- #1 Plutocracy
97% matchVery Positive80% of 1,371 reviews2019
Dev: Redwood
Windows · Mac · Linux
The business simulator Plutocracy gives you the chance to become wealthy and powerful to take control over the world. Where policy, laws, officials and people are only the chess pieces how do you play your game?
Why similar: Grand Strategy 26% ★, Economy 21.8%, Management 15.7%, Historical 9.8%, Strategy 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game mirrors the power-hungry economic simulation of the seed game by allowing you to influence politics and markets to build a massive financial empire.
- #2 Capitalism 2
96% matchVery Positive83% of 578 reviews2017
Dev: Enlight Software LimitedPub: Enlight Software Limited
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Create and control the business empire of your dreams. This in-depth strategy game covers almost every aspect of business that could be encountered in the real world.
Why similar: Economy 44.7%, Management 22.4%, Strategy 12.4%, Simulation 11.9%, Capitalism 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Widely considered the gold standard for business simulation, it offers unparalleled depth in market competition and corporate management.
- #3 Victoria 3
96% matchMostly Positive70% of 60,895 reviews2022
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.7 hrsMean: 120.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Paradox Development Studio invites you to build your ideal society in the tumult of the exciting and transformative 19th century. Balance the competing interests in your society and earn your place in the sun in Victoria 3, one of the most anticipated games in Paradox’s history.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.9% ★, Economy 21.2%, Management 10.7%, Historical 10.5%, Alternate History 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: It provides the most sophisticated economic simulation in the grand strategy genre, requiring deep management of trade, production, and national finance.
- #4 GearCity
95% matchVery Positive90% of 1,504 reviews2022
Dev: Visual Entertainment And Technologies
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 19.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Do you find tycoon games too simplistic? GearCity is a complex and in-depth business simulator. It focuses on a realistic economic simulation of the global automobile industry. The game takes several hours to grasp and hundreds of hours to master. Can you succeed where many other CEOs have failed?
Why similar: Economy 30.1%, Management 25.7%, Strategy 12.3%, Simulation 10.8%, Turn-Based 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers an incredibly detailed economic simulation where you must manage every aspect of a global automotive manufacturing company.
- #5 City of Gangsters
94% 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: Economy 19.2%, Management 16.6%, Grand Strategy 14.4% ★, Turn-Based 12.8%, Strategy 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: It combines resource management with the development of an illicit economic network, mirroring the seed game's focus on building wealth.
- #6 Offworld Trading Company
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 5,704 reviews2016
Dev: Mohawk GamesPub: Stardock Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 35.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Mars has been colonized, and Earth's corporate titans fight to dominate this new market. Competition is fierce in this fast-paced economic RTS from Civilization IV Lead Designer, Soren Johnson.
Why similar: Economy 38.3%, Management 23%, Strategy 15.6%, Simulation 12.1%, Resource Management 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses heavily on market manipulation, hostile takeovers, and economic warfare, which are core themes of the seed game.
- #7 Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
91% matchVery Positive91% of 27,069 reviews2024
Dev: 3DivisionPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 71.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Build a soviet republic from an impoverished country into a rich industrial superpower in a city builder with intricate production chains and a fully simulated global economy. Manage the lives of your citizens from education to work and party loyalty to criminal activity.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 23.7% ★, Economy 21.5%, Management 14.7%, Historical 11.1%, Strategy 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: It features a complex, realistic economic planning system that requires meticulous management of resources and supply chains.
- #8 Democracy 3
93% matchMostly Positive74% of 7,255 reviews2013
Dev: Positech Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Have you ever wanted to be president? or prime-minister? Convinced you could do a better job of running the country? Let's face it, you could hardly do a worse job than our current political leaders.
Why similar: Economy 21.7%, Turn-Based 20.6%, Simulation 19.2%, Strategy 18.7%, Management 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game simulates the economic and political consequences of policy decisions, perfect for those who enjoy the macro-level management of Evil Bank Manager.
- #9 Computer Tycoon
92% matchVery Positive85% of 1,016 reviews2017
Dev: Progorion
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Computer Tycoon is a highly complex Business Grand Strategy game about Computer Evolution. Start in the 70s, invent until 2034, create the best computer systems, upgrade your infrastructure, lead a team, and alter computer history! It is time to "Think Different"
Why similar: Grand Strategy 27.7% ★, Economy 25.5%, Management 15.4%, Historical 11.6%, Strategy 8%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the evolution of an industry through economic strategy, mirroring the growth-focused gameplay of the seed.
