Games Like Skatehouse

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: Management 22.7%, Economy 21%, Capitalism 19.3%, Simulation 12.7%, Life Sim 8%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the same addictive shop-management loop and focus on building a specialized retail business from scratch.

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 20.4%, Management 19.6%, Capitalism 13.7%, Simulation 12.6%, Immersive Sim 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a polished, straightforward retail management experience that serves as a foundational example of the shop-simulator genre.

Made by and for skaters, the dual stick controls faithfully reproduce your feet on the skateboard for an ultra-realistic experience. Try out real-life iconic skate spots, customise your skater and equipment with items from the top brands

Why similar: Skateboarding 56.3% ★, Skating 18% ★, Sports 13.5%, Immersive Sim 5.5%, Simulation 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: While more focused on the act of skating, it provides the essential authentic skateboarding culture and physics-based feel that complements the shop-management theme.

Build and grow your very own computer repair enterprise as you learn to diagnose, fix and build PCs. With real-world licensed components and comprehensive hardware and software simulation, you can plan and bring your ultimate PC to life.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 27.2%, Management 18.8%, Simulation 15.8%, Life Sim 15.1%, Inventory Management 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game mirrors the manufacturing and assembly aspect of Skatehouse, where you must source and combine specific components to satisfy customer orders.

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: Capitalism 19.4%, Economy 16.8%, Management 14%, Immersive Sim 13.1%, Life Sim 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A direct thematic peer that focuses on the retail management of a hobby-centric store.

Work your way to a service empire. Get your hands dirty in a highly realistic simulation game that pays major attention to details. Pay a visit to a new Auction house and buy cars in various conditions. Expand your range of services by investing in a new work space and equipment.

Why similar: Simulation 41.4%, Immersive Sim 29.2%, First-Person 12.9%, 3D 9.8%, Singleplayer 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a deep, hands-on approach to mechanical assembly and restoration that appeals to the same 'build and sell' mentality.

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 35.2%, Management 29.8%, Simulation 21.5%, First-Person 9.4%, Singleplayer 4%

Why You'll Like It: This title excels at the first-person shop-keeper experience, requiring you to manage inventory, customer service, and business expansion simultaneously.

Buy and sell art, manage employees, and grow your shop in this immersive simulator set in Europe. Curate a unique collection, attract customers, and become the premier art dealer. Transform your humble gallery into a thriving art empire!

Why similar: Capitalism 18%, Economy 15.3%, Management 13.2%, Immersive Sim 12.2%, Life Sim 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the creative side of retail management, allowing for a similar cozy, hobby-focused shop-keeping experience.

From the original creator of PC Building Simulator comes The Repair House: Restoration Sim! Discover and restore a range of objects in this relaxing restoration sim. Dismantle, clean, fix, and sell everything from musical instruments and antiques to games consoles, arcade cabinets and more!

Why similar: Management 26.8%, Crafting 20.1%, Life Sim 14.5%, Simulation 12.3%, Resource Management 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the meticulous process of taking broken items, restoring them, and selling them, which aligns perfectly with the manufacturing loop in Skatehouse.

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: Capitalism 21.8%, Immersive Sim 14.9%, Management 14.9%, Life Sim 11.9%, Job Simulator 10.8% ★

Why You'll Like It: Combines the management of a niche hobby shop with the collectathon elements found in similar simulation games.

Gym Manager is a simulation game where you can build, expand and manage your own gym. To attract more customers, invest in new equipment and sabotage your competition. But beware: the town's shady streets provide opportunities for illegal business ventures.

Why similar: Capitalism 19.5%, Economy 16.3%, Management 13.6%, Immersive Sim 12.7%, Sports 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a similar management-heavy experience where you build up a specialized facility and manage the economy of your specific niche.

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 24.7%, Capitalism 20.1%, Management 19.9%, Life Sim 14.4%, Simulation 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features a unique crafting system where you experiment with ingredients to create products, then manage the storefront to sell them to customers.

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: Immersive Sim 27.2%, Economy 20.9%, Management 18.1%, Simulation 18%, First-Person 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the satisfying cycle of buying, renovating, and selling property, which shares the same entrepreneurial spirit as running a skate shop.

Run your own figure shop! Produce figures with 3D printers, stock your shelves, set prices, and offer the best shopping experience to your customers. Manage your storage, expand and design your store. Try to complete collection sets, follow market trends, and grow your business!

Why similar: Economy 19.8%, Immersive Sim 15.7%, Management 12%, Life Sim 11.7%, Crafting 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the retail of collectibles, which shares the inventory management and customer satisfaction loops of Skatehouse.

