| Vita | A.W.: Phoenix Festa (delisted) | 2016 | Aplus/Bandai Namco | Based on the anime adaptation of the Asterisk War light novel series, is more of a 3D anime arena fighter/visual novel hybrid |
| JP Mega Drive | Bahamut Senki | 1991 | Sega | A fantasy war simulator with 8 different armies to choose from; units can rank up and become stronger, combat is both turn-based and real-time |
| PS4 | Beastie Bay DX (DL only) | 2022 | Kairosoft | See Switch |
| Switch | Beastie Bay DX (DL only) | 2021 | Kairosoft | An island conquering/development sim with beastly allies to recruit and train |
| Switch | Burger Bistro Story (DL only) | 2022 | Kairosoft | Another management sim with staff that can level up, but this one has burgies |
| Switch | Cresteaju (DL only) | 2021 | Shou/PLiCy | A remastered JP-only indie PC game that shows its age |
| PS4 | Doraemon: Story of Seasons (DL only) | 2020 | Brownies/Marvelous | As the title states, a Story of Seasons game with appearances by Doraemon and his friends where upgrading tools is crucial to farm life |
| Switch | Doraemon: Story of Seasons (DL only) | 2019 | Brownies/Marvelous | See PS4 |
| PS5 | Doraemon Story of Seasons: Friends of the Great Kingdom (DL/Asia English) | 2022 | Marvelous | See Switch |
| Switch | Doraemon Story of Seasons: Friends of the Great Kingdom (DL/Asia English) | 2022 | Marvelous | Grow crops and use gadgets with Doraemon and pals- good vibes abound |
| Switch | Dungeon Village (DL only) | 2018 | Kairosoft | A simple village management sim where you send out townspeople to obtain money and items as well as defend the town (and hopefully level up doing so) |
| Switch | Dungeon Village 2 (DL only) | 2022 | Kairosoft | Very similar to the first game, but adds some layes of complexity to the town management-sim |
| 3DS | Fantasy Life | 2014 | Brownie Brown/Level-5 | Pick a profession in a fantasy world and increase your ranks in order to help save the world! |
| PSP | Favorite Dear: Enkan no Monogatari (PSone Classics) | 2013 | NEC Interchannel | See PS3 |
| Vita | Favorite Dear: Enkan no Monogatari (PSone Classics) | 2013 | NEC Interchannel | See PS3 |
| PS3 | Favorite Dear: Enkan no Monogatari (PSone Classics) | 2013 | NEC Interchannel | Available in NA Playstation Store, but untranslated - a dating sim/JRPG hybrid with lots of angels |
| Vita | Favorite Dear: Jyunpaku no Yogensha (PSone Classics) | 2013 | NEC Interchannel | See PS3 |
| PS3 | Favorite Dear: Jyunpaku no Yogensha (PSone Classics) | 2013 | NEC Interchannel | Available in NA Playstation Store, but untranslated - more dating sim/JRPG gameplay where you send out other heroes to do the work for you |
| PSP | Favorite Dear: Jyunpaku no Yogensha (PSone Classics) | 2013 | NEC Interchannel | See PS3 |
| Wii | Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King (WiiWare) | 2009 | Square Enix | A cute town-building simulator/RPG with the Final Fantasy trappings |
| Switch | Harvestella | 2022 | Square Enix/Live Wire | A meatier storyline than the usual farming sim, competent combat and a solid score |
| N64 | Harvest Moon 64 | 1999 | Victor Interactive Software | Inherit a farm, level up your tools, and manage time wisely! |
| Wii U | Harvest Moon 64 (VC) | 2017 | Victor Interactive Software | See N64 |
| Wii | Harvest Moon: Animal Parade | 2009 | Marvelous Entertainment | All the farming you'd expect, but with a bigger variety of animals (many of them rideable)! |
| GameCube | Harvest Moon: Another Wonderful Life | 2005 | Marvelous | Like A Wonderful Life, but with a female player character |
| GameCube | Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life | 2004 | Victor Interactive Software | Watch your child grow to adulthood as you grow crops (including hybrid ones!) and farm your heart out (with upgradeable tools)- but don't get divorced! |
| PS2 | Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life Special Edition | 2005 | Marucome | Goes back to a male player character and adds gameplay updates such as dog training, a new marriage candidate, and free-play after the game concludes |