- #10 Rise of Industry
91% 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 36.1%, Management 26.8%, Strategy 13.7%, Simulation 10.2%, Resource Management 7%
Why You'll Like It: This title emphasizes building a massive economic empire through complex production chains and market-driven logistics.
- #11 Industry Giant 2
89% matchVery Positive86% of 1,022 reviews2015
Dev: Fancy Bytes, ReactorPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Economic booms, stock market crashes, oil crises, upswings, triumphs... Now you can become the greatest power in industry!
Why similar: Economy 35%, Strategy 25.8%, Management 20.3%, Simulation 18.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic supply chain and economic management game that focuses on building a profitable empire from the ground up.
- #12 Startup Company
89% matchVery Positive81% of 6,219 reviews2020
Dev: Hovgaard Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 19.6 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 35.7%, Economy 35.1%, Simulation 13.5%, Strategy 11%, Indie 2%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the management of a growing business entity, emphasizing economic growth and competitive strategy.
- #13 Grand Ages: Medieval
90% matchMixed48% of 1,976 reviews2015
Dev: Gaming Minds StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Rise from the humble role of a simple mayor governing a small settlement and rule over all of Europe.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.5% ★, Economy 19.9%, Strategy 14.7%, Management 11.2%, Medieval 10%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on trading and economic expansion in a medieval setting, directly aligning with the historical theme of the seed game.
- #14 Anno 1800
87% matchVery Positive81% of 32,192 reviews2019
Dev: Ubisoft MainzPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 40.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Anno 1800™ – Lead the Industrial Revolution! Welcome to the dawn of the Industrial Age. The path you choose will define your world. Are you an innovator or an exploiter? A conqueror or a liberator? How the world remembers your name is up to you.
Why similar: Economy 41.7%, Strategy 20.8%, Simulation 13.3%, Management 9.7%, Historical 7%
Why You'll Like It: It features complex trade and production management set in a historical era, requiring careful economic planning to succeed.
- #15 Evil Democracy: 1932
88% matchMostly Positive75% of 471 reviews2020
Dev: Hamsters Gaming
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
In the unique world of this political simulator, you travel to Europe, 1932-1935, to become the party leader in one of the following countries: Germany, France, or England. You have a real chance to become the winner of WWII even before it begins...
Why similar: Strategy 20.6%, Simulation 16.6%, Economy 13.3%, Turn-Based 9.5%, Management 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: It combines political strategy with economic undertones, capturing the same 'evil' or manipulative spirit as the seed game.
- #16 Tropico 6
86% matchVery Positive88% of 29,404 reviews2019
Dev: Limbic EntertainmentPub: Kalypso Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 27.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
El Presidente is back! Prove yourself once again as a feared dictator or peace-loving statesman on the island state of Tropico and shape the fate of your very own banana republic through four distinctive eras.
Why similar: Economy 39.5%, Management 25%, Strategy 20%, Simulation 13.1%, Capitalism 1.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game balances political power with economic development, requiring you to manage the finances of an entire nation.
- #17 Game Dev Tycoon
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 45,066 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 44.3%, Economy 21.6%, Simulation 18%, Strategy 11%, Indie 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: An accessible yet engaging business management game that focuses on the growth and success of a development studio.
- #18 Millennia
84% matchMixed67% of 3,777 reviews2024
Dev: C Prompt GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 36.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Create your own nation in Millennia, a historical turn-based 4X game that challenges your strategic prowess across 10,000 years of history, from the dawn of humanity to our possible futures.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 17.6% ★, Economy 13.9%, Turn-Based 10.5%, Alternate History 8.8%, Historical 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A grand strategy game that includes a strong focus on economic development and technological progression through history.
- #19 Automobile Tycoon
86% matchMixed61% of 64 reviews2018
Dev: Silver Lemur Games
Windows
Car manufacturing company simulator. Turn-based, fast paced, covers 100 years of automotive history.
Why similar: Economy 26.3%, Turn-Based 17.7%, Management 15.5%, Strategy 8%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based economic management game that focuses on the manufacturing and financial success of an automotive firm.
