- #1 Transport Fever 2
97% matchVery Positive91% of 31,208 reviews2019
Dev: Urban GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.7 hrsMean: 65.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The classic transport simulation genre has a new gold standard with Transport Fever 2. Discover a whole new world by navigating transport routes through land, water and air. May progress and prosperity find their way!
Why similar: Trains 28.9% ★, Transportation 20.4% ★, Simulation 17%, Strategy 13.9%, Economy 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive modern transport simulation that perfectly captures the evolution of logistics from the 19th century to the present.
- #2 Railway Empire 2
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,521 reviews2023
Dev: Gaming Minds StudiosPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 26.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Don the coat of a clever entrepreneur, take over a small railway company in the early 1800s and turn your steam engines into the workhorses of the economy. Grow your company into the largest railway company of the continent and outsmart your competitors.
Why similar: Trains 31.1% ★, Transportation 20% ★, Simulation 14.4%, Strategy 13.6%, Economy 13.3%
Why You'll Like It: A polished and expansive rail management game that emphasizes historical accuracy and complex network building.
- #3 Mashinky
96% matchVery Positive85% of 2,785 reviews2018
Dev: Jan Zelený
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 37.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Mashinky is a transport strategy game about trains. The goal is to create your own transport empire on a procedurally generated map. It’s a unique blend of realistic graphics combined with an isometric construction mode and board game-like rules.
Why similar: Trains 32.4% ★, Transportation 18.8% ★, Economy 13.9%, Strategy 13.5%, Simulation 13.4%
Why You'll Like It: A unique transport tycoon that blends realistic train simulation with a modular, grid-based construction system.
- #4 Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
94% 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: Simulation 28.5%, Strategy 28.4%, Economy 28%, Management 15%
Why You'll Like It: Offers an incredibly deep economic and logistics simulation where you must manage every aspect of a planned economy.
- #5 Train Fever
95% matchMixed64% of 3,520 reviews2014
Dev: Urban GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 29.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
It’s the year 1850, and there are great times ahead! Establish a transport company and be its manager. Build infrastructure such as railways and stations, purchase transportation vehicles and manage lines. Fulfill the people’s needs and watch cities evolve dynamically.
Why similar: Trains 41.1% ★, Simulation 19.4%, Economy 12.6%, Strategy 11.1%, Transportation 8.3% ★
Why You'll Like It: The spiritual predecessor to modern transport sims, focusing on the transition from horse-drawn carriages to modern trains.
- #6 Industry Giant 2
94% matchVery Positive86% of 998 reviews2015
Dev: Fancy Bytes, ReactorPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Economic booms, stock market crashes, oil crises, upswings, triumphs... Now you can become the greatest power in industry!
Why similar: Strategy 36.3%, Simulation 34.1%, Economy 20.3%, Management 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A classic economic tycoon game that focuses heavily on the production and distribution of goods across a growing map.
- #7 Voxel Tycoon
93% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,743 reviews2021
Dev: Voxel Tycoon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Voxel Tycoon — a management sim set in the infinite voxel world. Mine resources and process them into goods on your custom factories. Set up supply chains and passenger routes with a huge fleet of trains, trucks, and buses, and turn small towns into prosperous megacities with a thriving economy!
Why similar: Trains 32.3% ★, Transportation 22.4% ★, Economy 14.2%, Simulation 12%, Strategy 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: Combines complex logistics and resource management with a charming voxel aesthetic and infinite procedural maps.
- #8 Sweet Transit
92% matchMixed68% of 1,227 reviews2024
Dev: Ernestas NorvaišasPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Sweet Transit is a unique city builder where the railway is king. Build and automate the dream supply chain for your citizens, giving them all they need to expand quaint villages into bustling cities. Progress from steam power to diesel and beyond in this advanced train-driven experience.
Why similar: Trains 32.3% ★, Transportation 20.3% ★, Economy 14%, Simulation 13.4%, Strategy 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: A train-centric city builder where the entire economy and population movement are driven by rail networks.
- #9 Transport Fever
91% matchVery Positive83% of 10,800 reviews2016
Dev: Urban GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 47.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Transport Fever is a railroad-focused tycoon game. Players start in 1850 and build up a thriving transport company. As an emerging transport tycoon, the player constructs stations, airports, harbors and makes money by connecting areas requiring transport services. Build up your own Empire!
