- #1 Mineral Mining Simulator
97% matchVery Positive82% of 90 reviews2026
Dev: Bewolba Studios
Windows
Build and automate a mining operation from the ground down. Survey deposits, extract and refine valuable gems and metals, synthesize high-value composites, hire workers, and ship your products to expanding markets. Optimize every stage of the pipeline to maximize efficiency, quality, and profit.
Why similar: Mining 26.1% ★, Simulation 20.1%, Time Management 17.5%, Casual 9.7%, Capitalism 9.1%
- #2 Townopolis
96% matchMixed67% of 141 reviews2016
Dev: Lonely Troops
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Casual city building. Become an architect. Manage the small polis. Construct an idyllic neighborhood with plenty of houses. Work your way to the top through the campaign mode, or create your own scenarios.
Why similar: Simulation 22.2%, City Builder 20.6%, Time Management 16.1%, Management 12.6%, Casual 10.4%
- #3 Biz Builder Delux
95% matchMostly Positive77% of 53 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Run any store you like to build up your own buzzing business burg!
Why similar: City Builder 35.3%, Simulation 27%, Strategy 23.1%, Casual 11%, Indie 3%
- #4 Transport Tycoon Deluxe
94% matchMixed57% of 60 reviews2026
Dev: Chris SawyerPub: Atari
Windows · Mac · Linux
Transport Tycoon Deluxe challenges you to become the ultimate Transport Tycoon by creating a transit empire. Build a network of trains, trucks, ships, planes, and more to grow your business, make money, and fend off rivals in this 1995 building sim from Chris Sawyer.
Why similar: City Builder 27.6%, Time Management 19.4%, Capitalism 13.3%, Strategy 12.6%, Management 12.2%
- #5 Coal Mining Simulator
94% matchMostly Negative34% of 183 reviews2023
Dev: GamePlanet
Windows
Welcome to the world of Coal Mining! Start with almost nothing and get to the top - develop your mine, sell coal, buy new machines and avoid dangers in this sandbox simulator. Take control of numerous mining machines. Destroy, mine, drill, transport and blow things up.
Why similar: Mining 44.2% ★, Management 15.5%, Simulation 13.7%, Strategy 12.8%, Driving 9.2%
- #6 TerraForge
93% matchMostly Positive78% of 117 reviews2025
Dev: OverjoyedGameDevs
Windows · Linux
TerraForge combines deep incremental mining with hands-on shopkeeping. Dig for rare ores, craft legendary gear, decorate your shop, sell and haggle with customers. Adjust to dynamic market trends, and rebuild your town from the ground up.
Why similar: Mining 36.3% ★, Time Management 16%, Management 14%, Resource Management 12.2%, Simulation 9.6%
- #7 Go-Go Town!
91% matchVery Positive93% of 2,784 reviews2026
Dev: Prideful Sloth
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Step into the role of a hands-on mayor and build your town from the ground up. Plan neighborhoods, automate logistics, and grow your community—all while juggling workers, infrastructure, and day-to-day chaos to create your dream town. Play solo for total control, or bring friends for co-op mayhem.
Why similar: City Builder 40%, Management 25.2%, Simulation 17.1%, Strategy 9.4%, Casual 4.5%
- #8 Constructor Plus
92% matchVery Positive89% of 468 reviews2019
Dev: System 3
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Constructor Plus is the definitive building simulation for the modern day tycoon. Build your dream town full of crackpot undesirables, businesses, and quirky tenants whilst fending off your rivals in the eagerly awaited sequel to Constructor HD. With almost 3 times more content, building just got bigger!
Why similar: City Builder 36.3%, Strategy 27.7%, Simulation 26.3%, Indie 8.6%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #9 Mine Empire
90% matchVery Positive85% of 68 reviews2026
Dev: Forge Games
Windows
In Mine Empire, start with basic mining and expand by gathering resources, upgrading equipment, and deploying machines for full automation. Blast through deep mineral veins with explosives, unlock rebirth upgrades and advanced technology, and build your own powerful mine empire.
Why similar: Mining 45.1% ★, Resource Management 17.4%, Management 11.7%, Simulation 8.8%, Strategy 7.2%
- #10 Dream Town Island
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 549 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%
A town sim where you raise generations of residents. Unlock new stores and facilities, help your residents find love, or cash in on the stock market!
