- #1 Dustland Delivery
97% matchVery Positive88% of 1,224 reviews2024
Dev: Neutron Star StudioPub: Lilith Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 60%
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: Trading 45.5%, Sandbox 19.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Exploration 10%, Simulation 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly mirrors the core loop of traveling, trading, and surviving in a harsh, open world.
- #2 Moonlighter
96% matchVery Positive82% of 21,741 reviews2018
Dev: Digital SunPub: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Moonlighter is an Action RPG with rogue-lite elements that demonstrates two sides of the coin – revealing everyday routines of Will, an adventurous shopkeeper that secretly dreams of becoming a hero.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 30.5%, Exploration 22.6%, Fantasy 16%, 2D 11.3%, Adventure 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game masterfully balances running a shop during the day with exploring dungeons to find inventory at night.
- #3 Dealer's Life 2
96% matchVery Positive85% of 4,155 reviews2022
Dev: Abyte Entertainment
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Your favorite pawn shop experience is finally getting a sequel! Haggle like your life depends on it in this funny tycoon game. You never know WHAT is gonna stumble through that door!
Why similar: Trading 77.7%, 2D 7.5%, Colorful 7.3%, Simulation 4.4%, Singleplayer 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the core trading and negotiation mechanics that make the seed game's economy so addictive.
- #4 Travellers Rest
95% matchVery Positive88% of 17,329 reviews2020
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 19.9 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: Medieval 34.4%, Pixel Graphics 29.9%, Fantasy 12.1%, Colorful 9.9%, Simulation 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features management and exploration with a charming pixel aesthetic that feels very similar to the seed game.
- #5 Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,457 reviews2010
Dev: EasyGameStationPub: Carpe Fulgur LLC
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Recettear is the story of an item shop, the girl who lives in it, and the fairy who turned her life upside down. Recette Lemongrass finds herself in charge of an item shop built into her house, in order to pay back a loan her father took and then skipped out on - and Tear, her newfound fairy "companion", won't take no for an answer!
Why similar: Comedy 52.4%, Simulation 13.7%, Fantasy 12.1%, Indie 7.7%, Singleplayer 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic title that defines the genre by combining shop management with dungeon-crawling combat.
- #6 Merchant of the Skies
94% matchVery Positive86% of 2,268 reviews2020
Dev: Coldwild Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Become the captain of a flying ship! Sell items, gather resources and build your own trade company in the clouds!
Why similar: Trading 51.4%, Sandbox 19.6%, Exploration 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, 2D 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on exploration and trading within a sandbox world, mirroring the travel-based gameplay of the seed.
- #7 DAVE THE DIVER
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 150,346 reviews2023
Dev: MINTROCKET
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 26.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 36.7%, Exploration 27.6%, 2D 10.5%, Adventure 9.8%, Simulation 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines exploration and combat with resource management in a highly polished and engaging way.
- #8 Shoppe Keep 2
93% matchMixed56% of 2,230 reviews2019
Dev: Strange FirePub: Excalibur Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Shoppe Keep returns bigger and better than ever! Build your business empire and defend it from thieves. Explore the open-world in single-player or with up to 4 players online. Renovate and design your store, cook, fish, hunt for products, charm customers, evolve the town, and make your millions.
Why similar: Trading 37.6%, Sandbox 15.4%, Open World 13.6%, Medieval 12.3%, Comedy 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: Provides an open-world environment where you manage a shop while dealing with the dangers of the surrounding world.
- #9 Star Traders: Frontiers
91% matchVery Positive84% of 3,777 reviews2018
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 24.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
You are the captain of a starship venturing through a massive open universe. Customize your crew and take command at the helm of your very own ship as you explore a galaxy torn apart by internal strife, alien threats, and political intrigue.
Why similar: Trading 50.4%, Sandbox 22.7%, Open World 15.5%, 2D 6.5%, Simulation 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a deep sandbox experience involving trading, exploration, and combat across a vast galaxy.
- #10 Dune Strider
91% matchMixed61% of 70 reviews2022
Dev: Dust BunniesPub: Breda University of Applied Sciences
Windows
Dune Strider is an Adventure-Strategy Game in which you, the player, take command of a merchant controlling a Sand-Barge in a desert and use it to travel and explore the land around you. The road to settlements to sell your goods is filled with dangers and opportunities. Can you handle it?
