- #1 Evil Genius 2: World Domination
97% matchMixed69% of 13,234 reviews2021
Dev: Rebellion
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 19.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A satirical spy-fi lair builder where YOU are the criminal mastermind! Construct your base, train your minions, defend your operations from the Forces of Justice, and achieve global domination!
Why similar: Base Building 28.3%, Management 16.6%, Building 16.2%, Strategy 9.8%, Sandbox 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in humorous base-building and management where you play as the villain constructing a secret lair.
- #2 War for the Overworld
96% matchVery Positive86% of 8,111 reviews2015
Dev: Brightrock GamesPub: Mythwright
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
War for the Overworld is an unholy union of Dungeon Management and Strategy that rewards all those villainous thoughts you’ve been having. Craft your own perilous dungeon and defend it against pesky heroes who keep exploring it and taking your stuff.
Why similar: Base Building 26.2%, Management 23.1%, Sandbox 21%, Simulation 9.7%, Funny 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: This is the spiritual successor to classic dungeon management games, featuring deep base-building and a dark, humorous tone.
- #3 Dungeons 3
96% matchVery Positive94% of 18,710 reviews2017
Dev: Realmforge StudiosPub: Kalypso Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
At last, the Dungeon Lord has successfully united the forces of evil and established his dark empire. Time for the next step in his most diabolical quest: expansion!
Why similar: Base Building 28.9%, Management 23%, Funny 13.3%, Comedy 12.5%, Simulation 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly balances dungeon management with real-time strategy, allowing you to build your lair while commanding forces on the surface.
- #4 Spellcaster University
95% matchVery Positive83% of 4,300 reviews2021
Dev: Sneaky Yak Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Develop a prestigious university of mages. Build rooms, train your students, fight orcs, slay the bureaucrats, manage your budget... a director's life is not a quiet one.
Why similar: Base Building 23.7%, Management 20.2%, Medieval 11.3%, Simulation 9.5%, Resource Management 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a unique fantasy-themed management experience where you build and run a magical school.
- #5 Honey, I Joined a Cult
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,926 reviews2022
Dev: Sole Survivor GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
It's time to start working towards that ultimate goal of enlightenment, faith and money…lots and lots of money! Become the ultimate tycoon - create, customise, and manage your own cult whilst listening to funky music. Welcome to Honey, I Joined a Cult!
Why similar: Base Building 19.4%, Management 16.7%, Sandbox 13.2%, Building 11.9%, Resource Management 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the humorous management style of Naheulbeuk while focusing on base-building and resource management for a cult.
- #6 The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos
94% matchVery Positive87% of 8,059 reviews2020
Dev: Artefacts StudioPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Step into the wacky heroic fantasy universe of the Dungeon of Naheulbeuk. Lead a team of unlikely and clumsy heroes in an epic and challenging tactical RPG. Live an adventure filled with humor, surprises and silly encounters.
Why similar: Funny 38.5%, Strategy 31.5%, Fantasy 22.7%, Singleplayer 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Set in the same satirical universe, this game provides the narrative context and character humor that fans of the franchise will love.
- #7 Tavern Master
93% matchVery Positive92% of 13,253 reviews2021
Dev: Untitled Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Tavern Master is all about managing your medieval tavern. You start with a very small room, couple of benches and tables and build your way up to a huge successful tavern with a kitchen, rooms for guests, group of loyal staff and much more!
Why similar: Management 30.8%, Building 23%, Medieval 16.9%, Simulation 11.3%, Resource Management 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on medieval management and building, capturing the cozy, resource-heavy side of running a fantasy establishment.
- #8 Dungeons 2
92% matchVery Positive82% of 5,277 reviews2015
Dev: Realmforge StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Dungeon Lord is back – and this time he’s serious! In Dungeons 2, fulfil the Dungeon Lord’s insatiable quest for vengeance by recruiting fearsome new monsters from all corners of the underworld in order to undertake his evil bidding.
Why similar: Management 28.2%, Strategy 15.6%, Comedy 11.4%, Fantasy 11.2%, Base Building 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic dungeon management experience that provides the foundation for the series' blend of building and tactical combat.
- #9 KeeperRL
91% matchVery Positive84% of 1,807 reviews2024
Dev: Electric Succubi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
KeeperRL is a retro dungeon simulator with roguelike and RPG elements. Take the role of an evil keeper and build a formidable dungeon. Recruit sinister minions, equip and train them to explore the world and fight the forces of good.
