not everyone can be a creative captain
of industry but these games will
definitely help you pretend welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
counting down our picks for the top ten
tycoon games golden yellow there’s been
a recent development in our foreign
policy for this list we’ve selected the
best titles that place construction
and/or resource management at the games
core so if you’re looking for games with
creative emphases but like the Mogul
elements to make it onto this list be
sure to check out our other video for
the top ten creation games number 10
game dev story initially released in
1997 game dev story was given a
reimagining for the smartphone
generation and released for the ios and
android operating systems in this game
players are given control of their own
development company that they’re tasked
with expanding into a Nintendo esque
powerhouse
following a timeline that parallels the
real videogame industry this tycoon
title is loaded with historical
allusions and witty references that are
sure to put a smile on the faces of
hardcore gaming enthusiasts we could
have given this spot to the newer game
dev tycoon but this one’s still better
number 9 Tropico series set in the
Caribbean during the Cold War the
Tropico series puts players in the role
of El Presidente aka chief ruler of a
Banana Republic ask island where
everything built destroyed and regulated
is your handiwork a CMS at heart these
games are often comically referred to as
dictatorship simulators for their
strikingly similar designs to political
figures and factions that are maybe a
little too on-the-nose with their
real-life counterparts nevertheless the
Tropico series has been praised for its
creative and real-time strategic aspects
barring a total of five official games
each with their own innovative features
and expansion packs number eight Caesar
series
rome wasn’t built in a day and the
players that these games will attest to
that fact similarly to other city
building titles caesar gives players
absolute control as the chief builder
and overseer of one of Rome’s ancient
provinces
however unlike other games in the
sub-genre Caesar also puts players in
charge of several non city planning
aspects meant to add additional
factional and strategic burdens in game
including defense budgeting and
diplomacy while we applaud Imperium
Romanum for their efforts our standing
ovation goes to Sierra entertainment for
their extensively researched
illustrations of Roman architecture and
culture resulting in a more vivid and
historically accurate gaming experience
number seven zoo tycoon series with the
straightforward goal of creating a
profitable zoo the die Kooning for these
games comes in the form of players
building exhibits appropriate to
specific animals keeping them tamed and
happy and maintaining visitor
satisfaction with both principle games
spawning an above average number of
expansion packs zoo tycoon has allowed
players to see secured and trained the
whole nine yards of the food chain
everything from endangered creatures to
marine mammals and even dinosaurs if it
walks or has walked the earth at some
point zoo tycoon has beautifully
digitized them for gamers to make like
John Hammond with spared no expense
number six the movies
okay for those of you who have seen the
sister video for this list and are
thinking wait what allow us to explain
and demonstrate as you see here this
game isn’t just about making movie magic
it’s also about expanding and managing
the film studios that they’re produced
in with that said the studio’s
supervision side of the movies is just
what you’d expect if you are managing a
real backlot
this means overseeing the construction
of sets sound stages practical buildings
and offices likewise you’re also in
charge of hiring in studio staff members
like screenwriters designers stuntmen I
guess you get the picture
Oh number five cities skylines we know
what some of you guys might be thinking
hey isn’t this game basically SimCity
well yes and no tell us what you want
and what you need from this game and
we’ll try to do everything we can to
make while certainly inspired by the
Maxis franchise and by that we mean the
flack it’s 2013 reboot received city
skylines still offers enough visual and
gameplay differentiation that labeling
it as a copycat would be totally unfair
and this is driven by passion as we
tried to bring to Ken against we love
growing up to a new generation of gamers
designed by the creators of cities in
motion this game aims to pressure
players with a hyper realistic in-game
experience this means throwing real-life
snafus that you’d expect from a real
running city from heavy traffic to crime
control – okay so it’s SimCity – the
disasters and pop-up graphics but it’s
still really good
number four Prison architect a top-down
2d CMS this game tasks players with
managing various aspects of a prison as
its name suggests this means doing
everything from building cells blocks
and other facilities you’d expect to
find if you were in the joint
however the grind doesn’t stop with
designing as you’re also put in charge
of hiring staff determining inmate
schedules and assuring the overall
quality of the prison through minimized
prison escape pods and potential riots
we tip our hats to prison tycoon for
