- #1 Shoppe Keep
97% matchMixed62% of 2,877 reviews2016
Dev: Strange FirePub: Excalibur Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 32.1 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: Management 38.9%, RPG 15.8%, Capitalism 10.9%, Trading 10.4% ★, Sandbox 8%
Why You'll Like It: The original predecessor provides the foundational experience of managing a fantasy store and defending it from thieves.
- #2 Moonlighter
96% matchVery Positive82% of 21,581 reviews2018
Dev: Digital SunPub: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Management 56.8%, Exploration 21.9%, RPG 21.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the core loop of exploring dangerous dungeons to gather loot and then managing your own shop to sell those items by day.
- #3 Medieval Shopkeeper Simulator
96% matchMixed61% of 280 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: Trading 43.1% ★, Management 18.9%, Open World 14.6%, Medieval 14.3%, RPG 9%
Why You'll Like It: This simulator offers a similar medieval setting with a focus on the daily operations of running a shop in a bustling town.
- #4 Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,432 reviews2010
Dev: EasyGameStationPub: Carpe Fulgur LLC
Windows
Median: 5.1 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 63.6%, Management 14%, RPG 11.3%, Comedy 8.9%, Strategy 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: As a classic in the shop-management genre, it combines dungeon crawling with the intricate mechanics of running a fantasy item shop.
- #5 Winkeltje: The Little Shop
94% matchVery Positive88% of 1,803 reviews2022
Dev: Sassybot
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 11.7 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: Trading 30.6% ★, Capitalism 20.2%, Management 14.6%, Sandbox 10.9%, Building 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy shop-management game that emphasizes store design, crafting, and satisfying customer demands.
- #6 DAVE THE DIVER
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 147,999 reviews2023
Dev: MINTROCKET
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.4 hrsMean: 26.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
DAVE THE DIVER is a casual, singleplayer adventure RPG featuring deep-sea exploration and fishing during the day and sushi restaurant management at night. Join Dave and his quirky friends as they seek to uncover the secrets of the mysterious Blue Hole.
Why similar: Fishing 46.1% ★, Management 26.3%, Exploration 10.7%, Funny 8.7%, RPG 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It masterfully combines deep-sea exploration and fishing with the high-paced management of a restaurant, echoing the hybrid gameplay of Shoppe Keep 2.
- #7 Travellers Rest
94% matchVery Positive88% of 16,540 reviews2020
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 19.4 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: Management 40.5%, Building 23.9%, Medieval 23.2%, RPG 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a blend of tavern management, farming, and exploration that captures the cozy yet busy atmosphere of running a business in a fantasy world.
- #8 Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
92% matchVery Positive93% of 42,947 reviews2022
Dev: niceplay gamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 10.9 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: Trading 31% ★, Management 17.8%, Capitalism 16.7%, Medieval 16%, Sandbox 13.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the crafting and customer-interaction aspects of shop management with a unique, artistic visual style.
- #9 Graveyard Keeper
91% matchVery Positive86% of 46,799 reviews2018
Dev: Lazy Bear GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 31.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 27.8%, Sandbox 24.5%, Building 18.1%, Medieval 16.7%, RPG 13%
Why You'll Like It: It features complex management, crafting, and dark humor within a sandbox world that rewards exploration and resource gathering.
- #10 Merchant of the Skies
91% matchVery Positive86% of 2,255 reviews2020
Dev: Coldwild Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Become the captain of a flying ship! Sell items, gather resources and build your own trade company in the clouds!
Why similar: Trading 43.9% ★, Management 17.1%, Sandbox 13.7%, Building 12.5%, Exploration 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on trading and management while allowing players to explore a world of floating islands.
- #11 King of Retail
90% matchVery Positive88% of 3,551 reviews2022
Dev: Freaking GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The store is your kingdom! Expand your humble boutique into a thriving business: hire the right staff, decorate your displays, and lure in customers. Even your wildest ideas can turn a profit. Why not start a business that sells only white T-shirts and ketchup? PCs and beans? Your rule, your rules!
