- #1 Game Dev Story
97% matchVery Positive90% of 1,512 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 20.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Work hard and you may reach the top of the video game industry!
Why similar: Game Development 16.6% ★, Programming 14.7% ★, City Builder 10.1%, Software 9.9% ★, Real Time Tactics 9.7%
- #2 Star of Games
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Velo GamesPub: Infini Fun
Windows
Ever dreamed of creating a genre-defining masterpiece? Star of Games is a next-gen simulation management game centered on game dev. You'll act as an aspiring developer, starting from a humble garage startup and embarking on a glorious journey—from recreating classics to forging your own legends.
Why similar: Game Development 34.4% ★, Programming 14.9% ★, Building 10.7%, Management 10.4%, Life Sim 10%
- #3 Hot Springs Story
96% matchVery Positive83% of 300 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Build and manage the ultimate Japanese hot springs inn.
Why similar: City Builder 19.4%, Building 17%, Life Sim 14.4%, Real Time Tactics 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%
- #4 Dream House Days DX
95% matchVery Positive84% of 332 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Make the dwelling of your dreams a reality in this apartment management sim!
Why similar: Life Sim 17.5%, City Builder 16.8%, Management 10.7%, Building 9.3%, 2D Platformer 9.2%
- #5 Dungeon Village 2
94% matchVery Positive87% of 722 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Recruit adventurers and monsters to create your own RRG-style town!
Why similar: City Builder 20.8%, Real Time Tactics 15.5%, Life Sim 12.2%, 2D Platformer 8.8%, Building 6.2%
- #6 Mitrapunk
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: snowman647
Windows · Mac · Linux
Manage software development in tech giants such as Apple or Facebook. Figure out how to get promoted by choosing standout features, negotiating architecture solutions, and crafting impeccable code. Work overtime to outpace peers in the career race, but also avoid burnout.
Why similar: Game Development 29.1% ★, Software 22.1% ★, Programming 12.9% ★, Management 10.2%, Building 8.5%
- #7 Pool Slide Story
93% matchVery Positive91% of 225 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Make a fantastic, dazzling water park!
Why similar: City Builder 27.7%, Building 11.6%, Life Sim 11%, Management 9.7%, 2D Platformer 8.9%
- #8 Mad Games Tycoon 2
91% 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: Game Development 32% ★, Programming 19.9% ★, City Builder 15.2%, Management 14.4%, Building 9.5%
- #9 Missing Features: 2D
91% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2020
Dev: High Level
Windows
Missing Features: 2D is a platformer game that, as the name implies, the features are missing! Look how crazy!
Why similar: Game Development 31.7% ★, Programming 27.8% ★, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Cute 6.3%, 1990's 6.2%
- #10 DevLife
90% matchMixed64% of 67 reviews2020
Dev: Roman StudioPub: Mesote Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
In DevLife you start your career just before hitting 18. It's up to you to choose who you want to be - a graphic designer or maybe a programmer? Will it be a Website design or Mobile Applications? It is up to you to decide! And what if you chose wrong? Well... You will have to live with that!
Why similar: Game Development 31.5% ★, Programming 28.9% ★, Life Sim 12.1%, Building 10.5%, Management 10.4%
- #11 MOENTO - Modular Environment Toolkit
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 34 reviews2021
Dev: Jonas OppligerPub: Voronoi Studios
Windows · Linux
This toolkit accelerates the invention of unique structures for games using well-known purchasable assets or individual game specific DLC's and allows developers to give their audience a tool to actively participate in the development of the game world.
Why similar: Game Development 27% ★, Programming 24.2% ★, Software 20.5% ★, City Builder 14.9%, Building 8.1%
- #12 BrickWorks
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BrickWorks Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
BrickWorks is a game creation platform, with a focus on ease-of-use, accessibility and community.
Why similar: Game Development 31.9% ★, Programming 28.5% ★, Software 20.3% ★, Building 12.4%, Cute 3.7%
- #13 Crapht Box
88% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2020
Dev: Tony Wang
Windows
Crapht Box is a Fantasy Physics Sandbox, inspired by the Fantasy Console genre. It brings a simulated world with a number of disks and tools, and leaves you to play, program, create and share disks.
