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Games Like Rising Star 2

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Management, Simulation, Singleplayer, Indie.

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Start a band, and take on the world in this music industry simulation/role-playing game. Success doesn't come without hard work, and making connections in your local music scene is the only path to stardom.

Reviews: Very Positive — 94% — of 673 reviews
Released: 2020-08-12
Developer: Gilligames
Genres: Indie, RPG, Simulation
Platforms: Windows, Mac

Overview

Rising Star 2 stands out by blending deep music industry management with an immersive, first-person open-world RPG experience. These recommendations prioritize games that capture the struggle of building a career from the ground up, focusing on music-themed simulations, career-progression mechanics, and immersive management systems.

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  1. #1 Rock Star Life Simulator
    97% matchVery Positive86% of 536 reviews2025
    Dev: HOGO Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Rock Star Life Simulator is an extensive fame simulation game. Start this adventure by playing the guitar on the street, form your own band. Protect the fame, money, and charisma you earned with the right decisions and become a world star!

    Why similar: Music 36.9%, Management 18.2%, Open World 15%, Realistic 10.2%, Character Customization 8.4%

    Why You'll Like It: This game mirrors the first-person, rags-to-riches journey of a musician trying to make it big in a competitive scene.

  2. #2 Rock God Tycoon
    96% matchMostly Positive72% of 315 reviews2017
    Dev: Fern NigroPub: EmberWulf
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Create, manage, and guide your very own band to success!

    Why similar: Music 52%, Management 30.8%, Simulation 13%, Indie 4.1%

    Why You'll Like It: It offers a comprehensive management experience focused specifically on the trials and tribulations of running a rock band.

  3. #3 Music Band Manager
    96% matchMixed54% of 361 reviews2017
    Dev: Hamsters Gaming
    Windows
    Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Always dreamed of creating your own music band? We will realize your dream! Record songs, release albums and manage group activities! With the advancement of the group, managers will help you, and you will also have to face more than one difficult choice. Compete for a place in the top 100! Conquer the whole world!

    Why similar: Music 46.9%, Management 21.6%, Simulation 10.6%, RPG 6.5%, Economy 4.8%

    Why You'll Like It: This title provides a focused simulation of the music industry, emphasizing the strategic decisions required to manage a successful group.

  4. #4 Disco Simulator
    94% matchMostly Positive77% of 219 reviews2024
    Dev: Games Incubator
    Windows
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 7.8 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: Music 42.8%, Management 22.2%, Economy 10.1%, Simulation 9.9%, Realistic 4.4%

    Why You'll Like It: It combines music-themed management with the physical act of running a venue, capturing the atmosphere of the music scene.

  5. #5 Music Wars Empire
    95% matchMixed46% of 179 reviews2016
    Dev: Antuan JohnsonPub: Music Wars
    Windows

    Take the role of a manager or CEO of a record label, and try to make your mark on the music industry!

    Why similar: Music 49.8%, Management 24.2%, Simulation 19.5%, Indie 6.5%

    Why You'll Like It: A deep simulation that allows you to control every aspect of the music industry, from signing artists to managing record labels.

  6. #6 Big Ambitions
    93% matchVery Positive93% of 12,848 reviews2023
    Dev: Hovgaard Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 24.8 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 42.5%, Economy 17.9%, Simulation 12%, Open World 9.1%, Inventory Management 6.6%

    Why You'll Like It: An expansive open-world management game that captures the feeling of building a career and business empire from scratch.

  7. #7 Music Store Simulator
    94% matchMixed56% of 197 reviews2023
    Dev: Crystalia GamesPub: CreativeForge Games
    Windows

    With Music Store Simulator you can lead a musical instruments manufacturing company. Create, sell, earn and reinvest improving and developing your business. Expand your Brand and climb to success in order to become the world's largest manufacturer of musical instruments!

    Why similar: Management 35.1%, Simulation 25.7%, Economy 17%, Realistic 9.2%, 3D 5.9%

    Why You'll Like It: This provides an adjacent experience to the music industry, focusing on the retail and economic side of the business.

  8. #8 Game Dev Tycoon
    92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 44,810 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 59.7%, Simulation 23.5%, Economy 10.2%, Indie 4.8%, Singleplayer 1.8%

    Why You'll Like It: While focused on game development, it shares the core loop of starting small and managing a creative business to success.

