The Economy Zone

Games about money flows, markets, production, trade, prices, and resource exchange.

Latest Standouts

Recent releases that landed well, newest first, filtered to games with enough reviews to trust the score.

Used Cars Simulator - Players say: Buy, inspect, repair, customize, and resell used cars—or steal them—as you build a business across an open-world city. Players like: Satisfying Car Flipping · Open-World Freedom · Criminal Car Theft ·
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Used Cars Simulator - trade used or stolen cars, fix and customize them, drive around, and explore the open world! Grow your business, complete quests, and have fun with a physics-based sandbox!

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Oct 9, 2026
79% 👍
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Crack the Pack - Open booster packs, buy upgrades, and collect over 1001 cards and their variants. Build a true automated booster factory by endlessly multiplying production until you unlock cloning and nuclear fusion !
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Oct 2, 2026
97% 👍
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Gamer Stop Simulator - Gamer Stop Simulator is a simulation game where you manage a video game store. Buy games and consoles from customers, repair broken devices, test games, and add rare items to your collection. Negotiate prices, expand your store, and grow your business in this exciting retail experience!
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Sep 29, 2026
72% 👍
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Transport Fever 3 - Players say: Build a transport company from 1900 onward, routing trains, trucks, ships and aircraft to move people and goods between cities. Players like: Richer Logistics · Flexible Building Tools · Traffic Controls ·
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Transport Fever 3, the ultimate transport tycoon returns, bigger, deeper, and more dynamic than ever. Build the routes that transform the world across land, sea, and sky using over a century of evolving transport options. Design and build your ideal transport network.

Roadhouse Simulator - Pour beer, break up brawls, distill your own liquor, run pig races, deal with gangs and keep the cops off your back as you turn a rundown Route 66 bar into one hell of a Road House.
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Sep 21, 2026
75% 👍
of 199
IGTAP: an Incremental Game That's Also a Platformer - Players say: Run precision-platforming courses to earn power, improve your times, and send clones repeating your best routes for income. Players like: Responsive Platforming · Clever Genre Blend · Course Time Optimization ·
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Amass an army of clones to follow your tightly-optimised path. Generate massive amounts of power to upgrade your production and movement abilities.

Mixed Spirits: Bartender - Run a cozy bar, make cocktails for fun customers! 🍸 Mixed Spirits is a Job Simulator where you work as a bartender. Take orders, mix custom drinks, and discover secret recipes in a chill, creative night-shift experience with no timers or stress, or rush orders in Happy Hour mode!

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Endzone - A World Apart - Players say: Lead survivors back to a poisoned surface, building a settlement and balancing supplies against radiation and extreme weather. Players like: Survival Resource Planning · Post-Apocalyptic Atmosphere · Settlement Design ·
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Endzone is a post-apocalyptic survival city builder, where you start a new civilization with a group of people after an ecological disaster. Build them a new home and ensure their survival in a shattered world, threatened by constant radiation, toxic rain, sandstorms and droughts.

Two Point Campus - Players say: Build and run a quirky university: design campus facilities, hire staff, teach unusual courses, and guide students through each year. Players like: Campus Design Freedom · Relaxed Management · Quirky Courses ·
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Build the university of your dreams with Two Point Campus, the sim with a twist from the makers of Two Point Hospital. Build, hire staff and run an academic institution packed with wild courses.

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Aug 9, 2022
88% 👍
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Old World - Players say: Guide an ancient kingdom across generations, balancing court politics, city-building, diplomacy, and war with limited orders each turn. Players like: Limited-Order Decisions · Dynasty and Court Drama · Interconnected Strategy ·
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Old World is a revolutionary new historical strategy game where you lead your dynasty over generations of rule against rival kings and queens. Wage massive wars, manage your court, and build a dynasty — or watch your empire crumble to dust. What legacy will you leave behind?

