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Looking for games like The Next Paper? Here are top economy management recommendations with a economy focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with FactoryCapi, CivIdle or PhD Simulator.

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  1. 44%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:monetization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    73% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    FactoryCapi is a factory game. It's a genre of games where players manage and optimize various types of factories or production facilities. However, FactoryCapi stands out by emphasizing two things: multiplayer interaction and offline progression. In FactoryCapi, most items can be bought or sold, with very few exceptions. The item recipe tree is extensive, encouraging players to buy items they d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FactoryCapi.

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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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  3. PhD Simulator is a text-based strategy and life simulation game about doctoral study. Spend limited energy on research, papers, journal choices, and your advisor while managing stress, health, and unexpected events. Finish your dissertation and face the final review. How wold you manage your PhD? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PhD Simulator.

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  4. Welcome to the Shadow CityCitadels: Shadow City is a strategic turn-based card game of city-building, hidden roles, and deception. Set in a dark fantasy medieval world, players compete to become the Master Builder by constructing the most impressive and wealthy city before their rivals. Trust No OneEach round, players secretly draft a character role-such as the cunning Spy, the wealthy Guildmaste… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Citadels - Shadow City.

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    75%Game Brain Score
    75% User Score Based on 31 reviews

    Automate highly unstable and unreliable robots using microprograms installed along their paths. Design an automated system that is prepared to handle the challenges of a super weird environment, full of automated hazards left here long before your arrival. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SuperWeird.

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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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  7. RubbishPaper: Lab management meets Roguelite. You're a new lecturer, building a lab from scratch—juggling grants, papers, and students. Survive random chaos: funding crises, student meltdowns, rejection letters. No safe retirement—overwork, crash, restart. Until you're a legend, or nothing. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rubbish Paper.

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  8. Darkest Cube fuses card games, roguelikes, and RPG elements – adapt your starting deck with cards gained from quests, and adjust your strategies to seal the mysterious Dark Cubes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Darkest Cube.

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  9. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music
    88% User Score Based on 80 reviews

    Nature is a strategy card game of survival and adaptation for 1 to 4 players. In the lush, ever-changing world of Nature, life is a constant battle for survival. Every creature, from the smallest herbivore to the mightiest predator, must adapt or perish. Nature is a digital board game that invites you into the untamed wilderness, where each species' fate hangs in the balance. From the designer … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nature Game System.

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  10. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    93% User Score Based on 27 reviews

    In NebuLeet, you lead a paramilitary force against a growing space Cult threat. Program your units, build a fleet, trade, research, and engage in deep tactical combat in this RPG-strategy hybrid. CORE FEATURES Modular Ships - Customize and configure your vessels piece by piece. Get creative and share your designs with the world through Steam Workshop! Automation Through Coding - Program your s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NebuLeet.

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  11. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    93% User Score Based on 548 reviews

    Make a Wizard's journey to find the Philosopher's Stone in an Incremental RPG! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Magic Research 2.

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  12. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization
    97% User Score Based on 64 reviews

    Dive into the captivating world of Paragon Pioneers 2, an engaging city-building idle game filled with extensive content promising months of immersive gameplay. Even with limited playtime, you can delve deep into this simulation, experimenting with various strategies to enhance your realm. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paragon Pioneers 2.

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    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    80% User Score Based on 801 reviews

    The business simulator Plutocracy gives you the chance to become wealthy and powerful to take control over the America. Join the race with the first billionaires and squeeze them out of the market. Use your brilliant mind and indomitable will to do it or dirty methods of a competitive struggle. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Plutocracy.

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  15. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, music
    70% User Score Based on 110 reviews
    Critic Score 53%Based on 2 reviews

    Political Animals is an election simulation game set within a fictional world populated by corrupt crocodiles and meritocratic mice. In a political contest where corruption is always around the corner, we want players to find out how incorruptible they really are. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Political Animals.

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  17. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    Join ChallAcc's Discord to help shape Temporian!Temporian can now be purchased on Steam!Temporian is a turn-based, survival, deck-builder about a time-traveller stuck in the past. Players are encouraged to take their time when it comes to planning their settlement, as well as testing out what combination of cards will result in a new discovery, technology, or meal. The game features no combat, ins… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Temporian.

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  19. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    65% User Score Based on 51 reviews

    Principia: Master of Science is a simulation game with the theme of European science in 17th century. Player will choose one of real scientists in those era like Isaac Newton and proceed on the research. It's the time even the word "Science" didn't exist. Who can be the master of science? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PRINCIPIA: Master of Science.

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  20. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    92% User Score Based on 29,778 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 2 reviews

    The Lich has thrown the world into a timeless loop and plunged its inhabitants into never ending chaos. Wield an expanding deck of mystical cards to place enemies, buildings, and terrain along each unique expedition loop for the brave hero. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Loop Hero.

