- #1 Recycling Center Simulator
97% matchVery Positive86% of 2,974 reviews2024
Dev: Balas GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 10.5 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Recycling Center Simulator is a business simulator game with a first person view. Make money from garbage, collect raw materials for your recycling center from different locations, recycle them, make money by producing new products and improve your factory.
Why similar: Time Management 15.4%, Life Sim 15%, Automation 12.8%, Sandbox 11.2%, Simulation 10%
- #2 Food Processing Simulator
96% matchVery Positive88% of 341 reviews2026
Dev: Bewolba Studios
Windows
Build and manage your own food processing factory. Automate production with machines, work together with skilled employees to keep operations running smoothly, expand your facility, and keep inventory under control as you grow from a small workshop into a large scale production facility.
Why similar: Automation 17.5%, Life Sim 16.5%, Time Management 15.4%, Sandbox 14.4%, Simulation 10.4%
- #3 Gold Mining Simulator
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 16,414 reviews2017
Dev: Code Horizon
Windows
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 31.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Become a gold miner. Work hard, dig deep, explore the world, and you’ll become the wealthiest person in Alaska. Use a variety of specialist machines to find as much gold as you can.
Why similar: Mining 38.1% ★, Simulation 27.9%, Realistic 12.8%, Sandbox 10.8%, Building 5.4%
- #4 Out of Ore
95% matchVery Positive85% of 4,211 reviews2022
Dev: North Modding Company AB
Windows
Median: 12.7 hrsMean: 42.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Build your own mining company from the ground up. Extract resources, operate heavy machinery, construct infrastructure, and grow from a laborer to the King of Klondike.
Why similar: Sandbox 24.8%, Mining 19.2% ★, Simulation 18.7%, Realistic 11.9%, Building 11.2%
- #5 Parcel Simulator
94% matchVery Positive93% of 2,861 reviews2025
Dev: Dansan Digital
Windows
Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Inspect and process parcels and packages in this parcel inspection simulator! Receive and sort deliveries, examine labels for mistakes, and automate to maximise warehouse efficiency. Upgrade and expand your warehouse to build your parcel empire!
Why similar: Automation 23%, Life Sim 16.8%, Simulation 16.1%, Inventory Management 8.5%, Building 8.3%
- #6 Figure Shop Simulator
94% 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 20.3%, Life Sim 15.3%, Automation 12.5%, Sandbox 11.4%, Simulation 10.9%
- #7 Ore Factory Squad ⛏️
93% matchVery Positive89% of 1,909 reviews2026
Dev: threeWPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Ore Factory Squad is a co-op mining and factory-building game with procedural mining and fun at its core! Play alone or with friends, buy properties, dig deep for valuable resources, complete contracts, upgrade and automate production lines and grow your factory from zero to industry!
Why similar: Mining 26.1% ★, Automation 18.6%, Sandbox 18.4%, Simulation 13.6%, Building 8.1%
- #8 MineMogul
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,475 reviews2025
Dev: NoodleForge (Gvarados & Diomonder)Pub: NoodleForge
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Design and build a factory deep underground in this physics-based automation sandbox. Mine resources, buy machines and master the chaos as you become the ultimate Mine Mogul!
Why similar: Mining 23.9% ★, Automation 22.3%, Sandbox 15%, Building 11.4%, Simulation 10.5%
- #9 Supermarket Simulator
91% matchVery Positive92% of 84,255 reviews2025
Dev: Nokta Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 35.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Run your own supermarket! Stock shelves, set your prices, take payments, hire staff, expand your store, handle shoplifters, and design your layout. Purchase goods from online or local markets around town, and personally deliver online orders to your customers.
Why similar: Simulation 26.8%, Life Sim 14.7%, Management 11.3%, Capitalism 10%, Sandbox 8.9%
- #10 Hydroneer
91% matchVery Positive86% of 28,536 reviews2020
Dev: Foulball Hangover
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Hydroneer is a mining and base building sandbox. Dig for gold and other resources to turn a profit and enhance your mining operation. Build a base of operations, forge weapons, go fishing, and dig deep!
