22 Cozy Management Sims on Nintendo Switch (in 2025)

Think supermarket management, but make it cosy. You help set up a new shop in a quiet town and slowly decorate, stock, and arrange things just the way you like. It’s open-ended and deeply satisfying, with a sweet storyline unfolding as you settle in. I wasn’t expecting to enjoy Discounty as much as I did having worked in a supermarket for real, but here we are.

Train dragons and unicorns on your very own ranch. Take care of them and build relationships between them and students through riding lessons. Become the most famous ranch in the enchanted kingdom! My Fantastic Ranch is the perfect introduction to management simulation games.

If you’re looking for a mini-therapy session you could always feed some bunnies. Bunny Park is an easy management sim to get you started in this genre if this is your first time checking out management sims on Nintendo Switch.

Choose from a range of different decorations and toys to create a charming Bunny Park! Expand your park and increase its rating to attract new bunnies. Each rabbit has their own adorable pattern and personality. And yes, you can pet the bunny!

You will adore managing your own tropical resort in Tropical Resort Story. Build accommodations for your guests and encourage more tourists! Improve the environment and discover great travel packages to give visitors the best vacation possible.

On this ocean island, the sparkling sea is a huge attraction of itself. There’s a huge variety of incredible fish waiting to be discovered! Try improving water quality by placing marine plants and rocks in the ocean, and releasing fish you’ve caught while fishing – you may attract new fishy residents!

All aboard this exciting journey to build the world’s greatest train station! Customize your station with your favorite facilities and trains. Help your passengers travel in comfort by adding vending machines, benches, information boards and more. With fun features including arcades, VIP lounges and taco stands, you’ll soon be everyone’s favorite stop!

Link different carriages to create new trains for business, tourism and more. Expand into the surrounding area to attract new passengers.

Lemon Cake is a charming little baking game. Restore an abandoned bakery and prepare pastries from farm to table! Grow fresh ingredients in the greenhouse, cook pastries & sweets in the kitchen and serve your baked goods to hungry customers in your own shop!

Serve your customers quickly and keep your window display well stocked so you don’t miss out on any orders! This single-player game will make you crave something sweet, don’t say I didn’t warn you

Run an aquarium shop in Aquarist! Learn more about fish and their behavior and take responsibility for their lives. Control the temperature, environment, and nourishment to provide a suitable environment.

Don’t forget to develop your aquarium and after a while, you will be able to open an aquarist shop!

Minami Lane is a small, wholesome management game set on a Japanese-inspired street. Create and manage your own street, make sure everyone is happy, and watch the villagers live their lives! Enjoy 2 to 4 hours of playtime, cute tanukis and lots of cats!

The successor to Two Point Campus is hilariously good fun. As fledgling curators, you have the task of designing and refining your very own museums to create the ultimate guest experience. Coordinate Experts on far-flung expeditions to discover new Exhibits, generating Buzz to entice droves of knowledge-hungry guests who will expect top info-tainment if they’re to leave impressed. This is all while you keep your Exhibits safe, rooms clean, staff happy… and children off the dinosaur bones.

Experience the joy of running your own cozy small business in Sticky Business. Create stickers, pack orders and hear your customers’ stories. Time to build the cutest shop on the internet!

Combine dozens of elements to create your own collection and sell them to like-minded people. Different stickers attract different customers! You can add some sparkles or holo effects to make them even more special. Pack orders and hear more about your customers’ stories every time they buy stickers!

In Dream House Days DX you play both architect and landlord in this fanciful new sim. And it’s up to you to furnish your ideal abode with anything from arcade games to saunas to convenience stores. Certain combinations can power up your rooms…and their rent.

Put an HDTV and game console together to make a game room, or a grand piano and painting together to make a fine arts room!

Set up your own agency and become the best in town. Listen to your client’s needs and begin to renovate and refurbish their homes by selecting the style most suited to their personalities. Gradually, you’ll unlock new items, styles, decorative possibilities and bigger projects. 

Become a dream DIYer in House Builder! Fans of House Flipper will enjoy this game. Travel around the world and through the ages to build iconic designs! If you prefer to work slowly and be methodical this is the game for you.

In Idol Manager you will manager at a small (but growing!) talent agency. As you cultivate and train the newest generation of young pop stars, you’ll have to decide who to hire and who to fire, who gets promoted and who gets reprimanded.

The personal lives of these young celebrities are a part of your business, and the life of a pop star isn’t always sunshine and rainbows. Their crowning personal achievements can be your greatest commercial successes, but their emotional meltdowns and PR nightmares can spell financial disaster for your company.

Two Point Campus is the second release from Two Point Studios off the back of its successful Two Point Hospital.

Trading scalpels for pens in this academic management sim you’ll create your own university. Build dorm rooms, lecture theaters, classrooms and more as you aim to achieve your main goal – help your students graduate from university with flying colours!

Unleash your creativity and build your very own zoo from the ground up in Let’s Build a Zoo.

You start with a blank canvas and must design and construct enclosures, exhibits, and facilities to attract visitors and ensure the well-being of the animal inhabitants. Customize every aspect of your zoo, including the layout, decorations, and landscaping, to create a successful and thriving zoo that attracts a wide range of visitors.

Whatever you want to create, RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 gives you the tools and freedom to build the amusement park of your dreams. Manage like a tycoon and make your way to the top.

Control park finances, shops, services and staff to succeed in dozens of scenarios. Become a true tycoon and embark on your promising new career, or create your ideal park without money woes in sandbox mode. Satisfy your guests’ needs and keep your park running smoothly to succeed.

In Animal Shelter Simulator tackle the challenging, but also highly rewarding, task of running a refuge for strays and rescues.

Witness firsthand how much effort goes into helping abandoned and injured animals as you handle a number of tasks necessary for your shelter to operate smoothly. The main goal and most rewarding aspect of this game – when an animal makes its way to its forever home.

Parkasaurus is a dinosaur tycoon management simulation.. Take care of your dinosaurs by constructing well-designed exhibits, researching specialised technologies, and maximising profits to expand into the ultimate dinosaur theme park. Do you favour development for guests or your dinosaurs?

Your grandmother left you a small cafe in the somber village of Caterwaul Way…it’s up to you to fix the place up, impress the locals, and befriend the local cat population. Time to roll up those sleeves, break out the tools, and get that creative coffee flowin’. Your cat cafe can be the talk of the town with the right attitude, menu, and (of course) the cats.

In Spiritfarer you play as Stella, the new ferry master to the deceased. Invite stuck ghosts aboard your boat and befriend them as you journey to their past homes and learn about their past lives.

Along with your companion Daffodil the Cat you travel between islands, crafting materials, cooking meals and managing your guests. If you’re looking for an cozy management game with a heartfelt story I highly recommend Spiritfarer.

Bear And Breakfast is a laid-back management adventure game where you play as a well-meaning bear trying to run a B+B in the woods. Hank and his friends find an abandoned shack and, equipped with their teenage ingenuity, turn it into a money-making bed-and-breakfast scheme for unsuspecting tourists.

As your business expands so do the mysteries of the forest, and Hank soon finds himself uncovering a plot deeper than the wilderness itself.