- #20 Big Ambitions
83% matchVery Positive93% of 13,452 reviews2023
Dev: Hovgaard Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 25.2 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: Economy 41.9%, Management 35.3%, Simulation 10.3%, Capitalism 6.6%, Resource Management 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a detailed business management experience that allows you to grow from a small shop to a massive economic conglomerate.
- #21 News Tower
81% matchVery Positive94% of 4,551 reviews2025
Dev: Sparrow NightPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 27.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Develop your newspaper and become New York’s new media mogul! In this tycoon, build and manage your newspaper from printer to toilet. Create your editorial line and lead your journalists through unique 1930's stories and dig out the latest scoops!
Why similar: Management 26.3%, Economy 24.3%, Strategy 10.8%, Historical 9.5%, Simulation 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A management simulation that requires careful resource allocation and strategic decision-making to build a successful media empire.
- #22 Port Royale 4
84% matchMixed57% of 2,136 reviews2020
Dev: Gaming MindsPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Set sail and join the colonial powers of Spain, England, France and the Netherlands in their fight for supremacy of the Caribbean in the 17th century.
Why similar: Economy 33.9%, Management 18.4%, Strategy 17.3%, Simulation 12.7%, Historical 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a deep trading and economic simulation set in a colonial era, focusing on establishing profitable trade routes.
- #23 Railway Empire
82% matchVery Positive83% of 9,710 reviews2018
Dev: Gaming Minds StudiosPub: Kalypso Media
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
In Railway Empire, you will create an elaborate and wide-ranging rail network, purchase over 40 different trains modelled in extraordinary detail, and buy or build railway stations, maintenance buildings, factories and tourist attractions to keep your travel network ahead of the competition.
Why similar: Economy 30.3%, Management 24.5%, Strategy 18.1%, Simulation 12.5%, Historical 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on economic management through infrastructure and trade, forcing you to optimize your network for maximum profit.
- #24 Mad Games Tycoon 2
79% matchVery Positive94% of 7,786 reviews2023
Dev: Eggcode
Windows · Mac
Median: 14.7 hrsMean: 37.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Start your own game development studio in 1976. Build your own offices, production facilities and server rooms. Develop the games of your dreams and produce the next next-gen console. Rise from a small garage company to a huge corporation.
Why similar: Economy 40.6%, Management 31.6%, Strategy 11.5%, Simulation 11.1%, Capitalism 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers detailed management of a development studio, focusing on economic strategy and market trends.
- #25 Software Inc.
81% matchVery Positive94% of 7,806 reviews2015
Dev: Coredumping
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.0 hrsMean: 46.1 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 39.5%, Management 28.2%, Simulation 11.3%, Strategy 10.3%, Capitalism 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers complex business management with a focus on market competition and product development.
- #26 Transport Fever 2
79% matchVery Positive90% of 32,451 reviews2019
Dev: Urban GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.7 hrsMean: 66.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The classic transport simulation genre has a new gold standard with Transport Fever 2. Discover a whole new world by navigating transport routes through land, water and air. May progress and prosperity find their way!
Why similar: Economy 32.7%, Management 28.7%, Strategy 16.4%, Simulation 15.5%, Resource Management 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes economic management through logistics and trade, requiring you to build a profitable transportation network.
- #27 Patrician IV
82% matchMixed56% of 770 reviews2010
Dev: Gaming Minds StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 42%
You are a merchant in northern Europe in the late Middle Ages when the Hanseatic League was flourishing. Your goal is to rise to the most successful and influential member of the Hanse, ultimately being elected Elderman, leader of the trading league.
Why similar: Economy 34.7%, Strategy 23.2%, Management 9.9%, Resource Management 9.6%, Historical 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on trade routes and economic dominance within the Hanseatic League, perfect for fans of historical economic strategy.
- #28 Taxer Inc
80% matchMostly Negative42% of 64 reviews2021
Dev: Hamsters Gaming
Windows
The biggest corporations are not Apple or Amazon. The biggest "corporations" are the states. Your employees are all citizens of the country. You don't pay them a salary - they will pay you themselves. You manage taxes and collect them.
Why similar: Economy 18.3%, Grand Strategy 18% ★, Strategy 16.8%, Simulation 12.9%, Management 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game is a direct economic simulation focused on financial management and tax systems, mirroring the banking focus of the seed game.
