- #1 Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
97% matchVery Positive93% of 42,947 reviews2022
Dev: niceplay gamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 18.3%, Capitalism 15%, Medieval 13.1%, Sandbox 12.4%, Trading 12.2% ★
Why You'll Like It: This game offers the most authentic alchemy experience, focusing on the tactile process of brewing and selling potions to unique customers.
- #2 Potionomics
96% matchVery Positive91% of 7,207 reviews2022
Dev: Voracious GamesPub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
You’ve inherited your uncle’s potion shop—and a huge debt. Better get brewing! Customize your store, hire heroes to gather ingredients, befriend (or romance) fellow vendors to learn new haggling strategies, and go head-to-head with competitors in this narrative-driven, deck-building shop simulator.
Why similar: Capitalism 37.3%, Management 17.5%, Resource Management 16.7%, Simulation 11.2%, Fantasy 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: It combines deep shop management and deck-building mechanics with a vibrant fantasy aesthetic that mirrors the business-focused gameplay of Potion Tycoon.
- #3 The Magical Mixture Mill
96% matchVery Positive84% of 601 reviews2024
Dev: GlowlightPub: 505 Pulse
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Gather exotic ingredients, brew complex mixtures, and expand your magically automated production lines -- keeping your shelves stocked, your customers happy, and your pockets full.
Why similar: Management 22.2%, Automation 19.8%, Inventory Management 13.1%, Magic 11.5%, Sandbox 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: This title excels at the automation and production-line aspects of potion making, allowing you to scale your business through efficient resource management.
- #4 Winkeltje: The Little Shop
95% matchVery Positive88% of 1,803 reviews2022
Dev: Sassybot
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Shop Keeper 27.7% ★, Capitalism 14.6%, Management 12%, Economy 11.7%, Trading 9.6% ★
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses heavily on the cozy, hands-on management of a fantasy shop, including crafting, decorating, and customer interaction.
- #5 Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,432 reviews2010
Dev: EasyGameStationPub: Carpe Fulgur LLC
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 60%, Management 15.1%, Shop Keeper 10.5% ★, Simulation 7%, Fantasy 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic in the shop-keeping genre, it perfectly captures the loop of acquiring inventory and negotiating prices to build a successful retail empire.
- #6 Moonlighter
94% matchVery Positive82% of 21,581 reviews2018
Dev: Digital SunPub: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 56%, Simulation 16.9%, Fantasy 14.8%, 2D 8.2%, Singleplayer 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a compelling loop of dungeon-crawling for rare ingredients during the day and managing your own shop to sell them at night.
- #7 Travellers Rest
93% matchVery Positive88% of 16,540 reviews2020
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Craft, farm, build and cook! In Travellers Rest you will have to use all the available tools to become the best tavern keeper in the realm. Create unique dishes and drinks to please your customers as you discover the world and its colorful characters.
Why similar: Management 31.6%, Building 18.5%, Medieval 14.4%, Resource Management 13%, Inventory Management 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: You manage a fantasy tavern where you must brew your own drinks, craft food, and handle the daily operations of a bustling business.
- #8 Good Company
92% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,764 reviews2022
Dev: Chasing Carrots
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Good Company is an in-depth management sim about building a trail-blazing tech corporation. Assemble complex production lines, manage employee logistics, and sell high-quality products on the market to become the best company in the whole county!
Why similar: Automation 19.1%, Economy 16.2%, Management 15.4%, Building 13.5%, Sandbox 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: If you enjoy the automation and production-line optimization of Potion Tycoon, this game offers a deep dive into building a manufacturing empire.
- #9 Potion Permit
91% matchMostly Positive80% of 5,226 reviews2022
Dev: MassHive MediaPub: PQube
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Moonbury's residents need healing, and you're the best chemist around! With your trusty tools, a brewing cauldron, and a canine companion at your side, you'll need to diagnose symptoms, gather ingredients, brew potions, and cure ailments in this open-ended sim RPG.
Why similar: Simulation 54.6%, 2D 25.9%, Singleplayer 19.5%
Why You'll Like It: It blends alchemy and resource gathering with town management, offering a broader scope for players who enjoy the magical crafting loop.
- #10 Strange Horticulture
90% matchVery Positive95% of 15,145 reviews2022
Dev: Bad VikingPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.
