Games Like Touhou Mystia's Izakaya

A super cute and tasty roguelite-flavored dungeon crawler! Explore a lush world and defeat monsters with your trusty spatula and some boba tea, then gather delicious ingredients and bring them home to cook and serve at your restaurant!

Why similar: Cooking 37.4%, JRPG 18.5%, Anime 12.7%, Female Protagonist 9.5%, Simulation 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: It pairs action-based ingredient gathering with running a cute restaurant, making it one of the closest matches to Mystia's mix of adventuring and nightly food service.

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 36.4%, JRPG 18.1%, Anime 16.8%, RPG 10.2%, Comedy 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Although it's a shop rather than a restaurant, its anime charm, customer-driven management, and dungeon-backed progression feel very close in spirit.

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: Pixel Graphics 37.2%, RPG 18.4%, Simulation 17%, Casual 12.9%, Story Rich 9%

Why You'll Like It: Its core loop of collecting ingredients by day and managing a bustling sushi restaurant by night feels strikingly similar, just underwater instead of in Gensokyo.

Patty's brother has been possessed by the God of Poverty and the whole family has become poor. Run an adventure tavern in a fantasy land with Patty to pay their dept! A turn-based RPG where you cook, eat, collect, fight and explore!

Why similar: JRPG 34.2%, RPG 33.1%, Casual 16.9%, Anime 15.8%

Why You'll Like It: Like Mystia's Izakaya, it combines JRPG-style exploration and ingredient hunting with building up a fantasy eatery through recipes and customer needs.

Craft your culinary adventure in a beautiful pixel art world. Manage your restaurants, forage and hunt for ingredients, befriend locals, and grow your culinary empire. What kind of chef will you be?

Why similar: Cooking 52.5%, Pixel Graphics 20.1%, RPG 15.1%, Simulation 9.8%, 2D 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: This pixel-art tavern RPG blends town life, gathering, crafting, and restaurant management in a way that closely mirrors Mystia's cozy sim-JRPG structure.

Find ingredients, make menus, and run your own restaurant in this sizzling sim!

Why similar: Cooking 46.8%, Pixel Graphics 15%, RPG 12.5%, Simulation 12.2%, Female Protagonist 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: It leans more into tycoon management, but the recipe experimentation and restaurant-building make it a natural fit for cooking-sim fans.

Revolutionize the revolving sushi bar in this fresh new sim!

Why similar: Cooking 47.8%, Pixel Graphics 17.9%, Simulation 15.6%, Economy 9.3%, Casual 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Kairosoft's restaurant management formula matches Mystia's focus on menus, customer satisfaction, and steadily expanding a food business.

A magical pixel art platformer. Explore an unfamiliar town and deliver tasty treats to the townsfolk. Cook magical delicacies from your bought and gathered ingredients. Learn new ways to traverse, discover secrets, and figure out the intricacies of your orders.

Why similar: Cooking 46.4%, Pixel Graphics 16.8%, Economy 15%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Story Rich 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its pixel-art fantasy setting, ingredient-based cooking, and delivery-focused progression give it a similar magical cozy-food feel.

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: Pixel Graphics 43.8%, RPG 27.5%, Simulation 20.3%, 2D 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its satisfying split between gathering resources in action sections and profiting from a cozy storefront makes it a strong mechanical cousin.

VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action is a booze em' up about waifus, technology, and post-dystopia life.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 25.5%, Female Protagonist 17.9%, Anime 17.9%, Simulation 13.7%, Story Rich 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: It trades cooking for bartending, yet its pixel-art style, memorable regulars, and service-centered structure make it a great vibe match.

Step into Pixel's shoes in this one-of-a-kind journey that bridges time, memories, and the aroma of fresh coffee. Dive deep into a city balancing its past and future. Engage in intense arcade challenges, immerse yourself in heartfelt stories, and navigate a world crafted in pixel art.

Why similar: Cooking 24.3%, Time Management 23.6%, Capitalism 17.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Female Protagonist 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers fast-paced service gameplay wrapped in a charming pixel-art presentation and story-driven progression.

You’ve inherited your uncle’s potion shop—and a huge debt. Better get brewing! Customize your store, hire heroes to gather ingredients, befriend (or romance) fellow vendors to learn new haggling strategies, and go head-to-head with competitors in this narrative-driven, deck-building shop simulator.

