- #1 Moonlighter
97% matchVery Positive81% of 23,893 reviews2018
Dev: Digital SunPub: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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: Action RPG 50.1%, Exploration 20.7%, Simulation 16.8%, Adventure 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly mirrors the Saleblazers loop of dungeon-crawling for loot by night and managing your shop by day.
- #2 Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,512 reviews2010
Dev: EasyGameStationPub: Carpe Fulgur LLC
Windows
Median: 5.0 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 71.6%, Action RPG 11%, Shop Keeper 10.3% ★, Simulation 6.3%, Adventure 0.9%
Why You'll Like It: This classic title is the gold standard for shopkeeping RPGs, focusing heavily on market fluctuations and customer interaction.
- #3 Travellers Rest
96% matchVery Positive88% of 18,025 reviews2020
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 20.6 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: Crafting 43.5%, Immersive Sim 38.3%, Simulation 10.9%, Adventure 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: It combines tavern management with survival-lite mechanics, requiring you to brew, farm, and craft to keep your business running.
- #4 Storage Hunter Simulator
95% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,140 reviews2025
Dev: Raccoons StudioPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Job Simulator 26.1% ★, Shop Keeper 21.5% ★, Capitalism 15.7%, Economy 11.4%, Online Co-Op 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the thrill of the auction and resale economy, focusing on the retail side of the shopkeeping experience.
- #5 Dinkum
94% matchVery Positive92% of 29,064 reviews2025
Dev: James BendonPub: KRAFTON, Inc.
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 29.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Dinkum is a survival life simulation game set on an island inspired by the rugged Australian outback. Farm, hunt, mine, fish, and forage to gather resources, expand your town, and discover what makes Dinkum so special—either solo or with friends.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 57% ★, Crafting 14.7%, Online Co-Op 13.6%, Exploration 5.9%, Simulation 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: This open-world survival game features significant town-building and shop-management elements in a charming Australian-inspired setting.
- #6 Enshrouded
94% matchVery Positive86% of 104,779 reviews2024
Dev: Keen Games GmbH
Windows
Median: 18.9 hrsMean: 46.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
You are Flameborn, last ember of hope of a dying race. Awaken, survive the terror of a corrupting fog, and reclaim the lost beauty of your kingdom. Venture into a vast world, vanquish punishing bosses, build grand halls and forge your path in this co-op survival action RPG for up to 16 players.
Why similar: Base Building 19.5%, Open World 17.4%, Online Co-Op 15.4%, Survival 15.1%, Crafting 13.7%
Why You'll Like It: A high-quality survival game with exceptional base-building mechanics that will appeal to players who enjoy the construction aspect of Saleblazers.
- #7 Winkeltje: The Little Shop
93% matchVery Positive88% of 1,827 reviews2022
Dev: Sassybot
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 12.0 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 37.6% ★, Capitalism 25.3%, Economy 17.9%, Crafting 14%, Simulation 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A dedicated shop-management game that emphasizes crafting, decorating, and tailoring your inventory to meet customer demand.
- #8 Bellwright
92% matchVery Positive80% of 21,324 reviews2024
Dev: Donkey Crew
Windows
Median: 12.7 hrsMean: 41.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Establish and expand your own settlements, liberate the land and assist its villagers, and recruit others to your cause while learning more about a life you had to leave behind. Command your forces, prove your valor through combat, and cement yourself as the hero of your people.
Why similar: Survival 23.2%, Open World 22.1%, Crafting 21.6%, Online Co-Op 20.6%, Simulation 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on leading a rebellion through survival, crafting, and the management of a growing medieval village.
- #9 My Time at Sandrock
91% matchVery Positive88% of 28,958 reviews2023
Dev: Pathea Games
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 39.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Travel to the desert community of Sandrock and take on the role of a fledgling Builder. Use your trusty toolset to gather resources, construct machines, and turn your run-down workshop into a well-oiled production facility to save the town from the jaws of economic ruin!
Why similar: Crafting 47.7%, Open World 35.6%, Simulation 10.2%, Adventure 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a deep blend of workshop management, crafting, and social simulation within a vibrant, expansive world.
