- #1 Coffee Talk
97% matchVery Positive95% of 12,534 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: Crafting 36.7%, Relaxing 30.4%, Simulation 17.8%, Casual 10.1%, Singleplayer 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the relaxing, atmospheric side of running a cafe while building deep connections with your customers.
- #2 Travellers Rest
96% matchVery Positive88% of 18,025 reviews2020
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 20.6 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: Farming Sim 26.2%, Life Sim 22.1%, Management 14%, Crafting 10.4%, Immersive Sim 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: It combines tavern management with deep crafting and farming mechanics that mirror the progression found in Boba Cafe Simulator.
- #3 Moonlighter
96% matchVery Positive81% of 23,893 reviews2018
Dev: Digital SunPub: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 51.8%, RPG 24.3%, Simulation 18.6%, Singleplayer 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: This title perfectly balances dungeon-crawling RPG elements with the rewarding experience of managing your own shop during the day.
- #4 Cat Cafe Manager
95% matchVery Positive88% of 3,203 reviews2022
Dev: Roost GamesPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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: Shop Keeper 37.4% ★, Life Sim 18.7%, Management 14.9%, Building 12.8%, Relaxing 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: You must manage a cafe while balancing customer satisfaction, staff hiring, and building a cozy environment for both cats and patrons.
- #5 Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
94% matchVery Positive93% of 44,514 reviews2022
Dev: niceplay gamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 11.3 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: Crafting 23.9%, Farming Sim 19.8%, Life Sim 15%, Management 13.9%, Relaxing 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: The focus on manual crafting and experimental recipe creation provides a similar tactile satisfaction to mixing boba drinks.
- #6 Touhou Mystia's Izakaya
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 32,653 reviews2021
Dev: 二色幽紫蝶
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 35.1 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 57.7%, Simulation 17.2%, RPG 15.7%, Casual 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a charming blend of cooking, recipe discovery, and managing a mobile restaurant in a vibrant fantasy world.
- #7 Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator
93% matchVery Positive84% of 2,786 reviews2023
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 30.6%, Life Sim 18.6%, Immersive Sim 16.3%, Management 13.9%, Relaxing 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a realistic and high-fidelity cooking experience that challenges your ability to manage a kitchen under pressure.
- #8 DAVE THE DIVER
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 161,000 reviews2023
Dev: MINTROCKET
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 27.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Farming Sim 26.1%, Management 20.6%, Crafting 13.4%, Relaxing 10.9%, RPG 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: It masterfully blends resource gathering through exploration with the fast-paced management of a successful sushi restaurant.
- #9 Barista Simulator
92% matchMostly Positive77% of 688 reviews2023
Dev: CubeCube Sports Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 5.9 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: Cooking 24.4%, Crafting 12.9%, Life Sim 12%, Immersive Sim 11.9%, Management 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a dedicated focus on the technical aspects of coffee preparation and customer service in a shop environment.
- #10 Kebab Chefs! - Restaurant Simulator
90% matchVery Positive83% of 8,069 reviews2026
Dev: Biotech GameworksPub: Flagship Interactive
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 29.1%, Management 9.4%, Life Sim 9.1%, Immersive Sim 7.8%, Multiplayer 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: It features physics-based cooking and restaurant management that makes every order feel like a hands-on accomplishment.
- #11 Gaming Cafe Simulator
91% matchVery Positive85% of 420 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 26.2%, Life Sim 16%, Management 13.4%, Immersive Sim 12.5%, Realistic 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: It adds a unique twist to the cafe management genre by incorporating the maintenance of gaming hardware and customer entertainment.
- #12 Supermarket Simulator
88% matchVery Positive92% of 83,799 reviews2025
Dev: Nokta Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 34.6 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: Management 20.9%, Simulation 14.8%, Life Sim 13.7%, Immersive Sim 11.2%, Multiplayer 10%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the core logistics of running a retail shop, from stocking shelves to managing finances.
- #13 Coffee Bar Simulator
89% matchMixed54% of 70 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%, Farming Sim 14.9%, Life Sim 13%, Simulation 8.8%, Management 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward management sim that focuses on the daily operations and growth of a coffee-focused business.
