Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Drug Dealer Simulator (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Drug Dealer Simulator on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: Thief Simulator, which both open world, crime and atmospheric.
- Drug Dealer Simulator is tagged Simulation, Crime, Action, Indie, Singleplayer, Open World, Resource Management, Crafting by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
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Thief Simulator
Why it matched: both open world, crime and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Simulation, Crime and First-Person; released around the same time (2018).
Become the best thief. Gather intel, steal things and sell them to buy hi-tech equipment. Do everything that a real thief does.
Thief Simulator at a glance Released 2018 Studio Noble Muffins Player sentiment 88% positive of 39,806 Price $19.99 SimulationCrimeFirst-PersonIndieSandboxFunnyRealistic
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Hydroneer
Why it matched: both open world and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Sandbox, Funny and Resource Management; released around the same time (2020).
Hydroneer is a mining and base building sandbox. Dig for gold and other resources to turn a profit and enhance your mining operation. Build a base of operations, forge weapons, go fishing, and dig deep!
Hydroneer at a glance Released 2020 Studio Foulball Hangover Player sentiment 86% positive of 28,407 Price $14.99 SandboxFunnyResource ManagementSimulationIndieCraftingFirst-PersonStrategy
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Youtubers Life
Why it matched: both open world and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Management, Simulation and Funny; released around the same time (2017).
Become the most successful youtuber on the planet! Create videos, get subscribers, attend events, interact with your fans… and grow your channel. Live a youtuber’s life!
Youtubers Life at a glance Released 2017 Studio UPLAY Online Player sentiment 77% positive of 15,413 Price $9.99 ManagementSimulationFunnyIndieResource ManagementStrategyRealisticSandbox
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Stranded Deep
Why it matched: both open world, atmospheric and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Crafting, First-Person and Realistic; released around the same time (2022).
Take the role of a plane crash survivor stranded somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. Come face to face with some of the most life threatening scenarios that will result in a different experience each time you play. Scavenge. Discover. Survive.
Stranded Deep at a glance Released 2022 Studio Beam Team Games Player sentiment 74% positive of 47,793 Price $19.99 CraftingFirst-PersonRealisticSandboxSimulationIndieStrategy
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Gold Mining Simulator
Why it matched: both open world and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Simulation, Realistic and Indie; released around the same time (2017).
Become a gold miner. Work hard, dig deep, explore the world, and you’ll become the wealthiest person in Alaska. Use a variety of specialist machines to find as much gold as you can.
Gold Mining Simulator at a glance Released 2017 Studio Code Horizon Player sentiment 73% positive of 16,382 Price $19.99 SimulationRealisticIndieSandboxFirst-PersonStrategyManagementFunny
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Planetbase
Why it matched: both open world, atmospheric and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Strategy, Simulation and Resource Management.
Guide a group of space settlers trying to establish a base on a remote planet. Grow food, collect energy, mine resources, survive disasters and build a self-sufficient colony in a harsh and unforgiving environment.
Planetbase at a glance Released 2015 Studio Madruga Works Player sentiment 80% positive of 10,438 Price $7.49 StrategySimulationResource ManagementManagementIndieSandboxCrafting
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Car Mechanic Simulator 2021
Why it matched: both open world, atmospheric and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Simulation, Realistic and Sandbox; released around the same time (2021).
Work your way to a service empire. Get your hands dirty in a highly realistic simulation game that pays major attention to details. Pay a visit to a new Auction house and buy cars in various conditions. Expand your range of services by investing in a new work space and equipment.
Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 at a glance Released 2021 Studio Red Dot Games Player sentiment 96% positive of 38,510 Price $24.99 SimulationRealisticSandboxFirst-PersonIndieStrategy
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Farming Simulator 19
Why it matched: both open world, atmospheric and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Simulation, Realistic and Management; released around the same time (2018).
The best-selling franchise takes a giant leap forward with a complete overhaul of the graphics engine, offering the most striking and immersive visuals and effects, along with the deepest and most complete farming experience ever.
