- #1 Wobbly Life
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 34,136 reviews2025
Dev: RubberBandGames
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Wobbly Life is a vibrant open-world physics sandbox. Play with your friends online or in local co-op, with exciting jobs, mini games and wacky story missions. Earn cash to spend in the world on clothes, vehicles and houses. There is a whole Wobbly World out there to explore!
Why similar: Open World 18.4%, Sandbox 16.5%, Funny 15.3%, Co-op 14%, Multiplayer 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based sandbox that excels at providing chaotic, funny multiplayer experiences similar to the co-op feel of the seed game.
- #2 Drug Dealer Simulator 2
96% matchMixed70% of 5,783 reviews2024
Dev: ByterunnersPub: Movie Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 30.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
What turns a drug dealer into a drug lord? Find out in DDS2, a first-person co-op sim set in a dynamic open world. Make contacts, cook drugs, and manage your cartel on Isla Sombra, where power is the only law.
Why similar: Crime 25.1%, Co-op Campaign 21.6% ★, Open World 12.3%, Sandbox 9.5%, Co-op 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a deeper dive into the crime-simulation aspect with an open-world environment and progression mechanics.
- #3 Goat Simulator 3
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 15,126 reviews2024
Dev: Coffee Stain NorthPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Pilgor's baaack! Gather your herd and venture forth into Goat Simulator 3; an all-new (at least on Steam), totally realistic, sandbox farmyard experience. Invite up to three friends in local or online co-op, create carnage as a team, or compete in mini-games and then not be friends anymore.
Why similar: Open World 21.2%, Sandbox 20%, Character Customization 17%, Simulation 12.2%, Co-op 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on absurd, physics-driven humor and sandbox destruction that mirrors the chaotic energy of the seed game.
- #4 Saints Row®: The Third™ Remastered
96% matchMostly Positive72% of 4,396 reviews2021
Dev: Deep Silver VolitionPub: Deep Silver
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The Full Package, Remastered – With enhanced graphics, improved lighting, reworked environments, and visual effects, Steelport and The Third Street Saints have never looked so good.
Why similar: Driving 20.8%, Open World 17.8%, Sandbox 14.6%, Life Sim 12.1%, Funny 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the same satirical, over-the-top open-world crime and humor found in Rockhaven.
- #5 Thief Simulator
94% matchVery Positive88% of 39,057 reviews2018
Dev: Noble MuffinsPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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: Crime 24.9%, Heist 24.7% ★, Simulation 10.7%, Open World 9.4%, Co-op 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the core mechanics of planning and executing burglaries within a simulation-heavy framework.
- #6 American Theft 80s
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,023 reviews2022
Dev: Noble MuffinsPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 63%
From the THIEF SIMULATOR developers. It's the 80s. Steal VCRs, tapes, classic cars, and if you get caught, outrun the police!
Why similar: Heist 31.7% ★, Crime 20.4%, Driving 13.3%, Immersive Sim 9.3%, Open World 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Combines heist-focused gameplay with a sandbox environment that rewards stealth and exploration.
- #7 PAYDAY 2
93% matchVery Positive89% of 672,474 reviews2013
Dev: OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio.Pub: Starbreeze Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 100.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
PAYDAY 2 is an action-packed, four-player co-op shooter that once again lets gamers don the masks of the original PAYDAY crew - Dallas, Hoxton, Wolf and Chains - as they descend on Washington DC for an epic crime spree.
Why similar: Heist 40.8% ★, Crime 24.1%, Co-op 17.3%, Multiplayer 7.8%, Action 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: Provides the quintessential cooperative heist experience with a focus on planning and executing crimes with friends.
- #8 Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition
92% matchVery Positive94% of 76,766 reviews2014
Dev: United Front GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 24.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The Definitive Edition of the critically acclaimed, award winning open-world action adventure, reworked, rebuilt and re-mastered for the new generation. With all previously available DLC included and a wealth of tech and visual improvements, Hong Kong has never felt so alive.
