- #1 Weapon Shop Fantasy
97% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,834 reviews2017
Dev: INDIECN
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A shop game with RPG? Or is it RPG with a shop? Collect materials, Craft weapons, Train your staff and defeat your enemy! This is Weapon Shop Fantasy!
Why similar: Management 27.1%, Simulation 20%, RPG 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Crafting 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: You manage a shop by crafting gear and sending adventurers into dungeons to collect rare materials.
- #2 Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
96% 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: Dungeon Crawler 42.7%, RPG 19.6%, Management 19.3%, Simulation 10.8%, Singleplayer 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: This classic title perfectly balances dungeon crawling for loot with the management of a retail shop.
- #3 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: Management 22.6%, Crafting 17.7%, Inventory Management 16.1%, Medieval 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines tavern management with crafting and farming, offering a similar cozy yet productive loop.
- #4 Moonlighter
95% 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: Dungeon Crawler 31.3%, Management 25%, Pixel Graphics 15%, RPG 11.9%, Simulation 9%
Why You'll Like It: You explore dangerous dungeons by night to gather goods and manage your shop by day to sell them.
- #5 Winkeltje: The Little Shop
94% 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: Economy 31.9%, Crafting 25.4%, Management 24.4%, Simulation 9.7%, Strategy 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the cozy aspects of shop management, including crafting, decorating, and trading.
- #6 Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?!
94% matchMostly Positive71% of 2,087 reviews2015
Dev: Daylight StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?! is a wacky simulation game where you manage your very own weapon shop and expand its business across an incredible potato world.Use your potato smiths to forge weapons and sell them to questing heroes.
Why similar: Management 42.3%, Crafting 27.4%, Simulation 17.7%, RPG 6%, Casual 4%
Why You'll Like It: This quirky management sim focuses on forging weapons and selling them to heroes in a charming fantasy world.
- #7 Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
93% 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 29.6%, Medieval 18.5%, Management 16.3%, Relaxing 11.7%, Simulation 9%
Why You'll Like It: It features a unique crafting system where you experiment with ingredients to create products for your customers.
- #8 Shoppe Keep
92% matchMixed62% of 2,886 reviews2016
Dev: Strange FirePub: Excalibur Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 33.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Run an adventurers shop – a serious business in a fantasy environment. Stock your store with dangerous weapons, fancy hats, sturdy armour and magical potions.
Why similar: Management 32.7%, Simulation 22.2%, Economy 19.7%, RPG 16.7%, Medieval 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A 3D shop simulation that tasks you with stocking shelves and defending your store from unruly adventurers.
- #9 Goblin's Shop
91% matchMixed63% of 81 reviews2019
Dev: CYCLOPS
Windows
This is a pixel-art simulation game in which the player runs a shop, together with RPG adventures. In Goblin’s Shop, the player is a goblin who has been bullied by humans and he always wants to get it even. So he decided to sell weapons, armors and potions to other monsters.
Why similar: Simulation 27.1%, RPG 22.6%, Strategy 16%, Management 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%
Why You'll Like It: A management game where you run a shop for monsters, crafting items to help them survive their adventures.
- #10 Potion Tycoon
90% matchMostly Positive72% of 727 reviews2024
Dev: Snowhound GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Potion Tycoon is a management simulator with a witchy twist! Build and develop your very own magic shop. Manage resources, set up production lines, mix potions and sell them smartly to stay ahead of the competition. Welcome to the potion business!
Why similar: Economy 24.4%, Management 22.8%, Inventory Management 16.1%, Medieval 14.2%, Simulation 10%
Why You'll Like It: A management simulation where you build and run a potion shop, focusing on production lines and market demand.
- #11 Medieval Shopkeeper Simulator
91% matchMixed61% of 281 reviews2018
Dev: David Moralejo SánchezPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Keep your stores afloat against unique threats like royal laws, wars and crazy fantasy events. Discover new items, craft, sell them, and create your Merchant Empire in the kingdom! - All in a hybrid 2D-3D style.
Why similar: Inventory Management 22%, Management 20.5%, Medieval 19.9%, Simulation 12.8%, RPG 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a deep simulation of running a medieval store, including haggling and managing inventory.
