Best Time Management games on Steam
Unlike generic lists, our strategy game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated time management games. For those who prefer not to search, lists of the most played, top deals and best free time management games are available at the bottom of the page.
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Gladiators: Survival in Rome
Gladiators: Survival in Rome is an Action RPG with casual survival game mechanics and active city building. You'll experience a new type of survival game with quests & dungeons, continuous progression, seasonal events and lots of spear poking.
Jigsaw Puzzles Infinite
Sit back, relax and build puzzles to your heart's content. Assemble one of the many included puzzles, or add your own images. Customize size and shape of the pieces for any puzzle. Enjoy Classic mode or try out Zen mode for a new type of puzzle experience.
Papa's Freezeria Deluxe
Return to Calypso Island to serve seasonal sundae treats in Papa's Freezeria Deluxe! Craft sundaes in the Freezeria for all your quirky customers while earning tips, points and Special Recipes. Switch gears and take a trip in the Food Truck to concoct your own chilly creations and see who shows up!
Big Ambitions
Big Ambitions is a revolutionary role-playing business sim. Go from nothing to the biggest entrepreneur in New York by opening small businesses or slowly building huge corporations any way you like.
Dreams in the Witch House
Navigate the eerie world of Dreams in the Witch House, a unique blend of point-and-click and RPG-adventure. Unravel occult mysteries in Arkham, maintain your sanity, and survive the May-Eve in this Lovecraftian horror game.
Cooking Live - Italian Kitchen Simulator
Hello everyone! My name is Jane, and I need your help! I travel around the world and create a blog about local restaurants and cuisine. I’ve seen how big corporations squeeze out talented local cooks and their restaurants! Let’s take matters into our own hands and give them back their zest for life!
Writer's Life
In "Writer's Life", the player will play a novel lover, open their career as a novel writer. The hardships of writing, the anxiety of shelving a new book will bring you a new and exciting experience.
The Backrooms: Lost Tape
You work in the cinema as an usher and accidentally fell into the Backrooms, now being trapped, needing to unravel the mysteries of the yellow rooms in order to get out of this place, but be careful, there are entities that will be in your way.
Final Upgrade
Help humanity to spread throughout the cosmos by exploring new worlds, building space factories and setting up trade routes. Research advanced technologies to increase efficiency and unlock new paths of development. Fight off other artificial intelligences in your goal to reach the Final Upgrade!
Idle Monster TD: Evolved
Evolve epic monsters and crush puny humans in this endless idle tower defense game! Unlock, upgrade, and evolve over 150 unique monsters and pets, ranging from cute and colorful flower creatures to epic fire breathing dragons, to assemble the ultimate team against the endless waves of enemies.
Path Of Wuxia
Path of Wuxia combines classic wuxia world and youthful school life with anime art style, features simulation gameplay well known by Heluo fans. Play as a young Xia who join the academy known as the Hermitic Pavilions of Xia, grow strong along with various schoolmates and seek your own path of Xia.
Espresso Tycoon Prologue: Underwater
A completely FREE underwater mission from the Espresso Tycoon - a coffee shop simulator. Build your own cafe from scratch, hire staff, create the most delicious recipes in the whole Pacific Ocean and make customers happy! Decorate, manage, and build a successful coffee business in Sydney!
The Tenants
Become a landlord and deal with problematic tenants as you build your rental property empire. Decide how to react to annoyed neighbors or police interventions. Will you design your apartment for a group of gamer friends or an aspiring musician looking for a new home?
Potionomics
You’ve inherited your uncle’s potion shop—and a huge debt. Better get brewing! Customize your store, hire heroes to gather ingredients, befriend (or romance) fellow vendors to learn new haggling strategies, and go head-to-head with competitors in this narrative-driven, deck-building shop simulator.
The Matriarch
Play Hide & Seek in a diabolical convent where everyone is an imposter.
Iron Order 1919
An unique long-term strategy game with week-long matches with up to 101 players, set in the alternate reality of 1919.
Recipe for Disaster
Recipe for Disaster is a management sim that captures the fast-paced, drama-filled environment of a professional kitchen and dining room. Build your dream restaurant, create recipes, design menus and manage your staff, all while contending with demanding customers and disastrous situations!