- #14 Big Ambitions
87% matchVery Positive93% of 13,452 reviews2023
Dev: Hovgaard Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Big Ambitions is a revolutionary role-playing business sim. Go from nothing to the biggest entrepreneur in New York by opening small businesses or slowly building huge corporations any way you like.
Why similar: Management 36.5%, Life Sim 27.8%, Immersive Sim 14.1%, Simulation 11.5%, RPG 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: This deep business simulator allows you to scale from a small shop to a massive corporate empire with complex life-sim mechanics.
- #15 Tavern Manager Simulator 🍻
86% matchVery Positive92% of 4,445 reviews2024
Dev: One More Time
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 12.5 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: Shop Keeper 21.3% ★, Cooking 17.4%, Life Sim 12.1%, Management 10.4%, Immersive Sim 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: You are tasked with restoring a run-down tavern, focusing on management, cleaning, and serving customers in a fantasy setting.
- #16 Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,512 reviews2010
Dev: EasyGameStationPub: Carpe Fulgur LLC
Windows
Median: 5.0 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: RPG 28%, Management 27.9%, Shop Keeper 23.9% ★, Simulation 15.4%, Singleplayer 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic shop-keeper simulation that forces you to balance inventory management and pricing to pay off your debt.
- #17 Cup and Counter: Coffee Shop Simulator
85% matchVery Positive96% of 97 reviews2026
Dev: Little Big Byte
Windows · Mac
Build up your very own Cafe. Make a variety of Coffees to keep your customers happy. Keep your Coffee shop well-stocked, money flowing, and you will quickly expand and build the Cafe of your dreams.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 33.4% ★, Cooking 19.3%, Crafting 13.9%, Management 11.5%, Relaxing 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes the first-person management of a coffee shop, focusing on crafting and economy.
- #18 MilkTea Time
84% matchVery Positive84% of 158 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: Shop Keeper 26.1% ★, Cooking 23.2%, Crafting 10.9%, Immersive Sim 10.1%, Management 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A direct thematic match that focuses on the specific joy of managing a boba-style tea shop.
- #19 Cafe Business Manager
84% matchVery Positive87% of 356 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: Shop Keeper 21.4% ★, Cooking 18.7%, Life Sim 11.8%, Management 10%, Building 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a top-down perspective on the economic and logistical challenges of running a cafe.
- #20 Bakery Simulator
86% matchMixed66% of 2,415 reviews2022
Dev: Live Motion GamesPub: Ultimate Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Get up before dawn and see what it's like to be a baker! Learn to bake several dozen types of bread. Use realistic bakery machines. Deliver orders to stores, earn, and invest. Use original recipes or experiment with ingredients.
Why similar: Cooking 22.2%, Life Sim 15.8%, Crafting 12.8%, Realistic 9.1%, Management 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A realistic simulation that emphasizes the step-by-step process of baking and managing a delivery-based business.
- #21 Dungeon Bodega Simulator
82% matchVery Positive98% of 318 reviews2026
Dev: Alien Fruit
Windows · Linux
Dungeon Bodega Simulator is a retro styled fantasy shop game where you can grow crops, brew potions, sell items and raise slimes as pets! Can you build up your bodega into a one stop adventuring shop while solving the mysteries of the dungeon beneath you?
Why similar: Shop Keeper 26.6% ★, Farming Sim 18.3%, Management 10.5%, Life Sim 10.4%, Crafting 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique shop-keeping experience set in a dungeon, focusing on catering to adventurers.
- #22 PlateUp!
83% matchVery Positive95% of 27,033 reviews2022
Dev: It's happeningPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 22.7 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%, Co-op 18%, Management 17.6%, Building 13.3%, Online Co-Op 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: It combines chaotic cooking gameplay with strategic restaurant layout planning and long-term business upgrades.
- #23 Potion Shop Simulator
82% matchVery Positive83% of 87 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 18.3%, Farming Sim 17.1%, Shop Keeper 16.4% ★, Crafting 9.4%, Management 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It tasks you with running a fantasy shop where you must craft potions and manage your inventory to satisfy customers.
