- #1 Desktop Cat Cafe
97% matchMostly Positive78% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: samyamPub: Zippyzappy Games
Windows
Build your dream cat cafe in this tiny cozy management sim that lives at the bottom of your screen! Unlock exciting new recipes, decorate your space with our wide variety of goodies, and watch cute cat helpers take care of the cafe while you're doing other things.
Why similar: Management 35.3%, Life Sim 28.3%, Cute 14.3%, Simulation 12.2%, Casual 6.6%
- #2 Coffee Bar Simulator
96% matchMixed55% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Digital MelodyPub: Games Incubator
Windows
Open your own café and create a place brimming with aroma and flavor. Serve coffee, pastries, and desserts, expand your bar, decorate the interior, and serve your guests in a way that keeps them coming back for more!
Why similar: Cooking 45.8%, Life Sim 19.9%, Management 12.9%, Simulation 10.1%, Cute 5.3%
- #3 Cat Cafe Manager
96% matchVery Positive88% of 3,151 reviews2022
Dev: Roost GamesPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Travel to the sleepy village of Caterwaul Way and rebuild your grandmother's cat cafe. Renovate your restaurant, befriend the local cats and townsfolk, forge lasting friendships, unravel catty mysteries, and build a home for dozens of unique felines!
Why similar: Life Sim 34.1%, Management 27.7%, Cute 11.4%, Cartoon 11.1%, Simulation 9.9%
- #4 PurrPlate
95% matchMostly Positive79% of 101 reviews2026
Dev: LeankomGames
Windows
In this sunlit feline paradise, become the owner of a one-of-a-kind restaurant designed with your dream "Purr Plate"! Team up with over 100+ quirky cat staffers--from paw-kneading bakers to servers tumbling adorably over their own tails--to create your purrfect woodland café!
Why similar: Cute 55.1%, Casual 19.5%, Strategy 14.6%, 3D 10.8%
- #5 Coffee Shop Tycoon
94% matchVery Positive85% of 598 reviews2022
Dev: Riff Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 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 42.2%, Management 24.6%, Simulation 8.9%, Cartoon 7%, Cute 6.2%
- #6 Tailside: Cozy Cafe Sim
93% matchVery Positive98% of 222 reviews2026
Dev: Coffee Beans Dev
Windows
Run your own cozy café in Tailside! Brew coffee, decorate your café, and follow small stories in the daily newspaper. Progress through days and levels to unlock new items, skills, villagers, and creature visitors.
Why similar: Cooking 36.8%, Life Sim 20.8%, Crafting 17.8%, Management 15.1%, Simulation 5.5%
- #7 Baker Business 3
94% matchVery Positive86% of 64 reviews2022
Dev: Living Code Labs
Windows · Mac · Linux
Manage your very own bakery. Discover recipes, bake tasty treats and sell them to your customers. Unlock upgrades such as ovens and display shelves to expand your bakery. Customize the interior and exterior style to create your dream bakery.
Why similar: Cooking 42%, Life Sim 17.7%, Management 11.2%, Crafting 9.9%, Cute 7.9%
- #8 Gaming Cafe Simulator
92% matchVery Positive84% of 412 reviews2025
Dev: Prapancha Studios
Windows
Revive a closed-down gaming café and build it into the ultimate gaming hub! Manage rentals, sell gaming merch, and expand with PCs, consoles, and an in-house café to prepare and sell fresh food. Attract customers with unique gaming sections. Can you turn your dream café into a bustling success?
Why similar: Cooking 45.7%, Life Sim 23.3%, Management 19.8%, Simulation 8.1%, 3D 1.9%
- #9 Cats & Cups
91% matchVery Positive90% of 1,072 reviews2025
Dev: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Play as a barista in a cat-inspired coffee shop, where your customers are cats! Brew coffee and various drinks. Wholesome and cozy hand-drawn art, various mini-games and a lot of cats & coffee! Learn to craft complex orders, keep your catstomers happy. 🐱☕
Why similar: Life Sim 46.8%, Cute 18.8%, Simulation 16.5%, Casual 10.7%, Strategy 6.1%
- #10 Box Bakery
91% matchVery Positive90% of 356 reviews2026
Dev: mangobox games
Windows · Mac
Run your dream bakery, make friends with adorable animals, collect friendship photos and unique scrapbook elements. Forge ahead, using the power of baking to solve the town’s challenges. Let every animal enjoy its favorite bread—and open up about the secrets they’ve kept hidden.
