- #1 Pixel Cafe
97% matchVery Positive92% of 836 reviews2023
Dev: Baltoro Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Step into Pixel's shoes in this one-of-a-kind journey that bridges time, memories, and the aroma of fresh coffee. Dive deep into a city balancing its past and future. Engage in intense arcade challenges, immerse yourself in heartfelt stories, and navigate a world crafted in pixel art.
Why similar: Management 18.5%, Cooking 14.1%, Time Management 14.1%, Female Protagonist 13%, Capitalism 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: A perfect match that combines pixel art, time-management, and a strong narrative focus in a cafe setting.
- #2 Touhou Mystia's Izakaya
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 31,721 reviews2021
Dev: 二色幽紫蝶
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 34.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A brand new pixel art restaurant simulator based on the Touhou Project! Play as Mystia, the owner of a small izakaya. Collect ingredients by day, cater to the customers by night, learn recipes from familiar characters, and become the best izakaya owner in all of Gensokyo!
Why similar: Cooking 11.6%, Time Management 10.6%, Incremental 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Simulation 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features deep management gameplay and RPG elements wrapped in a charming pixel-art style.
- #3 Coffee Shop Tycoon
96% 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: Management 30%, Cooking 16.7%, Simulation 15.7%, Economy 12.1%, Resource Management 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward management simulator that focuses on the core mechanics of running a coffee business.
- #4 Travellers Rest
95% matchVery Positive88% of 17,329 reviews2020
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 19.9 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 40%, Pixel Graphics 20%, Resource Management 13.2%, RPG 12.6%, Simulation 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a cozy, pixel-art tavern management experience with RPG progression and crafting.
- #5 Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,457 reviews2010
Dev: EasyGameStationPub: Carpe Fulgur LLC
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Recettear is the story of an item shop, the girl who lives in it, and the fairy who turned her life upside down. Recette Lemongrass finds herself in charge of an item shop built into her house, in order to pay back a loan her father took and then skipped out on - and Tear, her newfound fairy "companion", won't take no for an answer!
Why similar: Capitalism 32.5%, Management 15.9%, RPG 13.4%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Comedy 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential shop-management RPG that balances business strategy with dungeon-crawling adventure.
- #6 Coffee Talk
94% matchVery Positive95% of 12,298 reviews2020
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 33.1%, Simulation 25.1%, Story Rich 15.1%, Casual 13.7%, Indie 9%
Why You'll Like It: While less focused on management, it perfectly captures the chill, narrative-heavy atmosphere of running a coffee shop.
- #7 Moonlighter
92% matchVery Positive82% of 21,741 reviews2018
Dev: Digital SunPub: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Moonlighter is an Action RPG with rogue-lite elements that demonstrates two sides of the coin – revealing everyday routines of Will, an adventurous shopkeeper that secretly dreams of becoming a hero.
Why similar: Management 38.8%, Pixel Graphics 20.3%, RPG 15.2%, Simulation 15.2%, 2D 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the dual life of managing a shop by day and exploring dungeons by night with beautiful pixel art.
- #8 Pixel Shopkeeper
93% matchMostly Positive78% of 160 reviews2017
Dev: Pixel Prototype
Windows · Mac · Linux
Be a Pixel Shopkeeper! Collect items using inventory management puzzle mechanics. Sell your wares, decorate your shop, craft new products, and expand! Train to beat tougher dungeons, unlock new classes and decor, and furnish your shop smartly to maximize profits!
Why similar: Management 22.4%, Resource Management 11.9%, Simulation 10.6%, Capitalism 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the management of a fantasy shop with a strong pixel-art aesthetic and resource-gathering loops.
- #9 Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?!
91% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,073 reviews2015
Dev: Daylight StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?! is a wacky simulation game where you manage your very own weapon shop and expand its business across an incredible potato world.Use your potato smiths to forge weapons and sell them to questing heroes.
Why similar: Management 52.7%, Simulation 23.4%, Indie 8.5%, Casual 7.5%, RPG 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the sardonic humor and quirky management style found in Beans.
- #10 Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3?!
90% matchVery Positive91% of 2,271 reviews2020
Dev: Vertigo Gaming Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Hit the road in this massive sequel to the million-selling Cook, Serve, Delicious series. Manage your food truck, cook delicious dishes and serve customers as you take the road trip of a lifetime across war-torn America.
Why similar: Management 29.7%, Cooking 16.5%, Comedy 15.8%, Simulation 12.8%, Family Friendly 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a high-energy management experience with a distinct sense of humor and quirky characters.
