- #1 Festival Tycoon 🎪
97% matchMostly Positive76% of 227 reviews2022
Dev: Johannes GäblerPub: Future Friends Games
Windows
A micro-management sim about music festivals! Design the perfect festival grounds in ‘create’ mode, then manage the event itself in ‘live’ mode! Book bands, sign deals, plant flowers, fix toilets, and grow your show into a global phenomenon.
Why similar: Economy 16.9%, City Builder 16.4%, Management 14.1%, Building 10.6%, Resource Management 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the event-planning and music-focused management aspects that are central to the Disco Simulator experience.
- #2 SimCasino
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 751 reviews2021
Dev: LVGameDev LLC
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Modern Casino Tycoon Simulation in full 3D glory. Build the casino. Set the odds. Expand into a luxury hotel/casino or go cheap & extract max profits. Keep the vault secure at all times, and beware of criminals & cheaters!!
Why similar: City Builder 19.2%, Economy 17.7%, Management 15.5%, Building 11%, Sandbox 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Like a nightclub, a casino requires careful floor planning, staff management, and balancing the economy to keep patrons happy.
- #3 Party Maker
96% matchMixed64% of 106 reviews2022
Dev: Forestlight Games
Windows
Builder. Designer. Renovator. Unleash your creativity in over a dozen unique places, get the right equipment, prepare the space, use what you find. Wanna make a crazy party?
Why similar: Economy 25.8%, Management 21.8%, Building 15.8%, Simulation 11.5%, Realistic 7%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the creative side of event planning and venue design, mirroring the setup phase of club management.
- #4 Grand Casino Tycoon
95% matchMixed60% of 57 reviews2021
Dev: stillalive studiosPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
In this colorful tycoon with unique puzzle elements you are the designer of stunning, glamorous casinos. Your guests, though, have varied and sometimes opposite demands! Analyze their routines, split them up and manipulate them on your way to success!
Why similar: Management 20.3%, Economy 15.9%, Building 14.9%, Comedy 11%, City Builder 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similar management loop where you must design the layout and optimize the environment to maximize profit from your guests.
- #5 Cafe Owner Simulator
94% matchMixed64% of 1,089 reviews2022
Dev: Second RealityPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.7 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: Economy 24.7%, Management 17.4%, Building 12.1%, Resource Management 10.7%, Simulation 9%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a deep dive into the physical construction and management of a service-based business, much like building a club from scratch.
- #6 Mall Simulator
93% matchVery Positive88% of 2,933 reviews2025
Dev: F13 Games
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 15.7 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: Economy 20.4%, Management 18.1%, City Builder 11.4%, Building 9%, Simulation 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the economy and management of a large public space, requiring you to balance multiple shops and customer satisfaction.
- #7 Music Band Manager
94% matchMixed54% of 361 reviews2017
Dev: Hamsters Gaming
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Always dreamed of creating your own music band? We will realize your dream! Record songs, release albums and manage group activities! With the advancement of the group, managers will help you, and you will also have to face more than one difficult choice. Compete for a place in the top 100! Conquer the whole world!
Why similar: Music 35.3%, Management 17.1%, Simulation 9.2%, Economy 8.5%, Comedy 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game complements the club theme by focusing on the music industry side of the business, including booking and artist management.
- #8 Hotel Magnate
92% matchMixed59% of 486 reviews2025
Dev: Arcade Oven
Windows · Mac · Linux
Have you ever wanted to design and manage your own hotel, rundown motel, or elegant resort? With a ridiculous amount of customization tools to wield, a host of facilities to build, and a wide variety of guests to impress, Hotel Magnate has it all. Let your inner hotel manager shine!
Why similar: Management 16.9%, Economy 16.6%, City Builder 15.8%, Building 10.8%, Resource Management 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at the building and interior design aspects of management, which are crucial for creating an atmospheric club.
- #9 Hotel Architect
91% matchVery Positive94% of 1,712 reviews2026
Dev: Pathos InteractivePub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Step into the shoes of a hotel owner as you design, build, and manage grand hotels around the world. Juggle demanding guests, frantic logistics, and plenty of unexpected surprises in Hotel Architect; the ultimate hotel construction and tycoon management game!
Why similar: Economy 17.9%, City Builder 17.5%, Management 15.8%, Building 10.4%, Sandbox 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers complex building tools and management systems that allow for the same level of creative control found in club design.
