- #1 Travellers Rest
97% matchVery Positive88% of 16,540 reviews2020
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Craft, farm, build and cook! In Travellers Rest you will have to use all the available tools to become the best tavern keeper in the realm. Create unique dishes and drinks to please your customers as you discover the world and its colorful characters.
Why similar: Management 43.6%, Building 25%, Fantasy 13.2%, Simulation 9.4%, Adventure 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: Combines tavern management with fantasy life-sim elements and crafting in a charming pixel-art style.
- #2 Tavern Master
96% matchVery Positive92% of 12,821 reviews2021
Dev: Untitled Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Tavern Master is all about managing your medieval tavern. You start with a very small room, couple of benches and tables and build your way up to a huge successful tavern with a kitchen, rooms for guests, group of loyal staff and much more!
Why similar: Management 44%, Building 31%, Simulation 18.7%, Indie 2.2%, 3D 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the medieval tavern management and building aspects found in the seed game.
- #3 Ranch Simulator: Build, Hunt, Farm
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 44,721 reviews2023
Dev: Toxic DogPub: Excalibur Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Builder. Farmer. Hunter. Trader. Ranching certainly isn’t your average job. Think you have the skills to turn your family’s rundown homestead into the most prosperous ranch in the valley? Then it’s time to head out into the wilderness in this captivating single and multiplayer open-world simulator.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 25.8%, Co-op 13.4%, Economy 13.1%, Management 11.4%, Simulation 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features the same core loop of managing a business while engaging in hunting and building in an open world.
- #4 Medieval Dynasty
95% matchVery Positive91% of 49,970 reviews2021
Dev: Render CubePub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 35.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Hunt, survive, build and lead in the harsh Middle Ages: Create your own Medieval Dynasty and ensure its long-lasting prosperity or die trying! Play alone or team up with friends to enjoy the ultimate medieval experience.
Why similar: Building 25%, Co-op 18.4%, Management 15%, Sandbox 14.3%, Multiplayer 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a deep survival and management experience set in a medieval world where you build and grow a settlement.
- #5 Saleblazers
94% matchVery Positive88% of 1,877 reviews2023
Dev: AIRSTRAFE INTERACTIVE
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.5 hrsMean: 19.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Fight. Sell. Survive. Live off the land, build your perfect shop, and defend against nightly horrors in this open world survival shop simulator for 1-8 players.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 34.1%, Economy 29.8%, Simulation 12.6%, Exploration 9.4%, Adventure 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A unique open-world survival game that centers on running a shop while exploring and fighting enemies.
- #6 Valheim
94% matchVery Positive94% of 529,829 reviews2021
Dev: Iron Gate ABPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 25.6 hrsMean: 76.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!
Why similar: Online Co-Op 32.7%, Building 18.1%, Co-op 14.5%, Sandbox 10.8%, Multiplayer 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Offers the same blend of fantasy exploration, hunting, fishing, and cooperative building in a vast open world.
- #7 Tavern Manager Simulator 🍻
93% matchVery Positive92% of 4,300 reviews2024
Dev: One More Time
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Restore your fantasy tavern to its full glory. Repair, improve and expand the establishment. Cook delicious food and keep an eye on the mood of the visitors. Create a unique atmosphere for unforgettable adventures!
Why similar: Cooking 21.5%, Economy 15.6%, Management 13.5%, Building 11.2%, Sandbox 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A direct simulation experience focused on the day-to-day operations of running a fantasy tavern.
- #8 Kebab Chefs! - Restaurant Simulator
92% matchVery Positive84% of 7,339 reviews2024
Dev: Biotech Gameworks
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Kebab Chefs! is a Co-Op, cooking and restaurant management game that can be played up to 4 players. Design your own restaurant. Cook delicious foods, fill your menu with various recipes, feed customers and become the biggest kebab restaurant in town!
Why similar: Cooking 38.4%, Management 13.4%, Sandbox 9.1%, Simulation 9.1%, Building 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the cooking and restaurant management aspects with a strong emphasis on cooperative multiplayer.
