Games like Japanese Store Simulator
If Japanese Store Simulator is your kind of game, the closest matches are Tattoo Tycoon, Megastore Simulator and Cafe Business Manager — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Japanese Store Simulator: Take Japan by storm with your series of stores, vending machines, arcades and more! Open multiple shops, each customized to your personal specifications and invest in your community.
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Steam players who put hours into Japanese Store 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.
Tattoo Tycoon
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Top pick for Japanese Store Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Japanese Store Simulator.
Become a tattoo artist and manage your own tattoo parlor. Find the perfect designs for your curious customers and turn their vague wishes into amazing skin art. Grow from a small personal studio to a multi-parlor business throughout the different districts of Tattuga Bay.
Megastore Simulator
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Second-strongest match for Japanese Store Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Japanese Store Simulator.
Megastore Simulator is a first-person management & tycoon game. Start small and grow into a massive two-floor megastore with forklifts, pallet jacks, and staff. Unlock and manage departments like Bakery, Clothing, Electronics, Sports, Music, Toys, Grocery, Seafood, and Vending Machines
Cafe Business Manager
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Third-strongest match for Japanese Store Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Japanese Store Simulator.
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.
Supermarket Simulator
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Ranked #4 for Japanese Store Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Japanese Store Simulator.
Run your own supermarket! Stock shelves, set your prices, take payments, hire staff, expand your store, handle shoplifters, and design your layout. Purchase goods from online or local markets around town, and personally deliver online orders to your customers.
My Supermarket
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Ranked #5 for Japanese Store Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Japanese Store Simulator.
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!
King of Retail
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Ranked #6 for Japanese Store Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Japanese Store Simulator.
The store is your kingdom! Expand your humble boutique into a thriving business: hire the right staff, decorate your displays, and lure in customers. Even your wildest ideas can turn a profit. Why not start a business that sells only white T-shirts and ketchup? PCs and beans? Your rule, your rules!
Ranch Farm and Store Simulator
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Ranked #7 for Japanese Store Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Japanese Store Simulator.
Enjoy the experience of running your own ranch and store from the ground up. Grow crops, raise livestock, and keep your customers stocked with fresh products. Defend your farm from wild animal attacks. Hire employees and grow from a humble beginning into a thriving business.
Mall Simulator
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Ranked #8 for Japanese Store Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Japanese Store Simulator.
Turn your building from a small shopping center into a huge city mall! To avoid going bankrupt, you’ll need to build new stores and restaurants, set smart prices, and keep up with trends. 15+ stores, dozens of machines & services, and hundreds of brands waiting for you!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Japanese Store Simulator.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Japanese Store Simulator.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Japanese Store 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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Japanese Store Simulator.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Japanese Store Simulator.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Japanese Store 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.
The Looker
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Japanese Store Simulator.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
missed messages.
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Japanese Store Simulator.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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More from Dragon Slumber
Other recommendable Steam games by Dragon Slumber, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Tech Support: Error Unknown
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Another title from Dragon Slumber, the studio behind Japanese Store Simulator. Shares Indie and Simulation with Japanese Store Simulator.
Things are not what they seem at your new tech support specialist job. While resolving customer issues, you soon find yourself in the middle of a conspiracy. Will you side with your employer, join a rogue hacktivist group bent on destroying them, assist the police or stand alone?
Arelite Core
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Another title from Dragon Slumber, the studio behind Japanese Store Simulator. Shares Indie with Japanese Store Simulator.
The age of heroes is passed, yet an ancient evil rises again. Follow the adventures of Karden, a blacksmith on the path to mastering his craft, forced to take a stand against Talameq, an ageless entity bent on devouring the world.
Astral Traveler
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Another title from Dragon Slumber, the studio behind Japanese Store Simulator. Shares Indie with Japanese Store Simulator.
Blaze your way through 47 challenging tracks as you dodge obstacles at breakneck speeds, shooting down the enemy raiders blocking your path and phasing through pulsars for an extra burst of speed. Your astral core is fading, but the warp gate to the next track is just up ahead, if your skills are tight enough to reach it.
Aethernaut
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Another title from Dragon Slumber, the studio behind Japanese Store Simulator. Shares Indie with Japanese Store Simulator.
You awaken without any knowledge of who you are, as a voice tells you that you are “The Aethernaut”, capable of exploring the Construct despite the deadly aether. Explore a series of rooms and solve the experiments as you discover who you are. Will you escape the Construct before it's too late?
Wordish
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Another title from Dragon Slumber, the studio behind Japanese Store Simulator. Shares Indie with Japanese Store Simulator.
Wordish takes word games to the next level! Find the proper words in this challenging and customizable puzzle game. Challenge your friends through codes or even with live multiplayer!
Frequently asked about Japanese Store Simulator
- What games are most similar to Japanese Store Simulator?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Japanese Store Simulator are Tattoo Tycoon, Megastore Simulator, Cafe Business Manager.
- Who developed Japanese Store Simulator?
- Japanese Store Simulator was developed by Dragon Slumber.
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