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Games Like This Grand Life 2

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Simulation, Management, Economy, Sandbox.

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A money-focused life simulator. Create characters with allergies and addictions. Manage their lives through financial booms and busts. Advance their careers, start a small business, invest in real estate and stocks - or roleplay a penniless hobo.

Reviews: Very Positive — 89% — of 288 reviews
Released: 2025-08-08
Developer: Poking Water Games
Genres: RPG, Simulation, Strategy
Platforms: Windows

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    96% matchVery Positive93% of 12,519 reviews2023
    Dev: Hovgaard Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 24.0 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: Capitalism 23.7%, Economy 21.1%, Management 14.5%, Life Sim 13.3%, Time Management 9.9%

  2. #2 This Grand Life
    97% matchMostly Positive76% of 237 reviews2018
    Dev: Poking Water Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    A life simulator that leans heavily into the personal finance aspect. Pay taxes, take out mortgages, trade stocks, buy real estate, start businesses, or grind your way to victory as an employee.

    Why similar: Capitalism 19.5%, Time Management 14.8%, Economy 13.7%, Life Sim 10.9%, Moddable 9.7%

  3. #3 Recipe for Disaster
    96% matchMostly Positive71% of 714 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: Capitalism 16.4%, Time Management 13.8%, Life Sim 13.7%, Economy 13.3%, Management 10.5%

  4. #4 City Game Studio: Your Game Dev Adventure Begins
    95% matchVery Positive92% of 1,775 reviews2021
    Dev: Binogure Studio 🐺
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Manage a game studio from the dawn of the gaming industry in 1976. Your journey starts with small indie titles and grows into a gaming empire. Develop, design, and conquer the industry. From humble beginnings to gaming legend – it’s your story, your studio, your legacy!

    Why similar: Capitalism 24.4%, Moddable 20.3%, Economy 18.2%, Life Sim 13.7%, Management 10.1%

  5. #5 The Tenants
    94% matchMostly Positive79% of 7,665 reviews2022
    Dev: Ancient Forge
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Become a landlord and deal with problematic tenants as you build your rental property empire. Decide how to react to annoyed neighbors or police interventions. Will you design your apartment for a group of gamer friends or an aspiring musician looking for a new home?

    Why similar: Economy 23%, Life Sim 21.6%, Time Management 19.9%, Management 14.5%, Sandbox 12%

  6. #6 Timeflow – Life Sim
    94% matchVery Positive93% of 1,607 reviews2019
    Dev: Digital Geckos
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    This game will make you rich! Learn the basics of investment and life management. Your goal is to make your dream come true. You can make a career, buy real estate, run business, trade stocks, become a blogger, or make a fortune on an art market. Study, network, and plan your time for all of it.

    Why similar: Capitalism 19.7%, Economy 15.8%, Time Management 15.5%, Life Sim 14.3%, Sandbox 8.6%

  7. #7 Pumping Simulator 2
    93% matchVery Positive92% of 1,620 reviews2023
    Dev: Lance Games
    Windows
    Median: 14.7 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    A gas station management game, start by selling a car to raise funds and invest in an abandoned plot of land. Build, expand, and upgrade your gas station, diversify services, customize and manage time efficiently during peak hours. And maybe you will become rich

    Why similar: Time Management 21.3%, Life Sim 19.7%, Economy 19.6%, Sandbox 11.1%, Management 10.2%

  8. #8 STONKS-9800: Stock Market Simulator
    91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,751 reviews2023
    Dev: TERNOX
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    Simulator of an 80s Japanese stock market businessman. Chill, catch a retro vibe and watch your profits grow in the text-based game STONKS-9800.

    Why similar: Economy 23.2%, Life Sim 17.3%, Capitalism 15.7%, Time Management 14.8%, Management 9.8%

  9. #9 The Guild 3
    92% matchMixed61% of 7,840 reviews2022
    Dev: Purple LampPub: THQ Nordic
    Windows
    Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    The Guild 3 is a fascinating trade and life simulation that takes place during the late Middle Ages. Step into the shoes of a citizen, acquire businesses and mansions, produce goods and trade them, start intrigues in politics and society, love, hate, bribe, fight and live through good and bad times!

