- #1 Shop Titans
97% matchMostly Positive78% of 18,003 reviews2020
Dev: Kabam Games, Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 191.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Shop Titans is the ultimate RPG shopkeeper simulation. Craft powerful equipment, stock your shop and sell to aspiring heroes… at a markup! Hire heroes and explore dungeons to gather valuable materials to craft with. There’s never a dull moment in the world of Shop Titans!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 38.2% ★, Idler 22.7%, Base Building 19%, RPG 6.5%, Fantasy 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: This is the most direct experience, offering a polished shop-keeping simulation with deep crafting and hero management mechanics.
- #2 Weapon Shop Fantasy
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,837 reviews2017
Dev: INDIECN
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A shop game with RPG? Or is it RPG with a shop? Collect materials, Craft weapons, Train your staff and defeat your enemy! This is Weapon Shop Fantasy!
Why similar: RPG 35.6%, Simulation 32.6%, Idler 19.2%, Casual 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: It mirrors the core loop of crafting gear to equip heroes who then venture out to bring back better resources.
- #3 Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,533 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: Anime 32.3%, RPG 20%, Female Protagonist 18%, Shop Keeper 17.2% ★, Simulation 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic in the genre, this game perfectly balances running a shop with dungeon-crawling to acquire rare materials.
- #4 Merchant
94% matchMostly Positive78% of 607 reviews2018
Dev: Retora Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 27.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Merchant blends traditional RPG systems and tycoon style mechanics. No gems, no consumables, all purchases are DLC! Great for second screen gaming! Merchant reimagines the classic RPG experience from the perspective of a Merchant. Hire Heroes and Crafters to do your bidding for you.
Why similar: Incremental 41.5%, RPG 30%, Simulation 17.9%, Casual 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A streamlined RPG-simulation hybrid that focuses on managing a roster of heroes and crafting equipment for them.
- #5 Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?!
94% matchMostly Positive71% of 2,090 reviews2015
Dev: Daylight StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 11.9 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: Simulation 53.9%, RPG 24.8%, Casual 21.3%
Why You'll Like It: A humorous and engaging management game where you run a blacksmith shop and craft weapons for fantasy heroes.
- #6 A Hero's Rest: An RPG Town Simulator
93% matchMixed69% of 180 reviews2024
Dev: Vanargand Games
Windows
Build shops, craft items with hundreds of customization options, and manage your resources wisely to lead your Heroes to success. Immerse yourself as proprietor of a medieval fantasy town in a world abounding with Heroes and Monsters.
Why similar: City Builder 28.4%, Time Management 22%, Base Building 17.6%, Building 14.5%, RPG 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game expands the shop-keeper concept into a broader town-building experience where you cater to the needs of visiting adventurers.
- #7 Moonlighter
92% matchVery Positive81% of 24,610 reviews2018
Dev: Digital SunPub: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: RPG 44.2%, Fantasy 30.9%, Simulation 24.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game expertly combines the thrill of dungeon exploration with the strategic management of a daytime shop.
- #8 Winkeltje: The Little Shop
91% matchVery Positive88% of 1,830 reviews2022
Dev: Sassybot
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Winkeltje: The Little Shop is all about building, decorating, and running your own old-world fantasy shop. Buy low, sell high - from nails and apples to swords and alchemic love potions. Impress your customers, craft items, and be the master of your very own shop.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 53% ★, Time Management 22.7%, Building 18.5%, Simulation 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses heavily on the retail aspect, allowing you to design and manage your own fantasy shop with great detail.
- #9 Realm Grinder
91% matchVery Positive87% of 7,442 reviews2017
Dev: Divine GamesPub: Kongregate
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 132.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Grow your realm, build alliances, and explore one of the deepest idle RPGs ever!
Why similar: Incremental 32%, City Builder 29.1%, Idler 17%, Building 9.1%, RPG 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A deep incremental game that features city-building elements and complex strategic choices for long-term growth.
- #10 Idle Weaponshop
90% matchMixed56% of 85 reviews2024
Dev: Deki
Windows
In Idle Weaponshop, you are handed your very own weapon shop to manage. Design and sell weapons, build up your local community, hire employees, and send adventurers off into danger for fun and profit... all before prestiging to earn powerful bonuses, all so you can do it all over again.
