- #1 RECYCLE
94% matchMixed51% of 308 reviews2014
Dev: rondomedia GmbH
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
In “RECYCLE: Garbage Truck Simulator” you drive impressively realistic garbage trucks through a lively city while taking on a range of management tasks as you head your own waste management enterprise.
Why similar: Simulation 61.4%, Strategy 38.6%
- #2 Police Tactics: Imperio
94% matchMixed62% of 423 reviews2016
Dev: CyberphobX Ltd.Pub: astragon Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
In POLICE TACTICS: IMPERIO you start your career as an aspiring police chief in Newport Falls, a city that is dirty and corrupt to its core. You are responsible for upholding law and order. Coordinate the emergency vehicles and personnel of the municipal precinct and put a stop to crime.
Why similar: Strategy 55.8%, Simulation 44.2%
- #3 Rescue Team 3
87% matchMostly Positive75% of 69 reviews2015
Dev: Alawar EntertainmentPub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 99%
Save the day as the leader of the Rescue Team, a group of life-saving pros trained to swoop in and sweep up in the wake of a natural disaster! Figure out the quickest way to complete your goals, make good use your resources and unlock every achievement.
Why similar: Strategy 54.1%, Simulation 45.9%
- #4 Rescue Team 2
86% matchVery Positive93% of 55 reviews2015
Dev: Alawar EntertainmentPub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Rebuild the devastated islands as you take control of the Rescue Team in this fantastic Time Management game! After a terrifying tornado leaves storms through the islands, it's up to the Rescue Team to save the day and save lives.
Why similar: Strategy 52.6%, Simulation 47.4%
- #5 Brigade E5: New Jagged Union
80% matchMostly Positive74% of 151 reviews2014
Dev: ApeironPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 35.0 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Brigade E5: New Jagged Union is a tactical game that places gamers in the small tropical nation of Palinero on the verge of a civil war. The mission: hire a band of mercenaries and take control of the deteriorating situation before the country finds itself in complete ruin.
Why similar: Strategy 43.5%, Simulation 33.7%, Tactical 21.3%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #6 CITYCONOMY: Service for your City
80% matchMixed49% of 440 reviews2015
Dev: Nano Games sp. z o.o.Pub: astragon Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Time to clean up! Assume the many jobs of a service company and take care of a vibrant metropolis in the open-world city economy simulation CITYCONOMY.
Why similar: Simulation 100%
- #7 Maniac Land
70% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Giftzwerg Games
Windows
"Maniac Land" Summon your mages to the court! Gather resources and transform them into powerful wands, mysterious books, or, well, stones. Develop new spells, defend your small land, or snatch up your friends' territories and zap them into another dimension.
Why similar: RTS 34.4%, Strategy 30.4%, Simulation 21.9%, Tactical 11.9%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #8 Industry Empire
80% matchMostly Negative34% of 242 reviews2014
Dev: ActalogicPub: rondomedia GmbH
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
An entire industrial empire under your control. Have you always dreamed of swimming in money? In “Industry Empire” you are the boss of all bosses.
Why similar: Strategy 51.4%, Simulation 48.6%
- #9 Lukewarm Ironclad
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ethereal Crack
Windows
You thought that you've had terrible bosses before? Wrong. It is now up to you to lay tracks, harass unionized workers, build resorts, blow up towns, bring in tourists, irreparably alter the weather, and overall make a lot of cash. Puzzle meets strategy in this live-action business simulation game.
Why similar: Strategy 56.5%, Simulation 43.5%
- #10 Battlefleet Engineer
76% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2017
Dev: Tomi Syväjärvi
Windows
Engineer spaceships, compose fleets and command them in in real-time battles. All ships are completely defined by their module composition. Achieve victory with brilliant command on the battlefield and by engineering it into your fleet.
Why similar: Strategy 37.2%, Simulation 31.5%, RTS 31.3%
- #11 IndustrySim Virtual Platform
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: IndustrySim Ltd.