- #12 My Little Blacksmith Shop
89% matchMixed70% of 1,175 reviews2025
Dev: DasiusPub: Noble Games Studio
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Craft weapons, armor and tools, manage resources and expand your workshop. Experience realistic physics-based forging, unlock new recipes and special orders, and interact with a medieval town's inhabitants as you work to become the greatest blacksmith in the land.
Why similar: Crafting 28.7%, Medieval 21%, Mining 16.4% ★, Relaxing 12.3%, Simulation 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a hands-on approach to blacksmithing where you forge items from scratch to sell to customers.
- #13 Pixel Shopkeeper
89% 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 22.2%, Economy 19.8%, Crafting 17.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Simulation 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A charming pixel-art management game that emphasizes inventory organization and customer service.
- #14 Shop Titans
88% matchMostly Positive78% of 17,962 reviews2020
Dev: Kabam Games, Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 189.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Shop Titans is the ultimate RPG shopkeeper simulation. Craft powerful equipment, stock your shop and sell to aspiring heroes… at a markup! Hire heroes and explore dungeons to gather valuable materials to craft with. There’s never a dull moment in the world of Shop Titans!
Why similar: Economy 21%, Crafting 17.9%, Medieval 15.5%, Management 14.8%, Idler 14.8%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer-focused shop simulation where you craft gear for heroes and manage your store's layout.
- #15 Dragon Cliff
86% matchVery Positive89% of 8,176 reviews2018
Dev: Meta Interaction
Windows
Median: 17.1 hrsMean: 64.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Dragon Cliff is a Semi-Idle RPG game with deep and complex itemization/skill systems to support endless character builds. Players are to collect adventurers, kill monsters, advance talent trees, enchant/reforge equipment, discover scrolls and finally assemble the most powerful adventure team!
Why similar: Idler 17.7%, RPG 14.7%, Incremental 13.1%, Management 12.4%, Dungeon Crawler 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: An RPG that features deep party management and loot collection, similar to the adventuring side of Dwarf Shop.
- #16 Crafter's Hollow
86% 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: Inventory Management 21.9%, Crafting 16.4%, Economy 13.4%, Management 11.4%, Dungeon Crawler 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A dedicated crafting and management game that emphasizes inventory and shop-keeping mechanics.
- #17 Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot
84% matchVery Positive82% of 2,688 reviews2026
Dev: Hamma StudiosPub: Sidekick Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Build and command your own party of Dwarves in a chaotic mix of Auto Battler, Strategy, and RPG. Prepare formations, assign equipment, and decide the fate of up to 10 Beardlings, as you lead the raid party through reckless runs filled with Glory, Death, and Loot!
Why similar: Dwarves 75.6% ★, Inventory Management 9.3%, Strategy RPG 4.8%, RPG 3.3%, Pixel Graphics 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features dwarf-themed combat and progression that complements the management style of Dwarf Shop.
- #18 Idle Cave Miner
84% matchVery Positive81% of 1,203 reviews2023
Dev: Cold Hours
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 129.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Idle Cave Miner is an idle game about crafting items, mining gems, and building your team of miners. Prestige, craft, and travel to other mines to increase your strength to dig deeper, and find what lurks below.
Why similar: Mining 24.7% ★, Crafting 14.9%, Idler 13.7%, Management 13%, Incremental 12%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a simplified mining experience that mirrors the resource-gathering aspect of the seed game.
- #19 Blightlands Blacksmith
85% matchMostly Positive79% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: Skald Software
Windows
Blightlands Blacksmith is a medieval fantasy blacksmithing simulator with exploration and combat elements. Mine, smelt, forge, assemble, grind, and rune-craft weapons to supply a legion cohort, and defend yourself as you delve into the mine for new materials. The cohort's success depends on you.
Why similar: Mining 23% ★, Crafting 18.8%, Inventory Management 15.4%, Medieval 15.1%, Management 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A focused simulation game centered on crafting and managing a blacksmith shop in a fantasy setting.
- #20 A Hero's Rest: An RPG Town Simulator
83% matchMixed69% of 180 reviews2024
Dev: Vanargand Games
Windows
Build shops, craft items with hundreds of customization options, and manage your resources wisely to lead your Heroes to success. Immerse yourself as proprietor of a medieval fantasy town in a world abounding with Heroes and Monsters.
