- #1 Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game
97% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,491 reviews2020
Dev: Innervoid InteractivePub: Digital Tribe
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Chef is a Restaurant Management game in which you create your own character, acquire supreme cooking skills, customize restaurants, design unique menus, and devise innovative recipes with a realistic editor.
Why similar: Cooking 29.5%, Management 28%, Capitalism 9.7%, Sandbox 9.7%, Simulation 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: This title mirrors the core restaurant management and design loop of TasteMaker with a heavy focus on menu customization.
- #2 Recipe for Disaster
96% matchMostly Positive71% of 725 reviews2022
Dev: Dapper Penguin StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Recipe for Disaster is a management sim that captures the fast-paced, drama-filled environment of a professional kitchen and dining room. Build your dream restaurant, create recipes, design menus and manage your staff, all while contending with demanding customers and disastrous situations!
Why similar: Cooking 26.7%, Management 12.9%, Building 10.2%, Economy 10.1%, Capitalism 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similar management experience where you must balance staff needs, customer satisfaction, and restaurant layout design.
- #3 Tavern Master
96% matchVery Positive92% of 13,253 reviews2021
Dev: Untitled Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Tavern Master is all about managing your medieval tavern. You start with a very small room, couple of benches and tables and build your way up to a huge successful tavern with a kitchen, rooms for guests, group of loyal staff and much more!
Why similar: Management 30.5%, Building 25.8%, Simulation 9.8%, Crafting 8.2%, Time Management 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the relaxing building and management mechanics, focusing on growing a small business into a bustling medieval tavern.
- #4 Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator
95% matchVery Positive84% of 2,786 reviews2023
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Create and manage your dream restaurant! Menus, purchasing, décor, staff, equipment, customers… and don't forget the actual cooking! Experience the daily life of a restaurateur and earn your awards from the Michelin Guide.
Why similar: Cooking 39.8%, Management 18.8%, Immersive Sim 15%, Relaxing 9.5%, Simulation 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a more immersive, hands-on approach to cooking and restaurant management that complements the tycoon style of TasteMaker.
- #5 Espresso Tycoon
94% matchVery Positive84% of 1,311 reviews2023
Dev: DreamWay GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Espresso Tycoon - a coffee shop simulator. Create your brand, decorate the coffee shop, manage your employees, and take care of your customers. Use the 3D coffee editor to create coffee recipes, order supplies, and collect rating points. Build the whole coffee business and complete all the missions!
Why similar: Cooking 22.6%, Building 15%, Management 14.1%, Isometric 12%, Sandbox 10%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the specific niche of coffee shop management, offering detailed building tools and economy simulation.
- #6 Cafe Owner Simulator
94% matchMixed63% of 1,109 reviews2022
Dev: Second RealityPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Open your dream restaurant at FPP. Create a unique exterior and interior, hire the best workers and chefs, create a place where people will love to eat, spend time and spend their money. Simulation of the restaurant business.
Why similar: Cooking 23.1%, Economy 16.9%, Building 13.4%, Management 12.2%, Sandbox 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the experience of renovating a run-down space and building it into a successful business from the ground up.
- #7 Coffee Shop Tycoon
93% matchVery Positive85% of 598 reviews2022
Dev: Riff Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Manage your own coffee shop and control every detail to make it the most popular one in town! Roast your own beans and create your recipes. Hire and train your staff, manage your economy and marketing, and destroy your competition to become the ultimate legal coffee monopoly in Coffee Shop Tycoon.
Why similar: Cooking 27.2%, Management 19.4%, Economy 15.6%, Building 9.9%, Simulation 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward management game that emphasizes the economy and strategy of running a successful cafe chain.
- #8 PlateUp!
92% matchVery Positive95% of 27,033 reviews2022
Dev: It's happeningPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 22.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Cook and serve your dishes, design and decorate your restaurants, and expand your culinary kingdom with new unlocks, abilities and dishes in procedurally-generated locations. Classic cooking action with permanent roguelite progression. Hire your friends - or do it all yourself!
Why similar: Cooking 44.3%, Management 24.6%, Building 20.3%, Top-Down 5.1%, Strategy 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines restaurant management with creative layout building, adding a unique roguelite twist to the process.
