- #1 Software Inc.
97% matchVery Positive94% of 7,850 reviews2015
Dev: Coredumping
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 13.8 hrsMean: 46.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Construct and design buildings for optimal working conditions. Hire people to design and release software, so you can defeat the simulated competition and take over their businesses. Manage and educate your employees to make sure they are skilled and satisfied with their job.
Why similar: Game Development 23.3% ★, Economy 13.2%, Programming 12.4% ★, Management 12.2%, Capitalism 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: Offers the most comparable depth in office building, staff management, and complex business simulation.
- #2 City Game Studio: Your Game Dev Adventure Begins
96% 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 27.5% ★, Programming 15.9% ★, Economy 13.9%, Management 12.7%, Capitalism 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a very similar game development management experience with a focus on growth and market competition.
- #3 Mad Games Tycoon
96% matchVery Positive91% of 4,423 reviews2016
Dev: Eggcode
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Form your own game studio set in the early 1980s in a small garage. Develop your own game ideas, create a team and develop megahit video games. Research new technologies, train your staff and upgrade your office space, going from a lowly garage to a huge building. Expand your business and dominate the world market for video games!
Why similar: Management 17.3%, Economy 13.4%, Programming 12.9% ★, Trading 11.2%, Capitalism 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: The direct predecessor to the seed game, offering a familiar gameplay loop and core mechanics.
- #4 Big Ambitions
94% matchVery Positive92% of 14,788 reviews2026
Dev: Hovgaard Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 25.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Big Ambitions is a revolutionary role-playing business sim. Go from nothing to the biggest entrepreneur in New York by opening small businesses or slowly building huge corporations any way you like.
Why similar: Management 32.5%, Economy 29.7%, Capitalism 21.2%, Simulation 7.9%, Sandbox 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features an expansive business management system that allows for detailed control over multiple types of companies.
- #5 Game Dev Tycoon
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 45,135 reviews2013
Dev: Greenheart Games 💚
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
In Game Dev Tycoon you replay the history of the gaming industry by starting your own video game development company in the 80s. Create best selling games. Research new technologies and invent new game types. Become the leader of the market and gain worldwide fans.
Why similar: Management 51%, Economy 19.2%, Simulation 17%, Strategy 7.1%, Sandbox 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential game development management title that established the genre's core loop.
- #6 Startup Company
94% matchVery Positive81% of 6,224 reviews2020
Dev: Hovgaard Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Startup Company is a business simulation sandbox game where you’re the CEO of a new company. Your job is to build your very own website and compete against the largest tech giants on the planet!
Why similar: Management 36%, Economy 27.3%, Simulation 11.2%, Building 6.7%, Strategy 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the software and web development industry with a similar emphasis on office management and scaling.
- #7 Production Line : Car factory simulation
93% matchVery Positive82% of 3,484 reviews2019
Dev: Positech Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Production line is the new car factory management/simulation/tycoon game that pushes your organisational and entrepreneurship skills to the limit. Can you build the ultimate optimised, free-flowing car production line whilst beating the competition and still turn a profit?
Why similar: Management 25.7%, Economy 20.9%, Building 11.6%, City Builder 10.5%, Base Building 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the production line and logistics mechanics that are a key part of the MGT2 experience.
- #8 Good Company
92% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,793 reviews2022
Dev: Chasing Carrots
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Good Company is an in-depth management sim about building a trail-blazing tech corporation. Assemble complex production lines, manage employee logistics, and sell high-quality products on the market to become the best company in the whole county!
Why similar: Economy 19.2%, Management 16.6%, City Builder 12.3%, Base Building 11.1%, Building 11%
Why You'll Like It: Centers on automation and manufacturing logistics, mirroring the production aspects of the seed game.
- #9 Two Point Campus
91% 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: Management 27%, City Builder 19.7%, Building 14.5%, Sandbox 9.1%, Economy 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines creative building with complex management systems in a charming, high-quality package.
