- #1 Industrial Mogul
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: codebooster
Windows · Linux
Build an industrial empire across vast procedurally generated maps. Create production chains, develop cities, research technologies, build powerful brands, and compete for market dominance in a dynamic economy shaped by supply and demand.
Why similar: Transportation 15% ★, Automation 13.3%, Economy 13.1%, Capitalism 10.9%, Resource Management 9.6%
- #2 NationForge
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sakanu Games
Windows
A nation-scale city builder focused on city planning and production chains. Strategically place and develop multiple cities, shape them with synergistic policies, and use transportation and trade as supporting systems for a growing planned economy.
Why similar: Transportation 23.9% ★, Automation 20.3%, City Builder 16.5%, Resource Management 6.8%, Simulation 5.9%
- #3 Texas Oil Baron
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Slabon Games
Windows
Build your Texas oil empire from scratch. Explore the underground, drill wells, and extract oil into tanks or barrels. Sell it cheaply at a local depot or store it and wait for a price spike on global markets. An atmospheric economic tycoon game featuring a unique cross-section view of the earth.
Why similar: Automation 15%, Economy 14.7%, Transportation 13.4% ★, Resource Management 10.6%, Capitalism 8.1%
- #4 Truck City
95% matchPositive83% of 24 reviews2025
Dev: Mikel Fernandez
Windows · Mac · Linux
Grow your truck fleet, build your city and design a supply chain to extract, refine and process natural resources into complex items. Manage your factories and optimize delivery logistics to prevent traffic jams. Unlock new research and turn your small mining town into an efficient industrial city.
Why similar: Transportation 21.2% ★, Automation 17.9%, City Builder 13.3%, Resource Management 9.4%, Economy 9%
- #5 Rise of Industry
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 4,193 reviews2019
Dev: Dapper Penguin StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Put your entrepreneurial skills to the test in the first title in the ROI series as you create & optimise intricate production lines. As an early 20th-Century industrialist, grow your empire & adapt to an ever-changing business landscape with unexpected events that could lead to boom…or bust.
Why similar: Economy 15.1%, City Builder 15.1%, Transportation 11.1% ★, Automation 10.1%, Resource Management 10.1%
- #6 Core Logistics
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Amber Anchor Studio
Windows
Core Logistics is a management sim about growing a transport company from a single van into a network that spans the whole map. Read the freight market, commit a finite fleet to the jobs worth taking, and match the right trucks and licenses to each load. And when you need to think — just hit pause.
Why similar: Transportation 31.5% ★, Automation 20.3%, Economy 14.1%, Resource Management 9.9%, Management 6.1%
- #7 Metroland
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Anglia Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Become a transport tycoon in 1900s London. Expand transport lines, housing, and businesses to fund your transport empire. Make use of urban planning to create communities that will use your services.
Why similar: Transportation 26.9% ★, City Builder 15.7%, Economy 12.4%, Capitalism 12.1%, Building 5.7%
- #8 Civilize
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NCAT
Windows
From the first stone tool to the first starship. One city carries an entire civilization across eight ages. Civilize is the first CivForge: a city-builder where multiple islands and 100+ resources let you forge an arc of human history that is entirely your own.
Why similar: City Builder 21.5%, Transportation 19.3% ★, Resource Management 13.9%, Economy 13%, Building 8.1%
- #9 Train Valley World
91% matchMostly Positive70% of 297 reviews2024
Dev: FlazmPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Train Valley World is an engrossing transport tycoon inspired by the genre classics. Build and manage efficient railroads across the globe, create sophisticated logistics chains, design your own levels, and become a business mogul – solo or in multiplayer!
Why similar: Transportation 25.7% ★, Automation 15.7%, City Builder 10.8%, Capitalism 9.4%, Resource Management 9.2%
- #10 Industry Idle
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,484 reviews2024
Dev: FishPondPub: Fish Pond Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 27.8 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Industry Idle is an idle game that combines factory building, resource management and market trading. Design & build your base, expand & scale up your productions, improve & optimize your economy. Plus all the incremental game goodies: offline earnings, prestige to unlock more powerful upgrades.
