- #1 PC Tycoon 2
97% matchVery Positive80% of 347 reviews2024
Dev: Insignis Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Start with one tiny office and a big idea, and grow it into a global computer company. Design your own CPUs, GPUs and laptops, launch your own OS, and outsmart your rivals. A laid-back tycoon that's easy to get into and hard to put down — made by one indie dev.
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 22.3%, Idler 18%, Sandbox 12.7%, Economy 12.2%, Management 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a highly detailed simulation of the computer hardware market, mirroring the core design and management loops of Laptop Tycoon.
- #2 Computer Tycoon
96% matchVery Positive85% of 1,023 reviews2017
Dev: Progorion
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Computer Tycoon is a highly complex Business Grand Strategy game about Computer Evolution. Start in the 70s, invent until 2034, create the best computer systems, upgrade your infrastructure, lead a team, and alter computer history! It is time to "Think Different"
Why similar: Sandbox 21.1%, Economy 18.8%, Immersive Sim 18.6%, Management 15.9%, Simulation 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the evolution of computer hardware and the strategic challenges of competing in a changing technological landscape.
- #3 Software Inc.
96% matchVery Positive94% of 7,850 reviews2015
Dev: Coredumping
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 13.8 hrsMean: 46.3 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: Sandbox 24.4%, Management 23.9%, Economy 23.8%, Simulation 16.3%, Strategy 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: It provides an incredibly deep management experience where you design office layouts and manage teams to develop complex software and hardware products.
- #4 Game Dev Tycoon
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 45,135 reviews2013
Dev: Greenheart Games 💚
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 15.5 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 37.5%, Simulation 25.7%, Economy 13%, Strategy 12.4%, Sandbox 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: As a classic in the development simulation genre, it perfectly captures the progression from a garage startup to a massive industry player.
- #5 Startup Company
94% matchVery Positive81% of 6,224 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 30.6%, Economy 21.4%, Simulation 19.5%, Strategy 12.5%, Sandbox 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: This simulation focuses on the challenges of running a web-based tech startup, emphasizing team management and server infrastructure.
- #6 Smartphone Tycoon
94% matchMixed53% of 1,658 reviews2019
Dev: Roastery Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
«Smartphone Tycoon» — unique business simulator. Create your own company for the production of smartphones! Your main goal will be to achieve worldwide recognition and take the company to the temple of fame of the global market.
Why similar: Simulation 35.4%, Management 33.2%, Strategy 31.4%
Why You'll Like It: It mirrors the mobile-focused tech market simulation found in Laptop Tycoon, requiring you to balance R&D with marketing strategies.
- #7 Mad Games Tycoon 2
93% matchVery Positive94% of 7,827 reviews2023
Dev: Eggcode
Windows · Mac
Median: 15.1 hrsMean: 37.2 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 27.4%, Economy 25%, Sandbox 17.9%, Simulation 16.3%, Strategy 13.3%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a robust management system for running a development studio with extensive customization options for your products and office.
- #8 Mobiles Tycoon
92% matchVery Positive82% of 187 reviews2024
Dev: Insignis Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Mobiles Tycoon is a brand new game about creating your mobile devices: smartphones and tablets. In the game you have to manage your company and develop your devices (smartphones and tablets), operating systems and processors
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 25.9%, Idler 20.4%, Sandbox 14.4%, Management 10%, Strategy 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a focused experience on the mobile device market, requiring careful resource management and strategic product releases.
- #9 Game Builder Tycoon
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 184 reviews2024
Dev: AM PlayhousePub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 48%
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: Economy 19%, Management 17.3%, Sandbox 16.3%, Simulation 14.6%, Isometric 14%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a streamlined management experience centered on the creative and business aspects of building a software development company.
- #10 Hardware Tycoon
91% matchMixed66% of 35 reviews2026
Dev: NordCode
Windows
From 1986 to 2026, design and engineer the world's most advanced CPUs. Run your own fabs or manufacture for rivals. Research groundbreaking tech, manage your team, buy and build offices, and dominate the market through decades of cutthroat competition. Become the ultimate hardware tycoon.