Windows
IndustrySim Virtual Platform is an award-winning, industry-themed serious game about constructing, operating and managing an industrial environment. The professional-level simulation engine, along with real-life events and gamification, enables you to learn and experiment while having a lot of gameplay fun.
Why similar: Strategy 54.1%, Simulation 45.9%
- #12 Nature Zen
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Octane
Windows · Linux
Nature Zen the first game created by Team Octane. In the game the player plays as god, manipulating the terrain that animals live on. Will you create an ecosystem full of happy animals, or will everything go extinct because of a lack of food in the area.
Why similar: Strategy 54.1%, Simulation 45.9%
- #13 Armor Clash 3
75% matchMixed55% of 154 reviews2019
Dev: Windforce
Windows · Mac · Linux
Armor Clash 3 is an old-school modern warfare RTS game with base building and navies. There are 3 factions with unique units, buildings and technology systems. There are both skirmish and challenge modes. The battle is fast-paced, with realistic graphics and physical effects, and the performance is also optimized.
Why similar: Strategy 42.2%, Simulation 31.4%, RTS 26.3%
- #14 Civitas Nova
75% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2019
Dev: SASTE Software
Windows
About Civitias Nova: Build, manage, research and create the largest army to expand your influence from a single village to an empire or try the peaceful way. The choice is yours.
Why similar: Strategy 43.8%, Simulation 34.8%, RTS 21.4%
- #15 GeoWar 2
64% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tien Do Nam
Windows · Linux
GeoWar is a simple real-time strategy game where you have to capture all the bases from the enemies.
Why similar: Strategy 42.2%, Simulation 35.8%, RTS 22%
- #16 Armor Clash II
75% matchMixed60% of 116 reviews2017
Dev: Windforce
Windows · Mac · Linux
Armor Clash II is an old-school RTS game, with classic features like base building, modern armors and navies etc. 2 factions and sub-factions for each one, from high tech stealth destroyers to hardcore battleships. In Skirmishes players build base from the start, while in the Random Generated Mission, fast paced combats start immediately.
Why similar: Strategy 38.9%, RTS 30.6%, Simulation 30.6%
- #17 Vector Approach
63% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Calin Vasilescu
Windows
Vector Approach is a minimalist ATC Radar trainer. Use mouse and keyboard commands to identify traffic (“Roger”), vector, sequence arrivals, manage departures with runway timing. Check 5-NM separation, capture the ILS or issue go-arounds. Fast to start, hard to master.
Why similar: Strategy 34.1%, Simulation 31.9%, Education 18.9%, Tactical 13.5%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #18 Pro Cycling Manager 2014
75% matchMixed65% of 277 reviews2014
Dev: Cyanide Studio
Windows
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Take on the role of manager and lead one of the pro cycling circuit's 75 teams. Join an outstanding 2014 season with more than 200 competitions across 550 stages including the prestigious Tour de France.
Why similar: Simulation 100%
- #19 Blood and Gold: Caribbean!
74% matchMixed60% of 1,272 reviews2015
Dev: Snowbird Games
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
'Blood & Gold: Caribbean!' is a blend of economic strategy and open-world RPG, set in the pirate era of XVII Century Caribbean. The game is based on the significantly improved Mount & Blade: Warband engine.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #20 Armored Brigade
69% matchVery Positive89% of 359 reviews2019
Dev: Veitikka StudiosPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Armored Brigade is a real-time tactical wargame, focusing on realism and playability. In Armored Brigade the Cold War has turned hot, and Europe is once again torn apart by conflict. An "Iron Curtain" divides the Western Powers gathered together under the NATO banner from the Soviet Union
Why similar: Strategy 38.5%, Simulation 34.6%, RTS 14.1%, Tactical 12.8%
- #21 Area Cooperation Economic Simulation: North Korea (ACES)
71% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2019
Dev: Christopher ShovePub: Regional Scientists
Windows
Area Cooperation Economic Simulation: North Korea (ACES) simulates the development of North Korea's Pyongyang economy. It is an economic simulation and not a game, and useful for an economics class.
