- #1 otters and stones
97% matchPositive91% of 33 reviews2025
Dev: otterhands
Windows
Build up thriving habitats in this otter kind of clicker.
Why similar: Colony Sim 22.8% ★, Life Sim 16.1%, Clicker 14.6%, Economy 10.1%, Minimalist 6.9%
- #2 The Manga Works
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 209 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Make history with manga! Turn your work into anime, drama, and even movies!
Why similar: Colony Sim 27.9% ★, Life Sim 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Economy 10.7%, 2D Platformer 10.4%
- #3 Pocket Clothier
96% matchVery Positive86% of 65 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
A clothing shop management sim. Go from quaint corner shop to world-class brand!
Why similar: Colony Sim 39.5% ★, Life Sim 21.2%, Simulation 11.3%, Economy 5.9%, Building 5.4%
- #4 The Ramen Sensei
95% matchMostly Positive76% of 181 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Build the ultimate bowl to leap past your ramen rivals and achieve greatness!
Why similar: Colony Sim 33.2% ★, Life Sim 21.4%, Simulation 9.9%, Building 7.7%, Economy 6.1%
- #5 Clicky Islands
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Karrot Games
Windows · Linux
Clicky Islands is a unique blend of incremental gameplay, clicker mechanics, city-builder elements, and resource management. You play as a governor appointed by the king to discover and develop a new island for his future kingdom.
Why similar: Colony Sim 36% ★, Clicker 19.9%, Economy 12.8%, Minimalist 7.3%, Base Building 6.5%
- #6 Dream Park Story
94% matchVery Positive88% of 143 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Create your own amusement park with a variety of rides, mascots, and activities!
Why similar: Colony Sim 37.6% ★, Life Sim 19%, Simulation 15.4%, Casual 6.9%, Economy 6.8%
- #7 Mega Mall Story 2
93% matchVery Positive95% of 111 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
A brand new business sim! Build cafés, movie theaters, aquariums, and more!
Why similar: Colony Sim 38.4% ★, Life Sim 20.4%, Simulation 13.8%, 2D Platformer 8%, Casual 4.7%
- #8 Simultree
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PIPAPOUPub: Coduck Studio
Windows
Simultree is a short incremental game about monitoring life simulations. You're a scientist who run life simulations in order to gain points to spend in a big skill tree.
Why similar: Colony Sim 29.7% ★, Clicker 17.3%, Economy 10.6%, Simulation 8.6%, Management 8.2%
- #9 Zoo Park Story
91% matchVery Positive88% of 112 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Well, what are you waiting for? Build a top-ranking zoo, set social media ablaze, and show the world your wild side!
Why similar: Colony Sim 35.1% ★, Life Sim 17.5%, Simulation 9.4%, Nature 8.8%, Building 6.2%
- #10 Idle Colony
91% matchVery Positive83% of 544 reviews2024
Dev: Faith G.
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A condensed incremental experience, where you build a colony to collect and merge bigger and bigger fruits. Combine game-changing technologies and special upgrades to find the best synergies and take your cash flow to another dimension.
Why similar: Colony Sim 25.9% ★, Clicker 18%, Economy 12.5%, Building 7.6%, Management 6.8%
- #11 Tropical Resort Story
90% matchVery Positive92% of 175 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 57%
It's vacation time! Try your hand at managing a lush tropical resort!
Why similar: Colony Sim 39.2% ★, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Simulation 11.7%, Building 7.5%, Casual 6.5%
- #12 Pocket Academy 3
89% matchVery Positive94% of 221 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
After 12 long years, we're back and bringing the school festival with us!
Why similar: Colony Sim 36.5% ★, Life Sim 21%, Simulation 9.7%, 2D Platformer 8.8%, Cute 5.2%
- #13 Dream Town Island
89% matchVery Positive96% of 450 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A town sim where you raise generations of residents. Unlock new stores and facilities, help your residents find love, or cash in on the stock market!