- #9 Enshrouded
91% matchVery Positive86% of 98,202 reviews2024
Dev: Keen Games GmbH
Windows
Median: 18.3 hrsMean: 44.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
You are Flameborn, last ember of hope of a dying race. Awaken, survive the terror of a corrupting fog, and reclaim the lost beauty of your kingdom. Venture into a vast world, vanquish punishing bosses, build grand halls and forge your path in this co-op survival action RPG for up to 16 players.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 33.9%, Building 15.5%, Sandbox 12.6%, Multiplayer 10.6%, Fantasy 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features robust building and exploration mechanics within a fantasy setting that rewards cooperative play.
- #10 PlateUp!
91% matchVery Positive95% of 25,910 reviews2022
Dev: It's happeningPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Cook and serve your dishes, design and decorate your restaurants, and expand your culinary kingdom with new unlocks, abilities and dishes in procedurally-generated locations. Classic cooking action with permanent roguelite progression. Hire your friends - or do it all yourself!
Why similar: Cooking 33.7%, Co-op 19.6%, Management 18%, Online Co-Op 13.2%, Building 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a frantic, highly cooperative cooking and restaurant management experience that emphasizes teamwork.
- #11 Bronzebeard's Tavern
90% matchVery Positive94% of 6,720 reviews2023
Dev: The Mermaid MenZ
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Bronzebeard's Tavern is a goofy and playful restaurant manager sim where 1-8 players can work as a team with multiplayer co-op. Fulfill a number of different roles, serve a diverse range of customers and cook up delicious dwarven cuisine.
Why similar: Cooking 27.8%, Online Co-Op 13.4%, Simulation 11.5%, Multiplayer 10.6%, Co-op 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A cooperative management game featuring dwarves that captures the chaotic fun of running a fantasy establishment.
- #12 Core Keeper
89% matchVery Positive93% of 63,205 reviews2024
Dev: PugstormPub: Fireshine Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 12.0 hrsMean: 33.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Explore a vast cavern of creatures, relics and resources in a mining sandbox adventure for 1-8 players. Mine, build, fight, craft and farm to unravel the mystery of the ancient Core.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 24.2%, Building 16.8%, Co-op 16.7%, Sandbox 15.9%, Multiplayer 8%
Why You'll Like It: A cooperative survival game that emphasizes exploration, crafting, and building in a mysterious fantasy environment.
- #13 My Time at Sandrock
88% matchVery Positive88% of 28,280 reviews2023
Dev: Pathea Games
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 39.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Travel to the desert community of Sandrock and take on the role of a fledgling Builder. Use your trusty toolset to gather resources, construct machines, and turn your run-down workshop into a well-oiled production facility to save the town from the jaws of economic ruin!
Why similar: Building 35.2%, Sandbox 28.8%, Multiplayer 15.4%, Simulation 9.7%, Adventure 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on building and management within a vibrant world that encourages adventure and community interaction.
- #14 Graveyard Keeper
89% matchVery Positive86% of 46,799 reviews2018
Dev: Lazy Bear GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 31.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Build and manage a medieval graveyard while facing ethical dilemmas and making questionable decisions. Welcome to Graveyard Keeper, the most inaccurate medieval cemetery sim of the year.
Why similar: Management 28.9%, Sandbox 22.7%, Building 18.4%, Simulation 14.7%, Fantasy 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a quirky, dark-fantasy management experience with deep crafting and simulation mechanics.
- #15 Smalland: Survive the Wilds
87% matchVery Positive82% of 9,646 reviews2024
Dev: Merge GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Experience a big adventure on a tiny scale! Enjoy multiplayer survival in a vast, hazardous world. Preparation is key when you're this small & at the bottom of the food chain. Craft weapons & armour, tame & ride creatures, build encampments & explore a strange new land.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 24.6%, Building 15.6%, Co-op 14.8%, Sandbox 12.9%, Multiplayer 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features exploration and base-building mechanics with a focus on survival in a dangerous, oversized world.
- #16 Palia
86% matchVery Positive86% of 40,274 reviews2024
Dev: Singularity 6 Corporation
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Discover a welcoming world in Palia, a free-to-play fantasy life sim adventure where you can craft, explore, and create the life and home of your dreams. With nearly endless ways to make Palia your home, you’ll find relaxation and joy in every corner of this vibrant, heartwarming world.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 28.3%, Building 21.5%, Co-op 15.9%, Multiplayer 12.9%, Exploration 9%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, multiplayer life-sim that emphasizes gathering, crafting, and building within a fantasy world.
