- #1 Tavern Talk - A Cozy Visual Novel
97% matchVery Positive89% of 1,765 reviews2024
Dev: Gentle Troll Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A cozy visual novel about running a tavern in a D&D-inspired fantasy! Gather rumors, serve magical drinks, and meet adventurers on a life-changing quest.
Why similar: Cozy 17.7%, Shop Keeper 15.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Dialogue Heavy 10.7%, Visual Novel 8.9%
- #2 Best Served Cold
96% matchVery Positive88% of 747 reviews2025
Dev: Rogueside
Windows · Mac
Can you mix a cocktail while eye-to-eye with a criminal? Find out in Best Served Cold, a murder mystery set in a bustling speakeasy where you serve customers, make friends and enemies, and solve crimes. At the Nightcap bar, prohibition is a killer… and so are some of your customers!
Why similar: Detective 17.2%, Cozy 16.9%, Dialogue Heavy 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Visual Novel 11%
- #3 Mascareri: Mask Making Simulator
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Katharina GröschnerPub: Spelkollektivet
Windows
You are a Venetian maskmaker in 1797. Craft stunning masks for picky patrons, upgrade your shop and discover branching story lines.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 24.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Cozy 12.4%, Visual Novel 11%, Simulation 7.9%
- #4 Circuit Shop
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RobotBobotGames
Windows · Linux
A calm, story-driven simulator where every crafted part matters. Run your tiny workshop, meet other robots, and discover how even the smallest detail can change a life in this forgotten city of machines.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 32.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Visual Novel 13%, Dialogue Heavy 10.9%, Simulation 6.6%
- #5 Moonlight Apothecary
94% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: tinymuse studio
Windows
Brew concoctions, befriend Ravensport's many fantasy inhabitants, and unravel the mystery of the Evernight as the newest apprentice of the Moonlight Apothecary.
Why similar: Cozy 21.5%, Shop Keeper 14.5% ★, Dialogue Heavy 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Visual Novel 10%
- #6 Gossip & Potions: Tales from the Witch Shop
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Pequesoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Gossip & Potions is a potion-brewing and gossip-listening simulator about a witch named Owi, the small town she just moved to, and the very specific potions its very specific inhabitants need. Help them. Or don't. Watch what happens.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 22.5% ★, Cozy 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Dialogue Heavy 10.2%, Visual Novel 8.3%
- #7 Antidote to despair
93% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: Gamet
Windows
An antidote shop simulator in Paris. Who will you save: your son, who cynically kills unwanted people, or a mad fanatic who poisons people for the sake of "rebirth"?
Why similar: Medical Sim 46.5% ★, Detective 12.3%, Choices Matter 9.3%, Dark 8.4%, Puzzle 6.6%
- #8 Sunset Drive
92% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: Klapanom Games
Windows
Relaxing, emotional, and short, Sunset Drive is created for quiet gaming sessions. Embark on a narrative road trip where two companions share talks, silences, and choices under fading light. Piece together unspoken emotions via atmospheric detours leading to multiple endings and discover anew.
Why similar: Cozy 19.5%, Dialogue Heavy 13.9%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%
- #9 Necrologium
91% matchPositive90% of 31 reviews2025
Dev: Bob's Cult StudioPub: Ovid Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Seven corrupted souls died in one fateful night. Discover their sins and unravel the mystery that surrounds their mortal shells.
Why similar: Medical Sim 48.2% ★, Detective 17.2%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Mystery 10%, Dark 5.9%
- #10 Psyhonds
91% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: Meriteri GamesPub: Terrabyte Games
Windows
A satirical mental hospital survival simulator: control four unstable characters, craft from junk, forge dubious alliances, communicate with patients and staff, and choose between a quiet life in a ward, a riot, or a risky escape to freedom.
Why similar: Medical Sim 61.5% ★, Visual Novel 11.7%, Puzzle 7.3%, Choices Matter 6.1%, Hand-drawn 5.2%
- #11 Magical Girl ER
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: noranuco
Windows
A medical simulation where you examine and treat magical girls injured in kaiju disasters. With limited hospital beds and stamina, decide who to accept, who to refuse, and which treatment to choose.
Why similar: Medical Sim 49.5% ★, Visual Novel 10.1%, Hand-drawn 9.2%, Dark 8.2%, Mystery 6.6%
- #12 TRUE LOVE'S CURSE
89% matchPositive100% of 31 reviews2026
Dev: npckc
Windows · Mac · Linux
A fantasy curse-casting adventure. Make curses that can only be undone by true love's kiss!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 26.2% ★, Cozy 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Choices Matter 5.4%
- #13 BLACKWELL
89% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: PolyDraft Studio
Windows
You are a Mech plague doctor treating a family infected by a disease that spreads through emotions, and mutates them into monsters. Your choices decide their fate.