Why similar: Cooking 48.3%, Life Sim 16.2%, Cute 8.3%, Cartoon 8.2%, Simulation 7.4%
- #11 Supurr Cat Cafe: Sandwich Rush
90% matchVery Positive100% of 110 reviews2024
Dev: 2 Nerdy Nerds
Windows
Stack towering sandwiches with the help of cute cat friends while building up your dream cat cafe. With plenty of hungry quirky customers around, you’ll need to upgrade your cafe, find new cats to help you and up your sandwich game to keep them happy!
Why similar: Cooking 67%, Cute 14.2%, Management 12.8%, Casual 5.3%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #12 Critter Café
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 304 reviews2024
Dev: Sumo DigitalPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Welcome to your Critter Café! Rescue and bond with adorable, fantasy critters in need of your help and build a new home together. Design and run your own café, care for your critters, uncover the secrets of mysterious portals, and create a wholesome café for all to enjoy!
Why similar: Life Sim 41.5%, Management 27.9%, Cute 14.3%, Simulation 9.3%, Casual 5.4%
- #13 Barista Simulator
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 678 reviews2023
Dev: CubeCube Sports Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Barista Simulator, master the art of brewing with over 30 coffee recipes. Start with a basic setup, upgrade your café, manage your staff, and build your very own coffee haven. Are you ready for the ultimate coffee journey?
Why similar: Cooking 39.8%, Crafting 19.4%, Life Sim 16.2%, Management 13.9%, Simulation 6.1%
- #14 Calico
88% matchVery Positive87% of 4,997 reviews2020
Dev: Peachy Keen GamesPub: Whitethorn Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Calico is a day-in-the-life community sim game where you are given an important and adorable task: rebuild the town’s cat café and fill it with cute and cuddly creatures! Build up your café by filling it with cute furniture, fun decorations, yummy pastries, and get it bustling with animals again!
Why similar: Life Sim 41.4%, Cute 26.5%, Simulation 15.1%, Casual 10.4%, 3D 4.3%
- #15 Espresso Tycoon
87% matchVery Positive85% of 1,287 reviews2023
Dev: DreamWay GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Espresso Tycoon - a coffee shop simulator. Create your brand, decorate the coffee shop, manage your employees, and take care of your customers. Use the 3D coffee editor to create coffee recipes, order supplies, and collect rating points. Build the whole coffee business and complete all the missions!
Why similar: Cooking 39.1%, Management 19.8%, Life Sim 17.3%, Simulation 7%, Cute 6.4%
- #16 Pekoe
86% matchVery Positive85% of 147 reviews2023
Dev: Kitten Cup Studio
Windows · Mac
Blend tea and friendship in the flavourful world of Pekoe, a cozy cat-filled tea-making simulator about taking the time for self-care and connecting with what makes you happy. Build relationships, upgrade your teahouse, and discover new recipes as you work towards creating a place you can call home.
Why similar: Cooking 37.1%, Life Sim 23.1%, Crafting 21.8%, Cute 8.2%, Simulation 4.3%
- #17 Not Monday Cafe
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 571 reviews2025
Dev: Sunny Syrup StudioPub: Flyhigh Works
Windows
Median: 40.0 hrsMean: 84.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Cozy idle cafe management that keeps you company while you work. Grow fresh ingredients, cook, and serve delicious food to adorable animal customers. Build your dream cafe that sits at the bottom of your screen.
Why similar: Cooking 37.5%, Life Sim 26.5%, Management 20.7%, Cute 7.9%, Simulation 4.6%
- #18 Cafe Master Story
85% matchVery Positive95% of 311 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Serve up food, drinks, and smiles in this retro cafe management sim!
Why similar: Cooking 37.8%, Life Sim 26.6%, Crafting 10.6%, Simulation 9.1%, Cute 6.7%
- #19 Lemon Cake
86% matchVery Positive85% of 2,041 reviews2021
Dev: Cozy Bee Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Restore an abandoned bakery and prepare pastries from farm to table! Grow fresh ingredients in the greenhouse, cook pastries & sweets in the kitchen and serve your baked goods to hungry customers in your own shop!
