- #1 Gunsmith Simulator
97% matchVery Positive85% of 3,268 reviews2024
Dev: GameHuntersPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Become a Gunsmith and unveil the great pleasure of working in your own workshop! Repair, restore and personalize guns to make unique pieces that every firearm lover will appreciate.
Why similar: Management 50.2%, First-Person 25.5%, Sandbox 24.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers the most direct experience in realistic weapon assembly, maintenance, and customization.
- #2 Saleblazers
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,228 reviews2023
Dev: AIRSTRAFE INTERACTIVE
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
You’re a humble shopkeeper trying to live a peaceful new life, finding yourself surrounded by warring factions and dangerous creatures. Will you be able to carve out a new home for yourself and your customers in this open-world survival shopkeeping simulator?
Why similar: Shop Keeper 27.1% ★, Capitalism 19%, Base Building 13.3%, Crafting 11.4%, Immersive Sim 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines deep shop-keeping mechanics with an open-world survival-crafting environment similar to the post-apocalyptic setting of the seed game.
- #3 Gunsmith
96% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,051 reviews2018
Dev: SCT
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Build up your own arms manufacturing company. Find your factory, buy resources, produce a wide range of military equipment to sell to the highest bidder. Good or bad? That's up to you, who you do business with is your choice. Don't ask, don't tell, get paid. After all, war is about making money.
Why similar: Base Building 20.7%, Management 18.4%, Immersive Sim 18.2%, Crafting 16.5%, Building 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic management title that focuses heavily on the technical aspects of weapon design and shop operations.
- #4 Supermarket Simulator
94% matchVery Positive92% of 83,799 reviews2025
Dev: Nokta Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 34.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 26.4%, Capitalism 19.7%, Life Sim 15%, Building 12.8%, Immersive Sim 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a highly addictive core loop of stocking, pricing, and managing a retail space that mirrors the shop-keeper aspect of the seed game.
- #5 Gas Station Simulator
95% matchVery Positive88% of 27,404 reviews2021
Dev: DRAGO entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.8 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: Base Building 30.1%, Building 29.5%, Management 28.6%, First-Person 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for first-person shop management, focusing on renovation, expansion, and customer service loops.
- #6 Weed Shop 3
94% matchVery Positive94% of 4,142 reviews2022
Dev: Weed GamesPub: Weed Games
Windows
Median: 14.8 hrsMean: 40.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
BUILD YOUR VIRTUAL WEED EMPIRE: Grow the hottest strains & crossbreed new ones, roll your own Blunts, sell Bongs, hire Growers, make Solventless Concentrates, handle Rival Dealers, befriend Influencers, smoke Dabs, ride a Dolphin, and More! WELCOME TO WEED SHOP 3!
Why similar: Building 16.9%, Immersive Sim 16.1%, Life Sim 16.1%, Management 15.9%, Dark Humor 15%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a similar blend of shop customization, product development, and management in a first-person perspective.
- #7 Liquor Store Simulator
93% matchVery Positive87% of 602 reviews2025
Dev: Tovarishch GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 31.1% ★, Capitalism 16.8%, Management 12.8%, Life Sim 11.7%, Immersive Sim 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A focused first-person shop management experience that emphasizes daily operations and customer interactions.
- #8 Tavern Manager Simulator 🍻
92% matchVery Positive92% of 4,445 reviews2024
Dev: One More Time
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 12.5 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 23.2% ★, Base Building 12.8%, Building 12.4%, Life Sim 12.1%, Management 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a similar 'run a business' loop with immersive-sim elements and constant store upgrades.
- #9 Gun Factory Simulator
91% matchMixed63% of 163 reviews2025
Dev: Broken Clock
Windows
Take control of your very own firearms factory. Start with a workshop and a gun shop, and evolve it into a factory of mass destruction. Craft bullets to rockets, handguns to shotguns, hire workers & managers, and become a merchant of death. Get use to the smell of gunpowder and cash.
Why similar: Gun Customization 20.5%, Management 16.5%, Immersive Sim 14.7%, Life Sim 14%, Base Building 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the industrial side of weapon production, perfect for players who want to scale up their crafting operations.
- #10 Drug Dealer Simulator 2
90% matchMixed70% of 5,909 reviews2024
Dev: ByterunnersPub: Movie Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 30.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
What turns a drug dealer into a drug lord? Find out in DDS2, a first-person co-op sim set in a dynamic open world. Make contacts, cook drugs, and manage your cartel on Isla Sombra, where power is the only law.
