- #1 Organs Please
97% matchVery Positive83% of 330 reviews2023
Dev: TECHHOMEPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A dark and satirical management sim, where you take control of a recycling factory with a twist: it recycles humans. Your job is to decide who gets to escape our dying planet in a cozy spaceship and who sacrifices their blood, sweat and tears for humanity. Literally.
Why similar: Strategy 35.6%, Simulation 30.6%, 2D 23.5%, Singleplayer 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the morbid theme of managing human organs within a dystopian, bureaucratic society.
- #2 Graveyard Keeper
96% matchVery Positive85% of 54,094 reviews2018
Dev: Lazy Bear GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 27.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Build and manage a medieval graveyard while facing ethical dilemmas and making questionable decisions. Welcome to Graveyard Keeper, the most inaccurate medieval cemetery sim of the year.
Why similar: Crafting 36.9%, Pixel Graphics 22.7%, Building 20.8%, Simulation 12.2%, 2D 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: It features dark humor and the management of body parts in a macabre simulation setting.
- #3 RimWorld
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 242,338 reviews2018
Dev: Ludeon Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 59.7 hrsMean: 264.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.
Why similar: Moddable 48.1%, Building 20.2%, Strategy 11.4%, Simulation 10.8%, 2D 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: The game allows for complex management and features a notorious organ-harvesting economy within a sci-fi colony.
- #4 Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,486 reviews2010
Dev: EasyGameStationPub: Carpe Fulgur LLC
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Recettear is the story of an item shop, the girl who lives in it, and the fairy who turned her life upside down. Recette Lemongrass finds herself in charge of an item shop built into her house, in order to pay back a loan her father took and then skipped out on - and Tear, her newfound fairy "companion", won't take no for an answer!
Why similar: Capitalism 82.4%, Simulation 8.4%, Singleplayer 3.4%, Strategy 3.1%, Action 1.5%
Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive shop-management simulation that balances market fluctuations with dungeon-crawling progression.
- #5 Cosmonautica
95% matchMixed48% of 1,190 reviews2015
Dev: Chasing Carrots
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Cosmonautica is a fresh take on space trading in a procedurally generated universe, paired with quirky humor for your intergalactic enjoyment.
Why similar: Trading 45.7%, Space 21.7%, Funny 10.9%, Strategy 9.4%, Simulation 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A space-faring trading simulation that emphasizes ship management and economic strategy.
- #6 Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?!
94% matchMostly Positive71% of 2,080 reviews2015
Dev: Daylight StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?! is a wacky simulation game where you manage your very own weapon shop and expand its business across an incredible potato world.Use your potato smiths to forge weapons and sell them to questing heroes.
Why similar: Crafting 37.9%, Simulation 27.9%, Funny 19.4%, Casual 9.9%, Singleplayer 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: This quirky management sim focuses on crafting and selling items to adventurers with a humorous tone.
- #7 Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
92% matchVery Positive93% of 44,032 reviews2022
Dev: niceplay gamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Potion Craft is an alchemist simulator where you physically interact with your tools and ingredients to brew potions. You're in full control of the whole shop: invent new recipes, attract customers and experiment to your heart's content. Just remember: the whole town is counting on you.
Why similar: Crafting 28.7%, Trading 28.4%, Capitalism 20.2%, Simulation 9.9%, 2D 5%
Why You'll Like It: The focus on crafting and selling unique goods in a shop-management environment mirrors the trading loop of the seed game.
- #8 Moonlighter
93% matchVery Positive82% of 21,861 reviews2018
Dev: Digital SunPub: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Moonlighter is an Action RPG with rogue-lite elements that demonstrates two sides of the coin – revealing everyday routines of Will, an adventurous shopkeeper that secretly dreams of becoming a hero.
Why similar: Roguelite 30.6%, Roguelike 27.4%, Pixel Graphics 17.1%, Simulation 9.4%, 2D 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title perfectly blends shop-keeping mechanics with roguelite dungeon exploration.
- #9 Papers, Please
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 79,495 reviews2013
Dev: Lucas PopePub: 3909
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 33.1%, Simulation 32.6%, Strategy 10.5%, Singleplayer 9.6%, 2D 9%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the high-stakes, stressful, and morally ambiguous nature of a job-based simulation.
