- #1 Pixel Cafe
97% matchVery Positive92% of 811 reviews2023
Dev: Baltoro Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 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 18.6%, Time Management 14.1%, Cooking 14%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Capitalism 12.6%
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 31,273 reviews2021
Dev: 二色幽紫蝶
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 34.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Simulation 10%, Comedy 9.4%
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 596 reviews2022
Dev: Riff Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Manage your own coffee shop and control every detail to make it the most popular one in town! Roast your own beans and create your recipes. Hire and train your staff, manage your economy and marketing, and destroy your competition to become the ultimate legal coffee monopoly in Coffee Shop Tycoon.
Why similar: Management 30.1%, Cooking 16.4%, Simulation 15.7%, Economy 12.3%, Resource Management 8.3%
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 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 40%, Pixel Graphics 19.7%, Resource Management 13.4%, 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 7,432 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 32.6%, Management 16%, RPG 13.3%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Comedy 9.8%
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 12,156 reviews2020
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.3 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%, Simulation 25.2%, Story Rich 15.1%, Casual 13.7%, Indie 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: While less focused on management, it perfectly captures the chill, narrative-heavy atmosphere of running a coffee shop.
- #7 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 22.6%, Resource Management 12.1%, Simulation 10.7%, Capitalism 10.4%, 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.
- #8 Moonlighter
91% matchVery Positive82% of 21,581 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 39%, Pixel Graphics 20.3%, Simulation 15.2%, RPG 15.1%, 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.
- #9 Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?!
92% matchMostly Positive71% of 2,067 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 23.6%, Indie 8.6%, Casual 7.6%, RPG 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the sardonic humor and quirky management style found in Beans.
- #10 Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3?!
91% matchVery Positive91% of 2,256 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 29.9%, Cooking 16.4%, Comedy 15.8%, Simulation 12.8%, Family Friendly 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a high-energy management experience with a distinct sense of humor and quirky characters.
- #11 Startup Panic
90% matchMixed55% of 280 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 16.9%, Time Management 10.8%, Resource Management 10.5%, Comedy 10.4%, Female Protagonist 10%
Why You'll Like It: Uses a humorous, stylized approach to management simulation that resonates with the tone of Beans.
- #12 Cafe Master Story
89% matchVery Positive95% of 294 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.
- #13 Chef RPG
88% matchVery Positive88% of 2,496 reviews2024
Dev: World 2 Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 11.8 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 13.4%, Resource Management 12%, RPG 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art RPG that emphasizes restaurant management and exploration in a vibrant world.
- #14 Yerba Mate Tycoon
89% matchVery Positive88% 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 24.8%, Time Management 14.8%, Capitalism 13.7%, Simulation 12.7%, Economy 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: A humorous and indie-focused management game that captures the same niche tycoon feel.
- #15 Discounty
86% matchVery Positive83% of 2,410 reviews2025
Dev: Crinkle Cut GamesPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 4.2 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 22.1%, Simulation 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, 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
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 147,999 reviews2023
Dev: MINTROCKET
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.4 hrsMean: 26.2 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 18.1%, Simulation 13%, RPG 10.9%, Casual 8.6%
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
86% matchVery Positive85% of 1,249 reviews2023
Dev: DreamWay GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 38.1%, Cooking 24.1%, Simulation 20.4%, Casual 10.8%, Indie 4.6%
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 1,400 reviews2024
Dev: Broccoli Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 28.1%, Cooking 21.3%, Time Management 16.8%, Simulation 12.8%, Economy 7.9%
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
87% 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%, Economy 12.1%, Capitalism 7.7%, Resource Management 7.3%
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 839 reviews2025
Dev: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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 46.2%, Casual 26.2%, Family Friendly 17.7%, Indie 7.7%, 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 Boba Simulator : Idle Shop Management
84% matchVery Positive86% of 340 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: Management 37%, Clicker 32.3%, Simulation 13%, Family Friendly 9.1%, Casual 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the casual, clicker-adjacent management style present in Beans.
- #22 Tailside: Cozy Cafe Sim
82% matchVery Positive98% of 201 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 25.7%, Cooking 20.2%, Simulation 13.4%, Resource Management 13%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the relaxing, low-stress elements of cafe management with a cozy aesthetic.
