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Games Like Roadside Research

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Multiplayer, Simulation, Singleplayer, Co-op.

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Roadside Research is a 1 to 4 player co-op gas station simulator. Except you’re aliens. And undercover. Do very human things like restocking shelves while preparing for the invasion. Just don’t get caught.

Reviews: Very Positive — 87% — of 2,520 reviews
Released: 2026-02-12
Developer: Cybernetic Walrus
Publisher: Oro Interactive
Genres: Casual, Simulation, Early Access
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 3.6 hrs
Mean playtime: 4.7 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 90%

Overview

Roadside Research stands out by blending the mundane satisfaction of gas station management with the chaotic, humorous premise of undercover alien infiltration. These recommendations prioritize co-op simulation games that balance deep business management mechanics with the absurd, high-energy teamwork found in your seed title.

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    97% 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: Online Co-Op 24.8%, Economy 14.3%, Management 12.7%, Multiplayer 12.6%, Simulation 9.4%

    Why You'll Like It: It offers a highly engaging co-op management experience where players must work together to run a shop efficiently.

  2. #2 Supermarket Simulator
    96% matchVery Positive92% of 80,575 reviews2025
    Dev: Nokta Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 33.2 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: Economy 21.2%, Management 17.8%, Simulation 12.2%, Multiplayer 11.3%, Life Sim 11.1%

    Why You'll Like It: A highly addictive management simulation that focuses on the core retail tasks of restocking and customer service.

  3. #3 Gas Station Simulator
    96% 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 26.7%, Management 20%, Simulation 15.4%, Funny 12%, Physics 10.2%

    Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive gas station management experience that serves as the core inspiration for the gameplay loop in Roadside Research.

  4. #4 Kebab Chefs! - Restaurant Simulator
    95% matchVery Positive84% of 7,339 reviews2024
    Dev: Biotech Gameworks
    Windows
    Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    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: Multiplayer 14.2%, Management 13.1%, Life Sim 11.4%, Immersive Sim 10.5%, Sandbox 9.1%

    Why You'll Like It: It provides a deep co-op management and cooking experience that requires tight coordination between players.

  5. #5 BBQ Simulator: The Squad
    94% matchVery Positive81% of 1,092 reviews2022
    Dev: CubeCube Sports Ltd.
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 53%

    Dive into a hilarious sandbox BBQ experience with friends! Grill, serve, and manage mayhem as meats soar and sizzle. Craft your grill, cook steaks, and feed everyone before hunger strikes!

    Why similar: Life Sim 18%, Online Co-Op 14.1%, Funny 10.2%, Multiplayer 9.7%, Sandbox 9.3%

    Why You'll Like It: This game captures the same funny, physics-based co-op chaos and cooking management found in your seed title.

  6. #6 PlateUp!
    94% 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: Co-op 34.1%, Management 28.7%, Online Co-Op 21.1%, Funny 11.6%, Casual 3.1%

    Why You'll Like It: This title masterfully combines restaurant management with chaotic, fast-paced co-op gameplay that rewards teamwork.

  7. #7 Grocery Store Simulator
    93% matchVery Positive91% of 6,002 reviews2024
    Dev: EXPERIMENT ONE
    Windows
    Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    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: Online Co-Op 18.4%, Economy 14.5%, Co-op 11.5%, Management 11.5%, Immersive Sim 10.6%

    Why You'll Like It: A direct co-op management simulation that mirrors the retail restocking mechanics of the seed game.

  8. #8 Lethal Company
    91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 503,936 reviews2023
    Dev: Zeekerss
    Windows
    Median: 12.2 hrsMean: 28.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%

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

    Why similar: Online Co-Op 37.3%, Co-op 17.4%, Aliens 16.7%, Funny 11.2%, First-Person 9.9%

    Why You'll Like It: It shares the first-person, funny, and tense co-op atmosphere where players must manage resources while dealing with unexpected threats.

  9. #9 Overcooked! All You Can Eat
    92% matchMostly Positive73% of 7,490 reviews2021
    Dev: Team17 Digital
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    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: Online Co-Op 33.2%, Co-op 18.6%, Multiplayer 18.5%, Funny 13.9%, Simulation 9.3%

    Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for chaotic co-op management games, requiring constant communication to succeed under pressure.

  10. #10 Fast Food Simulator
    91% matchVery Positive91% of 8,818 reviews2024
    Dev: No Ceiling Games
    Windows
    Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    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: Online Co-Op 29.5%, Management 18.2%, Simulation 12.9%, Multiplayer 12.8%, Co-op 12.3%

    Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the co-op cooking and management aspects of running a roadside business.

