- #1 Two Point Museum
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,347 reviews2025
Dev: Two Point StudiosPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 25.8 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 18.3%, Building 14.8%, Management 12.5%, Sandbox 9.1%, Simulation 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: This is the latest entry in the Two Point series, offering the same signature charm and quirky management gameplay in a museum setting.
- #2 Two Point Hospital
97% matchVery Positive92% of 34,623 reviews2018
Dev: Two Point StudiosPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 35.2 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 29.4%, Building 20.2%, Simulation 13.5%, Sandbox 7.3%, City Builder 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Created by the same developers, this game shares the exact same humorous tone, isometric art style, and polished management mechanics.
- #3 Let's School
96% matchVery Positive93% of 7,275 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 20.1%, Management 18.1%, Building 12.7%, Sandbox 10.2%, Simulation 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers the most direct thematic comparison, focusing on the intricate details of building and managing a school with a similar visual style.
- #4 Planet Zoo
95% matchVery Positive91% of 95,209 reviews2019
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 34.5 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 25.6%, Building 18.2%, City Builder 17.9%, Sandbox 11.9%, Simulation 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by Frontier, this game provides a high-fidelity management and building experience with deep customization and animal care systems.
- #5 Planet Coaster
94% matchVery Positive91% of 71,870 reviews2016
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 22.1 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 22.3%, Management 21.5%, Sandbox 12.7%, Simulation 10.8%, City Builder 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A premier theme park management sim that excels in creative building tools and satisfying guest simulation mechanics.
- #6 Let's Build a Zoo
94% matchVery Positive89% of 4,073 reviews2021
Dev: SpringloadedPub: No More Robots
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
It's time to Build a Zoo! Construct and decorate enclosures, buy and breed animals, hire zookeepers and vets... then try your hand at DNA splicing, and stitch together over 300,000 different types of animal. This can only go smoothly...
Why similar: City Builder 24.9%, Management 21.7%, Building 15.8%, Sandbox 12.9%, Simulation 11%
Why You'll Like It: A quirky and humorous management sim that allows for deep customization and creative animal breeding mechanics.
- #7 Academia : School Simulator
93% matchVery Positive86% of 3,034 reviews2021
Dev: Squeaky Wheel Studio IncPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.2 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 21.3%, Management 19.9%, Building 14.7%, Sandbox 9.7%, Simulation 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A dedicated school management sim that focuses on the logistical challenges of running an educational facility.
- #8 Parkitect
92% matchVery Positive94% of 8,067 reviews2018
Dev: Texel Raptor
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 18.2 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: Management 18.1%, City Builder 16%, Building 15.5%, Isometric 9.6%, Sandbox 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the classic charm of park management sims with a focus on efficient logistics and creative building.
- #9 Project Hospital
91% matchVery Positive89% of 9,182 reviews2018
Dev: Oxymoron Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 24.4 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 23.9%, Management 21.4%, Building 13.4%, Sandbox 10.1%, Simulation 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A more detailed and realistic medical management sim that offers a deep, satisfying loop of building and staff coordination.
- #10 Spellcaster University
91% matchVery Positive83% of 4,264 reviews2021
Dev: Sneaky Yak Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Develop a prestigious university of mages. Build rooms, train your students, fight orcs, slay the bureaucrats, manage your budget... a director's life is not a quiet one.
Why similar: Management 37%, Simulation 16%, Economy 13.8%, Cartoony 10.8%, Funny 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A unique take on school management that adds a fantasy twist, requiring you to balance magical curriculum and building layout.
- #11 Megaquarium
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,709 reviews2018
Dev: Twice Circled
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 15.1 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: Management 24.7%, Building 22.7%, Sandbox 15.9%, Simulation 10.6%, Economy 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A charming and addictive management sim where you design and run your own aquarium with a focus on exhibit layout and guest satisfaction.
- #12 Little Big Workshop
89% matchVery Positive84% of 3,377 reviews2019
Dev: Mirage Game StudiosPub: HandyGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Manage your workers, stations, machines and create awesome stuff as your little big workshop grows into your dream factory!
Why similar: Management 23%, Building 17.1%, Simulation 16.4%, Strategy 12.7%, Sandbox 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric management game that focuses on the intricacies of running a factory with a whimsical, toy-like aesthetic.
