Games Like How to Make an Atomic Bomb in Your Garden

Mr. Prepper is about being prepared. You know something is wrong. The risk of a nuclear war is in the air and you need to get ready for what's coming.

Why similar: Crafting 32.5%, Simulation 19.4%, Management 13.8%, Life Sim 9.1%, Adventure 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: It perfectly mirrors the paranoia and clandestine base-building required to prepare for a catastrophic event while avoiding government suspicion.

BUILD YOUR VIRTUAL WEED EMPIRE: Grow the hottest strains & crossbreed new ones, roll your own Blunts, sell Bongs, hire Growers, make Solventless Concentrates, handle Rival Dealers, befriend Influencers, smoke Dabs, ride a Dolphin, and More! WELCOME TO WEED SHOP 3!

Why similar: Crafting 18.1%, Dark Humor 16.8%, Building 15.2%, Immersive Sim 10.7%, Management 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: This title combines business management with the illicit nature of the trade, requiring careful planning to grow your operation.

Bum Simulator is a sandbox game bursting with inappropriate humor and memorable characters. You live on the streets of Bumsville. Do you have what it takes to adapt, survive and become an urban legend?

Why similar: Simulation 30.8%, Crafting 18.2%, Building 13%, Adventure 13%, First-Person 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the same absurd, dark-humored tone and open-world simulation style that makes unconventional life paths feel engaging.

Laundering Simulator puts you in charge of a two-faced enterprise – a hidden counterfeiting workshop with a laundromat as its front! Help Eddie Wiser run this crazy show and deal with small-business management, a criminal underground, nosy authorities, and a rage-inducing grandmother!

Why similar: Dark Comedy 19.7%, Parody 18.1% ★, Dark Humor 16.6%, Building 9.7%, Immersive Sim 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the mechanics of hiding illegal income, mirroring the clandestine nature of your seed game.

Have you ever considered creating your own crime empire, without the legal and moral consequences? SIMULATE IT! Crawl into the dark alleys of the street business in this OG drug-dealing game, and make a fortune! A co-op sequel – DDS2 – is out NOW

Why similar: Simulation 32.6%, Crafting 20.1%, Dark Comedy 13%, Management 8.5%, Indie 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the high-stakes management of illicit goods while constantly navigating the risk of being caught by authorities.

Build and manage a medieval graveyard while facing ethical dilemmas and making questionable decisions. Welcome to Graveyard Keeper, the most inaccurate medieval cemetery sim of the year.

Why similar: Crafting 35.6%, Dark Humor 16.5%, Simulation 13.2%, Building 13%, Management 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: It features a similar dark, macabre sense of humor paired with deep crafting and management systems.

Become the best thief. Gather intel, steal things and sell them to buy hi-tech equipment. Do everything that a real thief does.

Why similar: Simulation 41.9%, First-Person 15.8%, Immersive Sim 11.9%, Adventure 11.3%, Realistic 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes the planning, stealth, and technical execution required to commit crimes without alerting neighbors or police.

Take over the duties of a border guard inspector in a communist country of the 80's. Smuggling, corruption and forgery are the order of the day here. Be vigilant and earn the respect of your superiors.

Why similar: Simulation 25.9%, Immersive Sim 17.3%, Management 17.1%, First-Person 16.4%, Realistic 14.6%

Why You'll Like It: It places you in a high-pressure environment where inspecting goods and managing illicit activity is central to the gameplay.

Freezing Moonshine is a unsettling first-person adventure game with elements of plant cultivation, puzzles, and lots of high-proof beverages. To survive, you'll need to gather harvests, take photos, and craft a wide variety of spirits.

Why similar: Dark Humor 23.2%, Crafting 15.7%, Building 12.5%, Simulation 9%, Immersive Sim 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the illicit production of goods in a casual, humorous, and exploration-heavy setting.

You’re a state-installed landlord in a totalitarian country. Place listening devices, steal and sneak into your tenants’ apartments. Use what you uncovered to report anyone capable of plotting against the state. You MUST! But WILL you?

Why similar: Dark Humor 48.5%, Simulation 24.3%, Indie 9.7%, 3D 8.8%, Adventure 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the theme of living under constant surveillance while managing a household and making morally ambiguous choices.

