- #1 Monster Lab Simulator
97% matchMostly Positive77% of 533 reviews2026
Dev: Round 3 Studios
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Ready to become a mad scientist? Synthesize, evolve, and command an army of unique creatures in your own lab. Manage your laboratory, master genetic essences, and dominate the battle arena in this deep creature collection simulator!
Why similar: Creature Collector 26.9%, Management 13.4%, Economy 11.3%, Immersive Sim 10.8%, Life Sim 10.6%
- #2 Monster Lab Simulator: Prologue
96% matchMixed70% of 99 reviews2025
Dev: Round3 StudiosPub: Kiki Games
Windows
Monster Lab Simulator is a creature collector where you create, raise, and battle monsters in your own lab. Synthesize essences, hatch eggs, expand your collection, and build the ultimate team!
Why similar: Creature Collector 37.5%, Simulation 14.8%, Immersive Sim 13.4%, Life Sim 10.6%, Economy 7%
- #3 Monster Mop Up
96% matchMixed59% of 214 reviews2025
Dev: Terahard LtdPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Rescue the scared little Ragamuffins from the human world and clean up all evidence of their existence. Mop stains, burn poop, and get rewarded with high tech gear and upgrades. Save enough, and you can even expand your home, decorate it, and live happily ever after with your fluffy little friends!
Why similar: Creature Collector 31.2%, Online Co-Op 18.8%, Immersive Sim 14.4%, Simulation 8.9%, First-Person 5.8%
- #4 TCG Card Shop Simulator
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 47,557 reviews2024
Dev: OPNeon Games
Windows
Median: 12.4 hrsMean: 26.3 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: Management 28.8%, Economy 26.7%, Simulation 17.5%, Life Sim 9.3%, Immersive Sim 7%
- #5 Zoo Simulator
95% matchMostly Positive73% of 191 reviews2024
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
In Zoo Simulator, your main task is to run and manage your own zoo. Renew it and take care of all the animals' needs, ensuring them a peaceful life! Will you attract crowds of visitors? Create your own zoo!
Why similar: Economy 16%, Management 14.9%, Life Sim 12.9%, Simulation 11.2%, Nature 9.6%
- #6 Tavern Manager Simulator 🍻
93% matchVery Positive92% of 4,372 reviews2024
Dev: One More Time
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 13.0 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: Economy 23.1%, Management 19.6%, Life Sim 13.9%, Immersive Sim 13.2%, Simulation 9.5%
- #7 Supermarket Simulator
92% matchVery Positive92% of 82,065 reviews2025
Dev: Nokta Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 34.0 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: Economy 25.9%, Management 24.3%, Simulation 17.3%, Life Sim 9.9%, Immersive Sim 9.1%
- #8 Animal Shelter
94% matchVery Positive88% of 4,060 reviews2022
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
In Animal Shelter, your main target is to make your four-legged friends happy. Pet them, hand out treats, play with toys - and they will pay you back with great trust. Get to know the animals well enough to find them the best home! Don't wait any longer, open your animal shelter now!
Why similar: Life Sim 23.9%, Management 17.7%, Immersive Sim 14.4%, Simulation 11.8%, Realistic 6.6%
- #9 Grocery Store Simulator
91% matchVery Positive91% of 6,070 reviews2024
Dev: EXPERIMENT ONE
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Grocery Store Simulator is a 1-4 player co-op game where you build and manage your own supermarket by stocking shelves, setting prices, hiring staff, and customizing your store, all while expanding your business and keeping customers happy.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 21.5%, Economy 20%, Management 17.4%, Immersive Sim 10.8%, Simulation 9.1%
- #10 My Hotel Simulator
91% matchMixed48% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Digital MelodyPub: Games Incubator
Windows
Build and manage your own hotel, from a small property to a luxury resort. Design rooms, maintain cleanliness, develop amenities, and offer guests unforgettable experiences at your hotel!
Why similar: Management 20.2%, Life Sim 18.1%, Simulation 16.3%, Immersive Sim 10.4%, Economy 9.8%
- #11 Critter Café
90% matchMostly Positive75% of 299 reviews2024
Dev: Sumo DigitalPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Welcome to your Critter Café! Rescue and bond with adorable, fantasy critters in need of your help and build a new home together. Design and run your own café, care for your critters, uncover the secrets of mysterious portals, and create a wholesome café for all to enjoy!
