- #1 House Flipper
97% matchVery Positive94% of 108,943 reviews2018
Dev: EmpyreanPub: Frozen District
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
House Flipper is a unique chance to become a one-man renovation crew. Buy, repair and remodel devastated houses. Give them a second life and sell them at a profit!
Why similar: Design & Illustration 32.8% ★, Building 13.2%, Sandbox 9.6%, Immersive Sim 9.5%, Economy 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: The original title remains a gold standard for property renovation and design-focused simulation gameplay.
- #2 House Flipper 2
96% matchVery Positive87% of 18,637 reviews2023
Dev: Frozen District
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 32.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Clean your worries away with this relaxing renovation simulator! Buy, fix, sell, and become a local legend. Or grab your power tools and build anything from scratch! With the online 2-4 players co-op mode, you can play both in sandbox and story mode together.
Why similar: Design & Illustration 28.8% ★, Economy 15.4%, Building 12.7%, Immersive Sim 11.2%, Base Building 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers the most refined renovation and interior design mechanics that directly mirror the core gameplay loop of The Tenants.
- #3 Big Ambitions
96% matchVery Positive93% of 12,848 reviews2023
Dev: Hovgaard Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Big Ambitions is a revolutionary role-playing business sim. Go from nothing to the biggest entrepreneur in New York by opening small businesses or slowly building huge corporations any way you like.
Why similar: Management 25.8%, Economy 24.3%, Life Sim 17%, Time Management 10.1%, Sandbox 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a deep, realistic economic simulation that captures the scale of building a business empire in an urban environment.
- #4 Hotel Architect
95% matchVery Positive94% of 1,712 reviews2026
Dev: Pathos InteractivePub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: City Builder 23.7%, Economy 17.5%, Management 15.4%, Building 14.5%, Sandbox 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on the complex architectural and management challenges of running a hospitality business, similar to managing rental properties.
- #5 Project Highrise
94% matchVery Positive85% of 4,762 reviews2016
Dev: SomaSimPub: Kasedo Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 32.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Project Highrise is a skyscraper construction and management sim...
Why similar: Management 30.5%, Building 24.4%, Economy 10.9%, Sandbox 8.6%, Simulation 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the vertical building and tenant management aspects, forcing you to balance the needs of various residents within a single structure.
- #6 Two Point Campus
94% matchVery Positive88% of 7,918 reviews2022
Dev: Two Point StudiosPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 19.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Build the university of your dreams with Two Point Campus, the sim with a twist from the makers of Two Point Hospital. Build, hire staff and run an academic institution packed with wild courses.
Why similar: City Builder 24.8%, Management 24%, Building 18.1%, Sandbox 11.5%, Economy 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Like The Tenants, it emphasizes building functional, aesthetically pleasing spaces while managing the daily lives of your inhabitants.
- #7 Two Point Hospital
93% matchVery Positive92% of 34,521 reviews2018
Dev: Two Point StudiosPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 35.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Design stunning hospitals, cure peculiar illnesses and manage troublesome staff as you spread your budding healthcare organisation across Two Point County.
Why similar: Management 34.8%, Building 26.3%, City Builder 11.2%, Simulation 11.2%, Sandbox 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: It excels at humorous management and layout design, requiring you to optimize space for both efficiency and occupant satisfaction.
- #8 Motel Manager Simulator
92% matchVery Positive85% of 1,498 reviews2024
Dev: Denzone Games
Windows
Median: 15.0 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Restore an old motel alongside a shop and a gas station. Design, furnish, decorate and rent rooms. provide products for customers and fuel for cars. Hire employees to help you and be the boss of your own empire.
Why similar: Design & Illustration 23.4% ★, Economy 16.6%, Life Sim 14.1%, Management 14%, Immersive Sim 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game replicates the direct management and renovation loop of maintaining a property while dealing with customer needs.
- #9 Tavern Master
91% matchVery Positive92% of 12,957 reviews2021
Dev: Untitled Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 11.7 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 31.3%, Building 23.7%, City Builder 16.3%, Time Management 9.4%, Simulation 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on building and managing a medieval establishment, emphasizing the balance between design and resource management.
