create a neighborhood of Sims and guide their lives through careers and romance. Or create chaos with open-ended gameplay that lets you shape their destinies.

    2025SimulationCasual11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. PET TOWN

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for MySims™ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with MySims™.

    PET TOWN is a casual simulation game where you care for and play with your pets in both VR and MR modes. Use hand gestures to interact, play mini-games, and customize your pets with outfits and accessories.

    2024IndieSimulationCasual29.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Falcon Age

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with MySims™.

    Ranked #5 for MySims™ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with MySims™.

    Bond with a baby falcon and go on an adventure. Falcon Age is a first-person, single-player action adventure where you’ll play as Ara in her fight to reclaim her cultural legacy in the lost art of falcon hunting against a force of automated colonizers.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Amber Isle

    WHY THIS

    Shares character customization and a cozy mood with MySims™.

    Ranked #6 for MySims™ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with MySims™.

    Welcome to Amber Isle - a quaint, friendly village of prehistoric residents who are in need of a new shopkeep... That’s you! Craft and sell items, upgrade your shop, befriend your Paleofolk neighbours and customise the island to bring the village back to life and welcome even more prehistoric pals!

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Garlic Builder

    WHY THIS

    Shares building, crafting, casual and a cozy mood with MySims™.

    Ranked #7 for MySims™ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with MySims™.

    Garlic Builder is a unique building game. As the new builder of the Garlic Family, can you inherit your father's building hammer, take various orders, follow the blueprint, or use your imagination to fulfill the strange needs of your customers?

    2024IndieSimulationRPG7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Witchy Life Story

    WHY THIS

    Shares character customization and a cozy mood with MySims™.

    Ranked #8 for MySims™ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with MySims™.

    You have two weeks to save the harvest festival! Tend your garden and collect plants for spells and rituals to help the villagers of Flora. After all, if magic isn't for solving everyday problems, what’s the point of a village witch anyway? A cozy story filled with chaos, friendship, and romance!

    2022IndieSimulation19.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to MySims™

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. The Sims™ 4

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of MySims™ cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation and Casual with MySims™.

    Play with life and discover the possibilities. Unleash your imagination and create a world of Sims that’s wholly unique. Explore and customize every detail from Sims to homes–and much more.

    2020AdventureSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. MySims™ Kingdom

    WHY THIS

    Shares building, resource gathering, casual and a cozy mood with MySims™.

    Reviewers of MySims™ cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation and Casual with MySims™.

    Meet New Friends and explore all the New Lands

    2025AdventureSimulationCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Steam Deck Deposit

    WHY THIS

    Shares a lighthearted mood with MySims™.

    Reviewers of MySims™ cross-mention this title as a similar play.

  4. The Sims™ Legacy Collection

    WHY THIS

    Shares character customization, casual and a cozy mood with MySims™.

    Reviewers of MySims™ cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation and Casual with MySims™.

    The original game you know and love. For Windows 10/11. Create a neighborhood of Sims and guide their lives through careers and romance. Or create chaos with open-ended gameplay that lets you shape their destinies.

    2025SimulationCasual11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection

    WHY THIS

    Shares farming, relationship building, casual and a cozy mood with MySims™.

    Reviewers of MySims™ cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with MySims™.

    The game you know and love. For Windows 10/11. In The Sims 2, you direct your Sims over a lifetime. Give them a long existence, or leave their lives in shambles. Guide their characteristics from one generation to the next.

    2025Simulation17.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon®

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of MySims™ cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Eastern Europe, 2008. War has broken out on the borders of Russia and the fate of the world hangs in the balance. That's when the call goes out for the Ghosts—an elite handful of specially trained Green Berets, armed with the latest technology and trained to use the deadliest weapons.

    2008Action9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Escape from Tarkov

    WHY THIS

    Shares crafting with MySims™.

    Reviewers of MySims™ cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with MySims™.

