Games Like STONKS-9800: Stock Market Simulator

Open your own local game store. Stock shelves with the latest booster packs, or crack them and collect the cards for yourself. Set your own prices, hire staff, host events, and expand your card shop.

Why similar: Economy 33.4%, Management 23.1%, Simulation 15.9%, Capitalism 15.1%, Life Sim 12.5%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a satisfying management loop centered on market fluctuations, inventory, and profit-seeking behavior.

A life simulator that leans heavily into the personal finance aspect. Pay taxes, take out mortgages, trade stocks, buy real estate, start businesses, or grind your way to victory as an employee.

Why similar: Economy 21.7%, Time Management 15.2%, Life Sim 15%, Capitalism 14.6%, Management 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a deep, complex simulation of personal finance and economic management that mirrors the life-sim aspects of the seed game.

Reveal the true value of the items coming into the shop. Each item has their own history. Dig deep to see what is behind them and become an expert appraiser. Begin a tug of war with customers. With their own expectations and knowledge, they never give up on money.

Why similar: Management 23.7%, Simulation 19.8%, Economy 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Choices Matter 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: It shares a similar focus on atmospheric, text-heavy trading mechanics and managing a business within a distinct, stylized world.

Big Ambitions is a revolutionary role-playing business sim. Go from nothing to the biggest entrepreneur in New York by opening small businesses or slowly building huge corporations any way you like.

Why similar: Economy 29.9%, Management 21.2%, Life Sim 16.4%, Capitalism 15.9%, Time Management 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers a comprehensive business management experience that allows players to scale their economic empire from the ground up.

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 48.8%, Anime 29.3%, Management 13.4%, Simulation 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A classic shop management game that emphasizes the economy and the thrill of buying low and selling high.

VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action is a booze em' up about waifus, technology, and post-dystopia life.

Why similar: Life Sim 30.4%, Anime 18.9%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Simulation 12.8%

Why You'll Like It: While a bartending sim, it perfectly captures the chill, atmospheric, and anime-inspired aesthetic found in STONKS-9800.

Work hard and you may reach the top of the video game industry!

Why similar: Life Sim 33.7%, Management 28.8%, Simulation 11.1%, 1990's 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential management sim with a charming anime aesthetic that focuses on growing a business through strategic choices.

A money-focused life simulator. Create characters with allergies and addictions. Manage their lives through financial booms and busts. Advance their careers, start a small business, invest in real estate and stocks - or roleplay a penniless hobo.

Why similar: Economy 23.2%, Life Sim 17.3%, Capitalism 15.7%, Time Management 14.8%, Management 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: An evolution of the original, offering even more depth in life-simulation and financial planning.

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 35.3%, Management 21.4%, Simulation 17.4%, Life Sim 14.7%, Capitalism 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a straightforward, addictive management experience that focuses on pricing and inventory control.

Buy low, sell high, and short an entire universe of babies in this arcade stock market sim set in the world of Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator.

Why similar: Gambling 27.3% ★, Economy 25.5%, Management 13.6%, Anime 9.8%, Capitalism 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A bizarre but highly effective trading simulator that focuses on market volatility and rapid profit generation.

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: Anime 18.8%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Atmospheric 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 15%, Simulation 13.4%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a relaxing, atmospheric experience that focuses on dialogue and customer interaction, perfect for fans of the chill vibe.

Construct and design buildings for optimal working conditions. Hire people to design and release software, so you can defeat the simulated competition and take over their businesses. Manage and educate your employees to make sure they are skilled and satisfied with their job.

Why similar: Economy 33.3%, Capitalism 21%, Management 19.6%, Time Management 16.2%, Simulation 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a deep, granular look at running a company, appealing to those who enjoy the management complexity of stock simulators.

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 53.1%, Pixel Graphics 25%, Simulation 21.9%

Why You'll Like It: It balances dungeon crawling with a core shop-keeping mechanic that requires careful pricing and market awareness.

Ad Agency Tycoon is an Advertising Agency simulator set in the 60's. Choose the perfect combination for your propagandas, develop your company and conquer the golden age of publicity! Your advertising will come to life and face the tough market and the most feared of all: the public.

Why similar: Economy 24.3%, Time Management 18.1%, 1980s 14.9%, Management 14.7%, Capitalism 14.3%

Why You'll Like It: A casual management sim that focuses on the business side of creative industries, similar to the corporate management in the seed game.

Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.

