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Games like Mad Smartphone Tycoon

If Mad Smartphone Tycoon is your kind of game, the closest matches are Highrise City, Super Movie Tycoon and Techtonica — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative and immersive. 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 Mad Smartphone Tycoon: Build Your smartphone Empire in Mad Smartphone Tycoon, your main goal in this game is to create the ultimate smartphone that combines both performance and aesthetics. Expand your company, dominate the global market, become a tycoon in the world of mobile phones!

2024StrategyIndieSimulationCasual11.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Miradil
Mad Smartphone Tycoon — Steam game cover
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Balancing cost specs and market demandBuilding a smartphone empire from scratchCustomizing smartphones with detailed componentsChallengingContemplativeImmersive

Players who liked Mad Smartphone Tycoon also play

Steam players who put hours into Mad Smartphone Tycoon 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. Highrise City

    WHY THIS

    Shares a stressful mood with Mad Smartphone Tycoon.

    Top pick for Mad Smartphone Tycoon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Mad Smartphone Tycoon.

    Highrise City offers a new spin on City Simulations & Tycoon games expanding the economy and resource management aspect. Experience a modern take on the genre enriched with a complex resource based economy system.

    2023StrategySimulation29.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Super Movie Tycoon

    WHY THIS

    Shares staff management, business management, tycoon and a relaxing mood with Mad Smartphone Tycoon.

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

    Become a movie mogul in Super Movie Tycoon! From script to screen, build your dream team and create blockbusters to conquer Hollywood!

    2025StrategySimulation16.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Techtonica

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Mad Smartphone Tycoon.

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

    Techtonica is a first-person factory automation game with a gripping mystery about mining your way out from the depths of an alien planet. Explore bioluminescent caves, mold destructible terrain, construct a massive subterranean factory. Dig your way toward answers & discover the secrets of Calyx.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Kenshi

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Mad Smartphone Tycoon.

    Ranked #4 for Mad Smartphone Tycoon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mad Smartphone Tycoon.

    A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals. Train your men up from puny victims to master warriors.

    2018ActionStrategyIndie29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Ascent of Ashes

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Mad Smartphone Tycoon.

    Ranked #5 for Mad Smartphone Tycoon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mad Smartphone Tycoon.

    A colony sim set in a post-apocalyptic dystopia. Build and defend your base. Manage your survivors. Engage raiders, aliens, Remnant soldiers and other factions in real-time-with-pause combat. Or use stealth to outwit them. Explore the massive world. Survive at all costs

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Indoorlands

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Mad Smartphone Tycoon.

    Ranked #6 for Mad Smartphone Tycoon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mad Smartphone Tycoon.

    The indoor park management simulator where you can create your rides and coasters from scratch and freely design your halls. Manage, expand and develop your own park to inspire your guests. Satisfy your visitors' needs by unlocking and researching new buildings, rides, transportation and more!

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation18.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and a challenging mood with Mad Smartphone Tycoon.

    Ranked #7 for Mad Smartphone Tycoon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mad Smartphone Tycoon.

    Build, scavenge, craft, and perform occult rituals to survive in a demon-infested, post-apocalyptic colony simulation. Will you survive Judgment day?

    2018StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Seeds of Resilience

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and a relaxing mood with Mad Smartphone Tycoon.

    Ranked #8 for Mad Smartphone Tycoon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mad Smartphone Tycoon.

    Ready to start anew? Build a village from scratch in Seeds of Resilience. Learn to choose the right items, understand nature's patterns, use real life-based constructions and craft techniques in this turn-based tycoon game.

    2019StrategyIndieSimulation13.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Mad Smartphone Tycoon

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Game Dev Tycoon

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Mad Smartphone Tycoon.

    Reviewers of Mad Smartphone Tycoon cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mad Smartphone Tycoon.

    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 ↗
  2. Computer Tycoon

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Mad Smartphone Tycoon.

    Reviewers of Mad Smartphone Tycoon cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mad Smartphone Tycoon.

    Computer Tycoon is a fairly complex Business Grand Strategy game about Computer Evolution. Start in the 70s, invent until 2034, create the best computer systems, upgrade your infrastructure, lead a team, and alter computer history! It is time to "Think Different"

    2017StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Hundred Days - Winemaking Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Mad Smartphone Tycoon.

    Reviewers of Mad Smartphone Tycoon cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mad Smartphone Tycoon.

    Winemaking could be your best adventure. Make the best wine interacting with soil and nature and take your winery to the top. Your beautiful journey into the winemaking tradition starts now.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Mad Smartphone Tycoon on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Mad Smartphone Tycoon.

    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.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Mad Smartphone Tycoon on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Mad Smartphone Tycoon.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~48% under Mad Smartphone Tycoon on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mad Smartphone Tycoon.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Mad Smartphone Tycoon on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mad Smartphone Tycoon.

    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.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Mad Smartphone Tycoon on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Mad Smartphone Tycoon.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~92% under Mad Smartphone Tycoon on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Mad Smartphone Tycoon.

    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 ↗
  7. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Mad Smartphone Tycoon on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Mad Smartphone Tycoon.

    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.

    2009Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Mad Smartphone Tycoon on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Mad Smartphone Tycoon.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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 Mad Smartphone Tycoon.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

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

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

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

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Mad Smartphone Tycoon

Does Mad Smartphone Tycoon run on Steam Deck?
Mad Smartphone Tycoon is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Mad Smartphone Tycoon cost?
Mad Smartphone Tycoon is listed on Steam at 11.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Mad Smartphone Tycoon?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Mad Smartphone Tycoon are Highrise City, Super Movie Tycoon, Techtonica.
Who developed Mad Smartphone Tycoon?
Mad Smartphone Tycoon was developed by Miradil and published by Gamersky Games.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Mad Smartphone Tycoon.

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