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 20.9%, Management 16.8%, Shop Keeper 14.7% ★, Job Simulator 14.4% ★, Capitalism 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: This is the closest experience to the seed game, focusing heavily on the pawn shop negotiation loop and item appraisal.

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 12.9%, Management 12.8%, Job Simulator 11.1% ★, Capitalism 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A deep shop-management game that emphasizes narrative, exploration, and meaningful choices within a capitalist framework.

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 28.4%, Simulation 18.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.1%, Indie 10.2%, Multiple Endings 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same oppressive, dystopian job-simulator feel where every decision carries significant moral weight.

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 19.9%, Management 16.2%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Simulation 11%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-futuristic dystopian management game that forces you to make difficult ethical choices while performing your job.

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 41.2%, Pixel Graphics 28%, Simulation 21%, 2D 5.4%, Singleplayer 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: Combines dungeon exploration with a shop-management loop where you must appraise and price items based on market 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 23.6%, Trading 12.6%, Economy 12.3%, Shop Keeper 9.7% ★

Why You'll Like It: Offers a modern, polished take on shop management and inventory control with a focus on collecting and economy.

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 22.5%, Management 19.1%, Capitalism 12.5%, Simulation 11.8%, Economy 11%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the dialogue-heavy aspect of trading and managing a shop while navigating a complex economy.

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 37.8%, Management 21.4%, Simulation 16.6%, Indie 7.7%, Shop Keeper 6.8% ★

Why You'll Like It: The classic shop-management game that features a robust haggling system and a charming, narrative-driven progression.

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: Management 28.3%, Simulation 28.1%, Trading 17.8%, Economy 14.4%, Capitalism 7%

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

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 24.7%, Trading 20.7%, Simulation 18.8%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Capitalism 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features a unique appraisal and haggling mechanic where you must interact with customers to sell your crafted goods.

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 28.9%, Pixel Graphics 21.2%, Multiple Endings 4.8%, Story Rich 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: A dystopian job-simulator that focuses on the social and political consequences of your daily work decisions.

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 29.3%, Simulation 16.2%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Strategy 11.5%, Economy 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A management simulation that requires balancing business growth with the narrative integrity of your newspaper.

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 18.4%, Simulation 13.3%, Strategy 11.1%, Multiple Endings 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, dystopian management game where you must balance your job duties with moral dilemmas and surveillance.

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 26.5%, Simulation 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 14.1%, Capitalism 10.5%, Economy 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A management game that utilizes pixel art and resource management to simulate the experience of running a shop.

Become the overseer and shape the fate of those who come knocking at the door. Each decision you make, whether it is to let in a stranger, to use your resources on something, or to risk the safety of the bunker.

Why similar: Dystopian 22.9%, Choices Matter 16.8%, Simulation 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Multiple Endings 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the impact of choices within a simulation environment, mirroring the narrative weight found in the seed game.

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 18.8%, Management 17.5%, Shop Keeper 16.4% ★, Simulation 12.1%, Economy 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A detailed management simulation that allows for deep customization of your retail store.

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 29.6% ★, Management 19.5%, Simulation 18.1%, Pixel Graphics 15.5%, Capitalism 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A cozy shop-keeping simulation that emphasizes the daily routine of managing a store and interacting with the community.

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 36.8%, Simulation 34.7%, Indie 9.6%, Economy 8.9%, Trading 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: A fantasy-themed shop-management game that focuses on stocking shelves and dealing with the quirks of your customers.

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 19.2%, Simulation 16%, Economy 9.7%, Strategy 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A trading-focused simulation that requires you to appraise and negotiate the value of vehicles.

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 36.5%, Pixel Graphics 25.3%, Simulation 18%, Story Rich 8.9%, Singleplayer 4%

Why You'll Like It: Blends a management loop with a strong narrative and unique character interactions that feel rewarding and distinct.

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 21.7%, Cyberpunk 18.5%, Story Rich 13.4%, Dystopian 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk narrative game that centers on dialogue-based interactions and manipulating people through drink and conversation.

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 22.3%, Choices Matter 21.7%, Simulation 16.9%, Story Rich 13.4%, Multiple Endings 12%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a similar atmospheric, dialogue-heavy experience where you listen to the stories of customers while managing a service-based shop.

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 22%, Simulation 15.7%, Shop Keeper 15.5% ★, Job Simulator 13.4% ★, Economy 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: A management game that focuses on the economy and life-sim elements of running a business.

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 24.3%, Simulation 19.9%, Economy 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Choices Matter 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled economy simulator that captures the high-stakes feel of market trading.

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 17.4% ★, Simulation 13.2%, Trading 10.3%, Economy 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A shop-keeping management game that focuses on the production and sale of goods in a fantasy setting.

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 23.7%, Simulation 18.3%, Economy 14%, Capitalism 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: A management simulation that focuses on the retail aspects of running a toy store.

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 27.5%, Simulation 20.6%, Trading 20.4%, Capitalism 15.9%, Economy 15.5%

Why You'll Like It: A management game centered on the retail and repair of gaming consoles.

