- #1 Cooking Simulator
97% matchVery Positive85% of 19,474 reviews2019
Dev: Big Cheese Studio
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A realistic cooking sim where every ingredient reacts with real physics. Master 80+ dishes in Career mode or go wild in Sandbox as you cook, experiment, or cause total kitchen chaos in a fully interactive chef’s playground.
Why similar: Cooking 38%, Simulation 11.5%, Sandbox 9.4%, Realistic 8.1%, Management 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers the most realistic and physics-based first-person cooking experience available on Steam.
- #2 Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator
96% matchVery Positive84% of 2,599 reviews2023
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 24.2%, Life Sim 15%, Resource Management 12%, Management 11.8%, Immersive Sim 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title provides a professional-grade restaurant management experience with a strong focus on culinary precision.
- #3 Supermarket Simulator
95% matchVery Positive92% of 82,065 reviews2025
Dev: Nokta Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 34.0 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: Economy 23.5%, Management 15.5%, Simulation 11.3%, Life Sim 9.9%, Building 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the essence of retail management, from stocking shelves to handling customer transactions and expanding your business.
- #4 Gas Station Simulator
96% matchVery Positive88% of 27,112 reviews2021
Dev: DRAGO entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.7 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: Design & Illustration 21.9% ★, Economy 16.3%, Base Building 10.7%, Building 10.4%, Management 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the addictive loop of renovating a run-down property and managing daily operations in a first-person perspective.
- #5 Tavern Manager Simulator 🍻
94% matchVery Positive92% of 4,372 reviews2024
Dev: One More Time
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 13.0 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: Economy 13.7%, Cooking 12.9%, Base Building 9.3%, Life Sim 9.2%, Resource Management 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A direct thematic peer that tasks you with restoring and running a medieval-style tavern with similar management mechanics.
- #6 Bakery Simulator
94% matchMixed67% of 2,320 reviews2022
Dev: Live Motion GamesPub: Ultimate Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
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: Economy 16.9%, Cooking 16.6%, Life Sim 12.1%, Resource Management 10%, Realistic 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a specialized focus on baking and delivery logistics within a realistic simulation framework.
- #7 Food Truck Simulator
93% matchMixed69% of 1,332 reviews2022
Dev: DRAGO entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Renovate, equip and restore the shine of the food truck that belonged to your father. Create recipes, cook the food and serve customers across an entire city. Customize and upgrade your food truck to reach more customers and expand your menu.
Why similar: Cooking 22.8%, Economy 15.9%, Management 10.2%, Sandbox 8.3%, Simulation 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines the cooking and management aspects with the mobility of a food truck, offering a unique twist on the genre.
- #8 Internet Cafe Simulator 2
92% matchMostly Positive73% of 13,073 reviews2022
Dev: Cheesecake Dev
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Internet Cafe Simulator 2 is an extremely comprehensive and detailed internet cafe business simulation game.
Why similar: Economy 16.8%, Management 16.3%, Life Sim 14.8%, Sandbox 11%, Immersive Sim 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: It mirrors the management and business growth mechanics of the seed game while focusing on a different niche industry.
- #9 House Flipper
91% matchVery Positive94% of 108,943 reviews2018
Dev: EmpyreanPub: Frozen District
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
House Flipper is a unique chance to become a one-man renovation crew. Buy, repair and remodel devastated houses. Give them a second life and sell them at a profit!
Why similar: Design & Illustration 28.9% ★, Building 10.8%, Sandbox 8.3%, Economy 8.3%, Immersive Sim 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses heavily on the renovation and interior design aspects that are central to building your dream restaurant.
- #10 Hotel Owner Simulator
91% matchMixed66% of 173 reviews2025
Dev: Valmere Games Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Hotel Owner Simulator is a hotel management game where you start from a small hotel and grow your business by creating beautifully designed rooms, adjusting room sizes and layouts by placing each individual wall, negotiating high prices, and expanding your empire. Lets build, and manage the resort.
