- #1 Gatto's Pizzeria
97% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Ethan Grané
Windows
Run a cozy first-person pizzeria as an adorable cat! Prepare authentic Neapolitan pizzas step by step, serve hungry human customers, and upgrade your restaurant with new recipes, ovens, and decorations while relaxing in a hand-drawn 3D kitchen.
Why similar: Decorating 20.5% ★, Cooking 16.2%, Cozy 15.2%, Farming Sim 13.5%, Shop Keeper 11.3% ★
- #2 Strawberry Cafe
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Persephia Pty Ltd
Windows · Mac
Build your own strawberry cafe and farm in this cozy, casual management sim. Grow strawberries for customers to pick, or harvest your homegrown strawberries to cook delicious strawberry-themed food and drinks. Complete missions and keep customers happy to unlock new furniture and recipes.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 21.4% ★, Cozy 16.7%, Farming Sim 15.1%, Cooking 9.7%, Management 9.2%
- #3 Full Moon Guildhouse Simulator
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NekoNyaa28
Windows
The Full Moon Guildhouse is open for business! Pull a shot of espresso while pouring milk for a latte (or 3). Half matcha, half ube latte with boba and egg pudding? You got it! Serve our busy guildmembers with precision and speed, and who knows? Maybe you'll run into some familiar faces!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 22.8% ★, Cooking 17.8%, Cozy 17.4%, Time Management 9.6%, Management 8.6%
- #4 Sugardew Island - Your cozy farm shop
95% matchMostly Positive74% of 360 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 22.6% ★, Farming Sim 19.9%, Cozy 17.3%, Wholesome 13.9% ★, Management 6.6%
- #5 Teddy's Haven
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,633 reviews2025
Dev: Teddy Bear Games LLC
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Decorating 19.9% ★, Shop Keeper 19% ★, Farming Sim 15.1%, Cozy 14.2%, Wholesome 13% ★
- #6 Leafy Corner
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Fireline Games
Windows · Mac
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: Decorating 24.3% ★, Cozy 17.9%, Shop Keeper 14.6% ★, Management 10%, Wholesome 9.9% ★
- #7 Shiki Tea House
93% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: PP Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Shiki Tea House is a single-player cozy life-sim game. Open a little cozy tea shop and take part in farming, running tea business, explore the town and more.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 22.5% ★, Cozy 18.9%, Cooking 16.9%, Farming Sim 15.5%, Management 8.9%
- #8 Trade Tales
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Brick Geek
Windows
Trade Tales is a cozy rags-to-riches life sim about building your dream business in a living fantasy town. Start with nothing as you forage, farm, craft, trade, and run your own shops, deciding what to sell while forming friendships, finding love, and helping your town flourish with your choices.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 20% ★, Farming Sim 17.7%, Fishing 16.3% ★, Cozy 14.4%, Management 8.7%
- #9 空想森林FANTASY FOREST
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 黑眼圈水母Pub: leiyun
Windows · Mac
Fabled Forest is a fantasy simulation game where you play as a young wizard running a restaurant, collecting ingredients, experimenting with plating, and befriending magical creatures as you expand your culinary world.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 21.9% ★, Cooking 14.6%, Wholesome 14% ★, Farming Sim 13.3%, Time Management 8.7%
- #10 Cozy Potions: The Alchemist's Shop
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Frost Earth Studio
Windows
Find comfort in bubbling cauldrons and blooming gardens. Craft potions, nurture plants, unlock new recipes, upgrade your tools, and sip your own brews for cozy buffs as your tiny alchemist’s shop becomes the town’s favourite haven.
Why similar: Farming Sim 22.4%, Cooking 14.4%, Time Management 12.4%, Cozy 11.9%, Management 10.9%
- #11 Barista Life
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Xkiela
Windows
Run your own coffee shop — craft drinks, serve customers, and grow your business while managing your daily life beyond the café.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 29.2% ★, Cozy 18.8%, Cooking 12.4%, Management 9.2%, Time Management 8.9%
- #12 Farm to Table
89% matchVery Positive92% of 552 reviews2026
Dev: indieGiant
Windows
A farming & restaurant management sim with base building elements. Grow in backyard to cook & serve! Discover new recipes by exploring ingredients on the island; gather, fish, raise animals & produce with machines. Manage resources, hire staff & grow your organic business into a 5-star restaurant!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 18.1% ★, Farming Sim 16.9%, Fishing 14.4% ★, Cooking 13.4%, Cozy 13.3%
- #13 Cats & Rhythmical Restaurant
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 2phase
Windows
A cozy cat restaurant that lives on your desktop and comes alive to whatever you're listening to. While sound plays, your cats head out for fish, cook, and serve hungry guests; when it's quiet, they curl up and nap. Recruit cats, dress them up, and grow your seaside diner.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 21.5% ★, Decorating 19.3% ★, Cozy 19.2%, Cooking 12.2%, Farming Sim 8.9%
- #14 The Little Crumb
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lemony Games
Windows
The Little Crumb is a cute management sim set in a toy-like world. Bake and serve delicious treats, customise your character, befriend quirky wooden locals, and grow your shop into a warm, thriving bakery.
