- #1 Tavern Master
97% matchVery Positive92% of 13,319 reviews2021
Dev: Untitled Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 12.0 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: Building 29.8%, Management 29.7%, Simulation 18.1%, Relaxing 7.3%, Crafting 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive tavern management game that perfectly mirrors the fantasy setting and building mechanics of the seed game.
- #2 Travellers Rest
96% matchVery Positive88% of 18,257 reviews2020
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 20.7 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 26.5%, Building 22%, Life Sim 21.4%, Crafting 11.7%, Simulation 8%
Why You'll Like It: It combines fantasy tavern management with farming and crafting, offering a deeper, more pixelated take on the same core loop.
- #3 Cafe Owner Simulator
96% matchMixed63% of 1,112 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: Economy 21.9%, Base Building 16.7%, Building 12.2%, Management 9.3%, Simulation 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the exact renovation and management mechanics, allowing you to build a restaurant from a dilapidated state.
- #4 Gas Station Simulator
95% matchVery Positive88% of 27,600 reviews2021
Dev: DRAGO entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 14.8 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 21.6%, Base Building 17.1%, Building 12.9%, Simulation 12.9%, Management 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A benchmark in the job-simulator genre, it features the same satisfying cycle of cleaning, repairing, and managing a business.
- #5 Supermarket Simulator
94% matchVery Positive92% of 84,255 reviews2025
Dev: Nokta Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 35.0 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 32.8%, Simulation 19.7%, Management 18.7%, Building 10.6%, Life Sim 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: It provides the most addictive 'store management' loop currently available, focusing on stocking, pricing, and customer service.
- #6 Crossroads Inn Anniversary Edition
94% matchMixed55% of 4,075 reviews2019
Dev: Klabater
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 11.0 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 27.1%, Base Building 22.5%, Life Sim 10.9%, Management 9.7%, Funny 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a complex fantasy tavern management experience with a heavy focus on economy and narrative building.
- #7 Inn Tycoon: Prologue
92% matchVery Positive91% of 74 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: Economy 24.9%, Building 17.7%, Management 13%, Relaxing 9.4%, Simulation 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: This focuses specifically on the medieval inn-keeping aspect, emphasizing resource management and building.
- #8 Tavern Tycoon - Dragon's Hangover
93% matchMixed67% of 836 reviews2019
Dev: Terapoly
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Run your fantasy RPG tavern - let travellers take shelter for the night and serve 'em the best mead of their life with a good dose of humor.
Why similar: Management 46.5%, Simulation 32.4%, Building 15.6%, Indie 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the humorous and fantasy-themed management style of running a tavern in a magical world.
- #9 Beer Factory - Prologue
91% matchVery Positive84% of 2,022 reviews2023
Dev: AKELPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Beer Factory - Prologue is a business simulation and management game. Take the challenge and manage your own beer factory, employees, production lines, as well as the import and export of merchandise.
Why similar: Simulation 20%, Management 18.9%, Artificial Intelligence 16.1%, Economy 15.6%, Sandbox 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: This focuses on the production and management side of the tavern business, adding an automation layer to the simulation.
- #10 Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
91% matchVery Positive93% of 44,849 reviews2022
Dev: niceplay gamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 11.3 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: Crafting 19%, Management 18.6%, Relaxing 15.9%, Simulation 15.2%, Life Sim 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique fantasy shop-keeping experience where you manage your inventory and interact with customers in a stylized world.
- #11 Gym Manager: Prologue
90% matchVery Positive80% of 243 reviews2024
Dev: Han GAMES
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Gym Manager: Prologue is a free simulation game where you can build, expand and manage your own Gym. To attract more clients - invest in new equipment, keep the room clean and sabotage your competitors.
Why similar: Economy 25.9%, Base Building 14.3%, Management 12.6%, Simulation 10.4%, Building 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: It applies the same management and economy principles to a different business type, focusing on growth and customer satisfaction.
- #12 Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator
89% matchVery Positive84% of 2,817 reviews2023
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 13.2 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: Job Simulator 30.8% ★, Management 18.7%, Simulation 14.3%, Relaxing 13.3%, Life Sim 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: This provides a highly detailed cooking and restaurant management experience that rewards attention to detail.
- #13 Zoo Simulator: Prologue
88% matchMostly Positive72% of 253 reviews2024
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 34%
The Prologue is just part of the gameplay that awaits you in the full version. In Zoo Simulator: Prologue, your main task is to run and manage your own zoo. Renew it and take care of all the animals' needs, ensuring them a peaceful life! Will you attract crowds of visitors? Create your own zoo!
