
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.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Simulation, Story Rich, Relaxing, Cozy.

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.

Strange Antiquities
Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!

Strange Horticulture
Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.
Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!
Why similar: Detective 14.9%, Investigation 13.7%, Cozy 12.1%, Dark 11%, Choices Matter 7.9%
Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 15%, Investigation 13.7%, Cozy 12.4%, Dark 11.3%, Mystery 7.6%
Can you mix a cocktail while eye-to-eye with a criminal? Find out in Best Served Cold, a murder mystery set in a bustling speakeasy where you serve customers, make friends and enemies, and solve crimes. At the Nightcap bar, prohibition is a killer… and so are some of your customers!
Why similar: Detective 18.2%, Dialogue Heavy 14.1%, Investigation 13.7%, Cozy 11.5%, Choices Matter 9.9%
A cozy visual novel about running a tavern in a D&D-inspired fantasy! Gather rumors, serve magical drinks, and meet adventurers on a life-changing quest.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.4%, Cozy 15.4%, Dialogue Heavy 14.6%, Emotional 9.9%, Choices Matter 9.9%
Become a dressmaker! Choose fabric, cut out patterns, and sew them all together to satisfy (or sabotage!) townsfolk in this cozy crafting game inspired by real dressmaking.
Why similar: Design & Illustration 44.1% ★, Cozy 18.9%, Relaxing 10.7%, Simulation 8.5%, Colorful 6%
Join Tara on a heartfelt journey to become a witch in Wylde Flowers. Farm by day, and cast spells by night as you craft your cottagecore life and bond with your coven. Come to know and love the fully voice acted characters of Fairhaven, as you unravel a local mystery.
Why similar: Cozy 17.3%, LGBTQ+ 14.8%, Magic 14.4%, Emotional 9.7%, Relaxing 9.5%
CraftCraft is a narrative-heavy RPG sim with hands on forging and jewelry making! Create a pretty tiara for a mermaid or a sword made of dragon blood! Be a Moth or a Cat and express your creativity in your cozy crafting studio and change the lives of locals in the mysterious port town of Windspell.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 20%, LGBTQ+ 18.7%, Relaxing 14.8%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Multiple Endings 12.8%
Book Bound is a cozy bookshop simulation game. Use a range of items to decorate your shop and make it truly yours. Pick the books you would like to sell. Help customers find books they want most. Sell books in different genres.
Why similar: Design & Illustration 46.2% ★, Cozy 24.4%, Cute 12.5%, Relaxing 10.3%, Simulation 5.8%
Beacon Pines is a cute and creepy adventure set within a mysterious book. Sneak out late, make new friends, uncover hidden truths, and collect words that will change the course of fate!
Why similar: Cozy 22.8%, Emotional 17.7%, Colorful 11.1%, Relaxing 10.5%, Story Rich 9.3%
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: Dialogue Heavy 22.1%, LGBTQ+ 14.7%, Relaxing 12.2%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Emotional 10%
Experience the joy of running your own cozy small business: Create stickers, pack orders and hear your customers’ stories. Time to build the cutest shop on the internet!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.7%, Cozy 18.4%, Relaxing 17.8%, Cute 14.3%, Simulation 12.4%
Pieced Together is a cozy scrapbooking game that takes you on a heartfelt journey about friendship and getting older. Sort items, solve gentle puzzles, and decorate the scrapbook as you uncover the story piece by piece.
Why similar: Cozy 22.7%, Relaxing 13.9%, Investigation 11.1%, Cute 10%, Simulation 9.5%
Leave everything behind and open a tiny bookshop by the sea in this cozy narrative management game. Stock your tiny bookshop with different books and items, set up shop in scenic locations, and run your cozy second-hand bookshop while getting to know the locals.
Why similar: Cozy 35.8%, Relaxing 21.6%, Cute 16.2%, Simulation 14%, Story Rich 11.3%
A fantasy tea-brewing adventure. Listen to your customers' worries and brew them the tea that they didn't know they needed.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.4%, Magic 13.5%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Relaxing 10.8%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
Manage your very own Witchcraft Shop! Witchy Business is a job simulator game where you brew potions for your customers, collect oddities, grow flowers in your garden, upgrade your alchemy station, and thrive. Make sure you are quick to take care of customers and hex thieves!
