Games like Author Sim

Did Author Sim leave you in a replayable and relaxing frame of mind? You will find a few strong contenders among these games.

Writer's Rush
Writer's Rush is a writer life simulator where you compete with other authors for the title of the world's greatest writer. Craft articles, books, scripts, and fanfics. Complete publisher contracts, unlock new skills, and level up your literary talents.
Also in Tycoon · Replayable, Relaxing, Colorful
74% of 404 Steam reviews are positive$5.99
Drafting Tales
In Drafting Tales you are new writer working from your apartment. Your goal is to become a well-known and successful author!
Also in Tycoon · Replayable, Relaxing, Cute
68% of 85 Steam reviews are positive$12.99
Plot Twist
Welcome to Plot Twist, where you take on the role of an ambitious writer in a world of stories and inspiration. You will manage your own writing career, create bestsellers, gain fans, and shape the history of literature! Your success depends on making the right decisions and your creativity!
Also in Tycoon · Replayable, Relaxing
47% of 32 Steam reviews are positive$7.99
World's Greatest Author
They say 80% of people dream of writing a book. Only 0.1% succeed. Show them how it's done in this incremental writing game!
Relaxing, Cute, Colorful
93% of 15 Steam reviews are positive$7.99
Bad Writer
I decided to chase my dream and try to make it as a writer. I have the support of my wife Cleo, and enough savings for a month. After that, we'll see what happens. But I know I can do it! I just need to stick with writing and submitting short stories each day.
Replayable, Cute, Funny
67% of 6 Steam reviews are positive$5.99
Lazy Writer
Take on the role of a novice (and lazy) writer whose desire to write books is rapidly fading under the pressure of surrounding circumstances. Write books, make friends, and fight laziness.
100% of 1 Steam reviews are positive$8.99
Tiny Bookshop
Leave everything behind and open a tiny second-hand bookshop by the sea. Stock your shelves, park your shop in scenic spots around Bookstonbury, match the right book to the right person, and get to know a town full of book-loving locals. A cozy, hand-drawn management game that moves at the pace of a quiet afternoon.
Also in Tycoon · Relaxing, Cute, Colorful
96% of 7,236 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 191$19.99
Small Press Tycoon
The original DIY publishing adventure sim
Replayable, Relaxing
100% of 8 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Legend of Homebody
The simple game of a shut-in learning from home and earn money. (The game is purely fictional, do not try this out in reality. This is a somewhat serious and heavy game, so don't be fooled by appearances.)
Replayable, Relaxing, Funny
82% of 387 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$5.99
Ghostwriter Workshop
Become a ghostwriter and write on the behalf of others--everything from love letters to apologies! There's just one catch in this crazy adventure game: the most important words in your writings are decided by roulette.
Replayable, Relaxing, Cute
95% of 141 Steam reviews are positive$10.99
Book Bound
Book Bound is a cozy bookshop simulation game. Use a range of items to decorate your shop and make it truly yours. Pick the books you would like to sell. Help customers find books they want most. Sell books in different genres.
Also in Tycoon · Relaxing, Cute, Colorful
77% of 255 Steam reviews are positive$6.99
Game Builder Tycoon
In Game Builder Tycoon, begin as an indie game developer. Personalize your character, craft hit games, manage marketing, research stuff and manage a skilled team. Overcome competition to guide your game development studio to global recognition and dominate the gaming industry.
Also in Tycoon · Replayable, Relaxing, Colorful
73% of 157 Steam reviews are positive$0.99

Cheaper than Author Sim

Writer's Rush

Writer's Rush is a writer life simulator where you compete with other authors for the title of the world's greatest writer.

$5.99

Plot Twist

Welcome to Plot Twist, where you take on the role of an ambitious writer in a world of stories and inspiration.

$7.99

World's Greatest Author

They say 80% of people dream of writing a book. Only 0.1% succeed. Show them how it's done in this incremental writing game!

$7.99

Bad Writer

I decided to chase my dream and try to make it as a writer. I have the support of my wife Cleo, and enough savings for a month.

$5.99

Legend of Homebody

The simple game of a shut-in learning from home and earn money. (The game is purely fictional, do not try this out in reality.

$5.99

Book Bound

Book Bound is a cozy bookshop simulation game. Use a range of items to decorate your shop and make it truly yours.

$6.99

Game Builder Tycoon

In Game Builder Tycoon, begin as an indie game developer. Personalize your character, craft hit games, manage marketing, research stuff and manage a…

$0.99

Monkeys & Typewriters!

Ever heard of those million chimps with a million typewriters writing the collected works of Shakespeare? Guess what, you're that monkey!

$2.99

Bookstore Incremental

Print, bind and sell books, hire staff and grow a tiny shop into a worldwide business, one upgrade at a time.

$7.99

Idle Bookstore

Turn your daily typing into books. Every keystroke and click helps your desktop companion write books while you work or study.

$3.89

Reincarnated as a Dark Lord Before Taking Over the World with Power 999999999

You die, you return, you plan better. A short, strict puzzle RPG where you play a reincarnating dark lord with limited time per chapter, spending…

$4.99

Gamer Career Tycoon

Start your life as a simple gamer in the year 2000. Find popular games to stream or compete in 8 different Esports. Who will you be?

$3.99

Hidden gems like Author Sim

Bookshop Simulator

Order books, serve customers and grow a small shop into a colorful little book empire, with a cat to adopt along the way.

$15.99

Ghostwriter Workshop

Become a ghostwriter and write on the behalf of others--everything from love letters to apologies!

$10.99

Bookstore Incremental

Print, bind and sell books, hire staff and grow a tiny shop into a worldwide business, one upgrade at a time.

$7.99

Sensei! I Like You So Much!

Design your favorite pairing, write stories, craft freebies and run a booth at the year-end con in this cozy, hand-drawn life sim.

$16.99

News Tower

Run a newspaper in 1930s New York: send reporters after scoops, build the floors and machines that turn paper into print, and pick whose truth makes…

$24.99

Tavern Keeper 🍻

Serve a colorful fantasy crowd, hire your staff and shape a funny storybook tale one guest at a time.

$29.99

Tiny Bookshop

Stock your shelves, match books to the locals of Bookstonbury and run your little shop at a quiet, unhurried pace.

$19.99

Office Life

Climb from fresh graduate through office politics, stocks and romance, with branching choices that lead to many different endings.

$19.99

Every Letter

Write letters with your typewriter on behalf of others in this cozy single-player game.

Free

CraftCraft: Fantasy Merchant Simulator

CraftCraft is a narrative-heavy RPG sim with hands on forging and jewelry making! Create a pretty tiara for a mermaid or a sword made of dragon blood!

$15.99

Final Profit: A Shop RPG

Play an exiled fae queen who opens a shop to beat capitalism at its own game.

$14.99

LIBRITOPIA: Librarian Simulator

The only library simulator with real classics of world literature.

$6.99

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