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2024PCSteam Deck playable87 % positive14.99 €

A minimalist motorsport management game where you run a racing team in the golden era of the sport. Strategic choices in development, staffing and race strategy decide between glory and failure.

  • Economy and management
  • Historical setting
  • Tactical depth
  • Deep systems to master

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News Tower

93 %Match

2025PCSteam Deck playable93 % positive24.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Golden Lap: economy and management, a historical setting as well as complex systems to tinker with.

This management sim has you build a newspaper empire in 1930s New York by directing staff, choosing which stories to run and earning reader trust. You balance profit, independence and credibility.

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Mars Horizon

Historical setting

You run a space agency from the early days of the space race to the first crewed Mars mission. You research technologies, build rockets and plan missions while managing risk and resources.

Railroad Tycoon II

Economy and management

Build a railway empire across the 19th and 20th centuries by laying track, running trains, delivering goods and outmaneuvering rivals on the stock market. A classic business sim with plenty of planning depth.

Ostriv

Tactical depth

A city-builder set in 18th-century Ukraine where you govern a town, laying out organic settlements without grid or angle limits on 3D terrain while managing the economy and your villagers.

Game Dev Tycoon

Tactical depth

Start a tiny game studio in an 80s garage and grow it through gaming history by mixing genres, topics and development focus to hit the right formula. A relaxed, addictive management sim full of nods to real consoles and companies.

Industry Giant II

Economy and management

An economic simulation where you build an industrial empire starting in 1900, planning production chains, raw materials, transport routes and markets while weathering crises and stock market crashes.

Painters Guild

Strong character progression

A relaxed management sim where you run an art academy in Renaissance Italy, hiring painters and producing artworks. You expand and decorate your guild as it grows.

Railway Empire

Economy and management

A railroad tycoon sim set in 19th-century America where you lay track, optimize cargo and passenger routes, and outmaneuver rival companies. Detailed locomotives, a large tech tree and history-themed campaigns give it lasting depth.

Car Manufacture

Tactical depth

An automotive tycoon game where you start a car company in the early 20th century, manage staff, expand your factory, research new tech and work your way to the top of the market.

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