
Start in 1980 in your garage and build your software empire. Unlock languages from BASIC to Python, develop projects, hire programmers and upgrade your office. Survive deadlines, bugs and demanding clients in this tycoon simulation.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Simulation, Management, Strategy, Economy.

Start in 1980 in your garage and build your software empire. Unlock languages from BASIC to Python, develop projects, hire programmers and upgrade your office. Survive deadlines, bugs and demanding clients in this tycoon simulation.

Software Company
Build your own videogame-studio from the early days of videogaming to the future of the industry. Develop the games of your dreams, take care of your employees and mange your business.

DevLife
In DevLife you start your career just before hitting 18. It's up to you to choose who you want to be - a graphic designer or maybe a programmer? Will it be a Website design or Mobile Applications? It is up to you to decide! And what if you chose wrong? Well... You will have to live with that!
Build your own videogame-studio from the early days of videogaming to the future of the industry. Develop the games of your dreams, take care of your employees and mange your business.
Why similar: Game Development 34.6% ★, Programming 26% ★, Economy 19%, Management 11.3%, Strategy 4.1%
In DevLife you start your career just before hitting 18. It's up to you to choose who you want to be - a graphic designer or maybe a programmer? Will it be a Website design or Mobile Applications? It is up to you to decide! And what if you chose wrong? Well... You will have to live with that!
Why similar: Programming 29% ★, Game Development 28.7% ★, Time Management 16.7%, Management 9.4%, Modern 6.4%
Ever dreamed of creating a genre-defining masterpiece? Star of Games is a next-gen simulation management game centered on game dev. You'll act as an aspiring developer, starting from a humble garage startup and embarking on a glorious journey—from recreating classics to forging your own legends.
Why similar: Game Development 36.2% ★, Programming 17.2% ★, Economy 12.8%, Management 10.9%, Strategy 7%
Forge Your Dream Games, Build a Legendary Studio! Unearth and cultivate talented employees, leading your team through countless critical decisions as you rise from obscurity to claim the coveted Game of the Year award. This is your path to becoming a legend. Are you ready to write your own chapter?
Why similar: Game Development 34.7% ★, Programming 21.6% ★, Economy 13.2%, Management 10.9%, Strategy 8%
Game Builder Tycoon - Prologue is a free simulation game in which you begin your journey as an indie game developer. Personalize your character, craft hit games, manage marketing and research stuff. Create best game on the planet!
Why similar: Game Development 33.9% ★, Programming 21.5% ★, Economy 17.2%, Management 11.9%, Strategy 4.3%
You are an aspiring game developer in 2000. Hire personal, expand offices, design the games of your dreams and try to make money from them. Reach as high as you can. From a small company to a huge corporation.
Why similar: Game Development 43.6% ★, Economy 13.4%, Time Management 11.1%, Programming 9.6% ★, Management 6.7%
Run your own game development company, creating hit games for over 60 years worth of console releases
Why similar: Programming 40% ★, Time Management 19.8%, Management 15.3%, Simulation 8.1%, Strategy 6.7%
It's time to become the Game Developer you always wanted to be. Make use of a large array of features, and player skills to create stunning 10 / 10 games. Compete with and eventually acquire other dynamic Ai Studio's. Raise the talent of your team and studio's in an effort to dominate the market.
Why similar: Game Development 32.8% ★, Economy 17.9%, Time Management 14.2%, Management 12%, Procedural Generation 9.3%
Manage a game studio from the dawn of the gaming industry in 1976. Your journey starts with small indie titles and grows into a gaming empire. Develop, design, and conquer the industry. From humble beginnings to gaming legend – it’s your story, your studio, your legacy!
Why similar: Game Development 30.4% ★, Programming 29.1% ★, Economy 16.3%, Management 10.8%, Strategy 4.3%
Construct and design buildings for optimal working conditions. Hire people to design and release software, so you can defeat the simulated competition and take over their businesses. Manage and educate your employees to make sure they are skilled and satisfied with their job.
Why similar: Game Development 27.6% ★, Programming 23.4% ★, Economy 16.7%, Time Management 13.2%, Management 11.4%
Manage your Game Studio, earn big bucks, impress the critics, beat rival studios and clean up at the awards!
Why similar: Game Development 28.9% ★, Management 27%, Economy 26.7%, Simulation 7%, Strategy 4%
Start your own game development studio in 1976. Build your own offices, production facilities and server rooms. Develop the games of your dreams and produce the next next-gen console. Rise from a small garage company to a huge corporation.
