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Games like Garland Boy

If Garland Boy is your kind of game, the closest matches are Strawberry Cafe, Train Station Tycoon and Over & Out! — 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 Garland Boy: GARLAND FOR SALE! A game about a boy who earn his living by selling flower garlands to cars waiting in a traffic light at the intersection. Save enough money and follow his big dream. When the traffic light turns red, your job begins!

2025SimulationCasual6.99 USDWindowsby Wappen Games
Garland Boy — Steam game cover

Players who liked Garland Boy also play

Steam players who put hours into Garland Boy 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. Strawberry Cafe

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Garland Boy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Garland Boy.

    Build your own strawberry cafe and farm in this cozy, casual management sim. Grow strawberries for customers to pick, or harvest your homegrown strawberries to cook delicious strawberry-themed food and drinks. Complete missions and keep customers happy to unlock new furniture and recipes.

    2027SimulationCasualSteam ↗
  2. Train Station Tycoon

    WHY THIS

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

    A punctual train is never an accident. In this immersive management game, take control of a bustling railway station with your friends. Assign platforms, coordinate teams, expand your infrastructure from 2 to 30 tracks, and manage real-time crises to keep the traffic flowing smoothly!

    2026SimulationSteam ↗
  3. Over & Out!

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Garland Boy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Garland Boy.

    Build a neighborhood festival (mela) in '90s Bangladesh during school break! Scavenge for parts, craft minigames, manage and grow your festival. Team up with friends, plan your day, outbuild your rival and see who can host the best festival before the break ends in this plucky tycoon adventure!

    IndieAdventureCasualSteam ↗
  4. Gemporium: A Cute Mining Sim

    WHY THIS

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

    Mine, refine, and sell gemstones in Gemporium, a cute, fast-paced shop management game. Upgrade your tools, expand your store, and master the daily rhythm of digging, polishing, and turning a profit to pay off your debt, one gem at a time.

    2025ActionSimulation6.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Snakecremental

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Garland Boy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Garland Boy.

    Snake, but with a skill tree

    2025IndieSimulationCasual3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Whimel Academy

    WHY THIS

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

    Live the day-to-day of a magic school student! Whimel Academy is a cozy magic school simulation game. Manage your time and balance between studying magic, part-time jobs, and befriending (or romance) classmates in this wholesome and enchanting world!

    2025IndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Dungeon Bodega Simulator

    WHY THIS

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

    Dungeon Bodega Simulator is a retro styled fantasy shop game where you can grow crops, brew potions, sell items and raise slimes as pets! Can you build up your bodega into a one stop adventuring shop while solving the mysteries of the dungeon beneath you?

    2026IndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Garland Boy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Garland Boy.

    Build an intricate prison, hire the best staff, and pamper your prisoners to create the perfect rehabilitation facility in Prison Tycoon: Under New Management

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Garland Boy at current Steam store prices.

  1. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~57% under Garland Boy on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Garland Boy.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~72% under Garland Boy on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Garland Boy.

    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 ↗
  3. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~86% under Garland Boy on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Garland Boy.

    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 ↗
  4. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~72% under Garland Boy on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with Garland Boy.

    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 ↗
  5. Nodebuster

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~57% under Garland Boy on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with Garland Boy.

    Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~86% under Garland Boy on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Garland Boy.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~86% under Garland Boy on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with Garland Boy.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Superflight

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~57% under Garland Boy on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Garland Boy.

    Superflight is an intense, easy to learn wingsuit game with an infinite number of beautiful procedurally generated maps. A great game to relax for half an hour and chase your latest highscore!

    2017ActionSportsIndie2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation and Casual with Garland Boy.

    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 ↗
  2. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Garland Boy.

    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 ↗
  3. DORONKO WANKO

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation and Casual with Garland Boy.

    『DORONKO WANKO』 is a DORONKO Action Game. In this game, You can become a cute, innocent Pomeranian, make your master's home messy and dirty. "Will the master be angry with me?" Don't worry. Because you are a sweet doggie.

    2024ActionSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  5. SuchArt: Creative Space

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Garland Boy.

    Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Crime Scene Cleaner: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Garland Boy.

    When there’s a call, you are the man to clean up after your client’s dirty job. Siding with the mafia is a dangerous game, but they pay well, and you need money, right? So take your mop and better remove those bloodstains quickly before the police come.

    2024ActionSimulationFreeSteam ↗
  7. Outpath: First Journey

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Garland Boy.

    Outpath: First Journey is a prologue chapter of the main game, Outpath. An experimental clicker base building game. Craft, gather & manage resources, build your base and buy more islands to exploit and expand!

    2022IndieAdventureCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. DOGWALK

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Garland Boy.

    Explore a hand-crafted winter forest as a big adorable dog and a little kid in tow. A short, free, open source project brought to you by Blender Studio.

    2025IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Garland Boy

How much does Garland Boy cost?
Garland Boy is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Garland Boy?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Garland Boy are Strawberry Cafe, Train Station Tycoon, Over & Out!.
Who developed Garland Boy?
Garland Boy was developed by Wappen 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 Garland Boy.

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