Why similar: Crime 37%, Open World 31.5%, Third Person 10.3%, Multiplayer 6.9%, Action 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world crime game that balances action and urban exploration with a strong sense of place.
- #9 Sunset Overdrive
91% matchVery Positive90% of 14,200 reviews2018
Dev: Insomniac GamesPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Sunset Overdrive transforms an open-world apocalypse into your tactical playground. Zip, grind and wall-run across Sunset City with an unconventional arsenal. Hyper-agility, unique weapons, and customizable abilities deliver an explosive and irreverent adventure in the end times.
Why similar: Open World 31.5%, Character Customization 23.2%, Funny 20.9%, Action 8.3%, Third Person 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers fast-paced open-world action with a satirical, humorous tone that matches the vibe of the seed game.
- #10 Totally Reliable Delivery Service
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,159 reviews2021
Dev: We're Five GamesPub: Infogrames
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Delivery Attempted. That's the Totally Reliable Delivery Service guarantee! T.R.D.S. is a ragdoll physics simulation about terrible package delivery couriers. Work together using odd machinery, useful gadgets, and the wonders of physics to reliably deliver packages to their destination.
Why similar: Funny 17.3%, Sandbox 16.9%, Open World 16.6%, Co-op 15.4%, Third Person 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based multiplayer game that emphasizes hilarious, uncoordinated cooperation in a sandbox setting.
- #11 The Break-In
89% matchVery Positive87% of 2,602 reviews2025
Dev: jorgen games Ltd
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Steal everything. Even the people. The Break-In lets you take whatever you want, from TVs to fridges to toilets. And all in 1-4 player co-op, VR and non VR. Select your getaway vehicle, anything from a bicycle to a stolen police van, and load up with gear like hammers and rocket boosters, and steal.
Why similar: Heist 29.2% ★, Crime 21.6%, Co-op Campaign 12.2% ★, Funny 8.4%, Immersive Sim 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A co-op heist simulation that focuses on the thrill of stealing and the chaos of multiplayer coordination.
- #12 Just Cause™ 3
90% matchVery Positive84% of 126,642 reviews2015
Dev: Avalanche StudiosPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 33.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
With over 1000 km² of complete freedom from sky to seabed, Rico Rodriguez returns to unleash chaos in the most creative and explosive ways imaginable.
Why similar: Open World 35.2%, Sandbox 15.1%, Multiplayer 12%, Third Person 11%, Funny 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on explosive open-world sandbox chaos and creative traversal mechanics.
- #13 Teardown
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 130,525 reviews2022
Dev: Tuxedo Labs
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 28.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Prepare the perfect heist in a fully destructible, simulated voxel world. Tear down walls with vehicles or use explosives to create your own shortcuts. Shape the environment to your advantage in the most creative ways you can imagine. Play solo or with up to 12 players in multiplayer.
Why similar: Heist 28% ★, Co-op Campaign 20.4% ★, Driving 16.1%, Sandbox 11.9%, Co-op 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Allows for creative heist planning through total environmental destruction in a sandbox setting.
- #14 Used Cars Simulator
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,085 reviews2025
Dev: DreamWay GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Used Cars Simulator - trade used or stolen cars, fix and customize them, drive around, and explore the open world! Grow your business, complete quests, and have fun with a physics-based sandbox!
Why similar: Driving 18.6%, Automobile Sim 18.2%, Crime 17.8%, Life Sim 11.9%, Open World 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on driving and business management simulation within a life-sim framework.
- #15 ContractVille
86% matchVery Positive81% of 5,944 reviews2025
Dev: MYM Games StudiosPub: FiftyEight Studios
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Plan, design, build, and decorate your dream house in an open-world. Smash walls, sketch your layout, then build and decorate every inch—inside and garden. In an open world, tackle each renovation solo or with up to 4 friends. Pick up that hammer and start creating - Your dream house is waiting!