Why similar: Strategy 40.8%, Simulation 38.4%, Education 20.9%
- #22 Farming Simulator 15
71% matchVery Positive92% of 15,694 reviews2014
Dev: Giants Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 12.7 hrsMean: 91.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Welcome to the new generation of Farming Simulator!With a brand new graphics and physics engine, Farming Simulator 15 offers an immense open world, filled with details and visual effects transporting the Farming Simulator franchise to a new era.
Why similar: Simulation 82%, Strategy 13.6%, Singleplayer 4.4%
- #23 Ceres
72% matchMixed52% of 156 reviews2015
Dev: Jötunn GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Take control of a squadron of ships in full 3D space combat. Explore, battle and trade your way through a pirate, machine and monster-infested solar system.
Why similar: Strategy 65.7%, Simulation 34.3%
- #24 Close Combat: Wacht am Rhein
67% matchVery Positive85% of 78 reviews2020
Dev: Strategy 3 TacticsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Close Combat is a pausable real-time wargame series, heavily focused on historical accuracy and realistic soldier psychological profiles. Team management is crucial as every man in your team matter.
Why similar: Strategy 49.4%, Simulation 41.5%, RTS 9.1%
- #25 Megabonk
52% matchVery Positive95% of 99,114 reviews2025
Dev: vedinad
Windows · Linux
Median: 15.6 hrsMean: 29.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Smash your way through endless waves of enemies and grow absurdly powerful! Grab loot, level up, unlock characters and upgrade to create unique and crazy builds as you fend off hordes of creatures!
Why similar: Singleplayer 100%
- #26 Battlefield™ 6
53% matchMixed66% of 329,060 reviews2025
Dev: Battlefield StudiosPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 18.5 hrsMean: 50.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The ultimate all-out warfare experience. In a war of tanks, fighter jets, and massive combat arsenals, your squad is the deadliest weapon.
Why similar: Tactical 75.5%, Singleplayer 24.5%
- #27 Into the Stars
72% matchMixed41% of 537 reviews2016
Dev: Fugitive GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Take the role of Captain in this Space Survival Simulation as you explore a massive star system in search of a new home for humanity. Outfit your ship, hand pick your crew and set off on a journey through an open-world where you must scavenge resources, shelter civilians and outrun a hostile alien force.
Why similar: Strategy 52.8%, Simulation 47.2%
- #28 Construction Simulator 2015
69% matchVery Positive82% of 6,826 reviews2014
Dev: weltenbauer. Software Entwicklung GmbHPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
In Construction Simulator 2015, you take the controls of 16 realistic construction machines made by LIEBHERR, STILL and MAN with high-quality 3D graphics.
Why similar: Simulation 84.3%, Strategy 11.9%, Singleplayer 3.8%
- #29 Magical Lands
64% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: SoomkaGames
Windows
This is a real-time strategy game where you control soldiers to protect an ancient obelisk from the forces of evil. Call on soldiers for protection. Try to manage your resources correctly!
Why similar: Strategy 37%, Simulation 33.1%, RTS 27.7%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #30 Oil Enterprise
71% matchMixed48% of 194 reviews2016
Dev: Crafty StudiosPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
In Oil Enterprise, you enter the multi-million dollar business of black gold as a shrewd businessman. Accept the challenge and grow from a small-scale en-trepreneur, investing in your first oilfield, to a global oil magnate.
Why similar: Strategy 54.7%, Simulation 45.3%
- #31 Kurogane of the sky
67% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2020
Dev: hukurou91
Windows
A game where you control a fleet-scale airship and fight enemy flying battleships. I think it's more like a simulation or a strategy than an action.
