- #1 Deadwater Saloon Prologue
97% matchMostly Positive79% of 155 reviews2022
Dev: Tanglefoot GamesPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Dive into the wild west as a saloon owner with this Free Prologue version of Deadwater Saloon. Customize your character and face the consequences of your choices as you forge friendships and enemies of townsfolk, travellers, outlaws and lawmen all while building your saloon business.
Why similar: Colony Sim 11.2%, Grand Strategy 10.5% ★, Western 8.5% ★, CRPG 7.6%, Life Sim 6.9%
- #2 Saloon Simulator
96% matchVery Positive90% of 989 reviews2025
Dev: Glivi Games S.A.Pub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Start by running a saloon and carve your own place in the Wild West. Shape your bar, hire help, and get drawn into the lives and troubles of the people who gather around your counter. Out here, honest business is rarely enough. See what it takes to survive the frontier.
Why similar: Western 26.4% ★, Life Sim 16%, Management 14.2%, Immersive Sim 13.9%, Sandbox 11.4%
- #3 Wild West Legacy
96% matchMostly Negative37% of 2,142 reviews2024
Dev: Moon Punch StudioPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Conquer the Wild West. Explore the open world of a fictitious American Midwest and survive the harsh environment. Convince other settlers to join you and manage your ever-growing settlements. Build a home, take care of your farm and become a legend in Wild West Legacy.
Why similar: Western 23.3% ★, Colony Sim 20.9%, Life Sim 13.2%, Building 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%
- #4 Recipe for Disaster
95% matchMostly Positive71% of 725 reviews2022
Dev: Dapper Penguin StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Recipe for Disaster is a management sim that captures the fast-paced, drama-filled environment of a professional kitchen and dining room. Build your dream restaurant, create recipes, design menus and manage your staff, all while contending with demanding customers and disastrous situations!
Why similar: Management 18.7%, Life Sim 17.4%, Building 15.6%, Capitalism 11.6%, Isometric 11%
- #5 Saloon Simulator: Prologue
94% matchVery Positive87% of 871 reviews2024
Dev: Glivi Games S.A.Pub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Saloon Simulator Prologue lets you restore an abandoned Saloon and discover that managing it isn't just about creating drinks and meals. Clean up, organize, and choose the right friends - all to become the most recognizable business in the Wild West!
Why similar: Western 32.6% ★, Immersive Sim 18.8%, Life Sim 17.9%, Management 14.2%, Crafting 10.8%
- #6 Wild West Supermarket Simulator
94% matchMixed67% of 201 reviews2026
Dev: SunDustPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Run a General Store in the Wild West. Customize and expand your shop. Make sure that your customers’ constantly changing needs are satisfied. Work every job yourself or let your employees stack the shelves and work the till. Find out what it feels like to own a Wild West Supermarket.
Why similar: Western 20.9% ★, Management 18.2%, Capitalism 16.5%, Life Sim 15.9%, Immersive Sim 11.8%
- #7 Tavern Manager Simulator 🍻
92% matchVery Positive92% of 4,445 reviews2024
Dev: One More Time
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Restore your fantasy tavern to its full glory. Repair, improve and expand the establishment. Cook delicious food and keep an eye on the mood of the visitors. Create a unique atmosphere for unforgettable adventures!
Why similar: Building 20.3%, Life Sim 19.2%, Management 19%, Immersive Sim 16.8%, Sandbox 15.8%
- #8 Tavern Tycoon - Dragon's Hangover
93% matchMixed67% of 836 reviews2019
Dev: Terapoly
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.4 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 57.2%, Simulation 26%, Building 16.9%
- #9 Waterpark Simulator
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 13,339 reviews2026
Dev: CayPlay
Windows
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Build and run your own waterpark solo or with friends. Design slides, send guests flying with ragdoll physics, manage staff, and fully customize your park. Turn total madness into a diamond five-star empire in this first-person management simulator!