Why similar: Mining 27% ★, Automation 20.8%, Sandbox 19.1%, Building 10.3%, Simulation 10.2%
- #11 Pumping Simulator 2
90% matchVery Positive92% of 1,694 reviews2023
Dev: Lance Games
Windows
Median: 14.5 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A gas station management game, start by selling a car to raise funds and invest in an abandoned plot of land. Build, expand, and upgrade your gas station, diversify services, customize and manage time efficiently during peak hours. And maybe you will become rich
Why similar: Time Management 19.3%, Life Sim 19.3%, Sandbox 14.5%, Simulation 13.3%, Casual 7.5%
- #12 Gemporium: A Cute Mining Sim
88% matchVery Positive93% of 1,273 reviews2025
Dev: Merge Conflict Studio
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Mine, refine, and sell gemstones in Gemporium, a cute, fast-paced shop management game. Upgrade your tools, expand your store, and master the daily rhythm of digging, polishing, and turning a profit to pay off your debt, one gem at a time.
Why similar: Mining 25% ★, Life Sim 18.1%, Time Management 16.4%, Simulation 11.2%, Capitalism 8.3%
- #13 Crypto Miner Tycoon Simulator
89% matchVery Positive83% of 348 reviews2022
Dev: Bigosaur
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Build rigs to mine Bitcoin, Ethereum and other cryptocurrency. Trade on the market to grow wealth. Expand your business into new offices. Hire skilled employees and assign tasks. Use cash from your mega farms to research new technologies and reach the goal of each scenario.
Why similar: Mining 21.5% ★, Simulation 21.3%, Sandbox 12.5%, Automation 12%, Realistic 9.5%
- #14 Mall Simulator
87% matchVery Positive83% of 3,319 reviews2025
Dev: F13 Games
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 29.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Turn your building from a small shopping center into a huge city mall! To avoid going bankrupt, you’ll need to build new stores and restaurants, set smart prices, and keep up with trends. 15+ stores, dozens of machines & services, and hundreds of brands waiting for you!
Why similar: Life Sim 17%, Capitalism 14.1%, Simulation 13%, Sandbox 12.8%, Building 8.5%
- #15 Automation Empire
89% matchMixed66% of 2,646 reviews2019
Dev: DOG HOGGLER
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Build and manage a massive industrial network of factories, mines, and farms. Employ a fleet of trains, trucks, and robotic drones. In the age of automation, efficiency is survival!
Why similar: Automation 25.8%, Sandbox 18.7%, Simulation 17.9%, Mining 13.5% ★, Building 10.8%
- #16 Ranch Farm and Store Simulator
86% matchVery Positive87% of 319 reviews2025
Dev: Bewolba Studios
Windows
Enjoy the experience of running your own ranch and store from the ground up. Grow crops, raise livestock, and keep your customers stocked with fresh products. Defend your farm from wild animal attacks. Hire employees and grow from a humble beginning into a thriving business.
Why similar: Life Sim 16.8%, Time Management 15.6%, Sandbox 14.4%, Simulation 10.2%, Capitalism 9.9%
- #17 Moose Miners
86% matchMixed69% of 528 reviews2024
Dev: Lingon Studios
Windows
Median: 13.7 hrsMean: 144.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Take control of a mining operation run by moose. They mine and sell the gems. You need to decide where to spend the profits. Hire more miners and upgrade their gear. Buy new rails and minecarts to get deeper into the mine. The deeper you get the more valuable gems you will find.
Why similar: Mining 25.8% ★, Automation 18.2%, Capitalism 14.5%, Simulation 13.5%, Building 10.9%
- #18 Junkyard Builder
85% matchMostly Positive74% of 258 reviews2026
Dev: FreeMind S.A.
