- #1 TCG Card Shop Simulator
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 47,557 reviews2024
Dev: OPNeon Games
Windows
Median: 12.4 hrsMean: 26.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Open your own local game store. Stock shelves with the latest booster packs, or crack them and collect the cards for yourself. Set your own prices, hire staff, host events, and expand your card shop.
Why similar: Trading Card Game 21.5% ★, Collectathon 16.6%, Simulation 11.7%, Management 11.6%, Economy 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive singleplayer experience that shares the exact core mechanics of card pack opening and shop management.
- #2 Supermarket Together
96% matchVery Positive94% of 92,376 reviews2024
Dev: DeadDevsTellNoLies
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The multiplayer supermarket has arrived to your neighbourhood for free! Stock your shop space, unlock perks and franchises, hire employees or chase those pesky shoplifters. The more players, the more action!
Why similar: Simulation 16.6%, Life Sim 14.8%, Economy 13.8%, Management 13%, Immersive Sim 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A highly popular cooperative shop management game that mirrors the multiplayer social dynamics of running a business with friends.
- #3 Kardboard Kings: Card Shop Simulator
96% matchMostly Positive72% of 475 reviews2022
Dev: Henry's HousePub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Open your own Card shop by the seaside! Buy, trade and sell Cards, OR keep them for your own collection! Earn reputation with customers, beat your shop goals, unlock new decorations, and host exciting events to bring everyone to the best Card shop in town!
Why similar: Collectathon 25.2%, Immersive Sim 16.6%, Economy 14.7%, Funny 12%, Management 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: While stylized, this game perfectly captures the specific niche of running a trading card shop and managing customer interactions.
- #4 Gas Station Simulator
95% 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: Simulation 17.3%, Building 16.5%, Economy 16.4%, Management 13%, Realistic 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a deep first-person management experience where you build, renovate, and run a roadside business.
- #5 Internet Cafe Simulator 2
94% 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: Life Sim 20.3%, Management 13.8%, Immersive Sim 13.3%, Simulation 12.7%, Economy 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the granular management of a specific retail space with a first-person perspective similar to the seed game.
- #6 Storage Hunter Simulator
93% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,933 reviews2025
Dev: Raccoons StudioPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Play as one of the bidders for abandoned warehouses and uncover hidden treasures! Storage Hunter is a garage auction simulation game. Bid, win, and sell for profit! Become the king of storage auction.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 18.5%, Economy 14.2%, Realistic 11.7%, Management 11.3%, Trading 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features the thrill of bidding on storage units and reselling the contents, which appeals to the 'collectathon' aspect of the seed.
- #7 Supermarket Simulator
91% 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: Simulation 15.9%, Economy 15.2%, Life Sim 14%, Management 13.5%, Immersive Sim 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A direct, realistic simulation of running a grocery store that shares the same first-person management style.
- #8 PlateUp!
92% matchVery Positive95% of 26,299 reviews2022
Dev: It's happeningPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 22.6 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: Building 42.1%, Management 41%, Funny 16.9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a chaotic and rewarding cooperative management experience that requires coordination and shop layout optimization.
- #9 Mall Simulator
89% 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: Life Sim 18%, Immersive Sim 14%, Economy 12.1%, Management 10.3%, Building 10%
Why You'll Like It: Expands the scope of shop management to an entire mall, requiring broader economic and structural planning.
- #10 Moonlighter
91% matchVery Positive82% of 21,741 reviews2018
Dev: Digital SunPub: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 62.4%, Simulation 37.6%
Why You'll Like It: Combines dungeon crawling with the management of a shop where you set prices and deal with customers.
- #11 Dealer's Life 2
90% matchVery Positive85% of 4,155 reviews2022
Dev: Abyte Entertainment
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Your favorite pawn shop experience is finally getting a sequel! Haggle like your life depends on it in this funny tycoon game. You never know WHAT is gonna stumble through that door!
Why similar: Immersive Sim 22.3%, Trading 20.2%, Management 19.8%, Economy 19.2%, Simulation 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A deep dive into the pawn shop business, focusing on negotiation, appraisal, and inventory management.
- #12 Toy Shop Simulator
88% matchVery Positive81% of 193 reviews2025
Dev: PaperPixel Games
Windows
Run your own toy store! Arrange shelves, set prices, process payments, and manage staff. Expand and design your shop, handle online orders, deliver with a scooter, trade rare toys, and ensure security. Create a magical shopping experience in Toy Shop Simulator!
Why similar: Life Sim 17.3%, Immersive Sim 15.4%, Economy 13.2%, Management 10.3%, Building 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A specialized shop management game that focuses on inventory curation and store layout design.
