Top Economy Games
60+ economy games ranked by player tags and tunable re-ranking. Related tags include Simulation, Management, Singleplayer, Strategy.
Recommended Economy Games

Euro Truck Simulator 2
Travel across Europe as king of the road, a trucker who delivers important cargo across impressive distances! With dozens of cities to explore, your endurance, skill and speed will all be pushed to their limits.

Cities: Skylines
Cities: Skylines is a modern take on the classic city simulation. The game introduces new game play elements to realize the thrill and hardships of creating and maintaining a real city whilst expanding on some well-established tropes of the city building experience.
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- #1 Euro Truck Simulator 298% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 938,734 reviews2012Developer: SCS SoftwarePlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 21.4hMean: 145.6h≥1hr: 93%
Travel across Europe as king of the road, a trucker who delivers important cargo across impressive distances! With dozens of cities to explore, your endurance, skill and speed will all be pushed to their limits.
- #2 Cities: Skylines97% matchVery Positive93% of 291,638 reviews2015Developer: Colossal OrderPublisher: Paradox InteractivePlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 10.0hMean: 65.9h≥1hr: 87%
Cities: Skylines is a modern take on the classic city simulation. The game introduces new game play elements to realize the thrill and hardships of creating and maintaining a real city whilst expanding on some well-established tropes of the city building experience.
- #3 American Truck Simulator96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 195,403 reviews2016Developer: SCS SoftwarePlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 8.4hMean: 95.9h≥1hr: 88%
Experience legendary American trucks and deliver various cargoes across sunny California, sandy Nevada, and the Grand Canyon State of Arizona. American Truck Simulator takes you on a journey through the breathtaking landscapes and widely recognized landmarks around the States.
- #4 Supermarket Simulator96% matchVery Positive92% of 83,799 reviews2025Developer: Nokta GamesPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 11.4hMean: 34.6h≥1hr: 94%
Run your own supermarket! Stock shelves, set your prices, take payments, hire staff, expand your store, handle shoplifters, and design your layout. Purchase goods from online or local markets around town, and personally deliver online orders to your customers.
- #5 TCG Card Shop Simulator91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 49,185 reviews2024Developer: OPNeon GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 12.3hMean: 26.8h≥1hr: 95%
Open your own local game store. Stock shelves with the latest booster packs, or crack them and collect the cards for yourself. Set your own prices, hire staff, host events, and expand your card shop.
- #6 Supermarket Together91% matchVery Positive94% of 98,029 reviews2024Developer: DeadDevsTellNoLiesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.9hMean: 8.9h≥1hr: 79%
The multiplayer supermarket has arrived to your neighbourhood for free! Stock your shop space, unlock perks and franchises, hire employees or chase those pesky shoplifters. The more players, the more action!
- #7 Cities: Skylines II91% matchMixed56% of 91,808 reviews2023Developer: Iceflake StudiosPublisher: Paradox InteractivePlatforms: WindowsMedian: 23.6hMean: 76.6h≥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.
- #8 Europa Universalis IV91% matchVery Positive88% of 137,236 reviews2013Developer: Paradox Development StudioPublisher: Paradox InteractivePlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 7.8hMean: 281.9h≥1hr: 87%
Rule your land and dominate the world with unparalleled freedom, depth and historical accuracy. Write a new history of the world and build an empire for the ages.
- #9 Victoria 390% matchMostly Positive70% of 60,895 reviews2022Developer: Paradox Development StudioPublisher: Paradox InteractivePlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 14.7hMean: 120.1h≥1hr: 91%
Paradox Development Studio invites you to build your ideal society in the tumult of the exciting and transformative 19th century. Balance the competing interests in your society and earn your place in the sun in Victoria 3, one of the most anticipated games in Paradox’s history.
- #10 Anno 180090% matchVery Positive81% of 32,192 reviews2019Developer: Ubisoft MainzPublisher: UbisoftPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 9.8hMean: 40.6h≥1hr: 89%
Anno 1800™ – Lead the Industrial Revolution! Welcome to the dawn of the Industrial Age. The path you choose will define your world. Are you an innovator or an exploiter? A conqueror or a liberator? How the world remembers your name is up to you.
- #11 Tropico 686% matchVery Positive88% of 29,404 reviews2019Developer: Limbic EntertainmentPublisher: Kalypso MediaPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 5.6hMean: 27.0h≥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.
- #12 Planet Zoo85% matchVery Positive91% of 97,434 reviews2019Developer: Frontier DevelopmentsPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 5.6hMean: 31.9h≥1hr: 81%
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.