- #10 Two Point Hospital
91% 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: Management 38%, Building 20.3%, Simulation 15.9%, City Builder 8.9%, Sandbox 8%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers a polished management and building experience with a strong focus on facility layout and staff efficiency.
- #11 Project Hospital
90% 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: City Builder 23.8%, Management 23%, Economy 15%, Building 11.3%, Sandbox 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Offers deep, granular building and staff management mechanics that appeal to fans of complex simulation games.
- #12 MMORPG Tycoon 2
89% matchVery Positive86% of 3,154 reviews2020
Dev: VectorStorm Pty Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
MMORPG Tycoon 2 is a single-player world-builder game about creating the greatest MMORPG of all time – yours.
Why similar: Game Development 34.6% ★, City Builder 15.2%, Economy 15.1%, Management 14%, Sandbox 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A unique take on game development that focuses on the specific challenges of building and maintaining a virtual world.
- #13 Airport CEO
89% matchVery Positive83% of 8,359 reviews2021
Dev: Apog Labs
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 27.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Build and manage an international airport!
Why similar: Management 17.4%, Economy 16.1%, Capitalism 14.3%, City Builder 13.9%, Building 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a highly detailed facility management experience where logistics and building design are paramount.
- #14 News Tower
86% 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 26.3%, Economy 18.7%, Capitalism 14.9%, Building 10.7%, Sandbox 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: Combines management and layout planning in a unique setting that requires balancing resources and staff.
- #15 Game Dev Studio
88% matchVery Positive85% of 690 reviews2018
Dev: Explosive Squat Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Welcome to your own Game Dev Studio! How will you run your own offices and ascend to greatness in the gaming industry?
Why similar: Management 32%, Economy 25.3%, Simulation 18.6%, Strategy 12.7%, Sandbox 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A more casual but still engaging take on the game development management genre.
- #16 Academia : School Simulator
87% 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: Management 16.7%, City Builder 16.7%, Economy 16.2%, Capitalism 14.3%, Base Building 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the construction and management of a large facility with complex staff and student needs.
- #17 Rise of Industry
86% matchMostly Positive73% of 4,197 reviews2019
Dev: Dapper Penguin StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Put your entrepreneurial skills to the test in the first title in the ROI series as you create & optimise intricate production lines. As an early 20th-Century industrialist, grow your empire & adapt to an ever-changing business landscape with unexpected events that could lead to boom…or bust.
Why similar: Economy 19.1%, Management 18.4%, City Builder 16%, Trading 12.3%, Base Building 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Features a deep economic simulation and logistics system that challenges players to build an efficient industrial empire.
- #18 Another Brick in The Mall
85% matchVery Positive83% of 2,456 reviews2020
Dev: The Quadsphere
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Design, build and manage a giant shopping center. Open shops, supermarkets, restaurants, movie theaters, bowling alleys and more. Hire and manage the best staff for the job and milk your customers for all they're worth!
Why similar: Management 22.5%, Economy 15.2%, City Builder 14.5%, Building 12.3%, Capitalism 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features a strong focus on building design and retail management that mirrors the facility-building aspect of the seed.
- #19 Game Corp DX
84% matchVery Positive88% of 3,083 reviews2015
Dev: Endless Loop Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Manage your Game Studio, earn big bucks, impress the critics, beat rival studios and clean up at the awards!
Why similar: Management 30.2%, Game Development 26.2% ★, Economy 22.5%, Simulation 8.1%, Building 5%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward management game that captures the essence of running a game development studio.
- #20 Megaquarium
83% 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 25.5%, Building 18.1%, Economy 16.3%, Sandbox 14.1%, Simulation 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A management game that requires careful layout planning and economic balance to succeed.
- #21 SimAirport
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 4,050 reviews2020
Dev: LVGameDev LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 21.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Build & Manage Your Airport. An International Hub or a Regional Masterpiece -- it's up to you. Buy more land to scale out, or escalators to scale up with MULTIPLE FLOORS. You're in full control in this modern business management tycoon!
