- #1 Winkeltje: The Little Shop
97% 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: Trading 33.7%, Management 16.6%, Crafting 16.3%, Building 13.1%, Character Customization 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the core loop of managing a cozy fantasy shop, stocking shelves, and decorating your space just like Craftlands Workshoppe.
- #2 Little Big Workshop
96% matchVery Positive84% of 3,391 reviews2019
Dev: Mirage Game StudiosPub: HandyGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Manage your workers, stations, machines and create awesome stuff as your little big workshop grows into your dream factory!
Why similar: Automation 22.7%, Management 19.1%, Building 15.6%, Resource Management 10.8%, Simulation 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on the management and production-line aspects of crafting, allowing you to build a complex factory to fulfill customer orders.
- #3 Travellers Rest
96% 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: Management 21.8%, Collectathon 16.4%, Crafting 16.1%, Building 13.9%, Isometric 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines tavern management with deep crafting and farming, providing a similar cozy, productive atmosphere.
- #4 The Magical Mixture Mill
95% matchVery Positive84% of 608 reviews2024
Dev: GlowlightPub: 505 Pulse
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 11.6 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: Automation 34%, Management 27.7%, Crafting 20.1%, Funny 7.5%, Simulation 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes the automation and crafting aspects of shop management, tasking you with optimizing production lines for your magical potions.
- #5 Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,512 reviews2010
Dev: EasyGameStationPub: Carpe Fulgur LLC
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Recettear is the story of an item shop, the girl who lives in it, and the fairy who turned her life upside down. Recette Lemongrass finds herself in charge of an item shop built into her house, in order to pay back a loan her father took and then skipped out on - and Tear, her newfound fairy "companion", won't take no for an answer!
Why similar: Management 32.6%, RPG 28.1%, Cute 19.1%, Simulation 9.1%, Indie 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: As a classic in the shop-management genre, it perfectly balances dungeon exploration for materials with the day-to-day operations of running a store.
- #6 Moonlighter
93% 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 54.9%, RPG 22.1%, Simulation 9.9%, Adventure 9%, Singleplayer 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a compelling gameplay loop where you explore dungeons to gather loot by night and manage your own shop to sell those items by day.
- #7 Shoppe Keep 2
94% matchMixed56% of 2,235 reviews2019
Dev: Strange FirePub: Excalibur Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Shoppe Keep returns bigger and better than ever! Build your business empire and defend it from thieves. Explore the open-world in single-player or with up to 4 players online. Renovate and design your store, cook, fish, hunt for products, charm customers, evolve the town, and make your millions.
Why similar: Trading 43.8%, Management 18%, Building 14.7%, Character Customization 12.4%, RPG 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: As a direct spiritual predecessor, it offers a similar fantasy shop-keeping experience with added open-world exploration elements.
- #8 Merchant of the Skies
92% matchVery Positive86% of 2,284 reviews2020
Dev: Coldwild Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Become the captain of a flying ship! Sell items, gather resources and build your own trade company in the clouds!
Why similar: Trading 48.1%, Management 19.3%, Building 15.2%, Resource Management 7.8%, Cute 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the trading and exploration spirit of Craftlands Workshoppe, tasking you with managing a business while traveling across a vibrant world.
- #9 Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?!
91% matchMostly Positive71% of 2,087 reviews2015
Dev: Daylight StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?! is a wacky simulation game where you manage your very own weapon shop and expand its business across an incredible potato world.Use your potato smiths to forge weapons and sell them to questing heroes.
Why similar: Management 45.1%, Crafting 27.6%, Simulation 9.3%, Funny 6.5%, RPG 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: Its cute aesthetic and management-heavy gameplay make it a great fit for those who enjoy the whimsical tone of Craftlands Workshoppe.
- #10 Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
89% matchVery Positive93% of 44,514 reviews2022
Dev: niceplay gamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Potion Craft is an alchemist simulator where you physically interact with your tools and ingredients to brew potions. You're in full control of the whole shop: invent new recipes, attract customers and experiment to your heart's content. Just remember: the whole town is counting on you.