- #23 Barista Simulator
83% matchMostly Positive78% of 667 reviews2023
Dev: CubeCube Sports Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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 27.9%, Cooking 25.7%, Simulation 17.5%, Resource Management 11.7%, Casual 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a more realistic, immersive take on the coffee shop management genre.
- #24 Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
78% matchVery Positive93% of 42,947 reviews2022
Dev: niceplay gamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 10.9 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 28.2%, Simulation 16.4%, Resource Management 14.6%, Capitalism 11.9%, RPG 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features a unique art style and a satisfying, methodical approach to shop management and crafting.
- #25 Cafe Owner Simulator
81% matchMixed64% of 1,076 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 23.1%, Cooking 17.3%, Economy 16.3%, Resource Management 15.2%, Simulation 13.1%
Why You'll Like It: Allows for deep building and management of a cafe from the ground up.
- #26 Candy Shop Simulator
81% matchMixed65% of 81 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 23.5%, Cooking 15.9%, Simulation 12.2%, Economy 11.3%, Comedy 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A casual management game that mirrors the shop-keeping loop found in Beans.
- #27 Potion Permit
79% matchMostly Positive80% of 5,226 reviews2022
Dev: MassHive MediaPub: PQube
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.5 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 18.9%, 2D 13%, Casual 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a cozy, pixel-art life-sim experience with crafting and management elements.
- #28 Game Dev Tycoon
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 44,663 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 50%, Simulation 23.7%, 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.
- #29 Console Shop Simulator
78% matchVery Positive93% of 468 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.
- #30 Shopping Empire Tycoon
80% 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 21.7%, Clicker 16.3%, Economy 12.3%, Simulation 11.6%, Time Management 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A management game that focuses on the growth and economy of a retail space.
- #31 Coffie Simulator
77% matchVery Positive96% of 53 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 20.4%, Cooking 18.5%, Time Management 17.7%, Simulation 14.9%, Resource Management 11.9%
- #32 Coffie Simulator - Prologue
76% matchVery Positive95% of 63 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 22.3%, Time Management 22%, Economy 16.4%, RPG 11.3%, Cooking 10.8%
- #33 The Roast - Coffee Shop Simulator
75% matchVery Positive86% of 96 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 5.8%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #34 Gaming Cafe Life
75% matchVery Positive95% of 150 reviews2024
Dev: Akhir Pekan Studio
Windows
Manage your very own gaming cafe!
Why similar: Management 21.7%, Time Management 14.6%, Comedy 14.1%, Economy 13.3%, Simulation 11.8%
- #35 Coffee Bar Simulator
76% matchMixed55% of 62 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 25.3%, Simulation 24.8%, Management 22%, Casual 10.7%, Economy 9.4%
- #36 SkyBrew: Entropic Strategist
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 556 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 20.6%, Cooking 18.1%, Simulation 13.5%, Resource Management 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%
- #37 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 40.3%, Casual 20.2%, Clicker 14.5%, Resource Management 8.8%, Economy 8.5%
- #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 33.8%, Capitalism 26%, Economy 21.5%, Casual 17.4%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #39 Coffee Express: Barista Simulator
73% matchMixed69% of 63 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 22.9%, Cooking 19.4%, Simulation 18.2%, Resource Management 12.7%, Family Friendly 8.8%
- #40 Burger Bistro Story
73% matchVery Positive83% of 306 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Open your own diner and create custom burgers in this management sim game.
