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Games like Retale

If Retale is your kind of game, the closest matches are Six Ages: Ride Like the Wind, Medieval Tax Evasion Simulator and Miss Peach — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its adaptive soundtrack, adaptive soundtrack enhances immersion and atmospheric. 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 Retale: Experience working in retail with hardly any similarities to actually working in retail! Manage your time wisely to keep the shelves stocked, control the complaints of colorful and cranky customers, and be wary of the watchful eye of your manager to avoid being fired... or worse.

2024StrategyIndieRPGCasual4.99 USDWindowsby Grocery Guys
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Steam players who put hours into Retale 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. Six Ages: Ride Like the Wind

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Retale.

    Top pick for Retale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Retale.

    Life between myths. Lead the Riders clan into legend or obscurity as you explore an ancient world. Plan ahead as you navigate this challenging storybook strategy game, immersing you in the land of old gods and magic also seen in King of Dragon Pass.

    2019StrategySimulationRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Medieval Tax Evasion Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Retale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Retale.

    Run a medieval market stall where every sale's a choice: pay your taxes like an honest merchant or evade them. Hide your untaxed wealth, train companion animals for help, and survive audits in this first-person stealth management game. Check how good you are at the fine art of looking innocent.

    2026ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  3. Miss Peach

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Retale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Retale.

    《Miss Peach》is a simple pixel puzzle game,There's not even a key or password here,I believe it will not be difficult for you.

    2023StrategyIndieAdventure2.39 USDSteam ↗
  4. Esports History

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Retale.

    Ranked #4 for Retale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Retale.

    Esports History is an RPG sim where you start as a regular guy, and work your way up to the very top of esports. Defeat bosses in tournaments, make a name for yourself within the esports community, and become a real pro!

    2024SportsStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Safeguard Saga

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Retale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Retale.

    With no martial arts skills, you inherit an escort guild and the late master's daughter. Now, as the new leader, you must recruit skilled escorts, protect precious shipments, settle Jianghu disputes, and fend off ruthless pirates. Build your guild into the most renowned in the land.

    StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  6. T.K. Punk - G.O.L.D

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Retale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Retale.

    Cyber Three Kingdoms Turn-Based Strategy RPG— As the latest humanoid AI developed, you were kidnapped by Zhang Jiao and joined the resistance organization—GOLD. Develop yourself, accept commissions, research prosthetics, cultivate companions and pursue the love and destruction in your heart!

    2026StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  7. BOOK OF HOURS

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Retale.

    Ranked #7 for Retale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Retale.

    Restore a crumbling occult library by a winter sea. Build the world’s foremost collection of grimoires and arcana. Master the invisible arts. BOOK OF HOURS is a narrative crafting RPG set in a 1930s world of hidden gods and secret histories. What sort of Librarian will you choose to be?

    2023IndieSimulationRPG13.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Punch Club 2: Fast Forward

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and a challenging mood with Retale.

    Ranked #8 for Retale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Retale.

    Train, fight, and rise to the top in this knockout sequel to the smashing fighter management simulator! Mentor your fighter and guide him to become the ultimate champion: choose from different combat styles, control his routine, and watch him kick some butt like a proud sensei!

    2023SportsStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Retale on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Retale.

    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. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Retale on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Retale.

    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. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Retale on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Retale.

    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 ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Retale on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Retale.

    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 ↗
  5. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Retale on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Retale.

    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 ↗
  6. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Retale on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Retale.

    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 ~80% under Retale on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Retale.

    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. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Retale on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Retale.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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 Retale.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. 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 Casual with Retale.

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

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

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

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

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  7. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

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

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Retale

How much does Retale cost?
Retale is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Retale?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Retale are Six Ages: Ride Like the Wind, Medieval Tax Evasion Simulator, Miss Peach.
Who developed Retale?
Retale was developed by Grocery Guys.

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 Retale.

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