Best Economy Games on Steam

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Gas Station Simulator Buy an abandoned gas station and restore it to its full glory. Renovate, upgrade and expand upon the offered services to keep up with your clients demands.

Price -70% 5.94€
Rating 8.6
Release 15 Sep 2021
No Umbrellas Allowed Reveal the true value of the items coming into the shop. Each item has their own history. Dig deep to see what is behind them and become an expert appraiser. Begin a tug of war with customers. With their own expectations and knowledge, they never give up on money.

Price 16.79€
Rating 7.7
Release 03 Sep 2021
Cookie Clicker An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

Price 4.99€
Rating 9.5
Release 01 Sep 2021
Reactor Tech² Become the main power engineer of the world - the builder of the most powerful power plant that feeds the whole world! You have to build your own power plant, research new technologies and make the most successful power company in 100 gaming years.

Price 12.49€
Rating 6.7
Release 31 Aug 2021
MIR4 MIR4 is a free-to-play open world K-fantasy MMORPG that can be cross-played on both PC and mobile devices. MIR4 is full of action and features numerous large scale clan PVP battles. Join now and become a legend.

Price Free to play
Rating 6.5
Release 25 Aug 2021
Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet Shop Tycoon is a store simulator. Create a supermarket, sex shop, games store or a store with good Polish vodka. Place your logo, hire employees, expand your car fleet, build offices and parking lots, create a chain of stores and more!

Price -85% 0.88€
Rating 7.3
Release 25 Aug 2021
City Game Studio: Your Game Dev Adventure Begins Manage a game studio from the dawn of the gaming industry in 1976. Your journey starts with small indie titles and grows into a gaming empire. Develop, design, and conquer the industry. From humble beginnings to gaming legend – it’s your story, your studio, your legacy!

Price 18.50€
Rating 8.4
Release 24 Aug 2021
Hell Architect Hell Architect is a game about building and managing your own hell. You take on a role of a hell manager and are tasked with developing the underworld in a way that would make Lucifer himself fall off his chair.

Price -90% 2.29€
Rating 6.7
Release 18 Aug 2021
Life is Hard Life is Hard is a godsim town simulator game developed by a two-man-team. Your main aim here is to manage your town. Expand your domain, prevent famine, make war, trade with others, attract new people. Make history!

Price -92% 0.76€
Rating 6.1
Release 14 Aug 2021
Dust to the End Nuclear war ended human civilization, but it could never uproot the evil within our hearts. Fight, trade, negotiate, raid– do whatever it takes to survive in the wasteland. You will have to be as clever as ruthless to thrive in a broken world, torn by war, cruelty, hunger and slavery.

Price -90% 1.08€
Rating 7.6
Release 11 Aug 2021
Patron Patron is a survival city builder with a unique social dynamics system. Gather and produce resources, build your fledgling village into a prosperous city and navigate the intricate social tensions before they reach boiling point.

Price -98% 0.52€
Rating 7.1
Release 10 Aug 2021
Lawn Mowing Simulator Experience the beauty and detail of mowing the Great British countryside in Lawn Mowing Simulator, the only simulator that allows you to ride an authentic and expansive roster of real-world licensed lawn mowers from prestigious manufacturers; Toro, SCAG and STIGA as you manage your business.

Price -98% 0.59€
Rating 6.9
Release 10 Aug 2021
City of Gangsters In this management tycoon game, you’ll start a criminal operation from nothing and grow it into a well-oiled money machine! Build speakeasies and illegal distilleries. Manage production chains and resource distribution. Leverage favors, chase down debtors, and bribe the police to look the other way.

Price -93% 2.31€
Rating 7.1
Release 09 Aug 2021
Cooking Simulator VR Step into VR kitchen and become supreme Chef. Master realistic cooking with lifelike physics, 100+ recipes, 140+ ingredients and natural VR controls — or embrace chaos with fires, explosions, and sandbox freedom.

Price -46% 10.38€
Rating 7.9
Release 29 Jul 2021
Idol Manager Idol Manager is a business sim about conquering the entertainment industry using any means you deem necessary.

Price 16.79€
Rating 8.5
Release 26 Jul 2021
Vertical Slice: A Game Dev Story From nobody to famous game producer in 3 years: that’s the journey you will live! Experience the trials and tribulations of game development in this life simulation game: live through the process of founding a small team and learning how to work together to develop a successful game.

Price 8.19€
Rating 6.5
Release 24 Jun 2021
Airline Manager Create and manage your own airline. Create both passenger and cargo routes all over the world while you upgrade and expand your fleet of airplanes and airports. Airline Manager is among the most realistic of its genre - so prove yourself and beat your friends and other real life managers.

Price Free to play
Rating 6.9
Release 23 Jun 2021
Vedelem: The Golden Horde Védelem: The Golden Horde is a medieval Real Time Strategy and Survival game set in the 13th century. Build, expand and defend your lands against the deadliest Mongolian invasion ever witnessed. They will seek to destroy your walls and salt your earth. Will you survive the Golden Horde?

Price Free to play
Rating 8.4
Release 22 Jun 2021
Spellcaster University Develop a prestigious university of mages. Build rooms, train your students, fight orcs, slay the bureaucrats, manage your budget... a director's life is not a quiet one.

