Games like Plug: Build your Empire

BurnerEmpire is a real-time multiplayer crime simulator that lives in the corner of your screen. Build a drug empire from nothing — one cook, one dealer, one dirty dollar at a time — all through a burner phone interface that stays on top of whatever else you're doing. Set up your operation, check in between rounds of your main game, and watch the money stack while you work, stream, or browse. It's… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BurnerEmpire.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

73% User Score Based on 2,270 reviews

Critic Score 71%Based on 4 reviews

Cartel Tycoon Soundtrack Bundle includes full game and two soundtracks full of Cumbia / Latin Psychedelia rhythms to give you the best possible Latin America experience. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cartel Tycoon.

From the Street Corner to World DominationYou start with $50,000 and a single connection. You either end up in prison or with the world in your pocket. Black Market Dealer is a real-time criminal empire builder where every front you buy, every kilo you push, and every official you bribe pulls you one step deeper into a web you may not be able to climb back out of. There's no rushing the clock. Yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Black Market Dealer.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

74% User Score Based on 901 reviews

Critic Score 73%Based on 4 reviews

Start a crime syndicate from nothing, and grow it into a well-oiled money machine in City of Gangsters, a mafia management simulation game. Build speakeasies and illegal distilleries. Manage production chains and resource distribution. Smuggle goods from out of town and bribe the police to look the other way. Grow a powerful crew and keep your rivals under your thumb. Eliminate competition and rul… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to City of Gangsters.

BECOME A DRUG LORD Take on the role of cartel kingpin In Pax Narcotica: Trafficker. Develop smuggling routes, establish distribution across the US, corner the market, and defeat your competition using violence and strategic intelligence . Choose your own approach to expanding your empire - spread aggressively across the US, or concentrate on specific cities and markets. Use your funds to hire sol… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pax Narcotica: Trafficker.

Build Your Underground EmpireStart small and rise through the criminal ranks in Shady Pines, a growing city full of opportunity. Sell product to a wide range of customers, expand your operation, and turn a small-time hustle into a city-wide empire. Increase your influence through sales, earn street cred, and unlock new buildings, upgrades, and powerful talents as your reputation spreads. Expand … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Idle High.

THE GAMEKINGPIN is a criminal enterprise management simulator where you build and operate a gang across real-world cities. Unlike typical gang sims, your crew aren't puppets—they're autonomous agents with 500+ personality traits that drive their decisions independently. THE CORE LOOP Select a starting location (Miami, NYC, Boston, LA..) — rendered from real map data with fictional crime overlay … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BBox: Kingpin.

Welcome to Smoke Town, a neon-drenched urban noir where the only thing faster than the music is the local economy. In this real-time multiplayer district simulator, you start with nothing but a few bucks and a dream. Every decision counts, and every rival is a potential mark. Note: In the demo version, we are restricting the duration to 5 minutes and the strain count to 1. Your progress is contai… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Smoke Town.

Begin with a single ship and a handful of coin. Buy low, sail far, sell high — then turn profit into power. Argosy is a deep maritime trading simulation where a living economy rewards the sharp-eyed and punishes the careless. There are no quests to hand you a fortune; there is only the sea, the market, and your judgement. Every price you see is the sum of a thousand small decisions — yours and ev… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Argosy.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

81% User Score Based on 4,608 reviews

Critic Score 81%Based on 3 reviews

Transport Fever is a railroad-focused tycoon game. You start in 1850 and build up a thriving transport company. As an emerging transport tycoon, you construct stations, airports, harbors and makes money by connecting areas requiring transport services. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Transport Fever.

Build a Global Empire from a 1990s Desktop!The CRT flickers. The modem chirps. The fax machine hums. Across 100+ rival companies and dozens of global cities, your industrial empire is waiting to be built. FD's Industry Tycoon is a business management sim inside a 1990s desktop. Build factories, turn materials into goods, ship across continents, and buy out rivals who fall behind, through the wind… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FD's Industry Tycoon.

JOB Start with nothing. Build everything. You play as a small-time hustler trying to rise through the criminal underworld. Manage your stash, grow your network of employees, and turn dirty money into a legitimate empire — all while staying one step ahead of the law. Every decision matters. Buy too much product and your raid risk spikes. Miss a mafia debt payment and it's game over. Hire the rig… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to JOB.

