- #1 Project Hospital
97% 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 23.7%, Management 20.8%, Building 14%, Sandbox 12.8%, Isometric 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the same detailed facility management and medical emergency response loop as Rescue HQ.
- #2 Two Point Hospital
96% 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 24%, Building 17.7%, Simulation 14.1%, Sandbox 7.8%, Comedy 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a polished, humorous take on facility management that mirrors the building and staff organization found in Rescue HQ.
- #3 112 Operator
96% matchVery Positive89% of 7,117 reviews2020
Dev: Jutsu GamesPub: Games Operators
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Manage emergency services in any city in the world! Take calls and dispatch rescue forces. Handle difficult situations, now depending on the weather, and traffic. Help the citizens through cataclysms and natural disasters, becoming a better emergency number operator every day!
Why similar: Management 29.8%, Simulation 22.9%, Sandbox 21.2%, Strategy 12.9%, Casual 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses directly on the emergency dispatch and management aspect, making it a perfect thematic companion.
- #4 One Military Camp
95% matchMostly Positive77% of 712 reviews2023
Dev: Abylight BarcelonaPub: Abylight Studios
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Build your own military camp, manage the economy, recruit the best candidates and train them to become elite specialists. Send them on missions across the land to end the war once and for all!
Why similar: City Builder 14.8%, Management 13%, Building 11.2%, Base Building 11%, Isometric 11%
Why You'll Like It: You must manage a base, train personnel, and optimize resources, which closely aligns with the strategic requirements of a rescue station.
- #5 SimAirport
94% 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 20.1%, Management 16.9%, Building 15.1%, Base Building 14.1%, Sandbox 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: The focus on building a complex, functional facility with strict logistical requirements makes this a strong match for management fans.
- #6 911 Operator
94% matchVery Positive89% of 19,330 reviews2017
Dev: Jutsu GamesPub: Games Operators
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Game about the difficult work of people that manage emergency lines and services. Answer incoming calls and react properly - give first aid instructions, advise, dispatch correct number of firemen / police / ambulances, or sometimes - just ignore the call. Play on ANY CITY in the world!
Why similar: Management 34.2%, Simulation 23.7%, Strategy 19.9%, Tactical 9.6%, Casual 5%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a high-stakes management experience centered on coordinating police, fire, and ambulance services.
- #7 Little Big Workshop
93% 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: Management 19.6%, Simulation 17.8%, Building 15.7%, Strategy 14.4%, Sandbox 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: The focus on layout optimization and resource management in a confined space is highly reminiscent of Rescue HQ's building mechanics.
- #8 Two Point Campus
92% 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: Management 15.8%, City Builder 12.6%, Building 11.7%, Sandbox 8.4%, Isometric 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: It expands on the management and building formula with satisfying progression and staff coordination mechanics.
- #9 Airport CEO
91% 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: Management 19.8%, City Builder 17.2%, Building 16.7%, Sandbox 14.2%, Base Building 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: It provides deep, granular control over airport infrastructure and operations, similar to the station building in Rescue HQ.
- #10 Hotel Architect
90% 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 16.3%, Management 13.8%, Building 12.7%, Sandbox 11.2%, Isometric 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes the architectural and management challenges of running a large, multi-functional facility.
- #11 Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management
91% 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: Management 21.6%, Building 18.2%, Sandbox 12.1%, Base Building 10.8%, City Builder 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: Managing a secure facility while balancing staff and inmate needs provides a similar strategic management feel.
- #12 Let's School
88% matchVery Positive93% of 7,094 reviews2023
Dev: Pathea Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Dive into the exhilarating role of a headmaster entrusted to revive your alma mater! Beyond just bricks and mortar, train teachers, recruit students. Sculpt your school into a unique educational haven! Let's School!
Why similar: City Builder 17.1%, Management 15.4%, Building 11.6%, Sandbox 11.4%, Comedy 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: It combines school management with building and staff optimization, offering a similar casual yet strategic experience.
- #13 Mad Tower Tycoon
89% 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 18.1%, Management 16.3%, Building 14.8%, Sandbox 12.5%, Simulation 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Managing a vertical facility requires similar attention to logistics and resource flow as managing a multi-department rescue station.
