- #1 Boba Cafe Simulator
97% matchVery Positive92% of 1,418 reviews2026
Dev: Caikemi
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
You’re reborn—back at the beginning of your startup journey. In your last life, poor management led to your shop being crushed by competitors. This time, the sweet scent of condensed milk runs through your veins, and you’re set on one goal: turn “Sugarville” into the top name in the industry.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 25.4% ★, Cooking 23.5%, Crafting 11%, Immersive Sim 10.3%, Management 9.2%
- #2 Espresso Tycoon
96% matchVery Positive84% of 1,321 reviews2023
Dev: DreamWay GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Espresso Tycoon - a coffee shop simulator. Create your brand, decorate the coffee shop, manage your employees, and take care of your customers. Use the 3D coffee editor to create coffee recipes, order supplies, and collect rating points. Build the whole coffee business and complete all the missions!
Why similar: Cooking 30.3%, Management 14.8%, Building 10.5%, Immersive Sim 10.4%, Character Customization 8.8%
- #3 Cup and Counter: Coffee Shop Simulator
95% matchVery Positive97% of 117 reviews2026
Dev: Little Big Byte
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build up your very own Cafe. Make a variety of Coffees to keep your customers happy. Keep your Coffee shop well-stocked, money flowing, and you will quickly expand and build the Cafe of your dreams.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 31.3% ★, Cooking 21.6%, Economy 14.2%, Crafting 13.5%, Management 10.4%
- #4 Boba Simulator : Idle Shop Management
96% matchVery Positive85% of 351 reviews2022
Dev: Cuddle Code
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Boba Tea shop simulator. Manage recipe, stock and customer satisfaction.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 22.8% ★, Job Simulator 22.5% ★, Cats 19.4%, Management 15.4%, Strategy 5.9%
- #5 Inn Tycoon
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 849 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Goose GamesPub: GameDev.ist
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 24.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Welcome to Inn Tycoon! Build, design, and manage your dream inn. Serve delightful meals, offer various services, and hire a stellar staff. Create a top-notch hospitality empire and become the ultimate Inn Tycoon!
Why similar: Job Simulator 19.6% ★, Cooking 17.3%, Economy 11.3%, Time Management 11.3%, Management 11.2%
- #6 Winkeltje: The Little Shop
94% matchVery Positive88% of 1,830 reviews2022
Dev: Sassybot
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 12.3 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: Shop Keeper 22.9% ★, Cooking 13.7%, Economy 10.1%, Time Management 10%, Crafting 8.7%
- #7 Perfume Atelier
93% matchVery Positive90% of 277 reviews2026
Dev: Keep The Engine GamesPub: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Blend fragrances in your cozy perfume atelier! 🌸 Craft unique scents by mixing essences, design beautiful bottles, and try to sell your creations to curious customers. Decorate your workshop, unlock new recipes, and grow your reputation in the art of fragrance.
Why similar: Job Simulator 31% ★, Shop Keeper 22.5% ★, Inventory Management 11.1%, Crafting 9.6%, Management 6.4%
- #8 Coffee Caravan
92% matchVery Positive93% of 1,495 reviews2024
Dev: Broccoli Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Fuel your coffee passion in Coffee Caravan! As a cafe manager, brew, experiment with delicious recipes, and build your dream coffee business on wheels. Serve customers, unlock new flavors, purchase appliances, and enjoy your procedurally generated road trip in this roguelite experience.
Why similar: Job Simulator 25.3% ★, Cooking 23%, Time Management 14.9%, Management 9.3%, Economy 5.8%
- #9 Coffee Shop Tycoon
91% matchVery Positive85% of 600 reviews2022
Dev: Riff Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Manage your own coffee shop and control every detail to make it the most popular one in town! Roast your own beans and create your recipes. Hire and train your staff, manage your economy and marketing, and destroy your competition to become the ultimate legal coffee monopoly in Coffee Shop Tycoon.