Why similar: Automation 19.7%, Transportation 19.5% ★, City Builder 11.3%, Resource Management 10.2%, Economy 9.6%
- #11 Nightlife Tycoon
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Koala Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Nightlife Tycoon is a bar management game, where you have to build your dream bar and make it thrive. Hire staff, take care of customers, organize incredible events and become the king of nightlife!
Why similar: Automation 16.8%, City Builder 13.9%, Economy 13.9%, Resource Management 12.7%, Capitalism 11.8%
- #12 InfraSpace
89% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,954 reviews2023
Dev: Dionic Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 21.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Create an extrasolar efficiency utopia from scratch! In this sci-fi city builder you need to start mining operations, plan production, and lay down transportation routes to ensure a smooth supply chain.
Why similar: Transportation 22% ★, Automation 17.8%, City Builder 13.4%, Economy 10.2%, Resource Management 8.9%
- #13 City Masterplan
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 1:1 Studio
Windows
Break the grid and build a true 1:1 scale metropolis. City Masterplan is a realistic city builder where traffic, citizens, and economy form a fully simulated system. Design complex road networks freely, manage real congestion, and shape a city through the decisions you make.
Why similar: City Builder 20.7%, Transportation 14.5% ★, Automation 12.1%, Simulation 9.9%, Economy 9.6%
- #14 Airport CEO
88% matchVery Positive83% of 8,330 reviews2021
Dev: Apog Labs
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 27.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Build and manage an international airport!
Why similar: Transportation 17.7% ★, Automation 15.7%, Resource Management 10.8%, City Builder 9.9%, Capitalism 9.8%
- #15 the Cellarer
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Quiescent Works
Windows
Build a medieval monastery and master deep logistics, a transport network to optimize and intricate production chains. Optimize every cart, every path and every building as your monastery prospers.
Why similar: Automation 27%, Transportation 15.5% ★, City Builder 12.3%, Resource Management 12.1%, Economy 9.3%
- #16 Pixel Airport Tycoon 3D
86% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: hans-jürgen müller
Windows
Build and manage your own airport – in classic 2D or full 3D. From your first runway to an international hub: terminals, cargo, customs, weather & de-icing, airline contracts, staff and research. Plan smart and become the world's best airport tycoon!
Why similar: Transportation 22.1% ★, Economy 19.1%, City Builder 13%, Building 8.7%, Automation 8.3%
- #17 Equilibrium Co
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Andrija Lazarevic
Windows · Mac
Manage offices, stores, hubs, imports/exports and complex supply chains to keep entire cities thriving in Equilibrium Co. Expand industry networks, research upgrades and balance ever-changing and evolving markets using a modern, professional Saas-style dashboard.
Why similar: Automation 19.7%, Transportation 17.3% ★, City Builder 15.2%, Capitalism 12%, Economy 10.2%
- #18 Astral Enterprises
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cosmic Fin Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
As CEO, build your corporate empire! Design space-efficient factories in a grid-based puzzle system. Fund cutting-edge research to optimise production, master complex supply chains, and dominate a living interstellar economy.
Why similar: Automation 22.4%, Economy 16.6%, Resource Management 14.6%, Management 8%, Building 6.7%
- #19 Subway Builder
83% matchMixed57% of 360 reviews2026
Dev: Colin MillerPub: Borough Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Subway Builder is a hyperrealistic transit simulation game. Build a new subway system from the ground up while dealing with real-world constraints and costs. Craft the subway system your city deserves.
Why similar: City Builder 21.6%, Automation 12.1%, Resource Management 11.1%, Transportation 9.3% ★, Simulation 8.8%
- #20 MegaFactory Tycoon
84% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Brian Strack JensenPub: goto64 Games
Windows · Mac
In MegaFactory Tycoon, you are the manager of a fully automated factory. The factory produces consumer products that can be sold for profit on the central market. The factory is fully simulated in real-time.
Why similar: Automation 31.1%, Economy 13.8%, Simulation 10.8%, Resource Management 9.9%, Building 9.5%
- #21 Infindustry
85% matchMixed57% of 42 reviews2022
Dev: plyoung
Windows · Linux
A relaxing industry/factory builder where you build, manage, automate, optimize, and expand an industrial village by exploiting various resources to create items.
