Games Like Museum No.9

Curate and manage incredible museums! Explore to discover amazing artifacts. Design and refine the layout, keep staff happy, guests entertained, donations plentiful… and children off the exhibits

Why similar: Life Sim 30.3%, Building 24.8%, Simulation 18%, Strategy 9.3%, Cute 9%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers the most direct experience of designing and managing a museum with a focus on visitor flow and artifact display.

Welcome to the exciting world of My Museum! Experience the adventure of your life and get the exhibits. Use your talents to restore ancient artefacts! Build the greatest exhibition of all time! Will you become a part of HISTORY?

Why similar: Historical 39.5%, Simulation 20%, Crafting 15.8%, Adventure 9.8%, Casual 7%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses specifically on the excavation and collection aspect of museum curation in a first-person adventure setting.

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: Roguelite 28.1%, Dungeon Crawler 26%, RPG 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Simulation 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: It perfectly mirrors the loop of managing a shop during the day and diving into roguelite dungeons at night to find new inventory.

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: Dungeon Crawler 38.1%, RPG 22.9%, Cute 13.9%, Simulation 13.4%, Indie 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: A classic title that combines deep shop management with the need to hire adventurers or explore dungeons to stock your shelves.

Start your own cult in a land of false prophets, venturing out into diverse and mysterious regions to build a loyal community of woodland Followers and spread your Word to become the one true cult.

Why similar: Base Building 25.7%, Roguelite 19.2%, Dungeon Crawler 17.7%, Building 14.2%, Cute 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: Combines base-building and community management with fast-paced, roguelite dungeon exploration.

Recruit adventurers and monsters to create your own RRG-style town!

Why similar: Life Sim 25.5%, Simulation 15.4%, RPG 13.9%, Building 9.4%, Strategy 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Allows you to manage a town that caters to adventurers, balancing simulation elements with RPG progression.

DAVE THE DIVER is a casual, singleplayer adventure RPG featuring deep-sea exploration and fishing during the day and sushi restaurant management at night. Join Dave and his quirky friends as they seek to uncover the secrets of the mysterious Blue Hole.

Why similar: Roguelite 16.9%, Farming Sim 12.9%, Crafting 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, RPG 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features a satisfying cycle of managing a restaurant business by day and exploring dangerous, ever-changing ocean depths by night.

A shop game with RPG? Or is it RPG with a shop? Collect materials, Craft weapons, Train your staff and defeat your enemy! This is Weapon Shop Fantasy!

Why similar: Simulation 30.4%, RPG 23.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Casual 9.7%, Crafting 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: You manage a shop and craft items, but you must also send heroes into dungeons to gather materials for your inventory.

Moonstone Island is a creature-collecting life-sim set in an open world with 100 islands to explore. Make friends, brew potions, collect Spirits, and test your strength in card-based encounters to complete your Alchemy training!

Why similar: Life Sim 24.2%, Building 16.6%, Farming Sim 13%, Simulation 10%, Cute 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A cute, life-sim-focused game that features creature collection, exploration, and light combat across procedurally generated islands.

Museum Mystery is a deck-building, story-driven roguelite adventure where museum exhibits come to life, wreaking chaos. Explore halls from different eras, battle works of art, collect your own deck of artifacts, and solve the mystery!

Why similar: Roguelite 47.7%, RPG 19.4%, Strategy 12.8%, Adventure 7.6%, 2D 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the museum theme and incorporates roguelite deckbuilding mechanics for those who enjoy the strategic side of Museum No.9.

Explore a vast cavern of creatures, relics and resources in a mining sandbox adventure for 1-8 players. Mine, build, fight, craft and farm to unravel the mystery of the ancient Core.

Why similar: Base Building 27.5%, Building 24.5%, Crafting 21.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Adventure 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: An addictive mining and base-building game that emphasizes exploration and boss combat in a massive, mysterious underground world.

Build and manage a medieval graveyard while facing ethical dilemmas and making questionable decisions. Welcome to Graveyard Keeper, the most inaccurate medieval cemetery sim of the year.

Why similar: Crafting 27.9%, Building 15.9%, RPG 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Simulation 14.1%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, humorous management sim that requires resource gathering and exploration to expand your facilities.

The highly popular and quirky "idle game that you want to actively keep playing". Explore, craft, gather & manage resources, find secrets and build your base out of nothing! Buy land to explore and expand!

Why similar: Crafting 20.8%, Base Building 15%, Farming Sim 13%, Building 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the satisfying loop of mining, crafting, and expanding your territory through exploration and puzzle-solving.

[Novice Dungeon Master] is a dungeon management simulation set in a fantasy world of dungeons and adventures. Turn your beginner dungeon into the ultimate dungeon of your dreams. Greet adventurers who come to visit your dungeon, grow herbs, summon monsters, and more!

