- #1 Two Point Campus
97% matchVery Positive88% of 8,220 reviews2022
Dev: Two Point StudiosPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 20.1 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 20.3%, Management 17.9%, Building 12.9%, Sandbox 10.1%, Simulation 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a similarly witty, stylized take on managing and building a bustling higher-education institution.
- #2 Academia : School Simulator
96% matchVery Positive81% of 3,240 reviews2021
Dev: Squeaky Wheel Studio IncPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.0 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 22.5%, Management 14.5%, Building 11.2%, Economy 11%, Education 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the core theme of designing, building, and managing a fully functional modern high school.
- #3 Two Point Hospital
96% matchVery Positive92% of 35,001 reviews2018
Dev: Two Point StudiosPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 35.4 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 41.6% ★, Management 15.9%, Building 11.5%, Simulation 7.5%, City Builder 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the same humorous management style and spatial design challenges through the lens of running a medical facility.
- #4 Let's Build a Zoo
95% matchVery Positive89% of 4,118 reviews2021
Dev: SpringloadedPub: No More Robots
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 27.3%, Management 16.4%, Sandbox 14%, Building 12.6%, Simulation 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features the same bright, pixelated management gameplay and deep sandbox customization as Let's School.
- #5 Project Hospital
94% matchVery Positive89% of 9,400 reviews2018
Dev: Oxymoron Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 24.3 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 31.2% ★, City Builder 18.3%, Management 11.4%, Education 9.9%, Sandbox 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Provides an in-depth simulation experience centered around architectural layout and meticulous staff management.
- #6 Spellcaster University
94% matchVery Positive83% of 4,334 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 29.9%, Economy 25.7%, Simulation 13.3%, Funny 9.9%, Strategy 9%
Why You'll Like It: Applies a similar school-building and student-management formula to a whimsical fantasy magic academy setting.
- #7 School Owner
93% 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 20.8%, Building 14.2%, Management 13.1%, Simulation 12.1%, Strategy 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses directly on the educational simulation genre, letting you construct classrooms and curate student life.
- #8 Little Big Workshop
92% matchVery Positive84% of 3,399 reviews2019
Dev: Mirage Game StudiosPub: THQ Nordic Mobile
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 15.2%, Simulation 14.1%, Strategy 12.9%, Economy 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers a miniature management and building experience where you organize worker efficiency and layout optimization.
- #9 Hotel Architect
90% matchVery Positive94% of 2,389 reviews2026
Dev: Pathos InteractivePub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 17.4 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 21.6%, Management 13.1%, Building 11.7%, Sandbox 11.3%, Economy 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: Emphasizes multi-story architectural design and guest-focused simulation management.
- #10 Planet Coaster
91% matchVery Positive91% of 72,226 reviews2016
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 22.4 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 17.5%, Management 16.1%, Sandbox 13.7%, City Builder 9.9%, Economy 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the robust, grid-free building and sandbox creative freedom that makes designing custom campuses so rewarding.
- #11 Planet Zoo
91% matchVery Positive91% of 97,899 reviews2019
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 31.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: City Builder 17.5%, Management 17.4%, Building 12.9%, Sandbox 11.5%, Nature 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: Excels in detailed building and staff micro-management within a delightful simulation environment.
- #12 Settlement Survival
89% matchVery Positive85% of 8,102 reviews2022
Dev: Gleamer StudioPub: Team17
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.6 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 36.6%, Building 16.8%, Management 16.4%, Sandbox 11.3%, Economy 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a relaxing yet strategic top-down building and population management experience.
- #13 The Tenants
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 7,782 reviews2022
Dev: EndGameLoop Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Become a landlord and deal with problematic tenants as you build your rental property empire. Decide how to react to annoyed neighbors or police interventions. Will you design your apartment for a group of gamer friends or an aspiring musician looking for a new home?
Why similar: City Builder 23.5%, Management 15.6%, Building 12.5%, Economy 12.2%, Time Management 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on property renovation, tenant satisfaction, and micro-management simulation.
- #14 Jurassic World Evolution 2
88% matchVery Positive90% of 47,186 reviews2021
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 23.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Jurassic World Evolution 2 is the much-anticipated sequel to Frontier’s highly successful Jurassic World Evolution. This bold new era in the Jurassic World Evolution game franchise builds upon the ground-breaking and immersive 2018 management simulation.
