- #1 SimAirport
97% 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: Flight 34.1%, Management 22.3%, Building 16.1%, Simulation 11.2%, Strategy 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: This is the most direct alternative, focusing heavily on airport layout design and the complex logistics of passenger flow.
- #2 Airport CEO
96% 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: Flight 35.4%, Management 21.8%, Building 14.8%, Simulation 12.3%, Strategy 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A highly detailed simulation that challenges you to build an airport from the ground up while managing staff, security, and flight schedules.
- #3 Jumbo Airport Story
96% matchVery Positive92% of 354 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Just imagine: your own world-famous airport! A game with sky-high levels of fun!
Why similar: Flight 39.9%, Simulation 20%, Strategy 17.2%, Management 12.1%, Building 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A charming management sim that captures the essence of running a busy airport with a focus on expansion and passenger satisfaction.
- #4 AirportSim
95% matchMixed69% of 1,588 reviews2023
Dev: MS GAMESPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 38.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
AirportSim is an Advanced Airport Ground Handling Simulator with true-to-life visuals and operations, licensed planes and vehicles, real airports and live weather conditions. Enjoy the many tasks alone or with friends, making this experience unforgettable.
Why similar: Flight 44%, Management 28.2%, Simulation 18.5%, Sandbox 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a more hands-on, immersive experience by focusing on the ground operations and technical side of airport management.
- #5 Transport Fever 2
94% matchVery Positive91% of 31,208 reviews2019
Dev: Urban GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.7 hrsMean: 65.7 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: Management 29.2%, Simulation 21.5%, Strategy 16.3%, Flight 14.4%, Building 13.2%
Why You'll Like It: While broader in scope, it provides the ultimate logistics and transportation management experience for those who enjoy the flight planning aspect of Sky Haven.
- #6 Project Highrise
94% 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 36.3%, Building 22.9%, Simulation 21.3%, Strategy 15.6%, Sandbox 4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on vertical construction and the management of a complex building, mirroring the architectural planning required in airport sims.
- #7 City Bus Manager
91% 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 44.3%, Simulation 30.9%, Strategy 17%, Sandbox 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a similar logistical challenge to airport management by requiring you to design routes and manage a fleet of vehicles based on real-world data.
- #8 Software Inc.
92% 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 35%, Building 24.1%, Simulation 19.4%, Strategy 12.7%, Sandbox 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers deep building construction mechanics combined with complex business and employee management systems.
- #9 Airline Tycoon 2
93% matchOverwhelmingly Negative18% of 575 reviews2011
Dev: b-AlivePub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Run a modern airline, design unique airplanes and grow a run-down carrier into a globally recognized company that passengers practically beg to fly.
Why similar: Simulation 41.4%, Strategy 31.2%, Management 27.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the economic and competitive side of the aviation industry, perfect for those who enjoy the airline management aspect of the seed game.
- #10 Mad Tower Tycoon
91% 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: Management 31.7%, Building 23.3%, Simulation 19.4%, Strategy 17%, Sandbox 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A building management game that emphasizes balancing infrastructure needs with the happiness of your visitors.
- #11 Captain of Industry
89% matchVery Positive91% of 10,408 reviews2022
Dev: MaFi Games
Windows
Median: 9.7 hrsMean: 80.7 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: Management 34%, Simulation 23.7%, Building 21.2%, Strategy 21.1%
Why You'll Like It: A complex logistics and automation game that rewards players for building efficient supply chains and infrastructure.
- #12 Train Station Simulator
90% 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 37.8%, Simulation 26.3%, Strategy 21.9%, Building 10.5%, Sandbox 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the core gameplay loop of managing a transportation hub, focusing on station layout and passenger throughput.
- #13 Little Big Workshop
89% 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: Simulation 28.7%, Management 26.6%, Strategy 22.5%, Building 17.3%, Sandbox 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features a unique perspective on factory management that requires careful spatial planning and resource allocation.
