- #1 Arcana Academy
97% matchMostly Positive76% of 72 reviews2025
Dev: 2A StudioPub: Luckycalf
Windows
Freely build your magic academy and choose qpprentices from over 200 traits: genius, eccentric, or perhaps a fool? Select from hundreds of wizard classes to face hundreds of different event challenges, resist the invasion of the abyss, and save the entire empire from crisis.
Why similar: Management 28.7%, Magic 20.5%, Resource Management 14.1%, Simulation 8.9%, Strategy 7.3%
- #2 Wizdom Academy
96% matchMixed60% of 209 reviews2025
Dev: Kipwak Studio
Windows
Headmaster, your academy awaits: Recruit young students and shape them into mighty wizards. Build, manage and customize your castle, manage your resources and send your squads in expedition to expand your school's prestige and influence.
Why similar: Management 29.1%, Sandbox 21.4%, Building 20.3%, Immersive Sim 11.6%, Strategy 8.1%
- #3 Spellcaster University
96% matchVery Positive83% of 4,273 reviews2021
Dev: Sneaky Yak Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Develop a prestigious university of mages. Build rooms, train your students, fight orcs, slay the bureaucrats, manage your budget... a director's life is not a quiet one.
Why similar: Magic 25.1%, Management 23%, Resource Management 12.8%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Immersive Sim 10.6%
- #4 The Last Alchemist
95% matchMostly Positive78% of 166 reviews2024
Dev: Vile MonarchPub: Marvelous Europe
Windows
Master the wonders of alchemy! Solve alchemical puzzles by transforming and combining Essences. Craft items, tools and machines. Explore the enchanting world, gather peculiar resources, and befriend the Agari, adorable mushroom folk who will help you find the cure for your mysterious disease.
Why similar: Science 20.8%, Steampunk 17.8% ★, Management 16.7%, Resource Management 13.2%, Building 10.4%
- #5 Alchemist Simulator
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 421 reviews2020
Dev: Art Games Studio S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Become the mystical alchemist, choose your contracts wisely as they will shape the world around you, discover the long forgotten magical recipes, upgrade your lab and become the most powerful alchemist of all times.
Why similar: Magic 29%, Time Management 22.3%, Immersive Sim 15.7%, Simulation 11.7%, Relaxing 9%
- #6 Potion Tycoon
94% matchMostly Positive72% of 724 reviews2024
Dev: Snowhound GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Potion Tycoon is a management simulator with a witchy twist! Build and develop your very own magic shop. Manage resources, set up production lines, mix potions and sell them smartly to stay ahead of the competition. Welcome to the potion business!
Why similar: Management 21.7%, Magic 16.4%, Sandbox 15.6%, Building 13.6%, Resource Management 12%
- #7 Tower Wizard
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,632 reviews2025
Dev: Barribob
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Help a wizard build and upgrade a wizard tower in this incremental game! Use the tower to study magic, summon spirits, create buildings, and influence the world.
Why similar: Resource Management 25.7%, Magic 21.1%, Building 17%, Strategy 9.5%, Fantasy 8.9%
- #8 Idle Awakening: Mages Path
93% matchMostly Positive80% of 171 reviews2025
Dev: Strange Matter Gaming
Windows
Embark on a journey of a fledgling mage. Start with nothing. Improve yourself, develop your skills through a vast tree, unlock upgrades, learn spells, gather resources, and craft unique items. Your progress never stops – it continues even while you're offline.
Why similar: Sandbox 20.5%, Magic 19%, Management 17.4%, Resource Management 13%, Choices Matter 8.2%
- #9 Magic Inn
91% matchVery Positive81% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: Purpledoor Studios
Windows
Reclaim glory in Magic Inn, a charming tavern life simulator. Take on the role of an exiled wizard-turned-innkeeper, overseeing everything from menus, rooms, guests, and staff in a fully magical customizable inn. Engage in card battles to spark conversations and foster relationships with guests.
Why similar: Management 35.1%, Magic 26.8%, Simulation 10.5%, Strategy 10.3%, Immersive Sim 8.4%
- #10 Tavern Manager Simulator 🍻
91% matchVery Positive92% of 4,414 reviews2024
Dev: One More Time
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Restore your fantasy tavern to its full glory. Repair, improve and expand the establishment. Cook delicious food and keep an eye on the mood of the visitors. Create a unique atmosphere for unforgettable adventures!