Why similar: City Builder 35.5%, Simulation 17.7%, Strategy 16.9%, Management 10.9%, Casual 7.7%
- #11 TownCraft
91% matchMixed40% of 105 reviews2015
Dev: Flat Earth Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
TownCraft is a chill-out crafting and city-building game. Instead of just surviving, you must turn your empty plot of land and its rarely-used road into a bustling town full of shops, workers and taverns.
Why similar: Simulation 42.3%, Strategy 40.7%, Indie 17%
- #12 Artillery Miner
88% matchMostly Positive76% of 246 reviews2026
Dev: Alextgr8
Windows
An incremental mining game, where you mine through massive blocks using guns, fire, lasers and nuclear missiles. Discover new ores, unlock new worlds and weapons as you progress through the upgrades tree and become the ultimate Artillery Miner!
Why similar: Mining 39.7% ★, Management 16.8%, Resource Management 12.7%, Simulation 9.2%, Strategy 7.6%
- #13 Automation Empire
89% matchMixed66% of 2,646 reviews2019
Dev: DOG HOGGLER
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Build and manage a massive industrial network of factories, mines, and farms. Employ a fleet of trains, trucks, and robotic drones. In the age of automation, efficiency is survival!
Why similar: Mining 19.4% ★, Simulation 15.5%, City Builder 14.5%, Resource Management 14.2%, Management 13.9%
- #14 Thriving City: Song
86% matchVery Positive81% of 3,382 reviews2024
Dev: White Star Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
In 960 AD, the new Song Dynasty needs you! As magistrate, build a prosperous city from scratch. Develop bustling streets filled with businesses and entertainment, while navigating hidden crises of political strife and foreign invasions. How will you lead through these challenges?
Why similar: Mining 21.9% ★, City Builder 21.3%, Resource Management 12.3%, Real Time Tactics 11.9%, Management 10.9%
- #15 Blueprint Tycoon
87% matchVery Positive82% of 1,097 reviews2016
Dev: Endless Loop Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Build your settlement, gather goods, ensure maximum efficiency and make a profit!
Why similar: Management 27.3%, City Builder 21.3%, Simulation 16.4%, Resource Management 15%, Strategy 9.3%
- #16 Incremental Town RPG
86% matchMixed60% of 99 reviews2024
Dev: Overaction Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Incremental Town RPG lets you build and manage a thriving village. Master resource management, develop a robust economy, and enjoy a relaxing experience as you equip your settlement to conquer new lands and challenges!
Why similar: Mining 24.2% ★, City Builder 19.7%, Resource Management 14.8%, Management 13.9%, Simulation 10.6%
- #17 SteamWorld Build
84% matchVery Positive85% of 2,285 reviews2023
Dev: The StationPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
SteamWorld Build is a casual city-building and dungeon-management cross-over set in the SteamWorld Universe, where you build and manage a town on a dying planet. You'll need to balance resources, construction, and exploration to its depths to ensure your town's survival and eventual escape.
Why similar: City Builder 32.2%, Resource Management 17.9%, Management 17.9%, Capitalism 14.2%, Strategy 10.6%
- #18 Voxel Tycoon
85% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,793 reviews2021
Dev: Voxel Tycoon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Voxel Tycoon is a management sim set in an infinite voxel world. Mine resources and process them into goods in your custom factories. Set up supply chains and passenger routes with a huge fleet of trains, trucks, and buses, and turn small towns into prosperous megacities with a thriving economy!
Why similar: City Builder 35.5%, Management 24.4%, Strategy 14.8%, Crafting 13.4%, Simulation 12%
- #19 Gold Mining Simulator
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 16,414 reviews2017
Dev: Code Horizon
Windows
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 31.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Become a gold miner. Work hard, dig deep, explore the world, and you’ll become the wealthiest person in Alaska. Use a variety of specialist machines to find as much gold as you can.
Why similar: Mining 53% ★, Simulation 23.5%, Driving 9.1%, Management 5.7%, Indie 3.8%
- #20 Factory Town Idle
82% matchVery Positive91% of 1,262 reviews2024
Dev: Erik Asmussen
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 72.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
An entire town builder experience packed into a living spreadsheet. Build housing, assign workers, then craft and sell a huge variety of items to level up your town and expand your civilization across the world!
