- #1 Game Dev Tycoon
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 44,663 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 60.9%, Simulation 17.7%, Strategy 10.2%, Casual 4.6%, 2D 3%
Why You'll Like It: This is the most direct alternative to Game Dev Story, tasking you with building a game development empire from your garage through the decades of gaming history.
- #2 Mad Games Tycoon 2
96% matchVery Positive94% of 7,570 reviews2023
Dev: Eggcode
Windows · Mac
Median: 14.7 hrsMean: 36.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Game Development 31.1% ★, Programming 20.4% ★, Management 15.3%, City Builder 15%, Building 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a highly detailed look at the game development industry with extensive customization options for your studio and game engines.
- #3 Software Inc.
96% matchVery Positive94% of 7,637 reviews2015
Dev: Coredumping
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 13.9 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: Game Development 33.5% ★, Programming 26.6% ★, Management 15.8%, Building 14.8%, Simulation 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A much deeper and more complex management simulation that allows you to design office buildings and manage every aspect of a software development firm.
- #4 Startup Company
95% matchVery Positive81% of 6,175 reviews2020
Dev: Hovgaard Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 19.8 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 53.9%, Building 15.4%, Simulation 14.4%, Strategy 11%, Casual 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the web-based business model, requiring you to manage servers, hire developers, and scale your website to compete with tech giants.
- #5 Big Ambitions
94% matchVery Positive93% of 12,519 reviews2023
Dev: Hovgaard Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 24.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Big Ambitions is a revolutionary role-playing business sim. Go from nothing to the biggest entrepreneur in New York by opening small businesses or slowly building huge corporations any way you like.
Why similar: Management 54.3%, Life Sim 33%, Simulation 11.2%, Singleplayer 1.5%
Why You'll Like It: An expansive business simulator that lets you start small and eventually own and manage multiple types of businesses across a massive city.
- #6 Game Corp DX
94% 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 36.1%, Game Development 34.1% ★, Building 9%, Simulation 8.3%, Strategy 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A streamlined management sim that mirrors the core loop of Game Dev Story by focusing on hiring staff and producing hit games.
- #7 Hot Springs Story
93% matchVery Positive86% of 272 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Build and manage the ultimate Japanese hot springs inn.
Why similar: City Builder 19.4%, Building 17.5%, Life Sim 14.5%, Real Time Tactics 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic Kairosoft title that shifts the focus to managing a relaxing hot spring resort with the same addictive pixel-art charm.
- #8 Two Point Hospital
92% matchVery Positive92% of 34,380 reviews2018
Dev: Two Point StudiosPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 34.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Design stunning hospitals, cure peculiar illnesses and manage troublesome staff as you spread your budding healthcare organisation across Two Point County.
Why similar: Management 36%, Building 29.2%, Simulation 13.1%, City Builder 11.9%, Strategy 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the charming, lighthearted management style of Kairosoft games while tasking you with designing and running an efficient hospital.
- #9 Mega Mall Story
91% matchVery Positive94% of 307 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Design a towering mega mall in this mall management simulation game.
Why similar: City Builder 24%, Building 15.2%, Management 14.8%, Life Sim 14.2%, 2D Platformer 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: Allows you to build and manage a multi-story shopping mall, focusing on tenant placement and customer satisfaction.
- #10 Project Highrise
91% matchVery Positive85% of 4,730 reviews2016
Dev: SomaSimPub: Kasedo Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 32.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Project Highrise is a skyscraper construction and management sim...
Why similar: Management 34%, Building 29.3%, Simulation 10.5%, Strategy 10%, City Builder 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the architectural and management side of building, requiring you to balance tenant needs and infrastructure in a skyscraper.
- #11 Anime Studio Story
90% matchVery Positive80% of 96 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Step into the studio and produce yourown hit anime with an original hero!
Why similar: Life Sim 16.4%, Management 16.2%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Strategy 10.4%, Simulation 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: Applies the Kairosoft management formula to the anime production industry, focusing on staff training and show quality.