Why similar: Game Development 33.5% ★, Programming 23.4% ★, Economy 19.3%, Management 14.5%, Strategy 4.2%
An in depth game development simulation game
Why similar: Game Development 38.5% ★, Time Management 17.7%, Economy 15.8%, Management 6.8%, 1980s 5.3%
In Game Tycoon 2 you find yourself in the middle of the big players. Get into the act and experience the fascination of the game development. Reach your goal and become the Game Tycoon!
Why similar: Game Development 37.2% ★, Time Management 16.9%, Economy 15.2%, Management 13%, Strategy 5.7%
In GamersGoMakers, you found a little company creating the first video games in history. Create your first game with only basic sound and simple graphics available in the year 1980. You´re one of the pioneers entering the rising global market for computer games.
Why similar: Game Development 42.7% ★, Management 21.5%, Simulation 11.6%, Economy 9.8%, Strategy 9.7%
In MiniTransport, players need to think about how to use wiring to build a complete industrial chain to achieve the goal of producing the final product.
Why similar: Programming 34% ★, Economy 23.2%, Management 15.9%, Simulation 7.3%, Minimalist 6.6%
Manage the most unpredictable resource of all - people! Expand your office, assign tasks to your team, and keep an eye on the budget. Balance between team burnout, complex contracts, and the wrath of upper management. Prove you have what it takes to be the ultimate Project Manager.
Why similar: Economy 30.4%, Time Management 20.4%, Management 17.6%, Strategy 9.9%, Simulation 7.7%
Ever wanted to see the behind-the-scenes of real estate agents? Housing Market is a simplified Multiple Listing Service (MLS) sim. Become a real estate agent and make your way to the top by selling, investing, and profiting from the dynamic market.
Why similar: Economy 34.7%, Management 19.7%, Modern 11.3%, Minimalist 8%, Strategy 7.9%
you are a game developer who writes game code according to the tasks assigned by the company. You need to drag and drop nodes and connect them to build a complete behavioral logic!
Why similar: Programming 48.8% ★, Game Development 38.3% ★, Simulation 5.2%, Strategy 4.9%, 2D 1.5%
Fizz Flow is a strategy and management game that takes place in a setting without competition regulations. In old America, where the beverage industry is on the rise, build your own factory, make your own unique recipes, weaken your opponents and maintain your hard earned success at the market!
Why similar: Economy 28%, Time Management 20.4%, Management 16.3%, Strategy 10.7%, Resource Management 10.6%
Manage your computer company and develop your PC components, create your own laptop, monitor, develop an interactive operating system or build your PC. Research new technologies, improve your office and your factory, hire the best employees, buy other companies and build your computer empire!
Why similar: Game Development 29.9% ★, Time Management 22.6%, Economy 22.3%, Management 11%, Strategy 4.4%
Dive into the world of machine learning! Idle AI Architecture is a node-based automation incremental game where you harvest resources and train neural networks. Manage your economy, optimize your grid, and automate your way to a multi-million dollar tech empire.
Why similar: Programming 31.3% ★, Economy 18.2%, Time Management 16%, Management 13.8%, Strategy 6.4%
Build your own game development studio from scratch, create and release games, unlock new tools and platforms, and grow from solo dev to successful company in this lighthearted game dev tycoon sim.
Why similar: Game Development 48.6% ★, Economy 29.3%, Management 15.4%, Simulation 2.7%, Casual 2.5%
Quit your job and build an exciting startup! Survive the tech bubble, compete with rival CEOs and expand your office from bedroom programmer up to the heights of global corporate sabotage! As long as you don't get hacked... or kidnapped...
Why similar: Programming 35% ★, Time Management 18.1%, Economy 16.8%, Management 11%, Resource Management 5.4%
Running a game studio Forming a team, resolving conflicts, allowing the team to unleash its maximum strength Exploring the market, creating games with higher ratings Unlocking technologies such as information, modularization, AI, collaboration, etc., to enable the studio to grow and expand
Why similar: Game Development 48.1% ★, Economy 20.3%, Time Management 14.6%, Simulation 6.8%, Strategy 6.7%
“Quit your job, take out a loan and make a top seller game” sounded like a great idea two months ago. Now, you’re chasing bizarre bugs, combining features that should never go together, and striving to capture that mysterious thing called “fun”. Every decision is yours—and so are the consequences.
Why similar: Game Development 37.8% ★, Programming 33.2% ★, Time Management 18.8%, Modern 4.3%, Simulation 4.3%
Join us in celebrating twenty five years of GameMaker with GameMaker 25th Anniversary! A fun look at the process behind creating the world's greatest 2D Game Engine! Manage your development house, keep your employees happy, and squash bugs as they come up!
