- #1 Neighbours from Hell Compilation
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,075 reviews2013
Dev: JoWooD ViennaPub: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 35.0 hrs≥1hr: 50%
INTRODUCING THE GAME OF NEIGHBOURHOOD NASTINESS AND COMMUNITY COMMOTION! Living next door to you is a real Neighbour From Hell and it's now time to have your revenge! This compilation includes the original Neighbours From Hell and it's sequel Neighbours from Hell 2: On Vacation.
Why similar: Comedy 35.8%, Classic 35.8% ★, Strategy 9.3%, Funny 8.2%, Puzzle 8%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the same spirit of tactical pranking and causing frustration for unsuspecting victims.
- #2 Haunt the House: Terrortown
96% matchVery Positive87% of 2,338 reviews2014
Dev: SFB Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Haunt your way through town in the dead of night! Possess objects to scare people away from a museum, a hospital, a theatre and a cruise ship. Will you be able to scare everyone out and reclaim what has been lost, before the night is over? A side-scrolling action puzzle game starring ghosts!
Why similar: Comedy 35.8%, Supernatural 16%, Funny 15.8%, Puzzle 14.2%, Great Soundtrack 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: You play as a ghost possessing objects to scare away the town's inhabitants, mirroring the core loop of the seed game.
- #3 The Fabulous Fear Machine
95% matchVery Positive90% of 560 reviews2023
Dev: Fictiorama StudiosPub: AMC Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The Fabulous Fear Machine is a narrative-driven strategy game with a pulp horror style. As the Machine's new Master, you must sow fear and expand your influence by creating Legends, harvesting resources, manipulating events, and spying on your enemies.
Why similar: Strategy 36%, Villain Protagonist 23.4% ★, Horror 20.7%, Simulation 16.1%, Singleplayer 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy simulation focused on spreading fear and influence through urban legends and psychological manipulation.
- #4 MachiaVillain
96% matchMixed65% of 799 reviews2018
Dev: Wild FactorPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Machiavillain is an evil mansion management and strategy game, inspired by Dungeon Keeper, Prison Architect and all the horror movie clichés! Build your own manor, raise your monsters, set up your traps, and exterminate your victims. But to gain reputation you'll have to slay by the horror movie rules!
Why similar: Strategy 41.8%, Villain Protagonist 34.2% ★, Simulation 17.2%, Sandbox 5.7%, Singleplayer 1.2%
Why You'll Like It: A management simulation where you build and run a haunted mansion to trap and scare victims.
- #5 Evil Genius 2: World Domination
94% matchMixed69% of 13,065 reviews2021
Dev: Rebellion
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 20.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A satirical spy-fi lair builder where YOU are the criminal mastermind! Construct your base, train your minions, defend your operations from the Forces of Justice, and achieve global domination!
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 37.9% ★, Strategy 36.5%, Simulation 11.5%, Sandbox 5.4%, Funny 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: A villain-protagonist management game that emphasizes base-building and dark humor.
- #6 War for the Overworld
94% matchVery Positive86% of 8,005 reviews2015
Dev: Brightrock GamesPub: Mythwright
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
War for the Overworld is an unholy union of Dungeon Management and Strategy that rewards all those villainous thoughts you’ve been having. Craft your own perilous dungeon and defend it against pesky heroes who keep exploring it and taking your stuff.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 22.9% ★, Comedy 21.1%, Strategy 18.8%, Sandbox 13.3%, Simulation 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: A dungeon management game that captures the dark comedy and villainous strategy of classic dungeon sims.
- #7 Lucius
93% matchVery Positive81% of 10,776 reviews2012
Dev: Shiver Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Equipped with supernatural powers, take control of Lucius as he begins his blood filled tour of horror through his own house.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 48.5% ★, Horror 29.7%, Puzzle 15.4%, Singleplayer 3.3%, Funny 3%
Why You'll Like It: You take on the role of a supernatural child causing fatal accidents, capturing the dark, villainous puzzle-solving vibe.
