- #1 Rise of Industry
97% matchMostly Positive73% of 4,193 reviews2019
Dev: Dapper Penguin StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Put your entrepreneurial skills to the test in the first title in the ROI series as you create & optimise intricate production lines. As an early 20th-Century industrialist, grow your empire & adapt to an ever-changing business landscape with unexpected events that could lead to boom…or bust.
Why similar: City Builder 14.5%, Economy 13.7%, Trading 13.3%, Management 12.3%, Farming 11.1% ★
- #2 Farm Manager World
96% matchMixed70% of 647 reviews2025
Dev: Cleversan GamesPub: Sim Farm S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Dive into the agricultural life with Farm Manager World! Manage your own farm across vibrant global locations, cultivate exotic crops, and build your agribusiness empire. Welcome to sustainable farming at its finest.
Why similar: Agriculture 19.1% ★, City Builder 13.9%, Capitalism 12.1%, Management 10.7%, Economy 10.7%
- #3 Railway Empire 2
96% 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: Trading 18.8%, City Builder 14.2%, Economy 13.6%, Management 11.8%, Resource Management 10.6%
- #4 Captain of Industry
94% 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: Resource Management 19.5%, Economy 15.8%, City Builder 13%, Mining 12.7% ★, Management 11.4%
- #5 Industry Giant 4.0
95% matchMostly Negative37% of 560 reviews2025
Dev: Don VS DodoPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Build an industrial empire from scratch in Industry Giant 4.0. Produce goods, build up your industries, construct transportation networks, plan production, manage finances, and navigate global events. Become the next business tycoon and write history!
Why similar: Mining 16.2% ★, Trading 13.8%, City Builder 12%, Economy 9.9%, Capitalism 9.7%
- #6 Automation Empire
94% matchMixed66% of 2,643 reviews2019
Dev: DOG HOGGLER
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Build and manage a massive industrial network of factories, mines, and farms. Employ a fleet of trains, trucks, and robotic drones. In the age of automation, efficiency is survival!
Why similar: Mining 14.4% ★, Economy 12%, Resource Management 10.8%, Building 10.7%, Sandbox 9.8%
- #7 Global Magnates: Shipping Tycoon
93% matchMixed67% of 159 reviews2025
Dev: Aquila ChengduPub: Aquila Interactive
Windows
Global Magnates: Shipping Tycoon is a simulation game where you take on the role of a shipping entrepreneur. Carefully plan shipping routes, balance supply and demand across ports, and maximize profits to fuel your expansion. Build a worldwide network and rise as the definitive global magnate.
Why similar: Capitalism 25.4%, Trading 17.3%, Management 16.2%, Economy 12.7%, Resource Management 9.5%
- #8 Farm Manager 2018
92% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,799 reviews2018
Dev: Cleversan GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Manage your own farm in the game Farm Manager 2018! To expand your farm business, produce cheap and sell your products in high prices. Control the process of land cultivation, employ the best staff, buy the most appropriate farm equipment, raise livestock and process the harvested crops.
Why similar: Farming 26.3% ★, Agriculture 17.2% ★, Economy 10.5%, Management 9.2%, Resource Management 8.6%
- #9 Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
90% 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 23.1%, Economy 16.9%, Management 13.9%, Building 13.6%, Resource Management 10%
- #10 Airport CEO
91% matchVery Positive83% of 8,330 reviews2021
Dev: Apog Labs
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 27.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Build and manage an international airport!
Why similar: Capitalism 14.5%, Resource Management 12.6%, City Builder 12.4%, Management 11.5%, Economy 11.4%
- #11 Capital Simulator
91% matchMixed62% of 52 reviews2020
Dev: chenjd
Windows · Mac
A game that simulates the use of capital to build a complex industrial chain, stock investment and business challenges
Why similar: City Builder 19.8%, Management 16.2%, Capitalism 13.8%, Economy 12.9%, Simulation 11%
- #12 Mad Smartphone Tycoon
89% matchMostly Positive71% of 638 reviews2024
Dev: MiradilPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Build Your smartphone Empire in Mad Smartphone Tycoon, your main goal in this game is to create the ultimate smartphone that combines both performance and aesthetics. Expand your company, dominate the global market, become a tycoon in the world of mobile phones!
Why similar: Management 17%, Building 12%, Trading 11.9%, City Builder 11.9%, Capitalism 10.5%
- #13 Railroad Corporation 2
89% matchMostly Positive72% of 417 reviews2026
Dev: Corbie GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
The 20th century heralds the new age of electrification for the railroad, and a new opportunity to make your fortune. Build your corporation carefully, as you deploy modern electric and diesel locomotives, lay new tracks, transport goods and passengers, and stay ahead of the competition.
