- #1 Hotel Magnate
97% matchMixed59% of 487 reviews2025
Dev: Arcade Oven
Windows · Mac · Linux
Have you ever wanted to design and manage your own hotel, rundown motel, or elegant resort? With a ridiculous amount of customization tools to wield, a host of facilities to build, and a wide variety of guests to impress, Hotel Magnate has it all. Let your inner hotel manager shine!
Why similar: City Builder 16.5%, Economy 12.2%, Building 11.5%, Management 11.3%, Capitalism 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: This is the most direct thematic alternative, focusing specifically on the design and management of a hotel business.
- #2 Mad Tower Tycoon
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 441 reviews2020
Dev: Eggcode
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Design your own skyscraper with more than 100 Floors. Rent offices, apartments or shops and build a financially lucrative skyscraper. Build cinemas, bars or a theater to satisfy your visitors and create an effective transport system with elevators and stairs.
Why similar: City Builder 19%, Economy 14%, Building 12.2%, Management 11.6%, Capitalism 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the construction and management of a massive skyscraper, mirroring the verticality of hotel management.
- #3 Two Point Campus
95% matchVery Positive88% of 8,016 reviews2022
Dev: Two Point StudiosPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 19.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Build the university of your dreams with Two Point Campus, the sim with a twist from the makers of Two Point Hospital. Build, hire staff and run an academic institution packed with wild courses.
Why similar: City Builder 19.5%, Management 16.7%, Building 14.2%, Sandbox 10.3%, Isometric 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the same charming art style and satisfying room-building mechanics found in other top-tier management sims.
- #4 Hotel Giant 2
96% matchMixed46% of 309 reviews2010
Dev: Enlight Software Limited, PerspectXPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Following its international success, Hotel Giant is back and bigger than ever. In Hotel Giant 2 you will create the hotel of your dreams and manage prestigious locations around the world. Your goal is to attract as many guests as possible and make sure they are satisfied throughout their stay.
Why similar: Management 15.4%, Sandbox 13.9%, Economy 13.4%, Time Manipulation 12.7% ★, Building 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic in the genre that shares the core focus of managing guest satisfaction and hotel infrastructure.
- #5 Project Highrise
94% matchVery Positive85% of 4,793 reviews2016
Dev: SomaSimPub: Kasedo Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 32.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Project Highrise is a skyscraper construction and management sim...
Why similar: Management 25.7%, Building 23.1%, Simulation 11.5%, Economy 10.1%, Sandbox 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the vertical building and management aspect of running a large-scale commercial property.
- #6 Parkitect
94% matchVery Positive94% of 8,084 reviews2018
Dev: Texel Raptor
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Parkitect is a business simulation game that charges you with the construction and management of theme parks! Bringing back the best of classic theme park games with many new features and content on top. Now supports online co-op with up to 8 players!
Why similar: City Builder 13.7%, Economy 13.3%, Capitalism 12%, Building 11%, Management 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a deep focus on building and management with a strong emphasis on the guest experience and logistics.
- #7 Tavern Keeper 🍻
92% matchVery Positive94% of 4,553 reviews2025
Dev: Greenheart Games 💚
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
From the creators of Game Dev Tycoon comes Tavern Keeper 🍻, a cosy-chaotic management sim, featuring a powerful decoration sandbox and a magical storybook RPG!
Why similar: Decorating 36% ★, Economy 10.1%, Building 9.6%, Management 9.1%, Sandbox 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the cozy, detailed management and decoration of a service-oriented building.
- #8 Two Point Hospital
93% matchVery Positive92% of 34,720 reviews2018
Dev: Two Point StudiosPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 35.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Design stunning hospitals, cure peculiar illnesses and manage troublesome staff as you spread your budding healthcare organisation across Two Point County.
Why similar: Management 25.9%, Building 21.8%, Simulation 13.7%, Sandbox 9.8%, City Builder 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a polished, humorous take on the management-simulation genre with deep building and logistics mechanics.
- #9 Academia : School Simulator
91% matchVery Positive86% of 3,039 reviews2021
Dev: Squeaky Wheel Studio IncPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Design, build, and manage a high school with terrific teachers and fantastic facilities or simply let your students poop in the bushes? Academia : School Simulator is a management/tycoon game where you get to decide!
Why similar: City Builder 18.4%, Capitalism 15.5%, Economy 12.7%, Management 11.6%, Building 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a deep management experience where building layout directly impacts the efficiency of your facility.
