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Games like Crafting Tycoon

Below are 24 hand-picked alternatives to Crafting Tycoon for fans of strategy, indie, simulation, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Crafting Tycoon also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, cheaper alternatives, free-to-play picks. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.

About Crafting Tycoon: THE ROAD DESIGN-CRAFTING-TYCOON GAME !!

2017StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDWindowsby Armagedoom Games
Crafting Tycoon — Steam game cover

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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.

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    Warranted Humanity — Steam game cover

    Warranted Humanity

    Top pick for Crafting Tycoon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Crafting Tycoon.

    Warranted Humanity is a post-apocalyptic 2D side scroller where choices matter. Fight different infected and rival factions, scavenge, skill up, craft, manage your shelter and other survivors, all in a race against time to ensure humanity’s survival before everyone is irreversibly infected.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie11.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Villa's Blinds — Steam game cover

    Villa's Blinds

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

    Hello graduates! You have a degree on computer engineering and you can’t find a job? Start now to develop a game in your rental garage. Advertise them and gather your own fan base. Earn your pocket money! Of course, you won’t live in this garbage dump till the end!

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Kenshi — Steam game cover

    Kenshi

    Third-strongest match for Crafting Tycoon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Crafting 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 ↗
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    Weedcraft Inc — Steam game cover

    Weedcraft Inc

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

    Weedcraft Inc explores the business of producing, breeding and selling weed in America, delving deep into the financial, political and cultural aspects of the country's complex relationship with this troublesome and promising plant.

    2019StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    The Escapists — Steam game cover

    The Escapists

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

    The Escapists provides players the opportunity of experiencing a light-hearted insight into everyday prison life with the main objective being that of escaping!

    2015ActionStrategyIndie3.59 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Little Big Workshop — Steam game cover

    Little Big Workshop

    Ranked #6 for Crafting Tycoon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Crafting Tycoon.

    Manage your workers, stations, machines and create awesome stuff as your little big workshop grows into your dream factory!

    2019StrategySimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Game Dev Tycoon — Steam game cover

    Game Dev Tycoon

    Ranked #7 for Crafting Tycoon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Crafting 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 ↗
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    Democracy 3 — Steam game cover

    Democracy 3

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

    Have you ever wanted to be president? or prime-minister? Convinced you could do a better job of running the country? Let's face it, you could hardly do a worse job than our current political leaders.

    2013StrategyIndieSimulation24.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

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    POSTAL 2 — Steam game cover

    POSTAL 2

    Priced ~67% under Crafting Tycoon on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Crafting 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 ↗
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    Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk — Steam game cover

    Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    Priced ~50% under Crafting Tycoon on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Crafting Tycoon.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    shapez — Steam game cover

    shapez

    Priced ~67% under Crafting Tycoon on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Crafting 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!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad — Steam game cover

    Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    Priced ~67% under Crafting Tycoon on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Crafting 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!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Montaro — Steam game cover

    Montaro

    Priced ~67% under Crafting Tycoon on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Crafting Tycoon.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Bejeweled® 3 — Steam game cover

    Bejeweled® 3

    Priced ~67% under Crafting Tycoon on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Crafting 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.

    2010StrategyCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Bit Blaster XL — Steam game cover

    Bit Blaster XL

    Priced ~67% under Crafting Tycoon on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Crafting 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!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Dictators:No Peace Countryballs — Steam game cover

    Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    Priced ~67% under Crafting Tycoon on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Crafting Tycoon.

    Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

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    Doki Doki Literature Club! — Steam game cover

    Doki Doki Literature Club!

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

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Helltaker — Steam game cover

    Helltaker

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Ultimate Custom Night — Steam game cover

    Ultimate Custom Night

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
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    Bongo Cat — Steam game cover

    Bongo Cat

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Crafting 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 ↗
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    ENA: Dream BBQ — Steam game cover

    ENA: Dream BBQ

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

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog — Steam game cover

    The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

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

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Indigo Park: Chapter 1 — Steam game cover

    Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Crafting 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 ↗
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    The Looker — Steam game cover

    The Looker

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Crafting Tycoon

How much does Crafting Tycoon cost?
Crafting Tycoon is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Crafting Tycoon?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Crafting Tycoon are Warranted Humanity, Villa's Blinds, Kenshi.
Who developed Crafting Tycoon?
Crafting Tycoon was developed by Armagedoom Games.

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