- #1 Planet Coaster
97% matchVery Positive91% of 72,129 reviews2016
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 22.3 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 24.5%, Management 19.3%, Sandbox 16.4%, Simulation 12.3%, Funny 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: This is the gold standard for theme park simulation, offering unparalleled creative building tools and deep management mechanics.
- #2 Planet Coaster 2
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 14,453 reviews2024
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 31.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 22.8%, Sandbox 20.2%, Simulation 14.2%, Management 11.9%, City Builder 10%
Why You'll Like It: The direct sequel expands on the original with water park features and even more sophisticated coaster design capabilities.
- #3 Parkitect
96% matchVery Positive94% of 8,129 reviews2018
Dev: Texel Raptor
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 21.9%, Management 20.9%, Sandbox 14.2%, Simulation 10.5%, City Builder 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the classic charm of early tycoon games while providing a modern, deep management experience that focuses on park logistics.
- #4 RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3: Complete Edition
95% matchVery Positive87% of 2,983 reviews2020
Dev: Frontier DevelopmentsPub: Atari
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 44%
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%, Building 19.2%, Sandbox 13%, Resource Management 10.3%, City Builder 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A definitive classic that introduced 3D park management and remains a cornerstone of the genre for its creative freedom.
- #5 Planet Zoo
94% matchVery Positive91% of 97,434 reviews2019
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 31.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 23.6%, Building 20.5%, Sandbox 15.5%, Simulation 11.1%, Resource Management 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same team behind Planet Coaster, this offers the same high-fidelity building and management experience applied to animal habitats.
- #6 Two Point Campus
94% 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 20%, Sandbox 13.5%, Simulation 10.5%, City Builder 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the same quirky, humorous tone as Park Beyond while focusing on the intricate management of a growing university.
- #7 Parkasaurus
93% matchVery Positive93% of 3,119 reviews2020
Dev: Washbear Studio
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.3 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 18.7%, Sandbox 13.5%, Resource Management 11.5%, City Builder 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: This colorful and lighthearted game focuses on building dinosaur exhibits and managing a park with a distinct, friendly art style.
- #8 Indoorlands
92% matchVery Positive81% of 279 reviews2022
Dev: Pixelsplit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Building 19.5%, Management 19.4%, Resource Management 16.1%, Sandbox 11.9%, Simulation 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A specialized theme park simulator that focuses on the management and design of indoor attractions and ride halls.
- #9 Jurassic World Evolution 2
91% matchVery Positive90% of 46,970 reviews2021
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 22.9 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 24.8%, Management 20.9%, Sandbox 17.9%, Resource Management 10.6%, Simulation 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines park management with high-stakes dinosaur containment, offering a polished and visually stunning experience.
- #10 Megaquarium
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,770 reviews2018
Dev: Twice Circled
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 14.9 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 22.2%, Management 19.9%, Sandbox 18.4%, Resource Management 13.1%, Simulation 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A focused management sim that challenges you to design efficient and beautiful aquarium layouts while managing visitor satisfaction.
- #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 29.9%, Building 25%, Simulation 17.3%, Sandbox 10.5%, Funny 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in management simulation that uses a charming, cartoonish aesthetic to make complex systems accessible and fun.
- #12 Let's Build a Zoo
89% matchVery Positive89% of 4,098 reviews2021
Dev: SpringloadedPub: No More Robots
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 19.3%, Building 17.3%, Sandbox 16.4%, Simulation 12.4%, Resource Management 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers deep management and creative building with a unique pixel-art style and a focus on genetic experimentation.
- #13 Two Point Museum
88% 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 21.1%, Sandbox 15.3%, Management 15%, Simulation 11.5%, City Builder 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: The latest in the Two Point series, it brings the same humorous management style to the world of curating and building exhibits.
- #14 Cities: Skylines
86% matchVery Positive93% of 291,638 reviews2015
Dev: Colossal OrderPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 65.9 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 21.4%, City Builder 18%, Management 16.7%, Sandbox 13%, Simulation 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: While it focuses on city-wide infrastructure, the depth of its building and management systems will appeal to any fan of complex sandbox games.
- #15 RollerCoaster Tycoon® Classic
87% matchVery Positive91% of 3,107 reviews2017
Dev: Origin8 Technologies Ltd.Pub: Atari
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 61.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Create incredible parks in the original rollercoaster sim from Chris Sawyer.
