Games Like No Umbrellas Allowed

Your favorite pawn shop experience is finally getting a sequel! Haggle like your life depends on it in this funny tycoon game. You never know WHAT is gonna stumble through that door!

Why similar: Trading 21.3%, Management 16.7%, Shop Keeper 14.7% ★, Job Simulator 14.3% ★, Capitalism 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the core loop of appraising items and engaging in intense, personality-driven haggling with customers.

Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.

Why similar: Dystopian 28.5%, Simulation 18.6%, Pixel Graphics 14.1%, Indie 10.2%, Multiple Endings 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Like the seed game, this title forces you to make critical moral judgments while managing a high-pressure, dystopian job.

Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.

Why similar: Choices Matter 24.7%, Simulation 23.2%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Story Rich 14%, Puzzle 10%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes the investigative side of shopkeeping, where you must identify and appraise mysterious items to uncover a larger narrative.

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: Capitalism 37.5%, Management 21.4%, Simulation 16.8%, Indie 7.8%, Shop Keeper 6.8% ★

Why You'll Like It: A classic shop management game that balances inventory control with deep character interactions and negotiation mechanics.

Moonlighter is an Action RPG with rogue-lite elements that demonstrates two sides of the coin – revealing everyday routines of Will, an adventurous shopkeeper that secretly dreams of becoming a hero.

Why similar: Management 40.9%, Pixel Graphics 28.3%, Simulation 20.9%, 2D 5.5%, Singleplayer 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: It combines the thrill of dungeon exploration with the strategic management of a shop where you must set prices and appraise your loot.

Potion Craft is an alchemist simulator where you physically interact with your tools and ingredients to brew potions. You're in full control of the whole shop: invent new recipes, attract customers and experiment to your heart's content. Just remember: the whole town is counting on you.

Why similar: Management 24.4%, Trading 21%, Simulation 18.7%, Choices Matter 14%, Capitalism 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: The game focuses heavily on the tactile process of crafting and negotiating the value of goods with a variety of unique customers.

Live the ultimate pawn shop experience in this funny retro style tycoon game!

Why similar: Trading 18%, Management 14.9%, Shop Keeper 14.4% ★, Job Simulator 13.1% ★, Choices Matter 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: The original title in the series, offering a very similar appraisal and trading loop to the seed game.

FINAL PROFIT is a story driven shop-sim RPG. Gather products and find customers. Spend your hard-earned profits on upgrades and investments. Make far-reaching choices as you expand your business. And explore a world full of secrets on your quest to defeat capitalism by becoming the best at it!

Why similar: Shop Keeper 16.2% ★, Choices Matter 13.1%, Management 12.7%, Job Simulator 11% ★, Capitalism 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers a deep shop management experience with a strong narrative backbone and a focus on capitalism.

Person of European Heritage #112: Welcome to Relocation Block B, your new home. Your designated role is 'Bouncer'. Work hard, stay out of trouble, and we might let you stay in the UK.

Why similar: Dystopian 32.9%, Simulation 28.7%, Pixel Graphics 21.3%, Multiple Endings 4.9%, Story Rich 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: A dystopian job simulator that forces you to make difficult decisions while managing the pressures of a crumbling society.

Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 22.4%, Choices Matter 22%, Simulation 16.8%, Story Rich 13.3%, Multiple Endings 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the atmospheric, narrative-driven aspect of the seed game, focusing on the stories behind the customers you serve.

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 27.4%, Simulation 23.4%, Trading 13.2%, Economy 12.1%, Shop Keeper 9.4% ★

Why You'll Like It: Offers a deep management experience focused on the economy and collection aspects of a card shop.

You’re a state-installed landlord in a totalitarian country. Place listening devices, steal and sneak into your tenants’ apartments. Use what you uncovered to report anyone capable of plotting against the state. You MUST! But WILL you?

Why similar: Dystopian 28.9%, Choices Matter 18.5%, Simulation 13.2%, Strategy 11.1%, Multiple Endings 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, dystopian management game where your choices directly impact the lives of those around you.

Greetings. Your Mind Scanner request has been approved. Your duty is to diagnose and treat the citizens of The Structure. The patient list is long so don't waste your time. We’ll let you see your daughter soon...

Why similar: Dystopian 20%, Management 16%, Choices Matter 12%, Simulation 11%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled, dystopian management game that forces you to make difficult, choice-based decisions in a clinical setting.