  9. #9 Idol Manager
    91% matchVery Positive88% of 4,066 reviews2021
    Dev: Glitch PitchPub: PLAYISM
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 23.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Idol Manager is a business sim about conquering the entertainment industry using any means you deem necessary.

    Why similar: Management 51.5%, Economy 26.9%, Simulation 16.5%, Indie 3.2%, Singleplayer 1.9%

    Why You'll Like It: While focused on the idol industry, it features complex management and RPG-like character interactions that resonate with the spirit of Rising Star 2.

  10. #10 Mad Games Tycoon 2
    91% matchVery Positive94% of 7,643 reviews2023
    Dev: Eggcode
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 15.0 hrsMean: 36.6 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: Management 49.4%, Economy 22.5%, Simulation 16.7%, Character Customization 8.2%, 3D 3.2%

    Why You'll Like It: A robust management simulation that emphasizes the creative and economic challenges of running a studio.

  11. #11 The Sims™ 4
    90% matchVery Positive87% of 194,786 reviews2020
    Dev: MaxisPub: Electronic Arts
    Windows
    Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 53.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Play with life and discover the possibilities. Unleash your imagination and create a world of Sims that’s wholly unique. Explore and customize every detail from Sims to homes–and much more.

    Why similar: Simulation 33.7%, Character Customization 30.6%, Realistic 29.4%, Singleplayer 6.3%

    Why You'll Like It: The life simulation mechanics and dedicated music career paths allow for a similar role-playing experience in a sandbox environment.

  12. #12 Drug Dealer Simulator 2
    89% matchMixed70% of 5,783 reviews2024
    Dev: ByterunnersPub: Movie Games S.A.
    Windows
    Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 30.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    What turns a drug dealer into a drug lord? Find out in DDS2, a first-person co-op sim set in a dynamic open world. Make contacts, cook drugs, and manage your cartel on Isla Sombra, where power is the only law.

    Why similar: Management 21.9%, Open World 20.9%, Simulation 11.6%, Inventory Management 9.9%, RPG 9.6%

    Why You'll Like It: Provides a first-person, open-world progression system that mirrors the 'hustle' and street-level exploration found in Rising Star 2.

  13. #13 SERIES MAKERS TYCOON
    88% matchMostly Positive71% of 536 reviews2019
    Dev: CREW Studio Krüger UG
    Windows

    Series Makers makes your dreams come true. Produce your own TV series and build your own TV studio with your team. Dominate the TV landscape and fight your way up for worldwide success!

    Why similar: Strategy RPG 36.1%, Management 30.1%, Simulation 13.7%, Open World 11.4%, Indie 4.4%

    Why You'll Like It: It captures the creative management aspect of producing media, making it a strong thematic match for music industry sims.

  14. #14 Movies Tycoon
    86% matchMostly Positive71% of 501 reviews2024
    Dev: PixelCraze s.r.o.
    Windows

    Movies Tycoon is a simulation game where you dive into the world of film-making. Start with a humble studio, scout and manage top talent, customize unique characters, and direct blockbuster films.

    Why similar: Management 36.1%, Economy 18.8%, Simulation 16%, Character Customization 11.5%, Realistic 11.4%

    Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the management of a creative industry, requiring players to balance artistic quality with commercial success.

  15. #15 New Star™ Manager
    87% matchVery Positive87% of 516 reviews2018
    Dev: New Star Games Ltd.Pub: Five Aces Publishing Ltd.
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 96.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    This is soccer management like you’ve never experienced it - Be more than just a player, be the head, the heart, and backbone of New Star FC. Be the Manager.

    Why similar: Management 44.2%, Simulation 37.2%, Indie 10.7%, RPG 7.9%

    Why You'll Like It: Though sports-focused, it excels at the 'manager-as-a-person' simulation that makes Rising Star 2 so engaging.

  16. #16 Pumping Simulator 2
    85% matchVery Positive92% of 1,660 reviews2023
    Dev: Lance Games
    Windows
    Median: 14.4 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    A gas station management game, start by selling a car to raise funds and invest in an abandoned plot of land. Build, expand, and upgrade your gas station, diversify services, customize and manage time efficiently during peak hours. And maybe you will become rich

    Why similar: Management 31.1%, Simulation 18.2%, Economy 17.1%, Realistic 10.2%, First-Person 7.9%

    Why You'll Like It: Offers a first-person management experience that focuses on the granular details of running a business in an open environment.

