Games like This Grand Life
by Poking Water Games
A life simulator that leans heavily into the personal finance aspect. Pay taxes, take out mortgages, trade stocks, buy real estate, start businesses, or grind your way to victory as an employee.
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$14.99Timeflow – Life Sim
Jan 18 · Digital Geckos
Both: Life Sim · Economy · Time Management
This game will make you rich! Learn the basics of investment and life management. Your goal is to make your dream come true. You can make a career, buy real estate, run business, trade stocks, become a blogger, or make a fortune on an art market. Study, network, and plan your time for all of it.
Life SimEconomyTime ManagementEducationSandboxCapitalismPvPTabletopTurn-Based StrategyCharacter Customization👍 1,379
$25.99Big Ambitions
Aug 28 · Hovgaard Games
Both: Management · Economy · Capitalism
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.
ManagementEconomySimulationCapitalismLife SimSandboxSingleplayerResource ManagementTime ManagementInventory Management👍 14,060
$7.99中年失业模拟器When a man lose his job
May 14 · Kwing works
Both: Capitalism · Survival · Economy
You are a 35-years-old man who struggling in a huge city, the mortgage is pressing you to work day and night. Suddenly ,you got fired! Without income, you have to pay mortgage (15000 G /month) and raise 2 kids! How can you do that? Come on ! Earn money and save your family!
CapitalismExplorationSurvivalEconomyOpen WorldDark HumorIndieLife SimStrategy RPGJRPG👍 344
$24.99Plutocracy
Nov 21 · Redwood
Both: Management · Economy · Capitalism
The business simulator Plutocracy gives you the chance to become wealthy and powerful to take control over the world. Where policy, laws, officials and people are only the chess pieces how do you play your game?
StrategySimulationGrand StrategyManagementPolitical SimEconomyCapitalismHistoricalCrimeSandbox👍 1,306
$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
$5.99Legend of Homebody
Jul 8 · 疯王子
Both: Life Sim · Survival · Time Management
The simple game of a shut-in learning from home and earn money. (The game is purely fictional, do not try this out in reality. This is a somewhat serious and heavy game, so don't be fooled by appearances.)
Life SimSurvivalIndieTime ManagementManagementSatirePhilosophicalTurn-Based TacticsModernSimulation👍 387
$11.99Pumping Simulator 2
Sep 12 · Lance Games
Both: Life Sim · Time Management · Economy
A gas station management game, start by selling a car to raise funds and invest in an abandoned plot of land. Build, expand, and upgrade your gas station, diversify services, customize and manage time efficiently during peak hours. And maybe you will become rich
SimulationCasualLife SimTime Management3DEconomyManagementSandboxFirst-PersonRealistic👍 1,645
$9.99STONKS-9800: Stock Market Simulator
Jul 17 · TERNOX
Both: Economy · Life Sim · Management
Simulator of an 80s Japanese stock market businessman. Chill, catch a retro vibe and watch your profits grow in the text-based game STONKS-9800.
Early AccessEconomySimulationAnimeLife SimAtmospheric1980sManagementText-BasedTime Management👍 3,126
$7.99PC Tycoon 2
Mar 28 · Insignis Games
Both: Economy · Time Management · Capitalism
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
$14.99Dealer's Life 2
Feb 15 · Abyte Entertainment
Both: Management · Capitalism · Economy
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!
TradingManagementJob SimulatorCapitalismShop KeeperMemesHobby SimCasualEconomyImmersive Sim👍 3,993
$19.99GearCity
Jan 14 · Visual Entertainment And Technologies
Both: Management · Economy · Capitalism
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?
ManagementSimulationStrategyEconomyIndieAutomobile SimCapitalismTurn-BasedRealisticRetro👍 1,419
$19.99Youtubers Life
Feb 2 · UPLAY Online
Both: Management · Life Sim · Character Customization
Become the most successful youtuber on the planet! Create videos, get subscribers, attend events, interact with your fans… and grow your channel. Live a youtuber’s life!
ManagementSingleplayerLife SimCharacter CustomizationCasualSimulationAdventureComedyMemesFamily Friendly👍 13,748
$13.99Retirement Simulator
Apr 19 · DoubleThink Studio
Both: Life Sim · Time Management
Retirement Simulator is a game that simulates the retirement life. Customize your retirement and realize your ultimate goals: become a world traveller, an influencer, a KungFu Master or more. Through discovering stories and events, you will also deepen your bonds with your familiy and the community.
Early AccessSimulationRPGIndieStory RichCasualLife SimCard GameTime ManagementStrategy👍 3,757
$12.99The Invisible Hand
May 7 · Power Struggle Games
Both: Capitalism · Economy · Management
Want to get rich, quick? Welcome to FERIOS, where you’ll be empowered to pursue wealth and success as a mid-level stockbroker! Your wildest dreams of wealth can come true… at the cost of everything else.
CapitalismTradingEconomyStrategyDark ComedyVillain ProtagonistSatireSingleplayerManagementAdventure👍 505
$19.99Football Life Simulator
Apr 11 · Ludu Arts
Both: Life Sim · Time Management · Capitalism
Live the life of a professional footballer both on and off the field. Train, play matches, manage your social life, climb the career ladder, and spend your earned money. Decorate your life with luxury while managing your relationships and finances.
