- #1 Dominus Gladiatus
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Brain Seal LtdPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Dominus Gladiatus is a brutal gladiator management simulator where you recruit, train and equip gladiators and make life or death decisions throughout a deadly 160-day tournament against rival Domini.
Why similar: Rome 31.7% ★, Auto Battler 18.5%, Management 10.9%, Perma Death 10.4%, Historical 9.1%
- #2 Gladiators of Citadelum
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Abylight BarcelonaPub: Abylight Studios
Windows
The ultimate gladiator management sim. Hire and train fighters in different disciplines, defeat your rivals in the arena, climb through the ranks and, remember, give the best spectacle Rome has ever seen to survive. Blood and glory await!
Why similar: Rome 44.4% ★, Auto Battler 15.2%, Historical 9%, Strategy RPG 8.4%, Character Customization 7.4%
- #3 Imperionis
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MrArcivorum
Windows
Imperionis is a tactical RPG about a Roman commander and his century. Develop troops, camp and doctrines, then watch them perform in autobattles. Disable autobattle at any time to command the century and fight the commander’s personal encounters manually.
Why similar: Rome 44.4% ★, Auto Battler 18.3%, Historical 11.9%, Text-Based 11.6%, Management 5.6%
- #4 Gladiator Command
94% matchVery Positive96% of 254 reviews2026
Dev: Marius Spikas
Windows
Build a legendary gladiator school in ancient Rome. Recruit and develop unique fighters, manage the business behind the bloodshed and watch your decisions tested in brutal real-time arena combat.
Why similar: Rome 33.1% ★, Auto Battler 33%, Management 16.4%, Historical 8.8%, Simulation 6.3%
- #5 Age of Gladiators Reforged
95% matchMixed61% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: Creative Storm Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Age of Gladiators Reforged is a REMAKE of the 2016 indie game. A single-player strategy/management experience set at the height of the bloody gladiatorial games in ancient Rome that allows you to manage your fighters as they increase in level, forging them into killing machines and champions.
Why similar: Rome 18.9% ★, Strategy RPG 17.1%, Text-Based 12%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%
- #6 LANISTA: Shadows and Dust
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Digitality Games
Windows
A classic-inspired, loot-driven, tactical roguelike mixing ancient Roman history with a pinch of post-apocalyptic bloodsports. Embrace the arena, become the LANISTA!
Why similar: Rome 23.9% ★, Auto Battler 15.3%, Strategy RPG 14.4%, Perma Death 10.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%
- #7 Arena Monarchy
92% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Kevin Zhang
Windows
Arena Monarchy is a gladiator management game with a heavy focus on turn-based combat. Collect loot, theorycraft builds, upgrade your ludus and become champion!
Why similar: Rome 31.2% ★, Perma Death 12.6%, Strategy RPG 12.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.5%
- #8 Never Second in Rome
91% matchVery Positive80% of 647 reviews2026
Dev: Alessandro Roberti
Windows
Never Second in Rome is a turn-based historical game with RPG and management elements. You are a Roman centurion in the army of Julius Caesar. You will control both your character and the unit under his command.
Why similar: Rome 39.3% ★, Historical 13.4%, Text-Based 12.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.1%, Management 8.5%
- #9 Sons of the Arena: Pollice Verso
91% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Ruby Coconut
Windows
Train gladiators. Manage your ludus. Send them to the sand to fight, win, and bleed. Turn-based hex tactics where stamina, formations, and four classes — Swordsman, Spearman, Archer, Mace Fighter — decide every match. Permadeath makes every loss final.
Why similar: Rome 28.7% ★, Class-Based 12.6%, Strategy RPG 11.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.7%, Historical 10.4%
- #10 Age of Gladiators
93% matchMostly Positive78% of 769 reviews2016
Dev: Creative Storm Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
"Age of Gladiators" is a single-player strategy/management sim set at the height of the bloody gladiatorial games in ancient Rome. As your fighters increase in level, it will be up to you to decide how to forge their attributes and abilities.
