- #1 Definitely Not Fried Chicken
97% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,463 reviews2023
Dev: Dope GamesPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Definitely Not Fried Chicken is a business management sim with a Twist! Grow your drugs trade through legitimate fronts by managing both sides of the business. Acquire new "businesses", meet new clientele, Develop more potent narcotics, make lots of money and leave a city in ruin!
Why similar: Management 28.5%, Simulation 25.8%, Strategy 20%, Crime 12.8%, Economy 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: Combines illegal drug production with legitimate business management in a stylized, strategic simulation.
- #2 Cartel Tycoon
96% matchMostly Positive76% of 3,719 reviews2022
Dev: Moon MoosePub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Cartel Tycoon is a survival business sim inspired by the ‘80s and '90s narco trade. Expand and conquer, fight off rival thugs and evade the authorities. Earn people's loyalty and strive to overcome the doomed fate of a power-hungry drug lord.
Why similar: Management 32.3%, Simulation 28.1%, Strategy 26.4%, Resource Management 6.1%, Economy 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven management sim that focuses on the logistical and political challenges of running a criminal empire.
- #3 Drug Dealer Simulator
96% matchVery Positive86% of 20,822 reviews2020
Dev: ByterunnersPub: Movie Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Have you ever considered creating your own crime empire, without the legal and moral consequences? SIMULATE IT! Crawl into the dark alleys of the street business in this OG drug-dealing game, and make a fortune! A co-op sequel – DDS2 – is out NOW
Why similar: Simulation 46.6%, Crime 14%, Management 13.9%, Indie 9.2%, Strategy 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a gritty, first-person perspective on the risks and rewards of managing a drug-dealing operation.
- #4 Weed Shop 3
95% matchVery Positive94% of 4,106 reviews2022
Dev: Weed GamesPub: Weed Games
Windows
Median: 14.6 hrsMean: 40.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
BUILD YOUR VIRTUAL WEED EMPIRE: Grow the hottest strains & crossbreed new ones, roll your own Blunts, sell Bongs, hire Growers, make Solventless Concentrates, handle Rival Dealers, befriend Influencers, smoke Dabs, ride a Dolphin, and More! WELCOME TO WEED SHOP 3!
Why similar: Management 34.3%, Strategy 26.8%, Simulation 22.3%, Crafting 6.7%, Economy 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the retail and immersive management aspects of running a dispensary.
- #5 Basement
94% matchMostly Positive70% of 2,215 reviews2019
Dev: Halfbus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Basement is a strategy game, where you start doing illegal business to fund the development of your dream video game. It won't be easy, so get ready to deal with other gangs, cops, crazy junkies, mysterious investor and even ghosts from the past.
Why similar: Management 26.2%, Simulation 23.4%, Strategy 22.7%, Crime 12%, Indie 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the underground aspect of production and base-building while managing a criminal enterprise.
- #6 Drug Dealer Simulator 2
94% matchMixed70% of 5,701 reviews2024
Dev: ByterunnersPub: Movie Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 30.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
What turns a drug dealer into a drug lord? Find out in DDS2, a first-person co-op sim set in a dynamic open world. Make contacts, cook drugs, and manage your cartel on Isla Sombra, where power is the only law.
Why similar: Simulation 35.4%, Management 29.3%, Crime 17.1%, Crafting 7%, Resource Management 5%
Why You'll Like It: Expands on the core premise of illicit trade with improved mechanics for distribution and territory management.
- #7 Game Dev Tycoon
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 44,663 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 38.1%, Simulation 34.3%, Strategy 15.2%, Indie 7.2%, Economy 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic management simulation that captures the addictive loop of growing a small business into a massive corporation.
- #8 Big Ambitions
91% 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: Management 53.6%, Simulation 34.3%, Economy 7.2%, Resource Management 3.3%, Singleplayer 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: Offers an incredibly deep business simulation where you manage everything from retail stores to logistics in a massive city.