Why similar: Design & Illustration 21.5% ★, Economy 13.8%, Life Sim 9.3%, Building 8.7%, Management 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a comprehensive management experience for running a hotel, including building and staff oversight.
- #11 Espresso Tycoon
90% matchVery Positive85% of 1,273 reviews2023
Dev: DreamWay GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Design & Illustration 19.7% ★, Cooking 16.1%, Building 11.6%, Management 10.2%, Life Sim 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A management-heavy simulator that emphasizes the design and branding aspects of running a coffee shop.
- #12 Hotel Renovator
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,748 reviews2023
Dev: Two HorizonsPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Unleash your inner designer and renovate the hotel of your dreams! Embark on a makeover journey to turn this worn-out place into a successful getaway. Play with thousands of furniture pieces and accessories, and manage the hotel to get 5-star reviews!
Why similar: Design & Illustration 23.4% ★, Economy 12.6%, Life Sim 8.9%, Building 8.8%, Resource Management 8%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the deep renovation and design mechanics found in the seed game, applied to the hospitality industry.
- #13 Motel Manager Simulator
87% matchVery Positive85% of 1,498 reviews2024
Dev: Denzone Games
Windows
Median: 15.0 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Restore an old motel alongside a shop and a gas station. Design, furnish, decorate and rent rooms. provide products for customers and fuel for cars. Hire employees to help you and be the boss of your own empire.
Why similar: Design & Illustration 21.9% ★, Economy 17%, Life Sim 11.7%, Management 10.3%, Immersive Sim 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the economy and management of a roadside motel, requiring similar resource and staff coordination.
- #14 Brewpub Simulator
89% matchMixed60% of 613 reviews2023
Dev: Star DriftersPub: Movie Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Quit your day job, open a bar! Decorate the place, create your own beer and design your labels. Keep your kegs full and your customers happy, and never stop growing!
Why similar: Cooking 22.5%, Economy 14.5%, Immersive Sim 12.2%, Simulation 9.2%, Management 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: It allows you to manage a pub while focusing on the craft of brewing and serving drinks in a first-person environment.
- #15 Barista Simulator
88% matchMostly Positive78% of 677 reviews2023
Dev: CubeCube Sports Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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 22.4%, Sandbox 11.2%, Life Sim 11.2%, Immersive Sim 9.9%, Management 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses specifically on the art of coffee making and managing a cafe storefront.
- #16 Restaurant Owner: A Restaurant Simulator
86% matchMixed61% of 98 reviews2025
Dev: Workaround GamesPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Run your own restaurant. Create your menu, hire staff, decorate the place, take orders, serve guests, and grow your business. Food critics, online orders, events, and kitchen chaos are on the menu!
Why similar: Cooking 16.6%, Economy 11.5%, Life Sim 8.9%, Management 8.7%, Resource Management 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: This indie title provides a straightforward management and cooking loop that aligns closely with the seed game's core gameplay.
- #17 Coffee Shop Tycoon
86% matchVery Positive85% of 598 reviews2022
Dev: Riff Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 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: Cooking 23.6%, Economy 19.9%, Management 17.3%, Building 9.2%, Resource Management 9%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused management game that allows you to scale your coffee business from a small cart to a large chain.
- #18 Mall Simulator
83% matchVery Positive88% of 2,933 reviews2025
Dev: F13 Games
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Turn your building from a small shopping center into a huge city mall! To avoid going bankrupt, you’ll need to build new stores and restaurants, set smart prices, and keep up with trends. 15+ stores, dozens of machines & services, and hundreds of brands waiting for you!
Why similar: Economy 17.6%, Life Sim 12%, Management 11.1%, Resource Management 10%, Immersive Sim 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: It scales up the management concept, tasking you with overseeing an entire shopping complex and its various tenants.