  11. #11 PowerWash Simulator
    90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 57,451 reviews2022
    Dev: FuturLabPub: Square Enix
    Windows
    Median: 15.1 hrsMean: 38.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Release the Pressure with PowerWash Simulator! Wash away your worries with the soothing sounds of high-pressure water. Fire up your power washer and blast away every speck of dirt and grime you can find, all with the simple satisfaction of power-washing to a sparkling finish.

    Why similar: Online Co-Op 17.6%, Immersive Sim 14.1%, Co-op 13.4%, Sandbox 11.7%, Multiplayer 11.3%

    Why You'll Like It: Offers a deeply satisfying, meditative co-op simulation experience that focuses on cleaning and maintenance tasks.

  12. #12 Content Warning
    89% matchVery Positive94% of 156,373 reviews2024
    Dev: WilnylPub: Landfall
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%

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    Why similar: Online Co-Op 28.3%, Co-op 15.5%, Comedy 13.9%, Multiplayer 11.9%, Physics 11.2%

    Why You'll Like It: This game features a hilarious, first-person co-op experience centered around capturing footage in dangerous environments.

  13. #13 RV There Yet?
    88% matchVery Positive91% of 74,032 reviews2025
    Dev: Nuggets Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    A co-op adventure about driving your Recreational Vehicle home.

    Why similar: Co-op 23.8%, Online Co-Op 23.1%, Multiplayer 20%, Funny 14.1%, Physics 8.1%

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    Dev: Cheesecake Dev
    Windows
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    Why similar: Management 18.4%, Life Sim 16%, Economy 14.7%, Immersive Sim 12.7%, Sandbox 10.7%

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  15. #15 Road Food Simulator
    86% matchMixed64% of 64 reviews2025
    Dev: 2MEDYA
    Windows

    Run a roadside Pizza restaurant with your friends. Play solo or in Co-op with other players. Make pizzas fast and fill orders. Keep your customers happy and get more orders. Improve your restaurant as your income increases.

    Why similar: America 13%, Life Sim 12.9%, Economy 12.6%, Online Co-Op 12.3%, Co-op 10.8%

    Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the cooking and management loop specifically tailored for a roadside business setting.

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    87% matchVery Positive80% of 2,247 reviews2020
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    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    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 24.9%, Simulation 21.2%, Multiplayer 15.4%, Comedy 10.7%, Funny 10.4%

    Why You'll Like It: A physics-based co-op game that emphasizes teamwork and humor while performing repetitive, task-oriented jobs.

  17. #17 Hardware Store Simulator
    85% matchMostly Positive76% of 51 reviews2025
    Dev: Stellar Fusion StudiosPub: PlayWay S.A.
    Windows

    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: Online Co-Op 13.5%, Economy 12.5%, Life Sim 11.6%, Immersive Sim 10.5%, Management 10.2%

    Why You'll Like It: Provides a similar retail management experience with a focus on inventory and customer interaction in co-op.

  18. #18 Drug Dealer Simulator 2
    84% matchMixed70% of 5,701 reviews2024
    Dev: ByterunnersPub: Movie Games S.A.
    Windows
    Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 30.0 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: Management 24.3%, Multiplayer 21.8%, Sandbox 21.7%, First-Person 14.7%, Simulation 13.9%

    Why You'll Like It: A first-person management simulation that features a unique, slightly absurd premise and deep economic systems.

  19. #19 Tools Up!
    86% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,078 reviews2019
    Dev: The Knights of UnityPub: Untold Tales
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Tools Up! is an exciting local co-op that tests your renovation and teamwork skills. Paint walls, tear off wallpaper, and move couches against the clock!

    Why similar: Multiplayer 29.1%, Funny 25.5%, Simulation 18.6%, Co-op 16.4%, Casual 8.6%

    Why You'll Like It: This co-op renovation game requires players to coordinate their actions to complete tasks before time runs out.

  20. #20 Car Service Together
    82% matchVery Positive83% of 2,591 reviews2026
    Dev: V12 Studio
    Windows
    Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    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: Sandbox 24.2%, Co-op 15.8%, Online Co-Op 15%, Simulation 12.7%, Management 11.9%

    Why You'll Like It: A co-op sandbox simulation that focuses on automobile maintenance and building within a shared environment.

