- #1 Project Highrise
78% matchVery Positive85% of 4,728 reviews2016
Dev: SomaSimPub: Kasedo Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 32.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Project Highrise is a skyscraper construction and management sim...
Why similar: Management 36.3%, Building 22.9%, Simulation 21.2%, Strategy 15.6%, Sandbox 4%
- #2 Tavern Tycoon - Dragon's Hangover
77% matchMixed67% of 831 reviews2019
Dev: Terapoly
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Run your fantasy RPG tavern - let travellers take shelter for the night and serve 'em the best mead of their life with a good dose of humor.
Why similar: Management 45%, Simulation 26.5%, Strategy 19.5%, Building 9.1%
- #3 RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3: Platinum
73% matchVery Positive92% of 5,223 reviews2008
Dev: Frontier
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 Platinum combines the excitement of rollercoasters with the fun of a great strategy simulation. RCT3 Platinum combines the roller coaster theme park fun of the Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 with included expansion packs Soaked! and Wild! Now enjoy more options than ever.
Why similar: Management 36.7%, Simulation 24.3%, Building 20.2%, Strategy 10.3%, Sandbox 8.4%
- #4 SimAirport
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 4,012 reviews2020
Dev: LVGameDev LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Build & Manage Your Airport. An International Hub or a Regional Masterpiece -- it's up to you. Buy more land to scale out, or escalators to scale up with MULTIPLE FLOORS. You're in full control in this modern business management tycoon!
Why similar: Flight 34%, Management 22.3%, Building 16.1%, Simulation 11.2%, Strategy 10.4%
- #5 Little Big Workshop
71% matchVery Positive84% of 3,346 reviews2019
Dev: Mirage Game StudiosPub: HandyGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Manage your workers, stations, machines and create awesome stuff as your little big workshop grows into your dream factory!
Why similar: Simulation 28.7%, Management 26.7%, Strategy 22.5%, Building 17.2%, Sandbox 4.9%
- #6 Startup Company
70% matchVery Positive81% of 6,156 reviews2020
Dev: Hovgaard Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Startup Company is a business simulation sandbox game where you’re the CEO of a new company. Your job is to build your very own website and compete against the largest tech giants on the planet!
Why similar: Management 47.6%, Simulation 24.2%, Strategy 14.3%, Building 9.9%, Sandbox 4%
- #7 Game Dev Tycoon
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 44,646 reviews2013
Dev: Greenheart Games 💚
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
In Game Dev Tycoon you replay the history of the gaming industry by starting your own video game development company in the 80s. Create best selling games. Research new technologies and invent new game types. Become the leader of the market and gain worldwide fans.
Why similar: Management 54.4%, Simulation 30.1%, Strategy 13.3%, Sandbox 2.1%
- #8 Tavern Master
64% matchVery Positive92% of 12,796 reviews2021
Dev: Untitled Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Tavern Master is all about managing your medieval tavern. You start with a very small room, couple of benches and tables and build your way up to a huge successful tavern with a kitchen, rooms for guests, group of loyal staff and much more!
Why similar: Management 42%, Building 25.3%, Simulation 21.3%, Strategy 11.4%
- #9 Industry Giant 2
67% matchVery Positive86% of 998 reviews2015
Dev: Fancy Bytes, ReactorPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Economic booms, stock market crashes, oil crises, upswings, triumphs... Now you can become the greatest power in industry!
Why similar: Simulation 36.1%, Strategy 35.7%, Management 28.2%
- #10 Tower!3D Pro
65% matchMixed66% of 916 reviews2017
Dev: FeelTherePub: FeelThere
Windows
Tower!3D Pro will put you in the position of an airport tower controller, one of the most stressful job on the world!
Why similar: Simulation 49.3%, Flight 33.6%, Management 17.1%
- #11 Two Point Campus
61% matchVery Positive88% of 7,803 reviews2022
Dev: Two Point StudiosPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Build the university of your dreams with Two Point Campus, the sim with a twist from the makers of Two Point Hospital. Build, hire staff and run an academic institution packed with wild courses.