Nuclear Reactor Simulator: Take Control. Prevent Disaster. Power the World.

Why similar: Simulation 25.6%, Immersive Sim 20.8%, Realistic 16.4%, First-Person 15.8%, Indie 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a realistic and experimental take on nuclear themes, appealing to those interested in the technical side of the seed game.

Buy an abandoned gas station and restore it to its full glory. Renovate, upgrade and expand upon the offered services to keep up with your clients demands.

Why similar: Simulation 26.4%, Building 21.5%, Management 14.2%, First-Person 9.5%, Realistic 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a grounded management experience that requires building and maintaining a facility under constant pressure.

Person of European Heritage #112: Welcome to Relocation Block B, your new home. Your designated role is 'Bouncer'. Work hard, stay out of trouble, and we might let you stay in the UK.

Why similar: Simulation 32.3%, Politics 31.2% ★, Life Sim 24.1%, Indie 5%, Adventure 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: This dystopian management game uses dark humor to explore the stress of working in a society that is constantly watching you.

Recycling Center Simulator is a business simulator game with a first person view. Make money from garbage, collect raw materials for your recycling center from different locations, recycle them, make money by producing new products and improve your factory.

Why similar: Crafting 14.1%, Building 11.8%, Simulation 11.3%, Time Management 10.5%, Management 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the management and first-person labor aspects of simulation games, providing a similar gameplay feel.

Cartel Tycoon is a survival business sim inspired by the ‘80s and '90s narco trade. Expand and conquer, fight off rival thugs and evade the authorities. Earn people's loyalty and strive to overcome the doomed fate of a power-hungry drug lord.

Why similar: Building 40.6%, Simulation 28.3%, Management 28.2%, Singleplayer 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a complex management experience centered on building an illegal empire while avoiding detection by rivals and the law.

Brew your own beer from scratch! Take on the role of a brewmaster, learn brewing techniques, create unique recipes, and grow your craft brewery into a full-scale factory. Expand your brewery from mashing and fermenting to bottling and selling - every decision shapes your beer empire

Why similar: Simulation 22.3%, Life Sim 12.3%, Realistic 9%, Management 8.4%, Crafting 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a casual, funny take on the crafting and management genre that is easy to pick up and play.

Start your own cult in a land of false prophets, venturing out into diverse and mysterious regions to build a loyal community of woodland Followers and spread your Word to become the one true cult.

Why similar: Dark Humor 55.4%, Building 31.6%, Adventure 10.1%, Singleplayer 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: It blends dark, satirical themes with base-building and management, creating a unique and humorous experience.

Deconstruction Simulator is the ultimate demolition simulator, offering you complete freedom of action and a wide array of contracts to complete. Get ready for spectacular destruction.

Why similar: Building 25.5%, Simulation 18.9%, Management 11.4%, Realistic 10.6%, First-Person 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a satisfying loop of building and destruction that complements the assembly-focused gameplay of the seed game.

Social welfare survival horror based on real events. Endure emotional pain and societal pressure. Stay entertained. Survive the routine and become the hero of your studio apartment—battle inner demons, hide skeletons in the closet, and most importantly… keep the bathroom clean.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 29.6%, Dark Humor 28.2%, Simulation 12%, Immersive Sim 10.6%, Life Sim 9%

Why You'll Like It: It leans into dark, satirical humor to simulate the struggle of navigating a difficult life situation.

Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.

Why similar: Simulation 49.9%, Indie 33.3%, Adventure 6.6%, Casual 5.7%, Singleplayer 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game masterfully simulates the tension of working in a restrictive environment where every decision carries significant risk.

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 40.9%, Simulation 15.7%, Management 12.5%, Relaxing 10.4%, Life Sim 9%

Why You'll Like It: It features deep, physics-based crafting and experimentation that rewards players for discovering new recipes.

Inspect and process parcels and packages in this parcel inspection simulator! Receive and sort deliveries, examine labels for mistakes, and automate to maximise warehouse efficiency. Upgrade and expand your warehouse to build your parcel empire!

Why similar: Simulation 18.9%, Building 14.7%, Immersive Sim 13.3%, Management 12%, First-Person 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on automation and first-person management, which are key components of the seed game's progression.

