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Winds Of Trade is a strategy game about running an ocean trading company in the 18th and 19th centuries. Building your trading empire will not be your only goal! Ruthless pirates, shady smugglers, wartime and fierce competitors will make the way to the top a long and hard road for you!

Why similar: Sailing 23.8% ★, Trading 20.7%, Pirates 16.1% ★, Economy 14.2%, Management 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game mirrors the seed's focus on maritime trading, economic management, and navigating a procedurally generated world filled with pirates.

Set sail and join the colonial powers of Spain, England, France and the Netherlands in their fight for supremacy of the Caribbean in the 17th century.

Why similar: Trading 26%, Sailing 19.4% ★, Pirates 14.4% ★, Economy 13.9%, Management 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers a deep dive into colonial-era maritime trade, logistics, and naval combat, closely matching the seed's management-heavy gameplay.

Become the captain of a flying ship! Sell items, gather resources and build your own trade company in the clouds!

Why similar: Trading 35%, Economy 17.9%, Management 12.4%, Building 11.8%, Resource Management 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the exploration and trading aspects of the seed game, offering a charming and relaxing approach to building a merchant empire.

You are a merchant in northern Europe in the late Middle Ages when the Hanseatic League was flourishing. Your goal is to rise to the most successful and influential member of the Hanse, ultimately being elected Elderman, leader of the trading league.

Why similar: Trading 41.3%, Economy 17.4%, Capitalism 14.5%, Resource Management 12.1%, Strategy 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A classic economic simulation that perfectly captures the medieval trading and political influence mechanics found in the seed game.

Venice: As a young man striving for success, power and wealth and with the support of your family, you begin to build up a trading empire across Genua, Tripoli, Rome, Alexandria and Constantinople in addition to many other significant cities from the Renaissance. This is where your story begins...

Why similar: Trading 45.7%, Economy 23.7%, Management 13.2%, Strategy 10.5%, Simulation 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a sophisticated look at Mediterranean trade and political maneuvering, which aligns well with the seed's focus on dealing with mayors and rivals.

Relive the captivating gameplay of a true city-building classic with Anno® 1404 History Edition.

Why similar: Building 30.4%, Management 20.8%, Strategy 11.9%, Medieval 9.4%, Exploration 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for medieval supply chain management and trade-based city building that provides a more polished take on the seed's core mechanics.

The Caribbean, in the turbulent 17th Century. The mighty kingdoms of Spain, England, France and the Netherlands fight over the colonies. And there you are, a young sea captain whose only goal is to become the most powerful man in the New World.

Why similar: Trading 36.7%, Pirates 18.2% ★, Economy 15.9%, Sailing 11.7% ★, Management 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a classic experience of balancing trade, naval combat, and economic growth in a historical maritime setting.

This Merchant Life is a trading strategy game set in the troubled medieval kingdom of Peregrine. Turn a rickety wooden cart, two horses and a few coins into a thriving entrepreneurial triumph!

Why similar: Trading 42.5%, Medieval 18.4%, Management 14.3%, Strategy 12.3%, RPG 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused title that emphasizes the day-to-day struggles of a medieval merchant, matching the seed's job-simulator feel.

The Guild 3 is a fascinating trade and life simulation that takes place during the late Middle Ages. Step into the shoes of a citizen, acquire businesses and mansions, produce goods and trade them, start intrigues in politics and society, love, hate, bribe, fight and live through good and bad times!

Why similar: Economy 30.9%, Medieval 19.8%, Trading 12.9%, Building 9.8%, Management 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: Combines life-simulation with business management, allowing players to build a dynasty through trade and political influence in a medieval setting.

Build a network of cities that produce and trade resources, upgrade your castle, and protect the cities from cheeky bandits. Tinker with the economy at your own pace, and watch the charming wooden world grow into a lively and thriving kingdom.

Why similar: Trading 28%, Economy 19.3%, Building 12.4%, Medieval 11.8%, Resource Management 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the logistics of trade routes and resource management in a relaxing, real-time environment.

Establish and grow a pirate utopia during the Golden Age of Piracy. Create a resource-based economy, engage in real-time naval combat, and conduct diplomacy with rival powers. Explore the far reaches of the Caribbean in search of the ultimate fortune and glory.