Why similar: Management 47.6%, Simulation 20%, Sandbox 12.9%, Building 10.3%, Strategy 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive version of the original games that defined the genre, offering pure, nostalgic park management gameplay.
- #16 Theme Park Studio
89% matchMixed40% of 466 reviews2016
Dev: Pantera Entertainment
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 40%
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 24.2%, Building 20.7%, Management 19.5%, Singleplayer 1.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title is heavily focused on the technical aspects of coaster design and building, perfect for players who love the construction side of Park Beyond.
- #17 SimAirport
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 4,044 reviews2020
Dev: LVGameDev LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 21.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Building 20.3%, Management 19.9%, Sandbox 16.5%, City Builder 11.1%, Resource Management 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a complex management experience where you design and run an airport, focusing on efficiency and passenger flow.
- #18 Snowtopia: Ski Resort Builder
85% matchMixed62% of 1,272 reviews2022
Dev: TeaForTwoPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 39%
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 16.3%, Management 15.2%, Resource Management 13.6%, Sandbox 13.4%, City Builder 8%
Why You'll Like It: This game applies the theme park management formula to a ski resort, focusing on slope design and guest satisfaction.
- #19 Little Big Workshop
84% 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 20.1%, Building 17.9%, Simulation 17.7%, Resource Management 16.1%, Sandbox 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A charming management game where you run a miniature factory, focusing on production lines and creative layout design.
- #20 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: Building 21.1%, Management 18.1%, Sandbox 17.3%, Resource Management 11.3%, Simulation 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a deep, grid-based building and management experience that rewards careful planning and creative problem-solving.
- #21 Mars Attracts
81% matchVery Positive91% of 260 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 16.1%, Management 14.3%, Resource Management 13.9%, Sandbox 13.7%, City Builder 8%
Why You'll Like It: A quirky management game that tasks you with building a theme park on Mars to entertain alien visitors.
- #22 Project Highrise
82% matchVery Positive85% of 4,811 reviews2016
Dev: SomaSimPub: Kasedo Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 32.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Project Highrise is a skyscraper construction and management sim...
Why similar: Management 31.6%, Building 28.3%, Simulation 15.5%, Sandbox 10.8%, Strategy 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A management simulation that tasks you with building and maintaining a skyscraper, requiring similar logistical planning to park management.
- #23 Academia : School Simulator
81% matchVery Positive86% of 3,073 reviews2021
Dev: Squeaky Wheel Studio IncPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Design, build, and manage a high school with terrific teachers and fantastic facilities or simply let your students poop in the bushes? Academia : School Simulator is a management/tycoon game where you get to decide!
Why similar: Management 22.2%, Building 20.1%, Sandbox 15.5%, City Builder 11.1%, Simulation 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A management game that allows you to design a school campus from the ground up, balancing finances with student needs.
- #24 Mall Craze
82% 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 19.9%, Management 17.8%, Sandbox 15%, Resource Management 11.4%, Simulation 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game tasks you with building and managing a shopping mall, focusing on store placement and customer flow.
- #25 Wildlife Park 3
83% matchMixed59% of 525 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 21.8%, Building 16.8%, Simulation 14.4%, Sandbox 13.8%, Resource Management 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic zoo management game that emphasizes animal care and park infrastructure design.
- #26 United Penguin Kingdom
80% matchMostly Positive75% of 452 reviews2024
Dev: Turquoise Revival GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 20.2%, Resource Management 19.2%, Building 13.5%, City Builder 11.9%, Simulation 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A cute and challenging city-builder that focuses on resource management and building a thriving habitat for penguins.
- #27 Pocket City 2
79% matchVery Positive94% of 144 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 13.6%, Building 13%, Cartoony 8.7%, Funny 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A casual but feature-rich city builder that allows for creative sandbox play in a portable-friendly format.
- #28 Transport Fever 2
79% matchVery Positive90% of 32,451 reviews2019
Dev: Urban GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.7 hrsMean: 66.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The classic transport simulation genre has a new gold standard with Transport Fever 2. Discover a whole new world by navigating transport routes through land, water and air. May progress and prosperity find their way!
Why similar: Management 23.8%, Building 15%, Simulation 14.6%, Sandbox 13.3%, City Builder 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: For players who enjoy the logistical and infrastructure-building aspects of management games, this is a highly detailed and rewarding experience.
