- #1 Youtubers Life
97% matchMostly Positive77% of 15,450 reviews2017
Dev: UPLAY Online
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Become the most successful youtuber on the planet! Create videos, get subscribers, attend events, interact with your fans… and grow your channel. Live a youtuber’s life!
Why similar: Life Sim 15.2%, Time Management 13.2%, Memes 13.2%, Character Customization 10.6%, Management 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: As the direct predecessor, it offers the core content-creation and management loop that defines the series.
- #2 Streamer Life Simulator
96% matchMostly Positive76% of 7,769 reviews2020
Dev: Cheesecake Dev
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Streamer Life Simulator is a very comprehensive streamer life simulation game. Be the most popular streamer in the world.
Why similar: Life Sim 35.8%, Simulation 17.8%, Open World 10.9%, Immersive Sim 9%, Sandbox 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a more gritty, first-person take on the streamer lifestyle, focusing heavily on equipment upgrades and daily management.
- #3 Esports Life Tycoon
96% matchMixed61% of 711 reviews2020
Dev: UPLAY Online
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Manage your own esports squad, expand your gaming house, and defeat legendary teams to become the best in the world!
Why similar: Management 12.8%, Life Sim 12.7%, Time Management 12.7%, Character Customization 10.2%, Sandbox 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same team, this title applies similar management and strategy mechanics to the world of professional gaming.
- #4 Internet Cafe Simulator 2
95% matchMostly Positive73% of 12,978 reviews2022
Dev: Cheesecake Dev
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Internet Cafe Simulator 2 is an extremely comprehensive and detailed internet cafe business simulation game.
Why similar: Life Sim 19.6%, Memes 18.9%, Management 17.9%, Sandbox 11.1%, Immersive Sim 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the immersive, first-person management experience of running a business while balancing daily life tasks.
- #5 Tiny Life
94% matchVery Positive87% of 403 reviews2023
Dev: Ellpeck GamesPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 59%
In Tiny Life, you control a set of people that live together in a household. You take care of their daily needs, build their skills, forge new relationships... or just mess up their entire life in whatever way you can think of!
Why similar: Life Sim 27.3%, Character Customization 14.7%, Sandbox 13.7%, LGBTQ+ 10.2%, Simulation 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: An indie life-simulation game that focuses on character relationships and building, mirroring the casual and creative feel of the seed game.
- #6 The Sims™ 4
94% matchVery Positive87% of 191,803 reviews2020
Dev: MaxisPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 52.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Play with life and discover the possibilities. Unleash your imagination and create a world of Sims that’s wholly unique. Explore and customize every detail from Sims to homes–and much more.
Why similar: Life Sim 21.8%, Character Customization 14.4%, Immersive Sim 10.5%, Sandbox 10.3%, Family Friendly 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for life-simulation, offering unparalleled character customization and social interaction mechanics.
- #7 Game Dev Tycoon
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 44,663 reviews2013
Dev: Greenheart Games 💚
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
In Game Dev Tycoon you replay the history of the gaming industry by starting your own video game development company in the 80s. Create best selling games. Research new technologies and invent new game types. Become the leader of the market and gain worldwide fans.
Why similar: Management 48.7%, Simulation 22.4%, Strategy 10.5%, Sandbox 5.8%, Casual 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the addictive cycle of creating digital products, managing resources, and growing a business from a small room to a massive studio.
- #8 Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator
92% matchVery Positive84% of 2,520 reviews2023
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Create and manage your dream restaurant! Menus, purchasing, décor, staff, equipment, customers… and don't forget the actual cooking! Experience the daily life of a restaurateur and earn your awards from the Michelin Guide.
Why similar: Life Sim 22.4%, Immersive Sim 14.9%, Management 14.6%, Family Friendly 10.4%, Cartoony 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the high-pressure, task-oriented nature of job simulation, requiring precise time management and skill development.
- #9 My Time at Sandrock
91% matchVery Positive88% of 28,280 reviews2023
Dev: Pathea Games
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 39.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Travel to the desert community of Sandrock and take on the role of a fledgling Builder. Use your trusty toolset to gather resources, construct machines, and turn your run-down workshop into a well-oiled production facility to save the town from the jaws of economic ruin!
Why similar: Life Sim 36.5%, Character Customization 14.8%, Sandbox 14.7%, Open World 10.4%, LGBTQ+ 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines deep social interaction and relationship building with a satisfying crafting and management progression system.