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 28%, Management 28%, Trading 18.2%, Economy 14.3%, Capitalism 7%

Why You'll Like It: A solid management loop that focuses on the day-to-day operations of running a retail business.

The Red Strings Club is a cyberpunk narrative experience about fate and happiness featuring the extensive use of pottery, bartending and impersonating people on the phone to take down a corporate conspiracy.

Why similar: Choices Matter 22.4%, Pixel Graphics 21.8%, Cyberpunk 18.7%, Story Rich 13.3%, Dystopian 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: This cyberpunk narrative game features deep, dialogue-based interactions that mirror the investigative and manipulative nature of the seed game.

Open your own Card shop by the seaside! Buy, trade and sell Cards, OR keep them for your own collection! Earn reputation with customers, beat your shop goals, unlock new decorations, and host exciting events to bring everyone to the best Card shop in town!

Why similar: Trading 23%, Management 19%, Capitalism 12.3%, Simulation 11.8%, Economy 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the trading and appraisal of cards, emphasizing the social aspect of running a niche shop.

Be a Pixel Shopkeeper! Collect items using inventory management puzzle mechanics. Sell your wares, decorate your shop, craft new products, and expand! Train to beat tougher dungeons, unlock new classes and decor, and furnish your shop smartly to maximize profits!

Why similar: Management 26.3%, Simulation 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 14.3%, Capitalism 10.4%, Economy 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A management game that uses pixel art aesthetics to deliver a classic shopkeeping experience.

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: Management 21.7%, Shop Keeper 17.3% ★, Simulation 13.1%, Trading 10.5%, Economy 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a detailed management experience with a focus on production and shop operations in a fantasy setting.

Found a company, spread fake news, start riots and become immortal. In this cyberpunk management sim, wealth is power and corporations are king. Can you monopolize the globe and build a corporate empire that will stand forever?

Why similar: Management 20.2%, Simulation 18.3%, Dystopian 18.3%, Strategy 13.8%, Cyberpunk 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers deep management strategy set within a gritty, cyberpunk world that matches the tone of the seed game.

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: Management 30.8%, Pixel Graphics 30%, Simulation 21.6%, Indie 6.3%, Story Rich 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: It blends management mechanics with a dark, humorous narrative and moral dilemmas that feel right at home in a dystopian setting.

Do you know how to profit from trading cars while maintaining a good reputation? Car Trader Simulator lets you play the role of an American car dealer. Your goal is to get rich. How you do it depends entirely on you.

Why similar: Trading 23.8%, Management 19%, Simulation 16%, Economy 9.5%, Strategy 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the trading and management of vehicles, mirroring the appraisal and negotiation loop of the seed game.

Manage your own discount supermarket! Get caught up in small-town drama, organize and plan your shop's layout, and strike lucrative trade deals as you expand your secretive aunt's business empire. Selling more frozen fries will surely heal this broken community...right?

Why similar: Shop Keeper 29.5% ★, Management 19.3%, Simulation 18.1%, Pixel Graphics 15.8%, Capitalism 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a cozy, retail-focused management experience that emphasizes the operational side of shopkeeping.

The store is your kingdom! Expand your humble boutique into a thriving business: hire the right staff, decorate your displays, and lure in customers. Even your wildest ideas can turn a profit. Why not start a business that sells only white T-shirts and ketchup? PCs and beans? Your rule, your rules!

Why similar: Trading 19.2%, Management 17.4%, Shop Keeper 16.3% ★, Simulation 12.1%, Economy 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A detailed retail management simulation that allows for deep customization and operational control.

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: Management 36%, Pixel Graphics 25.6%, Simulation 18%, Story Rich 8.9%, Singleplayer 4%

Why You'll Like It: While more lighthearted, it successfully combines management mechanics with a strong, character-driven narrative.

Run your own medieval store! Stock shelves with groceries and legendary loot, set prices, serve customers, and expand your shop. Fund adventurers to explore dangerous lands and return with valuable chests full of swords, shields, and rare items and all without leaving the counter.

Why similar: Management 21.9%, Simulation 15.8%, Shop Keeper 15.5% ★, Job Simulator 13.3% ★, Trading 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: An economy-focused management game that tasks you with running a shop in a fantasy world.

Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future.

Why similar: Dystopian 42%, Cyberpunk 17%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Story Rich 14.7%, Indie 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy, dystopian RPG that focuses on survival and choice-driven storytelling in a harsh environment.

