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Games like Academia: School Simulator

2021PC, Steam Deck playable81 % positive19.99 €

As principal you design and build your own high school, hire teachers and watch your students' chaotic lives unfold. A relaxed management sim with a humorous touch.

Economy and management
Sandbox with your own goals
Building and crafting
Cosy, great for unwinding

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In short: Games like Academia: School Simulator

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Academia: School Simulator special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Best match

RollerCoaster Tycoon 3

97 %Match

2004USK 6PC

A 3D theme park management sim where you design your own roller coasters, lay out the park and keep the finances healthy. The Coaster Cam lets you ride your creations from a first-person view.

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Sim Theme Park

Economy and management

You build and run amusement parks, balancing budget, staff and ticket prices while unlocking new rides over time. Its playful, humorous style makes the management gameplay relaxed and fun.

The classic theme park management sim where you design your own roller coasters piece by piece and steer your park to profitability across varied scenarios. Charming isometric visuals and a hugely flexible coaster editor make it an endlessly creative sandbox.

Little Big Workshop

Cosy, great for unwinding

A charming factory tycoon sim where you lay out production lines in a miniature world, expand machines and workers, and sell goods from rubber ducks to guitars. Relaxed optimization is the core.

Zoo Tycoon

Economy and management

You build and run a zoo, designing enclosures, keeping animals happy and balancing visitor numbers and finances. A relaxed classic management sim with plenty of freedom to design.

Game Dev Tycoon

Cosy, great for unwinding

Start a tiny game studio in an 80s garage and grow it through gaming history by mixing genres, topics and development focus to hit the right formula. A relaxed, addictive management sim full of nods to real consoles and companies.

Parkitect

Economy and management

A charming theme park management game in the spirit of the classics, where you design coasters, shops and staff logistics while keeping guests happy. Relaxed building meets economic tinkering.

Megaquarium

Cosy, great for unwinding

A management sim where you build and run a large public aquarium: you design tanks, match compatible fish, hire staff and keep visitors happy. Its appeal lies in puzzling over species needs and water conditions within a relaxed, charming building loop.

Parkasaurus

Cosy, great for unwinding

A lighthearted dinosaur park management sim where you build exhibits, dress your dinos in cute hats, and time-travel to rescue new prehistoric creatures. Charming, silly and relaxing.

Pocket City

Economy and management

A relaxed, approachable city-building sim where you act as mayor, zoning districts, building parks and handling crime and disasters. No microtransactions: everything is unlocked through play.