- #1 Mad Games Tycoon 2
97% matchVery Positive94% of 7,786 reviews2023
Dev: Eggcode
Windows · Mac
Median: 14.7 hrsMean: 37.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Start your own game development studio in 1976. Build your own offices, production facilities and server rooms. Develop the games of your dreams and produce the next next-gen console. Rise from a small garage company to a huge corporation.
Why similar: Game Development 34.3% ★, Economy 15.3%, City Builder 15.2%, Management 14%, Sandbox 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a highly detailed simulation of the game development process with extensive customization and management options.
- #2 Game Dev Tycoon
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 45,066 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 47%, Economy 19.5%, Simulation 18.2%, Sandbox 6.6%, Indie 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential game development simulation that captures the progression and decision-making loop of the industry.
- #3 City Game Studio: Your Game Dev Adventure Begins
96% matchVery Positive92% of 1,889 reviews2021
Dev: Binogure Studio 🐺
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 14.8 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 40.4% ★, Economy 16.8%, Management 13.9%, Immersive Sim 9.8%, Sandbox 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines game development management with city-building elements as you expand your studio across different locations.
- #4 Software Inc.
95% matchVery Positive94% of 7,806 reviews2015
Dev: Coredumping
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.0 hrsMean: 46.1 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 36.9% ★, Economy 17.3%, Management 14.4%, Sandbox 12.3%, Character Customization 9%
Why You'll Like It: Offers an incredibly deep level of management and office building that mirrors the complexity of running a game development studio.
- #5 Planet Coaster 2
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 14,453 reviews2024
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 31.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: God Game 23.2% ★, City Builder 19.9%, Sandbox 14.1%, Economy 12.4%, Simulation 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features unparalleled sandbox building tools and management depth that appeal to the creative side of MMORPG Tycoon 2.
- #6 The Universim
94% matchMostly Positive80% of 10,640 reviews2024
Dev: Crytivo
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 34.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Jump straight into managing your own planets as you guide a civilization through the ages. Build the ultimate empire in The Universim, a new breed of God Game in development by Crytivo.
Why similar: God Game 37.1% ★, City Builder 26.8%, Sandbox 13.9%, Management 10.6%, Simulation 4%
Why You'll Like It: A god-game that emphasizes the management of a civilization and the impact of your divine interventions on a global scale.
- #7 Reus 2
93% matchVery Positive94% of 2,295 reviews2024
Dev: Abbey GamesPub: Firesquid
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Shape worlds with your godly titans. Make symbiotic ecosystems and inspire humanity with your creations. Their achievements unlock new possibilities. Make different planets for different human spirits, and fill the universe with life!
Why similar: God Game 38.9% ★, City Builder 23.1%, Management 12.5%, Sandbox 11.4%, Relaxing 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the god-game aspect of shaping a world and managing the development of the creatures and environments within it.
- #8 Foundation
92% matchVery Positive87% of 24,128 reviews2025
Dev: Polymorph Games
Windows
Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 27.2 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 43.4%, Economy 12.4%, Sandbox 11.5%, Management 10.8%, Simulation 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A grid-less city-builder that offers a organic, sandbox-style approach to building and managing a growing population.
- #9 WorldBox - God Simulator
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 56,385 reviews2021
Dev: Maxim Karpenko
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 29.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
WorldBox is the ULTIMATE god simulator and sandbox game. A petri dish for your fantasy civilizations. Create your own world or destroy it using many powers. Watch civilizations grow, form kingdoms, colonize new lands, sail to far continents, wars to ignite, empires to fall and towns to burn!
Why similar: God Game 52.2% ★, Sandbox 23.1%, Management 8.8%, Simulation 7.2%, Relaxing 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: Provides the ultimate sandbox experience for observing and influencing the development of civilizations and ecosystems.
- #10 Cities: Skylines II
91% matchMixed56% of 91,808 reviews2023
Dev: Iceflake StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 23.6 hrsMean: 76.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Raise a city from the ground up and transform it into a thriving metropolis with the most realistic city builder ever. Push your creativity and problem-solving to build on a scale you've never experienced. With deep simulation and a living economy, this is world-building without limits.
