Games like Research Story
Games like Research Story include Stardew Valley, My Time at Portia, Coral Island, Littlewood, and Fields of Mistria. We matched them by the tags players give Research Story on Steam (Farming Sim, Life Sim, Simulation, Agriculture, and RPG): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

Stardew Valley
Shared: Farming Sim · Life Sim · RPG

My Time at Portia
Shared: Life Sim · Farming Sim · RPG

Coral Island
Shared: Farming Sim · Life Sim · Simulation

Littlewood
Shared: Life Sim · Simulation · Pixel Graphics

Fields of Mistria
Shared: Farming Sim · Life Sim · RPG

Clanfolk
Shared: Farming Sim · Life Sim · RPG

Dinkum
Shared: Agriculture · Farming Sim · Life Sim

Sun Haven
Shared: Farming Sim · Life Sim · Pixel Graphics

Starsand Island
Shared: Farming Sim · Life Sim · RPG

No Place Like Home
Shared: Farming Sim · Life Sim · RPG

I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival
Shared: Farming Sim · Agriculture · RPG

Palia
Shared: Life Sim · Farming Sim · Building

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

Disney Dreamlight Valley
Shared: Life Sim · Simulation · Relaxing

Roots of Pacha
Shared: Farming Sim · Life Sim · Pixel Graphics

Travellers Rest
Shared: Life Sim · Farming Sim · RPG

Farmer's Dynasty - Final Harvest Edition
Shared: Farming Sim · Simulation · Life Sim

Luma Island
Shared: Farming Sim · Simulation · Building

Moonstone Island
Shared: Creature Collector · Farming Sim · Life Sim

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

Little Witch in the Woods
Shared: Life Sim · Simulation · Pixel Graphics

Farm Together
Shared: Agriculture · Simulation · Farming Sim

Graveyard Keeper
Shared: Simulation · RPG · Pixel Graphics

DAVE THE DIVER
Shared: Pixel Graphics · Relaxing · Farming Sim