Games Like The Walking Trade

Recettear is the story of an item shop, the girl who lives in it, and the fairy who turned her life upside down. Recette Lemongrass finds herself in charge of an item shop built into her house, in order to pay back a loan her father took and then skipped out on - and Tear, her newfound fairy "companion", won't take no for an answer!

Why similar: Capitalism 74.1%, Management 16.7%, Simulation 8.7%, Singleplayer 0.5%

Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive shop management game that focuses on balancing inventory, pricing, and customer interaction.

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 73.5%, Simulation 25.1%, Singleplayer 1.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the loop of managing a shop during the day and gathering rare goods in dangerous dungeons at night.

Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..

Why similar: Survival 22.9%, Post-apocalyptic 20.2%, Sandbox 17.1%, Zombies 12.1%, Crafting 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: It offers the most realistic and punishing zombie survival experience with deep crafting and base-building mechanics.

In This War Of Mine you do not play as an elite soldier, rather a group of civilians trying to survive in a besieged city; struggling with lack of food, medicine and constant danger from snipers and hostile scavengers. The game provides an experience of war seen from an entirely new angle.

Why similar: Survival 30.3%, Post-apocalyptic 17.9%, Crafting 14.9%, Base Building 14.3%, Management 14.1%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the desperate struggle of managing resources and surviving in a war-torn city where every decision impacts your survival.

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 26.3%, Management 21.6%, Simulation 14.4%, Capitalism 13.4%, Building 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a grounded, first-person experience of managing the daily operations and logistics of a retail store.

Choose any real region from the world. Choose your base of operations, then rebuild and readapt the buildings around you to create a self-sustaining settlement. Take charge of a group of survivors from your city. And when the night falls - Defend the zone from the infected!

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 25.6%, Base Building 18.3%, Management 14.7%, Sandbox 10.8%, Survival 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on rebuilding society and managing resources within a post-apocalyptic city infested with zombies.

Sheltered is a deep and emotional survival management game. You take on the role of protecting four family members who, after a global apocalypse, have found their way to a deserted shelter.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 28.6%, Base Building 19%, Survival 18.8%, Management 13.1%, Building 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: This post-apocalyptic management game forces you to maintain a shelter and manage the needs of your survivors against external threats.

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

Why similar: Economy 28.9%, Management 26.5%, Capitalism 20.1%, Simulation 15.5%, Immersive Sim 6%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a highly detailed shop-keeping experience focused on inventory management and economic growth.

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: Crafting 27.4%, Management 21.7%, Sandbox 18.6%, Building 14.2%, Simulation 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: It combines dark, management-heavy gameplay with crafting and economy simulation in a morbidly charming setting.

A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.

Why similar: Base Building 23.5%, Management 20.1%, Sandbox 18%, Survival 15.6%, Building 13.5%

Why You'll Like It: It is a premier colony management simulator that requires constant resource management and defense against hostile raids.

DAVE THE DIVER is a casual, singleplayer adventure RPG featuring deep-sea exploration and fishing during the day and sushi restaurant management at night. Join Dave and his quirky friends as they seek to uncover the secrets of the mysterious Blue Hole.

Why similar: Management 53.9%, Crafting 27.1%, Simulation 17.9%, Singleplayer 1.1%

Why You'll Like It: The game features a satisfying loop of exploring dangerous waters to gather stock for your restaurant management business.

Build, scavenge, craft, and perform occult rituals to survive in a demon-infested, post-apocalyptic colony simulation. Will you survive Judgment day?

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 21.3%, Base Building 15.1%, Survival 12%, Sandbox 10.8%, Economy 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: It blends colony simulation with survival mechanics in a world overrun by demons and apocalyptic threats.

The store is your kingdom! Expand your humble boutique into a thriving business: hire the right staff, decorate your displays, and lure in customers. Even your wildest ideas can turn a profit. Why not start a business that sells only white T-shirts and ketchup? PCs and beans? Your rule, your rules!

Why similar: Capitalism 20.3%, Economy 19.7%, Management 14.7%, Building 13%, Sandbox 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: This is a comprehensive shop management simulation that focuses on store layout, staff management, and customer satisfaction.

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 21.2%, Capitalism 21%, Management 16.6%, Building 11.1%, Sandbox 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: This simulator focuses on the large-scale management of retail spaces and economic growth.

