- #1 Smartphone Tycoon
96% matchMixed53% of 1,658 reviews2019
Dev: Roastery Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
«Smartphone Tycoon» — unique business simulator. Create your own company for the production of smartphones! Your main goal will be to achieve worldwide recognition and take the company to the temple of fame of the global market.
Why similar: Management 37.6%, Strategy 27.5%, Simulation 27.2%, Indie 6.5%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #2 Smooth Operators
96% matchMostly Positive71% of 289 reviews2014
Dev: Heydeck Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Smooth Operators is an advanced simulation where you take control of a call center company and lead it to financial success! Watch your company become alive and grow while your building reach the highest skyline. What type of CEO will you be?
Why similar: Management 39.5%, Strategy 25.5%, Simulation 24.5%, Indie 6.2%, Casual 3.4%
- #3 Mini Estate
94% match7 user reviews43% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Lava Entertainment
Windows
A minimalist game about building skyscrapers.
Why similar: Strategy 27%, Management 22.7%, Simulation 21.6%, Minimalist 18.8%, Indie 5.7%
- #4 No Pineapple Left Behind
95% matchMixed51% of 43 reviews2016
Dev: Subaltern Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dehumanize kids and make money.
Why similar: Management 33.4%, Strategy 33.2%, Simulation 26.1%, Indie 7.3%
- #5 Starship Corporation
94% matchMixed42% of 555 reviews2018
Dev: Coronado GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A sci-fi simulation game, in which players must design, assemble and test spaceships, in a bid to build a supreme Galactic Mega-Corporation. Gain your reputation by engineering and selling your own spacecraft, testing them to the limit in RTS missions and simulated emergency and combat situations.
Why similar: Management 34.6%, Simulation 25.9%, Strategy 24.9%, Sci-fi 8.6%, Indie 6.1%
- #6 Tube Tycoon
92% matchMostly Positive77% of 600 reviews2018
Dev: Teal Fire
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The only game of its kind where you can feel like a real internet celebrity! Record videos, interact with your subscribers, buy better equipment and gain fame!
Why similar: Management 34%, Strategy 27.6%, Simulation 26.1%, Indie 6.6%, Casual 4%
- #7 Vegas: Make It Big™
93% matchMostly Positive73% of 165 reviews2006
Dev: DeepredPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 55.9 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Develop a state-of-the art Las Vegas resort complex, using all the money and management skill you can. Customers on the living, breathing Las Vegas boulevard are Notoriously hard to satisfy - can you win the hearts and wallets of Vegas? Amazing real-time 3D graphics show off your resort to the max.
Why similar: Management 44.6%, Strategy 35.7%, Simulation 19.7%
- #8 Tavern Tycoon - Dragon's Hangover
91% matchMixed67% of 832 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 48.6%, Simulation 24.3%, Strategy 22.3%, Indie 4.9%
- #9 Wall Street Tycoon
91% matchMixed41% of 131 reviews2019
Dev: Red Fox Studios
Windows
Wall Street Tycoon is a business simulation game where you’re the CEO of a new investment company. Your job is to grow the company, hire employees, and manage the business!
Why similar: Strategy 33.3%, Simulation 29.3%, Management 27.6%, Indie 8.3%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #10 Kaskade
89% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Two Times Pi
Windows
Connect an evolving delivery network in Kaskade, a minimalist strategy game. Construct intricate paths to ensure each delivery gets to the right destination. Unlock upgrades to manage the increasing complexity as your network grows. Relax to the ambient soundtrack and the satisfying puzzle vibes.
Why similar: Minimalist 26%, Management 20.1%, Strategy 16.1%, Simulation 15.5%, Puzzle 14.4%
- #11 ROWROW
90% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2019
Dev: Wayway Studio
Windows · Mac
“RowRow” is a unique sliding puzzle game with more than 100 level of hand crafted stages and diverse puzzle logics. This simple but challenging puzzle will tap into your creative mind.
Why similar: Minimalist 36.9%, Strategy 28%, Puzzle 22.9%, Indie 7.6%, Casual 4.6%
- #12 Casino Inc.
89% matchVery Positive85% of 392 reviews2015
Dev: Hothouse Creations LtdPub: Alternative Software Ltd
Windows
Classic strategy game from 2003. Run your own casino in the 1970s. It's classy. It's glitzy. It's all yours. Take a gamble. Start small with a slot machine or two. Employ some staff. People will be talking about your place from coast to coast. Includes The Management Expansion Pack.