- #17 Luma Island
86% matchVery Positive84% of 12,128 reviews2024
Dev: Feel Free Games
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 24.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Get ready to explore, farm, fish, mine, craft, and raise magical Lumas as you solve puzzles and embark on quests across Luma Island. Play solo, or team up with friends in 1-4 player online co-op. Choose relaxing Cozy, challenging Adventure, or epic Hero mode to match your mood and playstyle.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 26.7%, Building 17.1%, Co-op 15.8%, Simulation 9.8%, Family Friendly 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, cooperative exploration and farming game that focuses on building and discovery.
- #18 Fast Food Simulator
85% matchVery Positive91% of 8,818 reviews2024
Dev: No Ceiling Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Welcome to the world's most chaotic place! Play solo or co-op with up to 6 players. Run a fast-food restaurant, and work with your friends to expand your business. Take orders, make burgers, and increase your earnings by dealing with customers.
Why similar: Cooking 32.1%, Online Co-Op 23%, Management 14.2%, Simulation 10.9%, Co-op 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A cooperative cooking and management game that emphasizes speed and efficiency in a restaurant setting.
- #19 Grocery Store Simulator
84% matchVery Positive91% of 6,002 reviews2024
Dev: EXPERIMENT ONE
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Grocery Store Simulator is a 1-4 player co-op game where you build and manage your own supermarket by stocking shelves, setting prices, hiring staff, and customizing your store, all while expanding your business and keeping customers happy.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 20.4%, Economy 14.4%, Management 12.7%, Co-op 11.8%, Sandbox 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A cooperative management game that focuses on the logistics and customer service aspects of running a shop.
- #20 Dinkum
84% matchVery Positive92% of 28,435 reviews2025
Dev: James BendonPub: KRAFTON, Inc.
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 28.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Dinkum is a survival life simulation game set on an island inspired by the rugged Australian outback. Farm, hunt, mine, fish, and forage to gather resources, expand your town, and discover what makes Dinkum so special—either solo or with friends.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 22.3%, Co-op 17.8%, Building 14.7%, Sandbox 13.8%, Simulation 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A survival and life-sim game that allows for cooperative building and management in a unique wilderness setting.
- #21 Supermarket Together
83% matchVery Positive95% of 88,985 reviews2024
Dev: DeadDevsTellNoLies
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The multiplayer supermarket has arrived to your neighbourhood for free! Stock your shop space, unlock perks and franchises, hire employees or chase those pesky shoplifters. The more players, the more action!
Why similar: Online Co-Op 29.9%, Economy 15.4%, Management 15.4%, Simulation 12.3%, Multiplayer 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward management simulator that emphasizes cooperative play and store expansion.
- #22 V Rising
82% matchVery Positive89% of 132,034 reviews2024
Dev: Stunlock Studios
Windows
Median: 21.0 hrsMean: 57.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Awaken as a Vampire. Hunt for blood in nearby settlements to regain your strength and evade the scorching sun to survive. Raise your castle and thrive in an ever-changing, open world full of mystery. Gain allies online and conquer the land of the living.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 30.8%, Building 16.5%, Sandbox 12.4%, Multiplayer 11.8%, Co-op 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: Combines base building and management with intense fantasy combat and exploration in a shared world.
- #23 Restaurats
81% matchVery Positive91% of 1,641 reviews2025
Dev: toR StudioPub: Polden Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Lead a medieval restaurant with a team of rats like you! Cook the food, throw it at the guests, wipe the drinks under the skeletons! Become a legendary rat chef, proving to orcs and vampires that the most delicious bloody meat is served in your restaurant!
Why similar: Cooking 31.1%, Online Co-Op 19.6%, Management 13.8%, Co-op 13.4%, Simulation 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A cooperative restaurant management game that focuses on teamwork and service in a multiplayer environment.
- #24 Sun Haven
82% matchVery Positive81% of 24,588 reviews2023
Dev: Pixel Sprout Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 14.8 hrsMean: 31.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Build your farm and relationships with townsfolk, or forge ahead on a quest of magic, monsters, and dragons. Level up through a skill tree in 8 person multiplayer, or adventure solo!
