Games Like Alchemic Apothecary

Chaos Cinema is a first-person management game where you restore and run a chaotic movie theater. Serve snacks, sell tickets, clean messes, manage supplies, choose films, and keep customers happy before movie night turns into total disaster.

Why similar: Shop Keeper 27.4% ★, Sandbox 15%, Immersive Sim 13.2%, Simulation 12.7%, Cartoon 9.4%

Build and run your own electronics megastore: repair, customize, and sell everything from retro handhelds to high-end gaming PCs. Play online with friends, stock shelves, fix devices, manage chaotic customers, and grow your tiny shop into a retail empire.

Why similar: Shop Keeper 23.7% ★, Sandbox 14.2%, Immersive Sim 10.9%, Comedy 10%, Economy 9.6%

Food Factory Coop is a chaotic food coop game where players build, cook, and craft together in a shared food factory. Work together in co-op to produce food, manage machines, and survive the madness of cooking food together in multiplayer coop.

Why similar: Shop Keeper 27.6% ★, Sandbox 14.7%, Immersive Sim 13%, Cooking 11.2%, Simulation 10.7%

Casual restaurant management game in which a tiny piglet cook must feed a forest full of hungry creatures

Why similar: Shop Keeper 33.8% ★, Sandbox 17.2%, Cooking 15%, Simulation 14.1%, Cartoon 12.5%

Run your own medieval shop in a fantasy world. Manage your stock, deal with strange customers and magical items. And try to pay off a debt of 99,999,999,980 gold left by your grandfather. One deal at a time.

Why similar: Shop Keeper 33.7% ★, Sandbox 16.7%, Immersive Sim 13.7%, Simulation 13.2%, Economy 10.9%

Start with a humble pancake stand, purchase ingredients, cook pancakes, serve customers, and upgrade your equipment as you grow your business day by day.

Why similar: Shop Keeper 30.6% ★, Cooking 20.6%, Economy 14.1%, Immersive Sim 11.3%, Simulation 7.8%

I NEED TO PAY RENT! is a physics-based chaos simulator about one small problem: you need money, and your apartment is full of it. Grab, throw, and sell anything in sight as your debt spirals out of control.

Why similar: Shop Keeper 25.2% ★, Sandbox 14.7%, Simulation 13.4%, Immersive Sim 11.8%, Economy 10.8%

Slay. Loot. Sell. Survive! Dive into a first-person blend of hack'n'slash roguelike and shop management. Plunder deadly dungeons for loot, escape with your life, craft, and stock your shelves. Then risk it all once more for profit!

Why similar: Shop Keeper 37.7% ★, Economy 15.5%, Dungeon Crawler 10.8%, Simulation 9.5%, RPG 6.6%

Take Japan by storm with your series of stores, vending machines, arcades and more! Open multiple shops, each customized to your personal specifications and invest in your community.

Why similar: Shop Keeper 38.3% ★, Sandbox 15.8%, Economy 15.3%, Immersive Sim 9.9%, Simulation 6.9%

You’re stuck in prison… and the guy in the wall says he can help. Bad news: his plans are weird. Sneak past guards, grab random stuff, prank inmates, throw food, steal keys, crawl through holes, and try to escape in the most ridiculous VR prison sandbox ever.

Why similar: Sandbox 16.9%, Simulation 13.9%, Immersive Sim 12.7%, Action-Adventure 11.7%, Cartoon 11.1%

Run a Taiwanese breakfast shop in this fast-paced time-management sim! Fry egg crepes, deep-fry nuggets, and mix drinks by hand. Every round ends in a frantic Rush Hour. Serve 31 customer types, catch dine-and-dashers, survive health inspections, and grow a roadside stall into a legend.

Why similar: Shop Keeper 39.5% ★, Cooking 16.3%, Simulation 14.8%, RPG 10.3%, Casual 9.4%

Run a cozy bar with friends by day. Serve strange customers and survive the horror by night.