  17. #17 Gamer Career Tycoon
    86% matchVery Positive81% of 289 reviews2018
    Dev: Raptor Claw Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    Start your life as a simple gamer in the year 2000. Find popular games to stream or compete in 8 different Esports. Who will you be? Play your career and story. Can you become the most famous broadcaster or the best progamer in the world?

    Why similar: Management 29.2%, Simulation 24.6%, RPG 22.6%, Economy 13.9%, Indie 7.8%

    Why You'll Like It: A career-focused simulation that allows players to climb the ladder in a modern, digital-first industry.

  18. #18 Startup Company
    84% matchVery Positive81% of 6,200 reviews2020
    Dev: Hovgaard Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 19.7 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 55.3%, Simulation 20.1%, Economy 19.1%, Indie 3%, Resource Management 1.4%

    Why You'll Like It: A management simulation that tasks players with building a company from the ground up, focusing on growth and sustainability.

  19. #19 REAL ESTATE Simulator - FROM BUM TO MILLIONAIRE
    84% matchMixed44% of 209 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: Management 24.2%, Strategy RPG 14.6%, Simulation 14.5%, RPG 14.4%, Realistic 11.3%

    Why You'll Like It: Captures the rags-to-riches progression through first-person gameplay and management of assets.

  20. #20 Please Subscribe: Streamer Career
    83% matchVery Positive83% of 129 reviews2022
    Dev: Raptor Claw Games
    Windows

    Please Subscribe is the sequel to Gamer Career Tycoon from 2018. Develop your own livestream channel from the ground up. Manage and operate, overcome challenges, learn new tricks in order to rise in the charts, and possibly, become the next big internet superstar.

    Why similar: Management 35.2%, Simulation 23.8%, RPG 15.6%, Economy 13.4%, Choices Matter 4.2%

    Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the modern path to fame, mirroring the social media and fan-building aspects of a modern music career.

  21. #21 Rise of Industry 2
    82% matchMixed66% of 207 reviews2025
    Dev: SomaSimPub: Kasedo Games
    Windows

    Navigate the competitive industrial landscape of vibrant 1980's USA! Make strategic manufacturing decisions, optimize production chains, acquire technologies, and expand your global business network with key contacts. Opportunities await those savvy enough to capitalize on them!

    Why similar: Management 40.7%, Economy 19.7%, Simulation 15.2%, Character Customization 12%, Resource Management 9.1%

    Why You'll Like It: A tactical management game that requires careful economic planning, similar to the resource management in band sims.

  22. #22 Game Dev Masters
    81% matchVery Positive84% of 197 reviews2022
    Dev: Ryan SaundersPub: One Man Media
    Windows

    It's time to become the Game Developer you always wanted to be. Make use of a large array of features, and player skills to create stunning 10 / 10 games. Compete with and eventually acquire other dynamic Ai Studio's. Raise the talent of your team and studio's in an effort to dominate the market.

    Why similar: Management 31%, Economy 15.9%, Simulation 13.1%, Procedural Generation 7.8%, Realistic 7.4%

    Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the lifecycle of creative projects and business management, providing a similar progression loop.

  23. #23 City Game Studio: Your Game Dev Adventure Begins
    79% matchVery Positive92% of 1,809 reviews2021
    Dev: Binogure Studio 🐺
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Manage a game studio from the dawn of the gaming industry in 1976. Your journey starts with small indie titles and grows into a gaming empire. Develop, design, and conquer the industry. From humble beginnings to gaming legend – it’s your story, your studio, your legacy!

    Why similar: Management 44.2%, Economy 22.6%, Simulation 18%, Procedural Generation 8.1%, Indie 4.3%

  24. #24 Startup Freak
    81% matchMixed70% of 53 reviews2019
    Dev: PulPul Games
    Windows

    In Startup Freak you take the role of a budding entrepreneur, and grow your very own software startup from humble beginnings to a multi-million dollar company. Along the way you will have to overcome countless challenges. But the ultimate question you must answer: are you a Startup Freak?

    Why similar: Management 43.7%, Simulation 30.7%, Economy 14.5%, Indie 9.4%, Singleplayer 1.7%

    Why You'll Like It: A management-focused simulation that emphasizes the challenges of growing a small venture into a large success.