Why similar: Colony Sim 33.6% ★, Life Sim 19.1%, Simulation 9.3%, Building 7.9%, 2D Platformer 7.5%
- #14 Pocket Academy
88% matchVery Positive83% of 203 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Make your dream school in this management simulation game! School got you down?
Why similar: Colony Sim 28.9% ★, Life Sim 17.6%, Economy 10.8%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Building 8.6%
- #15 Ant Farm Simulator
87% matchMixed46% of 25 reviews2024
Dev: Smirna Simulator Games
Windows
Ant farm (formicarium) with a colony of ants. Ants have artificial intelligence that mimics the full life cycle, behavior, nature and physics of real insects.
Why similar: Colony Sim 28.4% ★, Life Sim 20%, Simulation 14.7%, Clicker 14%, Casual 6.9%
- #16 Pond Keeper
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dynamic Cell Games
Windows
Pond Keeper is a cozy game where you breed, sell and collect colourful fish. Take over a neglected aquatic world and transform it into a thriving paradise! Unlock new biomes, decorate your ponds, discover new species and watch your natural sanctuary flourish.
Why similar: Colony Sim 29.5% ★, Life Sim 15.7%, Clicker 12.6%, Economy 7.2%, Simulation 6.5%
- #17 Little Moneybags
86% matchMixed42% of 24 reviews2021
Dev: Dreamo Tech.Pub: VieweR Technology Co., Limited
Windows
Little Moneybags is a business simulator for money lovers. It's super simple to play yet hard to master. Now, you can experience an adventure journey from moneyless to a super billionaire. Just start your business, maintain it for a while and let the cash flow to your pocket.
Why similar: Life Sim 23.2%, Clicker 17.8%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Simulation 10.1%, Minimalist 7.4%
- #18 The Great Hatch
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: duocar
Windows
Help goblins take down a giant floating egg
Why similar: Colony Sim 26.9% ★, Clicker 26.9%, Simulation 11.5%, Building 10.3%, Economy 9.2%
- #19 Money Trails
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sportz League
Windows
Become a billionaire as you venture out in the back of your limousine and decide what to buy or build to grow your endless procedurally generated island. Add up your money, incrementally increase your passive income and receive random alerts on your Personal Digital Assistant while you travel.
Why similar: Colony Sim 26.5% ★, Clicker 14.9%, Life Sim 13.1%, Economy 10.4%, Building 8.1%
- #20 Monsters Mall
84% matchPositive86% of 36 reviews2021
Dev: Green Cube Games
Windows
An Iddle game about shopping for little monsters, like ghosts, zombies and more.
Why similar: Colony Sim 31.5% ★, Life Sim 18.2%, Economy 11.8%, Building 9.2%, Management 7.6%
- #21 Dungeon Village 2
82% matchVery Positive87% of 653 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Recruit adventurers and monsters to create your own RRG-style town!
Why similar: Colony Sim 35.5% ★, Life Sim 17.7%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Simulation 9.8%, Building 5.1%
- #22 Halloween Store Simulator
82% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Rogue Muse Games
Windows
🎃 Begin your Halloween empire building and managing your first Halloween Store! Manage your staff and products to attract new customers! Grow your Halloween empire by building Halloween restaurants, cafes, and entertainment! Expand and make every day and everything Halloween! 🎃
Why similar: Colony Sim 31.3% ★, Life Sim 17.2%, Economy 10.5%, Building 8.4%, Simulation 8.4%
- #23 Idleant - an idle game about ant
81% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Brillant
Windows
Manage your ant colony to accumulate maximum resources in this super relaxing idle, drawn entirely by hand.
Why similar: Colony Sim 45.4% ★, Life Sim 13%, Economy 10.9%, Simulation 8.9%, Casual 5.9%
- #24 Legends of Heropolis DX
79% matchMostly Positive72% of 85 reviews2025
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Build the town of Heropolis.Gather your strongest heroes and destroy Evilcorp!