Why similar: RTS 22.4%, Economy 13%, Isometric 12%, Simulation 10.9%, Modern 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses specifically on the research, design, and manufacturing of computer components, making it a perfect thematic match.
- #11 Big Ambitions
89% matchVery Positive92% of 14,788 reviews2026
Dev: Hovgaard Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 25.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Life Sim 21.8%, Management 20.8%, Economy 17.5%, Sandbox 10.7%, Simulation 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a massive, open-ended business management experience that allows you to build a retail or tech empire from the ground up.
- #12 Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game
90% matchVery Positive94% of 18,050 reviews2015
Dev: Camshaft Software Ltd
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 53.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Make your dream cars a reality with Automation’s unparalleled car and engine design tools. Gain a competitive edge through smart engineering and business decisions to help you build an automotive empire. Will you become an industry leader, or just a footnote in automotive history?
Why similar: Management 22%, Sandbox 19.1%, Simulation 16.7%, Realistic 15%, Economy 10%
Why You'll Like It: While focused on cars, its deep engineering and design mechanics provide a similar level of satisfaction for players who enjoy technical product creation.
- #13 Tech Corp.
89% matchMostly Negative33% of 264 reviews2019
Dev: Mardonpol Inc.Pub: 2tainment GmbH
Windows
Tech Corp. is a game where you try to become the biggest tech company in the world . Your goal is to become the next big shot in the tech industry. The game also takes place through history. Starting in the early 90's and going to present time.
Why similar: Simulation 21.9%, Management 20.8%, Strategy 20.7%, Economy 16.1%, Isometric 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: It allows you to design your own hardware and software while managing the logistics of a growing technology company.
- #14 E-Startup 2 : Business Tycoon
86% matchMostly Positive70% of 91 reviews2024
Dev: Polytale Games
Windows
Manage your product company ! Design concept and sell product on the market ! Dodge bankruptcy and rise to the top by making the best concept, the best pricing strategy and applying the best management ! Beat all those damn competitors !
Why similar: Life Sim 23.4%, Sandbox 18.5%, Immersive Sim 18%, Economy 16.3%, Management 14.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the modern tech startup vibe with a focus on scaling operations and managing a diverse workforce.
- #15 Tech Executive Tycoon
88% matchVery Negative17% of 53 reviews2018
Dev: WEB Gaming Entertainment
Windows
Tech Executive Tycoon is a simulation, strategy, role playing game that places you in the seat of CEO and entrepreneur of your very own tech company. Can you take your company to the top with top of the line products? Can you command a world class group of employees?
Why similar: Simulation 35.7%, Management 33%, Strategy 31.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title emphasizes the high-level executive decisions required to keep a tech company competitive in a fast-paced market.
- #16 Mad Smartphone Tycoon
85% matchMostly Positive71% of 662 reviews2024
Dev: MiradilPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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 21.2%, Sandbox 17.2%, Simulation 13.5%, Modern 13%, Immersive Sim 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a casual yet engaging look at the smartphone market, focusing on product design and market trends.
- #17 Industry Manager: Future Technologies
87% matchMixed58% of 314 reviews2016
Dev: astragon Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
INDUSTRY MANAGER: Future Technologies is a classic economy simulation in which you can build your own empire, research new sustainable products, and sweep aside the competition on your way to fame and success.
Why similar: Simulation 31.8%, Realistic 23.4%, Management 23.1%, Economy 21.7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a broad look at managing high-tech industries with a focus on supply chains and economic strategy.
- #18 Business Magnate
86% matchMixed67% of 218 reviews2019
Dev: Ambiera
Windows
Business Magnate is a tycoon business simulation game where you can create all types of businesses: Cars, rockets, phones, tanks, trucks, airplanes, computers, and ships. Design, produce, market and sell them. You can even run multiple companies at the same time.
Why similar: Management 19.5%, Economy 19.3%, Simulation 17.6%, Strategy 16.3%, Sandbox 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a comprehensive management experience that covers various industries, including the technology sector.
