- #1 Automachef
97% matchMostly Positive72% of 908 reviews2019
Dev: Rhombico GamesPub: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Welcome to Automachef, a resource management puzzler where you design kitchens, program machinery and watch your genius come to life! It’s time to engineer tomorrow’s kitchen, today!
Why similar: Automation 30.3%, Simulation 15.6%, Resource Management 14.2%, Cooking 13.6%, Programming 6.9% ★
- #2 What's On The Menu?
96% matchMixed65% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: Deltacraft Games
Windows
In What's on the Menu?, step into the shoes of a restaurant manager. From selecting ingredients and crafting menus to hiring staff and customizing your restaurant, every decision counts. Face random events, unlock new recipes, and rise through the ranks to become the ultimate restaurateur!
Why similar: Cooking 30.7%, Automation 24.9%, Management 13.3%, Simulation 7.3%, Strategy 6.7%
- #3 Chocolatio
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RawEgg
Windows
Create and build your own automated chocolate factory. Freely design and expand your factories to deliver a huge variety of chocolate themed resources.
Why similar: Automation 40.2%, Resource Management 17.5%, Cooking 16%, Strategy 11.8%, Management 10.9%
- #4 Pumpkin Restaurant
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pumpkin Game
Windows
Let pumpkins and cats run the restaurant for you, serving hearty food to adventurers. This is a casual business simulation game at the bottom of the screen that doesn't interfere with you doing other things.
Why similar: Automation 29.6%, Cooking 28.1%, Simulation 8.3%, Resource Management 6.2%, Building 5.7%
- #5 Life, the Universe, and Restaurants
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GARRY
Windows
This is a single-player indie simulation game that blends kitchen management, base building, automation, and deckbuilding. Build your own unique kitchen base and prepare the most anticipated meal for the “Gods”!
Why similar: Cooking 28%, Automation 22.1%, Management 12.2%, Resource Management 11.5%, Building 5.9%
- #6 Line of Taste - Pizza Crust
94% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: Wise Box Studios
Windows
Line of Taste – Pizza Crust is a pizzeria simulation where you run the restaurant on your own. Place conveyor belts to solve puzzles in your charming kitchen!
Why similar: Cooking 30.7%, Automation 27.7%, Resource Management 12.5%, Management 12.1%, Funny 5.8%
- #7 Space Diner Simulator
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NervyMountain
Windows · Linux
After buying a rundown diner, you need to repair it and bring it to its full glory. Manage, renovate and upgrade the diner to attract more customers, and meet their demands. Bring a piece of home to the edges of space with Earths best recipes.
Why similar: Cooking 35.8%, Automation 23%, Simulation 14%, Management 13.6%, Aliens 7.5%
- #8 Prodix
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tyler CritchlowPub: Brody Critchlow
Windows · Mac · Linux
Prodix is a 2D isometric factory automation game, where the goal is to import, export, and automate your production of many different materials and items; while also managing company relationships through contracts.
Why similar: Automation 43.4%, Management 14.1%, Simulation 13.7%, Resource Management 13.6%, Casual 5.9%
- #9 Snacktorio
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ellraiserPub: TNgineers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Snacktorio is a factory-cooking automation game where you build and scale food production lines to feed the beasts threatening to consume your world. Manage strange ingredients across sprawling cooking factories to keep the monsters fed while you uncover what’s stirring their growing appetites...
Why similar: Automation 26.8%, Cooking 23.3%, Resource Management 14.6%, Management 7.5%, Simulation 7%
- #10 Factorization
91% match6 user reviews33% of 6 reviews2020
Dev: Anubis Gaming
Windows · Linux
In Factorization, you must plan and build a factory capable of producing ever more complex resources. You focus on designing optimal production lines while carefully balancing your budget. In the meantime your workers build your designs and carry out the day-to-day tasks in your factory.
Why similar: Automation 47.7%, Simulation 12.2%, Resource Management 11.6%, Strategy 10.1%, Building 8.8%
- #11 Little Big Workshop
90% matchVery Positive84% of 3,350 reviews2019
Dev: Mirage Game StudiosPub: HandyGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Manage your workers, stations, machines and create awesome stuff as your little big workshop grows into your dream factory!
Why similar: Automation 24.4%, Resource Management 16.8%, Simulation 16.3%, Management 14.6%, Strategy 13.3%
- #12 Bone's Cafe
89% matchVery Positive96% of 351 reviews2022
Dev: Acute Owl Studio
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Bone's Cafe is a fast paced, 1-4 Players couch co-op, cooking game. Customize the layout of your kitchen to guarantee your success. Specialize your menu in ingredients and recipes to design your ultimate cafe. Put your necromancy skills to the test and raise your own undead kitchen staff.