- #10 Nightingale
91% matchMixed66% of 18,038 reviews2024
Dev: Inflexion Games
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 24.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Nightingale is an open world survival crafting game, where you’ll adventure across the mysterious and dangerous Fae Realms. As a daring Realmwalker, you’ll defeat monstrous enemies, survive hostile environments, and build elaborate estates in a visually stunning Gaslamp Fantasy world.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 33.7% ★, Base Building 12.9%, Online Co-Op 12.9%, Crafting 11.6%, Survival 11%
Why You'll Like It: A visually stunning survival-crafting game that emphasizes exploration and intricate base construction.
- #11 Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
90% matchVery Positive93% of 44,514 reviews2022
Dev: niceplay gamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 11.3 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: Crafting 50.5%, Capitalism 34.7%, Simulation 14.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a unique, tactile approach to shopkeeping where you must physically craft potions to satisfy specific customer needs.
- #12 Smalland: Survive the Wilds
89% matchVery Positive82% of 10,429 reviews2024
Dev: Max Ent Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Experience a big adventure on a tiny scale! Enjoy multiplayer survival in a vast, hazardous world. Preparation is key when you're this small & at the bottom of the food chain. Craft weapons & armour, tame & ride creatures, build encampments & explore a strange new land.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 32.4% ★, Base Building 15.1%, Online Co-Op 12.1%, Crafting 11.7%, Survival 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a unique perspective on survival and base-building, emphasizing exploration and crafting in a massive, dangerous world.
- #13 Kenshi
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 115,920 reviews2018
Dev: Lo-Fi Games
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 71.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals. Train your men up from puny victims to master warriors.
Why similar: Base Building 19.2%, Crafting 16.4%, Immersive Sim 15.8%, Action RPG 14.9%, Open World 13.9%
Why You'll Like It: A brutal sandbox survival game that allows for deep economic management and base building in a harsh, unforgiving world.
- #14 TCG Card Shop Simulator
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 49,185 reviews2024
Dev: OPNeon Games
Windows
Median: 12.3 hrsMean: 26.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 23.4%, Capitalism 21.1%, Shop Keeper 20.7% ★, Simulation 12.4%, Job Simulator 12.2% ★
Why You'll Like It: A highly focused management game that lets you run a retail store while dealing with the specific economy of collectible cards.
- #15 Medieval Dynasty
88% matchVery Positive90% of 52,032 reviews2021
Dev: Render CubePub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 11.6 hrsMean: 36.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Hunt, survive, build and lead in the harsh Middle Ages: Create your own Medieval Dynasty and ensure its long-lasting prosperity or die trying! Play alone or team up with friends to enjoy the ultimate medieval experience.
Why similar: Crafting 24.5%, Base Building 18.7%, Survival 14.7%, Open World 14.4%, Immersive Sim 14.3%
Why You'll Like It: It excels at merging survival and crafting with the long-term management of a growing settlement and economy.
- #16 Dawn of Defiance
85% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,842 reviews2024
Dev: Traega EntertainmentPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
You are the Defier, a Spartan beginning your afterlife on the Crossroads. In this Greek myth-inspired survival craft, ascend from weak soldier to god-like anti-hero. Build impressive Greek structures, craft legendary gear, and break the seals of the Underworld with up to 3 friends.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 33.9% ★, Online Co-Op 13.6%, Base Building 12.6%, Survival 10.9%, Open World 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a solid open-world survival experience with a focus on crafting and PVE combat in a mythological setting.
- #17 Tinkerlands
84% matchVery Positive86% of 4,087 reviews2025
Dev: CodeManuPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Explore, craft, and fight your way through uncharted islands — solo or with up to 4 players in co-op! Tinkerlands is an exciting survival adventure where you will build your settlement, craft useful tools to survive, and even use magic!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 40.3% ★, Online Co-Op 15.4%, Crafting 12.1%, Survival 12.1%, Open World 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox survival game that emphasizes crafting and exploration with a charming pixel-art aesthetic.
