- #1 Software Inc.
97% 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: Capitalism 22.2%, Economy 19.1%, Building 14.4%, Management 12.6%, Sandbox 9%
- #2 Island Market Simulator
96% matchVery Positive86% of 81 reviews2026
Dev: Zentium Studio
Windows · Linux
Team up with your friends and build a thriving trade empire in this CO-OP strategy and economy simulation set on a lively island. Begin with a small market, share tasks, manage production chains, raise livestock, and dominate the economy together through changing seasons and dynamic festivals!
Why similar: Economy 25.7%, Building 19.5%, Management 17.6%, Multiplayer 9.7%, Strategy 8.3%
- #3 Tropical Resort Simulator (Paradise Beach Simulator)
96% matchVery Positive83% of 118 reviews2025
Dev: Beardroid Games
Windows
Transform an abandoned island into a thriving business. Install fun activities, open your restaurant, maintain your equipment, manage your staff. It's time to open the beach, you're ready to welcome your first customers!
Why similar: Capitalism 23.7%, Economy 21%, Building 15.4%, Management 13%, Sandbox 11%
- #4 Startup Company
95% 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: Economy 30.2%, Management 29%, Building 10.1%, Simulation 9.8%, Strategy 8.1%
- #5 Parkitect
94% 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: Economy 16.3%, Capitalism 14.5%, Building 12.9%, Level Editor 11.3%, Management 10.5%
- #6 Battle Royale Tycoon
94% 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: Economy 23.7%, Management 22%, Building 17.5%, Sandbox 14.1%, Strategy 12%
- #7 My Supermarket
92% matchVery Positive87% of 270 reviews2024
Dev: NeroForge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Manage your own supermarket, serving different types of customers and making the most profit you can! 🛒 Order products, restock shelves, play with your friends in co-op mode, chase thieves, hire employees, and grow your empire!
Why similar: Capitalism 22.4%, Economy 18.8%, Building 15%, Management 11.3%, Sandbox 9.9%
- #8 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: Economy 22.4%, Management 21.1%, Capitalism 15.4%, Strategy 11.6%, Simulation 10.6%
- #9 Flooded
91% matchVery Positive84% of 121 reviews2023
Dev: Artificial Disasters
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Flooded is a reversed city-builder, in which you need to optimize your production on an island that shrinks over time. Gather enough resources to flee to safety, while the surrounding world is getting flooded.
Why similar: Building 21.1%, Economy 21.1%, Real Time Tactics 19.7%, Management 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
- #10 Hotel Architect
90% 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: Capitalism 22.1%, Economy 20.7%, Building 16.6%, Management 13.5%, Sandbox 11.2%
- #11 SimAirport
91% 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: Economy 26.2%, Building 19.9%, Management 16.7%, Sandbox 12.8%, Strategy 7.2%
- #12 SimCasino
89% 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: Capitalism 22.7%, Economy 17.9%, Building 15.4%, Management 11.6%, Sandbox 10.7%
- #13 Tropical Resort Story
88% matchVery Positive92% of 175 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 57%
It's vacation time! Try your hand at managing a lush tropical resort!
Why similar: Building 32.6%, Simulation 22.2%, Pixel Graphics 16.5%, Casual 14.7%, Strategy 11.8%
- #14 City Bus Manager
86% 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: Economy 27.4%, Capitalism 26.2%, Management 17.9%, Sandbox 9%, Simulation 8.3%
- #15 My Sunny Resort
89% matchMixed55% of 246 reviews2018
Dev: upjers
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Are you ready for a vacation? Then treat yourself to one! Experience My Sunny Resort – a unique simulation with a holiday feel. In this tycoon you open your own resort. Play free now and put your hotel management skills to the test!
Why similar: Building 24.4%, Management 20.6%, Economy 17.5%, Multiplayer 11%, Simulation 8.5%
- #16 Hotel Owner Simulator
87% matchMixed67% of 168 reviews2025
Dev: Valmere Games Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Hotel Owner Simulator is a hotel management game where you start from a small hotel and grow your business by creating beautifully designed rooms, adjusting room sizes and layouts by placing each individual wall, negotiating high prices, and expanding your empire. Lets build, and manage the resort.
Why similar: Capitalism 24.2%, Economy 22.6%, Building 16.5%, Management 14.7%, Sandbox 11.3%
- #17 Casino Resort Tower
86% matchVery Positive94% of 122 reviews2023
Dev: Cyperk Software
Windows · Mac
Build a towering casino resort and watch it come alive. Crowds flow, elevators jam, and tiny decisions create big stories as your tower grows upward, floor by floor. Build it. Break it. Fix it.
