- #1 Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?!
97% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,073 reviews2015
Dev: Daylight StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?! is a wacky simulation game where you manage your very own weapon shop and expand its business across an incredible potato world.Use your potato smiths to forge weapons and sell them to questing heroes.
Why similar: Management 44.6%, Simulation 26.2%, Crafting 9.4%, RPG 8%, Indie 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the humorous, management-heavy focus on crafting equipment for heroes.
- #2 Swag and Sorcery
96% matchMixed54% of 3,242 reviews2019
Dev: Lazy Bear GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Grind for resources, manage your own fantasy village, create and equip your heroes and send them to collect swag in Swag and Sorcery - a new streamlined RPG from the creators of Punch Club and Graveyard Keeper.
Why similar: Management 31.4%, RPG 19.2%, Pixel Graphics 17.3%, Crafting 10.7%, Idler 8%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same team, it features a very similar loop of crafting, training, and sending heroes on quests.
- #3 Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
96% 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: RPG 37.9%, Management 29.4%, Simulation 23.3%, Indie 7.2%, Adventure 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential shop management RPG that perfectly balances dungeon crawling with shopkeeping.
- #4 Blacksmith of the Sand Kingdom
95% matchMostly Positive73% of 166 reviews2021
Dev: Rideon,Inc.Pub: KEMCO
Windows
Become the court blacksmith adventuring in the Sand Kingdom in a fantasy RPG!
Why similar: Management 37%, RPG 25.3%, Crafting 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Adventure 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A deep RPG that emphasizes crafting gear and managing a party to explore dungeons.
- #5 Cadria Item Shop
94% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,584 reviews2018
Dev: Moehaus Co. LtdPub: BEST KIRIN GLOBAL LIMITED
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 313.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Cadria Item Shop is a casual simulation game with RPG elements. Craft legendary items, hire heroes, and expand your shop to rebuild the town. Join a mighty guild, fight together in faction wars and send your heroes to explore the mystic lands of Cadria! All of this and much more awaits you!
Why similar: Simulation 38.2%, RPG 31.1%, Casual 13.8%, Crafting 9.3%, Indie 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features a similar aesthetic and gameplay loop of crafting items to fulfill hero requests.
- #6 Merchant
94% matchMostly Positive78% of 599 reviews2018
Dev: Retora Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 27.5 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Merchant blends traditional RPG systems and tycoon style mechanics. No gems, no consumables, all purchases are DLC! Great for second screen gaming! Merchant reimagines the classic RPG experience from the perspective of a Merchant. Hire Heroes and Crafters to do your bidding for you.
Why similar: Management 26.7%, RPG 20.9%, Simulation 19.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Crafting 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic shop management game that captures the idle crafting loop effectively.
- #7 Moonlighter
93% 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: Management 33.8%, RPG 20.2%, Pixel Graphics 20%, Simulation 17.5%, Adventure 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines shop management during the day with dungeon crawling at night to gather stock.
- #8 Dragon Cliff
92% matchVery Positive89% of 8,115 reviews2018
Dev: Meta Interaction
Windows
Median: 17.2 hrsMean: 64.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Dragon Cliff is a Semi-Idle RPG game with deep and complex itemization/skill systems to support endless character builds. Players are to collect adventurers, kill monsters, advance talent trees, enchant/reforge equipment, discover scrolls and finally assemble the most powerful adventure team!
Why similar: RPG 30.7%, Management 20.2%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Simulation 12.3%, Idler 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a similar blend of party management and idle progression mechanics.
- #9 Shoppe Keep
91% 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: Management 33.4%, Simulation 32%, RPG 21.6%, Adventure 7%, Indie 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a 3D take on the shop management genre with a focus on inventory and customer interaction.
- #10 Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
89% 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: Management 30.9%, Simulation 23.9%, Crafting 18.2%, RPG 14.7%, Casual 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the tactile process of crafting and selling unique items to customers.
- #11 Pixel Shopkeeper
91% 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: Management 35.2%, Simulation 22.2%, Pixel Graphics 16.4%, Crafting 9%, Casual 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the management side with a charming pixel-art style and resource gathering.
