- #1 Manpower
97% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Codex Cataphractarii
Windows
Driven by thirst for fame and fortune, you take command of a merchant caravan, guiding it to the farthest reaches of the world – the legendary Port Helmia. Along the way, dozens of difficult decisions await you, and each one could mean your end.
Why similar: Text-Based 27.3%, Historical 26.1%, Management 18.3%, Strategy 18%, Resource Management 9.4%
- #2 Late Night Empire
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ThroneGutter
Windows
Build your dream late-night TV empire in this deep management sim. Book celebrity guests, shape your show's identity, hire staff, craft unforgettable episodes, and battle rival networks for ratings, relevance, and cultural dominance in a living entertainment world of fame.
Why similar: Text-Based 26.1%, Strategy 18.8%, Management 18.8%, Simulation 18.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.6%
- #3 Project Manager (Initiation)
96% match6 user reviews33% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: PM Consulting & Services Jerzy Bielonko
Windows · Mac · Linux
A strategic game that simulates the work of a Project Manager within a large corporation. From a first-person perspective, you gain the skills and tools essential for PM work during the first stage of a project: Initiation.
Why similar: Education 39%, Management 21.3%, Strategy 17.6%, Simulation 13%, Resource Management 8.5%
- #4 Children of the Nile: Enhanced Edition
95% matchVery Positive85% of 462 reviews2008
Dev: Tilted Mill Entertainment, Inc.
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Children of the Nile™ is a unique gem of a city-building game, unparalleled in both grandeur and attention to detail.As Pharaoh you will guide your people through thousands of years of history: from simple hunter-gatherers to the creation of an immortal civilization.
Why similar: Historical 29.5%, City Builder 21.5%, Management 17.3%, Simulation 13.6%, Strategy 13.5%
- #5 Boffins History Quiz Reel
94% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Coded Relics
Windows
Think you know history? Prove it. Boffins History Quiz Reel is a fast-paced trivia challenge that separates the enthusiasts from the experts. Climb the leaderboards, unlock achievements, and face a new barrage of questions every time you play. Have what it takes? Wishlist now and prepare for battle.
Why similar: Education 38.6%, Historical 34.9%, Text-Based 25.6%, Singleplayer 1%
- #6 Learning Geography: Countries of the World
94% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2022
Dev: Tom's Feral Cat Games
Windows
Learn or test your knowledge of 176 countries across the world. There are two separate game modes: an easier mode multiple choice to get started with and then a second mode where you have to type the names in.
Why similar: Education 38.9%, Historical 23.1%, Text-Based 18.6%, Simulation 18.5%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #7 Hollywood Mogul 4
92% matchMostly Positive76% of 45 reviews2025
Dev: HMdesignerPub: My Indie Game Company LLC
Windows
Own the studio. Run the studio. Make the movies. Play Hollywood Mogul 4 and run your own Hollywood movie studio in a complex, immersive, business strategy simulation that is TEXT-BASED with NO GRAPHICS and MINIMAL SOUND.
Why similar: Text-Based 37%, Management 25.7%, Simulation 15.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.8%, Strategy 6.7%
- #8 Area Cooperation Economic Simulation: North Korea (ACES)
93% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2019
Dev: Christopher ShovePub: Regional Scientists
Windows
Area Cooperation Economic Simulation: North Korea (ACES) simulates the development of North Korea's Pyongyang economy. It is an economic simulation and not a game, and useful for an economics class.
Why similar: Education 49.6%, Strategy 25.2%, Simulation 25.1%
- #9 Stock Stack
91% matchMixed64% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: ParkMinGeunPub: 박민근
Windows
"Stock Stack" is a simple game that simulates stock investment and it can be used to educate or compete with your friend Maybe whoever know about investment market more can be a winner because this game reflects the working principles of the real stock market. (not at all!)
Why similar: Education 41.8%, Strategy 19.8%, Text-Based 18.9%, Simulation 18.7%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #10 Second Temple
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Forth Temple
Windows · Mac · Linux
3D role playing game set in Jerusalem 65AD at the height of Jerusalem's majesty.
Why similar: Education 49.3%, Historical 28.7%, Simulation 21.1%, Singleplayer 1%
- #11 Epic Palace : Knossos
90% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2021
Dev: Milkroom Studios GmbH
Windows
Immerse yourself in the epic world of the Bronze Age! Rule over the first European civilization and build the famous Palace of Knossos. Be smart in diplomacy and trade, use your gained reputation and equip your throne room with unique frescoes from all over the world.
Why similar: Education 24.9%, Historical 19%, Strategy 14.9%, City Builder 12.4%, Management 12.2%
- #12 Plague of Athens VR
89% match4 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: History Adventures
Windows
Plague of Athens tells the story of Nikos of Athens, a physician during history’s first recorded pandemic, 429 BCE, who struggles to treat the multitude who fall ill during this world-upending ordeal.
Why similar: Education 78.4%, Historical 20.5%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #13 Publisher Tycoon
89% matchMixed55% of 11 reviews2016
Dev: 14Dimension Enterprise
Windows
At this game, you will become a manager of a book publishing company, and run it on your own. This is really fun management simulation game! You can feel manage real publisher and there are over 110 books you can produce.