Why similar: Capitalism 24.7%, Economy 23.8%, Building 16.3%, Management 14.3%, Sandbox 7.7%
- #18 Sim Companies
85% 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: Capitalism 26.1%, Economy 22.8%, Building 14.5%, Management 12.5%, Sandbox 10%
- #19 Grocery Store Simulator
83% matchVery Positive91% of 6,002 reviews2024
Dev: EXPERIMENT ONE
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Grocery Store Simulator is a 1-4 player co-op game where you build and manage your own supermarket by stocking shelves, setting prices, hiring staff, and customizing your store, all while expanding your business and keeping customers happy.
Why similar: Economy 24%, Management 15.3%, Sandbox 11.9%, Multiplayer 10.4%, Co-op 8.2%
- #20 Rise of Industry 2
84% matchMixed67% of 198 reviews2025
Dev: SomaSimPub: Kasedo Games
Windows
Navigate the competitive industrial landscape of vibrant 1980's USA! Make strategic manufacturing decisions, optimize production chains, acquire technologies, and expand your global business network with key contacts. Opportunities await those savvy enough to capitalize on them!
Why similar: Capitalism 24%, Economy 21.5%, Building 16.4%, Management 14.7%, Sandbox 10.4%
- #21 ISLANDERS
84% matchVery Positive94% of 16,710 reviews2019
Dev: Coatsink
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 64%
ISLANDERS is a minimalist strategy game about building cities on colorful islands.
Why similar: Building 49.5%, Strategy 22.1%, Procedural Generation 21.1%, Multiplayer 4.4%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #22 Game Builder Tycoon
82% 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: Capitalism 29%, Economy 26.4%, Management 16%, Sandbox 10.3%, Simulation 7.1%
- #23 Supermarket Simulator
78% matchVery Positive92% of 80,575 reviews2025
Dev: Nokta Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 33.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Run your own supermarket! Stock shelves, set your prices, take payments, hire staff, expand your store, handle shoplifters, and design your layout. Purchase goods from online or local markets around town, and personally deliver online orders to your customers.
Why similar: Economy 26.3%, Management 17.9%, Capitalism 15.5%, Simulation 10.6%, Building 10.3%
- #24 Shop Simulator: Supermarket
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 110 reviews2024
Dev: Three River Games (3RG)
Windows
DESIGN, SELL & EXPAND – YOUR SUCCESS IS IN YOUR HANDS. Put your entrepreneurial skills to the test in Shop Simulator: Supermarket. Immerse yourself in the world of retail and start your own business today!
Why similar: Economy 20.5%, Capitalism 20.4%, Building 14.3%, Management 12.9%, Sandbox 8.8%
- #25 Rest Area Simulator: Prologue
79% matchVery Positive89% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: Oriseus StudiosPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Take over the gas station and convenience store at a roadside rest area and expand by purchasing new businesses. Manage a living world shaped by dynamic economy and random events. Upgrade your facilities, satisfy your customers, and play solo or with friends.
Why similar: Economy 27.5%, Management 18.2%, Capitalism 11.9%, Simulation 11.5%, Co-op 9.6%
- #26 Inn Tycoon
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 779 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Goose GamesPub: GameDev.ist
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 27.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Welcome to Inn Tycoon! 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: Capitalism 22.2%, Economy 19.2%, Building 17.5%, Management 15.7%, Sandbox 10.4%
- #27 TerraScape
77% matchVery Positive89% of 2,107 reviews2024
Dev: Bitfall StudiosPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Build gorgeous kingdoms on floating islands by strategically placing buildings in this cozy City-Puzzler. Discover secret combinations, take on weekly challenges and explore randomly generated maps in various single- and multiplayer game modes.
Why similar: Procedural Generation 32.9%, Multiplayer 16%, Strategy 13.3%, Co-op 12.7%, PvP 10.3%
- #28 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: Building 22.2%, Economy 21.6%, Management 16.7%, Strategy 12.2%, Simulation 11.3%
- #29 Rec Center Tycoon - Management Simulator
80% matchMostly Positive73% of 323 reviews2019
Dev: Jarrod Brown
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Design, build and manage a recreation center! Host fitness classes, build swimming pools, arcade & entertainment areas, build event rooms to host parties & much more. With endless customisation, Rec Center Tycoon goes much more in-depth than your average business management simulator.
Why similar: Capitalism 18.9%, Economy 16.4%, Building 15%, Real Time Tactics 12.6%, Management 11.9%
- #30 Dream Town Island
77% matchVery Positive96% of 450 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A town sim where you raise generations of residents. Unlock new stores and facilities, help your residents find love, or cash in on the stock market!
