- #1 Merchant of the Skies
97% matchVery Positive86% of 2,255 reviews2020
Dev: Coldwild Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Become the captain of a flying ship! Sell items, gather resources and build your own trade company in the clouds!
Why similar: Trading 40.7% ★, Economy 21.7%, Management 15.1%, Exploration 6%, Relaxing 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the core focus on trading and management while adding a unique exploration element in a vibrant, sky-faring world.
- #2 Merchants of Kaidan
96% matchMixed79% of 817 reviews2014
Dev: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Regain your riches, restore your honor and avenge your father's murder. A challenging trading game with lots of RPG elements.
Why similar: Trading 46.8% ★, Economy 20.7%, Medieval 9.2%, RPG 8.5%, Strategy 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title mirrors the seed game's focus on traveling between markets to exploit price differences and manage a growing trade empire.
- #3 This Merchant Life
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 184 reviews2019
Dev: Inexplicable Games
Windows
This Merchant Life is a trading strategy game set in the troubled medieval kingdom of Peregrine. Turn a rickety wooden cart, two horses and a few coins into a thriving entrepreneurial triumph!
Why similar: Trading 36.9% ★, RPG 16.2%, Medieval 13.8%, Strategy 13.8%, Management 13%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses heavily on the medieval trading experience, requiring players to manage inventory and navigate market fluctuations.
- #4 Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,432 reviews2010
Dev: EasyGameStationPub: Carpe Fulgur LLC
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Recettear is the story of an item shop, the girl who lives in it, and the fairy who turned her life upside down. Recette Lemongrass finds herself in charge of an item shop built into her house, in order to pay back a loan her father took and then skipped out on - and Tear, her newfound fairy "companion", won't take no for an answer!
Why similar: RPG 40.8%, Management 37.5%, Fantasy 7.9%, Strategy 6.5%, Singleplayer 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive shopkeeping RPG that perfectly captures the balance of dungeon crawling for inventory and managing a retail store.
- #5 Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
94% matchVery Positive93% of 42,947 reviews2022
Dev: niceplay gamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Trading 33% ★, Management 18.1%, Medieval 17.3%, Relaxing 10.5%, Choices Matter 8%
Why You'll Like It: The game features a highly tactile bartering and haggling system that feels very similar to the core interaction loop of the seed game.
- #6 Medieval Shopkeeper Simulator
94% matchMixed61% of 280 reviews2018
Dev: David Moralejo SánchezPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Keep your stores afloat against unique threats like royal laws, wars and crazy fantasy events. Discover new items, craft, sell them, and create your Merchant Empire in the kingdom! - All in a hybrid 2D-3D style.
Why similar: Trading 38.9% ★, Management 16.4%, Inventory Management 14.3%, Medieval 13.2%, RPG 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a first-person perspective on running a medieval business, focusing on the day-to-day operations of inventory and customer service.
- #7 Caravaneer 2
93% matchVery Positive95% of 524 reviews2020
Dev: Dmitry Zheltobriukhov
Windows
A post-apocalyptic trade simulation game with turn based isometric combats. The game features detailed economics simulation and a rich branching story where your choices actually matter.
Why similar: Trading 35.8% ★, Economy 21.8%, Conversation 14.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Choices Matter 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: This post-apocalyptic RPG centers entirely on the logistics of managing a caravan, trading goods, and surviving in a harsh economy.
- #8 Moonlighter
92% matchVery Positive82% of 21,581 reviews2018
Dev: Digital SunPub: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Moonlighter is an Action RPG with rogue-lite elements that demonstrates two sides of the coin – revealing everyday routines of Will, an adventurous shopkeeper that secretly dreams of becoming a hero.
Why similar: Management 35.8%, RPG 18.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.1%, Exploration 11.8%, Fantasy 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a compelling loop of gathering goods in dangerous dungeons and then managing the pricing and sales in your own shop.