Why similar: Crafting 29.7%, Trading 28.9%, Management 17.3%, Resource Management 10.1%, RPG 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: The focus on the tactile process of crafting unique items and interacting with customers makes it a perfect match for fans of shop-based gameplay.
- #11 Medieval Shopkeeper Simulator
91% matchMixed61% of 281 reviews2018
Dev: David Moralejo SánchezPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Keep your stores afloat against unique threats like royal laws, wars and crazy fantasy events. Discover new items, craft, sell them, and create your Merchant Empire in the kingdom! - All in a hybrid 2D-3D style.
Why similar: Trading 43%, Management 19.5%, Resource Management 10.6%, RPG 9.9%, Simulation 6%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a detailed look at running a shop in a medieval setting, focusing on inventory management and customer interactions.
- #12 Weapon Shop Fantasy
90% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,834 reviews2017
Dev: INDIECN
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A shop game with RPG? Or is it RPG with a shop? Collect materials, Craft weapons, Train your staff and defeat your enemy! This is Weapon Shop Fantasy!
Why similar: Management 39.8%, RPG 20.2%, Crafting 15.4%, Simulation 14.6%, Adventure 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game leans into the RPG elements of shop management, requiring you to craft gear for adventurers while balancing your store's economy.
- #13 Amber Isle
88% matchVery Positive83% of 2,078 reviews2024
Dev: Ambertail GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Welcome to Amber Isle - a quaint, friendly village of prehistoric residents who are in need of a new shopkeep... That’s you! Craft and sell items, upgrade your shop, befriend your Paleofolk neighbours and customise the island to bring the village back to life and welcome even more prehistoric pals!
Why similar: Crafting 25.3%, Management 22%, Character Customization 16.8%, Third Person 10.2%, Cute 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: This cozy shop-management game features creature collection and crafting, mirroring the collectathon and management blend of the seed game.
- #14 My Time at Sandrock
87% matchVery Positive88% of 28,958 reviews2023
Dev: Pathea Games
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 39.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Travel to the desert community of Sandrock and take on the role of a fledgling Builder. Use your trusty toolset to gather resources, construct machines, and turn your run-down workshop into a well-oiled production facility to save the town from the jaws of economic ruin!
Why similar: Crafting 31.3%, Building 30.6%, Character Customization 19%, RPG 10.3%, Simulation 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a robust crafting and building system set in a charming world where you must contribute to the community through your workshop.
- #15 Shop Legends
89% matchMixed43% of 211 reviews2024
Dev: Cloudcade
Windows
Immerse yourself in an Idle Simulation Tycoon RPG like no other, where you are tasked with managing a thriving item shop, crafting legendary gear for customers, commanding mighty heroes to loot rare artifacts & blueprints all while challenging top-ranked shopkeepers in an epic business adventure!
Why similar: Trading 29.4%, City Builder 20.6%, Crafting 15%, Management 11.6%, Character Customization 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on the RPG-adjacent aspects of shop management, allowing for deep customization and strategic business growth.
- #16 Faire Trade
85% matchMostly Positive79% of 72 reviews2025
Dev: Sassybot
Windows
Ready to take on the management of a fantasy shop? Faire Trade allows you to do just that! From farming, to crafting, to selling, to hiring, to expanding, to pricing, to decorating to….. Well, the world's your oyster! Stay curious, adapt, and let your blossoming shop shine!
Why similar: Trading 33.7%, Crafting 18.9%, Management 15.2%, Character Customization 12.6%, Building 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: It combines shop-keeping with base-building, allowing you to expand your business and influence in a medieval world.
- #17 Touhou Mystia's Izakaya
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 32,653 reviews2021
Dev: 二色幽紫蝶
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 35.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A brand new pixel art restaurant simulator based on the Touhou Project! Play as Mystia, the owner of a small izakaya. Collect ingredients by day, cater to the customers by night, learn recipes from familiar characters, and become the best izakaya owner in all of Gensokyo!
Why similar: RPG 60.8%, Simulation 39.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a delightful management experience where you run a food stall, gather ingredients, and serve customers in a cute, stylized world.
