- #1 Plutocracy
97% matchVery Positive80% of 1,355 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 25.5% ★, Economy 22.4%, Management 15.8%, Historical 9.5%, Strategy 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the core focus on wealth accumulation, political influence, and the ruthless pursuit of economic dominance.
- #2 Victoria 3
96% matchMostly Positive70% of 59,549 reviews2022
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.7 hrsMean: 116.7 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 24.4% ★, Economy 21.7%, Management 10.8%, Historical 10.4%, Alternate History 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a incredibly deep simulation of national economies, trade, and political maneuvering that mirrors the grand scale of banking.
- #3 City of Gangsters
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,542 reviews2021
Dev: SomaSimPub: Kasedo Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 12.7 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 19.8%, Management 16.6%, Grand Strategy 14.3% ★, Turn-Based 12.2%, Strategy 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: It combines resource management with the expansion of an illicit economic empire, requiring careful logistics and growth strategy.
- #4 Democracy 4
95% matchVery Positive82% of 6,313 reviews2022
Dev: Positech Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 28.1%, Grand Strategy 23.5% ★, Management 19%, Strategy 11.3%, Simulation 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the intersection of economic policy and political stability, requiring careful management of a nation's financial health.
- #5 Offworld Trading Company
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 5,684 reviews2016
Dev: Mohawk GamesPub: Stardock Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 34.9 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 38.8%, Management 22.9%, Strategy 15.3%, Simulation 11.9%, Resource Management 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game turns economic strategy into a high-stakes competitive battle where market manipulation is the primary weapon.
- #6 The Guild 3
94% matchMixed61% of 7,892 reviews2022
Dev: Purple LampPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The Guild 3 is a fascinating trade and life simulation that takes place during the late Middle Ages. Step into the shoes of a citizen, acquire businesses and mansions, produce goods and trade them, start intrigues in politics and society, love, hate, bribe, fight and live through good and bad times!
Why similar: Economy 45.4%, Medieval 15.4%, Strategy 12.7%, Simulation 11.3%, Management 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A life and economic simulation set in the Middle Ages that allows you to build a family dynasty through trade and political power.
- #7 Rise of Industry
93% matchMostly Positive73% of 4,169 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 36.7%, Management 26.7%, Strategy 13.4%, Simulation 10%, Resource Management 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a complex, supply-chain-focused economic experience that challenges your ability to manage production and market demand.
- #8 Cartel Tycoon
92% matchMostly Positive76% of 3,751 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: Economy 37.2%, Management 26.4%, Strategy 13.3%, Resource Management 10.9%, Simulation 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: This management sim focuses on the complex logistics and economic growth of an illicit business empire in a historical setting.
- #9 Evil Democracy: 1932
91% 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 13.8%, Management 9.5%, Turn-Based 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the political and economic maneuvering themes, focusing on the rise to power in a turbulent historical period.
- #10 Grand Ages: Medieval
91% matchMixed48% of 1,971 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 21.2% ★, Economy 20.5%, Strategy 14.6%, Management 11.3%, Medieval 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on trade, production, and economic expansion within a medieval setting, directly echoing the themes of the seed game.
- #11 Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
89% matchVery Positive91% of 25,891 reviews2024
Dev: 3DivisionPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 73.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 23.5% ★, Economy 22.1%, Management 14.7%, Historical 10.9%, Strategy 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It offers an incredibly detailed economic simulation where you must manage every aspect of a planned economy's infrastructure.
- #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 35.7%, Economy 35.6%, Simulation 13.2%, Strategy 10.8%, Indie 1.9%
Why You'll Like It: This management sim focuses on the economic challenges of growing a digital business in a competitive market.
- #13 Patrician IV
90% matchMixed56% of 756 reviews2010
Dev: Gaming Minds StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 8.5 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 35.4%, Strategy 22.8%, Management 9.9%, Resource Management 9.8%, Simulation 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A classic historical trading simulation that emphasizes maritime commerce and economic dominance in the Hanseatic League.
