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

We filtered the 25 games similar to Vilmonic down to the 20 that fit the “Simulation” category. Potion Craft, Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator and Stardew Valley top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Vilmonic.

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GenreSandboxSubgenreCrafting Sandbox
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CasualCozySolo
Year 2016Dev Bludgeonsoft
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Within the “Simulation” category, the closest game to Vilmonic is Potion Craft — scoring 83/100 on our similarity scale. Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator and Stardew Valley follow close behind.

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The best simulation games like Vilmonic

20 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Vilmonic. Each one has been evaluated across 16 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.

#1Potion Craft
Potion Craft
SandboxCrafting Sandbox
SoloCozyCasualSandbox WorldCraftingManagement
Steam👍 93%· 43KIGDB70· 1OC83· 11
Year 2022Dev niceplay games · tinyBuildOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the crafting sandboxes cluster, with sandbox freedom, deep simulation and deep RPG systems

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, vibe relaxing and strong narrative focus, while skipping procedural generation

Where it drifts furthest from Vilmonic: visuals.

Released 6 years after Vilmonic.

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Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
SandboxCrafting Sandbox
SoloCozyCasualSandbox WorldCraftingManagement
Steam👍 93%· 43KRAWG👍 72%· 190OC77· 8
Year 2022Dev niceplay games · tinyBuildPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Xbox

✓ Both are crafting sandboxes — sharing sandbox freedom, deep simulation and deep RPG systems

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, vibe relaxing and strong narrative focus, while skipping procedural generation

Potion Craft is an alchemist simulator where you physically interact with your tools and ingredients to brew potions. You're in full control of the whole shop: invent new recipes, attract customers and experiment to your heart's content. Just remember: the whole town is counting on you.

Where it drifts furthest from Vilmonic: visuals.

Released 6 years after Vilmonic.

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#3Stardew Valley
Stardew Valley
SandboxCrafting Sandbox
SoloCozyCasualSandbox WorldOpen WorldCraftingExplorationSkill TreePixel ArtIsometric
Steam👍 98%· 1.0MRAWG👍 88%· 2.5KMC89IGDB91· 13OC90· 76
Year 2016Dev ChucklefishPlaytime ~13hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the crafting sandboxes cluster, with sandbox freedom, deep simulation and deep RPG systems

≠ Where it differs: brings visual novel storytelling, vibe relaxing and strong narrative focus, while skipping procedural generation

A farming sim that is really a schedule-management game: every in-game day forces a choice between crops, mining, fishing and the villagers, and the calendar never gives you enough hours. The first year is the hook. Fishing is the wall most players hit — the minigame is fiddly and unforgiving early, and several quests gate behind it.

Where it drifts furthest from Vilmonic: game mode.

Genre100Visuals89Progression85World78Tone66Game mode33
#4Terraria
Terraria
SandboxCrafting Sandbox
SoloSandbox WorldOpen WorldProceduralCraftingExplorationPixel Art
Steam👍 97%· 1.5MRAWG👍 80%· 2.5KMC81IGDB81· 13OC79· 33
Year 2011Dev Engine Software · 505 GamesPlaytime ~15hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are crafting sandboxes — sharing sandbox freedom, deep RPG systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, precision platforming and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping vibe casual

A 2D sandbox that is far more combat-driven than its look suggests: progression runs through boss fights, and each one unlocks a tier of materials. Building is deep but optional. It explains almost nothing — crafting chains, boss summons and biome requirements are opaque enough that most players keep a wiki open throughout.

Where it drifts furthest from Vilmonic: tone and game mode.

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Everything
SandboxLife Sandbox
SoloCasualSandbox WorldOpen WorldProceduralExploration
Steam👍 83%· 3.8KIGDB72· 9OC73· 50
Year 2017Dev David OReillyOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Like Vilmonic, it's known for sandbox freedom, deep simulation and deep RPG systems

≠ Stands apart with vibe relaxing, strong narrative focus and fantasy world, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

Where it drifts furthest from Vilmonic: visuals and progression.

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Warsim: The Realm of Aslona
SandboxCreative Sandbox
SoloSandbox WorldProceduralOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 96%· 2.2K
Year 2017Dev Huw MillwardPlaytime ~4hOn PC

✓ Shared with Vilmonic: sandbox freedom, deep simulation and deep RPG systems

≠ Where it differs: brings roguelike runs, fantasy world and setting medieval, while skipping vibe casual

In 'Warsim: The Realm of Aslona' your only goal is to keep the Kingdom of Aslona from destruction, how you do it is entirely up to you, you may be a harsh dictator charging people for walking and breathing air, or a blood-hungry warlord commanding armies and mercenary bands on invasions and raids of enemy lands, or perhaps a charismatic diplomat who arranges trade routes with everyone from…

Where it drifts furthest from Vilmonic: progression.

