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CD Market is a music industry management sim where you build a record label on your own terms, from vinyl to digital. Stay small, or grow into something bigger. Discover artists, shape careers, and survive decades of changing formats, trends, rivals, and crises.

Why similar: Music 26.7%, Capitalism 16.6%, Economy 11.2%, Management 10.7%, Simulation 9.4%

Sign artists, develop talent, release music and steer careers through tours, festivals and changing trends in a detailed music industry management sim set from 1952 to 2026.

Why similar: Music 29.2%, Capitalism 11%, Management 10.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.9%, Simulation 9.6%

Own the studio. Run the studio. Make the movies. Play Hollywood Mogul 4 and run your own Hollywood movie studio in a complex, immersive, business strategy simulation that is TEXT-BASED with NO GRAPHICS and MINIMAL SOUND.

Why similar: Text-Based 24.4%, Capitalism 21.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.3%, Management 14.2%, Simulation 12%

Blueprint: EV is a single- and multiplayer strategy game about founding an electric vehicle company and running it through six fiscal years. Make three founding decisions, then guide pricing, production, R&D, and finance across 24 quarters of real P&L against three rival companies.

Why similar: Capitalism 20.4%, Political Sim 18.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.2%, Economy 13.8%, Strategy 10.6%

Wall Street Raider offers the deepest stock market simulations in gaming history. Control publicly traded corporations, futures, options, and even crypto. Whether you want to make billions in equities, short-sell overvalued stocks, or hedge risk using derivatives, the market is yours to conquer!

Why similar: Capitalism 26.1%, Text-Based 18.8%, Economy 18.5%, Management 13.5%, Simulation 8.5%

From brick phones to 5G, build your phone empire. This is a deep business simulation spanning 40 years of mobile phone history (1985-2030). Design phones across three technological eras, manage a global supply chain, fight OS ecosystem wars, and battle 20+ AI competitors.

Why similar: Capitalism 22.8%, Economy 17.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.6%, Management 14.6%, Simulation 14%

The President is a management / political simulation game where you play as the president of one of the available countries. Shape your country and meet the expectations of your people to be re-elected in the next elections.

Why similar: Political Sim 29.8% ★, Text-Based 15.8%, Capitalism 15.3%, Simulation 13.1%, Diplomacy 11% ★

Lead your nation through political decisions, balance happiness, economy, military, technology, and environment, compete against rival states, and respond to global events in this turn-based political strategy simulation where every choice shapes your country's future.

Why similar: Political Sim 38.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.7%, Management 14.4%, Text-Based 11.5%, Strategy 9.3%

Create a political party, win elections, respond to events, pass laws, govern, create your version of utopia and even go to war with your neighbors in this senate simulator with a fantasy twist.

Why similar: Political Sim 29% ★, Economy 15.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.9%, Capitalism 10.9%, Immersive Sim 10%

Run a presidential campaign in this turn-based strategy game where you manage funding, media, and political influence to win the election.

Why similar: Political Sim 30.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.9%, Economy 15.4%, Management 10.9%, Diplomacy 10.9% ★

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Why similar: Political Sim 23% ★, Capitalism 17%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.8%, Economy 12.7%, Management 8.7%

Democracy 4 lets you take the role of President / Prime minister, govern the country (choosing its policies, laws and other actions), and both transform the country as you see fit, while trying to retain enough popularity to get re-elected...

Why similar: Political Sim 27.3% ★, Economy 13.8%, Capitalism 13.5%, Diplomacy 12.4% ★, Management 10.9%

Can you beat inflation without crashing the economy? Run the Federal Reserve through real crises, political pressure, AI bubbles, and market panic. Set rates, deploy QE, manage expectations, and engineer the perfect soft landing. Featured on Marketplace with Kai Ryssdal.

Why similar: Political Sim 30.6% ★, Economy 18.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.3%, Management 11.1%, Historical 7.5%

Streaming Race is a single-player management game about building and running the career of a music artist. Plan releases, choose singles, manage marketing campaigns, negotiate contracts and follow your results daily and week by week on detailed global charts.

Why similar: Music 43.4%, Management 13.9%, Text-Based 13.8%, Simulation 11.3%, Strategy 10.5%

Take control of any of 177 countries in 2026. Shape its economy, politics, public services, diplomacy and military in a living geopolitical sandbox where every nation is simulated, every system is connected and your decisions write the story.

Why similar: Political Sim 38.2% ★, Capitalism 24.1%, Economy 14.6%, Management 12.1%, Simulation 9.1%

In Quarantine, you make the pandemic policies and funding priorities for your country as the head of the Health and Human Services Department. You will have to save your country from this global pandemic, while trying to keep the public and government officials happy...