Why similar: Trading 29.9% ★, Capitalism 19.1%, Management 13.6%, Sandbox 12.2%, Building 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a deep dive into the logistics and management side of running a retail store.
- #12 Supermarket Simulator
89% 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: Trading 33.6% ★, Management 25.5%, Capitalism 16.7%, Building 10.7%, Sandbox 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person management game that captures the repetitive yet addictive nature of stocking shelves and serving customers.
- #13 Potion Tycoon
89% matchMostly Positive72% of 712 reviews2024
Dev: Snowhound GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Potion Tycoon is a management simulator with a witchy twist! Build and develop your very own magic shop. Manage resources, set up production lines, mix potions and sell them smartly to stay ahead of the competition. Welcome to the potion business!
Why similar: Management 19.1%, Capitalism 19%, Trading 18.4% ★, Sandbox 14.5%, Building 14.4%
Why You'll Like It: A management simulation that tasks you with building a potion shop empire from the ground up through crafting and sales.
- #14 Dealer's Life 2
88% matchVery Positive85% of 4,118 reviews2022
Dev: Abyte Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Your favorite pawn shop experience is finally getting a sequel! Haggle like your life depends on it in this funny tycoon game. You never know WHAT is gonna stumble through that door!
Why similar: Trading 48.6% ★, Capitalism 25.5%, Management 19.1%, Funny 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the haggling and trading aspect of shop management, which is a key component of the Shoppe Keep experience.
- #15 Ale & Tale Tavern
86% 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: Management 31.1%, Building 23.1%, Sandbox 23.1%, First-Person 11.6%, Exploration 11%
Why You'll Like It: This game features co-op management, cooking, and adventure elements that feel very similar to the social and business aspects of the seed game.
- #16 My Time at Sandrock
85% matchVery Positive88% of 28,280 reviews2023
Dev: Pathea Games
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 39.3 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: Building 27.7%, Sandbox 24.8%, Open World 20.5%, Character Customization 17.6%, RPG 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at combining crafting and shop-like management with open-world exploration and character-driven quests.
- #17 Craftlands Workshoppe
86% matchMixed64% of 177 reviews2021
Dev: Arvydas ŽemaitisPub: Excalibur Games
Windows
From the out-there imagination behind the Shoppe Keep series comes a brand-new fantasy business adventure set in the clouds. Craftlands Workshoppe is hiring! But can you run your store, master three noble crafts and solve the former owner’s mysterious disappearance?
Why similar: Trading 44.3% ★, Management 18.2%, Building 14.4%, Character Customization 12.3%, RPG 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A game that blends trading and management with automation and crafting in a colorful fantasy setting.
- #18 Weed Shop 2
84% matchVery Positive86% of 910 reviews2017
Dev: ADhD StudiosPub: Weed Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 23.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Weed Shop 2 is a first person recreational Marijuana dispensary simulator where you'll get to grow the hottest strains, expand your business, hire employees and much more!
Why similar: Management 17%, FPS 16.7%, Building 14.3%, Open World 14%, Sandbox 13%
Why You'll Like It: This FPS-style management game shares the first-person perspective and business-building mechanics of the seed game.
- #19 Cozy Keep: Farm, Craft, Manage
82% matchVery Positive94% of 307 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: Trading 35.3% ★, Capitalism 25.6%, Medieval 15.1%, Building 12.7%, Sandbox 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A medieval-themed management game that leans into the crafting and shop-keeping aspects of the genre.
- #20 Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?!
84% matchMostly Positive71% of 2,067 reviews2015
Dev: Daylight StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?! is a wacky simulation game where you manage your very own weapon shop and expand its business across an incredible potato world.Use your potato smiths to forge weapons and sell them to questing heroes.
Why similar: Management 73.9%, Funny 18.1%, RPG 8%
Why You'll Like It: A charming management game where you run a weapon shop, catering to adventurers who need gear for their quests.
