- #1 Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
97% 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 23.6%, Trading 19.5%, Farming Sim 16%, Management 13.1%, Life Sim 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the tactile process of crafting and selling goods, which aligns well with the brewing focus of the seed game.
- #2 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: Farming Sim 31.6%, Life Sim 25.6%, Management 19.7%, Crafting 15.3%, RPG 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the tavern management and brewing mechanics of the seed game within a cozy, pixel-art world.
- #3 Touhou Mystia's Izakaya
96% 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: Time Management 31.9%, Cooking 28.7%, Economy 16.2%, Comedy 7%, Simulation 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: It features a delightful mix of cooking, shop management, and customer service that captures the same cute and engaging loop.
- #4 DAVE THE DIVER
95% 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: Farming Sim 28.2%, Management 26%, Crafting 17.7%, Relaxing 11.2%, RPG 6%
Why You'll Like It: Combines exploration with a highly addictive restaurant management loop that feels both rewarding and lighthearted.
- #5 Bear and Breakfast
94% 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: Economy 23.5%, Crafting 20.5%, Life Sim 15.3%, Management 11.9%, Relaxing 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A charming management game where you build and run a business, sharing the same cute aesthetic and cozy vibe.
- #6 Alchemist: The Potion Monger
94% matchVery Positive83% of 111 reviews2024
Dev: Art Games Studio S.A.
Windows
First-person Alchemist Simulator with RPG elements. Explore the world, gather ingredients, and sell or use potions you craft to help others and fend off enemies. Adopt pets to help you with your alchemy knowledge (and to pet them). Decorate your home however you like and brew your destiny!
Why similar: Farming Sim 21.1%, Economy 16%, Crafting 14.2%, Life Sim 13.9%, Management 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines exploration with potion crafting and shop-keeping in a relaxing, simulation-heavy environment.
- #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: Trading 25.3%, Time Management 21.2%, Life Sim 16.8%, Management 16.3%, Relaxing 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the management of a small, cute business, requiring you to balance customer needs with shop upgrades.
- #8 Potion Permit
92% 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: Life Sim 31.4%, Crafting 30.3%, Relaxing 11.8%, Cute 9.9%, Simulation 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Blends life-sim elements with crafting and gathering, offering a relaxing experience similar to the seed game's adventure.
- #9 Chef RPG
91% 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: Cooking 31.5%, Life Sim 21.9%, Management 16.8%, Crafting 14.7%, RPG 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a deep dive into cooking and restaurant management within an open world, perfect for fans of culinary simulation.
- #10 Brewmaster: Beer Brewing Simulator
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,259 reviews2022
Dev: Auroch DigitalPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Brew your perfect beer in this relaxing home brewing sim. Use a realistic chemistry simulation to brew hoppy IPAs to creamy stouts. Customise your brewing space, create recipes and label your beer, unlock new equipment and enter competitions. Learn to brew, refine your craft and become a Brewmaster!
Why similar: Cooking 24.1%, Crafting 21.5%, Economy 21%, Management 15%, Relaxing 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a more technical but deeply immersive look at the art of brewing, directly relating to the seed game's core theme.
- #11 Soda Story - Brewing Tycoon
90% matchVery Positive91% of 66 reviews2022
Dev: Upper Class Walrus
Windows
Take on the challenge of running a Soda brewing operation, all while participating in the current season of the hit reality TV show “Prisoneers.” Will you win your freedom?
Why similar: Farming Sim 27.6%, Economy 27.3%, Crafting 21.8%, Management 18.9%, Simulation 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the production and management side of the beverage industry with a humorous and stylized presentation.
- #12 Lemon Cake
89% matchVery Positive84% of 2,062 reviews2021
Dev: Cozy Bee Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Restore an abandoned bakery and prepare pastries from farm to table! Grow fresh ingredients in the greenhouse, cook pastries & sweets in the kitchen and serve your baked goods to hungry customers in your own shop!
Why similar: Farming Sim 19.4%, Time Management 17.9%, Cooking 15.7%, Management 11.3%, Life Sim 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A cute and fast-paced cooking management game that emphasizes time-management and shop expansion.
- #13 Bakery Simulator
89% matchMixed66% of 2,415 reviews2022
Dev: Live Motion GamesPub: Ultimate Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Get up before dawn and see what it's like to be a baker! Learn to bake several dozen types of bread. Use realistic bakery machines. Deliver orders to stores, earn, and invest. Use original recipes or experiment with ingredients.