- #19 Liquor Store Simulator
84% matchVery Positive87% of 549 reviews2025
Dev: Tovarishch GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Open your own Liquor Store! Buy goods, manage your store, hire staff. Who knows, maybe you will be able to make a real alcohol empire out of a small store.
Why similar: Economy 15.5%, Design & Illustration 13.9% ★, Life Sim 9.8%, Management 9.6%, Resource Management 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on the day-to-day operations and management of a specialized retail shop.
- #20 Cafe Owner Simulator: Prologue
84% matchMixed66% of 1,452 reviews2022
Dev: Second RealityPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 59%
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: Cooking 12.5%, Economy 11.5%, Life Sim 9.7%, Building 8%, Resource Management 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: The direct prequel to the seed game, offering a condensed version of the core mechanics.
- #21 Fast Food Manager
85% matchMixed70% of 266 reviews2021
Dev: Cyber EyePub: UMKA Games
Windows
Launch your own business from scratch! Starting with a small coffee booth, build the most popular food service chain in town. Experiment, develop, make a profit.
Why similar: Cooking 18.6%, Economy 16.3%, Resource Management 10.7%, Management 9.8%, Sandbox 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes the fast-paced nature of the fast-food industry with a focus on economy and kitchen efficiency.
- #22 Coastal Kitchen Simulator
82% matchVery Positive84% of 139 reviews2025
Dev: Bewolba Studios
Windows
Cook and serve dishes as you run your own seafood restaurant! Unlock new recipes, grow your kitchen with the help of employees, and satisfy every customer’s craving. Expand your reputation, manage resources wisely, and build a seafood restaurant that becomes the talk of the town.
Why similar: Cooking 25.2%, Sandbox 11.6%, Resource Management 10.3%, Simulation 9.8%, Economy 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A cooking-focused management game that emphasizes time-management and first-person interaction.
- #23 Clothing Store Simulator
81% matchVery Positive90% of 1,237 reviews2025
Dev: Kiki Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Are you ready to shape fashion world? Make a brand deal, order products, fill the aisles, dress the mannequins and start selling. Dresses, shirts, coats, pants, nightwear, underwear, shoes and more are waiting for you.
Why similar: Design & Illustration 21.1% ★, Economy 14.3%, Life Sim 10.8%, Resource Management 9%, Management 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a retail management experience focused on inventory, pricing, and store layout design.
- #24 Waterpark Simulator
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,125 reviews2025
Dev: CayPlay
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Build and run your own waterpark. Design slides, send guests flying with ragdoll physics, manage staff, and fully customize your park. Turn total madness into a five-star empire in this first-person management simulator!
Why similar: Economy 16.2%, Immersive Sim 11.7%, Life Sim 11.3%, Base Building 11.1%, Building 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: It applies the building and management mechanics to a large-scale leisure facility.
- #25 Coffee Bar Simulator
80% matchMixed54% of 65 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 24.5%, Life Sim 13%, Economy 10.4%, Simulation 9.4%, Management 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a relaxing yet engaging experience focused on the daily tasks of running a small coffee bar.
- #26 Gaming Cafe Simulator
77% matchVery Positive85% of 407 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 21.9%, Life Sim 13.7%, Management 11.9%, Immersive Sim 9.6%, Realistic 8.8%
- #27 Cafe Business Manager
76% matchVery Positive88% of 250 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: Cooking 16.2%, Economy 15.4%, Life Sim 10.5%, Building 10.1%, Management 9.3%
- #28 Ship Graveyard Simulator 2
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 3,987 reviews2023
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 63.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Dust off your torch and hammer - it's time to get back to work, you have a new job to do. Visit the new beach coast with the largest, biggest ship graveyard in the world, dismantle huge ship parts and collect tons of precious steel. Roll up your sleeves, it's time to get back to the business.
Why similar: Building 19.1%, Management 17.2%, Sandbox 13.1%, Realistic 12.1%, Simulation 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: While the theme differs, it shares the satisfying first-person renovation and resource management loop found in the seed game.