- #29 Hotel Architect
75% matchVery Positive94% of 2,276 reviews2026
Dev: Pathos InteractivePub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 19.5%, Management 18.7%, Sandbox 16.1%, City Builder 9.9%, Simulation 9.5%
- #30 Waterpark Simulator
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 13,339 reviews2026
Dev: CayPlay
Windows
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Build and run your own waterpark solo or with friends. Design slides, send guests flying with ragdoll physics, manage staff, and fully customize your park. Turn total madness into a diamond five-star empire in this first-person management simulator!
Why similar: Building 23.1%, Management 22.4%, Sandbox 19.9%, Simulation 11.3%, Funny 6.3%
- #31 Software Inc.
78% matchVery Positive94% of 7,806 reviews2015
Dev: Coredumping
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.0 hrsMean: 46.1 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 27.9%, Building 26.6%, Sandbox 20.9%, Simulation 12.8%, Economy 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A deep management simulation that focuses on building office spaces and managing a company, offering immense control over your environment.
- #32 Theme Park Architect
77% matchMostly Positive72% of 76 reviews2024
Dev: Creye Games
Windows
Theme Park Architect is the future of theme park simulation in the making. Build your dream park one detail at a time with total creative freedom at scales you never dared to try before, and join a growing community of Creatives to share the passion!
Why similar: Building 25.7%, Sandbox 24.5%, Management 22.1%, Simulation 13.9%, First-Person 4.3%
- #33 Aquapark Tycoon
74% matchVery Positive91% of 265 reviews2026
Dev: Boxelware
Windows
Build the ultimate waterpark paradise in this classic tycoon simulation game! Design & customize water slides, pools, and saunas to fulfill your guests' needs. Combine creativity, strategy, and management to make a splash in the world of water parks and become the ultimate Aquapark Tycoon!
Why similar: Building 17%, Sandbox 16%, Management 15.1%, Cartoony 9.9%, City Builder 9.4%
- #34 Hotel Magnate
76% matchMixed58% of 491 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: Building 17.2%, Management 17.1%, Resource Management 15.4%, Sandbox 14.4%, Simulation 8.2%
- #35 Inn Tycoon
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 839 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Goose GamesPub: GameDev.ist
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 24.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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%, Building 19.1%, Resource Management 16.1%, Sandbox 14.2%, Simulation 9.4%
- #36 Parking World: Build & Manage
75% matchMixed67% of 183 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 18.4%, Management 17%, Resource Management 14.5%, Sandbox 13.6%, Simulation 8.3%
- #37 RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3: Platinum
76% matchVery Positive92% of 5,244 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 28.8%, Building 22.4%, Sandbox 20.4%, Simulation 16.1%, Strategy 3.7%
- #38 Food Park Manager
73% matchVery Positive82% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Drix Dev
Windows
Build and manage your own Food Park! Customize food stalls, hire staff, and cater to hungry customers as you find the perfect recipes. Decorate your park to attract and satisfy more customers.
Why similar: Management 17.9%, Resource Management 16.8%, Sandbox 15.7%, City Builder 11%, Simulation 10.6%
- #39 RollerCoaster Tycoon World™
77% matchMostly Negative25% of 5,891 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 27.7%, Management 24.9%, Sandbox 20%, Simulation 18.2%, Strategy 5.5%
- #40 Cities: Skylines II
72% matchMixed56% of 91,808 reviews2023
Dev: Iceflake StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 23.6 hrsMean: 76.6 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 20.8%, Management 16.3%, Sandbox 15.2%, City Builder 14.6%, Simulation 12.1%
- #41 Bunny Park
73% matchVery Positive90% of 867 reviews2020
Dev: Cozy Bee Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Manage your own bunny park! Give snacks and toys to your bunnies. Improve and decorate your park to increase its popularity and collect all the bunnies!
