Games like Restaurant Empire II
If Restaurant Empire II is your kind of game, the closest matches are What's On The Menu?, Hipster Cafe and Inn Tycoon: Prologue — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative and nostalgic. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Restaurant Empire II: Restaurant Empire 2 is the most realistic and comprehensive restaurant business simulation available, featuring 4 cuisines, 600 recipes, 4 huge cities, 2 campaigns with a total of 34 missions, 1400 interior objects, and a mix of business strategy and role-playing gameplay such as cooking contests.
Players who liked Restaurant Empire II also play
Steam players who put hours into Restaurant Empire II 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.
What's On The Menu?
WHY THIS
Top pick for Restaurant Empire II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Restaurant Empire II.
In What's on the Menu?, step into the shoes of a restaurant manager. From selecting ingredients and crafting menus to hiring staff and customizing your restaurant, every decision counts. Face random events, unlock new recipes, and rise through the ranks to become the ultimate restaurateur!
Hipster Cafe
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Restaurant Empire II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Restaurant Empire II.
Ever wanted to design, build and manage a café on your very own home computer? Really? OK then... welcome to HIPSTER CAFÉ. Make stupid food, serve it on a skateboard, and impress your friends by drawing in your coffee.
Inn Tycoon: Prologue
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Restaurant Empire II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Restaurant Empire II.
Welcome to Inn Tycoon: Prologue! Build, design, and manage your dream inn. Serve delightful meals, offer various services, and hire a stellar staff. Create a top-notch hospitality empire and become the ultimate Inn Tycoon!
Hotel Architect
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Restaurant Empire II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Restaurant Empire II.
Step into the shoes of a hotel owner as you design, build, and manage grand hotels around the world. Juggle demanding guests, frantic logistics, and plenty of unexpected surprises in Hotel Architect; the ultimate hotel construction and tycoon management game!
Recipe for Disaster
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Restaurant Empire II.
Ranked #5 for Restaurant Empire II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Restaurant Empire II.
Recipe for Disaster is a management sim that captures the fast-paced, drama-filled environment of a professional kitchen and dining room. Build your dream restaurant, create recipes, design menus and manage your staff, all while contending with demanding customers and disastrous situations!
Bank Simulator
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Restaurant Empire II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Restaurant Empire II.
Build and manage your financial empire from a small bank to a global powerhouse. Approve loans, trade bonds, hire staff, and master the market in Bank Simulator a business management sim and banking tycoon where every economic decision impacts your bottom line
Cafe Business Manager
WHY THIS
Shares menu customization and a contemplative mood with Restaurant Empire II.
Ranked #7 for Restaurant Empire II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Restaurant Empire II.
Build, design and manage your own café in this detailed cafe management simulator. Hire staff, craft your menu, serve customers and grow your coffee shop business in a lively island city.
My Supermarket
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Restaurant Empire II.
Ranked #8 for Restaurant Empire II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Restaurant Empire II.
Manage your own supermarket, serving different types of customers and making the most profit you can! 🛒 Order products, restock shelves, play with your friends in co-op mode, chase thieves, hire employees, and grow your empire!
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RollerCoaster Tycoon World™
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Reviewers of Restaurant Empire II cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Restaurant Empire II.
RollerCoaster Tycoon World™ is the newest installment in the legendary RCT franchise. This next-generation theme park simulation and building game includes fan-favorite features along with incredible new advancements!
Stardew Valley
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Restaurant Empire II cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with Restaurant Empire II.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Planet Coaster
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Restaurant Empire II.
Reviewers of Restaurant Empire II cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Restaurant Empire II.
Planet Coaster® - the future of coaster park simulation games has arrived! Surprise, delight and thrill incredible crowds as you build your coaster park empire - let your imagination run wild, and share your success with the world.
Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Animal Collection
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Restaurant Empire II cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Restaurant Empire II.
The wildly popular Zoo Tycoon series gets set to crank up the excitement, challenge, and fun of building the ultimate zoo. Let your imagination run wild with Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Animal Collection. Build, manage, and maintain your dream zoo alone or with up to four players.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Restaurant Empire II at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Restaurant Empire II on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Restaurant Empire II.
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.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Restaurant Empire II on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Restaurant Empire II.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Restaurant Empire II on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Restaurant Empire II.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Restaurant Empire II on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Restaurant Empire II.
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!
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Restaurant Empire II on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Restaurant Empire II.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Sid Meier's Civilization® V
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Restaurant Empire II on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Restaurant Empire II.
Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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 Restaurant Empire II.
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.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Restaurant Empire II.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Restaurant Empire II.
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?
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 Restaurant Empire II.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Restaurant Empire II.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Restaurant Empire II.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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More from Enlight Software Limited
Other recommendable Steam games by Enlight Software Limited, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Capitalism 2
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Restaurant Empire II.
Another title from Enlight Software Limited, the studio behind Restaurant Empire II. Shares Strategy and Indie with Restaurant Empire II.
Create and control the business empire of your dreams. This in-depth strategy game covers almost every aspect of business that could be encountered in the real world.
Wars and Warriors: Joan of Arc
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Restaurant Empire II.
Another title from Enlight Software Limited, the studio behind Restaurant Empire II. Shares Strategy with Restaurant Empire II.
Relive the most intense battle scenarios of medieval Europe in this third-person 3D epic saga. Brandish your sword as you slay enemies amidst adrenaline-pumping action while you lead your troops to victory.
Seven Kingdoms 2 HD
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Restaurant Empire II.
Another title from Enlight Software Limited, the studio behind Restaurant Empire II. Shares Strategy and Indie with Restaurant Empire II.
Get ready for an exciting real-time strategy game experience like no other with Seven Kingdoms 2! Say goodbye to the monotony of resource gathering and army building, its unique gameplay offers a thrilling blend of city management, trade, industry, espionage, diplomacy, and conquest!
Seven Kingdoms: Ancient Adversaries
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Restaurant Empire II.
Another title from Enlight Software Limited, the studio behind Restaurant Empire II. Shares Strategy with Restaurant Empire II.
Conquer the world and build your empire! Lead one civilization to glory through sophisticated trade, diplomacy, espionage and conquest.
Zoo Empire
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Restaurant Empire II.
Another title from Enlight Software Limited, the studio behind Restaurant Empire II. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Restaurant Empire II.
It's a zoo out there, and you're in charge! Go wild with your imagination running the most exotic, fun and exciting zoo ever.
Marine Park Empire
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Restaurant Empire II.
Another title from Enlight Software Limited, the studio behind Restaurant Empire II. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Restaurant Empire II.
Get ready to jump in the water as you run the most exciting and wild marine park ever in the latest and greatest sea-life simulation!
Capitalism Plus
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Restaurant Empire II.
Another title from Enlight Software Limited, the studio behind Restaurant Empire II. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Restaurant Empire II.
Play the strategy game of money, power and wealth.
Frequently asked about Restaurant Empire II
- How much does Restaurant Empire II cost?
- Restaurant Empire II is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Restaurant Empire II?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Restaurant Empire II are What's On The Menu?, Hipster Cafe, Inn Tycoon: Prologue.
- Who developed Restaurant Empire II?
- Restaurant Empire II was developed by Enlight Software Limited.
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