The Best Life simulation farming Games for Xbox One

Update : Out and About added at rank #33.
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My Time At Sandrock (2023)

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PC Windows j Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Android

Step into the boots of a visionary builder in My Time at Sandrock! Rebuild a desert town, craft ingenious machines, forge friendships, and battle foes. Your creativity fuels this charming life-sim RPG, where every crafted item tells a story and every friendship opens new adventures. Dive in and transform Sandrock into a thriving community!


What we like:
  • Engaging crafting and building mechanics
  • Rich character interactions and storylines
  • Improved graphics and world design
  • Variety of activities and side quests
  • Refined resource gathering and farming systems
What could be improved:
  • Simplistic combat system

  • farming
  • simulation
  • life
  • post-apocalyptic
  • crafting
  • city-state
  • building
  • life-sim
  • rpg
  • dating-sim
  • mining
  • sandbox
  • multiplayer

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Grow: Song of The Evertree (2021)

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Xbox One Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Grow: Song of the Evertree is an awe-inducing experience firmly planted between an adventure game and a sweet casual farm game. The game is beautiful with opportunities to explore the world around you and keep it casual with the gameplay, whilst feeding you the story. You get to customize your character and go on a journey to save the Evertree and nurture the world back to health from the Withering. You even get your very own sweet dragon companion!


What we like:
  • Beautiful art style & music
  • Customizable character
  • Relaxed gameplay
  • Dragon companion
  • Non-binary characters supported
  • No punishment or rush for doing things wrong
What could be improved:
  • Slow going
  • Not strictly accessible in terms of customization options

  • farming
  • simulation
  • city-building
  • open-world
  • exploration
  • sandbox
  • relaxing
  • world-crafting
  • wholesome
  • management
  • cute
  • agriculture
  • colourful
  • life
  • adventure

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Epic Chef (2021)

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PC Windows Playstation 4 Xbox One Nintendo Switch

Epic Chef is a third-person life sim game that takes you on a narrative-focused crafting adventure. Follow Zest, a guy who stows away aboard a ship to get to new lands and gets embroiled in events surrounding the Culinarim. Enjoy the humorous script, simple graphics with plenty of personality, and deep cooking minigame.


What we like:
  • Humorous script with laugh-out-loud jokes
  • Simple graphics with plenty of personality
  • Deep cooking minigame with elements of planning and depth
What could be improved:
  • Tedious gameplay with slow pacing
  • Grinding for element bonuses to level up for more synergies required
  • No manual save feature

  • farming
  • simulation
  • cooking
  • crafting
  • story
  • life
  • comedy
  • funny
  • cartoony
  • life-sim
  • immersive
  • adventure

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My Time at Sandrock Online (2024)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Xbox One

Travel to the desert community of Sandrock and take on the role of a fledgling Builder. Use your trusty toolset to gather resources, construct machines, and turn your run-down workshop into a well-oiled production facility to save the town from the jaws of economic ruin!


  • farming
  • simulation
  • post-apocalyptic
  • crafting
  • dungeon
  • life
  • building
  • romance
  • sandbox
  • dating-sim

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Roots of Pacha (2023)

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Linux j Xbox Series X Mac OS PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Xbox One

Immerse yourself in Roots of Pacha, a prehistoric farming and life simulator where you'll build community and explore a primitive world. Befriend animals, fish, and mine in mysterious caves, all while developing your village and unlocking your clan's spirituality. Engage in fun events, grow your economy, and enjoy hours of relaxing gameplay.


What we like:
  • Engaging community interaction
  • Delightful characters with varied dialogue
  • Innovative farming and taming mechanics
  • Regular updates and expansions
  • Balanced economy and good pacing of unlocking features
What could be improved:
  • Some frustrating farming mechanics
  • Limited interaction with community buildings
  • Time-consuming and grinding aspects
  • Lack of freedom and usefulness of money

  • farming
  • simulation
  • life
  • agriculture
  • cozy
  • cooperative
  • romance
  • vegetable

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Everdream Valley (2023)

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PC Windows l Xbox Series X Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch Xbox One

Dive into the magical world of Everdream Valley, where farming meets fantasy! By day, you'll nurture your farm, raise animals, and unlock quests. By night, you'll explore your dreams as various creatures, adding a unique twist to the game. With endless activities, cute graphics, and an immersive storyline, Everdream Valley is a delightful adventure waiting for you.


What we like:
  • Relaxing gameplay
  • Cute, colorful graphics
  • Vast content and activities
  • Engaging mini-games
  • Customization options
What could be improved:
  • Poor game optimization
  • Unintuitive controls
  • Frustrating animal collection process
  • Short storyline

  • farming
  • simulation
  • agriculture
  • fishing
  • cooking
  • life
  • dog

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Spirittea (2023)

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PC Windows Xbox One Xbox Series X m Nintendo Switch

Hey human, we've got problems! This town is crawling with troublesome spirits, and you're the only one who can see them. You'd better get that old bathhouse up and running, maybe that'll help them chill out!


  • simulation
  • life
  • pixel
  • relaxing
  • farming
  • ghibli
  • management
  • fantasy
  • rhythm
  • building
  • colourful
  • laid-back
  • rpg
  • valley
  • sims

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Lemon Cake (2021)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4

Lemon Cake is a charming indie bakery management game where you bring an old bakery back to life with the help of a friendly ghost. From growing your ingredients to baking over 40 mouth-watering pastries, you'll have fun juggling orders, keeping customers happy, and managing your daily menu for bonuses. With adorable art style, cute animal characters, and fun features like a cat cafe and greenhouse, this is a game that will keep you entertained for hours!


What we like:
  • Adorable art style
  • Relaxing gameplay
  • Charming atmosphere
  • Satisfying simple mechanics
  • Cute animal characters
What could be improved:
  • High difficulty level
  • Steep upgrade costs
  • Awkward hitboxes
  • Limited content
  • Wonky controls

  • simulation
  • management
  • bakery
  • cooking
  • cute
  • time-management
  • casual
  • farming
  • relaxing
  • life
  • agriculture
  • business
  • asmr
  • cozy
  • family-friendly

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Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator (2022)

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Xbox One l Playstation 4 Playstation 5 PC Windows Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X

Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator is a thoughtful, intelligent crafting title that offers a deeply-robust gameplay experience. Players take on the role of an alchemist in Medieval times, gathering herbs for recipes, forming bonds with merchants and experimenting with potion combinations to create the Philosopher's Stone. Interacting with ingredients to see what combinations are most effective is at the heart of the crafting system and failure is rewarded as players learn from their mistakes.


What we like:
  • Unique crafting system
  • No punishment for failure
  • Thoughtful and intelligent game design
  • Visually appealing artistry and cozy atmosphere
What could be improved:
  • Limited access to ingredients due to limited resources and money-management
  • Haggling can affect shop reputation over time

  • simulation
  • crafting
  • relaxing
  • medieval
  • life
  • management
  • resource-management
  • sandbox
  • table
  • investigation
  • hand-drawn
  • farming
  • casual
  • book

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Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time (2025)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch 2 Xbox One Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Xbox Series X/s

Step into this Slow-Life RPG where you can freely switch between 14 unique jobs, so called "Lives," and enjoy a carefree life in a fantasy world. Fish, cook, shape the island to your liking, or team up with friends to battle monsters across the vast world.


  • rpg
  • japanese
  • farming
  • fantasy
  • city-building
  • multiplayer
  • jrpg
  • online
  • life
  • dungeon
  • simulation
  • party

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