Why similar: Game Development 32.3% ★, Software 23.1% ★, Programming 21% ★, Building 7.8%, Simulation 6%
- #14 Game Builder Tycoon - Prologue
86% matchMixed63% of 70 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: Game Development 37.2% ★, Programming 21.5% ★, Management 13.2%, Building 12.1%, Strategy 4.5%
- #15 Game Dev Company
87% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2020
Dev: Quark Game
Windows
Game Dev Company is a simulation of game dev company, where you can build company, add furniture,build develop department ,Develop your own games to make money and make your company the most famous game company.
Why similar: Game Development 53.6% ★, Building 14.5%, Management 12.4%, Strategy 9.1%, Simulation 7.8%
- #16 DevTycoon
86% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Nova Spark Interactive
Windows · Linux
DevTycoon is a software development business simulation with a charming pixel art style, which challenges you to build and manage your own company in a world where competition is fierce and the challenges reflect real life.
Why similar: Game Development 34% ★, Building 14.4%, Life Sim 13%, Management 12.3%, 2D Platformer 12%
- #17 宗门经理人 - Sect Master
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tiec Games
Windows
is a single-player cultivation sect management sim. Build and upgrade your sect, craft equipment, and train disciples. Send them into the Spirit Abyss to gather materials, then prepare your team with equipment, techniques, and formations to battle monsters and bosses.
Why similar: City Builder 24.7%, Life Sim 16.4%, Building 11.9%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Real Time Tactics 7.2%
- #18 Life of a Lonely Indie Game Developer
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: kan.kikuchi
Windows · Mac
"Create the games you want, at the time you want, and live doing only what you love." In this realistic life simulation game, an independent game developer dreams of such a life, struggling with money and time while paying taxes until death. Whether this life is happy or truly lonely, you decide.
Why similar: Game Development 36.5% ★, Programming 17.8% ★, Life Sim 14.2%, Management 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 4.6%
- #19 Platform Game Maker
84% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: Playstige Interactive
Windows
Platform Game Maker is exciting tool to make your dream Platform Game!
Why similar: Game Development 48.4% ★, Software 29.2% ★, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 4.6%, Casual 3.3%
- #20 Cozy Game Company
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Little Ones
Windows
A cozy management sim where you build and run a tiny game development studio. Decorate your workspace, manage employee needs, design custom game covers, and publish your creations in a charming village — all wrapped in warm pixel art and relaxing ASMR ambience.
Why similar: Game Development 44% ★, Programming 12.4% ★, 2D Platformer 9.8%, Strategy 6.1%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%
- #21 City Game Studio: Your Game Dev Adventure Begins
82% matchVery Positive92% of 1,910 reviews2021
Dev: Binogure Studio 🐺
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Game Development 31.5% ★, Programming 26.1% ★, Management 11.8%, Life Sim 9.8%, Building 7.9%
- #22 programming-factory-2
82% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: KUOKUO
Windows
Programming Factory 2 is an educational and entertaining algorithmic puzzle game! Players solve algorithmic challenges ranging from simple mathematical operations to complex operations by building a network of processing modules.
Why similar: Programming 39.8% ★, City Builder 17.9%, Game Development 15.7% ★, Building 13.7%, Simulation 4.3%
- #23 Notemon
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Croaking Kero
Windows · Mac · Linux
Monster-taming turn-based RPG. Explore Nyoo Owtearowa to befriend Notemon, build them a home, investigate the recent Notemon aggression, help the townsfolk and discover everything that awaits you in this delightful and mysterious New Zealand-inspired place.
Why similar: Game Development 35% ★, Programming 30.9% ★, 2D Platformer 9.6%, 1990's 5.7%, Retro 5.6%
- #24 VirtualSociety
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cats & Foxes
Windows · Mac · Linux
VirtualSociety is a creative life sim where you build your own worlds, customize their residents, and design how they interact. Create the places your stories need, play as your characters, and share your worlds with friends.