Become a Medieval blacksmith in this interactive blacksmithing simulator. Upgrade your forging equipment, unlock new exotic crafting materials, grow your business, and manage your customers - in addition to engaging forging mechanics. Strike while the iron is hot and hop in front of the forge now!

Why similar: Crafting 22.5%, Building 12.7%, Management 9.6%, Immersive Sim 9.3%, Simulation 9%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes the crafting and management side of the simulation genre with a focus on detailed production.

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: Crafting 30.4%, Management 26.1%, Simulation 25.1%, Indie 10.8%, Casual 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a whimsical take on crafting and shop management that shares the same addictive loop as the seed game.

A realistic cooking sim where every ingredient reacts with real physics. Master 80+ dishes in Career mode or go wild in Sandbox as you cook, experiment, or cause total kitchen chaos in a fully interactive chef’s playground.

Why similar: Simulation 43.3%, Crafting 16%, Realistic 13.3%, First-Person 9.6%, Management 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: The physics-based crafting and high-pressure environment mirror the assembly mechanics of the seed game.

Build and run your own waterpark. Design slides, send guests flying with ragdoll physics, manage staff, and fully customize your park. Turn total madness into a five-star empire in this first-person management simulator!

Why similar: Crafting 20.5%, Building 16%, Immersive Sim 14.5%, Simulation 12.8%, Management 11.3%

Work your way to a service empire. Get your hands dirty in a highly realistic simulation game that pays major attention to details. Pay a visit to a new Auction house and buy cars in various conditions. Expand your range of services by investing in a new work space and equipment.

Why similar: Simulation 41.7%, Realistic 17.7%, Immersive Sim 12.5%, First-Person 10.6%, 3D 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: It offers detailed technical assembly and part-hunting mechanics for those who enjoy the 'building' aspect of the seed game.

House Flipper is a unique chance to become a one-man renovation crew. Buy, repair and remodel devastated houses. Give them a second life and sell them at a profit!

Why similar: Building 24.4%, Simulation 20.7%, Immersive Sim 13.3%, Relaxing 10.2%, Management 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the first-person building and renovation mechanics that form the foundation of the seed game's gameplay.

Internet Cafe Simulator is an internet cafe business simulation game. Build the best internet café in the world!

Why similar: Simulation 43.4%, Management 20.7%, First-Person 12%, Indie 10.8%, Adventure 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: It combines business management with the gritty, sometimes illicit reality of running a shop in a busy urban environment.

Check it, clean it, sort it, ship it. Welcome to the life of a cash cleaner. Take jobs from underworld contacts and clean some cash. Just don't try to leave...

Why similar: Dark Humor 28.9%, Immersive Sim 13.8%, Management 12.4%, Simulation 11.4%, Life Sim 10.9%

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: Building 39.2%, Simulation 28.8%, Management 22.7%, Indie 5.7%, Casual 1.9%

Why You'll Like It: It allows for complex base-building and management with a dark, cynical edge that fits the tone of the seed game.

Wrench is a mechanic simulator where players prepare and maintain race cars. The parts in Wrench are the most detailed of any game in the genre. Extreme attention has been paid to even the smallest components, including fasteners which are accurate to the thread pitch and install torque.

Why similar: Building 31.8%, Simulation 17.7%, Immersive Sim 15.9%, Realistic 12%, Relaxing 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: This is a highly technical assembly simulator that rewards players for their attention to detail and mechanical knowledge.

Build and grow your very own computer repair enterprise as you learn to diagnose, fix and build PCs. With real-world licensed components and comprehensive hardware and software simulation, you can plan and bring your ultimate PC to life.

Why similar: Simulation 20.5%, Building 17.7%, Immersive Sim 14.9%, Management 9.5%, Life Sim 7.6%

Renovate & build II World War tanks. Experience highly detailed & realistic simulation game. Take tanks fully apart by using different tools. Transform them from rusty and ruined to fully working. Check them on the training ground, sell or put into your own museum.

