- #1 Hotel Architect
97% matchVery Positive94% of 1,986 reviews2026
Dev: Pathos InteractivePub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Step into the shoes of a hotel owner as you design, build, and manage grand hotels around the world. Juggle demanding guests, frantic logistics, and plenty of unexpected surprises in Hotel Architect; the ultimate hotel construction and tycoon management game!
Why similar: Management 15.4%, Sandbox 13.9%, Economy 13.4%, Time Manipulation 12.7% ★, Building 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers the most direct modern experience to Hotel Giant 2, focusing on detailed room design and complex hotel management.
- #2 Hotel Magnate
96% 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: Management 18.4%, Sandbox 16.1%, Economy 14.1%, Building 13.6%, Resource Management 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a comprehensive sandbox experience where you design, build, and manage your own hotel empire from the ground up.
- #3 Two Point Hospital
95% 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 34.6%, Simulation 21.4%, Building 21.2%, Sandbox 12.5%, Strategy 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: While themed around healthcare, it shares the same core loop of room building, staff management, and optimizing guest flow found in Hotel Giant 2.
- #4 Hotel: A Resort Simulator
96% matchMostly Negative26% of 193 reviews2023
Dev: Ringzero Game StudioPub: Bigben Interactive
Windows
You are the manager of a hotel in an idyllic location. Build, design and develop your hotel, while creating unforgettable memories for your guests through expert management and by offering exceptional entertainment.
Why similar: Building 15.6%, Economy 15.4%, Simulation 11.5%, Management 11.3%, Resource Management 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: This simulator focuses on the day-to-day operations and maintenance of a resort, capturing the immersive management feel of the seed game.
- #5 Two Point Campus
94% 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: Management 28.3%, Building 17.4%, Sandbox 16.6%, Simulation 13.3%, Strategy 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title refines the management simulation formula with deep building tools and humorous, satisfying operational challenges.
- #6 Planet Coaster
94% 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: Management 20.8%, Building 19.3%, Sandbox 18.2%, Simulation 14.1%, Economy 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers unparalleled creative freedom in building and management, perfect for players who loved the design aspects of Hotel Giant 2.
- #7 Project Highrise
93% 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 30.2%, Building 19.7%, Simulation 15.8%, Strategy 12.8%, Sandbox 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: It challenges you to build and manage a skyscraper, requiring careful planning of utilities and tenant satisfaction similar to hotel management.
- #8 Hotel Owner Simulator
92% 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: Management 20.5%, Economy 18.2%, Sandbox 17.4%, Building 14.3%, Immersive Sim 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game puts you in the shoes of a hotel manager, balancing guest needs with the practicalities of running a business.
- #9 Inn Tycoon
90% 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: Management 19.4%, Sandbox 14.2%, Economy 13.9%, Building 13.6%, Resource Management 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a cozy take on the hotel management genre, focusing on building and resource management in a medieval setting.
- #10 SimCasino
91% 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: Sandbox 17.4%, Management 17.2%, Economy 15.2%, Building 14.1%, Simulation 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the top-down management and building mechanics, requiring you to optimize floor plans to maximize guest revenue.
- #11 Restaurant Empire II
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 375 reviews2009
Dev: Enlight Software Limited
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Restaurant Empire 2 is the most realistic and comprehensive restaurant business simulation available, featuring 4 cuisines, 600 recipes, 4 huge cities, 2 campaigns with a total of 34 missions, 1400 interior objects, and a mix of business strategy and role-playing gameplay such as cooking contests.
Why similar: Management 22.5%, Economy 22.2%, Resource Management 12.4%, Simulation 11.2%, Building 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic management game that shares the same era and focus on service-industry satisfaction as Hotel Giant 2.
- #12 Park Beyond
89% 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: Management 21.4%, Sandbox 17.8%, Building 15.9%, Resource Management 13.1%, Simulation 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: This management sim emphasizes creative building and operational strategy, mirroring the sandbox nature of Hotel Giant 2.