Why similar: Cozy 21.5%, Management 17.2%, Sandbox 13.3%, Resource Management 13.1%, Building 12.2%
- #11 Mind Over Magic
90% matchVery Positive87% of 4,414 reviews2025
Dev: SparkypantsPub: Klei Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 20.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Mind Over Magic is a colony sim set at the site of a cursed magic school. Build and optimize your own magical academy, train powerful Mages, and master mighty relics in order to battle through the Underschool, a mysterious underground dungeon that holds the key to liberation from a deadly curse.
Why similar: Management 29.5%, Building 22.6%, Resource Management 18.2%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Simulation 9.8%
- #12 The Magical Mixture Mill
89% matchVery Positive84% of 607 reviews2024
Dev: GlowlightPub: 505 Pulse
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Gather exotic ingredients, brew complex mixtures, and expand your magically automated production lines -- keeping your shelves stocked, your customers happy, and your pockets full.
Why similar: Cozy 24.5%, Management 23.2%, Magic 15.1%, Sandbox 12%, Immersive Sim 9.2%
- #13 Fable Hospital
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 89 reviews2025
Dev: AMGames TC
Windows
Fable Hospital is a medieval hospital management simulator with a touch of fantasy and humor. Cure hilarious diseases, manage an eccentric team, and gather resources in a world full of satire and fun.
Why similar: Management 21.4%, Sandbox 17.9%, Resource Management 17.8%, Building 9.9%, Simulation 8.9%
- #14 Magic Research 2
88% matchVery Positive93% of 605 reviews2024
Dev: Maticolotto
Windows
Median: 17.0 hrsMean: 75.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Welcome to Magic Research 2, an incremental RPG from the creator of Magic Research. Learn countless spells, face powerful foes, and command a team of Wizards who can cast spells for you as you journey to find or create the Philosopher's Stone.
Why similar: Magic 36.8%, Management 31.3%, Fantasy 10.2%, RPG 7.7%, Simulation 7.6%
- #15 Witchy Business
86% matchVery Positive89% of 932 reviews2025
Dev: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Manage your very own Witchcraft Shop! Witchy Business is a job simulator game where you brew potions for your customers, collect oddities, grow flowers in your garden, upgrade your alchemy station, and thrive. Make sure you are quick to take care of customers and hex thieves!
Why similar: Cozy 44%, Magic 31.4%, Simulation 9.6%, Relaxing 5.8%, RPG 4.7%
- #16 Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
85% 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: Management 27.1%, Sandbox 18.8%, Resource Management 18.1%, Simulation 10.9%, Relaxing 10.4%
- #17 Forage Wizard
84% matchVery Positive87% of 1,220 reviews2026
Dev: Lost Maxim
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Click, craft and collect your way to alchemical mastery. Progress through a branching skill tree and explore the forbidden woods. Collect resources and build machines of magic. Slay monsters, farm crops and automate your production to become the all-powerful Forage Wizard!
Why similar: Sandbox 25.7%, Resource Management 23.7%, Building 17.6%, Simulation 11.3%, Relaxing 9.7%
- #18 Fata Deum - The God Sim
86% matchMixed59% of 459 reviews2025
Dev: 42 Bits EntertainmentPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
Inspired by the god games of old, Fata Deum lets you mold settlements and townsfolk in your image. Will you raise the settlements to splendor, or spur them on to violent debauchery and demons? Watch as a living world grows under your whims.
Why similar: God Game 34.6% ★, Management 13.3%, Sandbox 11.6%, Resource Management 10.3%, Building 9.4%
- #19 Academagia: The Making of Mages
87% matchMostly Positive71% of 290 reviews2017
Dev: Black Chicken Studios, inc.
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Academagia, the greatest of the ancient schools for wizards. Build the legend of your mage with thousands of options, emergent storytelling and endless replayability. The definitive version of the magical life simulator is at last on Steam!
Why similar: Magic 32.1%, Simulation 28%, Strategy 16.6%, RPG 15.5%, Fantasy 7.9%
- #20 Tavern Master
83% matchVery Positive92% of 13,102 reviews2021
Dev: Untitled Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Tavern Master is all about managing your medieval tavern. You start with a very small room, couple of benches and tables and build your way up to a huge successful tavern with a kitchen, rooms for guests, group of loyal staff and much more!
