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Games like Candy Shop Simulator

If Candy Shop Simulator is your kind of game, the closest matches are Zoo Simulator, Chocolate Factory Simulator and Italian Pizza Simulator — picked from the ranked list below. 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 Candy Shop Simulator: Dive into a sugary world of sweetness in Candy Shop Simulator! Open your shop, create delectable pastries, manage sales, and expand your candy empire. Satisfy your sweet tooth and build your confectionery legacy now!

2025IndieSimulationCasual12.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Games Incubator
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Steam players who put hours into Candy Shop 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. Zoo Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Candy Shop Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Candy Shop Simulator.

    In Zoo Simulator, your main task is to run and manage your own zoo. Renew it and take care of all the animals' needs, ensuring them a peaceful life! Will you attract crowds of visitors? Create your own zoo!

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation19.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Chocolate Factory Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Candy Shop Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Candy Shop Simulator.

    Enter the world of steam and sugar and become a master chocolatier in Chocolate Factory Simulator. Craft gourmet chocolate for your customers in your steampunk workshop with the help of your automaton assistant Nougat.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Italian Pizza Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Candy Shop Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Candy Shop Simulator.

    Become a true pizzaiolo and bring joy to a small Italian village in Italian Pizza Simulator! Help bring back Grandma’s decrepit pizzeria to its former glory, surrounded by the sun-kissed hills of Tuscany, and serve colorful customers from all over the world!

    2026IndieSimulationCasualSteam ↗
  4. Chocolate Factory Simulator: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Candy Shop Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Candy Shop Simulator.

    The Prologue is just part of the gameplay that awaits you in the full version of the game. Enter the world of steam and sugar and become a master chocolatier in Chocolate Factory Simulator: Prologue. Craft gourmet chocolate for your customers in your steampunk workshop with the help of Nougat.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Candy Shop Simulator: Sweet Start

    WHY THIS

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

    Sweet Start is the perfect introduction to the world of Candy Shop Simulator, designed for players who want to dive into the sweet universe of the game and get familiar with its foundations before experiencing the full version

    2025IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  6. Pet Shop Simulator

    WHY THIS

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

    Run your own pet shop in Pet Shop Simulator! Find new homes for pets, thus fulfilling the dreams of your customers. Take care of the needs of animals by selling the right items and get involved in matters related to the pets' home life!

    2024IndieSimulationCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Bakery Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Candy Shop Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Candy Shop Simulator.

    Get up before dawn and see what it's like to be a baker! Learn to bake several dozen types of bread. Use realistic bakery machines. Deliver orders to stores, earn, and invest. Use original recipes or experiment with ingredients.

    2022IndieSimulationCasual15.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Arena Renovation

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Candy Shop Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Candy Shop Simulator.

    Take on the role of a one-man renovation team tasked with restoring various sports facilities to their former glory. Many of them have been destroyed as a result of time or lack of care. Don't let them go into complete oblivion - roll up your sleeves and breathe new life into them!

    2024SportsIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Candy Shop Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Candy Shop Simulator.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Candy Shop Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Candy Shop Simulator.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~52% under Candy Shop Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Candy Shop 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 ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Candy Shop Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Candy Shop Simulator.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Candy Shop Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Candy Shop Simulator.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~92% under Candy Shop Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Candy Shop Simulator.

    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 ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~77% under Candy Shop Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Candy Shop Simulator.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. OneShot

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~54% under Candy Shop Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Candy Shop Simulator.

    OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

    2016IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗

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 Candy Shop 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.

    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 with Candy Shop 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 Candy Shop 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 Candy Shop 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. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. 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 Candy Shop Simulator.

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

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

    WHY THIS

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

More from Games Incubator

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

  1. Animal Shelter

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Games Incubator, the studio behind Candy Shop Simulator. Shares Indie and Simulation with Candy Shop Simulator.

    In Animal Shelter, your main target is to make your four-legged friends happy. Pet them, hand out treats, play with toys - and they will pay you back with great trust. Get to know the animals well enough to find them the best home! Don't wait any longer, open your animal shelter now!

    2022IndieAdventureSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ship Graveyard Simulator 2

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Games Incubator, the studio behind Candy Shop Simulator. Shares Indie and Simulation with Candy Shop Simulator.

    Dust off your torch and hammer - it's time to get back to work, you have a new job to do. Visit the new beach coast with the largest, biggest ship graveyard in the world, dismantle huge ship parts and collect tons of precious steel. Roll up your sleeves, it's time to get back to the business.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ship Graveyard Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Games Incubator, the studio behind Candy Shop Simulator. Shares Indie with Candy Shop Simulator.

    Visit the largest ship graveyard in the world. A dozen kilometers of beach filled with wrecks. Hundreds of ships wrecked on the coast. Thousands of tons of steel. Choose the most valuable ship for you and start the adventure. Play as one of the workers during the most dangerous work in the world!

    2021ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Deconstruction Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Games Incubator, the studio behind Candy Shop Simulator. Shares Indie and Simulation with Candy Shop Simulator.

    Deconstruction Simulator is the ultimate demolition simulator, offering you complete freedom of action and a wide array of contracts to complete. Get ready for spectacular destruction.

    2025IndieSimulationCasual19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Car Detailing Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Games Incubator, the studio behind Candy Shop Simulator. Shares Indie and Simulation with Candy Shop Simulator.

    Car Detailing Simulator, you get a chance to renew any car and restore its splendor at the request of demanding customers! A nice and well-groomed vehicle can be the pride of every human being! Clean, polish and marvel at your creations in this highly realistic game where every little detail counts!

    2022IndieSimulationCasual15.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Animal Shelter 2

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Games Incubator, the studio behind Candy Shop Simulator. Shares Indie and Simulation with Candy Shop Simulator.

    Welcome back to the heartwarming world of Animal Shelter 2! Provide a loving home for every four-legged friend in need – play with them, pet them, even dress them up! Get to know them and find them a loving family. Play with your friends and manage your shelter together in co-op!

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Police Shootout

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Games Incubator, the studio behind Candy Shop Simulator. Shares Indie and Simulation with Candy Shop Simulator.

    Police Shootout is a new turn-based FPS game. Put on your uniform and get ready to respond the most surprising calls in your policeman’s career. Solve cases and gain experience, but also find out why a good young policeman gave up his career in a big city and moved to a small town of San Adrino.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Chocolate Factory Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Games Incubator, the studio behind Candy Shop Simulator. Shares Indie and Simulation with Candy Shop Simulator.

    Enter the world of steam and sugar and become a master chocolatier in Chocolate Factory Simulator. Craft gourmet chocolate for your customers in your steampunk workshop with the help of your automaton assistant Nougat.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Candy Shop Simulator

Does Candy Shop Simulator run on Steam Deck?
Candy Shop 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 Candy Shop Simulator cost?
Candy Shop Simulator is listed on Steam at 12.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Candy Shop Simulator?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Candy Shop Simulator are Zoo Simulator, Chocolate Factory Simulator, Italian Pizza Simulator.
Who developed Candy Shop Simulator?
Candy Shop Simulator was developed by Games Incubator and published by Games Incubator, PlayWay S.A..

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 Candy Shop Simulator.

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