- #1 Mine Digger
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mine Digger
Windows
Mine Digger is a minimalist mining game where you dig deeper, uncover hidden riches, upgrade your tools, and turn a simple hole in the ground into a profitable underground empire.
Why similar: Building 18.7%, Simulation 17.8%, Sandbox 16.6%, Crafting 14.2%, Economy 10%
- #2 A Game About Building A Tower
96% matchMixed60% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: AVE Team
Windows
Brick by brick build a tower that reaches Heaven. Be beware of natural disasters, collect feathers and various brick styles! Play through Story or build anything you want in Creative mode. Or become the fastest to reach the Heavens and get to the top of Leaderboard!
Why similar: Building 21.9%, Physics 16.9%, Simulation 13.9%, Sandbox 10.4%, Crafting 9.7%
- #3 Bitroca
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bitroca
Windows
Bitroca is a sandbox where every tile has a "physical" cost. Our Proof-of-Work mechanic uses your CPU (small percent) to simulate raw energy and block bots. No blockchain, no crypto—just a hardware-backed economy where effort shapes the world. Mine, build, and secure the frontier fairly.
Why similar: Building 16.3%, Crafting 14.7%, Education 12.5%, Sandbox 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%
- #4 Out of Ore
94% matchVery Positive86% of 3,911 reviews2022
Dev: North Modding Company AB
Windows
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 40.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A casual heavy equipment experience. Mine ore, Move dirt, Build and repair.
Why similar: Building 15.6%, Sandbox 14.8%, Crafting 12.1%, Simulation 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%
- #5 3d Engineers
95% matchMixed40% of 25 reviews2015
Dev: Robert DahlenburgPub: Dahlenburg
Windows
3d Engineers is a sandbox game/tool in engineering and construction.
Why similar: Building 27.5%, Simulation 23.1%, Crafting 18.9%, Physics 16.5%, Sandbox 13%
- #6 Everlost
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: kub3sqtPub: Orivilon
Windows
Stranded in a world that never stops growing. Gather, craft, build and survive in an infinite procedurally generated wilderness where no two worlds are ever the same.
Why similar: Building 25.4%, Crafting 21.9%, Sandbox 18.9%, Base Building 10.1%, Exploration 8%
- #7 Let's HoBBee
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Art Games Studio S.A.
Windows
Imagine beautiful place full coloured flowers and busy bees and You - the Master of Beekeepers - ruling this small universe. Build hives, collect resources, learn how to be better, develop the business, win the price!
Why similar: Building 26%, Simulation 19.4%, Sandbox 15.4%, Management 14.3%, Education 14.2%
- #8 The Maker Way
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Brave Games Inc.
Windows
Build creative machines, rovers, drones or robots. Use them to gather resources, discover new machine parts, source energy, construct bases and battle enemy factions in a physics-based open world.
Why similar: Crafting 20.1%, Building 17.7%, Sandbox 14.4%, Physics 12.8%, Base Building 11.4%
- #9 Autocraft
92% matchMixed56% of 297 reviews2017
Dev: Alientrap
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Create, Collect, and Crash in Autocraft, a physics destruction sandbox. Create your own cars, rockets, tanks, planes, boats, and more.
Why similar: Building 26.8%, Sandbox 22.8%, Physics 17.8%, Simulation 14.8%, Crafting 13.4%
- #10 Fantasy Shop Simulator ⚔️
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: One More Time
Windows
Shop Titans meets Supermarket Simulator! Manage your own fantasy shop. Play solo or with friends to grow your business. Stock your store with magical weapons, enchanted armor, and rare artifacts in this immersive first-person game. From the creators of Tavern Manager Simulator! ⚔️🏰💰
Why similar: Building 19.4%, Crafting 17.2%, Economy 16.4%, Management 14%, Sandbox 12%
- #11 Music Store Simulator
89% matchMixed56% of 197 reviews2023
Dev: Crystalia GamesPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
With Music Store Simulator you can lead a musical instruments manufacturing company. Create, sell, earn and reinvest improving and developing your business. Expand your Brand and climb to success in order to become the world's largest manufacturer of musical instruments!
Why similar: Crafting 20.4%, Simulation 20.2%, Economy 16.5%, Management 15.2%, Building 14.6%
- #12 Limits of intelligence
89% matchPositive87% of 23 reviews2024
Dev: MATTGRV
Windows
Create your own machine. Engineer it!
