- #1 Death and Taxes
97% matchVery Positive86% of 8,579 reviews2020
Dev: Placeholder Gameworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
In this 2D, short narrative-based game, you assume the role of the Grim Reaper... on an office job. Your job is to decide which people are going to live or die. The consequences of your choices are yours to bear, while the mystery of your incarnation awaits revelation!
Why similar: Point & Click 16.8%, Choices Matter 16%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential job simulator where your bureaucratic choices directly influence the fate of the world through branching narratives.
- #2 Tavern Talk - A Cozy Visual Novel
96% matchVery Positive89% of 1,765 reviews2024
Dev: Gentle Troll Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A cozy visual novel about running a tavern in a D&D-inspired fantasy! Gather rumors, serve magical drinks, and meet adventurers on a life-changing quest.
Why similar: Cozy 22.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Choices Matter 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the cozy fantasy atmosphere of managing a business while engaging in dialogue-driven quest management.
- #3 Monster Loves You!
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,197 reviews2013
Dev: Radial Games Corp
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Live the life of a Monster, from birth to elderhood and beyond, making decisions that affect the world of Monsters and Humans. Solve problems. Meet animals and interesting people. Get to know them. Eat them. Make your own story!
Why similar: Multiple Endings 19%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Text-Based 10%, Cute 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: An interactive fiction game that features animal-themed characters and meaningful choices that determine your path and ending.
- #4 Papers, Please
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 80,633 reviews2013
Dev: Lucas PopePub: 3909
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.
Why similar: Point & Click 32.5%, Multiple Endings 21.1%, Simulation 15.1%, Indie 10.5%, Story Rich 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive job simulator that forces players to make difficult moral choices while managing the daily grind of a high-stakes administrative role.
- #5 A TAVERN FOR TEA
94% matchVery Positive92% of 155 reviews2023
Dev: npckc
Windows · Mac · Linux
A fantasy tea-brewing adventure. Listen to your customers' worries and brew them the tea that they didn't know they needed.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Multiple Endings 16.6%, Choices Matter 15.8%, Cartoony 12.7%, Cute 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, narrative-focused shop-keeping experience that emphasizes the personal stories of your fantasy customers.
- #6 Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
93% matchVery Positive93% of 44,849 reviews2022
Dev: niceplay gamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 11.3 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: Medieval 34.8%, Point & Click 19.6%, Choices Matter 17.2%, Simulation 13.1%, Casual 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy job simulator that tasks you with fulfilling specific customer requests using a unique, tactile crafting system.
- #7 Who Needs a Hero?
94% matchVery Positive91% of 1,470 reviews2021
Dev: Henrique Faitta ChitolinaPub: Baby Stone Studios
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A stick and a dream: that's all you need in an RPG. Make choices that shape your destiny, build relationships, face epic monsters, and choose between being a feared villain or a legend.
Why similar: Text-Based 24.3%, Medieval 20.9%, Choices Matter 19%, Funny 10%, Cute 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A text-based RPG that leans heavily into fantasy humor and the impact of player choices on the story.
- #8 Witchy Business
91% matchVery Positive87% of 1,054 reviews2025
Dev: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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: Job Simulator 45% ★, Cozy 23.2%, Cartoony 12.2%, Cute 6.1%, Simulation 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A charming, cozy job simulator that puts you in a magical shop setting with a focus on customer interactions.
- #9 Jolly Good: Cakes and Ale
92% matchVery Positive96% of 53 reviews2020
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Get yourself into and out of another fine mess! Win glory, renown, and much-needed money through cunning schemes that will seem like good ideas at the time.
Why similar: Text-Based 29.4%, Interactive Fiction 26.6%, Choices Matter 16.5%, Funny 9%, Story Rich 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: An interactive fiction title that prioritizes player choice and story-rich outcomes in a humorous, social setting.
- #10 Strange Horticulture
91% matchVery Positive94% of 16,173 reviews2022
Dev: Bad VikingPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.
Why similar: Cozy 32.6%, Point & Click 19%, Multiple Endings 16%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Story Rich 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Combines a cozy shop-keeping job simulator with a mystery narrative that requires careful attention to customer requests.
