- #1 Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,512 reviews2010
Dev: EasyGameStationPub: Carpe Fulgur LLC
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Recettear is the story of an item shop, the girl who lives in it, and the fairy who turned her life upside down. Recette Lemongrass finds herself in charge of an item shop built into her house, in order to pay back a loan her father took and then skipped out on - and Tear, her newfound fairy "companion", won't take no for an answer!
Why similar: Capitalism 58.7%, RPG 10.7%, Shop Keeper 8.2% ★, Female Protagonist 8.1%, Management 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive shop-RPG that perfectly balances dungeon crawling with the complexities of managing your own store.
- #2 Potionomics
96% matchVery Positive90% of 7,357 reviews2022
Dev: Voracious GamesPub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
You’ve inherited your uncle’s potion shop—and a huge debt. Better get brewing! Customize your store, hire heroes to gather ingredients, befriend (or romance) fellow vendors to learn new haggling strategies, and go head-to-head with competitors in this narrative-driven, deck-building shop simulator.
Why similar: Capitalism 36.9%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Life Sim 12.1%, Resource Management 11.1%, Management 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Combines shop management with deck-building and a strong narrative focus on character interactions.
- #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: Capitalism 22.8%, Incremental 16%, Economy 10.5%, RPG 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A charming shop-sim that emphasizes narrative, character relationships, and unique management challenges.
- #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: Management 33%, RPG 21.2%, Pixel Graphics 17.8%, Exploration 16.1%, Simulation 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features a compelling gameplay loop of exploring dungeons to gather stock and managing your shop during the day.
- #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: Shop Keeper 31.7% ★, Capitalism 22%, Life Sim 13.4%, Economy 11%, Management 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A focused shop management game with a cozy aesthetic and strong economy mechanics.
- #6 Travellers Rest
94% matchVery Positive88% of 18,025 reviews2020
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 20.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Craft, farm, build and cook! In Travellers Rest you will have to use all the available tools to become the best tavern keeper in the realm. Create unique dishes and drinks to please your customers as you discover the world and its colorful characters.
Why similar: Life Sim 39.8%, Management 21.3%, Resource Management 10.9%, RPG 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: Blends tavern management with RPG elements like crafting, farming, and character progression.
- #7 Pixel Shopkeeper
93% 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: Capitalism 25.8%, Management 15.3%, Resource Management 12.6%, Economy 12%, Incremental 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A management-focused game with RPG-inspired crafting and inventory systems.
- #8 Kardboard Kings: Card Shop Simulator
92% matchMostly Positive72% of 481 reviews2022
Dev: Henry's HousePub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Open your own Card shop by the seaside! Buy, trade and sell Cards, OR keep them for your own collection! Earn reputation with customers, beat your shop goals, unlock new decorations, and host exciting events to bring everyone to the best Card shop in town!
Why similar: Capitalism 38.5%, Economy 17.5%, Management 13.8%, Resource Management 13.4%, Story Rich 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the niche economy of a card shop with a narrative-driven story.
- #9 Graveyard Keeper
91% 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: Sandbox 23.2%, Management 22.4%, RPG 17.5%, Pixel Graphics 16.7%, Simulation 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the dark, satirical humor and complex management systems found in the seed game.
- #10 Merchant of the Skies
91% 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 23.2%, Management 19.5%, Sandbox 18.5%, Exploration 11.5%, Resource Management 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on trading and exploration in a whimsical world, mirroring the expansionist feel of the seed game.
- #11 Discounty
89% 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: Shop Keeper 39.7% ★, Life Sim 17.9%, Capitalism 11.8%, Management 8.2%, RPG 6%
Why You'll Like It: A modern retail management sim that captures the grind and strategy of running a store.
- #12 Kynseed
89% 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: Life Sim 27.9%, Sandbox 18.8%, Management 16%, Exploration 10.9%, RPG 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A life-sim with deep management and RPG elements that spans generations and encourages exploration.
- #13 Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?!
90% 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 52.2%, Simulation 21.7%, RPG 10.1%, Casual 8.3%, Indie 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A humorous management game that focuses on crafting and selling gear to RPG heroes.