- #13 Mad Games Tycoon 2
88% matchVery Positive94% of 7,699 reviews2023
Dev: Eggcode
Windows · Mac
Median: 14.8 hrsMean: 36.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Start your own game development studio in 1976. Build your own offices, production facilities and server rooms. Develop the games of your dreams and produce the next next-gen console. Rise from a small garage company to a huge corporation.
Why similar: Management 27.5%, Economy 21.8%, Sandbox 13.8%, Building 12.9%, Simulation 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: It excels at the 'tycoon' aspect of management, requiring you to scale your business and manage staff efficiently.
- #14 Hotel Renovator
89% 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: Management 19.5%, Economy 18.4%, Building 16.1%, Immersive Sim 15.9%, Simulation 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the design and aesthetic side of hotel management, allowing for deep customization of interiors.
- #15 Jurassic World Evolution 2
86% matchVery Positive90% of 46,511 reviews2021
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 22.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Jurassic World Evolution 2 is the much-anticipated sequel to Frontier’s highly successful Jurassic World Evolution. This bold new era in the Jurassic World Evolution game franchise builds upon the ground-breaking and immersive 2018 management simulation.
Why similar: Management 21.8%, Sandbox 19.2%, Building 18.9%, Simulation 11.4%, Economy 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: While themed around dinosaurs, the core gameplay of facility management, guest satisfaction, and building is highly similar.
- #16 Industry Giant 2
87% matchVery Positive86% of 1,014 reviews2015
Dev: Fancy Bytes, ReactorPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Economic booms, stock market crashes, oil crises, upswings, triumphs... Now you can become the greatest power in industry!
Why similar: Strategy 27.5%, Simulation 25.6%, Economy 24.2%, Management 22.7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic strategy game that emphasizes the logistics and economic management aspects of the tycoon genre.
- #17 Software Inc.
86% 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: Management 23.9%, Economy 20.8%, Sandbox 18.5%, Building 16.8%, Simulation 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: It provides an incredibly deep simulation of building and running a business, perfect for players who enjoy the economic strategy of the seed game.
- #18 Mega Mall Story 2
85% matchVery Positive95% of 132 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
A brand new business sim! Build cafés, movie theaters, aquariums, and more!
Why similar: RTS 28.8%, Simulation 22.8%, Strategy 16.2%, Management 10.8%, Building 8%
Why You'll Like It: This charming management sim focuses on building a multi-story retail space, sharing the vertical management style of hotel sims.
- #19 Big Ambitions
82% 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: Management 31.3%, Economy 23%, Sandbox 12.3%, Simulation 11%, Immersive Sim 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a massive business simulation where you manage multiple types of establishments, including hotels, with high attention to detail.
- #20 Hot Springs Story 2
84% matchVery Positive86% of 194 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
A "hot" new hot springs resort sim with a ton of new exclusive features!
Why similar: RTS 42.5%, Simulation 21.2%, Building 17.2%, Strategy 9%, Casual 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A delightful management game where you build and expand a resort, focusing on guest comfort and facility placement.
- #21 Game Dev Tycoon
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 44,938 reviews2013
Dev: Greenheart Games 💚
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
In Game Dev Tycoon you replay the history of the gaming industry by starting your own video game development company in the 80s. Create best selling games. Research new technologies and invent new game types. Become the leader of the market and gain worldwide fans.
Why similar: Management 43.6%, Simulation 21.5%, Economy 13.1%, Strategy 10.4%, Sandbox 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A streamlined management sim that focuses on the growth of a company, sharing the satisfying progression loop of the seed game.
- #22 Capitalism 2
82% matchVery Positive82% of 568 reviews2017
Dev: Enlight Software LimitedPub: Enlight Software Limited
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Create and control the business empire of your dreams. This in-depth strategy game covers almost every aspect of business that could be encountered in the real world.
Why similar: Economy 32.6%, Management 26.5%, Simulation 16.9%, Strategy 13.9%, RTS 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: For players who loved the economic strategy and market analysis of Hotel Giant 2, this is the gold standard of business simulations.
