Best Nintendo Switch Life Sims And Farming Games

If you’re looking for a change of pace and some welcome distraction from everyday life, few mediums offer such engrossing, ongoing escapism as video games. Even the best books have an ending, but some games can go on almost indefinitely and come to form a calming part of our daily routines.

If you’re looking for just such a game, the list below of the best life sims and farming games on Switch should get you on the right track.

Whether you’ve always dreamed of moving to the countryside, retiring to a deserted island, or simply heading to the watering hole for a spot of fishing, the games below will set you up with a new (digital) life and keep you busy with pleasant little tasks to melt away the stress of real life… or at least replace it with the low-stakes stress of sowing turnips, tending to animals and managing your crops. Just remember when you’re stressing about squeezing these digital lives into your packed schedule, it’s all for fun!

So, grab your spade and a handful of seeds, and let’s take a look — in no particular order — at the cream of the crop; the best life and farming sims on Switch.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch)

Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch)

Publisher: Nintendo / Developer: Nintendo

Release Date: 20th Mar 2020 (USA) / 20th Mar 2020 (UK/EU)
Rune Factory 4 Special (Switch)

Rune Factory 4 Special (Switch)

Publisher: Marvelous AQL / Developer: Neverland

Release Date: 25th Feb 2020 (USA) / 28th Feb 2020 (UK/EU)
Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town (Switch)

Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town (Switch)

Publisher: Marvelous (XSEED) / Developer: Marvelous (XSEED)

Release Date: 14th Jul 2020 (USA) / 10th Jul 2020 (UK/EU)
Forager (Switch eShop)

Forager (Switch eShop)

Publisher: Humble Bundle / Developer: HopFrog

Release Date: 30th Jul 2019 (USA) / 30th Jul 2019 (UK/EU)
My Time at Portia (Switch)

My Time at Portia (Switch)

Publisher: Team17 / Developer: Pathea Games

Release Date: 16th Apr 2019 (USA) / 16th Apr 2019 (UK/EU)
Littlewood (Switch eShop)

Littlewood (Switch eShop)

Publisher: SmashGames / Developer: Sean Young

Release Date: 25th Feb 2021 (USA) / 25th Mar 2021 (UK/EU)
Doraemon: Story of Seasons (Switch)

Doraemon: Story of Seasons (Switch)

Publisher: Bandai Namco / Developer: Marvelous Inc.

Release Date: 11th Oct 2019 (USA) / 11th Oct 2019 (UK/EU)
Graveyard Keeper (Switch eShop)

Graveyard Keeper (Switch eShop)

Publisher: tinyBuild Games / Developer: Lazy Bear Games

Release Date: 27th Jun 2019 (USA) / 27th Jun 2019 (UK/EU)
Kitaria Fables (Switch)

Kitaria Fables (Switch)

Publisher: PQube / Developer: Twin Hearts Games

Release Date: 3rd Sep 2021 (USA) / 3rd Sep 2021 (UK/EU)

If you’re looking for a change of pace and some welcome distraction from everyday life, few mediums offer such engrossing, ongoing escapism as video games. Even the best books have an ending, but some games can go on almost indefinitely and come to form a calming part of our daily routines.

If you’re looking for just such a game, the list below of the best life sims and farming games on Switch should get you on the right track.

Whether you’ve always dreamed of moving to the countryside, retiring to a deserted island, or simply heading to the watering hole for a spot of fishing, the games below will set you up with a new (digital) life and keep you busy with pleasant little tasks to melt away the stress of real life… or at least replace it with the low-stakes stress of sowing turnips, tending to animals and managing your crops. Just remember when you’re stressing about squeezing these digital lives into your packed schedule, it’s all for fun!

So, grab your spade and a handful of seeds, and let’s take a look — in no particular order — at the cream of the crop; the best life and farming sims on Switch.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch)

Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch)

Publisher: Nintendo / Developer: Nintendo

Release Date: 20th Mar 2020 (USA) / 20th Mar 2020 (UK/EU)
Rune Factory 4 Special (Switch)

Rune Factory 4 Special (Switch)

Publisher: Marvelous AQL / Developer: Neverland

Release Date: 25th Feb 2020 (USA) / 28th Feb 2020 (UK/EU)
Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town (Switch)

Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town (Switch)

Publisher: Marvelous (XSEED) / Developer: Marvelous (XSEED)

Release Date: 14th Jul 2020 (USA) / 10th Jul 2020 (UK/EU)
Forager (Switch eShop)

Forager (Switch eShop)

Publisher: Humble Bundle / Developer: HopFrog

Release Date: 30th Jul 2019 (USA) / 30th Jul 2019 (UK/EU)
My Time at Portia (Switch)

My Time at Portia (Switch)

Publisher: Team17 / Developer: Pathea Games

Release Date: 16th Apr 2019 (USA) / 16th Apr 2019 (UK/EU)
Littlewood (Switch eShop)

Littlewood (Switch eShop)

Publisher: SmashGames / Developer: Sean Young

Release Date: 25th Feb 2021 (USA) / 25th Mar 2021 (UK/EU)
Doraemon: Story of Seasons (Switch)

Doraemon: Story of Seasons (Switch)

Publisher: Bandai Namco / Developer: Marvelous Inc.

Release Date: 11th Oct 2019 (USA) / 11th Oct 2019 (UK/EU)
Graveyard Keeper (Switch eShop)

Graveyard Keeper (Switch eShop)

Publisher: tinyBuild Games / Developer: Lazy Bear Games

Release Date: 27th Jun 2019 (USA) / 27th Jun 2019 (UK/EU)
Kitaria Fables (Switch)

Kitaria Fables (Switch)

Publisher: PQube / Developer: Twin Hearts Games

Release Date: 3rd Sep 2021 (USA) / 3rd Sep 2021 (UK/EU)

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