- #11 Startup Panic
91% matchMixed55% of 283 reviews2022
Dev: AlgorocksPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Quit your job and build an exciting startup! Survive the tech bubble, compete with rival CEOs and expand your office from bedroom programmer up to the heights of global corporate sabotage! As long as you don't get hacked... or kidnapped...
Why similar: Management 16.4%, Time Management 10.5%, Comedy 10.2%, Resource Management 10.1%, Female Protagonist 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Uses a humorous, stylized approach to management simulation that resonates with the tone of Beans.
- #12 Chef RPG
89% matchVery Positive88% of 2,586 reviews2024
Dev: World 2 Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Craft your culinary adventure in a beautiful pixel art world. Manage your restaurants, forage and hunt for ingredients, befriend locals, and grow your culinary empire. What kind of chef will you be?
Why similar: Management 25.7%, Cooking 23.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, RPG 11.9%, Resource Management 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art RPG that emphasizes restaurant management and exploration in a vibrant world.
- #13 Yerba Mate Tycoon
89% matchVery Positive87% of 118 reviews2021
Dev: DonislawDev
Windows · Mac · Linux
Yerba Mate Tycoon is a unique management game. You are taking care of a yerba mate production shop/company, create, customize various yerba mates, unlock new upgrades, and grow your company. Don't know what yerba mate is? Let's say it's a coffee alternative in South American countries.
Why similar: Management 24.7%, Time Management 14.8%, Capitalism 13.6%, Simulation 12.7%, Economy 12%
Why You'll Like It: A humorous and indie-focused management game that captures the same niche tycoon feel.
- #14 Cafe Master Story
88% matchVery Positive95% of 304 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Serve up food, drinks, and smiles in this retro cafe management sim!
Why similar: Simulation 26%, Cooking 24.3%, Pixel Graphics 16.8%, Casual 12.5%, Retro 11%
Why You'll Like It: A classic Kairosoft-style management sim that excels at addictive, pixel-based shop progression.
- #15 Discounty
87% matchVery Positive82% of 2,494 reviews2025
Dev: Crinkle Cut GamesPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Manage your own discount supermarket! Get caught up in small-town drama, organize and plan your shop's layout, and strike lucrative trade deals as you expand your secretive aunt's business empire. Selling more frozen fries will surely heal this broken community...right?
Why similar: Management 21.9%, Simulation 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Time Management 12.4%, RPG 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art shop management game that emphasizes the daily grind of retail with a cozy, indie feel.
- #16 DAVE THE DIVER
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 150,346 reviews2023
Dev: MINTROCKET
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 26.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
DAVE THE DIVER is a casual, singleplayer adventure RPG featuring deep-sea exploration and fishing during the day and sushi restaurant management at night. Join Dave and his quirky friends as they seek to uncover the secrets of the mysterious Blue Hole.
Why similar: Management 33.9%, Pixel Graphics 18.3%, Simulation 13%, RPG 10.9%, Casual 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Blends management simulation with humor and pixel-art charm in a way that feels very similar to the spirit of Beans.
- #17 Espresso Tycoon
85% matchVery Positive85% of 1,273 reviews2023
Dev: DreamWay GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.2 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: Management 38.6%, Cooking 24.8%, Simulation 19.8%, Casual 10%, Indie 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A detailed management simulator that allows for deep customization of your coffee shop business.
- #18 Coffee Caravan
84% matchVery Positive93% of 1,423 reviews2024
Dev: Broccoli Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 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: Management 27.9%, Cooking 21.4%, Time Management 16.8%, Simulation 12.9%, Family Friendly 8%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelite management game that adds a layer of strategy and progression to the coffee-making loop.
- #19 CoffeeBiz Tycoon
86% matchMixed64% of 66 reviews2018
Dev: The Sociopath Software
Windows
CoffeeBiz tycoon is a mix of entrepreneurship fun and complicated business simulation. Start your first coffee kiosk, brew, expand, hire, deal with competitors, build a well-known brand, risk, and do everything else needed to build prosperous and profitable business.
Why similar: Management 31%, Simulation 20.1%, Economy 12%, Capitalism 7.7%, Resource Management 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A dedicated management sim that focuses on the economic side of running a coffee empire.
- #20 Cats & Cups
82% matchVery Positive90% of 1,012 reviews2025
Dev: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.2 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: Simulation 46%, Casual 26.4%, Family Friendly 17.6%, Indie 7.8%, Singleplayer 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, cat-themed management sim that focuses on the relaxing side of running a cafe.
- #21 Barista Simulator
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 677 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: Management 27.8%, Cooking 25.9%, Simulation 17.5%, Resource Management 11.5%, Casual 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a more realistic, immersive take on the coffee shop management genre.
