- #1 Astral Enterprises
97% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Cosmic Fin Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
As CEO, build a ruthless corporate empire! Solve spatial factory puzzles, master complex supply chains, and manipulate dynamic markets to maximise profit. Mobilise local workforces, fund high-tech R&D, and construct colossal megaprojects to satisfy your demanding Parent Company.
Why similar: Automation 19.7%, Economy 15.7%, Management 15.4%, Trading 14.2%, Resource Management 9.7%
- #2 Interstellar Transport Company
96% matchMixed67% of 412 reviews2019
Dev: MT Worlds
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Build a galactic transportation empire and supply humanity with everything it needs to colonize the stars. In this sci-fi logistics simulator, grow your company from a local transport agency into an interstellar logistics behemoth! Singleplayer, vs AI, and online multiplayer.
Why similar: Trading 29%, Space 22.6%, Management 13%, Economy 11.4%, Space Sim 11.1%
- #3 Starship Contractor: Galactic Tycoon
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Decha Studio/Rashaun
Windows
Shape the Galactic Arms Race. As CEO of a private space arms company, design modular ships, research breakthrough tech, and win faction tenders. Outmaneuver rivals in prototype races and make critical choices that make every playthrough unique, from a startup to galactic dominance.
Why similar: Trading 23.4%, Economy 15%, Space Sim 13.6%, Management 12%, Space 9.8%
- #4 Trade Anchor
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lemuria
Windows · Mac · Linux
Amidst powerful alien empires, you are among the first humans in this corner of the procedurally generated galaxy. Trade and explore. With no combat, your success hinges on mastering complex alien economies and navigating intricate politics. Can you carve out a place for humanity in the cosmos?
Why similar: Trading 38%, Management 11.8%, Space 10.7%, Economy 10.4%, Space Sim 9.2%
- #5 Space Supermarket Simulator
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 17 reviews2026
Dev: Mythforge Games
Windows
Run your own supermarket in outer space. Keep shelves stocked and nicely organized. Supply your store with drone delivery. Will you take the duty of running a space supermarket?
Why similar: Trading 30.8%, Space 17.2%, Economy 16.4%, Space Sim 16.2%, Simulation 7.6%
- #6 X: Beyond the Frontier
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 399 reviews2010
Dev: Egosoft
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 39%
The Human Race had advanced to the point where we could travel among the stars, we developed giant automated machines to help us colonise other worlds, but there was a fault in their programming and they turned and attacked. Forcing us to lay a trap to protect Earth and exiling the Human race to stay on Earth once again.
Why similar: Trading 26.1%, Space 23.2%, Space Sim 20%, Economy 11.4%, Simulation 8.4%
- #7 Space Industry
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Eirikrson
Windows
Build and automate your own modular space fleet in this sandbox base-building game. Mine asteroids, expand your ship, fight enemies, explore new star systems, and uncover the deepest secrets of the universe.
Why similar: Automation 27%, Space Sim 25%, Economy 13.7%, Management 12.6%, Space 8.5%
- #8 European Logistics Tycoon
92% matchMixed68% of 41 reviews2026
Dev: Warnicke Gamedesign
Windows
Build your own logistics company, plan deliveries across European cities, and manage vehicles, drivers, and costs. Accept contracts, optimize routes, and make smart business decisions to grow your company step by step.
Why similar: Trading 24.7%, Automation 22.7%, Economy 21.9%, Management 16.4%, Simulation 7.7%
- #9 X2: The Threat
91% matchVery Positive83% of 534 reviews2006
Dev: Egosoft
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 36%
X²: The Threat is of a new generation of space simulator games, you play the role of Julian Gardna who continues the story set by X: Beyond The Frontier. The updated graphics engine gives the universe a fresher feel with newly designed ships and stations adding to the complexity of the universe.