- #14 Port Royale 4
88% matchMixed57% of 2,092 reviews2020
Dev: Gaming MindsPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 34.3%, Management 18.6%, Strategy 17%, Simulation 12.4%, Historical 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on colonial-era trade routes and economic management, requiring strategic planning to maximize profits.
- #15 Software Inc.
86% 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 40.2%, Management 28%, Simulation 11.2%, Strategy 10.1%, Capitalism 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: This business management game focuses on the economic realities of running a tech company, from product development to market competition.
- #16 Industry Giant 2
87% matchVery Positive86% of 1,007 reviews2015
Dev: Fancy Bytes, ReactorPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Economic booms, stock market crashes, oil crises, upswings, triumphs... Now you can become the greatest power in industry!
Why similar: Economy 35.7%, Strategy 25.4%, Management 20.3%, Simulation 18.7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic industrial management game that challenges you to build a manufacturing empire and dominate the market.
- #17 Big Ambitions
85% 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: Economy 42.3%, Management 35%, Simulation 10.1%, Capitalism 6.6%, Resource Management 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A modern business management sim that lets you start from nothing and build a massive corporate empire through smart investment.
- #18 Computer Tycoon
86% matchVery Positive85% of 1,000 reviews2017
Dev: Progorion
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Computer Tycoon is a fairly 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 25.2% ★, Economy 24.1%, Management 15%, Historical 11.1%, Strategy 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a deep dive into the economic side of the hardware industry, from R&D to global market share.
- #19 GearCity
84% matchVery Positive90% of 1,485 reviews2022
Dev: Visual Entertainment And Technologies
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 19.3 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 30.8%, Management 25.8%, Strategy 12.2%, Simulation 10.6%, Turn-Based 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: An extremely detailed automotive industry simulation that focuses on the economic and strategic side of running a global company.
- #20 Anno 1800
84% matchVery Positive81% of 31,402 reviews2019
Dev: Ubisoft MainzPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 39.9 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 42.5%, Strategy 20.5%, Simulation 13.2%, Management 9.5%, Historical 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: It masterfully blends city-building with complex production chains and international trade management.
- #21 Railway Empire
83% matchVery Positive83% of 9,652 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 30.9%, Management 24.4%, Strategy 17.9%, Simulation 12.3%, Historical 10%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes economic growth through the development of logistics networks and strategic infrastructure investment.
- #22 Game Dev Tycoon
82% 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 44.3%, Economy 21.9%, Simulation 17.9%, Strategy 10.9%, Indie 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: A accessible management simulation that focuses on the economic growth and product development cycles of a small business.
- #23 Tropico 6
82% matchVery Positive88% of 29,005 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 40.7%, Management 25.4%, Strategy 19.9%, Simulation 13.1%, Singleplayer 0.9%
Why You'll Like It: This title requires balancing the economic needs of your island nation with the political realities of maintaining power.
- #24 Mad Games Tycoon
81% 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: Economy 32.2%, Management 31.7%, Strategy 11.3%, Simulation 10.7%, Resource Management 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a more complex take on the game development management genre, focusing heavily on market competition and economic strategy.
- #25 Monarch : Medieval Remastered
79% matchVery Positive81% of 377 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 26.4% ★, Management 14.9%, Economy 14%, Historical 11.5%, Medieval 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: It combines medieval grand strategy with management elements, providing a similar historical feel to the seed game.
- #26 Taxer Inc
81% matchMixed42% 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 18.8%, Grand Strategy 17.7% ★, Strategy 16.7%, Simulation 12.9%, Management 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A niche management game that focuses on the specific economic mechanics of taxation and revenue collection.
- #27 Secret Government
80% matchMixed53% of 298 reviews2021
Dev: GameTrekPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Global strategy game about secret societies. You’ll lead the Brotherhood - an organization that juggles the whole world. The key feature of the game is the manipulation of powers. Instead of giving direct orders, the Brotherhood provokes countries into doing what the Brothers want.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.1% ★, Economy 18.4%, Turn-Based 15%, Alternate History 9.4%, Historical 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: This grand strategy game focuses on behind-the-scenes influence and economic control, similar to the shadow-banking elements of the seed.