- #10 Rock God Tycoon
91% matchMostly Positive72% of 315 reviews2017
Dev: Fern NigroPub: EmberWulf
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Create, manage, and guide your very own band to success!
Why similar: Music 45.8%, Management 28.5%, Simulation 13.2%, Casual 8%, Indie 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the music-industry management style, allowing you to handle the talent that makes a venue successful.
- #11 Game Dev Tycoon
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 44,810 reviews2013
Dev: Greenheart Games 💚
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
In Game Dev Tycoon you replay the history of the gaming industry by starting your own video game development company in the 80s. Create best selling games. Research new technologies and invent new game types. Become the leader of the market and gain worldwide fans.
Why similar: Management 41.6%, Simulation 18%, Economy 16%, Strategy 6.8%, Casual 4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic management game that focuses on the growth of a business through strategic decision-making and resource allocation.
- #12 Startup Company
89% matchVery Positive81% of 6,200 reviews2020
Dev: Hovgaard Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 19.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Startup Company is a business simulation sandbox game where you’re the CEO of a new company. Your job is to build your very own website and compete against the largest tech giants on the planet!
Why similar: Management 33.1%, Economy 25.6%, Simulation 13.1%, Strategy 6.7%, Building 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a realistic look at managing a growing business, focusing on hiring, office layout, and economic sustainability.
- #13 Planet Coaster
89% matchVery Positive91% of 71,745 reviews2016
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 22.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Planet Coaster® - the future of coaster park simulation games has arrived! Surprise, delight and thrill incredible crowds as you build your coaster park empire - let your imagination run wild, and share your success with the world.
Why similar: Management 17.9%, Building 14.4%, Economy 13.4%, Simulation 10.6%, Sandbox 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers the gold standard for building and managing entertainment venues, emphasizing both aesthetic design and guest experience.
- #14 Big Ambitions
87% matchVery Positive93% of 12,848 reviews2023
Dev: Hovgaard Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 32.7%, Economy 30.8%, Simulation 10.1%, Inventory Management 8%, Resource Management 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a highly detailed business simulation that allows you to build and manage various types of venues within a living city.
- #15 Rescue HQ - The Tycoon
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 921 reviews2019
Dev: stillalive studiosPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Build up your headquarters from scratch and design your own masterpiece. In Rescue HQ you build, organize and manage a joint station for firefighters, police and ambulance. Manage your resources wisely and master challenging emergencies to keep your city safe! Are you up to the challenge?
Why similar: Management 18.3%, City Builder 14%, Comedy 10.8%, Building 10.7%, Simulation 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game requires you to build and manage a facility while responding to events, similar to managing the live events in a club.
- #16 Two Point Hospital
86% matchVery Positive92% of 34,521 reviews2018
Dev: Two Point StudiosPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 35.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Design stunning hospitals, cure peculiar illnesses and manage troublesome staff as you spread your budding healthcare organisation across Two Point County.
Why similar: Management 31.1%, Simulation 16.9%, Building 16.5%, City Builder 7.2%, Sandbox 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: While the theme differs, the core loop of designing efficient layouts and managing staff to optimize service is very similar.
- #17 Little Big Workshop
86% matchVery Positive84% of 3,371 reviews2019
Dev: Mirage Game StudiosPub: HandyGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Manage your workers, stations, machines and create awesome stuff as your little big workshop grows into your dream factory!
Why similar: Management 19.3%, Simulation 16.2%, Economy 15.9%, Building 11%, Strategy 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes the production and management side of a business, requiring you to optimize your workspace for maximum efficiency.
- #18 Megaquarium
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,695 reviews2018
Dev: Twice Circled
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
The public aquarium simulator. Design your displays, look after your fish, manage your staff and keep your guests happy! It's all in a day's work as the curator of your very own Megaquarium.
Why similar: Management 22.4%, Building 15.9%, Economy 14.8%, Sandbox 11.6%, Simulation 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: It requires careful planning and layout design to ensure both the guests and the exhibits are well-maintained, similar to managing a club's dance floor.
- #19 Parkitect
84% matchVery Positive94% of 8,037 reviews2018
Dev: Texel Raptor
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Parkitect is a business simulation game that charges you with the construction and management of theme parks! Bringing back the best of classic theme park games with many new features and content on top. Now supports online co-op with up to 8 players!