- #21 Toy Shop Simulator
81% matchVery Positive81% of 192 reviews2025
Dev: PaperPixel Games
Windows
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 36.8% ★, Capitalism 21.9%, Management 17.4%, Building 11.6%, First-Person 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward retail management game that focuses on economy and store maintenance.
- #22 Shop Legends
83% matchMixed44% of 198 reviews2024
Dev: Cloudcade
Windows
Immerse yourself in an Idle Simulation Tycoon RPG like no other, where you are tasked with managing a thriving item shop, crafting legendary gear for customers, commanding mighty heroes to loot rare artifacts & blueprints all while challenging top-ranked shopkeepers in an epic business adventure!
Why similar: Trading 40.5% ★, Capitalism 21%, Management 15.5%, Character Customization 9.9%, RPG 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on the RPG elements of shop management, including crafting gear for heroes and expanding your business.
- #23 Yard Sale Simulator
81% matchVery Positive97% of 66 reviews2023
Dev: Queenfish Games
Windows
An open world yard sale simulator. Buy, repair and sell your way to the top. Shop yard sales, hold your own yard sale, buy a market stand, upgrade your stand or open a shop in town to sell all your newly acquired valuables.
Why similar: Trading 33.7% ★, Capitalism 16.8%, Open World 13.5%, Management 11.9%, First-Person 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the trading and exploration aspects of finding items to sell in a first-person environment.
- #24 A Little Shop in Squirrel Town
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 60 reviews2021
Dev: Superluminal Cat
Windows
You will become the shopkeeper of grocery shop in Squirrel Town to run your own shop, replenish your stock, sell, make a profit, kill monsters, manufacture outfits, engage in agriculture, angle, cook delicious food, feed monsters and save Monster Forest controlled by the evil crystal.
Why similar: Trading 39.1% ★, Management 14.9%, Building 13.9%, Medieval 11.5%, Character Customization 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing simulation game that focuses on trading and economy within a charming, small-scale environment.
- #25 Rise of Industry 2
80% matchMixed67% of 198 reviews2025
Dev: SomaSimPub: Kasedo Games
Windows
Navigate the competitive industrial landscape of vibrant 1980's USA! Make strategic manufacturing decisions, optimize production chains, acquire technologies, and expand your global business network with key contacts. Opportunities await those savvy enough to capitalize on them!
Why similar: Trading 31.7% ★, Capitalism 17.6%, Management 14.3%, Building 11.5%, Sandbox 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: While more industrial, it provides the complex management and economic strategy that fans of the Shoppe Keep series enjoy.
- #26 Alchemist Shop Simulator
79% matchVery Positive83% of 156 reviews2025
Dev: Kool2Play
Windows
Run your own magic business! In Alchemist Shop Simulator you can trade magical wares, brew potions and take on special orders, meet many quirky clients, grow your ingredients in your garden, restock your shelves and manage prices. Keep expanding your business as you gain experience and wealth!
Why similar: Trading 50.3% ★, Management 22.7%, Medieval 13.3%, Funny 9.6%, First-Person 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: A casual management game that focuses on the economy and daily operations of running a specialty shop.
- #27 High Seas, High Profits!
78% matchVery Positive91% of 143 reviews2025
Dev: lexy.zip
Windows · Linux
Live your medieval trader life! Buy low, sell high and explore the world! Buy ships, build businesses, find or train captains. Deal with pirates, manipulate mayors and challenge traders. React to hundreds of events that shape your very own procedurally-generated world!
Why similar: Trading 34.7% ★, Capitalism 19.1%, Management 12.7%, Building 12.1%, Medieval 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a trading and economy-focused experience with building mechanics that mirror the expansion goals of the seed game.
- #28 Bookshop Simulator
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,007 reviews2025
Dev: Blep Games
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 34.3% ★, Capitalism 19.6%, Management 15.8%, Sandbox 9.1%, Building 8.6%
- #29 Aquatic Store Simulator
79% matchMostly Positive72% of 187 reviews2024
Dev: FreeMind S.A.