Why similar: Simulation 27.7%, Pixel Graphics 20%, Resource Management 18%, Casual 16.4%, 2D 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the management of a dungeon and creature collection, offering a unique twist on the typical simulation genre.

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: Simulation 22%, Farming Sim 19.7%, Strategy 12.8%, Casual 12.6%, Base Building 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: A casual simulation game that focuses on the cute aesthetic and management of creatures.

You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?

Why similar: Life Sim 27.4%, Farming Sim 16.4%, Crafting 10%, RPG 9.6%, Building 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: While primarily a farming sim, it offers a deep mining and combat system that is essential for progressing your life-sim goals.

Gather resources by day, build and recruit by noon, defend your village by night! A new minimalism sandbox survival with countless new ideas – Craft Hero

Why similar: Base Building 18.6%, Building 14%, Crafting 13.7%, Roguelite 12.4%, Dungeon Crawler 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: A base-building and survival game that requires you to explore and fight to gather the resources needed for your town.

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: Life Sim 31.3%, Farming Sim 14%, Building 12.1%, Crafting 10.7%, RPG 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: You manage a tavern, which involves brewing, cooking, and exploring the surrounding area to gather rare ingredients.

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: Crafting 20%, Simulation 20%, Resource Management 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Casual 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A management-heavy game where you run a shop and must explore to find the items you sell.

Moonbury's residents need healing, and you're the best chemist around! With your trusty tools, a brewing cauldron, and a canine companion at your side, you'll need to diagnose symptoms, gather ingredients, brew potions, and cure ailments in this open-ended sim RPG.

Why similar: Life Sim 29%, Crafting 15.8%, Simulation 10.6%, RPG 9.9%, Cute 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Combines life-sim elements with gathering ingredients in the wild and engaging in light combat to protect your town.

Dinkum is a survival life simulation game set on an island inspired by the rugged Australian outback. Farm, hunt, mine, fish, and forage to gather resources, expand your town, and discover what makes Dinkum so special—either solo or with friends.

Why similar: Life Sim 26.2%, Building 14.7%, Farming Sim 14.1%, Crafting 14%, Simulation 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A life-sim that tasks you with building a town in the Australian outback while exploring and fighting local wildlife.

Slime Rancher is the tale of Beatrix LeBeau, a plucky, young rancher who sets out for a life a thousand light years away from Earth on the ‘Far, Far Range’ where she tries her hand at making a living wrangling slimes.

Why similar: Cute 44.4%, Simulation 18.8%, Adventure 18.2%, Casual 9.6%, Singleplayer 6%

Why You'll Like It: A colorful, cute management game that encourages exploration of a vibrant world to collect resources and creatures.

Build your own dungeon and attract heroes from all over the realm! Grow your business by exploiting every facet of your visitors' dungeon exploration experience. Will you be able to keep your evil dungeon business going?

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 29.1%, Building 22.7%, Simulation 16.2%, Cute 11%, Strategy 10%

Why You'll Like It: Allows you to manage a dungeon as a business, balancing tower defense mechanics with resource management.

Incremental Town RPG lets you build and manage a thriving village. Master resource management, develop a robust economy, and enjoy a relaxing experience as you equip your settlement to conquer new lands and challenges!

Why similar: Mining 23.3% ★, Base Building 15%, Building 8.9%, Simulation 8.8%, RPG 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A casual, idler-style game that incorporates RPG elements and simulation for a low-stress management experience.

Garlic Builder is a unique building game. As the new builder of the Garlic Family, can you inherit your father's building hammer, take various orders, follow the blueprint, or use your imagination to fulfill the strange needs of your customers?

Why similar: Building 18.9%, Life Sim 16%, Base Building 15%, Crafting 13.4%, Cute 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing and cute building game that captures the cozy, creative side of museum design.

The charming and relaxing stone-age farming sim where you live in a thriving community exploring the wonderful world of Pacha. Discover "ideas," domesticate crops, befriend animals, and help your village grow. Play co-op with friends or explore the early days of civilization in single-player.

Why similar: Life Sim 23.4%, Farming Sim 13.6%, Building 13.4%, Crafting 13.1%, RPG 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A prehistoric life-sim that emphasizes building a community and discovering new technologies through exploration.

Digseum is a short incremental journey about digging up ancient relics and building the greatest museum ever!

Why similar: Mining 43.8% ★, Simulation 12.7%, Building 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Resource Management 7.3%

The world has already been saved. Now it's time to rebuild your town, learn new hobbies, and forge lifelong friendships in this peaceful and relaxing RPG.

Why similar: Life Sim 26.4%, Building 13.3%, Crafting 12.9%, Simulation 9.9%, Farming Sim 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing life-sim that focuses on town building and relationship management after the world has already been saved.

Develop a deserted island and collect rare monsters!

