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Games like Smartphone Tycoon - Lite

If Smartphone Tycoon - Lite is your kind of game, the closest matches are Mini Metro, Game Dev Tycoon and 911 Operator — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its addictive slow paced grind, challenging and chill. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Smartphone Tycoon - Lite: «Smartphone Tycoon - Lite» — unique business simulator. Create your own company for the production of smartphones! Your main goal will be to achieve worldwide recognition and take the company to the temple of fame of the global market.

2020StrategyIndieSimulation3.99 USDWindowsby Roastery Games
Smartphone Tycoon - Lite — Steam game cover
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Addictive slow paced grindBetter on pc than mobileScoring feels less random than originalChallengingChillLighthearted

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Steam players who put hours into Smartphone Tycoon - Lite also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Mini Metro

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Smartphone Tycoon - Lite.

    Top pick for Smartphone Tycoon - Lite fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Smartphone Tycoon - Lite.

    Mini Metro is a strategy simulation game about designing a subway map for a growing city. Draw lines between stations and start your trains running. As new stations open, redraw your lines to keep them efficient. Decide where to use your limited resources. How long can you keep the city moving?

    2015StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Game Dev Tycoon

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Smartphone Tycoon - Lite fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Smartphone Tycoon - Lite.

    In Game Dev Tycoon you replay the history of the gaming industry by starting your own video game development company in the 80s. Create best selling games. Research new technologies and invent new game types. Become the leader of the market and gain worldwide fans.

    2013StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. 911 Operator

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Smartphone Tycoon - Lite fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Smartphone Tycoon - Lite.

    Game about the difficult work of people that manage emergency lines and services. Answer incoming calls and react properly - give first aid instructions, advise, dispatch correct number of firemen / police / ambulances, or sometimes - just ignore the call. Play on ANY CITY in the world!

    2017StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Smartphone Tycoon - Lite at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Smartphone Tycoon - Lite on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Smartphone Tycoon - Lite.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Smartphone Tycoon - Lite on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Smartphone Tycoon - Lite.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Smartphone Tycoon - Lite on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Smartphone Tycoon - Lite.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Smartphone Tycoon - Lite on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Smartphone Tycoon - Lite.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Smartphone Tycoon - Lite on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Smartphone Tycoon - Lite.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Smartphone Tycoon - Lite on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Smartphone Tycoon - Lite.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Test: Final Revelation

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Smartphone Tycoon - Lite on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Smartphone Tycoon - Lite.

    The third chapter in The Test Trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover who you really are as a person. The Final Revelation is upon us... but are you sure you TRULY want the answers you seek?

    2020SimulationRPG1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The NOexistenceN of you AND me

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Smartphone Tycoon - Lite on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Smartphone Tycoon - Lite.

    Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".

    2024IndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Smartphone Tycoon - Lite.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Smartphone Tycoon - Lite.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Smartphone Tycoon - Lite.

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Smartphone Tycoon - Lite.

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Lab

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  6. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Smartphone Tycoon - Lite.

    Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  7. SuchArt: Creative Space

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Smartphone Tycoon - Lite.

    Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. one night, hot springs

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Smartphone Tycoon - Lite.

    Haru is invited by her old friend Manami to spend a night at the hot springs. All Haru wants to do is enjoy the hot springs like everyone else, but she doesn't want to cause any trouble...

    2018IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Smartphone Tycoon - Lite

How much does Smartphone Tycoon - Lite cost?
Smartphone Tycoon - Lite is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Smartphone Tycoon - Lite?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Smartphone Tycoon - Lite are Mini Metro, Game Dev Tycoon, 911 Operator.
Who developed Smartphone Tycoon - Lite?
Smartphone Tycoon - Lite was developed by Roastery Games.

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