Why similar: Driving 22.3%, Life Sim 13.6%, Open World 13.2%, Base Building 11.9%, Immersive Sim 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features business management and simulation elements that mirror the economic progression of the seed game.
- #16 Cash Cleaner Simulator
85% matchVery Positive92% of 7,563 reviews2025
Dev: Mind Control GamesPub: Forklift Interactive
Windows
Median: 12.6 hrsMean: 41.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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: Crime 36.6%, Life Sim 19.9%, Immersive Sim 16.7%, Sandbox 16.4%, Simulation 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A satirical simulation game that focuses on the humorous side of managing illegal money.
- #17 Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine
87% matchVery Positive91% of 8,532 reviews2013
Dev: Pocketwatch GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine is a single player or co-op heist game. Assemble a crack team of thieves, case the joint, and pull off the perfect heist.
Why similar: Heist 45.1% ★, Co-op 27.4%, Crime 17.3%, Multiplayer 6.7%, Action 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down heist co-op game that emphasizes strategic planning and chaotic execution.
- #18 POSTAL 4: No Regerts
86% matchMixed66% of 13,149 reviews2022
Dev: Running With Scissors
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
POSTAL 4: No Regerts is a satirical and outrageous comedic open world first person shooter and the long-awaited true sequel to what’s been fondly dubbed as "The Worst Game Ever™", POSTAL 2!
Why similar: Open World 27.5%, Sandbox 24%, Funny 20.2%, Third Person 17.8%, Action 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features open-world satire and crime-adjacent humor that aligns with the seed game's irreverent style.
- #19 Gang Beasts
84% matchVery Positive85% of 64,849 reviews2017
Dev: Boneloaf
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Gang Beasts is a silly multiplayer party game with surly gelatinous characters, brutal slapstick fight sequences, and absurd hazardous environments, set in the mean streets of Beef City.
Why similar: Funny 42.7%, Multiplayer 23.8%, Co-op 18.5%, Third Person 12.7%, Singleplayer 2.3%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the chaotic, physics-based multiplayer fighting energy found in the seed game.
- #20 Laundering Simulator - Clean Cash and Laundry
83% matchVery Positive82% of 397 reviews2025
Dev: Ritual Interactive
Windows
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: Heist 33.7% ★, Crime 24.6%, Life Sim 13.9%, Immersive Sim 10.9%, Funny 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A crime-themed simulation that focuses on the logistics of managing illicit funds.
- #21 Game Store Simulator
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 236 reviews2024
Dev: Pex Entertainment
Windows
Buy and sell video games, upgrade your shop,load the cargo in your vehicle and take it to your store. Sell them to customers, make improvements and purchase new items to increase customer satisfaction and earn your place in the video game sales empire.
Why similar: Driving 27.9%, Automobile Sim 21.5%, Simulation 14.4%, Life Sim 11.6%, Immersive Sim 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a business management simulation experience with a focus on economy and first-person interaction.
- #22 Broforce
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 60,525 reviews2015
Dev: Free LivesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Broforce is an action-packed side-scrolling run ‘n’ gun ode to freedom, putting you in control of an under-funded, overpowered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.
Why similar: Co-op 40.7%, Multiplayer 22.2%, Funny 22.2%, Action 14.9%
Why You'll Like It: An action-packed, humorous, and co-op focused game that celebrates over-the-top destruction.
- #23 Midnight Heist
80% matchVery Positive92% of 506 reviews2025
Dev: MediaTale
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Go on heists through Midnight City alone or with up to four players to fulfill tasks as a hacker for various organizations. Improve your reputation, earn money, and uncover the secrets of shady companies all while being hunted by terrifying entities.
Why similar: Heist 46.1% ★, Crime 22.2%, Character Customization 7.9%, Multiplayer 6.8%, Co-op 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on stealth and heist mechanics with a dark, atmospheric twist.