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  21. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    82% User Score Based on 967 reviews

    God gave you the ability to turn everything you touch into gold. Take the opportunity to build an empire of unimaginable riches! Touch stones and they will be transmuted it into gold. Build a town and upgrade it. Select Champions and use their unique Abilities. Manage your kingdom, prepare for war and raid Mythical Cities. King Midas, the world is yours! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Midas Gold Plus - Idle Clicker.

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  22. Build an underground colony where every decision has a human cost. Dig, organize workers and keep production moving while managing fatigue and conflicting needs. Survive earthquakes, explore forgotten regions, and shape your refuge into a civilization. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Undercity: Last Light.

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  23. Build the machine. Meet the deadline. Sell the company. Deadline Works is a deep business simulation set in the world of industrial machinery. You start with an empty workshop and a handful of clients. Twenty years later — if you play it right — you sell a multi-million euro company. Then you start again. The twist: the company you sold doesn't disappear. It becomes a competitor, shaped by eve… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deadline Works.

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  24. Step into Desolate Frontiers, a realistic, solarpunk-inspired MMO set a half-century after a climate catastrophe caused the United States to collapse. Manage convoys of land vehicles that link isolated settlements, navigating a world full of both human and environmental hostilities, as your convoys drive around in real time. Help people survive through strategic trade and resource management, endu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Desolate Frontiers.

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  25. Project Apparition is a 4 player cooperative paranormal investigation game currently in development. The aim of the game is to take on missions to investigate and remove ghosts from haunted buildings. From befriending and helping Ghosts pass to the afterlife, to fending for your lives at the whims of a hostile Ghost that uses the haunt against you, Project Apparition will have something for everyo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Apparition.

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  26. Join Our Discord and Shape the Future of Clash of Emojis!The community is at the heart of Clash of Emojis, and your input will help shape the game’s evolution. Whether it’s sharing feedback, testing new updates, or pitching creative ideas for emojis, synergies, and mechanics, your voice matters! Join our Discord to take part in discussions, report bugs, and guide the game’s direction through polls… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Clash Of Emojis.

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  27. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability
    82% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    Face-paced Territory-Takeover! Build a range of buildings, earn money, and grow your population to increase your territory. Round 1 is decided within minutes as villagers move around on their own. Build a Roguelike Deck! A different gaming experience each time you take on this roguelike deckbuilder. Combine cards for synergistic effects and perfect your very own build. Casual Asynchronous Mult… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to One King Is Enough.

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  28. JOURNEY THROUGH THE AGES TO ASCEND YOUR EMPIRE Build a nation from nothing into a thriving empire. Grow your economy, manage resources, and secure prosperity. Raise a powerful army, expand your borders, and crush your enemies. Lead your realm to victory and carve your legacy into history. MASTER WAR ACROSS ERAS From tactical skirmishes to massive sieges, adapt your strategy to the evolvi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ascendant Realms.

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  29. No Other Alchemists Here is a simulation strategy game where you manage a digital world. As you uncover new elements and evolve your paradise, more challenging foes will appear to test your knowledge of alchemy and strategy. Features 100+ elements to discover Challenging enemies and encounters Unique boss fights Permadeath Turn-based time-management gameplay  GameplayCreate basic ele… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No Other Alchemists Here.

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    56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    Welcome to the underground world of MolEconomy – a charming, strategic simulation where industrious moles dig deep to build a thriving subterranean society. Start with a pickaxe and a patch of dirt, and evolve into a sprawling economy powered by resource extraction, useful production chains, and clever market moves. Mine valuable resources, refine them into powerful alloys, and craft unique pro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MolEconomy.

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  31. Adventurers Guild Inc. is a turn-based management game where you run the business behind the heroics! Hire staff, post quests, and fulfill adventurers' needs (while taking a cut). Manage your budget, grow your reputation, watch adventurers scramble and build the greatest guild of all! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Adventurers Guild Inc..

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  32. 41%Game Brain Score
    41% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    Anime Biz Magnate (v0.7.0) Welcome to Anime Biz Magnate, a deep business simulation about running your own anime studio. Navigate a living, breathing manga market where new hits are born, ratings fluctuate, and popular series spawn sequels. Pitch your dream project to a committee of real-world partners like music labels and publishers to secure funding. Hire key staff like a visionary Director… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anime Biz Magnate.

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  33. Manage a million-dollar hedge fund with real stock prices. Free to play, with performance you can prove and share. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hedge Fund Manager Simulator MMO.

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  34. Wing It Take flight in the world of bird conservation! Welcome to Wing It, a relaxing and rewarding simulation game where you manage your very own bird sanctuary. As the caretaker of Bird Haven, your mission is to provide a safe and enriching environment for birds from all around the world. From common sparrows to rare and endangered species, your sanctuary is home to them all! Unlock new birds, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wing It.

