Games like Patent Tycoon
If Patent Tycoon is your kind of game, the closest matches are Xenonauts, Xenonauts 2 and GOAL! The Club Manager — picked from the ranked list below. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Patent Tycoon: You are the 100th challenger. In a world marked by the legacy of 99 predecessors, wield patents as your weapon, build your company, and uncover the hidden truth. Fight through invention, patent filings, licensing, and litigation in this free-to-play business simulation with boss battles and a story.
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Xenonauts
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Top pick for Patent Tycoon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Patent Tycoon.
Xenonauts is a strategy game in which you control a multi-national military organisation defending a Cold War-era Earth from alien invasion, using small squads of persistent soldiers to eliminate the extraterrestrials and recover their technology in turn-based ground combat.
Xenonauts 2
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Second-strongest match for Patent Tycoon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Patent Tycoon.
Wage a global war of resistance against an alien invasion. Command turn-based tactical battles, build a network of covert bases, directly control your fighter wings, and achieve strategic victory in a simulation of asymmetric warfare against a technologically superior foe.
GOAL! The Club Manager
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Third-strongest match for Patent Tycoon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Patent Tycoon.
You are more than a coach. You are the undisputed club boss. Are you ready to dominate the league with your team in this re-imagining of the classic sports management franchise? Could you be the next manager sensation? Prove it!
Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim
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Ranked #4 for Patent Tycoon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Patent Tycoon.
Build an empire in a single sitting. All the strategy of a classic 4X in a faster format, which also shines in multiplayer.
ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS 8 REMAKE
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Ranked #5 for Patent Tycoon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Patent Tycoon.
Theater of war, infinite drama. A masterpiece of historical simulation "ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS 8" is revived after 20 years. Enjoy the greatest military drama in the Three Kingdoms series, with the largest number of officers and scenarios!
Sid Meier's Civilization VII
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Ranked #6 for Patent Tycoon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Patent Tycoon.
The award-winning strategy game franchise returns with a revolutionary new chapter. Sid Meier's Civilization® VII empowers you to build the greatest empire the world has ever known!
Unity of Command II
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Ranked #7 for Patent Tycoon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Patent Tycoon.
Unity of Command II is the sequel to one of the most critically acclaimed strategy games of all time; a game critics called 'the perfect gateway' into computer war games.
Crusader Kings III
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Ranked #8 for Patent Tycoon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Patent Tycoon.
Love, fight, scheme, and claim greatness. Determine your noble house’s legacy in the sprawling grand strategy of Crusader Kings III. Death is only the beginning as you guide your dynasty’s bloodline in the rich and larger-than-life simulation of the Middle Ages.
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ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS 8 REMAKE
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Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Patent Tycoon.
Theater of war, infinite drama. A masterpiece of historical simulation "ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS 8" is revived after 20 years. Enjoy the greatest military drama in the Three Kingdoms series, with the largest number of officers and scenarios!
Sid Meier's Civilization VII
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Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Patent Tycoon.
The award-winning strategy game franchise returns with a revolutionary new chapter. Sid Meier's Civilization® VII empowers you to build the greatest empire the world has ever known!
Unity of Command II
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Patent Tycoon.
Unity of Command II is the sequel to one of the most critically acclaimed strategy games of all time; a game critics called 'the perfect gateway' into computer war games.
Frequently asked about Patent Tycoon
- Does Patent Tycoon run on Steam Deck?
- Patent 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.
- Is Patent Tycoon free to play?
- Yes — Patent Tycoon is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
- What games are most similar to Patent Tycoon?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Patent Tycoon are Xenonauts, Xenonauts 2, GOAL! The Club Manager.
- Who developed Patent Tycoon?
- Patent Tycoon was developed by Torasute.
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