Why similar: Idler 44.8%, Incremental 28.2%, Simulation 11.3%, Fantasy 10.4%, Casual 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game leans into the idle and incremental aspects of shop management, perfect for those who enjoy the automation of Cadria.
- #11 IdleOn
88% matchMostly Positive77% of 29,909 reviews2025
Dev: Lavaflame2
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 229.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%
The incremental idle MMO where your heroes keep fighting while you're gone! Spend their loot on upgrades, unlock classes from Elemental-Wizard to Cannon-Pirate, and level 20 unique skills like Farming, Sailing, and Construction!
Why similar: Idler 52%, Incremental 29.8%, RPG 9.7%, Simulation 5.2%, Casual 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at combining idle mechanics with party-based RPG progression and character management.
- #12 Idling to Rule the Gods
89% matchVery Positive85% of 2,137 reviews2016
Dev: Shugasu GmbH
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 605.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Idling to Rule the Gods is a free to play Idle-Game with a lot of content and some Minigames. Depending on your play-style, you can play it fast or slow. Either way it can be fun for hundreds of hours!
Why similar: God Game 29.7% ★, Idler 16.3%, Time Management 15.4%, Incremental 15.2%, Anime 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A highly addictive incremental game that offers the same sense of god-like progression and management found in Cadria.
- #13 Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
87% matchVery Positive93% of 44,849 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: Simulation 43.3%, RPG 38.6%, Casual 18.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique, tactile approach to crafting and shop-keeping that emphasizes experimentation and customer interaction.
- #14 Desktopia: A Desktop Village Simulator
89% matchMixed69% of 219 reviews2022
Dev: The Evergloom Team
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Desktopia is a city-builder game which simulates an evolving, medieval-esque village along the bottom of your desktop, allowing you to work, watch, or browse something else while you play.
Why similar: City Builder 37%, Incremental 18.7%, Idler 11.7%, Simulation 11.1%, RPG 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: An incremental city-builder that runs in the background, offering a similar sense of town growth and management.
- #15 Travellers Rest
86% matchVery Positive88% of 18,257 reviews2020
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 20.7 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: Building 49.5%, RPG 24.6%, Fantasy 16.2%, Simulation 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy management game where you craft items and manage a tavern, capturing the same satisfying progression as a shop-keeper.
- #16 Firestone – Idle Clicker Online RPG
85% matchMostly Positive77% of 6,999 reviews2024
Dev: Holyday Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 535.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Your heroes never stop fighting. Build an unstoppable team in a fantasy idle RPG with AFK progression and offline rewards. Collect heroes and powerful gear, master formations, defeat epic bosses, and return to bigger rewards and endless incremental growth.
Why similar: Idler 38.7%, Incremental 28.4%, RPG 10.9%, Fantasy 9.5%, Simulation 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on the party-based RPG and auto-battler elements that complement the shop-keeping loop.
- #17 Shoppe Keep 2
86% matchMixed56% of 2,236 reviews2019
Dev: Strange FirePub: Excalibur Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Shoppe Keep returns bigger and better than ever! Build your business empire and defend it from thieves. Explore the open-world in single-player or with up to 4 players online. Renovate and design your store, cook, fish, hunt for products, charm customers, evolve the town, and make your millions.
Why similar: Building 45.9%, PvP 36.3%, RPG 17.8%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person shop management game that allows you to explore an open world while running your own fantasy business.
- #18 Bard Idle
84% matchMixed70% of 839 reviews2025
Dev: Illegal Turtle 🐢
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 167.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Build a unique team, where each character has a random weapon, race and class. Strong combinations of heroes, enhanced by the ballad creation system and jelly dwarfs, will capture your adventure in history!
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 33.8%, Idler 29.8%, Incremental 22%, RPG 8.1%, Fantasy 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game features party-based RPG mechanics and idle progression, making it a great fit for fans of automated hero management.
- #19 MergeCrafter
84% matchMostly Positive71% of 964 reviews2022
Dev: Fiveamp
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 28.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Welcome to the magical world of Runaria! Explore dungeons, craft tools, chop trees, mine rocks, and discover treasure! Merge identical items to create valuable resources, Craft new tools and upgrade them with powerful enchantments! Setup passive mining drills and tree farms to rebuild your camp!
Why similar: Idler 38.1%, Incremental 25.8%, RPG 11.7%, Fantasy 10.2%, Simulation 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A crafting-focused idle game that uses merge mechanics to create items and progress through a fantasy world.