Why similar: Base Building 24.5%, Management 20.5%, Building 19.5%, Sandbox 18.6%, Simulation 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A dungeon management game that incorporates roguelike elements, offering a challenging and rewarding experience for fans of the genre.
- #10 Hell Architect
91% matchMixed69% of 451 reviews2021
Dev: Woodland GamesPub: Leonardo Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Hell Architect is a game about building and managing your own hell. You take on a role of a hell manager and are tasked with developing the underworld in a way that would make Lucifer himself fall off his chair.
Why similar: Base Building 19.7%, Management 16.9%, Sandbox 15.5%, Building 15.1%, Cartoony 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game features humorous base-building and management mechanics set in a stylized, infernal environment.
- #11 Two Point Hospital
90% 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 29.4%, Building 21.8%, Simulation 14.6%, Sandbox 10.3%, Funny 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the humorous, quirky management style and building mechanics found in Naheulbeuk's Dungeon Master.
- #12 Little Big Workshop
89% matchVery Positive84% of 3,391 reviews2019
Dev: Mirage Game StudiosPub: HandyGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Manage your workers, stations, machines and create awesome stuff as your little big workshop grows into your dream factory!
Why similar: Management 21.1%, Building 16.6%, Simulation 16%, Sandbox 11.3%, Strategy 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A whimsical management sim that focuses on building and optimizing production lines in a charming environment.
- #13 Founders' Fortune
88% matchVery Positive80% of 2,189 reviews2020
Dev: Dionic Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
A fantasy village builder focusing on creative building, colonist psychology and base defense. Handle resources, farming, production, tools, diplomacy, families, trading, defense, and research, as well as the wishes, expectations, thoughts, and equipment of every villager.
Why similar: Base Building 25.1%, Building 17%, Sandbox 13.8%, Management 12.5%, Simulation 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A colony-sim that blends building and management with a lighthearted fantasy aesthetic.
- #14 Dungeon Overseer
89% matchMixed54% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: Ripknot
Windows
Dungeon Overseer is a colony simulator with a focus on base building and resource management. Become the Overseer by building a unique dungeon layout, constructing your lair, upgrading and expanding, questing, crafting, researching, recruiting, defending your base, and raiding.
Why similar: Base Building 23.2%, Building 16.8%, Management 13.9%, Sandbox 10.5%, Resource Management 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A dedicated dungeon management and base-building game that focuses on economy and expansion.
- #15 Lords and Villeins
87% matchMostly Positive71% of 977 reviews2022
Dev: Honestly GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Build a prosperous settlement in a unique simulation of a feudal economy - each family runs their shop, owns their goods, and trades with other villagers in a free market. You will manage the land, build houses, organise events, set taxes, and balance supply and demand while engaging in diplomacy!
Why similar: Management 19.8%, Medieval 16.4%, Building 16.2%, Sandbox 14.5%, Funny 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A medieval colony-sim that focuses on managing the social and economic lives of your subjects.
- #16 Going Medieval
84% matchVery Positive89% of 21,328 reviews2026
Dev: Foxy VoxelPub: Mythwright
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 32.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Build and manage your own castle settlement in a land reclaimed by wilderness. With detailed management, survival strategy, and a moddable sandbox world, Going Medieval challenges you to build the mightiest colony this side of the apocalypse.
Why similar: Base Building 29.7%, Management 25.9%, Sandbox 23%, Simulation 10.4%, Strategy 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a detailed medieval base-building experience that challenges you to manage resources and defend your colony.
- #17 RimWorld
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 245,287 reviews2018
Dev: Ludeon Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 59.6 hrsMean: 266.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.
Why similar: Base Building 31.7%, Management 19.9%, Sandbox 17.9%, Building 13.8%, Simulation 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for colony simulation, offering deep base-building and emergent storytelling that fits the management-heavy nature of the seed game.
- #18 Ale Abbey - Monastery Brewery Tycoon
85% matchVery Positive89% of 1,348 reviews2025
Dev: Hammer & RavensPub: Shiro Unlimited
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Build and expand your monastery, craft recipes and brew holy ales in this unique brewery tycoon. No pre-made recipes in Ale Abbey, oh no. It's a canvas for true beer alchemists. It's as simple as: brew, sip, repeat. Welcome to Ale Abbey!
