Games Like Indie GameDev Sim

A stylish fashion mall management simulator.

Why similar: Hobby Sim 48% ★, Job Simulator 33% ★, Simulation 9.2%, Casual 4.1%, 2D Platformer 2.4%

Start your own gardening service in a charming neighborhood! 🌱 Take on relaxing jobs like mowing lawns, planting flowers, blowing leaves, cleaning backyard pools, and more with bite-sized mini-games. Earn money to upgrade your tools, unlock plants, and decorate your own garden between jobs!

Why similar: Hobby Sim 44.3% ★, Job Simulator 32.3% ★, Cozy 9.1%, Simulation 5.8%, Casual 3.2%

Craft a variety of gems and become the greatest witch! It's a cozy incremental crafting game.

Why similar: Hobby Sim 54.7% ★, Job Simulator 26.5% ★, Cozy 7.1%, Simulation 6.4%, Casual 2.6%

Run a wholesome Japanese ramen shop in the middle of the night. Midnight Ramen Shop is a cozy cooking game where you play as the chef of a small restaurant. Take orders, prepare delicious ramen bowls, and serve your customers. Upgrade your shop, unlock new toppings, and set your own prices.

Why similar: Hobby Sim 31.9% ★, Job Simulator 30.7% ★, Cozy 14.5%, Simulation 7%, Life Sim 5.1%

A cozy crypto-mining idle game: build your farm, ride the market, end each cycle with a halving, and chill to rain and lo-fi.

Why similar: Hobby Sim 49.7% ★, Job Simulator 32.3% ★, Cozy 10.1%, Relaxing 3.3%, Casual 2.6%

Run a cozy bar, make cocktails for fun customers! 🍸 Mixed Spirits is a Job Simulator where you work as a bartender. Take orders, mix custom drinks, and discover secret recipes in a chill, creative night-shift experience with no timers or stress, or rush orders in Happy Hour mode!

Why similar: Hobby Sim 37.2% ★, Job Simulator 35% ★, Cozy 12.3%, Simulation 5.6%, Casual 2.8%

Mischievous raccoons bring you the weirdest items to pack. Fit everything perfectly, add the right stickers, then ship it off. A cozy, satisfying packing experience with a touch of chaos.

Why similar: Hobby Sim 44% ★, Job Simulator 27.2% ★, Cozy 10.9%, Relaxing 4.6%, Simulation 3.4%

AirportSim is an Advanced Airport Ground Handling Simulator with true-to-life visuals and operations, licensed planes and vehicles, real airports and live weather conditions. Enjoy the many tasks alone or with friends, making this experience unforgettable.

Why similar: Hobby Sim 46.7% ★, Job Simulator 28.5% ★, Level Editor 13.9%, Simulation 4.7%, Life Sim 3.2%

Play as a barista in a cat-inspired coffee shop, where your customers are cats! Brew coffee and various drinks. Wholesome and cozy hand-drawn art, various mini-games and a lot of cats & coffee! Learn to craft complex orders, keep your catstomers happy. 🐱☕

Why similar: Hobby Sim 41.2% ★, Job Simulator 31.9% ★, Cozy 10.8%, Simulation 5.4%, Casual 3.1%

Run a wholesome shipping business! Ship, Inc. is a cozy job simulator where you are a packaging employee in a parcel shipment company. Follow the shipment orders, choose the package size, and prepare parcels. Upgrade your office, deliver orders safely and quickly!

Why similar: Hobby Sim 39.2% ★, Job Simulator 29.6% ★, Cozy 11.2%, Simulation 6%, Life Sim 3.7%

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: Hobby Sim 33.5% ★, Job Simulator 26.6% ★, Cozy 18.5%, Relaxing 6%, Simulation 5.4%

A loud courier party game for 2-8 players. Deliver parcels across the city and sabotage everyone with anything you grab. Whoever delivers the most wins.

Why similar: Hobby Sim 46.6% ★, Job Simulator 32.9% ★, Simulation 10.2%, Casual 5.6%, Relaxing 2.2%

Blend fragrances in your cozy perfume atelier! 🌸 Craft unique scents by mixing essences, design beautiful bottles, and try to sell your creations to curious customers. Decorate your workshop, unlock new recipes, and grow your reputation in the art of fragrance.

Why similar: Job Simulator 36.3% ★, Hobby Sim 32.6% ★, Cozy 12.8%, Simulation 6.1%, Casual 3.6%

Bearded Dragon Nursery is a relaxing desktop raising game. Start with a pair of adult bearded dragons, care for them, breed new generations, and discover different genes, colors, patterns, and rare looks. Check in when you like—your dragons won’t die if left for a day.