Why similar: Strategy 50.7%, Simulation 42.5%, Tactical 6.8%
- #32 Battle Worlds: Kronos
70% matchMixed67% of 323 reviews2013
Dev: KING Art
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Battle Worlds: Kronos is a classic turn-based strategy game in the tradition of Battle Isle, Advance Wars and Panzer General. Have you ever wondered what games like that would look like today? Well, we did. As a result, we decided to develope Battle Worlds: Kronos.
Why similar: Strategy 97.6%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #33 Mercenary Tactics
62% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Team Hobby
Windows
Command a squad of mercenaries to battle monstrous foes across five stages. Start small, strategically deploy and upgrade your team using earned resources. Build an unstoppable force and prove your tactical skills by surviving the onslaught and securing victory.
Why similar: Strategy 34.9%, Simulation 32.7%, RTS 30.6%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #34 Forged Battalion
68% matchMixed58% of 1,108 reviews2018
Dev: Petroglyph
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Customize your unique faction in a new take on real-time strategy as you fight in a variety of skirmish, solo, and multiplayer battles. You are not only a commander, but also an engineer – so you have ultimate control over your faction’s units, factories, superweapons and economy.
Why similar: RTS 47%, Strategy 32%, Simulation 19.8%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #35 Emergency 2014
70% matchMixed64% of 370 reviews2013
Dev: Sixteen Tons Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
You have command of paramedics, fire brigades, police and disaster relief. Send your teams out on tense real-time missions to deal with disasters in Europe's major centres.
Why similar: Simulation 48.1%, RTS 25.2%, Strategy 24.6%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #36 Industry Manager: Future Technologies
69% matchMixed58% of 312 reviews2016
Dev: astragon Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
INDUSTRY MANAGER: Future Technologies is a classic economy simulation in which you can build your own empire, research new sustainable products, and sweep aside the competition on your way to fame and success.
Why similar: Simulation 100%
- #37 MXGP PRO
65% matchVery Positive85% of 1,311 reviews2018
Dev: Milestone S.r.l.
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Adjust your bike's configuration like a mechanic and win a race with the new Pro Physics. Practice in the Compound, a vast area where you can freely explore or compete against the AI. All the official tracks and riders from the 2017 season await you!
Why similar: Simulation 100%
- #38 Distant Star: Revenant Fleet
69% matchMixed66% of 297 reviews2015
Dev: Blazing Griffin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
BAFTA award winning fleet-based RTS meets rogue-lite. In Distant Star: Revenant Fleet, build your fleet of up to 5 ships from a choice of 8 classes and traverse a randomly generated galaxy to defeat the Erebus Platform. NOW AVAILABLE ON MAC AND LINUX
Why similar: Strategy 44.6%, RTS 35.9%, Tactical 15.2%, Singleplayer 4.3%
- #39 Weather Lord: In Search of the Shaman
68% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2017
Dev: Yustas Game StudioPub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Unleash the awesome power of nature as you lead a band of brave warriors across a ruined landscape to defeat an evil shaman. With the elements at your fingertips, there will be no stopping you!
Why similar: Strategy 54.9%, Simulation 45.1%
- #40 The Great Art Heist
55% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Matthew Thomas Stevens Studios LLC
Windows
You play as Jack a kid who loves art ever since he could remember. His parents took him to many museums when he was younger, ever since he has wanted to collect art pieces. Take on contracts or collect for yourself.
Why similar: Strategy 53.3%, Simulation 45.2%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #41 Hotel Giant
65% matchMostly Positive71% of 24 reviews2019
Dev: QLOCPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Become the ultimate hotel-mogul! You now have the chance to prove your managerial and planning skills in the hotel industry.
Why similar: Strategy 53.6%, Simulation 46.4%
- #42 Pro Cycling Manager 2015
69% matchMixed60% of 406 reviews2015
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Focus Home Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Become the sporting director of one of the pro cycling circuit's 90 teams, and compete in a thrilling 2015 season. Participate in over 200 competitions (550 stages) and the ultimate challenge: the prestigious Tour de France 2015 and its official route.