Why similar: Trains 32% ★, Transportation 20.3% ★, Economy 15%, Strategy 12.5%, Simulation 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: The bridge between classic tycoon games and modern 3D transport simulations, offering a balanced management experience.
- #10 Railway Empire
91% matchVery Positive83% of 9,620 reviews2018
Dev: Gaming Minds StudiosPub: Kalypso Media
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
In Railway Empire, you will create an elaborate and wide-ranging rail network, purchase over 40 different trains modelled in extraordinary detail, and buy or build railway stations, maintenance buildings, factories and tourist attractions to keep your travel network ahead of the competition.
Why similar: Trains 32.5% ★, Strategy 18.8%, Simulation 16.6%, Economy 13.2%, Transportation 10.6% ★
Why You'll Like It: Provides a solid foundation for rail network expansion with a strong focus on historical scenarios and competition.
- #11 Rise of Industry
90% matchMostly Positive73% of 4,155 reviews2019
Dev: Dapper Penguin StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Put your entrepreneurial skills to the test in the first title in the ROI series as you create & optimise intricate production lines. As an early 20th-Century industrialist, grow your empire & adapt to an ever-changing business landscape with unexpected events that could lead to boom…or bust.
Why similar: Economy 21.7%, Strategy 19.5%, Simulation 18.7%, Trains 15.9% ★, Management 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: An excellent supply chain management game that challenges you to build and optimize complex production lines.
- #12 Railroad Tycoon 3
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,237 reviews2007
Dev: PopTopPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Railroad Tycoon 3 features 25 scenarios challenging players to recreate magnificent feats of railroading history from around the world. Players can lay track (including tunnels and overpasses), pick from over 40 locomotives from early steams to modern bullets, choose to haul over 35 types of cargo in a dynamic economy, and participate in...
Why similar: Trains 44.8% ★, Strategy 19.1%, Management 17.2%, Simulation 9.9%, Economy 9%
Why You'll Like It: A legendary title that set the standard for railroad management and economic strategy games.
- #13 Rail Route
87% matchVery Positive89% of 2,461 reviews2024
Dev: Bitrich.info
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 111.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
In Rail Route, you will design, construct, upgrade, and automate your railway network in one of the many maps based on real-life cities worldwide. Dispatch the trains to make the traffic flow and the network grow!
Why similar: Trains 32.5% ★, Transportation 17.6% ★, Economy 17.3%, Simulation 12.4%, Strategy 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the intricate signaling and scheduling aspects of train management, perfect for those who love the technical side of logistics.
- #14 Chris Sawyer's Locomotion™
89% matchVery Positive87% of 655 reviews2015
Dev: Chris SawyerPub: Atari
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Explore a vast and detailed world and build a Transportation Empire!
Why similar: Trains 32.1% ★, Simulation 22.9%, Strategy 19.5%, Transportation 11.2% ★, Economy 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic title from the creator of Transport Tycoon that remains a benchmark for the genre's mechanics.
- #15 Captain of Industry
86% matchVery Positive91% of 10,408 reviews2022
Dev: MaFi Games
Windows
Median: 9.7 hrsMean: 80.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Build an industrial empire on a remote island. Mine resources, reshape terrain with excavators, grow food, construct factories, lay train tracks, and trade with the outside world. Research 100+ technologies to advance from basic metal smelting all the way to nuclear power and space flight.
Why similar: Economy 26.5%, Simulation 25.4%, Strategy 24.4%, Management 12.8%, Transportation 10.9% ★
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on resource chains and logistics, requiring you to build efficient systems to keep your island colony running.
- #16 Simutrans
88% matchMostly Positive76% of 652 reviews2016
Dev: The Simutrans Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Simutrans is a freeware and open-source transportation simulator. Your goal is to establish a successful transport company. Transport passengers, mail and goods by rail, road, ship, and even air. Interconnect districts, cities, public buildings, industries and tourist attractions.
Why similar: Trains 38.3% ★, Simulation 22.7%, Strategy 13.3%, Economy 10.4%, Management 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, complex, and highly customizable open-source transport simulator that rewards meticulous planning.
- #17 Cities in Motion
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,080 reviews2011
Dev: Colossal OrderPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Manage transportation for commuters in four of the world's greatest cities - Vienna, Helsinki, Berlin, and Amsterdam
Why similar: Simulation 30.3%, Trains 22.6% ★, Transportation 15.2% ★, Strategy 11.8%, Management 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses specifically on urban transit networks, requiring you to manage buses, trams, and subways to keep a city moving.