Why similar: Crafting 20.6%, Building 17.1%, Simulation 13.6%, Management 9.9%, Realistic 8.5%

Enter Pawnbroker Simulator, where every deal, appraisal, and choice forges your path to pawn shop greatness. Sharpen your instincts, unlock new talents, craft a storefront that turns heads, offer high-stakes loans, and stay one step ahead of cunning thieves.

Why similar: Building 14.4%, Simulation 13.4%, Time Management 12.8%, Immersive Sim 12.1%, Life Sim 11%

Take charge as the brains behind the trendiest Cyber internet club in the city. Turn your humble beginnings into a top-tier cyber sanctuary through resource management, strategic investments, and maintaining a steady cash flow.

Why similar: Crafting 19.8%, Simulation 14%, Time Management 13.3%, Building 9.9%, Management 8.3%

Become a one-man construction crew! Travel around the world and through the ages to build iconic designs! Beware of unpleasant temperatures and dangerous fauna!

Why similar: Building 20.8%, Simulation 14.8%, Immersive Sim 13.5%, First-Person 9.6%, Realistic 8.6%

A juicy first-person incremental game about growing berries and tossing them down an ominous hole. Earn money and upgrades. Make new friends with sentient berry pals. Grow and control the hole as you unearth why nobody leaves this accursed garden. Bury it all, Berry everything.

Why similar: First-Person 30%, 3D 19.5%, Relaxing 13.6%, Adventure 12.4%, Indie 10.9%

NOW HIRING: Station Manager! Run a totally-legit* space biz in Sector 7-G. Farm alien crops, refuel shady ships, and sell dangerously edible snacks. Perks: gloves, oxygen insurance**, and mild relevance. No exp needed. Apply today! *Legit status not valid in all sectors. **Terms apply.

Why similar: Parody 19.3% ★, Dark Humor 19.3%, Time Management 11.9%, Immersive Sim 10.8%, Management 9.5%

Get up before dawn and see what it's like to be a baker! Learn to bake several dozen types of bread. Use realistic bakery machines. Deliver orders to stores, earn, and invest. Use original recipes or experiment with ingredients.

Why similar: Crafting 21.2%, Time Management 13.2%, Simulation 13.1%, Life Sim 9.2%, Management 7.9%

Ultimate Theater Simulator is a first-person cinema management game where you screen movies, serve snacks, hire staff, handle chaos, and grow your dream theater from the ground up.

Why similar: Building 17.7%, Simulation 17%, Time Management 16.8%, Life Sim 13.9%, Management 10.8%

Create dream homes! From 3D plan modelling through to on-site decision-making, you must bring each project to life while giving free rein to your creativity, to take your architectural firm to the pinnacle of the profession.

Why similar: Building 17.3%, Crafting 13.2%, Simulation 12.7%, Immersive Sim 9.3%, Life Sim 8.7%

Take control of your very own fuel station and transform it into a bustling business hub! Experience the perfect mix of management, customization, and exciting challenges as you serve customers, expand your services, and build your empire.

Why similar: Building 16.8%, Crafting 16.5%, Simulation 12.5%, Management 9%, Life Sim 9%

Builder. Designer. Renovator. Unleash your creativity in over a dozen unique places, get the right equipment, prepare the space, use what you find. Wanna make a crazy party?

Why similar: Crafting 22.4%, Building 17.3%, Simulation 12.9%, Management 10.2%, Life Sim 9.7%

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: Crafting 24.6%, Dark Humor 20.7%, Simulation 14.8%, Management 12.9%, Indie 6.2%

"Pool Cleaning Simulator is a PowerWash Simulator-esque cleaning game where you use a variety of tools to make filthy pools sparkling clean." The game recreates the entire process of cleaning, scrubbing, & maintaining various pools, from luxurious backyard havens to community swimming complexes.

Why similar: Dark Humor 24.6%, Simulation 16.5%, Immersive Sim 12.2%, Relaxing 8.8%, First-Person 7.9%

Build and manage your underground scam empire in a city ruled by chaos. Expand your operation through illegal means, grow your workforce, automate your schemes, and uncover the dark mysteries hidden beneath the town.