Why similar: Space 26.6%, Trading 23.4%, Space Sim 19.6%, Economy 13.2%, Sci-fi 7%
- #10 Hollow Sector
90% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 2 Rocs
Windows · Mac
The corporations abandoned Kepler-11 and left its stations to the people still living in them. Somebody still has to move the cargo, mine the ore, and make what nobody else can. Nobody out here asks questions. Build a fleet in a living system that keeps turning, even when you're gone.
Why similar: Trading 20.9%, Space Sim 20.6%, Automation 13.6%, Management 11.3%, Space 10.8%
- #11 Helium Rain
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 340 reviews2018
Dev: Deimos Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Trade your wares and eliminate the competition in a cutthroat world. Buy new ships and stations to mine and haul resources. Explore the vast emptiness of space.
Why similar: Space Sim 35.7%, Space 22.6%, Trading 18.2%, Economy 7.8%, Simulation 6.9%
- #12 Stellar Trader
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ParaVerseLabPub: Spiral Up Games
Windows
See the galaxy through the eyes of a trader. Hundreds of years after humanity took to the stars, you're free to buy, fight, explore, and build your way to power. Shape economies, form alliances, and influence the systems that control trade, tech, and politics.
Why similar: Trading 30.5%, Space Sim 22.9%, Space 16%, Economy 14.1%, Sci-fi 5.4%
- #13 Space Sim Tycoon
88% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: SuperChicken Productions LLC
Windows
Space Sim Tycoon – A sandbox transportation tycoon game where you can explore forbidden planets, gather resources, craft goods, and establish routes to manage your space empire.
Why similar: Space Sim 26%, Automation 14.6%, Space 11.2%, Management 10.9%, Simulation 8.9%
- #14 Blockchain Tycoon
89% 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: Trading 28.3%, Economy 16.7%, Automation 16.2%, Management 13.6%, Education 9%
- #15 Star Haul Tycoon
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2026
Dev: sugames
Windows · Linux
Star Haul Tycoon is a narrative logistics sim where efficiency is the only path to profit. Connect planets, manage a fleet of transport ships and optimize complex supply chains. In an economy where fuel equals money, you must pay off your massive corporate debt to a supervisor who's always watching.
Why similar: Automation 22.3%, Economy 19.5%, Space 17.3%, Management 13%, Resource Management 10.8%
- #16 X3: Terran Conflict
87% matchVery Positive86% of 2,875 reviews2008
Dev: Egosoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 31.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
It is the year 2938. The long wished-for encounter of the X Universe and the Earth holds both joy and sorrow for the people. Despite flourishing trade, the clash of the diverse races, cultures and life forms creates new tensions, mistrust and open conflict that need to be overcome!
Why similar: Space 30.5%, Trading 23.8%, Space Sim 19.9%, Economy 9.3%, Sci-fi 6.5%
- #17 Solar Baron
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Preon Studio
Windows
As head of an interplanetary corporation, your goal is to extract resources from across the solar system and bring them home faster and cheaper than your competitors. Construct trade depots and colonies. Build rockets and spaceports. Master realistic orbital mechanics and maximize profits.
Why similar: Automation 20.8%, Space Sim 19.8%, Space 15.1%, Management 11.8%, Economy 11.3%
- #18 Infini Orbis
84% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Tanis
Windows
A sci-fi automation game with deep RPG progression and RTS fleet combat. Command humanity's last ark, Mothership, on a desperate mission back in time to build a fleet powerful enough to change the destiny of the galaxy. Automate local and interstellar supply networks to purge cosmic threats.
Why similar: Trading 24.5%, Space Sim 19.3%, Automation 18.2%, Economy 12.5%, Management 10%
- #19 X3: Reunion
86% matchMostly Positive72% of 743 reviews2006
Dev: Egosoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 41%
X3: Reunion continues the epic space saga, blending deep space trading and intense real-time combat. Explore a vast universe, establish your empire, and shape the new frontier. With enhanced graphics and intricate economies, it's a journey of strategy, simulation, and interstellar intrigue.
