Games like Big Ambitions
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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.
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$12.99Clothing Store Simulator
Nov 28 · Kiki Games
Both: Management · Economy · Life Sim
Are you ready to shape fashion world? Make a brand deal, order products, fill the aisles, dress the mannequins and start selling. Dresses, shirts, coats, pants, nightwear, underwear, shoes and more are waiting for you.
SimulationManagementEconomyLife SimSingleplayerTradingImmersive SimCapitalismResource ManagementInventory Management👍 1,120
$7.99PC Tycoon 2
Mar 28 · Insignis Games
Both: Economy · Time Management · Sandbox
Start with one tiny office and a big idea, and grow it into a global computer company. Design your own CPUs, GPUs and laptops, launch your own OS, and outsmart your rivals. A laid-back tycoon that's easy to get into and hard to put down — made by one indie dev.
EconomyTime ManagementIdlerSandboxArtificial IntelligenceCapitalismManagementStrategyGame DevelopmentPvE👍 320
$17.99Motel Manager Simulator
Aug 26 · Denzone Games
Both: Management · Economy · Life Sim
Restore an old motel alongside a shop and a gas station. Design, furnish, decorate and rent rooms. provide products for customers and fuel for cars. Hire employees to help you and be the boss of your own empire.
SimulationManagementEconomyImmersive SimLife SimTradingDesign & IllustrationSandboxAtmosphericRealistic👍 1,476
-85%$3.74Definitely Not Fried Chicken
Sep 29 · Dope Games
Both: Management · Sandbox · Capitalism
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!
ManagementCrimeSimulationSandboxCapitalismEconomyResource ManagementSingleplayerDark Humor3D👍 2,164
-33%$20.09City Bus Manager
Jun 25 · PeDePe GbR
Both: Management · Economy · Capitalism
Build your own bus depot from scratch and create your personal bus routes in City Bus Manager. Play in your own hometown or any famous city in the world with real map data. Buy buses, maintain them, take care of your staff and lead your bus company to become the #1 in town!
SimulationManagementSingleplayerEconomyAutomobile SimCapitalismCasualLogicStrategySandbox👍 2,407
-40%$8.99The Executive - Movie Industry Tycoon
Feb 11 · Aniki Games
Both: Management · Economy · Capitalism
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?
ManagementSimulationEconomyStrategyCapitalism2DSandboxSingleplayerIsometricReplay Value👍 1,034
$19.99Supermarket Simulator
Jun 19 · Nokta Games
Both: Management · Economy · Life Sim
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.
SimulationManagementMultiplayerEconomySingleplayerTradingFirst-PersonImmersive SimLife SimBuilding👍 79,249
$19.99Recycling Center Simulator
Oct 2 · Balas Games
Both: Management · Life Sim · Time Management
Recycling Center Simulator is a business simulator game with a first person view. Make money from garbage, collect raw materials for your recycling center from different locations, recycle them, make money by producing new products and improve your factory.
SimulationFirst-PersonManagementLife SimTime ManagementAutomationImmersive SimSandboxEconomyBuilding👍 2,595
$24.99News Tower
Nov 18 · Sparrow Night
Both: Management · Sandbox · Resource Management
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!
ManagementSimulationStrategySandboxIndieResource Management2DEconomyBuildingTime Management👍 4,316
-60%$4.79Retail Company Simulator
Aug 6 · Business Tycoon
Both: Life Sim · Sandbox · Management
Run your retail company. Sign contracts with leading brands, order products, hire workers, expand your store, and never let your customers leave the store empty-handed. Play with friends or go solo, and enjoy the growth of your shop.
Life SimOnline Co-OpShop KeeperSimulationCasualSandboxManagementDesign & IllustrationImmersive SimEconomy👍 604
$15.99Estate Agent Simulator
Nov 13 · Kiki Games
Both: Management · Economy · Capitalism
Estate Agent Simulator lets you enter the exciting world of the real estate market. You can buy, decorate, advertise, rent or sell houses. You can buy vacant land and build houses. Environmental factors will affect the rental prices of houses.
Early AccessSimulationTradingImmersive SimManagementDrivingEconomyCapitalismLife SimBuilding👍 573
$14.99Internet Cafe Evolution
Apr 19 · Tiny Flame Games
Both: Time Management · Sandbox · Management
This is a business simulation + construction game. It tells the evolution history of Internet cafes that began in the 1990s, and imagines the future of internet cafes. There are also some small emotional stories.
