- #1 Startup Company
97% 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 33.1%, Simulation 20.6%, Economy 18.9%, Strategy 13.1%, Building 5.2%
- #2 Wall Street Tycoon
96% matchMixed41% of 131 reviews2019
Dev: Red Fox Studios
Windows
Wall Street Tycoon is a business simulation game where you’re the CEO of a new investment company. Your job is to grow the company, hire employees, and manage the business!
Why similar: Simulation 32.8%, Strategy 32.2%, Management 21.4%, Indie 12.4%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #3 Oil Enterprise
96% matchMixed48% of 194 reviews2016
Dev: Crafty StudiosPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
In Oil Enterprise, you enter the multi-million dollar business of black gold as a shrewd businessman. Accept the challenge and grow from a small-scale en-trepreneur, investing in your first oilfield, to a global oil magnate.
Why similar: Management 24.8%, Strategy 23.3%, Simulation 23.2%, Economy 19.5%, Indie 9.2%
- #4 Game Dev Tycoon
94% 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 39.4%, Simulation 26.7%, Strategy 12.7%, Economy 11.2%, Indie 6.3%
- #5 Tech Executive Tycoon
95% 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: Simulation 31.9%, Management 30.2%, Strategy 27.8%, Indie 10.1%
- #6 Smartphone Tycoon
94% 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: Simulation 31.4%, Management 30.1%, Strategy 27.5%, Indie 10%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #7 CoffeeBiz Tycoon
93% matchMixed64% of 66 reviews2018
Dev: The Sociopath Software
Windows
CoffeeBiz tycoon is a mix of entrepreneurship fun and complicated business simulation. Start your first coffee kiosk, brew, expand, hire, deal with competitors, build a well-known brand, risk, and do everything else needed to build prosperous and profitable business.
Why similar: Management 26.1%, Simulation 24%, Strategy 20.4%, Economy 15.2%, Indie 7.8%
- #8 Game Dev Studio
92% matchVery Positive85% of 676 reviews2018
Dev: Explosive Squat Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Welcome to your own Game Dev Studio! How will you run your own offices and ascend to greatness in the gaming industry?
Why similar: Simulation 27.2%, Management 23.2%, Strategy 21.4%, Economy 14%, Indie 8.3%
- #9 Game Builder Tycoon
91% 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 26.1%, Economy 23.6%, Simulation 21.5%, Strategy 16.3%, Sandbox 10.3%
- #10 Smartphone Tycoon - Lite
91% matchMixed49% of 59 reviews2020
Dev: Roastery Games
Windows
«Smartphone Tycoon - Lite» — 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: Simulation 39%, Strategy 37.9%, Indie 15%, Management 7.6%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #11 Supermarket Tycoon
90% matchMixed49% of 53 reviews2017
Dev: Nicholas Rizzo
Windows
Ready to be a millionaire? broke? robbed? or finally receive the sweet release of death? Well Supermarket Tycoon is the game for you! Build up and manage your own super market and much much more!
Why similar: Simulation 42.5%, Strategy 41.7%, Indie 15.8%
- #12 Industry Giant 2
89% 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: Strategy 31.8%, Simulation 29.9%, Economy 19.3%, Management 19%
- #13 Market Tycoon
89% 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 28.7%, Simulation 25.7%, Strategy 21.7%, Indie 9.1%, Building 7.8%
- #14 Game Corp DX
86% 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 36%, Economy 20.3%, Simulation 19.4%, Strategy 8.8%, Indie 5.3%
- #15 Tech Corp.
88% matchMostly Negative33% of 261 reviews2019
Dev: Mardonpol Inc.Pub: 2tainment GmbH
Windows
Tech Corp. is a game where you try to become the biggest tech company in the world . Your goal is to become the next big shot in the tech industry. The game also takes place through history. Starting in the early 90's and going to present time.
Why similar: Simulation 25%, Management 24.3%, Strategy 23.3%, Economy 15.4%, Indie 6.1%
- #16 Epic Car Factory
87% matchMixed65% of 274 reviews2018
Dev: Zwetan LetschewPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Epic Car Factory puts you in the drivers seat of your very own car company. Build, market, hire, fire, and more in this fast paced business simulation. The failure and success of the company depends entirely on your decisions and how you react to the ever changing market place.
Why similar: Simulation 28.8%, Economy 28.2%, Management 23.5%, Strategy 19.6%
- #17 Gazillionaire
86% matchVery Positive95% of 334 reviews2020
Dev: LavaMind
Windows · Mac
Become a Gazillionaire by starting a tiny trading company and building a business empire!
