Games like Software Industry Tycoon
If Software Industry Tycoon is your kind of game, the closest matches are Grub Truck, Pawnbroker Simulator: First Haggle and Worldwide Rush — 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 Software Industry Tycoon: Build a software empire from a rented apartment. Hire, develop, ship — every release is your gamble. Your team gets tired, burns out, slacks off, and walks if pushed too hard. Markets shift every run. Loans ride on reputation. No right answers — only yours.
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Grub Truck
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Top pick for Software Industry Tycoon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Software Industry Tycoon.
Grub Truck is a food truck simulation game where you cook up mouthwatering meals, strategise enticing menus, set the perfect prices, complete quests and decorate your trucks with style. Invest your earnings wisely to upgrade your fleet as you build, cook, and conquer the culinary scene!
Pawnbroker Simulator: First Haggle
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Second-strongest match for Software Industry Tycoon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Software Industry Tycoon.
Welcome to Pawnbroker Simulator! Learn the art of pawnbroking in this prologue, where you appraise items, haggle with customers, and manage your first shop to turn bargains into profit.
Worldwide Rush
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Third-strongest match for Software Industry Tycoon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Software Industry Tycoon.
Worldwide Rush lets you experience passenger transportation and management on a global scale. Expand your company, meet the growing travel demand, compete against other companies, and discover new continents with its unique vehicles. The entire world is yours to control.
Wrap House Simulator🌯
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Ranked #4 for Software Industry Tycoon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Software Industry Tycoon.
Welcome to Wrap House Simulator! Run your own wrap shop, chop, grill, and serve in this cooking adventure. Customize your shop, master the grill, and survive the rush solo or co-op with up to 6 players. Keep up with orders, satisfy customers, and build your dream restaurant!
Tailor Simulator
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Ranked #5 for Software Industry Tycoon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Software Industry Tycoon.
Build your workshop and turn it into a fashion business. Interact with your customers and design unique collections to sell in your store. Upgrade your workshop until you rule the fashion industry.
Mall Simulator
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Ranked #6 for Software Industry Tycoon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Software Industry Tycoon.
Turn your building from a small shopping center into a huge city mall! To avoid going bankrupt, you’ll need to build new stores and restaurants, set smart prices, and keep up with trends. 15+ stores, dozens of machines & services, and hundreds of brands waiting for you!
Business Heroes: Street Grub
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Ranked #7 for Software Industry Tycoon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Software Industry Tycoon.
Start broke on a burger bike. Build your fortune by selling... well... just burgers. Outsmart rivals, ride economic booms, feel in control and powerful as your strategies begin to show results. A tycoon/management game about starting small, getting better, and making it big.
Pub Sim
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Ranked #8 for Software Industry Tycoon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Software Industry Tycoon.
You've just bought your first Pub. First steps are to clean it, stock it, set your markup and let in the Patrons. Keep the drinks flowing and try not to shortchange anyone! If you keep it going long enough you might just earn enough to spruce up the place, hire staff and expand the premises.
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Bongo Cat
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Software Industry 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?
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Software Industry Tycoon.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Software Industry 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.
The Looker
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Software Industry Tycoon.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Software Industry Tycoon.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
Travellin Cats in Paris
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Software Industry Tycoon.
Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!
Virtual Cottage
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Software Industry 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.
Magic Archery
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Software Industry 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.
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Frequently asked about Software Industry Tycoon
- What games are most similar to Software Industry Tycoon?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Software Industry Tycoon are Grub Truck, Pawnbroker Simulator: First Haggle, Worldwide Rush.
- Who developed Software Industry Tycoon?
- Software Industry Tycoon was developed by Polarix Era Studio.
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