Why similar: Rome 34% ★, Auto Battler 12.4%, Management 11.9%, Historical 10.6%, Strategy RPG 9.8%
- #11 Forum Mortuorum
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Vittoria Games
Windows · Linux
Take the reins of a Roman gladiator school. Hire, equip, and train your team and invest in your facilities. Avail yourself of the unique items and rare magic offered by eclectic visitors. Manage your team wisely: once in the arena, your gladiators must fend for themselves. Glory and death!
Why similar: Rome 46.3% ★, Auto Battler 17.8%, Management 12.3%, Historical 11.5%, Character Customization 6.9%
- #12 Gladiatorum: Sacramentum
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Andrei Hliban
Windows
A deep management strategy sim blending political intrigue and character-driven narrative. Acquire and train gladiators with unique backstories and skills, manage your ludus from resources to staff, and navigate a world of political maneuvering and sabotage. Every choice leads to glory or ruin.
Why similar: Rome 33.2% ★, Historical 12.1%, Management 12.1%, Perma Death 11.9%, Economy 9.7%
- #13 Foederatus
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Aeon & Star Interactive
Windows · Linux
In this kingdom management RPG, you assume your father’s throne in Dalmatia to lead the kingdom, build alliances, fight rivalries and hear the pleas of your people. On the brink of change, you will define the political order. By your decisions, the future of Dalmatia is in your hands.
Why similar: Rome 41.5% ★, Dynamic Narration 18.4% ★, Text-Based 10.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.2%, Strategy RPG 9.1%
- #14 Bloodgrounds
87% matchMostly Positive77% of 622 reviews2026
Dev: Exordium GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Bloodgrounds merges tactical turn-based combat with strategic management, RPG and roguelite elements. Forged in the pits of the arena, you fought your way out and now as a wealthy patron you recruit, train, and command your team of hardened Gladiators to glory - or death.
Why similar: Rome 41.4% ★, Perma Death 16.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.1%, Strategy RPG 11.4%, Management 8.4%
- #15 CRIXUS: Life of free Gladiator
88% matchMixed47% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Waseku
Windows
First-person simulator, Ludus manager based in ancient Rome. Manage your gladiators and make them fight for you. Take care of their needs, farm their food, heal them, train them. Fight yourself in the arena. Win tournaments and become the most famous Ludus.
Why similar: Rome 36.2% ★, Auto Battler 18.8%, Historical 11.1%, Management 9.9%, Farming Sim 9.3%
- #16 Ballosseum
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ballosseum
Windows
Ballosseum is an auto-battler where you raise one ball, kit it out, and watch it fight. Draft from 266 augments over ten rounds, then send it into scheduled contests for parts and medals. Dress it from 600+ cosmetics — or draw your own skin in the built-in pixel editor.
Why similar: Rome 35.5% ★, Auto Battler 27.1%, Management 12.7%, Character Customization 9.8%, Perma Death 8.8%
- #17 Glory of the Colosseum
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Game Mechanix
Windows
Glory of the Colosseum is a turn-based tactical strategy game set across the Roman empire. A fresh take on tactical turn based combat with minimal randomness and maximum choice. Shape gladiators from fresh recruits to legends of the arena. Will you make it to the Colosseum and win eternal glory?
Why similar: Rome 43.1% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14%, Historical 13.6%, Management 8.6%, Perma Death 7.4%
- #18 Gods Shall Tremble
84% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: Unhinged Interactive
Windows
Gods Shall Tremble is a deep, text-based gladiator management sim. Program granular fight plans, balance 16 stats, 39.5 Million Behavioural Combinations and loot 15 Million unique items to compete in multiple PvE modes, PvP leaderboards, and friendly and permadeath tournaments to cement your legacy.
Why similar: Auto Battler 27.2%, Text-Based 17.7%, Perma Death 15.1%, Management 13.9%, Historical 12.6%
- #19 Gods of Sand
84% matchVery Positive87% of 758 reviews2026
Dev: Achenar Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Train gladiators. Manage a ludus. Fight in the arenas. Conquer the tower. Gods of Sand is a gladiator manager with intense turn-based combat, inspired by the Swords and Sandals series, in a dark and unforgiving setting.