    Why similar: Economy 32.9%, Life Sim 28.6%, Simulation 10.1%, Sandbox 8.1%, Strategy 5.5%

  10. #10 Software Inc.
    91% 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%, Economy 16.5%, Moddable 16.3%, Time Management 12.4%, Management 9.4%

  11. #11 Mad Games Tycoon 2
    89% matchVery Positive94% of 7,570 reviews2023
    Dev: Eggcode
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 14.7 hrsMean: 36.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Start your own game development studio in 1976. Build your own offices, production facilities and server rooms. Develop the games of your dreams and produce the next next-gen console. Rise from a small garage company to a huge corporation.

    Why similar: Economy 27%, Capitalism 24.7%, Management 17%, Sandbox 10.2%, Simulation 8.7%

  12. #12 Youtubers Life 2
    90% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,249 reviews2021
    Dev: UPLAY Online
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Start from humble beginnings and take charge of the daily life of a wannabe influencer. Balance your day between creating trend-based content, completing tasks to earn money, and building trust with your neighbors to uncover their stories. Are you ready to embark on your road to fame?

    Why similar: Life Sim 24.6%, Time Management 23.1%, Character Customization 13.9%, Management 12.2%, Sandbox 11.8%

  13. #13 PC Tycoon 2
    89% matchVery Positive80% of 315 reviews2024
    Dev: Insignis Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Manage your computer company and develop your PC components, create your own laptop, monitor, develop an interactive operating system or build your PC. Research new technologies, improve your office and your factory, hire the best employees, buy other companies and build your computer empire!

    Why similar: Capitalism 24.8%, Economy 22.5%, Time Management 21.5%, Sandbox 11.9%, Management 9.3%

  14. #14 King of Retail 2
    88% matchMostly Positive76% of 244 reviews2025
    Dev: Freaking Games
    Windows

    The most immersive retail simulator on the market is back! Design and run your retail empire, where every detail affects your bottom line. You’ll need to make the right decisions or fall below margin. It’s all about balancing pressure and profit. Will you rise to the challenge, or be a buck short?

    Why similar: Capitalism 25.3%, Economy 18.3%, Time Management 16.9%, Life Sim 13.3%, Management 9.6%

  15. #15 Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
    86% matchVery Positive91% of 25,183 reviews2024
    Dev: 3DivisionPub: Hooded Horse
    Windows
    Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 73.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Build a soviet republic from an impoverished country into a rich industrial superpower in a city builder with intricate production chains and a fully simulated global economy. Manage the lives of your citizens from education to work and party loyalty to criminal activity.

    Why similar: Economy 20.8%, Moddable 18.6%, Colony Sim 13.9%, Sandbox 12.2%, Management 11.5%

  16. #16 Capitalism 2
    87% matchVery Positive82% of 559 reviews2017
    Dev: Enlight Software LimitedPub: Enlight Software Limited
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Create and control the business empire of your dreams. This in-depth strategy game covers almost every aspect of business that could be encountered in the real world.

    Why similar: Capitalism 36.9%, Economy 33.3%, Management 13.8%, Simulation 10.7%, Strategy 5.3%

  17. #17 Internet Cafe Simulator 2025
    86% matchMixed41% of 73 reviews2025
    Dev: Revolt Games
    Windows

    Run your own internet café! Manage, upgrade, and customise every detail to create the ultimate hangout in this immersive first-person simulation.

    Why similar: Capitalism 18.5%, Time Management 17.6%, Life Sim 17.4%, Economy 12.4%, Sandbox 11.3%

  18. #18 Project Hospital
    85% matchVery Positive89% of 9,018 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: Economy 16.6%, Moddable 16%, Management 15.6%, Life Sim 13.4%, Sandbox 12.5%

  19. #19 Startup Company
    84% 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 31.3%, Management 26%, Simulation 14.4%, Moddable 9.2%, Sandbox 8.1%

  20. #20 Nobody - The Turnaround
    84% matchMixed60% of 14,289 reviews2022
    Dev: U.Ground Game StudioPub: Thermite Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 12.0 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Nobody – The Turnaround is a life simulator set in a parallel world that echoes modern society. Manage your time and resources carefully, strive to find a way through difficult times, and overcome the predicament you find yourself in.