Why similar: Cooking 29.5%, Management 16.5%, Economy 15%, Simulation 8.9%, Strategy 6%
- #10 Cat Cafe Manager
91% matchVery Positive88% of 3,214 reviews2022
Dev: Roost GamesPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Travel to the sleepy village of Caterwaul Way and rebuild your grandmother's cat cafe. Renovate your restaurant, befriend the local cats and townsfolk, forge lasting friendships, unravel catty mysteries, and build a home for dozens of unique felines!
Why similar: Job Simulator 28.5% ★, Shop Keeper 23.3% ★, Time Management 12.5%, Cats 9.2%, Management 9.1%
- #11 KuloNiku: Bowl Up!
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,582 reviews2026
Dev: Gambir StudioPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Prep your stations for a cozy cooking game with attitude! Prepare unique meals for quirky small-town locals, upgrade and customize your shop, compete in thrilling cooking battles to become top chef, and protect your family’s long-running restaurant alongside a cast of curious companions!
Why similar: Job Simulator 27.1% ★, Cooking 22%, Time Management 13.5%, Crafting 9%, Immersive Sim 8.7%
- #12 Potion Tycoon
90% matchMostly Positive72% of 732 reviews2024
Dev: Snowhound GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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: Shop Keeper 30.7% ★, Management 14.5%, Economy 14.4%, Capitalism 10.7%, Inventory Management 9.2%
- #13 TasteMaker
89% matchVery Positive83% of 1,298 reviews2023
Dev: Jelle Booij
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
TasteMaker is a restaurant tycoon game. Design your own restaurant from the ground up, decorate, create a menu, hire and manage staff, and much more. Keep your customers happy and make a profit to keep the restaurant of your dreams from turning into a nightmare.
Why similar: Cooking 23.9%, Economy 11%, Crafting 10.6%, Time Management 10%, Management 9.8%
- #14 Cafe Business Manager
88% matchVery Positive87% of 379 reviews2026
Dev: Caos Interactive
Windows
Build, design and manage your own café in this detailed cafe management simulator. Hire staff, craft your menu, serve customers and grow your coffee shop business in a lively island city.
Why similar: Cooking 21.2%, Shop Keeper 20.3% ★, Economy 12.2%, Management 9.3%, Immersive Sim 8.3%
- #15 Coffie Simulator
87% matchVery Positive89% of 106 reviews2026
Dev: SakneDevPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Coffie Simulator is a coffee simulator game. Run your own café, serve 500+ unique customers, and master the art of coffee-making! Customize, upgrade, and manage your shop while handling orders with precision. Every choice matters—your reputation shapes the experience. Can you succeed?
Why similar: Job Simulator 23.8% ★, Cooking 21.7%, Time Management 17%, Immersive Sim 9.9%, Management 7.4%
- #16 Coffie Simulator - Prologue
86% matchVery Positive90% of 71 reviews2025
Dev: SakneDevPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
In Coffie Simulator Prologue , run your own café, serve unique cusstomers, and master the art of coffee-making! Customize, upgrade, and manage your shop while handling orders with precision. Every choice matters. Can you succeed?
Why similar: Time Management 23.3%, Economy 14.5%, Cooking 13.9%, Immersive Sim 12.7%, Crafting 10.2%
- #17 Cats & Cups
84% matchVery Positive90% of 1,240 reviews2025
Dev: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Play as a barista in a cat-inspired coffee shop, where your customers are cats! Brew coffee and various drinks. Wholesome and cozy hand-drawn art, various mini-games and a lot of cats & coffee! Learn to craft complex orders, keep your catstomers happy. 🐱☕
Why similar: Job Simulator 37.1% ★, Shop Keeper 26.3% ★, Cats 12.8%, Immersive Sim 8.4%, Simulation 5.4%
- #18 Service Please
85% matchVery Positive81% of 111 reviews2026
Dev: Dynamic Dice
Windows
Service Please is a top-down restaurant management and tycoon game focused on relaxed gameplay and steady progression. Manage customers, organize staff, upgrade your menu, and build your restaurant step by step.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 19.4% ★, Cooking 19.2%, Time Management 9.9%, Economy 8.5%, Crafting 7.4%
- #19 Tiny Bakery
84% matchVery Positive91% of 81 reviews2026
Dev: Bubbly Games
Windows
Run a tiny bakery for sweet-toothed slime customers! Adapt to changing weather, seasons, and festivals as cravings shift. Unlock new recipes, welcome new guests, and prepare each night for the day ahead.