Why similar: Game Development 46.3% ★, Time Management 19.8%, Management 14%, Strategy 6.4%, Simulation 5.7%
"Create the games you want, at the time you want, and live doing only what you love." In this realistic life simulation game, an independent game developer dreams of such a life, struggling with money and time while paying taxes until death. Whether this life is happy or truly lonely, you decide.
Why similar: Game Development 35.7% ★, Time Management 21.5%, Programming 20.9% ★, Management 6.8%, Resource Management 5.4%
A game developer life and company management simulator where you build, grow, and dominate your own studio. Play solo, or collaborate and compete with friends in multiplayer.
Why similar: Programming 36% ★, Game Development 35.9% ★, Time Management 11.2%, Modern 7.2%, Simulation 4.1%
Run the internet your way. Build infrastructure, control traffic, stop outages, and grow a basement hosting startup into a global powerhouse.
Why similar: Time Management 27.3%, Economy 23.6%, Management 19.4%, Simulation 11.1%, Strategy 9.3%
A challenging business and studio management simulation where you create games, manage staff and cash flow, react to a changing industry, and fight to stay alive.
Why similar: Time Management 25.2%, Game Development 21.9% ★, Economy 12.8%, Simulation 9.5%, Minimalist 7.7%
Program traffic lights, barriers, and more to solve your city’s traffic problems! Improve your coding skills by learning to control time-dependent processes with realistic state machines.
Why similar: Programming 50.1% ★, Game Development 24.8% ★, Strategy 6.8%, Simulation 6.6%, Management 6.6%
Games Tycoon is the ultimate simulation where you build your very own game development empire and dominate the tech industry
Why similar: Game Development 23.2% ★, Time Management 18.4%, Programming 16.6% ★, Economy 13.2%, Management 7.1%
Step into "Devices Company Tycoon Inc"! Lead your tech company to greatness by creating innovative devices like smartphones, laptops, and more. Customize every detail, hire top talent, and expand globally. Host product launches, study market trends, and outshine competitors. Enjoy the game!
Why similar: Programming 30.5% ★, Economy 16%, Strategy 13.2%, Management 11.3%, Simulation 10.7%
Join Pegglo, the hedgehog hero, in this Peggle-like game with a roguelike twist! Tackle a series of unique levels, master critical hits, and choose powerful upgrades. Every game is a new adventure!
Why similar: Game Development 25.6% ★, Programming 21.3% ★, Time Management 20.6%, Economy 10%, Management 7.9%
Build your own software empire from scratch. Manage projects, recruit staff, design components, and grow from a garage startup to a tech giant. Create SaaS platforms, sell software, or fulfill contracts. Balance quality, deadlines, and innovation in this relaxing yet deep business simulation game.
Why similar: Economy 26.2%, Programming 18.5% ★, Management 18%, Game Development 13.3% ★, Strategy 7.9%
Economic strategy about microbrewery management. Your craft beer should become famous all over the world!
Why similar: Time Management 34.7%, Economy 18.1%, Strategy 14.9%, Management 13.7%, Minimalist 11.6%
Work hard and you may reach the top of the video game industry!
Why similar: Game Development 35.2% ★, Programming 34.1% ★, Management 13.3%, Strategy 4.6%, 1990's 4.3%
Mad Valley is an economic and life simulation game set in vivid pixelized aesthetics of 1980s California.
Why similar: Programming 37.6% ★, Economy 22.8%, Time Management 15.1%, 1980s 10.1%, Strategy 6%
🍜 Pocket Chef: Asia is a fast-paced kitchen management game. ⏱️ Cook Asian dishes, manage orders, upgrade your restaurant, and keep customers happy.
Why similar: Time Management 32.5%, Economy 25.7%, Management 15.4%, Strategy 8.3%, Procedural Generation 8.3%
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 25.6%, Economy 21.3%, Management 16.7%, Minimalist 7.4%, Strategy 6.9%
Ad Agency Tycoon is an Advertising Agency simulator set in the 60's. Choose the perfect combination for your propagandas, develop your company and conquer the golden age of publicity! Your advertising will come to life and face the tough market and the most feared of all: the public.
Why similar: Time Management 28.3%, Economy 23.2%, Management 16.3%, 1980s 7.9%, 1990's 6.2%
Step back to the era of dial-up and WinGoals SP. As a black-hat developer, manage the delicate balance of detection probability versus payout potential. Will you build a silent botnet for profit or a worm designed to destroy? Avoid the feds and conquer the web in this nostalgic management sim.
Why similar: Programming 33.4% ★, Time Management 20.7%, Economy 18.3%, Management 11.4%, Minimalist 5.7%
Game Dev Company is a simulation of game dev company, where you can build company, add furniture,build develop department ,Develop your own games to make money and make your company the most famous game company.