- #9 City of Gangsters
92% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,534 reviews2021
Dev: SomaSimPub: Kasedo Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
In this management tycoon game, you’ll start a criminal operation from nothing and grow it into a well-oiled money machine! Build speakeasies and illegal distilleries. Manage production chains and resource distribution. Leverage favors, chase down debtors, and bribe the police to look the other way.
Why similar: Management 29.4%, Strategy 27.8%, Crime 17.4%, Simulation 15.1%, Resource Management 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy game that tasks you with building a criminal network and managing supply chains during the Prohibition era.
- #10 Moonshine Inc.
91% matchMixed65% of 205 reviews2022
Dev: Klabater
Windows
We love moonshin’. Now, you get to play a story-rich management game focused on crafting moonshine, brandy, whisky, and vodka. You’ll ferment, distill, then name your booze how you want it. You’ll run that business big. Smart, yet discreetly. Cause ain’t nothin’ illegal... ‘til you get caught!
Why similar: Management 36.6%, Strategy 31.6%, Crime 15.3%, Crafting 7.6%, Economy 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the production and distribution of illicit goods with a strong emphasis on crafting and recipe management.
- #11 Startup Company
90% 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: Management 37.1%, Simulation 30.7%, Strategy 18.2%, Indie 4.8%, Economy 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: A business management sim that focuses on the competitive nature of the tech industry and resource allocation.
- #12 Software Inc.
89% 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: Management 34.2%, Simulation 30.9%, Strategy 20.3%, Indie 9.2%, Economy 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a deep, complex management experience where you must balance production, staffing, and market trends.
- #13 Potion Tycoon
88% matchMostly Positive72% of 712 reviews2024
Dev: Snowhound GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Potion Tycoon is a management simulator with a witchy twist! Build and develop your very own magic shop. Manage resources, set up production lines, mix potions and sell them smartly to stay ahead of the competition. Welcome to the potion business!
Why similar: Medical Sim 27.7% ★, Management 25.3%, Simulation 22.1%, Strategy 17.5%, Economy 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: A shop-management sim that requires balancing production, crafting, and customer satisfaction.
- #14 Rise of Industry
89% 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: Management 31.7%, Simulation 26.6%, Strategy 25.8%, Indie 6.3%, Economy 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A strategic supply chain simulator that mirrors the production and distribution complexities found in Weedcraft Inc.
- #15 Good Company
87% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,764 reviews2022
Dev: Chasing Carrots
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 30%, Simulation 28.1%, Strategy 25.4%, Economy 5.1%, Resource Management 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: Centers on the logistics of manufacturing and the automation of production lines in a business setting.
- #16 Turmoil
86% matchVery Positive93% of 15,720 reviews2016
Dev: Gamious
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Drill for oil like it's 1899! Turmoil offers players a visually charming, tongue-in-cheek take on the simulation genre inspired by the 19th century oil rush in North America.
Why similar: Management 32.7%, Strategy 27.4%, Simulation 22.8%, Indie 5.7%, Resource Management 5%
Why You'll Like It: A business simulation centered on resource extraction and market manipulation that shares a similar strategic feel.
- #17 Gas Station Simulator
85% matchVery Positive88% of 26,842 reviews2021
Dev: DRAGO entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Buy an abandoned gas station and restore it to its full glory. Renovate, upgrade and expand upon the offered services to keep up with your clients demands.
Why similar: Simulation 49.9%, Management 30.8%, Indie 5.7%, Economy 5.4%, Realistic 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: Combines hands-on management with the need to expand and improve your business infrastructure over time.
- #18 Hundred Days - Winemaking Simulator
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,082 reviews2021
Dev: Broken Arms Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Winemaking could be your best adventure. Make the best wine interacting with soil and nature and take your winery to the top. Your beautiful journey into the winemaking tradition starts now.
Why similar: Strategy 46.8%, Management 37.6%, Economy 6.5%, Resource Management 5.8%, Singleplayer 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: A detailed production simulator that focuses on the crafting and quality control of a specialized agricultural product.