- #24 Human Fall Flat
81% matchVery Positive95% of 224,340 reviews2016
Dev: No Brakes GamesPub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Human Fall Flat is a hilarious, light-hearted platformer set in floating dreamscapes that can be played solo or with up to 8 players online. Free new levels keep its vibrant community rewarded.
Why similar: Funny 20.8%, Co-op 20.4%, Open World 19.9%, Sandbox 18.5%, Multiplayer 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based puzzle sandbox that is best enjoyed with friends for its unpredictable and funny outcomes.
- #25 Metro Sim Hustle
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 390 reviews2021
Dev: Departure Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Take control of an underground commuter train and rise to the top in a bustling metropolis filled with cheap thrills, prime real estate, and a diverse community of unique characters.
Why similar: Life Sim 22.3%, Sandbox 15.8%, Open World 15.3%, Funny 13.5%, Character Customization 13%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on life-sim and exploration mechanics within a gritty urban setting.
- #26 Crime Simulator
78% matchVery Positive83% of 6,059 reviews2025
Dev: CookieDevPub: Ultimate Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
You’re out of jail, but the debt isn’t gone. Sneak, steal, and break into houses solo or in 4-player co-op. Use lockpicks, sleeping gas, and brute force to complete jobs, outsmart security, and make enough money before time runs out. Will you pay back what you owe, or lose everything?
Why similar: Heist 24.8% ★, Crime 19%, Co-op Campaign 14.9% ★, Driving 7.7%, Multiplayer 6.9%
- #27 Realife Simulator
79% matchMixed67% of 67 reviews2024
Dev: Northenlight Studios
Windows
Realife Simulator is an online life simulation where players can work, socialize, and grow by assuming different roles in a realistic city. Whether alone or with friends, freely choose a career, earn money, upgrade your vehicle, and shape city life.
Why similar: Driving 24.3%, Life Sim 19.4%, Immersive Sim 14.1%, Open World 10.4%, Simulation 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: Offers life-sim and sandbox elements that allow for player-driven progression.
- #28 Fuel Harvest Together
78% matchMostly Positive70% of 963 reviews2025
Dev: Say2SunPub: Grejuva
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Play solo or co-op with up to 5 players to find oil, store crude, refine fuels, and sell them at gas stations and shop. Dig for gems and fossils, upgrade your gear, lease new land, and dominate the city as the biggest oil supplier!
Why similar: Driving 22.4%, Immersive Sim 17.2%, Life Sim 16.3%, Simulation 12.2%, Multiplayer 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer resource-management game that requires coordination in a sandbox environment.
- #29 Schedule I
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 299,833 reviews2025
Dev: TVGS
Windows
Median: 19.0 hrsMean: 28.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%
From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.
Why similar: Crime 30.5%, Open World 12.9%, Co-op 12.6%, Simulation 10.7%, Driving 9.7%
- #30 Thief Simulator 2
77% matchVery Positive88% of 6,389 reviews2023
Dev: CookieDevPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The door to your robber’s career is waiting! Just crowbar the lock off and force your way through the threshold. Learn skills, collect tools and become a master of the thieving trade!
Why similar: Heist 25.7% ★, Crime 25.7%, Driving 15%, Open World 9.7%, Simulation 8.7%
- #31 Thief Simulator 2: Prologue
77% matchVery Positive84% of 1,713 reviews2023
Dev: CookieDevPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Tired of political exploitation? Join me and let's rebuild our thieving business together! Let's steal cars, radios, and TVs - anything that catches your eye can be yours! Recall what it's like to be a thief in Thief Simulator 2: Prologue!
Why similar: Heist 23.9% ★, Crime 23%, Co-op 11%, Simulation 8.8%, Multiplayer 8%
- #32 BadLads
79% matchMixed68% of 124 reviews2020
Dev: CHEMICAL HEADS STUDIOS
Windows · Linux
BadLads is a neo-noir multiplayer roleplay game centered around each player having their own job. Cities are ruled by President. Civilians are assaulted by Gangs and protected by Police. Adventure, collect, craft, base build, gamble, socialize, overthrow, customize yourself and your belongings.