Why similar: Base Building 15.7%, Management 15.7%, Building 13.7%, Medieval 12.3%, Sandbox 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A management game set in a medieval monastery that requires careful resource planning and building.
- #19 Dwarven Skykeep
86% matchMostly Positive72% of 137 reviews2022
Dev: Hack The PublisherPub: Ravenage Games
Windows · Mac
A unique blend of base- and deckbuilding wrapped in a medieval fantasy universe and humorous plot. Build and defend your towers using magical cards. Win artifacts to obtain immense power. Complete challenges, adapt to RNG and conditions of five worlds to become a master wizard!
Why similar: Base Building 20.3%, Management 15.2%, Building 14.1%, Medieval 13.3%, Funny 11%
Why You'll Like It: Combines base-building and resource management with deckbuilding mechanics in a fantasy setting.
- #20 Dwarf Fortress
82% matchVery Positive95% of 31,421 reviews2022
Dev: Bay 12 GamesPub: Kitfox Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 39.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Build a fortress and try to help your dwarves survive against a deeply generated world. Keep your dwarves happy, grow their community and beware of digging too deeply. The deepest, most intricate simulation of a world that's ever been created.
Why similar: Base Building 22.7%, Management 20.1%, Building 18.9%, Sandbox 18.3%, Simulation 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: The deepest management simulation available, offering unparalleled control over base-building and creature management in a fantasy setting.
- #21 Prison Architect
84% 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: Base Building 19.9%, Building 17.9%, Management 17.3%, Sandbox 16.4%, Simulation 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Offers complex management and layout-building mechanics that will appeal to players who enjoy the structural side of dungeon design.
- #22 One Military Camp
83% matchMostly Positive76% of 739 reviews2023
Dev: Abylight BarcelonaPub: Abylight Studios
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Build your own military camp, manage the economy, recruit the best candidates and train them to become elite specialists. Send them on missions across the land to end the war once and for all!
Why similar: Base Building 17.9%, Management 16.2%, Building 14.1%, Sandbox 13.7%, Resource Management 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A management and base-building game that tasks you with running a training facility, similar to managing a dungeon staff.
- #23 Fable Hospital
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 89 reviews2025
Dev: AMGames TC
Windows
Fable Hospital is a medieval hospital management simulator with a touch of fantasy and humor. Cure hilarious diseases, manage an eccentric team, and gather resources in a world full of satire and fun.
Why similar: Management 14.5%, Medieval 13.8%, Sandbox 12.8%, Resource Management 8.9%, Building 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A medieval-themed management sim that applies hospital-building mechanics to a fantasy world.
- #24 SteamWorld Build
81% matchVery Positive85% of 2,253 reviews2023
Dev: The StationPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
SteamWorld Build is a casual city-building and dungeon-management cross-over set in the SteamWorld Universe, where you build and manage a town on a dying planet. You'll need to balance resources, construction, and exploration to its depths to ensure your town's survival and eventual escape.
Why similar: Management 17.2%, Base Building 15.9%, Building 14.4%, Sandbox 13.2%, Resource Management 11%
Why You'll Like It: A city-builder that incorporates dungeon-crawling and resource management in a unique steampunk setting.
- #25 Tavern Keeper 🍻
79% 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: Management 19.5%, Building 18.1%, Sandbox 16.5%, Funny 11.1%, Fantasy 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy-themed management sim that focuses on building and running a successful tavern.
- #26 Noble Fates
81% matchVery Positive83% of 1,483 reviews2021
Dev: Xobermon, LLC
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Harness your Demigod powers to lead a group from rags to riches in this 3D Fantasy Kingdom Management Sim with RPG elements. Command from the sky or take control in 3rd Person to BUILD, BATTLE, and RULE. Navigate a world of interesting Nobles, earn their respect, and decide their Fates.
Why similar: Base Building 19.2%, Sandbox 16%, Management 15.4%, Building 14.1%, Medieval 13.5%
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy colony sim that emphasizes management and building with a focus on the lives of your subjects.
- #27 Hammerting
80% matchMixed57% of 2,601 reviews2021
Dev: Warpzone StudiosPub: Team17 Digital
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Manage a Dwarven mining colony in the unexplored mountains of Mara. As conflict rages in the Overworld, you will need to craft, explore and fight as you provide the allies of your choice with the finest weapons and gear to assist them in the battle for glory.
