- #1 Planet Coaster
97% matchVery Positive91% of 71,745 reviews2016
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 22.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Planet Coaster® - the future of coaster park simulation games has arrived! Surprise, delight and thrill incredible crowds as you build your coaster park empire - let your imagination run wild, and share your success with the world.
Why similar: Building 24.3%, Management 19.7%, Sandbox 16.4%, Simulation 12.3%, Funny 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: This is the gold standard for coaster-building simulation, offering unparalleled creative freedom and deep management mechanics.
- #2 Planet Coaster 2
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 13,296 reviews2024
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 32.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Build and customise thrilling roller coasters and incredible water slides, manage the ultimate theme park experience, and share your epic creations. Are you ready to ride the wave?
Why similar: Building 22.9%, Sandbox 20.5%, Simulation 14.1%, Management 11.5%, City Builder 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: The sequel refines the building experience with water park features and improved management tools that perfectly complement the style of Park Beyond.
- #3 Parkitect
96% matchVery Positive94% of 8,037 reviews2018
Dev: Texel Raptor
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Parkitect is a business simulation game that charges you with the construction and management of theme parks! Bringing back the best of classic theme park games with many new features and content on top. Now supports online co-op with up to 8 players!
Why similar: Building 21.7%, Management 21.2%, Sandbox 14.1%, Simulation 10.4%, City Builder 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A spiritual successor to classic park builders that focuses heavily on the logistics and management side of running a theme park.
- #4 Planet Zoo
95% matchVery Positive91% of 94,593 reviews2019
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 34.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Build a world for wildlife in Planet Zoo. From the developers of Planet Coaster and Zoo Tycoon comes the ultimate zoo sim. Construct detailed habitats, manage your zoo, and meet authentic living animals who think, feel and explore the world you create around them.
Why similar: Management 23.3%, Building 19.7%, Sandbox 15.2%, Simulation 10.8%, Resource Management 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same team as Planet Coaster, this game offers the same high-fidelity building and management experience but with a focus on animal welfare.
- #5 Two Point Campus
94% matchVery Positive88% of 7,918 reviews2022
Dev: Two Point StudiosPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 19.7 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 24.1%, Building 19.8%, Sandbox 13.5%, Simulation 10.5%, City Builder 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features the same humorous, stylized management gameplay as Two Point Hospital, focusing on building and maintaining a successful university.
- #6 RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3: Complete Edition
94% matchVery Positive87% of 2,861 reviews2020
Dev: Frontier DevelopmentsPub: Atari
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Build the park of a lifetime and rediscover the critically acclaimed rollercoaster simulation bestseller. Feel the thrill of a genre-defining classic, complete with two huge expansion packs.
Why similar: Management 21.2%, Building 18.9%, Sandbox 13%, Resource Management 10.7%, Simulation 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive version of the classic that defined the theme park management genre, offering a nostalgic yet deep experience.
- #7 Two Point Hospital
93% matchVery Positive92% of 34,521 reviews2018
Dev: Two Point StudiosPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 35.1 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 30.3%, Building 24.8%, Simulation 17.4%, Sandbox 10.6%, Funny 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the same whimsical, cartoonish charm as Park Beyond while providing a challenging and rewarding management loop.
- #8 Parkasaurus
92% matchVery Positive93% of 3,094 reviews2020
Dev: Washbear Studio
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Parkasaurus is a dinosaur tycoon management simulation where you take care of your dinosaurs by constructing well-designed exhibits, researching specialized technologies, and maximizing profits to expand into the ultimate dinosaur theme park. Do you favor development for guests or your dinosaurs?
Why similar: Management 19.9%, Building 18.5%, Sandbox 13.5%, Resource Management 11.9%, City Builder 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A vibrant, dinosaur-themed park management game that balances building mechanics with cute, accessible visuals.
- #9 Megaquarium
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,695 reviews2018
Dev: Twice Circled
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
The public aquarium simulator. Design your displays, look after your fish, manage your staff and keep your guests happy! It's all in a day's work as the curator of your very own Megaquarium.
Why similar: Building 22%, Management 20.1%, Sandbox 18.1%, Resource Management 13.5%, Simulation 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A charming and colorful management game that focuses on the intricate logistics of running a successful aquarium.
- #10 Let's Build a Zoo
91% matchVery Positive89% of 4,050 reviews2021
Dev: SpringloadedPub: No More Robots
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
It's time to Build a Zoo! Construct and decorate enclosures, buy and breed animals, hire zookeepers and vets... then try your hand at DNA splicing, and stitch together over 300,000 different types of animal. This can only go smoothly...