Why similar: Management 35.5%, Building 21%, Resource Management 16.3%, Simulation 10.6%, Time Management 6.5%
- #21 Potion Shop Simulator
84% matchVery Positive84% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: Pebbles Games
Windows
Master the art of alchemy in Potion Shop Simulator, a unique blend of simulation and strategy. Brew potions, manage your shop, and cater to a magical clientele in a single-player or co-op experience of the medieval fantasy world.
Why similar: Cozy 32.1%, Management 25.7%, Resource Management 18.7%, Simulation 9.4%, Relaxing 7.2%
- #22 HR Simulator
82% matchVery Positive81% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Animesme
Windows · Mac
An HR management simulator about navigating workplace dynamics, hiring and training a diverse workforce, and balancing professional growth with personal life in a bustling cityscape.
Why similar: Cozy 34.8%, Resource Management 15.3%, Time Management 13.4%, Simulation 11.7%, Management 11.6%
- #23 Alchemist Shop Simulator
81% 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: Management 31.4%, Magic 25.5%, Resource Management 19.7%, Simulation 11.4%, Relaxing 6.6%
- #24 Church Simulator
81% matchVery Positive82% of 105 reviews2025
Dev: EY GAMES
Windows
Manage your own church. Perform baptisms, hear confessions, collect donations, oversee weddings and funerals, sell souvenirs, and customize your church. Manage the church’s economy and work to expand your church.
Why similar: God Game 28.7% ★, Management 22.6%, Resource Management 15.2%, Simulation 13.1%, Immersive Sim 8.5%
- #25 Idle Wizard
82% matchVery Positive87% of 1,787 reviews2019
Dev: TwoWizards
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 227.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
RPG/Idle hybrid about becoming the most powerful wizard there is. Pick a class, get a pet, configure and improve your character in a myriad ways!
Why similar: Resource Management 31.9%, Magic 28.1%, Time Management 15.6%, Simulation 7.8%, Fantasy 7.7%
- #26 Masters of Albion
80% matchMixed66% of 599 reviews2026
Dev: 22cans
Windows
A bold reimagining of the God Game genre from the creator who defined it. Shape a living world as a god - or step into it and experience it through your people. Build, guide and defend your town by day, then survive the night when everything is under threat. There is no single solution. Only yours.
Why similar: God Game 37.8% ★, Management 15.5%, Magic 14.4%, Resource Management 11%, Building 9.9%
- #27 Ways of Alchemy
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 713 reviews2025
Dev: RocketBrush Games
Windows
Become a medieval alchemist in this card game. Brew deadly potions, discover ancient recipes, hire adventurers, and outwit the Inquisition. Transform your humble shack into an alchemical empire. No wands are required — just knowledge and wit.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 19.8%, Choices Matter 17.6%, Resource Management 12.4%, Relaxing 11.3%, Simulation 10.5%
- #28 Crafter's Hollow
79% matchMixed54% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: Wylde Wisp Games
Windows
Forge gear, run a shop, and send mercenaries into danger so you don’t have to. A cozy-but-clever crafting sim where business booms, heroes bicker, and dungeons provide all the “supply chain” problems you’ll ever need.
Why similar: Management 38.8%, Time Management 22.1%, Simulation 17.9%, Strategy 8.4%, Fantasy 7.5%
- #29 A Hero's Rest: An RPG Town Simulator
79% matchMixed69% of 179 reviews2024
Dev: Vanargand Games
Windows
Build shops, craft items with hundreds of customization options, and manage your resources wisely to lead your Heroes to success. Immerse yourself as proprietor of a medieval fantasy town in a world abounding with Heroes and Monsters.
Why similar: Management 20.2%, Resource Management 19.8%, Building 15.9%, Time Management 15.2%, Immersive Sim 9%
- #30 Whimel Academy
76% matchVery Positive86% of 236 reviews2025
Dev: Impossible Home
Windows
Live the day-to-day of a magic school student! Whimel Academy is a cozy magic school simulation game. Manage your time and balance between studying magic, part-time jobs, and befriending (or romance) classmates in this wholesome and enchanting world!
Why similar: Management 26%, Magic 21.9%, Time Management 21.3%, Cozy 21.1%, Simulation 9.7%
- #31 BOOK OF HOURS
76% matchVery Positive89% of 4,339 reviews2023
Dev: Weather Factory
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 22.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Restore a crumbling occult library by a winter sea. Build the world’s foremost collection of grimoires and arcana. Master the invisible arts. BOOK OF HOURS is a narrative crafting RPG set in a 1930s world of hidden gods and secret histories. What sort of Librarian will you choose to be?
