- #1 Parking Tycoon: Business Simulator
97% matchMixed65% of 960 reviews2023
Dev: GeekonPub: Midnight Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 7.9 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: City Builder 36.8%, Simulation 17%, First-Person 12.5%, Realistic 10%, Sandbox 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers the most direct gameplay experience by focusing specifically on the management and expansion of parking facilities.
- #2 Valet Simulator: Parking & Business
96% matchVery Positive87% of 85 reviews2025
Dev: ToD Game Studio
Windows
Run your own valet company. Start as a beginner and rise to become the best in town. Park cars with precision, deliver exceptional customer service, and expand your business. Compete with rival valet services and dominate valet market with your top-tier valet skills.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 25.3%, 3D Vision 16.6% ★, Economy 14.5%, Management 14%, Simulation 13.9%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the core theme of parking management while incorporating first-person driving mechanics that mirror the immersive feel of the seed game.
- #3 Gas Station Simulator
96% matchVery Positive88% of 26,842 reviews2021
Dev: DRAGO entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Buy an abandoned gas station and restore it to its full glory. Renovate, upgrade and expand upon the offered services to keep up with your clients demands.
Why similar: Economy 20.7%, Simulation 19%, Building 18.2%, Management 15.6%, Realistic 13.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the first-person management loop where you must build, renovate, and manage a service-oriented facility.
- #4 SimAirport
95% matchMostly Positive79% of 4,012 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: City Builder 31.8%, Economy 16.5%, Building 15%, Management 13%, Strategy 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Like the seed game, this title requires careful facility planning and management to ensure the smooth flow of customers through your infrastructure.
- #5 Supermarket Simulator
94% matchVery Positive92% of 80,575 reviews2025
Dev: Nokta Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 33.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Run your own supermarket! Stock shelves, set your prices, take payments, hire staff, expand your store, handle shoplifters, and design your layout. Purchase goods from online or local markets around town, and personally deliver online orders to your customers.
Why similar: Economy 20.9%, Simulation 19.2%, Management 17.6%, Immersive Sim 13%, Building 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a highly engaging first-person management experience where you handle everything from inventory to store layout.
- #6 Airport CEO
94% matchVery Positive83% of 8,135 reviews2021
Dev: Apog Labs
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 27.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Build and manage an international airport!
Why similar: City Builder 16.5%, Moddable 16.3% ★, Immersive Sim 11.8%, Building 10.1%, Economy 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a complex, realistic simulation of managing a large-scale facility with a focus on logistics and customer satisfaction.
- #7 Hotel Architect
93% matchVery Positive94% of 1,342 reviews2025
Dev: Pathos InteractivePub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: City Builder 27.1%, Economy 13.8%, Building 13.2%, Management 11.1%, Simulation 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes the architectural and management aspects of building a complex facility from the ground up.
- #8 Big Ambitions
92% matchVery Positive93% of 12,519 reviews2023
Dev: Hovgaard Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 24.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Big Ambitions is a revolutionary role-playing business sim. Go from nothing to the biggest entrepreneur in New York by opening small businesses or slowly building huge corporations any way you like.
Why similar: Economy 28.2%, Management 27.7%, Immersive Sim 14.5%, Simulation 13.4%, Sandbox 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a deep, city-wide business management simulation that allows for the same level of granular control over your commercial empire.
- #9 Cities: Skylines II
91% matchMixed54% of 86,513 reviews2023
Dev: Iceflake StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 23.8 hrsMean: 72.6 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: City Builder 34.3%, Building 12.4%, Economy 10.1%, Simulation 9.4%, Management 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This city-builder is the gold standard for traffic and infrastructure management, which is a core component of any parking-focused simulation.
- #10 Construction Simulator
91% matchVery Positive81% of 13,349 reviews2022
Dev: weltenbauer. Software Entwicklung GmbHPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 30.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Construction Simulator has returned – larger and more impressive than ever! Fulfil your ambition to become a successful construction entrepreneur by establishing your business from scratch, assisted by your mentor Hape.
Why similar: Building 23.5%, Immersive Sim 19.2%, Simulation 17.5%, City Builder 17.5%, Realistic 15.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a realistic approach to building and managing infrastructure projects with a focus on heavy machinery and logistics.
- #11 House Flipper 2
89% matchVery Positive87% of 17,900 reviews2023
Dev: Frozen District
Windows
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 33.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Clean your worries away with this relaxing renovation simulator! Buy, fix, sell, and become a local legend. Or grab your power tools and build anything from scratch! With the online 2-4 players co-op mode, you can play both in sandbox and story mode together.