- #20 Potion Permit
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 5,463 reviews2022
Dev: MassHive MediaPub: PQube
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 13.2 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: RPG 45.3%, Simulation 34%, Casual 20.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends crafting, town interaction, and RPG elements into a relaxing simulation experience.
- #21 Clicker Guardians
83% matchMixed69% of 250 reviews2024
Dev: Quantumfrog
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 61%
A true RPG clicker in which you need to loot, craft and refine your equipment to come out on top. Loyal guild members will help you along your mystical journey to defeat goblins, skeletons and adequately dressed frogs!
Why similar: Incremental 35.9%, Idler 35.7%, RPG 13.1%, Fantasy 9.2%, Casual 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A casual RPG-focused incremental game that emphasizes hero progression and loot collection.
- #22 Big Ambitions
79% matchVery Positive92% of 14,788 reviews2026
Dev: Hovgaard Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 25.9 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: Time Management 61.9%, Simulation 25.3%, RPG 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: A more realistic business management simulator that captures the satisfaction of growing a small shop into a massive enterprise.
- #23 Littlewood
82% matchVery Positive93% of 6,833 reviews2020
Dev: Sean YoungPub: SmashGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The world has already been saved. Now it's time to rebuild your town, learn new hobbies, and forge lifelong friendships in this peaceful and relaxing RPG.
Why similar: City Builder 51.5%, Building 23.9%, RPG 11.6%, Simulation 8.8%, Casual 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: A peaceful town-building game that focuses on crafting and managing the lives of your villagers.
- #24 Coin Push RPG
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 763 reviews2025
Dev: RAmenPub: Wise Games
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 25.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Coin Push RPG is a unique blend of Semi-Idle RPG and coin-pusher gameplay! Recruit legendary heroes, equip them with powerful gear, upgrade your town, construct buildings, and unlock stunning backgrounds as you expand your influence. Build a diverse and unstoppable team with your own unique style .
Why similar: Idler 57.4%, RPG 15.8%, Fantasy 11.8%, Simulation 8.9%, Casual 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A unique, casual idle RPG that focuses on exploration and war, providing a different but complementary experience to shop management.
- #25 Raid Auctus
81% matchMixed59% of 454 reviews2025
Dev: Cosmic Whale Studio
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Grow your perfect raid team while the game runs! Build and train your squad from 20 unique classes, enhance their power through permanent upgrades, and watch them conquer challenging raids in Raid Auctus.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 28.5%, Idler 25%, Incremental 18.7%, RPG 8.2%, Retro 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: It combines party-based management with idle progression, mirroring the hero-exploration aspect of Cadria.
- #26 Graveyard Keeper
80% matchVery Positive85% of 56,175 reviews2018
Dev: Lazy Bear GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 27.8 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: Building 38.7%, RPG 26.4%, Simulation 17%, Story Rich 9.2%, Fantasy 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers complex crafting and management systems set within a dark fantasy world that rewards long-term planning.
- #27 Kynseed
78% matchVery Positive83% of 3,904 reviews2022
Dev: PixelCount Studios
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Embark on a lifetime of adventure in a beautiful world of creativity and intrigue. Raise a family, customise your farm, run a business, craft items, and battle some marvellously malevolent monsters.
Why similar: RPG 40.2%, Fantasy 35.6%, Simulation 24.2%
Why You'll Like It: A life simulation game with deep management elements that allows you to run shops and build a legacy.
- #28 MeowCraft
77% matchMostly Positive80% of 159 reviews2026
Dev: Meow StudioPub: 2P Games
Windows
Manage your own feline forge in this cozy yet deep shop simulation! Craft epic legendary gear, expand your smithy, hire quirky cat staff, and dispatch hero squads into dangerous dungeons. You may be cursed to never wield a sword again, but you can build a forging empire to defeat the Demon Dragon!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 32.7% ★, Base Building 15.8%, Idler 15.8%, Building 12.7%, Fantasy 5.4%
- #29 Idle Wizard
78% matchVery Positive86% of 1,844 reviews2019
Dev: TwoWizards
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 222.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
RPG/Idle hybrid about becoming the most powerful wizard there is. Pick a class, get a pet, configure and improve your character in a myriad ways!