Brewmaster: Beer Brewing Simulator - Players say: Build a home brewery, craft beer through hands-on brewing, then design labels for your batches and enter competitions. Players like: Detailed Brewing Process · Creative Recipe Making · Relaxed, Calm Pace ·
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Brew your perfect beer in this relaxing home brewing sim. Use a realistic chemistry simulation to brew hoppy IPAs to creamy stouts. Customise your brewing space, create recipes and label your beer, unlock new equipment and enter competitions. Learn to brew, refine your craft and become a Brewmaster!

Game Dev Studio - Players say: Run a game studio by hiring developers, building engines, producing and marketing games, and competing for market share. Players like: Deep Management Systems · Engaging Studio Growth · Workshop Mod Support ·
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Welcome to your own Game Dev Studio! How will you run your own offices and ascend to greatness in the gaming industry?

Chris Sawyer's Locomotion™ - Players say: Build a transport company from 1900 onward, laying routes for trains, trucks, buses, ships and planes to move people and cargo. Players like: Transport Network Building · Childhood Nostalgia · Logistics and Industry ·
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Explore a vast and detailed world and build a Transportation Empire!

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Mar 17, 2015
86% 👍
of 683
Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic) - Players say: Lead one of four European powers, build trading colonies in the Americas, and prepare to break from the Old World. Players like: Nostalgic Appeal · Deep Colony Economy · Lasting Replayability ·
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The New World lies before you with all its peril, promise and infinite possibility. Your colonists anxiously follow you to shore. The treasures of an entire continent await you.

Age of History 3 - Players say: Lead a civilization from ancient history to the future, developing provinces, researching technology, and fighting for territory. Players like: Era-Spanning Sandbox · Accessible Strategy · Custom Scenario Editor ·
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Grand strategy wargame where the destiny of Civilizations rests in your hands - will they stand united under your leadership or fall divided in conflict? Journey through the entire saga of human civilization, from its earliest days to the futuristic era, crafting your legacy age by age.

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Oct 23, 2024
85% 👍
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Ranch Simulator: Build, Hunt, Farm - Players say: Restore an inherited ranch by building facilities, raising livestock, farming, hunting, and selling goods alone or with friends. Players like: Co-op Play · Ranch Building · Gradual Progression ·
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Builder. Farmer. Hunter. Trader. Ranching certainly isn’t your average job. Think you have the skills to turn your family’s rundown homestead into the most prosperous ranch in the valley? Then it’s time to head out into the wilderness in this captivating single and multiplayer open-world simulator.

Arcade Tycoon ™ : Simulation Game - Players say: Build and run a pixel-art arcade: place machines, hire staff, manage power and money, and keep customers entertained. Players like: Arcade Building · Relaxed Tycoon Play · Retro Pixel Art ·
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Build stunning Arcade Centre’s, purchase a range of arcades machines, manage troublesome staff in this colourful and humorous simulation management game. Inspired by Two Point Hospital, Let's Build A Zoo and Megaquarium.

The Invisible Hand - Players say: At FERIOS, trade and manipulate stocks to meet daily profit targets, outpace rival brokers, and keep your job. Players like: Engaging Trading · Financial Satire · Market Manipulation ·
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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.

Industry Giant 2 - Players say: Starting in 1900 with limited funds, build an industrial company by making goods, managing shops, and routing deliveries. Players like: Intricate Supply Chains · Strategic Optimization · Replayable Scenarios ·
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Economic booms, stock market crashes, oil crises, upswings, triumphs... Now you can become the greatest power in industry!

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Aug 14, 2015
86% 👍
of 1.0k

Hidden Gems

Well-liked but under-played: strong scores, small review counts.