Why similar: Cooking 26.7%, Automation 25.7%, Resource Management 12%, Management 10.2%, Programming 7.7% ★
- #13 Mito
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ink Deer Games
Windows
A plant-sim automation game with resource management and roguelike progression. Build transport networks, manage resource flow, unlock mutations, and stack synergies as you spread across procedurally generated biomes.
Why similar: Automation 41%, Resource Management 18.9%, Strategy 12%, Simulation 11%, Building 6.8%
- #14 Food Facility
88% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Lemo-Logic Studios
Windows
Food Facility is a 2D factory automation game where you design and build complex production lines to create delicious food, sell your goods, and grow your business empire!
Why similar: Automation 33.3%, Strategy 19.9%, Simulation 15%, Management 12.2%, Casual 6.8%
- #15 Industrix
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: iyox Studios
Windows · Linux
Step into the world of industrial production and become a master in factory-building! Create efficient production lines and manage your resources. As you progress through the game, you'll need to complete challenges for a certain company in order to rank up and unlock new technologies!
Why similar: Automation 34.7%, Resource Management 17.9%, Management 14.9%, Simulation 14.4%, Strategy 10.7%
- #16 Animal Diner
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VaragtP
Windows
Run a Diner while preparing, cooking and serving various animals their favorite dish. Design, decorate and expand your Diner as you attract new kinds of animal customers with new unlocks, items and dishes. Manage the Diner all by yourself or take help of your friends in up to 4 player local co-op!
Why similar: Cooking 32.1%, Automation 29.1%, Management 12.5%, Building 6.5%, Simulation 5.5%
- #17 Hue Factory
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Yellow Tree Games
Windows
A colorful, minimalist automation game. Place machines, mix colors, and manage the flow of an evolving factory. Listen to the hum of the machines and watch the colors blend while keeping your lines efficient.
Why similar: Automation 47.6%, Management 16.8%, Resource Management 12.2%, Strategy 9%, Simulation 4.7%
- #18 Assembly Line 2 Mobile Version
85% matchPositive84% of 31 reviews2023
Dev: Olympus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build and optimize your assembly line to make the most money possible!
Why similar: Automation 38.4%, Strategy 15.8%, Simulation 13.2%, Resource Management 11.2%, Management 7.7%
- #19 Service Shift
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ozaki Game Studio
Windows
Build your culinary empire from the ground up! Hire workers and manage orders as you juggle between multiple restaurants.
Why similar: Cooking 38.7%, Automation 30.7%, Management 14.4%, Simulation 11.2%, Casual 3.1%
- #20 Coffee Shop Tycoon
84% matchVery Positive85% of 596 reviews2022
Dev: Riff Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Manage your own coffee shop and control every detail to make it the most popular one in town! Roast your own beans and create your recipes. Hire and train your staff, manage your economy and marketing, and destroy your competition to become the ultimate legal coffee monopoly in Coffee Shop Tycoon.
Why similar: Cooking 30.9%, Management 18.2%, Simulation 11.4%, Resource Management 11.2%, Strategy 8.9%
- #21 Recipe for Disaster
83% matchMostly Positive71% of 714 reviews2022
Dev: Dapper Penguin StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Recipe for Disaster is a management sim that captures the fast-paced, drama-filled environment of a professional kitchen and dining room. Build your dream restaurant, create recipes, design menus and manage your staff, all while contending with demanding customers and disastrous situations!
Why similar: Cooking 34.4%, Automation 21.4%, Management 13.4%, Resource Management 7.5%, Simulation 7.2%
- #22 We Need More Steam!
82% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Mars On Fire
Windows · Linux
We Need More Steam! is about strategizing and creating as much electricity as possible for a town's people always demanding more!
Why similar: Automation 41%, Management 15.3%, Strategy 15.1%, Simulation 9.3%, Building 7%
- #23 Purrfect Stall
81% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: PURRfect Gem
Windows
Purrfect Stall! Is a game A cosy 3D management game where you serving ice cream and tanghulu to customers and fight off your boss Capymayor at the end of each day. With each day the game gets quicker and boss gets more intense. As you try and keep on top of managing the store.
Why similar: Cooking 41.7%, Resource Management 17%, Management 14.1%, Strategy 12.3%, Casual 5.7%
- #24 Burger Bistro Story
82% matchVery Positive83% of 306 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Open your own diner and create custom burgers in this management sim game.
