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Games like Dishwashing Simulator

Below are 11 hand-picked alternatives to Dishwashing Simulator for fans of simulation, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Dishwashing Simulator also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.

About Dishwashing Simulator: A short, unique survival-farming-base-building-tycoon-horror game where you must survive through washing dishes. Explore mysterious depths, manage resources, and unravel a cryptic narrative. In DWS, a chore becomes a journey to freedom.

2024Simulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Frinky, Frosty
Dishwashing Simulator — Steam game cover
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    Landlord's Super — Steam game cover

    Landlord's Super

    Top pick for Dishwashing Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Dishwashing Simulator.

    Your quintessential construction simulator is here. Take a dodgy loan, restore a property, move in the locals, attend to their grievances, then celebrate with a pint in this fully-simulated, open-world 1980's Britain.

    2023IndieAdventureSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    House Designer : Fix & Flip — Steam game cover

    House Designer : Fix & Flip

    Second-strongest match for Dishwashing Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Dishwashing Simulator.

    House Designer is a simulator that allows you to try yourself as an interior and landscape designer, using your imagination, creativity and creative ideas. Buy abandoned houses, renovate and decorate them. Give them a second life and live in them or sell them for a profit!

    2023SimulationCasualEarly Access11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Cash Cleaner Simulator — Steam game cover

    Cash Cleaner Simulator

    Third-strongest match for Dishwashing Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Dishwashing Simulator.

    Check it, clean it, sort it, ship it. Welcome to the life of a cash cleaner. Take jobs from underworld contacts and clean some cash. Just don't try to leave...

    2025IndieSimulationCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Techtonica — Steam game cover

    Techtonica

    Ranked #4 for Dishwashing Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Dishwashing Simulator.

    Techtonica is a first-person factory automation game with a gripping mystery about mining your way out from the depths of an alien planet. Explore bioluminescent caves, mold destructible terrain, construct a massive subterranean factory. Dig your way toward answers & discover the secrets of Calyx.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Dwarf Fortress — Steam game cover

    Dwarf Fortress

    Ranked #5 for Dishwashing Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Dishwashing Simulator.

    Build a fortress and try to help your dwarves survive against a deeply generated world. Keep your dwarves happy, grow their community and beware of digging too deeply. The deepest, most intricate simulation of a world that's ever been created.

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation23.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Recycling Center Simulator — Steam game cover

    Recycling Center Simulator

    Ranked #6 for Dishwashing Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Dishwashing Simulator.

    Recycling Center Simulator is a business simulator game with a first person view. Make money from garbage, collect raw materials for your recycling center from different locations, recycle them, make money by producing new products and improve your factory.

    2024IndieSimulationCasual19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    House Flipper — Steam game cover

    House Flipper

    Ranked #7 for Dishwashing Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Dishwashing Simulator.

    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!

    2018IndieSimulation24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    RimWorld — Steam game cover

    RimWorld

    Ranked #8 for Dishwashing Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Dishwashing Simulator.

    A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.

    2018StrategyIndieSimulation34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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    Cash Cleaner Simulator — Steam game cover

    Cash Cleaner Simulator

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Simulation with Dishwashing Simulator.

    Check it, clean it, sort it, ship it. Welcome to the life of a cash cleaner. Take jobs from underworld contacts and clean some cash. Just don't try to leave...

    2025IndieSimulationCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    House Flipper — Steam game cover

    House Flipper

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Simulation with Dishwashing Simulator.

    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!

    2018IndieSimulation24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    RimWorld — Steam game cover

    RimWorld

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Simulation with Dishwashing Simulator.

    A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.

    2018StrategyIndieSimulation34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Dishwashing Simulator

Does Dishwashing Simulator run on Steam Deck?
Dishwashing Simulator is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Dishwashing Simulator cost?
Dishwashing Simulator is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Dishwashing Simulator?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Dishwashing Simulator are Landlord's Super, House Designer : Fix & Flip, Cash Cleaner Simulator.
Who developed Dishwashing Simulator?
Dishwashing Simulator was developed by Frinky, Frosty and published by Frinky.

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