Why similar: Capitalism 34.5%, Time Management 22.3%, Simulation 13.5%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, RPG 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its personality-heavy shopkeeping, customer negotiation, and polished cozy presentation appeal to the same players who enjoy characterful management sims.

Battle Chef Brigade pairs combo-based hunting and puzzle-based cooking in a hand drawn, fantasy adventure. Cook your way into the Brigade while subduing Victusia’s destructive monsters. Follow Mina and Thrash in the single-player campaign or challenge your friends in Local Multiplayer and Daily Cook-Offs.

Why similar: Cooking 48.3%, RPG 15.9%, Anime 15.6%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Story Rich 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: This anime-styled cooking game also revolves around gathering ingredients and quickly preparing dishes, with a similarly playful fantasy tone.

Restore an abandoned bakery and prepare pastries from farm to table! Grow fresh ingredients in the greenhouse, cook pastries & sweets in the kitchen and serve your baked goods to hungry customers in your own shop!

Why similar: Cooking 36.9%, Time Management 33.2%, Simulation 14.4%, RPG 8.2%, Casual 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Running a small bakery, restocking ingredients, and keeping up with a growing rush of orders gives it a very similar cozy-management rhythm.

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 46.4%, Comedy 22.3%, Simulation 15%, Casual 9.8%, 2D 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: This is a busier and harder take on food prep and order management, but it hits the same satisfying multitasking restaurant gameplay.

Travel to the sleepy village of Caterwaul Way and rebuild your grandmother's cat cafe. Renovate your restaurant, befriend the local cats and townsfolk, forge lasting friendships, unravel catty mysteries, and build a home for dozens of unique felines!

Why similar: Time Management 49.4%, Simulation 21.7%, Cartoon 21.7%, 2D 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its blend of cozy management, relationship building, and steadily improving a themed eatery lines up well with Mystia's welcoming atmosphere.

Fuel your coffee passion in Coffee Caravan! As a cafe manager, brew, experiment with delicious recipes, and build your dream coffee business on wheels. Serve customers, unlock new flavors, purchase appliances, and enjoy your procedurally generated road trip in this roguelite experience.

Why similar: Cooking 43%, Time Management 32.7%, Simulation 11.1%, Economy 9.5%, Casual 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: This run-based café sim captures the pleasure of prepping drinks, optimizing service, and gradually expanding a small food business.

Moonbury's residents need healing, and you're the best chemist around! With your trusty tools, a brewing cauldron, and a canine companion at your side, you'll need to diagnose symptoms, gather ingredients, brew potions, and cure ailments in this open-ended sim RPG.

Why similar: JRPG 40.4%, Pixel Graphics 20.9%, RPG 13.2%, Simulation 12.9%, Casual 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Gathering materials around town to craft items for specific residents echoes the seed game's collect-by-day, serve-specific-needs loop.

Bear and Breakfast is a laid-back management adventure game where you build and run a bed and breakfast...but you’re a bear.

Why similar: Economy 30.2%, Cartoon 25.4%, RPG 14%, Simulation 13.8%, Story Rich 9%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on hospitality more broadly, but its cozy management, guest satisfaction, and upgrade loop appeal to the same relaxed sim audience.

Welcome to Minami Lane! Build your own street in this tiny cozy, casual management sim! Unlock and customize buildings, manage your shops, and maximize the happiness of your villagers to complete quests and fill your street with love!

Why similar: Simulation 50.5%, Casual 32.8%, 2D 16.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its compact management design and cozy Japanese-inspired street setting make it a good lighter-weight follow-up for fans of Mystia's atmosphere.

The massive sequel to the original cult classic! Plan your menu, decorate your restaurant, cook hundreds of foods, and for the first time ever - earn medals by mastering dozens of themed restaurants!

Why similar: Cooking 46.7%, Comedy 20.8%, Simulation 15.2%, Casual 10.3%, 2D 7%

Why You'll Like It: If your favorite part was handling orders under pressure, this is another excellent restaurant-management game with a strong arcade flow.

FINAL PROFIT is a story driven shop-sim RPG. Gather products and find customers. Spend your hard-earned profits on upgrades and investments. Make far-reaching choices as you expand your business. And explore a world full of secrets on your quest to defeat capitalism by becoming the best at it!

Why similar: Capitalism 22.8%, Incremental 16%, Economy 10.5%, RPG 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It combines shop management with RPG storytelling and character interactions, giving a similar sense of progressing through business and narrative together.