- #29 Wrap House Simulator🌯
76% matchVery Positive89% of 3,028 reviews2025
Dev: Broken Lyre EntertainmentPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.8 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 21.4%, Economy 11.9%, Life Sim 8.8%, Management 7.6%, Immersive Sim 7.5%
- #30 Hookah Cafe Simulator
79% matchMixed57% of 128 reviews2023
Dev: Rubbish GamePub: Cheesecake Dev
Windows
Have you ever wanted to know what is it like running your own Hookah Cafe Business? Let's Simulate It. Upgrade your shop with new types of equipment to attract and impress more customers.
Why similar: Cooking 16.4%, Economy 14.5%, Life Sim 12.7%, Sandbox 9.5%, Immersive Sim 9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique sandbox management experience centered around the specific niche of a hookah lounge.
- #31 Cafemart Simulator
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 666 reviews2025
Dev: Science Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.3 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 15.4%, Economy 13.9%, Building 12.4%, Management 10.6%, Life Sim 9.7%
- #32 Hairdresser Simulator
79% matchMixed46% of 568 reviews2024
Dev: GameFormatic S.A.Pub: Frozen Way
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Create new hairstyles for customers. Cut, dye, and style to perfection. Enhance your skills and master the craft. Run your business and renovate your salon. Generate profit, hire employees - aim to the top! Upload any portrait photo and try out new hairstyles thanks to the character creator!
Why similar: Design & Illustration 26.1% ★, Economy 14.5%, Management 9.3%, Sandbox 8.5%, Realistic 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the design and service-oriented management of a salon, sharing the customer-facing aspect of the seed game.
- #33 Corner Kitchen Fast Food Simulator
75% matchVery Positive86% of 418 reviews2025
Dev: Purple Heads Games
Windows
Buy cooking equipment, prepare delicious meals, and serve hungry customers. Upgrade your setup, read customer reviews, and expand your business to become the top fast-food joint in the city.
Why similar: Cooking 22.6%, Life Sim 13.1%, Resource Management 12.3%, Management 11.5%, Economy 8.6%
- #34 Tobacco Shop Simulator
74% matchVery Positive90% of 905 reviews2025
Dev: Business Tycoon
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.5 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: Design & Illustration 26% ★, Economy 14.7%, Life Sim 13.3%, Sandbox 7.6%, Immersive Sim 7.5%
- #35 Bank Simulator
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 365 reviews2025
Dev: Strong Bow Games
Windows
Build and manage your financial empire from a small bank to a global powerhouse. Approve loans, trade bonds, hire staff, and master the market in Bank Simulator a business management sim and banking tycoon where every economic decision impacts your bottom line
Why similar: Economy 15.5%, Life Sim 12.3%, Building 10.1%, Resource Management 9.3%, Management 8.3%
- #36 Bakery Cafe Simulator
73% matchMixed70% of 386 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 27.9%, Sandbox 12.2%, Immersive Sim 10%, Building 8.9%, Simulation 8.4%
- #37 Restaurant Owner: Prologue
75% matchMixed60% of 108 reviews2024
Dev: Workaround GamesPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 21%
Step into the world of a Restaurateur in Restaurant Owner: Prologue, where you create unique recipes, manage your restaurant, and satisfy customers. Unlock ingredients, design your menu, and start your journey toward becoming a top Restaurant Manager. Your culinary adventure begins here!
Why similar: Cooking 16.6%, Economy 12.9%, Life Sim 10%, Management 8.7%, Resource Management 8.4%
- #38 Ultimate Theater Simulator
72% matchVery Positive89% of 568 reviews2025
Dev: RAKTWO GamesPub: steelbox Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Ultimate Theater Simulator is a first-person cinema management game where you screen movies, serve snacks, hire staff, handle chaos, and grow your dream theater from the ground up.