Why similar: Political Sim 21.7% ★, Diplomacy 13.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%, Text-Based 10.9%, Management 9.1%

Take the role of Don in "Wiseguys: The Commission" and dominate New York. Plan crimes, traffic drugs, extort money and make war on rival families. Control the Commission, launder money. Your cunning will decide your fate. Are you ready to become the next boss of all bosses?

Why similar: Political Sim 25.4% ★, Capitalism 19.6%, Economy 13.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, Management 9.6%

Choose from professions like Smith, Preacher or Alchemist to gain riches in this medieval economic simulation. Climb the social ladder, dominate politics, and lead your dynasty to power over multiple generations to ensure your legacy.

Why similar: Political Sim 24.1% ★, Simulation 11.4%, Capitalism 11.4%, Immersive Sim 10.3%, Economy 10.2%

Run your own late-night TV show in a living entertainment industry. Book guests, write monologues, manage staff and money, battle rival shows for ratings, and survive your network. Every night is a fight for attention. Build the show. Run the room. Become the empire.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 23.8%, Text-Based 23.8%, Simulation 19.5%, Strategy 17.1%, Management 14.4%

Build a film and television empire in a living entertainment industry beginning in the 1980s. Create and manage productions, cast unique talent, outmaneuver rival studios, climb the box office and grab television ratings in this immersive, old-school tycoon sim.

Why similar: Text-Based 19.8%, Capitalism 16.5%, Management 14.1%, Political Sim 13.7% ★, Economy 12.7%

1950 — you run the world's smallest airline, dead last of 19. Hire planners to read unsurveyed markets, send negotiators to fight for slots, price every seat. Each month's ledger shows exactly why you won or lost; each December, the board judges you. An Aerobiz-inspired tycoon.

Why similar: Capitalism 27.5%, Economy 17.5%, Management 12.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Text-Based 10.3%

Over 20,000 simulated politicians, journalists and activists. Every one unique. Every one autonomous. Build your career from local councillor to Prime Minister in the most detailed UK political simulation ever created. No scripts. Pure systems-driven gameplay.

Why similar: Political Sim 27.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.2%, Text-Based 13.1%, Simulation 11.8%, Diplomacy 11.8% ★

CAPITALIUM is a turn-based economic sim set during the Industrial Revolution. Build factories, trade across cities, negotiate with rivals and politicians, and grow through loans, investment, and acquisitions. Later, secure a royal charter, extend the railway, and build and name your own town.

Why similar: Political Sim 27% ★, Capitalism 19.9%, Economy 18.4%, Management 12.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%

Drill the wells. Run the refinery. Read the market. OIL is a free text-based simulation of running a petroleum operation, played at a 1980s green-phosphor terminal. End each year richer or bankrupt. Mind the bear market. Climb the leaderboard.

Why similar: Capitalism 22.6%, Text-Based 21.9%, Economy 15.4%, Management 13.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%

Play the strategy game of money, power and wealth.

Why similar: Capitalism 33.9%, Management 17.8%, Simulation 17%, Economy 16.8%, Strategy 14.6%

Build or join a record label across seven distinct music markets, each with its own charts, economy, contracts, royalties, and audience behavior. Sign artists, fund releases, manage debt, survive rivals, and turn local acts into global stars.

Why similar: Music 41.5%, Simulation 19.8%, Management 18.7%, Strategy 17.4%, Indie 2.6%

A text-based political management sandbox set in the Cold War. Balance the budget, recruit experts, bargain with rival powers, answer telegrams, and drag a poor new republic into the space age. Or bury it in a nuclear one. All in animated ASCII.

Why similar: Political Sim 31.5% ★, Text-Based 18.1%, Management 10%, Strategy 9.4%, Diplomacy 8.7% ★

A turn-based car-company tycoon. Design every model from the chassis up, run the factories, price sharp, and out-engineer a field that grows to 30 AI rivals across a century of motoring. Build the automaker that lasts, or go bankrupt trying.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 19.3%, Capitalism 14.4%, Economy 13.8%, Text-Based 13.2%, Simulation 12.9%

Build and run a multi-entity family office: source commercial property deals, compare financing, negotiate terms, manage debt and cash flow, hire staff, structure trusts, and carry the institution into the next generation.

Why similar: Capitalism 25.7%, Economy 19.4%, Management 15.2%, Political Sim 10.2% ★, Simulation 9.6%

An asset-management simulation about other people's money. Raise capital into a public ETF and a private fund, earn fees, and grow the firm. Three worlds move on rates, FX, commodities and earnings — not random numbers — and every price is a trade between thousands of bots on a live order book.