Why similar: Education 41.8%, Text-Based 26.8%, Management 23.8%, Simulation 7%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #14 Marble Age: Remastered
87% matchVery Positive86% of 388 reviews2020
Dev: Clarus Victoria
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Marble Age is a turn-based historical strategy where your task is to turn a small Ancient Greek village into a flourishing Polis, powerful enough to conquer the known world!
Why similar: Historical 20.7%, Education 16.6%, Management 15.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%, Strategy 10.6%
- #15 Predynastic Egypt
86% matchVery Positive92% of 1,905 reviews2016
Dev: Clarus Victoria
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Do you know how did Ancient Egypt looked like before the Great Pyramids? Lead the future Egyptian citizens all the way through the historical hardships to the Unification of Lower and Upper Egypt, and you will find out!
Why similar: Historical 21.6%, Education 18.9%, Management 13.6%, Strategy 10.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 10%
- #16 会计模拟器
85% matchMostly Positive79% of 115 reviews2022
Dev: 曲波
Windows · Mac
《会计模拟器》是一款利用游戏来系统理解会计知识的教育游戏。 目前的会计教学知识点非常琐碎,没有整体性。学生死记硬背,很难理解。而这款游戏提供了一个架空世界的公司,玩家通过管理公司,系统的理解会计概念,能极大提高学习效率,从而提高学习热情。
Why similar: Education 45.2%, Text-Based 25%, Strategy 21.7%, Resource Management 8.1%
- #17 Fire Protection Training Simulator
86% match6 user reviews33% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: Patrick Kelley, CITPub: Kelley Integrity Safety Solutions, LLC
Windows
This Fire Protection Training Simulator was designed and developed to provide employers, of any size, with the most cost-effective method of verifying their employees understanding of fires, how they're started, how to prevent them and how to properly respond in the event of one.
Why similar: Education 47.8%, Management 29.5%, Simulation 21.6%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #18 ARTé: Mecenas®
84% matchMixed61% of 18 reviews2018
Dev: Triseum
Windows · Mac
Command history as head of the Medici. Become the patron of such luminaries as Da Vinci and Michelangelo by using your wits to build your banking empire, establish your reputation, and commission artworks. But beware - your choices have consequences. Will you prosper or perish?
Why similar: Historical 23%, Education 18.9%, Strategy 17.1%, Simulation 15.8%, Text-Based 15.2%
- #19 Children of the Nile: Alexandria
83% matchVery Positive84% of 163 reviews2008
Dev: Tilted Mill Entertainment, Inc.
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Children of the Nile: Alexandria is an addition to the base Children of the Nile game, adding a new mini-campaign focused on the rise of the city of Alexandria. Using the unique city-building dynamics of Children of the Nile, you will carve out a new dynasty to rule all of Egypt, and build the greatest city of the ancient world!
Why similar: City Builder 23.4%, Simulation 20.8%, Historical 19.8%, Management 17.6%, Strategy 17.6%
- #20 Bronze Age - HD Edition
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 367 reviews2017
Dev: Clarus Victoria
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
What was it like to be a chief of a tribe in 6000 year B.C.? Oh, you know, the usual - feed your people, build them shelters, defend them from raids of neighbors. And if you are lucky, sooner or later you will build a kingdom and become their king!
Why similar: Education 20.5%, Historical 19.7%, Management 14.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%, City Builder 9.5%
- #21 Werelderfgoed: Romeins Aquaduct van Nijmegen en Berg en Dal
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 16 reviews2023
Dev: Tijdlab
Windows
Ontdek hoe het Romeinse aquaduct van Nijmegen en Berg en Dal eruit moet hebben gezien. Bezoek verschillende locaties langs het traject, van de bron tot de waterbak in het Romeinse legerkamp.
Why similar: Education 55.1%, Simulation 23.3%, Historical 20.4%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #22 Homicide Judge
82% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Shawn Hirsch, Esq.
Windows
You're the new judge in the dusty ol' town of Dry Gulch, and let me tell you, there's only one kind of case on your docket. Homicide. Prove you're the sharpest gavel in the West, deciding farcical homicide cases inspired by landmark rulings and bar exam questions. Dry Gulch is waitin' on you, Judge!
Why similar: Education 50.9%, Text-Based 31.2%, Simulation 16.7%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #23 Egypt: Old Kingdom
81% matchVery Positive87% of 1,240 reviews2018
Dev: Clarus Victoria
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 23.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Strategy simulator of the Great Pyramids period, where you take your path from the unification of Egyptian tribes to the foundation of The First Empire. Developed with the assistance of Egyptologists.
Why similar: Historical 22%, Education 19.4%, Management 14.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%, Strategy 9.1%
- #24 Der Fachinformatiker-Trainer
79% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Patrick Wiedenmann, Jakub WaclawowiczPub: 404 Gameplay Not Found
Windows
Computer Sciene Training Program (German Only, sorry)
Why similar: Education 46.4%, Text-Based 37.1%, Simulation 15.1%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #25 Tuwas vs MUDA
80% matchMostly Negative38% of 16 reviews2022
Dev: infoBoard International Co., Ltd.