- #10 Planet Coaster
91% matchVery Positive91% of 71,954 reviews2016
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Planet Coaster® - the future of coaster park simulation games has arrived! Surprise, delight and thrill incredible crowds as you build your coaster park empire - let your imagination run wild, and share your success with the world.
Why similar: Building 18.1%, Management 14.2%, Sandbox 13%, Economy 11.6%, City Builder 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Offers unparalleled creative freedom for building and decorating, which is a core pillar of the hotel design experience.
- #11 Let's School
89% matchVery Positive93% of 7,314 reviews2023
Dev: Pathea Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Dive into the exhilarating role of a headmaster entrusted to revive your alma mater! Beyond just bricks and mortar, train teachers, recruit students. Sculpt your school into a unique educational haven! Let's School!
Why similar: City Builder 21.1%, Management 12.9%, Economy 11.3%, Sandbox 11.2%, Building 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: Combines school management with detailed building and decorating tools, similar to the hotel design loop.
- #12 Little Big Workshop
90% matchVery Positive84% of 3,380 reviews2019
Dev: Mirage Game StudiosPub: HandyGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Manage your workers, stations, machines and create awesome stuff as your little big workshop grows into your dream factory!
Why similar: Management 17.1%, Economy 15.5%, Building 15.4%, Simulation 13.9%, Strategy 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features a similar top-down management style with a heavy emphasis on optimizing production and building layouts.
- #13 SimAirport
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 4,031 reviews2020
Dev: LVGameDev LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 21.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Build & Manage Your Airport. An International Hub or a Regional Masterpiece -- it's up to you. Buy more land to scale out, or escalators to scale up with MULTIPLE FLOORS. You're in full control in this modern business management tycoon!
Why similar: City Builder 24.7%, Economy 18%, Building 14.4%, Management 14.1%, Sandbox 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the complex logistics of managing a high-traffic building, which is essential for hotel management.
- #14 Espresso Tycoon
88% matchVery Positive85% of 1,290 reviews2023
Dev: DreamWay GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Espresso Tycoon - a coffee shop simulator. Create your brand, decorate the coffee shop, manage your employees, and take care of your customers. Use the 3D coffee editor to create coffee recipes, order supplies, and collect rating points. Build the whole coffee business and complete all the missions!
Why similar: Decorating 30.5% ★, Building 12.6%, Management 11.7%, Isometric 8.8%, Sandbox 8%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a focused business management experience with a strong emphasis on interior design and decoration.
- #15 TasteMaker
87% matchVery Positive83% of 1,298 reviews2023
Dev: Jelle Booij
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
TasteMaker is a restaurant tycoon game. Design your own restaurant from the ground up, decorate, create a menu, hire and manage staff, and much more. Keep your customers happy and make a profit to keep the restaurant of your dreams from turning into a nightmare.
Why similar: Economy 14.8%, Building 13.7%, Management 13.4%, Sandbox 13.1%, Capitalism 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: Allows for detailed restaurant building and management, sharing the service-industry focus of hotel sims.
- #16 Another Brick in The Mall
86% matchVery Positive83% of 2,437 reviews2020
Dev: The Quadsphere
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Design, build and manage a giant shopping center. Open shops, supermarkets, restaurants, movie theaters, bowling alleys and more. Hire and manage the best staff for the job and milk your customers for all they're worth!
Why similar: City Builder 17.7%, Management 17%, Building 15%, Capitalism 14.1%, Economy 13.2%
Why You'll Like It: Features a similar management loop where you build and expand a commercial space to satisfy customer needs.
- #17 Hotel Renovator
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,769 reviews2023
Dev: Two HorizonsPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Unleash your inner designer and renovate the hotel of your dreams! Embark on a makeover journey to turn this worn-out place into a successful getaway. Play with thousands of furniture pieces and accessories, and manage the hotel to get 5-star reviews!
Why similar: City Builder 20.9%, Economy 19.2%, Building 16.4%, Management 14.4%, Family Friendly 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses specifically on the interior design and renovation aspect of the hotel business.
- #18 Two Point Museum
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,692 reviews2025
Dev: Two Point StudiosPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Curate and manage incredible museums! Explore to discover amazing artifacts. Design and refine the layout, keep staff happy, guests entertained, donations plentiful… and children off the exhibits
Why similar: City Builder 21.1%, Building 14.2%, Sandbox 11%, Economy 10.9%, Management 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: The latest in the Two Point series, offering refined building and management mechanics in a new setting.