- #19 Crypto Miner Tycoon Simulator
84% matchVery Positive83% of 348 reviews2022
Dev: Bigosaur
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Build rigs to mine Bitcoin, Ethereum and other cryptocurrency. Trade on the market to grow wealth. Expand your business into new offices. Hire skilled employees and assign tasks. Use cash from your mega farms to research new technologies and reach the goal of each scenario.
Why similar: Simulation 21%, Management 19.5%, Realistic 17.9%, Economy 17%, Sandbox 13.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the hardware-intensive side of the tech industry, specifically the mining and management of crypto infrastructure.
- #20 Esports Life Tycoon
84% matchMixed61% of 715 reviews2020
Dev: UPLAY Online
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Manage your own esports squad, expand your gaming house, and defeat legendary teams to become the best in the world!
Why similar: Life Sim 20.3%, Sandbox 19.1%, Management 17.2%, Economy 15.6%, Simulation 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the management of a professional gaming team, appealing to the tech-savvy audience that enjoys niche industry simulations.
- #21 Espresso Tycoon
82% matchVery Positive84% of 1,321 reviews2023
Dev: DreamWay GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.8 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: Life Sim 16.7%, Isometric 16.5%, Management 13.6%, Realistic 12.3%, Sandbox 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a detailed building and management experience that rewards players for careful planning and aesthetic design.
- #22 Sim Companies
81% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,110 reviews2023
Dev: Sim Companies s.r.o.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 86.7 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Build a business empire in a player-driven online economy. Manage supply chains, trade with thousands of players, dominate markets, research new products, and grow from a small startup into a global corporation.
Why similar: Economy 20%, Sandbox 19.2%, Management 16.4%, Isometric 16.3%, Simulation 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a realistic, player-driven economy simulation where you can specialize in various tech and manufacturing sectors.
- #23 CoffeeBiz Tycoon
83% matchMixed64% of 66 reviews2018
Dev: The Sociopath Software
Windows
CoffeeBiz tycoon is a mix of entrepreneurship fun and complicated business simulation. Start your first coffee kiosk, brew, expand, hire, deal with competitors, build a well-known brand, risk, and do everything else needed to build prosperous and profitable business.
Why similar: Management 21.7%, Simulation 20.4%, Strategy 17.5%, Economy 15.3%, Sandbox 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: While in a different industry, it shares the core management and expansion mechanics found in Laptop Tycoon.
- #24 Rise of Industry
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 4,197 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 18.3%, Economy 17.5%, RTS 14.1%, Strategy 12.4%, Simulation 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the complex supply chains and economic management required to build a successful industrial company.
- #25 Car Manufacture
79% matchMixed66% of 1,417 reviews2024
Dev: STEREO GAMES S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Car Manufacture is an automotive tycoon game. Start in the beginning of the XX century and create thriving business. Build cars, manage people, expand your plant and research new technology. Make tons of money and stay on top.
Why similar: Sandbox 21.4%, Economy 19.6%, Management 17.4%, Realistic 16.4%, Strategy 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a detailed look at the manufacturing process, appealing to players who enjoy the assembly and production aspects of hardware sims.
- #26 PC Building Simulator
78% matchVery Positive93% of 52,766 reviews2019
Dev: Claudiu KissPub: The Irregular Corporation
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 39.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Build and grow your very own computer repair enterprise as you learn to diagnose, fix and build PCs. With real-world licensed components and comprehensive hardware and software simulation, you can plan and bring your ultimate PC to life.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 18.6%, Life Sim 18.1%, Simulation 15.9%, Sandbox 12.6%, Modern 11.9%
- #27 Tech Store Simulator
79% matchMixed63% of 138 reviews2024
Dev: Astrasoft
Windows
Tech Store Simulator is a game in which you have to build your own tech store. Buy goods, put them on the shelves, sell them at an inflated price and beat the thieves!Also in the game there is a huge number of opportunities to customize the store and make it the way you would like it in life
Why similar: Life Sim 23%, Sandbox 14.5%, Immersive Sim 12.2%, Realistic 11.9%, Economy 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a retail-focused perspective on the tech industry, allowing you to manage the sales side of the hardware market.
