- #1 Tavern Keeper 🍻
97% matchVery Positive94% of 4,532 reviews2025
Dev: Greenheart Games 💚
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 8.5 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: Management 39.8%, Building 34%, Simulation 15.1%, Strategy 8.5%, Singleplayer 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: This is the most direct thematic and mechanical successor to Tavern Master, focusing on building, decorating, and managing a medieval tavern.
- #2 Travellers Rest
96% matchVery Positive88% of 17,549 reviews2020
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 20.1 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 35.6%, Building 20.5%, Medieval 16.7%, Resource Management 12.1%, Crafting 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the core loop of running a medieval tavern while adding farming and crafting elements to deepen the management experience.
- #3 Tavern Manager Simulator 🍻
96% matchVery Positive92% of 4,399 reviews2024
Dev: One More Time
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Management 27.7%, Building 23.1%, Resource Management 16.3%, Medieval 14.8%, Simulation 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a first-person perspective on the daily tasks of running a tavern, perfect for those who enjoy the hands-on aspect of Tavern Master.
- #4 Inn Tycoon
95% matchMostly Positive78% of 809 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Goose GamesPub: GameDev.ist
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 25.7 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: Management 24.7%, Building 19.4%, Medieval 16.1%, Resource Management 12.6%, Simulation 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses specifically on the hospitality side of tavern management, emphasizing guest satisfaction and room expansion.
- #5 TasteMaker
94% matchVery Positive83% of 1,298 reviews2023
Dev: Jelle Booij
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
TasteMaker is a restaurant tycoon game. Design your own restaurant from the ground up, decorate, create a menu, hire and manage staff, and much more. Keep your customers happy and make a profit to keep the restaurant of your dreams from turning into a nightmare.
Why similar: Management 30.8%, Building 25.6%, Simulation 9.7%, Crafting 8.1%, Time Management 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A restaurant management game that mirrors the building and layout-focused gameplay of Tavern Master in a modern setting.
- #6 Ale & Tale Tavern
93% matchVery Positive89% of 10,025 reviews2024
Dev: Scienart GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Management 43.6%, Building 30.6%, Simulation 18.5%, Indie 2.1%, 3D 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: It combines tavern management with adventure and co-op gameplay, offering a more dynamic take on the medieval innkeeper experience.
- #7 Crossroads Inn Anniversary Edition
94% matchMixed55% of 4,067 reviews2019
Dev: Klabater
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Management 31%, City Builder 30.3%, Time Management 13.2%, Crafting 10%, Strategy 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a deep dive into medieval tavern management with a focus on narrative and complex economic systems.
- #8 Blacksmith Master
92% matchVery Positive84% of 2,627 reviews2025
Dev: Untitled StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Manage your own medieval smithy in Blacksmith Master and supervise the entire process from mining ores and gems to designing and selling finished products. Forge everything from weapons and armor to tools and cooking utensils to fund your craft and become the Blacksmith Master.
Why similar: Management 22.2%, Building 19.5%, Medieval 15.5%, Resource Management 13.8%, City Builder 13.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game applies the medieval management and crafting loop to a blacksmith shop, offering a similar progression feel.
- #9 Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
91% matchVery Positive93% of 43,863 reviews2022
Dev: niceplay gamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 11.1 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 26.8%, Medieval 19.9%, Resource Management 14%, Crafting 12%, Simulation 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a relaxing, medieval-themed crafting loop that appeals to players who enjoy the slower, methodical pace of Tavern Master.
- #10 Recipe for Disaster
91% matchMostly Positive71% of 719 reviews2022
Dev: Dapper Penguin StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 61%
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: Management 36.9%, Building 23.9%, Simulation 12.1%, Time Management 10.7%, Resource Management 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the stress and satisfaction of managing a kitchen and dining area, similar to the service flow in Tavern Master.
- #11 Winkeltje: The Little Shop
90% matchVery Positive88% of 1,817 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: Management 36.3%, Building 25.5%, Simulation 11.3%, Time Management 10.5%, Crafting 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy shop-management game that focuses on the same satisfying progression of starting small and expanding your business.
- #12 Ale Abbey - Monastery Brewery Tycoon
89% matchVery Positive90% of 1,319 reviews2025
Dev: Hammer & RavensPub: Shiro Unlimited
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Build and expand your monastery, craft recipes and brew holy ales in this unique brewery tycoon. No pre-made recipes in Ale Abbey, oh no. It's a canvas for true beer alchemists. It's as simple as: brew, sip, repeat. Welcome to Ale Abbey!