Rise of Gun - immerses you in a world of zombie apocalypse as a gun store owner. Buy parts, craft, sell, upgrade your store and hire workers. Help to humanity survive

Why similar: Capitalism 15%, Post-apocalyptic 13.7%, Management 11.3%, Building 9.9%, Crafting 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It combines shop management with weapon customization in a post-apocalyptic setting.

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: Capitalism 21.8%, Economy 20.2%, Management 16.1%, Crafting 12.2%, Sandbox 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: A dedicated shop-keeping simulator that emphasizes crafting items and managing your store's economy.

In a world overrun by the undead, build a lab to fight back with science. Manage survivors, gather vital resources, and turn zombies into allies. Defend your base and research the cure to reclaim humanity.

Why similar: Economy 16%, Post-apocalyptic 14.9%, Management 13%, Building 12.2%, Base Building 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique twist on colony management by tasking you with curing zombies and integrating them into your workforce.

Run your own Pharmacy! Sell medicines, advise customers, validate prescriptions, and fulfill them. Start small and expand your business - make it big in the medicine world!

Why similar: Economy 25.9%, Management 20.1%, Capitalism 14.3%, Simulation 13.6%, Building 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a realistic look at managing inventory and customer service in a specialized retail environment.

Uncover a goldmine in the used car market! Sniff out deals, buy low, modify, and sell high. Your journey from amateur grease monkey to car dealer magnate awaits. How fast will you rise in this lucrative venture?

Why similar: Management 32.7%, Immersive Sim 24.8%, FPS 18.3%, Simulation 18.1%, 3D 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes the trading and negotiation aspects of running a retail business in a simulation format.

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 22.8%, Capitalism 20.9%, Management 17.3%, Sandbox 9.7%, Building 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing yet detailed management game that focuses on the economy of running a niche retail store.

The epitome of a modern traditional roguelike: with turn-based play and a RPG-like skill progression system, it hearkens back to some of the major aspects of this genre. This game has an incredible depth, with a deep inventory system, vehicles and boats, NPCs with their own stories, and more.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 27.4%, Sandbox 23.8%, Immersive Sim 16.4%, Survival 16%, Zombies 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A hardcore, turn-based survival game that offers unparalleled depth in crafting, building, and post-apocalyptic scavenging.

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: Capitalism 34.9%, Management 26.8%, Immersive Sim 19.7%, Simulation 14.7%, 3D 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the specific management and collectathon aspects of running a hobby shop.

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 29.6%, Management 22.3%, Capitalism 20%, Sandbox 16.1%, Simulation 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the crafting and trading aspects of running a specialized shop in a fantasy setting.

A twin-stick, bullet-hell, roguelite where you must cultivate and defend the last farm in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Farm mutated crops, upgrade your weapons, marry townsfolk, and kill every mutant creature that tries to invade your homestead! Yee-haw!

Why similar: Survival 59.8%, Simulation 38.7%, Singleplayer 1.5%

Why You'll Like It: It combines intense farming management with bullet-hell combat in a post-apocalyptic wasteland.

Recycling Center Simulator is a business simulator game with a first person view. Make money from garbage, collect raw materials for your recycling center from different locations, recycle them, make money by producing new products and improve your factory.

Why similar: Economy 16.2%, Management 15.1%, Capitalism 15%, Sandbox 10.8%, Building 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: This first-person management game focuses on the logistics and economic processing of materials.

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 37.4%, Management 24.2%, Crafting 23.1%, Sandbox 14.5%, Singleplayer 0.8%

Why You'll Like It: It is a gritty, sandbox-style management game that focuses on building an illegal economy from the ground up.

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: Economy 19.8%, Capitalism 18%, Management 14.2%, Sandbox 11.2%, Immersive Sim 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a management-focused experience centered on crafting and retail economy.

Buy an abandoned gas station and restore it to its full glory. Renovate, upgrade and expand upon the offered services to keep up with your clients demands.

Why similar: Economy 26.9%, Management 19.5%, Building 16.9%, Simulation 14.6%, Base Building 13.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the essence of renovating and managing a roadside business in a remote, challenging environment.

Enter Pawnbroker Simulator, where every deal, appraisal, and choice forges your path to pawn shop greatness. Sharpen your instincts, unlock new talents, craft a storefront that turns heads, offer high-stakes loans, and stay one step ahead of cunning thieves.