- #10 Supermarket Simulator
89% matchVery Positive92% of 82,065 reviews2025
Dev: Nokta Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 34.0 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 25.3%, Management 23.3%, Life Sim 13.3%, Building 10.1%, Immersive Sim 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the retail management and layout design elements that appeal to fans of the tycoon-style progression in The Tenants.
- #11 Landlord's Super
91% matchVery Positive81% of 1,660 reviews2023
Dev: MinskworksPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Your quintessential construction simulator is here. Take a dodgy loan, restore a property, move in the locals, attend to their grievances, then celebrate with a pint in this fully-simulated, open-world 1980's Britain.
Why similar: Life Sim 22.4%, Building 19.5%, Immersive Sim 16.2%, Base Building 16%, Sandbox 13.9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a gritty, immersive take on property management and renovation that captures the hands-on feel of fixing up run-down buildings.
- #12 Gas Station Simulator
90% matchVery Positive88% of 27,112 reviews2021
Dev: DRAGO entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Buy an abandoned gas station and restore it to its full glory. Renovate, upgrade and expand upon the offered services to keep up with your clients demands.
Why similar: Design & Illustration 26.5% ★, Economy 18%, Management 14.8%, Building 13.6%, Base Building 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: It combines the satisfying renovation of a derelict property with the ongoing management of a service-based business.
- #13 Cafe Owner Simulator
89% matchMixed64% of 1,089 reviews2022
Dev: Second RealityPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Open your dream restaurant at FPP. Create a unique exterior and interior, hire the best workers and chefs, create a place where people will love to eat, spend time and spend their money. Simulation of the restaurant business.
Why similar: Design & Illustration 25.1% ★, Economy 13.7%, Life Sim 11.4%, Management 9.6%, Building 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: It features a strong renovation and design component alongside the day-to-day management of a customer-facing business.
- #14 Mad Games Tycoon 2
86% matchVery Positive94% of 7,643 reviews2023
Dev: Eggcode
Windows · Mac
Median: 15.0 hrsMean: 36.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Economy 21.2%, Management 20.6%, City Builder 19.5%, Building 11.9%, Base Building 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a comprehensive management and tycoon experience that rewards careful planning and strategic expansion.
- #15 Software Inc.
88% matchVery Positive94% of 7,688 reviews2015
Dev: Coredumping
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 13.8 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: Economy 23.3%, Management 20.8%, Building 17.9%, Time Management 15.4%, Sandbox 13.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a complex management experience where building design and office layout directly impact the productivity of your employees.
- #16 Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game
87% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,481 reviews2020
Dev: Innervoid InteractivePub: Digital Tribe
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Chef is a Restaurant Management game in which you create your own character, acquire supreme cooking skills, customize restaurants, design unique menus, and devise innovative recipes with a realistic editor.
Why similar: Management 59.8%, Sandbox 15.4%, Simulation 14.8%, Relaxing 7%, Indie 1.5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers deep customization options for your restaurant's layout and menu, appealing to those who enjoy the creative control in The Tenants.
- #17 Furnish Master
85% matchVery Positive82% of 1,128 reviews2024
Dev: Alex Blintsov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Furnish Master is a relaxing game about furnishing apartments, houses, commercial estate and even outdoor territory! Realize your design dreams!
Why similar: Design & Illustration 35.2% ★, Building 15%, Sandbox 12.3%, Life Sim 11.9%, Base Building 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title leans heavily into the interior design and decorating aspect, providing a relaxing creative outlet similar to the design phases of The Tenants.
- #18 Project Hospital
86% matchVery Positive89% of 9,130 reviews2018
Dev: Oxymoron Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 24.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Become an ace doctor, an aspiring architect and a successful manager at the same time. Design your very own hospital, tweak every detail or choose one of the prebuilt scenarios and just jump to the doctor’s duty.
Why similar: City Builder 26.3%, Management 17.9%, Building 12.3%, Economy 12.2%, Life Sim 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a highly detailed building and management experience where the layout of your facility is critical to success.
