Games Like Roadside Research

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: Economy 16.6%, Trading 15.8%, Management 14.1%, Simulation 9.5%, Life Sim 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a highly polished, addictive shop-keeping loop that serves as the foundation for the gameplay in the seed game.

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 22.4%, Building 16.9%, Management 16.8%, Simulation 12.7%, Relaxing 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive experience for managing a roadside business with similar mechanics to the seed game.

Have you ever considered creating your own crime empire, without the legal and moral consequences? SIMULATE IT! Crawl into the dark alleys of the street business in this OG drug-dealing game, and make a fortune! A co-op sequel – DDS2 – is out NOW

Why similar: Trading 25%, Simulation 17.9%, Resource Management 14.3%, Inventory Management 12%, Management 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the intense, shady atmosphere of running a business while trying to avoid detection by authorities.

Start your own cult in a land of false prophets, venturing out into diverse and mysterious regions to build a loyal community of woodland Followers and spread your Word to become the one true cult.

Why similar: Building 38.2%, Character Customization 37.4%, Funny 18%, Singleplayer 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: It perfectly balances base management with a sinister, secret objective that requires careful planning and deception.

Build and manage a medieval graveyard while facing ethical dilemmas and making questionable decisions. Welcome to Graveyard Keeper, the most inaccurate medieval cemetery sim of the year.

Why similar: Management 42.4%, Building 32.6%, Simulation 20%, Singleplayer 5%

Why You'll Like It: This game combines business management with a dark, hidden agenda that you must keep secret from the local townspeople.

A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

Why similar: Co-op 38.6%, Funny 22.3%, First-Person 21.7%, Sci-fi 17.4%

Why You'll Like It: This co-op experience features inventory management and high-stakes survival where you must avoid being caught by extraterrestrial threats.

Film your friends doing scary things to become SpöökTube famous! (strongly advised to not go alone)

Why similar: Co-op 32.4%, Comedy 29.9%, Funny 21.3%, First-Person 16.4%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes cooperative chaos and the thrill of avoiding monsters while managing your equipment and resources.

Grocery Store Simulator is a 1-4 player co-op game where you build and manage your own supermarket by stocking shelves, setting prices, hiring staff, and customizing your store, all while expanding your business and keeping customers happy.

Why similar: Shop Keeper 16.1% ★, Inventory Management 14.9%, Economy 12.2%, Management 10%, Resource Management 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: This multiplayer-focused title offers a direct experience in managing inventory and customer flow in a retail environment.

Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.

Why similar: Simulation 71.2%, Singleplayer 18.9%, Casual 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: This dystopian management game forces you to balance your job duties with the pressure of maintaining a hidden, subversive lifestyle.

Search for valuable items stashed in abandoned barns. Take part in storage auctions, bid high and buy yourself a chance to find exclusive items hidden in the past.

Why similar: Trading 28.3%, Economy 17.2%, Inventory Management 12.7%, Management 11.3%, Simulation 10%

Why You'll Like It: This title blends shop management with exploration and scavenging, mirroring the resource-gathering aspects of the seed game.

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: Co-op 33.2%, Management 28.4%, Building 23.4%, Funny 10.1%, Casual 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: This co-op management game requires intense coordination and fast-paced decision-making to keep your business running smoothly.

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 24.4% ★, Life Sim 12.4%, Economy 11.4%, Immersive Sim 8.2%, Trading 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: This life-sim title focuses on the day-to-day operations of a small business, emphasizing the shop-keeper role.

Play as one of the bidders for abandoned warehouses and uncover hidden treasures! Storage Hunter is a garage auction simulation game. Bid, win, and sell for profit! Become the king of storage auction.

Why similar: Shop Keeper 24% ★, Trading 18.7%, Economy 12.1%, Immersive Sim 10.1%, Management 9%

Why You'll Like It: It combines shop-keeping with a unique bidding mechanic that adds a layer of strategy to the management experience.

Internet Cafe Simulator is an internet cafe business simulation game. Build the best internet café in the world!

Why similar: Management 27.4%, Economy 24.1%, Simulation 23.5%, First-Person 11.1%, Funny 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a gritty, immersive-sim approach to business management that feels grounded yet chaotic.

Face the supernatural dangers of the Olympic Exclusion Zone with a car as your only lifeline in this driving survival adventure! Scavenge resources, load up your trusty station wagon, and drive like hell to make it through alive.

