- #1 Plant Tycoon
97% 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: Casual 70.6%, Management 29.4%
Why You'll Like It: This classic title shares the core loop of breeding plants to discover rare genetic combinations and managing a shop.
- #2 Niche - a genetics survival game
96% matchVery Positive86% of 5,158 reviews2017
Dev: Stray Fawn StudioPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Niche - a genetics survival game is a turn-based strategy game combined with simulation and roguelike elements. Shape your own species of animals based on real genetics. Keep your species alive against all odds, such as predators, climate change and spreading sickness.
Why similar: Education 70.5%, Strategy 29.5%
Why You'll Like It: It features a deep, scientifically accurate genetics system where you breed creatures to survive in various environments.
- #3 Beetle Uprising
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 98 reviews2020
Dev: Iocane Games, LLCPub: Disco Slug
Windows
Collect, raise and breed an army of beetles to rise up and lay claim to the abandoned lot! The game features a complex genetics simulation and real-time tactics missions with a full campaign.
Why similar: Science 30.7% ★, Education 27%, Strategy 15.2%, Management 13%, Casual 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on real-time evolution and genetics, allowing you to selectively breed beetles for specific traits.
- #4 Budgie Genetics Simulator
95% matchVery Positive100% of 62 reviews2022
Dev: Niki Cilliers
Windows
Breed budgies and discover hidden colour mutations in this realistic genetics simulator.
Why similar: Casual 100%
Why You'll Like It: A dedicated simulator that focuses specifically on the inheritance patterns of bird plumage, mirroring the genetic puzzles in the seed game.
- #5 Intelligent Design: An Evolutionary Sandbox
94% matchMixed45% of 147 reviews2017
Dev: Pill Bug Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 26%
A toy ecosystem with fully simulated genetics and evolution. Will you tinker with DNA or sit back, relax, and see if life finds a way?
Why similar: Education 39.9%, Science 30.3% ★, Strategy 13.7%, Management 13.6%, Indie 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a sandbox environment where you manipulate evolutionary pressures to see how species adapt over time.
- #6 Tyto Ecology
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 434 reviews2016
Dev: Immersed Games
Windows · Mac
Build your biome! With an empty biodome as your canvas, add plants and animals from three different ecosystems. Observe interactions like hunting, blooming, and even decomposing! Will your biodome last for decades, or will it experience a total ecosystem collapse? You’re in control!
Why similar: Education 31.6%, Science 29.4% ★, Strategy 17.9%, Indie 10.6%, Casual 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: This educational simulation focuses on building and managing ecosystems, emphasizing the scientific principles of nature.
- #7 Equilinox
92% matchVery Positive92% of 2,999 reviews2018
Dev: ThinMatrix
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Equilinox is a relaxing nature simulation game in which you can create and nurture your own ecosystems. Shape the world to your liking, cultivate and raise hundreds of different species, and evolve your wildlife to unlock more exotic plants and animals.
Why similar: Casual 51%, Indie 35.5%, Management 13.5%
Why You'll Like It: You manage an ecosystem where you must evolve and mutate plants and animals to keep the environment balanced.
- #8 Reach for the Sun
93% matchMostly Positive70% of 341 reviews2013
Dev: Filament Classic
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Version 1.2 Out Now!Strategy mode is now available on the plant selection screenThis mode uses a set number of turns with no time limit. Plants will automatically collect resources between turns. Keep your plant balanced and try to maximize your resources on every turn to fruit each flower before winter comes!
Why similar: Strategy 31.9%, Education 30.2%, Casual 24%, Indie 13.8%
Why You'll Like It: A plant-focused simulation that emphasizes the resource management and growth mechanics found in botanical games.
- #9 Monster Lab Simulator
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 483 reviews2026
Dev: Round 3 Studios
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Ready to become a mad scientist? Synthesize, evolve, and command an army of unique creatures in your own lab. Manage your laboratory, master genetic essences, and dominate the battle arena in this deep creature collection simulator!
Why similar: Science 39.5% ★, Strategy 21.2%, Management 16.8%, Casual 14.1%, Cute 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the creature-collecting and breeding aspect, allowing players to experiment with different traits.