Why similar: Economy 20.7%, Management 17.9%, City Builder 15%, Building 11.9%, Isometric 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the logistical and creative challenges of running a large-scale entertainment park, sharing the management DNA of Disco Simulator.
- #20 Indoorlands
84% matchVery Positive82% of 271 reviews2022
Dev: Pixelsplit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The indoor park management simulator where you can create your rides and coasters from scratch and freely design your halls. Manage, expand and develop your own park to inspire your guests. Satisfy your visitors' needs by unlocking and researching new buildings, rides, transportation and more!
Why similar: Management 20.2%, City Builder 14.2%, Building 12.8%, Simulation 9.8%, Resource Management 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the management and design of an indoor entertainment park, mirroring the enclosed nature of a nightclub.
- #21 Two Point Museum
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,825 reviews2025
Dev: Two Point StudiosPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 25.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Curate and manage incredible museums! Explore to discover amazing artifacts. Design and refine the layout, keep staff happy, guests entertained, donations plentiful… and children off the exhibits
Why similar: City Builder 18.2%, Economy 13.3%, Management 12.9%, Building 11.9%, Simulation 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the curation and layout of a public venue, requiring you to balance guest flow and exhibit management.
- #22 Project Highrise
82% matchVery Positive85% of 4,762 reviews2016
Dev: SomaSimPub: Kasedo Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 32.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Project Highrise is a skyscraper construction and management sim...
Why similar: Management 31.4%, Building 17.7%, Simulation 14.4%, Economy 11.2%, Strategy 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the vertical construction and management of a building, requiring you to balance tenants and services effectively.
- #23 Filmmaker Tycoon
83% matchMostly Negative26% of 93 reviews2023
Dev: Aternis Level 0Pub: Aternis Interactive
Windows
Filmmaker Tycoon is a next generation movie tycoon simulation game! You're the producer of your very own movie studio! Hire actors, build movie sets, make films, move up in the industry, and watch your finished films in Filmmaker Tycoon.
Why similar: Economy 17.9%, Management 16.4%, City Builder 10.8%, Building 10.6%, Isometric 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: It allows you to manage the creative and logistical aspects of a production-based business, similar to planning concerts in a club.
- #24 Software Inc.
81% matchVery Positive94% of 7,688 reviews2015
Dev: Coredumping
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 13.8 hrsMean: 45.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Economy 28.3%, Management 25.3%, Building 15.3%, Simulation 10.8%, Sandbox 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a deep, complex management simulation that allows for significant control over building design and business operations.
- #25 Gym Manager
80% matchMostly Positive79% of 302 reviews2024
Dev: Han GAMESPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Gym Manager is a simulation game where you can build, expand and manage your own gym. To attract more customers, invest in new equipment and sabotage your competition. But beware: the town's shady streets provide opportunities for illegal business ventures.
Why similar: Economy 24.3%, Management 19.7%, Building 10.2%, Simulation 9.7%, Resource Management 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a focused business management experience where you must design the space and manage the daily needs of your customers.
- #26 Waterpark Simulator
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,125 reviews2025
Dev: CayPlay
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Build and run your own waterpark. Design slides, send guests flying with ragdoll physics, manage staff, and fully customize your park. Turn total madness into a five-star empire in this first-person management simulator!
Why similar: Economy 21.8%, Management 19.2%, Building 11.5%, Inventory Management 10%, Sandbox 9%
- #27 School Owner
82% matchMostly Negative22% of 64 reviews2024
Dev: Owner Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
School Owner is a construction and management simulation game where you manage an entire school, from pre-school to college.
Why similar: Simulation 12.6%, City Builder 12.3%, Management 11.8%, Economy 11.6%, Building 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a comprehensive management experience focused on building and maintaining a public-facing facility.
- #28 Tech Store Simulator
79% matchMixed63% of 138 reviews2024
Dev: Astrasoft
Windows
Tech Store Simulator is a game in which you have to build your own tech store. Buy goods, put them on the shelves, sell them at an inflated price and beat the thieves!Also in the game there is a huge number of opportunities to customize the store and make it the way you would like it in life
Why similar: Economy 22.9%, Management 18.5%, Sandbox 12%, Simulation 11.9%, Inventory Management 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the retail management side of business, requiring you to stock items and manage customer satisfaction.