Why similar: Cooking 35.6%, Life Sim 17.4%, Management 16.9%, Cute 8.9%, Crafting 8.5%
- #20 MilkTea Time
84% matchVery Positive82% of 144 reviews2026
Dev: 星九猫游戏-StarNineCat Games
Windows · Mac
"Milk Tea Time" is simulation business game that includes all the elements of production, deployment and construction. You need to make each cup of milk tea. Research new flavors to win customer praise. Build and decorate your milk tea shop by hand. Create your own beautiful milk tea shop!
Why similar: Cooking 45.5%, Crafting 19.8%, Management 15.3%, Simulation 6.4%, Cute 5.7%
- #21 My Café Manager Simulator
83% matchMixed70% of 195 reviews2026
Dev: OUT OF THE ORDINARYPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Cozy café store management simulator: renovate and decorate, stock shelves, and run the checkout. Roll in deliveries with a cart, set up promotions and hire staff as you expand from a tiny shop into a bustling café.
Why similar: Cooking 56.4%, Management 21.5%, Life Sim 16.2%, 3D 2.7%, Simulation 2.4%
- #22 Coffie Simulator
82% matchVery Positive94% of 80 reviews2026
Dev: SakneDevPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Coffie Simulator is a coffee simulator game. Run your own café, serve 500+ unique customers, and master the art of coffee-making! Customize, upgrade, and manage your shop while handling orders with precision. Every choice matters—your reputation shapes the experience. Can you succeed?
Why similar: Cooking 39.8%, Life Sim 23%, Management 14%, Cute 10.5%, Simulation 7.3%
- #23 Cafe Crew Simulator
81% matchVery Positive81% of 73 reviews2026
Dev: Woo Game StudioPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Craft coffee masterpieces, grow your dream café, and sabotage the competition in style! Coffee’s hot, competition’s hotter!
Why similar: Life Sim 37.4%, Crafting 19%, Management 16.5%, Simulation 14.6%, Casual 8.9%
- #24 Bakery Cafe Simulator
82% matchMixed69% of 396 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 67.7%, Management 13%, Simulation 11.7%, Casual 4.1%, 3D 3.4%
- #25 Cafe Business Manager
79% matchVery Positive88% of 282 reviews2026
Dev: Caos Interactive
Windows
Build, design and manage your own café in this detailed cafe management simulator. Hire staff, craft your menu, serve customers and grow your coffee shop business in a lively island city.
Why similar: Cooking 44.1%, Life Sim 23.1%, Management 20%, Simulation 7.3%, Casual 2.2%
- #26 Bookshop Simulator
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,272 reviews2025
Dev: Blep Games
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Open your own bookshop! Order books, stock your shelves, and earn revenue. Use your profits to decorate, expand, and hire staff. Collect rare books that give powerful abilities. Adopt a cat to keep you and your customers company along the way!
Why similar: Life Sim 41%, Management 38%, Simulation 14.1%, 3D 4.4%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #27 Coffee Please
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 89 reviews2024
Dev: NepixPub: OneTwoPlay
Windows
Become a cozy coffee shop owner. Manage inventory, set prices, take payments, pet the cat, expand, and decorate your venue to build the best coffee house. Enjoy the charm of a heartwarming cafe simulator!
Why similar: Life Sim 63.6%, Simulation 18.3%, Casual 10.7%, 3D 6.4%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #28 Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator
80% matchVery Positive84% of 2,644 reviews2023
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Create and manage your dream restaurant! Menus, purchasing, décor, staff, equipment, customers… and don't forget the actual cooking! Experience the daily life of a restaurateur and earn your awards from the Michelin Guide.
Why similar: Cooking 46.7%, Life Sim 23.6%, Management 18%, Simulation 6.8%, Casual 3.7%
- #29 KuloNiku: Bowl Up!
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,986 reviews2026
Dev: Gambir StudioPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Prep your stations for a cozy cooking game with attitude! Prepare unique meals for quirky small-town locals, upgrade and customize your shop, compete in thrilling cooking battles to become top chef, and protect your family’s long-running restaurant alongside a cast of curious companions!