Why similar: Building 25.9%, Immersive Sim 19.1%, Simulation 16.1%, Realistic 11.4%, Sandbox 11%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the first-person building and renovation focus, allowing for detailed customization of interior and exterior spaces.
- #12 Planet Coaster
90% matchVery Positive91% of 71,331 reviews2016
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 22.2 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 20.7%, Management 14.5%, Simulation 13.4%, City Builder 12.7%, Economy 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: It features industry-leading building tools that allow for the same level of creative freedom found in designing custom parking garages.
- #13 Indoorlands
89% matchVery Positive81% of 269 reviews2022
Dev: Pixelsplit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: City Builder 23.4%, Building 17.3%, Management 15.3%, Simulation 11.6%, Strategy 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on the management and expansion of an indoor facility, sharing the same niche management appeal.
- #14 Two Point Hospital
88% matchVery Positive92% of 34,380 reviews2018
Dev: Two Point StudiosPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 34.9 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 25.1%, Building 23.8%, Simulation 21.3%, City Builder 12.7%, Strategy 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: It excels at facility management and layout design, balancing complex systems with a rewarding progression loop.
- #15 Two Point Campus
86% matchVery Positive88% of 7,816 reviews2022
Dev: Two Point StudiosPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 19.6 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: City Builder 27.6%, Management 16.9%, Building 16%, Simulation 10.9%, Strategy 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Similar to the seed game, this title tasks you with building and managing a functional facility while keeping your customers happy.
- #16 Mall Craze
87% matchMixed54% of 67 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: City Builder 21.4%, Building 14.5%, Immersive Sim 13.6%, Economy 12.9%, Management 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the management and layout of a large commercial space, mirroring the facility-building aspects of the seed game.
- #17 Planet Zoo
86% matchVery Positive91% of 93,912 reviews2019
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 34.2 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: City Builder 23.6%, Management 16.2%, Building 15.9%, Economy 11.8%, Simulation 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides deep management mechanics and complex building tools that cater to players who enjoy detailed facility design.
- #18 City Bus Manager
85% matchVery Positive91% of 2,686 reviews2024
Dev: PeDePe GbRPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 38.6 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: Economy 30.6%, Management 24.7%, Simulation 21.2%, Strategy 12.7%, Sandbox 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on public transport logistics and facility management, making it a great companion for fans of infrastructure sims.
- #19 Park Beyond
84% matchMixed62% of 1,304 reviews2023
Dev: Limbic EntertainmentPub: Bandai Namco Europe S.A.S.
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.9 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: Building 20.7%, Management 18.1%, Simulation 14.7%, City Builder 13.5%, Sandbox 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It combines creative building with management simulation, allowing you to construct unique structures that defy traditional design limits.
- #20 SimCasino
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 751 reviews2021
Dev: LVGameDev LLC
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Modern Casino Tycoon Simulation in full 3D glory. Build the casino. Set the odds. Expand into a luxury hotel/casino or go cheap & extract max profits. Keep the vault secure at all times, and beware of criminals & cheaters!!
Why similar: City Builder 26.9%, Building 12.7%, Economy 12.3%, Moddable 10.8% ★, Management 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a detailed look at managing a large facility, requiring careful planning of floor space and customer services.
- #21 Arcade Tycoon ™ : Simulation Game
83% matchVery Positive81% of 531 reviews2021
Dev: Squidpunch StudiosPub: Vincent Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.8 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: City Builder 25.8%, Economy 13.9%, Immersive Sim 12.8%, Building 12.6%, Management 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: It tasks you with building and managing a commercial facility, focusing on customer flow and profit optimization.
- #22 Software Inc.
82% matchVery Positive94% of 7,637 reviews2015
Dev: Coredumping
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 13.9 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: Moddable 20.3% ★, Economy 18.5%, Building 16.6%, Management 15.1%, Simulation 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: It offers an incredibly deep business management simulation where you must design and build your own office facilities to support your growing company.
- #23 Transport Fever 2
81% matchVery Positive91% of 31,208 reviews2019
Dev: Urban GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.7 hrsMean: 65.7 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: City Builder 26.1%, Management 12.5%, Economy 12.3%, Simulation 11.3%, Strategy 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the logistics of moving people and goods, providing a broader context for the parking and traffic systems found in the seed game.
- #24 Little Big Workshop
82% matchVery Positive84% of 3,350 reviews2019
Dev: Mirage Game StudiosPub: HandyGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Manage your workers, stations, machines and create awesome stuff as your little big workshop grows into your dream factory!