- #10 SPORE™
90% matchVery Positive93% of 70,545 reviews2008
Dev: Maxis™Pub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Be the architect of your own universe with Spore, an exciting single-player adventure. From Single Cell to Galactic God, evolve your creature in a universe of your own creations.
Why similar: Science 63.3% ★, Casual 21.7%, Cute 15%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a broad look at evolution and creature creation, allowing for significant genetic customization throughout the game.
- #11 Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?!
91% matchMostly Positive71% of 2,067 reviews2015
Dev: Daylight StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 11.7 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 51.6%, Indie 24.3%, Casual 24%
Why You'll Like It: It combines quirky, cute management with a crafting system that requires careful resource allocation.
- #12 Learning Factory
89% matchVery Positive86% of 511 reviews2025
Dev: Luden.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Build intricate supply chains to meet your feline customers' needs. Discover underground and air transport layers, a vast research tree, procedural worlds, machine learning, and endless automation in this relaxing, enemyless game.
Why similar: Education 36.5%, Science 28% ★, Strategy 15.4%, Management 12.8%, Cute 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: An educational management game that tasks you with optimizing production lines while teaching concepts about automation.
- #13 Winkeltje: The Little Shop
89% matchVery Positive88% of 1,803 reviews2022
Dev: Sassybot
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 11.7 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: Management 43.7%, Strategy 39.9%, Cute 16.4%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy shop-keeping simulator that focuses on crafting, stocking, and managing your own retail business.
- #14 Alchemy Garden
88% matchMixed69% of 1,067 reviews2022
Dev: MadSushi Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Craft magic potions and sell them in your own alchemy shop! Explore the world and harvest plants to discover new recipes! Take care of your own garden of alchemy and decorate the shop as you like!
Why similar: Management 72.5%, Cute 27.5%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing game that blends gardening with potion crafting and shop management in a cute, stylized world.
- #15 Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
87% 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: Management 31.6%, Indie 25.9%, Cute 24.7%, Strategy 17.7%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for shop management games, offering a charming aesthetic and deep business mechanics.
- #16 Tiny Garden
86% matchVery Positive90% of 184 reviews2025
Dev: Ao NortePub: Super Rare Originals
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Tiny Garden lets you grow a pocket-sized garden inside a magical toy passed down through generations. Nurture plants, trade them for furniture, and customize your space in this relaxing mix of farming, puzzles, and strategy. No scores or time limits - let your creativity bloom!
Why similar: Casual 49.2%, Strategy 22.5%, Management 18.8%, Indie 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist gardening simulation that focuses on the aesthetic and growth aspects of plant management.
- #17 Plant Nursery Simulator
85% matchVery Positive96% of 263 reviews2025
Dev: Robot Assembly
Windows
Run your own cozy Plant Nursery in this relaxing sim. Grow crops, stock shelves, and help customers. Expand with greenhouses, hire staff, and decorate your dream shop. Perfect for fans of wholesome farming and sim games.
Why similar: Management 60.4%, Casual 39.6%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward management game that tasks you with running a plant nursery and maintaining inventory.
- #18 Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
84% 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: Management 46.5%, Casual 31%, Indie 22.5%
Why You'll Like It: It features a unique experimentation system where you must discover recipes through trial and error, similar to breeding experiments.
- #19 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 34.5%, Strategy 27.2%, Casual 23.6%, Indie 14.7%
Why You'll Like It: A management game that features a shop-keeping loop with RPG elements and resource collection.
- #20 Pet Shop Simulator
84% matchMostly Positive71% of 326 reviews2024
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Run your own pet shop in Pet Shop Simulator! Find new homes for pets, thus fulfilling the dreams of your customers. Take care of the needs of animals by selling the right items and get involved in matters related to the pets' home life!
Why similar: Education 39.2%, Management 24.3%, Casual 22.6%, Cute 14%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the management of a pet-related business, including caring for and selling various animals.