- #13 Jurassic World Evolution 2
88% matchVery Positive90% of 46,323 reviews2021
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Jurassic World Evolution 2 is the much-anticipated sequel to Frontier’s highly successful Jurassic World Evolution. This bold new era in the Jurassic World Evolution game franchise builds upon the ground-breaking and immersive 2018 management simulation.
Why similar: Management 23.5%, Building 22.8%, City Builder 17.6%, Sandbox 14.1%, Simulation 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines high-quality management with the thrill of building a park filled with prehistoric creatures.
- #14 Prison Architect
89% matchVery Positive89% of 73,449 reviews2015
Dev: Introversion SoftwarePub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 30.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Only the world’s most ruthless Warden can contain the world’s most ruthless inmates. Design and develop your personalized penitentiary in Prison Architect.
Why similar: City Builder 21%, Management 19.7%, Building 18.8%, Sandbox 13.2%, Simulation 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic isometric management game that features deep building mechanics and complex systems for managing a facility.
- #15 Game Dev Tycoon
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 44,908 reviews2013
Dev: Greenheart Games 💚
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
In Game Dev Tycoon you replay the history of the gaming industry by starting your own video game development company in the 80s. Create best selling games. Research new technologies and invent new game types. Become the leader of the market and gain worldwide fans.
Why similar: Management 51%, Simulation 18.7%, Strategy 8.2%, Economy 6.5%, Sandbox 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic management game that perfectly captures the addictive loop of growing a business from a garage to a major studio.
- #16 Parkasaurus
86% matchVery Positive93% of 3,105 reviews2020
Dev: Washbear Studio
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Parkasaurus is a dinosaur tycoon management simulation where you take care of your dinosaurs by constructing well-designed exhibits, researching specialized technologies, and maximizing profits to expand into the ultimate dinosaur theme park. Do you favor development for guests or your dinosaurs?
Why similar: City Builder 20.1%, Management 18.3%, Building 14.3%, Sandbox 8.8%, Isometric 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A colorful and funny management game where you build a park for dinosaurs, focusing on both the business and the creatures.
- #17 One Military Camp
86% matchMostly Positive76% of 732 reviews2023
Dev: Abylight BarcelonaPub: Abylight Studios
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: City Builder 19.3%, Management 17%, Building 13.6%, Sandbox 10.1%, Isometric 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A management sim with a humorous tone that tasks you with building and running a training camp for soldiers.
- #18 Planet Coaster 2
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 13,500 reviews2024
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 32.8 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: City Builder 22.1%, Building 19.4%, Sandbox 14.7%, Management 11.7%, Simulation 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: The sequel to the classic theme park sim, offering updated graphics and new water park management features.
- #19 Dungeon Village 2
85% matchVery Positive87% of 672 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Recruit adventurers and monsters to create your own RRG-style town!
Why similar: City Builder 37.2%, Simulation 15.2%, Building 12.9%, Strategy 12.8%, Management 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A charming, lighthearted management sim from Kairosoft that focuses on building a town for adventurers to visit.
- #20 Mad Games Tycoon 2
83% matchVery Positive94% of 7,671 reviews2023
Dev: Eggcode
Windows · Mac
Median: 15.0 hrsMean: 36.9 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: Management 27%, City Builder 19.5%, Building 14.2%, Sandbox 9.2%, Economy 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A comprehensive business management sim that allows you to build your own game development empire from the ground up.
- #21 Tropico 6
84% matchVery Positive88% of 29,117 reviews2019
Dev: Limbic EntertainmentPub: Kalypso Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 27.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
El Presidente is back! Prove yourself once again as a feared dictator or peace-loving statesman on the island state of Tropico and shape the fate of your very own banana republic through four distinctive eras.
Why similar: City Builder 33.6%, Management 19.2%, Strategy 9.8%, Simulation 9%, Building 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A city-builder that balances economic management with a satirical and humorous political narrative.
- #22 Tavern Keeper 🍻
79% matchVery Positive94% of 4,532 reviews2025
Dev: Greenheart Games 💚
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
From the creators of Game Dev Tycoon comes Tavern Keeper 🍻, a cosy-chaotic management sim, featuring a powerful decoration sandbox and a magical storybook RPG!
Why similar: Management 20.4%, Building 17.4%, Sandbox 12.1%, Isometric 11.4%, Simulation 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A charming and humorous management game where you design and run a fantasy tavern, focusing on building and staff management.