- #11 Dealer's Life Legend
89% matchVery Positive83% of 292 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: Cozy 29.9%, Job Simulator 29.5% ★, Choices Matter 9%, Immersive Sim 7%, Cartoony 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A management-focused job simulator where your negotiation choices directly impact your shop's success.
- #12 Quest Giver
90% matchVery Positive80% of 50 reviews2023
Dev: DarZal Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You're an NPC who gives quests to heroes. Play through 7 scenarios in this humorous narrative adventure with management sim gameplay and a real sassy manager. Now get to work!
Why similar: Choices Matter 21.1%, Multiple Endings 19.1%, Funny 18.1%, Medieval 16.5%, Fantasy 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the humorous and administrative side of managing adventurers in a classic RPG setting.
- #13 The Reeve
89% matchVery Positive87% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: Gray Muscat
Windows · Mac
You are an Administrator serving your probationary period in a medieval town. Make decisions to affect the town's reputation, order, military and supplies. Choose wisely to deal with bandits, famines, cultists and plagues. The most difficult choices will decide the fate of your town!
Why similar: Medieval 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Text-Based 13.9%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: A medieval management simulation that requires you to make meaningful choices to keep your village running.
- #14 Coffee Talk
88% matchVery Positive95% of 12,615 reviews2020
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.5%, Multiple Endings 17.6%, Choices Matter 17.3%, Story Rich 10.8%, Fantasy 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy job simulator where your role as a barista allows you to influence the lives and stories of your customers through conversation.
- #15 A guard walks into a tavern
87% matchVery Positive84% of 435 reviews2023
Dev: SuQing
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
You are a guard whose job is to post bounties. Try your best to deal with various matters and make money to raise your family. But remember, when various factions come to you, you will have to make choices!
Why similar: Medieval 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Multiple Endings 12%, Text-Based 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features a medieval setting with dark humor and narrative-driven choices that mirror the feel of a guild clerk.
- #16 Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,533 reviews2010
Dev: EasyGameStationPub: Carpe Fulgur LLC
Windows
Median: 5.0 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: Cute 37.9%, Simulation 23.6%, Fantasy 15%, Indie 14.1%, Singleplayer 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: The classic fantasy shop-keeper management game that balances business logistics with deep character interactions.
- #17 Cats & Cups
84% matchVery Positive90% of 1,240 reviews2025
Dev: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Play as a barista in a cat-inspired coffee shop, where your customers are cats! Brew coffee and various drinks. Wholesome and cozy hand-drawn art, various mini-games and a lot of cats & coffee! Learn to craft complex orders, keep your catstomers happy. 🐱☕
Why similar: Job Simulator 43.8% ★, Cozy 21.6%, Immersive Sim 9.9%, Point & Click 8.1%, Cute 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, job-simulator game featuring cute animal characters and relaxing management mechanics.
- #18 Keep Me Gifted
85% matchMixed57% of 184 reviews2025
Dev: Merlot Games
Windows · Mac
In Keep Me Gifted you will make your career debut as a Gift Shop owner. Be ready to encounter unhinged characters and their requests, try to match those requests with your wrapping skills, manage your item stock, upgrade your shop, and increase your store's popularity. And stay gifted!
Why similar: Job Simulator 43.6% ★, Cozy 20.9%, Point & Click 9.6%, Funny 9.3%, Simulation 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A casual job simulator with a charming, hand-drawn aesthetic that focuses on the daily tasks of a shop worker.
- #19 The Sword of Rhivenia
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 76 reviews2022
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Are you worthy of the throne? Or do your siblings deserve it more than you do? What kind of heir will you be?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Text-Based 19.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Medieval 12.8%, Choices Matter 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A text-based interactive fiction game that offers deep branching paths and significant choices for the player.
- #20 Moonlighter
84% matchVery Positive81% of 24,610 reviews2018
Dev: Digital SunPub: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Fantasy 52.1%, Simulation 34.9%, Singleplayer 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: Blends fantasy shop management with dungeon-crawling, focusing on the economy of selling goods to adventurers.
- #21 Good Pizza, Great Pizza - Cooking Simulator Game
82% matchVery Positive88% of 6,788 reviews2023
Dev: TapBlaze
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Ready to settle in with a soothing shift behind the counter? Feel the dough, hear the quiet crackle of the oven, and serve warm slices to grateful guests. Good Pizza, Great Pizza is the cozy, asmr-friendly escape you didn’t know you kneaded.