Why similar: Game Development 25.9% ★, Programming 25.1% ★, City Builder 16.7%, Life Sim 12.7%, Building 11.1%
- #25 MonTamer Maker
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Yanako RPGs
Windows
Craft and play monster tamer RPGs with the newest game creation engine, MonTamer Maker!
Why similar: Programming 25.2% ★, Software 22.6% ★, City Builder 17.1%, Building 11.8%, 1990's 6%
- #26 Carprogram
79% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Strong Tree(HusHucHu Rice)Pub: Strong Tree
Windows · Mac · Linux
An application that lets you lay down roads, this is your future non-fictional story.
Why similar: Software 36.3% ★, Programming 27% ★, City Builder 26.4%, Simulation 9.4%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #27 Code Alone
79% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: W.Y. Games
Windows
A programming puzzle game where you step into the role of a gameplay programmer, write code to build the core mechanics of a wide variety of games, and solve increasingly challenging development problems.
Why similar: Programming 45.5% ★, Game Development 45.3% ★, Simulation 4%, Strategy 2.1%, 2D 1.6%
- #28 Programming Simulator
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Bunny Bit
Windows
you are a game developer who writes game code according to the tasks assigned by the company. You need to drag and drop nodes and connect them to build a complete behavioral logic!
Why similar: Programming 44.1% ★, Game Development 38% ★, 2D Platformer 6%, Simulation 5%, Strategy 4.7%
- #29 Anime Studio Story
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 117 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Step into the studio and produce yourown hit anime with an original hero!
Why similar: Life Sim 16.2%, Management 14.6%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Strategy 10.4%, Simulation 9.5%
- #30 游戏梦之路 / game dream journey
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: StarTraceark
Windows
Forge Your Dream Games, Build a Legendary Studio! Unearth and cultivate talented employees, leading your team through countless critical decisions as you rise from obscurity to claim the coveted Game of the Year award. This is your path to becoming a legend. Are you ready to write your own chapter?
Why similar: Game Development 40.9% ★, Programming 23.2% ★, Management 12.9%, Strategy 9%, Simulation 8.7%
- #31 Commit!!!
74% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: gand-tr
Windows · Mac · Linux
A career-sim roguelite about surviving the software industry. Take the job, inherit someone else's legacy monolith, ship commits, fix the bugs you planted, then outrun the tech debt that compounds while you sleep. Rent's due, burnout's real, and your bank balance and your nerves are both stats.
Why similar: Game Development 35.4% ★, Programming 34.6% ★, Life Sim 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 3.7%, Retro 3.6%
- #32 HANDMADE CARPROGRAM
76% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: ストロングツリー(HusHucHuライス)
Windows
Develop software with fun, game-like programming. You’ll set up things like houses and tools, without using hardly any words, just like a simulation game. This becomes an act of programming, and as a result, you’ll be able to develop software. “Programs are toys.”
Why similar: Software 30.5% ★, Game Development 28.3% ★, 2D Platformer 11.2%, Programming 10.7% ★, City Builder 6%
- #33 happiness market
75% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: luolei
Windows
A simple simulation and management game. Build different shops and earn money from passing customers.
Why similar: City Builder 30.9%, Building 18.3%, 2D Platformer 17.3%, Life Sim 16.9%, Simulation 5.9%
- #34 Pocket Arcade Story
75% matchMostly Positive73% of 62 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Create the gaming paradise of your dreams! Reach 5-stars and host tournaments!
Why similar: Game Development 21.4% ★, City Builder 16.5%, Life Sim 12.3%, Simulation 9%, Strategy 8.8%
- #35 Algorithms
73% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Chilling Moose Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Practice computer science algorithms offline, for job interviews or personal skill building: read a problem, write C, run the full test deck, and get a deterministic verdict with instruction counts and the output assembly language code on a fantasy RISC machine.