- #8 Zombie Night Terror
92% matchVery Positive93% of 3,910 reviews2016
Dev: NoClipPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Prepare yourself for the most thrilling night of your life! Something strange has happened and people everywhere are turning into blood thirsty walking corpses. But guess who’s the brains behind this hungry undead army? YOU! So spread this pandemic and wipe humanity off the planet.
Why similar: Strategy 37.9%, Villain Protagonist 18.6% ★, Puzzle 14.5%, Horror 12.4%, Comedy 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical strategy game where you control a zombie horde to cause widespread panic and destruction.
- #9 Ruinarch
91% matchMixed64% of 1,389 reviews2023
Dev: Maccima Games LLCPub: Squeaky Wheel Studio Inc
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Ruinarch is an evil god simulator and sandbox game where you mess with people’s lives for hilarious results! Make them vampires, werewolves or bard haters and cackle as the drama unfolds. Once you’re done, unleash a malicious buffet of spells and custom plagues to wipe them out and start anew!
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 45.1% ★, Strategy 25.6%, Simulation 13.7%, Sandbox 12.6%, Singleplayer 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: A god-game that gives you the tools to cause chaos and misery for the inhabitants of a fantasy world.
- #10 CARRION
91% matchVery Positive95% of 30,368 reviews2020
Dev: Phobia Game StudioPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
CARRION is a reverse horror game in which you assume the role of an amorphous creature of unknown origins, stalking and consuming those that imprisoned you.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 65.3% ★, Horror 17.8%, Puzzle 11.2%, Great Soundtrack 2.8%, Singleplayer 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: A reverse-horror game where you play as an amorphous monster stalking and terrorizing humans in a facility.
- #11 Dungeons 3
89% matchVery Positive94% of 18,617 reviews2017
Dev: Realmforge StudiosPub: Kalypso Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
At last, the Dungeon Lord has successfully united the forces of evil and established his dark empire. Time for the next step in his most diabolical quest: expansion!
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 26.9% ★, Strategy 23.4%, Comedy 23.2%, Funny 9.2%, Simulation 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: Combines dungeon management with real-time strategy and a heavy dose of self-aware, dark humor.
- #12 Dungeon Keeper™ 2
87% matchVery Positive93% of 1,194 reviews2024
Dev: Bullfrog ProductionsPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Bad guys have all the fun. Discover your dark side as you build an evil underground kingdom and defend it against the forces of good.
Why similar: Strategy 53.4%, Classic 25.4% ★, Villain Protagonist 17.3% ★, Singleplayer 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive classic for dungeon management, focusing on building a lair and defending it against heroes.
- #13 GhostControl Inc.
90% matchMostly Positive72% of 179 reviews2014
Dev: bumblebeePub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Manage a team of ghosthunters and free London from paranormal terror in turn-based battles. Develop your own strategy and build your business well.
Why similar: Strategy 34.2%, Comedy 32.9%, Tactical 17.3%, Simulation 13.3%, Singleplayer 2.3%
Why You'll Like It: A management-strategy game where you run a ghost-hunting business, offering a different perspective on the supernatural theme.
- #14 Overlord™: Raising Hell
89% matchVery Positive93% of 2,498 reviews2008
Dev: Triumph StudiosPub: Codemasters
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 58%
How evil can you get? Discover how corruptible you are in Overlord, the twisted fantasy action adventure where you can be evil (or really evil). In the game's seriously warped fantasy world, players will become the Overlord and get first-hand experience of how absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 39.4% ★, Comedy 25.7%, Strategy 15.4%, Funny 10%, Puzzle 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: You control a dark lord and his minions to conquer the land, focusing on villainy and tactical minion management.
- #15 Infectonator 3: Apocalypse
88% matchVery Positive83% of 1,287 reviews2018
Dev: Toge ProductionsPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A campy, crazy pixelart zombie apocalypse arcade sim where you're the bad guy. Drop your virus and spread it across the globe while you unlock a whole horde of bizarre undead to do your bidding.