Time ManagementShop KeeperSandboxBuildingRomanceManagementEconomyCapitalismDating SimStrategy👍 606
$11.99Storage Hustle
Nov 8 · Broken Clock
Both: Economy · Sandbox · Capitalism
Storage Hustle is a Simulation RPG where you go into storage auctions to buy different mysterious storages. Discover and sell many items, join Yard Sales and haggle your way for profit!
Immersive SimEconomyTradingDrivingSandboxSimulationAutomobile SimCasualCapitalismResource Management👍 1,510
$14.99Junkyard Builder
Apr 8 · FreeMind S.A.
Both: Management · Life Sim · Sandbox
In Junkyard Builder, you’re the proud owner of a once-forgotten junkyard, now brimming with endless potential. Dive into the satisfying world of restoration, recycling, and raw hustle as you transform trash into treasure and rise to become the ruler of the junk empire!
SimulationManagementFirst-PersonCasualLife SimFamily FriendlyImmersive SimRelaxingSandboxEconomy👍 223
$19.99Potion Tycoon
Oct 4 · Snowhound Games
Both: Management · Sandbox · Economy
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!
ManagementSimulationBuildingSandboxShop KeeperStrategyMagicEconomyAutomationResource Management👍 629
-30%$34.99Cities: Skylines II
Oct 24 · Iceflake Studios, Colossal Order
Both: Sandbox · Management · Economy
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.
City BuilderSimulationBuildingSandboxManagementSingleplayerEconomyStrategyRealisticModdable👍 64,269
$9.99Medieval Life Simulator
Mar 17 · Single Soul Studios
Both: Management · Economy · Life Sim
Rise from nothing to wealth! Build your economic empire in a medieval open world. Produce goods, hire workers, manage income sources, and keep growing your wealth to earn more, produce more, and expand further.
Early AccessImmersive SimSimulationManagementEconomyTradingCasualSingleplayerLife SimCapitalism
$14.99Supermarket & Internet Cafe Simulator
Sep 13 · SmartPlayGames
Both: Life Sim · Time Management · Management
"Internet Cafe & Supermarket Simulator 2024" is a comprehensive simulation game that combines the management of both an internet cafe and a supermarket. Step into the role of a shop owner, apply your business acumen, and expand your empire step by step.
Simulation3DBuildingLife SimTime ManagementManagementRPGPhysicsEconomyCasual👍 847
-20%$22.39Go-Go Town!
Jul 16 · Prideful Sloth
Both: Life Sim · Management · Sandbox
Step into the role of a hands-on mayor and build your town from the ground up. Plan neighborhoods, automate logistics, and grow your community—all while juggling workers, infrastructure, and day-to-day chaos to create your dream town. Play solo for total control, or bring friends for co-op mayhem.
SimulationCity BuilderDecoratingLife SimBuildingManagementSandboxFunnyFishingIndie👍 2,476
$12.99Island Market Simulator
Sep 3 · Zentium Studio
Both: Management · Life Sim · Economy
Team up with your friends and build a thriving trade empire in this CO-OP strategy and economy simulation set on a lively island. Begin with a small market, share tasks, manage production chains, raise livestock, and dominate the economy together through changing seasons and dynamic festivals!
SimulationOnline Co-OpManagementCasualMultiplayerLife SimStrategyEconomyBuildingSingleplayer👍 171
$5.99Mobiles Tycoon
Jul 15 · Insignis Games
Both: Time Management · Sandbox · Capitalism
Mobiles Tycoon is a brand new game about creating your mobile devices: smartphones and tablets. In the game you have to manage your company and develop your devices (smartphones and tablets), operating systems and processors
Time ManagementIdlerSandboxArtificial IntelligenceCapitalismManagementGame DevelopmentStrategyPvETurn-Based Strategy👍 178
-35%$9.09E-Shop Tycoon
Jul 28 · Aeolian Games
Both: Sandbox · Time Management
Embark on an e-commerce startup journey in E-Shop Tycoon! Optimize warehouse logistics, hire and train staff, and design unique office spaces as your business grows. Handle industry events and marketing crises. Come grow your startup into an e-commerce giant!
CasualSimulationSandboxShop KeeperTime ManagementStrategy2.5DTop-DownStylizedComedy👍 605
$13.49Gamestonk Simulator
May 21 · simsum
Both: Management · Life Sim · Economy
Relive the golden age of old-school video game stores! Sell hit games, deliver orders, trade and collect retros, hire staff, decorate and grow your store to be the best in town! Disclaimer: some game title parodies might crack you up!
SimulationManagementRogueliteCollectathonLife SimEconomyImmersive SimCapitalismRoguelikeIndie👍 106
$9.99Casino Simulator
May 23 · Lodos Games
Both: Life Sim · Economy
Build and run your own casino empire — alone or in 1-4 player online co-op. Deal blackjack, poker and roulette yourself, spin real slot games, hire staff, expand your building, buy houses and cars in a living city… and outsmart every cheater who walks in.
