# Games like The Herbalist

> The closest matches to The Herbalist: Witchy Life Story, Idle Cultivation, Potions: A Curious Tale, Stardew Valley, and Necrobarista. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Witchy Life Story](https://imho.run/games/1427340/witchy-life-story) — Shares potion crafting with The Herbalist. 800 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1427340/)
2. [Idle Cultivation](https://imho.run/games/3697240/idle-cultivation) — Shares time management with The Herbalist. 98 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3697240/)
3. [Potions: A Curious Tale](https://imho.run/games/378690/potions-a-curious-tale) — Also Crafting, like The Herbalist. 297 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/378690/)
4. [Stardew Valley](https://imho.run/games/413150/stardew-valley) — A frequent pick in The Herbalist players' libraries, and another RPG. 384,187 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/413150/)
5. [Necrobarista](https://imho.run/games/725270/necrobarista) — Also Supernatural, like The Herbalist. 686 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/725270/)
6. [Leanna's Slice of Life](https://imho.run/games/1013870/leanna-s-slice-of-life) — Also Memes, like The Herbalist. 82 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1013870/)
7. [Witchy Business](https://imho.run/games/3415230/witchy-business) — Shares potion crafting with The Herbalist. 344 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3415230/)
8. [ArkCraft: The Rebirth of the World](https://imho.run/games/2869610/arkcraft-the-rebirth-of-the-world) — Also Mythology and Crafting, like The Herbalist. 67 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2869610/)
9. [Kynseed](https://imho.run/games/758870/kynseed) — Shares potion crafting with The Herbalist. 2,516 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/758870/)
10. [Your Friend Hana](https://imho.run/games/610810/your-friend-hana) — A frequent pick in The Herbalist players' libraries, and another Indie. 275 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/610810/)
11. [Atelier Firis: The Alchemist and the Mysterious Journey / フィリスのアトリエ ～不思議な旅の錬金術士～](https://imho.run/games/527290/atelier-firis-the-alchemist-and-the-mysterious-journey) — Also Crafting, like The Herbalist. 148 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/527290/)
12. [Strange Horticulture](https://imho.run/games/1574580/strange-horticulture) — Same cozy mood as The Herbalist. 9,535 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1574580/)
13. [Perfume Atelier](https://imho.run/games/3962270/perfume-atelier) — Shares time management with The Herbalist. 70 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3962270/)
14. [Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles](https://imho.run/games/580200/yonder-the-cloud-catcher-chronicles) — Also Crafting, like The Herbalist. 1,533 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/580200/)
15. [Eastshade](https://imho.run/games/715560/eastshade) — Same peaceful mood as The Herbalist. 3,481 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/715560/)
16. [Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist of Salburg](https://imho.run/games/2138090/atelier-marie-remake-the-alchemist-of-salburg) — Shares time management with The Herbalist. 92 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2138090/)
17. [Wytchwood](https://imho.run/games/729000/wytchwood) — Also Crafting, like The Herbalist. 2,772 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/729000/)
18. [GIRLS MADE PUDDING](https://imho.run/games/3337210/girls-made-pudding) — Shares time management with The Herbalist. 107 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3337210/)
19. [Potion Permit](https://imho.run/games/1337760/potion-permit) — Also Crafting, like The Herbalist. 2,464 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1337760/)
20. [HER TREES : PUZZLE DREAM](https://imho.run/games/3300800/her-trees-puzzle-dream) — Also Supernatural, like The Herbalist. 238 Steam reviews, 100% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3300800/)
21. [Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator](https://imho.run/games/1210320/potion-craft-alchemist-simulator) — Also Crafting, like The Herbalist. 16,115 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1210320/)
22. [Little Rocket Lab](https://imho.run/games/2451100/little-rocket-lab) — Shares time management with The Herbalist. 929 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2451100/)
23. [My Time at Portia](https://imho.run/games/666140/my-time-at-portia) — Also Crafting, like The Herbalist. 12,030 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/666140/)
24. [Forager](https://imho.run/games/751780/forager) — A frequent pick in The Herbalist players' libraries, and another Action. 13,308 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/751780/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=542260&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=542260&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=542260&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=542260
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/542260
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Herbalist

"The Herbalist" is a smooth and meditative game from the creators of "Everlasting Summer". You'll need to recreate some recipes of ancient potions with Slavya.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 542260
- **Developer:** Moonworks
- **Publisher:** Moonworks
- **Genres:** Indie, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Nov 15, 2016
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/542260/the-herbalist)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=542260&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/542260/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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