Why similar: Medical Sim 41.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Hand-drawn 7.6%
- #14 Irene. The Window
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Right Words
Windows
Reconnect with an old friend. Discuss your daily lives, past loves, and talking snakes. Get up and do things in real life because she asks you to. Become closer and stay until the very end.
Why similar: Cozy 22.4%, Dialogue Heavy 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Relaxing 7.3%
- #15 Hair Removal Salon Simulator
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Yoshio GamesPub: 2P Games
Windows
Ready your laser, rev up those trimmers, and run your own hair removal salon! Utilize cutting-edge salon tech, leaving clients hair-free and feeling fresh. Manage their pain levels, launch ludicrous sales pitches, and sink profits into gear upgrades and employees. Become a grooming powerhouse!
Why similar: Medical Sim 53.6% ★, Shop Keeper 33.7% ★, Relaxing 7.1%, Simulation 5.6%
- #16 On Call
87% match9 user reviews90% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: CelleC Games
Windows · Mac
On Call is a visual novel that takes you through a 3-day rotation at Merritt General Hospital. Build trust with your patients and their families to get them on the road to recovery. Manage your own stress while confronting these challenges or you may just crack under the pressure.
Why similar: Medical Sim 44.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Simulation 8.7%, Choices Matter 6.3%
- #17 Toymaker: Threads of Joy
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Uprising Studios
Windows
Toymaker is a toy-crafting and store management simulator set in the 1910s Spain. Meet unique customers and colorful locals in a bustling city, and discover a magical story based on a folk legend. Follow two different mythic paths, and change the future of your hometown!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Shop Keeper 16.7% ★, Cozy 11.5%, Hand-drawn 10.4%, Cute 7.5%
- #18 Kokoro no Kimono
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AinkOink
Windows
Welcome to Kokoro No Kimono! Step into the gentle rhythm of Japan, where every fold tells a story. Create exquisite kimonos for your guests, master the art of tying Obi belts, and lose yourself in the quiet charm of an authentic kimono shop.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 44.8% ★, Cozy 10.9%, Puzzle 9.9%, Relaxing 8.6%, Cute 8.3%
- #19 Halsey Row
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Grumblepot Games
Windows
People come to the shop on Halsey Row to sell the memories they can't carry and buy the ones they can't live without. Appraise what they bring. Decide what it's worth, and who you'll sell it to. Run an honest shop, or a darker one, and piece together what this street is hiding.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 40.4% ★, Detective 13.8%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Dark 10.5%, Mystery 9.8%
- #20 The Attending
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Abreu Data Works
Windows
You are the attending physician on the night shift. Your doctors work the cases — and report what they believe, not what's true. Read their workups, catch the miss before it walks out the door, and spend your trust where it counts. One night. One board. Everyone's yours.
Why similar: Medical Sim 68.9% ★, Choices Matter 10.4%, Strategy 7.3%, Simulation 6.8%, Story Rich 6.6%
- #21 L'Agence - The Hearts of Paris
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 1888 Studio
Windows
Paris, 1888. In this detective visual novel inspired by Ace Attorney and Golden Idol, play as a matchmaker-detective striving to keep her marriage agency open. Meet colourful characters, uncover their secrets, and spread love throughout the city!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 16.6%, Detective 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Mystery 11.5%, Visual Novel 11%
- #22 Diomedea Keep
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dryden Thomas Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Balance sleuthing and romance to solve the murder of a Duke who... pretty much deserved it. Both the Empire and your love are at stake!
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.9%, Mystery 15.2%, Choices Matter 14.3%, Dialogue Heavy 12.4%, Hand-drawn 11.7%
- #23 Neighbor's Tea
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BearTricks Games Studio
Windows
At your grandfather's old tea house, every customer who walks in has a story worth hearing. Brew drinks, serve an odd cast of regulars, build deep connections — and maybe find love along the way. Years of family secrets are waiting to surface.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 19.5% ★, Dialogue Heavy 18.2%, Cozy 18.1%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Relaxing 8.8%
- #24 Opawration!
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: chinchingames
Windows
A 2D, veterinarian horror game. In this game, select the appropriate treatment and treat patients with topical products injections, surgeries. Treat patients over the course of 7 days, using the in-game computer to research the best treatment option.
