- #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 19%, Sandbox 14.2%, Simulation 10.8%, Economy 9%, God Game 8.4% ★
Why You'll Like It: As the direct predecessor, it offers the most similar creative building tools and management experience.
- #2 Planet Zoo
96% 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: Building 18%, City Builder 17.8%, Sandbox 15.3%, Economy 11.1%, Simulation 11%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same team, it shares the same engine, UI, and high-fidelity management depth.
- #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: City Builder 18%, Building 17.2%, Economy 15.4%, Sandbox 12.5%, Simulation 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the spirit of classic coaster management with a focus on logistics and guest satisfaction.
- #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: City Builder 23.7%, Building 20.3%, Sandbox 15.3%, Management 11.8%, Simulation 10%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive 3D classic that pioneered the park management genre with coaster-building at its core.
- #5 Park Beyond
94% matchMixed63% of 1,327 reviews2023
Dev: Limbic EntertainmentPub: Bandai Namco Europe S.A.S.
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Park Beyond is a theme park simulation game that gives you the freedom to create and manage the Parks of your Dreams! Whether you love to manage finances and visitor experience, or just create fun and cozy parks, the game has something in store just for you!
Why similar: Building 22.8%, Sandbox 20.2%, Simulation 14.2%, Management 11.9%, City Builder 10%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes creative coaster building and management with a focus on gravity-defying, impossible rides.
- #6 NoLimits 2 Roller Coaster Simulation
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,682 reviews2014
Dev: Ole LangePub: O.L. Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 39.4 hrs≥1hr: 55%
NoLimits 2 is the ultimate roller coaster simulation that lets you experience authentic roller coaster thrills. Climb into the world's most famous roller coasters and experience the excitement in real time. Or design a new roller coaster that is engineered to your specifications.
Why similar: Simulation 43.4%, Sandbox 34.7%, Realistic 19.2%, Singleplayer 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: This is the ultimate tool for coaster enthusiasts who want to focus purely on realistic ride design and physics.
- #7 Two Point Campus
93% 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: City Builder 22.2%, Building 19.3%, Sandbox 14.5%, Management 12.1%, Simulation 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a polished, humorous take on management games with deep building mechanics and creative customization.
- #8 Cities: Skylines II
92% 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: City Builder 30%, Building 16.1%, Sandbox 13.2%, Economy 11%, Simulation 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for complex, large-scale construction and city-wide infrastructure management.
- #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 22.8%, Sandbox 18.4%, City Builder 17.8%, Simulation 10.7%, Economy 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: Provides high-fidelity park management with a strong focus on infrastructure, guest safety, and terrain manipulation.
- #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 25.2%, Sandbox 23.4%, Simulation 14%, Economy 12%, Management 12%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the specific niche of managing an attraction-based park where guest flow and exhibit design are paramount.
- #11 Two Point Museum
89% 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: City Builder 23.6%, Building 18.7%, Sandbox 15.1%, Simulation 11.5%, Economy 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A fresh take on management games that focuses on exhibit design, visitor flow, and curating a unique experience.
- #12 Indoorlands
90% 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 20.7%, City Builder 18.9%, Sandbox 14%, Simulation 12.2%, Management 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses specifically on the management and customization of indoor theme parks and ride layouts.
- #13 Prehistoric Kingdom
88% 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: God Game 19% ★, Building 17.6%, Sandbox 16.9%, Economy 13.1%, Simulation 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Offers deep creative building tools within a zoo management framework that rivals the Planet series.
- #14 Parkasaurus
87% 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: City Builder 25.1%, Building 17.6%, Sandbox 14.2%, Economy 11.7%, Management 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A charming management game that emphasizes park layout, guest happiness, and creative enclosure design.
- #15 Let's Build a Zoo
86% 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: City Builder 25.2%, Sandbox 16.9%, Building 15.9%, Simulation 13%, Management 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Provides extensive management options and creative freedom with a unique, stylized aesthetic.
- #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 39.5%, Sandbox 27.5%, Building 21.1%, Management 10.5%, Singleplayer 1.4%
Why You'll Like It: A dedicated sandbox tool that allows for extensive customization of rides and park environments.
- #17 Timberborn
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 41,163 reviews2026
Dev: Mechanistry
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 44.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: City Builder 35.2%, Building 18.5%, Sandbox 17.9%, Management 9.1%, Simulation 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features unique vertical building mechanics and complex resource management that will appeal to fans of construction games.