- #19 King of Retail
84% matchVery Positive88% of 3,551 reviews2022
Dev: Freaking GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The store is your kingdom! Expand your humble boutique into a thriving business: hire the right staff, decorate your displays, and lure in customers. Even your wildest ideas can turn a profit. Why not start a business that sells only white T-shirts and ketchup? PCs and beans? Your rule, your rules!
Why similar: Design & Illustration 27.3% ★, Economy 14.6%, Management 12.4%, Building 11.6%, Immersive Sim 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a detailed look at managing a store, from interior design to staff management and customer satisfaction.
- #20 Startup Company
84% matchVery Positive81% of 6,200 reviews2020
Dev: Hovgaard Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 19.7 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 36.4%, Economy 28.3%, Building 9.6%, Simulation 8.5%, Sandbox 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the management and growth aspects of running a business, focusing on office layout and resource allocation.
- #21 TasteMaker
83% matchVery Positive83% of 1,298 reviews2023
Dev: Jelle Booij
Windows
Median: 2.9 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 20.9% ★, Economy 13.8%, Management 13.6%, Building 12.4%, Sandbox 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: This restaurant management game emphasizes the building and design aspects, allowing for significant creative input on your property.
- #22 Planet Zoo
82% matchVery Positive91% of 94,593 reviews2019
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 34.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Build a world for wildlife in Planet Zoo. From the developers of Planet Coaster and Zoo Tycoon comes the ultimate zoo sim. Construct detailed habitats, manage your zoo, and meet authentic living animals who think, feel and explore the world you create around them.
Why similar: Management 22.3%, City Builder 20.5%, Building 17.3%, Economy 14.9%, Sandbox 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: It features incredibly detailed building and landscaping tools that satisfy the creative urge to design functional, beautiful environments.
- #23 Another Brick in The Mall
82% matchVery Positive83% of 2,429 reviews2020
Dev: The Quadsphere
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Design, build and manage a giant shopping center. Open shops, supermarkets, restaurants, movie theaters, bowling alleys and more. Hire and manage the best staff for the job and milk your customers for all they're worth!
Why similar: Management 21.5%, City Builder 20.1%, Building 16.9%, Economy 15.4%, Base Building 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the logistics and layout design of a retail space, requiring careful planning to maximize efficiency and profit.
- #24 SimAirport
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 4,022 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: City Builder 22.9%, Economy 17.2%, Management 14.7%, Building 13.4%, Base Building 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: This title emphasizes the importance of layout design and flow management to ensure the smooth operation of a complex facility.
- #25 Megaquarium
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,695 reviews2018
Dev: Twice Circled
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
The public aquarium simulator. Design your displays, look after your fish, manage your staff and keep your guests happy! It's all in a day's work as the curator of your very own Megaquarium.
Why similar: Building 22.9%, Management 22.8%, Sandbox 17.6%, Economy 15.1%, Relaxing 7%
Why You'll Like It: This management sim focuses on building and layout design, requiring you to balance the needs of your exhibits with visitor satisfaction.
- #26 Planet Coaster
80% matchVery Positive91% of 71,745 reviews2016
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 22.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Planet Coaster® - the future of coaster park simulation games has arrived! Surprise, delight and thrill incredible crowds as you build your coaster park empire - let your imagination run wild, and share your success with the world.
Why similar: Building 20%, Management 17.6%, Economy 13.1%, Sandbox 12.5%, God Game 12% ★
Why You'll Like It: The game offers unparalleled creative freedom in building and design, perfect for players who prioritize the aesthetic side of management sims.
- #27 Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator
79% matchVery Positive84% of 2,599 reviews2023
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Create and manage your dream restaurant! Menus, purchasing, décor, staff, equipment, customers… and don't forget the actual cooking! Experience the daily life of a restaurateur and earn your awards from the Michelin Guide.
Why similar: Life Sim 26.8%, Management 23.6%, Immersive Sim 20.8%, Relaxing 10.1%, Simulation 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a more hands-on approach to restaurant management, focusing on both the culinary and design aspects of the business.