- #19 Highrise Mogul
85% matchMixed51% of 53 reviews2021
Dev: Olli Arkko
Windows
Highrise Mogul: design, build and manage your own skyscraper. Make floor plans, place rentable rooms, hire staff, design a beautiful garden, manage your own power grid and much more!
Why similar: City Builder 23.7%, Capitalism 18.2%, Economy 14%, Building 13.9%, Management 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: Emphasizes the economic and construction side of managing large-scale commercial buildings.
- #20 Rescue HQ - The Tycoon
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 926 reviews2019
Dev: stillalive studiosPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Build up your headquarters from scratch and design your own masterpiece. In Rescue HQ you build, organize and manage a joint station for firefighters, police and ambulance. Manage your resources wisely and master challenging emergencies to keep your city safe! Are you up to the challenge?
Why similar: City Builder 16.4%, Management 13.6%, Building 12.7%, Sandbox 11.2%, Isometric 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Requires careful building design and resource management to keep a specialized facility running smoothly.
- #21 SimCasino
83% matchMostly Positive74% of 755 reviews2021
Dev: LVGameDev LLC
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Modern Casino Tycoon Simulation in full 3D glory. Build the casino. Set the odds. Expand into a luxury hotel/casino or go cheap & extract max profits. Keep the vault secure at all times, and beware of criminals & cheaters!!
Why similar: City Builder 19.5%, Capitalism 16.3%, Economy 12.6%, Building 11.4%, Sandbox 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a deep management experience focused on designing a complex building to maximize guest spending.
- #22 Indoorlands
82% matchVery Positive81% of 275 reviews2022
Dev: Pixelsplit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The indoor park management simulator where you can create your rides and coasters from scratch and freely design your halls. Manage, expand and develop your own park to inspire your guests. Satisfy your visitors' needs by unlocking and researching new buildings, rides, transportation and more!
Why similar: City Builder 17.2%, Building 15.8%, Management 15.6%, Sandbox 10.3%, Isometric 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the management and construction of a large-scale visitor attraction with a focus on layout efficiency.
- #23 Prison Architect
81% matchVery Positive89% of 73,513 reviews2015
Dev: Introversion SoftwarePub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 30.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Only the world’s most ruthless Warden can contain the world’s most ruthless inmates. Design and develop your personalized penitentiary in Prison Architect.
Why similar: City Builder 18.4%, Building 13.7%, Sandbox 12.1%, Management 11.7%, Capitalism 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A foundational building and management game that excels at balancing complex logistics with facility design.
- #24 Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,483 reviews2020
Dev: Innervoid InteractivePub: Digital Tribe
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Chef is a Restaurant Management game in which you create your own character, acquire supreme cooking skills, customize restaurants, design unique menus, and devise innovative recipes with a realistic editor.
Why similar: Management 30.4%, Capitalism 15.3%, Simulation 12.5%, Sandbox 10.1%, Character Customization 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a detailed look at managing a service-industry business with a focus on customization.
- #25 Big Ambitions
79% matchVery Positive93% of 13,173 reviews2023
Dev: Hovgaard Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 25.1 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: Capitalism 24.4%, Economy 24.4%, Management 23.6%, Sandbox 9.7%, Simulation 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a broader business management experience that includes building and decorating various commercial properties.
- #26 Megaquarium
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,727 reviews2018
Dev: Twice Circled
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%
The public aquarium simulator. Design your displays, look after your fish, manage your staff and keep your guests happy! It's all in a day's work as the curator of your very own Megaquarium.
Why similar: Building 17.4%, Management 15.5%, Sandbox 15.4%, Economy 11.2%, Capitalism 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A management sim that emphasizes the importance of building layout and guest flow within a specialized facility.
- #27 Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
78% matchVery Positive91% of 26,420 reviews2024
Dev: 3DivisionPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 71.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Build a soviet republic from an impoverished country into a rich industrial superpower in a city builder with intricate production chains and a fully simulated global economy. Manage the lives of your citizens from education to work and party loyalty to criminal activity.
Why similar: City Builder 27.7%, Economy 18.1%, Building 15%, Management 14.2%, Sandbox 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides an incredibly deep infrastructure and building management experience for players who want maximum complexity.