- #13 Cookie Clicker84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 92,765 reviews2021Developer: OrteilPublisher: PlaysaurusPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 89.7hMean: 374.3h≥1hr: 97%
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
- #14 Farming Simulator 2582% matchVery Positive87% of 57,234 reviews2024Developer: GIANTS SoftwarePlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 32.3hMean: 117.8h≥1hr: 95%
Farming Simulator 25 invites you to join the rewarding farm life, single-handedly or cooperatively in multiplayer. This Farm is Your Farm!
- #15 Game Dev Tycoon82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 45,066 reviews2013Developer: Greenheart Games 💚Platforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 8.0hMean: 15.4h≥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.
- #16 Sid Meier's Civilization VII81% matchMixed48% of 58,486 reviews2025Developer: Firaxis GamesPublisher: 2KPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 18.6hMean: 49.5h≥1hr: 93%
Lead empires that evolve or endure through the Ages. Build something you believe in with Sid Meier's Civilization® VII.
- #17 Planet Coaster81% matchVery Positive91% of 72,129 reviews2016Developer: Frontier DevelopmentsPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 4.2hMean: 22.3h≥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.
- #18 AdVenture Capitalist81% matchVery Positive88% of 60,370 reviews2015Developer: Hyper Hippo GamesPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 7.0hMean: 68.3h≥1hr: 80%
Welcome, eager young investor, to AdVenture Capitalist! Arguably the world's greatest Capitalism simulator!
- #19 Transport Fever 280% matchVery Positive90% of 32,451 reviews2019Developer: Urban GamesPublisher: Good Shepherd EntertainmentPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 15.7hMean: 66.0h≥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!
- #20 Big Ambitions79% matchVery Positive93% of 13,452 reviews2023Developer: Hovgaard GamesPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 11.0hMean: 25.2h≥1hr: 87%
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.
- #21 OpenTTD79% matchVery Positive95% of 16,941 reviews2021Developer: OpenTTDPlatforms: 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.
- #22 The Guild 379% matchMixed60% of 8,003 reviews2022Developer: Purple LampPublisher: THQ NordicPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 6.5hMean: 16.3h≥1hr: 78%
The Guild 3 is a fascinating trade and life simulation that takes place during the late Middle Ages. Step into the shoes of a citizen, acquire businesses and mansions, produce goods and trade them, start intrigues in politics and society, love, hate, bribe, fight and live through good and bad times!
- #23 Europa Universalis V78% matchMixed67% of 30,445 reviews2025Developer: Paradox TintoPublisher: Paradox InteractivePlatforms: WindowsMedian: 52.4hMean: 119.4h≥1hr: 92%
Use war, trade or diplomacy to satisfy your grandest ambitions and dominate five centuries of history in the newest version of Europa Universalis, Paradox Interactive's flagship historical grand strategy game.
- #24 Northgard: Definitive Edition77% matchVery Positive85% of 68,658 reviews2018Developer: Shiro GamesPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 5.9hMean: 29.2h≥1hr: 88%
Northgard: Definitive Edition is a critically acclaimed real-time strategy game based on Norse mythology. Lead your clan, uncover the secrets of a mysterious newfound continent and defeat your enemies to conquer the Throne!
- #25 Gas Station Simulator77% matchVery Positive88% of 27,404 reviews2021Developer: DRAGO entertainmentPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 7.8hMean: 14.9h≥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.
- #26 Jurassic World Evolution 277% matchVery Positive90% of 46,970 reviews2021Developer: Frontier DevelopmentsPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 4.9hMean: 22.9h≥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.
- #27 Startup Company77% matchVery Positive81% of 6,219 reviews2020Developer: Hovgaard GamesPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 5.8hMean: 19.6h≥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!
- #28 Victoria II77% matchVery Positive92% of 20,003 reviews2010Developer: Paradox Development StudioPublisher: Paradox InteractivePlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.9hMean: 49.5h≥1hr: 88%
Carefully guide your nation from the era of absolute monarchies in the early 19th century, through expansion and colonization, to finally become a truly great power by the dawn of the 20th century. Victoria II is a grand strategy game played during the colonial era of the 19th century, where the player takes control of a country, guiding...
- #29 Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic75% matchVery Positive91% of 27,069 reviews2024Developer: 3DivisionPublisher: Hooded HorsePlatforms: WindowsMedian: 6.2hMean: 71.3h≥1hr: 76%
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.
- #30 Farming Simulator 1773% matchVery Positive93% of 25,913 reviews2016Developer: GIANTS SoftwarePlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 13.9hMean: 86.4h≥1hr: 91%
Take on the role of a modern farmer in Farming Simulator 17! Explore farming possibilities in a new North American environment. Drive over 250 farming vehicles and equipment from over 75 manufacturers, including new brands such as Challenger, Fendt, Valtra or Massey Ferguson.
