Best Simulation Games
1,051 Simulation games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Colin McRae Rally 2.0
Released: Jul 7, 2000
Critic rating: 81.9 / 100 • 155 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Simulator, Sport
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation
Game modes: Single player, Split screen
Colin McRae Rally 2.0 is a rally racing game that features the 1999-spec Ford Focus WRC, the 2000-spec Ford Focus RS WRC, Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VI Gr.A, Subaru Impreza WRC2000, Peugeot 206 WRC, Toyota Corolla WRC and SEAT Córdoba WRC, among other cars.
Stronghold Crusader
Released: Jul 31, 2002
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Stronghold: Crusader is the successor to Firefly Studios's 2001 game Stronghold.
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
Released: Apr 17, 2014
Critic rating: 82.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Nintendo 3DS, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Defend the innocent and save the day!
Overcooked!
Released: Aug 3, 2016
Critic rating: 81.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Overcooked!
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown
Released: Jan 18, 2019
Critic rating: 81.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation VR, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Leveraging the trueSKY technology and developed utilizing Unreal Engine 4, Ace Combat 7 will astound players with beautifully rendered skies and highly detailed cityscapes but also set the stage for the most engaging aerial battles in the franchise’s storied 20 year history accompanied with an immersive soundtrack.
Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30
Released: Mar 1, 2005
Critic rating: 91.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Strategy, Tactical
Platforms: Xbox, Wii, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Based on a true story.
Gran Turismo 2
Released: Dec 11, 1999
Critic rating: 81.8 / 100 • 218 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Simulator
Platforms: PlayStation
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Gran Turismo 2 is a racing game for the Sony PlayStation and the sequel to Gran Turismo.
NHL 06
Released: Sep 6, 2005
Critic rating: 88.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Sport
Platforms: Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Split screen
Hit the ice with EA Sports' NHL 06 for the XBOX.
Tabletop Simulator
Released: Jun 5, 2015
Critic rating: 81.8 / 100 • 111 votes
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR, Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Tabletop Simulator is the only simulator where you can let your aggression out by flipping the table!
Planet Coaster
Released: Nov 17, 2016
Critic rating: 82.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Planet Coaster is a construction and management simulation video game.
Pro Evolution Soccer
Released: Mar 15, 2001
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: PEGI 3
Genres: Simulator, Sport
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Pro Evolution Soccer, often abbreviated as PES and also known as World Soccer: Winning Eleven 5 in Japan and North America, is a football sports simulation video game released in 2001.
Tropico
Released: Apr 21, 2001
Critic rating: 82.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
As the newly instated dictator of an obscure Caribbean Island, you will build a path of progress for your sapling nation, overcoming poverty, strife and other evils.
Railway Empire
Released: Jan 26, 2018
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
In Railway Empire, you will create an elaborate and wide-ranging rail network, purchase over 40 different trains modelled in extraordinary detail, and buy or build railway stations, maintenance buildings, factories and tourist attractions to keep your travel network ahead of the competition.
Terraria
Released: May 16, 2011
Critic rating: 81.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo 3DS, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Terraria is a 2D sandbox action-adventure game with platforming and role-playing elements.
The Settlers III
Released: Nov 30, 1998
Critic rating: 81.7 / 100 • 62 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy, Tactical
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The gods may be crazy!
Abiotic Factor
Released: Jul 22, 2025
Critic rating: 92.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Abiotic Factor is a survival crafting experience for 1-6 players set in the depths of an underground research facility.
The Sims 4: City Living
Released: Nov 1, 2016
Critic rating: 86.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Do your Sims long to leave the suburbs behind?
The Oregon Trail
Released: Dec 3, 1971
Critic rating: 81.6 / 100 • 29 votes
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: HP 2100, CDC Cyber 70
Game modes: Single player
The Oregon Trail is a computer game originally developed by Don Rawitsch, Bill Heinemann, and Paul Dillenberger in 1971 and produced by the Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium (MECC) in 1974.
The Isle
Released: Dec 1, 2015
Critic rating: 81.6 / 100 • 40 votes
Genres: Fighting, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
The Isle is intended to be a gritty, open-world survival horror game.
The Devil on G-String
Released: May 29, 2008
Critic rating: 81.6 / 100 • 23 votes
Rating: PEGI 18
Genres: Simulator, Adventure, Visual Novel
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
You play the role of Azai Kyousuke, the son of a legendary gangster infamous in the underworld.
Pinball FX3
Released: Sep 26, 2017
Critic rating: 84.2 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Pinball, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Pinball FX3 is the biggest, most community focused pinball game ever created.
Teardown
Released: Apr 21, 2022
Critic rating: 83.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Prepare the perfect heist in this simulated and fully destructible voxel world.
Golf Story
Released: Sep 28, 2017
Critic rating: 83.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Sport, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Wii U, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Play the story of a golfer, forced to give up all that he holds dear for one final shot at accomplishing his dream.
Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
Released: Dec 6, 2017
Critic rating: 81.5 / 100 • 149 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy is a punishing climbing game, a homage to Jazzuo's 2002 B-Game classic 'Sexy Hiking'.
Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere
Released: May 27, 1999
Critic rating: 81.5 / 100 • 29 votes
Genres: Shooter, Simulator
Platforms: PlayStation
Game modes: Single player
Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere is a combat flight simulation video game developed and published by Namco for the PlayStation.