Why similar: Automation 23.2%, Transportation 21.7% ★, City Builder 12.7%, Resource Management 11.5%, Sandbox 7.1%
- #22 Timberline Factory
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: El Grande Games
Windows
Build and manage your industrial sawmill in Timberline Factory. Experience a tycoon game where logistics meet physics: logs aren't just icons, they are physical objects that roll, collide, and react to your machines. Design efficient lines, manage equipment, and turn wood waste into green energy.
Why similar: Automation 30.8%, Economy 15.9%, Resource Management 12.1%, Simulation 8.6%, Building 8.5%
- #23 Super Company
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Dawn Studio
Windows
You will act as an entrepreneur in the 1990s, producing all kinds of goods that citizens need; Providing residential and educational services for citizens; Carry out international trade and upgrade industries. You should choose the right development strategy to grow the company.
Why similar: City Builder 20.4%, Economy 18.1%, Capitalism 14%, Resource Management 12.7%, Sandbox 8.7%
- #24 Captain of Industry
81% matchVery Positive90% of 11,469 reviews2022
Dev: MaFi Games
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 84.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Build an industrial empire on a remote island. Mine resources, reshape terrain with excavators, grow food, construct factories, lay train tracks, and trade with the outside world. Research 100+ technologies to advance from basic metal smelting all the way to nuclear power and space flight.
Why similar: Automation 32%, Resource Management 16.5%, Economy 13.3%, City Builder 10.3%, Transportation 8.1% ★
- #25 Production City
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mayor of the Month
Windows
Production City is a city builder focused on manufacturing, logistics, and politics. Build efficient production chains, make impactful (or questionable) decisions, and grow your city into an industrial empire!
Why similar: Transportation 26.9% ★, City Builder 19.9%, Economy 15.6%, Building 8.2%, Simulation 6.9%
- #26 Islandustry
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Proper Puppy
Windows
Find the best island, outbid your rivals and start exploiting it. Automate your production and watch the market to sell your goods at the right price. Use your profits to buy upgrades and make your production chain even faster.
Why similar: Automation 27.5%, City Builder 13.8%, Resource Management 9.5%, Sandbox 8.3%, Building 7.3%
- #27 Citystate Metropolis
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Andy Sztark
Windows
The creative, pragmatic, limitless city builder. Engineer a masterpiece of urban design, a small sustainable town or a futuristic metropolis. With procedurally generated buildings, grid-less zoning and powerful editor tools, everything is customizable: the city is yours.
Why similar: Transportation 21.3% ★, City Builder 20.1%, Economy 14.5%, Sandbox 8.6%, Building 8.4%
- #28 ROADS: Tangled in Traffic
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SamPub: Super Swine Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
The city is strangled by its own explosive growth. Identify the chokepoints, invest in infrastructure, and redesign the network. One well-placed roundabout could nurse it back to life. Can you relieve the pressure and let prosperity flow as freely as the traffic?
Why similar: Transportation 34.2% ★, City Builder 12.9%, Economy 10.1%, Simulation 9.6%, Management 7.9%
- #29 Supply Chain Expansion
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Urban Isotope
Windows · Mac
Expand your supply chain by flipping tiles.
Why similar: Transportation 24.8% ★, Automation 17.7%, Capitalism 14.4%, City Builder 11.4%, Resource Management 9.1%
- #30 StarScraper
79% matchMixed65% of 23 reviews2021
Dev: Mitchell GarrettPub: Rosae Ex Ludis
Windows
So, you’re the new Boss? Seems like every year I get a new entrepreneur to babysit. It takes more than dreams to build a skyscraper! You need to track stocks, utilities, prestige—ah who am I kidding? You're rich, you can do whatever you want. Go on, build rockets into it like the last clown did.