- #22 Tailside: Cozy Cafe Sim
82% matchVery Positive98% of 218 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: Management 25.6%, Cooking 20.3%, Simulation 13.4%, Resource Management 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the relaxing, low-stress elements of cafe management with a cozy aesthetic.
- #23 Boba Simulator : Idle Shop Management
83% matchVery Positive85% of 343 reviews2022
Dev: Cuddle Code
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Boba Tea shop simulator. Manage recipe, stock and customer satisfaction.
Why similar: Incremental 51.1%, Management 26.6%, Simulation 9.4%, Family Friendly 6.7%, Casual 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the casual, clicker-adjacent management style present in Beans.
- #24 Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
78% matchVery Positive93% of 43,576 reviews2022
Dev: niceplay gamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Potion Craft is an alchemist simulator where you physically interact with your tools and ingredients to brew potions. You're in full control of the whole shop: invent new recipes, attract customers and experiment to your heart's content. Just remember: the whole town is counting on you.
Why similar: Management 28.3%, Simulation 16.6%, Resource Management 14.5%, Capitalism 11.7%, RPG 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features a unique art style and a satisfying, methodical approach to shop management and crafting.
- #25 Potion Permit
80% matchMostly Positive80% of 5,276 reviews2022
Dev: MassHive MediaPub: PQube
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Moonbury's residents need healing, and you're the best chemist around! With your trusty tools, a brewing cauldron, and a canine companion at your side, you'll need to diagnose symptoms, gather ingredients, brew potions, and cure ailments in this open-ended sim RPG.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 25.5%, Simulation 24.7%, RPG 19%, 2D 13%, Casual 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a cozy, pixel-art life-sim experience with crafting and management elements.
- #26 Game Dev Tycoon
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 44,810 reviews2013
Dev: Greenheart Games 💚
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
In Game Dev Tycoon you replay the history of the gaming industry by starting your own video game development company in the 80s. Create best selling games. Research new technologies and invent new game types. Become the leader of the market and gain worldwide fans.
Why similar: Management 49.9%, Simulation 23.8%, Economy 9.5%, Indie 5.5%, Casual 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic management game that uses humor and indie-game culture to drive its progression.
- #27 Cafe Owner Simulator
81% matchMixed64% of 1,089 reviews2022
Dev: Second RealityPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.7 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: Management 23%, Cooking 17.4%, Economy 16.1%, Resource Management 15%, Simulation 13.1%
Why You'll Like It: Allows for deep building and management of a cafe from the ground up.
- #28 Console Shop Simulator
79% matchVery Positive93% of 492 reviews2025
Dev: Lance Games
Windows
Become the owner of a game store! Organize shelves, repair CDs, negotiate profits, promote your store via live stream, and increase customer satisfaction.
Why similar: Management 22.5%, Capitalism 15.1%, Time Management 13.4%, Economy 13.1%, Simulation 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: A modern management sim that focuses on the retail experience with a casual, indie approach.
- #29 Candy Shop Simulator
81% matchMixed65% of 83 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: Management 23.4%, Cooking 16%, Simulation 12.2%, Economy 11.2%, Comedy 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A casual management game that mirrors the shop-keeping loop found in Beans.
- #30 Coffie Simulator
77% matchVery Positive95% of 73 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: Management 20.3%, Cooking 18.7%, Time Management 17.6%, Simulation 15.2%, Resource Management 11.8%
- #31 Coffie Simulator - Prologue
76% matchVery Positive93% of 67 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: Management 22.2%, Time Management 22%, Economy 16.2%, RPG 11.4%, Cooking 10.9%
- #32 Shopping Empire Tycoon
78% matchVery Positive96% of 72 reviews2021
Dev: Musa GUNGOR
Windows
This Game is Basically a Market Management Simulator. Make Your Store Get The Best Profit With Various Upgrades and Unlocks. Including Basic Clicking stuff, Managing Your Own Market , Upgrading and A game with the theme of reaching to going to next level.
Why similar: Management 21.3%, Incremental 17.6%, Economy 12%, Simulation 11.5%, Time Management 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A management game that focuses on the growth and economy of a retail space.
- #33 The Roast - Coffee Shop Simulator
76% matchVery Positive82% of 119 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: Simulation 49.4%, Time Management 34.9%, Casual 7.7%, Indie 5.7%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #34 Gaming Cafe Life
75% matchVery Positive95% of 152 reviews2024
Dev: Akhir Pekan Studio
Windows
Manage your very own gaming cafe!