Why similar: Crime 23.7%, Heist 23.3% ★, Open World 12%, Sandbox 9.4%, Base Building 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer action game that leans into crime-themed combat and exploration.
- #33 Money Simulator: Brokeville (Free Prologue)
75% matchVery Positive86% of 1,090 reviews2025
Dev: OrganicaPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 52%
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: Life Sim 19.6%, Simulation 16%, Sandbox 14.1%, Driving 13.5%, Open World 13.1%
- #34 Crime Simulator: Playgrounds
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,115 reviews2024
Dev: Ultimate Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Crime Simulator: Playgrounds is a short, chaotic, and hilarious entry in the Crime Simulator franchise. Throw hammers, spray pepper gas, and cause mayhem solo or with up to 4 players. Take over hideouts, complete absurd missions, and unleash destruction with the wildest weapons. No rules—just fun!
Why similar: Heist 25% ★, Crime 17.7%, Co-op Campaign 16.8% ★, Driving 10.5%, Co-op 6.9%
- #35 Car Dealer Simulator
73% matchVery Positive89% of 9,168 reviews2025
Dev: Garage Monkeys
Windows
Median: 13.6 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Uncover a goldmine in the used car market! Sniff out deals, buy low, modify, and sell high. Your journey from amateur grease monkey to car dealer magnate awaits. How fast will you rise in this lucrative venture?
Why similar: Driving 25.8%, Automobile Sim 24.9%, Life Sim 15%, Open World 12.2%, Immersive Sim 11.6%
- #36 Drug Dealer Simulator
76% matchVery Positive86% of 20,895 reviews2020
Dev: ByterunnersPub: Movie Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Crime 43.3%, Simulation 20.8%, Open World 12.2%, Sandbox 6.1%, Co-op 5.6%
- #37 Flashing Lights - Police, Firefighting, Emergency Services (EMS) Simulator
74% matchMostly Positive80% of 18,307 reviews2023
Dev: Nils JakrinsPub: Excalibur Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 39.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Play solo or in up to 10-player multiplayer co-op! Flashing Lights is an open world police, firefighting and EMS simulator game with plenty of opportunity for role-play or more relaxed fun with friends. Become the law or save lives! Discover leagues of player-created mods!
Why similar: Driving 18.9%, Crime 18.7%, Automobile Sim 16.4%, Open World 8.9%, Sandbox 7.7%
- #38 Saints Row
74% matchMixed57% of 8,341 reviews2023
Dev: VolitionPub: Deep Silver
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 21.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Welcome to Santo Ileso, a vibrant fictional city in the American Southwest. In a world rife with crime, where lawless factions fight for power, a group of young friends embark on their own criminal venture, as they rise to the top in their bid to become Self Made.
Why similar: Crime 22.8%, Driving 13.2%, Open World 12%, Character Customization 10.1%, Co-op 9.5%
- #39 I Know a Guy: Shady Life Simulator
71% matchVery Positive88% of 282 reviews2026
Dev: Bunch'o'Nerds
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Run your pizza shop up front and handle shady business out back. Help hand-crafted NPCs with favors that never go as planned. Play solo or online co-op with up to four players and expand your operation across Hobarey Town. In this darkly comedic management sim - become that guy everyone knows.
Why similar: Crime 34.5%, Co-op 14.8%, Character Customization 13.8%, Immersive Sim 13.3%, Simulation 10.8%
- #40 Bum Simulator
72% matchVery Positive88% of 4,691 reviews2023
Dev: Ragged Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 20.2%, Open World 18.6%, Funny 17%, Sandbox 13.5%, Base Building 12.1%
- #41 The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire
70% matchVery Positive83% of 283 reviews2025
Dev: BEF GAMESPub: Tripwire Presents
Windows
Rise from street hustler to kingpin in a seamless open-world sandbox with no loading screens. Hustle, manage businesses, build your criminal empire, and outsmart the law in a city that reacts to every move.