Why similar: Building 34.2%, Sci-fi 29%, First-Person 21.8%, Simulation 15%

Why You'll Like It: It features atmospheric survival and vehicle management set against a backdrop of mysterious, otherworldly phenomena.

Returns Outlet Simulator is a relaxed first-person simulation where every aspect of operating your own shop springs to life.

Why similar: Shop Keeper 22.3% ★, Trading 16.4%, Economy 10.9%, Immersive Sim 9.6%, Inventory Management 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: It provides an immersive-sim experience centered on processing and selling returned goods, focusing on automation and economy.

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: Shop Keeper 23% ★, Life Sim 11.9%, Trading 11.4%, Economy 9.8%, Inventory Management 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a straightforward, life-sim approach to shop management that fits the genre expectations of the seed game.

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: Economy 18.2%, Management 17.2%, Shop Keeper 16.8% ★, Trading 14.2%, Simulation 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the economy and management aspects of running a niche store, providing a satisfying progression loop.

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: Economy 23.8%, Management 22.8%, Life Sim 15.6%, Inventory Management 12.5%, Resource Management 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a deep, complex simulation of business management and economy for those who enjoy the logistics of running a shop.

Build and run your own waterpark solo or with friends. Design slides, send guests flying with ragdoll physics, manage staff, and fully customize your park. Turn total madness into a diamond five-star empire in this first-person management simulator!

Why similar: Economy 14%, Building 11.1%, Inventory Management 10.9%, Immersive Sim 10.9%, Management 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: This management simulation focuses on large-scale operations and resource allocation in a public-facing environment.

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: Trading 21.6%, Economy 17.1%, Life Sim 13.8%, Management 13.1%, Immersive Sim 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: It expands the management scope to a hospitality setting, maintaining the economy and immersive-sim elements of the seed game.

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 23.8% ★, Inventory Management 11.1%, Trading 10.3%, Economy 9.1%, Management 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a nostalgic, relaxing shop-keeping experience that prioritizes management and customer interaction.

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: Trading 16.1%, Economy 12.3%, Inventory Management 10.9%, Management 10%, Life Sim 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game scales up the management aspect, allowing players to handle larger retail spaces and complex economic systems.

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: Building 21.6%, Immersive Sim 17.3%, Economy 13.9%, Relaxing 12.8%, Simulation 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a satisfying, immersive-sim approach to property management and renovation that mirrors the hands-on work in the seed game.

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: Trading 25.2%, Management 16.6%, Life Sim 16.1%, Resource Management 14.3%, Relaxing 13.3%

Why You'll Like It: The focus on inventory management and shop-keeping creates a relaxing yet engaging loop similar to the seed game's core mechanics.

Kebab Chefs! is a Co-Op, cooking and restaurant management game that can be played up to 4 players. Design your own restaurant. Cook delicious foods, fill your menu with various recipes, feed customers and become the biggest kebab restaurant in town!

Why similar: Management 15.7%, Life Sim 13.6%, Immersive Sim 12.3%, Building 12.2%, Co-op 10%

Why You'll Like It: It combines co-op cooking with restaurant management, requiring physics-based interaction and team coordination.

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 23.1% ★, Inventory Management 12.1%, Economy 11.3%, Life Sim 10.2%, Management 8.9%

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: Trading 17.8%, Shop Keeper 17.4% ★, Economy 11.8%, Life Sim 9.8%, Management 9%

Hit the road in this massive sequel to the million-selling Cook, Serve, Delicious series. Manage your food truck, cook delicious dishes and serve customers as you take the road trip of a lifetime across war-torn America.

Why similar: Management 27.2%, Co-op 21.3%, Comedy 18.6%, Funny 14.6%, Simulation 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers high-pressure management gameplay that demands extreme focus and coordination, much like managing a shop under duress.

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: Economy 15.7%, Inventory Management 14.2%, Life Sim 13.3%, Management 12.9%, Co-op 12.9%

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: Economy 16.5%, Trading 16.1%, Management 14.7%, Simulation 10.7%, Life Sim 9.6%

Find yourself trapped alone in a room with a ticking time bomb. Your friends have the manual to defuse it, but they can't see the bomb, so you're going to have to talk it out – fast!

Why similar: Co-op 69.9%, Funny 14.9%, Simulation 9.6%, Casual 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the frantic co-op communication and tension required when trying to complete tasks while under pressure.