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A little master lived happily with his maids. But what bothered him was that the maids were too naive and simple. One day, he received a letter from his father. He thought he could solve the current problem... But unexpectedly, another succubus maid came. Will he still be a good boy or...?
The Last Clockwinder
A VR puzzle-automation game. Create intricate clockwork contraptions out of your own clones and restore life to an ancient tree using automation, a collection of rare plants from across the galaxy and a team of clockwork gardeners.
SCP Strategy
Take control of the SCP Foundation. For the general good, find, contain, and protect SCP objects. Develop your foundation and protect it from hostile organizations, in the last resort destroy them and capture SCP objects held there.
Bakery Simulator
Get up before dawn and see what it's like to be a baker! Learn to bake several dozen types of bread. Use realistic bakery machines. Deliver orders to stores, earn, and invest. Use original recipes or experiment with ingredients.
Trimps
A text-based incremental idle game with a ridiculous amount of unique content. Automate old stuff as you unlock new stuff to keep things interesting for hours and hours, no spam clicking necessary! Trimps is everything you love about your favorite games, distilled to their purest form.Most played time management games on Steam
Take a look at the top time management games that are currently attracting the largest player bases on the Steam platform, as of April 30th 2025.
1. Sultan's Game
The Sultan commands you to play a cruel game. Each week you draw a card, and have to complete its challenge within seven days. Forced to make dreadful choices to beat the Sultan’s Game and save your own life, you will have to find a way to survive not just the Game, but its consequences too. Sultan's Game is a rpg, simulation and tabletop game developed by Double Cross and published by 2P Games. Released on March 30th 2025 has received 16,683 reviews of which 15,618 were positive and 1,065 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.1 out of 10. The game has hit the top spot as the #1 most played time management game, thanks to its 2,630 peak concurrent players over the last day.
9.1
15,618
1,065
2,630
players
2. Increlution
Survive the ever increasing pressure of time for as long as you can! A minimalistic incremental game about time management that takes inspiration from roguelite games, with a focus on meta-progression. Every generation has a better chance at survival, because previous lives influence its instincts Increlution is a idler, time management and rogue-lite game developed and published by Gniller. Released on October 13th 2021 has received 1,129 reviews of which 977 were positive and 152 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.2 out of 10. While seeing 501 players online at once in the last 24 hours, this game is currently ranked #2 among time management games based on player count.
8.2
977
152
501
players
3. Idle Spiral
This is a beautiful "Idle", "Incremental" game based on spirals and mathematics. Your goal is to make the spiral grow farther and farther from the origin. The game is very simple, but it is very deep and can be enjoyed for a long time! Idle Spiral is a idler, simulation and clicker game developed by Idle System, Inc. and Yayu and published by Idle System and Inc.. Released on April 30th 2022 has received 1,744 reviews of which 1,416 were positive and 328 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.8 out of 10. While seeing 233 players online at once in the last 24 hours, this game is currently ranked #3 among time management games based on player count.
7.8
1,416
328
233
players
4. Papa's Freezeria Deluxe
Return to Calypso Island to serve seasonal sundae treats in Papa's Freezeria Deluxe! Craft sundaes in the Freezeria for all your quirky customers while earning tips, points and Special Recipes. Switch gears and take a trip in the Food Truck to concoct your own chilly creations and see who shows up! Papa's Freezeria Deluxe is a cooking, time management and simulation game developed and published by Flipline Studios. Released on March 31st 2023 has received 11,097 reviews of which 11,015 were positive and 82 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.6 out of 10. With 170 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #4 spot among the most played time management games.
9.6
11,015
82
170
players
5. Bronzebeard's Tavern
Bronzebeard's Tavern is a goofy and playful restaurant manager sim where 1-8 players can work as a team with multiplayer co-op. Fulfill a number of different roles, serve a diverse range of customers and cook up delicious dwarven cuisine. Bronzebeard's Tavern is a dwarf, multiplayer and simulation game developed and published by The Mermaid MenZ. Released on November 30th 2023 has received 5,110 reviews of which 4,812 were positive and 298 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.1 out of 10. With 156 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #5 spot among the most played time management games.
