- #1 Moonlighter
97% 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 27.8%, Pixel Graphics 23.5%, RPG 15.4%, Simulation 13%, Top-Down 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly balances shop management during the day with RPG dungeon-crawling at night.
- #2 Winkeltje: The Little Shop
96% matchVery Positive88% of 1,827 reviews2022
Dev: Sassybot
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Winkeltje: The Little Shop is all about building, decorating, and running your own old-world fantasy shop. Buy low, sell high - from nails and apples to swords and alchemic love potions. Impress your customers, craft items, and be the master of your very own shop.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 27.3% ★, Wholesome 17.4%, Life Sim 10.5%, Cozy 9.3%, Capitalism 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy shop-keeping sim that focuses heavily on store layout, inventory, and customer satisfaction.
- #3 Supermarket Simulator
95% matchVery Positive92% of 83,799 reviews2025
Dev: Nokta Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 34.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Run your own supermarket! Stock shelves, set your prices, take payments, hire staff, expand your store, handle shoplifters, and design your layout. Purchase goods from online or local markets around town, and personally deliver online orders to your customers.
Why similar: Management 25.6%, Simulation 23.7%, Life Sim 21.7%, Capitalism 12.2%, Building 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers the most direct gameplay parallel to the retail management and store layout mechanics of the seed game.
- #4 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: Life Sim 38.6%, Management 18.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Building 12.3%, RPG 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: It combines tavern management with life-sim elements and farming in a charming pixel-art world.
- #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: Capitalism 40.5%, Shop Keeper 14.8% ★, RPG 13.9%, Management 11.7%, Simulation 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: This classic title is the gold standard for shopkeeping simulations, featuring deep inventory management and merchant negotiation.
- #6 Potion Permit
94% 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: Wholesome 24.6%, Life Sim 19.2%, Cozy 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, Relaxing 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the small-town social dynamics and crafting focus found in Discounty.
- #7 Cat Cafe Manager
93% matchVery Positive88% of 3,203 reviews2022
Dev: Roost GamesPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Travel to the sleepy village of Caterwaul Way and rebuild your grandmother's cat cafe. Renovate your restaurant, befriend the local cats and townsfolk, forge lasting friendships, unravel catty mysteries, and build a home for dozens of unique felines!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 26.9% ★, Wholesome 16%, Life Sim 11.8%, Cozy 9.9%, Time Management 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes the community-building aspect of running a shop in a small town.
- #8 Graveyard Keeper
92% 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: Pixel Graphics 25.3%, Management 21.7%, Building 15.6%, RPG 14.6%, Simulation 14.1%
Why You'll Like It: It shares a similar satirical tone and dark humor while maintaining a complex management loop.
- #9 DAVE THE DIVER
91% 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 24.2%, Pixel Graphics 20.7%, Relaxing 14.4%, Simulation 11.2%, RPG 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: It masterfully blends restaurant management, humor, and exploration with a distinct pixel-art aesthetic.
- #10 Spirittea
91% matchVery Positive84% of 791 reviews2023
Dev: Cheesemaster GamesPub: No More Robots
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Hey human, we've got problems! This town is crawling with troublesome spirits, and you're the only one who can see them. You'd better get that old bathhouse up and running, maybe that'll help them chill out!
Why similar: Life Sim 30.7%, Building 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Simulation 10.6%, Relaxing 10%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the small-town life-sim and pixel-art aesthetic while adding a touch of supernatural mystery.
- #11 Tiny Bookshop
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,674 reviews2025
Dev: neoludic gamesPub: Skystone Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Leave everything behind and open a tiny bookshop by the sea in this cozy narrative management game. Stock your tiny bookshop with different books and items, set up shop in scenic locations, and run your cozy second-hand bookshop while getting to know the locals.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 32.3% ★, Life Sim 16.9%, Cozy 13.8%, Management 9.6%, Relaxing 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a relaxing shop management experience with a strong focus on inventory and customer service.