Why similar: Building 16.4%, Management 15.2%, Immersive Sim 14.5%, Sandbox 13.6%, Life Sim 12.9%
- #10 Cowboy Life Simulator
91% matchVery Positive89% of 1,278 reviews2025
Dev: Odd QubitPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
“Cowboy Life Simulator” is an immersive and relaxing ranching sim where you step into the boots of a failed businessman starting fresh on the frontier. Buy your first goat, meet the locals, explore vibrant lands, and build your dream ranch in a world full of stories and adventure!
Why similar: Building 23.3%, Life Sim 23%, Sandbox 18.7%, Crafting 12.2%, Simulation 9.3%
- #11 Cartel Tycoon
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 3,802 reviews2022
Dev: Moon MoosePub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Cartel Tycoon is a survival business sim inspired by the ‘80s and '90s narco trade. Expand and conquer, fight off rival thugs and evade the authorities. Earn people's loyalty and strive to overcome the doomed fate of a power-hungry drug lord.
Why similar: Colony Sim 32.3%, Building 19.1%, Management 18.7%, Sandbox 15.5%, Simulation 7.9%
- #12 Rise of Gun
89% matchVery Positive85% of 1,133 reviews2024
Dev: PimpGameStudio
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Rise of Gun - immerses you in a world of zombie apocalypse as a gun store owner. Buy parts, craft, sell, upgrade your store and hire workers. Help to humanity survive
Why similar: Building 15.5%, Life Sim 15.3%, Management 14.2%, Capitalism 13.7%, Immersive Sim 13%
- #13 Wild West Miner Simulator
87% matchMixed66% of 151 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: Western 23.3% ★, Colony Sim 22%, Life Sim 11.7%, Building 10.4%, Immersive Sim 10.4%
- #14 City of Gangsters
88% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,559 reviews2021
Dev: SomaSimPub: Kasedo Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
In this management tycoon game, you’ll start a criminal operation from nothing and grow it into a well-oiled money machine! Build speakeasies and illegal distilleries. Manage production chains and resource distribution. Leverage favors, chase down debtors, and bribe the police to look the other way.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 32.7% ★, Management 30.9%, Sandbox 15.1%, Capitalism 12.9%, Simulation 7.5%
- #15 The Walking Trade
85% matchVery Positive87% of 2,775 reviews2026
Dev: Microwave GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Run a shop in the zombie apocalypse! Trade batteries, craft stock, manage your staff, and fend off undead hordes. Will you be a hero, or profit at any cost? Your choices shape your store - and your fate.
Why similar: Management 18.1%, Building 16.6%, Sandbox 14.6%, Capitalism 14.1%, Immersive Sim 12.1%
- #16 Pawnbroker Simulator
86% matchMostly Positive73% of 399 reviews2026
Dev: Next Sky GamesPub: Ultimate Publishing
Windows
Enter Pawnbroker Simulator, where every deal, appraisal, and choice forges your path to pawn shop greatness. Sharpen your instincts, unlock new talents, craft a storefront that turns heads, offer high-stakes loans, and stay one step ahead of cunning thieves.
Why similar: Life Sim 22.4%, Immersive Sim 17.9%, Sandbox 16.9%, Building 16.2%, Management 12.9%
- #17 Prison Simulator
86% matchVery Positive86% of 2,531 reviews2021
Dev: Baked Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Get a taste of prison life! Become a prison guard and deal with dangerous convicts. Prison management, lots of daily activities. Will you become the best guard in history? Or maybe you'll turn into the worst scumbag this Prison has ever seen?
Why similar: Sandbox 44.8%, RPG 30.3%, Simulation 24.8%
- #18 Game Saloon Simulator
84% matchVery Positive92% of 77 reviews2026
Dev: Gnome Games
Windows
Step into the world of fun and become the boss of your own game saloon! In this game, you’ll serve customers, enjoy interactive games, and get a taste of the relaxing and enjoyable experience that awaits you.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 24.2%, Life Sim 21.8%, Management 21.6%, Sandbox 17.8%, Simulation 12.2%
- #19 Definitely Not Fried Chicken
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,559 reviews2023
Dev: Dope GamesPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Definitely Not Fried Chicken is a business management sim with a Twist! Grow your drugs trade through legitimate fronts by managing both sides of the business. Acquire new "businesses", meet new clientele, Develop more potent narcotics, make lots of money and leave a city in ruin!