Why similar: Economy 19.8%, City Builder 19.3%, Management 17.4%, Base Building 12%, Building 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the construction and operational management of a complex facility, similar to building server rooms and offices.
- #22 Parkitect
82% matchVery Positive94% of 8,154 reviews2018
Dev: Texel Raptor
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 18.4 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: Economy 19.5%, Management 17.3%, City Builder 14.3%, Capitalism 12.8%, Building 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: Offers excellent building tools and management depth that will satisfy players who enjoy the architectural side of MGT2.
- #23 GamersGoMakers
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 399 reviews2014
Dev: gnifrebel Games UG
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
In GamersGoMakers, you found a little company creating the first video games in history. Create your first game with only basic sound and simple graphics available in the year 1980. You´re one of the pioneers entering the rising global market for computer games.
Why similar: Game Development 41.1% ★, Management 25.6%, Simulation 14.3%, Economy 8.8%, Strategy 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Another solid entry in the game development management genre with a focus on growth and strategy.
- #24 Movies Tycoon
81% matchMostly Positive71% of 555 reviews2024
Dev: PixelCraze s.r.o.
Windows
Movies Tycoon is a simulation game where you dive into the world of film-making. Start with a humble studio, scout and manage top talent, customize unique characters, and direct blockbuster films.
Why similar: Economy 17.8%, Management 15.6%, Capitalism 15.2%, City Builder 11%, Building 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Applies the management and production loop of the seed game to the movie industry.
- #25 Game Builder Tycoon
80% matchMostly Positive75% of 184 reviews2024
Dev: AM PlayhousePub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 48%
In Game Builder Tycoon, begin as an indie game developer. Personalize your character, craft hit games, manage marketing, research stuff and manage a skilled team. Overcome competition to guide your game development studio to global recognition and dominate the gaming industry.
Why similar: Game Development 34.6% ★, Economy 16.3%, Management 13.7%, Capitalism 13.1%, Sandbox 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A modern take on the game development management genre with a focus on accessible gameplay.
- #26 Mall Simulator
78% matchVery Positive83% of 3,319 reviews2025
Dev: F13 Games
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 29.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Turn your building from a small shopping center into a huge city mall! To avoid going bankrupt, you’ll need to build new stores and restaurants, set smart prices, and keep up with trends. 15+ stores, dozens of machines & services, and hundreds of brands waiting for you!
Why similar: Economy 18.1%, Management 16.7%, Trading 16.6%, Capitalism 15%, City Builder 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on retail management and building design, providing a similar sense of economic progression.
- #27 Mad Tower Tycoon
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 445 reviews2020
Dev: Eggcode
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Design your own skyscraper with more than 100 Floors. Rent offices, apartments or shops and build a financially lucrative skyscraper. Build cinemas, bars or a theater to satisfy your visitors and create an effective transport system with elevators and stairs.
Why similar: Economy 15.1%, City Builder 14.6%, Management 14.1%, Trading 11.1%, Building 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Emphasizes the vertical building and management aspects found in the seed game.
- #28 Tavern Master
78% matchVery Positive92% of 13,319 reviews2021
Dev: Untitled Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Tavern Master is all about managing your medieval tavern. You start with a very small room, couple of benches and tables and build your way up to a huge successful tavern with a kitchen, rooms for guests, group of loyal staff and much more!
Why similar: Management 39.4%, Building 21.1%, City Builder 14.5%, Simulation 12.1%, Strategy 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a satisfying building and management loop that focuses on growth and facility optimization.
- #29 PC Tycoon 2
79% matchVery Positive80% of 347 reviews2024
Dev: Insignis Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Start with one tiny office and a big idea, and grow it into a global computer company. Design your own CPUs, GPUs and laptops, launch your own OS, and outsmart your rivals. A laid-back tycoon that's easy to get into and hard to put down — made by one indie dev.
Why similar: Game Development 31.3% ★, Economy 21.7%, Capitalism 15.3%, Management 14.5%, Sandbox 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Allows players to manage a hardware company with a focus on research and market competition.