Why similar: Programming 34.8% ★, Software 26.5% ★, Game Development 24.1% ★, 1990's 7.1%, Simulation 3.3%
- #36 Settlemoon
74% matchVery Positive86% of 288 reviews2023
Dev: Lepioid LLC
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 31.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
After the moon vanished, the fantasy world of Settlemoon lays abandoned in darkness. Re-light the skies, and provide a rest stop for adventurers in a town that updates in real time. Grow your town to attract strange visitors, and discover happened to this world.
Why similar: Game Development 28.9% ★, City Builder 26.7%, Building 12.8%, Management 9.1%, Simulation 5.8%
- #37 Venture Towns
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 144 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Make your own metropolitan utopia! Stores, mansions, towers--anything goes!
Why similar: City Builder 28.8%, Life Sim 13.9%, Building 10.8%, Real Time Tactics 8.2%, Strategy 7.9%
- #38 5YN-OS
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 5 Years Now
Windows · Linux
Dive into a sandbox operating system simulator and learn to code with FantasyLang. Personalise your desktop, build and tweak apps, uncover hidden secrets, and venture into the darknet. Shape the system however you like. Your OS, your rules.
Why similar: Game Development 33.9% ★, Programming 32% ★, Software 21.3% ★, Simulation 5%, Building 4.8%
- #39 Blueprint Factory
72% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Smiling Panda Studios
Windows
Every machine follows your instructions. Build automated factories with intuitive visual programming, solve clever automation puzzles, and watch your factory come to life.
Why similar: Programming 42.1% ★, Building 18.8%, Management 16.4%, Cute 5.8%, Strategy 5.8%
- #40 Algorithmically
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Pipera Games
Windows
Visual programming. Design algorithms with intuitive flowcharts instead of typing code. Experiment with variables, build expressions, and see exactly how your logic flows. No syntax errors—just pure algorithmic thinking.
Why similar: Software 37.3% ★, Programming 34.8% ★, Game Development 15.9% ★, Retro 6.3%, Casual 3%
- #41 Dream Town Island
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 549 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%
A town sim where you raise generations of residents. Unlock new stores and facilities, help your residents find love, or cash in on the stock market!
Why similar: City Builder 25.8%, Life Sim 16.5%, Building 11.9%, 2D Platformer 7.3%, Management 6.9%
- #42 Game Dev Empire
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Honeylantern Games
Windows
Start a game studio in 1980 and turn it into an industry empire. Build teams, create hits, follow a changing market with competitors, and expand into engines, publishing, hardware, digital stores, and acquisitions.
Why similar: Game Development 46.5% ★, Software 18.7% ★, Management 14.2%, Strategy 6.3%, Simulation 6.2%
- #43 Software Company
71% matchMostly Negative32% of 25 reviews2023
Dev: InkDevStudios
Windows
Build your own videogame-studio from the early days of videogaming to the future of the industry. Develop the games of your dreams, take care of your employees and mange your business.
Why similar: Game Development 44% ★, Programming 30.2% ★, Management 14.5%, Strategy 5%, Simulation 3.5%
- #44 RAX
69% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: leegons
Windows · Mac
RAX is a puzzle sandbox about light paths, logic, and modular construction. Place and rotate optical components to control the direction, color, and timing of light, activate targets, and package complex circuits into reusable blueprint chips.
Why similar: Programming 42.1% ★, Software 31.6% ★, 2D Platformer 16.1%, Simulation 6.1%, Casual 3.2%
- #45 Runeline
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gnostic Games
Windows · Mac
Design, build, and code a factory within the magical world of Runeline! Work on producing increasingly complex products, which will require you to write not just functional but optimized code, all within the simple instructions of the machine core.
Why similar: Programming 43.3% ★, City Builder 26.3%, Building 14.8%, Strategy 6.2%, Simulation 3.9%
- #46 Sufficiently Advanced Witchcraft
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: The Rook & The Raven
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic!" Practice witchcraft, summon daemons, harness crystal vibrations, and never EVER let the Magic Smoke escape as you help the villagers, protect the kingdom, and strive to unlock magic's deepest secrets in this cozy, witchy sim!