Why similar: Crime 29.3%, Open World 13.5%, Sandbox 12.2%, Immersive Sim 9.4%, Character Customization 9.3%
- #42 Bum: Revenge
71% matchMixed63% of 384 reviews2025
Dev: Patologgia Interactive
Windows
First-person homeless crime sandbox. Steal, drink, hallucinate and crush rival bums in chaotic online co-op.
Why similar: Crime 27.7%, Life Sim 12.7%, Co-op 11.8%, Open World 11.1%, Immersive Sim 10.4%
- #43 Prison Simulator
72% matchVery Positive86% of 2,503 reviews2021
Dev: Baked Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Get a taste of prison life! Become a prison guard and deal with dangerous convicts. Prison management, lots of daily activities. Will you become the best guard in history? Or maybe you'll turn into the worst scumbag this Prison has ever seen?
Why similar: Crime 30.1%, Open World 13.2%, Funny 12.7%, Sandbox 12.6%, Simulation 9.2%
- #44 Thief Simulator VR
73% matchMixed69% of 1,452 reviews2020
Dev: GameBoom VRPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Become a thief in VR! Feel the thrill of stealing in free roam sandbox neighborhoods. Use lockpicks and hi-tech hacking tools. Observe your target, gather information and hide from police. Or drive a car like crazy to get out of trouble!
Why similar: Crime 24.4%, Heist 15.7% ★, Simulation 12.1%, Open World 11.1%, Driving 7.4%
- #45 Rewind 99
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 414 reviews2026
Dev: Gunmetal Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
You're the last remaining video rental store. From humble VHS clerk to rental racketeer - run your video store and explore Reshoot Springs, building an underground empire. Expand with upgrades, side hustles, store membership, and more. Whatever it takes to survive - solo or in up to 4-player co-op.
Why similar: Life Sim 15.8%, Co-op 14.4%, Simulation 12.9%, Character Customization 12%, Open World 11.3%
- #46 Gamble With Your Friends
67% matchVery Positive89% of 8,975 reviews2026
Dev: TEAM GWYFPub: TENSTACK
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
An online 1-6 player co-op "casino crawler" where you and your friends share one bank account and one massive debt. Gamble, buy sketchy items, make terrible decisions, and climb an ominous casino tower to hit your loan shark’s daily quota in 5 minutes - or face the consequences.
Why similar: Co-op 26.2%, Multiplayer 20.7%, Character Customization 18%, Sandbox 17.2%, Simulation 12.7%
- #47 Storage Hustle
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,519 reviews2023
Dev: Broken Clock
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Storage Hustle is a Simulation RPG where you go into storage auctions to buy different mysterious storages. Discover and sell many items, join Yard Sales and haggle your way for profit!
Why similar: Driving 24.1%, Automobile Sim 21%, Immersive Sim 12.5%, Sandbox 11.7%, Life Sim 10.9%
- #48 Gas Station Simulator
69% matchVery Positive88% of 27,112 reviews2021
Dev: DRAGO entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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: Driving 28.8%, Simulation 20%, Base Building 17%, Open World 16.7%, Funny 15.1%
- #49 Flatinside Simulator
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: SncI Studios
Windows
Flatinside offers a realistic simulation experience set in a vast city waiting to be explored. Work for more money, create your style, buy luxury houses and cars, flirt with women, and dive into the fun at nightclubs. In this city where everyone writes their own story, take your place!
Why similar: Driving 15.4%, Life Sim 15%, Automobile Sim 14.3%, Open World 12%, Sandbox 11.1%
- #50 Scam Center Simulator: Prologue
68% matchVery Positive86% of 57 reviews2026
Dev: Jiao Games
Windows
Run your own scam centre and pay off your debt. Expand your business by recruiting workers through shady means. Bribe the police, trade with others, and use every strategy to survive in this city. Will you rise to power or fall under the pressure? The choice is yours.