- #12 Trash Goblin
89% matchVery Positive88% of 1,784 reviews2025
Dev: Spilt Milk Studios Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A wholesome, cosy shopkeeping game with no pressures, no stress, and endless good vibes! Uncover and clean trinkets then upcycle them to sell to endless colourful and quirky customers. Spend your savings to upgrade your shop, buy better tools, plus expand and customise your space.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 30.3% ★, Wholesome 20.2%, Life Sim 12.9%, Cozy 10.7%, Time Management 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy shopkeeping game with a unique focus on cleaning, restoring, and selling items to quirky customers.
- #13 Sticky Business
89% matchVery Positive94% of 7,667 reviews2023
Dev: Spellgarden GamesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Experience the joy of running your own cozy small business: Create stickers, pack orders and hear your customers’ stories. Time to build the cutest shop on the internet!
Why similar: Wholesome 31.7%, Life Sim 16.3%, Cozy 12.5%, Relaxing 9.1%, Simulation 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A creative shop management game that provides a relaxing and wholesome experience centered on design.
- #14 Bookshop Simulator
86% matchVery Positive93% of 1,577 reviews2026
Dev: Blep Games
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Open your own bookshop! Order books, stock your shelves, and earn revenue. Use your profits to decorate, expand, and hire staff. Collect rare books that give powerful abilities. Adopt a cat to keep you and your customers company along the way!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 29.7% ★, Life Sim 16.1%, Cozy 12.4%, Capitalism 10.6%, Management 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the specific logistics and inventory management required to run a specialized retail store.
- #15 Bear and Breakfast
88% matchVery Positive89% of 5,338 reviews2022
Dev: Gummy CatPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Bear and Breakfast is a laid-back management adventure game where you build and run a bed and breakfast...but you’re a bear.
Why similar: Life Sim 31.9%, Management 15.8%, Relaxing 11.8%, Simulation 10.7%, RPG 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A management-heavy game that features a cozy, narrative-driven atmosphere and building mechanics.
- #16 Sugardew Island - Your cozy farm shop
87% matchMostly Positive73% of 369 reviews2025
Dev: rokaplay
Windows
In this cozy farming game, you have to run your own farm shop. Take care of your animals and your farm, sell your goods to the cute Forest Folk, upgrade the island and fulfill small orders from the Harmony Tree to fill the island with life again.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 39.7% ★, Wholesome 20.3%, Cozy 14.3%, Management 6.7%, Relaxing 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: It combines farming mechanics with the shop management loop in a cute, relaxing environment.
- #17 Retro Rewind - Video Store Simulator
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,130 reviews2026
Dev: Blood Pact Studios
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Manage your very own video store in the early 90s! Rent, sell, decorate and expand your business from the ground up and relive the golden ages of video rentals!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 54.7% ★, Management 13%, Simulation 9.5%, Building 8.7%, Relaxing 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a nostalgic retail management experience with a cozy, casual vibe.
- #18 Big Ambitions
86% matchVery Positive93% of 13,452 reviews2023
Dev: Hovgaard Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 25.5%, Life Sim 25.1%, Capitalism 18.1%, Time Management 11.7%, Simulation 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a more complex, realistic take on business management and city-wide economic growth.
- #19 Super Mini Mart
85% matchVery Positive83% of 145 reviews2025
Dev: Blazing PandaPub: Poysky Productions
Windows
Super Mini Mart is your 100% fresh, 100% chill round-the-corner supermarket sim. Stock, supervise, manage and get to know your colorful clientele-to-be in this sweet, stress-free management game!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 31.8% ★, Wholesome 20.5%, Life Sim 13.1%, Cozy 10.8%, Management 8%
Why You'll Like It: A lighthearted retail management game that prioritizes accessibility and a family-friendly atmosphere.
