Games Like Menace Labs

Survive 30 unforgiving days on the streets before a deadly blizzard hits. Hustle for change, dumpster dive, or risk it all by picking pockets and dodging cops. Balance your hunger, hygiene, and morale. The city doesn't care if you live or die, prove it wrong.

Why similar: Life Sim 33.2%, Time Management 24%, Simulation 18.1%, Resource Management 13.4%, Survival 9.8%

Watch your crabs live their lives and force evolutionary changes by altering the environment in this calm, relaxing life simulator

Why similar: Life Sim 31.7%, Time Management 22.9%, Artificial Intelligence 19.2%, Simulation 16.6%, Choices Matter 6.9%

Manage a scrapyard bot-fighting team on the Lunar Ring World and prove your worth in brutal, high-stakes arena matches. Build machines from scrap, hire a team of engineers and programmers to give you an advantage, and wreck your opponents as you rise the ranks. Wreck - Rebuild - Repeat 'til you win.

Why similar: Life Sim 32.9%, Time Management 21.5%, Resource Management 15.5%, Simulation 12.3%, Artificial Intelligence 12%

Build your own street food business! Cook delicious meals, serve hungry customers, manage ingredients, unlock new recipes, and protect your reputation as you transform a small local food stall into a legendary destination.

Why similar: Life Sim 38.4%, Simulation 20.7%, Resource Management 13.2%, Time Management 12.8%, Choices Matter 10.2%

This game is a reality coffee shop Simulator. where you can eat, take pictures or walk around a coffee shop. You can use your cell phone or just hang out in a realistic 3D coffee shop

Why similar: Life Sim 41.1%, Artificial Intelligence 23.7%, Simulation 21.2%, Surreal 10.1%, 3D 3%

Three jobs. One life. Zero savings. A satirical British life sim, spiritual successor to Jones in the Fast Lane. Move your marble token around a city of 16 buildings. Take jobs, study, eat, save, and dodge the weekly Algorithm. See how far you can climb!

Why similar: Life Sim 30.6%, Time Management 22.4%, Simulation 15.9%, Resource Management 13.2%, Dark Comedy 11.9%

The game doesn't copy real life, it surpasses real life. Player is free to do whatever he wants: play on the stock exchange, get an academic degree, blogger, musician, traveler, boxing champion, create a business, find love, make real friends, or get a job for a five-day week, drink and sleep.

Why similar: Life Sim 40.4%, Time Management 26.3%, Simulation 21.2%, Survival 9.1%, Indie 2.4%

Age of Gold Farmers is a black comedy sim about a NEET youth surviving on in-game currency. After failing at life, he discovers "gold farming." Grind for items, track market prices, and grow your channel—all while dodging your parents' glares and managing your health.

Why similar: Life Sim 27.7%, Time Management 24.6%, Dark Comedy 18.4%, Survival 11%, Resource Management 10.1%

Flat Eye is a resource management sim with an emphasis on story and narrative choices. Oversee the world’s leading technological hub while you explore stories linked to discoverable technology and interact with your most loyal customers. Flat Eye - We're watching.

Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 34.3%, Dark Comedy 23.1%, Life Sim 16.1%, Resource Management 11.4%, Choices Matter 7.4%

Storage Finder is a trade and strategy-focused simulation game where you try to make a profit by bargaining and selling items. We buy and sell items found in the city or retrieved from storage units won at auctions — with every deal, some of us make money, while some of us lose.

Why similar: Life Sim 31.3%, Time Management 26.7%, Simulation 19.8%, Resource Management 18.6%, 3D 1.8%

You are the giant. Every choice matters. Devour, slay, or show mercy — but choose wisely. One wrong move could cost you everything. A survival simulation with moral consequences.

Why similar: Life Sim 33%, Time Management 23.7%, Dark Comedy 16%, Simulation 15.8%, Survival 5.9%

My Music Label is a music management and simulation game where you take full control of your label. Discover young talents, manage legendary artists, and shape the evolution of the music industry. Every decision influences careers and the history of music.

Why similar: Life Sim 34.9%, Time Management 24.9%, Simulation 17.9%, Resource Management 12.4%, Choices Matter 9.5%

Jax Vs. The World is a life sim turn based RPG about overcoming life's struggles. You play as Jax on a mission from a mysterious source. On this mission you come across obstacles and trials you might find in real life. In a world based on Birmingham AL. Can you accomplish mission impossible?

Why similar: Life Sim 33.8%, Time Management 22.1%, Simulation 18.1%, Dark Comedy 16.9%, Choices Matter 8.7%

Build your fake tech empire on lies, buzzwords, and vaporware! Scam investors, deceive customers, and become Silicon Valley’s most infamous fraudster. Forget real innovation HYPE is everything!

