- #1 Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
97% matchVery Positive93% of 42,947 reviews2022
Dev: niceplay gamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Potion Craft is an alchemist simulator where you physically interact with your tools and ingredients to brew potions. You're in full control of the whole shop: invent new recipes, attract customers and experiment to your heart's content. Just remember: the whole town is counting on you.
Why similar: Simulation 50.2%, Management 42.8%, Casual 7%
Why You'll Like It: The core loop of experimenting with ingredients to create new recipes and managing a shop is a perfect thematic match for a chocolate maker.
- #2 Coffee Shop Tycoon
96% matchVery Positive85% of 596 reviews2022
Dev: Riff Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 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: Simulation 47%, Management 44.7%, Casual 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a deep dive into running a food-service business, from recipe creation to managing staff and finances.
- #3 Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,432 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: Simulation 54.5%, Management 45.5%
Why You'll Like It: This classic shop-management game captures the same nostalgic tycoon charm and focus on inventory management as the original Chocolatier.
- #4 Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator
95% matchVery Positive84% of 2,520 reviews2023
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 13.5 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: Simulation 47.5%, Management 43.5%, Casual 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a high-fidelity cooking and management experience that appeals to players who enjoy the technical side of food production.
- #5 Lemon Cake
94% matchVery Positive85% of 2,012 reviews2021
Dev: Cozy Bee Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.3 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: Simulation 50.6%, Management 40.5%, Casual 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, charming baking simulation that focuses on shop management and serving customers, mirroring the core gameplay of Chocolatier.
- #6 Espresso Tycoon
94% matchVery Positive85% of 1,249 reviews2023
Dev: DreamWay GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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: Simulation 46.8%, Management 43.4%, Casual 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A coffee-themed management game that emphasizes aesthetic customization and business strategy in a similar casual style.
- #7 Bakery Simulator
93% matchMixed67% of 2,258 reviews2022
Dev: Live Motion GamesPub: Ultimate Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 9.0 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: Simulation 54.8%, Management 35.8%, Casual 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a realistic approach to the baking process combined with the business management aspects of running a successful shop.
- #8 Game Dev Tycoon
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 44,663 reviews2013
Dev: Greenheart Games 💚
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
In Game Dev Tycoon you replay the history of the gaming industry by starting your own video game development company in the 80s. Create best selling games. Research new technologies and invent new game types. Become the leader of the market and gain worldwide fans.
Why similar: Management 49%, Simulation 46.9%, Casual 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: While the theme is different, it is the gold standard for the addictive, progression-based tycoon gameplay loop that defines the genre.
- #9 Recipe for Disaster
91% matchMostly Positive71% of 714 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: Management 48.1%, Simulation 42.9%, Casual 9%
Why You'll Like It: Combines restaurant management with cooking mechanics, requiring players to balance customer satisfaction and operational efficiency.
- #10 Cafe Owner Simulator
91% matchMixed64% of 1,076 reviews2022
Dev: Second RealityPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Open your dream restaurant at FPP. Create a unique exterior and interior, hire the best workers and chefs, create a place where people will love to eat, spend time and spend their money. Simulation of the restaurant business.
Why similar: Simulation 49.1%, Management 43%, Casual 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the design and economic growth of a food-based business, allowing for the same sense of progression found in the seed game.
- #11 TasteMaker
90% matchVery Positive83% of 1,294 reviews2023
Dev: Jelle Booij
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
TasteMaker is a restaurant tycoon game. Design your own restaurant from the ground up, decorate, create a menu, hire and manage staff, and much more. Keep your customers happy and make a profit to keep the restaurant of your dreams from turning into a nightmare.
Why similar: Management 51.2%, Simulation 44.3%, Casual 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox-style management game that allows for creative restaurant building and detailed menu planning.
- #12 Travellers Rest
89% matchVery Positive88% of 16,540 reviews2020
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 19.4 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: Management 69.2%, Simulation 30.8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines tavern management with crafting and ingredient gathering, offering a satisfying loop for fans of simulation games.
- #13 Soda Story - Brewing Tycoon
89% matchVery Positive91% of 66 reviews2022
Dev: Upper Class Walrus
Windows
Take on the challenge of running a Soda brewing operation, all while participating in the current season of the hit reality TV show “Prisoneers.” Will you win your freedom?
