32 Best Tycoon Games Ever - Top Economic Strategies on PC in 2023

Table of Contents

• 32 Best Tycoon Games Ever - Top Economic Strategies on PC in 2023
• Transport Fever 2
• Caesar 3
• Cities: Skylines
• Fallout Shelter
• Game Dev Tycoon
• Jurassic World Evolution 2
• Patrician 3
• Planet Coaster
• Prison Architect
• RollerCoaster Tycoon 3
• SimCity 4
• Highrise Project
• Theme Park
• Tropico 3
• Factorio
• Let's Build a Zoo

Patrician 3

The action of Patrician III takes us to 14th century Europe from the times when the title Hanseatic League begun to develop.

The Patrician series is another brand in our ranking with a really long history. Its first edition appeared on the market in 1992 as a debut project of the now non-existent German studio Ascaron Entertainment. Despite some flaws in game mechanics, it turned out to be a great success.

The sequel took over 8 years to appear, and besides, it was only released in Germany, receiving an official Patrizier 2: Aufschwung der Hanse expansion pack The Patrician III: Rise of the Hanse game, selected for our list, contrary to the generally prevailing opinion , is not the third full-fledged part of the cycle, but an export version of the above-mentioned expansion , which, due to a large number of novelties and changes in relation to the basic edition, was decided to be advertised around the world under this title.

The action of Patrician III is set in 14th century Europe during the development of the Hanseatic League, a trade community associating the leading economic centers of northern Europe. We start our career in a small medieval town as private merchant. Our task is to make a fortune and advance in the social hierarchy to the rank of a patrician or even a chief of the Hanseatic League.

However, our commercial activities do not have to be limited only to legal business transactions. We can also take part in piracy or smuggling to make some fast profit. An additional source of income can be obtained by investing in the development and expansion of cities, which translates into a significant increase of cash from taxes.

Patrician IV, developed by another studio, did not fully meet the expectations of fans of the series.

The history of Patrician series does not end with the third installment, described by us in this compilation of tycoons. After the bankruptcy of Ascaron Entertainment, some of the studio's employees were employed by the Gaming Mind Studios team owned by Kalypso Media. Patrician IV, a game produced by this team in 2010, although much more visually attractive, did not repeat the success of its highly regarded predecessors. This doesn't mean that it's not worth giving it a try - especially since both the third and fourth installments of the series are still available to buy on popular digital distribution platforms. .

1. The game's page on Steam
2. Game's page on the GOG.com

Pizza Connection 2

An interesting feature of Pizza Connection 2 is the ability to create your own dream pizza from a scratch.

Although the Pizza Connection series has been on the market for over a quarter of a century, there have been only 3 installments released. The first part of the series (also known under the American title Pizza Tycoon ) was released in 1994, with German Software 2000 responsible for it.

Five years later, the same development team released a continuation, this time entitled Pizza Syndicate (also known as Fast Food Tycoon). Finally, in 2001, Pizza Connection 2 (on global market also known as Pizza Tycoon 2 or Fast Food Tycoon 2) was released. .

As you might have already guessed, the title depicts a pizza business set in a sunny Italy. However, this is not a simulation of a poor, provincial restaurant, but of a powerful corporation. In the game we play the role of a restaurant's boss, and our tasks include looking for places for new premises in the centers of big cities, hiring new employees and taking care of their efficiency, as well as sabotaging our competitors.

In this last element, we can use illegal activities - from mere intimidation and sabotage, planting of vermin and rats, sending police raids, hiring bandits and gangsters, up to real terrorist acts. A nice addition is the ability to create your own dream pizza from a scratch using dozens of ingredients available in the game.

Although the graphics design of Pizza Connection 2 has naturally become much older (game was originally released in 2001), it still can be played without a disgust, especially since it's available on the most popular digital stores. .

Despite the neat visual design of Pizza Connection 3, it certainly did not meet expectations.

It is worth noting that although the series remained inactive for quite a long time after the bankruptcy of the Software 2000 studio, in spring 2018 - seventeen years after the release of the previous part, we received Pizza Connection 3. However, Gentlymad studios production has received quite average reviews, so if you care more about gameplay than modern graphics, we recommend to check one of the older parts of the series.

1. The game's page on Steam
2. Game's page on the GOG.com