- #1 Papa's Freezeria Deluxe
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 13,357 reviews2023
Dev: Flipline Studios
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 22.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Return to Calypso Island to serve seasonal sundae treats in Papa's Freezeria Deluxe! Craft sundaes in the Freezeria for all your quirky customers while earning tips, points and Special Recipes. Switch gears and take a trip in the Food Truck to concoct your own chilly creations and see who shows up!
Why similar: Cooking 34.6%, Job Simulator 30.3% ★, Management 10.5%, Character Customization 8.4%, Simulation 4%
- #2 Become Barista!
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DogHockGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Become Barista is a charming café life-sim game. Run a café by stocking your shelves, preparing fresh ingredients, welcoming customers, expertly crafting coffee☕ and bread🍞, upgrading your equipment and shop. Buy and decorate your dream house.
Why similar: Cooking 30.8%, Job Simulator 19.5% ★, Management 11%, Isometric 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%
- #3 Burger
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hard Shark Games
Windows
Step behind the grill, cook mouthwatering burgers and drinks, and experience the joy of growing your restaurant into the most popular spot in town, delighting every customer with a fast and tasty service. 🍔🍟
Why similar: Job Simulator 37.3% ★, Cooking 35%, Management 9%, Simulation 5.9%, Casual 5.7%
- #4 Coffee Caravan
95% matchVery Positive93% of 1,495 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 27.5% ★, Cooking 27.4%, Management 14%, Minimalist 7.1%, Relaxing 4.7%
- #5 Make Burgers: GRILL UP
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BUG-StudioPub: Ratalaika Games S.L.
Windows · Linux
Embark on a burger-filled adventure with chef Bobby Grill and his bright yellow food truck! Get ready to serve unique burgers not only to regular customers, but also to sweet tooths, robots, zombies, and even aliens!
Why similar: Cooking 36.5%, Job Simulator 34.1% ★, Management 11.2%, Simulation 6.8%, Casual 4%
- #6 Game Time Glizzys
94% matchPositive91% of 34 reviews2023
Dev: Typotrn
Windows
Cook and serve a delicious assortment of hot dogs in this fast-paced cooking sim. Fend off attacks and sabotages from your competitors while making enough money to get out of debt to keep your hotdog stand alive!
Why similar: Job Simulator 46.3% ★, Cooking 42%, Simulation 5.5%, Casual 3.1%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #7 Sushi On Wheels
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Greene RapturePub: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows
Sushi On Wheels is a cozy management game where you run your dream sushi truck business in a Japanese setting inspired by the real life Izu Peninsula. Prep ingredients, customize your truck, and serve handmade sushi to hungry locals as you travel around Japan and complete your grandmother’s dream!
Why similar: Job Simulator 36.2% ★, Cooking 31.8%, Management 13.1%, Character Customization 6.2%, Simulation 4.3%
- #8 Master of Cigkofte
92% matchPositive87% of 39 reviews2025
Dev: Skunkworks Studios
Windows
Discover the spicy world of çiğköfte, Turkey’s famous bulgur-based street food! Wrap it in lavaş, serve customers, upgrade your food shop, and become a street food legend in this fun, colorful first-person cooking simulator.
Why similar: Job Simulator 32.2% ★, Cooking 29.7%, Management 7.9%, Relaxing 6.4%, Simulation 4.8%
- #9 The Way of the Tray: Japanese Restaurant Simulator 🍙
91% matchVery Positive81% of 85 reviews2025
Dev: Who is Terry?Pub: Targem Games
Windows
The Way of the Tray is a waiter simulator with action puzzle elements in a Japanese spirit world setting. Your task is to master the skill of serving dishes and earn the trust of yokai patrons. Will you be able to prove yourself and find your way home?
Why similar: Cooking 34.5%, Job Simulator 33.9% ★, Management 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%, Simulation 5%
- #10 Top Burger Shop Simulator
90% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Hard Shark Games
Windows
In Top Burger Shop, whip up delicious burgers to satisfy hungry customers in a vibrant, fast-paced environment! Manage your shop, unlock new ingredients, and navigate fun challenges across 180 levels. Are you ready to delight your patrons?