- #23 The Tenants
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 7,729 reviews2022
Dev: EndGameLoop Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.2 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: City Builder 24.9%, Management 23.8%, Building 18.2%, Sandbox 11.5%, Economy 8%
Why You'll Like It: A management and design game that focuses on the property market, offering a satisfying loop of renovating and managing apartments.
- #24 Evil Genius 2: World Domination
82% matchMixed69% of 13,142 reviews2021
Dev: Rebellion
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 20.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A satirical spy-fi lair builder where YOU are the criminal mastermind! Construct your base, train your minions, defend your operations from the Forces of Justice, and achieve global domination!
Why similar: Management 27.1%, Building 24.9%, Strategy 16.5%, Simulation 13.5%, Sandbox 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A stylized base-building game where you manage a villainous lair with a focus on humor and trap design.
- #25 Honey, I Joined a Cult
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,907 reviews2022
Dev: Sole Survivor GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
It's time to start working towards that ultimate goal of enlightenment, faith and money…lots and lots of money! Become the ultimate tycoon - create, customise, and manage your own cult whilst listening to funky music. Welcome to Honey, I Joined a Cult!
Why similar: Management 27.5%, Building 18.2%, Sandbox 15.4%, Simulation 11.3%, Comedy 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A quirky base-building and management game that tasks you with running a cult with a humorous, satirical edge.
- #26 Hotel Architect
77% matchVery Positive94% of 1,906 reviews2026
Dev: Pathos InteractivePub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 19.4%, Management 16.7%, Building 14.2%, Sandbox 10.3%, Isometric 6.9%
- #27 Big Ambitions
78% matchVery Positive93% of 13,061 reviews2023
Dev: Hovgaard Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 25.0 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: Management 50.9%, Economy 15.9%, Sandbox 13.5%, Simulation 13.3%, Isometric 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A deep business management sim that lets you build and manage multiple types of businesses in a living city.
- #28 Software Inc.
81% matchVery Positive94% of 7,720 reviews2015
Dev: Coredumping
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 13.8 hrsMean: 45.8 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: Management 30.1%, Building 23.6%, Sandbox 15.8%, Economy 11.2%, Simulation 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A deep management sim that allows for extensive building and business strategy, perfect for those who enjoy complex logistics.
- #29 Project Highrise
80% matchVery Positive85% of 4,778 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 32.8%, Building 24%, Simulation 12.7%, Strategy 9.3%, Sandbox 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric management game that focuses on the architectural and logistical challenges of running a skyscraper.
- #30 Town to City
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,538 reviews2026
Dev: Galaxy GrovePub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 30.4%, Building 16.5%, Management 15.8%, Sandbox 9.5%, Economy 6.2%
- #31 Startup Company
79% matchVery Positive81% of 6,200 reviews2020
Dev: Hovgaard Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 19.6 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 41.7%, Simulation 14.1%, Economy 10.8%, Building 10%, Strategy 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A business management sim that focuses on the software industry, requiring you to manage staff and grow your office space.
- #32 Good Company
78% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,779 reviews2022
Dev: Chasing Carrots
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Good Company is an in-depth management sim about building a trail-blazing tech corporation. Assemble complex production lines, manage employee logistics, and sell high-quality products on the market to become the best company in the whole county!
Why similar: Management 20.5%, Building 17.4%, City Builder 16.3%, Sandbox 12.5%, Isometric 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A management sim focused on building a manufacturing business, emphasizing logistics and production line efficiency.
- #33 Arcade Tycoon ™ : Simulation Game
76% matchVery Positive82% of 542 reviews2021
Dev: Squidpunch StudiosPub: Vincent Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Build stunning Arcade Centre’s, purchase a range of arcades machines, manage troublesome staff in this colourful and humorous simulation management game. Inspired by Two Point Hospital, Let's Build A Zoo and Megaquarium.
Why similar: City Builder 19.8%, Management 18%, Building 14.5%, Sandbox 10.1%, Comedy 7%
- #34 School Owner
77% matchMostly Negative23% of 65 reviews2024
Dev: Owner Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
School Owner is a construction and management simulation game where you manage an entire school, from pre-school to college.
