- #1 Passpartout: The Starving Artist
97% matchVery Positive88% of 6,943 reviews2017
Dev: Flamebait Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Even you can become a great artist! Wrestle subjectivity as you attempt to sell your art to rude customers in order to progress in this confusing art scene. The only thing threatening you is your expensive wine and baguette addiction! Will your art end up in the Louvre or on your parents' fridge?
Why similar: Design & Illustration 32% ★, Simulation 28.7%, Casual 14%, Indie 9.4%, Hand-drawn 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: This is the direct predecessor to the seed game, offering the same core loop of creating art to survive in a charming, quirky world.
- #2 SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,582 reviews2022
Dev: Goose MindedPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A unique artist sim game with realistic paint mixing, physics and numerous painting tools. Upgrade and customize your studio, complete tasks, sell and expose art, buy instruments and get famous!
Why similar: Design & Illustration 50.5% ★, Sandbox 14.1%, Simulation 10.5%, Cute 5.9%, 3D 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers the most robust painting mechanics available, allowing for deep creative freedom within a first-person simulation environment.
- #3 Sticky Business
96% matchVery Positive94% of 7,551 reviews2023
Dev: Spellgarden GamesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Experience the joy of running your own cozy small business: Create stickers, pack orders and hear your customers’ stories. Time to build the cutest shop on the internet!
Why similar: Simulation 24.5%, Point & Click 15.6%, Sandbox 15.2%, Cute 12.6%, Casual 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: This cozy simulation game lets you design and sell your own custom stickers, mirroring the creative business management aspect of the seed game.
- #4 Vermillion - VR Painting
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 657 reviews2021
Dev: Thomas van den Berge
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 60%
It’s time to discover your inner artist! With Vermillion, you get a fully equipped oil painting studio in your home, without any of the mess. Ready for the unrivaled sense of accomplishment from creating your first painting?
Why similar: Design & Illustration 51% ★, Sandbox 15.2%, Simulation 13.9%, Casual 5.1%, Atmospheric 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: A highly realistic painting simulator that provides a tactile and immersive experience for those who want to focus purely on the art-making process.
- #5 Eastshade
94% matchVery Positive89% of 5,447 reviews2019
Dev: Eastshade Studios
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
You are a traveling painter, exploring the island of Eastshade. Capture the world on canvas using your artist’s easel. Talk to the inhabitants to learn about their lives. Make friends and help those in need. Visit cities, scale summits, unearth mysteries, and discover forgotten places!
Why similar: Exploration 26.7%, Open World 25%, Story Rich 23.7%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Colorful 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: You play as a traveling artist exploring a beautiful island, painting the scenery to complete quests and interact with the local inhabitants.
- #6 Chicory: A Colorful Tale
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,963 reviews2021
Dev: Wishes Ultd.Pub: Finji
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A top-down adventure game in a coloring book world full of vibrant characters. Use painting powers to explore, solve puzzles, make friends, and draw on anything! From creators on Wandersong + Celeste.
Why similar: Indie 33.3%, Story Rich 27.2%, Cute 21%, Colorful 10%, Casual 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: This top-down adventure game features a magical paintbrush mechanic that allows you to color the world and solve puzzles creatively.
- #7 Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery
93% matchVery Positive94% of 7,612 reviews2021
Dev: Silver Lining StudioPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Guide brush strokes and solve a variety of puzzles to help an aspiring artist complete her masterpiece amid her brusque neighbor’s gaze and his pesky cat. As her painting starts to take shape, uncover an emotional tale of chance and artistry revealed behind unrelated yet familiar moments.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.2%, Story Rich 17.2%, Exploration 17.1%, Hand-drawn 11.1%, Atmospheric 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A beautiful, narrative-driven game that focuses on the life of an artist preparing for a gallery exhibition.
- #8 Please, Touch The Artwork
92% matchVery Positive83% of 494 reviews2022
Dev: Thomas Waterzooi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 56%
A cozy puzzler with story. Recreate paintings by applying lines & colors in a specific order. Explore beautiful mazes & collect letters of a poem. Help two sweethearts find a path towards each other. Three games in one. Hints when stuck. 160+ paintings, 3~4 hours, set to a chill soundtrack.
