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Games like Academia, ELDEN RING and Stardew Valley

30 games that play like them, 3 of them like more than one.

Academia : School Simulator
Academia : School Simulator
ELDEN RING
ELDEN RING
Stardew Valley
Stardew Valley

Like more than one of them

3 games close to two or more of Academia : School Simulator, ELDEN RING and Stardew Valley

  1. 1

    Ostriv

    Academia, but historical, and even better loved

    Loved · 95%City Builder · Colony SimAlso like Stardew Valley

  2. 2

    Havendock

    Academia, but with crafting

    Mixed · 79%Colony Sim · City BuilderAlso like Stardew Valley

  3. 3

    Pure Farming 2018

    Stardew Valley, but first-person, and a fifth of the hours

    Mixed · 74%Farming Sim · AgricultureAlso like Academia

More like Academia : School Simulator

8 games closest to Academia : School Simulator of your picks

  1. 4

    Prison Architect

    Academia, but three times the hours

    Liked · 85%Colony Sim · City Builder

  2. 5

    Dwarf Fortress

    Academia, but about survival, and even better loved

    Loved · 95%Colony Sim · City Builder

  3. 6

    Kingdoms and Castles

    Much the same as Academia

    Loved · 94%Colony Sim · City Builder

  4. 7

    Planet Coaster

    Academia, but relaxing

    Loved · 91%Management · Building

  5. 8

    RimWorld

    Academia, but a survival game, and 13 times the hours

    Loved · 98%Colony Sim · Base Building

  6. 9

    Settlement Survival

    Academia, but about survival

    Liked · 85%Colony Sim · City Builder

  7. 10

    Waterpark Simulator

    Academia, but a job sim, and co-op

    Loved · 96%Capitalism · Management

  8. 11

    Colony Survival

    Academia, but a tower defense game, and twice the hours

    Loved · 92%Colony Sim · City Builder

More like ELDEN RING

4 games closest to ELDEN RING of your picks

  1. 12

    Enshrouded

    ELDEN RING, but a survival crafting game, and a base builder

    Liked · 86%Open world · Action RPG

  2. 13

    DARK SOULS III

    ELDEN RING, but story-rich

    Loved · 94%Souls-like · Dark Fantasy

  3. 14

    DARK SOULS II

    Much the same as ELDEN RING

    Liked · 88%Souls-like · Dark Fantasy

  4. 15

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered

    ELDEN RING, but single-player, and your choices matter

    Loved · 96%Open world · Dark Fantasy

More like Stardew Valley

15 games closest to Stardew Valley of your picks

  1. 16

    Coral Island

    Much the same as Stardew Valley

    Liked · 89%Farming Sim · Agriculture

  2. 17

    My Time at Portia

    Stardew Valley, but single-player

    Loved · 91%Farming Sim · Life Sim

  3. 18

    My Time at Sandrock

    Stardew Valley, but an action RPG

    Liked · 88%Farming Sim · Life Sim

  4. 19

    Farming Simulator 22

    Stardew Valley, but co-op, and 3D

    Loved · 93%Farming Sim · Agriculture

  5. 20

    Littlewood

    Stardew Valley, but a city builder, and a third of the hours

    Loved · 93%Life Sim · Agriculture

  6. 21

    Farm Together

    Stardew Valley, but co-op

    Loved · 94%Agriculture · Farming Sim

  7. 22

    Fields of Mistria

    Stardew Valley, but single-player, and half the hours

    Loved · 97%Farming Sim · Life Sim

  8. 23

    Dinkum

    Stardew Valley, but co-op, and half the hours

    Loved · 92%Farming Sim · Agriculture

  9. 24

    Farming Simulator 19

    Stardew Valley, but realistic, and with driving

    Loved · 94%Farming Sim · Agriculture

  10. 25

    Graveyard Keeper

    Stardew Valley, but a management game, and more divisive

    Liked · 85%Agriculture · Crafting

  11. 26

    Medieval Dynasty

    Stardew Valley, but a survival crafting game, and a colony sim

    Loved · 90%Crafting · Building

  12. 27

    Forager

    Stardew Valley, but an incremental game, and about survival

    Liked · 89%Farming Sim · Crafting

  13. 28

    Roots of Pacha

    Stardew Valley, but with romance, and single-player

    Loved · 94%Farming Sim · Life Sim

  14. 29

    Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles

    Stardew Valley, but a quarter of the hours, and more divisive

    Liked · 82%Farming Sim · Agriculture

  15. 30

    Infinity Nikki

    Stardew Valley, but free to play, and a fifth of the hours

    Divisive · 58%Farming Sim · Life Sim

How this list is made

Each game is measured against each of your picks the way a games-like list measures it: the Steam community tags, Steam genres and IGDB themes they share, each counting for more the fewer games carry it. A game's place is how alike it is to your picks together, as a share of each pick's best match, so one alike to two of them comes before one alike to just one. It must be close to at least one of them, as close as it would have to be on that game's own list.

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