Games Like Pet Shop Simulator

In Animal Shelter, your main target is to make your four-legged friends happy. Pet them, hand out treats, play with toys - and they will pay you back with great trust. Get to know the animals well enough to find them the best home! Don't wait any longer, open your animal shelter now!

Why similar: Dog 27.7% ★, Life Sim 12.8%, Education 9.5%, Family Friendly 8.1%, Management 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game shares the core loop of rescuing, cleaning, and finding forever homes for animals in a realistic management setting.

Welcome to Pets Hotel, a place where you can start the business you always dreamed of! Pets Hotel gives you a unique opportunity to build, design, and run a place where pets can feel at home. Cats, dogs, turtles, and many other animals are waiting for you to take care of them!

Why similar: Dog 28.5% ★, Education 13.7%, Immersive Sim 12%, Simulation 9.8%, Family Friendly 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a very similar first-person experience where you manage a facility dedicated to the comfort and happiness of various pets.

Get ready for a pawsome puppy adventure in Little Friends: Puppy Island! Discover exciting locations, dig up hidden treasures, build and expand your holiday resort, and meet plenty of lovable little friends to care for on your very own un-paw-gettable, tropical island adventure!

Why similar: Dog 31.6% ★, Family Friendly 13.2%, Education 11.7%, Life Sim 8.6%, Building 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: This title focuses heavily on the cute, interactive side of pet care and exploration in a colorful, family-friendly environment.

In the tycoon game "Wauies – The Pet Shop Game," you run your own pet store. Prove your managerial skills, build pens, take care of cats, dogs, rodents and fish, fulfill your customers' wishes and expand your pet store. Play now!

Why similar: Dog 27.4% ★, Management 22.9%, Simulation 13%, Cute 12.6%, Colorful 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A dedicated pet shop management game that allows you to design your store and care for a wide variety of animals.

To The Rescue! is a charming dog shelter simulator. Take care of unique dogs and find the right homes for as many of them as you can. Upgrade your shelter, control disease outbreaks, learn each dog's preferences, and make tough decisions, all while helping support real-world animal shelters!

Why similar: Dog 31.4% ★, Management 13.8%, Life Sim 13%, Immersive Sim 10.4%, Building 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A shelter management simulator that emphasizes the emotional connection between the player and the dogs in their care.

In Zoo Simulator, your main task is to run and manage your own zoo. Renew it and take care of all the animals' needs, ensuring them a peaceful life! Will you attract crowds of visitors? Create your own zoo!

Why similar: Life Sim 12.6%, Family Friendly 11.9%, Management 11.8%, Education 11.3%, Simulation 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game expands the management scope to larger habitats while maintaining the focus on animal welfare and facility maintenance.

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: Management 25.3%, Life Sim 24%, Building 15.4%, Simulation 13%, Cute 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: It combines the satisfying loop of running a small business with the charm of caring for and interacting with animals.

Welcome back to the heartwarming world of Animal Shelter 2! Provide a loving home for every four-legged friend in need – play with them, pet them, even dress them up! Get to know them and find them a loving family. Play with your friends and manage your shelter together in co-op!

Why similar: Dog 30.7% ★, Life Sim 11%, Family Friendly 10.5%, Management 10.2%, Simulation 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: The sequel to a popular shelter management game, offering improved mechanics and deeper interaction with animals.

Pet Idle is a simulation game where you can take care of various virtual animals! Build and manage your home to be a cozy home for many pets!

Why similar: Dog 36.5% ★, Life Sim 15.9%, Simulation 9.4%, Management 9.2%, Building 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A casual, relaxing simulation game that focuses on the daily needs and happiness of your virtual pets.

Dive into a sugary world of sweetness in Candy Shop Simulator! Open your shop, create delectable pastries, manage sales, and expand your candy empire. Satisfy your sweet tooth and build your confectionery legacy now!

Why similar: Management 16.3%, Life Sim 16%, Family Friendly 12.6%, Education 10.6%, Simulation 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a similar first-person retail management experience, focusing on inventory, customer service, and store expansion.

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: Management 22.8%, Life Sim 18.8%, Immersive Sim 13.7%, Simulation 12.1%, Building 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the relaxing, customer-facing retail management loop found in many casual simulation games.

Discover the veterinary profession and help cats and dogs that need you. An injury, fever, an animal that refuses to eat: it’s up to you to act!

Why similar: Simulation 20.5%, Family Friendly 18.2%, Life Sim 17.3%, Cute 12.4%, Management 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the medical and caretaking aspects of running a pet-focused business, mirroring the responsibility found in the seed game.

Open your dream restaurant at FPP. Create a unique exterior and interior, hire the best workers and chefs, create a place where people will love to eat, spend time and spend their money. Simulation of the restaurant business.