- #28 Planet Zoo
79% matchVery Positive91% of 95,907 reviews2019
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 33.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Build a world for wildlife in Planet Zoo. From the developers of Planet Coaster and Zoo Tycoon comes the ultimate zoo sim. Construct detailed habitats, manage your zoo, and meet authentic living animals who think, feel and explore the world you create around them.
Why similar: City Builder 18.5%, Management 18%, Building 15.7%, Economy 13.1%, Sandbox 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: Offers highly detailed building tools and complex management systems for those who enjoy deep simulation games.
- #29 Software Inc.
80% matchVery Positive94% of 7,733 reviews2015
Dev: Coredumping
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.1 hrsMean: 45.8 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: Capitalism 20.9%, Economy 17.7%, Management 14.5%, Building 14%, Sandbox 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a very deep building and management experience for those who enjoy complex economic simulations.
- #30 Inn Tycoon
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 815 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Goose GamesPub: GameDev.ist
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Welcome to Inn Tycoon! Build, design, and manage your dream inn. Serve delightful meals, offer various services, and hire a stellar staff. Create a top-notch hospitality empire and become the ultimate Inn Tycoon!
Why similar: Capitalism 18.1%, Economy 15.3%, Management 15.3%, Building 14.7%, Sandbox 11.7%
- #31 Go-Go Town!
77% matchVery Positive95% of 2,180 reviews2024
Dev: Prideful Sloth
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Step into the role of a hands-on mayor and build your town from the ground up. Plan neighborhoods, automate logistics, and grow your community—all while juggling workers, infrastructure, and day-to-day chaos to create your dream town. Play solo for total control, or bring friends for co-op mayhem.
Why similar: Decorating 35.8% ★, City Builder 15.3%, Building 9.3%, Management 8.5%, Sandbox 8.3%
- #32 Mall Simulator
75% matchVery Positive85% of 3,096 reviews2025
Dev: F13 Games
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Turn your building from a small shopping center into a huge city mall! To avoid going bankrupt, you’ll need to build new stores and restaurants, set smart prices, and keep up with trends. 15+ stores, dozens of machines & services, and hundreds of brands waiting for you!
Why similar: Capitalism 19%, Economy 16.4%, Management 13.4%, City Builder 13.2%, Building 10.6%
- #33 Rise of Industry
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 4,178 reviews2019
Dev: Dapper Penguin StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Put your entrepreneurial skills to the test in the first title in the ROI series as you create & optimise intricate production lines. As an early 20th-Century industrialist, grow your empire & adapt to an ever-changing business landscape with unexpected events that could lead to boom…or bust.
Why similar: City Builder 22.2%, Economy 18.8%, Management 16.1%, Capitalism 9.4%, Building 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the economic and logistical side of building, which is a core component of any tycoon game.
- #34 Under Par Golf Architect
75% matchVery Positive84% of 159 reviews2026
Dev: Broken Arms Games
Windows · Mac
Step into the shoes of a golf architect as you build and manage your own golfing paradise! Sharpen your strategy by designing incredible courses to challenge the most demanding golfers and watch your club flourish as you attract VIP players, hire quirky staff and hold prestigious tournaments.
Why similar: Capitalism 16.6%, City Builder 15.9%, Economy 13.9%, Building 11%, Sandbox 9%
- #35 Hotel Owner Simulator
76% matchMixed66% of 174 reviews2025
Dev: Kiraz Games Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Hotel Owner Simulator is a hotel management game where you start from a small hotel and grow your business by creating beautifully designed rooms, adjusting room sizes and layouts by placing each individual wall, negotiating high prices, and expanding your empire. Lets build, and manage the resort.
Why similar: Capitalism 18.8%, Economy 17.1%, Management 13.7%, Building 13.2%, Sandbox 12.2%
- #36 Check Inn
74% matchVery Positive86% of 195 reviews2025
Dev: KishMish Games
Windows · Mac
Build hotels, accommodate guests and expand your hotel business throughout the world!
Why similar: City Builder 23.7%, Capitalism 20.5%, Economy 18.5%, Building 14.1%, Time Manipulation 9.7% ★
- #37 Project Hospital
76% matchVery Positive89% of 9,223 reviews2018
Dev: Oxymoron Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Become an ace doctor, an aspiring architect and a successful manager at the same time. Design your very own hospital, tweak every detail or choose one of the prebuilt scenarios and just jump to the doctor’s duty.
