- #1 Forest Golf Planner
97% matchVery Positive82% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Create and customize your own golf course in this charming management sim.
Why similar: Golf 44.6% ★, City Builder 16.8%, Sports 10%, Building 5.8%, Management 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a direct thematic and mechanical overlap with golf course management and resort planning.
- #2 GolfTopia
96% matchVery Positive96% of 498 reviews2021
Dev: MinMax Games Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
DESIGN, BUILD and MANAGE your own futuristic golf course. Keep 200 persistent visitors fed, hydrated, and happy. Defend your creation from a growing infestation of weeds with robotic workers and defensive turrets. Evolve your course into a mega resort where nobody wants to go home, EVER!
Why similar: Golf 35.4% ★, City Builder 13.7%, Sandbox 9%, Economy 8.6%, Base Building 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: It combines golf mechanics with tower defense and management, creating a unique hybrid experience.
- #3 Hotel Magnate
96% 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 18.5%, Management 12.4%, Building 11.8%, Economy 11.3%, Sandbox 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the core loop of designing and running a hospitality business for demanding guests.
- #4 Two Point Campus
95% 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 22.2%, Management 18.6%, Building 14.7%, Sandbox 11.6%, Isometric 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title provides deep building and management mechanics with a charming, lighthearted aesthetic similar to Resort Boss.
- #5 Hotel Architect
94% 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 21.2%, Economy 12.7%, Management 11.9%, Building 11.8%, Sandbox 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers advanced building tools for designing and managing complex hotel layouts and guest flow.
- #6 Snowtopia: Ski Resort Builder
94% 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: Colony Sim 16.8% ★, City Builder 16.7%, Base Building 10.9%, Building 10%, Management 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game applies the resort management formula to a winter sports setting, focusing on infrastructure and guest happiness.
- #7 Shiny Ski Resort
93% matchVery Positive94% of 109 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Enjoy building and running a ski resort in this cool simulation game!
Why similar: Colony Sim 28.2% ★, City Builder 24.5%, Sports 14.2%, Sandbox 10.5%, Strategy 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A charming, pixel-art management game focused on building a successful ski destination from the ground up.
- #8 Planet Coaster
92% 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 20.3%, Management 17%, Sandbox 15.5%, Economy 11.8%, City Builder 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: It is the gold standard for sandbox building, offering unparalleled control over guest-focused attractions and facilities.
- #9 Parkitect
91% 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: City Builder 17.6%, Economy 14.2%, Management 13.2%, Building 13%, Isometric 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the intricate management and design of a park, mirroring the resort-building loop perfectly.
- #10 Tropical Resort Story
91% matchVery Positive92% of 175 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 57%
It's vacation time! Try your hand at managing a lush tropical resort!
Why similar: Colony Sim 32.6% ★, City Builder 28%, Building 10.1%, Simulation 5.6%, Casual 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on building and managing a vacation destination with a similar casual and accessible vibe.
- #11 Megaquarium
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,644 reviews2018
Dev: Twice Circled
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 14.8 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 19.5%, Sandbox 18.4%, Management 18.4%, Economy 11.4%, Cute 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: It features detailed facility management and guest satisfaction systems that feel very similar to running a resort.
- #12 Two Point Museum
88% 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 23.1%, Building 14.2%, Sandbox 11.9%, Management 10.2%, Economy 10%
Why You'll Like It: It features the same satisfying building and staff management loop found in other high-quality tycoon games.
- #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 18.7%, Management 16.7%, Building 15.8%, Isometric 12.5%, Sandbox 11%
Why You'll Like It: This game allows you to design and manage your own indoor theme park with a focus on facility placement and guest satisfaction.
- #14 SimCasino
89% 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 23.4%, Sandbox 12.6%, Building 12.6%, Economy 12.6%, Base Building 12%
Why You'll Like It: This title provides deep management mechanics for running a large-scale entertainment facility with complex logistics.
- #15 Puttler
86% matchVery Positive96% of 242 reviews2025
Dev: Bean Juice Studios
Windows
Puttler is a mini-golf puzzle game featuring wacky obstacles and a charming backstory. Build contraptions to score the golf ball under par across 14 courses and over 250 unique holes to solve.
Why similar: Golf 57.2% ★, Building 15.6%, Sports 12.3%, Relaxing 5.8%, Simulation 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the physics and design aspects of mini-golf in a management-lite environment.
- #16 Blooming Business: Casino
86% matchMixed70% of 231 reviews2023
Dev: Homo Ludens
Windows
Build your casino empire in Las Venas alongside cute animals! Blooming Business: Casino is a cosy management game. Build and run your casino in a bustling world full of drama. Complete quests and manage your clientele. Keep everyone happy, from the clients, to the employees (and beware of the bear).