Why similar: Economy 19.6%, City Builder 17.9%, Building 17%, Sandbox 13.4%, Management 8.4%
- #14 Mad Games Tycoon 2
87% 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: Trading 16.5%, Economy 14.5%, Management 13.7%, City Builder 12.3%, Capitalism 11.9%
- #15 Potion Tycoon
86% matchMostly Positive72% of 727 reviews2024
Dev: Snowhound GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Potion Tycoon is a management simulator with a witchy twist! Build and develop your very own magic shop. Manage resources, set up production lines, mix potions and sell them smartly to stay ahead of the competition. Welcome to the potion business!
Why similar: Capitalism 15%, Management 13.8%, Economy 13%, Trading 11.8%, Building 11.5%
- #16 Pocket City 2
86% 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 23.2%, Economy 16.3%, Capitalism 14.1%, Sandbox 12.3%, Building 7.7%
- #17 Industry Giant
88% matchMostly Positive75% of 76 reviews2018
Dev: QLOCPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
In Industrial Giant you have to find a route to profit to prove your management skills in this resource management business simulation. Experience the soaring heights and the shattering depths of being an industrial giant!
Why similar: City Builder 19.5%, Economy 19.1%, Management 14.5%, Building 10.9%, Sandbox 10.8%
- #18 Crypto Miner Tycoon Simulator
85% matchVery Positive83% of 341 reviews2022
Dev: Bigosaur
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Build rigs to mine Bitcoin, Ethereum and other cryptocurrency. Trade on the market to grow wealth. Expand your business into new offices. Hire skilled employees and assign tasks. Use cash from your mega farms to research new technologies and reach the goal of each scenario.
Why similar: Mining 26.3% ★, Economy 15.9%, Management 15.7%, Trading 15.3%, Building 9.5%
- #19 Industries of Titan
84% matchMixed62% of 1,618 reviews2023
Dev: Brace Yourself Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Create a sprawling industrial city. Compete with other rival corporations on Titan for resources, territory, and power. Seek victory via technology, influence, warfare, or the wealth extracted from your citizens. Stake your claim to the Industries of Titan in this innovative sim/strategy game!
Why similar: City Builder 29%, Resource Management 19.9%, Tactical 18.1%, Building 16.2%, Strategy 7.6%
- #20 Masterplan Tycoon
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 744 reviews2023
Dev: Bureau BravinPub: Ravenage Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.7 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: Logic 16.3%, Resource Management 16.1%, Economy 15.9%, Management 15.4%, Building 15.2%
- #21 Vending Machine Business Simulator
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 201 reviews2025
Dev: Crow Interactive
Windows
Build your business! control every aspect of a thriving vending machine business. Buy, place, and restock machines to increase profits. Do you have what it takes to manage, expand, and dominate the vending industry?
Why similar: Trading 26.7%, Capitalism 19.4%, Economy 14.7%, Management 12.5%, Resource Management 11.6%
- #22 Industry Idle
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,484 reviews2024
Dev: FishPondPub: Fish Pond Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 27.8 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Industry Idle is an idle game that combines factory building, resource management and market trading. Design & build your base, expand & scale up your productions, improve & optimize your economy. Plus all the incremental game goodies: offline earnings, prestige to unlock more powerful upgrades.
Why similar: City Builder 17.4%, Resource Management 14.8%, Economy 14.1%, Capitalism 12.5%, Building 11.8%
- #23 Industry Giant 2
83% matchVery Positive86% of 1,022 reviews2015
Dev: Fancy Bytes, ReactorPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Economic booms, stock market crashes, oil crises, upswings, triumphs... Now you can become the greatest power in industry!
Why similar: Economy 34%, Management 23.8%, Strategy 22.4%, Simulation 19.8%
- #24 Good Company
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,792 reviews2022
Dev: Chasing Carrots
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.2 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: Economy 16.2%, City Builder 13%, Management 13%, Resource Management 12.9%, Building 12.7%
- #25 Hotel Architect
77% 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 16.9%, Capitalism 14.7%, Economy 13.4%, Management 11.8%, Building 11.5%
- #26 Game Builder Tycoon
80% matchMostly Positive75% of 180 reviews2024
Dev: AM PlayhousePub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 48%
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: Capitalism 21.2%, Economy 18.4%, Management 14.4%, Character Customization 10.4%, Resource Management 9.5%
- #27 Reactor Tech²
81% matchMixed69% of 367 reviews2021
Dev: 4Co
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Become the main power engineer of the world - the builder of the most powerful power plant that feeds the whole world! You have to build your own power plant, research new technologies and make the most successful power company in 100 gaming years.