Why similar: Cooking 22.3%, Job Simulator 18.1% ★, Shop Keeper 15.3% ★, Time Management 10.6%, Crafting 8.7%
- #20 Baker Business 3
86% matchVery Positive87% of 67 reviews2022
Dev: Living Code Labs
Windows · Mac · Linux
Manage your very own bakery. Discover recipes, bake tasty treats and sell them to your customers. Unlock upgrades such as ovens and display shelves to expand your bakery. Customize the interior and exterior style to create your dream bakery.
Why similar: Cooking 29.1%, Shop Keeper 28.9% ★, Immersive Sim 8.8%, Management 7.4%, Simulation 6.9%
- #21 Witchy Business
83% matchVery Positive87% of 1,054 reviews2025
Dev: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Manage your very own Witchcraft Shop! Witchy Business is a job simulator game where you brew potions for your customers, collect oddities, grow flowers in your garden, upgrade your alchemy station, and thrive. Make sure you are quick to take care of customers and hex thieves!
Why similar: Job Simulator 41.9% ★, Shop Keeper 26% ★, Crafting 11.4%, Simulation 6.2%, RPG 5.3%
- #22 Maid Cafe Coop
82% matchVery Positive99% of 104 reviews2026
Dev: Aranclanos
Windows
Become a cute maid in a maid cafe! Prepare to harness your inner moe energy by preparing and serving customers many different drinks and foods with proper Moe Moe Kyun~ hospitality, and unlock new ways to make them happier. Play singleplayer or with your friends!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 30% ★, Cooking 17.5%, Time Management 14.8%, Economy 11.1%, Management 8%
- #23 CRUFT
81% matchVery Positive95% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Go On Entertainment
Windows · Mac
A cozy crafter with tons of things to create, sell, or just have fun making. Every recipe always makes a bit of CRUFT too, so you should probably clean up after yourself!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 18.3% ★, Job Simulator 14.9% ★, Cooking 12.1%, Time Management 11.7%, Inventory Management 9.9%
- #24 SkyBrew: Entropic Strategist
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 565 reviews2025
Dev: ATRIC Games
Windows
Experience entrepreneurship in a floating cloud cafe. Manage your flying cafe, customize construction, train staff, handle random events, and uncover the secrets of the commercial empire, growing from a small shop to the sky's brightest star.
Why similar: Cooking 29.3%, Shop Keeper 24.6% ★, Management 10.3%, Time Management 10.2%, Building 8.7%
- #25 My Café Manager Simulator
80% matchMixed69% of 208 reviews2026
Dev: OUT OF THE ORDINARYPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Cozy café store management simulator: renovate and decorate, stock shelves, and run the checkout. Roll in deliveries with a cart, set up promotions and hire staff as you expand from a tiny shop into a bustling café.
Why similar: Job Simulator 28.4% ★, Cooking 26%, Time Management 11.8%, Immersive Sim 10.5%, Management 9.5%
- #26 Shop Legends
82% matchMixed43% of 212 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: Time Management 15.6%, Crafting 11.7%, Inventory Management 10.7%, Economy 10.4%, Immersive Sim 10.3%
- #27 MeowCraft
78% matchMostly Positive80% of 159 reviews2026
Dev: Meow StudioPub: 2P Games
Windows
Manage your own feline forge in this cozy yet deep shop simulation! Craft epic legendary gear, expand your smithy, hire quirky cat staff, and dispatch hero squads into dangerous dungeons. You may be cursed to never wield a sword again, but you can build a forging empire to defeat the Demon Dragon!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 30.6% ★, Economy 14.3%, Crafting 13.6%, Management 11.1%, Building 7.1%
- #28 Recipe for Disaster
79% matchMostly Positive71% of 729 reviews2022
Dev: Dapper Penguin StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Recipe for Disaster is a management sim that captures the fast-paced, drama-filled environment of a professional kitchen and dining room. Build your dream restaurant, create recipes, design menus and manage your staff, all while contending with demanding customers and disastrous situations!