Why similar: Management 26.2%, Building 21%, Medieval 15.6%, Resource Management 11.3%, Simulation 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the production and management side of medieval brewing, which is a core component of the tavern experience.
- #13 Hotel Magnate
89% matchMixed59% of 487 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: Management 27%, Building 22.3%, Resource Management 15.3%, City Builder 13.4%, Simulation 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the room-building and guest-management mechanics, allowing for detailed interior design and business scaling.
- #14 Foundation
87% matchVery Positive86% of 23,848 reviews2025
Dev: Polymorph Games
Windows
Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 26.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Foundation is a grid-less, laidback medieval city-building game with a focus on organic development, monument construction and resource management.
Why similar: City Builder 22.3%, Management 16.8%, Medieval 16.2%, Building 13.6%, Resource Management 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A medieval city-builder that emphasizes organic growth and building placement, similar to the expansion mechanics in Tavern Master.
- #15 Little Big Workshop
88% matchVery Positive84% of 3,377 reviews2019
Dev: Mirage Game StudiosPub: HandyGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 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 27.7%, Building 20.6%, Simulation 18.9%, Resource Management 14.4%, Strategy 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: It features a charming, isometric management style where you organize production lines and building layouts to maximize efficiency.
- #16 Kingdoms and Castles
86% matchVery Positive94% of 31,170 reviews2017
Dev: Lion Shield, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Kingdoms and Castles is a city-building simulation game about growing a kingdom from a tiny hamlet to a sprawling city and imposing castle. Make trade agreements, alliance, and war with neighboring AI controlled kingdoms. Each villager and resource is individually simulated.
Why similar: Management 19.7%, City Builder 16%, Building 15.6%, Resource Management 12.4%, Medieval 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a simplified, accessible city-building experience that shares the relaxing, grid-based building feel of Tavern Master.
- #17 Two Point Hospital
86% matchVery Positive92% of 34,623 reviews2018
Dev: Two Point StudiosPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 35.2 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 41.7%, Building 28.8%, Simulation 18.3%, City Builder 5.2%, Strategy 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: While set in a hospital, it is the gold standard for room-based management and building, which is the foundation of Tavern Master.
- #18 Manor Lords
84% matchVery Positive84% of 88,052 reviews2024
Dev: Slavic MagicPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Manor Lords is a medieval strategy game featuring in-depth city building, large-scale tactical battles, and complex economic and social simulations. Rule your lands as a medieval lord – the seasons pass, the weather changes, and cities rise and fall.
Why similar: Medieval 21.2%, City Builder 18.7%, Management 12.9%, Simulation 11.7%, Building 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a highly detailed medieval building and management experience that bridges the gap between tavern management and city-building.
- #19 Settlement Survival
85% matchVery Positive86% of 7,950 reviews2022
Dev: Gleamer StudioPub: Team17
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
In this city-building game, you will lead a group of survivors in their search for a new home. Manipulate the landscape, manage limited supplies, plant crops, hunt wildlife, gather resources, and develop trade routes to build a bustling and unique town.
Why similar: Management 22.2%, Building 21.8%, City Builder 17.2%, Medieval 17.2%, Resource Management 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the survival and management aspects of a growing medieval town, requiring careful resource balancing.
- #20 Going Medieval
83% matchVery Positive89% of 21,027 reviews2026
Dev: Foxy VoxelPub: Mythwright
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 32.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Build and manage your own castle settlement in a land reclaimed by wilderness. With detailed management, survival strategy, and a moddable sandbox world, Going Medieval challenges you to build the mightiest colony this side of the apocalypse.
Why similar: Management 33.5%, City Builder 19.6%, Simulation 11.7%, Historical 9%, Crafting 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: This colony-sim focuses on building and surviving in a medieval setting, offering a more complex take on the building mechanics.
- #21 Graveyard Keeper
84% matchVery Positive85% of 53,680 reviews2018
Dev: Lazy Bear GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 32.7%, Building 20.6%, Medieval 16.5%, Crafting 13.9%, Simulation 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a unique, dark-humored medieval management experience with a heavy emphasis on crafting and building.
- #22 Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator
82% matchVery Positive84% of 2,644 reviews2023
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Management 42.2%, Resource Management 23.1%, Simulation 17%, Relaxing 9.3%, Stylized 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the culinary side of management, perfect for those who enjoy the kitchen-service aspect of Tavern Master.
- #23 Big Ambitions
81% matchVery Positive93% of 13,061 reviews2023
Dev: Hovgaard Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 25.0 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: Management 56.8%, Simulation 14.1%, Resource Management 13.3%, Time Management 8.5%, Top-Down 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a deep, granular approach to business management and building that will satisfy players looking for more complexity.