Why similar: Strategy 29.2%, Management 28.8%, Simulation 28.8%, Retro 13.2%
- #13 Mini Motorways
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,591 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 23.5%, Minimalist 22.7%, Strategy 20.4%, Simulation 15.6%, Puzzle 11.4%
- #14 Zap Colony
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sceptic Dog
Windows
Zap Colony⚡is a minimalist defense sim where you build a power grid and match tower energy to enemy colors. How long can you keep the colony safe?
Why similar: Strategy 24.1%, Minimalist 19.5%, Simulation 18.6%, Management 15.6%, Puzzle 13.2%
- #15 Shop Manager : Video Game Tycoon
87% matchMostly Positive75% of 69 reviews2019
Dev: Faritengames
Windows
In Shop manager: video game tycoon your uncle entrusts you his video game shop. Your goal is to make it profitable so that one day you can inherit your business.
Why similar: Management 33.9%, Strategy 28.9%, Simulation 25.4%, Indie 7.4%, Casual 4.3%
- #16 Airport Master
88% matchMostly Negative26% of 58 reviews2017
Dev: STICLI Games
Windows
Very detailed game about airport management and aviation in general, including Real World aircraft, procedures, IFR\VFR traffic, ATC, resources, upgrades and sounds! Enjoy the Ultimate Airport Management Experience!
Why similar: Strategy 35.7%, Management 32.9%, Simulation 31.4%
- #17 Hidden Square
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rapid Rabbit
Windows
Hidden Square can be both easy and tricky. With its minimalistic design, the game presents a unique challenge of uncovering hidden squares.
Why similar: Minimalist 37.4%, Strategy 30.7%, Puzzle 23.7%, Casual 3.9%, Indie 3%
- #18 Mama Farm
85% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2018
Dev: LittleAngel Studio
Windows
Help Mimi the young farmer apprentice to manage the farm while her parents are away. This is not going to be as easy as it seems: there's a lot of work, and some undesirables may make your work tougher than expected !
Why similar: Strategy 26.1%, Minimalist 23.4%, Management 23%, Retro 15.5%, Indie 6.7%
- #19 Party Tycoon
84% matchMixed48% of 392 reviews2017
Dev: Pinokl GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Manage your dream nightclub in Party Hard Tycoon, a business simulation game where you're tasked with throwing the most profitable party ever. It takes place in the same universe as tinyBuild's 2015 hit Party Hard.
Why similar: Strategy 34.6%, Simulation 33.7%, Management 23%, Indie 8.6%
- #20 Lumbermill
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BW Games
Windows
Build, Manage and Maintain a Lumber Mill deep in the Forest!
Why similar: Strategy 34.9%, Simulation 32.5%, Management 22.8%, Indie 9.7%
- #21 The Sandbox of God: Remastered Edition
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 20 reviews2018
Dev: Vertigo Gaming Inc.
Windows
Build your world and lead mankind (and rabbitkind) into the centuries beyond in this classic PC re-release.
Why similar: Strategy 26.2%, Simulation 24.6%, Management 18.5%, Retro 11.4%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #22 Tinseltown Tycoon
82% matchMostly Positive71% of 24 reviews2020
Dev: Caffeinedependent Software
Windows
Tinseltown Tycoon is a management and simulation game that puts you at the head of an obscure film production studio. With control over all aspects of studio operations and the movie production pipeline you can lead your studio to industry domination, financial ruin, or anything in between.
Why similar: Strategy 30.9%, Simulation 29%, Management 27.2%, Indie 8.5%, Casual 4.4%
- #23 Tile Cities 2
78% matchVery Positive95% of 64 reviews2024
Dev: yevhen8
Windows
City-building experience reimagined as a simple relaxing puzzle game bringing the original Tile Cities to a new level
Why similar: Strategy 26.2%, Simulation 21.6%, Minimalist 19.7%, Puzzle 14.4%, Management 13.4%
- #24 ParallHex
79% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Waezen Games
Windows
ParallHex is a puzzle game where you'll navigate increasingly challenging levels. Solve puzzles simultaneously in two distinct worlds, interconnected by your every move.