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  35. Expand your own galactic empire across new stars, research technologies, and challenge great alien powers in this immersive 4X grand strategy game. Build interstellar colonies, and starbases to gather more resources. Explore a unique galaxy full of secrets, great perils, and limitless possibilities. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to New Stars.

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  36. Your journey through the cosmos begins at your own pace.Astrosphere is a relaxed sci-fi strategy game about exploration, station building, and slowly expanding your presence in space. You are not commanding a frantic war fleet. Instead, you develop your own space station step by step, design custom ships, and set out on expeditions into unknown star systems. Explore distant sectors, gather valuab… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Astrosphere.

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  37. 21%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    33% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    Idle Trader Simulator - is a simulator of buying / selling currency in the stock market. The game will help you get a first idea of the financial market, without losing your real money. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Idle Trader Simulator.

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  38. 1. Introduction to the game "Car Empire" is a high-degree-of-freedom simulation business game based on car building. Here you will play the role of the CEO of a start-up car company, through continuous efforts to make your company bigger and stronger, and compete with major well-known cars for the global market. Car building is the core gameplay of this game. You can build gasoline cars,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 汽车帝国.

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  39. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    81% User Score Based on 16 reviews

    Razor Trail Survivors is a semi-idle, persistent multiplayer survival strategy game set in a brutal post-apocalyptic wasteland. Build a settlement, equip your survivors, and carve out your place in a world that never pauses. Survive the wasteland — Manage a roster of survivors in a semi-idle, persistent post-apocalyptic world that never pauses. Gather & craft — Harvest resources across loc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Razor Trail Survivors.

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  40. Run a thieves’ guild in Arathia, a medieval fantasy city of scheming nobles, hardworking people and rival gangs. Recruit thieves, take risky contracts, and expand your shadow empire in this turn-based guild management strategy game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Thieves Guild Master.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 73 reviews

    You’re 16 with €500. No qualifications. No assets. No place of your own—just a room in your parents’ home. Life Inc. throws you into an unforgiving financial simulator where every month counts. Start as a shop assistant, DJ or streamer. Build toward investment portfolios, high-volatility crypto, rental properties and your own corporation. But be careful: status costs money. To earn like an e… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Life Inc..

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  42. No complex operations required! Auto-battle through the Underworld, traverse the Dragon Palace, and retrieve the True Scriptures with full idle gameplay. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Idle Quest Simulator.

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  43. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    Stitched Together is an RPG adventure with a deep story, unique battle mechanics, world-defying stakes, and a whole extra dimension! Take the role of Gwen Colgrave - an adventurous college student with a point to prove once she returns home. She'll stumble upon a bigger world with bigger consequences than she ever signed up for, but alongside her long-time friends, Gwen will have no choice but to … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stitched Together.

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  44. Please note: this is a semi-idle, small-window game.Professor Simulator: Desktop Lab is not a traditional management game that requires constant attention, continuous control, or deep strategic planning. It is also not a serious university management simulator.The original intention behind this game was simple: we wanted to give researchers, graduate students, and anyone working on papers, experim… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Professor Simulator: Desktop Lab.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 71 reviews

    Become the last conductor and rule over the final train society in a frozen world. Gather, expand, and forge your train while building powerful synergies with mighty artifacts. Your position—and the safety of your passengers—now rests in your hands. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Frostrain 2.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability
    78% User Score Based on 95 reviews

    Extend your roots, imbibe fresh blood, and expand without end. Roots Devour is a strategic exploration game centered around a card-connecting mechanism. Drive your frenzied roots through swamps and over frozen mountains, invading human cities until the darkness... descends. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Roots Devour.

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  47. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    92% User Score Based on 471 reviews

    The Great Gate has opened; adventure and riches await!Welcome to the Canis Major dwarf galaxy! We hope that your trip through the Great Gate was a safe one; many of the fortune-seekers that embark on this dangerous journey never make it this far. After all, an unauthorized jump of 25,000 light years through a heavily guarded artificial wormhole is bound to cause some issues – both technical and le… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vanguard Galaxy.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    97% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    Winter 1845 - As the Wagon Leader you were supposed to get everyone to Oregon City already. But the air is getting colder and your party has run out of food and hope. You find yourself in the back of your wagon, alone and starving. Losing grip on your sanity it's unclear how many moons have passed or how you are even still alive, but you must eat. As you commune with the spirit world in a last… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WAGON.

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  49. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
    90% User Score Based on 973 reviews

    Officially licensed by MLB, MiLB, and the MLBPA, Out of the Park Baseball 22 is a strategy & sports gaming fan’s dream come true. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Out of the Park Baseball 22.

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    41%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    50% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    IMPACT – Your Journey to the Moon Begins Here! Dive into IMPACT, an immersive sci-fi game that takes you to the Moon. Build and manage your own lunar base, generating valuable scientific data used by the European Space Agency (ESA) to train a real AI that will one day land on the Moon. Experience how your decisions directly influence the future of lunar exploration! Key Features: Build Your Lu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to IMPACT.

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