iRankGames
Animal Crossing: City Folk

7 Games like Animal Crossing: City Folk on Mobile that you should try

Games like Animal Crossing: City Folk · Find similar →

More about this game →
Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 49 games similar to Animal Crossing: City Folk down to the 7 that fit the “Mobile” category. Roblox, Farming Simulator 17 and Goat Simulator top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Animal Crossing: City Folk.

iRank74/ 100

Did you find what you were looking for?

GenreAdventureSubgenreOpen World Action-Adventure
Tags
SoloMultiplayer
Year 2008Dev Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.2

Quick answer

Within the “Mobile” category, the closest game to Animal Crossing: City Folk is Roblox — scoring 79/100 on our similarity scale. Farming Simulator 17 and Goat Simulator follow close behind.

🗳️

Help us build the best rankings

Community powered

Vote on each result below — good match or not. Every vote directly shapes how we rank similar games for everyone.

The best games like Animal Crossing: City Folk on Mobile

7 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Animal Crossing: City Folk. Each one has been evaluated across 9 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Roblox
79
Roblox
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloMultiplayerSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Year 2006Dev Roblox CorporationOn PS4 · Android · PC

✓ Fits the open-world adventures cluster, with deep simulation, sandbox freedom and sandbox world

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, precision platforming and co op, while skipping visual isometric

Where it drifts furthest from Animal Crossing: City Folk: visuals.

Genre100World100Progression100Game mode71Visuals45
Farming Simulator 17
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloMultiplayerOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 93%· 26KRAWG👍 73%· 82MC69IGDB64· 7OC63· 33
Year 2016Dev Focus Home InteractivePlaytime ~12hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of open-world adventures: deep simulation, sandbox freedom and open world exploration

≠ Its own twist: cozy, relaxing feel, co op and online features, while skipping visual isometric

THE MOST COMPLETE FARMING SIMULATOR EXPERIENCE Take on the role of a modern farmer in Farming Simulator 17! Immerse yourself in a huge open world loaded with new content: new environment, vehicles, animals, crops and gameplay mechanics!

Released 8 years after Animal Crossing: City Folk.

Genre100World100Game mode63Progression59Visuals55
Goat Simulator
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloMultiplayerSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 91%· 70KRAWG👍 41%· 1.2KMC62IGDB52· 11OC60· 47
Year 2014Dev Double Eleven · Coffee Stain StudiosPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the open-world adventures cluster, with deep simulation, sandbox freedom and sandbox world

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, vibe casual and melee combat, while skipping visual isometric

Goat Simulator is a game that mainly can be described as a crazy one. It does not have a specific story, and there is no central villain. It is illogical, besides there are lots of bugs.

Released 6 years after Animal Crossing: City Folk.

Genre100World100Progression100Visuals63Game mode50
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloMultiplayerSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationIsometric
IGDB89· 9
Year 2009Dev Rockstar Leeds · Rockstar GamesOn Android · iOS

✓ Same family of open-world adventures: sandbox freedom, sandbox world and open world exploration

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, shooter and melee combat, while skipping deep simulation

Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Visuals71
Scribblenauts Unlimited
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationMagic
Steam👍 94%· 12KIGDB72· 10
Year 2012Dev 5th Cell · WB GamesOn Android · PC · iOS

✓ Both are open-world adventures — sharing sandbox freedom, sandbox world and open world exploration

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and precision platforming, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Animal Crossing: City Folk: visuals.

Released 4 years after Animal Crossing: City Folk.

Genre100World100Progression100Game mode55Visuals0
The First Tree
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloOpen WorldExplorationThird PersonNarrative
Steam👍 75%· 5.8KOC80· 14
Year 2017Dev David WehleOn PS4 · Linux · Android

✓ Both are open-world adventures — sharing deep simulation, open world exploration and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, precision platforming and strong narrative focus, while skipping sandbox freedom

Released 9 years after Animal Crossing: City Folk.

Genre100Progression100Visuals63World60Game mode55
Telling Lies
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloOpen WorldExplorationNarrativeDark
Steam👍 63%· 1.3KIGDB85· 7OC79· 50
Year 2019Dev Furious Bee Limited · Annapurna InteractiveOn PS4 · PC · iOS

✓ Both are open-world adventures — sharing deep simulation, open world exploration and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus, while skipping sandbox freedom

Where it drifts furthest from Animal Crossing: City Folk: visuals.

Released 11 years after Animal Crossing: City Folk.

Genre100Progression100World65Game mode55Visuals0

Explore games similar to Animal Crossing: City Folk by category

Rankings in the same genre