Why similar: Management 36.7%, Building 21.8%, Simulation 19.3%, Strategy 15.2%, Sandbox 6.9%
- #12 Freight Tycoon Inc.
66% matchMixed51% of 487 reviews2014
Dev: NikitaPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Freight Tycoon is an economic simulation game which challenges players’ management skills. It puts one into the shoes of an owner of a cargo transportation company. One has to evaluate the profitability of contracts, contact customers, and appoint drivers to deliver goods.
Why similar: Strategy 45.6%, Management 34.8%, Simulation 19.6%
- #13 Planet Coaster
59% matchVery Positive91% of 71,317 reviews2016
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 22.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Planet Coaster® - the future of coaster park simulation games has arrived! Surprise, delight and thrill incredible crowds as you build your coaster park empire - let your imagination run wild, and share your success with the world.
Why similar: Management 30.7%, Building 27.5%, Simulation 23.1%, Strategy 10.3%, Sandbox 8.4%
- #14 Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition
60% matchVery Positive87% of 26,181 reviews2014
Dev: Microsoft Game StudiosPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 46.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Take to the skies in the World’s favourite flight simulator! The multi award winning Microsoft Flight Simulator X lands on Steam for the first time. Take off from anywhere in the world, flying some of the world’s most iconic aircraft to any one of 24,000 destinations.
Why similar: Flight 70.1%, Simulation 26.8%, Strategy 2.1%, Sandbox 1%
- #15 Bomber Crew
59% matchVery Positive88% of 15,261 reviews2017
Dev: Runner DuckPub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Chocks away! Bomber Crew is a strategic simulation game, where picking the right crew and keeping your bomber in tip top shape is the difference between completing your mission or losing it all! USAAF DLC NOW AVAILABLE! FLY THE ICONIC AMERICAN BOMBER!
Why similar: Flight 35%, Management 29.5%, Simulation 19.8%, Strategy 15.7%
- #16 Transport Fever 2
57% matchVery Positive91% of 31,159 reviews2019
Dev: Urban GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.7 hrsMean: 65.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The classic transport simulation genre has a new gold standard with Transport Fever 2. Discover a whole new world by navigating transport routes through land, water and air. May progress and prosperity find their way!
Why similar: Management 29.2%, Simulation 21.5%, Strategy 16.3%, Flight 14.4%, Building 13.2%
- #17 Timberborn
52% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 37,637 reviews2026
Dev: Mechanistry
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 40.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Humans are long gone. In a world struck by droughts and toxic waste, will your lumberpunk beavers do any better? A sandbox city-building game featuring ingenious animals, vertical architecture, water physics, and terraforming. Contains high amounts of wood.
Why similar: Management 32.9%, Building 24.8%, Simulation 16.5%, Strategy 16%, Sandbox 9.9%
- #18 Going Medieval
53% matchVery Positive90% of 20,101 reviews2026
Dev: Foxy VoxelPub: Mythwright
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 30.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Build and manage your own castle settlement in a land reclaimed by wilderness. With detailed management, survival strategy, and a moddable sandbox world, Going Medieval challenges you to build the mightiest colony this side of the apocalypse.
Why similar: Management 41.9%, Simulation 23.2%, Strategy 22.6%, Sandbox 12.3%
- #19 Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
54% matchVery Positive91% of 25,087 reviews2024
Dev: 3DivisionPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 72.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Build a soviet republic from an impoverished country into a rich industrial superpower in a city builder with intricate production chains and a fully simulated global economy. Manage the lives of your citizens from education to work and party loyalty to criminal activity.
Why similar: Management 30.2%, Building 22.5%, Simulation 20%, Strategy 18.5%, Sandbox 8.7%
- #20 X-Plane 11
57% matchVery Positive93% of 19,809 reviews2017
Dev: Laminar Research
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.9 hrsMean: 163.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The future of flight simulation is now! X-Plane 11 is the detailed, realistic, and modern simulator you’ve been waiting for. Intuitive user interface, 3-D cockpits, new effects, 3-D sound, living airports and world-wide scenery.