Why similar: Crafting 26.4%, Management 24.1%, Sandbox 22.6%, First-Person 12.7%, Atmospheric 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features high-stakes management and illicit trade in a dangerous environment, capturing the tension of surviving in a hostile world.
- #11 Shooting Range Simulator
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 203 reviews2026
Dev: Buffed GamesPub: KNGL Studio
Windows
Run your own Shooting Range. Manage your supplies, rent guns, and sell ammo packs. Expand and upgrade your shop; level up your popularity to get even better equipment. Open various cases and sell the skins you got from them. Join shooting tournaments and much more!
Why similar: Capitalism 21.9%, Shop Keeper 17.9% ★, Management 14.2%, Immersive Sim 13.6%, Building 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the weapon-focused simulation and management loop, allowing you to test your inventory in a controlled environment.
- #12 Infection Free Zone
89% matchVery Positive81% of 18,524 reviews2024
Dev: Jutsu GamesPub: Games Operators
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Choose any real region from the world. Choose your base of operations, then rebuild and readapt the buildings around you to create a self-sustaining settlement. Take charge of a group of survivors from your city. And when the night falls - Defend the zone from the infected!
Why similar: Base Building 21.8%, Post-apocalyptic 21.8%, Zombies 19.6%, Management 11.7%, Sandbox 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the post-apocalyptic base-building and resource management vibe required to survive in a zombie-infested world.
- #13 Tabletop Game Shop Simulator
86% matchVery Positive85% of 484 reviews2026
Dev: LudogramPub: Knight Fever Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 35.9% ★, Capitalism 20.2%, Life Sim 13.1%, Immersive Sim 12.9%, Management 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: A niche shop-keeper simulator with deep customization options for your retail space.
- #14 Car Mechanic Simulator 2021
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 38,394 reviews2021
Dev: Red Dot GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 29.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Work your way to a service empire. Get your hands dirty in a highly realistic simulation game that pays major attention to details. Pay a visit to a new Auction house and buy cars in various conditions. Expand your range of services by investing in a new work space and equipment.
Why similar: Sandbox 47.9%, Immersive Sim 26.2%, First-Person 15.1%, Atmospheric 6.8%, Adventure 4%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the deep mechanical assembly and part-by-part customization focus found in the gunsmithing aspect of the seed game.
- #15 Gun Center Simulator
88% matchMixed42% of 88 reviews2025
Dev: Digital MelodyPub: Games Incubator
Windows
Enter the world of a gun shop as a passionate collector who opens his own gun center! Create and manage your own gun center where you trade, customize and sell firearms, from classic pistols to cutting-edge weapons.
Why similar: Gun Customization 40.6%, Building 18.1%, Immersive Sim 15%, Management 14.9%, First-Person 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Directly mirrors the theme of managing a specialized firearm retail store with a focus on military-grade inventory.
- #16 Recycling Center Simulator
86% matchVery Positive86% of 2,944 reviews2024
Dev: Balas GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Recycling Center Simulator is a business simulator game with a first person view. Make money from garbage, collect raw materials for your recycling center from different locations, recycle them, make money by producing new products and improve your factory.
Why similar: Capitalism 17.4%, Life Sim 16%, Management 14.3%, Building 12%, Immersive Sim 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a similar first-person job simulation and management experience with a focus on processing materials.
- #17 Mall Simulator
85% matchVery Positive83% of 3,240 reviews2025
Dev: F13 Games
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Capitalism 25.2%, Management 16.4%, Life Sim 15.8%, Immersive Sim 13.9%, Building 13.1%
Why You'll Like It: Expands the shop management concept to a larger scale, offering more complex economic challenges.
- #18 The Walking Trade
84% matchVery Positive87% of 2,775 reviews2026
Dev: Microwave GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Run a shop in the zombie apocalypse! Trade batteries, craft stock, manage your staff, and fend off undead hordes. Will you be a hero, or profit at any cost? Your choices shape your store - and your fate.
Why similar: Capitalism 14.7%, Post-apocalyptic 13.8%, Management 11.2%, Building 9.9%, Crafting 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic management game with a focus on trade and survival in a desolate landscape.
- #19 Banker Simulator
84% matchMixed60% of 782 reviews2026
Dev: Red Axe Games
Windows
Banker Simulator is a single-player game where you revive a bankrupt bank. With active and passive (idle) gameplay, make strategic decisions to grow your bank, satisfy customers, and tackle financial crises.