Why similar: City Builder 38.4%, Economy 15.2%, Sandbox 14%, Management 13.2%, Simulation 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for complex city-building and economic management, perfect for those who enjoy the world-designing aspects of the seed game.
- #11 Startup Company
90% matchVery Positive81% of 6,219 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 37.6%, Economy 31.5%, Simulation 13.5%, Sandbox 11.1%, Casual 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: A business simulation that focuses on the technical and management challenges of building a successful software platform.
- #12 Dungeon Tycoon
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,918 reviews2024
Dev: Lunheim StudiosPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.7 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: God Game 26% ★, City Builder 20.5%, Economy 16.4%, Management 14%, Sandbox 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: A management game that tasks you with building and maintaining a dungeon, focusing on the design and economy of a virtual space.
- #13 Game Dev Masters
89% 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 34.5% ★, Economy 14.4%, Management 11.7%, Sandbox 10.1%, Immersive Sim 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A focused management simulation that captures the nuances of developing and maintaining a game studio.
- #14 Parkitect
88% matchVery Positive94% of 8,129 reviews2018
Dev: Texel Raptor
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 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 21.5%, Economy 19.9%, Management 15.9%, Sandbox 12.4%, Relaxing 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Combines detailed management with a robust building system that allows for creative expression in designing guest experiences.
- #15 Big Ambitions
86% matchVery Positive93% of 13,452 reviews2023
Dev: Hovgaard Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 25.2 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: Economy 29.3%, Management 28.9%, Sandbox 12.5%, Immersive Sim 9.2%, Simulation 8%
Why You'll Like It: A massive business management simulation that allows you to build a corporate empire with high levels of operational detail.
- #16 Two Point Hospital
87% matchVery Positive92% of 34,907 reviews2018
Dev: Two Point StudiosPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 35.3 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 40.5%, Simulation 19.6%, Sandbox 16.3%, City Builder 15.3%, Family Friendly 3%
Why You'll Like It: A charming management simulation that requires careful planning and layout design to keep your facility running efficiently.
- #17 Megaquarium
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,770 reviews2018
Dev: Twice Circled
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 14.9 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: Sandbox 24.3%, Management 23.1%, Economy 16.3%, Simulation 10.5%, Relaxing 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the management and design of a public space, requiring you to balance economic needs with creative exhibit building.
- #18 The Tenants
85% matchMostly Positive79% of 7,769 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: God Game 24.8% ★, City Builder 18.8%, Economy 13%, Management 11.8%, Sandbox 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A management and design game where you renovate and manage properties, focusing on the creative and economic aspects of building.
- #19 Hotel Architect
83% matchVery Positive94% of 2,276 reviews2026
Dev: Pathos InteractivePub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 17.1 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 23.1%, Economy 15.6%, Management 13.4%, Sandbox 13.2%, Character Customization 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Combines building design with management, requiring you to balance aesthetics and functionality for your guests.
- #20 Fata Deum - The God Sim
84% matchMixed60% of 460 reviews2025
Dev: 42 Bits EntertainmentPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
Inspired by the god games of old, Fata Deum lets you mold settlements and townsfolk in your image. Will you raise the settlements to splendor, or spur them on to violent debauchery and demons? Watch as a living world grows under your whims.
Why similar: God Game 32% ★, City Builder 21.2%, Sandbox 11.8%, Management 11.2%, Economy 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A god-game that allows you to influence the world and its inhabitants through direct intervention and strategic choices.
- #21 Project Highrise
84% matchVery Positive85% of 4,811 reviews2016
Dev: SomaSimPub: Kasedo Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 32.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Project Highrise is a skyscraper construction and management sim...
Why similar: Management 38.1%, Simulation 15.6%, Economy 14.9%, Sandbox 14.8%, City Builder 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: Challenges you to manage the construction and operation of a complex building, emphasizing the logistics of space and tenant satisfaction.
- #22 Pocket City 2
81% matchVery Positive94% of 144 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 31.1%, Economy 18.6%, Sandbox 16.7%, Relaxing 8.1%, Open World 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A streamlined yet deep city-builder that offers a sandbox experience with plenty of management tasks.