originating this concept however we’re
ruling in favor of prison architect for
reimagining it with a less is more
approach for the smartphone generation
number three railroad tycoon series
though the premise sounds a bit simple
on a superficial level the actual
gameplay and objectives of this game
puts your mind in strategic thinking
mode just as well as any other game on
this list a heartache and the pain is
surely changed
putting aside the obvious building of
track sensations the railroad tycoon
games also have the player shelling
train departures to maximize
profitability scanning for safe and
usable routes and completing
construction contracts within time
constraints with four games under the
series’s belt including a collaboration
with sid meier of Civilization Fame
railroad tycoon is far from a laughable
concept and is appreciated by aspiring
transport magnates and strategy
aficionados everywhere number 2
rollercoaster tycoon series conceived by
programmer Chris Sawyer rollercoaster
tycoon was every theme park enthusiasts
ultimate escape without having to leave
home giving them the chance to engineer
their own original amusement parks rides
and of course rollercoasters
then when they were done being a
business mogul they could also create
the world’s most enjoyable death traps
reaching record-breaking heights in
terms of sales and critical reception
the initial two titles in this series
spawned numerous popular expansion packs
based on real parks across the globe
when the Atari developed sequel
popularly dubbed rct3 was released it
came with special innovations that
boosted prominence and sales including
realistic physics pyrotechnic show
designing and finally letting players
ride their own creations before we top
off with our number one pick let’s have
a look at some honorable mentions
number one SimCity series
as the first title that began gamers
love affairs with resource management
games and of course the sims this city
building series established and remains
the gold standard for CMS games and
their subgenres to follow barring new
features and industry firsts with each
subsequent title Sim City place players
in the roles of mayor financier
architect city planner and well the list
goes on though its reboot has built a
reputation for being the Phantom Menace
of the series
there’s no denying the heights that
SimCity has reached is higher than any
other tycoon based game in the world
dream it build it own it
do you agree with our list which tycoon
game has you aspiring to be the ultimate
business magnate for more bigshot top
10s published every day be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com
of industry but these games will
definitely help you pretend welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
counting down our picks for the top ten
tycoon games golden yellow there’s been
a recent development in our foreign
policy for this list we’ve selected the
best titles that place construction
and/or resource management at the games
core so if you’re looking for games with
creative emphases but like the Mogul
elements to make it onto this list be
sure to check out our other video for
the top ten creation games number 10
game dev story initially released in
1997 game dev story was given a
reimagining for the smartphone
generation and released for the ios and
android operating systems in this game
players are given control of their own
development company that they’re tasked
with expanding into a Nintendo esque
powerhouse
following a timeline that parallels the
real videogame industry this tycoon
title is loaded with historical
allusions and witty references that are
sure to put a smile on the faces of
hardcore gaming enthusiasts we could
have given this spot to the newer game
dev tycoon but this one’s still better
number 9 Tropico series set in the
Caribbean during the Cold War the
Tropico series puts players in the role
of El Presidente aka chief ruler of a
Banana Republic ask island where
everything built destroyed and regulated
is your handiwork a CMS at heart these
games are often comically referred to as
dictatorship simulators for their
strikingly similar designs to political
figures and factions that are maybe a
little too on-the-nose with their
real-life counterparts nevertheless the
Tropico series has been praised for its
creative and real-time strategic aspects
barring a total of five official games
each with their own innovative features
and expansion packs number eight Caesar
series
rome wasn’t built in a day and the
players that these games will attest to
that fact similarly to other city
building titles caesar gives players
absolute control as the chief builder
and overseer of one of Rome’s ancient
provinces
however unlike other games in the
sub-genre Caesar also puts players in
charge of several non city planning
aspects meant to add additional
factional and strategic burdens in game
including defense budgeting and
diplomacy while we applaud Imperium
Romanum for their efforts our standing
ovation goes to Sierra entertainment for
their extensively researched
illustrations of Roman architecture and
culture resulting in a more vivid and
historically accurate gaming experience
number seven zoo tycoon series with the
straightforward goal of creating a
profitable zoo the die Kooning for these
