- #1 Ale & Tale Tavern
97% matchVery Positive90% of 9,445 reviews2024
Dev: Scienart GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Get ready for a thrilling mix of genres: a cooperative, first-person, open-world fantasy tavern simulator, action, fishing, hunting, exploration, and completing fun and diverse quests. And, of course, COOKING! Play with friends, feed and quench the thirst of the entire world!
Why similar: Cooking 21.5%, Economy 15.6%, Management 13.5%, Building 11.2%, Sandbox 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the fantasy tavern management experience with added co-op and adventure elements.
- #2 Tavern Master
96% matchVery Positive92% of 12,821 reviews2021
Dev: Untitled Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 11.6 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 32.8%, Building 26.5%, Resource Management 19.5%, Simulation 12.4%, Relaxing 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A highly focused medieval tavern management game that emphasizes building, layout design, and staff management.
- #3 Travellers Rest
96% 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 26.4%, Management 21.4%, Building 14.1%, Immersive Sim 12%, Resource Management 12%
Why You'll Like It: Combines tavern management with farming and crafting in a charming fantasy setting.
- #4 Cafe Owner Simulator
95% matchMixed64% of 1,076 reviews2022
Dev: Second RealityPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.7 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: Economy 14.2%, Cooking 12.5%, Resource Management 9.3%, Life Sim 9.2%, Base Building 9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the first-person renovation and management aspects of running a food-based business.
- #5 Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator
94% matchVery Positive84% of 2,520 reviews2023
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 20.7%, Job Simulator 13.6% ★, Life Sim 13.2%, Management 12.7%, Immersive Sim 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers a realistic first-person cooking and restaurant management experience with high attention to detail.
- #6 Supermarket Simulator
93% 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: Economy 23.3%, Management 18%, Simulation 12%, Life Sim 9.6%, Building 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the addictive loop of first-person store management, ordering stock, and serving customers.
- #7 Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
92% matchVery Positive93% of 42,947 reviews2022
Dev: niceplay gamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Potion Craft is an alchemist simulator where you physically interact with your tools and ingredients to brew potions. You're in full control of the whole shop: invent new recipes, attract customers and experiment to your heart's content. Just remember: the whole town is counting on you.
Why similar: Management 20.4%, Life Sim 17.6%, Resource Management 17.5%, Sandbox 14.3%, Relaxing 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a similar fantasy shop-keeping feel with a focus on crafting and interacting with unique customers.
- #8 Crossroads Inn Anniversary Edition
94% matchMixed55% of 4,056 reviews2019
Dev: Klabater
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Crossroads Inn, a real-time management sim, unfolds in Delcrys' unique fantasy realm. Construct and oversee your inn, delight traveling heroes, and achieve renowned status for your services across the kingdom.
Why similar: Economy 19.9%, Life Sim 17.3%, Cooking 15.6%, Immersive Sim 14.6%, Base Building 13.8%
Why You'll Like It: A deep fantasy tavern management simulation that allows for complex business decisions and building customization.
- #9 Inn Tycoon
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 779 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Goose GamesPub: GameDev.ist
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 27.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Job Simulator 14.4% ★, Cozy 13.3%, Economy 12%, Management 11.1%, Cooking 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A management-focused simulation that tasks you with building and maintaining a medieval inn.
- #10 Brewmaster: Beer Brewing Simulator
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,205 reviews2022
Dev: Auroch DigitalPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Brew your perfect beer in this relaxing home brewing sim. Use a realistic chemistry simulation to brew hoppy IPAs to creamy stouts. Customise your brewing space, create recipes and label your beer, unlock new equipment and enter competitions. Learn to brew, refine your craft and become a Brewmaster!
Why similar: Cooking 16.8%, Economy 16%, Cozy 13.3%, Sandbox 11.2%, Management 11%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the crafting and production side of tavern life with a relaxing first-person perspective.
