Games Like Ship, Inc.

Experience the joy of running your own cozy small business: Create stickers, pack orders and hear your customers’ stories. Time to build the cutest shop on the internet!

Why similar: Wholesome 29.9% ★, Cozy 20.2%, Life Sim 11.5%, Simulation 7%, Family Friendly 6%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the cozy, creative process of running a small shipping and packaging business.

Unpacking is a zen puzzle game about the familiar experience of pulling possessions out of boxes and fitting them into a new home. Part block-fitting puzzle, part home decoration, you are invited to create a satisfying living space while learning clues about the life you’re unpacking.

Why similar: Life Sim 22.3%, Relaxing 16%, Point & Click 11.4%, Hidden Object 11.1%, Simulation 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the highly satisfying, tactile, and organizational gameplay loop found in Ship, Inc.

A casual and relaxing game about sorting various items. Join Sorting Inc and climb up through the departments to become the absolute expert in the field of sorting.

Why similar: Job Simulator 45.1% ★, Cozy 23%, Simulation 7.8%, Family Friendly 6.8%, Relaxing 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: It directly mirrors the sorting and organizational challenges of a parcel-focused job simulator.

Inspect and process parcels and packages in this parcel inspection simulator! Receive and sort deliveries, examine labels for mistakes, and automate to maximise warehouse efficiency. Upgrade and expand your warehouse to build your parcel empire!

Why similar: Life Sim 34.7%, Simulation 24%, Management 24%, Casual 8.8%, Relaxing 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the specific theme of delivery and logistics management in a first-person perspective.

Organize, decorate, align, and stack items in cozy environments, just like those TikTok videos. Cozy Organizer is a cute wholesome sandbox organizing game, where stress melts away one tidy shelf at a time! Enjoy stacking perfect pantries and designing dream closets with relaxing tunes.

Why similar: Hobby Sim 24.5% ★, Job Simulator 20.6% ★, Wholesome 15.2% ★, Cozy 14%, Life Sim 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the relaxing, organizational aspect of the job-simulator genre with a wholesome aesthetic.

A Little to the Left is a cozy puzzle game that has you sort, stack, and organize household items into pleasing arrangements while you keep an eye out for a mischievous cat with an inclination for chaos. Check out this playful and intuitive puzzler with 100+ satisfying messes to tidy.

Why similar: Wholesome 28.2% ★, Cozy 18%, Life Sim 14.2%, Point & Click 8.2%, Hidden Object 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the satisfying, meditative nature of organizing and arranging items in a cozy setting.

Wilmot's Warehouse is a puzzle game about keeping a warehouse running in tip-top shape. Just remember where you put everything, because when the service hatch opens, you'll need to find the things people want quickly, in order to earn the coveted Performance Stars.

Why similar: Job Simulator 39.6% ★, Management 14.4%, Simulation 10.9%, Family Friendly 10.2%, Casual 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the core logistics and sorting mechanics that make managing a warehouse so rewarding.

Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.

Why similar: Cozy 57.6%, Point & Click 18.3%, Simulation 13.3%, Relaxing 9.3%, 2D 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: Features similar inventory management and sorting mechanics within a cozy, atmospheric shop environment.

Welcome to Minami Lane! Build your own street in this tiny cozy, casual management sim! Unlock and customize buildings, manage your shops, and maximize the happiness of your villagers to complete quests and fill your street with love!

Why similar: Cozy 28.4%, Life Sim 17.8%, Hidden Object 10.8%, Management 10.5%, Simulation 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a charming management experience focused on running a small, cozy street of shops.

Travel to the sleepy village of Caterwaul Way and rebuild your grandmother's cat cafe. Renovate your restaurant, befriend the local cats and townsfolk, forge lasting friendships, unravel catty mysteries, and build a home for dozens of unique felines!

Why similar: Job Simulator 28.7% ★, Cozy 19.8%, Wholesome 18.5% ★, Life Sim 10.3%, Management 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the cozy management of a shop with a wholesome, animal-centric theme.

Manage your very own Witchcraft Shop! Witchy Business is a job simulator game where you brew potions for your customers, collect oddities, grow flowers in your garden, upgrade your alchemy station, and thrive. Make sure you are quick to take care of customers and hex thieves!