Why similar: Cooking 35.8%, Life Sim 18.1%, Crafting 15.8%, Management 14.1%, Cute 5.8%
- #30 Candy Shop Simulator
78% matchMixed65% of 85 reviews2025
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Dive into a sugary world of sweetness in Candy Shop Simulator! Open your shop, create delectable pastries, manage sales, and expand your candy empire. Satisfy your sweet tooth and build your confectionery legacy now!
Why similar: Cooking 38.2%, Life Sim 23.2%, Management 18.2%, Cute 8.8%, Simulation 6.6%
- #31 Coffee Caravan
76% matchVery Positive93% of 1,441 reviews2024
Dev: Broccoli Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Fuel your coffee passion in Coffee Caravan! As a cafe manager, brew, experiment with delicious recipes, and build your dream coffee business on wheels. Serve customers, unlock new flavors, purchase appliances, and enjoy your procedurally generated road trip in this roguelite experience.
Why similar: Cooking 53.3%, Management 22.6%, Cute 8.6%, Simulation 7.2%, Strategy 3.4%
- #32 Cafe Owner Simulator
79% matchMixed64% of 1,096 reviews2022
Dev: Second RealityPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Open your dream restaurant at FPP. Create a unique exterior and interior, hire the best workers and chefs, create a place where people will love to eat, spend time and spend their money. Simulation of the restaurant business.
Why similar: Cooking 42.6%, Life Sim 25%, Management 18.3%, Simulation 7.2%, Casual 3.4%
- #33 Cafe Cafe: Idle Bird Collector
76% matchVery Positive94% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: CHONKSOFT
Windows
A charming and cozy idle game that sits anywhere on your screen, where you'll befriend your very own flock of adorable birds. Serve delicious snacks, discover each bird's unique preferences, and watch your cafe flourish!
Why similar: Cooking 34.8%, Life Sim 22.4%, Management 17%, Animals 9.3% ★, Cute 7.4%
- #34 Boba Simulator : Idle Shop Management
77% matchVery Positive85% of 344 reviews2022
Dev: Cuddle Code
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Boba Tea shop simulator. Manage recipe, stock and customer satisfaction.
Why similar: Management 49.6%, Cute 21.6%, Simulation 12.2%, Casual 7.3%, Strategy 7.2%
- #35 Nom Nom: Cozy Forest Café
74% matchVery Positive95% of 106 reviews2026
Dev: Anaïs Salla
Windows · Mac
A decoration-focused café game where you bake and brew... TO THE BEAT!
Why similar: Cooking 58.2%, Life Sim 20.3%, Cute 9%, Simulation 7%, Casual 4.5%
- #36 Parisian Brasserie Simulator
73% matchVery Positive94% of 477 reviews2025
Dev: Quark Studios
Windows
Run your Parisian bistro in the heart of Paris, solo or in co-op with up to 8 players! Curate your menu, manage supplies, serve customers, and expand with new floors, a terrace, and a rooftop to become a true Parisian institution.
Why similar: Cooking 29.8%, Life Sim 26.2%, Management 21.2%, Simulation 7.7%, Cute 7.7%
- #37 Internet Cafe Owner
77% matchMostly Positive71% of 150 reviews2023
Dev: GidAzGames
Windows
Build and manage your own internet café, starting with second-hand computers and growing into a local hotspot for gamers and students. Balance your budget, upgrade your gear, and outsmart competitors to become the king of the neighborhood
Why similar: Life Sim 41.1%, Management 32.9%, Simulation 18.2%, Casual 7.9%
- #38 Desk Paws
73% matchVery Positive89% of 557 reviews2025
Dev: GinkgoGamesPub: Captcha Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 17.2 hrsMean: 78.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Collect over 100 stylish little pets on your desktop! They can freely move along the bottom of your screen, or live in the little houses you've carefully decorated for them. Hmm... or perhaps send them on adventures to earn treats?
Why similar: Cute 48.3%, Simulation 26.7%, Casual 21%, Singleplayer 3.9%
- #39 Coffie Simulator - Prologue
73% matchVery Positive90% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: SakneDevPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
In Coffie Simulator Prologue , run your own café, serve unique cusstomers, and master the art of coffee-making! Customize, upgrade, and manage your shop while handling orders with precision. Every choice matters. Can you succeed?