Why similar: Pirates 29.4% ★, Management 13.9%, Resource Management 13.4%, RTS 12.5%, Economy 12%

Why You'll Like It: Blends city-building with pirate-themed management, perfect for those who enjoy the logistical and combat elements of the seed game.

Trade exotic goods, command fleets, and dominate 17th-century seas. This blend of real-time strategy and naval warfare lets you build a trading empire across Europe and Asia. Strategize trade routes, engage in epic naval battles, and expand your influence to become the ultimate maritime force.

Why similar: Trading 20.7%, Sailing 17.2% ★, Capitalism 14.9%, Economy 11.3%, Pirates 9.9% ★

Why You'll Like It: A historical trade simulator that captures the scale of maritime capitalism and the challenge of managing trade routes across the ocean.

Rise from the humble role of a simple mayor governing a small settlement and rule over all of Europe.

Why similar: Trading 34%, Economy 17%, Medieval 15.1%, Management 9.4%, RTS 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Features a massive map and complex economic systems that allow players to manage trade routes and expand their influence across a medieval landscape.

SÆLIG is a game that blends together elements of simulation, strategy, RPG, and business management. Centred around the life of you and your family, you must try to survive and bring wealth and prosperity to your household.

Why similar: Trading 31.6%, Economy 19.1%, Medieval 12.8%, Building 11.7%, Management 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: A deep simulation game that allows players to manage their own business and family in a medieval world, sharing the seed's life-sim elements.

Tortuga - A Pirate’s Tale tells the journey of a pirate captain with a lust for gold and glory who assumes command of a fleet of pirate ships to strike the Caribbean.

Why similar: Sailing 33.4% ★, Pirates 23.2% ★, Hex Grid 12.8% ★, Economy 11.8%, Management 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the pirate-management aspect of the seed, requiring players to build their fleet and manage resources while navigating the high seas.

Welcome to Suthseg! As the newly commissioned airship captain, forge a mercantile empire across the archipelago, until the great powers of Europa turn their attention toward it. Build up a fleet, chart trade routes, establish industries, and explore the frontier at your airship's helm!

Why similar: Pirates 46.4% ★, Management 26.9%, RPG 12.4%, Strategy 8.5%, Simulation 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a unique take on trading and management within a fantasy setting, focusing on fleet building and economic strategy.

Set sail and join yer crew in search of treasure and glory!

Why similar: Pirates 57.4% ★, Building 12.3%, RPG 11%, Exploration 10.3%, Simulation 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A casual, management-heavy approach to pirate life that shares the seed's focus on crew management and sea-faring adventure.

Become a fellow of the famous medieval Hanse trading association in the 13th century. Manage the politics, prestige and economic success in your city and the known parts of Europe!

Why similar: Trading 44.9%, Economy 24.9%, Management 14.7%, Strategy 7.3%, Simulation 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: A foundational economic simulation game that offers a complex and rewarding experience for fans of medieval trade management.

Sail the Caribbean, marauding all on the high seas or ally your ship and crew as a privateer in search of riches - the life you choose is up to you. Face dogged enemies, raid unsuspecting villages, woo fair maidens, avoid capture or dig for buried treasure. Discover what it takes to become one of the most famous pirates in history!

Why similar: Pirates 42.4% ★, Sailing 26.4% ★, Trading 11.6%, Economy 9.5%, RPG 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive open-world pirate experience that balances trading, exploration, and combat in a way that inspired many modern maritime games.

Keep your stores afloat against unique threats like royal laws, wars and crazy fantasy events. Discover new items, craft, sell them, and create your Merchant Empire in the kingdom! - All in a hybrid 2D-3D style.

Why similar: Trading 42%, Management 16.8%, Medieval 16.5%, Resource Management 11.8%, RPG 7%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the shop-keeping and inventory management aspects of the seed game, providing a grounded look at medieval commerce.

King of Seas is an ARPG adventure game set in a nautical pirate world. Embark on an epic adventure across the seven seas where you’ll discover lost islands and treasures, fight rival pirates and menacing monsters, and become the most legendary pirate of all time!

Why similar: Sailing 48.7% ★, Pirates 33.2% ★, Procedural Generation 11.4%, RPG 5.5%, Singleplayer 1.2%

Why You'll Like It: Provides an engaging exploration-focused experience with naval combat and trading, capturing the adventurous spirit of the seed game.

