Building, management, and simulation! One of the most popular and loved genres of games are ones where you build up to attract people and keep things running while growing to be as big as can be. Check out today’s management game sponsor, Gold Gold Adventure Gold: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3133650/Gold_Gold_Adventure_Gold?utm_source=GamerZakh&utm_campaign=EAlaunch Thank you! Today I’m bringing you 10 great and promising building and management simulation games of 2025 that could be your next creative time sink, but let’s find out which one is best for you.
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The Best & Greatest #Simulation #Building Games In 2025
Intro | 0:00
1. Mars Attracts | 0:27
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2760580/Mars_Attracts/
2. Gold Gold Adventure Gold | 2:00
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3133650/Gold_Gold_Adventure_Gold?utm_source=GamerZakh&utm_campaign=EAlaunch #ad
3. Hotel Architect | 3:54
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1602000/Hotel_Architect/
4. Mind Over Magic | 5:11
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1270580/Mind_Over_Magic/
5. Hotel Galactic | 6:45
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2183670/Hotel_Galactic/
6. Fantastic Haven | 8:21
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2556470/Fantastic_Haven/
7. The Crust | 9:50
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1465470/The_Crust/
8. Captain of Industry | 12:03
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1594320/Captain_of_Industry/
9. Jurassic World Evolution 3 | 14:40
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2958130/Jurassic_World_Evolution_3/
10. Prison Architect 2 | 17:09
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1257610/Prison_Architect_2/
Building and simulation games are evergreenly popular and 2025 brings us a bunch of sims that could be exactly what you’re looking to build and manage.
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With the vagueness of genres, there's a middleground between 'colony sim' and 'tycoon' that has building. Do we call them 'management' games? Well these vibe together. Click to support: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3133650/Gold_Gold_Adventure_Gold?utm_source=GamerZakh&utm_campaign=EAlaunch [ad] It's Gold Gold Adventure Gold on Steam. Thank you!
Hotel Galactic is deeply ripped off of one of my favourite indie management games Diluvian Winds. The setting, animals, interface, art style, even the animation of the sky ship coming in to land all look directly taken from DW, apart from adding a 3D element. I hope this is acknowledged by HG and or resolved soon.
Another awesome list, great job dude.
… and you just doubled the size of my wishlist. Well done 👍
I'm 197 hours in to Hotel Architect early access and I am so happy with it, the devs are great and really receptive to idea and suggestions and I really enjoy replaying scenarios and Sandbox mode. Definitely a wonderful game already 🙂
I though the game about cuilding and management wouldn't be interesting. But ow boy. How much I was wrong. Those games look so stunning and fun.
Please cover more of songs of syx. I love your city builders game play. Specially Zeus!
captains of industry is looking most interesting to me from this list
I can't wait to see Josh from Let's Game It Out get his hands on Mars Attracts
Well, time to add new let's play's on my watch list !
People have lost their damn minds giving JWE2 passable ratings. The first game is 1000x better, the second game was a 6 hour tutorial and then it was over. Never buying JWE3. Everyone will get it free on epic games in a year anyway…
Captain of Industry is already a complete game, I think it's only in early access because the devs are incredibly ambitious. But you don't feel there's anything missing from it, even now. I highly recommend it.
Glad to see Hotel Galactic mentioned. I backed in on Kickstarter and haven't tried early access yet. The demo we got was really enjoyable. Plus, the art and music are amazing and captures their inspiration well.
Gold Gold Adventure is so Early Access, there's nothing to do really cuz you just build Inns, Recruitment Agencies, then Specialty buildings and that's it.
Earning currency was not a problem as well.
I got myself Mind over Magic not long ago. Gives me a bit of an Oxygen not Included vibe.
I got myself Mind over Magic not long ago. Gives me a bit of an Oxygen not Included vibe.
Subscribed but gave a thumbs down for the sponsor ad inserted….Thank god for Sponsor Block……
Mars Attracts is inspired off of the trading cards that were made before the movie 😊
Anno is king
何言ってるかわかんねえ
3:44 ps5 has early access
video!
What about Anno 117?
Mind Over Magic is a fantastic game. Others here are new to me and look great. I'm adding several to my wish list. Um.. Hotel Galactic! Yes, please!
Plan B terraform is about to release finally!
europa 1410
why do you say we can find the games on GOG and then use Steam links ?. thanks for making this list – it's my favorite game genre
For anyone who love factory building games, captain of industry is one of the best games in the genre and you should try it, it need more attention
Check out Laysara Summit Kingdom!
I thought Prison Architect 2 wont be released 2025. Its been 1yr since it got postponed announcement 🗿 suspected to be cancelled soon
pathetic offer in 2025
Don’t like the looks on most of these. Just give us a decent building game with like pixels! settlers 2, RCT, Caesar and whatnot. even Banished would be fine! too many flashy graphic stuff. Yes, its done well; looks cool, but I just want a decent pixel art building game like the past, but with way more options! Great review as always GZ. Thanks! 💪👍
Its a shame all demos are only on steam. I prefer GOG since is drm free. Regardless demos or not
I love how the thumbnail is Captain of Industry and the game actually looks like that lol
If you were abducted by aliens would you rather be put in.a zoo or a circus？
Oh man I'm so torn. I'd kill for a modern majesty inspired game, but I'm so repulsed by the anime style everything.
😒😒😒😑😑😑
The animation in the Hotel Galactic footage takes my breath away.
Omg dude you always make the best lists
Ever played Desynced????
Love The Crust, and Captain of Industry!
I will be glad when/if gog gets these games. The frontier games have denevo I won't buy another. Just ugh
I like the aesthetic of hotel galactic, I hope the issues get ironed out, wishlisted it. Thanks for the video.
I recently got Factoria from GOG.
such an interesting game.