- #1 World End Diner
97% matchVery Positive94% of 421 reviews2025
Dev: Andymente
Windows
Run a diner on the last island in the world after the destruction of humankind! For the cute animals and robots that survived, cook delicious food, run a farm, explore the forest, and create the best diner!
Why similar: Cooking 16.6%, Life Sim 15.3%, Sandbox 13.5%, Immersive Sim 12.8%, Inventory Management 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the post-apocalyptic theme and management focus, making it a natural companion for players interested in the end-of-the-world setting.
- #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 47.4%, Pixel Graphics 23.6%, Simulation 18.1%, 2D 9.2%, Singleplayer 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly balances dungeon-crawling with the management of a pixel-art shop, mirroring the core loop of Sky End Market.
- #3 Winkeltje: The Little Shop
96% 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: Shop Keeper 27.3% ★, Life Sim 13.2%, Management 12%, Economy 11.6%, Sandbox 10%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses entirely on the shop-keeping experience, allowing you to build and manage your own store with a cozy aesthetic.
- #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: Management 31.6%, Shop Keeper 21.6% ★, Cute 19.4%, Simulation 18.5%, Indie 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: This classic title is the definitive shop-keeping simulation, focusing on inventory management and customer interaction in a charming 2D style.
- #5 Discounty
94% matchVery Positive83% of 2,410 reviews2025
Dev: Crinkle Cut GamesPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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: Shop Keeper 38.5% ★, Life Sim 19.8%, Management 11.5%, Simulation 8%, Building 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the shop-keeping and life-sim elements with a clean pixel-art style that feels very similar to Sky End Market.
- #6 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: Life Sim 28.7%, Management 19.6%, Immersive Sim 12.3%, Building 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: You manage a tavern in a cozy pixel-art world, requiring similar attention to resource management and customer satisfaction.
- #7 Touhou Mystia's Izakaya
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 31,273 reviews2021
Dev: 二色幽紫蝶
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 34.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A brand new pixel art restaurant simulator based on the Touhou Project! Play as Mystia, the owner of a small izakaya. Collect ingredients by day, cater to the customers by night, learn recipes from familiar characters, and become the best izakaya owner in all of Gensokyo!
Why similar: Cooking 35.6%, Economy 20.8%, Simulation 18.8%, Pixel Graphics 18.5%, 2D 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game features cute pixel-art visuals and deep management mechanics centered around running a food stall for various characters.
- #8 DAVE THE DIVER
92% 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: Management 47%, Pixel Graphics 24.1%, Simulation 17.8%, 2D 7.3%, Indie 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: It combines addictive restaurant management with exploration, sharing the satisfying gameplay loop and high-quality pixel art found in Sky End Market.
- #9 Supermarket Simulator
91% 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: Management 19.4%, Economy 18.5%, Simulation 14.5%, Life Sim 12.2%, Immersive Sim 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a more realistic, first-person take on the supermarket management mechanics found in the seed game.
- #10 Megastore Simulator
90% 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: Life Sim 15.8%, Shop Keeper 14.8% ★, Management 13.3%, Economy 12.4%, Immersive Sim 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on the scale of retail management, perfect for those who want to grow their store from small to massive.
- #11 Mall Simulator
89% 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: Life Sim 15.1%, Management 14.4%, Economy 14.3%, Immersive Sim 12.5%, Inventory Management 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game expands the scope of shop management to an entire mall, offering a more complex economic challenge.
- #12 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 25.2%, Sandbox 24.8%, Pixel Graphics 17.3%, Building 13.3%, Simulation 13%
Why You'll Like It: While darker in tone, its management mechanics and pixel-art style provide a similar sense of progression and quirky world-building.
- #13 Chef RPG
88% matchVery Positive88% of 2,496 reviews2024
Dev: World 2 Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Craft your culinary adventure in a beautiful pixel art world. Manage your restaurants, forage and hunt for ingredients, befriend locals, and grow your culinary empire. What kind of chef will you be?