Why similar: Dark Humor 19%, Building 14%, Time Management 12.1%, Simulation 11.5%, Immersive Sim 10.1%

Rise of Gun - immerses you in a world of zombie apocalypse as a gun store owner. Buy parts, craft, sell, upgrade your store and hire workers. Help to humanity survive

Why similar: Dark Humor 22.8%, Crafting 20.7%, Building 15.9%, Management 10.4%, Immersive Sim 10.2%

Take control of your very own firearms factory. Start with a workshop and a gun shop, and evolve it into a factory of mass destruction. Craft bullets to rockets, handguns to shotguns, hire workers & managers, and become a merchant of death. Get use to the smell of gunpowder and cash.

Why similar: Management 15.9%, Immersive Sim 15.2%, Simulation 14.8%, Building 12.9%, Time Management 11.7%

In Junkyard Builder, you’re the proud owner of a once-forgotten junkyard, now brimming with endless potential. Dive into the satisfying world of restoration, recycling, and raw hustle as you transform trash into treasure and rise to become the ruler of the junk empire!

Why similar: Simulation 14.4%, Building 14.1%, Management 12.3%, Immersive Sim 11.2%, Life Sim 10.6%

Build and manage your own food processing factory. Automate production with machines, work together with skilled employees to keep operations running smoothly, expand your facility, and keep inventory under control as you grow from a small workshop into a large scale production facility.

Why similar: Simulation 16.8%, Time Management 14.8%, Immersive Sim 13.9%, Life Sim 12.9%, Management 11.6%

Build your own mining company from the ground up. Extract resources, operate heavy machinery, construct infrastructure, and grow from a laborer to the King of Klondike.

Why similar: Crafting 20.6%, Simulation 20%, Building 18.1%, Management 9.9%, Realistic 9.6%

How To Grow a Black Hole is about... well... how to grow a black hole. Manage your black hole, feed it to gain mass, and prevent catastrophic collapses. Compete globally or against your friends to achieve the biggest black hole. Maybe you'll be #1.

Why similar: Simulation 46.6%, Casual 20.5%, Realistic 16.4%, Management 7.5%, Indie 7.4%

Builder Simulator is the perfect game for those who want to build a house, from the ground up, one brick at a time. On easy, the game will guide and teach you by showing you full instruction, but on hard you will get no help - instead rely on your builder skills and make everything yourself.

Why similar: Building 24.2%, Simulation 18.4%, Immersive Sim 12.4%, Management 11.2%, Relaxing 8.9%

You are a scientist and engineer of the North Korean army and you need to grow your little nuclear bomb.

Why similar: Simulation 55%, Indie 24.6%, Casual 20.4%

Start from scratch and rise with scrap, dig through trash, process junk, and grow your profits. Buy warehouses, machines, and vehicles to build your own recycling empire.

Why similar: Crafting 26.5%, Simulation 15.7%, Building 14.8%, Immersive Sim 12.6%, Life Sim 11.8%

Build the new future of Europe! Flip, renovate, repair and rebuild places destroyed during World War 2. Get to know the history and stories of civilians. Play an immersive building simulator with grappling storytelling.

Why similar: Crafting 21%, Building 14.6%, Simulation 12.9%, Immersive Sim 10.3%, Management 9.3%

A simulation game where we run a pawn shop. Take the first steps to open a thrift shop in Detroit and discover the experience of running a real thrift shop. Find, restore, and sell amazing items and build your own shop kingdom!

Why similar: Simulation 23%, Immersive Sim 12.6%, Life Sim 11.5%, Crafting 9.3%, Casual 8.2%

Craft your workshop as an alchemist!‌ Harness arcane devices to automate crafting. Sell alchemical goods, fulfill commissions, and rise to become a renowned alchemy magnate. ‌Multiplayer Supported!‌ Invite master designers to (ahem) contribute their expertise—let them optimize your production lines!

Why similar: Crafting 32.1%, Building 27.2%, Simulation 14.4%, First-Person 10.4%, Casual 6.5%

Take on the electrician role and learn the profession's basics! Install sockets, repair worn-out equipment, assemble broken appliances, replace light bulbs, and lay wires at your customers' homes. Be sure to check everything twice, with electricity there are no jokes!

Why similar: Simulation 17.1%, Crafting 16.2%, Immersive Sim 14.2%, Life Sim 11.4%, First-Person 9.6%