Best business tycoon games

1,314 games · every one verified from its listing · updated Sep 26, 2026

A tycoon game hands you a balance sheet and a market to bend. These are the management and strategy games whose own listings talk about running a business: tycoon, empire, magnate, mogul. Ranked by indie score.

1. 1. Haunt Grid HouseSolo devDAVID BEN SENTHAVISOUK · PaidWhy it qualifies: a simulation that clears this list's bar — paid up front, built by one person.See the game
2. 2. Galactic Gains: Space TycoonJappy GmbH · PaidWhy it qualifies: a simulation that clears this list's bar — paid up front.See the game
3. 3. Retail IncRohit Ushir · ★4.0 · 1 ratings · PaidWhy it qualifies: a strategy game that clears this list's bar — paid up front.See the game
4. 4. HOTEL DYNASTYNo forced adsSolo devROBERTO FOLLONE · FreeWhy it qualifies: a strategy game that clears this list's bar — no forced ads, verified from the listing, free to try, built by one person.See the game
5. 5. EmpireNo forced adsNo purchasesSolo devDesiGame · PaidWhy it qualifies: a strategy game that clears this list's bar — no forced ads, verified from the listing, nothing sold inside, built by one person.See the game
6. 6. Market Mogul: Trade EmpireNo purchasesSolo devAzem Software · FreeWhy it qualifies: a simulation that clears this list's bar — nothing sold inside, built by one person.See the game
7. 7. A Dollar Empire - Life SimSolo devEnes ARSLAN · PaidWhy it qualifies: a role playing game that clears this list's bar — paid up front, built by one person.See the game
8. 8. The ChairmanOBEDIENTAMBITION, UNIPESSOAL LDA · PaidWhy it qualifies: a strategy game that clears this list's bar — paid up front.See the game
9. 9. From The MudNo forced adsSolo devERNEST BLAIS · FreeWhy it qualifies: a simulation that clears this list's bar — no forced ads, verified from the listing, free to try, built by one person.See the game
10. 10. Too Big to Fail Bank TycoonSolo devFrederick Valdez · FreeWhy it qualifies: a simulation that clears this list's bar — free to try, built by one person.See the game
11. 11. Factory ArchitectSolo devShazien Bakhir · FreeWhy it qualifies: a games that clears this list's bar — free to try, built by one person.See the game
12. 12. Miners Cove: Idle IslandPixel Wings Ltd · ★4.8 · 98 ratings · FreeWhy it qualifies: a simulation that clears this list's bar — free to try.See the game
13. 13. Movie Tycoon: Film Studio SimNo forced adsDenis Shakhov · ★5.0 · 1 ratings · FreeWhy it qualifies: a simulation that clears this list's bar — no forced ads, verified from the listing, free to try.See the game
14. 14. Studio Dynasty: Movie TycoonNo purchasesSolo devManPat Games · FreeWhy it qualifies: a simulation that clears this list's bar — nothing sold inside, built by one person.See the game
15. 15. Tidepool TycoonSolo devTam Tran · FreeWhy it qualifies: a casual game that clears this list's bar — free to try, built by one person.See the game
16. 16. Novafall: Idle Space EmpireNo forced adsSolo devRobert Gonzales · FreeWhy it qualifies: a simulation that clears this list's bar — no forced ads, verified from the listing, free to try, built by one person.See the game
17. 17. Tycoon: ZeroNo forced adsSolo devMustafa Okcu · FreeWhy it qualifies: a role playing game that clears this list's bar — no forced ads, verified from the listing, free to try, built by one person.See the game
18. 18. Silicon: Tech TycoonNo forced adsSolo devIsac Molin · FreeWhy it qualifies: a simulation that clears this list's bar — no forced ads, verified from the listing, free to try, built by one person.See the game
19. 19. Idle Space MiningNo forced adsSolo devISAAC MICHAEL FRETT · ★5.0 · 2 ratings · FreeWhy it qualifies: a simulation that clears this list's bar — no forced ads, verified from the listing, free to try, built by one person.See the game
20. 20. #FEED: Idle ClickerNo forced adsRK Games B.V. · ★5.0 · 2 ratings · FreeWhy it qualifies: a casual game that clears this list's bar — no forced ads, verified from the listing, free to try.See the game
21. 21. Cybercab Tycoon: RobotaxiNo forced adsSolo devWarren Hansen · ★4.9 · 20 ratings · FreeWhy it qualifies: a simulation that clears this list's bar — no forced ads, verified from the listing, free to try, built by one person.See the game
22. 22. Streampire: Streaming TycoonSolo devCarsten Vauth · ★5.0 · 3 ratings · PaidWhy it qualifies: a strategy game that clears this list's bar — paid up front, built by one person.See the game
23. 23. Sovereign Vale: Empire BuilderNo forced adsSolo devQUENTIN MINODIER · FreeWhy it qualifies: a strategy game that clears this list's bar — no forced ads, verified from the listing, free to try, built by one person.See the game