- #14 Constructor Plus
89% matchVery Positive89% of 454 reviews2019
Dev: System 3
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Constructor Plus is the definitive building simulation for the modern day tycoon. Build your dream town full of crackpot undesirables, businesses, and quirky tenants whilst fending off your rivals in the eagerly awaited sequel to Constructor HD. With almost 3 times more content, building just got bigger!
Why similar: City Builder 25.7%, Simulation 18.7%, Strategy 18.2%, Comedy 16.2%, Building 13.8%
Why You'll Like It: This classic-style builder focuses on urban development and management, sharing the strategic building DNA of Rescue HQ.
- #15 Software Inc.
87% 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: Management 28.7%, Building 24.5%, Sandbox 20.1%, Simulation 13.5%, Strategy 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers deep building and staff management systems that appeal to players who enjoy designing complex operational spaces.
- #16 Espresso Tycoon
86% matchVery Positive85% of 1,249 reviews2023
Dev: DreamWay GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Espresso Tycoon - a coffee shop simulator. Create your brand, decorate the coffee shop, manage your employees, and take care of your customers. Use the 3D coffee editor to create coffee recipes, order supplies, and collect rating points. Build the whole coffee business and complete all the missions!
Why similar: Management 19.5%, Building 18.9%, Isometric 17.7%, Sandbox 11.4%, Simulation 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: It combines building design with service management, offering a similar tycoon-style progression.
- #17 Hotel Magnate
85% 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: Management 15.4%, City Builder 15.3%, Building 13.7%, Sandbox 11.9%, Base Building 9%
Why You'll Like It: The game centers on building and running a hotel, requiring careful attention to guest needs and facility layout.
- #18 Esports Life Tycoon
86% matchMixed61% of 711 reviews2020
Dev: UPLAY Online
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Manage your own esports squad, expand your gaming house, and defeat legendary teams to become the best in the world!
Why similar: Management 17.8%, Comedy 13.3%, Sandbox 13.2%, Building 12.9%, Simulation 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on managing a team and facility, requiring similar resource allocation and strategic planning.
- #19 Indoorlands
84% 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: Management 17.3%, Building 15.2%, Isometric 13.3%, City Builder 12.9%, Sandbox 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: The management of an indoor theme park requires balancing building design with operational efficiency.
- #20 Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
82% matchVery Positive91% of 25,183 reviews2024
Dev: 3DivisionPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 73.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 21.6%, Management 16.3%, Building 15.1%, Base Building 14.2%, Sandbox 13.3%
Why You'll Like It: For players who want a more complex, realistic take on infrastructure and resource management.
- #21 Big Ambitions
82% 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: Management 53.2%, Sandbox 18.5%, Simulation 17.7%, Isometric 8.1%, Singleplayer 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: It allows for deep business management and facility design within a city, appealing to those who enjoy the tycoon aspects of Rescue HQ.
- #22 Parkitect
83% matchVery Positive94% of 7,997 reviews2018
Dev: Texel Raptor
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Parkitect is a business simulation game that charges you with the construction and management of theme parks! Bringing back the best of classic theme park games with many new features and content on top. Now supports online co-op with up to 8 players!
Why similar: Management 14.3%, Building 13.1%, City Builder 12.7%, Isometric 11.5%, Sandbox 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: The focus on building a functional, efficient park layout provides a similar satisfaction to designing an effective emergency station.
- #23 Rec Center Tycoon - Management Simulator
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 323 reviews2019
Dev: Jarrod Brown
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Design, build and manage a recreation center! Host fitness classes, build swimming pools, arcade & entertainment areas, build event rooms to host parties & much more. With endless customisation, Rec Center Tycoon goes much more in-depth than your average business management simulator.
Why similar: City Builder 17%, Management 16.5%, Building 15.5%, Sandbox 13.3%, Base Building 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a sandbox experience focused on building and managing a facility, much like the core loop of Rescue HQ.
- #24 Dungeon Tycoon
80% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,751 reviews2024
Dev: Lunheim StudiosPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Build your own dungeon and attract heroes from all over the realm! Grow your business by exploiting every facet of your visitors' dungeon exploration experience. Will you be able to keep your evil dungeon business going?
Why similar: Management 23.1%, City Builder 22.4%, Building 16.5%, Sandbox 15.7%, Simulation 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: It applies facility management and tower defense mechanics to a fantasy setting, appealing to fans of Rescue HQ's emergency response gameplay.