Why similar: Job Simulator 32.6% ★, Cozy 18.2%, Funny 10.4%, Immersive Sim 9.5%, Choices Matter 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy job simulator that emphasizes customer satisfaction and managing specific orders in a humorous way.
- #22 The Lost Art of Innkeeping
83% matchVery Positive98% of 125 reviews2020
Dev: SeaPhoenix
Windows
Can you transform a dilapidated old manor into a 5-star inn while solving the mysteries lurking behind its doors? Meet amusing guests, discover new areas and upgrades, complete mini-quests, and find items and beautiful paintings that will help you achieve your goals!
Why similar: Cozy 29.2%, Point & Click 17.3%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Cute 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy management simulation that centers on narrative and the day-to-day operations of a fantasy inn.
- #23 CraftCraft: Fantasy Merchant Simulator
81% matchVery Positive83% of 607 reviews2025
Dev: Placeholder Gameworks
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
CraftCraft is a narrative-heavy RPG sim with hands on forging and jewelry making! Create a pretty tiara for a mermaid or a sword made of dragon blood! Be a Moth or a Cat and express your creativity in your cozy crafting studio and change the lives of locals in the mysterious port town of Windspell.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 24.5%, Choices Matter 22.8%, Fantasy 18.5%, Simulation 10.9%, Story Rich 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on fantasy shop-keeping with dialogue-heavy interactions and a relaxing atmosphere.
- #24 Beholder
81% matchVery Positive92% of 31,198 reviews2016
Dev: Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)Pub: Alawar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
You’re a state-installed landlord in a totalitarian country. Place listening devices, steal and sneak into your tenants’ apartments. Use what you uncovered to report anyone capable of plotting against the state. You MUST! But WILL you?
Why similar: Choices Matter 25.3%, Multiple Endings 23.3%, Point & Click 22.6%, Story Rich 11.4%, Simulation 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A job simulator that forces you into difficult moral dilemmas while managing the daily tasks of an apartment manager.
- #25 Perfume Atelier
79% matchVery Positive90% of 277 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: Job Simulator 43.3% ★, Cozy 22.1%, Immersive Sim 7.2%, Point & Click 7%, Funny 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy job simulator that tasks you with shop management and fulfilling specific customer needs.
- #26 Not Tonight
82% matchVery Positive82% of 2,794 reviews2018
Dev: PanicBarnPub: No More Robots
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Person of European Heritage #112: Welcome to Relocation Block B, your new home. Your designated role is 'Bouncer'. Work hard, stay out of trouble, and we might let you stay in the UK.
Why similar: Simulation 45.6%, Multiple Endings 25.8%, Story Rich 12.8%, Indie 7.4%, Singleplayer 5%
Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes job simulator where your daily decisions have significant narrative consequences in a dystopian setting.
- #27 Travellers Rest
80% matchVery Positive88% of 18,257 reviews2020
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 20.7 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 38%, Immersive Sim 29.3%, Fantasy 16.4%, Simulation 8.3%, Indie 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a cozy, fantasy tavern management experience that feels like a natural extension of the guild clerk role.
- #28 Galvatein : Adventurers' Guild
77% matchVery Positive89% of 484 reviews2026
Dev: BLANBEEPub: GRAVITY
Windows
"Welcome, adventurer! What quest have you completed today?” A classic fantasy guild reception simulation — 『Galvatein: Adventurer’s Guild』
Why similar: Medieval 22.3%, Point & Click 17%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Simulation 8.8%
- #29 Potion Permit
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 5,463 reviews2022
Dev: MassHive MediaPub: PQube
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Cozy 56.4%, Cute 16.5%, Simulation 12.5%, Casual 8.1%, Singleplayer 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy fantasy job simulator where you manage the health of a town by fulfilling specific requests for your neighbors.
- #30 Debtors' Club
79% matchMixed68% of 75 reviews2024
Dev: mecagames
Windows
Be the tax collector of a shady city hall in this narrative-driven resource management game. Talk to debtors, manage a team, make difficult choices, and challenge the city's moral decay. It's their money, but it's your job.