Why similar: Trading 44.1%, Sandbox 20.7%, Exploration 12.1%, Open World 11.4%, Colorful 5%
Why You'll Like It: Features exploration and trading with a unique focus on travel and resource management.
- #11 The Guild 3
90% matchMixed61% of 7,892 reviews2022
Dev: Purple LampPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 16.0 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 36.7%, Trading 21%, Sandbox 16.9%, Open World 15.9%, Simulation 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a complex economic simulation and life-sim experience set in a medieval world.
- #12 East Trade Tycoon: Inheritance
89% matchVery Positive94% of 2,052 reviews2024
Dev: PandaUpStudio
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Eastern Trade Tycoon: Inheritance is a trading simulator game.In the game,you can from zero to hero.By trading markets, build a business,earn money,level up, investing accurately, and manage family to become a trading tycoon!
Why similar: Trading 58.4%, Open World 19.1%, 2D 7.9%, Exploration 7.7%, Simulation 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A trading simulation that offers a casual and accessible approach to building a merchant empire.
- #13 High Sea Saga DX
88% matchVery Positive82% of 484 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 41.4 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Set sail and join yer crew in search of treasure and glory!
Why similar: Auto Battler 58.1%, Exploration 12%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Simulation 7%, Fantasy 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: Combines auto-battling and trading in a pixelated world that shares the seed game's lighthearted tone.
- #14 Medieval Shopkeeper Simulator
89% matchMixed61% of 280 reviews2018
Dev: David Moralejo SánchezPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Keep your stores afloat against unique threats like royal laws, wars and crazy fantasy events. Discover new items, craft, sell them, and create your Merchant Empire in the kingdom! - All in a hybrid 2D-3D style.
Why similar: Trading 41.7%, Medieval 18.8%, Open World 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Simulation 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the shop management side of the medieval experience with a similar aesthetic.
- #15 Graveyard Keeper
87% matchVery Positive86% of 52,820 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: Sandbox 28.5%, Pixel Graphics 25.6%, Medieval 21.6%, Simulation 6.3%, Fantasy 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A quirky management game that includes exploration, crafting, and dark comedy elements.
- #16 A Merchant's Promise
86% matchVery Positive87% of 286 reviews2025
Dev: Game Draft Studio
Windows
Medieval Trading & Transport with Physics-Based Items. Start as a Worthless Merchant and work your way up as you carefully handle your goods through a Medieval World!
Why similar: Trading 26.8%, Walking Simulator 20.2%, Sandbox 15.7%, Medieval 15.1%, Exploration 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines exploration and shopkeeping simulation in a way that aligns with the seed game's goals.
- #17 Forager
86% matchVery Positive90% of 43,424 reviews2019
Dev: HopFrogPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 22.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The highly popular and quirky "idle game that you want to actively keep playing". Explore, craft, gather & manage resources, find secrets and build your base out of nothing! Buy land to explore and expand!
Why similar: Sandbox 28.3%, Pixel Graphics 25.3%, Open World 14.9%, Exploration 10.4%, 2D 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox exploration game that focuses on resource gathering and economic growth.
- #18 Dealer's Life Legend
85% matchVery Positive83% of 276 reviews2025
Dev: Abyte Entertainment
Windows
Welcome to the Pecunian Empire, travelling merchant! Head between our many cities, expand your collection of wares and grow your riches. If your talent and skill are sharp enough, you may be in with a shot of winning the Wandering Merchant Quest and proving that YOU are the best dealer in town!
Why similar: Trading 64.7%, Fantasy 13.4%, Simulation 8.6%, 2D 6.9%, Indie 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing trading simulation that provides depth in management and negotiation.
- #19 Boots Quest DX
84% matchVery Positive100% of 62 reviews2022
Dev: Harrison LemkePub: Discount Realms
Windows · Mac
An offbeat adventure game about traveling to the ends of the earth in search of the Best Boots. Solve puzzles, complete quests, collect items, and don weird hats as a hapless young boot enthusiast in a compact open world full of strange friends and foes. You can even jump.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.9%, Comedy 22.8%, Open World 17.7%, Exploration 14.6%, Fantasy 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features comedy and exploration in a 2D world that matches the lighthearted tone of the seed.
