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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Simulation, Indie, Singleplayer, Management.

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Become an indie game developer! Make your own games by hand and publish them on a fantasy market like Steam. Earn fans, receive brutal reviews, and battle your inner demons. Can you become the creator of your dreams?

Reviews: Very Positive — 91% — of 57 reviews
Released: 2016-12-08
Developer: Valadria
Genres: Action, Indie, Simulation
Platforms: Windows, Mac

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    97% matchMixed46% of 1,271 reviews2015
    Dev: Sometimes You
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Claw your way through the abyss of the mind and survive the horrors that stalk you as you attempt to survive seven days as... an Indie Developer.

    Why similar: Indie 67.3%, Simulation 32.7%

  2. #2 City Game Studio: Your Game Dev Adventure Begins
    96% matchVery Positive92% of 1,775 reviews2021
    Dev: Binogure Studio 🐺
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Manage a game studio from the dawn of the gaming industry in 1976. Your journey starts with small indie titles and grows into a gaming empire. Develop, design, and conquer the industry. From humble beginnings to gaming legend – it’s your story, your studio, your legacy!

    Why similar: Simulation 73.2%, Indie 26.8%

  3. #3 Indie Dev Simulator
    96% matchMixed65% of 91 reviews2020
    Dev: Egor MagurinPub: Indovers Studio
    Windows · Mac

    In this game, you're playing as game developer and encounter typical problems like eating and sleeping. You need to correctly allocate your time for human needs, hobbies and work, to live another day as indie developer.

    Why similar: Simulation 72%, Indie 28%

  4. #4 Indie Dev Story
    95% matchVery Positive84% of 109 reviews2024
    Dev: CBgameDev
    Windows

    Indie Dev Story - Quit your job to become an indie developer and make your first game!

    Why similar: Simulation 51.4%, Action 26.1%, Indie 22.5%

  5. #5 Game Dev Masters
    94% matchVery Positive84% of 193 reviews2022
    Dev: Ryan SaundersPub: One Man Media
    Windows

    It's time to become the Game Developer you always wanted to be. Make use of a large array of features, and player skills to create stunning 10 / 10 games. Compete with and eventually acquire other dynamic Ai Studio's. Raise the talent of your team and studio's in an effort to dominate the market.

    Why similar: Simulation 100%

  6. #6 Game Builder Tycoon
    94% matchMostly Positive78% of 137 reviews2024
    Dev: AM PlayhousePub: PlayWay S.A.
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    In Game Builder Tycoon, begin as an indie game developer. Personalize your character, craft hit games, manage marketing, research stuff and manage a skilled team. Overcome competition to guide your game development studio to global recognition and dominate the gaming industry.

    Why similar: Simulation 92.8%, Indie 7.2%

  7. #7 Game Dev Story
    93% matchVery Positive91% of 1,365 reviews2022
    Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 22.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    Work hard and you may reach the top of the video game industry!

    Why similar: Simulation 83.3%, Indie 16.7%

  8. #8 Game Dev Studio
    92% matchVery Positive85% of 676 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: Simulation 75%, Indie 25%

  9. #9 GameDev Life Simulator 🎮🕹
    91% matchMixed57% of 152 reviews2023
    Dev: Octo Games studio
    Windows

    In the Simulator of a game developer, you will be able to understand all the subtleties of this profession, understand how the game industry works and all the difficulties of one developer.

    Why similar: Simulation 70.7%, Indie 29.3%

  10. #10 Game Studio Simulator(我要做游戏)
    91% matchVery Positive82% of 180 reviews2019
    Dev: FunLab骆驼Pub: WhiteLakeStudio
    Windows

    Make a Game Company for your self!Get it work,Run for Rich!

    Why similar: Simulation 70.2%, Indie 29.8%

  11. #11 Game Dev Tycoon
    89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 44,663 reviews2013
    Dev: Greenheart Games 💚
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    In Game Dev Tycoon you replay the history of the gaming industry by starting your own video game development company in the 80s. Create best selling games. Research new technologies and invent new game types. Become the leader of the market and gain worldwide fans.