  25. #25 Tech Executive Tycoon
    82% matchVery Negative17% of 53 reviews2018
    Dev: WEB Gaming Entertainment
    Windows

    Tech Executive Tycoon is a simulation, strategy, role playing game that places you in the seat of CEO and entrepreneur of your very own tech company. Can you take your company to the top with top of the line products? Can you command a world class group of employees?

    Why similar: Management 44.4%, Simulation 27.4%, RPG 20.6%, Indie 7.5%

    Why You'll Like It: Provides a management-heavy experience that focuses on the strategic growth of a company in a competitive market.

  26. #26 Music Store Simulator Prologue
    78% matchMostly Positive77% of 360 reviews2023
    Dev: Crystalia GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 48%

    With Music Store Simulator Prologue you can lead a musical instruments manufacturing company. Create, sell, earn and reinvest improving and developing your business. Expand your Brand and climb to success in order to become the world's largest manufacturer of musical instruments!

    Why similar: Management 25.8%, Simulation 20.9%, Economy 15.1%, Realistic 14%, First-Person 10.1%

  27. #27 Sol Trader
    80% matchMixed66% of 68 reviews2016
    Dev: Chris ParsonsPub: Revelation Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Lean on your network of in-game friends and family to trade, mine and explore in this genre-busting space simulation.

    Why similar: Strategy RPG 30%, RPG 27.4%, Simulation 25.8%, Indie 8.6%, Procedural Generation 8.1%

    Why You'll Like It: Features procedural generation and RPG elements that create a unique, personal story for the player's character.

  28. #28 Mad Games Tycoon
    77% matchVery Positive91% of 4,416 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 52.5%, Economy 18.5%, Simulation 17.4%, Resource Management 6.7%, Indie 2.9%

  29. #29 Game Dev Studio
    78% matchVery Positive85% of 676 reviews2018
    Dev: Explosive Squat Games
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%

    Welcome to your own Game Dev Studio! How will you run your own offices and ascend to greatness in the gaming industry?

    Why similar: Management 44.2%, Simulation 30.2%, Economy 16%, Indie 7.9%, Singleplayer 1.6%

  30. #30 Supermarket & Internet Cafe Simulator
    75% matchMostly Positive79% of 908 reviews2024
    Dev: SmartPlayGames
    Windows
    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 28.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    "Internet Cafe & Supermarket Simulator 2024" is a comprehensive simulation game that combines the management of both an internet cafe and a supermarket. Step into the role of a shop owner, apply your business acumen, and expand your empire step by step.

    Why similar: Management 28.4%, Simulation 14.9%, Economy 12.7%, RPG 10.6%, Inventory Management 8.9%

  31. #31 Industry Manager: Future Technologies
    79% matchMixed58% of 314 reviews2016
    Dev: astragon Entertainment
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    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: Management 32.8%, Simulation 25.8%, Economy 15.3%, Open World 15.1%, Realistic 11%

  32. #32 Youtubers Life
    77% matchMostly Positive77% of 15,450 reviews2017
    Dev: UPLAY Online
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 20.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Become the most successful youtuber on the planet! Create videos, get subscribers, attend events, interact with your fans… and grow your channel. Live a youtuber’s life!

    Why similar: Management 42.1%, Simulation 16.8%, Character Customization 14.4%, Resource Management 8.8%, Indie 5.3%

  33. #33 Junkyard Simulator
    76% matchMixed65% of 2,190 reviews2021
    Dev: Rebelia GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%

    Did you ever wish to work in a junkyard? Now you can, with Junkyard Simulator. They are many roads leading to success - whichever you take depends on your decisions.

    Why similar: Management 21.2%, Open World 20.7%, Simulation 15.2%, Economy 12.3%, Realistic 10.2%

  34. #34 Railway Empire 2
    75% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,561 reviews2023
    Dev: Gaming Minds StudiosPub: Kalypso Media
    Windows
    Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 26.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    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: Management 42.7%, Economy 21%, Simulation 20.1%, Resource Management 8.8%, 3D 4.8%

  35. #35 Game Builder Tycoon
    74% matchMostly Positive78% of 157 reviews2024
    Dev: AM PlayhousePub: PlayWay S.A.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 51%

    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 38.2%, Economy 20.8%, Simulation 18.4%, Character Customization 11.8%, Resource Management 5.8%

  36. #36 Laundry Store Simulator
    73% matchVery Positive89% of 1,845 reviews2024
    Dev: Akhir Pekan StudioPub: PlayWay S.A.
    Windows
    Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    In Laundry Store Simulator, you'll start small and work your way up, upgrading your equipment, designing a stylish store, and expanding your services! Are you ready to own the best Laundry Store in the world?