Why similar: Cooking 22.2%, Management 17.7%, Cozy 15.4%, Time Management 10.4%, Shop Keeper 10% ★
- #15 Tiny Ramen Shop
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Rubikon Entertainment
Windows
Run your own Tiny Ramen Shop! It's tiny, yes, but customers are already lining up to try your delicious ramen. Prepare food, stock your warehouse with fresh ingredients, upgrade and decorate your establishment. Hungry customers are waiting for their favorite ramen chef!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 26% ★, Cooking 19.6%, Cozy 13%, Management 9.6%, Time Management 8.1%
- #16 Burger Bois
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mischief Makers Studio
Windows
Become Patty, the accidental owner of a failing food business. Craft tasty (or nasty) burgers, discover new ingredients, and work hard(ish) to redeem your reputation on the way to the best parking spot of all time. Play with your food in this cozy food truck simulator!
Why similar: Cooking 20.7%, Cozy 20%, Wholesome 15.4% ★, Shop Keeper 12.8% ★, Management 8%
- #17 Spellbound Emporium
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pixel Brush
Windows
Open your own fantasy book store! Manage your store, stock shelves with enchanted books, potions and magical gifts to delight your customers. Grow herbs, craft potions, hire staff, host events and decorate your store to make it your own.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 24.3% ★, Wholesome 20.4% ★, Farming Sim 16.5%, Management 10.8%, Time Management 10.7%
- #18 Kitchen Delights
84% matchNo user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: BronStudio
Windows
Kitchen Delights is an exciting cooking game that will put your culinary skills to the test, where you can be a chef in a restaurant or a burger joint, creating delicious dishes. With a touch of chaos and lots of fun.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 30.9% ★, Cooking 23.3%, Time Management 12.9%, Management 11.5%, Relaxing 6%
- #19 Cone Sweet Cone
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sleepy Rocket
Windows
Run your own ice cream truck and serve a town of charming animal customers in this cozy cooking sim! Take orders, serve delicious sweet treats, and get to know your regulars as you upgrade your truck and grow your sweet little business.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 23.2% ★, Wholesome 18.2% ★, Cooking 17.2%, Cozy 11.9%, Management 10.3%
- #20 Winkeltje: The Little Shop
88% matchVery Positive88% of 1,824 reviews2022
Dev: Sassybot
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 11.7 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 21.2% ★, Farming Sim 16.3%, Wholesome 16.3% ★, Cozy 15.3%, Management 9.2%
- #21 Sunrise Isles
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 9joao6
Windows · Linux
Drive goods, chop wood, catch fish, cook food, design clothes, or just chill in a spacious island with your friends!
Why similar: Decorating 23.8% ★, Shop Keeper 18.4% ★, Fishing 17.5% ★, Cooking 13.7%, Cozy 11.5%
- #22 Scrappy Craft
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Team Momoy
Windows
Scrappy Craft is a shopkeeping game where you run a small forge. Scavenge trash and combine it to craft over 10000 absurd weapons like banana swords or frisbee shields, buy upgrades, unlock new recipes and sell your bizarre creations to quirky customers like tie-wearing otters or spaghetti monsters.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 27.9% ★, Wholesome 15.1% ★, Cozy 13%, Time Management 11.9%, Management 11.2%
- #23 Lemon Cake
87% matchVery Positive85% of 2,045 reviews2021
Dev: Cozy Bee Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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 24%, Cooking 16.4%, Time Management 14.3%, Cozy 12.5%, Management 12.4%
- #24 Bento Days
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: fruitscandy studio
Windows · Mac
Run a cozy neighborhood bento shop! Get creative as you plate, decorate, and sell delicious lunchboxes tailored to daily town events and your neighbors' unique cravings.