Why similar: Simulation 53.3%, Choices Matter 23.9%, 2D 15.6%, Singleplayer 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: This occult-themed shop simulator emphasizes the identification and management of magical plants, providing a slower-paced but deeply immersive experience.
- #11 Shoppe Keep
91% matchMixed62% of 2,877 reviews2016
Dev: Strange FirePub: Excalibur Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 32.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 35.8%, Simulation 20%, Economy 16.1%, Capitalism 8.9%, Sandbox 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A pioneer in the fantasy shop-keeping genre, it tasks you with managing inventory and defending your store from unruly adventurers.
- #12 Soda Story - Brewing Tycoon
89% matchVery Positive91% of 66 reviews2022
Dev: Upper Class Walrus
Windows
Take on the challenge of running a Soda brewing operation, all while participating in the current season of the hit reality TV show “Prisoneers.” Will you win your freedom?
Why similar: Automation 27.9%, Economy 21.9%, Management 19.3%, Building 19%, Simulation 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the production and management of drink recipes, sharing the core 'brewing and selling' loop found in Potion Tycoon.
- #13 Inn Tycoon
88% matchMostly Positive78% of 779 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Goose GamesPub: GameDev.ist
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 27.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Welcome to Inn Tycoon! Build, design, and manage your dream inn. Serve delightful meals, offer various services, and hire a stellar staff. Create a top-notch hospitality empire and become the ultimate Inn Tycoon!
Why similar: Management 16.3%, Capitalism 15.4%, Economy 13.2%, Building 13.1%, Sandbox 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a solid management experience centered on building and running a medieval inn, focusing on customer satisfaction and resource logistics.
- #14 Ale Abbey - Monastery Brewery Tycoon
87% matchVery Positive90% of 1,274 reviews2025
Dev: Hammer & RavensPub: Shiro Unlimited
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Build and expand your monastery, craft recipes and brew holy ales in this unique brewery tycoon. No pre-made recipes in Ale Abbey, oh no. It's a canvas for true beer alchemists. It's as simple as: brew, sip, repeat. Welcome to Ale Abbey!
Why similar: Capitalism 18.2%, Management 15.8%, Economy 13.9%, Building 13.1%, Medieval 9%
Why You'll Like It: A management game focused on brewing and building, capturing the same 'crafting-to-sell' loop in a medieval setting.
- #15 Masterplan Tycoon
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 729 reviews2023
Dev: Bureau BravinPub: Ravenage Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Welcome to the resource management game where your creativity and logistics skills are put to the test! In this minimalistic simulation you will build interconnected chains of products and open new missions by completing various tasks to create the biggest system you can.
Why similar: Automation 20.6%, Management 17.6%, Building 15.7%, Economy 15.4%, Resource Management 13.6%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist resource-management game that challenges you to build complex production chains, perfect for fans of the strategy elements in Potion Tycoon.
- #16 Tiny Witch
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 103 reviews2023
Dev: Creative Hand
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Manage a minion store where demanding clientele are always at your door! As a little witch, mix the right resources to create minions so that your dungeon master clients walk away happy.
Why similar: Management 39.5%, Magic 29.3%, Medieval 23.6%, Simulation 4.3%, Singleplayer 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced management game where you run a shop for witches, focusing on quick service and recipe management.
- #17 Magic Forge Tycoon
85% matchMostly Positive72% of 86 reviews2026
Dev: Clever Trickster StudioPub: Clever Trickster Productions
Windows
Become the ultimate fantasy arms dealer. Forge enchanted weapons, fulfill contracts, influence wars, and shape the fate of kingdoms! Master the astral forge, upgrade your gear, use alchemy, dominate the resource market, and rise as the realm’s mythic weaponsmith.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 22.5% ★, Management 15.4%, Capitalism 15.1%, Economy 14.3%, Trading 9.7% ★
Why You'll Like It: This game allows you to manage a fantasy workshop, focusing on the creation and sale of magical items to adventurers.
- #18 Alchemy Garden
86% matchMixed69% of 1,067 reviews2022
Dev: MadSushi Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Craft magic potions and sell them in your own alchemy shop! Explore the world and harvest plants to discover new recipes! Take care of your own garden of alchemy and decorate the shop as you like!