- #30 The Executive - Movie Industry Tycoon
77% matchVery Positive80% of 1,115 reviews2025
Dev: Aniki GamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Shape the history of the Hollywood movie industry in this sandbox business simulation game. Create the movies you've always wanted to see, hire the best team, research cutting-edge technologies, and dominate the Box Office. Can you rise from a small studio to a Hollywood giant?
Why similar: Management 21.9%, Economy 20.1%, Capitalism 16.5%, Trading 10.6%, Building 9.3%
- #31 Computer Tycoon
79% matchVery Positive85% of 1,023 reviews2017
Dev: Progorion
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Computer Tycoon is a highly complex Business Grand Strategy game about Computer Evolution. Start in the 70s, invent until 2034, create the best computer systems, upgrade your infrastructure, lead a team, and alter computer history! It is time to "Think Different"
Why similar: Economy 21.8%, Trading 21.1%, Capitalism 18.9%, Management 17%, Sandbox 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the evolution of hardware and software, providing a grand-strategy perspective on tech development.
- #32 City Bus Manager
75% matchVery Positive91% of 2,878 reviews2024
Dev: PeDePe GbRPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 39.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Build your own bus depot from scratch and create your personal bus routes in City Bus Manager. Play in your own hometown or any famous city in the world with real map data. Buy buses, maintain them, take care of your staff and lead your bus company to become the #1 in town!
Why similar: Economy 27.9%, Management 25.1%, Capitalism 19.7%, Simulation 10.7%, Sandbox 8.1%
- #33 Mad Smartphone Tycoon
76% matchMostly Positive71% of 662 reviews2024
Dev: MiradilPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Build Your smartphone Empire in Mad Smartphone Tycoon, your main goal in this game is to create the ultimate smartphone that combines both performance and aesthetics. Expand your company, dominate the global market, become a tycoon in the world of mobile phones!
Why similar: Management 20.4%, City Builder 10.5%, Economy 9.8%, Building 9.8%, Trading 8.9%
- #34 Game Builder Tycoon - Prologue
77% 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 28.7% ★, Economy 13.6%, Management 12.5%, Programming 11.5% ★, Capitalism 9.2%
- #35 Sim Companies
76% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,110 reviews2023
Dev: Sim Companies s.r.o.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 86.7 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Build a business empire in a player-driven online economy. Manage supply chains, trade with thousands of players, dominate markets, research new products, and grow from a small startup into a global corporation.
Why similar: Economy 19.1%, Trading 16.9%, Capitalism 16%, Management 14.4%, Building 9%
- #36 Game Dev Story
75% 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 32% ★, Programming 19.6% ★, City Builder 15%, Management 15%, Building 9.7%
- #37 Hotel Architect
72% 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 17.1%, Economy 17%, Management 16.2%, Capitalism 12.9%, Building 10.8%
- #38 Car Manufacture
74% matchMixed66% of 1,417 reviews2024
Dev: STEREO GAMES S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Car Manufacture is an automotive tycoon game. Start in the beginning of the XX century and create thriving business. Build cars, manage people, expand your plant and research new technology. Make tons of money and stay on top.
Why similar: Economy 29.1%, Management 23.8%, Building 17.2%, Sandbox 12.8%, Simulation 7.4%
- #39 Mad Television Tycoon
71% matchVery Positive85% of 298 reviews2026
Dev: Eggcode
Windows
In Mad Television Tycoon, you take control of a TV station. Accept the challenge and lead your network to success. Your task is to create a diverse schedule, maximize advertising revenue, and outshine the competition.
Why similar: Economy 25.8%, Management 21.6%, Capitalism 21.3%, Simulation 8.1%, Cartoon 8%
- #40 The Tenants
72% 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: Management 20.6%, Economy 20.4%, City Builder 19.9%, Building 12.2%, Base Building 9.6%
- #41 Game Dev Masters
73% matchVery Positive83% of 200 reviews2022
Dev: Ryan SaundersPub: One Man Media
Windows
It's time to become the Game Developer you always wanted to be. Make use of a large array of features, and player skills to create stunning 10 / 10 games. Compete with and eventually acquire other dynamic Ai Studio's. Raise the talent of your team and studio's in an effort to dominate the market.