Why similar: Simulation 19.7%, RPG 18.9%, Farming Sim 18.3%, Cute 10.3%, Building 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A Kairosoft title that blends island management with creature collection and turn-based RPG combat.

Build an underground network of caves in this fantasy-themed management sim.

Why similar: Mining 24.6% ★, Simulation 20.5%, Building 13.3%, Cute 12.1%, Casual 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D simulation and platformer that focuses on the mining and exploration aspects found in Museum No.9.

Discover the ultimate farming roguelike experience! Build, craft, and grow your farm to pay off the increasing rent. No slow-paced walking or social distractions—just click! Reclaim the joy of strategic farming in diverse maps and let your cursor guide you to success. Play your way, rent won’t wait!

Why similar: Roguelite 22.3%, Building 17.2%, Farming Sim 16.3%, Simulation 11.5%, Resource Management 8.8%

Welcome to Dinotica! Stomp into a mysterious and dangerous world filled with action, adventure, and companionship! Together, you'll fight, build, farm, and more as you work toward creating a unique home that is truly your own.

Why similar: Base Building 23.6%, Crafting 18.2%, RPG 17%, Farming Sim 14.6%, Cute 7.6%

This is a brush treasure adventure game across the heavens. The protagonist awakens his powers and freely passes through different planes such as Xiuxian, history, Wuxia, magic, and future. Collect equipment, spirits, characters and cheats distributed across all planes through battle.

Why similar: Roguelite 28%, RPG 20.9%, Simulation 13.7%, Strategy 11.5%, Adventure 9.2%

A pyramid-building adventure of historic proportions!

Why similar: Life Sim 20.7%, Historical 20.7%, Building 12.1%, Simulation 9.7%, Cute 7%

Smash stones. Collect artifacts. Build the world’s most profitable museum. A short clicker game set in the archeology room of a museum. Build up your collection and Upgrade until you break it.

Why similar: Mining 67.5% ★, Simulation 19.5%, Casual 11%, Singleplayer 2%

(the) Gnorp Apologue is the journey of the gnorps as you guide them towards their goal of delightfully excessive wealth accumulation.

Why similar: Mining 31% ★, Roguelite 16.1%, Building 16.1%, Cute 7.6%, Strategy 6.3%

The world doesn't generate itself - you do it, shape the world as you wish! Start with nothing, and build dream houses for goblins and yourself while exploring, collecting resources, crafting, building, fighting, farming... and more!

Why similar: Base Building 20.9%, Building 19.7%, Crafting 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Resource Management 7.8%

Yaoling: Mythical Journey is a creature collecting Eastern fantasy RPG featuring an world filled with rich stories and unique Yaolings. Tasked to uncover a mysterious evil, you embark on a journey with your Yaolings, forming new friendships, engage in intense battles, and face countless challenges!

Why similar: Crafting 19.5%, RPG 16.7%, Cute 15.6%, Simulation 14.2%, Strategy 11.3%

Lead hundreds of "wise" little animals to pay tribute to the Cat God!! 7 animal families, 100+ animals, 10+ Cat Gods, 100+ items, and various animal combinations waiting for you to explore!

Why similar: Farming Sim 23.9%, Roguelite 23.2%, Simulation 17.5%, Resource Management 11.9%, RPG 9.2%

Embark on a free, exciting roguelike adventure with Gumballs & Dungeons! Collect and find hundreds of Gumballs, all with their own unique abilities, and create a synergistic team to tackle procedurally generated dungeons, discovering secrets and a trove of easter eggs as you explore!

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 27%, Roguelite 26.7%, RPG 17.1%, Strategy 9.8%, Adventure 9.2%

Build a formidable factory and go dungeoning alone or with friends. Solve logic puzzles and automate resource collection and crafting, or venture into dungeons filled with dangers and rewards. Find your own ideal gameplay balance, as any unique path will advance the story!

Why similar: Mining 30% ★, Base Building 12.3%, Dungeon Crawler 11.8%, Building 10%, Crafting 9.3%

Crush monsters and get loots in the classic turn-based style of deep dungeons and high adventure! Grow the Dungeonmans Academy, a bastion of learning that expands as you play. Serious gameplay with a light-hearted atmosphere, combining the feel of history's great RPGs and dice-slinging adventures around the tabletop.

Why similar: RPG 39.2%, Dungeon Crawler 26.9%, Strategy 14.1%, Adventure 11.6%, Indie 6.4%

Crafting Town Is : A Crafting game with Simulation&Building where you can Craft and Develop your Village, Source Management and Quests.

Why similar: Life Sim 23.8%, Crafting 15.7%, Base Building 12.9%, Simulation 10.3%, Building 10%

Make your own metropolitan utopia! Stores, mansions, towers--anything goes!