  21. #21 Human Fall Flat
    83% matchVery Positive95% of 223,253 reviews2016
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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 22.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Human Fall Flat is a hilarious, light-hearted platformer set in floating dreamscapes that can be played solo or with up to 8 players online. Free new levels keep its vibrant community rewarded.

    Why similar: Co-op 24.7%, Sandbox 18.2%, Funny 17.1%, Multiplayer 15.9%, Physics 15%

    Why You'll Like It: It provides a funny, physics-based co-op experience where simple tasks become hilariously difficult to execute.

  22. #22 Totally Reliable Delivery Service
    84% matchMostly Positive78% of 2,132 reviews2021
    Dev: We're Five GamesPub: Infogrames
    Windows · Mac
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    Why similar: Co-op 19.4%, Sandbox 17.3%, Funny 14.6%, Physics 13.6%, Comedy 12.5%

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  23. #23 Store Wars: Multiplayer Shop Simulator
    81% matchVery Positive96% of 113 reviews2025
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    Windows

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    Why similar: Online Co-Op 21%, Management 14%, Economy 11.6%, Simulation 11.2%, Life Sim 10.7%

    Why You'll Like It: A funny, multiplayer-focused management game that leans into the chaos of running a retail store.

  24. #24 The Pub Life Simulator
    81% matchMixed67% of 60 reviews2025
    Dev: Visma Games
    Windows

    Start your own pub, serve drinks, and keep your customers happy. Unlock better beverages as you level up, expand your pub, and become the most beloved spot in town!

    Why similar: Life Sim 14.6%, Online Co-Op 13.7%, Immersive Sim 13.4%, Management 13.1%, America 12.5%

    Why You'll Like It: A management simulation that focuses on the day-to-day operations of a service-based business.

  25. #25 Barn Finders
    82% matchVery Positive82% of 4,347 reviews2020
    Dev: Duality Games
    Windows
    Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    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.

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    79% matchVery Positive87% of 17,900 reviews2023
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    Windows
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    Why similar: Online Co-Op 26.6%, Co-op 20.3%, Sandbox 16%, Immersive Sim 14.5%, Simulation 10.1%

    Why You'll Like It: A polished management and simulation game that focuses on the satisfying loop of cleaning and renovating properties.

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    79% matchMostly Positive77% of 464 reviews2026
    Dev: FiftyEight Studios
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    Ready to create your own world of flavor? Play solo or co-op with up to 8 players, prepare sandwiches with your friends, deliver online orders to the courier and run your sandwich restaurant. Clean, expand, and keep your customers happy!

    Why similar: Online Co-Op 18.1%, Economy 13.2%, Immersive Sim 12.7%, Co-op 12.5%, Life Sim 10.5%

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  28. #28 Bazaar Simulator
    80% matchMixed68% of 212 reviews2025
    Dev: Mithra Interactive
    Windows

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    77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,416 reviews2025
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    Windows
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    78% matchVery Positive91% of 113 reviews2025
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    Windows

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    Why similar: Economy 18.7%, Life Sim 16.7%, Management 13.9%, Aliens 10.5%, Immersive Sim 9.6%

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    77% matchVery Positive89% of 55 reviews2026
    Dev: Oriseus StudiosPub: PlayWay S.A.
    Windows

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    76% matchVery Positive88% of 2,843 reviews2025
    Dev: Broken Lyre EntertainmentPub: PlayWay S.A.
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%

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  33. #33 Ship Graveyard Simulator 2
    78% matchMostly Positive77% of 3,881 reviews2023
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    Windows
    Median: 13.6 hrsMean: 59.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%

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    76% matchVery Positive88% of 4,894 reviews2024
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    Windows
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    Dev: Exanticx Studio
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    73% matchVery Positive84% of 352 reviews2026
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    74% matchMixed67% of 115 reviews2025
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    75% matchMixed60% of 65 reviews2025
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    74% matchMostly Positive74% of 57 reviews2025
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    Windows

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    Windows
    Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 25.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%

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    73% matchMostly Positive74% of 651 reviews2025
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    73% matchMostly Positive71% of 907 reviews2025
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    Dev: Noham Games
    Windows

    Play solo or with up to 16 friends in a chaotic grocery store prologue! Manage, grow, and compete against rival stores in a fun, lighthearted battle of wits and strategy. Who will be the ultimate grocery tycoon? Store Wars: Prologue - Multiplayer Shop Simulator is a limited version of the full game.

