Games like City Game Studio: Your Game Dev Adventure Begins
by Binogure Studio 🐺
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!
View on Steam · $19.99 →
Ranked by how similar the games actually are, not by sales. Released and Price are remembered for next time.
Closest matches
$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
-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
$7.99PC Tycoon 2
Mar 28 · Insignis Games
Both: Economy · Capitalism · Management
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
-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%$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
$12.99Clothing Store Simulator
Nov 28 · Kiki Games
Both: Management · Economy · Capitalism
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
$13.49Gamestonk Simulator
May 21 · simsum
Both: Management · Economy · Capitalism
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
-30%$34.99Cities: Skylines II
Oct 24 · Iceflake Studios, Colossal Order
Both: Management · Economy · Moddable
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
$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
-85%$3.74Definitely Not Fried Chicken
Sep 29 · Dope Games
Both: Management · Capitalism · Economy
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
$19.95Holonoptic
Jul 16 · Glazial
Both: Management · Capitalism · Economy
As the new CEO of a derelict company, you must deal (or side) with rogue corporate AIs, rebellious labor unions and globalist aristocrats. Holonoptic combines economic simulation and RPG into a story-rich corporate alpine cyberpunk.
Story RichStrategyCRPGManagementCapitalismCyberpunkBuildingSimulationEconomyParty-Based RPG
$15.99Business War: ERP Sandbox Simulation
Apr 24 · 夜与潜伏者
Both: Management · Economy · Capitalism
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
$14.99Internet Cafe Evolution
Apr 19 · Tiny Flame Games
Both: Management · Economy · Capitalism
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
-30%$8.39Creator Chronicles
7 days ago · Origin Studio
Both: Management · Economy
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
$17.99Motel Manager Simulator
Aug 26 · Denzone Games
Both: Management · Economy
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
$19.99Supermarket Simulator
Jun 19 · Nokta Games
Both: Management · Economy
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
$5.99Mobiles Tycoon
Jul 15 · Insignis Games
Both: Capitalism · Management · Game Development
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
$19.99Potion Tycoon
Oct 4 · Snowhound Games
Both: Management · 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
$19.99Car Manufacture
Aug 1 · STEREO GAMES S.A.
Both: Economy · 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
-60%$4.79Retail Company Simulator
Aug 6 · Business Tycoon
Both: 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
$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
-50%$7.49Dungeon Tycoon
Sep 25 · Lunheim Studios
Both: Management · Economy
Build your own dungeon and attract heroes from all over the realm! Grow your business by exploiting every facet of your visitors' dungeon exploration experience. Will you be able to keep your evil dungeon business going?
ManagementTower DefenseDungeon CrawlerStrategyFantasyEconomySimulationReplay ValueCity BuilderSandbox👍 1,473
$14.99House of Legacy
May 14 · S3 Studio
Both: Management · Economy
Step into the shoes of a fallen clan leader, starting with nothing but a crumbling estate and a handful of hopes, rising through careful planning, trade, and diplomacy to become one of the most powerful families in the land. Now it’s time to forge a legendary dynasty that leaves its mark on history.
ManagementDiplomacySandboxCity BuilderOpen WorldRPGSimulationEconomyStrategyBase Building👍 3,270
$24.99Industry Giant 4.0
Oct 17 · Don VS Dodo
Both: 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
Also worth a look
Share some of the same DNA, but further from the original.
$39.99Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
Jun 20 · 3Division
Both: Management · Economy
Build a soviet republic from an impoverished country into a rich industrial superpower in a city builder with intricate production chains and a fully simulated global economy. Manage the lives of your citizens from education to work and party loyalty to criminal activity.
StrategyCity BuilderSimulationBase BuildingGrand StrategyHistoricalBuildingManagementEconomyColony Sim👍 25,244
$29.99RAILGRADE
Oct 13 · Minakata Dynamics
Both: Moddable · Management · Economy
RAILGRADE is the train RTS game! Construct dense vertical railroads, build cities, construct vast factory chains with train automation! Restore an off world colony's economy all in the intense story driven campaign or relaxing sandbox mode!
TrainsStrategySimulationResource ManagementAutomationCity BuilderModdableBuildingManagementEconomy👍 1,207
$14.99Better Mart Simulator
May 16 · Exanticx Studio
Both: 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
-40%$13.79City Tales - Medieval Era
Jan 29 · Irregular Shapes
Both: Economy · 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
$12.99Island Market Simulator
Sep 3 · Zentium Studio
Both: Management · 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
FreeClothing Store Simulator: Prologue
May 23 · Kiki Games
Both: Economy · Management
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
-20%$22.39Go-Go Town!
Jul 16 · Prideful Sloth
Both: Management
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
$9.99Fell & Sell
Aug 26 · Art Games Studio S.A.
Both: Management · Economy
Slay. Loot. Sell. Survive! Dive into a first-person blend of hack'n'slash roguelike and shop management. Plunder deadly dungeons for loot, escape with your life, craft, and stock your shelves. Then risk it all once more for profit!
SimulationShop KeeperManagementEconomyFantasySingleplayerRPGDungeon CrawlerAction RoguelikeAction RPG👍 1,453
$7.99Urban Ascend
Apr 3 · BitQuest Studio
Both: Management · Economy · Capitalism
A casual city builder where growth is constant, production chains expand, citizens thrive, and upgrades push your city toward a bustling metropolis.
City BuilderManagementGrand StrategyResource ManagementEconomyCapitalismStrategyTacticalSimulationAutomation
$8.99Aquatic Store Simulator
Nov 5 · FreeMind S.A.
Both: Management · Economy
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
SimulationShop KeeperManagementFirst-PersonEconomySingleplayerEducationImmersive SimSandboxRelaxing👍 143
$11.99Laundry Store Simulator
Dec 9 · Akhir Pekan Studio
Both: Management · Economy
In Laundry Store Simulator, you'll start small and work your way up, upgrading your equipment, designing a stylish store, and expanding your services! Are you ready to own the best Laundry Store in the world?
SimulationManagementTime ManagementRealisticFirst-PersonComedyEconomy3DSandboxFunny👍 1,806
$4.99Space Station Tycoon
Nov 1 · Lunheim Studios
Both: Management · Economy
Create a thriving space station in a lost sector. Face thrilling challenges head-on, from pirate raids to asteroid impacts, as you lead your company to new heights.
ManagementSpaceTower DefenseCity BuilderColony SimBuildingCraftingEconomyBase BuildingSpace Sim👍 190