Why similar: Management 57%, Simulation 41.8%, Casual 1.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features a unique crafting and management system where you build your own beverage empire from the ground up.
- #14 Baker Business 3
88% matchVery Positive86% of 62 reviews2022
Dev: Living Code Labs
Windows · Mac · Linux
Manage your very own bakery. Discover recipes, bake tasty treats and sell them to your customers. Unlock upgrades such as ovens and display shelves to expand your bakery. Customize the interior and exterior style to create your dream bakery.
Why similar: Simulation 57.1%, Management 31.3%, Casual 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward, casual shop-keeping simulation that focuses on the daily operations of a bakery.
- #15 Candy Shop Simulator
87% matchMixed65% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Dive into a sugary world of sweetness in Candy Shop Simulator! Open your shop, create delectable pastries, manage sales, and expand your candy empire. Satisfy your sweet tooth and build your confectionery legacy now!
Why similar: Simulation 46.3%, Management 44.3%, Casual 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Directly mirrors the theme of running a confectionery business with modern, accessible simulation mechanics.
- #16 Plant Tycoon
86% matchVery Positive94% of 217 reviews2008
Dev: Last Day of Work
Windows
Plant Tycoon is a gardening sim game where you nurture plants and experiment with increasingly rare and valuable species. The object is to breed and cross breed plants until you find the 6 Magic Plants of Isola and solve the genetic puzzle. You start with a couple of dollars, a handful of seeds, some soil and water.
Why similar: Simulation 63.7%, Management 22.9%, Casual 13.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic management game that shares the same casual, relaxing, and addictive progression style as the early 2000s tycoon era.
- #17 Parisian Brasserie Simulator
84% matchVery Positive95% of 367 reviews2025
Dev: Quark Studios
Windows
Manage your own brasserie in Paris and turn it into the place to be! Create menus, serve customers, and master every detail to grow your restaurant. Manage supplies, ensure top-notch service, and make your mark on the city of lights. Will you become the next Parisian brasserie institution?
Why similar: Simulation 60.1%, Management 27.6%, Casual 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: A life-sim management game that captures the atmosphere of running a classic European-style eatery.
- #18 Coffee Bar Simulator
85% matchMixed55% of 62 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: Simulation 62.1%, Management 27.3%, Casual 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person simulation that emphasizes the hands-on aspects of preparing drinks and managing a shop.
- #19 Supreme: Pizza Empire
86% matchMixed65% of 113 reviews2015
Dev: Nexeon Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Supreme allows you to pursue your wildest dream ever, the dream that you’ve wanted to fulfill all your life. Your dream of owning and operating your own Pizzeria franchise that you will dominate the world with...err… we mean make everyone full and happy with? Yeah that.
Why similar: Simulation 56.9%, Management 30.1%, Casual 13%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-heavy management game that focuses on expanding a food empire across different locations.
- #20 Fast Food Manager
84% 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: Simulation 48.9%, Management 44.9%, Casual 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the economy and management aspects of running a food service establishment.
- #21 Moonlighter
82% matchVery Positive82% of 21,581 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 56.1%, Simulation 43.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features a dual-gameplay loop of exploring for resources and managing a shop, which mirrors the global ingredient search in Chocolatier.
- #22 Tea Garden Simulator
83% matchMostly Positive74% of 62 reviews2023
Dev: Flying Robot StudiosPub: SYV Games LLP
Windows
Explore tea production intricacies with real-world research, select ideal terroir and clones, master plucking and processing, and create specialty teas for your unique brand. Unravel new flavors, unleash your inner tea scientist, experiment with endless creative ideas, and grow your Tea empire.
Why similar: Simulation 55%, Management 45%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a relaxing simulation experience focused on the production and management of a specific food-related commodity.
- #23 Big Ambitions
80% matchVery Positive93% of 12,519 reviews2023
Dev: Hovgaard Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 24.0 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: Management 59.5%, Simulation 40.5%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a much deeper, more complex economic simulation for players who want to scale their business empire to a massive level.
- #24 Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3?!
81% matchVery Positive91% of 2,256 reviews2020
Dev: Vertigo Gaming Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Hit the road in this massive sequel to the million-selling Cook, Serve, Delicious series. Manage your food truck, cook delicious dishes and serve customers as you take the road trip of a lifetime across war-torn America.