- #12 Megaquarium
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,644 reviews2018
Dev: Twice Circled
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
The public aquarium simulator. Design your displays, look after your fish, manage your staff and keep your guests happy! It's all in a day's work as the curator of your very own Megaquarium.
Why similar: Building 33.9%, Management 31.2%, Cute 10.8%, Simulation 10.7%, Casual 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A management game that challenges you to design and run a successful aquarium, balancing guest satisfaction with complex animal care needs.
- #13 Pool Slide Story
89% matchVery Positive90% of 189 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Make a fantastic, dazzling water park!
Why similar: City Builder 27.3%, Building 11.7%, Life Sim 10.9%, Management 10.5%, 2D Platformer 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A fun management sim where you build and customize a water park to attract visitors and maximize profits.
- #14 Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,432 reviews2010
Dev: EasyGameStationPub: Carpe Fulgur LLC
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Recettear is the story of an item shop, the girl who lives in it, and the fairy who turned her life upside down. Recette Lemongrass finds herself in charge of an item shop built into her house, in order to pay back a loan her father took and then skipped out on - and Tear, her newfound fairy "companion", won't take no for an answer!
Why similar: Management 43.6%, Cute 23.1%, Simulation 15.8%, Strategy 6.9%, Singleplayer 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: Combines shop management with dungeon crawling, offering a unique perspective on running a business in a fantasy setting.
- #15 Burger Bistro Story
87% matchVery Positive83% of 306 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Open your own diner and create custom burgers in this management sim game.
Why similar: City Builder 23.3%, Life Sim 16.7%, Management 11.8%, 2D Platformer 10.1%, Strategy 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the restaurant management side of the Kairosoft formula, requiring you to create menus and manage staff.
- #16 Good Company
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,764 reviews2022
Dev: Chasing Carrots
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Good Company is an in-depth management sim about building a trail-blazing tech corporation. Assemble complex production lines, manage employee logistics, and sell high-quality products on the market to become the best company in the whole county!
Why similar: City Builder 28.3%, Building 26.6%, Management 26.4%, Strategy 9.3%, Simulation 8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the logistics and automation side of manufacturing, challenging you to optimize your production lines to build better products.
- #17 Academia : School Simulator
86% matchVery Positive86% of 3,008 reviews2021
Dev: Squeaky Wheel Studio IncPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Design, build, and manage a high school with terrific teachers and fantastic facilities or simply let your students poop in the bushes? Academia : School Simulator is a management/tycoon game where you get to decide!
Why similar: City Builder 33.6%, Management 23.4%, Building 20.4%, Strategy 6.5%, Simulation 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: Allows you to design and manage a school, balancing student needs, teacher quality, and facility upgrades.
- #18 Dungeon Village
85% matchVery Positive89% of 781 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Build a heroic hamlet that warriors and merchants can call home!
Why similar: City Builder 27.8%, Building 16.3%, Management 14.3%, Life Sim 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A unique blend of town management and RPG elements where you build a village to attract and support heroes.
- #19 Convenience Stories
84% matchVery Positive93% of 242 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Customize your own store with a wide variety of products and business goals.
Why similar: City Builder 22.4%, Life Sim 18%, Simulation 11.6%, Strategy 11.3%, Building 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A management sim centered on running a successful convenience store chain with inventory management and store layout design.
- #20 Cafe Master Story
83% matchVery Positive95% of 294 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Serve up food, drinks, and smiles in this retro cafe management sim!
Why similar: City Builder 25.3%, Life Sim 18.4%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Building 9%, Strategy 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Challenges you to manage a coffee shop, focusing on recipe development and customer service to grow your business.
- #21 Production Line : Car factory simulation
84% matchVery Positive82% of 3,465 reviews2019
Dev: Positech Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Production line is the new car factory management/simulation/tycoon game that pushes your organisational and entrepreneurship skills to the limit. Can you build the ultimate optimised, free-flowing car production line whilst beating the competition and still turn a profit?
