Games like Hokko Life
If Hokko Life is your kind of game, the closest matches are Shorekeeper, Stranded Sails - Explorers of the Cursed Islands and Dinkum — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its flexible time management, high customization options and in depth crafting system. 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 →Hokko Life is an indie, adventure, simulation, rpg and casual game released in 2022 from developer Wonderscope Games, published by Team17. Its design brings together crafting system, house customization, time skipping and villager interaction. It offers a relaxed difficulty and a medium-length campaign. On Steam it holds 68% positive of 1,098 user reviews, alongside a Metacritic score of 54. Reviewers describe the tone as cozy and relaxing and point to flexible time management and high customization options. It is a single-player experience and provides full controller support. It carries a list price of $19.99 and is rated Verified on Steam Deck.
About Hokko Life: Hop off the train and into your new life in the village of Hokko! Take over the old workshop and get creative; use crafted materials and design everything in town! With complete creative freedom, what type of town will you build?
Players who liked Hokko Life also play
Steam players who put hours into Hokko Life 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.
Shorekeeper
WHY THIS
Top pick for Hokko Life fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hokko Life.
You washed ashore on a mysterious island. Now what? Build a shelter, find food, and explore the unknown. Or just sit by the campfire and watch the sunset. Farm, craft, and manage your new island life entirely at your own pace.
Stranded Sails - Explorers of the Cursed Islands
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Hokko Life.
Second-strongest match for Hokko Life fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hokko Life.
Farm, cook, craft and decorate in this casual open world farming adventure! Set up camp with your crew after being shipwrecked on a mysterious archipelago. Your quest is to survive, explore and uncover the secrets of the Cursed Islands. Take care of your crew to build relationships and earn rewards!
Dinkum
WHY THIS
Shares crafting system and a cozy mood with Hokko Life.
Third-strongest match for Hokko Life fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hokko Life.
Dinkum is a survival life simulation game set on an island inspired by the rugged Australian outback. Farm, hunt, mine, fish, and forage to gather resources, expand your town, and discover what makes Dinkum so special—either solo or with friends.
Isle of Finbari
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Hokko Life fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hokko Life.
A cozy mystery life sim where robot companions, strange visitors, conservation, and personality-driven characters shape a living seaside world. Solve riddles, uncover secrets, and experience unexpected moments across a coastal town filled with arcade games, exploration, and strange encounters.
Dewlight Horizon
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Hokko Life fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hokko Life.
Start your new life in a vibrant world where magic and tech entwine in mystery. Build your dream farm, master professions, restore balance through crafting and building, and befriend colorful characters as you create a place to call home in this cozy open world farming / life sim RPG.
No Place Like Home
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with Hokko Life.
Ranked #6 for Hokko Life fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hokko Life.
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!
Firefly Village
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Hokko Life.
Ranked #7 for Hokko Life fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hokko Life.
The Firefly Village awaits! A bite-sized, streamlined farming sim that focuses on moments that matter, without wasting a single second of your time. Build a homestead, raise crops, tend to livestock, make friends, and enjoy a pocket of paradise where farming is a delight and friends plentiful.
Grow: Song of the Evertree
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Hokko Life.
Ranked #8 for Hokko Life fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with Hokko Life.
Grow your own worlds and nurture a deep natural connection with everything they hold. See your actions change the world for better! Bring the Evertree back to life in this breathtaking world-crafting sandbox, with life management and adventure elements.
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Stardew Valley
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Hokko Life.
Reviewers of Hokko Life cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hokko Life.
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?
STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of Mineral Town
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with Hokko Life.
Reviewers of Hokko Life cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation and RPG with Hokko Life.
Experience the joys of life on the farm in this reimagining of a timeless STORY OF SEASONS classic!
Yu Crossing Animals
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Hokko Life cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Hokko Life.
Yu's got a new job - working as a mayor's assistant in a small town.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Hokko Life at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Hokko Life on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hokko Life.
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.
Lethal Company
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Priced ~50% under Hokko Life on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hokko Life.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Hokko Life on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hokko Life.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Hokko Life on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Hokko Life.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Hokko Life on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Hokko Life.
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!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Hokko Life.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Hokko Life.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Hokko Life.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hokko Life.
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?
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 Hokko Life.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hokko Life.
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.
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 Hokko Life.
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.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Stranded Sails - Explorers of the Cursed Islands
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Hokko Life.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hokko Life.
Farm, cook, craft and decorate in this casual open world farming adventure! Set up camp with your crew after being shipwrecked on a mysterious archipelago. Your quest is to survive, explore and uncover the secrets of the Cursed Islands. Take care of your crew to build relationships and earn rewards!
Firefly Village
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Hokko Life.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hokko Life.
The Firefly Village awaits! A bite-sized, streamlined farming sim that focuses on moments that matter, without wasting a single second of your time. Build a homestead, raise crops, tend to livestock, make friends, and enjoy a pocket of paradise where farming is a delight and friends plentiful.
Grow: Song of the Evertree
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Hokko Life.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and Casual with Hokko Life.
Grow your own worlds and nurture a deep natural connection with everything they hold. See your actions change the world for better! Bring the Evertree back to life in this breathtaking world-crafting sandbox, with life management and adventure elements.
Frequently asked about Hokko Life
- Is Hokko Life verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Hokko Life 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 Hokko Life cost?
- Hokko Life is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Hokko Life?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hokko Life are Shorekeeper, Stranded Sails - Explorers of the Cursed Islands, Dinkum.
- Who developed Hokko Life?
- Hokko Life was developed by Wonderscope Games and published by Team17.
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