- #23 Prison Architect
82% matchVery Positive89% of 73,696 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 31.2%, Sandbox 21.2%, Management 19.4%, Economy 15.7%, Simulation 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Offers deep management and building mechanics where the layout and design directly impact the success of your simulation.
- #24 Planet Zoo
81% matchVery Positive91% of 97,434 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 22.5%, Management 21.4%, Sandbox 16%, Economy 15.2%, Simulation 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Provides extensive creative tools and management systems for building and maintaining a complex, living environment.
- #25 Highrise Mogul
82% matchMixed51% of 53 reviews2021
Dev: Olli Arkko
Windows
Highrise Mogul: design, build and manage your own skyscraper. Make floor plans, place rentable rooms, hire staff, design a beautiful garden, manage your own power grid and much more!
Why similar: City Builder 28.3%, God Game 21.4% ★, Economy 15.9%, Management 12%, Simulation 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the construction and economic management of a city, emphasizing the growth and development of your empire.
- #26 Transport Fever 2
79% matchVery Positive90% of 32,451 reviews2019
Dev: Urban GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.7 hrsMean: 66.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The classic transport simulation genre has a new gold standard with Transport Fever 2. Discover a whole new world by navigating transport routes through land, water and air. May progress and prosperity find their way!
Why similar: City Builder 30.5%, Management 19.9%, Economy 19.3%, Sandbox 12.7%, Simulation 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the logistics and economic management of a growing network, appealing to the systems-thinking required in MMORPG Tycoon 2.
- #27 Town to City
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,015 reviews2026
Dev: Galaxy GrovePub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 33.6%, Economy 14.1%, Sandbox 11.3%, Management 11.2%, Relaxing 7.6%
- #28 TasteMaker
79% matchVery Positive83% of 1,298 reviews2023
Dev: Jelle Booij
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
TasteMaker is a restaurant tycoon game. Design your own restaurant from the ground up, decorate, create a menu, hire and manage staff, and much more. Keep your customers happy and make a profit to keep the restaurant of your dreams from turning into a nightmare.
Why similar: God Game 26.2% ★, Economy 15.7%, Sandbox 15%, Management 14.5%, Immersive Sim 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A restaurant management game that emphasizes sandbox building and layout design to optimize customer flow and profit.
- #29 Game Corp DX
80% 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: Game Development 30% ★, Management 25.8%, Economy 21.2%, Simulation 8%, Sandbox 6%
Why You'll Like It: A simplified but engaging game development management sim that focuses on the core loop of creating and releasing games.
- #30 Good Company
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,792 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 22.5%, City Builder 21.3%, Management 17.7%, Sandbox 17.5%, Stylized 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Features a focus on automation and production line management that mirrors the technical side of game development.
- #31 Aquapark Tycoon
76% matchVery Positive91% of 265 reviews2026
Dev: Boxelware
Windows
Build the ultimate waterpark paradise in this classic tycoon simulation game! Design & customize water slides, pools, and saunas to fulfill your guests' needs. Combine creativity, strategy, and management to make a splash in the world of water parks and become the ultimate Aquapark Tycoon!
Why similar: City Builder 20.5%, Sandbox 12.2%, Economy 12.1%, Immersive Sim 10.6%, Management 10.1%
- #32 Game Builder Tycoon
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 180 reviews2024
Dev: AM PlayhousePub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.1 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 38.4% ★, Economy 14.9%, Management 11.3%, Character Customization 9.2%, Sandbox 8.9%
- #33 Production Line : Car factory simulation
78% matchVery Positive82% of 3,483 reviews2019
Dev: Positech Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.6 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 23%, City Builder 17%, Sandbox 15.6%, Simulation 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A complex management game that forces you to optimize the production process, much like balancing game mechanics.