Why similar: City Builder 19.6%, Building 18.2%, Management 17.9%, Sandbox 15.5%, Economy 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Blends park construction, guest satisfaction metrics, and complex administrative logistics similar to school management.
- #15 Urbek City Builder
87% matchVery Positive89% of 1,999 reviews2022
Dev: FridusPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 10.3 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 22.9%, Voxel 17.3% ★, Management 12.2%, Building 11.5%, Sandbox 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: Offers an engaging, puzzle-like approach to urban planning and community development.
- #16 Fabledom
86% matchVery Positive85% of 7,886 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 31.8%, Sandbox 14.8%, Economy 14.3%, Management 12.8%, Relaxing 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers a cozy, whimsical city-building experience with charming visual aesthetics.
- #17 Megaquarium
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,794 reviews2018
Dev: Twice Circled
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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 20.7%, Building 19.8%, Sandbox 19.3%, Economy 10.4%, Simulation 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on strategic layout design, staff management, and keeping visitors happy in a cheerful simulation setting.
- #18 Pocket Academy
85% matchVery Positive83% of 222 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Make your dream school in this management simulation game! School got you down?
Why similar: City Builder 25.9%, Education 19.2%, Management 14%, Building 12.6%, Economy 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features classic retro management mechanics dedicated entirely to running a successful school.
- #19 Go-Go Town!
81% matchVery Positive93% of 2,784 reviews2026
Dev: Prideful Sloth
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 26.3%, Management 14.8%, Building 13.7%, Sandbox 13.5%, Economy 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a bright, cozy town-building and decorating simulation experience.
- #20 Wizdom Academy
84% matchMixed63% of 246 reviews2025
Dev: Kipwak Studio
Windows
A 3D builder management sim. You are the Headmaster: build your wizarding academy floor by floor, train students into accomplished wizards, and keep your school alive through mana droughts, staff drama and rival academies. Your school, your rules.
Why similar: Education 30.3%, Management 27%, Economy 23%, Simulation 10.1%, 3D 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: Combines magic school construction with colony management and resource gathering.
- #21 Prison Architect
84% matchVery Positive85% of 76,934 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 24.1%, Management 15.7%, Building 15.7%, Sandbox 15%, Economy 9%
Why You'll Like It: Utilizes a comparable top-down layout and prisoner/student schedule-management loop.
- #22 My Time at Sandrock
82% matchVery Positive88% of 29,103 reviews2023
Dev: Pathea Games
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 39.3 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 36.9%, Sandbox 32.6%, Open World 19.2%, Simulation 8%, Singleplayer 2%
Why You'll Like It: Combines community building, crafting, and life-sim elements in a charming desert town.
- #23 Rise to Ruins
83% matchVery Positive88% of 7,765 reviews2019
Dev: Raymond DoerrPub: SixtyGig Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A brutal godlike village sim that melds the god game, management, and tower defense genres! Fight off hoards of monsters at night, and expand your village in the day time. Inspired by games like Black and White, Rimworld, and Dwarf Fortress but not quite like any of them.
Why similar: City Builder 60.5%, Sandbox 13.9%, Strategy 12.9%, Simulation 8.9%, Indie 2.3%
Why You'll Like It: Combines god-game simulation and village building with a playful, stylized approach to management.
- #24 Pharaoh™: A New Era
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 5,400 reviews2023
Dev: Triskell InteractivePub: Dotemu
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The legendary city-builder returns! Lead the creation of one of the greatest civilizations the world has ever seen in this HD remake with modernized UI. Build monuments, manage your population and explore 4,000 years of history through over a hundred hours of gameplay.
Why similar: City Builder 32.9%, Management 15.7%, Building 14.5%, Economy 12.7%, Education 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: Applies classic city-building mechanics with a heavy emphasis on civic infrastructure and citizen needs.
- #25 Havendock
80% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,964 reviews2025
Dev: YYZ StudioPub: Pretty Soon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 22.9%, Management 13%, Time Management 12.9%, Sandbox 12.2%, Building 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: Engages players with relaxing sandbox building and resource automation on water.