From Lab Rat to KingpinYou're not just playing the game. You are the game. Start with nothing—an empty room, a burner phone, and a head full of ambition. Cook your first batch, sell on the streets, and claw your way up the criminal food chain. Legal? Illegal? Doesn’t Matter.Make clean meds or dirty drugs. Design your own chemical recipes using a deep crafting system. Create high-demand designe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DRUG Schedule.

Welcome to BrickhavenBrickhaven is the very city you and your gang fight to thrive in. Explore the busy streets, check out the shops, and find some lucrative opportunities along the way.  The Empire Recruit your members right off the street Setup protection rackets, drug fronts, money laundering schemes, and much more to help maximize your profits Send members to defend your hard earne… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Brickhaven.

BUILD AN ANT EMPIRE You start with one queen and a patch of soil. You end with a sprawling underground city and thousands of ants that move on your command. Antopolis is a top-down colony sim played at the scale of the bugs themselves, where a human is a giant and a bird is a dragon. FOUND YOUR COLONY Every game opens with a queen's nuptial flight. Fly her over the world, choose your ground… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Antopolis: The Ant Colony Simulator.

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 EverythingStranded 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 EmpireDominate the Underworld by growing, mixing, and selling illicit products: Craft Cheap Street Drugs to high… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WeedEx: Drug Express Delivery.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

69% User Score Based on 716 reviews

Become the manager of the largest transport corporation ever! Create new planes, bus, trains and truck connections. Optimise them to everchanging demands and adapt to unexpected events. Beat the competition. Connect cities all around the real world map! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Transport INC.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

74% User Score Based on 1,974 reviews

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! Features Start your drugs empire from the ground up, distributing marijuana, cocaine, methamphetamine and other goods … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Definitely Not Fried Chicken.

Fast Charging Tycoon is a business simulation about building the charging network that keeps a region's electric cars moving. You start a small charge point operator with a little money, a big map, and a market that's about to take off. Your goal is to grow it into a household name one charging stop at a time. It's deep enough to reward careful planning, but easygoing enough to play however you li… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fast Charging Tycoon.

28%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music

44% User Score Based on 16 reviews

Build your supermarket empire in Miami Beach! Start in a tent, drive to pick up wholesale cargo, and physically stock shelves. Survive the street economy, use your family to gather extra cash, and expand to two stores in this realistic business management and life sim. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Market Simulator: Miami Beach.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

88% User Score Based on 894 reviews

Critic Score 79%Based on 6 reviews

Build a sprawling pirate haven, raise a fleet to explore the high seas, and take on the Crown to keep the Age of Piracy alive! From ale to flintlock pistols, and from scallywags to swashbucklers, you’ll need to manage complex production chains and govern a rowdy crew to reign supreme over the seas! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Corsair Cove.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story

77% User Score Based on 1,506 reviews

Voxel Voxel Tycoon is coming to Steam Early Access on April 15! Add to your wishlist! Welcome to Voxel Tycoon - a strategy game about transportation, factories, and mining in infinite voxel landscapes. WHAT IS PRE-ALPHA? In Voxel Tycoon terminology, "Alpha" is the upcoming Early Access version on Steam. Not all planned features for that release are completed yet, so we're calling the current ve… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Voxel Tycoon Pre-Alpha.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

74% User Score Based on 3,618 reviews

Critic Score 64%Based on 3 reviews

Rise of Industry is a strategic tycoon game that puts you in the shoes of an early 20th-century industrialist. Build and manage your growing empire in a living, breathing, and procedurally generated world that is constantly evolving and adapting to your playstyle. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rise of Industry.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

85% User Score Based on 1,091 reviews

Mashinky is a transport strategy game about trains. The goal is to create your own transport empire on a procedurally generated map. It’s a unique blend of realistic graphics combined with an isometric construction mode and board game-like rules. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mashinky.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

76% User Score Based on 978 reviews

Voxel Tycoon — a tycoon strategy game about transportation, building complex factories, and mining in a beautiful voxel landscapes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Voxel Tycoon.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

89% User Score Based on 16,426 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

The classic transport simulation genre has a new gold standard with Transport Fever 2. Discover a whole new world by navigating transport routes through land, water and air. May progress and prosperity find their way! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Transport Fever 2.