Why similar: Time Management 19.3%, Cooking 16.2%, Economy 15.8%, Crafting 12.6%, Life Sim 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a realistic approach to cooking and time-management within a shop-keeping framework.
- #14 Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
88% 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 32.2%, RPG 20.1%, Cute 18.8%, Comedy 12.7%, Simulation 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential shop-keeping simulator that balances economy management with a charming, lighthearted narrative.
- #15 Pub Sim
87% matchMostly Positive77% of 136 reviews2025
Dev: 1st impact games
Windows
You've just bought your first Pub. First steps are to clean it, stock it, set your markup and let in the Patrons. Keep the drinks flowing and try not to shortchange anyone! If you keep it going long enough you might just earn enough to spruce up the place, hire staff and expand the premises.
Why similar: Trading 27.6%, Time Management 20.6%, Economy 20.1%, Management 14.5%, Life Sim 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the specific niche of running a pub, which aligns closely with the brewing and service themes of the seed game.
- #16 Alchemist Shop Simulator
86% 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 27.6%, Economy 19.5%, Crafting 15.1%, Management 14.3%, Farming Sim 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: Directly focuses on the shop-keeping aspect, requiring players to manage inventory and customer requests.
- #17 Tavern Legends
84% matchVery Positive91% of 170 reviews2026
Dev: CROWFORGE Games
Windows
Build and run your own medieval tavern. Cook meals, brew drinks, design every room, hire and manage staff, serve unique guests, handle fights and chaos, and grow from a humble innkeeper into a tavern legend. This game has a Twitch Integration!
Why similar: Time Management 16.2%, Cooking 14.6%, Crafting 14.1%, Economy 14.1%, Management 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: Combines tavern management with crafting and building, offering a similar progression path to the seed game.
- #18 Moonlighter
86% 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 63.6%, RPG 18.5%, Simulation 14.5%, Singleplayer 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features a satisfying loop of dungeon exploration and running your own shop to sell the loot you collect.
- #19 Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition
84% matchVery Positive95% of 53,173 reviews2020
Dev: Thunder Lotus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Spiritfarer® is a cozy management game about dying. As ferrymaster to the deceased, build a boat to explore the world, care for your spirit friends, and release them into the afterlife. The Spiritfarer Farewell Edition includes the heartwarming base game and three major content updates.
Why similar: Management 29.3%, Crafting 22.2%, Farming Sim 22.1%, Relaxing 13.7%, Story Rich 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: While more narrative-driven, it features extensive management and crafting mechanics within a beautiful, cozy world.
- #20 Stardew Valley
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,034,074 reviews2016
Dev: ConcernedApe
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 22.9 hrsMean: 85.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Why similar: Farming Sim 38.9%, Life Sim 23.4%, Crafting 15%, Relaxing 8.8%, RPG 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for cozy life-sims, offering deep farming and management mechanics that appeal to fans of the genre.
- #21 Graveyard Keeper
82% 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 48.5%, Management 28.3%, RPG 10%, Simulation 8.9%, Story Rich 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a complex management and crafting loop with a unique theme that keeps the player constantly busy with tasks.
- #22 Brewer
83% matchMostly Positive77% of 88 reviews2019
Dev: Slava Victorov
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Economic strategy about managing your own brewery and pubs. Brew and sell beer. Ruin your competitors. Become a monopolist in the beer market of the city!
Why similar: Time Management 30.5%, Economy 29.7%, Management 22.9%, Simulation 7.6%, Comedy 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward management game that focuses on the production and economy of brewing beer.
- #23 Kynseed
81% 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: Farming Sim 30.1%, Crafting 19.4%, Life Sim 18.9%, Management 15.5%, Relaxing 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A life-sim that allows for deep management of shops and businesses across generations, matching the seed game's scope.
- #24 Roots of Pacha
79% matchVery Positive94% of 4,536 reviews2023
Dev: Soda Den
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The charming and relaxing stone-age farming sim where you live in a thriving community exploring the wonderful world of Pacha. Discover "ideas," domesticate crops, befriend animals, and help your village grow. Play co-op with friends or explore the early days of civilization in single-player.
Why similar: Farming Sim 34.2%, Life Sim 21.2%, Crafting 20.8%, Relaxing 8.9%, Cute 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on community building and resource management, providing a relaxing and rewarding experience.
