Games Like Beat The Machine

A single betrayal shattered your father’s business empire, leaving behind five public companies. Years later, you return from the bottom of the market, building capital through long-term investment. Your ultimate goal is simple: buy out and take full control of all five companies.

Why similar: Capitalism 19.8%, Life Sim 18.3%, Time Management 14.6%, Economy 12.9%, Simulation 10.1%

Dead broke in a dump, heavy mob debts, and a sick mother in the hospital. Hustle your way out. Flip wholesale goods online, day-trade crypto, build mining rigs, or dive deep into the dark web. A first-person hustle simulator where every dollar is your ticket out—or your death sentence.

Why similar: Simulation 18.8%, Life Sim 18.6%, Economy 15.3%, Capitalism 14.7%, Time Management 10.6%

A pilot career sim-rpg where you climb from regional first officer to mainline captain. Bid for schedules by seniority, handle emergencies through quick-time events, manage finances and stress, and build your reputation with decisions that can make or break your career.

Why similar: Life Sim 24.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Time Management 12.9%, Simulation 11.6%, Economy 9.3%

Build your fake tech empire on lies, buzzwords, and vaporware! Scam investors, deceive customers, and become Silicon Valley’s most infamous fraudster. Forget real innovation HYPE is everything!

Why similar: Life Sim 28.1%, Time Management 25.2%, Simulation 24.5%, Economy 11.7%, Management 6.5%

Build your own TV network, license shows, schedule prime-time slots, hire writers, sign sponsors, and fight for ratings week by week.

Why similar: Time Management 24.1%, Capitalism 18.9%, Simulation 15.4%, Economy 14%, Management 10.8%

Office Simulator: Prologue is a limited-content version designed to let you experience office management right away. Manage your employees, plan tasks, and navigate the challenges of office life!

Why similar: Life Sim 23.7%, Time Management 19%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Simulation 14.9%, Economy 9.4%

Master your destiny in a high-fidelity life & business simulator. Manage health, climb your career, create companies, and diversify in real estate & stocks. No 3D distractions—just you and your strategy. From the park bench to a global monopoly.

Why similar: Life Sim 23.6%, Time Management 17.8%, Simulation 15.8%, Economy 13%, Capitalism 12.1%

Storage Finder is a trade and strategy-focused simulation game where you try to make a profit by bargaining and selling items. We buy and sell items found in the city or retrieved from storage units won at auctions — with every deal, some of us make money, while some of us lose.

Why similar: Time Management 25.2%, Simulation 24.8%, Life Sim 24%, Economy 18.5%, Resource Management 7%

Three jobs. One life. Zero savings. A satirical British life sim, spiritual successor to Jones in the Fast Lane. Move your marble token around a city of 16 buildings. Take jobs, study, eat, save, and dodge the weekly Algorithm. See how far you can climb!

Why similar: Life Sim 24.9%, Time Management 22.4%, Simulation 21.1%, Economy 14.1%, Management 7.9%

In the context of the first Internet wave sweeping the world, can the player play the role of an entrepreneur who has failed many times but never gives up, and become the world's number one Internet company in this great era?

Why similar: Capitalism 24.3%, Time Management 23.2%, Life Sim 21.2%, Economy 10.2%, Simulation 9.9%

You've embarked on a journey to acquire your dream market and have finally reached your goal. Now, manage your market to offer friendly service to the neighborhood! Provide a range of products, from beverages to food, cleaning items to electronics, meeting community needs.

Why similar: Life Sim 26.7%, Simulation 22.2%, Time Management 22%, Economy 11%, Logic 7.1%

You’re buying your first apartment and stepping into the world of real estate. Buy properties, rent them out, take care of your tenants, and keep your apartments in good condition. Be careful who you let move in, build your empire, watch the market, and become the most successful property owner.

Why similar: Capitalism 18.8%, Life Sim 17.1%, Economy 14.3%, Simulation 12.5%, Minimalist 9.3%

A money-focused life simulator. Create characters with allergies and addictions. Manage their lives through financial booms and busts. Advance their careers, start a small business, invest in real estate and stocks - or roleplay a penniless hobo.

Why similar: Life Sim 19.4%, Capitalism 19.3%, Time Management 18.7%, Economy 12.9%, Simulation 11.9%

Manage the most unpredictable resource - people - in this WASD tycoon! Plan projects, hire a dream team, assign tasks to specialists, and monitor the budget while upgrading your office. Balance between team burnout, complex contracts, and the wrath of upper management.

Why similar: Capitalism 22.8%, Time Management 21.1%, Economy 16.8%, Simulation 15%, Management 12.2%

My Music Label is a music management and simulation game where you take full control of your label. Discover young talents, manage legendary artists, and shape the evolution of the music industry. Every decision influences careers and the history of music.