Why similar: Rome 44.1% ★, Perma Death 12.8%, Management 12.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%, Character Customization 6.3%
- #20 Portilus - Civitas Sanguinis
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VIWESA GAMES
Windows
Enter the world of a gladiator where only the strongest survive. Rise from an unknown fighter to a legend in this RPG. Master skills, weapons, and strategic turn-based combat. Manage fatigue, armor, and risk permanent death. Earn points after each session to grow stronger in your next life
Why similar: Rome 56.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.3%, Text-Based 8.6%, Simulation 7.1%
- #21 Last Warrior Arena
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Endless Crucible
Windows
Build your warrior. Outsmart your next opponent. Last Warrior Arena is a 1v1 roguelike auto-battler where equipment, skills, and enemy choices shape every run. Combine elemental powers, discover powerful builds, and take on deadly bosses as your warrior fights automatically.
Why similar: Auto Battler 24.4%, Strategy RPG 17.6%, Perma Death 12.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.5%, Class-Based 12.4%
- #22 Bestseller Tycoon
81% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: WOJTECH
Windows · Linux
Run a literary publishing house across historical eras — from Gutenberg’s press to BookTok. Sign authors, greenlight manuscripts, negotiate contracts, outmaneuver rival publishers. Every author dies; your house remains. A time management sim about lasting legacy.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 24.8% ★, Dynamic Narration 15.7% ★, Text-Based 12.7%, Historical 11.7%, Economy 11.6%
- #23 Age of Gladiators II: Rome
85% matchMixed68% of 280 reviews2018
Dev: Creative Storm Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Age of Gladiators II: Rome is a single-player strategy/management sim set at the height of the bloody gladiatorial games in ancient Rome. As your fighters increase in level, it will be up to you to decide how to forge their attributes and abilities. Build your story. Build your empire.
Why similar: Rome 45.3% ★, Management 12.7%, Strategy RPG 10.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.7%
- #24 Gargadusa's Tower
79% matchVery Positive90% of 305 reviews2026
Dev: The Math Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
D&D meets Franchise Manager, Gargadusa’s Tower is a supremely deep guild management simulation that spans generations. Build your adventurer guild from nothing. Recruit heroes, complete quests, and descend the mysterious tower to confront the power that lies within.
Why similar: Auto Battler 25.6%, Strategy RPG 18.9%, Text-Based 13.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.9%
- #25 Mercator
79% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: rudderbucky
Windows · Mac · Linux
Items are more than their sell value in this shopkeeping game. Run shops, hire workers, haggle for profit, and dominate ancient global trade from Muziris to Rome.
Why similar: Rome 23.7% ★, Shop Keeper 23.5% ★, Strategy RPG 12.9%, Economy 11.6%, Management 10.9%
- #26 Res Publica
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Benjamin Meyer
Windows
RES PUBLICA - Citizens of Rome, an innovative city builder, life-simulation and roleplay game, invites the player to build his own roman city, manage his character, family and household during the ancient Roman Republic in 150 BC. Ave Caesar! Its up to you to lead the way for your home and family!
Why similar: Rome 43.8% ★, Strategy RPG 16.6%, Historical 16%, Management 10.3%, Character Customization 7.8%
- #27 Kratoria
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ShinyScouter
Windows
Kratoria is an upcoming RTS/City-Building Game with RPG and Roguelike Elements, set in the world of Antiquity.
Why similar: Rome 37.6% ★, Strategy RPG 18.1%, Historical 15.5%, Economy 13.4%, Resource Management 7.9%
- #28 Roma Invicta
81% matchVery Positive83% of 253 reviews2022
Dev: Puntigames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Roma Invicta combines action packed real-time battles with turn-based strategy on a big campaign map. Supply your legions and conquer ancient Gaul turn by turn. Fight by yourself or hand over your soldiers to the AI and enjoy the spectacle.
Why similar: Rome 43.6% ★, Auto Battler 20.8%, Historical 12.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.6%
- #29 Gallic Wars: Violens Annalis
82% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2020
Dev: 白新社
Windows · Mac
A turn-based strategy game set in the "Gallic Wars". It features a simple command system and a variety of storylines.
Why similar: Rome 52.9% ★, Historical 17.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%, Simulation 4.3%
- #30 Whispers Of Waeth
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Calm Fox
Windows · Mac · Linux
Embark on an epic journey: Create, lead, and protect your organization, while facing perilous creatures in the mystical realm of Waeth. Craft, manage, explore, and purge the land of evil.