- #26 Town to City
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,135 reviews2026
Dev: Galaxy GrovePub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Build an idyllic 19th century Mediterranean town and help it flourish into a prosperous city. Freely place and customise each element to create the perfect home for your growing population in this cozy city builder from the creators of Station to Station.
Why similar: City Builder 26.7%, Voxel 18% ★, Building 10.5%, Management 9.3%, Economy 8.3%
- #27 Two Point Museum
77% 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 23%, Building 13.3%, Sandbox 11.2%, Management 11.1%, Economy 8.3%
- #28 Godlike Burger
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,080 reviews2022
Dev: Liquid PugPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
In Godlike Burger you run the craziest restaurant of the galaxy! Stun, poison and kill customers in many devious ways… and turn them into burger meat! And don’t worry: Alien customers will keep coming if you are smart about it, because cannibalism is just too damn tasty.
Why similar: Time Management 31.3%, Management 17.7%, Comedy 15.1%, Funny 14.9%, Strategy 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: Presents a funny, cartoonish management challenge centered around time and resource control.
- #29 Wildmender
79% matchVery Positive84% of 2,245 reviews2023
Dev: Muse GamesPub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.1 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 29.7%, Simulation 18.8%, Strategy 18.7%, Relaxing 15.9%, 3D 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on cultivating and restoring a vibrant ecosystem from scratch in a relaxing sandbox world.
- #30 Everafter Falls
78% matchVery Positive84% of 739 reviews2024
Dev: SquareHuskyPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Rediscover the simple life. Farm, fish, forge and fight to restore the peace in an all-new farming adventure. Features split-screen coop, a helpful pet, automated drones, resourceful pixies, a card-eating progression system, and dangerous dungeons to delve into!
Why similar: Simulation 39.3%, Family Friendly 28.8%, Relaxing 24.4%, Indie 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a relaxing farming and community simulation loop to unwind with after intense building sessions.
- #31 Rescue HQ - The Tycoon
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 932 reviews2019
Dev: stillalive studiosPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Build up your headquarters from scratch and design your own masterpiece. In Rescue HQ you build, organize and manage a joint station for firefighters, police and ambulance. Manage your resources wisely and master challenging emergencies to keep your city safe! Are you up to the challenge?
Why similar: City Builder 17.6%, Management 14.9%, Building 11.8%, Sandbox 11.4%, Comedy 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Centers around multi-department building design and emergency service resource management.
- #32 Hotel Renovator
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,809 reviews2023
Dev: Two HorizonsPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.4 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 20.1%, Education 16.6%, Management 14.1%, Building 13.7%, Economy 13.1%
- #33 News Tower
72% matchVery Positive94% of 4,596 reviews2025
Dev: Sparrow NightPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 29.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Develop your newspaper and become New York’s new media mogul! In this tycoon, build and manage your newspaper from printer to toilet. Create your editorial line and lead your journalists through unique 1930's stories and dig out the latest scoops!
Why similar: Management 22.9%, Sandbox 15.2%, Time Management 13.2%, Economy 12.8%, Building 12.5%
- #34 Paleo Pines
75% matchVery Positive82% of 2,696 reviews2023
Dev: Italic PigPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Welcome to Paleo Pines, a charming island known for its friendly dinosaurs, quirky townsfolk, and mysterious past. Befriend dinos and enlist their help to fix up your ranch and farm crops to create your cozy dino sanctuary! Then set out with your companion, Lucky, to uncover the island’s secrets.
Why similar: Relaxing 21%, Open World 20%, Family Friendly 15.5%, Simulation 15.5%, Funny 12.2%
- #35 Pocket City 2
74% matchVery Positive94% of 146 reviews2025
Dev: Codebrew Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
A city-building game with a unique twist—step inside and experience your city firsthand! Plan roads, zones, and infrastructure while growing your economy, managing resources, and unlocking special buildings. Host events, build mega projects, and watch your city thrive in a dynamic world.
Why similar: City Builder 28.3%, Sandbox 14%, Economy 12.6%, Building 7.5%, Strategy 7.5%
- #36 Beholder: Conductor
72% matchVery Positive91% of 5,479 reviews2025
Dev: Alawar
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A Beholder series spin-off. Become a conductor of the Determination Bringer train: monitor passengers, report incidents, and carry out important Ministry assignments — whose level of secrecy depends only on your loyalty. And remember: mission success is very important to you!