Why similar: Management 19.5%, Building 17.1%, Sandbox 16.4%, Simulation 12.2%, Resource Management 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features a unique, colorful aesthetic and deep management systems that allow for creative animal breeding and park design.
- #11 Jurassic World Evolution 2
90% matchVery Positive90% of 46,005 reviews2021
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Jurassic World Evolution 2 is the much-anticipated sequel to Frontier’s highly successful Jurassic World Evolution. This bold new era in the Jurassic World Evolution game franchise builds upon the ground-breaking and immersive 2018 management simulation.
Why similar: Building 24.4%, Management 21.2%, Sandbox 17.8%, Resource Management 10.9%, Simulation 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: Combines high-quality park building with complex management tasks, perfect for those who enjoy the scale of Park Beyond.
- #12 Two Point Museum
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,825 reviews2025
Dev: Two Point StudiosPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 25.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 21%, Sandbox 15.5%, Management 14.7%, Simulation 11.6%, City Builder 10%
Why You'll Like It: The latest entry in the Two Point series, bringing the same quirky management style to the world of museum curation.
- #13 SimAirport
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 4,022 reviews2020
Dev: LVGameDev LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Build & Manage Your Airport. An International Hub or a Regional Masterpiece -- it's up to you. Buy more land to scale out, or escalators to scale up with MULTIPLE FLOORS. You're in full control in this modern business management tycoon!
Why similar: Management 20.2%, Building 20%, Sandbox 16.3%, City Builder 10.8%, Resource Management 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the complex logistics and building requirements of running a busy airport, appealing to fans of management-heavy simulations.
- #14 Indoorlands
88% matchVery Positive82% of 271 reviews2022
Dev: Pixelsplit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The indoor park management simulator where you can create your rides and coasters from scratch and freely design your halls. Manage, expand and develop your own park to inspire your guests. Satisfy your visitors' needs by unlocking and researching new buildings, rides, transportation and more!
Why similar: Management 19.7%, Building 19.2%, Resource Management 16.5%, Sandbox 11.8%, Simulation 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A theme park management game that focuses on indoor attractions and unique building challenges.
- #15 Cities: Skylines
86% matchVery Positive93% of 288,732 reviews2015
Dev: Colossal OrderPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 65.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Cities: Skylines is a modern take on the classic city simulation. The game introduces new game play elements to realize the thrill and hardships of creating and maintaining a real city whilst expanding on some well-established tropes of the city building experience.
Why similar: Building 21.2%, City Builder 17.7%, Management 17%, Sandbox 12.9%, Simulation 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: The premier city-builder that offers immense creative freedom and complex systems for those who enjoy large-scale construction.
- #16 RollerCoaster Tycoon® 2: Triple Thrill Pack
87% matchVery Positive90% of 5,765 reviews2014
Dev: Chris Sawyer ProductionsPub: Atari
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 38%
This compilation includes the entire RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 series, with the original game as well as the Time Twister and Wacky Worlds expansions.
Why similar: Management 33.7%, Sandbox 18.4%, Building 17.6%, Simulation 17.5%, Strategy 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential classic park builder that remains a must-play for its deep simulation and iconic coaster design tools.
- #17 Tropico 6
86% matchVery Positive88% of 29,005 reviews2019
Dev: Limbic EntertainmentPub: Kalypso Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 27.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
El Presidente is back! Prove yourself once again as a feared dictator or peace-loving statesman on the island state of Tropico and shape the fate of your very own banana republic through four distinctive eras.
Why similar: Management 23.3%, City Builder 18.4%, Sandbox 14.2%, Simulation 13.6%, Building 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a humorous and engaging management experience where you build and maintain a sprawling island nation.
- #18 Airport CEO
84% matchVery Positive83% of 8,179 reviews2021
Dev: Apog Labs
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 27.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Build and manage an international airport!
Why similar: Resource Management 21.5%, Management 19.5%, Building 18.2%, Sandbox 14.9%, Simulation 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a deep, top-down management experience where you design and operate an entire airport from the ground up.
- #19 Hotel Architect
82% matchVery Positive94% of 1,712 reviews2026
Dev: Pathos InteractivePub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Step into the shoes of a hotel owner as you design, build, and manage grand hotels around the world. Juggle demanding guests, frantic logistics, and plenty of unexpected surprises in Hotel Architect; the ultimate hotel construction and tycoon management game!