Why similar: Management 17.9%, Lore-Rich 16.5%, Resource Management 15.4%, Time Management 13.4%, Building 9.9%
- #32 Game Dev Masters
78% matchVery Positive83% of 199 reviews2022
Dev: Ryan SaundersPub: One Man Media
Windows
It's time to become the Game Developer you always wanted to be. Make use of a large array of features, and player skills to create stunning 10 / 10 games. Compete with and eventually acquire other dynamic Ai Studio's. Raise the talent of your team and studio's in an effort to dominate the market.
Why similar: Management 22.9%, Resource Management 17.2%, Sandbox 16.3%, Time Management 10.8%, Immersive Sim 8.3%
- #33 Tavern Keeper 🍻
74% matchVery Positive94% of 4,553 reviews2025
Dev: Greenheart Games 💚
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
From the creators of Game Dev Tycoon comes Tavern Keeper 🍻, a cosy-chaotic management sim, featuring a powerful decoration sandbox and a magical storybook RPG!
Why similar: Cozy 25.3%, Management 20.6%, Sandbox 16.5%, Building 15%, Simulation 7.3%
- #34 Master Forge
77% matchVery Positive90% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: IT Student
Windows
Having inherited an old forge, it is now up to you to run the shop. Gain riches and fame, upgrade your forge and gain access to new resources to expand your product selection. One day, word of your skill may reach the ears of more than just commoners.
Why similar: Management 27.5%, Resource Management 20.2%, Time Management 16.7%, Immersive Sim 11.6%, Simulation 10%
- #35 Dungeon Inn
74% matchVery Positive94% of 662 reviews2024
Dev: Cat SocietyPub: Spiral Up Games
Windows · Mac
This is a cozy strategy management game where you manage an inn placed cleverly at the mouth of a dungeon. Juggle visits and business from 2 rivaling guilds, maximize profits, but keep your double-dealing a secret! Keep everyone happy and watch your inn thrive!
Why similar: Resource Management 21.4%, Magic 19.4%, Management 19.4%, Time Management 15.7%, Simulation 10.5%
- #36 Idle Reincarnator
75% matchMixed68% of 101 reviews2025
Dev: RyuseGames
Windows
An incremental RPG where you reincarnate through lifetimes, mastering professions, unlocking skills, and exploring mystical realms.
Why similar: Magic 20.5%, Lore-Rich 18.3%, Management 17%, Simulation 11.8%, Time Management 10.5%
- #37 Crossroads Inn Anniversary Edition
77% matchMixed55% of 4,067 reviews2019
Dev: Klabater
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Crossroads Inn, a real-time management sim, unfolds in Delcrys' unique fantasy realm. Construct and oversee your inn, delight traveling heroes, and achieve renowned status for your services across the kingdom.
Why similar: God Game 31.6% ★, Management 13.5%, Lore-Rich 13.1%, Sandbox 12%, Immersive Sim 10.5%
- #38 Magic Forge Tycoon
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 87 reviews2026
Dev: Clever Trickster StudioPub: Clever Trickster Productions
Windows
Become the ultimate fantasy arms dealer. Forge enchanted weapons, fulfill contracts, influence wars, and shape the fate of kingdoms! Master the astral forge, upgrade your gear, use alchemy, dominate the resource market, and rise as the realm’s mythic weaponsmith.
Why similar: Management 41.3%, Simulation 14.1%, Relaxing 12.1%, Fantasy 11.7%, Immersive Sim 10.5%
- #39 The Witch's Cauldron
72% matchVery Positive92% of 629 reviews2024
Dev: Harvey games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The Witch's Cauldron is a narrative roguelike game about being a medieval witch. Grab your cauldron and get brewing. Love, curses, laughter, wisdom for sale! Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. At least before the inquisitors come around.
Why similar: Choices Matter 34.1%, Simulation 20.7%, Relaxing 17.6%, Fantasy 16.8%, RPG 10.7%
- #40 Sky Realm Idle
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 123 reviews2026
Dev: 323GamePub: Star Seeker Ltd
Windows
Sky Realm Idle is a Xianxia RPG combining Spirit Array strategy with estate management. Forge artifacts, cultivate pills, and recruit companions. Ascend from mortal to immortal through deep customization and idle growth.