- #9 Travellers Rest
91% matchVery Positive88% of 16,540 reviews2020
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Craft, farm, build and cook! In Travellers Rest you will have to use all the available tools to become the best tavern keeper in the realm. Create unique dishes and drinks to please your customers as you discover the world and its colorful characters.
Why similar: Management 30.3%, Medieval 18.4%, Inventory Management 18.4%, RPG 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: It combines tavern management with resource gathering and trading, capturing the cozy yet busy feel of a medieval merchant.
- #10 Winkeltje: The Little Shop
90% matchVery Positive88% of 1,803 reviews2022
Dev: Sassybot
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Winkeltje: The Little Shop is all about building, decorating, and running your own old-world fantasy shop. Buy low, sell high - from nails and apples to swords and alchemic love potions. Impress your customers, craft items, and be the master of your very own shop.
Why similar: Trading 44.4% ★, Economy 28.1%, Management 20.2%, Strategy 5.7%, Singleplayer 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a dedicated shop management experience with a strong emphasis on crafting and trading goods to satisfy customer demand.
- #11 Shoppe Keep
89% matchMixed62% of 2,877 reviews2016
Dev: Strange FirePub: Excalibur Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 32.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Run an adventurers shop – a serious business in a fantasy environment. Stock your store with dangerous weapons, fancy hats, sturdy armour and magical potions.
Why similar: Management 34.3%, Economy 21.9%, RPG 18.7%, Trading 9.6% ★, Medieval 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: It allows players to manage a fantasy shop, dealing with inventory management and the unique challenges of selling to adventurers.
- #12 SAELIG
89% matchVery Positive86% of 1,077 reviews2017
Dev: Atorcoppe Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 60%
SÆLIG is a game that blends together elements of simulation, strategy, RPG, and business management. Centred around the life of you and your family, you must try to survive and bring wealth and prosperity to your household.
Why similar: Trading 34.6% ★, Economy 21.8%, Management 12.8%, Medieval 12.1%, RPG 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: This simulation RPG blends life-sim elements with deep economic management, allowing you to build a trade dynasty in a medieval setting.
- #13 Shop Legends
88% matchMixed44% of 198 reviews2024
Dev: Cloudcade
Windows
Immerse yourself in an Idle Simulation Tycoon RPG like no other, where you are tasked with managing a thriving item shop, crafting legendary gear for customers, commanding mighty heroes to loot rare artifacts & blueprints all while challenging top-ranked shopkeepers in an epic business adventure!
Why similar: Trading 34.5% ★, Economy 17.7%, Inventory Management 14.6%, Management 12.6%, RPG 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a deep simulation of shop management and crafting that rewards players for optimizing their inventory and sales strategies.
- #14 Blacksmith of the Sand Kingdom
87% matchMostly Positive73% of 162 reviews2021
Dev: Rideon,Inc.Pub: KEMCO
Windows
Become the court blacksmith adventuring in the Sand Kingdom in a fantasy RPG!
Why similar: Management 31%, RPG 17.9%, Fantasy 13.5%, Medieval 12.3%, Exploration 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: This RPG emphasizes the crafting and management side of the economy, tasking players with running a shop while outfitting a party.
- #15 Lords and Villeins
86% matchMostly Positive71% of 951 reviews2022
Dev: Honestly GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Build a prosperous settlement in a unique simulation of a feudal economy - each family runs their shop, owns their goods, and trades with other villagers in a free market. You will manage the land, build houses, organise events, set taxes, and balance supply and demand while engaging in diplomacy!
Why similar: Economy 28.4%, Management 25.5%, Medieval 20.5%, Strategy 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a broader management experience where you oversee the economy of a medieval village, including trade and production chains.
- #16 Potion Tycoon
86% matchMostly Positive72% of 712 reviews2024
Dev: Snowhound GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Potion Tycoon is a management simulator with a witchy twist! Build and develop your very own magic shop. Manage resources, set up production lines, mix potions and sell them smartly to stay ahead of the competition. Welcome to the potion business!