Why similar: Simulation 34.8%, Pixel Graphics 22.2%, Multiple Endings 15.5%, Retro 15.1%, Atmospheric 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in text-based, high-pressure management that relies on atmospheric storytelling and repetitive, satisfying tasks.

Experience a hilarious and adorable e-commerce game in a magical world where humans and monsters are at war. Help a humble rabbit fairy expand her online store selling homegrown carrots. Uncover hidden secrets while growing the business and becoming a successful entrepreneur.

Why similar: Capitalism 21%, Life Sim 19.6%, Time Management 13.8%, Anime 12.3%, Management 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: Combines anime aesthetics with business management and economic strategy in a unique, narrative-driven package.

Build and manage your financial empire from a small bank to a global powerhouse. Approve loans, trade bonds, hire staff, and master the market in Bank Simulator a business management sim and banking tycoon where every economic decision impacts your bottom line

Why similar: Economy 26.9%, Life Sim 21.1%, Capitalism 15.8%, Time Management 14.4%, Management 13.3%

Why You'll Like It: Directly addresses the financial sector, allowing players to manage assets and economy in a simulation format.

Greetings Enforcer, and thank you for enlisting in the Hypnospace Patrol Department! As the world falls into its slumber, Hypnospace becomes a bustling global village. These virtual streets aren't going to police themselves!

Why similar: 1990's 37.6%, Simulation 29.3%, Retro 21.3%, Atmospheric 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: It captures a specific retro-digital aesthetic that resonates with the 1980s/90s vibe of the seed game.

Startup Company is a business simulation sandbox game where you’re the CEO of a new company. Your job is to build your very own website and compete against the largest tech giants on the planet!

Why similar: Economy 43.3%, Management 37.2%, Simulation 17.3%, Capitalism 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: This simulator focuses on the growth and management of a business, mirroring the progression systems found in stock market games.

Cartel Tycoon is a survival business sim inspired by the ‘80s and '90s narco trade. Expand and conquer, fight off rival thugs and evade the authorities. Earn people's loyalty and strive to overcome the doomed fate of a power-hungry drug lord.

Why similar: Economy 45.7%, Management 27.6%, Simulation 13.5%, Atmospheric 13.2%

Why You'll Like It: A complex management game that focuses on supply chains and economic growth within a stylized, narrative-driven environment.

CoffeeBiz tycoon is a mix of entrepreneurship fun and complicated business simulation. Start your first coffee kiosk, brew, expand, hire, deal with competitors, build a well-known brand, risk, and do everything else needed to build prosperous and profitable business.

Why similar: Economy 30.5%, Management 25.7%, Simulation 17.6%, Capitalism 11.4%, Old School 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: A straightforward management game that emphasizes scaling a business and optimizing profits.

Step into the studio and produce yourown hit anime with an original hero!

Why similar: Life Sim 22.7%, Simulation 18.3%, Management 17.7%, Anime 13%, Pixel Graphics 9%

Why You'll Like It: Another Kairosoft title that leans heavily into the anime aesthetic and business management loop.

This game will make you rich! Learn the basics of investment and life management. Your goal is to make your dream come true. You can make a career, buy real estate, run business, trade stocks, become a blogger, or make a fortune on an art market. Study, network, and plan your time for all of it.

Why similar: Economy 26.2%, Life Sim 20.6%, Time Management 16.6%, Capitalism 15.4%, Text-Based 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on time management and financial planning, which are core components of the STONKS-9800 experience.

Konnichiwa Shop-owner-kun! Become a hero of the weeb/otaku community in a cute Japanese suburb with your very own waifu pillow shop! Stock your shelves with exciting dakimakura designs, expand your store, and make a fortune in Shop Simulator: Waifu Pillows!

Why similar: Economy 29%, Life Sim 18.1%, Management 16.4%, Capitalism 14.6%, Anime 12.5%

Why You'll Like It: Blends niche management with an anime aesthetic, catering to the specific visual style of the seed game.

An HR management simulator about navigating workplace dynamics, hiring and training a diverse workforce, and balancing professional growth with personal life in a bustling cityscape.

Why similar: Economy 32.1%, Time Management 24%, Simulation 18%, Management 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A management-focused simulation that deals with resource allocation and organizational efficiency.

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 25.7%, Capitalism 17.3%, Life Sim 15.8%, Time Management 15.8%, Management 14.5%

You’re a state-installed landlord in a totalitarian country. Place listening devices, steal and sneak into your tenants’ apartments. Use what you uncovered to report anyone capable of plotting against the state. You MUST! But WILL you?