Why similar: City Builder 28.2%, Resource Management 18.6%, Management 16.5%, Capitalism 11.1%, Crafting 8.9%
- #21 Coal Mining Simulator: Prologue
83% matchMixed66% of 309 reviews2022
Dev: Grande GamesPub: GamePlanet
Windows
Welcome to the world of Coal Mining! Start with almost nothing and get to the top - develop your mine, sell coal, buy new machines and avoid dangers in this sandbox simulator. Take control of numerous mining machines. Destroy, mine, drill, transport and blow things up.
Why similar: Mining 43.6% ★, Management 16.2%, Strategy 14.3%, Simulation 13.7%, Driving 9.5%
- #22 Drill Deal – Oil Tycoon
82% matchVery Positive87% of 120 reviews2022
Pub: Manager Games S.A.
Windows
Drill Deal is a fun oil business simulator. Start from a single tiny rig and expand it to a large complex of connected platforms. Optimize & grow your business. Look out for threats like weather, terrorists, fire, and others. Take care of your working crews.
Why similar: Management 22.2%, Resource Management 21.1%, Simulation 19.4%, Strategy 18.5%, Casual 9.2%
- #23 Black Gold: Oil Drilling Simulator
81% matchMixed62% of 156 reviews2026
Dev: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Step into the grit of the early 20th-century oil boom. Build your drilling empire from the dirt up chop timber, maintain rusty machinery, and manage a rugged crew. Strike black gold, overcome ruthless crises, and turn raw earth into an unimaginable fortune. The rush begins now.
Why similar: Resource Management 26.6%, Management 23.7%, Simulation 19.5%, Crafting 13%, Casual 8.8%
- #24 Transit King Tycoon
81% matchMixed63% of 144 reviews2025
Dev: Trophy Games
Windows
Build a thriving trucking empire as the manager of a growing logistics company in this exciting tycoon game. Manage a diverse fleet of trucks, semi-trucks, buses, and even ships as you transport goods and expand your empire!
Why similar: City Builder 28.9%, Real Time Tactics 17.9%, Simulation 13.9%, Strategy 13.6%, Capitalism 10.6%
- #25 Mini City: Mayhem
79% matchVery Positive88% of 115 reviews2025
Dev: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build, plan, and flourish while the time is running! Mini City: Mayhem is a chaos-filled city-builder where you build against time. Become the mayor of a tiny town, plop down tiny building blocks to build a working city to progress. Become the greatest urban planner of all time!
Why similar: City Builder 25%, Time Management 16.5%, Real Time Tactics 16.3%, Management 14.6%, Strategy 11%
- #26 TheoTown
79% matchVery Positive95% of 4,842 reviews2019
Dev: LobbyPub: blueflower
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Build and manage your dream city in this captivating simulation game. Create unique urban landscapes and enjoy compatibility with the mobile versions. Unleash your creativity and shape the metropolis of your dreams.
Why similar: City Builder 37.6%, Management 21.2%, Simulation 15.1%, Strategy 14.4%, Casual 6%
- #27 Crafting Town
80% matchMostly Positive71% of 56 reviews2022
Dev: Musa GUNGOR
Windows
Crafting Town Is : A Crafting game with Simulation&Building where you can Craft and Develop your Village, Source Management and Quests.
Why similar: Resource Management 27.7%, Simulation 21.3%, Crafting 18.9%, Strategy 11.6%, Casual 8.4%
- #28 Rise of Industry 2
78% matchMixed64% of 220 reviews2025
Dev: SomaSimPub: Kasedo Games
Windows
Navigate the competitive industrial landscape of vibrant 1980's USA! Make strategic manufacturing decisions, optimize production chains, acquire technologies, and expand your global business network with key contacts. Opportunities await those savvy enough to capitalize on them!
Why similar: Mining 29.4% ★, City Builder 17.3%, Management 13.8%, Resource Management 12.1%, Capitalism 11%
- #29 Deep Corp
76% matchVery Positive89% of 397 reviews2026
Dev: KishMish Games
Windows · Mac
Dig mines, extract resources, and produce goods to restore order to the state. Become a successful businessman and an effective state governor in the late Wild West era!
Why similar: Mining 38.1% ★, Strategy 15.3%, Management 15%, Resource Management 11.3%, Time Management 10.4%
- #30 Moose Miners
76% matchMixed69% of 528 reviews2024
Dev: Lingon Studios
Windows
Median: 13.7 hrsMean: 144.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Take control of a mining operation run by moose. They mine and sell the gems. You need to decide where to spend the profits. Hire more miners and upgrade their gear. Buy new rails and minecarts to get deeper into the mine. The deeper you get the more valuable gems you will find.
