Tycoon games like Painters Guild

Loved how colorful and relaxing Painters Guild can get? These tycoon games are a good place to start.

Cheaper than Painters Guild

Gargadusa's Tower

Gargadusa's Tower

Gargadusa's Tower puts you in charge of an adventurer guild with a 100-floor tower to beat.

90% of 341 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 43$8.99
Pocket Academy

Pocket Academy

Make your dream school in this management simulation game! School got you down?

82% of 201 Steam reviews are positive$8.99
Tavern Master

Tavern Master

Start with two benches and a few barrels, end with a sprawling medieval tavern with kitchen, guest rooms and loyal staff.

91% of 12,751 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1,125$1.94
GamersGoMakers

GamersGoMakers

In GamersGoMakers, you found a little company creating the first video games in history.

78% of 300 Steam reviews are positive$8.99
Game Dev Story

Game Dev Story

Run a tiny game studio and chase a million-seller. You pick genres, themes and platforms, hire programmers and sound engineers, train them up, and…

89% of 1,467 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 11$8.99
Super Ant Art Tycoon

Super Ant Art Tycoon

You’re an art dealer with nothing but ants. They paint. You set the prices. Sometimes it sells, sometimes it doesn’t.

77% of 13 Steam reviews are positive$8.99
Game Corp DX

Game Corp DX

Run your own video game studio, from micro games made at cramped desks to big releases that impress the critics and take home awards.

87% of 2,710 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
The Lost Art of Innkeeping

The Lost Art of Innkeeping

Can you transform a dilapidated old manor into a 5-star inn while solving the mysteries lurking behind its doors?

98% of 117 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Arcade Tycoon ™ : Simulation Game

Arcade Tycoon ™ : Simulation Game

Build stunning Arcade Centre’s, purchase a range of arcades machines, manage troublesome staff in this colourful and humorous simulation management…

80% of 456 Steam reviews are positive$4.49
Startup Panic

Startup Panic

Quit your job and build an exciting startup! Survive the tech bubble, compete with rival CEOs and expand your office from bedroom programmer up to…

55% of 216 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$2.99
Graveyard Keeper

Graveyard Keeper

Run a medieval graveyard as a business, and cut every corner you can.

86% of 40,349 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2,352$4.99
Tailor Simulator

Tailor Simulator

Build your workshop and turn it into a fashion business. Interact with your customers and design unique collections to sell in your store.

89% of 443 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$5.99

Hidden gems like Painters Guild

Hotel Architect

Hotel Architect

Design, build and run grand hotels around the world, from rundown fixer-uppers to five-star towers.

94% of 2,068 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 205$29.99
Gargadusa's Tower

Gargadusa's Tower

Gargadusa's Tower puts you in charge of an adventurer guild with a 100-floor tower to beat.

90% of 341 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 43$8.99
Console Shop Simulator

Console Shop Simulator

From trade-in haggles to streaming your shop life, run the little console shop the way you want it.

92% of 532 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 19$15.99
Piece by Piece

Piece by Piece

It's time to open shop! Inherit your family's repair shop, and roll up your sleeves.

89% of 188 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$11.99
Tabletop Game Shop Simulator

Tabletop Game Shop Simulator

Run your own tabletop game shop, from bare shelves to nerd paradise.

84% of 501 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 13$12.99
Arcane Merchant

Arcane Merchant

Run a magic shop in a medieval fantasy market town, from a humble stall to a full store.

84% of 305 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 19$14.99
Tavern Keeper 🍻

Tavern Keeper 🍻

Run a fantasy tavern where the budget, the staff rota, and the fire risk all need your attention.

94% of 4,855 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 125$29.99
Pixel Cafe

Pixel Cafe

Pixel Cafe mixes fast arcade time management with a visual novel about Pixel, a small-town cook finding her way in the big city of Karstok.

91% of 857 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$12.99
SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator

SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator

You are a genius artist in 2130 with a space studio to run. Take client commissions, sell paintings at the marketplace, build fame and spend it all…

97% of 3,771 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 10$24.99
TasteMaker

TasteMaker

TasteMaker is a restaurant tycoon game where you build a small plot into the restaurant of your dreams.

83% of 1,247 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$11.99
Game Dev Story

Game Dev Story

Run a tiny game studio and chase a million-seller. You pick genres, themes and platforms, hire programmers and sound engineers, train them up, and…

89% of 1,467 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 11$8.99
Winkeltje: The Little Shop

Winkeltje: The Little Shop

Run your own old-world fantasy shop, from nails and apples to swords and alchemic love potions.

88% of 1,622 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 8$14.99

Newest tycoon games like Painters Guild

Dungeon Inn

Dungeon Inn

Run an inn at the mouth of a dungeon as Sara, backed by a dragon, and play two rival guilds against the middle for profit.

91% of 765 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 57$14.99
Creator Chronicles

Creator Chronicles

Run a fantasy guild like a small business: rebuild a burned village, put members to work farming, mining, fishing and brewing, then sell the goods…

67% of 770 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 32$11.99
Rewind 99

Rewind 99

You're the last remaining video rental store. From humble VHS clerk to rental racketeer - run your video store and explore Reshoot Springs, building…

66% of 436 Steam reviews are positive$11.99
Pizza House Simulator🍕

Pizza House Simulator🍕

Run a family pizzeria on the Amalfi Coast and turn it into an Italian restaurant empire, solo or with up to 6 players in online co-op.

86% of 518 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 154$12.99
Going Once!

Going Once!

Going Once! is a cozy art gallery / auction house management game.

94% of 16 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Arcane Merchant

Arcane Merchant

Run a magic shop in a medieval fantasy market town, from a humble stall to a full store.

84% of 305 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 19$14.99
Tabletop Game Shop Simulator

Tabletop Game Shop Simulator

Run your own tabletop game shop, from bare shelves to nerd paradise.

84% of 501 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 13$12.99
Hotel Architect

Hotel Architect

Design, build and run grand hotels around the world, from rundown fixer-uppers to five-star towers.

94% of 2,068 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 205$29.99
Super Ant Art Tycoon

Super Ant Art Tycoon

You’re an art dealer with nothing but ants. They paint. You set the prices. Sometimes it sells, sometimes it doesn’t.

77% of 13 Steam reviews are positive$8.99
Piece by Piece

Piece by Piece

It's time to open shop! Inherit your family's repair shop, and roll up your sleeves.

89% of 188 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$11.99
Gargadusa's Tower

Gargadusa's Tower

Gargadusa's Tower puts you in charge of an adventurer guild with a 100-floor tower to beat.

90% of 341 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 43$8.99
Tailor Simulator

Tailor Simulator

Build your workshop and turn it into a fashion business. Interact with your customers and design unique collections to sell in your store.

89% of 443 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$5.99