    Why similar: Simulation 79.4%, Indie 20.6%

  12. #12 Mobile Store Simulator
    90% matchMostly Negative35% of 57 reviews2023
    Dev: Flugames
    Windows

    Immerse yourself in the captivating world of Mobile Store Simulator! Build and manage your own tech haven, from store design to product selection. Experience the thrill of shaping a thriving mobile tech business and conquer the tech industry.

    Why similar: Simulation 67.3%, Indie 20.3%, Action 12.4%

  13. #13 BQM - BlockQuest Maker-
    89% matchVery Positive80% of 158 reviews2018
    Dev: Wonderland Kazakiri inc.Pub: Gamirror Games
    Windows · Mac

    It is time for your childhood dream to come true - create your own game! This is not a simple puzzle builder, but rather an RPG maker. Design your own dungeons and share them with fans all over the world! In the world of BQM, you can challenge sophisticated dungeons and build your own evil ones!

    Why similar: Simulation 49.6%, Action 28%, Indie 22.4%

  14. #14 Game Builder Tycoon - Prologue
    88% matchMixed61% of 66 reviews2024
    Dev: AM PlayhousePub: PlayWay S.A.
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Game Builder Tycoon - Prologue is a free simulation game in which you begin your journey as an indie game developer. Personalize your character, craft hit games, manage marketing and research stuff. Create best game on the planet!

    Why similar: Simulation 79%, Indie 21%

  15. #15 Streamer's Life
    87% matchMostly Positive75% of 145 reviews2019
    Dev: Just Making Games
    Windows

    RPG-Simulation game where you can create your own streamer and see whether you can overcome difficulties of being streamer or not.

    Why similar: Simulation 72.5%, Indie 27.5%

  16. #16 I Wanna Be A Game Dev!
    84% matchVery Positive95% of 204 reviews2024
    Dev: Lyko Studio
    Windows · Mac

    Live out your school days as you navigate the rocky world of game development! Can you make an amazing game, or will something get in the way?

    Why similar: Simulation 100%

  17. #17 Pixel Shopkeeper
    86% matchMostly Positive78% of 160 reviews2017
    Dev: Pixel Prototype
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Be a Pixel Shopkeeper! Collect items using inventory management puzzle mechanics. Sell your wares, decorate your shop, craft new products, and expand! Train to beat tougher dungeons, unlock new classes and decor, and furnish your shop smartly to maximize profits!

    Why similar: Simulation 74%, Indie 26%

  18. #18 Creative Console
    85% matchVery Positive88% of 114 reviews2023
    Dev: JJS Games
    Windows

    "Take control of all game elements! By selecting Creative Cards, you can change the camera angle, place objects, switch skins, summon enemies, and even create a football match. Becoming an outstanding game designer, creating unique levels and gameplay, with unlimited creativity awaits you."

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  19. #19 PC Creator - PC Building Simulator
    86% matchMixed65% of 217 reviews2021
    Dev: CREATY
    Windows

    Try yourself as a PC builder and build your dream PC from 200+ real components!Complete different PC building and PC repair orders to upgrade your business: build a PC from zero, install popular OS', upgrade computers, install different programs and games, fix PC parts, and much more.

    Why similar: Simulation 78.5%, Indie 21.5%

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    83% matchVery Positive80% of 96 reviews2022
    Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
    Windows

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  21. #21 ACTION SANDBOX
    82% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,004 reviews2022
    Dev: Vona Soft
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%

    A physics sandbox game for people who like to play with digital toys. Create, control toys and define your goals.