- #20 Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
81% matchVery Positive93% of 43,576 reviews2022
Dev: niceplay gamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 11.0 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: Trading 37.2%, Medieval 26.1%, Sandbox 19.7%, 2D 6.4%, Simulation 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the trading and crafting side of the loop with a unique and artistic visual style.
- #21 Kenshi
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 112,221 reviews2018
Dev: Lo-Fi Games
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 71.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals. Train your men up from puny victims to master warriors.
Why similar: Open World 45.2%, Sandbox 45.2%, Simulation 3.1%, Adventure 2.9%, Singleplayer 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: The ultimate sandbox for trading, exploration, and survival, offering unparalleled freedom.
- #22 Lords and Villeins
82% matchMostly Positive71% of 966 reviews2022
Dev: Honestly GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Build a prosperous settlement in a unique simulation of a feudal economy - each family runs their shop, owns their goods, and trades with other villagers in a free market. You will manage the land, build houses, organise events, set taxes, and balance supply and demand while engaging in diplomacy!
Why similar: Medieval 26.1%, Sandbox 23.1%, Open World 18.2%, Pixel Graphics 15.5%, 2D 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers management and colony-building with a pixel aesthetic that fits the seed's visual style.
- #23 Car Trader Simulator
83% matchMostly Positive72% of 520 reviews2020
Dev: Live Motion Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Do you know how to profit from trading cars while maintaining a good reputation? Car Trader Simulator lets you play the role of an American car dealer. Your goal is to get rich. How you do it depends entirely on you.
Why similar: Trading 65.2%, Open World 9.6%, 2D 9.3%, Simulation 7.5%, Adventure 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: A trading-focused simulation that utilizes 2D elements to manage a business.
- #24 Faire Trade
80% matchVery Positive84% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Sassybot
Windows
Ready to take on the management of a fantasy shop? Faire Trade allows you to do just that! From farming, to crafting, to selling, to hiring, to expanding, to pricing, to decorating to….. Well, the world's your oyster! Stay curious, adapt, and let your blossoming shop shine!
Why similar: Trading 51.4%, Medieval 26.7%, Colorful 9.5%, Fantasy 8.9%, Simulation 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: Medieval shopkeeping and base-building that emphasizes the merchant experience.
- #25 Big Ambitions
79% matchVery Positive93% of 12,848 reviews2023
Dev: Hovgaard Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 24.8 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: Sandbox 50.5%, Open World 28.8%, Simulation 16.4%, Singleplayer 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: An expansive business management game that encourages city exploration and economic strategy.
- #26 Shoppe Keep
82% matchMixed62% of 2,882 reviews2016
Dev: Strange FirePub: Excalibur Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 32.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Run an adventurers shop – a serious business in a fantasy environment. Stock your store with dangerous weapons, fancy hats, sturdy armour and magical potions.
Why similar: Simulation 21.1%, Trading 17.3%, Sandbox 16.6%, Medieval 16.2%, Adventure 13%
Why You'll Like It: The original shopkeeping management game that emphasizes the struggle of running a business in a fantasy world.
- #27 Winkeltje: The Little Shop
79% matchVery Positive88% of 1,814 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: Trading 63.7%, Sandbox 28%, Simulation 5.8%, Singleplayer 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: Dedicated shop management with a cozy vibe that complements the trading focus of the seed.
- #28 Let Them Trade
78% matchVery Positive86% of 1,081 reviews2025
Dev: SpaceflowerPub: ByteRockers' Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Build a network of cities that produce and trade resources, upgrade your castle, and protect the cities from cheeky bandits. Tinker with the economy at your own pace, and watch the charming wooden world grow into a lively and thriving kingdom.
Why similar: Trading 55.1%, Medieval 27%, Colorful 9.2%, Simulation 4.7%, Singleplayer 2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on real-time economy and resource management in a way that rewards strategic planning.
- #29 Mount & Blade: Warband
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 170,920 reviews2010
Dev: TaleWorlds Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18.5 hrsMean: 120.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In a land torn asunder by incessant warfare, it is time to assemble your own band of hardened warriors and enter the fray. Lead your men into battle, expand your realm, and claim the ultimate prize: the throne of Calradia!