Why similar: Cooking 31.3%, Time Management 14.1%, Management 11.8%, Economy 10.6%, Capitalism 7.7%
- #29 Tavern Manager Simulator 🍻
76% matchVery Positive92% of 4,482 reviews2024
Dev: One More Time
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Restore your fantasy tavern to its full glory. Repair, improve and expand the establishment. Cook delicious food and keep an eye on the mood of the visitors. Create a unique atmosphere for unforgettable adventures!
Why similar: Job Simulator 23.9% ★, Shop Keeper 17.9% ★, Cooking 17.6%, Economy 11.4%, Management 8.7%
- #30 Lemon Cake
78% matchVery Positive84% of 2,071 reviews2021
Dev: Cozy Bee Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Restore an abandoned bakery and prepare pastries from farm to table! Grow fresh ingredients in the greenhouse, cook pastries & sweets in the kitchen and serve your baked goods to hungry customers in your own shop!
Why similar: Cooking 27.8%, Time Management 21.3%, Management 12.7%, Simulation 8%, Crafting 6.2%
- #31 Tea Garden Simulator
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 66 reviews2023
Dev: Flying Robot StudiosPub: SYV Games LLP
Windows
Explore tea production intricacies with real-world research, select ideal terroir and clones, master plucking and processing, and create specialty teas for your unique brand. Unravel new flavors, unleash your inner tea scientist, experiment with endless creative ideas, and grow your Tea empire.
Why similar: Time Management 26.4%, Crafting 22.1%, Management 18.6%, Inventory Management 17.7%, Simulation 11.7%
- #32 Rolling Hills: Cozy Sushi Restaurant
77% matchVery Positive90% of 191 reviews2024
Dev: Catch & Release, LLCPub: Balor Games
Windows
Manage your own sushi restaurant! Collect and upgrade dishes, personalize your dining room, and use special abilities to serve customers in a dash.
Why similar: Job Simulator 30.9% ★, Cooking 24.1%, Time Management 16.8%, Management 9.1%, Economy 4.9%
- #33 Tailor Simulator
75% matchVery Positive91% of 504 reviews2026
Dev: Zoady
Windows
Build your workshop and turn it into a fashion business. Interact with your customers and design unique collections to sell in your store. Upgrade your workshop until you rule the fashion industry.
Why similar: Job Simulator 24.3% ★, Shop Keeper 21.4% ★, Inventory Management 11%, Economy 10.7%, Capitalism 8.5%
- #34 Coffee Please
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: NepixPub: OneTwoPlay
Windows
Become a cozy coffee shop owner. Manage inventory, set prices, take payments, pet the cat, expand, and decorate your venue to build the best coffee house. Enjoy the charm of a heartwarming cafe simulator!
Why similar: Immersive Sim 21.2%, Economy 16.5%, Capitalism 14.6%, Inventory Management 14.2%, Simulation 12%
- #35 Yerba Mate Tycoon
77% matchVery Positive88% of 120 reviews2021
Dev: DonislawDev
Windows · Mac · Linux
Yerba Mate Tycoon is a unique management game. You are taking care of a yerba mate production shop/company, create, customize various yerba mates, unlock new upgrades, and grow your company. Don't know what yerba mate is? Let's say it's a coffee alternative in South American countries.