Why similar: City Builder 23.2%, Management 14.4%, Building 13.5%, Economy 11.7%, Sandbox 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: It combines cute aesthetics with complex management and facility design in a way that feels very rewarding.
- #17 Infinite Minigolf
87% matchMostly Positive77% of 134 reviews2017
Dev: Zen Studios
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Explore thousands of holes created by the community, set new world records, participate in multiplayer competitions, customize your character with unlockable clothes and accessories or create your own courses – the possibilities are endless in Infinite Mini Golf.
Why similar: Golf 60.2% ★, Sports 14.9%, Building 9.1%, Relaxing 5.1%, Cute 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers creative course-building tools for golf enthusiasts who enjoy designing their own layouts.
- #18 Tennis Club Story
85% matchMostly Positive71% of 89 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Attract customers, train stars, and win the Grand Slam in this tennis club sim!
Why similar: Colony Sim 34.4% ★, Sports 19.4%, City Builder 18.7%, Simulation 7.8%, Building 7%
Why You'll Like It: A sports-focused management game that captures the same progression loop as golf resort management.
- #19 Festival Tycoon 🎪
84% 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 16.6%, Voxel 13.3% ★, Building 10%, Economy 10%, Base Building 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the logistical challenge of hosting large-scale events and managing guest satisfaction.
- #20 Hotel: A Resort Simulator
84% matchMostly Negative25% of 189 reviews2023
Dev: Ringzero Game StudioPub: Bigben Interactive
Windows
You are the manager of a hotel in an idyllic location. Build, design and develop your hotel, while creating unforgettable memories for your guests through expert management and by offering exceptional entertainment.
Why similar: Building 22.7%, Economy 20.8%, Management 12.8%, Sandbox 10.9%, Relaxing 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a first-person perspective on managing and maintaining a resort property, adding a layer of immersion.
- #21 Rescue HQ - The Tycoon
83% 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 17.6%, Management 14.4%, Building 12.5%, Sandbox 11.8%, Isometric 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: It features building and management mechanics centered around specialized facility operations and emergency services.
- #22 Mega Mall Story
82% matchVery Positive94% of 307 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Design a towering mega mall in this mall management simulation game.
Why similar: Colony Sim 23.4% ★, City Builder 20.2%, Economy 12%, Sandbox 11.6%, Building 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the spatial management and business growth aspects of building a commercial space.
- #23 Esports Life Tycoon
82% 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 17.7%, Economy 16.7%, Sports 16.4%, Sandbox 15.5%, Building 13.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a niche management experience focused on building a professional team and facility.
- #24 Golfinite
81% matchVery Positive90% of 72 reviews2023
Dev: Pmurph Games
Windows
Play golf, level up, buy gear and abilities. Complete challenges and play in 18-hole tournaments across several courses on your way to become a golf pro!
Why similar: Golf 74.8% ★, Sports 21.7%, Simulation 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game merges golf gameplay with RPG elements and procedural course generation for a unique twist.
- #25 Project Highrise
79% 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 28.2%, Building 23.7%, Sandbox 10.2%, Strategy 9.9%, Economy 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes the structural and logistical management required to run a successful multi-level building.
- #26 Sports: Renovations
79% matchMixed66% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: Goat GamezPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Give sports facilities a second life in this relaxing story-driven simulator! Restore the glory of old gyms, courts and pitches, and add a sprinkle of your own style.
Why similar: Sports 21.9%, Building 18.1%, Base Building 17.5%, Economy 17.3%, Relaxing 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the physical improvement and design of sports-related facilities, emphasizing the renovation aspect.
- #27 Game Dev Tycoon
78% 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 48.3%, Economy 17.3%, Simulation 11.6%, Strategy 9.7%, Sandbox 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a classic management loop focused on product development and business growth.
- #28 My Sunny Resort
81% matchMixed55% of 246 reviews2018
Dev: upjers
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Are you ready for a vacation? Then treat yourself to one! Experience My Sunny Resort – a unique simulation with a holiday feel. In this tycoon you open your own resort. Play free now and put your hotel management skills to the test!
Why similar: City Builder 30.3%, Management 16.8%, Building 16%, Isometric 11.9%, Economy 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A casual management game centered on the day-to-day operations of a vacation spot.