Why similar: Idler 53.2%, Incremental 29.1%, RPG 6.7%, Simulation 3.8%, Casual 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: A deep incremental game with RPG themes that offers complex resource management and character building.
- #30 Evitania Online - Idle RPG
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,033 reviews2026
Dev: Disruptive Blast
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 85.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Online Idle RPG with an open world without the grind of classic MMORPGs. Collect rare loot, develop your character, master professions, craft powerful gear, and defeat challenging bosses as you progress endlessly.
Why similar: Idler 65.3%, RPG 16.2%, Story Rich 11.7%, Casual 6.8%
- #31 Fantasy Blacksmith
79% matchMixed48% of 1,817 reviews2019
Dev: Heaven BrotherhoodPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
You are a blacksmith in the world of the sword, magic and war, in which any blacksmith who knows how to make even the simplest swords is in demand. You start off as a poor unskilled blacksmith, but in time you will gain experience and improve to achieve wealth, fame and power, and change this world!
Why similar: Simulation 75.8%, RPG 24.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a detailed, hands-on crafting experience for those who enjoy the smithing aspect of shop-keeping.
- #32 Incremental Epic Hero 2
75% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,707 reviews2025
Dev: HapiwakuPub: Idle System, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 188.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
A mixture of incremental/idle and roleplaying game set in fantasy world filled with monsters and things to explore, where battling is constant, almost everything can be upgraded, and with wide array of various prestige mechanics to always keep things interesting and moving forward!
Why similar: Idler 52.2%, Anime 18.6%, RPG 15.9%, Fantasy 13.3%
- #33 Shop Legends
77% matchMixed43% of 212 reviews2024
Dev: Cloudcade
Windows
Immerse yourself in an Idle Simulation Tycoon RPG like no other, where you are tasked with managing a thriving item shop, crafting legendary gear for customers, commanding mighty heroes to loot rare artifacts & blueprints all while challenging top-ranked shopkeepers in an epic business adventure!
Why similar: City Builder 32%, Time Management 28.3%, Idler 21.2%, RPG 8.7%, Simulation 6.6%
- #34 Crusaders Quest : Hero Town
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,645 reviews2026
Dev: CQ LABSPub: LoadComplete
Windows · Mac
Median: 33.6 hrsMean: 92.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A desktop idle RPG that lives on the side of your screen. Gather cute pixel heroes, rebuild a tiny town, and watch it grow while you work. Welcome to 《Crusader Quest: Hero Town》!
Why similar: City Builder 25%, Idler 22%, Building 15.2%, Incremental 14.4%, RPG 7.2%
- #35 Midas Gold Plus - Idle Clicker
76% matchVery Positive85% of 1,783 reviews2017
Dev: Holyday Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 184.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Discover Midas Gold Plus, an engaging idle clicker set in a mythical world! Harness King Midas' golden touch, build a legendary city, and unlock powerful champions. Master unique gameplay styles, explore pet battles, and conquer rival cities. Delve into this ancient tycoon adventure today!
Why similar: Incremental 30.8%, Idler 23.9%, Time Management 21.8%, RPG 8.4%, Fantasy 6.3%
- #36 Incremental Town RPG
76% matchMixed60% of 99 reviews2024
Dev: Overaction Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Incremental Town RPG lets you build and manage a thriving village. Master resource management, develop a robust economy, and enjoy a relaxing experience as you equip your settlement to conquer new lands and challenges!
Why similar: Idler 22.9%, City Builder 19.4%, Base Building 17.4%, Incremental 15.8%, Building 9.4%
- #37 Factory Town Idle
72% matchVery Positive91% of 1,262 reviews2024
Dev: Erik Asmussen
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 72.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
An entire town builder experience packed into a living spreadsheet. Build housing, assign workers, then craft and sell a huge variety of items to level up your town and expand your civilization across the world!
Why similar: City Builder 32.8%, Idler 30%, Incremental 21.2%, Fantasy 7.9%, Casual 4.6%
- #38 Battle On! Hero Academy
71% matchVery Positive84% of 824 reviews2025
Dev: MMUnit
Windows
Median: 23.9 hrsMean: 84.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Welcome to Battle On! Hero Academy! In this desktop idle game, you are the dean. Recruit heroes and plan their careers from swordsmen to paladins. Your heroes battle and grow. Reap the rewards, then lead your upgraded team against epic bosses. Enjoy deep strategy and satisfying idle progression!