Why similar: Job Simulator 37.2% ★, Cooking 32.7%, Management 13.2%, Simulation 5.2%, Casual 3.5%
- #11 Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,498 reviews2020
Dev: Innervoid InteractivePub: Digital Tribe
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.3 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: Cooking 32.9%, Management 30.8%, Isometric 11.2%, Character Customization 9.4%, Simulation 8.3%
- #12 Diner Simulator 🍔
89% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Octo Games studio
Windows
Run your own cozy diner solo or with friends! Cook, serve, clean, and manage the chaos in this fast-paced restaurant sim. Expand your café, customize your menu, and turn kitchen mayhem into delicious fun — or total disaster!
Why similar: Job Simulator 34.2% ★, Cooking 32.4%, Management 15.1%, Simulation 5.6%, Economy 5.5%
- #13 Pizza Revolution
88% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Apache Gunner Games
Windows
Run your own pizzeria! Take customer orders, prepare delicious pizzas, add fresh toppings, bake them to perfection, serve your customers, and become the ultimate Pizza Master!
Why similar: Job Simulator 44.3% ★, Cooking 30.3%, Management 11.7%, Relaxing 7.1%, Simulation 5.2%
- #14 Restaurant Owner: A Restaurant Simulator
89% matchMixed59% of 103 reviews2025
Dev: Workaround GamesPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Run your own restaurant. Create your menu, hire staff, decorate the place, take orders, serve guests, and grow your business. Food critics, online orders, events, and kitchen chaos are on the menu!
Why similar: Job Simulator 32.1% ★, Cooking 29.2%, Management 14.7%, Relaxing 6.1%, Economy 6%
- #15 Papa's Pizzeria Deluxe
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 3,730 reviews2024
Dev: Flipline Studios
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Top, bake, and serve delicious pizzas in Papa's Pizzeria Deluxe! Craft pizzas for Papa Louie's loyal customers while earning tips, points, and Special Recipes. Unlock holiday ingredients for seasonal pies, and take a trip in the Food Truck to serve your own unique creations!
Why similar: Cooking 48.9%, Management 15.8%, Character Customization 12.7%, Simulation 6.1%, Strategy 5.4%
- #16 Piñata Go Boom
86% matchVery Positive92% of 668 reviews2025
Dev: tissue inu
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A small incremental game about smashing piñatas, collecting toys, and climbing the corporate ladder as you unlock a vast upgrade tree.
Why similar: Job Simulator 38.9% ★, Management 14.4%, Minimalist 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%, Relaxing 5.9%
- #17 Rolling Hills: Cozy Sushi Restaurant
86% matchVery Positive90% of 191 reviews2024
Dev: Catch & Release, LLCPub: Balor Games
Windows
Manage your own sushi restaurant! Collect and upgrade dishes, personalize your dining room, and use special abilities to serve customers in a dash.
Why similar: Job Simulator 34.5% ★, Cooking 29.4%, Management 14%, Relaxing 5.2%, Character Customization 5.1%
- #18 The Last (Hotdog) Stand
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Seedborne
Windows · Linux
Run your own hotdog stand in this food cart simulator game! Take orders, make dogs, and keep customers happy as you work to grow your hotdog empire, and restore hotdogs to their former glory. Upgrade your stand, unlock new ingredients, and expand to bigger, busier locations!
Why similar: Job Simulator 37.5% ★, Cooking 35.2%, Retro 8.9%, Minimalist 8.2%, Casual 3.7%
- #19 Royal Cooking
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Matryoshka
Windows
Cook delicious food, serve hungry customers, and unlock new restaurants!
Why similar: Cooking 51.9%, Management 18.7%, Relaxing 10.5%, Simulation 10.1%, Casual 3.2%
- #20 Let's Bake Bread,Chef Meow!
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cece Cat
Windows · Mac
"Let's Bake Bread,Chef Meow!" is a baking game where you play a cat in an apron, running your own cozy bakery. Start with simple rolls, unlock new ingredients and recipes, observe your customers' taste preferences, and satisfy their discerning palates—begin your warm, cozy journey!
