The Best Life simulation Games for Mac OS

Update, : East Trade Tycoon added at rank #24.
1

Chinese Parents (2018)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Mac OS Android IOS iPhone

Chinese Parents is a life sim game about growing up in a Chinese household and juggling parental expectations while dealing with immense academic stress. It offers an accurate and detailed representation of the quirks, joys, and tribulations of childhood. Players must collect coloured gems to upgrade their stats and purchase skills in order to ace their exams and fulfill the ultimate goal of passing the annual university entrance exam known as the gaokao.

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Pros:
  • Accurate portrayal of Chinese parenting
  • Humorous storytelling
  • Resource management challenge
  • Unlocking hidden skills to boost stats
  • Random events with multiple choice questions
  • "face" stat that affects social standing
Cons:
  • English localization may miss out on some nuances of jokes or instructions for puzzles may be unclear

  • simulation
  • life
  • memes
  • psychological
  • casual
  • horror

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Disney Dreamlight Valley (2022)

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early access PC Windows Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Xbox Series X Xbox One Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X/s Mac OS

Explore a world filled with the magic of Disney as you discover rich stories and build the perfect neighborhood alongside Disney and Pixar heroes and villains in this new life-sim adventure game. Welcome to Disney Dreamlight Valley.

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  • simulation
  • crafting
  • life
  • farming
  • disney
  • life-sim
  • adventure
  • inventory
  • relaxing
  • fishing
  • cooking
  • sandbox
  • sims
  • immersive

3

Cabin Fever (2021)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux Nintendo Switch Android

An off-grid cabin. A tech-savvy loner. One ray of sunshine in a bleak, ruined world. Cabin Fever is a slice-of-life visual novel with meaningful player choices, multiple endings to explore, and a story that will touch your heart.

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  • dating-sim
  • romance
  • life
  • visual-novel
  • simulation
  • immersive
  • fiction
  • linear
  • story
  • interactive
  • narrative
  • single-player
  • 2d
  • cute
  • anime

4

Youtubers Life 2 (2021)

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Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 PC Windows Xbox One Mac OS

Every trend is a story to discover in NewTube City! Live new adventures by meeting over 30 charismatic characters who will drive you to success. Post what you live out there and grow as the famous Youtuber you have always wanted to be. Your road to fame starts now!

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  • simulation
  • life
  • open-world
  • time-management
  • character
  • immersive
  • customization
  • lgbtq
  • memes
  • sandbox
  • family-friendly
  • management
  • relaxing
  • cartoony
  • comedy

5

WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition (2019)

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early access Mac OS PC Windows

Live the life of a wild wolf in a realistic ecological simulation set in Yellowstone National Park.

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  • simulation
  • life
  • cooperative
  • hunting
  • survival
  • education
  • nature
  • pve
  • rpg
  • immersive
  • open-world
  • single-player

6

Lonesome Village (2022)

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Mac OS Xbox Series X PC Windows Nintendo Switch Xbox One

Relaxing puzzle-solving and life-sim meet in a cozy, no-combat, coyote adventure. Uncover the mysterious, magical past of Lonesome Village and save this town from the hands of evil.


  • cozy
  • simulation
  • life
  • wholesome
  • puzzle
  • character
  • cute
  • top-down
  • crafting
  • exploration
  • customization
  • relaxing
  • colourful
  • collectathon

7

My Exercise (2020)

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IOS iPhone Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Let's do sit-ups! Let a chubby boy do his exercise and sink into a dog's body. Maybe animals will come to cheer him up.

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  • dog
  • life
  • surreal
  • psychedelic
  • philosophical
  • esport
  • immersive
  • minimalist
  • simulation
  • hand-drawn
  • family-friendly
  • funny
  • sport
  • psychological
  • 2d

8

Calico (2020)

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Android ds Playstation 3 ps2 Xbox 360 wii PC Windows Nintendo Switch Xbox One Playstation 4 Mac OS

Calico is a day-in-the-life community sim game where you are given an important and adorable task: rebuild the town’s cat café and fill it with cute and cuddly creatures! Build up your café by filling it with cute furniture, fun decorations, yummy pastries, and get it bustling with animals again!


  • cats
  • cute
  • lgbtq
  • simulation
  • relaxing
  • life
  • dog
  • horses
  • character
  • customization
  • magic
  • open-world
  • beat-em-up
  • family-friendly
  • building

9

Sun Haven (2021)

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Mac OS PC Windows Android

Experience adventure and excitement in Sun Haven, a fantasy multiplayer farming sim game. With dragons, magic, and a main questline, you can explore three different worlds, upgrade your farm, and interact with the inhabitants of Sun Haven to bring the town back to its former glory. With seven different playable races, 15 romance-able characters, and tons of customization options, you can make the game your own. The skill tree offers over 100 options to create your own play style, and pets and mounts are available to collect. Come and become the hero of your own story today!

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Pros:
  • More freedom than Stardew Valley with no energy bar and customizable day length
  • Intricate gameplay with many options and immersive romanceable NPCs
  • Fun story that seems almost never ending
  • Option to play as a fantasy race, use magic, and have a skill tree with many options
  • Large and well-crafted world with 15 romanceable options and the ability to romance multiple characters at once
Cons:
  • Map could use improvement
  • Multiplayer bugs and crashes
  • Developers focus on adding new content instead of fixing bugs

  • farming
  • simulation
  • agriculture
  • life
  • mining
  • fishing
  • dating-sim
  • pixel
  • character
  • magic
  • crafting
  • relaxing
  • customization
  • fantasy-type
  • pixel-graphic

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Littlewood (2019)

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Nintendo Switch Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Littlewood is a relaxing townbuilder that allows you to become the architect of your own fantasy world. As the hero, you are tasked with rebuilding a town and enjoying the fruits of your labor after saving it from a Dark Wizard. With craft-a-thon style elements, terraforming mechanics, and unique UI features like infinite pockets and one-button tools, Littlewood offers an optimized and streamlined version of its familiar gameplay. Plus, you're able to date most of the townsfolk!


Pros:
  • Performance-based clock offers control over schedule
  • Optimized and streamlined version of craft-a-thon style elements
  • Unique UI features like infinite pockets and one-button tools
  • Interesting characters with distinct personalities
  • Beautiful visuals with four separate seasons
  • Ability to date townsfolk
Cons:
  • Characters don't have individual routines
  • Some aspects could go deeper

  • farming
  • city-building
  • simulation
  • crafting
  • pixel
  • romance
  • relaxing
  • agriculture
  • life
  • rpg

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