- #29 Pocket City 2
76% 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 26%, Economy 13.6%, Sandbox 13.3%, Base Building 12.2%, Building 7.3%
- #30 SimAirport
77% 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 23.5%, Base Building 14.3%, Economy 14.3%, Management 13.1%, Building 12.6%
- #31 Seeds of Resilience
78% 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: Colony Sim 20.8% ★, City Builder 19.2%, Base Building 10.6%, Building 10.4%, Economy 10.2%
- #32 Battle Royale Tycoon
77% 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: City Builder 20.5%, Management 20.3%, Economy 15.1%, Sandbox 15.1%, Building 12.9%
- #33 Little Big Workshop
75% 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 18.3%, Building 15.8%, Economy 14%, Strategy 12.6%, Sandbox 11.1%
- #34 Tropical Resort Simulator (Paradise Beach Simulator)
74% matchVery Positive83% of 118 reviews2025
Dev: Beardroid Games
Windows
Transform an abandoned island into a thriving business. Install fun activities, open your restaurant, maintain your equipment, manage your staff. It's time to open the beach, you're ready to welcome your first customers!
Why similar: Economy 18.3%, Management 16.3%, Sandbox 16%, Building 15.5%, Open World 11.9%
- #35 Holiday Motel Simulator
73% matchMixed68% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: Red Phoenix Interactive
Windows
Start with a crumbling motel and transform it into a guest favorite. Clean, repair, decorate, manage bookings, and expand — your hospitality empire begins here.
Why similar: Management 23%, Economy 17.3%, Sandbox 17%, Building 16.7%, Relaxing 7%
- #36 Blueprint Tycoon
75% matchVery Positive82% of 1,097 reviews2016
Dev: Endless Loop Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Build your settlement, gather goods, ensure maximum efficiency and make a profit!
Why similar: Colony Sim 33.1% ★, Management 18.7%, City Builder 16.9%, Economy 10.1%, Sandbox 7.7%
- #37 Inn Tycoon
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 779 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Goose GamesPub: GameDev.ist
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 27.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Welcome to Inn Tycoon! Build, design, and manage your dream inn. Serve delightful meals, offer various services, and hire a stellar staff. Create a top-notch hospitality empire and become the ultimate Inn Tycoon!
Why similar: Management 21.3%, Building 19.2%, Economy 18.1%, Sandbox 16.3%, Relaxing 7.3%
- #38 Road to your City
76% matchMixed63% of 76 reviews2019
Dev: Yheeky Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Road to your City is a city building and management game with a heavy emphasis on football. Slipping into the role of mayor, you are tasked with establishing a successful football club and developing it from grassroots to world class powerhouse.
Why similar: City Builder 31%, Sports 20%, Management 9.6%, Sandbox 9.4%, Building 9.1%
- #39 Game Builder Tycoon
73% 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: Economy 24.9%, Management 21.8%, Sandbox 16.2%, Isometric 13.1%, Strategy 8.4%
- #40 Orrstead
73% matchVery Positive81% of 77 reviews2024
Dev: IndividualKex
Windows
Orrstead is a relaxing city builder that combines resource management and incremental game mechanics. Unlock technologies, complete quests, and adapt to the changing seasons.
Why similar: Colony Sim 19.7% ★, City Builder 19%, Sandbox 10.1%, Building 9.8%, Management 9.6%
- #41 Hotel Owner Simulator
72% matchMixed67% of 168 reviews2025
Dev: Valmere Games Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Hotel Owner Simulator is a hotel management game where you start from a small hotel and grow your business by creating beautifully designed rooms, adjusting room sizes and layouts by placing each individual wall, negotiating high prices, and expanding your empire. Lets build, and manage the resort.
Why similar: Economy 23.1%, Management 21.7%, Building 19.6%, Sandbox 19.4%, Family Friendly 6%
- #42 Casino Resort Tower
72% matchVery Positive94% of 122 reviews2023
Dev: Cyperk Software
Windows · Mac
Build a towering casino resort and watch it come alive. Crowds flow, elevators jam, and tiny decisions create big stories as your tower grows upward, floor by floor. Build it. Break it. Fix it.
Why similar: Colony Sim 20.1% ★, Economy 14.3%, Base Building 13.4%, City Builder 12.4%, Management 12.4%
- #43 Scorchlands
71% matchVery Positive91% of 129 reviews2024
Dev: RinglabPub: Star Drifters
Windows · Linux
Build, optimize, and explore at your own pace in Scorchlands, a cozy yet strategic colony builder. Manage resources, shape the environment, and expand your network across a volcanic moon. No rush, no pressure, just satisfying logistics and endless possibilities.
Why similar: Colony Sim 18.9% ★, City Builder 17%, Base Building 10.6%, Economy 10.4%, Management 9.6%
- #44 Wildlife Park 3
74% matchMixed59% of 522 reviews2014
Dev: b-alive gmbh
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Do you have what it takes to be a zoo tycoon? You are responsible for your very own and unique zoo. Choose from numerous types of enclosures, park buildings and plants to design an environment appropriate to each species. Take home a part of wilderness with Wildlife Park 3!