- #12 Goblin's Shop
90% matchMixed62% of 79 reviews2019
Dev: CYCLOPS
Windows
This is a pixel-art simulation game in which the player runs a shop, together with RPG adventures. In Goblin’s Shop, the player is a goblin who has been bullied by humans and he always wants to get it even. So he decided to sell weapons, armors and potions to other monsters.
Why similar: Simulation 36%, RPG 27%, Management 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Indie 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Allows you to run a shop for monsters, blending management with RPG party building.
- #13 Dwarf Shop
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 112 reviews2020
Dev: Potion Junkies
Windows
Dwarf Shop is a Shop Simulator with, you guessed it, Dwarves! Help the Dragon Clan lure their very own dragon by amassing piles and piles of glorious gold. Send one dwarf deep into the caves to find ingredients while the others craft various equipment and sell them to unsuspecting customers!
Why similar: Management 27.5%, Simulation 20%, RPG 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Crafting 11%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on inventory management and crafting within a fantasy setting.
- #14 No-brainer Heroes 挂机吧!勇者
88% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,698 reviews2019
Dev: 小团团工作室
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 67.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
No-brainer Heroes is a pixel style semi-idle RPG game. As a lord, you need to run your town, recruit your heroes, defeat level monsters, solve random events, collect powerful treasures, and finally defeat evil dragons.
Why similar: RPG 26.7%, Simulation 25.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Casual 10.6%, Adventure 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A casual RPG that emphasizes party management and idle adventuring.
- #15 Winkeltje: The Little Shop
86% 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: Management 52.7%, Simulation 29.6%, Crafting 17.8%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy shopkeeping game that emphasizes building and managing your own storefront.
- #16 Idle Weaponshop
86% matchMixed58% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: Deki
Windows
In Idle Weaponshop, you are handed your very own weapon shop to manage. Design and sell weapons, build up your local community, hire employees, and send adventurers off into danger for fun and profit... all before prestiging to earn powerful bonuses, all so you can do it all over again.
Why similar: Management 38.4%, Simulation 30.4%, Idler 13.2%, Casual 7.9%, Crafting 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A dedicated idle game that focuses on the automation of weapon production and sales.
- #17 Adventurer Manager
87% matchMixed60% of 576 reviews2014
Dev: Vigilant Addiction StudiosPub: BBEW BBEW, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Reunite the kingdom of Adventuria and defeat the evil Illusionist Miraj by recruiting Adventurers to send on Adventures for epic loot and rewards in this RPG/Management Sim with tons of depth, randomization, and customization options!
Why similar: RPG 34.9%, Management 23.5%, Pixel Graphics 15.6%, Simulation 12.3%, Casual 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the management of an adventurer guild, similar to the staff management in the seed game.
- #18 Blacksmith. Song of two Kings.
85% matchVery Positive81% of 300 reviews2024
Dev: Pavel Leksin
Windows
In this 2D fantasy game you play a role of a blacksmith who literally handcrafts weapons, shields, armor, magic staffs and many other marvellous items.
Why similar: Simulation 47.5%, Crafting 26%, Adventure 14%, Indie 9.7%, 2D 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: Combines sandbox crafting with adventure elements in a fantasy world.
- #19 Shop Titans
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 17,821 reviews2020
Dev: Kabam Games, Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 182.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 31.5%, Simulation 20.5%, RPG 18.3%, Crafting 12.3%, Idler 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A popular shop management game that incorporates crafting and base-building elements.
- #20 Jacksmith: Weapons and Warriors
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,849 reviews2025
Dev: Flipline Studios
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Fire up the forge and craft your finest weapons in Jacksmith: Weapons and Warriors, a reforged adventure! Equip the local warriors with custom swords, bows, shields and more in your hands-on blacksmith shop. Follow the soldiers into battle as you push onward toward the evil wizard Dudley!
Why similar: Management 33.8%, Simulation 24.6%, Crafting 24.4%, Casual 9.5%, Indie 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: A creative crafting game where you forge weapons to equip soldiers for battle.