Why similar: Life Sim 27.2%, Time Management 23.9%, Simulation 22.8%, Management 8.6%, Text-Based 8.3%

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: Capitalism 20.9%, Life Sim 19.2%, Economy 17.6%, Management 13.6%, Simulation 12.2%

Simulator of an 80s Japanese stock market businessman. Chill, catch a retro vibe and watch your profits grow in the text-based game STONKS-9800.

Why similar: Life Sim 20.4%, Economy 15.9%, Time Management 14.9%, Simulation 12.7%, Capitalism 11.4%

Turn a small courier shop into a massive transport company. Hire new employees and purchase new vehicles. Negotiate different product licenses and build the most profitable system based on your strategy.

Why similar: Life Sim 28.5%, Simulation 26.8%, Time Management 23.2%, Economy 10.8%, Management 6%

Build your empire from a basement. Trade stocks, run companies, date, raise kids, dodge the SEC, and retire a legend — or go broke trying.

Why similar: Life Sim 24.1%, Capitalism 18.2%, Simulation 15.3%, Time Management 13.9%, Economy 11.5%

A gas station management game, start by selling a car to raise funds and invest in an abandoned plot of land. Build, expand, and upgrade your gas station, diversify services, customize and manage time efficiently during peak hours. And maybe you will become rich

Why similar: Life Sim 24.3%, Time Management 22.4%, Simulation 15.4%, Economy 14%, Management 8.3%

Strip Club Simulator puts you in the owner's chair of the nightlife scene in this comprehensive business simulation. Starting with a small venue, you'll use smart decisions and strategies to transform your club into the city's most popular strip club.

Why similar: Time Management 27%, Capitalism 18.7%, Life Sim 15.6%, Economy 14.1%, Simulation 11.5%

A satirical life-and-money sim. One turn is one month: budget your hours, work the job, ride the market, outlive inflation and your own decisions. Pick a character and make their dream come true. Or at least don't die trying.

Why similar: Life Sim 20.2%, Capitalism 18.1%, Time Management 17.1%, Economy 12.4%, Simulation 9.7%

Welcome to E-TECH Simulator, the ultimate simulation game where your entrepreneurial skills will be put to the test!

Why similar: Life Sim 28.7%, Time Management 25.8%, Simulation 24.3%, Economy 9.9%, Management 6.5%

Take charge of airport operations. Manage aircraft maintenance, ground support, equipment, and taxiway movements, then leave the office to inspect aircraft, investigate damage, clear FOD, respond to emergencies, and keep flights moving safely and on schedule.

Why similar: Simulation 27%, Time Management 25.9%, Life Sim 15.7%, Management 11.6%, Economy 8.3%

Build a business from the ground up. Choose your industry, manage money, equipment, employees, customers, debt, and unexpected disasters. Every decision shapes your reputation, growth, and whether your company becomes an empire—or collapses under its own ambition.

Why similar: Life Sim 24.9%, Simulation 20.8%, Time Management 19.3%, Capitalism 13.7%, Economy 8.9%

Multiplayer Incremental Idle tycoon with a stock market that actually works. 200 stocks, real options pricing, Fed rate decisions, 55 businesses across 10 tiers, real estate, banking, taxes, and a 530-node research tree. Multiplayer shares one market. There's also a casino.

Why similar: Capitalism 22.7%, Simulation 16.2%, Economy 15%, Time Management 13.4%, Logic 8.2%

Run your own internet café! Manage, upgrade, and customise every detail to create the ultimate hangout in this immersive first-person simulation.

Why similar: Life Sim 24.3%, Time Management 21%, Capitalism 15.7%, Simulation 15.2%, Economy 10%

A shopkeeping game set in an Arabian Nights–inspired city. Sell goods, haggle with customers, unlock new districts, and climb your way to the rank of Royal Merchant.

Why similar: Time Management 26.6%, Capitalism 21.4%, Life Sim 15.9%, Economy 13.9%, Simulation 11.6%

Turns raw rock into valuable minerals and jewelry grade gemstones through a hands on production chain. Mine ore, crush it into fragments, refine it, and scale your operation with better machines and smarter workflow. Optimize every stage of the pipeline to maximize efficiency, quality, and profit.

Why similar: Life Sim 23.8%, Time Management 21.8%, Simulation 21.7%, Mining 13.2% ★, Capitalism 12%

Yerba Mate Tycoon is a unique management game. You are taking care of a yerba mate production shop/company, create, customize various yerba mates, unlock new upgrades, and grow your company. Don't know what yerba mate is? Let's say it's a coffee alternative in South American countries.

Why similar: Time Management 22%, Capitalism 19.3%, Economy 13.2%, Simulation 13.2%, Minimalist 10.1%

Build a film and television empire in a living entertainment industry beginning in the 1980s. Create and manage productions, cast unique talent, outmaneuver rival studios, climb the box office and grab television ratings in this immersive, old-school tycoon sim.

