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Games like Shanghai Office Simulator

If Shanghai Office Simulator is your kind of game, the closest matches are 与我签订契约,成为救世勇者吧!, Capture Creatures and Marvel's Midnight Suns — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative and dark. 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 Shanghai Office Simulator: What’s really going on in those offices in the Far East? Do they really work 210 hours a week, getting paid pennies on the dollar? Find out the answers to these questions and more, unless of course, you fear KANG GE, overlord of the cubicles, in which case you wouldn’t last a minute in Shanghai...

2023StrategyIndieAdventureSimulationRPGCasualWindowsby 机迷工作室
Shanghai Office Simulator — Steam game cover
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Card effects encourage creative deck buildingCombo card synergies feel fresh and experimentalDarkly satirical take on 996 work culture resonatesChallengingContemplativeDark

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Steam players who put hours into Shanghai Office Simulator 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. 与我签订契约,成为救世勇者吧!

    WHY THIS

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

    Summoned by the Goddess of Time, You're the hero who time-travelled and shoulders the responsibility of saving the collapsing new world. We plan to design four classes with totally different mechanics, aiming to provide a diversified gaming experience to players.

    2022StrategyIndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Capture Creatures

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to the Capture Mansion, home of Capture Creatures. Here you can fill your collection and explore the mansion, all while risking your deck. No matter how skilled you are, there's a place for you in the Capture Mansion. Remember, whether you win or lose, just try to have fun!

    2022StrategyIndieRPG0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Marvel's Midnight Suns

    WHY THIS

    Shares relationship management and a challenging mood with Shanghai Office Simulator.

    Third-strongest match for Shanghai Office Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Shanghai Office Simulator.

    FIGHT AND STRATEGIZE LIKE A SUPER HERO IN THE DARKER CORNERS OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE. Play as The Hunter, a legendary demon slayer who must lead a team of Super Heroes and supernatural warriors facing apocalyptic threats.

    2022StrategyRPG8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Zold:out

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Shanghai Office Simulator.

    Ranked #4 for Shanghai Office Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Shanghai Office Simulator.

    Zold:out is a semi-turn-based tactical RPG combined with deck building. You will use multiple weapons in one turn to challenge powerful enemies in a non-grid battlefield. Recruit clerks, forge weapons, and save the world with your strategy and creativity!

    2023StrategyRPGFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Deliverance & Reign

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Shanghai Office Simulator.

    Ranked #5 for Shanghai Office Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shanghai Office Simulator.

    Join a gothic battle where Good confronts Evil using roguelike deckbuilding mechanics. Play as either side, invading Alaric's Castle, or as Alaric himself defending against the invading heroes!

    2023StrategyIndieRPG4.39 USDSteam ↗
  6. Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Shanghai Office Simulator.

    Ranked #6 for Shanghai Office Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shanghai Office Simulator.

    Welcome to Eientei, combine multiple colors of mana to build your ideal deck, duel with gensokyo girls, and chase back the mysterious moon treasure. Also, enjoy the unpredictable Roguelike with fantasy Danmaku!

    2022StrategyIndieAdventure23.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Deck of Souls

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Shanghai Office Simulator.

    Ranked #7 for Shanghai Office Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Shanghai Office Simulator.

    Roguelite deck-building meets souls-like. Break out of an infinite loop to close the hell gates, turn enemies into cards, and build your own omnipotent Deck of Souls! Rolls included.

    2024StrategyRPG8.39 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Black Book

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Shanghai Office Simulator.

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

    “Black Book” is a dark RPG Adventure, based on Slavic myths, in which you play as a young sorceress. Fight evil forces in card-based battles and explore the world, where humans live alongside mythological creatures.

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Shanghai Office Simulator

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Shanghai Office Simulator.

    Reviewers of Shanghai Office Simulator cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shanghai Office Simulator.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Princess Maker 5

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Shanghai Office Simulator.

    Reviewers of Shanghai Office Simulator cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Shanghai Office Simulator.

    Discover magic in our world with Princess Maker 5! A lone princess needs your care in a realm where fantasy meets reality. Guide her growth and shape her destiny. Create unforgettable memories as you raise her.

    2018Simulation29.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Monster Train

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Shanghai Office Simulator.

    Reviewers of Shanghai Office Simulator cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Shanghai Office Simulator.

    Monster Train is a strategic roguelike deck building game with a twist. Set on a train to hell, you’ll use tactical decision making to defend multiple vertical battlegrounds. With real time competitive multiplayer and endless replayability, Monster Train is always on time.

    2020Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Shanghai Office Simulator.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Shanghai Office Simulator.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shanghai Office Simulator.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. 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 Shanghai Office Simulator.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shanghai Office Simulator.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Shanghai Office Simulator

What games are most similar to Shanghai Office Simulator?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Shanghai Office Simulator are 与我签订契约,成为救世勇者吧!, Capture Creatures, Marvel's Midnight Suns.
Who developed Shanghai Office Simulator?
Shanghai Office Simulator was developed by 机迷工作室 and published by Logoi Games.

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 Shanghai Office Simulator.

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