Why similar: Cooking 39.8%, Multiplayer 16.1%, Fantasy 14.5%, Simulation 13.2%, Exploration 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy-themed farming and life-sim that features cooperative play and deep RPG elements.
- #25 Bakery Cafe Simulator
81% matchMostly Positive71% of 351 reviews2025
Dev: Meerkatt Studio
Windows
Bake, build, and grow your dream bakery cafe! Create delicious pastries, design your space, and serve customers. Play solo or with friends in online co-op to expand your business and experience the excitement of running a bustling cafe!
Why similar: Cooking 30.4%, Online Co-Op 19.1%, Sandbox 10.6%, Simulation 8.7%, Building 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person simulation game that focuses on the specific tasks of running a bakery cafe.
- #26 Galaxy Burger
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,642 reviews2024
Dev: Galactic Workshop
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
🌴👩🍳🍔 A stress-free cooking game that lets you relax! Cook up burgers for mecha cats and aliens. Play solo or with up to 7 friends!
Why similar: Cooking 33.4%, Online Co-Op 18.7%, Co-op 13.4%, Management 13%, Simulation 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A cooperative cooking game that adds a fun, thematic twist to the standard restaurant management formula.
- #27 Roots of Pacha
80% matchVery Positive94% of 4,347 reviews2023
Dev: Soda Den
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The charming and relaxing stone-age farming sim where you live in a thriving community exploring the wonderful world of Pacha. Discover "ideas," domesticate crops, befriend animals, and help your village grow. Play co-op with friends or explore the early days of civilization in single-player.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 34.9%, Building 19.9%, Sandbox 17.7%, Simulation 9.7%, Exploration 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on cooperative development and community management in a prehistoric fantasy setting.
- #28 ContractVille
78% matchVery Positive81% of 5,683 reviews2025
Dev: MYM Games StudiosPub: FiftyEight Studios
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Plan, design, build, and decorate your dream house in an open-world. Smash walls, sketch your layout, then build and decorate every inch—inside and garden. In an open world, tackle each renovation solo or with up to 4 friends. Pick up that hammer and start creating - Your dream house is waiting!
Why similar: Online Co-Op 23.5%, Economy 18.3%, Building 15.7%, Management 15.4%, Simulation 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on building and management tasks that can be completed cooperatively with friends.
- #29 Raft
78% matchVery Positive93% of 368,916 reviews2022
Dev: Redbeet InteractivePub: Axolot Games
Windows
Median: 14.5 hrsMean: 36.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Raft™ throws you and your friends into an epic oceanic adventure! Alone or together, players battle to survive a perilous voyage across a vast sea! Gather debris, scavenge reefs and build your own floating home, but be wary of the man-eating sharks!
Why similar: Co-op 26%, Online Co-Op 21.1%, Building 16.5%, Multiplayer 14.5%, Sandbox 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A cooperative survival game that revolves around building and managing a mobile base while exploring the environment.
- #30 Ale & Tale Tavern: First Pints
77% matchVery Positive94% of 4,710 reviews2024
Dev: Scienart GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
This is the free version of the game "Ale & Tale Tavern". Get ready for a thrilling mix of genres: a cooperative, first-person, open-world fantasy tavern simulator, action, fishing, hunting, exploration, and completing fun and diverse quests. And, of course, COOKING!
Why similar: Cooking 28.3%, Management 13.1%, Sandbox 13%, Simulation 8.9%, Family Friendly 7.2%
- #31 Wrap House Simulator🌯
77% matchVery Positive88% of 2,843 reviews2025
Dev: Broken Lyre EntertainmentPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Welcome to Wrap House Simulator! Run your own wrap shop, chop, grill, and serve in this cooking adventure. Customize your shop, master the grill, and survive the rush solo or co-op with up to 6 players. Keep up with orders, satisfy customers, and build your dream restaurant!