Why similar: Cooking 21.2%, Life Sim 21.2%, Management 14.5%, Immersive Sim 11.5%, Building 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a deep restaurant management experience with a gorgeous pixel-art aesthetic and a focus on gathering ingredients.
- #14 Grocery Store Tycoon
87% matchVery Positive88% of 103 reviews2025
Dev: Spyder Lab Gaming
Windows
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: Immersive Sim 20.3%, Life Sim 19.9%, Economy 19.9%, Management 18.9%, Simulation 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward management simulation that focuses on the logistics and economy of running a grocery store.
- #15 A Little Shop in Squirrel Town
89% 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: Life Sim 23.2%, Economy 21.9%, Management 18.8%, Building 14.2%, Simulation 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A charming, small-scale shop management game that emphasizes trading and economy in a cozy setting.
- #16 Potion Permit
86% matchMostly Positive80% of 5,226 reviews2022
Dev: MassHive MediaPub: PQube
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Moonbury's residents need healing, and you're the best chemist around! With your trusty tools, a brewing cauldron, and a canine companion at your side, you'll need to diagnose symptoms, gather ingredients, brew potions, and cure ailments in this open-ended sim RPG.
Why similar: Life Sim 45.6%, Pixel Graphics 15.6%, Simulation 15.5%, Cute 13.4%, 2D 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: It blends life-sim elements with management and crafting, wrapped in a beautiful pixel-art package that emphasizes community interaction.
- #17 Alien Market Simulator
86% matchVery Positive91% of 113 reviews2025
Dev: Silly Sloth StudiosPub: Shadow Owl Studios
Windows
Run a market on your space station. Restore and upgrade the station, expand your services, and sell to a variety of alien customers. Experience the challenge of managing a business in space and growing your market
Why similar: Life Sim 22.2%, Economy 19.8%, Management 18.4%, Immersive Sim 11.4%, Building 10%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique twist on the management genre by placing the shop-keeping experience in an extraterrestrial setting.
- #18 Supermarket Together
83% 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: Management 19.1%, Economy 17.2%, Simulation 15.5%, Life Sim 13.1%, Immersive Sim 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: It allows for cooperative supermarket management, adding a social layer to the standard shop-keeping simulation.
- #19 Kynseed
85% matchVery Positive83% of 3,619 reviews2022
Dev: PixelCount Studios
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Embark on a lifetime of adventure in a beautiful world of creativity and intrigue. Raise a family, customise your farm, run a business, craft items, and battle some marvellously malevolent monsters.
Why similar: Life Sim 29.3%, Sandbox 23.6%, Management 21.7%, Simulation 9%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A life-sim with a distinct pixel-art style that allows you to manage businesses and interact with a living, breathing world.
- #20 Toy Shop Simulator
84% 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: Economy 16.7%, Life Sim 15.5%, Management 15.5%, Immersive Sim 14.8%, Inventory Management 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a niche management experience focused on inventory and sales within a toy store setting.
- #21 Littlewood
84% matchVery Positive93% of 6,792 reviews2020
Dev: Sean YoungPub: SmashGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The world has already been saved. Now it's time to rebuild your town, learn new hobbies, and forge lifelong friendships in this peaceful and relaxing RPG.
Why similar: Life Sim 32.8%, Sandbox 20.2%, Building 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Simulation 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: This cozy life-sim focuses on rebuilding a world after a great battle, sharing the cute aesthetic and management-lite gameplay.
- #22 My Supermarket
82% 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: Life Sim 15.9%, Immersive Sim 14%, Economy 13.8%, Sandbox 13.5%, Management 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a third-person perspective on supermarket management with a focus on time-management and customer service.
- #23 Tabletop Game Shop Simulator
81% matchVery Positive92% of 386 reviews2025
Dev: LudogramPub: Knight Fever Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 35.1% ★, Life Sim 15.6%, Immersive Sim 14.7%, Management 14.1%, Simulation 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a specialized management experience centered around the hobby of tabletop gaming.