Why similar: Cooking 41%, Simulation 11.1%, Strategy 9.7%, Management 8.6%, 2D Platformer 5.7%
- #25 FACTO
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Havca Games
Windows
FACTO is a top-down factory building and business simulation game where you are the big boss. You'll have to start from scratch, build your factories and grow your business until you become one of the pillars of the global economy!
Why similar: Automation 45%, Resource Management 21.9%, Simulation 8.3%, Management 7.4%, Strategy 7.2%
- #26 MegaFactory Tycoon
80% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Brian Strack JensenPub: goto64 Games
Windows
In MegaFactory Tycoon, you are the manager of a fully automated factory. The factory produces consumer products that can be sold for profit on the central market. The factory is fully simulated in real-time.
Why similar: Automation 41.3%, Simulation 15.7%, Resource Management 13.7%, Management 10.6%, Building 8.3%
- #27 Today's Menu
78% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: YEEFUNTECH
Windows
Mix cards with restaurant management in this sim game. Build, gather ingredients, and learn recipes. Use your deck to serve customers, earn profits and fame, then upgrade and expand to craft your ideal restaurant.
Why similar: Cooking 36.2%, Resource Management 18.8%, Simulation 14.4%, Strategy 9.8%, Casual 7.9%
- #28 Sweets Inc.
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Road Turtle Games
Windows
Create a confectionery empire in Sweets Inc, the business management simulation game where you take the helm of your very own sweets manufacturing company. Design delectable treats, build and manage your factories, and market your products across the continent to become an industry tycoon!
Why similar: Automation 30%, Cooking 16.5%, Management 15.5%, Simulation 10.2%, Building 8%
- #29 My Tiny Grocery Store - Desktop Idle Supermarket Game
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: Musa GUNGOR
Windows
My Tiny Grocery Store is an idle shopping simulator located in the bottom right corner of your screen that allows you to manage your store while also completing other tasks! Design your store, arrange your shelves, and enjoy earning money.
Why similar: Automation 38.9%, Simulation 12.4%, Management 10.6%, Resource Management 10.1%, Strategy 8.8%
- #30 Menu Please!
79% matchPositive89% of 37 reviews2022
Dev: Musa GUNGOR
Windows
You know you're a top class Chef, but are you ready to prove it? Show off your Cooking Skills, manage your Resources and Cook in huge Restaurants.
Why similar: Cooking 40.2%, Resource Management 19.7%, Management 15.3%, Simulation 9%, 2D 3.6%
- #31 My Universe - Cooking Star Restaurant
79% matchMixed60% of 50 reviews2020
Dev: Old Skull GamesPub: Microids
Windows · Mac
Enter the world of elite gastronomy and manage your own restaurant from A to Z: hospitality, cooking, waitering, you do it all! Learn from the best chefs in the world, prepare the most delicious meals to make your customers happy and become a true cooking star.
Why similar: Cooking 53.3%, Simulation 12.7%, Management 12.3%, Resource Management 10.8%, Casual 5.9%
- #32 Cookard
76% matchVery Positive95% of 2,305 reviews2024
Dev: Panitia GameDev
Windows · Mac
Cookard is a cooking game where you run a restaurant by stacking cards to prepare and serve dishes to customers.
Why similar: Cooking 30.3%, Automation 25.7%, Resource Management 15.9%, Management 10%, Simulation 4.7%
- #33 Cozy Factory
74% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: Genco Interactive
Windows
Cozy Factory is a relaxing automation game that lets you design your own production line to make cakes in the shape, flavor, and color your customers want. Place the machines correctly, complete the orders, and enjoy a sweet production flow!
Why similar: Automation 31%, Cooking 28%, Management 10.7%, Strategy 6.8%, Resource Management 6.6%
- #34 Potion Pipeline
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Milkbag Games
Windows
Build huge factories to harvest magical resources and produce potions. Design complex production lines from simple parts to transform ingredients using a deep alchemy system. Ramp up production to fulfill Guild orders, unlock new machines, and create more powerful potions!
Why similar: Automation 38.3%, Strategy 14.6%, Resource Management 13.8%, Simulation 10.9%, Management 9.3%
- #35 Idle Sushi Bar Tycoon
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Urban Isotope
Windows · Mac
Hire chefs to serve sushi and earn profits to improve your restaurant.
Why similar: Cooking 33.4%, Automation 20.9%, Management 14.4%, Resource Management 10.8%, Simulation 10.8%
- #36 Bottle It!: Beverage Simulator
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hakonastudio
Windows
Create unique drinks by experimenting with ingredients, learn from customer feedback, and grow your business from a small stand into a thriving beverage empire in this flavorful simulation game.