- #29 Constructor Plus
78% matchVery Positive89% of 466 reviews2019
Dev: System 3
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Constructor Plus is the definitive building simulation for the modern day tycoon. Build your dream town full of crackpot undesirables, businesses, and quirky tenants whilst fending off your rivals in the eagerly awaited sequel to Constructor HD. With almost 3 times more content, building just got bigger!
Why similar: Strategy 49.6%, Simulation 37.2%, Indie 10.3%, Singleplayer 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: This management simulation involves economic competition and resource management, similar to the competitive nature of the seed.
- #30 Supreme Ruler Ultimate
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,252 reviews2014
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 51.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Real-Time Strategy/Wargame. From World War II through the Cold War and into the future, re-live or re-imagine the tensions and crises of our recent history! Guide your nation through the era of your choice in Campaigns, Scenarios, and Sandboxes, as you make every effort to become Supreme Ruler!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 32.6% ★, Military 14.5%, Alternate History 10.5%, Tactical 10.3%, Strategy 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: It provides grand strategy with deep economic and political control, allowing for a high level of national financial management.
- #31 Imperial Ambitions
75% matchVery Positive82% of 100 reviews2026
Dev: aoiti
Windows · Mac
Discover and colonize the world, Allocate your labor force, Monopolize markets, Fight tactical battles, Survive the age of imperialism...
Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.6% ★, Economy 17.5%, Historical 9.1%, Management 9.1%, Alternate History 9.1%
- #32 KAISERPUNK
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 921 reviews2025
Dev: Overseer Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Build a city to rule the world in Kaiserpunk, a grand city builder blending production-focused city building with world conquest in an alternate 20th century world. Manage your city, grow industries, build a military, and defeat rivals to become the greatest empire.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 18.4% ★, Economy 14%, Alternate History 10.5%, Management 9.8%, Military 8.6%
- #33 Generals & Rulers
77% matchMixed62% of 389 reviews2019
Dev: Hamsters Gaming
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
What will be the strategy game if you throw out all the grind from it, all the boring annoying actions and leave only strategy and tactics? It became interesting to us and as a result we received Generals & Rulers. Try it now!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 16.5% ★, Economy 11.8%, Turn-Based 9.9%, Strategy 8.8%, Management 7.8%
- #34 Old World
74% matchVery Positive82% of 6,828 reviews2022
Dev: Mohawk GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Old World is a revolutionary new historical strategy game where you lead your dynasty over generations of rule against rival kings and queens. Wage massive wars, manage your court, and build a dynasty — or watch your empire crumble to dust. What legacy will you leave behind?
Why similar: Grand Strategy 16.8% ★, Economy 13.6%, Turn-Based 10%, Management 9.6%, Historical 7.9%
- #35 Democracy 4
73% matchVery Positive82% of 6,385 reviews2022
Dev: Positech Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Democracy 4 lets you take the role of President / Prime minister, govern the country (choosing its policies, laws and other actions), and both transform the country as you see fit, while trying to retain enough popularity to get re-elected...
Why similar: Economy 26.6%, Grand Strategy 23.1% ★, Management 18.3%, Strategy 11%, Simulation 7.8%
- #36 Game Corp DX
74% 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 38.6%, Economy 37.2%, Simulation 12.6%, Strategy 7.3%, Indie 2.9%
- #37 Capitalism Plus
76% matchVery Positive83% of 120 reviews2016
Dev: Enlight Software Limited
Windows
Play the strategy game of money, power and wealth.
Why similar: Economy 27.9%, Management 25.7%, Strategy 20.2%, Simulation 18.2%, Capitalism 7.9%
- #38 Oil Enterprise
77% matchMixed49% of 199 reviews2016
Dev: Crafty StudiosPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
In Oil Enterprise, you enter the multi-million dollar business of black gold as a shrewd businessman. Accept the challenge and grow from a small-scale en-trepreneur, investing in your first oilfield, to a global oil magnate.