- #20 Witchy Business
83% 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: Shop Keeper 33.9% ★, Wholesome 25.4%, Cozy 14.6%, Simulation 6.8%, RPG 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: It adds a magical, whimsical twist to the standard shop management loop.
- #21 Teddy's Haven
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,836 reviews2025
Dev: Teddy Bear Games LLC
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Teddy’s Haven is a cozy shop sim filled with magic and charm. Sell over 400 items, decorate with 250+ decorations, and create the shop of your dreams. Meet mythical creatures, level up your skills, harvest the land, and uncover the peaceful wonders of life on Ursa.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 29.6% ★, Wholesome 16.9%, Life Sim 13%, Cozy 10.4%, Management 7%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing management sim that focuses on building a community and maintaining a shop.
- #22 Coffee Talk
84% matchVery Positive95% of 12,534 reviews2020
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 30.9%, Relaxing 26%, Simulation 17.7%, Story Rich 10.8%, Casual 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the narrative and customer interaction side of shopkeeping in a relaxing, atmospheric setting.
- #23 Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
82% 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: Life Sim 24.3%, Management 17.4%, Relaxing 13.9%, Simulation 12.4%, Capitalism 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a deep, hands-on focus on the day-to-day operations and crafting required to run a successful shop.
- #24 Chef RPG
81% matchVery Positive88% of 2,734 reviews2024
Dev: World 2 Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Craft your culinary adventure in a beautiful pixel art world. Manage your restaurants, forage and hunt for ingredients, befriend locals, and grow your culinary empire. What kind of chef will you be?
Why similar: Life Sim 30.6%, Management 15%, Building 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, RPG 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: It blends restaurant management with RPG exploration and social life in a vibrant, stylized world.
- #25 Faire Trade
81% 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: Shop Keeper 32% ★, Wholesome 19.7%, Life Sim 12.4%, Cozy 10.2%, Management 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A medieval-themed shopkeeping game that incorporates crafting and base-building elements.
- #26 Not Monday Cafe
79% matchVery Positive95% of 603 reviews2025
Dev: Sunny Syrup StudioPub: Flyhigh Works
Windows
Median: 40.0 hrsMean: 78.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Cozy idle cafe management that keeps you company while you work. Grow fresh ingredients, cook, and serve delicious food to adorable animal customers. Build your dream cafe that sits at the bottom of your screen.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 39.1% ★, Life Sim 15.6%, Building 9.9%, Management 9.3%, Character Customization 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: A management sim that emphasizes building and economy within a cozy, casual framework.
- #27 Dungeon Bodega Simulator
78% 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: Shop Keeper 44.2% ★, Life Sim 15.1%, Cozy 12.3%, Management 11.9%, Simulation 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a unique fantasy-themed retail management experience with a humorous premise.
- #28 Gas Station Simulator
80% matchVery Positive88% of 27,404 reviews2021
Dev: DRAGO entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Buy an abandoned gas station and restore it to its full glory. Renovate, upgrade and expand upon the offered services to keep up with your clients demands.
Why similar: Simulation 26.2%, Management 25.2%, Building 23.8%, Relaxing 13.8%, Casual 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a hands-on retail management experience that mirrors the operational tasks of running a store.
- #29 Thrifty Business
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,265 reviews2026
Dev: Spellgarden Games
Windows · Mac
Run your very own thrift shop in this laid-back management sim! Sort through boxes to find hidden treasures and arrange nostalgic displays of clothes, antiques, toys & more. Befriend the regulars, help with their requests and expand your store into a hub for the local community!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 31.5% ★, Wholesome 14.9%, Life Sim 14.5%, Cozy 9.6%, Simulation 6.2%
- #30 Leafy Corner
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,123 reviews2026
Dev: Fireline Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Run a cute little plant shop in this cozy and relaxing game. Grow, sell, and care for a variety of real-life plants, help customers find their dream plants, complete orders, and customize your cozy shop just the way you like!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 24.6% ★, Cozy 14.4%, Wholesome 13.6%, Life Sim 11.2%, Management 9.8%
- #31 Vending Dokan!: Kozy Kiosk
79% matchVery Positive90% of 157 reviews2025
Dev: Aftabi Games
Windows
Build a vending machine empire in this cozy idle sim! Manage staff, decorate locations, and watch your business thrive. Play actively or let it run passively in the background with relaxing music to enjoy while you work or unwind.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 28.1% ★, Life Sim 19%, Cozy 16%, Management 11.1%, Simulation 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, bite-sized shop management game that is perfect for quick, relaxing sessions.