- #28 Two Point Museum
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,825 reviews2025
Dev: Two Point StudiosPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 25.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Curate and manage incredible museums! Explore to discover amazing artifacts. Design and refine the layout, keep staff happy, guests entertained, donations plentiful… and children off the exhibits
Why similar: City Builder 22.6%, Life Sim 15.3%, Building 15.1%, Economy 11.9%, Management 11.5%
- #29 The Universim
78% matchMostly Positive80% of 10,560 reviews2024
Dev: Crytivo
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 34.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Jump straight into managing your own planets as you guide a civilization through the ages. Build the ultimate empire in The Universim, a new breed of God Game in development by Crytivo.
Why similar: God Game 33.1% ★, City Builder 24.3%, Building 13.1%, Management 11.2%, Sandbox 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: While a god-game, it shares the management and building elements that allow you to shape the environment and lives of your population.
- #30 Espresso Tycoon
79% matchVery Positive85% of 1,273 reviews2023
Dev: DreamWay GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Espresso Tycoon - a coffee shop simulator. Create your brand, decorate the coffee shop, manage your employees, and take care of your customers. Use the 3D coffee editor to create coffee recipes, order supplies, and collect rating points. Build the whole coffee business and complete all the missions!
Why similar: Design & Illustration 23.9% ★, Management 15.9%, Building 15.2%, Life Sim 12%, Immersive Sim 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: It combines coffee shop management with a strong focus on interior design and customization of your storefront.
- #31 Mall Simulator
76% matchVery Positive88% of 2,933 reviews2025
Dev: F13 Games
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Economy 16.9%, Management 14.9%, Life Sim 14.2%, City Builder 13%, Immersive Sim 11%
- #32 Waterpark Simulator
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,125 reviews2025
Dev: CayPlay
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Build and run your own waterpark. Design slides, send guests flying with ragdoll physics, manage staff, and fully customize your park. Turn total madness into a five-star empire in this first-person management simulator!
Why similar: Economy 16.5%, Immersive Sim 14.8%, Management 14.5%, Life Sim 14.3%, Building 12.4%
- #33 Crossroads Inn Anniversary Edition
78% matchMixed55% of 4,065 reviews2019
Dev: Klabater
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: City Builder 17.8%, God Game 15.2% ★, Life Sim 13.2%, Economy 11.9%, Immersive Sim 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: It blends tavern management with life-sim elements, requiring you to manage both the physical space and the social interactions within it.
- #34 MMORPG Tycoon 2
76% matchVery Positive86% of 3,046 reviews2020
Dev: VectorStorm Pty Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
MMORPG Tycoon 2 is a single-player world-builder game about creating the greatest MMORPG of all time – yours.
Why similar: God Game 24.5% ★, City Builder 18.5%, Economy 13.5%, Management 12%, Sandbox 9.2%
- #35 Hotel Owner Simulator
75% matchMixed66% of 173 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: Design & Illustration 25% ★, Economy 14.7%, Management 12.9%, Life Sim 12.3%, Building 11%
- #36 Cooking Simulator
75% matchVery Positive85% of 19,474 reviews2019
Dev: Big Cheese Studio
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A realistic cooking sim where every ingredient reacts with real physics. Master 80+ dishes in Career mode or go wild in Sandbox as you cook, experiment, or cause total kitchen chaos in a fully interactive chef’s playground.
Why similar: Sandbox 28.6%, Simulation 24.4%, Management 21.1%, Economy 14.3%, Relaxing 8.1%
- #37 Town to City
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,166 reviews2025
Dev: Galaxy GrovePub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Build an idyllic 19th century Mediterranean town and help it flourish into a prosperous city. Freely place and customise each element to create the perfect home for your growing population in this cozy city builder from the creators of Station to Station.
Why similar: City Builder 32.4%, Economy 15.4%, Building 14.8%, Management 13%, Sandbox 9.2%
- #38 Academia : School Simulator
74% matchVery Positive86% of 3,028 reviews2021
Dev: Squeaky Wheel Studio IncPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Design, build, and manage a high school with terrific teachers and fantastic facilities or simply let your students poop in the bushes? Academia : School Simulator is a management/tycoon game where you get to decide!