Why similar: Management 16.7%, City Builder 16%, Building 12.1%, Economy 11.9%, Sandbox 11.3%
- #45 City Bus Manager
69% 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 28.8%, Management 27.1%, Sandbox 15.8%, Strategy 8.5%, Simulation 8.2%
- #46 MiniGolf Maker
70% matchVery Positive85% of 94 reviews2022
Dev: Road Turtle Games
Windows
Build the miniature golf course of your dreams in MiniGolf Maker. Play locally or online with up to 8 players, and Share your course with the world on the Steam Workshop.
Why similar: Sports 84.1%, Casual 15.9%
- #47 REAL ESTATE Simulator - FROM BUM TO MILLIONAIRE
70% 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 37.4%, Management 16.5%, Building 13.5%, Base Building 13.3%, Family Friendly 6.7%
- #48 Highrise Mogul
71% 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 29.1%, Building 15.6%, Economy 14.3%, Management 12.4%, Base Building 11.4%
- #49 Pixel Golf Club
68% matchVery Positive80% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: Galactic GeckonPub: Galactic Geckon
Windows
Pixel Golf Club is an arcade pixel golf game that lets you unwind in a delightful world of grand golfing greens. Unleash your potential, aiming for precision and speed across endless lush landscapes.
Why similar: Golf 60.2% ★, Sports 17.8%, Top-Down 6%, Strategy 4.8%, Relaxing 4.7%
- #50 Townsmen - A Kingdom Rebuilt
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,339 reviews2019
Dev: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Townsmen – A Kingdom Rebuilt hands the crown to you: Guide your people from their first steps in a small village to a massive medieval metropolis with thousands of inhabitants.
Why similar: Colony Sim 33.6% ★, City Builder 23.1%, Strategy 9.9%, Building 6.5%, Economy 6.2%
- #51 Boxing Gym Story
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 90 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Create your own gym, train boxers, and aim for the championship!
Why similar: Sports 33.5%, City Builder 27.6%, Management 12.9%, Simulation 7.7%, Strategy 5.4%
- #52 Parking World: Build & Manage
67% matchMixed68% of 174 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 31.6%, Building 14.1%, Economy 12.8%, Management 12.6%, Strategy 8.8%
- #53 Founders' Fortune
68% matchVery Positive80% of 2,168 reviews2020
Dev: Dionic Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%
A fantasy village builder focusing on creative building, colonist psychology and base defense. Handle resources, farming, production, tools, diplomacy, families, trading, defense, and research, as well as the wishes, expectations, thoughts, and equipment of every villager.
Why similar: Colony Sim 31.8% ★, City Builder 19.2%, Base Building 12.8%, Building 9.3%, Sandbox 7.7%
- #54 Let's Build a Zoo
67% matchVery Positive89% of 4,032 reviews2021
Dev: SpringloadedPub: No More Robots
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
It's time to Build a Zoo! Construct and decorate enclosures, buy and breed animals, hire zookeepers and vets... then try your hand at DNA splicing, and stitch together over 300,000 different types of animal. This can only go smoothly...
Why similar: City Builder 26.8%, Management 14.9%, Sandbox 14.1%, Building 12.9%, Economy 8.1%
- #55 Dream Town Island
66% matchVery Positive96% of 450 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A town sim where you raise generations of residents. Unlock new stores and facilities, help your residents find love, or cash in on the stock market!
Why similar: Colony Sim 25.3% ★, City Builder 23.5%, Building 9.7%, Sandbox 8.6%, Strategy 6.6%
- #56 Game Builder Tycoon - Prologue
68% matchMixed61% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: AM PlayhousePub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Game Builder Tycoon - Prologue is a free simulation game in which you begin your journey as an indie game developer. Personalize your character, craft hit games, manage marketing and research stuff. Create best game on the planet!
Why similar: Economy 16%, Management 15.4%, Building 12.9%, Sandbox 11.4%, Isometric 9.5%
- #57 Casino Boss Simulator
66% matchMixed58% of 76 reviews2026
Dev: Nons Games
Windows
Casino Boss Simulator is a casino management simulation game that turns your dream of building a casino empire from scratch into reality. Manage, expand, and lead your own casino empire in the competitive world of gambling.
Why similar: Management 54.8%, Simulation 23.4%, Casual 15.6%, Colorful 6.2%
- #58 Winter Resort Simulator
67% matchVery Positive81% of 894 reviews2019
Dev: Simuverse InteractivePub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
Are you ready for the winter? Winter Resort simulator lets you operate detailed Doppelmayr cable cars and snow vehicles such as Pistenbully snowcats. Set in a realistic alpine landscape, you are responsible for managing your ski resort and keeping your guests happy.
Why similar: Economy 26.3%, Management 21.2%, Building 11.5%, Simulation 10.9%, Casual 7.7%