Why similar: Management 35.8%, Time Management 21.7%, Simulation 13.5%, Immersive Sim 12.2%, Relaxing 9.2%
- #41 Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management
75% matchMixed62% of 184 reviews2021
Dev: Abylight StudiosPub: Ziggurat
Windows
Build an intricate prison, hire the best staff, and pamper your prisoners to create the perfect rehabilitation facility in Prison Tycoon: Under New Management
Why similar: Management 21.3%, God Game 17% ★, Resource Management 15.9%, Building 14.4%, Sandbox 12.3%
- #42 Noble Fates
73% matchVery Positive83% of 1,479 reviews2021
Dev: Xobermon, LLC
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Harness your Demigod powers to lead a group from rags to riches in this 3D Fantasy Kingdom Management Sim with RPG elements. Command from the sky or take control in 3rd Person to BUILD, BATTLE, and RULE. Navigate a world of interesting Nobles, earn their respect, and decide their Fates.
Why similar: Management 26.5%, Sandbox 26%, Building 19.1%, Strategy 8.6%, Simulation 7.7%
- #43 ENSCROLL
71% matchVery Positive89% of 998 reviews2024
Dev: InTheBoxPub: Jungle Game Lab
Windows
Fresh out of Magic Academy with a hefty student loan, you must craft and sell magic scrolls to pay off your debt. Create spells for demanding customers and manage your growing loan payments. Will your magical skills be enough to free you from student debt?
Why similar: Magic 44.9%, Immersive Sim 19.6%, Simulation 19.4%, Fantasy 16.1%
- #44 Arcane Merchant
70% matchVery Positive84% of 237 reviews2026
Dev: Findie Studios
Windows
Open your own shop in the heart of a Medieval Fantasy realm! Stock your shelves with everything from potions and swords to mysterious crystals and legendary artifacts. Set your prices, earn your customers' trust and become the richest merchant in the town!
Why similar: Management 36.1%, Immersive Sim 16.2%, Simulation 13.4%, Relaxing 11.6%, Fantasy 10.7%
- #45 Novice Dungeon Master
71% matchVery Positive90% of 154 reviews2024
Dev: LazyCnD
Windows
[Novice Dungeon Master] is a dungeon management simulation set in a fantasy world of dungeons and adventures. Turn your beginner dungeon into the ultimate dungeon of your dreams. Greet adventurers who come to visit your dungeon, grow herbs, summon monsters, and more!
Why similar: Management 31.9%, Resource Management 25.9%, Sandbox 19.8%, Simulation 12.9%, Relaxing 9.4%
- #46 A Game of Humans
73% matchMixed66% of 73 reviews2020
Dev: Scion Studios
Windows
A sandbox village simulation fundamentally about people, their thoughts and their needs. Luckily they are not alone in their burden, for you possess divine powers. And you would surely never add to the plight of the common man... Right?
Why similar: God Game 38.4% ★, Management 19.2%, Sandbox 13.7%, Building 9.9%, Strategy 6.1%
- #47 Near-Mage
69% matchVery Positive91% of 236 reviews2025
Dev: Stuck In Attic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Attend a magic school, learn spells, and explore a folklore-rich Transylvania in this hand-crafted narrative adventure.
Why similar: Magic 34.2%, Lore-Rich 23%, Choices Matter 18.8%, Fantasy 10.4%, Relaxing 8.5%
- #48 TasteMaker
70% matchVery Positive83% of 1,298 reviews2023
Dev: Jelle Booij
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
TasteMaker is a restaurant tycoon game. Design your own restaurant from the ground up, decorate, create a menu, hire and manage staff, and much more. Keep your customers happy and make a profit to keep the restaurant of your dreams from turning into a nightmare.
Why similar: God Game 27.1% ★, Management 16.3%, Sandbox 13.9%, Building 11.6%, Time Management 6.4%
- #49 Crownbound - Fantasy Kingdom Sim
70% matchMixed50% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: Bart Mamzer
Windows
You’re the ruler, but your heroes have minds of their own. Recruit heroes, set rewards, build a thriving kingdom and hope your warriors don’t run off chasing squirrels instead of fighting monsters.
Why similar: God Game 28.5% ★, Building 14.4%, Simulation 13.9%, Strategy 12.3%, Fantasy 11.5%
- #50 Fantasy Town Regional Manager
71% matchVery Positive80% of 91 reviews2021
Dev: Caps Collective
Windows · Mac · Linux
Run a fantasy town for adventurers. Save it from monsters. Save it from itself. Watch it crumble to dust. Do it all again.