Why similar: Cooking 30.7%, Shop Keeper 18% ★, Management 16.1%, Wholesome 13.4% ★, Simulation 7.9%
- #25 Colored Pencil Bakery
79% matchPositive89% of 34 reviews2026
Dev: Andymente
Windows
A bakery management game where I grow wheat, bake bread, and sell it to animal customers. I run a bakery by making bread and selling it to animals in the forest.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 26.4% ★, Cooking 19.5%, Farming Sim 16.3%, Cozy 11.9%, Time Management 9.3%
- #26 Dough it Yourself
80% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Zerah
Windows · Mac
Create your own cozy farm and bakery, where you grow crops, care for animals, craft ingredients, and bake delicious goods entirely from your own production.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 24.6% ★, Farming Sim 22.4%, Cooking 16.6%, Time Management 12%, Management 8.7%
- #27 Puni the Florist
78% matchVery Positive99% of 131 reviews2026
Dev: Earthquack Games
Windows
Puni the Florist is a cozy flower shop simulation game that highlights creative expressions. Manage the shop, design unique bouquets, and join Puni on a silly, wholesome, and relatable journey of self-discovery.
Why similar: Decorating 23.7% ★, Wholesome 18% ★, Shop Keeper 17.3% ★, Cozy 16.1%, Management 8%
- #28 Fishy Business
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Kraken Inkwell
Windows
Rent is due and its time to get to business... fishy business. Build your aqua-empire from the ground up, starting from your dormitory bathroom. With the help of your loyal customers (and some fishy guy) you just might be able to afford somewhere nicer.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 27% ★, Fishing 20.4% ★, Farming Sim 18.2%, Time Management 6.1%, Management 6.1%
- #29 Monsterest
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sile
Windows · Mac
Manage a monster-friendly inn. Every day, a new monster guest visits. Chop down trees to make furniture and decorate the rooms. You'll need to catch fish, hunt, and prepare meals. Satisfied guests will return to your inn next time.
Why similar: Cozy 17.2%, Shop Keeper 16.8% ★, Fishing 15.4% ★, Farming Sim 15%, Cooking 13.1%
- #30 Izakaya Diaries - Sushi Restaurant Simulator
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Space Muffins
Windows
Izakaya Diaries is a cozy sushi restaurant game. Alongside serving incoming orders, managing your restaurant, and progressing to experience new content with the money and fame you earn, you will also witness the historical events of the Edo period
Why similar: Shop Keeper 31.1% ★, Time Management 18.6%, Cooking 14.8%, Management 12.7%, Simulation 5.3%
- #31 Dungeon Bodega Simulator
75% matchVery Positive98% of 253 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 27.3% ★, Farming Sim 21.5%, Cozy 16.3%, Management 12.7%, Resource Management 7.8%
- #32 Senpie
77% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: StudioGrok
Windows
Help Granny run a successful bakeshop in this exciting puzzle matching adventure!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 30% ★, Time Management 17%, Cooking 15.9%, Management 13.1%, Female Protagonist 5.8%
- #33 Chicken Fries
76% matchMostly Positive71% of 95 reviews2026
Dev: Turquoise Games
Windows
Chicken Fries is a first-person restaurant simulator where you run a fast-food kitchen: prepare meals by hand, manage fryers and inventory, serve customers, and survive the daily chaos of a busy restaurant, one chicken at a time.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 30.8% ★, Cooking 24.2%, Management 15.2%, Time Management 10%, Simulation 6.7%
- #34 Mattami Restaurant & Cafe Tycoon
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Athomield Games
Windows
♪ Mattami is a restaurant tycoon game where you start with a tiny humble place and work your way up. Manage your staff, their schedule and inventory to efficiently grow your restaurant as elegant as possible.
Why similar: Cooking 18.5%, Cozy 18.5%, Farming Sim 15.7%, Management 10.9%, Time Management 10.7%
- #35 Alchemix
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 9HP StudiosPub: Catoptric Games
Windows
Run your own alchemy shop in this alchemist and mixologist simulator! Talk with customers to learn their needs and preferences. Gather rare, high-quality ingredients and craft magical recipes through minigames.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 27.1% ★, Wholesome 15.4% ★, Cooking 14.3%, Cozy 14.3%, Simulation 7.5%
- #36 Gaucho and the Grassland
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 524 reviews2025
Dev: Epopeia Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
LIVE like a LATIN COWBOY as you EXPLORE, HELP others, and bring HARMONY between HUMANS and MYSTICAL BEINGS in a RELAXING COZY ADVENTURE.