Why similar: Management 33.8%, Building 22.9%, City Builder 19.8%, Strategy 8.5%, Simulation 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A complex factory management game that focuses on the efficiency and design of car manufacturing assembly lines.
- #22 Dream Town Island
82% matchVery Positive96% of 450 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A town sim where you raise generations of residents. Unlock new stores and facilities, help your residents find love, or cash in on the stock market!
Why similar: City Builder 25.6%, Life Sim 16.6%, Building 12.2%, Management 7.6%, 2D Platformer 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A city-building simulation that emphasizes resident happiness and community growth through strategic zoning.
- #23 Rise of Industry
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 4,155 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: City Builder 37.4%, Management 29.7%, Building 12.9%, Strategy 10.1%, Simulation 8%
Why You'll Like It: A strategic economic simulator that tasks you with building and managing a supply chain in a growing industrial landscape.
- #24 Prison Architect
81% matchVery Positive89% of 73,112 reviews2015
Dev: Introversion SoftwarePub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 30.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Only the world’s most ruthless Warden can contain the world’s most ruthless inmates. Design and develop your personalized penitentiary in Prison Architect.
Why similar: City Builder 31.2%, Building 24.5%, Management 21.8%, Strategy 8%, Simulation 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a deep simulation experience where you must design, build, and manage a prison while ensuring the safety and needs of inmates.
- #25 Jumbo Airport Story
81% matchVery Positive92% of 354 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Just imagine: your own world-famous airport! A game with sky-high levels of fun!
Why similar: City Builder 27.7%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Building 10.6%, Management 8.8%, Strategy 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the management of an airport, requiring you to handle flight schedules, terminal design, and passenger satisfaction.
- #26 The Sushi Spinnery
80% matchVery Positive93% of 406 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Revolutionize the revolving sushi bar in this fresh new sim!
Why similar: City Builder 17.9%, Life Sim 17.1%, Management 10.1%, Building 10%, Pixel Graphics 8%
Why You'll Like It: A restaurant management game that focuses on the specific niche of a conveyor belt sushi bar with deep customization.
- #27 Tropical Resort Story
79% matchVery Positive92% of 175 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 57%
It's vacation time! Try your hand at managing a lush tropical resort!
Why similar: City Builder 33.7%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Building 14%, Simulation 9.1%, Cute 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A management sim that focuses on building a vacation destination, balancing guest needs with environmental design.
- #28 Pocket Academy
79% matchVery Positive83% of 203 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Make your dream school in this management simulation game! School got you down?
Why similar: City Builder 23%, Life Sim 15.6%, Building 13.6%, Management 13.4%, 2D Platformer 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A school management simulation that focuses on student life, club activities, and academic success.
- #29 Station Manager
78% matchVery Positive83% of 204 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Build your own spectacular, multi-story station for your favorite trains!
Why similar: City Builder 27.8%, Building 11.4%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Simulation 8%, 1990's 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Tasks you with designing and managing a train station, focusing on passenger flow and facility upgrades.
- #30 Mad Games Tycoon
78% matchVery Positive91% of 4,414 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: Programming 34.7% ★, Management 29%, Building 18.1%, Simulation 7%, Strategy 7%
Why You'll Like It: The original predecessor to the sequel, offering a solid foundation in game development management and studio growth.
- #31 City Game Studio: Your Game Dev Adventure Begins
77% matchVery Positive92% of 1,775 reviews2021
Dev: Binogure Studio 🐺
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Manage a game studio from the dawn of the gaming industry in 1976. Your journey starts with small indie titles and grows into a gaming empire. Develop, design, and conquer the industry. From humble beginnings to gaming legend – it’s your story, your studio, your legacy!
Why similar: Game Development 31.7% ★, Programming 28.3% ★, Management 12.8%, Life Sim 11.5%, Strategy 4.3%
- #32 Dream House Days DX
77% matchVery Positive85% of 305 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Make the dwelling of your dreams a reality in this apartment management sim!