Why similar: Management 35.7%, Building 27.8%, Fantasy 14%, Strategy 13.4%, Simulation 9.1%
- #51 MoteMancer
67% matchVery Positive92% of 249 reviews2025
Dev: CyanAvatar Studios
Windows
An alchemical automation game of ever-changing logistical puzzles across six Elemental planes. Each Element transforms how you generate power, move resources, and defend your factory. Cultivate your own garden of possibility with dozens of uniquely shaped structures in this hex-grid sandbox.
Why similar: Sandbox 17.6%, Resource Management 17.5%, Management 17.1%, Magic 15.4%, Building 11.2%
- #52 Magic Research
69% matchVery Positive91% of 417 reviews2023
Dev: Maticolotto
Windows
Median: 21.4 hrsMean: 93.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Magic Research is a text-based incremental game about Magic. You are the headmaster of a newly-created institution of Magic. Will you be able to lead your school to win the prestigious Tournament of Magic?
Why similar: Magic 34.8%, Resource Management 21.9%, Management 20.7%, Fantasy 9.9%, Simulation 7.7%
- #53 Archmage Rises
69% matchMixed70% of 437 reviews2023
Dev: Defiance Game Studio
Windows · Mac
Experience the freedom normally only found in a tabletop RPG. Empowered with magic, you will create your own story, and experience real consequences from the decisions you make. Will you be the world’s savior... or its destroyer? The choice is yours.
Why similar: Magic 33.8%, Sandbox 22.6%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Simulation 9.3%, Fantasy 7.2%
- #54 Fantastic Haven: Prologue
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 283 reviews2024
Dev: Piece of Cake FabulousPub: Gamera Games
Windows
Save fantasy creatures and protect them until releasing them into their natural habitat. Build your shelter, explore the neighboring region, and encounter a series of events.
Why similar: Sandbox 25.6%, Magic 15.7%, Building 15.6%, Management 13.8%, Simulation 12.4%
- #55 Retail Mage
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: Jam & Tea Studios
Windows
Say and do (almost) anything in this creative job-sim party game, with magic! Interact with any item in the store, in any way you want, to satisfy weird retail customers so that they give you good reviews.
Why similar: Sandbox 24.7%, Magic 15.7%, Management 15%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Immersive Sim 13.9%
- #56 In Trusted Hands
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 127 reviews2026
Dev: HGISoftPub: Spaghetti Cat
Windows
Dive into the daily work of a cozy workshop in a big city, accompanied by relaxing atmospheric music. Manage client data, balance energy and stress, and make choices that shape the story and its outcome.
Why similar: Cozy 44.2%, Management 18.9%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Simulation 10.2%, Relaxing 8.1%
- #57 Lessaria: Fantasy Kingdom Sim
65% matchMostly Positive78% of 2,954 reviews2025
Dev: Rockbee TeamPub: Polden Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Lessaria is an RTS inspired by Majesty 👑 where you guide heroes with indirect control. Play through the campaign or relax in sandbox mode as you build your magical kingdom.
Why similar: Management 26.4%, Magic 20%, Sandbox 19%, Simulation 9.3%, Strategy 8.6%
- #58 Alchemist: The Potion Monger
67% matchVery Positive83% of 110 reviews2024
Dev: Art Games Studio S.A.
Windows
First-person Alchemist Simulator with RPG elements. Explore the world, gather ingredients, and sell or use potions you craft to help others and fend off enemies. Adopt pets to help you with your alchemy knowledge (and to pet them). Decorate your home however you like and brew your destiny!
Why similar: Management 33.4%, Sandbox 29.6%, Simulation 12.5%, Relaxing 11.5%, RPG 7.2%
- #59 Waltz of the Wizard
68% matchVery Positive91% of 942 reviews2019
Dev: Aldin Dynamics
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Waltz of the Wizard is a wizard simulator where you find yourself in a fantastical realm filled with spells, secrets and some pretty strange characters.
Why similar: Magic 41.7%, Sandbox 31.8%, Simulation 15.7%, Fantasy 10.8%
- #60 Amazing Cultivation Simulator
66% matchVery Positive86% of 23,551 reviews2020
Dev: GSQ Games
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 58.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Rise up in a search for immortality in this strategy sim and management game based on Chinese mythology. Rebuild your sect and train new disciples through the path of cultivation. Research magic and gather mystical artifacts, face ancient dangers and other sects in your path to spiritual ascension.
Why similar: Sandbox 35.4%, Simulation 20.8%, Management 16%, Strategy 10.8%, RPG 8.5%