- #28 Moviehouse – The Film Studio Tycoon
80% matchMostly Negative38% of 304 reviews2023
Dev: Odyssey StudiosPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Welcome to the big show! Ready the camera, unleash your creativity and and pile up the profits! Grow your operation with your razor-sharp business sense and usher in a new era for filmmakers worldwide.
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 16.3%, Sandbox 13.9%, Isometric 13.6%, Immersive Sim 11.5%, Realistic 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a creative management loop similar to software development, where you must balance quality and market demand.
- #29 Wall Street Tycoon
81% matchMixed41% of 131 reviews2019
Dev: Red Fox Studios
Windows
Wall Street Tycoon is a business simulation game where you’re the CEO of a new investment company. Your job is to grow the company, hire employees, and manage the business!
Why similar: Simulation 38%, Strategy 37.7%, Management 24.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the financial side of business management, which is a key component of any successful tech company.
- #30 Supermarket Simulator
73% matchVery Positive92% of 84,255 reviews2025
Dev: Nokta Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 35.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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: Simulation 20.5%, Management 18.6%, Economy 17.7%, Life Sim 16.7%, Immersive Sim 10.1%
- #31 Mad Games Tycoon
77% matchVery Positive91% of 4,423 reviews2016
Dev: Eggcode
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 23.8%, Economy 16.9%, Sandbox 16%, Isometric 15.6%, Simulation 13.8%
- #32 Parking Tycoon: Business Simulator
77% matchMixed65% of 997 reviews2023
Dev: GeekonPub: Midnight Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Are you ready to immerse yourself in the exhilarating world of car parking management? Step into the shoes of a visionary entrepreneur and become the ultimate Parking Lot Tycoon! Take Charge and embark on a thrilling journey of strategy, expansion, and success.
Why similar: Sandbox 27.9%, Simulation 26.8%, Realistic 19.7%, Exploration 11.8%, Management 10.6%
- #33 Fast Food Manager
78% matchMixed69% of 268 reviews2021
Dev: Cyber EyePub: UMKA Games
Windows
Launch your own business from scratch! Starting with a small coffee booth, build the most popular food service chain in town. Experiment, develop, make a profit.
Why similar: Idler 14%, Life Sim 12.5%, Realistic 12.1%, Sandbox 11.4%, Economy 10.9%
- #34 Good Company
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,793 reviews2022
Dev: Chasing Carrots
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Good Company is an in-depth management sim about building a trail-blazing tech corporation. Assemble complex production lines, manage employee logistics, and sell high-quality products on the market to become the best company in the whole county!
Why similar: Sandbox 20.5%, Economy 18.4%, Management 17.3%, Isometric 16%, Simulation 12.4%
- #35 Inn Tycoon
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 849 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Goose GamesPub: GameDev.ist
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 24.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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%, Idler 19.2%, Sandbox 18.7%, Economy 15.8%, Simulation 13.6%
- #36 Production Line : Car factory simulation
76% matchVery Positive82% of 3,484 reviews2019
Dev: Positech Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Production line is the new car factory management/simulation/tycoon game that pushes your organisational and entrepreneurship skills to the limit. Can you build the ultimate optimised, free-flowing car production line whilst beating the competition and still turn a profit?
Why similar: Management 19.5%, Economy 14.6%, Sandbox 14.2%, Isometric 13.4%, Simulation 11.6%
- #37 Web Host Simulator
75% matchMostly Negative34% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: Chibum
Windows · Mac · Linux
In Web Host Simulator, you'll start your web hosting company in your small apartment, aiming to become the world's leading provider. But to do so, you must win clients, outperform competitors, and deal with cyber threats, disruptions, and challenges from an datacenter!
Why similar: Life Sim 20.3%, Immersive Sim 12.3%, Sandbox 11.8%, Economy 10.7%, Management 10.2%
- #38 PC Creator - PC Building Simulator
75% matchMixed65% of 218 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: Life Sim 24.1%, Idler 22.3%, Sandbox 14.3%, Economy 13.2%, Management 13.1%
- #39 Grocery Store Tycoon
73% matchVery Positive83% of 126 reviews2025
Dev: Spyder Lab Gaming
Windows
Build and manage your own grocery store in first person. Run the register, stock inventory, hire employees, and expand your business from a small market into a thriving retail operation.