Why similar: Game Development 38.7% ★, Economy 19.6%, Management 17.5%, Sandbox 7.9%, Simulation 6.3%
- #42 Empire TV Tycoon
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 902 reviews2015
Dev: Dreamsite Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Empire TV Tycoon is a game in which you manage a TV channel and fight for audiences taking decisions that will project your channel to fame and fortune.You will decide the content of your channel, select advertisers, hire workers, make your own productions, hire actors, and engage in much more activities!
Why similar: Management 41.2%, Economy 38.8%, Simulation 9.5%, Strategy 9%, Casual 1.4%
- #43 Super Movie Tycoon
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 345 reviews2025
Dev: Yuedong Game
Windows · Mac
Become a movie mogul in Super Movie Tycoon! From script to screen, build your dream team and create blockbusters to conquer Hollywood!
Why similar: Economy 15.1%, Trading 14.7%, Management 13.2%, City Builder 13.2%, Capitalism 12%
- #44 Little Big Workshop
71% 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 22.4%, Economy 18%, Simulation 14.2%, Building 12.8%, Strategy 10.6%
- #45 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: Management 17.2%, Economy 16.4%, City Builder 15.8%, Building 11.1%, Capitalism 10.6%
- #46 Esports Life Tycoon
73% matchMixed61% of 715 reviews2020
Dev: UPLAY Online
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Manage your own esports squad, expand your gaming house, and defeat legendary teams to become the best in the world!
Why similar: Management 22.3%, Economy 22%, Building 11.8%, Sandbox 10.8%, Simulation 8%
- #47 King of Retail
69% matchVery Positive88% of 3,559 reviews2022
Dev: Freaking GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The store is your kingdom! Expand your humble boutique into a thriving business: hire the right staff, decorate your displays, and lure in customers. Even your wildest ideas can turn a profit. Why not start a business that sells only white T-shirts and ketchup? PCs and beans? Your rule, your rules!
Why similar: Trading 17.7%, Economy 16.9%, Management 14.7%, Capitalism 14.6%, Building 9.8%
- #48 Cartel Tycoon
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 3,818 reviews2022
Dev: Moon MoosePub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Cartel Tycoon is a survival business sim inspired by the ‘80s and '90s narco trade. Expand and conquer, fight off rival thugs and evade the authorities. Earn people's loyalty and strive to overcome the doomed fate of a power-hungry drug lord.
Why similar: Economy 19.8%, Management 18.5%, City Builder 18.2%, Base Building 11.5%, Building 11.5%
- #49 Game Tycoon 2
73% matchMixed49% of 248 reviews2016
Dev: Sunlight Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
In Game Tycoon 2 you find yourself in the middle of the big players. Get into the act and experience the fascination of the game development. Reach your goal and become the Game Tycoon!
Why similar: Game Development 41.9% ★, Management 18.1%, Economy 15.9%, Building 7.4%, Simulation 7%
- #50 Definitely Not Fried Chicken
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,583 reviews2023
Dev: Dope GamesPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Definitely Not Fried Chicken is a business management sim with a Twist! Grow your drugs trade through legitimate fronts by managing both sides of the business. Acquire new "businesses", meet new clientele, Develop more potent narcotics, make lots of money and leave a city in ruin!
Why similar: Economy 18.3%, Trading 18%, Management 17.6%, Capitalism 16.2%, Building 8.9%
- #51 Blacksmith Master
67% matchVery Positive84% of 2,773 reviews2025
Dev: Untitled StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Manage your own medieval smithy in Blacksmith Master and supervise the entire process from mining ores and gems to designing and selling finished products. Forge everything from weapons and armor to tools and cooking utensils to fund your craft and become the Blacksmith Master.