A factory-building game. Survive a harsh climate, strip mine an infinite world, and build a sprawling factory, then trade or go to war with Colonists, Governments, Pirates, Rebels, and more!

Why similar: Capitalism 16.3%, Trading 15.2%, Automation 14.7%, Economy 12.7%, Building 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the resource-management and building aspects of the seed, allowing for complex logistical setups.

Take the challenge of managing a cruise ship! Maintain your vessel, plan your route, and sell tickets to the wealthiest passengers. Give tasks to your crew and keep their morale high. Choose the ship's layout and the offered amenities. Keep the prices right, passengers happy, and your wallet full!

Why similar: Capitalism 29.7%, Economy 27%, Management 19.2%, Resource Management 14.7%, Strategy 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a modern management challenge focused on naval logistics and passenger satisfaction, sharing the seed's management DNA.

Island Market Simulator – In this strategy and economy simulation game set in an island town, build your trade empire by starting with a small market. Produce your goods through farming, livestock, and supply chain management, and expand your business with seasonal dynamics and festivals!

Why similar: Trading 34.7%, Economy 21%, Building 15%, Management 13.8%, Resource Management 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the trading and life-sim aspects of managing a market on a remote island.

Build a sprawling pirate haven, raise a fleet to explore the high seas, and take on the Crown to keep the Age of Piracy alive! From ale to flintlock pistols, and from scallywags to swashbucklers, you’ll need to manage complex production chains and govern a rowdy crew to reign supreme over the seas!

Why similar: Pirates 25.4% ★, Economy 21.7%, Building 17.2%, Management 14.6%, Resource Management 11.2%

Build your dream shopping empire from the ground up! Design, decorate, and attract top tenants. Keep customers thrilled, maximize profits, and dominate the industry. Can you become the ultimate shopping center tycoon? Start now and watch your empire thrive!

Why similar: Trading 36.6%, Capitalism 17.8%, Management 14%, Economy 9.4%, Building 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a management-focused experience that mirrors the economic growth and business-building aspects of the seed.

Manage and grow your mini market in the metro station in Metro Mini Market Simulator! Expand your product variety and multiply your revenues with strategic decisions. Become a successful entrepreneur in this fun simulation world!

Why similar: Job Simulator 24.6% ★, Trading 24.6%, Economy 15%, Capitalism 14.7%, Management 10%

Why You'll Like It: A job-simulator that focuses on the retail and economic management side of the seed game.

Run your own medieval store! Stock shelves with groceries and legendary loot, set prices, serve customers, and expand your shop. Fund adventurers to explore dangerous lands and return with valuable chests full of swords, shields, and rare items and all without leaving the counter.

Why similar: Job Simulator 21.8% ★, Economy 17.7%, Trading 14.6%, Management 12%, Capitalism 10.4%

Dive into the vibrant world of aquatic retail with Aquatic Store Simulator! Take on the challenge of managing your underwater-themed supermarket, blending business management with the beauty of marine life. Stock shelves with exotic fish, decorations, set prices, take payments and maintain aquariums

Why similar: Job Simulator 22.4% ★, Capitalism 21.5%, Economy 18.3%, Building 13.2%, Management 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: A niche management sim that emphasizes the trading and shop-keeping mechanics found in the seed game.

Start with a Viking harbor at your command—buy low, sell high, and turn a tidy profit! Identify unknown treasures and strike it rich overnight! Rebuild the blacksmith's forge, enchant mighty artifacts, hire fierce raiders, and make every Viking your loyal customer!

Why similar: Trading 40.6%, Economy 20.6%, Medieval 15.1%, Management 13.9%, Resource Management 5.5%

Star Merchant is a galactic trading sim where you become a space entrepreneur. Buy and sell items, fight pirates, upgrade your ship and try to meet your goal without going broke!

Why similar: Strategy 31.6%, Management 21.5%, Resource Management 19.8%, Simulation 15.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: Transfers the core trading and economic management loop of the seed game into a space-faring context.

Potion Tycoon is a management simulator with a witchy twist! Build and develop your very own magic shop. Manage resources, set up production lines, mix potions and sell them smartly to stay ahead of the competition. Welcome to the potion business!