Why similar: Economy 35%, Management 26.2%, Strategy 19.1%, Simulation 14.8%, Indie 5%
- #39 Europa Universalis IV
72% matchVery Positive88% of 137,236 reviews2013
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 281.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rule your land and dominate the world with unparalleled freedom, depth and historical accuracy. Write a new history of the world and build an empire for the ages.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.8% ★, Economy 18.3%, Historical 11.5%, Alternate History 10.5%, Military 9.3%
- #40 Mad Games Tycoon
72% matchVery Positive91% of 4,423 reviews2016
Dev: Eggcode
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 31.8%, Economy 31.7%, Strategy 11.5%, Simulation 10.9%, Resource Management 6.2%
- #41 Industry Empire
76% matchMostly Negative34% of 245 reviews2014
Dev: ActalogicPub: rondomedia GmbH
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
An entire industrial empire under your control. Have you always dreamed of swimming in money? In “Industry Empire” you are the boss of all bosses.
Why similar: Economy 27%, Strategy 26.4%, Simulation 23.3%, Management 23.3%
- #42 Monarch : Medieval Remastered
70% matchVery Positive81% of 380 reviews2025
Dev: Mr.Lordy
Windows
In the medieval era, assume the role of a lord and engage with other lords,develop fiefdoms, and employ strategies involving intrigue, warfare, and plunder. Expand your territory and strengthen your house lineage Or, be a god, manipulate the world? This game primarily strategic role-playing elements
Why similar: Grand Strategy 26.7% ★, Management 14.7%, Economy 13.5%, Historical 11.7%, Medieval 9.9%
- #43 Federal Reserve Simulator
70% matchVery Positive97% of 73 reviews2026
Dev: Billmeade Gaming
Windows · Mac · Linux
Can you beat inflation without crashing the economy? Run the Federal Reserve through real crises, political pressure, AI bubbles, and market panic. Set rates, deploy QE, manage expectations, and engineer the perfect soft landing. Featured on Marketplace with Kai Ryssdal.
Why similar: Economy 34.4%, Management 17.6%, Historical 14.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, Strategy 7.9%
- #44 Terra Invicta
68% matchVery Positive80% of 9,823 reviews2026
Dev: Pavonis InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 52.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
An alien invasion has fractured humanity into seven ideological factions each with a unique vision for the future. Lead your chosen faction to take control of Earth’s nations, expand across the Solar System, and battle enemy fleets in tactical combat.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 16.6% ★, Economy 14.9%, Management 9.5%, Turn-Based 8.5%, Alternate History 7.7%
- #45 Marble Age: Remastered
71% matchVery Positive86% of 402 reviews2020
Dev: Clarus Victoria
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Marble Age is a turn-based historical strategy where your task is to turn a small Ancient Greek village into a flourishing Polis, powerful enough to conquer the known world!
Why similar: Economy 18.9%, Turn-Based 17.2%, Management 15%, Historical 12%, Strategy 11.7%
- #46 Rebel Inc: Escalation
70% matchVery Positive82% of 7,522 reviews2021
Dev: Ndemic CreationsPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A unique and deeply engaging political/military strategic simulation from the creator of Plague Inc. Balance competing civilian and military priorities and deal with a deadly insurgency in order to stabilise a war-torn country.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.1% ★, Economy 17.3%, Management 11.2%, Historical 9%, Alternate History 8.6%
- #47 Music Band Manager
73% matchMixed54% of 361 reviews2017
Dev: Hamsters Gaming
Windows
Median: 4.7 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: Management 33.5%, Economy 21.1%, Simulation 17.1%, Strategy 16.7%, Resource Management 4.7%
- #48 CoffeeBiz Tycoon
73% matchMixed64% of 66 reviews2018
Dev: The Sociopath Software
Windows
CoffeeBiz tycoon is a mix of entrepreneurship fun and complicated business simulation. Start your first coffee kiosk, brew, expand, hire, deal with competitors, build a well-known brand, risk, and do everything else needed to build prosperous and profitable business.
Why similar: Management 27.8%, Economy 27.6%, Strategy 16.9%, Simulation 15.5%, Indie 4.3%
- #49 Bank Simulator
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 389 reviews2025
Dev: Strong Bow Games
Windows
Build and manage your financial empire from a small bank to a global powerhouse. Approve loans, trade bonds, hire staff, and master the market in Bank Simulator a business management sim and banking tycoon where every economic decision impacts your bottom line
Why similar: Economy 40.6%, Management 26.5%, Simulation 12%, Resource Management 8.9%, Capitalism 7.3%
- #50 Making History: The First World War
71% matchMixed66% of 115 reviews2021
Dev: Factus Games
Windows · Linux
A turn-based WWI Grand Strategy game. Rush to field new modern weaponry and survive the horrendous attrition battles. Join the global conflict between the Great Powers of the age and forge a new world order for freedom or tyranny.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 17.2% ★, Turn-Based 11%, Economy 10.7%, Management 9.5%, Historical 9.2%
- #51 Startup Freak
71% matchMixed70% of 53 reviews2019
Dev: PulPul Games
Windows
In Startup Freak you take the role of a budding entrepreneur, and grow your very own software startup from humble beginnings to a multi-million dollar company. Along the way you will have to overcome countless challenges. But the ultimate question you must answer: are you a Startup Freak?