Windows
Dive into the vibrant world of aquatic retail with Aquatic Store Simulator! Take on the challenge of managing your underwater-themed supermarket, blending business management with the beauty of marine life. Stock shelves with exotic fish, decorations, set prices, take payments and maintain aquariums
Why similar: Trading 38.8% ★, Management 18.1%, Capitalism 13.8%, Sandbox 13.7%, Building 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: This simulator focuses on the management of a specific niche store, providing a similar loop of stocking and selling.
- #30 MALL MANAGER SIMULATOR
78% matchMixed51% of 146 reviews2025
Dev: Krisztian BlahaPub: KINETIC MOBILE GAMES
Windows
Take full control as you turn a quiet, empty shopping center into a thriving hub of life and profit. Stock shelves, set your own prices, handle payments, hire and train staff, and manage everything down to the finest detail. Every decision counts — and every success is truly yours.
Why similar: Trading 31% ★, Capitalism 22%, Management 14.6%, Sandbox 14.2%, Character Customization 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game allows for large-scale retail management and sandbox building, similar to the store customization in the seed game.
- #31 ShoppingMall: Manager Simulator
77% matchMixed45% of 109 reviews2025
Dev: GeekonPub: Midnight Games
Windows
Build your dream shopping empire from the ground up! Design, decorate, and attract top tenants. Keep customers thrilled, maximize profits, and dominate the industry. Can you become the ultimate shopping center tycoon? Start now and watch your empire thrive!
Why similar: Trading 38.5% ★, Management 16.1%, Capitalism 15.4%, Building 7.5%, First-Person 6.3%
- #32 Shooting Range Simulator: Prologue
75% matchVery Positive92% of 115 reviews2025
Dev: Buffed GamesPub: KNGL Studio
Windows
Run your own Shooting Range. Manage your supplies, rent guns, and sell ammo packs. Expand and upgrade your shop; level up your popularity to get even better equipment. Open various cases and sell the skins you got from them. Join shooting tournaments and much more!
Why similar: Trading 30.1% ★, Capitalism 21%, Sandbox 13.8%, Building 13.4%, Management 13.3%
- #33 Megastore Simulator
74% matchVery Positive93% of 685 reviews2026
Dev: Yolo Games Studio
Windows · Linux
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 run Bakery, Clothing, Electronics, Sports, Music, Toy & Grocery departments.
Why similar: Trading 32.8% ★, Management 20.7%, Capitalism 18.4%, Building 12.2%, Sandbox 9.5%
- #34 Shooting Range Simulator
75% matchVery Positive87% of 161 reviews2025
Dev: Buffed GamesPub: KNGL Studio
Windows
Run your own Shooting Range. Manage your supplies, rent guns, and sell ammo packs. Expand and upgrade your shop; level up your popularity to get even better equipment. Open various cases and sell the skins you got from them. Join shooting tournaments and much more!
Why similar: Trading 36.8% ★, Capitalism 22.4%, Management 17.4%, Building 12.4%, Sandbox 7.3%
- #35 Bazaar Simulator
76% matchMixed68% of 212 reviews2025
Dev: Mithra Interactive
Windows
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 33.8% ★, Capitalism 19.5%, Management 16.4%, Building 12.3%, Sandbox 11.7%
- #36 King of Retail 2
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 244 reviews2025
Dev: Freaking Games
Windows
The most immersive retail simulator on the market is back! Design and run your retail empire, where every detail affects your bottom line. You’ll need to make the right decisions or fall below margin. It’s all about balancing pressure and profit. Will you rise to the challenge, or be a buck short?
Why similar: Capitalism 42.4%, Management 28.1%, Character Customization 16.3%, Funny 13.2%
- #37 Supermarket Together
72% 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: Trading 32.1% ★, Management 25.5%, Capitalism 16.2%, Building 10.5%, Sandbox 9.8%
- #38 Shop Titans
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 17,716 reviews2020
Dev: Kabam Games, Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 179.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Shop Titans is the ultimate RPG shopkeeper simulation. Craft powerful equipment, stock your shop and sell to aspiring heroes… at a markup! Hire heroes and explore dungeons to gather valuable materials to craft with. There’s never a dull moment in the world of Shop Titans!