Why similar: Flight 66.7%, Simulation 30.9%, Sandbox 2.3%
- #21 Foundation
54% matchVery Positive86% of 23,458 reviews2025
Dev: Polymorph Games
Windows
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 26.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Foundation is a grid-less, laidback medieval city-building game with a focus on organic development, monument construction and resource management.
Why similar: Management 27.8%, Simulation 23.9%, Strategy 20.6%, Building 19.4%, Sandbox 8.4%
- #22 TransOcean: The Shipping Company
59% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,312 reviews2014
Dev: Deck13 HamburgPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
TransOcean – The Shipping Company is your ticket to the world of gigantic ships and transnational transport empires. Build a mighty fleet of modern merchant ships and conquer the seven seas.
Why similar: Management 39.5%, Simulation 37.2%, Strategy 23.3%
- #23 Game Corp DX
58% matchVery Positive88% of 3,083 reviews2015
Dev: Endless Loop Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Manage your Game Studio, earn big bucks, impress the critics, beat rival studios and clean up at the awards!
Why similar: Management 53.4%, Simulation 23.5%, Strategy 9.9%, Building 9.7%, Sandbox 3.5%
- #24 Farthest Frontier
52% matchVery Positive87% of 23,572 reviews2025
Dev: Crate Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 26.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Protect and guide your people as you forge a town from untamed wilderness at the edge of the known world. Harvest raw materials, hunt, fish and farm to survive. Produce crafted items to trade, consume, equip and fight with as you battle for your survival against the elements and outside threats.
Why similar: Building 42%, Management 36.2%, Strategy 21.8%
- #25 911 Operator
57% matchVery Positive89% of 19,299 reviews2017
Dev: Jutsu GamesPub: Games Operators
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Game about the difficult work of people that manage emergency lines and services. Answer incoming calls and react properly - give first aid instructions, advise, dispatch correct number of firemen / police / ambulances, or sometimes - just ignore the call. Play on ANY CITY in the world!
Why similar: Management 40.1%, Simulation 33%, Strategy 26.9%
- #26 UBOAT
53% matchVery Positive85% of 25,675 reviews2024
Dev: Deep Water StudioPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 51.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
UBOAT is a simulator of a submarine from WWII era. It is a survival sandbox with crew management mechanics while its primary theme is life of German sailors. The boat is their home, but it can become their grave at any time.
Why similar: Management 47.7%, Simulation 39.9%, Sandbox 12.4%
- #27 Planet Zoo
55% matchVery Positive91% of 93,848 reviews2019
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 34.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Build a world for wildlife in Planet Zoo. From the developers of Planet Coaster and Zoo Tycoon comes the ultimate zoo sim. Construct detailed habitats, manage your zoo, and meet authentic living animals who think, feel and explore the world you create around them.
Why similar: Management 38.2%, Building 23.4%, Simulation 21.4%, Strategy 8.8%, Sandbox 8.2%
- #28 Manor Lords
53% matchVery Positive85% of 85,222 reviews2024
Dev: Slavic MagicPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 21.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Manor Lords is a medieval strategy game featuring in-depth city building, large-scale tactical battles, and complex economic and social simulations. Rule your lands as a medieval lord – the seasons pass, the weather changes, and cities rise and fall.
Why similar: Management 31.2%, Building 23.3%, Simulation 18.8%, Strategy 17.4%, Sandbox 9.3%
- #29 Airport CEO
55% matchVery Positive83% of 8,127 reviews2021
Dev: Apog Labs
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 27.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Build and manage an international airport!
Why similar: Flight 35.4%, Management 21.8%, Building 14.8%, Simulation 12.3%, Strategy 10.2%
- #30 Big Ambitions
53% matchVery Positive93% of 12,443 reviews2023
Dev: Hovgaard Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 23.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Big Ambitions is a revolutionary role-playing business sim. Go from nothing to the biggest entrepreneur in New York by opening small businesses or slowly building huge corporations any way you like.