Why similar: Job Simulator 35.8% ★, Wholesome 22.2% ★, Cozy 21.3%, Simulation 5.3%, Family Friendly 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: Combines the job-simulator genre with a magical, cozy, and cartoony twist.

Ready to settle in with a soothing shift behind the counter? Feel the dough, hear the quiet crackle of the oven, and serve warm slices to grateful guests. Good Pizza, Great Pizza is the cozy, asmr-friendly escape you didn’t know you kneaded.

Why similar: Job Simulator 37.2% ★, Cozy 24.4%, Life Sim 11.6%, Management 10.4%, Simulation 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the time-management and customer service loop of running a small, cozy food business.

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: Simulation 33.2%, Management 31.4%, Life Sim 25.6%, Sandbox 4.8%, Casual 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: Expands on the management and customer service aspects of running a retail business.

Repair old-school objects in this cozy puzzle game. Join antique-restorer Maria, as she arrives in the sun-soaked town of Bellariva and set out on a journey of helping the townsfolk reconnect.

Why similar: Cozy 25.9%, Casual 21.3%, Family Friendly 13.5%, Relaxing 12.4%, Indie 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a similar job-simulator feel with a focus on tactile, satisfying repair and assembly tasks.

It's 1986 - Meredith Weiss takes a break from her career in the big city to deliver mail in her hometown. How will she experience two weeks in beautiful Providence Oaks, with its iconic lake and quirky community? And what will she do next? It's up to you.

Why similar: Cozy 48.5%, Wholesome 41.1% ★, Relaxing 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a similar relaxing, delivery-focused experience in a cozy, small-town setting.

Leave everything behind and open a tiny bookshop by the sea in this cozy narrative management game. Stock your tiny bookshop with different books and items, set up shop in scenic locations, and run your cozy second-hand bookshop while getting to know the locals.

Why similar: Cozy 40.2%, Life Sim 22.4%, Management 14.1%, Simulation 9%, Relaxing 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a relaxing management experience centered around running a small, cozy bookstore.

Fresh Start is a relaxing single player game, in which you embark on a mission to clean up the world and restore nature to its fresh and colorful shape. Watch as the world changes in front of your eyes as you help animals, solve puzzles and grow plants around you.

Why similar: Family Friendly 31.4%, Simulation 27%, Relaxing 15.3%, Casual 12.6%, Sandbox 8%

Why You'll Like It: Matches the wholesome, satisfying loop of cleaning and restoring order to various environments.

Manage your own sushi restaurant! Collect and upgrade dishes, personalize your dining room, and use special abilities to serve customers in a dash.

Why similar: Job Simulator 33.9% ★, Wholesome 23.4% ★, Life Sim 10.7%, Cozy 9.3%, Management 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Blends time-management with a wholesome, cozy atmosphere and shop-keeping mechanics.

Manage your own discount supermarket! Get caught up in small-town drama, organize and plan your shop's layout, and strike lucrative trade deals as you expand your secretive aunt's business empire. Selling more frozen fries will surely heal this broken community...right?

Why similar: Wholesome 33% ★, Life Sim 19.6%, Cozy 18.7%, Management 8.8%, Simulation 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the retail management and shop-keeping aspects of running a small business.

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: Simulation 28%, Management 17%, Relaxing 16%, Sandbox 13.7%, Family Friendly 13.3%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a similar satisfying loop of cleaning, organizing, and renovating spaces as a professional service.

Welcome to your Critter Café! Rescue and bond with adorable, fantasy critters in need of your help and build a new home together. Design and run your own café, care for your critters, uncover the secrets of mysterious portals, and create a wholesome café for all to enjoy!

Why similar: Job Simulator 28.7% ★, Cozy 17.9%, Wholesome 17.5% ★, Life Sim 11.1%, Management 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: Combines management with creature interaction in a relaxing, cozy environment.

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: Life Sim 24.9%, Management 18.8%, Simulation 15.2%, Point & Click 12.4%, Relaxing 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: Features deep, satisfying management and crafting mechanics wrapped in a cozy, artistic aesthetic.