Why similar: Cooking 24.2%, Simulation 16.9%, Management 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Casual 8.8%
- #41 My Café Manager Simulator
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 192 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 29.1%, Cooking 24.4%, Resource Management 14%, Time Management 13.5%, Family Friendly 12.4%
- #42 Alchemist Shop Simulator
71% matchVery Positive83% of 156 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 25.8%, Dark Humor 16.3%, Economy 15.5%, Simulation 13.5%, Resource Management 12.4%
- #43 Gaming Cafe Simulator
71% matchVery Positive86% of 390 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 31.4%, Cooking 23.4%, Simulation 18.5%, Time Management 15.1%, Economy 4.3%
- #44 Bookshop Simulator
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,007 reviews2025
Dev: Blep Games
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 21%, Capitalism 20.5%, Simulation 19.3%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #45 Empire TV Tycoon
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 891 reviews2015
Dev: Dreamsite Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.4 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 28.5%, Economy 13.6%, Female Protagonist 13%, Simulation 9.3%, Comedy 9.3%
- #46 Cafe Owner Simulator: Prologue
72% matchMixed66% of 1,447 reviews2022
Dev: Second RealityPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 60%
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 20.5%, Resource Management 16.7%, Economy 16.4%, Simulation 15.7%
- #47 Keep Me Gifted
71% matchMixed63% of 150 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 18.2%, Cooking 14.6%, Clicker 14.3%, Simulation 11.9%, Time Management 8.7%
- #48 Final Profit: A Shop RPG
69% matchVery Positive94% of 627 reviews2023
Dev: Brent Arnold
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
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: Management 16.4%, Capitalism 15.2%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Simulation 9.5%, RPG 9.2%
- #49 Bone's Cafe
70% matchVery Positive96% of 351 reviews2022
Dev: Acute Owl Studio
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Bone's Cafe is a fast paced, 1-4 Players couch co-op, cooking game. Customize the layout of your kitchen to guarantee your success. Specialize your menu in ingredients and recipes to design your ultimate cafe. Put your necromancy skills to the test and raise your own undead kitchen staff.
Why similar: Management 27.5%, Cooking 23%, Dark Humor 20.5%, Resource Management 14.4%, Simulation 7.4%
- #50 Comic Book Store Simulator
68% matchVery Positive91% of 148 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 20.6%, Simulation 19.6%, Comedy 16.8%, Economy 14.7%
- #51 Cafeteria Nipponica
70% 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 21.9%, Management 21.1%, Simulation 13.3%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%
- #52 Checkout: Cashier Simulator
67% matchVery Positive95% of 171 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 22.1%, Time Management 18.8%, Pixel Graphics 16.4%, Capitalism 12.3%, Casual 11.5%
- #53 Coffee Noir - Business Detective Game
70% 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 20.1%, Economy 15.9%, Resource Management 14.6%, 2D 5.6%
- #54 Laundering Simulator - Clean Cash and Laundry
67% matchVery Positive83% of 327 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: Management 24.8%, Dark Humor 22.3%, Time Management 16.9%, Economy 15.3%, Simulation 10.2%
- #55 RE0: VTuber Life
67% 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 16.4%, Simulation 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Comedy 11.1%
- #56 Ravenous Devils
65% matchVery Positive93% of 9,609 reviews2022
Dev: Bad Vices Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A horror cooking simulator where the secret ingredient is crime. Improve your shops, buy new tools, expand your menu, and above all, make your customers happy.
Why similar: Management 20.7%, Cooking 15.1%, Clicker 12.8%, Dark Humor 12.5%, Resource Management 11%
- #57 The Boba Teashop
65% matchVery Positive94% of 1,170 reviews2025
Dev: Mike Ten
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 22.6%, Female Protagonist 17.3%, Casual 8%, Indie 6.6%
- #58 Internet Cafe Simulator 2025
69% matchMixed41% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: Revolt Games
Windows
Run your own internet café! Manage, upgrade, and customise every detail to create the ultimate hangout in this immersive first-person simulation.
Why similar: Management 18.6%, Simulation 17.7%, Time Management 17.3%, Capitalism 13.6%, Economy 11.3%
- #59 Dooms Hair Salon
66% matchVery Positive91% of 134 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 37.1%, Comedy 28.1%, Simulation 22.9%, Casual 9.1%, Indie 1.9%
- #60 Call of Boba
67% matchMostly Positive71% of 164 reviews2025
Dev: Tomatoast
Windows
A cozy pixel art adventure about saving a struggling Boba Tea shop. Brew up tasty drinks, battle enemies for inspiration, make friends with customers, and much much more, on your quest to serve up the best tea in town!
Why similar: Management 25.1%, Cooking 16.3%, Simulation 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 12%, RPG 9%