The Best Life simulation Games for Mac OS

Update : Time Flies added at rank #4.
1

Hello Kitty Island Adventure (2023)

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Xbox Series X j IOS iPhone (IOS iPhone) PC Windows IOS iPhone Nintendo Switch Mac OS Playstation 5

Embark on a cozy, open-world adventure with Hello Kitty and Friends. Befriend beloved characters as you explore and restore a mysterious island, solve ancient puzzles, cook delicious dishes, customize yourself and your cabins, and so much more.

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  • simulation
  • crafting
  • cozy
  • puzzle
  • life
  • cute
  • exploration
  • adventure
  • relaxing
  • park
  • open-world
  • dungeon
  • cooking
  • colourful
  • life-simulation

2

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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What we like:
  • 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
What could be improved:
  • English localization may miss out on some nuances of jokes or instructions for puzzles may be unclear

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

3

Sticky Business (2023)

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

Experience the joy of running your own cozy small business: Create stickers, pack orders and hear your customers’ stories. Time to build the cutest shop on the internet!


  • wholesome
  • simulation
  • witch
  • cozy
  • lgbtq
  • relaxing
  • life
  • cute
  • family-friendly
  • colourful
  • pixel
  • casual
  • economy
  • point-and-click
  • sandbox

4

Time Flies (2025)

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j Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Android PC Windows Mac OS

Time Flies is a little adventure about our limited time in this world.

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  • life
  • flight
  • philosophical
  • checklist
  • adventure
  • hand-drawn
  • achievements
  • puzzle
  • physics
  • 2d
  • simulation
  • trial-and-error
  • friends-and-family
  • pixel
  • manipulation

5

Cabin Fever (2021)

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Android PC Windows Mac OS Linux Nintendo Switch

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
  • visual-novel
  • romance
  • simulation
  • life
  • immersive
  • fiction
  • incremental
  • off-grid
  • story
  • interactive
  • explore
  • linear
  • cute
  • narrative

6

Mr. Prepper (2021)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Playstation 4 Xbox One Mac OS

In Mr. Prepper, you must build an underground shelter, craft machines, and explore atmospheric locations to survive in a world controlled by an authoritarian government. Will you help Mr. Prepper defy the government and stay alive? This thrilling survival game offers an interesting prepper/survival concept, with a decent variety of items to build and explore. The game will keep you on edge with the slight stress of coming under inspection, all while providing a relaxing experience. Craft, trade, explore, and scavenge your way to success!


What we like:
  • Interesting prepper/survival concept
  • Decent variety of stuff to build
  • Slight stress of coming under inspection
  • Fun exploring the map
  • Relaxing game
What could be improved:
  • Building/crafting loop is low-impact
  • Short replay value
  • UI improvements needed
  • Lots of grinding

  • survival
  • crafting
  • resource-management
  • simulation
  • base-building
  • underground
  • life
  • 2.5d
  • atmospheric
  • management
  • point-and-click
  • economy

7

Barista Simulator (2023)

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Xbox Series X j Playstation 5 Android Xbox One PC Windows Mac OS

Barista Simulator lets you experience making a wide variety of coffees just like espresso, latte, cappuccino or even your special mix of coffees. While managing your coffee shop, you play as a Barista and make the coffees your customers want. It's up to you to choose how to treat your shoppers.

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  • simulation
  • cooking
  • immersive
  • life
  • sandbox
  • management
  • education
  • relaxing
  • resource-management
  • realistic
  • crafting

8

Do Not Feed the Monkeys 2099 (2023)

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Android Mac OS PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Step into the hilariously absurd and retro-futuristic world of Do Not Feed the Monkeys 2099. Spy on subjects, manage hidden cameras, and even manipulate their lives. With its combination of narrative, investigation, surveillance, and resource management, this game will immerse you into a dystopian dreamland.


What we like:
  • Unique and perfect captures the spirit of Hitchcock's Rear window
  • Incredible atmosphere
  • Resource management
  • Sci-Fi setting
  • Incredible soundtrack
What could be improved:
  • Needs more cages

  • dystopian
  • simulation
  • sequel
  • resource-management
  • life
  • humor
  • investigation
  • management
  • multiple-endings
  • choices
  • dark
  • sci-fi
  • funny
  • story
  • pixel

9

Roots of Pacha (2023)

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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.

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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

10

Office Life (2023)

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Mac OS IOS iPhone Android Linux PC Windows

It’s a story about after graduation life of college student. We guess it is a simulation game, besides which type of game it could be? We just want to provide a true real life with you in this way.

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  • dating-sim
  • life
  • cinematic
  • deckbuilder
  • simulation
  • lore
  • comic
  • time-management
  • battler
  • choices
  • story
  • card
  • psychological
  • book
  • multiple-endings

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