- #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 11.1%, Grand Strategy 10.5%, Western 8.5% ★, CRPG 7.6%, Life Sim 6.9%
- #2 Saloon Simulator
96% matchVery Positive90% of 1,007 reviews2025
Dev: Glivi Games S.A.Pub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 9.7 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 26.6% ★, Life Sim 16%, Management 14%, Immersive Sim 14%, Sandbox 11.4%
- #3 Wild West Legacy
96% matchMostly Negative37% of 2,143 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 23.4% ★, Colony Sim 20.8%, Life Sim 13.2%, Building 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%
- #4 Recipe for Disaster
95% matchMostly Positive71% of 729 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 18.5%, Life Sim 17.4%, Building 15.6%, Capitalism 11.6%, Isometric 11.1%
- #5 Saloon Simulator: Prologue
94% matchVery Positive87% of 874 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 32.7% ★, Immersive Sim 18.9%, Life Sim 17.8%, Management 14%, Crafting 10.8%
- #6 Wild West Supermarket Simulator
93% matchMixed68% of 204 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 21% ★, Management 18%, Capitalism 16.5%, Life Sim 15.9%, Immersive Sim 11.9%
- #7 Tavern Manager Simulator 🍻
92% matchVery Positive92% of 4,482 reviews2024
Dev: One More Time
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 12.3 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 19.1%, Management 18.9%, Immersive Sim 17%, Sandbox 15.8%
- #8 Tavern Tycoon - Dragon's Hangover
94% 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 56.9%, Simulation 26%, Building 17%
- #9 Cowboy Life Simulator
91% matchVery Positive89% of 1,303 reviews2025
Dev: Odd QubitPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 14.4 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 9.2%
- #10 Waterpark Simulator
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 14,480 reviews2026
Dev: CayPlay
Windows
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 17.6 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 15.1%, Immersive Sim 14.5%, Sandbox 13.7%, Life Sim 12.9%
- #11 Big Ambitions
88% matchVery Positive92% of 14,788 reviews2026
Dev: Hovgaard Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 25.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Big Ambitions is a revolutionary role-playing business sim. Go from nothing to the biggest entrepreneur in New York by opening small businesses or slowly building huge corporations any way you like.
Why similar: Management 24.5%, Life Sim 16.3%, Capitalism 16.1%, Sandbox 9.4%, Immersive Sim 8.3%
- #12 Cartel Tycoon
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 3,818 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 18.5%, Sandbox 15.5%, Simulation 7.8%
- #13 Roadhouse Simulator
87% matchMostly Positive75% of 270 reviews2026
Dev: DRAGO entertainment
Windows
Pour beer, break up brawls, distill your own liquor, run pig races, deal with gangs and keep the cops off your back as you turn a rundown Route 66 bar into one hell of a Road House.
Why similar: Life Sim 37.9%, Management 24.5%, Immersive Sim 19.1%, Simulation 18.6%
- #14 City of Gangsters
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,563 reviews2021
Dev: SomaSimPub: Kasedo Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 12.9 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 33%, Management 30.6%, Sandbox 15.1%, Capitalism 12.8%, Simulation 7.4%
- #15 Rise of Gun
86% matchVery Positive85% of 1,139 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 14.1%, Capitalism 13.6%, Immersive Sim 13.1%
- #16 Wild West Miner Simulator
86% 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: Western 23.4% ★, Colony Sim 22%, Life Sim 11.7%, Immersive Sim 10.5%, Building 10.4%
- #17 Pawnbroker Simulator
85% matchMostly Positive73% of 414 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 18.1%, Sandbox 17%, Building 16.3%, Management 12.8%
- #18 Definitely Not Fried Chicken
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,583 reviews2023
Dev: Dope GamesPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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 17.3%, Capitalism 16%, Isometric 15.4%, Building 14.5%, Sandbox 14.4%
- #19 Game Saloon Simulator
83% matchVery Positive92% of 85 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 24.4%, Life Sim 21.8%, Management 21.4%, Sandbox 17.8%, Simulation 12.1%
- #20 Prison Simulator
84% matchVery Positive86% of 2,538 reviews2021