Why similar: Management 48.7%, Simulation 41.9%, Casual 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a high-energy cooking and management experience that tests your ability to handle complex orders and business growth.
- #25 Alchemist Simulator
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 421 reviews2020
Dev: Art Games Studio S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Become the mystical alchemist, choose your contracts wisely as they will shape the world around you, discover the long forgotten magical recipes, upgrade your lab and become the most powerful alchemist of all times.
Why similar: Simulation 82.7%, Casual 17.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the crafting and time-management aspects of running a shop, similar to the recipe-based gameplay of the seed.
- #26 Bakery Cafe Simulator
79% matchMostly Positive71% of 351 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: Simulation 66.6%, Management 25.3%, Casual 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A modern simulation game that allows players to experience the daily tasks of running a cafe.
- #27 Megaquarium
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,644 reviews2018
Dev: Twice Circled
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
The public aquarium simulator. Design your displays, look after your fish, manage your staff and keep your guests happy! It's all in a day's work as the curator of your very own Megaquarium.
Why similar: Simulation 48.1%, Management 42.6%, Casual 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A polished management tycoon game that focuses on resource balancing and business expansion in a relaxing, non-stressful environment.
- #28 Chocolate Factory Simulator
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 450 reviews2025
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Enter the world of steam and sugar and become a master chocolatier in Chocolate Factory Simulator. Craft gourmet chocolate for your customers in your steampunk workshop with the help of your automaton assistant Nougat.
Why similar: Simulation 86.7%, Casual 13.3%
- #29 Industry Manager: Future Technologies
81% matchMixed58% of 312 reviews2016
Dev: astragon Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
INDUSTRY MANAGER: Future Technologies is a classic economy simulation in which you can build your own empire, research new sustainable products, and sweep aside the competition on your way to fame and success.
Why similar: Simulation 66.1%, Management 33.9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a more technical, economy-focused management experience for those who enjoyed the business side of Chocolatier.
- #30 Chocolate Factory Simulator: Prologue
77% matchVery Positive90% of 290 reviews2024
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 51%
The Prologue is just part of the gameplay that awaits you in the full version of the game. Enter the world of steam and sugar and become a master chocolatier in Chocolate Factory Simulator: Prologue. Craft gourmet chocolate for your customers in your steampunk workshop with the help of Nougat.
Why similar: Simulation 70.9%, Management 17.2%, Casual 11.9%
- #31 Lunch Truck Tycoon
79% matchMixed65% of 260 reviews2015
Dev: Diggidy.net
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Welcome to Lunch Island! Where the sun always shines, everything comes in perfect individual servings and the only meal served is, LUNCH! Head to the beach and finish the Ice Cream Sandwich event or head to the City and supply Comic Con with pretzels and coffee? Compete in Competitions! Who has the best Hot Dog on Lunch Island?
Why similar: Simulation 62.3%, Management 37.7%
Why You'll Like It: A simple, indie-focused management game that captures the essence of running a mobile food business.
- #32 The Road To Harvest: Food From Across The Ocean
76% matchVery Positive82% of 114 reviews2025
Dev: MuccyGames
Windows · Mac
Become the God of Harvest, explore the world of food and adventure, plant, trade, and spread deliciousness to create your own path to prosperity!
Why similar: Simulation 49.1%, Management 44%, Casual 6.9%
- #33 Chocolate Factory
77% matchMixed54% of 139 reviews2024
Dev: Tbjbu2
Windows
Build your dream Chocolate Factory among candy cane forests and gumdrop hills to produce the tastiest sweets. A delicious first-person factory automation game with a little exploration and combat. Confectionary conveyor belt heaven awaits!
Why similar: Management 53.8%, Simulation 43%, Casual 3.2%
- #34 MilkTea Time
74% matchVery Positive84% of 132 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: Simulation 49.8%, Management 41.6%, Casual 8.6%
- #35 Chocolate Factory: Prologue
75% matchMostly Positive72% of 198 reviews2024
Dev: Tbjbu2
Windows
Build your dream Chocolate Factory among candy cane forests and gumdrop hills to produce the tastiest sweets. A delicious first-person factory automation game with a little exploration and combat. Confectionary conveyor belt heaven awaits! The free prologue for the full game!