Why similar: Building 18.9%, Management 18.5%, Sandbox 16.1%, City Builder 9.8%, Simulation 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Allows you to design and manage a hotel from the ground up, focusing on both aesthetic building and guest satisfaction.
- #20 Little Big Workshop
84% matchVery Positive84% of 3,371 reviews2019
Dev: Mirage Game StudiosPub: HandyGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 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 19.9%, Simulation 17.7%, Building 17.6%, Resource Management 16.7%, Sandbox 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A whimsical management game where you run a miniature factory, focusing on production lines and resource management.
- #21 Snowtopia: Ski Resort Builder
83% matchMixed62% of 1,266 reviews2022
Dev: TeaForTwoPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Build your ideal ski resort. Keep skiers smiling with fresh pistes and fine facilities. Ski, build and chill in the wintry world of Snowtopia where everyone is welcome!
Why similar: Building 16.1%, Management 15.4%, Resource Management 14.1%, Sandbox 13.3%, City Builder 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A niche management game that tasks you with building and maintaining a successful ski resort in the mountains.
- #22 Timberborn
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 39,576 reviews2026
Dev: Mechanistry
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 42.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Humans are long gone. In a world struck by droughts and toxic waste, will your lumberpunk beavers do any better? A sandbox city-building game featuring ingenious animals, vertical architecture, water physics, and terraforming. Contains high amounts of wood.
Why similar: Building 20%, Management 19.3%, Sandbox 17.5%, Resource Management 15.4%, City Builder 14.2%
Why You'll Like It: Features unique water-management and building mechanics in a charming, beaver-led post-apocalyptic setting.
- #23 RollerCoaster Tycoon World™
85% matchMostly Negative25% of 5,866 reviews2016
Dev: Nvizzio CreationsPub: Atari
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
RollerCoaster Tycoon World™ is the newest installment in the legendary RCT franchise. This next-generation theme park simulation and building game includes fan-favorite features along with incredible new advancements!
Why similar: Building 27.4%, Management 25.3%, Sandbox 19.9%, Simulation 18.2%, Strategy 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: While flawed, it offers a 3D park building experience that aligns with the core themes of the genre.
- #24 Mars Attracts
80% matchVery Positive91% of 250 reviews2025
Dev: Outlier
Windows
Mars Attracts is a park management sim set in the iconic universe of Mars Attacks™. Play as the devious Martians as you construct detailed enclosures, manage staff, and most importantly - abduct and experiment on humans for the entertainment of your Martian guests!
Why similar: Building 15.9%, Management 14.5%, Resource Management 14.4%, Sandbox 13.6%, City Builder 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A quirky, early-access park builder that lets you create attractions to entertain extraterrestrial visitors.
- #25 Project Highrise
81% matchVery Positive85% of 4,762 reviews2016
Dev: SomaSimPub: Kasedo Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 32.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Project Highrise is a skyscraper construction and management sim...
Why similar: Management 32.1%, Building 27.9%, Simulation 15.6%, Sandbox 10.6%, Strategy 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A vertical building and management game that challenges you to design and maintain a thriving skyscraper.
- #26 Wildlife Park 3
82% matchMixed59% of 522 reviews2014
Dev: b-alive gmbh
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Do you have what it takes to be a zoo tycoon? You are responsible for your very own and unique zoo. Choose from numerous types of enclosures, park buildings and plants to design an environment appropriate to each species. Take home a part of wilderness with Wildlife Park 3!
Why similar: Management 22.1%, Building 16.5%, Simulation 14.4%, Sandbox 13.6%, Resource Management 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic park management title that focuses on the creation and maintenance of a wildlife sanctuary.
- #27 Software Inc.
79% matchVery Positive94% of 7,688 reviews2015
Dev: Coredumping
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 13.8 hrsMean: 45.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 28.2%, Building 26.4%, Sandbox 20.8%, Simulation 12.7%, Economy 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a deep, complex management experience focused on building offices and developing software products.
- #28 Waterpark Simulator
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,125 reviews2025
Dev: CayPlay
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Build and run your own waterpark. Design slides, send guests flying with ragdoll physics, manage staff, and fully customize your park. Turn total madness into a five-star empire in this first-person management simulator!