Why similar: Cooking 26.1%, Crafting 20.5%, Life Sim 19.9%, Management 17.4%, Cute 5.8%
- #40 Breezy Bakes Simulator
72% matchVery Positive89% of 95 reviews2026
Dev: Editmode
Windows
Run your own seaside Italian bakery, craft pizzas and breads, and enjoy, fun with up to 4 players online!
Why similar: Cooking 47.6%, Life Sim 29.4%, Cute 10.1%, Simulation 9.1%, 3D 2.9%
- #41 Minami Lane
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,535 reviews2024
Dev: BlibloopPub: Doot Tiny Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Welcome to Minami Lane! Build your own street in this tiny cozy, casual management sim! Unlock and customize buildings, manage your shops, and maximize the happiness of your villagers to complete quests and fill your street with love!
Why similar: Life Sim 37.6%, Management 27%, Cute 14.9%, Simulation 9.3%, Casual 6%
- #42 Maid Cafe Coop
72% matchVery Positive99% of 67 reviews2026
Dev: Aranclanos
Windows
Become a cute maid in a maid cafe! Prepare to harness your inner moe energy by preparing and serving customers many different drinks and foods with proper Moe Moe Kyun~ hospitality, and unlock new ways to make them happier. Play singleplayer or with your friends!
Why similar: Cooking 48.3%, Management 22.8%, Cute 14.7%, Simulation 6.1%, 3D 3.8%
- #43 Inn Tycoon
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 809 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Goose GamesPub: GameDev.ist
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 25.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Welcome to Inn Tycoon! Build, design, and manage your dream inn. Serve delightful meals, offer various services, and hire a stellar staff. Create a top-notch hospitality empire and become the ultimate Inn Tycoon!
Why similar: Cooking 46.2%, Management 31.1%, Simulation 10.4%, Casual 4.2%, Strategy 3.7%
- #44 My Universe - Cooking Star Restaurant
75% matchMixed59% of 54 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 60.7%, Management 14.1%, Simulation 8.4%, Crafting 6%, Cute 4.8%
- #45 Ice Cream Simulator
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 115 reviews2026
Dev: AM PlayhousePub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac
Run your dream ice cream shop in Ice Cream Simulator! Create delicious ice cream using a variety of ingredients, manage your business, hire staff, decorate your store, handle changing weather and different customers, and enjoy a relaxing first-person simulation experience.
Why similar: Cooking 46%, Life Sim 24.7%, Management 18%, Simulation 6.6%, Casual 3.4%
- #46 Flowers And Favours: Florist Simulator
68% matchVery Positive94% of 190 reviews2025
Dev: MISK Games
Windows · Mac
Flowers And Favours is a relaxing cozy florist sim. Run your own flower shop, experiment with a stunning variety of florals, and craft unique bouquets for your adorable customers. Your floral journey begins today!
Why similar: Management 30.6%, Crafting 25.3%, Cute 17.7%, Simulation 16.8%, Casual 6.7%
- #47 Bear and Breakfast
70% matchVery Positive90% of 5,288 reviews2022
Dev: Gummy CatPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Bear and Breakfast is a laid-back management adventure game where you build and run a bed and breakfast...but you’re a bear.
Why similar: Crafting 26%, Life Sim 22.2%, Management 14.4%, Cartoon 11.6%, Animals 8.6% ★
- #48 Catizens
69% matchVery Positive82% of 368 reviews2024
Dev: badopticsgamesPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Inspired by RimWorld and The Sims, Catizens is a colony management simulation game where you watch over unique cats with quirky personalities, as you help them build and grow their settlement while exploring new lands, facing off against wildlife and overcoming the challenges of each environment.
Why similar: Crafting 27.3%, Life Sim 24.2%, Management 21.4%, Simulation 8.7%, Cute 8.3%
- #49 Papa's Mocharia Deluxe
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 571 reviews2026
Dev: Flipline Studios
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Create delicious coffee drinks and cannoli in Papa's Mocharia Deluxe! Create stylish layered lattes in the coffeehouse for Papa Louie's loyal customers while earning tips, points, and Special Recipes. Take a trip in the Food Truck to design and serve your own eye-catching creations!