- #21 放置勇者:远征/Idle Heroes:Odyssey
84% matchMixed52% of 570 reviews2021
Dev: OnigiriStudio
Windows · Mac
As a hero leader, you need to recruit your hero, collect treasures and equipment, and run towns to upgrade the combat team.Facing powerful monsters on the expedition, you also need strategies to match heroes, skills and treasures, finally save the world again.
Why similar: RPG 21.6%, Clicker 17.7% ★, Simulation 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Idler 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a similar idle-adventure experience with RPG party mechanics.
- #22 Soul Smith of the Kingdom
83% matchMixed60% of 149 reviews2018
Dev: Inu to NekoPub: Starship Studio
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Soul Smith of the Kingdom is a business idle game involving smith workshop business. Play as Nine,heiress of the unparalleled Andelioar Workshop in the kingdom,instruct smiths and adventurers and make perfect weapons--all to revitalize the workshop!
Why similar: Simulation 42.4%, RPG 33%, Casual 15.1%, Indie 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A casual take on the blacksmithing RPG genre with a focus on strategy.
- #23 Fantasy Blacksmith
82% matchMixed49% of 1,800 reviews2019
Dev: Heaven BrotherhoodPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
You are a blacksmith in the world of the sword, magic and war, in which any blacksmith who knows how to make even the simplest swords is in demand. You start off as a poor unskilled blacksmith, but in time you will gain experience and improve to achieve wealth, fame and power, and change this world!
Why similar: Simulation 49.3%, Management 19.9%, Crafting 11.7%, RPG 10.7%, Indie 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Deepens the crafting mechanic, allowing for detailed weapon creation and shop management.
- #24 Crafter's Hollow
80% matchMixed56% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Wylde Wisp Games
Windows
Forge gear, run a shop, and send mercenaries into danger so you don’t have to. A cozy-but-clever crafting sim where business booms, heroes bicker, and dungeons provide all the “supply chain” problems you’ll ever need.
Why similar: Management 36.2%, Simulation 32.1%, Crafting 16.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, 2D 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: A management-focused game centered on crafting and inventory logistics.
- #25 Medieval Shopkeeper Simulator
82% 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: Management 28.2%, Simulation 24.7%, RPG 21.4%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%, Adventure 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a simulation-heavy approach to running a shop in a medieval fantasy setting.
- #26 Novice Dungeon Master
79% 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: Management 33.7%, Simulation 26.2%, Pixel Graphics 21.3%, Casual 10.4%, Indie 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines shop management with creature collection and dungeon exploration.
- #27 A Little Shop in Squirrel Town
81% 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: Management 32%, Simulation 24.9%, RPG 19.9%, Crafting 13.5%, Casual 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A charming, economy-focused shop simulator with crafting elements.
- #28 Magic Forge Tycoon
78% matchMostly Positive72% of 86 reviews2026
Dev: Clever Trickster StudioPub: Clever Trickster Productions
Windows
Become the ultimate fantasy arms dealer. Forge enchanted weapons, fulfill contracts, influence wars, and shape the fate of kingdoms! Master the astral forge, upgrade your gear, use alchemy, dominate the resource market, and rise as the realm’s mythic weaponsmith.
Why similar: Management 47.2%, Simulation 30.9%, Crafting 11.9%, Casual 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing management game focused on the fantasy crafting experience.
- #29 Dungeon Bodega Simulator
75% matchVery Positive98% of 217 reviews2026
Dev: Alien Fruit
Windows · Linux
Dungeon Bodega Simulator is a retro styled fantasy shop game where you can grow crops, brew potions, sell items and raise slimes as pets! Can you build up your bodega into a one stop adventuring shop while solving the mysteries of the dungeon beneath you?
Why similar: Management 46.1%, Simulation 32.3%, Crafting 11.8%, Casual 9.8%
- #30 Maids of Storm
75% matchVery Positive92% of 106 reviews2026
Dev: BurgerDuck GamesPub: Smilegate
Windows
Run your own maid café in this charming pixel tycoon! Hire adorable maids with unique personalities, customize your café, compete in the Maid Championship, and enjoy a hilarious story packed with quirky humor and fun mini-games.