Windows
Real-time economic simulator of an up-and-coming company. Earn profits by distributing the orders to the machines as efficiently as possible. Expand the machine park to be able to accept more and more complex orders.
Why similar: Education 45.7%, Management 21.2%, Simulation 13.4%, Strategy 12.5%, Resource Management 6%
- #26 Kurofune : Descobrimentos Portugueses
78% matchVery Positive90% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: 3PA Studios
Windows
A choose your adventure, resource management and decision-making game focused on Portuguese culture.
Why similar: Education 28.2%, Historical 26.6%, Management 16.4%, Resource Management 12.3%, Strategy 10.1%
- #27 Da! Russian Quiz
79% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2020
Dev: Wholetone Games
Windows
Learn Russian with a quiz that helps you review words and phrases in Russian. Over 3,500 Advanced phrases, 350 Verbs, 1500 nouns and exactly 33 letters for all your learning efforts.
Why similar: Education 82.3%, Simulation 15.9%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #28 Crypto Crisis
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 52 reviews2019
Dev: Armoured Beans
Windows · Mac · Linux
Where were you during the rise of Bitcoin? Crypto Crisis is a simulation game which drops you into the beginnings of Bitcoin. Compete for and increase your share of block rewards by building and upgrading your mining rigs while carefully managing your resources.
Why similar: Historical 27.2%, Management 20.9%, Strategy 20.2%, Simulation 18.5%, Resource Management 11.8%
- #29 Confessional: Reality TV Manager
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Mike Hurley
Windows
A reality TV production management game. Cast, create or download contestants, design your season, and watch drama unfold in the most complex relationship sim ever created. Scout hidden talent, manage moods, watch challenges play out, and survive dramatic tribal councils. Build your franchise.
Why similar: Text-Based 33.7%, Management 33%, Simulation 18.4%, Resource Management 6.9%, Strategy 6.5%
- #30 BAWs Pharmacy
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 16 reviews2022
Dev: CelleC GamesPub: TDSDP is Transdisciplinary Data Scholars Development Program (TDSDP) - TDSDP Games Transdisciplinary Data Scholars Development Program at Bethune-Cookman University
Windows
BAW’s Pharmacy is a mobile time management and strategy game. Players manage a medical warehouse and sell products to hospitals and clinics. Customers will approach the sales counter and request a specific item for purchase.
Why similar: Education 43.7%, Management 24.4%, Strategy 13.8%, Simulation 11.1%, Resource Management 6.4%
- #31 Age of Gladiators Reforged
76% matchMixed55% of 40 reviews2023
Dev: Creative Storm Entertainment
Windows
Age of Gladiators Reforged is a REMAKE of the 2016 indie game. A single-player strategy/management experience set at the height of the bloody gladiatorial games in ancient Rome that allows you to manage your fighters as they increase in level, forging them into killing machines and champions.
Why similar: Text-Based 20.2%, Historical 19.7%, Management 15%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Old School 10.9%
- #32 SGS Pacific D-Day
76% matchPositive92% of 26 reviews2022
Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
One game, five great battles where the US Marines gained even more glory, at the price of terrible losses. Relive bloody assaults on Saipan, Tinian, Tarawa, Iwo Jima and Peleliu in this recreation of epic land battles of the Pacific War. Both sides are playable, each with their own challenge
Why similar: Education 25.7%, Historical 21.3%, Strategy 21.1%, Simulation 19%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%
- #33 Polyglot Language Learning Quiz
75% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Wholetone Games
Windows
Learn French, German, Italian, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese & Korean like a polyglot!
Why similar: Education 49.6%, Text-Based 32.4%, Simulation 16.9%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #34 Chinese Architect
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ArchitectGamesPub: MagicProStudio
Windows
Chinese Architect is a first person view simulation game taking place in the historical China. Start learning crafting secrets from ancestors. And build everything from simple buildings and bridges to beautiful pagodas and temples that can stand for thousand years without nails. Become an Architect!
Why similar: Education 37.1%, Management 19%, City Builder 15%, Historical 14.1%, Simulation 12.2%
- #35 Earthquake escape
74% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: CatCat Gaming
Windows
This is an earthquake escape game, about how to move to a safe place at home when an earthquake occurs, and make an earthquake safe escape game. Our protagonist kid is alone at home. Where can he move to hide in order to be safer?
Why similar: Education 68.8%, Simulation 29.2%, Singleplayer 2%
- #36 Древняя Русь
74% matchVery Positive81% of 172 reviews2017
Dev: Vladimir Maslov
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Do you want to learn fascinating facts about the history of Ancient Rus? Take a quiz to test your knowledge, and learn some interesting facts about early history of Russia and Ukraine along the way.
Why similar: Education 53.2%, Historical 44.7%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #37 School Fab Lab VR
72% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2018
Dev: School LabPub: School Fab Lab
Windows
School Fab Lab Virtual Reality (SFL VR) makes it possible for anyone to experience a digital fabrication laboratory from anywhere, using virtual reality!
Why similar: Education 100%