Why similar: Creature Collector 37.2%, Management 19.2%, Life Sim 17.7%, Simulation 8.6%, Relaxing 4.8%
- #12 Let's Build a Zoo
89% matchVery Positive89% of 4,050 reviews2021
Dev: SpringloadedPub: No More Robots
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
It's time to Build a Zoo! Construct and decorate enclosures, buy and breed animals, hire zookeepers and vets... then try your hand at DNA splicing, and stitch together over 300,000 different types of animal. This can only go smoothly...
Why similar: Creature Collector 35%, Management 22.5%, Simulation 13.7%, Economy 12.7%, Sandbox 7%
- #13 Ant Keeping Simulator
89% matchVery Positive89% of 117 reviews2024
Dev: Kunstaat
Windows
Grow, feed and care for your colony of mighty ants in a realistic semi-idle simulation of ant keeping. Created in collaboration with ant keeping enthusiasts, Ant Keeping Simulator will be an accurate experience to ant keepers.
Why similar: Management 19.6%, Nature 18.8%, Creature Collector 18.2%, Simulation 16.6%, Life Sim 7.4%
- #14 GeckoShop
88% matchMostly Positive72% of 350 reviews2025
Dev: Reptoid
Windows
Collect and sell geckos. Manage and upgrade your shop. Explore the island, filled with life and secrets. Sell your geckos, or keep 'em as your Pets!
Why similar: Creature Collector 30.7%, Economy 17.9%, Management 16.9%, Online Co-Op 12.7%, Simulation 8.5%
- #15 Animal Shelter 2
87% matchVery Positive81% of 1,344 reviews2025
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Welcome back to the heartwarming world of Animal Shelter 2! Provide a loving home for every four-legged friend in need – play with them, pet them, even dress them up! Get to know them and find them a loving family. Play with your friends and manage your shelter together in co-op!
Why similar: Management 22.8%, Life Sim 20%, Simulation 16.3%, First-Person 7.7%, Realistic 7.4%
- #16 Bookshop Simulator
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,208 reviews2025
Dev: Blep Games
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Economy 23.6%, Management 20.8%, Life Sim 13.9%, Immersive Sim 11.8%, Simulation 10.4%
- #17 Plant Nursery Simulator
85% matchVery Positive95% of 276 reviews2025
Dev: Robot Assembly
Windows
Run your own cozy Plant Nursery in this relaxing sim. Grow crops, stock shelves, and help customers. Expand with greenhouses, hire staff, and decorate your dream shop. Perfect for fans of wholesome farming and sim games.
Why similar: Economy 25.1%, Management 23.3%, Simulation 17.8%, Immersive Sim 10.8%, Life Sim 8.4%
- #18 Cat Cafe Manager
86% matchVery Positive88% of 3,138 reviews2022
Dev: Roost GamesPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Management 33.5%, Life Sim 25.6%, Simulation 16.1%, Relaxing 7.3%, Cute 6.4%
- #19 Bobo Bay
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 728 reviews2026
Dev: NewFutureKids
Windows
Bobo Bay is a cozy pet simulation game where you raise Bobos day by day. Train them, accessorize them, mash (breed) new generations, compete in events, explore randomized islands, improve the town, and discover new species as they grow.
Why similar: Creature Collector 34.5%, Management 17.3%, Nature 11.1%, Life Sim 9.1%, Simulation 7.4%
- #20 Candy & Toys Store Simulator
84% matchVery Positive83% of 195 reviews2024
Dev: Ox Games
Windows
Run your own candy and toys store. Order supplies, receive deliveries, stock shelves, hire employees, set prices, and expand your business. Unlock a Gaming Club across the street, place arcade machines and billiard tables, set profits, and collect earnings.
Why similar: Economy 26%, Management 21.3%, Life Sim 16.7%, Simulation 12.3%, Nature 4.9%
- #21 Megaquarium
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,695 reviews2018
Dev: Twice Circled
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
The public aquarium simulator. Design your displays, look after your fish, manage your staff and keep your guests happy! It's all in a day's work as the curator of your very own Megaquarium.
