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Games like Epicenter City

If Epicenter City is your kind of game, the closest matches are Built From Nothing, Console Shop Simulator and Empire Origin — 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.

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About Epicenter City: Build a multi-generational tech empire in this cyberpunk life simulator. Found startups, navigate stock markets, and manage your networks to climb the corporate ladder. From surviving disasters to finding love, every choice determines if your lineage becomes a permanent legend on the leaderboard.

StrategyIndieSimulationCasualWindows · macOS · Linuxby jimmy21
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Steam players who put hours into Epicenter City 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. Built From Nothing

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Epicenter City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Epicenter City.

    Build a business from the ground up. Choose your industry, manage money, equipment, employees, customers, debt, and unexpected disasters. Every decision shapes your reputation, growth, and whether your company becomes an empire—or collapses under its own ambition.

    2026SimulationSteam ↗
  2. Console Shop Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Epicenter City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Epicenter City.

    Become the owner of a game store! Organize shelves, repair CDs, negotiate profits, promote your store via live stream, and increase customer satisfaction.

    2025IndieSimulationCasual15.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Empire Origin

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Epicenter City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Epicenter City.

    Multiplayer Incremental Idle tycoon with a stock market that actually works. 200 stocks, real options pricing, Fed rate decisions, 55 businesses across 10 tiers, real estate, banking, taxes, and a 530-node research tree. Multiplayer shares one market. There's also a casino.

    StrategySimulationSteam ↗
  4. Festival Tycoon 🎪

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Epicenter City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Epicenter City.

    A micro-management sim about music festivals! Design the perfect festival grounds in ‘create’ mode, then manage the event itself in ‘live’ mode! Book bands, sign deals, plant flowers, fix toilets, and grow your show into a global phenomenon.

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation12.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Hardware Tycoon

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Epicenter City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Epicenter City.

    From 1986 to 2026, design and engineer the world's most advanced CPUs. Run your own fabs or manufacture for rivals. Research groundbreaking tech, manage your team, buy and build offices, and dominate the market through decades of cutthroat competition. Become the ultimate hardware tycoon.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation10.79 USDSteam ↗
  6. Central Bank

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Epicenter City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Epicenter City.

    Take control of the most fearsome weapon known to mankind: the key interest rate. As head of the central bank, you wield the power to make (or break) nations. Raise it, and watch markets crumble and riots erupt. Lower it, and brace yourself for an economy so hot it could melt steel.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation18.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Airport City Transport Manager

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Epicenter City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Epicenter City.

    Tired of repetitive farm sims and basic plane games? Put your farm on hold. Start building a tiny town and transform it into a massive megapolis with a world-class modern airport! We constantly update the game to ensure you are always engaged—both on the ground and in the air.

    2026StrategySimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  8. The American Dream: Past Due

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Epicenter City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Epicenter City.

    The American Dream: Past Due is a realistic choice-driven sim. Play as a suddenly laid-off middle-aged man keeping up appearances. Balance family finances and emotions while facing mounting bills... Can you get your life back on track before your family falls apart?

    2026StrategySimulationSteam ↗

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 Epicenter City.

    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 Epicenter City.

    ‘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 Epicenter City.

    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 Epicenter City.

    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. DORONKO WANKO

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation and Casual with Epicenter City.

    『DORONKO WANKO』 is a DORONKO Action Game. In this game, You can become a cute, innocent Pomeranian, make your master's home messy and dirty. "Will the master be angry with me?" Don't worry. Because you are a sweet doggie.

    2024ActionSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  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 Epicenter City.

    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. of the Devil

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Epicenter City.

    Immerse yourself in neon, smoke, and high-stakes legal gambles as a Defense Attorney with uniquely Killer insights in this episodic, diabolically stylish visual novel adventure game.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Epicenter City

What games are most similar to Epicenter City?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Epicenter City are Built From Nothing, Console Shop Simulator, Empire Origin.
Who developed Epicenter City?
Epicenter City was developed by jimmy21.

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 Epicenter City.

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