Why similar: Management 34%, RPG 25.2%, Simulation 24.3%, Adventure 8%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
- #31 RPG Tycoon
79% matchMixed51% of 487 reviews2016
Dev: Skatanic StudiosPub: Macrocosmic Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Hire heroes, send them on quests, get loot and make a profit as you expand from nothing into a bustling fantasy kingdom and attempt to win the coveted title of the greatest kingdom in all of the land!
Why similar: Management 37.2%, Simulation 23.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, RPG 11.7%, Adventure 6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the management side of running a fantasy town and its associated shops.
- #32 Skeleseller
74% 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: Management 25.1%, Simulation 22.2%, RPG 18.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Idler 9.6%
- #33 Emma's Armaments
77% matchMixed49% of 74 reviews2022
Dev: Caro BuildersPub: Emma Create
Windows
Emma's Weapons Shop is a management simulation game in which players collect items while conquering dungeons, smelt them, and sell them at higher prices to increase sales.
Why similar: Simulation 44.5%, Pixel Graphics 28.1%, Crafting 23.9%, 2D 3.6%
- #34 Gamer Shop Simulator
78% matchMostly Negative38% of 229 reviews2021
Dev: DiamosDev
Windows
Gamer Shop Simulator - business simulation game where you own a store with goods for gamers. Here you will learn everything about the operation, development of your own store.
Why similar: Simulation 43.9%, Management 15.8%, Casual 14.3%, Adventure 12.4%, Indie 10.3%
- #35 挂机手游模拟器
73% matchVery Positive93% of 1,071 reviews2025
Dev: 天光
Windows
Median: 12.2 hrsMean: 39.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Idle farming for treasures, summoning heroes, collecting compendiums, crafting equipment, unlocking formations, researching technologies, sweeping maps, and competing for resources!
Why similar: Simulation 32.9%, Idler 24.3%, Casual 18.8%, Crafting 17.7%, Indie 3.5%
- #36 Shop Legends
76% matchMixed44% of 203 reviews2024
Dev: Cloudcade
Windows
Immerse yourself in an Idle Simulation Tycoon RPG like no other, where you are tasked with managing a thriving item shop, crafting legendary gear for customers, commanding mighty heroes to loot rare artifacts & blueprints all while challenging top-ranked shopkeepers in an epic business adventure!
Why similar: Management 26.9%, Simulation 21.2%, RPG 18.6%, Crafting 12%, Idler 7.5%
- #37 Just A Humble Swordsmith
74% matchVery Positive90% of 598 reviews2022
Dev: Just Some Humble Game SmithsPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Craft swords from a variety of styles and materials in order to best equip the adventurers who come into your sword smithing shop. Strategize and watch the adventurers fight their way through a dungeon full of monsters in this idle battler!
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 40%, Casual 29.6%, Crafting 20.5%, 2D 9.9%
- #38 Blacksmith
77% matchMixed69% of 98 reviews2019
Dev: Otis MillerPub: Fire Cycle Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Blacksmith is the definitive Blacksmithing experience. Make and sell Weapons, Armour and Tools. Send Heroes on Quests and unlock their unique potential. Grow the town of Ironwell and be a part of the community. Master the elements and bend them to your will! Find your true calling as the Blacksmith!
Why similar: Simulation 41.5%, RPG 33.6%, Casual 15.1%, Indie 9.8%
- #39 Merchant in Dungeon
73% matchVery Positive80% of 122 reviews2024
Dev: HexGameStudio
Windows
Merchant in Dungeon is about managing shops.Hercules enters Dark Gate Town solo, aiming to repay his father's debt. Starting with a store, he grows capital, hires, expands shops, and manages relationships with diverse female NPCs. Dominating the business scene? Quite a challenge!