- #29 Supermarket Simulator
74% matchVery Positive92% of 82,065 reviews2025
Dev: Nokta Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 34.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Run your own supermarket! Stock shelves, set your prices, take payments, hire staff, expand your store, handle shoplifters, and design your layout. Purchase goods from online or local markets around town, and personally deliver online orders to your customers.
Why similar: Economy 26.9%, Management 24.9%, Simulation 17.2%, Building 7.6%, Resource Management 5.9%
- #30 Arcade Tycoon ™ : Simulation Game
78% matchVery Positive82% of 540 reviews2021
Dev: Squidpunch StudiosPub: Vincent Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Build stunning Arcade Centre’s, purchase a range of arcades machines, manage troublesome staff in this colourful and humorous simulation management game. Inspired by Two Point Hospital, Let's Build A Zoo and Megaquarium.
Why similar: Economy 18.8%, City Builder 17.3%, Management 16.6%, Building 10.3%, Comedy 7.8%
- #31 Inn Tycoon
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 801 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Goose GamesPub: GameDev.ist
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 26.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Welcome to Inn Tycoon! Build, design, and manage your dream inn. Serve delightful meals, offer various services, and hire a stellar staff. Create a top-notch hospitality empire and become the ultimate Inn Tycoon!
Why similar: Management 22.6%, Economy 20.6%, Building 13.6%, Resource Management 10.7%, Simulation 9.9%
- #32 Disco Simulator: Prologue
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 226 reviews2023
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Prologue is just part of the gameplay that awaits you in the full game. Disco Simulator: Prologue is a game where you play the role of the owner and manager of a music club. Buy equipment, sound system, lighting and decide on the appearance of your club. Make money and have fun!
Why similar: Music 34.5%, Management 20.4%, Simulation 9.6%, Sandbox 7.6%, Resource Management 7.3%
- #33 Laundry Store Simulator
75% matchVery Positive89% of 1,845 reviews2024
Dev: Akhir Pekan StudioPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
In Laundry Store Simulator, you'll start small and work your way up, upgrading your equipment, designing a stylish store, and expanding your services! Are you ready to own the best Laundry Store in the world?
Why similar: Economy 22.6%, Management 20.6%, Simulation 10.3%, Comedy 9.9%, Sandbox 9.4%
- #34 Tavern Master
75% matchVery Positive92% of 12,957 reviews2021
Dev: Untitled Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 11.7 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 33.2%, Building 17.7%, Simulation 13%, City Builder 12.5%, Resource Management 11.1%
- #35 Mad Games Tycoon
77% matchVery Positive91% of 4,416 reviews2016
Dev: Eggcode
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Form your own game studio set in the early 1980s in a small garage. Develop your own game ideas, create a team and develop megahit video games. Research new technologies, train your staff and upgrade your office space, going from a lowly garage to a huge building. Expand your business and dominate the world market for video games!
Why similar: Management 24.4%, Economy 19.2%, Building 10%, Simulation 8.8%, Resource Management 7.6%
- #36 Party Tycoon
79% matchMixed48% of 393 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: Simulation 36.2%, Management 26.8%, Strategy 25.6%, Indie 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the party-planning theme, focusing on the logistics of hosting successful events.
- #37 Tavern Manager Simulator 🍻
73% matchVery Positive92% of 4,372 reviews2024
Dev: One More Time
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 13.0 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: Economy 25.9%, Management 21.7%, Building 14%, Resource Management 11.9%, Simulation 10.2%
- #38 Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management
76% matchMixed62% of 184 reviews2021
Dev: Abylight StudiosPub: Ziggurat
Windows
Build an intricate prison, hire the best staff, and pamper your prisoners to create the perfect rehabilitation facility in Prison Tycoon: Under New Management
Why similar: Management 20.7%, Building 12.6%, Resource Management 11.1%, Economy 11.1%, Inventory Management 9.3%
- #39 City Bus Manager
71% matchVery Positive91% of 2,756 reviews2024
Dev: PeDePe GbRPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 38.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Build your own bus depot from scratch and create your personal bus routes in City Bus Manager. Play in your own hometown or any famous city in the world with real map data. Buy buses, maintain them, take care of your staff and lead your bus company to become the #1 in town!