- #14 Voxel Tycoon
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,743 reviews2021
Dev: Voxel Tycoon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Voxel Tycoon — a management sim set in the infinite voxel world. Mine resources and process them into goods on your custom factories. Set up supply chains and passenger routes with a huge fleet of trains, trucks, and buses, and turn small towns into prosperous megacities with a thriving economy!
Why similar: Management 37.9%, Building 19.8%, Simulation 18.9%, Strategy 15.5%, Sandbox 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Combines transportation logistics with economic management in a sandbox environment that allows for massive scale.
- #15 Startup Company
87% 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 47.6%, Simulation 24.2%, Strategy 14.3%, Building 9.9%, Sandbox 4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the management of a business entity, providing a similar feel to the economic side of airport management.
- #16 Two Point Hospital
85% 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 38.2%, Simulation 26.5%, Building 22.7%, Strategy 8.2%, Sandbox 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic management sim that emphasizes efficient room placement and patient flow, similar to managing passenger terminals.
- #17 Industry Giant 2
86% matchVery Positive86% of 998 reviews2015
Dev: Fancy Bytes, ReactorPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Economic booms, stock market crashes, oil crises, upswings, triumphs... Now you can become the greatest power in industry!
Why similar: Simulation 36.2%, Strategy 35.7%, Management 28.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic title that focuses on the core principles of supply, demand, and transportation infrastructure.
- #18 Prison Architect
84% matchVery Positive89% of 73,112 reviews2015
Dev: Introversion SoftwarePub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 30.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Only the world’s most ruthless Warden can contain the world’s most ruthless inmates. Design and develop your personalized penitentiary in Prison Architect.
Why similar: Management 29.8%, Building 24.6%, Simulation 20.2%, Strategy 16.2%, Sandbox 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Renowned for its deep building and management mechanics, forcing players to balance security and facility design.
- #19 Airport Simulator 2019
86% matchMostly Negative29% of 153 reviews2018
Dev: KittehfacePub: Toplitz
Windows
Airport Simulator 2019 places you as the manager of a major international airport. Your duties range from planning and allocating personnel to procuring and maintaining a vehicle fleet, facility maintenance and handling ever larger aircraft from a variety of airlines.
Why similar: Simulation 54.6%, Strategy 45.4%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a straightforward look at the day-to-day operations of an airport environment.
- #20 Rise of Industry
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 4,155 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 40.9%, Simulation 21%, Strategy 20.3%, Building 13%, Sandbox 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A strategic economy game that focuses on building production lines and managing supply chains across a large map.
- #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 65.9%, Simulation 25.9%, Sandbox 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: An expansive business simulator that allows you to manage multiple types of companies with a focus on real-world economic principles.
- #22 Battle Royale Tycoon
83% 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 33.1%, Simulation 24.2%, Strategy 19.4%, Building 15.8%, Sandbox 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A unique management sim that tasks you with building and maintaining a facility for a specific, high-intensity purpose.
- #23 Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
79% 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: Management 30.1%, Building 22.6%, Simulation 20%, Strategy 18.5%, Sandbox 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Provides the deepest logistical and infrastructure management experience available, perfect for players who want maximum complexity.
- #24 Transport INC
81% matchMixed70% of 1,070 reviews2020
Dev: DIGIFOXPub: Games Operators
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.4 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: Management 32.7%, Building 21.4%, Simulation 17.5%, Strategy 16.5%, Sandbox 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the management of a global transportation company with a focus on route planning and fleet maintenance.
- #25 Megaquarium
80% 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: Management 33.3%, Building 26.5%, Simulation 21.7%, Sandbox 10.1%, Strategy 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A management sim that requires careful layout planning to ensure both the animals and the visitors are satisfied.
- #26 Shopping Tycoon
82% matchMixed45% of 53 reviews2017
Dev: DreamsSoftGames
Windows
Shopping Tycoon is a game in which your main objective is to design, build and manage a big shopping mall. Become a successful entrepreneur by satisfying your customers’ needs as you have fun constructing your own business.