Why similar: Transportation 23.6% ★, City Builder 16.9%, Economy 13.4%, Trading 8.9%, Sandbox 7.7%
- #31 Intergalactic Transfer Station
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: OverPowered TeamPub: Games Operators
Windows
Build & manage your Intergalactic Transfer Hub. Receive travellers and dock ships. Help passengers transfer, but also control them. Expand hub, build shops, take care of everyone's needs. Increase profits, change taxes. But beware: dangerous diseases and asteroids may alter your plans!
Why similar: Automation 18.6%, Transportation 18.4% ★, City Builder 13.7%, Simulation 12.4%, Economy 9.5%
- #32 Ridiculous Shipping
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Crowfriend
Windows · Linux
Ridiculous Shipping is an arcade management sim about running a chaotic sea port. Unload ships and get every container to its destination using cranes, drones, trucks, and ridiculous buildings like shark-filled aquariums.
Why similar: Transportation 25.7% ★, Automation 23.6%, City Builder 18.5%, Economy 14.1%, Building 7.4%
- #33 Factory Town
76% matchVery Positive91% of 4,475 reviews2021
Dev: Erik Asmussen
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Build, automate, and optimize a giant factory on 3D terrain using conveyor belts, trains, chutes, pipes, and airships. Sell your goods to nearby villages to expand their borders, increase happiness, and unlock even better technology!
Why similar: Automation 24%, Transportation 14.8% ★, City Builder 14.2%, Resource Management 11.9%, Economy 9.6%
- #34 Canal Tycoon
74% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Throup Media Ltd
Windows
Canal Tycoon is a unique transport builder set in the canal’s golden age, with mechanics not seen elsewhere in the genre. Move industry’s goods across period-map landscapes, manage contested water, politics and rivals, automate operations to reduce grind, then survive the railroads.
Why similar: Transportation 32% ★, Automation 11.5%, Economy 9.8%, Simulation 9.4%, Capitalism 8.3%
- #35 Casino Resort Tower
75% matchVery Positive94% of 135 reviews2023
Dev: Cyperk Software
Windows · Mac
Build a towering casino resort and watch it come alive. Crowds flow, elevators jam, and tiny decisions create big stories as your tower grows upward, floor by floor. Build it. Break it. Fix it.
Why similar: Transportation 18.9% ★, Economy 13.4%, Automation 13.3%, Capitalism 11.8%, City Builder 9.4%
- #36 Transports
77% matchMixed66% of 107 reviews2018
Dev: Jens P. Behrens
Windows
Transports is a transportation business simulation game. Build your business empire by building transportation routes for trucks, trains, ships and planes to transport goods between industrial buildings and cities.
Why similar: Transportation 25.2% ★, Economy 12.7%, City Builder 10.2%, Resource Management 9.4%, Trading 8.3%
- #37 Traffic Architect
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Green Signal Games
Windows
The city is the easy part. Making it move isn't. Lay out roads, shape junctions and time the lights, then watch thousands of simulated cars find every flaw you missed. Take cars off the road with buses, trains and metro — or build the whole city yourself in Creative mode.
Why similar: Transportation 32.8% ★, City Builder 20.9%, Automation 14.3%, Simulation 6.4%, Strategy 5.4%
- #38 Blockchain Tycoon
75% matchMixed48% of 52 reviews2021
Dev: Wamill
Windows · Mac
Blockchain Tycoon is the cryptocurrency simulation game where you build and manage your own mining operation. Create your own coin, mine it, invest in other coins, upgrade and overclock GPUs or you can just HODL.
Why similar: Automation 17.6%, Economy 16.8%, Resource Management 12.7%, Trading 12.2%, Capitalism 11.3%
- #39 Cargo Protocol: Cyberpunk Trains
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Flat Lab
Windows
Build a logistics empire in a grim cyberpunk world: lay tracks, optimize production and delivery chains, research technologies, and expand your influence. Corporations are the new gods, and the Market decides who survives.
Why similar: Transportation 26.3% ★, Automation 19.6%, Economy 8.8%, Capitalism 8.3%, City Builder 8%
- #40 Hansa Forever
71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Oğuzcan Şirolu
Windows
Build a medieval trading empire across Northern Europe. Establish trade routes, influence politics, expand your cities, and compete with rival merchants for wealth and power in a dynamic economic strategy game.
