- #1 Minami Lane
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,680 reviews2024
Dev: BlibloopPub: Doot Tiny Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Welcome to Minami Lane! Build your own street in this tiny cozy, casual management sim! Unlock and customize buildings, manage your shops, and maximize the happiness of your villagers to complete quests and fill your street with love!
Why similar: Cozy 19.5%, Life Sim 14.1%, Cats 13.8%, Management 11.4%, Building 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the same satisfying management loop of running a small, cozy shop in a charming neighborhood.
- #2 Lemon Cake
96% matchVery Positive84% of 2,062 reviews2021
Dev: Cozy Bee Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Restore an abandoned bakery and prepare pastries from farm to table! Grow fresh ingredients in the greenhouse, cook pastries & sweets in the kitchen and serve your baked goods to hungry customers in your own shop!
Why similar: Time Management 18.9%, Cozy 17.8%, Management 16.2%, Life Sim 14.9%, Simulation 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the core loop of baking, serving, and expanding a cafe business in a cute, cozy style.
- #3 Calico
96% matchVery Positive87% of 5,023 reviews2020
Dev: Peachy Keen GamesPub: Whitethorn Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 21.2 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Calico is a day-in-the-life community sim game where you are given an important and adorable task: rebuild the town’s cat café and fill it with cute and cuddly creatures! Build up your café by filling it with cute furniture, fun decorations, yummy pastries, and get it bustling with animals again!
Why similar: Cats 35.2%, Life Sim 18.4%, Building 12.6%, Cute 11.9%, Relaxing 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features a heavy emphasis on cats and decorating, capturing the same whimsical and relaxing atmosphere.
- #4 Critter Café
95% matchMostly Positive75% of 315 reviews2024
Dev: Sumo DigitalPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Welcome to your Critter Café! Rescue and bond with adorable, fantasy critters in need of your help and build a new home together. Design and run your own café, care for your critters, uncover the secrets of mysterious portals, and create a wholesome café for all to enjoy!
Why similar: Job Simulator 23.4% ★, Shop Keeper 16.4% ★, Cozy 14.3%, Wholesome 13.1%, Life Sim 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: Combines creature collection with shop management, mirroring the core gameplay of caring for animals while running a business.
- #5 Little Kitty, Big City
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 13,804 reviews2024
Dev: Double Dagger Studio
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
You're a curious little kitty with a big personality, on an adventure to find your way back home. Explore the city, make new friends with stray animals, wear delightful hats, and leave more than a little chaos in your wake. After all, isn't that what cats do best?
Why similar: Wholesome 26.4%, Cats 25.4%, Cozy 22.5%, Cute 6.9%, Cartoony 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: Perfect for those who love the feline focus and exploration aspects of the seed game.
- #6 Travellers Rest
94% matchVery Positive88% of 18,025 reviews2020
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 20.6 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: Life Sim 40.4%, Management 29.1%, Building 18.7%, Simulation 5.5%, Colorful 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: Tavern management with a similar focus on building, crafting, and serving customers in a cozy setting.
- #7 Winkeltje: The Little Shop
93% matchVery Positive88% of 1,827 reviews2022
Dev: Sassybot
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 12.0 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 20.4% ★, Wholesome 15%, Cozy 14.6%, Trading 12.1%, Life Sim 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a deep, cozy shop-keeping experience with a focus on inventory management and store layout.
- #8 Sticky Business
92% matchVery Positive94% of 7,667 reviews2023
Dev: Spellgarden GamesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Experience the joy of running your own cozy small business: Create stickers, pack orders and hear your customers’ stories. Time to build the cutest shop on the internet!
Why similar: Wholesome 30.1%, Cozy 21.6%, Life Sim 14.4%, Relaxing 10%, Simulation 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a relaxing shop-management experience where you customize products and interact with customers.