- #18 TransOcean: The Shipping Company
85% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,313 reviews2014
Dev: Deck13 HamburgPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
TransOcean – The Shipping Company is your ticket to the world of gigantic ships and transnational transport empires. Build a mighty fleet of modern merchant ships and conquer the seven seas.
Why similar: Simulation 37.1%, Strategy 25.1%, Economy 24.1%, Management 13.8%
Why You'll Like It: Shifts the focus to maritime logistics, requiring you to manage a fleet of ships and global trade routes.
- #19 Railroad Corporation
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,474 reviews2019
Dev: Corbie GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Relive the pioneering spirit of the Golden Age of Steam by establishing your own railroad empire across 19th century North America. Bring settlements together, produce and trade goods and develop new technologies to stay ahead of the competition. Want more? RAILROAD CORPORATION 2 Out Now!
Why similar: Trains 35% ★, Transportation 17% ★, Strategy 14.2%, Simulation 13.7%, Economy 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the business and expansion side of rail networks, tasking you with building a profitable empire in the 19th century.
- #20 Cargo Company
83% matchMixed59% of 71 reviews2022
Dev: Ambiera
Windows
Cargo Company is a transport simulation tycoon game where you make money by transporting passengers, wood, steel, goods, cars, tanks and more - using trains, trucks, busses, and even rockets between planets.
Why similar: Trains 31.4% ★, Transportation 19% ★, Simulation 15.1%, Economy 14.3%, Strategy 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled logistics and transport tycoon that emphasizes the movement of goods over passenger transport.
- #21 Station to Station
81% matchVery Positive89% of 1,833 reviews2023
Dev: Galaxy GrovePub: Prismatika
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 48%
‘Station to Station’ is a minimalist & relaxing game about building railway connections. Grab your conductor’s hat and bring the voxel-art world to life through the magic of trains!
Why similar: Trains 40.4% ★, Transportation 21.1% ★, Simulation 17.4%, Strategy 12.5%, Management 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, visually pleasing take on logistics that focuses on connecting industries and towns with rail lines.
- #22 Freight Tycoon Inc.
84% matchMixed51% of 487 reviews2014
Dev: NikitaPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Freight Tycoon is an economic simulation game which challenges players’ management skills. It puts one into the shoes of an owner of a cargo transportation company. One has to evaluate the profitability of contracts, contact customers, and appoint drivers to deliver goods.
Why similar: Strategy 49.8%, Simulation 19.9%, Economy 17.9%, Management 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: A niche but focused logistics management game that emphasizes the day-to-day operations of a transport company.
- #23 Traffic Giant
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 164 reviews2018
Dev: QLOCPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Traffic Giant is an amazing simulation game that brings public transport on the right track.
Why similar: Simulation 51.6%, Strategy 48.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic management game centered on the complexities of urban public transport and passenger flow.
- #24 Transport INC
81% matchMixed70% of 1,070 reviews2020
Dev: DIGIFOXPub: Games Operators
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Become the manager of the largest transport corporation ever! Create new planes, bus, trains and truck connections. Optimize them to ever-changing demands and adapt to unexpected events. Beat the competition. Connect cities all around the real world map!
Why similar: Trains 30% ★, Transportation 21.6% ★, Economy 15%, Strategy 12.7%, Simulation 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: A modern take on global transport management that allows you to compete on a worldwide scale.
- #25 Train Valley 2
79% matchVery Positive90% of 3,066 reviews2019
Dev: Alexey DavydovPub: Flazm
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Build bigger and more complex railway networks than ever before! Building on the success of the original, you’ll get more of what you loved about the original and then some. With increasingly difficult and complex challenges from local industries, the Valley has never felt so vast! ALL ABOARD!
Why similar: Trains 39.2% ★, Transportation 20.9% ★, Simulation 15.6%, Strategy 15.3%, Management 9%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-oriented logistics game that challenges you to manage train traffic and infrastructure under tight constraints.
- #26 Train Station Simulator
80% matchMixed57% of 256 reviews2017
Dev: Appliks Apps Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Train Station Simulator is a station builder and manager game. Create and maintain your dream station! Ride the rails and operate your ultimate grand central empire!
Why similar: Trains 42.9% ★, Simulation 20.9%, Strategy 18.7%, Management 10.5%, Economy 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the management of transit hubs, requiring you to design and operate efficient passenger stations.