- #32 E-Shop Tycoon
78% matchMostly Positive72% of 577 reviews2026
Dev: Aeolian Games
Windows
Embark on an e-commerce startup journey in E-Shop Tycoon! Optimize warehouse logistics, hire and train staff, and design unique office spaces as your business grows. Handle industry events and marketing crises. Come grow your startup into an e-commerce giant!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 42.4% ★, Time Management 13.5%, Capitalism 9.2%, Building 8.9%, Simulation 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the business growth and time-management aspects of running a retail operation.
- #33 The Last Gas Station
76% 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: Shop Keeper 41.2% ★, Cozy 13.9%, Management 10.5%, Building 7.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
- #34 Gemporium: A Cute Mining Sim
75% matchVery Positive93% of 1,224 reviews2025
Dev: Merge Conflict Studio
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Mine, refine, and sell gemstones in Gemporium, a cute, fast-paced shop management game. Upgrade your tools, expand your store, and master the daily rhythm of digging, polishing, and turning a profit to pay off your debt, one gem at a time.
Why similar: Life Sim 24.1%, Time Management 15%, Cozy 13.8%, Management 12.5%, Capitalism 9.1%
- #35 ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 8,613 reviews2026
Dev: MandragoraPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Run a quaint electronics repair shop in mid-2000s Tokyo. Grow your business by carefully restoring iconic video game consoles, cell phones, music players, and other nostalgic devices. Talk to customers, hear their stories, and see how your decisions impact both their lives and your shop.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 38.5% ★, Cozy 20.2%, Management 13.4%, Building 11.3%, Relaxing 7.2%
- #36 Tailside: Cozy Cafe Sim
74% matchVery Positive97% of 262 reviews2026
Dev: Coffee Beans Dev
Windows
Run your own cozy café in Tailside! Brew coffee, decorate your café, and follow small stories in the daily newspaper. Progress through days and levels to unlock new items, skills, villagers, and creature visitors.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 32.7% ★, Life Sim 16%, Cozy 12.5%, Management 8.8%, Building 8.4%
- #37 Sky End Market
75% matchVery Positive97% of 165 reviews2025
Dev: Andymente
Windows
This is a game to manage a supermarket. Set up shelves, arrange products, and make your store bigger and bigger! Sell your goods to the remaining people, animals, and robots in the last place on earth just before the human race is exterminated.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 35.3% ★, Life Sim 20.8%, Management 12%, Simulation 8.5%, Building 8.1%
- #38 Vending Machine Co.