Why similar: Capitalism 16%, Economy 13.8%, Trading 12.8%, Management 12%, Building 12%

A world filled with tricksters, pirates, zealots, and treasures. An ocean full of danger and prize. Face dilemmas and encounters. Manage a resort in this wild world and build a thriving business. An Explorer, a Survivor a Resorter or a Trader? Forge your own path to wealth. Make Resort Prosper!

Why similar: Economy 22.8%, Management 21.4%, Pirates 19.6% ★, Building 19.5%, Simulation 16%

Global Magnates: Shipping Tycoon is a simulation game where you take on the role of a shipping entrepreneur. Carefully plan shipping routes, balance supply and demand across ports, and maximize profits to fuel your expansion. Build a worldwide network and rise as the definitive global magnate.

Why similar: Capitalism 24.4%, Sailing 20.9% ★, Trading 17%, Management 12.8%, Economy 12.2%

Become the God of Harvest, explore the world of food and adventure, plant, trade, and spread deliciousness to create your own path to prosperity!

Why similar: Sailing 32.3% ★, Economy 16.1%, Pirates 15.1% ★, Management 10.8%, Resource Management 8.6%

MarginCall is a market with no scripted prices. Hundreds of independent traders, each with its own money and mind, price a real order book inside a fully simulated economy. Build a fortune, control industries, raid rivals, or get margin called into ruin.

Why similar: Trading 29.6%, Capitalism 25.7%, Economy 20.2%, Management 10.2%, Procedural Generation 6.2%

Become a Mighty Captain in a Age of sail naval combat game, set in all of the Seven Seas! Sail the entire world: conquering, boarding, plundering, exploring and trading along the way! Gather your crew, ready your ship, hoist your sails and enter a world of swashbuckling and piracy!

Why similar: Sailing 36.9% ★, Trading 29.2%, Pirates 23.5% ★, Exploration 5.8%, Strategy 2.5%

Become a medieval merchant and master the arts of bartering, haggling, and investing, Explore 20 markets, barter with 200 characters, and trade in over 1,800 items in a dynamic bartering and haggling system that will challenge and reward.

Why similar: Trading 36.6%, Economy 20.4%, Management 12.5%, Medieval 10.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.5%

Run your own supermarket! Stock shelves, set your prices, take payments, hire staff, expand your store, handle shoplifters, and design your layout. Purchase goods from online or local markets around town, and personally deliver online orders to your customers.

Why similar: Trading 23.8%, Economy 23.1%, Management 17%, Capitalism 14.1%, Building 9%

Run your own magic business! In Alchemist Shop Simulator you can trade magical wares, brew potions and take on special orders, meet many quirky clients, grow your ingredients in your garden, restock your shelves and manage prices. Keep expanding your business as you gain experience and wealth!

Why similar: Trading 36.1%, Economy 22.8%, Management 14.7%, Medieval 11.2%, Resource Management 10.5%

Build your empire from a basement. Trade stocks, run companies, date, raise kids, dodge the SEC, and retire a legend — or go broke trying.

Why similar: Trading 22.8%, Capitalism 20.4%, Job Simulator 15.7% ★, Economy 14.5%, Management 7.4%

Build a prosperous settlement in a unique simulation of a feudal economy - each family runs their shop, owns their goods, and trades with other villagers in a free market. You will manage the land, build houses, organise events, set taxes, and balance supply and demand while engaging in diplomacy!

Why similar: Economy 20.9%, Building 19%, Management 18.6%, Medieval 18.2%, Resource Management 11.9%

Run your own toy store! Arrange shelves, set prices, process payments, and manage staff. Expand and design your shop, handle online orders, deliver with a scooter, trade rare toys, and ensure security. Create a magical shopping experience in Toy Shop Simulator!

Why similar: Trading 26.5%, Capitalism 19.1%, Economy 18%, Management 11.5%, Building 9.9%

Run your own Pharmacy! Sell medicines, advise customers, validate prescriptions, and fulfill them. Start small and expand your business - make it big in the medicine world!

Why similar: Trading 30.2%, Economy 20.6%, Management 14.2%, Capitalism 13.8%, Building 9.1%

The Caribbean in the 17th Century - Trade with over 60 towns, create your own production facilities, expand your trading empire and influence the development of the New World. As pirates and military fleets threaten your trade convoys, you'll need escort ships.

