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Start a band, and take on the world in this music industry simulation/role-playing game. Success doesn't come without hard work, and making connections in your local music scene is the only path to stardom.

Why similar: Music 49.6%, Management 24.4%, Simulation 19.4%, Indie 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: It provides an immersive experience in the music industry, focusing on the progression of a band from local gigs to global stardom.

Always dreamed of creating your own music band? We will realize your dream! Record songs, release albums and manage group activities! With the advancement of the group, managers will help you, and you will also have to face more than one difficult choice. Compete for a place in the top 100! Conquer the whole world!

Why similar: Music 41.3%, Management 19.1%, Simulation 18.4%, Strategy 14.9%, Indie 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: This title directly mirrors the management style of the seed game by focusing on the day-to-day operations and strategic growth of a musical act.

Idol Manager is a business sim about conquering the entertainment industry using any means you deem necessary.

Why similar: Management 39.8%, Strategy 28.6%, Simulation 25.3%, Indie 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a highly detailed simulation of the music industry where you manage idols, produce songs, and handle the cutthroat business side of the entertainment world.

Create, manage, and guide your very own band to success!

Why similar: Music 43.9%, Management 25.9%, Simulation 21.5%, Indie 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the essence of managing a music career, emphasizing the balance between creative output and business growth.

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 42.1%, Simulation 32.8%, Strategy 16.6%, Indie 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A classic management simulation that shares the same 'climb the ladder' progression loop found in music industry simulators.

The girls of Starnova are back in a new business simulation game! It's up to you the producer to build your office, re-hire the girls and get the money flowing to put on the greatest live concert ever. Do you have the management skills to once again accomplish everyone's dreams?

Why similar: Strategy 39.5%, Simulation 37.2%, Indie 15.2%, Management 8%

Why You'll Like It: This game combines management simulation with the specific niche of idol production, offering a similar strategic loop to the seed game.

Welcome to your own Game Dev Studio! How will you run your own offices and ascend to greatness in the gaming industry?

Why similar: Simulation 34.4%, Strategy 28.6%, Management 25.6%, Indie 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: This title provides a streamlined management experience that focuses on the iterative process of product development and market success.

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: Management 44.4%, Simulation 29.6%, Strategy 26%

Why You'll Like It: While focused on game development, the deep business management and industry-wide simulation mechanics are perfect for fans of complex tycoon games.

The only game of its kind where you can feel like a real internet celebrity! Record videos, interact with your subscribers, buy better equipment and gain fame!

Why similar: Simulation 32%, Strategy 31.1%, Management 25.2%, Indie 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: It translates the management of a creative career into a simulation format, focusing on audience growth and content strategy.

Run a music talent agency and make platinum-selling records!

Why similar: Simulation 54.2%, Strategy 25.8%, Management 15.6%, Indie 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a charming take on the idol management genre, focusing on the life-sim aspects of music stardom.

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 42.8%, Simulation 30.7%, Strategy 20.7%, Indie 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: This business simulation focuses on the challenges of scaling a company, which mirrors the growth mechanics of managing a record label.

Own a movie studio, negotiate with talents, schedule releases, make money, expand your business and become the biggest in the industry.

Why similar: Simulation 59%, Strategy 28.9%, Indie 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a broad look at the entertainment industry, requiring players to manage various aspects of show business to succeed.

Construct and design buildings for optimal working conditions. Hire people to design and release software, so you can defeat the simulated competition and take over their businesses. Manage and educate your employees to make sure they are skilled and satisfied with their job.

Why similar: Management 37.7%, Simulation 29.4%, Strategy 22%, Indie 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers an incredibly deep business management simulation that rewards strategic planning and long-term infrastructure development.

«Smartphone Tycoon» — unique business simulator. Create your own company for the production of smartphones! Your main goal will be to achieve worldwide recognition and take the company to the temple of fame of the global market.

Why similar: Simulation 32.2%, Strategy 29.9%, Management 26.8%, Indie 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a robust product development simulation that requires careful market analysis and strategic resource allocation.

An entire industrial empire under your control. Have you always dreamed of swimming in money? In “Industry Empire” you are the boss of all bosses.

Why similar: Simulation 40.6%, Strategy 38%, Management 21.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a comprehensive look at supply chain and business management, appealing to fans of deep strategy simulations.

With Music Store Simulator you can lead a musical instruments manufacturing company. Create, sell, earn and reinvest improving and developing your business. Expand your Brand and climb to success in order to become the world's largest manufacturer of musical instruments!

Why similar: Simulation 59%, Management 41%

Why You'll Like It: While focused on retail, it keeps the player engaged with the music industry ecosystem through inventory and economic management.

Wall Street Tycoon is a business simulation game where you’re the CEO of a new investment company. Your job is to grow the company, hire employees, and manage the business!