Why similar: Economy 19.6%, Capitalism 17.7%, City Builder 12.6%, Automation 10.5%, Resource Management 10.4%
- #41 Little Big Workshop
74% matchVery Positive84% of 3,391 reviews2019
Dev: Mirage Game StudiosPub: HandyGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 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: Automation 21.1%, Economy 14%, Resource Management 13.5%, Simulation 12.4%, Strategy 9.5%
- #42 European Seafreight Tycoon
70% matchMixed64% of 14 reviews2026
Dev: Warnicke Gamedesign
Windows
Build your own maritime freight company, plan trade routes between European ports, and manage ships, crews, and operating costs. Transport containers and specialized cargo, optimize your fleet, and grow your business into one of Europe's leading logistics networks.
Why similar: Automation 20.6%, Economy 17%, Transportation 13.5% ★, Simulation 11.8%, Sandbox 11.2%
- #43 Mad Tower Tycoon
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 444 reviews2020
Dev: Eggcode
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.5 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: Transportation 18.9% ★, City Builder 14.9%, Economy 13%, Resource Management 8.5%, Capitalism 8.2%
- #44 Tiny Train Tycoon
69% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: 2D is enough
Windows
Build a toy railway from limited pieces, transport cargo, create supply chains, and help cities grow.
Why similar: Transportation 27.6% ★, Automation 19.2%, Economy 12%, Resource Management 9.5%, Building 7.4%
- #45 Voxel Tycoon
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,786 reviews2021
Dev: Voxel Tycoon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Voxel Tycoon is a management sim set in an infinite voxel world. Mine resources and process them into goods in your custom factories. Set up supply chains and passenger routes with a huge fleet of trains, trucks, and buses, and turn small towns into prosperous megacities with a thriving economy!
Why similar: Transportation 29% ★, Automation 14.8%, Economy 13.1%, Resource Management 9.6%, City Builder 7.8%
- #46 Worldwide Rush
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 568 reviews2025
Dev: Memel Games
Windows
Worldwide Rush lets you experience passenger transportation and management on a global scale. Expand your company, meet the growing travel demand, compete against other companies, and discover new continents with its unique vehicles. The entire world is yours to control.
Why similar: Transportation 33.1% ★, Economy 16.4%, Capitalism 13.9%, Resource Management 10.3%, Sandbox 7.9%
- #47 Train World
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 99 reviews2023
Dev: Turn Point Games
Windows
Become a railroad pioneer in Train World - a railway simulator that spans centuries as you design, manage, and operate your own train network. Start at the dawn of railroad technology and evolve into a complex, modern railway company.
Why similar: Transportation 25.3% ★, Automation 13.6%, Economy 12.3%, Resource Management 9%, Sandbox 8.1%
- #48 Factory Town 2: Paradise
68% matchVery Positive91% of 151 reviews2026
Dev: Erik Asmussen
Windows · Mac
A Town Builder + Factory Sim where you fully automate a tropical village and feed a giant volcano. Use conveyor belts, trains, boats, zip lines, pipes, water wheels and more to produce massive amounts of items and keep everyone happy!
Why similar: Automation 24.2%, City Builder 16.9%, Economy 13.4%, Transportation 8% ★, Building 7.2%
- #49 Builderment
71% matchMixed68% of 128 reviews2023
Dev: Builderment LLC
Windows · Mac
Builderment is a casual factory builder, where you are sent to far away planets to keep Earth going with fresh resources. Establish your base, then mine, build, transport, and ultimately design an automated operation that will save your home one shipment at a time!
Why similar: Automation 29.7%, City Builder 17.2%, Resource Management 13.8%, Transportation 9.7% ★, Sandbox 7.5%
- #50 Macaronpolis
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lemiraum
Windows
Design your own 'all-in-one' macaron factory and become the CEO of your dream bakery. Decorate recipes at your own pace, or dive deep into optimizing production and adapting to ever-changing customer demand. Start from a small shop and conquer the world as a legendary CEO!