Why similar: Life Sim 17.5%, City Builder 16.7%, Management 11.7%, Building 9.5%, 2D Platformer 9%
- #33 Mega Mall Story 2
76% matchVery Positive95% of 111 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
A brand new business sim! Build cafés, movie theaters, aquariums, and more!
Why similar: Life Sim 19.1%, City Builder 18.5%, Simulation 9.5%, 2D Platformer 8.3%, Strategy 8%
- #34 Dream Park Story
75% matchVery Positive88% of 143 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Create your own amusement park with a variety of rides, mascots, and activities!
Why similar: City Builder 23.2%, Life Sim 18.9%, Strategy 11.4%, Simulation 11.3%, Building 10.6%
- #35 Silver Screen Story
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 79 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Movie Studio Management Simulation Produce blockbusters and earn world-wide fame
Why similar: City Builder 22.6%, Life Sim 20.5%, Simulation 11.7%, Strategy 11.2%, Building 9.3%
- #36 March to a Million
75% matchMostly Positive70% of 60 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Run a music talent agency and make platinum-selling records!
Why similar: Life Sim 27.8%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Simulation 9.5%, 1990's 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
- #37 Venture Towns
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 131 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Make your own metropolitan utopia! Stores, mansions, towers--anything goes!
Why similar: City Builder 28.6%, Life Sim 13.9%, Building 11%, Real Time Tactics 8.2%, Simulation 7.8%
- #38 Dungeon Village 2
73% matchVery Positive87% of 653 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Recruit adventurers and monsters to create your own RRG-style town!
Why similar: City Builder 21.7%, Real Time Tactics 16.5%, Life Sim 12.9%, 2D Platformer 9.1%, Building 6.6%
- #39 Hot Springs Story 2
73% matchVery Positive85% of 173 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
A "hot" new hot springs resort sim with a ton of new exclusive features!
Why similar: City Builder 24.4%, Life Sim 21.1%, Building 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 7%, Simulation 6.9%
- #40 The Ramen Sensei
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 181 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Build the ultimate bowl to leap past your ramen rivals and achieve greatness!
Why similar: Life Sim 24.6%, Building 15.8%, Management 10%, Strategy 8.7%, Simulation 8.4%
- #41 Forest Camp Story
73% matchVery Positive84% of 217 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Create and customize your own campground in this charming pixel art sim game.
Why similar: City Builder 29.8%, Life Sim 16%, Strategy 10.8%, Simulation 10.5%, Building 9.1%
- #42 Heian City Story
71% matchVery Positive89% of 148 reviews2025
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
A city-building sim with a historical twist
Why similar: City Builder 31%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Building 12.4%, Strategy 8.3%, Management 7.2%
- #43 World Cruise Story
72% matchVery Positive96% of 70 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Captain a luxury cruise liner, sailing the entire world while entertaining VIPs!
Why similar: City Builder 26.4%, Strategy 14%, Building 13.3%, Simulation 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 9%
- #44 Pocket Clothier
72% matchVery Positive86% of 65 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
A clothing shop management sim. Go from quaint corner shop to world-class brand!
Why similar: Life Sim 26.6%, Building 12%, Management 11.7%, Simulation 10.5%, Strategy 9.8%
- #45 Pocket League Story
71% matchVery Positive90% of 181 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Train your team to battle to the top in this sensational soccer team simulation!
Why similar: City Builder 22.5%, Life Sim 17%, Building 10.8%, Management 10.5%, Strategy 7.8%
- #46 8-Bit Farm
71% matchMixed66% of 56 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Farm management simulation game! Create the most awesome farm!
Why similar: City Builder 25%, Life Sim 20.7%, Building 11.8%, Strategy 8.7%, Simulation 8%
- #47 Game Builder Tycoon - Prologue
70% matchMixed61% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: AM PlayhousePub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Game Builder Tycoon - Prologue is a free simulation game in which you begin your journey as an indie game developer. Personalize your character, craft hit games, manage marketing and research stuff. Create best game on the planet!