Why similar: Crafting 25.6%, Sandbox 21.7%, Building 17.6%, Simulation 17.6%, Physics 16.8%
- #13 3d Bridges
90% matchMostly Negative36% of 28 reviews2015
Dev: Robert DahlenburgPub: Dahlenburg
Windows
Build your very unique bridges and other constructions in a physics based 3d environment
Why similar: Building 32.4%, Simulation 25.3%, Physics 21.5%, Sandbox 19.2%, Indie 1.6%
- #14 Car Scrapyard Simulator
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: T-Bull
Windows
Disassembling a car into parts and selling them later is nothing difficult for you, after all, you are the owner of a cars' scrapyard - and this is Car Scrapyard Simulator! Expand your headquarters full of broken and used cars. Manage your empire - a scrap empire!
Why similar: Physics 15.2%, Sandbox 15.1%, Economy 14.8%, Building 12.1%, Simulation 11.3%
- #15 Kombucha Craft
86% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Adrien De Nève
Windows
Kombucha Craft is a sandbox game where you control every step of kombucha production. Experiment with recipes and flavors to find the perfect balance.
Why similar: Crafting 27.2%, Sandbox 23.4%, Economy 17.5%, Management 15.9%, Simulation 15.1%
- #16 Haunted House Builder
87% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: echomune
Windows
Build a haunted house and scare some guests.
Why similar: Building 28.3%, Simulation 20.7%, Sandbox 18.2%, Crafting 12.3%, Management 10.2%
- #17 Scrap Mechanic
86% matchVery Positive92% of 117,426 reviews2016
Dev: Axolot Games
Windows
Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 57.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Enter the creative paradise of Scrap Mechanic! Build fantastic machines, go on adventures with your friends and defend against waves of evil Farmbots in this imaginative multiplayer survival sandbox. With Scrap Mechanic’s powerful creation tools you can engineer your own adventures!
Why similar: Building 25.9%, Crafting 19.2%, Sandbox 15.3%, Physics 14.8%, Base Building 8.2%
- #18 Hustler Simulator
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FlyBy Studios
Windows
Make your mark in the city that never sleeps. Hustle your way to fortune with legal and illegal schemes, upgrade your tools, and outsmart the competition.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, Sandbox 18.9%, Simulation 17.6%, Physics 15.2%, Management 13.9%
- #19 Waterpark Simulator
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,036 reviews2025
Dev: CayPlay
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Build and run your own waterpark. Design slides, send guests flying with ragdoll physics, manage staff, and fully customize your park. Turn total madness into a five-star empire in this first-person management simulator!
Why similar: Building 16%, Crafting 14%, Economy 12.1%, Sandbox 11.3%, Management 10.6%
- #20 Airport Manager
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: R.M Pixel Studios
Windows
In Airport Manager, you’re in charge of turning a small airstrip into a thriving airport! Manage landing requests, refuel planes, handle baggage, and upgrade your facilities to attract bigger aircraft and more passengers. Earn money, and grow your airport into a world-class hub.
Why similar: Building 27.1%, Crafting 19.6%, Simulation 16.7%, Economy 16.3%, Management 10.4%
- #21 Coffee Bar Renovator
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GamesUP Studio
Windows
Create and expand a global café franchise! Start locally and expand your business around the world! Buy old, abandoned premises, renovate them, plan the decor and open the place of your dreams. It's easy to make money at Coffee Bar Renovator!
Why similar: Building 23%, Crafting 19.1%, Management 12.5%, Sandbox 11.3%, Education 9.5%
- #22 The Walking Trade
80% matchVery Positive88% of 2,136 reviews2026
Dev: Microwave GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Run a shop in the zombie apocalypse! Trade batteries, craft stock, manage your staff, and fend off undead hordes. Will you be a hero, or profit at any cost? Your choices shape your store - and your fate.
Why similar: Building 17.5%, Crafting 15.2%, Economy 14.5%, Sandbox 12.9%, Management 12.6%
- #23 Wasteland Shop Simulator
81% match5 user reviews0% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Fargamer Studios Ltd
Windows
A post-apocalyptic shop management game where you build, customize, and expand your store. Hire staff, explore the wasteland for loot, deal with messy customers and thieves, and grow your retail empire in a chaotic world gone mad.
Why similar: Building 15.5%, Crafting 12.8%, Sandbox 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%, Economy 10.7%
- #24 Alterworld
81% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Poonpoonza
Windows
Explore the infinite world! Play with the fully destructible voxel terrain! Craft and split items! Build and customize a house or any building! And many more! This is the ultimate sandbox survival game where you can do almost anything you can dream!