Why similar: Life Sim 16.2%, Economy 15.2%, Sandbox 11.4%, Building 10.4%, Resource Management 9.1%
- #39 Sunset Motel
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 814 reviews2025
Dev: Efkey StudiosPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Ready for the transformation of neglected rooms? Ensure customer satisfaction, renovate interiors, design entertainment spaces! Manage your motel in your own style and provide travelers with unforgettable experiences!
Why similar: Economy 20.8%, Cooking 13.4%, Building 12.3%, Life Sim 10.5%, Simulation 9.5%
- #40 Gym Manager
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 302 reviews2024
Dev: Han GAMESPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Gym Manager is a simulation game where you can build, expand and manage your own gym. To attract more customers, invest in new equipment and sabotage your competition. But beware: the town's shady streets provide opportunities for illegal business ventures.
Why similar: Design & Illustration 16.6% ★, Economy 13.4%, Base Building 8.2%, Management 7.8%, Life Sim 7.6%
- #41 King of Retail
72% matchVery Positive88% of 3,551 reviews2022
Dev: Freaking GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The store is your kingdom! Expand your humble boutique into a thriving business: hire the right staff, decorate your displays, and lure in customers. Even your wildest ideas can turn a profit. Why not start a business that sells only white T-shirts and ketchup? PCs and beans? Your rule, your rules!
Why similar: Design & Illustration 26.3% ★, Economy 15.4%, Building 10.3%, Management 9.4%, Immersive Sim 8.9%
- #42 Recycling Center Simulator
71% matchVery Positive87% of 2,830 reviews2024
Dev: Balas GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 10.5 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Recycling Center Simulator is a business simulator game with a first person view. Make money from garbage, collect raw materials for your recycling center from different locations, recycle them, make money by producing new products and improve your factory.
Why similar: Economy 14.6%, Life Sim 13.6%, Management 11%, Building 9.5%, Immersive Sim 8.7%
- #43 Retail Company Simulator
71% matchVery Positive91% of 721 reviews2024
Dev: Business Tycoon
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Design & Illustration 23.7% ★, Life Sim 13.7%, Economy 13.4%, Management 8.4%, Sandbox 8.1%
- #44 Tropical Resort Simulator (Paradise Beach Simulator)
70% matchVery Positive84% of 141 reviews2026
Dev: Beardroid Games
Windows
Transform an abandoned island into a thriving business. Install fun activities, open your restaurant, maintain your equipment, manage your staff. It's time to open the beach, you're ready to welcome your first customers!
Why similar: Cooking 15.5%, Economy 13.4%, Life Sim 11%, Resource Management 8.9%, Building 8.5%
- #45 Sandwich Simulator
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 881 reviews2026
Dev: FiftyEight Studios
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.2 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%, Economy 14.8%, Immersive Sim 9.5%, Life Sim 9.5%, Resource Management 9%
- #46 Miami Hotel Simulator
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 159 reviews2025
Dev: Last HowlPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Transform and manage your dream hotel in vibrant Miami! Renovate your property, delight your guests, and boost your income. Expand your offerings with vending machines and food services to become the ultimate hospitality tycoon!
Why similar: Design & Illustration 31.1% ★, Economy 13%, Base Building 11.6%, Life Sim 8.7%, Management 8.1%
- #47 Megastore Simulator
67% matchVery Positive93% of 1,151 reviews2026
Dev: Yolo Games Studio
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 30.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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: Economy 18.2%, Life Sim 15.2%, Management 12.4%, Immersive Sim 10.3%, Building 9%
- #48 Beer Manufacture Simulator
69% matchVery Positive82% of 144 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 18.5%, Economy 13.5%, Simulation 10.4%, Realistic 9.6%, Management 8.8%
- #49 Party Maker
73% matchMixed64% of 106 reviews2022
Dev: Forestlight Games
Windows
Builder. Designer. Renovator. Unleash your creativity in over a dozen unique places, get the right equipment, prepare the space, use what you find. Wanna make a crazy party?