Why similar: Management 65.9%, Simulation 25.9%, Sandbox 8.1%
- #31 Supermarket Simulator
51% matchVery Positive93% of 80,037 reviews2025
Dev: Nokta Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 33.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Run your own supermarket! Stock shelves, set your prices, take payments, hire staff, expand your store, handle shoplifters, and design your layout. Purchase goods from online or local markets around town, and personally deliver online orders to your customers.
Why similar: Management 42.9%, Simulation 38%, Building 14.9%, Sandbox 4.2%
- #32 News Tower
51% matchVery Positive94% of 4,179 reviews2025
Dev: Sparrow NightPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Develop your newspaper and become New York’s new media mogul! In this tycoon, build and manage your newspaper from printer to toilet. Create your editorial line and lead your journalists through unique 1930's stories and dig out the latest scoops!
Why similar: Management 38.7%, Simulation 19.1%, Building 17.8%, Strategy 15.9%, Sandbox 8.6%
- #33 Cities: Skylines II
54% matchMixed54% of 86,276 reviews2023
Dev: Iceflake StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 23.6 hrsMean: 72.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Raise a city from the ground up and transform it into a thriving metropolis with the most realistic city builder ever. Push your creativity and problem-solving to build on a scale you've never experienced. With deep simulation and a living economy, this is world-building without limits.
Why similar: Management 28.3%, Building 25.4%, Simulation 25.2%, Strategy 12.5%, Sandbox 8.6%
- #34 Cities in Motion
58% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,080 reviews2011
Dev: Colossal OrderPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Manage transportation for commuters in four of the world's greatest cities - Vienna, Helsinki, Berlin, and Amsterdam
Why similar: Simulation 38.6%, Management 37.8%, Strategy 14%, Building 5.4%, Sandbox 4.2%
- #35 Town to City
50% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,777 reviews2025
Dev: Galaxy GrovePub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Build an idyllic 19th century Mediterranean town and help it flourish into a prosperous city. Freely place and customise each element to create the perfect home for your growing population in this cozy city builder from the creators of Station to Station.
Why similar: Building 31.1%, Management 30.6%, Simulation 19.4%, Strategy 19%
- #36 Retro Rewind - Video Store Simulator
50% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,545 reviews2026
Dev: Blood Pact Studios
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Manage your very own video store in the early 90s! Rent, sell, decorate and expand your business from the ground up and relive the golden ages of video rentals!
Why similar: Management 45.9%, Simulation 29.2%, Building 24.9%
- #37 Captain of Industry
53% matchVery Positive91% of 10,318 reviews2022
Dev: MaFi Games
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 79.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Build an industrial empire on a remote island. Mine resources, reshape terrain with excavators, grow food, construct factories, lay train tracks, and trade with the outside world. Research 100+ technologies to advance from basic metal smelting all the way to nuclear power and space flight.
Why similar: Management 34%, Simulation 23.7%, Building 21.2%, Strategy 21.1%
- #38 Slay the Spire 2
50% matchMostly Positive77% of 90,395 reviews2026
Dev: Mega Crit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24.0 hrsMean: 31.0 hrs≥1hr: 98%
The iconic roguelike deckbuilder returns. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, and discover relics of immense power in Slay the Spire 2!
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #39 TCG Card Shop Simulator
51% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 46,544 reviews2024
Dev: OPNeon Games
Windows
Median: 12.0 hrsMean: 25.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Open your own local game store. Stock shelves with the latest booster packs, or crack them and collect the cards for yourself. Set your own prices, hire staff, host events, and expand your card shop.
Why similar: Management 57.1%, Simulation 42.9%
- #40 Waterpark Simulator
50% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,335 reviews2025
Dev: CayPlay
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Build and run your own waterpark. Design slides, send guests flying with ragdoll physics, manage staff, and fully customize your park. Turn total madness into a five-star empire in this first-person management simulator!
Why similar: Management 39.2%, Building 26.5%, Simulation 23.6%, Sandbox 10.7%
- #41 Jurassic World Evolution 3
50% matchVery Positive93% of 9,453 reviews2025
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 12.1 hrsMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Build your own Jurassic World. Nurture generations of dinosaurs with the series debut of juveniles, create and manage sprawling prehistoric parks around the globe, and let your imagination roar with powerful new creative options.