Why similar: Management 17.4%, Capitalism 16%, Isometric 15.4%, Building 14.5%, Sandbox 14.3%
- #20 Westland Survival
83% matchMixed59% of 575 reviews2025
Dev: Helio GamesPub: Helio Games
Windows · Mac
Saddle up for the ultimate survival adventure in the untamed Wild West! Build your homestead, tame the wilderness, bounty hunt the outlaws, and duel against the dangers that lurk on the frontier. Do you have what it takes to be a legend of the West?
Why similar: Western 32.3% ★, Isometric 16.8%, Sandbox 13.7%, Character Customization 13.1%, Crafting 9.3%
- #21 Fuel Station Simulator
82% matchMixed62% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: QuantumPlay Studios
Windows
Take control of your very own fuel station and transform it into a bustling business hub! Experience the perfect mix of management, customization, and exciting challenges as you serve customers, expand your services, and build your empire.
Why similar: Western 23.5% ★, Building 21.5%, Life Sim 21.1%, Management 16.3%, Simulation 9.5%
- #22 Tavern Master
81% matchVery Positive92% of 13,253 reviews2021
Dev: Untitled Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 11.9 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 40.3%, Building 35.8%, Simulation 16%, Crafting 6.2%, 3D 1.7%
- #23 Alaskan Road Truckers
81% matchMixed62% of 3,262 reviews2023
Dev: Road Studio S.A.Pub: Green Man Gaming Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Brave the challenging conditions of Alaskan life in the definitive trucker simulator. Be the master of your own destiny as you take jobs, transport cargo and experience a sense of freedom on foot and in your cab.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 33.6%, Management 29.2%, Simulation 15.6%, Third Person 14.1%, 3D 7.4%
- #24 Depraved
82% matchMixed61% of 1,251 reviews2019
Dev: Evil Bite
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Depraved is a city builder game with survival aspects, settled in the Wild West. Build towns and establish important outposts to supply your residents with food and other raw materials. Resist the seasons, dangerous animals, and bandits and conquer the Wild West.
Why similar: Colony Sim 35.2%, Western 21.9% ★, Building 18.4%, Management 16.1%, Simulation 4.9%
- #25 Resort Island Simulator: Prologue
79% matchMostly Positive77% of 53 reviews2026
Dev: Tenjin GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
A world filled with tricksters, pirates, zealots, and treasures. An ocean full of danger and prize. Face dilemmas and encounters. Manage a resort in this wild world and build a thriving business. An Explorer, a Survivor a Resorter or a Trader? Forge your own path to wealth. Make Resort Prosper!
Why similar: Life Sim 25.8%, Sandbox 18.7%, Immersive Sim 17.6%, Simulation 16.6%, Management 11.5%
- #26 Speakeasy Simulator
78% matchVery Positive91% of 66 reviews2026
Dev: Arcana GamesPub: Bluelily Games
Windows
Manage your own speakeasy hidden from prying eyes during Prohibition. Experiment with recipes, perfect the quality of your spirits, and transform your bar into an elegant, unique venue. Combine craftsmanship, optimization, and decoration to offer your guests an unforgettable experience.
Why similar: Life Sim 33.2%, Management 29.9%, Crafting 17.4%, Simulation 15.3%, 3D 4.1%
- #27 Weed Shop 3
78% matchVery Positive94% of 4,142 reviews2022
Dev: Weed GamesPub: Weed Games
Windows
Median: 14.8 hrsMean: 40.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
BUILD YOUR VIRTUAL WEED EMPIRE: Grow the hottest strains & crossbreed new ones, roll your own Blunts, sell Bongs, hire Growers, make Solventless Concentrates, handle Rival Dealers, befriend Influencers, smoke Dabs, ride a Dolphin, and More! WELCOME TO WEED SHOP 3!
Why similar: Building 19.3%, Immersive Sim 18%, Life Sim 17.8%, Management 17.7%, Dark Humor 9.1%
- #28 Lumberjack's Dynasty
80% matchMostly Positive71% of 2,815 reviews2021
Dev: UMEO StudiosPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A unique life simulation where you are a lumberjack building up a business and founding a lasting dynasty for generations to come.