Why similar: Cooking 28%, Online Co-Op 13.5%, Co-op 10.9%, Economy 10.2%, Management 9.2%
- #32 Cooking Simulator
79% matchVery Positive85% of 19,369 reviews2019
Dev: Big Cheese Studio
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A realistic cooking sim where every ingredient reacts with real physics. Master 80+ dishes in Career mode or go wild in Sandbox as you cook, experiment, or cause total kitchen chaos in a fully interactive chef’s playground.
Why similar: Cooking 48.9%, Simulation 13.9%, Sandbox 9.5%, Co-op 7.8%, Management 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a highly detailed and realistic cooking experience that serves as the foundation for many management games.
- #33 Old Market Simulator
76% matchVery Positive88% of 4,894 reviews2024
Dev: Alcedo Games
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Old Market Simulator is a 1-4 player co-op game where you manage your market by ordering goods, growing produce, raising animals, fishing, and crafting items in your workshop, while hiring employees and expanding your business.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 25.9%, Management 18.8%, Economy 13.4%, Co-op 11.1%, Simulation 10.7%
- #34 Supermarket Simulator
73% matchVery Positive92% of 80,575 reviews2025
Dev: Nokta Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 33.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Run your own supermarket! Stock shelves, set your prices, take payments, hire staff, expand your store, handle shoplifters, and design your layout. Purchase goods from online or local markets around town, and personally deliver online orders to your customers.
Why similar: Economy 23.7%, Management 22.2%, Simulation 16.5%, Building 9.1%, Multiplayer 8.2%
- #35 Sandwich Simulator
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 464 reviews2026
Dev: FiftyEight Studios
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Ready to create your own world of flavor? Play solo or co-op with up to 8 players, prepare sandwiches with your friends, deliver online orders to the courier and run your sandwich restaurant. Clean, expand, and keep your customers happy!
Why similar: Cooking 25.3%, Online Co-Op 17%, Economy 11.1%, Co-op 10.8%, Management 7.2%
- #36 Voidtrain
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 9,176 reviews2025
Dev: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Become a crew member of an Interdimensional Express Train! Discover a new world full of mysterious creatures, enemies and places. Upgrade and customize your train, gather new materials and build better weapons. Play solo or online сo-op with up to 4 people.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 22.8%, Co-op 18.6%, Building 12.7%, Sandbox 11.1%, Multiplayer 8.2%
- #37 Cafemart Simulator
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 651 reviews2025
Dev: Science Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Create and decorate your cozy cafe, where guests can enjoy delicious food and drinks. Expand your service with a supermarket offering a wide selection of fresh products, so visitors can not only have a tasty meal but also do some shopping. Play solo or with friends in cooperative mode!
Why similar: Cooking 20.1%, Online Co-Op 18.3%, Management 12.8%, Building 11.8%, Economy 11.8%
- #38 Burger Shift: Team Rush: Prologue
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 573 reviews2025
Dev: Nova Telum Studio
Windows
Run the world's most chaotic fast food joint! Play solo or with up to 8 friends as you take orders, make burgers, and hustle to keep customers happy. Grow your business with every shift.
Why similar: Cooking 29.9%, Online Co-Op 19.8%, Management 13.4%, Co-op 11.3%, Simulation 8.5%
- #39 Bakery Cafe Simulator: Prologue
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 491 reviews2025
Dev: Meerkatt Studio
Windows
Start bake, build, and grow your dream bakery cafe with prologue now! Create delicious pastries, design your space, and serve customers. Play solo or with friends in online co-op to expand your business and experience the excitement of running a bustling cafe!
Why similar: Cooking 26.9%, Online Co-Op 17.1%, Economy 10.1%, Building 8.9%, Sandbox 8.8%
- #40 Aloft
72% matchVery Positive84% of 3,496 reviews2025
Dev: Astrolabe Interactive Inc.Pub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Soar the skies in Aloft, the co-op sandbox survival game set in a world of floating islands. Build any island into a skyship, your home in the clouds. Find lost knowledge, cure the fungal corruption, and brave the hurricane to restore the ecosystem.
Why similar: Co-op 23.1%, Building 22.6%, Sandbox 15.9%, Simulation 11.3%, Multiplayer 8.2%
- #41 Coastal Kitchen Simulator
71% matchVery Positive85% of 130 reviews2025
Dev: Bewolba Studios
Windows
Cook and serve dishes as you run your own seafood restaurant! Unlock new recipes, grow your kitchen with the help of employees, and satisfy every customer’s craving. Expand your reputation, manage resources wisely, and build a seafood restaurant that becomes the talk of the town.