Why similar: Cooking 37%, Job Simulator 28.7% ★, Management 8.2%, Simulation 6.5%, Casual 6.2%
- #21 The Welcome Inn
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Armadil
Windows
Run a cozy medieval tavern and build it from the ground up. Cook warm meals, serve ale to thirsty travelers, expand your inn, and watch your humble tavern grow into a bustling medieval Inn!
Why similar: Job Simulator 38.3% ★, Cooking 24.2%, Management 14.9%, Simulation 6.1%, Pixel Graphics 4.1%
- #22 Bento Days
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: fruitscandy studio
Windows · Mac
Run a cozy neighborhood bento shop! Get creative as you plate, decorate, and sell delicious lunchboxes tailored to daily town events and your neighbors' unique cravings.
Why similar: Cooking 49.9%, Management 19.9%, Casual 8.8%, Simulation 7.2%, Relaxing 6.3%
- #23 Cozy Factory
81% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2026
Dev: Genco Interactive
Windows
Cozy Factory is a relaxing automation game that lets you design your own production line to make cakes in the shape, flavor, and color your customers want. Place the machines correctly, complete the orders, and enjoy a sweet production flow!
Why similar: Job Simulator 35.4% ★, Cooking 28.8%, Management 13.4%, Relaxing 4.7%, Strategy 4.5%
- #24 Anatolian Soup Simulator
82% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Simurg Software and Games
Windows
Run a small Anatolian soup restaurant by hand. Buy stock at the market, haul in the delivery, connect the gas, cook the pot, serve the tables, and wash up before tomorrow. Reinvest every lira into new tables, a second salon and a mangal grill, and build the restaurant yourself.
Why similar: Job Simulator 37.2% ★, Management 18%, Cooking 17.3%, Simulation 9.1%, Economy 8.7%
- #25 Restaurant Owner: Prologue
81% matchMixed59% of 112 reviews2024
Dev: Workaround GamesPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 20%
Step into the world of a Restaurateur in Restaurant Owner: Prologue, where you create unique recipes, manage your restaurant, and satisfy customers. Unlock ingredients, design your menu, and start your journey toward becoming a top Restaurant Manager. Your culinary adventure begins here!
Why similar: Job Simulator 32.4% ★, Cooking 28.5%, Management 14.3%, Economy 6.6%, Relaxing 6.4%
- #26 Ugoku Sushi Bar
78% matchVery Positive88% of 374 reviews2026
Dev: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Become a sushi chef in a cozy Japanese conveyor belt sushi bar! 🍣 Prepare sushi on your crafting table, serve quirky customers, learn new recipes, unlock fresh ingredients, upgrade your kitchen, and build relationships with your regular customers.
Why similar: Job Simulator 36.3% ★, Cooking 33.6%, Management 10.8%, Relaxing 5.4%, Casual 4.2%
- #27 Cafe Haven
80% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Flow State Games
Windows
Welcome to Cafe Haven, a cozy cafe management game! Unlock new recipes, decorate your cafe, and grow your business into the most beloved spot in town. Can you create a cafe success story?
Why similar: Cooking 33.4%, Isometric 25.1%, Management 24.6%, Simulation 6.9%, Casual 3.7%
- #28 Papa's Mocharia Deluxe
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 887 reviews2026
Dev: Flipline Studios
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Create delicious coffee drinks and cannoli in Papa's Mocharia Deluxe! Create stylish layered lattes in the coffeehouse for Papa Louie's loyal customers while earning tips, points, and Special Recipes. Take a trip in the Food Truck to design and serve your own eye-catching creations!
Why similar: Cooking 47.9%, Management 17.3%, Character Customization 7.9%, Casual 7.6%, Strategy 6.9%
- #29 Boba Bears
79% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Honeyglow GamesPub: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Run a cozy boba shop 🧋 for bears, discover hidden drink and topping combos, decorate your space, prep ingredients through playful minigames, and meet new bear customers at your own pace. No timers, no pressure, just sweet drinks, curious experiments, and soft village moments.
Why similar: Job Simulator 44.3% ★, Cooking 20.9%, Management 15.5%, Casual 5.8%, Simulation 4.6%
- #30 BurgerJoint: Fast Food Simulator
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: FreeSpirit
Windows
A fast food simulator game focused on physics-based mechanics and satisfying cooking experience. Flip, stack, grill and assemble burgers however you like, manage your restaurant’s stock, take orders, and enjoy the running of your own virtual kitchen.