- #24 Tailside: Cozy Cafe Sim
80% matchVery Positive97% of 262 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: Shop Keeper 24% ★, Cooking 19.7%, Life Sim 13.4%, Crafting 10.3%, Management 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: This title leans into the cozy, relaxing aspects of cafe management, perfect for players who enjoy a slower pace.
- #25 Gas Station Simulator
81% matchVery Positive88% of 27,404 reviews2021
Dev: DRAGO entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Buy an abandoned gas station and restore it to its full glory. Renovate, upgrade and expand upon the offered services to keep up with your clients demands.
Why similar: Management 19.6%, Building 18.1%, Simulation 15.6%, Realistic 12.1%, Relaxing 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the addictive nature of managing a roadside business, from cleaning to expanding your services.
- #26 Graveyard Keeper
81% matchVery Positive85% of 55,062 reviews2018
Dev: Lazy Bear GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 27.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: Crafting 36.2%, Management 22.2%, Building 15.6%, RPG 12.7%, Simulation 11%
Why You'll Like It: This game features complex crafting and management systems wrapped in a dark, humorous life-sim package.
- #27 Traders Life Together
79% matchNo user reviews63% of 67 reviews2026
Dev: DNA ARMY GAMING
Windows
Start your supermarket business and make your own trading Journey! With Co-op support Play solo or team up with friends, featuring over 300 items you can make your dream store, enjoy it with your friends!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 33% ★, Life Sim 13.8%, Immersive Sim 10.4%, Online Co-Op 9.7%, Simulation 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes the social and cooperative aspects of running a shop with friends.
- #28 Wrap House Simulator🌯
77% matchVery Positive88% of 3,347 reviews2025
Dev: Broken Lyre EntertainmentPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.0 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 25.3%, Life Sim 10.1%, Immersive Sim 9.6%, Co-op 9.2%, Online Co-Op 9%
- #29 Pizza House Simulator🍕
77% matchVery Positive85% of 272 reviews2026
Dev: Broken Lyre EntertainmentPub: Devotion Interactive
Windows
Run your dream pizzeria solo or with up to 6 players in chaotic online co-op multiplayer. Cook authentic pizzas, automate your kitchen, customize your restaurant, survive disasters, invest in stocks, gamble and build the ultimate Italian restaurant empire.
Why similar: Cooking 25.3%, Life Sim 13.5%, Immersive Sim 10.4%, Online Co-Op 10%, Management 9.1%
- #30 Baker Business 3
79% matchVery Positive87% of 67 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: Shop Keeper 28% ★, Cooking 23.5%, Life Sim 11.9%, Immersive Sim 9.1%, Management 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A cute and casual management game that focuses on the essential loop of baking and selling goods.
- #31 The Pub Life Simulator
78% matchMixed66% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Visma Games
Windows
Start your own pub, serve drinks, and keep your customers happy. Unlock better beverages as you level up, expand your pub, and become the most beloved spot in town!
Why similar: Life Sim 18.3%, Immersive Sim 15.6%, Management 15%, Online Co-Op 10.6%, Simulation 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A life-sim focused game that captures the atmosphere and management duties of running a local pub.
- #32 Parisian Bistro Simulator
76% matchVery Positive94% of 534 reviews2025
Dev: Quark Studios
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 18.5%, Life Sim 15.3%, Online Co-Op 12.3%, Management 12.2%, Co-op 10.6%
- #33 Blind Box Shop Simulator
75% matchVery Positive87% of 229 reviews2026
Dev: NovaraGames
Windows · Mac
Open your own blind box store in the anime city of Akihabara. Stock the shelves with the latest blind boxes, or unbox them to collect rare hidden editions. Create a trendy blind box shop that attracts customers and expands your business.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 40.4% ★, Life Sim 17.3%, Immersive Sim 12.8%, Management 10.8%, Simulation 8.8%
- #34 Rest Area Simulator
75% matchVery Positive86% of 648 reviews2026
Dev: Oriseus StudiosPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Take over the gas station and convenience store at a roadside rest area and expand by purchasing new businesses. Manage a living world shaped by dynamic economy and random events. Upgrade your facilities, satisfy your customers, and play solo or with friends.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 27.6% ★, Life Sim 13.3%, Management 10.5%, Online Co-Op 10%, Immersive Sim 9.3%
- #35 Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3?!