Why similar: Strategy 37.2%, Simulation 36.2%, Indie 14.5%, Economy 12.2%
- #18 Smooth Operators
85% matchMostly Positive71% of 289 reviews2014
Dev: Heydeck Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Smooth Operators is an advanced simulation where you take control of a call center company and lead it to financial success! Watch your company become alive and grow while your building reach the highest skyline. What type of CEO will you be?
Why similar: Management 33.1%, Simulation 29.6%, Strategy 26.7%, Indie 9.9%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #19 Freight Tycoon Inc.
84% 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 41.9%, Management 24.2%, Simulation 16.8%, Economy 16.4%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #20 Shopping Tycoon
84% 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 23.5%, Strategy 19.5%, Management 18.8%, Economy 13.4%, Building 11.3%
- #21 Startup Panic
82% matchMixed55% of 280 reviews2022
Dev: AlgorocksPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Quit your job and build an exciting startup! Survive the tech bubble, compete with rival CEOs and expand your office from bedroom programmer up to the heights of global corporate sabotage! As long as you don't get hacked... or kidnapped...
Why similar: Management 29.8%, Economy 26%, Simulation 22%, Strategy 20.2%, Singleplayer 2%
- #22 PC Tycoon 2
81% matchVery Positive80% of 315 reviews2024
Dev: Insignis Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Manage your computer company and develop your PC components, create your own laptop, monitor, develop an interactive operating system or build your PC. Research new technologies, improve your office and your factory, hire the best employees, buy other companies and build your computer empire!
Why similar: Economy 28.6%, Management 24.9%, Strategy 16.4%, Sandbox 15.2%, Simulation 13.3%
- #23 E-Startup
83% matchMixed48% of 168 reviews2018
Dev: Polytale Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 42%
E-Startup is a sandbox business simulation game in a low-poly universe. Build, buy resources to create products and complete contracts, invest in the stock market to become rich and popular!
Why similar: Management 27.2%, Economy 23.1%, Sandbox 15.4%, Simulation 14.4%, Building 8.4%
- #24 Rise of Industry
80% 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 26.9%, Economy 21.3%, Strategy 17.7%, Simulation 17%, Building 6.4%
- #25 Industry Manager: Future Technologies
81% matchMixed58% of 312 reviews2016
Dev: astragon Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.3 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: Simulation 43.8%, Management 31.8%, Economy 24.4%
- #26 Mad Games Tycoon
79% matchVery Positive91% of 4,414 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 30.6%, Economy 17.8%, Simulation 17.3%, Strategy 14.2%, Building 10.5%
- #27 Mad Smartphone Tycoon
78% 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 28.6%, Simulation 17.8%, Strategy 16%, Building 11.2%, Economy 10.4%
- #28 Game Tycoon 1.5
82% matchOverwhelmingly Negative15% of 663 reviews2014
Dev: Sunlight Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Welcome to the Game Industry!The year is 1982. Three young entrepreneurs discover the computer and potential to strike it rich in the Games Industry! Their love for computer games is a common bond that they all share but they are also in fierce competition with one another in a race to build a successful Games Development House…They...
Why similar: Simulation 46.3%, Strategy 25.4%, Management 20.7%, Economy 7.6%
- #29 Indie Dev Simulator
79% matchMixed65% of 91 reviews2020
Dev: Egor MagurinPub: Indovers Studio
Windows · Mac
In this game, you're playing as game developer and encounter typical problems like eating and sleeping. You need to correctly allocate your time for human needs, hobbies and work, to live another day as indie developer.
Why similar: Simulation 44.3%, Strategy 39.9%, Indie 15.8%
- #30 Software Inc.
77% 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 24%, Economy 20%, Simulation 16.3%, Building 12.3%, Strategy 11.5%
- #31 E-Startup 2 : Business Tycoon
77% matchMostly Positive70% of 91 reviews2024
Dev: Polytale Games
Windows
Manage your product company ! Design concept and sell product on the market ! Dodge bankruptcy and rise to the top by making the best concept, the best pricing strategy and applying the best management ! Beat all those damn competitors !
Why similar: Management 30.9%, Economy 29.1%, Simulation 17%, Sandbox 16.9%, Indie 4.8%
- #32 Vending Machine Business Simulator
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 188 reviews2025
Dev: Crow Interactive
Windows
Build your business! control every aspect of a thriving vending machine business. Buy, place, and restock machines to increase profits. Do you have what it takes to manage, expand, and dominate the vending industry?
