# Games like Hamster Playground

> The closest matches to Hamster Playground: Rolling Hills: Cozy Sushi Restaurant, Heartopia, Hello Kitty Island Adventure, Not Monday Cafe, and Disney Dreamlight Valley. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Rolling Hills: Cozy Sushi Restaurant](https://imho.run/games/1235100/rolling-hills-cozy-sushi-restaurant) — Also Time Management and Life Sim, like Hamster Playground. 104 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1235100/)
2. [Heartopia](https://imho.run/games/4025700/heartopia) — Shares resource management with Hamster Playground. 6,830 Steam reviews, 59% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4025700/)
3. [Hello Kitty Island Adventure](https://imho.run/games/2495100/hello-kitty-island-adventure) — Also Life Sim, like Hamster Playground. 5,800 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2495100/)
4. [Not Monday Cafe](https://imho.run/games/3167540/not-monday-cafe) — Shares idle automation and resource management with Hamster Playground. 183 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3167540/)
5. [Disney Dreamlight Valley](https://imho.run/games/1401590/disney-dreamlight-valley) — A frequent pick in Hamster Playground players' libraries, and another RPG. 15,187 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1401590/)
6. [Trash Goblin](https://imho.run/games/2407830/trash-goblin) — Shares progression unlocks and resource management with Hamster Playground. 1,153 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2407830/)
7. [Rest Area Simulator](https://imho.run/games/3732960/rest-area-simulator) — A frequent pick in Hamster Playground players' libraries, and another Indie. 61 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3732960/)
8. [Farm Together 2](https://imho.run/games/2418520/farm-together-2) — Shares resource management with Hamster Playground. 1,896 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2418520/)
9. [Cafemart Simulator](https://imho.run/games/3408110/cafemart-simulator) — Shares resource management with Hamster Playground. 178 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3408110/)
10. [Make Way](https://imho.run/games/1445790/make-way) — Also Racing, like Hamster Playground. 1,003 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1445790/)
11. [The Sims™ 4](https://imho.run/games/1222670/the-sims-4) — A frequent pick in Hamster Playground players' libraries, and another Adventure. 103,350 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1222670/)
12. [Bakery Simulator](https://imho.run/games/1031120/bakery-simulator) — Also Time Management and Life Sim, like Hamster Playground. 611 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1031120/)
13. [Exotica 2: Pet Shop Simulator](https://imho.run/games/2824380/exotica-2-pet-shop-simulator) — Shares resource management with Hamster Playground. 191 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2824380/)
14. [Animal Shelter](https://imho.run/games/1239320/animal-shelter) — Shares resource management with Hamster Playground. 2,334 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1239320/)
15. [Figure Shop Simulator](https://imho.run/games/3604560/figure-shop-simulator) — Shares resource management with Hamster Playground. 112 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3604560/)
16. [Office Simulator](https://imho.run/games/3399040/office-simulator) — Shares resource management with Hamster Playground. 58 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3399040/)
17. [Placid Plastic Duck Simulator](https://imho.run/games/1999360/placid-plastic-duck-simulator) — A frequent pick in Hamster Playground players' libraries, and another Simulation. 11,974 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1999360/)
18. [My Supermarket](https://imho.run/games/1244910/my-supermarket) — Shares progression unlocks with Hamster Playground. 64 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1244910/)
19. [Sticky Business](https://imho.run/games/2303350/sticky-business) — Shares resource management with Hamster Playground. 4,477 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2303350/)
20. [Palia](https://imho.run/games/2707930/palia) — Shares resource management with Hamster Playground. 24,863 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2707930/)
21. [Discounty](https://imho.run/games/2274620/discounty) — Shares resource management with Hamster Playground. 1,332 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2274620/)
22. [Party Animals](https://imho.run/games/1260320/party-animals) — Same chill mood as Hamster Playground. 16,930 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1260320/)
23. [Monster Care Simulator](https://imho.run/games/3288270/monster-care-simulator) — Shares resource management with Hamster Playground. 356 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3288270/)
24. [Junkyard Builder](https://imho.run/games/3339330/junkyard-builder) — Shares resource management with Hamster Playground. 87 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3339330/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1442670&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1442670&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1442670&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1442670
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1442670
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Hamster Playground

Hamster Playground is a free-to-play 2024 simulation where players raise, dress up, and compete with adorable hamsters through mini-games. Developed by Mass Creation and published by We Dig Games, the title blends resource management and idle automation with costume customization and habitat decoration. Players describe the experience as cozy and relaxing, with charming hamster designs and satisfying timing-based challenges woven throughout. The game offers a medium-length experience suited for short play sessions, and it holds an 84% positive rating from over 1000 Steam reviews.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1442670
- **Developer:** Mass Creation
- **Publisher:** We Dig Games
- **Genres:** Indie, Simulation, Free To Play, Casual, Racing
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Single-player, Steam Cloud, Shared/Split Screen, Full controller support, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, PvP
- **Released:** Jul 11, 2024
- **Free to play:** yes
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1442670/hamster-playground)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1442670&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1442670/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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