- #10 Galacticare
91% matchVery Positive87% of 645 reviews2024
Dev: Brightrock GamesPub: Mythwright
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Build, manage and optimise intergalactic hospitals! Recruit staff to satisfy the whims of various alien species, and cure their bizarre illnesses - for money! Save the (literal) Galaxy in story mode, or head into sandbox to design the hospital of your dreams.
Why similar: Capitalism 36.2%, Building 24.2%, Funny 14.1%, Strategy 9.9%, Simulation 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A humorous medical management game set in space that deals with the complexities of alien healthcare.
- #11 Two Point Hospital
89% matchVery Positive92% of 34,720 reviews2018
Dev: Two Point StudiosPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 35.2 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: Building 43.6%, Simulation 26.3%, Funny 14.8%, Strategy 9.1%, Singleplayer 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a satirical take on medical management, focusing on bizarre illnesses and efficient facility operation.
- #12 Pixel Shopkeeper
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 160 reviews2017
Dev: Pixel Prototype
Windows · Mac · Linux
Be a Pixel Shopkeeper! Collect items using inventory management puzzle mechanics. Sell your wares, decorate your shop, craft new products, and expand! Train to beat tougher dungeons, unlock new classes and decor, and furnish your shop smartly to maximize profits!
Why similar: Capitalism 29.1%, Crafting 16.2%, Incremental 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Simulation 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A management-focused game that leans into pixel-art aesthetics and item trading mechanics.
- #13 Space Trader: Merchant Marine
90% matchMixed50% of 641 reviews2008
Pub: Meridian4
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Space Trader is an open world trading colony sim wrapped in a shooter. Start as a Rookie and earn your way to Master using shrewd trades, back alley deals, bribes, and well-placed bullet. Buy low, sell high and don’t take no for an answer.
Why similar: First-Person 43.3%, Strategy 38.9%, Action 17.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic space-trading simulator that focuses on the core loop of buying low and selling high across the galaxy.
- #14 Strange Horticulture
87% matchVery Positive95% of 15,741 reviews2022
Dev: Bad VikingPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.
Why similar: Simulation 53.2%, 2D 31.3%, Singleplayer 15.4%
Why You'll Like It: This shop-management game features a dark, occult atmosphere and a focus on identifying and selling mysterious items.
- #15 Galactic Mining Corp
88% matchVery Positive84% of 936 reviews2021
Dev: Windybeard
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Galactic Mining Corp is a unique rogue-lite, action game with crafting and base building mechanics. Head into uncharted space and discover a universe of locations to exploit for riches! Use your profits to expand your HQ, hire a crazy work force, obtain new drill components and upgrade everything.
Why similar: Capitalism 22.2%, Building 15.3%, Roguelite 14.5%, Crafting 13%, Space 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on resource management and economic expansion within a space-themed setting.
- #16 DREDGE
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 55,333 reviews2023
Dev: Black Salt GamesPub: Team17
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
DREDGE is a single-player fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent. Sell your catch, upgrade your boat, and dredge the depths for long-buried secrets. Explore a mysterious archipelago and discover why some things are best left forgotten.
Why similar: Simulation 71.4%, Singleplayer 28.6%
Why You'll Like It: It combines eldritch horror with resource management and trading in a maritime setting.
- #17 Helium Rain
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 336 reviews2018
Dev: Deimos Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Trade your wares and eliminate the competition in a cutthroat world. Buy new ships and stations to mine and haul resources. Explore the vast emptiness of space.
Why similar: Space 35.7%, Trading 26.6%, Simulation 16.4%, Strategy 14.4%, Action 7%
Why You'll Like It: A space simulation game that features a complex, player-driven economy and trading system.
- #18 Cult of the Lamb
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 125,801 reviews2022
Dev: Massive MonsterPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.6 hrsMean: 25.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Start your own cult in a land of false prophets, venturing out into diverse and mysterious regions to build a loyal community of woodland Followers and spread your Word to become the one true cult.
Why similar: Roguelite 31.1%, Building 28.6%, Funny 13.5%, Strategy 8.4%, 2D 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: This roguelite features dark themes and base management, requiring players to balance resources and morality.
- #19 Pawn Planet
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 294 reviews2025
Dev: Gambol Games
Windows
You're in charge of managing the pawn shop in this weird galaxy. Make deals with strange customers, flip items, attend auctions and keep the shop going!
Why similar: Trading 47.8%, Space 13.4%, Funny 12.5%, Simulation 10.3%, First-Person 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A shop-keeping simulation that centers on the appraisal and trading of various goods.