Why similar: Life Sim 38.5%, Time Management 28%, Simulation 20.6%, Choices Matter 8.7%, 3D 2.6%

Tailor Hotel is a management simulation game where you build and run your very own one-of-a-kind hotel.

Why similar: Life Sim 37.1%, Time Management 27%, Simulation 19.6%, Resource Management 12.1%, 3D 2.8%

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: Life Sim 28.8%, Time Management 20.4%, Artificial Intelligence 16.5%, Simulation 9.6%, Resource Management 8.3%

A dark life-simulation where stress, money and time work against you. Trade coins, survive daily life and fight rising panic — every decision matters.

Why similar: Life Sim 39.8%, Time Management 26.6%, Simulation 21.2%, Choices Matter 8.1%, 3D 2.7%

Want to relax after a tough day? Probably not going to happen. In this hardcore and immersive simulator, you’ll experience all the pain of managing your own store. Start with just one dollar in your account and bankrupt your competitors.

Why similar: Life Sim 28.3%, Resource Management 21.7%, Simulation 18.7%, Time Management 15.6%, Survival 13.7%

Apes Ticker is a real-feel simulation game built on virtual data inspired by the atmosphere of historical markets. Experience the ups and downs of market fluctuations firsthand and enjoy crafting your own investment strategies.

Why similar: Life Sim 37.6%, Time Management 24.7%, Simulation 21.9%, Resource Management 13.9%, Indie 1.3%

You've embarked on a journey to acquire your dream market and have finally reached your goal. Now, manage your market to offer friendly service to the neighborhood! Provide a range of products, from beverages to food, cleaning items to electronics, meeting community needs.

Why similar: Life Sim 35.8%, Time Management 24%, Simulation 18.3%, Resource Management 8.8%, Survival 8%

Take charge of airport operations. Manage aircraft maintenance, ground support, equipment, and taxiway movements, then leave the office to inspect aircraft, investigate damage, clear FOD, respond to emergencies, and keep flights moving safely and on schedule.

Why similar: Time Management 27.2%, Simulation 21.4%, Resource Management 20.7%, Life Sim 20.2%, Choices Matter 6.7%

Kudos is a turn-based game that puts you in control of a single character and manages their life from age 20 to 30. You get to pick their friends, their job, and how they spend their free time, but there is a catch! You can only choose to do one thing each day, or two at the weekends.

Why similar: Life Sim 38%, Choices Matter 15.9%, Time Management 14.7%, Cartoon 11.6%, Simulation 9.9%

Welcome to E-TECH Simulator, the ultimate simulation game where your entrepreneurial skills will be put to the test!

Why similar: Life Sim 37.4%, Time Management 27.4%, Simulation 19.5%, Resource Management 11.7%, 3D 2.6%

The VUP-Simulator is a game that allows you to experience the career of a virtual anchor. Here you can make videos and get fans' attention, or interact with the audience in live. Upgrade your device (PC/microphone/camera, etc.) and you (technology/sketch/L2D, etc.) to improve the audience experience

Why similar: Life Sim 32.4%, Time Management 26%, Simulation 18.5%, Resource Management 9.3%, Cartoon 7.2%

Build your rideshare business while navigating real-world traffic, managing your vehicle, and transporting a wide range of unique passengers. Master the streets, keep your car in shape, and deliver every ride, no matter how strange it gets.

Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 81.2%, Life Sim 12%, Simulation 6.8%

In Milaneseria, you'll have to manage your own Milanese restaurant. Your mission is super simple: cook the coolest Milanese in the neighborhood, make sure you always have stock, and leave your customers more than satisfied.

Why similar: Life Sim 37.8%, Time Management 27.6%, Simulation 18.8%, Comedy 6.7%, Cartoony 5.3%

Land your dream job with JOBifAI! With an impressive CV and AI-crafted portfolio, you've got an interview at Grizley Studios! However, you forgot what you submitted... can you convince the art director that you're the perfect fit anyway?

Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 38.5%, Life Sim 22.2%, Dark Comedy 11.8%, Simulation 9.6%, Comedy 9.4%

Turn a small courier shop into a massive transport company. Hire new employees and purchase new vehicles. Negotiate different product licenses and build the most profitable system based on your strategy.

Why similar: Life Sim 37.8%, Time Management 24.9%, Simulation 21.7%, Resource Management 11.7%, 3D 2.2%

Choose a little horror to raise then unleash it upon the world.