Why similar: City Builder 25.8%, Management 15.7%, Building 12%, Economy 11.6%, Sandbox 11.4%
- #38 Waterpark Simulator
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,709 reviews2025
Dev: CayPlay
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 15.4 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: Capitalism 20.1%, Economy 17.8%, Management 14.3%, Building 13.8%, Sandbox 12.9%
- #39 News Tower
71% matchVery Positive94% of 4,431 reviews2025
Dev: Sparrow NightPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 23.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Develop your newspaper and become New York’s new media mogul! In this tycoon, build and manage your newspaper from printer to toilet. Create your editorial line and lead your journalists through unique 1930's stories and dig out the latest scoops!
Why similar: Management 20.3%, Capitalism 18.2%, Economy 16.5%, Sandbox 14.8%, Building 13.1%
- #40 Planet Coaster 2
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 13,823 reviews2024
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 32.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Build and customise thrilling roller coasters and incredible water slides, manage the ultimate theme park experience, and share your epic creations. Are you ready to ride the wave?
Why similar: City Builder 21%, Building 15.4%, Sandbox 14.6%, Economy 13.6%, Simulation 8.5%
- #41 Disco Simulator
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 219 reviews2024
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Disco Simulator is a tycoon type game based on club management. Your task will be to set up the club from scratch, put up walls, arrange furniture, hire staff, plan events, invite artists, put on concerts. Create your own club!
Why similar: City Builder 17.7%, Economy 17.6%, Management 15.8%, Building 10.5%, Sandbox 7.9%
- #42 Town to City
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,670 reviews2026
Dev: Galaxy GrovePub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Build an idyllic 19th century Mediterranean town and help it flourish into a prosperous city. Freely place and customise each element to create the perfect home for your growing population in this cozy city builder from the creators of Station to Station.
Why similar: City Builder 29%, Building 13.2%, Economy 13.1%, Management 10.2%, Sandbox 9.4%
- #43 Festival Tycoon 🎪
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 228 reviews2022
Dev: Johannes GäblerPub: Future Friends Games
Windows
A micro-management sim about music festivals! Design the perfect festival grounds in ‘create’ mode, then manage the event itself in ‘live’ mode! Book bands, sign deals, plant flowers, fix toilets, and grow your show into a global phenomenon.
Why similar: City Builder 15.6%, Capitalism 13.9%, Economy 11.3%, Building 10.3%, Sandbox 8.7%
- #44 Park Beyond
73% matchMixed63% of 1,322 reviews2023
Dev: Limbic EntertainmentPub: Bandai Namco Europe S.A.S.
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Park Beyond is a theme park simulation game that gives you the freedom to create and manage the Parks of your Dreams! Whether you love to manage finances and visitor experience, or just create fun and cozy parks, the game has something in store just for you!
Why similar: Building 18.9%, Management 18.6%, Sandbox 16.1%, City Builder 9.9%, Simulation 9.4%
- #45 The Tenants
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 7,738 reviews2022
Dev: EndGameLoop Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Become a landlord and deal with problematic tenants as you build your rental property empire. Decide how to react to annoyed neighbors or police interventions. Will you design your apartment for a group of gamer friends or an aspiring musician looking for a new home?
Why similar: City Builder 23.8%, Economy 17.3%, Management 15.5%, Building 14.5%, Sandbox 11.5%
- #46 Pocket City 2
70% matchVery Positive94% of 135 reviews2025
Dev: Codebrew Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
A city-building game with a unique twist—step inside and experience your city firsthand! Plan roads, zones, and infrastructure while growing your economy, managing resources, and unlocking special buildings. Host events, build mega projects, and watch your city thrive in a dynamic world.
Why similar: City Builder 23.1%, Economy 14.5%, Capitalism 12.2%, Sandbox 12%, Building 7.1%
- #47 Filmmaker Tycoon
73% matchMostly Negative26% of 93 reviews2023
Dev: Aternis Level 0Pub: Aternis Interactive
Windows
Filmmaker Tycoon is a next generation movie tycoon simulation game! You're the producer of your very own movie studio! Hire actors, build movie sets, make films, move up in the industry, and watch your finished films in Filmmaker Tycoon.
Why similar: Economy 13.4%, Building 11.6%, City Builder 11.5%, Management 11.3%, Capitalism 11.1%
- #48 King of Retail
70% matchVery Positive88% of 3,551 reviews2022
Dev: Freaking GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Capitalism 17.1%, Economy 14.2%, Building 11.6%, Management 11.1%, Sandbox 10.7%
- #49 Arcade Tycoon ™ : Simulation Game
71% matchVery Positive82% of 551 reviews2021
Dev: Squidpunch StudiosPub: Vincent Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Build stunning Arcade Centre’s, purchase a range of arcades machines, manage troublesome staff in this colourful and humorous simulation management game. Inspired by Two Point Hospital, Let's Build A Zoo and Megaquarium.