Why similar: Medical Sim 64.9% ★, Dark 10.7%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Hand-drawn 6.9%, Simulation 4.3%
- #25 Infusion
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dragon's Boat Studio
Windows
Infusion is a cozy, narrative-focused, coffee-making sim with branching storylines that takes place in a fantasy world full of magic and intrigue. Make different types of coffee, get to know your patrons, help them solve their dilemmas and become the best barista the Cordara has ever seen!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 36.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Simulation 8.7%, Dialogue Heavy 6.3%, Fantasy 6.2%
- #26 Seasons of Books and Keys
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: iMel Inc.Pub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
After class, small problems drift into the library—harmless at first glance, yet hiding secrets and lies. You see the clues, hear every voice, and turn the page yourself as each case unravels. A bittersweet mystery adventure that blends the experience of reading with the feeling of watching a drama.
Why similar: Cozy 28.3%, Mystery 16.6%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Hand-drawn 11.7%, Detective 9.3%
- #27 Pieces
79% match6 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: Daniel ArreolaPub: Prism Inc.
Windows
Pieces is about trying to understand yourself and who you are. You explore emotions, identify feelings and come to understand their meaning. Choose how you react, and see it shape who you become.
Why similar: Cozy 18.4%, Hand-drawn 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.8%
- #28 Tavern on the Old Road
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: hyper illusion
Windows
The only bar left on the old road is a curious place. You're the bartender. Chat with the rare guests who've found their way here. Mix them fulfilling drinks accompanied by ASMR-grade soundscapes. Will you solve the mysteries of a world inspired by magical realism?
Why similar: Shop Keeper 33.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Cozy 16.1%, Relaxing 10.7%, Dialogue Heavy 8.4%
- #29 My Quiet Coffee Shop
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rock and Frog
Windows · Mac
Brew coffee in wartime Kyiv in this cozy and narrative-heavy coffee brewing simulator. Master tactile coffee brewing technics and become a quiet refuge for people carrying both ordinary worries and painful stories.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 37.2% ★, Puzzle 10.2%, Hand-drawn 10%, Dialogue Heavy 8.9%, Cozy 6.7%
- #30 Beastfolk Barber
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Safe Flight GamesPub: SIGONO INC.
Windows · Mac
You're a barber in a city full of beastfolk. Chat with your customers, style their look, help them see something new in the mirror... and in themselves.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 17.7%, Cozy 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Relaxing 8.9%
- #31 Arcane Investigations
77% matchPositive98% of 47 reviews2025
Dev: What's All That Racket
Windows · Mac · Linux
It's after midnight on the Quartzway Express, and there's been a MAGICAL CRIME! Investigate the crime scene, question suspects, and defend the accused through unique cross-examination puzzles in this "Phoenix Wright" inspired mystery comedy.
Why similar: Detective 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Dialogue Heavy 10.8%, Hand-drawn 10.1%
- #32 MALPRAXIS™
76% matchMixed56% of 45 reviews2026
Dev: Sunscorched Studios
Windows
MALPRAXIS™ is a dialogue-heavy sci-fi detective game where you play an experimental medical robot aboard a failing starship. Diagnose patients, investigate suspicious incidents and piece together what is happening to the crew.
Why similar: Medical Sim 44% ★, Detective 17%, Dialogue Heavy 13.7%, Mystery 9.8%, Story Rich 5.6%
- #33 The Night Librarian
76% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: DaZeSTRAY
Windows
You are the new night librarian at Ashwood. Shelve the impossible returns, answer notes left by a patron who appears in no register, and piece together what the library remembers. A short, atmospheric mystery told over five nights and twenty-two puzzles.
Why similar: Cozy 33.9%, Detective 19.5%, Mystery 16.2%, Puzzle 9.3%, Dark 6.9%
- #34 型神:初见
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 戏宫科技
Windows
全球首款医美手术模拟与视觉小说相结合的游戏!你将通过神奇的医美技术改变命运,体验30场精密手术,揭开时间与美丽背后的秘密。你的每一次操作,都在重塑他人的人生。
Why similar: Medical Sim 63.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 18%, Story Rich 6.7%, Simulation 4.7%, 2D 3.9%
- #35 Between the Shelves
75% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Algornon
Windows · Mac · Linux
A cozy bookshop management game where customers step out of classic literature. Curate your shelves, recommend the perfect book, and unlock new items and mechanics as your shop grows into a living collection of stories.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 36.3% ★, Cozy 31.7%, Relaxing 8.9%, Simulation 6.2%, Dialogue Heavy 6.1%
- #36 Hearth & Holmes
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Abigail CorfmanPub: Open Sorcery Games
Windows · Mac
Did you ever have a virtual pet? Was your virtual pet responsible for solving mysteries in the cruel streets of Victorian London? Did your virtual pet forget to eat? Did he stay up to 3AM doing chemistry experiments? Your virtual pet is named Sherlock Holmes. Try to keep him alive.