Why similar: Strategy 27.9%, Villain Protagonist 22.9% ★, Comedy 20.2%, Simulation 11.3%, Funny 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced strategy game about causing a global outbreak and managing the resulting chaos.
- #16 Cult of the Lamb
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 121,567 reviews2022
Dev: Massive MonsterPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.4 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Start your own cult in a land of false prophets, venturing out into diverse and mysterious regions to build a loyal community of woodland Followers and spread your Word to become the one true cult.
Why similar: Strategy 55.1%, Funny 33.8%, Singleplayer 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: Combines base management with dark, supernatural themes and a humorous, cult-leader protagonist.
- #17 Constructor
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 762 reviews2017
Dev: System 3
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%
You can’t rise to the top without taking a few others down. If that means engaging in a workplace accidents, dodgy deals, and a shifty trick or two then so be it! You're going to need every trick in the book if you want to go from small-time slumlord to property tycoon!
Why similar: Strategy 41.8%, Comedy 25.9%, Simulation 16.8%, Classic 15.5% ★
Why You'll Like It: A management sim that allows for underhanded tactics and sabotage against your competitors.
- #18 Untitled Goose Game
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 24,059 reviews2020
Dev: House HousePub: Panic
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%
It's a lovely morning in the village and you are a horrible goose.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 30.6% ★, Comedy 29.1%, Funny 16.7%, Puzzle 11.6%, Sandbox 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the pure joy of causing chaos and pranking humans in a sandbox environment.
- #19 Agent Awesome
85% matchMixed62% of 930 reviews2015
Dev: Chaos IndustriesPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Agent Awesome is a humorous strategy game in which you will have to help Agent A plan the perfect strategy to take down E.V.I.L., all of this in order to win a drunk dare. Awesome, right?
Why similar: Strategy 51.5%, Comedy 30.7%, Tactical 17.9%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical comedy game that focuses on planning and executing missions with a humorous tone.
- #20 Graveyard Keeper
82% matchVery Positive86% of 46,799 reviews2018
Dev: Lazy Bear GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 31.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Build and manage a medieval graveyard while facing ethical dilemmas and making questionable decisions. Welcome to Graveyard Keeper, the most inaccurate medieval cemetery sim of the year.
Why similar: Simulation 46.6%, Sandbox 43.5%, Singleplayer 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A management sim with a dark, morbid sense of humor that fits the supernatural aesthetic of the seed game.
- #21 M.U.D. TV
86% matchMixed41% of 190 reviews2010
Dev: Realmforge StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Always wanted to see if you can hack the day-to-day life of a TV producer? Here's your chance! M.U.D. TV is your ticket to the weird wild world of television.
Why similar: Strategy 69.3%, Simulation 30.7%
Why You'll Like It: A management simulation that uses comedy and sabotage to help you run a successful television station.
- #22 Impire
84% matchMixed46% of 451 reviews2013
Dev: Cyanide MontrealPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Deep in the underworld of Ardania, a threat of the most evil nature grows and multiplies with an appetite for destruction that is unsurpassed. Summoned from the depths of the Bottomless Pit, the (once) mighty Báal-Abaddon has been torn from his throne of skulls and imprisoned in an earthly body of less-than-imposing stature (he's an Imp,...
Why similar: Strategy 80.4%, Villain Protagonist 19.6% ★
Why You'll Like It: A strategy game where you play as a dungeon lord trying to reclaim your former glory.
- #23 Party Hard
81% matchVery Positive90% of 12,288 reviews2015
Dev: Pinokl GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
It's 3:00 a.m. Your neighbours are having a loud party. Stop them. Party Hard is tinyBuild's award-winning stealth strategy game about ruining parties by any means.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 35.8% ★, Strategy 33.2%, Comedy 10%, Great Soundtrack 9.3%, Funny 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical stealth game where you must eliminate party-goers in various ways without being caught.