- #9 Cats & Cups
91% matchVery Positive91% of 1,205 reviews2025
Dev: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Play as a barista in a cat-inspired coffee shop, where your customers are cats! Brew coffee and various drinks. Wholesome and cozy hand-drawn art, various mini-games and a lot of cats & coffee! Learn to craft complex orders, keep your catstomers happy. 🐱☕
Why similar: Job Simulator 23.9% ★, Shop Keeper 17.8% ★, Cozy 13.5%, Wholesome 12.6%, Cats 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: Directly mirrors the cafe management and cat-themed aesthetic of the seed game.
- #10 Bear and Breakfast
91% matchVery Positive89% of 5,338 reviews2022
Dev: Gummy CatPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Bear and Breakfast is a laid-back management adventure game where you build and run a bed and breakfast...but you’re a bear.
Why similar: Life Sim 24.4%, Cartoon 21.9%, Management 17.8%, Relaxing 11.3%, Simulation 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features management mechanics centered around building and running a business in a cozy, narrative-driven environment.
- #11 Coffee Caravan
89% matchVery Positive93% of 1,483 reviews2024
Dev: Broccoli Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Fuel your coffee passion in Coffee Caravan! As a cafe manager, brew, experiment with delicious recipes, and build your dream coffee business on wheels. Serve customers, unlock new flavors, purchase appliances, and enjoy your procedurally generated road trip in this roguelite experience.
Why similar: Job Simulator 27.9% ★, Cozy 18.4%, Time Management 13.1%, Management 11.8%, Building 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the time-management and strategy aspects of running a cafe in a charming, stylized world.
- #12 Garden Paws
90% matchVery Positive90% of 2,498 reviews2018
Dev: Bitten Toast Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 21.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
You have inherited your grandparents farm as they set off to travel the world. Work with Frank at the local construction shop to finish off the final touches on your new home. Aid Frank and Mayor Wilson in building up the town so it may reach it's full potential.
Why similar: Wholesome 26.7%, Cozy 22.1%, Building 18.7%, Relaxing 9.3%, Cartoony 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Allows you to run a shop and care for animals in a vibrant, open-world setting.
- #13 Cattails: Wildwood Story
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,936 reviews2023
Dev: Falcon Development
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 20.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Become a cat! In this cozy life sim RPG, you'll lead your colony into the mysterious Wildwood. Hunt prey, harvest herbs, collect magical treasures, & defend your new home from intruders. Build a thriving town to recruit new cats. Get to know the residents, fall in love, & raise a litter of kittens!
Why similar: Wholesome 25.6%, Cozy 21.5%, Cats 21%, Life Sim 16.2%, Simulation 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on cat-themed life-sim elements, perfect for players who enjoy the feline aspect of the seed game.
- #14 Potion Permit
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 5,410 reviews2022
Dev: MassHive MediaPub: PQube
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 13.3 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: Cozy 25.5%, Wholesome 25.4%, Life Sim 18.4%, Relaxing 7.6%, Colorful 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: Blends community building and management with a cozy, relaxing aesthetic.
- #15 Coffee Talk
86% matchVery Positive95% of 12,534 reviews2020
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.
Why similar: Relaxing 57.7%, Simulation 33.1%, Singleplayer 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the intimate, relaxing atmosphere of running a cafe and listening to the stories of your customers.
- #16 Moonlighter
87% matchVery Positive81% of 23,893 reviews2018
Dev: Digital SunPub: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 21%, 2D 10.7%, Singleplayer 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a compelling shop-management loop where you sell items you have gathered, balancing business with adventure.
- #17 Trash Goblin
85% matchVery Positive88% of 1,784 reviews2025
Dev: Spilt Milk Studios Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A wholesome, cosy shopkeeping game with no pressures, no stress, and endless good vibes! Uncover and clean trinkets then upcycle them to sell to endless colourful and quirky customers. Spend your savings to upgrade your shop, buy better tools, plus expand and customise your space.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 24.1% ★, Wholesome 18.5%, Cozy 17.9%, Time Management 11.6%, Life Sim 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy shop-keeping game that focuses on cleaning and selling unique items in a relaxing environment.