Why similar: Cozy 18.1%, Dialogue Heavy 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Detective 12.2%, Visual Novel 10.6%
- #37 思安α.1.0
74% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: 苏词呈安
Windows
游戏类型:日常休闲轻解谜
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Cozy 14%, Puzzle 10.1%, Hand-drawn 8.2%
- #38 Dark Coffee
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TwoArtist
Windows
Welcome to Mursvinch - a town where secrets are brewed into every cup. In this comic - and Lovecraft-inspired cozy café management sim, listen to strange visitors, brew drinks that change their fates, and either bring the town back to life - or plunge it into madness.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Dialogue Heavy 14%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Cozy 12.3%
- #39 Trails and Traces: The Tomb of Thomas Tew
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Because Because Games
Windows
A classic point-and-click adventure game full of puzzles and humor!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Detective 16.8%, Dialogue Heavy 14.2%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #40 The Apothecary
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rufalicious Gaming
Windows
The realm depends on your help: mix ingredients and create potions to cure wild, fantastical illnesses that befall your fellow citizens. But be warned, you are all on your own. Enjoy figuring out which ingredients work and which don't -- curing or killing those who ask for your help!
Why similar: Medical Sim 62.1% ★, Fantasy 11%, Strategy 8.7%, Simulation 6.2%, Puzzle 5.2%
- #41 Pack my Order
71% matchMixed65% of 17 reviews2026
Dev: Owl's Howls
Windows
Pack My Order is a cozy online shopping simulator. Fill your cart based on the customers' lists and budgets, and enjoy the process without any rush. Cute animations, pleasant sounds, and a calm pace await you. No timers — the perfect way to clear your mind after a long day.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 39.4% ★, Cozy 22.7%, Relaxing 9.4%, Hand-drawn 6.9%, Puzzle 6.2%
- #42 The Magic Bookstore
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dream Distillery Games
Windows · Mac
Play as a young witch named Willow, who has just inherited a bookstore from her grandmother in the magical town of Lindow. Learn magic, help the townsfolk with their problems, and run the bookstore. There’s a lot to learn about selling not just books, but potions too!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 35.9% ★, Cozy 31.1%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Story Rich 7.6%, Cute 5.4%
- #43 After Juice: Animal Disco Mafia
71% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: Virtual Seed
Windows · Linux
Welcome to our wild neon flashing graphic adventure! Play as Tofu 🐹 a little hamster with a big attitude and experience his misadventures through a frantic college night in a city brimming with parties and mystery. Packed with humor, terrible jokes and tons of dru— I mean, SUGAR!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Detective 13.5%, Hand-drawn 10.1%
- #44 In Your Books
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 17 reviews2022
Dev: Underhill
Windows
In Your Books is a short adventure game where you play the granddaughter of a bookseller. After her disappearance you'll have to take the place of your grandmother. Recommend books, learn to know the locals, solve secret mechanisms and discover where she left.
Why similar: Cozy 18.5%, Dialogue Heavy 18%, Visual Novel 12%, Hand-drawn 9.8%, Mystery 9.7%
- #45 Prescribe and Pray
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 81 reviews2026
Dev: Nuclear Rabbits
Windows
Awaken the incompetent doctor within you! Diagnose strange patients, examine their absurd symptoms… and prescribe treatments that could change their lives… or cut them short. Your actions will have consequences.
Why similar: Medical Sim 52.7% ★, Detective 20.1%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Simulation 4.5%, Story Rich 4%
- #46 Noko's Noodles
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cyclogon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Run a warm, cozy noodle shop in a dark, cyberpunk world. Make noodles, listen to your customers, put together jobs, and drive the story to spread your warmth through the world, or send it deeper into darkness.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 17% ★, Cozy 16.4%, Dialogue Heavy 16.2%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Relaxing 9.9%
- #47 Ice Cream Truck
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stormev
Windows
Screech, halt! Max and his ice cream truck reach an unfamiliar universe never seen before. Continue making your way as you go after the little kid’s balloon. Solve mysteries with emotion-flavored ice cream. Will you be able to retrieve the kid’s lost balloon?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14%, Choices Matter 12%, Hand-drawn 11.8%, Dialogue Heavy 11.3%, Dark 11.1%
- #48 Save Us, Doctor Faust!