- #24 Beholder
80% matchVery Positive92% of 30,197 reviews2016
Dev: Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)Pub: Alawar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
You’re a state-installed landlord in a totalitarian country. Place listening devices, steal and sneak into your tenants’ apartments. Use what you uncovered to report anyone capable of plotting against the state. You MUST! But WILL you?
Why similar: Strategy 54%, Simulation 22%, Great Soundtrack 18%, Singleplayer 6%
Why You'll Like It: A management game about surveillance and moral choices, capturing the feeling of watching and manipulating others.
- #25 Grotesque Tactics: Evil Heroes
83% matchMixed62% of 466 reviews2010
Dev: Silent Dreams
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Grotesque Tactics is a highly addictive tactical RPG combining elements of popular Western and Asian console RPGs.
Why similar: Strategy 51.8%, Comedy 19.8%, Tactical 17%, Funny 9.8%, Singleplayer 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical RPG that uses parody and dark humor to subvert traditional fantasy tropes.
- #26 Ghost Master: Resurrection
77% matchVery Positive86% of 349 reviews2026
Dev: Mechano Story StudioPub: Strategy First
Windows
Command an army of specters, unleash terror on the town of Gravenville, and solve puzzles to unlock mysteries in this strategic adventure game of resource management and supernatural mayhem.
Why similar: Strategy 26%, Puzzle 19.8%, Funny 19.3%, Horror 17.7%, Supernatural 17.2%
- #27 Death and Taxes
78% matchVery Positive86% of 8,138 reviews2020
Dev: Placeholder Gameworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
In this 2D, short narrative-based game, you assume the role of the Grim Reaper... on an office job. Your job is to decide which people are going to live or die. The consequences of your choices are yours to bear, while the mystery of your incarnation awaits revelation!
Why similar: Strategy 47.8%, Puzzle 24.8%, Simulation 23.3%, Singleplayer 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: A bureaucratic management game where you decide who lives and dies, featuring a dark, supernatural tone.
- #28 Tropico 4
79% matchVery Positive92% of 12,642 reviews2011
Dev: Haemimont GamesPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The world is changing and Tropico is moving with the times - geographical powers rise and fall and the world market is dominated by new players with new demands and offers - and you, as El Presidente, face a whole new set of challenges.
Why similar: Strategy 35.8%, Comedy 30.1%, Simulation 16%, Sandbox 7.6%, Great Soundtrack 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A management sim with a heavy emphasis on satirical humor and controlling a population.
- #29 Do Not Feed the Monkeys
78% matchVery Positive94% of 12,088 reviews2018
Dev: Fictiorama StudiosPub: Alawar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A digital voyeur simulator where you watch strangers through surveillance cameras. Invade their privacy and witness their most intimate moments, but don’t interact with the subjects – anything could happen if you dare feed the monkeys!
Why similar: Strategy 50.1%, Funny 25.9%, Simulation 19.6%, Singleplayer 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A voyeuristic management game where you observe and manipulate the lives of others through hidden cameras.
- #30 Ghost Keeper
75% matchVery Positive88% of 52 reviews2026
Dev: Quest CraftPub: Gaming Factory
Windows
Become a Ghost Keeper and lead your fearsome minions against the living. Use diverse scare tactics, manage demonic creatures and harness dozens of skills. Oh, and don’t let the Brotherhood catch you! The ultimate scaring experience begins…
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 29.6% ★, Strategy 23.5%, Puzzle 12.6%, Funny 12%, Supernatural 11.4%
- #31 RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3: Platinum
79% matchVery Positive92% of 5,223 reviews2008
Dev: Frontier
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 Platinum combines the excitement of rollercoasters with the fun of a great strategy simulation. RCT3 Platinum combines the roller coaster theme park fun of the Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 with included expansion packs Soaked! and Wild! Now enjoy more options than ever.