Why similar: Shop Keeper 31.9% ★, Immersive Sim 15.7%, Sandbox 14.1%, Economy 13.8%, Cooking 12.5%

햄버거 가게 사장이 되어보세요. 패티 굽기, 감자튀김, 음료 추출 등 모든 조리 과정에 직접 개입하여 생생한 '손맛'을 느낄 수 있습니다. 7일 안에 월세를 내기 위해 매일의 가혹한 매출 데드라인을 달성해야 합니다. 제한된 시간 속에서 주방을 마스터하고 나만의 가게를 지켜내는 성취감을 느껴보세요.

Why similar: Shop Keeper 36.3% ★, Cooking 33.3%, Simulation 14.1%, Cartoony 7%, First-Person 6%

Run the motel by day. Solve the paranormal cases by night

Why similar: Shop Keeper 36% ★, Cooking 13.1%, Simulation 12.7%, Casual 8%, Economy 7.2%

Grill & Spill is a hilarious grilling simulation where you open your very own backyard restaurant. Chaos, physics, fire, and food poisoning: all this and many more absurd situations await you in this strictly fun-first simulator.

Why similar: Shop Keeper 24.9% ★, Sandbox 15.9%, Simulation 12.9%, Cooking 12.1%, Comedy 11.8%

This 4-player cooperative simulation game lets you and friends explore a valley to hunt for mushrooms. Beware—some are poisonous, others boost strength, and you can have friends test them! Bring fungi back to town to cook tasty dishes and sell to locals who love "strange" mushrooms.

Why similar: Shop Keeper 24.7% ★, Cooking 22.3%, Immersive Sim 10.3%, Action-Adventure 8.6%, Simulation 7.6%

Woof! You step into the paws of a novice Shiba chef who inherits a dessert shop from your retired grandma. You'll buy ingredients, bake desserts, and sell them in bento boxes. Use your earnings to upgrade the kitchen, decorate the shop, and unlock new recipes to create the best bakery ever!

Why similar: Cooking 24.7%, Immersive Sim 16.1%, Cartoon 14.1%, Simulation 10.2%, RPG 9.8%

A chaotic 1-4 player tycoon centered on Turkey’s iconic Çiğ Köfte! Step behind the counter, serve hungry customers, and upgrade your equipment. Diversify your menu to build the neighborhood’s most prestigious restaurant. Be fast, stay organized, and don't let anyone leave hungry!

Why similar: Shop Keeper 31.8% ★, Cooking 24.6%, Simulation 11.9%, Immersive Sim 9.9%, Sandbox 8.5%

Build and manage your dream resort from the ground up! Design beautiful guest rooms, welcome visitors, prepare delicious meals, and grow a small hotel into a thriving vacation paradise!

Why similar: Shop Keeper 34.2% ★, Immersive Sim 16.1%, Economy 13.8%, Cooking 10.1%, Simulation 7.1%

Keep the Christmas spirit alive all year with Brownie's Haunted Christmas. A cozy cooking horror experience! Join Brownie in baking cookies, and decorating as you help him prepare his new home for the holidays. Overcome the ghost, earn coins, and transform his house into a cozy Christmas haven.

Why similar: Cooking 25%, Immersive Sim 10.6%, Cartoon 9.8%, Action-Adventure 7.4%, Simulation 6.8%

A bright and cozy casual tycoon! Grill skewers for hungry zombies, fulfill orders, and upgrade your shop to become the best spot in town. Don't miss special orders! Unlock recipes to boost your reputation. Enjoy cute customer reactions with simple controls anyone can play.

Why similar: Shop Keeper 36.8% ★, Cooking 17.1%, Simulation 14.7%, Casual 9.2%, Cartoony 9%

As the boss, evaluate the proposals that come your way. Manage your nightclub’s reputation. Beat up thieves and put out fires.

Why similar: Shop Keeper 41.7% ★, Simulation 11.4%, RPG 10.7%, Economy 8.4%, Casual 6.3%

Embark on an extraordinary journey through a mystical realm where warlocks and magic reign supreme. Introducing "Warlocks Deeds," a superbly crafted medieval survival sandbox voxel game that will transport you to a world of enchantment and adventure!