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: MIWAVV GAMES
Windows
Save Us, Doctor Faust! is an immersive medieval doctor simulator where you diagnose diseases, study medicine, and craft remedies from raw ingredients. Examine your patients, grind and distill ingredients, experiment with recipes — and remember: one mistake could cost a life.
Why similar: Medical Sim 47.1% ★, Shop Keeper 23.4% ★, Dialogue Heavy 8.5%, Dark 8.5%, Choices Matter 6%
- #49 Sanatorium - A Mental Asylum Simulator
68% matchMixed61% of 230 reviews2025
Dev: ZeitglasPub: Shoreline Games
Windows · Mac
The year is 1923—step inside Castle Woods Sanatorium, where care and cruelty blur together. Disguised as a doctor, you’ll diagnose and treat patients using a deck of symptoms, tests, and outdated therapies. But tread carefully: one wrong move could expose you as an impostor.
Why similar: Medical Sim 44.9% ★, Detective 15.1%, Mystery 8.5%, Choices Matter 7.8%, Dark 7%
- #50 Ann's Parlor
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MIQIISM Studio
Windows
Awakened from years of slumber, the witch Ann returns to her old cabin, where visitors arrive seeking love, truth, or glimpses of fate. Through crystal-ball readings, you interpret their stories and guide their paths—every choice reshaping their destinies and the secrets that await within.
Why similar: Detective 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Dialogue Heavy 13.7%, Visual Novel 8.5%, Puzzle 8.4%
- #51 Night Shift Nurses
68% matchVery Positive84% of 671 reviews2024
Dev: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 65%
A washed-up mad doctor is hired back by a devious former test subject and asked to twist her hospital into a corrupt donation mill. Will he seize this second chance to practice his own vision of "science," or will his many failings drag him down once again in this pseudo-medical visual novel?
Why similar: Medical Sim 45.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Dialogue Heavy 12.5%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Hand-drawn 5.3%
- #52 Coffee Talk Tokyo
66% matchVery Positive90% of 556 reviews2026
Dev: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Coffee Talk Tokyo is the newest entry in the beloved series, set in a late-night café in Tokyo. Brew drinks, meet humans and yōkai, and experience heartfelt stories in a cozy, story-rich world.
Why similar: Cozy 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Dialogue Heavy 15%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Choices Matter 10.8%
- #53 Dilemma
67% matchPositive95% of 22 reviews2026
Dev: DrAxelStudio
Windows
You don't cure patients; you decide their fate. In this grim medical sim, review records and face impossible bioethical dilemmas. Consult the Medical Bible and choose who gets the bed. Every signature impacts your Ethics, Reputation, and Legal Risk. In a broken system, mercy is a dangerous luxury.
Why similar: Medical Sim 51.7% ★, Visual Novel 11.7%, Hand-drawn 9.7%, Dark 8.5%, Strategy 6%
- #54 Safe Haven Repair Station
66% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2026
Dev: Misclick Media
Windows
Make a new start in a dying city. Repair arcane cyberpunk items, befriend odd and intriguing characters, and make choices to shape the world around you, all from the warmth of your workbench.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 29.8% ★, Cozy 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Visual Novel 8%, Fantasy 7.9%
- #55 Retro Shop: Tidy Up the Video Game Store!
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Traum Axis
Windows
Retro Shop: Tidy Up the Game Store! — Sort games, consoles, and accessories in a retro game store. Restore messy shelves, unlock useful upgrades, and enjoy turning chaos into perfect order.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 38.9% ★, Cozy 21.8%, Puzzle 10%, Relaxing 9.5%, Simulation 9.4%
- #56 Until The End
70% matchMixed50% of 10 reviews2022
Dev: Red Sorel Games
Windows
In Until The End, you play as Zoe, a young nurse who has just graduated. At the Montagne Institute, you will help her make the best decisions for the well-being of her patients in a palliative care unit.
Why similar: Medical Sim 50.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Cute 5.3%
- #57 A Healer's Almanac
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PINEROOST STUDIO LLC
Windows
A cozy pixel-art life sim inspired by traditional Chinese medicine. Grow medicinal herbs, examine symptoms, read the pulse, diagnose patterns, craft remedies, and care for a village through four seasons and the twenty-four solar terms.
Why similar: Medical Sim 60.4% ★, Cozy 22%, Relaxing 6%, Simulation 4.7%, Story Rich 3%
- #58 Whispering Ledger
65% matchPositive97% of 28 reviews2026
Dev: WispDev
Windows · Mac · Linux
As a merchant in a city caught between warring powers, build relationships with unique characters, expand your store, and discover the true price of doing business.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 36.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Story Rich 7.6%