Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like PC Building Simulator (2026)
Every game below overlaps with PC Building 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: Car Mechanic Simulator 2015, which both atmospheric, puzzle and relaxing.
- PC Building Simulator is tagged Simulation, Education, Immersive Sim, Building, Management, Sandbox, First-Person, 3D 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.
- 5 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
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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Car Mechanic Simulator 2015
Why it matched: both atmospheric, puzzle and relaxing; shares 10 player tags including Simulation, Building and Education; released around the same time (2015).
New cars, new tools, new options, more parts and much more fun in the next version of Car Mechanic Simulator! Take your wrench! Create and expand your auto repairs service empire. Car Mechanic Simulator 2015 will take you behind the scenes of daily routine in car workshop.
Car Mechanic Simulator 2015 at a glance Released 2015 Studio Red Dot Games Player sentiment 92% positive of 14,625 Price $19.99 SimulationBuildingEducationFirst-PersonManagementPuzzleRealisticCasual
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SuchArt: Creative Space
Why it matched: both relaxing; shares 12 player tags including Simulation, Sandbox and First-Person; released around the same time (2021).
Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!
SuchArt: Creative Space at a glance Released 2021 Studio Goose Minded Player sentiment 98% positive of 7,155 Price Free SimulationSandboxFirst-PersonRealisticFunnyCasualIndie3D
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House Flipper
Why it matched: both relaxing; shares 12 player tags including Simulation, Building and Relaxing; released around the same time (2018).
House Flipper is a unique chance to become a one-man renovation crew. Buy, repair and remodel devastated houses. Give them a second life and sell them at a profit!
House Flipper at a glance Released 2018 Studio Empyrean Player sentiment 94% positive of 111,507 Price $24.99 SimulationBuildingRelaxingSandboxCasualEducationImmersive SimFirst-Person
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PowerWash Simulator
Why it matched: both atmospheric and relaxing; shares 10 player tags including Casual, Relaxing and Simulation; released around the same time (2022).
Release the Pressure with PowerWash Simulator! Wash away your worries with the soothing sounds of high-pressure water. Fire up your power washer and blast away every speck of dirt and grime you can find, all with the simple satisfaction of power-washing to a sparkling finish.
PowerWash Simulator at a glance Released 2022 Studio FuturLab Player sentiment 96% positive of 58,640 Price $9.99 CasualRelaxingSimulationFirst-Person3DSandboxFunnyImmersive Sim
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Supermarket Together
Why it matched: both relaxing; shares 12 player tags including Simulation, Management and Immersive Sim.
The multiplayer supermarket has arrived to your neighbourhood for free! Stock your shop space, unlock perks and franchises, hire employees or chase those pesky shoplifters. The more players, the more action!
Supermarket Together at a glance Released 2024 Studio DeadDevsTellNoLies Player sentiment 94% positive of 98,337 Price Free SimulationManagementImmersive SimFirst-PersonLife SimBuildingSandbox3D
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Supermarket Simulator
Why it matched: both relaxing; shares 12 player tags including Simulation, Management and Immersive Sim.
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.
Supermarket Simulator at a glance Released 2025 Studio Nokta Games Player sentiment 92% positive of 83,863 Price $19.99 SimulationManagementImmersive SimFirst-PersonLife SimBuilding3DSandbox
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Car Mechanic Simulator 2021
Why it matched: both atmospheric and puzzle; shares 9 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 SimulationRealisticSandbox3DEducationFirst-PersonImmersive SimPuzzle
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Planet Coaster
Why it matched: both atmospheric and relaxing; shares 9 player tags including Simulation, Building and Management; released around the same time (2016).
Planet Coaster® - the future of coaster park simulation games has arrived! Surprise, delight and thrill incredible crowds as you build your coaster park empire - let your imagination run wild, and share your success with the world.