- #25 Disco Simulator
81% 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: Management 18.4%, City Builder 14%, Comedy 10.8%, Building 10.6%, Simulation 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the management of a specific venue, requiring attention to layout and customer satisfaction.
- #26 Snowtopia: Ski Resort Builder
81% 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 15.5%, Management 13.8%, Building 12.9%, Base Building 11.6%, Sandbox 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on building and managing a resort, requiring careful planning and resource management.
- #27 Masterplan Tycoon
79% matchMostly Positive74% of 729 reviews2023
Dev: Bureau BravinPub: Ravenage Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Welcome to the resource management game where your creativity and logistics skills are put to the test! In this minimalistic simulation you will build interconnected chains of products and open new missions by completing various tasks to create the biggest system you can.
Why similar: Management 28.5%, Building 26.4%, Simulation 13.5%, Strategy 13.1%, Relaxing 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: This minimalist management game focuses on logistics and resource chains, which are key components of Rescue HQ.
- #28 Two Point Museum
76% 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 15.2%, Building 13%, Management 10%, Sandbox 9.9%, Isometric 9%
- #29 Festival Tycoon 🎪
79% matchMostly Positive77% of 226 reviews2022
Dev: Johannes GäblerPub: Future Friends Games
Windows
A micro-management sim about music festivals! Design the perfect festival grounds in ‘create’ mode, then manage the event itself in ‘live’ mode! Book bands, sign deals, plant flowers, fix toilets, and grow your show into a global phenomenon.
Why similar: City Builder 15.7%, Building 13.3%, Management 12.8%, Isometric 12.6%, Sandbox 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: Managing an event requires building infrastructure and coordinating staff, similar to the operational management in Rescue HQ.
- #30 Tinytopia
78% matchVery Positive84% of 319 reviews2021
Dev: MeNic GamesPub: Mastiff
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Construct charming toy towns and cities atop tiny terrain. Combine building blocks to create new megastructures. Test your skills in the physics-based Challenge stages or simply unwind and obliterate everything with an array of cute catastrophes!
Why similar: City Builder 22%, Building 16%, Sandbox 13.4%, Family Friendly 9.1%, Simulation 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a casual city-building experience with a focus on physics and layout, sharing the building charm of Rescue HQ.
- #31 Station Manager
78% matchVery Positive83% of 204 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Build your own spectacular, multi-story station for your favorite trains!
Why similar: City Builder 29.7%, Simulation 18.4%, Building 14.7%, Isometric 9.1%, Management 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: The focus on managing a transport hub requires similar logistical planning to a multi-department rescue station.
- #32 Arcade Tycoon ™ : Simulation Game
77% 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 15.4%, Management 13.9%, Comedy 12.4%, Building 12%, Sandbox 10.2%
- #33 Academia : School Simulator
75% 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 18.7%, Management 17.4%, Building 13.8%, Base Building 13.2%, Sandbox 11.1%
- #34 Grand Casino Tycoon
77% matchMixed60% of 57 reviews2021
Dev: stillalive studiosPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
In this colorful tycoon with unique puzzle elements you are the designer of stunning, glamorous casinos. Your guests, though, have varied and sometimes opposite demands! Analyze their routines, split them up and manipulate them on your way to success!
Why similar: Comedy 20.2%, Building 20%, Management 19.6%, City Builder 10.8%, Base Building 8.3%
- #35 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 21.4%, Building 13.2%, Isometric 11.2%, Sandbox 10.4%, Base Building 10.2%
- #36 City Bus Manager
71% 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: Management 33.1%, Simulation 19.5%, Sandbox 16.4%, Strategy 11%, Casual 5.5%
- #37 Train Station Simulator
76% matchMixed57% of 256 reviews2017
Dev: Appliks Apps Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Train Station Simulator is a station builder and manager game. Create and maintain your dream station! Ride the rails and operate your ultimate grand central empire!
Why similar: Management 24.8%, Simulation 14.6%, Strategy 12.5%, Isometric 8.9%, Building 8.5%
- #38 Power to the People
73% matchVery Positive82% of 543 reviews2022
Dev: Rhombico GamesPub: Crytivo
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Build and maintain a power grid for a constantly growing population, while fighting off all kinds of disasters in this thrilling resource management experience. It's time for you to give "Power to the People"! Do you have what it takes to keep the lights on?