- #24 Farthest Frontier
80% matchVery Positive86% of 24,728 reviews2025
Dev: Crate Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 27.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Protect and guide your people as you forge a town from untamed wilderness at the edge of the known world. Harvest raw materials, hunt, fish and farm to survive. Produce crafted items to trade, consume, equip and fight with as you battle for your survival against the elements and outside threats.
Why similar: Building 24%, Management 17.7%, City Builder 13.5%, Medieval 13.2%, Resource Management 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: A robust medieval city-builder that requires careful resource management and infrastructure planning to keep your population happy.
- #25 Patron
82% matchMostly Positive72% of 3,179 reviews2021
Dev: Overseer Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Patron is a survival city builder with a unique social dynamics system. Gather and produce resources, build your fledgling village into a prosperous city and navigate the intricate social tensions before they reach boiling point.
Why similar: City Builder 19.9%, Management 18.4%, Building 16.4%, Medieval 14%, Resource Management 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: A city-builder that emphasizes social management and resource chains, similar to the staff and supply management in Tavern Master.
- #26 The Tenants
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 7,729 reviews2022
Dev: EndGameLoop Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.2 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: Management 31.2%, Building 23.8%, City Builder 16.4%, Time Management 9.4%, Simulation 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the property management and interior design aspects of business, which are key components of Tavern Master's building system.
- #27 Mad Games Tycoon 2
79% matchVery Positive94% of 7,671 reviews2023
Dev: Eggcode
Windows · Mac
Median: 15.0 hrsMean: 36.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Start your own game development studio in 1976. Build your own offices, production facilities and server rooms. Develop the games of your dreams and produce the next next-gen console. Rise from a small garage company to a huge corporation.
Why similar: Management 39.8%, Building 20.9%, City Builder 14.4%, Simulation 12%, Strategy 6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic tycoon game that excels at the 'start small and grow big' progression loop found in Tavern Master.
- #28 Dungeon Village 2
79% matchVery Positive87% of 672 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Recruit adventurers and monsters to create your own RRG-style town!
Why similar: City Builder 28.8%, Simulation 22.2%, Building 19.9%, Management 15%, Strategy 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game allows you to manage a fantasy town and its tavern-like facilities, focusing on attracting adventurers and growing your economy.
- #29 PlateUp!
78% matchVery Positive95% of 26,497 reviews2022
Dev: It's happeningPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 22.6 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 51.9%, Building 35.4%, Strategy 5.8%, Top-Down 5.2%, Singleplayer 1%
Why You'll Like It: It blends restaurant management with roguelite elements, offering a fast-paced and addictive take on the service industry.
- #30 City Tales - Medieval Era
76% matchVery Positive90% of 581 reviews2026
Dev: Irregular ShapesPub: Firesquid
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
City Tales is a medieval city builder, allowing you to unleash your creativity and shape vast cities that break outside a traditional grid. Plan each district for your citizens needs and aid your companions in their tales, creating a city to be proud of!
Why similar: Building 22.4%, Management 21.1%, City Builder 15.7%, Resource Management 12.7%, Simulation 10.5%
- #31 Supermarket Simulator
74% matchVery Positive92% of 82,629 reviews2025
Dev: Nokta Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 34.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Run your own supermarket! Stock shelves, set your prices, take payments, hire staff, expand your store, handle shoplifters, and design your layout. Purchase goods from online or local markets around town, and personally deliver online orders to your customers.
Why similar: Management 43%, Simulation 24.1%, Building 16.9%, Resource Management 10.9%, Multiplayer 1.9%
- #32 Game Dev Tycoon
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 44,908 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 65.9%, Simulation 23%, Strategy 6.8%, Indie 2.4%, Singleplayer 1.1%
Why You'll Like It: This title is a quintessential management game that perfectly captures the satisfying growth loop that Tavern Master players enjoy.
