Games like CottageVille
Games like CottageVille include Stardew Valley, Unpacking, Minami Lane, Hidden Folks, and Papers, Please. We matched them by the tags players give CottageVille on Steam (Casual, Life Sim, Point & Click, 2D, and Cute): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

Stardew Valley
Shared: Life Sim · Pixel Graphics · Relaxing

Unpacking
Shared: Casual · Cute · Pixel Graphics

Minami Lane
Shared: Casual · Life Sim · Cute

Hidden Folks
Shared: Casual · Point & Click · Hand-drawn

Papers, Please
Shared: Point & Click · Pixel Graphics · Indie

Organized Inside
Shared: Casual · Point & Click · Life Sim

The Sims™ 4
Shared: Life Sim · Building · Casual

Sticky Business
Shared: Casual · Cute · Relaxing

Paralives
Shared: Life Sim · Building · Casual

Little Witch in the Woods
Shared: Life Sim · Casual · Cute

Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
Shared: 2D · Casual · Relaxing

A Little to the Left
Shared: Casual · Cute · Point & Click

Maltese's Fluffy Onsen
Shared: Casual · Cute · Pixel Graphics

Palia
Shared: Life Sim · Casual · Building

Machinarium
Shared: Point & Click · Hand-drawn · 2D

Screen Cat
Shared: Casual · Life Sim · Cute

Two Point Museum
Shared: Casual · Life Sim · Building

Tiny Bookshop
Shared: Life Sim · Casual · Relaxing

The Tiny Bang Story
Shared: Point & Click · Hand-drawn · Casual

LEGO® Builder's Journey
Shared: Casual · Cute · Relaxing

Thrifty Business
Shared: Casual · Cute · Life Sim

Whisper of the House
Shared: Casual · Pixel Graphics · Relaxing

Heartopia
Shared: Life Sim · Casual · Cute

Fields of Mistria
Shared: Life Sim · Pixel Graphics · Cute