Why similar: Game Development 62.3% ★, Management 14.3%, Strategy 11%, Simulation 9.3%, Casual 1.8%
Manage a game studio making the world’s greatest MMORPG. Hire designers, coders, and testers, create a fantasy world, then welcome hundreds of virtual players. If they get bored they will cancel their subscription and your investors will have your head. You can even play the game you create.
Why similar: Game Development 34.7% ★, Programming 34.1% ★, Management 12.7%, 1990's 5.2%, Strategy 4.7%
Where Hollywood Meets High Stakes: Box Office Boss is a thrilling and sometimes gut-wrenching roguelike game where you navigate the chaotic risks of making movies. Make smart bets on talent, roll with the randomness of production, and cross your fingers as you strive to become a true movie tycoon!
Why similar: Time Management 39.4%, Management 20.9%, Strategy 11.8%, Simulation 7.6%, Minimalist 6.3%
Gokai Awesome Simulator + is a premium version of Gokai Awesome Simulator (now known as Gokai Awesome Simulator Lite) with tons of new content than the original!
Why similar: Game Development 51.8% ★, Time Management 35.1%, Simulation 7.1%, 2D 5.4%, Singleplayer 0.6%
Try yourself as a PC builder and build your dream PC from 200+ real components!Complete different PC building and PC repair orders to upgrade your business: build a PC from zero, install popular OS', upgrade computers, install different programs and games, fix PC parts, and much more.
Why similar: Programming 33% ★, Game Development 25.2% ★, Economy 16.8%, Management 11.5%, Minimalist 6.5%
Live the dream of an ambitious developer in App Empire Tycoon! Start small, crafting simple apps and tackling tricky clients. Grow your skills, attract investors, and expand your portfolio as you chase greatness. Can you build the ultimate tech empire and make history?
Why similar: Game Development 40% ★, Economy 25.4%, Management 12.7%, Simulation 10.3%, Casual 5.6%
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: Game Development 44.7% ★, Economy 22.6%, Management 14.3%, Simulation 5.7%, Strategy 5.4%
Economic strategy about managing your own brewery and pubs. Brew and sell beer. Ruin your competitors. Become a monopolist in the beer market of the city!
Why similar: Economy 26.1%, Time Management 23.7%, Management 17.5%, Minimalist 8.2%, Strategy 7.9%
Hello graduates! You have a degree on computer engineering and you can’t find a job? Start now to develop a game in your rental garage. Advertise them and gather your own fan base. Earn your pocket money! Of course, you won’t live in this garbage dump till the end!
Why similar: Game Development 46.2% ★, Management 17%, Economy 12.1%, Resource Management 7.2%, Simulation 7%
CryptoRIG is a semi-idle server management game focussed on cryptocurrency mining and trading.
Why similar: Programming 32.7% ★, Time Management 23.8%, Economy 19.6%, Management 11.6%, Strategy 4.4%
In Arcana Automata, you program drones using Python to harvest a mystical resource, unlock upgrades, and encounter German mythical creatures. Perfect for curious minds who love to learn through play.
Why similar: Programming 55.2% ★, Economy 20.3%, Strategy 10.2%, Simulation 7.9%, Resource Management 4.5%
An internet service provider simulation game. Design and build network connectivity and services to clients in an ever-expanding randomly generated tower. Configure and maintain equipment to ensure you meet the requirements of tower dwellers. Manage your spending for expansion and daily operations.
Why similar: Programming 43.4% ★, Economy 22.6%, Management 13.4%, Resource Management 6.2%, Strategy 5.8%
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: Economy 26%, Time Management 24.5%, Management 16%, Strategy 7.6%, Resource Management 6.9%
Take a team of hackers under your strict guidance and become known to the whole world. Expand your hideout and hack various companies around the world. Become the most famous group in the world!
Why similar: Game Development 37.8% ★, Programming 35.5% ★, Economy 17%, Simulation 5.2%, 1980s 2%
Visit the American Revolution with two time traveling cats from the 80’s! Help Ari and Zoe fix glitches in time to help save the American revolution! This short point and click adventure helps players learn the basics of 3D coordinate systems used in game development software like Unity.
Why similar: Programming 40.5% ★, Game Development 33.6% ★, Time Travel 20% ★, 1980s 3%, Casual 1.4%
Why did the beloved game shops of our childhood fade away? Live through 25 years of gaming history (1985–2010) as a shop owner in this management sim.
Why similar: Game Development 41.1% ★, Economy 17.1%, 1980s 11.1%, Management 10.4%, 1990's 9.6%