- #31 Farthest Frontier72% matchVery Positive86% of 25,375 reviews2025Developer: Crate EntertainmentPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 9.9hMean: 27.1h≥1hr: 85%
Protect and guide your people as you forge a town from untamed wilderness at the edge of the known world. Harvest raw materials, hunt, fish and farm to survive. Produce crafted items to trade, consume, equip and fight with as you battle for your survival against the elements and outside threats.
- #32 Jurassic World Evolution72% matchVery Positive87% of 55,268 reviews2018Developer: Frontier DevelopmentsPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 7.3hMean: 28.3h≥1hr: 89%
Place yourself at the heart of the Jurassic franchise and build your own Jurassic World. Bioengineer dinosaurs that think, feel and react intelligently to the world around them and face threats posed by espionage, breakouts and devastating tropical storms in an uncertain world where life always finds a way.
- #33 Captain of Industry72% matchVery Positive90% of 11,469 reviews2022Developer: MaFi GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 10.0hMean: 84.9h≥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.
- #34 Sid Meier's Railroads!73% matchMostly Positive71% of 3,467 reviews2007Developer: Firaxis GamesPublisher: 2KPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 48mMean: 9.3h≥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!
- #35 Anno 117: Pax Romana71% matchMixed70% of 12,661 reviews2025Developer: Ubisoft MainzPublisher: UbisoftPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 14.7hMean: 28.0h≥1hr: 94%
Shape the Roman Empire in this genre-defining strategic builder game. Build cities while expanding your influence through Roman provinces. Govern using your economic prowess, diplomatic skills, or military might.
- #36 Age of History 370% matchVery Positive85% of 18,617 reviews2024Developer: Łukasz JakowskiPublisher: Łukasz Jakowski GamesPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 10.2hMean: 37.8h≥1hr: 80%
Grand strategy wargame where the destiny of Civilizations rests in your hands - will they stand united under your leadership or fall divided in conflict? Journey through the entire saga of human civilization, from its earliest days to the futuristic era, crafting your legacy age by age.
- #37 Foundation70% matchVery Positive87% of 24,128 reviews2025Developer: Polymorph GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 11.1hMean: 27.2h≥1hr: 89%
Foundation is a grid-less, laidback medieval city-building game with a focus on organic development, monument construction and resource management.
- #38 Waterpark Simulator69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 13,339 reviews2026Developer: CayPlayPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 10.2hMean: 16.7h≥1hr: 93%
Build and run your own waterpark solo or with friends. Design slides, send guests flying with ragdoll physics, manage staff, and fully customize your park. Turn total madness into a diamond five-star empire in this first-person management simulator!
- #39 Planet Coaster 270% matchMostly Positive74% of 14,453 reviews2024Developer: Frontier DevelopmentsPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 5.6hMean: 31.9h≥1hr: 85%
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?
- #40 Tropico 571% matchMostly Positive79% of 14,408 reviews2014Developer: Haemimont GamesPublisher: Kalypso Media DigitalPlatforms: Windows, LinuxMedian: 5.0hMean: 22.8h≥1hr: 90%
Return to the remote island nation of Tropico and expand your Dynasty’s reign from the early colonial period to beyond the 21st Century, facing new challenges including advanced trading mechanics, technology and scientific research, as well as cooperative and competitive MULTIPLAYER.
- #41 A Game About Digging A Hole™69% matchVery Positive89% of 20,036 reviews2025Developer: DoubleBeePublisher: rokaplay selectPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.5hMean: 3.6h≥1hr: 88%
A minimalist game about digging a hole in the garden of a newly purchased house. Collect resources, sell them, upgrade your equipment and discover a mysterious secret. Costs you only one coffee!
- #42 Mad Games Tycoon 269% matchVery Positive94% of 7,786 reviews2023Developer: EggcodePlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 14.7hMean: 37.1h≥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.
- #43 ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 8,613 reviews2026Developer: MandragoraPublisher: tinyBuildPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 6.6hMean: 8.5h≥1hr: 91%
Run a quaint electronics repair shop in mid-2000s Tokyo. Grow your business by carefully restoring iconic video game consoles, cell phones, music players, and other nostalgic devices. Talk to customers, hear their stories, and see how your decisions impact both their lives and your shop.
- #44 Shop Titans69% matchMostly Positive78% of 17,962 reviews2020Developer: Kabam Games, Inc.Platforms: WindowsMedian: 4.0hMean: 189.4h≥1hr: 72%
Shop Titans is the ultimate RPG shopkeeper simulation. Craft powerful equipment, stock your shop and sell to aspiring heroes… at a markup! Hire heroes and explore dungeons to gather valuable materials to craft with. There’s never a dull moment in the world of Shop Titans!