Why similar: Hobby Sim 71.6% ★, Simulation 12.8%, Casual 7.1%, 2D Platformer 4.5%, 2D 2%

EVERBUILD is a relaxing 3D brick-building sandbox. Snap pieces together, adjust connections, and customize colors and materials to bring your ideas to life. Build at your own pace, save your creations, and return to expand them in single-player offline play.

Why similar: Hobby Sim 70.1% ★, Simulation 14.4%, Casual 4.5%, Sandbox 4.2%, Relaxing 3.6%

Take your time tidying up scattered items and turn a cluttered space into your own cozy, orderly retreat. Find a place for each item and unwind as everything falls into place. How tidy can you make it?

Why similar: Job Simulator 54.2% ★, Simulation 18.4%, Cozy 16.2%, Casual 8.4%, Indie 1.7%

You pull weeds, crabgrass and dandelions out of your overgrown yard. Be careful — let go early or look away and the root snaps, and you'll have to wait for it to grow back. Under an hour.

Why similar: Hobby Sim 37.4% ★, Job Simulator 20.9% ★, Cozy 17%, Relaxing 6.5%, Casual 5.9%

A weary ex‑developer, tired of pay‑to‑win and toxic workplaces, creates a simulation where you play as a game company boss. Recruit staff, push their potential, battle rivals, and aim to dominate the market with blockbuster hits to reach the pinnacle of success.

Why similar: Game Development 51.8% ★, Job Simulator 27.3% ★, Simulation 9%, Casual 4.3%, Sandbox 3.5%

Villagers are everywhere, and they need their photos taken. In Umpteenth Photo, you step into the worn shoes of a roaming retro photographer, snapping portraits for curious townsfolk and getting paid for every shot.

Why similar: Job Simulator 59.3% ★, Cozy 18.4%, Simulation 10%, Relaxing 4.2%, Colorful 2.8%

Bonsai Island is a cozy bonsai game where you grow and shape fully simulated bonsai and sell them to cute animals. What you do shapes how each bonsai grows and what it eventually becomes.

Why similar: Hobby Sim 48.4% ★, Job Simulator 34.9% ★, Cozy 8.1%, Simulation 3.3%, Relaxing 3%

Organize, decorate, align, and stack items in cozy environments, just like those TikTok videos. Cozy Organizer is a cute wholesome sandbox organizing game, where stress melts away one tidy shelf at a time! Enjoy stacking perfect pantries and designing dream closets with relaxing tunes.

Why similar: Hobby Sim 40.3% ★, Job Simulator 30% ★, Cozy 11.7%, Simulation 4.7%, Relaxing 4%

Create, collect, and sell your stickers in your sticker shop! Sticker Business is a cozy simulation game where you run a cute sticker shop. Design and print charming stickers, open mystery boxes, manage orders, customize your shop, collect rare stickers, and find the cute thief cat!

Why similar: Hobby Sim 41.8% ★, Job Simulator 24.4% ★, Cozy 9.7%, Simulation 7.3%, Life Sim 4.1%

Run a cozy seaside chocolate boutique!🍫 Weigh, melt, and craft handmade treats for your colorful customers, experiment with new recipes, meet locals, grow your chocolate brand, and settle into life in Sunset Town.

Why similar: Hobby Sim 35.4% ★, Job Simulator 32.5% ★, Cozy 11.6%, Simulation 6.2%, Relaxing 4.3%

A cozy jigsaw puzzle game for solo play or online co-op with up to 8 players. Turn your own images into puzzles, assemble them together in real time, discover community creations, and share yours through the Steam Workshop.

Why similar: Hobby Sim 51.3% ★, Level Editor 20.8%, Cozy 13.7%, Relaxing 5.2%, Casual 2.9%

Create your dream aquariums while you do other things in this relaxing idle game that sits on the bottom of your screen. Unlock new fish and watch them thrive with your help. All at your own pace.

Why similar: Hobby Sim 73.6% ★, Simulation 13%, Relaxing 5.9%, Casual 4.5%, Colorful 2.3%

Choose a different life to run a game company, and your business can spread across any game-related industries such as game development, engine development, game console development, etc., creating the best game company in your heart.

Why similar: Game Development 70% ★, Simulation 18.8%, Casual 8.1%, Indie 1.7%, Singleplayer 1.3%

Run chaotic restaurants in this fantasy medieval realm! Seat demanding magical creatures with your Demon Chef and serve over 100 unique dishes as you upgrade your taverns all across the kingdom! As the only human trapped in this fantasy medieval realm, your only way back to Earth is to wait tables.

Why similar: Hobby Sim 40.6% ★, Job Simulator 35.3% ★, Cozy 11%, Simulation 6.2%, Cartoony 3.5%

Manage your very own Witchcraft Shop! Witchy Business is a job simulator game where you brew potions for your customers, collect oddities, grow flowers in your garden, upgrade your alchemy station, and thrive. Make sure you are quick to take care of customers and hex thieves!