Why similar: Capitalism 19.9%, Life Sim 13.3%, Building 13.2%, Immersive Sim 13%, Management 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features the same management and economy-driven gameplay loop, requiring careful attention to financial growth.
- #20 Pawn Planet
83% matchMostly Positive72% of 298 reviews2025
Dev: Gambol Games
Windows
You're in charge of managing the pawn shop in this weird galaxy. Make deals with strange customers, flip items, attend auctions and keep the shop going!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 60.2% ★, Management 12.1%, Life Sim 11.9%, Stylized 8.5%, First-Person 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the trading and customer interaction aspects of shop-keeping with a focus on finding rare items.
- #21 Quarantine Zone: The Last Check
81% matchVery Positive82% of 13,070 reviews2026
Dev: Brigada GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Command the checkpoint in a collapsing city. Screen survivors, manage scarce resources, and hold back the undead. Every choice matters and one mistake could unleash the plague beyond your walls.
Why similar: Zombies 17.4%, Post-apocalyptic 16.7%, Dark Humor 12.5%, Base Building 9.9%, Management 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the post-apocalyptic survival and decision-making aspect of living in a restricted zone.
- #22 Ranch Farm and Store Simulator
80% matchVery Positive88% of 312 reviews2025
Dev: Bewolba Studios
Windows
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: Shop Keeper 33% ★, Capitalism 16.7%, Life Sim 14.8%, Immersive Sim 11.3%, Sandbox 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: Blends store management with survival and farming, offering a broader scope of resource gathering.
- #23 Blacksmith Simulator
82% matchMostly Negative35% of 72 reviews2025
Dev: Potato GamesPub: ForgeGames
Windows
Become a Medieval blacksmith in this interactive blacksmithing simulator. Upgrade your forging equipment, unlock new exotic crafting materials, grow your business, and manage your customers - in addition to engaging forging mechanics. Strike while the iron is hot and hop in front of the forge now!
Why similar: Gun Customization 24.4%, Crafting 14.3%, Life Sim 12.8%, Management 12.3%, Building 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the crafting and manual labor focus of gunsmithing, emphasizing the creation of items from raw materials.
- #24 Shooting Range Simulator: Prologue
81% matchVery Positive92% of 116 reviews2025
Dev: Buffed GamesPub: KNGL Studio
Windows
Run your own Shooting Range. Manage your supplies, rent guns, and sell ammo packs. Expand and upgrade your shop; level up your popularity to get even better equipment. Open various cases and sell the skins you got from them. Join shooting tournaments and much more!
Why similar: Capitalism 20.5%, Gun Customization 16.6%, Building 13.1%, Immersive Sim 12.6%, Life Sim 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: A focused look at weapon testing and management that complements the gunsmithing gameplay loop.
- #25 Rest Area Simulator
79% matchVery Positive86% of 648 reviews2026
Dev: Oriseus StudiosPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Take over the gas station and convenience store at a roadside rest area and expand by purchasing new businesses. Manage a living world shaped by dynamic economy and random events. Upgrade your facilities, satisfy your customers, and play solo or with friends.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 33.6% ★, Life Sim 14.8%, Management 13.4%, Sandbox 11.4%, Capitalism 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: Combines shop management with service-based gameplay in a roadside setting.
- #26 Laundry Store Simulator
79% matchVery Positive90% of 1,914 reviews2024
Dev: Akhir Pekan StudioPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 35.6%, Sandbox 27.5%, Comedy 21.1%, First-Person 15.8%
Why You'll Like It: A grounded, first-person management simulation that emphasizes time management and equipment maintenance.
- #27 Money Simulator: Brokeville (Free Prologue)
78% matchVery Positive85% of 1,291 reviews2025
Dev: OrganicaPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Welcome to the Brokeville! Grind your way to the top through jobs, deliveries, bicycle races, and risky crypto trades. Buy, customize, and sell cars & motorcycles for profit. Build your own businesses, manage them, and hire staff to grow your empire.
Why similar: Capitalism 26.1%, Shop Keeper 19.1% ★, Life Sim 15%, Sandbox 10.6%, Management 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the economic and survival struggle of starting from nothing in a harsh environment.