Experience all the Onion Kingdom has to offer, Overcooked! 1 & 2 infused with 4k goodness running at a smooth 60 FPS. Fully remastered and cooked up from scratch. Enjoy 200+ levels (22 new) and 80+ chefs (3 new), this is the ultimate Overcooked! experience.

Why similar: Co-op 38.8%, Funny 26.3%, Simulation 19.5%, Casual 10%, Singleplayer 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: It is the gold standard for chaotic, cooperative management gameplay that forces players to work together to succeed.

Play solo or co-op with up to 5 players to find oil, store crude, refine fuels, and sell them at gas stations and shop. Dig for gems and fossils, upgrade your gear, lease new land, and dominate the city as the biggest oil supplier!

Why similar: Shop Keeper 23.8% ★, Economy 13.8%, Resource Management 11%, Immersive Sim 11%, Management 9.8%

Run your pizza shop up front and handle shady business out back. Help hand-crafted NPCs with favors that never go as planned. Play solo or online co-op with up to four players and expand your operation across Hobarey Town. In this darkly comedic management sim - become that guy everyone knows.

Why similar: Trading 14.9%, Economy 14.5%, Co-op 11.6%, Immersive Sim 10.6%, Character Customization 10.5%

Moving Out is a ridiculous physics-based moving simulator that brings new meaning to "couch co-op"! Are you ready for an exciting career in furniture? As a newly certified Furniture Arrangement & Relocation Technician, you’ll take on moving jobs all across the busy town of Packmore.

Why similar: Co-op 31.4%, Simulation 26.7%, Comedy 14.1%, Casual 13.9%, Funny 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: This physics-based management game emphasizes teamwork and coordination in a lighthearted, yet demanding environment.

An ultimate 1-8 player Co-op Simulation game where you build and manage your gas station completely from scratch. Team up with your friends, provide exceptional service and grow your business! Collaboration (and some chaos!) is the key to success—fuel up, have your fun and rise to the top!

Why similar: Shop Keeper 20.4% ★, Economy 12.8%, Inventory Management 12.3%, Management 8.9%, Life Sim 8.9%

Car Service Together is a 1-4 co-op & single player simulation game where you and/or with your friends start from scratch and build your way up. Work together to successfully run your own service center. Team up, manage your business, and create the ultimate car service !

Why similar: Co-op 23.3%, Building 20%, Relaxing 14.8%, Immersive Sim 14%, Simulation 10.5%

Start your supermarket business and make your own trading Journey! With Co-op support Play solo or team up with friends, featuring over 300 items you can make your dream store, enjoy it with your friends!

Why similar: Shop Keeper 28% ★, Trading 14.2%, Life Sim 10.7%, Economy 8.6%, Immersive Sim 8.5%

Old Market Simulator is a 1-4 player co-op game where you manage your market by ordering goods, growing produce, raising animals, fishing, and crafting items in your workshop, while hiring employees and expanding your business.

Why similar: Life Sim 14.8%, Trading 14%, Management 12.3%, Immersive Sim 11%, Inventory Management 10%

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: Trading 21.6%, Economy 14.9%, Immersive Sim 11.2%, Life Sim 10.5%, Resource Management 9.6%

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: Trading 14.7%, Shop Keeper 14.6% ★, Economy 12.3%, Life Sim 12.2%, Management 10.9%

Competitive mall simulation. 1-8 players open stores in the same mall, fight for customers, crush rivals. Team up or go solo. Fair play or dirty tricks? Your call. Procedural maps, employee system,mall cops, smugglers and physical mechanics.

Why similar: Trading 22.1%, Economy 16.4%, Resource Management 13%, Management 12%, Life Sim 7.7%

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 22.7% ★, Trading 16.8%, Economy 11.5%, Management 9%, Life Sim 8.6%

EARLY ACCESS - Solo or with up to 6 players, build, manage, and grow your supermarket. Stock your shelves, manage inventory, deliveries, staff, and machines. Customize your store and grow it from a small grocery shop into a full-fledged superstore.

Why similar: Shop Keeper 35.3% ★, Economy 17.3%, Management 12.6%, Resource Management 10.5%, Co-op 9.2%

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: Trading 17%, Shop Keeper 12.7% ★, Inventory Management 12.4%, Economy 11.4%, Immersive Sim 10.2%

Compete with up to 4 players to build the most successful hardware store! Design your shop, manage inventory, hire employees, and influence market prices in this detailed business simulator. Master retail management as you expand your store empire.

