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PlayWay, Red Axe Fuel Work-Sim Boom with Card Shop

6/18/2026

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  • PlayWay (Poland) and Red Axe Games (Turkey) illustrate the surge in work-simulation games with Card Shop Simulator.
  • In Card Shop Simulator players unbox foil cards, stock shelves, process sales and give change.
  • Simon Carless of GameDiscoverCo says the game lets players grow a business without risking real-life bankruptcy.
  • PlayWay released over two dozen simulators last year, including beauty-salon and haunted-house games, while Red Axe added music-producer and parking-garage tycoons.