Games Like Drugs & Gambling

Build a towering casino resort and watch it come alive. Crowds flow, elevators jam, and tiny decisions create big stories as your tower grows upward, floor by floor. Build it. Break it. Fix it.

Why similar: Shop Keeper 28.3% ★, Colony Sim 18.1%, Capitalism 15.7%, Economy 12.4%, Base Building 10.5%

Run an organ trading empire in the dark underworld of Arkwright. Buy, upgrade, and sell organs across black markets. Manage your economy, dodge the police, and fulfill patient requests to dominate the underground.

Why similar: Shop Keeper 31.2% ★, God Game 23.9% ★, Idler 16.4%, Economy 8.4%, Crime 8.4%

Fruit is outlawed, and Mango and Berry are aspiring fruit lords! Manage a criminal, underground sorbet shop solo or online co-op. Smuggle goods, upgrade your shop, trade fruit or grow your own underground supply. Will Mango & Berry rise to power? Or are they headed for a tragic downfall?

Why similar: Shop Keeper 28.3% ★, Capitalism 16%, Crime 15.1%, Dark Comedy 13.5%, Economy 10%

Hell Architect is a game about building and managing your own hell. You take on a role of a hell manager and are tasked with developing the underworld in a way that would make Lucifer himself fall off his chair.

Why similar: Colony Sim 22.7%, God Game 19% ★, Dark Comedy 12.6%, Base Building 11.2%, Building 9.9%

Poly Skies is an introductory city builder designed to help you relax. Take care of your villagers, expand to new islands, unlock secrets and defend from sky-high threats.

Why similar: God Game 22.3% ★, Colony Sim 20.3%, Idler 17.9%, Economy 12.4%, Building 11.6%

Gentlemen, I have a hell of a deal for you. Rent a beacon station on the Fog Lane with almost nothing down. Build. Produce. Trade. Outrun the rent — and the place is yours. The bustle shall not stop! A turn-based roguelite city-builder with production chains and trade.

Why similar: Shop Keeper 31.2% ★, Colony Sim 23.1%, Capitalism 14.8%, Base Building 13.1%, Economy 9.7%

Design, build and manage a giant shopping center. Open shops, supermarkets, restaurants, movie theaters, bowling alleys and more. Hire and manage the best staff for the job and milk your customers for all they're worth!

Why similar: Shop Keeper 27.5% ★, Colony Sim 18.2%, Capitalism 14.3%, Building 13.4%, Economy 11.3%

A cozy café management game where chill mornings give way to frantic rush hours. Drag, pour, and juggle orders with physics-based drink mechanics as you expand your café across town.

Why similar: Shop Keeper 42.9% ★, Capitalism 19.6%, Building 12.7%, Economy 11.5%, Base Building 8.8%

1995, Summer. "Get a job or you're joining the military" shouts your dad. Get your ticket to an incremental game where you'll rewind, loan, buy tapes, buy rewinders, buy food, move to better locations, hire your mates and make a mint at Planet Rewind! Video tape rentals will be around forever!

Why similar: Shop Keeper 34.3% ★, Capitalism 20.7%, Idler 20.5%, Economy 13.5%, Parody 8.5% ★

Mars Attracts is a park management sim set in the iconic universe of Mars Attacks™. Play as the devious Martians as you construct detailed enclosures, manage staff, and most importantly - abduct and experiment on humans for the entertainment of your Martian guests!

Why similar: Colony Sim 20.6%, God Game 19.1% ★, Capitalism 14.5%, Building 11.5%, Economy 11.2%

Alchemist's Garden is a cozy and relaxing incremental crafting game. Forage to uncover hidden ingredients across mystical lands. Experiment with them at your crucible to discover potions and items, stock your shop's shelves, and watch your potion shop grow!

Why similar: Shop Keeper 31.7% ★, Capitalism 19.2%, Idler 18.9%, Economy 12.8%, Building 11.9%

The P.T.A. (Parent Teacher's Association) is planning the Summer Fete but they need money to hire everything. Selflessly serve drinks and upsell the heck out of them to gain funds. Dig deep! It's for a good cause, after all.