Why similar: Time Management 21.1%, Simulation 20.5%, Capitalism 15.2%, Economy 11.3%, Management 10.1%

Take charge of your own retail outlet. Stack shelves with products, hire staff, set prices, appease the customers, manage suppliers, expand your space. Grow from a little store into a massive supermarket.

Why similar: Life Sim 30.1%, Simulation 25.5%, Time Management 25.1%, Economy 8.5%, Management 6.8%

The American Dream: Past Due is a realistic choice-driven sim. Play as a suddenly laid-off middle-aged man keeping up appearances. Balance family finances and emotions while facing mounting bills... Can you get your life back on track before your family falls apart?

Why similar: Capitalism 24.6%, Time Management 22.8%, Life Sim 12.9%, Economy 9%, Simulation 7.8%

Climb from zero to the top of success! Work, study, start businesses, and build your life in a unique clicker game about the real world.

Why similar: Life Sim 25.3%, Simulation 22.1%, Time Management 16.8%, Capitalism 11.1%, Minimalist 9.1%

Quit your job. Build apps from your bedroom. Beat the rivals, dodge the review board, and claw your way from instant-noodle indie to Silicon Valley mogul — one turn, one app, one questionable name at a time.

Why similar: Time Management 29%, Life Sim 25.3%, Capitalism 11.6%, Simulation 9.4%, Economy 7.4%

Trade by day. Eat, sleep, and survive by night. Lose everything with a single bad decision. Neo Capitalist is a financial survival roguelite where the richer you get, the harder the system fights back. Play in a realistic stock market simulation or in a dystopian cyber-punk world.

Why similar: Capitalism 17.6%, Life Sim 16.8%, Time Management 16%, Economy 13.6%, Simulation 11.9%

Start with a single website and build a sprawling online empire. Grow traffic, manage clients, expand your team, and survive fifteen years of internet evolution in a life sim and business management RPG where every decision can lead to fortune or failure.

Why similar: Time Management 17.9%, Life Sim 17.6%, Capitalism 14.9%, Economy 14.5%, Simulation 12.1%

Cinema Simulator 2025 is a simulation game where you will manage your own movie theater and test your strategy and management skills. Starting from a small movie theater, try to become a giant in the movie industry.

Why similar: Time Management 20.4%, Life Sim 19.4%, Capitalism 18.7%, Economy 13.3%, Simulation 9.8%

Build a multi-generational tech empire in this cyberpunk life simulator. Found startups, navigate stock markets, and manage your networks to climb the corporate ladder. From surviving disasters to finding love, every choice determines if your lineage becomes a permanent legend on the leaderboard.

Why similar: Life Sim 22.8%, Time Management 16.1%, Capitalism 14.2%, Economy 12.2%, Simulation 8%

一款生活文字模拟类游戏。扮演一名随处可见的大学生，在平凡却又独一无二的文字世界里开启仅属于你的丰富多彩的虚拟大学生活。

Why similar: Life Sim 28.2%, Simulation 24.2%, Time Management 22.2%, Minimalist 10.4%, Strategy 6.6%

Build a retail empire across dozens of locations with hundreds of employees. Design every inch of your stores with a deep building tool, then fine-tune pricing, staffing, and product mix to stay profitable. Scale up, customize everything, and manage the details that make or break your bottom line.

Why similar: Capitalism 21.8%, Time Management 20.5%, Life Sim 18.9%, Economy 15%, Simulation 11.6%

Start as a small content creator and build your own YouTube empire. Upgrade your PC, produce videos, earn money and grow your channel into a massive content factory.

Why similar: Time Management 21.1%, Economy 16.1%, Life Sim 15%, Simulation 14.7%, Management 9.3%

In Media AGENCY Simulator, build and manage your own media agency! Assign tasks, verify news, and publish content. Grow your followers, expand your team, conquer social media, and climb to the top of the media world by developing your strategy!

Why similar: Capitalism 20.4%, Life Sim 17.4%, Economy 14.6%, Time Management 13.9%, Simulation 12.5%

💼 Start broke. Build an empire. Climb the career ladder, invest in stocks and real estate, or launch your own business from scratch. Every decision shapes your destiny. Millionaire or bankrupt—you decide.

Why similar: Life Sim 24.3%, Time Management 21.2%, Simulation 19.3%, Capitalism 13.8%, Minimalist 9.7%

Choose the right products, make your own donuts, work as a cashier, hire cashiers, handle deliveries and make your small shop a big success by keeping your customers happy!

Why similar: Life Sim 34.4%, Capitalism 24.9%, Simulation 24.1%, Economy 16%, Singleplayer 0.6%

You’ve lost everything. Live as a homeless survivor on the streets. Fight to stay alive, rebuild your life, and see if you can climb from the streets to become the richest in the city.