- #24 Coffee Talk
82% matchVery Positive95% of 12,156 reviews2020
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 49.7%, Simulation 38.8%, Indie 7.8%, Singleplayer 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: While more narrative-focused, it captures the cozy, service-oriented atmosphere of running a small business in a unique world.
- #25 Stardew Valley
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 992,215 reviews2016
Dev: ConcernedApe
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 22.7 hrsMean: 83.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Why similar: Life Sim 37.1%, Sandbox 18.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Building 10.7%, Simulation 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for pixel-art life-sims, offering deep management and economy systems that appeal to fans of the genre.
- #26 Bazaar Simulator
80% 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: Life Sim 15.2%, Economy 15%, Management 14%, Immersive Sim 12.7%, Sandbox 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the chaotic and busy environment of a bazaar, emphasizing trading and management.
- #27 Store Simulator
79% matchVery Positive89% of 82 reviews2024
Dev: Bugurca Game Studio
Windows
You've embarked on a journey to acquire your dream market and have finally reached your goal. Now, manage your market to offer friendly service to the neighborhood! Provide a range of products, from beverages to food, cleaning items to electronics, meeting community needs.
Why similar: Life Sim 29%, Immersive Sim 21%, Simulation 17.7%, Economy 15%, Management 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a grounded, first-person look at the daily tasks involved in running a retail store.
- #28 Supermarket Simulator: Prologue
77% matchVery Positive94% of 4,535 reviews2024
Dev: Nokta Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Start running your own supermarket with Prologue already. Stock shelves, handle cashier tasks, process online orders, design & expand. Set the prices based on the market. Be prepared to face the consequences if you fail to make the nightly repayment to the gangs.
Why similar: Economy 16.9%, Management 15.6%, Immersive Sim 14.4%, Life Sim 13.8%, Sandbox 11.5%
- #29 Supermarket & Internet Cafe Simulator
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 899 reviews2024
Dev: SmartPlayGames
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 28.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
"Internet Cafe & Supermarket Simulator 2024" is a comprehensive simulation game that combines the management of both an internet cafe and a supermarket. Step into the role of a shop owner, apply your business acumen, and expand your empire step by step.
Why similar: Life Sim 21.8%, Management 16.9%, Economy 14.9%, Building 13%, Inventory Management 12.4%
- #30 Shopping Empire Tycoon
79% matchVery Positive96% of 72 reviews2021
Dev: Musa GUNGOR
Windows
This Game is Basically a Market Management Simulator. Make Your Store Get The Best Profit With Various Upgrades and Unlocks. Including Basic Clicking stuff, Managing Your Own Market , Upgrading and A game with the theme of reaching to going to next level.
Why similar: Economy 19.9%, Management 19.9%, Immersive Sim 16.6%, Inventory Management 15.3%, Simulation 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic tycoon-style game that focuses on the growth and economic success of a retail empire.
- #31 Super Mini Mart
76% matchVery Positive82% of 139 reviews2025
Dev: Blazing PandaPub: Poysky Productions
Windows
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: Shop Keeper 27.6% ★, Life Sim 14.2%, Economy 13%, Management 12%, Sandbox 11.6%
- #32 Shop Simulator: Supermarket
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 110 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: Life Sim 15.9%, Economy 14%, Management 13.5%, Immersive Sim 13.2%, Sandbox 11.1%
- #33 Tobacco Shop Simulator
74% matchVery Positive90% of 858 reviews2025
Dev: Business Tycoon
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 26.8% ★, Life Sim 16.4%, Economy 11.6%, Sandbox 10.3%, Immersive Sim 10%
- #34 Wild West Supermarket Simulator
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 149 reviews2025
Dev: SunDustPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
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: Economy 20.6%, Management 20.3%, Life Sim 18.8%, Immersive Sim 13.3%, Simulation 10.7%
- #35 Aquatic Store Simulator
76% 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: Shop Keeper 20% ★, Economy 14.7%, Management 14.3%, Immersive Sim 12.3%, Sandbox 12.1%
- #36 Mall Simulator: Prologue
73% matchVery Positive89% of 567 reviews2025
Dev: F13 Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Turn your building from a small shopping center into a huge city mall! Start working with Prologue now. To avoid going bankrupt, you'll need to build new stores, set good prices and keep up with trends. A limited number of stores & services for Prologue are waiting for you.