| PS4 | Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life Special Edition (DL only) | 2017 | Marucome | See PS2 |
| PS3 | Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life Special Edition (DL only) | 2012 | Marucome | See PS2 |
| PSX | Harvest Moon: Back to Nature | 2000 | Victor Interactive Software | Do ALL the farming! |
| Vita | Harvest Moon: Back to Nature (PSone Classics) | 2012 | Victor Interactive Software | See PSX |
| PSP | Harvest Moon: Back to Nature (PSone Classics) | 2011 | Victor Interactive Software | See PSX |
| PS3 | Harvest Moon: Back to Nature (PSone Classics) | 2011 | Victor Interactive Software | See PSX |
| PSP | Harvest Moon: Boy & Girl | 2007 | Marvelous Entertainment | Combines the original version of Back to Nature with the previously JP-only female protagonist version |
| GBA | Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town | 2003 | Marvelous | Level up your tools and grow your farm (and find a nice girl to settle down with) |
| Switch | Harvest Moon: Light of Hope | 2018 | Tabot | See PS4 |
| PS4 | Harvest Moon: Light of Hope | 2017 | Tabot | More farm raising, developed by a different studio than Story of Seasons- and it shows; gameplay loop is the same (tool leveling, crop growing) with little innovation |
| GBA | Harvest Moon: More Friends of Mineral Town | 2005 | Marvelous | Female protagonist version of Friends of Mineral town with a few added QoL changes |
| Switch | Harvest Moon: One World | 2021 | Natsume | See PS4 |
| PS4 | Harvest Moon: One World | 2021 | Natsume | Adds a new portable farm mechanic, but removes the soul of the series |
| DS | Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns | 2010 | Marvelous | You're now both a farmer and ambassador! |
| Wii | Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility | 2008 | Marvelous Entertainment | Level your tools, grow your crops, and restore a nature deity- all in a day's work! |
| DS | Harvest Moon DS | 2006 | Tose | Classic farming gameplay, lots of harvest spirtes to rescue- and crops themselves level up! |
| DS | Harvest Moon DS: Cute | 2008 | Marvelous | An alternative version of Harvest Moon DS that makes some QoL changes and allows you to play as a female protagonist |
| DS | Harvest Moon DS: Grand Bazaar | 2010 | Marvelous | Still farming, but done under the pretense of pure capitalism by selling your goods at a weekly marketplace |
| DS | Harvest Moon DS: Island of Happiness | 2007 | Tose | Same farming, but now on a deserted island! Limited to touchscreen controls |
| DS | Harvest Moon DS: Sunshine Islands | 2008 | Marvelous | Resembles Island of Happiness, but reliance on the touchsreen is removed |
| PSP | Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon | 2007 | ArtePiazza | Has more of a centralized storyline than other Harvest Moons, no marriage system, more adventuring elements (though farming is still a thing to do) |
| PS2 | Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon Special Edition | 2008 | ArtePiazza | Harvest Moon gameplay with more of a focused quest |
| PS3 | Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon Special Edition (PS2 Classics) | 2012 | ArtePiazza | See PS2 |
| PS4 | Kairobotica (DL only) | 2021 | Kairosoft | Cultivate your planet and send your bot buddies out on missions (and upgrade them after) in this sim/RPG combo |
| Switch | Kairobotica (DL only) | 2020 | Kairosoft | See PS4 |
| Wii | Little King's Story | 2009 | Cing/Townfactory | Combination RTSRPG/town builder/management sim; explore and expand your rapidly growing reign as king |
| DS | Magician's Quest: Mysterious Times | 2009 | Aquria | If Animal Crossing went to Hogwarts, this would be the adorable result |
| DS | Monster Rancher DS | 2010 | Cing | Monster raising and battling, now on two screens! Utilizes the microphone and touch screen to create monsters |
| Genesis | New Horizons | 1994 | Koei | AKA Uncharted Waters: New Horizons; hope you like boats! Better sound on SNES than this version |