Why similar: Management 21.7%, Time Management 14.6%, Comedy 14.2%, Economy 13.2%, Simulation 11.9%
- #35 Maids of Storm
74% matchVery Positive92% of 106 reviews2026
Dev: BurgerDuck GamesPub: Smilegate
Windows
Run your own maid café in this charming pixel tycoon! Hire adorable maids with unique personalities, customize your café, compete in the Maid Championship, and enjoy a hilarious story packed with quirky humor and fun mini-games.
Why similar: Management 40.2%, Simulation 21.7%, RPG 19.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%, 2D 5.5%
- #36 Coffee Bar Simulator
75% matchMixed54% of 65 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 25.4%, Simulation 24.8%, Management 21.9%, Casual 10.7%, Economy 9.3%
- #37 SkyBrew: Entropic Strategist
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 560 reviews2025
Dev: ATRIC Games
Windows
Experience entrepreneurship in a floating cloud cafe. Manage your flying cafe, customize construction, train staff, handle random events, and uncover the secrets of the commercial empire, growing from a small shop to the sky's brightest star.
Why similar: Management 20.5%, Cooking 18.2%, Simulation 13.5%, Resource Management 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%
- #38 Coffee Please
74% 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: Simulation 34%, Capitalism 25.9%, Economy 21.3%, Casual 17.5%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #39 Clickable Coffee Shop
77% matchMixed49% of 55 reviews2019
Dev: Ajay Arora
Windows
Clickable Coffee Shop: The most addictive idle game centred around coffee!
Why similar: Simulation 39.9%, Casual 20.1%, Incremental 15.5%, Resource Management 8.6%, Economy 8.3%
- #40 Cafe Business Manager
72% matchVery Positive88% of 250 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: Management 24.6%, Cooking 17.6%, Economy 14.4%, Simulation 12.9%, Capitalism 12.5%
- #41 Coffee Express: Barista Simulator
73% matchMixed69% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: Fat Cat InteractivePub: Genco Interactive
Windows
Open your own coffee shop and become a barista in the cozy and colorful world of Coffee Express! A unique experience awaits you with stock tracking, realistic coffee making experience and shop customizations. Make your customers happy by making excellent coffee in your own coffee paradise!
Why similar: Management 22.8%, Cooking 19.5%, Simulation 18.2%, Resource Management 12.5%, Family Friendly 9%
- #42 My Café Manager Simulator
72% 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: Management 28.9%, Cooking 24.6%, Resource Management 13.8%, Time Management 13.4%, Family Friendly 12.6%
- #43 Final Profit: A Shop RPG
71% matchVery Positive95% of 642 reviews2023
Dev: Brent Arnold
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
FINAL PROFIT is a story driven shop-sim RPG. Gather products and find customers. Spend your hard-earned profits on upgrades and investments. Make far-reaching choices as you expand your business. And explore a world full of secrets on your quest to defeat capitalism by becoming the best at it!
Why similar: Incremental 17.5%, Management 14.1%, Capitalism 12%, Female Protagonist 10%, Simulation 7.8%
- #44 Empire TV Tycoon
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 897 reviews2015
Dev: Dreamsite Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Empire TV Tycoon is a game in which you manage a TV channel and fight for audiences taking decisions that will project your channel to fame and fortune.You will decide the content of your channel, select advertisers, hire workers, make your own productions, hire actors, and engage in much more activities!
Why similar: Management 28.4%, Economy 13.5%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Simulation 9.3%, Comedy 9.3%
- #45 Gaming Cafe Simulator
70% matchVery Positive85% of 407 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: Management 31.3%, Cooking 23.5%, Simulation 18.5%, Time Management 15.1%, Economy 4.3%
- #46 Bookshop Simulator
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,208 reviews2025
Dev: Blep Games
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Management 36.6%, Economy 20.8%, Capitalism 20.4%, Simulation 19.6%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #47 Comic Book Store Simulator
70% matchVery Positive91% of 160 reviews2025
Dev: Akhir Pekan StudioPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Manage your very own comic book store! You can unlock over 70+ unique comic licenses, each having 5 volumes for you to sell to your customers! Upgrade your tools, hire staffs, and expand your store so you can have the best comic book store in the world!
Why similar: Management 20.7%, Time Management 20.7%, Simulation 19.7%, Comedy 16.9%, Economy 14.6%
- #48 Cafe Owner Simulator: Prologue
71% matchMixed66% of 1,452 reviews2022
Dev: Second RealityPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Prologue to the Cafe Owner Simulator, where you can restore your own abandoned building, complete tasks at various levels, and start building a restaurant business from zero.