Why similar: Economy 21.5%, Trading 19.2% ★, Management 19.1%, Inventory Management 11%, Medieval 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: This management sim focuses on the production and sale of potions, requiring careful resource management and market analysis.
- #17 East Trade Tycoon: Inheritance
84% matchVery Positive94% of 2,044 reviews2024
Dev: PandaUpStudio
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Eastern Trade Tycoon: Inheritance is a trading simulator game.In the game,you can from zero to hero.By trading markets, build a business,earn money,level up, investing accurately, and manage family to become a trading tycoon!
Why similar: Trading 51.1% ★, Inventory Management 21.5%, Cartoon 12.8%, Exploration 4.2%, 2D 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the journey of a merchant building their fortune through trade routes and smart economic decisions.
- #18 Big Ambitions
83% matchVery Positive93% of 12,519 reviews2023
Dev: Hovgaard Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 24.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Big Ambitions is a revolutionary role-playing business sim. Go from nothing to the biggest entrepreneur in New York by opening small businesses or slowly building huge corporations any way you like.
Why similar: Economy 41.4%, Management 34.8%, Inventory Management 17.6%, RPG 4.8%, Singleplayer 1.4%
Why You'll Like It: While modern-themed, it offers the most complex business and economic management systems for players who enjoy deep simulation mechanics.
- #19 Merchant
85% matchMostly Positive78% of 596 reviews2018
Dev: Retora Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 27.6 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Merchant blends traditional RPG systems and tycoon style mechanics. No gems, no consumables, all purchases are DLC! Great for second screen gaming! Merchant reimagines the classic RPG experience from the perspective of a Merchant. Hire Heroes and Crafters to do your bidding for you.
Why similar: Management 47.4%, RPG 31.5%, Pixel Graphics 17.2%, Singleplayer 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: A streamlined RPG that focuses on the core loop of crafting items, managing a team, and selling goods to turn a profit.
- #20 Kardboard Kings: Card Shop Simulator
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 472 reviews2022
Dev: Henry's HousePub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Open your own Card shop by the seaside! Buy, trade and sell Cards, OR keep them for your own collection! Earn reputation with customers, beat your shop goals, unlock new decorations, and host exciting events to bring everyone to the best Card shop in town!
Why similar: Trading 28.8% ★, Economy 17.4%, Inventory Management 15.2%, Conversation 12%, Management 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the thrill of the buy-low, sell-high market dynamic through the lens of a niche hobby shop.
- #21 Dealer's Life Legend
82% matchVery Positive83% of 263 reviews2025
Dev: Abyte Entertainment
Windows
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: Trading 31.8% ★, Economy 22.8%, Management 14.5%, Relaxing 11.7%, Choices Matter 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: The game is entirely focused on the art of haggling and negotiation, mirroring the core bartering mechanics of the seed game.
- #22 High Seas, High Profits!
81% matchVery Positive91% of 143 reviews2025
Dev: lexy.zip
Windows · Linux
Live your medieval trader life! Buy low, sell high and explore the world! Buy ships, build businesses, find or train captains. Deal with pirates, manipulate mayors and challenge traders. React to hundreds of events that shape your very own procedurally-generated world!
Why similar: Trading 36.4% ★, Economy 21.1%, Management 12.7%, Medieval 10.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on maritime trade and economic expansion, offering a different flavor of the classic merchant simulation.
- #23 Let Them Trade
80% matchVery Positive85% of 1,033 reviews2025
Dev: SpaceflowerPub: ByteRockers' Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Build a network of cities that produce and trade resources, upgrade your castle, and protect the cities from cheeky bandits. Tinker with the economy at your own pace, and watch the charming wooden world grow into a lively and thriving kingdom.
Why similar: Trading 34.2% ★, Economy 24.8%, Management 14.6%, Medieval 12.7%, Relaxing 8%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the macro-management of trade routes and resource flow, providing a strategic view of a growing economy.
