PPG Game Of The Year 2024 - 33 - Middle Management

Managing a population, a business or a town is much like management in the real world - a lot of juggling of different priorities, but somehow still making it through the day. This small collection of games embodies this idea - while making it fun to do so.

News Tower
1930s Tycoon Manager
Build a media empire from scratch on a 2D plane ala Fallout Shelter and expand out across the nation to further your influence.

Under The Yoke
Medieval Peasant Life
A management sim from a different perspective, managing a family of peasants across a 250 years in the middle ages. Very menu heavy.

Crab God
Cute Atmospheric Edutainment
Guide a colony of crabs to growth and safety using strategy, while learning a thing or two along the way. Simply buying and playing the game contributes to real world conservation efforts.

Norland (EA)
Medieval Colony Sim
Lead your people to prosperity while dealing with "class conflict, religious struggle, and political treachery" from a top down perspective, with a decent roadmap ahead of 1.0.

And The Best Management Game Of 2024 Is…

Amber Island
Cozy Paleolithic Shop Management
A cozy bit of exploration, crafting, shop management and relationship building with anthropomorphic cute dinosaurs that just want to be friends. Build out your shop how you see fit, haggling and pawning stuff to make a profit and keep the shop alive and thriving.