Why similar: Story Rich 19%, Stylized 14.9%, Simulation 13.7%, Cute 12.4%, Casual 11%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing puzzle game that explores the history and meaning of art through interactive, narrative-driven gameplay.
- #9 Pupperazzi: The Dog Photography Game
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 542 reviews2022
Dev: Sundae MonthPub: Kitfox Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Put your love for pups to the test - we have a bunch of dogs that need their photos taken, doggone it! Photograph and catalogue the finest (and derpiest) dogs to build your career, upgrade your camera, and discover new canines. WOOF.
Why similar: Photo Editing 48.2% ★, Sandbox 10.8%, Exploration 9.3%, Simulation 9.2%, Open World 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the exploration and creative photography elements of the seed game while maintaining a lighthearted and cute aesthetic.
- #10 Painting VR
91% matchMostly Positive69% of 81 reviews2022
Dev: OisoiPub: Oisoi Studio
Windows
Take a break from the stress of daily life with this must-have virtual painter’s studio. Even if you think you’re not a creative person, Painting VR might prove you wrong. Be amazed by what you can create with unlimited supplies of paint, canvases, and all the tools you need.
Why similar: Design & Illustration 56% ★, Sandbox 15.3%, Simulation 14.3%, 3D 4.2%, Indie 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: This VR title provides a sandbox environment with realistic art supplies, perfect for players who want to focus on the act of painting without the pressure of a narrative.
- #11 TOEM: A Photo Adventure
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 11,436 reviews2021
Dev: Something We Made
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Set off on a delightful expedition and use your photographic eye to uncover the mysteries of the magical TOEM in this hand-drawn adventure game. Chat with quirky characters, solve their problems by snapping neat photos, and make your way through a relaxing landscape!
Why similar: Photo Editing 55% ★, Exploration 11.9%, Hand-drawn 7.5%, Cute 6.8%, Stylized 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A charming photography adventure that rewards exploration and creative framing of shots in a cozy, hand-drawn world.
- #12 Umurangi Generation
90% matchVery Positive91% of 1,206 reviews2020
Dev: ORIGAME DIGITAL
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Umurangi Generation is a first person photography game in the shitty future. Set in Tauranga Aotearoa off the back of an impending crisis you are a courier for the Tauranga Express. Throughout the game you will unlock a variety of lenses and equipment.
Why similar: Photo Editing 52.2% ★, Design & Illustration 14.5% ★, Simulation 12.7%, Casual 5.7%, Indie 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A photography-focused game that encourages artistic expression and observation within a stylized, atmospheric world.
- #13 Little Corners
89% matchVery Positive94% of 320 reviews2025
Dev: Meteor PixelPub: Weekend Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Peel, place, and arrange stickers across tiny windows into different worlds. Relax and unwind to lofi beats, collect unique stickers and share your cozy creations with the world.
Why similar: Design & Illustration 50.4% ★, Sandbox 11.8%, Simulation 11.1%, Cute 6.2%, Point & Click 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing design-focused game that allows you to create and decorate cozy spaces, appealing to the creative side of the player.
- #14 Fruitbus
87% matchVery Positive87% of 1,126 reviews2024
Dev: Krillbite Studio
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A journey of flavors and friendships awaits you in your cozy, customisable food truck! Forage for fresh ingredients to create your own menu, then feed tummies and souls with home-cooked meals. Change the world, one apple at a time.
Why similar: Simulation 22.6%, Exploration 15.8%, Sandbox 14%, Open World 10.4%, Stylized 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, exploration-heavy simulation game where you manage a food truck, sharing the same whimsical spirit as the seed game.
- #15 Youtubers Life 2
88% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,272 reviews2021
Dev: UPLAY Online
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Start from humble beginnings and take charge of the daily life of a wannabe influencer. Balance your day between creating trend-based content, completing tasks to earn money, and building trust with your neighbors to uncover their stories. Are you ready to embark on your road to fame?