Why similar: Game Development 36% ★, Programming 21.4% ★, Management 14.4%, Building 12.4%, Strategy 4.4%
- #48 Basketball Club Story
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 196 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Basketball Team Management Sim Coach a custom team and dunk your way to glory!
Why similar: City Builder 24.6%, Life Sim 19.2%, Simulation 14.6%, Building 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
- #49 Zoo Park Story
69% matchVery Positive88% of 112 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Well, what are you waiting for? Build a top-ranking zoo, set social media ablaze, and show the world your wild side!
Why similar: City Builder 25.5%, Life Sim 16.8%, Building 10.6%, Management 8.9%, Strategy 7.6%
- #50 Game Dev Studio
70% matchVery Positive85% of 676 reviews2018
Dev: Explosive Squat Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Welcome to your own Game Dev Studio! How will you run your own offices and ascend to greatness in the gaming industry?
Why similar: Management 41.4%, Simulation 20.7%, Strategy 19.6%, Casual 9.6%, 2D 4.2%
- #51 Doraemon Dorayaki Shop Story
66% matchVery Positive99% of 486 reviews2024
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
A simulation game where you create a wonderful sweets shop with Doraemon
Why similar: City Builder 31.4%, Life Sim 23.3%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Simulation 11.1%, Management 8%
- #52 Pocket Harvest
68% matchVery Positive90% of 112 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Reap the joys of country life and cultivate your farm and fame!
Why similar: City Builder 22.5%, Life Sim 19.3%, Building 10.9%, Management 9.2%, Strategy 7.9%
- #53 Tennis Club Story
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 89 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Attract customers, train stars, and win the Grand Slam in this tennis club sim!
Why similar: City Builder 24.2%, Life Sim 18.2%, Simulation 13.6%, Building 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
- #54 Skating Rink Story
67% matchVery Positive95% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Make your wildest ice dreams come true with this skating rink management game.
Why similar: City Builder 30.6%, Life Sim 22.5%, 2D Platformer 12%, Simulation 10.8%, Casual 6.7%
- #55 Oh! Edo Towns
69% matchVery Positive87% of 100 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Plunge into the past for a rousing romp through Edo period Japan!
Why similar: City Builder 22.6%, Life Sim 14.5%, Building 12.5%, Management 12%, 2D Platformer 8.4%
- #56 TV Studio Story
67% matchVery Positive91% of 100 reviews2024
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Create shows, sign stars, and dominate the airwaves in this TV studio sim.
Why similar: Life Sim 34.7%, 2D Platformer 23.2%, Simulation 11.1%, Cute 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 8%
- #57 The Pyraplex
68% matchVery Positive98% of 57 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
A pyramid-building adventure of historic proportions!
Why similar: City Builder 25.2%, Life Sim 19%, Building 15.3%, Strategy 6.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%
- #58 Grand Prix Story
67% matchVery Positive91% of 215 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Enjoy racing at your own pace in this racing team management simulator.
Why similar: Life Sim 24.1%, Strategy 17.2%, Simulation 16.7%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
- #59 Cafeteria Nipponica
66% matchVery Positive88% of 154 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Find ingredients, make menus, and run your own restaurant in this sizzling sim!
Why similar: City Builder 24%, Life Sim 17.2%, Building 13.7%, Management 13.2%, 2D Platformer 11.2%
- #60 Game Builder Tycoon
65% matchMostly Positive78% of 137 reviews2024
Dev: AM PlayhousePub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
In Game Builder Tycoon, begin as an indie game developer. Personalize your character, craft hit games, manage marketing, research stuff and manage a skilled team. Overcome competition to guide your game development studio to global recognition and dominate the gaming industry.
Why similar: Game Development 59.5% ★, Management 21.5%, Simulation 7.6%, Strategy 6.9%, Casual 3.6%