- #33 TM - Prologue
77% matchVery Positive93% of 1,207 reviews2021
Dev: UntitledStudio
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 46%
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 17.5%, Management 16.3%, Medieval 13.6%, Resource Management 10.9%, City Builder 8.5%
- #34 News Tower
74% matchVery Positive94% of 4,404 reviews2025
Dev: Sparrow NightPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 22.7 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 33%, Building 17.5%, Resource Management 13.3%, Simulation 10.3%, Time Management 7.8%
- #35 Medieval Dynasty
75% matchVery Positive90% of 51,181 reviews2021
Dev: Render CubePub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 11.8 hrsMean: 36.2 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 32.6%, Management 19.7%, Medieval 18.9%, Crafting 10.9%, Simulation 7.6%
- #36 Hotel Architect
73% matchVery Positive94% of 1,906 reviews2026
Dev: Pathos InteractivePub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Management 28%, Building 23.9%, City Builder 16.4%, Simulation 10.8%, Strategy 5.8%
- #37 Ranch Simulator: Build, Hunt, Farm
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 46,919 reviews2023
Dev: Toxic DogPub: Excalibur Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Builder. Farmer. Hunter. Trader. Ranching certainly isn’t your average job. Think you have the skills to turn your family’s rundown homestead into the most prosperous ranch in the valley? Then it’s time to head out into the wilderness in this captivating single and multiplayer open-world simulator.
Why similar: Management 56.2%, Simulation 26.8%, Relaxing 11.4%, Multiplayer 3.1%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #38 Kingdoms Reborn
76% matchVery Positive91% of 9,636 reviews2020
Dev: Earthshine
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 24.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A city builder with simulated citizens, set in a procedurally-generated world map. Grow your kingdom through the eras from a tiny medieval hamlet into a prosperous global empire! Cooperate or compete in real-time with your friends in multiplayer mode.
Why similar: City Builder 25.1%, Management 24.3%, Building 13.1%, Medieval 12.6%, Resource Management 11.6%
- #39 Tavern Legends
73% matchVery Positive91% of 130 reviews2025
Dev: CROWFORGE Games
Windows
In Tavern Legends, you run your own medieval tavern: pour beer, create meals, design your taverns, and assemble your staff. Win over guests from all walks of life and build your reputation as a legendary innkeeper.
Why similar: Management 27.2%, Building 22.7%, Medieval 16.6%, Simulation 10.5%, Time Management 9.2%
- #40 Tavern Tycoon - Dragon's Hangover
77% matchMixed67% of 835 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 54.9%, Simulation 20.1%, Building 12.6%, Strategy 9.9%, Indie 2.4%
- #41 Ravenous Devils
73% matchVery Positive93% of 9,751 reviews2022
Dev: Bad Vices Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A horror cooking simulator where the secret ingredient is crime. Improve your shops, buy new tools, expand your menu, and above all, make your customers happy.
Why similar: Management 45%, Resource Management 24%, Time Management 13.1%, Simulation 11.5%, Relaxing 4.8%
- #42 Espresso Tycoon
72% matchVery Positive85% of 1,287 reviews2023
Dev: DreamWay GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.1 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: Management 36.5%, Building 31.9%, Simulation 13.7%, Strategy 7.3%, Relaxing 5.3%
- #43 Inn Tycoon: Prologue
71% matchVery Positive91% of 69 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: Management 21.2%, Building 19.9%, Medieval 15.8%, Resource Management 14%, Simulation 7.8%
- #44 Medieval StartUp
70% matchVery Positive98% of 54 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: Management 31.3%, Medieval 19.6%, Building 16%, Simulation 12.5%, Crafting 9.4%
- #45 Shop Titans
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 17,870 reviews2020
Dev: Kabam Games, Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 184.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Shop Titans is the ultimate RPG shopkeeper simulation. Craft powerful equipment, stock your shop and sell to aspiring heroes… at a markup! Hire heroes and explore dungeons to gather valuable materials to craft with. There’s never a dull moment in the world of Shop Titans!
Why similar: Management 35.7%, Medieval 24.4%, Resource Management 15.6%, Simulation 12.9%, Crafting 10.6%
- #46 The Wandering Village
68% matchVery Positive92% of 8,256 reviews2025
Dev: Stray Fawn StudioPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The Wandering Village is a city-building simulation game on the back of a giant, wandering creature. Build your settlement and form a symbiotic relationship with the colossus. Will you survive together in this hostile, yet beautiful post-apocalyptic world, contaminated by poisonous plants?
Why similar: Management 37.1%, City Builder 21.9%, Resource Management 20.8%, Simulation 13.9%, Relaxing 5.2%
- #47 A Hero's Rest: An RPG Town Simulator
71% matchMixed69% of 179 reviews2024
Dev: Vanargand Games
Windows
Build shops, craft items with hundreds of customization options, and manage your resources wisely to lead your Heroes to success. Immerse yourself as proprietor of a medieval fantasy town in a world abounding with Heroes and Monsters.