- #24 Pixel Shopkeeper
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 160 reviews2017
Dev: Pixel Prototype
Windows · Mac · Linux
Be a Pixel Shopkeeper! Collect items using inventory management puzzle mechanics. Sell your wares, decorate your shop, craft new products, and expand! Train to beat tougher dungeons, unlock new classes and decor, and furnish your shop smartly to maximize profits!
Why similar: Management 37.4%, Economy 35.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Strategy 9.1%, 2D 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: A management-focused game that uses pixel art to deliver a satisfying loop of dungeon exploration and shop inventory control.
- #25 Island Market Simulator: Prologue
79% matchVery Positive87% of 94 reviews2025
Dev: Zentium Studio
Windows
Island Market Simulator – In this strategy and economy simulation game set in an island town, build your trade empire by starting with a small market. Produce your goods through farming, livestock, and supply chain management, and expand your business with seasonal dynamics and festivals!
Why similar: Trading 35% ★, Economy 22%, Inventory Management 17.6%, Management 14.6%, RPG 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a focused look at managing a market stall, emphasizing the daily grind of inventory and customer interactions.
- #26 Royal Merchant
81% matchMixed63% of 86 reviews2023
Dev: Badim
Windows · Mac
Manage your team of Heroes and Crafters while upgrading your Castle in Royal Merchant! A blend of RPG, clicker, idler, and management gameplay with epic quests, crafting, and conquering bosses. Master the trade, outfit your Heroes, and grow your trade empire.
Why similar: Economy 35.1%, Management 22.7%, Medieval 19.4%, RPG 10.4%, Strategy 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It blends tactical RPG elements with a trading-focused management system, perfect for those who enjoy inventory-heavy gameplay.
- #27 Merchant in Dungeon
79% matchVery Positive80% of 122 reviews2024
Dev: HexGameStudio
Windows
Merchant in Dungeon is about managing shops.Hercules enters Dark Gate Town solo, aiming to repay his father's debt. Starting with a store, he grows capital, hires, expands shops, and manages relationships with diverse female NPCs. Dominating the business scene? Quite a challenge!
Why similar: Economy 23.6%, Inventory Management 21.1%, Management 19.1%, RPG 10.1%, Relaxing 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: It combines the high-stakes environment of a dungeon with the necessity of managing a shop to sustain your adventure.
- #28 Dustland Delivery
76% matchVery Positive88% of 1,154 reviews2024
Dev: Neutron Star StudioPub: Lilith Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Dustland Delivery is a post-apocalyptic survival business simulator. Scour the wastes for profit, complete missions to grow your trading empire, and assemble a rag-tag band of adventurers to turn your city into the capital of the Dustlands. Danger lurks around every corner—but no risk, no reward!
Why similar: Trading 36.7% ★, Economy 19.2%, Management 16.5%, RPG 8.8%, Strategy 6.8%
- #29 九州:商旅(Nine Provinces: Caravan)
77% matchVery Positive91% of 1,144 reviews2021
Dev: BigLight.Games
Windows
On the ancient nine province continent, you may become a businessman, get to know others, expand caravans, and free trade and exploration.
Why similar: Trading 47.6% ★, Economy 24.5%, Management 17%, Exploration 6.8%, 2D 2.9%
- #30 Alchemist Shop Simulator
76% matchVery Positive83% of 156 reviews2025
Dev: Kool2Play
Windows
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: Trading 36.9% ★, Economy 24.4%, Management 15.9%, Medieval 9.9%, Relaxing 5%
- #31 A Little Shop in Squirrel Town
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 60 reviews2021
Dev: Superluminal Cat
Windows
You will become the shopkeeper of grocery shop in Squirrel Town to run your own shop, replenish your stock, sell, make a profit, kill monsters, manufacture outfits, engage in agriculture, angle, cook delicious food, feed monsters and save Monster Forest controlled by the evil crystal.
Why similar: Trading 30.4% ★, Economy 18.7%, CRPG 15%, Management 11.1%, Medieval 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A charming, management-heavy simulation that focuses on the crafting and trading aspects of running a small business.