Windows
In Junkyard Builder, you’re the proud owner of a once-forgotten junkyard, now brimming with endless potential. Dive into the satisfying world of restoration, recycling, and raw hustle as you transform trash into treasure and rise to become the ruler of the junk empire!
Why similar: Life Sim 16.9%, Automation 13.4%, Sandbox 13.3%, Simulation 11.1%, Capitalism 10.2%
- #19 Beer Manufacture Simulator
84% matchMostly Positive80% of 171 reviews2026
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Brew your own beer from scratch! Take on the role of a brewmaster, learn brewing techniques, create unique recipes, and grow your craft brewery into a full-scale factory. Expand your brewery from mashing and fermenting to bottling and selling - every decision shapes your beer empire
Why similar: Life Sim 26%, Simulation 22.8%, Realistic 12.2%, Casual 11.3%, Automation 9.9%
- #20 Crypto Mining Simulator
84% matchMixed64% of 1,535 reviews2021
Dev: Satosha Nakamoti
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Realistic Mining simulator with custom builds mechanics! A lot of GPUs, CPUs, Motherboards, RAMs, SSDs, PSUs and more! Build your dream farm with 1000+ GPUs!
Why similar: Mining 21.6% ★, Life Sim 18.4%, Sandbox 15.3%, Automation 12.8%, Simulation 11%
- #21 Center Station Simulator
82% matchVery Positive88% of 577 reviews2024
Dev: Nightmare Phoenix
Windows
Mine, farm, manufacture components and build a wide range of machines in an infinite basement. Forget primitive tasks thanks to automation! And sell your products to your customers! Build a parking, a gas station...
Why similar: Sandbox 26.8%, Automation 21.3%, Simulation 18.9%, Building 13.2%, Management 8.4%
- #22 Bank Simulator
82% matchMostly Positive72% of 391 reviews2025
Dev: Strong Bow Games
Windows
Build and manage your financial empire from a small bank to a global powerhouse. Approve loans, trade bonds, hire staff, and master the market in Bank Simulator a business management sim and banking tycoon where every economic decision impacts your bottom line
Why similar: Life Sim 16.6%, Automation 15.9%, Sandbox 13.7%, Capitalism 12.5%, Simulation 10.6%
- #23 Farm Factory Simulator
80% matchVery Positive94% of 106 reviews2026
Dev: Bewolba Studios
Windows
Grow crops, automate production, and manage your own store. Turn fresh harvests into valuable products and create a wide range of goods. Optimize your workflow with efficient production chains and smart business decisions. Expand your facilities and build the fully automated farm-to-market business.
Why similar: Automation 23.7%, Time Management 18.4%, Sandbox 17%, Simulation 14.2%, Capitalism 11.5%
- #24 Vending Machine Business Simulator
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 203 reviews2025
Dev: Crow Interactive
Windows
Build your business! control every aspect of a thriving vending machine business. Buy, place, and restock machines to increase profits. Do you have what it takes to manage, expand, and dominate the vending industry?
Why similar: Sandbox 16.4%, Capitalism 15.7%, Life Sim 15%, Realistic 11.8%, Simulation 10.5%
- #25 Rest Area Simulator
79% matchVery Positive86% of 700 reviews2026
Dev: Oriseus StudiosPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Take over the gas station and convenience store at a roadside rest area and expand by purchasing new businesses. Manage a living world shaped by dynamic economy and random events. Upgrade your facilities, satisfy your customers, and play solo or with friends.
Why similar: Life Sim 18.2%, Sandbox 16.7%, Simulation 13.7%, Time Management 11.2%, Inventory Management 9.2%
- #26 Black Gold: Oil Drilling Simulator
81% matchMixed62% of 156 reviews2026
Dev: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Step into the grit of the early 20th-century oil boom. Build your drilling empire from the dirt up chop timber, maintain rusty machinery, and manage a rugged crew. Strike black gold, overcome ruthless crises, and turn raw earth into an unimaginable fortune. The rush begins now.