Why similar: Idler 31.1%, God Game 23.2% ★, Building 17.7%, City Builder 15.6%, Base Building 6.3%
- #39 Island Idle RPG
74% matchMixed65% of 99 reviews2022
Dev: Overaction Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lead the Balgairs - mercenaries creatures and experts in the art of hard working - manage the workforce, inputs, capital, other resources and help provide all the equipment and weaponry needed to defeat bosses in distant Dungeons
Why similar: City Builder 21.8%, Idler 21.2%, Base Building 17.8%, Incremental 15%, Building 10.1%
- #40 Revival and Exploration
73% matchMixed63% of 112 reviews2025
Dev: CMS GearPub: HONGKONG DELAN CO., LIMITED
Windows
Revival and Exploration is an oriental simulation game. Decorate your town with diverse landscapes and buildings, recruit residents to live in, and build a thriving city! You can also lead armed residents on traveling to different landscapes such as grassland, desert, snow, and volcanoes.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 31.1% ★, City Builder 27.5%, Building 16.5%, Base Building 13.1%, Simulation 5.4%
- #41 DPS IDLE
74% matchMixed63% of 803 reviews2021
Dev: YDKR
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 125.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Collect cards, upgrade cards, defeat monsters, join guilds and hire heroes. Raise your DPS!
Why similar: Idler 49.8%, Incremental 33.9%, Fantasy 10.6%, Casual 5.7%
- #42 Ink Reverie
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 214 reviews2025
Dev: Rolling Cat StudioPub: indienova
Windows · Mac
Ink Reverie is a casual city-building game set in a fictional historical era with art inspired by the Tang and Song dynasties. As a diligent manager, you'll guide hardworking villagers to transform a remote village into a prosperous home through exploration, construction, production, and trade.
Why similar: God Game 33.1% ★, City Builder 23.4%, Incremental 10.8%, Base Building 10.6%, Idler 6.6%
- #43 Waifu Shop
72% matchMixed64% of 577 reviews2025
Dev: Tender TroupePub: Nutaku Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Welcome to Vesper Island! Build your harem of sexy waifus, grow your shop, and amass a fortune in this unique mix of shop and dating sim. Recruit lusty workers, uncover the island’s secrets, and become the ultimate Master Trader while collecting all the hot babes!
Why similar: Anime 35.2%, Fantasy 29.5%, RPG 23.8%, Casual 11.5%
- #44 World of Talesworth: Idle MMO Simulator
73% matchMixed70% of 463 reviews2022
Dev: Talesworth Game Studio
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 76.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Explore new lands, slay monsters, gather loot and level up in this idle MMO simulation experience. Packed with unique and meaningful upgrades, moments of discovery, and gaming nostalgia, World of Talesworth is an homage to all our favorite RPGs.
Why similar: Idler 68.2%, Simulation 22.9%, Fantasy 8.9%
- #45 MilkTea Time
71% matchVery Positive83% of 161 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 42.8% ★, Time Management 28.7%, Building 11.2%, RPG 7.5%, Simulation 6.4%
- #46 E-Shop Tycoon
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 635 reviews2026
Dev: Aeolian Games
Windows
Embark on an e-commerce startup journey in E-Shop Tycoon! Optimize warehouse logistics, hire and train staff, and design unique office spaces as your business grows. Handle industry events and marketing crises. Come grow your startup into an e-commerce giant!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 37.3% ★, Time Management 22.2%, 2.5D 17.1%, Building 13.4%, Simulation 6.2%
- #47 PANOPTYCA : Idle RPG Manager
70% matchMixed67% of 1,481 reviews2025
Dev: Tesseract Studio
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 48.2 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Discover a new style of RPG management gameplay. Experience the fun of an idle RPG that blends an innovative four-view battle system with a deep hero-growth mechanic.
Why similar: Idler 70.5%, Simulation 11.8%, RPG 11.3%, Fantasy 6.3%
- #48 Alchemist's Garden
67% matchVery Positive94% of 190 reviews2026
Dev: Lumis Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Alchemist's Garden is a cozy and relaxing incremental crafting game. Forage to uncover hidden ingredients across mystical lands. Experiment with them at your crucible to discover potions and items, stock your shop's shelves, and watch your potion shop grow!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 35.7% ★, Idler 21.9%, Incremental 16.3%, Building 15.9%, Retro 4.6%
- #49 PC Building Empire
68% matchVery Positive85% of 193 reviews2025
Dev: Moose Games
Windows
Build PCs of different rarities, hire workers with buffs and debuffs, and expand your shop. Train stats in special rooms, customize floors and colors, and relax in a cozy idle indie game in Early Access that grows with feedback from the community.