9.1
4,812
298
156
players
6. Global City
Become the mayor and build the city of your dreams! In this game, anything is possible. Whatever you can imagine in a city-building and development simulator, you can do. Start from the very beginning and unlock new possibilities for developing your city in Global City! Global City is a city builder, strategy and building game developed by Red Brix Wall and published by MY.GAMES. Released on November 30th 2021 has received 1,169 reviews of which 823 were positive and 346 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.8 out of 10. With 155 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #6 spot among the most played time management games.
6.8
823
346
155
players
7. Recycling Center Simulator
Recycling Center Simulator is a business simulator game with a first person view. Make money from garbage, collect raw materials for your recycling center from different locations, recycle them, make money by producing new products and improve your factory. Recycling Center Simulator is a first-person, simulation and management game developed by Balas Games and published by PlayWay S.A.. Released on October 02nd 2024 has received 1,909 reviews of which 1,698 were positive and 211 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.5 out of 10. With 132 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #7 spot among the most played time management games.
8.5
1,698
211
132
players
8. Touhou Mystia's Izakaya
A brand new pixel art restaurant simulator based on the Touhou Project! Play as Mystia, the owner of a small izakaya. Collect ingredients by day, cater to the customers by night, learn recipes from familiar characters, and become the best izakaya owner in all of Gensokyo! Touhou Mystia's Izakaya is a pixel graphics, casual and simulation game developed and published by 二色幽紫蝶 and Re零同人社. Released on October 01st 2021 has received 27,751 reviews of which 27,173 were positive and 578 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.6 out of 10. With 119 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #8 spot among the most played time management games.
9.6
27,173
578
119
players
9. BOOK OF HOURS
Restore a crumbling occult library by a winter sea. Build the world’s foremost collection of grimoires and arcana. Master the invisible arts. BOOK OF HOURS is a narrative crafting RPG set in a 1930s world of hidden gods and secret histories. What sort of Librarian will you choose to be? BOOK OF HOURS is a rpg, card game and exploration game developed and published by Weather Factory. Released on August 17th 2023 has received 4,297 reviews of which 3,632 were positive and 665 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.2 out of 10. With 110 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #9 spot among the most played time management games.
8.2
3,632
665
110
players
10. Turmoil
Drill for oil like it's 1899! Turmoil offers players a visually charming, tongue-in-cheek take on the simulation genre inspired by the 19th century oil rush in North America. Turmoil is a management, mining and strategy game developed and published by Gamious. Released on June 02nd 2016 has received 14,778 reviews of which 13,746 were positive and 1,032 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.1 out of 10. With 109 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #10 spot among the most played time management games.
9.1
13,746
1,032
109
players
Best deals on time management games on Steam
Discover fantastic savings with the best discounts on a variety of time management games available on Steam right now, updated on April 30th 2025. Looking for even more deals? Use the search filters to explore a wider range of discounted time management games.
1. 112 Operator
Manage emergency services in any city in the world! Take calls and dispatch rescue forces. Handle difficult situations, now depending on the weather, and traffic. Help the citizens through cataclysms and natural disasters, becoming a better emergency number operator every day! 112 Operator is a simulation, realistic and casual game developed by Jutsu Games and published by Games Operators. Released on April 23rd 2020 has received 6,492 reviews of which 5,810 were positive and 682 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. Featuring a massive 94% discount, this game currently holds the #1 spot in the best deals for time management category.
8.7
5,810
682
-94%
22.33€
1.34€
2. John Wick Hex
John Wick Hex is a fast-paced, action-oriented strategy game that makes you think and strike like John Wick, the professional hitman of the critically acclaimed film franchise. John Wick Hex is a strategy, action and real time tactics game developed by Bithell Games and published by Big Fan Games. Released on December 04th 2020 has received 714 reviews of which 448 were positive and 266 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.1 out of 10. Thanks to its incredible 93% discount, this game is now the #2 best deal in time management games.
6.1
448
266
-93%
18.71€
1.31€
3. Cook, Serve, Delicious!
One of the few hardcore restaurant sims in existence, Cook, Serve, Delicious! is a deceptively easy game to learn but incredibly challenging to master as you progress through your career from owning a terrible zero star cafe into a five star world famous restaurant. Cook, Serve, Delicious! is a indie, time management and typing game developed and published by Vertigo Gaming Inc.. Released on October 08th 2013 has received 5,604 reviews of which 5,296 were positive and 308 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.1 out of 10. Thanks to its incredible 90% discount, this game is now the #3 best deal in time management games.