- #28 Music Band Manager
79% 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: Management 33.6%, Economy 21.5%, Simulation 16.9%, Strategy 16.5%, Resource Management 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: This management simulation focuses on the economic side of the music industry, requiring careful budget and resource allocation.
- #29 Federal Reserve Simulator
75% matchVery Positive100% of 53 reviews2026
Dev: Billmeade Gaming
Windows · Mac · Linux
As Featured on NPR's Marketplace podcast. A turn-based economic simulation where you take command of the Federal Reserve — set monetary policy, navigate historical crises, and try to engineer the perfect soft landing.
Why similar: Economy 33.7%, Simulation 12.3%, Management 11.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.6%
- #30 Evil Labs
78% 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 39.6%, Indie 11.9%, Singleplayer 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: While more focused on base-building, it shares the management and simulation DNA of the seed game.
- #31 Capitalism 2
77% matchVery Positive82% of 564 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 45%, Management 22.5%, Strategy 12.2%, Simulation 11.7%, Capitalism 6.9%
- #32 Generals & Rulers
78% 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 16.4% ★, Economy 12.3%, Turn-Based 9.7%, Strategy 8.8%, Management 7.9%
- #33 Millennia
75% matchMixed67% of 3,763 reviews2024
Dev: C Prompt GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 35.3 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 17.5% ★, Economy 14.4%, Turn-Based 10.3%, Alternate History 8.6%, Historical 7.4%
- #34 KAISERPUNK
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 821 reviews2025
Dev: Overseer Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 18.2% ★, Economy 14.4%, Alternate History 10.3%, Management 10%, Military 8.5%
- #35 News Tower
71% matchVery Positive94% of 4,335 reviews2025
Dev: Sparrow NightPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 20.7 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 26.1%, Economy 25.1%, Strategy 10.6%, Simulation 9.4%, Historical 9.3%
- #36 Old World
73% matchVery Positive82% of 6,533 reviews2022
Dev: Mohawk GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.9 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 14.1%, Management 9.7%, Turn-Based 9.6%, Historical 7.8%
- #37 Capitalism Plus
76% matchVery Positive83% of 119 reviews2016
Dev: Enlight Software Limited
Windows
Play the strategy game of money, power and wealth.
Why similar: Economy 28.5%, Management 25.7%, Strategy 19.9%, Simulation 17.9%, Capitalism 7.9%
- #38 Oil Enterprise
76% matchMixed49% of 195 reviews2016
Dev: Crafty StudiosPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.5 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 35.7%, Management 26.1%, Strategy 18.8%, Simulation 14.6%, Indie 4.8%
- #39 Democracy 3
74% 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 22.4%, Turn-Based 19.9%, Simulation 19.2%, Strategy 18.7%, Management 13%
- #40 Industry Empire
77% matchMostly Negative34% of 243 reviews2014
Dev: ActalogicPub: rondomedia GmbH
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.5 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 27.6%, Strategy 26%, Management 23.3%, Simulation 23%
- #41 Game Corp DX
73% 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 38.5%, Economy 37.8%, Simulation 12.4%, Strategy 7.2%, Indie 2.8%
- #42 Marble Age: Remastered
73% matchVery Positive86% of 392 reviews2020
Dev: Clarus Victoria
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.3 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 19.5%, Turn-Based 16.6%, Management 15.2%, Historical 11.8%, Strategy 11.7%
- #43 CoffeeBiz Tycoon
72% 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: Economy 28.2%, Management 27.8%, Strategy 16.6%, Simulation 15.3%, Indie 4.2%
- #44 Bank Simulator
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 365 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 43%, Management 24.9%, Simulation 12.6%, Resource Management 8.9%, Capitalism 7.4%
- #45 Europa Universalis IV
69% matchVery Positive88% of 136,424 reviews2013
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 280.3 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 25.6% ★, Economy 19.8%, Historical 11.8%, Alternate History 10.7%, Military 9.5%
- #46 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 25.3%, Strategy 22.5%, Simulation 19%, Indie 5.6%
- #47 Automobile Tycoon
72% matchMixed60% of 63 reviews2018
Dev: Silver Lemur Games
Windows
Car manufacturing company simulator. Turn-based, fast paced, covers 100 years of automotive history.