Why similar: City Builder 15.4%, Building 14.6%, Management 14.1%, Simulation 12.8%, Strategy 9.9%
- #35 Rescue HQ - The Tycoon
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 922 reviews2019
Dev: stillalive studiosPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Build up your headquarters from scratch and design your own masterpiece. In Rescue HQ you build, organize and manage a joint station for firefighters, police and ambulance. Manage your resources wisely and master challenging emergencies to keep your city safe! Are you up to the challenge?
Why similar: Management 15.7%, City Builder 12.7%, Building 11.8%, Sandbox 8.3%, Isometric 8.1%
- #36 Park Beyond
75% matchMixed63% of 1,320 reviews2023
Dev: Limbic EntertainmentPub: Bandai Namco Europe S.A.S.
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Park Beyond is a theme park simulation game that gives you the freedom to create and manage the Parks of your Dreams! Whether you love to manage finances and visitor experience, or just create fun and cozy parks, the game has something in store just for you!
Why similar: Management 24%, Building 19.9%, Sandbox 13.5%, Simulation 10.5%, City Builder 8.7%
- #37 Pocket City 2
72% matchVery Positive94% of 132 reviews2025
Dev: Codebrew Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
A city-building game with a unique twist—step inside and experience your city firsthand! Plan roads, zones, and infrastructure while growing your economy, managing resources, and unlocking special buildings. Host events, build mega projects, and watch your city thrive in a dynamic world.
Why similar: City Builder 29.3%, Sandbox 14.6%, Building 10.8%, Strategy 9.3%, Economy 8.3%
- #38 Constructor Plus
75% matchVery Positive89% of 461 reviews2019
Dev: System 3
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Constructor Plus is the definitive building simulation for the modern day tycoon. Build your dream town full of crackpot undesirables, businesses, and quirky tenants whilst fending off your rivals in the eagerly awaited sequel to Constructor HD. With almost 3 times more content, building just got bigger!
Why similar: City Builder 33.1%, Simulation 19%, Strategy 18%, Building 16.7%, Comedy 9.6%
- #39 Pocket Academy
74% matchVery Positive82% of 211 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Make your dream school in this management simulation game! School got you down?
Why similar: City Builder 24.9%, Management 19.5%, Building 16.7%, Simulation 9%, Education 8.2%
- #40 RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3: Complete Edition
73% matchVery Positive87% of 2,889 reviews2020
Dev: Frontier DevelopmentsPub: Atari
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Build the park of a lifetime and rediscover the critically acclaimed rollercoaster simulation bestseller. Feel the thrill of a genre-defining classic, complete with two huge expansion packs.
Why similar: Management 23.5%, City Builder 20.3%, Building 17.6%, Sandbox 10.3%, Simulation 7.4%
- #41 Another Brick in The Mall
73% matchVery Positive83% of 2,431 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 28.1%, Building 20.1%, City Builder 20%, Simulation 9.8%, Sandbox 7.9%
- #42 Naheulbeuk's Dungeon Master
72% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,598 reviews2023
Dev: Artefacts StudioPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
A dungeon in danger ! Build, manage, and defend your tower in the satirical heroic fantasy universe of Dungeon of Naheulbeuk. From a shaky establishment to an infamous lair!
Why similar: Management 23.9%, Building 17.6%, Sandbox 13.4%, Simulation 9.1%, Funny 8.6%
- #43 News Tower
68% matchVery Positive94% of 4,404 reviews2025
Dev: Sparrow NightPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 22.7 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 31.3%, Building 16.6%, Sandbox 14.8%, Simulation 10.3%, Strategy 8.3%
- #44 Mad Games Tycoon
73% matchVery Positive91% of 4,418 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 31.7%, Building 16.8%, Sandbox 10.9%, Isometric 10.4%, Simulation 9.7%
- #45 Indoorlands
71% matchVery Positive82% of 272 reviews2022
Dev: Pixelsplit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The indoor park management simulator where you can create your rides and coasters from scratch and freely design your halls. Manage, expand and develop your own park to inspire your guests. Satisfy your visitors' needs by unlocking and researching new buildings, rides, transportation and more!
Why similar: Management 21%, Building 17.3%, City Builder 15.6%, Isometric 10.7%, Sandbox 9%
- #46 Campus Life
70% matchMostly Negative31% of 93 reviews2025
Dev: GameFormatic S.A.Pub: Frozen Way
Windows · Mac
In Campus Life you’ll experience your final year of college. Study, party and join campus events! Everything that happens during this one academic year will be entirely up to you.
