- #1 Airline Founder
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nerowan
Windows
Starting from a single base airport, build your own airline. Establish routes, and fine-tune your pricing and service strategies; manage flight schedules, your staff, your fleet, public reputation, and more. Ultimately, grow from a regional carrier into a global aviation network.
Why similar: Transportation 49% ★, Strategy 30.4%, Simulation 19%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #2 Neuron Connection
96% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Falls Wood Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into a microscopic world where neurons float and pulse. Connect synapses, guide neurotransmitters, and shape the flow of the network. Watch neurotransmitters travel along the paths, circuits light up, and the neural world softly hum to life under your connections.
Why similar: Transportation 51.5% ★, Strategy 29.5%, Simulation 18.2%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #3 Unfathomable Titans
95% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Not Half Bad Games
Windows
A turn-of-the-century transportation management game in which you control the world's largest cargo shipping company. Connect ports, deliver cargo, cultivate relationships, and adapt your business all while trying to avoid getting fired.
Why similar: Transportation 58.7% ★, Strategy 39.8%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #4 wav ocs game
96% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: William Jones
Windows
Race game inside an airport where you try over and over again to improve your time without dropping of the edge in your wheelchair.
Why similar: Transportation 49.5% ★, Simulation 22.2%, Arcade 19%, 3D 7.9%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #5 Highways & Co.
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: iamsahaj
Windows · Mac · Linux
Do you hate building cities but love managing traffic? Design the perfect road network in this traffic simulator. Build interchanges, roundabouts, bridges, and tunnels with powerful road-building tools. Keep traffic flowing, solve congestion, and avoid a pile-up!
Why similar: Transportation 54.8% ★, Strategy 26.4%, Simulation 18%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #6 GRIDROAD
93% matchVery Positive85% of 432 reviews2024
Dev: RAJACORP
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 63%
GRIDROAD is a traffic optimisation puzzle/simulation game. Build roads, place road markings and tweak traffic lights to build the most efficient traffic junction!
Why similar: Transportation 56.4% ★, Strategy 25.4%, Simulation 17.2%, Singleplayer 1%
- #7 soko loco
94% matchMixed62% of 13 reviews2020
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
A train transport strategy game. Build tracks, order trains, and collect resources to build more! Feed towns to gain more workers, and streamline your production process to build a giant, final monument!
Why similar: Strategy 49.4%, Simulation 27.8%, Transportation 22.8% ★
- #8 Coastal Cargo
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DKat Games
Windows
Coastal Cargo is a strategy simulation game about becoming the world's best Naval Logistician. Chart trade routes between ports in a sprawling archipelago. Drop boats, start transporting cargo, and earn your rewards. How long can your empire last in this ever more challenging environment?
Why similar: Transportation 47.7% ★, Strategy 33.3%, Simulation 17.8%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #9 Don't Fall
90% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Team.tteolgujima
Windows · Linux
Don't Fall is a fast-paced strategy and simulation game where you place objects of various sizes on a wooden shelf and fight against gravity. Your goal? Don’t let anything fall. With each object added, balance becomes harder to maintain — and time is always ticking.
Why similar: Strategy 53.1%, Simulation 25.4%, Arcade 19.5%, Singleplayer 2%
- #10 Cities in Motion 2
92% matchMixed58% of 2,500 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: Transportation 57.4% ★, Strategy 23.3%, Simulation 18.6%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #11 LIMITLESS: Physics Bike Challenge
86% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: RCK Productions
Windows
LIMIT//LESS is a Foddian inspired physics-based mountain biking challenge which focuses on precision and control, sue your q and e keys to pedal up steep terrain and traverse difficult obstacles, you will have to master a demanding climb as you cross checkpoints and ultimately reach the summit
Why similar: Strategy 33.9%, Simulation 29.1%, Arcade 24.4%, 3D 11.4%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #12 LOGistICAL 3: Earth
89% matchVery Positive87% of 168 reviews2020
Dev: Sacada
Windows
LOGistICAL: Earth is a massive strategy puzzle game where you transport cargo to complete nearly 50,000 cities and over 165,000 businesses worldwide. Explore the planet with high-res satellite maps, upgrade industries, and solve complex logistics challenges. It’s a global puzzle like no other!
