- #1 Game Dev Tycoon
97% 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 31.5%, Simulation 27%, Strategy 20.2%, Casual 10.4%, Indie 7%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive game development simulation that perfectly captures the progression from a garage startup to a massive studio.
- #2 Game Dev Story
96% matchVery Positive91% of 1,391 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Work hard and you may reach the top of the video game industry!
Why similar: Strategy 26.5%, Management 23.2%, Simulation 15.3%, Casual 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: As the pioneer of the genre, it provides a charming and addictive management loop that defined the game development simulator style.
- #3 Mad Games Tycoon
96% 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: Management 29.8%, Strategy 27.5%, Simulation 21.4%, Casual 14.6%, Indie 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a much deeper and more complex management experience for those who want to control every aspect of game development.
- #4 City Game Studio: Your Game Dev Adventure Begins
95% matchVery Positive92% of 1,809 reviews2021
Dev: Binogure Studio 🐺
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Strategy 28.5%, Management 23.2%, Simulation 20.5%, Casual 12.7%, Indie 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: This title adds unique mechanics like reverse engineering and console creation to the standard game development formula.
- #5 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 34.8%, Simulation 23.8%, Strategy 17%, Casual 10.7%, Indie 7%
Why You'll Like It: A highly accessible indie-focused management game that captures the struggle of surviving in the competitive game industry.
- #6 Idol Manager
94% matchVery Positive88% of 4,066 reviews2021
Dev: Glitch PitchPub: PLAYISM
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 23.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Idol Manager is a business sim about conquering the entertainment industry using any means you deem necessary.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 30.1%, Strategy 22.1%, Management 19.1%, Simulation 13.3%, Anime 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: It mirrors the dark humor and high-stakes management of the industry while forcing players to navigate complex social and economic pressures.
- #7 Game Dev Studio
93% 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: Strategy 30.3%, Simulation 24.6%, Casual 16.9%, Management 16.6%, Indie 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A solid management simulator that focuses on the classic loop of hiring staff and releasing successful titles.
- #8 Software Inc.
92% 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: Management 32.3%, Strategy 30.3%, Simulation 27.4%, Indie 10%
Why You'll Like It: It provides an incredibly detailed business simulation where you manage everything from office architecture to software development pipelines.
- #9 MyCompany996
91% matchMostly Positive71% of 385 reviews2020
Dev: Evilwind StudioPub: INDIECN
Windows · Mac · Linux
在《我的公司996》中,你会遇到各种典型职场人物和职场事件,公司危机四伏,如果想要保住饭碗,你需要“机灵点”,与同事维护好关系,哄的老板心花怒放,更快升职、加薪。当然,游戏里可以自由选择,你可以另辟蹊径,制霸职场…… 20余种迥异的大结局,近百种成就,等待你来解锁。
Why similar: Simulation 34.1%, Dark Humor 29%, Strategy 18.9%, Indie 13.7%, Singleplayer 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the cynical, dark humor regarding the grind and work culture often found in the tech industry.
- #10 Rogue AI Simulator
91% matchVery Positive83% of 385 reviews2023
Dev: Nerdook ProductionsPub: Surefire.Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Play as a Rogue Artificial Intelligence, in the sequel to the hit Flash game "I'm an Insane Rogue AI", played more than 4 million times! Your Prime Directive is simple: design a facility & manage human Test Subjects for the Dept of Science. But be careful: they NEVER stop being suspicious of you...
Why similar: Dark Humor 21.1%, Strategy 18.2%, Simulation 13.9%, Management 13.4%, Roguelite 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: It combines resource management with dark humor and narrative choices, echoing the cynical tone of the seed game.
- #11 Startup Company
90% 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 33.1%, Simulation 26.1%, Strategy 26%, Casual 8.5%, Indie 5%
Why You'll Like It: This simulation focuses on the technical and business challenges of running a web-based company, offering a similar management feel to game dev sims.
- #12 Trainee Death Simulator
88% matchVery Positive93% of 1,964 reviews2024
Dev: Bone Nail
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
You will play as a Trainee Death, harvesting Souls to pay off your debt. Random choice events offer you various options: Lie in bed and slack off since the debt is endless anyway, Or follow your senior to earn some extra Souls, collecting outfits to switch up your style.
Why similar: Card Game 26.4%, Simulation 18.3%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Strategy 11.9%, RPG 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: It leans heavily into the dark humor and management-by-consequence style of the seed game.
- #13 Anime Studio Story
89% matchVery Positive81% of 98 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Step into the studio and produce yourown hit anime with an original hero!