Dev: Baked Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.9 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 30.6%, Simulation 24.7%
- #21 Tavern Master
81% matchVery Positive92% of 13,319 reviews2021
Dev: Untitled Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 12.0 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 40.2%, Building 35.8%, Simulation 16.1%, Crafting 6.2%, 3D 1.7%
- #22 Westland Survival
82% matchMixed58% of 597 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%, Crafting 9.3%
- #23 Alaska Gold Fever
79% matchVery Positive80% of 1,056 reviews2026
Dev: Baked GamesPub: Baked Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 44.9% ★, Building 24.7%, Crafting 13.4%, Simulation 10.7%, 3D 6.3%
- #24 The Walking Trade
78% matchVery Positive86% of 2,903 reviews2026
Dev: Microwave GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 12.7 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 18.3%, Building 16.6%, Sandbox 14.6%, Capitalism 13.9%, Immersive Sim 12.1%
- #25 Depraved
82% matchMixed61% of 1,255 reviews2019
Dev: Evil Bite
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 9.2 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 22% ★, Building 18.4%, Management 15.9%, Simulation 4.9%
- #26 Alaskan Road Truckers
81% matchMixed62% of 3,270 reviews2023
Dev: Road Studio S.A.Pub: Green Man Gaming Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.4 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 33.9%, Management 28.9%, Simulation 15.5%, Third Person 14.2%, 3D 7.4%
- #27 Lumberjack's Dynasty
80% matchMostly Positive71% of 2,822 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 40.3%, Building 30.1%, Crafting 14%, Life Sim 11.1%, RPG 4.4%
- #28 Resort Island Simulator: Prologue
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 57 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 18.8%, Immersive Sim 17.8%, Simulation 16.3%, Management 11.4%
- #29 Fuel Station Simulator
79% 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 23.6% ★, Building 21.6%, Life Sim 21.1%, Management 16.1%, Simulation 9.4%
- #30 Speakeasy Simulator
77% matchVery Positive91% of 67 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 33.3%, Management 29.7%, Crafting 17.5%, Simulation 15.3%, 3D 4.1%
- #31 Resort Island Simulator
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 76 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: Colony Sim 22.5%, Life Sim 21%, Management 15.3%, Building 13.1%, Immersive Sim 9.7%
- #32 Wild West Pioneers
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 326 reviews2026
Dev: EmpireCraft StudiosPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Wild West Pioneers is a city-builder adventure about leading settlers into the untamed frontier. Build and manage growing settlements, establish production chains, and explore the world. Follow a story of gold rush dreams, dangerous encounters, and the search for your family.
Why similar: Colony Sim 31.9%, Western 17.9% ★, Building 14.8%, Sandbox 13.9%, Management 10.3%
- #33 Cattle Country
75% matchVery Positive86% of 385 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 29.8% ★, Life Sim 17.1%, Sandbox 13.9%, Building 13.3%, Character Customization 11.4%
- #34 Internet Cafe Simulator 2025
76% 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 15.8%, Sandbox 15%, Building 13.6%, Capitalism 11.7%
- #35 Movies Tycoon
74% matchMostly Positive71% of 555 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 19.8%, Management 19.1%, Capitalism 18.7%, Sandbox 15.7%, Character Customization 13.8%
- #36 This Land Is My Land
74% matchMixed68% of 4,660 reviews2021
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows
Median: 3.6 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 48.4% ★, Crafting 11.9%, Sandbox 11.6%, RPG 10.1%, Simulation 9.5%
- #37 Soda Story - Brewing Tycoon
73% 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 38.4%, Management 30.9%, Crafting 17.9%, Simulation 10.4%, Sandbox 2.4%
- #38 Hollywood Animal
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 4,219 reviews2025
Dev: Weappy WholesomePub: Weappy Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 20.9 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 38.6%, Simulation 22%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, Management 19.7%
- #39 Medieval Blacksmith
71% matchVery Positive80% of 600 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 21.3%, Sandbox 17.1%, Immersive Sim 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Simulation 9.7%
