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Games Like Let's School

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

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Dive into the exhilarating role of a headmaster entrusted to revive your alma mater! Beyond just bricks and mortar, train teachers, recruit students. Sculpt your school into a unique educational haven! Let's School!

Reviews: Very Positive — 93% — of 7,314 reviews
Released: 2023-07-26
Developer: Pathea Games
Publisher: PM Studios, inc.
Genres: Casual, Indie, Simulation
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 4.4 hrs
Mean playtime: 14.5 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 83%

Overview

Let's School excels by blending deep administrative management with creative building mechanics and a charming, humorous aesthetic. These recommendations prioritize games that offer similar satisfaction in designing functional spaces, managing complex systems, and nurturing a growing population within a sandbox environment.

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    97% matchVery Positive88% of 8,016 reviews2022
    Dev: Two Point StudiosPub: SEGA
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 19.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Build the university of your dreams with Two Point Campus, the sim with a twist from the makers of Two Point Hospital. Build, hire staff and run an academic institution packed with wild courses.

    Why similar: City Builder 20.1%, Management 18.1%, Building 12.7%, Sandbox 10.2%, Simulation 6.4%

    Why You'll Like It: This is the closest thematic match, offering a humorous and polished take on managing an educational institution.

  2. #2 Academia : School Simulator
    96% matchVery Positive86% of 3,039 reviews2021
    Dev: Squeaky Wheel Studio IncPub: Paradox Interactive
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Design, build, and manage a high school with terrific teachers and fantastic facilities or simply let your students poop in the bushes? Academia : School Simulator is a management/tycoon game where you get to decide!

    Why similar: City Builder 22.2%, Management 14.8%, Economy 11.5%, Building 11.1%, Sandbox 10.1%

    Why You'll Like It: It shares the core premise of designing and running a school while managing staff and student needs.

  3. #3 Two Point Hospital
    96% 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: Medical Sim 41.4%, Management 16.3%, Building 11.4%, Simulation 7.5%, City Builder 5.7%

    Why You'll Like It: Created by the same developers as Two Point Campus, it features the same signature humor and deep management gameplay.

  4. #4 Project Hospital
    95% 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: Medical Sim 31.1%, City Builder 18.1%, Management 11.6%, Education 9.7%, Sandbox 7.7%

    Why You'll Like It: It offers a highly detailed simulation experience that mirrors the intricate planning and staff management found in Let's School.

  5. #5 Let's Build a Zoo
    94% matchVery Positive89% of 4,085 reviews2021
    Dev: SpringloadedPub: No More Robots
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    It's time to Build a Zoo! Construct and decorate enclosures, buy and breed animals, hire zookeepers and vets... then try your hand at DNA splicing, and stitch together over 300,000 different types of animal. This can only go smoothly...

    Why similar: City Builder 26.8%, Management 16.7%, Sandbox 14%, Building 12.4%, Simulation 8.5%

    Why You'll Like It: This game captures the same lighthearted, sandbox-style management loop while allowing for creative facility design.

  6. #6 Two Point Museum
    92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,692 reviews2025
    Dev: Two Point StudiosPub: SEGA
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Curate and manage incredible museums! Explore to discover amazing artifacts. Design and refine the layout, keep staff happy, guests entertained, donations plentiful… and children off the exhibits

    Why similar: City Builder 22.6%, Building 13.2%, Sandbox 11.3%, Management 11%, Economy 8.8%

    Why You'll Like It: The latest in the series, it maintains the high-quality management and building mechanics found in the other Two Point titles.

  7. #7 Little Big Workshop
    94% 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 19.8%, Building 14.9%, Simulation 14.2%, Strategy 12.9%, Economy 12.9%

    Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the satisfying loop of building, optimizing, and managing a production facility with a charming aesthetic.

  8. #8 Prison Architect
    93% matchVery Positive89% of 73,513 reviews2015
    Dev: Introversion SoftwarePub: Paradox Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 30.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Only the world’s most ruthless Warden can contain the world’s most ruthless inmates. Design and develop your personalized penitentiary in Prison Architect.