Egg Squeeze - Egg Squeeze is a biological intuition test where you squeeze eggs for as long as you can without breaking them.
The Headlands - A meditative farming strategy in the early 2000s: your home village and the machines you remember from childhood. Revive a run-down farm, trade on a living market, run production chains, take on your neighbours' contracts and grow your fleet — from small tractors to combines.
Budgie's Bug Shop - Players say: Catch bugs with a drag-and-drop net, sell them to parakeets, and upgrade your shop to unlock new locations and abilities. Players like: Cute Bug Artwork · Satisfying Upgrade Loop · Relaxing Music ·
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A short incremental game about catching bugs and running a shop filled with parakeets. Upgrade equipment, purchase game-breaking abilities, and maximize the profits of your Budgie-powered empire!

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May 25, 2026
97% 👍
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TOHOTOPIA - Players say: Lead a Touhou-themed empire in brisk, turn-based 4X matches: explore, develop cities, recruit heroes, and outmaneuver rivals. Players like: Distinct Factions · Unique Hero Abilities · Short, Accessible Matches ·
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A 4X strategy craze sweeps Gensokyo! As the "Esports Tournament" begins, the girls join the fray. Warlords rise: will you be "Pharaoh" Remilia, "Emperor" Kaguya, "Great" Kanako, or "Philosopher King" Miko? Launch the game now, lead your empire, and dominate Gensokyo!

A Bumpy Ride - Players say: Drive a small steam train across an expanding frontier, carrying animal passengers and freight while uncovering new rail routes. Players like: Cozy Train Driving · Charming World Design · Spirit Tracks Nostalgia ·
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Take a jaunt into the world of A Bumpy Ride, a cozy train-driving and exploration game! Inspired by railroading of the 19th century with a whimsical spin, you'll adventure around the open frontier in your trusty little train, picking up passengers and freight.

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May 1, 2026
97% 👍
of 585
Medieval Fantasy Survival Simulator - You're gonna get yourself killed out here... There's monsters, bandits, and much, much worse roaming these lands... Do you really think you've got what it takes to survive? Or do you think you're cut out for much more than that... There's only one way to find out, and time is of the essence!
Sky End Market - This is a game to manage a supermarket. Set up shelves, arrange products, and make your store bigger and bigger! Sell your goods to the remaining people, animals, and robots in the last place on earth just before the human race is exterminated.
Returns Outlet Simulator - Players say: Run a returns shop by unboxing mystery pallets, sorting and repairing goods, then stocking shelves and selling them for profit. Players like: Mystery Pallet Finds · Relaxed Shopkeeping · Repair And Salvage ·
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Returns Outlet Simulator is a relaxed first-person simulation where every aspect of operating your own shop springs to life.

The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain - Players say: Answer a king’s dilemmas as villainous magician Magnus, shaping your advisory assessment, story ending, and vote on future episodes. Players like: Moral Dilemmas · Intriguing Story · Villain Protagonist ·
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The Advisor Series is a player-driven narrative where your choices & decisions, both in the game, and out of the game, determine how future episodes unfold. Play the role of villain protagonist Magnus the Magician, as he wreaks havoc across the land, one well-placed fireball at a time!

Dream Town Island - Players say: Turn an empty island into a growing town: plan buildings, manage its economy, and guide residents through generations of life. Players like: Satisfying City Growth · Generational Resident Stories · Large Building Variety ·
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A town sim where you raise generations of residents. Unlock new stores and facilities, help your residents find love, or cash in on the stock market!

Top Rated

Defining examples of the genre, all rated 85%+ across 1,000+ reviews.

Magic Archery - Players say: Train a commoner into a powerful archer by breaking targets, improving skills, earning quest rewards, and unlocking magical arrows. Players like: Satisfying Progression · Relaxed Idle Play · Visible Archer Upgrades ·
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Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

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Oct 4, 2024
98% 👍
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Euro Truck Simulator 2 - Players say: Drive cargo-laden trucks between European cities, master long-haul routes, and grow from hired driver into a fleet owner. Players like: Relaxing Long Drives · European Route Exploration · Company Growth ·
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Travel across Europe as king of the road, a trucker who delivers important cargo across impressive distances! With dozens of cities to explore, your endurance, skill and speed will all be pushed to their limits.