- #23 Constructor Plus
81% matchVery Positive89% of 463 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 39.2%, Simulation 37.2%, Building 21.8%, Singleplayer 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines city-building with management, offering a strategic experience that rewards careful planning.
- #24 TasteMaker
80% 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: Management 17.7%, Sandbox 16.5%, Economy 13.9%, Building 13.1%, Immersive Sim 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: This restaurant management sim focuses on building and design, mirroring the room-by-room customization found in hotel sims.
- #25 Airline Tycoon 2
84% matchOverwhelmingly Negative18% of 575 reviews2011
Dev: b-AlivePub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Run a modern airline, design unique airplanes and grow a run-down carrier into a globally recognized company that passengers practically beg to fly.
Why similar: Simulation 30.3%, Strategy 24.9%, Management 22.5%, Economy 22.3%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the classic management simulation feel, requiring you to balance service quality with operational costs.
- #26 King of Retail 2
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 297 reviews2025
Dev: Freaking Games
Windows
Build a retail empire across dozens of locations with hundreds of employees. Design every inch of your stores with a deep building tool, then fine-tune pricing, staffing, and product mix to stay profitable. Scale up, customize everything, and manage the details that make or break your bottom line.
Why similar: Management 24.2%, Economy 23.2%, Immersive Sim 16.8%, RTS 13.2%, Simulation 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a realistic look at managing a retail business, with deep mechanics for store layout and customer service.
- #27 Holiday Motel Simulator
79% matchMixed67% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: Red Phoenix Interactive
Windows
Start with a crumbling motel and transform it into a guest favorite. Clean, repair, decorate, manage bookings, and expand — your hospitality empire begins here.
Why similar: Management 25.9%, Sandbox 18.3%, Economy 16.3%, Building 14.6%, Simulation 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: This early-access title focuses on the hands-on management and maintenance of a motel, capturing the granular feel of the seed game.
- #28 Planet Zoo
78% 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: Management 24.5%, Sandbox 16.6%, Building 15.5%, Economy 12.7%, Simulation 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: It provides deep, complex building and management tools that allow for highly detailed and functional facility design.
- #29 Shopping Tycoon
81% matchMixed45% of 53 reviews2017
Dev: DreamsSoftGames
Windows
Shopping Tycoon is a game in which your main objective is to design, build and manage a big shopping mall. Become a successful entrepreneur by satisfying your customers’ needs as you have fun constructing your own business.
Why similar: Management 16.3%, Simulation 14.9%, Time Manipulation 13.5% ★, Building 13.5%, Strategy 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the management and building of a commercial space, requiring you to attract customers and manage resources.
- #30 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: Management 22.5%, Economy 18.7%, Strategy 11%, Resource Management 10.8%, Simulation 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a complex economic simulation that challenges you to manage supply chains and business growth effectively.
- #31 Hotel Manager Simulator
76% 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: Management 22.7%, Simulation 14.7%, Building 14.2%, Economy 12%, Immersive Sim 10.9%
- #32 Transport Fever 2
76% matchVery Positive90% of 31,979 reviews2019
Dev: Urban GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.7 hrsMean: 66.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The classic transport simulation genre has a new gold standard with Transport Fever 2. Discover a whole new world by navigating transport routes through land, water and air. May progress and prosperity find their way!
Why similar: Management 23.1%, Economy 16.3%, Simulation 15.1%, Sandbox 13.4%, Strategy 12.5%
- #33 Mad Games Tycoon
77% 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 24%, Economy 14.8%, Sandbox 12.2%, Building 11.4%, Simulation 10%
- #34 Tavern Master
75% 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 32.5%, Building 20.2%, Simulation 14.6%, Resource Management 12.3%, Strategy 8.5%
- #35 Inn Tycoon: Prologue
75% matchVery Positive91% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Evil Goose Games
Windows
Welcome to Inn Tycoon: Prologue! 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: RTS 13.5%, Management 13%, Sandbox 12.6%, Economy 11.8%, Building 10.9%
- #36 Industry Giant
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 76 reviews2018
Dev: QLOCPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
In Industrial Giant you have to find a route to profit to prove your management skills in this resource management business simulation. Experience the soaring heights and the shattering depths of being an industrial giant!