Why similar: Simulation 20%, Strategy 17.1%, Building 15.6%, Management 15.1%, Economy 13.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a charming but deep management experience focused on production lines and facility layout.
- #25 Waterpark Simulator
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,416 reviews2025
Dev: CayPlay
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 14.6 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: Immersive Sim 23.5%, Economy 16.6%, Building 14.5%, Management 13.4%, Simulation 9.9%
- #26 Car Detailing Simulator
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,180 reviews2022
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 22.7 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Car Detailing Simulator, you get a chance to renew any car and restore its splendor at the request of demanding customers! A nice and well-groomed vehicle can be the pride of every human being! Clean, polish and marvel at your creations in this highly realistic game where every little detail counts!
Why similar: Immersive Sim 19%, Realistic 18.5%, Building 16.9%, Simulation 15%, Management 13.3%
Why You'll Like It: It leans into the automotive theme with a first-person perspective that focuses on the maintenance and service side of the car industry.
- #27 Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator
79% matchVery Positive84% of 2,520 reviews2023
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 13.5 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: Immersive Sim 43.9%, Management 29.1%, Simulation 22.5%, Singleplayer 3%, Choices Matter 1.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a first-person management experience where you must balance service quality with efficient facility operations.
- #28 Mall Simulator
77% matchVery Positive91% of 2,672 reviews2025
Dev: F13 Games
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: City Builder 16.5%, Immersive Sim 15.3%, Economy 15%, Management 12.2%, Building 10.9%
- #29 Car Mechanic Simulator 2021
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 35,698 reviews2021
Dev: Red Dot GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 30.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Work your way to a service empire. Get your hands dirty in a highly realistic simulation game that pays major attention to details. Pay a visit to a new Auction house and buy cars in various conditions. Expand your range of services by investing in a new work space and equipment.
Why similar: Moddable 27% ★, Simulation 19.6%, Realistic 16.6%, Immersive Sim 12.8%, Sandbox 10%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a realistic, immersive look at the automotive industry that complements the car-centric theme of the seed game.
- #30 Fuel Station Simulator
79% matchMixed65% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: QuantumPlay Studios
Windows
Take control of your very own fuel station and transform it into a bustling business hub! Experience the perfect mix of management, customization, and exciting challenges as you serve customers, expand your services, and build your empire.
Why similar: Economy 22.9%, Building 20.6%, Management 14.6%, Realistic 14.2%, Simulation 13.2%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the specific niche of managing a roadside service facility, focusing on economy and customer service.
- #31 Parcel Simulator
76% matchVery Positive94% of 2,396 reviews2025
Dev: Dansan Digital
Windows
Median: 12.4 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Inspect and process parcels and packages in this parcel inspection simulator! Receive and sort deliveries, examine labels for mistakes, and automate to maximise warehouse efficiency. Upgrade and expand your warehouse to build your parcel empire!
Why similar: Immersive Sim 20.1%, Economy 15.2%, Simulation 13.8%, Management 13.4%, Building 12.6%
- #32 Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management
80% matchMixed61% of 179 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: Building 19.9%, Management 18.3%, City Builder 16.5%, Strategy 10.8%, Economy 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a complex management simulation where facility layout and resource allocation are critical to success.
- #33 Barn Finders
78% matchVery Positive82% of 4,347 reviews2020
Dev: Duality Games
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Search for valuable items stashed in abandoned barns. Take part in storage auctions, bid high and buy yourself a chance to find exclusive items hidden in the past.
Why similar: Economy 25.1%, Simulation 24.2%, Management 17.1%, Realistic 11.9%, First-Person 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: It features a unique first-person management and exploration loop that rewards players for their attention to detail and business growth.
- #34 Parking Garage Simulator
76% matchMixed47% of 157 reviews2026
Dev: Root GamesPub: Red Axe Games
Windows
Build a parking business from scratch! Welcome cars as a valet, collect payments, expand your garage, and ensure security. Welcome to Parking Simulator with realistic mechanics and the chaos of city life!