Why similar: Inventory Management 18.3%, Strategy RPG 15.2%, Economy 14.3%, Crafting 14%, Medieval 13.8%
Why You'll Like It: Allows you to manage a town that supports adventurers, including crafting gear and providing services.
- #21 Merchant in Dungeon
81% matchVery Positive80% of 122 reviews2024
Dev: HexGameStudio
Windows
Merchant in Dungeon is about managing shops.Hercules enters Dark Gate Town solo, aiming to repay his father's debt. Starting with a store, he grows capital, hires, expands shops, and manages relationships with diverse female NPCs. Dominating the business scene? Quite a challenge!
Why similar: Inventory Management 17.2%, Economy 14.7%, Crafting 14.1%, Dungeon Crawler 13.5%, Management 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: A shop management game that integrates RPG elements and dungeon exploration to source inventory.
- #22 Idle Pixel Fantasy
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 914 reviews2025
Dev: Max Ritters
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Recruit hard-working helpers and magical creatures that automatically collect gold and crystals. Unlock new levels, invest in stronger units, and work your way up to the powerful dragon boss at the top. A relaxing pixel-style idle clicker!
Why similar: Incremental 26.6%, Economy 23.5%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%, Management 14.2%, Idler 12%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, pixel-art game that focuses on progression and gathering, fitting the aesthetic of the seed game.
- #23 Dwarfs!?
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,082 reviews2011
Dev: Power of 2Pub: Tripwire Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Dig! Dig! Dig! Manage the small underground Dwarf base and make it as rich as possible before they meet their inevitable doom. Purchase before May 11th and save!
Why similar: Dwarves 58.2% ★, Mining 17% ★, Management 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.2%, Simulation 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: A colony-management game that captures the chaotic and industrious nature of working with dwarves.
- #24 Alchemist Shop Simulator
80% 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: Economy 26.5%, Crafting 19.4%, Management 18.3%, Medieval 13.8%, Simulation 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Tasks you with managing an alchemy shop, from gathering herbs to brewing complex potions.
- #25 Merchant of the Skies
81% matchVery Positive86% of 2,284 reviews2020
Dev: Coldwild Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Become the captain of a flying ship! Sell items, gather resources and build your own trade company in the clouds!
Why similar: Economy 32.9%, Management 24.4%, Relaxing 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 8%, Simulation 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A trading and management game where you build a merchant empire while exploring a fantasy world.
- #26 Fantasy Blacksmith
82% matchMixed49% of 1,813 reviews2019
Dev: Heaven BrotherhoodPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
You are a blacksmith in the world of the sword, magic and war, in which any blacksmith who knows how to make even the simplest swords is in demand. You start off as a poor unskilled blacksmith, but in time you will gain experience and improve to achieve wealth, fame and power, and change this world!
Why similar: Medieval 30.9%, Crafting 19.5%, Simulation 19.1%, Inventory Management 14.3%, Management 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the technical process of forging weapons and selling them to adventurers.
- #27 Novice Dungeon Master
79% matchVery Positive89% of 157 reviews2024
Dev: LazyCnD
Windows
[Novice Dungeon Master] is a dungeon management simulation set in a fantasy world of dungeons and adventures. Turn your beginner dungeon into the ultimate dungeon of your dreams. Greet adventurers who come to visit your dungeon, grow herbs, summon monsters, and more!
Why similar: Management 29.7%, Pixel Graphics 18.7%, Relaxing 16.4%, Simulation 16.3%, 2D 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A management game where you oversee dungeon operations, which feels like the inverse of the shop-keeping loop.
- #28 Dwarf Eats Mountain
77% matchVery Positive81% of 1,070 reviews2026
Dev: Green Wizard
Windows · Linux
Median: 15.4 hrsMean: 28.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Dwarves hunger for gold, and no mountain shall stand in their way! Mine riches, unearth artifacts, and upgrade your dwarves to devour ever-bigger peaks in this whimsical incremental game.