- #18 Foundation
84% matchVery Positive87% of 24,128 reviews2025
Dev: Polymorph Games
Windows
Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 27.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Foundation is a grid-less, laidback medieval city-building game with a focus on organic development, monument construction and resource management.
Why similar: City Builder 38.3%, Sandbox 12.2%, Building 11.6%, Economy 10.1%, Simulation 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A gridless city-builder that emphasizes organic growth and creative layout design over rigid structures.
- #19 Anno 1800
86% matchVery Positive81% of 32,192 reviews2019
Dev: Ubisoft MainzPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 40.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Anno 1800™ – Lead the Industrial Revolution! Welcome to the dawn of the Industrial Age. The path you choose will define your world. Are you an innovator or an exploiter? A conqueror or a liberator? How the world remembers your name is up to you.
Why similar: City Builder 41.5%, Economy 16.7%, Simulation 10.8%, Strategy 10.5%, Sandbox 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Combines intricate supply chain management with beautiful city building and aesthetic planning.
- #20 Transport Fever 2
85% 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: City Builder 24%, Economy 14.1%, Simulation 13.4%, Building 12.2%, Sandbox 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the logistics and infrastructure side of management, which is a key component of park design.
- #21 House Flipper 2
82% matchVery Positive87% of 19,835 reviews2023
Dev: Frozen District
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 32.6 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 19.6%, Sandbox 16.7%, Economy 16.4%, Simulation 10.5%, Online Co-Op 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the granular design and building aspects found in the creative modes of the Planet series.
- #22 RollerCoaster Tycoon® 2: Triple Thrill Pack
83% matchVery Positive90% of 5,846 reviews2014
Dev: Chris Sawyer ProductionsPub: Atari
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 10.0 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: Sandbox 19.8%, Simulation 19.2%, Building 17.4%, Management 16.8%, Economy 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive classic that established the core loop of park management and coaster building.
- #23 Tropico 6
82% matchVery Positive88% of 29,404 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: City Builder 33%, Economy 15.5%, Sandbox 10.8%, Simulation 10.3%, Strategy 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Blends city-building with political management and infrastructure planning in a vibrant, tropical setting.
- #24 Big Ambitions
80% matchVery Positive93% of 13,452 reviews2023
Dev: Hovgaard Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 34.4%, Management 23.9%, Sandbox 19.1%, Simulation 17%, 3D 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: A detailed business simulation that rewards strategic planning, layout design, and economic management.
- #25 Software Inc.
81% 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: Building 20.2%, Economy 19.1%, Sandbox 17.7%, Management 11.2%, Simulation 11%
Why You'll Like It: Offers deep building and business management mechanics for those who enjoy complex simulation systems.
- #26 Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
78% matchVery Positive91% of 27,069 reviews2024
Dev: 3DivisionPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 71.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Build a soviet republic from an impoverished country into a rich industrial superpower in a city builder with intricate production chains and a fully simulated global economy. Manage the lives of your citizens from education to work and party loyalty to criminal activity.
Why similar: City Builder 26.8%, Building 17.1%, Economy 15.4%, Sandbox 11.8%, Simulation 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Provides the most complex logistics and construction management available for hardcore simulation fans.
- #27 Captain of Industry
79% matchVery Positive90% of 11,469 reviews2022
Dev: MaFi Games
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 84.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Build an industrial empire on a remote island. Mine resources, reshape terrain with excavators, grow food, construct factories, lay train tracks, and trade with the outside world. Research 100+ technologies to advance from basic metal smelting all the way to nuclear power and space flight.
Why similar: City Builder 22%, Economy 21.1%, Building 18.3%, Simulation 13%, Management 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A deep simulation game focused on building, logistics, and resource management on a grand scale.
- #28 Railway Empire 2
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,651 reviews2023
Dev: Gaming Minds StudiosPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 26.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Don the coat of a clever entrepreneur, take over a small railway company in the early 1800s and turn your steam engines into the workhorses of the economy. Grow your company into the largest railway company of the continent and outsmart your competitors.
Why similar: City Builder 20.2%, Sandbox 16.3%, Building 15.5%, Economy 15.3%, Simulation 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: Excellent for those who enjoy the infrastructure and track-building aspects found in coaster games.
