Games like Game Dev Simulator
Games like Game Dev Simulator include 鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortal, Garry's Mod, Emily is Away <3, Emily is Away Too, and Totally Accurate Battle Simulator. We matched them by the tags players give Game Dev Simulator on Steam (Simulation, Sandbox, Game Development, Choices Matter, and Dynamic Narration): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortal
Shared: Simulation · Sandbox · Singleplayer

Garry's Mod
Shared: Sandbox · Simulation · Casual

Emily is Away <3
Shared: Simulation · Choices Matter · Indie

Emily is Away Too
Shared: Simulation · Choices Matter · Indie

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
Shared: Simulation · Sandbox · Indie

Goat Simulator
Shared: Simulation · Sandbox · Indie

Game Dev Tycoon
Shared: Simulation · Indie · Casual

House Flipper
Shared: Simulation · Sandbox · Singleplayer

Papers, Please
Shared: Simulation · Indie · Story Rich

BONEWORKS
Shared: VR · Sandbox · Simulation

Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
Shared: Simulation · Sandbox · Singleplayer

People Playground
Shared: Sandbox · Simulation · Singleplayer

Tiny Town VR
Shared: Simulation · Sandbox · VR

Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades
Shared: VR · Sandbox · Simulation

Kerbal Space Program
Shared: Simulation · Sandbox · Indie

911 Operator
Shared: Simulation · Choices Matter · Indie

BeamNG.drive
Shared: Simulation · Sandbox · VR

Tabletop Simulator
Shared: Simulation · Sandbox · VR

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
Shared: Simulation · VR · Sandbox

Two Point Hospital
Shared: Simulation · Sandbox · Indie

The Test
Shared: Simulation · Story Rich · Choices Matter

Death and Taxes
Shared: Simulation · Choices Matter · Story Rich

Cities: Skylines
Shared: Simulation · Sandbox · Singleplayer

Rolling Line
Shared: Simulation · Sandbox · VR