Become the owner of a game store! Organize shelves, repair CDs, negotiate profits, promote your store via live stream, and increase customer satisfaction.

Why similar: Capitalism 21.4%, Economy 15%, Management 13.1%, Immersive Sim 11.4%, Life Sim 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A casual management game that focuses on the retail of electronics, similar to the hardware-focused nature of skate parts.

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: Economy 19.2%, Management 16.8%, Capitalism 14.1%, Immersive Sim 13.9%, Job Simulator 9.7% ★

Why You'll Like It: Offers a specialized shop-management experience that requires attention to detail and inventory control.

Recycling Center Simulator is a business simulator game with a first person view. Make money from garbage, collect raw materials for your recycling center from different locations, recycle them, make money by producing new products and improve your factory.

Why similar: Capitalism 15.8%, Management 14.1%, Economy 13%, Life Sim 12.2%, Immersive Sim 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a first-person management experience with a focus on processing and handling goods for profit.

Are you ready to shape fashion world? Make a brand deal, order products, fill the aisles, dress the mannequins and start selling. Dresses, shirts, coats, pants, nightwear, underwear, shoes and more are waiting for you.

Why similar: Capitalism 19.5%, Economy 15.6%, Management 13.6%, Immersive Sim 12%, Life Sim 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the retail management mechanics and inventory organization required to run a successful boutique shop.

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: Economy 14.7%, Management 14.5%, Capitalism 14.3%, Life Sim 12.5%, Immersive Sim 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a broader management experience that builds on the fundamentals of running a retail business.

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: Capitalism 20.4%, Economy 15.7%, Management 14.3%, Immersive Sim 12.1%, Life Sim 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: Expands the shop-management scope to a larger scale while maintaining the core economic and capitalism-focused gameplay.

Build and manage your own grocery store in first person. Run the register, stock inventory, hire employees, and expand your business from a small market into a thriving retail operation.

Why similar: Economy 22.6%, Immersive Sim 20.2%, Management 19.3%, Life Sim 14.8%, Simulation 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a comprehensive look at retail management and growth within a competitive market.

With Music Store Simulator you can lead a musical instruments manufacturing company. Create, sell, earn and reinvest improving and developing your business. Expand your Brand and climb to success in order to become the world's largest manufacturer of musical instruments!

Why similar: Economy 20.6%, Management 19.5%, Simulation 14.5%, Crafting 13.6%, Immersive Sim 13.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the retail and maintenance of specialized equipment, mirroring the assembly and sales loop of skateboards.

A simulation game where we run a pawn shop. Take the first steps to open a thrift shop in Detroit and discover the experience of running a real thrift shop. Find, restore, and sell amazing items and build your own shop kingdom!

Why similar: Capitalism 20.8%, Immersive Sim 19.2%, Life Sim 19%, Simulation 14.8%, Management 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the appraisal and resale economy, which is a key component of a successful shop-management game.

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: Capitalism 17.8%, Economy 14.9%, Immersive Sim 12.6%, Management 12.5%, Life Sim 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: Emphasizes the creation and customization of goods before selling them, matching the manufacturing aspect of the seed game.

Run your sporting goods shop. Sign contracts with leading brands, order products, hire workers, expand your store, and run little contests to entertain your customers. Play with friends or go solo, and enjoy the growth of your shop.

Why similar: Capitalism 16.8%, Sports 16.3%, Life Sim 14.6%, Economy 14.4%, Immersive Sim 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: A very close thematic match that focuses on managing a store dedicated to sports equipment.

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: Capitalism 18.1%, Economy 15.3%, Management 12.8%, Immersive Sim 12.1%, Job Simulator 10.8% ★

Why You'll Like It: Combines job simulation with management and economy, providing a similar first-person business experience.

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 19.1%, Economy 18.2%, Immersive Sim 16.9%, Inventory Management 13.2%, Simulation 9.2%

Build your business! control every aspect of a thriving vending machine business. Buy, place, and restock machines to increase profits. Do you have what it takes to manage, expand, and dominate the vending industry?

Why similar: Capitalism 21%, Economy 19.9%, Immersive Sim 16.2%, Life Sim 15%, Simulation 8%

Why You'll Like It: A simplified but effective look at managing a distributed retail network and economy.

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

Why similar: Capitalism 20.4%, Management 19.6%, Economy 18.6%, Immersive Sim 11.6%, Life Sim 10.7%

Manage and grow your mini market in the metro station in Metro Mini Market Simulator! Expand your product variety and multiply your revenues with strategic decisions. Become a successful entrepreneur in this fun simulation world!