Why similar: Management 54.2%, Simulation 45.8%
- #36 Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game
75% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,478 reviews2020
Dev: Innervoid InteractivePub: Digital Tribe
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Chef is a Restaurant Management game in which you create your own character, acquire supreme cooking skills, customize restaurants, design unique menus, and devise innovative recipes with a realistic editor.
Why similar: Management 51.9%, Simulation 48.1%
- #37 Bakery
76% matchVery Positive81% of 136 reviews2017
Dev: ChaoYe LiuPub: Happy Home Company
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Operating bakery Making various breads and cakes Manage and operate storefronts
Why similar: Simulation 57.7%, Management 30.9%, Casual 11.4%
- #38 創業王 CEO
74% matchVery Positive82% of 71 reviews2023
Dev: T-Time Technology CO., LTD.
Windows
經典商業模擬遊戲《創業王》讓你一圓當老闆的夢想!選地建廠,佈置廠房、僱用員工,打造夢幻生產線! 自由組合數百種原料,創意研發理想商品! 轉戰各行各業,一手包辦醬油大亨和石油大亨! 發揮企業影響力,打造美麗新市鎮! 豐富的任務關卡模式,真實呈現商場激烈競爭!
Why similar: Simulation 51.7%, Management 48.3%
- #39 Mad Games Tycoon
73% matchVery Positive91% of 4,414 reviews2016
Dev: Eggcode
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Form your own game studio set in the early 1980s in a small garage. Develop your own game ideas, create a team and develop megahit video games. Research new technologies, train your staff and upgrade your office space, going from a lowly garage to a huge building. Expand your business and dominate the world market for video games!
Why similar: Management 51.9%, Simulation 41.5%, Casual 6.5%
- #40 Beer Manufacture Simulator
72% matchVery Positive84% of 121 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: Simulation 63.3%, Management 26.1%, Casual 10.6%
- #41 Game Builder Tycoon
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 137 reviews2024
Dev: AM PlayhousePub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
In Game Builder Tycoon, begin as an indie game developer. Personalize your character, craft hit games, manage marketing, research stuff and manage a skilled team. Overcome competition to guide your game development studio to global recognition and dominate the gaming industry.
Why similar: Simulation 49.4%, Management 42.5%, Casual 8.1%
- #42 Barista Simulator
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 667 reviews2023
Dev: CubeCube Sports Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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: Simulation 52.1%, Management 41.2%, Casual 6.7%
- #43 Yerba Mate Tycoon
73% matchVery Positive88% of 118 reviews2021
Dev: DonislawDev
Windows · Mac · Linux
Yerba Mate Tycoon is a unique management game. You are taking care of a yerba mate production shop/company, create, customize various yerba mates, unlock new upgrades, and grow your company. Don't know what yerba mate is? Let's say it's a coffee alternative in South American countries.
Why similar: Simulation 45.9%, Management 44.6%, Casual 9.4%
- #44 The Magical Mixture Mill
71% matchVery Positive84% of 601 reviews2024
Dev: GlowlightPub: 505 Pulse
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Gather exotic ingredients, brew complex mixtures, and expand your magically automated production lines -- keeping your shelves stocked, your customers happy, and your pockets full.
Why similar: Management 56.9%, Simulation 43.1%
- #45 Whimsy Bake&Craft
71% matchMixed65% of 363 reviews2026
Dev: MOON SCAPEPub: HAMUXING Network Technology
Windows
Take over a bakery! Establish production lines for farming, fishing, and baking to create delicious treats! Fulfill missions to earn rewards. Recruit helpers, expand production, and decorate the bakery and homes. Restore Starlight Island to its former glory—one delicious dessert at a time!
Why similar: Simulation 83.4%, Casual 16.6%
- #46 Gaming Cafe Simulator
70% matchVery Positive86% of 390 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: Simulation 54.3%, Management 45.7%
- #47 World End Diner
70% matchVery Positive94% of 421 reviews2025
Dev: Andymente
Windows
Run a diner on the last island in the world after the destruction of humankind! For the cute animals and robots that survived, cook delicious food, run a farm, explore the forest, and create the best diner!