Why similar: Magic 25.3%, Cozy 24.7%, Simulation 11.6%, Relaxing 11.2%, Cute 11.1%
You are The Fateweaver; an ancient beast of legendary status. It is your job to determine which way Fate will unravel as you dig deep into the psyche of those who beckon. Decide whether to help those who beg for your mercy, or invoke the wrath of the Gods upon those you deem unworthy of existence...
Why similar: Detective 21.3%, Investigation 20%, Choices Matter 14%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Mystery 9.9%
Run your very own thrift shop in this laid-back management sim! Sort through boxes to find hidden treasures and arrange nostalgic displays of clothes, antiques, toys & more. Befriend the regulars, help with their requests and expand your store into a hub for the local community!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.8%, Cozy 19.8%, Relaxing 16.3%, Cute 14%, Simulation 13.2%
Transform an old farmhouse in a seaside village into a luxurious inn! Meet interesting guests, unlock delicious dishes, discover new areas and hidden treasures, configure rooms and amenities, uncover secrets, and rejuvenate the struggling village in this inn-management game!
Why similar: Cozy 24%, Cute 12.9%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Relaxing 10.3%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
Lovecraftian Doctor Simulator. Diagnose patients by analyzing unsettling symptoms and treat them using your Book of Medicine. Make moral choices — decide who to save or kill, discover whom to trust, and unlock multiple endings! Can you endure 30 days of perilous decisions?
Why similar: Investigation 23.9%, Choices Matter 16%, Dark 15.6%, Mystery 11.3%, Multiple Endings 11.3%
Restore a crumbling occult library by a winter sea. Build the world’s foremost collection of grimoires and arcana. Master the invisible arts. BOOK OF HOURS is a narrative crafting RPG set in a 1930s world of hidden gods and secret histories. What sort of Librarian will you choose to be?
Why similar: Choices Matter 45%, Simulation 32.8%, Story Rich 22.2%
Whisper of the House is a cozy game about organizing and decorating. You'll take on various tasks from the townspeople—helping them move, organize, and clean their spaces. In the process, your gentle touch might make a difference in their lives, and perhaps uncover some hidden stories...
Why similar: Cozy 21.6%, Relaxing 17.8%, Mystery 12.9%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Simulation 9.8%
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: Cozy 37.2%, Relaxing 22.3%, Simulation 20.2%, Colorful 16.5%, Singleplayer 3.8%
Run a quaint electronics repair shop in mid-2000s Tokyo. Grow your business by carefully restoring iconic video game consoles, cell phones, music players, and other nostalgic devices. Talk to customers, hear their stories, and see how your decisions impact both their lives and your shop.
Why similar: Cozy 27.3%, Dialogue Heavy 17.9%, Relaxing 13.3%, Choices Matter 9%, Simulation 8.7%
Dive into the daily work of a cozy workshop in a big city, accompanied by relaxing atmospheric music. Manage client data, balance energy and stress, and make choices that shape the story and its outcome.
Why similar: Cozy 22.5%, Dialogue Heavy 21%, Relaxing 13.2%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
You have two weeks to save the harvest festival! Tend your garden and collect plants for spells and rituals to help the villagers of Flora. After all, if magic isn't for solving everyday problems, what’s the point of a village witch anyway? A cozy story filled with chaos, friendship, and romance!
Why similar: Cozy 16.9%, Magic 16.1%, LGBTQ+ 13.7%, Dialogue Heavy 13.4%, Relaxing 12.6%
Mysterious deaths. Dreams that are reality, and reality that is a dream. Will Noah be able to move forward and solve the mystery—or will he give in to the demons of his past? A story-rich BL mystery visual novel.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.2%, Emotional 15.2%, Dark 14.5%, Mystery 12.7%, Choices Matter 10.9%
Can you transform a dilapidated old manor into a 5-star inn while solving the mysteries lurking behind its doors? Meet amusing guests, discover new areas and upgrades, complete mini-quests, and find items and beautiful paintings that will help you achieve your goals!
Why similar: Cozy 22.7%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Relaxing 13.2%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Cute 11.3%
Ritual of Raven is a story-based farming sim - but you don’t do the farming yourself! Enchant Arcana Constructs to grow a magical herb garden, befriend a cute bunch of weirdos and use your witchy skills to perform powerful rituals to stabilize the portals that are causing trouble for the village.