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 26.3%, Cooking 25.8%, Time Management 22.1%, Economy 16.6%, Simulation 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: This shop sim nails the pleasant routine of stocking, customizing, and serving customers in a cute, low-stress management loop.

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: Capitalism 36.4%, Simulation 26.6%, RPG 18.3%, Casual 10.5%, 2D 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Serving customers by matching requests, experimenting with ingredients, and growing a specialized small business mirrors the seed game's careful crafting loop.

Get ready to embark on a comedic culinary quest unlike any other as you take on the role of Zest in this story-driven adventure game; from humble beginnings you will build a farm, grow delectable ingredients, craft machinery and cook your way to becoming the most Epic Chef in Ambrosia!

Why similar: Cooking 45.8%, Comedy 18.5%, Cartoon 9.3%, Simulation 9.3%, RPG 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its comedic tone, ingredient collecting, and food-focused progression make it a fun pick for players who liked Mystia's lighter personality.

A bread revolution across the world now begins! Aeruta is a side-scrolling action game with a shop management twist, fight monsters for materials and use them to make breads, then finally make the deserted town popular again!

Why similar: Cooking 34.3%, Pixel Graphics 15%, Anime 12.7%, RPG 10.5%, Female Protagonist 10.1%

Hey human, we've got problems! This town is crawling with troublesome spirits, and you're the only one who can see them. You'd better get that old bathhouse up and running, maybe that'll help them chill out!

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 33.4%, RPG 28.4%, Simulation 27.4%, Story Rich 7.7%, 2D 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: While it's about managing a bathhouse instead of an izakaya, its supernatural setting, cozy town interactions, and nightly hospitality routine feel surprisingly close.

🌯 Shawarma Legend !! A real simulation of a shawarma restaurant !!

Why similar: Cooking 37.8%, Time Management 25.8%, Simulation 14.7%, Cartoon 8.8%, Comedy 8.3%

Chef is a Restaurant Management game in which you create your own character, acquire supreme cooking skills, customize restaurants, design unique menus, and devise innovative recipes with a realistic editor.

Why similar: Cooking 52.9%, Simulation 25.2%, Capitalism 21.9%

Why You'll Like It: This is a more systems-heavy restaurant sim, but it's still a solid recommendation for players who mainly want deeper menu and service management.

(English Version Available) A classical Monopoly-like game with 20+ Touhou characters and 10+ official maps. Custom level editor, double resource system (money & crystal), electric dispatching, SP required dice throwing and weather system bring you a whole different game experience. Original characters are waiting for your challenge!

Why similar: Faith 68.4% ★, Anime 13.4%, Simulation 10.7%, Casual 7.5%

Prepare the next monarch by finding her hobbies, training her for battle, and befriending the citizens she'll one day protect. Dive into an all-new parenting-simulator-RPG adventure, where every decision you make will not only affect the future of your daughter but that of an entire empire!

Why similar: Time Management 20.4%, JRPG 13.7%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Anime 13.2%, Female Protagonist 11.2%

The Way of the Tray is a waiter simulator with action puzzle elements in a Japanese spirit world setting. Your task is to master the skill of serving dishes and earn the trust of yokai patrons. Will you be able to prove yourself and find your way home?

Why similar: Cooking 34.3%, Time Management 19.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Comedy 9.8%, Simulation 9.3%

Experience a hilarious and adorable e-commerce game in a magical world where humans and monsters are at war. Help a humble rabbit fairy expand her online store selling homegrown carrots. Uncover hidden secrets while growing the business and becoming a successful entrepreneur.

Why similar: Capitalism 27.3%, Time Management 20.5%, Anime 12.3%, Simulation 9.4%, RPG 8.6%

The denizens of Touhou Project in a Dungeon Crawling RPG! Gensokyo is connected to 'a certain world' and a huge dungeon by the name of 'Mazes of the Week' appears. Create your own Touhou Characters, step up to the dungeon's challenges! An 'Authentic Style' RPG inspired by Touhou Project.

Why similar: Faith 53.4% ★, JRPG 19.7%, RPG 12.1%, Anime 8%, Female Protagonist 6.8%

Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy is an indie game developed by GAMEPULSE.Step into the shoes of Cirno, the Hero of Ice, as she embarks on a journey against evil, liberating Gensokyo and saving her dear princess.