Why similar: Job Simulator 43.6% ★, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Point & Click 12.3%, Choices Matter 12%, Story Rich 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A job simulator with satirical elements and resource management that challenges your decision-making skills.
- #31 Check it Out!
77% matchVery Positive86% of 1,281 reviews2022
Dev: Open Alpha
Windows · Mac
Ever dreamt of working a cash register with no pay or real-life customer interaction? Look no further! This simulation game brings a fresh-take to the notoriously dull tasks of customer service, introducing you to a cast of wacky characters and the baggage they carry.
Why similar: 2.5D 21.5%, Point & Click 18.4%, Immersive Sim 17.4%, Cartoony 11.7%, Simulation 10.2%
- #32 In Trusted Hands
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 141 reviews2026
Dev: HGISoftPub: Spaghetti Cat
Windows
Dive into the daily work of a cozy workshop in a big city, accompanied by relaxing atmospheric music. Manage client data, balance energy and stress, and make choices that shape the story and its outcome.
Why similar: Job Simulator 43.1% ★, Cozy 22%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Multiple Endings 8.8%, Story Rich 4.7%
- #33 Awkward Valley
76% matchVery Positive90% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: GallbladderPub: Rue Valley Time Management Department
Windows
Welcome to Awkward Valley! Plan your day, tackle strange activities, and unlock bizarre new options as you go. Gym? Therapy? Vending machine snacks? It’s up to you! Featuring Awkward Yeti’s weird and wonderful characters in a totally normal town.
Why similar: Point & Click 20%, Immersive Sim 19.1%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Funny 10.2%, Choices Matter 10.2%
- #34 Checkout: Cashier Simulator
75% matchVery Positive94% of 192 reviews2025
Dev: Nessie Games
Windows
Step into the shoes of a supermarket cashier in this cute point-and-click game. Scan and bag over 300 unique products to earn as many points as you can before your shift ends! Between shifts, unwind by getting to know a cast of quirky coworkers.
Why similar: Job Simulator 47.9% ★, Point & Click 16.3%, Funny 11.4%, Cute 8.2%, Simulation 7%
- #35 MeowCraft
74% matchMostly Positive80% of 159 reviews2026
Dev: Meow StudioPub: 2P Games
Windows
Manage your own feline forge in this cozy yet deep shop simulation! Craft epic legendary gear, expand your smithy, hire quirky cat staff, and dispatch hero squads into dangerous dungeons. You may be cursed to never wield a sword again, but you can build a forging empire to defeat the Demon Dragon!
Why similar: Medieval 26.6%, Funny 16.9%, Fantasy 15.2%, Cute 14.3%, Simulation 10.5%
- #36 Idle Medieval Tavern
78% matchMixed47% of 175 reviews2023
Dev: A-GamesPub: Matryoshka
Windows · Mac
Once upon a time, in a realm of danger and intrigue, you find yourself entrusted with the management of a quaint medieval tavern. This captivating idle game weaves a tale of daring quests, legendary heroes, and a thriving tavern that serves as the heart of a bustling community.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.1%, Medieval 17.7%, Funny 16.6%, Cartoony 16%, Fantasy 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A management-focused game set in a fantasy tavern that provides a relaxing, casual experience.
- #37 Familiar Friends: What's Your Familiar?
75% matchVery Positive91% of 192 reviews2024
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
A cute and cozy Visual Novel experience with plenty of choices to make! Come find the Familiar truly meant for you by feeding The Conjuring Cauldron with a multitude of choices, all to a relaxing Original Soundtrack!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Multiple Endings 16%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Immersive Sim 13.1%, Medieval 12.6%
- #38 Sorting Inc
73% matchVery Positive93% of 117 reviews2025
Dev: AstroTechnician
Windows · Linux
A casual and relaxing game about sorting various items. Join Sorting Inc and climb up through the departments to become the absolute expert in the field of sorting.
Why similar: Job Simulator 51.9% ★, Cozy 22.5%, Point & Click 7.8%, Simulation 7.3%, Casual 5.1%
- #39 The Hidden Art of Innkeeping
74% matchVery Positive100% of 65 reviews2024
Dev: SeaPhoenix
Windows
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: Cozy 34.8%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Cute 11%, Point & Click 7.2%
- #40 Repair this!