- #27 Bounty Train
79% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,710 reviews2017
Dev: Corbie GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Explore the dangerous life, the accurate historic events and contemporary inventions of the North American/US 19th century. Acquire one of the most legendary steam machines and transform it into a fortress on rails.
Why similar: Trains 42.2% ★, Simulation 20.1%, Strategy 18.7%, Economy 11.6%, Management 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A unique train-based adventure and management game set in the American Wild West.
- #28 Airline Tycoon 2
82% matchOverwhelmingly Negative18% of 575 reviews2011
Dev: b-AlivePub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Run a modern airline, design unique airplanes and grow a run-down carrier into a globally recognized company that passengers practically beg to fly.
Why similar: Simulation 39.8%, Strategy 32.3%, Economy 18.7%, Management 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A management-heavy simulation that applies the same tycoon principles to the aviation industry.
- #29 Transporter
78% matchMixed49% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: Shattered Mirror Studio
Windows
Modern transport sim game combining realistic simulation with indie game style, old-school grid environment, newest features, and modern transport options. Transport a wide variety of cargo and passengers over road, rail, and water, and create your own transport company!
Why similar: Transportation 27% ★, Trains 21.4% ★, Strategy 17.9%, Simulation 16.4%, Management 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A modern 3D take on logistics and transportation that emphasizes vehicle management and route optimization.
- #30 Train World
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 95 reviews2023
Dev: Turn Point Games
Windows
Become a railroad pioneer in Train World - a railway simulator that spans centuries as you design, manage, and operate your own train network. Start at the dawn of railroad technology and evolve into a complex, modern railway company.
Why similar: Trains 34.4% ★, Transportation 18.2% ★, Simulation 15%, Strategy 14%, Economy 12.3%
- #31 Railroad Tycoon II Platinum
77% matchVery Positive90% of 1,368 reviews2007
Dev: PopTopPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Includes Railroad Tycoon II and the expansion The Second Century It can take you from New York to South Africa. It can take you from the year 1804 to the year 2000. It can take you from penniless manual laborer to powerful multi-millionaire.
Why similar: Trains 43.6% ★, Strategy 22.7%, Management 12.5%, Simulation 11.2%, Economy 10%
- #32 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: Simulation 28.3%, Economy 27%, Strategy 23.3%, Management 21.4%
- #33 Railroad Pioneer
77% matchMixed61% of 262 reviews2014
Dev: Kritzelkratz 3000Pub: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Be a pioneer and build the most famous transcontinental railroad tracks in the United States of America throughout the 19th century.
Why similar: Trains 34.6% ★, Simulation 31.5%, Strategy 29.5%, Management 4.5%
- #34 Industry Empire
78% matchMostly Negative34% of 242 reviews2014
Dev: ActalogicPub: rondomedia GmbH
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
An entire industrial empire under your control. Have you always dreamed of swimming in money? In “Industry Empire” you are the boss of all bosses.
Why similar: Simulation 39.7%, Strategy 35%, Economy 15%, Management 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: Economic management with a strong focus on production chains and resource processing.
- #35 Railroad Corporation 2
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 351 reviews2026
Dev: Corbie GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
The 20th century heralds the new age of electrification for the railroad, and a new opportunity to make your fortune. Build your corporation carefully, as you deploy modern electric and diesel locomotives, lay new tracks, transport goods and passengers, and stay ahead of the competition.
Why similar: Trains 35% ★, Transportation 16.9% ★, Simulation 15.7%, Strategy 14.4%, Economy 14.1%
- #36 Industry Giant 4.0
74% matchMostly Negative37% of 545 reviews2025
Dev: Don VS DodoPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Build an industrial empire from scratch in Industry Giant 4.0. Produce goods, build up your industries, construct transportation networks, plan production, manage finances, and navigate global events. Become the next business tycoon and write history!
Why similar: Economy 28.8%, Strategy 26.5%, Simulation 26.2%, Management 18.5%
- #37 Transports
76% matchMixed65% of 107 reviews2018
Dev: Jens P. Behrens
Windows
Transports is a transportation business simulation game. Build your business empire by building transportation routes for trucks, trains, ships and planes to transport goods between industrial buildings and cities.