Why similar: Sandbox 21.1%, Building 19.8%, Crafting 17.2%, Base Building 8.7%, Adventure 8.4%
- #25 Rawbots
82% matchMixed65% of 31 reviews2022
Dev: Rawbots Interactive Inc.
Windows
A universe where you can play with amazing robots that are designed, built and even programmed by you.
Why similar: Education 17%, Simulation 16.4%, Sandbox 15.4%, Building 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%
- #26 Chinese Architect
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ArchitectGamesPub: MagicProStudio
Windows
Chinese Architect is a first person view simulation game taking place in the historical China. Start learning crafting secrets from ancestors. And build everything from simple buildings and bridges to beautiful pagodas and temples that can stand for thousand years without nails. Become an Architect!
Why similar: Building 23.1%, Crafting 21%, Education 14.6%, Simulation 12.3%, Management 10.9%
- #27 Hotel Sim
78% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: Steth Games
Windows
Welcome to Hotel Sim, a quirky hotel management game where you start from nothing and build your way up to a 5-star empire… or watch it all go up in flames.
Why similar: Building 22.1%, Crafting 17.1%, Sandbox 14.8%, Economy 13.7%, Management 13.4%
- #28 Retailer
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: slimer37Pub: Stupid Dino Studios
Windows
RETAILER is a simulation game where you work a growing store of your very own, without the hassle of helping hands. It's stressful, but at least you're self-employed.
Why similar: Building 24.5%, Sandbox 18.2%, Economy 16.1%, Physics 12.2%, Base Building 11.8%
- #29 Ship Graveyard Simulator: Prologue
78% matchVery Positive86% of 907 reviews2021
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Visit the largest ship graveyard in the world. A dozen kilometers of beach filled with wrecks. Hundreds of ships wrecked on the coast. Thousands of tons of steel. Choose the most valuable ship for you and start the adventure. Play as one of the workers during the most dangerous work in the world!
Why similar: Building 17.6%, Sandbox 15.2%, Education 15%, Simulation 11.6%, Economy 10.8%
- #30 Party Maker
77% matchMixed64% of 106 reviews2022
Dev: Forestlight Games
Windows
Builder. Designer. Renovator. Unleash your creativity in over a dozen unique places, get the right equipment, prepare the space, use what you find. Wanna make a crazy party?
Why similar: Building 18.1%, Crafting 16%, Economy 11.8%, Physics 11.4%, Base Building 10.7%
- #31 Poly Bridge 2
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,157 reviews2020
Dev: Dry Cactus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
The acclaimed bridge-building indie-hit is back! More levels, more features, more physics fun!
Why similar: Building 29.1%, Crafting 18.1%, Physics 16.5%, Sandbox 13.3%, Simulation 10.4%
- #32 Scrapworks Simulator
75% matchMixed40% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Perg Valley
Windows
Start as a scrap collector and build your way up to a massive workshop in Scrapworks Simulator. Explore factories, ruins, and abandoned zones to find hidden parts. Use what you collect to craft unique items and grow your own production empire.
Why similar: Building 27.3%, Crafting 21.8%, Simulation 20.4%, Economy 18.1%, Management 10%
- #33 Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game
76% matchVery Positive94% of 17,260 reviews2015
Dev: Camshaft Software Ltd
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 53.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Make your dream cars a reality with Automation’s unparalleled car and engine design tools. Gain a competitive edge through smart engineering and business decisions to help you build an automotive empire. Will you become an industry leader, or just a footnote in automotive history?
Why similar: Building 21.5%, Management 15.7%, Crafting 13%, Sandbox 12.9%, Simulation 12.5%
- #34 Profectus
76% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: Alrek Studios
Windows
Rise through the ages. In Profectus you start with nothing but a world to explore. Your goal is to use what you are given to the fullest extent and work your way up from the stone age into space.
Why similar: Crafting 26.3%, Simulation 20.8%, Sandbox 16.7%, Base Building 14.9%, Open World 5.6%
- #35 Forest Construction VR
73% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: RedLightsStudio
Windows
In Forest Construction VR you will have the opportunity to experience all the joy of free construction with realistic physics, while being in a pleasant forest environment. A sandbox where the only limit is your imagination. Create a simple shelter or a piece of art? It's up to you!