Why similar: JRPG 32.4%, Anime 23%, Female Protagonist 18%, RPG 12.1%, Story Rich 9.1%

Explore Gensokyo from an outsider's perspective in this old-school Touhou DRPG!

Why similar: Faith 31.8% ★, JRPG 21.3%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, RPG 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%

A 2D top-down idle AFK & battle stage-clearing game set in Gensokyo. In the peaceful and tranquil Gensoukyo, a little girl with yellow hair who likes to borrow books everywhere has aroused Alice's anger. Therefore, she calls on everyone in Gensoukyo to gather in front of Marisa's house for a battle

Why similar: Faith 29.2% ★, Incremental 20.7%, Pixel Graphics 15.9%, Anime 12.4%, Casual 11.5%

A simulation and RPG game with multiple endings, set in a Chinese restaurant. Play as the owner, and manage the restaurant, form bonds with characters, and explore the lively town. Uncover the secrets behind the restaurant’s mysterious downfall.

Why similar: Cooking 30%, Time Management 22%, RPG 8%, Female Protagonist 7.7%, Multiple Endings 7.6%

The unofficial Touhou farm sim! Play as harvest god Minoriko Aki and grow your popularity with your home-grown produce and specialty sweet potatoes. Mingle with other gods and youkai in newly-constructed Yasaka Resort Town, explore Youkai Mountain, and maybe get into a fight or two!

Why similar: Comedy 22.5%, Anime 22.4%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Simulation 10%

Manage a hotel and hire employees including Death, a dragon, a Spirit Hunter, and a bioroid maid. Build your wealth through various means and refine your strategies based on the predictions of Oracles. All employees can be romanced depending on your choices.

Why similar: JRPG 34.1%, Anime 18.1%, Simulation 14.8%, RPG 14.2%, Multiple Endings 10.8%

Raise your daughter while she attends a magical academy. Choose which classes she attends, jobs she does, training she undergoes, and more in a character raising sim packed full of story and over 50 endings to reach. How she grows up to be the world's cutest princess depends on you!

Why similar: Time Management 20.3%, Anime 15.5%, JRPG 12.3%, RPG 12.3%, Multiple Endings 12.1%

Based on the "Touhou Project" world, Touhou Genso Wanderer -Reloaded- is an addictive roguelike RPG that's easy for beginners to pickup and play, but with tons of advanced options for pros! Explore dungeons with your Touhou favorites characters, collect loot, and battle over the Golden Spheres!

Why similar: Faith 58.3% ★, RPG 17.4%, Anime 10.7%, Female Protagonist 7.6%, JRPG 5.3%

Marisa has lost all her fortune in 'Kappachinko', now she must fight other residents in Gensokyo to repay the debt she owes Reimu! Collect various items and skills, build your construct strategically, then head towards powerful opponents! She may even encounter a mysterious being in the end…

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 46.6%, Cartoon 37.7%, 2D 15.6%

A bullet hell roguelike game. Players can utilize characters with different abilities, collect and assemble powerful items. Dance through an unending barrage of bullets to save both yourself and Touhou Gensokyo from the darkness that is engulfing everything.

Why similar: Faith 37.9% ★, Cartoon 11.8%, Comedy 11.7%, Anime 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%

Journey through a pixelated, isometric version of Gensoukyou in this quasi-3D action RPG! Dash and jump to avoid enemies, or shoot them down from far! Hit the right buttons at the right time to accumulate power and battle efficiently! Play as Reimu and friends and get to the bottom of the incident!

Why similar: Faith 40.4% ★, RPG 16.4%, JRPG 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Anime 8.1%

More Sushi! is a short incremental game about running a conveyor belt sushi restaurant. Serve customers, buy upgrades, hire helpers, and unlock new sushi! Pay off the owner's debt, then turn used plates into stars to buy permanent upgrades.

Why similar: Cooking 33.1%, Incremental 22.1%, Economy 19.2%, Simulation 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%

Touhou Blooming Chaos 2 is an brand new rogue shooter where you control a character of a varied cast to explore an all randomized labyrinth. Enjoy the excessive fun of reaping enemies and character training. With balanced difficulty, you can always find your place as either beginner or veteran!