    Why similar: Life Sim 33.5%, Sandbox 14.4%, Simulation 11.1%, Management 8.4%, Survival 7.9%

  21. #21 Medieval Legacy
    82% matchVery Positive85% of 62 reviews2025
    Dev: Ninetoplay
    Windows

    Start as a humble commoner and guide your family through generations in this family sim meets city builder. Climb the ranks of society to become the most influential family in the land. With wit, strategy, and a bit of luck, build your legacy - just try not to trip over your ambition!

    Why similar: Tactical RPG 19.5%, Economy 18.9%, Life Sim 15.8%, Sandbox 11.3%, Management 10%

  22. #22 SimCasino
    83% 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 25.8%, Economy 17.7%, Moddable 14%, Sandbox 11.8%, Management 10%

  23. #23 MMORPG Tycoon 2
    82% matchVery Positive86% of 3,013 reviews2020
    Dev: VectorStorm Pty Ltd
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    MMORPG Tycoon 2 is a single-player world-builder game about creating the greatest MMORPG of all time – yours.

    Why similar: Economy 32.1%, Sandbox 20.3%, Management 18.3%, Character Customization 17.5%, Simulation 11.1%

  24. #24 Norland
    80% matchVery Positive82% of 9,662 reviews2024
    Dev: Long JauntPub: Hooded Horse
    Windows
    Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Lead your noble family in this medieval colony sim, facing off against class conflict, religious struggle, and political treachery. Tend to your people’s needs, uncover the lost knowledge of a fallen empire, and engage in nefarious plots against your enemies.

    Why similar: Moddable 22%, Economy 19.4%, Colony Sim 13.7%, Sandbox 11.6%, Management 10.7%

  25. #25 CHANGE: A Homeless Survival Experience
    81% matchVery Positive91% of 2,754 reviews2020
    Dev: Delve Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    CHANGE is an award nominated homeless survival experience set in a randomly created city with rogue-like elements. Explore, survive, earn perks, find items & kindness to develop your character & escape to a new life. Over 7 years of development & over 200 updates so far!

    Why similar: Time Management 26.6%, Life Sim 23.1%, Character Customization 13.5%, Management 10.8%, Choices Matter 9.2%

  26. #26 SAELIG
    81% matchVery Positive86% of 1,077 reviews2017
    Dev: Atorcoppe Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 60%

    SÆLIG is a game that blends together elements of simulation, strategy, RPG, and business management. Centred around the life of you and your family, you must try to survive and bring wealth and prosperity to your household.

    Why similar: Economy 28.9%, Life Sim 14.3%, Management 13.8%, Sandbox 11.5%, Simulation 11.4%

  27. #27 Money Simulator: Brokeville
    78% matchVery Positive87% of 839 reviews2025
    Dev: OrganicaPub: PlayWay S.A.
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 50%

    Welcome to the Brokeville! Grind your way to the top through jobs, deliveries, bicycle races, and risky crypto trades. Buy, customize, and sell cars & motorcycles for profit. Build your own businesses, manage them, and hire staff to grow your empire.

    Why similar: Capitalism 34.7%, Life Sim 18.3%, Economy 15.2%, Simulation 11.6%, Sandbox 11.1%

  28. #28 Bank Simulator
    78% matchMostly Positive74% of 340 reviews2025
    Dev: Strong Bow Games
    Windows

    Build and manage your financial empire from a small bank to a global powerhouse. Approve loans, trade bonds, hire staff, and master the market in Bank Simulator a business management sim and banking tycoon where every economic decision impacts your bottom line

    Why similar: Capitalism 22.2%, Economy 17.9%, Life Sim 16.1%, Time Management 14.8%, Sandbox 9.2%

  29. #29 Life Inc.
    77% matchVery Positive91% of 67 reviews2026
    Dev: Sergio Garcia
    Windows

    💼 Start broke. Build an empire. Climb the career ladder, invest in stocks and real estate, or launch your own business from scratch. Every decision shapes your destiny. Millionaire or bankrupt—you decide.