Why similar: Simulation 26.8%, Management 26.3%, Building 21.1%, Strategy 20.7%, Sandbox 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the construction and management of a retail space, requiring similar layout and customer flow considerations.
- #27 Game Dev Tycoon
79% 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 54.4%, Simulation 30.1%, Strategy 13.3%, Sandbox 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: A polished management game that focuses on the growth and strategy of a business over time.
- #28 Planet Coaster
78% 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: Management 30.7%, Building 27.5%, Simulation 23.1%, Strategy 10.3%, Sandbox 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Offers unparalleled creative freedom in building and managing a large-scale public facility.
- #29 Business Magnate
81% matchMixed67% of 216 reviews2019
Dev: Ambiera
Windows
Business Magnate is a tycoon business simulation game where you can create all types of businesses: Cars, rockets, phones, tanks, trucks, airplanes, computers, and ships. Design, produce, market and sell them. You can even run multiple companies at the same time.
Why similar: Management 34%, Simulation 25.1%, Strategy 20.8%, Building 14.6%, Sandbox 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A comprehensive business simulation that allows for deep control over company strategy and economic growth.
- #30 Parkitect
78% 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 32.5%, Building 24.1%, Simulation 19.2%, Strategy 17.1%, Sandbox 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A theme park builder that emphasizes the importance of infrastructure and guest management through detailed construction tools.
- #31 Transport Fever
77% matchVery Positive83% of 10,800 reviews2016
Dev: Urban GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 47.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Transport Fever is a railroad-focused tycoon game. Players start in 1850 and build up a thriving transport company. As an emerging transport tycoon, the player constructs stations, airports, harbors and makes money by connecting areas requiring transport services. Build up your own Empire!
Why similar: Flight 31.8%, Management 21.7%, Building 16.7%, Simulation 11.9%, Strategy 11.2%
- #32 Terminal One
76% matchMixed68% of 85 reviews2025
Dev: Terminal Reality
Windows
Airport building and light business tycoon game. Build up an airport providing cargo, maintenance, and passenger service. Choose which upgrades to invest in, manage policies, organize finances, optimize layouts, and balance carbon emissions.
Why similar: Flight 22.7%, Building 18.7%, Strategy 18.2%, Management 18.1%, Simulation 16.2%
- #33 Ground of Aces
74% matchVery Positive85% of 1,315 reviews2025
Dev: Blindflug Studios AG
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Take command of a remote military air base during World War II. Build your own airfield, manage iconic aircraft and oversee your crew’s well-being. Prepare them against air raids and send your pilots on dangerous missions. Survive and help your nation win the war!
Why similar: Flight 23%, Management 22.6%, Building 17.1%, Simulation 15.9%, Strategy 15.2%
- #34 Tavern Tycoon - Dragon's Hangover
77% matchMixed67% of 832 reviews2019
Dev: Terapoly
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Run your fantasy RPG tavern - let travellers take shelter for the night and serve 'em the best mead of their life with a good dose of humor.
Why similar: Management 44.9%, Simulation 26.5%, Strategy 19.5%, Building 9.1%
- #35 Airline Manager
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 3,060 reviews2021
Dev: Trophy Games
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 31.4 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Create and manage your own airline. Create both passenger and cargo routes all over the world while you upgrade and expand your fleet of airplanes and airports. Airline Manager is among the most realistic of its genre - so prove yourself and beat your friends and other real life managers.
Why similar: Flight 45.1%, Simulation 20.6%, Management 20.1%, Strategy 14.1%
- #36 Hotel Architect
72% 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: Management 31.8%, Building 23.7%, Simulation 19.5%, Strategy 15.8%, Sandbox 9.2%
- #37 Fly Corp
72% matchVery Positive85% of 3,299 reviews2023
Dev: KishMish Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Develop your own transport network in different regions and cities: open new routes, buy and upgrade new planes, and increase airport capacity!