Why similar: Simulation 100%
- #43 TerTD
66% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2019
Dev: TeraHard
Windows
TerTD is a mix of tower defense and real-time strategy. The player can build various types of towers and choose your favorite upgrades. Defeat the enemy and get the victory!
Why similar: Strategy 55.4%, Simulation 44.6%
- #44 MXGP3 - The Official Motocross Videogame
65% matchVery Positive85% of 1,264 reviews2017
Dev: Milestone S.r.l.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Experience all the adrenaline of Motocross with the official Championship’s only videogame!
Why similar: Simulation 100%
- #45 Monster Energy Supercross - The Official Videogame 2
64% matchVery Positive85% of 746 reviews2019
Dev: Milestone S.r.l.
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
All the thrills of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross 2018 Championship! Live the life of a pro, put yourself to the test in the Compound, tackle challenges, manage your events and attract new sponsors to earn fame and unlock new content!
Why similar: Simulation 100%
- #46 Antiquitas
66% matchMostly Positive78% of 18 reviews2018
Dev: Ape Apps
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build a thriving Roman empire in this offline city-building simulation game.
Why similar: Strategy 54.9%, Simulation 45.1%
- #47 Cosmic Cash
66% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2019
Dev: Rabbit Hole Studios
Windows
Ever wonder what baby a slot machine and a classic shooter would make? Well wonder no more! Cosmic Cash combines the retro action packed feel of arcade shooters with the thrill of winning big at the slots.
Why similar: Strategy 54.1%, Simulation 45.9%
- #48 Idle Cooking Emperor
66% matchMixed54% of 145 reviews2019
Dev: Shugasu GmbH
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 118.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
You live in a world where cooking is everything. You start out weak and then train with the goal to become the best cook in the world. Fight cooking battles, raise fairies, own restaurants, become rich!
Why similar: Strategy 60.1%, Simulation 39.9%
- #49 Traffic Giant
65% matchMostly Positive77% of 162 reviews2018
Dev: QLOCPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Traffic Giant is an amazing simulation game that brings public transport on the right track.
Why similar: Strategy 53%, Simulation 47%
- #50 Wars of Succession
65% matchPositive84% of 37 reviews2018
Dev: AgeodPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Ageod’s Wars of Succession is a new game designed to cover two major wars that consumed Europe at the eve of the 18th Century.
Why similar: Strategy 53.6%, Simulation 46.4%
- #51 ARC Raiders
48% matchVery Positive86% of 370,194 reviews2025
Dev: Embark Studios
Windows
Median: 40.1 hrsMean: 85.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
ARC Raiders is a multiplayer extraction adventure, set in a lethal future earth, ravaged by a mysterious mechanized threat known as ARC.
- #52 Noble In Exile / 落魄之家
66% matchMixed50% of 12 reviews2019
Dev: LemoNeko Software
Windows
As one of a once noble family, design and build your own ancient Chinese town using your remaining resources and influence. Plan and manage every industry and every store individually. Casual on simulation, hardcore on management.
Why similar: Strategy 54.1%, Simulation 45.9%
- #53 Anno 2205™
66% matchMostly Positive70% of 6,259 reviews2015
Dev: Blue BytePub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 54.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
In Anno 2205™, you join humankind‘s next step into the future with the promise to build a better tomorrow. You conquer Earth, establishing rich, bustling cities and grand industrial complexes, but to secure the prosperity of your people, you must travel into space.
Why similar: Strategy 46%, Simulation 27.6%, RTS 23.1%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #54 MotoGP™20
61% matchVery Positive89% of 3,121 reviews2020
Dev: Milestone S.r.l.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 53.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
This year, experience all the thrills of the more-complete-than-ever Managerial Career mode and enjoy new technical improvements and graphics. Customize your bike and suit! Compete against the MotoGP™ legends or challenge your friends online!
Why similar: Simulation 100%