Why similar: Cooking 32.6%, Resource Management 19.8%, Automation 19.1%, Simulation 14.6%, Casual 5.5%
- #37 Drive Thru Simulator : Prologue
73% matchMixed43% of 127 reviews2025
Dev: Red Axe Games
Windows
Drive Thru Simulator is a simulation game that immerses you in the exciting world of fast food restaurant management. Take customer orders, prepare their meals, process payments, and expand your restaurant!
Why similar: Cooking 62.5%, Simulation 11.6%, Casual 7.8%, Automation 7.3%, Resource Management 4.1%
- #38 Meister
77% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2019
Dev: OOJJRS
Windows
Collects resources, makes products, get money, and repair a time machine.
Why similar: Automation 38.2%, Resource Management 19.6%, Management 14.7%, Strategy 9.8%, Simulation 7.2%
- #39 Sushi Dojo
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JOrbits Games
Windows · Mac
In this cozy management sim, you get to run your own sushi train restaurant! Cook delicious meals, serve hungry customers, and grow your business with automation, decorations, and the help of a cat chef and robot assistants.
Why similar: Automation 30.9%, Cooking 16.9%, Simulation 15.5%, Strategy 12.9%, Casual 6.8%
- #40 Freshly Frosted
73% matchVery Positive99% of 373 reviews2022
Dev: Ty TaylorPub: The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Place conveyor belts to solve puzzles in the world's most adorable donut factory!
Why similar: Automation 31.7%, Cooking 18.6%, Programming 10.2% ★, Simulation 8.2%, Cute 7.9%
- #41 Spice & Grill
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DevShark
Windows
Welcome to Spice & Grill, a cozy restaurant that lives at the bottom of your screen. Build and decorate your own dining space, set up the best kitchen, and train the best chefs to serve customers all year round.
Why similar: Cooking 25.8%, Automation 24.6%, Resource Management 11.9%, Management 9.2%, Simulation 6.6%
- #42 Bakso Simulator 2
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Akhir Pekan Studio
Windows
The Sequel to Bakso Simulator with new gameplay, areas, characters, and more!
Why similar: Cooking 41.9%, Resource Management 17%, Simulation 16%, Management 11.5%, Casual 6.9%
- #43 Cater Co. 🍓
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ReclinerBoss
Windows
Cater Co. is a kitchen management game where you make food and fulfill your customers' orders. Sit back, earn $$$, buy upgrades and optimize your kitchen.
Why similar: Cooking 40.6%, Resource Management 16%, Management 15.3%, Strategy 8%, Simulation 7.5%
- #44 Planetary Factory - An Idle Automation Game
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MadJones
Windows
Grow your planetary empire from a small base to a massive production powerhouse in Planetary Factory. Balance inputs and outputs to maximize profits and minimize waste, research advanced technologies, and build a formidable military to conquer hostile planets.
Why similar: Automation 38.5%, Resource Management 16.7%, Management 12.2%, Simulation 8.9%, Strategy 7.8%
- #45 Red the Cook
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Makarychev Danila
Windows
Help Red the Cook chase his dream - quit his dull job and open the best restaurant in town! Balance time and resources, serve delicious dishes to every kind of customer - fluffy or not. Chop, fry, mix, and hustle your way through busy shifts in this cozy cooking simulator with a pinch of humor.
Why similar: Cooking 36.7%, Resource Management 19.9%, Management 12.1%, Funny 8.1%, Simulation 6.7%
- #46 Star Haul Tycoon
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: sugames
Windows · Linux
Star Haul Tycoon is a narrative logistics sim where efficiency is the only path to profit. Connect planets, manage a fleet of transport ships and optimize complex supply chains. In an economy where fuel equals money, you must pay off your massive corporate debt to a supervisor who's always watching.
Why similar: Automation 38.7%, Resource Management 23.7%, Management 14.9%, Strategy 10.5%, Simulation 6.5%
- #47 GrappleBurger
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Chris CurrierPub: DyeDuo
Windows
GrappleBurger is a high-management cooking game where multitasking is the only way to get your orders out. Master the chaos of the kitchen as you fry, blend, grill, and craft your way up the leaderboards! Do you have what it takes to be a top chef?
Why similar: Cooking 46.7%, Resource Management 20.5%, Strategy 13.2%, Management 5.3%, Casual 4.8%
- #48 Masterplan Tycoon: Foundations
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 246 reviews2024
Dev: Bureau BravinPub: Ravenage Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 19%
Foundations is a free version of Masterplan Tycoon, a minimalist resource management sim. The world is your playground: start with simple production lines for basic needs and evolve into a production powerhouse in an elegant and stress-free setting
Why similar: Automation 27.6%, Resource Management 21.9%, Management 14.7%, Strategy 9.5%, Simulation 9.4%
- #49 Sushi For Robots
70% matchPositive90% of 29 reviews2023
Dev: Ludipe & Friends
Windows · Linux
These robots are obsessed with sushi and you’re the one serving it to them.