- #25 Littlewood
80% 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 25.8%, Farming Sim 25.2%, Crafting 22.2%, Relaxing 9.9%, Simulation 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing life-sim that focuses on building and managing a town, perfect for those who enjoy the cozy side of the seed game.
- #26 Not Monday Cafe
78% 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: Farming Sim 19.3%, Economy 17.6%, Cooking 15.8%, Life Sim 13.4%, Management 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: A management-heavy game that focuses on the daily operations of a shop, perfect for fans of the genre's loop.
- #27 A Little Shop in Squirrel Town
81% 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 22.3%, Farming Sim 15.1%, Economy 14.7%, Crafting 12.7%, Life Sim 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A cute, shop-focused game that emphasizes trading and economy management in a charming setting.
- #28 Magic Inn
79% matchVery Positive81% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: Purpledoor Studios
Windows
Reclaim glory in Magic Inn, a charming tavern life simulator. Take on the role of an exiled wizard-turned-innkeeper, overseeing everything from menus, rooms, guests, and staff in a fully magical customizable inn. Engage in card battles to spark conversations and foster relationships with guests.
Why similar: Cooking 23.1%, Life Sim 17.9%, Crafting 16.2%, Economy 15.3%, Management 15%
Why You'll Like It: Blends management and cooking in a fantasy setting, providing a similar gameplay loop to the seed game.
- #29 Trailer Park Tycoon: Raccoon Ranch
77% matchVery Positive91% of 164 reviews2025
Dev: Yuliy Oneshko
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A farm and shop simulator featuring adult goods - alcohol, tobacco, energy drinks, and more. Play as a raccoon living in a trailer park full of outcasts, thugs, and a few charming, friendly neighbors.
Why similar: Trading 16.5%, Time Management 16.3%, Farming Sim 12.8%, Economy 11.6%, Crafting 11.4%
- #30 Coffee Bar Simulator
78% matchMixed54% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: Digital MelodyPub: Games Incubator
Windows
Open your own café and create a place brimming with aroma and flavor. Serve coffee, pastries, and desserts, expand your bar, decorate the interior, and serve your guests in a way that keeps them coming back for more!
Why similar: Cooking 25.8%, Farming Sim 16.9%, Life Sim 14.2%, Management 10.9%, Economy 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the cooking and service aspects of running a beverage-based business.
- #31 CRUFT
77% matchVery Positive95% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Go On Entertainment
Windows · Mac
A cozy crafter with tons of things to create, sell, or just have fun making. Every recipe always makes a bit of CRUFT too, so you should probably clean up after yourself!
Why similar: Farming Sim 18.5%, Time Management 18%, Cooking 12.5%, Economy 12.3%, Crafting 11.5%
- #32 Coffie Simulator - Prologue
76% matchVery Positive90% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: SakneDevPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
In Coffie Simulator Prologue , run your own café, serve unique cusstomers, and master the art of coffee-making! Customize, upgrade, and manage your shop while handling orders with precision. Every choice matters. Can you succeed?
Why similar: Time Management 25.8%, Economy 17.3%, Crafting 11.7%, Management 10.4%, Cooking 10.3%
- #33 Beer Manufacture Simulator
75% matchVery Positive81% of 169 reviews2026
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Brew your own beer from scratch! Take on the role of a brewmaster, learn brewing techniques, create unique recipes, and grow your craft brewery into a full-scale factory. Expand your brewery from mashing and fermenting to bottling and selling - every decision shapes your beer empire
Why similar: Life Sim 31%, Economy 21.1%, Management 17.2%, Simulation 12.4%, Crafting 8.9%
- #34 Sunrise's Order
75% matchVery Positive94% of 71 reviews2024
Dev: Misstic Studio
Windows
Sunrise's Order is a farm simulation game in which the player is alone on an island, and seeks to become an accomplished small farmer. The player must use a delivery service called Animazon to support the farm and grow the farm's reputation.
Why similar: Farming Sim 21.1%, Time Management 16%, Dogs 14% ★, Cooking 13.4%, Life Sim 12.2%
- #35 Brewpub Simulator
76% matchMixed60% of 617 reviews2023
Dev: Star DriftersPub: Movie Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Quit your day job, open a bar! Decorate the place, create your own beer and design your labels. Keep your kegs full and your customers happy, and never stop growing!
