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Games like Dokimon: The Living Soil

If Dokimon: The Living Soil is your kind of game, the closest matches are Readerpet, HALFTIME Manager and Wish Upon A Llama — 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 Dokimon: The Living Soil: A cozy farming and monster-taming RPG where the secret is in the soil! Retire from Dokimon Ranger duty to start a cozy new life in the Japanese countryside alongside your Dokimon monster crew!

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Dokimon: The Living Soil — Steam game cover

Players who liked Dokimon: The Living Soil also play

Steam players who put hours into Dokimon: The Living Soil 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. Readerpet

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Dokimon: The Living Soil fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Dokimon: The Living Soil.

    Grimalkin is a small pixel cat who believes you should be reading. Log your books, grow a garden where every plant is a story you finished, and let him keep you company — in the game, or docked at the bottom of your screen while you work. Free, cozy, and quietly judgmental.

    2026IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. HALFTIME Manager

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Dokimon: The Living Soil fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Dokimon: The Living Soil.

    A classic football manager in a modern guise: take charge of a club, fine-tune your tactics and experience every matchday as a compact TV broadcast with a 2D pitch, live ticker and half-time dressing room. Six nations, three leagues per country, one shared European cup.

    2026SportsSimulationEarly Access14.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Wish Upon A Llama

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Dokimon: The Living Soil fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Dokimon: The Living Soil.

    Wish Upon A Llama is a cozy life sim RPG for animal lovers! As Llama Town's rancher, breed and raise adorable furry friends while rekindling a forgotten bond between the community and animals. Get to know the townsfolk, build lasting friendships, and perhaps discover romance. Adventure awaits!

    2026IndieSimulationRPGSteam ↗
  4. Mattami Restaurant & Cafe Tycoon

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Dokimon: The Living Soil fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Dokimon: The Living Soil.

    ♪ Mattami is a restaurant tycoon game where you start with a tiny humble place and work your way up. Manage your staff, their schedule and inventory to efficiently grow your restaurant as elegant as possible.

    2026StrategySimulationCasual12.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Nanoquarium

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Dokimon: The Living Soil fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Dokimon: The Living Soil.

    A whisper-quiet aquarium that lives in the corner of your screen. Collect 200+ real-world fish across tropical, coldwater and reef tanks, breed them for rare strains, run a whole fishroom, and let the tank tick over while you work. No pressure, no fail state — just your fish, drifting.

    IndieSimulationCasualSteam ↗
  6. Aquora

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Dokimon: The Living Soil fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Dokimon: The Living Soil.

    Breed, raise, and sell pixel fish in your own living aquarium. Chase ultra-rare mythic traits through generations of genetics, decorate your tank and grow a humble starter pair into an aquatic empire, even while you're away.

    2027IndieSimulationCasualSteam ↗
  7. DeskBloom

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Dokimon: The Living Soil fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Dokimon: The Living Soil.

    DeskBloom is a desktop plant-growing game. Your typing, studying, and work rhythm help plants grow, bloom, and drop seeds. Decorate your desktop garden, collect rare plants, and drag them freely between multiple monitors.

    2026IndieSimulationCasualSteam ↗
  8. Desktop Pet: Idle Cats Cozy Chaotic Companions for your screen

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Dokimon: The Living Soil fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Dokimon: The Living Soil.

    Adopt cozy cats for your desktop. Watch them nap, wander, climb, chase toys, earn Hearts, and cause tiny chaos while you work or relax.

    2026IndieSimulationCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Dokimon: The Living Soil.

    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 ↗
  2. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Dokimon: The Living Soil.

    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 ↗
  3. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Dokimon: The Living Soil.

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Dokimon: The Living Soil.

    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 ↗
  5. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Dokimon: The Living Soil.

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Coloring Pixels

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Dokimon: The Living Soil.

    A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.

    2018IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  7. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Dokimon: The Living Soil.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeSteam ↗
  8. An Arcade Full of Cats

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Dokimon: The Living Soil.

    Journey through gaming history's time and space, while searching for adorable feline companions in 'An Arcade Full of Cats,' the ultimate pet'em up hidden object game.

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Yanako RPGs

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

  1. Dokimon: Quest

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Yanako RPGs, the studio behind Dokimon: The Living Soil. Shares RPG and Casual with Dokimon: The Living Soil.

    "Whoa, watch out!" That was close, didn't you know Dokimon are dangerous!?ーStep into Xelos region, where you'll set off on an adventure to uncover the mystery behind your missing childhood friend.

    2024StrategyAdventureRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Nuumonsters

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Yanako RPGs, the studio behind Dokimon: The Living Soil. Shares Indie and RPG with Dokimon: The Living Soil.

    Welcome to the wonderful *New* world of Nuumonsters! Play as Yana or Yasaka in a short and sweet adventure to become the strongest trainer in the Hana region!

    2026IndieAdventureRPG9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Notice Me Leena-senpai!

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Yanako RPGs, the studio behind Dokimon: The Living Soil. Shares Indie and RPG with Dokimon: The Living Soil.

    Oh no! The Demon Lord is attacking! Help Leena-senpai defend her school and city against the Demon Lords minions!

    2024StrategyIndieRPG7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Yami Kids

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Yanako RPGs, the studio behind Dokimon: The Living Soil. Shares Indie and RPG with Dokimon: The Living Soil.

    Play as "The Yami Twins" and uncover the mystery behind your family's killers. Yami Kids is a monster-taming RPG featuring 80+ Oni to Contract and Train, or risk it all in nighttime Shadow Duels!

    2026StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  5. Dokimon Quest: II

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Yanako RPGs, the studio behind Dokimon: The Living Soil. Shares Indie and RPG with Dokimon: The Living Soil.

    "Maiko, we're coming for you!" ー Dive into the past in a direct sequel to Dokimon Quest. Travel between the modern world and Edo period Japan to save your friend in this GBC-era Monster Tamer JRPG!

    IndieRPGSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Dokimon: The Living Soil

What games are most similar to Dokimon: The Living Soil?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Dokimon: The Living Soil are Readerpet, HALFTIME Manager, Wish Upon A Llama.
Who developed Dokimon: The Living Soil?
Dokimon: The Living Soil was developed by Yanako RPGs.

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 Dokimon: The Living Soil.

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