- #14 DAVE THE DIVER
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 161,000 reviews2023
Dev: MINTROCKET
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 27.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
DAVE THE DIVER is a casual, singleplayer adventure RPG featuring deep-sea exploration and fishing during the day and sushi restaurant management at night. Join Dave and his quirky friends as they seek to uncover the secrets of the mysterious Blue Hole.
Why similar: Management 27.4%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%, Exploration 14%, RPG 14%, Story Rich 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: Expertly mixes restaurant management with deep-sea exploration and a quirky, story-rich cast.
- #15 Potion Tycoon
88% 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: Shop Keeper 29.9% ★, Capitalism 19.5%, Management 11.7%, Economy 11.1%, Sandbox 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers complex management and production chains within a fantasy setting.
- #16 King of Retail
87% matchVery Positive88% of 3,556 reviews2022
Dev: Freaking GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The store is your kingdom! Expand your humble boutique into a thriving business: hire the right staff, decorate your displays, and lure in customers. Even your wildest ideas can turn a profit. Why not start a business that sells only white T-shirts and ketchup? PCs and beans? Your rule, your rules!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 30.9% ★, Capitalism 24.3%, Economy 12.8%, Sandbox 11.1%, Management 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the granular details of running a store, from layout design to staff management.
- #17 Big Ambitions
85% matchVery Positive93% of 13,452 reviews2023
Dev: Hovgaard Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Big Ambitions is a revolutionary role-playing business sim. Go from nothing to the biggest entrepreneur in New York by opening small businesses or slowly building huge corporations any way you like.
Why similar: Capitalism 27%, Management 17.5%, Economy 17.3%, Life Sim 15.7%, Sandbox 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a more serious, detailed take on capitalism and business management in a large, open city.
- #18 Shop Legends
86% 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: Capitalism 37.8%, Economy 19.5%, Management 16.7%, RPG 12.4%, Simulation 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-heavy shop management game with RPG hero recruitment and crafting.
- #19 Cozy Keep: Farm, Craft, Manage
83% matchVery Positive94% of 328 reviews2024
Dev: Unbossed GamesPub: Level Up Gaming
Windows
Your father's life depends on your success. Run a medieval shop, craft goods, set prices, and build your reputation - because the King's debt collectors are coming. Farm, hunt, explore, and trade your way to freedom in this cozy but consequential shop simulation.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 34.8% ★, Capitalism 24.3%, Life Sim 15.1%, Economy 12.6%, Sandbox 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines shop management with farming and crafting in a medieval setting.
- #20 Dealer's Life Legend
82% matchVery Positive83% of 287 reviews2025
Dev: Abyte Entertainment
Windows
Welcome to the Pecunian Empire, travelling merchant! Head between our many cities, expand your collection of wares and grow your riches. If your talent and skill are sharp enough, you may be in with a shot of winning the Wandering Merchant Quest and proving that YOU are the best dealer in town!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 25.2% ★, Job Simulator 24.3% ★, Capitalism 16.8%, Economy 9.7%, Choices Matter 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A humorous take on the pawn shop business with choices that affect your reputation.
- #21 Bookshop Simulator
80% matchVery Positive93% of 1,577 reviews2026
Dev: Blep Games
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Open your own bookshop! Order books, stock your shelves, and earn revenue. Use your profits to decorate, expand, and hire staff. Collect rare books that give powerful abilities. Adopt a cat to keep you and your customers company along the way!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 24.9% ★, Capitalism 23.1%, Life Sim 14.7%, Economy 12.9%, Management 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward management sim focused on the economy of running a bookstore.
- #22 Shoppe Keep 2
84% matchMixed56% of 2,235 reviews2019
Dev: Strange FirePub: Excalibur Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Shoppe Keep returns bigger and better than ever! Build your business empire and defend it from thieves. Explore the open-world in single-player or with up to 4 players online. Renovate and design your store, cook, fish, hunt for products, charm customers, evolve the town, and make your millions.