Why similar: Crime 35.3%, Sandbox 16.2%, Simulation 15.9%, Immersive Sim 12.1%, Life Sim 11%
- #51 Roadside Research
66% matchVery Positive86% of 3,841 reviews2026
Dev: Cybernetic WalrusPub: Oro Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Roadside Research is a 1 to 4 player co-op gas station simulator. Except you’re aliens. And undercover. Do very human things like restocking shelves while preparing for the invasion. Just don’t get caught.
Why similar: Life Sim 21.8%, Immersive Sim 17.5%, Funny 16.5%, Character Customization 15.4%, Co-op 14.5%
- #52 Hobo: Tough Life
69% matchVery Positive84% of 9,762 reviews2021
Dev: Perun Creative
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Hobo: Tough Life is an urban survival role-playing game where you play as a homeless person. Play alone or team up in online co-op. Explore the streets of Praslav, scavenge for food and supplies, beg, steal, and do whatever else it takes to survive the forthcoming winter.
Why similar: Heist 23.2% ★, Open World 16.8%, Base Building 14.5%, Sandbox 10.5%, Co-op 10.1%
- #53 Monaco 2
68% matchMixed66% of 184 reviews2025
Dev: Pocketwatch GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows
Get your crew back together for the ultimate heist experience! Return to Monaco, plan your operation, and skedaddle when things inevitably go awry in this co-op heist game. The city is yours for the taking!
Why similar: Heist 44.1% ★, Crime 22.2%, Co-op 13.9%, Funny 8.9%, Multiplayer 5.9%
- #54 The Precinct
66% matchVery Positive87% of 8,739 reviews2025
Dev: Fallen Tree Games LtdPub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Averno City, 1983. Gangs rule the streets and your father lies restless in his grave. Clean up the city, uncover the truth, and embark on thrilling vehicle chases through destructible environments in this neon-noir action sandbox police game.
Why similar: Heist 25.6% ★, Crime 22.1%, Driving 15.2%, Open World 10.2%, Sandbox 9.4%
- #55 REAL ESTATE Simulator - FROM BUM TO MILLIONAIRE
70% matchMixed44% of 209 reviews2024
Dev: GeekonPub: Midnight Games
Windows
Ready to transform from Broke to Rich while forging your real estate empire? Start small, strategize for tycoon status. Engage with diverse NPC clients, oversee properties from affordable to luxurious, and conquer challenges. Ready to dominate the real estate world?
Why similar: Life Sim 33%, Simulation 18.6%, Funny 17.8%, Base Building 15.6%, RPG 13.5%
- #56 Landlord's Super
68% matchVery Positive81% of 1,660 reviews2023
Dev: MinskworksPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Your quintessential construction simulator is here. Take a dodgy loan, restore a property, move in the locals, attend to their grievances, then celebrate with a pint in this fully-simulated, open-world 1980's Britain.
Why similar: Driving 21.2%, Life Sim 15.3%, Open World 13.1%, Base Building 12.5%, Immersive Sim 11.8%
- #57 The House Always Wins
66% matchVery Positive81% of 341 reviews2026
Dev: Toxic Studio
Windows
Build a top-tier business solo or in co-op (1–4 players). Start from scratch, keep the slot machines spinning and deal with chaotic events like vandals and alien invasions. Grow your fortune and show everyone why the house always wins.
Why similar: Life Sim 25.9%, Funny 21.6%, Co-op 20%, Immersive Sim 15.3%, Simulation 14.6%
- #58 Definitely Not Fried Chicken
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,506 reviews2023
Dev: Dope GamesPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Definitely Not Fried Chicken is a business management sim with a Twist! Grow your drugs trade through legitimate fronts by managing both sides of the business. Acquire new "businesses", meet new clientele, Develop more potent narcotics, make lots of money and leave a city in ruin!
Why similar: Crime 46.5%, Sandbox 19.3%, Funny 18%, Simulation 13.5%, Singleplayer 2.6%
