PlayfeedGames like The Hostel Project
by figmargaux
Hotel Architect and Prison Architect play most like The Hostel Project. Of the 17 closest games below, most share its management, city builder and colony sim.
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Hotel Architect
May 14 · Pathos Interactive
Both: Management · Building · City Builder
Isometric 3D modern-day tycoon management simulation, stylized 3D. Designing and building hotels, managing staff and finances, decorating interiors.
SimulationManagementBuildingCity BuilderCasualSandboxDecoratingEconomyStrategyRelaxing👍 1,968Prison Architect
Oct 6, 2015 · Introversion Software, Double Eleven
Both: Building · Sandbox · Colony Sim
Top-down 2D modern-day management simulation colony sim, 2D pixel art. Designing prisons, managing resources and controlling inmates.
SimulationBuildingSandboxBase BuildingColony SimStrategyManagementCity Builder2DTop-Down👍 62,876KN Tower - Build your skyscraper empire
Sep 9 · Kricom Network, KN GameStudios, Eveneo
Both: City Builder · Life Sim · Sandbox
Side-view 2.5D modern-day city builder simulation, colorful 3D. Building skyscrapers, managing floor layouts, managing residents and guests.
SimulationCity BuilderLife SimSandboxColony SimImmersive SimSide ScrollerTime Management2.5D3DThe Tenants
Oct 20, 2022 · EndGameLoop Games
Both: Management · Life Sim · City Builder
Isometric 3D modern-day real-estate management life sim, stylized 3D. Designing apartments, managing tenants and investing in real estate.
ManagementDesign & IllustrationLife SimCity BuilderBuildingEconomyGod GameImmersive SimSandboxReplay Value👍 7,072Academia : School Simulator
Jan 28, 2021 · Squeaky Wheel Studio Inc
Both: Management · City Builder · Colony Sim
Top-down 2D modern-day management simulation, pixel art. Building facilities, managing students and managing staff.
ManagementCity BuilderColony SimBase BuildingSimulationBuildingCapitalismEconomyStrategySandbox👍 2,980Founders' Fortune
Dec 18, 2020 · Dionic Software
Both: Colony Sim · City Builder · Building
Isometric 3D fantasy colony sim, city builder, stylized 3D. Building, resource management and managing villagers.
Colony SimBase BuildingCity BuilderSimulationBuildingStrategySurvivalSandboxIndieManagement👍 1,861Settlement Survival
Oct 24, 2022 · Gleamer Studio
Both: City Builder · Building · Colony Sim
Isometric 3D historical survival city-builder, low poly stylized. Building settlements, managing resources and surviving disasters.
City BuilderBuildingColony SimSurvivalManagementSimulationSandboxExplorationStrategyResource Management👍 7,712Lords and Villeins
Nov 10, 2022 · Honestly Games
Both: Colony Sim · City Builder · Management
Top-down 2D medieval colony sim city builder, pixel graphics. Managing economy, building settlements and regulating taxation.
Colony SimStrategyCity BuilderPixel GraphicsManagementSimulationMedieval2DBuildingSandbox👍 732Oxygen Not Included
Jul 30, 2019 · Klei Entertainment
Both: Colony Sim · Building · Management
Side-view 2D sci-fi colony simulation survival, cartoonish 2D illustration. Building bases, managing resources and simulating systems.
Colony SimBase BuildingSurvivalResource ManagementBuildingSingleplayerManagement2DSandboxSimulation👍 135,475Kingdoms and Castles
Jul 20, 2017 · Lion Shield, LLC
Both: City Builder · Colony Sim · Management
Isometric 3D fantasy city builder simulation, stylized low-poly. Building cities and castles, managing resources and peasants, defending against raiders and dragons.
City BuilderColony SimResource ManagementManagementSimulationStrategySandboxBuildingBase BuildingEconomy👍 30,337Banished
Feb 18, 2014 · Shining Rock Software LLC
Both: City Builder · Colony Sim · Sandbox
Isometric 3D historical city builder colony sim, realistic medieval. Building, resource management and managing townspeople.
City BuilderColony SimStrategySimulationSurvivalIndieSingleplayerSandboxMedievalResource Management👍 37,903Rec Center Tycoon - Management Simulator
Sep 6, 2019 · Jarrod Brown
Both: Building · Management · Sandbox
Top-down 2D modern-day management simulation, pixel art. Building a recreation center, managing employees and managing finances.
Early AccessSimulationBuildingManagementSandboxStrategyBase BuildingImmersive SimCity BuilderEconomy👍 260Another Brick in The Mall
Apr 30, 2020 · The Quadsphere
Both: Management · Building · City Builder
Top-down 2D modern-day management simulation, pixel art. Designing and building a mall, managing staff, managing finances.
ManagementSimulationAutomationBuildingShop KeeperCity BuilderEconomyColony SimBase BuildingCapitalism👍 2,341Ale Abbey - Monastery Brewery Tycoon
Sep 17, 2025 · Hammer & Ravens
Both: Management · Building · Colony Sim
Side-view 2D historical management simulation tycoon, pixel art. Brewing ale, building a monastery and managing monks.
ManagementSimulationCasualStrategyBuildingCapitalismBase BuildingColony SimMedievalComedy👍 1,285
Also worth a look
Share some of the same DNA, but further from the original.
Frostpunk
Apr 24, 2018 · 11 bit studios
Both: City Builder · Colony Sim · Building
Top-down 3D post-apocalyptic society survival game, steampunk frozen world. City and society management, resource management, exploration.
City BuilderSurvivalResource ManagementStrategyPost-apocalypticSteampunkColony SimBuildingBase BuildingSingleplayer👍 114,568