Why similar: Strategy 34.5%, Simulation 33.1%, Management 18.8%, Indie 13.7%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a complex economic simulation that challenges players to manage assets and grow wealth in a competitive market.

Tech Executive Tycoon is a simulation, strategy, role playing game that places you in the seat of CEO and entrepreneur of your very own tech company. Can you take your company to the top with top of the line products? Can you command a world class group of employees?

Why similar: Simulation 32.3%, Strategy 29.9%, Management 26.6%, Indie 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes the high-level management of a company, focusing on strategy and long-term planning.

This may be the world's first stand-alone simulation game that can “develop a mobile phone"! There are more than 60 models for you to develop! Develop your own mobile phone now!Support sharing with IOS version of the game archive!

Why similar: Strategy 44%, Simulation 41.4%, Indie 14.6%

Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on the competitive nature of the tech industry, requiring similar strategic decision-making to the music business.

Streamer Simulator is a simulation being streamer. Change your old life for the better. You can become the world’s greatest streamer in history.

Why similar: Strategy 35.4%, Simulation 35.1%, Management 15%, Indie 14.4%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the management of a digital career, sharing the 'rise to fame' theme common in music management games.

In Startup Freak you take the role of a budding entrepreneur, and grow your very own software startup from humble beginnings to a multi-million dollar company. Along the way you will have to overcome countless challenges. But the ultimate question you must answer: are you a Startup Freak?

Why similar: Simulation 32.3%, Strategy 31.8%, Management 23.4%, Indie 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: This simulation captures the stress and strategic requirements of running a growing business, similar to managing a label.

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: Strategy 39.1%, Simulation 37.1%, Indie 16%, Management 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique management perspective on running an online service, requiring players to balance user satisfaction and revenue.

Smooth Operators is an advanced simulation where you take control of a call center company and lead it to financial success! Watch your company become alive and grow while your building reach the highest skyline. What type of CEO will you be?

Why similar: Simulation 30.4%, Management 29.5%, Strategy 29%, Indie 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the management of a call center, requiring efficient resource allocation and strategic growth.

In Oil Enterprise, you enter the multi-million dollar business of black gold as a shrewd businessman. Accept the challenge and grow from a small-scale en-trepreneur, investing in your first oilfield, to a global oil magnate.

Why similar: Strategy 31.1%, Simulation 29.1%, Management 27.1%, Indie 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a deep economic simulation that requires players to manage global operations and market fluctuations.

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: Management 34.5%, Simulation 27.9%, Strategy 27.5%, Indie 10.2%

Economic booms, stock market crashes, oil crises, upswings, triumphs... Now you can become the greatest power in industry!

Why similar: Strategy 42.1%, Simulation 37.3%, Management 20.6%

Enter the exciting world of Arcade ownership! Play through the 1980's arcade revolution by buying arcade machines for your customers to play! Customize your arcade to increase its popularity! Manage your finances, capitalize on newly released games, but beware the pitfalls that could bankrupt you!

Why similar: Simulation 33.8%, Strategy 32.4%, Management 19.5%, Indie 14.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game combines management with a specific industry focus, requiring players to build and maintain a successful arcade.

Always wanted to see if you can hack the day-to-day life of a TV producer? Here's your chance! M.U.D. TV is your ticket to the weird wild world of television.

Why similar: Strategy 50.3%, Simulation 49.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a humorous take on media management, requiring players to handle programming and competition in the television industry.

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 38.3%, Simulation 28.1%, Strategy 25.2%, Indie 8.4%

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 43.5%, Strategy 26.7%, Simulation 23.3%, Indie 6.5%

Airline Director 2 is a management game set in the challenging field of commercial aviation.

Why similar: Strategy 41.9%, Simulation 40.2%, Indie 17.9%

Why You'll Like It: This title provides a detailed management experience focused on the logistics and strategy of running an airline.

Ready to be a millionaire? broke? robbed? or finally receive the sweet release of death? Well Supermarket Tycoon is the game for you! Build up and manage your own super market and much much more!

Why similar: Strategy 42.6%, Simulation 40.8%, Indie 16.6%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the retail management loop, requiring players to manage inventory and staff to ensure business success.

Disco Simulator is a tycoon type game based on club management. Your task will be to set up the club from scratch, put up walls, arrange furniture, hire staff, plan events, invite artists, put on concerts. Create your own club!

Why similar: Music 40.1%, Management 20.8%, Simulation 18.2%, Strategy 14.3%, Indie 6.6%

Start your life as a simple gamer in the year 2000. Find popular games to stream or compete in 8 different Esports. Who will you be? Play your career and story. Can you become the most famous broadcaster or the best progamer in the world?

Why similar: Simulation 49.9%, Management 30.1%, Indie 20%

«Smartphone Tycoon - Lite» — unique business simulator. Create your own company for the production of smartphones! Your main goal will be to achieve worldwide recognition and take the company to the temple of fame of the global market.