Why similar: Automation 21.9%, Simulation 14.3%, Building 12%, Sandbox 11.1%, Realistic 11%
- #27 Coal Mining Simulator
83% matchMostly Negative34% of 183 reviews2023
Dev: GamePlanet
Windows
Welcome to the world of Coal Mining! Start with almost nothing and get to the top - develop your mine, sell coal, buy new machines and avoid dangers in this sandbox simulator. Take control of numerous mining machines. Destroy, mine, drill, transport and blow things up.
Why similar: Mining 35.3% ★, Sandbox 25.3%, Simulation 18%, Realistic 8.2%, Management 8.2%
- #28 Airport Baggage Simulator
78% matchVery Positive91% of 122 reviews2026
Dev: Three River Games (3RG)
Windows
Inspect and sort baggage at the airport! Check suitcases for illegal contents, weight, and destination airport. Build your own fully automated baggage handling system and optimize your terminal's efficiency for maximum profit!
Why similar: Automation 21.3%, Life Sim 18.2%, Simulation 14.1%, Inventory Management 9%, Building 9%
- #29 Cash Cleaner Simulator
77% matchVery Positive92% of 8,064 reviews2025
Dev: Mind Control GamesPub: Forklift Interactive
Windows
Median: 13.2 hrsMean: 48.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Check it, clean it, sort it, ship it. Welcome to the life of a cash cleaner. Take jobs from underworld contacts and clean some cash. Just don't try to leave...
Why similar: Life Sim 22.6%, Automation 22.5%, Sandbox 21.6%, Simulation 11.5%, Management 8.8%
- #30 Hydroponics Farm & Store Simulator
79% matchVery Positive82% of 353 reviews2025
Dev: Bewolba Studios
Windows
Transform your passion into profit with hydroponics! Design, build, and manage your own sustainable farming and business system. Experiment with different plants and fish, customize your setup, supply the market needs, and harvest your success. Dive into the future of farming today!
Why similar: Life Sim 19.2%, Sandbox 14.5%, Time Management 13.9%, Simulation 11.7%, Capitalism 10.7%
- #31 Star Ores Inc.
78% matchVery Positive82% of 341 reviews2025
Dev: BlackBeak GamesPub: Three River Games (3RG)
Windows
Take over an abandoned space station and manage your own ore mine. Cut through the asteroid with your laser, sell ore, and create an automated network of robot helpers to maximize your profit.
Why similar: Mining 26.5% ★, Sandbox 22.3%, Simulation 14.1%, Building 8.4%, Management 8.3%
- #32 Ultimate Theater Simulator
77% matchVery Positive89% of 669 reviews2025
Dev: RAKTWO GamesPub: steelbox Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Ultimate Theater Simulator is a first-person cinema management game where you screen movies, serve snacks, hire staff, handle chaos, and grow your dream theater from the ground up.
Why similar: Life Sim 17.9%, Time Management 17.8%, Sandbox 15.2%, Automation 12.7%, Simulation 10.7%
- #33 Returns Outlet Simulator
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,017 reviews2025
Dev: Twisted Twice Games
Windows
Median: 12.9 hrsMean: 32.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Build an Empire from Pallet Returns! Buy mystery pallets of customer returns, uncover hidden treasures, and fix broken electronics! Manage your own outlet store and take risks to turn someone else's returns into your pure profit!
Why similar: Automation 24.8%, Life Sim 24.2%, Simulation 12.1%, Inventory Management 10.3%, Realistic 10.1%
- #34 Captain of Industry
76% matchVery Positive90% of 11,659 reviews2022
Dev: MaFi Games
Windows
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 85.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Build an industrial empire on a remote island. Mine resources, reshape terrain with excavators, grow food, construct factories, lay train tracks, and trade with the outside world. Research 100+ technologies to advance from basic metal smelting all the way to nuclear power and space flight.