Why similar: Creature Collector 35.4%, Management 20.8%, Economy 13.5%, Simulation 10.9%, Sandbox 6.9%
- #22 Exotica 2: Pet Shop Simulator
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 448 reviews2026
Dev: Konrul GamePub: Ultimate Publishing
Windows
Exotica 2: Pet Shop Simulator is a cozy management game where you design and run your own exotic pet shop. Care for over 70 animals, raise babies, breed rare color variants, customize your store, and manage customers and staff.
Why similar: Life Sim 18.4%, Nature 16.5%, Simulation 15.3%, Immersive Sim 15.1%, Cute 7%
- #23 Zoo Simulator: Prologue
83% matchMostly Positive71% of 249 reviews2024
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 32%
The Prologue is just part of the gameplay that awaits you in the full version. In Zoo Simulator: Prologue, your main task is to run and manage your own zoo. Renew it and take care of all the animals' needs, ensuring them a peaceful life! Will you attract crowds of visitors? Create your own zoo!
Why similar: Management 19.7%, Nature 18.1%, Life Sim 13%, Simulation 11.5%, Immersive Sim 10.7%
- #24 Animal Trainer Simulator
82% matchMixed52% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Become a real-life animal trainer! Manage and develop your animal training center, create a safe and happy place for them! Train different types of animals, and give them a lot of attention and they will surely become calmer and more cooperative with their owners.
Why similar: Life Sim 16.6%, Nature 16.1%, Simulation 16%, Management 8.7%, Realistic 8.4%
- #25 Old Market Simulator
79% matchVery Positive88% of 5,087 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: Online Co-Op 19.9%, Management 18.8%, Life Sim 15.7%, Economy 13.4%, Immersive Sim 12.3%
- #26 Your Big, Cute Monster Farm
79% matchMostly Positive80% of 992 reviews2025
Dev: KaiPlay StudioPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 27.9 hrsMean: 85.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Create a farm at the bottom of the screen and enjoy planting and harvesting with your monster companions! They handle all the work—just plan the layout, decorate, and wait for fun crop mutations. Take a break from busy life and enjoy the calm joy of farming.
Why similar: Creature Collector 39.1%, Simulation 18.3%, Economy 15%, Management 13.8%, Casual 6%
- #27 Creature Kitchen
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive100% of 7,092 reviews2026
Dev: The Rat Zone
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A creepy-cozy cooking simulator where you befriend local wildlife and feed them their favorite snacks! With a strange house to search and forest to explore, the witching hour has only begun.
Why similar: Creature Collector 40.9%, Nature 17.7%, First-Person 7%, Simulation 6.7%, Sandbox 5.9%
- #28 Pet Shop Simulator
81% matchMostly Positive71% of 329 reviews2024
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Run your own pet shop in Pet Shop Simulator! Find new homes for pets, thus fulfilling the dreams of your customers. Take care of the needs of animals by selling the right items and get involved in matters related to the pets' home life!
Why similar: Management 24.2%, Life Sim 16.3%, Immersive Sim 13.8%, Simulation 13.5%, First-Person 7.6%
- #29 My Singing Monsters
80% matchVery Positive94% of 47,576 reviews2021
Dev: Big Blue Bubble
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Dive into the Musical World of My Singing Monsters! Breed them, feed them, listen to them sing! Breed & collect a menagerie of Monsters, each a living instrument! Build your paradise across 35+ Islands, customize your world, and enjoy endless music! There's never a dull moment in the Monster World!
Why similar: Creature Collector 57.8%, Simulation 14%, Nature 11%, Cute 5.2%, Casual 4.3%
- #30 Bugtopia
76% matchVery Positive93% of 943 reviews2025
Dev: Nocturnal GamesPub: GCORES PUBLISHING
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 39.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
300+ lifelike bugs to collect and grow—breed them to unlock rare species! Customize your terrarium with 300+ landscaping items and 70+ backgrounds. A tiny, soothing nature escape on your screen!🦋🐌🦗🐝🐞🐛🦐
Why similar: Creature Collector 33.4%, Economy 19%, Management 17.1%, Nature 15.4%, Simulation 5.4%
- #31 Aquarist
78% matchVery Positive84% of 1,112 reviews2024
Dev: FreeMind S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
A relaxing sandbox casual simulation game where you perform various, even strange, aquarium-related tasks on very diverse levels. As an Aquarist you must create and manage a home to amazing fish🐟, sea turtles🐢, sharks🦈, octopuses🐙, and more🐬. Aquarium is their world and life. Make it worth...