- #18 Shoppe Keep
86% matchMixed62% of 2,886 reviews2016
Dev: Strange FirePub: Excalibur Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 33.4 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: Simulation 29.5%, Economy 27.5%, Capitalism 17.2%, Shop Keeper 13.5% ★, Adventure 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: A direct take on the shopkeeping simulation genre, tasking you with managing inventory and defending your store from thieves.
- #19 Plains of Pain
84% matchVery Positive83% of 933 reviews2023
Dev: Cobra Byte Digital
Windows
Enter a living post-apocalyptic sandbox where the world doesn't wait for you. Build, craft, trade, earn the trust of factions, and forge your own path through a brutal procedural wasteland.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 31.2% ★, Base Building 14.8%, Online Co-Op 12.1%, Crafting 11.8%, Open World 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic survival game that focuses on base-building and scavenging for resources.
- #20 Medieval Shopkeeper Simulator
86% matchMixed61% of 281 reviews2018
Dev: David Moralejo SánchezPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Keep your stores afloat against unique threats like royal laws, wars and crazy fantasy events. Discover new items, craft, sell them, and create your Merchant Empire in the kingdom! - All in a hybrid 2D-3D style.
Why similar: Open World 41%, Simulation 27.4%, Atmospheric 16.7%, Adventure 14.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the day-to-day operations of a medieval store, requiring you to source goods and manage your shop's reputation.
- #21 Valheim
82% matchVery Positive94% of 540,690 reviews2021
Dev: Iron Gate ABPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 26.0 hrsMean: 78.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 36.3% ★, Online Co-Op 13.5%, Base Building 11.8%, Survival 11.3%, Open World 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: While less focused on retail, its deep survival, crafting, and base-building systems are essential for fans of the Saleblazers gameplay loop.
- #22 Shamania
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 162 reviews2026
Dev: Totem Keepers Games
Windows
Shamania is an open world survival game where you can CRAFT, FIGHT, and EXPLORE a vibrant sandbox world with friends in CO-OP. Expand your base as a hub for survival, gather resources, and master professions to unlock new tools and opportunities!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 33.8% ★, Crafting 15%, Open World 13.2%, Survival 11.8%, Online Co-Op 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines survival and crafting with multiplayer exploration, fitting the co-op focus of Saleblazers.
- #23 Grocery Store Simulator
81% matchVery Positive91% of 6,171 reviews2024
Dev: EXPERIMENT ONE
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 15.8 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: Shop Keeper 28% ★, Economy 22.1%, Online Co-Op 21.4%, Immersive Sim 16.2%, Simulation 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward management game that focuses on the retail experience of running a modern store.
- #24 Satisfactory
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 278,339 reviews2024
Dev: Coffee Stain StudiosPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows
Median: 33.2 hrsMean: 112.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven!
Why similar: Base Building 28.5%, Open World Survival Craft 21.2% ★, Crafting 17.8%, Open World 15.7%, Survival 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: For those who enjoy the automation and logistical side of base-building and resource management.
- #25 Subsistence
83% matchMostly Positive72% of 13,766 reviews2016
Dev: ColdGames
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 40.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Subsistence is a sandbox, first person, solo or co-op, PvE open-world survival game. Struggle through changing seasons to build a base, develop technology and gear-up in the hostile environment. Defend yourself from wildlife, the elements and AI hunters (who also build bases in the world).
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 46.3% ★, Survival 14.4%, Crafting 13.7%, Base Building 10.6%, Open World 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A hardcore survival game that features complex base-building and resource management mechanics.
- #26 KeepUp Survival
82% matchMixed64% of 749 reviews2024
Dev: Witte Studio
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
KeepUp Survival is an open-world base-building and exploration game set in a natural, abandoned world. Build, gather, survive, and shape your own story on a mysterious island.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30.8% ★, Base Building 13.8%, Crafting 11.8%, Open World 10.8%, Survival 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A dedicated survival game that focuses on building and maintaining a home in a large, open environment.