- #10 Dealer's Life 2
91% matchVery Positive85% of 4,118 reviews2022
Dev: Abyte Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 13.1 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: Memes 29.1%, Management 23%, Immersive Sim 16.4%, Cartoony 9.3%, Funny 9%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the management and negotiation aspects of running a business, providing a satisfying loop of buying, selling, and upgrading.
- #11 Big Ambitions
90% matchVery Positive93% of 12,519 reviews2023
Dev: Hovgaard Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 24.0 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: Management 26.9%, Life Sim 23.7%, Time Management 14.5%, Sandbox 9.9%, Immersive Sim 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A comprehensive business management simulator that requires you to balance your personal life with the demands of running multiple companies.
- #12 Streamer Daily
89% matchVery Positive87% of 1,167 reviews2020
Dev: Mehan Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Did you think it was easy to streaming? Do you think streamers earn money by playing games? Can you reach the summit by facing all the challenges of streaming? Then be a real streamer instead of playing this game !!!
Why similar: Simulation 22.6%, Strategy 17.9%, Memes 12%, Management 11.5%, Casual 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A career-focused simulation that challenges you to balance streaming schedules with the need for personal growth and financial stability.
- #13 PC Building Simulator
88% matchVery Positive94% of 52,392 reviews2019
Dev: Claudiu KissPub: The Irregular Corporation
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 37.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Build and grow your very own computer repair enterprise as you learn to diagnose, fix and build PCs. With real-world licensed components and comprehensive hardware and software simulation, you can plan and bring your ultimate PC to life.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 21.2%, Life Sim 20.1%, Management 14.4%, Simulation 13.9%, Sandbox 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game turns technical hardware maintenance into an engaging career simulation with a progression system similar to content creation tasks.
- #14 Little Sim World
87% matchVery Positive82% of 671 reviews2025
Dev: .GRAVITY
Windows · Mac
Welcome to Little London! Little Sim World is a cosy 2D life sim set in the heart of a little city full of charm, dreams, and surprises. Design your perfect home, meet quirky locals, build your routine, and live life at your own pace. A gentle world, a fresh start, and a story only you can write!
Why similar: Life Sim 31.9%, Character Customization 20.2%, Open World 10.8%, Relaxing 8.7%, Simulation 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A social-focused life simulator that emphasizes character customization and living in a vibrant, modern city.
- #15 GameDev Life Simulator 🎮🕹
89% matchMixed57% of 152 reviews2023
Dev: Octo Games studio
Windows
In the Simulator of a game developer, you will be able to understand all the subtleties of this profession, understand how the game industry works and all the difficulties of one developer.
Why similar: Life Sim 21.1%, Memes 19.1%, Management 13.6%, Sandbox 11.4%, Immersive Sim 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: This title directly mirrors the content creation and management loop of the seed game but shifts the focus to game development.
- #16 Two Point Campus
86% matchVery Positive88% of 7,816 reviews2022
Dev: Two Point StudiosPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Build the university of your dreams with Two Point Campus, the sim with a twist from the makers of Two Point Hospital. Build, hire staff and run an academic institution packed with wild courses.
Why similar: Management 24.5%, Sandbox 13.7%, Simulation 10.7%, Funny 9.1%, Strategy 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A management simulation that features a quirky, family-friendly tone and complex systems for balancing student life and facility growth.
- #17 Stardew Valley
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 992,215 reviews2016
Dev: ConcernedApe
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 22.7 hrsMean: 83.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Why similar: Life Sim 43.3%, Sandbox 14.7%, Relaxing 13.3%, Simulation 9.7%, Open World 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: While farming-focused, it excels at the time-management and social-bonding aspects that make life-sims so compelling.
- #18 Little Lives
85% matchVery Positive82% of 253 reviews2024
Dev: Houndstooth Games
Windows
Little Lives is a fun, casual life-sim game. Balance your time between your career, education and relationships as you explore an exciting town filled with possibility.
Why similar: Life Sim 24.7%, Time Management 16.2%, Character Customization 13.1%, Sandbox 11.9%, Open World 10%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox-style life simulator that features dating and social mechanics, perfect for those who enjoy the character-focused aspect of the seed game.
- #19 Oriental Valley
84% matchVery Positive84% of 369 reviews2024
Dev: 猫多游戏Pub: ETime Studio
Windows
Welcome to the weird and wonderful world where modern country life meets quirky simulation adventure! Here you'll immerse yourself in a laid-back lifestyle full of traditional customs, make a bunch of quirky new friends, and embark on bizarre adventures.
