Games Like MusicLabeLManager 2K21

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%, Capitalism 16.8%, Economy 11.6%, Management 10.7%, Simulation 9.5%

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 28.6%, Capitalism 11.3%, Management 10.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.9%, Simulation 9.7%

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 24.2%, Capitalism 21.4%, Management 14.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Simulation 12%

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 26.2%, Economy 18.9%, Text-Based 18.6%, Management 13.6%, Simulation 8.4%

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 15.7%, Capitalism 15.4%, Simulation 13.1%, Diplomacy 10.9% ★

昭昭天命，复归大明。在星变时空的恢弘重塑中，熔铸八十三载春秋：变钞法以通有无，革军制而强九边；修水利以固邦本，改科举而纳贤良。崇格物方致知穷理；兴矿冶而器利工商。靖九边以抚八方，镇四海而服万邦。于庙算奏疏间，重整日月山河；在革故鼎新中，再创中华治世。一切，皆在你一念之间。

Why similar: Political Sim 22.9% ★, Capitalism 17.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Economy 13.1%, Management 8.7%

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 27.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.1%, Text-Based 13%, Simulation 11.8%, Diplomacy 11.7% ★

A deep geopolitical sim that starts from the real world, January 1st 2026. Take one of 177 nations and run its economy, politics, budgets, diplomacy and wars. No scripts, no random numbers. Every country plays by the same rules you do, and the drama writes itself.

Why similar: Political Sim 37.9% ★, Capitalism 24.1%, Economy 14.9%, Management 12.1%, Simulation 9%

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 21.8% ★, Diplomacy 13.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%, Text-Based 10.8%, Management 9.2%

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 25.3% ★, Capitalism 19.7%, Economy 13.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Management 9.7%

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 42.6%, Management 14.3%, Text-Based 13.9%, Simulation 11.5%, Strategy 10.6%

Blueprint: EV is a single-player 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: Political Sim 25% ★, Capitalism 17%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.6%, Strategy 11.5%, Economy 11.2%

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 19.5%, Capitalism 16.6%, Management 14.2%, Political Sim 13.7% ★, Economy 13.1%

Build your dream late-night TV empire in this deep management sim. Book celebrity guests, shape your show's identity, hire staff, craft unforgettable episodes, and battle rival networks for ratings, relevance, and cultural dominance in a living entertainment world of fame.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 23.7%, Text-Based 23.6%, Simulation 19.5%, Strategy 17.1%, Management 14.6%

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 22.7%, Text-Based 21.6%, Economy 15.8%, Management 13.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%

Play the strategy game of money, power and wealth.

Why similar: Capitalism 33.9%, Management 17.8%, Economy 17.2%, Simulation 16.8%, Strategy 14.4%

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 21.3%, Diplomacy 15.4% ★, Simulation 13.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.8%

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 25.8%, Political Sim 20.5% ★, Economy 17.9%, Simulation 13%, Management 11.4%

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 22.6% ★, Economy 21.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.1%, Simulation 12.2%, Management 8.7%

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 40.6%, Simulation 20%, Management 19.2%, Strategy 17.5%, Indie 2.6%

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 42.5%, Simulation 18.4%, Strategy 17.9%, Management 16.5%, Indie 4.7%

State of Affairs is a realistic geopolitical simulator where you lead a nation through pivotal historical moments. Manage legislative bodies, balance factional tensions, and make strategic decisions that shape the political, economic, and social future of your country.

Why similar: Political Sim 27.9% ★, Economy 15.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Management 10.7%, Strategy 7.5%

Build and manage a real multi‑entity family office as you acquire properties, hire staff, structure trusts, and grow generational wealth through authentic financial systems.

Why similar: Capitalism 25.8%, Economy 19.9%, Management 15.3%, Political Sim 10.1% ★, Simulation 9.5%

Forge your path to power in medieval Europe. Choose your profession and master trade, politics, and intrigue to climb the social ladder and found a dynasty. Secure your legacy and dominate history in this immersive economic simulation.