- #18 Cat Mail Co.
83% matchVery Positive92% of 6,321 reviews2026
Dev: Maracas Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Run a cozy cat post office. Sort and deliver parcels from the daily boat, organizing everything your way. At night, the moon reveals hidden truths about packages. Clear a strange backlog, help locals, and unlock new abilities and destinations.
Why similar: Cozy 24.5%, Cats 19.5%, Management 14.5%, Life Sim 12.5%, Relaxing 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, cat-themed management game that emphasizes cozy vibes and simple, satisfying tasks.
- #19 Cat Isle
84% matchNo user reviews99% of 168 reviews2026
Dev: domkegames
Windows · Mac
Catch a train to Cat Isle! In this cozy pixel art management game, build restaurants, expand and decorate the town. Figure out your cats needs as they dine, shop, explore and turn the island into their purfect home.
Why similar: Cozy 16.9%, Wholesome 16.5%, Cats 14.3%, Life Sim 13.6%, Management 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features cat-themed management and decorating, perfect for fans of the feline-focused gameplay.
- #20 Boba Simulator : Idle Shop Management
86% matchVery Positive85% of 349 reviews2022
Dev: Cuddle Code
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Boba Tea shop simulator. Manage recipe, stock and customer satisfaction.
Why similar: Cats 19.2%, Shop Keeper 15.7% ★, Job Simulator 14.8% ★, Cozy 12.5%, Management 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the shop-management and automation aspects of running a beverage business.
- #21 Roots of Pacha
84% matchVery Positive94% of 4,536 reviews2023
Dev: Soda Den
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The charming and relaxing stone-age farming sim where you live in a thriving community exploring the wonderful world of Pacha. Discover "ideas," domesticate crops, befriend animals, and help your village grow. Play co-op with friends or explore the early days of civilization in single-player.
Why similar: Cozy 29%, Life Sim 26.4%, Building 18.1%, Relaxing 12.2%, Cute 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a cozy, community-focused life-sim experience that emphasizes building and development.
- #22 DAVE THE DIVER
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 161,000 reviews2023
Dev: MINTROCKET
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 27.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
DAVE THE DIVER is a casual, singleplayer adventure RPG featuring deep-sea exploration and fishing during the day and sushi restaurant management at night. Join Dave and his quirky friends as they seek to uncover the secrets of the mysterious Blue Hole.
Why similar: Management 48.3%, Relaxing 24.5%, Simulation 16.1%, 2D 6.5%, Singleplayer 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features a rewarding restaurant management loop alongside exploration and relaxing gameplay.
- #23 Catto's Post Office
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,432 reviews2025
Dev: In Shambles Studio
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Deliver mail as Catto, the town's dedicated Postcat, while meeting unique friends in a vibrant cozy town filled with kitty residents.
Why similar: Cozy 28.2%, Cats 23%, Wholesome 22.2%, Relaxing 6.9%, Cute 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A short, cute, and cat-focused game that captures the whimsical spirit of the seed game.
- #24 Chef RPG
82% matchVery Positive88% of 2,734 reviews2024
Dev: World 2 Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Craft your culinary adventure in a beautiful pixel art world. Manage your restaurants, forage and hunt for ingredients, befriend locals, and grow your culinary empire. What kind of chef will you be?
Why similar: Life Sim 33.8%, Management 24.3%, Building 21.5%, Relaxing 9.3%, Simulation 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Combines restaurant management with exploration and RPG elements in a beautiful, cozy world.
- #25 Stardew Valley
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,034,074 reviews2016
Dev: ConcernedApe
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 22.9 hrsMean: 85.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Why similar: Life Sim 42.3%, Relaxing 17.7%, Building 17.3%, Simulation 11.3%, Cute 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential cozy management game that offers endless hours of farming, building, and community interaction.
