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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 40 games similar to Echoes of the Plum Grove down to the 13 that fit the “Cozy” category. The Promised Land, Townscaper and 7 Grand Steps: What Ancients Begat top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Echoes of the Plum Grove.

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The best cozy games like Echoes of the Plum Grove

13 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Echoes of the Plum Grove. Each one has been evaluated across 14 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.

#1The Promised LandClosest overall match

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GenreStrategySubgenreCity Builder

SoloCasualCozyNarrativeBase BuildingManagement

Steam👍 87%· 775IGDB40· 1

Year 2014Dev Alawar Entertainment · Buka EntertainmentPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Nearly identical: adventure storytelling, deep simulation and vibe casual.

≠ Missing: open world exploration.

Darkestville Castle Coming Soon About the Game Become a leader of a little group of settlers to create a thriving colony which will envy even the developed nation! Who says it would be easy?!

It predates Echoes of the Plum Grove by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreStrategySubgenreCity Builder

SoloCasualNarrativeCozyOpen WorldBase BuildingExploration

Steam👍 95%· 21KIGDB80· 1OC73· 16

Year 2020Dev Oskar Stålberg · Raw FuryOn Xbox · Android · PC

✓ Both are city builders — sharing deep simulation, vibe casual and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, vibe relaxing and sandbox world, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Echoes of the Plum Grove: visuals and world.

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Steam GOG Epic

#37 Grand Steps: What Ancients BegatClosest on setting

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GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloCasualNarrativeCozyHistorical2D

Steam👍 54%· 768RAWG👍 5%· 20IGDB40· 1

Year 2013Dev MousechiefPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Like Echoes of the Plum Grove, it's known for deep simulation, adventure storytelling and vibe casual

≠ Its own twist: turn-based strategy, card game strategy and puzzle design, while skipping open world exploration

What Ancients Begat is a complete (~15 hour) game of family generations surviving the rise of western civilization. Survival is the ultimate goal. The sub-goals, you choose, build their story. Experience an abstract telling of the lives of our earliest recorded ancestors.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Echoes of the Plum Grove.

It predates Echoes of the Plum Grove by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4Unholy HeightsClosest on world

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloCozyCasualNarrativeOpen WorldBase BuildingManagement2D

Steam👍 89%· 1.6KRAWG👍 30%· 20IGDB80· 1OC66· 10

Year 2013Dev Teyon · AGM PLAYISMPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Nintendo

✓ If you enjoyed Echoes of the Plum Grove, expect deep simulation, cozy, relaxing feel and vibe casual

≠ Stands apart with real-time strategy, tower defense planning and puzzle design, while skipping adventure storytelling

Welcome to Unholy Heights, a mashup of Tower Defense and Apartment Management Simulation! The Devil has converted a tenement building into monsters-only housing, and has big plans for the future. Sucker monsters into moving into your building, charge them rent and keep them happy by buying them furniture.

It predates Echoes of the Plum Grove by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#5My Time at PortiaClosest on progression

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GenreStrategySubgenreCity Builder

SoloCozyCasualOpen WorldExplorationCraftingBase BuildingThird Person

Steam👍 92%· 44KIGDB70· 10OC75· 70

Year 2019Dev Pathea Games · Team17On PS4 · Android · PC

✓ Fits the city builders cluster, with deep simulation, adventure storytelling and cozy, relaxing feel

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, survival mechanics and sandbox freedom, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Echoes of the Plum Grove: setting.

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#6Space Colony: Steam Edition

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GenreStrategySubgenreCity Builder

SoloNarrativeCozyOpen WorldBase BuildingManagementExploration2D

Steam👍 80%· 658MC74IGDB77· 3

Year 2015Dev FireFly StudiosPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of city builders: deep simulation, strong narrative focus and cozy, relaxing feel

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, sandbox world and setting space, while skipping adventure storytelling

Half way across the galaxy with limited resources, a mega corporation looking over your shoulder and a ragtag crew expecting a pay cheque, it's up to you to survive and turn a profit. You have a base to build and hostile alien threats to neutralise, but ignore your crew and the colony is doomed.