- #19 Wall Street Tycoon
86% matchMixed41% of 131 reviews2019
Dev: Red Fox Studios
Windows
Wall Street Tycoon is a business simulation game where you’re the CEO of a new investment company. Your job is to grow the company, hire employees, and manage the business!
Why similar: Simulation 36.1%, Strategy 33%, Management 17.7%, Indie 12.1%, Singleplayer 1.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the high-level economic and investment strategies that drive business growth.
- #20 Mad Games Tycoon
84% 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: Management 36.5%, Simulation 27.5%, Strategy 21%, Crafting 4.4%, Economy 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: A deep management sim that allows you to control every aspect of a company's growth and product development.
- #21 Prison Architect
83% matchVery Positive89% of 73,112 reviews2015
Dev: Introversion SoftwarePub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 30.1 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: Simulation 32.2%, Management 29.1%, Strategy 25.8%, Indie 4.9%, Economy 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features deep management mechanics and crime-related themes that require careful planning and resource oversight.
- #22 Tropico 6
82% matchVery Positive88% of 28,783 reviews2019
Dev: Limbic EntertainmentPub: Kalypso Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 26.9 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: Strategy 35%, Simulation 31.6%, Management 27.6%, Economy 4.9%, Singleplayer 0.8%
Why You'll Like It: Blends political strategy with economic management, allowing you to navigate complex legal and illegal trade routes.
- #23 AdVenture Capitalist
81% matchVery Positive88% of 59,967 reviews2015
Dev: Hyper Hippo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 67.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Welcome, eager young investor, to AdVenture Capitalist! Arguably the world's greatest Capitalism simulator!
Why similar: Management 29.4%, Simulation 27.2%, Strategy 25.3%, Clicker 10.6%, Comedy 3%
Why You'll Like It: An incremental game that distills the core concept of business growth and scaling into a casual, addictive experience.
- #24 Dealer's Life 2
80% matchVery Positive85% of 4,118 reviews2022
Dev: Abyte Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Your favorite pawn shop experience is finally getting a sequel! Haggle like your life depends on it in this funny tycoon game. You never know WHAT is gonna stumble through that door!
Why similar: Management 50.2%, Simulation 29.8%, Indie 7.6%, Economy 6.7%, Casual 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the haggling and inventory management aspects of running a shop, which mirrors the retail side of Weedcraft Inc.
- #25 CoffeeBiz Tycoon
82% matchMixed64% of 66 reviews2018
Dev: The Sociopath Software
Windows
CoffeeBiz tycoon is a mix of entrepreneurship fun and complicated business simulation. Start your first coffee kiosk, brew, expand, hire, deal with competitors, build a well-known brand, risk, and do everything else needed to build prosperous and profitable business.
Why similar: Simulation 32.2%, Management 26.3%, Strategy 25.5%, Indie 9.3%, Economy 3%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward business management sim that focuses on retail expansion and market competition.
- #26 Two Point Hospital
79% matchVery Positive92% of 34,380 reviews2018
Dev: Two Point StudiosPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 34.9 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: Medical Sim 42% ★, Simulation 24.4%, Management 21.6%, Strategy 7.6%, Indie 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: A medical-themed management sim that requires balancing efficiency and patient care in a complex environment.
- #27 Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?!
81% matchMostly Positive71% of 2,067 reviews2015
Dev: Daylight StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?! is a wacky simulation game where you manage your very own weapon shop and expand its business across an incredible potato world.Use your potato smiths to forge weapons and sell them to questing heroes.
Why similar: Management 42.9%, Simulation 36.4%, Indie 12.1%, Crafting 5.2%, Casual 2%
Why You'll Like It: A whimsical management sim that focuses on crafting and selling goods to adventurers.
- #28 Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,432 reviews2010
Dev: EasyGameStationPub: Carpe Fulgur LLC
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Recettear is the story of an item shop, the girl who lives in it, and the fairy who turned her life upside down. Recette Lemongrass finds herself in charge of an item shop built into her house, in order to pay back a loan her father took and then skipped out on - and Tear, her newfound fairy "companion", won't take no for an answer!