Planet Coaster at a glance Released 2016 Studio Frontier Developments Player sentiment 91% positive of 72,148 Price $44.99 SimulationBuildingManagementSandboxRelaxingRealisticFunnyCasual
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Unpacking
Why it matched: both atmospheric, puzzle and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including Relaxing, Casual and Puzzle; released around the same time (2021).
Unpacking is a zen puzzle game about the familiar experience of pulling possessions out of boxes and fitting them into a new home. Part block-fitting puzzle, part home decoration, you are invited to create a satisfying living space while learning clues about the life you’re unpacking.
Unpacking at a glance Released 2021 Studio Witch Beam Player sentiment 93% positive of 40,694 Price $19.99 RelaxingCasualPuzzleSimulationIndieLife SimInventory Management
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Ultimate Fishing Simulator
Why it matched: both atmospheric and relaxing; shares 8 player tags including 3D, Simulation and Immersive Sim; released around the same time (2018).
Bored of waiting for a bite? Would you like to catch some fish? You're lucky - in Ultimate Fishing Simulator, fish bite like crazy! Spinning, float fishing, ground fishing, and more! Comprehensive fishing simulator that allows using various techniques, in different places around the world!
Ultimate Fishing Simulator at a glance Released 2018 Studio Ultimate Games S.A. Player sentiment 89% positive of 9,129 Price $19.99 3DSimulationImmersive SimCasualRealisticFirst-PersonRelaxingSandbox
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Gas Station Simulator
Why it matched: both relaxing; shares 9 player tags including Simulation, Building and Management; released around the same time (2021).
Buy an abandoned gas station and restore it to its full glory. Renovate, upgrade and expand upon the offered services to keep up with your clients demands.
Gas Station Simulator at a glance Released 2021 Studio DRAGO entertainment Player sentiment 88% positive of 27,421 Price $19.99 SimulationBuildingManagementCasualFirst-PersonRealisticRelaxingEducation
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Farming Simulator 25
Why it matched: both atmospheric and relaxing; shares 8 player tags including Simulation, Realistic and 3D.
Farming Simulator 25 invites you to join the rewarding farm life, single-handedly or cooperatively in multiplayer. This Farm is Your Farm!
Farming Simulator 25 at a glance Released 2024 Studio GIANTS Software Player sentiment 87% positive of 57,493 Price $29.99 SimulationRealistic3DFirst-PersonImmersive SimBuildingManagementRelaxing
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Gold Mining Simulator
Why it matched: both relaxing; shares 9 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 SimulationRealisticIndieSandboxBuildingFirst-PersonManagementRelaxing
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Reus
Why it matched: both puzzle and relaxing; shares 8 player tags including Indie, Simulation and Sandbox.
In Reus, you control powerful giants to shape the planet to your will. You can create mountains, oceans, forests and more. Enrich your planet with plants, minerals and animal life. There is only one thing on the planet that you do not control: mankind, with all their virtues and and all their vices.
Reus at a glance Released 2013 Studio Abbey Games Player sentiment 78% positive of 5,991 Price $9.99 IndieSimulationSandboxCasualPuzzleRelaxingManagementFunny
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Universe Sandbox
Why it matched: both atmospheric and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including Sandbox, Simulation and Realistic; released around the same time (2015).
Create & destroy on an unimaginable scale with a realistic physics-based space simulator. Explore the beauty of our universe and the fragility of our planet. Use science to bend the laws of gravity, collide planets, boil away oceans, fire epic space lasers, and customize your universe.
Universe Sandbox at a glance Released 2015 Studio Giant Army Player sentiment 96% positive of 32,082 Price $20.09 SandboxSimulationRealisticEducationRelaxingCasualIndie
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Mini Metro
Why it matched: both puzzle and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including Puzzle, Simulation and Indie; released around the same time (2015).
Mini Metro is a strategy simulation game about designing a subway map for a growing city. Draw lines between stations and start your trains running. As new stations open, redraw your lines to keep them efficient. Decide where to use your limited resources. How long can you keep the city moving?