- #18 Pixel Shopkeeper
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 160 reviews2017
Dev: Pixel Prototype
Windows · Mac · Linux
Be a Pixel Shopkeeper! Collect items using inventory management puzzle mechanics. Sell your wares, decorate your shop, craft new products, and expand! Train to beat tougher dungeons, unlock new classes and decor, and furnish your shop smartly to maximize profits!
Why similar: Management 33%, Crafting 24.6%, Resource Management 20.2%, Simulation 7.3%, Character Customization 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a straightforward, pixel-art approach to shop management and resource-gathering that is easy to pick up and play.
- #19 A Little Shop in Squirrel Town
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 60 reviews2021
Dev: Superluminal Cat
Windows
You will become the shopkeeper of grocery shop in Squirrel Town to run your own shop, replenish your stock, sell, make a profit, kill monsters, manufacture outfits, engage in agriculture, angle, cook delicious food, feed monsters and save Monster Forest controlled by the evil crystal.
Why similar: Trading 33.6%, Crafting 16.3%, Building 13.4%, Management 13.3%, Character Customization 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, focused shop-management experience that emphasizes trading and economy in a charming setting.
- #20 Potion Permit
84% 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: Crafting 35.1%, Character Customization 24.5%, Cute 12.1%, RPG 11.8%, Simulation 7%
Why You'll Like It: It blends cozy crafting and alchemy with community management, focusing on the satisfying progression of a local shopkeeper.
- #21 Potion Tycoon
83% matchMostly Positive72% of 727 reviews2024
Dev: Snowhound GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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: Automation 26%, Management 21%, Trading 19.7%, Building 17.3%, Resource Management 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the production and management side of a potion shop, allowing you to scale your business through automation.
- #22 Garden Paws
82% 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: Moddable 28.7% ★, Crafting 26%, Building 23.3%, Cute 9.4%, RPG 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a strong focus on shop management, crafting, and exploration in a cute, relaxing environment.
- #23 Crafter's Hollow
82% matchMixed54% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: Wylde Wisp Games
Windows
Forge gear, run a shop, and send mercenaries into danger so you don’t have to. A cozy-but-clever crafting sim where business booms, heroes bicker, and dungeons provide all the “supply chain” problems you’ll ever need.
Why similar: Crafting 34.2%, Management 25.3%, City Builder 22.4%, Character Customization 8.8%, Simulation 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game is dedicated to the crafting and inventory management aspects of shop-keeping, offering a focused experience for fans of the genre.
- #24 Graveyard Keeper
81% matchVery Positive85% of 55,062 reviews2018
Dev: Lazy Bear GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 27.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Build and manage a medieval graveyard while facing ethical dilemmas and making questionable decisions. Welcome to Graveyard Keeper, the most inaccurate medieval cemetery sim of the year.
Why similar: Crafting 37.3%, Management 23%, Building 16.2%, RPG 11.2%, Simulation 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: While darker in theme, its complex crafting, management, and resource-gathering systems are highly reminiscent of the mechanics found in Craftlands Workshoppe.
- #25 Cozy Keep: Farm, Craft, Manage
80% 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: Trading 46%, Crafting 28%, Building 18.5%, Cute 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: It hits all the right notes for fans of cozy shop management, combining farming and crafting in a relaxing medieval setting.
- #26 Chef RPG
79% 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: Management 25.6%, Building 22.6%, Crafting 21.3%, Resource Management 13.6%, RPG 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: It combines restaurant management with exploration and RPG elements, offering a beautiful world to build your business in.
- #27 DAVE THE DIVER
78% 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 38.2%, Crafting 24.7%, RPG 12.2%, Funny 7.2%, Simulation 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: It features a satisfying loop of gathering resources through exploration and managing a successful business, all wrapped in a charming aesthetic.
- #28 Slime Rancher
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 156,628 reviews2017
Dev: Monomi Park
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Slime Rancher is the tale of Beatrix LeBeau, a plucky, young rancher who sets out for a life a thousand light years away from Earth on the ‘Far, Far Range’ where she tries her hand at making a living wrangling slimes.
Why similar: Cute 34.9%, Management 28.2%, Funny 11.3%, Adventure 10.3%, Simulation 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: The focus on automation, collection, and building a base in a vibrant, cute world aligns well with the core appeal of the seed game.