- #26 Flowers And Favours: Florist Simulator
79% matchVery Positive94% of 199 reviews2025
Dev: MISK Games
Windows · Mac
Flowers And Favours is a relaxing cozy florist sim. Run your own flower shop, experiment with a stunning variety of florals, and craft unique bouquets for your adorable customers. Your floral journey begins today!
Why similar: Job Simulator 31.9% ★, Cozy 22.1%, Cats 9.9%, Management 8.8%, Relaxing 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, relaxing simulation game that focuses on shop management and creative tasks.
- #27 Tavern Manager Simulator 🍻
79% matchVery Positive92% of 4,445 reviews2024
Dev: One More Time
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 12.5 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: Job Simulator 25% ★, Shop Keeper 19.7% ★, Cozy 14.2%, Life Sim 10.5%, Management 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a similar business-building loop, focusing on renovation and customer service.
- #28 Desktop Cat Cafe
80% matchMostly Positive78% of 94 reviews2025
Dev: samyamPub: Zippyzappy Games
Windows
Build your dream cat cafe in this tiny cozy management sim that lives at the bottom of your screen! Unlock exciting new recipes, decorate your space with our wide variety of goodies, and watch cute cat helpers take care of the cafe while you're doing other things.
Why similar: Cats 22.9%, Cozy 16.9%, Management 14%, Building 11.4%, Life Sim 10%
Why You'll Like It: An idle-style management game that brings the cat cafe experience directly to your desktop.
- #29 Tiny Bookshop
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,674 reviews2025
Dev: neoludic gamesPub: Skystone Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Leave everything behind and open a tiny bookshop by the sea in this cozy narrative management game. Stock your tiny bookshop with different books and items, set up shop in scenic locations, and run your cozy second-hand bookshop while getting to know the locals.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 21.6% ★, Cozy 19.6%, Trading 14.7%, Life Sim 12.1%, Management 10%
- #30 Bookshop Simulator
77% matchVery Positive93% of 1,577 reviews2026
Dev: Blep Games
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Shop Keeper 17.5% ★, Cozy 15.4%, Trading 15.3%, Cats 13.2%, Life Sim 10.1%
- #31 Paleo Pines
78% matchVery Positive83% of 2,669 reviews2023
Dev: Italic PigPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Welcome to Paleo Pines, a charming island known for its friendly dinosaurs, quirky townsfolk, and mysterious past. Befriend dinos and enlist their help to fix up your ranch and farm crops to create your cozy dino sanctuary! Then set out with your companion, Lucky, to uncover the island’s secrets.
Why similar: Life Sim 32.5%, Relaxing 22.1%, Cute 15.7%, Simulation 15.6%, Colorful 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: Offers creature care and ranch management in a cozy, low-stress setting.
- #32 Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition
78% matchVery Positive95% of 53,173 reviews2020
Dev: Thunder Lotus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Spiritfarer® is a cozy management game about dying. As ferrymaster to the deceased, build a boat to explore the world, care for your spirit friends, and release them into the afterlife. The Spiritfarer Farewell Edition includes the heartwarming base game and three major content updates.
Why similar: Management 33.9%, Building 30.4%, Relaxing 18.7%, Cartoony 9%, Simulation 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A management game with a strong emotional core, focusing on building and caring for others in a beautiful world.
- #33 Witchy Business
76% matchVery Positive88% of 1,009 reviews2025
Dev: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Manage your very own Witchcraft Shop! Witchy Business is a job simulator game where you brew potions for your customers, collect oddities, grow flowers in your garden, upgrade your alchemy station, and thrive. Make sure you are quick to take care of customers and hex thieves!
Why similar: Job Simulator 28.3% ★, Shop Keeper 18.2% ★, Cozy 16.5%, Wholesome 15.8%, Cartoony 5.8%
- #34 Leafy Corner
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,123 reviews2026
Dev: Fireline Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Run a cute little plant shop in this cozy and relaxing game. Grow, sell, and care for a variety of real-life plants, help customers find their dream plants, complete orders, and customize your cozy shop just the way you like!
