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Games like Idle Game Dev Simulator

Games like Idle Game Dev Simulator

Looking for games like Idle Game Dev Simulator? Here are top casual management recommendations with a business focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Mad Games Tycoon, Game Dev Tycoon or Mad Games Tycoon 2.

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  1. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    89% User Score Based on 2,578 reviews
    Critic Score 67%Based on 5 reviews

    Form your own game studio set in the early 1980s in a small garage. Develop your own game ideas, create a team and develop megahit video games. Research new technologies, train your staff and upgrade your office space, going from a lowly garage to a huge building. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mad Games Tycoon.

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  2. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 25,053 reviews
    Critic Score 89%Based on 3 reviews

    In Game Dev Tycoon you replay the history of the gaming industry by starting your own video game development company in the 80s. Create best selling games. Research new technologies and invent new game types. Become the leader of the market and gain worldwide fans. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Game Dev Tycoon.

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  3. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    93% User Score Based on 3,583 reviews

    Build and design your own game studio Starting in any year between 1976 and 2020, begin building your dream game company. With every passing year you will need to research new technologies and features, develop or license better game engines, and make the decisions necessary to go from a small garage studio to an industry dominating mega company. Prepare to release your next hit game on home conso… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mad Games Tycoon 2.

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  4. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    67% User Score Based on 175 reviews

    In GamersGoMakers, you found a little company creating the first video games in history. Create your first game with only basic sound and simple graphics available in the year 1980. You´re one of the pioneers entering the rising global market for computer games. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GamersGoMakers.

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  6. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization
    85% User Score Based on 414 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 1 reviews

    Welcome to your own Game Dev Studio! How will you run your own offices and ascend to greatness in the gaming industry? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Game Dev Studio.

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    72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    72% User Score Based on 394 reviews

    An incremental game where you go from small-scale MMO development studio up to global market domination. Improve your server infrastructure, address the technical challenges of running an MMO, release new games, and become the world's #1 MMO game studio. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MMO98.

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    73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, monetization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    73% User Score Based on 562 reviews

    CivIdle is an idle/incremental game that allows you to lead your own civilization through thousands of years from ancient times to the modern era. Expand your territory, explore a vast tech tree, build various wonders, and trade with global players: empire must grow and numbers must go up! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CivIdle.

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  10. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 770 reviews

    You are the founder of your video game company. The starting point belongs to you, in your garage, or think big instead of small by acquiring your first local. At the end of the day, your decisions will make your studio a success and will mark the Video Game History. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to City Game Studio.

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  11. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    80% User Score Based on 377 reviews

    Build and Manage your own arcade. Pick the best cabinets, creating your own machines, hire and fire staff, plan and manage your venues and try not to blow everything up! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arcade Tycoon.

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  12. Mytosis is a short, experimental incremental game about evolving life forms from simple cells to complex procedural organisms. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mytosis.

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  13. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization
    59% User Score Based on 229 reviews

    From a garage to a global empireYou started with a laptop and an idea. Idle Startup is a relaxing incremental game about growing that idea into a global tech company — one completed task at a time. Pick a skill and it goes to work: progress bars fill, XP rolls in, money stacks up. Spend it, level up, and watch new skills and whole departments unlock as your company climbs from a one-person Garage … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Idle Startup.

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  14. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, graphics
    82% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    Service Please is an immersive management and development simulation that follows your journey from a small startup to a massive restaurant empire. Every day, larger crowds of customers walk through your doors, your menu expands, and the workflow grows more complex—all shaped by the decisions you make. Design your business, expand your menu, manage your staff, and make the right strategic moves at… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Service Please.

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  15. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    95% User Score Based on 747 reviews

    Step into the chaotic 24/7 lifestyle of a hotel owner as you design and build grand hotels across the globe. Juggle the increasingly elaborate demands of disorderly guests, logistical nightmares and unexpected obstacles in Hotel Architect, the ultimate hotel construction and tycoon management game. Advance in a career campaign mode, with a variety of objectives to complete, in order to unlock the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hotel Architect.

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  16. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    69% User Score Based on 49 reviews

    Become a movie mogul in Super Movie Tycoon! From script to screen, build your dream team and create blockbusters to conquer Hollywood! Through your creative designs, build a unique cinematic world! From scriptwriting to set construction, from character development to special effects, every detail is crafted by your own hands. Here, you are the director, screenwriter and producer - use your boundle… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Movie Tycoon.