Why similar: Simulation 28.6%, Choices Matter 25.1%, Atmospheric 25%, Multiple Endings 21.3%

Why You'll Like It: A management game with a heavy focus on atmosphere and making difficult choices to survive in a restrictive environment.

Welcome to the Brokeville! Grind your way to the top through jobs, deliveries, bicycle races, and risky crypto trades. Buy, customize, and sell cars & motorcycles for profit. Build your own businesses, manage them, and hire staff to grow your empire.

Why similar: Capitalism 24%, Life Sim 23.2%, Economy 22.2%, Simulation 14.6%, Management 12.6%

Project Highrise is a skyscraper construction and management sim...

Why similar: Management 47.9%, Simulation 25.6%, Economy 25.3%, Pixel Graphics 1.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the management of a complex system, requiring players to balance resources and finances to succeed.

In Business Simulator 2026, you start with a small capital and aim to build a business empire in the city by deciding which business to start in which shop and deciding the prices. Business Simulator 2026 is a business simulation that will test your business acumen and strategic planning skills.

Why similar: Economy 29.1%, Capitalism 17.7%, Life Sim 16.3%, Time Management 14.9%, Management 14.6%

MakeThatMoney is a text based management game. You start with 500$, and need to find the best and quickest route to becoming a millionaire. What's the best job to work at, mini mart or office? Do you have the degree required to work in an office environment?

Why similar: Capitalism 28.4%, Text-Based 26.6%, Simulation 18.9%, Management 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, text-based approach to capitalism that mirrors the simplicity of the seed game's interface.

Thrilling business tycoon sim where you step into the shoes of a drug dealer in 1980s USA. Your main goal is simple: BUY LOW and SELL HIGH. Get ready for a experience where you'll combine strategy, risk-taking, and decision-making to build your criminal empire.

Why similar: Economy 23.6%, Life Sim 19.2%, Capitalism 12.3%, Time Management 11.8%, 1980s 10.9%

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: Economy 32.1%, Life Sim 22.9%, Time Management 17.9%, Management 17.3%, Simulation 9.8%

Manage your own horse racing stables, breed and train future champions. Compete across diverse tracks, balance finances, manage staff, and expand your reach in the world of horse racing. Turn ambition into legacy, one choice at a time.

Why similar: Economy 23.6%, Gambling 18.6% ★, Management 13.5%, Text-Based 11.5%, Capitalism 10.6%

In Game Tycoon 2 you find yourself in the middle of the big players. Get into the act and experience the fascination of the game development. Reach your goal and become the Game Tycoon!

Why similar: Economy 20.5%, Life Sim 16.8%, Management 15.1%, Time Management 13.9%, 1980s 13.8%

Why You'll Like It: A classic management simulation that focuses on the business side of the gaming industry.

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: Economy 31.2%, Management 21.2%, Life Sim 17.4%, Capitalism 16.2%, Simulation 13.9%

A gas station management game, start by selling a car to raise funds and invest in an abandoned plot of land. Build, expand, and upgrade your gas station, diversify services, customize and manage time efficiently during peak hours. And maybe you will become rich

Why similar: Economy 26.2%, Life Sim 22.8%, Time Management 18.4%, Management 14%, Simulation 10.5%

Gamestonk is the first roguelite shop simulator. Manage the last videogame store in town, keep up with the latest releases, trade smuggled retros, select your modifiers strategically, hire workers, and deal with pesky shoplifters.

Why similar: Economy 30.2%, Life Sim 23.5%, Capitalism 19.2%, Management 17.5%, Simulation 9.6%

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: Time Management 20.7%, Economy 19.5%, Capitalism 14.1%, Anime 12.7%, Simulation 11%

Banker Simulator is a single-player game where you revive a bankrupt bank. With active and passive (idle) gameplay, make strategic decisions to grow your bank, satisfy customers, and tackle financial crises.

Why similar: Economy 31.6%, Life Sim 17.1%, Simulation 13.8%, Capitalism 13.2%, Management 12.7%

Banker Simulator is a single-player game where you revive a bankrupt bank. With active and passive (idle) gameplay, make strategic decisions to grow your bank, satisfy customers, and tackle financial crises.

