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A quiet bookshop. A magical past. A murder and Tarot cards that can twist fate itself. Craft beautiful covers, read between the lines of your customers’ lives, and decide which secrets deserve to stay hidden… including your own.

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 71% — of 164 reviews
Released: 2026-07-24
Developer: NDApolis
Publisher: Caspianborn Publishing
Genres: Simulation
Platforms: Windows

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    68% matchVery Positive91% of 192 reviews2024
    Dev: Randumb Studios
    Windows

    A cute and cozy Visual Novel experience with plenty of choices to make! Come find the Familiar truly meant for you by feeding The Conjuring Cauldron with a multitude of choices, all to a relaxing Original Soundtrack!

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.4%, Choices Matter 17.1%, Dialogue Heavy 16.9%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Simulation 11.8%

  56. #56 Shelves and Sorcery: Tidy Up the Enchanted Shop
    65% matchVery Positive95% of 728 reviews2026
    Dev: Teddy Bear Games LLC
    Windows
    Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Restore order to three ransacked fantasy shops! Organize thousands of items, master helpful sorceries and enchantments, relax at your own pace, race the global leaderboards, and unlock new ways to play. Every item has a shelf. Can you find them all?

    Why similar: Magic 26.2%, Relaxing 24.4%, Cozy 20.4%, Simulation 14.9%, Atmospheric 11.1%

  57. #57 Hanako's Flower Shop
    67% matchVery Positive100% of 102 reviews2025
    Dev: FantaJI Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Hanako’s Flower Shop is a heartfelt visual novel where you run a flower shop, crafting bouquets using the language of flowers. Listen to customers’ stories, shape Hanako’s journey through choices, and navigate her struggle to honor her grandpa’s legacy while discovering her own path.

    Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19.8%, Choices Matter 15.2%, Emotional 14.2%, Relaxing 13.7%, Multiple Endings 11.9%

  58. #58 Mask of the Rose
    69% matchMostly Positive76% of 404 reviews2023
    Dev: Failbetter Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A marvellous romance with a hint of murder, where every playthrough is different! Seek love, friendship, or more... intimate encounters. Help a murdered man find justice. And watch out for the bats.

    Why similar: Detective 27.5%, LGBTQ+ 21.4%, Investigation 17.6%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Dialogue Heavy 10.7%

  59. #59 Sanatorium - A Mental Asylum Simulator
    69% matchMixed61% of 230 reviews2025
    Dev: ZeitglasPub: Shoreline Games
    Windows · Mac

    The year is 1923—step inside Castle Woods Sanatorium, where care and cruelty blur together. Disguised as a doctor, you’ll diagnose and treat patients using a deck of symptoms, tests, and outdated therapies. But tread carefully: one wrong move could expose you as an impostor.

    Why similar: Detective 24.8%, Dark 14.8%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Mystery 10%

  60. #60 Potionomics
    66% matchVery Positive90% of 7,413 reviews2022
    Dev: Voracious GamesPub: XSEED Games
    Windows
    Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    You’ve inherited your uncle’s potion shop—and a huge debt. Better get brewing! Customize your store, hire heroes to gather ingredients, befriend (or romance) fellow vendors to learn new haggling strategies, and go head-to-head with competitors in this narrative-driven, deck-building shop simulator.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 48%, Simulation 47.3%, Singleplayer 4.6%

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