Why similar: Building 20.9%, Crafting 18%, Sandbox 13.7%, Physics 13.4%, Base Building 9%
- #36 Bloxiti
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bloxiti
Windows
Bloxiti is a photorealistic builder where you snap and stack blocks to craft cozy cabins, massive megastructures, or peaceful dioramas.
Why similar: Building 20.8%, Sandbox 15.6%, Physics 15.6%, Education 12.9%, Simulation 10.9%
- #37 Party Maker Farm Fest
75% matchMixed65% of 206 reviews2021
Dev: Forestlight Games
Windows
Builder. Designer. Renovator. Unleash your creativity in over a dozen unique places, get the right equipment, prepare the space, use what you find. Have a crazy farm party, here we go!
Why similar: Building 21.5%, Crafting 19.5%, Sandbox 10.8%, Simulation 10.7%, Base Building 10.3%
- #38 Common'hood
74% matchMixed52% of 339 reviews2022
Dev: Plethora Project
Windows
Common’hood is a community building and economy management game with highly customizable base building tools. Scavenge for materials, grow your own food, research new technology, craft new tools, build a home, make friends. Form your community and take it from surviving to thriving!
Why similar: Building 21.4%, Crafting 19%, Simulation 11.9%, Sandbox 11.9%, Base Building 11.5%
- #39 Coffee Shop Simulator
73% matchNegative0% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Virtual World Interactive LLC
Windows
Wake up and smell the coffee in Coffee Shop Simulator. Manage, and personalize your very own coffee shop. Craft the perfect coffee, serve up delicious pastries, and create a cozy place for coffee lovers from all walks of life.
Why similar: Building 23.4%, Sandbox 16.8%, Economy 16.1%, Management 11.8%, Base Building 10.3%
- #40 Gas Station Simulator
73% matchVery Positive88% of 27,066 reviews2021
Dev: DRAGO entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Buy an abandoned gas station and restore it to its full glory. Renovate, upgrade and expand upon the offered services to keep up with your clients demands.
Why similar: Building 18.1%, Simulation 14.4%, Economy 13.5%, Education 11.2%, Management 11.1%
- #41 Starframe Station
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rickard Abraham
Windows
A physics‑based sandbox 2D adventure of survival and exploration. Gather resources to build bases, contraptions, and outposts on land or in space, but since everything keeps its mass, hauling it around requires smart planning.
Why similar: Crafting 21.7%, Sandbox 20.7%, Physics 18.2%, Base Building 15.8%, Simulation 14.7%
- #42 Supermarket Manager
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Live Motion Games
Windows
Supermarket Manager: Lead, manage, develop, and upgrade your own stores. Choose the right products and employees. Increase your revenue to create a strong supermarket brand.
Why similar: Building 21.5%, Sandbox 15%, Economy 14.8%, Management 13.7%, Simulation 11.7%
- #43 Arena Renovation
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 360 reviews2024
Dev: Nesalis GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Take on the role of a one-man renovation team tasked with restoring various sports facilities to their former glory. Many of them have been destroyed as a result of time or lack of care. Don't let them go into complete oblivion - roll up your sleeves and breathe new life into them!
Why similar: Building 15.9%, Education 12.1%, Physics 12%, Sandbox 11.8%, Management 11.1%
- #44 Construction Worker Simulator
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WFK Games
Windows
Construction Worker Simulator is an ultra-realistic simulation game that let’s the player experience the life of a full-time construction worker. Make the city grow by your own hands!
Why similar: Building 30.8%, Simulation 21.3%, Sandbox 9.8%, Economy 8.7%, Management 6.9%
- #45 GNOPE - Gnome Owner Simulator
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Moodneys
Windows · Linux
A simulator where you catch wild gnomes and turn them into slaves to build a grand statue.
Why similar: Building 20.8%, Crafting 14.6%, Physics 14.2%, Sandbox 12.6%, Simulation 10.3%
- #46 Dungeon Cafe
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pango Games
Windows
Build your dream café... or die trying. In this fast-paced co-op base builder, you’ll cook, fight, and automate your way through a chaotic kitchen as you gather ingredients by slaying monsters and prepare magical meals for the Demon Overlord’s ever-hungry army.
Why similar: Building 24%, Crafting 21.6%, Sandbox 17%, Base Building 11.9%, Simulation 7.9%
- #47 Offroad Delivery Service
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Games OperatorsPub: Games Operators
Windows
A courier and an off-road simulator rolled into one, where you are faced with an arduous task of delivering cargo of various sizes to distant and hard-to-reach places. Get contracts, earn money, upgrade your equipment and SUV.