- #28 Megastore Simulator
77% matchVery Positive93% of 1,923 reviews2026
Dev: Yolo Games Studio
Windows
Median: 12.6 hrsMean: 36.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Megastore Simulator is a first-person management & tycoon game. Start small and grow into a massive two-floor megastore with forklifts, pallet jacks, and staff. Unlock and manage departments like Bakery, Clothing, Electronics, Sports, Music, Toys, Grocery, Seafood, and Vending Machines
Why similar: Shop Keeper 17.3% ★, Life Sim 14.5%, Capitalism 14%, Management 13.3%, Immersive Sim 11%
- #29 Blood Bar Tycoon
78% matchMostly Positive80% of 817 reviews2025
Dev: Clever Trickster StudioPub: Clever Trickster Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.2 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 20.5% ★, Dark Humor 14.6%, Life Sim 13.7%, Building 12.8%, Base Building 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A management game with a dark, survival-themed setting that requires balancing resources to keep the business alive.
- #30 Zombie Graveyard Simulator
77% matchVery Positive90% of 841 reviews2025
Dev: threeWPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Manage your Graveyard by day as you bury and cremate bodies, maintain graves, fulfill visitor requests, grow crops, run a shop and unlock upgrades. When night falls, face relentless zombie hordes as you build defenses to protect your work and fight to survive in Zombie Graveyard Simulator!
Why similar: Zombies 14.9%, Life Sim 14%, Building 13.1%, Base Building 12.6%, Management 11.9%
- #31 Chop Chop Inc.
75% matchVery Positive90% of 976 reviews2026
Dev: NullRef EntertainmentPub: rokaplay select
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Build your own furniture empire after getting fired from Furnox Corp 🖕. Chop down trees, process wood, automate your growing production lines and sell clever furniture sets for bonus cash. Explore a handcrafted world packed with weirdos, secrets and trees begging for violence.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 19.4% ★, Crafting 14.9%, Life Sim 12.9%, Building 12.3%, Immersive Sim 10%
- #32 Tobacco Shop Simulator
76% matchVery Positive90% of 949 reviews2025
Dev: Business Tycoon
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Shop Keeper 34.3% ★, Life Sim 17.5%, Capitalism 13.4%, Immersive Sim 11.2%, Sandbox 10%
- #33 ZOMBUTCHER: Monster Business Simulator
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 132 reviews2026
Dev: ODIUSPub: Loopr Partners
Windows
Meat shop simulator where you play as a ZOMBIE! Sell meat to humans by day, butcher them by night, and manage a dark business through stealth and resource management all while eating BRA-A-A-INS!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 25.3% ★, Zombies 11.2%, Management 11.1%, Immersive Sim 10.8%, Dark Humor 10.8%
- #34 Pawnbroker Simulator
75% matchMostly Positive73% of 399 reviews2026
Dev: Next Sky GamesPub: Ultimate Publishing
Windows
Enter Pawnbroker Simulator, where every deal, appraisal, and choice forges your path to pawn shop greatness. Sharpen your instincts, unlock new talents, craft a storefront that turns heads, offer high-stakes loans, and stay one step ahead of cunning thieves.
Why similar: Life Sim 22.1%, Immersive Sim 17.5%, Sandbox 15.8%, Building 15.5%, Management 12.7%
- #35 Campsite Hustle! - Management Simulator
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 267 reviews2026
Dev: Red Shore Games
Windows
Build your own Outdoor Store and Camping Business in the heart of Red Shore Valley! Arrange your shelves, manage your stock, construct facilities on your campsite, and take care of every guest. Grow from humble beginnings into a thriving business surrounded by nature!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 32.4% ★, Building 13.5%, Management 12.8%, Crafting 12.6%, Base Building 9.3%
- #36 Bookshop Simulator
72% matchVery Positive93% of 1,577 reviews2026
Dev: Blep Games
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 22.7% ★, Capitalism 19.6%, Life Sim 12.8%, Management 12.2%, Immersive Sim 10.3%
- #37 Scam Center Simulator: UnderKingdom
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 170 reviews2026
Dev: Jiao Games
Windows
Build and manage your underground scam empire in a city ruled by chaos. Expand your operation through illegal means, grow your workforce, automate your schemes, and uncover the dark mysteries hidden beneath the town.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 23% ★, Base Building 11.1%, Dark Humor 10.5%, Life Sim 10.3%, Management 9.7%
- #38 E-Shop Tycoon
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 577 reviews2026
Dev: Aeolian Games
Windows
Embark on an e-commerce startup journey in E-Shop Tycoon! Optimize warehouse logistics, hire and train staff, and design unique office spaces as your business grows. Handle industry events and marketing crises. Come grow your startup into an e-commerce giant!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 32.9% ★, Capitalism 17.2%, Sandbox 11.9%, Building 11.7%, Management 8.8%
- #39 Resort Island Simulator: Prologue
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 53 reviews2026
Dev: Tenjin GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
A world filled with tricksters, pirates, zealots, and treasures. An ocean full of danger and prize. Face dilemmas and encounters. Manage a resort in this wild world and build a thriving business. An Explorer, a Survivor a Resorter or a Trader? Forge your own path to wealth. Make Resort Prosper!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 22.2% ★, Life Sim 18.9%, Sandbox 13%, Immersive Sim 12.8%, Management 8.4%
- #40 Weed Supermarket Simulator
72% matchVery Positive88% of 409 reviews2026
Dev: DreamWay GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Weed Supermarket Simulator is a chill store sim where you grow weed, develop new strains, set prices, and keep your shelves stocked. Expand your business and optimize it for maximum profit. Manage employees, handle inventory, and turn your shop into a high-performing business.
