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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Simulation, Family Friendly, Casual, Singleplayer.

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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!

Reviews: Very Positive — 83% — of 409 reviews
Released: 2023-04-17
Developer: Games Incubator
Publisher: PlayWay S.A.
Genres: Indie, Simulation
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 1.9 hrs
Mean playtime: 8.2 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 65%

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    Median: 54 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 48%

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    Why similar: Education 28%, Sandbox 19.1%, Family Friendly 16.1%, Simulation 12.5%, Relaxing 10.8%

  54. #54 Hairdresser Simulator
    69% matchMixed46% of 561 reviews2024
    Dev: GameFormatic S.A.Pub: Frozen Way
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    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: Education 23.8%, Sandbox 18.7%, Simulation 13%, Family Friendly 11.3%, Immersive Sim 8.6%

  55. #55 My Dream Setup
    66% matchVery Positive91% of 6,455 reviews2023
    Dev: Campfire Studio
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%

    My Dream Setup is a simulation game about building the room you've always dreamed of. A huge selection of furniture, computers and their accessories, posters, pictures, plants, and other interior details await you. Try all of them and create your dream setup.

    Why similar: Sandbox 28.7%, Immersive Sim 22.1%, Simulation 16.9%, Relaxing 12%, Cute 9.7%

  56. #56 Arctic Motel Simulator
    66% matchVery Positive89% of 452 reviews2025
    Dev: One Slice of Pizza Games
    Windows

    Have you ever been to the Arctic? Do you want to open a motel in the Arctic? With the company of aurora, blizzards, polar days and nights, primeval forests, and wild animals, can you turn a run-down motel into a landmark in the Arctic?

    Why similar: Immersive Sim 40.3%, Simulation 24.6%, Base Building 18.4%, First-Person 6%, Relaxing 6%

  57. #57 Little Kitty, Big City
    64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 13,170 reviews2024
    Dev: Double Dagger Studio
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 16.8 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 24.3%, Family Friendly 13.3%, Cute 13.2%, Cats 13.1%, Simulation 11.6%

  58. #58 Pupperazzi: The Dog Photography Game
    67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 536 reviews2022
    Dev: Sundae MonthPub: Kitfox Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    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: Dog 31.7%, Sandbox 16.1%, Family Friendly 8.9%, Simulation 7.9%, Cute 7.1%

  59. #59 Mall Simulator
    63% matchVery Positive91% of 2,672 reviews2025
    Dev: F13 Games
    Windows
    Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    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: Immersive Sim 30%, Sandbox 24.2%, Simulation 19.4%, First-Person 11%, Relaxing 8.3%

  60. #60 House Flipper
    66% matchVery Positive94% of 101,908 reviews2018
    Dev: EmpyreanPub: Frozen District
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    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 24.9%, Sandbox 18.8%, Immersive Sim 16.7%, Simulation 13.2%, Relaxing 6.8%

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