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% ★, Management 16.7%, Shop Keeper 15.3% ★, Job Simulator 13.4% ★, Capitalism 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: It features the most similar core loop of appraising items and engaging in tense, psychological haggling with customers.

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 17.1% ★, Choices Matter 13.1%, Management 12.2%, Job Simulator 10.1% ★, Capitalism 10%

Why You'll Like It: It combines deep shop management mechanics with a strong narrative focus and a satirical take on capitalism.

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 28.7%, Simulation 18.4%, Pixel Graphics 14.1%, Indie 10.2%, Multiple Endings 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the same oppressive, dystopian atmosphere where your job performance and moral choices directly impact the world around you.

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 28.4%, Simulation 22%, Strategy 20.1%, Economy 13%, Indie 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: This title blends business management with a noir detective narrative, mirroring the investigative aspect of item appraisal.

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 20.1%, Management 15.8%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Simulation 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It forces you to make difficult moral decisions while performing a repetitive, high-pressure job in a dystopian society.

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 38%, Management 21%, Simulation 16.6%, Indie 7.8%, Shop Keeper 7% ★

Why You'll Like It: As a classic of the genre, it perfectly balances the management of an item shop with the need to acquire stock through exploration.

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 40.6%, Pixel Graphics 28.5%, Simulation 20.9%, 2D 5.6%, Singleplayer 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: You manage a shop by day and explore dungeons by night, requiring you to carefully price items based on their rarity and demand.

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%, Simulation 23.2%, Trading 13.3% ★, Economy 12.7%, Shop Keeper 9.2% ★

Why You'll Like It: It offers a modern, addictive take on managing a retail space with a focus on inventory and customer interaction.

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 22.4% ★, Management 18.8%, Capitalism 12.5%, Simulation 11.8%, Economy 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the trading and appraisal of collectible cards, emphasizing the value of items in a shop setting.

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%, Trading 20.7% ★, Simulation 18.5%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Capitalism 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: The game focuses on the tactile process of crafting and appraising ingredients to sell to customers with specific needs.

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 33.2%, Simulation 28.5%, Pixel Graphics 21.2%, Multiple Endings 4.9%, Story Rich 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game puts you in a dystopian version of the UK where you must work as a bouncer, balancing strict rules with personal survival.

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 27.9%, Management 27.6%, Trading 18% ★, Economy 14.8%, Capitalism 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A straightforward management sim that captures the daily grind of running a retail business.

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

Why similar: Trading 17.6% ★, Shop Keeper 15.1% ★, Management 14.8%, Job Simulator 12.3% ★, Choices Matter 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: The original title in the series provides a solid foundation for pawn shop management and negotiation mechanics.

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%, Simulation 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 14.3%, Capitalism 10.6%, Economy 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: It utilizes a similar pixel-art aesthetic and focuses on the management of a fantasy-themed 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 18.6%, Simulation 13%, Strategy 11.1%, Multiple Endings 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: It places you in a dystopian job where you must monitor residents, forcing you to choose between your livelihood and your conscience.

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 28.6% ★, Simulation 26.6%, Management 20.3%, Economy 13.5%, Indie 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the discovery and appraisal of items, capturing the thrill of finding hidden value in junk.

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 23.4% ★, Management 18.7%, Simulation 15.8%, Economy 9.7%, Strategy 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the trading aspect of business, requiring you to appraise and flip vehicles for profit.

Dustland Delivery is a post-apocalyptic survival business simulator. Scour the wastes for profit, complete missions to grow your trading empire, and assemble a rag-tag band of adventurers to turn your city into the capital of the Dustlands. Danger lurks around every corner—but no risk, no reward!

Why similar: Trading 22.9% ★, Management 21.7%, Simulation 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Strategy 12%

Why You'll Like It: This game combines management and RPG elements in a post-apocalyptic setting, focusing on survival and trade.

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 22.7%, Pixel Graphics 21.6%, Cyberpunk 18.7%, Story Rich 13.4%, Dystopian 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: While more narrative-focused, it captures the cyberpunk aesthetic and the art of manipulating conversations to uncover the truth.

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 18.7% ★, Management 17.1%, Shop Keeper 17% ★, Simulation 12%, Economy 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a deep dive into the logistics and management of running a retail store.

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 35.5%, Pixel Graphics 25.7%, Simulation 18.1%, Story Rich 9.1%, Singleplayer 4%

Why You'll Like It: It successfully blends high-stakes management of a restaurant with a compelling narrative and exploration.

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 21.2%, Shop Keeper 17.9% ★, Simulation 12.9%, Trading 10.1% ★, Economy 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A management sim that focuses on the production and sale of magical goods, requiring careful resource balancing.

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 23.7%, Simulation 19.8%, Economy 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Choices Matter 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a retro-styled economic simulation that captures the volatility of trading in a specific era.

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 26.8%, Simulation 22.9%, Strategy 16%, Economy 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A management-focused simulation that challenges you to build a business empire from the ground up.

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 30.6% ★, Management 18.9%, Simulation 17.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.6%, Capitalism 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A shop-keeper simulation that emphasizes the day-to-day operations of a retail store in a cozy setting.

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 29.8%, Simulation 21.4%, Indie 6.4%, Story Rich 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: This management sim features dark humor and moral ambiguity, requiring you to handle resources in a grim setting.

