The Best Management simulation Games - Page 3

Update : Prison Architect 2 added at rank #32.
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Stranded: Alien Dawn (2022)

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PC Windows Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Playstation 4

Stranded: Alien Dawn drops you into an unknown alien world, where you'll lead survivors, build a high-tech outpost, and make tough decisions to survive. With engaging gameplay, a variety of planets, and a peaceful non-combat option, you'll experience a unique, unpredictable journey. But beware, time may slow and crafting can get repetitive in this thrilling survival sim.

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What we like:
  • Engaging gameplay
  • Variety of planets and moons
  • Non-combat peaceful option
  • Customizable difficulty settings
  • Beautiful graphics
What could be improved:
  • Time can feel slow
  • Crafting becomes repetitive
  • Lack of depth in some systems
  • Requires internet connection to play

  • survival
  • simulation
  • base-building
  • management
  • crafting
  • colony
  • hunting
  • destruction
  • cooking

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Prison Architect (2015)

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Android Linux Mac OS PC Windows Xbox 360 Xbox One IOS iPhone

Prison Architect is a management/strategy game where you must manage an unwilling and unruly population in a prison setting. You must establish order from cooperative parts, feed and house prisoners, and even "get rid of them" them if necessary. There is also an economy of contraband that you must manage, as well as a metagame of making your warden rich by selling the prison to others.


What we like:
  • Engaging story with R-rated elements
  • Challenging economics of running a prison
  • Deep customization of prisoner treatment
  • Dark and realistic atmosphere
  • Metagame of making your warden rich
What could be improved:
  • Limited hotkeys for power users

  • simulation
  • sandbox
  • management
  • construction
  • strategy
  • building

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Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator (2021)

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Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Xbox One PC Windows

Buy, sell, and trade organs in a strange and evolving universe. Dive into the quivering innards of alien capitalism in the sci-fi body horror market tycoon game you didn't know you needed.


  • space
  • medical
  • simulation
  • trading
  • moddable
  • economy
  • cyberpunk
  • management
  • surreal
  • funny
  • aliens
  • horror

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Two Point Campus (2022)

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Nintendo Switch Xbox One PC Windows Xbox Series X Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Mac OS Linux

Two Point Campus is the sequel to Two Point Studios' hit game, Two Point Hospital. Players will have to manage their own university campus, from providing dormitories and bathrooms to offering courses and events for students. There are 17 courses included in the game, as well as a range of humorous characters and customisation options for the campus.


What we like:
  • Balance of management and creativity
  • Plenty of variety in courses
  • Humorous characters and dialogue
  • Customisable buildings
  • Streamlined micromanagement aspects from previous game
What could be improved:
  • Repetition of tannoy voice lines can occur occasionally

  • management
  • simulation
  • education

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Project Highrise (2016)

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IOS iPhone Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Xbox One PC Windows Mac OS Android

Project Highrise is a management sim game that allows you to build and manage your own tower. You must manage basic needs, desires of tenants, take on contracts and loans while making sure to turn a profit. The game offers two modes - Sandbox Mode, where you are given total freedom; and Scenario Mode, where you are given specific tasks with certain constraints.


What we like:
  • Attention-to-detail in managing the building
  • Creative workarounds to keep businesses running
  • Real challenges that require smart solutions
  • Clean presentation
  • Satisfying depth
What could be improved:
  • Menus can be overburdening
  • May need to bumble your way through some problems

  • simulation
  • management
  • building
  • construction
  • tower
  • sandbox
  • sims
  • economy
  • strategy

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Lemon Cake (2021)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4

Lemon Cake is a charming indie bakery management game where you bring an old bakery back to life with the help of a friendly ghost. From growing your ingredients to baking over 40 mouth-watering pastries, you'll have fun juggling orders, keeping customers happy, and managing your daily menu for bonuses. With adorable art style, cute animal characters, and fun features like a cat cafe and greenhouse, this is a game that will keep you entertained for hours!


What we like:
  • Adorable art style
  • Relaxing gameplay
  • Charming atmosphere
  • Satisfying simple mechanics
  • Cute animal characters
What could be improved:
  • High difficulty level
  • Steep upgrade costs
  • Awkward hitboxes
  • Limited content
  • Wonky controls

  • simulation
  • management
  • bakery
  • cooking
  • cute
  • time-management
  • casual
  • farming
  • relaxing
  • life
  • agriculture
  • business
  • asmr
  • cozy
  • family-friendly

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Football Manager 2024 (2023)

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Playstation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X PC Windows Android Mac OS

Take the helm in Football Manager 2024 and lead your team to glory! Dive into the most realistic football universe, strategize your way to the top with improved gameplay, and enjoy the thrill of a new level of immersion. Your football story awaits – are you ready to leave your mark?


What we like:
  • Enhanced on-field physics and lighting
  • Multiple career paths and game modes
  • Ability to continue saves from previous versions
  • Fresh features like set-piece customization
  • Inclusion of the J-League for new challenges
What could be improved:
  • Steep learning curve for newcomers
  • Repetitive press conferences

  • football
  • management
  • tactical
  • simulation
  • sport
  • squad

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Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3?! (2020)

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Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3?! is a cooking simulator game set in a post-apocalyptic America. Travel across the country in your food truck while competing in the Iron Cook Foodtruck Championships. With over 200 food and drink options, customizable gameplay, and a local co-op mode, this game provides hours of entertainment. Don't miss the chance to enjoy an amazing original soundtrack, too!


What we like:
  • Extensive array of recipes
  • Flexible play mode
  • Entertaining companions
  • Addictive gameplay
  • Affordable price
What could be improved:
  • Overwhelming with many features
  • Can be stressful to play
  • Complex gameplay controls
  • Minor loading issues

  • cooperative
  • typing
  • local
  • cooking
  • truck
  • simulation
  • management
  • fast-paced
  • war-torn
  • family-friendly
  • strategy
  • comedy
  • difficult
  • funny
  • arcade

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Megaquarium (2018)

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PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Linux Mac OS

The public aquarium simulator. Design your displays, look after your fish, manage your staff and keep your guests happy! It's all in a day's work as the curator of your very own Megaquarium.


  • building
  • simulation
  • business
  • management
  • park
  • tanks
  • strategy
  • sandbox
  • zoo

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Nova Lands (2023)

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Playstation 4 Xbox One PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Dive into Nova Lands, where your creativity fuels an open-world adventure of base-building and automation! Master resource management, befriend or battle exotic creatures, and design a thriving industry with adorable helper bots. Unleash your inner strategist and transform untamed wilds into a flourishing empire. Embark on your journey in Nova Lands today!


What we like:
  • Engaging base-building and automation
  • Diverse biomes with unique challenges
  • Customizable helper bot AI adds depth
  • Satisfying progression and skill tree
  • Charming pixel art and soundtrack
What could be improved:
  • Late-game content a bit slow

  • management
  • crafting
  • open-world
  • resource-management
  • automation
  • resource
  • pixel
  • survival
  • base-building
  • farming
  • simulation
  • 2d
  • boss-fight
  • boss
  • building

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