Why similar: Cozy 22.7%, Shop Keeper 18.4% ★, Wholesome 11.7%, Management 11.5%, Life Sim 8.9%
- #35 Vending Machine Co.
76% matchVery Positive87% of 488 reviews2026
Dev: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Run your kawaii vending machine company! A relaxing sim where you manage, restock, and repair your vending machines across a charming Japanese city. Pick neighborhoods, stock up on snacks, set the perfect price, upgrade your machines. Enjoy lots of fun minigames along the way.
Why similar: Job Simulator 23.7% ★, Shop Keeper 16.6% ★, Wholesome 15.5%, Cozy 13.3%, Trading 10.6%
- #36 Discounty
75% matchVery Positive83% of 2,758 reviews2025
Dev: Crinkle Cut GamesPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Manage your own discount supermarket! Get caught up in small-town drama, organize and plan your shop's layout, and strike lucrative trade deals as you expand your secretive aunt's business empire. Selling more frozen fries will surely heal this broken community...right?
Why similar: Shop Keeper 26.9% ★, Wholesome 16%, Life Sim 11.8%, Cozy 9.9%, Time Management 7.6%
- #37 Cozy Cleaner
74% matchVery Positive90% of 1,030 reviews2026
Dev: Payoff GamesPub: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Cozy Cleaner is a relaxing cleaning game where you tidy and organize rooms messed up by playful cats. Pick up clutter, wipe away dirt, and bring order back to every space for a calming, refreshing experience with cozy soundtracks.
Why similar: Job Simulator 30.2% ★, Cozy 19.7%, Wholesome 19.6%, Building 6.7%, Relaxing 6.4%
- #38 Perfume Atelier
75% matchVery Positive90% of 258 reviews2026
Dev: Keep The Engine GamesPub: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Blend fragrances in your cozy perfume atelier! 🌸 Craft unique scents by mixing essences, design beautiful bottles, and try to sell your creations to curious customers. Decorate your workshop, unlock new recipes, and grow your reputation in the art of fragrance.
Why similar: Job Simulator 27.4% ★, Shop Keeper 21% ★, Cozy 16.1%, Wholesome 13.1%, Management 6.5%
- #39 Not Monday Cafe
73% matchVery Positive95% of 603 reviews2025
Dev: Sunny Syrup StudioPub: Flyhigh Works
Windows
Median: 40.0 hrsMean: 78.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Cozy idle cafe management that keeps you company while you work. Grow fresh ingredients, cook, and serve delicious food to adorable animal customers. Build your dream cafe that sits at the bottom of your screen.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 36.2% ★, Life Sim 15.4%, Building 14.2%, Management 13.5%, Relaxing 5.9%
- #40 KuloNiku: Bowl Up!
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,469 reviews2026
Dev: Gambir StudioPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Prep your stations for a cozy cooking game with attitude! Prepare unique meals for quirky small-town locals, upgrade and customize your shop, compete in thrilling cooking battles to become top chef, and protect your family’s long-running restaurant alongside a cast of curious companions!
Why similar: Job Simulator 26.1% ★, Wholesome 16.5%, Cozy 14.4%, Life Sim 10.5%, Time Management 10.4%
- #41 Tailside: Cozy Cafe Sim
72% matchVery Positive97% of 262 reviews2026
Dev: Coffee Beans Dev
Windows
Run your own cozy café in Tailside! Brew coffee, decorate your café, and follow small stories in the daily newspaper. Progress through days and levels to unlock new items, skills, villagers, and creature visitors.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 26.5% ★, Cozy 21.4%, Life Sim 13.8%, Management 11.2%, Building 10.5%
- #42 Cafe Cafe: Idle Bird Collector
73% matchVery Positive93% of 71 reviews2025
Dev: CHONKSOFT
Windows
A charming and cozy idle game that sits anywhere on your screen, where you'll befriend your very own flock of adorable birds. Serve delicious snacks, discover each bird's unique preferences, and watch your cafe flourish!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 23% ★, Wholesome 18.6%, Cozy 17.3%, Life Sim 10.7%, Management 9.1%
- #43 Cats Are Money
73% matchVery Positive94% of 127 reviews2025
Dev: DеM GamesPub: Room Games
Windows
Cats Are Money is a cozy idle game where you rebuild your grandmother's rundown cat farm. Collect over 150 unique cats, feed and pamper them, dress them up in outfits, and unlock new lands around the world. Happy cats make fur. Fur makes money.