Why similar: Classic 28.9% ★, Strategy 22.2%, Simulation 20.7%, Sandbox 14.3%, Comedy 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic sandbox management game that allows for creative control and causing chaos for your park guests.
- #32 Evil Genius
77% matchVery Positive93% of 3,574 reviews2009
Dev: Elixir StudiosPub: Rebellion
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Everybody wants to rule the world! Achieve global power with EVIL GENIUS, the one and only complete world domination simulator. All the everyday tasks of the deliciously wicked mastermind are available to experience and master from building your ultra-secret base to developing spectacular super-weapons to carry out your nefarious master...
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 29.3% ★, Strategy 26.1%, Comedy 19.9%, Classic 12.1% ★, Simulation 4.9%
- #33 Master of Magic Classic
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 746 reviews2020
Dev: SimTexPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 39.0 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Master of Magic is a classic, one of the most popular strategy games of the 90s. It is a 4X fantasy strategy game that allows you to play as an extremely powerful wizard, leading your troops and overcoming your magical opponents.
Why similar: Strategy 62.3%, Classic 37.7% ★
- #34 Ravenous Devils
72% matchVery Positive93% of 9,609 reviews2022
Dev: Bad Vices Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A horror cooking simulator where the secret ingredient is crime. Improve your shops, buy new tools, expand your menu, and above all, make your customers happy.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 60.1% ★, Horror 22%, Simulation 14.5%, Singleplayer 3.4%
- #35 Tropico Reloaded
76% matchVery Positive88% of 970 reviews2009
Dev: PopTop SoftwarePub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 40%
TROPICO RELOADED is the ultimate game compilation for hobby-dictators and those dreaming of their own Caribbean island. Tropico combines real-time strategy and simulation elements with a healthy dose of political intrigue and Caribbean flair to create a unique and critically acclaimed game experience.
Why similar: Strategy 30.6%, Classic 29.9% ★, Simulation 15%, Comedy 13.2%, Sandbox 5.4%
- #36 Castle Doombad Classic
71% matchVery Positive94% of 172 reviews2024
Dev: Grumpyface Studios
Windows · Mac
BE THE VILLAIN and slay any hero who dares enter your dark domain! Deck out your castle with traps and minions as the ultimate diabolical dungeon keeper in this strategy / TD puzzler. Includes the original Castle Doombad game, rebuilt and remastered, plus brand new content.
Why similar: Strategy 55.4%, Puzzle 25.6%, Funny 17.5%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #37 Tropico 3
75% matchVery Positive89% of 1,910 reviews2009
Dev: Haemimont GamesPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Become the dictator of a remote island during the Cold War. Charm, persuade, intimidate, oppress, or cheat your people to stay in power! Are you a kind and generous leader? A corrupt and ruthless tyrant ruling with an iron fist?
Why similar: Strategy 42.7%, Simulation 21%, Comedy 16.2%, Sandbox 8.1%, Funny 6.3%
- #38 Dungeon Keeper Gold™
70% matchVery Positive93% of 563 reviews2024
Dev: Bullfrog ProductionsPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 32%
Build your dungeon & protect it with a labyrinth of dark corridors, a web of deadly traps, an arsenal of powerful spells, and an army of bloodthirsty demons
Why similar: Strategy 43.9%, Classic 29.6% ★, Villain Protagonist 23% ★, Singleplayer 3.6%
- #39 X-COM: UFO Defense
73% matchVery Positive95% of 3,930 reviews2008
Dev: MicroProse Software, IncPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 24%
You are in control of X-COM: an organization formed by the world's governments to fight the ever-increasing alien menace.
Why similar: Classic 56.8% ★, Strategy 29.8%, Tactical 9.9%, Simulation 2%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #40 Dungeons 2
73% matchVery Positive82% of 5,248 reviews2015
Dev: Realmforge StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Dungeon Lord is back – and this time he’s serious! In Dungeons 2, fulfil the Dungeon Lord’s insatiable quest for vengeance by recruiting fearsome new monsters from all corners of the underworld in order to undertake his evil bidding.