78% matchVery Positive90% of 2,304 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: Cooking 31.3%, Management 20.8%, Co-op 14.2%, Funny 10.6%, Simulation 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a high-intensity cooking experience that tests your speed and precision in a mobile restaurant setting.
- #36 Bakery Cafe Simulator
76% matchMixed69% of 416 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 31.3%, Online Co-Op 13.3%, Immersive Sim 12.2%, Simulation 8.6%, Building 8.1%
- #37 Summer Delicious Simulator
74% matchVery Positive81% of 54 reviews2026
Dev: BitRaiders Games
Windows · Mac
Start your career on the bustling city streets as an ice cream or hotdog vendor! Upgrade your cart, outsmart your rivals, and compete with friends to become the most popular seller in town!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 30.4% ★, Cooking 21.5%, Life Sim 11.1%, Multiplayer 5.8%, Simulation 5.3%
- #38 Cafe Crew Simulator: Prologue
73% matchVery Positive85% of 53 reviews2026
Dev: Woo Game StudioPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Build your café, brew perfect coffee, and sabotage your rivals in this chaotic multiplayer café simulator. Start small… and learn how far you’re willing to go.
Why similar: Life Sim 20.5%, Immersive Sim 15.2%, Crafting 12%, Simulation 10.7%, Management 9.3%
- #39 Sandwich Simulator
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,044 reviews2026
Dev: FiftyEight Studios
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 22.3%, Immersive Sim 10.6%, Online Co-Op 10.1%, Life Sim 9.4%, Co-op 8.8%
- #40 Cafemart Simulator
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 687 reviews2025
Dev: Science Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.4 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 17.2%, Building 11.2%, Immersive Sim 11.2%, Management 11.1%, Online Co-Op 10.7%
- #41 Tobacco Shop Simulator
72% matchVery Positive90% of 949 reviews2025
Dev: Business Tycoon
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Run your tobacco shop. Sign contracts with leading brands, order products, hire workers, expand your store, and never let your customers leave the store empty-handed. Play with friends or go solo, and enjoy the growth of your shop.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 28.1% ★, Life Sim 15.7%, Immersive Sim 9.8%, Online Co-Op 9.6%, Management 7.4%
- #42 Megastore Simulator
70% matchVery Positive93% of 1,923 reviews2026
Dev: Yolo Games Studio
Windows
Median: 12.6 hrsMean: 36.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Megastore Simulator is a first-person management & tycoon game. Start small and grow into a massive two-floor megastore with forklifts, pallet jacks, and staff. Unlock and manage departments like Bakery, Clothing, Electronics, Sports, Music, Toys, Grocery, Seafood, and Vending Machines
Why similar: Shop Keeper 17.7% ★, Life Sim 16.3%, Management 13%, Immersive Sim 12.2%, Crafting 11.3%
- #43 Bakery Cafe Simulator: Prologue
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 549 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 28%, Immersive Sim 14%, Online Co-Op 12.4%, Building 10.3%, Management 8.1%
- #44 Island Market Simulator
71% matchVery Positive85% of 168 reviews2026
Dev: Zentium Studio
Windows · Linux
Team up with your friends and build a thriving trade empire in this CO-OP strategy and economy simulation set on a lively island. Begin with a small market, share tasks, manage production chains, raise livestock, and dominate the economy together through changing seasons and dynamic festivals!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 18.1% ★, Farming Sim 14.7%, Life Sim 11%, Management 8.5%, Immersive Sim 8.1%
- #45 Ice Cream Simulator - Prologue
71% matchVery Positive90% of 60 reviews2026
Dev: AM PlayhousePub: PlayWay SA
Windows
Prepare ice cream, serve customers, set your prices, and manage your shop in this limited-access prologue of ice cream simulator—get a taste of the full game.
Why similar: Cooking 22%, Life Sim 15.1%, Crafting 11.7%, Immersive Sim 10.3%, Shop Keeper 9.7% ★
- #46 KuloNiku: Bowl Up!