Why similar: Mining 32.4% ★, Management 15.5%, Resource Management 13.5%, Capitalism 12.4%, Simulation 10.3%
- #31 Demolish & Build 3
77% matchMostly Negative40% of 268 reviews2024
Dev: Demolish Games S.A.
Windows
Step into the boots of a demolition company owner. Accept and complete contracts to earn money, allowing you to buy new equipment and upgrade your business. Use powerful tools, from sledgehammers to giant excavators, and experience the realism of a true construction site, where every brick matters.
Why similar: Driving 18.4%, Management 18.2%, Destruction 17.4%, Simulation 15.5%, Resource Management 10.8%
- #32 Gemporium: A Cute Mining Sim
73% matchVery Positive93% of 1,273 reviews2025
Dev: Merge Conflict Studio
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Mine, refine, and sell gemstones in Gemporium, a cute, fast-paced shop management game. Upgrade your tools, expand your store, and master the daily rhythm of digging, polishing, and turning a profit to pay off your debt, one gem at a time.
Why similar: Mining 37.8% ★, Management 13.9%, Time Management 13.2%, Resource Management 11.8%, Simulation 10.3%
- #33 Bitcoin Tycoon - Mining Simulation Game
78% matchMixed58% of 91 reviews2018
Dev: 99 Game Studio
Windows
Play as a new person who just get touched with the Virtual Currency area by starting mining in early 2014. Dig enough coins and expand your business, virtual currency exchange and complete trusts. Become the king of the whole bitcoin empire.
Why similar: Simulation 55.1%, Casual 25%, Indie 20%
- #34 Super Movie Tycoon
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 345 reviews2025
Dev: Yuedong Game
Windows · Mac
Become a movie mogul in Super Movie Tycoon! From script to screen, build your dream team and create blockbusters to conquer Hollywood!
Why similar: City Builder 22.2%, Management 16%, Time Management 14%, Capitalism 13.4%, Resource Management 12.6%
- #35 Bomb The Monsters!
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 318 reviews2015
Dev: Finalboss game studioPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Don't make these monsters angry! Fire your bombs at those lousy creatures and get buildings to collapse on them. With lovely HD graphics and awesome physics!
Why similar: Strategy 39.2%, Arcade 27%, Casual 20.1%, Action 12.5%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #36 SimCasino
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 758 reviews2021
Dev: LVGameDev LLC
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Modern Casino Tycoon Simulation in full 3D glory. Build the casino. Set the odds. Expand into a luxury hotel/casino or go cheap & extract max profits. Keep the vault secure at all times, and beware of criminals & cheaters!!
Why similar: City Builder 29.2%, Management 17.3%, Capitalism 16.4%, Simulation 12.6%, Strategy 11.4%
- #37 Turmoil
73% matchVery Positive93% of 16,171 reviews2016
Dev: Gamious
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Drill for oil like it's 1899! Turmoil offers players a visually charming, tongue-in-cheek take on the simulation genre inspired by the 19th century oil rush in North America.
Why similar: Mining 28.6% ★, Management 13.6%, Time Management 12.6%, Resource Management 11.4%, Capitalism 9.8%
- #38 Factory Town
73% matchVery Positive91% of 4,486 reviews2021
Dev: Erik Asmussen
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Build, automate, and optimize a giant factory on 3D terrain using conveyor belts, trains, chutes, pipes, and airships. Sell your goods to nearby villages to expand their borders, increase happiness, and unlock even better technology!
Why similar: City Builder 28.1%, Resource Management 19.4%, Management 19%, Simulation 12.6%, Crafting 10.2%
- #39 Industry Giant 4.0
75% matchMostly Negative36% of 568 reviews2025
Dev: Don VS DodoPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Build an industrial empire from scratch in Industry Giant 4.0. Produce goods, build up your industries, construct transportation networks, plan production, manage finances, and navigate global events. Become the next business tycoon and write history!
Why similar: Mining 24.5% ★, City Builder 20.1%, Management 15.8%, Resource Management 12.1%, Capitalism 9.4%
- #40 Junkyard Builder
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 258 reviews2026
Dev: FreeMind S.A.
Windows
In Junkyard Builder, you’re the proud owner of a once-forgotten junkyard, now brimming with endless potential. Dive into the satisfying world of restoration, recycling, and raw hustle as you transform trash into treasure and rise to become the ruler of the junk empire!