Why similar: Economy 31.9%, Management 27.9%, Simulation 15.3%, Sandbox 8.5%, Strategy 7.2%
- #40 Espresso Tycoon
72% matchVery Positive85% of 1,273 reviews2023
Dev: DreamWay GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Espresso Tycoon - a coffee shop simulator. Create your brand, decorate the coffee shop, manage your employees, and take care of your customers. Use the 3D coffee editor to create coffee recipes, order supplies, and collect rating points. Build the whole coffee business and complete all the missions!
Why similar: Management 24.7%, Building 16.6%, Isometric 13.3%, Simulation 11.5%, Sandbox 8.8%
- #41 Showrunner
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 109 reviews2023
Dev: Inexplicable Games
Windows
Create and run your own TV show! An isometric management game where you craft scripts, populate your world with characters and cast actors to play them. Hire and manage staff, develop your studio and gain a dedicated following.
Why similar: Management 21.6%, Economy 16.1%, Simulation 14.6%, Isometric 10.4%, City Builder 10%
- #42 Mad Tower Tycoon
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 441 reviews2020
Dev: Eggcode
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Design your own skyscraper with more than 100 Floors. Rent offices, apartments or shops and build a financially lucrative skyscraper. Build cinemas, bars or a theater to satisfy your visitors and create an effective transport system with elevators and stairs.
Why similar: Economy 18.2%, City Builder 17.3%, Management 16.6%, Building 10.9%, Simulation 7.9%
- #43 Hotel Owner Simulator
72% matchMixed66% of 173 reviews2025
Dev: Valmere Games Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Hotel Owner Simulator is a hotel management game where you start from a small hotel and grow your business by creating beautifully designed rooms, adjusting room sizes and layouts by placing each individual wall, negotiating high prices, and expanding your empire. Lets build, and manage the resort.
Why similar: Economy 21.7%, Management 19%, Building 11.5%, Simulation 9.1%, Sandbox 8.9%
- #44 Another Brick in The Mall
73% matchVery Positive83% of 2,429 reviews2020
Dev: The Quadsphere
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Design, build and manage a giant shopping center. Open shops, supermarkets, restaurants, movie theaters, bowling alleys and more. Hire and manage the best staff for the job and milk your customers for all they're worth!
Why similar: Management 25.6%, Economy 18.3%, City Builder 17.3%, Building 14.1%, Simulation 10.5%
- #45 Retro Rewind - Video Store Simulator
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,663 reviews2026
Dev: Blood Pact Studios
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Manage your very own video store in the early 90s! Rent, sell, decorate and expand your business from the ground up and relive the golden ages of video rentals!
Why similar: Management 21.1%, Economy 20.9%, Inventory Management 12.3%, Resource Management 11.2%, Simulation 10.8%
- #46 Game Builder Tycoon
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 157 reviews2024
Dev: AM PlayhousePub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 51%
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: Economy 27.3%, Management 22.3%, Simulation 11.8%, Sandbox 8.7%, Resource Management 8.4%
- #47 Comic Book Store Simulator
69% matchVery Positive91% of 160 reviews2025
Dev: Akhir Pekan StudioPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Manage your very own comic book store! You can unlock over 70+ unique comic licenses, each having 5 volumes for you to sell to your customers! Upgrade your tools, hire staffs, and expand your store so you can have the best comic book store in the world!
Why similar: Economy 21.5%, Management 15.1%, Simulation 13%, Sandbox 12.3%, Comedy 9.9%
- #48 Game Corp DX
71% matchVery Positive88% of 3,083 reviews2015
Dev: Endless Loop Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Manage your Game Studio, earn big bucks, impress the critics, beat rival studios and clean up at the awards!
Why similar: Management 35.2%, Economy 26.9%, Simulation 12.1%, Building 5.7%, Strategy 4.4%
- #49 Gas Station Simulator
68% matchVery Positive88% of 27,112 reviews2021
Dev: DRAGO entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Buy an abandoned gas station and restore it to its full glory. Renovate, upgrade and expand upon the offered services to keep up with your clients demands.
