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Looking for games like The State of Nowhere? Here are top casual management recommendations with a comedy focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Thank You For Your Application, No Umbrellas Allowed or That's not my Neighbor.

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  1. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    89% User Score Based on 292 reviews

    Thank You for Your Application is a story-driven interview simulation game. After 15 rounds of interviews, you are reassigned as a junior interviewer, tasked with screening candidates’ resumes according to company requirements and issuing the appropriate thank letters. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Thank You For Your Application.

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  2. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    78% User Score Based on 699 reviews

    Golden Record Retriever is a rogue-like dice building game in which a golden retriever kidnapped by aliens grows into a space hero by retrieving the golden records that have become a "space headache.” If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No Umbrellas Allowed.

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  3. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    88% User Score Based on 2,182 reviews

    'That's not my Neighbor' is a 2D Indie horror game based on the job simulator genre with an unique twist created by Ignacio Alvarado Monge AKA NachoSama. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to That's not my Neighbor.

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  4. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    97% User Score Based on 42,461 reviews
    Critic Score 98%Based on 1 reviews

    Varios gamer jugaron este juego ej: Auronplay Este juego es el real  Yo no soy el creador! 4 mb windows If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Papers, Please.

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  5. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 143 reviews

    You have been tasked with sorting the Ringo CorpoNation's genetic samples. With the credits that you earn, you can shop, game and pay your bills on time. Rogue workers may try to entice you into betraying your beloved employer, but we know you'll give 110%.Experience a linear dystopian narrative, in which you will work as a Lab Technician for a corporately-owned state. Your job is to organise a my… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CorpoNation: The Sorting Process.

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  6. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    79% User Score Based on 272 reviews
    Critic Score 67%Based on 1 reviews

    Immigration Enforcement Case #112: You are under arrest. Unless your friends can cross a broken America, retrieve your identifying documents and stay out of trouble... this is the end of the American dream for you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Not Tonight 2.

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  7. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    88% User Score Based on 2,464 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 7 reviews

    "Not Tonight is a post-Brexit management game, fusing a time-pressure RPG with a politically charged story where every decision matters. Will you join the resistance and fight the regime -- or keep your head down and hope that one day this will all be a distant memory?" If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Not Tonight.

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  8. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    80% User Score Based on 2,258 reviews

    Ostranauts is a detailed simulation of owning and living aboard a spaceship, in a solar system where honest living is a slow death sentence. Set in the NEO Scavenger universe, where Earth has suffered cataclysmic collapse, the rest of the System lives on in a state of capitalistic dystopia. Players will create their captain, build or customize their starting ship from the spoils of their career h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ostranauts.

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  9. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 9,428 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 14 reviews

    Not For Broadcast is an immersive, narrative-driven propaganda sim set in the control room of a TV Studio in a 1980’s dystopia. Control what the people see and what they don't as the government tightens its grip. Will you censor the news and be rewarded, or fight for the truth and live with the consequences? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Not For Broadcast.

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  10. 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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  11. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    69% User Score Based on 2,816 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 8 reviews

    To The Rescue! is a dog shelter sim where you are responsible for taking care of cute dogs in need of homes. It's not all cuddles: running a shelter is a lot of work. You have to manage all of the dogs' needs in order to maximize their chances of finding the right forever homes. Each day brings new challenges and rewards. Dogs have specific preferences, can get infectious diseases, and can have n… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to To The Rescue.

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  13. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 6,238 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 2 reviews

    "Papers, Please" meets zombie apocalypse. Command the last blockade, inspect survivors, and decide their fate: trust, quarantine, or liquidate. Expand your base, upgrade defenses, and fend off hordes. Every step shapes humanity’s survival. Your choice matters and every mistake costs a life... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Quarantine Zone: The Last Check.

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  14. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 576 reviews

    Welcome aboard the Determination Bringer! You have been appointed senior conductor of the legendary train, which all the citizens of our vast country are happy to see in their cities. Your responsibilities are maintaining order in the carriage assigned to you and providing assistance to passengers along the way. Your tools are reporting, intimidation, searches and ejection. Remember: the conductor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beholder: Conductor.

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  15. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    83% User Score Based on 1,614 reviews

    Manage your own discount supermarket! Get caught up in small-town drama, organize and plan your shop's layout, and strike lucrative trade deals as you expand your secretive aunt's business empire. Selling more frozen fries will surely heal this broken community...right? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Discounty.