- #29 Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure
77% matchVery Positive84% of 2,273 reviews2025
Dev: Massive MiniteamPub: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Oddsparks is a blend of automation and real-time strategy for both the die-hard fans of the automation genre and the automation-curious. Explore a strange fantasy world, uncover the mysteries of the past, automate your workshops, and go on adventures with your odd & adorable Sparks!
Why similar: Automation 25.9%, Building 21.6%, City Builder 19.8%, Crafting 12.7%, Character Customization 9.4%
- #30 Bookshop Simulator
75% 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: Trading 48.4%, Management 22.3%, Building 15%, Funny 6.8%, Simulation 5.5%
- #31 Alchemist Shop Simulator
77% matchVery Positive81% of 161 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: Trading 39.9%, Crafting 18.5%, Management 18.5%, Resource Management 10.2%, Funny 4.7%
- #32 A World of Keflings
75% matchVery Positive99% of 475 reviews2025
Dev: NinjaBee
Windows
Keflings may be small, but their kingdom-building adventures are gigantic! Build a world with your friends in A World of Keflings! Harvest resources, construct robots, befriend a dragon, and help a creepy witch get even creepier in this update of the classic 2010 city-building adventure.
Why similar: City Builder 27.1%, Crafting 16.8%, Building 14.9%, Management 14.5%, Resource Management 6.1%
- #33 Arcane Merchant
73% matchVery Positive85% of 279 reviews2026
Dev: Findie Studios
Windows
Open your own shop in the heart of a Medieval Fantasy realm! Stock your shelves with everything from potions and swords to mysterious crystals and legendary artifacts. Set your prices, earn your customers' trust and become the richest merchant in the town!
Why similar: Trading 31.2%, Automation 25.3%, Management 16.1%, Collectathon 15.9%, RPG 6.2%
- #34 Shoppe Keep
78% matchMixed62% of 2,886 reviews2016
Dev: Strange FirePub: Excalibur Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 33.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Run an adventurers shop – a serious business in a fantasy environment. Stock your store with dangerous weapons, fancy hats, sturdy armour and magical potions.
Why similar: Management 41.9%, RPG 18.1%, Simulation 14.2%, Trading 10.8%, Adventure 7.3%
- #35 Figure Shop Simulator
72% matchVery Positive85% of 369 reviews2026
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: Trading 38.2%, Automation 21.5%, Management 13%, Crafting 12.2%, Resource Management 10.5%
- #36 MeowCraft
73% matchVery Positive81% of 158 reviews2026
Dev: Meow StudioPub: 2P Games
Windows
Manage your own feline forge in this cozy yet deep shop simulation! Craft epic legendary gear, expand your smithy, hire quirky cat staff, and dispatch hero squads into dangerous dungeons. You may be cursed to never wield a sword again, but you can build a forging empire to defeat the Demon Dragon!
Why similar: Crafting 22.8%, Management 19.8%, Building 17.4%, Resource Management 12.7%, Cute 8.8%
- #37 Alchemist Simulator
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 423 reviews2020
Dev: Art Games Studio S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 61%
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: Trading 56.7%, Crafting 29.2%, Funny 7.7%, Simulation 6.4%
- #38 Kubifaktorium
74% matchVery Positive81% of 800 reviews2021
Dev: Neomateria Games GmbH
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Build, manage and grow a thriving colony in Kubifaktorium. The game features different biomes to explore, plenty of resources to exploit, complex machinery to build and interesting production chains to master.
Why similar: Automation 22%, City Builder 19.9%, Crafting 12.1%, Building 11%, Management 10.5%
- #39 Hokko Life
74% matchMixed66% of 2,667 reviews2022
Dev: Wonderscope GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Hop off the train and into your new life in the village of Hokko! Take over the old workshop and get creative; use crafted materials and design everything in town! With complete creative freedom, what type of town will you build?
