- #1 Smart Factory Tycoon
97% matchMixed61% of 822 reviews2022
Dev: Turquoise Revival GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Smart Factory Tycoon inspired by Little Big Workshop is a tycoon management game about running your dream factory with robots. Design your dream factory, plan all steps of production, research new technologies and become a tycoon!
Why similar: Resource Management 14.5%, Management 12.7%, Design & Illustration 12% ★, City Builder 9.9%, Sandbox 6.6%
- #2 Masterplan Tycoon: Foundations
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 246 reviews2024
Dev: Bureau BravinPub: Ravenage Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 19%
Foundations is a free version of Masterplan Tycoon, a minimalist resource management sim. The world is your playground: start with simple production lines for basic needs and evolve into a production powerhouse in an elegant and stress-free setting
Why similar: Resource Management 26.1%, Management 21.6%, Building 12.2%, Strategy 11.2%, Simulation 10.2%
- #3 Oxygen: First Breath
96% matchVery Positive89% of 1,643 reviews2022
Dev: Turquoise Revival GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 40%
This is a free version of Oxygen, featuring the first 50 game-days. Build your city around the Oxygen Center and ensure your people's survival in a post-apocalyptic future, threatened by crack explosions, deadly winds, droughts and frosts. Lead your people and keep the Oxygen Center running!
Why similar: Resource Management 19.9%, City Builder 18.8%, Management 14.1%, Strategy 9.7%, Simulation 9%
- #4 Retail Company Simulator: Prologue
95% matchVery Positive88% of 643 reviews2024
Dev: Business Tycoon
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 27%
Run your retail company in this free prologue version of the game. Sign contracts with leading brands, order new products, meet customer needs, and never let your customers leave the store empty-handed. Hire new workers, expand your store, and enjoy the growth of your retail company.
Why similar: Design & Illustration 22.3% ★, Management 13%, Resource Management 11.9%, Simulation 11.6%, Sandbox 11.5%
- #5 Toy Tinker Simulator: BETA
94% matchVery Positive82% of 374 reviews2021
Dev: Turquoise Revival GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 19%
Have you ever wanted to be a toy tinker? Here you can take the first step to become one! This is a tiny portion of Toy Tinker Simulator, which includes only ten toys.
Why similar: Resource Management 19.8%, Design & Illustration 15.1% ★, Simulation 14.6%, Building 13.5%, Management 13.4%
- #6 Little Big Workshop
93% matchVery Positive84% of 3,350 reviews2019
Dev: Mirage Game StudiosPub: HandyGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Manage your workers, stations, machines and create awesome stuff as your little big workshop grows into your dream factory!
Why similar: Management 18.5%, Resource Management 17.2%, Simulation 15.3%, Strategy 13.4%, Building 8.7%
- #7 Market Tycoon
94% 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 36.8%, Simulation 20.6%, Strategy 18.1%, Building 9.7%, Sandbox 9%
- #8 United Penguin Kingdom: Huddle up
91% matchVery Positive89% of 629 reviews2023
Dev: Turquoise Revival GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 44%
This free version of the United Penguin Kingdom covers the content from one year of in-game time. A city-building game where you build a penguin settlement and satisfy the various needs of your penguins while dealing with seals and killer whales.
Why similar: Resource Management 22.5%, City Builder 20.7%, Management 18.5%, Strategy 11.6%, Simulation 9.2%
- #9 Production Line : Car factory simulation
92% matchVery Positive82% of 3,465 reviews2019
Dev: Positech Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Production line is the new car factory management/simulation/tycoon game that pushes your organisational and entrepreneurship skills to the limit. Can you build the ultimate optimised, free-flowing car production line whilst beating the competition and still turn a profit?
Why similar: Management 22.4%, Resource Management 15.3%, Automation 8.7%, Simulation 8.2%, Building 8.1%
- #10 Beer Factory - Prologue
91% matchVery Positive85% of 2,013 reviews2023
Dev: AKELPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Beer Factory - Prologue is a business simulation and management game. Take the challenge and manage your own beer factory, employees, production lines, as well as the import and export of merchandise.