Why similar: Management 26.3%, Economy 24.2%, Capitalism 17.8%, Cartoony 12.1%, Trading 10.3% ★
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on the relaxing side of alchemy, allowing you to grow ingredients and manage a shop in a stylized, cartoony world.
- #19 Big Ambitions
84% matchVery Positive93% of 12,519 reviews2023
Dev: Hovgaard Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 24.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Big Ambitions is a revolutionary role-playing business sim. Go from nothing to the biggest entrepreneur in New York by opening small businesses or slowly building huge corporations any way you like.
Why similar: Management 26.2%, Economy 21.8%, Capitalism 21.5%, Sandbox 9.1%, Resource Management 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: For those who want a more serious economic simulation, this game allows you to build and manage multiple businesses across a massive city.
- #20 Espresso Tycoon
84% matchVery Positive85% of 1,249 reviews2023
Dev: DreamWay GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Espresso Tycoon - a coffee shop simulator. Create your brand, decorate the coffee shop, manage your employees, and take care of your customers. Use the 3D coffee editor to create coffee recipes, order supplies, and collect rating points. Build the whole coffee business and complete all the missions!
Why similar: Management 30.3%, Building 28.2%, Sandbox 17.7%, Simulation 12.6%, Strategy 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a 3D management experience where you build your shop and design custom drink recipes to attract customers.
- #21 Two Point Hospital
83% matchVery Positive92% of 34,380 reviews2018
Dev: Two Point StudiosPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 34.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Design stunning hospitals, cure peculiar illnesses and manage troublesome staff as you spread your budding healthcare organisation across Two Point County.
Why similar: Medical Sim 40.2% ★, Management 21.8%, Building 15.5%, Simulation 10.1%, Sandbox 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: It features the same satisfying 'layout and management' gameplay, where optimizing room placement and staff efficiency is key to success.
- #22 Megaquarium
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,644 reviews2018
Dev: Twice Circled
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 20.1%, Building 19%, Sandbox 17.1%, Economy 11.8%, Resource Management 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: This management sim requires careful planning of exhibits and logistics, mirroring the spatial and economic strategy found in Potion Tycoon.
- #23 Supermarket Together
78% matchVery Positive95% of 88,985 reviews2024
Dev: DeadDevsTellNoLies
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The multiplayer supermarket has arrived to your neighbourhood for free! Stock your shop space, unlock perks and franchises, hire employees or chase those pesky shoplifters. The more players, the more action!
Why similar: Management 20.6%, Economy 18.8%, Simulation 13.1%, Capitalism 11.5%, Trading 9.9% ★
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the logistics of running a retail store, emphasizing shelf stocking and customer service management.
- #24 Alchemist Simulator
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 421 reviews2020
Dev: Art Games Studio S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Become the mystical alchemist, choose your contracts wisely as they will shape the world around you, discover the long forgotten magical recipes, upgrade your lab and become the most powerful alchemist of all times.
Why similar: Trading 33.4% ★, Magic 28.1%, Simulation 15.8%, Cartoony 12.3%, Fantasy 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A direct take on the alchemy profession, focusing on the hands-on process of mixing ingredients and managing your shop's reputation.
- #25 Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator
81% matchVery Positive84% of 2,520 reviews2023
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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: Management 30.9%, Resource Management 20.4%, Inventory Management 17.9%, Simulation 13%, Cartoony 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes the production of high-quality goods through specific recipes, requiring careful attention to detail and resource handling.
- #26 PlateUp!
79% matchVery Positive95% of 25,910 reviews2022
Dev: It's happeningPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Cook and serve your dishes, design and decorate your restaurants, and expand your culinary kingdom with new unlocks, abilities and dishes in procedurally-generated locations. Classic cooking action with permanent roguelite progression. Hire your friends - or do it all yourself!
Why similar: Management 52.1%, Building 36.8%, Strategy 9.2%, Singleplayer 2%
Why You'll Like It: It combines restaurant management with roguelike automation, forcing you to constantly refine your production lines to keep up with demand.