Why similar: Job Simulator 40.7% ★, Hobby Sim 22.3% ★, Cozy 14.4%, Simulation 6.9%, Cartoony 6.5%

Take charge of your very own local trading card shop! Order booster packs, hunt for ultra-rare foils, design your store layout, and set market prices. Rip packs to display holy grail singles or sell sealed boxes to build the ultimate card collector's paradise.

Why similar: Hobby Sim 51.9% ★, Job Simulator 35.7% ★, Simulation 5.1%, Life Sim 2.6%, Relaxing 2.1%

Your favorite pawn shop experience is finally getting a sequel! Haggle like your life depends on it in this funny tycoon game. You never know WHAT is gonna stumble through that door!

Why similar: Hobby Sim 48.4% ★, Job Simulator 34.8% ★, Simulation 4.1%, Cartoony 3.3%, Casual 2.6%

Card Game Arena is a platform for creating, publishing, and playing digital card games. Design complete card games using visual tools, then share and play them online through a shared ecosystem built for fair and competitive play.

Why similar: Game Development 62.9% ★, Level Editor 20%, Simulation 8.5%, Indie 3.3%, Sandbox 2.7%

A complete tools suite for the Real Virtuality game engine powering Arma 3.

Why similar: Game Development 100% ★

Run a second-hand game store from scratch! A Job Simulator where you buy and sell used games, negotiate with colorful customers, make profit and upgrade your shop! Clean up retro finds, and stack your shelves with the most popular game with replay value!

Why similar: Hobby Sim 43% ★, Job Simulator 33.6% ★, Cozy 10.7%, Simulation 4.6%, Relaxing 3.6%

A casual and relaxing game about sorting various items. Join Sorting Inc and climb up through the departments to become the absolute expert in the field of sorting.

Why similar: Job Simulator 52.8% ★, Cozy 15.8%, Simulation 10.5%, Relaxing 8.3%, Casual 5.6%

Peel, place, and arrange stickers across tiny windows into different worlds. Relax and unwind to lofi beats, collect unique stickers and share your cozy creations with the world.

Why similar: Hobby Sim 50.8% ★, Simulation 8.3%, Relaxing 7.5%, Level Editor 6.9%, Cozy 5.6%

Live the ultimate pawn shop experience in this funny retro style tycoon game!

Why similar: Hobby Sim 50.3% ★, Job Simulator 31.8% ★, Simulation 4.8%, Cartoony 4.1%, Funny 2.9%

Samples of assets for Arma 3 which provide a starting point for community members who want to create their own assets for the game. They cover a broad spectrum of topics, from scenario design to mod making.

Why similar: Game Development 100% ★

Raise happy sheepies and turn them into a thriving business! Feed, shear, breed, and maybe butcher your flock, then craft 140+ products, from wool carpets to cheeseburgers and leather jackets. Automate your farm and grow the coziest sheepy empire around.

Why similar: Hobby Sim 40.6% ★, Job Simulator 29.3% ★, Cozy 10.2%, Simulation 5.2%, Relaxing 4%

Start a tabletop game company in your bedroom workshop! Develop unique genres and themes, assemble the game boxes yourself, pay your bills, hire your friends, upgrade your workshop, and design even better games in this cozy management tycoon.

Why similar: Job Simulator 49.8% ★, Hobby Sim 19.2% ★, Cozy 14.3%, Simulation 9.8%, Casual 4.5%

A tile-based Metroidvania maker! Design and share your worlds with others, or download another player's world and experience their creation!

Why similar: Game Development 51.4% ★, Level Editor 32%, Cartoony 4.9%, 2D Platformer 4.7%, Platformer 2.4%

Roulette Simulator 2024 presents players with the greatest modern Roulette gambling simulation. Experience the highs and the lows in real time as you try to beat the roulette wheel during the intensity of each spin!

Why similar: Game Development 75.2% ★, Simulation 18.6%, Indie 5.1%, Singleplayer 1.2%

In this free prologue, step into a world full of relaxing yard work. Complete the first three jobs where you'll use a variety of tools, such as a lawnmower, pressure washer, or leaf blower. But that's not all - there's so much more to do!

Why similar: Hobby Sim 53.6% ★, Job Simulator 24.6% ★, Simulation 10.5%, Casual 5.5%, Relaxing 4.1%

Craft and sell charming postcards to your customers in a relaxing sandbox full of color and creativity. Carefully Stamped is a cozy job simulator where you are a postcard designer. Take on new orders, craft the cutest mail, write a wholesome note and collect stamps to send your postcards 🎟️✉️

Why similar: Hobby Sim 40.6% ★, Job Simulator 30.2% ★, Cozy 10.3%, Life Sim 4.4%, Simulation 4.1%

Kittenship Care is a cozy life-sim where you nurture, train, and play with an adorable kitten while preparing it for adoption. Personalize and upgrade your space to create the ideal home in a relaxing sandbox full of warmth, whiskers, and feel-good feline fun.