74% matchVery Positive87% of 488 reviews2026
Dev: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Run your kawaii vending machine company! A relaxing sim where you manage, restock, and repair your vending machines across a charming Japanese city. Pick neighborhoods, stock up on snacks, set the perfect price, upgrade your machines. Enjoy lots of fun minigames along the way.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 30.3% ★, Wholesome 24.4%, Cozy 11.5%, Management 8.7%, Capitalism 7.9%
- #39 Book Bound
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 269 reviews2025
Dev: Bit66
Windows
Book Bound is a cozy bookshop simulation game. Use a range of items to decorate your shop and make it truly yours. Pick the books you would like to sell. Help customers find books they want most. Sell books in different genres.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 41.7% ★, Cozy 15.5%, Building 9.6%, Management 8.7%, Relaxing 4.9%
- #40 Campsite Hustle! - Management Simulator
73% 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: Shop Keeper 49.7% ★, Management 12.7%, Building 12.3%, Life Sim 12.3%, Simulation 8.5%
- #41 Tailor Simulator
72% matchVery Positive91% of 464 reviews2026
Dev: Zoady
Windows
Build your workshop and turn it into a fashion business. Interact with your customers and design unique collections to sell in your store. Upgrade your workshop until you rule the fashion industry.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 37.3% ★, Life Sim 16.1%, Capitalism 10.6%, Cozy 10.5%, Management 9.6%
- #42 Beauty Store Simulator - Prologue
72% matchVery Positive84% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: NovaraGamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac
Run your own beauty store in Beauty Store Simulator! Manage a variety of cosmetics, fashion items, jewelry, and more. Design your store, keep customers happy, and build a successful beauty empire. Can you become the ultimate beauty mogul?
Why similar: Shop Keeper 53.2% ★, Life Sim 21.9%, Simulation 9.9%, Building 6.1%, Casual 5.1%
- #43 Echoes of the Plum Grove
71% matchVery Positive88% of 3,132 reviews2024
Dev: Unwound GamesPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A new life awaits in Honeywood! Build a thriving community that will last generations in this cozy farm simulator. Farm, socialize, make friends, cook, craft, forage and uncover the secrets of the island! If someone doesn’t want to be friends? There are always other means.
Why similar: Life Sim 29.6%, Cozy 24%, Management 16.7%, Simulation 10.7%, Cute 5.8%
- #44 Cozy Keep: Farm, Craft, Manage
71% matchVery Positive94% of 328 reviews2024
Dev: Unbossed GamesPub: Level Up Gaming
Windows
Your father's life depends on your success. Run a medieval shop, craft goods, set prices, and build your reputation - because the King's debt collectors are coming. Farm, hunt, explore, and trade your way to freedom in this cozy but consequential shop simulation.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 40.2% ★, Life Sim 15.9%, Cozy 13.5%, Capitalism 10.8%, Building 7.7%
- #45 King of Retail 2
70% matchVery Positive80% of 329 reviews2025
Dev: Freaking Games
Windows
Build a retail empire across dozens of locations with hundreds of employees. Design every inch of your stores with a deep building tool, then fine-tune pricing, staffing, and product mix to stay profitable. Scale up, customize everything, and manage the details that make or break your bottom line.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 35.1% ★, Life Sim 14%, Time Management 12.8%, Capitalism 9.7%, Building 9.1%
- #46 inKONBINI: One Store. Many Stories
68% matchVery Positive86% of 1,061 reviews2026
Dev: Nagai Industries
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
inKONBINI: One Store. Many Stories is a cozy slice-of-life game about running a small-town convenience store, inspired by early 1990s Japan. Meet regulars, stock shelves, and watch quiet, everyday moments turn into meaningful stories.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 43.1% ★, Life Sim 18.1%, Cozy 15.6%, Relaxing 7.7%, Simulation 7.3%
- #47 Checkout: Cashier Simulator
70% matchVery Positive95% of 186 reviews2025
Dev: Nessie Games
Windows
Step into the shoes of a supermarket cashier in this cute point-and-click game. Scan and bag over 300 unique products to earn as many points as you can before your shift ends! Between shifts, unwind by getting to know a cast of quirky coworkers.
Why similar: Life Sim 26.9%, Time Management 14%, Relaxing 10.2%, Simulation 10%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%
- #48 Perfume Atelier
68% matchVery Positive90% of 258 reviews2026
Dev: Keep The Engine GamesPub: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Blend fragrances in your cozy perfume atelier! 🌸 Craft unique scents by mixing essences, design beautiful bottles, and try to sell your creations to curious customers. Decorate your workshop, unlock new recipes, and grow your reputation in the art of fragrance.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 37.4% ★, Wholesome 20.3%, Cozy 13.6%, Management 7.4%, Simulation 6.2%
- #49 Littlewood
71% matchVery Positive93% of 6,824 reviews2020
Dev: Sean YoungPub: SmashGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The world has already been saved. Now it's time to rebuild your town, learn new hobbies, and forge lifelong friendships in this peaceful and relaxing RPG.