Why similar: Colony Sim 41.2% ★, Simulation 14.1%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Casual 7.7%, Building 5.2%
- #25 Capyvarias
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Piebox
Windows · Mac · Linux
Help Capyshan and Capymay rebuild the Capyvarias empire. Everything is gone. Only these two brave capybaras remain, determined to raise their community from the ashes. Can you click your way to survival, growth, and a future among the stars?
Why similar: Colony Sim 45.4% ★, Clicker 22.1%, Simulation 11.2%, Management 8.8%, Cute 6.4%
- #26 Mega Mall Story
79% matchVery Positive94% of 307 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Design a towering mega mall in this mall management simulation game.
Why similar: Colony Sim 31.2% ★, Life Sim 15.1%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Economy 11.5%, Building 9.1%
- #27 Beekeeper Simulator
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Void Chamber
Windows
Beekeeper Simulator puts you in the shoes of a dedicated beekeeper, where you'll care for buzzing hives, harvest a variety of honey types, and expand your operations to build a thriving beekeeping empire. Nurture your bees, optimize your apiary, and turn your passion into profit!
Why similar: Colony Sim 43.8% ★, Simulation 17.3%, Management 12%, Nature 10.6%, Building 8.1%
- #28 Galaxy Pass Station
78% matchVery Positive87% of 268 reviews2023
Dev: Galactic Workshop
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Build a space station for 15 alien races! 👽 Inspect IDs, catch criminals, and manage a chaotic galactic hub. A vibrant mix of colony sim & document-checking action. Can you build the ultimate hotel?
Why similar: Colony Sim 32.6% ★, Life Sim 18.2%, Economy 9.6%, Management 8.2%, Simulation 7.5%
- #29 Hot Springs Story 2
77% matchVery Positive85% of 173 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
A "hot" new hot springs resort sim with a ton of new exclusive features!
Why similar: Colony Sim 41.7% ★, Life Sim 23.2%, Simulation 10.3%, Building 7.9%, Cute 5%
- #30 Celestial Trails
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Universal Games
Windows
You arrive on a barren island seeking a fresh start. Gather resources, farm, fish, and craft to build a thriving society. Unlock advanced technologies, manage resources, and grow your settlement from humble beginnings to exploring the stars.
Why similar: Colony Sim 40.5% ★, Life Sim 20.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Casual 8.1%, Building 5.7%
- #31 Tree House Survivors
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jens P. Behrens
Windows
Through an "accident" seafarers arrive on an island where they have to fight for their survival. Help them by building and managing a tree house for them.
Why similar: Colony Sim 37.3% ★, Life Sim 20.7%, Building 10.1%, Management 7.5%, Simulation 7.4%
- #32 Convenience Stories
76% matchVery Positive93% of 242 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Customize your own store with a wide variety of products and business goals.
Why similar: Colony Sim 46.9% ★, Life Sim 17.6%, Simulation 15.4%, Casual 7.2%, Building 5.7%
- #33 Silver Screen Story
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 79 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Movie Studio Management Simulation Produce blockbusters and earn world-wide fame
Why similar: Colony Sim 44% ★, Life Sim 20.8%, Simulation 16.1%, Casual 7.1%, Building 5.3%
- #34 PixAnt Farm (Idle)
75% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Jacob Rastall
Windows
This idle game allows you to simulate and grow a colony of pix-ants. You can watch as they autonomously explore the screen, eating pellets, and earning you new ant colorations and automatic feeder upgrades. You can also give the ants names, and interact with them in various ways.
Why similar: Colony Sim 57.5% ★, 2D Platformer 19.5%, Casual 11.5%, Nature 11.2%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #35 Queen to Bee
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shouty Knot Games Pub: Shouty Knot Limited
Windows · Mac
A cozy resource management game where you play as the Queen Bee. Good decisions for your loyal subjects will go a long way, as well as taking the time to know each and every one! Build cute new rooms and boost your honey production for a healthy hive. Will you be the next Queen?