Why similar: Cooking 17%, Dungeon Crawler 14.4%, Sandbox 12.2%, Immersive Sim 10.9%, Action-Adventure 8%

A Three Kingdoms sandbox RPG driven by smart AI! Start as a peasant to farm, fish, and hunt. Or play dirty: sabotage crops, frame NPCs, and slander officials. In this dynamic world where every NPC thinks and plots, will you stay a farmer or rule the land?

Why similar: Shop Keeper 24.9% ★, CRPG 19.7%, Sandbox 12.4%, Immersive Sim 10.2%, RPG 7.8%

Experience the immersive fun of first-person restocking and cashiering. Launching with 6 distinct cat breeds—breed them freely, sell them for a profit, or keep them as collectibles in your store to boost customer traffic.

Why similar: Shop Keeper 30.9% ★, Sandbox 16.5%, Simulation 12.1%, Immersive Sim 11.1%, Casual 7.5%

Run your own gun store! In GunMan you have the freedom to manage and customize your store however you like, earn your way forward by buying and selling weapons, spend your earnings on new furniture and store essentials. You have full freedom to move and place furniture and essentials as you please.

Why similar: Shop Keeper 42% ★, Economy 11.7%, Simulation 11.7%, Sandbox 8.4%, Immersive Sim 7.2%

You are a blacksmith in a medieval fantasy world. Take over your missing grandfather's workshop, forge legendary weapons, and rise from apprentice to legend. Explore distant cities, gather rare materials, and uncover the mystery behind your grandfather's disappearance.

Why similar: Shop Keeper 32.1% ★, Sandbox 14.3%, Action-Adventure 9.5%, Simulation 7.6%, Funny 6.1%

Your uncle has gone on a business trip, so now his shawarma stand is yours. Take orders, throw food at customers, and see how they react if you mess up! Compete against the clock alone or create absolute chaos in co-op mode. Can you run a business when everything around you is on fire?

Why similar: Shop Keeper 26.5% ★, Cooking 20.9%, Economy 12.5%, Immersive Sim 9%, Simulation 7%

A Cozy Cooking Game. Experiment with Ingredients. Mix, Cook, and Discover New Recipes! Make any combination and GET PROFIT!

Why similar: Shop Keeper 30.4% ★, Cooking 23.4%, Sandbox 12.9%, Immersive Sim 10.5%, Simulation 8.9%

Play as an NPC in a living MMORPG world. Run your shop, trade with players, give quests, and send raid parties after rare loot. Build your reputation, unlock Game Master abilities, and take control of the server from within.

Why similar: Shop Keeper 30.4% ★, Economy 15.5%, Sandbox 11.9%, Immersive Sim 10.3%, RPG 8.8%

Have you ever dreamed of running your own restaurant? Then your dream is about to come true! Set up and manage your restaurant with staff, equipment and more in Star Chef Simulator.

Why similar: Shop Keeper 23.7% ★, Cooking 22.4%, Sandbox 13.8%, Immersive Sim 12.5%, Simulation 7.5%

Build and manage your own pizza restaurant from scratch! Knead the dough, choose the right toppings, control the oven, and satisfy your customers. Expand your shop, discover new recipes, and become the best pizzeria in town.

Why similar: Shop Keeper 37.4% ★, Cooking 17.7%, Economy 15.6%, Immersive Sim 13.1%, Simulation 7.7%

Manage a clandestine tavern where gangs, poachers, and Council spies cross paths. In this cozy weird simulator, cook cursed dishes, manipulate your patrons, and build your reputation to expand your cult’s influence.

Why similar: Cooking 21.9%, Shop Keeper 19.5% ★, Economy 12.7%, Sandbox 10.2%, Simulation 7.4%

Run your own Tiny Ramen Shop! It's tiny, yes, but customers are already lining up to try your delicious ramen. Prepare food, stock your warehouse with fresh ingredients, upgrade and decorate your establishment. Hungry customers are waiting for their favorite ramen chef!