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  17. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    74% User Score Based on 54 reviews

    Create and sell games, gain fame and wealth, research new technologies, hire employees, upgrade your office, manage taxes and salaries, take loans if needed, and compete with 5000 companies. Experience the thrill of running your own studio in Game Builder Tycoon. Design standout games by selecting key elements like art, features, quests, dialogue, music, level, and world design. Assign tasks to c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Game Builder Tycoon.

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  19. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    72% User Score Based on 229 reviews

    Welcome to "Incremental Factory", a world where you're not just building a factory, but an entire industrial empire! From the mind of a lone engineer, watch as your empire grows into a sprawling network of parcels and clusters, each humming with the rhythmic dance of machinery. This is more than just an automation game - it's an intricate dance of strategy, planning, and constant optimi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Incremental Factory.

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  20. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    73% User Score Based on 1,256 reviews

    It's time to start working towards that ultimate goal of enlightenment, faith and money…lots and lots of money. Create, customise, expand and manage your own cult whilst listening to funky music in Honey, I Joined a Cult! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Honey, I Joined a Cult.

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  21. 38%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, gameplay
    38% User Score Based on 144 reviews

    Always dreamed of creating your own musical group and making your way to the stars? Now your desires can become a reality! In our game you can go all the way from rehearsals in the garages to appearances on the stages where world-famous performers have visited. You will have the opportunity to record songs on different topics, give the name of each of them, release albums. Manage the activities o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Music Band Manager.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    87% User Score Based on 3,528 reviews

    Manage your Game Studio, earn big bucks, impress the critics, beat rival studios and clean up at the awards! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Game Corp DX.

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  23. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story
    83% User Score Based on 279 reviews

    Feed the Cups is a game made of drinks. It will make you experience every bit of a drink shop. You will work in various beverage stores: preparing materials, ordering for customers, making drinks, making cups, and so on. You can cooperate with up to 2 people on the screen! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Feed the Cups.

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  25. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    54% User Score Based on 171 reviews

    The MAGICIAN'S RESEARCH is an RPG style IDLE - INCREMENTAL - MANAGEMENT Game! The Experiments of the Mage's Guild have broken out and you are tasked with tracking down, researching, and disposing of them before they can disturb the nearby towns or multiply! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Magician's Research.

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  26. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 5,239 reviews

    Tavern Master is all about managing your medieval tavern. You start with a very small room, couple of benches and tables and build your way up to a huge successful tavern with a kitchen, rooms for guests, group of loyal staff and much more! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tavern Master.

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  27. 50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    79% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    Become the Ultimate Go-Kart Tycoon! Start your thrilling journey as the owner of a modest go-kart business and build your empire from the ground up! Buy your first kart, gear up with essential racing equipment, and open your track to eager customers. As your guests race around the track, you’ll earn cash to expand your business. Key Features: Run the Show: Purchase and upgrade facilities lik… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Go-Kart Simulator.

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  28. 33%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    54% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    Build and manage your own arcade, attract customers, and grow your empire in Arcade Empire Tycoon! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arcade Empire Tycoon.

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  29. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Build your tech empire from a humble garage! Design groundbreaking devices, manage factories, and outsmart competitors to become a global leader in the tech industry! Welcome to the Ultimate Tycoon Simulator: Device Creation and Business Building! Enter the world of innovation and power with this dynamic tycoon simulator, where you can build and customize your own PC, smartphones, and other … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Devices Company Tycoon Inc.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    91% User Score Based on 108 reviews

    Run your own cozy aquarium! Travel to different places to catch all types of fish. Bring them back for idle profits, or sell them for instant cash. Unlock research for new upgrades, and ascend for powerful bonuses. Customize your character and tanks, and make your aquarium your own! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lured In.

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  31. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 155 reviews

    Tiny Biomes is a relaxing idle game where animals peacefully produce resources and you gather wood in a calm harvesting zone. Build small biomes, earn gold, and enjoy steady progression without pressure, timers, or stress. Play at your own pace and unwind. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tiny Biomes: Cozy Idle.

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  32. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    84% User Score Based on 69 reviews

    Start from Nothing, Rule Everything Stranded in Hyland Point — a corrupt coastal metropolis where crime is survival. You’re a broke, unknown street dealer with no connections, no product, and a city that wants you dead. Every district has its rules. Only the ruthless rise. Build Your Empire Dominate the Underworld by growing, mixing, and selling illicit products: Craft Cheap Street Drugs to high-v… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WeedEx: Drug Express Delivery.