Why similar: Management 44.2%, Strategy 22%, Simulation 21.1%, Indie 6.6%, Singleplayer 6.1%
- #37 Pile Up!
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,182 reviews2025
Dev: RemoobPub: Catoptric Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
"Pile Up!" is a strategic building game which you need to build houses, fulfill your people’s requests and manage your risky buildings in different ways on a small land. But don’t let your guard down in this chill environment, we only get you relaxed so you destroy everything you did.
Why similar: City Builder 29.7%, Sandbox 17.4%, Building 16.1%, Management 16%, Relaxing 10%
- #38 Stranded: Alien Dawn
73% matchVery Positive83% of 11,546 reviews2023
Dev: Haemimont GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 24.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Brave a new world in Stranded: Alien Dawn, a planet survival sim placing the fate of a small marooned group in your hands. Forge your story through compelling and immersive strategic gameplay as you make vital decisions to protect your survivors.
Why similar: Management 33.5%, Strategy 22.5%, Simulation 21.5%, Building 11.1%, 3D 9.3%
- #39 STORY OF SEASONS: Pioneers of Olive Town
74% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,647 reviews2021
Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Welcome to Olive Town, a peaceful community established by your trailblazing grandfather and his friends. Now that you've taken over his farm, it's your job to carry on his legacy. Plant crops, raise animals, build relationships, and get to know the residents of your new home!
Why similar: Building 37.3%, Simulation 27.4%, Family Friendly 14.5%, 3D 10.7%, Relaxing 10.1%
- #40 Diplomacy is Not an Option
70% matchVery Positive86% of 12,713 reviews2024
Dev: Door 407
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Diplomacy is Not an Option is a strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world. Build your town and defenses, raise huge armies and fight against massive hordes of enemies. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Strategy 51.5%, Simulation 48.5%
- #41 Lords and Villeins
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 979 reviews2022
Dev: Honestly GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 53%
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 25.7%, Management 14.8%, Building 11.7%, Sandbox 10.9%, Economy 10%
- #42 Dungeon Tycoon
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,953 reviews2024
Dev: Lunheim StudiosPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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 21.1%, Voxel 17.2% ★, Management 15%, Economy 12.5%, Sandbox 11.3%
- #43 Old School
71% matchVery Positive83% of 449 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 38.2%, Time Management 31.5%, Open World 18.5%, Simulation 6.7%, 3D 5.1%
- #44 Rule Your School
76% matchMixed44% of 88 reviews2016
Dev: WeersProductions
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Rule Your School is a game in which you create and manage a school. Choose the correct decisions at the right time and become the best school in town! You are the headmaster, you decide what happens. Organize proms, hire teachers, force students to work in the gardens or be a generous Headmaster and let them play football.
Why similar: Simulation 76.8%, Indie 23.2%
- #45 Honey, I Joined a Cult
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,938 reviews2022
Dev: Sole Survivor GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
It's time to start working towards that ultimate goal of enlightenment, faith and money…lots and lots of money! Become the ultimate tycoon - create, customise, and manage your own cult whilst listening to funky music. Welcome to Honey, I Joined a Cult!
Why similar: Management 23.6%, Sandbox 18.9%, Building 16.2%, Comedy 11.4%, Simulation 9.9%
- #46 校长模拟器
75% matchVery Negative15% of 103 reviews2021
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 24.5%, Time Management 22.9%, Building 21.8%, Simulation 10.1%, Strategy 6.6%
- #47 Hotel Magnate
70% matchMixed58% of 491 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 21.7%, Management 15.1%, Building 13.1%, Sandbox 12.8%, Economy 11.4%
- #48 Mini Settlers
68% matchVery Positive81% of 755 reviews2025
Dev: Knight Owl GamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.4 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 29.6%, Management 17.6%, Sandbox 16.1%, Building 14%, Strategy 7.2%
- #49 Gas Station Simulator
69% matchVery Positive88% of 27,600 reviews2021
Dev: DRAGO entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Buy an abandoned gas station and restore it to its full glory. Renovate, upgrade and expand upon the offered services to keep up with your clients demands.