- #45 Railway Empire69% matchVery Positive83% of 9,710 reviews2018Developer: Gaming Minds StudiosPublisher: Kalypso MediaPlatforms: Windows, LinuxMedian: 4.5hMean: 12.3h≥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.
- #46 Stronghold HD (2012)68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,431 reviews2013Developer: Firefly StudiosPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.0hMean: 18.8h≥1hr: 81%
The original castle sim, Stronghold HD allows you to design, build and destroy historical castles. Engage in medieval warfare against the AI in one of two single player campaigns or online with up to 8 players.
- #47 SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition69% matchVery Positive82% of 9,827 reviews2010Developer: EA - MaxisPublisher: Electronic ArtsPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 1.3hMean: 13.4h≥1hr: 54%
SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition includes the bestselling SimCity 4 and the all-new SimCity 4 Rush Hour Expansion Pack. Create the most massive region of cities ever, with a farming town, bedroom community, high-tech commercial center, and industrial backbone.
- #48 Game Corp DX68% matchVery Positive88% of 3,083 reviews2015Developer: Endless Loop StudiosPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 4.6hMean: 6.2h≥1hr: 92%
Manage your Game Studio, earn big bucks, impress the critics, beat rival studios and clean up at the awards!
- #49 Magic Archery67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,328 reviews2024Developer: BarribobPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.1hMean: 1.7h≥1hr: 64%
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
- #50 TCG Card Shop Simulator: Prologue67% matchVery Positive94% of 5,770 reviews2024Developer: OPNeon GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.3hMean: 3.2h≥1hr: 58%
Open your local game store early with the Prologue version, which includes main gameplay of the full version, but with limited progression. Stock shelves with booster packs, or crack them and collect the cards for yourself. Set your own prices, sell cards to customer.
- #51 The Guild II Renaissance69% matchVery Positive84% of 4,195 reviews2010Developer: Runeforge Game StudioPublisher: THQ NordicPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.6hMean: 18.1h≥1hr: 67%
For centuries Europe has been dominated by the church and nobility. On the shoulders of ordinary people the servants of god and the noble families justified their power and wealth. This was the incontrovertible, divine world order. A truly dark era… In the 14th Century the world order is beginning to transform itself.
- #52 Scritchy Scratchy67% matchVery Positive94% of 15,152 reviews2026Developer: Lunch Money GamesPublisher: Funday GamesPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 9.7hMean: 12.6h≥1hr: 97%
Scritchy Scratchy is a super-satisfying scratch card incremental game. Buy stacks of scratch-offs, unlock auto-scratching, and chase massive jackpots. Will you play it safe or go all-in?
- #53 TransOcean: The Shipping Company69% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,327 reviews2014Developer: Deck13 HamburgPublisher: astragon EntertainmentPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 3.6hMean: 10.5h≥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.
- #54 Industry Giant 268% matchVery Positive86% of 1,022 reviews2015Developer: Fancy Bytes, ReactorPublisher: Toplitz ProductionsPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.1hMean: 10.1h≥1hr: 51%
Economic booms, stock market crashes, oil crises, upswings, triumphs... Now you can become the greatest power in industry!
- #55 Transport Fever68% matchVery Positive83% of 10,841 reviews2016Developer: Urban GamesPublisher: Good Shepherd EntertainmentPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 8.7hMean: 47.6h≥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!
- #56 (the) Gnorp Apologue67% matchVery Positive95% of 9,927 reviews2023Developer: MycoPublisher: (Myco)Platforms: WindowsMedian: 15.5hMean: 27.7h≥1hr: 96%
(the) Gnorp Apologue is the journey of the gnorps as you guide them towards their goal of delightfully excessive wealth accumulation.
- #57 Imperator: Rome68% matchMixed66% of 26,881 reviews2019Developer: Paradox Development StudioPublisher: Paradox InteractivePlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 4.6hMean: 37.7h≥1hr: 89%
Dominate the classical Mediterranean in Imperator: Rome, a grand strategy game from Paradox Interactive. Navigate the dangerous waters of politics and diplomacy as you build up your provinces and conquer foreign lands. Now available with special content and the digital artbook.
- #58 Jurassic World Evolution 366% matchVery Positive93% of 13,266 reviews2025Developer: Frontier DevelopmentsPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 13.7hMean: 24.5h≥1hr: 92%
Build your own Jurassic World. Nurture generations of dinosaurs with the series debut of juveniles, create and manage sprawling prehistoric parks around the globe, and let your imagination roar with powerful new creative options.
- #59 Anno 2070™68% matchMixed60% of 12,702 reviews2011Developer: Blue BytePublisher: UbisoftPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 10.5hMean: 30.9h≥1hr: 90%
Build your society of the future, colonize islands, and create sprawling megacities with multitudes of buildings, vehicles, and resources to manage.
