Games like Painters Guild
by Lucas Molina
Painters Guild is a management sim where you control an art academy in the Italian Renaissance. Paint artwork as beautiful as the Mona Lisa. Hire painters like Leonardo da Vinci and millions of randomly generated ones. Expand and customize your guild with furniture and more.
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$9.99The Guild II
Jun 24 · 4HEAD Studios
Both: Management · Sandbox
The Guild 2 is the shining successor of the ultra successful medieval life sim, Europe 1400. The Guild 2 is a unique mixture of RPG and life simulation in an immersive middle ages scenario. The player and his party become part of history and can even change it in real-time. Go back to the dark middle ages and found a new dynasty!
SimulationStrategyLife SimMedievalRPGTradingEconomyManagementSingleplayerSandbox👍 600
$4.99Gladiator School
Nov 9 · Raptor Claw Games
Both: Management · Historical
Gladiator School is a Tycoon-style simulation game. You play as the master of a newly formed school for gladiators. Your job is to prepare and train recruits before you send them away to fight for their survival and entertain the crowd in the arena.
SimulationStrategyIndieManagementSingleplayerCasual2DRPG2D FighterHistorical👍 297
$19.99The Tenants
Oct 20 · EndGameLoop Games
Both: Management · Sandbox
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?
ManagementDesign & IllustrationLife SimCity BuilderBuildingEconomyGod GameImmersive SimSandboxReplay Value👍 7,072
FreeMedieval Shopkeeper Simulator
May 11 · David Moralejo Sánchez
Both: Pixel Graphics · Management
Keep your stores afloat against unique threats like royal laws, wars and crazy fantasy events. Discover new items, craft, sell them, and create your Merchant Empire in the kingdom! - All in a hybrid 2D-3D style.
SimulationRPGAdventurePixel GraphicsManagementTradingMedievalOpen WorldIndieEarly Access👍 140
FreeKingdom: Classic
Oct 21 · Noio, Licorice
Both: Pixel Graphics · Management
Kingdom is a 2D sidescrolling strategy/resource management hybrid with a minimalist feel wrapped in a beautiful, modern pixel art aesthetic.
Free to PlayStrategySingleplayerSimulationBase Building2DBuildingPixel GraphicsResource ManagementManagement👍 5,978
$8.99九州:商旅(Nine Provinces: Caravan)
Feb 26 · BigLight.Games, Xbgzs
Both: Management · Historical
On the ancient nine province continent, you may become a businessman, get to know others, expand caravans, and free trade and exploration.
TradingOpen WorldExplorationManagementEconomy2DHistoricalSimulationTurn-Based CombatHand-drawn👍 1,082
$6.99Pixel Shopkeeper
Jul 20 · Pixel Prototype
Both: Management · Pixel Graphics
Be a Pixel Shopkeeper! Collect items using inventory management puzzle mechanics. Sell your wares, decorate your shop, craft new products, and expand! Train to beat tougher dungeons, unlock new classes and decor, and furnish your shop smartly to maximize profits!
ManagementSimulationPixel GraphicsResource ManagementCasualIndiePuzzleCapitalismPoint & ClickCrafting👍 147
$19.99Rise of Venice
Sep 27 · Gaming Minds Studios
Both: Historical · Management
Venice: As a young man striving for success, power and wealth and with the support of your family, you begin to build up a trading empire across Genua, Tripoli, Rome, Alexandria and Constantinople in addition to many other significant cities from the Renaissance. This is where your story begins...
StrategySimulationTradingEconomyHistoricalManagementSingleplayerNavalMultiplayer👍 334
$29.99The Guild 3
Jun 14 · Purple Lamp, GolemLabs
Both: Sandbox
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!
EconomyLife SimMedievalSimulationStrategyRPGMultiplayerOpen WorldSandboxBuilding👍 7,121
FreeMerchant
Oct 8 · Retora Games
Both: Pixel Graphics · Management
Merchant blends traditional RPG systems and tycoon style mechanics. No gems, no consumables, all purchases are DLC! Great for second screen gaming! Merchant reimagines the classic RPG experience from the perspective of a Merchant. Hire Heroes and Crafters to do your bidding for you.
Free to PlayRPGSimulationPixel GraphicsCasualManagementCraftingIndieIncrementalSingleplayer
$9.99Gods of Sand
Apr 14 · Achenar Studios
Both: Management · Pixel Graphics
Train gladiators. Manage a ludus. Fight in the arenas. Conquer the tower. Gods of Sand is a gladiator manager with intense turn-based combat, inspired by the Swords and Sandals series, in a dark and unforgiving setting.
Turn-BasedManagementRomePixel GraphicsStrategyTacticalTurn-Based StrategyTurn-Based CombatIndieSimulation👍 721
$14.99Tavern Master
Nov 16 · Untitled Studio
Both: Management
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!
ManagementSimulationBuildingMedievalResource ManagementStrategyIndieRelaxingCity BuilderSingleplayer👍 12,616
-30%$8.39Creator Chronicles
7 days ago · Origin Studio
Both: Management · Pixel Graphics
A game within a game. In this entirely new kind of simulation RPG, become a guild master, develop your town, recruit guild members, and conquer dungeons. Every decision you make becomes your own chronicle.
City BuilderManagementCRPGPixel GraphicsTop-DownMultiple EndingsBuildingEconomyCraftingRPG👍 501
$17.99Travellers Rest
Jul 28 · Isolated Games
Both: Pixel Graphics · Management
Craft, farm, build and cook! In Travellers Rest you will have to use all the available tools to become the best tavern keeper in the realm. Create unique dishes and drinks to please your customers as you discover the world and its colorful characters.