Why similar: Capitalism 37.8%, Management 20.2%, Sandbox 20%, Exploration 11.7%, RPG 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a 3D shop management experience set within a fantasy RPG world.
- #23 Alchemist Shop Simulator
82% 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 28.4%, Management 22.3%, Resource Management 16.5%, Simulation 11.1%, Life Sim 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A management game centered on the specific economy of brewing and selling potions.
- #24 Teddy's Haven
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,836 reviews2025
Dev: Teddy Bear Games LLC
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Teddy’s Haven is a cozy shop sim filled with magic and charm. Sell over 400 items, decorate with 250+ decorations, and create the shop of your dreams. Meet mythical creatures, level up your skills, harvest the land, and uncover the peaceful wonders of life on Ursa.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 40.5% ★, Life Sim 19.5%, Sandbox 12.1%, Management 11.4%, Exploration 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy management game that incorporates RPG elements and fantasy crafting.
- #25 Nono's magic general shop
84% matchMixed61% of 59 reviews2018
Dev: Inu to NekoPub: Starship Studio
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
"Nono's Magic General Shop" is a collecting tycoon game.You will play as "Nono", a 16-year-old girl who helps out at grandma's magic general shop. Come and help Nono run the business!You will develop all kinds of products to achieve the ultimate goal - Become the most popular magic generl shop in town!
Why similar: Capitalism 30.5%, Management 15.2%, Female Protagonist 13%, RPG 10.3%, Economy 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A charming, strategy-focused shop sim with RPG progression elements.
- #26 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: Life Sim 28.7%, Economy 25.6%, Management 18.3%, RPG 12.1%, Simulation 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A cute, management-focused sim with trading and crafting mechanics.
- #27 Console Shop Simulator
77% matchVery Positive93% of 522 reviews2025
Dev: Lance Games
Windows
Become the owner of a game store! Organize shelves, repair CDs, negotiate profits, promote your store via live stream, and increase customer satisfaction.
Why similar: Capitalism 31.1%, Life Sim 16%, Economy 15.6%, Management 12.6%, Resource Management 8.9%
- #28 Vending Machine Business Simulator
78% matchMostly Positive74% of 201 reviews2025
Dev: Crow Interactive
Windows
Build your business! control every aspect of a thriving vending machine business. Buy, place, and restock machines to increase profits. Do you have what it takes to manage, expand, and dominate the vending industry?
Why similar: Capitalism 23.6%, Job Simulator 18.9% ★, Economy 11.8%, Life Sim 11.5%, Management 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A niche management sim focused on building a passive income empire.
- #29 Tabletop Game Shop Simulator
77% matchVery Positive85% of 484 reviews2026
Dev: LudogramPub: Knight Fever Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Run your own tabletop game shop! Stock shelves, glue & paint minis, battle customers on game night, and grow your store into the ultimate nerd paradise.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 29.9% ★, Job Simulator 21.9% ★, Capitalism 18%, Life Sim 11.5%, Management 8.3%
- #30 Budgie's Bug Shop
76% 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: Shop Keeper 27.4% ★, Incremental 21.8%, Economy 12%, Management 10.9%, Capitalism 10.3%
- #31 Loot & Ledger
78% 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: Shop Keeper 21.8% ★, Job Simulator 19.9% ★, Life Sim 12.9%, Economy 11.8%, Capitalism 10.5%
- #32 Figure Shop Simulator
76% 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 23.3%, Life Sim 22.6%, Resource Management 14.4%, Management 13.3%, Sandbox 12.8%
- #33 ShoppingMall: Manager Simulator
79% matchMixed45% of 115 reviews2025
Dev: GeekonPub: Midnight Games
Windows
Build your dream shopping empire from the ground up! Design, decorate, and attract top tenants. Keep customers thrilled, maximize profits, and dominate the industry. Can you become the ultimate shopping center tycoon? Start now and watch your empire thrive!
Why similar: Capitalism 25.1%, Life Sim 22.3%, Management 15.8%, RPG 9.9%, Economy 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A broad management sim that touches on various aspects of retail operations.