24. 24. Rent Roll: Property EmpireNo forced adsSolo devJake Waldman · ★5.0 · 1 ratings · FreeWhy it qualifies: a simulation that clears this list's bar — no forced ads, verified from the listing, free to try, built by one person.See the game
25. 25. Tiny Empire: Castle DefenseNo forced adsSolo devNoah Miller · FreeWhy it qualifies: a simulation that clears this list's bar — no forced ads, verified from the listing, free to try, built by one person.See the game
26. 26. EmberForge: Idle TycoonSolo devBRAXTON REED CHANDLER · ★5.0 · 3 ratings · FreeWhy it qualifies: a casual game that clears this list's bar — free to try, built by one person.See the game
27. 27. Chronos: Text Life SimulatorNo forced adsSolo devBharanidaran G · ★4.4 · 10 ratings · FreeWhy it qualifies: a simulation that clears this list's bar — no forced ads, verified from the listing, free to try, built by one person.See the game
28. 28. Developer Sim: Idle ClickerSolo devVahit Akmir Altunakar · FreeWhy it qualifies: a simulation that clears this list's bar — free to try, built by one person.See the game
29. 29. Medieval EmpiresEverline Publishing L.L.C-FZ · ★5.0 · 1 ratings · FreeWhy it qualifies: a strategy game that clears this list's bar — free to try.See the game
30. 30. Worldseed: Planet TycoonSolo devAmir Ghaemi · ★5.0 · 1 ratings · FreeWhy it qualifies: a simulation that clears this list's bar — free to try, built by one person.See the game
31. 31. Hollywood Talent TycoonSolo devTomas Sliedrecht · ★4.8 · 41 ratings · FreeWhy it qualifies: a simulation that clears this list's bar — free to try, built by one person.See the game
32. 32. Lab Tycoon: AI Startup SimNo forced adsSolo devBrandon Kessinger · ★4.5 · 6 ratings · FreeWhy it qualifies: a strategy game that clears this list's bar — no forced ads, verified from the listing, free to try, built by one person.See the game
33. 33. Basketball Star Life SimulatorNo forced adsSolo devAkin Aksoy · ★4.7 · 19 ratings · FreeWhy it qualifies: a simulation that clears this list's bar — no forced ads, verified from the listing, free to try, built by one person.See the game
34. 34. Garments & Cloth Factory SimSolo devMuhammad Qasim Ali · FreeWhy it qualifies: a simulation that clears this list's bar — free to try, built by one person.See the game
35. 35. Robot Factory: Idle TycoonSolo devErtugrul Kucukkaya · FreeWhy it qualifies: a simulation that clears this list's bar — free to try, built by one person.See the game
36. 36. Landman: Oil SimulatorNo forced adsSolo devAdilkhan Tassimov · ★4.7 · 14 ratings · FreeWhy it qualifies: a strategy game that clears this list's bar — no forced ads, verified from the listing, free to try, built by one person.See the game
37. 37. Pro Trading LifeSolo devDaan Koeman · FreeWhy it qualifies: a games that clears this list's bar — free to try, built by one person.See the game
38. 38. PathLifeSolo devMahmood Jabary Sahbari · ★3.5 · 2 ratings · FreeWhy it qualifies: a role playing game that clears this list's bar — free to try, built by one person.See the game
39. 39. Grand Duke: MedievalSolo devMUHARREM SENTURK · PaidWhy it qualifies: a simulation that clears this list's bar — paid up front, built by one person.See the game
40. 40. Away KingdomNo forced adsAhmet Karaca · FreeWhy it qualifies: a strategy game that clears this list's bar — no forced ads, verified from the listing, free to try.See the game
41. 41. LegacyMGMTSolo devRoyal Coast Media LLC · ★4.7 · 15 ratings · FreeWhy it qualifies: a simulation that clears this list's bar — free to try, built by one person.See the game
42. 42. Mars Base TycoonSolo devnamwon heo · ★5.0 · 4 ratings · FreeWhy it qualifies: a simulation that clears this list's bar — free to try, built by one person.See the game
43. 43. Cruise Empire: Ship TycoonSolo devBlin Kazazi · ★4.5 · 6 ratings · FreeWhy it qualifies: a strategy game that clears this list's bar — free to try, built by one person.See the game
44. 44. BnB EmpireSolo devDwayne Woodson · PaidWhy it qualifies: a simulation that clears this list's bar — paid up front, built by one person.See the game
45. 45. Startup to BillionaireNo forced adsNo purchasesSolo devkoushik.t · FreeWhy it qualifies: a simulation that clears this list's bar — no forced ads, verified from the listing, nothing sold inside, built by one person.See the game
46. 46. Cookie Factory: Idle TycoonSolo devWill Stankus · FreeWhy it qualifies: a games that clears this list's bar — free to try, built by one person.See the game
47. 47. Capital Rise: Idle TycoonIT-DEALER (AITI-DILLER), TOO · ★5.0 · 1 ratings · FreeWhy it qualifies: a simulation that clears this list's bar — free to try.See the game
48. 48. Space Colony: Idle TycoonNo purchasesSolo devTumray Games · FreeWhy it qualifies: a simulation that clears this list's bar — nothing sold inside, built by one person.See the game