Why similar: City Builder 18.2%, Economy 15.9%, Tactical 13.3%, Management 12.3%, Building 11.4%
- #28 Soda Story - Brewing Tycoon
79% matchVery Positive91% of 66 reviews2022
Dev: Upper Class Walrus
Windows
Take on the challenge of running a Soda brewing operation, all while participating in the current season of the hit reality TV show “Prisoneers.” Will you win your freedom?
Why similar: Economy 32.3%, Building 26.3%, Management 24%, Resource Management 7.8%, Simulation 6.8%
- #29 Car Manufacture
78% matchMixed65% of 1,408 reviews2024
Dev: STEREO GAMES S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Car Manufacture is an automotive tycoon game. Start in the beginning of the XX century and create thriving business. Build cars, manage people, expand your plant and research new technology. Make tons of money and stay on top.
Why similar: Economy 21.3%, Building 17.2%, Management 16.2%, Sandbox 13.6%, Resource Management 11.9%
- #30 Assembly Line 2
79% matchMixed65% of 67 reviews2024
Dev: Olympus
Windows · Mac · Linux
In Assembly Line 2, you take charge of your factory, where strategic organization is key. Create intricate production lines, unlocking a plethora of blueprints to craft advanced resources. Fine-tune and upgrade machines for optimal efficiency and elevating your empire to new heights.
Why similar: Management 32.5%, Capitalism 27.6%, Simulation 19.5%, Strategy 18.4%, Singleplayer 2%
- #31 Sim Companies
78% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,093 reviews2023
Dev: Sim Companies s.r.o.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 88.1 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Build a business empire in a player-driven online economy. Manage supply chains, trade with thousands of players, dominate markets, research new products, and grow from a small startup into a global corporation.
Why similar: Trading 20.7%, Capitalism 18.9%, Economy 15.6%, Management 10.9%, Building 10%
- #32 Super Movie Tycoon
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 338 reviews2025
Dev: Yuedong Game
Windows · Mac
Become a movie mogul in Super Movie Tycoon! From script to screen, build your dream team and create blockbusters to conquer Hollywood!
Why similar: Trading 17%, Capitalism 13.3%, City Builder 12.8%, Economy 11.7%, Management 9.5%
- #33 Worldwide Rush
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 568 reviews2025
Dev: Memel Games
Windows
Worldwide Rush lets you experience passenger transportation and management on a global scale. Expand your company, meet the growing travel demand, compete against other companies, and discover new continents with its unique vehicles. The entire world is yours to control.
Why similar: Capitalism 18.7%, Economy 17.6%, Management 12.5%, Sandbox 11.1%, Resource Management 10.9%
- #34 Republic of Pirates
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 536 reviews2024
Dev: Crazy Goat GamesPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Establish and grow a pirate utopia during the Golden Age of Piracy. Create a resource-based economy, engage in real-time naval combat, and conduct diplomacy with rival powers. Explore the far reaches of the Caribbean in search of the ultimate fortune and glory.
Why similar: City Builder 25.6%, Resource Management 16.1%, Management 15%, Economy 10.6%, Tactical 9.6%
- #35 Transport Fever 2
74% 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 22.2%, Management 17.4%, Economy 16.5%, Building 10.3%, Sandbox 9.1%
- #36 Incremental Factory
75% matchMixed68% of 247 reviews2024
Dev: Significant Steak
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Craft and automate an industrial empire from scratch! Experience a strategic game teeming with challenges as you manage resources, overcome hurdles, and optimize production chains. Are you ready to conquer the challenges of Incremental Factory? Your journey starts here... The Factory Must Grow!
Why similar: Mining 23.1% ★, Resource Management 16.5%, Economy 13.8%, Building 11.5%, Sandbox 11.1%
- #37 Factory Town
73% matchVery Positive91% of 4,475 reviews2021
Dev: Erik Asmussen
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Build, automate, and optimize a giant factory on 3D terrain using conveyor belts, trains, chutes, pipes, and airships. Sell your goods to nearby villages to expand their borders, increase happiness, and unlock even better technology!