- #34 Gamer Shop Simulator
81% matchMostly Negative38% of 229 reviews2021
Dev: DiamosDev
Windows
Gamer Shop Simulator - business simulation game where you own a store with goods for gamers. Here you will learn everything about the operation, development of your own store.
Why similar: Simulation 22.9%, Life Sim 16.3%, Economy 13.7%, Casual 13%, Management 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person management sim focused on the niche of selling gaming hardware.
- #35 Beauty Store Simulator
75% matchVery Positive88% of 184 reviews2026
Dev: NovaraGamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac
Run your own beauty store in Beauty Store Simulator! Manage a variety of cosmetics, fashion items, jewelry, and more. Design your store, keep customers happy, and build a successful beauty empire. Can you become the ultimate beauty mogul?
Why similar: Job Simulator 30.4% ★, Shop Keeper 21.5% ★, Life Sim 17.2%, Economy 7.1%, Management 6%
- #36 Gacha Capsule Shop Simulator - Akihabara
75% matchVery Positive80% of 404 reviews2026
Dev: UGC90
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
What's it like to open a shop in Akihabara? Sourcing, displaying, hiring(Staff & Robots), setting your own prices. From a little shop to a legendary otaku shop filled with rare figures. Conquer Akihabara with your gacha business skills. (and sometimes physical means too)!
Why similar: Capitalism 26.6%, Shop Keeper 15.5% ★, Economy 15.3%, Life Sim 15.1%, Management 12.4%
- #37 Tailor Simulator
74% matchVery Positive91% of 464 reviews2026
Dev: Zoady
Windows
Build your workshop and turn it into a fashion business. Interact with your customers and design unique collections to sell in your store. Upgrade your workshop until you rule the fashion industry.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 24.8% ★, Job Simulator 21.1% ★, Capitalism 18.3%, Life Sim 11.7%, Economy 9.7%
- #38 LOVE SHOP Simulator 💕🛒
73% matchMixed60% of 143 reviews2026
Dev: OneHand GamesPub: Taboo Tales 💘
Windows
Run your own love shop in this quirky first-person simulator! Stock 30+ products, set up displays, hire staff, and serve customers to earn tips. Unlock new items through a spin system and grow your fun, chaotic business into the hottest spot in town. 😏
Why similar: Shop Keeper 21.9% ★, Job Simulator 18.9% ★, Capitalism 17.4%, Life Sim 11.3%, Economy 9.4%
- #39 Shooting Range Simulator
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 203 reviews2026
Dev: Buffed GamesPub: KNGL Studio
Windows
Run your own Shooting Range. Manage your supplies, rent guns, and sell ammo packs. Expand and upgrade your shop; level up your popularity to get even better equipment. Open various cases and sell the skins you got from them. Join shooting tournaments and much more!
Why similar: Job Simulator 25.2% ★, Capitalism 17.3%, Shop Keeper 13.1% ★, Economy 10.4%, Life Sim 8.7%
- #40 Money Simulator: Brokeville (Free Prologue)
71% matchVery Positive85% of 1,291 reviews2025
Dev: OrganicaPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Welcome to the Brokeville! Grind your way to the top through jobs, deliveries, bicycle races, and risky crypto trades. Buy, customize, and sell cars & motorcycles for profit. Build your own businesses, manage them, and hire staff to grow your empire.
Why similar: Capitalism 28%, Shop Keeper 19.1% ★, Life Sim 15.8%, Sandbox 10.2%, Economy 9.1%
- #41 TCG Card Shop Simulator
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 49,185 reviews2024
Dev: OPNeon Games
Windows
Median: 12.3 hrsMean: 26.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Open your own local game store. Stock shelves with the latest booster packs, or crack them and collect the cards for yourself. Set your own prices, hire staff, host events, and expand your card shop.