9.1
5,296
308
-90%
10.00€
1.00€
4. Punch Club
Train hard, fight crocodiles and find love. Earn your place in the Punch Club ranks, and discover who brutally murdered your father, in this choose your own adventure boxing management tycoon. Punch Club is a management, pixel graphics and time management game developed by Lazy Bear Games and published by tinyBuild. Released on January 08th 2016 has received 14,769 reviews of which 11,899 were positive and 2,870 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.9 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 90% discount, this title has earned the #4 position in the best deals for time management games.
7.9
11,899
2,870
-90%
10.20€
1.02€
5. Godlike Burger
In Godlike Burger you run the craziest restaurant of the galaxy! Stun, poison and kill customers in many devious ways… and turn them into burger meat! And don’t worry: Alien customers will keep coming if you are smart about it, because cannibalism is just too damn tasty. Godlike Burger is a cooking, time management and resource management game developed by Liquid Pug and published by Daedalic Entertainment. Released on April 21st 2022 has received 777 reviews of which 591 were positive and 186 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.3 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 89% discount, this title has earned the #5 position in the best deals for time management games.
7.3
591
186
-89%
20.00€
2.20€
6. WE ARE FOOTBALL
Lead your football club through national championships and to international stardom. Take over an established men’s or women’s team of your choice as its manager or bring a small team into the big league. WE ARE FOOTBALL is a sports, football (soccer) and time management game developed by Winning Streak Games and published by THQ Nordic. Released on June 10th 2021 has received 1,424 reviews of which 1,103 were positive and 321 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.4 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 85% discount, this title has earned the #6 position in the best deals for time management games.
7.4
1,103
321
-85%
25.73€
3.86€
7. For the People
For the People is a mix of a political management sim and a visual novel, putting players in the shoes of an idealistic young state official tasked with shaping the future of a communist factory town. Will the party provide for the people, or are the people just cogs in its machine?.. For the People is a choose your own adventure, visual novel and political sim game developed by Brezg Studio and published by 101XP. Released on August 13th 2020 has received 732 reviews of which 548 were positive and 184 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.2 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 84% discount, this title has earned the #7 position in the best deals for time management games.
7.2
548
184
-84%
15.00€
2.40€
8. Turmoil
Drill for oil like it's 1899! Turmoil offers players a visually charming, tongue-in-cheek take on the simulation genre inspired by the 19th century oil rush in North America. Turmoil is a management, mining and strategy game developed and published by Gamious. Released on June 02nd 2016 has received 14,778 reviews of which 13,746 were positive and 1,032 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.1 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 82% discount, this title has earned the #8 position in the best deals for time management games.
9.1
13,746
1,032
-82%
13.00€
2.34€
9. Punch Club 2: Fast Forward
Train, fight, and rise to the top in this knockout sequel to the smashing fighter management simulator! Mentor your fighter and guide him to become the ultimate champion: choose from different combat styles, control his routine, and watch him kick some butt like a proud sensei! Punch Club 2: Fast Forward is a time management, pixel graphics and resource management game developed by Lazy Bear Games and published by tinyBuild. Released on July 20th 2023 has received 3,707 reviews of which 3,082 were positive and 625 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.0 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 79% discount, this title has earned the #9 position in the best deals for time management games.
8.0
3,082
625
-79%
19.67€
4.13€
10. CHANGE: A Homeless Survival Experience
CHANGE is an award nominated homeless survival experience set in a randomly created city with rogue-like elements. Explore, survive, earn perks, find items & kindness to develop your character & escape to a new life. Over 7 years of development & over 200 updates so far! CHANGE: A Homeless Survival Experience is a choose your own adventure, time management and rogue-lite game developed and published by Delve Interactive. Released on May 01st 2020 has received 2,544 reviews of which 2,316 were positive and 228 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 75% discount, this title has earned the #10 position in the best deals for time management games.
8.7
2,316
228
-75%
19.50€
4.87€
Free time management games on Steam
Check out this fantastic list of free-to-play time management games you can enjoy on Steam right now, updated on April 30th 2025. Looking for even more free titles? Use the search filters to explore a wider range of free to play time management games.