Why similar: Capitalism 17.3%, Economy 16.3%, Management 14.2%, Job Simulator 10.7% ★, Inventory Management 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the fast-paced nature of small-scale retail management and inventory turnover.

You've just bought your first Pub. First steps are to clean it, stock it, set your markup and let in the Patrons. Keep the drinks flowing and try not to shortchange anyone! If you keep it going long enough you might just earn enough to spruce up the place, hire staff and expand the premises.

Why similar: Capitalism 21.6%, Economy 16.7%, Management 13.9%, Immersive Sim 11.2%, Life Sim 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the trading and management aspects of running a social retail space.

Run your own internet café! Manage, upgrade, and customise every detail to create the ultimate hangout in this immersive first-person simulation.

Why similar: Capitalism 18.3%, Immersive Sim 15.3%, Life Sim 15.3%, Economy 12.2%, Management 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a sandbox approach to managing a service-based business with heavy customization options.

In this free version of the game, manage your own figure shop! Produce figures with 3D printers, stock your shelves, set prices, and offer the best shopping experience to your customers. Manage your warehouse, complete collections, follow trends, and grow your business!

Why similar: Economy 23.8%, Immersive Sim 17.9%, Management 11.2%, Life Sim 10.6%, Simulation 9.7%

Open packs, search for rare cards, and build the best sports card shop. Hunt for holos, autos, and numbered variants to satisfy your collection obsession. Design custom cards and enjoy the thrill of pulling those creations from a fresh pack!

Why similar: Capitalism 19.1%, Economy 15.9%, Management 14%, Sports 13%, Life Sim 8.9%

Run your own Pharmacy! Sell medicines, advise customers, validate prescriptions, and fulfill them. Start small and expand your business - make it big in the medicine world!

Why similar: Economy 20.3%, Management 18.4%, Capitalism 14.8%, Simulation 12%, Immersive Sim 11.9%

Enter the world of shopkeepers trading in reclaimed goods! Bid for the best items at auction, prepare and clean the bought items, and then sell them in your shop. Test your skills and watch your business grow!

Why similar: Life Sim 20.2%, Immersive Sim 17.6%, Simulation 15%, Management 14.8%, Economy 13.5%

Build and manage your own food processing factory. Automate production with machines, work together with skilled employees to keep operations running smoothly, expand your facility, and keep inventory under control as you grow from a small workshop into a large scale production facility.

Why similar: Life Sim 14.5%, Immersive Sim 14.2%, Management 13%, Inventory Management 10.9%, Economy 10.6%

Run your dream ice cream shop in Ice Cream Simulator! Create delicious ice cream using a variety of ingredients, manage your business, hire staff, decorate your store, handle changing weather and different customers, and enjoy a relaxing first-person simulation experience.

Why similar: Capitalism 20.2%, Economy 14.1%, Management 13.4%, Immersive Sim 13%, Life Sim 12.5%

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: Management 28%, Crafting 21.2%, Life Sim 14%, Simulation 12.9%, Resource Management 8.2%

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 18.2%, Economy 15.9%, Management 13.8%, Immersive Sim 13%, Life Sim 11.7%

Grocery Store Tycoon - First Store allows players to take their first steps as a store owner by managing and expanding their very first shop. Start with a small store, optimize its layout, stock shelves efficiently, and serve customers to grow your business.

Why similar: Capitalism 25.4%, Economy 17%, Management 15.3%, Inventory Management 10.9%, Life Sim 9.7%

Manage your mini racer car shop, sell mini cars and spare parts, and unleash your creativity with custom builds. Test drive your creations on the race track before putting them up for sale. Transform your shop into a haven for mini car enthusiasts and build a thriving business in the process!

Why similar: Capitalism 32.1%, Management 21.6%, Simulation 15.8%, Crafting 11.8%, Inventory Management 10.7%

Weed Supermarket Simulator is a chill store sim where you grow weed, develop new strains, set prices, and keep your shelves stocked. Expand your business and optimize it for maximum profit. Manage employees, handle inventory, and turn your shop into a high-performing business.

Why similar: Capitalism 18.9%, Economy 16%, Management 15.4%, Immersive Sim 15.2%, Inventory Management 9.7%

Take over the gas station and convenience store at a roadside rest area and expand by purchasing new businesses. Manage a living world shaped by dynamic economy and random events. Upgrade your facilities, satisfy your customers, and play solo or with friends.

Why similar: Economy 16.8%, Management 15.2%, Life Sim 12.9%, Immersive Sim 11.7%, Capitalism 11.5%

Start your own online store! Buy products from wholesalers and list them profitably on the Internet. Increase your shipping capacity and assortment. Ensure timely delivery to customers and that everyone receives the goods they ordered. Beware of negative reviews as they can spoil your reputation!