Why similar: Job Simulator 37.1% ★, Cooking 34.4%, Management 15.8%, Relaxing 4%, Simulation 3.6%
- #31 Menu Please!
79% matchPositive89% of 37 reviews2022
Dev: Musa GUNGOR
Windows
You know you're a top class Chef, but are you ready to prove it? Show off your Cooking Skills, manage your Resources and Cook in huge Restaurants.
Why similar: Cooking 42.2%, Management 19.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%, Relaxing 6.8%, Simulation 5.6%
- #32 Food Cart, Inc.
77% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Creedon Games
Windows
A fast-paced fast food simulation. Cook meals, serve orders, use quirky helpers to speed things up, and expand your stall across the city!
Why similar: Cooking 36%, Job Simulator 19.4% ★, Management 16.8%, Simulation 8%, Casual 6.8%
- #33 Restaurant Tycoon: My Cooking Empire
76% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Baltoro Games
Windows
Love cooking games? Manage 9 distinct kitchens, craft over 500 dishes, and rise to culinary stardom across 1000+ fast-paced levels in Restaurant Tycoon: My Cooking Empire. Customize your home, unlock trophies, and bring the heat!
Why similar: Cooking 44.5%, Management 13.2%, Economy 7%, Strategy 6%, Relaxing 5.9%
- #34 Tabletop Inc.
76% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Tipsy CrowPub: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Start a tabletop game company in your bedroom workshop! Develop unique genres and themes, assemble the game boxes yourself, pay your bills, hire your friends, upgrade your workshop, and design even better games in this cozy management tycoon.
Why similar: Job Simulator 43.1% ★, Tabletop 10.6%, Isometric 10.1%, Management 9.9%, Strategy 6.4%
- #35 Burger Rush Simulator
75% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Yolo Games Studio
Windows
Burger Rush Simulator is a fast food simulator where you manage your fast food restaurant, order supplies, restock containers, take payments at checkout and drive-thru, prepare meals, hire staff, expand your kitchen and dining area, and unlock features like storage and touchscreen checkout.
Why similar: Job Simulator 35.7% ★, Cooking 31.7%, Management 16%, Economy 8%, Simulation 5.4%
- #36 Beachside Cafe Simulator
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Grumpy Duck Games
Windows
Run your own dessert restaurant in a French beach town! Cook crepes, waffles, ice cream and more. Serve tourists and locals, and expand your menu. Manage supplies, hire employees, upgrade your equipment, and grow your space to build your dream seaside dessert spot.
Why similar: Cooking 40.1%, Management 18.9%, Job Simulator 14.6% ★, Economy 7.5%, Simulation 7.2%
- #37 Burger Bois
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mischief Makers Studio
Windows
Become Patty, the accidental owner of a failing food business. Craft tasty (or nasty) burgers, discover new ingredients, and work hard(ish) to redeem your reputation on the way to the best parking spot of all time. Play with your food in this cozy food truck simulator!
Why similar: Job Simulator 31.8% ★, Cooking 24.5%, Management 15.9%, Relaxing 7.8%, Casual 4.9%
- #38 Pizza Syndicate
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Software 2000Pub: WASD Games
Windows
Run your pizza empire in this quirky retro tycoon! Manage restaurants, hire staff, craft menus, and outsmart rivals. Dive into the underground syndicate—rob banks, hire hitmen, sabotage competitors, and use any scheme to dominate the city with humor and strategy! WISHLIST NOW!
Why similar: Cooking 29.3%, Isometric 16.5%, Strategy 10.9%, Management 10.9%, Simulation 9.1%
- #39 Galaxy Burger
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,849 reviews2024
Dev: Galactic Workshop
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
🌴👩🍳🍔 A stress-free cooking game that lets you relax! Cook up burgers for mecha cats and aliens. Play solo or with up to 7 friends!
Why similar: Job Simulator 36.5% ★, Cooking 33.3%, Management 13.1%, Simulation 4.7%, Casual 4%
- #40 Keep Drawing: Webtoon Tycoon
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HuDoEs
Windows
Start as a solo webtoon artist and build a studio empire. Draw chapters readers love, grow hit series, hire specialists, and negotiate publishing deals across a 25-year career. A cozy creative journey with the depth of a management tycoon.