Why similar: Simulation 35.2%, Management 31.2%, Indie 15.3%, Strategy 11.8%, Singleplayer 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: A charming shop-management game that emphasizes the importance of market prices and customer interaction.
- #29 Megaquarium
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,644 reviews2018
Dev: Twice Circled
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 14.8 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: Simulation 35.2%, Management 33.1%, Strategy 13.6%, Indie 7.2%, Resource Management 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: A management game that focuses on the logistics of maintaining a complex, living inventory for your business.
- #30 Project Highrise
78% matchVery Positive85% of 4,730 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 35%, Simulation 33.4%, Strategy 24.7%, Indie 3.4%, Economy 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: A building and management sim that requires careful planning of infrastructure and tenant satisfaction.
- #31 Weed Shop 2
77% matchVery Positive86% of 910 reviews2017
Dev: ADhD StudiosPub: Weed Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 23.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Weed Shop 2 is a first person recreational Marijuana dispensary simulator where you'll get to grow the hottest strains, expand your business, hire employees and much more!
Why similar: Medical Sim 38.3% ★, Management 21.2%, Strategy 14.9%, Simulation 14.2%, Crime 9.3%
- #32 Weed Supermarket Simulator: Prologue
74% matchVery Positive88% of 64 reviews2026
Dev: DreamWay GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Weed Supermarket Simulator: Prologue is a chill store sim where you grow weed, choose the best products, set prices, and upgrade your shop to keep it running smoothly.
Why similar: Simulation 71.9%, Economy 7.6%, Indie 6.7%, Casual 4.3%, Resource Management 3.9%
- #33 Game Dev Studio
76% matchVery Positive85% of 676 reviews2018
Dev: Explosive Squat Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Welcome to your own Game Dev Studio! How will you run your own offices and ascend to greatness in the gaming industry?
Why similar: Simulation 35%, Strategy 25.6%, Management 22.5%, Indie 9.4%, Economy 2.6%
- #34 WeedEx: Drug Express Delivery
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 109 reviews2025
Dev: CGI LAB GAMES
Windows
Start as a street dealer and rise to criminal power — produce and distribute various illegal substances across the dark streets of Hyland Point. Expand your empire by purchasing property, growing your business, acquiring new cars, and building a powerful underground network.
Why similar: Simulation 28.8%, Management 28.8%, Crime 16.2%, Strategy 13.4%, Crafting 4.9%
- #35 Party Tycoon
77% matchMixed48% of 392 reviews2017
Dev: Pinokl GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Manage your dream nightclub in Party Hard Tycoon, a business simulation game where you're tasked with throwing the most profitable party ever. It takes place in the same universe as tinyBuild's 2015 hit Party Hard.
Why similar: Simulation 40.3%, Strategy 33.2%, Management 14.3%, Indie 12.2%
- #36 Startup Freak
75% matchMixed70% of 53 reviews2019
Dev: PulPul Games
Windows
In Startup Freak you take the role of a budding entrepreneur, and grow your very own software startup from humble beginnings to a multi-million dollar company. Along the way you will have to overcome countless challenges. But the ultimate question you must answer: are you a Startup Freak?
Why similar: Simulation 34.6%, Strategy 29.8%, Management 21.6%, Indie 10.9%, Economy 2.3%
- #37 Arcadecraft
76% matchMixed56% of 152 reviews2014
Dev: Firebase Industries Ltd.
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Enter the exciting world of Arcade ownership! Play through the 1980's arcade revolution by buying arcade machines for your customers to play! Customize your arcade to increase its popularity! Manage your finances, capitalize on newly released games, but beware the pitfalls that could bankrupt you!
Why similar: Simulation 36.1%, Strategy 30.3%, Management 18%, Indie 12.4%, Casual 3.2%
- #38 Military Incremental Complex
71% matchVery Positive85% of 627 reviews2025
Dev: Space Kraken Studios
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Make weapons, make money. An active incremental game where you amass as much money as you can by starting a Military Industrial Complex company. Produce multiple different weapons, research upgrades, manipulate the stock market, and lobby the government for favors.