Why similar: Life Sim 15.3%, Economy 14.4%, Management 14.4%, Immersive Sim 12.6%, Sandbox 10.2%
- #37 Tech Market Simulator
75% matchMixed66% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: Clap GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
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 21.2%, Immersive Sim 20.2%, Life Sim 18.3%, Management 16.3%, Building 13%
- #38 SkyBrew: Entropic Strategist
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 556 reviews2025
Dev: ATRIC Games
Windows
Experience entrepreneurship in a floating cloud cafe. Manage your flying cafe, customize construction, train staff, handle random events, and uncover the secrets of the commercial empire, growing from a small shop to the sky's brightest star.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 24.3% ★, Cooking 17.5%, Management 12.4%, Building 10.7%, Sandbox 8.5%
- #39 Megastore Simulator: Prologue
72% matchVery Positive93% of 108 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: Shop Keeper 30.8% ★, Management 15.5%, Economy 12.1%, Immersive Sim 11.5%, Life Sim 9.5%
- #40 Retail Company Simulator
73% matchVery Positive92% of 697 reviews2024
Dev: Business Tycoon
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Run your retail company. Sign contracts with leading brands, order products, hire workers, expand your store, and never let your customers leave the store empty-handed. Play with friends or go solo, and enjoy the growth of your shop.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 25.6% ★, Life Sim 15.8%, Sandbox 10.3%, Economy 10%, Management 10%
- #41 Supermarket Tycoon
78% matchMixed49% of 53 reviews2017
Dev: Nicholas Rizzo
Windows
Ready to be a millionaire? broke? robbed? or finally receive the sweet release of death? Well Supermarket Tycoon is the game for you! Build up and manage your own super market and much much more!
Why similar: Simulation 83.2%, Indie 16.8%
Why You'll Like It: An accessible management game that provides a foundational experience for those interested in retail simulation.
- #42 Tech Store Simulator
74% matchMixed63% of 133 reviews2024
Dev: Astrasoft
Windows
Tech Store Simulator is a game in which you have to build your own tech store. Buy goods, put them on the shelves, sell them at an inflated price and beat the thieves!Also in the game there is a huge number of opportunities to customize the store and make it the way you would like it in life
Why similar: Shop Keeper 20.5% ★, Life Sim 17.2%, Sandbox 13.1%, Immersive Sim 11.8%, Economy 11.1%
- #43 Rest Area Simulator: Prologue
71% matchVery Positive89% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: Oriseus StudiosPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
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: Life Sim 17.7%, Management 16.3%, Economy 16.1%, Simulation 13.1%, Inventory Management 11.6%
- #44 Hypermarket Simulator
71% matchVery Positive88% of 269 reviews2025
Dev: Croissant Games
Windows
Run a massive hypermarket with diverse departments—from sportswear and electronics to plants, home décor, and more—featuring a growing catalog of over 540 products. Manage your staff by assigning tasks, training them, sending them on break, or firing them as you build the ultimate retail operation.