Why similar: Simulation 27.9%, Immersive Sim 25%, Realistic 14.4%, Management 13.3%, First-Person 10.4%
- #35 PC Building Simulator
75% matchVery Positive94% of 52,392 reviews2019
Dev: Claudiu KissPub: The Irregular Corporation
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 37.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Build and grow your very own computer repair enterprise as you learn to diagnose, fix and build PCs. With real-world licensed components and comprehensive hardware and software simulation, you can plan and bring your ultimate PC to life.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 25.1%, Building 16.7%, Simulation 16.5%, Management 11.6%, Realistic 9.9%
- #36 Two Point Museum
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 11,346 reviews2025
Dev: Two Point StudiosPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 24.8 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: City Builder 29.8%, Building 16%, Simulation 11.4%, Economy 10.9%, Strategy 9.7%
- #37 Production Line : Car factory simulation
75% matchVery Positive82% of 3,465 reviews2019
Dev: Positech Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Production line is the new car factory management/simulation/tycoon game that pushes your organisational and entrepreneurship skills to the limit. Can you build the ultimate optimised, free-flowing car production line whilst beating the competition and still turn a profit?
Why similar: Management 15.7%, Economy 14.2%, City Builder 14.1%, Building 12.5%, Simulation 9.2%
- #38 Project Hospital
74% matchVery Positive89% of 9,018 reviews2018
Dev: Oxymoron Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 24.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Become an ace doctor, an aspiring architect and a successful manager at the same time. Design your very own hospital, tweak every detail or choose one of the prebuilt scenarios and just jump to the doctor’s duty.
Why similar: City Builder 28.8%, Management 12.4%, Building 10.7%, Moddable 9.8% ★, Economy 9.2%
- #39 Disco Simulator
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 211 reviews2024
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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: City Builder 22.5%, Economy 16%, Management 14.5%, Simulation 11.1%, Building 10.8%
- #40 Farm Manager World
72% matchMostly Positive71% of 607 reviews2025
Dev: Cleversan GamesPub: Sim Farm S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Dive into the agricultural life with Farm Manager World! Manage your own farm across vibrant global locations, cultivate exotic crops, and build your agribusiness empire. Welcome to sustainable farming at its finest.
Why similar: City Builder 27.3%, Economy 13.3%, Building 13.1%, Management 12.7%, Realistic 9%
- #41 Junkyard Simulator
74% matchMixed65% of 2,146 reviews2021
Dev: Rebelia GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Did you ever wish to work in a junkyard? Now you can, with Junkyard Simulator. They are many roads leading to success - whichever you take depends on your decisions.
Why similar: Economy 17.7%, Building 16.6%, Simulation 15.4%, Realistic 14.3%, Management 12.6%
- #42 Pocket City 2
71% matchVery Positive94% of 128 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: City Builder 37.8%, Economy 16.9%, Strategy 11.9%, Building 9.3%, Sandbox 8.2%
- #43 Another Brick in The Mall
73% matchVery Positive83% of 2,425 reviews2020
Dev: The Quadsphere
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Design, build and manage a giant shopping center. Open shops, supermarkets, restaurants, movie theaters, bowling alleys and more. Hire and manage the best staff for the job and milk your customers for all they're worth!
Why similar: City Builder 25.1%, Management 17.1%, Building 16.9%, Economy 13.3%, Simulation 11%
- #44 The Tenants
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 7,665 reviews2022
Dev: Ancient Forge
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Become a landlord and deal with problematic tenants as you build your rental property empire. Decide how to react to annoyed neighbors or police interventions. Will you design your apartment for a group of gamer friends or an aspiring musician looking for a new home?
Why similar: City Builder 27.9%, Immersive Sim 15%, Economy 14.3%, Building 13.6%, Management 12.9%
- #45 Overcrowd: A Commute 'Em Up
73% matchVery Positive81% of 1,740 reviews2020
Dev: SquarePlay Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Design and build the most efficient metro stations known to man! Excavate. Expand. Set staff priorities. And manage the commuter flow. Overcrowd is a 2.5D management/tycoon/simulator set below the bustling city of Lubdon Town.
Why similar: City Builder 30.5%, Building 14.8%, Management 14%, Economy 9.6%, Strategy 8.5%
- #46 Planet Coaster 2
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 12,780 reviews2024
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 32.1 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: City Builder 25.8%, Building 15.1%, Simulation 11.7%, Economy 11.6%, Strategy 9.1%
- #47 Hotel Magnate
70% matchMixed60% of 481 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: City Builder 27.1%, Building 15.2%, Economy 14.2%, Management 13.3%, Simulation 9.3%
- #48 Academia : School Simulator
70% matchVery Positive86% of 3,008 reviews2021
Dev: Squeaky Wheel Studio IncPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: City Builder 24.9%, Economy 12.2%, Moddable 11.8% ★, Building 11.5%, Management 11.3%
- #49 Car Manufacture
69% matchMixed66% of 1,320 reviews2024
Dev: STEREO GAMES S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Car Manufacture is an automotive tycoon game. Start in the beginning of the XX century and create thriving business. Build cars, manage people, expand your plant and research new technology. Make tons of money and stay on top.