- #27 Raft
79% matchVery Positive93% of 377,470 reviews2022
Dev: Redbeet InteractivePub: Axolot Games
Windows
Median: 14.7 hrsMean: 37.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Raft™ throws you and your friends into an epic oceanic adventure! Alone or together, players battle to survive a perilous voyage across a vast sea! Gather debris, scavenge reefs and build your own floating home, but be wary of the man-eating sharks!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 41.9% ★, Survival 16.8%, Crafting 11.4%, Base Building 10.4%, Open World 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the survival and crafting loop while expanding your base, which resonates with the progression feel of Saleblazers.
- #28 7 Days to Die
78% matchVery Positive87% of 405,507 reviews2024
Dev: The Fun PimpsPub: The Fun Pimps Entertainment LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 17.3 hrsMean: 110.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
7 Days to Die is an open-world game that is a unique combination of first-person shooter, survival horror, tower defense, and role-playing games. Play the definitive zombie survival sandbox RPG that came first. Navezgane awaits!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 34.6% ★, Survival 16.7%, Base Building 15.3%, Online Co-Op 12.2%, Open World 12%
Why You'll Like It: A staple of the survival-crafting genre that offers deep base-building and defensive mechanics against waves of enemies.
- #29 StarRupture
78% matchVery Positive81% of 13,247 reviews2026
Dev: Creepy Jar
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 26.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
StarRupture is a first-person open world base-building game with advanced combat and tons of exploration. Play alone or in a group on this sublime and ever-changing planet, extract and manage resources, create your complex industrial system and fight off hordes of alien monsters.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 28.3% ★, Base Building 13.9%, Crafting 10.6%, Open World 9.4%, Survival 9.4%
- #30 Lodventure
80% matchMostly Positive74% of 164 reviews2023
Dev: Sky Games
Windows
Embark on a 1-4 players Co-op survival adventure in an open world wilderness in search of a myth called the Lod Stone. Build your house, sow your crops, brew potions, tame a horse and discover powerful abilities. Venture into dangerous dungeons, fight unique bosses to find the Lod stone.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 35.1% ★, Base Building 11.4%, Open World 10.8%, Survival 10.5%, Crafting 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: An indie open-world survival game that emphasizes co-op play and resource gathering.
- #31 Tabletop Game Shop Simulator
77% 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 31.1% ★, Job Simulator 29.7% ★, Capitalism 18.3%, Immersive Sim 11.9%, Simulation 5.8%
- #32 Witchspire
76% matchVery Positive83% of 1,994 reviews2026
Dev: Envar Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Step into the ultimate open-world witch adventure. Befriend and battle creatures, and conjure up a sanctuary alongside other witches in co-op or single-player.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 31.9% ★, Base Building 14.2%, Online Co-Op 12.5%, Crafting 12%, Open World 9.9%
- #33 Eden Crafters
75% matchVery Positive85% of 2,630 reviews2026
Dev: Osaris Games
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Eden Crafters is a solo or co-op open-world survival, crafting, and factory-building game where you transform a hostile planet into a habitable haven for humanity. Build, automate, and terraform. Control the climate, create a breathable atmosphere, and turn toxic lakes into water: shape a new world!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 33.8% ★, Base Building 15.5%, Crafting 12.7%, Online Co-Op 10.8%, Open World 9.8%
- #34 Biztopia
77% matchMostly Positive72% of 124 reviews2024
Dev: Lymo Games
Windows
Welcome to Biztopia! A unique trading city full of business and opportunities awaits you! Start with a small delivery, build your own trading world, and team up with friends to shape the city and discover the next big venture!