- #11 Gas Station Simulator
90% matchVery Positive88% of 26,842 reviews2021
Dev: DRAGO entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.7 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 22.7%, Management 15.7%, Building 15.5%, Base Building 15.3%, Simulation 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features the same satisfying first-person loop of repairing, cleaning, and managing a business property.
- #12 Medieval Dynasty
89% matchVery Positive91% of 49,970 reviews2021
Dev: Render CubePub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 35.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Hunt, survive, build and lead in the harsh Middle Ages: Create your own Medieval Dynasty and ensure its long-lasting prosperity or die trying! Play alone or team up with friends to enjoy the ultimate medieval experience.
Why similar: Building 25.2%, Base Building 17.1%, Immersive Sim 13.7%, Sandbox 13.4%, Management 13.2%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a first-person perspective on building and managing a settlement in a realistic medieval environment.
- #13 Liquor Store Simulator
88% 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 22.8% ★, Economy 15%, Management 11%, Resource Management 9.6%, Life Sim 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a straightforward first-person management experience centered on retail and inventory control.
- #14 Barista Simulator
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 667 reviews2023
Dev: CubeCube Sports Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 6.0 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 21.7%, Sandbox 12.3%, Management 12%, Immersive Sim 11.3%, Life Sim 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person management game that emphasizes the preparation of drinks and maintaining customer satisfaction.
- #15 Motel Manager Simulator
86% matchVery Positive85% of 1,469 reviews2024
Dev: Denzone Games
Windows
Median: 15.1 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Restore an old motel alongside a shop and a gas station. Design, furnish, decorate and rent rooms. provide products for customers and fuel for cars. Hire employees to help you and be the boss of your own empire.
Why similar: Economy 22.1%, Management 15.8%, Life Sim 14.6%, Immersive Sim 12.5%, Sandbox 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the first-person renovation and management mechanics of running a service-based establishment.
- #16 Gaming Cafe Simulator
86% matchVery Positive86% of 390 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 22.3%, Management 15.2%, Life Sim 14.3%, Immersive Sim 11.4%, Sandbox 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the first-person management of a niche business, similar to the tavern management loop.
- #17 Food Truck Simulator
87% matchMixed69% of 1,318 reviews2022
Dev: DRAGO entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 25%, Economy 18.5%, Management 14%, Sandbox 10.2%, Simulation 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a mobile version of the first-person cooking and management gameplay found in tavern sims.
- #18 Tabletop Game Shop Simulator
84% 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 25.2% ★, Job Simulator 22.9% ★, Management 10.4%, Immersive Sim 9.7%, Life Sim 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person retail management game that emphasizes inventory organization and customer interaction.
- #19 Restaurant Owner: A Restaurant Simulator
85% matchMixed63% of 94 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: Job Simulator 21.1% ★, Cooking 14.5%, Economy 10.6%, Management 9.5%, Life Sim 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the day-to-day operations and management of a restaurant from a first-person view.
- #20 Bookshop Simulator
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,007 reviews2025
Dev: Blep Games
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Open your own bookshop! Order books, stock your shelves, and earn revenue. Use your profits to decorate, expand, and hire staff. Collect rare books that give powerful abilities. Adopt a cat to keep you and your customers company along the way!
Why similar: Economy 15.7%, Shop Keeper 14.1% ★, Cozy 13.3%, Management 11.5%, Life Sim 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a relaxing management experience focused on running a specialized retail shop.
- #21 Graveyard Keeper
84% 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 28.6%, Sandbox 23.9%, Building 20.9%, Simulation 13%, Fantasy 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy management sim that shares the resource-gathering and crafting loops of tavern management games.
- #22 PlateUp!
82% matchVery Positive95% of 25,910 reviews2022
Dev: It's happeningPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 22.5 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 35.2%, Management 25.3%, Building 20.2%, Base Building 15.1%, Casual 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced management and cooking game that emphasizes building and optimizing your restaurant layout.
- #23 Tailor Simulator
81% matchVery Positive93% of 242 reviews2026
Dev: Zoady
Windows
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: Job Simulator 17.2% ★, Economy 12.9%, Cozy 9.9%, Life Sim 9.4%, Management 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a first-person management experience centered on crafting and running a service-based business.