Why similar: Colony Sim 44.5% ★, Simulation 16.1%, Casual 9.4%, Management 7%, Nature 6.6%
- #36 EvoCell BioClicker
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: furiousDevPhoenix
Windows
Evo-Cell is the next level of an organic cell automaton simulator, inspired by the classic 'Game of Life' by Conway. Embark on an incremental ‘Idle’ adventure where the goal is to colonize and evolve a new species.
Why similar: Colony Sim 32% ★, Clicker 18.7%, Life Sim 16.3%, Building 9.7%, Economy 9.3%
- #37 My Cozy Aquarium
73% match4 user reviews40% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: RedDeer.Games
Windows
Dive into a cozy underwater world where caring for fish and decorating aquariums becomes your most relaxing adventure.
Why similar: Colony Sim 44% ★, Clicker 25.5%, Simulation 9.7%, Casual 5.2%, Cute 5%
- #38 The Sushi Spinnery
73% matchVery Positive93% of 406 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Revolutionize the revolving sushi bar in this fresh new sim!
Why similar: Colony Sim 32.5% ★, Life Sim 19.7%, Simulation 12.1%, Economy 7.9%, Building 6.5%
- #39 WildRoot
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rahul Das
Windows
Lead a small community as you farm, craft, cook, and expand your settlement. Colonists form friendships, help each other, and trigger soft story events that shape your colony. Cozy vibes, but plenty happening.
Why similar: Colony Sim 31.5% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.1%, Building 11.3%, Management 8.9%, Minimalist 8.5%
- #40 The Pyraplex
72% matchVery Positive98% of 57 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
A pyramid-building adventure of historic proportions!
Why similar: Colony Sim 36.9% ★, Life Sim 21.5%, Building 9.7%, Simulation 9.2%, 2D Platformer 6.5%
- #41 Cafe Master Story
71% matchVery Positive95% of 294 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Serve up food, drinks, and smiles in this retro cafe management sim!
Why similar: Colony Sim 38.2% ★, Life Sim 21.2%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Simulation 10.6%, Building 5.8%
- #42 Dream House Days DX
72% matchVery Positive85% of 305 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Make the dwelling of your dreams a reality in this apartment management sim!
Why similar: Life Sim 26.1%, Colony Sim 14.2% ★, Simulation 13.8%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Management 8.2%
- #43 Dungeon Village
71% matchVery Positive89% of 781 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Build a heroic hamlet that warriors and merchants can call home!
Why similar: Colony Sim 38.9% ★, Life Sim 15.5%, Building 10.4%, Management 7.6%, Nature 7.3%
- #44 FEED THE QUEEN
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Quiétude
Windows · Linux
Gather food to grow your colony. Evolve and upgrade specialized worker types. Discover and combine interesting synergies. Optimize your production, customize your strategy and feed the Queen ever-increasing amounts of food!
Why similar: Colony Sim 40.4% ★, Clicker 25.6%, Economy 8%, Cute 5.3%, Management 4.2%
- #45 Parisian Brasserie Simulator
68% matchVery Positive95% of 367 reviews2025
Dev: Quark Studios
Windows
Manage your own brasserie in Paris and turn it into the place to be! Create menus, serve customers, and master every detail to grow your restaurant. Manage supplies, ensure top-notch service, and make your mark on the city of lights. Will you become the next Parisian brasserie institution?
Why similar: Life Sim 28%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.1%, Simulation 12.3%, Economy 8.6%, Management 6.5%
- #46 dEskape
70% matchMixed59% of 87 reviews2023
Dev: The Evergloom Team
Windows
'dEskape' is a base-building game which sits across the bottom of your desktop allowing you to work, browse, or watch something else while you play. It's idle when you like and active when you want.
Why similar: Colony Sim 32.9% ★, Clicker 18.5%, Life Sim 15.8%, Building 10.1%, Base Building 5.6%
- #47 Clicky Coven
69% match8 user reviews0% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: Vulty
Windows
Clicky Coven is an incremental game about building a witch coven. Assign witches to gather ingredients, brew potions, and sell them to earn gold. Spend gold to get more witches and pick from upgrades to enhance them. Use prestige upgrades to strategize on how you want your coven to become rich.