Why similar: Strategy 38.4%, Villain Protagonist 25.5% ★, Comedy 22.7%, Simulation 6.8%, Funny 4.3%
- #41 Majesty 2 Collection
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,531 reviews2011
Dev: 1C:InoCoPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 66%
In the world of Majesty, you are the ruler of the Kingdom. Your rule is not absolute, however, as you face subjects that are independent and stubborn. They will need a great deal of persuasion before they carry out your wishes...
Why similar: Strategy 88.3%, Simulation 9.1%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #42 Dungeons
76% matchMixed45% of 874 reviews2011
Dev: Realmforge StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Assume the role of a mighty (and mighty evil) Dungeon Lord and create your own diabolical demesnes underground. 10 different classes of heroes dare to enter your dungeon where 15 different monsters lurk in the dark.
Why similar: Strategy 68.9%, Villain Protagonist 25.2% ★, Simulation 5.9%
- #43 Startopia
72% matchVery Positive90% of 962 reviews2013
Dev: My Little Planet Ltd
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 39%
A once thriving network of space stations and planets have been left lifeless, redundant scars of the apocalypse. Into this age of darkness comes light. You will lead the way in rebuilding the network of space stations to a standard accepted by the individual alien races, attracting them to harness their expertise and research new...
Why similar: Comedy 32.8%, Strategy 27.4%, Funny 14.8%, Simulation 13.7%, Sandbox 8.8%
- #44 Majesty 2
73% matchMixed69% of 1,271 reviews2009
Dev: 1C:InoCoPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%
In the world of Majesty, you are the ruler of the kingdom Ardania. At your service are your loyal and somewhat obnoxious subordinates, who have their own minds about how things should be done. In fact, Majesty is the only game where your heroes decide on their own what should be done and when, leaving you to try to control them through...
Why similar: Strategy 73.1%, Simulation 23.8%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #45 Attack of the Earthlings
71% matchVery Positive84% of 436 reviews2018
Dev: Team JunkfishPub: Junkfish Limited
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Take on Galactoil, a comically dysfunctional intergalactic energy corporation, and its larger-than-life employees in a tactical-stealth game that fuses satisfying strategic gameplay and dark comedy in a quirky single-player story.
Why similar: Strategy 47.7%, Comedy 37.3%, Villain Protagonist 8.6% ★, Tactical 3.2%, Great Soundtrack 2%
- #46 Deck of Haunts
65% matchVery Positive87% of 1,207 reviews2025
Dev: MantisPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Deck of Haunts invites you to become a malevolent Haunted House. Lure humans into your cursed halls, manipulate their fears, and drain their essence to grow your power. Use strategy to build your mansion and expand your dark influence, turning your home into a terrifying, inescapable nightmare.
Why similar: Strategy 56%, Horror 24.6%, Simulation 19.4%
- #47 Underworld Overseer
67% matchPositive92% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: Myron Games
Windows
Build your dungeon, command demons, set traps, and slay invading adventurers with powerful spells.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 56.7% ★, Strategy 40.3%, Simulation 2.2%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #48 Horror Tycoon
70% matchMixed62% of 119 reviews2022
Dev: Smidge Games LLC
Windows
Scare, terrify and thrill guests as you build the haunted house of your nightmares. Design and customize your creations with incredible detail to scare your guests, or risk losing it all in this tower defense/management/tycoon hybrid.
Why similar: Strategy 48.2%, Horror 26.8%, Simulation 19.7%, Singleplayer 5.3%
- #49 The Book of Unwritten Tales
70% matchVery Positive91% of 2,139 reviews2012
Dev: KING ArtPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 61%
In a world torn by war, the aged gremlin archaeologist Mortimer MacGuffin harbors the dark secret of a powerful artifact.