- #13 Bookshop Simulator
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,208 reviews2025
Dev: Blep Games
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Life Sim 17.9%, Economy 12.6%, Immersive Sim 12.3%, Management 10.5%, Trading 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a cozy, management-focused experience centered on the niche of running a bookstore.
- #14 Retail Company Simulator
87% 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: Life Sim 28.8%, Immersive Sim 16.4%, Economy 13%, Management 10.9%, Realistic 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the day-to-day operations of running a retail business with a strong emphasis on logistics and customer service.
- #15 Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,457 reviews2010
Dev: EasyGameStationPub: Carpe Fulgur LLC
Windows
Median: 5.1 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: Management 51.9%, Simulation 48.1%
Why You'll Like It: The classic shop management simulation that defined the genre of running a store and managing inventory.
- #16 Big Ambitions
86% matchVery Positive93% of 12,848 reviews2023
Dev: Hovgaard Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Life Sim 27.2%, Management 22.6%, Economy 22.1%, Immersive Sim 12.6%, Simulation 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: An expansive business simulator that allows you to manage multiple types of shops in a realistic city environment.
- #17 Motel Manager Simulator
85% 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: Life Sim 19.9%, Immersive Sim 14.9%, Economy 13.3%, Management 10.8%, Simulation 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the first-person, hands-on management style of the seed game but applies it to the hospitality industry.
- #18 Hardware Store Simulator
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: Stellar Fusion StudiosPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Compete with up to 4 players to build the most successful hardware store! Design your shop, manage inventory, hire employees, and influence market prices in this detailed business simulator. Master retail management as you expand your store empire.
Why similar: Life Sim 20.1%, Immersive Sim 15%, Building 12.9%, Economy 12.2%, Management 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a grounded, first-person retail simulation focused on inventory management and customer interaction.
- #19 Figure Shop Simulator
82% matchVery Positive87% of 294 reviews2025
Dev: Gnome Games
Windows
Run your own figure shop! Produce figures with 3D printers, stock your shelves, set prices, and offer the best shopping experience to your customers. Manage your storage, expand and design your store. Try to complete collection sets, follow market trends, and grow your business!
Why similar: Life Sim 19.1%, Immersive Sim 17.6%, Economy 14.8%, Trading 10.4%, Management 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the collection and sale of niche hobby items, mirroring the card-collecting focus of the seed game.
- #20 Shop Titans
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 17,821 reviews2020
Dev: Kabam Games, Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 182.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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: Collectathon 28.1%, Economy 22.7%, Management 18.3%, Trading 17.1%, Simulation 13.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on crafting and selling items to adventurers, emphasizing the economy and shop expansion mechanics.
- #21 Old Market Simulator
82% matchVery Positive88% of 5,087 reviews2024
Dev: Alcedo Games
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Old Market Simulator is a 1-4 player co-op game where you manage your market by ordering goods, growing produce, raising animals, fishing, and crafting items in your workshop, while hiring employees and expanding your business.
Why similar: Life Sim 26.6%, Immersive Sim 17%, Management 12.6%, Simulation 11.2%, Economy 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A cooperative management game set in a bustling market environment that emphasizes teamwork and trade.
- #22 House Flipper
83% 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: Building 19%, Immersive Sim 18.2%, Simulation 13.9%, Relaxing 10.4%, Economy 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Offers the same satisfying loop of buying, renovating, and selling properties that appeals to fans of shop building and design.
- #23 Grocery Store Simulator
81% matchVery Positive91% of 6,070 reviews2024
Dev: EXPERIMENT ONE
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Grocery Store Simulator is a 1-4 player co-op game where you build and manage your own supermarket by stocking shelves, setting prices, hiring staff, and customizing your store, all while expanding your business and keeping customers happy.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 19.7%, Economy 18.6%, Management 15.4%, Simulation 13.3%, First-Person 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward, first-person retail simulator that emphasizes the logistical side of shop management.
- #24 Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
81% matchVery Positive93% of 43,576 reviews2022
Dev: niceplay gamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 11.0 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: Life Sim 32.6%, Management 19.3%, Relaxing 17.4%, Simulation 17.4%, Trading 13.3%
Why You'll Like It: A unique shop-keeping sim that focuses on the creation and sale of goods with a tactile, first-person feel.
- #25 Art Shop Simulator
79% matchVery Positive92% of 99 reviews2025
Dev: Lovheim Studios
Windows
Buy and sell art, manage employees, and grow your shop in this immersive simulator set in Europe. Curate a unique collection, attract customers, and become the premier art dealer. Transform your humble gallery into a thriving art empire!