    Why similar: Time Management 23.5%, Life Sim 23.4%, Capitalism 21.9%, Simulation 13.5%, Management 7.8%

  30. #30 Please Subscribe: Streamer Career
    79% matchVery Positive83% of 129 reviews2022
    Dev: Raptor Claw Games
    Windows

    Please Subscribe is the sequel to Gamer Career Tycoon from 2018. Develop your own livestream channel from the ground up. Manage and operate, overcome challenges, learn new tricks in order to rise in the charts, and possibly, become the next big internet superstar.

    Why similar: Life Sim 18.7%, Economy 17.9%, Simulation 13.8%, Management 13.5%, Capitalism 11.8%

  31. #31 Business Heroes: Street Grub
    76% matchVery Positive92% of 79 reviews2025
    Dev: Visionaries
    Windows · Mac

    Start broke on a burger bike. Build your fortune by selling... well... just burgers. Outsmart rivals, ride economic booms, feel in control and powerful as your strategies begin to show results. A tycoon/management game about starting small, getting better, and making it big.

    Why similar: Capitalism 30.5%, Economy 22%, Management 11.7%, Sandbox 11.3%, Simulation 7.4%

  32. #32 PUSHER - Drug Tycoon
    77% matchVery Positive85% of 120 reviews2023
    Dev: P4 GAMES
    Windows

    Thrilling business tycoon sim where you step into the shoes of a drug dealer in 1980s USA. Your main goal is simple: BUY LOW and SELL HIGH. Get ready for a experience where you'll combine strategy, risk-taking, and decision-making to build your criminal empire.

    Why similar: Capitalism 21.8%, Economy 19.8%, Life Sim 18.6%, Time Management 15.3%, Management 8.3%

  33. #33 Lords and Villeins
    76% matchMostly Positive71% of 951 reviews2022
    Dev: Honestly GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%

    Build a prosperous settlement in a unique simulation of a feudal economy - each family runs their shop, owns their goods, and trades with other villagers in a free market. You will manage the land, build houses, organise events, set taxes, and balance supply and demand while engaging in diplomacy!

    Why similar: Economy 22.2%, Colony Sim 22.1%, Management 16.2%, Sandbox 14.3%, Simulation 9.9%

  34. #34 Business Simulator 2026
    74% matchMostly Positive80% of 158 reviews2025
    Dev: HOGO Games
    Windows

    In Business Simulator 2026, you start with a small capital and aim to build a business empire in the city by deciding which business to start in which shop and deciding the prices. Business Simulator 2026 is a business simulation that will test your business acumen and strategic planning skills.

    Why similar: Capitalism 27.4%, Economy 21.3%, Time Management 16.8%, Life Sim 13.7%, Management 10.4%

  35. #35 MakeThatMoney
    79% matchMixed43% of 54 reviews2017
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    MakeThatMoney is a text based management game. You start with 500$, and need to find the best and quickest route to becoming a millionaire. What's the best job to work at, mini mart or office? Do you have the degree required to work in an office environment?

    Why similar: Capitalism 51.6%, Simulation 18.8%, Text-Based 15.7%, Management 13.2%, Singleplayer 0.7%

  36. #36 Final Profit: A Shop RPG
    73% matchVery Positive94% of 627 reviews2023
    Dev: Brent Arnold
    Windows
    Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    FINAL PROFIT is a story driven shop-sim RPG. Gather products and find customers. Spend your hard-earned profits on upgrades and investments. Make far-reaching choices as you expand your business. And explore a world full of secrets on your quest to defeat capitalism by becoming the best at it!