Why similar: Space 27.5%, Space Sim 25.4%, Trading 16%, Economy 14.4%, Sci-fi 6.9%
- #20 Market Resolve: Trading Survival
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Galumi Studio
Windows
Trade fictional markets one candle at a time in a single-player trading simulation. Start Survival with $5,000, manage risk and learn through guided lessons. Compare your current and highest virtual balances on global and Steam friends leaderboards (beta).
Why similar: Trading 43.9%, Education 21.9%, Economy 15.1%, Simulation 8.1%, Resource Management 7.1%
- #21 Plug: Build your Empire
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nocturne Games
Windows · Mac
Build a drug empire on a real-world map. Grow, cook and deal across actual streets, launder the cash through front businesses, smuggle product between real cities and stay ahead of the cops. From one corner to a transnational cartel.
Why similar: Trading 28.2%, Automation 23.1%, Economy 17.6%, Management 16.2%, Resource Management 7.3%
- #22 Starport Merchants
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Peanut Panda
Windows
From rags to riches, build your merchant empire in this space trader tycoon. Haul cargo, mine asteroids, run factories, trade stocks, command a fleet or even colonize an entire planet. Grow to become a gazillionaire as you outsmart the competition and expand your business across the planets.
Why similar: Trading 30.3%, Economy 16.1%, Space Sim 15.9%, Space 13.4%, Management 13.3%
- #23 Cosmonautica
84% matchMixed48% of 1,190 reviews2015
Dev: Chasing Carrots
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Cosmonautica is a fresh take on space trading in a procedurally generated universe, paired with quirky humor for your intergalactic enjoyment.
Why similar: Trading 30.6%, Space Sim 18.2%, Space 14.1%, Economy 13.7%, Management 11.1%
- #24 Starscrip
81% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: boomthump
Windows
The top-down space sim. Fly, trade, and fight in a galaxy shaped by simulated history, where production, freight, and war reshape a living economy.
Why similar: Space Sim 32.3%, Trading 26.6%, Space 18.7%, Economy 8.5%, Sci-fi 7.3%
- #25 Logisticats
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Neutron Star StudioPub: Lilith Games
Windows
Take over a derelict floating island and help its feline residents set up production lines and establish trade routes—Build a commercial kitty empire in this cozy business and trading sim!
Why similar: Trading 37.8%, Economy 17.1%, Management 15.3%, Automation 11.6%, Resource Management 9.5%
- #26 Starport Tycoon
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Michael Blum
Windows · Linux
Starport Tycoon is a trade and management simulation set it space. Obtain landing rights, transport goods, plan profitable routes, develop spaceports and your fleet. Hold your ground against competitors and pirates.
Why similar: Space Sim 30%, Economy 22.9%, Trading 16.2%, Space 9.5%, Simulation 7.2%
- #27 Star Life
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 21HOBNAILS
Windows
Star Life is a space sandbox RPG where you start on a planet and carve your own path. Develop skills through "learn by doing," influence dynamic economies, schedule your life with the "Life Planner," and face the challenges of space. Balance risk and survival in a universe shaped by your choices.
Why similar: Trading 24.8%, Space Sim 16.9%, Economy 15.9%, Automation 14.2%, Space 10.7%
- #28 VOID PROFIT
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Corvid Food
Windows
Fly a rented corporate vessel in a procedurally-generated universe, navigate risky routes, profit from changing markets before the opportunity disappears and you lose it all. Take jobs, navigate the markets, smuggle, lie. Do everything in order to keep flying.
Why similar: Space Sim 36.6%, Economy 15.1%, Simulation 10.8%, Space 10.7%, Trading 10.1%
- #29 Meister
80% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2019
Dev: OOJJRS
Windows
Collects resources, makes products, get money, and repair a time machine.
Why similar: Trading 32.4%, Automation 29%, Management 16.7%, Resource Management 10.9%, Simulation 4.5%
- #30 Timberline Factory
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: El Grande Games
Windows
A physics based sawmill simulation - tycoon where logs aren't just rigid icons, but physical objects that roll, collide, and jam. Automate complex production lines, master a dynamic market index, and turn waste into green energy.