- #21 Cats & Cups
81% matchVery Positive90% of 839 reviews2025
Dev: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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: Strategy 39.5%, Casual 34.5%, Cute 16.9%, Indie 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy shop-simulation game that emphasizes a relaxing atmosphere and customer service.
- #22 Candy Shop Simulator
82% 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: Education 43.2%, Management 20.1%, Casual 17.4%, Cute 11.2%, Indie 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A modern management sim that focuses on the retail experience and customer satisfaction.
- #23 Boba Simulator : Idle Shop Management
82% matchVery Positive86% of 340 reviews2022
Dev: Cuddle Code
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Boba Tea shop simulator. Manage recipe, stock and customer satisfaction.
Why similar: Strategy 35.9%, Management 30.5%, Casual 18.3%, Cute 15.3%
Why You'll Like It: An idle-style management game that focuses on the automation and growth of a small business.
- #24 Slime Rancher
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 151,397 reviews2017
Dev: Monomi Park
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 21.5 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 41.1%, Management 24.8%, Casual 22.4%, Indie 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: While more action-oriented, it centers on collecting and cross-breeding different species of slimes to manage a farm.
- #25 Shop Manager : Video Game Tycoon
83% matchMostly Positive75% of 69 reviews2019
Dev: Faritengames
Windows
In Shop manager: video game tycoon your uncle entrusts you his video game shop. Your goal is to make it profitable so that one day you can inherit your business.
Why similar: Strategy 38.6%, Casual 25.5%, Management 19.7%, Indie 16.3%
Why You'll Like It: A business simulation that focuses on the management and economic aspects of running a niche shop.
- #26 Alchemist Shop Simulator
80% 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: Management 41.3%, Casual 36.3%, Indie 22.4%
Why You'll Like It: A management game where you run a shop and craft items, mirroring the retail focus of the seed game.
- #27 Weed Shop 2
81% matchVery Positive86% of 910 reviews2017
Dev: ADhD StudiosPub: Weed Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 23.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Weed Shop 2 is a first person recreational Marijuana dispensary simulator where you'll get to grow the hottest strains, expand your business, hire employees and much more!
Why similar: Strategy 51.1%, Management 48.9%
Why You'll Like It: A management simulator that focuses on the cultivation and retail aspects of a specific plant type.
- #28 Perfume Atelier
78% matchVery Positive90% of 170 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: Casual 31.6%, Strategy 30.4%, Management 24.5%, Cute 13.5%
Why You'll Like It: A job-simulator that focuses on the creative process of crafting products for a shop.
- #29 Garden Paws
79% matchVery Positive90% of 2,485 reviews2018
Dev: Bitten Toast Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 21.5 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: Casual 55.9%, Cute 44.1%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy game that allows you to run a shop, farm, and explore, capturing the relaxing management feel.
- #30 Witchy Business
77% matchVery Positive89% of 755 reviews2025
Dev: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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: Strategy 37.9%, Casual 37.6%, Cute 24.6%
- #31 Moonlighter
78% 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 100%
Why You'll Like It: Balances shop management with dungeon exploration, providing a satisfying loop of gathering and selling.
- #32 Console Shop Simulator
76% matchVery Positive93% of 468 reviews2025
Dev: Lance Games
Windows
Become the owner of a game store! Organize shelves, repair CDs, negotiate profits, promote your store via live stream, and increase customer satisfaction.
Why similar: Education 54.3%, Management 23.5%, Casual 22.2%
- #33 Exotica 2: Pet Shop Simulator
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 399 reviews2026
Dev: Konrul GamePub: Ultimate Publishing
Windows
Exotica 2: Pet Shop Simulator is a cozy management game where you design and run your own exotic pet shop. Care for over 70 animals, raise babies, breed rare color variants, customize your store, and manage customers and staff.
Why similar: Education 64.3%, Casual 21.7%, Cute 14%
- #34 Magical Greenhouse
77% matchVery Positive95% of 56 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: Casual 30.7%, Management 28.4%, Indie 21.6%, Cute 19.2%
- #35 Figure Shop Simulator
75% matchVery Positive89% of 274 reviews2025
Dev: Gnome Games
Windows
Run your own figure shop! Produce figures with 3D printers, stock your shelves, set prices, and offer the best shopping experience to your customers. Manage your storage, expand and design your store. Try to complete collection sets, follow market trends, and grow your business!