- #32 TRADESMAN: Deal to Dealer
75% matchVery Positive81% of 1,366 reviews2024
Dev: AZAMATIKA
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Travel. Buy. Sell. Protect. Fight. Do Quests.
Why similar: Trading 51.5% ★, Medieval 17.2%, Exploration 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, Fantasy 7.3%
- #33 The Merchant's Guide to the Kingdom
77% matchMixed66% of 67 reviews2023
Dev: Bearplane
Windows
You are an NPC and shopkeeper in a simulated MMORPG world. Trade, craft and manage a guild to acquire powerful gear and face dangerous dungeons, world bosses, rare spawns and up to 40-man raids while following the campaign to aid in the protection of the ancient and powerful Elemental Stones.
Why similar: Medieval 33.6%, RPG 28.5%, Exploration 18.3%, Fantasy 17.5%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #34 Vagrus - The Riven Realms
75% matchVery Positive85% of 1,691 reviews2021
Dev: Lost Pilgrims StudioPub: Lost Pilgrims Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Embark on a perilous journey across a realm forsaken by the gods and devastated by an arcane cataclysm. Accompanied by a hardy crew, you must trade, fight, and explore your way to success as the leader of a traveling company in Vagrus, an award-winning turn-based post-apocalyptic fantasy RPG.
Why similar: Trading 28.2% ★, CRPG 22.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Lore-Rich 12.5%, Choices Matter 7.6%
- #35 RPG Tycoon
78% matchMixed51% of 487 reviews2016
Dev: Skatanic StudiosPub: Macrocosmic Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Hire heroes, send them on quests, get loot and make a profit as you expand from nothing into a bustling fantasy kingdom and attempt to win the coveted title of the greatest kingdom in all of the land!
Why similar: Management 38.6%, Strategy 13.2%, Medieval 13%, RPG 10.3%, Fantasy 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: This title shifts the perspective to managing the economy of an entire fantasy world, focusing on the growth of towns and trade.
- #36 Crafter's Hollow
74% matchMixed57% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: Wylde Wisp Games
Windows
Forge gear, run a shop, and send mercenaries into danger so you don’t have to. A cozy-but-clever crafting sim where business booms, heroes bicker, and dungeons provide all the “supply chain” problems you’ll ever need.
Why similar: Inventory Management 28.8%, Economy 22.8%, Management 18.3%, Medieval 7.7%, Strategy 5.3%
- #37 Merchant 64
73% matchMixed69% of 124 reviews2025
Dev: SuitNtie
Windows
Merchant 64 a tiny retro inspired traveling merchant game! Take control of Merchant as you buy goods at low prices and sell them in different towns at higher prices.
Why similar: Exploration 56.1%, Pixel Graphics 34.5%, Singleplayer 9.4%
- #38 The Iron Oath
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 889 reviews2023
Dev: Curious Panda GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Command, endure, and prosper in The Iron Oath, a turn-based tactical RPG where the fate of your mercenary company rests on your decisions. Customize your roster, build your renown, and discover the secrets that await in the medieval fantasy realm of Caelum.
Why similar: CRPG 30.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.9%, Medieval 15.4%, RPG 10.7%, Fantasy 8.1%
- #39 Magic Forge Tycoon
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 86 reviews2026
Dev: Clever Trickster StudioPub: Clever Trickster Productions
Windows
Become the ultimate fantasy arms dealer. Forge enchanted weapons, fulfill contracts, influence wars, and shape the fate of kingdoms! Master the astral forge, upgrade your gear, use alchemy, dominate the resource market, and rise as the realm’s mythic weaponsmith.
Why similar: Trading 30.6% ★, Economy 23.5%, Management 17.8%, Relaxing 7.8%, Fantasy 7.2%
- #40 Anvil Saga
72% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,787 reviews2023
Dev: Pirozhok StudioPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Anvil Saga is a management sim with RPG elements where you take control of a blacksmith shop amidst the Hundred Years' War. Each decision you make impacts the story and gameplay.