Why similar: Automation 31.8%, Trading 20.4%, Economy 17.7%, Resource Management 9.5%, Management 9.4%
- #31 Infinite Space: Mining
76% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: Taner Saydam
Windows
Build and automate your own industrial space empire. Mine asteroids, manage logistics, expand production lines with drones and conveyors, explore new sectors through wormholes, and grow your mining operation across the galaxy.
Why similar: Automation 23.4%, Space Sim 17.6%, Space 17.3%, Management 13.2%, Resource Management 9.9%
- #32 Fun Center Simulator
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Born In Garage
Windows
Create your own fun center! Arcades, video games, cinema — it’s all in your hands. Sell snacks&drinks, make popcorn, and delight your visitors. Build the coolest entertainment center around!
Why similar: Trading 36%, Economy 18.6%, Management 16.2%, Automation 13.8%, Resource Management 7.3%
- #33 Galduen of the Void
75% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: AzurDevPub: Azurdev
Windows · Linux
A fantasy space agency management game! Manage your team, design your space ship and research new technology! Reach moons, planets and the void beyond. Can you reach the void? Can you bring Galduen to the void?
Why similar: Space Sim 31.1%, Space 22%, Management 20.3%, Resource Management 9.1%, Sci-fi 7.1%
- #34 Patrician IV
78% matchMixed56% of 776 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: Trading 51.8%, Economy 18.4%, Resource Management 12.3%, Management 6.8%, Strategy 6.4%
- #35 Starlathe
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Astraeon Interactive
Windows
Command your ship and fleet in a galaxy that truly lives: 150 sectors where six factions mine, haul, trade, build and wage war whether you're there or not. Trade it, rob it, defend it — or forge your own fleet and carve out your place in it.
Why similar: Trading 31.7%, Space Sim 29.5%, Economy 14.9%, Management 9.2%, Space 9.1%
- #36 Galactic Economy
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Odania GmbH
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your road to financial freedom leads to the stars. Acquire strategic sectors, manage complex loans, and mitigate systemic risks to grow your passive income. A gritty sci-fi tycoon strategy game where every decision determines your path to galactic domination.
Why similar: Trading 23.5%, Education 16.3%, Economy 16%, Space 14.1%, Management 13.1%
- #37 Return to Planet Zoveka
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Invantage Studios
Windows
A physics-driven 2D incremental space-mining sim. Help a family herd cosmic dust, automate production, unlock research, and turn a single inherited station into a vast operation. Enjoy a relaxing, colourful journey to heal Zoveka.
Why similar: Automation 25.7%, Space 20%, Space Sim 14.4%, Resource Management 11.2%, Management 10.5%
- #38 Bank Simulator
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 391 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: Trading 26.3%, Automation 20%, Economy 14.4%, Education 14.1%, Management 12.2%
- #39 Aviation Tycoon
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LandShark Games
Windows
You play a pilot with a single plane in Aviation Tycoon. You can upgrade, customise, carry passengers, cargo and trade commodities across the World. On your journeys, you will meet colourful characters from miscreants to movie stars against the retro backdrop of the 1930s.
Why similar: Trading 29.1%, Economy 23%, Management 22.5%, Resource Management 10.4%, Simulation 9.3%
- #40 Patrician III
76% matchVery Positive82% of 1,025 reviews2010
Dev: Ascaron Entertainment ltd.Pub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Become a fellow of the famous medieval Hanse trading association in the 13th century. Manage the politics, prestige and economic success in your city and the known parts of Europe!
Why similar: Trading 47.5%, Economy 22.2%, Management 17.2%, Simulation 7.5%, Strategy 5.7%
- #41 Store Owner Simulator
72% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: RealPlay
Windows
Build, manage, and expand your own retail store in this relaxing first-person simulation. Stock shelves, set prices, serve customers, and grow your business solo or with up to 4 players in online co-op.