- #40 Obenseuer
72% matchVery Positive94% of 1,854 reviews2018
Dev: Loiste Interactive
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 37.0 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 23.9%, Strategy RPG 22%, Management 17.4%, Building 16.3%, Immersive Sim 9.4%
- #41 REAL ESTATE Simulator - FROM BUM TO MILLIONAIRE
73% 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: Life Sim 26.9%, Management 17.4%, Building 16%, Simulation 11.5%, RPG 10.9%
- #42 Moonshiner Simulator
68% matchVery Positive87% of 149 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 26.8%, Immersive Sim 18.8%, Simulation 18.2%, Building 12.4%, Crafting 12%
- #43 Farthest Frontier
67% matchVery Positive86% of 25,602 reviews2025
Dev: Crate Entertainment
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 27.8 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 17.2%, Management 16.7%
- #44 Junkyard Simulator
72% matchMixed65% of 2,258 reviews2021
Dev: Rebelia GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.2 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 24.4%, Sandbox 23.5%, Management 19.6%, Simulation 15.6%, Crafting 11.9%
- #45 A guard walks into a tavern
70% matchVery Positive84% of 435 reviews2023
Dev: SuQing
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 19.7%, Dark Humor 18.3%, Immersive Sim 18.2%, Simulation 11.6%
- #46 Crossroads Inn Anniversary Edition
73% matchMixed55% of 4,075 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 22.9%, Immersive Sim 19.7%, Strategy RPG 16%, Management 11.8%, Sandbox 11.5%
- #47 Moonshine Inc.
71% 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 26.3%, Building 23.5%, Sandbox 18%, Management 17.7%, Crafting 9.5%
- #48 Dustland Delivery
68% matchVery Positive88% of 1,290 reviews2024
Dev: Neutron Star StudioPub: Lilith Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Dustland Delivery is a post-apocalyptic survival business simulator. Scour the wastes for profit, complete missions to grow your trading empire, and assemble a rag-tag band of adventurers to turn your city into the capital of the Dustlands. Danger lurks around every corner—but no risk, no reward!
Why similar: Management 28.3%, Building 22.5%, Sandbox 21.6%, Simulation 14.6%, RPG 13%
- #49 Sunset Motel
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 871 reviews2025
Dev: Efkey StudiosPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Ready for the transformation of neglected rooms? Ensure customer satisfaction, renovate interiors, design entertainment spaces! Manage your motel in your own style and provide travelers with unforgettable experiences!
Why similar: Building 31.5%, Life Sim 24.5%, Simulation 23.2%, Management 20.9%
- #50 Brewpub Simulator
70% 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 28.8%, Simulation 19.6%, Management 18.8%, Life Sim 13%, Crafting 11.8%
- #51 Landlord's Super
69% matchVery Positive80% of 1,720 reviews2023
Dev: MinskworksPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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 21.9%, Immersive Sim 18.6%, Sandbox 16.1%, Simulation 8.9%
- #52 The Brewline
66% matchVery Positive86% of 124 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 20.9%, Simulation 18.3%, Management 12.4%, Life Sim 10.5%
- #53 Metro Sim Hustle
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 400 reviews2021
Dev: Departure Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 60%
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 32.8%, Sandbox 23.5%, Character Customization 17.8%, RPG 10.5%, Simulation 9.2%
- #54 Cafe Owner Simulator
69% matchMixed63% of 1,112 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 19.7%, Management 16.8%, Immersive Sim 15.5%, Sandbox 14.9%
- #55 SimCasino
69% 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: Building 23.9%, Capitalism 20.7%, Sandbox 20%, Management 19.9%, Simulation 10.6%
- #56 The Pub Life Simulator
67% matchMixed66% of 65 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 21.3%, Immersive Sim 20%, Sandbox 16.1%, Simulation 11.3%
- #57 Wild West Miner Simulator: First Gun
66% matchMostly Positive73% of 83 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%, Immersive Sim 11.8%, Simulation 10.8%, Building 8.1%
- #58 Game Builder Tycoon
67% 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 20.2%, Capitalism 19.5%, Sandbox 14.3%, Character Customization 14.1%, Isometric 12.9%