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 17.7%, Shop Keeper 16.9% ★, Management 16.4%, Job Simulator 12.7% ★, Simulation 9.7%

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 35.1%, Simulation 21.2%, Economy 18.4%, Strategy 17.1%, Atmospheric 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A management game set in a dark, narrative-driven world where your business decisions have dangerous consequences.

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 25.8%, Management 25.7%, Indie 13%

Why You'll Like It: A management game that challenges you to build and run an arcade, balancing strategy with customer satisfaction.

You inherited a taxi dispatch business but it came with debt attached. Hire drivers, dispatch fares, navigate Istanbul’s chaos, deal with bad customers and worse luck. You have 15 days to pay it off or lose everything. The meter is running.

Why similar: Management 22%, Shop Keeper 18.5% ★, Simulation 11.7%, Capitalism 9.2%, Choices Matter 8.1%

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: Management 31.8%, Simulation 31.6%, Strategy 25%, Indie 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: A management simulation that focuses on the specific niche of selling video games.

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 17.7%, Management 17.1%, Job Simulator 16% ★, Simulation 12.5%, Economy 10.1%

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 22.5%, Trading 17.1%, Simulation 16.3%, Shop Keeper 11.8% ★, Economy 11.2%

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 22.2%, Management 20.2%, Job Simulator 16.8% ★, Simulation 15.1%, Economy 11.4%

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 36.2%, Management 15.9%, Trading 15.7%, Capitalism 11.6%, Strategy 7.9%

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 33.8%, Simulation 23.1%, Economy 19.2%, Capitalism 16.3%, Singleplayer 4.2%

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 29.9%, Simulation 29.6%, Economy 18.4%, Choices Matter 16.5%, Indie 5.7%

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 27.2%, Simulation 23%, Strategy 15.7%, Economy 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%

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 20.5%, Management 19.6%, Simulation 13.6%, Job Simulator 12.5% ★, Shop Keeper 12.5% ★

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 24.2%, Trading 22.1%, Simulation 17%, Economy 13.4%, Capitalism 12.1%

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 25.2% ★, Management 23.5%, Simulation 17.8%, Trading 16.1%, Economy 10.9%

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 37.6%, Management 28.7%, Simulation 23.6%, Indie 6.2%, Singleplayer 3.9%

Run your own Pharmacy! Sell medicines, advise customers, validate prescriptions, and fulfill them. Start small and expand your business - make it big in the medicine world!

Why similar: Simulation 22.9%, Management 22.7%, Trading 21.4%, Economy 12.3%, Shop Keeper 8.6% ★

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 18.3% ★, Shop Keeper 15.9% ★, Simulation 15.3%, Management 14.9%, Choices Matter 14.6%

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

Why similar: Trading 17.6%, Management 15.1%, Shop Keeper 14.4% ★, Job Simulator 13.2% ★, Choices Matter 9.1%

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 32.7%, Simulation 31%, Economy 16.2%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Puzzle 6.5%

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 23.3%, Simulation 17%, Economy 13.8%, Capitalism 13.7%

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%, Economy 21.6%, Capitalism 18.8%, Management 16.6%

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 26.5% ★, Management 23.1%, Simulation 18.8%, Job Simulator 18.5% ★, Capitalism 11.9%

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 23.5%, Management 22.2%, Simulation 15.5%, Shop Keeper 13.2% ★, Economy 12.2%

Take control of a gun store in Gun Store Simulator and manage every aspect of the arms trading business. Buy licenses, select products, hire staff, and ensure safety to grow your store and build a successful chain. Can you dominate the market?

Why similar: Management 23.2%, Simulation 21.7%, Trading 21.2%, Choices Matter 15.3%, Economy 12.6%

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 20.4%, Simulation 18.3%, Dystopian 18.1%, Strategy 13.8%, Cyberpunk 10.2%

What's it like to open a shop in Akihabara? Sourcing, displaying, hiring(Staff & Robots), setting your own prices. From a little shop to a legendary otaku shop filled with rare figures. Conquer Akihabara with your gacha business skills. (and sometimes physical means too)!

Why similar: Management 28.1%, Simulation 22.6%, Economy 15.8%, Capitalism 14.2%, Shop Keeper 11.1% ★

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

Why similar: Trading 22.3%, Shop Keeper 21.4% ★, Management 19.5%, Job Simulator 12.8% ★, Economy 11.5%

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%, Economy 19.7%, Job Simulator 7.3% ★, Indie 5.4%

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 25.3%, Simulation 21.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%, Indie 5.1%

Thank You for Your Application is a story-driven interview simulation game. After 15 rounds of interviews, you are reassigned as a junior interviewer, tasked with screening candidates’ resumes according to company requirements and issuing the appropriate thank letters.

Why similar: Dystopian 29.3%, Choices Matter 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%, Capitalism 11.8%, Multiple Endings 9.2%

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%, Simulation 26.2%, Strategy 19.2%, Economy 8.5%, Indie 8.1%

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 23.6%, Simulation 21.8%, Shop Keeper 21.5% ★, Strategy 16.8%, Economy 13.9%