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-40%$8.99The Executive - Movie Industry Tycoon
Feb 11 · Aniki Games
Both: Management · Economy · Sandbox
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
-50%$7.49Dungeon Tycoon
Sep 25 · Lunheim Studios
Both: Management · Economy · Replay Value
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
$25.99Big Ambitions
Aug 28 · Hovgaard Games
Both: Management · Economy · Sandbox
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
$7.99PC Tycoon 2
Mar 28 · Insignis Games
Both: Economy · Sandbox · 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
-33%$20.09City Bus Manager
Jun 25 · PeDePe GbR
Both: Management · Economy · Sandbox
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
$17.99Motel Manager Simulator
Aug 26 · Denzone Games
Both: Management · Economy · Sandbox
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
-60%$4.79Retail Company Simulator
Aug 6 · Business Tycoon
Both: Sandbox · 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
$14.99Internet Cafe Evolution
Apr 19 · Tiny Flame Games
Both: Sandbox · 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
$19.99Potion Tycoon
Oct 4 · Snowhound Games
Both: Management · Sandbox · 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 · Sandbox
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
$14.99Better Mart Simulator
May 16 · Exanticx Studio
Both: Sandbox · 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
$24.99Naheulbeuk's Dungeon Master
Nov 15 · Artefacts Studio
Both: Management · Sandbox · Replay Value
A dungeon in danger ! Build, manage, and defend your tower in the satirical heroic fantasy universe of Dungeon of Naheulbeuk. From a shaky establishment to an infamous lair!
ManagementSimulationFunnySandboxReplay ValueBuildingBase BuildingMedievalFantasyStrategy👍 1,301
$14.99House of Legacy
May 14 · S3 Studio
Both: Management · Sandbox · 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
$11.99Laundry Store Simulator
Dec 9 · Akhir Pekan Studio
Both: Management · Economy · Sandbox
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
$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
-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
-20%$22.39Go-Go Town!
Jul 16 · Prideful Sloth
Both: Management · Sandbox
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
$13.49Gamestonk Simulator
May 21 · simsum
Both: Management · 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
$15.99Estate Agent Simulator
Nov 13 · Kiki Games
Both: Management · Economy
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
$9.99Fell & 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
$17.99Kebab Chefs! - Restaurant Simulator
Jun 11 · Biotech Gameworks
Both: Management · Sandbox
Kebab Chefs! is a Co-Op, cooking and restaurant management game that can be played up to 4 players. Design your own restaurant. Cook delicious foods, fill your menu with various recipes, feed customers and become the biggest kebab restaurant in town!
CookingMultiplayerSimulationManagementPhysicsSandboxFunnyTime ManagementImmersive SimBuilding👍 7,017
-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
-50%$5.99Tobacco Shop Simulator
Jun 22 · Business Tycoon
Both: Economy · Sandbox
Run your tobacco shop. 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 SimSimulationShop KeeperOnline Co-OpMultiplayerDesign & IllustrationEconomySingleplayerSandboxImmersive Sim👍 826
-35%$12.34Beer Factory
Jan 10 · MyceliumGames
Both: Management · Economy
Beer Factory is a business simulation and management game. Take the challenge and manage your own beer factory, employees, production lines, as well as the import and export of merchandise.
SimulationAutomationFirst-PersonResource ManagementSingleplayerManagementArtificial IntelligenceEconomyCraftingPhysics👍 1,410
$19.95Holonoptic
Jul 16 · Glazial
Both: Management · 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
$14.99To Pixelia
May 1 · Pixeduo Studios
Both: Sandbox · 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
-35%$9.09E-Shop Tycoon
Jul 28 · Aeolian Games
Both: Sandbox
Embark on an e-commerce startup journey in E-Shop Tycoon! Optimize warehouse logistics, hire and train staff, and design unique office spaces as your business grows. Handle industry events and marketing crises. Come grow your startup into an e-commerce giant!
CasualSimulationSandboxShop KeeperTime ManagementStrategy2.5DTop-DownStylizedComedy👍 605
$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
FreeSupermarket Together
Aug 9 · DeadDevsTellNoLies
Both: Management · Economy
The multiplayer supermarket has arrived to your neighbourhood for free! Stock your shop space, unlock perks and franchises, hire employees or chase those pesky shoplifters. The more players, the more action!
SimulationOnline Co-OpMultiplayerFree to PlayManagementEconomySingleplayerLife SimTradingImmersive Sim
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
$24.99Storage Hunter Simulator
Nov 27 · Raccoons Studio
Both: 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
$29.99RAILGRADE
Oct 13 · Minakata Dynamics
Both: 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
-50%$9.99The Sims™ Legacy Collection
Jan 31 · MAXIS
Both: Sandbox · Management
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
$19.99Odd Realm
Aug 16 · Unknown Origin Games Inc
Both: Management · Sandbox
Build a settlement in a realm recovering from the Fracture, a calamity that nearly destroyed the realm. Choose from several unique races, establish a new kingdom, and survive in a land filled with magic and strange creatures. Farm the land, fish the seas, or raid rival kingdoms for their treasures.
Colony SimBase BuildingSimulationManagementResource ManagementStrategySandboxSurvivalProcedural GenerationBuilding👍 955
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$5.99Mobiles Tycoon
Jul 15 · Insignis Games
Both: Sandbox · 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