Why similar: Trading 30.7%, Automation 26.4%, Economy 20.7%, Management 16.7%, Simulation 5.5%
- #42 Seed Money
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Oriens
Windows
₩1,000,000 — about $700 — and no safety net. A real-time stock-trading sim where judgment is your only weapon: read the news, read the charts, time every trade. Climb from a windowless room to a private island, Bronze to Legend. Fall to the bottom, and the Hangang is waiting.
Why similar: Trading 44.9%, Economy 19.9%, Management 11.6%, Simulation 7.8%, Resource Management 6.4%
- #43 FUNEX: Stock Market Simulator
72% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: VIREX MEDIA
Windows · Mac
FUNEX is the first and only STOCK MARKET SIMULATION which provides REAL ORDER BOOK TRADING to the players. You don't trade fake algoritmic prices on a fake market. Instead, there are 22 AI funds which are actively trading in a REAL SIMULATED STOCK EXCHANGE. Are you ready for REAL CHAOS?
Why similar: Trading 42.2%, Economy 24.2%, Education 14%, Management 10.6%, Simulation 5.6%
- #44 Returns Outlet Simulator
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,017 reviews2025
Dev: Twisted Twice Games
Windows
Median: 12.9 hrsMean: 32.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Build an Empire from Pallet Returns! Buy mystery pallets of customer returns, uncover hidden treasures, and fix broken electronics! Manage your own outlet store and take risks to turn someone else's returns into your pure profit!
Why similar: Trading 26.5%, Automation 19.9%, Education 17.6%, Economy 13.8%, Management 11.4%
- #45 Beltlife: Prospector
71% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: JMGffs LLC
Windows
Beltlife: Prospector is a GUI-based "hard" sci-fi business/work sim with economy simulation and RPG elements. Your focus is on maintaining your ship's systems and your health while prospecting for asteroid claims to auction on simulated markets.
Why similar: Space 23.6%, Economy 21.8%, Space Sim 18.7%, Management 11.5%, Simulation 8.3%
- #46 Capital Command
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hellride GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Take the helm of a state-of-the-art warship as you fight epic space battles in a sandbox campaign. Upgrade and customize your ship, master the art of maneuvering, and use a blend of tactical prowess and heavy firepower to overcome deadly threats.
Why similar: Trading 27.2%, Space Sim 22%, Space 14.7%, Economy 13.7%, Management 9.5%
- #47 Day Trade Coach
70% matchMixed50% of 18 reviews2026
Dev: Ragnar Beaucoup
Windows
Day Trade Coach is a day trading simulator built for focus. Cut through the noise, master the set-ups that actually work, and build your edge, one trade at a time.
Why similar: Trading 42.8%, Economy 19.3%, Management 10.7%, Simulation 10.3%, Education 9.6%
- #48 Star Corsairs: Fractured Frontier
70% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Tagir Nabiullin
Windows
Trade, fight and explore. Build a fleet, level your captain and dive through wormholes for rare loot — a single-player 2D space RPG of free corsairs.
Why similar: Trading 32%, Space Sim 30.2%, Space 16.9%, Economy 11.3%, Sci-fi 4.4%
- #49 NEED: No End
69% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: PopcornPub: Popcorn Forge
Windows
Build and upgrade production loops, manage resources and workers, and expand your realm. Trade, adapt and survive hunger, pressure, decay, and threats in a tense, multi-layered strategy game where every choice matters.
Why similar: Trading 26.7%, Automation 23.8%, Management 15%, Economy 13.7%, Resource Management 10.9%
- #50 European Seafreight Tycoon
68% matchMixed67% of 15 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: Trading 26.2%, Automation 21%, Economy 18.6%, Management 17.2%, Simulation 10.8%
- #51 Endless Sky
71% matchVery Positive92% of 7,114 reviews2015
Dev: Michael Zahniser
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Endless Sky is a 2D space trading and combat game inspired by the classic Escape Velocity series. Work your way up from a relatively wimpy shuttle, cargo ship, or fighter, to a highly upgraded and customized flagship or to a massive fleet of warships or freighters.