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,469 reviews2026
Dev: Gambir StudioPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.3 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 23.5%, Life Sim 14.2%, Immersive Sim 11.9%, Crafting 11.1%, Management 10.9%
- #47 Coffee Express: Barista Simulator
72% matchMixed70% of 66 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: Shop Keeper 27.3% ★, Cooking 17.8%, Life Sim 11.6%, Immersive Sim 11.2%, Management 8%
- #48 Retail Company Simulator
69% matchVery Positive91% of 739 reviews2024
Dev: Business Tycoon
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Run your retail company. Sign contracts with leading brands, order products, hire workers, expand your store, and never let your customers leave the store empty-handed. Play with friends or go solo, and enjoy the growth of your shop.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 28.2% ★, Life Sim 15.9%, Immersive Sim 10.2%, Online Co-Op 10.1%, Management 9.4%
- #49 Cafe Crew Simulator
68% matchVery Positive80% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: Woo Game StudioPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Team up in thrilling 3v3 café battles, build the ultimate café, and sabotage your rivals in chaotic co-op! Coffee's hot, competition's hotter!
Why similar: Life Sim 22.6%, Immersive Sim 16.9%, Simulation 11.6%, Crafting 10.3%, Management 9.8%
- #50 Card Shop Simulator Multiplayer
67% matchVery Positive84% of 2,183 reviews2025
Dev: ShaneGame
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Open a card shop with your friends, you can cooperate in a shop or compete with individual shops on the same street! Collect nice cards with different elements and play card dual with your friends to win their cards from their collection!
Why similar: Life Sim 21%, Immersive Sim 15.4%, Building 11.1%, Management 9.4%, Realistic 9.1%
- #51 Road Food Simulator
70% matchMixed62% of 71 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 25.6%, Life Sim 14.2%, Immersive Sim 9.9%, Co-op 9.3%, Management 9%
- #52 Onigiri Shop Simulator
67% matchVery Positive96% of 446 reviews2025
Dev: Yagni Lab
Windows
Your own onigiri (rice ball) shop in Japan awaits! Serve perfect rice balls and crispy sides to hungry customers. As a solo operator, you'll manage inventory, perfect your cooking flow, and handle the rush. Can you turn your tiny stand into a beloved town eatery?
Why similar: Cooking 26.8%, Life Sim 17.4%, Immersive Sim 16.7%, Management 14.4%, Simulation 8.3%
- #53 Ice Cream Simulator
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 188 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 23.6%, Life Sim 15.2%, Immersive Sim 12.1%, Management 10.9%, Building 9.7%
- #54 Breezy Bakes Simulator
67% matchVery Positive88% of 104 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 31.4%, Life Sim 23.3%, Simulation 9.5%, Online Co-Op 9.2%, First-Person 7.1%
- #55 Sugar Shack
70% matchMixed66% of 318 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 19.5%, Farming Sim 18.4%, Crafting 9.9%, Online Co-Op 9.5%, Management 9.1%
- #56 Beer Manufacture Simulator
66% matchVery Positive81% of 169 reviews2026
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Brew your own beer from scratch! Take on the role of a brewmaster, learn brewing techniques, create unique recipes, and grow your craft brewery into a full-scale factory. Expand your brewery from mashing and fermenting to bottling and selling - every decision shapes your beer empire
Why similar: Life Sim 22.2%, Simulation 11.5%, Realistic 10.8%, Management 10.1%, Immersive Sim 8.9%
- #57 Coffie Simulator
65% matchVery Positive90% of 102 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 22.4%, Life Sim 15.6%, Immersive Sim 13%, Management 9.3%, Funny 8.8%
- #58 Maid Cafe Coop
65% matchVery Positive99% of 75 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: Shop Keeper 39.1% ★, Cooking 19%, Management 10.6%, Multiplayer 7.5%, First-Person 4.9%
- #59 Megastore Simulator: Prologue
65% matchVery Positive91% of 163 reviews2026
Dev: Yolo Games Studio
Windows
Expand from a small shop to a two-floor giant with Bakery, Clothing, Electronics, and more. Bake your own dough, hire staff, serve customers, and use forklifts and pallet jacks to keep the store running smoothly.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 30.3% ★, Management 12.9%, Immersive Sim 10.7%, Crafting 9.1%, Life Sim 8.9%