Why similar: Simulation 29.4%, Sandbox 25.1%, Open World 17%, Casual 12.1%, Cute 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: This life simulation game mirrors the career-building and social interaction aspects of the artist lifestyle in the seed game.
- #16 Cat Cafe Manager
86% matchVery Positive88% of 3,165 reviews2022
Dev: Roost GamesPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Travel to the sleepy village of Caterwaul Way and rebuild your grandmother's cat cafe. Renovate your restaurant, befriend the local cats and townsfolk, forge lasting friendships, unravel catty mysteries, and build a home for dozens of unique felines!
Why similar: Job Simulator 40.5% ★, Simulation 26.7%, Stylized 11.8%, Cute 11.6%, Colorful 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: A management simulator that balances cozy aesthetics with the satisfying progression of building and running your own business.
- #17 Painter Simulator
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: SolvertoPub: FreeMind S.A.
Windows
PAINTER SIMULATOR is a new generation game in which the emphasis is placed on the player's imagination and perceptiveness. Create the world in the colors you want to see with a brush.
Why similar: Design & Illustration 38.7% ★, Job Simulator 13.5% ★, Sandbox 10.9%, Simulation 10.7%, Stylized 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the technical aspects of painting and design, offering a more structured approach to the craft.
- #18 Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,137 reviews2020
Dev: ustwo games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Even the smallest person can make a big difference. Join Alba, as she sets out to save her beautiful island and its wildlife. And possibly start a revolution.
Why similar: Exploration 20.5%, Open World 17.7%, Story Rich 16.6%, Casual 11.7%, Cute 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on exploration and photography in a wholesome, relaxing setting that emphasizes environmental beauty.
- #19 Unpacking
84% matchVery Positive93% of 40,273 reviews2021
Dev: Witch BeamPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Unpacking is a zen puzzle game about the familiar experience of pulling possessions out of boxes and fitting them into a new home. Part block-fitting puzzle, part home decoration, you are invited to create a satisfying living space while learning clues about the life you’re unpacking.
Why similar: Simulation 19.2%, Point & Click 18.4%, Story Rich 16.4%, Cute 15.1%, Casual 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: While not about painting, it shares the satisfying, design-oriented, and cozy organizational gameplay that appeals to creative players.
- #20 Two Point Museum
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,692 reviews2025
Dev: Two Point StudiosPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Simulation 33%, Sandbox 26%, Exploration 17.8%, Casual 12.2%, Cute 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: This management game allows you to curate and design your own exhibits, appealing to those who enjoy the gallery-management aspect of the seed game.
- #21 House Builder 2
84% matchMixed52% of 149 reviews2025
Dev: FreeMind S.A.
Windows
In House Builder 2, you build your dream structures in a vibrant, open-world low-poly environment! Purchase materials for your work, load them up, and head off to diverse tasks in the ultimate building adventure!
Why similar: Design & Illustration 51% ★, Sandbox 15.5%, Simulation 7.5%, Casual 6.4%, Exploration 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a sandbox design experience that allows players to express their creativity through construction and layout.
- #22 Art Shop Simulator
83% matchVery Positive91% of 101 reviews2025
Dev: Lovheim Studios
Windows
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: Sandbox 28.8%, Simulation 28.6%, Stylized 17%, Atmospheric 10%, 3D 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: This management game focuses specifically on the economy and retail side of running an art-related business.
- #23 Coffee Talk
82% matchVery Positive95% of 12,424 reviews2020
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Story Rich 24%, Simulation 22.3%, Multiple Endings 18.5%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Casual 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: This narrative-driven job simulator captures the cozy, character-focused atmosphere of interacting with locals in a small town.
- #24 Townscaper
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 21,548 reviews2021
Dev: Oskar StålbergPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Instant town building toy. Place housing blocks and watch them transform, piece by piece, into idyllic ocean-side towns, pastoral gardens, or sweeping cities on the sea.