Why similar: Management 14.5%, Economy 14.2%, Sandbox 11.9%, Immersive Sim 9.1%, Simulation 8.7%
- #37 My Hotel Simulator
74% 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 26.2%, Simulation 23.6%, Immersive Sim 13.7%, Casual 10.7%, Relaxing 10.6%
- #38 Project Hospital
74% 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: Management 25.6%, Sandbox 17.7%, Building 14.3%, Economy 13.5%, Simulation 12.2%
- #39 Miami Hotel Simulator
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 160 reviews2025
Dev: Last HowlPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Transform and manage your dream hotel in vibrant Miami! Renovate your property, delight your guests, and boost your income. Expand your offerings with vending machines and food services to become the ultimate hospitality tycoon!
Why similar: Management 24.5%, Economy 21.9%, Sandbox 18.9%, Immersive Sim 13.9%, Simulation 13.2%
- #40 Airport CEO
73% matchVery Positive83% of 8,268 reviews2021
Dev: Apog Labs
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 26.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Build and manage an international airport!
Why similar: Management 16.4%, Sandbox 13.2%, Economy 12.2%, Resource Management 11.8%, Building 11.5%
- #41 Little Big Workshop
73% 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 19%, Simulation 18.1%, Strategy 15.5%, Building 12.5%, Economy 12.3%
- #42 Another Brick in The Mall
71% 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: Management 29.2%, Building 18.7%, Economy 16.1%, Simulation 13.7%, Sandbox 12%
- #43 Hotel Business Simulator
71% matchMixed49% of 231 reviews2024
Dev: GeekonPub: Midnight Games
Windows
Welcome, Hospitality Maestros! 🌟 Dive into "Hotel Business Simulator where you craft the ultimate empire. Upgrade rooms, cater to guests' whims, set rates wisely, and maintain spotless standards. Your journey to mogul status begins now. Ready to build the hotel of your dreams? Game on!
Why similar: Management 24%, Simulation 17%, Economy 16.9%, Building 15.5%, Sandbox 12%
- #44 Parkitect
70% 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: Management 19.4%, Economy 17.6%, Building 14.9%, Sandbox 13.6%, Simulation 10.3%
- #45 Check Inn
68% matchVery Positive86% of 195 reviews2025
Dev: KishMish Games
Windows · Mac
Build hotels, accommodate guests and expand your hotel business throughout the world!
Why similar: RTS 29.3%, Economy 22.2%, Building 17.3%, Management 15.1%, Time Manipulation 10.2% ★
- #46 SimAirport
70% 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: Management 19.8%, Economy 18.1%, Sandbox 16.9%, Building 14.8%, Strategy 9.1%
- #47 TransOcean: The Shipping Company
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,323 reviews2014
Dev: Deck13 HamburgPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
TransOcean – The Shipping Company is your ticket to the world of gigantic ships and transnational transport empires. Build a mighty fleet of modern merchant ships and conquer the seven seas.
Why similar: Management 28.8%, Economy 24.7%, Simulation 24.3%, Strategy 16.6%, Casual 5.6%
- #48 Cities in Motion 2
72% matchMixed58% of 2,500 reviews2013
Dev: Colossal OrderPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Cities in Motion 2 is the sequel to the popular mass transit simulation game Cities in Motion. Build, manage and lead your transportation network to provide cities with their ever changing needs. CIM2 introduces new features including multiplayer game modes, day and night cycles, timetables and dynamic cities.
Why similar: Management 26.4%, Simulation 22.8%, Sandbox 16.1%, Strategy 16.1%, Economy 10.6%
- #49 Train Valley 2
69% matchVery Positive90% of 3,123 reviews2019
Dev: Alexey DavydovPub: Flazm
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Build bigger and more complex railway networks than ever before! Building on the success of the original, you’ll get more of what you loved about the original and then some. With increasingly difficult and complex challenges from local industries, the Valley has never felt so vast! ALL ABOARD!