Why similar: Automation 36.4%, Simulation 15.1%, Mining 12.6% ★, Building 11%, Resource Management 10.7%
- #35 Shooting Range Simulator
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 203 reviews2026
Dev: Buffed GamesPub: KNGL Studio
Windows
Run your own Shooting Range. Manage your supplies, rent guns, and sell ammo packs. Expand and upgrade your shop; level up your popularity to get even better equipment. Open various cases and sell the skins you got from them. Join shooting tournaments and much more!
Why similar: Capitalism 15.7%, Life Sim 15.5%, Simulation 15%, Building 10.1%, Sandbox 9.5%
- #36 Alaska Gold Fever
74% matchVery Positive80% of 1,056 reviews2026
Dev: Baked GamesPub: Baked Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Step into the role of a gold prospector during the Alaskan gold rush and build your own empire from scratch. Mine resources, refine different forms of gold, and upgrade your tools to increase efficiency. Explore diverse mines, survive the harsh climate, and complete engaging story and side quests!
Why similar: Mining 28.6% ★, Automation 20.5%, Simulation 13.7%, Building 12.2%, Realistic 11.5%
- #37 Megastore Simulator
72% matchVery Positive93% of 2,069 reviews2026
Dev: Yolo Games Studio
Windows
Median: 13.4 hrsMean: 39.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Megastore Simulator is a first-person management & tycoon game. Start small and grow into a massive two-floor megastore with forklifts, pallet jacks, and staff. Unlock and manage departments like Bakery, Clothing, Electronics, Sports, Music, Toys, Grocery, Seafood, and Vending Machines
Why similar: Life Sim 23.3%, Simulation 16.5%, Capitalism 11.8%, Sandbox 10.6%, Management 9.4%
- #38 Retro Arcade Shop Simulator
73% matchVery Positive89% of 257 reviews2026
Dev: Alt Tab GamePub: Ultimate Publishing
Windows
Build and manage your ultimate retro arcade! Buy classic Arcade Machines, Galaxy Pinball, and Gift Claw games, or invest in Cinema 8D, Go-Karts, and Racing Simulators. Manage the economy, hire staff, and repair your machines to keep the tokens rolling in!
Why similar: Life Sim 23.2%, Simulation 21.2%, Sandbox 19.2%, Time Management 18.3%, Building 7%
- #39 Gas Station Simulator
73% matchVery Positive88% of 27,600 reviews2021
Dev: DRAGO entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Buy an abandoned gas station and restore it to its full glory. Renovate, upgrade and expand upon the offered services to keep up with your clients demands.
Why similar: Simulation 36.7%, Building 19.2%, Realistic 16.1%, Management 13.6%, Casual 11.6%
- #40 MALL MANAGER SIMULATOR
74% matchMixed50% of 152 reviews2025
Dev: Krisztian BlahaPub: KINETIC MOBILE GAMES
Windows
Take full control as you turn a quiet, empty shopping center into a thriving hub of life and profit. Stock shelves, set your own prices, handle payments, hire and train staff, and manage everything down to the finest detail. Every decision counts — and every success is truly yours.
Why similar: Life Sim 20.2%, Sandbox 17.6%, Capitalism 14.7%, Simulation 12%, Realistic 10%
- #41 Keep on Mining!
70% matchVery Positive93% of 8,439 reviews2025
Dev: EagleEye Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Keep on Mining! is a short incremental mining game. Mine rocks, gather materials, find artifacts, craft pickaxes and spend your materials on permanent upgrades inside the big skill tree!