Why similar: Farming Sim 19.6%, Wholesome 18.2% ★, Cozy 16.8%, Fishing 16.6% ★, Decorating 14.7% ★
- #37 Smoke Easy: Hookah Lounge Simulator
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tas Simple Games
Windows
Run your own hookah lounge! Seat guests, pack the bowl, keep the coals burning, put out fires (literally) and grow your business from a tiny spot to a place worth staying for.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 31.8% ★, Cooking 13.9%, Management 13.8%, Time Management 9.5%, Simulation 8.8%
- #38 Alpine Lake
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Mossy Grove Games
Windows · Mac
Build, decorate, and customize every detail of your inn to welcome guests to your cozy escape in the woods. Entertain tourists, farm, cook meals, research wildlife, and ski, all while helping a colorful cast of townspeople save the struggling mountain town from a hostile takeover.
Why similar: Decorating 28% ★, Farming Sim 20.9%, Cozy 14.3%, Management 12.2%, Cooking 12%
- #39 A Game About Ramen
72% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Blu Wraith
Windows
A Game About Ramen is cozy little game puts you behind the counter of a humble ramen shop. You’ll serve steaming bowls to hungry customers, experiment with ingredients, and keep the shop running late into the night.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 24% ★, Cozy 20.7%, Cooking 15.9%, Management 9.8%, Resource Management 6.6%
- #40 Trash Goblin
73% matchVery Positive89% of 1,748 reviews2025
Dev: Spilt Milk Studios Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.5 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: Decorating 21.3% ★, Shop Keeper 21% ★, Wholesome 16.9% ★, Cozy 15.7%, Time Management 11.1%
- #41 Everbrew
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Moonpetal Studio
Windows
Farm, cook, and design your very own woodland café in Everbrew, a cozy pixel-art management game. Harvest ingredients, craft delicious meals, and welcome woodland creatures as they gather to relax, eat, and feel at home.
Why similar: Farming Sim 25.1%, Cozy 25.1%, Cooking 17.2%, Management 14.2%, Simulation 10.1%
- #42 Cat Cafe Manager 2: Big City Bliss
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Roost Games
Windows
In this cozy management lifesim, care for cute cats & customers while exploring a bustling folkloric city. Build the cat cafe of your dreams and fill hearts with delight using the power of cats, coffee and community 🐱
Why similar: Shop Keeper 20.1% ★, Wholesome 17.8% ★, Cozy 15.5%, Cooking 13.3%, Time Management 11.2%
- #43 Tiny Card Farm
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Goby Games
Windows
Tiny Card Farm is a cozy farming card game where you grow plants, raise animals and process your products by stacking cards. Discover new technologies, buy upgrades, complete tasks and become a prosperous farmer!
Why similar: Farming Sim 24%, Cozy 18.8%, Cooking 15.6%, Management 13.1%, Resource Management 6.7%
- #44 Palmier Island
71% matchPositive100% of 35 reviews2025
Dev: Biscuit Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cozy island RPG sim... but everyone only speaks French and you have to pay off your missing uncle's debt! Start a cafe, run a farm, fight demons in a school basement, go to court, and more as you discover each islander's lore and leave the island semi-fluent!
Why similar: Farming Sim 26%, Shop Keeper 22.6% ★, Fishing 11.8% ★, Time Management 11.5%, Cooking 10.3%
- #45 Mellow's Garden
69% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Mingo Games
Windows
Build your dream garden as a cute cat in Mellow’s Garden, a cozy and stress-free farming game. Plant crops, harvest them, earn money, and customize your space however you like.
Why similar: Farming Sim 22.5%, Fishing 20.9% ★, Cozy 18.5%, Time Management 9.8%, Management 9%
- #46 Scraw's Blooms
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MoonlitQuill
Windows
Design sunflower fields, control cross-pollination, and scale your harvest with careful or chaotic management. As the field's scarecrow, Scraw awaits perfect blooms while scaring off those pesky crows. What new varieties will you grow?
Why similar: Farming Sim 36.3%, Shop Keeper 12.9% ★, Cozy 12.6%, Management 8.3%, Relaxing 8.3%
- #47 Cat Isle
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: domkegames
Windows · Mac
Catch a train to Cat Isle! In this cozy pixel art management game, build restaurants, expand and decorate the town. Figure out your cats needs as they dine, shop, explore and turn the island into their purfect home.
Why similar: Decorating 32.4% ★, Wholesome 17.2% ★, Cozy 16.9%, Management 11.5%, Relaxing 4.8%
- #48 GreenSome
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Glassroot Games
Windows
Greensome is a cute and cozy hand-painted style game where you can decorate and manage your very own greenhouse. You’ll be able to add your very own personal touch as you plant, decorate and expand your greenhouse.