Why similar: Time Management 49.8%, Idler 40.5%, Casual 5.6%, Simulation 4.1%
- #50 Dungeon Bodega Simulator
66% matchVery Positive98% of 358 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 73% ★, Simulation 10.7%, Fantasy 10.5%, Casual 5.9%
- #51 Reborn: An Idle Roguelike RPG
69% matchMixed66% of 155 reviews2025
Dev: Blake Farnsworth
Windows · Mac
A tactical idle roguelike RPG where you progress through auto-battles, gather resources, craft gear, and brew stat-boosting potions. Build your character, shape a village of evolving NPCs, and uncover hidden truths in a story-driven world that rewards curiosity and time.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 34.1%, Casual 26.8%, Fantasy 26.4%, RPG 12.7%
- #52 Crafter's Hollow
69% matchMixed54% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: Wylde Wisp Games
Windows
Forge gear, run a shop, and send mercenaries into danger so you don’t have to. A cozy-but-clever crafting sim where business booms, heroes bicker, and dungeons provide all the “supply chain” problems you’ll ever need.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 45.9% ★, Time Management 24.2%, City Builder 17.1%, Simulation 8%, Fantasy 4.9%
- #53 Final Profit: A Shop RPG
68% matchVery Positive94% of 668 reviews2023
Dev: Brent Arnold
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 13.2 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: Shop Keeper 43.9% ★, Incremental 19.2%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, RPG 8.3%, Story Rich 8%
- #54 SkyBrew: Entropic Strategist
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 565 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: Shop Keeper 32.6% ★, Base Building 21.8%, Building 19.4%, Time Management 13.3%, Simulation 6.5%
- #55 Skeleseller
66% matchVery Positive92% of 426 reviews2026
Dev: Xtonomous
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You're a skeleton shopkeep who hires adventurers to collect loot for you after your untimely demise. Send adventurers into battle, sell what they find, and build up your town in this laid-back idle game!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 49.7% ★, Idler 25.5%, RPG 8%, Simulation 6.6%, Fantasy 6.2%
- #56 IDLE BOSS RUSH
67% matchMixed67% of 841 reviews2025
Dev: Irid Games
Windows
Median: 18.4 hrsMean: 37.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Slay giant bosses and turn the hollow wasteland into the almighty kingdom! Endlessly rewarding incremental game where you collect fountains of rare loot, unleash crazy combos and watch the monsters fall under your knees. Boss Rush that keeps on going when you're gone!
Why similar: Idler 21.9%, Incremental 18.4%, City Builder 16.6%, Base Building 15.9%, Building 15%
- #57 Dwarf Shop
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 112 reviews2020
Dev: Potion Junkies
Windows
Dwarf Shop is a Shop Simulator with, you guessed it, Dwarves! Help the Dragon Clan lure their very own dragon by amassing piles and piles of glorious gold. Send one dwarf deep into the caves to find ingredients while the others craft various equipment and sell them to unsuspecting customers!
Why similar: Idler 36.7%, Incremental 26%, RPG 17.2%, Simulation 14.4%, Casual 5.8%
- #58 Craft. Sell. Goblin. Repeat.
65% matchVery Positive98% of 57 reviews2026
Dev: Adrià Raventós
Windows
Build and manage your own goblin shop. Craft unique weapons with minigames and negotiate their price! Hire workers to help you run the business! Become the richest merchant in the kingdom!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 54.9% ★, Base Building 27.2%, Simulation 6.9%, Retro 6.4%, Fantasy 4.5%
- #59 A Little Shop in Squirrel Town
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 60 reviews2021
Dev: Superluminal Cat
Windows
You will become the shopkeeper of grocery shop in Squirrel Town to run your own shop, replenish your stock, sell, make a profit, kill monsters, manufacture outfits, engage in agriculture, angle, cook delicious food, feed monsters and save Monster Forest controlled by the evil crystal.
Why similar: Base Building 35.4%, Building 33.4%, RPG 13.7%, Simulation 11.4%, Casual 6.2%