Why similar: Hobby Sim 43.7% ★, Job Simulator 23.7% ★, Simulation 15.7%, Casual 8.6%, Relaxing 7.2%

A cozy organizing simulator about sorting 3,288 scattered potion vials. Read their labels, find where they belong, and slowly transform a magical mess into perfectly organized shelves — one bottle at a time.

Why similar: Job Simulator 61.8% ★, Cozy 15.8%, Simulation 10.1%, Casual 5.3%, Relaxing 5.2%

A cozy game about running your own little flower shop 💐 Place flower tiles, create charming bouquets and brighten your customers’ day. Decorate your shop, unlock new flowers and discover a variety of beautiful combinations.

Why similar: Hobby Sim 38.4% ★, Job Simulator 34.5% ★, Cozy 11.3%, Simulation 6%, Relaxing 4.2%

Platform Game Maker is exciting tool to make your dream Platform Game!

Why similar: Game Development 66.4% ★, Level Editor 15.6%, 2D Platformer 5.6%, Casual 5.1%, Platformer 4.1%

A desktop idle birdwatching game. Play passively or actively, collect bird entries, compete in the Big Year rankings and observe bird behaviors. Light and low-time investment, ideal to leave on your desktop corner for casual breaks.

Why similar: Hobby Sim 74.1% ★, Simulation 12.4%, Casual 6.8%, Relaxing 3.5%, 2D 1.8%

Experience the life of a struggling artist.

Why similar: Hobby Sim 55.5% ★, Job Simulator 32.6% ★, Life Sim 5.3%, Simulation 4.8%, 2D 1.8%

A tiny apiary that lives in the corner of your desktop. An idle beekeeping game about real bees — varroa counts, ageing queens, colonies that eat their winter stores to survive. It keeps its own clock, sits beside your work, and asks for a glance now and then.

Why similar: Hobby Sim 75.9% ★, Simulation 6.4%, Cozy 6.3%, Casual 3.7%, Relaxing 3.2%

Welcome to escape93, a life sim large cubic evacuation vessel. Explore the cube, deliver pizza or spend time on the early web and write your own homepage using the tools offered by ParasolOS.

Why similar: Hobby Sim 54.2% ★, Job Simulator 31.6% ★, Life Sim 5.1%, Simulation 4.5%, Casual 4.5%

Grow your kitchen step by step in a cozy and warm atmosphere! Prepare a variety of dishes for your adorable cat customers, open mini kitchens to try out new recipes, and keep up with the increasing pace easily with the help of your robots.😺🚚

Why similar: Job Simulator 46.3% ★, Cozy 18.1%, Simulation 14.5%, Casual 6.7%, Cartoony 5.9%

Create the game of your dreams in this studio management tycoon. Design game covers, lead your team and compete in a living market. Outsell rivals, win Game of the Year, and build the most prestigious game studio in the world.

Why similar: Game Development 56.6% ★, Job Simulator 22.7% ★, Simulation 13.6%, Life Sim 3.6%, 2D 2%

Settle into a quiet afternoon of delightfully unnecessary paperwork. Stamp every form APPROVED, gather satisfying piles, and upgrade your trusty stamp. Meet peculiar colleagues through their letters and make a cozy little desk your own. Take your time.

Why similar: Job Simulator 46.9% ★, Cozy 19.7%, Simulation 10.8%, Relaxing 8.8%, Casual 6.7%

Marbleous! is a relaxing, creative marble racing game! Design custom tracks, choose your marbles, and race through vibrant, physics-driven challenges. Build unique circuits, customize your marbles, and share your creations with friends for endless fun!

Why similar: Hobby Sim 49.4% ★, Level Editor 16.2%, Simulation 9.4%, Cozy 7.4%, Relaxing 5.6%

Step behind the grill, cook mouthwatering burgers and drinks, and experience the joy of growing your restaurant into the most popular spot in town, delighting every customer with a fast and tasty service. 🍔🍟

Why similar: Job Simulator 53.8% ★, Cozy 13.8%, Simulation 12.5%, Casual 6.6%, Cartoony 4.3%

Start your own toy car store! Open surprise boxes, expand your collection and start selling. A world of speed awaits you in your shop!

Why similar: Hobby Sim 51.8% ★, Job Simulator 32.2% ★, Simulation 6.6%, Life Sim 4.3%, Relaxing 4.3%

Build your own little paper village in this relaxing city-builder focused on building and crafting. Cut, fold and glue to help it grow, discover its story and join its inhabitants as they slowly bring life back to its streets.

Why similar: Hobby Sim 68.1% ★, Cozy 14.1%, Simulation 6.6%, Relaxing 5.4%, Casual 3.3%