Why similar: Trains 29.1% ★, Transportation 20.5% ★, Simulation 14.5%, Economy 14.4%, Strategy 13.2%
- #38 Train Life: A Railway Simulator
73% matchMixed63% of 1,628 reviews2022
Dev: SimteractPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
For the first time in railroad simulation, play as both the driver and company director! Take the controls of your locomotives and grow your railway empire by negotiating deals and developing your network.
Why similar: Trains 31.8% ★, Transportation 21.9% ★, Simulation 19%, Economy 10.6%, Management 8.6%
- #39 Cities in Motion 2
75% matchMixed58% of 2,494 reviews2013
Dev: Colossal OrderPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Cities in Motion 2 is the sequel to the popular mass transit simulation game Cities in Motion. Build, manage and lead your transportation network to provide cities with their ever changing needs. CIM2 introduces new features including multiplayer game modes, day and night cycles, timetables and dynamic cities.
Why similar: Simulation 26.3%, Transportation 25.9% ★, Strategy 18.3%, Trains 12.2% ★, Management 9.6%
- #40 Industry Giant
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 75 reviews2018
Dev: QLOCPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
In Industrial Giant you have to find a route to profit to prove your management skills in this resource management business simulation. Experience the soaring heights and the shattering depths of being an industrial giant!
Why similar: Trains 32.7% ★, Economy 20.1%, Simulation 19.3%, Strategy 17.9%, Management 10.1%
- #41 The Guild Gold Edition
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 588 reviews2014
Dev: 4HEAD StudiosPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 29%
It’s the year 1400- the late Middle Ages. Europe sees the dawn of the golden age of the new departures and the free spirit. Under the rule of the bourgeoisie and businessmen, more and more towns are emerging from the clutches of the aristocracy and are achieving independence, power and wealth.
Why similar: Simulation 35.6%, Strategy 35%, Economy 22.1%, Management 7.2%
- #42 Train Valley World
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 275 reviews2024
Dev: FlazmPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Train Valley World is an engrossing transport tycoon inspired by the genre classics. Build and manage efficient railroads across the globe, create sophisticated logistics chains, design your own levels, and become a business mogul – solo or in multiplayer!
Why similar: Trains 31.8% ★, Transportation 24.1% ★, Simulation 12.8%, Strategy 12.3%, Economy 12.1%
- #43 Automation Empire
72% matchMixed66% of 2,635 reviews2019
Dev: DOG HOGGLER
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Build and manage a massive industrial network of factories, mines, and farms. Employ a fleet of trains, trucks, and robotic drones. In the age of automation, efficiency is survival!
Why similar: Simulation 27.2%, Strategy 23.6%, Trains 22.3% ★, Economy 17.7%, Management 9.3%
- #44 OpenTTD
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 16,373 reviews2021
Dev: OpenTTD
Windows · Mac · Linux
OpenTTD is a business simulation game in which players earn money by transporting passengers and cargo via road, rail, water, and air. It is an open-source remake and expansion of the 1995 Chris Sawyer video game Transport Tycoon Deluxe.
Why similar: Trains 31.1% ★, Transportation 19.5% ★, Simulation 17.7%, Economy 17%, Management 8.3%
- #45 Oil Enterprise
72% matchMixed48% of 194 reviews2016
Dev: Crafty StudiosPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
In Oil Enterprise, you enter the multi-million dollar business of black gold as a shrewd businessman. Accept the challenge and grow from a small-scale en-trepreneur, investing in your first oilfield, to a global oil magnate.
Why similar: Strategy 31%, Simulation 30.9%, Economy 23.9%, Management 14.2%
- #46 Gazillionaire
69% matchVery Positive95% of 334 reviews2020
Dev: LavaMind
Windows · Mac
Become a Gazillionaire by starting a tiny trading company and building a business empire!
Why similar: Strategy 44%, Simulation 42.8%, Economy 13.3%
- #47 Global Magnates: Shipping Tycoon
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 143 reviews2025
Dev: Aquila ChengduPub: Aquila Interactive
Windows
Global Magnates: Shipping Tycoon is a simulation game where you take on the role of a shipping entrepreneur. Carefully plan shipping routes, balance supply and demand across ports, and maximize profits to fuel your expansion. Build a worldwide network and rise as the definitive global magnate.