Why similar: Resource Management 30.1%, Management 22.4%, Automation 15.8%, Simulation 15%, Sandbox 10.4%
- #11 Game Builder Tycoon - Prologue
90% 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: Management 27.2%, Economy 12.6%, Building 12.5%, Sandbox 12.1%, Simulation 11%
- #12 Car Manufacture: Prologue
89% matchVery Positive86% of 314 reviews2023
Dev: STEREO GAMES S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Build a car factory in the beginning of XX century. Discover new cars and technologies. Manage employees. Make tons of money and stay on top. Car Manufacture: Prologue, being a shortened version of the full game, is a great way to try this automotive tycoon game.
Why similar: Management 20.5%, Resource Management 18.8%, Building 10.9%, Time Management 10.4%, Simulation 9.9%
- #13 Factory Planner: First Sparks
88% matchVery Positive86% of 104 reviews2025
Dev: Lebleby GamesPub: Red Axe Games
Windows
Factory Planner: First Sparks is a card-based simulation and strategy game. In this Prologue version, build your own factory using strategic card combinations and enjoy a unique sandbox experience.
Why similar: Simulation 23.2%, Strategy 22.3%, Sandbox 14.9%, Management 13.7%, Automation 9.7%
- #14 Factory Engineer
89% matchMixed46% of 132 reviews2017
Dev: Mind Leak
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Factory Engineer is a factory simulation game which is about creating a huge automated factory by building production lines to create products and make money. Start with simple products,make money,unlock technologies then create the most sophisticated products.
Why similar: Resource Management 17.6%, Simulation 16.8%, Management 15.7%, Strategy 15.5%, Sandbox 13.5%
- #15 Industry Idle
85% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,446 reviews2024
Dev: FishPondPub: Fish Pond Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 29.1 hrs≥1hr: 62%
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: Resource Management 20.9%, City Builder 14.2%, Management 13.5%, Automation 11.2%, Building 8.3%
- #16 Outpath: First Journey
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,694 reviews2022
Dev: David Moralejo SánchezPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Outpath: First Journey is a prologue chapter of the main game, Outpath. An experimental clicker base building game. Craft, gather & manage resources, build your base and buy more islands to exploit and expand!
Why similar: Resource Management 49.9%, Automation 23.3%, Building 21.3%, Casual 3.9%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #17 Good Company
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,764 reviews2022
Dev: Chasing Carrots
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Good Company is an in-depth management sim about building a trail-blazing tech corporation. Assemble complex production lines, manage employee logistics, and sell high-quality products on the market to become the best company in the whole county!
Why similar: Resource Management 16%, Management 14.7%, City Builder 9.4%, Automation 8.3%, Sandbox 8.3%
- #18 Crafting Idle Clicker
87% matchMixed49% of 899 reviews2020
Dev: Bling Bling Games GmbH
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 43.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Craft a complex production line, earn idle cash and become an industrial tycoon!
Why similar: Management 24.8%, Automation 15.6%, Sandbox 14.8%, Strategy 13%, Simulation 10.7%
- #19 Blueprint Tycoon
86% 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: Management 29.2%, Resource Management 19.4%, City Builder 14%, Simulation 12.4%, Sandbox 7.3%
- #20 Recycling Center Simulator: Prologue
84% matchVery Positive93% of 376 reviews2024
Dev: Balas GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Recycling Center Simulator: Prologue is a free business simulator game in which you make money from garbage. Collect raw materials for your recycling center from different locations, recycle them, make money by producing new products and improving your factory.
Why similar: Design & Illustration 18.9% ★, Resource Management 18.6%, Management 13%, Automation 9.8%, Building 9.4%
- #21 Tobacco Shop Simulator: Prologue
81% matchVery Positive85% of 757 reviews2024
Dev: Business Tycoon
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Run your tobacco shop in this free prologue version of the game. Sign contracts with leading brands, order products, and meet customer needs. Play with friends or go solo, and enjoy the growth of your shop.
Why similar: Design & Illustration 31.2% ★, Management 20.1%, Simulation 13.6%, Sandbox 13.3%, Economy 9.5%
- #22 Microtopia: Prologue
80% matchVery Positive95% of 112 reviews2024
Dev: Cordyceps CollectivePub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Become the hive mind of a robot ant colony in this free version of Microtopia! Use pheromone trails to create, automate and optimize supply chains for your ants to follow. Collect resources, produce goods, feed your queen, grow your colony and fly out to expand the species!