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Plantera
SandboxLife Sandbox
SoloCasualCozySandbox WorldNarrative
Steam👍 89%· 5.9KRAWG👍 30%· 53IGDB39· 3
Year 2016Dev Ratalaika GamesPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · iOS

✓ Like Vilmonic, it's known for sandbox freedom, deep simulation and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, strong narrative focus and vibe relaxing, while skipping procedural generation

In Plantera you build your own garden and watch it grow with new plants, bushes, trees and animals. As you play and expand your garden you will attract helpers, round blue creatures that will help you pick up things and harvest your plants.

Where it drifts furthest from Vilmonic: visuals.

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Kitchen Simulator 2015
SandboxCrafting Sandbox
SoloCasualCozySandbox WorldExplorationCrafting
Steam👍 40%· 329
Year 2015Dev WhackAKey GamesPlaytime ~4hOn PC

✓ Both are crafting sandboxes — sharing sandbox freedom, deep simulation and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping deep RPG systems

Description Kitchen simulator The game that turns you into the chef.

Where it drifts furthest from Vilmonic: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Vilmonic.

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Space Engineers
SandboxCrafting Sandbox
SoloSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationCrafting
Steam👍 89%· 134KRAWG👍 58%· 269MC68IGDB80· 1OC80· 5
Year 2013Dev Keen Software HousePlaytime ~5hOn PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of crafting sandboxes: sandbox freedom, deep simulation and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, combat tactical and melee combat, while skipping deep RPG systems

A voxel engineering sandbox with real physics: ships flex, break apart along stress lines and drift, and building something that survives its own thrust is the actual game. Deeply satisfying when it clicks. It is heavy on performance and light on direction — large builds tank the framerate, and there is essentially no guidance on what to do.

Where it drifts furthest from Vilmonic: visuals and game mode.

Genre100World80Progression66Game mode33Visuals0
Scrap Mechanic
SandboxCrafting Sandbox
SoloSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationCrafting
Steam👍 92%· 117KRAWG👍 70%· 124
Year 2016Dev Axolot GamesPlaytime ~6hOn PC

✓ Same family of crafting sandboxes: sandbox freedom, deep simulation and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping deep RPG systems

A building sandbox where the physics are the point: vehicles you assemble actually flex, tip and fall apart under load, and getting a working machine is a genuine engineering problem. Creative mode is the strong half. The survival campaign has been in early access for years and remains unfinished, with long gaps between updates.

Where it drifts furthest from Vilmonic: visuals and game mode.

Genre100World81Progression61Game mode27Visuals0
No Man's Sky
SandboxCrafting Sandbox
SoloOpen WorldSandbox WorldProceduralExplorationCrafting
Steam👍 85%· 407KRAWG👍 67%· 1.6KMC75IGDB74· 38OC71· 149
Year 2016Dev Hello GamesPlaytime ~15hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of crafting sandboxes: sandbox freedom, adventure storytelling and deep simulation

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, shooter and first-person shooting, while skipping deep RPG systems

Years of free updates turned it into a genuinely broad survival-exploration game: base building, freighters, settlements, multiplayer. The scale is unmatched. The core loop is still the criticism — planets are procedurally varied rather than designed, so after twenty of them the discoveries start to rhyme, and the inventory management never stops being fiddly.

Where it drifts furthest from Vilmonic: tone and visuals.

Genre100World100Progression68Game mode34Tone0Visuals0
Minecraft
SandboxCrafting Sandbox
SoloSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationCraftingPixel Art
OC90· 44
Year 2016Dev Mojang StudiosOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

✓ Fits the crafting sandboxes cluster, with sandbox freedom, deep simulation and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, turn-based strategy and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Vilmonic: tone and game mode.

Genre100World78Progression65Visuals38Game mode16Tone0
Sticky Business
SandboxLife Sandbox
SoloCasualCozySandbox WorldOpen WorldManagementPixel Art
Steam👍 94%· 7.4KOC78· 14
Year 2023Dev Spellgarden Games · Assemble EntertainmentPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Shared with Vilmonic: sandbox freedom, deep simulation and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, vibe relaxing and strong narrative focus, while skipping deep RPG systems

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Where it drifts furthest from Vilmonic: progression.

Released 7 years after Vilmonic.

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#14The Sims 3
The Sims 3
SandboxLife Sandbox
SoloCozyCasualSandbox WorldSkill TreeIsometric
Steam👍 86%· 34KRAWG👍 83%· 784MC86
Year 2009Dev Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~11hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Like Vilmonic, it's known for sandbox freedom, deep simulation and deep RPG systems

≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus and fantasy world, while skipping adventure storytelling

The Sims 3 is the third part of its series. Like all Sims game, it allows the player to control the life of a person or even a whole family. ###Character creation Before the main game starts, the player has to create his or her character, called sim.

Where it drifts furthest from Vilmonic: progression.

Game mode100Tone89Visuals66World58Genre50Progression35
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp
SandboxCrafting Sandbox
SoloSandbox WorldCraftingIsometricThird Person
IGDB78· 2
Year 2017Dev Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development · NintendoOn Android · iOS

✓ Same family of crafting sandboxes: sandbox freedom, deep simulation and sandbox world

≠ Where it differs: brings visual third person and free to play, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Vilmonic: progression.

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