1. Idle Spiral
This is a beautiful "Idle", "Incremental" game based on spirals and mathematics. Your goal is to make the spiral grow farther and farther from the origin. The game is very simple, but it is very deep and can be enjoyed for a long time! Idle Spiral is a idler, simulation and clicker game developed by Idle System, Inc. and Yayu and published by Idle System and Inc.. Released on April 30th 2022 has received 1,744 reviews of which 1,416 were positive and 328 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.8 out of 10. With 233 active players enjoying it for free, this strategy game has reached the #1 spot among the top free time management games on Steam.
7.8
1,416
328
233
players
2. Bronzebeard's Tavern
Bronzebeard's Tavern is a goofy and playful restaurant manager sim where 1-8 players can work as a team with multiplayer co-op. Fulfill a number of different roles, serve a diverse range of customers and cook up delicious dwarven cuisine. Bronzebeard's Tavern is a dwarf, multiplayer and simulation game developed and published by The Mermaid MenZ. Released on November 30th 2023 has received 5,110 reviews of which 4,812 were positive and 298 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.1 out of 10. Thanks to its free to play tag and a daily player base of 156, this time management game has secured the #2 spot in the ranking of free time management games on Steam.
9.1
4,812
298
156
players
3. Global City
Become the mayor and build the city of your dreams! In this game, anything is possible. Whatever you can imagine in a city-building and development simulator, you can do. Start from the very beginning and unlock new possibilities for developing your city in Global City! Global City is a city builder, strategy and building game developed by Red Brix Wall and published by MY.GAMES. Released on November 30th 2021 has received 1,169 reviews of which 823 were positive and 346 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.8 out of 10. Thanks to its free to play tag and a daily player base of 155, this time management game has secured the #3 spot in the ranking of free time management games on Steam.
6.8
823
346
155
players
4. Idle Monster TD: Evolved
Evolve epic monsters and crush puny humans in this endless idle tower defense game! Unlock, upgrade, and evolve over 150 unique monsters and pets, ranging from cute and colorful flower creatures to epic fire breathing dragons, to assemble the ultimate team against the endless waves of enemies. Idle Monster TD: Evolved is a idler, tower defense and strategy game developed and published by Monstermob USA and INC. Released on November 16th 2022 has received 1,191 reviews of which 926 were positive and 265 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.5 out of 10. The game currently holds the #4 spot among the most played free time management games on Steam.
7.5
926
265
57
players
5. Cooking Live - Italian Kitchen Simulator
Hello everyone! My name is Jane, and I need your help! I travel around the world and create a blog about local restaurants and cuisine. I’ve seen how big corporations squeeze out talented local cooks and their restaurants! Let’s take matters into our own hands and give them back their zest for life! Cooking Live - Italian Kitchen Simulator is a free to play, cooking and casual game developed and published by Matryoshka. Released on February 02nd 2023 has received 1,701 reviews of which 1,278 were positive and 423 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.3 out of 10. The game currently holds the #5 spot among the most played free time management games on Steam.
7.3
1,278
423
49
players
6. Pacifish
Pacifish is an incremental fishing management game with several mechanics to interact with and improve. It can be played both idly, or more actively to progress faster. Pacifish is a casual, idler and resource management game developed and published by Conifer Studios. Released on June 07th 2022 has received 665 reviews of which 554 were positive and 111 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.9 out of 10. The game currently holds the #6 spot among the most played free time management games on Steam.
7.9
554
111
9
players
7. Bakery Magnate: Beginning
Bakery Magnate is a game with a small plot in which you have to solve economic problems to keep the store afloat. At the same time, you intend to provide for your son, who constantly gets into trouble. Bakery Magnate: Beginning is a life sim, simulation and time management game developed and published by GidAzGames. Released on August 23rd 2020 has received 1,466 reviews of which 1,268 were positive and 198 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.2 out of 10. The game currently holds the #7 spot among the most played free time management games on Steam.
8.2
1,268
198
8. Loot Grind Simulator
Loot Grind Simulator is a fantasy-themed game about completing quests and earning better loot to equip. The game is meant as satire of the current MMO and Looter Shooter trends and features idle gameplay elements with decisions about what quests to undertake and items to craft. Loot Grind Simulator is a casual, short and collectathon game developed and published by GG Undroid Games. Released on October 14th 2020 has received 371 reviews of which 298 were positive and 73 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.5 out of 10. The game currently holds the #8 spot among the most played free time management games on Steam.
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