Why similar: Base Building 23.3%, Management 20%, Building 18.2%, Resource Management 11.1%, Simulation 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A dwarf-focused management and building game that emphasizes vertical construction and resource extraction.
- #28 Dungeon Tycoon
77% 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: Management 20.1%, Sandbox 14.8%, Building 14.5%, Base Building 14.3%, Medieval 13.1%
- #29 Two Point Museum
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 13,230 reviews2025
Dev: Two Point StudiosPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 25.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Curate and manage incredible museums! Explore to discover amazing artifacts. Design and refine the layout, keep staff happy, guests entertained, donations plentiful… and children off the exhibits
Why similar: Building 19.2%, Sandbox 15.5%, Management 15.4%, Simulation 10.1%, Cartoony 8.5%
- #30 Mob Factory
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 478 reviews2023
Dev: LiterallyEveryone Games
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Mob factory is an tower defense and automation game for the lazy adventurer. Smelt down enemy loot into turrets & factories to automate an ever expanding dungeon from the comfort of your tower.
Why similar: Base Building 23.5%, Sandbox 14.7%, Resource Management 13.2%, Building 12.7%, Management 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the automation and base-building aspects of managing a dungeon-like environment.
- #31 Fantasy Town Regional Manager
78% matchVery Positive80% of 91 reviews2021
Dev: Caps Collective
Windows · Mac · Linux
Run a fantasy town for adventurers. Save it from monsters. Save it from itself. Watch it crumble to dust. Do it all again.
Why similar: Management 17.4%, Building 17.2%, Medieval 14.7%, Funny 14.4%, Fantasy 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A management and building game that focuses on the administrative side of a fantasy town.
- #32 Two Point Campus
76% matchVery Positive88% of 8,156 reviews2022
Dev: Two Point StudiosPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 20.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Build the university of your dreams with Two Point Campus, the sim with a twist from the makers of Two Point Hospital. Build, hire staff and run an academic institution packed with wild courses.
Why similar: Management 23.8%, Building 17.8%, Sandbox 13.4%, Simulation 9%, Funny 8.6%
- #33 Esports Life Tycoon
79% matchMixed61% of 715 reviews2020
Dev: UPLAY Online
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Manage your own esports squad, expand your gaming house, and defeat legendary teams to become the best in the world!
Why similar: Management 17.9%, Sandbox 14.5%, Building 13.1%, Resource Management 8.7%, Funny 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A humorous management sim that focuses on building and managing a team, sharing the quirky tone of Naheulbeuk.
- #34 Blacksmith Master
74% 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: Base Building 17.8%, Management 15.4%, Building 14.6%, Medieval 14.2%, Sandbox 13.7%
- #35 Novice Dungeon Master
75% matchVery Positive89% of 157 reviews2024
Dev: LazyCnD
Windows
[Novice Dungeon Master] is a dungeon management simulation set in a fantasy world of dungeons and adventures. Turn your beginner dungeon into the ultimate dungeon of your dreams. Greet adventurers who come to visit your dungeon, grow herbs, summon monsters, and more!
Why similar: Management 30.1%, Sandbox 19.5%, Resource Management 17.9%, Simulation 14.7%, Comedy 11%
- #36 Rescue HQ - The Tycoon
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 932 reviews2019
Dev: stillalive studiosPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Build up your headquarters from scratch and design your own masterpiece. In Rescue HQ you build, organize and manage a joint station for firefighters, police and ambulance. Manage your resources wisely and master challenging emergencies to keep your city safe! Are you up to the challenge?
Why similar: Management 15.9%, Building 13.1%, Sandbox 12.1%, Base Building 12%, Comedy 10.1%
- #37 Tavern Manager Simulator: Prologue
74% matchVery Positive91% of 183 reviews2024
Dev: One More Time
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Restore your fantasy tavern to its full glory. Repair, improve and expand the establishment. Try running a tavern for a day in Prologue.
Why similar: Base Building 24.1%, Building 16.6%, Management 15.7%, Simulation 10.7%, Funny 10.2%
- #38 Tavern Tycoon - Dragon's Hangover
76% matchMixed67% of 836 reviews2019
Dev: Terapoly
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Run your fantasy RPG tavern - let travellers take shelter for the night and serve 'em the best mead of their life with a good dose of humor.