Why similar: Cooking 26.3%, Economy 16.3%, Crafting 14.8%, Management 11.8%, Time Management 9.1%
- #36 Saloon Simulator: Prologue
74% matchVery Positive87% of 871 reviews2024
Dev: Glivi Games S.A.Pub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Saloon Simulator Prologue lets you restore an abandoned Saloon and discover that managing it isn't just about creating drinks and meals. Clean up, organize, and choose the right friends - all to become the most recognizable business in the Wild West!
Why similar: Farming Sim 20.3%, Cooking 20.2%, Crafting 15.5%, Economy 14.3%, Life Sim 12.1%
- #37 Tavern Manager Simulator 🍻
73% 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: Economy 25%, Cooking 24.3%, Management 18.6%, Life Sim 17.9%, Relaxing 7.3%
- #38 Repair this!
73% matchVery Positive89% of 827 reviews2024
Dev: HGISoft
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Become a phone repair technician, get the opportunity to look into the personal data of customers. Influence their destinies if you dare!
Why similar: Trading 29.3%, Time Management 24.5%, Life Sim 15%, Management 14.7%, Relaxing 6.3%
- #39 MilkTea Time
72% matchVery Positive84% of 158 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: Cooking 22.5%, Time Management 21.4%, Economy 14.9%, Crafting 14.2%, Management 11.5%
- #40 Alchemy Garden
74% matchMixed69% of 1,075 reviews2022
Dev: MadSushi Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: Time Management 21.3%, Economy 15.4%, Management 13.2%, Trading 11.6%, Farming Sim 11.4%
- #41 Call of Boba
73% matchMixed70% of 167 reviews2025
Dev: Tomatoast
Windows
A cozy pixel art adventure about saving a struggling Boba Tea shop. Brew up tasty drinks, battle enemies for inspiration, make friends with customers, and much much more, on your quest to serve up the best tea in town!
Why similar: Farming Sim 25.8%, Cooking 18.8%, Life Sim 17.2%, Management 14%, Cute 6.9%
- #42 Medieval StartUp
71% matchVery Positive98% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Editions Aspic Games
Windows
Medieval StartUp is a unique mix of tavern management, crafting, and exploration set in a rich medieval world. Manage your tavern, craft unique items, recruit staff, and explore a mysterious marsh full of hidden secrets and rare resources.
Why similar: Trading 22.2%, Cooking 15.3%, Economy 15%, Crafting 14%, Management 11.6%
- #43 Cinnabunny
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 542 reviews2025
Dev: Reky Studios
Windows
Cinnabunny is a cozy life simulator game where you play as a bunny who runs a bakery. Unlock new recipes, go birdwatching, collect mushrooms, and charm your community. Save up enough carrots to help your family move.
Why similar: Farming Sim 19%, Time Management 17.5%, Cooking 14.1%, Life Sim 14%, Management 9.2%
- #44 Pirate Cove Simulator
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: Kool2Play
Windows
Pirate Cove Simulator will have you run a shop and tavern on the Island of the Damned, to get rich and buy your way out of the pirate afterlife. Trade with restless undead pirates, run your own distillery and turn local plants into potent drinks, search for hidden treasures, or just go fishing.
Why similar: Trading 24%, Economy 20.2%, Management 14.2%, Crafting 13.2%, Cooking 6.8%
- #45 Boba Cafe Simulator
68% matchVery Positive92% of 1,332 reviews2026
Dev: Caikemi
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
You’re reborn—back at the beginning of your startup journey. In your last life, poor management led to your shop being crushed by competitors. This time, the sweet scent of condensed milk runs through your veins, and you’re set on one goal: turn “Sugarville” into the top name in the industry.
Why similar: Farming Sim 20.6%, Cooking 20.2%, Life Sim 14.8%, Crafting 14.7%, Management 12.5%
- #46 Dawg Game
69% matchVery Positive98% of 108 reviews2025
Dev: Big Noses Entertainment
Windows
DAWG GAME is a comedy adventure about what Maksim does off-stream. Step into the life of a streamer: handle important tasks, take care of yourself, and try to finally go live!
Why similar: Dogs 38.6% ★, Management 30.9%, Cute 12.6%, Simulation 9.1%, 3D 8.8%
- #47 Everdream Valley
71% matchMostly Positive70% of 967 reviews2023
Dev: MooneatersPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
A farming adventure with a dash of magic. Play solo or up to a 4-player coop. By day, restore your quaint farm into a summer paradise. Explore, raise crops, care for animals and rebuild your home. At night inhabit various creatures through your dreams and bring enchantment to the valley.