games comes in the form of players
building exhibits appropriate to
specific animals keeping them tamed and
happy and maintaining visitor
satisfaction with both principle games
spawning an above average number of
expansion packs zoo tycoon has allowed
players to see secured and trained the
whole nine yards of the food chain
everything from endangered creatures to
marine mammals and even dinosaurs if it
walks or has walked the earth at some
point zoo tycoon has beautifully
digitized them for gamers to make like
John Hammond with spared no expense
number six the movies
okay for those of you who have seen the
sister video for this list and are
thinking wait what allow us to explain
and demonstrate as you see here this
game isn’t just about making movie magic
it’s also about expanding and managing
the film studios that they’re produced
in with that said the studio’s
supervision side of the movies is just
what you’d expect if you are managing a
real backlot
this means overseeing the construction
of sets sound stages practical buildings
and offices likewise you’re also in
charge of hiring in studio staff members
like screenwriters designers stuntmen I
guess you get the picture
Oh number five cities skylines we know
what some of you guys might be thinking
hey isn’t this game basically SimCity
well yes and no tell us what you want
and what you need from this game and
we’ll try to do everything we can to
make while certainly inspired by the
Maxis franchise and by that we mean the
flack it’s 2013 reboot received city
skylines still offers enough visual and
gameplay differentiation that labeling
it as a copycat would be totally unfair
and this is driven by passion as we
tried to bring to Ken against we love
growing up to a new generation of gamers
designed by the creators of cities in
motion this game aims to pressure
players with a hyper realistic in-game
experience this means throwing real-life
snafus that you’d expect from a real
running city from heavy traffic to crime
control – okay so it’s SimCity – the
disasters and pop-up graphics but it’s
still really good
number four Prison architect a top-down
2d CMS this game tasks players with
managing various aspects of a prison as
its name suggests this means doing
everything from building cells blocks
and other facilities you’d expect to
find if you were in the joint
however the grind doesn’t stop with
designing as you’re also put in charge
of hiring staff determining inmate
schedules and assuring the overall
quality of the prison through minimized
prison escape pods and potential riots
we tip our hats to prison tycoon for
originating this concept however we’re
ruling in favor of prison architect for
reimagining it with a less is more
approach for the smartphone generation
number three railroad tycoon series
though the premise sounds a bit simple
on a superficial level the actual
gameplay and objectives of this game
puts your mind in strategic thinking
mode just as well as any other game on
this list a heartache and the pain is
surely changed
putting aside the obvious building of
track sensations the railroad tycoon
games also have the player shelling
train departures to maximize
profitability scanning for safe and
usable routes and completing
construction contracts within time
constraints with four games under the
series’s belt including a collaboration
with sid meier of Civilization Fame
railroad tycoon is far from a laughable
concept and is appreciated by aspiring
transport magnates and strategy
aficionados everywhere number 2
rollercoaster tycoon series conceived by
programmer Chris Sawyer rollercoaster
tycoon was every theme park enthusiasts
ultimate escape without having to leave
home giving them the chance to engineer
their own original amusement parks rides
and of course rollercoasters
then when they were done being a
business mogul they could also create
the world’s most enjoyable death traps
reaching record-breaking heights in
terms of sales and critical reception
the initial two titles in this series
spawned numerous popular expansion packs
based on real parks across the globe
when the Atari developed sequel
popularly dubbed rct3 was released it
came with special innovations that
boosted prominence and sales including
realistic physics pyrotechnic show
designing and finally letting players
ride their own creations before we top
off with our number one pick let’s have
a look at some honorable mentions
number one SimCity series
as the first title that began gamers
love affairs with resource management
games and of course the sims this city
building series established and remains
the gold standard for CMS games and
their subgenres to follow barring new
features and industry firsts with each
subsequent title Sim City place players
in the roles of mayor financier
architect city planner and well the list
goes on though its reboot has built a
reputation for being the Phantom Menace
of the series
there’s no denying the heights that
SimCity has reached is higher than any
other tycoon based game in the world
dream it build it own it
do you agree with our list which tycoon
game has you aspiring to be the ultimate
business magnate for more bigshot top
10s published every day be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com
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