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Another Brick in The Mall

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2020

Should you play it?

Design, build and manage a giant shopping center. Open shops, supermarkets, restaurants, movie theaters, bowling alleys and more. Hire and manage the best staff for the job and milk your customers for all they're worth!

What works

  • Deep and flexible mall management
  • Creative freedom in building and store design
  • Engaging staff and product management
  • Relaxing and addictive gameplay
  • Active developer support and updates

Things to keep in mind

  • Early access bugs and missing features
  • Limited sound and music
  • Lack of campaign or narrative mode
  • Tedious micromanagement at scale
  • No multiplayer or social features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • TasteMaker

  • Smooth Operators

  • Convenience Stories

  • King of Retail

  • Airport CEO

  • SimAirport

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like Another Brick in The Mall but with less leadership over others

  • Widget Inc.

  • Another Farm Roguelike

  • Mini Settlers

  • Project Highrise

  • Beltmatic

  • Mini Settlers: Prologue

Less idle-friendly

Games that feels like Another Brick in The Mall but with less of an idle filler feel

  • Overcrowd: A Commute 'Em Up

  • Blueprint Tycoon

  • Another Farm Roguelike: Rebirth

  • Farlanders

  • Nebuchadnezzar

  • Rec Center Tycoon - Management Simulator

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Another Brick in The Mall: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Fantasy, Story, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Idle, Survival.

Last update: 03/08/2026