Why similar: Life Sim 23%, Immersive Sim 11.9%, Sandbox 11.2%, Comedy 9.8%, Female Protagonist 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A life-simulation game that emphasizes exploration and social interaction, providing a relaxing yet engaging experience.
- #20 Rock Star Life Simulator
82% matchVery Positive86% of 536 reviews2025
Dev: HOGO Games
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Rock Star Life Simulator is an extensive fame simulation game. Start this adventure by playing the guitar on the street, form your own band. Protect the fame, money, and charisma you earned with the right decisions and become a world star!
Why similar: Life Sim 28.3%, Immersive Sim 19.1%, Character Customization 18.6%, Management 13%, Open World 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the career progression and daily management of a musician, mirroring the fame-seeking journey of an influencer.
- #21 Super Life (RPG)
83% matchVery Positive91% of 553 reviews2019
Dev: Klick Ink L.P.
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Welcome home to Sun Villa! After a long summer at grandpa's ranch, it's time to finish school, get a job and move into your own place. Let the adventure of life begin!
Why similar: Life Sim 33.8%, Memes 16.8%, Comedy 13.1%, Cartoony 11%, Simulation 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A life-simulation game that focuses on character progression and daily activities, capturing the feel of living a virtual life.
- #22 Gamer Career Tycoon
84% matchVery Positive81% of 289 reviews2018
Dev: Raptor Claw Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Start your life as a simple gamer in the year 2000. Find popular games to stream or compete in 8 different Esports. Who will you be? Play your career and story. Can you become the most famous broadcaster or the best progamer in the world?
Why similar: Management 27.7%, Simulation 27.1%, Casual 15.2%, Comedy 14.7%, Funny 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: A management simulation specifically tailored to the gaming industry, focusing on the career path of a professional gamer.
- #23 House Flipper
81% matchVery Positive94% of 101,908 reviews2018
Dev: EmpyreanPub: Frozen District
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
House Flipper is a unique chance to become a one-man renovation crew. Buy, repair and remodel devastated houses. Give them a second life and sell them at a profit!
Why similar: Sandbox 20.5%, Immersive Sim 20.4%, Simulation 15.1%, Relaxing 13.3%, Management 13.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a satisfying job-simulation loop where you transform properties, mirroring the progression and customization found in life-sims.
- #24 Travellers Rest
81% matchVery Positive88% of 16,540 reviews2020
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 19.4 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: Life Sim 49%, Management 26.9%, Immersive Sim 16.6%, Simulation 5.8%, Singleplayer 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: This management sim requires you to balance daily tasks, social interactions, and business growth in a charming, immersive setting.
- #25 Streamer Life Simulator 2
77% matchVery Positive82% of 6,613 reviews2026
Dev: Cheesecake Dev
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
In the second game of the series, competition has increased and now everyone wants to be a streamer. Are you ready to stream until your cpu burns out?
Why similar: Life Sim 23.9%, Memes 17.4%, Immersive Sim 14%, Open World 9.7%, Character Customization 8.9%
- #26 Potion Permit
79% matchMostly Positive80% of 5,226 reviews2022
Dev: MassHive MediaPub: PQube
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 13.4 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: Life Sim 37.7%, Character Customization 22.6%, Relaxing 11.7%, Simulation 10.1%, Cute 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A life-sim that blends social bonding with a unique job-based progression system, requiring you to manage your time and resources effectively.
- #27 TV Studio Story
79% matchVery Positive91% of 100 reviews2024
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Create shows, sign stars, and dominate the airwaves in this TV studio sim.
Why similar: Life Sim 37.6%, Immersive Sim 22.1%, Simulation 13.1%, Comedy 10.8%, Cute 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A management simulation that tasks you with running a TV studio, sharing the media-focused theme and strategic planning of the seed game.
- #28 Please Subscribe: Streamer Career
80% matchVery Positive83% of 129 reviews2022
Dev: Raptor Claw Games
Windows
Please Subscribe is the sequel to Gamer Career Tycoon from 2018. Develop your own livestream channel from the ground up. Manage and operate, overcome challenges, learn new tricks in order to rise in the charts, and possibly, become the next big internet superstar.
Why similar: Life Sim 29.1%, Management 21.8%, Simulation 17.1%, Strategy 14.9%, Relaxing 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the strategy and management aspects of building a streaming career from the ground up.
- #29 Farming & Supermarket Simulator: Prologue
78% matchVery Positive84% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: Bull Games
Windows
Embark on a relaxing yet challenging journey to manage your own supermarket. Grow organic crops, care for your animals, and sell products to your customers. Build and expand your shelves. Can you transform your supermarket into an empire?