Why similar: Dogs 25.5% ★, Farming Sim 19.1%, Cooking 16.3%, Crafting 11.9%, Life Sim 11.5%
- #48 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: Cooking 19.9%, Time Management 14.6%, Trading 13.8%, Crafting 12.4%, Management 12%
- #49 Cozy Keep: Farm, Craft, Manage
69% 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: Farming Sim 20.6%, Trading 20.5%, Economy 15.9%, Crafting 14.7%, Life Sim 12.4%
- #50 SkyBrew: Entropic Strategist
69% 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: Cooking 39.8%, Management 22%, Time Management 20.7%, Simulation 8.6%, Story Rich 3.9%
- #51 Tailside: Cozy Cafe Sim
67% 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: Cooking 25.9%, Life Sim 18.6%, Crafting 18.1%, Management 16%, Relaxing 8.2%
- #52 Road Food Simulator: Prologue
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: 2MEDYA
Windows
Run a roadside Pizza restaurant with your friends. Play solo or in Co-op with other players. Make pizzas fast and fill orders. Keep your customers happy and get more orders. Improve your restaurant as your income increases.
Why similar: Cooking 20.8%, Trading 19.2%, Dogs 18.3% ★, Life Sim 13.9%, Management 12%
- #53 Dog Sled Saga
70% matchVery Positive91% of 849 reviews2016
Dev: Trichotomy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
As a rookie musher, foster a dogsledding team whose skills will grow if they're treated right. Week by week, get to know your dogs' unique traits, and carve your story into the trails of the Mount St. Something region.
Why similar: Dogs 64.4% ★, Management 15.2%, Simulation 7.4%, RPG 7%, Cute 5.4%
- #54 Cats & Cups
65% matchVery Positive91% of 1,205 reviews2025
Dev: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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: Life Sim 39.8%, Cute 16.6%, Simulation 14.3%, Family Friendly 11.5%, Relaxing 11.4%
- #55 Pixel Cafe
67% matchVery Positive92% of 879 reviews2023
Dev: Baltoro Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Step into Pixel's shoes in this one-of-a-kind journey that bridges time, memories, and the aroma of fresh coffee. Dive deep into a city balancing its past and future. Engage in intense arcade challenges, immerse yourself in heartfelt stories, and navigate a world crafted in pixel art.
Why similar: Time Management 25.2%, Cooking 20.4%, Crafting 15.6%, Life Sim 14.2%, Management 13%
- #56 Forage & Brew
67% matchMixed61% of 227 reviews2026
Dev: Forage & BrewPub: Rubika Supinfogame
Windows
Forage & Brew is a game where you play as a Cat witch in her potion workshop. Explore the forest, gather ingredients and brew magical potions in order to help the many clients that will come for your aid. How will you decide to live it out each passing day?
Why similar: Cooking 39.3%, Life Sim 13.9%, Crafting 13.8%, Relaxing 13.8%, Cute 11.7%
- #57 Bakery Magnate: Beginning
68% matchVery Positive86% of 1,521 reviews2020
Dev: GidAzGames
Windows
Bakery Magnate is a game with a small plot in which you have to solve economic problems to keep the store afloat. At the same time, you intend to provide for your son, who constantly gets into trouble.
Why similar: Trading 23.2%, Time Management 19.6%, Economy 16.1%, Life Sim 14.6%, Management 11.8%
- #58 Coffie Simulator
66% matchVery Positive90% of 102 reviews2026
Dev: SakneDevPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Coffie Simulator is a coffee simulator game. Run your own café, serve 500+ unique customers, and master the art of coffee-making! Customize, upgrade, and manage your shop while handling orders with precision. Every choice matters—your reputation shapes the experience. Can you succeed?
Why similar: Time Management 24.7%, Cooking 21.3%, Life Sim 15.6%, Management 11.3%, Cute 7.3%
- #59 Ale Abbey - Monastery Brewery Tycoon
64% matchVery Positive89% of 1,348 reviews2025
Dev: Hammer & RavensPub: Shiro Unlimited
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Build and expand your monastery, craft recipes and brew holy ales in this unique brewery tycoon. No pre-made recipes in Ale Abbey, oh no. It's a canvas for true beer alchemists. It's as simple as: brew, sip, repeat. Welcome to Ale Abbey!
Why similar: Economy 28.4%, Management 25.5%, Crafting 25.2%, Comedy 8.9%, Simulation 7.4%