A wholesome, cosy shopkeeping game with no pressures, no stress, and endless good vibes! Uncover and clean trinkets then upcycle them to sell to endless colourful and quirky customers. Spend your savings to upgrade your shop, buy better tools, plus expand and customise your space.

Why similar: Wholesome 32.3% ★, Cozy 24.7%, Life Sim 9.3%, Simulation 6.7%, Point & Click 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a unique, cozy shop-keeping experience focused on cleaning and selling found trinkets.

Happy Sheepies is a relaxing sheep farming game that includes some Crafting and Business Management elements with its simple Drag & Drop gameplay. Meet the needs of your sheepies, craft and sell your products, and grow your business!

Why similar: Hobby Sim 27.5% ★, Job Simulator 20.4% ★, Wholesome 13% ★, Cozy 12.9%, Life Sim 7%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a relaxing, wholesome management loop focused on animal care and crafting.

Step into the shoes of a supermarket cashier in this cute point-and-click game. Scan and bag over 300 unique products to earn as many points as you can before your shift ends! Between shifts, unwind by getting to know a cast of quirky coworkers.

Why similar: Job Simulator 45.2% ★, Life Sim 17.8%, Point & Click 10%, Simulation 8.1%, Relaxing 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: Directly mirrors the customer service and cashier tasks of a retail job in a casual setting.

Espresso Tycoon - a coffee shop simulator. Create your brand, decorate the coffee shop, manage your employees, and take care of your customers. Use the 3D coffee editor to create coffee recipes, order supplies, and collect rating points. Build the whole coffee business and complete all the missions!

Why similar: Life Sim 23.5%, Management 21.9%, Simulation 16.2%, Strategy 10.4%, Casual 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the management and building aspects of running a coffee shop business.

Build a vending machine empire in this cozy idle sim! Manage staff, decorate locations, and watch your business thrive. Play actively or let it run passively in the background with relaxing music to enjoy while you work or unwind.

Why similar: Job Simulator 30.5% ★, Cozy 26.8%, Life Sim 13.9%, Management 8.7%, Simulation 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features a simple, satisfying management loop centered on running a small, cute kiosk.

Cook and serve your dishes, design and decorate your restaurants, and expand your culinary kingdom with new unlocks, abilities and dishes in procedurally-generated locations. Classic cooking action with permanent roguelite progression. Hire your friends - or do it all yourself!

Why similar: Management 62.7%, Strategy 17.1%, Casual 12.4%, Cute 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a rewarding management loop centered on the logistics of running a restaurant.

Play as a barista in a cat-inspired coffee shop, where your customers are cats! Brew coffee and various drinks. Wholesome and cozy hand-drawn art, various mini-games and a lot of cats & coffee! Learn to craft complex orders, keep your catstomers happy. 🐱☕

Why similar: Hobby Sim 27.3% ★, Job Simulator 21.6% ★, Cozy 12.5%, Wholesome 12.5% ★, Quick-Time Events 5.7% ★

A neon-noir story in a rain-drenched cyberpunk metropolis. It’s your first night on the job working for the Cloudpunk delivery service. Two rules: Don’t miss a delivery and don’t ask what’s in the package.

Why similar: Indie 100%

Why You'll Like It: Features a delivery-focused job simulation within a stylized, atmospheric world.

Organize and give out lost items! Lost But Found is a job simulator game where you are an officer who oversees the lost items in an airport. Organize those items and distribute them to people who lost their belongings. Upgrade your office, manage requests, collect stickers, and more.

Why similar: Job Simulator 29.3% ★, Wholesome 20.4% ★, Life Sim 8.2%, Hidden Object 8%, Quick-Time Events 7.8% ★

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: Life Sim 53.6%, Management 28.4%, Simulation 8.7%, Colorful 7.4%, Indie 1.9%

Why You'll Like It: Combines tavern management with cozy, life-sim elements and service-based gameplay.

Unbox the Room is a relaxing simulator where you play as an interior designer helping clients move into their new homes. Unbox and arrange their belongings to create a cozy space, placing everything just right — from the smallest cup to the largest sofa.