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  33. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, graphics
    80% User Score Based on 90 reviews

    Once stuck behind a desk in a soulless 9-to-5 job, those days are now behind you! You and your friends are finally chasing the dream of opening your very own coffee shop. Nestled in the heart of the city, this charming little space—snatched up at a bargain—holds the potential to become the hottest café in town. Now it’s time to roll up your sleeves and turn that dream into reality! In this game, y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Roast: Coffee Shop Simulator.

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  36. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    82% User Score Based on 589 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 3 reviews

    The Executive is a sandbox business simulation game that lets you rewrite the history of Hollywood from the 1970s to today. As the founder of a scrappy production company, you’ll produce the movies you’ve always dreamed of, manage ambitious franchises, and build a studio that rivals the industry’s greatest. Navigate the challenges of the movie business, outmaneuver your competition, and decide whe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Executive Movie Industry Tycoon.

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  37. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 203 reviews

    https://store.steampowered.com/widget/3417120/ A place to unwind, mix drinks, and serve warm meals to charming guests—whether in fullscreen or tucked neatly at the bottom of your screen as you go about your day. Keep your bar stocked, set the perfect table, and welcome your guests with care. After all, the heart of a great bar is the people inside it. Hire staff to keep things runni… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lakeside Bar.

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    50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, monetization
    71% User Score Based on 21 reviews

    A warm, retro pixel art idle game that's terribly satisfying. Click, automate, prestige - and build your empire one pizza at a time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Echos.

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  39. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 2,859 reviews

    In Tavern Keeper you manage a tavern, building, bartering, cooking and cleaning your way to success in a humorous fantasy world. Starting out with a shell of a tavern in the backwaters of the kingdom, you build rooms, place items, stock the larder and hire staff to satisfy the demands of the oddball locals and misfit heroes that stumble through your door. Run your business well and you'll progress… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tavern Keeper.

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  42. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    66% User Score Based on 59 reviews
    Critic Score 55%Based on 1 reviews

    A dark fairytale Metroidvania with a unique spellcrafting system. Experience the story of Rin as she was thrown into the vortex of the Teller's world and help her discover her destiny. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RIN: The Last Child.

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  43. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    71% User Score Based on 99 reviews

    Do you want to create a Game Store? Vodka store? Sex shop? Yes, Sex shop or a small shop with alcohol? Or maybe everything together like Supermarket? Welcome to Shop Tycoon - where dreams come true. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet.

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  44. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    84% User Score Based on 764 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 1 reviews

    Galactic Mining Corp is a game about building and expanding an intergalactic mining corporation. Head out into uncharted space and discover a universe of locations to exploit for riches! Use your ever-growing profits to expand your HQ, hire a crazy workforce, obtain new drill components and upgrade everything. Galactic Mining Corp is the highly anticipated successor to Geo! Charity A percentage o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Galactic Mining Corp.

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    40%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story
    35% User Score Based on 118 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 4 reviews

    Welcome to the big show! Moviehouse is the game film-fans have been waiting for. Ready the camera, unleash your creativity and create the flicks you’ve always dreamed of. Grow your operation with your razor-sharp business sense and usher in a new era for filmmakers worldwide…or fail trying. After all, this business is like a box of chocolates—you never know what you’re gonna get. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Moviehouse.

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  46. 30%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    50% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Eat, sleep, release a game, repeat. Release games, console, controller, etc... and try the thrill of becoming a billionaire! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Software House Simulator.

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  47. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    85% User Score Based on 449 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 1 reviews

    Coffee Shop Tycoon is a management game in which you take control of your own coffee shop. Will you thrive and become a popular coffee shop or die trying? Everything lies in your hands. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Coffee Shop Tycoon.

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  48. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization
    62% User Score Based on 353 reviews

    Wild West Saga is an idle game where you click to make money and build a business fortune! Hundreds of Towns to explore and Patent Cards to collect, dozens of Businesses to upgrade and Outlaws to hire. The end goal? To become the richest Pioneer in the Wild West! So, are you up for it? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wild West Saga.

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  49. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    68% User Score Based on 75 reviews

    Become a well-known and successful author in this 2D isometric simulation game! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Drafting Tales.

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  50. 50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    54% User Score Based on 494 reviews
    Critic Score 44%Based on 8 reviews

    Includes: Base game Dungeon Rushers - Soundtrack and wallpapers Dungeon Rushers - Tang Dynasty Skins Pack Dungeon Rushers - Veterans Skins Pack Dungeon Rushers - Veterans Skins Pack Features: The game Soundtrack 10 wallpapers 20 exclusive skins (pack veterans + pack Dark Crusaders) If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dungeon Rushers.

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