Why similar: Job Simulator 48.7% ★, Management 18.9%, Simulation 9.5%, Economy 6.6%, Character Customization 5.7%
- #41 Pizza House Simulator🍕
70% matchVery Positive87% of 481 reviews2026
Dev: Broken Lyre EntertainmentPub: Devotion Interactive
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Run your dream pizzeria solo or with up to 6 players in chaotic online co-op multiplayer. Cook authentic pizzas, automate your kitchen, customize your restaurant, survive disasters, invest in stocks, gamble and build the ultimate Italian restaurant empire.
Why similar: Cooking 41.7%, Job Simulator 15.7% ★, Management 15.3%, Character Customization 12%, Simulation 5.6%
- #42 Good Pizza, Great Pizza - Cooking Simulator Game
73% matchVery Positive88% of 6,788 reviews2023
Dev: TapBlaze
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Ready to settle in with a soothing shift behind the counter? Feel the dough, hear the quiet crackle of the oven, and serve warm slices to grateful guests. Good Pizza, Great Pizza is the cozy, asmr-friendly escape you didn’t know you kneaded.
Why similar: Job Simulator 30.1% ★, Cooking 27.5%, Management 15.5%, Character Customization 9.4%, Relaxing 6.6%
- #43 MilkTea Time
71% matchVery Positive83% of 161 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 33.2% ★, Cooking 30.2%, Management 12.3%, Character Customization 7%, Economy 6.2%
- #44 The Barber Shop
72% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Ayrton Alexis
Windows
Run your own little barbershop and see if you’ve got what it takes to keep the customers happy and the chairs full! Hire barbers, cut hair, earn tips, and upgrade your shop from a run-down room to a buzzing hotspot.
Why similar: Management 25.2%, Casual 15%, Pixel Graphics 14.3%, Relaxing 10.3%, Retro 10.3%
- #45 My Little Kitchen
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Playbyte Studios
Windows
My Little Kitchen is a cozy cooking and kitchen-management game where you prepare meals, pack delivery orders, and grow a tiny cloud kitchen. Earn money, unlock recipes, buy better appliances, and build your dream kitchen—one order at a time.
Why similar: Cooking 44.6%, Management 16.9%, Isometric 15.5%, Character Customization 8.2%, Relaxing 6.2%
- #46 Baltic Folk
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SneakyBox
Windows · Mac · Linux
Baltic Folk is a magical tavern management game inspired by Baltic mythology. Build your dream inn, manage staff, craft menus, and welcome forest souls and ancient gods. Enjoy cozy vibes, relaxing mechanics, and discover where gods go for a lunch break.
Why similar: Cooking 39.1%, Job Simulator 29.4% ★, Management 17.7%, Simulation 4.5%, Relaxing 3.1%
- #47 Feed the School! Teacher Prank
70% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Paul BanksPub: PHB Media LTD
Windows
Feed the School! is a fast-paced cooking sim with a fiery twist! Play as the school chef - cook, serve, and upgrade your kitchen while sneaking flaming hot chili peppers into the evil teachers’ meals!
Why similar: Cooking 40.5%, Job Simulator 33% ★, Simulation 7.4%, Management 7.3%, Casual 5.9%
- #48 A Game About Ramen
69% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Blu Wraith
Windows
A Game About Ramen is cozy little game puts you behind the counter of a humble ramen shop. You’ll serve steaming bowls to hungry customers, experiment with ingredients, and keep the shop running late into the night.
Why similar: Job Simulator 39.3% ★, Cooking 27.6%, Management 12.9%, Relaxing 6.4%, Simulation 5.6%
- #49 Coffee Shop Tycoon
71% matchVery Positive85% of 600 reviews2022
Dev: Riff Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 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: Cooking 35.1%, Management 24.7%, Economy 8.8%, Simulation 7.6%, Strategy 6.3%
- #50 Polish Pierogi
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Babuszka Games
Windows
Run your own pierogi restaurant! Prepare delicious Polish dumplings step by step, serve hungry customers, upgrade your kitchen and master the art of keeping everyone fed, happy and coming back for more.