Why similar: Life Sim 20.4%, Simulation 17%, Building 11.7%, Farming Sim 10.6%, Strategy 8.6%

Conquer PickCrafter, the hit indie idle game! Break blocks, forge equipment, and collect powerful Pickaxes. Prestige to legendary tiers with the new Ascension Skill Tree. Discover biomes and battle epic bosses. Make meaningful choices and invent complex builds in this addictive endless adventure!

Why similar: Mining 38.3% ★, Crafting 13%, Simulation 8.9%, RPG 7.2%, Resource Management 7.1%

Gather resources by day, build and recruit by noon, defend your village by night! A new minimalism sandbox survival with countless new ideas – Craft Hero

Why similar: Base Building 20%, Crafting 16.4%, Dungeon Crawler 15.9%, Building 14.5%, Roguelite 9%

Noobs Want to Live is a fast-paced roguelike featuring several characters and a large pool of skills to choose from (that synergize with one another, too!) Fight, kill, grow. Each run is a new chance to create a steamrolling build!

Why similar: Roguelite 36.1%, Cute 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%, Resource Management 12.6%, Casual 10%

Idle farming for treasures, summoning heroes, collecting compendiums, crafting equipment, unlocking formations, researching technologies, sweeping maps, and competing for resources!

Why similar: Roguelite 30%, Crafting 19.6%, Strategy 16%, Simulation 15.2%, Casual 13%

Monsters Idle RPG is a cozy and relaxing idle game where you collect monsters, deploy them in battles, gather resources, and sell them to earn profits! Explore Arcanium as you advance from a basic starter monster to your favorite companion by expanding your collection.

Why similar: Building 18.2%, Crafting 14.4%, Farming Sim 13.9%, Simulation 13.5%, RPG 11.9%

Idle Cave Miner is an idle game about crafting items, mining gems, and building your team of miners. Prestige, craft, and travel to other mines to increase your strength to dig deeper, and find what lurks below.

Why similar: Mining 44.7% ★, Crafting 15.7%, Simulation 8.8%, Cute 7.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%

Farm management simulation game! Create the most awesome farm!

Why similar: Life Sim 24.9%, Farming Sim 15.8%, Simulation 14.3%, Building 10.2%, Strategy 7.8%

Adapt your strategy to a skill tree that changes every run, combine pieces of equipment to form powerful synergies and create a game-changing build capable of defeating the bosses that will try to stop you. In this Inventory Management Roguelike two games never feel the same!

Why similar: Roguelite 34.4%, Dungeon Crawler 30.9%, RPG 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Strategy 7.1%

Desktop Tourney World is a simulation construction, immortal cultivation survival game, you need to collect food, construct buildings, build equipment, and fight with all kinds of monsters.

Why similar: Simulation 36.5%, Strategy 20.3%, Cute 9.7%, RPG 9.6%, Casual 5.5%

An experimental clicker base building game. Craft, gather & manage resources, build your base and buy more islands to exploit and expand!

Why similar: Base Building 19.9%, Crafting 15.1%, Building 13.5%, Farming Sim 12.5%, Simulation 11.2%

A roguelike where you automate combat. Combine skills and conditions to find your own optimal solution! No complicated controls at all!! Sit back with a coffee and watch the beautiful battles you've crafted unfold! Utilize a variety of skills, conditions, and relics to craft the ultimate build!

Why similar: Roguelite 30.9%, RPG 13.6%, Cute 11.6%, Simulation 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%

A brand new business sim! Build cafés, movie theaters, aquariums, and more!

Why similar: Life Sim 29.8%, Simulation 22%, Strategy 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Building 8.5%

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: Life Sim 27.3%, Farming Sim 18.5%, Crafting 15.7%, Simulation 14.7%, Resource Management 9.6%

Dear curator, you are about to embark on a journey to captivate the audience! You will be in charge of an art gallery.Impress the museum curators around the world with these masterpieces, collect badges, apply for support funds, and learn the value of art!

Why similar: Simulation 28.8%, RPG 23%, Cute 22.6%, Casual 13.9%, 2D 7.8%

Click your way through 100 levels of archeological treasure hunting, loot and improve your equipment, uncover build-defining artefacts on every boss, choose between three different classes and find the one that best fits your playstyle! Research monsters cards and improve every run!

Why similar: Roguelite 58.9%, Pixel Graphics 16.7%, Casual 12.8%, 2D 9.7%, Singleplayer 1.9%

Explore the depths of the earth and uncover hidden treasures in this addictive idle mining game. Unlock the power of your drill with hundreds of upgrades, discover mysterious relics, and unearth priceless gems. Can you master the mines and reveal their deepest secrets? Dive in and dig deep!

Why similar: Mining 40.1% ★, Crafting 11.9%, Simulation 11.1%, Building 8.7%, Strategy 6.2%