Why similar: Economy 22.1%, Sandbox 19.2%, Building 15.4%, Management 15.1%, Immersive Sim 15%

Why You'll Like It: It centers on the appraisal, negotiation, and trading mechanics essential to running a shop.

Command the checkpoint in a collapsing city. Screen survivors, manage scarce resources, and hold back the undead. Every choice matters and one mistake could unleash the plague beyond your walls.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 24.6%, Management 14.6%, Base Building 10.5%, Immersive Sim 10.2%, Building 9.8%

Manage your Graveyard by day as you bury and cremate bodies, maintain graves, fulfill visitor requests, grow crops, run a shop and unlock upgrades. When night falls, face relentless zombie hordes as you build defenses to protect your work and fight to survive in Zombie Graveyard Simulator!

Why similar: Management 15.6%, Building 14.3%, Crafting 12.8%, Base Building 11.1%, FPS 10%

Megastore Simulator is a first-person management & tycoon game. Start small and grow into a massive two-floor megastore with forklifts, pallet jacks, and staff. Unlock and manage departments like Bakery, Clothing, Electronics, Sports, Music, Toys, Grocery, Seafood, and Vending Machines

Why similar: Economy 19.9%, Management 16.8%, Capitalism 14.6%, Crafting 11.5%, Immersive Sim 10.2%

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: Economy 22.2%, Capitalism 20%, Management 15.8%, Building 11.3%, Immersive Sim 10.9%

Build and run your own waterpark. Design slides, send guests flying with ragdoll physics, manage staff, and fully customize your park. Turn total madness into a five-star empire in this first-person management simulator!

Why similar: Economy 15.3%, Capitalism 14.7%, Management 11.8%, Immersive Sim 10.1%, Sandbox 9.7%

Dustland Delivery is a post-apocalyptic survival business simulator. Scour the wastes for profit, complete missions to grow your trading empire, and assemble a rag-tag band of adventurers to turn your city into the capital of the Dustlands. Danger lurks around every corner—but no risk, no reward!

Why similar: Economy 18.6%, Management 17.5%, Post-apocalyptic 16.1%, Sandbox 12.8%, Building 11%

Weed Supermarket Simulator is a chill store sim where you grow weed, develop new strains, set prices, and keep your shelves stocked. Expand your business and optimize it for maximum profit. Manage employees, handle inventory, and turn your shop into a high-performing business.

Why similar: Economy 18.9%, Capitalism 17%, Management 15.5%, Sandbox 13.4%, Immersive Sim 11.2%

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

Why similar: Economy 18.9%, Capitalism 17.4%, Management 13.3%, Sandbox 12%, Building 11.7%

Run your own toy store! Arrange shelves, set prices, process payments, and manage staff. Expand and design your shop, handle online orders, deliver with a scooter, trade rare toys, and ensure security. Create a magical shopping experience in Toy Shop Simulator!

Why similar: Economy 24.2%, Capitalism 21.1%, Management 17.2%, Immersive Sim 11.7%, Building 11.4%

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 22.2%, Capitalism 19.5%, Management 15.6%, Building 11.5%, Immersive Sim 10.3%

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: Capitalism 20.3%, Economy 19.1%, Sandbox 13.4%, Building 13.2%, Management 13.1%

Manage your very own video store in the early 90s! Rent, sell, decorate and expand your business from the ground up and relive the golden ages of video rentals!

Why similar: Economy 27%, Management 24.5%, Immersive Sim 15.8%, Building 15%, Simulation 12.5%

Meat shop simulator where you play as a ZOMBIE! Sell meat to humans by day, butcher them by night, and manage a dark business through stealth and resource management all while eating BRA-A-A-INS!

Why similar: Management 27.8%, Immersive Sim 19.5%, Crafting 18.2%, Simulation 13%, Dark Humor 12%

DESIGN, SELL & EXPAND – YOUR SUCCESS IS IN YOUR HANDS. Put your entrepreneurial skills to the test in Shop Simulator: Supermarket. Immerse yourself in the world of retail and start your own business today!

Why similar: Economy 19.8%, Capitalism 17.2%, Management 14.7%, Building 11.8%, Sandbox 10.6%

You're in charge of managing the pawn shop in this weird galaxy. Make deals with strange customers, flip items, attend auctions and keep the shop going!