Why similar: Capitalism 19.6%, Shop Keeper 17.7% ★, Immersive Sim 13.8%, Management 13.5%, Sandbox 11.5%
- #41 Car Dealer Simulator
71% matchVery Positive89% of 10,250 reviews2025
Dev: Garage Monkeys
Windows
Median: 14.2 hrsMean: 22.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Uncover a goldmine in the used car market! Sniff out deals, buy low, modify, and sell high. Your journey from amateur grease monkey to car dealer magnate awaits. How fast will you rise in this lucrative venture?
Why similar: Life Sim 33.4%, Immersive Sim 27.7%, Management 26.5%, First-Person 12.5%
- #42 Gun Store Simulator
73% matchMixed64% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: GeekonPub: Midnight Games
Windows
Take control of a gun store in Gun Store Simulator and manage every aspect of the arms trading business. Buy licenses, select products, hire staff, and ensure safety to grow your store and build a successful chain. Can you dominate the market?
Why similar: Life Sim 42.2%, Management 27%, Comedy 15.9%, First-Person 14.9%
- #43 Retro Rewind - Video Store Simulator
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,130 reviews2026
Dev: Blood Pact Studios
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Manage your very own video store in the early 90s! Rent, sell, decorate and expand your business from the ground up and relive the golden ages of video rentals!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 45.1% ★, Management 16.5%, Immersive Sim 14.2%, Building 12.1%, First-Person 5%
- #44 Sky End Market
71% matchVery Positive97% of 165 reviews2025
Dev: Andymente
Windows
This is a game to manage a supermarket. Set up shelves, arrange products, and make your store bigger and bigger! Sell your goods to the remaining people, animals, and robots in the last place on earth just before the human race is exterminated.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 26.6% ★, Life Sim 16.3%, Management 13.9%, Immersive Sim 13.1%, Sandbox 12.4%
- #45 Gym Manager
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 328 reviews2024
Dev: Han GAMESPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Gym Manager is a simulation game where you can build, expand and manage your own gym. To attract more customers, invest in new equipment and sabotage your competition. But beware: the town's shady streets provide opportunities for illegal business ventures.
Why similar: Capitalism 21.4%, Base Building 13.9%, Management 13.8%, Immersive Sim 13.1%, Life Sim 12.2%
- #46 Laundering Simulator - Clean Cash and Laundry
70% matchVery Positive81% of 423 reviews2025
Dev: Ritual Interactive
Windows
Laundering Simulator puts you in charge of a two-faced enterprise – a hidden counterfeiting workshop with a laundromat as its front! Help Eddie Wiser run this crazy show and deal with small-business management, a criminal underground, nosy authorities, and a rage-inducing grandmother!
Why similar: Capitalism 21.5%, Dark Humor 16.5%, Life Sim 15%, Immersive Sim 12.6%, Building 12%
- #47 Gamer Stop Simulator
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 316 reviews2026
Dev: Red Axe Games
Windows
Gamer Stop Simulator is a simulation game where you manage a video game store. Buy games and consoles from customers, repair broken devices, test games, and add rare items to your collection. Negotiate prices, expand your store, and grow your business in this exciting retail experience!