- #34 Tavern Keeper 🍻
73% matchVery Positive94% of 4,625 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: Economy 25.4%, Management 23.2%, Sandbox 22.6%, Family Friendly 13.3%, Simulation 9.8%
- #35 PC Tycoon 2
75% matchVery Positive80% of 344 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 40.8% ★, Economy 23.3%, Sandbox 17%, Management 13.9%, Simulation 4.3%
- #36 Mad Games Tycoon
75% 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 31.8%, Economy 27%, Sandbox 17.9%, Simulation 10.4%, Atmospheric 6.2%
- #37 Mad Smartphone Tycoon
74% matchMostly Positive71% of 638 reviews2024
Dev: MiradilPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.9 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 21.7%, City Builder 18.2%, Sandbox 14.7%, Economy 11.5%, Immersive Sim 10.1%
- #38 Terra Firma 2
72% matchVery Positive92% of 191 reviews2025
Dev: Working as Intended
Windows
Shape breathtaking worlds in Terra Firma 2, a vast simulation where your creations evolve through the forces of nature. Sculpt the land, then watch as weather, erosion, and life itself transform your world into a dynamic, living ecosystem- right down to every plant and creature.
Why similar: God Game 42.9% ★, Sandbox 19.1%, Relaxing 8.6%, Simulation 8%, Family Friendly 7%
- #39 Game Tycoon 2
77% 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 50.1% ★, Management 16.1%, Economy 15.7%, Family Friendly 7.7%, Simulation 7.2%
- #40 Marble World
72% matchVery Positive89% of 1,333 reviews2022
Dev: Vector Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Marble World is a physics sandbox simulator with marbles. Create your own marble races, runs and machines. Customize a variety of tracks, decorations and marbles to create a beautiful world.
Why similar: God Game 35.2% ★, Sandbox 16.6%, City Builder 12.9%, Character Customization 6.1%, Relaxing 6%
- #41 Tiny Town VR
73% matchVery Positive92% of 1,261 reviews2017
Dev: Lumbernauts
Windows
Create an original world and fill it with buildings, roads, vehicles and more. Give it life with posable characters. Tell a story with custom speech bubbles and in-game photo captures. Then, share with friends!
Why similar: City Builder 37.6%, God Game 23% ★, Sandbox 22.6%, Simulation 9.7%, Casual 3.3%
- #42 MMO98
70% matchMostly Positive70% of 509 reviews2026
Dev: BiteMe Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
An incremental game where you go from small-scale MMO development studio up to global market domination. Improve your server infrastructure, address the technical challenges of running an MMO, release new games, and become the world's #1 MMO game studio.
Why similar: Game Development 36.7% ★, Economy 19.1%, Management 13.8%, God Game 13.8% ★, Simulation 13%
- #43 Creo God Simulator
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 241 reviews2025
Dev: MKSM Design LLC
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Creo God Simulator is a game of city building, resource management, survival, and a ton of villager smiting. As the divinely chosen Creostrider, it's your job to build a society bit by bit, while convincing your new population to believe in you as their one true god.
Why similar: God Game 35.1% ★, City Builder 23.4%, Management 12.1%, Economy 9.8%, Sandbox 7.7%
- #44 Market Tycoon
74% matchMixed55% of 412 reviews2017
Dev: Protection GamesPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Market Tycoon is a Tycoon game where you Grow your Market from a small Mini Market all the way up to a Hyper Market. Manage, create, and customize your market from wall paint to placing cashiers, shelves, and fridges.
Why similar: Management 43.1%, Simulation 22.2%, Sandbox 18.5%, Casual 7.8%, Indie 6.4%
- #45 Fantasy World Online Tycoon
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 58 reviews2020
Dev: Roberto Trasarti
Windows · Mac
Ready to manage your Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game? This is your chance! Fantasy World Online Tycoon will let you build and control any aspect of a MMORPG. Build spawns of Monsters, Quests and Dungeons. Be the CEO of your company, hire specialists and evolve your game!
Why similar: Simulation 56.3%, Management 23.7%, Indie 17.9%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #46 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 22.9%, Economy 16.1%, Management 15.3%, Sandbox 14.8%, Relaxing 7.8%
- #47 Grocery Store Tycoon
70% matchVery Positive84% of 121 reviews2025
Dev: Spyder Lab Gaming
Windows
Build and manage your own grocery store in first person. Run the register, stock inventory, hire employees, and expand your business from a small market into a thriving retail operation.