- #20 Star Merchant
85% matchMixed64% of 183 reviews2017
Dev: SimProse StudiosPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Star Merchant is a galactic trading sim where you become a space entrepreneur. Buy and sell items, fight pirates, upgrade your ship and try to meet your goal without going broke!
Why similar: Strategy 39.1%, Simulation 25.9%, Space 21.1%, Casual 13.9%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward space-trading strategy game that emphasizes economic growth and market navigation.
- #21 DAVE THE DIVER
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 157,033 reviews2023
Dev: MINTROCKET
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 26.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
DAVE THE DIVER is a casual, singleplayer adventure RPG featuring deep-sea exploration and fishing during the day and sushi restaurant management at night. Join Dave and his quirky friends as they seek to uncover the secrets of the mysterious Blue Hole.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 20.1%, Roguelite 18.7%, Crafting 17.8%, Funny 11.4%, Simulation 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a satisfying loop of resource gathering and restaurant management with a quirky, humorous presentation.
- #22 Cartel Tycoon
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 3,780 reviews2022
Dev: Moon MoosePub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Cartel Tycoon is a survival business sim inspired by the ‘80s and '90s narco trade. Expand and conquer, fight off rival thugs and evade the authorities. Earn people's loyalty and strive to overcome the doomed fate of a power-hungry drug lord.
Why similar: Building 33.5%, Roguelite 27%, Strategy 14%, Simulation 13.5%, Action 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, high-stakes economic management game where you must navigate the dangers of an illicit market.
- #23 Idle Weaponshop
82% matchMixed57% of 84 reviews2024
Dev: Deki
Windows
In Idle Weaponshop, you are handed your very own weapon shop to manage. Design and sell weapons, build up your local community, hire employees, and send adventurers off into danger for fun and profit... all before prestiging to earn powerful bonuses, all so you can do it all over again.
Why similar: Capitalism 32.1%, Incremental 23.6%, Simulation 9.7%, Funny 9.5%, Crafting 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A clicker-style management game that focuses on the rapid production and sale of goods.
- #24 Sol Trader
83% 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: Simulation 55.1%, Space 44.9%
Why You'll Like It: A space-trading RPG that uses procedural generation to create a living, breathing economic environment.
- #25 Winkeltje: The Little Shop
80% matchVery Positive88% of 1,824 reviews2022
Dev: Sassybot
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Winkeltje: The Little Shop is all about building, decorating, and running your own old-world fantasy shop. Buy low, sell high - from nails and apples to swords and alchemic love potions. Impress your customers, craft items, and be the master of your very own shop.
Why similar: Trading 30.3%, Capitalism 26.6%, Building 15%, Crafting 14.3%, Simulation 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A dedicated shop-keeping simulation that focuses on inventory management and customer satisfaction.
- #26 Big Ambitions
78% matchVery Positive93% of 13,173 reviews2023
Dev: Hovgaard Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 25.1 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: Capitalism 74.9%, Simulation 20.9%, Singleplayer 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: A deep business management simulator that allows for extensive control over various types of retail enterprises.
- #27 Zhulik.exe
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 89 reviews2017
Dev: DarkDes Labs
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Feel like a trader and buy magical product cheaper to sell it with extra charge. Grow your capital in the fascinating and colorful adventures of the Rogue. Earn money by using the simple "Buy&Sell" scheme. Put money to the bank and earn more! Spend money on upgrades
Why similar: Trading 33.7%, Incremental 25.5%, Funny 16.8%, Simulation 11.8%, Casual 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A weird, humorous indie simulation that focuses on economy and unconventional management.
- #28 Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator
77% matchVery Positive92% of 505 reviews2026
Dev: Strange ScaffoldPub: Frosty Pop
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Buy low, sell high, and short an entire universe of babies in this arcade stock market sim set in the world of Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator.
Why similar: Roguelite 21.8%, Capitalism 18.6%, Roguelike 18.1%, Strategy 10.6%, Simulation 10%
- #29 DeepWeb Simulator
79% matchMixed63% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: Bull Games
Windows
DeepWeb Simulator is a simulation game where you will get lost in the dark corridors and experience the thrill of illegal trade. Place ads, make secret deals and build your criminal empire in the illegal world of the deep web.