| Switch | New Pokemon Snap | 2021 | Bandai Namco | It's a stretch, but there are courses to level up which unlock new routes and Pokemon to candidly capture on camera |
| Switch | Pocket Academy 3 (DL only) | 2023 | Kairosoft | Very much like Pocket Academy Zero, but with a greater range of activities and facilites for students to thrive in |
| Switch | Pocket Academy Zero (DL only) | 2023 | Kairosoft | See PS4 |
| PS4 | Pocket Academy Zero (DL only) | 2023 | Kairosoft | Intended to be an entry point into Kairosoft's titles- a game in which you build a school and level up its faculty to help your students flourish |
| 3DS | Professor Layton and the Last Specter | 2011 | Level-5/Brownie Brown | Included due to Professor Layton's London Life, a cute life sim with minimal stats, many (re)quests, and jobs to rank up in |
| 3DS | Return to PoPoLoCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale | 2016 | Marvelous/Epics | Combines the light turn-based combat of PoPoLoCrois with the farming of Story of Seasons, resulting in a shallow, modest (but adorable) mix of both |
| JP FC | RPG Jinsei Game | 1993 | Takara | Make the correct life choices to increase your stats and achieve your career dreams! |
| Switch | RPG Time: The Legend of Wright (DL only) | 2022 | DeskWorks | See XS |
| Xbox One | RPG Time: The Legend of Wright (DL only) | 2022 | DeskWorks | See XS |
| PS4 | RPG Time: The Legend of Wright (DL only) | 2022 | DeskWorks | See XS |
| Xbox Series | RPG Time: The Legend of Wright (DL only) | 2022 | DeskWorks | A literal pen-and-paper JRPG with fun gameplay gimmicks of a variety of genres |
| DS | Rune Factory 2: A Fantasy Harvest Moon | 2008 | Neverland | Grow your farm and level up, and befriend monsters to hire them as farmhands! |
| DS | Rune Factory 3: A Fantasy Harvest Moon | 2010 | Neverland | Like the others, but villagers now have a dynamic AI schedule and the ability to delve into dungeons with the player |
| 3DS | Rune Factory 4 | 2013 | Neverland | The farming/dungeon exploring/marriage sim returns; crafting new equipment is essential to improving stats, your child can also join you in combat |
| Switch | Rune Factory 4 Special | 2020 | Hakama/Neverland | Adds a new difficulty mode and event scenes for your marriage partner of choice post-matrimony; QoL changes present |
| PS4 | Rune Factory 4 Special (DL only) | 2021 | Marvelous | See Switch |
| Xbox One | Rune Factory 4 Special (DL only) | 2021 | Marvelous | See Switch |
| Xbox Series | Rune Factory 4 Special (DL only) | 2021 | Marvelous | See Switch |
| Switch | Rune Factory 5 | 2022 | Marvelous | Interesting characters and fun farming/adventuring/courting/crafting gameplay hooks, but poor performance |
| DS | Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon | 2007 | Neverland | Now you get to raise crops and slay monsters! |
| Wii | Rune Factory: Frontier | 2009 | Neverland | Harvest and dungeon delve, all while trying to prevent a whale island from crashing to the ground! |
| Wii | Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny | 2011 | Neverland | More farming and fighting, with some seafaring sprinkled in! |
| PS4 | Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin | 2020 | Edelweiss | Part rice-farming simulator, part side-scrolling ARPG, all charm and pretty visuals |
| Switch | Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin | 2020 | Edelweiss | See PS4 |
| Vita | Sarara's Little Shop (PSone Classics) | 2012 | Kinotrope/Siesta | See PS3 |
| PSP | Sarara's Little Shop (PSone Classics) | 2014 | Kinotrope/Siesta | See PS3 |
| PS3 | Sarara's Little Shop (PSone Classics) | 2014 | Kinotrope/Siesta | Available on NA PSN, but left untranslated - combines shop management and dungeoneering elements akin to Recettear |
| Dreamcast | Seventh Cross Evolution | 2000 | Atypical Alchemists Associate | Spore before Spore - gain evolution points and make your creature! |
| PSP | Shepherd's Crossing | 2010 | Success | Adds a few QoL changes but otherwise spiffs up the visuals of the original |