Why similar: City Builder 20.2%, Management 20.1%, Building 17.1%, Isometric 16.3%, Base Building 9.9%
- #39 Startup Company
72% matchVery Positive81% of 6,175 reviews2020
Dev: Hovgaard Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 19.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Startup Company is a business simulation sandbox game where you’re the CEO of a new company. Your job is to build your very own website and compete against the largest tech giants on the planet!
Why similar: Management 39.2%, Simulation 16.9%, Strategy 10.2%, Building 10.2%, Sandbox 9.4%
- #40 Battle Royale Tycoon
73% matchMixed69% of 513 reviews2019
Dev: Endless Loop Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Design and build arenas for your guests to fight in, keep them happy, your workers paid and make a profit!
Why similar: Management 23.9%, City Builder 16.1%, Sandbox 15.1%, Simulation 14.8%, Building 14.2%
- #41 Filmmaker Tycoon
74% matchMostly Negative26% of 93 reviews2023
Dev: Aternis Level 0Pub: Aternis Interactive
Windows
Filmmaker Tycoon is a next generation movie tycoon simulation game! You're the producer of your very own movie studio! Hire actors, build movie sets, make films, move up in the industry, and watch your finished films in Filmmaker Tycoon.
Why similar: Management 13.1%, Building 11.8%, Isometric 10.8%, City Builder 9.1%, Base Building 9%
- #42 Another Brick in The Mall
72% 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: Management 24%, Building 18.3%, City Builder 17.1%, Base Building 11.4%, Simulation 10.6%
- #43 RESCUE 2: Everyday Heroes
74% matchMixed63% of 282 reviews2015
Dev: Fragment Production Ltd.Pub: astragon Sales & Services GmbH
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
HOW MANY LIVES WILL YOU SAVE?Experience your city through the eyes of a lifesaver and find out what it means to be a genuine "Everyday Hero"! Keep track of several fire stations, a variety of vehicles, a wide range of equipment and specialized staff so that you're always prepared for anything.
Why similar: Strategy 35.8%, Simulation 33.7%, Tactical 26.3%, Singleplayer 4.2%
- #44 Pocket City 2
69% 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 21.9%, Sandbox 14.3%, Base Building 11.9%, Strategy 9.3%, Building 8.6%
- #45 Seeds of Resilience
73% matchMixed70% of 367 reviews2019
Dev: Subtle GamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Ready to start anew? Build a village from scratch in Seeds of Resilience. Learn to choose the right items, understand nature's patterns, use real life-based constructions and craft techniques in this turn-based tycoon game.
Why similar: City Builder 20.8%, Building 15.7%, Management 15.3%, Sandbox 13.4%, Base Building 13.3%
- #46 Parkasaurus
70% matchVery Positive93% of 3,092 reviews2020
Dev: Washbear Studio
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Parkasaurus is a dinosaur tycoon management simulation where you take care of your dinosaurs by constructing well-designed exhibits, researching specialized technologies, and maximizing profits to expand into the ultimate dinosaur theme park. Do you favor development for guests or your dinosaurs?
Why similar: City Builder 17.5%, Management 15.9%, Building 13.3%, Comedy 10.5%, Isometric 10.4%
- #47 Project Highrise
71% matchVery Positive85% of 4,730 reviews2016
Dev: SomaSimPub: Kasedo Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 32.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Project Highrise is a skyscraper construction and management sim...
Why similar: Management 29.7%, Building 23.3%, Simulation 14.7%, Strategy 11.2%, Sandbox 9.2%
- #48 Mad Games Tycoon
70% matchVery Positive91% of 4,414 reviews2016
Dev: Eggcode
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Form your own game studio set in the early 1980s in a small garage. Develop your own game ideas, create a team and develop megahit video games. Research new technologies, train your staff and upgrade your office space, going from a lowly garage to a huge building. Expand your business and dominate the world market for video games!
Why similar: Management 25.7%, Building 14.6%, Isometric 12.7%, Base Building 12.5%, Sandbox 11.6%
- #49 Naheulbeuk's Dungeon Master
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,566 reviews2023
Dev: Artefacts StudioPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 61%
A dungeon in danger ! Build, manage, and defend your tower in the satirical heroic fantasy universe of Dungeon of Naheulbeuk. From a shaky establishment to an infamous lair!