- #29 SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition
81% matchVery Positive82% of 9,827 reviews2010
Dev: EA - MaxisPub: Electronic Arts
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 54%
SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition includes the bestselling SimCity 4 and the all-new SimCity 4 Rush Hour Expansion Pack. Create the most massive region of cities ever, with a farming town, bedroom community, high-tech commercial center, and industrial backbone.
Why similar: God Game 20.6% ★, City Builder 18.3%, Building 13%, Sandbox 12.3%, Economy 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: The foundational city-builder that set the standard for deep management and infrastructure simulation.
- #30 Frostpunk 2
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 26,922 reviews2024
Dev: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 20.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Develop, expand, and advance your city in a society survival game set 30 years after an apocalyptic blizzard ravaged Earth. In Frostpunk 2, you face not only the perils of never-ending winter, but also the powerful factions that watch your every step inside the Council Hall.
Why similar: City Builder 61.6%, Strategy 18%, Simulation 9.9%, Management 6.7%, Atmospheric 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: Offers intense management challenges with a focus on city infrastructure and survival under pressure.
- #31 Waterpark Simulator
75% 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 22.4%, Sandbox 21.6%, Economy 20.6%, Simulation 12.4%, Management 11.5%
- #32 Jurassic World Evolution 3
76% 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: City Builder 25%, Sandbox 19.1%, Simulation 13.8%, Economy 12.6%, Strategy 9.1%
- #33 Town to City
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,015 reviews2026
Dev: Galaxy GrovePub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Build an idyllic 19th century Mediterranean town and help it flourish into a prosperous city. Freely place and customise each element to create the perfect home for your growing population in this cozy city builder from the creators of Station to Station.
Why similar: City Builder 30%, Building 16.2%, Sandbox 12.1%, Economy 11.7%, Management 6.5%
- #34 Hotel Architect
74% 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: City Builder 21.2%, Building 15.7%, Sandbox 14.6%, Economy 13.3%, Simulation 8.7%
- #35 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: City Builder 21.2%, Sandbox 15.2%, Building 14.5%, Economy 11.5%, Simulation 8.6%
- #36 RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3: Platinum
77% 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: Sandbox 21.9%, Building 21.5%, Simulation 17.5%, Management 14.6%, Economy 8.7%
- #37 RollerCoaster Tycoon®: Deluxe
76% matchVery Positive94% of 8,281 reviews2014
Dev: Chris Sawyer ProductionsPub: Atari
Windows
Median: 1.2 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: Sandbox 22%, Simulation 21%, Building 17.2%, Management 16.9%, Strategy 9%
- #38 Jurassic World Evolution
73% matchVery Positive87% of 55,268 reviews2018
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 28.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Place yourself at the heart of the Jurassic franchise and build your own Jurassic World. Bioengineer dinosaurs that think, feel and react intelligently to the world around them and face threats posed by espionage, breakouts and devastating tropical storms in an uncertain world where life always finds a way.
Why similar: Building 26.8%, Sandbox 16.1%, City Builder 14.6%, Simulation 12.5%, Management 11%
- #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 27.1%, Sandbox 21.8%, Simulation 20.2%, Management 12.8%, Strategy 9.6%
- #40 Cities: Skylines
72% 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: City Builder 36.5%, Building 16.5%, Sandbox 11.1%, Simulation 10.3%, Economy 8.8%
- #41 RollerCoaster Tycoon® Classic
73% 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 28.5%, Simulation 25.7%, Sandbox 16.3%, Strategy 15.7%, Building 11.7%
- #42 MMORPG Tycoon 2
73% matchVery Positive86% of 3,124 reviews2020
Dev: VectorStorm Pty Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
MMORPG Tycoon 2 is a single-player world-builder game about creating the greatest MMORPG of all time – yours.
Why similar: God Game 23.2% ★, City Builder 19.9%, Sandbox 14.1%, Economy 12.4%, Simulation 7.3%
- #43 Two Point Hospital
72% 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: Building 27.3%, Simulation 21.3%, Management 17.2%, Sandbox 12.8%, City Builder 10%
- #44 Pocket City 2
71% 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: City Builder 28.1%, Sandbox 18.2%, Economy 15.6%, Building 10.2%, Strategy 9.1%
- #45 Parking World: Build & Manage
71% 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: City Builder 18.6%, Building 16.9%, Economy 14.3%, Sandbox 14%, Simulation 8.7%
- #46 Mad Games Tycoon 2
70% matchVery Positive94% of 7,786 reviews2023
Dev: Eggcode
Windows · Mac
Median: 14.7 hrsMean: 37.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Start your own game development studio in 1976. Build your own offices, production facilities and server rooms. Develop the games of your dreams and produce the next next-gen console. Rise from a small garage company to a huge corporation.
