Games like Airline Tycoon 2
If Airline Tycoon 2 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Tropico 3, Tropico 5 and RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3: Platinum — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, funny and retro. 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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Tropico 3
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Airline Tycoon 2.
Top pick for Airline Tycoon 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Airline Tycoon 2.
Become the dictator of a remote island during the Cold War. Charm, persuade, intimidate, oppress, or cheat your people to stay in power! Are you a kind and generous leader? A corrupt and ruthless tyrant ruling with an iron fist?
Tropico 5
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Airline Tycoon 2.
Second-strongest match for Airline Tycoon 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Airline Tycoon 2.
Return to the remote island nation of Tropico and expand your Dynasty’s reign from the early colonial period to beyond the 21st Century, facing new challenges including advanced trading mechanics, technology and scientific research, as well as cooperative and competitive MULTIPLAYER.
RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3: Platinum
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Airline Tycoon 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Airline Tycoon 2.
Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 Platinum combines the excitement of rollercoasters with the fun of a great strategy simulation. RCT3 Platinum combines the roller coaster theme park fun of the Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 with included expansion packs Soaked! and Wild! Now enjoy more options than ever.
Northgard: Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Airline Tycoon 2.
Ranked #4 for Airline Tycoon 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Airline Tycoon 2.
Northgard: Definitive Edition is a critically acclaimed real-time strategy game based on Norse mythology. Lead your clan, uncover the secrets of a mysterious newfound continent and defeat your enemies to conquer the Throne!
Game Dev Tycoon
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Airline Tycoon 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Airline Tycoon 2.
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.
Restaurant Empire II
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Airline Tycoon 2.
Ranked #6 for Airline Tycoon 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Airline Tycoon 2.
Restaurant Empire 2 is the most realistic and comprehensive restaurant business simulation available, featuring 4 cuisines, 600 recipes, 4 huge cities, 2 campaigns with a total of 34 missions, 1400 interior objects, and a mix of business strategy and role-playing gameplay such as cooking contests.
Mad Games Tycoon
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Airline Tycoon 2.
Ranked #7 for Airline Tycoon 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Airline Tycoon 2.
Form your own game studio set in the early 1980s in a small garage. Develop your own game ideas, create a team and develop megahit video games. Research new technologies, train your staff and upgrade your office space, going from a lowly garage to a huge building. Expand your business and dominate the world market for video games!
Cities in Motion 2
WHY THIS
Shares a stressful mood with Airline Tycoon 2.
Ranked #8 for Airline Tycoon 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Airline Tycoon 2.
Cities in Motion 2 is the sequel to the popular mass transit simulation game Cities in Motion. Build, manage and lead your transportation network to provide cities with their ever changing needs. CIM2 introduces new features including multiplayer game modes, day and night cycles, timetables and dynamic cities.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Airline Tycoon 2 at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Airline Tycoon 2 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Airline Tycoon 2.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Airline Tycoon 2 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Airline Tycoon 2.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Airline Tycoon 2 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Airline Tycoon 2.
Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Airline Tycoon 2 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Airline Tycoon 2.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Airline Tycoon 2 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Airline Tycoon 2.
Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.
STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Airline Tycoon 2 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Airline Tycoon 2.
Command or corrupt an entire galaxy in the definitive Star Wars strategy collection. It is a time of galactic civil war. Will you take up the reins of the Rebellion, assume control of the Empire, or rule the Star Wars Underworld?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Airline Tycoon 2 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Airline Tycoon 2.
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?
Nubby's Number Factory
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Airline Tycoon 2 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Airline Tycoon 2.
A plinko-style roguelike where you work at a number factory. Launch your spherical friend, Nubby, down a pegboard to make bigger and bigger numbers! But beware, if you fail to meet your number quota, the sun will explode.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Animal Shelter: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Airline Tycoon 2.
In Animal Shelter Prologue, your main target is to make your four-legged friends happy. Pet them, hand out treats, play with toys - and they will pay you back with great trust. Get to know the animals well enough to find them the best home! Don't wait any longer, open your animal shelter now!
Urbek City Builder: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Airline Tycoon 2.
Urbek City Builder: Prologue is a free city building game where you can build your own neighbourhoods: from nightlife district to industrial district. Don't exhaust your natural resources before you have an educated population to build more efficient structures. Try it yourself for free!
Let's School Homeroom
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Airline Tycoon 2.
Let's School: Homeroom is the prologue of Let's School. You can experience 2 weeks of in game time. If you like the experience, please go to Let's School Full Version's Store page and add to wishlist!
Oxygen: First Breath
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Airline Tycoon 2.
This is a free version of Oxygen, featuring the first 50 game-days. Build your city around the Oxygen Center and ensure your people's survival in a post-apocalyptic future, threatened by crack explosions, deadly winds, droughts and frosts. Lead your people and keep the Oxygen Center running!
Dungeon Tycoon: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Airline Tycoon 2.
Build your own dungeon and attract heroes from all over the realm in this free version of Dungeon Tycoon. Grow your business by exploiting every facet of your visitors' dungeon exploration experience. Will you be able to keep your evil dungeon business going?
Drill Deal: Borehole (Alpha)
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Drill Deal is a unique simulator in a fun style that will draw you for hours. It's a building simulator like never before. Feel the thrill of a drill hitting underwater oil fields. Sell the precious substance and make your oil rig more efficient.
Siege Survival: Gloria Victis Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Airline Tycoon 2.
A medieval city under siege and a handful of civilians are all that keep the walls from falling. Mixing survival strategy and resource management, build your camp, craft supplies, and scavenge the occupied city to supply the last troops holding back the invaders.
Ship Graveyard Simulator: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Airline Tycoon 2.
Visit the largest ship graveyard in the world. A dozen kilometers of beach filled with wrecks. Hundreds of ships wrecked on the coast. Thousands of tons of steel. Choose the most valuable ship for you and start the adventure. Play as one of the workers during the most dangerous work in the world!
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Frequently asked about Airline Tycoon 2
- How much does Airline Tycoon 2 cost?
- Airline Tycoon 2 is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Airline Tycoon 2?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Airline Tycoon 2 are Tropico 3, Tropico 5, RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3: Platinum.
- Who developed Airline Tycoon 2?
- Airline Tycoon 2 was developed by b-Alive and published by Kalypso Media Digital.
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