    Why similar: Simulation 100%

  22. #22 Mechanic Miner
    84% matchMixed58% of 210 reviews2020
    Dev: Hello John
    Windows

    Put your mechanical skills to the test in a physics-based sandbox where ingenuity and creativity are the ultimate key to survival. Construct fantastical machines, gather resources, acquire new technologies to battle dangerous enemies and use your imagination to shape your world.

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    79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 5,022 reviews2023
    Dev: The Elephant Crew
    Windows

    I Wanna Maker is a precision platformer with a robust level editor and online level sharing, based on I Wanna Be The Guy fangames. Create complex levels using a variety of objects, a powerful events system, and customizable visuals. Browse levels online, take on challenge modes, and more!

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  24. #24 Mad Games Tycoon
    81% matchVery Positive91% of 4,414 reviews2016
    Dev: Eggcode
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.2 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: Simulation 100%

  25. #25 Tech Market Simulator
    80% matchMixed66% of 73 reviews2025
    Dev: Clap GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
    Windows

    Build and manage your own tech store! Sell products like keyboards, mice, and gaming chairs. Hire employees, grow your shop, and make it the best place for gamers to shop. Can you become the top tech store?

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  26. #26 Boxing Gym Story
    81% matchMostly Positive73% of 90 reviews2023
    Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
    Windows

    Create your own gym, train boxers, and aim for the championship!

    Why similar: Simulation 92.5%, Indie 7.5%

  27. #27 Mad Games Tycoon 2
    77% matchVery Positive94% of 7,570 reviews2023
    Dev: Eggcode
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 14.7 hrsMean: 36.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    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: Simulation 100%

  28. #28 Gabe Newell Simulator
    82% matchMixed52% of 683 reviews2015
    Dev: Antonio Renna
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    In Gabe Newell Simulator you can manage Steam releasing and creating new games and also in the story mode you can play as Gaben and help him in his fight against other software house, talk with his employees and decide the fate of Half Life 3!

    Why similar: Simulation 51.1%, Action 27.6%, Indie 21.3%

  29. #29 I wanna be the Creator
    78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,969 reviews2019
    Dev: AikesiPub: HeyBox Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 28.3 hrs≥1hr: 64%

    这是一款可以自制关卡的IWBTG同人游戏,在里面你可以体验到各种千奇百怪的关卡,同样也可以创作出属于你自己的关卡。

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  30. #30 Purplis Sandbox
    79% matchMixed67% of 209 reviews2021
    Dev: DRAGOLITEPub: DRAGOLITE STUDIO
    Windows

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    Why similar: Simulation 87.3%, Indie 12.7%

  31. #31 Achievement Clicker
    77% matchVery Positive83% of 3,325 reviews2017
    Dev: OfficialAndyPub: MGG Studio
    Windows
    Median: 18 minMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 19%

    Feel like a real Achievement hunter! Earn Achievements, upgrades and get the most Achievements on steam!

    Why similar: Simulation 46.1%, Indie 29.4%, Action 24.4%

  32. #32 TV Studio Story
    76% matchVery Positive91% of 100 reviews2024
    Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
    Windows

    Create shows, sign stars, and dominate the airwaves in this TV studio sim.

    Why similar: Simulation 100%

  33. #33 Rock God Tycoon
    78% matchMostly Positive72% of 314 reviews2017
    Dev: Fern NigroPub: EmberWulf
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Create, manage, and guide your very own band to success!

    Why similar: Simulation 71.1%, Indie 28.9%

  34. #34 Super Dungeon Maker
    74% matchVery Positive85% of 503 reviews2023
    Dev: FIRECHICKPub: rokaplay
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    Super Dungeon Maker is a creative pixel art dungeon editor inspired by the best 2D adventure games. Choose however many levels, enemies, secret rooms, traps and items you want. Challenge your friends and the community to master your dungeon or play the countless dungeons of the community.