Why similar: Capitalism 28.8%, Crafting 17.4%, Building 17%, Simulation 11.8%, Strategy 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, management-focused simulation that explores the illicit and hidden side of digital markets.
- #30 Alien Market Simulator
77% matchVery Positive86% of 147 reviews2026
Dev: Silly Sloth StudiosPub: Shadow Owl Studios
Windows
Run a market on your space station. Restore and upgrade the station, expand your services, and sell to a variety of alien customers. Experience the challenge of managing a business in space and growing your market
Why similar: Building 26%, Space 21%, Funny 14.9%, Simulation 14.8%, First-Person 13.9%
- #31 Project Hospital
78% matchVery Positive89% of 9,223 reviews2018
Dev: Oxymoron Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 24.5 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: Moddable 35.6%, Building 30.5%, Simulation 15.5%, Strategy 12.7%, 2D 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A highly detailed medical management simulation that requires precise resource and staff allocation.
- #32 Cruelty Squad
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 24,218 reviews2021
Dev: Consumer Softproducts
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
An immersive power fantasy simulator with tactical stealth elements set in a sewage infused garbage world
Why similar: Capitalism 72.9%, First-Person 14.8%, Simulation 6.5%, Action 5.7%
- #33 FeeBay Simulator
75% matchVery Positive93% of 118 reviews2026
Dev: Lake Country Games
Windows
Flip fake trading cards for real profit in FeeBay Simulator, a comedic marketplace tycoon game. Snipe underpriced cards from clueless and scammy sellers, grade your best pulls, open mystery lots, rip packs and run your own storefront to build a reselling empire.
Why similar: Trading 30.9%, Capitalism 30.3%, Incremental 27%, Simulation 4.3%, 2D 3.7%
- #34 Nonentity Galaxy
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 577 reviews2026
Dev: Brick-Up StudioPub: 2P Games
Windows
Fight, Scavenge, Survive, and File Your Taxes. A grim yet hilarious space strategy roguelite where you must balance hull integrity against your company's relentless profit margins. Warning: Contains lethal doses of dark humor and corporate exploitation.
Why similar: Capitalism 24.6%, Roguelite 17.2%, Space 16.7%, Roguelike 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
- #35 Gamestonk Simulator: Gone Rogue
74% matchVery Positive85% of 128 reviews2026
Dev: simsum
Windows
Gamestonk is the first roguelite shop simulator. Manage the last videogame store in town, keep up with the latest releases, trade smuggled retros, select your modifiers strategically, hire workers, and deal with pesky shoplifters.
Why similar: Capitalism 34.4%, Roguelite 22.1%, Roguelike 19.8%, Funny 10.3%, Simulation 10.2%
- #36 Legitimate Space Corp Simulator LLC
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 89 reviews2026
Dev: VHornet GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
NOW HIRING: Station Manager! Run a totally-legit* space biz in Sector 7-G. Farm alien crops, refuel shady ships, and sell dangerously edible snacks. Perks: gloves, oxygen insurance**, and mild relevance. No exp needed. Apply today! *Legit status not valid in all sectors. **Terms apply.
Why similar: Space 39.8%, Funny 20.9%, First-Person 18.7%, Simulation 13.2%, Casual 7.4%
- #37 Astro Prospector
72% matchVery Positive92% of 3,098 reviews2025
Dev: Incrementalist
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Endless Coffee is out! Build your ship, survive 21 Days and break the Universe- Astro Prospector is an incremental bullet hell about mining coffee and fighting SpaceCorp. Collect resources, upgrade your ship and become unstoppable. Return AstroCoffee to humanity!
Why similar: Capitalism 20.1%, Incremental 18.6%, Roguelite 13.8%, Roguelike 13.5%, Arcade 8.5%
- #38 Insider Trading
73% matchVery Positive80% of 615 reviews2026
Dev: Naiive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Insider Trading is a roguelike deckbuilder where you bend the market to your will. Synergize perks, manipulate stock prices, and trade wisely or risk pricing yourself out.
Why similar: Capitalism 31.1%, Roguelike 19.5%, Roguelite 18.5%, Strategy 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
- #39 Pawn Planet: First Sales
73% matchVery Positive86% of 164 reviews2024
Dev: Gambol Games
Windows
Manage your own pawn shop in the weird galaxy. Purchase and sell different items, attend auctions, stop thieves and keep the shop going!