Why similar: Life Sim 17.7%, Management 16.8%, Family Friendly 12.2%, Immersive Sim 12.1%, Building 12%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a deep dive into the business management side of the simulation genre, perfect for those who enjoy the shop-running aspect.

House Flipper is a unique chance to become a one-man renovation crew. Buy, repair and remodel devastated houses. Give them a second life and sell them at a profit!

Why similar: Education 16.3%, Building 16.1%, Immersive Sim 15.3%, Simulation 14.5%, Management 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: While not pet-focused, it shares the satisfying first-person cleaning, renovating, and maintenance mechanics central to the shop management loop.

Manage a care center for adorable monsters in Monster Care Simulator! Treat clients' creatures, hatch eggs, raise your own companions, and keep them happy with fun activities. Hire staff, expand your facilities, and customize your space to build the ultimate monster sanctuary!

Why similar: Management 24.3%, Life Sim 16.3%, Immersive Sim 13.8%, Simulation 13.4%, First-Person 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game applies the pet care and management loop to a fantasy setting, offering a unique twist on the genre.

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: Management 24.3%, Immersive Sim 16.5%, Simulation 12.9%, Life Sim 12.6%, Building 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A niche retail management sim that focuses on the specific needs of maintaining an aquarium shop.

Become a Zoo Keeper, manage and build the zoo of your childhood dreams! Take care of the animals and create ideal conditions for them. Grow your zoo, add extraordinary species and prepare amazing attractions for visitors.

Why similar: Management 17.1%, Family Friendly 12.2%, Immersive Sim 12.1%, Building 11.6%, Education 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes the strategic and logistical side of managing animal enclosures and visitor satisfaction.

Collect and sell geckos. Manage and upgrade your shop. Explore the island, filled with life and secrets. Sell your geckos, or keep 'em as your Pets!

Why similar: Management 38%, Building 20.8%, Simulation 20.6%, Cute 10.4%, Funny 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A specialized management game that focuses on the collection and care of reptiles within a shop environment.

In Animal Shelter Prologue, your main target is to make your four-legged friends happy. Pet them, hand out treats, play with toys - and they will pay you back with great trust. Get to know the animals well enough to find them the best home! Don't wait any longer, open your animal shelter now!

Why similar: Dog 32.6% ★, Simulation 12.8%, Family Friendly 9.3%, First-Person 7.8%, Management 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: This version provides a concise introduction to the shelter management gameplay that defines the full Animal Shelter title.

Open your own electronics store and grow it from a small shop into a modern technology hub. Manage deliveries, prices, and store equipment, take care of customers, expand the product range, and become a master in the world of electronics retail!

Why similar: Simulation 16.5%, Education 16.3%, Immersive Sim 15.6%, Management 15%, Life Sim 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a realistic retail management loop that mirrors the operational aspects of running a shop.

Become a real-life animal trainer! Manage and develop your animal training center, create a safe and happy place for them! Train different types of animals, and give them a lot of attention and they will surely become calmer and more cooperative with their owners.

Why similar: Dog 29.2% ★, Family Friendly 11%, Life Sim 9.7%, Simulation 8.1%, Education 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on the skill-based interaction and training of animals, adding a layer of depth to the pet care experience.

Gamer Shop Simulator - business simulation game where you own a store with goods for gamers. Here you will learn everything about the operation, development of your own store.

Why similar: Simulation 28.6%, Casual 14.3%, Management 13.7%, Life Sim 12.3%, Adventure 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a straightforward retail management experience with a focus on store growth and customer service.

Pets Hotel: Prologue is just part of the gameplay that awaits you in the full version of the game. Pets Hotel: Prologue gives you a unique opportunity to build, design, and run a place where pets can feel at home. Cats, dogs, turtles, and many other animals are waiting for you to take care of them!

Why similar: Dog 32% ★, Family Friendly 12.9%, Education 10.2%, Simulation 9.4%, Cute 7%

Why You'll Like It: This standalone prologue offers a focused look at the core mechanics of the full Pets Hotel experience.

Run your own candy and toys store. Order supplies, receive deliveries, stock shelves, hire employees, set prices, and expand your business. Unlock a Gaming Club across the street, place arcade machines and billiard tables, set profits, and collect earnings.

Why similar: Management 22.1%, Life Sim 21.5%, Simulation 13.6%, Family Friendly 12.4%, Cute 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: It combines two retail niches into a single management experience, focusing on store aesthetics and inventory.

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: Management 23.4%, Life Sim 19.2%, Immersive Sim 17.8%, Simulation 13.8%, Building 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: A retail management sim that focuses on inventory and store layout, similar to the shop-building elements of the seed game.

Run your own figure shop! Produce figures with 3D printers, stock your shelves, set prices, and offer the best shopping experience to your customers. Manage your storage, expand and design your store. Try to complete collection sets, follow market trends, and grow your business!