Why similar: Creature Collector 28.5%, Management 18.3%, Life Sim 12.2%, Immersive Sim 11.5%, Simulation 8.9%
- #32 Pets Hotel
78% matchVery Positive83% of 414 reviews2023
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Welcome to Pets Hotel, a place where you can start the business you always dreamed of! Pets Hotel gives you a unique opportunity to build, design, and run a place where pets can feel at home. Cats, dogs, turtles, and many other animals are waiting for you to take care of them!
Why similar: Immersive Sim 23.6%, Simulation 19.1%, Nature 17.1%, Sandbox 10.9%, First-Person 8.8%
- #33 Animal Trainer Simulator: Prologue
77% matchVery Positive81% of 202 reviews2024
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 32%
The Prologue is just part of the gameplay that awaits you in the full version of the game. Manage and develop your animal training center, create a safe and happy place for them! Train different types of animals, and give them a lot of attention and they will surely become calmer with their owners.
Why similar: Management 19%, Life Sim 15.5%, Economy 13.7%, Immersive Sim 12.6%, Simulation 11.3%
- #34 Eggo
75% matchVery Positive85% of 219 reviews2026
Dev: 天赋一饼 Meme Crepe
Windows
Raise your baby, get married, and hatch eggs with friends right on your desktop! Start with a single egg and nurture Eggo into your special companion. Let it search for treasures from different planets on your desktop and keep you company. Dress your Eggo and even date your friends'. Play with Eggo!
Why similar: Creature Collector 33.2%, Online Co-Op 16.4%, Life Sim 15.9%, Nature 10.3%, Simulation 9.3%
- #35 Motel Manager Simulator
76% matchVery Positive85% of 1,498 reviews2024
Dev: Denzone Games
Windows
Median: 15.0 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Restore an old motel alongside a shop and a gas station. Design, furnish, decorate and rent rooms. provide products for customers and fuel for cars. Hire employees to help you and be the boss of your own empire.
Why similar: Economy 24%, Management 20.6%, Life Sim 14.9%, Immersive Sim 13.8%, Simulation 11.7%
- #36 Rest Area Simulator
73% matchVery Positive87% of 391 reviews2026
Dev: Oriseus StudiosPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Economy 19.2%, Online Co-Op 18.6%, Management 17.1%, Life Sim 13.2%, Immersive Sim 10.2%
- #37 Grocery Store Tycoon
75% matchVery Positive88% of 112 reviews2025
Dev: Spyder Lab Gaming
Windows
Build and manage your own grocery store in first person. Run the register, stock inventory, hire employees, and expand your business from a small market into a thriving retail operation.
Why similar: Economy 25.2%, Management 21.2%, Immersive Sim 17.2%, Life Sim 14.8%, Simulation 11.3%
- #38 Farming & Supermarket Simulator
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 838 reviews2025
Dev: Bull Games
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Embark on a relaxing yet challenging journey to manage your own supermarket. Grow organic crops, care for your animals, and sell products to your customers. Build and expand your shelves. Can you transform your supermarket into an empire?
Why similar: Economy 27.9%, Management 23.2%, Immersive Sim 16.3%, Simulation 11.3%, First-Person 7.4%
- #39 Tiny Pasture
72% matchVery Positive93% of 8,348 reviews2025
Dev: CaveLiquidPub: Gamersky Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 26.0 hrsMean: 59.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Meet your new little desk buddies! They’ll snooze, scratch, and scamper around while you work or study (don’t worry, they’ve been trained not to invade your workspace). If you’re good at animal management, they will occupy the bottom of your screen with different kinds and colors!
Why similar: Creature Collector 35.8%, Management 20.1%, Nature 15.9%, Simulation 9.3%, Relaxing 5.1%
- #40 The Pub Life Simulator
73% matchMixed66% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: Visma Games
Windows
Start your own pub, serve drinks, and keep your customers happy. Unlock better beverages as you level up, expand your pub, and become the most beloved spot in town!