    Why similar: City Builder 23.7%, Management 15.9%, Building 15.5%, Sandbox 15%, Economy 9.4%

    Why You'll Like It: The grid-based building and complex management systems serve as the mechanical blueprint for many modern school simulators.

  9. #9 Hotel Architect
    91% 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: City Builder 21.1%, Management 12.9%, Economy 11.3%, Sandbox 11.2%, Building 11.2%

    Why You'll Like It: It shares the architectural design focus and operational management challenges of running a large-scale service building.

  10. #10 Spellcaster University
    91% matchVery Positive83% of 4,273 reviews2021
    Dev: Sneaky Yak Studio
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Develop a prestigious university of mages. Build rooms, train your students, fight orcs, slay the bureaucrats, manage your budget... a director's life is not a quiet one.

    Why similar: Management 30%, Economy 26.3%, Simulation 13.2%, Funny 9.5%, Strategy 8.9%

    Why You'll Like It: This title applies the school management formula to a fantasy setting, focusing on curriculum and magical staff management.

  11. #11 Megaquarium
    90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,727 reviews2018
    Dev: Twice Circled
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    The public aquarium simulator. Design your displays, look after your fish, manage your staff and keep your guests happy! It's all in a day's work as the curator of your very own Megaquarium.

    Why similar: Management 20.9%, Building 19.5%, Sandbox 19%, Economy 10.9%, Simulation 9.1%

    Why You'll Like It: A focused management sim that challenges you to build and maintain a complex facility while balancing visitor and animal needs.

  12. #12 Parkitect
    89% matchVery Positive94% of 8,084 reviews2018
    Dev: Texel Raptor
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Parkitect is a business simulation game that charges you with the construction and management of theme parks! Bringing back the best of classic theme park games with many new features and content on top. Now supports online co-op with up to 8 players!

    Why similar: City Builder 16.5%, Management 13.2%, Economy 12%, Time Management 11.9%, Building 11.6%

    Why You'll Like It: It provides a deep, satisfying building experience that emphasizes management and operational efficiency.

  13. #13 School Owner
    89% matchMostly Negative23% of 65 reviews2024
    Dev: Owner Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    School Owner is a construction and management simulation game where you manage an entire school, from pre-school to college.

    Why similar: City Builder 20.4%, Building 14%, Management 13.3%, Simulation 12.2%, Strategy 11.2%

    Why You'll Like It: A direct thematic alternative that focuses on the specific challenges of building and growing an educational business.

  14. #14 Software Inc.
    88% 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 20%, Economy 17.5%, Building 16%, Sandbox 14.8%, Time Management 14%

    Why You'll Like It: This game offers incredible depth in building design and business management, perfect for players who love complex systems.

  15. #15 Planet Coaster
    86% matchVery Positive91% of 71,954 reviews2016
    Dev: Frontier Developments
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Planet Coaster® - the future of coaster park simulation games has arrived! Surprise, delight and thrill incredible crowds as you build your coaster park empire - let your imagination run wild, and share your success with the world.

    Why similar: Building 17.3%, Management 16.4%, Sandbox 13.7%, City Builder 9.8%, Economy 9.5%

    Why You'll Like It: This game provides unparalleled creative freedom for building and managing a large-scale public attraction.

  16. #16 Planet Zoo
    86% 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 17.6%, City Builder 17.3%, Building 12.8%, Sandbox 11.5%, Nature 10.7%

    Why You'll Like It: It offers the gold standard for high-fidelity building and complex animal/staff management in a sandbox environment.

  17. #17 Project Highrise
    87% 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 28.8%, Building 21.5%, Simulation 11.3%, Strategy 9.7%, Sandbox 9.7%

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  18. #18 Wizdom Academy
    85% matchMixed60% of 209 reviews2025
    Dev: Kipwak Studio
    Windows

    Headmaster, your academy awaits: Recruit young students and shape them into mighty wizards. Build, manage and customize your castle, manage your resources and send your squads in expedition to expand your school's prestige and influence.

    Why similar: City Builder 24.4%, Management 18.2%, Building 15.2%, Sandbox 14%, Economy 13%

    Why You'll Like It: It combines school management with colony-sim elements, requiring you to build and maintain a magical learning facility.

