Management Simulation Games Showcased at Gamescom 2024

Tavern Keeper / Fruitbus / Drill Core

Gamescom 2024 is entering day two and it’s been a great show so far.

The Gamescom 2024: Awesome Indies Show shined a spotlight on a number of great management simulation titles that are worth adding to your wishlist. Some of these are cozy, but many of them are not!

This list is being updates as Gamescom 2024 continues. 

Yes, Your Grace: Snowfall

Brave At Night

Rule your crumbling kingdom as you try to satisfy the petty needs of your people in this cinematic kingdom management RPG. Balance your resources, collect taxes, hire agents and make difficult decisions to see your kingdom prosper or fail.
Will be available on Xbox, PC via Steam, and Nintendo Switch in 2025

Fruitbus

Krillbite Studios  

A journey of flavors and friendships awaits you in your cozy, customisable food truck! Forage for fresh ingredients to create your own menu, then feed tummies and souls with home-cooked meals. Change the world, one apple at a time.

Demo out on Steam now, releases on PC on October 28.

Endzone 2

Assemble Entertainment, Gentlymad Studios 

Endzone 2 is a post-apocalyptic survival colony builder, where you embark to secure humanity’s survival after a cataclysmic disaster. Discover and repopulate the last habitable grounds, while the survival of your people hinges on your wits, foresight, and resilience in a harsh and unforgiving world.
Early Access launches on Steam on August 26.

Fera: The Sundered Tribes

Massive Damage

A Monster hunting, survival action RPG that includes village building and tribe management! No release date has been announced, but the game will enter Early Access on PC via Steam and the Epic Store on September 27.

Drill Core

Tiny Build 

Corporate greed meets strategic planet-mining in Drill Core! Drill to the heart of planets while managing workers, researching cutting-edge tech, and fortifying against alien attacks. Will you prioritize efficiency and risk your workers’ safety, or focus on defense for survival?

Enters Early Access on Steam on September 12. Demo available now.

Tavern Keeper

Greenheart Games

Build and manage your own tavern in this charming fantasy business sim. Dive into every detail or relax and decorate to your heart’s desire. Upgrade your tavern and navigate light-hearted tales of unlikely heroes as you play the most important role of all: the Tavern Keeper!
Releases on Steam on November 5.

Go Go Town!

The Cult Games

Plan, Build…Prosper? As mayor, it’s up to you to breathe life back into this rundown town. Construct shops, hire staff, automate deliveries with couriers, and attract tourists to town, all while managing infrastructure and avoiding catastrophes! Who said being mayor was going to be easy…

Out now in Early Access on Steam.

Co-Op City Builder, Overthrown, Announced

Maximum Entertainment, Brimstone

Pick up and throw anything – small objects like logs to massive, towering pines – to build and maintain your land. Even hurl your very own citizens. Construct and manage your territory either alone in single-player mode or with friends in up to six-player co-op.

 

Harness the power of a magical crown to defend townsfolk from bandits and mutants. Build, gather resources, explore, and farm to turn a fledgling state into a commanding, self-sustaining community. Grab your friends, don your crown and prepare to take your land from meager to mighty.

Expected to launch this fall in Steam Early Acces and Xbox Game Pass via Game preview, and will eventually release on Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5.

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