- #27 Witchy Business
77% matchVery Positive89% of 755 reviews2025
Dev: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Manage your very own Witchcraft Shop! Witchy Business is a job simulator game where you brew potions for your customers, collect oddities, grow flowers in your garden, upgrade your alchemy station, and thrive. Make sure you are quick to take care of customers and hex thieves!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 48.3% ★, Magic 24.6%, Cartoony 11.3%, Simulation 10.6%, Strategy 5.3%
- #28 Mad Games Tycoon
80% matchVery Positive91% of 4,414 reviews2016
Dev: Eggcode
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Form your own game studio set in the early 1980s in a small garage. Develop your own game ideas, create a team and develop megahit video games. Research new technologies, train your staff and upgrade your office space, going from a lowly garage to a huge building. Expand your business and dominate the world market for video games!
Why similar: Management 20.8%, Economy 14.6%, Capitalism 13.7%, Building 11.4%, Trading 9.4% ★
Why You'll Like It: While the theme is different, the core management and strategy mechanics are highly similar to the production-focused gameplay of Potion Tycoon.
- #29 Pixel Shopkeeper
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 160 reviews2017
Dev: Pixel Prototype
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 23.8%, Capitalism 21.3%, Economy 15.8%, Resource Management 15.6%, Simulation 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A charming management game that focuses on the RPG-style shop-keeping experience, including crafting and inventory management.
- #30 Coffee Shop Tycoon
79% matchVery Positive85% of 596 reviews2022
Dev: Riff Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Manage your own coffee shop and control every detail to make it the most popular one in town! Roast your own beans and create your recipes. Hire and train your staff, manage your economy and marketing, and destroy your competition to become the ultimate legal coffee monopoly in Coffee Shop Tycoon.
Why similar: Management 30.7%, Economy 22.4%, Building 13.1%, Simulation 12.4%, Resource Management 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward management simulator that tasks you with recipe creation and shop optimization to grow your business.
- #31 Gas Station Simulator
78% matchVery Positive88% of 26,842 reviews2021
Dev: DRAGO entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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: Economy 28.4%, Management 26.1%, Building 22.9%, Simulation 17.3%, Choices Matter 3%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a deep dive into the daily operations of a service-based business, requiring constant attention to inventory and customer needs.
- #32 Potion Shop Simulator
77% matchVery Positive83% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: Pebbles Games
Windows
Master the art of alchemy in Potion Shop Simulator, a unique blend of simulation and strategy. Brew potions, manage your shop, and cater to a magical clientele in a single-player or co-op experience of the medieval fantasy world.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 22.1% ★, Capitalism 17.1%, Economy 15.7%, Management 14.4%, Resource Management 9.9%
- #33 Alchemist Shop Simulator
76% matchVery Positive83% of 156 reviews2025
Dev: Kool2Play
Windows
Run your own magic business! In Alchemist Shop Simulator you can trade magical wares, brew potions and take on special orders, meet many quirky clients, grow your ingredients in your garden, restock your shelves and manage prices. Keep expanding your business as you gain experience and wealth!
Why similar: Economy 20.2%, Management 18.8%, Trading 16% ★, Magic 12.2%, Resource Management 11.1%
- #34 Dungeon Tycoon
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,751 reviews2024
Dev: Lunheim StudiosPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Build your own dungeon and attract heroes from all over the realm! Grow your business by exploiting every facet of your visitors' dungeon exploration experience. Will you be able to keep your evil dungeon business going?
Why similar: Management 20.5%, Economy 19.8%, Building 14.1%, Sandbox 14%, Medieval 9.8%
- #35 Tavern Master
75% matchVery Positive92% of 12,821 reviews2021
Dev: Untitled Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Tavern Master is all about managing your medieval tavern. You start with a very small room, couple of benches and tables and build your way up to a huge successful tavern with a kitchen, rooms for guests, group of loyal staff and much more!