Why similar: Cooking 62.5%, Management 18.5%, Simulation 8.1%, Casual 6%, Strategy 4.1%
- #50 Burger Bistro Story
70% matchVery Positive83% of 318 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Open your own diner and create custom burgers in this management sim game.
Why similar: Cooking 49.5%, Life Sim 18.2%, Management 10.4%, Simulation 7.8%, Cute 5.6%
- #51 Shokudo Underworld
69% matchVery Positive83% of 269 reviews2024
Dev: Miluku Inc.
Windows · Mac
Run your own sushi shokudo in a mysterious underworld. Satisfy the appetite of your customers, collect suspicious ingredients from bizarre fantastical creatures, and realize your dream of creating ... the legendary Chawanmushi!
Why similar: Cooking 49.1%, Life Sim 16.6%, Crafting 13.5%, Cute 10.5%, Management 4.5%
- #52 Bakery Cafe Simulator: Prologue
68% matchMostly Positive80% of 527 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 66.2%, Management 16.1%, Simulation 11.6%, 3D 3.3%, Casual 2.7%
- #53 My Little Cafe Nightmare
66% matchVery Positive94% of 201 reviews2026
Dev: SethMadDevPub: Ivy Juice Games
Windows
Brew otherworldly coffee for ghostly patrons in a dark, cozy first-person café. Upgrade your shop, manage supplies, and turn a haunted café into a sanctuary amidst nightmares.
Why similar: Cooking 46.9%, Crafting 25.1%, Management 19.6%, Simulation 7.4%, Singleplayer 1%
- #54 Beastro
65% matchVery Positive92% of 381 reviews2026
Dev: Timberline Studio
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Beastro is a cozy culinary adventure where the fate of the world rests on what's for dinner! Farm and gather fresh ingredients, tackle cooking minigames, and create tasty recipes to fuel the Caretakers for deckbuilding battles as they seek to save the world.
Why similar: Cooking 81.8%, Cute 9.4%, Casual 4.8%, 3D 3.2%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #55 Monster Care Simulator
66% matchVery Positive93% of 695 reviews2025
Dev: Banana Tiger Studio
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Manage a care center for adorable monsters in Monster Care Simulator! Treat clients' creatures, hatch eggs, raise your own companions, and keep them happy with fun activities. Hire staff, expand your facilities, and customize your space to build the ultimate monster sanctuary!
Why similar: Management 37.1%, Life Sim 32.2%, Simulation 14.3%, Cute 8%, Casual 4.4%
- #56 The Roast - Coffee Shop Simulator
67% matchVery Positive81% of 132 reviews2026
Dev: Leartes Games
Windows
Manage your own coffee shop and play together with your friends. Stock the counter with coffee beans, create your menu, set prices freely, take customer orders, and prepare delicious coffees. Decorate and expand your shop.
Why similar: Life Sim 48.2%, Crafting 26%, Simulation 20.9%, Casual 3.7%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #57 Happy Furry Restaurant
67% matchVery Positive94% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Kyeongrok ParkPub: Kinnymoms
Windows
Run your restaurant in the forest full of adorable denizens, and bountiful resources. Cook, serve, and pacify customers. Hire, command, encourage employees. Wipe out trash from your restaurant to keep it clean. Until the day you become chef king.
Why similar: Cooking 61.6%, Cute 10.7%, Cartoon 10.4%, Simulation 9.5%, Casual 5.3%
- #58 Fluffy Kitchen Saga
67% matchMixed65% of 234 reviews2025
Dev: MEOW STORE GAMEPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
《Fluffy Kitchen Saga》A restaurant simulation game located at the bottom of your computer screen, where both staff and customers are fluffy little animals! They’ll keep you company while you work/study. Let’s run a restaurant full of fluffiness!
Why similar: Management 49.5%, Simulation 20.2%, Cute 20.1%, Casual 8.3%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #59 Katy and Bob: Safari Cafe
71% matchVery Positive88% of 207 reviews2018
Dev: CreobitPub: 8Floor
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Katy and Bob: a new chapter in the adventures of Katy and Bob. Head into the safari park and grow your business!
Why similar: Cooking 38.7%, Management 20.5%, Life Sim 18.9%, Casual 7.1%, Simulation 5.2%