Why similar: Time Management 25.6%, Economy 17.6%, Management 16.1%, Capitalism 14.5%, Simulation 8.5%
- #36 Ice Cream Simulator
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 207 reviews2026
Dev: AM PlayhousePub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac
Run your dream ice cream shop in Ice Cream Simulator! Create delicious ice cream using a variety of ingredients, manage your business, hire staff, decorate your store, handle changing weather and different customers, and enjoy a relaxing first-person simulation experience.
Why similar: Cooking 27.6%, Inventory Management 13.3%, Economy 12.4%, Immersive Sim 11.1%, Capitalism 10.5%
- #37 Supermarket & Internet Cafe Simulator
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 922 reviews2024
Dev: SmartPlayGames
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 27.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
"Internet Cafe & Supermarket Simulator 2024" is a comprehensive simulation game that combines the management of both an internet cafe and a supermarket. Step into the role of a shop owner, apply your business acumen, and expand your empire step by step.
Why similar: Time Management 23.3%, Inventory Management 15.4%, Economy 15%, Management 13.5%, Building 10.1%
- #38 Coffee Express: Barista Simulator
75% matchMixed70% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Fat Cat InteractivePub: Genco Interactive
Windows
Open your own coffee shop and become a barista in the cozy and colorful world of Coffee Express! A unique experience awaits you with stock tracking, realistic coffee making experience and shop customizations. Make your customers happy by making excellent coffee in your own coffee paradise!
Why similar: Job Simulator 29.6% ★, Shop Keeper 22.3% ★, Cooking 17.5%, Immersive Sim 8.6%, Management 6.4%
- #39 Bean Meets Paw
73% matchVery Positive95% of 91 reviews2026
Dev: XINGXIAN NET
Windows
Build your dream cat café! Design cozy spaces with cute furniture, bake cat-themed treats, and hire fluffy staff (baristas, bakers, cashiers). Grow from a small shop to a feline empire by unlocking bakery equipment and decorations. Attract unique cats to be your café's star attraction!
Why similar: Cooking 45.5%, Crafting 19.9%, Management 15%, Simulation 6.3%, Cute 5.9%
- #40 Gacha Capsule Shop Simulator - Akihabara
72% matchVery Positive81% of 449 reviews2026
Dev: UGC90
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
What's it like to open a shop in Akihabara? Sourcing, displaying, hiring(Staff & Robots), setting your own prices. From a little shop to a legendary otaku shop filled with rare figures. Conquer Akihabara with your gacha business skills. (and sometimes physical means too)!
Why similar: Economy 21.3%, Shop Keeper 16.8% ★, Management 16.3%, Capitalism 15.4%, Simulation 10.3%
- #41 Figure Shop Simulator
71% matchVery Positive85% of 396 reviews2026
Dev: Gnome Games
Windows
Run your own figure shop! Produce figures with 3D printers, stock your shelves, set prices, and offer the best shopping experience to your customers. Manage your storage, expand and design your store. Try to complete collection sets, follow market trends, and grow your business!
Why similar: Time Management 23.3%, Economy 19.1%, Immersive Sim 14.6%, Crafting 10.4%, Management 10.3%
- #42 Gaming Cafe Simulator
72% matchVery Positive84% of 422 reviews2025
Dev: Prapancha Studios
Windows
Revive a closed-down gaming café and build it into the ultimate gaming hub! Manage rentals, sell gaming merch, and expand with PCs, consoles, and an in-house café to prepare and sell fresh food. Attract customers with unique gaming sections. Can you turn your dream café into a bustling success?
Why similar: Cooking 32.2%, Time Management 17.3%, Management 13.4%, Immersive Sim 12.1%, Inventory Management 10%
- #43 PurrPlate
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 104 reviews2026
Dev: LeankomGames
Windows
In this sunlit feline paradise, become the owner of a one-of-a-kind restaurant designed with your dream "Purr Plate"! Team up with over 100+ quirky cat staffers--from paw-kneading bakers to servers tumbling adorably over their own tails--to create your purrfect woodland café!
