The best games like The Sims

Live your best virtual lifestyles while the real world continues to be a hot mess

Love The Sims 4 and want to dive into new virtual lives? Here are our top picks...

STARDEW VALLEY

A time stealer with oodles of heart, this charming farming sim is just like The Sims... only with virtual agriculture in the adorable pixelated countryside. 

Available on: PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, iOS, Android

ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW HORIZONS

One of Switch's best games. The never-ending gameplay loop of fishing, catching bugs, improving your home, and making friends is incredibly comforting. 

Available on: Nintendo Switch

MY TIME AT PORTIA

Pathea's cutesy open-world life sim has so much to offer, with a whole mish mash of occupations to keep you busy. Just like The Sims, you can get hitched, too. 

Available on: PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch

TWO POINT HOSPITAL

Enjoyed being a doc in The Sims 4's Careers expansion? This ace hospital sim will tick all the right boxes for you, while also tickling your funny bone. 

Available on: PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch

JURASSIC WORLD EVOLUTION

No one ever said you couldn't swap Sims with dinos, right? Keep your giant lizards in check as you build your dream park in this excellent management sim. 

Available on: PC, PS4, Xbox One

HOUSE FLIPPER

A realistic house renovation sim that lets you buy rundown properties, then rewards you for fixing them up with healthy profits. A bizarrely addictive sim. 

Available on: PC

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