Become the owner of a game store! Organize shelves, repair CDs, negotiate profits, promote your store via live stream, and increase customer satisfaction.

Why similar: Management 27.4%, Trading 20.9%, Simulation 20.7%, Capitalism 15.8%, Economy 15.2%

Why You'll Like It: A niche management simulation that focuses on the retail operations of a specialized electronics store.

Run your own toy store! Arrange shelves, set prices, process payments, and manage staff. Expand and design your shop, handle online orders, deliver with a scooter, trade rare toys, and ensure security. Create a magical shopping experience in Toy Shop Simulator!

Why similar: Trading 24.9%, Management 23.5%, Simulation 18.3%, Economy 13.7%, Capitalism 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: A straightforward shop management game that focuses on inventory and customer service.

In a world where electric cars reign supreme, you are now the owner of an old gas station out in the wilderness. Establish trade, develop your business and uncover the secret of this strange place in the compact gas station simulator.

Why similar: Trading 18.2%, Shop Keeper 16.7% ★, Management 16.2%, Job Simulator 12.4% ★, Simulation 9.7%

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: Shop Keeper 25.6% ★, Management 23.2%, Simulation 17.2%, Trading 16.5%, Economy 10.9%

Develop your newspaper and become New York’s new media mogul! In this tycoon, build and manage your newspaper from printer to toilet. Create your editorial line and lead your journalists through unique 1930's stories and dig out the latest scoops!

Why similar: Management 29%, Simulation 16.2%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Strategy 11.5%, Economy 10.3%

Keep your stores afloat against unique threats like royal laws, wars and crazy fantasy events. Discover new items, craft, sell them, and create your Merchant Empire in the kingdom! - All in a hybrid 2D-3D style.

Why similar: Trading 28.5%, Management 25%, Simulation 21.7%, Pixel Graphics 15.5%, Indie 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: Combines RPG elements with shop management in a fantasy setting, focusing on the daily grind of a merchant.

Cartel Tycoon is a survival business sim inspired by the ‘80s and '90s narco trade. Expand and conquer, fight off rival thugs and evade the authorities. Earn people's loyalty and strive to overcome the doomed fate of a power-hungry drug lord.

Why similar: Management 35%, Simulation 21.2%, Economy 18.1%, Strategy 17.3%, Atmospheric 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A management game set in a gritty, high-stakes world where your decisions carry significant narrative weight.

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: Trading 18.1%, Management 17%, Job Simulator 15.8% ★, Simulation 12.5%, Economy 9.9%

Simulator of an 80s Japanese stock market businessman. Chill, catch a retro vibe and watch your profits grow in the text-based game STONKS-9800.

Why similar: Management 24%, Simulation 20.1%, Economy 17.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Choices Matter 10.3%

CoffeeBiz tycoon is a mix of entrepreneurship fun and complicated business simulation. Start your first coffee kiosk, brew, expand, hire, deal with competitors, build a well-known brand, risk, and do everything else needed to build prosperous and profitable business.

Why similar: Management 27.1%, Simulation 23.1%, Strategy 15.8%, Economy 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%

In Laundry Store Simulator, you'll start small and work your way up, upgrading your equipment, designing a stylish store, and expanding your services! Are you ready to own the best Laundry Store in the world?

Why similar: Management 37.7%, Simulation 27.2%, Economy 19.5%, Job Simulator 7.3% ★, Indie 5.5%

Manage and grow your mini market in the metro station in Metro Mini Market Simulator! Expand your product variety and multiply your revenues with strategic decisions. Become a successful entrepreneur in this fun simulation world!

Why similar: Trading 22.7%, Management 20.1%, Job Simulator 16.6% ★, Simulation 15.1%, Economy 11.2%

Run a General Store in the Wild West. Customize and expand your shop. Make sure that your customers’ constantly changing needs are satisfied. Work every job yourself or let your employees stack the shelves and work the till. Find out what it feels like to own a Wild West Supermarket.

Why similar: Management 24%, Trading 22.5%, Simulation 17.1%, Economy 13.2%, Capitalism 11.9%

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: Trading 21%, Management 19.5%, Simulation 13.6%, Shop Keeper 12.5% ★, Job Simulator 12.4% ★

Buy and sell art, manage employees, and grow your shop in this immersive simulator set in Europe. Curate a unique collection, attract customers, and become the premier art dealer. Transform your humble gallery into a thriving art empire!