Why similar: Medieval 42.4%, Open World 26.6%, Sandbox 23.2%, Adventure 2.4%, Fantasy 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive open-world experience for those who enjoy trading, combat, and exploration.
- #30 Used Cars Simulator
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,085 reviews2025
Dev: DreamWay GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Used Cars Simulator - trade used or stolen cars, fix and customize them, drive around, and explore the open world! Grow your business, complete quests, and have fun with a physics-based sandbox!
Why similar: Trading 46.2%, Sandbox 18.4%, Open World 17.7%, Exploration 11.8%, Simulation 4.3%
- #31 Car Dealer Simulator
74% matchVery Positive89% of 9,168 reviews2025
Dev: Garage Monkeys
Windows
Median: 13.6 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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: Trading 64.7%, Open World 23.7%, Simulation 6.9%, Singleplayer 2.6%, Indie 2.2%
- #32 Stickman Strikes: Conquer Fantasy World
75% matchVery Positive80% of 688 reviews2025
Dev: LGaoGamePub: Gamersky Games
Windows
A dragon's breath turns you into a stickman! Conquer castles, plunder territories, or lead your squad in this fantasy world! During your journey, you can explore various dungeons, discover hidden treasures, engage in trading, farming, craftmaking and more. Will you survive and regain your true self?
Why similar: Sandbox 39.2%, Medieval 26.7%, Open World 14.4%, Fantasy 11.5%, Combat 5.8%
- #33 The Merchant's Guide to the Kingdom
77% matchMixed67% of 70 reviews2023
Dev: Bearplane
Windows
You are an NPC and shopkeeper in a simulated MMORPG world. Trade, craft and manage a guild to acquire powerful gear and face dangerous dungeons, world bosses, rare spawns and up to 40-man raids while following the campaign to aid in the protection of the ancient and powerful Elemental Stones.
Why similar: Auto Battler 40.9%, Medieval 18.4%, Exploration 12.2%, Fantasy 8.4%, Combat 7.1%
- #34 Yard Sale Simulator
75% matchVery Positive97% of 67 reviews2023
Dev: Queenfish Games
Windows
An open world yard sale simulator. Buy, repair and sell your way to the top. Shop yard sales, hold your own yard sale, buy a market stand, upgrade your stand or open a shop in town to sell all your newly acquired valuables.
Why similar: Trading 38.3%, Comedy 21.2%, Open World 19.8%, Exploration 11.3%, Simulation 4.9%
- #35 Storage Dealer Simulator
74% matchMixed62% of 807 reviews2025
Dev: Quadfix Games
Windows
Storage Dealer Simulator invites you to a world where your bargaining skills will be tested to the limits, and you'll never know what lies behind each door. Are you ready to become a top-tier trader? Join the warehouse adventure with Storage Dealer Simulator!
Why similar: Open World 63.9%, Simulation 26%, Indie 5.7%, Singleplayer 4.5%
- #36 Car Dealer
76% matchMixed67% of 230 reviews2020
Dev: piratecat games
Windows
Buy and sell, manage the world's most popular auto gallery.
Why similar: Simulation 41.2%, Open World 22.9%, Indie 18.4%, Exploration 15.1%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #37 Storage Hustle
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,519 reviews2023
Dev: Broken Clock
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Trading 55.7%, Sandbox 25.7%, Open World 11.9%, Simulation 5%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #38 AutoForge
72% matchVery Positive87% of 457 reviews2024
Dev: Siege Games
Windows
A 2D automation sandbox adventure. Build an automated factory with Mana-powered machines, progress through an expansive tech tree, explore a vast and wonderful world, upgrade yourself with ancient technologies, and defend it all from invasions.
Why similar: Side Scroller 25.3%, Comedy 19.9%, Sandbox 19.7%, Exploration 10.5%, Colorful 8.7%
- #39 Skeleseller
70% matchVery Positive93% of 365 reviews2026
Dev: Xtonomous
Windows · Mac · Linux
You're a skeleton shopkeep who hires adventurers to collect loot for you after your untimely demise. Send adventurers into battle, sell what they find, and build up your town in this laid-back idle game!