Why similar: Life Sim 24%, Simulation 22.1%, Economy 16.8%, Time Management 14.2%, Management 10.8%

Survive 30 unforgiving days on the streets before a deadly blizzard hits. Hustle for change, dumpster dive, or risk it all by picking pockets and dodging cops. Balance your hunger, hygiene, and morale. The city doesn't care if you live or die, prove it wrong.

Why similar: Life Sim 33.4%, Time Management 29.8%, Simulation 29.7%, Resource Management 6.5%, Singleplayer 0.6%

Life Changer is a Windows & Mac OS life simulation RPG that allows you to compete with friends or embark on a life quest of personal growth. Acquire skills, education, assets, advance career, invest & grow businesses to achieve life goals & live the life of your dreams in this life changing game.

Why similar: Life Sim 30.4%, Capitalism 23.7%, Simulation 18.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Management 4.5%

Manage your own laundry business! Customize your space, buy washing machines, hire staff, and serve customers. Develop new business areas, expand and decorate your laundry, and sell products. Build the best business!

Why similar: Time Management 23.4%, Capitalism 21.5%, Life Sim 17.3%, Simulation 14.9%, Economy 12.9%

Weed Shop Simulator launches in Early Access! 🌿 Build your cannabis empire from seed to sale. Grow rare strains, craft legendary products, hire your team, and outsmart rivals in a chaotic world full of wild adventures and deep cannabis culture. Your empire awaits!

Why similar: Life Sim 29.7%, Simulation 23.9%, Time Management 23.6%, Logic 8.1%, Economy 6.9%

Streaming Platform Manager is a tycoon game, where you can build your own streaming empire.

Why similar: Life Sim 27.2%, Capitalism 21.6%, Simulation 17.3%, Economy 12.2%, Management 8.9%

Manage a scrapyard bot-fighting team on the Lunar Ringworld. Build machines from scraps, plan each day through timeblocks, train adaptive AI fighters, and watch your choices unfold in brutal autonomous arena battles as you attract sponsors, fame, and headline matches across the Ring.

Why similar: Life Sim 31.7%, Time Management 25.5%, Simulation 19.4%, Management 11.2%, Resource Management 7.3%

You've just bought your first Pub. First steps are to clean it, stock it, set your markup and let in the Patrons. Keep the drinks flowing and try not to shortchange anyone! If you keep it going long enough you might just earn enough to spruce up the place, hire staff and expand the premises.

Why similar: Capitalism 21.1%, Time Management 19.7%, Economy 15.6%, Simulation 14.7%, Life Sim 14%

Laundry Simulator is a chill, ASMR laundry cleaning, and shop management game. Open your own Laundromat, and deal with dirty clothes and customers. Clean and manage your shop, upgrade your equipment, unlock new skills and hire workers. Your laundry empire awaits!

Why similar: Life Sim 19.5%, Capitalism 18.7%, Time Management 17.1%, Economy 15.9%, Simulation 12.4%

Big Lady Emporium presents... New Hayven 365! Help your girlfriend stuff her face, or stuff her heart; with love! A Creative Story, Colorful Dialogue, Weight and Affection Dependent Interactions and much, much more! There's plenty of different ways to play in New Hayven!

Why similar: Life Sim 19.6%, Time Management 17.5%, Capitalism 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Simulation 12.4%

Thank You For Your Application! is a 'Dystopian Job Market Simulator' that is a satire of online job boards and the post-pandemic job market!

Why similar: Life Sim 26.2%, Time Management 21.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.1%, Simulation 16.7%, Management 6.6%

Own it. Run it. Rule it. Build one quiet café into the biggest, brightest, loudest retro arcade empire in the city. Stock the cabinets, hire your crew, work the floor — and watch the cash roll in. Insert coin. Press Start. Be the legend!

Why similar: Simulation 25.3%, Life Sim 22.5%, Time Management 18.2%, Management 12.6%, Capitalism 10.8%

Hustle to the top through jobs, deliveries, street races, gambling, and risky crypto plays. Buy, upgrade, and flip cars and motorcycles for profit. Build your empire by launching businesses, managing operations, and hiring staff. Take bold risks, make big moves, and rise!

Why similar: Life Sim 22.6%, Capitalism 17.4%, Time Management 17%, Simulation 13.9%, Economy 13.5%

Become a bestselling author in Writer Tycoon! Write books, grow your fanbase, and dominate the publishing industry. Track sales, manage multiple books at once, and adapt to trends. Will you create literary masterpieces or chase quick cash? Become a bestselling author and leave your mark!

Why similar: Time Management 20.2%, Capitalism 17%, Life Sim 17%, Economy 11.7%, Simulation 11.7%