Why similar: Dwarves 40.2% ★, Mining 15.4% ★, Economy 10.2%, Idler 8.6%, Incremental 8%
- #29 TerraForge
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 116 reviews2025
Dev: OverjoyedGameDevs
Windows · Linux
TerraForge is a mining simulation game mixed with a bit of shop management. You dig for ores, craft items, research new blueprints, improve your shop, sell your items and slowly grow your own little mining town.
Why similar: Mining 30.7% ★, Economy 20.6%, Management 14.1%, Crafting 12.4%, Relaxing 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on mining and resource management in a relaxing, cozy environment.
- #30 Medieval Crafter: Blacksmith
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 800 reviews2026
Dev: Compact Core GamesPub: GameDev.ist
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Forge your destiny and craft legends. Medieval Crafter: Blacksmith is your journey into the heart of craftsmanship. Dive into the enchanting world of a blacksmith, mine ores, create legendary weapons, arm heroes and send them on quests for loot and profit. The forge awaits!
Why similar: Dwarves 33.9% ★, Mining 13.8% ★, Inventory Management 12%, Crafting 9.5%, Strategy RPG 8%
- #31 MeowCraft
76% matchVery Positive81% of 158 reviews2026
Dev: Meow StudioPub: 2P Games
Windows
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: Economy 18.7%, Crafting 16.4%, Management 13.5%, Medieval 13.1%, Idler 10.9%
- #32 Dungeon Bodega Simulator
73% 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: Management 26.1%, Medieval 25.7%, Crafting 20.5%, Simulation 12.9%, Relaxing 8.5%
- #33 Blacksmith: Ignite the Forge
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 115 reviews2025
Dev: Floodgate CrewPub: Awaken Realms
Windows
Blacksmith: Ignite the Forge is a mix of a simulator, strategy, and auto-battler. Become a master smith, craft various weapons, and enhance them with magical runes. Equip a team of adventurers with your hand-made tools, send them on missions, gather loot to upgrade your forge, and save the land!
Why similar: Dwarves 72.1% ★, Crafting 14.1%, Simulation 6.9%, 2D 3.3%, Casual 2.9%
- #34 Blacksmith Shop Simulator
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: SONTEM EUROPE
Windows
Run your own blacksmith shop in this immersive simulation game! Craft and sell swords, shields, armor, and more to satisfy your customers, earn profits, and expand your business. Manage your forge with a dynamic day-night cycle and become a legendary blacksmith!
Why similar: Economy 23.4%, Inventory Management 16.7%, Crafting 16.7%, Medieval 16%, Management 14.3%
- #35 Viking Vending
73% matchVery Positive96% of 70 reviews2026
Dev: FatFishGame
Windows
Start with a Viking harbor at your command—buy low, sell high, and turn a tidy profit! Identify unknown treasures and strike it rich overnight! Rebuild the blacksmith's forge, enchant mighty artifacts, hire fierce raiders, and make every Viking your loyal customer!
Why similar: Crafting 22.8%, Economy 21.4%, Medieval 16.6%, Management 15.5%, Inventory Management 10.5%
- #36 Adventurer Manager
78% matchMixed60% of 576 reviews2014
Dev: Vigilant Addiction StudiosPub: BBEW BBEW, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Reunite the kingdom of Adventuria and defeat the evil Illusionist Miraj by recruiting Adventurers to send on Adventures for epic loot and rewards in this RPG/Management Sim with tons of depth, randomization, and customization options!
Why similar: Dwarves 43.3% ★, RPG 18.8%, Management 16%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Simulation 6%
- #37 Arcane Merchant
72% matchVery Positive85% of 279 reviews2026
Dev: Findie Studios
Windows
Open your own shop in the heart of a Medieval Fantasy realm! Stock your shelves with everything from potions and swords to mysterious crystals and legendary artifacts. Set your prices, earn your customers' trust and become the richest merchant in the town!
Why similar: Economy 25.4%, Management 19.4%, Medieval 19.1%, Relaxing 11.8%, Simulation 9.8%
- #38 Skeleseller
72% matchVery Positive92% of 418 reviews2026
Dev: Xtonomous
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You're a skeleton shopkeep who hires adventurers to collect loot for you after your untimely demise. Send adventurers into battle, sell what they find, and build up your town in this laid-back idle game!