Why similar: Economy 40.8%, Simulation 36.5%, Sandbox 14.9%, Indie 4.6%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #33 Space Station Manager
78% matchMixed45% of 77 reviews2020
Dev: Ondrej Hroch
Windows
Space Station Manager is an exciting game where you own a space company, your main goal is to build a space station, make profit, grow your business, build an economical network, and expand beyond the solar system.
Why similar: Simulation 47.6%, Indie 17.9%, Management 15.9%, Strategy 9.7%, Building 8.9%
- #34 Laptop Tycoon
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 409 reviews2021
Dev: Roastery Games
Windows
Welcome to Laptop Tycoon!Compete with the tech giants! You will have the opportunity to show your skills in business management. Start your own laptop company! Choose and hire the best people for your company, buy and upgrade your own office and start building your dream laptop.
Why similar: Simulation 25.8%, Strategy 24.1%, Management 21.6%, Economy 14.9%, Sandbox 13.5%
- #35 Business Simulator 2026
74% matchMostly Positive80% of 158 reviews2025
Dev: HOGO Games
Windows
In Business Simulator 2026, you start with a small capital and aim to build a business empire in the city by deciding which business to start in which shop and deciding the prices. Business Simulator 2026 is a business simulation that will test your business acumen and strategic planning skills.
Why similar: Management 28.3%, Economy 27.5%, Simulation 19.2%, Strategy 17.8%, Indie 5.7%
- #36 Fast Food Manager
76% 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 26.1%, Economy 22.9%, Simulation 20.1%, Strategy 17.1%, Sandbox 12.2%
- #37 Business Heroes: Street Grub
73% matchVery Positive92% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: Visionaries
Windows · Mac
Start broke on a burger bike. Build your fortune by selling... well... just burgers. Outsmart rivals, ride economic booms, feel in control and powerful as your strategies begin to show results. A tycoon/management game about starting small, getting better, and making it big.
Why similar: Management 24.8%, Economy 22.1%, Simulation 17.7%, Strategy 16%, Sandbox 11.4%
- #38 Mad Games Tycoon 2
71% 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 29%, Economy 22%, Simulation 16.8%, Strategy 13.9%, Building 9.9%
- #39 City Game Studio: Your Game Dev Adventure Begins
72% matchVery Positive92% of 1,775 reviews2021
Dev: Binogure Studio 🐺
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 27.3%, Economy 23.5%, Simulation 19.2%, Strategy 17.9%, Indie 6.4%
- #40 Web Host Simulator
73% matchMostly Negative39% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: Chibum
Windows · Mac · Linux
In Web Host Simulator, you'll start your web hosting company in your small apartment, aiming to become the world's leading provider. But to do so, you must win clients, outperform competitors, and deal with cyber threats, disruptions, and challenges from an ISP!
Why similar: Management 26.3%, Economy 22.6%, Simulation 20.6%, Strategy 17.8%, Sandbox 12.7%
- #41 Business Magnate
74% 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 23.2%, Simulation 21%, Economy 18.8%, Strategy 18.8%, Building 7.4%
- #42 Sim Companies
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 998 reviews2023
Dev: Sim Companies s.r.o.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 95.2 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Become a Business Tycoon. Build your own company from the ground up. Do business in a virtual economy with players all around the world! Gain valuable business skills for free. An advanced, proprietary, Economy simulation model is used to deliver the best gaming experience.
Why similar: Economy 23.1%, Management 23%, Simulation 17.4%, Strategy 13.1%, Building 12%
- #43 Arcadecraft
75% matchMixed56% of 152 reviews2014
Dev: Firebase Industries Ltd.
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Enter the exciting world of Arcade ownership! Play through the 1980's arcade revolution by buying arcade machines for your customers to play! Customize your arcade to increase its popularity! Manage your finances, capitalize on newly released games, but beware the pitfalls that could bankrupt you!
Why similar: Simulation 33.8%, Strategy 30.6%, Management 22.5%, Indie 13.1%
- #44 Soda Story - Brewing Tycoon
72% matchVery Positive91% of 66 reviews2022
Dev: Upper Class Walrus
Windows
Take on the challenge of running a Soda brewing operation, all while participating in the current season of the hit reality TV show “Prisoneers.” Will you win your freedom?
Why similar: Management 31.5%, Economy 29.9%, Building 19.4%, Simulation 16.4%, Sandbox 1.4%
- #45 REAL ESTATE Simulator - FROM BUM TO MILLIONAIRE
71% matchMixed45% of 206 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: Simulation 40.6%, Management 39.7%, Building 18.1%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #46 E-TECH SIMULATOR
70% matchMixed54% of 91 reviews2024
Dev: empire gamesPub: CEMA GAMES
Windows
Welcome to E-TECH Simulator, the ultimate simulation game where your entrepreneurial skills will be put to the test!