- #9 Big Ambitions
91% matchVery Positive93% of 13,452 reviews2023
Dev: Hovgaard Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Management 23.4%, Economy 21.5%, Capitalism 16.6%, Sandbox 9.9%, Time Management 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: For players who enjoy the business management aspect, this game offers deep control over building and running multiple types of businesses.
- #10 Tavern Keeper 🍻
89% matchVery Positive94% of 4,625 reviews2025
Dev: Greenheart Games 💚
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
From the creators of Game Dev Tycoon comes Tavern Keeper 🍻, a cosy-chaotic management sim, featuring a powerful decoration sandbox and a magical storybook RPG!
Why similar: Cooking 22.4%, Building 14.5%, Management 13.9%, Economy 13.7%, Sandbox 13.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses heavily on the creative building and decorating aspects of running a tavern, matching the sandbox feel of TasteMaker.
- #11 Megaquarium
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,770 reviews2018
Dev: Twice Circled
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
The public aquarium simulator. Design your displays, look after your fish, manage your staff and keep your guests happy! It's all in a day's work as the curator of your very own Megaquarium.
Why similar: Building 20.4%, Sandbox 19%, Management 18.3%, Economy 11.7%, Simulation 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: It excels at the management and layout-building aspects, requiring careful planning to keep both customers and animals happy.
- #12 Two Point Hospital
90% matchVery Positive92% of 34,907 reviews2018
Dev: Two Point StudiosPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 35.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Design stunning hospitals, cure peculiar illnesses and manage troublesome staff as you spread your budding healthcare organisation across Two Point County.
Why similar: Management 33.9%, Building 28.4%, Simulation 14.7%, Sandbox 13.4%, Strategy 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: While the setting is different, the core gameplay of building efficient layouts and managing staff is a perfect match for TasteMaker fans.
- #13 Kebab Chefs! - Restaurant Simulator
88% matchVery Positive83% of 8,069 reviews2026
Dev: Biotech GameworksPub: Flagship Interactive
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Kebab Chefs! is a Co-Op, cooking and restaurant management game that can be played up to 4 players. Design your own restaurant. Cook delicious foods, fill your menu with various recipes, feed customers and become the biggest kebab restaurant in town!
Why similar: Cooking 35.1%, Management 11.8%, Sandbox 10.2%, Building 9.2%, Time Management 8%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a fun, physics-based cooking and management experience that allows for significant restaurant customization.
- #14 Food Truck Simulator
89% matchMixed69% of 1,334 reviews2022
Dev: DRAGO entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Renovate, equip and restore the shine of the food truck that belonged to your father. Create recipes, cook the food and serve customers across an entire city. Customize and upgrade your food truck to reach more customers and expand your menu.
Why similar: Cooking 30.5%, Crafting 15.1%, Economy 14.3%, Management 13.2%, Sandbox 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a more mobile take on the restaurant management genre, focusing on cooking and economy in a compact space.
- #15 Bakery Simulator
86% matchMixed66% of 2,415 reviews2022
Dev: Live Motion GamesPub: Ultimate Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Get up before dawn and see what it's like to be a baker! Learn to bake several dozen types of bread. Use realistic bakery machines. Deliver orders to stores, earn, and invest. Use original recipes or experiment with ingredients.
Why similar: Cooking 26.2%, Economy 17.9%, Crafting 14.3%, Time Management 13.7%, Management 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the production and management side of a food business, offering a satisfying loop for cooking enthusiasts.
- #16 The Tenants
85% matchMostly Positive79% of 7,769 reviews2022
Dev: EndGameLoop Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Become a landlord and deal with problematic tenants as you build your rental property empire. Decide how to react to annoyed neighbors or police interventions. Will you design your apartment for a group of gamer friends or an aspiring musician looking for a new home?
Why similar: God Game 21.2% ★, Management 13.4%, Economy 13.4%, Building 12.5%, Sandbox 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: While focused on property management, the building and design mechanics are highly similar to the creative freedom found in TasteMaker.
- #17 Restaurant Empire II
87% matchMostly Positive76% of 381 reviews2009
Dev: Enlight Software Limited
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Restaurant Empire 2 is the most realistic and comprehensive restaurant business simulation available, featuring 4 cuisines, 600 recipes, 4 huge cities, 2 campaigns with a total of 34 missions, 1400 interior objects, and a mix of business strategy and role-playing gameplay such as cooking contests.