Why similar: Transportation 25.2% ★, Automation 21.6%, Economy 11.4%, Resource Management 9.6%, Building 7.7%
- #51 DeliverieZ
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mateusz Mielczarek
Windows · Mac
Become a CEO of your own delivery company. Transport parcels from A to B, expand your fleet and depots. Face multiple challenges and earn as much money as you can.
Why similar: Transportation 30.9% ★, Automation 20.6%, Economy 17.2%, Resource Management 10.3%, Management 7.3%
- #52 Aircraft Tycoon
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spitfine Mmoores
Windows
Build an aircraft company from the pioneering age of aviation. Design and test aircraft, source engines, negotiate orders, manage production and cash flow, and grow your reputation through every successful delivery.
Why similar: Transportation 23.5% ★, Capitalism 19.8%, Economy 16.3%, Trading 9.4%, Building 8.7%
- #53 Cities in Motion 2
72% matchMixed58% of 2,500 reviews2013
Dev: Colossal OrderPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Cities in Motion 2 is the sequel to the popular mass transit simulation game Cities in Motion. Build, manage and lead your transportation network to provide cities with their ever changing needs. CIM2 introduces new features including multiplayer game modes, day and night cycles, timetables and dynamic cities.
Why similar: Transportation 38.7% ★, City Builder 16.8%, Simulation 11%, Economy 8.4%, Management 8.2%
- #54 Outer Factory
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kescoding
Windows · Mac
Outer Factory is a peaceful, minimalist factory simulation where you build and automate factories across planets and asteroids. Create complex production networks with simplified building mechanics. Become an interplanetary automation expert.
Why similar: Automation 28.6%, Transportation 19.4% ★, Resource Management 13.6%, Sandbox 9.2%, Management 6.5%
- #55 Capital Simulator
70% matchMixed62% of 52 reviews2020
Dev: chenjd
Windows · Mac
A game that simulates the use of capital to build a complex industrial chain, stock investment and business challenges
Why similar: Transportation 22.7% ★, City Builder 17.7%, Economy 12.3%, Simulation 11.5%, Capitalism 10.4%
- #56 Life Sim
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Isolated Limted
Windows · Mac · Linux
Life Sim is a text-based life simulation where your choices shape your destiny. Manage careers, control the economy, influence politics, and make decisions that affect the world around you. An immersive experience where every choice matters.
Why similar: Automation 18.7%, Economy 16.8%, Capitalism 13.9%, City Builder 13.1%, Resource Management 11%
- #57 Cities: Skylines II
67% matchMixed56% of 91,808 reviews2023
Dev: Iceflake StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 23.6 hrsMean: 76.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Raise a city from the ground up and transform it into a thriving metropolis with the most realistic city builder ever. Push your creativity and problem-solving to build on a scale you've never experienced. With deep simulation and a living economy, this is world-building without limits.
Why similar: City Builder 28.2%, Transportation 15.1% ★, Economy 13.9%, Building 9.3%, Sandbox 8.3%
- #58 Industry Giant 4.0
66% matchMostly Negative37% of 560 reviews2025
Dev: Don VS DodoPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Build an industrial empire from scratch in Industry Giant 4.0. Produce goods, build up your industries, construct transportation networks, plan production, manage finances, and navigate global events. Become the next business tycoon and write history!
Why similar: Automation 18.5%, City Builder 14.2%, Economy 12.4%, Resource Management 10.4%, Capitalism 9.7%
- #59 Spaceflight Factory
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kanapper
Windows
SpaceFlight Factory is an Automation and Base Building game with some survival game mechanics.You lead a small colony of human remnants. Help them to survive, expand and gather enough resources to leave Earth for their new home planet.
Why similar: Transportation 22.8% ★, Automation 21.5%, City Builder 14.2%, Economy 11.3%, Resource Management 10.7%
- #60 Biofactory
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bioreactor Studios
Windows
Build your living factory using organs and fleshy biomachines. Combine your pulsating machines to automate and scale up production. Mine, harvest, produce and assemble weird materials in a grimdark biopunk setting. You are an evolving hive-mind brain, driven by one instinct: The factory must grow.
Why similar: Automation 28.2%, Resource Management 13.7%, Capitalism 10.5%, Economy 10.3%, City Builder 9%