Why similar: Economy 27%, Turn-Based 17%, Management 15.6%, Strategy 7.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.6%
- #48 Terra Invicta
65% matchVery Positive81% of 9,264 reviews2026
Dev: Pavonis InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 51.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 16.4% ★, Economy 15.3%, Management 9.6%, Turn-Based 8.3%, Alternate History 7.6%
- #49 Banker Simulator
68% matchMixed62% of 684 reviews2025
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 40.1%, Management 25.1%, Strategy 11.8%, Simulation 8%, Capitalism 6.7%
- #50 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: Economy 28.5%, Management 27.3%, Strategy 19.2%, Simulation 19%, Indie 4.8%
- #51 Orbi Universo II
67% matchVery Positive81% of 74 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 25.5% ★, Economy 20%, Management 16.9%, Historical 11.7%, Strategy 9.6%
- #52 Marble Age
70% matchVery Positive83% of 744 reviews2015
Dev: Clarus Victoria
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Turn-based historical simulation strategy. Develop the Greek civilization from the small village to the great city-state when it will dominate the world!
Why similar: Economy 19.6%, Turn-Based 17.4%, Management 14.2%, Historical 12.1%, Strategy 10.6%
- #53 Rebel Inc: Escalation
67% matchVery Positive82% of 7,279 reviews2021
Dev: Ndemic CreationsPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 13.2 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% ★, Economy 17.8%, Management 11.4%, Historical 8.9%, Alternate History 8.5%
- #54 Making History: The First World War
69% matchMixed67% of 114 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% ★, Economy 11.1%, Turn-Based 10.8%, Management 9.7%, Historical 9.1%
- #55 Big Pharma
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,929 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 33.6%, Economy 30.2%, Strategy 12.7%, Simulation 12.6%, Resource Management 6.3%
- #56 Industry Manager: Future Technologies
70% matchMixed58% of 314 reviews2016
Dev: astragon Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
INDUSTRY MANAGER: Future Technologies is a classic economy simulation in which you can build your own empire, research new sustainable products, and sweep aside the competition on your way to fame and success.
Why similar: Economy 42.7%, Management 31.7%, Simulation 25.5%
- #57 Wall Street Raider
64% matchVery Positive96% of 121 reviews2026
Dev: Ronin SoftwarePub: Hackjack Games
Windows
Wall Street Raider offers the deepest stock market simulations in gaming history. Control publicly traded corporations, futures, options, and even crypto. Whether you want to make billions in equities, short-sell overvalued stocks, or hedge risk using derivatives, the market is yours to conquer!
Why similar: Economy 39%, Management 24.6%, Strategy 13.1%, Simulation 11.1%, Capitalism 7.6%
- #58 Making History: The Second World War
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 286 reviews2018
Dev: Factus Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Choose a nation and prepare for the greatest conflict in human history, World War II. Build your military and industrial power, form alliances and race to achieve the advanced technologies that will bring total victory in this global-wide turn-based Grand Strategy struggle.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 16.9% ★, Turn-Based 10.5%, Economy 10.3%, Historical 8.1%, Management 8%
- #59 Europa Universalis V
61% matchMixed69% of 28,382 reviews2025
Dev: Paradox TintoPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 50.7 hrsMean: 103.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Use war, trade or diplomacy to satisfy your grandest ambitions and dominate five centuries of history in the newest version of Europa Universalis, Paradox Interactive's flagship historical grand strategy game.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.7% ★, Economy 23%, Historical 11.4%, Alternate History 11.1%, War 8.9%