Why similar: Economy 31.2%, Cats 29.5%, Cute 10.5%, Top-Down 9.1%, Strategy 8.9%
- #44 Bookshop Simulator
69% matchVery Positive93% of 1,672 reviews2026
Dev: Blep Games
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Open your own bookshop! Order books, stock your shelves, and earn revenue. Use your profits to decorate, expand, and hire staff. Collect rare books that give powerful abilities. Adopt a cat to keep you and your customers company along the way!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 23.4% ★, Economy 15.3%, Cats 12.3%, Management 11.7%, Capitalism 11.6%
- #45 Cafe Owner Simulator
73% matchMixed63% of 1,112 reviews2022
Dev: Second RealityPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Open your dream restaurant at FPP. Create a unique exterior and interior, hire the best workers and chefs, create a place where people will love to eat, spend time and spend their money. Simulation of the restaurant business.
Why similar: Cooking 31.1%, Economy 20.3%, Management 12.9%, Immersive Sim 12.5%, Building 9.4%
- #46 Fast Food Manager
74% matchMixed69% of 268 reviews2021
Dev: Cyber EyePub: UMKA Games
Windows
Launch your own business from scratch! Starting with a small coffee booth, build the most popular food service chain in town. Experiment, develop, make a profit.
Why similar: Cooking 26.7%, Economy 14.2%, Time Management 13.6%, Crafting 11.9%, Management 10.8%
- #47 Papa's Mocharia Deluxe
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 887 reviews2026
Dev: Flipline Studios
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Create delicious coffee drinks and cannoli in Papa's Mocharia Deluxe! Create stylish layered lattes in the coffeehouse for Papa Louie's loyal customers while earning tips, points, and Special Recipes. Take a trip in the Food Truck to design and serve your own eye-catching creations!
Why similar: Cooking 40.6%, Time Management 24%, Management 11.6%, Simulation 7.5%, Strategy 6.6%
- #48 The Boba Teashop
69% matchVery Positive94% of 1,400 reviews2025
Dev: Mike Ten
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
A cozy horror game where you own and manage a boba tea shop. Prepare boba teas, serve customers, and expand your menu to grow your business.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 34.4%, Management 31%, Simulation 18.2%, 3D 10.3%, Casual 6.1%
- #49 Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator
71% matchVery Positive84% of 2,817 reviews2023
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Create and manage your dream restaurant! Menus, purchasing, décor, staff, equipment, customers… and don't forget the actual cooking! Experience the daily life of a restaurateur and earn your awards from the Michelin Guide.
Why similar: Cooking 30.8%, Job Simulator 16.8% ★, Inventory Management 15.1%, Immersive Sim 12.8%, Management 11.4%
- #50 Call of Boba
70% matchMixed70% of 167 reviews2025
Dev: Tomatoast
Windows
A cozy pixel art adventure about saving a struggling Boba Tea shop. Brew up tasty drinks, battle enemies for inspiration, make friends with customers, and much much more, on your quest to serve up the best tea in town!
Why similar: Cooking 42.3%, Management 20.2%, Simulation 12.2%, RPG 9.7%, Cute 9.4%
- #51 Whimsy Bake&Craft
69% matchMixed65% of 423 reviews2026
Dev: MOON SCAPEPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Take over a bakery! Establish production lines for farming, fishing, and baking to create delicious treats! Fulfill missions to earn rewards. Recruit helpers, expand production, and decorate the bakery and homes. Restore Starlight Island to its former glory—one delicious dessert at a time!
Why similar: Time Management 41.1%, Building 15%, Simulation 14.4%, Top-Down 13.4%, Cute 9.1%
- #52 Coffee Bar Simulator
70% matchMixed54% of 71 reviews2025
Dev: Digital MelodyPub: Games Incubator
Windows
Open your own café and create a place brimming with aroma and flavor. Serve coffee, pastries, and desserts, expand your bar, decorate the interior, and serve your guests in a way that keeps them coming back for more!