Why similar: Minimalist 37.7%, Strategy 30.4%, Puzzle 23.7%, Casual 3.4%, Indie 3%
- #25 Lift Attendant
81% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Martilo Games
Windows · Mac
Lift Attendant is a minimalist puzzle game where you control elevators to transport passengers to their destinations. Your objective is to transport passengers as efficiently as possible. Earn money based on your efficiency and use money to upgrade your elevators to further improve efficiency!
Why similar: Minimalist 29.8%, Management 22.4%, Retro 16.4%, Puzzle 15.1%, Simulation 10.8%
- #26 Ant War: Domination
82% matchMixed58% of 250 reviews2015
Dev: Anarchy Enterprises
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Emerge from the ant hill with a handful of ants and a dream... to conquer the world. Train your ants, manage their daily workload, and travel across the town in search of new land. Sharpen your pincers and be ready to fight everyone from beetles and slugs, to the town police and the army!
Why similar: Management 29.6%, Strategy 26.7%, Simulation 22.8%, Retro 9%, Indie 6.3%
- #27 Push Blox 2
80% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2020
Dev: Lonely Deckchair
Windows
Block-pushing puzzle game with challenging high quality levels.
Why similar: Minimalist 40%, Retro 22.4%, Puzzle 21.7%, Indie 13.7%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #28 Anime Studio Saga
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Night Llama Games
Windows
Embark on Anime Studio Saga! Go from a Manga Artist living with your mom to establishing your anime studio, create chart-topping series, developing talent, and pioneer new stories. Ascend to industry leadership, captivating a global fanbase as the unparalleled anime visionary!
Why similar: Strategy 32.1%, Simulation 31.3%, Management 30.3%, Indie 2.9%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #29 DeadLock
78% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2021
Dev: LLL games
Windows · Mac
In DeadLock, the player must connect the processor and the resources it needs in the appropriate order to prevent 'DeadLock' from occurring. More and more targets need to be scheduled, and new kinds of resources emerge. It's up to the player to efficiently schedule without generating 'Deadlock'.
Why similar: Strategy 28.9%, Puzzle 23.7%, Minimalist 22.7%, Simulation 18.3%, Indie 2.7%
- #30 Arcadecraft
79% matchMixed56% of 152 reviews2014
Dev: Firebase Industries Ltd.
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Enter the exciting world of Arcade ownership! Play through the 1980's arcade revolution by buying arcade machines for your customers to play! Customize your arcade to increase its popularity! Manage your finances, capitalize on newly released games, but beware the pitfalls that could bankrupt you!
Why similar: Strategy 30.2%, Simulation 28.9%, Management 27.8%, Indie 8.4%, Casual 4.7%
- #31 Simple Trains
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: ElectronDust
Windows
Simple Trains is a transit simulation game where you build efficient railroad networks and manage trains and routes. Streamline complex passenger flow utilizing eight unique upgrades!
Why similar: Minimalist 26.5%, Management 20.7%, Strategy 16.8%, Simulation 15.9%, Puzzle 15.4%
- #32 Trimmer Tycoon
77% matchMixed68% of 692 reviews2016
Dev: Improx Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Trimmer Tycoon is a fast survival game. You’re the new owner of a beard-trimming salon - Shavy. Customers start flowing in with absurd wishes for their beards. Can you satisfy their beardy dreams and keep up with the ever-increasing rent?
Why similar: Management 41.9%, Strategy 25.1%, Simulation 22.7%, Indie 6.1%, Casual 3.2%
- #33 Operator
76% matchPositive91% of 32 reviews2020
Dev: 30 Matches
Windows
Operator is a minimalist elevator management game. Your job is to get passengers to their destination before they stress out. Can you keep up with the demand?
Why similar: Minimalist 26.8%, Strategy 25.1%, Simulation 23.8%, Management 23.5%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #34 Pizza Connection 2
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 305 reviews2017
Dev: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 36%
It's your empire... Take control! The game has it all! the depth of gameplay will have you on the edge of your seat for hours on-end. Build, manage, strategize and conquer the competition with the richest gameplay tycoon product ever offered!
Why similar: Management 34.1%, Strategy 27.3%, Simulation 25.9%, Retro 9.4%, Indie 2.2%
- #35 Mini Metro
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 16,391 reviews2015
Dev: Dinosaur Polo Club
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Mini Metro is a strategy simulation game about designing a subway map for a growing city. Draw lines between stations and start your trains running. As new stations open, redraw your lines to keep them efficient. Decide where to use your limited resources. How long can you keep the city moving?