Why similar: Strategy 27.8%, Simulation 19.8%, Casual 18.1%, Management 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A Kairosoft-style management game that focuses on the creative industry with a charming, casual aesthetic.
- #14 Startup Panic
89% matchMixed55% of 283 reviews2022
Dev: AlgorocksPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Quit your job and build an exciting startup! Survive the tech bubble, compete with rival CEOs and expand your office from bedroom programmer up to the heights of global corporate sabotage! As long as you don't get hacked... or kidnapped...
Why similar: Strategy 26.4%, Management 19.6%, Simulation 18.3%, Casual 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: A humorous and accessible take on the startup world that emphasizes the chaotic nature of managing a growing tech business.
- #15 Punch Club
86% matchVery Positive80% of 15,574 reviews2016
Dev: Lazy Bear GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Train hard, fight crocodiles and find love. Earn your place in the Punch Club ranks, and discover who brutally murdered your father, in this choose your own adventure boxing management tycoon.
Why similar: Management 27.6%, Simulation 20.5%, Choices Matter 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 16.4%, RPG 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: While focused on fighting, its pixel-art style and management-heavy RPG mechanics feel very similar to the seed game's vibe.
- #16 Game Dev Masters
86% matchVery Positive84% of 197 reviews2022
Dev: Ryan SaundersPub: One Man Media
Windows
It's time to become the Game Developer you always wanted to be. Make use of a large array of features, and player skills to create stunning 10 / 10 games. Compete with and eventually acquire other dynamic Ai Studio's. Raise the talent of your team and studio's in an effort to dominate the market.
Why similar: Strategy 25.6%, Management 23.2%, Simulation 21.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Choices Matter 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A modern, well-polished take on the game development simulator genre that emphasizes strategic growth.
- #17 Comic Book Tycoon
87% matchMixed43% of 54 reviews2020
Dev: True Seria
Windows
Start out as comic artist in small room and draw best comic you can and show off your work, replay the history of the comic industry., your decisions will make or break your studio. Create bestselling comics and become immortal with your stories.
Why similar: Strategy 36.6%, Simulation 23.8%, Casual 20.4%, Indie 10%, Management 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: It applies the same management and creative industry mechanics to the comic book world, offering a fresh but familiar experience.
- #18 Vertical Slice: A Game Dev Story
85% matchMixed67% of 332 reviews2021
Dev: DarkKnightPub: 2P Games
Windows
From nobody to famous game producer in 3 years: that’s the journey you will live! Experience the trials and tribulations of game development in this life simulation game: live through the process of founding a small team and learning how to work together to develop a successful game.
Why similar: Dating Sim 24.4%, Simulation 21.9%, Management 19.8%, Casual 16.9%, Anime 13.5%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich game development simulator that focuses on the narrative side of creating games.
- #19 BM game Co.
82% matchMostly Positive80% of 230 reviews2025
Dev: zzzgame
Windows
This is an 18+banned game development simulation management game. You will play the role of an entrepreneur and start a game company from scratch.
Why similar: Simulation 35%, Dating Sim 16.2%, Management 16.1%, RPG 14.3%, Indie 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: An indie simulation that provides a niche look at game development with management and RPG elements.
- #20 Game Builder Tycoon
83% matchMostly Positive78% of 157 reviews2024
Dev: AM PlayhousePub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 51%
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: Strategy 29.7%, Simulation 25.1%, Management 24%, Casual 17.7%, Indie 1.9%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward management game that focuses on the economy and development cycles of building a game company.
- #21 Not Tonight
84% matchVery Positive83% of 2,722 reviews2018
Dev: PanicBarnPub: No More Robots
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Person of European Heritage #112: Welcome to Relocation Block B, your new home. Your designated role is 'Bouncer'. Work hard, stay out of trouble, and we might let you stay in the UK.
Why similar: Simulation 42.2%, Pixel Graphics 24.1%, RPG 16.2%, Indie 6.2%, Casual 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: This dystopian management game shares the dark humor and high-pressure decision-making found in the seed game.
- #22 Two Point Hospital
82% matchVery Positive92% of 34,521 reviews2018
Dev: Two Point StudiosPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 35.1 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: Simulation 34.9%, Management 32.5%, Strategy 18.2%, Casual 5.6%, Indie 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: It excels at humorous, high-quality management simulation, making it a great choice for fans of the genre's lighter side.