    Why similar: Online Co-Op 22.3%, Life Sim 15.9%, Economy 12%, Simulation 11.3%, Funny 10.2%

  49. #49 Sunset Motel
    69% matchVery Positive80% of 781 reviews2025
    Dev: Efkey StudiosPub: RockGame S.A.
    Windows
    Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Ready for the transformation of neglected rooms? Ensure customer satisfaction, renovate interiors, design entertainment spaces! Manage your motel in your own style and provide travelers with unforgettable experiences!

    Why similar: America 24.9%, Economy 21.8%, Life Sim 13.5%, Simulation 11.9%, Management 11%

  50. #50 LIBRITOPIA: Librarian Simulator
    70% matchVery Positive86% of 138 reviews2025
    Dev: AiyraPub: CriticalLeap
    Windows · Linux

    Manage your own library! Organize and classify books however you like, furnish the space with shelves, help visitors find their books, and maintain silence to keep them happy!

    Why similar: Online Co-Op 15.5%, Management 13.9%, Immersive Sim 12.4%, Co-op 11.5%, Multiplayer 9.3%

  51. #51 Ale & Tale Tavern
    67% matchVery Positive90% of 9,445 reviews2024
    Dev: Scienart GamesPub: GrabTheGames
    Windows
    Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Get ready for a thrilling mix of genres: a cooperative, first-person, open-world fantasy tavern simulator, action, fishing, hunting, exploration, and completing fun and diverse quests. And, of course, COOKING! Play with friends, feed and quench the thirst of the entire world!

    Why similar: Online Co-Op 23.4%, Economy 15.8%, Management 14.8%, Co-op 12.8%, Sandbox 10%

  52. #52 Motel Manager Simulator
    68% matchVery Positive85% of 1,469 reviews2024
    Dev: Denzone Games
    Windows
    Median: 15.1 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    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: Economy 22%, Life Sim 18.6%, Management 17.1%, Immersive Sim 16.8%, Sandbox 10.2%

  53. #53 Realife Simulator
    69% matchMixed67% of 66 reviews2024
    Dev: Northenlight Studios
    Windows

    Realife Simulator is an online life simulation where players can work, socialize, and grow by assuming different roles in a realistic city. Whether alone or with friends, freely choose a career, earn money, upgrade your vehicle, and shape city life.

    Why similar: Life Sim 20.7%, Immersive Sim 17.1%, Economy 15.3%, Online Co-Op 12.8%, Simulation 7.7%

  54. #54 Laundry Store Simulator
    67% matchVery Positive90% of 1,772 reviews2024
    Dev: Akhir Pekan StudioPub: PlayWay S.A.
    Windows
    Median: 8.5 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: Economy 21.1%, Management 17.7%, Comedy 13.2%, Sandbox 12.9%, Funny 11.1%

  55. #55 My Supermarket
    67% matchVery Positive87% of 270 reviews2024
    Dev: NeroForge
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Manage your own supermarket, serving different types of customers and making the most profit you can! 🛒 Order products, restock shelves, play with your friends in co-op mode, chase thieves, hire employees, and grow your empire!

    Why similar: Online Co-Op 18%, Economy 15.3%, Life Sim 14%, Immersive Sim 13.8%, Management 11.4%

  56. #56 Cash Cleaner Simulator
    65% matchVery Positive92% of 7,200 reviews2025
    Dev: Mind Control GamesPub: Forklift Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 12.5 hrsMean: 36.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Check it, clean it, sort it, ship it. Welcome to the life of a cash cleaner. Take jobs from underworld contacts and clean some cash. Just don't try to leave...

    Why similar: Life Sim 22%, Management 17.6%, Immersive Sim 16.4%, Sandbox 14%, Physics 10.9%

  57. #57 Gas Station Simulator: Prologue - Early Days
    68% matchVery Positive86% of 4,244 reviews2021
    Dev: DRAGO entertainmentPub: Movie Games S.A.
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%

    The "Early Days" prologue to Gas Station Simulator where you buy an abandoned gas station in the middle of nowhere, fix it up and start running it.

    Why similar: America 23.8%, Life Sim 15.6%, Immersive Sim 13.2%, Management 12.8%, Multiplayer 9.7%

  58. #58 Retail Company Simulator
    66% matchVery Positive92% of 697 reviews2024
    Dev: Business Tycoon
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    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: Online Co-Op 16.5%, Life Sim 16.2%, Economy 12.9%, Immersive Sim 11.1%, Management 10.3%

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