Why similar: Management 27.3%, Building 21.4%, Simulation 14.9%, Strategy 14.8%, Relaxing 12.5%
- #50 Startup Company
69% matchVery Positive81% of 6,211 reviews2020
Dev: Hovgaard Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Startup Company is a business simulation sandbox game where you’re the CEO of a new company. Your job is to build your very own website and compete against the largest tech giants on the planet!
Why similar: Management 33.2%, Economy 20.1%, Simulation 15.1%, Strategy 9.8%, Sandbox 8.9%
- #51 City Bus Manager
66% matchVery Positive91% of 2,804 reviews2024
Dev: PeDePe GbRPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 38.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Build your own bus depot from scratch and create your personal bus routes in City Bus Manager. Play in your own hometown or any famous city in the world with real map data. Buy buses, maintain them, take care of your staff and lead your bus company to become the #1 in town!
Why similar: Management 20.9%, Grand Strategy 19.9% ★, Economy 18.7%, Simulation 13.1%, Sandbox 11.7%
- #52 Two Point Museum
65% 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: Sandbox 17.8%, Building 17.6%, Management 16.6%, Simulation 13.9%, Economy 13.2%
- #53 Mad Tower Tycoon
69% 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: Management 17.9%, Sandbox 15.4%, Economy 15.3%, Building 13.6%, Simulation 9.8%
- #54 Bakso Simulator 2
66% matchVery Positive96% of 51 reviews2026
Dev: Akhir Pekan Studio
Windows
Build, manage, and scale your very own Bakso restaurant in this first-person simulator. Design your layout, hire and train various staffs, upgrade your gear, expand your place and satisfy every customer to become the best Bakso empire in the world!
Why similar: Simulation 22.2%, Economy 21.8%, Management 18.2%, Sandbox 14.7%, Resource Management 12.9%
- #55 My Isekai Hotel
67% matchNo user reviews65% of 70 reviews2026
Dev: Witch PantsuPub: Saikey Studios
Windows
Become the manager of your very own hotel from another world! Gather resources, play fun mini-games, expand your establishment, and keep your guests entertained. Build your reputation and create the ultimate otherworldly getaway!
Why similar: Simulation 36.2%, Management 25.4%, Casual 16.8%, Relaxing 10.1%, Resource Management 10.1%
- #56 Railway Empire
68% matchVery Positive83% of 9,677 reviews2018
Dev: Gaming Minds StudiosPub: Kalypso Media
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
In Railway Empire, you will create an elaborate and wide-ranging rail network, purchase over 40 different trains modelled in extraordinary detail, and buy or build railway stations, maintenance buildings, factories and tourist attractions to keep your travel network ahead of the competition.
Why similar: Management 21.8%, Economy 16.7%, Strategy 15.4%, Simulation 13.4%, Building 12%
- #57 Worldwide Rush
65% matchMostly Positive79% of 540 reviews2025
Dev: Memel Games
Windows
Worldwide Rush lets you experience passenger transportation and management on a global scale. Expand your company, meet the growing travel demand, compete against other companies, and discover new continents with its unique vehicles. The entire world is yours to control.
Why similar: Economy 16.8%, RTS 16.3%, Management 16%, Sandbox 15.5%, Simulation 10.1%
- #58 Industry Giant 4.0
67% matchMostly Negative37% of 556 reviews2025
Dev: Don VS DodoPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Build an industrial empire from scratch in Industry Giant 4.0. Produce goods, build up your industries, construct transportation networks, plan production, manage finances, and navigate global events. Become the next business tycoon and write history!
Why similar: Management 18.5%, RTS 17.5%, Economy 14.1%, Sandbox 11.4%, Building 10.9%
- #59 Game Dev Studio
68% matchVery Positive85% of 680 reviews2018
Dev: Explosive Squat Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Welcome to your own Game Dev Studio! How will you run your own offices and ascend to greatness in the gaming industry?
Why similar: Management 25.3%, Simulation 21.7%, Strategy 17.3%, Economy 16.1%, Sandbox 10.3%