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Games like Lobster Empire

  • 16 games
  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked Lobster Empire also play

The closest matches to Lobster Empire: Aquaculture Land: Fish Farming Simulation, Pixel Shopkeeper, Fracture Field, Mad Games Tycoon, and Megaquarium. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 03

    Why this

    Same relaxing mood as Lobster Empire.

    • $6.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2026
  1. Rank 05

    Megaquarium

    Why this: Also Fishing and Economy, like Lobster Empire.

    • $24.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2018
  2. Rank 06

    Lakeside Bar

    Why this: Also Fishing and Clicker, like Lobster Empire.

    • $2.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2025
  3. Rank 07

    Epic Car Factory

    Why this: Same contemplative mood as Lobster Empire.

    • $9.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • 2018

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Lobster Empire

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Aquaculture Land: Fish Farming Simulation

    Also Fishing and Farming Sim, like Lobster Empire.

    • 79% of 81 reviews
  2. 2
    Pixel Shopkeeper

    Same cozy mood as Lobster Empire.

    • 77% of 132 reviews
  3. 3
    Fracture Field

    Same relaxing mood as Lobster Empire.

    • 87% of 116 reviews
  4. 4
    Mad Games Tycoon

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 89% of 1,286 reviews
  5. 5
    Megaquarium

    Also Fishing and Economy, like Lobster Empire.

    • 96% of 2,358 reviews
  6. 6
    Lakeside Bar

    Also Fishing and Clicker, like Lobster Empire.

    • 92% of 158 reviews
  7. 7
    Epic Car Factory

    Same contemplative mood as Lobster Empire.

    • 59% of 80 reviews
  8. 8
    DAVE THE DIVER

    Genres: Adventure, Simulation, RPG

    • 97% of 47,924 reviews
  9. 9
    Farm Manager World

    Also Farming Sim and Economy, like Lobster Empire.

    • 69% of 182 reviews
  10. 10
    ACRES

    Shares fuel management with Lobster Empire.

    • 82% of 138 reviews
  11. 11
    RPG Tycoon

    Shares resource allocation with Lobster Empire.

    • 51% of 337 reviews
  12. 12
    MR FARMBOY

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 82% of 222 reviews
  13. 13
    Jurassic World Evolution

    Genres: Strategy, Simulation

    • 87% of 23,289 reviews
  14. 14
    RAILGRADE

    Genres: Strategy, Simulation

    • 87% of 710 reviews
  15. 15
    Empire Architect

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 68% of 111 reviews
  16. 16
    Corsair Cove

    Genres: Strategy, Simulation

    • 86% of 3,443 reviews
  17. 17
    Let's Build a Zoo

    Genres: Strategy, Simulation

    • 90% of 2,138 reviews
  18. 18
    The Islander

    Also Farming Sim and Clicker, like Lobster Empire.

    • 67% of 175 reviews
  19. 19
    Fishing Inc

    Genres: Indie, Simulation, Casual

    • 94% of 384 reviews
  20. 20
    refarm

    Genres: Simulation

    • 86% of 208 reviews
  21. 21
    Hydroponics Farm & Store Simulator

    Genres: Indie, Simulation

    • 78% of 105 reviews
  22. 22
    Railway Empire 2

    Genres: Strategy, Simulation

    • 74% of 1,044 reviews
  23. 23
    Captain Whiskers: Incremental Seas

    Genres: Strategy, Casual

    • 79% of 163 reviews
  24. 24
    Factory Outlet Simulator

    Genres: Indie, Simulation

    • 69% of 164 reviews
Lobster Empire — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2017
  • Developer: Maulidan Games
  • Price: $9.99checked Nov 2
  • Steam Deck: Deck Playable
  • 38% of 21 reviews
  • Genres: Indie, Simulation
  • Platforms: Windows

Players highlight

  • Boat dispatching feels strategic despite idle loops
  • Bug fixes significantly improved playability
  • Era progression adds meaningful variety
  • Challenging
  • Contemplative
  • Cozy

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About Lobster Empire

The closest matches to Lobster Empire: Aquaculture Land: Fish Farming Simulation, Pixel Shopkeeper, Fracture Field, Mad Games Tycoon, and Megaquarium. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Lobster Empire is your kind of game, the closest matches are Aquaculture Land: Fish Farming Simulation, Pixel Shopkeeper and Fracture Field — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, contemplative and cozy, and single out its boat dispatching and era progression. 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.

About Lobster Empire: Lobster Empire is a game in which you build up your own lobster business, developing better fishing techniques and ways to create long-lasting and profitable lobster resources.

Is Lobster Empire worth buying?

Too few reviews to call

A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.

  • Only 21 Steam reviews so far, not enough to judge.
  • Price: $9.99 (checked Nov 2).
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 10 h when they wrote their review.
  • Critics usually quit early: a median of 1.4 h played before their negative review.
  • Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“This game plays like a mobile clicker, not a strategy simulation game. For the first hour, you're left with nothing to do but click on a boat every minute or so. If you continue, it's advertised to have more content, however, it takes too…”
1 h played
“Buggy. They delayed the game for months because they were fixing bugs so that their beta tester will rate them higher. I got to the 3rd or so "mission" and the game started to bug out. People would not complete the sailing trip, the exp…”
1 h played
More negative reviews on Steam ↗

People who play it also play: Aquaculture Land: Fish Farming Simulation, Pixel Shopkeeper, Fracture Field

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Frequently asked about Lobster Empire

Can I run it?

Does Lobster Empire run on Steam Deck?

Lobster Empire 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 Lobster Empire cost?

Lobster Empire is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).

What games are most similar to Lobster Empire?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Lobster Empire are Aquaculture Land: Fish Farming Simulation, Pixel Shopkeeper, Fracture Field.

Who developed Lobster Empire?

Lobster Empire was developed by Maulidan Games.