- #24 Moonlighter
83% 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 41.9%, Fantasy 15.2%, Exploration 14.8%, Simulation 14.1%, Adventure 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Blends dungeon crawling with the management of a fantasy shop, focusing on economy and customer interaction.
- #25 Big Ambitions
79% matchVery Positive93% of 12,519 reviews2023
Dev: Hovgaard Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 24.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 27%, Management 24.3%, Life Sim 14.5%, Resource Management 9.1%, Sandbox 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A deep business management simulation that allows for the creation and expansion of various types of shops.
- #26 Wrap House Simulator🌯
77% matchVery Positive88% of 2,843 reviews2025
Dev: Broken Lyre EntertainmentPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.7 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 20.9%, Economy 12.4%, Management 9.3%, Life Sim 8.8%, Immersive Sim 8.6%
- #27 Cinemaster Cinema Simulator
80% matchMostly Negative36% of 167 reviews2025
Dev: Overload GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Run your own cinema! Set showtimes, print tickets, buy new films, pop popcorn, upgrade and clean theaters. Vending machines, staffs, upgrades, and much more are coming soon!
Why similar: Job Simulator 21.2% ★, Economy 13.4%, Life Sim 10%, Management 9.8%, Immersive Sim 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A management simulation that tasks you with running a theater, sharing the economy and building mechanics.
- #28 Mall Simulator
76% 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: Economy 17.7%, Management 13.2%, Life Sim 11.6%, Resource Management 10.5%, Immersive Sim 10.2%
- #29 Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
81% 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 37.4%, Shop Keeper 24.7% ★, Simulation 19.3%, Fantasy 8.9%, Singleplayer 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A classic shop management game set in a fantasy world that focuses on economy and customer service.
- #30 Retro Rewind - Video Store Simulator
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,586 reviews2026
Dev: Blood Pact Studios
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Shop Keeper 26.3% ★, Economy 13.8%, Management 11.3%, Resource Management 11.1%, Immersive Sim 10.3%
- #31 Dungeon Village 2
78% matchVery Positive87% of 653 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Recruit adventurers and monsters to create your own RRG-style town!
Why similar: Life Sim 33%, Simulation 19.5%, Building 17%, Fantasy 11.7%, Management 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy management game where you build a town to attract adventurers, sharing the thematic feel of tavern sims.
- #32 Tavern Manager Simulator: Prologue
77% matchVery Positive91% of 169 reviews2024
Dev: One More Time
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Restore your fantasy tavern to its full glory. Repair, improve and expand the establishment. Try running a tavern for a day in Prologue.
Why similar: Job Simulator 25.8% ★, Economy 17.3%, Base Building 12.6%, Building 9.6%, Management 8.3%
- #33 Sunset Motel
76% matchVery Positive80% of 781 reviews2025
Dev: Efkey StudiosPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Ready for the transformation of neglected rooms? Ensure customer satisfaction, renovate interiors, design entertainment spaces! Manage your motel in your own style and provide travelers with unforgettable experiences!
Why similar: Economy 20.7%, Building 13%, Cooking 12.6%, Simulation 10.1%, Life Sim 10.1%
- #34 Fast Food Manager
79% matchMixed70% of 266 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 18.6%, Economy 17.3%, Management 12.3%, Resource Management 11.8%, Sandbox 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A management-heavy simulation that focuses on the cooking and customer service aspects of a food business.
- #35 Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3?!
78% matchVery Positive91% of 2,256 reviews2020
Dev: Vertigo Gaming Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Hit the road in this massive sequel to the million-selling Cook, Serve, Delicious series. Manage your food truck, cook delicious dishes and serve customers as you take the road trip of a lifetime across war-torn America.
Why similar: Cooking 39.5%, Management 36.8%, Simulation 13.6%, Casual 6.9%, Singleplayer 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: A high-intensity cooking and management game that tests your ability to handle complex orders under pressure.