- #23 Life Simulator
84% matchMixed49% of 247 reviews2020
Dev: 鹊思网络Pub: 方块游戏(CubeGame)
Windows
Life Simulator is a simulation game with relaxed atmosphere. Players will play as a college graduate getting into the big city, you will fight for your life for four years, you can be a winner with cars, houses and soul mate, or maybe a salty fish with nothing, and you can also find love...
Why similar: Simulation 31.3%, Casual 28.9%, Dating Sim 22.1%, Anime 11.9%, Indie 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the daily grind and time-management aspects of life, which complements the management loop of the seed game.
- #24 Papers, Please
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 78,992 reviews2013
Dev: Lucas PopePub: 3909
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.
Why similar: Simulation 30.8%, Indie 19.5%, Pixel Graphics 18%, Strategy 15.1%, Casual 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in using management mechanics to convey a dark, stressful, and satirical narrative experience.
- #25 Big Ambitions
79% 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: Management 55.1%, Simulation 33.8%, RPG 7.7%, Singleplayer 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers an expansive business management experience that allows you to build a massive empire from the ground up.
- #26 Casting Clicker
80% matchMostly Positive79% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: Inspite
Windows
Build your own casting empire! Interview unique anime-style girls, view their spicy uncensored photos, and shoot stylish films. Manage your studio, follow trends, and grow your fame. Flirty, strategic, and full of personality — no pressure, just pleasure.
Why similar: Dating Sim 31%, Management 28.2%, Simulation 19.5%, Anime 13.3%, 2D 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Combines management and visual novel elements to create a unique industry simulation experience.
- #27 Indie Game Sim
81% matchVery Positive91% of 57 reviews2016
Dev: Valadria
Windows · Mac
Become an indie game developer! Make your own games by hand and publish them on a fantasy market like Steam. Earn fans, receive brutal reviews, and battle your inner demons. Can you become the creator of your dreams?
Why similar: Simulation 70.3%, Indie 29.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features pixel-graphics and a focus on the indie development struggle, making it a direct thematic match.
- #28 TV Studio Story
78% matchVery Positive91% of 104 reviews2024
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Create shows, sign stars, and dominate the airwaves in this TV studio sim.
Why similar: Simulation 30%, Casual 26.4%, Anime 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 12%, 2D 8%
- #29 Vtuber Simulator : Vtuber模擬器
78% matchVery Positive86% of 451 reviews2021
Dev: 阿煙
Windows
Customize your own character, streaming, training, and become a famous Vtuber!
Why similar: Strategy 28.4%, Simulation 18.9%, Casual 16.7%, Dark Humor 10.3%, RPG 10.2%
- #30 I Wanna Be A Game Dev!
76% matchVery Positive95% of 218 reviews2024
Dev: Lyko Studio
Windows · Mac
Live out your school days as you navigate the rocky world of game development! Can you make an amazing game, or will something get in the way?
Why similar: Dating Sim 33.6%, Simulation 18.5%, Anime 17.2%, RPG 16.4%, Casual 11%
- #31 Mad Games Tycoon 2
75% matchVery Positive94% of 7,643 reviews2023
Dev: Eggcode
Windows · Mac
Median: 15.0 hrsMean: 36.6 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: Management 33.5%, Strategy 31.7%, Simulation 24.6%, Casual 10.3%
- #32 PowerSimulator
77% matchMixed42% of 209 reviews2023
Dev: SHIT MAKER
Windows
Do you want to be a upright official or corrupt officials?Choose your choice,Reaching the pinnacle of power.
Why similar: Dark Humor 22.6%, Card Game 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Casual 12.1%, Choices Matter 10.2%
- #33 The Manga Works
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 213 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Make history with manga! Turn your work into anime, drama, and even movies!
Why similar: Strategy 21.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.3%, Management 17.8%, Simulation 11.1%, Casual 10.4%
- #34 老板,游戏凉了!- Game Company Simulator: back to 2000
77% matchMixed65% of 232 reviews2021
Dev: Fate Game Studio
Windows
“Game Company Simulator:back to 2000” is a game development company to establish a management game. Employ employees, balance pressure and output, develop new game types, produce highly praised games, release and earn revenue, gain game fans, and continuously sell the game to the global market.
Why similar: Simulation 48.8%, Management 33%, 2D 9.3%, Indie 6.4%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #35 Dungeon Tycoon
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,830 reviews2024
Dev: Lunheim StudiosPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Build your own dungeon and attract heroes from all over the realm! Grow your business by exploiting every facet of your visitors' dungeon exploration experience. Will you be able to keep your evil dungeon business going?