Why similar: Minimalist 28%, Strategy 19.4%, Management 18.4%, Puzzle 15.3%, Simulation 12.7%
- #36 Stellar Routes
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vidmancer
Windows
Stellar Routes is a transportation management game set in space! Draw routes between planets and watch as ships transport aliens across the system. Buy, upgrade, and slingshot ships to ridiculous speeds to get these aliens home before they are cast adrift.
Why similar: Strategy 26.5%, Management 20.6%, Simulation 20.6%, Puzzle 17.1%, Sci-fi 6%
- #37 Electric Car Tycoon
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vittorio Banfi
Windows · Mac · Linux
In Electric Car Tycoon you get to start the electric car revolution with your own car company. Start with an experimental model in your garage and grow your company to hundreds of factories and workers around the world. Research new technologies and improve your models. Create the best electric car
Why similar: Management 37.2%, Simulation 36.6%, Strategy 18.5%, Indie 5.8%, Casual 2.1%
- #38 POWERCELL
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Julian Dietz
Windows
Relax and sit back as you create mesmerizing particle reactions and become a source of infinite power.
Why similar: Strategy 27.2%, Simulation 25.2%, Minimalist 20.9%, Management 18.8%, Casual 4.5%
- #39 RollerCoaster Tycoon® Classic
72% matchVery Positive91% of 2,924 reviews2017
Dev: Origin8 Technologies Ltd.Pub: Atari
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 61.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Create incredible parks in the original rollercoaster sim from Chris Sawyer.
Why similar: Management 47.9%, Simulation 20.7%, Strategy 19.3%, Retro 10.9%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #40 The Terminal 2
75% matchMostly Negative26% of 176 reviews2014
Dev: FrameLineNetwork
Windows
'The Terminal 2' game is a realistic airport management game. Land, park, unload, load, fuel and take off your fleet. The better you play the more planes you get every game-day. Expand your airport with more jetways, runways and terminal buildings. Connect the local transportation to get more passengers to your Terminal complex.
Why similar: Strategy 39.3%, Simulation 35.9%, Management 24.8%
- #41 Holy Potatoes! What the Hell?!
73% matchMixed55% of 198 reviews2017
Dev: Daylight StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 25.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Holy Potatoes! What the Hell?! is a whacky hell-themed cooking management sim where you take on the role of a chef in an Afterlife populated by potatoes!
Why similar: Strategy 34.5%, Simulation 31.9%, Management 20.8%, Indie 8.9%, Casual 4%
- #42 Tech Executive Tycoon
73% matchVery Negative17% of 53 reviews2018
Dev: WEB Gaming Entertainment
Windows
Tech Executive Tycoon is a simulation, strategy, role playing game that places you in the seat of CEO and entrepreneur of your very own tech company. Can you take your company to the top with top of the line products? Can you command a world class group of employees?
Why similar: Management 37.8%, Strategy 27.9%, Simulation 27.7%, Indie 6.6%
- #43 Pawnshop Tycoon
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Almighty Games
Windows
Start with a garage full of old junk and expand to a thriving business. Manage sales and train staff to automate redundant tasks. Relocate or expand your shop with many options across the city. Learn all the ins and outs of becoming a big city Pawnshop Tycoon!
Why similar: Strategy 37.5%, Simulation 33%, Management 24.2%, Casual 5.4%
- #44 AstronTycoon
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 54 reviews2018
Dev: ANG People s.r.o.
Windows
Take the role of an astronomer exploring the depths of the universe. Build large telescopes to explore distant stars. Discover a habitable planet or an unknown anomaly in a far corner of the galaxy. Get scientific grants, publish your results and explore new technologies.
Why similar: Strategy 38.3%, Simulation 34.9%, Management 16.9%, Indie 9.9%
- #45 Unium
71% matchVery Positive93% of 319 reviews2015
Dev: Kittehface Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Draw a line. A single line. How complex can that be?
Why similar: Puzzle 33.4%, Strategy 29.3%, Minimalist 22.8%, Indie 8.8%, Casual 5.6%
- #46 Kaya
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KirUn
Windows
Kaya is a colorful logic game with relaxing gameplay and beautiful ambient soundtrack.