Why similar: Cooking 35%, Simulation 12.9%, Sandbox 12.8%, Management 10%, Economy 8.4%
- #42 Potion Shop Simulator
72% matchVery Positive83% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: Pebbles Games
Windows
Master the art of alchemy in Potion Shop Simulator, a unique blend of simulation and strategy. Brew potions, manage your shop, and cater to a magical clientele in a single-player or co-op experience of the medieval fantasy world.
Why similar: Cooking 26.4%, Economy 15.8%, Management 13.2%, Online Co-Op 13.1%, Co-op 11.5%
- #43 Tavern Keeper 🍻
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,275 reviews2025
Dev: Greenheart Games 💚
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
From the creators of Game Dev Tycoon comes Tavern Keeper 🍻, a cosy-chaotic management sim, featuring a powerful decoration sandbox and a magical storybook RPG!
Why similar: Economy 17.8%, Management 17.7%, Building 16.7%, Sandbox 14.1%, Fantasy 9.9%
- #44 ASKA
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 11,320 reviews2024
Dev: Sand Sailor StudioPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 28.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A new Viking age dawns with you at its helm. Forge a thriving colony from nothing in this mythic open-world survival sim. Earn the gods' favor and survive in a land ruled by ancient terrors and unforgiving seasons. Rally unique villagers, expand your settlement and defend your tribe - solo or co-op!
Why similar: Online Co-Op 29%, Sandbox 17.7%, Co-op 15%, Building 14.9%, Multiplayer 8.9%
- #45 Roadside Research
69% matchVery Positive87% of 2,520 reviews2026
Dev: Cybernetic WalrusPub: Oro Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Roadside Research is a 1 to 4 player co-op gas station simulator. Except you’re aliens. And undercover. Do very human things like restocking shelves while preparing for the invasion. Just don’t get caught.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 23.4%, Economy 15.8%, Management 14.8%, Co-op 12.8%, Sandbox 10%
- #46 Crime Simulator
69% matchVery Positive83% of 5,381 reviews2025
Dev: CookieDevPub: Ultimate Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
You’re out of jail, but the debt isn’t gone. Sneak, steal, and break into houses solo or in 4-player co-op. Use lockpicks, sleeping gas, and brute force to complete jobs, outsmart security, and make enough money before time runs out. Will you pay back what you owe, or lose everything?
Why similar: Online Co-Op 38.3%, Simulation 15.5%, Multiplayer 14.2%, First-Person 11.3%, Co-op 7.8%
- #47 House Flipper 2
70% matchVery Positive87% of 17,900 reviews2023
Dev: Frozen District
Windows
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 33.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Clean your worries away with this relaxing renovation simulator! Buy, fix, sell, and become a local legend. Or grab your power tools and build anything from scratch! With the online 2-4 players co-op mode, you can play both in sandbox and story mode together.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 22.8%, Building 16.2%, Co-op 16%, Sandbox 13.4%, Simulation 9.4%
- #48 Foodslingers
68% matchVery Positive96% of 72 reviews2026
Dev: Ardent GamesPub: Kenny Doan
Windows · Mac
Cook, run, jump, and throw— all in the name of FoodCorp. This chaotic, physics-based spin on the classic cooking formula demands speed, strategy, and just the right amount of panic! Play with up to 4 friends and try to run the restaurant smoothly... or let it all go up in flames.
Why similar: Cooking 35.4%, Online Co-Op 25.7%, Co-op 13.7%, First-Person 7.7%, Multiplayer 7.4%
- #49 Fae Farm
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,471 reviews2023
Dev: Phoenix LabsPub: Gambit Digital
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 21.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Escape to the magical life of your dreams in Fae Farm, a farm sim RPG for 1-4 players. Craft, cultivate, and decorate to grow your homestead, and use spells to explore the enchanted island of Azoria!