Why similar: Management 32.2%, Building 23.1%, Resource Management 14.1%, Medieval 13%, Simulation 10.9%
- #36 Toy Shop Simulator
75% matchVery Positive81% of 192 reviews2025
Dev: PaperPixel Games
Windows
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: Capitalism 16.6%, Economy 16.5%, Management 15.1%, Trading 12.2% ★, Building 9.9%
- #37 Magical Greenhouse
74% matchVery Positive95% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Mgtt Studio
Windows · Mac
Magical Greenhouse is a cozy simulation game where you manage your own potion shop. Your clients, creatures and adventurers of all kinds have strange requests. You will have to be inventive to create the perfect potion for every situation!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 46.2% ★, Magic 17.3%, Management 13%, Trading 12.6% ★, Simulation 8%
- #38 Tavern Manager Simulator 🍻
73% matchVery Positive92% of 4,300 reviews2024
Dev: One More Time
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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: Shop Keeper 24.8% ★, Economy 15.5%, Management 14.7%, Building 12.4%, Sandbox 10.6%
- #39 King of Retail
74% matchVery Positive88% of 3,551 reviews2022
Dev: Freaking GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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: Shop Keeper 23.9% ★, Capitalism 14.2%, Economy 12%, Management 11.5%, Building 10.1%
- #40 Tabletop Game Shop Simulator
72% matchVery Positive92% of 386 reviews2025
Dev: LudogramPub: Knight Fever Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 35% ★, Capitalism 16.1%, Management 13.8%, Automation 13.1%, Resource Management 7.4%
- #41 Blacksmith Master
71% matchVery Positive84% of 2,485 reviews2025
Dev: Untitled StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Manage your own medieval smithy in Blacksmith Master and supervise the entire process from mining ores and gems to designing and selling finished products. Forge everything from weapons and armor to tools and cooking utensils to fund your craft and become the Blacksmith Master.
Why similar: Management 18.3%, Economy 18%, Building 16.4%, Sandbox 14.8%, Resource Management 13.7%
- #42 Liquor Store Simulator
71% matchVery Positive88% of 514 reviews2025
Dev: Tovarishch GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: Shop Keeper 28.2% ★, Economy 13.3%, Management 12.9%, Capitalism 12.5%, Trading 10.6% ★
- #43 Bookshop Simulator
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,007 reviews2025
Dev: Blep Games
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Shop Keeper 19% ★, Capitalism 16%, Economy 15.1%, Management 14.7%, Trading 12.2% ★
- #44 Another Brick in The Mall
73% matchVery Positive83% of 2,425 reviews2020
Dev: The Quadsphere
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Shop Keeper 21.8% ★, Automation 17.5%, Management 15.1%, Building 11.1%, Capitalism 10.1%
- #45 Project Hospital
72% matchVery Positive89% of 9,018 reviews2018
Dev: Oxymoron Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 24.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Become an ace doctor, an aspiring architect and a successful manager at the same time. Design your very own hospital, tweak every detail or choose one of the prebuilt scenarios and just jump to the doctor’s duty.
Why similar: Medical Sim 33.2% ★, Management 17.2%, Building 11.2%, Sandbox 10.6%, Economy 10.5%
- #46 Spellcaster University
71% matchVery Positive83% of 4,213 reviews2021
Dev: Sneaky Yak Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Develop a prestigious university of mages. Build rooms, train your students, fight orcs, slay the bureaucrats, manage your budget... a director's life is not a quiet one.
Why similar: Management 19.6%, Economy 19.6%, Magic 17%, Resource Management 10.3%, Simulation 8.5%
- #47 Inn Tycoon: Prologue
70% matchVery Positive91% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Evil Goose Games
Windows
Welcome to Inn Tycoon: Prologue! Build, design, and manage your dream inn. Serve delightful meals, offer various services, and hire a stellar staff. Create a top-notch hospitality empire and become the ultimate Inn Tycoon!
Why similar: Capitalism 16.4%, Economy 13.9%, Management 13.5%, Building 13.1%, Sandbox 11.6%
- #48 Alchemy Factory
67% matchVery Positive90% of 2,078 reviews2025
Dev: D5 CopperheadPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Craft your workshop as an alchemist! Harness arcane devices to automate crafting. Sell alchemical goods, fulfill commissions, and rise to become a renowned alchemy magnate. Multiplayer Supported! Invite master designers to (ahem) contribute their expertise—let them optimize your production lines!
Why similar: Automation 30.9%, Building 17.3%, Sandbox 16.5%, Medieval 13.2%, Resource Management 8.1%
- #49 MilkTea Time
68% matchVery Positive84% of 132 reviews2026
Dev: 星九猫游戏-StarNineCat Games
Windows · Mac
"Milk Tea Time" is simulation business game that includes all the elements of production, deployment and construction. You need to make each cup of milk tea. Research new flavors to win customer praise. Build and decorate your milk tea shop by hand. Create your own beautiful milk tea shop!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 33.9% ★, Economy 14.3%, Management 14%, Capitalism 10.2%, Inventory Management 8.8%
- #50 Blockchain Tycoon
73% matchMixed48% of 52 reviews2021
Dev: Wamill
Windows · Mac
Blockchain Tycoon is the cryptocurrency simulation game where you build and manage your own mining operation. Create your own coin, mine it, invest in other coins, upgrade and overclock GPUs or you can just HODL.