Why similar: Job Simulator 31.7% ★, Cozy 22.8%, Simulation 8.8%, Life Sim 8.8%, Relaxing 6.2%

Blend fragrances in your cozy perfume atelier! 🌸 Craft unique scents by mixing essences, design beautiful bottles, and try to sell your creations to curious customers. Decorate your workshop, unlock new recipes, and grow your reputation in the art of fragrance.

Why similar: Job Simulator 26.1% ★, Hobby Sim 22.9% ★, Cozy 15.6%, Wholesome 13.5% ★, Management 4%

Peel, place, and arrange stickers across tiny windows into different worlds. Relax and unwind to lofi beats, collect unique stickers and share your cozy creations with the world.

Why similar: Hobby Sim 46% ★, Cozy 9%, Wholesome 8.4% ★, Simulation 6.7%, Relaxing 5.4%

Craft and sell charming postcards to your customers in a relaxing sandbox full of color and creativity. Carefully Stamped is a cozy job simulator where you are a postcard designer. Take on new orders, craft the cutest mail, write a wholesome note and collect stamps to send your postcards 🎟️✉️

Why similar: Hobby Sim 27.1% ★, Job Simulator 21.5% ★, Wholesome 12.6% ★, Cozy 12.5%, Life Sim 9.3%

Whisper of the House is a cozy game about organizing and decorating. You'll take on various tasks from the townspeople—helping them move, organize, and clean their spaces. In the process, your gentle touch might make a difference in their lives, and perhaps uncover some hidden stories...

Why similar: Cozy 30.7%, Life Sim 17.3%, Hidden Object 15.2%, Point & Click 10%, Simulation 7.2%

Ready, set, bath! Run your bathhouse for animals in this cozy and wholesome management game. Keep your bathtubs clean and filled, serve a cast of whimsical creatures, decorate your bathhouse with your hard earned cash, and be the best bathhouse there can be!

Why similar: Wholesome 33.1% ★, Cozy 20.9%, Management 11.3%, Simulation 7.5%, Point & Click 7.3%

Cozy café store management simulator: renovate and decorate, stock shelves, and run the checkout. Roll in deliveries with a cart, set up promotions and hire staff as you expand from a tiny shop into a bustling café.

Why similar: Job Simulator 38.7% ★, Wholesome 20.4% ★, Management 9.7%, Family Friendly 8.9%, Life Sim 8.8%

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: Cozy 38.8%, Life Sim 21%, Management 12.9%, Simulation 9.6%, Relaxing 6.6%

Flowers And Favours is a relaxing cozy florist sim. Run your own flower shop, experiment with a stunning variety of florals, and craft unique bouquets for your adorable customers. Your floral journey begins today!

Why similar: Job Simulator 39.6% ★, Cozy 28.3%, Simulation 7.7%, Management 7.1%, Relaxing 5%

Clean up ocean waste in this short & relaxing game! Recycle, earn coins and upgrade your boat. Explore new areas. Clean bigger spills and different kinds of waste!

Why similar: Wholesome 36.2% ★, Cozy 31.2%, Simulation 7.7%, Family Friendly 7.4%, Relaxing 6.1%

Deliver mail as Catto, the town's dedicated Postcat, while meeting unique friends in a vibrant cozy town filled with kitty residents.

Why similar: Cozy 39%, Wholesome 32.6% ★, Job Simulator 7.3% ★, Casual 5.5%, Relaxing 5.4%

A cozy and satisfying puzzle-simulation game where you step into the role of a warehouse worker with a knack for perfectly organizing and packing orders. With charming visuals, relaxing gameplay, and a lighthearted story, experience the joy of transforming everyday tasks into a fulfilling adventure.

Why similar: Cozy 25.8%, Life Sim 13.9%, Point & Click 12.1%, Simulation 11.4%, Family Friendly 10.2%

Furnish Master is a relaxing game about furnishing apartments, houses, commercial estate and even outdoor territory! Realize your design dreams!