Why similar: Economy 23.1%, Management 21.4%, Medieval 16.1%, Choices Matter 10.6%, RPG 10.3%
- #41 九州:立志
70% matchVery Positive84% of 237 reviews2026
Dev: Xbgzs
Windows
《九州:立志》是一款以古代中国为背景的开放模拟养成游戏,您可以选择成为商贩四处贸易,与九州一同成长发展。又或是以专精武艺,游历在九州各地,挑战强敌。
Why similar: Trading 45.2% ★, Economy 22.9%, Management 16.6%, RPG 7%, Exploration 5.7%
- #42 Car Trader Simulator
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 517 reviews2020
Dev: Live Motion Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Do you know how to profit from trading cars while maintaining a good reputation? Car Trader Simulator lets you play the role of an American car dealer. Your goal is to get rich. How you do it depends entirely on you.
Why similar: Trading 38.4% ★, Economy 19.4%, Management 14.5%, Inventory Management 8.6%, Relaxing 5.3%
- #43 A Hero's Rest: An RPG Town Simulator
72% matchMixed69% of 176 reviews2024
Dev: Vanargand Games
Windows
Build shops, craft items with hundreds of customization options, and manage your resources wisely to lead your Heroes to success. Immerse yourself as proprietor of a medieval fantasy town in a world abounding with Heroes and Monsters.
Why similar: Economy 19.7%, Inventory Management 19.5%, CRPG 16.7%, Medieval 14.9%, Management 13.6%
- #44 Master Forge
71% matchVery Positive90% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: IT Student
Windows
Having inherited an old forge, it is now up to you to run the shop. Gain riches and fame, upgrade your forge and gain access to new resources to expand your product selection. One day, word of your skill may reach the ears of more than just commoners.
Why similar: Trading 24.5% ★, Economy 18.5%, Inventory Management 17.1%, Management 13.9%, Medieval 12.2%
- #45 A Merchant's Promise
70% matchVery Positive87% of 255 reviews2025
Dev: Game Draft Studio
Windows
Medieval Trading & Transport with Physics-Based Items. Start as a Worthless Merchant and work your way up as you carefully handle your goods through a Medieval World!
Why similar: Trading 56.2% ★, Medieval 24%, Exploration 12.8%, First-Person 7%
- #46 Our Adventurer Guild
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,084 reviews2024
Dev: GreenGuy
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 40.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Become the new Guild Master of the Adventurer Guild and lead your adventurers in explorations and turnbased tactical battles. Will the Guild thrive under your leadership? Or will it finally disband under it?
Why similar: Management 34.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 29.1%, RPG 14.8%, Fantasy 8.3%, Strategy 6.7%
- #47 The Guild 3
70% matchMixed61% of 7,840 reviews2022
Dev: Purple LampPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The Guild 3 is a fascinating trade and life simulation that takes place during the late Middle Ages. Step into the shoes of a citizen, acquire businesses and mansions, produce goods and trade them, start intrigues in politics and society, love, hate, bribe, fight and live through good and bad times!
Why similar: Economy 38.7%, Medieval 20.4%, Trading 15.6% ★, RPG 9.1%, Strategy 8.3%
- #48 Potion Shop Simulator
68% matchVery Positive83% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: Pebbles Games
Windows
Master the art of alchemy in Potion Shop Simulator, a unique blend of simulation and strategy. Brew potions, manage your shop, and cater to a magical clientele in a single-player or co-op experience of the medieval fantasy world.
Why similar: Economy 33.9%, Management 21.9%, Medieval 18.6%, Relaxing 9.2%, Fantasy 8.5%
- #49 Dwarf Shop
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 111 reviews2020
Dev: Potion Junkies
Windows
Dwarf Shop is a Shop Simulator with, you guessed it, Dwarves! Help the Dragon Clan lure their very own dragon by amassing piles and piles of glorious gold. Send one dwarf deep into the caves to find ingredients while the others craft various equipment and sell them to unsuspecting customers!
