Games like Publisher Tycoon
If Publisher Tycoon is your kind of game, the closest matches are Idle Trading Simulator, Hidden Champion and Idling to Rule the Gods — 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 Publisher Tycoon: At this game, you will become a manager of a book publishing company, and run it on your own. This is really fun management simulation game! You can feel manage real publisher and there are over 110 books you can produce.

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Steam players who put hours into Publisher 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.
Idle Trading Simulator
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Top pick for Publisher Tycoon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Publisher Tycoon.
Idle Trading Simulator - is a simulator of buying / selling currency in the stock market. The game will help you get a first idea of the financial market, without losing your real money.
Hidden Champion
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Publisher Tycoon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Publisher Tycoon.
Become a global player and experience the thrill of making a company internationally successful! Enter new markets, develop smart strategies, and grow your business into a world leader – all while facing exciting challenges and tough competition!
Idling to Rule the Gods
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Publisher Tycoon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Publisher Tycoon.
Idling to Rule the Gods is a free to play Idle-Game with a lot of content and some Minigames. Depending on your play-style, you can play it fast or slow. Either way it can be fun for hundreds of hours!
Pumping Simulator 2
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Publisher Tycoon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Publisher Tycoon.
A gas station management game, start by selling a car to raise funds and invest in an abandoned plot of land. Build, expand, and upgrade your gas station, diversify services, customize and manage time efficiently during peak hours. And maybe you will become rich
Console Shop Simulator
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Publisher Tycoon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Publisher Tycoon.
Become the owner of a game store! Organize shelves, repair CDs, negotiate profits, promote your store via live stream, and increase customer satisfaction.
Global ATC Simulator
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Publisher Tycoon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Publisher Tycoon.
Global ATC Simulator is a standalone simulation of the task of Tower, Approach and Departure controllers. What sets it apart from every other ATC simulation is that it is global, it covers all the major airports in the whole world with literally unprecedented detail.
STONKS-9800: Stock Market Simulator
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Ranked #7 for Publisher Tycoon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Publisher Tycoon.
Simulator of an 80s Japanese stock market businessman. Chill, catch a retro vibe and watch your profits grow in the text-based game STONKS-9800.
Kitchen Sync: Aloha!
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Publisher Tycoon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Publisher Tycoon.
Kitchen Sync: Aloha! is a cozy, story-driven cooking RPG. As head chef of your family's restaurant in Hawaii, build a trusty team of chefs and dish up tasty Hawaiian food. Manage kitchens, build friendships, find romance, explore tropical venues, and discover the power of cooking together.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Publisher Tycoon at current Steam store prices.
Blood and Bacon
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Priced ~50% under Publisher Tycoon on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Publisher Tycoon.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Peggle Deluxe
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Priced ~50% under Publisher Tycoon on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Publisher Tycoon.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Publisher Tycoon on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with Publisher Tycoon.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
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Priced ~50% under Publisher Tycoon on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Publisher Tycoon.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Insaniquarium Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Publisher Tycoon on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Publisher Tycoon.
The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.
Bejeweled® 3
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Publisher Tycoon on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Publisher Tycoon.
The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.
Bit Blaster XL
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Publisher Tycoon on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Publisher Tycoon.
Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Publisher Tycoon.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation and Casual with Publisher Tycoon.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation and Casual with Publisher Tycoon.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
Virtual Cottage
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation and Casual with Publisher 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
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Publisher 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.
Eternal Senia
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.
Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
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More from 14Dimension Enterprise
Other recommendable Steam games by 14Dimension Enterprise, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Perfection of Wisdom
WHY THIS
Another title from 14Dimension Enterprise, the studio behind Publisher Tycoon. Shares Casual with Publisher Tycoon.
*Turn-based 1 vs 1 card battle game. *Total 150 skill cards, no-in-game-charge. *This game has 5 unique characters and each character has its own game system. *Casual card game and at the same time, have deep strategic possibilities.
Game of Dragons
WHY THIS
Another title from 14Dimension Enterprise, the studio behind Publisher Tycoon.
Card deck building full 3D RPG game. Collect materials to craft gears. Assembles seals that can be mounted on equipment.
Korean Rail Driving Tour-LRT Uijeongbu
WHY THIS
Another title from 14Dimension Enterprise, the studio behind Publisher Tycoon. Shares Simulation with Publisher Tycoon.
This game is a railroad simulation game that allows you to experience actual railroad operation based on video footage of the driving direction of an actual train. Get feeling of being a train driver just by operating the accelerator and brakes. Enjoy “real” video of S.Korea’s beautiful scenery!
Korean Rail Driving Tour LRT Busan-Gimhae
WHY THIS
Another title from 14Dimension Enterprise, the studio behind Publisher Tycoon. Shares Simulation and Casual with Publisher Tycoon.
This game is a railroad simulation game that allows you to experience actual railroad operation based on 1080p, 60 frame video footage of the driving direction of an actual train. Get feeling of being a train driver just by operating the accelerator and brakes. Enjoy S.Korea’s beautiful scenery!
Frequently asked about Publisher Tycoon
- How much does Publisher Tycoon cost?
- Publisher Tycoon is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Publisher Tycoon?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Publisher Tycoon are Idle Trading Simulator, Hidden Champion, Idling to Rule the Gods.
- Who developed Publisher Tycoon?
- Publisher Tycoon was developed by 14Dimension Enterprise.
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