Why similar: Trading 45.7%, Funny 13.4%, Simulation 11.4%, Space 9.9%, First-Person 8.1%
- #40 Yard Sale Simulator
73% matchVery Positive97% of 67 reviews2023
Dev: Queenfish Games
Windows
An open world yard sale simulator. Buy, repair and sell your way to the top. Shop yard sales, hold your own yard sale, buy a market stand, upgrade your stand or open a shop in town to sell all your newly acquired valuables.
Why similar: Trading 41.9%, First-Person 14.4%, Simulation 12.1%, Funny 11.6%, Strategy 10%
- #41 FACEMINER
71% matchVery Positive90% of 1,419 reviews2025
Dev: WristworkPub: Wristwork Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Build a biometric data harvesting empire from scratch in FACEMINER, the hardcore thriller clicker set in 1999. Classify data, upgrade mining infrastructure, and scale up your A.I. surveillance empire to obscene ends in this creepy narrative-driven incremental management sim with a dystopian twist.
Why similar: Incremental 40.2%, Capitalism 24.5%, Simulation 12%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Strategy 8.9%
- #42 Trashy Cashy
72% matchNo user reviews67% of 103 reviews2026
Dev: Challenging Games
Windows
A short, 3-6-hour incremental game about building a business by selling trash. Become a partner in the mysterious "Trashy Cashy" franchise. Unpack trash, ship it off, and rake in outrageous profits. Don't ask too many questions. Sounds simple, right?
Why similar: Incremental 25.9%, Capitalism 25.2%, Roguelite 16.4%, Roguelike 10.2%, Arcade 8%
- #43 March of Industry: Very Capitalist Factory Simulator Entertainments
76% matchMostly Negative31% of 89 reviews2015
Dev: Archive Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Comrade, craft our glorious country's natural resources into advanced materials. Discover crafting recipes to create powerful weapons and then sell them. Automate your weapons factory and create many capitalist profits!
Why similar: Moddable 23.5%, Capitalism 20.4%, Crafting 14.1%, Building 10.8%, Funny 8.9%
- #44 MegaFactory Titan
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 150 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: Capitalism 26.7%, Building 22.7%, Trading 22.7%, Space 15.4%, Simulation 6.8%
- #45 Military Incremental Complex
70% matchVery Positive83% of 695 reviews2025
Dev: Space Kraken Studios
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Make weapons, make money. An active incremental game where you amass as much money as you can by starting a Military Industrial Complex company. Produce multiple different weapons, research upgrades, manipulate the stock market, and lobby the government for favors.
Why similar: Capitalism 21.1%, Trading 19.1%, Incremental 18.6%, Crafting 10%, Building 10%
- #46 Mad Smartphone Tycoon
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 613 reviews2024
Dev: MiradilPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Building 18.9%, Trading 16.5%, Capitalism 15.7%, Crafting 12.7%, Roguelite 10.5%
- #47 Alchemist Shop Simulator
70% matchVery Positive81% of 160 reviews2025
Dev: Kool2Play
Windows
Run your own magic business! In Alchemist Shop Simulator you can trade magical wares, brew potions and take on special orders, meet many quirky clients, grow your ingredients in your garden, restock your shelves and manage prices. Keep expanding your business as you gain experience and wealth!
Why similar: Trading 43.8%, Crafting 19.9%, Funny 11%, Simulation 10.7%, Casual 6.1%
- #48 Legitimate Space Corp Simulator LLC - Prologue
68% matchVery Positive92% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: VHornet GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
NOW HIRING: Station Manager! Run a totally-legit* space biz in Sector 7-G. Farm alien crops, refuel shady ships, and sell dangerously edible snacks. Perks: gloves, oxygen insurance**, and mild relevance. No exp needed. Apply today! *Legit status not valid in all sectors. **Terms apply.
Why similar: Simulation 46.1%, Casual 22.4%, First-Person 17.7%, Funny 13.9%
- #49 Definitely Not Fried Chicken
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,530 reviews2023
Dev: Dope GamesPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Definitely Not Fried Chicken is a business management sim with a Twist! Grow your drugs trade through legitimate fronts by managing both sides of the business. Acquire new "businesses", meet new clientele, Develop more potent narcotics, make lots of money and leave a city in ruin!