    Why similar: Capitalism 28.7%, Life Sim 17.9%, Economy 13.8%, Sandbox 9.5%, Management 7.9%

  37. #37 Youtubers Life
    75% matchMostly Positive77% of 15,450 reviews2017
    Dev: UPLAY Online
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 20.5 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: Time Management 25.1%, Life Sim 23.7%, Management 14.8%, Character Customization 14.3%, Simulation 9%

  38. #38 Mad Games Tycoon
    75% 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: Capitalism 25.2%, Economy 23.5%, Management 19.2%, Sandbox 11.3%, Simulation 9.6%

  39. #39 TCG Card Shop Simulator
    71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 46,691 reviews2024
    Dev: OPNeon Games
    Windows
    Median: 12.0 hrsMean: 25.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Open your own local game store. Stock shelves with the latest booster packs, or crack them and collect the cards for yourself. Set your own prices, hire staff, host events, and expand your card shop.

    Why similar: Economy 27.6%, Capitalism 26.2%, Management 18.5%, Simulation 15.1%, Life Sim 11.8%

  40. #40 Casino Resort Tower
    73% 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 23.1%, Economy 19.3%, Time Management 14.4%, Colony Sim 10.4%, Management 10.1%

  41. #41 Poly Plaza
    74% matchMixed54% of 89 reviews2024
    Dev: Victor Game Studio
    Windows

    An open-world entrepreneurial sandbox game. Sell resources, purchase properties, become rich.

    Why similar: Capitalism 27.3%, Life Sim 18.5%, Time Management 15.5%, Sandbox 11.8%, Colony Sim 10.6%

  42. #42 One Military Camp
    72% matchMostly Positive77% of 712 reviews2023
    Dev: Abylight BarcelonaPub: Abylight Studios
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Build your own military camp, manage the economy, recruit the best candidates and train them to become elite specialists. Send them on missions across the land to end the war once and for all!

    Why similar: Economy 15.5%, Time Management 13.1%, Life Sim 12.4%, Tactical RPG 12.4%, Sandbox 9.2%

  43. #43 Citizen of Rome - Dynasty Ascendant
    72% matchVery Positive80% of 236 reviews2019
    Dev: Citizen of Life Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Life sim set in the Ancient Roman Republic. Experience life and events in Ancient Rome through multiple generations of a family, helping them grow from lowly commoners to mighty Senators. Long live the Republic!

    Why similar: Moddable 20.5%, Economy 19.2%, Life Sim 18.5%, Management 10.7%, Sandbox 10.4%

  44. #44 Computer Tycoon
    71% matchVery Positive85% of 996 reviews2017
    Dev: Progorion
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    Computer Tycoon is a fairly complex Business Grand Strategy game about Computer Evolution. Start in the 70s, invent until 2034, create the best computer systems, upgrade your infrastructure, lead a team, and alter computer history! It is time to "Think Different"

    Why similar: Capitalism 28.3%, Economy 21.7%, Sandbox 11.6%, Time Management 11.4%, Management 11.1%

  45. #45 Driving Life
    70% matchMixed58% of 159 reviews2025
    Dev: Chrysopy GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
    Windows

    Driving Life is a hardcore driving survival game set in rural America. Earn money by driving manual cars, vans, and trucks, transport tourists, pay rent, buy fuel, and survive on a tight budget. Every dollar counts - spend wisely or go broke!

    Why similar: Life Sim 23.7%, Time Management 17.1%, Capitalism 13.3%, Sandbox 12.3%, Management 11.8%

  46. #46 Banker Simulator
    69% 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.

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  47. #47 Winkeltje: The Little Shop
    69% matchVery Positive88% of 1,803 reviews2022
    Dev: Sassybot
    Windows
    Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Winkeltje: The Little Shop is all about building, decorating, and running your own old-world fantasy shop. Buy low, sell high - from nails and apples to swords and alchemic love potions. Impress your customers, craft items, and be the master of your very own shop.

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  48. #48 Big Pharma
    71% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,921 reviews2015
    Dev: Twice CircledPub: Positech Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    What if you had it in your power to rid the world of disease, to improve the lives of millions, to ease suffering and cure the sick… and earn a tidy profit? As the head of your own Pharmaceutical Conglomerate you have this power resting in your hands. Will you use it for good?