Why similar: Text-Based 21.5%, Capitalism 17.8%, Simulation 16.6%, Strategy 14.6%, Economy 14%

Lawgivers II is a political sandbox game that features multiple electoral systems, approve/reject bills and govern a country. Start out your career from the very bottom, and perhaps one day, lead your nation to become the most influential in the world.

Why similar: Political Sim 25.6% ★, Capitalism 18.4%, Diplomacy 14.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Management 9.8%

Run your own sauna: buy a room, equip it with an oven and start earning money from it. Hire employees, ensure safety and, of course, have fun!

Why similar: Capitalism 28.4%, Economy 22.1%, Management 17.4%, Immersive Sim 16.2%, Simulation 10.9%

Build a PC company from a one-person operation in the dawn of computing to an industry titan in the modern era. Manage staff, secure contracts, research technology, and ship products all while keeping yourself from financial ruin. The Valley is an unforgiving place.

Why similar: Political Sim 20.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Immersive Sim 14.5%, Simulation 14.1%, Strategy 11.5%

Take the role of a manager or CEO of a record label, and try to make your mark on the music industry!

Why similar: Music 43.3%, Simulation 18.2%, Strategy 17.7%, Management 16.1%, Indie 4.7%

Lead a family dynasty across living nations. Farm, trade, found a bank, arm wars, and out-compete rival houses — solo or online with friends.

Why similar: Capitalism 23.7%, Political Sim 20% ★, Economy 19.2%, Diplomacy 17.4% ★, Strategy 9.5%

You are the ruler of a democratic independent state of Belarus. Unfortunately, you receive troubled news. An act of aggression is planned against your country. You need to do everything in your power to stop it.

Why similar: Political Sim 28.1% ★, Economy 15.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, Text-Based 14.1%, Management 11.6%

Take on the role of a music manager and build your empire in Sound Syndicate by scouting raw talent, negotiating contracts, and managing rights.

Why similar: Music 39.2%, Management 16.3%, Capitalism 11.9%, Simulation 11.6%, Strategy 10.7%

Wealth, power, greed: in the oil boom of the 1960s, money never sleeps. Invest in stocks, commodities and real estate, acquire companies and manipulate markets to build a financial empire. Use mergers, Ruthless speculation and strategies to dominate the global economy.

Why similar: Capitalism 25.9%, Political Sim 20.7% ★, Economy 17.5%, Simulation 13.1%, Management 11.4%

Build a business empire across the United States. Create companies, open and upgrade assets. Expand across industries, dominate markets, control a growing share of the economy, and build a trillion-dollar fortune.

Why similar: Capitalism 27.8%, Economy 21.5%, Text-Based 15.5%, Simulation 14.9%, Management 14.2%

The 2024 U.S. Election Simulator puts you in control of an American election night like never before. Customize your very own political candidate and run a realistic campaign that leads up to election night!

Why similar: Political Sim 32.3% ★, Capitalism 21.1%, Diplomacy 15.5% ★, Simulation 13.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.9%

A text UI based TV channel simulation game. Out manoeuvre the competition to be the broadcast number one

Why similar: Capitalism 31.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.2%, Text-Based 20.5%, Strategy 13.4%, Simulation 11.7%

In The Monetary Lever, you're the Bank of England Governor. Control interest rates and QE to guide the UK economy. Balance growth with inflation and navigate unexpected challenges. Test your economic skills in this engaging simulator. Can you steer the economy towards prosperity?"

Why similar: Economy 24.2%, Capitalism 23.4%, Strategy 13.5%, Simulation 13.2%, Political Sim 12.7% ★

It's 1995 and the bank is yours. Set rates, approve loans, take deposits, deal in stocks, satisfy the regulator, and try not to break too many rules. A deep banking and finance management sim wrapped in a mid-1990’s desktop.

Why similar: Capitalism 25.8%, Economy 20%, Management 17%, Text-Based 14.5%, Simulation 11%

Retro Soccer Manager Sim 89 is a tribute to the golden age of management sims, a love letter to text-based immersion. Every week presents a new set of challenges and a deeply satisfying gameplay loop where your decisions truly matter.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 16.7%, Capitalism 14.3%, Text-Based 13.2%, Simulation 11.3%, Immersive Sim 10.9%

"In this economic strategy game starting in the Great Depression of 1929, buy stocks, take over companies, acquire countries, and shape world history. Compete fiercely against rivals to manipulate UN decisions, invest in the technologies of the era, and build mega projects.

Why similar: Capitalism 23.9%, Economy 18.6%, Political Sim 15.2% ★, Simulation 13.6%, Strategy 12%

Battle through 30 years of digital agency history — optimize sales & marketing, deliver projects, grow your team and outsmart your rivals. Fully simulated market and freely chosen path to success — boutique with quality or agency group? You decide.