Why similar: Auto Battler 25.1%, Strategy RPG 20.3%, Management 15.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.2%, Character Customization 10.8%
- #31 Age of Druids
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dejima Studios
Windows
Age of Druids is a historical turn-based strategy game, based on the Roman conquest of Britannia. Lead your Roman legions or Celtic tribes in operational level tactical campaigns to decide the fate of the Britons and walk in the footsteps of Julius Caesar and Boudicca.
Why similar: Rome 51% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.7%, Historical 12.8%, Simulation 6.3%
- #32 The Ludus: Ashes Over Pompeii
76% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Badadam Studios
Windows
Become Maximus Valerius and inherit a decaying Ludus in ancient Pompeii. Train gladiators, survive political intrigue and forge your legacy in this cinematic historical strategy drama.
Why similar: Rome 43.5% ★, Dynamic Narration 19% ★, Historical 16.3%, Strategy RPG 10.1%, Management 9.8%
- #33 Citadelum
76% matchVery Positive84% of 1,089 reviews2024
Dev: Abylight BarcelonaPub: Abylight Studios
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Citadelum is a city builder set in legendary Ancient Rome. Build your own settlement, gather resources and evolve it into a magnificent city. Explore the world, trade and lead your mighty legions in epic tactical battles. Earn the favor of the Gods or challenge them, if you dare.
Why similar: Rome 39.3% ★, Auto Battler 18.2%, Historical 12.4%, Economy 9%, Resource Management 8.6%
- #34 Bet Shop Simulator
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: fourKlandPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Run your own betting shop, take sports bets, install slot machines, sell scratch cards, expand your business and turn a tiny bookmaker into a massive casino empire.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 39.4% ★, Management 18.2%, Economy 17.2%, Farming Sim 11.6%, Simulation 8.4%
- #35 Ashes of Pantheon
74% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Pone Games
Windows
Become the Ash Fire. Chart your gladiator’s course through the arena with directive cards, then watch your plan play out in real time. Build your deck, manage resources, and rekindle divine power in a turn-based strategy deckbuilder steeped in ancient Roman mythology.
Why similar: Rome 49.3% ★, Strategy RPG 20%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #36 NecroTactics
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Jerome LabellePub: Honest Rogue Games
Windows
An auto-battler roguelite where you build your own base & undead army! Draft your army, equip units and place towers to annihilate your opponent in seconds.
Why similar: Auto Battler 25%, Strategy RPG 18.2%, Perma Death 14.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.5%, Management 11%
- #37 Confessional: Reality TV Manager
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Mike Hurley
Windows
A reality TV production management game. Cast, create or download contestants, design your season, and watch drama unfold in the most complex relationship sim ever created. Scout hidden talent, manage moods, watch challenges play out, and survive dramatic tribal councils. Build your franchise.
Why similar: Text-Based 27.1%, Management 25.1%, Simulation 12.3%, Economy 12.2%, Character Customization 9.7%
- #38 Pax Augusta
72% matchMixed70% of 659 reviews2025
Dev: Roger GassmannPub: Senatis
Windows
Pax Augusta is probably the most authentic ancient city-building simulation. Build flourishing cities and look after your citizens. Earn gold with production and trade of goods and build impressive monuments. Strengthen your influence and become a Roman emperor!
Why similar: Rome 55.9% ★, Historical 18%, Simulation 9.2%, Management 9.1%, Resource Management 7.2%
- #39 GunMan: Gun Store Simulator
72% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Stupid Games Productions
Windows
Run your own gun store! In GunMan you have the freedom to manage and customize your store however you like, earn your way forward by buying and selling weapons, spend your earnings on new furniture and store essentials. You have full freedom to move and place furniture and essentials as you please.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 39.9% ★, Farming Sim 19.2%, Management 18.4%, Economy 11.8%, Simulation 9.5%
- #40 SEO or Die
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Zakhoda Oleksandr
Windows
Start with a single website and build a sprawling online empire. Grow traffic, manage clients, expand your team, and survive fifteen years of internet evolution in a life sim and business management RPG where every decision can lead to fortune or failure.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 27.8% ★, Management 16.4%, Economy 15.2%, Historical 11.7%, Resource Management 10.6%
- #41 Songs of Steel: Hispania
73% matchVery Positive92% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: Meteorbyte StudiosPub: Combat Time
Windows
Relive the conflict between the mighty Roman Republic and the brave Celtiberian people of Numantia! Featuring hand-drawn illustrations, classic turn-based strategy mechanics, and combat tactics, with decision-making and side missions.