Why similar: Management 16.8%, Building 15.5%, Medieval 14.5%, Resource Management 12.8%, City Builder 12.7%
- #48 Fabledom
69% matchVery Positive85% of 7,602 reviews2024
Dev: Grenaa GamesPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Set in a wholesome fairytale world, Fabledom is a laid-back City builder. Enjoy the growth of your settlement, interact with your neighbors and defend your kingdom from magical creatures. All to find true love and live happily ever after!
Why similar: Management 28.4%, City Builder 24.5%, Resource Management 19.1%, Simulation 12.6%, Relaxing 8.1%
- #49 Town to City
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,538 reviews2026
Dev: Galaxy GrovePub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Build an idyllic 19th century Mediterranean town and help it flourish into a prosperous city. Freely place and customise each element to create the perfect home for your growing population in this cozy city builder from the creators of Station to Station.
Why similar: Building 23.7%, Management 22.6%, City Builder 21.9%, Resource Management 9.8%, Simulation 7.5%
- #50 Mall Simulator
68% matchVery Positive86% of 3,051 reviews2025
Dev: F13 Games
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 17.5 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: Management 31.9%, Building 20.8%, Resource Management 15.5%, Simulation 12.7%, City Builder 10.8%
- #51 Dawn of Man
70% matchVery Positive87% of 17,748 reviews2019
Dev: Madruga Works
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 30.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Command a settlement of ancient humans, guide them through the ages in their struggle for survival. Hunt, gather, craft tools, fight, research new techs and face the challenges the environment will throw at you.
Why similar: City Builder 51.4%, Simulation 14.3%, Strategy 12.2%, Historical 8.2%, Management 6.2%
- #52 Tavern Manager Simulator: Prologue
69% matchVery Positive91% of 177 reviews2024
Dev: One More Time
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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: Management 29.8%, Building 29.7%, Simulation 18.1%, Relaxing 7.2%, Crafting 5.2%
- #53 The Guild 3
71% matchMixed60% of 7,930 reviews2022
Dev: Purple LampPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The Guild 3 is a fascinating trade and life simulation that takes place during the late Middle Ages. Step into the shoes of a citizen, acquire businesses and mansions, produce goods and trade them, start intrigues in politics and society, love, hate, bribe, fight and live through good and bad times!
Why similar: Medieval 31.2%, Building 17.8%, Simulation 16.6%, Management 13.4%, Strategy 9.1%
- #54 Timberborn
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 40,121 reviews2026
Dev: Mechanistry
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 42.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Humans are long gone. In a world struck by droughts and toxic waste, will your lumberpunk beavers do any better? A sandbox city-building game featuring ingenious animals, vertical architecture, water physics, and terraforming. Contains high amounts of wood.
Why similar: Management 25.8%, Building 22.6%, City Builder 21.2%, Resource Management 12.7%, Simulation 8.2%
- #55 Retro Rewind - Video Store Simulator
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 8,371 reviews2026
Dev: Blood Pact Studios
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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: Management 32.9%, Building 19.3%, Resource Management 18.5%, Simulation 13.8%, Relaxing 7.2%
- #56 Life is Feudal: Forest Village
70% matchMixed66% of 6,000 reviews2017
Dev: MindillusionPub: Bitbox Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 30.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
LiF:Forest Village is a city builder with survival aspects in a realistic harsh medieval world. Shape, build and expand your settlement, grow various food to prevent your villagers from avitaminosis and starvation. Possess them for additional micromanagement or simply to wander around.
Why similar: City Builder 27.5%, Building 17.2%, Resource Management 17.1%, Medieval 15.6%, Simulation 8.5%
- #57 Gas Station Simulator
67% matchVery Positive88% of 27,215 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: Management 36.3%, Building 30.4%, Simulation 22.8%, Relaxing 6.8%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #58 Startup Company
68% matchVery Positive81% of 6,200 reviews2020
Dev: Hovgaard Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.9 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 53.9%, Simulation 17.4%, Building 13%, Strategy 6.9%, Resource Management 3.7%
- #59 Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,483 reviews2020
Dev: Innervoid InteractivePub: Digital Tribe
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Management 68.7%, Simulation 23.3%, Relaxing 4.2%, Indie 1.5%, 3D 1.2%
- #60 Old Market Simulator
65% matchVery Positive88% of 5,144 reviews2024
Dev: Alcedo Games
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Old Market Simulator is a 1-4 player co-op game where you manage your market by ordering goods, growing produce, raising animals, fishing, and crafting items in your workshop, while hiring employees and expanding your business.
Why similar: Management 40.1%, Resource Management 19.2%, Simulation 17.1%, Medieval 14.7%, Stylized 3.4%