Why similar: Life Sim 30.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Building 12.6%, Relaxing 10.2%, Simulation 9.5%
- #50 Cattle Country
69% matchVery Positive86% of 377 reviews2025
Dev: Castle Pixel, LLC.Pub: Playtonic Friends
Windows · Linux
Howdy partner! Welcome to Cattle Country, the Cozy Cowboy Adventure Life Sim. Become a determined pioneer traveling west to start a new life. Make a home in the mountains, take on bandits, discover dastardly plots, build a farm, develop your town, and make friends with fellow residents.
Why similar: Wholesome 28%, Life Sim 17.4%, Cozy 13.8%, Building 8.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
- #51 Wormies
68% matchVery Positive100% of 102 reviews2026
Dev: Maple Bay
Windows · Mac · Linux
Run your own cozy worm shop! Buy and breed hundreds of different wormies! Get to know your customers and fulfill their wormie orders to progress through different storylines!
Why similar: Wholesome 30.8%, Cozy 20.2%, Relaxing 10.6%, Life Sim 10.1%, Simulation 9.1%
- #52 Amber Isle
69% 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: Life Sim 26.8%, Management 15.5%, Cozy 14.6%, Relaxing 8.5%, Character Customization 8.4%
- #53 Corner Market
67% matchVery Positive88% of 121 reviews2026
Dev: Tiny OrbitPub: Crow Interactive
Windows
A relaxing idle market simulator that sits at the corner of your screen while you do other things.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 25.3% ★, Life Sim 15.5%, Cozy 10.8%, Building 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 8%
- #54 Rest Area Simulator
67% matchVery Positive86% of 648 reviews2026
Dev: Oriseus StudiosPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Take over the gas station and convenience store at a roadside rest area and expand by purchasing new businesses. Manage a living world shaped by dynamic economy and random events. Upgrade your facilities, satisfy your customers, and play solo or with friends.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 42.8% ★, Life Sim 18.2%, Management 11.1%, Simulation 8.2%, Time Management 7.7%
- #55 Crafter's Hollow
70% 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: Shop Keeper 45.1% ★, Time Management 12.7%, Management 11.4%, Simulation 9.3%, Capitalism 6.3%
- #56 Pixel Shopkeeper
73% 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 27.2%, Capitalism 21.1%, Pixel Graphics 17.9%, Simulation 15.7%, Casual 6.8%
- #57 Grocery Store Tycoon
67% matchVery Positive84% of 121 reviews2025
Dev: Spyder Lab Gaming
Windows
Build and manage your own grocery store in first person. Run the register, stock inventory, hire employees, and expand your business from a small market into a thriving retail operation.
Why similar: Life Sim 38.5%, Management 26.2%, Simulation 18.2%, Relaxing 11%, Casual 4.1%
- #58 Tavern Manager Simulator 🍻
66% matchVery Positive92% of 4,445 reviews2024
Dev: One More Time
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Restore your fantasy tavern to its full glory. Repair, improve and expand the establishment. Cook delicious food and keep an eye on the mood of the visitors. Create a unique atmosphere for unforgettable adventures!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 33.1% ★, Life Sim 16.6%, Cozy 11.3%, Management 11%, Building 10.5%
- #59 Baker Business 3
69% matchVery Positive87% of 67 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: Shop Keeper 46.5% ★, Life Sim 17.3%, Simulation 9.2%, Management 8.3%, Relaxing 5.4%
- #60 Dealer's Life Legend
66% 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: Shop Keeper 35.9% ★, Cozy 24.2%, Relaxing 10%, Capitalism 9.2%, Management 8.9%