Price -97% 0.76€
Rating 8.0
Release 15 Jun 2021
Slipways Weave isolated planets into a vast trade empire. Hatch plans. Research game-breaking technologies. Still be done in time for lunch. Enjoy the endless possibilities of a space grand strategy game in 60 minutes flat.

Price 14.99€
Rating 8.9
Release 03 Jun 2021
The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain The Advisor Series is a player-driven narrative where your choices & decisions, both in the game, and out of the game, determine how future episodes unfold. Play the role of villain protagonist Magnus the Magician, as he wreaks havoc across the land, one well-placed fireball at a time!

Price -25% 2.24€
Rating 9.0
Release 31 May 2021
MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries The year is 3015. The battlefields are dominated by war machines known as BattleMechs. Level entire cities and decimate the enemy in your BattleMech. Follow a quest for glory and revenge. Manage an expanding mercenary company. Fight alongside your friends with a four-player PvE co-op.

Price -10% 27.21€
Rating 8.3
Release 26 May 2021
Imagine Earth Build your own global colonies on distant worlds. Manage energy and resource supplies and produce goods for space trade. Form economic and diplomatic alliances or take over competing corporations. Conduct research to protect your colonists from disasters and avoid a climate crisis.

Price -28% 18.05€
Rating 7.8
Release 25 May 2021
Toy Tinker Simulator: BETA Have you ever wanted to be a toy tinker? Here you can take the first step to become one! This is a tiny portion of Toy Tinker Simulator, which includes only ten toys.

Price Free to play
Rating 7.6
Release 21 May 2021
Galactic Mining Corp Galactic Mining Corp is a unique rogue-lite, action game with crafting and base building mechanics. Head into uncharted space and discover a universe of locations to exploit for riches! Use your profits to expand your HQ, hire a crazy work force, obtain new drill components and upgrade everything.

Price 10.99€
Rating 8.0
Release 18 May 2021
Siege Survival: Gloria Victis A medieval city under siege and a handful of civilians are all that keep the walls from falling. Mixing survival strategy and resource management, build your camp, craft supplies, and scavenge the occupied city to supply the last troops holding back the invaders.

Price -99% 0.44€
Rating 7.6
Release 18 May 2021
中年失业模拟器When a man lose his job You are a 35-years-old man who struggling in a huge city, the mortgage is pressing you to work day and night. Suddenly ,you got fired! Without income, you have to pay mortgage (15000 G /month) and raise 2 kids! How can you do that? Come on ! Earn money and save your family!

Price 6.59€
Rating 7.3
Release 14 May 2021
Before We Leave Before We Leave is a city building game set in a cozy corner of the universe. Nurture your Peeps and their surroundings while rebuilding and rediscovering civilisation. Settle new lands and planets while avoiding hungry Space Whales.

Price -97% 0.67€
Rating 7.5
Release 13 May 2021
Hundred Days - Winemaking Simulator Winemaking could be your best adventure. Make the best wine interacting with soil and nature and take your winery to the top. Your beautiful journey into the winemaking tradition starts now.

Price -49% 10.89€
Rating 7.4
Release 13 May 2021
The Invisible Hand Want to get rich, quick? Welcome to FERIOS, where you’ll be empowered to pursue wealth and success as a mid-level stockbroker! Your wildest dreams of wealth can come true… at the cost of everything else.

Price -98% 0.37€
Rating 7.7
Release 07 May 2021
Farm Manager 2021 Farm Manager 2021 is an indie game that lets you relax and immerse yourself in farm management. A casual but grounded builder game that combines management and farm maintenance in one package. Grow and expand your farm into a thriving estate or enjoy it as a delightful escape from everyday life.

Price -87% 2.63€
Rating 7.7
Release 06 May 2021
CryoFall CryoFall is a sci-fi colony simulation survival game set on a forgotten planet in a distant future. Master technology, agriculture, trading, industry, cybernetics, exploration, and more!

Price -97% 0.67€
Rating 7.7
Release 29 Apr 2021
Crypto Mining Simulator Realistic Mining simulator with custom builds mechanics! A lot of GPUs, CPUs, Motherboards, RAMs, SSDs, PSUs and more! Build your dream farm with 1000+ GPUs!

Price 4.99€
Rating 6.4
Release 24 Apr 2021
Voxel Tycoon Voxel Tycoon — a management sim set in the infinite voxel world. Mine resources and process them into goods on your custom factories. Set up supply chains and passenger routes with a huge fleet of trains, trucks, and buses, and turn small towns into prosperous megacities with a thriving economy!

Price 24.50€
Rating 7.7
Release 15 Apr 2021
First Feudal Become a real medieval feudal lord: start with a small village and build it up into an enormous impenetrable castle. You will have to repel enemy raids: hide behind thick walls, lure your enemies into strategically placed traps, and even lead your loyal peasants into battle.

Price -19% 14.99€
Rating 7.3
Release 08 Apr 2021
GolfTopia DESIGN, BUILD and MANAGE your own futuristic golf course. Keep 200 persistent visitors fed, hydrated, and happy. Defend your creation from a growing infestation of weeds with robotic workers and defensive turrets. Evolve your course into a mega resort where nobody wants to go home, EVER!

Price 16.79€
Rating 8.9
Release 30 Mar 2021

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