Why similar: Capitalism 19.8%, Shop Keeper 18.9% ★, Economy 15.6%, Management 15.5%, Simulation 9.8%
- #42 Sky End Market
72% matchVery Positive97% of 165 reviews2025
Dev: Andymente
Windows
This is a game to manage a supermarket. Set up shelves, arrange products, and make your store bigger and bigger! Sell your goods to the remaining people, animals, and robots in the last place on earth just before the human race is exterminated.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 28.6% ★, Life Sim 18.4%, Sandbox 12.8%, Management 11.6%, Economy 10.7%
- #43 Laundry & Supermarket Simulator
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 99 reviews2025
Dev: SmartPlayGames
Windows
"Laundry Simulator" immerses you in the bustling laundry business. Manage a boutique shop, handling everything from everyday clothes to luxury garments, and sell related products. Efficiently manage resources, upgrade equipment, and optimize layout to attract customers with superior service.
Why similar: Capitalism 27.8%, Life Sim 21%, Economy 12.5%, Management 10.3%, Resource Management 10.1%
- #44 Shopping Empire Tycoon
74% matchVery Positive96% of 72 reviews2021
Dev: Musa GUNGOR
Windows
This Game is Basically a Market Management Simulator. Make Your Store Get The Best Profit With Various Upgrades and Unlocks. Including Basic Clicking stuff, Managing Your Own Market , Upgrading and A game with the theme of reaching to going to next level.
Why similar: Incremental 28%, Economy 21.8%, Management 18.1%, Resource Management 12.6%, Simulation 9.2%
- #45 Pharmacy Store Simulator
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 73 reviews2026
Dev: Art Games Studio S.A.
Windows
Run your own Pharmacy! Sell medicines, advise customers, validate prescriptions, and fulfill them. Start small and expand your business - make it big in the medicine world!
Why similar: Capitalism 16.4%, Shop Keeper 16.3% ★, Economy 16.1%, Life Sim 13.6%, Management 13.5%
- #46 Anvil Saga
72% 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: Management 15.1%, Economy 13.5%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Sandbox 10.7%, Resource Management 10.1%
- #47 The Last Gas Station
69% matchVery Positive87% of 1,299 reviews2026
Dev: Alawar
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
In a world where electric cars reign supreme, you are now the owner of an old gas station out in the wilderness. Establish trade, develop your business and uncover the secret of this strange place in the compact gas station simulator.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 35.7% ★, Job Simulator 28.3% ★, Management 10.9%, Multiple Endings 7.9%, Pixel Graphics 5%
- #48 SELF MADE: Investment Life Sim
70% matchPositive83% of 51 reviews2026
Dev: Billmeade Gaming
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build your empire from a basement. Trade stocks, run companies, date, raise kids, dodge the SEC, and retire a legend — or go broke trying.
Why similar: Capitalism 23.2%, Life Sim 19.3%, Job Simulator 16.1% ★, Economy 10.9%, Simulation 6.8%
- #49 Rich List: The Order
69% matchVery Positive90% of 51 reviews2026
Dev: YUANYE TECH
Windows
A business simulation has never felt this epic. Trade stocks, build companies, take them public, unleash financial tidal waves, sit at the table of a high-stakes gambler’s night, and climb the Rich List. Then you realize: the other side of the board is called The Order.
Why similar: Capitalism 26.8%, Shop Keeper 25.4% ★, Life Sim 16.5%, Economy 13.3%, Multiple Endings 5.9%
- #50 Rest Area Simulator
67% matchVery Positive86% of 648 reviews2026
Dev: Oriseus StudiosPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Take over the gas station and convenience store at a roadside rest area and expand by purchasing new businesses. Manage a living world shaped by dynamic economy and random events. Upgrade your facilities, satisfy your customers, and play solo or with friends.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 30.2% ★, Life Sim 14%, Economy 11.2%, Capitalism 10.8%, Sandbox 9.8%
- #51 Laundromat Simulator
70% matchMixed56% of 116 reviews2024
Dev: Mammalian Machine
Windows
Furnish, Manage, and Maintain multiple stores in Laundromat Simulator! Collect and Count your hard-earned pennies and improve your stores to keep customers happy and maximize your profits. Expand your business, improve customer experience, and make your laundromat the best in town!