Why similar: Management 29.3%, Simulation 27.6%, Strategy 21.8%, Building 10.7%, Sandbox 10.6%
- #42 The Last Caretaker
51% matchVery Positive85% of 9,555 reviews2025
Dev: Channel37 Ltd
Windows
Median: 18.0 hrsMean: 29.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Explore a drowned Earth, restore lost systems, and raise the last human seeds in this first-person survival-crafting adventure. Build, scavenge, defend, and launch humanity back to the stars.
Why similar: Management 50.7%, Simulation 32.8%, Sandbox 16.5%
- #43 Two Point Museum
51% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 11,296 reviews2025
Dev: Two Point StudiosPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 24.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Curate and manage incredible museums! Explore to discover amazing artifacts. Design and refine the layout, keep staff happy, guests entertained, donations plentiful… and children off the exhibits
Why similar: Building 25.4%, Management 24.3%, Simulation 23.5%, Strategy 18.3%, Sandbox 8.5%
- #44 MineMogul
50% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,353 reviews2025
Dev: NoodleForge (Gvarados & Diomonder)Pub: NoodleForge
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Design and build a factory deep underground in this physics-based automation sandbox. Mine resources, buy machines and master the chaos as you become the ultimate Mine Mogul!
Why similar: Management 30.4%, Building 26.3%, Simulation 18.2%, Strategy 16.9%, Sandbox 8.2%
- #45 Door Kickers 2: Task Force North
50% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 12,755 reviews2025
Dev: KillHouse Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 26.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Command military Special Ops Teams in gripping tactical combat against a Middle East-based terrorist network. Sequel to RockPaperShotgun's "Best Tactics Game of 2014".
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #46 Plan B: Terraform
51% matchVery Positive91% of 3,457 reviews2025
Dev: Gaddy Games
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Terraform a lifeless rock into a lush and habitable world. Build trucks, trains, and sprawling factories on an enormous hexagonal planet. Grow its population to millions. Enjoy a dynamic simulation of atmosphere, temperature, water, and forests.
Why similar: Management 31.4%, Simulation 22.5%, Building 20.4%, Strategy 14.7%, Sandbox 10.9%
- #47 Tavern Keeper 🍻
50% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,252 reviews2025
Dev: Greenheart Games 💚
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
From the creators of Game Dev Tycoon comes Tavern Keeper 🍻, a cosy-chaotic management sim, featuring a powerful decoration sandbox and a magical storybook RPG!
Why similar: Management 30.1%, Building 24.2%, Simulation 20%, Strategy 17%, Sandbox 8.8%
- #48 The Precinct
51% matchVery Positive87% of 8,376 reviews2025
Dev: Fallen Tree Games LtdPub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Averno City, 1983. Gangs rule the streets and your father lies restless in his grave. Clean up the city, uncover the truth, and embark on thrilling vehicle chases through destructible environments in this neon-noir action sandbox police game.
Why similar: Simulation 64.9%, Sandbox 35.1%
- #49 Upload Labs
50% matchVery Positive92% of 6,383 reviews2025
Dev: EnigmaDev Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 21.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A sci-fi management game where you build and optimize your computer's system from the ground up. Connect and configure interconnected nodes to efficiently download, process, and upload files. Manage your setup, solve system challenges, and become the ultimate system architect
Why similar: Simulation 49.2%, Management 43.7%, Sandbox 7.1%
- #50 Parcel Simulator
50% matchVery Positive94% of 2,376 reviews2025
Dev: Dansan Digital
Windows
Median: 12.7 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Inspect and process parcels and packages in this parcel inspection simulator! Receive and sort deliveries, examine labels for mistakes, and automate to maximise warehouse efficiency. Upgrade and expand your warehouse to build your parcel empire!
Why similar: Management 41.1%, Simulation 34.6%, Building 24.3%
- #51 The Planet Crafter
51% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 67,071 reviews2024
Dev: Miju Games
Windows
Median: 21.0 hrsMean: 37.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A space survival open world terraforming crafting game, designed for 1 to 10 players. Alter the ecosystem of an inhospitable planet to render it habitable for humanity. Survive, gather resources, and build your base. Then, generate oxygen, warmth, and pressure to create a brand new biosphere.