Why similar: Dark Humor 28.6%, Strategy 25%, Management 19.6%, Simulation 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%
- #36 Streamer Simulator
79% matchMostly Negative22% of 54 reviews2016
Windows
Streamer Simulator is a simulation being streamer. Change your old life for the better. You can become the world’s greatest streamer in history.
Why similar: Strategy 35.5%, Simulation 23.8%, Casual 21.7%, Indie 9.7%, Management 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A casual simulation that mirrors the grind and management aspects of the digital content creation industry.
- #37 Maids of Storm
72% matchVery Positive92% of 106 reviews2026
Dev: BurgerDuck GamesPub: Smilegate
Windows
Run your own maid café in this charming pixel tycoon! Hire adorable maids with unique personalities, customize your café, compete in the Maid Championship, and enjoy a hilarious story packed with quirky humor and fun mini-games.
Why similar: Management 24.5%, Simulation 23.7%, RPG 15.8%, Strategy 14.2%, Anime 8.4%
- #38 March to a Million
75% matchMostly Positive70% of 61 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Run a music talent agency and make platinum-selling records!
Why similar: Simulation 26.3%, Casual 25.4%, Strategy 18.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Management 7.1%
- #39 Indie Dev Story
73% matchVery Positive84% of 111 reviews2024
Dev: CBgameDev
Windows
Indie Dev Story - Quit your job to become an indie developer and make your first game!
Why similar: Strategy 23.1%, Simulation 20.9%, Management 20.7%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Indie 9.1%
- #40 GameDev Life Simulator 🎮🕹
74% matchMixed58% of 152 reviews2023
Dev: Octo Games studio
Windows
In the Simulator of a game developer, you will be able to understand all the subtleties of this profession, understand how the game industry works and all the difficulties of one developer.
Why similar: Management 37%, Simulation 34.5%, Indie 14.2%, RPG 9%, Singleplayer 5.3%
- #41 RE0: VTuber Life
71% matchVery Positive87% of 263 reviews2024
Dev: Stone Lake
Windows
RE0: VTuber Life is a VTuber simulation game where you manage the protagonist’s daily life, livestream schedule, friendships, gossip intake, and fan interactions—all leading to multiple possible endings.
Why similar: Dark Humor 40.7%, Simulation 21.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Anime 12.1%, 2D 5.8%
- #42 Pocket Academy
72% matchVery Positive83% of 208 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Make your dream school in this management simulation game! School got you down?
Why similar: Dating Sim 22.8%, Strategy 19.8%, Simulation 17.3%, Management 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%
- #43 Demon Castle Story
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 164 reviews2026
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Demon Castle Building Dungeon Management Simulation
Why similar: Strategy 32.6%, Simulation 22.1%, Casual 19.5%, RPG 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%
- #44 Anime Studio Simulator
74% matchMixed65% of 69 reviews2016
Dev: Visualnoveler
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Anime Studio Simulator is a lighthearted visual novel about a group of friends fulfilling their dream of creating an anime. Your choices determine whether their anime succeeds... or fails.
Why similar: Simulation 43.1%, Anime 40.7%, Indie 16.2%
- #45 Entertainment Simulator
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 189 reviews2026
Dev: Grizzbera StudioPub: INDIECN
Windows
"Entertainment Simulator" is a new era TV station simulation game with a powerful data simulation system and many innovative gameplay. You have to compete with TV stations and new media, and finally, through unremitting efforts, build your own media empire.
Why similar: Strategy 30%, Card Game 23.1%, Management 20.9%, Simulation 20.7%, Indie 3.5%
- #46 客栈江湖-Vagabond Inn
73% matchMixed59% of 71 reviews2020
Dev: 肥螳螂
Windows
扮演江湖客栈的掌柜,经营客栈,收集菜谱,收集食材,最终成为江湖中排名第一的客栈。
Why similar: Strategy 24.4%, Management 16.4%, Casual 15.5%, Simulation 12.5%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #47 Burger Bistro Story
70% matchVery Positive83% of 313 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Open your own diner and create custom burgers in this management sim game.
Why similar: Strategy 29.4%, Simulation 20.5%, Casual 18.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Management 10.6%
- #48 Boxing Gym Story
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 93 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Create your own gym, train boxers, and aim for the championship!
Why similar: Simulation 27.7%, Casual 19.5%, Strategy 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Management 13.1%
- #49 Game Builder Tycoon - Prologue
70% matchMixed61% of 67 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: Strategy 28.8%, Management 24.3%, Simulation 19.9%, Casual 18%, Indie 5.3%
- #50 Mega Mall Story 2
69% matchVery Positive95% of 115 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
A brand new business sim! Build cafés, movie theaters, aquariums, and more!
