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Games like Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet

If Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet is your kind of game, the closest matches are Shane's Trains, Hardware Tycoon and Riftborne — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its chill, cozy and lighthearted. 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 Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet: Shop Tycoon is a store simulator. Create a supermarket, sex shop, games store or a store with good Polish vodka. Place your logo, hire employees, expand your car fleet, build offices and parking lots, create a chain of stores and more!

2021ActionStrategyIndieSimulationCasual5.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby Airem
Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet — Steam game cover
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Build a retail empire at your own paceSatisfying small scale management loopsSimple but rewarding completionist goalsChillCozyLighthearted

Players who liked Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet also play

Steam players who put hours into Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet 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. Shane's Trains

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet.

    Build and manage your own railway empire. Buy trains, create services, expand the network, and grow from a single branch line. Map your own routes, or play across the real UK rail network and beyond.

    2026StrategySimulationCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Hardware Tycoon

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet.

    From 1986 to 2026, design and engineer the world's most advanced CPUs. Run your own fabs or manufacture for rivals. Research groundbreaking tech, manage your team, buy and build offices, and dominate the market through decades of cutthroat competition. Become the ultimate hardware tycoon.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation10.79 USDSteam ↗
  3. Riftborne

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet.

    Riftborne is a classic terminal based, real time, grand strategy game. Construct space ships. Take part in factional warfare. Hire galactic hit-men on your rivals. Raid neighbors for rare resources. Train spies to infiltrate enemy bases for key intel. Grow your empire to dominate the galaxy.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation6.79 USDSteam ↗
  4. ZeroSpace

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet.

    ZeroSpace is a hybrid sci-fi RTS / RPG game that allows you to play as the commander of The Protectorate, a galactic force dedicated to securing humanity’s place in the galaxy. The Orion sector is locked in a vicious power struggle between many alien factions, ready to fight to the death.

    2026ActionStrategyIndie35.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Warehouse Tycoon

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet.

    Warehouse Tycoon is a journey to Warehouse Legendary! Brave the business war. Today's dog in the water must be the crown in the city! With the company's destiny in your hands, every success drives you farther. Use your wisdom and guts to build a warehouse Empire!

    StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  6. PAY WITH TIME

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet.

    Run a shop where time is the world's currency. Serve customers, earn time, and expand your business by collecting and upgrading powerful ability cards. Take risks in the casino by wagering your time for a chance to earn even greater rewards in this business simulation game.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation8.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. PetrolHeads

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet.

    Build your dream garage from scratch! Customize everything from lifts to engines with deep tuning options. Design unique wide-body beasts, dominate drift duels or track days, and showcase your style in global meets. Your garage, your rules, your racing legacy starts now!

    StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  8. Cloudlings

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet.

    Cloudlings is a cute colony sim set amongst the clouds. Guide a small tribe of curious creatures as they build a floating village, merge drifting islands, manage resources, unlock upgrades, and uncover the mysteries hiding beyond the clouds.

    StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet.

    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. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet.

    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 ↗
  4. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet.

    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 ↗
  5. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Super Hexagon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet.

    Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.

    2012ActionIndie2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet.

    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 ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet.

    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 ↗
  2. 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 Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet.

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet.

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet.

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Coloring Pixels

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet.

    A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.

    2018IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  8. An Arcade Full of Cats

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet.

    Journey through gaming history's time and space, while searching for adorable feline companions in 'An Arcade Full of Cats,' the ultimate pet'em up hidden object game.

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Airem

Other recommendable Steam games by Airem, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Apartament 1406: Horror

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Airem, the studio behind Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet. Shares Action and Indie with Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet.

    Apartment 1406 is an intense horror game, that challenges you to constantly survive in a hostile environment. Collect items to survive against limited ammo and creatures that lurk in the dark. Solve the puzzles and survive in this dark game.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. THE IMPOSSIBLE

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Airem, the studio behind Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet. Shares Action and Indie with Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet.

    THE IMPOSSIBLE is a minimal perspective illusion puzzle game. You control a small square in the IMPOSSIBLE world and remember: nothing is IMPOSSIBLE.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Play With Me: Escape Room

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Airem, the studio behind Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet. Shares Action and Indie with Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet.

    See how a game created by the very Jigsaw would look like! Use the available objects, outwit tricky illusions and optical puzzles and above all, answer the question – will you dare to Play with Me?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Resoraki: The racing

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet.

    Another title from Airem, the studio behind Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet. Shares Action and Indie with Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet.

    Take the wheel of a toy car and race on beautiful tracks in Poland, Finland, Australia, and Greece. Compete in championships, arcade, and time trials. Play solo or with a friend online (Remote Play Together) or locally. Buy now and take part in unforgettable races!

    2023ActionSportsIndie0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Rap Simulator: The Rap Game

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Airem, the studio behind Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet. Shares Action and Strategy with Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet.

    Rap Simulator is primarily a game with a good dose of humor. The action starts in the 1980s. The player takes on the role of a rapper who sets up their first music studio in a rented apartment.

    ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  6. Airhack: Hacking

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Airem, the studio behind Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet. Shares Action and Strategy with Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet.

    You are a secret Agent who begins work for the Airem as Hacker. Hacking servers of global corporations for profit, stealing data, manipulate the stock market, modify peoples academic or criminal records, laundering money, erasing evidence, framing innocent people. Do not trust anyone.

    ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  7. Botty: Paper tales

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Airem, the studio behind Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet. Shares Action and Indie with Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet.

    Botty: Paper tales is an atmospheric adventure made entirely of paper. Botty's little robot faces a different illusion to get out of the paper world.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  8. Candy Combat

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Airem, the studio behind Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet. Shares Action and Indie with Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet.

    Immerse yourself in a world of sweets, which is full of delicious candy. Beat the odds as a sweet frog to find Pinkie and Gingerbread man, to whom you need to explain some things.

    ActionSportsIndieSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet

How much does Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet cost?
Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet are Shane's Trains, Hardware Tycoon, Riftborne.
Who developed Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet?
Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet was developed by Airem.

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 Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet.

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