Why similar: Strategy 43.1%, Minimalist 25.8%, Puzzle 15.4%, Indie 11.8%, Casual 2.1%
- #47 The Cable Guy
66% matchVery Positive90% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: 4sandwiches
Windows
Your job is to connect all the users from different projects to their servers in the procedurally generated network. In an ever changing office environment you'll have a lot of nifty tools to help you save your job and keep everyone from losing their cool. Are you up for the challenge?
Why similar: Management 25%, Minimalist 23.5%, Strategy 17%, Puzzle 14.8%, Simulation 14.1%
- #48 Goblin Auto Club Manager
66% matchVery Positive91% of 64 reviews2024
Dev: Seaside BaboonPub: unthought games
Windows
Imagine building fantastic cars out of junk and letting idiots drive them. Goblin Auto Club Manager is a casual and wacky motorsport management simulation. Buy parts from the junkyard, build cars with them, and choose your racing strategy. Your goblins do the driving.
Why similar: Management 31.9%, Simulation 18.5%, Strategy 17.4%, Retro 16.8%, Minimalist 13%
- #49 49 Squares
68% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Jim Bame
Windows
Simplistic, relaxing puzzle game. Click boxes to create patterns. Make patterns to complete 100 achievements.
Why similar: Minimalist 38.4%, Puzzle 26.2%, Strategy 25.1%, Casual 5.1%, Indie 3.3%
- #50 Chinese inn
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 89 reviews2018
Dev: ChaoYe LiuPub: Happy Home Company
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
"Chinese inn" is a Chinese-style management game. It was released in 1998. 2017 is back on Steam
Why similar: Management 39.4%, Simulation 34.8%, Retro 20.4%, Casual 5.4%
- #51 Bakery
70% matchVery Positive81% of 136 reviews2017
Dev: ChaoYe LiuPub: Happy Home Company
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Operating bakery Making various breads and cakes Manage and operate storefronts
Why similar: Management 37.3%, Simulation 34.2%, Retro 23%, Casual 5.6%
- #52 InstaTok Tycoon
66% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: ilita studio
Windows
"InstaTok Tycoon " is a blogger simulator in the Tycoon genre that immerses you in the exciting world of digital marketing.
Why similar: Management 44.3%, Strategy 32.4%, Simulation 17.2%, Casual 3.9%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #53 Tiny Road Interchanges
65% matchNo user reviews
Dev: threekittensgame
Windows
Create tiny road interchanges as a traffic engineer. Be as creative as possible, simulate the traffic flow and create efficient interchanges.
Why similar: Management 27.8%, Simulation 19.3%, Puzzle 17.4%, Strategy 16.9%, Minimalist 10.9%
- #54 Streamer Simulator
71% matchMostly Negative22% of 54 reviews2016
Windows
Streamer Simulator is a simulation being streamer. Change your old life for the better. You can become the world’s greatest streamer in history.
Why similar: Strategy 33.7%, Simulation 30.6%, Management 21.7%, Indie 8.7%, Casual 5.3%
- #55 Build-a-lot: On Vacation
64% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Hipsoft
Windows
Vacation towns are looking to upgrade their local attractions and your skills are needed! Can you get the gondola working at the ski resort? Will the fairgrounds get constructed in time for the festival? Find out in Build-a-lot: On Vacation!
Why similar: Strategy 29.7%, Simulation 28.8%, Management 20.1%, Puzzle 16.4%, Casual 4%
- #56 Pizza Connection
69% matchMixed68% of 94 reviews2017
Dev: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Pizza Connection is a humorous business strategy game that challenges you to build a pizza empire from scratch.
Why similar: Strategy 30%, Management 27.9%, Simulation 26.4%, Retro 11.9%, Indie 2.6%
- #57 Pliksim
65% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Oyvindjam
Windows
Pocket sized resource management.
Why similar: Minimalist 25.3%, Management 24.9%, Simulation 23.7%, Retro 16.8%, Casual 4%
- #58 Bitcoin Mining Empire Tycoon
64% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 5Wolf
Windows
Bitcoin, Blockchain, Cryptoeconomics, Mining, Hashrate... You might have already heard of it all somewhere, haven’t you? They appear more and more frequently in the News. Is it the beginning of cryptocurrency era? Will the global economy change?
Why similar: Management 32.2%, Strategy 29.1%, Simulation 26.8%, Indie 7.1%, Casual 3.1%