Why similar: City Builder 21.3%, Economy 16.3%, Management 13.1%, Building 13%, Sandbox 11.3%
- #50 Farm Manager World
68% matchMostly Positive70% of 630 reviews2025
Dev: Cleversan GamesPub: Sim Farm S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Dive into the agricultural life with Farm Manager World! Manage your own farm across vibrant global locations, cultivate exotic crops, and build your agribusiness empire. Welcome to sustainable farming at its finest.
Why similar: City Builder 19.5%, Capitalism 14.6%, Economy 13.3%, Management 12.7%, Building 11.6%
- #51 Tavern Master
67% matchVery Positive92% of 13,102 reviews2021
Dev: Untitled Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Tavern Master is all about managing your medieval tavern. You start with a very small room, couple of benches and tables and build your way up to a huge successful tavern with a kitchen, rooms for guests, group of loyal staff and much more!
Why similar: Management 28%, Building 23.8%, City Builder 16.5%, Simulation 10.8%, Strategy 5.8%
- #52 Mad Games Tycoon
69% matchVery Positive91% of 4,419 reviews2016
Dev: Eggcode
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 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 18.4%, Economy 15.9%, Capitalism 15.2%, Building 12%, Sandbox 9.8%
- #53 Snowtopia: Ski Resort Builder
69% matchMixed62% of 1,270 reviews2022
Dev: TeaForTwoPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Build your ideal ski resort. Keep skiers smiling with fresh pistes and fine facilities. Ski, build and chill in the wintry world of Snowtopia where everyone is welcome!
Why similar: City Builder 19.6%, Building 12.8%, Economy 12.1%, Management 11.9%, Sandbox 11.3%
- #54 Grand Casino Tycoon
70% matchMixed60% of 57 reviews2021
Dev: stillalive studiosPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
In this colorful tycoon with unique puzzle elements you are the designer of stunning, glamorous casinos. Your guests, though, have varied and sometimes opposite demands! Analyze their routines, split them up and manipulate them on your way to success!
Why similar: Capitalism 25.5%, Building 17.8%, Management 15.2%, Economy 13%, City Builder 12.4%
- #55 My Hotel Simulator
67% matchMixed48% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: Digital MelodyPub: Games Incubator
Windows
Build and manage your own hotel, from a small property to a luxury resort. Design rooms, maintain cleanliness, develop amenities, and offer guests unforgettable experiences at your hotel!
Why similar: Management 25.8%, Simulation 19.8%, Economy 13.9%, Relaxing 13.7%, Casual 8.9%
- #56 Parkasaurus
67% matchVery Positive93% of 3,107 reviews2020
Dev: Washbear Studio
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Parkasaurus is a dinosaur tycoon management simulation where you take care of your dinosaurs by constructing well-designed exhibits, researching specialized technologies, and maximizing profits to expand into the ultimate dinosaur theme park. Do you favor development for guests or your dinosaurs?
Why similar: City Builder 22.6%, Management 14%, Building 13.4%, Economy 12%, Sandbox 10.4%
- #57 Mad Smartphone Tycoon
67% matchMostly Positive72% of 613 reviews2024
Dev: MiradilPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Management 17.6%, City Builder 14.3%, Building 13.3%, Sandbox 11.3%, Capitalism 10.9%
- #58 Hotel Manager Simulator
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: Black Sea Studios
Windows
Build and run your own hotel from the ground up. Manage guests, design rooms, hire staff and upgrade floors. Set competitive prices for rooms and turn the tiny 1-floor building into a thriving 100-story luxury hotel.
Why similar: City Builder 19.7%, Management 19.2%, Building 16.6%, Economy 14.3%, Simulation 10.6%
- #59 Let's Build a Zoo
66% matchVery Positive89% of 4,085 reviews2021
Dev: SpringloadedPub: No More Robots
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
It's time to Build a Zoo! Construct and decorate enclosures, buy and breed animals, hire zookeepers and vets... then try your hand at DNA splicing, and stitch together over 300,000 different types of animal. This can only go smoothly...
Why similar: City Builder 26.4%, Management 15.6%, Sandbox 14.3%, Building 14%, Economy 9.9%