Why similar: Economy 14.2%, Life Sim 12.7%, Building 11.5%, Management 11.4%, Immersive Sim 11.2%

Set up stalls with fresh vegetables, fruits, and fish. Deliver customer orders, set prices, and expand your bazaar. Catch your own fish to sell and enjoy fishing's thrill. Collaborate with friends in multiplayer mode to manage the bazaar together. Much more is coming soon!

Why similar: Trading 18.2%, Economy 13.6%, Life Sim 10.6%, Management 10%, Immersive Sim 9.6%

Run your Parisian bistro in the heart of Paris, solo or in co-op with up to 8 players! Curate your menu, manage supplies, serve customers, and expand with new floors, a terrace, and a rooftop to become a true Parisian institution.

Why similar: Trading 17.1%, Life Sim 13.8%, Management 12.3%, Co-op 12.3%, Resource Management 12.3%

Run a market on your space station. Restore and upgrade the station, expand your services, and sell to a variety of alien customers. Experience the challenge of managing a business in space and growing your market

Why similar: Economy 17.6%, Life Sim 15%, Management 12.9%, Building 10.2%, Immersive Sim 8.3%

You're the last remaining video rental store. From humble VHS clerk to rental racketeer - run your video store and explore Reshoot Springs, building an underground empire. Expand with upgrades, side hustles, store membership, and more. Whatever it takes to survive - solo or in up to 4-player co-op.

Why similar: Life Sim 17.5%, Co-op 17%, Character Customization 13.9%, Management 12.3%, Immersive Sim 10.5%

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: Trading 18.8%, Economy 13.8%, Immersive Sim 10.2%, Management 10.1%, Life Sim 9.8%

Welcome to the world's most chaotic place! Play solo or co-op with up to 6 players. Run a fast-food restaurant, and work with your friends to expand your business. Take orders, make burgers, and increase your earnings by dealing with customers.

Why similar: Management 31.6%, Simulation 22.5%, Co-op 21%, Immersive Sim 9.3%, First-Person 6.7%

Welcome to Wrap House Simulator! Run your own wrap shop, chop, grill, and serve in this cooking adventure. Customize your shop, master the grill, and survive the rush solo or co-op with up to 6 players. Keep up with orders, satisfy customers, and build your dream restaurant!

Why similar: Co-op 13.1%, Inventory Management 12.8%, Economy 12.6%, Immersive Sim 11.2%, Life Sim 11.2%

Open your local game store early with the Prologue version, which includes main gameplay of the full version, but with limited progression. Stock shelves with booster packs, or crack them and collect the cards for yourself. Set your own prices, sell cards to customer.

Why similar: Economy 18%, Trading 17.2%, Management 17%, Life Sim 12.1%, Immersive Sim 10.5%

Build a local car wash into a massive detailing empire! Master advanced cleaning techniques with vibrant active foams, beat the clock for extra tips, and buy or lease new properties. Play it clean or risk everything with high-paying shady deals and secret backroom plantations.

Why similar: Inventory Management 15.4%, Immersive Sim 13.7%, Life Sim 13.6%, Resource Management 11.8%, Management 8.7%

Turn your building from a small shopping center into a huge city mall! Start working with Prologue now. To avoid going bankrupt, you'll need to build new stores, set good prices and keep up with trends. A limited number of stores & services for Prologue are waiting for you.

Why similar: Trading 17.2%, Economy 12.4%, Inventory Management 10.5%, Life Sim 9.9%, Management 9.6%

Build and run your own hobby shop in this first-person store management sim. Order stock, fill shelves, set prices, match kits with paints through the Hobby Basket System, and let customers bring their projects to life at Build Tables.

Why similar: Shop Keeper 31.8% ★, Economy 15.5%, Resource Management 12.5%, Management 11.2%, Immersive Sim 10%

Build a top-tier business solo or in co-op (1–6 players). Start from scratch, keep the slot machines spinning and deal with chaotic events like vandals and alien invasions. Grow your fortune and show everyone why the house always wins.

Why similar: Shop Keeper 20.1% ★, Economy 13.2%, Life Sim 11.2%, Management 10.1%, Building 9.9%

Start running your own supermarket with Prologue already. Stock shelves, handle cashier tasks, process online orders, design & expand. Set the prices based on the market. Be prepared to face the consequences if you fail to make the nightly repayment to the gangs.

Why similar: Trading 18.8%, Economy 15.9%, Management 11.6%, Immersive Sim 11.4%, Life Sim 10%