Why similar: Life Sim 27.5%, Immersive Sim 21.5%, Economy 18.9%, Management 17.5%, Simulation 14.5%
- #40 Office Simulator
71% matchVery Positive83% of 157 reviews2025
Dev: Tzn Games
Windows
Ready to climb the career ladder? In Office Simulator, start as an intern and rise through the corporate ranks. Gain experience, earn promotions, and when the time comes, launch your own company to begin a new business adventure.
Why similar: Life Sim 37.3%, Immersive Sim 22%, Simulation 16%, Economy 13.8%, Management 10.2%
- #41 Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 418 reviews2021
Dev: Airem
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Shop Tycoon is a store simulator. Create a supermarket, sex shop, games store or a store with good Polish vodka. Place your logo, hire employees, expand your car fleet, build offices and parking lots, create a chain of stores and more!
Why similar: RTS 24.6%, Isometric 17.6%, Management 13%, Immersive Sim 12.1%, Economy 10.8%
- #42 Grand MALL Simulator
71% matchVery Positive82% of 141 reviews2024
Dev: Minds2Bros
Windows
Welcome to Grand Mall Simulator — Take control of a shopping mall and turn it into the city’s top shopping hotspot! Grand Mall Simulator is a multi-store management game where you hire staff, decorate storefronts, and earn money by completing tasks and expanding your business beyond the mall!
Why similar: Life Sim 23.5%, Immersive Sim 13.5%, Realistic 12.2%, Artificial Intelligence 10.1%, Simulation 9.9%
- #43 E-Shop Tycoon
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 635 reviews2026
Dev: Aeolian Games
Windows
Embark on an e-commerce startup journey in E-Shop Tycoon! Optimize warehouse logistics, hire and train staff, and design unique office spaces as your business grows. Handle industry events and marketing crises. Come grow your startup into an e-commerce giant!
Why similar: RTS 26%, Sandbox 21.6%, Simulation 15.2%, Economy 12.4%, Management 11.2%
- #44 Mall Simulator
69% matchVery Positive83% of 3,319 reviews2025
Dev: F13 Games
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 29.0 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: Life Sim 22.1%, Management 14.5%, Economy 14.5%, Immersive Sim 14.1%, Sandbox 12.5%
- #45 Industry Giant 4.0
72% matchMostly Negative36% of 568 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: RTS 18%, Modern 13.2%, Management 11.4%, Isometric 11.3%, Realistic 10.5%
- #46 Potion Tycoon
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 732 reviews2024
Dev: Snowhound GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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: Sandbox 23.5%, Management 22.6%, Economy 18.1%, Simulation 15.2%, Strategy 13%
- #47 Drink Pro Tycoon
74% matchMixed51% of 87 reviews2018
Dev: World Map Tycoon
Windows
In Drink Pro Tycoon you create your dreams company and dominate world drink industry. Create best drinks and make best advertisement campaigns. Invent newest technologies and market your drinks in the best way.
Why similar: Simulation 23.4%, Strategy 22.5%, Management 14.3%, Economy 13.3%, Sandbox 12.8%
- #48 Masterplan Tycoon
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 747 reviews2023
Dev: Bureau BravinPub: Ravenage Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Welcome to the resource management game where your creativity and logistics skills are put to the test! In this minimalistic simulation you will build interconnected chains of products and open new missions by completing various tasks to create the biggest system you can.
Why similar: Management 26.5%, Economy 23.5%, Strategy 19.1%, Simulation 18.6%, 2D 7%
- #49 Smartphone Tycoon - Lite
72% matchMixed49% of 59 reviews2020
Dev: Roastery Games
Windows
«Smartphone Tycoon - Lite» — unique business simulator. Create your own company for the production of smartphones! Your main goal will be to achieve worldwide recognition and take the company to the temple of fame of the global market.
