Business / Management
Games in the "business" or "management" genre present the player with a simple task: to achieve financial success for a character or a fictional company. This could be a game development studio, a football club, an amusement park, or even a city. The player needs to wisely allocate earned and starting finances to develop their project. Unlike arcade games, here you can go bankrupt, thus failing the mission.
Years
Platforms
PlayStation 3PlayStation 2Xbox 360PSPWiiNintendo DSWindows PhoneiPod TouchiPhoneBREWSymbianBlackBerry
Statuses
Best Games in the Business / Management genre of 2009 (Game released)
Game released: PC, Mac, PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance, Xbox, GameCube, Nintendo DS, PSP, Windows Phone → 3 December 2005
Players:
8.1/10
Metacritic:
72/100
Sims 2 — a real life simulator in which the player controls little people (sims) and arranges their homes. Sims need to go to work, furnish their home...
Strategy, God Simulator, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Simulation, Construction, Sandbox
Game released: PC, Mac, iPhone, iPod Touch, Windows Phone, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo DS, Wii, Nintendo 3DS → 5 June 2009
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
73/100
A life simulation set in an open world, where the player creates characters and guides their daily lives, relationships, and ambitions. Appearance and personality...
Role-playing game, Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Free game, Exploration, Open world, Adventure
Game released: PC → 16 February 2009
Players:
7.1/10
Steam:
72/100
Metacritic:
69/100
A space MMO set in a shared sandbox universe, EVE Online lets players choose their own pursuits and shape the history of New Eden. Everyone plays on the same...
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Online, Exploration, Cooperative (co-op), Historical, Medieval era
Game released: PC → 26 July 2009
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
76/100
Anno 1404 — real-time exploration strategy for multiple players in a medieval setting. Classic city building...
Role-playing game, Simulation, Action, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, God Simulator, Open world
Game released: Mac, PC → 3 June 2009
Players:
8.8/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
84/100
This evolution and civilization simulation follows a species from a single cell to spacefaring exploration. Progression spans five stages—Cell, Creature, Tribe...
Strategy, Simulation, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox, City Building, Construction
Game released: PC → 27 October 2009
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
81/100
A real-time strategy game about building castles, managing settlements and waging medieval siege warfare. Players gather resources, develop the economy, produce...
Role-playing game, In real time, Business / Management, Third-person view, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval
Game released: Browser → 4 May 2009
Titans of Time is a third-person role-playing game with elements of a business simulation and fantasy game from the developers of Firehurts Interactive. The game is...
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Third-person view, Top-down view, Sandbox, Simulation, City Building
Game released: PC, Xbox 360 → 25 June 2010
Players:
10/10
Steam:
90/100
Metacritic:
77/100
A city-building strategy game about ruling a tropical island during the Cold War. The player takes the role of El Presidente and chooses whether to govern as a...
Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, City Building, Sandbox, Construction
Game released: PC → 23 October 2006
Players:
8/10
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
57/100
A real-time fantasy strategy game about castle building and warfare, drawing on medieval myths and legends. Its three campaigns span 24 missions, with players...
Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Board / Group Game
Game released: PlayStation 2, PSP, Wii, PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 24 January 2008
Players:
9.9/10
Steam:
93/100
Metacritic:
71/100
A theme park management simulator in which players build rides, interact with visitors, and complete missions tied together by a story. Conversations help advance...
Simulation, Action, Flight Simulator, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Space, Sandbox
Game released: Mac, PC, Linux → 17 November 2009
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
83/100
Metacritic:
73/100
X3: Terran Conflict is a continuation of the global management strategy in a sci-fi setting. The events of the game take place back in 2938, where the greatest...
Game released: Acorn 32-bit, Amiga, DOS, Game Boy Advance, Mac, Nintendo 64, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, SEGA Saturn, SNES, PC, Windows 3.x → 1994
Players:
9/10
Metacritic:
62/100
This city-building simulator casts the player as a mayor responsible for creating and running a city. Attracting residents means developing housing, industry, mass...
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Simulation, Grand strategy
Game released: PC → 10 November 2009
Steam:
76/100
This global historical strategy game follows the rule of a nation from 1399 to 1836. The player shapes domestic and foreign policy and responds to historical events...
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Grand strategy
Game released: Mac, PC → 29 November 2007
Players:
7.2/10
Steam:
80/100
Metacritic:
83/100
This global historical strategy game puts the player in control of a historical nation and lets them guide it across several centuries while expanding its influence...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Business / Management, First-person view
Game released: iPhone, J2ME, Palm OS, PC, Windows Mobile → 22 June 2009
Tradewinds 2 is a first-person role-playing game with elements of strategy, warship simulator and business simulation from the masters at Sandlot Games. The game is...
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Third-person view, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Simulation
Game released: Mac, PC → 8 November 2010
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
69/100
Metacritic:
72/100
This real-time fantasy strategy game centers on ruling the kingdom of Ardania, where heroes decide for themselves where to go and what to do. The player builds a...