Why similar: Trading 42.8%, Pirates 25.5% ★, Economy 22.2%, Strategy 9.5%

Do you know how to profit from trading cars while maintaining a good reputation? Car Trader Simulator lets you play the role of an American car dealer. Your goal is to get rich. How you do it depends entirely on you.

Why similar: Trading 36.8%, Economy 18%, Capitalism 14.6%, Management 13.4%, Resource Management 8.4%

Run and expand your own medieval shop! Sell weapons, armor, food, and rare goods to peasants and lords alike in the immersive medieval store simulator.

Why similar: Trading 49.1%, Management 17.8%, Medieval 15.4%, Resource Management 13%, Simulation 4.1%

Run a General Store in the Wild West. Customize and expand your shop. Make sure that your customers’ constantly changing needs are satisfied. Work every job yourself or let your employees stack the shelves and work the till. Find out what it feels like to own a Wild West Supermarket.

Why similar: Trading 25.5%, Capitalism 21.2%, Economy 18.4%, Management 12.4%, Automation 9.8%

Build your business! control every aspect of a thriving vending machine business. Buy, place, and restock machines to increase profits. Do you have what it takes to manage, expand, and dominate the vending industry?

Why similar: Trading 27.1%, Capitalism 19.4%, Job Simulator 17.3% ★, Economy 14.7%, Management 10.2%

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: Economy 19.6%, Trading 19.3%, Management 14.4%, Capitalism 10.2%, Resource Management 9.5%

Experience the challenges of running a successful shipping company with Seaorama: World of Shipping.

Why similar: Sailing 35.7% ★, Capitalism 26.8%, Automation 14%, Strategy 8.6%, Economy 7.8%

Pirate Cove Simulator will have you run a shop and tavern on the Island of the Damned, to get rich and buy your way out of the pirate afterlife. Trade with restless undead pirates, run your own distillery and turn local plants into potent drinks, search for hidden treasures, or just go fishing.

Why similar: Trading 29.4%, Economy 22.1%, Pirates 20.7% ★, Management 13.8%, Resource Management 9.6%

Trade horses, formulate feed, and breed generations of elite stallions, racehorses, draft mounts, war horses, and more. Train, auction, mine, forge, farm, run caravans, build a mercenary force, and deal with powerful lords. Dominate the medieval horse trade.

Why similar: Economy 22.2%, Trading 17.7%, Medieval 15.9%, Building 15.1%, Management 14%

Every voyage is a journey of "Sailing & Beyond" in Sailing Era! Navigate your fleet and sail for fun; run a business; have a romantic encounter in the tavern; capture pirates amid intense battle; explore inland for treasure... Experience foreign culture, make novel discoveries, and sail away!

Why similar: Sailing 27.5% ★, Trading 22.6%, Pirates 14.4% ★, Management 11.2%, RTS 9.1%

The store is your kingdom! Expand your humble boutique into a thriving business: hire the right staff, decorate your displays, and lure in customers. Even your wildest ideas can turn a profit. Why not start a business that sells only white T-shirts and ketchup? PCs and beans? Your rule, your rules!

Why similar: Trading 28.3%, Capitalism 21.9%, Economy 17.6%, Building 13.5%, Management 11.7%

Thrilling business tycoon sim where you step into the shoes of a drug dealer in 1980s USA. Your main goal is simple: BUY LOW and SELL HIGH. Get ready for a experience where you'll combine strategy, risk-taking, and decision-making to build your criminal empire.

Why similar: Trading 34.4%, Capitalism 21.4%, Economy 21.1%, Management 10.8%, Resource Management 6.8%

Storage Hustle is a Simulation RPG where you go into storage auctions to buy different mysterious storages. Discover and sell many items, join Yard Sales and haggle your way for profit!

Why similar: Trading 32.1%, Economy 19.3%, Capitalism 19.1%, Management 9%, Resource Management 8.7%

Welcome to Biztopia! A unique trading city full of business and opportunities awaits you! Start with a small delivery, build your own trading world, and team up with friends to shape the city and discover the next big venture!

Why similar: Job Simulator 28.6% ★, Capitalism 21.6%, Economy 16.8%, Building 12.5%, Resource Management 9.4%