Why similar: Programming 48.9% ★, City Builder 16.6%, Management 10.3%, Building 8.3%, Simulation 7.4%
- #47 Heian City Story
69% matchVery Positive89% of 221 reviews2025
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
A city-building sim with a historical twist
Why similar: City Builder 31.2%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, Building 12.1%, Strategy 8.4%, Simulation 7.2%
- #48 PiM World
70% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: REVO team'sPub: STuNT
Windows
In the game you will lead your settlement. You will have to build various buildings starting with a castle and ending with an institute. Every decision you make should be balanced, because the economy of your settlement is growing, and the lack of resources can catch up instantly!
Why similar: City Builder 27.8%, Real Time Tactics 24%, Management 11.2%, 1990's 10.5%, Building 9.9%
- #49 FYGameCompany
69% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Foryun
Windows
Build your game empire! Manage a company, develop hits, win honors. Recruit, innovate, cultivate, invest. Real exp, free dev, pers. cult., fun play.
Why similar: Game Development 40.2% ★, Programming 30.9% ★, Life Sim 11.1%, Simulation 5.1%, Cute 4.9%
- #50 Retro Gadgets
68% matchVery Positive90% of 536 reviews2022
Dev: Licorice ehf
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 58.7 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Retro Gadgets is a sandbox where you build, code, and customize gadgets inspired by old-school electronics.
Why similar: Game Development 39.1% ★, Programming 26.3% ★, Building 14.9%, 1990's 6.7%, Simulation 4.4%
- #51 Mini Mayor: 12 Years
67% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Symbolic
Windows
Build your city and survive elections in this city-building management sandbox. Choose campaign promises, manage approval, and aim for three terms. Your choices shape the story and outcome. Will you develop the city or use your power to build your personal fortune?
Why similar: City Builder 30.3%, Building 17.6%, Management 15.5%, Life Sim 12.7%, 2D Platformer 8%
- #52 可爱猫
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GearGames
Windows
一只猫咪住进你的桌面,在屏幕角落自由生活、陪你工作。每天摸摸、喂喂、逗逗,看它从奶猫慢慢长成御猫;布置猫窝、收集品种、养一整窝猫,还能派它们出门打工攒鱼干。零压力——不会饿死、不会走丢,关机离线也安心。
Why similar: City Builder 45.3%, Building 20.8%, 2D Platformer 19.2%, Simulation 5.8%, 2D 5.3%
- #53 Doraemon Dorayaki Shop Story
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 575 reviews2024
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A simulation game where you create a wonderful sweets shop with Doraemon
Why similar: City Builder 31.5%, Life Sim 23.3%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Simulation 11.1%, Management 7.3%
- #54 锡安避难所 - 逃离
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 游戏脑
Windows
The perfect combination of game and learning creates the ultimate learning experience! Welcome to join the player QQ group: 749042893.
Why similar: Game Development 28% ★, Programming 24.4% ★, City Builder 17.8%, Life Sim 12%, Building 9.5%
- #55 ATLASPIA: The Tower Manager
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: IGM Studio
Windows · Mac
This is a tower-building simulation where you place offices, homes, shops, restaurants, hotels, and more inside a growing high-rise. People move autonomously toward their destinations, using elevators as the building comes to life. Balance profit and expansion as you create a busy tower of your own.
Why similar: City Builder 28.6%, Building 16.9%, Real Time Tactics 16.8%, Strategy 10.3%, Simulation 9.3%
- #56 客栈江湖-Vagabond Inn
68% matchMixed59% of 71 reviews2020
Dev: 肥螳螂
Windows
扮演江湖客栈的掌柜,经营客栈,收集菜谱,收集食材,最终成为江湖中排名第一的客栈。
Why similar: City Builder 28.6%, Building 17.6%, Management 14.7%, 2D Platformer 14.3%, Strategy 6.3%
- #57 Two Point Museum
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 13,533 reviews2025
Dev: Two Point StudiosPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 25.9 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 28.1%, Building 19.2%, Life Sim 16.7%, Management 13.3%, Strategy 6.9%