Why similar: Life Sim 30.3%, Time Management 19.4%, Resource Management 14.6%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Simulation 10.5%

Ball Python Breeding Sim.

Why similar: Life Sim 55.6%, Time Management 23.7%, Simulation 20.1%, Singleplayer 0.7%

You have an idea and no company. Ninety weeks later you have a company and no control. A startup life sim where investors are people, the term sheet is a document you can actually misread, and failure is the punchline. Roguelike runs, 30 minutes to 4 hours.

Why similar: Life Sim 41%, Resource Management 19.3%, Simulation 16.9%, Comedy 11.2%, Cartoony 5.6%

GARLAND FOR SALE! A game about a boy who earn his living by selling flower garlands to cars waiting in a traffic light at the intersection. Save enough money and follow his big dream. When the traffic light turns red, your job begins!

Why similar: Life Sim 35.7%, Time Management 35%, Simulation 12.8%, Resource Management 12.8%, 3D 2.9%

Commander! Manage your shelter with survivors in a abandoned nuclear power plant. Search resources to make different types of boxes, send expeditions, repair work areas, face enemies to defend your facilities, deploy drones and rc cars, prepare for special events and more. All in real-time.

Why similar: Life Sim 37.5%, Time Management 25.4%, Simulation 19.5%, Resource Management 10.6%, Choices Matter 6.7%

Experience the thrill of managing your own grocery store, from stocking shelves to handling customers, and transforming a small shop into a thriving supermarket. Control prices, Order goods, Hire Staff, Fight with Thieves and much more.

Why similar: Life Sim 36.5%, Time Management 23.7%, Simulation 20.1%, Resource Management 10.5%, Cartoony 5.5%

A corporate parody JRPG. Battle coworkers, bosses, and the entire board of directors as you fight your way to the top of a satirical office tower. Build your team, master turn-based combat, and survive the most hostile workplace in gaming.

Why similar: Life Sim 52%, Simulation 28.9%, Choices Matter 18.2%, Singleplayer 0.9%

Lose everything to debt, start from the streets, and survive by begging, selling, and upgrading your shelter.

Why similar: Life Sim 37.6%, Artificial Intelligence 29.7%, Simulation 21.6%, Survival 9.1%, 3D 1.5%

Life Simulator is a simulation game with relaxed atmosphere. Players will play as a college graduate getting into the big city, you will fight for your life for four years, you can be a winner with cars, houses and soul mate, or maybe a salty fish with nothing, and you can also find love...

Why similar: Life Sim 41.2%, Time Management 23.7%, Simulation 17.8%, Resource Management 9.3%, Survival 6.4%

Navigate the challenges of life without a job in Unemployment Simulator, a first-person survival experience where you manage your day-to-day needs, search for work, and try to stay afloat. Balance basic needs like food, hygiene, and sanity while facing the harsh realities of unemployment.

Why similar: Life Sim 33.7%, Time Management 20.5%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Simulation 12.7%, Resource Management 10.3%

Take charge of your own retail outlet. Stack shelves with products, hire staff, set prices, appease the customers, manage suppliers, expand your space. Grow from a little store into a massive supermarket.

Why similar: Life Sim 39.5%, Time Management 26.8%, Simulation 20.5%, Resource Management 10%, 3D 2.7%

No Place in the City is an urban life simulation game where you start with almost nothing. Find work, earn a living, rent a place to stay, take care of yourself, and slowly find your footing in an unfamiliar city.

Why similar: Life Sim 38.2%, Time Management 22.2%, Simulation 15.5%, Survival 12.4%, Choices Matter 10.6%

🌯 Shawarma Legend !! A real simulation of a shawarma restaurant !!

Why similar: Life Sim 26.4%, Time Management 25.7%, Simulation 17.4%, Resource Management 10.4%, Cartoon 8%

Grind. Earn. Mog. Take a randomized beta and rank them up over a strict 14-day schedule. Manage your time, fund your looksmaxxing rituals, and build enough aura to conquer weekend parties. Secure the right dialogue and seal your fate. The clock is always ticking

Why similar: Life Sim 22.7%, Dark Comedy 22.5%, Time Management 15.9%, Resource Management 12.7%, Simulation 10.9%

Froggy Roams is a solo-made AI desktop travel pet and my tribute to Travel Frog. Feedback is welcome. Pack its bag, then let it choose when to leave on real-world transport. It remembers your chats, experiences local weather, and returns with letters, postcards, souvenirs, and new stories.

Why similar: Life Sim 46.9%, Artificial Intelligence 41%, Simulation 8.3%, Indie 3%, Singleplayer 0.9%

Quit your job. Build apps from your bedroom. Beat the rivals, dodge the review board, and claw your way from instant-noodle indie to Silicon Valley mogul — one turn, one app, one questionable name at a time.