Why similar: Building 20.3%, Management 19.3%, Simulation 16.8%, Relaxing 12.5%, Life Sim 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: This offers a management simulation experience where you build and maintain an environment for customers and animals.
- #14 Internet Cafe Simulator
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 10,354 reviews2019
Dev: Cheesecake Dev
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Internet Cafe Simulator is an internet cafe business simulation game. Build the best internet café in the world!
Why similar: Simulation 29.4%, Economy 28.7%, Management 21.8%, Funny 9.4%, Indie 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: It features a similar business expansion loop where you manage a shop, deal with customers, and upgrade your facilities.
- #15 House Flipper
87% matchVery Positive94% of 112,148 reviews2018
Dev: EmpyreanPub: Frozen District
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
House Flipper is a unique chance to become a one-man renovation crew. Buy, repair and remodel devastated houses. Give them a second life and sell them at a profit!
Why similar: Building 19.3%, Economy 15.6%, Base Building 13.9%, Simulation 13.1%, Relaxing 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: The renovation and repair mechanics are the foundation of the seed game, and this title masters those specific tasks.
- #16 PlateUp!
86% matchVery Positive95% of 27,223 reviews2022
Dev: It's happeningPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 22.8 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: Management 27.4%, Base Building 27.2%, Building 26.9%, Funny 11.3%, Casual 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: It blends restaurant management with roguelite building mechanics, making for a fast-paced and rewarding experience.
- #17 Mall Simulator: Prologue
85% matchVery Positive89% of 765 reviews2025
Dev: F13 Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 58%
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: Economy 28.1%, Management 14.6%, Building 13.5%, Simulation 11.4%, Life Sim 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game expands the scope to managing an entire retail complex, maintaining the core simulation mechanics.
- #18 Pet Shop Simulator: Prologue
86% matchMostly Positive76% of 417 reviews2024
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 30%
The Prologue is just part of the gameplay that awaits you in the full version of the game. Run your pet shop! Find new homes for pets, thus fulfilling the dreams of your customers. Take care of the needs of animals by selling the right items and get involved in matters related to the pets home life!
Why similar: Management 18%, Simulation 15.5%, Building 13.7%, Economy 13.5%, Life Sim 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: A casual management game that focuses on the daily tasks of running a shop and caring for customers.
- #19 Animal Trainer Simulator: Prologue
84% matchVery Positive80% of 210 reviews2024
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 30%
The Prologue is just part of the gameplay that awaits you in the full version of the game. Manage and develop your animal training center, create a safe and happy place for them! Train different types of animals, and give them a lot of attention and they will surely become calmer with their owners.
Why similar: Economy 19.3%, Management 15.9%, Building 15%, Simulation 14.3%, Life Sim 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a relaxing, casual simulation experience that focuses on specific job-related tasks.
- #20 Restaurant Owner: A Restaurant Simulator
84% matchMixed59% of 103 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 33.3% ★, Economy 15.6%, Management 10%, Simulation 7.2%, Funny 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A direct management simulation that focuses on the daily operations of running a food establishment.
- #21 Holiday Motel Simulator
82% matchMixed67% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: Red Phoenix Interactive
Windows
Start with a crumbling motel and transform it into a guest favorite. Clean, repair, decorate, manage bookings, and expand — your hospitality empire begins here.
Why similar: Job Simulator 28% ★, Economy 15.1%, Management 11.3%, Building 10.4%, Simulation 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the hospitality industry, requiring you to manage rooms and services similar to a tavern.
- #22 Barn Finders
83% matchVery Positive82% of 4,449 reviews2020
Dev: Duality Games
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Search for valuable items stashed in abandoned barns. Take part in storage auctions, bid high and buy yourself a chance to find exclusive items hidden in the past.
Why similar: Economy 31.3%, Simulation 18.6%, Management 13.5%, Funny 6.8%, Sandbox 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the 'restore and sell' loop, which is a core component of the tavern restoration process.
- #23 Car Mechanic Simulator 2021
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 38,787 reviews2021
Dev: Red Dot GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 30.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Work your way to a service empire. Get your hands dirty in a highly realistic simulation game that pays major attention to details. Pay a visit to a new Auction house and buy cars in various conditions. Expand your range of services by investing in a new work space and equipment.