Why similar: Simulation 42.3%, Management 21%, Economy 17.1%, Building 13.6%, Indie 4.9%
- #47 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 45.1%, Sandbox 20.1%, Management 18.3%, Building 5.8%, Strategy 5.2%
- #48 Space Company Simulator
73% matchMostly Negative28% of 178 reviews2019
Dev: IntermarumPub: All in! Games
Windows
Take the position of a CEO of a space transport company and become a new major player in the industry. Space Company Simulator is a realistic management sim game that will challenge your planning skills as you strive to launch the first manned mission to Mars.
Why similar: Simulation 26.1%, Strategy 25.6%, Management 22.2%, Building 14.6%, Sandbox 8.3%
- #49 Computer Tycoon
69% matchVery Positive85% of 996 reviews2017
Dev: Progorion
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Computer Tycoon is a fairly complex Business Grand Strategy game about Computer Evolution. Start in the 70s, invent until 2034, create the best computer systems, upgrade your infrastructure, lead a team, and alter computer history! It is time to "Think Different"
Why similar: Management 25.8%, Economy 23.9%, Strategy 19.2%, Simulation 13.8%, Sandbox 12.9%
- #50 Beff Jezos Simulator
67% matchMostly Positive72% of 388 reviews2025
Dev: tiplay studio
Windows
Build Your Online Empire! Create and manage your store in Beff Jezos Simulator. Customize your shop, source products, set prices, hire employees and grow your business. Face realistic challenges with addictive gameplay, perfect for all gamers. Don’t forget to ask yourself—what would Beff Jezos do?
Why similar: Management 32%, Economy 29.7%, Simulation 29.2%, Indie 6.3%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #51 Dungeon Tycoon
66% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,751 reviews2024
Dev: Lunheim StudiosPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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: Management 25%, Economy 20.1%, Strategy 16.1%, Simulation 16%, Building 10.8%
- #52 Fantasy World Online Tycoon
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 58 reviews2020
Dev: Roberto Trasarti
Windows · Mac
Ready to manage your Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game? This is your chance! Fantasy World Online Tycoon will let you build and control any aspect of a MMORPG. Build spawns of Monsters, Quests and Dungeons. Be the CEO of your company, hire specialists and evolve your game!
Why similar: Simulation 37.8%, Strategy 37.6%, Indie 14.9%, Management 9.2%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #53 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 28.1%, Economy 23.6%, Simulation 21.5%, Building 11.8%, Sandbox 10.2%
- #54 Space Station Tycoon
68% matchMixed61% of 215 reviews2023
Dev: Lunheim Studios
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Create a thriving space station in a lost sector. Face thrilling challenges head-on, from pirate raids to asteroid impacts, as you lead your company to new heights.
Why similar: Management 32%, Economy 22.7%, Strategy 16.2%, Building 15%, Simulation 14.1%
- #55 Gym Manager
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 275 reviews2024
Dev: Han GAMESPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Gym Manager is a simulation game where you can build, expand and manage your own gym. To attract more customers, invest in new equipment and sabotage your competition. But beware: the town's shady streets provide opportunities for illegal business ventures.
Why similar: Management 26.2%, Economy 23.7%, Simulation 20.1%, Building 11.3%, Sandbox 10.6%
- #56 Game Builder Tycoon - Prologue
68% 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 24.1%, Economy 19.9%, Simulation 15.5%, Strategy 14.4%, Building 11.3%
- #57 Super Movie Tycoon
66% 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 23.2%, Economy 20.2%, Simulation 17.4%, Strategy 16.8%, Building 11.4%
- #58 Music Wars Empire
70% 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: Simulation 32.3%, Strategy 31.8%, Management 23.4%, Indie 12.6%
- #59 Game Dev Story
65% matchVery Positive91% of 1,365 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 22.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Work hard and you may reach the top of the video game industry!
Why similar: Management 36.3%, Strategy 20.9%, Building 19.5%, Simulation 18.7%, Indie 3.4%
- #60 GearCity
65% matchVery Positive90% of 1,472 reviews2022
Dev: Visual Entertainment And Technologies
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Do you find tycoon games too simplistic? GearCity is a complex and in-depth business simulator. It focuses on a realistic economic simulation of the global automobile industry. The game takes several hours to grasp and hundreds of hours to master. Can you succeed where many other CEOs have failed?
Why similar: Management 29.7%, Simulation 20.5%, Economy 20.4%, Strategy 18.3%, Indie 5.8%