Build Your Criminal EmpireMafia Tycoon is a third-person crime-management action game set in a stylized 1930s city. Start with nothing and build a criminal organization one street corner at a time. Fight rival dealers, take control of territory, hire workers, manage your product supply, and protect your growing operation from enemy gangs and the police. Take Control of the StreetsExplore the cit… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mafia Tycoon.

"History is not written in stone"The old empires are cracking. Thrones wobble, borders bleed, and the century is waiting for someone bold enough to seize it. In Ruler of Empires you take command of a nation and bend the flow of history to your will — hold together an empire the history books say should fall, or tear up the map and forge a new order from the ashes. Ruler of Empires i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ruler of Empires.

Rule the underworld in Becoming Pablo, a test of grand-strategy and city-building set in the gritty 70’s-90’s drug trade. Lead a cartel by conquering new territories, managing operations, and outsmarting your rivals. THIS ISN'T JUST ABOUT BUILDING AN EMPIRE - IT'S ABOUT SURVIVING IT.  It takes power, strategy, and cunning to rule supreme in the brutal drug trade. You’ll build your cartel th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Becoming Pablo.

Become a CEO and Build Your Train Manager Tycoon Empire Today! Embark on an exciting journey as the ultimate Train Manager! Strategize, manage, and conquer the railroads in this immersive locomotive manager tycoon game. Whether you dream of running a small fleet or ruling a global empire, you create your adventure yourself in one of the biggest train manager sims. Beat your friends and other rea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Train Manager.

Build an entire medieval county, not just one town. You place whole settlements across the county and lay each one out on a medieval grid. Each one grows, specializes, and knits into a living region where rivers and resources decide what thrives. As the county matures, a second game begins. Named mayors run each settlement. Rival noble houses weave politics across the region. And migrating cult… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to County of Fortune.

Start small, think big, and build your way up in a harsh underground world. Grow and package your own product, strike risky deals, and move it across dangerous territory—all while avoiding cops, rival dealers, and the cartel. Every decision matters, and one mistake can cost you everything. Make money, upgrade your operation, and climb your way from street-level hustler to kingpin. But in this bus… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Route Zero.

ESCOBAR SIMULATOR – BUILD YOUR EMPIRE, OR BURN THEIRSIn the heart of Colombia, you start from the slums. All you’ve got is a single pot, a few seeds, and an unshakable ambition. But you’re not alone... You and your friend can build your own cartels in the same city — trade, ally, or declare open war. Start from nothing, grow, build, fight, and rise. Every move brings you closer to the top — or si… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escobar Simulator.

Build the most profitable illegal digital empire on the dark net and achieve financial ruin (for everyone else). Dark Web is a single-player underground incremental economy simulator about scaling a tiny basement operation into a relentless, multi-national cyber-syndicate. Start by growing a few sad weed plants under a heat lamp, launder every Bitcoin, trade meme coins, and unlock an army of sp… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Web.

You are not a doctor. You are not a savior. You are an Organomancer! A shadow broker of flesh and bone, operating where medicine ends and crime begins. Organomancer is a dark management simulation set in a grim world where organs are currency, trust is rare, and the law is always closing in. Buy organs from the market, enhance them in your lab, sell them through your contacts or the black market,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Organomancer.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story

64% User Score Based on 116 reviews

Critic Score 67%Based on 3 reviews

Navigate the competitive industrial landscape of vibrant 1980's USA! Make strategic manufacturing decisions, optimize production chains, acquire technologies, and expand your global business network with key contacts. Opportunities await those savvy enough to capitalize on them! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rise of Industry 2.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

85% User Score Based on 10,595 reviews

Have you ever thought about expanding your own crime empire, without the legal and moral consequences? SIMULATE IT!. Now you will finally be able to crawl into the dark alleys of the drug dealing business! Become a street business mastermind, or a ruthless gangster - it's up to you! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Drug Dealer Simulator.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability

76% User Score Based on 2,410 reviews

Basement is a strategy game, where you start doing illegal business to fund the development of your dream video game. It won't be easy, so get ready to deal with other gangs, cops, crazy junkies, mysterious investor and even ghosts from the past. You'll start in an old uncle's basement and quickly realize how complex and unpredictable the world of drug dealing business is. Expand your influence… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Basement.