Why similar: Shop Keeper 35.5% ★, Capitalism 22.1%, Idler 17.6%, Parody 12.1% ★, Economy 9.8%

Run a luxury salon while laundering money, selling secrets, and solving a murder. Two phones, ragdoll chaos your game, your call.

Why similar: Shop Keeper 26.5% ★, Crime 17.4%, Capitalism 14.9%, Idler 13.6%, Economy 10.2%

A cozy idle automation game about building tiny factories, unlocking upgrades, and relaxing while your machines work overtime. Progress has never been this chill.

Why similar: Colony Sim 26.1%, Idler 21.1%, Capitalism 16.2%, Economy 10.7%, Building 10.2%

Mine ore, run the store, unlock tech, and push a modest shop to its limit. Start with click mining, then automate; balance inventory, traffic, and sales through the tech tree for efficiency—from manual play to the peak.

Why similar: Shop Keeper 46.4% ★, Capitalism 13.7%, Idler 10.1%, Economy 10%, Top-Down 8.3%

Build your retail empire! Tired of playing by someone else's rules? Design, build, stock, and manage your own retail paradise, from a humble corner shop to a sprawling commercial enterprise. Create a unique shopping experience and become a retail legend. Your customers are waiting!

Why similar: Shop Keeper 21% ★, Idler 17.4%, Capitalism 17%, Economy 15.3%, Building 13.5%

A Colony-Sim in a dungeonpunk-fantasy world where you build outpost near ancient ruins, support adventurers, and tax their loot. Expand your outpost, survive waves of dungeon-born monsters, and ultimately conquer the depths before they consume the outpost.

Why similar: Colony Sim 32.6%, Capitalism 17.3%, Base Building 15.1%, Building 13.3%, Economy 11.3%

SIM Chef is a restaurant management simulator. Build and decorate, manage employees, create hundreds of classic dishes and drinks, make decisions and become the number one in the world.

Why similar: Shop Keeper 31.8% ★, Colony Sim 23.1%, Capitalism 17.5%, Economy 11.7%, Building 10.3%

Build automated chip factories in a post-collapse 2047. Process silicon wafers, research advanced tech, and scale from basic processors to legendary quantum chips. Optimize your production lines, outmaneuver mega-corps, and dominate the semiconductor market.

Why similar: Colony Sim 37.3%, Capitalism 18.2%, Building 11.5%, Economy 11%, Top-Down 6.6%

An active incremental game where you run your own Bookstore! Print and upgrade books, unlock new customers, new staff members and more.

Why similar: Shop Keeper 47.6% ★, Idler 24%, Capitalism 12.8%, Economy 9.6%, Simulation 3.8%

Paragon Pioneers is a city-building idle game in which you discover, conquer and then build on islands to fulfill the needs of your inhabitants. Even with limited time to play you can enjoy this deep simulation game and follow one of the countless ways to optimize your empire.

Why similar: Colony Sim 29.3%, Idler 21.8%, Economy 13.8%, Building 13.8%, Base Building 11.5%

Manage your very own operational courthouse, show your architectural talent, with every detail in your control. Let your management prowess show, schedule cases and trials alongside the ever present pressures of profit and reputation.

Why similar: Colony Sim 29.6%, Crime 21%, Economy 17.6%, Base Building 16.9%, Building 12.6%

Trading Towns is a simple and relaxing economic game in which your goal is to find ways for your town to become wealthy and prosperous.

Why similar: Colony Sim 29.3%, Idler 21.4%, Economy 17.6%, Building 13.5%, Base Building 12.5%

Take Japan by storm with your series of stores, vending machines, arcades and more! Open multiple shops, each customized to your personal specifications and invest in your community.

Why similar: Shop Keeper 50.5% ★, Economy 18.6%, Capitalism 16.6%, Building 10.6%, Simulation 3%

Take charge of a business no one would put on LinkedIn. Manage the girls at an underground massage parlor, keep your clients happy with herbal blends, scale your e-commerce hustle, and grow your empire without attracting too much attention!