Why similar: Education 17.2%, Management 16.6%, Economy 15.4%, Building 14.4%, Simulation 11.3%
- #50 My Hotel Simulator
69% matchMixed46% of 54 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%, Education 22.6%, Simulation 17.1%, Relaxing 11.2%, Economy 9.4%
- #51 Festival Tycoon 🎪
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 232 reviews2022
Dev: Johannes GäblerPub: Future Friends Games
Windows
A micro-management sim about music festivals! Design the perfect festival grounds in ‘create’ mode, then manage the event itself in ‘live’ mode! Book bands, sign deals, plant flowers, fix toilets, and grow your show into a global phenomenon.
Why similar: City Builder 17.3%, Voxel 14.7% ★, Time Management 10.5%, Building 9.9%, Management 9.7%
- #52 Planet Coaster 2
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 14,789 reviews2024
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 31.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Build and customise thrilling roller coasters and incredible water slides, manage the ultimate theme park experience, and share your epic creations. Are you ready to ride the wave?
Why similar: City Builder 23.1%, Sandbox 15.1%, Building 14.5%, Economy 10.7%, Management 8.8%
- #53 Park Beyond
69% matchMixed63% of 1,331 reviews2023
Dev: Limbic EntertainmentPub: Bandai Namco Europe S.A.S.
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Park Beyond is a theme park simulation game that gives you the freedom to create and manage the Parks of your Dreams! Whether you love to manage finances and visitor experience, or just create fun and cozy parks, the game has something in store just for you!
Why similar: Management 20.9%, Building 18.2%, Sandbox 17%, City Builder 11%, Simulation 9.4%
- #54 Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator
68% matchVery Positive84% of 2,817 reviews2023
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Create and manage your dream restaurant! Menus, purchasing, décor, staff, equipment, customers… and don't forget the actual cooking! Experience the daily life of a restaurateur and earn your awards from the Michelin Guide.
Why similar: Management 38.4%, Family Friendly 22.1%, Relaxing 18.7%, Simulation 16.6%, Singleplayer 4.2%
- #55 Cryptmaster
66% matchVery Positive93% of 2,298 reviews2024
Dev: Paul HartPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
SAY ANYTHING in this bizarre dungeon adventure where words control everything. Fill in the blanks with text or voice to uncover lost abilities, embark on strange quests, and solve mindbending riddles. Can you conquer the crypt and uncover the mystery at the heart of CRYPTMASTER?
Why similar: Funny 67.4%, 3D 32.6%
- #56 Nova Lands
66% matchVery Positive89% of 3,544 reviews2023
Dev: BEHEMUTTPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Nova Lands is a factory building, exploration, and island management game. Explore, engage in combat, and automate your industry. The planet you’re on is full of mysteries, creatures, people, and things to do. Welcome to your new home amongst the stars!
Why similar: Sandbox 32.9%, Building 23.1%, Open World 18.3%, Strategy 11.3%, Simulation 9%
- #57 Coral Island
65% matchVery Positive89% of 27,716 reviews2023
Dev: Stairway GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 14.0 hrsMean: 56.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Coral Island is a vibrant, laid-back farm sim reimagined with multiplayer! Experience enchanting island life at your own pace: farm with friends, nurture animals, build relationships, hang out with a diverse cast of characters, and dive into the magical Merfolk Kingdom.
Why similar: Building 23.4%, Sandbox 23.2%, Relaxing 18.7%, Open World 15.7%, Simulation 13.7%
- #58 Thriving City: Song
65% matchVery Positive81% of 3,382 reviews2024
Dev: White Star Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
In 960 AD, the new Song Dynasty needs you! As magistrate, build a prosperous city from scratch. Develop bustling streets filled with businesses and entertainment, while navigating hidden crises of political strife and foreign invasions. How will you lead through these challenges?
Why similar: City Builder 36%, Management 16.3%, Building 16.2%, Economy 14%, Strategy 8.9%
- #59 Mall Craze
67% matchMixed54% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Milan Timčenko
Windows
Build, Customize & Manage your own shopping center! Choose from modern gaming hardware store to cozy flower shop. Hire skilled cashiers, secure financing through bank loans, and launch strategic advertising campaigns to make your mall thrive!
Why similar: City Builder 20.5%, Management 15.5%, Building 14.9%, Sandbox 13.2%, Economy 12.3%