Why similar: Economy 25.8%, Management 21.3%, Simulation 16.6%, Building 13.8%, Realistic 7.5%
- #50 Beer Manufacture Simulator
68% matchVery Positive82% of 144 reviews2026
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Brew your own beer from scratch! Take on the role of a brewmaster, learn brewing techniques, create unique recipes, and grow your craft brewery into a full-scale factory. Expand your brewery from mashing and fermenting to bottling and selling - every decision shapes your beer empire
Why similar: Simulation 18.3%, Economy 18%, Management 16.5%, Realistic 9.9%, Funny 8.1%
- #51 CYBER INTERNET CLUB SIMULATOR
71% matchMixed47% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: EchoVerse CorePub: Midnight Games
Windows
Take charge as the brains behind the trendiest Cyber internet club in the city. Turn your humble beginnings into a top-tier cyber sanctuary through resource management, strategic investments, and maintaining a steady cash flow.
Why similar: Management 22.3%, Simulation 15.7%, Building 11.3%, Realistic 11%, Atmospheric 9.6%
- #52 Ultimate Theater Simulator
67% matchVery Positive89% of 568 reviews2025
Dev: RAKTWO GamesPub: steelbox Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Ultimate Theater Simulator is a first-person cinema management game where you screen movies, serve snacks, hire staff, handle chaos, and grow your dream theater from the ground up.
Why similar: Economy 21.3%, Management 17.4%, Building 12.2%, Sandbox 12%, Simulation 11.5%
- #53 Liquor Store Simulator
67% matchVery Positive87% of 549 reviews2025
Dev: Tovarishch GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Open your own Liquor Store! Buy goods, manage your store, hire staff. Who knows, maybe you will be able to make a real alcohol empire out of a small store.
Why similar: Economy 26.1%, Management 22.5%, Resource Management 11.1%, Simulation 10.7%, Sandbox 8.4%
- #54 Game Dev Studio
70% matchVery Positive85% of 676 reviews2018
Dev: Explosive Squat Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Welcome to your own Game Dev Studio! How will you run your own offices and ascend to greatness in the gaming industry?
Why similar: Management 25%, Economy 20.4%, Simulation 18.7%, Strategy 11.7%, Casual 7.4%
- #55 SimAirport
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 4,022 reviews2020
Dev: LVGameDev LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Build & Manage Your Airport. An International Hub or a Regional Masterpiece -- it's up to you. Buy more land to scale out, or escalators to scale up with MULTIPLE FLOORS. You're in full control in this modern business management tycoon!
Why similar: Economy 20.2%, City Builder 19.4%, Management 17.3%, Building 11.1%, Sandbox 8%
- #56 Mall Craze
69% matchMixed54% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Milan Timčenko
Windows
Build, Customize & Manage your own shopping center! Choose from modern gaming hardware store to cozy flower shop. Hire skilled cashiers, secure financing through bank loans, and launch strategic advertising campaigns to make your mall thrive!
Why similar: Economy 18.6%, Management 17.9%, City Builder 15.4%, Building 12.6%, Sandbox 8.5%
- #57 My Hotel Simulator
68% matchMixed48% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Digital MelodyPub: Games Incubator
Windows
Build and manage your own hotel, from a small property to a luxury resort. Design rooms, maintain cleanliness, develop amenities, and offer guests unforgettable experiences at your hotel!
Why similar: Management 27.5%, Simulation 21.7%, Economy 13.6%, Casual 9.9%, Realistic 8.7%
- #58 Academia : School Simulator
67% matchVery Positive86% of 3,028 reviews2021
Dev: Squeaky Wheel Studio IncPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Design, build, and manage a high school with terrific teachers and fantastic facilities or simply let your students poop in the bushes? Academia : School Simulator is a management/tycoon game where you get to decide!
Why similar: City Builder 19%, Management 18.8%, Economy 18.6%, Building 10.7%, Simulation 7.4%
- #59 Tavern Tycoon - Dragon's Hangover
70% matchMixed67% of 833 reviews2019
Dev: Terapoly
Windows
Median: 1.8 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 49.3%, Simulation 22.3%, Strategy 14.1%, Building 8.7%, Indie 5.6%
- #60 Parking Tycoon: Business Simulator
67% matchMixed65% of 977 reviews2023
Dev: GeekonPub: Midnight Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Are you ready to immerse yourself in the exhilarating world of car parking management? Step into the shoes of a visionary entrepreneur and become the ultimate Parking Lot Tycoon! Take Charge and embark on a thrilling journey of strategy, expansion, and success.
Why similar: City Builder 29.7%, Simulation 19.1%, Sandbox 13.1%, Management 12.1%, Casual 8.3%