Why similar: Management 23.1%, Resource Management 17.2%, Destruction 16.9%, Capitalism 16.2%, Simulation 15.7%
- #41 PROFITS 2167: Planetary Resource Optimization & Freight Infrastructure Technician Simulator
70% matchVery Positive98% of 223 reviews2026
Dev: Simple Software SolutionsPub: Marevo Collective
Windows
Deliver Minerals. Earn Tokens. Meet Deadlines. Upgrade your Infrastructure. Grow the Numbers. Deploy Human Resources. Manipulate the Token Market. Automate the Network with Delivery Drones. Enjoy the Grind. Enjoy the Future. Enjoy the PROFITS.
Why similar: Mining 31.1% ★, Resource Management 13.5%, Time Management 12.4%, Capitalism 11.1%, Driving 10%
- #42 Tinytopia
72% matchVery Positive83% of 328 reviews2021
Dev: MeNic GamesPub: Mastiff
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Construct charming toy towns and cities atop tiny terrain. Combine building blocks to create new megastructures. Test your skills in the physics-based Challenge stages or simply unwind and obliterate everything with an array of cute catastrophes!
Why similar: City Builder 41.4%, Simulation 14.5%, Crafting 12.8%, Strategy 10.3%, Casual 7.4%
- #43 Mad Games Tycoon
71% matchVery Positive91% of 4,423 reviews2016
Dev: Eggcode
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Form your own game studio set in the early 1980s in a small garage. Develop your own game ideas, create a team and develop megahit video games. Research new technologies, train your staff and upgrade your office space, going from a lowly garage to a huge building. Expand your business and dominate the world market for video games!
Why similar: Management 27%, Simulation 13.5%, Resource Management 13.5%, Capitalism 13.1%, Strategy 11.3%
- #44 Venture Towns
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 144 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Make your own metropolitan utopia! Stores, mansions, towers--anything goes!
Why similar: City Builder 33%, Simulation 19.3%, Strategy 16.2%, God Game 13.4% ★, Casual 7.1%
- #45 Game Builder Tycoon
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 184 reviews2024
Dev: AM PlayhousePub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 48%
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.
Why similar: Management 24.3%, Capitalism 21.3%, Simulation 17.7%, Resource Management 14.6%, Strategy 13.6%
- #46 Little Big Workshop
69% matchVery Positive84% of 3,399 reviews2019
Dev: Mirage Game StudiosPub: THQ Nordic Mobile
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Manage your workers, stations, machines and create awesome stuff as your little big workshop grows into your dream factory!
Why similar: Simulation 24.8%, Management 22%, Strategy 21.6%, Resource Management 16.5%, City Builder 7.4%
- #47 Mining & Tunneling Simulator
74% matchVery Negative19% of 139 reviews2014
Dev: United Independent Entertainment GmbH
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 32.5 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Blast rocks, drill tunnels and force your way through every mountain. At the beginning you have enough time and no major problems. Once the TNT charges are placed you can start the blasting to create the tunnel entrance. The excavated material will be loaded by a shovel dozer on a dump truck and transported to the storage site.
Why similar: Mining 57.9% ★, Simulation 42.1%
- #48 Blockchain Tycoon
71% matchMixed48% of 52 reviews2021
Dev: Wamill
Windows · Mac
Blockchain Tycoon is the cryptocurrency simulation game where you build and manage your own mining operation. Create your own coin, mine it, invest in other coins, upgrade and overclock GPUs or you can just HODL.
Why similar: Management 25.3%, Resource Management 22.7%, Capitalism 16.6%, Simulation 15.1%, Strategy 11%
- #49 Bastide
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 355 reviews2020
Dev: MedievalNexus
Windows
Build. Survive. Thrive. Bastide is a 13th-century city-building strategy game where you transform a vulnerable peasant village into a fortified town. Manage your workforce and protect your people from the constant threats of starvation, disease, winter, and bandits.
Why similar: City Builder 33.6%, Strategy 23.5%, Simulation 21.9%, Casual 8.2%, Indie 7.6%
- #50 Out of Ore
67% matchVery Positive85% of 4,211 reviews2022
Dev: North Modding Company AB
Windows
Median: 12.7 hrsMean: 42.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Build your own mining company from the ground up. Extract resources, operate heavy machinery, construct infrastructure, and grow from a laborer to the King of Klondike.