Why similar: Capitalism 25.4%, Economy 19.1%, Immersive Sim 16.2%, Management 14.9%, Life Sim 10.4%

Factory Outlet Simulator is a very comprehensive product manufacturing and selling game. You can produce the products of world famous brands in your factory and sell them. Or you can expand your business and create your own brand. Use your business acumen to lead the market from zero to the top!

Why similar: Capitalism 19.7%, Economy 16.8%, Management 14.1%, Life Sim 12%, Immersive Sim 11.4%

Build, design and manage your own café in this detailed cafe management simulator. Hire staff, craft your menu, serve customers and grow your coffee shop business in a lively island city.

Why similar: Capitalism 18.3%, Economy 17.1%, Management 14.8%, Immersive Sim 12.1%, Life Sim 11.7%

Open your own electronics store and grow it from a small shop into a modern technology hub. Manage deliveries, prices, and store equipment, take care of customers, expand the product range, and become a master in the world of electronics retail!

Why similar: Capitalism 22.4%, Immersive Sim 18.8%, Management 14.8%, Simulation 13.7%, Life Sim 10.6%

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

Why similar: Economy 19.6%, Immersive Sim 18%, Management 16.2%, Life Sim 14.1%, Inventory Management 9.8%

"Laundry Simulator" immerses you in the bustling laundry business. Manage a boutique shop, handling everything from everyday clothes to luxury garments, and sell related products. Efficiently manage resources, upgrade equipment, and optimize layout to attract customers with superior service.

Why similar: Capitalism 19.6%, Life Sim 12.7%, Economy 12.4%, Immersive Sim 12.3%, Management 11%

Ultimate Theater Simulator is a first-person cinema management game where you screen movies, serve snacks, hire staff, handle chaos, and grow your dream theater from the ground up.

Why similar: Life Sim 16.5%, Economy 15.3%, Management 12.8%, Inventory Management 9.9%, Time Management 8.5%

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

Why similar: Capitalism 17.9%, Immersive Sim 15%, Economy 14.1%, Management 12.8%, Life Sim 9.9%

Open your own blind box store in the anime city of Akihabara. Stock the shelves with the latest blind boxes, or unbox them to collect rare hidden editions. Create a trendy blind box shop that attracts customers and expands your business.

Why similar: Life Sim 20.7%, Immersive Sim 19.8%, Management 18.7%, Economy 15.4%, Simulation 13.6%

Run your own candy and toys store. Order supplies, receive deliveries, stock shelves, hire employees, set prices, and expand your business. Unlock a Gaming Club across the street, place arcade machines and billiard tables, set profits, and collect earnings.

Why similar: Economy 23.7%, Management 19.7%, Life Sim 16.9%, Inventory Management 13.7%, Simulation 10.2%

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: Capitalism 22.4%, Economy 18.5%, Management 16.5%, Life Sim 12.1%, Immersive Sim 12.1%

Run a General Store in the Wild West. Customize and expand your shop. Make sure that your customers’ constantly changing needs are satisfied. Work every job yourself or let your employees stack the shelves and work the till. Find out what it feels like to own a Wild West Supermarket.

Why similar: Capitalism 22%, Economy 17.7%, Management 15.6%, Life Sim 10.5%, Immersive Sim 9.8%

(EA June 8th!) What's it like to open a shop in Akihabara? Sourcing, displaying, hiring(Staff & Robots), setting your own prices. From a little shop to a legendary otaku shop filled with rare figures. Conquer Akihabara with your gacha business skills. (and sometimes physical means too)!

Why similar: Capitalism 25.5%, Economy 20.3%, Management 17.9%, Life Sim 12.3%, Simulation 9.2%

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: Economy 18.2%, Life Sim 16.8%, Capitalism 15.3%, Immersive Sim 13.6%, Management 11.8%

Run your sporting goods shop in this free prologue version of the game. Sign contracts with leading brands, order products, and run little contests to entertain your customers. Play with friends or go solo, and enjoy the growth of your shop.

Why similar: Capitalism 19.7%, Immersive Sim 16.5%, Life Sim 16.2%, Economy 13.3%, Management 10.1%

Build and manage your own tech store! Sell products like keyboards, mice, and gaming chairs. Hire employees, grow your shop, and make it the best place for gamers to shop. Can you become the top tech store?

Why similar: Economy 26.6%, Immersive Sim 22.1%, Management 18.4%, Life Sim 14.9%, Simulation 9.2%