    Why similar: Management 30.8%, Economy 15.1%, Simulation 14%, Realistic 11.9%, First-Person 8.1%

  37. #37 Supermarket Simulator
    71% matchVery Positive92% of 82,065 reviews2025
    Dev: Nokta Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 34.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Run your own supermarket! Stock shelves, set your prices, take payments, hire staff, expand your store, handle shoplifters, and design your layout. Purchase goods from online or local markets around town, and personally deliver online orders to your customers.

    Why similar: Management 36.1%, Simulation 22.8%, Economy 17.4%, First-Person 5.1%, Inventory Management 4.9%

  38. #38 Project Hospital
    74% matchVery Positive89% of 9,130 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: Management 45.2%, Simulation 17.1%, Economy 13.7%, Realistic 8.9%, Character Customization 8%

  39. #39 Youtubers Life 2
    73% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,266 reviews2021
    Dev: UPLAY Online
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Start from humble beginnings and take charge of the daily life of a wannabe influencer. Balance your day between creating trend-based content, completing tasks to earn money, and building trust with your neighbors to uncover their stories. Are you ready to embark on your road to fame?

    Why similar: Management 39.2%, Open World 23.8%, Simulation 18.7%, Character Customization 15.8%, Singleplayer 2.5%

  40. #40 Gas Station Simulator
    70% matchVery Positive88% of 27,112 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 25.2%, Simulation 18%, Open World 16.4%, Economy 13.6%, Realistic 8.8%

  41. #41 Fast Food Manager
    73% matchMixed70% of 266 reviews2021
    Dev: Cyber EyePub: UMKA Games
    Windows

    Launch your own business from scratch! Starting with a small coffee booth, build the most popular food service chain in town. Experiment, develop, make a profit.

    Why similar: Management 33.1%, Economy 17.6%, Simulation 14.9%, Realistic 13%, First-Person 7.7%

  42. #42 Rise of Industry
    72% matchMostly Positive73% of 4,169 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: Management 46.9%, Economy 22.4%, Simulation 17.2%, Resource Management 8%, Indie 4%

  43. #43 This Grand Life 2
    69% matchVery Positive89% of 298 reviews2025
    Dev: Poking Water Games
    Windows

    A money-focused life simulator. Create characters with allergies and addictions. Manage their lives through financial booms and busts. Advance their careers, start a small business, invest in real estate and stocks - or roleplay a penniless hobo.

    Why similar: Management 24.3%, Strategy RPG 17.7%, Economy 17%, Simulation 15.1%, RPG 8.9%

  44. #44 The Executive - Movie Industry Tycoon
    70% matchVery Positive80% of 1,062 reviews2025
    Dev: Aniki GamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Shape the history of the Hollywood movie industry in this sandbox business simulation game. Create the movies you've always wanted to see, hire the best team, research cutting-edge technologies, and dominate the Box Office. Can you rise from a small studio to a Hollywood giant?

    Why similar: Management 51.7%, Economy 21.7%, Simulation 19.3%, Indie 4.5%, Singleplayer 2.8%

  45. #45 Rocking Legend
    71% matchMostly Positive74% of 80 reviews2024
    Dev: Domuro Soft
    Windows

    Shred your guitar or smash your drum set like a rockstar! Play the original soundtrack in dynamic stages, progress through the campaign to get new skins, or customize your experience with custom songs, gameplay modifiers, and multiple control schemas!

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  46. #46 Esports History
    70% matchMostly Positive78% of 386 reviews2024
    Dev: Quantum Gear Studios
    Windows

    Esports History is an RPG sim where you start as a regular guy, and work your way up to the very top of esports. Defeat bosses in tournaments, make a name for yourself within the esports community, and become a real pro!

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  47. #47 March to a Million
    72% matchMostly Positive70% of 61 reviews2022
    Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
    Windows

    Run a music talent agency and make platinum-selling records!