Why similar: Idler 21.3%, Management 20.8%, Simulation 12%, RPG 10.8%, Relaxing 10.5%
- #39 Shop Legends
76% matchMixed43% of 211 reviews2024
Dev: Cloudcade
Windows
Immerse yourself in an Idle Simulation Tycoon RPG like no other, where you are tasked with managing a thriving item shop, crafting legendary gear for customers, commanding mighty heroes to loot rare artifacts & blueprints all while challenging top-ranked shopkeepers in an epic business adventure!
Why similar: Inventory Management 16.9%, Crafting 16.4%, Economy 15.9%, Management 12%, Idler 9.9%
- #40 Rock and Stone
73% matchMixed49% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: Pinecone Studios
Windows
Rock and Stone is an idle background mining game where you play as a dwarf, mining rocks for valuable loot. You can sell your loot on the community market for profit or use it to get new gear and gold. Equip different gear—from common to legendary—to boost your stats and mine even more effectively.
Why similar: Incremental 25.1%, Idler 23.7%, Inventory Management 17.5%, RPG 15.3%, Relaxing 8.9%
- #41 Swag and Sorcery
74% matchMixed54% of 3,253 reviews2019
Dev: Lazy Bear GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Grind for resources, manage your own fantasy village, create and equip your heroes and send them to collect swag in Swag and Sorcery - a new streamlined RPG from the creators of Punch Club and Graveyard Keeper.
Why similar: Crafting 20.9%, Management 19.9%, Incremental 15.9%, Idler 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 11%
- #42 Figure Shop Simulator
69% matchVery Positive85% of 369 reviews2026
Dev: Gnome Games
Windows
Run your own figure shop! Produce figures with 3D printers, stock your shelves, set prices, and offer the best shopping experience to your customers. Manage your storage, expand and design your store. Try to complete collection sets, follow market trends, and grow your business!
Why similar: Economy 30.3%, Management 15.3%, Crafting 15.1%, Inventory Management 15.1%, Relaxing 9.9%
- #43 Potion Shop Simulator
71% matchVery Positive83% of 87 reviews2025
Dev: Pebbles Games
Windows
Master the art of alchemy in Potion Shop Simulator, a unique blend of simulation and strategy. Brew potions, manage your shop, and cater to a magical clientele in a single-player or co-op experience of the medieval fantasy world.
Why similar: Economy 25%, Crafting 18.4%, Medieval 17.5%, Management 17.1%, Relaxing 9.1%
- #44 Medieval StartUp
70% 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: Economy 18.9%, Inventory Management 18.8%, Crafting 16.9%, Management 13.8%, Medieval 13.2%
- #45 Discounty
69% matchVery Positive83% of 2,758 reviews2025
Dev: Crinkle Cut GamesPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Manage your own discount supermarket! Get caught up in small-town drama, organize and plan your shop's layout, and strike lucrative trade deals as you expand your secretive aunt's business empire. Selling more frozen fries will surely heal this broken community...right?
Why similar: Management 24.2%, Pixel Graphics 16.7%, Simulation 16.2%, Relaxing 14.5%, RPG 13%
- #46 (the) Gnorp Apologue
68% matchVery Positive95% of 9,927 reviews2023
Dev: MycoPub: (Myco)
Windows
Median: 15.5 hrsMean: 27.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
(the) Gnorp Apologue is the journey of the gnorps as you guide them towards their goal of delightfully excessive wealth accumulation.
Why similar: Incremental 21.8%, Mining 18.4% ★, Economy 16.9%, Idler 14.5%, Management 11.3%
- #47 Budgie's Bug Shop
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 975 reviews2026
Dev: Moon Lagoon
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A short incremental game about catching bugs and running a shop filled with parakeets. Upgrade equipment, purchase game-breaking abilities, and maximize the profits of your Budgie-powered empire!
Why similar: Economy 20.9%, Management 16.8%, Incremental 16.4%, Idler 16.3%, Simulation 10.3%
- #48 Gemporium: A Cute Mining Sim
67% 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: Mining 33.9% ★, Inventory Management 18.6%, Management 14.9%, Economy 14%, Simulation 8.2%
- #49 A Little Shop in Squirrel Town
71% 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: Economy 22.4%, Crafting 18.4%, Management 14.1%, Medieval 13.9%, Simulation 7.8%
- #50 Village Merchant
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 63 reviews2026
Dev: Beast Games S. A.