Why similar: Simulation 46%, Strategy 45.2%, Management 8.7%
- #50 Vending Machine Business Simulator
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 203 reviews2025
Dev: Crow Interactive
Windows
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: Life Sim 15.8%, Realistic 15.7%, Sandbox 12.8%, Modern 12.7%, Economy 11.8%
- #51 Pawnbroker Simulator
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 414 reviews2026
Dev: Next Sky GamesPub: Ultimate Publishing
Windows
Enter Pawnbroker Simulator, where every deal, appraisal, and choice forges your path to pawn shop greatness. Sharpen your instincts, unlock new talents, craft a storefront that turns heads, offer high-stakes loans, and stay one step ahead of cunning thieves.
Why similar: Life Sim 19.7%, Sandbox 12.7%, Artificial Intelligence 12%, Immersive Sim 11.4%, Realistic 10.4%
- #52 Retro Arcade Shop Simulator
66% matchVery Positive89% of 257 reviews2026
Dev: Alt Tab GamePub: Ultimate Publishing
Windows
Build and manage your ultimate retro arcade! Buy classic Arcade Machines, Galaxy Pinball, and Gift Claw games, or invest in Cinema 8D, Go-Karts, and Racing Simulators. Manage the economy, hire staff, and repair your machines to keep the tokens rolling in!
Why similar: Life Sim 29.4%, Sandbox 18.2%, Simulation 18.1%, Immersive Sim 15.4%, Economy 10%
- #53 Construction Company
67% matchMixed60% of 65 reviews2026
Dev: Single Game Production
Windows
Your grandfather's construction company is now in your hands. Take over a business burdened by debt and lead it to success. Hire workers, build crews, purchase equipment, complete contracts, expand your office, and turn the company into a thriving construction empire.
Why similar: RTS 27.7%, Simulation 19.4%, Strategy 17.5%, Sandbox 17.3%, Management 8.9%
- #54 E-TECH SIMULATOR
69% matchMixed54% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: empire gamesPub: CEMA GAMES
Windows
Welcome to E-TECH Simulator, the ultimate simulation game where your entrepreneurial skills will be put to the test!
Why similar: Life Sim 44.1%, Simulation 27.3%, Management 13.2%, Economy 13.2%, Resource Management 2.2%
- #55 Esports Manager 2026
65% matchMostly Positive72% of 4,470 reviews2026
Dev: Neurona GamesPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 20.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Build and lead your own professional esports organization. Scout players, manage contracts, develop talent, hire staff, grow your brand, and compete for championship titles in a deep and realistic management simulation.
Why similar: Management 22.8%, Economy 19.7%, Realistic 19.2%, Simulation 16%, Strategy 15.1%
- #56 Tech Market Simulator
67% matchMixed64% of 83 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?
Why similar: Life Sim 24.6%, Immersive Sim 20.8%, Economy 19.6%, Management 14.7%, Simulation 12.8%
- #57 Crypto Miner Tycoon Simulator Starter Edition
66% matchVery Positive89% of 1,357 reviews2023
Dev: Bigosaur
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Start in your bedroom in year 2010. Build rigs to mine Bitcoin, Ethereum and other crypto coins. Trade on the market to grow wealth. Expand your business into new offices. Hire skilled employees and assign tasks. Use cash from your mega farms to research new technologies.
Why similar: Simulation 23.8%, Management 20.9%, Economy 18.8%, Sandbox 17.9%, Realistic 10.2%
- #58 Internet Cafe Simulator 2025
68% matchMixed44% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: Revolt Games
Windows
Run your own internet café! Manage, upgrade, and customise every detail to create the ultimate hangout in this immersive first-person simulation.
Why similar: Life Sim 23.8%, Sandbox 15.3%, Immersive Sim 13.6%, Realistic 12.1%, Simulation 10.8%
- #59 Coffee Shop Tycoon
66% matchVery Positive85% of 600 reviews2022
Dev: Riff Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Manage your own coffee shop and control every detail to make it the most popular one in town! Roast your own beans and create your recipes. Hire and train your staff, manage your economy and marketing, and destroy your competition to become the ultimate legal coffee monopoly in Coffee Shop Tycoon.
Why similar: Management 31.2%, Simulation 23.7%, Economy 23%, Strategy 19.4%, Resource Management 2.7%