Why similar: Building 75.7%, Sandbox 24.3%
- #52 Car Dealer Simulator
51% matchVery Positive89% of 8,233 reviews2025
Dev: Garage Monkeys
Windows
Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 20.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Uncover a goldmine in the used car market! Sniff out deals, buy low, modify, and sell high. Your journey from amateur grease monkey to car dealer magnate awaits. How fast will you rise in this lucrative venture?
Why similar: Management 58.3%, Simulation 41.7%
- #53 Whiskerwood
50% matchVery Positive93% of 2,728 reviews2025
Dev: Minakata DynamicsPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Establish a home for your industrious mice under the oppressive paw of your cat overlords in this city builder featuring complex simulations, intricate production chains, and the age-old rivalry between cat and mouse.
Why similar: Management 31.2%, Building 22.9%, Simulation 19.1%, Strategy 17.7%, Sandbox 9.1%
- #54 Mall Simulator
50% matchVery Positive91% of 2,649 reviews2025
Dev: F13 Games
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Turn your building from a small shopping center into a huge city mall! To avoid going bankrupt, you’ll need to build new stores and restaurants, set smart prices, and keep up with trends. 15+ stores, dozens of machines & services, and hundreds of brands waiting for you!
Why similar: Management 41.8%, Simulation 26.1%, Building 23.4%, Sandbox 8.6%
- #55 Cash Cleaner Simulator
50% matchVery Positive92% of 7,170 reviews2025
Dev: Mind Control GamesPub: Forklift Interactive
Windows
Median: 12.5 hrsMean: 35.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Check it, clean it, sort it, ship it. Welcome to the life of a cash cleaner. Take jobs from underworld contacts and clean some cash. Just don't try to leave...
Why similar: Management 52.4%, Simulation 32.8%, Sandbox 14.8%
- #56 StarRupture
50% matchVery Positive81% of 10,595 reviews2026
Dev: Creepy Jar
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
StarRupture is a first-person open world base-building game with advanced combat and tons of exploration. Play alone or in a group on this sublime and ever-changing planet, extract and manage resources, create your complex industrial system and fight off hordes of alien monsters.
Why similar: Simulation 66.7%, Sandbox 33.3%
- #57 Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age
51% matchVery Positive90% of 5,446 reviews2024
Dev: Triassic GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 37.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
From the lead designer of Cold Waters, Sea Power lets you control NATO and Warsaw Pact forces in modern naval conflict campaigns. Use your advanced naval weaponry and sensors to respect rules of engagement and defeat the enemy forces in a tense fight for initiative and air/naval supremacy.
Why similar: Simulation 52.4%, Strategy 45.7%, Sandbox 1.9%
- #58 Terra Invicta
50% matchVery Positive81% of 8,993 reviews2026
Dev: Pavonis InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 51.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
An alien invasion has fractured humanity into seven ideological factions each with a unique vision for the future. Lead your chosen faction to take control of Earth’s nations, expand across the Solar System, and battle enemy fleets in tactical combat.
Why similar: Management 39.6%, Simulation 25.3%, Strategy 23.6%, Sandbox 11.4%
- #59 Flotsam
50% matchMostly Positive80% of 4,227 reviews2025
Dev: Pajama Llama GamesPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Sail, scavenge, and rescue survivors in a vibrant floating city-builder. Captain your drifters across the endless garbage sea to uncover soaked ruins, rusting factories, and stories from the old world.
Why similar: Building 45.3%, Strategy 33.2%, Sandbox 21.5%
- #60 Mini Motorways
52% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,564 reviews2021
Dev: Dinosaur Polo Club
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Mini Motorways is a strategy simulation game about designing the road map for a growing city. Build a traffic network, one road at a time, to create a bustling metropolis. Redesign your roads and place your motorways to get everyone where they need to go. How long can you keep the city moving?
Why similar: Management 32.8%, Strategy 26.8%, Simulation 25.6%, Building 14.8%