Why similar: Resource Management 21.4%, City Builder 15.4%, Automation 11.6%, Sandbox 11%, Building 9.8%
- #23 Automation Empire
81% 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: Resource Management 16.5%, Management 13.3%, Automation 12.4%, Simulation 10.5%, Sandbox 9.5%
- #24 Chocolate Factory: Prologue
79% matchMostly Positive72% of 198 reviews2024
Dev: Tbjbu2
Windows
Build your dream Chocolate Factory among candy cane forests and gumdrop hills to produce the tastiest sweets. A delicious first-person factory automation game with a little exploration and combat. Confectionary conveyor belt heaven awaits! The free prologue for the full game!
Why similar: Resource Management 22.5%, Management 18.5%, City Builder 14.3%, Automation 12.6%, Building 9.8%
- #25 Urbek City Builder: Prologue
78% matchVery Positive94% of 1,703 reviews2022
Dev: Estudios KremlinoisPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Urbek City Builder: Prologue is a free city building game where you can build your own neighbourhoods: from nightlife district to industrial district. Don't exhaust your natural resources before you have an educated population to build more efficient structures. Try it yourself for free!
Why similar: Resource Management 19.5%, Management 17.7%, City Builder 17.3%, Sandbox 10.5%, Building 10%
- #26 Incremental Factory
79% matchMixed68% of 244 reviews2024
Dev: Significant Steak
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 61%
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: Resource Management 27.5%, Automation 15.2%, Sandbox 11.7%, Simulation 10.8%, Strategy 10.6%
- #27 Factory Town
78% 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: Resource Management 20.5%, Management 16.6%, City Builder 15.1%, Automation 11.5%, Sandbox 10.5%
- #28 Figure Shop Simulator: Prologue
76% matchVery Positive91% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: Gnome Games
Windows
In this free version of the game, manage your own figure shop! Produce figures with 3D printers, stock your shelves, set prices, and offer the best shopping experience to your customers. Manage your warehouse, complete collections, follow trends, and grow your business!
Why similar: Resource Management 18.5%, Time Management 13.7%, Management 13.6%, Simulation 12.5%, Economy 12.3%
- #29 Gladiator Guild Manager: Prologue
77% matchVery Positive93% of 1,551 reviews2020
Dev: Entertainment ForgePub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 32%
Gladiator Guild Manager: Prologue is a battle sim about managing your own Gladiator Guild in an epic fantasy world. Build and run your own guild, hire and train gladiators, develop unique tactics, manage resources, compete for the rank in the arena, and much more.
Why similar: Management 45.6%, Simulation 21.7%, Strategy 21.2%, Survival 8%, Singleplayer 3.5%
- #30 Gym Manager: Prologue
76% matchVery Positive80% of 231 reviews2024
Dev: Han GAMES
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Gym Manager: Prologue is a free simulation game where you can build, expand and manage your own Gym. To attract more clients - invest in new equipment, keep the room clean and sabotage your competitors.
Why similar: Management 19.5%, Design & Illustration 18.8% ★, Resource Management 14.5%, Simulation 10.2%, Economy 10.1%
- #31 Game Builder Tycoon
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 137 reviews2024
Dev: AM PlayhousePub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
In Game Builder Tycoon, begin as an indie game developer. Personalize your character, craft hit games, manage marketing, research stuff and manage a skilled team. Overcome competition to guide your game development studio to global recognition and dominate the gaming industry.
Why similar: Management 23.5%, Resource Management 17.1%, Simulation 12.1%, Economy 11.9%, Sandbox 10.5%
- #32 Inn Tycoon: Prologue
75% matchVery Positive91% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Evil Goose Games
Windows
Welcome to Inn Tycoon: Prologue! 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: Resource Management 22.8%, Management 19.2%, Sandbox 11.7%, Building 11.3%, Economy 9.2%
- #33 Factory Outlet Simulator: Prologue
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 458 reviews2024
Dev: PISHO
Windows
Factory Outlet Simulator is a very comprehensive clothes manufacturing and selling game. You can produce the products of world famous brands in your factory and sell them. Or you can expand your business and create your own brand. Use your business acumen to lead the market from zero to the top!
Why similar: Resource Management 29.2%, Simulation 21.3%, Management 15.5%, Immersive Sim 11.8%, Economy 8.3%
- #34 Factory Planner
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 319 reviews2026
Dev: Lebleby GamesPub: Red Axe Games
Windows
Factory Planner is a card-based simulation/strategy game that lets you build a factory using cards. The main goal of the game is to make combinations with different cards so that each player can build different factories and feel the sandbox experience to the fullest.