Why similar: FPS 31.2%, Management 26.2%, Simulation 22.5%, Shooter 13.6%, Stylized 5.5%

Build and manage your own tech store! Sell products like keyboards, mice, and gaming chairs. Hire employees, grow your shop, and make it the best place for gamers to shop. Can you become the top tech store?

Why similar: Economy 27.9%, Management 16.4%, Building 16.2%, Immersive Sim 14.5%, FPS 14.1%

Run a General Store in the Wild West. Customize and expand your shop. Make sure that your customers’ constantly changing needs are satisfied. Work every job yourself or let your employees stack the shelves and work the till. Find out what it feels like to own a Wild West Supermarket.

Why similar: Economy 26.6%, Capitalism 25.2%, Management 20%, Simulation 9.5%, Immersive Sim 9.3%

Build your supermarket empire in Miami Beach! Start in a tent, drive to pick up wholesale cargo, and physically stock shelves. Survive the street economy, use your family to gather extra cash, and expand to two stores in this realistic business management and life sim.

Why similar: Economy 24.9%, Capitalism 21.1%, Management 17%, Simulation 12.4%, Immersive Sim 11.4%

This is a game to manage a supermarket. Set up shelves, arrange products, and make your store bigger and bigger! Sell your goods to the remaining people, animals, and robots in the last place on earth just before the human race is exterminated.

Why similar: Economy 19.3%, Management 19.2%, Sandbox 17.5%, Immersive Sim 13%, Building 11.8%

Pirate Cove Simulator will have you run a shop and tavern on the Island of the Damned, to get rich and buy your way out of the pirate afterlife. Trade with restless undead pirates, run your own distillery and turn local plants into potent drinks, search for hidden treasures, or just go fishing.

Why similar: Economy 33.3%, Management 23.2%, Crafting 15.8%, Simulation 11.2%, Dark Humor 8.1%

Take control of your very own firearms factory. Start with a workshop and a gun shop, and evolve it into a factory of mass destruction. Craft bullets to rockets, handguns to shotguns, hire workers & managers, and become a merchant of death. Get use to the smell of gunpowder and cash.

Why similar: Economy 26.4%, Management 20.5%, Immersive Sim 13.1%, Sandbox 10.9%, Base Building 9.7%

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: Economy 20.1%, Management 14.5%, Building 14.4%, Base Building 12.9%, Immersive Sim 10.5%

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: Economy 25.6%, Capitalism 20.9%, Management 19.4%, Sandbox 12.6%, Immersive Sim 12.3%

With Music Store Simulator 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 23.4%, Management 18.9%, Simulation 14.6%, Crafting 14.1%, Building 9.7%

In a world where electric cars reign supreme, you are now the owner of an old gas station out in the wilderness. Establish trade, develop your business and uncover the secret of this strange place in the compact gas station simulator.

Why similar: Management 47.9%, Building 32.1%, Simulation 19.1%, Singleplayer 0.8%

Build your own Outdoor Store and Camping Business in the heart of Red Shore Valley! Arrange your shelves, manage your stock, construct facilities on your campsite, and take care of every guest. Grow from humble beginnings into a thriving business surrounded by nature!

Why similar: Management 22.8%, Building 20%, Crafting 18.4%, Sandbox 13.6%, Base Building 11.1%

Run your own magic business! In Alchemist Shop Simulator you can trade magical wares, brew potions and take on special orders, meet many quirky clients, grow your ingredients in your garden, restock your shelves and manage prices. Keep expanding your business as you gain experience and wealth!

Why similar: Economy 33.6%, Management 24.2%, Crafting 18.8%, Simulation 11.2%, Dark Humor 9.6%

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: Economy 27.5%, Capitalism 17.6%, Sandbox 16.3%, Management 15.2%, Immersive Sim 12.9%

Start by running a saloon and carve your own place in the Wild West. Shape your bar, hire help, and get drawn into the lives and troubles of the people who gather around your counter. Out here, honest business is rarely enough. See what it takes to survive the frontier.

Why similar: Economy 24.8%, Management 19.2%, Crafting 15.6%, Sandbox 15%, Immersive Sim 13.4%

Storage Hustle is a Simulation RPG where you go into storage auctions to buy different mysterious storages. Discover and sell many items, join Yard Sales and haggle your way for profit!

Why similar: Economy 25.9%, Capitalism 21.1%, Sandbox 16.1%, Immersive Sim 13.6%, Management 13.5%