Why similar: Management 33.8%, Simulation 23.3%, Economy 19%, Capitalism 16.2%, Singleplayer 4.2%

A simulation game where we run a pawn shop. Take the first steps to open a thrift shop in Detroit and discover the experience of running a real thrift shop. Find, restore, and sell amazing items and build your own shop kingdom!

Why similar: Simulation 36.5%, Management 15.9%, Trading 15.2%, Capitalism 11.5%, Choices Matter 8.1%

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: Management 29.8%, Simulation 29.7%, Economy 18.1%, Choices Matter 16.8%, Indie 5.7%

Dive into the daily work of a cozy workshop in a big city, accompanied by relaxing atmospheric music. Manage client data, balance energy and stress, and make choices that shape the story and its outcome.

Why similar: Job Simulator 18.2% ★, Shop Keeper 15.9% ★, Simulation 15.3%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Management 14.8%

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: Trading 38.1%, Management 28.4%, Simulation 23.5%, Indie 6.2%, Singleplayer 3.9%

Enter the exciting world of Arcade ownership! Play through the 1980's arcade revolution by buying arcade machines for your customers to play! Customize your arcade to increase its popularity! Manage your finances, capitalize on newly released games, but beware the pitfalls that could bankrupt you!

Why similar: Simulation 35.5%, Strategy 25.9%, Management 25.5%, Indie 13%

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: Management 32.5%, Simulation 31.1%, Economy 15.9%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Puzzle 6.6%

Gamer Stop Simulator is a simulation game where you manage a video game store. Buy games and consoles from customers, repair broken devices, test games, and add rare items to your collection. Negotiate prices, expand your store, and grow your business in this exciting retail experience!

Why similar: Simulation 43.3%, Economy 21.3%, Capitalism 18.7%, Management 16.7%

Play as one of the bidders for abandoned warehouses and uncover hidden treasures! Storage Hunter is a garage auction simulation game. Bid, win, and sell for profit! Become the king of storage auction.

Why similar: Trading 19.4%, Shop Keeper 17.3% ★, Management 16.5%, Job Simulator 15.2% ★, Simulation 10.7%

Design, build and manage a giant shopping center. Open shops, supermarkets, restaurants, movie theaters, bowling alleys and more. Hire and manage the best staff for the job and milk your customers for all they're worth!

Why similar: Management 29.9%, Shop Keeper 19.4% ★, Simulation 17.8%, Economy 10.1%, Capitalism 8.8%

In Shop manager: video game tycoon your uncle entrusts you his video game shop. Your goal is to make it profitable so that one day you can inherit your business.

Why similar: Simulation 31.7%, Management 31.6%, Strategy 25.1%, Indie 11.6%

A unique combination of a business management game and detective novel with elegant graphics in a noir comic-book art style. Experience an advanced business management simulation along with intriguing story set in alternative future of Neo-London.

Why similar: Management 28.7%, Simulation 22.2%, Strategy 19.9%, Economy 12.7%, Indie 5.5%

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 26.6% ★, Management 23%, Simulation 18.9%, Job Simulator 18.4% ★, Capitalism 11.9%

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: Trading 24.7%, Management 23.1%, Simulation 17%, Capitalism 13.6%, Economy 13.5%

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: Trading 21.3%, Management 19.9%, Shop Keeper 19.7% ★, Simulation 13.7%, Economy 10.9%

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: Trading 24%, Management 22.1%, Simulation 15.5%, Shop Keeper 13.2% ★, Economy 12%

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: Management 24.2%, Trading 19.3%, Simulation 17.9%, Shop Keeper 12.7% ★, Economy 12%

Returns Outlet Simulator is a relaxed first-person simulation where every aspect of operating your own shop springs to life.

Why similar: Trading 22.7%, Shop Keeper 21.4% ★, Management 19.4%, Job Simulator 12.7% ★, Economy 11.3%

Search for valuable items stashed in abandoned barns. Take part in storage auctions, bid high and buy yourself a chance to find exclusive items hidden in the past.

Why similar: Trading 29.1%, Simulation 26.6%, Management 20.3%, Economy 13%, Indie 6.1%

Cryptofall is an investment simulator. Start as a trader during a cryptocurrency boom and explore all the possible ways to invest your wealth. Trade and even mine trending cryptocurrencies, growing your mining pool.

Why similar: Trading 29.4%, Simulation 26.1%, Strategy 19.2%, Economy 8.3%, Indie 8.1%