Why similar: Rome 41.6% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 22.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.3%, Historical 15.3%, 2D 3.1%
- #42 Forever and Ever
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tasty Stewdios LLC
Windows
Forever and Ever is an anime-inspired turn-based strategy game with billions of different heroes ready for adventure. Find the greatest champions and turn them into legends that will live on forever (and ever)!
Why similar: Strategy RPG 21.7%, Class-Based 19.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.9%, Perma Death 14.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%
- #43 Store Simulator Pettikkada
70% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Boby MichaelPub: grandautostudio
Windows
Run your own local shop. Order Stock, manage store selling Products (fill product), set prices, bill settle customers your store.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 43.8% ★, Strategy RPG 27%, Management 19.6%, Simulation 8.5%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #44 Flagship Down
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NeedCrit Games
Windows
Tactical roguelike auto-battler. Assemble your fleet and equip your flagship with modules and weapons. Recruit and assign crew members to your ships. Start the round and watch your strategy unfold in fully automated battles.
Why similar: Auto Battler 34.1%, Perma Death 25.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 23.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.6%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #45 A Legionary's Life
75% matchVery Positive87% of 2,499 reviews2019
Dev: Alessandro Roberti
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A Legionary's Life lets you play as a Roman soldier during the years of the Second Punic War and beyond. Rise up through the ranks and win prestigious awards or just focus on making it home in one piece; it's up to you.
Why similar: Rome 48.9% ★, Historical 17%, Perma Death 16.1%, Text-Based 13.7%, Simulation 3.2%
- #46 Grand Arms: March of the Red Dragon
70% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Child 39 Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Squad-based tactical RPG, with auto turn-based combat and real-time-with-pause map movement. Build your army, defend your territory, and unite Wales against the English invaders. Inspired by classic JRPGs including Ogre Battle and Ogre Battle 64.
Why similar: Auto Battler 24.4%, Strategy RPG 19.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 16%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%, Historical 10.6%
- #47 1930: Farm Manager
69% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: OMG Studio
Windows
Start with an empty plot in 1930s America and build your farm from the ground up. Direct workers, organize their tasks, expand to new properties, develop vehicle logistics, and grow into an advanced wheat and flour enterprise.
Why similar: Farming Sim 38.1%, Management 16.9%, Economy 15.6%, Resource Management 11.6%, Historical 9.9%
- #48 Ultimate Blacksmith Tycoon ~The Appraiser-Shopkeeper Conquers the Blacksmith Trade~
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 18 reviews2026
Dev: Quench Forge
Windows
An appraiser-shopkeeper conquers the blacksmith trade. Read materials, decode Modifiers, bend the rarity table. Craft gear (Artifact 1 in 1,270), arm adventurers across 79 jobs, and dispatch parties into dungeons of 1,270+ monsters. Compound-interest debt, a re-forging workshop, 80+ tech nodes.
Why similar: Auto Battler 25.6%, Shop Keeper 25.4% ★, Strategy RPG 16.7%, Text-Based 15.8%, Simulation 7.8%
- #49 Great Song's Records of Economy
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: StarCatcher
Windows
Great Song's Records of Economy is a simulation game based on Northern Song Dynasty. Player will act as a itinerant, and bargain with merchants around the country. Besides, player can listen to residents and look for business oppotunities. Lastly, establish own business empire and compose legendary.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 30%, Historical 18.9%, Economy 16.1%, Management 13.8%, Text-Based 11.6%
- #50 Starlight Farm
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 新星像素/Nova Pixel
Windows
🌾 From zero to legendary farmer! 192 crop variants to collect, Purple Star is one in a million. 5-min harvest cycles, fast-paced farming! Upgrade legendary tools, unlock mysterious NPCs. Cozy pixel art meets hardcore collecting — ready?