Why similar: Life Sim 21.3%, Immersive Sim 15.1%, Economy 12.7%, Management 10.2%, Realistic 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy management game where you curate and sell art, focusing on the aesthetic and economic side of shop-keeping.
- #26 Bazaar Simulator
80% matchMixed66% of 217 reviews2025
Dev: Mithra Interactive
Windows
Set up stalls with fresh vegetables, fruits, and fish. Deliver customer orders, set prices, and expand your bazaar. Catch your own fish to sell and enjoy fishing's thrill. Collaborate with friends in multiplayer mode to manage the bazaar together. Much more is coming soon!
Why similar: Life Sim 17.7%, Immersive Sim 13.7%, Economy 12.4%, Building 10.5%, Management 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the economy of a marketplace, requiring players to manage supply and demand in a multiplayer setting.
- #27 TCG Card Shop Simulator: Prologue
78% matchVery Positive94% of 5,613 reviews2024
Dev: OPNeon Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Open your local game store early with the Prologue version, which includes main gameplay of the full version, but with limited progression. Stock shelves with booster packs, or crack them and collect the cards for yourself. Set your own prices, sell cards to customer.
Why similar: Collectathon 17.2%, Life Sim 14.2%, Economy 11.4%, Management 11.2%, Simulation 10.9%
- #28 GeckoShop
79% matchMostly Positive72% of 350 reviews2025
Dev: Reptoid
Windows
Collect and sell geckos. Manage and upgrade your shop. Explore the island, filled with life and secrets. Sell your geckos, or keep 'em as your Pets!
Why similar: Collectathon 29.2%, Economy 14.3%, Building 13.3%, Management 12.8%, Simulation 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines creature collection with shop management, appealing to the 'collectathon' and business simulation aspects.
- #29 My Supermarket
78% matchVery Positive87% of 272 reviews2024
Dev: NeroForge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Manage your own supermarket, serving different types of customers and making the most profit you can! 🛒 Order products, restock shelves, play with your friends in co-op mode, chase thieves, hire employees, and grow your empire!
Why similar: Life Sim 25.1%, Immersive Sim 20.2%, Building 16.7%, Economy 15.5%, Management 12%
Why You'll Like It: A third-person management simulator that focuses on the daily grind of running a store and keeping shelves stocked.
- #30 Supercar Collection Simulator
77% matchVery Positive86% of 1,584 reviews2025
Dev: Kiki Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Start your own diecast store! Unbox surprise car packs, expand your collection, oin exciting races with customers on the tracks, and play online trading games. A world full of speed and excitement is waiting for you in your store!
Why similar: Trading Card Game 24.9% ★, Collectathon 16.2%, Life Sim 12.9%, Immersive Sim 10.5%, Economy 8.8%
- #31 Table Battle Simulator
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 88 reviews2026
Dev: Kiki Games
Windows
Ready to build your own figure empire? Open surprise boxes, collect rare warriors, and manage your shop. Set up your table, master strategic tabletop battles, and become the city's ultimate collector!
Why similar: Trading Card Game 23.7% ★, Collectathon 15.4%, Life Sim 12.8%, Immersive Sim 9.9%, Economy 8.4%
- #32 Gamer Stop Simulator
76% matchMostly Positive71% of 284 reviews2026
Dev: Red Axe Games
Windows
Gamer Stop Simulator is a simulation game where you manage a video game store. Buy games and consoles from customers, repair broken devices, test games, and add rare items to your collection. Negotiate prices, expand your store, and grow your business in this exciting retail experience!
Why similar: Collectathon 22%, Life Sim 20.3%, Immersive Sim 13.2%, Simulation 8.7%, Realistic 8.1%
- #33 TCG Multiplayer Card Shop Simulator
77% matchMixed51% of 238 reviews2025
Dev: Alkame Games
Windows
Multiplayer TCG Card Shop Simulator. Dive into the world of TCG Card Shop multiplayer gaming by opening your own local game store! Stock your TCG Card shelves with the latest booster packs, or crack them open to collect the cards yourself.
Why similar: Trading Card Game 27.8% ★, Collectathon 16%, Life Sim 12%, Immersive Sim 10.1%, Economy 8.8%
- #34 Store Wars: Multiplayer Shop Simulator
75% matchVery Positive96% of 116 reviews2025
Dev: Noham Games
Windows
Play solo or with up to 16 friends in a chaotic grocery store showdown! Manage, grow, and compete against rival stores in a fun, lighthearted battle of wits and strategy. Who will be the ultimate grocery tycoon? Sabotage, upgrade, and outwit your friends in this unpredictable simulator!