Why similar: Management 28.9%, Sandbox 19.8%, Automation 19.2%, Strategy 13%, Simulation 8.9%
- #35 MegaFactory Titan
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 140 reviews2022
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: Resource Management 22.4%, Management 17%, City Builder 16.2%, Automation 12%, Building 11.6%
- #36 Builderment
74% matchMixed66% of 119 reviews2023
Dev: Builderment LLC
Windows · Mac
Builderment is a casual factory builder, where you are sent to far away planets to keep Earth going with fresh resources. Establish your base, then mine, build, transport, and ultimately design an automated operation that will save your home one shipment at a time!
Why similar: Resource Management 24%, City Builder 18.4%, Automation 14.5%, Sandbox 10.9%, Building 10.1%
- #37 shapez 2
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 13,196 reviews2024
Dev: tobspr Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 27.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Dive into a factory-building game with the focus on just that – building huge space factories! Design sprawling multi-level factories and satisfying production lines without limits. Tackle progressively challenging automation goals at your own pace, without the threat of enemies.
Why similar: Management 25.2%, Resource Management 17.4%, Automation 14.5%, Sandbox 11.2%, Building 10.7%
- #38 Industry Giant 4.0
72% matchMostly Negative37% of 545 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: Management 17.8%, Resource Management 16.6%, City Builder 13.9%, Automation 8.2%, Building 7.4%
- #39 Gun Factory Simulator
71% matchMixed67% of 153 reviews2025
Dev: Broken Clock
Windows
Take control of your very own firearms factory. Start with a workshop and a gun shop, and evolve it into a factory of mass destruction. Craft bullets to rockets, handguns to shotguns, hire workers & managers, and become a merchant of death. Get use to the smell of gunpowder and cash.
Why similar: Management 21%, Resource Management 18%, Immersive Sim 9.8%, Economy 9.8%, Time Management 8.3%
- #40 Rise of Industry
73% 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 21.1%, Resource Management 17.1%, City Builder 15.7%, Economy 9.3%, Strategy 9%
- #41 Mini Settlers: Prologue
70% matchVery Positive89% of 801 reviews2024
Dev: Knight Owl GamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Mini Settlers: Prologue is a free version of Mini Settlers. In this minimalist city builder, settle islands, construct cities, and design efficient logistic networks to fulfill your buildings' needs and fuel population growth to adventure into new worlds.
Why similar: Resource Management 21.7%, City Builder 15%, Management 13.6%, Automation 11.5%, Strategy 11%
- #42 FOUNDRY
70% matchVery Positive81% of 3,508 reviews2024
Dev: Channel 3 EntertainmentPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 45.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Build a sophisticated robot factory optimized to perfection in an infinite voxel world. Mine and harvest resources, automate your production lines and manage complex systems while researching your way to become the galaxy’s leading robotics megacorp.
Why similar: Resource Management 25%, Robots 14.6%, Automation 13.5%, Sandbox 13.1%, Building 12.2%
- #43 Coin Factory
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 210 reviews2024
Dev: Lino Rabolini
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Welcome to Coin Factory. Build your first coin maker factory and explore the different synergies and combinations. Level up your buildings and become the ultimate money maker. Strategize and plan ahead. Unlock new buildings and compete in the global leaderboard!
Why similar: Resource Management 31.4%, Strategy 17.9%, City Builder 14.3%, Building 13.8%, Isometric 13.4%
- #44 Super Movie Tycoon
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 317 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: Management 15.6%, Resource Management 14.9%, City Builder 13.3%, Time Management 8.6%, Economy 7.6%
- #45 Masterplan Tycoon
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 729 reviews2023
Dev: Bureau BravinPub: Ravenage Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Welcome to the resource management game where your creativity and logistics skills are put to the test! In this minimalistic simulation you will build interconnected chains of products and open new missions by completing various tasks to create the biggest system you can.