Why similar: Building 20.8%, Sandbox 18.1%, Management 12.7%, Simulation 10.9%, Cartoony 10.1%
- #42 Carnaval Simulator
70% matchVery Positive94% of 63 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: Building 18.4%, Management 18.3%, Sandbox 16.2%, Resource Management 16%, Simulation 7.9%
- #43 Space for Sale
71% matchMixed56% of 166 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 15.7%, Cartoon 14.6%, Management 10.6%, Simulation 9.8%
- #44 Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management
72% 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 19.7%, Building 19%, Resource Management 18.1%, Sandbox 12%, Simulation 7.7%
- #45 Jurassic World Evolution 3
67% matchVery Positive93% of 13,266 reviews2025
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 13.7 hrsMean: 24.5 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 20%, Management 18.2%, Resource Management 16.7%, Simulation 14.2%, City Builder 11.1%
- #46 Cafe Owner Simulator
71% matchMixed63% of 1,109 reviews2022
Dev: Second RealityPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.6 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: Building 17.4%, Resource Management 16.8%, Management 15.9%, Sandbox 13.7%, Simulation 8.8%
- #47 Dream Park Story
70% matchVery Positive87% of 175 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Create your own amusement park with a variety of rides, mascots, and activities!
Why similar: Simulation 29.6%, Building 18%, City Builder 13.2%, Resource Management 12.8%, Strategy 12.6%
- #48 Parking Tycoon: Business Simulator
70% matchMixed65% of 993 reviews2023
Dev: GeekonPub: Midnight Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 14.4%, First-Person 13%, Management 11.9%
- #49 ZooKeeper
71% 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 18.3%, Management 17.5%, Sandbox 14.9%, Resource Management 12.6%, Simulation 9.1%
- #50 Fun Park Simulator
68% matchMixed58% of 66 reviews2026
Dev: Flugames
Windows
Rebuild an abandoned theme park in this first-person simulation. Build rides, shops, and decorations, keep guests happy, earn stars, unlock upgrades, hire staff, stop troublemakers, and turn your park into a famous attraction.
Why similar: Sandbox 24%, Management 21.8%, City Builder 14.5%, Simulation 11.4%, Funny 9.3%
- #51 Disco Simulator
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 220 reviews2024
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Disco Simulator is a tycoon type game based on club management. Your task will be to set up the club from scratch, put up walls, arrange furniture, hire staff, plan events, invite artists, put on concerts. Create your own club!
Why similar: Management 22%, Building 14.4%, Resource Management 11.6%, Simulation 11.6%, Sandbox 10.2%
- #52 Tinytopia
69% matchVery Positive83% of 328 reviews2021
Dev: MeNic GamesPub: Mastiff
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 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 21.6%, Sandbox 17.4%, Cartoon 14.7%, City Builder 12.1%, Simulation 9.2%
- #53 Hotel Manager Simulator
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: Black Sea Studios
Windows
Build and run your own hotel from the ground up. Manage guests, design rooms, hire staff and upgrade floors. Set competitive prices for rooms and turn the tiny 1-floor building into a thriving 100-story luxury hotel.
Why similar: Management 21.6%, Building 18.5%, Simulation 13.1%, Resource Management 10.7%, Sandbox 8.6%
- #54 Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator
67% matchVery Positive84% of 2,786 reviews2023
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 24.7%, Resource Management 21.4%, Cartoony 13.7%, Simulation 13.2%, Colorful 9%
- #55 Hotel Renovator
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,791 reviews2023
Dev: Two HorizonsPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.4 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 21.1%, Management 18.7%, Resource Management 17.2%, Simulation 11.4%, City Builder 8.6%
- #56 Blooming Business: Casino
68% matchMixed69% 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%, Building 14.9%, Resource Management 11.8%, Sandbox 10.7%, Cartoony 8.1%
- #57 Prehistoric Kingdom
66% matchVery Positive90% of 6,664 reviews2022
Dev: Blue MeridianPub: Crytivo
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Take on the role of park manager and design the ultimate zoo for nature's greatest creations.
Why similar: Management 21.5%, Building 21.5%, Sandbox 18.5%, Resource Management 17%, Simulation 10.5%
- #58 Junkyard Builder
65% matchMostly Positive74% of 252 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 19.4%, Resource Management 15.6%, Building 15.1%, Sandbox 14.9%, Simulation 10.2%
- #59 Go-Go Town!
63% matchVery Positive93% of 2,696 reviews2026
Dev: Prideful Sloth
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Step into the role of a hands-on mayor and build your town from the ground up. Plan neighborhoods, automate logistics, and grow your community—all while juggling workers, infrastructure, and day-to-day chaos to create your dream town. Play solo for total control, or bring friends for co-op mayhem.
Why similar: Building 21.9%, Management 20.3%, Sandbox 18.4%, City Builder 11.6%, Simulation 10.7%