Why similar: Management 22.8%, Building 21.1%, Sandbox 18.6%, Simulation 11.3%, First-Person 7.5%
- #29 Prison Architect
78% matchVery Positive89% of 73,349 reviews2015
Dev: Introversion SoftwarePub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 30.2 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: Building 20.8%, Management 18.4%, Sandbox 17.2%, Resource Management 11.7%, Simulation 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A classic management game with a distinct art style that focuses on the design and operational efficiency of a prison.
- #30 Inn Tycoon
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 801 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Goose GamesPub: GameDev.ist
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 26.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Welcome to Inn Tycoon! Build, design, and manage your dream inn. Serve delightful meals, offer various services, and hire a stellar staff. Create a top-notch hospitality empire and become the ultimate Inn Tycoon!
Why similar: Management 20.1%, Building 18.7%, Resource Management 16.6%, Sandbox 14%, Simulation 9.3%
- #31 Hotel Magnate
77% matchMixed59% of 486 reviews2025
Dev: Arcade Oven
Windows · Mac · Linux
Have you ever wanted to design and manage your own hotel, rundown motel, or elegant resort? With a ridiculous amount of customization tools to wield, a host of facilities to build, and a wide variety of guests to impress, Hotel Magnate has it all. Let your inner hotel manager shine!
Why similar: Management 17.3%, Building 17%, Resource Management 15.9%, Sandbox 14.3%, Simulation 8.1%
- #32 Theme Park Studio
81% matchMixed40% of 465 reviews2016
Dev: Pantera Entertainment
Windows
Theme Park Studio is a powerful suite of tools that allows players to design, build, and experience stunning amusement parks of their own design. Players can build whatever they can imagine, and then share it online for others to experience. Theme Park Studio includes Steam Workshop integration.
Why similar: Simulation 34.3%, Sandbox 24.1%, Building 20.5%, Management 19.8%, Singleplayer 1.2%
Why You'll Like It: A building-focused simulation game that gives you extensive tools to design custom coasters and park environments.
- #33 Park Studio
76% matchMixed70% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: Creye Games
Windows
Create the parks of your dreams in Park Studio! Build amazing structures, design thrilling rides and decorate your park with an unprecedented level of detail and unmatched realism! What are you waiting for? Make something creative now!
Why similar: Building 25.4%, Sandbox 24.4%, Management 22.4%, Simulation 13.9%, First-Person 4.3%
- #34 RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3: Platinum
77% matchVery Positive92% of 5,227 reviews2008
Dev: Frontier
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 Platinum combines the excitement of rollercoasters with the fun of a great strategy simulation. RCT3 Platinum combines the roller coaster theme park fun of the Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 with included expansion packs Soaked! and Wild! Now enjoy more options than ever.
Why similar: Management 29.3%, Building 22.2%, Sandbox 20.3%, Simulation 16.1%, Strategy 3.7%
- #35 Cities: Skylines II
74% matchMixed54% of 88,593 reviews2023
Dev: Iceflake StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 23.5 hrsMean: 73.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Raise a city from the ground up and transform it into a thriving metropolis with the most realistic city builder ever. Push your creativity and problem-solving to build on a scale you've never experienced. With deep simulation and a living economy, this is world-building without limits.
Why similar: Building 20.5%, Management 16.4%, Sandbox 15.1%, City Builder 14.4%, Simulation 12.1%
- #36 Pocket City 2
73% matchVery Positive94% of 130 reviews2025
Dev: Codebrew Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
A city-building game with a unique twist—step inside and experience your city firsthand! Plan roads, zones, and infrastructure while growing your economy, managing resources, and unlocking special buildings. Host events, build mega projects, and watch your city thrive in a dynamic world.
Why similar: Sandbox 20.8%, City Builder 13.4%, Building 13%, Cartoony 8.5%, Funny 6.8%
- #37 RollerCoaster Tycoon®: Deluxe
75% matchVery Positive94% of 8,150 reviews2014
Dev: Chris Sawyer ProductionsPub: Atari
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 54%
One of the best games from acclaimed Tycoon series, with well designed gameplay mechanics, appealing graphics, and really high re-playability value. There’s no limit to what you can create so design and build the most thrilling roller coaster the world has ever seen!
Why similar: Management 29.7%, Sandbox 17.9%, Simulation 16.9%, Building 15.5%, Resource Management 5.2%
- #38 Mall Craze
74% matchMixed54% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Milan Timčenko
Windows
Build, Customize & Manage your own shopping center! Choose from modern gaming hardware store to cozy flower shop. Hire skilled cashiers, secure financing through bank loans, and launch strategic advertising campaigns to make your mall thrive!