Why similar: Life Sim 19.8%, Immersive Sim 19.2%, Management 18%, Simulation 11.5%, Family Friendly 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a detailed retail management experience with a focus on inventory and customer interaction.

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: Life Sim 25.2%, Simulation 20.6%, Immersive Sim 18.4%, Management 11.8%, Casual 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the trading and management aspects of running a store, which complements the economic side of the seed game.

Exotica 2: Pet Shop Simulator is a cozy management game where you design and run your own exotic pet shop. Care for over 70 animals, raise babies, breed rare color variants, customize your store, and manage customers and staff.

Why similar: Dog 16.9% ★, Life Sim 11.2%, Family Friendly 9.6%, Education 9.3%, Immersive Sim 7.8%

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 29.6%, Simulation 22.7%, Life Sim 15.3%, Immersive Sim 12%, Building 9.5%

You've embarked on a journey to acquire your dream market and have finally reached your goal. Now, manage your market to offer friendly service to the neighborhood! Provide a range of products, from beverages to food, cleaning items to electronics, meeting community needs.

Why similar: Life Sim 25.8%, Simulation 19.7%, Immersive Sim 18.1%, Family Friendly 13.5%, Management 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: A general retail management sim that focuses on time-management and store maintenance.

Welcome back to the heartwarming world of Animal Shelter 2: Prologue! Provide a loving home for every four-legged friend in need – play with them, pet them, even dress them up! Get to know them and find them a loving family. Play with your friends and manage your shelter together in co-op!

Why similar: Dog 13.5% ★, Family Friendly 10.7%, Life Sim 10.6%, Education 9.5%, Management 9.5%

The Prologue is just part of the gameplay that awaits you in the full version of the game. Manage and develop your animal training center, create a safe and happy place for them! Train different types of animals, and give them a lot of attention and they will surely become calmer with their owners.

Why similar: Dog 16.1% ★, Life Sim 11%, Management 10.8%, Family Friendly 9.2%, Education 8.5%

A relaxing sandbox casual simulation game where you perform various, even strange, aquarium-related tasks on very diverse levels. As an Aquarist you must create and manage a home to amazing fish🐟, sea turtles🐢, sharks🦈, octopuses🐙, and more🐬. Aquarium is their world and life. Make it worth...

Why similar: Management 16.5%, Life Sim 13.7%, Education 13.3%, Family Friendly 12.2%, Immersive Sim 10.9%

The Prologue is just part of the gameplay that awaits you in the full version. In Zoo Simulator: Prologue, your main task is to run and manage your own zoo. Renew it and take care of all the animals' needs, ensuring them a peaceful life! Will you attract crowds of visitors? Create your own zoo!

Why similar: Management 16.2%, Life Sim 13.2%, Simulation 10.1%, Immersive Sim 9.3%, Building 9.2%

Run your tobacco shop. Sign contracts with leading brands, order products, hire workers, expand your store, and never let your customers leave the store empty-handed. Play with friends or go solo, and enjoy the growth of your shop.

Why similar: Life Sim 28.5%, Management 18%, Immersive Sim 16.9%, Simulation 13.4%, Family Friendly 9.2%

Turn your building from a small shopping center into a huge city mall! To avoid going bankrupt, you’ll need to build new stores and restaurants, set smart prices, and keep up with trends. 15+ stores, dozens of machines & services, and hundreds of brands waiting for you!

Why similar: Management 23.1%, Life Sim 19.8%, Immersive Sim 16%, Simulation 12.5%, Building 11.9%

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: Management 22.7%, Immersive Sim 17.9%, Building 15.4%, Family Friendly 15%, Simulation 12%

Winkeltje: The Little Shop is all about building, decorating, and running your own old-world fantasy shop. Buy low, sell high - from nails and apples to swords and alchemic love potions. Impress your customers, craft items, and be the master of your very own shop.

Why similar: Management 26.1%, Life Sim 23.5%, Family Friendly 15.1%, Building 14.6%, Simulation 11.1%

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 37.7%, Simulation 24.5%, Life Sim 15.3%, Immersive Sim 10%, First-Person 6.7%

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 43.6%, Simulation 23.9%, First-Person 20.5%, Funny 11.2%, Singleplayer 0.8%

Buy an abandoned gas station and restore it to its full glory. Renovate, upgrade and expand upon the offered services to keep up with your clients demands.

Why similar: Management 22.7%, Simulation 19.4%, Education 16.7%, Building 15.3%, First-Person 10.3%

Run your retail company. Sign contracts with leading brands, order products, hire workers, expand your store, and never let your customers leave the store empty-handed. Play with friends or go solo, and enjoy the growth of your shop.