Why similar: Management 32.8%, Building 22.3%, Simulation 18.4%, Strategy 17.8%, Sandbox 8.6%
- #38 Airport Master
76% matchMostly Negative26% of 58 reviews2017
Dev: STICLI Games
Windows
Very detailed game about airport management and aviation in general, including Real World aircraft, procedures, IFR\VFR traffic, ATC, resources, upgrades and sounds! Enjoy the Ultimate Airport Management Experience!
Why similar: Simulation 35.7%, Strategy 32.6%, Management 31.7%
- #39 Automation Empire
73% matchMixed66% of 2,635 reviews2019
Dev: DOG HOGGLER
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Simulation 25.3%, Management 24.6%, Building 20.9%, Strategy 20.4%, Sandbox 8.8%
- #40 Car Manufacture
71% matchMixed66% of 1,320 reviews2024
Dev: STEREO GAMES S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: Management 32.3%, Building 25.9%, Simulation 16.5%, Strategy 15.8%, Sandbox 9.5%
- #41 Market Tycoon
74% matchMixed55% of 405 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 35.8%, Simulation 26.2%, Strategy 20.6%, Building 13%, Sandbox 4.4%
- #42 Airport Madness: World Edition
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 358 reviews2015
Dev: Big Fat Simulations Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Insanely addictive, easy to learn, impossible to master! Airport Madness is an airport strategy game. Designed by real air traffic controllers, Airport Madness captures the fun aspects of air traffic control. The decisions and actions you make in this game are identical to real-world airport ops.
Why similar: Flight 33.9%, Simulation 28.7%, Management 24.3%, Strategy 13.1%
- #43 The Terminal 2
75% matchMostly Negative26% of 176 reviews2014
Dev: FrameLineNetwork
Windows
'The Terminal 2' game is a realistic airport management game. Land, park, unload, load, fuel and take off your fleet. The better you play the more planes you get every game-day. Expand your airport with more jetways, runways and terminal buildings. Connect the local transportation to get more passengers to your Terminal complex.
Why similar: Simulation 40.6%, Strategy 35.7%, Management 23.7%
- #44 Indoorlands
71% 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 32.8%, Building 23.3%, Simulation 20.2%, Strategy 17.2%, Sandbox 6.5%
- #45 Mini Airways - ATC simulator
68% matchVery Positive93% of 1,427 reviews2024
Dev: CCC GamesPub: Erabit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Mini Airways is a real-time management game where you play the role of an air traffic controller. Clear your aircraft to takeoff & land, direct them to the destination...and most of all don't let them crash!! London, Tokyo, Shanghai... Test your ATC skills in distinctive maps around the globe!
Why similar: Flight 38.5%, Management 23.5%, Simulation 17%, Strategy 15%, Sandbox 6%
- #46 Mad Games Tycoon 2
68% matchVery Positive94% of 7,570 reviews2023
Dev: Eggcode
Windows · Mac
Median: 14.7 hrsMean: 36.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 40.7%, Simulation 19.3%, Building 18.6%, Strategy 14.8%, Sandbox 6.6%
- #47 Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game
70% matchVery Positive94% of 16,959 reviews2015
Dev: Camshaft Software Ltd
Windows
Median: 9.7 hrsMean: 53.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Make your dream cars a reality with Automation’s unparalleled car and engine design tools. Gain a competitive edge through smart engineering and business decisions to help you build an automotive empire. Will you become an industry leader, or just a footnote in automotive history?
Why similar: Management 36.9%, Simulation 22.6%, Building 22.5%, Strategy 10.3%, Sandbox 7.7%
- #48 Airline Director 2 - Tycoon Game
73% matchMostly Negative36% of 61 reviews2016
Dev: Joona Vartiainen
Windows
Airline Director 2 is a management game set in the challenging field of commercial aviation.
Why similar: Simulation 52.3%, Strategy 47.7%
- #49 Parking Tycoon: Business Simulator
69% matchMixed65% of 960 reviews2023
Dev: GeekonPub: Midnight Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Are you ready to immerse yourself in the exhilarating world of car parking management? Step into the shoes of a visionary entrepreneur and become the ultimate Parking Lot Tycoon! Take Charge and embark on a thrilling journey of strategy, expansion, and success.
