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Games like Business 98

If Business 98 is your kind of game, the closest matches are The First Million, Coin Tavern and Space Vampires — 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 Business 98: A retro Cashier Simulator set in the year 1998. Complete payments using cool combos, tons of special cards, and  fun strategies. Can you last until the end of the year?

2026StrategySimulationWindowsby Five Foot Games
Business 98 — Steam game cover

Players who liked Business 98 also play

Steam players who put hours into Business 98 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. The First Million

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Business 98 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Business 98.

    An incremental deckbuilder where you constantly unlock new cards and upgrades and discover one game-breaking strategy after another to make THE FIRST MILLION — and then many more!

    2026StrategySteam ↗
  2. Coin Tavern

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Business 98 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Business 98.

    Coin Tavern is not your average tavern! In this roguelike game, you’ll wield a wild array of quirky coins to build your one-of-a-kind coin deck. Hoard coins, refine strategies, streamline your deck, unlock hidden treasures, and land outrageous combos in randomized runs!

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  3. Space Vampires

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Business 98 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Business 98.

    Build a vampire space station, trap humans, and farm blood in this incremental idler. Choose your path to the apocalypse and take revenge on humanity.

    StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  4. SlotsNStocks

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Business 98 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Business 98.

    Rig the market in this deckbuilding slot machine roguelike. Draft hundreds of bearish and bullish symbols into your trading machine, collect powerful relics, and manipulate the odds to hit grueling weekly margin calls and avoid going bust.

    StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  5. Rentlord

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Business 98 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Business 98.

    Rentlord is a combo-making roguelike real estate game where you buy properties, manage your income, and overcome unique weekly challenges. Strategic property upgrades and plugins with high combo potential, each run offers new opportunities to maximize rent, while avoiding taxes!

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Potionomics

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Business 98 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Business 98.

    You’ve inherited your uncle’s potion shop—and a huge debt. Better get brewing! Customize your store, hire heroes to gather ingredients, befriend (or romance) fellow vendors to learn new haggling strategies, and go head-to-head with competitors in this narrative-driven, deck-building shop simulator.

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Neon Village

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Business 98 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Business 98.

    This game is a fusion of a "roguelike deck-builder" and "match-3 puzzle". Collect unique residents to create explosive synergies and develop a village glittering with neon!

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Plinbo: Roguelike Plinko

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Business 98 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Business 98.

    UPGRADE YOUR BALLS! Roguelike meets Plinko! Every choice is a strategy; every run is a unique challenge. Build your deck to tame the balls to your will. Take your chance, craft your fate, and cash in!

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation4.89 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Business 98.

    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 ↗
  3. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Business 98.

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

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Business 98.

    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 ↗
  5. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Business 98.

    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. Steam Engine Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Business 98.

    The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.

    2023SimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Business 98.

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Business 98

What games are most similar to Business 98?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Business 98 are The First Million, Coin Tavern, Space Vampires.
Who developed Business 98?
Business 98 was developed by Five Foot 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 Business 98.

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