Why similar: Casual 54.2%, Management 45.8%
- #36 Bookshop Simulator
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,007 reviews2025
Dev: Blep Games
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Management 100%
- #37 Plant Therapy
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 544 reviews2023
Dev: Short Leg Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Get cozy in this plant collecting and decorating game! Build a beautiful indoor garden from the ground up in your New York City apartment.
Why similar: Casual 40.1%, Cute 23.7%, Indie 21.8%, Management 14.3%
- #38 Weed Shop 3
73% matchVery Positive94% of 4,106 reviews2022
Dev: Weed GamesPub: Weed Games
Windows
Median: 14.6 hrsMean: 40.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
BUILD YOUR VIRTUAL WEED EMPIRE: Grow the hottest strains & crossbreed new ones, roll your own Blunts, sell Bongs, hire Growers, make Solventless Concentrates, handle Rival Dealers, befriend Influencers, smoke Dabs, ride a Dolphin, and More! WELCOME TO WEED SHOP 3!
Why similar: Strategy 53.9%, Management 46.1%
- #39 Kasi
74% matchVery Positive96% of 182 reviews2021
Dev: Kaikalii
Windows
Be a plant. Manage water and sunlight for photosynthesis. Grow branches into the sky and roots into the earth. Become the tallest, most efficient tree, a snaking vine with many shoots, or just a nice bush.
Why similar: Casual 60.7%, Management 39.3%
- #40 Idle Plant Game
75% matchMixed53% of 99 reviews2023
Dev: FootoftheHare
Windows
Idle Plant Game, an idle and offline progress or clicker plant simulation!
Why similar: Casual 42.3%, Management 30.8%, Strategy 26.9%
- #41 Tea Garden Simulator
74% 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: Science 59.9% ★, Management 22.1%, Strategy 12.8%, Indie 5.3%
- #42 Desk Garden
71% matchVery Positive86% of 492 reviews2025
Dev: Siesta Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 63.1 hrsMean: 85.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Relax and grow! A laid-back idle game where you nurture mysterious plants (some even human-like!), watch them flourish, then sell them to expand your magical garden. Design your own unique oasis at your own pace.
Why similar: Casual 67.3%, Cute 32.7%
- #43 Potion Shop Simulator
72% matchVery Positive83% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: Pebbles Games
Windows
Master the art of alchemy in Potion Shop Simulator, a unique blend of simulation and strategy. Brew potions, manage your shop, and cater to a magical clientele in a single-player or co-op experience of the medieval fantasy world.
Why similar: Management 58.4%, Casual 41.6%
- #44 BakeryDiary
70% matchVery Positive93% of 191 reviews2026
Dev: DanDanNi
Windows
This isn’t a bread-making game. Listen carefully to customers’ strange requests, discover many kinds of bread, and satisfy even the most picky tastes — from strawberry to chocolate, whole wheat to nuts.
Why similar: Casual 30.7%, Strategy 26.1%, Management 25.2%, Cute 18%
- #45 Planetary Life
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 743 reviews2025
Dev: Sotenbox
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Manipulate climate, add plants and evolve creatures in this planet and life sandbox simulation game. From cells to civilizations, spread life throughout the whole planet. Or just enjoy watching your creation burn!
Why similar: Science 45.1% ★, Education 31.5%, Management 15.7%, Cute 7.7%
- #46 Tabletop Game Shop Simulator
69% matchVery Positive92% of 386 reviews2025
Dev: LudogramPub: Knight Fever Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Run your own tabletop game shop! Stock shelves, glue & paint minis, battle customers on game night, and grow your store into the ultimate nerd paradise.
Why similar: Management 100%
- #47 Gazillionaire
71% matchVery Positive95% of 334 reviews2020
Dev: LavaMind
Windows · Mac
Become a Gazillionaire by starting a tiny trading company and building a business empire!