Why similar: Wholesome 20.2%, Cozy 19.2%, Cats 17.1%, Life Sim 12.1%, Management 9.9%
- #44 Teddy's Haven
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,836 reviews2025
Dev: Teddy Bear Games LLC
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Teddy’s Haven is a cozy shop sim filled with magic and charm. Sell over 400 items, decorate with 250+ decorations, and create the shop of your dreams. Meet mythical creatures, level up your skills, harvest the land, and uncover the peaceful wonders of life on Ursa.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 23.7% ★, Cozy 17.6%, Wholesome 15.6%, Life Sim 11.1%, Management 8.7%
- #45 Thrifty Business
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,265 reviews2026
Dev: Spellgarden Games
Windows · Mac
Run your very own thrift shop in this laid-back management sim! Sort through boxes to find hidden treasures and arrange nostalgic displays of clothes, antiques, toys & more. Befriend the regulars, help with their requests and expand your store into a hub for the local community!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 28% ★, Cozy 17.9%, Wholesome 15.3%, Life Sim 13.8%, Relaxing 7.1%
- #46 My Café Manager Simulator
72% matchMixed69% of 205 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: Job Simulator 35.8% ★, Wholesome 17.3%, Management 13.8%, Time Management 11.8%, Life Sim 9.2%
- #47 Bean Meets Paw
70% matchVery Positive94% of 90 reviews2026
Dev: XINGXIAN NET
Windows
Build your dream cat café! Design cozy spaces with cute furniture, bake cat-themed treats, and hire fluffy staff (baristas, bakers, cashiers). Grow from a small shop to a feline empire by unlocking bakery equipment and decorations. Attract unique cats to be your café's star attraction!
Why similar: Life Sim 34.1%, Management 27.4%, Cute 11.5%, Cartoon 11.3%, Simulation 9.9%
- #48 MilkTea Time
70% matchVery Positive84% of 158 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: Job Simulator 29.1% ★, Shop Keeper 23.7% ★, Time Management 12.3%, Management 9%, Cats 8.9%
- #49 Ship, Inc.
69% matchVery Positive84% of 2,396 reviews2025
Dev: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Run a wholesome shipping business! Ship, Inc. is a cozy job simulator where you are a packaging employee in a parcel shipment company. Follow the shipment orders, choose the package size, and prepare parcels. Upgrade your office, deliver orders safely and quickly!
Why similar: Job Simulator 29% ★, Wholesome 18.8%, Cozy 18.2%, Life Sim 11%, Management 6.9%
- #50 A Shelter Full of Cats
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,246 reviews2024
Dev: Devcats
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Everyone can be a hero! Help a cat rescuer take care of her rescuees and root for their adoption! Every cat deserves a chance to be loved. ❤️
Why similar: Wholesome 28.6%, Cats 26%, Cozy 24%, Relaxing 8.6%, Cute 5%
- #51 Sugardew Island - Your cozy farm shop
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 369 reviews2025
Dev: rokaplay
Windows
In this cozy farming game, you have to run your own farm shop. Take care of your animals and your farm, sell your goods to the cute Forest Folk, upgrade the island and fulfill small orders from the Harmony Tree to fill the island with life again.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 30.7% ★, Cozy 23.3%, Wholesome 18.1%, Management 8.1%, Relaxing 6.3%
- #52 ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 8,613 reviews2026
Dev: MandragoraPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Run a quaint electronics repair shop in mid-2000s Tokyo. Grow your business by carefully restoring iconic video game consoles, cell phones, music players, and other nostalgic devices. Talk to customers, hear their stories, and see how your decisions impact both their lives and your shop.