Why similar: Simulation 46.7%, Sandbox 25.7%, 3D 13.7%, Atmospheric 6.6%, Singleplayer 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: This is a highly detailed job simulator that rewards the same methodical approach to repair and maintenance.
- #24 Garage Flipper: Prologue
82% matchMixed62% of 124 reviews2023
Dev: Farmind StudioPub: Games Incubator
Windows
The Prologue is just part of the gameplay that awaits you in the full version. Garage Flipper: Prologue is a game where you get to be a builder and renovator of garages and car repair shops. Your task is to complete jobs and build up your empire by buying and restoring old facilities.
Why similar: Building 23.8%, Simulation 16.5%, Management 14.5%, Sandbox 12%, Relaxing 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: This title centers on the renovation and cleaning mechanics that are essential to the tavern restoration process.
- #25 Tavern Manager Simulator 🍻
78% matchVery Positive92% of 4,482 reviews2024
Dev: One More Time
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 12.3 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: Job Simulator 25.3% ★, Economy 16.2%, Base Building 13.3%, Building 10%, Management 8.2%
- #26 Ship Graveyard Simulator
81% matchMixed64% of 2,358 reviews2021
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Visit the largest ship graveyard in the world. A dozen kilometers of beach filled with wrecks. Hundreds of ships wrecked on the coast. Thousands of tons of steel. Choose the most valuable ship for you and start the adventure. Play as one of the workers during the most dangerous work in the world!
Why similar: Management 17.9%, Simulation 16.3%, Relaxing 14.4%, Sandbox 12.1%, Life Sim 12%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a satisfying job-based simulation loop where you dismantle and manage resources in a first-person perspective.
- #27 Drug Dealer Simulator
80% matchVery Positive86% of 21,049 reviews2020
Dev: ByterunnersPub: Movie Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Have you ever considered creating your own crime empire, without the legal and moral consequences? SIMULATE IT! Crawl into the dark alleys of the street business in this OG drug-dealing game, and make a fortune! A co-op sequel – DDS2 – is out NOW
Why similar: Simulation 42.5%, Management 17.6%, Crafting 13%, Sandbox 7.1%, Funny 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: Despite the different theme, it features a highly addictive business management and expansion loop similar to store simulators.
- #28 Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3?!
79% matchVery Positive91% of 2,311 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: Management 37.4%, Funny 23.2%, Simulation 22.4%, Casual 12.9%, Singleplayer 4%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the high-pressure service aspect of running a food-based business with a satisfying progression system.
- #29 Bunker Builder Simulator: Prologue
79% matchMixed59% of 423 reviews2023
Dev: Farmind StudioPub: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Bunker Builder Simulator: Prologue is just part of the gameplay that awaits you in the full version of the game. Plan your work, dig a hole and build a bunker, that will survive anything! Manage safety, needs and moods of your clients, so you can become the best architect and earn a fortune.
Why similar: Base Building 25.1%, Building 17.3%, Management 12.1%, Simulation 11.3%, Economy 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes the building and base-management aspects of simulation games in a first-person perspective.
- #30 Saloon Simulator: Prologue
76% matchVery Positive87% of 874 reviews2024
Dev: Glivi Games S.A.Pub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.1 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: Economy 31%, Management 14.9%, Crafting 12.9%, Life Sim 11%, Relaxing 9.8%
- #31 Sunset Motel: Prologue
76% matchVery Positive91% of 892 reviews2024
Dev: Efkey StudiosPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Sunset Motel: Prologue is a free motel management game. Ensure customer satisfaction, renovate interiors, design entertainment spaces! Manage your motel in your own style and provide travelers with unforgettable experiences!
Why similar: Economy 19%, Simulation 15.7%, Base Building 13.7%, Building 12.5%, Life Sim 10.9%
- #32 Handyman Corporation: Prologue
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 173 reviews2022
Dev: YuzuGamesPub: G-DEVS.com
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 41%
In Handyman Corporation you become the owner of a business where you handle a variety of jobs in cleaning, maintenance, design, and construction. Accept contracts, play minigames to perform every task required. Then expand your company – buy spare parts, tools, train skills, and manage employees.
Why similar: Simulation 24.4%, Building 18.5%, Life Sim 15.3%, Casual 13.7%, 3D 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the repair and service-based tasks that are central to the tavern restoration experience.