Why similar: Transportation 61.3% ★, Strategy 38.7%
- #13 Medieval Conquest
86% matchMixed69% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Phoenixxx Games
Windows
Welcome to the world of medieval battles and heroic deeds! In this game you will go on an exciting journey through the era of knightly tournaments and great battles.
Why similar: Strategy 58.5%, Arcade 26.2%, 3D 12.1%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #14 Transport Giant
91% matchMixed62% of 490 reviews2014
Dev: Fancy Bytes, ReactorPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
It's the year 1850 - The world is changing. A new era of mass production and mass transportation has begun. For a smart businessman there are many opportunities. With a little money and good ideas you can establish a business empire.
Why similar: Strategy 43.3%, Transportation 30.9% ★, Simulation 25.8%
- #15 廃人メダルゲーマーが勝負を挑んで来た!~メダルタワー編~
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: みらいゲームズ
Windows
Let's play some medal games with your classmate, the hardcore medal game addict! But your classmate is obsessed with racking up medals. Let's show them the joy of just playing for fun.
Why similar: Strategy 41.9%, Simulation 26%, Arcade 20.8%, 3D 9.7%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #16 Lukewarm Ironclad
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ethereal Crack
Windows
You thought that you've had terrible bosses before? Wrong. It is now up to you to lay tracks, harass unionized workers, build resorts, blow up towns, bring in tourists, irreparably alter the weather, and overall make a lot of cash. Puzzle meets strategy in this live-action business simulation game.
Why similar: Strategy 66.2%, Simulation 33.8%
- #17 Idle Cooking Emperor
89% matchMixed54% of 150 reviews2019
Dev: Shugasu GmbH
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 114.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
You live in a world where cooking is everything. You start out weak and then train with the goal to become the best cook in the world. Fight cooking battles, raise fairies, own restaurants, become rich!
Why similar: Strategy 69.4%, Simulation 30.6%
- #18 DeckEleven's Railroads 2
84% matchPositive82% of 34 reviews2023
Dev: DeckEleven
Windows · Linux
DeckEleven's Railroads 2 is a fun and addictive railroads building game. Like a true Tycoon, you are in charge of everything! Design and build the perfect railways network.
Why similar: Transportation 36.9% ★, Strategy 33.3%, Simulation 20.6%, 3D 8%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #19 Time of Fury
88% matchMixed59% of 98 reviews2014
Dev: Wastelands InteractivePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Time of Fury takes you right into the European Theater of Operations. Strategic Command is the essence of winning the war and in Time of Fury the World War 2 is just huge, ideal for every strategy game fan.
Why similar: Strategy 69%, Simulation 31%
- #20 Lords of the Realm III
87% matchMixed57% of 51 reviews2015
Dev: Impressions GamesPub: Rebellion
Windows
When it comes to medieval real-time strategy, Lords of the Realm III flies the flag high. Whether it's maneuvering troops on the battlefield, negotiating trade and alliances, or overseeing armies across the lands, RTS fans will find plenty here to enjoy.
Why similar: Strategy 68.4%, Simulation 31.6%
- #21 Transporter
78% matchMixed47% of 55 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 58.1% ★, Strategy 22.2%, Simulation 11.3%, 3D 7.2%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #22 Police Tactics: Imperio
82% matchMixed62% of 423 reviews2016
Dev: CyberphobX Ltd.Pub: astragon Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
In POLICE TACTICS: IMPERIO you start your career as an aspiring police chief in Newport Falls, a city that is dirty and corrupt to its core. You are responsible for upholding law and order. Coordinate the emergency vehicles and personnel of the municipal precinct and put a stop to crime.
Why similar: Strategy 65.5%, Simulation 34.5%
- #23 TerTD
82% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2019
Dev: TeraHard
Windows
TerTD is a mix of tower defense and real-time strategy. The player can build various types of towers and choose your favorite upgrades. Defeat the enemy and get the victory!