Why similar: Cooking 28.9%, Economy 18.3%, Management 14.9%, Capitalism 11.2%, Building 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic tycoon game that provides a deep look into the economy and management of running a restaurant chain.
- #18 Brewpub Simulator
86% matchMixed60% of 617 reviews2023
Dev: Star DriftersPub: Movie Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Quit your day job, open a bar! Decorate the place, create your own beer and design your labels. Keep your kegs full and your customers happy, and never stop growing!
Why similar: Cooking 31.1%, Economy 13.6%, Immersive Sim 13%, Crafting 12.3%, Management 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: It blends first-person cooking and brewing with the management of a pub, offering a unique perspective on the industry.
- #19 Supermarket Simulator
82% matchVery Positive92% of 83,799 reviews2025
Dev: Nokta Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 34.6 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: Economy 23.8%, Management 22.9%, Simulation 12.8%, Building 10.9%, Capitalism 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the day-to-day operations and management of a retail space, providing a grounded simulation experience.
- #20 Little Big Workshop
84% matchVery Positive84% of 3,391 reviews2019
Dev: Mirage Game StudiosPub: HandyGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Manage your workers, stations, machines and create awesome stuff as your little big workshop grows into your dream factory!
Why similar: Management 19.4%, Building 17.4%, Economy 15.6%, Simulation 12.9%, Sandbox 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a charming management and building experience where you oversee a factory, sharing the same satisfying tycoon progression.
- #21 Planet Zoo
83% matchVery Positive91% of 97,434 reviews2019
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 31.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Build a world for wildlife in Planet Zoo. From the developers of Planet Coaster and Zoo Tycoon comes the ultimate zoo sim. Construct detailed habitats, manage your zoo, and meet authentic living animals who think, feel and explore the world you create around them.
Why similar: Management 25.3%, Building 22%, Sandbox 18.7%, Economy 16.3%, Simulation 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game represents the gold standard for building and management, providing endless creative tools for those who love designing spaces.
- #22 Game Dev Tycoon
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 45,066 reviews2013
Dev: Greenheart Games 💚
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
In Game Dev Tycoon you replay the history of the gaming industry by starting your own video game development company in the 80s. Create best selling games. Research new technologies and invent new game types. Become the leader of the market and gain worldwide fans.
Why similar: Management 47.2%, Economy 17.8%, Simulation 16.4%, Strategy 7.8%, Sandbox 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic management simulation that captures the addictive nature of growing a business through strategy and planning.
- #23 Planet Coaster
82% matchVery Positive91% of 72,129 reviews2016
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Planet Coaster® - the future of coaster park simulation games has arrived! Surprise, delight and thrill incredible crowds as you build your coaster park empire - let your imagination run wild, and share your success with the world.
Why similar: Building 22.3%, Management 17.5%, Sandbox 16.7%, Economy 12.7%, God Game 10.6% ★
Why You'll Like It: It offers unparalleled building freedom and management depth, perfect for players who enjoy the sandbox elements of TasteMaker.
- #24 Travellers Rest
81% matchVery Positive88% of 18,025 reviews2020
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 20.6 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 29.3%, Building 20.5%, Crafting 19.8%, Immersive Sim 13.4%, Isometric 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: It combines tavern management with farming and crafting, offering a cozy and relaxing experience similar to TasteMaker.
- #25 Software Inc.
81% matchVery Positive94% of 7,806 reviews2015
Dev: Coredumping
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.0 hrsMean: 46.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 17.4%, Management 16%, Capitalism 16%, Building 15.3%, Sandbox 13.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers deep building and management mechanics, allowing for complex office layouts and business strategies.
- #26 Gas Station Simulator
79% matchVery Positive88% of 27,404 reviews2021
Dev: DRAGO entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 26.2%, Building 22.5%, Management 22.3%, Simulation 14%, Relaxing 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: It combines renovation, building, and management into a cohesive loop that feels very similar to running a restaurant.
- #27 Hotel Architect
77% matchVery Positive94% of 2,276 reviews2026
Dev: Pathos InteractivePub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Step into the shoes of a hotel owner as you design, build, and manage grand hotels around the world. Juggle demanding guests, frantic logistics, and plenty of unexpected surprises in Hotel Architect; the ultimate hotel construction and tycoon management game!