Why similar: Transportation 24.6% ★, Simulation 24.5%, Economy 18.7%, Strategy 16.4%, Management 15.7%
- #48 Factory Town
67% matchVery Positive91% of 4,419 reviews2021
Dev: Erik Asmussen
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Build, automate, and optimize a giant factory on 3D terrain using conveyor belts, trains, chutes, pipes, and airships. Sell your goods to nearby villages to expand their borders, increase happiness, and unlock even better technology!
Why similar: Trains 24% ★, Simulation 19.5%, Transportation 17.2% ★, Economy 15.5%, Strategy 12.6%
- #49 TransRoad: USA
71% matchMixed52% of 413 reviews2017
Dev: Deck13 HamburgPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Manage your very own logistics company, discover the complex world of cross-country haulage and keep the US economy up and running!
Why similar: Simulation 41.2%, Strategy 36.6%, Management 22.1%
- #50 Worldwide Rush
66% matchVery Positive80% of 487 reviews2025
Dev: Memel Games
Windows
Worldwide Rush lets you experience passenger transportation and management on a global scale. Expand your company, meet the growing travel demand, compete against other companies, and discover new continents with its unique vehicles. The entire world is yours to control.
Why similar: Transportation 31.2% ★, Economy 21.8%, Simulation 20.5%, Strategy 16.3%, Management 10.1%
- #51 Production Line : Car factory simulation
68% matchVery Positive82% of 3,465 reviews2019
Dev: Positech Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Production line is the new car factory management/simulation/tycoon game that pushes your organisational and entrepreneurship skills to the limit. Can you build the ultimate optimised, free-flowing car production line whilst beating the competition and still turn a profit?
Why similar: Simulation 28.2%, Economy 27.5%, Strategy 23.6%, Management 20.7%
- #52 Sid Meier's Railroads!
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 3,402 reviews2007
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Sid Meier's Railroads! marks the return of the watershed title in simulation/strategy gaming that launched the popular "tycoon" genre, and inspired a new generation of games. Sid Meier's Railroads!
Why similar: Trains 46.5% ★, Strategy 18.4%, Economy 14.1%, Simulation 12.1%, Management 8.9%
- #53 Industry Manager: Future Technologies
70% matchMixed58% of 312 reviews2016
Dev: astragon Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
INDUSTRY MANAGER: Future Technologies is a classic economy simulation in which you can build your own empire, research new sustainable products, and sweep aside the competition on your way to fame and success.
Why similar: Simulation 54.8%, Economy 28.2%, Management 17.1%
- #54 Transport Services
70% matchMixed51% of 75 reviews2019
Dev: Hammer Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Transport services is a lightweight fast-paced simulation game about designing and managing transportation for a dynamic world.
Why similar: Trains 34.8% ★, Strategy 33.8%, Simulation 31.5%
- #55 City Bus Manager
65% matchVery Positive91% of 2,686 reviews2024
Dev: PeDePe GbRPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 38.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Build your own bus depot from scratch and create your personal bus routes in City Bus Manager. Play in your own hometown or any famous city in the world with real map data. Buy buses, maintain them, take care of your staff and lead your bus company to become the #1 in town!
Why similar: Simulation 31.4%, Economy 28.6%, Strategy 18.6%, Management 15.8%, Transportation 5.6% ★
- #56 Computer Tycoon
68% 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: Economy 33.4%, Strategy 29%, Simulation 20.8%, Management 16.7%
- #57 InfraSpace
66% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,870 reviews2023
Dev: Dionic Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Create an extrasolar efficiency utopia from scratch! In this sci-fi city builder you need to start mining operations, plan production, and lay down transportation routes to ensure a smooth supply chain.
Why similar: Trains 26.5% ★, Transportation 25.6% ★, Economy 16.6%, Simulation 13.5%, Strategy 9.6%
- #58 Freight Simulator
69% matchMixed60% of 83 reviews2020
Dev: New Games WavesPub: Softwaves Dist.
Windows
Manage your transport company! Be a transportation entrepreneur, with control over everything in your business. Work, earn, invest and expand!
Why similar: Simulation 33.2%, Strategy 30.9%, Management 18.3%, Transportation 17.6% ★
- #59 Transit King Tycoon
65% matchMixed63% of 94 reviews2025
Dev: Trophy Games
Windows
Build a thriving trucking empire as the manager of a growing logistics company in this exciting tycoon game. Manage a diverse fleet of trucks, semi-trucks, buses, and even ships as you transport goods and expand your empire!
Why similar: Simulation 36.7%, Strategy 35.2%, Economy 19.3%, Management 8.7%