    Why similar: Economy 22.8%, Management 21%, Moddable 20.4%, Simulation 11.7%, Sandbox 10.3%

  49. #49 Tiny Life
    68% matchVery Positive87% of 403 reviews2023
    Dev: Ellpeck GamesPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 59%

    In Tiny Life, you control a set of people that live together in a household. You take care of their daily needs, build their skills, forge new relationships... or just mess up their entire life in whatever way you can think of!

    Why similar: Life Sim 28.3%, Moddable 27.1%, Sandbox 16.9%, Character Customization 13.2%, Simulation 12.1%

  50. #50 REAL ESTATE Simulator - FROM BUM TO MILLIONAIRE
    70% matchMixed45% of 206 reviews2024
    Dev: GeekonPub: Midnight Games
    Windows

    Ready to transform from Broke to Rich while forging your real estate empire? Start small, strategize for tycoon status. Engage with diverse NPC clients, oversee properties from affordable to luxurious, and conquer challenges. Ready to dominate the real estate world?

    Why similar: Time Management 30%, Life Sim 27.5%, Management 13%, Simulation 11.8%, RPG 7.8%

  51. #51 Horse Racing Manager
    67% matchVery Positive88% of 136 reviews2025
    Dev: Sheep Meadow Road Games
    Windows · Mac

    Manage your own horse racing stables, breed and train future champions. Compete across diverse tracks, balance finances, manage staff, and expand your reach in the world of horse racing. Turn ambition into legacy, one choice at a time.

    Why similar: Economy 22.5%, Capitalism 21.4%, Management 12.5%, Sandbox 11.6%, Simulation 8.2%

  52. #52 Supermarket & Internet Cafe Simulator
    67% matchMostly Positive79% of 899 reviews2024
    Dev: SmartPlayGames
    Windows
    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 28.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    "Internet Cafe & Supermarket Simulator 2024" is a comprehensive simulation game that combines the management of both an internet cafe and a supermarket. Step into the role of a shop owner, apply your business acumen, and expand your empire step by step.

    Why similar: Time Management 24%, Life Sim 21.2%, Economy 19.8%, Management 12.7%, Simulation 10.1%

  53. #53 Rising Star 2
    68% matchVery Positive94% of 667 reviews2020
    Dev: Gilligames
    Windows · Mac

    Start a band, and take on the world in this music industry simulation/role-playing game. Success doesn't come without hard work, and making connections in your local music scene is the only path to stardom.

    Why similar: Management 24.5%, Strategy RPG 17.5%, Economy 17.2%, Simulation 15%, Character Customization 8.8%

  54. #54 Plutocracy
    68% matchVery Positive80% of 1,348 reviews2019
    Dev: Redwood
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    The business simulator Plutocracy gives you the chance to become wealthy and powerful to take control over the world. Where policy, laws, officials and people are only the chess pieces how do you play your game?

    Why similar: Capitalism 28.8%, Economy 21.6%, Management 12.7%, Sandbox 10.8%, Simulation 8.4%

  55. #55 Laundry & Supermarket Simulator
    65% matchVery Positive83% of 92 reviews2025
    Dev: SmartPlayGames
    Windows

    "Laundry Simulator" immerses you in the bustling laundry business. Manage a boutique shop, handling everything from everyday clothes to luxury garments, and sell related products. Efficiently manage resources, upgrade equipment, and optimize layout to attract customers with superior service.

    Why similar: Capitalism 24.1%, Time Management 18.9%, Life Sim 17.5%, Economy 15.2%, Management 8.4%

  56. #56 Academia : School Simulator
    66% matchVery Positive86% of 3,008 reviews2021
    Dev: Squeaky Wheel Studio IncPub: Paradox Interactive
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 7.4 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: Capitalism 23.8%, Economy 17.3%, Moddable 15.1%, Colony Sim 12.7%, Management 11.2%

  57. #57 Rise of Industry 2
    66% 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 26.8%, Economy 20.8%, Management 12.4%, Sandbox 11.2%, Character Customization 10.3%

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