Why similar: Management 31.7%, Simulation 23.8%, RPG 19.9%, Crafting 11.4%, Adventure 6.3%
- #40 RPG NPC Simulator VR
76% 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: Management 30.5%, Simulation 23.9%, RPG 13.5%, Crafting 10.1%, Casual 8.8%
- #41 Incremental Epic Hero 2
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,648 reviews2025
Dev: HapiwakuPub: Idle System, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 191.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
A mixture of incremental/idle and roleplaying game set in fantasy world filled with monsters and things to explore, where battling is constant, almost everything can be upgraded, and with wide array of various prestige mechanics to always keep things interesting and moving forward!
Why similar: Management 44.1%, RPG 28.9%, Idler 15.4%, Adventure 8.3%, 2D 3.3%
- #42 Blightlands Blacksmith
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 74 reviews2023
Dev: Skald Software
Windows
Blightlands Blacksmith is a medieval fantasy blacksmithing simulator with exploration and combat elements. Mine, smelt, forge, assemble, grind, and rune-craft weapons to supply a legion cohort, and defend yourself as you delve into the mine for new materials. The cohort's success depends on you.
Why similar: Simulation 27.7%, Management 23.4%, RPG 23.1%, Crafting 15.3%, Indie 5.6%
- #43 Ani Idle
71% matchVery Positive87% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: Ani Dev
Windows
Ani Idle is an Idle-like RPG in which you will have to fight a variety of enemies. Kill them, collect their loot, take a rest, do some quests and craft your gear to become more and more powerful.
Why similar: RPG 38.9%, Idler 16%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, Casual 13.4%, Crafting 9.4%
- #44 Medieval Crafter: Blacksmith
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 694 reviews2026
Dev: Compact Core GamesPub: GameDev.ist
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Forge your destiny and craft legends. Medieval Crafter: Blacksmith is your journey into the heart of craftsmanship. Dive into the enchanting world of a blacksmith, mine ores, create legendary weapons, arm heroes and send them on quests for loot and profit. The forge awaits!
Why similar: Management 44.6%, Simulation 30.9%, Crafting 17.7%, Indie 6.8%
- #45 Anvil Saga
71% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,803 reviews2023
Dev: Pirozhok StudioPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Anvil Saga is a management sim with RPG elements where you take control of a blacksmith shop amidst the Hundred Years' War. Each decision you make impacts the story and gameplay.
Why similar: Management 32.9%, RPG 18.6%, Simulation 17%, Pixel Graphics 16.4%, Crafting 9.5%
- #46 Our Adventurer Guild
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,208 reviews2024
Dev: GreenGuy
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 37.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Become the new Guild Master of the Adventurer Guild and lead your adventurers in explorations and turnbased tactical battles. Will the Guild thrive under your leadership? Or will it finally disband under it?
Why similar: Management 59.8%, RPG 30.2%, Indie 6.3%, 2D 3.8%
- #47 Craftlands Workshoppe
72% matchMixed64% of 177 reviews2021
Dev: Arvydas ŽemaitisPub: Excalibur Games
Windows
From the out-there imagination behind the Shoppe Keep series comes a brand-new fantasy business adventure set in the clouds. Craftlands Workshoppe is hiring! But can you run your store, master three noble crafts and solve the former owner’s mysterious disappearance?
Why similar: Management 40.3%, RPG 19.9%, Crafting 15.3%, Simulation 14.7%, Adventure 5.8%
- #48 Potion Tycoon
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 719 reviews2024
Dev: Snowhound GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Potion Tycoon is a management simulator with a witchy twist! Build and develop your very own magic shop. Manage resources, set up production lines, mix potions and sell them smartly to stay ahead of the competition. Welcome to the potion business!
Why similar: Management 60%, Simulation 36.7%, 2D 3.3%
- #49 Loot Tycoon
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 387 reviews2026
Dev: Parallel Portal
Windows
You are not the Hero—you are the Merchant who bleeds them dry! Dive into a unique mix of Hack & Slash and Shop Simulation. Farm dungeons with fully automated combat, loot legendary artifacts, and crash the market. Build your shop from a dirty rug to a medieval monopoly.