Why similar: Auto Battler 58.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Colorful 8.4%, Fantasy 8.1%, Simulation 6%
- #40 Alchemist Shop Simulator
71% matchVery Positive82% of 157 reviews2025
Dev: Kool2Play
Windows
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: Trading 59.7%, Medieval 21.3%, Fantasy 7.4%, Simulation 6.4%, Indie 2.7%
- #41 A Little Shop in Squirrel Town
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 60 reviews2021
Dev: Superluminal Cat
Windows
You will become the shopkeeper of grocery shop in Squirrel Town to run your own shop, replenish your stock, sell, make a profit, kill monsters, manufacture outfits, engage in agriculture, angle, cook delicious food, feed monsters and save Monster Forest controlled by the evil crystal.
Why similar: Trading 62.1%, Medieval 24.8%, 2D 6.9%, Simulation 6.3%
- #42 Dealer's Life
71% matchVery Positive93% of 1,314 reviews2019
Dev: Abyte Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Live the ultimate pawn shop experience in this funny retro style tycoon game!
Why similar: Trading 79%, 2D 9.7%, Simulation 6.1%, Singleplayer 2.6%, Indie 2.6%
- #43 Piworld
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 135 reviews2025
Dev: Ahaha studio
Windows
Piworld is a unique multiplayer game where everyone can find something to do to suit their desires. Try out different roles: from a simple fisherman to an adventurer. Explore the world alone or with friends, fight evil, develop your skills, and create your own story.
Why similar: Trading 35.7%, Sandbox 17.8%, Open World 15.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Colorful 7.1%
- #44 Pixel Shopkeeper
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 160 reviews2017
Dev: Pixel Prototype
Windows · Mac · Linux
Be a Pixel Shopkeeper! Collect items using inventory management puzzle mechanics. Sell your wares, decorate your shop, craft new products, and expand! Train to beat tougher dungeons, unlock new classes and decor, and furnish your shop smartly to maximize profits!
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 35.2%, Sandbox 21.2%, 2D 14.4%, Simulation 13.8%, Adventure 7.4%
- #45 Merchant of the Six Kingdoms
70% matchVery Positive93% of 204 reviews2023
Dev: Cory LongPub: GooseGames
Windows
Become a medieval merchant and master the arts of bartering, haggling, and investing, Explore 20 markets, barter with 200 characters, and trade in over 1,800 items in a dynamic bartering and haggling system that will challenge and reward.
Why similar: Trading 51.6%, Medieval 17.1%, Exploration 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%, Fantasy 7.3%
- #46 Gamer Stop Simulator
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 284 reviews2026
Dev: Red Axe Games
Windows
Gamer Stop Simulator is a simulation game where you manage a video game store. Buy games and consoles from customers, repair broken devices, test games, and add rare items to your collection. Negotiate prices, expand your store, and grow your business in this exciting retail experience!
Why similar: Sandbox 58.9%, Colorful 17.3%, Simulation 13.7%, Open World 10.1%
- #47 UnnamedGame RPG
72% matchMixed55% of 55 reviews2022
Dev: Weslington
Windows · Mac
Enjoy a semi-AFK RNG-HELL RPG game that is ever expanding, find loot, own, get owned, all in the name of RNG. Climb leaderboards for overall XP, gather money, and become a part of a growing game and community!
Why similar: Auto Battler 44.1%, Sandbox 21.9%, Medieval 15.3%, Exploration 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
- #48 Tidehaven: Ale & Trade
67% matchMostly Positive80% of 89 reviews2026
Dev: Bunch'o'Nerds
Windows
Medieval sim meets smart idle play. Build and automate your tavern into a lively town. Make it yours with tons of decorations. Dig for ore, gamble, breed rare horses, or take risks with smuggling quests. Watch your little world grow and have the medieval town of your dreams!
Why similar: Medieval 55.4%, Pixel Graphics 31.3%, Simulation 6.9%, 2D 4.8%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #49 RPG NPC Simulator VR
71% matchMixed64% of 87 reviews2020
Dev: Odooh Games
Windows
Join the RPG world as an NPC of a secret shop. Grow your reputation among players by offering better swords, shields, bows and potions to attract higher level players. Expand to blacksmiths, mine and smith unique weapons which could be found nowhere but your secret shop.
