Games like Family Ties
Games like Family Ties include Game Dev Tycoon, Plague Inc: Evolved, 911 Operator, Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition, and RimWorld. We matched them by the tags players give Family Ties on Steam (Casual, Simulation, Strategy, 2D, and Survival): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

Game Dev Tycoon
Shared: Simulation · Casual · Strategy

Plague Inc: Evolved
Shared: Simulation · Strategy · Casual

911 Operator
Shared: Simulation · Strategy · Casual

Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
Shared: Strategy · Casual · Singleplayer

RimWorld
Shared: Strategy · Survival · Simulation

Mini Metro
Shared: Strategy · Simulation · Casual

Home Behind
Shared: Casual · Survival · Simulation

The Escapists
Shared: Strategy · Simulation · 2D

Oxygen Not Included
Shared: Survival · Singleplayer · 2D

Mini Motorways
Shared: Simulation · Casual · Strategy

Reus
Shared: Strategy · Simulation · Casual

Russian Life Simulator
Shared: Simulation · 2D · Singleplayer

Banished
Shared: Strategy · Simulation · Survival

This War of Mine
Shared: Survival · Strategy · Simulation

Papa's Freezeria Deluxe
Shared: Simulation · Casual · Strategy

Papers, Please
Shared: Simulation · Indie · Singleplayer

BidKing
Shared: Casual · Strategy · Simulation

Dictators:No Peace Countryballs
Shared: Simulation · Strategy · Casual

Bloons TD 6
Shared: Strategy · Casual · Singleplayer

Bomber Crew
Shared: Simulation · Strategy · Singleplayer

Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
Shared: Simulation · Singleplayer · 2D

A Game About Feeding A Black Hole
Shared: Casual · Strategy · Simulation

Project Highrise
Shared: Simulation · Strategy · 2D

Marble Age
Shared: Strategy · Simulation · Casual