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We filtered the 38 games similar to Blockbuster Inc. down to the 10 that fit the “Narrative” category. House Flipper, Planet Coaster and Townscaper top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Blockbuster Inc..

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The best narrative games like Blockbuster Inc.

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Blockbuster Inc.. Each one has been evaluated across 12 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1House FlipperClosest overall match

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GenreStrategySubgenreCity Builder

SoloCasualNarrativeSandbox WorldOpen WorldManagementBase Building3D

Steam👍 94%· 109KRAWG👍 76%· 351MC62IGDB62· 4OC62· 27

Year 2018Dev Ultimate Games · PlayWayPlaytime ~7hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are city builders — sharing deep simulation, sandbox freedom and vibe casual

≠ Its own twist: vibe relaxing, multiplayer gameplay and visual first person, while skipping historical setting

House Flipper is a unique chance to become the one-man renovating crew. Buy, repair and upgrade devastated houses. Give them a second life and sell at a profit! At your disposal is a collection of tools and parts.

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#2Planet CoasterClosest on progression

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GenreStrategySubgenreCity Builder

SoloCasualNarrativeSandbox WorldManagementBase Building3D

Steam👍 91%· 72KRAWG👍 74%· 294MC83IGDB83· 12OC85· 58

Year 2016Dev Frontier DevelopmentsPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of city builders: deep simulation, sandbox freedom and vibe casual

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, vibe relaxing and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping open world exploration

Surprise, delight and thrill crowds as you build the theme park of your dreams. Build and design incredible coaster parks with unparalleled attention to detail and manage your park in a truly living world. Piece-by-Piece Construction: Planet Coaster makes a designer out of everyone.

It predates Blockbuster Inc. by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3TownscaperClosest on game mode

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GenreStrategySubgenreCity Builder

SoloCasualNarrativeSandbox WorldOpen WorldBase Building

Steam👍 95%· 21KIGDB80· 1OC73· 16

Year 2020Dev Oskar Stålberg · Raw FuryOn Xbox · Android · PC

✓ Both are city builders — sharing sandbox freedom, deep simulation and vibe casual

≠ Its own twist: vibe relaxing, cozy, relaxing feel and procedural generation, while skipping historical setting

Where it drifts furthest from Blockbuster Inc.: visuals and progression.

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#4Mad Games TycoonClosest on tone

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GenreStrategySubgenreCity Builder

SoloCasualNarrativeSandbox WorldManagementBase Building

Steam👍 91%· 4.4KRAWG👍 79%· 70IGDB90· 1

Year 2016Dev Raylight Games · Toplitz ProductionsPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of city builders: deep simulation, sandbox freedom and vibe casual

≠ Where it differs: brings setting cartoon, crafting mechanics and visual isometric, while skipping open world exploration

BUILD UP YOUR OWN GAMES EMPIRE Form your own game studio in the early 1980s starting in a small garage. Develop your own game concepts, create a team and develop megahit video games. Research new technologies, train your staff, upgrade your offices, moving up to bigger and better locations.

Where it drifts furthest from Blockbuster Inc.: setting and visuals.

It predates Blockbuster Inc. by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreStrategySubgenreCity Builder

SoloCasualNarrativeBase BuildingManagement

Steam👍 87%· 775IGDB40· 1

Year 2014Dev Alawar Entertainment · Buka EntertainmentPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Both are city builders — sharing deep simulation, vibe casual and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping sandbox freedom

Darkestville Castle Coming Soon About the Game Become a leader of a little group of settlers to create a thriving colony which will envy even the developed nation! Who says it would be easy?!

It predates Blockbuster Inc. by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Megastore Simulator

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GenreStrategySubgenreCity Builder

SoloCasualNarrativeOpen WorldBase Building

Steam👍 81%· 14K

Year 2011Dev weltenbauer. Software Entwicklung · Astragon EntertainmentPlaytime ~5hOn PC

✓ Both are city builders — sharing deep simulation, vibe casual and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: vibe relaxing, multiplayer gameplay and co op, while skipping sandbox freedom

Construction Simulator is back – bigger and better than ever! Get back to work with a vehicle fleet whose size will knock your socks off.

Where it drifts furthest from Blockbuster Inc.: visuals and game mode.

It predates Blockbuster Inc. by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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#77 Grand Steps: What Ancients BegatClosest on setting

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GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloCasualNarrativeHistoricalCozy

Steam👍 54%· 768RAWG👍 5%· 20IGDB40· 1

Year 2013Dev MousechiefPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Like Blockbuster Inc., it's known for deep simulation, vibe casual and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: turn-based strategy, card game strategy and adventure storytelling, while skipping sandbox freedom

What Ancients Begat is a complete (~15 hour) game of family generations surviving the rise of western civilization. Survival is the ultimate goal. The sub-goals, you choose, build their story. Experience an abstract telling of the lives of our earliest recorded ancestors.

Where it drifts furthest from Blockbuster Inc.: visuals.

It predates Blockbuster Inc. by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloCasualNarrativeFirst Person

Steam👍 88%· 7.4KRAWG👍 68%· 220MC75IGDB65· 3

Year 2013Dev Telltale GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ If you enjoyed Blockbuster Inc., expect vibe casual, strong narrative focus and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: card game strategy, sports simulation and puzzle design, while skipping deep simulation

Playing poker is good in itself and as an occasion for live communication, a disclosure of communicative talents, a great way to spend time with friends. Especially if these friends know how to play and have fun playing. This poker simulator allows you to spend time in a beautiful company.

Where it drifts furthest from Blockbuster Inc.: visuals.

It predates Blockbuster Inc. by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#9Jurassic World Evolution

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GenreStrategySubgenreCity Builder

SoloNarrativeSandbox WorldOpen WorldManagementBase Building

Steam👍 87%· 55KIGDB74· 13OC71· 99

Year 2018Dev Frontier Developments · Universal PicturesOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the city builders cluster, with deep simulation, sandbox freedom and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and setting scifi, while skipping vibe casual

Where it drifts furthest from Blockbuster Inc.: setting and visuals.

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#10Space Colony: Steam Edition

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GenreStrategySubgenreCity Builder

SoloNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldBase BuildingManagement

Steam👍 80%· 658MC74IGDB77· 3

Year 2015Dev FireFly StudiosPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of city builders: deep simulation, sandbox freedom and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings cozy, relaxing feel, setting space and setting scifi, while skipping vibe casual

Half way across the galaxy with limited resources, a mega corporation looking over your shoulder and a ragtag crew expecting a pay cheque, it's up to you to survive and turn a profit. You have a base to build and hostile alien threats to neutralise, but ignore your crew and the colony is doomed.

Where it drifts furthest from Blockbuster Inc.: setting and visuals.

It predates Blockbuster Inc. by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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