- #33 Tobacco Shop Simulator: Prologue
75% matchVery Positive84% of 802 reviews2024
Dev: Business Tycoon
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Run your tobacco shop in this free prologue version of the game. Sign contracts with leading brands, order products, and meet customer needs. Play with friends or go solo, and enjoy the growth of your shop.
Why similar: Economy 29.8%, Simulation 16.8%, Management 15.7%, Life Sim 15%, Sandbox 10.9%
- #34 Restaurant Owner: Prologue
77% matchMixed59% of 112 reviews2024
Dev: Workaround GamesPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 20%
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 33% ★, Economy 16.8%, Management 9.5%, Funny 6.6%, Simulation 6.6%
- #35 Megastore Simulator: Prologue
74% matchVery Positive91% of 169 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 38% ★, Economy 17%, Management 11.5%, Building 8.5%, Simulation 5.5%
- #36 Cafe Owner Simulator: Prologue
77% matchMixed66% of 1,469 reviews2022
Dev: Second RealityPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 59%
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: Economy 18.9%, Base Building 15.5%, Building 12.5%, Management 9.9%, Simulation 7.6%
- #37 Retail Company Simulator: Prologue
74% matchVery Positive87% of 658 reviews2024
Dev: Business Tycoon
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 27%
Run your retail company in this free prologue version of the game. Sign contracts with leading brands, order new products, meet customer needs, and never let your customers leave the store empty-handed. Hire new workers, expand your store, and enjoy the growth of your retail company.
Why similar: Economy 30.4%, Simulation 17.6%, Life Sim 13.8%, Management 12.5%, Sandbox 11.6%
- #38 Supermarket Simulator: Prologue
73% matchVery Positive94% of 4,752 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 31%, Building 15.5%, Management 15%, Simulation 14.1%, Life Sim 7.4%
- #39 Music Store Simulator Prologue
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 363 reviews2023
Dev: Crystalia GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 49%
With Music Store Simulator Prologue you can lead a musical instruments manufacturing company. Create, sell, earn and reinvest improving and developing your business. Expand your Brand and climb to success in order to become the world's largest manufacturer of musical instruments!
Why similar: Economy 20.4%, Building 15%, Simulation 12.7%, Life Sim 10.8%, Sandbox 9.3%
- #40 Ale & Tale Tavern: First Pints
71% matchVery Positive93% of 4,749 reviews2024
Dev: Scienart GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
This is the free version of the game "Ale & Tale Tavern". 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!
Why similar: Management 21.2%, Simulation 20.8%, Sandbox 15.9%, Relaxing 13.7%, 3D 11.4%
- #41 TM - Prologue
73% matchVery Positive93% of 1,207 reviews2021
Dev: UntitledStudio
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 45%
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: Building 31.2%, Management 19.9%, Simulation 18.9%, Crafting 7.4%, 3D 7.1%
- #42 Game Builder Tycoon - Prologue
73% matchMixed63% of 70 reviews2024
Dev: AM PlayhousePub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Game Builder Tycoon - Prologue is a free simulation game in which you begin your journey as an indie game developer. Personalize your character, craft hit games, manage marketing and research stuff. Create best game on the planet!
Why similar: Economy 26%, Building 15%, Management 14%, Base Building 11.6%, Relaxing 9.4%
- #43 Road Diner Simulator: Prologue
69% matchVery Positive87% of 266 reviews2026
Dev: DRAGO entertainment
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 1.1 hrs≥1hr: 15%
Experience the past and get to know the story of the old diner and its struggling history in this prologue to Road Diner Simulator.
Why similar: Simulation 21.2%, Economy 17.2%, Life Sim 12.4%, Casual 11.8%, Sandbox 10.4%
- #44 Liquor Store Simulator: Prologue
70% matchVery Positive92% of 124 reviews2025
Dev: Tovarishch GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Play the free prologue of Liquor Store Simulator. Purchase goods, equipment, and manage your store. Who knows, maybe you’ll be the one to turn a small shop into a real alcohol empire.
Why similar: Simulation 19.6%, Life Sim 17%, Sandbox 12.3%, Casual 10.4%, 3D 8.8%
- #45 TCG Card Shop Simulator: Prologue
68% matchVery Positive94% of 5,818 reviews2024
Dev: OPNeon Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 59%
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 36.4%, Management 22.5%, Simulation 20%, Life Sim 9.3%, 3D 5.9%
- #46 Gas Station Simulator: Prologue - Early Days
71% matchVery Positive86% of 4,269 reviews2021
Dev: DRAGO entertainmentPub: Movie Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 55%
The "Early Days" prologue to Gas Station Simulator where you buy an abandoned gas station in the middle of nowhere, fix it up and start running it.