Why similar: Strategy 65.2%, Simulation 34.8%
- #24 Nature Zen
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Octane
Windows · Linux
Nature Zen the first game created by Team Octane. In the game the player plays as god, manipulating the terrain that animals live on. Will you create an ecosystem full of happy animals, or will everything go extinct because of a lack of food in the area.
Why similar: Strategy 64%, Simulation 36%
- #25 IndustrySim Virtual Platform
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: IndustrySim Ltd.
Windows
IndustrySim Virtual Platform is an award-winning, industry-themed serious game about constructing, operating and managing an industrial environment. The professional-level simulation engine, along with real-life events and gamification, enables you to learn and experiment while having a lot of gameplay fun.
Why similar: Strategy 64%, Simulation 36%
- #26 Dungeon Manager ZV
79% matchMixed68% of 76 reviews2015
Dev: StudioGIWPub: Zoo Corporation
Windows
Japan’s megahit dungeon simulation game is now in English and available globally. Manage your own dungeon and micro-manage your zombies, monsters, minions and traps. Think strategically to summon your forces, level them up and defend against endless invaders and boss units.
Why similar: Strategy 65%, Simulation 35%
- #27 Jammed
65% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: Szaloki Sandor
Windows
You are a traffic engineer. Draw roads and bridges, connect growing districts, and watch your city come alive. Design efficient interchanges and avoid traffic jams.
Why similar: Transportation 59.6% ★, Strategy 20.5%, Simulation 19%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #28 Antiquitas
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 18 reviews2018
Dev: Ape Apps
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build a thriving Roman empire in this offline city-building simulation game.
Why similar: Strategy 64.7%, Simulation 35.3%
- #29 ROADS: Tangled in Traffic
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SamPub: Super Swine Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
The city is strangled by its own explosive growth. Identify the chokepoints, invest in infrastructure, and redesign the network. One well-placed roundabout could nurse it back to life. Can you relieve the pressure and let prosperity flow as freely as the traffic?
Why similar: Transportation 55.2% ★, Strategy 25.3%, Simulation 17.8%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #30 Conflict of Heroes: Awakening the Bear
76% matchMixed60% of 39 reviews2016
Dev: Western Civilization SoftwarePub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
This exciting new release is a faithful adaptation of the renowned Conflict of Heroes board game that won the Origins Historical Game of the Year, Charles Roberts Wargame of the Year and the James F. Dunnigan Design Elegance Award, as well as many others!
Why similar: Strategy 64%, Simulation 36%
- #31 Tiny Road Interchanges
65% matchNo user reviews
Dev: threekittensgame
Windows
Create tiny road interchanges as a traffic engineer. Be as creative as possible, simulate the traffic flow and create efficient interchanges.
Why similar: Transportation 55.3% ★, Strategy 24.7%, Simulation 18%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #32 Crossroad Chaos
64% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Blue Orca
Windows · Linux
Take control of this chaotic intersection in this fast-paced traffic management game. Manage traffic lights, impatient drivers, and increasingly chaotic intersections to get everyone through safely.
Why similar: Strategy 34.2%, Transportation 28.4% ★, Simulation 20.2%, Arcade 16.3%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #33 Shop Tycoon The Boss
74% matchMixed40% of 10 reviews2018
Dev: JNA Game
Windows
Shop tycoon the Boss is a store simulation.You have to run your store as well as possible.There are as few as possible when running the storerestrictions. Making it pretty realistic.Every decision you take has always consequences.In the rest of the game.Will you become our new Shop owner?
Why similar: Strategy 64%, Simulation 36%
- #34 Canal Tycoon
64% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Throup Media Ltd
Windows
Canal Tycoon is a unique transport builder set in the canal’s golden age, with mechanics not seen elsewhere in the genre. Move industry’s goods across period-map landscapes, manage contested water, politics and rivals, automate operations to reduce grind, then survive the railroads.
Why similar: Transportation 52.8% ★, Strategy 29%, Simulation 17.8%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #35 ALVAROK
75% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2017
Dev: StudioGIWPub: Zoo Corporation
Windows
Japanese Indie developer StudioGIW is back with ALVAROK, a fun and easy-to-play Tactical Defense game. Play locally with friends or hone your skills against the computer with its built-in deep learning AI system. Adapt and strategize, utilize your various troops to defend and attack simultaneously.