Why similar: Simulation 36.9%, Idler 30.1%, Casual 17.7%, Adventure 15.3%
- #50 Museum No.9
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 247 reviews2025
Dev: YaoYi Technology
Windows
Massive artifact collection! Build your museum with extreme freedom! Visitor revenue depends on your route design, and whether you can achieve perfect profits is entirely up to you! Enjoy light rogue-style adventure exploration, and use different skill combinations to battle monsters every time!
Why similar: Simulation 30.3%, RPG 23.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Casual 9.7%, Crafting 9.6%
- #51 Royal Merchant
71% matchMixed63% of 86 reviews2023
Dev: Badim
Windows · Mac
Manage your team of Heroes and Crafters while upgrading your Castle in Royal Merchant! A blend of RPG, clicker, idler, and management gameplay with epic quests, crafting, and conquering bosses. Master the trade, outfit your Heroes, and grow your trade empire.
Why similar: Management 32.3%, Simulation 17.9%, RPG 17.5%, Crafting 12.8%, Idler 10.6%
- #52 Perfume Atelier
67% matchVery Positive91% of 209 reviews2026
Dev: Keep The Engine GamesPub: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Blend fragrances in your cozy perfume atelier! 🌸 Craft unique scents by mixing essences, design beautiful bottles, and try to sell your creations to curious customers. Decorate your workshop, unlock new recipes, and grow your reputation in the art of fragrance.
Why similar: Management 31.4%, Simulation 28.7%, Crafting 15.1%, RPG 11.7%, Casual 11.4%
- #53 Runestone Keeper
70% matchVery Positive84% of 2,460 reviews2015
Dev: BlackfirePub: Cimugames
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Runestone Keeper is a roguelike dungeon crawler that blends classic RPG elements and turn based strategy. Heroes, monsters, equipment, events, magic and skills, traps and devices, shrines and altars, Goddesses and merchants. Choose your weapon and begin an epic adventure!
Why similar: RPG 62.6%, Casual 21.8%, Indie 15.5%
- #54 Travellers Rest
68% 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: Management 36.1%, Pixel Graphics 20.4%, RPG 17.3%, Simulation 10.6%, Crafting 9.1%
- #55 River Town Factory
67% matchVery Positive89% of 1,334 reviews2024
Dev: iFAction Studio
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
If possible, would you like to go back to ancient times to start a factory, refine oil, or even build a large computer? With the accidental fall of a meteorite, you traveled back to River Town a thousand years ago and became a workshop owner. And the story will begin from here……
Why similar: Simulation 39.8%, Pixel Graphics 30.9%, Crafting 16.4%, Indie 8.5%, 2D 4.4%
- #56 Alchemist's Garden
67% matchVery Positive95% of 83 reviews2026
Dev: Lumis Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Alchemist's Garden is a cozy and relaxing incremental crafting game. Forage to uncover hidden ingredients across mystical lands. Experiment with them at your crucible to discover potions and items, stock your shop's shelves, and watch your potion shop grow!
Why similar: Management 34.7%, Simulation 17.1%, Crafting 14.1%, Idler 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%
- #57 Witchy Business
66% matchVery Positive89% of 827 reviews2025
Dev: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Manage your very own Witchcraft Shop! Witchy Business is a job simulator game where you brew potions for your customers, collect oddities, grow flowers in your garden, upgrade your alchemy station, and thrive. Make sure you are quick to take care of customers and hex thieves!
Why similar: Simulation 39.9%, RPG 30.1%, Crafting 18.3%, Casual 11.7%
- #58 Gun Factory Simulator
68% matchMixed66% of 156 reviews2025
Dev: Broken Clock
Windows
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: Management 44.6%, Simulation 25.4%, RPG 21%, Casual 9%
- #59 The Last Craftsman
66% matchVery Positive97% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: AuraTummyache
Windows · Mac · Linux
Get settled into Gear Springs! Gather materials, craft items, go fishing, and battle it out with punch cards in the ruined facility. Don't get distracted though, you've still got to stop the last Craftsman and save the town!
Why similar: Simulation 24.8%, RPG 22.4%, Management 20.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Crafting 8.7%
- #60 Alchemist Shop Simulator
67% 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: Management 40.8%, Simulation 28.6%, Crafting 14%, Casual 10%, Indie 6.6%