Best Simulation Games
1,051 Simulation games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Football Manager 2018
Released: Nov 10, 2017
Critic rating: 74.5 / 100
Rating: PEGI 3
Genres: Simulator, Sport
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
They say football is a game of opinions and everyone has theirs, but it’s only yours that counts around here.
Top Spin 4
Released: Mar 15, 2011
Critic rating: 73.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Sport, Strategy
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
The game features licensed professional players, venues and equipment.
Her Story
Released: Jun 24, 2015
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Point-and-click, Simulator, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Her Story is the new video game from Sam Barlow, creator of Silent Hill: Shattered Memories and Aisle.
Operation Flashpoint: Resistance
Released: Jun 28, 2002
Critic rating: 81.4 / 100 • 23 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Strategy, Tactical
Platforms: Xbox, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Operation Flashpoint: Resistance is an expansion to the original game that adds a new campaign, new 100km sq.
The Exit 8
Released: Nov 29, 2023
Critic rating: 92.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
You are trapped in an endless underground passageway.
Wing Commander
Released: Sep 26, 1990
Critic rating: 81.3 / 100 • 41 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Simulator
Platforms: Amiga CD32, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS, FM Towns, Amiga, Sega CD, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player
Gameplay consists of completing successive missions and overall cockpit performance affects gameplay: going above and beyond the call of duty results in medals, promotions in rank are awarded at regular intervals, and success or failure on certain critical missions decides the player's plot progress, "winning" or "losing".
Two Point Hospital
Released: Aug 29, 2018
Critic rating: 86.9 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Design stunning hospitals, cure peculiar illnesses and manage troublesome staff as you spread your budding healthcare organisation across Two Point County.
This War of Mine
Released: Nov 14, 2014
Critic rating: 82.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
In This War Of Mine you do not play as an elite soldier, rather a group of civilians trying to survive in a besieged city; struggling with lack of food, medicine and constant danger from snipers and hostile scavengers.
American Truck Simulator
Released: Feb 2, 2016
Critic rating: 81.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Simulator, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
American Truck Simulator puts you in the seat of a driver for hire entering the local freight market, making you work your way up to become an owner-operator, and go on to create one of the largest transportation companies in the United States.
Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed
Released: Mar 29, 2000
Critic rating: 81.2 / 100 • 237 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Simulator
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
You've pushed yourself to the edge - now drive over it!
Supermarket Together
Released: Aug 9, 2024
Critic rating: 81.2 / 100 • 39 votes
Genres: Simulator, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The multiplayer supermarket has arrived to your neighbourhood for free!
Descent II
Released: Mar 13, 1996
Critic rating: 92.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Simulator
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
You're going down...
Rocksmith
Released: Oct 18, 2011
Critic rating: 80.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Music, Simulator
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Rocksmith's innovative game design makes playing music visually intuitive and will engage experienced musicians as well as those who have never picked up a guitar in their lives.
Frostpunk 2
Released: Sep 20, 2024
Critic rating: 82.2 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Frostpunk 2 is the sequel to the highly acclaimed, BAFTA-nominated society survival game.
DEFCON
Released: Sep 29, 2006
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
You play the role of a military commander hidden deep within an underground bunker.
Dark Cloud
Released: Dec 14, 2000
Critic rating: 81.1 / 100 • 78 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
One of the PS2's first RPGs, Dark Cloud is a title that challenges players to not only strategise, battle and solve puzzles, but also to create geographical landscapes using the new Georama system.
Persona 5 Tactica
Released: Nov 17, 2023
Critic rating: 83.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Tactical
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
After a strange incident, the Phantom Thieves wander into a bizarre realm where its citizens are living under tyrannical oppression.
The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy
Released: Apr 24, 2025
Critic rating: 82.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Visual Novel
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A new adventure from the creators of the Danganronpa and Zero Escape series!
Forza Motorsport 7
Released: Oct 3, 2017
Critic rating: 86.1 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Simulator
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Forza Motorsport 7 immerses players in the exhilarating thrill of competitive racing.
Elite: Dangerous
Released: Dec 16, 2014
Critic rating: 82.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR, Mac, Oculus Rift, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
The next game in the Elite series - an amazing space epic with stunning visuals, incredible gameplay, breath-taking scope and award-winning sound.
F1 2017
Released: Aug 25, 2017
Critic rating: 83.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Simulator, Sport
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Win the 2017 World Championship, break every record in the fastest ever F1 cars, and race some of the most iconic F1 cars of the last 30 years.
Catherine: Full Body
Released: Feb 14, 2019
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Simulator, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Catherine: Full Body is an enhanced remaster of the adult-oriented puzzle-platformer Catherine.
The Settlers II: 10th Anniversary
Released: Sep 1, 2006
Critic rating: 80.8 / 100 • 25 votes
Rating: PEGI 7
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The Settlers II: 10th Anniversary is a remake of the original "The Settlers II" game.
Ace Combat 2
Released: May 30, 1997
Critic rating: 80.8 / 100 • 42 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Simulator
Platforms: PlayStation
Game modes: Single player
Ace Combat 2 serves as the follow-up to Namco's Air Combat, a combat flight simulator for the PlayStation.
Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties
Released: Oct 23, 2007
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties is the second expansion pack for the massively popular Age of Empires III.