Why similar: Job Simulator 37.5% ★, Cooking 26.1%, Management 14.6%, Economy 8%, Relaxing 6.1%
- #51 Burger Shift: Team Rush
67% matchPositive85% of 40 reviews2026
Dev: Nova Telum Studio
Windows
Run the world's most chaotic fast food joint! Play solo or with up to 8 friends as you take orders, make burgers, and hustle to keep customers happy. Grow your business with every shift.
Why similar: Cooking 42.5%, Management 19.7%, Job Simulator 18.3% ★, Simulation 7.4%, Character Customization 7.3%
- #52 Midnight Mazesoba
68% matchPositive80% of 45 reviews2025
Dev: MagiStone Games
Windows
Midnight Mazesoba is a bite-sized atmospheric horror-cooking sim where you run a cozy ramen stall, serving warm bowls of mazesoba amid creeping shadows. Upgrade your shop, get to know your customers, and uncover the fate of the other late-night food carts.
Why similar: Job Simulator 37.5% ★, Cooking 34%, Management 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%, Simulation 5.3%
- #53 Kokoro Kitchen
68% matchVery Positive88% of 104 reviews2025
Dev: Mango Leaf Games
Windows · Mac
In this delightful farm-to-table cooking game, you’ll restore a cozy Japanese restaurant, cultivate a bountiful garden of fresh ingredients, and prepare mouth-watering Japanese dishes for hungry locals. Use your culinary skills to help bring a little life back to the spirit world!
Why similar: Cooking 33.3%, Job Simulator 22.6% ★, Character Customization 10.9%, Management 10%, Casual 5.1%
- #54 Candyville Cafe
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JellyFrog Games
Windows
Welcome to a cozy tea tavern in a world made of sweets! 🍵✨ Take orders, prepare desserts and drinks, chat with visitors, and customize your café. No timers, no stress - just cozyness, sweets and heartwarming stories.
Why similar: Cooking 55.3%, Relaxing 11.3%, Management 10.5%, Simulation 9.6%, Casual 8.3%
- #55 Burger Shift: Team Rush: Prologue
67% matchVery Positive83% of 1,030 reviews2025
Dev: Nova Telum Studio
Windows
Run the world's most chaotic fast food joint! Play solo or with up to 8 friends as you take orders, make burgers, and hustle to keep customers happy. Grow your business with every shift.
Why similar: Cooking 42.3%, Job Simulator 19.5% ★, Management 19.2%, Simulation 7.6%, Character Customization 7%
- #56 Recipe for Disaster
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 729 reviews2022
Dev: Dapper Penguin StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 60%
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: Cooking 38.9%, Management 18.5%, Isometric 13.9%, Character Customization 8.7%, Economy 6.5%
- #57 Burger Bistro Story
69% matchVery Positive83% of 356 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Open your own diner and create custom burgers in this management sim game.
Why similar: Cooking 45.7%, Management 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Simulation 7.3%, Casual 7%
- #58 Coffee Express: Barista Simulator
67% matchMixed70% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Fat Cat InteractivePub: Genco Interactive
Windows
Open your own coffee shop and become a barista in the cozy and colorful world of Coffee Express! A unique experience awaits you with stock tracking, realistic coffee making experience and shop customizations. Make your customers happy by making excellent coffee in your own coffee paradise!
Why similar: Job Simulator 41.1% ★, Cooking 26.6%, Management 12.2%, Relaxing 9%, Simulation 5.7%
- #59 Ring Craft
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: HaoHao Games
Windows
In "Ring Craft," you will play as a ring forging master, using various materials to add useful or useless attributes to the rings. You will explore the secrets of nutrition, oop, I mean, enchantment. Whether it's miracles-craft or disaster-craft, it's all up to you!
Why similar: Cooking 51.7%, Management 12.1%, Relaxing 10.4%, Simulation 8.1%, Casual 8.1%
- #60 My Café Manager Simulator
66% matchMixed69% of 208 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: Cooking 35.7%, Job Simulator 35.6% ★, Management 16.5%, Relaxing 9.3%, Simulation 1.5%