Why similar: Mining 45.4% ★, Capitalism 23.5%, Casual 16.4%, Resource Management 6.7%, Management 4.3%
- #42 Tech Store Simulator
73% matchMixed63% of 138 reviews2024
Dev: Astrasoft
Windows
Tech Store Simulator is a game in which you have to build your own tech store. Buy goods, put them on the shelves, sell them at an inflated price and beat the thieves!Also in the game there is a huge number of opportunities to customize the store and make it the way you would like it in life
Why similar: Life Sim 20.2%, Time Management 18%, Sandbox 17%, Simulation 12.6%, Realistic 8.2%
- #43 PROFITS 2167: Planetary Resource Optimization & Freight Infrastructure Technician Simulator
70% matchVery Positive98% of 223 reviews2026
Dev: Simple Software SolutionsPub: Marevo Collective
Windows
Deliver Minerals. Earn Tokens. Meet Deadlines. Upgrade your Infrastructure. Grow the Numbers. Deploy Human Resources. Manipulate the Token Market. Automate the Network with Delivery Drones. Enjoy the Grind. Enjoy the Future. Enjoy the PROFITS.
Why similar: Mining 29.5% ★, Automation 22.1%, Time Management 22%, Capitalism 15.5%, Resource Management 7.1%
- #44 TCG Card Shop Simulator
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 50,293 reviews2026
Dev: OPNeon Games
Windows
Median: 12.6 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Open your own local game store. Stock shelves with the latest booster packs, or crack them and collect the cards for yourself. Set your own prices, hire staff, host events, and expand your card shop.
Why similar: Simulation 36.3%, Capitalism 18.5%, Life Sim 17.5%, Management 17%, Casual 3.9%
- #45 Fuel Harvest Together
71% matchMixed69% of 986 reviews2025
Dev: Say2SunPub: Grejuva
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Play solo or co-op with up to 5 players to find oil, store crude, refine fuels, and sell them at gas stations and shop. Dig for gems and fossils, upgrade your gear, lease new land, and dominate the city as the biggest oil supplier!
Why similar: Mining 27.6% ★, Life Sim 17.4%, Automation 16.1%, Simulation 14.9%, Building 8.9%
- #46 Blockchain Tycoon
75% matchMixed48% of 52 reviews2021
Dev: Wamill
Windows · Mac
Blockchain Tycoon is the cryptocurrency simulation game where you build and manage your own mining operation. Create your own coin, mine it, invest in other coins, upgrade and overclock GPUs or you can just HODL.
Why similar: Sandbox 16.8%, Automation 15.4%, Simulation 12.8%, Capitalism 12.4%, Inventory Management 10.3%
- #47 Mini Racer Car Shop Simulator
71% matchMixed70% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Bewolba StudiosPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Manage your mini racer car shop, sell mini cars and spare parts, and unleash your creativity with custom builds. Test drive your creations on the race track before putting them up for sale. Transform your shop into a haven for mini car enthusiasts and build a thriving business in the process!
Why similar: Simulation 26.9%, Capitalism 19.1%, Sandbox 17.5%, Management 9.9%, Inventory Management 8.8%
- #48 Crypto Miner Tycoon Simulator Starter Edition
70% matchVery Positive89% of 1,357 reviews2023
Dev: Bigosaur
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Start in your bedroom in year 2010. Build rigs to mine Bitcoin, Ethereum and other crypto coins. Trade on the market to grow wealth. Expand your business into new offices. Hire skilled employees and assign tasks. Use cash from your mega farms to research new technologies.
Why similar: Simulation 24.4%, Sandbox 16.5%, Mining 15.6% ★, Automation 12.6%, Management 9.9%
- #49 Pawnbroker Simulator
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 414 reviews2026
Dev: Next Sky GamesPub: Ultimate Publishing
Windows
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 19.2%, Time Management 18.3%, Sandbox 16.5%, Simulation 11.4%, Building 8%
- #50 Liquor Store Simulator
69% matchVery Positive87% of 616 reviews2025
Dev: Tovarishch GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Open your own Liquor Store! Buy goods, manage your store, hire staff. Who knows, maybe you will be able to make a real alcohol empire out of a small store.