| PS2 | Shepherd's Crossing | 2008 | Success | A game much like Harvest Moon in terms of farming, RPG elements are present in the raising and skill-learning of hunting dogs |
| PS2 | Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 | 2008 | Atlus | The RPG/life sim (of sorts) series continues, this time with a murder mystery theme and an obsession with the color yellow |
| Switch | Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life | 2023 | Marvelous | See XS |
| PS5 | Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life | 2023 | Marvelous | See XS |
| Xbox Series | Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life | 2023 | Marvelous | A remake of Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life with new events, non-gender-locked marriage candidates, tools to upgrade and new ways to farm |
| Xbox One | Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town | 2021 | Bullets/Marvelous | See Switch |
| Switch | Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town | 2020 | Bullets/Marvelous | A remake of Harvest Moon: (More) Friends of Mineral Town with different choices for both male/female protagonists; farming/courtship as usual otherwise |
| PS4 | Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town | 2021 | Bullets/Marvelous | See Switch |
| Switch | Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town | 2021 | Marvelous | The true heir to the Harvest Moon name; this time you help develop a whole town and learn new recipes by increasing your gathering skills |
| PS4 | Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town | 2022 | Marvelous | See Switch |
| JP GB+GBC | Sylvania Families: Otogi no Kuni no Pendant | 1999 | Epoch | More of a life-sim featuring overly cutesy characters based on a series of animal figurines |
| PSX | Tail of the Sun | 1997 | Artdink | Be caveman. Go hunting. Build tower of mammoth bone. More of a life-sim really |
| Switch | The Good Life (DL only) | 2021 | White Owls Inc. | See XS |
| Xbox One | The Good Life (DL only) | 2021 | White Owls Inc. | See XS |
| Xbox Series | The Good Life (DL only) | 2021 | White Owls Inc. | A Swery jam with murder mysteries, animal transformation, debt to juggle, and personal stats to monitor |
| PS4 | The Good Life (DL only) | 2021 | White Owls Inc. | See XS |
| Xbox One | The Smile Alchemist (DL only) | 2023 | Asobox | See XS |
| Xbox Series | The Smile Alchemist (DL only) | 2023 | Asobox | Kemco comes at you with an alchemy simulator, sans combat, heavy menu-based gameplay with some gathering and support minigames |
| PS4 | The Smile Alchemist (DL only) | 2023 | Asobox | See XS |
| Switch | The Smile Alchemist (DL only) | 2023 | Asobox | See XS |
| PS5 | The Smile Alchemist (DL only) | 2023 | Asobox | See XS |
| Switch | Tumbleweed Destiny (DL only) | 2023 | Kimidori Soft | You play as a tumbleweed- and through attacking cacti gain enough TP to increase stats like rolling speed |
| Genesis | Uncharted Waters | 1992 | Koei | Historical JRPG |
| NES | Uncharted Waters | 1991 | Koei | Do you like micromanagement? Capitalism? Minimal fantasy? This may be for you! |
| SNES | Uncharted Waters: New Horizons | 1994 | Koei | 6 different protagonists with different careers to balance the books with in a mercantile JRPG |
| Xbox 360 | Unholy Heights (DL only) | 2013 | Petit Depotto | An insane cross between a tower defense and an apartment manager sim, where you manage an abode for monsters that have their own lives |
| 3DS | Unholy Heights (DL only) | 2017 | Petit Depotto | See 360 |
| PS4 | Unholy Heights (DL only) | 2016 | Petit Depotto | See 360 |
| JP SFC | Wonder Project J: Kikai no Shounen Pino | 1994 | Almanic | Raise your robo-boy to follow commands, improve his stats, and rescue his creator (Think Pac-Man 2) |
| Switch | WorldNeverland: Elnea Kingdom (DL only) | 2018 | Althi | A slice-of-kingdom-life sim with dungeons to explore and very large amounts of townspeople to talk to/marry; skills can be leveled to make kingdom life easier |
| Switch | Yumeiri (DL only) | 2021 | Affility | Simple visuals but challenging text-heavy gameplay with heavy real-life subject matter |
