Games like Hard Work
Games like Hard Work include Tavern Master, Kingdoms and Castles, Game Dev Tycoon, Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator, and This War of Mine. We matched them by the tags players give Hard Work on Steam (Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Crafting, and Resource Management): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

Tavern Master
Shared: Simulation · Strategy · Management

Kingdoms and Castles
Shared: Strategy · Simulation · Resource Management

Game Dev Tycoon
Shared: Indie · Simulation · Strategy

Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
Shared: Crafting · Simulation · Indie

This War of Mine
Shared: Strategy · Simulation · Crafting

Factorio
Shared: Strategy · Resource Management · Crafting

Mini Motorways
Shared: Strategy · Simulation · Indie

Drug Dealer Simulator
Shared: Simulation · Indie · Resource Management

Startup Company
Shared: Simulation · Strategy · Indie

Cities: Skylines
Shared: Simulation · Strategy · Management

Foundation
Shared: Simulation · Strategy · Management

Banished
Shared: Strategy · Simulation · Indie

Little Big Workshop
Shared: Strategy · Simulation · Management

Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game
Shared: Simulation · Management · Strategy

911 Operator
Shared: Strategy · Simulation · Indie

Transport Fever 2
Shared: Strategy · Simulation · Management

Schedule I
Shared: Simulation · Management · Crafting

Manor Lords
Shared: Strategy · Simulation · Management

Captain of Industry
Shared: Strategy · Simulation · Resource Management

Sixty Four
Shared: Indie · Strategy · Simulation

Weedcraft Inc
Shared: Strategy · Simulation · Indie

Oxygen Not Included
Shared: Resource Management · Management · Strategy

Against the Storm
Shared: Strategy · Simulation · Management

Dwarf Fortress
Shared: Strategy · Simulation · Management