Why similar: Cozy 21.1%, LGBTQ+ 19.9%, Magic 16.7%, Relaxing 12.5%, Simulation 10.6%
You are a journeyman alchemist: experiment to learn the secrets of the alchemical sciences, and leverage them to produce a diverse menu of potions for a procession of weird and spooky customers in this compact narrative puzzle experience.
Why similar: Simulation 26.3%, Atmospheric 22.7%, Dark 21.5%, Dialogue Heavy 18.2%, Mystery 8.6%
CLeM is a narrative-driven puzzle adventure game with a dark twist. Wake up in a world where puzzles intertwine with exploration, weaving a unique narrative rooted in alchemy. A voice awakens you. It gives you purpose. To guide you, you find a notebook with mysterious entries and a house to explore.
Why similar: Investigation 15.3%, Detective 14.1%, Dark 11.2%, Magic 10.4%, Mystery 10.3%
Make and share the most beautiful and bizarre medieval art imaginable! Manage and grow your manuscript workshop by illustrating manuscripts, using friendly tools and a massive range of drag-and-drop artworks from the deepest reaches of history. Welcome to your very own Scriptorium!
Why similar: Design & Illustration 48.4% ★, Cozy 14%, Relaxing 10.1%, Simulation 9.6%, Colorful 9.2%
Guide vampires through centuries of emotional baggage, decades of delusions and the odd bout of self-loathing with real cognitive behavioral therapy concepts and become a Vampire Therapist! Even vampires need a shoulder to cry on when a neck to bite just won’t do.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 50.3%, Simulation 18.4%, Story Rich 18.1%, Atmospheric 13.3%
A short 70–90 minute hand-drawn cozy-gothic puzzle adventure with easy, relaxing puzzles, where color slowly returns to a cursed town as you uncover its secrets.
Why similar: Dark 30.4%, Mystery 22.5%, Atmospheric 15.7%, Cute 9.9%, Adventure 8.2%
Run a cozy cat post office. Sort and deliver parcels from the daily boat, organizing everything your way. At night, the moon reveals hidden truths about packages. Clear a strange backlog, help locals, and unlock new abilities and destinations.
Why similar: Cozy 26.6%, Relaxing 22.5%, Simulation 13.3%, Cute 12.1%, Magic 10.2%
Read the evidence. Run the forensics. Question suspects in your own words, they lie, crack, or lawyer up. Accuse the wrong person, and Internal Affairs comes after you.
Why similar: Detective 22%, Investigation 20.1%, Dark 16%, Simulation 13.4%, Mystery 9.4%
Sunken Engine Lovecraftian Ship Repair Simulation. Restore your father’s old shipyard. Each arriving ship carries a dark mystery to be solved. Keep your customers satisfied while dealing with the strange and eerie happenings on the island.
Why similar: Dark 20.4%, Choices Matter 18.6%, Simulation 17.9%, Mystery 17.2%, Story Rich 11.9%
Become a paranormal renovator! Explore and renovate haunted locations as you deal with pesky spirits that have fun at your expense! Decide if you want to be mean or nice to banished entities, you can also adopt some! Restore old furniture and decorate the interiors as you see fit! Make a profit!
Why similar: Design & Illustration 35.2% ★, Investigation 16.7%, Magic 10.6%, Relaxing 10.1%, Choices Matter 9.4%
A mute little thing with borrowed magic. A house that murmurs back. Ask wrong, and you might wake something that remembers your name.
Why similar: Detective 21.9%, LGBTQ+ 16.3%, Dark 16%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Mystery 11.7%
Magical Greenhouse is a cozy simulation game where you manage your own potion shop. Your clients, creatures and adventurers of all kinds have strange requests. You will have to be inventive to create the perfect potion for every situation!
Why similar: Magic 26.2%, Cozy 22.4%, Relaxing 17.6%, Simulation 13.1%, Cute 11.7%
This Bed We Made is a third-person mystery game in which you play as a maid in a 1950s hotel and snoop around strangers' rooms to uncover their deadly secrets. Discover what links guests together in this tale of love, heartbreak and murder!
Why similar: Investigation 22.8%, Detective 20.5%, LGBTQ+ 19.5%, Mystery 15.1%, Story Rich 8.7%
Blend tea and friendship in the flavourful world of Pekoe, a cozy cat-filled tea-making simulator about taking the time for self-care and connecting with what makes you happy. Build relationships, upgrade your teahouse, and discover new recipes as you work towards creating a place you can call home.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.7%, Dialogue Heavy 19.3%, Cozy 13.3%, Cute 12.3%, Relaxing 12.2%
A Wizard has trapped you in a dark storybook, transporting you to the magical town of Brookhaven. With spells, swords, and the power of friendship, begin your new life in this strange land. But remember, escape may yet be possible for those who unravel this world’s mysteries...