Life SimPixel GraphicsManagementFarming SimRPGMedievalCraftingBuildingImmersive SimFantasy👍 16,552
$14.99Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition
Sep 15 · Firefly Studios
Both: Sandbox · Management
Catapult werewolves over castle walls, incinerate troops with dragon fire and command the Knights of the Round Table! This remaster of the mythical ‘castle sim’ features Steam multiplayer, Workshop support, new maps, achievements and DLC campaigns.
City BuilderReal Time TacticsColony SimSandboxBuildingManagementEconomyMedievalWarMilitary👍 2,299
$19.99Anvil Saga
Nov 16 · Pirozhok Studio
Both: Management · Pixel Graphics
Anvil Saga is a management sim with RPG elements where you take control of a blacksmith shop amidst the Hundred Years' War. Each decision you make impacts the story and gameplay.
ManagementPixel GraphicsRPGMedievalBase BuildingSingleplayerChoices MatterSimulationCraftingColony Sim👍 1,458
FreeTrimmer Tycoon
Nov 4 · Improx Games
Both: Management · Pixel Graphics
Trimmer Tycoon is a fast survival game. You’re the new owner of a beard-trimming salon - Shavy. Customers start flowing in with absurd wishes for their beards. Can you satisfy their beardy dreams and keep up with the ever-increasing rent?
Free to PlaySimulationStrategyIndieManagementCasualPixel GraphicsSingleplayerMultiplayer
$24.99SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator
Oct 13 · Goose Minded
Both: Sandbox · Management
A unique artist sim game with realistic paint mixing, physics and numerous painting tools. Upgrade and customize your studio, complete tasks, sell and expose art, buy instruments and get famous!
Design & IllustrationSandboxImmersive SimFirst-Person3DFPSRelaxingManagementFunnyCute👍 3,766
$24.99Passpartout 2: The Lost Artist
Apr 4 · Flamebait Games
Both: Sandbox
Embark on your struggling artist adventure. Draw and sell art to cheeky critics to reclaim your lost art career. Explore the endearing art-starved town of Phénix and show them you're a true artist!
SimulationIndieExplorationCasualStory RichSingleplayerDesign & IllustrationPoint & ClickPhoto EditingSandbox👍 1,235
$14.99Patrician IV
Sep 17 · Gaming Minds Studios
Both: Historical · Management
You are a merchant in northern Europe in the late Middle Ages when the Hanseatic League was flourishing. Your goal is to rise to the most successful and influential member of the Hanse, ultimately being elected Elderman, leader of the trading league.
StrategyTradingResource ManagementEconomySimulationCapitalismSingleplayerHistoricalManagementMultiplayer👍 584
$14.99Territory: Farming and Warfare
Feb 4 · Wit Studio
Both: Sandbox · Pixel Graphics
From a small village of a dozen people to a small kingdom of thousands of people. Arrange for residents to work, gathering, fishing and hunting, farming and mining, processing and manufacturing. Trade, accumulate supplies, increase your strength, and fight evil forces and monsters.
SingleplayerSimulationBase BuildingCity BuilderStrategySandboxAutomationPixel GraphicsResource ManagementBuilding👍 738
$5.99Pizza Connection 2
Apr 5 · Assemble Entertainment
Both: Management
It's your empire... Take control! The game has it all! the depth of gameplay will have you on the edge of your seat for hours on-end. Build, manage, strategize and conquer the competition with the richest gameplay tycoon product ever offered!
SimulationStrategyManagementEconomySingleplayerClassicIndieRetroCooking👍 271
$9.99The Plague Doctor of Wippra
Oct 5 · Electrocosmos
Both: Pixel Graphics · Historical
The plague spreads agony and fear in the small town of Wippra. As a plague doctor, you bring healing and relief wherever you can. But ignorance, superstition, and religious zeal make for a deadly threat in this retro medieval medical adventure!
Point & ClickPixel GraphicsExplorationAtmosphericStory RichNarrativeHistoricalMedievalAdventureSingleplayer👍 356
$2.99Master Forge
Dec 15 · IT Student
Both: Management · Historical
Having inherited an old forge, it is now up to you to run the shop. Gain riches and fame, upgrade your forge and gain access to new resources to expand your product selection. One day, word of your skill may reach the ears of more than just commoners.
SimulationMedievalManagementHistoricalGun CustomizationLife SimBase BuildingTime ManagementResource ManagementInventory Management
$4.99Fantasy Kingdom Simulator
Jun 13 · SimProse Studios
Both: Management
Fantasy Kingdom Simulator transports you into a medieval realm where you reign as King of four villages, and your duty is to help them grow and blossom into fully developed cities. You'll be making meaningful choices, important decisions and face the consequences if you plan poorly.
CasualSimulationStrategyIndieAbstractManagementTurn-Based StrategyStrategy RPGGrand Strategy👍 111
-50%$7.99Hearthlands
Apr 28 · Four White Cats
Both: Management
Hearthlands is a medieval/fantasy city-building real time strategy game in which you take a role of a king in a procedurally generated world. You can not control your subjects directly; instead you focus on city-building, resource management, diplomacy, magic, etc.
City BuilderStrategySimulationIndieColony SimManagementMedievalSingleplayerRTSFantasy👍 306
$14.99Gnomes Garden
Dec 18 · Workroom7, Creobit
Both: Management
Dry summer withered the king’s beloved garden and the surrounding gardens of the kingdom alike. The ruler has fallen ill and the kingdom is in danger. Help the princess save the gardens and make the king better again.
CasualStrategyTime ManagementResource ManagementFantasyManagementSingleplayerPoint & Click2DPsychological Horror👍 262