Why similar: Economy 14.6%, Building 14.4%, Management 13.8%, Sandbox 13.4%, Capitalism 11.9%
- #28 Prison Architect
79% matchVery Positive89% of 73,696 reviews2015
Dev: Introversion SoftwarePub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 30.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Only the world’s most ruthless Warden can contain the world’s most ruthless inmates. Design and develop your personalized penitentiary in Prison Architect.
Why similar: Building 19.9%, Sandbox 18.3%, Management 17.1%, Economy 12.5%, Capitalism 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: The grid-based building and management systems are highly reminiscent of the design tools found in restaurant tycoon games.
- #29 Inn Tycoon
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 839 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Goose GamesPub: GameDev.ist
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 24.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Welcome to Inn Tycoon! Build, design, and manage your dream inn. Serve delightful meals, offer various services, and hire a stellar staff. Create a top-notch hospitality empire and become the ultimate Inn Tycoon!
Why similar: Cooking 15.9%, Management 13.2%, Building 12.7%, Economy 11.7%, Capitalism 10.8%
- #30 Project Highrise
80% matchVery Positive85% of 4,811 reviews2016
Dev: SomaSimPub: Kasedo Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 32.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Project Highrise is a skyscraper construction and management sim...
Why similar: Management 30.2%, Building 27.1%, Sandbox 11.6%, Simulation 11.1%, Economy 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the architectural and management challenges of running a skyscraper, appealing to those who enjoy complex building layouts.
- #31 Internet Cafe Simulator 2
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 13,194 reviews2022
Dev: Cheesecake Dev
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Internet Cafe Simulator 2 is an extremely comprehensive and detailed internet cafe business simulation game.
Why similar: Management 28.2%, Economy 20.3%, Sandbox 20.3%, Immersive Sim 13.4%, Simulation 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a gritty but satisfying management experience centered around building and maintaining a specific type of business.
- #32 Cafe Business Manager
76% matchVery Positive87% of 356 reviews2026
Dev: Caos Interactive
Windows
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: Cooking 23.2%, Economy 15%, Building 13.4%, Management 12.9%, Capitalism 11.1%
- #33 Ice Cream Simulator
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 188 reviews2026
Dev: AM PlayhousePub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac
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: Cooking 23.6%, Economy 12%, Capitalism 11.8%, Management 11.4%, Sandbox 11.1%
- #34 Coastal Kitchen Simulator
75% matchVery Positive84% of 152 reviews2025
Dev: Bewolba Studios
Windows
Cook and serve dishes as you run your own seafood restaurant! Unlock new recipes, grow your kitchen with the help of employees, and satisfy every customer’s craving. Expand your reputation, manage resources wisely, and build a seafood restaurant that becomes the talk of the town.
Why similar: Cooking 29%, Sandbox 14%, Time Management 11.2%, Crafting 9.6%, Management 8.7%
- #35 Tavern Manager Simulator 🍻
74% matchVery Positive92% of 4,445 reviews2024
Dev: One More Time
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 12.5 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: Cooking 22.1%, Economy 16%, Building 14%, Management 13.8%, Sandbox 12.7%
- #36 Fast Food Manager
77% matchMixed69% of 267 reviews2021
Dev: Cyber EyePub: UMKA Games
Windows
Launch your own business from scratch! Starting with a small coffee booth, build the most popular food service chain in town. Experiment, develop, make a profit.
Why similar: Cooking 23.8%, Economy 14.2%, Management 12.3%, Crafting 11.5%, Sandbox 11.3%
- #37 Hotel Magnate
75% matchMixed58% of 491 reviews2025
Dev: Arcade Oven
Windows · Mac · Linux
Have you ever wanted to design and manage your own hotel, rundown motel, or elegant resort? With a ridiculous amount of customization tools to wield, a host of facilities to build, and a wide variety of guests to impress, Hotel Magnate has it all. Let your inner hotel manager shine!
Why similar: Building 16.3%, Management 16.1%, Economy 15.4%, Sandbox 15.3%, Capitalism 10.7%
- #38 Inn Tycoon: Prologue
74% matchVery Positive90% of 72 reviews2024
Dev: Evil Goose Games
Windows
Welcome to Inn Tycoon: Prologue! Build, design, and manage your dream inn. Serve delightful meals, offer various services, and hire a stellar staff. Create a top-notch hospitality empire and become the ultimate Inn Tycoon!