Why similar: Mining 38.3% ★, Simulation 22.7%, Management 19.5%, Crafting 9.9%, Resource Management 9.1%
- #51 Revival and Exploration
69% matchMixed63% of 112 reviews2025
Dev: CMS GearPub: HONGKONG DELAN CO., LIMITED
Windows
Revival and Exploration is an oriental simulation game. Decorate your town with diverse landscapes and buildings, recruit residents to live in, and build a thriving city! You can also lead armed residents on traveling to different landscapes such as grassland, desert, snow, and volcanoes.
Why similar: City Builder 33.9%, Simulation 14.8%, Resource Management 14.7%, Strategy 14.3%, Management 11.6%
- #52 Sludgineers
65% matchVery Positive88% of 1,818 reviews2026
Dev: Snickerdoodle GamesPub: Funk Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Clean, mine and refine pollution in this active incremental game. Cruise through the countryside earning cash and resources, build a refinery, process materials, upgrade equipment, unlock new areas and complete quests.
Why similar: Mining 45.3% ★, Resource Management 18.2%, Management 18.1%, Simulation 8.8%, Arcade 4.5%
- #53 Coal LLC
65% matchVery Positive93% of 1,364 reviews2025
Dev: Bye Bye Ocean
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Fill your quota or die. Mine increasingly absurd amounts of coal using some dubious, but effective, mining techniques. Or relax and mine at your own pace in peaceful mode.
Why similar: Mining 32.9% ★, Management 16.4%, Capitalism 13.7%, Time Management 12.9%, Resource Management 8.1%
- #54 REAL ESTATE Simulator - FROM BUM TO MILLIONAIRE
70% matchMixed44% of 219 reviews2024
Dev: GeekonPub: Midnight Games
Windows
Ready to transform from Broke to Rich while forging your real estate empire? Start small, strategize for tycoon status. Engage with diverse NPC clients, oversee properties from affordable to luxurious, and conquer challenges. Ready to dominate the real estate world?
Why similar: City Builder 33.9%, Time Management 21.9%, Management 17.4%, Simulation 15.8%, Resource Management 10.3%
- #55 Cardboard Town
67% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,329 reviews2023
Dev: Stratera GamesPub: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Cardboard Town is a city-building card game. Manage your resources, obtain upgrades, draw your cards and thrive! Random events, quest cards, and game modes make each run different.
Why similar: City Builder 34%, Resource Management 19%, Management 17.5%, Simulation 13.1%, Strategy 12.1%
- #56 Holyday City: Reloaded
68% matchVery Positive81% of 1,642 reviews2018
Dev: Holyday Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 115.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Build, manage & grow your city in Holyday City: Reloaded! An idle clicker game where you're the business tycoon, expanding your metropolis. Master resource & time management to upgrade businesses and thrive. Experience the ultimate town builder adventure with Holyday City.
Why similar: Capitalism 26.8%, Management 18.1%, Time Management 16.5%, Resource Management 14.1%, Casual 8.1%
- #57 Wild West Miner Simulator
66% matchMixed66% of 192 reviews2026
Dev: Digital MelodyPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
You've become the major of a town that... doesn't exist. Nobody lives here, the governor's stupid joke. It's time to get to work and turn this NOWHERE into a bustling metropolis. Mine coal, ore, and gold. Build houses, find oil, bring in new residents, create a paradise in the middle of nowhere.
Why similar: Mining 34.3% ★, City Builder 22.8%, Resource Management 11.3%, Management 10.8%, Simulation 9.8%
- #58 Crypto Mining Simulator
67% matchMixed64% of 1,535 reviews2021
Dev: Satosha Nakamoti
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Realistic Mining simulator with custom builds mechanics! A lot of GPUs, CPUs, Motherboards, RAMs, SSDs, PSUs and more! Build your dream farm with 1000+ GPUs!
Why similar: Mining 59.9% ★, Simulation 18.5%, Strategy 12.4%, Arcade 9.3%
- #59 Construction Company
66% matchMixed60% of 65 reviews2026
Dev: Single Game Production
Windows
Your grandfather's construction company is now in your hands. Take over a business burdened by debt and lead it to success. Hire workers, build crews, purchase equipment, complete contracts, expand your office, and turn the company into a thriving construction empire.
Why similar: City Builder 28.7%, Simulation 21.2%, Strategy 19.3%, Capitalism 11.5%, Management 11.2%