Why similar: Political Sim 24.2% ★, Capitalism 12.4%, Simulation 12.1%, Immersive Sim 10.8%, Strategy 10.5%

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 20.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Immersive Sim 14.3%, Simulation 14.2%, Strategy 11.6%

Build a car empire from a single garage. Design every model from the chassis up, run the factories, price sharp, and outsell 30 AI rivals — a turn-based automaker tycoon spanning decades. Out-engineer the competition or go bankrupt trying.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 19.1%, Capitalism 14.4%, Economy 14.2%, Text-Based 13.1%, Simulation 12.8%

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% ★, Economy 16.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.3%, Text-Based 13.9%, Management 11.7%

Build a medieval trading empire across Northern Europe. Establish trade routes, influence politics, expand your cities, and compete with rival merchants for wealth and power in a dynamic economic strategy game.

Why similar: Capitalism 25.1%, Economy 20.7%, Political Sim 16.9% ★, Strategy 9.8%, Management 9.4%

Politica is a mini-game political simulator. Assuming the role of a lobbyist in republican Italy, players will have to accumulate as much money and power as possible through lobbying strategies, political relations and intrigue.

Why similar: Political Sim 32% ★, Capitalism 19.6%, Management 11.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%, Strategy 8.7%

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 24.8%, Capitalism 23.3%, Strategy 13.3%, Simulation 13%, Political Sim 12.6% ★

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 16.6%, Capitalism 14.5%, Text-Based 13.1%, Simulation 11.3%, Immersive Sim 10.7%

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

Why similar: Capitalism 32.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.1%, Text-Based 20.4%, Strategy 13.4%, Simulation 11.7%

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 29.4%, Economy 20.3%, Management 18.4%, Simulation 12.5%, Text-Based 9.9%

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 15.9%, 4X 14.9% ★, Simulation 14.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%

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 33.9% ★, Capitalism 23.8%, Economy 14.2%, Management 8.8%, Strategy 6.9%

"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 24%, Economy 19.1%, Political Sim 15.1% ★, Simulation 13.5%, Strategy 12.1%

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 20.9%, Strategy 19%, Economy 16.6%, Management 12.3%

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 16%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Capitalism 11%, Immersive Sim 9.8%

Create and control the business empire of your dreams. This in-depth strategy game covers almost every aspect of business that could be encountered in the real world.

Why similar: Capitalism 31.6%, Economy 29.4%, Management 16.6%, Simulation 11.7%, Strategy 9.4%

Run the Federal Reserve in this macroeconomics time-traveling simulation game. Apply monetary and fiscal policies and monitor and assess the impact on unemployment, inflation, and other key economic metrics. Can you Beat the Fed?

Why similar: Political Sim 28.3% ★, Capitalism 21.6%, Economy 15.6%, Immersive Sim 11.5%, Management 10.6%

A corporate crisis management simulation where every decision has a cost, every audit has a deadline, and one wrong call can cost careers, compliance, and lives.

Why similar: Political Sim 27.8% ★, Simulation 17.3%, Management 16.2%, Strategy 15.3%, Economy 14%

Start in 1984 with a small game studio. Create hit games, build consoles, grow a business empire, acquire companies, invest in stocks, own football clubs and other ventures, then enter politics, fight elections, and lead a nation. One save. One journey from developer to mogul to Prime Minister.

Why similar: Capitalism 26.6%, Economy 18.5%, Immersive Sim 12%, Management 11.5%, Simulation 9.1%

Investment Fund Game is a singleplayer sandbox simulation where you become the manager of an investment fund. Buy stocks, bonds, commodities. Test different investment strategies, track your performance, and compete with AI-driven funds using their own approaches.

Why similar: Capitalism 27.6%, Economy 22.5%, Simulation 15.1%, Management 14.5%, Immersive Sim 9.9%

Play as one of the three great leader in the year 1135 in the Middle East. Become Sultan of Egypt, King of Jerusalem or Emir of Aleppo. Take control or rewrite history of the Middle East. King, Sultan or Emir, discover a fascinating tale and forge your destiny.