    Why similar: Action 55.9%, Indie 44.1%

  35. #35 Game Corp DX
    75% matchVery Positive88% of 3,083 reviews2015
    Dev: Endless Loop Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%

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    Why similar: Simulation 77.1%, Indie 22.9%

  36. #36 My Dream Setup
    73% matchVery Positive91% of 6,455 reviews2023
    Dev: Campfire Studio
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%

    My Dream Setup is a simulation game about building the room you've always dreamed of. A huge selection of furniture, computers and their accessories, posters, pictures, plants, and other interior details await you. Try all of them and create your dream setup.

    Why similar: Simulation 75.3%, Indie 24.7%

  37. #37 GamersGoMakers
    76% matchMostly Positive77% of 399 reviews2014
    Dev: gnifrebel Games UG
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    In GamersGoMakers, you found a little company creating the first video games in history. Create your first game with only basic sound and simple graphics available in the year 1980. You´re one of the pioneers entering the rising global market for computer games.

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    71% matchVery Positive92% of 386 reviews2025
    Dev: LudogramPub: Knight Fever Games
    Windows
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    72% matchVery Positive83% of 189 reviews2022
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    70% matchVery Positive86% of 390 reviews2025
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    Windows

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  41. #41 The Sandbox Evolution - Craft a 2D Pixel Universe!
    75% matchMixed42% of 1,512 reviews2016
    Dev: PIXOWL INC.
    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 43%

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    73% matchMixed60% of 86 reviews2021
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    Windows

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    73% matchVery Positive85% of 94 reviews2019
    Dev: Laolu Productions
    Windows · Mac

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    Why similar: Simulation 68%, Indie 32%

  44. #44 Interior Designer
    72% matchMixed58% of 60 reviews2024
    Dev: RoomvasPub: Games Operators
    Windows

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    Why similar: Simulation 85.8%, Indie 14.2%

  45. #45 Music Band Manager
    74% matchMixed54% of 360 reviews2017
    Dev: Hamsters Gaming
    Windows
    Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%

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  46. #46 Miniland Adventure
    71% matchMostly Positive74% of 328 reviews2023
    Dev: Imilkowski DevPub: Gameparic
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 54%

    The world doesn't generate itself - you do it, shape the world as you wish! Start with nothing, and build dream houses for goblins and yourself while exploring, collecting resources, crafting, building, fighting, farming... and more!

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    69% matchMixed58% of 76 reviews2026
    Dev: Nons Games
    Windows

    Casino Boss Simulator is a casino management simulation game that turns your dream of building a casino empire from scratch into reality. Manage, expand, and lead your own casino empire in the competitive world of gambling.

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  48. #48 Debug Girl
    69% matchVery Positive88% of 56 reviews2024
    Dev: ChickenPub: Waku Waku Games
    Windows

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    Why similar: Action 100%

  49. #49 Fuel Station Simulator
    69% matchMixed65% of 60 reviews2025
    Dev: QuantumPlay Studios
    Windows

    Take control of your very own fuel station and transform it into a bustling business hub! Experience the perfect mix of management, customization, and exciting challenges as you serve customers, expand your services, and build your empire.

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    71% matchMixed57% of 256 reviews2017
    Dev: Appliks Apps Studios
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    68% matchVery Positive85% of 305 reviews2022
    Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
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    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 61%

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    62% matchVery Positive92% of 80,575 reviews2025
    Dev: Nokta Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 33.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%

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  53. #53 Battle Royale Tycoon
    70% matchMixed69% of 513 reviews2019
    Dev: Endless Loop Studios
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    67% matchVery Positive91% of 430 reviews2022
    Dev: F2House
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    67% matchMostly Positive71% of 65 reviews2025
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  56. #56 PC Building Simulator
    64% matchVery Positive94% of 52,392 reviews2019
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    68% matchMostly Positive70% of 60 reviews2022
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  58. #58 Music Wars Empire
    70% matchMixed46% of 179 reviews2016
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    65% matchVery Positive96% of 204 reviews2024
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    64% matchMostly Positive78% of 317 reviews2025
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