Why similar: Cooking 41.8%, Simulation 13.1%, Management 11.3%, Economy 10.7%, Immersive Sim 8.7%
- #53 Tabletop Game Shop Simulator
67% matchVery Positive84% of 502 reviews2026
Dev: LudogramPub: Knight Fever Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Run your own tabletop game shop! Stock shelves, glue & paint minis, battle customers on game night, and grow your store into the ultimate nerd paradise.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 28.8% ★, Job Simulator 27.9% ★, Immersive Sim 10.4%, Management 9.5%, Capitalism 9.2%
- #54 Speakeasy Simulator
68% matchVery Positive91% of 67 reviews2026
Dev: Arcana GamesPub: Bluelily Games
Windows
Manage your own speakeasy hidden from prying eyes during Prohibition. Experiment with recipes, perfect the quality of your spirits, and transform your bar into an elegant, unique venue. Combine craftsmanship, optimization, and decoration to offer your guests an unforgettable experience.
Why similar: Job Simulator 23.5% ★, Shop Keeper 19.2% ★, Cooking 15.7%, Economy 9%, Crafting 8.2%
- #55 Night Rolls Cozy Store
67% matchVery Positive91% of 266 reviews2026
Dev: Polytale Games
Windows
Run a cozy late-night store. Prep fresh sushi and rolls, stock the shelves, and serve customers until dawn. A chill store management game where every night shift is yours to own.
Why similar: Cooking 31.1%, Inventory Management 21.6%, Management 12.6%, Immersive Sim 10%, Simulation 7%
- #56 Kemono Teatime
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,729 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Lalala
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Relax in the world of Kemono Teatime, where animal ears are a normal part of everyday life. Here in Melodius, you can whip up whatever blends of tea you desire in your favorite cafe as you play through an adorable story. Come now and live out your bestest and cutest life—down to the last drop.
Why similar: Cooking 33.8%, Immersive Sim 21.4%, Simulation 14.3%, Cats 13.6%, Cute 10.6%
- #57 Touhou Mystia's Izakaya
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 32,857 reviews2021
Dev: 二色幽紫蝶
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 35.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A brand new pixel art restaurant simulator based on the Touhou Project! Play as Mystia, the owner of a small izakaya. Collect ingredients by day, cater to the customers by night, learn recipes from familiar characters, and become the best izakaya owner in all of Gensokyo!
Why similar: Cooking 32.6%, Time Management 24.2%, Economy 11.5%, Capitalism 10.6%, Simulation 8.7%
- #58 Ugoku Sushi Bar
66% matchVery Positive88% of 374 reviews2026
Dev: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Become a sushi chef in a cozy Japanese conveyor belt sushi bar! 🍣 Prepare sushi on your crafting table, serve quirky customers, learn new recipes, unlock fresh ingredients, upgrade your kitchen, and build relationships with your regular customers.
Why similar: Job Simulator 35.1% ★, Cooking 29.7%, Management 7.6%, Inventory Management 7.3%, Immersive Sim 6.9%
- #59 Bakery Simulator
70% matchMixed66% of 2,450 reviews2022
Dev: Live Motion GamesPub: Ultimate Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Get up before dawn and see what it's like to be a baker! Learn to bake several dozen types of bread. Use realistic bakery machines. Deliver orders to stores, earn, and invest. Use original recipes or experiment with ingredients.
Why similar: Cooking 27%, Time Management 21.5%, Economy 16.4%, Crafting 13.5%, Management 9%
- #60 Vending Machine Co.
65% matchVery Positive86% of 521 reviews2026
Dev: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Run your kawaii vending machine company! A relaxing sim where you manage, restock, and repair your vending machines across a charming Japanese city. Pick neighborhoods, stock up on snacks, set the perfect price, upgrade your machines. Enjoy lots of fun minigames along the way.
Why similar: Job Simulator 30.7% ★, Shop Keeper 20.5% ★, Inventory Management 12.2%, Economy 10.5%, Management 8.5%