Pumpkin Days similar games & best alternatives

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Pumpkin Days

2021

Should you play it?

Pumpkin Days is a traditional farming RPG. Pick one of three towns to start your farming adventure. Farm, fish, mine, catch bugs, raise animals, and more. Help fill out the museum to stop a factory from being built on the island. Unless you wish to side with the factory. The choice is yours.

What works

  • Large open world with multiple towns
  • Extensive character and home customization
  • Diverse npcs with social and romance options
  • Relaxing and immersive gameplay
  • Active and responsive developer team

Things to keep in mind

  • Clunky controls and camera issues
  • Some bugs and glitches in early access
  • Slow movement and travel times
  • Lack of deep character development
  • Some repetitive dialogue and tasks

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Garden Paws

  • Coral Island

  • STORY OF SEASONS: Grand Bazaar

  • Outbound

  • Old Market Simulator

  • Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure

More fantastical

Games that feels like Pumpkin Days but with more imaginative fiction

  • Swords 'n Magic and Stuff

  • Rune Factory 5

  • Moonlight Peaks

  • Tales of Seikyu

  • Fae Farm

  • Born of Bread

Less social

Games that feels like Pumpkin Days but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • World's Dawn

  • Ooblets

  • STORY OF SEASONS: Pioneers of Olive Town

  • STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of Mineral Town

  • Verdant Skies

  • STORY OF SEASONS: A Wonderful Life

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Pumpkin Days: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Thrill, Fantasy.

Last update: 21/08/2026