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  16. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    69% User Score Based on 1,184 reviews

    Turn a ramshackle blacksmith shop into a successful enterprise in a challenging and endlessly varied world! Deal with local bandits, merchants, priests, as well as French and English soldiers. Manage workers with various quirks, improve facilities and tools to create better merchandise, decorate your smithy to attract high-paying customers! BUILD THE SMITHY OF YOUR DREAMS Construct new rooms and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anvil Saga.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    95% User Score Based on 2,773 reviews
    Critic Score 84%Based on 6 reviews

    News Tower is a news and resource management game. Your goal is to build a newspaper empire in 1930s New York that is profitable, independent, and – most importantly – wins the trust of its readers. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to News Tower.

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  18. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 342 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 4 reviews

    Join a small-town girl on this coming-of-age story about family, relationships, coffee and life in the big city. Immerse yourself in the perfect blend of an arcade-style time manager and visual novel, exploring dual storylines and a beautifully crafted pixel art world in Pixel Cafe. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pixel Cafe.

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  19. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    89% User Score Based on 122 reviews

    The year 3020. Be the first to meet all aliens from all over the galaxy. Check alien species and their galactic papers, manage your space station, and, please, try not to unleash a galactic war... near Earth. — Your favorite Spherical Corp. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Galaxy Pass Station.

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  20. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 2,254 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 2 reviews

    Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!! is the massive sequel to the surprise best selling original, one of the few games that gives players complete control on how they want to build their restaurant. CSD 2 is a 60+ hour experience as you build your restaurant from a roach infested eatery to a World Class Platinum Star experience by either running your own restaurant or branching out as a chef for hire, wher… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!!.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    88% User Score Based on 345 reviews

    In Tiny Life, you control a set of people that live together in a household. You take care of their daily needs, build their skills, forge new relationships... or just mess up their entire life in whatever way you can think of! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tiny Life.

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  23. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    92% User Score Based on 3,779 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    Cash Cleaner Simulator welcomes you into the life of a low-level criminal with a particular specialty. When your underworld contacts need dirty money to come back squeaky clean, they call you. Each delivery is different. Arriving in bags, boxes, or stuffed into mattresses, it's your job to retrieve it all, identify any problems like dirt, blood, or counterfeit bills, and get to work. Your clients… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cash Cleaner Simulator.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    90% User Score Based on 180 reviews

    Blend tea and friendship in the flavorful world of Pekoe, a cozy cat-filled tea-making simulator about taking the time for self-care and connecting with what makes you happy. Build relationships, upgrade your teahouse, and discover new recipes as you work towards creating a place you can call home. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pekoe.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    93% User Score Based on 682 reviews

    Have you always dreamt of becoming CEO of the largest rocket company in the world? It just came true. Start with practically nothing and end up with a rocket empire. In EarthX you can develop rocket technologies, but also your company and planet Earth! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EarthX.

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    59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    59% User Score Based on 500 reviews

    Award Winner: PAX 10 2019 | Winner, Momocon 2018 Indie Games Awards | "A fascinating reverse-RPG" - PC Gamer | "A cross between The Sims and a rousing game of Dungeons and Dragons" - Geek & Sundry If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Epic Tavern.

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  28. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    87% User Score Based on 198 reviews

    A dark and satirical management sim, where you take control of a recycling factory with a twist: it recycles humans. Your job is to decide who gets to escape our dying planet in a cozy spaceship and who sacrifices their blood, sweat and tears for humanity. Literally. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Organs Please.

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  29. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    95% User Score Based on 5,519 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 7 reviews

    Experience the joy of running your own cozy small business: Create stickers, pack orders and hear your customers’ stories. Time to build the cutest shop on the internet! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sticky Business.

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    70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    77% User Score Based on 1,148 reviews
    Critic Score 55%Based on 4 reviews

    Lakeburg Legacies is a social-based village management sim focused on pairing up your townsfolk to make the best, most effective families in order for your kingdom to grow and thrive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lakeburg Legacies.

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  31. 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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  32. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    84% User Score Based on 177 reviews

    Open your own shop in the heart of a Medieval Fantasy realm! Stock your shelves with everything from potions and swords to mysterious crystals and legendary artifacts. Set your prices, earn your customers' trust and become the richest merchant in the town! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arcane Merchant.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 644 reviews

    Manage Hell. Manipulate the Overworld. Build the resurrection business of your dreams! In Sintopia, you’re tasked with managing the bureaucratic administration of Hell: “re-educate” the sinful, generate profit, play god and expand your hellish empire. All part of a day’s work at Hell Incorporated. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sintopia.