73% matchVery Positive88% of 842 reviews2024
Dev: HGISoft
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Become a phone repair technician, get the opportunity to look into the personal data of customers. Influence their destinies if you dare!
Why similar: Point & Click 24.1%, Job Simulator 22% ★, Multiple Endings 18.4%, Choices Matter 17.8%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #41 ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 10,926 reviews2026
Dev: MandragoraPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Run a quaint electronics repair shop in mid-2000s Tokyo. Grow your business by carefully restoring iconic video game consoles, cell phones, music players, and other nostalgic devices. Talk to customers, hear their stories, and see how your decisions impact both their lives and your shop.
Why similar: Job Simulator 52.2% ★, Cozy 25.1%, Choices Matter 6.2%, Multiple Endings 6.2%, Simulation 4%
- #42 Lern Island Letters
73% matchVery Positive94% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: River and Oak
Windows
You play as a postman, sorting mail for the five intriguing residents of a remote island. Pick up on their peculiar habits, discover their secrets without opening the envelopes, and try to save this peaceful haven from its fate!
Why similar: Job Simulator 28.7% ★, Cozy 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Text-Based 15.1%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #43 Scriptorium: Master of Manuscripts
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,144 reviews2026
Dev: Yaza GamesPub: Mythwright
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Make and share the most beautiful and bizarre medieval art imaginable! Manage and grow your manuscript workshop by illustrating manuscripts, using friendly tools and a massive range of drag-and-drop artworks from the deepest reaches of history. Welcome to your very own Scriptorium!
Why similar: Job Simulator 38.9% ★, Medieval 18.2%, Cozy 17.6%, Funny 8.4%, Cute 6.5%
- #44 WYRMHALL: Brush and Banter
71% matchVery Positive98% of 213 reviews2025
Dev: Leafy Games
Windows
Meet quirky characters and clean strange artifacts in this short cozy comedy game. From an enchanted teacup to a cursed skull with a chip on its shoulder, each item and client brings new twists and surprises.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Cozy 17.1%, Multiple Endings 15.4%, Funny 13.8%, Cute 11.5%
- #45 Disney Villains Cursed Café
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Bloom Digital MediaPub: Disney
Windows
Stir up a fresh take on iconic Disney Villains in this rich visual novel.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.5%, Point & Click 21.5%, Text-Based 15.3%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Fantasy 10%
- #46 Novice Dungeon Master
70% matchVery Positive89% of 157 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: Multiple Endings 42.5%, Simulation 23%, Casual 17.7%, Indie 9.7%, Singleplayer 7%
- #47 Dungeon Bodega Simulator
68% matchVery Positive98% of 358 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: Cozy 30.7%, Medieval 25.2%, Immersive Sim 15.2%, Fantasy 11.5%, Simulation 9.8%
- #48 Retail Mage
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: Jam & Tea Studios
Windows
Say and do (almost) anything in this creative job-sim party game, with magic! Interact with any item in the store, in any way you want, to satisfy weird retail customers so that they give you good reviews.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.6%, Immersive Sim 24%, Choices Matter 19%, Funny 16.3%, Fantasy 10.7%
- #49 Flowers And Favours: Florist Simulator
68% matchVery Positive95% of 204 reviews2025
Dev: MISK Games
Windows · Mac
Flowers And Favours is a relaxing cozy florist sim. Run your own flower shop, experiment with a stunning variety of florals, and craft unique bouquets for your adorable customers. Your floral journey begins today!
Why similar: Job Simulator 41.1% ★, Cozy 24.9%, Immersive Sim 9.2%, Cute 6.8%, Simulation 6.6%
- #50 Crown Delights Deli
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 83 reviews2022
Dev: baconeggandcheese
Windows · Mac
Crown Delights Deli is a visual novel with multiple dialect/language choices. As the cashier at a Brooklyn bodega, choose to talk in English, AAVE, or Spanish to a diverse cast of characters as you try to maintain a five-star rating for your boss.
Why similar: Text-Based 27.5%, Choices Matter 21.9%, Cute 11.7%, Story Rich 10.7%, Simulation 9%
- #51 Very Unserious Game
69% matchVery Positive91% of 85 reviews2025
Dev: Le Clown de la ClassePub: Youplaboum!