Why similar: Shop Keeper 33.2% ★, Farming Sim 25.7%, Strategy RPG 18.1%, Management 15%, Simulation 5.7%
- #51 Legacy of the Gladiators
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Victory Lap Creative LLC
Windows
Train and upgrade gladiators, navigate dynamic narratives, and rise to power among rival houses in Ancient Rome. Build your Ludus, manage gladiators from the sidelines, or take direct control in the arena to shape their fates.
Why similar: Rome 52.3% ★, Auto Battler 24.2%, Historical 8.7%, Management 8.6%, Simulation 4%
- #52 Curio Shop
67% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: Sprout Coo
Windows
Buy mysterious (possibly cursed) goods from the dark web by night, then sell them in your curio shop by day. Balance profit against consequence and assemble an artifact capable of causing the apocalypse. All in a day’s work.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 43.2% ★, Management 19.9%, Character Customization 11.8%, Simulation 7.7%, Dark 6.7%
- #53 Qteam Simulator
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: zhekuan
Windows
Build and manage your own digital game platform. Acquire game licenses, develop original titles, hire employees, analyze market trends, manage your community, and compete with rival platforms as you grow from a small startup into an industry leader.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 32.5% ★, Farming Sim 23.9%, Management 14.9%, Economy 13.7%, Character Customization 7.7%
- #54 Rome Invictus
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ragnar Beaucoup
Windows
A Roman grand strategy game where real time battles decide the field and Senate politics decide who's still standing to fight them. Conquer, divide, and rule a living Mediterranean.
Why similar: Rome 55.5% ★, Historical 14.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.5%, Management 5.1%
- #55 Ludus Magnatus: Gladiator Manager Simulator
65% matchVery Positive82% of 663 reviews2026
Dev: Contec Games
Windows
Ludus Magnatus: Gladiator Manager Simulator is a classic management experience set in an alternate Ancient Rome. Start in Division VII with one of sixteen clubs, recruit fighters, equip them from the market, and climb the ladder through fully simulated seasons and matches.
Why similar: Rome 36.6% ★, Auto Battler 24.6%, Dynamic Narration 15.4% ★, Strategy RPG 10.8%, Management 6.8%
- #56 GLADIMAKER : Auto Battle RPG
66% matchPositive100% of 44 reviews2026
Dev: Team_Chunjin
Windows
Optimal stat allocation, creative equipment combos, and tactics that exploit your enemy's weaknesses—your choices define the battlefield! GladiMaker is a whimsical Auto-battler RPG that packs a punch with deep strategy and the thrill of infinite growth.
Why similar: Auto Battler 36.1%, Strategy RPG 29.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.9%, Resource Management 5.2%, Simulation 5.1%
- #57 Soukh
67% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Noctis Tide Studios
Windows
Discover Soukh - a Middle Eastern-inspired fantasy shopkeeping and strategy game. Run a chaotic bazaar with demanding customers, dispatch caravans and conquer challenges to gather exotic loot. Guide an exiled merchant’s rise. Will the sands lift him to glory… or bury him in stories left untold?
Why similar: Shop Keeper 25.6% ★, Farming Sim 25.1%, Strategy RPG 17.9%, Economy 11.3%, Management 9.9%
- #58 Sheepping
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Borrowed Games
Windows
Sheepping is a relaxing farm simulator in which you take care of your sheep, shear fluffy wool, spin it into yarn, and weave it into cozy clothing.
Why similar: Farming Sim 36.3%, Shop Keeper 29.3% ★, Management 13.3%, Economy 9.3%, Simulation 8.6%
- #59 Grave Danger
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Strictly MT Games
Windows
A comedic turn-based survival RPG. A pharmaceutical giant sold the apocalypse as self-care. Adventure 24 zones, fight 380+ absurd monsters, craft weapons from garbage, and topple the CEO who ended the world. Days are turn-limited. Currency is Salt. Jokes are not optional.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 24.4%, Dynamic Narration 16.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Text-Based 14.8%, Character Customization 10.6%