Why similar: Strategy 30%, Simulation 27.4%, Casual 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Management 7.5%
- #51 Film Studio Manager
71% matchMixed42% of 50 reviews2023
Dev: Illumion Games
Windows
Film Studio Manager is an interactive business simulation game where you manage your own film studio. You need to be creative, strategic and have an eye for success to succeed in the game's business.
Why similar: Simulation 45%, Strategy 33.2%, 2D 10.3%, Indie 8.3%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #52 Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator
66% matchVery Positive92% of 479 reviews2026
Dev: Strange ScaffoldPub: Frosty Pop
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Buy low, sell high, and short an entire universe of babies in this arcade stock market sim set in the world of Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator.
Why similar: Strategy 28.1%, Simulation 17.5%, Roguelite 17.2%, Management 16.3%, Anime 10.5%
- #53 Crush the Industry
67% matchVery Positive90% of 389 reviews2025
Dev: Cognoggin Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Work your way to the top of a cutthroat game studio in this retro roguelike deckbuilder! Crush the Industry features strategic combat with a unique twist and deep replayability.
Why similar: Strategy 36.4%, Pixel Graphics 18.2%, Roguelite 17.5%, RPG 13.1%, 2D 7.2%
- #54 Photo Studio Simulator
67% matchVery Positive82% of 289 reviews2025
Dev: JesseMJPub: STIM GAMES
Windows
Start your own photography studio! Hire staff, upgrade your interior, and manage your business to attract more customers. Transform your humble studio into a full-scale photography base. Invite models, build relationships, go on dates, and unlock exclusive private photo shoots.
Why similar: Dating Sim 32.8%, Management 21.7%, Simulation 21%, Casual 17.5%, Indie 4.6%
- #55 Dark Lord
66% matchVery Positive90% of 187 reviews2024
Dev: Undead FoxPub: LTG Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Unleash your power in Dark Lord, a roguelike RPG filled with strategy, adventure, and sardonic wit. Rule your growing realm with an iron fist in Story Mode, dive deep into the legends created by other players, or forge your own in Community Stories Mode!
Why similar: Dark Humor 18.6%, Dark Comedy 16.5%, Card Game 13.8%, Simulation 13.3%, Strategy 11.4%
- #56 Self Defense Dojo
66% matchVery Positive82% of 671 reviews2024
Dev: WAKUWAKU
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
This is a simulation-style erotic game with humorous elements incorporated.
Why similar: Dating Sim 24.5%, Simulation 23.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.1%, RPG 10.6%, Anime 10.5%
- #57 HunieCam Studio
67% matchVery Positive88% of 6,579 reviews2016
Dev: HuniePot
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 22.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
In HunieCam Studio players take control of a sleazy cam girl operation. Rake in stacks of filthy internet money and attract as many disgusting fans as you can in this fast paced, click happy and thoroughly perverted take on the business tycoon / management sim genre!
Why similar: Management 32.4%, Simulation 24%, Anime 14.4%, Strategy 12%, Dating Sim 7.4%
- #58 作死吧!UP主!
67% matchMostly Positive80% of 59 reviews2022
Dev: Kwing works
Windows
用生命在整活!你是一位直播up主,公司为了让你涨粉涨人气,逼你去叙利亚战场、核辐射区域、丧尸围城的城市等种种危险地方,开始真人生存直播!在开始生存游戏前,你要拿着公司给的一点点可怜的预算资金,自己调配购买需要的生存物资,雇佣其他有不同技能和特性的up主,跟你一起工(zuo)作(si)...总之,流量就是一切!不但要一边整活、完成公司给的涨粉涨流量KPI,还要一边在残酷的环境中活下来!太强了!我愿称你为最强UP主!
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- #59 My Escort Company
68% matchMixed48% of 119 reviews2023
Dev: NSFW18 Games
Windows
Start your own Escort Company now! Join your mentor, recruit girls, build your company, get to know the girls better!
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- #60 👑Idle Calibur:Zero💕(选王之剑:零)
64% matchVery Positive82% of 500 reviews2024
Dev: 绝汪
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 38.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A game that seamlessly integrates TRPG, SLG,Gacha, Idle,Rogue,anime style. Crafted by genuine players, Prepare to embark on a journey that showcases the full extent of my intellect, imagination, and sincerity. Gather your strength, forge bonds, and ascend to the throne of kingship—
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