Why similar: Building 19.6%, Management 18.1%, Sandbox 14.9%, Resource Management 11.8%, Simulation 8.6%
- #39 Space for Sale
73% matchMixed57% of 165 reviews2025
Dev: Mirage Game Studios
Windows
Space for Sale is an interplanetary, top-down Space Realty management game with a focus on problem-solving and exploration. Played either solo or with a friend, it's up to you to transform wild, uninhabited lands into bustling communities!
Why similar: Sandbox 16.4%, Building 15.6%, Cartoon 14.4%, Management 10.8%, Simulation 9.8%
- #40 Carnaval Simulator
71% matchVery Positive93% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: JBA Software Development
Windows
Build & design your own parades! Create light shows, setup animatronics, use special effects, play music, and more to captivate audiences in both singleplayer & multiplayer. Inspired by real-world celebrations like Mardi Gras & Carnival of Brazil 🎊
Why similar: Management 18.5%, Building 18.1%, Resource Management 16.5%, Sandbox 16%, Simulation 7.8%
- #41 Cafe Owner Simulator
73% matchMixed64% of 1,089 reviews2022
Dev: Second RealityPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Open your dream restaurant at FPP. Create a unique exterior and interior, hire the best workers and chefs, create a place where people will love to eat, spend time and spend their money. Simulation of the restaurant business.
Why similar: Resource Management 17.3%, Building 17.2%, Management 16%, Sandbox 13.6%, Simulation 8.8%
- #42 United Penguin Kingdom
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 439 reviews2024
Dev: Turquoise Revival GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A city-building game where you build a penguin settlement and satisfy the various needs of your penguins while dealing with seals and killer whales. Enjoy the growth of your settlement, become the king, and lead the United Penguin Kingdom.
Why similar: Management 20.4%, Resource Management 19.7%, Building 13.3%, City Builder 11.7%, Simulation 6.6%
- #43 Jurassic World Evolution 3
67% matchVery Positive93% of 10,460 reviews2025
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 12.1 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Build your own Jurassic World. Nurture generations of dinosaurs with the series debut of juveniles, create and manage sprawling prehistoric parks around the globe, and let your imagination roar with powerful new creative options.
Why similar: Sandbox 19.9%, Management 18.1%, Resource Management 17.2%, Simulation 14.2%, City Builder 11.1%
- #44 ZooKeeper
72% matchMixed69% of 61 reviews2022
Dev: ▲ Pyramid GamesPub: Gaming Factory
Windows
Become a Zoo Keeper, manage and build the zoo of your childhood dreams! Take care of the animals and create ideal conditions for them. Grow your zoo, add extraordinary species and prepare amazing attractions for visitors.
Why similar: Building 18%, Management 17.8%, Sandbox 14.8%, Resource Management 13%, Simulation 9%
- #45 Dream Park Story
71% matchVery Positive89% of 157 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Create your own amusement park with a variety of rides, mascots, and activities!
Why similar: Simulation 29.5%, Building 17.8%, Resource Management 13.2%, City Builder 13%, Strategy 12.6%
- #46 Hotel Renovator
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,748 reviews2023
Dev: Two HorizonsPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Unleash your inner designer and renovate the hotel of your dreams! Embark on a makeover journey to turn this worn-out place into a successful getaway. Play with thousands of furniture pieces and accessories, and manage the hotel to get 5-star reviews!
Why similar: Building 20.8%, Management 18.9%, Resource Management 17.7%, Simulation 11.2%, City Builder 8.4%
- #47 Prehistoric Kingdom
69% matchVery Positive90% of 6,006 reviews2022
Dev: Blue MeridianPub: Crytivo
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Take on the role of park manager and design the ultimate zoo for nature's greatest creations.
Why similar: Management 21.7%, Building 21.1%, Sandbox 18.3%, Resource Management 17.4%, Simulation 10.4%
- #48 Parking Tycoon: Business Simulator
69% matchMixed65% of 977 reviews2023
Dev: GeekonPub: Midnight Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Are you ready to immerse yourself in the exhilarating world of car parking management? Step into the shoes of a visionary entrepreneur and become the ultimate Parking Lot Tycoon! Take Charge and embark on a thrilling journey of strategy, expansion, and success.
