Best Simulation Games
1,051 Simulation games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Curse of the Dead Gods
Released: Feb 23, 2021
Critic rating: 84.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
You seek untold riches, eternal life, divine powers - it leads to this accursed temple, a seemingly-infinite labyrinth of bottomless pits, deadly traps, and monsters.
Viscera Cleanup Detail
Released: Oct 23, 2015
Critic rating: 76.9 / 100 • 58 votes
Genres: Simulator, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
In Viscera Cleanup Detail, you step into the boots of a space-station janitor tasked with cleaning up after various horrific sci-fi horror events.
Brütal Legend
Released: Oct 13, 2009
Critic rating: 80.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Music, Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Brütal Legend is an action-adventure that marries visceral action combat with open-world freedom.
Car Mechanic Simulator 2021
Released: Feb 13, 2018
Critic rating: 76.8 / 100 • 21 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Simulator, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Work your way to service empire.
The Sims 3: Seasons
Released: Nov 13, 2012
Critic rating: 83.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
All-new activities, like soccer, big seasonal festivals, and celebrations, bring the spirit of each season to life in The Sims 3: Seasons.
Oxygen Not Included
Released: Jul 30, 2019
Critic rating: 76.8 / 100 • 141 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Oxygen Not Included is a space-colony simulation game.
Fortnite
Released: Jun 29, 2020
Critic rating: 82.6 / 100
Stephen Popovich's rating: 9.1
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Simulator
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen, Battle Royale
Fortnite is a free-to-play online game where you and your friends fight to be the last one standing in Battle Royale, join forces to make your own Creative games, or catch a live show at Party Royale.
Door Kickers
Released: Oct 20, 2014
Critic rating: 84.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy, Tactical, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Door Kickers is an innovative Real-Time Tactics game that puts you in charge of a SWAT team.
Virtua Fighter 2
Released: Nov 1, 1994
Critic rating: 76.8 / 100 • 60 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Simulator, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Sega Saturn, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Virtua Fighter 2 is a fighting video game developed by Sega.
Grid 2
Released: May 27, 2013
Critic rating: 80.6 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Simulator, Sport, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Be fast, be first and be famous as the race returns in GRID 2, the sequel to the BAFTA-award winning, multi-million selling Race Driver: GRID.
PowerWash Simulator
Released: Jul 14, 2022
Critic rating: 76.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Release the Pressure with PowerWash Simulator!
Rising Storm
Released: May 30, 2013
Critic rating: 76.7 / 100 • 29 votes
Rating: PEGI 18
Genres: Shooter, Simulator
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Multiplayer
Rising Storm is the next game in the Red Orchestra franchise.
Planet Zoo
Released: Nov 5, 2019
Critic rating: 77.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Build a world for wildlife in Planet Zoo.
The Sims 3: Pets
Released: Oct 18, 2011
Critic rating: 78.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Nintendo 3DS, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Bring excitement and surprise into your Sims' lives with pets in The Sims 3: Pets, an expansion pack for The Sims 3!
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Released: Nov 23, 2005
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator
Platforms: Wii U, Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Players move into a living, breathing world inside the Nintendo DS...and then invite their friends to visit from anywhere on earth.
Victoria 3
Released: Oct 25, 2022
Critic rating: 87.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Paradox Development Studio invites you to build your ideal society in the tumult of the exciting and transformative 19th century.
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Warlords
Released: Jul 24, 2006
Critic rating: 75.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Warlords is the first expansion pack for the award-winning game that has become an instant world-wide hit.
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008
Released: Oct 26, 2007
Critic rating: 77.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Sport
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (or just PES 2008) is an association football video game in Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer series.
Starlink: Battle for Atlas
Released: Oct 16, 2018
Critic rating: 76.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Starlink: Battle for Atlas is an all-new action-adventure game developed by Ubisoft Toronto.
Terra Nil
Released: Mar 28, 2023
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Terra Nil is an intricate environmental strategy game about transforming a barren wasteland into a thriving, balanced ecosystem.
Gorn
Released: Aug 24, 2018
Critic rating: 73.4 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Fighting, Simulator, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Indie
Platforms: Meta Quest 2, PlayStation VR2, PlayStation 4, PlayStation VR, PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR, Oculus Rift, Oculus Quest
Game modes: Single player
GORN is a ludicrously violent VR gladiator simulator, made by Free Lives, the developers of Broforce and Genital Jousting.
Mount & Blade: Warband
Released: Mar 31, 2010
Critic rating: 68.6 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
In a land torn asunder by incessant warfare, it is time to assemble your own band of hardened warriors and enter the fray.
Curious Expedition
Released: Sep 2, 2016
Critic rating: 75.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Curious Expedition is a roguelike expedition simulation set in the late 19th century.
Mir Korabley
Released: Oct 12, 2022
Critic rating: 76.5 / 100 • 23 votes
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Strategy, Tactical, Arcade
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Mir Korabley is a free to play online naval combat game by Lesta Games.
Anno 1701
Released: Oct 30, 2006
Critic rating: 76.7 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Anno is a real-time strategy video game series with business simulation and city building elements.