Why similar: City Builder 21.1%, Resource Management 16.5%, Management 14.7%, Economy 13.4%, Sandbox 13.4%
- #38 PC Tycoon 2
73% matchVery Positive80% of 344 reviews2024
Dev: Insignis Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Start with one tiny office and a big idea, and grow it into a global computer company. Design your own CPUs, GPUs and laptops, launch your own OS, and outsmart your rivals. A laid-back tycoon that's easy to get into and hard to put down — made by one indie dev.
Why similar: Capitalism 26.5%, Economy 26.3%, Sandbox 16.1%, Management 16.1%, Strategy 6.1%
- #39 Production Line : Car factory simulation
74% matchVery Positive82% of 3,483 reviews2019
Dev: Positech Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.6 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 20.5%, Economy 17.9%, Building 13.5%, Resource Management 12.8%, City Builder 11.3%
- #40 Thriving City: Song
72% matchVery Positive81% of 3,369 reviews2024
Dev: White Star Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
In 960 AD, the new Song Dynasty needs you! As magistrate, build a prosperous city from scratch. Develop bustling streets filled with businesses and entertainment, while navigating hidden crises of political strife and foreign invasions. How will you lead through these challenges?
Why similar: Mining 16.1% ★, Agriculture 15.4% ★, City Builder 14.1%, Trading 13.4%, Resource Management 9.2%
- #41 Let Them Trade
71% matchVery Positive86% of 1,176 reviews2025
Dev: SpaceflowerPub: ByteRockers' Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Build a network of cities that produce and trade resources, upgrade your castle, and protect the cities from cheeky bandits. Tinker with the economy at your own pace, and watch the charming wooden world grow into a lively and thriving kingdom.
Why similar: Trading 20.7%, City Builder 17.9%, Economy 14.6%, Resource Management 12%, Management 10.3%
- #42 Blockchain Tycoon
75% matchMixed48% of 52 reviews2021
Dev: Wamill
Windows · Mac
Blockchain Tycoon is the cryptocurrency simulation game where you build and manage your own mining operation. Create your own coin, mine it, invest in other coins, upgrade and overclock GPUs or you can just HODL.
Why similar: Trading 22%, Economy 15.7%, Capitalism 13.2%, Management 12%, Resource Management 11.9%
- #43 Mad Games Tycoon
73% matchVery Positive91% of 4,423 reviews2016
Dev: Eggcode
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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: Trading 17.6%, Management 16.8%, Economy 13.9%, Capitalism 13.7%, Building 10.2%
- #44 MegaFactory Titan
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 152 reviews2026
Dev: Q Switched Productions, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
A factory-building game. Survive a harsh climate, strip mine an infinite world, and build a sprawling factory, then trade or go to war with Colonists, Governments, Pirates, Rebels, and more!
Why similar: Mining 20.3% ★, Capitalism 12.6%, City Builder 12.2%, Trading 11.5%, Building 10.1%
- #45 Mall Simulator
67% matchVery Positive83% of 3,240 reviews2025
Dev: F13 Games
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Turn your building from a small shopping center into a huge city mall! To avoid going bankrupt, you’ll need to build new stores and restaurants, set smart prices, and keep up with trends. 15+ stores, dozens of machines & services, and hundreds of brands waiting for you!
Why similar: Trading 17.8%, Capitalism 15.4%, Economy 12.9%, Management 11.1%, City Builder 9.3%
- #46 Transport INC
71% matchMixed70% of 1,084 reviews2020
Dev: DIGIFOXPub: Games Operators
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Become the manager of the largest transport corporation ever! Create new planes, bus, trains and truck connections. Optimize them to ever-changing demands and adapt to unexpected events. Beat the competition. Connect cities all around the real world map!
Why similar: Economy 20.4%, Sandbox 17.6%, Management 16.9%, Resource Management 15.8%, Building 14.6%
- #47 Hundred Days - Winemaking Simulator
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,097 reviews2021
Dev: Broken Arms Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Winemaking could be your best adventure. Make the best wine interacting with soil and nature and take your winery to the top. Your beautiful journey into the winemaking tradition starts now.
Why similar: Agriculture 18% ★, Trading 17.9%, Capitalism 14.4%, Economy 11.4%, Building 9.1%
- #48 Skyline Urban Story
67% matchVery Positive90% of 109 reviews2025
Dev: PandaUpStudio
Windows · Mac
From barren land to towering metropolis, every decision you make shapes the destiny of your city. Industrial flow, global trade, surging land values, and growing wealth, offers deep management gameplay, perfect for players who love strategic city-building and economic simulation.
