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Sim Companies s.r.o. · 2023 · Windows, macOS, Linux

Steam: 78 % positive of 1,122 reviews, as of Oct 28

Build a business empire in a player-driven online economy. Manage supply chains, trade with thousands of players, dominate markets, research new products, and grow from a small startup into a global corporation.

24 games that play like Sim Companies and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: Capitalism 2, Supermarket Together and Mad Games Tycoon 2.

Player tags

  • Economy
  • Capitalism
  • Simulation
  • Competitive
  • Management
  • Sandbox
  • Building
  • Trading
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Steam reviews

What players say

Players split on Sim Companies: many like its deep, slow-burning economy and free-to-play access, but many are put off by real-time waits, market manipulation and strict moderation.

Many players enjoy the depth of the economy: production chains, buying and selling on a player-driven market, and expanding a company that grows in the background with only a few minutes of play a day. Players who stay find it satisfying and say it suits casual play, and it is free to try. Complaints centre on slow progress: actions take minutes to hours, so the game feels like a mobile game with long waits. Some players say established companies outprice newcomers and that the market is manipulated by big players. Others criticise account deletion after ten months of inactivity, moderation in chat, and pay-to-boost mechanics. Recent reviews repeat the pacing and monetisation complaints, and several mention a retail redesign and changes to executives that hurt their businesses.

Praised

  • Deep economic simulation

    Players enjoy production chains, supplier haggling, market research and calculating returns on upgrades.

    Many players
  • Relaxed, low-effort pace

    Players like that a few minutes a day is enough to make progress and keep the company growing.

    Many players
  • Free to play

    Players note that the game is free, can be tried without cost and needs no purchase to progress.

    Some players
  • Player-driven market

    Trading with other players and an economy that changes constantly make the game feel alive.

    Some players

Criticised

  • Slow, wait-heavy progress

    Actions and production take minutes to hours, so players feel the game is slow and often waits for them.

    Many players
  • Market manipulation and unfair pricing

    Players say large established companies outprice newcomers and manipulate the market.

    Some players
  • Strict moderation and bans

    Players report bans and harsh chat rules, and feel that help requests are punished.

    Some players
  • Account deletion after inactivity

    Accounts are deleted after ten months of inactivity with only a week of warning, which some find unacceptable.

    A few players
Who it suits
Suits players who like long-term business strategy, enjoy trading and management, and want a free game they can check a few times a day.
Who should skip it
Players who want fast, active gameplay or dislike long waits, market manipulation and strict moderation should skip it.

Short vs. long playtime: Players with hundreds of hours more often complain about executives being poached, forced retirements and pay-to-boost mechanics, while newer players mainly praise the pace and learning curve.

Summarised by AI from 67 Steam reviews (English, helpful and recent), as of Oct 28, 2026.

Best matches

Plays and looks like Sim Companies

These games are close to it by gameplay and by look, so they appear in both lists below.

By gameplay

Plays like Sim Companies

Matched from Steam descriptions and player tags. The tags under each game are the ones both games share.

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  1. Retail Company Simulator89 % positive of 606Shared: Economy · Capitalism · Simulation
  2. Industry Idle76 % positive of 1,490Shared: Economy · Capitalism · Simulation
  3. Mad Games Tycoon90 % positive of 3,699Shared: Economy · Capitalism · Simulation
  4. Blueprint Tycoon81 % positive of 997Shared: Economy · Simulation · Management
  5. Little Big Workshop84 % positive of 2,527Shared: Economy · Simulation · Management
  6. Supermarket Simulator: Prologue92 % positive of 4,767Shared: Economy · Capitalism · Simulation
  7. Factory Outlet Simulator: Prologue77 % positive of 462Shared: Economy · Capitalism · Simulation
  8. Prosperous Universe71 % positive of 1,117Shared: Economy · Simulation · Management
  9. King of Retail88 % positive of 2,984Shared: Economy · Capitalism · Simulation
  10. Retail Company Simulator: Prologue87 % positive of 657Shared: Economy · Capitalism · Simulation
  11. X4: Foundations79 % positive of 25,510Shared: Economy · Capitalism · Simulation
  12. Industry Manager: Future Technologies55 % positive of 233Shared: Economy · Simulation · Management

By look

Looks like Sim Companies

Matched from screenshots. Each card shows the screenshot closest to the look of this game.

More matches

  1. King of Retail88 % positive of 2,984
  2. Infection Free Zone80 % positive of 16,741
  3. Industry Idle76 % positive of 1,490
  4. Power to the People78 % positive of 474
  5. Factory Planner70 % positive of 388
  6. Kingdoms Reborn89 % positive of 8,887
  7. Game Builder Tycoon73 % positive of 156
  8. City of Gangsters73 % positive of 1,342
  9. Devices Tycoon88 % positive of 444
  10. Definitely Not Fried Chicken72 % positive of 2,186
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  12. Pocket City93 % positive of 263

At a glance

What games like Sim Companies have in common

  • The tags they share most often with Sim Companies: Simulation (24 of 24), Economy (23) and Capitalism (17).
  • They came out between 2015 and 2026, 9 of them after Sim Companies (2023).
  • Best rated by Steam players: Factorio (97 % positive of 193,208).

How these matches work

Matches come from embeddings of Steam descriptions, player tags and screenshots, computed offline. “Plays like” compares what the games are about and how players tag them; “Looks like” compares their screenshots. The share of positive reviews is based on Steam user reviews.

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