  19. #19 Settlement Survival
    84% matchVery Positive85% of 7,980 reviews2022
    Dev: Gleamer StudioPub: Team17
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    In this city-building game, you will lead a group of survivors in their search for a new home. Manipulate the landscape, manage limited supplies, plant crops, hunt wildlife, gather resources, and develop trade routes to build a bustling and unique town.

    Why similar: City Builder 34.1%, Building 15.8%, Management 15.8%, Sandbox 11.1%, Economy 9%

    Why You'll Like It: A city-builder that emphasizes resource management and population growth within a structured, grid-based environment.

  20. #20 Go-Go Town!
    83% matchVery Positive95% of 2,180 reviews2024
    Dev: Prideful Sloth
    Windows
    Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Step into the role of a hands-on mayor and build your town from the ground up. Plan neighborhoods, automate logistics, and grow your community—all while juggling workers, infrastructure, and day-to-day chaos to create your dream town. Play solo for total control, or bring friends for co-op mayhem.

    Why similar: City Builder 25.8%, Management 15.1%, Building 13.6%, Sandbox 13.4%, Economy 8.5%

    Why You'll Like It: It blends city-building with management and automation, offering a relaxing and colorful experience.

  21. #21 Urbek City Builder
    84% matchVery Positive90% of 1,880 reviews2022
    Dev: FridusPub: RockGame S.A.
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Urbek is a city building game where you can build your own neighbourhoods: from nightlife district to industrial district. Don't exhaust your natural resources before you have an educated population to build more efficient structures.

    Why similar: City Builder 22.5%, Voxel 17.2%, Management 12.4%, Building 11.3%, Sandbox 10.3%

    Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the strategic placement and management of city infrastructure without the need for traditional resource extraction.

  22. #22 The Tenants
    82% matchMostly Positive79% of 7,738 reviews2022
    Dev: EndGameLoop Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%

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    Why similar: City Builder 23.2%, Management 15.8%, Economy 12.6%, Building 12.3%, Time Management 11.7%

    Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the design and management of properties, appealing to the building and simulation aspects of the seed game.

  23. #23 Fabledom
    81% matchVery Positive85% of 7,654 reviews2024
    Dev: Grenaa GamesPub: Dear Villagers
    Windows
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Set in a wholesome fairytale world, Fabledom is a laid-back City builder. Enjoy the growth of your settlement, interact with your neighbors and defend your kingdom from magical creatures. All to find true love and live happily ever after!

    Why similar: City Builder 31.2%, Economy 14.9%, Sandbox 14.7%, Management 13%, Relaxing 8.1%

    Why You'll Like It: A relaxing city-builder that emphasizes building a kingdom with a charming, fairy-tale aesthetic.

  24. #24 Pharaoh™: A New Era
    82% matchMostly Positive75% of 5,272 reviews2023
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    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%

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    Why similar: City Builder 32.4%, Management 16%, Building 14.3%, Economy 13.2%, Education 12.1%

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  25. #25 Big Ambitions
    79% matchVery Positive93% of 13,173 reviews2023
    Dev: Hovgaard Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 25.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%

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    Why similar: Management 33%, Economy 24.4%, Sandbox 12.5%, Time Management 12.2%, Simulation 8.8%

    Why You'll Like It: This game offers a massive scale of business management and city-building that appeals to fans of complex simulation games.

  26. #26 Pocket Academy
    81% matchVery Positive82% of 211 reviews2022
    Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 64%

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    Why You'll Like It: A classic school management sim that features charming pixel art and deep educational progression systems.

  27. #27 Town to City
    76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,670 reviews2026
    Dev: Galaxy GrovePub: Kwalee
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%

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    Why similar: City Builder 26.1%, Voxel 17.9%, Building 10.3%, Management 9.6%, Economy 8.9%

  28. #28 My Time at Sandrock
    77% matchVery Positive88% of 28,759 reviews2023
    Dev: Pathea Games
    Windows
    Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 39.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Travel to the desert community of Sandrock and take on the role of a fledgling Builder. Use your trusty toolset to gather resources, construct machines, and turn your run-down workshop into a well-oiled production facility to save the town from the jaws of economic ruin!