Why similar: Shop Keeper 30.6% ★, Crime 19.7%, Economy 16.4%, Dark Comedy 12.2%, Dark Humor 10.7%

Worship, Recruit Sacrifice. Cult of the Rotten Moon is an idle clicker about worshipping a giant Eyeball, where the path to cosmic power is paved with your devoted followers bits. Expand your cult, unlock bizarre upgrades, and dominate the attention landscape in this dark and silly satire.

Why similar: Idler 21.8%, Colony Sim 21%, Economy 14.8%, Dark Humor 13.3%, Dark Comedy 9.8%

A fantasy economy simulator and idle crafting game. Build a massive guild of alternate characters to gather resources, refine epic gear, and manipulate a fluctuating AI-driven Auction House. Chase rare multicraft procs, monopolize the markets, and watch your gold go to the moon!

Why similar: Shop Keeper 36.4% ★, Colony Sim 26.9%, Idler 21.7%, Economy 11.7%, Simulation 1.9%

This is a "blessing" game designed to bring you good luck, combining idle mechanics, desktop pets, farming, fishing, and homebuilding. On this island born from your wishes, each adorable spirit will accompany you every day, offering sincere prayers for your heart's desires!

Why similar: God Game 36.6% ★, Idler 30.5%, Base Building 17.3%, Building 11.7%, 2D 3.9%

Mine It Down is an incremental game about mining an evil wall inspired by other games like (the) Gnorp Apologue and Tower Wizard. Chip away at the wall with the mouse first, hire masons to work that rock and build different buildings to grow your rock-destroying arsenal.

Why similar: Colony Sim 36.1%, Idler 29%, Capitalism 12.9%, Building 8.4%, Base Building 4.9%

A chaotic action and management sim about scalping limited releases: sprint to drops, snag online releases, haggle in your store, risk opening packs, grow your crew, and play solo or with up to 4 players.

Why similar: Shop Keeper 27.5% ★, Capitalism 18.2%, Parody 16.7% ★, Economy 12.6%, Dark Humor 11.5%

"Box World: Space Courier " is a minimalist sandbox-style strategy management game. In this playful and pun-filled miniature world, calmly sketch out your own little world~ Make money! Make money! And make more money!!

Why similar: Colony Sim 26.6%, Idler 19.2%, Capitalism 17.4%, Base Building 14%, Economy 12.3%

A drug plantation management game with basebuilding, strategy and combat elements. Expand your plantation, hire workers, and plan new smuggling routes. But be ready to face a heavy response by law enforcement by hiring guards, buying weapons and building defences.

Why similar: Colony Sim 23.8%, Crime 20.3%, Capitalism 17.4%, Economy 15.4%, Building 10.7%

Run your cozy little shop from the bottom of your screen, decorate to attract unique customers, hire assistants, and send adventurers for rare treasures - all in a lively, charming management sim!

Why similar: Shop Keeper 38.2% ★, Capitalism 30.6%, Idler 24.4%, Simulation 4%, Pixel Graphics 2%

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: Colony Sim 27.5%, Capitalism 22.9%, Economy 14.6%, Base Building 14%, Building 14%

Welcome to the Burger Flipper team! As our first hire, you’ll put a smile on customers’ faces as you prepare and serve their orders... And clean the kitchen and stock inventory. But we promote within! One day, you’ll be the manager, hiring new flippers, purchasing equipment, and choosing the menu!

Why similar: Shop Keeper 31.8% ★, Capitalism 19%, Dark Comedy 13.8%, Economy 13%, Building 11.5%

A relaxing incremental tower builder—until hundreds of tiny workers turn it into complete chaos.

Why similar: Colony Sim 31.4%, Idler 23.5%, God Game 18.7% ★, Building 11.7%, Base Building 10.8%

"Enflasyon uçuyor, müşteriler isyanda ve dükkân yanıyor! Sıradan bir market yönetimi değil; ekonomik kriz ve toplumsal kaosun ortasında hayatta kalma mücadelesi. Rafları doldur, 150 farklı absürt krizi yönet, fiyatlarla oyna ve batmamak için her yolu dene!"