Why similar: Simulation 29.5%, Management 27.5%, Strategy 13.8%, Clicker 11.6%, Economy 4.8%
- #39 Drug Lord Tycoon
71% matchVery Positive83% of 1,617 reviews2024
Dev: Duhndal
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Start from nothing and rise to the top as you expand your criminal empire in Drug Lord Tycoon.
Why similar: Simulation 27.5%, Management 24.6%, Strategy 21.3%, Crime 13.9%, Crafting 5.1%
- #40 Dr Greenstuff
74% matchVery Positive87% of 148 reviews2018
Dev: Black DiskettePub: Black Diskette Studio
Windows
Discover the life of Dr Greenstuff, grow marijuana, coca, make meth', drugs and more to keep your legal/illegal business running.
Why similar: Medical Sim 53.6% ★, Simulation 33.2%, Indie 11.1%, Resource Management 2.1%
- #41 SimCasino
73% 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: Simulation 32.6%, Management 29.7%, Strategy 27%, Economy 4.8%, Resource Management 2.8%
- #42 Gunsmith
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,034 reviews2018
Dev: SCT
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Build up your own arms manufacturing company. Find your factory, buy resources, produce a wide range of military equipment to sell to the highest bidder. Good or bad? That's up to you, who you do business with is your choice. Don't ask, don't tell, get paid. After all, war is about making money.
Why similar: Management 30.6%, Simulation 26.7%, Strategy 22.6%, Indie 7%, Crafting 5.9%
- #43 Cocaine Dealer
72% matchVery Positive82% of 115 reviews2021
Dev: Stone/Spark Games
Windows
A clicker/management drug dealing simulator. Get your product cut and wrapped quickly and out on the streets. Build your crew, expand your operation, and climb the supply chain. Stay ahead of the cops, keep your crew in line, or pay the price.
Why similar: Management 26.5%, Strategy 23.9%, Simulation 23.4%, Crime 12.5%, Clicker 5.8%
- #44 Speakeasy Simulator
69% matchVery Positive94% of 53 reviews2026
Dev: Arcana GamesPub: Bluelily Games
Windows
Manage your own speakeasy hidden from prying eyes during Prohibition. Experiment with recipes, perfect the quality of your spirits, and transform your bar into an elegant, unique venue. Combine craftsmanship, optimization, and decoration to offer your guests an unforgettable experience.
Why similar: Simulation 25.3%, Management 23.8%, Strategy 21.2%, Crime 12.1%, Crafting 5.4%
- #45 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 42.1%, Simulation 30.2%, Strategy 12.8%, Indie 7.3%, Economy 4.6%
- #46 Honey, I Joined a Cult
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,875 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: Simulation 32.5%, Management 32.5%, Strategy 25.1%, Resource Management 5.6%, Comedy 2.6%
- #47 PUSHER - Drug Tycoon
70% 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: Simulation 29%, Management 25.4%, Crime 15.5%, Strategy 14.9%, Indie 6.6%
- #48 Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
67% matchVery Positive93% of 42,947 reviews2022
Dev: niceplay gamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Potion Craft is an alchemist simulator where you physically interact with your tools and ingredients to brew potions. You're in full control of the whole shop: invent new recipes, attract customers and experiment to your heart's content. Just remember: the whole town is counting on you.
Why similar: Simulation 36.1%, Management 32.7%, Crafting 11.5%, Indie 9.4%, Resource Management 4.6%
- #49 Schedule I
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 288,530 reviews2025
Dev: TVGS
Windows
Median: 18.5 hrsMean: 27.8 hrs≥1hr: 97%
From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.
Why similar: Simulation 37.3%, Management 30.5%, Crime 15.4%, Strategy 12.4%, Crafting 4.5%
- #50 Tech Corp.
72% matchMostly Negative33% of 261 reviews2019
Dev: Mardonpol Inc.Pub: 2tainment GmbH
Windows
Tech Corp. is a game where you try to become the biggest tech company in the world . Your goal is to become the next big shot in the tech industry. The game also takes place through history. Starting in the early 90's and going to present time.