Where it drifts furthest from Echoes of the Plum Grove: setting and visuals.

It predates Echoes of the Plum Grove by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreStrategySubgenreCity Builder

SoloCasualCozyManagementBase Building2D

Steam👍 98%· 6.4KOC80· 10

Year 2024Dev DootPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Linux

✓ Fits the city builders cluster, with deep simulation, vibe casual and cozy, relaxing feel

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, vibe relaxing and visual isometric, while skipping adventure storytelling

Games from friendshttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2533960/SUMMERHOUSE/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2113850/Spirit_City_Lofi_Sessions/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/957960/Inkulinati/ About the GameMinami Lane is a small, wholesome management game set on a Japanese-inspired street.

Where it drifts furthest from Echoes of the Plum Grove: visuals.

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GenreStrategySubgenreCity Builder

SoloCasualCozyOpen WorldManagementBase BuildingExploration

Steam👍 91%· 95KRAWG👍 82%· 135MC81OC81· 67

Year 2019Dev Frontier DevelopmentsPlaytime ~5hOn PC

✓ Same family of city builders: deep simulation, vibe casual and cozy, relaxing feel

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, vibe relaxing and sandbox world, while skipping adventure storytelling

Build a world for wildlife in Planet Zoo. From the developers of Planet Coaster and Zoo Tycoon comes the ultimate zoo sim, featuring authentic living animals who think, feel and explore the world you create around them.

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GenreStrategySubgenreCity Builder

SoloCozyCasualManagementBase Building2D

Steam👍 97%· 15K

Year 2024Dev Mister Morris GamesPlaytime ~18hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Fits the city builders cluster, with deep simulation, cozy, relaxing feel and vibe casual

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, vibe relaxing and sandbox world, while skipping adventure storytelling

Rusty's Retirement is an idle-farming simulator designed to sit at the bottom of your screen allowing you to work on other tasks while caring for your farm! Grow crops: Plant crops and watch Rusty get to work as he waters, nurtures, and harvests.

Where it drifts furthest from Echoes of the Plum Grove: world and setting.

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#10Business Tour - Board Game with Online Multiplayer

GenreStrategySubgenreCity Builder

CasualCozyBase BuildingMultiplayerPvP

Year 2025Dev FlugamesOn PC

✓ Same family of city builders: deep simulation, vibe casual and cozy, relaxing feel

≠ Stands apart with turn-based strategy, card game strategy and combat tactical, while skipping adventure storytelling

Business Empire – Strategic Trade and Investment GameBusiness Empire is a multiplayer board game where players build a business empire by strategically acquiring and developing properties.

Where it drifts furthest from Echoes of the Plum Grove: game mode and visuals.

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#11Go Home Dinosaurs!

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloCasualCozyHistoricalFantasy

Steam👍 87%· 623MC79

Year 2013Dev Fire Hose GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · iOS

✓ If you enjoyed Echoes of the Plum Grove, expect vibe casual, cozy, relaxing feel and historical setting

≠ Stands apart with tower defense planning, puzzle design and fantasy world, while skipping deep simulation

Todd Rex wants steak. Todd Rex wants YOUR steak. Are you gonna let him take it? No way! Go Home, Dinosaurs! Prevent hordes of marauding Dinos from crashing your party in the world’s premier BBQ defense simulator! Unlock powerful towers that act like little weaponized puzzle pieces.

Where it drifts furthest from Echoes of the Plum Grove: visuals.

It predates Echoes of the Plum Grove by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#12Cult of the LambClosest on visuals

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GenreStrategySubgenreCity Builder

SoloCozyBase BuildingExploration2DThird Person

Steam👍 96%· 124KRAWG👍 86%· 447OC84· 141

Year 2022Dev Massive Monster · Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~10hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the city builders cluster, with adventure storytelling, deep simulation and cozy, relaxing feel

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, roguelike runs and procedural generation, while skipping vibe casual

Start your own cult in a land of false prophets, venturing out into diverse and mysterious regions to build a loyal community of woodland worshippers and spread your Word to become the one true cult.

Where it drifts furthest from Echoes of the Plum Grove: world and setting.

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Steam GOG

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