SimulationCasualLife SimFPS3DEconomyFirst-PersonEarly AccessBuildingGambling👍 787
-15%$16.99TCG Card Shop Simulator
7 days ago · OPNeon Games
Both: Management · Economy · Capitalism
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.
SimulationManagementEconomySingleplayerCollectathonTrading Card GameCapitalismCard GameShop KeeperTrading👍 47,485
-40%$13.79City Tales - Medieval Era
Jan 29 · Irregular Shapes
Both: Economy · Management · Resource Management
City Tales is a medieval city builder, allowing you to unleash your creativity and shape vast cities that break outside a traditional grid. Plan each district for your citizens needs and aid your companions in their tales, creating a city to be proud of!
SimulationCity BuilderBuildingRelaxingEconomyManagementResource ManagementInventory ManagementStory RichLogic👍 543
FreeClothing Store Simulator: Prologue
May 23 · Kiki Games
Both: Economy · Management · Life Sim
Are you ready to start shaping fashion? Start working with Prologue now. Make a brand agreement, order products, fill the aisles, dress the mannequins and start selling. A limited number of products for Prologue are waiting for you.
SimulationEconomyManagementImmersive SimCasualLife SimTradingActionDesign & IllustrationSingleplayer
$24.99Industry Giant 4.0
Oct 17 · Don VS Dodo
Both: Management · Resource Management · Economy
Build an industrial empire from scratch in Industry Giant 4.0. Produce goods, build up your industries, construct transportation networks, plan production, manage finances, and navigate global events. Become the next business tycoon and write history!
ManagementStrategySimulationCity BuilderResource ManagementEconomyAutomationModernBuildingRealistic👍 506
$24.99InfraSpace
Sep 22 · Dionic Software
Both: Resource Management · Sandbox · Economy
Create an extrasolar efficiency utopia from scratch! In this sci-fi city builder you need to start mining operations, plan production, and lay down transportation routes to ensure a smooth supply chain.
City BuilderAutomationTransportationSpaceResource ManagementSandboxBuildingEconomyManagementSci-fi👍 1,638
$19.99Car Manufacture
Aug 1 · STEREO GAMES S.A.
Both: Economy · Time Management · Management
Car Manufacture is an automotive tycoon game. Start in the beginning of the XX century and create thriving business. Build cars, manage people, expand your plant and research new technology. Make tons of money and stay on top.
Early AccessAutomationAutomobile SimBuildingEconomyRetroTime ManagementManagementSandboxStrategy👍 1,395
$19.99Hotel Magnate
Sep 23 · Arcade Oven
Both: Management · Sandbox · Resource Management
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!
ManagementSimulationBuildingSandboxResource ManagementRelaxingCity BuilderEconomyBase BuildingCasual👍 419
$14.99Better Mart Simulator
May 16 · Exanticx Studio
Both: Sandbox · Economy · Management
EARLY ACCESS - Solo or with up to 6 players, build, manage, and grow your supermarket. Stock your shelves, manage inventory, deliveries, staff, and machines. Customize your store and grow it from a small grocery shop into a full-fledged superstore.
Shop KeeperSandboxEconomyManagementFirst-PersonOpen WorldTeam-BasedCasualSimulationRealistic👍 1,241
FreeSupermarket Together
Aug 9 · DeadDevsTellNoLies
Both: Management · Economy · Life Sim
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!
SimulationOnline Co-OpMultiplayerFree to PlayManagementEconomySingleplayerLife SimTradingImmersive Sim
-50%$5.99Tobacco Shop Simulator
Jun 22 · Business Tycoon
Both: Life Sim · Economy · Sandbox
Run your tobacco shop. Sign contracts with leading brands, order products, hire workers, expand your store, and never let your customers leave the store empty-handed. Play with friends or go solo, and enjoy the growth of your shop.
Life SimSimulationShop KeeperOnline Co-OpMultiplayerDesign & IllustrationEconomySingleplayerSandboxImmersive Sim👍 826
$19.99Office Life
Dec 17 · LeiYun Games
Both: Life Sim · Time Management
Dive into a massive 2-million-word immersive life sim. Use card-based strategies to survive office politics, rise from a rookie intern to a business tycoon, and find true love. Career, Romance, Wealth—why choose when you can have it all?
Story RichLife SimDating SimCuteCinematicTime ManagementRPGDeckbuildingChoices MatterSimulation👍 1,726