    Why similar: Building 36.8%, Sandbox 33%, Open World 18.7%, Simulation 8.1%, Singleplayer 2%

  29. #29 Game Dev Tycoon
    79% 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 46%, Simulation 17%, Economy 13.9%, Strategy 8.8%, Sandbox 5.5%

    Why You'll Like It: It captures the addictive management and progression loop of growing a small business into a successful enterprise.

  30. #30 Startup Company
    78% 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 35.8%, Economy 21.8%, Simulation 12.2%, Sandbox 9.2%, Building 8.8%

    Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the management and growth of a company, mirroring the progression systems found in Let's School.

  31. #31 Hotel Renovator
    77% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,769 reviews2023
    Dev: Two HorizonsPub: Focus Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Unleash your inner designer and renovate the hotel of your dreams! Embark on a makeover journey to turn this worn-out place into a successful getaway. Play with thousands of furniture pieces and accessories, and manage the hotel to get 5-star reviews!

    Why similar: City Builder 19.9%, Education 16.3%, Management 14.4%, Economy 13.7%, Building 13.6%

  32. #32 Wildmender
    76% matchVery Positive84% of 2,192 reviews2023
    Dev: Muse GamesPub: Kwalee
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    A desert gardening survival game. Start from a tiny spring and cultivate a blooming garden. Explore a vast world amid the sands and uncover its mysteries. Can you defend against the relentless forces of nature and mysterious wraith corruption, to bring life to a dying world?

    Why similar: Nature 29.4%, Simulation 18.9%, Strategy 18.8%, Relaxing 16%, 3D 12.4%

  33. #33 Havendock
    74% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,924 reviews2025
    Dev: YYZ StudioPub: Pretty Soon
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    Breathe easy and thrive in this cozy colony sim. Build a haven for castaways, manage resources, live your best life on the ocean. Lead your humble settlement into a high-tech society.

    Why similar: City Builder 22.6%, Management 13.3%, Time Management 13.1%, Sandbox 12.2%, Building 11.9%

  34. #34 Rule Your School
    80% matchMixed44% of 88 reviews2016
    Dev: WeersProductions
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%

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    Why similar: Simulation 76.9%, Indie 23.1%

    Why You'll Like It: A straightforward management simulation that focuses on the day-to-day operations of a school environment.

  35. #35 Everafter Falls
    74% matchVery Positive84% of 710 reviews2024
    Dev: SquareHuskyPub: Akupara Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
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  36. #36 News Tower
    71% matchVery Positive94% of 4,431 reviews2025
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  37. #37 Godlike Burger
    75% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,060 reviews2022
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    Dev: 校长模拟器
    Windows

    校长模拟器是一款开罗式玩法的休闲类模拟经营游戏。在游戏中玩家将以高中校长的身份管理整个学校,充分调动学校的资源,完成上级布置的任务。将学校建立成为全国一流的高中。

    Why similar: Management 24.9%, Time Management 23%, Building 21.6%, Simulation 10.1%, Strategy 6.6%

  49. #49 Parkasaurus
    70% matchVery Positive93% of 3,107 reviews2020
    Dev: Washbear Studio
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Parkasaurus is a dinosaur tycoon management simulation where you take care of your dinosaurs by constructing well-designed exhibits, researching specialized technologies, and maximizing profits to expand into the ultimate dinosaur theme park. Do you favor development for guests or your dinosaurs?

    Why similar: City Builder 24.7%, Management 16%, Building 12.8%, Sandbox 10.9%, Economy 9.9%

  50. #50 Against the Storm
    67% matchVery Positive95% of 36,338 reviews2023
    Dev: Eremite GamesPub: Hooded Horse
    Windows
    Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 28.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    A dark fantasy city builder where you must rebuild civilization in the face of apocalyptic rains. As the Queen’s Viceroy, lead humans, beavers, lizards, foxes, and harpies to reclaim the wilderness and secure a future for civilization's last survivors.