Why similar: Simulation 40.6%, Building 30.1%, Crafting 13.8%, Life Sim 11.1%, RPG 4.4%
- #29 Cattle Country
77% matchVery Positive86% of 377 reviews2025
Dev: Castle Pixel, LLC.Pub: Playtonic Friends
Windows · Linux
Howdy partner! Welcome to Cattle Country, the Cozy Cowboy Adventure Life Sim. Become a determined pioneer traveling west to start a new life. Make a home in the mountains, take on bandits, discover dastardly plots, build a farm, develop your town, and make friends with fellow residents.
Why similar: Western 29.7% ★, Life Sim 17.2%, Sandbox 13.9%, Building 13.3%, Character Customization 11.4%
- #30 Alaska Gold Fever
76% matchVery Positive80% of 1,009 reviews2026
Dev: Baked GamesPub: Baked Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Step into the role of a gold prospector during the Alaskan gold rush and build your own empire from scratch. Mine resources, refine different forms of gold, and upgrade your tools to increase efficiency. Explore diverse mines, survive the harsh climate, and complete engaging story and side quests!
Why similar: Western 34.1% ★, Building 18.5%, Immersive Sim 17%, Crafting 10.5%, Simulation 8.2%
- #31 Internet Cafe Simulator 2025
77% matchMixed44% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: Revolt Games
Windows
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 19.8%, Immersive Sim 15.7%, Sandbox 15%, Building 13.6%, Capitalism 11.8%
- #32 Obenseuer
76% matchVery Positive94% of 1,772 reviews2018
Dev: Loiste Interactive
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 35.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Obenseuer is an urban survival RPG game, where you become a property manager of a rundown unfinished tenement building, in an isolated quarantine district of Obenseuer. Maintain and upgrade your tenement for rent, uncover the secrets of this infamous district and grow your wealth with your craft.
Why similar: Life Sim 23.6%, Strategy RPG 22.1%, Management 17.8%, Building 16.5%, Immersive Sim 9%
- #33 Movies Tycoon
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 537 reviews2024
Dev: PixelCraze s.r.o.
Windows
Movies Tycoon is a simulation game where you dive into the world of film-making. Start with a humble studio, scout and manage top talent, customize unique characters, and direct blockbuster films.
Why similar: Building 19.7%, Management 19.2%, Capitalism 18.8%, Sandbox 15.6%, Character Customization 13.8%
- #34 Landlord's Super
75% matchVery Positive81% of 1,711 reviews2023
Dev: MinskworksPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Your quintessential construction simulator is here. Take a dodgy loan, restore a property, move in the locals, attend to their grievances, then celebrate with a pint in this fully-simulated, open-world 1980's Britain.
Why similar: Building 22.1%, Life Sim 22%, Immersive Sim 18.5%, Sandbox 16.2%, Simulation 9%
- #35 Soda Story - Brewing Tycoon
74% matchVery Positive91% of 66 reviews2022
Dev: Upper Class Walrus
Windows
Take on the challenge of running a Soda brewing operation, all while participating in the current season of the hit reality TV show “Prisoneers.” Will you win your freedom?
Why similar: Building 38.2%, Management 31.2%, Crafting 17.8%, Simulation 10.4%, Sandbox 2.4%
- #36 SimCasino
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 757 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: Building 23.7%, Capitalism 20.8%, Management 20.1%, Sandbox 20%, Simulation 10.6%
- #37 Moonshiner Simulator
71% matchVery Positive86% of 140 reviews2026
Dev: Goosix Games
Windows
Moonshiner Simulator is an in-depth spirits production simulator. Start from the bottom and build your operation into a thriving empire by mastering the intricacies of the craft and creating unique recipes. But beware – there will always be those who want to see you fail.
Why similar: Management 27%, Immersive Sim 18.6%, Simulation 18.3%, Building 12.4%, Crafting 12%
- #38 This Land Is My Land
73% matchMixed68% of 4,651 reviews2021
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Experience the frontier as a chief of a Native American tribe and resist the onset of the settlers. Explore the vast world full of hostile humans and animals while defining your narrative through the decisions you make.