Why similar: Time Management 17.7%, Life Sim 15.9%, Immersive Sim 12.4%, Management 11.9%, Sandbox 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a blend of management and simulation gameplay that requires you to balance multiple business tasks simultaneously.
- #30 Office Simulator
77% matchVery Positive85% of 131 reviews2025
Dev: Tzn Games
Windows
Ready to climb the career ladder? In Office Simulator, start as an intern and rise through the corporate ranks. Gain experience, earn promotions, and when the time comes, launch your own company to begin a new business adventure.
Why similar: Life Sim 23.6%, Time Management 20.7%, Immersive Sim 14.2%, Simulation 8.1%, Management 7.6%
- #31 Graveyard Keeper
78% matchVery Positive86% of 46,799 reviews2018
Dev: Lazy Bear GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 31.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Management 40.7%, Sandbox 34.8%, Simulation 20.7%, Singleplayer 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: A management simulation with a humorous, dark tone that requires careful time management and resource gathering to succeed.
- #32 Youtubers Life 3
76% matchMixed52% of 462 reviews2026
Dev: UPLAY Online
Windows · Mac
Live the experience of becoming the best content creator of the moment. Start from scratch, create epic VODs, share your best moments on Instalife, build your dream house, and overcome challenges as you forge your path to fame. Welcome to the Youtuber life!
Why similar: Life Sim 30.8%, Character Customization 20.4%, LGBTQ+ 18.5%, Funny 10.9%, Simulation 8%
- #33 Farm Together 2
74% matchVery Positive94% of 5,123 reviews2025
Dev: Milkstone Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 27.5 hrsMean: 110.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Grow your own farm all by yourself, or cooperate with your friends in the long awaited sequel to the cozy, relaxing farming experience!
Why similar: Life Sim 19.2%, Time Management 17.1%, Character Customization 12.8%, Sandbox 11.4%, Family Friendly 8.8%
- #34 Nerd Simulator
75% matchMixed61% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Radikate
Windows
You're forty, living with your mom, and your life is one big meme. Time to change that! See if you can get your act together and become independent in this absurd mash-up of a simulator and an RPG.
Why similar: Life Sim 22%, Character Customization 12.6%, Immersive Sim 12.3%, Management 11.9%, Comedy 9.6%
- #35 King of Retail 2
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 244 reviews2025
Dev: Freaking Games
Windows
The most immersive retail simulator on the market is back! Design and run your retail empire, where every detail affects your bottom line. You’ll need to make the right decisions or fall below margin. It’s all about balancing pressure and profit. Will you rise to the challenge, or be a buck short?
Why similar: Time Management 19.6%, Life Sim 18.7%, Management 14%, Immersive Sim 12.5%, Character Customization 11.3%
- #36 RE0: VTuber Life
74% matchVery Positive87% of 263 reviews2024
Dev: Stone Lake
Windows
RE0: VTuber Life is a VTuber simulation game where you manage the protagonist’s daily life, livestream schedule, friendships, gossip intake, and fan interactions—all leading to multiple possible endings.
Why similar: Memes 23.2%, Time Management 22.9%, Life Sim 22.5%, Funny 9.5%, Simulation 8.2%
- #37 Campus Life
76% matchMostly Negative32% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: GameFormatic S.A.Pub: Frozen Way
Windows · Mac
In Campus Life you’ll experience your final year of college. Study, party and join campus events! Everything that happens during this one academic year will be entirely up to you.
Why similar: Life Sim 17.3%, Time Management 16.8%, Character Customization 11.4%, Immersive Sim 10.4%, Sandbox 7.7%
- #38 Pawnbroker Simulator
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 263 reviews2026
Dev: Next Sky GamesPub: Ultimate Publishing
Windows
Enter Pawnbroker Simulator, where every deal, appraisal, and choice forges your path to pawn shop greatness. Sharpen your instincts, unlock new talents, craft a storefront that turns heads, offer high-stakes loans, and stay one step ahead of cunning thieves.
Why similar: Life Sim 24.5%, Time Management 18%, Sandbox 13.3%, Immersive Sim 12.3%, Simulation 11.7%
- #39 Coffie Simulator
73% matchVery Positive96% of 53 reviews2026
Dev: SakneDevPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Coffie Simulator is a coffee simulator game. Run your own café, serve 500+ unique customers, and master the art of coffee-making! Customize, upgrade, and manage your shop while handling orders with precision. Every choice matters—your reputation shapes the experience. Can you succeed?