Why similar: Sandbox 21.3%, Simulation 17.2%, Open World 12.5%, Stylized 11.5%, Cute 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: An instant town-building toy that focuses purely on the joy of design and aesthetic creation without complex management systems.
- #25 Please, Touch The Artwork 2
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,983 reviews2024
Dev: Thomas Waterzooi
Windows · Mac · Linux
A handpainted cozy hidden object adventure. Explore a surreal world. Collect items for its quirky inhabitants. Fix damaged paintings and solve casual puzzles. Help a lost skeleton painter find his way home. This game is short but 100% FREE (no ads, no IAP).
Why similar: Point & Click 42%, Casual 16.2%, Exploration 16%, Hand-drawn 11.2%, Indie 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A sequel that continues the art-focused puzzle gameplay, emphasizing narrative and exploration within a gallery setting.
- #26 Lost But Found
80% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,524 reviews2024
Dev: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Organize and give out lost items! Lost But Found is a job simulator game where you are an officer who oversees the lost items in an airport. Organize those items and distribute them to people who lost their belongings. Upgrade your office, manage requests, collect stickers, and more.
Why similar: Job Simulator 31.8% ★, Simulation 20.7%, Point & Click 18.1%, Cute 9%, Casual 8%
Why You'll Like It: A wholesome, job-oriented simulation game that focuses on small-town life and character-driven progression.
- #27 A Short Hike
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 22,321 reviews2019
Dev: adamgryu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Why similar: Exploration 35.8%, Open World 19.2%, Cute 18.5%, Indie 12.1%, Casual 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a similar sense of cozy, low-pressure exploration and discovery that makes the world of Phénix so endearing.
- #28 Carto
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,290 reviews2020
Dev: Sunhead GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Carto is a charming adventure game wrapped around a unique, world-altering puzzle mechanic. Use this power to explore mysterious lands, help a quirky cast of characters, and guide Carto on her journey back to her family.
Why similar: Exploration 16.7%, Story Rich 14.5%, Cute 12.5%, Hand-drawn 11.8%, Open World 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A unique puzzle-adventure game that relies on creative map manipulation, rewarding the player's spatial and design-oriented thinking.
- #29 The Painter's Playground
81% matchVery Positive97% of 62 reviews2018
Dev: Next Zen Mechanics Limited
Windows
For creation and collection aficionados, The Painter’s Playground offers a game-based sandbox to craft and collect 2D artwork and share it with the online community. Strive to either be the buzz of the arthouse as a creator of sought-after works, or own the most coveted collection - or both!
Why similar: Simulation 55.9%, Casual 25%, Indie 19.1%
Why You'll Like It: A casual simulation game that provides a simple, low-stakes environment for digital painting and experimentation.
- #30 Slime Rancher
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 154,977 reviews2017
Dev: Monomi Park
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Exploration 21.6%, Open World 17.4%, Cute 16.8%, Sandbox 13.6%, Simulation 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a vibrant, exploration-based loop that feels similarly rewarding and relaxing for players who enjoy cozy, singleplayer experiences.
- #31 Carefully Stamped
77% matchMixed57% of 180 reviews2025
Dev: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Craft and sell charming postcards to your customers in a relaxing sandbox full of color and creativity. Carefully Stamped is a cozy job simulator where you are a postcard designer. Take on new orders, craft the cutest mail, write a wholesome note and collect stamps to send your postcards 🎟️✉️
Why similar: Photo Editing 36.7% ★, Design & Illustration 25.6% ★, Job Simulator 13.1% ★, Simulation 6%, Sandbox 5.9%
- #32 Landlord of the Woods
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,240 reviews2021
Dev: Madison Karrh
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 30%
You're 25, you feel like all of your peers are ahead of you in life so you apply for a new job to try to find some sort of meaning. Your new career is filled with physics-based puzzles, hand drawn art & a cute little story.