Why similar: Management 28.6%, Cooking 20.6%, Resource Management 16.5%, Economy 16.3%, Simulation 15.8%
- #49 Keep Me Gifted
71% matchMixed60% of 158 reviews2025
Dev: Merlot Games
Windows · Mac
In Keep Me Gifted you will make your career debut as a Gift Shop owner. Be ready to encounter unhinged characters and their requests, try to match those requests with your wrapping skills, manage your item stock, upgrade your shop, and increase your store's popularity. And stay gifted!
Why similar: Management 17.9%, Incremental 15.3%, Cooking 14.5%, Simulation 11.8%, Time Management 8.6%
- #50 Burger Bistro Story
70% matchVery Positive83% of 313 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Open your own diner and create custom burgers in this management sim game.
Why similar: Cooking 24.3%, Simulation 16.9%, Management 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Casual 8.9%
- #51 Bone's Cafe
69% matchVery Positive96% of 359 reviews2022
Dev: Acute Owl Studio
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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: Management 27.4%, Cooking 23.1%, Dark Humor 20.5%, Resource Management 14.2%, Simulation 7.4%
- #52 Checkout: Cashier Simulator
68% matchVery Positive95% of 174 reviews2025
Dev: Nessie Games
Windows
Step into the shoes of a supermarket cashier in this cute point-and-click game. Scan and bag over 300 unique products to earn as many points as you can before your shift ends! Between shifts, unwind by getting to know a cast of quirky coworkers.
Why similar: Simulation 19.8%, Time Management 16.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, Capitalism 10.9%, Comedy 10.6%
- #53 Cafeteria Nipponica
69% matchVery Positive88% of 154 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Find ingredients, make menus, and run your own restaurant in this sizzling sim!
Why similar: Cooking 22%, Management 21%, Simulation 13.3%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%
- #54 The Boba Teashop
66% matchVery Positive94% of 1,257 reviews2025
Dev: Mike Ten
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A cozy horror game where you own and manage a boba tea shop. Prepare boba teas, serve customers, and expand your menu to grow your business.
Why similar: Management 39.3%, Simulation 22.7%, Female Protagonist 17.3%, Casual 7.8%, Indie 6.6%
- #55 Laundering Simulator - Clean Cash and Laundry
67% matchVery Positive82% of 397 reviews2025
Dev: Ritual Interactive
Windows
Laundering Simulator puts you in charge of a two-faced enterprise – a hidden counterfeiting workshop with a laundromat as its front! Help Eddie Wiser run this crazy show and deal with small-business management, a criminal underground, nosy authorities, and a rage-inducing grandmother!
Why similar: Dark Humor 21.4%, Management 21.1%, Capitalism 14.8%, Economy 13.1%, Resource Management 13%
- #56 Alchemist Shop Simulator
67% matchVery Positive82% of 157 reviews2025
Dev: Kool2Play
Windows
Run your own magic business! In Alchemist Shop Simulator you can trade magical wares, brew potions and take on special orders, meet many quirky clients, grow your ingredients in your garden, restock your shelves and manage prices. Keep expanding your business as you gain experience and wealth!
Why similar: Management 25.7%, Dark Humor 16.4%, Economy 15.4%, Simulation 13.6%, Resource Management 12.3%
- #57 Coffee Noir - Business Detective Game
69% matchMostly Positive70% of 87 reviews2021
Dev: DOJI
Windows · Mac · Linux
A unique combination of a business management game and detective novel with elegant graphics in a noir comic-book art style. Experience an advanced business management simulation along with intriguing story set in alternative future of Neo-London.
Why similar: Management 34.4%, Simulation 20.3%, Economy 15.8%, Resource Management 14.5%, 2D 5.7%
- #58 Dooms Hair Salon
66% matchVery Positive91% of 144 reviews2025
Dev: Slimebox
Windows
Dooms Hair Salon is a comedy simulation game about running a hair salon in a chaotic town. Survive by operating the salon alone or with friends!
Why similar: Management 36.9%, Comedy 28.2%, Simulation 22.9%, Casual 9.1%, Indie 1.9%
- #59 Not Monday Cafe
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 565 reviews2025
Dev: Sunny Syrup StudioPub: Flyhigh Works
Windows
Median: 40.0 hrsMean: 84.2 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: Management 27.7%, Cooking 19.6%, Economy 17%, Simulation 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%
- #60 RE0: VTuber Life
65% matchVery Positive87% of 263 reviews2024
Dev: Stone Lake
Windows
RE0: VTuber Life is a VTuber simulation game where you manage the protagonist’s daily life, livestream schedule, friendships, gossip intake, and fan interactions—all leading to multiple possible endings.
Why similar: Dark Humor 26%, Time Management 16.3%, Simulation 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Comedy 11.1%