Why similar: Management 21.8%, Online Co-Op 17.7%, Life Sim 16.1%, Immersive Sim 15.2%, Simulation 11.7%
- #41 LIBRITOPIA: Librarian Simulator
72% matchVery Positive86% of 141 reviews2025
Dev: AiyraPub: CriticalLeap
Windows · Linux
Manage your own library! Organize and classify books however you like, furnish the space with shelves, help visitors find their books, and maintain silence to keep them happy!
Why similar: Management 27.5%, Online Co-Op 23.8%, Immersive Sim 16.6%, Simulation 13.6%, First-Person 6.3%
- #42 Gaming Cafe Simulator
71% matchVery Positive85% of 407 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: Management 23.3%, Life Sim 17.1%, Immersive Sim 14.7%, Simulation 12.9%, Realistic 6.5%
- #43 CURE - A Hospital Simulator
70% matchVery Positive89% of 730 reviews2025
Dev: Sentinel Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Manage the night shift of an ER during the apocalypse, solo or with friends online: Diagnose patients. Design and grow your hospital, and defend against the undead while treating the living. If you're a creator, connect the game to Twitch and make the audience your patients for even more fun!
Why similar: Economy 19.2%, Online Co-Op 17.3%, Management 16.6%, Life Sim 13.5%, Immersive Sim 12.4%
- #44 Capybara Spa
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,664 reviews2022
Dev: Cozy Bee Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Build your own capybara spa in this relaxing point and click simulation game! Grow fruits, craft soaps and clean towels to pamper the capybaras during their visit. Furnish the mountain with gardens, baths and decorations to design the best capybara spa!
Why similar: Management 29.2%, Simulation 16.5%, Nature 14.6%, Sandbox 11.1%, Cute 7%
- #45 ZooKeeper
74% matchMixed69% of 61 reviews2022
Dev: ▲ Pyramid GamesPub: Gaming Factory
Windows
Become a Zoo Keeper, manage and build the zoo of your childhood dreams! Take care of the animals and create ideal conditions for them. Grow your zoo, add extraordinary species and prepare amazing attractions for visitors.
Why similar: Management 20.1%, Economy 19.3%, Immersive Sim 13.5%, Nature 13.3%, Simulation 9.9%
- #46 Whimside
69% matchVery Positive92% of 419 reviews2025
Dev: ToadzillartPub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%
A creature collection game that sits at the bottom of your screen & fits easily into your routine. Whether you're working, studying, or relaxing, Whimside is always ready to offer you a cozy escape. Capture rare creatures, create new species & decorate your whimsical space!
Why similar: Creature Collector 44%, Management 17.7%, Nature 12.3%, Simulation 7.9%, Cute 5.2%
- #47 Coffee Bar Simulator
71% matchMixed54% of 65 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: Simulation 18.1%, Management 17.1%, Life Sim 16.4%, Economy 14.5%, Immersive Sim 9.2%
- #48 Aquatic Store Simulator
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 197 reviews2024
Dev: FreeMind S.A.
Windows
Dive into the vibrant world of aquatic retail with Aquatic Store Simulator! Take on the challenge of managing your underwater-themed supermarket, blending business management with the beauty of marine life. Stock shelves with exotic fish, decorations, set prices, take payments and maintain aquariums
Why similar: Economy 24.1%, Management 20.8%, Immersive Sim 13.4%, Simulation 10.3%, Life Sim 8.6%
- #49 Ribbit Ranch
68% matchVery Positive98% of 111 reviews2025
Dev: Jack McAllister
Windows
Ribbit Ranch is a cozy idle simulation game for casual play. Collect over 200 million types of frogs, raise them in real time, and sell them for profit. Customize habitats with decorations, rare species, and ultra-rare special frogs.
Why similar: Creature Collector 40.3%, Economy 21.6%, Nature 11.9%, Simulation 10.1%, Relaxing 5.2%
- #50 Ooblets
69% matchVery Positive91% of 1,534 reviews2023
Dev: Glumberland
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Ooblets is a relaxing and offbeat farming, town life, and creature collection game. Manage your farm, grow and train your ooblets, explore strange lands, and have dance-offs!