    Why similar: City Builder 25.2%, Management 14.7%, Economy 12.9%, Building 12.8%, Sandbox 12.3%

  51. #51 Old School
    69% matchVery Positive83% of 443 reviews2023
    Dev: MDickie
    Windows
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    Relive your school days in 3D, where old school graphics bring back timeless fun! Create your own star student and attend a schedule full of classes in time to gather the knowledge you need to thrive, while an equally important popularity contest challenges you survive...

    Why similar: Education 37.6%, Time Management 32.2%, Open World 18.2%, Simulation 6.8%, 3D 5.2%

  52. #52 Hotel Magnate
    69% matchMixed59% of 487 reviews2025
    Dev: Arcade Oven
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Have you ever wanted to design and manage your own hotel, rundown motel, or elegant resort? With a ridiculous amount of customization tools to wield, a host of facilities to build, and a wide variety of guests to impress, Hotel Magnate has it all. Let your inner hotel manager shine!

    Why similar: City Builder 21.3%, Management 15.3%, Building 12.9%, Sandbox 12.8%, Economy 11.8%

  53. #53 Dungeon Tycoon
    68% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,878 reviews2024
    Dev: Lunheim StudiosPub: Goblinz Publishing
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%

    Build your own dungeon and attract heroes from all over the realm! Grow your business by exploiting every facet of your visitors' dungeon exploration experience. Will you be able to keep your evil dungeon business going?

    Why similar: City Builder 20.7%, Voxel 17%, Management 15.3%, Economy 13%, Sandbox 11.2%

  54. #54 Lords and Villeins
    70% matchMostly Positive71% of 974 reviews2022
    Dev: Honestly GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 54%

    Build a prosperous settlement in a unique simulation of a feudal economy - each family runs their shop, owns their goods, and trades with other villagers in a free market. You will manage the land, build houses, organise events, set taxes, and balance supply and demand while engaging in diplomacy!

    Why similar: City Builder 25.3%, Management 15.1%, Building 11.6%, Sandbox 10.9%, Economy 10.4%

  55. #55 Mini Settlers
    67% matchVery Positive81% of 720 reviews2025
    Dev: Knight Owl GamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Mini Settlers is a minimalistic city builder! Settle islands, construct cities, and design efficient logistic networks to fulfill your buildings' needs and fuel population growth to adventure into new worlds.

    Why similar: City Builder 29.2%, Management 18%, Sandbox 16.1%, Building 13.9%, Strategy 7.3%

  56. #56 Minami Lane
    65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,573 reviews2024
    Dev: BlibloopPub: Doot Tiny Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Welcome to Minami Lane! Build your own street in this tiny cozy, casual management sim! Unlock and customize buildings, manage your shops, and maximize the happiness of your villagers to complete quests and fill your street with love!

    Why similar: City Builder 32.3%, Management 21.6%, Building 14.8%, Relaxing 10.7%, Simulation 8.3%

  57. #57 My Hotel Simulator
    66% matchMixed48% of 52 reviews2025
    Dev: Digital MelodyPub: Games Incubator
    Windows

    Build and manage your own hotel, from a small property to a luxury resort. Design rooms, maintain cleanliness, develop amenities, and offer guests unforgettable experiences at your hotel!

    Why similar: Management 25.4%, Education 22%, Simulation 17.1%, Relaxing 11.2%, Economy 9.8%

  58. #58 Tinytopia
    68% matchVery Positive83% of 326 reviews2021
    Dev: MeNic GamesPub: Mastiff
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Construct charming toy towns and cities atop tiny terrain. Combine building blocks to create new megastructures. Test your skills in the physics-based Challenge stages or simply unwind and obliterate everything with an array of cute catastrophes!

    Why similar: City Builder 31.5%, Building 15.6%, Sandbox 14.8%, Family Friendly 8.7%, Funny 6.6%

  59. #59 Foundation
    63% matchVery Positive87% of 23,903 reviews2025
    Dev: Polymorph Games
    Windows
    Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 26.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Foundation is a grid-less, laidback medieval city-building game with a focus on organic development, monument construction and resource management.

    Why similar: City Builder 39.5%, Management 10.6%, Sandbox 9.7%, Economy 8.9%, Building 8.8%

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