Games like Critter Cove
Games like Critter Cove include Stardew Valley, Disney Dreamlight Valley, My Time at Portia, Slime Rancher, and SPORE™. We matched them by the tags players give Critter Cove on Steam (Stylized, City Builder, Exploration, Sandbox, and Open World): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

Stardew Valley
Shared: Farming Sim · Life Sim · Sandbox

Disney Dreamlight Valley
Shared: Exploration · Life Sim · Sandbox

My Time at Portia
Shared: Open World · Life Sim · Farming Sim

Slime Rancher
Shared: Exploration · Open World · Cute

SPORE™
Shared: Sandbox · Open World · Exploration

Coral Island
Shared: Farming Sim · Life Sim · Open World

Littlewood
Shared: City Builder · Life Sim · Sandbox

DAVE THE DIVER
Shared: Exploration · Fishing · Casual

Infinity Nikki
Shared: Open World · Cute · RPG

DREDGE
Shared: Exploration · Fishing · Open World

Hello Kitty Island Adventure
Shared: Open World · Exploration · Life Sim

Paralives
Shared: Life Sim · Open World · Character Customization

My Time at Sandrock
Shared: Life Sim · Farming Sim · Sandbox

Kynseed
Shared: Exploration · Sandbox · Farming Sim

Goat Simulator 3
Shared: Exploration · Sandbox · Open World

The Sims™ 4
Shared: Life Sim · Sandbox · Character Customization

Townscaper
Shared: City Builder · Sandbox · Stylized

Grow: Song of the Evertree
Shared: Exploration · Farming Sim · City Builder

Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles
Shared: Exploration · Open World · Farming Sim

Starsand Island
Shared: Farming Sim · Life Sim · Sandbox

Farm Together 2
Shared: Sandbox · Farming Sim · Life Sim

Fallout 4
Shared: Open World · Exploration · RPG

Two Point Museum
Shared: City Builder · Sandbox · Exploration

EVE Online
Shared: Exploration · Open World · Sandbox