    Why similar: Simulation 57.8%, Management 33.7%, Singleplayer 4.9%, Indie 3.6%

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    67% matchVery Positive82% of 6,775 reviews2026
    Dev: Cheesecake Dev
    Windows
    Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    In the second game of the series, competition has increased and now everyone wants to be a streamer. Are you ready to stream until your cpu burns out?

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  49. #49 Game Dev Story
    69% matchVery Positive91% of 1,391 reviews2022
    Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    Work hard and you may reach the top of the video game industry!

    Why similar: Management 63.9%, Simulation 19.4%, Retro 11.3%, Indie 3%, Singleplayer 2.5%

  50. #50 The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire
    67% matchVery Positive83% of 283 reviews2025
    Dev: BEF GAMESPub: Tripwire Presents
    Windows

    Rise from street hustler to kingpin in a seamless open-world sandbox with no loading screens. Hustle, manage businesses, build your criminal empire, and outsmart the law in a city that reacts to every move.

    Why similar: Management 28.3%, Open World 23.1%, Economy 14.2%, Simulation 13.1%, Character Customization 8.7%

  51. #51 Market Tycoon
    71% matchMixed55% of 409 reviews2017
    Dev: Protection GamesPub: Conglomerate 5
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Market Tycoon is a Tycoon game where you Grow your Market from a small Mini Market all the way up to a Hyper Market. Manage, create, and customize your market from wall paint to placing cashiers, shelves, and fridges.

    Why similar: Management 47%, Simulation 24.6%, RPG 19.3%, Indie 7.5%, Singleplayer 1.6%

  52. #52 Rest Area Simulator: Prologue
    65% matchVery Positive86% of 107 reviews2026
    Dev: Oriseus StudiosPub: PlayWay S.A.
    Windows

    Take over the gas station and convenience store at a roadside rest area and expand by purchasing new businesses. Manage a living world shaped by dynamic economy and random events. Upgrade your facilities, satisfy your customers, and play solo or with friends.

    Why similar: Management 34.2%, Simulation 23.2%, Economy 16.8%, Inventory Management 10.3%, Resource Management 5.2%

  53. #53 Streamer's Life
    69% matchMostly Positive75% of 145 reviews2019
    Dev: Just Making Games
    Windows

    RPG-Simulation game where you can create your own streamer and see whether you can overcome difficulties of being streamer or not.

    Why similar: Simulation 41.6%, RPG 34%, Indie 12.4%, Realistic 12%

  54. #54 Industry Giant 2
    68% matchVery Positive86% of 1,007 reviews2015
    Dev: Fancy Bytes, ReactorPub: Toplitz Productions
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 51%

    Economic booms, stock market crashes, oil crises, upswings, triumphs... Now you can become the greatest power in industry!

    Why similar: Management 39.8%, Simulation 35.9%, Economy 24.3%

  55. #55 Film Studio Manager
    68% matchMixed42% of 50 reviews2023
    Dev: Illumion Games
    Windows

    Film Studio Manager is an interactive business simulation game where you manage your own film studio. You need to be creative, strategic and have an eye for success to succeed in the game's business.

    Why similar: Economy 46.9%, Simulation 43.4%, Indie 6.3%, Singleplayer 3.4%

  56. #56 Showbiz Tycoon
    67% matchVery Positive81% of 69 reviews2022
    Dev: Olie Games
    Windows

    Own a movie studio, negotiate with talents, schedule releases, make money, expand your business and become the biggest in the industry.

    Why similar: Simulation 81%, Indie 13.1%, Singleplayer 5.9%

  57. #57 Entertainment Simulator
    64% matchMostly Positive75% of 189 reviews2026
    Dev: Grizzbera StudioPub: INDIECN
    Windows

    "Entertainment Simulator" is a new era TV station simulation game with a powerful data simulation system and many innovative gameplay. You have to compete with TV stations and new media, and finally, through unremitting efforts, build your own media empire.

    Why similar: Management 42.2%, Simulation 19.2%, Economy 11.2%, Inventory Management 11.1%, 3D 6.3%

  58. #58 Game Corp DX
    66% matchVery Positive88% of 3,083 reviews2015
    Dev: Endless Loop Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Manage your Game Studio, earn big bucks, impress the critics, beat rival studios and clean up at the awards!

    Why similar: Management 56.8%, Economy 19.4%, Simulation 17.9%, Indie 4.2%, Singleplayer 1.8%

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