Why similar: Automation 23%, Cooking 21.8%, Management 14.2%, Strategy 10.6%, Funny 8.6%
- #50 Rice Bowl Restaurant
71% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: Nexvel EntertainmentPub: CRX Entertainment Pte Ltd
Windows
Meet various customers, cook and serve them quickly and precisely!
Why similar: Cooking 32.6%, Simulation 20%, Strategy 17.9%, Management 12.2%, Casual 10.5%
- #51 Pizza Slice
67% matchMixed63% of 180 reviews2026
Dev: Quest CraftPub: Gaming Factory
Windows
More than just a simulator, Pizza Slice is a true Italian adventure! Take on the role of Tonio, manage your family pizzeria, bake authentic Italian pizzas, fight the competition and grow your business. See if you can win the title of the best pizzeria in the area!
Why similar: Cooking 38.6%, Resource Management 19.7%, Management 10.6%, Simulation 9.3%, Strategy 6.5%
- #52 Resources Assemble!
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: lasarevs
Windows · Linux
Build, automate, and expand your factory. Mine resources, craft components, and evolve your systems toward full autonomy and interplanetary production
Why similar: Automation 40.2%, Resource Management 16.4%, Management 12.9%, Strategy 11.1%, Simulation 10.9%
- #53 Assembly Line 2
68% matchMixed66% of 65 reviews2024
Dev: Olympus
Windows · Mac · Linux
In Assembly Line 2, you take charge of your factory, where strategic organization is key. Create intricate production lines, unlocking a plethora of blueprints to craft advanced resources. Fine-tune and upgrade machines for optimal efficiency and elevating your empire to new heights.
Why similar: Automation 50.6%, Management 16.3%, Simulation 15.3%, Strategy 13.1%, 2D 4%
- #54 Captain of Industry
68% matchVery Positive91% of 10,408 reviews2022
Dev: MaFi Games
Windows
Median: 9.7 hrsMean: 80.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Build an industrial empire on a remote island. Mine resources, reshape terrain with excavators, grow food, construct factories, lay train tracks, and trade with the outside world. Research 100+ technologies to advance from basic metal smelting all the way to nuclear power and space flight.
Why similar: Automation 44.8%, Resource Management 24%, Management 10.4%, Simulation 7.5%, Strategy 6.9%
- #55 Bun Intended
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blackfin Studios
Windows
Run a sketchy street-corner hotdog stand, serve impatient customers, pay daily rent, and decide how far you’ll go to stay open. Unlock upgrades, new foods, and increasingly questionable opportunities.
Why similar: Cooking 44.4%, Resource Management 21.5%, Simulation 17.9%, Casual 7.4%, Funny 5.3%
- #56 Automatica
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Strawberry Dev
Windows
Automatica is a 2D automation and management game inspired by titles like Factorio and Shapez, but with a twist on the traditional conveyor belt system. Connecting buildings is now as easy as dragging them inside each other
Why similar: Automation 45.8%, Resource Management 20.8%, Management 16.1%, Simulation 8.8%, Strategy 5.3%
- #57 uFactory
66% matchMixed70% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: Lucid Silence Games
Windows · Linux
uFactory is the ultimate in finely-tuned and customizable logistics challenges. Navigate the complexities of manufacturing processes inspired by real industrial methods, but do it your way.
Why similar: Automation 31.8%, Simulation 16%, Strategy 15.6%, Resource Management 11.4%, Management 10.5%
- #58 Poop Right Now
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 晓猫
Windows
"Poop Right Now" is a puzzle game. Players play the role of "Courier" who have just entered the industry here to transport "Poop" to the right place. Please carefully arrange the transportation route to ensure that the "Poop" can be transported safely and accurately to its destination.
Why similar: Automation 41.5%, Resource Management 20.8%, Programming 11.4% ★, Strategy 7.2%, Simulation 7%
- #59 Candyville Cafe
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JellyFrog Games
Windows
Welcome to a cozy tea tavern in a world made of sweets! 🍵✨ Take orders, prepare desserts and drinks, chat with visitors, and customize your café. No timers, no stress - just cozyness, sweets and heartwarming stories.
Why similar: Cooking 53.1%, Simulation 15.5%, Cute 9.2%, Management 8.3%, Casual 7%