Why similar: Sandbox 22.8%, Simulation 20.2%, City Builder 14.2%, First-Person 13%, Management 12.1%
- #49 Wildlife Park 2
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 560 reviews2014
Dev: b-alive gmbh
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Now’s the chance to build the Zoo of your dreams! Just like in a real Zoo, your animals must receive complete care. Feed them, train them, cure them and even relocate them. Observe their realistic interactions with one another, the landscape, the play equipment and even Zoo visitors.
Why similar: Management 21.7%, Building 18.5%, Sandbox 17.6%, Simulation 12%, Resource Management 10.2%
- #50 Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator
68% matchVery Positive84% of 2,599 reviews2023
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Create and manage your dream restaurant! Menus, purchasing, décor, staff, equipment, customers… and don't forget the actual cooking! Experience the daily life of a restaurateur and earn your awards from the Michelin Guide.
Why similar: Management 24.9%, Resource Management 22%, Cartoony 13.4%, Simulation 13.1%, Colorful 8.9%
- #51 Junkyard Builder
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 227 reviews2026
Dev: FreeMind S.A.
Windows
In Junkyard Builder, you’re the proud owner of a once-forgotten junkyard, now brimming with endless potential. Dive into the satisfying world of restoration, recycling, and raw hustle as you transform trash into treasure and rise to become the ruler of the junk empire!
Why similar: Management 19.7%, Resource Management 16%, Building 14.9%, Sandbox 14.7%, Simulation 10.2%
- #52 Blooming Business: Casino
69% matchMixed70% of 231 reviews2023
Dev: Homo Ludens
Windows
Build your casino empire in Las Venas alongside cute animals! Blooming Business: Casino is a cosy management game. Build and run your casino in a bustling world full of drama. Complete quests and manage your clientele. Keep everyone happy, from the clients, to the employees (and beware of the bear).
Why similar: Management 15.3%, Building 14.7%, Resource Management 12.2%, Sandbox 10.7%, Cartoony 8%
- #53 Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management
70% 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 19.9%, Building 18.7%, Resource Management 18.7%, Sandbox 11.9%, Simulation 7.7%
- #54 Parking World: Build & Manage
67% matchMixed67% of 180 reviews2025
Dev: Binary ImpactPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
Build, manage, and expand your own lucrative parking enterprise in this management sim. Parking World puts the power to build your perfect parking garage at your fingertips while solving everybody else's parking problems in unique narrative scenarios or without any objectives in freeplay mode.
Why similar: Building 20.9%, Management 18%, Simulation 14.7%, City Builder 13.6%, Sandbox 9.2%
- #55 Tinytopia
68% matchVery Positive84% of 322 reviews2021
Dev: MeNic GamesPub: Mastiff
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Construct charming toy towns and cities atop tiny terrain. Combine building blocks to create new megastructures. Test your skills in the physics-based Challenge stages or simply unwind and obliterate everything with an array of cute catastrophes!
Why similar: Building 21.5%, Sandbox 17.4%, Cartoon 14.6%, City Builder 12.1%, Simulation 9.2%
- #56 Mall Simulator
64% matchVery Positive88% of 2,933 reviews2025
Dev: F13 Games
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Turn your building from a small shopping center into a huge city mall! To avoid going bankrupt, you’ll need to build new stores and restaurants, set smart prices, and keep up with trends. 15+ stores, dozens of machines & services, and hundreds of brands waiting for you!
Why similar: Management 20.2%, Resource Management 15.7%, Building 15.4%, Sandbox 12.5%, Simulation 10.4%
- #57 City Bus Manager
65% matchVery Positive91% of 2,756 reviews2024
Dev: PeDePe GbRPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 38.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Build your own bus depot from scratch and create your personal bus routes in City Bus Manager. Play in your own hometown or any famous city in the world with real map data. Buy buses, maintain them, take care of your staff and lead your bus company to become the #1 in town!
Why similar: Management 33%, Simulation 19.1%, Sandbox 17.5%, Economy 7%, Strategy 5.8%
- #58 SteamWorld Build
65% matchVery Positive84% of 2,156 reviews2023
Dev: The StationPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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: Resource Management 16.3%, Management 15%, Building 13.8%, Sandbox 11.4%, City Builder 9.4%
- #59 Rescue HQ - The Tycoon
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 921 reviews2019
Dev: stillalive studiosPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 15.3 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 19.6%, Building 17.6%, Sandbox 14.6%, Simulation 11.1%, Cartoony 8.7%