Why similar: Simulation 100%
- #48 SkyBrew: Entropic Strategist
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 556 reviews2025
Dev: ATRIC Games
Windows
Experience entrepreneurship in a floating cloud cafe. Manage your flying cafe, customize construction, train staff, handle random events, and uncover the secrets of the commercial empire, growing from a small shop to the sky's brightest star.
Why similar: Simulation 54.8%, Management 41.6%, Casual 3.6%
- #49 Burger Bistro Story
71% matchVery Positive83% of 306 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Open your own diner and create custom burgers in this management sim game.
Why similar: Simulation 59.8%, Management 27.8%, Casual 12.4%
- #50 Fruitbus
68% matchVery Positive87% of 1,079 reviews2024
Dev: Krillbite Studio
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A journey of flavors and friendships awaits you in your cozy, customisable food truck! Forage for fresh ingredients to create your own menu, then feed tummies and souls with home-cooked meals. Change the world, one apple at a time.
Why similar: Simulation 57.4%, Management 35%, Casual 7.6%
- #51 Alchemist Shop Simulator
69% matchVery Positive83% of 156 reviews2025
Dev: Kool2Play
Windows
Run your own magic business! In Alchemist Shop Simulator you can trade magical wares, brew potions and take on special orders, meet many quirky clients, grow your ingredients in your garden, restock your shelves and manage prices. Keep expanding your business as you gain experience and wealth!
Why similar: Simulation 46.5%, Management 44%, Casual 9.5%
- #52 Chef RPG
67% matchVery Positive88% of 2,496 reviews2024
Dev: World 2 Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Management 55.9%, Simulation 44.1%
- #53 Cafeteria Nipponica
69% matchVery Positive88% of 154 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Find ingredients, make menus, and run your own restaurant in this sizzling sim!
Why similar: Simulation 55.9%, Management 44.1%
- #54 Potion Tycoon
67% matchMostly Positive72% of 712 reviews2024
Dev: Snowhound GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Potion Tycoon is a management simulator with a witchy twist! Build and develop your very own magic shop. Manage resources, set up production lines, mix potions and sell them smartly to stay ahead of the competition. Welcome to the potion business!
Why similar: Management 51.9%, Simulation 48.1%
- #55 Worldwide Rush
66% matchVery Positive80% of 487 reviews2025
Dev: Memel Games
Windows
Worldwide Rush lets you experience passenger transportation and management on a global scale. Expand your company, meet the growing travel demand, compete against other companies, and discover new continents with its unique vehicles. The entire world is yours to control.
Why similar: Simulation 50%, Management 40.8%, Casual 9.2%
- #56 Tavern Manager Simulator 🍻
65% matchVery Positive92% of 4,300 reviews2024
Dev: One More Time
Windows
Median: 7.1 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: Simulation 47%, Management 45.4%, Casual 7.6%
- #57 Inn Tycoon
65% matchMostly Positive78% of 779 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Goose GamesPub: GameDev.ist
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 27.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Welcome to Inn Tycoon! Build, design, and manage your dream inn. Serve delightful meals, offer various services, and hire a stellar staff. Create a top-notch hospitality empire and become the ultimate Inn Tycoon!
Why similar: Management 47.7%, Simulation 45.9%, Casual 6.4%
- #58 Drink Pro Tycoon
70% matchMixed52% of 85 reviews2018
Dev: World Map Tycoon
Windows
In Drink Pro Tycoon you create your dreams company and dominate world drink industry. Create best drinks and make best advertisement campaigns. Invent newest technologies and market your drinks in the best way.
Why similar: Simulation 69.3%, Management 30.7%
- #59 Hundred Days - Winemaking Simulator
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,082 reviews2021
Dev: Broken Arms Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Winemaking could be your best adventure. Make the best wine interacting with soil and nature and take your winery to the top. Your beautiful journey into the winemaking tradition starts now.
Why similar: Management 100%
- #60 Mad Games Tycoon 2
64% matchVery Positive94% of 7,570 reviews2023
Dev: Eggcode
Windows · Mac
Median: 14.7 hrsMean: 36.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Start your own game development studio in 1976. Build your own offices, production facilities and server rooms. Develop the games of your dreams and produce the next next-gen console. Rise from a small garage company to a huge corporation.
Why similar: Management 52.6%, Simulation 43.2%, Casual 4.2%