Why similar: Management 51.5%, Simulation 21.6%, Strategy 14.1%, Building 12.8%
- #39 TM - Prologue
73% matchVery Positive93% of 1,207 reviews2021
Dev: UntitledStudio
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Tavern Master is all about managing your medieval tavern. You start with a very small room, couple of benches and tables and build your way up to a huge successful tavern with a kitchen, rooms for guests, group of loyal staff and much more!
Why similar: Building 22.5%, Medieval 21.2%, Management 19.4%, Resource Management 12.3%, Simulation 11.1%
- #40 Potion Tycoon
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 727 reviews2024
Dev: Snowhound GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Potion Tycoon is a management simulator with a witchy twist! Build and develop your very own magic shop. Manage resources, set up production lines, mix potions and sell them smartly to stay ahead of the competition. Welcome to the potion business!
Why similar: Management 20.9%, Building 16.6%, Sandbox 15.9%, Medieval 11.2%, Resource Management 8.5%
- #41 Dungeon Tycoon: Prologue
71% matchVery Positive97% of 373 reviews2024
Dev: Lunheim Studios
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Build your own dungeon and attract heroes from all over the realm in this free version of Dungeon Tycoon. 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: Management 23.6%, Base Building 19.7%, Sandbox 17.6%, Building 17.4%, Fantasy 10%
- #42 Demon Castle Story
71% matchVery Positive80% of 291 reviews2026
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Demon Castle Building Dungeon Management Simulation
Why similar: Simulation 35.9%, Strategy 27.9%, Building 16.5%, Fantasy 10%, Casual 9.7%
- #43 Tavern Manager Simulator 🍻
70% matchVery Positive92% of 4,445 reviews2024
Dev: One More Time
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Restore your fantasy tavern to its full glory. Repair, improve and expand the establishment. Cook delicious food and keep an eye on the mood of the visitors. Create a unique atmosphere for unforgettable adventures!
Why similar: Management 16.7%, Base Building 16.5%, Building 15.1%, Sandbox 13.6%, Medieval 11.7%
- #44 Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management
73% matchMixed62% of 184 reviews2021
Dev: Abylight StudiosPub: Ziggurat
Windows
Build an intricate prison, hire the best staff, and pamper your prisoners to create the perfect rehabilitation facility in Prison Tycoon: Under New Management
Why similar: Management 20.8%, Building 17.8%, Base Building 13.6%, Sandbox 12.7%, Resource Management 11.4%
- #45 Dungeon ∞ Create
71% matchMixed59% of 88 reviews2024
Dev: nikukyuPub: 072 Project
Windows
Roused from sleep, I'm in a dusty cave, named the master of a dungeon!? I'm "forced" to manage it... Defend against daring adventurers!
Why similar: Simulation 26%, Strategy 20%, Medieval 16.1%, Building 15.3%, Base Building 13.9%
- #46 MeowCraft
68% matchVery Positive81% of 158 reviews2026
Dev: Meow StudioPub: 2P Games
Windows
Manage your own feline forge in this cozy yet deep shop simulation! Craft epic legendary gear, expand your smithy, hire quirky cat staff, and dispatch hero squads into dangerous dungeons. You may be cursed to never wield a sword again, but you can build a forging empire to defeat the Demon Dragon!
Why similar: Base Building 17.5%, Management 16.1%, Building 13.7%, Medieval 13.4%, Funny 9%
- #47 Overthrown
70% matchMixed57% of 309 reviews2026
Dev: BrimstonePub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Lift and throw anything as you build and manage your kingdom in this chaotic city builder for 1-6 players. Harness the power of your soul-stealing crown to defend your citizens from bandits and mutants, farm the land, and gather resources. Keep citizens happy or see them desert you!
Why similar: Management 20.7%, Building 20.6%, Sandbox 20.2%, Simulation 8.8%, Combat 8.1%
- #48 School Owner
72% matchMostly Negative23% of 65 reviews2024
Dev: Owner Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
School Owner is a construction and management simulation game where you manage an entire school, from pre-school to college.
Why similar: Building 16%, Management 14.3%, Simulation 14.1%, Base Building 12%, Strategy 9.9%
- #49 My Infamous Dungeon
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: BoxFox Studios
Windows
Be evil. Build your dungeon and grow your empire in this roguelite dungeon builder. Hire monsters, set traps, battle heroes, and conquer the overworld with an ever expanding legion of evil.