Why similar: Management 16.3%, Building 13%, Sandbox 12%, Base Building 11.8%, Comedy 10.1%
- #50 Empire TV Tycoon
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 891 reviews2015
Dev: Dreamsite Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Empire TV Tycoon is a game in which you manage a TV channel and fight for audiences taking decisions that will project your channel to fame and fortune.You will decide the content of your channel, select advertisers, hire workers, make your own productions, hire actors, and engage in much more activities!
Why similar: Management 37.1%, Comedy 18.8%, Strategy 12.3%, Simulation 11.9%, Funny 11.6%
- #51 Pocket City
69% matchVery Positive93% of 268 reviews2022
Dev: Codebrew Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 59%
A casual city building game. Become the mayor and create your own metropolis! Create residential, commercial, and industrial zones. Build parks and recreation spots. Respond to crime and disasters. Watch your city come alive!
Why similar: City Builder 22.2%, Isometric 14.4%, Building 11.3%, Simulation 11.1%, Cartoony 9.2%
- #52 Buildings Have Feelings Too!
70% matchMixed45% of 80 reviews2021
Dev: Blackstaff GamesPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows
An exciting new city-management/puzzle game about buildings and the city they inhabit. You must grow your city to a bustling metropolitan centre with an array of shops, offices, entertainment facilities and amenities, to help your buildings thrive; or risk them being demolished forever.
Why similar: City Builder 23.2%, Management 20.4%, Building 15.3%, Base Building 10.7%, Strategy 10%
- #53 Good Company
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,764 reviews2022
Dev: Chasing Carrots
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Good Company is an in-depth management sim about building a trail-blazing tech corporation. Assemble complex production lines, manage employee logistics, and sell high-quality products on the market to become the best company in the whole county!
Why similar: Management 16.5%, Building 15.1%, Base Building 13.4%, City Builder 13.2%, Sandbox 13.2%
- #54 Game Dev Tycoon
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 44,663 reviews2013
Dev: Greenheart Games 💚
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
In Game Dev Tycoon you replay the history of the gaming industry by starting your own video game development company in the 80s. Create best selling games. Research new technologies and invent new game types. Become the leader of the market and gain worldwide fans.
Why similar: Management 45.7%, Simulation 21.4%, Strategy 9.8%, Sandbox 5.1%, Indie 4.7%
- #55 Highrise Mogul
68% matchMixed51% of 53 reviews2021
Dev: Olli Arkko
Windows
Highrise Mogul: design, build and manage your own skyscraper. Make floor plans, place rentable rooms, hire staff, design a beautiful garden, manage your own power grid and much more!
Why similar: City Builder 25.5%, Building 19.1%, Management 16.3%, Base Building 11.5%, Strategy 9.4%
- #56 Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 393 reviews2021
Dev: Airem
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Shop Tycoon is a store simulator. Create a supermarket, sex shop, games store or a store with good Polish vodka. Place your logo, hire employees, expand your car fleet, build offices and parking lots, create a chain of stores and more!
Why similar: Isometric 30.2%, Management 29.2%, Simulation 15.1%, Strategy 13%, Relaxing 9.1%
- #57 REAL ESTATE Simulator - FROM BUM TO MILLIONAIRE
67% 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 24.6%, Management 16.3%, Building 12.4%, Simulation 11.6%, Family Friendly 10.3%
- #58 Gas Station Simulator
64% 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: Management 21.2%, Building 19.3%, Simulation 17.8%, Base Building 16.2%, Funny 8.5%
- #59 Game Builder Tycoon
65% matchMostly Positive78% of 137 reviews2024
Dev: AM PlayhousePub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
In Game Builder Tycoon, begin as an indie game developer. Personalize your character, craft hit games, manage marketing, research stuff and manage a skilled team. Overcome competition to guide your game development studio to global recognition and dominate the gaming industry.
Why similar: Management 26.7%, Sandbox 16.8%, Isometric 16.5%, Simulation 15.1%, Strategy 11%
- #60 School Owner
67% matchMostly Negative22% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: Owner Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
School Owner is a construction and management simulation game where you manage an entire school, from pre-school to college.
Why similar: Simulation 12.4%, Building 11.9%, City Builder 11.8%, Management 10.8%, Strategy 10.1%