Why similar: Job Simulator 22.9% ★, Capitalism 14.4%, Economy 10.4%, Base Building 9.8%, Online Co-Op 8.9%
- #35 Tailor Simulator
75% 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: Job Simulator 24.8% ★, Shop Keeper 22.3% ★, Capitalism 16.1%, Economy 12.1%, Base Building 9.3%
- #36 Megastore Simulator: Prologue
74% 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: Job Simulator 30.8% ★, Shop Keeper 25.5% ★, Economy 11.4%, Capitalism 10.8%, Immersive Sim 8.9%
- #37 Cozy Keep: Farm, Craft, Manage
74% 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 32.5% ★, Capitalism 22.1%, Economy 16.1%, Base Building 15.4%, Crafting 13.9%
- #38 Megastore Simulator
73% 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: Job Simulator 18% ★, Shop Keeper 17.9% ★, Economy 15.8%, Capitalism 15.3%, Immersive Sim 12.2%
- #39 Solace Crafting
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 898 reviews2022
Dev: Big Kitty Games
Windows · Linux
Embark on an adventure set in a fantasy survival RPG. Visit a borderless, open world where you manage resources to construct your base and new types of equipment to support your conquest.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 33.1% ★, Base Building 14%, Crafting 13.3%, Online Co-Op 11.5%, Survival 11.4%
- #40 Everwind
72% matchVery Positive81% of 3,756 reviews2026
Dev: Enjoy Studio S.A.Pub: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Everwind is a novel take on RPG and Sandbox Survival genre in First-Person-Perspective. Embark on the adventure with your friends - Build a base on a flying island-ship, gather resources, craft, loot, and fight while you rise above the clouds to uncover the mysteries of this world!
Why similar: Online Co-Op 17.8%, Crafting 17.2%, Action RPG 16.2%, Open World 15.1%, Survival 14.2%
- #41 Bookshop Simulator
71% 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 25.6% ★, Capitalism 23.1%, Economy 18.2%, Immersive Sim 12.4%, Online Co-Op 10.5%
- #42 Loot & Ledger
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 64 reviews2026
Dev: Eddy
Windows
Run your own medieval store! Stock shelves with groceries and legendary loot, set prices, serve customers, and expand your shop. Fund adventurers to explore dangerous lands and return with valuable chests full of swords, shields, and rare items and all without leaving the counter.
Why similar: Job Simulator 27.9% ★, Shop Keeper 23.6% ★, Economy 17.5%, Capitalism 11.1%, Immersive Sim 10.6%
- #43 Supermarket Simulator
69% 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: Economy 36.8%, Capitalism 24.2%, Simulation 19.7%, Immersive Sim 15.6%, 3D 3.7%
- #44 Potion Shop Simulator
72% matchVery Positive83% of 87 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: Co-op Campaign 19% ★, Capitalism 18.5%, Shop Keeper 18.5% ★, Economy 15%, Crafting 10.8%
- #45 Rise of Gun
71% matchVery Positive85% of 1,133 reviews2024
Dev: PimpGameStudio
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Rise of Gun - immerses you in a world of zombie apocalypse as a gun store owner. Buy parts, craft, sell, upgrade your store and hire workers. Help to humanity survive
Why similar: Shop Keeper 27.1% ★, Capitalism 19%, Base Building 13.3%, Crafting 11.4%, Immersive Sim 10.8%
- #46 Rest Area Simulator
69% 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 34.5% ★, Economy 17.6%, Online Co-Op 16.2%, Capitalism 12%, Immersive Sim 11.5%
- #47 Survival: Fountain of Youth
70% matchVery Positive85% of 4,480 reviews2024
Dev: Odinsoft Inc.Pub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Survival: Fountain of Youth is a challenging single-player open-world adventure game set on the Caribbean islands. Survive as a shipwrecked 16th-century explorer, craft tools and shelter, and uncover the secrets of both an ancient civilization and your own fate.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 32.5% ★, Base Building 15.1%, Crafting 12%, Survival 11.1%, Open World 8.5%
- #48 Under A New Sun
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 400 reviews2023
Dev: New Horizon Games
Windows
While searching for a new home, an unexpected failure in your ship has left you stranded on a planet surprisingly similar to Earth. Discover a vast open world, hunt for food, develop technologies, and build yourself a new home to survive!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 37.4% ★, Base Building 12.8%, Crafting 12.6%, Survival 11.7%, Open World 11.6%
- #49 Tobacco Shop Simulator
68% 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 34.9% ★, Economy 17.1%, Online Co-Op 15.4%, Capitalism 14.3%, Immersive Sim 12.1%
- #50 TCG Multiplayer Card Shop Simulator
70% matchMixed50% of 248 reviews2025
Dev: Alkame Games
Windows
Multiplayer TCG Card Shop Simulator. Dive into the world of TCG Card Shop multiplayer gaming by opening your own local game store! Stock your TCG Card shelves with the latest booster packs, or crack them open to collect the cards yourself.