Why similar: Economy 33.6%, Life Sim 22.2%, Capitalism 19.2%, Management 17.9%, Simulation 7.1%

Gamer Stop Simulator is a simulation game where you manage a video game store. Buy games and consoles from customers, repair broken devices, test games, and add rare items to your collection. Negotiate prices, expand your store, and grow your business in this exciting retail experience!

Why similar: Life Sim 29%, Economy 25.6%, Capitalism 14.6%, Simulation 13.1%, Old School 7.3%

Life Simulator is a simulation game with relaxed atmosphere. Players will play as a college graduate getting into the big city, you will fight for your life for four years, you can be a winner with cars, houses and soul mate, or maybe a salty fish with nothing, and you can also find love...

Why similar: Life Sim 33.6%, Time Management 20.8%, Simulation 17.3%, Economy 16.1%, Anime 12.2%

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: Economy 30.9%, Life Sim 25%, Management 19.2%, Capitalism 13.8%, Simulation 11.2%

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 39.7%, Life Sim 25.2%, Management 21.9%, Simulation 13.2%

Run your own casino. Buy new gambling games, take payments, hire employees, expand and design your casino. Slots, blackjack, roulette, poker, baccarat, craps and more...

Why similar: Economy 29.3%, Gambling 29.2% ★, Management 15.8%, Life Sim 15.4%, Simulation 10.3%

Movies Tycoon is a simulation game where you dive into the world of film-making. Start with a humble studio, scout and manage top talent, customize unique characters, and direct blockbuster films.

Why similar: Economy 27%, Capitalism 17.1%, Management 15.3%, Time Management 14.9%, 1980s 11.5%

💼 Start broke. Build an empire. Climb the career ladder, invest in stocks and real estate, or launch your own business from scratch. Every decision shapes your destiny. Millionaire or bankrupt—you decide.

Why similar: Life Sim 30.1%, Time Management 22.5%, Simulation 17.3%, Capitalism 15.3%, Management 11.8%

Relive the days of the early internet and dive into this fictional video game era, where the 'Kinmoku Shark’ gaming system and its online social network 'Videoverse' were still popular…

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Retro 16.6%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Anime 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%

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 32.6%, Capitalism 19.2%, Life Sim 18.9%, Management 18.6%, Simulation 10.6%

From nobody to famous game producer in 3 years: that’s the journey you will live! Experience the trials and tribulations of game development in this life simulation game: live through the process of founding a small team and learning how to work together to develop a successful game.

Why similar: Life Sim 19.7%, Time Management 16.4%, Economy 15.3%, Management 13.7%, Anime 10.3%

Run your own cozy Plant Nursery in this relaxing sim. Grow crops, stock shelves, and help customers. Expand with greenhouses, hire staff, and decorate your dream shop. Perfect for fans of wholesome farming and sim games.

Why similar: Economy 34.5%, Management 20.9%, Simulation 18.1%, Capitalism 13.9%, Life Sim 12.5%

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: Economy 42.5%, Management 27.4%, Simulation 16.1%, Retro 7.8%, Atmospheric 6.2%

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: Life Sim 36.2%, Management 26.8%, Anime 20.7%, Simulation 16.3%

Insider Trading is a roguelike deckbuilder where you bend the market to your will. Synergize perks, manipulate stock prices, and trade wisely or risk pricing yourself out.

Why similar: Gambling 41.4% ★, Capitalism 30.1%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Retro 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%

Who says that work and play don’t mix? Not us! Play Pocket Boss, the game where you handle lots of fun data and one not-so-fun boss.

Why similar: Economy 23.1%, Life Sim 20.4%, Capitalism 18.3%, Management 14%, Text-Based 13.8%

SEX, Stocks & Cocks is an exciting visual novel for adults that immerses you in a world of intrigue, fraud, and sexual passion. As the protagonist, you will find yourself in the midst of a large stock brokerage firm, where everyone hides their secrets and motivations.

Why similar: Economy 25.5%, Life Sim 20.7%, Management 12.5%, Anime 10.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%

Casino Simulator Expand Your Casino From Scratch, Hire Employees, Customize It, Gamble, Enjoy Your Own Casino

Why similar: Life Sim 30.5%, Economy 29.6%, Gambling 20.7% ★, Simulation 19.2%

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

Why similar: Life Sim 23.8%, Economy 19.4%, Time Management 18%, Capitalism 13.8%, Simulation 10.7%

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 33.2%, Life Sim 19.6%, Capitalism 18.1%, Management 17.9%, Simulation 11.2%