Why similar: Economy 23.4%, Inventory Management 21.9%, Management 15.1%, Medieval 12%, RPG 7.4%
- #50 Faire Trade
67% matchVery Positive85% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: Sassybot
Windows
Ready to take on the management of a fantasy shop? Faire Trade allows you to do just that! From farming, to crafting, to selling, to hiring, to expanding, to pricing, to decorating to….. Well, the world's your oyster! Stay curious, adapt, and let your blossoming shop shine!
Why similar: Trading 40.1% ★, Economy 21.5%, Management 16.8%, Medieval 15.7%, Fantasy 5.9%
- #51 Potionomics
66% matchVery Positive91% of 7,207 reviews2022
Dev: Voracious GamesPub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
You’ve inherited your uncle’s potion shop—and a huge debt. Better get brewing! Customize your store, hire heroes to gather ingredients, befriend (or romance) fellow vendors to learn new haggling strategies, and go head-to-head with competitors in this narrative-driven, deck-building shop simulator.
Why similar: Management 34.4%, RPG 25%, Fantasy 23.7%, Strategy 14.1%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #52 Dune Strider
69% matchMixed61% of 70 reviews2022
Dev: Dust BunniesPub: Breda University of Applied Sciences
Windows
Dune Strider is an Adventure-Strategy Game in which you, the player, take command of a merchant controlling a Sand-Barge in a desert and use it to travel and explore the land around you. The road to settlements to sell your goods is filled with dangers and opportunities. Can you handle it?
Why similar: Trading 42.3% ★, Economy 21.3%, Inventory Management 18.5%, Exploration 7.1%, Strategy 6.8%
- #53 Tavern Master
66% matchVery Positive92% of 12,821 reviews2021
Dev: Untitled Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Tavern Master is all about managing your medieval tavern. You start with a very small room, couple of benches and tables and build your way up to a huge successful tavern with a kitchen, rooms for guests, group of loyal staff and much more!
Why similar: Management 51.6%, Medieval 27.7%, Strategy 10.5%, Relaxing 8.4%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #54 Old Market Simulator
65% matchVery Positive88% of 4,894 reviews2024
Dev: Alcedo Games
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Old Market Simulator is a 1-4 player co-op game where you manage your market by ordering goods, growing produce, raising animals, fishing, and crafting items in your workshop, while hiring employees and expanding your business.
Why similar: Trading 26.9% ★, Management 19.8%, Economy 18.3%, Inventory Management 14.9%, Medieval 9.4%
- #55 Cozy Keep: Farm, Craft, Manage
65% matchVery Positive94% of 307 reviews2024
Dev: Unbossed GamesPub: Level Up Gaming
Windows
Your father's life depends on your success. Run a medieval shop, craft goods, set prices, and build your reputation - because the King's debt collectors are coming. Farm, hunt, explore, and trade your way to freedom in this cozy but consequential shop simulation.
Why similar: Trading 31.8% ★, Economy 22.8%, Inventory Management 19%, Medieval 13.8%, Relaxing 6.9%
- #56 Discounty
64% matchVery Positive83% of 2,410 reviews2025
Dev: Crinkle Cut GamesPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Manage your own discount supermarket! Get caught up in small-town drama, organize and plan your shop's layout, and strike lucrative trade deals as you expand your secretive aunt's business empire. Selling more frozen fries will surely heal this broken community...right?
Why similar: Management 35.2%, RPG 20.3%, Relaxing 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 16.3%, 2D 7.2%
- #57 The Succession of Changing Kings
64% matchVery Positive88% of 482 reviews2026
Dev: KwaKwaGames
Windows
Turn-based kingdom management simulator focused on decision-making. Will you survive and lead the kingdom to prosperity, or die in agony? The throne awaits.
Why similar: Economy 20.9%, Medieval 20.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.4%, Management 16.3%, Choices Matter 13.5%