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Games like Record Shop Simulator

If Record Shop Simulator is your kind of game, the closest matches are World of Retailing, ACRES and Kardboard Kings: Card Shop Simulator — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative and cozy. 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 Record Shop Simulator: Welcome to Record Shop Simulator! Design and run your dream record store, selling vinyl, gear, and more. Customize everything from decor to inventory, manage your store with care, fend off shoplifters, and tackle dynamic challenges. Can you build the ultimate music haven? Find out now!

2025StrategyIndieSimulationCasual12.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Octane Owl
Record Shop Simulator — Steam game cover
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Appeals to aspiring record store ownersCatching shoplifters adds a fun challengeConstant cleaning and trash managementChallengingContemplativeCozy

Players who liked Record Shop Simulator also play

Steam players who put hours into Record 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. World of Retailing

    WHY THIS

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

    World of Retailing is an OPENWORLD retail simulation. You can buy, sell and manage goods, buy and drive vehicles, level talents, talk to customers, hire employees, own all the shops in town, get robbed, find money, take out loans and dodge taxes.

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. ACRES

    WHY THIS

    Shares simulation, time management, simulation and a stressful mood with Record Shop Simulator.

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

    ACRES is a small strategy simulation game about growing crops for evolving market demands. Build a farm, one acre at a time, to create a prosperous enterprise. Upgrade equipment, optimize harvests, and nurture the soil against increasing time pressure. How long can you keep the farm operating?

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Kardboard Kings: Card Shop Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Shares a lighthearted mood with Record Shop Simulator.

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

    Open your own Card shop by the seaside! Buy, trade and sell Cards, OR keep them for your own collection! Earn reputation with customers, beat your shop goals, unlock new decorations, and host exciting events to bring everyone to the best Card shop in town!

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Super Burger Clicker

    WHY THIS

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

    Rebuild your burger empire in this clicker-idle hybrid! 🍔 Automate production with burger generators, collect items, unlock trophies, invest for hard currency, and spin the Wheel of Fortune. Boost production, hack the system, and reclaim your crown in this tasty adventure! 👑✨

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Blockchain Tycoon

    WHY THIS

    Shares a stressful mood with Record Shop Simulator.

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

    Blockchain Tycoon is the cryptocurrency simulation game where you build and manage your own mining operation. Create your own coin, mine it, invest in other coins, upgrade and overclock GPUs or you can just HODL.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Welderman Shop Sim

    WHY THIS

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

    Build a welding shop from a single machine into a fabrication empire. Hire workers, manage production, complete contracts, upgrade equipment, and decide if you're staying in the shop or sending crews out on the road.

    IndieSimulationSteam ↗
  7. Weed Supermarket Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Shares shop management, simulation, casual and a cozy mood with Record Shop Simulator.

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

    Weed Supermarket Simulator is a chill store sim where you grow weed, develop new strains, set prices, and keep your shelves stocked. Expand your business and optimize it for maximum profit. Manage employees, handle inventory, and turn your shop into a high-performing business.

    2026IndieSimulationCasual11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Console Shop Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Shares shop management, inventory management, simulation and a cozy mood with Record Shop Simulator.

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

    Become the owner of a game store! Organize shelves, repair CDs, negotiate profits, promote your store via live stream, and increase customer satisfaction.

    2025IndieSimulationCasual15.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Record Shop Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Record 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 Record Shop Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Record 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. Sid Meier's Civilization® V

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~42% under Record Shop Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Record Shop Simulator.

    Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!

    2010Strategy7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~52% under Record Shop Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Record 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 ↗
  5. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Record Shop Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Record 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 ↗
  6. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~92% under Record Shop Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Record 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 ↗
  8. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Record Shop Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Record Shop Simulator.

    Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.

    2009Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Record 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 ↗
  2. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Record 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 ↗
  4. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

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

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. The Lab

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Record Shop Simulator

Does Record Shop Simulator run on Steam Deck?
Record 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 Record Shop Simulator cost?
Record 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 Record Shop Simulator?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Record Shop Simulator are World of Retailing, ACRES, Kardboard Kings: Card Shop Simulator.
Who developed Record Shop Simulator?
Record Shop Simulator was developed by Octane Owl.

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 Record Shop Simulator.

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