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Games like Ninja Tycoon

If Ninja Tycoon is your kind of game, the closest matches are Battle Royale Tycoon, Game Corp DX and Blueprint Tycoon — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, lighthearted and stressful. 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 Ninja Tycoon: Recruit Ninjas, Hire Workers, build your base, train your Ninjas and send them on Missions!

2018StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby Endless Loop Studios
Ninja Tycoon — Steam game cover
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Automated resource gathering reduces micromanagementLight fantasy ninja theme stands outNinja sacrifice mechanic fuels progressionChallengingLightheartedStressful

Players who liked Ninja Tycoon also play

Steam players who put hours into Ninja 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.

  1. Battle Royale Tycoon

    WHY THIS

    Shares a stressful mood with Ninja Tycoon.

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

    Design and build arenas for your guests to fight in, keep them happy, your workers paid and make a profit!

    2019StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Game Corp DX

    WHY THIS

    Shares a lighthearted mood with Ninja Tycoon.

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

    Manage your Game Studio, earn big bucks, impress the critics, beat rival studios and clean up at the awards!

    2015IndieSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Blueprint Tycoon

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Ninja Tycoon.

    Third-strongest match for Ninja Tycoon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ninja Tycoon.

    Build your settlement, gather goods, ensure maximum efficiency and make a profit!

    2016IndieSimulationCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Foundation

    WHY THIS

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

    Foundation is a grid-less, laidback medieval city-building game with a focus on organic development, monument construction and resource management.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation34.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Banished

    WHY THIS

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

    In this city-building strategy game, you control a group of exiled travelers who decide to restart their lives in a new land. They have only the clothes on their backs and a cart filled with supplies from their homeland. The townspeople of Banished are your primary resource.

    2014StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Weedcraft Inc

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Ninja Tycoon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ninja 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 ↗
  7. Democracy 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares a stressful mood with Ninja Tycoon.

    Ranked #7 for Ninja Tycoon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ninja 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 ↗
  8. Hyper Knights

    WHY THIS

    Shares a lighthearted mood with Ninja Tycoon.

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

    Slash and Dash, raise your army, learn powerful combos and take back your land!

    2017ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Ninja Tycoon on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ninja 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 ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Ninja Tycoon on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ninja Tycoon.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Ninja Tycoon on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ninja 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 ↗
  4. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Ninja Tycoon on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Ninja Tycoon.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Ninja Tycoon on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ninja 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 ↗
  6. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Ninja Tycoon on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ninja Tycoon.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Test: Final Revelation

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Ninja Tycoon on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Ninja Tycoon.

    The third chapter in The Test Trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover who you really are as a person. The Final Revelation is upon us... but are you sure you TRULY want the answers you seek?

    2020SimulationRPG1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The NOexistenceN of you AND me

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Ninja Tycoon on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ninja Tycoon.

    Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".

    2024IndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

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

    Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  3. SuchArt: Creative Space

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. The Last Sovereign

    WHY THIS

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

    Explore a world torn between armies of lust and purity in which everything is more complex than it seems, deciding the fate of nations through might, politics, and finance. Every decision matters in an intricate saga that tracks thousands of variables.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2

    WHY THIS

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

    A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world where the gods are real. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice you make has a price to pay and consequence to it. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!

    2020StrategyIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  6. AdVenture Capitalist

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome, eager young investor, to AdVenture Capitalist! Arguably the world's greatest Capitalism simulator!

    2015IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Supermarket Together

    WHY THIS

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

    The multiplayer supermarket has arrived to your neighbourhood for free! Stock your shop space, unlock perks and franchises, hire employees or chase those pesky shoplifters. The more players, the more action!

    2024IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Fallout Shelter

    WHY THIS

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

    Fallout Shelter puts you in control of a state-of-the-art underground Vault from Vault-Tec. Build the perfect Vault, keep your Dwellers happy, and protect them from the dangers of the Wasteland.

    2017SimulationRPGFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

More from Endless Loop Studios

Other recommendable Steam games by Endless Loop Studios, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Game Corp DX

    WHY THIS

    Shares a lighthearted mood with Ninja Tycoon.

    Another title from Endless Loop Studios, the studio behind Ninja Tycoon. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ninja Tycoon.

    Manage your Game Studio, earn big bucks, impress the critics, beat rival studios and clean up at the awards!

    2015IndieSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Blueprint Tycoon

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Ninja Tycoon.

    Another title from Endless Loop Studios, the studio behind Ninja Tycoon. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ninja Tycoon.

    Build your settlement, gather goods, ensure maximum efficiency and make a profit!

    2016IndieSimulationCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Hyper Knights

    WHY THIS

    Shares a lighthearted mood with Ninja Tycoon.

    Another title from Endless Loop Studios, the studio behind Ninja Tycoon. Shares Indie with Ninja Tycoon.

    Slash and Dash, raise your army, learn powerful combos and take back your land!

    2017ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Survivor Squad

    WHY THIS

    Shares a stressful mood with Ninja Tycoon.

    Another title from Endless Loop Studios, the studio behind Ninja Tycoon. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ninja Tycoon.

    Survivor Squad is a Strategy Action game where you control a Squad of up to four survivors and guide them through a highly randomized world looking for supplies to aid you on your journey.

    2015ActionStrategyIndie2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Battle Royale Tycoon

    WHY THIS

    Shares a stressful mood with Ninja Tycoon.

    Another title from Endless Loop Studios, the studio behind Ninja Tycoon. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ninja Tycoon.

    Design and build arenas for your guests to fight in, keep them happy, your workers paid and make a profit!

    2019StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Survivor Squad: Gauntlets

    WHY THIS

    Shares a tense mood with Ninja Tycoon.

    Another title from Endless Loop Studios, the studio behind Ninja Tycoon. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ninja Tycoon.

    Command your Squad of Survivors in a game where Line of Sight is extremely important, you cannot shoot what you cannot see. Develop your formations, move as a unit and cover every corner. Leave no man behind!

    2015ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Hyper Knights: Battles

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Endless Loop Studios, the studio behind Ninja Tycoon. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ninja Tycoon.

    Spartans vs Persians, Ogres vs Chickens, Marines vs Archers. Create your own units, customize their AI and watch them fight!

    2017StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Learn Game Development, Unity Code Monkey

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Ninja Tycoon.

    Another title from Endless Loop Studios, the studio behind Ninja Tycoon. Shares Simulation with Ninja Tycoon.

    Learn Game Development from a Professional Indie Game Developer. Make your own games and bring your ideas to life!

    2020SimulationFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Ninja Tycoon

How much does Ninja Tycoon cost?
Ninja Tycoon is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Ninja Tycoon?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Ninja Tycoon are Battle Royale Tycoon, Game Corp DX, Blueprint Tycoon.
Who developed Ninja Tycoon?
Ninja Tycoon was developed by Endless Loop Studios.

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 Ninja Tycoon.

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