Farming Simulator 19 at a glance Released 2018 Studio GIANTS Software Player sentiment 94% positive of 76,267 Price $17.99 SimulationRealisticManagementResource ManagementFirst-PersonStrategy
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911 Operator
Why it matched: both crime, atmospheric and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Simulation, Strategy and Management; released around the same time (2017).
Game about the difficult work of people that manage emergency lines and services. Answer incoming calls and react properly - give first aid instructions, advise, dispatch correct number of firemen / police / ambulances, or sometimes - just ignore the call. Play on ANY CITY in the world!
911 Operator at a glance Released 2017 Studio Jutsu Games Player sentiment 89% positive of 19,785 Price $14.99 SimulationStrategyManagementIndieRealisticCrime
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Feed and Grow: Fish
Why it matched: both open world, atmospheric and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Simulation, Indie and Sandbox; released around the same time (2016).
Hunt and eat other fish - simply, grow into larger beasts!
Feed and Grow: Fish at a glance Released 2016 Studio Old B1ood Player sentiment 78% positive of 21,657 Price $14.99 SimulationIndieSandboxFunnyRealisticStrategy
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Nobody - The Turnaround
Why it matched: both open world, atmospheric and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Simulation, Realistic and Sandbox; released around the same time (2022).
Nobody – The Turnaround is a life simulator set in a parallel world that echoes modern society. Manage your time and resources carefully, strive to find a way through difficult times, and overcome the predicament you find yourself in.
Nobody - The Turnaround at a glance Released 2022 Studio U.Ground Game Studio Player sentiment 60% positive of 14,305 Price Not listed SimulationRealisticSandboxStrategyResource ManagementManagement
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Cities: Skylines II
Why it matched: both open world, atmospheric and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Simulation, Sandbox and Management; released around the same time (2023).
Raise a city from the ground up and transform it into a thriving metropolis with the most realistic city builder ever. Push your creativity and problem-solving to build on a scale you've never experienced. With deep simulation and a living economy, this is world-building without limits.
Cities: Skylines II at a glance Released 2023 Studio Iceflake Studios Player sentiment 56% positive of 91,995 Price $49.99 SimulationSandboxManagementStrategyRealisticResource Management
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Factorio
Why it matched: both open world and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Resource Management, Sandbox and Crafting; released around the same time (2016).
Factorio is a game about building and creating automated factories to produce items of increasing complexity, within an infinite 2D world. Use your imagination to design your factory, combine simple elements into ingenious structures, and finally protect it from the creatures who don't really like you.
Factorio at a glance Released 2016 Studio Wube software Player sentiment 98% positive of 233,978 Price $35.00 Resource ManagementSandboxCraftingStrategyManagementSimulationIndie
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Satisfactory
Why it matched: both open world and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Crafting, Resource Management and Sandbox; released around the same time (2024).
Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven!
Satisfactory at a glance Released 2024 Studio Coffee Stain Studios Player sentiment 97% positive of 278,668 Price $39.99 CraftingResource ManagementSandboxFirst-PersonSimulationStrategyIndie
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Car Mechanic Simulator 2018
Why it matched: both open world and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Simulation, Realistic and First-Person; released around the same time (2017).
Build and expand your repair service empire in this incredibly detailed and highly realistic simulation game, where attention to car detail is astonishing. Find classic, unique cars in the new Barn Find module and Junkyard module. You can even add your self-made car in the Car Editor.
Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 at a glance Released 2017 Studio Red Dot Games Player sentiment 91% positive of 56,552 Price $19.99 SimulationRealisticFirst-PersonSandboxCraftingManagementStrategy
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Planet Zoo
Why it matched: both open world and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Management, Simulation and Sandbox; released around the same time (2019).
Build a world for wildlife in Planet Zoo. From the developers of Planet Coaster and Zoo Tycoon comes the ultimate zoo sim. Construct detailed habitats, manage your zoo, and meet authentic living animals who think, feel and explore the world you create around them.