Why similar: Economy 14%, Management 12.6%, Automation 11.5%, Capitalism 11.2%, Trading 10.1% ★
- #51 Crafter's Hollow
69% matchMixed57% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: Wylde Wisp Games
Windows
Forge gear, run a shop, and send mercenaries into danger so you don’t have to. A cozy-but-clever crafting sim where business booms, heroes bicker, and dungeons provide all the “supply chain” problems you’ll ever need.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 32.8% ★, Management 14.1%, Economy 12.3%, Inventory Management 10.6%, Capitalism 9%
- #52 Discounty
67% matchVery Positive83% of 2,410 reviews2025
Dev: Crinkle Cut GamesPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 50% ★, Management 14.7%, Building 11.8%, Capitalism 11%, Simulation 8.1%
- #53 Blood Bar Tycoon
67% matchMostly Positive80% of 781 reviews2025
Dev: Clever Trickster StudioPub: Clever Trickster Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Blood Bar Tycoon is a vampire bar management game. Build bars and blood factories, lure humans to harvest their blood, process it, and serve your customers: other vampires. Research quirky machines and deal with hunters! Expand through Crimson City to become a mighty Elder!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 25.7% ★, Economy 14.9%, Management 13.7%, Building 13.6%, Sandbox 12.2%
- #54 Dungeon Bodega Simulator
66% matchVery Positive98% of 87 reviews2026
Dev: Alien Fruit
Windows · Linux
Dungeon Bodega Simulator is a retro styled fantasy shop game where you can grow crops, brew potions, sell items and raise slimes as pets! Can you build up your bodega into a one stop adventuring shop while solving the mysteries of the dungeon beneath you?
Why similar: Shop Keeper 57.8% ★, Medieval 16%, Resource Management 15.5%, Simulation 9.2%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #55 City of Gangsters
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,534 reviews2021
Dev: SomaSimPub: Kasedo Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
In this management tycoon game, you’ll start a criminal operation from nothing and grow it into a well-oiled money machine! Build speakeasies and illegal distilleries. Manage production chains and resource distribution. Leverage favors, chase down debtors, and bribe the police to look the other way.
Why similar: Management 22.2%, Resource Management 18.8%, Economy 18.4%, Capitalism 11.7%, Sandbox 10%
- #56 Casino Resort Tower
68% matchVery Positive94% of 122 reviews2023
Dev: Cyperk Software
Windows · Mac
Build a towering casino resort and watch it come alive. Crowds flow, elevators jam, and tiny decisions create big stories as your tower grows upward, floor by floor. Build it. Break it. Fix it.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 24.9% ★, Capitalism 12.2%, Economy 11.6%, Management 10.6%, Building 8.7%
- #57 Kardboard Kings: Card Shop Simulator
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 472 reviews2022
Dev: Henry's HousePub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Capitalism 21.2%, Economy 15.4%, Management 14.4%, Trading 13.3% ★, Resource Management 11.1%
- #58 Tavern Keeper 🍻
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,275 reviews2025
Dev: Greenheart Games 💚
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
From the creators of Game Dev Tycoon comes Tavern Keeper 🍻, a cosy-chaotic management sim, featuring a powerful decoration sandbox and a magical storybook RPG!
Why similar: Management 20.1%, Building 19.3%, Economy 18.5%, Sandbox 16.5%, Simulation 8.9%
- #59 CoffeeBiz Tycoon
70% matchMixed64% of 66 reviews2018
Dev: The Sociopath Software
Windows
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 26.2%, Economy 18.3%, Simulation 13.1%, Capitalism 12.7%, Strategy 10.3%
- #60 Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 393 reviews2021
Dev: Airem
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Shop Tycoon is a store simulator. Create a supermarket, sex shop, games store or a store with good Polish vodka. Place your logo, hire employees, expand your car fleet, build offices and parking lots, create a chain of stores and more!
Why similar: Management 35.6%, Economy 29.6%, Simulation 14.5%, Strategy 12%, 2D 5.3%