The Best Life simulation Games for Nintendo Switch

Update, : Drago Noka added at rank #39.
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Shin-chan: Me and the Professor on Summer Vacation - The Endless Seven-Day Journey (2021)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Playstation 4

Shin-Chan: Me and the Professor on Summer Vacation -The Endless Seven-Day Journey- is an adventure game with a heartfelt summer vacation vibe. Join Shin-Chan and his family as they explore Japan, meet unique characters, collect bugs and plants, and help the mad scientist bring dinosaurs to life. Experience a peaceful world filled with stunning scenery, funny dialogue, and time travel.


Pros:
  • Fun dialogue
  • Beautiful scenery
  • Engaging side quests and activities
  • Time travel elements
Cons:
  • Repetitive tasks at times
  • Not all lines of dialogue are voiced

  • simulation
  • 2.5d
  • collector
  • creature
  • anime
  • 3d
  • cartoony
  • life
  • dinosaurs
  • farming
  • immersive
  • battler
  • atmospheric
  • adventure
  • story

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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.


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.


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

4

PC Building Simulator (2019)

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PC Windows Xbox One Nintendo Switch Playstation 4

PC Building Simulator allows you to build your dream PC without the physical constraints. With licensed components, customizable LED and cabling colors, and step-by-step instructions, you'll enjoy experimenting with different configurations, completing repair jobs or entire system builds while balancing your books to ensure a profit. From novice to expert, this simulator is perfect for PC enthusiasts at all levels. Start building your marketable skills now!

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Pros:
  • Accurate representation of building PCs
Cons:
  • For the hardcore PC enthusiasts
  • No story

  • simulation
  • immersive
  • education
  • hardware
  • management
  • building
  • life
  • modern
  • sandbox
  • realistic

5

Grow: Song of The Evertree (2021)

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Xbox One PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 4

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!

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

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

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My Child Lebensborn (2018)

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early access PC Windows Nintendo Switch Xbox One Playstation 4 IOS iPhone Android

Experience the emotional and challenging journey of raising an adopted child in post-WWII Norway in My Child Lebensborn. Balance your time and resources to provide for your child's needs while navigating a world filled with hate and bullying. This BAFTA-award winning game offers a genuine and immersive nurturing simulation that will tug at your heartstrings.

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Pros:
  • Impactful story
  • Emotional journey
  • Realistic characters
  • Meaningful choices
  • Good replay value
Cons:
  • Fairly linear gameplay
  • Some may find it too emotionally taxing

  • simulation
  • emotional
  • choices
  • time-management
  • life
  • hand-drawn
  • war
  • social
  • historical
  • story
  • crafting
  • casual
  • atmospheric
  • education
  • management

7

Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator (2022)

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Xbox One Xbox Series X Nintendo Switch PC Windows

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.


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

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

8

Epic Chef (2021)

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Nintendo Switch Xbox One Playstation 4 PC Windows

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.

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

  • farming
  • simulation
  • cooking
  • crafting
  • life
  • comedy
  • cartoony
  • funny
  • story
  • immersive
  • abstract

9

Cat Cafe Manager (2022)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Cat Cafe Manager is an adorable and relaxing business sim that lets you manage and rebuild your own cat cafe in a small country town. Make friends, adopt cats, and manage resources like wood, gems, and cloth to expand your business. The game offers depth and RPG elements, making it accessible to players new to the genre. The controls are generally responsive, and the original soundtrack and SFX give off a cozy vibe. Get ready for hours of fun with a heartwarming storyline and cute cats.

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Pros:
  • Variety of choices on how to progress, including hiring staff and adopting cats
  • Relaxing and adorable game with heartwarming storyline
  • Addictive gameplay with challenging resource management
  • Customer system offers a standout feature with each type paying with a different currency
  • Appropriate difficulty level with enough challenges to keep players engaged
Cons:
  • Visual glitches and bugs can hinder the overall experience
  • Building mechanics can be tedious and confusing
  • Main music may become repetitive

  • simulation
  • management
  • cozy
  • wholesome
  • cats
  • cartoony
  • life
  • cute
  • time-management
  • building
  • kitten
  • capitalism

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Mr. Prepper (2021)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 4

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!

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

  • survival
  • simulation
  • resource-management
  • crafting
  • underground
  • base-building
  • life
  • 2.5d
  • dystopian
  • america
  • cold
  • point-and-click
  • 1990s
  • time-management

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