Why similar: Strategy 64%, Simulation 36%
- #36 Oligopoly: Industrial Revolution
74% matchMixed44% of 16 reviews2018
Dev: Viny Game Studio
Windows · Linux
Oligopoly is a strategy game where you have to set up the production, distribution and trade of various goods. Exploit natural resources, build factories and infrastructures, produce goods and distribute them using trucks, trains or ships.
Why similar: Strategy 64%, Simulation 36%
- #37 Stellar Routes
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vidmancer
Windows
Stellar Routes is a transportation management game set in space! Draw routes between planets and watch as ships transport aliens across the system. Buy, upgrade, and slingshot ships to ridiculous speeds to get these aliens home before they are cast adrift.
Why similar: Transportation 39.3% ★, Strategy 39%, Simulation 19.4%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #38 Industry Transporters
75% matchMostly Negative25% of 48 reviews2015
Dev: Markus FickPub: MK game production
Windows
An economic simulation where you build up production chains as effectively as possible on a large scale terrain. You can choose from a large variety of wares and buildings to build up your production chain and use up to 4 types of transportation.
Why similar: Strategy 64%, Simulation 36%
- #39 和风飞行 Flying with the wind
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: 李园园
Windows
这是一款模拟飞行的经营类游戏。 既有操控飞行的乐趣,又有经营的快乐。 驾驶不同类型的飞机,为农业做贡献,又或者运输货物,运送旅客。 组建自己的飞行队伍,赚取更多的资金。飞行在数个小镇、资源区、工厂之间。
Why similar: Transportation 53% ★, Strategy 27.4%, Simulation 18.7%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #40 Cosmic Cash
72% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2019
Dev: Rabbit Hole Studios
Windows
Ever wonder what baby a slot machine and a classic shooter would make? Well wonder no more! Cosmic Cash combines the retro action packed feel of arcade shooters with the thrill of winning big at the slots.
Why similar: Strategy 64%, Simulation 36%
- #41 Noble In Exile / 落魄之家
71% matchMixed50% of 12 reviews2019
Dev: LemoNeko Software
Windows
As one of a once noble family, design and build your own ancient Chinese town using your remaining resources and influence. Plan and manage every industry and every store individually. Casual on simulation, hardcore on management.
Why similar: Strategy 64%, Simulation 36%
- #42 Hotel Giant
70% matchMixed71% of 24 reviews2019
Dev: QLOCPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Become the ultimate hotel-mogul! You now have the chance to prove your managerial and planning skills in the hotel industry.
Why similar: Strategy 63.5%, Simulation 36.5%
- #43 COLD AISLE: Data Center Tycoon
60% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Velmirestudios
Windows
Build your own data center business from an empty industrial hall. Order hardware, install servers and GPUs, connect power and networking, manage cooling and capacity, and grow from your first rack into a market-leading company.
Why similar: Strategy 53.2%, Simulation 33.2%, 3D 10.9%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #44 Wars of Succession
70% matchPositive84% of 37 reviews2018
Dev: AgeodPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Ageod’s Wars of Succession is a new game designed to cover two major wars that consumed Europe at the eve of the 18th Century.
Why similar: Strategy 63.5%, Simulation 36.5%
- #45 The Great Art Heist
59% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Matthew Thomas Stevens Studios LLC
Windows
You play as Jack a kid who loves art ever since he could remember. His parents took him to many museums when he was younger, ever since he has wanted to collect art pieces. Take on contracts or collect for yourself.
Why similar: Strategy 63.1%, Simulation 35.5%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #46 Traffic Giant
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 171 reviews2018
Dev: QLOCPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Traffic Giant is an amazing simulation game that brings public transport on the right track.
Why similar: Strategy 62.9%, Simulation 37.1%
- #47 The Great Art Race
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 187 reviews
Dev: Ascaron Entertainment ltd.Pub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 34%
The famous art collection of your family was stolen. By investing the profits of your coffee or tobacco plantations you might have the chance to save the heritage of your ancestors – but only if you manage your colonial enterprise wisely.
Why similar: Strategy 64%, Simulation 36%