Why similar: Western 48.3% ★, Crafting 12%, Sandbox 11.6%, RPG 10%, Simulation 9.6%
- #39 Brewpub Simulator
73% matchMixed60% of 617 reviews2023
Dev: Star DriftersPub: Movie Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Quit your day job, open a bar! Decorate the place, create your own beer and design your labels. Keep your kegs full and your customers happy, and never stop growing!
Why similar: Immersive Sim 28.5%, Simulation 19.6%, Management 19%, Life Sim 13%, Crafting 11.8%
- #40 Farthest Frontier
68% matchVery Positive86% of 25,375 reviews2025
Dev: Crate Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 27.1 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: Colony Sim 36.6%, Building 29.5%, Immersive Sim 17%, Management 16.9%
- #41 A guard walks into a tavern
71% matchVery Positive84% of 431 reviews2023
Dev: SuQing
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
You are a guard whose job is to post bounties. Try your best to deal with various matters and make money to raise your family. But remember, when various factions come to you, you will have to make choices!
Why similar: Life Sim 26.3%, Strategy RPG 19.6%, Dark Humor 18.3%, Immersive Sim 18.1%, Simulation 11.7%
- #42 City Game Studio: Your Game Dev Adventure Begins
71% matchVery Positive92% of 1,889 reviews2021
Dev: Binogure Studio 🐺
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Grand Strategy 15.4% ★, Management 14%, Capitalism 12.9%, Life Sim 11.6%, Isometric 11.4%
- #43 Moonshine Inc.
73% matchMixed64% of 214 reviews2022
Dev: Klabater
Windows
We love moonshin’. Now, you get to play a story-rich management game focused on crafting moonshine, brandy, whisky, and vodka. You’ll ferment, distill, then name your booze how you want it. You’ll run that business big. Smart, yet discreetly. Cause ain’t nothin’ illegal... ‘til you get caught!
Why similar: Immersive Sim 26.1%, Building 23.4%, Sandbox 18%, Management 17.9%, Crafting 9.6%
- #44 Junkyard Simulator
72% matchMixed65% of 2,237 reviews2021
Dev: Rebelia GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Did you ever wish to work in a junkyard? Now you can, with Junkyard Simulator. They are many roads leading to success - whichever you take depends on your decisions.
Why similar: Building 24.3%, Sandbox 23.5%, Management 19.8%, Simulation 15.6%, Crafting 11.9%
- #45 Hollywood Animal
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 4,179 reviews2025
Dev: Weappy WholesomePub: Weappy Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.5 hrsMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Make movies, even if someone has to die. Take the helm of a major Hollywood studio at the dawn of sound cinema, and guide it through decades of creative achievements and glamor, debauchery and dark deeds, tough choices and unpleasant compromises.
Why similar: Building 38.5%, Simulation 22.1%, Management 19.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.5%
- #46 The Brewline
68% matchVery Positive86% of 119 reviews2026
Dev: Alcora GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Step into the world of bootleg booze in this story-driven, single-player sim! Grow your crops, brew your drinks, bond with eccentric customers, and bottle it all under your own brand. Uncover the truth behind your brother’s arrest, complete quirky missions, and build your underground empire.
Why similar: Sandbox 23%, Immersive Sim 20.8%, Simulation 18.4%, Management 12.5%, Life Sim 10.5%
- #47 Medieval Blacksmith
69% matchVery Positive80% of 595 reviews2025
Dev: OGO Play
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Medieval Blacksmith is a blacksmithing simulation set in a magical medieval world. Play as a blacksmith with no past, craft legendary weapons from daggers to spears, and forge your path to becoming the world’s greatest. Dive into a story filled with adventure and endless creative possibilities!