Why similar: Crafting 23.7%, Building 22.3%, Character Customization 17.9%, Cute 10.4%, RPG 10%
- #40 Shop Titans
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 17,962 reviews2020
Dev: Kabam Games, Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 189.4 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: Trading 31.2%, Crafting 15.8%, Management 13.9%, Collectathon 12.2%, Character Customization 11.3%
- #41 The Last Gas Station
70% matchVery Positive87% of 1,299 reviews2026
Dev: Alawar
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
In a world where electric cars reign supreme, you are now the owner of an old gas station out in the wilderness. Establish trade, develop your business and uncover the secret of this strange place in the compact gas station simulator.
Why similar: Trading 45.5%, Management 21.2%, Building 15.3%, Cute 8.6%, Simulation 4.5%
- #42 Magic Forge Tycoon
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 87 reviews2026
Dev: Clever Trickster StudioPub: Clever Trickster Productions
Windows
Become the ultimate fantasy arms dealer. Forge enchanted weapons, fulfill contracts, influence wars, and shape the fate of kingdoms! Master the astral forge, upgrade your gear, use alchemy, dominate the resource market, and rise as the realm’s mythic weaponsmith.
Why similar: Trading 40.3%, Management 25.4%, Crafting 18.9%, Simulation 5.9%, Cute 5%
- #43 RPG Tycoon
76% matchMixed51% of 487 reviews2016
Dev: Skatanic StudiosPub: Macrocosmic Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Hire heroes, send them on quests, get loot and make a profit as you expand from nothing into a bustling fantasy kingdom and attempt to win the coveted title of the greatest kingdom in all of the land!
Why similar: City Builder 25.1%, Management 22.4%, Isometric 15.8%, Building 13.9%, Resource Management 8%
- #44 Campsite Hustle! - Management Simulator
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 267 reviews2026
Dev: Red Shore Games
Windows
Build your own Outdoor Store and Camping Business in the heart of Red Shore Valley! Arrange your shelves, manage your stock, construct facilities on your campsite, and take care of every guest. Grow from humble beginnings into a thriving business surrounded by nature!
Why similar: Automation 21.1%, Crafting 20.1%, Management 19.3%, Building 18.3%, Resource Management 8.8%
- #45 Enchanted Blacksmith
72% matchVery Positive82% of 82 reviews2023
Dev: Tanuki Sun
Windows
Step into a cozy, first-person forge simulator where exploration and crafting go hand in hand. Discover rich mineral veins, master forgotten smithing techniques, and watch your humble workshop evolve as you craft fine wares and claim your place among the realm’s legendary artisans.
Why similar: Trading 46.8%, Crafting 21.9%, Resource Management 12.3%, Management 11.2%, Simulation 5%
- #46 Keep Me Gifted
71% matchMixed57% of 176 reviews2025
Dev: Merlot Games
Windows · Mac
In Keep Me Gifted you will make your career debut as a Gift Shop owner. Be ready to encounter unhinged characters and their requests, try to match those requests with your wrapping skills, manage your item stock, upgrade your shop, and increase your store's popularity. And stay gifted!
Why similar: Trading 31.9%, Management 24.9%, Crafting 24.3%, Funny 9.1%, Simulation 7.7%
- #47 Founders' Fortune
71% matchVery Positive80% of 2,189 reviews2020
Dev: Dionic Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
A fantasy village builder focusing on creative building, colonist psychology and base defense. Handle resources, farming, production, tools, diplomacy, families, trading, defense, and research, as well as the wishes, expectations, thoughts, and equipment of every villager.
Why similar: City Builder 36.3%, Building 18.1%, Management 12.8%, Character Customization 9.1%, Crafting 9%
- #48 Dealer's Life Legend
69% matchVery Positive83% of 287 reviews2025
Dev: Abyte Entertainment
Windows
Welcome to the Pecunian Empire, travelling merchant! Head between our many cities, expand your collection of wares and grow your riches. If your talent and skill are sharp enough, you may be in with a shot of winning the Wandering Merchant Quest and proving that YOU are the best dealer in town!
Why similar: Trading 53.9%, Management 26.7%, Simulation 7.7%, Funny 6%, Indie 3.8%
- #49 Kynseed
69% matchVery Positive83% of 3,860 reviews2022
Dev: PixelCount Studios
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Embark on a lifetime of adventure in a beautiful world of creativity and intrigue. Raise a family, customise your farm, run a business, craft items, and battle some marvellously malevolent monsters.