Why similar: Strategy 41.4%, Casual 26.1%, Indie 17.2%, Education 15.3%
- #48 Faire Trade
70% matchVery Positive85% of 59 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: Management 44.9%, Casual 32.2%, Cute 22.9%
- #49 Plantabi: Little Garden
70% matchVery Positive83% of 81 reviews2024
Dev: Adrian Corpuz
Windows · Mac
Plantabi is a chill sandbox game where you take care of adorable plants and design the cozy little garden of your dreams!
Why similar: Management 54.9%, Cute 45.1%
- #50 Arcadecraft
72% matchMixed56% of 152 reviews2014
Dev: Firebase Industries Ltd.
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Enter the exciting world of Arcade ownership! Play through the 1980's arcade revolution by buying arcade machines for your customers to play! Customize your arcade to increase its popularity! Manage your finances, capitalize on newly released games, but beware the pitfalls that could bankrupt you!
Why similar: Strategy 39.3%, Casual 27%, Indie 18%, Management 15.7%
- #51 Dungeon Bodega Simulator
67% matchVery Positive98% of 87 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: Casual 100%
- #52 Toy Shop Simulator
68% matchVery Positive81% of 192 reviews2025
Dev: PaperPixel Games
Windows
Run your own toy store! Arrange shelves, set prices, process payments, and manage staff. Expand and design your shop, handle online orders, deliver with a scooter, trade rare toys, and ensure security. Create a magical shopping experience in Toy Shop Simulator!
Why similar: Management 49.9%, Strategy 26.5%, Casual 23.6%
- #53 Solarium
71% matchMixed69% of 130 reviews2017
Dev: Sunfleck Software
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Challenge yourself. What do you really know about plants? Want to find out? And win some points to build your own custom plants? Then welcome to Solarium!
Why similar: Education 51%, Science 38.9% ★, Indie 10.1%
- #54 Espresso Tycoon
67% 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: Education 39.4%, Strategy 18.3%, Management 16%, Casual 14.8%, Cute 6%
- #55 Art Shop Simulator
67% matchVery Positive92% of 97 reviews2025
Dev: Lovheim Studios
Windows
Buy and sell art, manage employees, and grow your shop in this immersive simulator set in Europe. Curate a unique collection, attract customers, and become the premier art dealer. Transform your humble gallery into a thriving art empire!
Why similar: Management 100%
- #56 Heliotropism
68% matchVery Positive90% of 82 reviews2022
Dev: Verde
Windows
From seed to a great tree! Survive the seasons, face crisis and mutate yourself into a tree able to achieve your final form! Grow flowers, mutate, adapt and evolve and finally bear fruits!
Why similar: Strategy 41.8%, Management 38.7%, Casual 19.5%
- #57 Monster Care Simulator
65% matchVery Positive93% of 674 reviews2025
Dev: Banana Tiger Studio
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Manage a care center for adorable monsters in Monster Care Simulator! Treat clients' creatures, hatch eggs, raise your own companions, and keep them happy with fun activities. Hire staff, expand your facilities, and customize your space to build the ultimate monster sanctuary!
Why similar: Management 57.5%, Casual 28.2%, Cute 14.3%
- #58 Mall Craze
69% matchMixed54% of 67 reviews2023
Dev: Milan Timčenko
Windows
Build, Customize & Manage your own shopping center! Choose from modern gaming hardware store to cozy flower shop. Hire skilled cashiers, secure financing through bank loans, and launch strategic advertising campaigns to make your mall thrive!
Why similar: Strategy 53.2%, Management 46.8%
- #59 Candy & Toys Store Simulator
67% matchVery Positive84% of 189 reviews2024
Dev: Ox Games
Windows
Run your own candy and toys store. Order supplies, receive deliveries, stock shelves, hire employees, set prices, and expand your business. Unlock a Gaming Club across the street, place arcade machines and billiard tables, set profits, and collect earnings.
Why similar: Management 57.5%, Cute 31.8%, Casual 6.3%, Indie 4.4%
- #60 Flowers And Favours: Florist Simulator
65% matchVery Positive95% of 170 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: Management 39%, Casual 34.9%, Cute 26.1%