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Business simulations (AKA tycoon or management simulations) sorted by year, newest first

Business simulations (also called tycoon simulations or management simulations) are video games that focus on the economic and the management side of running a business. In tycoon games the player can be in charge of any kind of business: a company, a sports team, an hospital, an amusement park, even a drug cartel.

Most popular business simulation games

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Baseball Mogul 2006

Windows 10/112005
Now with more charts than ever! Baseball Mogul 2006 lets you relive the thrilling world of late-season trades and player salary negotiations in glorious Windows XP-era style. It’s like fantasy baseball, except the fantasy is...
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Industry Giant 2

Windows XP/98/952002protected JoWooD Entertainment
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Lemonade Tycoon

Windows XP/98/95Windows 10/112002remakedemo Hexacto Games
Lemonade Tycoon is a business simulation game that allows players to run their own virtual lemonade stand and try to turn it into a successful and profitable business. The game typically involves setting prices, managing inventory...
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Port Royale

Windows XP/98/952002protected ASCARON Entertainment
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Roller Coaster Tycoon 2

Windows XP/98/952002protected Chris Sawyer Productions
Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 is a simulation game developed by Chris Sawyer Productions and published by Infogrames. It was released in 2002 as the sequel to the original  classic Roller Coaster Tycoon. In Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 ...
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Sid Meier's SimGolf

Windows XP/98/952002 Firaxis Games
Sid Meier's SimGolf is a golf simulation video game developed by Firaxis Games and published by Electronic Arts under the design direction of Sid Meier. It was released in 2002 for Microsoft Windows.In Sid Meier's SimGolf, players...
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Taipan for Windows

Windows XP/98/952002freeware
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Capitalism 2

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2001protected Ensemble Studios
If spreadsheets are your love language, Capitalism 2 is pure romance. This brutally detailed simulation lets you create your own corporate empire from scratch—manufacturing, retail, real estate, stock markets... even farming...
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Zoo Tycoon

Windows XP/98/952001 Blue Fang Games
Ever dreamed of running your own zoo without needing a shovel for elephant poop? Zoo Tycoon lets you do exactly that. Build the ultimate animal empire - until the lions escape, the penguins riot, and your guests storm out because ...
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Patrician 2: Quest for Power

Windows XP/98/952000protected ASCARON Entertainment
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Roller Coaster Tycoon

Windows XP/98/951999protected Chris Sawyer Productions
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Yoot Tower

Windows XP/98/951999 OPeNBooK Co.
The spiritual sequel to SimTower, Yoot Tower asks the important question: what if you were god, but only over elevators, sushi bars, and the occasional alien invasion? It’s a sandbox of capitalism, letting you build the vert...
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Dope Wars

Windows XP/98/951998 Beermat Software
Dope Wars is a text-based simulation game that originated as a DOS program in the early 1980s, but gained popularity in its Windows version released in 1998. The game puts players in the role of a drug dealer navigating the underg...
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Football Fanatic

DOS1998freeware
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Railroad Tycoon 2

Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS1998 Pop Software
Railroad Tycoon 2 is an abandoned train simulation game designed by Phil Steinmeyer, developed by Pop Software and released by Gathering of Developers for Windows, Linux and Mac in 1998. As the title suggests, Railroad Tycoon 2 is...
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SimSafari

Windows XP/98/951998 Maxis
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Baseball Mogul

Windows XP/98/951997 Infinite Monkey Systems
Baseball Mogul (1997) was the original release that kicked off the whole franchise. Developed by Clay Dreslough and published by Infinite Monkey Systems, this was a pioneer in the world of sports management sims. It was released f...
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Capitalism Plus

DOSWindows XP/98/951997protected Enlight Software
Before there was Capitalism 2, there was Capitalism Plus, which basically took the original and added a few bells, whistles, and ways to fail spectacularly. It’s like being handed a multi-billion dollar toy box and told &ldq...
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Championship Manager: Season 97/98

DOS1997 Sports Interactive Limited
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Constructor

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OSLinux1997protected System 3
Constructor is a simulation and strategy video game developed by System 3 and first released in 1997. In the game, players take on the role of a property developer with the goal of building and managing a city while dealing with v...
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Entrepreneur

Windows XP/98/951997 Stardock Entertainment
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Lula: The Sexy Empire

Windows XP/98/951997protectedNSFW Interactive Strip
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Theme Hospital

DOSWindows XP/98/951997protecteddemo Bullfrog
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Vlad Tepes Dracula

Windows XP/98/951997 ComputerHouse
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Free Enterprise

Windows XP/98/951996 Tsunami Media
Dehumanizing offices? Check. Depressing environment? Check. No windows in the whole place? Check. Good, I'm ready to exploit my workers and become great entrepreneur. All of this thanks to Free Enterprise, a simulation for Windows...
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Gloriana

DOS1996 ASCARON Entertainment
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Sensible World of Soccer 96/97

DOS1996protected Sensible Software
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Ultimate Soccer Manager 2

DOSWindows 3.x1996 Impressions Games
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AIV Networks

DOS1995 ERE Informatique
Released in 1995, AIV Networks dares to ask: what if the real hero of industrialization was... logistics? Here, you’re not conquering worlds - you’re routing freight. Build railroads, connect factories, and ensure that...