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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$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
$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
$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
$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
$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
$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
$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
$5.99Mobiles Tycoon
Jul 15 · Insignis Games
Both: Time Management · Capitalism · Management
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
$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
$14.99Internet Cafe Evolution
Apr 19 · Tiny Flame Games
Both: Time Management · Management · Economy
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
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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
-15%$16.99TCG Card Shop Simulator
6 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
$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
$14.99School Days
Jan 28 · 白雨工作室
Both: Life Sim · Time Management
《学生时代》是一款可自由构筑的校园人生模拟器。你将在高度还原的中国校园中,从入学一路走到高考,与多个性格鲜明的同学一起成长,互相陪伴。你的养成和选择,不但会决定你的人生,也会影响到朋友们的未来。
ExplorationDating SimLife SimChoose Your Own AdventureTime ManagementImmersive SimRogueliteShop KeeperVisual NovelInteractive Fiction👍 6,028
$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
$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
$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
$1.99Office Survival Simulator
Apr 4 · BitQuest Studio
Both: Time Management · Capitalism · Economy
Juggle ridiculous office tasks, avoid sanity-sapping distractions, and beat the clock before corporate burnout takes hold. It’s you vs. the workday—and the copier is winning.
Time ManagementHidden ObjectPuzzleCapitalismEconomyLife SimStrategy RPG2DTop-DownFunny
-60%$4.79Retail Company Simulator
Aug 6 · Business Tycoon
Both: Life Sim · Management · Economy
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
$11.99Storage Hustle
Nov 8 · Broken Clock
Both: Economy · 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
$24.99Storage Hunter Simulator
Nov 27 · Raccoons Studio
Both: Capitalism · Economy · Management
Play as one of the bidders for abandoned warehouses and uncover hidden treasures! Storage Hunter is a garage auction simulation game. Bid, win, and sell for profit! Become the king of storage auction.
Immersive SimOnline Co-OpShop KeeperJob SimulatorCapitalismEconomyDrivingManagementTrading3D👍 3,868
$19.99Farmer's Life
Oct 20 · FreeMind S.A.
Both: Education · Life Sim
🌾Unleash the Farmer within. 🚜 Dive into the rustic charm of rural living in "Farmer's Life", where you'll experience the joy and challenges of life on a vibrant farmstead. Plant, grow, and embrace a country living in a vast open world. You choose from diverse mechanics and endless possibilities.
SimulationFarming SimAgricultureFirst-PersonFarmingSandboxSingleplayerCasualEducationLife Sim👍 2,373
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Oct 3 · Alcedo Games
Both: Management · Life Sim
Old Market Simulator is a 1-4 player co-op game where you manage your market by ordering goods, growing produce, raising animals, fishing, and crafting items in your workshop, while hiring employees and expanding your business.
SimulationOnline Co-OpManagementLife SimImmersive SimResource ManagementMultiplayerFirst-PersonAgricultureExploration👍 4,348
$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
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Both: Management · Life Sim · Character Customization
The original game you know and love. For Windows 10/11. Create a neighborhood of Sims and guide their lives through careers and romance. Or create chaos with open-ended gameplay that lets you shape their destinies.
SandboxBuildingManagementLife SimCasualSimulationCharacter CustomizationAtmosphericSingleplayerImmersive Sim👍 2,329
$19.99Streamer Life Simulator 2
Feb 5 · Cheesecake Dev
Both: Life Sim · Economy
In the second game of the series, competition has increased and now everyone wants to be a streamer. Are you ready to stream until your cpu burns out?
SimulationLife SimImmersive SimFirst-PersonOpen WorldCasualSingleplayerEconomyActionMemes👍 6,755
$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
-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
$19.99Ostranauts
Aug 3 · Blue Bottle Games
Both: Survival · Life Sim
Navigate your scrappy ship through the boneyard in search of valuable parts in abandoned vessels. Use salvage to upgrade your ship, or sell it for cash to pay down your mounting debt, or restock fuel, air, or food. Fly and role-play aboard your dream spaceship in this hardcore noir space-sim.
FlightSimulationSpace SimSandboxDifficultSurvivalSpaceExplorationLife SimProcedural Generation👍 3,141
$11.99Love Tavern
Dec 19 · Secret Labo
Both: Management · Time Management · Economy
After your death due to a car accident, you have been summoned by the goddess to take care of a tavern in an Isekai world. Your job is to hire different girls from various tribes and races to help out the business there, as well as build up room by room of the tavern to expand the business.
Sexual ContentManagementBuildingSimulationTime ManagementEconomyCity BuilderColony SimDating SimGod Game👍 778
$14.99To Pixelia
May 1 · Pixeduo Studios
Both: Life Sim · Management
Meet the Pixelians and discover the ultimate life simulator in To Pixelia. As you climb your career ladder of choice, step into the world of politics, art, sports, music, and even crime. Live your dream life in pixels!
Life SimOpen WorldPixel GraphicsRelaxingFarming SimDating SimSandboxManagementCasualChoose Your Own Adventure👍 1,195
$19.99The Coin Game
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Both: Life Sim · Survival · Character Customization
A collection of ticket redemption arcades with realistic physics, a carnival, goofy robots, open world design, a global ranking system and silly prizes. Featuring 50+ modern inspired arcade machines and a pawn shop to keep money in your pocket. The Coin Game is made by a solo developer.
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$8.99Aquatic Store Simulator
Nov 5 · FreeMind S.A.
Both: Management · Economy · Education
Dive into the vibrant world of aquatic retail with Aquatic Store Simulator! Take on the challenge of managing your underwater-themed supermarket, blending business management with the beauty of marine life. Stock shelves with exotic fish, decorations, set prices, take payments and maintain aquariums
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$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.
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