Why similar: Design & Illustration 23.7% ★, Economy 12.3%, Base Building 10.5%, Life Sim 10.1%, Building 9%
- #50 My Café Manager Simulator
68% matchMixed70% of 195 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: Cooking 23.1%, Management 11.1%, Immersive Sim 10.9%, Resource Management 10.1%, Sandbox 9.9%
- #51 Tailor Simulator
67% matchVery Positive92% of 311 reviews2026
Dev: Zoady
Windows
Build your workshop and turn it into a fashion business. Interact with your customers and design unique collections to sell in your store. Upgrade your workshop until you rule the fashion industry.
Why similar: Economy 16.9%, Life Sim 12.8%, Base Building 10.5%, Management 9.9%, Immersive Sim 9.8%
- #52 Shop Simulator: Supermarket
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 112 reviews2024
Dev: Three River Games (3RG)
Windows
DESIGN, SELL & EXPAND – YOUR SUCCESS IS IN YOUR HANDS. Put your entrepreneurial skills to the test in Shop Simulator: Supermarket. Immerse yourself in the world of retail and start your own business today!
Why similar: Economy 16%, Life Sim 11.7%, Management 9.6%, Building 9.6%, Resource Management 9%
- #53 Candy & Toys Store Simulator
68% matchVery Positive83% of 195 reviews2024
Dev: Ox Games
Windows
Run your own candy and toys store. Order supplies, receive deliveries, stock shelves, hire employees, set prices, and expand your business. Unlock a Gaming Club across the street, place arcade machines and billiard tables, set profits, and collect earnings.
Why similar: Economy 26%, Life Sim 18.5%, Management 15.1%, Simulation 8.9%, Family Friendly 7.6%
- #54 Recipe for Disaster
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 718 reviews2022
Dev: Dapper Penguin StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Recipe for Disaster is a management sim that captures the fast-paced, drama-filled environment of a professional kitchen and dining room. Build your dream restaurant, create recipes, design menus and manage your staff, all while contending with demanding customers and disastrous situations!
Why similar: Cooking 26.3%, Economy 14.7%, Life Sim 13.4%, Management 13%, Building 10.9%
- #55 Game Saloon Simulator
65% matchVery Positive94% of 66 reviews2026
Dev: Gnome Games
Windows
Step into the world of fun and become the boss of your own game saloon! In this game, you’ll serve customers, enjoy interactive games, and get a taste of the relaxing and enjoyable experience that awaits you.
Why similar: Economy 19.1%, Base Building 11.7%, Life Sim 10.7%, Immersive Sim 10.4%, Management 9.7%
- #56 Cinemaster Cinema Simulator
69% matchMostly Negative36% of 169 reviews2025
Dev: Overload Games
Windows
Run your own cinema! Set showtimes, print tickets, buy new films, pop popcorn, upgrade and clean theaters. Vending machines, staffs, upgrades, and much more are coming soon!
Why similar: Economy 17.1%, Life Sim 13.2%, Management 10.5%, Immersive Sim 8.6%, Sandbox 8.3%
- #57 Deconstruction Simulator
65% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,434 reviews2025
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Deconstruction Simulator is the ultimate demolition simulator, offering you complete freedom of action and a wide array of contracts to complete. Get ready for spectacular destruction.
Why similar: Design & Illustration 27.7% ★, Building 11.6%, Economy 11%, Sandbox 8.4%, Management 7.3%
- #58 Junkyard Builder
65% matchMostly Positive73% of 227 reviews2026
Dev: FreeMind S.A.
Windows
In Junkyard Builder, you’re the proud owner of a once-forgotten junkyard, now brimming with endless potential. Dive into the satisfying world of restoration, recycling, and raw hustle as you transform trash into treasure and rise to become the ruler of the junk empire!
Why similar: Economy 13.5%, Life Sim 12%, Management 9.7%, Resource Management 9.1%, Immersive Sim 8%