58%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

61% User Score Based on 1,706 reviews

Critic Score 53%Based on 5 reviews

Work your way up from small-time crook to boss of the underworld in this strategic simulation set in the Golden Twenties by setting up speakeasies, gambling dens and distilleries. Recruit a hard-hitting crew armed with a variety of lethal weapons and equipment for tactical turn-based combat. Match wits with the AI or work your way up the global leaderboards in action-packed online duels. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Omerta City of Gangsters.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

75% User Score Based on 323 reviews

Simutrans is an open-source transportation simulation game available for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Establish a successful transport company: Build road, rails, channels and more to get passengers, mail, and goods to their destinations. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Simutrans.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

94% User Score Based on 5,607 reviews

Enjoy realistic driving in the open world. Relaxing cargo deliveries or driving buses and taxes will give you enough money to buy new cars and parts. You can test your driving skills at the race track. It's all about pure driving pleasure! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Motor Town: Behind The Wheel.

A fortune is built in one lifetime. A dynasty across generations. Old Money is an elegant economic life sim: you start at 18 with almost empty pockets – and decide, month by month, how a first paycheck becomes an empire. And how much of it your heirs will carry on. Build your empire – across every asset class Run companies: staff, marketing, quality, five pricing strategies, research, holding sup… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Old Money – Build Your Dynasty.

Run a basement black market pawn shop in a gritty 1990s city. Inspect questionable goods, negotiate with desperate sellers, resell through shady contacts, manage heat, survive raids, and decide whether each item is a payday, a fake, a trap, or a liability. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blackwater Exchange.

Run a factory. Skim the profits. Bribe the board. Welcome to Hell. You've just been appointed as the new factory manager of HellFactory Inc. Hit monthly revenue targets, earn the board's approval, and seize control of the company — before they fire your soul. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ DESIGN YOUR FACTORYEvery run hands you a different set of blueprints. Limited resource sites, limi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HellFactory Inc..

You owe The Syndicate. A lot. And they don’t do payment plans. Stellar Hustler drops you into the boots of a desperate cargo runner with a second-hand ship and a mountain of debt. Your only way out? Trade across 20 space stations, buying contraband cheap and selling it high, before the 60-day deadline hits and The Syndicate sends an enforcer to collect. Trade. Travel. Survive.Buy low and sell hi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stellar Hustler.

Logisticats is a cozy cat-themed tycoon sim with a side of trading. You've just inherited "Cat City"—a neglected island floating in the clouds with more cobwebs than customers. Connect neighboring sky-islands, recruit adorable pixel cats, spin up production lines, and open aerial trade routes. The more your islands thrive, the more your goods are worth, and the bigger your business grow… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Logisticats.

                          Rise from a street-level thug to a key player in the ruthless underworld. You proved your worth by executing high-stakes assassinations for the Baron and his council, earning your very own casino as a reward. But this glamorous new life shattered into a dark nightmare on opening night. A rival boss orchestrated a brutal hit on your establishment, leaving your sister dea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Casino Simulator: Vendetta.

Build a Drug Empire. Rule the Streets.You're broke, unknown, and fresh in town, but not for long. Start from nothing and build your own criminal drug empire in a gritty open-world city crawling with cops, gangs, addicts, and opportunity. Craft drugs, manage production, expand operations, and dominate your rivals. Whether you're cooking designer narcotics in a hidden lab or cutting cheap stree… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Drug Dealer Schedule.

26%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

50% User Score Based on 2 reviews

Drug Dealer Sim: Street Hustle is a thrilling journey from a small-time gangster to the revered Godfather of Hollywood, Las Vegas, and Chicago in the Prohibition Era! Dive into the role of a drug mafia gangster in Drug Dealer Sim: Street Hustle, navigating the complexities of drug dealing in this realistic 3D simulator. Grow your empire through strategic buying and selling with various dealers. I… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Drug Dealer Sim: Street Hustle.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

83% User Score Based on 195 reviews

Run your nightclub. Lead your gang. Rule the city. In The Boss Gangsters: Nightlife, you’ll balance a glamorous nightlife business with brutal street power. Manage VIPs, fight rival mafias, and outsmart the corrupt police in a city where every decision matters. Welcome to The Boss Gangsters Nightlife! This unique game offers you the perfect opportunity to delve into the depths of both the business… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire.