Choose Supermarket Simulator
Choose Supermarket Simulator if you want the Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 33,227 Steam reviews back the pick.
Supermarket Simulator vs Hotel Simulator: Prologue - Early Days
Supermarket Simulator and Hotel Simulator: Prologue - Early Days both land in Indie, Simulation, Casual on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Indie, Simulation, Casual on Steam. Supermarket Simulator (2025) is 1 year older than Hotel Simulator: Prologue - Early Days (2026). Hotel Simulator: Prologue - Early Days is free; Supermarket Simulator is paid (19.99 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Hotel Simulator: Prologue - Early Days
Choose Hotel Simulator: Prologue - Early Days if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Hotel Simulator: Prologue - Early Days launched in 2026.
Both Supermarket Simulator and Hotel Simulator: Prologue - Early Days sit in Indie, Simulation, and Casual on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Supermarket Simulator |  Hotel Simulator: Prologue - Early Days | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2026 |
| Genres | Indie, Simulation, Casual | Indie, Simulation, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 19.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 92.4% positive (33,227 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | Nokta Games | Two Horizons |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Simulation, Casual on Steam.
- Supermarket Simulator (2025) is 1 year older than Hotel Simulator: Prologue - Early Days (2026).
- Hotel Simulator: Prologue - Early Days is free; Supermarket Simulator is paid (19.99 USD).
- Supermarket Simulator has co-op; Hotel Simulator: Prologue - Early Days does not.
- Supermarket Simulator is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Hotel Simulator: Prologue - Early Days has no Deck rating yet.
Supermarket Simulator vs Hotel Simulator: Prologue - Early Days — FAQ
- Should I play Supermarket Simulator or Hotel Simulator: Prologue - Early Days first?
- If you want chronology, Supermarket Simulator (2025) came out before Hotel Simulator: Prologue - Early Days (2026). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Supermarket Simulator and Hotel Simulator: Prologue - Early Days similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Simulation, Casual on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does Hotel Simulator: Prologue - Early Days have multiplayer like Supermarket Simulator?
- No. Supermarket Simulator supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op), while Hotel Simulator: Prologue - Early Days is listed as single-player only.
- Is Hotel Simulator: Prologue - Early Days free?
- Yes — Hotel Simulator: Prologue - Early Days is a free-to-play Steam title. Supermarket Simulator is paid (19.99 USD).
- Does Supermarket Simulator run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Supermarket Simulator is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Hotel Simulator: Prologue - Early Days doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.