Why similar: Capitalism 33%, Economy 27.9%, Immersive Sim 19.9%, Online Co-Op 9.7%, 3D 4.8%
- #51 Campsite Hustle! - Management Simulator
68% 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 44.6% ★, Crafting 18%, Base Building 13.7%, Open World 11.1%, Simulation 8.2%
- #52 Better Mart Simulator
67% matchVery Positive90% of 1,299 reviews2025
Dev: Exanticx Studio
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 40.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 41.4% ★, Economy 21.2%, Open World 12.8%, Online Co-Op 12.3%, Capitalism 6.7%
- #53 Novus Inceptio
73% matchMixed52% of 1,304 reviews2015
Dev: McMagic Productions
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Warning: This is an Early Access game! Welcome to an enigmatic world, where a new gaming experience in exploring, building and surviving is waiting just for you. Experience a sandbox world with survival elements, and join us in creating a full version of the game.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 34.2% ★, Base Building 13.2%, Crafting 12.2%, Open World 11.1%, Survival 11%
- #54 Old Market Simulator
67% matchVery Positive88% of 5,316 reviews2024
Dev: Alcedo Games
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Online Co-Op 27.5%, Immersive Sim 21.7%, Economy 19.6%, Simulation 11.8%, Exploration 7.7%
- #55 Whisper of the Swallows
66% matchVery Positive86% of 191 reviews2026
Dev: Blown Leaves
Windows
Brave a savage, unforgiving procedurally generated world where extreme weather and the nightmares of the dark will hunt you down. Alone or in co-op, survive, build, and explore to turn a cursed hellscape into your sanctuary of light.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 32.9% ★, Crafting 12.6%, Base Building 12.3%, Online Co-Op 10.9%, Survival 10.5%
- #56 Planetaries
69% matchMixed58% of 226 reviews2024
Dev: EY-Studio
Windows
Experience a vast Sci-fi open-world survival TD game set on a distant planet deep in the universe. Craft, build, mine, trade, explore, and survive in this alien world. Collect Data and defend against waves of enemies seeking to banish you. Enjoy the adventure in Singleplayer or Multiplayer.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 32.4% ★, Base Building 13.8%, Online Co-Op 12.8%, Crafting 12.2%, Open World 10.7%
- #57 Shop Simulator: Supermarket
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 113 reviews2024
Dev: Three River Games (3RG)
Windows
DESIGN, SELL & EXPAND – YOUR SUCCESS IS IN YOUR HANDS. Put your entrepreneurial skills to the test in Shop Simulator: Supermarket. Immerse yourself in the world of retail and start your own business today!
Why similar: Capitalism 23.9%, Economy 21%, Immersive Sim 16.3%, Online Co-Op 15.5%, Base Building 12.3%
- #58 XenoHaven
66% matchVery Positive86% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: Miniverse GamePub: OKJOY
Windows
In XenoHaven, gather resources to build shelters, enslave alien beasts to work for you, and run restaurants and shops. Delve into dark underground dungeons, defeat swarming insectoids and mighty bosses, and craft powerful gear to conquer the alien world.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 31.1% ★, Base Building 17.2%, Open World 13.8%, Crafting 12.4%, Survival 12.1%
- #59 Abiotic Factor
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 58,426 reviews2025
Dev: Deep Field GamesPub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 20.8 hrsMean: 46.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Abiotic Factor is a survival crafting experience for 1-6 players set in the depths of an underground research facility. Caught between paranormal containment failure, a military crusade, and chaos from a dozen realms, the world’s greatest minds must survive against the universe’s biggest threats.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 24.5% ★, Co-op Campaign 19.7% ★, Base Building 11.6%, Online Co-Op 10.3%, Crafting 9.9%