Why similar: Management 26.4%, Economy 24.8%, Strategy 22.8%, Simulation 19.2%, Indie 5.7%
- #52 Banker Simulator
66% matchMixed60% of 782 reviews2026
Dev: Red Axe Games
Windows
Banker Simulator is a single-player game where you revive a bankrupt bank. With active and passive (idle) gameplay, make strategic decisions to grow your bank, satisfy customers, and tackle financial crises.
Why similar: Economy 39.6%, Management 25.2%, Strategy 12%, Simulation 8.1%, Capitalism 6.8%
- #53 Blacksmith Master
64% matchVery Positive83% of 2,724 reviews2025
Dev: Untitled StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Manage your own medieval smithy in Blacksmith Master and supervise the entire process from mining ores and gems to designing and selling finished products. Forge everything from weapons and armor to tools and cooking utensils to fund your craft and become the Blacksmith Master.
Why similar: Economy 32.2%, Management 22.1%, Medieval 13.2%, Strategy 12.8%, Simulation 10%
- #54 Big Pharma
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,939 reviews2015
Dev: Twice CircledPub: Positech Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
What if you had it in your power to rid the world of disease, to improve the lives of millions, to ease suffering and cure the sick… and earn a tidy profit? As the head of your own Pharmaceutical Conglomerate you have this power resting in your hands. Will you use it for good?
Why similar: Management 33.7%, Economy 29.7%, Strategy 13%, Simulation 12.8%, Resource Management 6.2%
- #55 Great Houses of Calderia
67% matchMixed61% of 442 reviews2024
Dev: Resistance GamesPub: Firesquid
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Great Houses of Calderia is a Feudal Grand Strategy game focusing on family dynamics & stories. Use your family strengths to compete against rivals to rise in the ranks of Calderia - produce, trade, scheme, bribe, and battle to build your legacy of power!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 29.1% ★, Economy 17.7%, Management 12%, Strategy 8.8%, Military 8.2%
- #56 Evil Labs
69% matchMixed70% of 82 reviews2018
Dev: Mirabolis Studios
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Evil Labs is a game about building and managing your own Evil Laboratory. Research and develop diseases, infect people, sell the cure and get rich!
Why similar: Strategy 44.9%, Simulation 39.5%, Indie 12%, Singleplayer 3.6%
- #57 Orbi Universo II
65% matchMostly Positive76% of 85 reviews2025
Dev: Orbi Universo Team
Windows · Linux
Guide your very own civilization's destiny in this abstract strategy sim. Master a complex node system, overcome unique challenges, and evolve your society from humble beginnings to the mastery of the atom. Can your civilization *really* withstand the test of time?
Why similar: Grand Strategy 25.9% ★, Economy 19.5%, Management 16.5%, Historical 12%, Strategy 9.6%
- #58 Realpolitiks 3: Earth and Beyond
67% matchMostly Negative38% of 299 reviews2025
Dev: JujubeePub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Prove your political brilliance in a grand strategy like no other: pick any contemporary country, set up your government and navigate the pitfalls of domestic and international politics. A glorious destiny awaits - the domination of not just the Earth, but the whole Solar system!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 31.7% ★, Economy 26.3%, Management 11.8%, Strategy 11.5%, Military 5.1%
- #59 The Shadow Government Simulator
66% matchMostly Positive74% of 110 reviews2022
Dev: Chupacabra Game StudiosPub: Games Incubator
Windows · Mac · Linux
A turn-based strategy game where you lead a secret society towards world domination. Investigate the influential and convert them to your faction via bribery, seduction and intimidation. Reshape society's power structures to fend off rival societies and the world's nations in your quest for power.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 26% ★, Turn-Based 18.4%, Economy 18.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%, Strategy 9.8%