Why similar: Faith 53.6% ★, RPG 26.3%, Anime 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%

Relax in the world of Kemono Teatime, where animal ears are a normal part of everyday life. Here in Melodius, you can whip up whatever blends of tea you desire in your favorite cafe as you play through an adorable story. Come now and live out your bestest and cutest life—down to the last drop.

Why similar: Cooking 23.9%, Pixel Graphics 19.8%, Simulation 13.7%, Comedy 12.3%, Multiple Endings 12.1%

Touhou Project's Brand New Action Roguelite Fan Game! Strange incidents erupt in the Animal Realm and Primate Spirit Garden. Embark on an unknown journey, uncover the truth behind the anomalies, and break through this 'Touhou Dystopian'!

Why similar: Faith 52.4% ★, Female Protagonist 23.3%, Anime 15.2%, RPG 9%

Beans is a sardonic 'tycoon' simulation game about hipsters running a coffee shop replete with dismal puns, coffee, chiptunes, and mystery!

Why similar: Cooking 11.8%, Time Management 10.5%, Incremental 10%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Simulation 9.8%

Take over a bakery! Establish production lines for farming, fishing, and baking to create delicious treats! Fulfill missions to earn rewards. Recruit helpers, expand production, and decorate the bakery and homes. Restore Starlight Island to its former glory—one delicious dessert at a time!

Why similar: Time Management 21.7%, JRPG 17.1%, Incremental 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Anime 10.6%

Become a sushi chef in a cozy Japanese conveyor belt sushi bar! 🍣 Prepare sushi on your crafting table, serve quirky customers, learn new recipes, unlock fresh ingredients, upgrade your kitchen, and build relationships with your regular customers.

Why similar: Cooking 59.2%, Anime 18.5%, Simulation 10.8%, Casual 8.6%, 2D 2.9%

Gensokyo Night Festival is a 2D action-exploration game set in the world of Gensokyo.Join Suika Ibuki as she wreaks havoc throughout Gensokyo against the backdrop of the festival held at Hakurei Shrine.

Why similar: Faith 53.3% ★, Pixel Graphics 17.3%, Anime 10.6%, Female Protagonist 9.4%, Casual 6%

Play as a young scavenger and construct your vertical farm one platform at a time under extreme weather. Evolving from a scrap-gathering survivor into an easygoing farming tycoon. Transform the climate, and remake the wasteland into your personal Eden.

Why similar: Cooking 38.6%, Pixel Graphics 18.8%, Simulation 13.1%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, RPG 10.8%

Run your own sushi shokudo in a mysterious underworld. Satisfy the appetite of your customers, collect suspicious ingredients from bizarre fantastical creatures, and realize your dream of creating ... the legendary Chawanmushi!

Why similar: Cooking 53.7%, Time Management 34.7%, Casual 9.6%, Simulation 2%

A clicker game revolving around Sushi! Create sushi, Sell sushi and buy upgrades in an endless cycle to continue creating infinite sushi to become the ultimate sushi chef!

Why similar: Cooking 28.8%, Incremental 14.8%, Cartoon 12.9%, Anime 12.5%, Simulation 11.7%

Maid Cafe on Electric Street is a leisurely maid cafe adventure set in the otaku haven of Nipponbashi, Osaka.

Why similar: Cooking 28.8%, Economy 13.7%, RPG 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Anime 9.5%

Thirteen girls awaken, only to find themselves in a prison. What awaits them: a Witch Trial. Help them prepare for the trial by exploring the prison in order to find the witch hidden amongst them. Find the witch, learn what kind of magic she holds, dispel the lies, and prepare for the execution.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 44.4%, Anime 25.4%, Story Rich 16.1%, Multiple Endings 14.1%

Transform an old farmhouse in a seaside village into a luxurious inn! Meet interesting guests, unlock delicious dishes, discover new areas and hidden treasures, configure rooms and amenities, uncover secrets, and rejuvenate the struggling village in this inn-management game!

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 25.3%, Simulation 21.6%, Multiple Endings 15.9%, Story Rich 12.5%, Female Protagonist 9.8%

Kitchen Sync: Aloha! is a cozy, story-driven cooking RPG. As head chef of your family's restaurant in Hawaii, build a trusty team of chefs and dish up tasty Hawaiian food. Manage kitchens, build friendships, find romance, explore tropical venues, and discover the power of cooking together.

Why similar: Cooking 27.5%, Time Management 24.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, Female Protagonist 8.3%, Anime 8.1%