    Escape from Tarkov is the original extraction FPS where every raid is a gamble with death. Prep your raid, bleed, endure and fight through ruthless PMC players and Scavs, gain tactical advantage and cling to your loot — only extraction decides if you live or lose it all.

    2025ActionSimulationMassively Multiplayer49.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Yu Crossing Animals

    WHY THIS

    Shares exploration and a whimsical mood with MySims™.

    Reviewers of MySims™ cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Yu's got a new job - working as a mayor's assistant in a small town.

    2021AdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below MySims™ at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under MySims™ on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with MySims™.

    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.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under MySims™ on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with MySims™.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under MySims™ on Steam right now. Shares Casual with MySims™.

    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!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Kerbal Space Program

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under MySims™ on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with MySims™.

    In Kerbal Space Program, take charge of the space program for the alien race known as the Kerbals. You have access to an array of parts to assemble fully-functional spacecraft that flies (or doesn’t) based on realistic aerodynamic and orbital physics.

    2015IndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under MySims™ on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with MySims™.

    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.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under MySims™ on Steam right now. Shares Casual with MySims™.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Noita

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under MySims™ on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with MySims™.

    Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. FTL: Faster Than Light

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under MySims™ on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with MySims™.

    This "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat.

    2012StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with MySims™.

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with MySims™.

    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 ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation and Casual with MySims™.

    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.

    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. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with MySims™.

    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 ↗
  7. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with MySims™.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation and Casual with MySims™.

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Maxis

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

  1. The Sims™ 4

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Maxis, the studio behind MySims™. Shares Simulation and Casual with MySims™.

    Play with life and discover the possibilities. Unleash your imagination and create a world of Sims that’s wholly unique. Explore and customize every detail from Sims to homes–and much more.

    2020AdventureSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. The Sims™ 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with MySims™.

    Another title from Maxis, the studio behind MySims™. Shares Simulation with MySims™.

    The Sims 3: Create the perfect world with full customization at your fingertips. Refine personalities and help fulfill destinies.

    2011Simulation19.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection

    WHY THIS

    Shares farming, relationship building, casual and a cozy mood with MySims™.

    Another title from Maxis, the studio behind MySims™. Shares Simulation with MySims™.

    The game you know and love. For Windows 10/11. In The Sims 2, you direct your Sims over a lifetime. Give them a long existence, or leave their lives in shambles. Guide their characteristics from one generation to the next.

    2025Simulation17.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Sims™ Legacy Collection

    WHY THIS

    Shares character customization, casual and a cozy mood with MySims™.

    Another title from Maxis, the studio behind MySims™. Shares Simulation and Casual with MySims™.

    The original game you know and love. For Windows 10/11. Create a neighborhood of Sims and guide their lives through careers and romance. Or create chaos with open-ended gameplay that lets you shape their destinies.

    2025SimulationCasual11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. SimCity™ 3000 Unlimited

    WHY THIS

    Shares nostalgic with MySims™.

    Another title from Maxis, the studio behind MySims™. Shares Simulation and Casual with MySims™.

    SimCity 3000 Unlimited brings you the classic strategy gaming of SimCity 3000 with all-new scenarios that open up a whole world of city planning and building possibilities! The thrills of the classic SimCity 3000 are here again!

    2024StrategySimulationCasual2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. MySims™ Kingdom

    WHY THIS

    Shares building, resource gathering, casual and a cozy mood with MySims™.

    Another title from Maxis, the studio behind MySims™. Shares Simulation and Casual with MySims™.

    Meet New Friends and explore all the New Lands

    2025AdventureSimulationCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about MySims™

Is MySims™ verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — MySims™ is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does MySims™ cost?
MySims™ is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to MySims™?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside MySims™ are MySims™ Kingdom, The Witch’s Cookbook, The Sims™ Legacy Collection.
Who developed MySims™?
MySims™ was developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts.

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 MySims™.

For library-aware picks tuned to your specific taste, sign in with Steam on the home page.