Why similar: Simulation 47.1%, Management 23.4%, Sandbox 14.6%, Building 9.9%, Strategy 5%
- #50 Aviassembly
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,303 reviews2025
Dev: Jelle Booij
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Build and fly your own airplane! Complete missions to earn money, upgrade your plane, and discover new locations in an open world.
Why similar: Flight 48.5%, Building 25.5%, Simulation 11.1%, Sandbox 8.5%, Strategy 6.5%
- #51 Smartphone Tycoon
71% matchMixed53% of 1,658 reviews2019
Dev: Roastery Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
«Smartphone Tycoon» — unique business simulator. Create your own company for the production of smartphones! Your main goal will be to achieve worldwide recognition and take the company to the temple of fame of the global market.
Why similar: Management 39.3%, Simulation 33.5%, Strategy 27.2%
- #52 SimCasino
69% 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: Management 29.8%, Building 23.8%, Simulation 20.1%, Strategy 16.6%, Sandbox 9.6%
- #53 Cities: Skylines II
67% matchMixed54% of 86,513 reviews2023
Dev: Iceflake StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 23.8 hrsMean: 72.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Raise a city from the ground up and transform it into a thriving metropolis with the most realistic city builder ever. Push your creativity and problem-solving to build on a scale you've never experienced. With deep simulation and a living economy, this is world-building without limits.
Why similar: Management 28.3%, Building 25.4%, Simulation 25.2%, Strategy 12.5%, Sandbox 8.6%
- #54 AirlineSim
68% matchVery Positive80% of 101 reviews2024
Dev: simulogics
Windows
Manage and grow your own virtual airline in this business simulation. Plan operations by acquiring aircraft and scheduling flights. Monitor finances using realistic tools as you cooperate and compete with other players on a real-time market and turn your company into a flourishing business.
Why similar: Flight 37.9%, Management 28.4%, Simulation 15.2%, Strategy 11.1%, Sandbox 7.4%
- #55 Factory Town
67% matchVery Positive91% of 4,419 reviews2021
Dev: Erik Asmussen
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Management 35.6%, Simulation 21.7%, Building 18.5%, Strategy 13%, Sandbox 11.3%
- #56 InfraSpace
66% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,870 reviews2023
Dev: Dionic Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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: Management 32.5%, Building 26.3%, Simulation 18.5%, Strategy 12.2%, Sandbox 10.4%
- #57 Mall Simulator
64% matchVery Positive91% of 2,672 reviews2025
Dev: F13 Games
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Management 41.8%, Simulation 26.2%, Building 23.4%, Sandbox 8.6%
- #58 Freight Tycoon Inc.
70% matchMixed51% of 487 reviews2014
Dev: NikitaPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Freight Tycoon is an economic simulation game which challenges players’ management skills. It puts one into the shoes of an owner of a cargo transportation company. One has to evaluate the profitability of contracts, contact customers, and appoint drivers to deliver goods.
Why similar: Strategy 45.6%, Management 34.8%, Simulation 19.7%
- #59 Rail Route
65% matchVery Positive89% of 2,461 reviews2024
Dev: Bitrich.info
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 111.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
In Rail Route, you will design, construct, upgrade, and automate your railway network in one of the many maps based on real-life cities worldwide. Dispatch the trains to make the traffic flow and the network grow!
Why similar: Management 33.9%, Building 26.6%, Simulation 16.1%, Strategy 13.4%, Sandbox 10%
- #60 Baggage Handler Simulator
66% matchMostly Positive78% of 101 reviews2025
Dev: ShleksPub: !FAKE_studio
Windows
BH Simulator is a fun and immersive airport logistics game. As a baggage hub manager, build efficient conveyor systems to sort, unload, and load luggage. Plan smart routes, avoid bottlenecks, and prove you're the boss of the baggage game. Can you turn chaos into perfect order?
Why similar: Management 38.5%, Building 27.4%, Simulation 24.3%, Sandbox 9.9%