Why similar: Simulation 20.2%, Life Sim 19%, Management 14.6%, Economy 11.6%, Funny 10.9%
- #35 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: Life Sim 28.1%, Immersive Sim 15.8%, Economy 14.2%, Simulation 10.1%, Realistic 9.2%
- #36 Cafemart Simulator
75% 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: Life Sim 15.4%, Immersive Sim 14.5%, Building 14.1%, Management 10.3%, Economy 10.1%
- #37 Gamer Stop Simulator : Prologue
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 208 reviews2025
Dev: Red Axe Games
Windows
Gamer Stop Simulator is a simulation game where you manage a video game store. Buy games and consoles from customers, repair broken devices, test games, and add rare items to your collection. Negotiate prices, expand your store, and grow your business in this exciting retail experience!
Why similar: Collectathon 22.6%, Life Sim 20.7%, Immersive Sim 13.4%, Economy 9.6%, Realistic 8.7%
- #38 Tabletop Game Shop Simulator
73% matchVery Positive91% of 410 reviews2025
Dev: LudogramPub: Knight Fever Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Run your own tabletop game shop! Stock shelves, glue & paint minis, battle customers on game night, and grow your store into the ultimate nerd paradise.
Why similar: Collectathon 27.8%, Life Sim 20.8%, Immersive Sim 18.2%, Management 11.2%, Simulation 10.8%
- #39 Salvage Shop Simulator
73% matchMixed43% of 97 reviews2026
Dev: GameFormatic S.A.
Windows
Enter the world of shopkeepers trading in reclaimed goods! Bid for the best items at auction, prepare and clean the bought items, and then sell them in your shop. Test your skills and watch your business grow!
Why similar: Life Sim 29.2%, Immersive Sim 17.6%, Simulation 17.2%, Management 9.2%, Economy 9%
- #40 Megastore Simulator
70% 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: Life Sim 21.9%, Immersive Sim 14.9%, Economy 12%, Management 11%, Simulation 9.5%
- #41 Liquor Store Simulator
72% 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: Life Sim 17.9%, Immersive Sim 15%, Economy 12.9%, Management 10.8%, Realistic 10.3%
- #42 Supercar Collection Simulator: Prologue
72% matchVery Positive94% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: Kiki Games
Windows
Start your own toy car store! Open surprise boxes, expand your collection and start selling. A world of speed awaits you in your shop!
Why similar: Trading Card Game 26.3% ★, Life Sim 16%, Immersive Sim 11.5%, Economy 10.1%, Management 7.9%
- #43 Mall Simulator: Prologue
71% matchVery Positive88% of 653 reviews2025
Dev: F13 Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Turn your building from a small shopping center into a huge city mall! Start working with Prologue now. To avoid going bankrupt, you'll need to build new stores, set good prices and keep up with trends. A limited number of stores & services for Prologue are waiting for you.
Why similar: Life Sim 17.2%, Immersive Sim 13.3%, Economy 11.6%, Management 9.7%, Building 9.3%
- #44 Gaming Cafe Simulator
71% 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: Life Sim 23.9%, Immersive Sim 16.7%, Realistic 14.2%, Management 12.8%, Simulation 11.7%
- #45 Pawnbroker Simulator
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 347 reviews2026
Dev: Next Sky GamesPub: Ultimate Publishing
Windows
Enter Pawnbroker Simulator, where every deal, appraisal, and choice forges your path to pawn shop greatness. Sharpen your instincts, unlock new talents, craft a storefront that turns heads, offer high-stakes loans, and stay one step ahead of cunning thieves.
Why similar: Life Sim 23.8%, Immersive Sim 16.5%, Building 11.3%, Economy 10.2%, Realistic 10%
- #46 Pawn Simulator
73% matchMixed57% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: Editmode
Windows
A simulation game where we run a pawn shop. Take the first steps to open a thrift shop in Detroit and discover the experience of running a real thrift shop. Find, restore, and sell amazing items and build your own shop kingdom!
Why similar: Life Sim 27%, Immersive Sim 18.8%, Simulation 16.7%, Realistic 9.4%, First-Person 6.7%
- #47 Wrap House Simulator🌯
69% 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: Life Sim 18.8%, Immersive Sim 16%, Realistic 12.7%, Economy 11.6%, Simulation 11.3%
- #48 My Wife Threw Out My Card Collection (So I Bought a Dump to Find Them All) ⭐
69% matchMixed68% of 1,432 reviews2025
Dev: Pmdk23Pub: Polden Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A cozy garbage-cleaning simulator. Dig through the dump, find ultra-rare collectible cards, rescue tangled birds, and relax.