Why similar: Job Simulator 35.2% ★, Cozy 19.6%, Shop Keeper 17.7% ★, Management 9.7%, Building 8%
- #53 Cozy Keep: Farm, Craft, Manage
68% matchVery Positive94% of 328 reviews2024
Dev: Unbossed GamesPub: Level Up Gaming
Windows
Your father's life depends on your success. Run a medieval shop, craft goods, set prices, and build your reputation - because the King's debt collectors are coming. Farm, hunt, explore, and trade your way to freedom in this cozy but consequential shop simulation.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 25.9% ★, Cozy 18.4%, Cats 14.6%, Trading 14%, Life Sim 10.9%
- #54 Hozy
66% matchVery Positive81% of 4,666 reviews2026
Dev: Come On StudioPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Restore a forgotten neighbourhood through your favourite hobby, one cozy room at a time. In Hozy, clean, paint, and decorate abandoned homes with satisfying mechanics and intuitive controls. Enjoy the little details as you interact with tools, items and furniture to bring each space back to life.
Why similar: Cozy 31.8%, Wholesome 15.1%, Building 12.7%, Relaxing 11.3%, Management 8%
- #55 Magical Greenhouse
67% matchVery Positive95% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: Mgtt Studio
Windows · Mac
Magical Greenhouse is a cozy simulation game where you manage your own potion shop. Your clients, creatures and adventurers of all kinds have strange requests. You will have to be inventive to create the perfect potion for every situation!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 22.3% ★, Job Simulator 21% ★, Wholesome 13.6%, Cozy 13.1%, Trading 10.5%
- #56 Nom Nom: Cozy Forest Café
67% matchVery Positive95% of 108 reviews2026
Dev: Anaïs Salla
Windows · Mac
A decoration-focused café game where you bake and brew... TO THE BEAT!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 22.3% ★, Wholesome 20.1%, Cozy 18.6%, Trading 11.9%, Life Sim 8.3%
- #57 Capybara Spa
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,690 reviews2022
Dev: Cozy Bee Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Build your own capybara spa in this relaxing point and click simulation game! Grow fruits, craft soaps and clean towels to pamper the capybaras during their visit. Furnish the mountain with gardens, baths and decorations to design the best capybara spa!
Why similar: Time Management 22%, Management 16.8%, Cozy 15%, Building 12.6%, Simulation 8.9%
- #58 Happy Sheepies
68% matchVery Positive86% of 596 reviews2024
Dev: Berker Games
Windows
Happy Sheepies is a relaxing sheep farming game that includes some Crafting and Business Management elements with its simple Drag & Drop gameplay. Meet the needs of your sheepies, craft and sell your products, and grow your business!
Why similar: Job Simulator 23.4% ★, Shop Keeper 18.2% ★, Wholesome 15.4%, Cozy 13.5%, Life Sim 8.3%
- #59 Book Bound
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 269 reviews2025
Dev: Bit66
Windows
Book Bound is a cozy bookshop simulation game. Use a range of items to decorate your shop and make it truly yours. Pick the books you would like to sell. Help customers find books they want most. Sell books in different genres.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 33.4% ★, Cozy 26.2%, Building 11.9%, Management 11%, Cute 6%
- #60 Wormies
66% matchVery Positive100% of 102 reviews2026
Dev: Maple Bay
Windows · Mac · Linux
Run your own cozy worm shop! Buy and breed hundreds of different wormies! Get to know your customers and fulfill their wormie orders to progress through different storylines!
Why similar: Cozy 26.9%, Wholesome 22.5%, Job Simulator 14.2% ★, Relaxing 9%, Life Sim 6.8%