Why similar: Life Sim 33.6%, Time Management 31.4%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Resource Management 7.9%, Simulation 7.7%

Wake up one second before the alarm. Arrive one second before work starts. Being early earns you nothing — only a last-second arrival scores. Deal with a missing sock, bin day and a surprise early meeting, keep a steady pace, and slide in just before the bell. Can you reach a perfect 500?

Why similar: Life Sim 35.9%, Time Management 26.1%, Simulation 19.2%, Comedy 7.4%, Resource Management 6.9%

Beyond Voice is a voice-first digital companion: speak naturally, get voiced replies with lip-sync and subtle gestures, and watch your relationship, mood, and shared memories evolve over time—built for quick sessions or long chats. Your relationship and memories persist across sessions.

Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 49.5%, Life Sim 25.9%, Simulation 19.2%, 3D 2.8%, Indie 1.4%

"Traveler's Tavern" is a business simulation game. Your goal is to build a prosperous tavern and attract more customers by providing high-quality service, cooking food, unlocking new recipes and improving the reputation of the tavern.

Why similar: Life Sim 33.3%, Resource Management 23.8%, Simulation 22.7%, Time Management 17.9%, 3D 1.8%

In this fictional, peaceful country where many people live, players are free to do everything in their lives, including work, training, love, raising children, and participating in events and tournaments. It's a game that you can relax, enjoy, and be happy.

Why similar: Life Sim 51.9%, Artificial Intelligence 31.9%, Simulation 14.1%, Indie 1.4%, Singleplayer 0.8%

《修仙实操手册》是一款拥有丰富剧情的都市修真题材养成游戏。身患绝症的主人公尝试修炼一本叫"修仙实操手册"的养生功法，于是一个生活在现代都市的大好青年开始了每日打坐、炼丹、算命、看风水...的“神仙”生活。

Why similar: Life Sim 37.2%, Time Management 25.1%, Survival 14.7%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Simulation 9.2%

Offer a warm tea experience while keeping up with the dynamic flow of the city. Step out of being an ordinary business owner and get ready for a simulation where you set the rhythm of the city!

Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 40%, Life Sim 32.7%, Resource Management 15.2%, Simulation 8.7%, 3D 2.7%

Relax as you work a cold, rainy night shift at a gas station. Order stock & gas, stack the shelves and serve your customers! Keep your store well stocked and clean to keep your customers satisfied. Keep entertained and spend your juicy profits on the gas station PC.

Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 29.8%, Time Management 25.9%, Life Sim 24.2%, Simulation 12.7%, Resource Management 5.4%

Run the last post office on the seabed. Weigh every parcel, price it to the exact stamp, catch the forgeries, and pack the day's mail into a fish-shaped cargo hold that has to hang level. Four weeks. Four rent days. One desk between you and eviction.

Why similar: Life Sim 56.8%, Simulation 24.5%, Choices Matter 17.3%, Singleplayer 1.4%

Play as an aspiring software developer in a world dominated by soul-sucking corporations. Will you achieve your goals and build a career in the software industry, or will burnout crush you first?

Why similar: Life Sim 34.1%, Time Management 25.3%, Resource Management 16.7%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Simulation 9.8%

Manage your own coffee shop and play together with your friends. Stock the counter with coffee beans, create your menu, set prices freely, take customer orders, and prepare delicious coffees. Decorate and expand your shop.

Why similar: Life Sim 43.2%, Time Management 31.4%, Simulation 23.4%, Indie 1.3%, Singleplayer 0.7%

The city is full of trash… but what secrets lie hidden among the garbage? Hit the streets at sunrise, collect waste, and uncover the city’s forgotten mysteries! Upgrade your tools over time, collect faster, and progress on your trash-collecting journey!

Why similar: Life Sim 28%, Simulation 27.5%, Time Management 22%, Resource Management 18.3%, Indie 3.3%

Manage a bunker. Protect survivors. Outsmart a rogue AI. Bunker 1024 is a first person survival management game where you craft tech, maintain critical systems, and deliver aid as time grows thin - all while Lumina 6.0 studies your patterns and actively works against your routines.

Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 25%, Time Management 22.2%, Resource Management 19.2%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Survival 10.6%

Work the streets of Istanbul in a first-person comedy job sim: rent an act, read the mark, and back off before the zabıta arrives.

Why similar: Life Sim 35.3%, Simulation 19.7%, Resource Management 14.3%, Comedy 13.1%, Choices Matter 12.3%