Best Economy games on PC
Economy games make earning, spending, trading, or allocating money and resources a central part of play. Players often balance costs, income, production, and expansion while running a business, city, nation, or other organization.
- Managing money and resources
- Balancing costs and growth
- Planning production and expansion
Related: Management, Resource Management, Simulation, Strategy
685 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Cataclismo
Base-building strategy with modular fortresses against nightly monster attacks
89% positive
4,346 reviews
Spellcaster University
Magic school management sim with card-based building and student outcomes
83% positive
4,304 reviews
Dealer's Life 2
Pawn shop simulation about haggling over goods and growing a business
85% positive
4,237 reviews
The Guild II Renaissance
Medieval dynasty simulation built around trade, politics, and professions
83% positive
4,224 reviews
Hollywood Animal
Studio management strategy about making films and navigating Hollywood politics
73% positive
4,211 reviews
Storage Hunter Simulator
First-person auction simulator about finding loot and running pawnshops
78% positive
4,200 reviews
Rise of Industry
Industrial tycoon strategy built around production chains and city trade
73% positive
4,194 reviews
Weed Shop 3
Cannabis shop sim about growing strains and expanding sales
94% positive
4,144 reviews
Idol Manager
Manage a pop idol agency through business and personal crises
88% positive
4,111 reviews
Let's Build a Zoo
Zoo management sim with animal breeding and DNA splicing
89% positive
4,111 reviews
Crossroads Inn Anniversary Edition
Fantasy tavern management sim with political intrigue and sandbox play
55% positive
4,075 reviews
SimAirport
Airport management sim about building terminals and fixing bottlenecks
79% positive
4,051 reviews
House of Legacy
Historical dynasty management sandbox with politics, trade, and estate building
83% positive
3,979 reviews
Dungeon Alchemist
Tabletop RPG mapmaking tool with procedurally generated rooms
95% positive
3,933 reviews
Frozenheim
Viking real-time strategy with settlement building and clan battles
69% positive
3,928 reviews
Cartel Tycoon
Top-down cartel management sim built around production and smuggling chains
76% positive
3,818 reviews
Star Traders: Frontiers
Space RPG with crew management and multiple career paths
83% positive
3,812 reviews
Megaquarium
Aquarium management sim about building exhibits and balancing animal needs
95% positive
3,791 reviews
Millennia
Turn-based 4X strategy spanning history and branching into alternate ages
67% positive
3,782 reviews
Sid Meier's Civilization® IV
Historical turn-based 4X strategy about building and expanding civilizations
92% positive
3,675 reviews
Windward
Naval sandbox adventure with generated worlds, trading, and pirate battles
80% positive
3,634 reviews
Anno 1404 - History Edition
City-building strategy with trade, production chains, and island expansion
82% positive
3,612 reviews
Railroader
Transition-era railroad simulation built around switching and network expansion
97% positive
3,580 reviews
King of Retail
Retail management sim where you design shops and grow a chain
88% positive
3,560 reviews