Why similar: Life Sim 19.5%, Sandbox 16.1%, Simulation 15%, Capitalism 14.5%, Realistic 11%
- #51 Factory Outlet Simulator
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 569 reviews2024
Dev: PISHO
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Factory Outlet Simulator is a very comprehensive product manufacturing and selling game. You can produce the products of world famous brands in your factory and sell them. Or you can expand your business and create your own brand. Use your business acumen to lead the market from zero to the top!
Why similar: Life Sim 19.5%, Simulation 15.3%, Capitalism 14%, Automation 11.3%, Inventory Management 8.8%
- #52 Car Dealer Simulator
66% matchVery Positive89% of 10,629 reviews2025
Dev: Garage Monkeys
Windows
Median: 14.2 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Uncover a goldmine in the used car market! Sniff out deals, buy low, modify, and sell high. Your journey from amateur grease monkey to car dealer magnate awaits. How fast will you rise in this lucrative venture?
Why similar: Life Sim 28%, Simulation 19.2%, Realistic 13.2%, Inventory Management 12.4%, Management 9.6%
- #53 Mining Wizards
67% matchMostly Positive80% of 124 reviews2026
Dev: TMA Forge
Windows
Mining Wizards is an incremental mining game. Mine minerals, gather materials, upgrade a massive skill tree, level up, unlock talents, discover artifacts, and attract artifact visitors!
Why similar: Mining 26.9% ★, Automation 22.9%, Simulation 16.7%, Capitalism 14.3%, Management 8.3%
- #54 Hotel Manager Simulator
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: Black Sea Studios
Windows
Build and run your own hotel from the ground up. Manage guests, design rooms, hire staff and upgrade floors. Set competitive prices for rooms and turn the tiny 1-floor building into a thriving 100-story luxury hotel.
Why similar: Life Sim 19.8%, Simulation 18.6%, Building 11.4%, Sandbox 10%, Management 9.5%
- #55 Cafe Business Manager
66% 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: Life Sim 18.5%, Simulation 13%, Capitalism 12.6%, Sandbox 11.7%, Building 11.3%
- #56 Coal LLC
65% matchVery Positive93% of 1,364 reviews2025
Dev: Bye Bye Ocean
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Fill your quota or die. Mine increasingly absurd amounts of coal using some dubious, but effective, mining techniques. Or relax and mine at your own pace in peaceful mode.
Why similar: Mining 31.3% ★, Time Management 23.2%, Capitalism 19.1%, Management 10.4%, Simulation 10.3%
- #57 TerraForge
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 117 reviews2025
Dev: OverjoyedGameDevs
Windows · Linux
TerraForge combines deep incremental mining with hands-on shopkeeping. Dig for rare ores, craft legendary gear, decorate your shop, sell and haggle with customers. Adjust to dynamic market trends, and rebuild your town from the ground up.
Why similar: Mining 33.4% ★, Time Management 27.6%, Simulation 14.5%, Management 8.6%, Casual 8.5%
- #58 Orebound
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 993 reviews2024
Dev: Emberforge
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Orebound is a dwarven themed factory automation game. Play alone or with friends as you build, mine, craft and explore a voxel generated world! Build your fortress, expand your factory, fight off creatures who dwell beneath the mountains and embark on a journey of greatness.
Why similar: Automation 21.4%, Mining 21.1% ★, Resource Management 16%, Simulation 15.6%, Building 15.2%
- #59 Mine Empire
66% matchVery Positive85% of 68 reviews2026
Dev: Forge Games
Windows
In Mine Empire, start with basic mining and expand by gathering resources, upgrading equipment, and deploying machines for full automation. Blast through deep mineral veins with explosives, unlock rebirth upgrades and advanced technology, and build your own powerful mine empire.
Why similar: Mining 36.4% ★, Automation 26.7%, Simulation 11.8%, Casual 8.5%, Resource Management 7.9%