Why similar: Building 23%, Management 19.5%, Simulation 16.7%, Life Sim 13.2%, 3D 9.3%
- #47 Hotel Manager Simulator
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: Black Sea Studios
Windows
Build and run your own hotel from the ground up. Manage guests, design rooms, hire staff and upgrade floors. Set competitive prices for rooms and turn the tiny 1-floor building into a thriving 100-story luxury hotel.
Why similar: Job Simulator 30.3% ★, Economy 14%, Building 12.7%, Management 12.4%, Simulation 10.8%
- #48 Motorcycle Mechanic Simulator 2021: Prologue
71% matchVery Positive86% of 2,423 reviews2021
Dev: Play2Chill S.A.
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Become a motorbike mechanic and build your empire. Buy, repair, renovate, and create your own dreamed custom motorcycle.
Why similar: Building 20%, Simulation 16.9%, Sandbox 12.9%, Base Building 11.9%, 3D 8.8%
- #49 Dungeon Tycoon: Prologue
68% matchVery Positive97% of 373 reviews2024
Dev: Lunheim Studios
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Build your own dungeon and attract heroes from all over the realm in this free version of Dungeon Tycoon. Grow your business by exploiting every facet of your visitors' dungeon exploration experience. Will you be able to keep your evil dungeon business going?
Why similar: Economy 29.9%, Base Building 20.2%, Management 14.7%, Building 14.6%, Sandbox 7.5%
- #50 Recycling Center Simulator: Prologue
68% matchVery Positive93% of 405 reviews2024
Dev: Balas GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Recycling Center Simulator: Prologue is a free business simulator game in which you make money from garbage. Collect raw materials for your recycling center from different locations, recycle them, make money by producing new products and improving your factory.
Why similar: Economy 21.7%, Base Building 21.2%, Building 16.1%, Simulation 10%, Management 9.5%
- #51 Game Saloon Simulator
66% matchVery Positive92% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: Gnome Games
Windows
Step into the world of fun and become the boss of your own game saloon! In this game, you’ll serve customers, enjoy interactive games, and get a taste of the relaxing and enjoyable experience that awaits you.
Why similar: Economy 27.2%, Base Building 20.2%, Management 11.5%, Simulation 10%, Relaxing 9.2%
- #52 WW2 Rebuilder: Germany Prologue
70% matchVery Positive85% of 419 reviews2022
Dev: Madnetic Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Visit a part of war-torn Hamburg in the FREE Germany Prologue! Flip, renovate, repair and rebuild places destroyed during World War 2. Get to know the history and stories of civilians. Play an immersive building simulator with grappling storytelling.
Why similar: Building 22.6%, Base Building 22%, Life Sim 11.3%, Relaxing 10.8%, Simulation 10.5%
- #53 Farming & Supermarket Simulator: Prologue
67% matchVery Positive83% of 100 reviews2025
Dev: EY08 Games
Windows
Embark on a relaxing yet challenging journey to manage your own supermarket. Grow organic crops, care for your animals, and sell products to your customers. Build and expand your shelves. Can you transform your supermarket into an empire?
Why similar: Economy 22.3%, Base Building 20%, Management 11%, Crafting 7.6%, Life Sim 7.6%
- #54 Rest Area Simulator: Prologue
66% matchVery Positive83% of 126 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: Economy 33.6%, Simulation 21%, Management 18.3%, Life Sim 10.8%, Casual 5.9%
- #55 Medieval StartUp
66% matchVery Positive97% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: Editions Aspic Games
Windows
Medieval StartUp is a unique mix of tavern management, crafting, and exploration set in a rich medieval world. Manage your tavern, craft unique items, recruit staff, and explore a mysterious marsh full of hidden secrets and rare resources.
Why similar: Economy 20.6%, Base Building 14.4%, Management 10.8%, Simulation 8.2%, Building 8%
- #56 Beer Manufacture Simulator
65% matchMostly Positive80% of 171 reviews2026
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Brew your own beer from scratch! Take on the role of a brewmaster, learn brewing techniques, create unique recipes, and grow your craft brewery into a full-scale factory. Expand your brewery from mashing and fermenting to bottling and selling - every decision shapes your beer empire
Why similar: Economy 18.3%, Simulation 17.2%, Life Sim 11.3%, Management 10.1%, Funny 9.5%