Why similar: Sandbox 26.2%, Funny 18.3%, Family Friendly 16.5%, Simulation 12.6%, Education 10.4%
- #47 Tavern Master
68% matchVery Positive92% of 13,034 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 37.6%, Building 26.1%, City Builder 15%, Simulation 12.6%, Strategy 6.6%
- #48 Game Corp DX
71% matchVery Positive88% of 3,083 reviews2015
Dev: Endless Loop Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Manage your Game Studio, earn big bucks, impress the critics, beat rival studios and clean up at the awards!
Why similar: Management 44.4%, Simulation 13%, Economy 11.3%, Building 9.4%, Sandbox 6.3%
- #49 SimAirport
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 4,027 reviews2020
Dev: LVGameDev LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 21.2 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 24.3%, Management 20.5%, Building 17.1%, Sandbox 11.8%, Economy 7.9%
- #50 Filmmaker Tycoon
71% matchMostly Negative26% of 93 reviews2023
Dev: Aternis Level 0Pub: Aternis Interactive
Windows
Filmmaker Tycoon is a next generation movie tycoon simulation game! You're the producer of your very own movie studio! Hire actors, build movie sets, make films, move up in the industry, and watch your finished films in Filmmaker Tycoon.
Why similar: Management 17.5%, Building 14.6%, City Builder 12.1%, Isometric 9.4%, Sandbox 8.8%
- #51 Hotel Renovator
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,763 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: Management 19.9%, City Builder 19.5%, Building 18.3%, Simulation 9.5%, Economy 8%
- #52 Hotel Magnate
67% matchMixed59% of 487 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: Management 19.8%, City Builder 19.6%, Building 16.3%, Sandbox 11.7%, Simulation 7.5%
- #53 Pocket City
67% matchVery Positive93% of 273 reviews2022
Dev: Codebrew Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
A casual city building game. Become the mayor and create your own metropolis! Create residential, commercial, and industrial zones. Build parks and recreation spots. Respond to crime and disasters. Watch your city come alive!
Why similar: City Builder 27%, Building 12.8%, Isometric 11.6%, Simulation 10.7%, Management 8.7%
- #54 Disco Simulator
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 219 reviews2024
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Disco Simulator is a tycoon type game based on club management. Your task will be to set up the club from scratch, put up walls, arrange furniture, hire staff, plan events, invite artists, put on concerts. Create your own club!
Why similar: Management 21.4%, City Builder 16.2%, Building 11.5%, Simulation 8.9%, Economy 7.2%
- #55 RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3: Platinum
69% matchVery Positive92% of 5,234 reviews2008
Dev: Frontier
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 Platinum combines the excitement of rollercoasters with the fun of a great strategy simulation. RCT3 Platinum combines the roller coaster theme park fun of the Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 with included expansion packs Soaked! and Wild! Now enjoy more options than ever.
Why similar: Management 30.7%, Building 19.6%, Sandbox 15.2%, Simulation 13.6%, Strategy 5.6%
- #56 Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management
69% matchMixed62% of 184 reviews2021
Dev: Abylight StudiosPub: Ziggurat
Windows
Build an intricate prison, hire the best staff, and pamper your prisoners to create the perfect rehabilitation facility in Prison Tycoon: Under New Management
Why similar: Management 26.5%, Building 20.9%, City Builder 11.6%, Sandbox 11.3%, Simulation 8.2%
- #57 PC Building Simulator
66% matchVery Positive94% of 52,550 reviews2019
Dev: Claudiu KissPub: The Irregular Corporation
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 38.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Build and grow your very own computer repair enterprise as you learn to diagnose, fix and build PCs. With real-world licensed components and comprehensive hardware and software simulation, you can plan and bring your ultimate PC to life.
Why similar: Building 22.6%, Management 21.8%, Simulation 16.8%, Education 14.5%, Sandbox 12.9%
- #58 Cities: Skylines II
66% matchMixed55% of 89,569 reviews2023
Dev: Iceflake StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 23.4 hrsMean: 74.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Raise a city from the ground up and transform it into a thriving metropolis with the most realistic city builder ever. Push your creativity and problem-solving to build on a scale you've never experienced. With deep simulation and a living economy, this is world-building without limits.
Why similar: City Builder 32.1%, Building 17.4%, Management 16.6%, Sandbox 10.9%, Simulation 9.8%