Why similar: Clicker 21.9%, Colony Sim 20.3% ★, Economy 15%, Building 12.1%, Management 10.2%
- #48 Virtual Families 3
69% matchMixed64% of 127 reviews2023
Dev: Gogii Games Corp.
Windows
The sequel to the smash hit mobile game “Virtual Families 2” is here!
Why similar: Life Sim 32.1%, Clicker 23.8%, Simulation 18.8%, Casual 7.7%, Colorful 5.3%
- #49 Blueprint Tycoon
71% matchVery Positive82% of 1,097 reviews2016
Dev: Endless Loop Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Build your settlement, gather goods, ensure maximum efficiency and make a profit!
Why similar: Colony Sim 51.4% ★, Management 14.5%, Simulation 12.1%, Economy 11.3%, Casual 4.4%
- #50 Shroomchitect
69% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: PUNKCAKE Delicieux
Windows · Mac · Linux
Help shroomies transform a big mushroom into a cozy little home! Care for them, help them garden and build things, relax, and take nice pictures!
Why similar: Colony Sim 32.6% ★, Life Sim 18.4%, Building 9.9%, Nature 8.8%, Simulation 8%
- #51 Primordial Empire
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Marc A. Züst (Feisty Cyst)Pub: Slug Disco
Windows
Primordial Empire is a side-on colony sim on the microscopic level. Cultivate a colony of microbes, plants and animals from small beginnings to mutualistic paradise. Connect the web of life in a tangle of nutrients and trophic balance. Scratch out a living and claim your empire from the rock itself!
Why similar: Colony Sim 31.2% ★, Life Sim 15.4%, Economy 12.1%, Building 8.4%, Management 7.5%
- #52 Shake it Co!
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zero Task
Windows · Mac
Shake your mouse to harvest fruit, earn coins, and grow your charming 2D orchard.
Why similar: Life Sim 22.7%, Clicker 17%, Economy 11.8%, Simulation 9.2%, Nature 7.7%
- #53 Pocket Arcade Story
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 49 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Create the gaming paradise of your dreams! Reach 5-stars and host tournaments!
Why similar: Colony Sim 44.3% ★, Life Sim 16.3%, Simulation 16.3%, Casual 7.2%, Building 5.2%
- #54 Crowded - A Crow City Builder
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nestwork Games
Windows
Crowded is a crow city builder where you strategically design a nest-city to support and shelter your flock. Engineer, scavenge and explore your way to a self-sustaining society in the sky!
Why similar: Colony Sim 38.2% ★, Economy 13.3%, Building 10.8%, Management 9.4%, Nature 9.3%
- #55 Resource chill
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Asfar GAMES
Windows · Linux
A cozy idle automation game about building tiny factories, unlocking upgrades, and relaxing while your machines work overtime. Progress has never been this chill.
Why similar: Colony Sim 33.8% ★, Clicker 21.6%, Economy 10%, Building 8.5%, Simulation 6.2%
- #56 Diluvian Winds
66% matchMostly Positive73% of 380 reviews2024
Dev: Alambik StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Diluvian Winds is a relaxing management game set in a small hamlet at the foot of a lighthouse. Welcome weary travelers and work together to expand your hamlet on land, under the sea, or among the clouds.
Why similar: Colony Sim 31.8% ★, Economy 11.3%, Building 9.8%, Nature 7.3%, Management 7.1%
- #57 Office Simulator: Prologue
65% matchPositive80% of 45 reviews2025
Dev: Tzn Games
Windows
Office Simulator: Prologue is a limited-content version designed to let you experience office management right away. Manage your employees, plan tasks, and navigate the challenges of office life!
Why similar: Life Sim 26.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, Simulation 12.1%, Economy 11.3%, Management 11.2%