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Games like Needle: The 1% Challenge

Games like Needle: The 1% Challenge

Games like Needle: The 1% Challenge

Looking for games like Needle: The 1% Challenge? Here are top casual simulation recommendations with a horror and comedy focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Project P.I.T.T., The House Always Wins or Moving Houses.

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  1. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    82% User Score Based on 669 reviews

    You are a new intern at a company with a very simple task. Craft rubber ducks and feed them to the pit. Feed the Man At the center of the facility waits the Maw – a vast corporate hole with an appetite that only grows larger the more you feed it. Make ducks, throw them in, earn your place. Build Chaotic Contraptions The company is watching. The pit is growing. Ducks will not be enough. Unlock new … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project P.I.T.T..

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  2. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    86% User Score Based on 514 reviews

    HILARIOUS CHALLENGES Not every guest is here to play nice. Deal with expressive graffiti artists, crazy goose, careless smokers and guests from outer space. Show must go on! BUILD YOUR BUSINESS SOLO OR IN CO-OP Design and expand your сasino alone or jump into co-op with friends! Assign roles, divide tasks and make profit together. ENTERTAIN THE GUESTS It takes more than slots to make a fortune. In… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The House Always Wins.

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  3. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    74% User Score Based on 228 reviews

                    Moving Houses is a silly little physics-based game about moving on... or is it? Be neat, be careful, or be a chaos goblin. The choice is yours. But be warned, not all is as it seems in this quiet little house. "It's time to leave my house," is something everyone says at some time in their life. Now it's your time, whether you want to leave or not. Enjoy this silly… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Moving Houses.

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  4. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 879 reviews

    Rogue Light Deck Builder is a digital wooden board game. Your house needs a deck. You have a hammer. You have wood and you have nails. The light outside is faulty. You work, you earn. Freedom is $1,000,000. Build a deck. Use your hammer. Drive the nails in. Scrimp and save. Freedom is just around the corner. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ROGUE LIGHT DECK BUILDER.

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  5. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 229 reviews

    Manage a grocery store in Grocery Store Simulator: Prologue. This free version includes all the gameplay elements of the full version, with progression available but limited. Enjoy a comprehensive taste of the full game with some limitations on progression. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grocery Store Simulator: Prologue.

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  6. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 2,393 reviews

    In Hamster Hunter you will & can. You can buy and build different contraptions to place around the map. You can tranquilize hamster and do various things with them. You will embark on a story to find your missing family. You can lure Hamsters in with bait. You can freely explore the map looking for blueprints. You can make meat patties from the Hamsters and sell it. Etc. LOR… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hamster Hunter.

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  8. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    62% User Score Based on 674 reviews

    Steve Jackson, a 19-year-old guy, is looking after a friends house and encounters eerie events in a small town. Dive into the dark mystery of the events you unwittingly became a part of. Will you be able to uncover the truth? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Overcome Your Fears: Caretaker.

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  9. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 681 reviews

    Witness the miracle of life in this accurate goose-growing simulator. Pop your seed into a patient's conveniently empty torso, add water, and watch a towering goose-tree burst with fresh Babies (nature's most renewable source of cash). OPTIMIZEAs newborn Babies tumble down the tree, they will bounce off Blossoms to generate cash. Make sure to place your Blossoms strategically to boost your yield. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tingus Goose.

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  10. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 11,318 reviews

    A minimalist game about digging a hole in the garden of a newly purchased house. Collect resources, sell them, upgrade your equipment and discover a mysterious secret. Costs you only one coffee! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Game About Digging A Hole.

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  11. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    94% User Score Based on 2,953 reviews

    RATSHAKER is the fun and quirky solution to all your rat problems! Hold on to the RAT, shake your arm, and watch life’s problems disappear! How far can you go? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ratshaker.

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  12. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, graphics
    90% User Score Based on 1,141 reviews

    Start small and work your way up, upgrading your equipment, designing a stylish store, and expanding your services! Are you ready to own the best Laundry Store in the world? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Laundry Store Simulator.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    83% User Score Based on 1,510 reviews

    The man in the corner of your hotel room wants you to click something. He wants to watch you click it. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CLICKOLDING.

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  15. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 3,232 reviews

    Tragedy! Santa; the toy giving folk-hero, and purveyor of fine Christmas goods, has had enough. Endless requests from greedy children wanting more and more every year, tax increases, pressure from elf unions, bills, reindeer!It is your duty, as an employee of Polar Sanitation Inc, to clean up the grizzly aftermath of Santa's bloody rampage. Elves, reindeer and ruined masonry from Santa's brief bre… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Viscera Cleanup Detail: Santa's Rampage.