Why similar: Base Building 33.1%, Management 25.1%, Comedy 11.3%, Strategy 10.8%, Resource Management 10.2%
- #50 Dungeon Inn
67% matchVery Positive94% of 669 reviews2024
Dev: Cat SocietyPub: Spiral Up Games
Windows · Mac
This is a cozy strategy management game where you manage an inn placed cleverly at the mouth of a dungeon. Juggle visits and business from 2 rivaling guilds, maximize profits, but keep your double-dealing a secret! Keep everyone happy and watch your inn thrive!
Why similar: Management 27.5%, Resource Management 22.4%, Simulation 18.1%, Fantasy 12.7%, Strategy 12.5%
- #51 Park Beyond
69% matchMixed63% of 1,327 reviews2023
Dev: Limbic EntertainmentPub: Bandai Namco Europe S.A.S.
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Park Beyond is a theme park simulation game that gives you the freedom to create and manage the Parks of your Dreams! Whether you love to manage finances and visitor experience, or just create fun and cozy parks, the game has something in store just for you!
Why similar: Management 20.3%, Building 18.2%, Sandbox 16.2%, Resource Management 11.1%, Simulation 9.7%
- #52 Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 5,485 reviews2021
Dev: Goblinz StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Legend of Keepers is the perfect mix between Dungeon Defender and Roguelite. You have been hired as a dungeon manager by the Dungeons Company. Your job is simple: protect their dungeons!
Why similar: Management 53%, Fantasy 22.8%, Strategy 21.3%, Singleplayer 3%
- #53 Arcade Tycoon ™ : Simulation Game
69% 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: Management 17.3%, Base Building 16.3%, Building 15.1%, Sandbox 13.7%, Comedy 8.7%
- #54 Hexguardian
67% matchMostly Positive80% of 700 reviews2024
Dev: Split Second GamesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Hexguardian is a roguelite, tower defense game where you build your own maps with hexagonal tiles! Build and upgrade towers, recruit armies, learn spells, construct wonders and place hexagonal tiles to create a path to enhance your defenses. With plenty of game modes and talents to unlock!
Why similar: Cartoony 25.6%, Fantasy 16.8%, Strategy 14.4%, Medieval 13.6%, Base Building 10.8%
- #55 RPG Tycoon
70% matchMixed51% of 487 reviews2016
Dev: Skatanic StudiosPub: Macrocosmic Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Hire heroes, send them on quests, get loot and make a profit as you expand from nothing into a bustling fantasy kingdom and attempt to win the coveted title of the greatest kingdom in all of the land!
Why similar: Management 26.9%, Building 16.1%, Sandbox 11.3%, Simulation 10.7%, Medieval 9.3%
- #56 Guild of Dungeoneering Ultimate Edition
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,634 reviews2015
Dev: Gambrinous
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Now fully rebuilt and remastered, Guild of Dungeoneering Ultimate Edition is a turn-based dungeon crawler with a twist: instead of controlling the hero you build the dungeon around them.
Why similar: Comedy 23%, Funny 22%, Strategy 20.8%, Fantasy 15.7%, Family Friendly 12.6%
- #57 PuPu's Adventure Park
65% matchMostly Positive72% of 185 reviews2025
Dev: 西梅树工作室
Windows
Build an Adventure Park from the ground up! The PuPu clan had just rented a new "playground" from the Dark Goblins. Manage the park, construct park facilities, and grow your clan to serve the expansion of the Park for "hero" customers summoned from other planets!
Why similar: Management 26.7%, Building 20.9%, Resource Management 11.2%, Simulation 10.1%, Fantasy 8.7%
- #58 Sintopia
63% matchVery Positive81% of 1,065 reviews2026
Dev: Piraknights GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Manage Hell. Manipulate the Overworld. Build the resurrection business of your dreams! In Sintopia, you’re tasked with managing the bureaucratic administration of Hell: “re-educate” the sinful, generate profit, play god and expand your hellish empire. All part of a day’s work at Hell Incorporated.
Why similar: Base Building 19.5%, Management 19.1%, Building 14.8%, Resource Management 10.3%, Funny 9.7%
- #59 Islets Defense
64% matchVery Positive94% of 191 reviews2025
Dev: MiniGoofPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Islets Defense is a turn-based tower defense game in which you build a small village to gather resources and defend your castle. Carefully plan your actions, as each move brings the enemy waves closer! Strategize building placements and play your cards wisely, as timing and order are key.
Why similar: Base Building 23.8%, Building 18.7%, Medieval 13.5%, Resource Management 12.8%, Strategy 8.2%