Mini Metro at a glance Released 2015 Studio Dinosaur Polo Club Player sentiment 96% positive of 16,729 Price $9.99 PuzzleSimulationIndieCasualManagementRelaxingBuilding
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Mini Motorways
Why it matched: both puzzle and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including Simulation, Casual and Indie; released around the same time (2021).
Mini Motorways is a strategy simulation game about designing the road map for a growing city. Build a traffic network, one road at a time, to create a bustling metropolis. Redesign your roads and place your motorways to get everyone where they need to go. How long can you keep the city moving?
Mini Motorways at a glance Released 2021 Studio Dinosaur Polo Club Player sentiment 96% positive of 24,384 Price $9.99 SimulationCasualIndieManagementPuzzleRelaxingBuilding
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Dorfromantik
Why it matched: both puzzle and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including Puzzle, Relaxing and Casual; released around the same time (2022).
Dorfromantik is a peaceful building strategy and puzzle game where you create a beautiful and ever-growing village landscape by placing tiles. Explore a variety of colorful biomes, discover and unlock new tiles and complete quests to fill your world with life!
Dorfromantik at a glance Released 2022 Studio Toukana Interactive Player sentiment 96% positive of 29,565 Price $9.09 PuzzleRelaxingCasualSandboxSimulationIndie3D
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The Lab
Why it matched: both atmospheric, puzzle and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including First-Person, Funny and Sandbox; released around the same time (2016).
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
The Lab at a glance Released 2016 Studio Valve Player sentiment 95% positive of 6,671 Price Free First-PersonFunnySandboxCasualPuzzleSimulation
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Chinese Parents
Why it matched: both puzzle and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including Life Sim, Simulation and Casual; released around the same time (2018).
In this casual sim set in China, you step into the shoes of an average kid from birth towards the end of your high school. Study hard, have fun, make friends and face your ultimate challenge, the “Gaokao”. What will your life be after that? And when you have a child, will you be a Tiger Parent?
Chinese Parents at a glance Released 2018 Studio 墨鱼玩游戏 Player sentiment 91% positive of 27,000 Price $9.99 Life SimSimulationCasualIndieFunnyEducationPuzzle
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911 Operator
Why it matched: both atmospheric and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including Simulation, Management and Indie; 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 SimulationManagementIndieCasualRealisticEducationModern
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Escape Room - Der kranke Kollege
Why it matched: both atmospheric, puzzle and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including Puzzle, First-Person and Casual; released around the same time (2020).
You only wanted to make a visit to your sick colleague, but what you encounter is beyond your imagination. Discover the secrets of your colleague and find a way to escape the trap.
Escape Room - Der kranke Kollege at a glance Released 2020 Studio Bitbeast Games Player sentiment 81% positive of 12,548 Price Free PuzzleFirst-PersonCasualRealisticImmersive SimRelaxing
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The Sims 4
Why it matched: both relaxing; shares 9 player tags including Life Sim, Building and Simulation.
Play with life and discover the possibilities. Unleash your imagination and create a world of Sims that’s wholly unique. Explore and customize every detail from Sims to homes–and much more.
The Sims 4 at a glance Released 2014 Studio Maxis Player sentiment 86% positive of 199,663 Price Free Life SimBuildingSimulationSandboxRelaxingCasualRealisticFunny
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InZOI
Why it matched: both relaxing; shares 9 player tags including Life Sim, Realistic and Simulation.
"Every life becomes a story" Create your unique story by controlling and observing the lives of 'Zois'. Customize characters and build houses using inZOI's easy-to-use tools to live the life of your dreams and experience the different emotions of life created by its deep and detailed simulation.
InZOI at a glance Released 2025 Studio Krafton Player sentiment 77% positive of 32,534 Price $39.99 Life SimRealisticSimulationBuildingSandboxImmersive SimModernRelaxing
Common questions
What game is most like PC Building Simulator?
Car Mechanic Simulator 2015, on the evidence we have. It both atmospheric, puzzle and relaxing. 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 PC Building 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 PC Building 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.