Why similar: Life Sim 28.4%, Management 21.9%, Immersive Sim 16.9%, Family Friendly 13.2%, Simulation 12.6%

Restore your fantasy tavern to its full glory. Repair, improve and expand the establishment. Cook delicious food and keep an eye on the mood of the visitors. Create a unique atmosphere for unforgettable adventures!

Why similar: Management 20.9%, Life Sim 18%, Immersive Sim 14.1%, Building 13.6%, Simulation 10.8%

Are you ready to shape fashion world? Make a brand deal, order products, fill the aisles, dress the mannequins and start selling. Dresses, shirts, coats, pants, nightwear, underwear, shoes and more are waiting for you.

Why similar: Management 23.7%, Life Sim 20.9%, Immersive Sim 16.9%, Simulation 13.3%, Building 8.7%

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: Management 24.8%, Immersive Sim 20%, Simulation 13.7%, Building 12.3%, First-Person 8.6%

Welcome to your Critter Café! Rescue and bond with adorable, fantasy critters in need of your help and build a new home together. Design and run your own café, care for your critters, uncover the secrets of mysterious portals, and create a wholesome café for all to enjoy!

Why similar: Life Sim 23.9%, Management 20.9%, Family Friendly 15.4%, Cute 11.3%, Simulation 10.1%

A 3D pet simulation where you raise your own personal hive of mutating dogs, physically simulated all the way down to their guts! Wobbledogs is a casual and chill sandbox for players of all ages who want to care for their very own virtual pets in a surprising, unique, and stress-free environment.

Why similar: Dog 43.9% ★, Life Sim 13.8%, Family Friendly 10.9%, Cute 9.4%, Simulation 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: Life Sim 20.6%, Management 20.3%, Immersive Sim 15.3%, Family Friendly 14.8%, Simulation 10.7%

Create and manage your dream restaurant! Menus, purchasing, décor, staff, equipment, customers… and don't forget the actual cooking! Experience the daily life of a restaurateur and earn your awards from the Michelin Guide.

Why similar: Life Sim 20.1%, Management 19.9%, Immersive Sim 16.5%, Family Friendly 15.5%, Simulation 10.8%

Enjoy the experience of running your own ranch and store from the ground up. Grow crops, raise livestock, and keep your customers stocked with fresh products. Defend your farm from wild animal attacks. Hire employees and grow from a humble beginning into a thriving business.

Why similar: Life Sim 27.1%, Immersive Sim 19%, Management 18.1%, Simulation 13.9%, First-Person 11.1%

Create your own farm. Harvest crops, take care of animals, sell goods, set prices at your discretion, hire staff, expand, design, and build your dream farm.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 24.9%, Management 24.8%, Building 17.5%, Simulation 14%, First-Person 9%

Restore an old motel alongside a shop and a gas station. Design, furnish, decorate and rent rooms. provide products for customers and fuel for cars. Hire employees to help you and be the boss of your own empire.

Why similar: Management 23.4%, Life Sim 20.9%, Immersive Sim 16.5%, Simulation 14.1%, Building 9.7%

Enter the world of shopkeepers trading in reclaimed goods! Bid for the best items at auction, prepare and clean the bought items, and then sell them in your shop. Test your skills and watch your business grow!

Why similar: Life Sim 24.5%, Simulation 19.3%, Immersive Sim 16.4%, Management 16.3%, Casual 10.9%

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: Management 26.4%, Life Sim 23.9%, Immersive Sim 21.9%, Simulation 16.5%, First-Person 11%

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: Management 21.7%, Life Sim 17.6%, Immersive Sim 15.5%, Family Friendly 12.1%, Simulation 11.3%

Exotica is a simulation game where you run an exotic pet shop in the city.

Why similar: Life Sim 31.9%, Immersive Sim 21.5%, Simulation 18.7%, First-Person 12.7%, Casual 10.7%

The public aquarium simulator. Design your displays, look after your fish, manage your staff and keep your guests happy! It's all in a day's work as the curator of your very own Megaquarium.

Why similar: Management 27.8%, Building 20.3%, Simulation 15.6%, Cute 12.9%, Family Friendly 11.4%

Unleash your inner designer and renovate the hotel of your dreams! Embark on a makeover journey to turn this worn-out place into a successful getaway. Play with thousands of furniture pieces and accessories, and manage the hotel to get 5-star reviews!

Why similar: Management 13.9%, Life Sim 13.1%, Immersive Sim 11.7%, Education 11.1%, Family Friendly 11%

Manage your own brasserie in Paris and turn it into the place to be! Create menus, serve customers, and master every detail to grow your restaurant. Manage supplies, ensure top-notch service, and make your mark on the city of lights. Will you become the next Parisian brasserie institution?

Why similar: Life Sim 22%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Simulation 12.4%, Management 11.4%, First-Person 10%