Why similar: Magic 37.7%, Choices Matter 27.5%, Relaxing 27.2%, Adventure 7.7%
Wytchwood is a crafting adventure game set in a land of gothic fables and fairytales. As the old witch of the woods, explore a strange countryside, collect magic ingredients, brew sorcerous spells, and pass judgement upon a capricious cast of characters.
Why similar: Investigation 25.3%, Dialogue Heavy 22.9%, Magic 17.8%, Colorful 10.3%, Atmospheric 9.1%
Immerse yourself in an enchanting narrative experience as Fortuna, a fortune-teller Witch condemned to exile on her asteroid home. Craft your own Tarot deck, regain your freedom, and shape the fate of the cosmic Witch society.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.9%, Magic 25.6%, Choices Matter 18.3%, Story Rich 9%, Mystery 6.5%
inKONBINI: One Store. Many Stories is a cozy slice-of-life game about running a small-town convenience store, inspired by early 1990s Japan. Meet regulars, stock shelves, and watch quiet, everyday moments turn into meaningful stories.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 23.9%, Cozy 22.4%, Relaxing 14.7%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Simulation 10.7%
Uncover high drama in this whodunnit set in a small-town community theater. Gather clues by investigating the sets, casts and backstage crews of 10 theatrical productions, and piece together the story of each deadly crime.
Why similar: Detective 22.6%, Investigation 19.1%, Relaxing 12.9%, Mystery 12.7%, Dark 12.6%
<3 Bond with your Family, but there's something wrong going on in this house........
Why similar: Simulation 23.9%, Mystery 18.4%, Relaxing 15.5%, Cozy 14.3%, Multiple Endings 12.8%
a psychological visual novel where you investigate the souls of the dead. spend time with them, analyze their past, file reports to decide their eternal fate.
Why similar: Choices Matter 15.6%, Dialogue Heavy 14.8%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Dark 12.7%, Mystery 12.6%
Bewitching Sinners is a dark comedy dating sim where your choices will either leave you with your true love or ruin a whole world and potentially killing millions of people within it, no pressure! Explore a fantasy world full of witches, hot priests, and the occasional dance with death.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 34.1%, Choices Matter 21.1%, Multiple Endings 17.7%, Magic 16.2%, Story Rich 10.8%
Raise a garden... from the dead! Greenhearth Necromancer is a cozy, witchy, semi-idle game about caring for living and undead plants alike. Grow cute plants in your balcony garden, cast spells, and brew potions, enjoying the chill idle gameplay and ambience throughout your day.
Why similar: Cozy 17.9%, LGBTQ+ 16.8%, Magic 13.6%, Relaxing 11.7%, Cute 9.6%
The Horror at Highrook is an occult card crafting narrative RPG. Explore a haunted mansion with your team of investigators, summon dark entities, craft powerful protections, uncover the fate of the missing family, and choose your own path through the darkness.
Why similar: Investigation 44.1%, Mystery 23.1%, Story Rich 12.2%, Simulation 10.5%, Atmospheric 8.3%
Wax Heads is a cozy-punk narrative sim about working in a struggling record store. Chat to quirky customers with unique tastes, explore a handcrafted record collection, fall in love with bands (and their drama!), or just slack off with your colleagues - whatever gets everyone’s groove back!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 38.9%, Detective 23.4%, Relaxing 11.3%, Colorful 10.8%, Story Rich 8.8%
You are The Fateweaver; an ancient beast of legendary status. It is your job to determine which way Fate will unravel as you dig deep into the psyche of those who beckon. Decide whether to help those who beg for your mercy, or invoke the wrath of the Gods upon those you deem unworthy of existence...
Why similar: Choices Matter 16.9%, Investigation 16.2%, LGBTQ+ 14.9%, Emotional 14.7%, Multiple Endings 14.4%
Flowers And Favours is a relaxing cozy florist sim. Run your own flower shop, experiment with a stunning variety of florals, and craft unique bouquets for your adorable customers. Your floral journey begins today!
Why similar: Cozy 29.3%, Relaxing 19.2%, Simulation 15.4%, Cute 13.6%, Atmospheric 11.8%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%