Why similar: Trading 43.9% ★, Management 18.9%, Medieval 15.5%, Character Customization 14.8%, RPG 6.9%
- #39 Mall Simulator
70% matchVery Positive91% of 2,672 reviews2025
Dev: F13 Games
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 32.1% ★, Capitalism 22.4%, Management 17.3%, Building 11.6%, Sandbox 11%
- #40 Pirate Cove Simulator
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: Kool2Play
Windows
Pirate Cove Simulator will have you run a shop and tavern on the Island of the Damned, to get rich and buy your way out of the pirate afterlife. Trade with restless undead pirates, run your own distillery and turn local plants into potent drinks, search for hidden treasures, or just go fishing.
Why similar: Trading 38.7% ★, Fishing 29.2% ★, Management 19.8%, Funny 8.6%, First-Person 3.7%
- #41 Kardboard Kings: Card Shop Simulator
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 472 reviews2022
Dev: Henry's HousePub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Open your own Card shop by the seaside! Buy, trade and sell Cards, OR keep them for your own collection! Earn reputation with customers, beat your shop goals, unlock new decorations, and host exciting events to bring everyone to the best Card shop in town!
Why similar: Trading 38.6% ★, Capitalism 26.8%, Management 16%, Funny 13.1%, Strategy 5.6%
- #42 Hardware Store Simulator
71% 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: Management 23.6%, Building 20.2%, Sandbox 19.6%, PvP 15.5%, Funny 12.1%
- #43 Merchant of the Six Kingdoms
71% matchVery Positive92% of 198 reviews2023
Dev: Cory LongPub: GooseGames
Windows
Become a medieval merchant and master the arts of bartering, haggling, and investing, Explore 20 markets, barter with 200 characters, and trade in over 1,800 items in a dynamic bartering and haggling system that will challenge and reward.
Why similar: Trading 40.7% ★, Management 15.5%, Lore-Rich 12.1%, Medieval 10%, RPG 6.3%
- #44 GeckoShop
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 320 reviews2025
Dev: Reptoid
Windows
Collect and sell geckos. Manage and upgrade your shop. Explore the island, filled with life and secrets. Sell your geckos, or keep 'em as your Pets!
Why similar: Trading 25.6% ★, Management 20.5%, Sandbox 18.3%, Open World 15.3%, Building 14.7%
- #45 Pixel Shopkeeper
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 160 reviews2017
Dev: Pixel Prototype
Windows · Mac · Linux
Be a Pixel Shopkeeper! Collect items using inventory management puzzle mechanics. Sell your wares, decorate your shop, craft new products, and expand! Train to beat tougher dungeons, unlock new classes and decor, and furnish your shop smartly to maximize profits!
Why similar: Capitalism 37.5%, Management 36.8%, Sandbox 9.8%, Strategy 8.1%, Character Customization 7.8%
- #46 Mad Games Tycoon 2
68% matchVery Positive94% of 7,570 reviews2023
Dev: Eggcode
Windows · Mac
Median: 14.7 hrsMean: 36.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Start your own game development studio in 1976. Build your own offices, production facilities and server rooms. Develop the games of your dreams and produce the next next-gen console. Rise from a small garage company to a huge corporation.
Why similar: Trading 26.9% ★, Management 19%, Capitalism 15.8%, Building 10.5%, Sandbox 9.5%
- #47 TRADESMAN: Deal to Dealer
69% matchVery Positive81% of 1,366 reviews2024
Dev: AZAMATIKA
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Travel. Buy. Sell. Protect. Fight. Do Quests.
Why similar: Trading 37.7% ★, Sandbox 15.4%, Open World 13.5%, Medieval 12.4%, Comedy 12.1%
- #48 Cooking Simulator 2: Better Together
69% matchMixed51% of 81 reviews2026
Dev: Big Cheese Studio
Windows
Cooking Simulator is back – bigger, better, and with multiplayer! Create your own recipes and take advantage of new and improved controls to become the best restaurant cook in the city! Or just have fun and enjoy cooking at your own pace. You’re the chef here!