Why similar: Time Management 19%, Life Sim 18.4%, Immersive Sim 11.7%, Sandbox 10.4%, Management 9.5%
- #40 Farmer's Life
73% matchVery Positive89% of 2,660 reviews2023
Dev: FreeMind S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
🌾Unleash the Farmer within. 🚜 Dive into the rustic charm of rural living in "Farmer's Life," where you'll experience the joy and challenges of life on a vibrant farmstead. Plant, grow, and embrace a country living in a vast open world. You choose from diverse mechanics and endless possibilities.
Why similar: Life Sim 21.3%, Time Management 17.6%, Immersive Sim 12.7%, Sandbox 12.2%, Open World 9%
- #41 Two Point Museum
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 11,346 reviews2025
Dev: Two Point StudiosPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Curate and manage incredible museums! Explore to discover amazing artifacts. Design and refine the layout, keep staff happy, guests entertained, donations plentiful… and children off the exhibits
Why similar: Life Sim 21%, Sandbox 12.1%, Management 11.5%, Simulation 9.3%, Cartoony 7.9%
- #42 Growing Up
71% matchVery Positive88% of 3,558 reviews2021
Dev: Vile Monarch
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
This is the story of your life. Experience the entire journey from toddler to adulthood. Go to schools, learn new things, meet new friends, and have wild adventures! Every choice you make will influence your future career, and decide who your romantic partner will be. Who will you become?
Why similar: Life Sim 39%, LGBTQ+ 19%, Management 17.2%, Simulation 10.7%, Cute 7.6%
- #43 Pumping Simulator 2
70% matchVery Positive92% of 1,620 reviews2023
Dev: Lance Games
Windows
Median: 14.7 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A gas station management game, start by selling a car to raise funds and invest in an abandoned plot of land. Build, expand, and upgrade your gas station, diversify services, customize and manage time efficiently during peak hours. And maybe you will become rich
Why similar: Life Sim 28.8%, Time Management 25.6%, Management 15.5%, Sandbox 13.7%, Simulation 10.6%
- #44 Vtuber Simulator : Vtuber模擬器
72% matchVery Positive86% of 450 reviews2021
Dev: Ryan阿煙Pub: RA Studio
Windows
Customize your own character, streaming, training, and become a famous Vtuber!
Why similar: Life Sim 31.4%, Memes 12.4%, Simulation 12.1%, Strategy 11.3%, Funny 7.6%
- #45 New Day
69% matchVery Positive89% of 827 reviews2024
Dev: Scrapbook Studios
Windows
New Day is an upcoming life simulation game where almost anything can happen! Create your own islanders, design their apartments, and get involved with their day-to-day life as they divulge into unexpected friendships, problems, and more!
Why similar: Life Sim 29.3%, Character Customization 19.8%, Management 16%, LGBTQ+ 15.1%, Simulation 7.6%
- #46 City Game Studio: Your Game Dev Adventure Begins
70% matchVery Positive92% of 1,775 reviews2021
Dev: Binogure Studio 🐺
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Manage a game studio from the dawn of the gaming industry in 1976. Your journey starts with small indie titles and grows into a gaming empire. Develop, design, and conquer the industry. From humble beginnings to gaming legend – it’s your story, your studio, your legacy!
Why similar: Life Sim 28.8%, Management 22%, Immersive Sim 19%, Simulation 10.5%, Strategy 9.6%
- #47 Dealer's Life
71% matchVery Positive93% of 1,304 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: Memes 27.2%, Management 20%, Immersive Sim 16.8%, Cartoony 11.2%, Funny 10.5%
- #48 Store Simulator
69% matchVery Positive89% of 82 reviews2024
Dev: Bugurca Game Studio
Windows
You've embarked on a journey to acquire your dream market and have finally reached your goal. Now, manage your market to offer friendly service to the neighborhood! Provide a range of products, from beverages to food, cleaning items to electronics, meeting community needs.
Why similar: Life Sim 27%, Time Management 21.4%, Immersive Sim 15.3%, Simulation 13%, Management 8.9%
- #49 Life Simulator
72% matchMixed49% of 247 reviews2020
Dev: 鹊思网络Pub: 方块游戏(CubeGame)
Windows
Life Simulator is a simulation game with relaxed atmosphere. Players will play as a college graduate getting into the big city, you will fight for your life for four years, you can be a winner with cars, houses and soul mate, or maybe a salty fish with nothing, and you can also find love...
