Farm life sim

Farm life sims are a subgenre of life simulation games which fuse social simulation, dating sim and farm simulation elements. The games generally feature a protagonist going out to a rural setting and taking upon a farm, oftentimes because of an inheritance from a deceased relative, or because of urban boredom. The player-character grows crops and raises livestock to make money, and can interact with a wide cast of characters who are inhabitants of the town, and work toward the main plot's objective, if one exists. The game plots often featured dying ghost towns that must be revitalized by the player's actions.

The genre origins were in the original Story of Seasons series (previously called Harvest Moon in English) which was almost the sole series in its genre up until Stardew Valley, a successful indie game inspired by it, popularized farm life sims as a distinct genre.