Why similar: Sandbox 27%, Character Customization 23.9%, Physics 15.8%, First-Person 12.7%, Funny 12.4%
- #49 Mortal Online 2
70% matchMixed60% of 13,523 reviews2022
Dev: Star Vault AB
Windows
Median: 14.1 hrsMean: 145.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Step into Nave, a vast fantasy sandbox world with a player-driven economy, persistent housing, and deep crafting systems. Engage in first-person, full-loot PvP combat with other players and perilous foes. Build, explore, and conquer in an unforgiving world. The land is yours—who will you become?
Why similar: Swordplay 23.1% ★, Sandbox 13.7%, Open World 13%, Character Customization 11.4%, PvP 11.2%
- #50 Potion Shop Simulator
68% matchVery Positive83% of 83 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: Capitalism 38.9%, Management 28.8%, Medieval 22.9%, First-Person 9.4%
- #51 Old Market Simulator
66% matchVery Positive88% of 4,894 reviews2024
Dev: Alcedo Games
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 11.9 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: Trading 34.6% ★, Management 26.7%, Medieval 11.9%, Physics 10.1%, Exploration 8.5%
- #52 Another Brick in The Mall
69% matchVery Positive83% of 2,425 reviews2020
Dev: The Quadsphere
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Design, build and manage a giant shopping center. Open shops, supermarkets, restaurants, movie theaters, bowling alleys and more. Hire and manage the best staff for the job and milk your customers for all they're worth!
Why similar: Management 31.7%, Capitalism 24.2%, Building 23.6%, Sandbox 12.7%, Strategy 4.7%
- #53 Mirthwood
67% matchMostly Positive70% of 2,326 reviews2024
Dev: Bad Ridge GamesPub: V Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Embark on an enchanting journey and brave ferocious creatures in an immersive medieval fantasy world. Will you settle a new homestead to live a life of farming and trade, or pick up the sword and take up the adventurers' path?
Why similar: Fishing 28.7% ★, Sandbox 15%, Management 13.3%, Medieval 12.1%, Open World 9.2%
- #54 Fish Hunters: Most Lethal Fishing Simulator 🐟
67% matchMixed63% of 607 reviews2026
Dev: Pmdk23Pub: Polden Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Hunt fish solo or in co-op. Haul them in and take them down with crazy guns. Try out different baits and rods, explore unique locations, and complete your fish collection in the atlas. Or just kick back by the campfire with friends in this wild webfishing adventure 🎣 🐟 💥
Why similar: Fishing 38.5% ★, Management 15.7%, Sandbox 15.2%, Open World 9.9%, Funny 7.2%
- #55 Faire Trade
67% matchVery Positive85% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: Sassybot
Windows
Ready to take on the management of a fantasy shop? Faire Trade allows you to do just that! From farming, to crafting, to selling, to hiring, to expanding, to pricing, to decorating to….. Well, the world's your oyster! Stay curious, adapt, and let your blossoming shop shine!
Why similar: Trading 40.5% ★, Management 17.7%, Medieval 15.5%, Character Customization 14%, Building 12.3%
- #56 Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault
65% matchVery Positive86% of 2,519 reviews2025
Dev: Digital SunPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Live the double life of a fearless adventurer and a crafty merchant! Dive into vibrant dimensions brimming with shiny loot and pesky enemies. Grow your shop, tinker with weapons and gadgets, as well as make your mark among a ragtag community of castaways.
Why similar: Management 31.9%, Capitalism 28.9%, RPG 19.9%, Exploration 19.3%
- #57 Grocery Store Simulator
65% 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: Management 38.7%, Sandbox 32.1%, First-Person 18.1%, Strategy 11.2%
- #58 My Supermarket
66% 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: Capitalism 31.5%, Management 21.1%, Building 20.2%, Sandbox 19.9%, Strategy 7.3%