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  34. 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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  35. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    87% User Score Based on 902 reviews

    Collect everything Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop has to offer in this convenient (if we don't say so ourselves) bundle. It contains the following: • Base Game • Soundtrack • Deluxe Skin and Artbook If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop.

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  36. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    82% User Score Based on 5,348 reviews

    A totalitarian State controls every aspect of private and social life. Laws are oppressive. Surveillance is total. Privacy is dead. You are a State-installed manager of an apartment house. The State requires you to spy on your tenants, and report any illegal or subversive activity. However, you can also choose to keep the information to yourself, or use it to blackmail the residents, resulting in … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beholder.

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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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  38. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    95% User Score Based on 2,492 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 7 reviews

    Cook, serve and manage your food truck as you dish out hundreds of different foods across war-torn America in this massive sequel to the million-selling series! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3?!.

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  39. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    78% User Score Based on 1,427 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 12 reviews

    Manual Samuel is a classic adventure game with a wild twist. After making a deal with Death, our hero, the spoiled rich-kid Samuel, must survive for 24 hours controlling his entire body manually. From breathing and blinking to driving and working, all these tasks will fall to you. It won’t be easy, with Death himself tagging along for the ride, you might be in some very deep feces! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Manual Samuel.

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  40. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    93% User Score Based on 1,513 reviews

    Inspect and process parcels and packages in this parcel inspection simulator! Receive and sort deliveries, examine labels for mistakes, and automate to maximise warehouse efficiency. Upgrade and expand your warehouse to build your parcel empire! Inspect Examine parcel labels for weight, destination, cargo type and more. Key-in or scan barcodes, and dissect parcels for contraband. Approve or deny p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Parcel Simulator.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    84% User Score Based on 806 reviews

    Odd Realm is a simulation game set in a procedurally generated, fantasy world where you foster a group of Settlers to help them build, explore, and survive... probably... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Odd Realm.

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  42. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    81% User Score Based on 1,044 reviews

    Recycling Center Simulator is a business simulator game with a first person view. Make money from garbage, collect raw materials for your recycling center from different locations, recycle them, make money by producing new products and improve your factory. Deal with customers to get raw materialsUse the computer to bargain with people in the city who sell their waste to buy products cheap. Collec… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Recycling Center Simulator.

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    75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, music
    78% User Score Based on 225 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 2 reviews

    Amass wealth, topple governments, achieve immortality. Spinnortality is a cyberpunk management sim where corporations are king. Can you build your technocratic power and create an empire that will stand for eternity? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spinnortality.

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  44. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    81% User Score Based on 1,218 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 3 reviews

    You are an intern at the central ministry of a totalitarian state with your whole career ahead of you. Work your way up the ladder by scheming against employees, spying on your boss, and completing paperwork. Or do you turn against the state and expose corruption. The choice is still yours to make! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beholder 2.

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  45. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    98% User Score Based on 532 reviews

    The long awaited sequel to Burger Shop 2 is here! (In an early access format)... In Burger Shop 1 and 2, you successfully created a universal chain of restaurants and found fame and fortune, until one day you woke up in a dumpster with a bump on your head, your restaurants boarded up, and no memory of how any of it happened. You then rebuilt your restaurant franchise, saved the universe, and al… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Burger Shop 3.

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  46. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, music
    97% User Score Based on 1,207 reviews

    demo version About the Game "Esport Godfather" is a management simulation card game that revolves around the theme of MOBA esports. In this game, you will play a role of a coach in an esports club and personally build your own team! Starting from scratch, what kind of playstyle will you devise for your team? In a constantly evolving meta, can you derive a unique understanding of what … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Esports Godfather.

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  47. 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.

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  48. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    79% User Score Based on 3,923 reviews

    Become a landlord and deal with problematic tenants as you build your rental property empire. Decide how to react to annoyed neighbours or police interventions. Will you rent your apartment to a college couple or an older lady with four cats? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Tenants.

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    65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    65% User Score Based on 1,122 reviews

    Run your fantasy RPG tavern - let travellers take shelter for the night and serve 'em the best mead of their life with a good dose of humor. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tavern Tycoon.

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  50. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 27,090 reviews

    Plague Inc: Evolved is a unique mix of high strategy and terrifyingly realistic simulation. Your pathogen has just infected 'Patient Zero' - now you must bring about the end of human history by evolving a deadly, global Plague whilst adapting against everything humanity can do to defend itself. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Plague Inc: Evolved.

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