Why similar: Building 20.4%, Economy 13.7%, Strategy 12.7%, Sandbox 12.6%, Management 10.4%
- #31 Grand Casino Tycoon
79% matchMixed60% of 57 reviews2021
Dev: stillalive studiosPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
In this colorful tycoon with unique puzzle elements you are the designer of stunning, glamorous casinos. Your guests, though, have varied and sometimes opposite demands! Analyze their routines, split them up and manipulate them on your way to success!
Why similar: Capitalism 32.4%, Building 21.8%, Economy 16.9%, Management 16%, Simulation 4%
- #32 Hardware Store Simulator
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Stellar Fusion StudiosPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Compete with up to 4 players to build the most successful hardware store! Design your shop, manage inventory, hire employees, and influence market prices in this detailed business simulator. Master retail management as you expand your store empire.
Why similar: Economy 22.2%, Building 17.3%, Management 14.7%, Sandbox 11.4%, Multiplayer 8.6%
- #33 Banker Simulator
75% matchMixed62% of 652 reviews2025
Dev: Soi GamesPub: Red Axe Games
Windows
Banker Simulator is a single-player game where you revive a bankrupt bank. With active and passive (idle) gameplay, make strategic decisions to grow your bank, satisfy customers, and tackle financial crises.
Why similar: Capitalism 22.4%, Economy 21.3%, Building 15.4%, Management 12.7%, Sandbox 10.9%
- #34 Mad Tower Tycoon
76% 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: Economy 21.8%, Building 18%, Capitalism 16.2%, Management 14.8%, Sandbox 11.5%
- #35 Rock the Islands
74% matchVery Positive90% of 292 reviews2024
Dev: HYPE GAME LLC
Windows
Team up with friends and dive into adventure! Rescue dwellers, let them work for you so they farm resources and protect you from enemies. Upgrade your equipment, explore new lands, complete quests and fight evil with glory!
Why similar: Sandbox 60.1%, Online Co-Op 24.8%, Casual 15.1%
- #36 Republic of Pirates
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 476 reviews2024
Dev: Crazy Goat GamesPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Establish and grow a pirate utopia during the Golden Age of Piracy. Create a resource-based economy, engage in real-time naval combat, and conduct diplomacy with rival powers. Explore the far reaches of the Caribbean in search of the ultimate fortune and glory.
Why similar: Management 26.9%, Economy 25%, Building 19.9%, Strategy 15.8%, Simulation 11.5%
- #37 Miami Hotel Simulator
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 151 reviews2025
Dev: Last HowlPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Transform and manage your dream hotel in vibrant Miami! Renovate your property, delight your guests, and boost your income. Expand your offerings with vending machines and food services to become the ultimate hospitality tycoon!
Why similar: Capitalism 24.6%, Management 19.8%, Sandbox 16.5%, Multiplayer 11.5%, Co-op 10.2%
- #38 Pioneers of Pagonia
71% matchVery Positive82% of 5,204 reviews2025
Dev: Envision Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Rebuild hope in a world that was lost in the fog. Lead your Pioneers across the isles of Pagonia, unite scattered tribes, raise thriving communities and discover the history of your people as you reclaim your world in the new story campaign.
Why similar: Economy 21.8%, Building 17%, Procedural Generation 16.4%, Management 13.8%, Multiplayer 7.7%
- #39 Check Inn
72% matchVery Positive86% of 183 reviews2025
Dev: KishMish Games
Windows · Mac
Build hotels, accommodate guests and expand your hotel business throughout the world!
Why similar: Capitalism 33.8%, Economy 31.3%, Building 22.6%, Management 12.3%
- #40 Rescue Team
75% matchVery Positive89% of 171 reviews2015
Dev: Alawar EntertainmentPub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Control the rescue workers who rebuild three islands in the wake of devastating weather! Repair damaged restaurants, houses, and sawmills to produce necessary resources. Race against the clock to collect gems, put out fires, and save stranded swimmers!
Why similar: Strategy 44.5%, Simulation 32.7%, Casual 19.9%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #41 Indoorlands
73% 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: Building 30.6%, Management 26%, Sandbox 14.8%, Strategy 12.7%, Simulation 10.7%
- #42 Island Paradise
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 107 reviews2025
Dev: GSG
Windows
Island Paradise is a survival game where you build, upgrade, customize your own island and use nearby resources to create a home for generations to come!
Why similar: Building 27.4%, Economy 26.3%, Sandbox 15.1%, Multiplayer 12.5%, Strategy 7.2%
- #43 Spirit of the Island
72% matchMixed66% of 1,862 reviews2022
Dev: 1M Bits HordePub: META Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A beautiful Life Sim Sandbox RPG with Cross-Platform Online COOP set on a tropical Archipelago. Build your farm, grow crops and animals, craft various items, cook dishes, gather resources, build shops and museum to attract visitors, and turn a desolate Island into a prosperous tourist destination!