- #36 Ultimate Theater Simulator
73% matchVery Positive90% of 526 reviews2025
Dev: RAKTWO GamesPub: steelbox Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 14.3%, Job Simulator 14% ★, Economy 14%, Sandbox 11.2%, Building 10.2%
- #37 Arctic Motel Simulator
74% matchVery Positive89% of 452 reviews2025
Dev: One Slice of Pizza Games
Windows
Have you ever been to the Arctic? Do you want to open a motel in the Arctic? With the company of aurora, blizzards, polar days and nights, primeval forests, and wild animals, can you turn a run-down motel into a landmark in the Arctic?
Why similar: Economy 13.8%, Cooking 13.2%, Life Sim 11.7%, Building 10.8%, Immersive Sim 9%
- #38 Food Processing Simulator
73% matchVery Positive92% of 248 reviews2025
Dev: Bewolba Studios
Windows
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: Job Simulator 22.6% ★, Life Sim 13.2%, Sandbox 10.3%, Resource Management 10.3%, Immersive Sim 10.2%
- #39 Restaurant Owner: Prologue
75% matchMixed62% of 103 reviews2024
Dev: Workaround GamesPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 22%
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: Job Simulator 20.6% ★, Cooking 13.7%, Economy 11.3%, Management 9%, Life Sim 8.5%
- #40 Cafemart Simulator
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 651 reviews2025
Dev: Science Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.3 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 15.5%, Economy 14.8%, Building 14%, Management 13.2%, Immersive Sim 10.8%
- #41 Coastal Kitchen Simulator
72% matchVery Positive85% of 130 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 25.6%, Sandbox 13.4%, Resource Management 11.6%, Simulation 11.3%, Economy 10%
- #42 Tobacco Shop Simulator
71% 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 25.8% ★, Economy 15.6%, Life Sim 13.7%, Immersive Sim 8.9%, Sandbox 8.7%
- #43 Cafe Owner Simulator: Prologue
75% matchMixed66% of 1,447 reviews2022
Dev: Second RealityPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Prologue to the Cafe Owner Simulator, where you can restore your own abandoned building, complete tasks at various levels, and start building a restaurant business from zero.
Why similar: Cooking 12.5%, Economy 12.1%, Life Sim 9.9%, Building 9%, Management 8.9%
- #44 My Café Manager Simulator
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 192 reviews2026
Dev: OUT OF THE ORDINARYPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Cozy café store management simulator: renovate and decorate, stock shelves, and run the checkout. Roll in deliveries with a cart, set up promotions and hire staff as you expand from a tiny shop into a bustling café.
Why similar: Job Simulator 24.7% ★, Cooking 18.5%, Management 11.2%, Immersive Sim 10.3%, Sandbox 9.1%
- #45 Speakeasy Simulator
71% matchVery Positive94% of 53 reviews2026
Dev: Arcana GamesPub: Bluelily Games
Windows
Manage your own speakeasy hidden from prying eyes during Prohibition. Experiment with recipes, perfect the quality of your spirits, and transform your bar into an elegant, unique venue. Combine craftsmanship, optimization, and decoration to offer your guests an unforgettable experience.
Why similar: Job Simulator 22% ★, Shop Keeper 19.6% ★, Cooking 12.1%, Economy 12.1%, Management 8.7%
- #46 Zombie Diner Simulator 🥩 💀
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Octo Games studio
Windows
Zombie Diner — In a post-apocalyptic world, you run the only diner for the undead. Cook grotesque meals, serve hungry zombie patrons, and blast those who lose patience. Survival, management, and dark humor all on the menu!
Why similar: Job Simulator 19.3% ★, Cooking 12.5%, Economy 10.5%, Base Building 8.7%, Life Sim 8.4%
- #47 Megastore Simulator
67% 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: Economy 15.9%, Shop Keeper 13.7% ★, Life Sim 12.7%, Management 12.7%, Immersive Sim 10.1%
- #48 My Little Cafe Nightmare
68% matchVery Positive95% of 87 reviews2025
Dev: SethMadDevPub: Ivy Juice Games
Windows
Brew otherworldly coffee for ghostly patrons in a dark, cozy first-person café. Upgrade your shop, manage supplies, and turn a haunted café into a sanctuary amidst nightmares.