Why similar: Point & Click 33.7%, Cute 12.6%, Hand-drawn 12.4%, Stylized 11.5%, Story Rich 9.9%
- #33 Box Bakery
74% matchVery Positive90% of 366 reviews2026
Dev: mangobox games
Windows · Mac
Run your dream bakery, make friends with adorable animals, collect friendship photos and unique scrapbook elements. Forge ahead, using the power of baking to solve the town’s challenges. Let every animal enjoy its favorite bread—and open up about the secrets they’ve kept hidden.
Why similar: Photo Editing 52% ★, Simulation 17.4%, Story Rich 13.6%, Casual 8.1%, Cute 7.4%
- #34 Scriptorium: Master of Manuscripts
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,022 reviews2026
Dev: Yaza GamesPub: Mythwright
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Make and share the most beautiful and bizarre medieval art imaginable! Manage and grow your manuscript workshop by illustrating manuscripts, using friendly tools and a massive range of drag-and-drop artworks from the deepest reaches of history. Welcome to your very own Scriptorium!
Why similar: Design & Illustration 48.9% ★, Job Simulator 16.5% ★, Simulation 12.2%, Stylized 8.7%, Casual 5.5%
- #35 Artist Life Simulator
77% matchVery Positive82% of 191 reviews2022
Dev: Interactive FatePub: Interactive Fate
Windows
Live the life of a starving artist in 19th century alternative history. Survive poverty, alchoholism, madness, depression, and 67 different feelings. Paint masterpieces by combining inspirations, sell them for riches (or scraps) and create a painting that will change the world.
Why similar: Design & Illustration 61.2% ★, Simulation 20.1%, Casual 8.2%, Indie 7.4%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #36 Whisper of the House
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 5,279 reviews2025
Dev: 元气弹工作室(GD Studio)
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Whisper of the House is a cozy game about organizing and decorating. You'll take on various tasks from the townspeople—helping them move, organize, and clean their spaces. In the process, your gentle touch might make a difference in their lives, and perhaps uncover some hidden stories...
Why similar: Point & Click 19.2%, Simulation 16.4%, Exploration 14.8%, Story Rich 13.6%, Multiple Endings 13.2%
- #37 Repair this!
75% matchVery Positive89% of 814 reviews2024
Dev: HGISoft
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Become a phone repair technician, get the opportunity to look into the personal data of customers. Influence their destinies if you dare!
Why similar: Point & Click 20.5%, Exploration 16.5%, Simulation 12.4%, Story Rich 12.4%, Multiple Endings 11.4%
- #38 Map Map - A Game About Maps
73% matchVery Positive92% of 232 reviews2026
Dev: Pipapo Games
Windows
In this game YOU make the maps! Become the cartographer of a small adventure crew and use proper navigation tools like a real explorer. Map the environment to turn unknown islands into a hand-drawn journey toward a legendary treasure.
Why similar: Job Simulator 17.6% ★, Sandbox 14.3%, Exploration 13%, Simulation 12.5%, Stylized 8.7%
- #39 Little Kitty, Big City
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 13,632 reviews2024
Dev: Double Dagger Studio
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
You're a curious little kitty with a big personality, on an adventure to find your way back home. Explore the city, make new friends with stray animals, wear delightful hats, and leave more than a little chaos in your wake. After all, isn't that what cats do best?
Why similar: Sandbox 18.7%, Exploration 17%, Simulation 15.5%, Cute 11.4%, Open World 11.3%
- #40 Bear and Breakfast
74% matchVery Positive90% of 5,302 reviews2022
Dev: Gummy CatPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Bear and Breakfast is a laid-back management adventure game where you build and run a bed and breakfast...but you’re a bear.
Why similar: Simulation 23.7%, Story Rich 19.5%, Hand-drawn 14.6%, Cute 11.7%, Atmospheric 9.8%
- #41 Haunted House Renovator
76% matchMixed47% of 215 reviews2025
Dev: Image Power S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Become a paranormal renovator! Explore and renovate haunted locations as you deal with pesky spirits that have fun at your expense! Decide if you want to be mean or nice to banished entities, you can also adopt some! Restore old furniture and decorate the interiors as you see fit! Make a profit!