Why similar: Cooking 21.5%, Building 11.9%, Economy 11.7%, Sandbox 10.9%, Capitalism 10.9%
- #39 Gaming Cafe Simulator
73% matchVery Positive85% of 420 reviews2025
Dev: Prapancha Studios
Windows
Revive a closed-down gaming café and build it into the ultimate gaming hub! Manage rentals, sell gaming merch, and expand with PCs, consoles, and an in-house café to prepare and sell fresh food. Attract customers with unique gaming sections. Can you turn your dream café into a bustling success?
Why similar: Cooking 30.4%, Management 16.2%, Sandbox 11.6%, Time Management 10.8%, Immersive Sim 10.3%
- #40 Service Please
73% matchVery Positive81% of 108 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: Cooking 23.6%, Economy 11.7%, Building 11.3%, Management 10.9%, Crafting 9.9%
- #41 MilkTea Time
72% matchVery Positive84% of 158 reviews2026
Dev: 星九猫游戏-StarNineCat Games
Windows · Mac
"Milk Tea Time" is simulation business game that includes all the elements of production, deployment and construction. You need to make each cup of milk tea. Research new flavors to win customer praise. Build and decorate your milk tea shop by hand. Create your own beautiful milk tea shop!
Why similar: Cooking 23.9%, Economy 11.1%, Crafting 10.6%, Time Management 10%, Management 9.9%
- #42 Chef RPG
71% matchVery Positive88% of 2,734 reviews2024
Dev: World 2 Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 35.8%, Management 15.5%, Building 14.9%, Crafting 11.8%, Immersive Sim 9.3%
- #43 Mad Games Tycoon
73% matchVery Positive91% of 4,423 reviews2016
Dev: Eggcode
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Form your own game studio set in the early 1980s in a small garage. Develop your own game ideas, create a team and develop megahit video games. Research new technologies, train your staff and upgrade your office space, going from a lowly garage to a huge building. Expand your business and dominate the world market for video games!
Why similar: Management 18.7%, Economy 14.4%, Building 12.2%, Capitalism 10.7%, Sandbox 10.3%
- #44 Restaurant Owner: A Restaurant Simulator
72% matchMixed60% of 102 reviews2025
Dev: Workaround GamesPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Run your own restaurant. Create your menu, hire staff, decorate the place, take orders, serve guests, and grow your business. Food critics, online orders, events, and kitchen chaos are on the menu!
Why similar: Cooking 30.1%, Management 15.4%, Economy 14.1%, Sandbox 13%, Immersive Sim 10.2%
- #45 Tropical Resort Simulator
69% matchVery Positive84% of 185 reviews2026
Dev: Beardroid Games
Windows
Transform an abandoned island into a thriving business. Install fun activities, open your restaurant, maintain your equipment, manage your staff. It's time to open the beach, you're ready to welcome your first customers!
Why similar: Cooking 19.2%, Economy 11.3%, Crafting 10.4%, Capitalism 10.2%, Sandbox 9.9%
- #46 Restaurant Owner: Prologue
71% matchMixed59% of 111 reviews2024
Dev: Workaround GamesPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 21%
Step into the world of a Restaurateur in Restaurant Owner: Prologue, where you create unique recipes, manage your restaurant, and satisfy customers. Unlock ingredients, design your menu, and start your journey toward becoming a top Restaurant Manager. Your culinary adventure begins here!
Why similar: Cooking 26.4%, Economy 14%, Management 13.4%, Sandbox 12.4%, Immersive Sim 9.5%
- #47 Cafemart Simulator
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 687 reviews2025
Dev: Science Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Create and decorate your cozy cafe, where guests can enjoy delicious food and drinks. Expand your service with a supermarket offering a wide selection of fresh products, so visitors can not only have a tasty meal but also do some shopping. Play solo or with friends in cooperative mode!
Why similar: Cooking 22.1%, Building 16.4%, Management 14.8%, Economy 13.6%, Immersive Sim 10.1%
- #48 Barista Simulator
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 688 reviews2023
Dev: CubeCube Sports Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Barista Simulator, master the art of brewing with over 30 coffee recipes. Start with a basic setup, upgrade your café, manage your staff, and build your very own coffee haven. Are you ready for the ultimate coffee journey?
