Games like Another Brick in The Mall

83% positive from 2,432 reviewsReleased 20204% finish itSteam Deck Playable

What it is

A business simulation game where you design, build, and manage a shopping mall. The core loop involves optimizing layout, staffing, and customer satisfaction to maximize profit.

What players liked

Players praise its fun, engaging mall-building gameplay, offering hours of content and strategic depth.

The catch

The content runs dry after a couple of hours and no real challenge remains.

Why it is here

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 83% positive, but with 2,432 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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Six games like Another Brick in The Mall

Captain of Industry

90% positive from 11,096 reviews2022Deck Playable

A factory builder on a remote island where terrain is fully diggable, so mountains get flattened and sea filled in for space. Trucks, belts and rail feed the plants while the workforce needs food, housing and healthcare.

What players likedPlayers praise "Captain of Industry" as a deep, replayable factory/colony sim, often compared to Factorio and Satisfactory, with unique terrain deformation and logistics.

Both are tagged Economy, Management and Strategy.

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Mad Games Tycoon

91% positive from 4,419 reviews20164% finish itDeck Playable

This is a business simulation game where players build and manage a video game development studio. The core loop involves designing, developing, and marketing games to achieve market dominance.

The catchThe tutorial explains almost nothing, leaving you guessing what makes a game sell.

Both are tagged Economy, Management and Building.

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Weed Shop 3

94% positive from 4,117 reviews20221% finish itDeck Verified

This is a business simulation game with FPS elements. Players manage a cannabis dispensary, growing and selling weed while upgrading their shop and hiring staff.

What players likedPlayers praise Weed Shop 3 as a deep, quirky, and addicting time-passer, superior to other weed games and even Schedule I.

The catchProgression is punishingly slow, gating content behind hours of repetitive grinding.

Both are tagged Economy, Management and Building.

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Production Line : Car factory simulation

82% positive from 3,474 reviews201911% finish itDeck Playable

This is a car factory management simulation game. Players design and optimize production lines to build cars efficiently and profitably.

What players likedPlayers praise it as a fun and cool car manufacturing simulation game.

The catchA clunky UI with no scaling option remains unfixed on a long abandoned game.

Both are tagged Economy, Management and Building.

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Rail Route

89% positive from 2,519 reviews202410% finish itDeck Verified

This is a simulation and strategy game where players design and automate railway networks. Its core loop involves planning routes, managing trains, and optimizing efficiency.

What players likedPlayers praise this strategic railway game for its rewarding, hours-long gameplay, akin to a basic train dispatcher program.

The catchConfusing tutorial poorly teaches the game's core mechanics

Both are tagged Economy, Management and Building.

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Merchant of the Skies

86% positive from 2,271 reviews2020Deck Verified

Trading and base-building sandbox game. Players explore, trade, and build a company in the clouds.

What players likedPlayers praise its engaging early hours of trading and questing, reminiscent of a simplified sky-faring merchant simulator.

The catchPrices never change, so trading turns into re-running the same routes for hours.

Both are tagged Economy, Management and Strategy.

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