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  17. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    64% User Score Based on 1,350 reviews
    Critic Score 43%Based on 5 reviews

    Visit the largest ship graveyard in the world. A dozen kilometers of beach filled with wrecks. Hundreds of ships wrecked on the coast. Thousands of tons of steel. Choose the most valuable ship for you and start the adventure. Play as one of the workers during the most dangerous work in the world! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ship Graveyard Simulator.

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  18. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    98% User Score Based on 6,036 reviews

    Berry Bury Berry is a surreal first-person incremental game about growing berries and putting them in a hole. Lots and lots of berries. BERRY BERRY BERRY BERRY BERRY BERRY BERRY BERRY BERRY BERRY BERRY BERRY Make and Upgrade Berry Buddies to grow higher and higher tiers of berries! MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY Use all that sweet sweet money earned to unlo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Berry Bury Berry.

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  19. 48%Game Brain Score
    48% User Score Based on 5 reviews

    3rd PLACE GIGANTIC JAM 2025 Download the game for better performance About: Because of the loss of your mother and your desire of seeing her one last time you decide to build your own time machine in your garage. But beware, time does not forgive. Duration:  10min How to play: MOVEMENTWASDINTERACTLEFT CLICKPAUSETAB or ESC Gameplay: Use tools Solve puzles Drag & GET THE FIVE… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Where Time Ends.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 243 reviews

    WELCOME TO RETAIL HELL Clock in at the only convenience store in the liminal void between life and death. Juggle supernatural customer service, collapsing inventory, and unravel the truth behind your own damnation. As an overworked clerk stuck in a literal dead-end job you'll have to deal with the unpredictable threats of the abyss and manage your stock in order to pay your debt to the faceless ma… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Retail Hell.

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  21. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    64% User Score Based on 944 reviews

    ️ Welcome to the Dump Explore endless piles of junk, dig up lost cards, and expand your collection. Everything that was once lost — can now be found again.  Features Dig, sort, collect. Every pile of trash is a chance to find a rare card. Save the birds Pull them out of garbage piles and make them cozy nests. Collectible cards Restore your full collection of favorite cards. Humor, refere… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Wife Threw Out My Card Collection (So I Bought a Dump to Find Them All) ⭐.

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  22. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, stability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 130 reviews

    Build and manage your own food processing factory. Automate production with machines, work together with skilled employees to keep operations running smoothly, expand your facility, and keep inventory under control as you grow from a small workshop into a large scale production facility. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Food Processing Simulator.

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  23. “Monster Market Simulator Modavuj Multiplayer” is a business simulation where you manage your own market. Stock the shelves, set prices, satisfy your customers and grow your store! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Monster Market Simulator Modavuj Multiplayer.

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  24. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    75% User Score Based on 104 reviews

    The full version is now on Steam:  https://store.steampowered.com/app/4018200/Youve_Got_a_Package You are a young and talented writer. One evening, someone leaves a mysterious box on your doorstep. What’s inside will turn your life into a living nightmare... "Better not to open it…" You are Clark — a young and acclaimed writer whose debut novel became an international bestseller. Fame, money, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to You’ve Got a Package.

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    74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    74% User Score Based on 301 reviews

    Track and hunt bunnies in the woods with your bow. It’s what the King demands. Load the catapult and hurl them into the castle. No one will thank you. Things tend to get stranger… and far more dangerous. Do you think you can satisfy the King's desires? He’s not known for his mercy.IN BUNNY HURLING, YOU CAN... Move stealthily and wait for the perfect moment to shoot your arrow! Lure the bunnies w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bunny Hurling.

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  27. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    81% User Score Based on 1,044 reviews

    Recycling Center Simulator is a business simulator game with a first person view. Make money from garbage, collect raw materials for your recycling center from different locations, recycle them, make money by producing new products and improve your factory. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Recycling Center Simulator.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 666 reviews

    JOIN OUR TWITTER JOIN OUR DISCORD About the GameRise of Gun A simulator of a weapons store in a world overrun by zombies after a global epidemic. The entire world is enveloped in darkness, but humans have not given up and are fighting to the end. After losing his family, the main character sets out in search of survivors in despair. The journey was difficult, but he was able to find a wonderf… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rise of Gun.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    92% User Score Based on 1,357 reviews

    Golden Light is a first-person survival horror with rogue-like elements and an eerie atmosphere. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Golden Light.

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  30. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 44,972 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy is a punishing climbing game, a homage to Jazzuo's 2002 B-Game classic 'Sexy Hiking'. You move the hammer with the mouse, and that's all there is. With practice, you'll be able to jump, swing, climb and fly. Great mysteries and a wonderful reward await the master hikers who reach the top of the mountain. To quote Jazzuo himself: "The hiking action is very simila… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy.