Why similar: Life Sim 32.5%, Simulation 19.8%, Economy 17%, Management 14.9%, Building 12.8%
- #45 Potion Tycoon
72% 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: Shop Keeper 26.9% ★, Management 15.5%, Sandbox 13.1%, Economy 12.1%, Building 9.5%
- #46 Shooting Range Simulator
70% 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: Shop Keeper 14.2% ★, Economy 13.6%, Management 12.6%, Immersive Sim 12.4%, Life Sim 10.8%
- #47 Old Market Simulator
69% 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: Life Sim 23.7%, Management 18.6%, Immersive Sim 16.4%, Economy 11.9%, Simulation 10.7%
- #48 Candy & Toys Store Simulator
71% matchVery Positive84% of 189 reviews2024
Dev: Ox Games
Windows
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: Life Sim 22.4%, Economy 20.3%, Management 18.8%, Inventory Management 16.1%, Simulation 11.4%
- #49 Figure Shop Simulator
70% matchVery Positive89% of 274 reviews2025
Dev: Gnome Games
Windows
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 18.5%, Life Sim 17%, Immersive Sim 16.9%, Management 12.6%, Sandbox 11.4%
- #50 Pawn Planet
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 273 reviews2025
Dev: Gambol Games
Windows
You're in charge of managing the pawn shop in this weird galaxy. Make deals with strange customers, flip items, attend auctions and keep the shop going!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 56.3% ★, Life Sim 13.4%, Management 12.7%, Simulation 12.2%, Indie 2.8%
- #51 Liquor Store Simulator
69% matchVery Positive88% of 514 reviews2025
Dev: Tovarishch GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Open your own Liquor Store! Buy goods, manage your store, hire staff. Who knows, maybe you will be able to make a real alcohol empire out of a small store.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 27.1% ★, Economy 12.8%, Management 12.7%, Life Sim 12.6%, Immersive Sim 11.4%
- #52 Laundry Store Simulator
68% matchVery Positive90% of 1,772 reviews2024
Dev: Akhir Pekan StudioPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
In Laundry Store Simulator, you'll start small and work your way up, upgrading your equipment, designing a stylish store, and expanding your services! Are you ready to own the best Laundry Store in the world?
Why similar: Management 24.7%, Economy 23.6%, Sandbox 22.1%, Simulation 13.2%, Inventory Management 9.5%
- #53 Art Shop Simulator
69% matchVery Positive92% of 97 reviews2025
Dev: Lovheim Studios
Windows
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: Life Sim 17.4%, Economy 14.6%, Management 14%, Sandbox 13.6%, Immersive Sim 13.3%
- #54 Better Mart Simulator
67% matchVery Positive90% of 974 reviews2025
Dev: Exanticx Studio
Windows
EARLY ACCESS – Create and expand your dream supermarket. Manage your aisles, inventory, machines, cleaning, deliveries, and staff. Welcome your customers and decorate every corner. Play solo or with up to 6 players and transform a small shop into a retail empire!
Why similar: Sandbox 25.4%, Economy 23.5%, Management 22.9%, Resource Management 15.9%, Simulation 9.9%
- #55 Metro Mini Market Simulator
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Altai EntertainmentPub: Blackburne Games Studio FZ LLC
Windows
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: Economy 19.3%, Management 18.8%, Inventory Management 15.7%, Immersive Sim 12.6%, Life Sim 11.1%
- #56 Tavern Manager Simulator 🍻
66% matchVery Positive92% of 4,300 reviews2024
Dev: One More Time
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Restore your fantasy tavern to its full glory. Repair, improve and expand the establishment. Cook delicious food and keep an eye on the mood of the visitors. Create a unique atmosphere for unforgettable adventures!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 17.9% ★, Life Sim 11.4%, Economy 11.3%, Management 10.8%, Cooking 10.4%
- #57 Console Shop Simulator
66% matchVery Positive93% of 468 reviews2025
Dev: Lance Games
Windows
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: Economy 17.8%, Management 17.3%, Life Sim 17.3%, Immersive Sim 15.5%, Inventory Management 14.8%
- #58 Service Please
66% matchVery Positive89% of 54 reviews2026
Dev: Dynamic Dice
Windows
Service Please is a top-down restaurant management and tycoon game focused on relaxed gameplay and steady progression. Manage customers, organize staff, upgrade your menu, and build your restaurant step by step.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 21.5% ★, Cooking 12.1%, Management 10.7%, Life Sim 10.1%, Economy 9.9%
- #59 Factory Outlet Simulator
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 551 reviews2024
Dev: PISHO
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Shop Keeper 24.4% ★, Life Sim 13.9%, Economy 12.6%, Management 11.8%, Immersive Sim 9.8%
- #60 Electronics Store Simulator
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Digital MelodyPub: Games Incubator
Windows
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: Immersive Sim 25.2%, Simulation 20.7%, Management 19.3%, Life Sim 19.1%, Economy 10.1%