Why similar: Shop Keeper 31% ★, Cooking 24.2%, Economy 18.4%, Simulation 10.2%, Casual 4.3%

A dark comedy call center simulator where you answer calls, verify identities, catch fraudsters, and run side hustles under your supervisor's watchful eye. The queue never empties. The pay never improves.

Why similar: Shop Keeper 25.3% ★, Sandbox 16.1%, Simulation 14%, Immersive Sim 12.8%, Casual 8.8%

Step into the enchanting world of 'Fantasy Blacksmith,' where hammers clang, furnaces roar, and raw materials transform into awe-inspiring arms. Forge your destiny today!

Why similar: Shop Keeper 32.8% ★, Immersive Sim 10.9%, Cartoony 9.1%, Simulation 8.3%, Comedy 7.6%

Open your own coffee shop, brew coffee and desserts, serve customers, decorate the interior, and grow your business.

Why similar: Shop Keeper 30.1% ★, Sandbox 16.9%, Cooking 14.9%, Immersive Sim 14.2%, Simulation 12.5%

Build and run your own burger restaurant in Grill & Grow. Prepare meals by hand, serve customers, order supplies, organize storage, customize your workplace, and turn a small kitchen into a thriving business—one busy day at a time.

Why similar: Cooking 27.1%, Shop Keeper 20.5% ★, Economy 16.7%, Simulation 14.9%, Immersive Sim 10.7%

Pigmen’s Challenge is a 2-player co-op cooking game where one player cooks and the other serves, with roles swapping each day. Keep customers happy, survive the chaos, and see if your teamwork can handle the rising difficulty.

Why similar: Shop Keeper 27.6% ★, Cooking 22.3%, Immersive Sim 12.7%, Simulation 7.5%, Cartoony 6.4%

Build, manage, and scale your very own Bakso restaurant in this first-person simulator. Design your layout, hire and train various staffs, upgrade your gear, expand your place and satisfy every customer to become the best Bakso empire in the world!

Why similar: Cooking 31.2%, Economy 18%, Simulation 15.5%, Sandbox 11.7%, Casual 8%

Manage the busy daily life of a caring mother in Mom Life Simulator. Take care of your children, cook meals, clean the house, look after your dog, and find time for your own hobbies while balancing family responsibilities and time management.

Why similar: CRPG 23.9%, Immersive Sim 15.2%, Simulation 14.2%, RPG 14.2%, Cooking 10.6%

Welcome to the bustling world of street food! Grill hot dogs, sizzle hamburgers, and serve delicious snacks to hungry customers. Find best spot in the city, perfect your recipes, manage your stand and watch your reputation grow!

Why similar: Cooking 21.9%, Sandbox 20.2%, Economy 18.7%, Shop Keeper 14.5% ★, Simulation 8.5%

Run your own hookah lounge! Seat guests, take orders, pack bowls, manage coals, and collect payments. Build and customize your space, stock premium tobaccos, and grow your reputation in this cozy management sim.

Why similar: Shop Keeper 39.5% ★, Sandbox 16%, Simulation 14.5%, Immersive Sim 10.7%, Cartoon 8.8%

Run a medieval shop selling potions, spellbooks, swords and armor. Set your own prices, expand your walls, and grow into the most respected merchant in the city. Just keep an eye on the thieves in the crowd.

Why similar: Shop Keeper 33.2% ★, Sandbox 16.1%, Economy 15.9%, Simulation 10.9%, RPG 6.9%

Become a Restaurant Renovator who knows the recipe for the success and helps failing restaurant to rise from their knees! Create a brand new venue! You can tear down the walls and get rid of the floors, destroy, rebuild, redecorate to make a place of your dreams and get the best reviews!

Why similar: Cooking 18.1%, Economy 13.8%, Sandbox 13.8%, Immersive Sim 11.7%, Funny 8.9%

Run your own hookah lounge! Seat guests, pack the bowl, keep the coals burning, put out fires (literally) and grow your business from a tiny spot to a place worth staying for.