Windows
Run and expand your own medieval shop! Sell weapons, armor, food, and rare goods to peasants and lords alike in the immersive medieval store simulator.
Why similar: Management 26%, Medieval 22.3%, Crafting 21.6%, Relaxing 13.6%, Simulation 11.9%
- #51 RPG NPC Simulator VR
71% matchMixed64% of 87 reviews2020
Dev: Odooh Games
Windows
Join the RPG world as an NPC of a secret shop. Grow your reputation among players by offering better swords, shields, bows and potions to attract higher level players. Expand to blacksmiths, mine and smith unique weapons which could be found nowhere but your secret shop.
Why similar: Economy 26.3%, Crafting 19.8%, Management 19.4%, Simulation 10.8%, Relaxing 10.4%
- #52 Enchanted Blacksmith
69% matchVery Positive82% of 82 reviews2023
Dev: Tanuki Sun
Windows
Step into a cozy, first-person forge simulator where exploration and crafting go hand in hand. Discover rich mineral veins, master forgotten smithing techniques, and watch your humble workshop evolve as you craft fine wares and claim your place among the realm’s legendary artisans.
Why similar: Mining 39.2% ★, Crafting 22.9%, Medieval 15.4%, Management 11%, Simulation 9.9%
- #53 Hammerting
70% matchMixed57% of 2,601 reviews2021
Dev: Warpzone StudiosPub: Team17 Digital
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Manage a Dwarven mining colony in the unexplored mountains of Mara. As conflict rages in the Overworld, you will need to craft, explore and fight as you provide the allies of your choice with the finest weapons and gear to assist them in the battle for glory.
Why similar: Mining 22.1% ★, Inventory Management 19.5%, Economy 16.8%, Crafting 14%, Management 12.3%
- #54 Gargadusa's Tower
66% matchVery Positive90% of 281 reviews2026
Dev: The Math Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
D&D meets Franchise Manager, Gargadusa’s Tower is a supremely deep guild management simulation that spans generations. Build your adventurer guild from nothing. Recruit heroes, complete quests, and descend the mysterious tower to confront the power that lies within.
Why similar: Dwarves 26.5% ★, Strategy RPG 13.9%, Dungeon Crawler 10.4%, Simulation 10%, RPG 8.4%
- #55 Loot Tycoon
67% matchMostly Positive72% of 558 reviews2026
Dev: Parallel Portal
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
You are not the Hero—you are the Merchant who bleeds them dry! Dive into a unique mix of Hack & Slash and Shop Simulation. Farm dungeons with fully automated combat, loot legendary artifacts, and crash the market. Build your shop from a dirty rug to a medieval monopoly.
Why similar: Inventory Management 27.3%, Medieval 23.6%, Idler 22.1%, Economy 14.7%, Simulation 6.4%
- #56 Anvil Saga
67% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,826 reviews2023
Dev: Pirozhok StudioPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Anvil Saga is a management sim with RPG elements where you take control of a blacksmith shop amidst the Hundred Years' War. Each decision you make impacts the story and gameplay.
Why similar: Economy 18.7%, Management 18.4%, Medieval 16.7%, Crafting 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%
- #57 Loot & Ledger
66% matchMostly Positive73% of 64 reviews2026
Dev: Eddy
Windows
Run your own medieval store! Stock shelves with groceries and legendary loot, set prices, serve customers, and expand your shop. Fund adventurers to explore dangerous lands and return with valuable chests full of swords, shields, and rare items and all without leaving the counter.
Why similar: Economy 36.9%, Management 26.9%, Medieval 16.2%, Simulation 13.9%, Casual 4.2%
- #58 A Game of Dwarves
70% matchMixed63% of 555 reviews2012
Dev: Zeal Game StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 56%
A Dwarven Prince on a quest to reclaim his people’s stolen land will take you on a great journey. Explore a continent filled with buried treasures and unearth mysteries that have laid hidden since the Great War.
Why similar: Dwarves 84.2% ★, Crafting 5.3%, Strategy 5.2%, Simulation 2.7%, Casual 2.1%