Why similar: Cooking 27.5%, Co-op 24.5%, Family Friendly 11.3%, Multiplayer 11.2%, Fantasy 11.2%
- #50 Sugar Shack
71% matchMixed66% of 314 reviews2023
Dev: MadLife DivertissementPub: indie.io
Windows
Grab some friends, fire up the boiler, and let the syrup flow! Build the world around your cabin as you fulfill orders of hungry villagers with endless sweet tooths. There's never a dull moment in this cozy forest inspired by Quebec lore and art!
Why similar: Cooking 23.1%, Online Co-Op 16.7%, Management 10.7%, Co-op 10.3%, Building 9.1%
- #51 Goblin Cleanup
67% matchVery Positive89% of 1,896 reviews2025
Dev: Crisalu GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A co-op cleaning game where you have to clean and rearrange a dungeon before the next adventurers come to complete it again.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 29.7%, Co-op 24.3%, Simulation 13.9%, First-Person 10.1%, Multiplayer 8.8%
- #52 Lightyear Frontier
68% matchVery Positive84% of 4,206 reviews2024
Dev: FRAME BREAK
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
In Lightyear Frontier you use your powerful trusty mech to farm on a large beautiful alien planet. Settle your homestead, farm and deliver produce to remote colonies, gather and manage resources, build, craft, explore, expand, improve your mech, meet neighbors, and make a place to call your own.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 30.8%, Management 19.2%, Co-op 17%, Sandbox 15.8%, First-Person 9%
- #53 Road Food Simulator
68% matchMixed64% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: 2MEDYA
Windows
Run a roadside Pizza restaurant with your friends. Play solo or in Co-op with other players. Make pizzas fast and fill orders. Keep your customers happy and get more orders. Improve your restaurant as your income increases.
Why similar: Cooking 31.2%, Online Co-Op 15%, Economy 13.8%, Co-op 12.2%, Management 11%
- #54 Fish Hunters: Most Lethal Fishing Simulator 🐟
67% matchMixed63% of 607 reviews2026
Dev: Pmdk23Pub: Polden Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Hunt fish solo or in co-op. Haul them in and take them down with crazy guns. Try out different baits and rods, explore unique locations, and complete your fish collection in the atlas. Or just kick back by the campfire with friends in this wild webfishing adventure 🎣 🐟 💥
Why similar: Online Co-Op 23.9%, Management 15.8%, Sandbox 13.7%, Fantasy 9.3%, Multiplayer 7.5%
- #55 BBQ Simulator: The Squad
70% matchVery Positive81% of 1,092 reviews2022
Dev: CubeCube Sports Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Dive into a hilarious sandbox BBQ experience with friends! Grill, serve, and manage mayhem as meats soar and sizzle. Craft your grill, cook steaks, and feed everyone before hunger strikes!
Why similar: Cooking 35.1%, Online Co-Op 16.8%, Sandbox 10.9%, Simulation 8.6%, Multiplayer 6.8%
- #56 Bellwright
67% matchVery Positive81% of 18,990 reviews2024
Dev: Donkey Crew
Windows
Median: 13.0 hrsMean: 41.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Establish and expand your own settlements, liberate the land and assist its villagers, and recruit others to your cause while learning more about a life you had to leave behind. Command your forces, prove your valor through combat, and cement yourself as the hero of your people.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 34.4%, Building 20%, Co-op 16%, Simulation 9.8%, Multiplayer 9.8%
- #57 Farm Together 2
64% matchVery Positive94% of 5,123 reviews2025
Dev: Milkstone Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 27.5 hrsMean: 110.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Grow your own farm all by yourself, or cooperate with your friends in the long awaited sequel to the cozy, relaxing farming experience!
Why similar: Cooking 30%, Economy 14.9%, Sandbox 13.8%, Co-op 12.6%, Management 9%
- #58 Alchemy Factory
64% matchVery Positive90% of 2,078 reviews2025
Dev: D5 CopperheadPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Craft your workshop as an alchemist! Harness arcane devices to automate crafting. Sell alchemical goods, fulfill commissions, and rise to become a renowned alchemy magnate. Multiplayer Supported! Invite master designers to (ahem) contribute their expertise—let them optimize your production lines!
Why similar: Building 20.4%, Sandbox 19.2%, Online Co-Op 14.6%, Co-op 10.3%, First-Person 8.9%