Windows
Are you looking for a new job that will give meaning to your life? The Innovality family is ready to welcome you! Between smart innovation and spontaneous conference calls, grow into a valued team member in a cutting-edge startup!
Why similar: Text-Based 27.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Funny 14.5%, Simulation 6.8%
- #52 A Book of Beasts and Buddies
71% matchVery Positive95% of 412 reviews2018
Dev: Squiddershins
Windows
A Book of Beasts and Buddies is an interactive beastiary of curious creatures.
Why similar: Point & Click 27.6%, Funny 21.7%, Simulation 16.5%, Casual 14.5%, Indie 9.9%
- #53 Therapy Simulator
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: Jemboy
Windows
Step into the chair of a therapist in Therapy Simulator! Guide your patients through emotional journeys with branching dialogue choices. Balance humor, humanity, and the chaos of therapy!
Why similar: Immersive Sim 28.8%, Choices Matter 23.9%, Funny 14.7%, Story Rich 12.5%, Simulation 10%
- #54 Button City
70% matchVery Positive92% of 178 reviews2021
Dev: Subliminal
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Button City is a cozy narrative adventure game about a fox and his friends banding together to save their local arcade! Explore a diorama world, play exciting arcade games, complete quirky quests and meet cute animal friends.
Why similar: Cozy 23.9%, Point & Click 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Funny 15.9%, Cute 8.8%
- #55 Cozy Keep: Farm, Craft, Manage
67% matchVery Positive93% of 332 reviews2024
Dev: Unbossed GamesPub: Level Up Gaming
Windows
Your father's life depends on your success. Run a medieval shop, craft goods, set prices, and build your reputation - because the King's debt collectors are coming. Farm, hunt, explore, and trade your way to freedom in this cozy but consequential shop simulation.
Why similar: Cozy 41%, Medieval 27.9%, Fantasy 12.1%, Cute 9.5%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #56 Loot & Ledger
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 64 reviews2026
Dev: Eddy
Windows
Run your own medieval store! Stock shelves with groceries and legendary loot, set prices, serve customers, and expand your shop. Fund adventurers to explore dangerous lands and return with valuable chests full of swords, shields, and rare items and all without leaving the counter.
Why similar: Job Simulator 49% ★, Immersive Sim 17%, Medieval 15.1%, Simulation 9.9%, Casual 5.6%
- #57 Tavern Keeper 🍻
64% matchVery Positive94% of 4,694 reviews2025
Dev: Greenheart Games 💚
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
From the creators of Game Dev Tycoon comes Tavern Keeper 🍻, a cosy-chaotic management sim, featuring a powerful decoration sandbox and a magical storybook RPG!
Why similar: Cozy 23.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Funny 12.4%, Fantasy 10.5%
- #58 Tavern Manager Simulator 🍻
65% matchVery Positive92% of 4,482 reviews2024
Dev: One More Time
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Restore your fantasy tavern to its full glory. Repair, improve and expand the establishment. Cook delicious food and keep an eye on the mood of the visitors. Create a unique atmosphere for unforgettable adventures!
Why similar: Job Simulator 37.1% ★, Cozy 18.5%, Medieval 12.8%, Immersive Sim 12.7%, Fantasy 7.9%
- #59 Catto's Post Office
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,454 reviews2025
Dev: In Shambles Studio
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Deliver mail as Catto, the town's dedicated Postcat, while meeting unique friends in a vibrant cozy town filled with kitty residents.
Why similar: Cozy 55%, Cute 17.4%, Job Simulator 12.1% ★, Casual 9.5%, Story Rich 4.1%
- #60 Sovereign Tower
63% matchVery Positive94% of 3,742 reviews2026
Dev: WILD WITS GAMESPub: Curve Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Play as the Sovereign of a magical tower in this story-rich, Round Table management RPG. Recruit eccentric Knights, assign quests and balance egos whilst carving out your kingdom's destiny. If destiny doesn’t go your way, keep turning back time, uncover secrets and rewrite fate again and again.
Why similar: Medieval 19.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Choices Matter 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Point & Click 11%