Why similar: Design & Illustration 48.8% ★, Simulation 13.8%, Exploration 10.4%, Sandbox 9.7%, Casual 5.9%
- #42 The Lost Art of Innkeeping
75% matchVery Positive98% of 125 reviews2020
Dev: SeaPhoenix
Windows
Can you transform a dilapidated old manor into a 5-star inn while solving the mysteries lurking behind its doors? Meet amusing guests, discover new areas and upgrades, complete mini-quests, and find items and beautiful paintings that will help you achieve your goals!
Why similar: Point & Click 27.2%, Simulation 17%, Multiple Endings 15.9%, Story Rich 15.5%, Cute 10.9%
- #43 Strange Antiquities
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,298 reviews2025
Dev: Bad VikingPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!
Why similar: Point & Click 22.4%, Simulation 18.8%, Exploration 16.4%, Story Rich 15.5%, Multiple Endings 15%
- #44 Art Reborn: Painting Connoisseur
71% matchVery Positive95% of 361 reviews2023
Dev: MuccyGames
Windows · Mac
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 30.4%, Exploration 20.7%, Story Rich 17.5%, Cute 14.2%, Casual 12.1%
- #45 FIND KITTENS 2: Crafts
70% matchVery Positive97% of 151 reviews2024
Dev: Very Very LITTLE Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 9%
All professions are important, all professions are needed! Explore a world of crafts, each with a place for cats. Find them and the world will be colored!
Why similar: Casual 40.7%, Hand-drawn 30.6%, Colorful 11.2%, Indie 10.9%, Singleplayer 6.7%
- #46 Sandwich Sim
71% matchVery Positive88% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: Sandwich SquadPub: Cole Young
Windows · Mac
A game where you play as a slightly confused bear trying to assemble the ultimate meal no matter who tries to get in your way. Relax and fish, visit the grocery store, escape bureaucracy, and more on your way to achieve enlightenment via sandwich.
Why similar: Exploration 33.8%, Stylized 20.3%, Casual 18.6%, 3D 13.8%, Colorful 9.9%
- #47 House Builder: First Job
71% matchVery Positive84% of 398 reviews2021
Dev: FreeMind S.A.
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Become a one-man construction crew! Travel around the world and through the ages to build iconic designs! Beware unpleasant temperatures and dangerous fauna!
Why similar: Design & Illustration 47.5% ★, Simulation 13.3%, Sandbox 12.3%, Exploration 10.8%, Point & Click 9.5%
- #48 Hairdresser Simulator
72% matchMixed46% of 575 reviews2024
Dev: GameFormatic S.A.Pub: Frozen Way
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Create new hairstyles for customers. Cut, dye, and style to perfection. Enhance your skills and master the craft. Run your business and renovate your salon. Generate profit, hire employees - aim to the top! Upload any portrait photo and try out new hairstyles thanks to the character creator!
Why similar: Design & Illustration 46.1% ★, Simulation 15.9%, Sandbox 13.2%, Casual 6.4%, Indie 5.1%
- #49 Hidden Through Time 2: Discovery
69% matchVery Positive88% of 192 reviews2024
Dev: Rogueside
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Hidden Through Time 2: Discovery is a cozy hidden object game that has you searching for hidden objects in hand-drawn, interactive landscapes. Ignite your imagination, unleash your inner artist with the editor and share your masterpieces with the world!
Why similar: Point & Click 32%, Sandbox 25.5%, Hand-drawn 16.7%, Casual 11.9%, Cute 10.5%
- #50 Kitten's Wardrobe
68% matchVery Positive98% of 142 reviews2024
Dev: crobatspr
Windows
This is a relaxing casual game. Take a walk in Dessert Town, explore more areas, and meet new friends. The Kitten has the ability to turn the stuff in the painting into reality. Help it gather new clothing through drawing!