Why similar: Job Simulator 39.8% ★, Cozy 25.8%, Life Sim 9.9%, Simulation 5.8%, Colorful 5.2%

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: Cozy 37%, Life Sim 20.5%, Management 15.8%, Simulation 11.5%, Colorful 5.6%

Boba Tea shop simulator. Manage recipe, stock and customer satisfaction.

Why similar: Job Simulator 26.6% ★, Cozy 23.1%, Management 13.5%, Family Friendly 7.2%, Strategy 6.7%

Create and manage your dream restaurant! Menus, purchasing, décor, staff, equipment, customers… and don't forget the actual cooking! Experience the daily life of a restaurateur and earn your awards from the Michelin Guide.

Why similar: Job Simulator 23% ★, Life Sim 18.7%, Quick-Time Events 12% ★, Management 11.8%, Family Friendly 9.4%

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 31.5% ★, Cozy 20.1%, Life Sim 14.5%, Management 9%, Family Friendly 6.8%

Mine, refine, and sell gemstones in Gemporium, a cute, fast-paced shop management game. Upgrade your tools, expand your store, and master the daily rhythm of digging, polishing, and turning a profit to pay off your debt, one gem at a time.

Why similar: Job Simulator 33.8% ★, Cozy 21.3%, Life Sim 16.2%, Management 9.1%, Simulation 7.3%

In Keep Me Gifted you will make your career debut as a Gift Shop owner. Be ready to encounter unhinged characters and their requests, try to match those requests with your wrapping skills, manage your item stock, upgrade your shop, and increase your store's popularity. And stay gifted!

Why similar: Job Simulator 42% ★, Cozy 23.7%, Life Sim 8.7%, Management 7.8%, Simulation 7.1%

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: Wholesome 30% ★, Cozy 27.4%, Life Sim 13.5%, Management 9.5%, Family Friendly 5.6%

Welcome to Inn Tycoon! Build, design, and manage your dream inn. Serve delightful meals, offer various services, and hire a stellar staff. Create a top-notch hospitality empire and become the ultimate Inn Tycoon!

Why similar: Cozy 29.7%, Job Simulator 29% ★, Management 12.3%, Simulation 8.1%, Relaxing 5.1%

Super Mini Mart is your 100% fresh, 100% chill round-the-corner supermarket sim. Stock, supervise, manage and get to know your colorful clientele-to-be in this sweet, stress-free management game!

Why similar: Job Simulator 25.1% ★, Wholesome 20.6% ★, Cozy 18.7%, Life Sim 9.8%, Management 6.4%

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: Management 33.4%, Simulation 25.6%, Relaxing 17.4%, Casual 12.3%, Colorful 9.1%

Ready to climb the career ladder? In Office Simulator, start as an intern and rise through the corporate ranks. Gain experience, earn promotions, and when the time comes, launch your own company to begin a new business adventure.

Why similar: Life Sim 36.4%, Simulation 17.1%, Family Friendly 12.7%, Management 11.4%, Colorful 9.9%

Build your own capybara spa in this relaxing point and click simulation game! Grow fruits, craft soaps and clean towels to pamper the capybaras during their visit. Furnish the mountain with gardens, baths and decorations to design the best capybara spa!

Why similar: Point & Click 18.6%, Simulation 16.6%, Management 15.6%, Cozy 9.5%, Sandbox 9.1%

Become a phone repair technician, get the opportunity to look into the personal data of customers. Influence their destinies if you dare!

Why similar: Life Sim 25.2%, Job Simulator 21.8% ★, Management 17%, Point & Click 15.4%, Simulation 8.3%

'Pieces of the Past' is a cute, sentimental adventure where you restore family keepsakes to uncover touching stories. Blend puzzle-solving with the joy of preserving memories in this delightful journey!

Why similar: Job Simulator 24.5% ★, Wholesome 21% ★, Cozy 17.5%, Point & Click 7.3%, Simulation 7%

Fulfill your dream of becoming a magical girl! In this tiny management sim you are in charge of the citizens’ well-being in a cozy town. Balance their emotions with candy magic, manage your sugary stock, upgrade your powers and raise everybody's quality of life!

Why similar: Job Simulator 28.3% ★, Cozy 19.1%, Wholesome 16.3% ★, Life Sim 11.7%, Management 7.3%