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 26.3% ★, Management 22.6%, Simulation 16.6%, Trading 16.3% ★, Economy 11.4%

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 34.6%, Simulation 21%, Economy 18.6%, Strategy 17.4%, Atmospheric 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a complex, story-driven management experience set in a dangerous, criminal underworld.

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 18.5% ★, Management 17.6%, Job Simulator 15.5% ★, Simulation 13%, Economy 10.6%

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 24.4% ★, Management 23.4%, Simulation 18.2%, Economy 14.1%, Capitalism 11.7%

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 27.2%, Simulation 20.6%, Trading 20.5% ★, Capitalism 16.1%, Economy 15.7%

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 36.3%, Management 15.8%, Trading 14.9% ★, Capitalism 11.8%, Choices Matter 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: It directly simulates the experience of running a pawn shop, focusing on the appraisal and negotiation process.

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 35.4%, Strategy 26.2%, Management 25.3%, Indie 13.1%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the management of a niche retail space, requiring strategy to keep customers satisfied.

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 22.5% ★, Management 20.2%, Job Simulator 15.8% ★, Simulation 15.2%, Economy 11.6%

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 24.1%, Trading 22.3% ★, Simulation 17.2%, Economy 13.7%, Capitalism 12.3%

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 20.6% ★, Management 19.4%, Simulation 13.6%, Shop Keeper 13.2% ★, Job Simulator 11.7% ★

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 37.5% ★, Management 28.7%, Simulation 23.5%, Indie 6.4%, Singleplayer 3.9%

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 33.3%, Simulation 23.1%, Economy 19.4%, Capitalism 16.5%, Singleplayer 4.2%

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 37.5%, Simulation 27.1%, Economy 20.1%, Job Simulator 6.9% ★, Indie 5.5%

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 31.5%, Management 31.3%, Strategy 25.4%, Indie 11.7%

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 20.7% ★, Shop Keeper 20.4% ★, Management 19.6%, Simulation 13.5%, Economy 11.1%

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 28.9% ★, Simulation 26%, Strategy 19.5%, Economy 8.5%, Indie 8.1%

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%, Simulation 30.7%, Economy 16.4%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Puzzle 6.5%

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 19.9%, Dystopian 18.4%, Simulation 18.1%, Strategy 13.9%, Cyberpunk 10.3%

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 42.8%, Economy 21.8%, Capitalism 19%, Management 16.5%

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 28.4%, Simulation 16%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Strategy 11.7%, Economy 10.5%

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 24.2% ★, Management 23%, Simulation 17%, Economy 13.9%, Capitalism 13.9%

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 29.3%, Shop Keeper 20.1% ★, Simulation 17.4%, Economy 10.3%, Capitalism 8.9%

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 27.7% ★, Management 22.9%, Simulation 18.9%, Job Simulator 17.3% ★, Capitalism 12.1%

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: Simulation 47.9%, Management 21.2%, Economy 14.8%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Indie 4.8%

Anvil Saga is a management sim with RPG elements where you take control of a blacksmith shop amidst the Hundred Years' War. Each decision you make impacts the story and gameplay.

Why similar: Management 23.8%, Choices Matter 16%, Pixel Graphics 14.1%, Simulation 12.2%, Economy 9.9%

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 23.4% ★, Management 21.9%, Simulation 15.3%, Shop Keeper 13.5% ★, Economy 12.4%

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 28.1% ★, Management 25%, Simulation 21.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.7%, Indie 5.2%

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 run Bakery, Clothing, Electronics, Sports, Music, Toy & Grocery departments.

Why similar: Management 24%, Trading 18.9% ★, Simulation 17.4%, Shop Keeper 13% ★, Economy 12.5%

Run an adventurers shop – a serious business in a fantasy environment. Stock your store with dangerous weapons, fancy hats, sturdy armour and magical potions.

Why similar: Management 36.5%, Simulation 34.7%, Indie 9.8%, Economy 9%, Trading 4.8% ★

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: Management 23%, Shop Keeper 22.3% ★, Simulation 21.5%, Strategy 17%, Economy 13.9%

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

Why similar: Shop Keeper 22.5% ★, Trading 22.3% ★, Management 19.2%, Job Simulator 11.9% ★, Economy 11.6%

Gamestonk is the first roguelite shop simulator. Manage the last videogame store in town, keep up with the latest releases, trade smuggled retros, select your modifiers strategically, hire workers, and deal with pesky shoplifters.

Why similar: Management 25.9%, Shop Keeper 18.9% ★, Simulation 17.7%, Economy 14.5%, Capitalism 14%

Luck be a Landlord is a roguelike deckbuilder about using a slot machine to earn rent money and defeat capitalism. This game does not contain any real-world currency gambling or microtransactions.

Why similar: Management 21.9%, Simulation 18.7%, Strategy 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 16.9%, Capitalism 14.5%

Run a shop in the zombie apocalypse! Trade batteries, craft stock, manage your staff, and fend off undead hordes. Will you be a hero, or profit at any cost? Your choices shape your store - and your fate.

Why similar: Management 36.6%, Simulation 24.8%, Economy 20.7%, Capitalism 17.1%, Singleplayer 0.7%