Why similar: Shop Keeper 36.2% ★, Cooking 16.3%, Simulation 12.6%, Economy 10.3%, Cartoony 9.4%

A hand-drawn 2D sandbox game about being a dog in a dog park. Run around, play fetch, chase squirrels, sniff around, and most importantly, bark at everything. Interact with a weird and wacky cast of dogs, gossip with the local stray cat, and keep an eye out for Krebert the Chihuahua. He's vicious.

Why similar: Sandbox 20.2%, Immersive Sim 16.7%, Simulation 14.9%, Cartoon 13.5%, Casual 9.3%

Survive and build your base on floating islands in a world transformed by chaos magic. Explore, gather resources, and construct your own flying ship to travel between islands.

Why similar: CRPG 29.3%, Sandbox 18.1%, Immersive Sim 15.9%, RPG 11.9%, Simulation 10.2%

Step into the shoes of a brand-new jar shop owner! Create and sell jars to over 200+ unique customers! Be careful though, some jar shop owners don't take lightly to new competitors...

Why similar: Shop Keeper 45.6% ★, Economy 12.2%, Cartoon 11.9%, Funny 8.8%, Simulation 8.7%

Slice multiple objects made of kinetic sand in the most satisfying ASMR cutting game!

Why similar: Sandbox 18.4%, Cooking 18%, Immersive Sim 16.7%, Cartoon 15%, Simulation 10.8%

Run your own alchemist shop in the fantasy City of Adventurers! Grow plants, brew potions, set prices, and serve curious villagers. Earn gold, build reputation, and expand your craft in this cozy first-person herbalist simulator.

Why similar: Shop Keeper 27.7% ★, Cooking 14.5%, Sandbox 12.1%, Immersive Sim 11.6%, Simulation 6.6%

Search the world for hidden treasures with untapped potential. Haggle, restore, or even forge items to turn a profit. Upgrade your skills, expand your shop, hire employees, and rise to become a master treasure hunter. Survive amid the escalating conflict between the government and rebel forces.

Why similar: Shop Keeper 40.1% ★, Immersive Sim 20.1%, Economy 15.6%, Simulation 12.2%, Casual 4.5%

You're a cat running your own hotdog shop! Use realistic fluid physics to sauce a huge variety of foods. Each food is a puzzle! Manage your shop, unlock upgrades, save the furry residents of Pawston, and make sure not to lose your balance....

Why similar: Shop Keeper 30.3% ★, Cooking 23.4%, Sandbox 12.4%, Simulation 7.9%, Comedy 6.3%

Build up your very own Cafe. Make a variety of Coffees to keep your customers happy. Keep your Coffee shop well-stocked, money flowing, and you will quickly expand and build the Cafe of your dreams.

Why similar: Shop Keeper 40.2% ★, Cooking 21.1%, Economy 17.6%, First-Person 6.9%, Simulation 6%

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 25.1%, Shop Keeper 25% ★, Simulation 14.4%, Sandbox 12.5%, Economy 10.5%

Secrets of Asherah 2 is a handcrafted pixel-art MMORPG where you forge your destiny through crafting, combat, and exploration. Gather resources, battle monsters, and uncover secrets in a living, player-driven world.

Why similar: CRPG 23%, Cooking 17%, Dungeon Crawler 14.4%, Sandbox 12.5%, Economy 11.1%

Run your own seaside homestay in a cozy pixel art life sim 🌊 Welcome travelers, cook Southeast Asian–inspired dishes, and build a peaceful life by the sea.

Why similar: Shop Keeper 29.1% ★, Sandbox 16.7%, RPG 15.3%, Cooking 12.7%, Simulation 12.6%

Embark on a peaceful journey where every signal from your metal detector could reveal traces of forgotten history. Explore forests, fields, and abandoned villages from World War II, meet other seekers, and uncover legends of the past.

Why similar: Shop Keeper 25.7% ★, CRPG 21.1%, Sandbox 15.4%, RPG 13.4%, Simulation 12.6%

Experience the past and get to know the story of the old diner and its struggling history in this prologue to Road Diner Simulator.

Why similar: Sandbox 18.3%, Cooking 17.7%, Simulation 16.1%, Immersive Sim 13.5%, Casual 10.1%