Why similar: Capitalism 29.3%, Economy 19.8%, Management 18.3%, Simulation 12.6%, Text-Based 10%

Lead a nation through decades of political and economic challenges. Manage budgets, taxes, interest rates, crises, and public opinion in a deep grand-strategy simulation where every decision shapes your country's future.

Why similar: Political Sim 20.3% ★, Economy 15.5%, 4X 15.2% ★, Simulation 14.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%

A turn-based political simulator. You are the Chairman: forty quarters, thirty-four provinces, a deck that keeps your account, and five colleagues who could replace you. Every edict has a stated version and a real one. Every number you see is the number you were given. Thirteen endings.

Why similar: Political Sim 27.9% ★, Text-Based 15.9%, Capitalism 15.6%, Economy 11%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.1%

Meiji Oligarchy is a historical simulation game that models the political, economic, and military systems of Meiji-era Japan. It spans the period from the assassination of Ōkubo Toshimichi through the Katsura–Saionji era (1878–1912).

Why similar: Political Sim 33.2% ★, Capitalism 21.9%, Economy 16.9%, Simulation 8.3%, Management 8.3%

An economic strategy game where you run the central bank. Built on the IS–PC–MR macroeconomic model. The policy rate, unemployment, inflation, the trade balance. Can you keep the economy clear of overheating and slumps?

Why similar: Economy 21.2%, Capitalism 17.7%, Simulation 11.6%, Political Sim 11.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%

Lead your Asian empire in an empire building turn based strategy war game. Are you ready to lead, Supreme Commander?

Why similar: Political Sim 24.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.3%, Text-Based 12.7%, Diplomacy 10.4% ★, Economy 8.7%

President or Patriarch? In this deep simulation, national survival and family interests clash. Twist laws and deploy kin to seize control. Will you sacrifice the republic for your dynasty, or betray your blood for the state? Power isn't about saving the world; it's about deciding who owns it.

Why similar: Political Sim 25.7% ★, Capitalism 15.6%, Diplomacy 14.6% ★, Economy 14.1%, Management 9.4%

MarginCall is a market with no scripted prices. Hundreds of independent traders, each with its own money and mind, price a real order book inside a fully simulated economy. Build a fortune, control industries, raid rivals, or get margin called into ruin.

Why similar: Capitalism 25.2%, Economy 18%, Text-Based 16.1%, Management 10.5%, Simulation 8.7%

Skyline Empire is a turn-based airline tycoon. Found your carrier, connect 300+ real cities, and secure airport slots while competing with up to 100 AI airlines. Set fares, buy aircraft, build hubs, and form alliances to grow a regional startup into a worldwide megacarrier.

Why similar: Economy 19%, Capitalism 18.5%, Simulation 16.7%, Strategy 14.8%, 4X 12% ★

Zona Eleitoral is a turn-based strategy game that puts you in charge of a mayoral campaign. Choose your candidate, build your strategy, manage your resources to unlock new actions, and navigate unexpected twists in the race for the mayor's office. Do you have what it takes to win the election?

Why similar: Political Sim 35.5% ★, Economy 18.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.9%, Management 13.3%, Strategy 8.4%

America, 1850. Fortunes are made and destroyed in a single day. Will you be the predator — or the prey? Trade stocks, crush rivals, seize companies, and claw your way to the top in the most ruthless financial arena of the century.

Why similar: Political Sim 34% ★, Capitalism 23.7%, Economy 13.8%, Management 8.8%, Strategy 7%

Real Estate Investor is a deep, turn-based economic simulation focused on realistic property investing. Hunt for bargains, haggle over the price, and turn run-down flats into a thriving portfolio. Sign the deed, collect the rent, quit the rat race and become a property millionaire.

Why similar: Capitalism 29%, Economy 23.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Simulation 11.7%, Text-Based 9.1%

Inspired by the economy simulation games oft the mid 90s, Undertaker's let's you manage your very own funeral home.

Why similar: Capitalism 24.4%, Simulation 21.1%, Strategy 19.2%, Economy 16.2%, Management 12.3%

Take a place of a politician in the post-Soviet space and immerse yourself in the struggle for power amid the ruins of the former empire. Your decisions will determine the path of the young state's development.

Why similar: Political Sim 28.4% ★, Capitalism 16.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.8%, Economy 11.9%, Management 7.4%

Lead your Latin empire in an empire building turn based strategy war game. Are you ready to lead, Supreme Commander?

Why similar: Political Sim 24.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Text-Based 13.1%, Diplomacy 10.6% ★, Economy 9.8%