Why similar: Shop Keeper 42.6% ★, Capitalism 22.9%, Economy 17.8%, Dark Humor 14.5%, Simulation 2.2%

Build a profit-hungry orbital industry in this sci-fi incremental economy sim. Recruit specialist crews, automate production, trade meme coins, fill your Fleet Vault, and outplay the living Orbital Exchange to turn scrap into staggering wealth.

Why similar: Shop Keeper 28.5% ★, Idler 20.8%, Colony Sim 20.2%, Economy 19.5%, Building 9.3%

Dungeon Overseer is a colony simulator with a focus on base building and resource management. Become the Overseer by building a unique dungeon layout, constructing your lair, upgrading and expanding, questing, crafting, researching, recruiting, defending your base, and raiding.

Why similar: Colony Sim 32.5%, God Game 17.7% ★, Economy 17.1%, Base Building 16.1%, Building 13.4%

Dive into the captivating world of Paragon Pioneers 2, an engaging city-building idle game filled with extensive content promising months of immersive gameplay. Even with limited playtime, you can delve deep into this simulation, experimenting with various strategies to enhance your realm.

Why similar: Colony Sim 34.2%, Idler 23.6%, Building 11.9%, Economy 8.7%, Top-Down 6.6%

Raccateer is a colony sim idle game. Recruit and upgrade raccoons each with unique personalities and stats, manage their equipment and synergize your team to become a Trashilionaire. Go from trash to riches in this tight, narrative-focused idler

Why similar: Colony Sim 36.3%, Idler 30.9%, Capitalism 26.1%, Simulation 3.5%, 2D 2.3%

Mission: Rift seeker is a colony simulation game about building and managing your base on an unknown planet and exploring the surrounding void rifts that are full of horrific and mysterious entities that you are tasked to capture before they to eat the brave and fluffy seekers that you command.

Why similar: Colony Sim 25.5%, Capitalism 19.1%, Dark Comedy 13%, Base Building 12.7%, Building 12.1%

Build and run a Managed Service Provider (MSP) in this top-down IT management sim: rack servers, patch networks, handle client contracts, and keep your service agreements intact as your tiny IT business grows

Why similar: Shop Keeper 42.4% ★, Capitalism 22.5%, Building 14.4%, Economy 13.4%, Top-Down 3%

Build, schedule, and optimize your rail network, with every track reshaping the world. Balance fuel costs, adapt to the terrain, and fulfill demands. Elevate Trains to the ultimate means of transport!

Why similar: Colony Sim 23.7%, Capitalism 18.1%, God Game 16.5% ★, Economy 12.3%, Building 10.9%

Old Globe's center has collapsed: Now it's diesel fumes, flickering lights, and dirty work. Start with three thugs and five bucks. Take jobs, build your crew, manage loyalty and heat, and carve out your piece of New Sterling... or watch it all fall apart.

Why similar: Colony Sim 29.8%, Crime 26%, Idler 20.2%, Economy 12.3%, Post-apocalyptic 5.3%

Design, build, and manage a high school with terrific teachers and fantastic facilities or simply let your students poop in the bushes? Academia : School Simulator is a management/tycoon game where you get to decide!

Why similar: Colony Sim 27.6%, Capitalism 20.6%, Economy 14.3%, Base Building 13.5%, Building 12.6%

Roguelike Space simulator with a dark-humor. Keep the ship running, the crew alive-ish, and the existential dread manageable.

Why similar: God Game 25.5% ★, Colony Sim 22.7%, Idler 17.2%, Dark Comedy 12.2%, Economy 9.4%

Only the world’s most ruthless Warden can contain the world’s most ruthless inmates. Design and develop your personalized penitentiary in Prison Architect.

Why similar: Colony Sim 30.3%, Building 16%, Base Building 15.6%, Capitalism 14.5%, Economy 10.7%

Step into Kukinta, a unique blend of city-building and idle crafting. Assemble resources and refine them into complex goods to develop your island community. Let your strategic skills blossom. In Kukinta, every resource shapes the skyline of your serene retreat.