Why similar: City Builder 23.6%, Management 16.8%, Economy 16.7%, Building 13.6%, Base Building 12.8%
- #39 Settlement Survival
73% matchVery Positive86% of 7,916 reviews2022
Dev: Gleamer StudioPub: Team17
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
In this city-building game, you will lead a group of survivors in their search for a new home. Manipulate the landscape, manage limited supplies, plant crops, hunt wildlife, gather resources, and develop trade routes to build a bustling and unique town.
Why similar: City Builder 31.4%, Building 16.7%, Management 15.6%, Economy 11.3%, Sandbox 9.3%
- #40 Hotel Renovator
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,748 reviews2023
Dev: Two HorizonsPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Unleash your inner designer and renovate the hotel of your dreams! Embark on a makeover journey to turn this worn-out place into a successful getaway. Play with thousands of furniture pieces and accessories, and manage the hotel to get 5-star reviews!
Why similar: Design & Illustration 26.2% ★, City Builder 13.6%, Economy 12.9%, Life Sim 11.2%, Building 10.7%
- #41 Let's School
71% matchVery Positive93% of 7,229 reviews2023
Dev: Pathea Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Dive into the exhilarating role of a headmaster entrusted to revive your alma mater! Beyond just bricks and mortar, train teachers, recruit students. Sculpt your school into a unique educational haven! Let's School!
Why similar: City Builder 23%, Management 15.8%, Economy 12.8%, Building 12.2%, Time Management 11.7%
- #42 Retro Rewind - Video Store Simulator
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,663 reviews2026
Dev: Blood Pact Studios
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Manage your very own video store in the early 90s! Rent, sell, decorate and expand your business from the ground up and relive the golden ages of video rentals!
Why similar: Management 22%, Economy 21.9%, Immersive Sim 17.1%, Building 14.3%, Relaxing 9.4%
- #43 Urbek City Builder
72% matchVery Positive90% of 1,843 reviews2022
Dev: FridusPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Urbek is a city building game where you can build your own neighbourhoods: from nightlife district to industrial district. Don't exhaust your natural resources before you have an educated population to build more efficient structures.
Why similar: City Builder 28.2%, Economy 17.5%, Management 16.7%, Building 16.3%, Sandbox 11.8%
- #44 Mad Tower Tycoon
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 441 reviews2020
Dev: Eggcode
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 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: City Builder 21.9%, Economy 16.7%, Management 15.1%, Building 14.1%, Sandbox 10.6%
- #45 City Game Studio: Your Game Dev Adventure Begins
71% matchVery Positive92% of 1,809 reviews2021
Dev: Binogure Studio 🐺
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Economy 21.3%, Management 18.5%, Life Sim 15.3%, Immersive Sim 12.2%, Building 11%
- #46 Tavern Manager Simulator 🍻
69% matchVery Positive92% of 4,372 reviews2024
Dev: One More Time
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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: Economy 16.8%, Management 14%, Life Sim 13.9%, Building 12.8%, Base Building 10.7%
- #47 SimCasino
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 751 reviews2021
Dev: LVGameDev LLC
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 10.4 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: City Builder 22.8%, Economy 15.2%, Building 13.4%, Management 13.3%, Sandbox 11%
- #48 Hotel Magnate
70% matchMixed59% of 486 reviews2025
Dev: Arcade Oven
Windows · Mac · Linux
Have you ever wanted to design and manage your own hotel, rundown motel, or elegant resort? With a ridiculous amount of customization tools to wield, a host of facilities to build, and a wide variety of guests to impress, Hotel Magnate has it all. Let your inner hotel manager shine!
Why similar: City Builder 20.1%, Management 15.5%, Economy 15.3%, Building 14%, Sandbox 11%
- #49 Planet Coaster 2
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 13,296 reviews2024
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 32.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Build and customise thrilling roller coasters and incredible water slides, manage the ultimate theme park experience, and share your epic creations. Are you ready to ride the wave?