Why similar: Economy 18.8%, City Builder 18.8%, Management 16.7%, Base Building 12.2%, Building 11.4%
- #52 Blockbuster Inc.
70% matchMixed52% of 644 reviews2024
Dev: Super Sly FoxPub: EndGameLoop Games
Windows
Ever dreamed of making your own movies? Build up your own movie studio, scout for upcoming stars, and produce cutting-edge films and TV shows. Try to stay ahead of your competition throughout the history of cinematography.
Why similar: Economy 19.3%, Management 17.8%, Base Building 13.7%, Building 13.3%, Sandbox 10.8%
- #53 Tavern Keeper 🍻
65% matchVery Positive94% of 4,694 reviews2025
Dev: Greenheart Games 💚
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
From the creators of Game Dev Tycoon comes Tavern Keeper 🍻, a cosy-chaotic management sim, featuring a powerful decoration sandbox and a magical storybook RPG!
Why similar: Management 25.7%, Economy 25.3%, Building 17.1%, Sandbox 13.1%, Simulation 9.3%
- #54 Planet Coaster 2
66% 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 20.4%, Economy 18.7%, Building 14.9%, Sandbox 12.4%, Management 12.1%
- #55 Voxel Tycoon
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,793 reviews2021
Dev: Voxel Tycoon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Voxel Tycoon is a management sim set in an infinite voxel world. Mine resources and process them into goods in your custom factories. Set up supply chains and passenger routes with a huge fleet of trains, trucks, and buses, and turn small towns into prosperous megacities with a thriving economy!
Why similar: Economy 21%, City Builder 18.3%, Management 17.4%, Building 12.5%, Sandbox 10.4%
- #56 SimCasino
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 758 reviews2021
Dev: LVGameDev LLC
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Modern Casino Tycoon Simulation in full 3D glory. Build the casino. Set the odds. Expand into a luxury hotel/casino or go cheap & extract max profits. Keep the vault secure at all times, and beware of criminals & cheaters!!
Why similar: City Builder 16.8%, Economy 15.4%, Capitalism 14.3%, Management 13.8%, Building 10%
- #57 Tropico 6
67% matchVery Positive88% of 29,546 reviews2019
Dev: Limbic EntertainmentPub: Kalypso Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 27.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
El Presidente is back! Prove yourself once again as a feared dictator or peace-loving statesman on the island state of Tropico and shape the fate of your very own banana republic through four distinctive eras.
Why similar: City Builder 27.6%, Economy 20.6%, Management 16.9%, Strategy 7.5%, Simulation 7.3%
- #58 Captain of Industry
66% matchVery Positive90% of 11,659 reviews2022
Dev: MaFi Games
Windows
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 85.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Build an industrial empire on a remote island. Mine resources, reshape terrain with excavators, grow food, construct factories, lay train tracks, and trade with the outside world. Research 100+ technologies to advance from basic metal smelting all the way to nuclear power and space flight.
Why similar: Economy 22.4%, Base Building 19%, Management 17.6%, City Builder 14.5%, Building 10.7%
- #59 Arcade Tycoon ™ : Simulation Game
67% matchVery Positive82% of 569 reviews2021
Dev: Squidpunch StudiosPub: Vincent Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Build stunning Arcade Centre’s, purchase a range of arcades machines, manage troublesome staff in this colourful and humorous simulation management game. Inspired by Two Point Hospital, Let's Build A Zoo and Megaquarium.
Why similar: Economy 18.8%, City Builder 17.5%, Management 17.1%, Building 10.7%, Base Building 10.1%
- #60 SERIES MAKERS TYCOON
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 536 reviews2019
Dev: CREW Studio Krüger UG
Windows
Series Makers makes your dreams come true. Produce your own TV series and build your own TV studio with your team. Dominate the TV landscape and fight your way up for worldwide success!
Why similar: Management 35.6%, City Builder 34.1%, Simulation 13.8%, Strategy 11.2%, Casual 3.3%