Why similar: Comedy 50.2%, Classic 27.6% ★, Puzzle 8.8%, Funny 5.8%, Great Soundtrack 4.4%
- #50 One Night Two Crazies
71% matchVery Positive82% of 56 reviews2016
Dev: chris_antoni
Windows
Enjoy a simple, fun, and occasionally frightening simulation. Fun for all ages provided you can handle the scares. No gore, no violence. Just girlish yells followed immediately by nervous laughter.
Why similar: Strategy 69.9%, Simulation 30.1%
- #51 Neighbours back From Hell
67% matchVery Positive95% of 4,958 reviews2020
Dev: FarbworksPub: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
There goes the neighborhood! Play the star of a cheeky TV Show who taking revenge on his horrible neighbor by constantly pranking him at home and around the world in the most creative and ludicrous ways.
Why similar: Comedy 43%, Puzzle 18.7%, Strategy 17.4%, Funny 17.1%, Singleplayer 3.8%
- #52 Constructor Plus
69% matchVery Positive89% of 454 reviews2019
Dev: System 3
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Constructor Plus is the definitive building simulation for the modern day tycoon. Build your dream town full of crackpot undesirables, businesses, and quirky tenants whilst fending off your rivals in the eagerly awaited sequel to Constructor HD. With almost 3 times more content, building just got bigger!
Why similar: Strategy 49.7%, Comedy 27.6%, Simulation 20.7%, Singleplayer 2%
- #53 Game Dev Tycoon
68% 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: Strategy 41.2%, Simulation 36.6%, Comedy 5.6%, Funny 5.5%, Sandbox 5.2%
- #54 Five Nights at Roner's: Remastered
64% matchVery Positive96% of 398 reviews2024
Dev: Roane VaydichPub: RedShift Interactive
Windows
You are an ambitious paranormal investigator searching for his big break. When you're presented the opportunity of a lifetime--$25.99, to be exact, you jump at the offer. But everything comes with a catch, and Roner and his friends are keen to teach you that...
Why similar: Comedy 44.7%, Strategy 40.4%, Horror 13.5%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #55 Worms Armageddon
68% matchVery Positive94% of 10,671 reviews2013
Dev: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Those intrepid invertebrates return with a vengeance in the much-loved Worms™ Armageddon. It’s a whole new can of worms! It’s hilarious fun that you can enjoy on your own or with all your friends.
Why similar: Classic 48.3% ★, Strategy 28.2%, Comedy 14.5%, Funny 8.4%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #56 SwarmZ
69% matchMixed66% of 401 reviews2019
Dev: Mutiny Software
Windows
Face massive zombie swarms in this funny post-apocalyptic tactical sandbox! Do you know what it's like to be surrounded by 100,000 zombies? Well, you're about to find out!
Why similar: Strategy 47.4%, Simulation 18.5%, Tactical 11.8%, Sandbox 11.4%, Funny 8.5%
- #57 Dungeon Tycoon
64% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,751 reviews2024
Dev: Lunheim StudiosPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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: Strategy 52.4%, Simulation 22%, Sandbox 20.3%, Singleplayer 5.4%
- #58 Impossible Creatures Steam Edition
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,801 reviews2015
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Impossible Creatures is a 3D RTS game that pits the player against an evil villain. Using Earth’s most formidable animals as building blocks, the player must create an army of genetically-altered mutant monsters in a titanic struggle to protect an unsuspecting world.
Why similar: Classic 50.7% ★, Strategy 46.1%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #59 Soul Mates
62% matchVery Positive99% of 82 reviews2025
Dev: Sad Panda Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
You’re trapped inside a haunted house, stalked by angry ghosts. To survive, you’ll have to run, hide, strategize, give gifts, chat, flirt… Wait, what kind of game is this? Oh right, it’s a point-and-click survival horror dating sim!
Why similar: Strategy 36.6%, Comedy 18.8%, Simulation 16.3%, Horror 9.9%, Funny 8.5%