Why similar: Sandbox 28.2%, Multiplayer 19.7%, Co-op 16.9%, Simulation 13%, Online Co-Op 11.1%
- #44 Mall Simulator
68% 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: Capitalism 26.7%, Economy 23.8%, Management 15.5%, Building 14.4%, Sandbox 9.2%
- #45 The Islander: Town Architect
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 107 reviews2019
Dev: Boxhead Bros.
Windows
Escape your stressful and mundane everyday routine and head to exotic Polynesia to become a grand-master town architect. Turn this sandy wilderness into a beautiful paradise settlement.
Why similar: Building 27.3%, Casual 25.2%, Sandbox 18.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Retro 10.6%
- #46 Game Builder Tycoon - Prologue
71% 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: Economy 22.6%, Capitalism 20.8%, Building 15.7%, Management 15%, Sandbox 9.6%
- #47 Good Company
70% 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: Economy 23.1%, Building 17.7%, Management 14.5%, Sandbox 11.7%, Multiplayer 8.1%
- #48 Flotsam
67% matchVery Positive80% of 4,240 reviews2025
Dev: Pajama Llama GamesPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Sail, scavenge, and rescue survivors in a vibrant floating city-builder. Captain your drifters across the endless garbage sea to uncover soaked ruins, rusting factories, and stories from the old world.
Why similar: Economy 26.5%, Procedural Generation 22.2%, Building 21.1%, Sandbox 17.3%, Strategy 8.7%
- #49 Shiny Ski Resort
70% matchVery Positive94% of 109 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Enjoy building and running a ski resort in this cool simulation game!
Why similar: Sandbox 20.1%, Pixel Graphics 16.2%, Building 15.9%, Strategy 15.6%, Simulation 13.7%
- #50 Soda Story - Brewing Tycoon
70% 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: Economy 38.4%, Building 30.4%, Management 22.2%, Simulation 6.3%, Sandbox 1.6%
- #51 Captain of Industry
67% 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: Economy 34.8%, Building 20.6%, Management 19.9%, Strategy 11.4%, Simulation 9.2%
- #52 Rise of Industry
69% 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: Economy 27.8%, Management 19.3%, Capitalism 13.6%, Building 10.2%, Strategy 8.9%
- #53 Mall Craze
69% matchMixed54% of 67 reviews2023
Dev: Milan Timčenko
Windows
Build, Customize & Manage your own shopping center! Choose from modern gaming hardware store to cozy flower shop. Hire skilled cashiers, secure financing through bank loans, and launch strategic advertising campaigns to make your mall thrive!
Why similar: Capitalism 25.4%, Economy 19.3%, Building 18.2%, Management 13.9%, Sandbox 10.9%
- #54 Holiday Motel Simulator
67% matchMixed68% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: Red Phoenix Interactive
Windows
Start with a crumbling motel and transform it into a guest favorite. Clean, repair, decorate, manage bookings, and expand — your hospitality empire begins here.
Why similar: Economy 26.1%, Management 24%, Building 21.7%, Sandbox 15.3%, Simulation 7.1%
- #55 Venture Valley
68% matchMixed56% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: The Singleton FoundationPub: Singleton Foundation for Financial Literacy and Entrepreneurship
Windows · Mac
Be Your Own Boss!
Why similar: Building 33.7%, Multiplayer 18.1%, Strategy 12.2%, Simulation 11.2%, PvP 9.2%
- #56 Island Market Simulator: Prologue
65% matchVery Positive87% of 94 reviews2025
Dev: Zentium Studio
Windows
Island Market Simulator – In this strategy and economy simulation game set in an island town, build your trade empire by starting with a small market. Produce your goods through farming, livestock, and supply chain management, and expand your business with seasonal dynamics and festivals!
Why similar: Economy 34%, Building 24.3%, Management 21.2%, Sandbox 15.8%, Casual 4.6%
- #57 Hot Springs Story
66% matchVery Positive86% of 272 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Build and manage the ultimate Japanese hot springs inn.
Why similar: Building 31.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Real Time Tactics 12.6%, Simulation 10.8%, Sandbox 8.9%
- #58 Mini Settlers
64% matchVery Positive86% of 607 reviews2025
Dev: Knight Owl GamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Mini Settlers is a minimalistic 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: Building 22%, Management 20.2%, Procedural Generation 17.7%, Sandbox 17.1%, Strategy 9.6%
- #59 Mad Games Tycoon
66% 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: Economy 20.8%, Management 19.6%, Capitalism 19.4%, Building 14.9%, Sandbox 9%