SimulationFootball (Soccer)Life SimIndieTime ManagementCapitalismFPSRomanceImmersive SimInventory Management👍 1,567
$11.99Evil Bank Manager
Dec 7 · Hamsters Gaming
Both: Economy · Management
What could be better than having a million dollars, a billion? This will not make you all powerful in the world, your goal will not only be to make lots of money, but to print money and become a Federal reserve system
StrategyEconomyManagementSimulationIndieGrand StrategySingleplayerTurn-BasedMedievalHistorical👍 1,662
$15.99Bakery Simulator
May 3 · Live Motion Games
Both: Time Management · Economy · Education
Get up before dawn and see what it's like to be a baker! Learn to bake several dozen types of bread. Use realistic bakery machines. Deliver orders to stores, earn, and invest. Use original recipes or experiment with ingredients.
SimulationTime ManagementRealisticEconomyIndieCasualSingleplayerEducationLife SimCrafting👍 2,189
$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
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$9.99Metro Sim Hustle
Jul 24 · Departure Interactive
Both: Life Sim · Survival · Character Customization
Take control of an underground commuter train and rise to the top in a bustling metropolis filled with cheap thrills, prime real estate, and a diverse community of unique characters.
Life SimExplorationSandboxSurvivalRPGDating SimTrainsOpen WorldCharacter Customization3D👍 352
$15.99Business War: ERP Sandbox Simulation
Apr 24 · 夜与潜伏者
Both: Education · Management · Economy
A compulsory course in the School of Economics and Management at the university, featuring a super hardcore simulation business game. You will play the role of the chairman of a startup company, participate in market competition, and utilize limited resources to ensure the survival of your enterprise in the fierce market competition.
Turn-Based TacticsEducationScienceManagementEconomyCapitalismTutorialTradingTurn-Based StrategyStrategy RPG
$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
$19.99The Tenants
Oct 20 · EndGameLoop Games
Both: Management · Life Sim · Economy
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
$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
$9.99Super Life (RPG)
Jul 18 · Klick Ink L.P.
Both: Life Sim · Capitalism
Welcome home to Sun Villa! After a long summer at grandpa's ranch, it's time to finish school, get a job and move into your own place. Let the adventure of life begin!
Life SimRPG2.5DComedySimulationSingleplayerCartoonyCasualIndieCapitalism👍 535
$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
-25%$7.49Capitalism 2
Aug 1 · Enlight Software Limited
Both: Economy · Capitalism · Management
Create and control the business empire of your dreams. This in-depth strategy game covers almost every aspect of business that could be encountered in the real world.
EconomySimulationCapitalismStrategyManagementIndieVillain ProtagonistRTSClassicHorror👍 450
$4.99Limited Lifetime Corp
Aug 12 · Rabid Beaver Games
Both: Time Management · Management · Capitalism
Lead your LLC to its inevitable destruction in this day by day management sim. Harvest resources, make a profit, expand your Corp. But be careful; from the local fauna to the Syndicate, no one wants you to succeed.
Strategy RPGTime ManagementManagementRTSCapitalismConspiracySci-fiEconomy3DSingleplayer
-75%$4.99Punch Club 2: Fast Forward
Jul 20 · Lazy Bear Games
Both: Time Management · Management
Train, fight, and rise to the top in this knockout sequel to the smashing fighter management simulator! Mentor your fighter and guide him to become the ultimate champion: choose from different combat styles, control his routine, and watch him kick some butt like a proud sensei!
Time ManagementPixel GraphicsMartial ArtsResource ManagementManagementAdventureCyberpunkSportsStrategy RPGTactical RPG👍 3,813
$12.99Turmoil
Jun 2 · Gamious
Both: Management · Time Management · Turn-Based Strategy
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.
ManagementMiningStrategyTime ManagementResource ManagementTurn-Based StrategyMultiplayerSingleplayerRelaxingAsynchronous Multiplayer👍 13,158
-50%$14.99The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection
Jan 31 · MAXIS
Both: Life Sim · Character Customization · Management
The game you know and love. For Windows 10/11. In The Sims 2, you direct your Sims over a lifetime. Give them a long existence, or leave their lives in shambles. Guide their characteristics from one generation to the next.
SandboxLife SimBuildingSimulationCharacter CustomizationManagementImmersive SimAtmosphericSingleplayerStory Rich👍 4,769
$24.99Mad Games Tycoon 2
May 31 · Eggcode
Both: Management · Economy · Capitalism
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.
ManagementEconomySimulationGame DevelopmentStrategyCity BuilderBuildingTradingCapitalismBase Building👍 7,356
$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
$9.99Government Simulator
Dec 4 · Ambiera
Both: Economy · Management
Government Simulator is a is a simple economic and political simulation game based on real-world data. Take control of a whole country, like the USA, Germany, France, Russia, or Austria. Change laws, taxes and budgets based on real world statistics and data, and see what happens.
Political SimSimulationIndieStrategyEconomyManagementTurn-BasedSingleplayerSandbox👍 184
$14.99Final Profit: A Shop RPG
Mar 6 · Brent Arnold
Both: Capitalism · Life Sim
FINAL PROFIT is a story driven shop-sim RPG. Gather products and find customers. Spend your hard-earned profits on upgrades and investments. Make far-reaching choices as you expand your business. And explore a world full of secrets on your quest to defeat capitalism by becoming the best at it!
IncrementalRPGCapitalismShop KeeperChoices MatterLife SimVillain ProtagonistStory RichExplorationCasual👍 520
$19.99City Game Studio: Your Game Dev Adventure Begins
Aug 24 · Binogure Studio 🐺
Both: Management · Economy · Capitalism
Manage a game studio from the dawn of the gaming industry in 1976. Your journey starts with small indie titles and grows into a gaming empire. Develop, design, and conquer the industry. From humble beginnings to gaming legend, it’s your story, your studio, your legacy!
ManagementSimulationEconomyGame DevelopmentCapitalismStrategyModdableProgrammingSingleplayer2D👍 1,780