Why similar: Job Simulator 20.1% ★, Shop Keeper 14.3% ★, Cozy 10.9%, Economy 10.7%, Cooking 9.2%
- #49 Megastore Simulator: Prologue
68% 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: Job Simulator 23.5% ★, Shop Keeper 21.1% ★, Economy 11.5%, Management 10.9%, Immersive Sim 7.3%
- #50 Parcel Simulator
67% matchVery Positive94% of 2,396 reviews2025
Dev: Dansan Digital
Windows
Median: 12.4 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Inspect and process parcels and packages in this parcel inspection simulator! Receive and sort deliveries, examine labels for mistakes, and automate to maximise warehouse efficiency. Upgrade and expand your warehouse to build your parcel empire!
Why similar: Economy 15.2%, Management 12.3%, Life Sim 11.6%, Immersive Sim 11.4%, Building 9.7%
- #51 Potion Shop Simulator
69% matchVery Positive83% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: Pebbles Games
Windows
Master the art of alchemy in Potion Shop Simulator, a unique blend of simulation and strategy. Brew potions, manage your shop, and cater to a magical clientele in a single-player or co-op experience of the medieval fantasy world.
Why similar: Cooking 15.8%, Shop Keeper 15.5% ★, Economy 15.4%, Cozy 11.5%, Management 10.6%
- #52 Aquatic Store Simulator
70% 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: Job Simulator 17.7% ★, Economy 14.1%, Shop Keeper 13.7% ★, Management 10.1%, Immersive Sim 7.7%
- #53 Tavern Keeper 🍻
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,275 reviews2025
Dev: Greenheart Games 💚
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 8.3 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: Economy 22.2%, Building 19.6%, Management 18.2%, Sandbox 15.4%, Fantasy 9.2%
- #54 Returns Outlet Simulator
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 613 reviews2025
Dev: Twisted Twice Games
Windows
Returns Outlet Simulator is a relaxed first-person simulation where every aspect of operating your own shop springs to life.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 20.7% ★, Job Simulator 16% ★, Economy 13%, Base Building 9.3%, Immersive Sim 9.1%
- #55 Saloon Simulator: Prologue
68% matchVery Positive87% of 863 reviews2024
Dev: Glivi Games S.A.Pub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Saloon Simulator Prologue lets you restore an abandoned Saloon and discover that managing it isn't just about creating drinks and meals. Clean up, organize, and choose the right friends - all to become the most recognizable business in the Wild West!
Why similar: Cooking 21.3%, Economy 16.5%, Immersive Sim 13.2%, Life Sim 12.6%, Management 11.1%
- #56 Tailside: Cozy Cafe Sim
66% matchVery Positive98% of 201 reviews2026
Dev: Coffee Beans Dev
Windows
Run your own cozy café in Tailside! Brew coffee, decorate your café, and follow small stories in the daily newspaper. Progress through days and levels to unlock new items, skills, villagers, and creature visitors.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 17.6% ★, Cooking 13.2%, Cozy 12.7%, Life Sim 9.4%, Management 8.5%
- #57 Brewpub Simulator
70% matchMixed60% of 609 reviews2023
Dev: Star DriftersPub: Movie Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 23%, Economy 15.7%, Immersive Sim 14.6%, Management 10.8%, Simulation 10.6%
- #58 Winkeltje: The Little Shop
69% 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 22.3% ★, Cozy 14.4%, Economy 13.2%, Cooking 10.2%, Management 10.1%
- #59 Shooting Range Simulator
66% 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: Job Simulator 23.9% ★, Economy 13.6%, Shop Keeper 10.2% ★, Management 9.4%, Immersive Sim 8.2%