Why similar: Political Sim 21.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 21%, Simulation 15.6%, Strategy 14.2%, Text-Based 10.3%

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 14.5%, Text-Based 13%, Diplomacy 10.5% ★, Economy 10.1%

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 25.3%, Economy 24.2%, Management 17.4%, Immersive Sim 14.9%, Simulation 11.1%

Run for President of the United States. Fight through a state-by-state primary, pick a running mate at the convention, trade blows across every televised debate, and hold your coalition together on election night — one decision a week, in a country paying attention to every one.

Why similar: Political Sim 41.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%, Simulation 13.1%, Strategy 12.1%, Text-Based 9%

Run for president or mayor. Write your own story of success or failure. Pass legislation and create budgets. In 50 Stars, you create your own story as you run for office. The future is your in 50 Stars, how will you play?

Why similar: Political Sim 32.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.6%, America 15.2% ★, Simulation 14.5%, Text-Based 11.5%

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

Why similar: Political Sim 25.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.5%, Text-Based 12.8%, Diplomacy 10.5% ★, Economy 9.2%

Do you find tycoon games too simplistic? GearCity is a complex and in-depth business simulator. It focuses on a realistic economic simulation of the global automobile industry. The game takes several hours to grasp and hundreds of hours to master. Can you succeed where many other CEOs have failed?

Why similar: Economy 23%, Management 22.1%, Capitalism 20.1%, Simulation 12.3%, Strategy 10.9%

Plot your way through an American political campaign as you go head-to-head against a rival political party. Participate in debates and travel to battleground states as you try to win a Presidential Election.

Why similar: Political Sim 37.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19%, Capitalism 15.4%, Simulation 11.1%, Strategy 8.3%

Box Office Mayhem is a business management game where you simulate running your own movie theatre. Navigate through signing movie deals, managing day to day operations, and struggle as movie goers have unpredictable behavior. Play solo against AI competitors or take it online against friends!

Why similar: Capitalism 30.7%, Economy 27.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.2%, Simulation 12.8%, Strategy 8.7%

Run the most chaotic music shop in town. Sell oddball instruments, charm (or survive) your customers, and turn late-night jam sessions into local legends. Noise complaints included.

Why similar: Capitalism 27.9%, Music 21.7%, Simulation 19.1%, Immersive Sim 17.7%, Management 12.4%

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 27.1% ★, Economy 14.1%, Capitalism 13.6%, Diplomacy 12.2% ★, Management 11%

BankingSim puts you in charge of a growing bank. Issue loans, set interest rates, manage risk, and deal with defaults as you grow your financial empire.

Why similar: Capitalism 36.3%, Economy 23.3%, Management 16%, Strategy 12.5%, Simulation 10.9%

Craft bio-weapons, master lethal science, and unleash global annihilation. Experiment. Fail. Adapt. Evolve. Repeat until humankind falls.

Why similar: Capitalism 28.9%, Economy 18.3%, Management 12.8%, Simulation 11.5%, Strategy 10.9%

Have you ever wanted to run your own software company? Go to IT is a business simulation game with a multitude of parameters to manage and meaningful choices to enjoy. Build your company and bring it to the top, surviving almost 30 years of software industry ups and downs.

Why similar: Capitalism 24.4%, Economy 17.7%, Text-Based 15.5%, Management 13.9%, Immersive Sim 12.8%

CoffeeBiz tycoon is a mix of entrepreneurship fun and complicated business simulation. Start your first coffee kiosk, brew, expand, hire, deal with competitors, build a well-known brand, risk, and do everything else needed to build prosperous and profitable business.

Why similar: Management 23.2%, Economy 20.5%, Simulation 17.2%, Capitalism 16%, Strategy 14.5%

Lead any nation in a deep, turn-based grand strategy and political sim. Master the economy, military, diplomacy and society against rival AI you can actually read. Build a democracy or a dictatorship; the game names what you become, and your reign becomes a shareable saga.

Why similar: Political Sim 28% ★, 4X 13.7% ★, Capitalism 12.8%, Diplomacy 9.2% ★, Strategy 9.2%

Satirical political strategy: From local party to Orban's palace. Corruption has never been this much fun.

Why similar: Political Sim 38.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 24.2%, Simulation 19.4%, Strategy 17.1%, Singleplayer 1.3%