Why similar: Cooking 28.9%, Sandbox 15.1%, Crafting 14.4%, Management 12.4%, Immersive Sim 9.9%
- #49 Bakery Cafe Simulator
70% matchMixed69% of 416 reviews2025
Dev: Meerkatt Studio
Windows
Bake, build, and grow your dream bakery cafe! Create delicious pastries, design your space, and serve customers. Play solo or with friends in online co-op to expand your business and experience the excitement of running a bustling cafe!
Why similar: Cooking 32.5%, Sandbox 14.7%, Capitalism 11.3%, Building 9.5%, Immersive Sim 8.9%
- #50 Street Food Simulator
69% matchVery Positive83% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: civciv
Windows
Welcome to the bustling world of street food! Grill hot dogs, sizzle hamburgers, and serve delicious snacks to hungry customers. Find best spot in the city, perfect your recipes, manage your stand and watch your reputation grow!
Why similar: Cooking 26.5%, Economy 20%, Sandbox 19.5%, Management 15.9%, Relaxing 6.6%
- #51 Wrap House Simulator🌯
67% matchVery Positive88% of 3,347 reviews2025
Dev: Broken Lyre EntertainmentPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Welcome to Wrap House Simulator! Run your own wrap shop, chop, grill, and serve in this cooking adventure. Customize your shop, master the grill, and survive the rush solo or co-op with up to 6 players. Keep up with orders, satisfy customers, and build your dream restaurant!
Why similar: Cooking 32.2%, Economy 11.9%, Sandbox 11.1%, Management 10.9%, Capitalism 10.7%
- #52 Megastore Simulator
67% matchVery Positive93% of 1,923 reviews2026
Dev: Yolo Games Studio
Windows
Median: 12.6 hrsMean: 36.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Management 17.1%, Economy 17.1%, Crafting 13.5%, Building 11.6%, Capitalism 11.4%
- #53 Startup Company
70% matchVery Positive81% of 6,219 reviews2020
Dev: Hovgaard Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Management 30.8%, Economy 23.4%, Simulation 9.9%, Building 9%, Sandbox 8.9%
- #54 Mall Simulator
66% matchVery Positive83% of 3,240 reviews2025
Dev: F13 Games
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Economy 17.7%, Management 16.3%, Capitalism 15.8%, Building 12.8%, Sandbox 11.5%
- #55 News Tower
65% matchVery Positive94% of 4,551 reviews2025
Dev: Sparrow NightPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 27.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Develop your newspaper and become New York’s new media mogul! In this tycoon, build and manage your newspaper from printer to toilet. Create your editorial line and lead your journalists through unique 1930's stories and dig out the latest scoops!
Why similar: Management 18.3%, Sandbox 13.7%, Economy 13.1%, Building 11.7%, Capitalism 11.2%
- #56 Mad Smartphone Tycoon
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 638 reviews2024
Dev: MiradilPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Build Your smartphone Empire in Mad Smartphone Tycoon, your main goal in this game is to create the ultimate smartphone that combines both performance and aesthetics. Expand your company, dominate the global market, become a tycoon in the world of mobile phones!
Why similar: Management 19.4%, Building 14.6%, Sandbox 12.9%, Crafting 10.7%, Economy 9.3%
- #57 King of Retail
67% matchVery Positive88% of 3,556 reviews2022
Dev: Freaking GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Economy 15.3%, Capitalism 14.2%, Building 13.9%, Sandbox 13.4%, Management 13.3%
- #58 SimCasino
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 757 reviews2021
Dev: LVGameDev LLC
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Modern Casino Tycoon Simulation in full 3D glory. Build the casino. Set the odds. Expand into a luxury hotel/casino or go cheap & extract max profits. Keep the vault secure at all times, and beware of criminals & cheaters!!
Why similar: Building 15.4%, Capitalism 15.3%, Economy 15.2%, Sandbox 15.2%, Management 13.7%
- #59 Bakso Simulator 2
65% matchVery Positive98% of 82 reviews2026
Dev: Akhir Pekan Studio
Windows
Build, manage, and scale your very own Bakso restaurant in this first-person simulator. Design your layout, hire and train various staffs, upgrade your gear, expand your place and satisfy every customer to become the best Bakso empire in the world!
Why similar: Cooking 38.8%, Economy 19.7%, Management 13.2%, Sandbox 11.6%, Simulation 11.3%