Why similar: Simulation 32.6%, Strategy 28.4%, Management 23.8%, Indie 7%, Economy 2.9%
- #51 GearCity
67% matchVery Positive90% of 1,472 reviews2022
Dev: Visual Entertainment And Technologies
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Do you find tycoon games too simplistic? GearCity is a complex and in-depth business simulator. It focuses on a realistic economic simulation of the global automobile industry. The game takes several hours to grasp and hundreds of hours to master. Can you succeed where many other CEOs have failed?
Why similar: Management 32.5%, Simulation 29.9%, Strategy 24.9%, Indie 7.5%, Economy 4.3%
- #52 Beer Manufacture Simulator
66% matchVery Positive84% of 121 reviews2026
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Brew your own beer from scratch! Take on the role of a brewmaster, learn brewing techniques, create unique recipes, and grow your craft brewery into a full-scale factory. Expand your brewery from mashing and fermenting to bottling and selling - every decision shapes your beer empire
Why similar: Simulation 52.4%, Management 23%, Indie 7.4%, Realistic 4.2%, Casual 3.9%
- #53 Tea Garden Simulator
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 62 reviews2023
Dev: Flying Robot StudiosPub: SYV Games LLP
Windows
Explore tea production intricacies with real-world research, select ideal terroir and clones, master plucking and processing, and create specialty teas for your unique brand. Unravel new flavors, unleash your inner tea scientist, experiment with endless creative ideas, and grow your Tea empire.
Why similar: Simulation 38.5%, Management 33.4%, Strategy 13%, Crafting 7.6%, Indie 4.8%
- #54 Weed Farmer Simulator
70% matchMixed57% of 218 reviews2020
Dev: Polyák Kristóf
Windows
Become a weed farmer! You just moved out of the city and bought land for growing some weed. It might not look like much right now but only your imagination is the limit!
Why similar: Simulation 69.7%, Indie 24%, Casual 6.4%
- #55 Big Pharma
68% 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: Medical Sim 36.8% ★, Management 21.6%, Simulation 18.1%, Strategy 13.3%, Indie 4.4%
- #56 Medicinal Herbs - Cannabis Grow Simulator
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 61 reviews2020
Dev: MazyGames
Windows
Do you have a green thumb and always wanted to grow Cannabis? With Medicinal Herbs you can virtually simulate the cultivation. Make the finest medical Cannabis for your patients. From simple cellars to professional cultivation, everything is possible.
Why similar: Simulation 57.9%, Indie 19.9%, Management 19.5%, Realistic 2.7%
- #57 Alchemist Shop Simulator
66% matchVery Positive83% of 156 reviews2025
Dev: Kool2Play
Windows
Run your own magic business! In Alchemist Shop Simulator you can trade magical wares, brew potions and take on special orders, meet many quirky clients, grow your ingredients in your garden, restock your shelves and manage prices. Keep expanding your business as you gain experience and wealth!
Why similar: Management 33.5%, Simulation 33.2%, Indie 10.9%, Crafting 6.8%, Economy 5.8%
- #58 Smartphone Tycoon - Lite
69% matchMixed49% of 59 reviews2020
Dev: Roastery Games
Windows
«Smartphone Tycoon - Lite» — unique business simulator. Create your own company for the production of smartphones! Your main goal will be to achieve worldwide recognition and take the company to the temple of fame of the global market.
Why similar: Simulation 41.6%, Strategy 37.7%, Indie 14.2%, Management 6.1%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #59 The Executive - Movie Industry Tycoon
64% matchVery Positive80% of 1,036 reviews2025
Dev: Aniki GamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Shape the history of the Hollywood movie industry in this sandbox business simulation game. Create the movies you've always wanted to see, hire the best team, research cutting-edge technologies, and dominate the Box Office. Can you rise from a small studio to a Hollywood giant?
Why similar: Management 33.4%, Simulation 28.4%, Strategy 22.3%, Indie 6.9%, Economy 4.5%