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Pico Valley

Web browser, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2023

Should you play it?

What works

  • Charming pixel art and music
  • Cozy farming and exploration gameplay
  • Moddable with customization options
  • Includes mini-game integration
  • Free fan-made game with no monetization

Things to keep in mind

  • Short day cycle limits deep mining
  • No multiplayer or social features
  • Limited health replenishment options
  • Some bugs with plant mechanics
  • Low sensory stimulation due to retro style

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival

  • The Greenening

  • Blossom: The Seed of Life

  • Farlands

  • The Last Caretaker

  • Critter Cove

More violent

Games that feels like Pico Valley but with more combat and destruction

  • Above Snakes: Prologue

  • Cattle Country

  • Above Snakes

  • Doloc Town

  • Cowboy Life Simulator

  • Mr. Prepper

More fellowship-oriented

Games that feels like Pico Valley but with a stronger sense of community

  • The Ranch of Rivershine

  • Peaceful Days

  • STORY OF SEASONS: Pioneers of Olive Town

  • Oriental Valley

  • DORAEMON STORY OF SEASONS

  • Everholm

Less survival-focused

Games that feels like Pico Valley but with less survival pressure

  • No Place Like Home

  • Lumberjack's Dynasty

  • The Witch of Fern Island

  • Summer in Mara

  • Garden of the Sea (VR)

  • Harvest Moon: The Winds of Anthos

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  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Pico Valley: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Expression, Survival. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy.

Last update: 05/08/2026