Why similar: Creature Collector 67.5%, Relaxing 8.2%, Cute 8.2%, Colorful 5.8%, Casual 5.8%
- #51 Cafe Owner Simulator
71% matchMixed64% of 1,089 reviews2022
Dev: Second RealityPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.7 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: Economy 23.7%, Management 16.9%, Life Sim 14.3%, Immersive Sim 11.5%, Simulation 9%
- #52 Cats Are Money
67% matchVery Positive93% of 120 reviews2025
Dev: DEM Games
Windows
Cats are Money is a cozy idle game in the "Tamagotchi" genre where you manage a farm and collect unique cats into your collection. Take care of your pets, feed them, and play with them. Upgrade your farm, unlock new breeds and businesses.
Why similar: Creature Collector 35.4%, Economy 21.6%, Management 17.5%, Simulation 8.9%, Relaxing 4.6%
- #53 Retro Rewind - Video Store Simulator
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,663 reviews2026
Dev: Blood Pact Studios
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Manage your very own video store in the early 90s! Rent, sell, decorate and expand your business from the ground up and relive the golden ages of video rentals!
Why similar: Management 23.6%, Economy 23%, Immersive Sim 16.3%, Simulation 12.4%, Relaxing 5.9%
- #54 Fresh Start Cleaning Simulator
68% matchVery Positive88% of 2,395 reviews2022
Dev: Chicken LauncherPub: Awaken Realms
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Fresh Start is a relaxing single player game, in which you embark on a mission to clean up the world and restore nature to its fresh and colorful shape. Watch as the world changes in front of your eyes as you help animals, solve puzzles and grow plants around you.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 24.2%, Simulation 18.3%, First-Person 16.2%, Realistic 11.4%, Relaxing 7.6%
- #55 Dungeon Bodega Simulator
65% matchVery Positive98% of 217 reviews2026
Dev: Alien Fruit
Windows · Linux
Dungeon Bodega Simulator is a retro styled fantasy shop game where you can grow crops, brew potions, sell items and raise slimes as pets! Can you build up your bodega into a one stop adventuring shop while solving the mysteries of the dungeon beneath you?
Why similar: Management 29.2%, Life Sim 17.6%, Simulation 14.4%, Immersive Sim 14.3%, First-Person 8.8%
- #56 Cafemart Simulator
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 666 reviews2025
Dev: Science Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Create and decorate your cozy cafe, where guests can enjoy delicious food and drinks. Expand your service with a supermarket offering a wide selection of fresh products, so visitors can not only have a tasty meal but also do some shopping. Play solo or with friends in cooperative mode!
Why similar: Online Co-Op 19.2%, Management 17.4%, Economy 16.1%, Immersive Sim 11.8%, Life Sim 10.2%
- #57 Coffie Simulator
65% matchVery Positive95% of 73 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: Life Sim 18.4%, Management 18.1%, Immersive Sim 17%, Simulation 12.6%, First-Person 7.4%
- #58 Garden Life: A Cozy Simulator
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,615 reviews2024
Dev: stillalive studiosPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 23.0 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Garden Life is a relaxing gardening game in which you create your dream garden in a peaceful, colourful world. Plant and add ornaments at your own pace, transforming an overgrown forgotten plot into a flourishing community garden.
Why similar: Nature 19.6%, Simulation 16.7%, Management 13.6%, Sandbox 9.3%, Relaxing 9.1%
- #59 Dinogotchi
70% matchVery Positive91% of 67 reviews2021
Dev: Oskar Henrique
Windows
Dinogotchi is a tamagotchi-like game featuring cute dinosaurs. Take care, evolve, have fun and give lots of love to your little jurassic friends!
Why similar: Creature Collector 35.9%, Management 15.8%, Life Sim 13.7%, Nature 12.3%, Simulation 9.3%
- #60 Chonkers
66% matchVery Positive88% of 581 reviews2024
Dev: Solar Eclipse Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 34.9 hrsMean: 97.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Chonkers is a cozy and relaxing idle game. Adopt the cutest fur balls and watch them ramp up the chonk scale as you play with them. Find them a new family. They’ll pay A LOT for your hefty chonker! Complete your collection by finding all the breeds and the rarest space cats!
Why similar: Creature Collector 43.7%, Life Sim 17.1%, Economy 16.6%, Simulation 6%, Relaxing 5.8%