Why similar: Trading 54%, Fantasy 12.7%, Colorful 12.5%, Simulation 7.8%, Adventure 6.8%
- #50 九州：商旅（Nine Provinces: Caravan）
68% matchVery Positive91% of 1,145 reviews2021
Dev: BigLight.Games
Windows
On the ancient nine province continent, you may become a businessman, get to know others, expand caravans, and free trade and exploration.
Why similar: Trading 54.3%, Open World 20.8%, Exploration 12.7%, 2D 5.9%, Simulation 3.6%
- #51 Saleblazers
67% matchVery Positive83% of 2,039 reviews2023
Dev: AIRSTRAFE INTERACTIVE
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.5 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
You’re a humble shopkeeper trying to live a peaceful new life, finding yourself surrounded by warring factions and dangerous creatures. Will you be able to carve out a new home for yourself and your customers in this open-world survival shopkeeping simulator?
Why similar: Open World 38.2%, Exploration 25.2%, Combat 19.2%, Simulation 9.2%, Adventure 8.3%
- #52 Merchant 64
67% matchMostly Positive70% of 125 reviews2025
Dev: SuitNtie
Windows
Merchant 64 a tiny retro inspired traveling merchant game! Take control of Merchant as you buy goods at low prices and sell them in different towns at higher prices.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 44.9%, Exploration 20.4%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Simulation 9.3%, Adventure 8.5%
- #53 Gamer Stop Simulator : Prologue
66% matchMostly Positive75% of 208 reviews2025
Dev: Red Axe Games
Windows
Gamer Stop Simulator is a simulation game where you manage a video game store. Buy games and consoles from customers, repair broken devices, test games, and add rare items to your collection. Negotiate prices, expand your store, and grow your business in this exciting retail experience!
Why similar: Sandbox 39.7%, Trading 25.5%, Colorful 12.7%, Open World 11.6%, Simulation 8.5%
- #54 Novice Dungeon Master
66% matchVery Positive90% of 153 reviews2024
Dev: LazyCnD
Windows
[Novice Dungeon Master] is a dungeon management simulation set in a fantasy world of dungeons and adventures. Turn your beginner dungeon into the ultimate dungeon of your dreams. Greet adventurers who come to visit your dungeon, grow herbs, summon monsters, and more!
Why similar: Tactical 24.6%, Sandbox 20%, Pixel Graphics 18.2%, Comedy 17.3%, 2D 8.3%
- #55 World of Talesworth: Idle MMO Simulator
68% matchMostly Positive70% of 449 reviews2022
Dev: Talesworth Game Studio
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 78.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Explore new lands, slay monsters, gather loot and level up in this idle MMO simulation experience. Packed with unique and meaningful upgrades, moments of discovery, and gaming nostalgia, World of Talesworth is an homage to all our favorite RPGs.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 24%, Medieval 15.9%, Simulation 13.6%, Colorful 11.1%, Adventure 10.4%
- #56 This Merchant Life
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 185 reviews2019
Dev: Inexplicable Games
Windows
This Merchant Life is a trading strategy game set in the troubled medieval kingdom of Peregrine. Turn a rickety wooden cart, two horses and a few coins into a thriving entrepreneurial triumph!
Why similar: Trading 55.9%, Medieval 27.9%, Fantasy 9.1%, Indie 5.2%, Singleplayer 2%
- #57 Car Dealer Simulator: Prologue - Early Days
65% matchVery Positive80% of 1,594 reviews2025
Dev: Garage Monkeys
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 26%
Free introduction to the full Car Dealer Simulator game takes you on a journey from being Little Sam’s assistant to owning the business. Discover deals, buy low, repair cars, and sell them for a profit.
Why similar: Trading 64.2%, Open World 25.2%, Simulation 8%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #58 Battlesmiths: Blade and Forge
66% matchMostly Positive72% of 531 reviews2025
Dev: Ragnarocket
Windows · Mac · Linux
Craft. Battle. Grow. Join thousands of players in the ultimate tactical RPG where every piece of gear is forged by you — and every fight tests your strategy.
Why similar: Trading 28.3%, Auto Battler 24.9%, Medieval 13.1%, Tactical 11.8%, Fantasy 5.7%