Why similar: Trading Card Game 41.1% ★, Collectathon 14.3%, Simulation 11.1%, Relaxing 9.6%, Immersive Sim 7.4%
- #49 Store Wars: Prologue - Multiplayer Shop Simulator
70% matchVery Positive83% of 120 reviews2024
Dev: Noham Games
Windows
Play solo or with up to 16 friends in a chaotic grocery store prologue! Manage, grow, and compete against rival stores in a fun, lighthearted battle of wits and strategy. Who will be the ultimate grocery tycoon? Store Wars: Prologue - Multiplayer Shop Simulator is a limited version of the full game.
Why similar: Life Sim 27.1%, Simulation 20%, Economy 11.6%, Funny 10.2%, Immersive Sim 9.1%
- #50 Grand MALL Simulator
70% matchVery Positive83% of 133 reviews2024
Dev: Minds2Bros
Windows
Welcome to Grand Mall Simulator — Take control of a shopping mall and turn it into the city’s top shopping hotspot! Grand Mall Simulator is a multi-store management game where you hire staff, decorate storefronts, and earn money by completing tasks and expanding your business beyond the mall!
Why similar: Life Sim 23.1%, Immersive Sim 16.2%, Realistic 9.6%, Economy 9.4%, Simulation 9.2%
- #51 Console Shop Simulator
68% matchVery Positive93% of 492 reviews2025
Dev: Lance Games
Windows
Become the owner of a game store! Organize shelves, repair CDs, negotiate profits, promote your store via live stream, and increase customer satisfaction.
Why similar: Life Sim 21%, Immersive Sim 17.5%, Economy 15.4%, Management 12.6%, Simulation 11.2%
- #52 Rest Area Simulator
67% matchVery Positive87% of 391 reviews2026
Dev: Oriseus StudiosPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Life Sim 26.1%, Immersive Sim 16.3%, Economy 15.8%, Management 13.3%, Simulation 12.3%
- #53 Retro Rewind - Video Store Simulator
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,663 reviews2026
Dev: Blood Pact Studios
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Manage your very own video store in the early 90s! Rent, sell, decorate and expand your business from the ground up and relive the golden ages of video rentals!
Why similar: Immersive Sim 18.9%, Economy 13.6%, Management 13.2%, Building 11.8%, Simulation 11.5%
- #54 Casino Simulator
69% matchVery Positive82% of 815 reviews2024
Dev: Lodos Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 58.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Casino Simulator Expand Your Casino From Scratch, Hire Employees, Customize It, Gamble, Enjoy Your Own Casino
Why similar: Life Sim 32.1%, Simulation 19.3%, Economy 14%, Building 11.5%, Tabletop 9.7%
- #55 Figure Shop Simulator: Prologue
68% matchVery Positive91% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: Gnome Games
Windows
In this free version of the game, manage your own figure shop! Produce figures with 3D printers, stock your shelves, set prices, and offer the best shopping experience to your customers. Manage your warehouse, complete collections, follow trends, and grow your business!
Why similar: Immersive Sim 19.1%, Economy 17%, Life Sim 16.5%, Simulation 11.9%, Trading 10.4%
- #56 Roadside Research
66% matchVery Positive86% of 3,841 reviews2026
Dev: Cybernetic WalrusPub: Oro Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Roadside Research is a 1 to 4 player co-op gas station simulator. Except you’re aliens. And undercover. Do very human things like restocking shelves while preparing for the invasion. Just don’t get caught.
Why similar: Life Sim 18.7%, Immersive Sim 14.2%, Building 11.7%, Economy 11.1%, Management 9.3%
- #57 Hotel Owner Simulator
68% 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: Life Sim 17.3%, Economy 11.8%, Building 11.8%, Immersive Sim 11.7%, Management 10%
- #58 Mall Rivals
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 153 reviews2026
Dev: Creedon Games
Windows
Competitive mall simulation. 1-8 players open stores in the same mall, fight for customers, crush rivals. Team up or go solo. Fair play or dirty tricks? Your call. Procedural maps, employee system,mall cops, smugglers and physical mechanics.
Why similar: Economy 18.4%, Life Sim 15.9%, Management 14.3%, Simulation 13.5%, Trading 12%
- #59 Youtubers Life 3
67% matchMixed52% of 471 reviews2026
Dev: UPLAY Online
Windows · Mac
Live the experience of becoming the best content creator of the moment. Start from scratch, create epic VODs, share your best moments on Instalife, build your dream house, and overcome challenges as you forge your path to fame. Welcome to the Youtuber life!
Why similar: Trading Card Game 24.8% ★, Card Battler 23.9%, Life Sim 19.9%, Deckbuilding 8.9%, Simulation 6.2%