Why similar: Life Sim 25.4%, Capitalism 22.1%, Sandbox 19%, Immersive Sim 18.8%, First-Person 8.3%
- #48 Tailor Simulator
68% matchVery Positive91% of 464 reviews2026
Dev: Zoady
Windows
Build your workshop and turn it into a fashion business. Interact with your customers and design unique collections to sell in your store. Upgrade your workshop until you rule the fashion industry.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 30.2% ★, Capitalism 20.8%, Life Sim 13.5%, Management 12%, Immersive Sim 11.7%
- #49 Scam Center Simulator: Prologue
69% matchVery Positive83% of 81 reviews2026
Dev: Jiao Games
Windows
Run your own scam centre and pay off your debt. Expand your business by recruiting workers through shady means. Bribe the police, trade with others, and use every strategy to survive in this city. Will you rise to power or fall under the pressure? The choice is yours.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 39.2% ★, Sandbox 11.7%, Immersive Sim 9.7%, Base Building 9%, Building 8.6%
- #50 Factory Outlet Simulator
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 567 reviews2024
Dev: PISHO
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Factory Outlet Simulator is a very comprehensive product manufacturing and selling game. You can produce the products of world famous brands in your factory and sell them. Or you can expand your business and create your own brand. Use your business acumen to lead the market from zero to the top!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 28.8% ★, Capitalism 18.9%, Life Sim 13.7%, Management 12.4%, Immersive Sim 10.2%
- #51 Returns Outlet Simulator
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 919 reviews2025
Dev: Twisted Twice Games
Windows
Median: 15.9 hrsMean: 38.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Returns Outlet Simulator is a relaxed first-person simulation where every aspect of operating your own shop springs to life.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 35.8% ★, Base Building 15.5%, Immersive Sim 14.9%, Life Sim 14.9%, Management 13.2%
- #52 Blacksmith Shop Simulator
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: SONTEM EUROPE
Windows
Run your own blacksmith shop in this immersive simulation game! Craft and sell swords, shields, armor, and more to satisfy your customers, earn profits, and expand your business. Manage your forge with a dynamic day-night cycle and become a legendary blacksmith!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 37.2% ★, Immersive Sim 15.6%, Life Sim 14.4%, Crafting 13.2%, Management 12.7%
- #53 Medieval StartUp
68% matchVery Positive98% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Editions Aspic Games
Windows
Medieval StartUp is a unique mix of tavern management, crafting, and exploration set in a rich medieval world. Manage your tavern, craft unique items, recruit staff, and explore a mysterious marsh full of hidden secrets and rare resources.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 31.8% ★, Crafting 12.6%, Life Sim 11.8%, Management 11.6%, Base Building 10.2%
- #54 Megastore Simulator: Prologue
66% matchVery Positive91% of 163 reviews2026
Dev: Yolo Games Studio
Windows
Expand from a small shop to a two-floor giant with Bakery, Clothing, Electronics, and more. Bake your own dough, hire staff, serve customers, and use forklifts and pallet jacks to keep the store running smoothly.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 29.9% ★, Management 13.4%, Capitalism 12.1%, Immersive Sim 9.8%, Crafting 8.8%
- #55 Cozy Keep: Farm, Craft, Manage
67% matchVery Positive94% of 328 reviews2024
Dev: Unbossed GamesPub: Level Up Gaming
Windows
Your father's life depends on your success. Run a medieval shop, craft goods, set prices, and build your reputation - because the King's debt collectors are coming. Farm, hunt, explore, and trade your way to freedom in this cozy but consequential shop simulation.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 28.8% ★, Capitalism 18.7%, Base Building 12.8%, Crafting 11.9%, Life Sim 11.8%
- #56 Saloon Simulator
66% matchVery Positive90% of 989 reviews2025
Dev: Glivi Games S.A.Pub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Start by running a saloon and carve your own place in the Wild West. Shape your bar, hire help, and get drawn into the lives and troubles of the people who gather around your counter. Out here, honest business is rarely enough. See what it takes to survive the frontier.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 31.5% ★, Life Sim 14.6%, Management 12.9%, Crafting 12.8%, Immersive Sim 12.6%
- #57 King of Retail 2
67% matchVery Positive80% of 329 reviews2025
Dev: Freaking Games
Windows
Build a retail empire across dozens of locations with hundreds of employees. Design every inch of your stores with a deep building tool, then fine-tune pricing, staffing, and product mix to stay profitable. Scale up, customize everything, and manage the details that make or break your bottom line.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 30.4% ★, Capitalism 20.3%, Building 13.2%, Immersive Sim 12.7%, Life Sim 12.6%
- #58 Cafe Business Manager
65% matchVery Positive87% of 356 reviews2026
Dev: Caos Interactive
Windows
Build, design and manage your own café in this detailed cafe management simulator. Hire staff, craft your menu, serve customers and grow your coffee shop business in a lively island city.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 24.6% ★, Capitalism 16.3%, Building 12.7%, Life Sim 12.4%, Management 12.1%