Why similar: Economy 26.8%, Management 20.7%, Immersive Sim 20.5%, Simulation 9.6%, Relaxing 7.8%
- #48 Computer Tycoon
71% matchVery Positive85% of 1,016 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 27.3%, Sandbox 21.3%, Management 19.3%, Immersive Sim 18.2%, Simulation 8.3%
- #49 Mall Craze
71% 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 19.9%, Economy 16%, Management 14.4%, Sandbox 13.9%, Immersive Sim 10.9%
- #50 Movies Tycoon
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 537 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 21.3%, City Builder 19.4%, Management 16.9%, Sandbox 15.5%, Character Customization 14.3%
- #51 City Bus Manager
67% matchVery Positive91% of 2,842 reviews2024
Dev: PeDePe GbRPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 38.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 30.8%, Management 25%, Sandbox 15.5%, Simulation 12.3%, Relaxing 4%
- #52 Blacksmith Master
66% matchVery Positive83% of 2,724 reviews2025
Dev: Untitled StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 12.8 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: City Builder 28.8%, Economy 19.5%, Sandbox 16.1%, Management 15.7%, Open World 9%
- #53 Planetary Life
66% matchVery Positive94% of 919 reviews2025
Dev: Sotenbox
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Manipulate climate, add plants and evolve creatures in this planet and life sandbox simulation game. From cells to civilizations, spread life throughout the whole planet. Or just enjoy watching your creation burn!
Why similar: God Game 41.6% ★, Sandbox 16.6%, Management 12.4%, Relaxing 7.8%, Family Friendly 6.5%
- #54 Voxel Tycoon
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,786 reviews2021
Dev: Voxel Tycoon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 15.3 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 24%, Management 21.1%, City Builder 17.7%, Sandbox 15.4%, Simulation 7.4%
- #55 Atlas Architect
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 226 reviews2021
Dev: Danial RashidiPub: Rashidi Interactive
Windows
A creative game where your imagination is your limit.
Why similar: God Game 28% ★, City Builder 19.1%, Sandbox 17%, Stylized 7.9%, Simulation 6.1%
- #56 Arcade Tycoon ™ : Simulation Game
68% matchVery Positive82% of 553 reviews2021
Dev: Squidpunch StudiosPub: Vincent Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.5 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: City Builder 24.1%, Economy 17.5%, Management 14.5%, Sandbox 13.2%, Immersive Sim 10.3%
- #57 Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,491 reviews2020
Dev: Innervoid InteractivePub: Digital Tribe
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Chef is a Restaurant Management game in which you create your own character, acquire supreme cooking skills, customize restaurants, design unique menus, and devise innovative recipes with a realistic editor.
Why similar: Management 37.7%, Simulation 14.2%, Character Customization 13.6%, Sandbox 13.3%, Family Friendly 7.7%
- #58 Fantasy Map Simulator
64% matchVery Positive89% of 4,296 reviews2024
Dev: The Stranger
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Fantasy Map Simulator: Create and watch imaginary worlds evolve over centuries. Design maps, simulate nations and their politics, and control destinies. See empires rise and fall on your desktop wallpaper. A unique simulation for history buffs and creative minds.
Why similar: God Game 66.1% ★, Sandbox 27.3%, Simulation 5.7%, Indie 0.9%
- #59 Rec Center Tycoon - Management Simulator
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 329 reviews2019
Dev: Jarrod Brown
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Design, build and manage a recreation center! Host fitness classes, build swimming pools, arcade & entertainment areas, build event rooms to host parties & much more. With endless customisation, Rec Center Tycoon goes much more in-depth than your average business management simulator.
Why similar: City Builder 23.9%, Economy 16.9%, Sandbox 15.4%, Management 15.3%, Immersive Sim 12.5%
- #60 Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game
66% matchVery Positive94% of 17,866 reviews2015
Dev: Camshaft Software Ltd
Windows
Median: 9.7 hrsMean: 53.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Make your dream cars a reality with Automation’s unparalleled car and engine design tools. Gain a competitive edge through smart engineering and business decisions to help you build an automotive empire. Will you become an industry leader, or just a footnote in automotive history?
Why similar: Management 31.9%, Sandbox 23.2%, Economy 17.5%, Simulation 13.7%, Immersive Sim 10.5%