Why similar: Crafting 17.3%, Building 15.9%, Sandbox 11.1%, Economy 10.8%, Management 9.2%
- #48 Self Made Man: Life of an Entrepreneur
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sirhyss Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Start from nothing, develop your business and become the richest man in the world in an immersive first-person management game. Self Made Man puts you in the shoes of a successful entrepreneur. Customize your business and make the right decisions to build your fortune.
Why similar: Building 15.1%, Sandbox 13.9%, Crafting 13.7%, Economy 13.1%, Management 12.3%
- #49 Mad Smartphone Tycoon
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 593 reviews2024
Dev: MiradilPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Build Your smartphone Empire in Mad Smartphone Tycoon, your main goal in this game is to create the ultimate smartphone that combines both performance and aesthetics. Expand your company, dominate the global market, become a tycoon in the world of mobile phones!
Why similar: Building 21.2%, Management 17.9%, Crafting 15.1%, Sandbox 13.6%, Simulation 11.8%
- #50 Project Highrise
70% matchVery Positive85% of 4,757 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: Building 34.8%, Management 24.6%, Simulation 18.8%, Sandbox 10.6%, Economy 8.8%
- #51 Airport Renovator
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Two HorizonsPub: TBA
Windows
Take matters into your own hands and renovate a run-down airport! You have the right tools for the job, so clean up and restore this place. Open up the loot crates and collect pieces of equipment that you can arrange according to your plan. Make this airport an international giant!
Why similar: Building 26.4%, Education 19.6%, Economy 17.5%, Management 15.1%, Simulation 10.3%
- #52 Gravity
68% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: Tiny Castle Games
Windows
Test your problem solving skills and creativity in over 80 physics-based puzzles. Hours of fun for the completionist with challenges for every level and over 30 unlockables!
Why similar: Building 26.3%, Physics 19.3%, Crafting 17.5%, Sandbox 17.1%, Simulation 13.4%
- #53 Tuwas vs MUDA
69% matchMostly Negative38% of 16 reviews2022
Dev: infoBoard International Co., Ltd.
Windows
Real-time economic simulator of an up-and-coming company. Earn profits by distributing the orders to the machines as efficiently as possible. Expand the machine park to be able to accept more and more complex orders.
Why similar: Education 19.7%, Crafting 19.5%, Economy 17.8%, Simulation 14.8%, Management 13.2%
- #54 Brewmaster: Beer Brewing Simulator
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,219 reviews2022
Dev: Auroch DigitalPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Brew your perfect beer in this relaxing home brewing sim. Use a realistic chemistry simulation to brew hoppy IPAs to creamy stouts. Customise your brewing space, create recipes and label your beer, unlock new equipment and enter competitions. Learn to brew, refine your craft and become a Brewmaster!
Why similar: Crafting 18.8%, Sandbox 13.7%, Education 12.7%, Economy 12.3%, Physics 11.8%
- #55 HoverCraft
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ximga
Windows
HoverCraft combines vehicle crafting and base-building. Play solo or team up, create unique hovercrafts, explore a large world for resources, refine them into valuable goods for higher profits, and upgrade your base. Defeat enemies guarding rare resources and keep your base safe!
Why similar: Building 23.3%, Crafting 16.6%, Sandbox 15.7%, Base Building 11.3%, Simulation 11.3%
- #56 Kingdom Craft
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PimpGameStudio
Windows
Kingdom Craft is a survival game in a world of floating islands with unique gravity. Craft items by combining different materials, explore, build, and progress to reach the ancient portal and return home.
Why similar: Crafting 24.6%, Building 17.1%, Simulation 14.8%, Base Building 14.1%, Sandbox 11%
- #57 Restaurant Simulator
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LifeSim Games
Windows
An immersive first-person sim that lets you taste the life of a restaurant owner. Be a chef, a waiter, an interior decorator. Open your own place and make it #1 in the town!
Why similar: Simulation 29%, Building 13%, Education 9.9%, Economy 9.3%, Physics 9.3%
- #58 Westlanders
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: The Breach StudiosPub: Radical Theory
Windows
Forge your legacy in the Westlands. Survive and thrive in a Wild West open world. Alone or with friends, explore, fight, and build from your customizable wagon. Expand into bustling settlements, recruit allies, and forge a network to tame the wilderness and build your legacy.
Why similar: Crafting 19.1%, Building 15.7%, Sandbox 14.3%, Management 10.7%, Economy 10.6%