Why similar: Economy 20.2%, Building 18.9%, Management 14.8%, Realistic 10.9%, Strategy 9.6%
- #50 REAL ESTATE Simulator - FROM BUM TO MILLIONAIRE
71% matchMixed45% of 206 reviews2024
Dev: GeekonPub: Midnight Games
Windows
Ready to transform from Broke to Rich while forging your real estate empire? Start small, strategize for tycoon status. Engage with diverse NPC clients, oversee properties from affordable to luxurious, and conquer challenges. Ready to dominate the real estate world?
Why similar: City Builder 37.9%, Realistic 13.5%, Simulation 12.6%, Management 12.3%, Building 12%
- #51 Highrise City
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,282 reviews2023
Dev: Fourexo EntertainmentPub: Deck13
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Highrise City offers a new spin on City Simulations & Tycoon games expanding the economy and resource management aspect. Experience a modern take on the genre enriched with a complex resource based economy system.
Why similar: City Builder 27.7%, Immersive Sim 13.3%, Building 9.8%, Economy 9.3%, Simulation 8.6%
- #52 Cities: Skylines
68% matchVery Positive93% of 286,936 reviews2015
Dev: Colossal OrderPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 65.0 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: City Builder 39.7%, Building 12.1%, Moddable 10% ★, Simulation 8.6%, Management 8.3%
- #53 Cafe Owner Simulator
69% matchMixed64% of 1,076 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: Economy 18.1%, Immersive Sim 15.3%, Building 14.6%, Management 11.7%, Realistic 10%
- #54 Supermarket & Internet Cafe Simulator
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 899 reviews2024
Dev: SmartPlayGames
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 28.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
"Internet Cafe & Supermarket Simulator 2024" is a comprehensive simulation game that combines the management of both an internet cafe and a supermarket. Step into the role of a shop owner, apply your business acumen, and expand your empire step by step.
Why similar: Building 22.8%, Economy 19.6%, Management 18.1%, Simulation 16.3%, First-Person 9.7%
- #55 Rescue HQ - The Tycoon
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 915 reviews2019
Dev: stillalive studiosPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 15.5 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: City Builder 26.1%, Building 16.3%, Management 15.6%, Simulation 13%, Strategy 11.6%
- #56 Demolish & Build 3
67% matchMixed42% of 239 reviews2024
Dev: Demolish Games S.A.
Windows
Step into the boots of a demolition company owner. Accept and complete contracts to earn money, allowing you to buy new equipment and upgrade your business. Use powerful tools, from sledgehammers to giant excavators, and experience the realism of a true construction site, where every brick matters.
Why similar: Realistic 17.7%, Management 15.6%, Economy 14.9%, Simulation 14.9%, First-Person 12.6%
- #57 Snowtopia: Ski Resort Builder
66% matchMixed62% of 1,256 reviews2022
Dev: TeaForTwoPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 6.0 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: City Builder 25.6%, Moddable 15.4% ★, Building 13.4%, Economy 11.2%, Management 11.1%
- #58 Vending Machine Business Simulator
64% matchMostly Positive75% of 188 reviews2025
Dev: Crow Interactive
Windows
Build your business! control every aspect of a thriving vending machine business. Buy, place, and restock machines to increase profits. Do you have what it takes to manage, expand, and dominate the vending industry?
Why similar: Immersive Sim 25.5%, Economy 23.4%, Simulation 14.3%, Realistic 14.1%, First-Person 8.2%
- #59 Mad Tower Tycoon
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 438 reviews2020
Dev: Eggcode
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Design your own skyscraper with more than 100 Floors. Rent offices, apartments or shops and build a financially lucrative skyscraper. Build cinemas, bars or a theater to satisfy your visitors and create an effective transport system with elevators and stairs.
Why similar: City Builder 29.5%, Economy 15.4%, Building 15.2%, Management 13%, Simulation 9.7%
- #60 Sweet Transit
65% matchMixed68% of 1,227 reviews2024
Dev: Ernestas NorvaišasPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Sweet Transit is a unique city builder where the railway is king. Build and automate the dream supply chain for your citizens, giving them all they need to expand quaint villages into bustling cities. Progress from steam power to diesel and beyond in this advanced train-driven experience.
Why similar: City Builder 22.6%, Moddable 14.2% ★, Economy 11.4%, Building 10.4%, Management 9%