Why similar: Wholesome 28.5% ★, Farming Sim 25.5%, Cozy 23.4%, Casual 3.7%, Stylized 3.4%
- #49 Medieval Market Simulator
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zenger Games
Windows
A cozy first person medieval fantasy shop simulation where you stock shelves, set prices, and haggle with adventurers by day. Master a living economy with shifting market prices. At night, visit the tavern to gamble or seek tarot readings that shape the fate of tomorrow.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 33.8% ★, Cozy 18.7%, Management 15%, Resource Management 10.2%, Relaxing 7%
- #50 Food Truck Chef - Full Course Edition
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: Nukebox StudiosPub: SOEDESCO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Manage and build your Food Truck! Cook global dishes, upgrade your kitchen, and serve hungry customers in this fast-paced cooking game. Travel the world, play fun cooking challenges, and become the ultimate culinary master!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 31.2% ★, Cooking 24.9%, Time Management 18.3%, Management 10.7%, Female Protagonist 6.7%
- #51 Let It Chill
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Puzzled Wizard
Windows
Manage a tiny ice cream business, organize and upgrade your inventory, discover favorite flavors of each new location, buy new ice-cream carts.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 25.9% ★, Cozy 18.6%, Cooking 17.1%, Time Management 11.4%, Management 10.3%
- #52 King Of Leberkas - Austria Restaurant Simulator
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Reiter Games
Windows
Run your own Leberkäse restaurant in Vienna! Prepare Leberkäse sandwiches, deal with grumpy customers, and grow your place into a thriving restaurant in the heart of the city.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 38.7% ★, Cooking 23.6%, Time Management 16.8%, Management 13.1%, Simulation 6.4%
- #53 Farming Fever - Pizza and Burger Cooking game
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 325 reviews2023
Dev: Matryoshka
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Farming Fever is an engaging time management game where you can become both a farmer and a chef at the same time. You'll have to manage your farm, harvest crops, cook, and complete customers' orders.
Why similar: Farming Sim 29.5%, Cooking 20.2%, Time Management 18.7%, Simulation 10.5%, Management 8.4%
- #54 Drug Farmer Simulator
67% matchMostly Negative33% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: GOOSE GAME
Windows
Build your underground business from scratch 🌱 Start with a few seedlings and turn a small hidden grow room into a thriving empire. Grow, produce, manage your shop and economy, and make every decision count in this atmospheric management simulator 🌙
Why similar: Farming Sim 28.9%, Shop Keeper 25.1% ★, Time Management 12.7%, Cooking 10.4%, Simulation 9.2%
- #55 Kokoro Kitchen
67% matchVery Positive89% of 98 reviews2025
Dev: Mango Leaf Games
Windows · Mac
In this delightful farm-to-table cooking game, you’ll restore a cozy Japanese restaurant, cultivate a bountiful garden of fresh ingredients, and prepare mouth-watering Japanese dishes for hungry locals. Use your culinary skills to help bring a little life back to the spirit world!
Why similar: Farming Sim 21.3%, Cooking 19.7%, Cozy 17.1%, Time Management 15%, Management 7.7%
- #56 Thrifty Business
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 961 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: Decorating 27.6% ★, Shop Keeper 22.4% ★, Cozy 14.7%, Wholesome 12.9% ★, Relaxing 5.4%
- #57 Burgie's Cozy Kitchen
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 753 reviews2025
Dev: HeyNau
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 57%
A tiny active desktop companion you can play at your own pace. Serve cute, picky customers between your daily tasks and enjoy little breaks that brighten your day. ✨ With a built-in Pomodoro mode to help you stay focused while you work, plus stream integration where your chat can place orders!
Why similar: Cooking 21%, Wholesome 19.7% ★, Cozy 17.3%, Time Management 13.3%, Management 10%
- #58 Between the Shelves
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Algornon
Windows · Mac · Linux
A cozy bookshop management game where customers step out of classic literature. Curate your shelves, recommend the perfect book, and unlock new items and mechanics as your shop grows into a living collection of stories.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 33.2% ★, Cozy 29.7%, Management 10.8%, Simulation 7%, Relaxing 6.8%
- #59 Shelf by Shelf: Bookstore Simulator
67% matchMixed63% of 41 reviews2025
Dev: Genco Interactive
Windows
Work in a warm, cozy bookstore, sort books by genre, and brighten your shelves! Shelf by Shelf invites you into a peaceful world with satisfying organizing mechanics. Help local readers find the perfect books, make them happy, grow your earnings, and expand your shop!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 23.1% ★, Decorating 22.5% ★, Cozy 16.2%, Wholesome 13.3% ★, Management 9.1%