Games like Game Dev Tycoon
If you like Game Dev Tycoon (management, tycoon and video games), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
Two Point Hospital
- In common: management and progression
- Difference: more building
When you want to manage something without real stress and with a laugh: each hospital plays in comfortable sessions.
Cities: Skylines
- In common: management and progression
- Difference: more building
When you want to build something big at a relaxed pace. Watching your city grow session after session keeps you hooked for weeks.
Planet Zoo
- In common: management and progression
- Difference: more building
When you have an afternoon and want to create something beautiful while caring for your animals.
Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
- In common: short sessions and progression
When you want a relaxed routine with a bit of ingenuity: a day in the shop lasts just a few minutes.
Mini Metro
- In common: short sessions and management
- Difference: less progression
When you have a short while and feel like thinking a little: each game lasts between 10 and 20 minutes.
Mini Motorways
- In common: short sessions and a relaxed pace
- Difference: less progression
When you have 15-20 minutes and feel like thinking a little, with gorgeous visuals.
Football Manager 2024
- In common: management and progression
- Difference: longer sessions
When you have time and fancy managing: one season keeps you hooked for weeks.
TCG Card Shop Simulator
- In common: progression and short sessions
When you want a calm, addictive routine: each shop day is short and there's always something to improve.
Graveyard Keeper
- In common: management and progression
- Difference: more building
When you want to optimise tasks calmly and fancy a macabre touch.
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
- In common: short sessions and progression
- Difference: more action
When you have a short break and want to think a bit without stress: each level lasts a few minutes.
How we pick them
We compare the tags the Steam community gives each game with our own classification: what you do (action, story, building…), the difficulty, how long sessions last and whether you play alone or with others. Nobody pays to appear.
About Game Dev Tycoon
You start making video games in an 80s garage and grow until you have a big studio. You choose topics and genres, split the effort, research technology and see how critics receive each release.
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