American Truck Simulator - Players say: Take freight jobs across American highways, drive customizable semi trucks, park trailers, and grow a transportation company. Players like: Relaxing Long Drives · American Road Scenery · Truck Customization ·
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Experience legendary American trucks and deliver various cargoes across sunny California, sandy Nevada, and the Grand Canyon State of Arizona. American Truck Simulator takes you on a journey through the breathtaking landscapes and widely recognized landmarks around the States.

Town to City - Players say: Build a grid-free 19th-century Mediterranean town, decorate homes, meet residents’ needs, and grow its economy across linked towns. Players like: Relaxed, Low-Pressure Building · Detailed Decoration · Charming Visuals and Music ·
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Build an idyllic 19th century Mediterranean town and help it flourish into a prosperous city. Freely place and customise each element to create the perfect home for your growing population in this cozy city builder from the creators of Station to Station.

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May 26, 2026
97% 👍
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Leafy Corner - Players say: Run a houseplant shop: grow and sell plants, help customers find what they need, and decorate your store as it develops. Players like: Relaxing Shopkeeping · Plant Variety · Shop Decoration ·
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Run a cute little plant shop in this cozy and relaxing game. Grow, sell, and care for a variety of real-life plants, help customers find their dream plants, complete orders, and customize your cozy shop just the way you like!

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Jul 30, 2026
97% 👍
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Dog Brew - Players say: Play a debt-ridden dog brewer: grow ingredients, craft beers for island residents, and earn money to repay a loan. Players like: Funny NPC Dialogue · Relaxed, Addictive Loop · Quirky Island Characters ·
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Dog Brew - a light indie adventure where the main character, burdened by debts, decides to settle them through the art of brewing beer.

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Apr 30, 2024
97% 👍
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Cookie Clicker - Players say: Click a cookie, buy bakers and buildings to automate production, and expand your bakery through upgrades and prestige. Players like: Escalating Cookie Production · Long-Term Progression · Background Idling ·
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An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

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Sep 1, 2021
96% 👍
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Waterpark Simulator - Players say: Build a waterpark in first person, design slides and pools, serve guests, handle mishaps, and expand solo or with friends. Players like: Custom Park Building · Comic Ragdoll Chaos · Constant Hands-On Tasks ·
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Build and run your own waterpark solo or with friends. Design slides, send guests flying with ragdoll physics, manage staff, and fully customize your park. Turn total madness into a diamond five-star empire in this first-person management simulator!

Retro Rewind - Video Store Simulator - Players say: Run a 1990s video-rental shop: stock and rewind VHS tapes, serve customers, and expand and decorate your store. Players like: 90s Nostalgia · Retro Store Atmosphere · Relaxing Store Loop ·
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Manage your very own video store in the early 90s! Rent, sell, decorate and expand your business from the ground up and relive the golden ages of video rentals!

Stronghold HD (2012) - Players say: Build a medieval English stronghold, manage its people and economy, then defend your walls or lead sieges against rival lords. Players like: Castle Building · Economy And Warfare · Nostalgic Classic ·
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The original castle sim, Stronghold HD allows you to design, build and destroy historical castles. Engage in medieval warfare against the AI in one of two single player campaigns or online with up to 8 players.

Tiny Aquarium: Social Fishkeeping - Players say: Build a real-time aquarium: feed and breed collectible fish, decorate tanks, fish for rare species, and visit other players. Players like: Relaxing Background Play · Fish Collection · Fish Breeding ·
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A happy aquarium that lives at the bottom of your screen! Tiny Aquarium is a social idle simulator that keeps growing, even when offline. Hatch, sell fish, decorate, go fishin’, and visit your friends’ aquariums with bite-sized daily sessions.

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Jun 23, 2025
96% 👍
of 3.8k