Why similar: God Game 23% ★, City Builder 19.4%, Building 14.2%, Economy 12.8%, Sandbox 11.8%
- #50 Foundation
67% matchVery Positive86% of 23,739 reviews2025
Dev: Polymorph Games
Windows
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 26.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Foundation is a grid-less, laidback medieval city-building game with a focus on organic development, monument construction and resource management.
Why similar: City Builder 38.5%, Economy 12.1%, Management 11.2%, Building 9.9%, Sandbox 8.7%
- #51 Recipe for Disaster
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 718 reviews2022
Dev: Dapper Penguin StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Recipe for Disaster is a management sim that captures the fast-paced, drama-filled environment of a professional kitchen and dining room. Build your dream restaurant, create recipes, design menus and manage your staff, all while contending with demanding customers and disastrous situations!
Why similar: Management 20%, Life Sim 18.4%, Economy 16.3%, Time Management 15%, Building 14.2%
- #52 Parkitect
69% matchVery Positive94% of 8,037 reviews2018
Dev: Texel Raptor
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 18.3 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 16.8%, City Builder 16.8%, Management 14.5%, Time Management 13.7%, Building 13.6%
- #53 Mad Games Tycoon
70% matchVery Positive91% of 4,416 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 26.4%, Economy 20.9%, Building 15.3%, Base Building 12.9%, Sandbox 10.9%
- #54 News Tower
65% matchVery Positive94% of 4,335 reviews2025
Dev: Sparrow NightPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Develop your newspaper and become New York’s new media mogul! In this tycoon, build and manage your newspaper from printer to toilet. Create your editorial line and lead your journalists through unique 1930's stories and dig out the latest scoops!
Why similar: Management 25.1%, Economy 18.8%, Time Management 15.5%, Building 14.5%, Sandbox 14.2%
- #55 inZOI
65% matchMostly Positive77% of 30,820 reviews2025
Dev: inZOI StudioPub: KRAFTON, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
"Every life becomes a story" Create your unique story by controlling and observing the lives of 'Zois'. Customize characters and build houses using inZOI's easy-to-use tools to live the life of your dreams and experience the different emotions of life created by its deep and detailed simulation.
Why similar: Life Sim 33.2%, Building 17.5%, City Builder 15.6%, Sandbox 10.9%, Immersive Sim 9.6%
- #56 Estate Agent Simulator
68% matchMixed68% of 654 reviews2023
Dev: Kiki Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Estate Agent Simulator lets you enter the exciting world of the real estate market. You can buy, decorate, advertise, rent or sell houses. You can buy vacant land and build houses. Environmental factors will affect the rental prices of houses.
Why similar: Design & Illustration 21.1% ★, City Builder 15.3%, Economy 13.6%, Life Sim 12.7%, Management 11.7%
- #57 House Builder
67% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,553 reviews2024
Dev: FreeMind S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Become a one-man construction crew! Travel around the world and through the ages to build iconic designs! Beware of unpleasant temperatures and dangerous fauna!
Why similar: Design & Illustration 32.7% ★, Economy 16.7%, Building 14.1%, Immersive Sim 12%, Sandbox 10.7%
- #58 Youtubers Life
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 15,450 reviews2017
Dev: UPLAY Online
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 20.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Become the most successful youtuber on the planet! Create videos, get subscribers, attend events, interact with your fans… and grow your channel. Live a youtuber’s life!
Why similar: Life Sim 29.5%, Management 25.9%, Time Management 25.2%, Simulation 6.7%, Casual 3.8%
- #59 Minami Lane
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,452 reviews2024
Dev: BlibloopPub: Doot Tiny Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Welcome to Minami Lane! Build your own street in this tiny cozy, casual management sim! Unlock and customize buildings, manage your shops, and maximize the happiness of your villagers to complete quests and fill your street with love!
Why similar: City Builder 24.1%, Life Sim 20.9%, Management 17.3%, Building 12.8%, Relaxing 7.6%