Best Simulation Games
1,051 Simulation games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
NBA 2K14
Released: Oct 1, 2013
Critic rating: 79.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Sport
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
NBA 2K14 will raise the bar yet again, providing the best basketball gaming experience for legions of sports fan and gamers around the world.
Tactics Ogre: Reborn
Released: Nov 11, 2022
Critic rating: 85.2 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Tactics Ogre, crown jewel of the tactical role-playing genre, is reborn!
Lobotomy Corporation
Released: Apr 9, 2018
Critic rating: 77.8 / 100 • 23 votes
Genres: Simulator, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Monster Management Rogue-Lite Simulation game inspired by the monsters from game and movies such as SCP Foundation, Cabin in the woods and Warehouse 13.
WWE 2K24
Released: Mar 8, 2024
Critic rating: 79.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Simulator, Sport
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Experience WWE 2K24’s bevy of spectacular modes, which includes a tribute to WrestleMania in 2K Showcase of the Immortals, MyRISE, MyFACTION, MyGM, and all-new match types like Guest Referee and Gauntlet.
Pharaoh
Released: Nov 2, 1999
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Pharaoh is a 1999 strategy game developed by Impressions Games and published by Sierra Entertainment.
Battle Chef Brigade
Released: Nov 20, 2017
Critic rating: 80.7 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Battle Chef Brigade features fantasy chefs, including Orcs, Elves, and Humans, who need to hunt dangerous monsters for ingredients.
Gran Turismo
Released: Dec 23, 1997
Critic rating: 73.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Simulator
Platforms: PlayStation
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Gran Turismo is a racing game designed by Kazunori Yamauchi and is the first entry in the critically acclaimed simulator racing series bearing the same name.
F1 2013
Released: Oct 4, 2013
Critic rating: 78.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Simulator, Sport, Strategy
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
The game features all eleven teams and twenty-two drivers competing in the 2013 season, as well as the nineteen circuits and Grands Prix.
Orwell: Keeping an Eye on You
Released: Oct 27, 2016
Critic rating: 85.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Using the new governmental security program that has the power to survey the online presence of every person in The Nation, you investigate the lives of citizens to find those responsible for a series of terror attacks.
That's Not My Neighbor
Released: Mar 11, 2024
Critic rating: 77.7 / 100 • 24 votes
Genres: Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
'That's not my Neighbor' is a 2D Indie horror game based on the job simulator genre with an unique twist created by Ignacio Alvarado Monge AKA NachoSama.
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies
Released: Jul 25, 2013
Critic rating: 80.2 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Visual Novel
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Android, iOS
Game modes: Single player
Dual Destinies continues the style of gameplay from previous installments, in which the player must utilize evidence and find contradictions in witness statements to prove their client innocent.
Grid Legends
Released: Feb 24, 2022
Critic rating: 88.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Racing, Simulator, Sport
Platforms: Meta Quest 2, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
What does it take to become a racing legend?
TOCA Race Driver 3
Released: Feb 24, 2006
Critic rating: 83.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Racing, Simulator, Sport
Platforms: Xbox, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
TOCA Race Driver 3 (also known as DTM Race Driver 3 in Germany and V8 Supercars 3 in Australia) is the third title of TOCA racing video game series, developed and published by Codemasters.
2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
Released: Apr 27, 2010
Critic rating: 88.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Sport
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Split screen
EA SPORTS 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa will feature all the emotion and passion of the fiercest national rivalries battling on the world's biggest stage, with all 199 national teams that took part in qualification, all 10 official licensed stadiums to be used in South Africa and stadiums from each qualifying region.
Game Dev Tycoon
Released: Dec 10, 2012
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
In Game Dev Tycoon you replay the history of the gaming industry by starting your own video game development company in the 80s.
Universe Sandbox
Released: May 1, 2008
Critic rating: 77.5 / 100 • 33 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Create and destroy on an unimaginable scale...
Midtown Madness 2
Released: Sep 22, 2000
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Simulator
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Midtown Madness 2 is a free roam racing/arcade sequel to Midtown Madness, part of the Midtown Madness series, developed by Angel Studios (now Rockstar San Diego) and published by Microsoft, which features a range of vehicles that can be driven around London and San Francisco.
The Sims 3
Released: Jun 2, 2009
Critic rating: 75.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
In The Sims 3, you can create Sims with unique personalities, fulfill their desires, and control their lives within a customizable living neighborhood.
Men of War: Assault Squad 2
Released: Mar 20, 2014
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy, Tactical
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Men of War: Assault Squad 2 features new single player style skirmish modes that take players from extreme tank combat to deadly sniper stealth missions.
The Sims 2: University
Released: Feb 28, 2005
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
The Sims 2: University is the first expansion pack for the life simulation game The Sims 2.
Freelancer
Released: Mar 4, 2003
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Eight hundred years prior to the start of our story, bitter conflict divided all of mankind.
FlatOut
Released: Nov 5, 2004
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Racing, Simulator
Platforms: Xbox, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
FlatOut is adrenaline-filled muscle car racing game packed with explosive physics, spectacular effects and graphics, innovative game play mechanics and good old fun!
WWE 2K22
Released: Mar 11, 2022
Critic rating: 77.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Simulator, Sport
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
WWE 2K returns with all the features you can handle in WWE 2K22, the twenty-sixth professional wrestling game in the WWE game franchise and the ninth game in the WWE 2K series!
Spore
Released: Sep 4, 2008
Critic rating: 82.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
From Single Cell to Galactic God, evolve your creature in a universe of your own creations.
From Dust
Released: Jul 27, 2011
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: Web browser, PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
A Modern God Game Where Nature is the Star From Dust is the latest original video game concept by Eric Chahi, creator of the cult classic, Another World. Immerse yourself in a world as exotically beautiful as it is dangerous. You control the destiny of a primitive tribe against the backdrop of a world in constant evolution, a universe where mighty Nature reclaims what is hers and your mastery of the elements is your people’s only chance of survival...