Why similar: Trading 29.9%, Capitalism 27.6%, Building 15.4%, Funny 9.9%, Simulation 7.9%
- #50 The Walking Trade
67% matchVery Positive87% of 2,577 reviews2026
Dev: Microwave GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Run a shop in the zombie apocalypse! Trade batteries, craft stock, manage your staff, and fend off undead hordes. Will you be a hero, or profit at any cost? Your choices shape your store - and your fate.
Why similar: Capitalism 37.1%, Building 26.7%, Crafting 22.1%, Simulation 13.4%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #51 Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop
68% matchVery Positive86% of 1,197 reviews2024
Dev: Beard EnvyPub: Kasedo Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Come on down to Uncle Chop’s Rocket Shop, for all your roguelite spaceship repair simulation needs! WARNING: Untested genre not suitable for people with tentacles for arms or an aversion to dying horrifically. Side effects include improved reading comprehension under pressure and a furry fetish.
Why similar: Roguelite 28.9%, Crafting 26.3%, Roguelike 20.2%, Simulation 13.2%, 2D 8.4%
- #52 Battlevoid: Harbinger
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,059 reviews2016
Dev: Bugbyte Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Battlevoid: Harbinger is a hard sci-fi space exploration game blending roguelike, turn-based, star map strategy, and real-time space battles. You are a young commander venturing out into enemy territories, to unknown galaxies, never knowing what you will face as you jump out from hyperspace.
Why similar: Space 29.8%, Roguelike 17.9%, Roguelite 14%, Strategy 13.8%, Simulation 10.3%
- #53 Space for Sale
69% matchMixed57% of 165 reviews2025
Dev: Mirage Game Studios
Windows
Space for Sale is an interplanetary, top-down Space Realty management game with a focus on problem-solving and exploration. Played either solo or with a friend, it's up to you to transform wild, uninhabited lands into bustling communities!
Why similar: Building 38.4%, Simulation 20.9%, Strategy 20.7%, Funny 20%
- #54 TRADESMAN: Deal to Dealer
68% matchVery Positive81% of 1,427 reviews2024
Dev: AZAMATIKA
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Travel. Buy. Sell. Protect. Fight. Do Quests.
Why similar: Trading 62%, Pixel Graphics 17.6%, 2D 10.4%, Simulation 6.8%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #55 Dungeon Tycoon
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,878 reviews2024
Dev: Lunheim StudiosPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Build your own dungeon and attract heroes from all over the realm! Grow your business by exploiting every facet of your visitors' dungeon exploration experience. Will you be able to keep your evil dungeon business going?
Why similar: Building 39.4%, Strategy 19.2%, Simulation 18.4%, Pixel Graphics 17.2%, Singleplayer 5.7%
- #56 Star Traders: Frontiers
69% matchVery Positive84% of 3,789 reviews2018
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 24.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
You are the captain of a starship venturing through a massive open universe. Customize your crew and take command at the helm of your very own ship as you explore a galaxy torn apart by internal strife, alien threats, and political intrigue.
Why similar: Moddable 30%, Trading 29.8%, Roguelite 12.7%, Space 11%, Simulation 6.7%
- #57 (the) Gnorp Apologue
66% matchVery Positive95% of 9,815 reviews2023
Dev: MycoPub: (Myco)
Windows
Median: 15.4 hrsMean: 27.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
(the) Gnorp Apologue is the journey of the gnorps as you guide them towards their goal of delightfully excessive wealth accumulation.
Why similar: Incremental 40.8%, Building 15.7%, Roguelite 12.5%, Roguelike 8.1%, Strategy 6.8%
- #58 Sporbs
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 78 reviews2026
Dev: Who Nose Studios
Windows · Mac
Pop alien organisms like space bubble wrap in this satisfying incremental. Upgrade your extraction tech, unlock unique abilities, automate a factory, and expand into new areas to maximise your yield.
Why similar: Incremental 29.8%, Capitalism 22.8%, Space 18.6%, Arcade 10.8%, Simulation 5.5%
- #59 Blood Bar Tycoon
65% matchMostly Positive79% of 803 reviews2025
Dev: Clever Trickster StudioPub: Clever Trickster Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Blood Bar Tycoon is a vampire bar management game. Build bars and blood factories, lure humans to harvest their blood, process it, and serve your customers: other vampires. Research quirky machines and deal with hunters! Expand through Crimson City to become a mighty Elder!
Why similar: Building 38.2%, Funny 21.1%, Simulation 16%, Strategy 15.9%, Casual 8.7%