Why similar: Design & Illustration 55.4% ★, Point & Click 11.4%, Hand-drawn 9.4%, Cute 7.8%, Exploration 6.8%
- #51 Matsuro Palette
70% matchVery Positive99% of 377 reviews2020
Dev: SleepingMuseumPub: KEMCO
Windows
Survive seven days with a cursed painting. Rely on notes from past victims and manage to successfully paint her portrait. But be careful not to upset her, or you'll quickly find yourself dead! An assortment of terminal tableaus awaits you. Will you be the one to finally finish her?
Why similar: Point & Click 22.4%, Story Rich 14.9%, Exploration 13.7%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Cute 9.8%
- #52 Furnish Master
69% matchVery Positive82% of 1,147 reviews2024
Dev: Alex Blintsov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Furnish Master is a relaxing game about furnishing apartments, houses, commercial estate and even outdoor territory! Realize your design dreams!
Why similar: Design & Illustration 39.9% ★, Job Simulator 17.5% ★, Sandbox 12%, Simulation 9.6%, Stylized 5.5%
- #53 The Last Gas Station
66% matchVery Positive86% of 1,039 reviews2026
Dev: Alawar
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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: Job Simulator 27.2% ★, Simulation 17.2%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Story Rich 11.5%, Cute 9.7%
- #54 SuchArt: Creative Space
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,150 reviews2021
Dev: Goose MindedPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!
Why similar: Simulation 37.5%, Sandbox 36%, Casual 8.5%, Singleplayer 7.2%, Indie 5.7%
- #55 Pieces of the Past
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 102 reviews2025
Dev: 9HP StudiosPub: Catoptric Games
Windows
'Pieces of the Past' is a cute, sentimental adventure where you restore family keepsakes to uncover touching stories. Blend puzzle-solving with the joy of preserving memories in this delightful journey!
Why similar: Simulation 16.9%, Point & Click 15.9%, Job Simulator 15.2% ★, Story Rich 12%, Cute 8.6%
- #56 Hidden Through Time 2: Myths & Magic
68% matchVery Positive86% of 374 reviews2023
Dev: Rogueside
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Join Clicky on a new, enchanted adventure in Hidden Through Time 2: Myths & Magic! Search for hidden objects scattered around hand-drawn worlds, and unlock more as you go. With both a single player campaign and an online mode where you can create your own dreamworld, the adventure never ends!
Why similar: Point & Click 32.7%, Sandbox 31.1%, Cute 12.5%, Hand-drawn 9.4%, Casual 8.6%
- #57 Flowers And Favours: Florist Simulator
66% matchVery Positive94% of 194 reviews2025
Dev: MISK Games
Windows · Mac
Flowers And Favours is a relaxing cozy florist sim. Run your own flower shop, experiment with a stunning variety of florals, and craft unique bouquets for your adorable customers. Your floral journey begins today!
Why similar: Job Simulator 26.9% ★, Simulation 20.5%, Sandbox 17.2%, Cute 8.2%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #58 Été
66% matchVery Positive94% of 240 reviews2024
Dev: Impossible
Windows
Été (summer) is a relaxing painting game set in Montréal. Color the city to explore, create artworks on canvas, collect stamps in your album, decorate your studio, fulfill commissions from your neighbors, and unleash your inner artist!
Why similar: Exploration 22.4%, Story Rich 16%, Stylized 14.9%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Casual 10.1%
- #59 Keep Me Gifted
67% matchMixed60% of 163 reviews2025
Dev: Merlot Games
Windows · Mac
In Keep Me Gifted you will make your career debut as a Gift Shop owner. Be ready to encounter unhinged characters and their requests, try to match those requests with your wrapping skills, manage your item stock, upgrade your shop, and increase your store's popularity. And stay gifted!
Why similar: Job Simulator 29.9% ★, Simulation 19.7%, Point & Click 14.8%, Story Rich 13.2%, Hand-drawn 11.8%
- #60 Penko Park
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 655 reviews2020
Dev: Ghostbutter
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Snap pictures of spooky-cute creatures & explore an abandoned wildlife park.
Why similar: Photo Editing 58.3% ★, Exploration 12.1%, Cute 8.2%, Hand-drawn 7.4%, Atmospheric 5.3%