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Games like Beekeeper

If Beekeeper is your kind of game, the closest matches are Circadian City, Farmington County: The Ultimate Farming Tycoon Simulator and Aquaculture Land: Fish Farming Simulation — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its chill, cozy and relaxing. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Beekeeper: "Beekeeper" is an economic strategy in which you play the role of a beginner beekeeper. Take your first steps in the sweet business and lead your new company to the top of the honey empire!

2019StrategyIndieSimulationEarly Access4.99 USDWindowsby Absolute Horizon
Beekeeper — Steam game cover
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Managing an apiary feels uniquely satisfyingMusic and graphics create a soothing atmospherePixel art world is charming and immersiveChillCozyRelaxing

Players who liked Beekeeper also play

Steam players who put hours into Beekeeper also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Circadian City

    WHY THIS

    Shares time management with Beekeeper.

    Top pick for Beekeeper fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Beekeeper.

    A life sim game where you play both in the Realworld and the Dreamworld. Your personality is your skill tree.

    2020StrategyIndieAdventure11.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Farmington County: The Ultimate Farming Tycoon Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with Beekeeper.

    Second-strongest match for Beekeeper fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Beekeeper.

    Farming & town living sim. Develop the farm of your dreams using tools, tractors, trucks & other vehicles. Build cabins, sheds, barns, and more! Hire workers to help out in your farm. Grow thousands of crops, raise hundreds of livestock and explore the world of Farmington County!

    2019StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Aquaculture Land: Fish Farming Simulation

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with Beekeeper.

    Third-strongest match for Beekeeper fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Beekeeper.

    Aquaculture Land is a fish farming management game. You will act as a freshwater fish farm manager to nurture different varieties of fish, produce high-quality commodities, and fulfill your customers' needs to grow your business.

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Coral Island

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with Beekeeper.

    Ranked #4 for Beekeeper fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Beekeeper.

    Coral Island is a vibrant, laid-back farm sim reimagined with multiplayer! Experience enchanting island life at your own pace: farm with friends, nurture animals, build relationships, hang out with a diverse cast of characters, and dive into the magical Merfolk Kingdom.

    2023StrategyIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Stardew Valley

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with Beekeeper.

    Ranked #5 for Beekeeper fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Beekeeper.

    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?

    2016IndieSimulationRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Cornucopia®

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with Beekeeper.

    Ranked #6 for Beekeeper fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Beekeeper.

    Stardew Valley meets Paper Mario in the coziest farming RPG you've never played. Romance 34+ characters, befriend 50+, raise adorable animals, and grow crops using real soil science. No forced bedtime. A handcrafted 2.5D world full of charm, secrets, and the dream life you've been waiting for.

    2023IndieAdventureSimulation17.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Farmtale

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with Beekeeper.

    Ranked #7 for Beekeeper fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Beekeeper.

    Build your farm from one chicken and explore the world as you progress. Buy animals, harvest crops, hire workers for management, and advance through unique buildings, quests, upgrades, and items in the ultimate idle clicker hybrid!

    2020StrategyIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Farm for your Life

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with Beekeeper.

    Ranked #8 for Beekeeper fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Beekeeper.

    Your community was taken down by a heavy storm which caused an apocalypse and unleashed the living dead. Together with the other survivors, it is your task to rebuild and to allow that sustainable life can still be assured. Cultivate your farm and manage your restaurant to provide food and deal with all the zombies.

    2014StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Beekeeper at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Beekeeper on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Beekeeper.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Beekeeper on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Beekeeper.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Beekeeper on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Beekeeper.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Beekeeper on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Beekeeper.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Beekeeper on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Beekeeper.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Beekeeper on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Beekeeper.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Test: Final Revelation

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Beekeeper on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Beekeeper.

    The third chapter in The Test Trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover who you really are as a person. The Final Revelation is upon us... but are you sure you TRULY want the answers you seek?

    2020SimulationRPG1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The NOexistenceN of you AND me

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Beekeeper on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Beekeeper.

    Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".

    2024IndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Beekeeper.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Beekeeper.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Beekeeper.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Beekeeper.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  5. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Beekeeper.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Beekeeper.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Beekeeper.

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Beekeeper.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Coral Island

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with Beekeeper.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Beekeeper.

    Coral Island is a vibrant, laid-back farm sim reimagined with multiplayer! Experience enchanting island life at your own pace: farm with friends, nurture animals, build relationships, hang out with a diverse cast of characters, and dive into the magical Merfolk Kingdom.

    2023StrategyIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Stardew Valley

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with Beekeeper.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Simulation with Beekeeper.

    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?

    2016IndieSimulationRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Cornucopia®

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with Beekeeper.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Simulation with Beekeeper.

    Stardew Valley meets Paper Mario in the coziest farming RPG you've never played. Romance 34+ characters, befriend 50+, raise adorable animals, and grow crops using real soil science. No forced bedtime. A handcrafted 2.5D world full of charm, secrets, and the dream life you've been waiting for.

    2023IndieAdventureSimulation17.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Beekeeper

How much does Beekeeper cost?
Beekeeper is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Beekeeper?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Beekeeper are Circadian City, Farmington County: The Ultimate Farming Tycoon Simulator, Aquaculture Land: Fish Farming Simulation.
Who developed Beekeeper?
Beekeeper was developed by Absolute Horizon.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Beekeeper.

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