Planet Zoo at a glance Released 2019 Studio Frontier Developments Player sentiment 91% positive of 97,527 Price $44.99 ManagementSimulationSandboxRealisticResource ManagementStrategyFunny
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Transport Fever 2
Why it matched: both open world and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Simulation, Strategy and Management; released around the same time (2019).
The classic transport simulation genre has a new gold standard with Transport Fever 2. Discover a whole new world by navigating transport routes through land, water and air. May progress and prosperity find their way!
Transport Fever 2 at a glance Released 2019 Studio Urban Games Player sentiment 90% positive of 32,509 Price $39.99 SimulationStrategyManagementSandboxRealisticResource ManagementIndie
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Schedule I
Why it matched: both open world, crime and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Simulation, Crime and Management.
From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.
Schedule I at a glance Released 2025 Studio TVGS Player sentiment 98% positive of 314,499 Price $19.99 SimulationCrimeManagementFirst-PersonCraftingStrategy
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Foundation
Why it matched: both open world, atmospheric and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Simulation, Strategy and Sandbox.
Foundation is a grid-less, laidback medieval city-building game with a focus on organic development, monument construction and resource management.
Foundation at a glance Released 2025 Studio Polymorph Games Player sentiment 87% positive of 24,163 Price $23.44 SimulationStrategySandboxResource ManagementManagementIndie
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Evil Genius 2: World Domination
Why it matched: both crime and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Strategy, Simulation and Management; released around the same time (2021).
A satirical spy-fi lair builder where YOU are the criminal mastermind! Construct your base, train your minions, defend your operations from the Forces of Justice, and achieve global domination!
Evil Genius 2: World Domination at a glance Released 2021 Studio Rebellion Player sentiment 69% positive of 13,239 Price $39.99 StrategySimulationManagementSandboxResource ManagementFunnyCrime
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Ravenfield
Why it matched: both atmospheric and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Sandbox, First-Person and Funny; released around the same time (2017).
Fight upon the Ravenfield together with your Blue allies! Take down those pesky Reds using helicopters, tanks, guns, and active ragdoll physics!
Ravenfield at a glance Released 2017 Studio SteelRaven7 Player sentiment 97% positive of 79,971 Price $17.99 SandboxFirst-PersonFunnyStrategySimulationIndieRealistic
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Teardown
Why it matched: both open world, crime and strategy; shares 5 player tags including Sandbox, First-Person and Realistic; released around the same time (2022).
Prepare the perfect heist in a fully destructible, simulated voxel world. Tear down walls with vehicles or use explosives to create your own shortcuts. Shape the environment to your advantage in the most creative ways you can imagine. Play solo or with up to 12 players in multiplayer.
Teardown at a glance Released 2022 Studio Tuxedo Labs Player sentiment 96% positive of 135,539 Price $29.99 SandboxFirst-PersonRealisticSimulationIndie
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PC Building Simulator
Why it matched: both atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including Simulation, Management and Sandbox; released around the same time (2019).
Build and grow your very own computer repair enterprise as you learn to diagnose, fix and build PCs. With real-world licensed components and comprehensive hardware and software simulation, you can plan and bring your ultimate PC to life.
PC Building Simulator at a glance Released 2019 Studio Claudiu Kiss Player sentiment 93% positive of 52,742 Price $19.99 SimulationManagementSandboxFirst-PersonRealisticFunnyInventory ManagementIndie
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Jurassic World Evolution 2
Why it matched: both open world, atmospheric and strategy; shares 5 player tags including Simulation, Management and Sandbox; released around the same time (2021).
Jurassic World Evolution 2 is the much-anticipated sequel to Frontier’s highly successful Jurassic World Evolution. This bold new era in the Jurassic World Evolution game franchise builds upon the ground-breaking and immersive 2018 management simulation.
Jurassic World Evolution 2 at a glance Released 2021 Studio Frontier Developments Player sentiment 90% positive of 47,023 Price $59.99 SimulationManagementSandboxStrategyResource Management
Common questions
What game is most like Drug Dealer Simulator?
Thief Simulator, on the evidence we have. It both open world, crime and atmospheric. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to Drug Dealer Simulator" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with Drug Dealer Simulator. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.