Why similar: Crafting 35.4%, Management 30%, RPG 12.4%, Funny 9.9%, Simulation 5.9%
- #50 Witchy Business
67% 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: Crafting 49%, Cute 19.1%, RPG 18.8%, Simulation 13.1%
- #51 Dungeon Bodega Simulator
65% matchVery Positive98% of 318 reviews2026
Dev: Alien Fruit
Windows · Linux
Dungeon Bodega Simulator is a retro styled fantasy shop game where you can grow crops, brew potions, sell items and raise slimes as pets! Can you build up your bodega into a one stop adventuring shop while solving the mysteries of the dungeon beneath you?
Why similar: Management 38%, Crafting 28.1%, Resource Management 22.5%, Simulation 9.3%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #52 Shopkeeper: My First Supermarket
68% matchMixed58% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Supa GamesPub: Games Incubator
Windows
Take on the role of a manager in the most addictive simulation game - open the doors to your supermarket and build it from scratch, transforming a small shop into the ultimate supermarket! Become a great manager and make your store outstanding.
Why similar: Trading 45.6%, Management 21.8%, Building 16.4%, Funny 5.4%, Simulation 5.4%
- #53 Ye Guild Clerk!
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 2,207 reviews2025
Dev: Devclerk
Windows
The local Adventurer's Guild is hiring!... Not for adventurers, but for guild clerks! You play an important role in handing out quests, gold, and equipment as your actions shape the stories of these animal adventurers for better, or for worse..!
Why similar: Cute 35.6%, Funny 30.5%, Simulation 17.7%, Indie 9.3%, Singleplayer 6.8%
- #54 Village Merchant
67% matchMostly Positive71% of 63 reviews2026
Dev: Beast Games S. A.
Windows
Run and expand your own medieval shop! Sell weapons, armor, food, and rare goods to peasants and lords alike in the immersive medieval store simulator.
Why similar: Trading 45.8%, Management 18.8%, Crafting 14.7%, Resource Management 10.6%, Funny 4.8%
- #55 My Time at Portia
67% matchVery Positive91% of 44,278 reviews2019
Dev: Pathea GamesPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 35.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Start a new life in the enchanting town of Portia! Restore your Pa's neglected workshop to its former glory by fulfilling commissions, growing crops, raising animals, and befriending the quirky inhabitants of this charming post-apocalyptic land!
Why similar: Crafting 42.1%, Building 24%, RPG 16.1%, Simulation 8.3%, Adventure 4.8%
- #56 SkyBrew: Entropic Strategist
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 565 reviews2025
Dev: ATRIC Games
Windows
Experience entrepreneurship in a floating cloud cafe. Manage your flying cafe, customize construction, train staff, handle random events, and uncover the secrets of the commercial empire, growing from a small shop to the sky's brightest star.
Why similar: Building 32.7%, Management 28.1%, Resource Management 19.4%, Simulation 8.7%, Funny 5.9%
- #57 Swag and Sorcery
70% matchMixed54% of 3,253 reviews2019
Dev: Lazy Bear GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Grind for resources, manage your own fantasy village, create and equip your heroes and send them to collect swag in Swag and Sorcery - a new streamlined RPG from the creators of Punch Club and Graveyard Keeper.
Why similar: Management 27.6%, Crafting 27.3%, Resource Management 16.1%, RPG 11.3%, Funny 7.6%
- #58 Discounty
65% 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: Management 27.8%, Building 24.1%, Character Customization 13.8%, RPG 12.6%, Cute 9.7%
- #59 Loot & Ledger
66% matchMostly Positive73% of 64 reviews2026
Dev: Eddy
Windows
Run your own medieval store! Stock shelves with groceries and legendary loot, set prices, serve customers, and expand your shop. Fund adventurers to explore dangerous lands and return with valuable chests full of swords, shields, and rare items and all without leaving the counter.
Why similar: Trading 30.6%, Management 28.4%, Automation 19.8%, Resource Management 11.1%, Simulation 7.3%