Why similar: Life Sim 35.7%, Time Management 24.4%, Simulation 14.6%, Funny 11.1%, Casual 8.4%
- #50 The Pub Life Simulator
68% matchMixed67% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: Visma Games
Windows
Start your own pub, serve drinks, and keep your customers happy. Unlock better beverages as you level up, expand your pub, and become the most beloved spot in town!
Why similar: Life Sim 26.4%, Management 18.8%, Immersive Sim 17.1%, Sandbox 13.4%, Simulation 10.5%
- #51 Cabin Crew Life Simulator
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 468 reviews2025
Dev: SOGA Std
Windows · Mac
Have you ever wondered what flight attendants do on each flight? Let's find out with Cabin Crew Life Simulator, the pioneering flight attendant simulator with variety of aircraft, airports, passenger services, handling emergency situations, in-flight business, teamwork and much more.
Why similar: Life Sim 27.7%, Character Customization 16.5%, Management 12.5%, Sandbox 9.7%, Funny 9.7%
- #52 Zoo Simulator
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 190 reviews2024
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
In Zoo Simulator, your main task is to run and manage your own zoo. Renew it and take care of all the animals' needs, ensuring them a peaceful life! Will you attract crowds of visitors? Create your own zoo!
Why similar: Life Sim 21%, Management 12.9%, Family Friendly 11.9%, Open World 11.1%, Simulation 10%
- #53 Startup Panic
71% matchMixed55% of 280 reviews2022
Dev: AlgorocksPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Quit your job and build an exciting startup! Survive the tech bubble, compete with rival CEOs and expand your office from bedroom programmer up to the heights of global corporate sabotage! As long as you don't get hacked... or kidnapped...
Why similar: Time Management 18.9%, Character Customization 13.2%, Management 12.8%, Comedy 9.1%, Family Friendly 8.4%
- #54 Whimel Academy
67% matchVery Positive86% of 206 reviews2025
Dev: Impossible Home
Windows
Live the day-to-day of a magic school student! Whimel Academy is a cozy magic school simulation game. Manage your time and balance between studying magic, part-time jobs, and befriending (or romance) classmates in this wholesome and enchanting world!
Why similar: Life Sim 22.5%, Time Management 20.2%, Character Customization 13.3%, Management 11.2%, LGBTQ+ 10.9%
- #55 Candy & Toys Store Simulator
67% matchVery Positive84% of 189 reviews2024
Dev: Ox Games
Windows
Run your own candy and toys store. Order supplies, receive deliveries, stock shelves, hire employees, set prices, and expand your business. Unlock a Gaming Club across the street, place arcade machines and billiard tables, set profits, and collect earnings.
Why similar: Life Sim 25.5%, Management 17.2%, Time Management 16.3%, Simulation 10.3%, Family Friendly 8.9%
- #56 Waterpark Simulator
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,416 reviews2025
Dev: CayPlay
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Build and run your own waterpark. Design slides, send guests flying with ragdoll physics, manage staff, and fully customize your park. Turn total madness into a five-star empire in this first-person management simulator!
Why similar: Life Sim 19.7%, Immersive Sim 17.3%, Management 14.6%, Sandbox 11.9%, Comedy 8.7%
- #57 Laundry Store Simulator
66% matchVery Positive90% of 1,772 reviews2024
Dev: Akhir Pekan StudioPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
In Laundry Store Simulator, you'll start small and work your way up, upgrading your equipment, designing a stylish store, and expanding your services! Are you ready to own the best Laundry Store in the world?
Why similar: Time Management 28.3%, Management 19.9%, Sandbox 15.5%, Comedy 13.4%, Funny 11.1%
- #58 Nobody - The Turnaround
68% matchMixed60% of 14,289 reviews2022
Dev: U.Ground Game StudioPub: Thermite Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 12.0 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Nobody – The Turnaround is a life simulator set in a parallel world that echoes modern society. Manage your time and resources carefully, strive to find a way through difficult times, and overcome the predicament you find yourself in.
Why similar: Life Sim 38.4%, Sandbox 13.9%, Open World 10.5%, Simulation 10.1%, Management 10%
- #59 Candy Shop Simulator
66% matchMixed65% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Dive into a sugary world of sweetness in Candy Shop Simulator! Open your shop, create delectable pastries, manage sales, and expand your candy empire. Satisfy your sweet tooth and build your confectionery legacy now!
Why similar: Life Sim 25.2%, Management 16.8%, Family Friendly 11.9%, Comedy 8.9%, Simulation 8.4%