Why similar: Life Sim 21.4%, Sandbox 17.1%, Immersive Sim 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Simulation 9.8%
- #48 Game Builder Tycoon
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 180 reviews2024
Dev: AM PlayhousePub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.1 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 20.3%, Capitalism 19.5%, Sandbox 14.2%, Character Customization 14.1%, Isometric 12.9%
- #49 The Pub Life Simulator
69% matchMixed66% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Visma Games
Windows
Start your own pub, serve drinks, and keep your customers happy. Unlock better beverages as you level up, expand your pub, and become the most beloved spot in town!
Why similar: Life Sim 22.7%, Management 21.5%, Immersive Sim 19.9%, Sandbox 16%, Simulation 11.3%
- #50 Crossroads Inn Anniversary Edition
72% matchMixed55% of 4,071 reviews2019
Dev: Klabater
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Crossroads Inn, a real-time management sim, unfolds in Delcrys' unique fantasy realm. Construct and oversee your inn, delight traveling heroes, and achieve renowned status for your services across the kingdom.
Why similar: Life Sim 23%, Immersive Sim 19.5%, Strategy RPG 16%, Management 12%, Sandbox 11.5%
- #51 Cafe Owner Simulator
70% matchMixed63% of 1,109 reviews2022
Dev: Second RealityPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Open your dream restaurant at FPP. Create a unique exterior and interior, hire the best workers and chefs, create a place where people will love to eat, spend time and spend their money. Simulation of the restaurant business.
Why similar: Life Sim 20.4%, Building 19.6%, Management 17%, Immersive Sim 15.3%, Sandbox 14.9%
- #52 Metro Sim Hustle
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 397 reviews2021
Dev: Departure Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Take control of an underground commuter train and rise to the top in a bustling metropolis filled with cheap thrills, prime real estate, and a diverse community of unique characters.
Why similar: Life Sim 32.9%, Sandbox 23.5%, Character Customization 17.8%, RPG 10.4%, Simulation 9.3%
- #53 Wild West Miner Simulator: First Gun
67% matchMostly Positive71% of 69 reviews2026
Dev: Digital MelodyPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
After a savage animal attack leaves you stripped of everything, you crawl back toward a town that’s already forgotten you. Among dust, suspicion, and long shadows, you fight to reclaim a place in a world that would rather see you buried.
Why similar: Western 37.2% ★, Life Sim 26.2%, Immersive Sim 11.8%, Simulation 10.9%, Building 7.9%
- #54 Scam Center Simulator: Prologue
66% matchVery Positive83% of 81 reviews2026
Dev: Jiao Games
Windows
Run your own scam centre and pay off your debt. Expand your business by recruiting workers through shady means. Bribe the police, trade with others, and use every strategy to survive in this city. Will you rise to power or fall under the pressure? The choice is yours.
Why similar: Sandbox 21.7%, Immersive Sim 17%, Simulation 16%, Building 15.4%, Life Sim 14.3%
- #55 Ranch Simulator: Build, Hunt, Farm
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 47,912 reviews2023
Dev: Toxic DogPub: Excalibur Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Builder. Farmer. Hunter. Trader. Ranching certainly isn’t your average job. Think you have the skills to turn your family’s rundown homestead into the most prosperous ranch in the valley? Then it’s time to head out into the wilderness in this captivating single and multiplayer open-world simulator.
Why similar: Management 29%, Sandbox 26.9%, Immersive Sim 26.8%, Simulation 17.3%
- #56 Junkyard Builder
66% matchMostly Positive74% of 252 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: Life Sim 18.5%, Management 16.6%, Immersive Sim 14.2%, Building 13.5%, Sandbox 12.8%
- #57 Mall Simulator
65% matchVery Positive83% of 3,240 reviews2025
Dev: F13 Games
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 24.9 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 17.3%, Life Sim 16.5%, Capitalism 15.6%, Immersive Sim 14.6%, Building 14.2%
- #58 Drunkard Simulator
68% matchMostly Negative32% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: O.S.D.Pub: PostHuman Interactive
Windows
Drink. Stumble. Cause chaos. Drunkard Simulator lets you turn your neighborhood into a boozy playground of impulsive stunts and slapstick mayhem.
Why similar: Life Sim 18.5%, Immersive Sim 14.9%, Sandbox 14.6%, Management 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%