Best Simulation Games
1,051 Simulation games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
RimWorld
Released: Oct 17, 2018
Critic rating: 74.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller.
Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator
Released: Dec 4, 2017
Critic rating: 79.5 / 100 • 53 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Presenting a fun Five Nights at Freddy's adventure with a lighter touch for the holidays, Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator puts you in charge of developing your own restaurant!
Luftrausers
Released: Mar 18, 2014
Critic rating: 80.5 / 100
Rating: PEGI 7
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita
Game modes: Single player
The skies will be set aflame and the seas will overflow with wreckage in Vlambeer's stylish arcade shooter LUFTRAUSERS!
Noita
Released: Oct 15, 2020
Critic rating: 80.5 / 100
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated.
Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns
Released: Jun 23, 2016
Critic rating: 78.8 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player
The series is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a new game for the Nintendo 3DS.
NHL 2004
Released: Sep 22, 2003
Critic rating: 79.4 / 100 • 21 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Sport
Platforms: Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
NHL 2004, developed by the EA Black Box studios, is an ice hockey video game.
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
Released: Mar 30, 2020
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Tactical, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord is the eagerly awaited sequel to the acclaimed medieval combat simulator and role-playing game Mount & Blade: Warband.
Anno 1503
Released: Oct 25, 2002
Critic rating: 79.4 / 100 • 36 votes
Rating: PEGI 3
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Lay claim to the New World in an epic saga of adventure and discovery.
Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise
Released: Sep 2, 2008
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator
Platforms: Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
The original Rare Ltd.
Constructor
Released: Dec 31, 1997
Critic rating: 79.4 / 100 • 24 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), DOS, PlayStation
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
In a town where anything goes, you can’t rise to the top without taking a few others down.
The Mortuary Assistant
Released: Aug 2, 2022
Critic rating: 79.3 / 100 • 46 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Having completed your degree in mortuary sciences, you have taken on an apprenticeship at River Fields Mortuary.
Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
Released: Jan 17, 2001
Critic rating: 79.3 / 100 • 66 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The destiny of a galaxy hangs in the balance, and you are in command.
Dorfromantik
Released: Apr 28, 2022
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Dorfromantik is a peaceful building strategy and puzzle game where you create a beautiful and ever-growing village landscape by placing tiles.
Pro Evolution Soccer 2010
Released: Oct 23, 2009
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Sport
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 is the 2010 instalment of the yearly-released PES series.
Azur Lane
Released: May 25, 2017
Critic rating: 79.3 / 100 • 44 votes
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Tactical, Adventure, Visual Novel
Platforms: Android, iOS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Azur Lane is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up video game created by Chinese developers Shanghai Manjuu and Xiamen Yongshi, released in 2017 for the iOS and Android operating systems.
NBA 2K15
Released: Oct 7, 2014
Critic rating: 81.1 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Sport
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
NBA 2K15 features approximately 5,000 new animations, new defensive AI, shooting systems, new team-specific play sets, and more control over rebounding, steals, and blocks.
ActRaiser
Released: Dec 16, 1990
Critic rating: 79.2 / 100 • 70 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: Arcade, Satellaview, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Wii, Wii U, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player
ActRaiser is a 1990 platform and city-building simulation game for the Super Nintendo, combining traditional side-scrolling platforming with urban planning god game sections.
FIFA Soccer 12
Released: Sep 27, 2011
Critic rating: 83.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Sport
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
FIFA 12 brings to the pitch the game-changing new Player Impact Engine, a physics engine built to deliver real-world physicality in every interaction on the pitch.
The Operator
Released: Jul 22, 2024
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
As an Operator, you will assist FDI's field agents by analyzing evidence on your computer and making deductions.
Yakuza 2
Released: Dec 7, 2006
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Sport, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Wii U, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Yakuza 2 plunges you once more into the violent Japanese underworld.
NHL 14
Released: Sep 10, 2013
Critic rating: 78.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Sport
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Summary: Unlock the highest level of hockey aggression, speed and skill.
The Long Dark
Released: Aug 1, 2017
Critic rating: 82.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Welcome to The Long Dark, the innovative exploration-survival experience Wired magazine calls "the pinnacle of an entire genre".
Fuser
Released: Nov 9, 2020
Critic rating: 78.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Music, Simulator
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
A nonstop virtual music festival where you control the music!
Animal Crossing
Released: Sep 16, 2002
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator
Platforms: Nintendo GameCube
Game modes: Single player
Occasionally strange but completely addictive, Nintendo's Animal Crossing for the GameCube is not so much a game as a simulation of life on a small town.
Nintendogs: Labrador & Friends
Released: Aug 22, 2005
Critic rating: 79.1 / 100 • 29 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator
Platforms: Nintendo DSi, Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player
Nintendogs is a realtime pet simulation video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console.