Why similar: Strategy 39.3%, Simulation 38.2%, Indie 16.1%, Management 6.4%

With Music Store Simulator Prologue you can lead a musical instruments manufacturing company. Create, sell, earn and reinvest improving and developing your business. Expand your Brand and climb to success in order to become the world's largest manufacturer of musical instruments!

Why similar: Simulation 57.9%, Management 36.3%, Indie 5.8%

Become a Gazillionaire by starting a tiny trading company and building a business empire!

Why similar: Strategy 43.1%, Simulation 39.6%, Indie 17.3%

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: Management 36%, Simulation 34%, Strategy 27.3%, Indie 2.6%

"Entertainment Simulator" is a new era TV station simulation game with a powerful data simulation system and many innovative gameplay. You have to compete with TV stations and new media, and finally, through unremitting efforts, build your own media empire.

Why similar: Management 34.1%, Simulation 30.6%, Strategy 30%, Indie 5.2%

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 31.8%, Simulation 28.4%, Strategy 28.1%, Indie 11.6%

Gladiator School is a Tycoon-style simulation game. You play as the master of a newly formed school for gladiators. Your job is to prepare and train recruits before you send them away to fight for their survival and entertain the crowd in the arena.

Why similar: Simulation 34%, Strategy 32.9%, Management 20.5%, Indie 12.7%

You have just been appointed the head of a new Movie Studio and have been given 10 (now 50) years to make it the most successful studio around. You are up against seven other computer controlled Studios all trying to be the best Studio in the world!

Why similar: Simulation 74.4%, Indie 25.6%

Work hard and you may reach the top of the video game industry!

Why similar: Management 41.5%, Strategy 29.1%, Simulation 24.5%, Indie 4.9%

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: Management 37.3%, Simulation 32.5%, Strategy 30.2%

Become a movie mogul in Super Movie Tycoon! From script to screen, build your dream team and create blockbusters to conquer Hollywood!

Why similar: Management 36.4%, Strategy 32.1%, Simulation 31.5%

In this game, you're playing as game developer and encounter typical problems like eating and sleeping. You need to correctly allocate your time for human needs, hobbies and work, to live another day as indie developer.

Why similar: Simulation 42.6%, Strategy 40.7%, Indie 16.6%

Compete for stardom in this Esport management tycoon.

Why similar: Simulation 40.6%, Management 31%, Strategy 15.5%, Indie 12.9%

Now you have a chance to operate your own company....of suicide!

Why similar: Strategy 41.7%, Simulation 41.3%, Indie 17%

Take the role of an astronomer exploring the depths of the universe. Build large telescopes to explore distant stars. Discover a habitable planet or an unknown anomaly in a far corner of the galaxy. Get scientific grants, publish your results and explore new technologies.

Why similar: Strategy 37.2%, Simulation 36.9%, Indie 15.2%, Management 10.7%

Manage your Game Studio, earn big bucks, impress the critics, beat rival studios and clean up at the awards!

Why similar: Management 47.5%, Simulation 29.5%, Strategy 14.2%, Indie 8.8%

INDUSTRY MANAGER: Future Technologies is a classic economy simulation in which you can build your own empire, research new sustainable products, and sweep aside the competition on your way to fame and success.

Why similar: Simulation 61.3%, Management 38.7%

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 45.1%, Simulation 29.3%, Strategy 25.6%

Manage your dream nightclub in Party Hard Tycoon, a business simulation game where you're tasked with throwing the most profitable party ever. It takes place in the same universe as tinyBuild's 2015 hit Party Hard.

Why similar: Simulation 36.7%, Strategy 34.5%, Management 15.1%, Indie 13.7%

Create and manage your own shipping empire. Control every aspect from route creation to marketing to staff handling and beat other managers to top the leaderboards.

Why similar: Management 36.1%, Strategy 32.9%, Simulation 31.1%

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: Simulation 35.6%, Management 27.5%, Strategy 25.2%, Indie 11.7%

Take over a small dungeon that no adventure is interested in as a new manager. You'll start with almost nothing and recruit minions, accumulate money, construct facilities, develop technology, explore the realm, have the dungeon's name up, defeat other dungeons and win the championship of the Dungeon League.

Why similar: Strategy 43.5%, Simulation 39.2%, Indie 17.2%

This is soccer management like you’ve never experienced it - Be more than just a player, be the head, the heart, and backbone of New Star FC. Be the Manager.

Why similar: Simulation 50.8%, Management 30.6%, Indie 18.6%

Computer Tycoon is a fairly 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: Management 37.4%, Strategy 33.9%, Simulation 23%, Indie 5.7%

Manage your own esports squad, expand your gaming house, and defeat legendary teams to become the best in the world!

Why similar: Management 37.2%, Strategy 32%, Simulation 30.7%