Why similar: Space 37.6%, Trading 25.5%, Space Sim 16.9%, Sci-fi 8%, Economy 5.8%
- #52 Benders In Space
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: mendlogamesPub: (mendlogames)
Windows
Mine the belts, colonize distant worlds, and choose your allies as three rival factions fight over a fractured frontier, then prestige through five starships and lead a joint fleet against the invading Dominion.
Why similar: Trading 26%, Automation 18%, Space Sim 16.7%, Space 13.6%, Management 12.4%
- #53 Stock Baron
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Recursive Studio
Windows
Stock Baron is a strategy sim set in a fictional stock market. Become a market titan with vast capital, superior intel and an arsenal of trading tactics. Your moves sway prices, while other market players seize their chances. Enter a battle of wits amid fear and greed, and make your fortune!
Why similar: Trading 46.3%, Economy 26.9%, Resource Management 10.1%, Simulation 9.1%, Strategy 6.4%
- #54 Droneboi: Conquest
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 45 reviews2022
Dev: Rizen Planet Studios
Windows
Build, fly, and battle in Droneboi: Conquest - the ultimate space sandbox game! Explore Conquest, engage in combat, and upgrade your ship. Start your space journey today!
Why similar: Trading 25.8%, Automation 20.1%, Space Sim 18.5%, Economy 15%, Space 14.3%
- #55 Prosperous Universe
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,109 reviews2022
Dev: simulogics
Windows
In Prosperous Universe start your galactic empire by trading on the real-time market exchange with other real players. Build your 1st base from humble beginnings & watch as your business flourishes with complex supply chain strategies. Economics, politics & realism fuel this immersive business MMO.
Why similar: Trading 26.5%, Space Sim 16.4%, Economy 14.9%, Space 11.9%, Management 10.3%
- #56 Dirt Spoon in Another World
66% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Underdog Games Inc.
Windows
Thrown into an otherworld of wuxia and fantasy with a ten-million-gold debt — no powers, no cheats. Travel a map of 279 cities, buy low and sell high, and raise up to four mercenary squads to punch through bandit roads. A caravan-trading & squad-management sim. Clear the debt to win.
Why similar: Trading 45.2%, Economy 20.2%, Management 16.1%, Simulation 6.3%, Resource Management 6.2%
- #57 Startron
66% matchPositive100% of 28 reviews2025
Dev: Rogo DariusPub: Rogo Digital
Windows · Linux
Startron is an ASCII-based space colony sim where you can mine, harvest, build and automate your way across a procedurally generated cosmos. Lead a crew of sentient cats, dogs, monkeys or rats as they take their first steps out and discover the mysteries of the cosmos.
Why similar: Automation 21.7%, Space Sim 20%, Space 15%, Economy 12.9%, Management 11.9%
- #58 Texas Oil Baron
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Slabon Games
Windows
An oil tycoon where half the game happens underground. Scan deposits with sonar, steer a drill that turns, haul oil with your own fleet, hold it in a warehouse for a better price and sign contracts where every day counts.
Why similar: Trading 20.1%, Economy 19.7%, Management 18.8%, Automation 18.7%, Resource Management 10%
- #59 Final Upgrade
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 464 reviews2022
Dev: TaosX
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Help humanity to spread throughout the cosmos by exploring new worlds, building space factories and setting up trade routes. Research advanced technologies to increase efficiency and unlock new paths of development. Fight off other artificial intelligences in your goal to reach the Final Upgrade!
Why similar: Automation 26.7%, Space Sim 19.6%, Space 17.3%, Management 12.4%, Resource Management 9.3%
- #60 HAS Galactics
66% match7 user reviews29% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: HAS Games
Windows
HAS Galactics is a top-down factory builder. Design your own rocket, automate your production lines, balance your reputation between the Galactic Factions and complete daring missions. Start from a humble beginning… to a thriving galactic mega-factory!
Why similar: Automation 25.5%, Space Sim 19.4%, Space 15.5%, Management 10.9%, Resource Management 9.5%