Why similar: City Builder 25.1%, Economy 19.4%, Capitalism 15.9%, Building 15.7%, Sandbox 12.5%
- #49 Transports
72% matchMixed66% of 107 reviews2018
Dev: Jens P. Behrens
Windows
Transports is a transportation business simulation game. Build your business empire by building transportation routes for trucks, trains, ships and planes to transport goods between industrial buildings and cities.
Why similar: Trading 17.1%, Economy 13.6%, Management 11.9%, City Builder 11.5%, Resource Management 10%
- #50 InfraSpace
68% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,954 reviews2023
Dev: Dionic Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 21.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Create an extrasolar efficiency utopia from scratch! In this sci-fi city builder you need to start mining operations, plan production, and lay down transportation routes to ensure a smooth supply chain.
Why similar: City Builder 19.8%, Economy 14.3%, Capitalism 13%, Resource Management 12.4%, Building 11.6%
- #51 Blueprint Tycoon
69% matchVery Positive82% of 1,097 reviews2016
Dev: Endless Loop Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Build your settlement, gather goods, ensure maximum efficiency and make a profit!
Why similar: Management 24.2%, City Builder 18.3%, Economy 14.7%, Resource Management 14.7%, Simulation 8.9%
- #52 ACRES
66% matchVery Positive81% of 217 reviews2025
Dev: Jimi Games
Windows
ACRES is a small strategy simulation game about growing crops for evolving market demands. Build a farm, one acre at a time, to create a prosperous enterprise. Upgrade equipment, optimize harvests, and nurture the soil against increasing time pressure. How long can you keep the farm operating?
Why similar: Agriculture 25.4% ★, Capitalism 17.1%, Management 13.5%, Economy 13.4%, Building 11.1%
- #53 Industry Manager: Future Technologies
71% matchMixed58% of 314 reviews2016
Dev: astragon Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
INDUSTRY MANAGER: Future Technologies is a classic economy simulation in which you can build your own empire, research new sustainable products, and sweep aside the competition on your way to fame and success.
Why similar: Economy 38.8%, Management 35.4%, Simulation 25.8%
- #54 Automobile Tycoon
70% matchMixed61% of 64 reviews2018
Dev: Silver Lemur Games
Windows
Car manufacturing company simulator. Turn-based, fast paced, covers 100 years of automotive history.
Why similar: Capitalism 21.9%, Trading 20.7%, Economy 17%, Management 12.1%, Resource Management 9.1%
- #55 CoffeeBiz Tycoon
70% matchMixed64% of 66 reviews2018
Dev: The Sociopath Software
Windows
CoffeeBiz tycoon is a mix of entrepreneurship fun and complicated business simulation. Start your first coffee kiosk, brew, expand, hire, deal with competitors, build a well-known brand, risk, and do everything else needed to build prosperous and profitable business.
Why similar: Management 24%, Economy 19.8%, Capitalism 14.4%, Simulation 11.9%, Strategy 10.8%
- #56 City Bus Manager
64% 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: Capitalism 20.5%, Economy 20.2%, Management 16.9%, Logic 14.2%, Sandbox 8.6%
- #57 orbit.industries
69% matchMixed60% of 91 reviews2022
Dev: LAB132Pub: Klabater
Windows · Linux
🚀 Become a Space Pioneer by building and managing a station of your own on the orbit of distant planets! Focus on design and management or fulfill objectives to progress. 🛰️ Explore, Build and Prosper!
Why similar: Economy 19%, Resource Management 18.2%, Management 17.5%, Building 17.3%, Sandbox 12.9%
- #58 Mall Craze
68% matchMixed54% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Milan Timčenko
Windows
Build, Customize & Manage your own shopping center! Choose from modern gaming hardware store to cozy flower shop. Hire skilled cashiers, secure financing through bank loans, and launch strategic advertising campaigns to make your mall thrive!
Why similar: Capitalism 17.9%, City Builder 13.6%, Economy 12.9%, Building 12.4%, Management 11.9%
- #59 Modulus: Factory Automation
63% matchVery Positive91% of 846 reviews2026
Dev: Happy VolcanoPub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Build, automate, & optimize production lines across sky islands with real spatial constraints. Every production line is an open-ended puzzle: which operators to use, how to route your belts and how to fit your factory into the landscape. Your solutions, like your factories, are uniquely your own.
Why similar: City Builder 16.8%, Building 14.5%, Management 13.7%, Resource Management 11.8%, Sandbox 11.3%
- #60 SimCasino
66% matchMostly Positive74% of 757 reviews2021
Dev: LVGameDev LLC
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 10.4 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 17.5%, Capitalism 17%, Economy 12.7%, Building 11.2%, Management 10.7%