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  31. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, replayability
    80% User Score Based on 578 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 9 reviews

    Experience the obsessive life of a mid-level stockbroker, pursuing wealth and success at the cost of everything else… possibly even your freedom. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Invisible Hand.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    84% User Score Based on 224 reviews

    It's winter break 1994 and schools out at Harthorn High School, but not all is silent in its empty classrooms and dark hallways... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Harthorn.

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  34. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    83% User Score Based on 2,781 reviews

    Be the Universe in this epic, award-winning reality simulation game - featuring thousands of playable characters, endless exploration, an extraordinary soundtrack and narration from Alan Watts. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Everything.

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  35. 52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    52% User Score Based on 54 reviews

    Experience nature like you have never seen it before as you take your hiking to the next level! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hiking Simulator 2017.

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  36. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 1,032 reviews

    Weed Shop 2 is a first person recreational Marijuana dispensary simulator where you'll get to grow the hottest strains, expand your business, hire employees and much more! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Weed Shop 2.

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  37. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, stability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    82% User Score Based on 241 reviews

    Visit the largest ship graveyard in the world. A dozen kilometers of beach filled with wrecks. Hundreds of ships wrecked on the coast. Thousands of tons of steel. Choose the most valuable ship for you and start the adventure. Play as one of the workers during the most dangerous work in the world! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ship Graveyard Simulator: Prologue.

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  39. A cozy first-person metal-detecting adventure where you explore an island, follow signals, dig up buried chests, sell or collect your finds, upgrade your gear and unlock new areas in search of rarer treasures. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Metal Detector Island.

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    44%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, graphics
    73% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    A first-person automation game set in hell. Suck up demon bodies, feed them into the Grinder, fuel your Purifier, and deploy a swarm of Doombas to build a cleaning operation that runs itself and takes the rot back one zone at a time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hell Cleaners.

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  41. Start with a hoe and four tiles of dirt. End with an agricultural empire. Farm, breed, and chain 179 recipes across four tiers — with no rot, no bankruptcy, and nothing that can ever die. Quality only goes up. The only enemy is your own floor plan. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fieldworks.

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  42. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    55% User Score Based on 604 reviews

    Imagine yourself as a DIY handyman, running your own small business in a Polish block of flats during the 1990s. Your mission? To make as much money as possible by cutting costs wherever you can! Diluting paint with water to make it last for the entire apartment? Sure, the color might not be as vibrant, but who’s going to notice? Laying tiles without a level? A bit of unevenness adds "character" t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Low-Budget Repairs.

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  43. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    91% User Score Based on 1,516 reviews

    Supermarket Chaos is a cozy organizing simulator where you sort 4,668 products in a messy supermarket. Enjoy the satisfaction of stocking shelves in a calm, relaxing atmosphere. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Supermarket Chaos.

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  44. 52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    78% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    Manage your own sushi restaurant. Take orders, prepare fresh sushi, purchase ingredients, manage stock, and keep your customers happy. No distractions, just a focused single-player sushi simulation. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sushi Simulator.

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  45. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    87% User Score Based on 998 reviews

    Run a shop in the zombie apocalypse! Trade batteries, craft stock, manage your staff, and fend off undead hordes. Will you be a hero, or profit at any cost? Your choices shape your store - and your fate. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Walking Trade.

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    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    80% User Score Based on 536 reviews

    Supermarket simulator meets horror. You’re a clerk at a 24-hour convenience store. During the day - serve customers and hit your sales goals. At night - beware of strange clients. Try to survive 7 days in the Far North. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HELLMART.

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  47. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    94% User Score Based on 1,106 reviews

    KILL IT WITH FIRE! 2 is the ultimate co-op spider-hunting experience! Either solo or as a team of Exterminators, unleash an arsenal of crazy weapons, wreak havoc, and complete dozens of challenges across seven dimensions under spider siege. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kill it with Fire 2.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization
    83% User Score Based on 639 reviews

    In the Salesman, you play as a recently laid-off employee trying to survive the grind of job applications, debt, and dwindling hope. Trade your belongings for ad-supported replacements as you slowly sell away your life in this psychological horror game If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Salesman.

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    53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    53% User Score Based on 109 reviews

    Rescue the scared little Ragamuffins from the human world- and clean up all evidence of their existence. Mop stains, burn poop, and get rewarded with high tech gear and upgrades. Save enough, and you can even expand your home, decorate it, and live happily ever after with your fluffy little friends! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Monster Mop Up.

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  50. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 1,080 reviews

    BUILD YOUR MEGASTORE Start with $400; choose a department from clothing, toys, bakery, sports, grocery, music, buy your first shelves and products, open for business, and grow. KEEP EVERY SHELF STOCKED Monitor all departments, refill shortages fast, and don’t miss sales. DEPARTMENT-SPECIFIC FEATURES Each department comes with its own mechanics. In the bakery, order dough, purchase an oven, and bak… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Megastore Simulator.

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