Why similar: Life Sim 27.5%, Capitalism 25.3%, Simulation 12.6%, Economy 12.3%, Management 9%
- #52 Idle Weaponshop
71% matchMixed57% of 84 reviews2024
Dev: Deki
Windows
In Idle Weaponshop, you are handed your very own weapon shop to manage. Design and sell weapons, build up your local community, hire employees, and send adventurers off into danger for fun and profit... all before prestiging to earn powerful bonuses, all so you can do it all over again.
Why similar: Capitalism 33.4%, Incremental 22%, Villain Protagonist 20.9% ★, Management 13%, Simulation 7.3%
- #53 Figure Shop Simulator: Prologue
68% matchVery Positive90% of 100 reviews2025
Dev: Gnome Games
Windows
In this free version of the game, manage 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 warehouse, complete collections, follow trends, and grow your business!
Why similar: Economy 25.8%, Life Sim 18.9%, Resource Management 12.9%, Management 11.2%, Simulation 10.9%
- #54 Keep Me Gifted
69% 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: Job Simulator 31.6% ★, Capitalism 15.1%, Incremental 14.1%, Life Sim 9.7%, Management 8.8%
- #55 High Seas, High Profits!
68% matchVery Positive88% of 170 reviews2025
Dev: lexy.zip
Windows · Linux
Live your medieval trader life! Buy low, sell high and explore the world! Buy ships, build businesses, find or train captains. Deal with pirates, manipulate mayors and challenge traders. React to hundreds of events that shape your very own procedurally-generated world!
Why similar: Job Simulator 27.1% ★, Capitalism 26.3%, Economy 14.5%, Management 10.5%, Resource Management 8.5%
- #56 Resort Island Simulator: Prologue
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 53 reviews2026
Dev: Tenjin GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
A world filled with tricksters, pirates, zealots, and treasures. An ocean full of danger and prize. Face dilemmas and encounters. Manage a resort in this wild world and build a thriving business. An Explorer, a Survivor a Resorter or a Trader? Forge your own path to wealth. Make Resort Prosper!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 27.1% ★, Life Sim 24.3%, Sandbox 15.3%, Simulation 11.9%, Management 8%
- #57 Laundry Simulator 2026
66% matchMostly Positive73% of 92 reviews2026
Dev: Broken Clock
Windows
Laundry Simulator is a chill, ASMR laundry cleaning, and shop management game. Open your own Laundromat, and deal with dirty clothes and customers. Clean and manage your shop, upgrade your equipment, unlock new skills and hire workers. Your laundry empire awaits!
Why similar: Capitalism 22.9%, Life Sim 15%, Economy 14.6%, Management 11.9%, Sandbox 10.5%
- #58 FeeBay Simulator
65% matchVery Positive91% of 160 reviews2026
Dev: Lake Country Games
Windows
Flip fake trading cards for real profit in FeeBay Simulator, a comedic marketplace tycoon game. Snipe underpriced cards from clueless and scammy sellers, grade your best pulls, open mystery lots, rip packs and run your own storefront to build a reselling empire.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 26.3% ★, Capitalism 18.4%, Incremental 14.6%, Economy 9.5%, Life Sim 8.8%
- #59 Gamestonk Simulator: Gone Rogue
65% matchVery Positive84% of 132 reviews2026
Dev: simsum
Windows
Gamestonk is the first roguelite shop simulator. Manage the last videogame store in town, keep up with the latest releases, trade smuggled retros, select your modifiers strategically, hire workers, and deal with pesky shoplifters.
Why similar: Capitalism 25.5%, Shop Keeper 24.6% ★, Life Sim 17.7%, Economy 13.6%, Management 11.3%
- #60 Gamer Stop Simulator : Prologue
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 224 reviews2025
Dev: Red Axe Games
Windows
Gamer Stop Simulator is a simulation game where you manage a video game store. Buy games and consoles from customers, repair broken devices, test games, and add rare items to your collection. Negotiate prices, expand your store, and grow your business in this exciting retail experience!
Why similar: Capitalism 27.4%, Life Sim 25.2%, Sandbox 17.2%, Economy 15.6%, Simulation 8%