Why similar: God Game 30.2% ★, Idler 22.6%, Capitalism 18%, Building 11.5%, Economy 11.3%

Build a pigeon-powered marketing empire in this satirical management sim. Recruit and train pigeons, assign them to ad campaigns, and optimise your flock while uncovering a strange, escalating occult narrative.

Why similar: Shop Keeper 36.9% ★, Capitalism 18.6%, Dark Comedy 12.8%, Economy 8.6%, Dark Humor 8.5%

Build your Market Chain in this retro incremental game set inside a nostalgic 90s operating system. Start with a small shop, manage bank loans, expand your logistics hubs, and unlock global upgrades through your Portfolio. Fill your desktop with windows and dominate the market!

Why similar: Idler 24.9%, Capitalism 24.8%, God Game 19% ★, Economy 16%, Parody 10.9% ★

Take control of a mining operation run by moose. They mine and sell the gems. You need to decide where to spend the profits. Hire more miners and upgrade their gear. Buy new rails and minecarts to get deeper into the mine. The deeper you get the more valuable gems you will find.

Why similar: Colony Sim 21.9%, Idler 18.4%, Capitalism 17.6%, Economy 13.4%, Building 11%

Idle Empires is an incremental strategy game where you build and expand a thriving empire, one hex at a time. Place buildings, gather resources, and upgrade your empire automatically over time. Whether you’re actively playing or letting progress tick while idle, your empire is always growing.

Why similar: Capitalism 22.5%, Idler 21.2%, Colony Sim 20.7%, God Game 20.1% ★, Base Building 11.7%

Build and manage your cafe business. Customize your shop with furniture and decorations, brew various beverages, serve customers efficiently, expand your space, and compete with rival cafés. Grow from a small shop to a thriving empire. Oh, and there's chicken wrestling too.

Why similar: Shop Keeper 45.1% ★, Capitalism 23.3%, Economy 15%, Building 15%, Simulation 1.6%

Run your own cozy aquarium! Travel to different places to catch all types of fish. Bring them back for idle profits, or sell them for instant cash. Unlock research for new upgrades, and ascend for powerful bonuses. Customize your character and tanks, and make your aquarium your own!

Why similar: Shop Keeper 33.9% ★, Idler 19.9%, Capitalism 18.8%, Economy 12.4%, Building 11.8%

Retail Simulator is a 1-4 Co-op game where you build your dream store from scratch in this immersive retail experience. Design the layout with our custom build mode, stock shelves, order inventory. Customize your store's look to attract customers. Choose your scale, from local shop to mega-store.

Why similar: Shop Keeper 39.5% ★, Capitalism 17.5%, Building 14.2%, Economy 12.9%, Base Building 12.7%

Manage inventory, staff, prices and more while creating a monopoly!

Why similar: Colony Sim 26.1%, Capitalism 24.5%, Economy 16.1%, Building 11.1%, Base Building 10.2%

Fruit Fetish is an active incremental game where you must strive to make as much money as fast as possible by harvesting and selling a range of juicy fruits. Upgrade your skills and shop to become a master at your craft. Maybe if you work hard enough, you can finally please your corporate overlords.

Why similar: Shop Keeper 38.5% ★, Capitalism 17%, Parody 15.1% ★, Dark Humor 11.6%, Economy 11.3%

Click to get money. Build buildings, develop the city infrastructure to increase passive income. Keep the infrastructure of the city in working condition by completing quests on time and get bonuses.

Why similar: Idler 28.5%, Colony Sim 27.1%, Capitalism 20%, Building 12.4%, Top-Down 6%

Manage your own feline forge in this cozy yet deep shop simulation! Craft epic legendary gear, expand your smithy, hire quirky cat staff, and dispatch hero squads into dangerous dungeons. You may be cursed to never wield a sword again, but you can build a forging empire to defeat the Demon Dragon!

Why similar: Shop Keeper 37.9% ★, Idler 19.3%, Economy 15%, Base Building 13.2%, Building 11.7%