Why similar: Resource Management 23.5%, Management 20.5%, Building 11.1%, Automation 10.9%, Strategy 9.3%
- #46 Business Magnate
73% 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 23.4%, Resource Management 17.2%, Simulation 13.3%, Strategy 12.3%, Economy 10.6%
- #47 Food Processing Simulator
65% matchVery Positive92% of 248 reviews2025
Dev: Bewolba Studios
Windows
Build and manage your own food processing factory. Automate production with machines, work together with skilled employees to keep operations running smoothly, expand your facility, and keep inventory under control as you grow from a small workshop into a large scale production facility.
Why similar: Resource Management 19.1%, Management 17%, Automation 13.7%, Sandbox 12.1%, Time Management 11.7%
- #48 Dungeon Overseer
70% matchMixed54% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: Ripknot
Windows
Dungeon Overseer is a colony simulator with a focus on base building and resource management. Become the Overseer by building a unique dungeon layout, constructing your lair, upgrading and expanding, questing, crafting, researching, recruiting, defending your base, and raiding.
Why similar: Resource Management 17.6%, City Builder 16.8%, Management 12.7%, Building 8.9%, Economy 8.8%
- #49 Global City
69% matchMixed70% of 1,363 reviews2021
Dev: Red Brix WallPub: MY.GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 34.3 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Become the mayor and build the city of your dreams! In this game, anything is possible. Whatever you can imagine in a city-building and development simulator, you can do. Start from the very beginning and unlock new possibilities for developing your city in Global City!
Why similar: Resource Management 17%, City Builder 14.3%, Management 13%, Time Management 9.3%, Sandbox 8.7%
- #50 Color Factory: Automation Meets Canvas
66% matchVery Positive88% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: Bosphorus Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Color Factory is a relaxing factory-building game where strategy meets automation. Start with basic colors, refine them into vivid shades, and craft canvases of all sizes. Optimize your machines, scale operations at your own pace, and master automation to build a masterpiece of efficiency.
Why similar: Automation 25%, Strategy 23.8%, Simulation 21.3%, Sandbox 17.3%, Time Management 10.9%
- #51 River Town Factory: Prologue
67% matchVery Positive85% of 124 reviews2024
Dev: iFAction Studio
Windows
If possible, would you like to go back to ancient times to start a factory, refine oil, or even build a large computer? With the accidental fall of a meteorite, you traveled back to River Town a thousand years ago and became a workshop owner. And the story will begin from here……
Why similar: City Builder 23%, Automation 22%, Simulation 17.2%, Time Management 12.6%, Building 12.4%
- #52 Mad Smartphone Tycoon
66% matchMostly Positive73% of 580 reviews2024
Dev: Miradil
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 25.4%, City Builder 11.2%, Simulation 9.9%, Sandbox 9.8%, Building 9.7%
- #53 Beer Factory
68% matchMixed42% of 1,459 reviews2024
Dev: MyceliumGames
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Beer Factory is a business simulation and management game. Take the challenge and manage your own beer factory, employees, production lines, as well as the import and export of merchandise.
Why similar: Resource Management 26.7%, Management 23%, Automation 14.5%, Simulation 14.2%, Sandbox 10.1%
- #54 Startup Company
67% matchVery Positive81% of 6,175 reviews2020
Dev: Hovgaard Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 19.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Startup Company is a business simulation sandbox game where you’re the CEO of a new company. Your job is to build your very own website and compete against the largest tech giants on the planet!
Why similar: Management 39.6%, Simulation 15.4%, Economy 12.6%, Strategy 10.2%, Sandbox 6.7%
- #55 Grocery Store Tycoon - First Store
65% matchVery Positive83% of 110 reviews2025
Dev: Spyder Lab Gaming
Windows
Grocery Store Tycoon - First Store allows players to take their first steps as a store owner by managing and expanding their very first shop. Start with a small store, optimize its layout, stock shelves efficiently, and serve customers to grow your business.
Why similar: Design & Illustration 30.6% ★, Management 24.3%, Economy 11.5%, Simulation 9.7%, Sandbox 9.2%
- #56 Factorio
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 227,071 reviews2020
Dev: Wube Software LTD.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 44.8 hrsMean: 188.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Factorio is a game about building and creating automated factories to produce items of increasing complexity, within an infinite 2D world. Use your imagination to design your factory, combine simple elements into ingenious structures, and finally protect it from the creatures who don't really like you.
Why similar: Resource Management 28.2%, Automation 18.8%, Management 12.5%, Sandbox 12.1%, City Builder 7.6%