Why similar: City Builder 20.3%, Economy 19%, Building 14.8%, Sandbox 12.4%, Management 12.2%
- #47 SimAirport
71% 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: City Builder 25.2%, Building 17.5%, Economy 16.3%, Sandbox 15.9%, Management 9.1%
- #48 Anno 117: Pax Romana
69% matchMixed70% of 12,661 reviews2025
Dev: Ubisoft MainzPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 14.7 hrsMean: 28.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Shape the Roman Empire in this genre-defining strategic builder game. Build cities while expanding your influence through Roman provinces. Govern using your economic prowess, diplomatic skills, or military might.
Why similar: City Builder 27.2%, Sandbox 15.3%, Building 14.9%, Economy 13.5%, Simulation 10.4%
- #49 Theme Park Architect
70% 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: Sandbox 26.6%, Building 25%, Simulation 15.3%, Realistic 13.3%, Management 11.3%
- #50 Reus 2
68% matchVery Positive94% of 2,295 reviews2024
Dev: Abbey GamesPub: Firesquid
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Shape worlds with your godly titans. Make symbiotic ecosystems and inspire humanity with your creations. Their achievements unlock new possibilities. Make different planets for different human spirits, and fill the universe with life!
Why similar: God Game 31.5% ★, City Builder 21.6%, Sandbox 12.9%, Building 9.2%, Management 7.6%
- #51 The Tenants
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 7,769 reviews2022
Dev: EndGameLoop Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.1 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: God Game 22.5% ★, City Builder 19.7%, Building 14.2%, Economy 12.6%, Sandbox 11.7%
- #52 Paralives
66% matchVery Positive90% of 20,976 reviews2026
Dev: Alex Massé and teamPub: Paralives Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Paralives is a life simulation game about building homes, lives and bonds. Through both hardship and success, where will your story take you?
Why similar: Building 43.1%, Simulation 24.1%, Sandbox 20.3%, Family Friendly 3.2%, Relaxing 3.2%
- #53 Hotel Magnate
69% 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: City Builder 20.2%, Building 16.7%, Sandbox 15.6%, Economy 13.1%, Simulation 9%
- #54 City Bus Manager
67% matchVery Positive91% of 2,842 reviews2024
Dev: PeDePe GbRPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 38.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 27.7%, Simulation 20%, Sandbox 18.2%, Management 15.8%, Strategy 9.5%
- #55 Railroads Online
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 6,018 reviews2024
Dev: Stefan KelnbergerPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 64.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Build your dream railroad across a huge open world! You can build tracks and stations, drive detailed locomotives, and transport goods to earn money and experience. Play exciting Online Multiplayer sessions with your friends or create your very own sandbox!
Why similar: Building 22.9%, Sandbox 21.2%, Economy 18.3%, Online Co-Op 12.4%, Management 9.9%
- #56 Project Hospital
68% matchVery Positive89% of 9,301 reviews2018
Dev: Oxymoron Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 24.4 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 27.3%, Building 15.3%, Sandbox 15.1%, Economy 10.9%, Management 10.6%
- #57 Go-Go Town!
64% 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: City Builder 25.2%, Building 18%, Sandbox 16.9%, Simulation 9.9%, Economy 9.7%
- #58 Cities XL Platinum
70% matchMixed58% of 1,635 reviews2013
Dev: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Build cities, shape a world.Cities XL Platinum lets you design, build and link up cities of all shapes and sizes around the Cities XL planet!Build more impressive cities than ever before! Cities XL Platinum offers a huge variety of over 1,000 buildings and constructions (including 50 brand new structures), that you can freely place on...
Why similar: City Builder 44.1%, Simulation 19.1%, Sandbox 13%, Strategy 7.1%, Management 6.6%
- #59 Snowtopia: Ski Resort Builder
67% 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: City Builder 20.5%, Building 15.9%, Sandbox 14.6%, Economy 11.2%, Simulation 8.4%
- #60 Dream Park Story
66% 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: City Builder 28%, Simulation 27%, Strategy 18.1%, Building 14.5%, Economy 11.4%