Best Simulation Games
1,051 Simulation games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Dawn of Discovery
Released: Jun 23, 2009
Critic rating: 72.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Dawn of Discovery (Known as "Anno 1404" in Europe) is a city-building and economic simulation game with real-time strategy elements.
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners
Released: Jan 23, 2020
Critic rating: 84.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Meta Quest 2, PlayStation VR2, Windows Mixed Reality, PlayStation VR, SteamVR, Meta Quest 3, Oculus Rift, Oculus Quest
Game modes: Single player
Saints & Sinners is a game unlike any other in The Walking Dead universe.
This War of Mine: The Little Ones
Released: Jan 29, 2016
Critic rating: 76.1 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
This War of Mine: The Little Ones explores the hardships of wartime survival as seen from an entirely new perspective; that of a child.
Suzerain
Released: Dec 4, 2020
Critic rating: 72.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland.
Pokémon Snap
Released: Mar 21, 1999
Critic rating: 76.0 / 100 • 254 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator
Platforms: Wii, Nintendo 64, 64DD, Wii U
Game modes: Single player
Traverse various areas and take photographs of different types of Pokémon by discovering their secrets.
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon
Released: Oct 11, 2011
Critic rating: 81.6 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon is the 14th game released in the Ace Combat series.
Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter
Released: Apr 30, 1997
Critic rating: 76.0 / 100 • 21 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Star Wars: X-Wing vs.
Planetbase
Released: Oct 16, 2015
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Guide a group of space settlers trying to establish an outpost on a remote planet.
Crashlands
Released: Jan 20, 2016
Critic rating: 79.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Crashlands is an outlandish story-driven-action-adventure set in a world of hidden magic and high technology.
Human Resource Machine
Released: Oct 15, 2015
Critic rating: 74.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
"Human Resource Machine is a puzzle game.
Plague Inc.
Released: May 26, 2012
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy, Tactical
Platforms: Web browser, Windows Phone, Android, iOS
Game modes: Single player
As a new disease, it is your job to destroy the entire human species by evolving to a deadly plague.
Spintires
Released: Jun 13, 2014
Critic rating: 76.0 / 100 • 36 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Collect lumber with the crane attachments and try to deliver them to the objectives.
Tekken Revolution
Released: Jun 11, 2013
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Racing, Simulator
Platforms: PlayStation 3
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
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Date Everything!
Released: Jun 17, 2025
Critic rating: 84.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Simulator, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Date Everything is a sandbox dating simulator set in the comfort of your own home, featuring 100 fully voice acted datable characters!
Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom
Released: Feb 12, 1996
Critic rating: 62.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Simulator
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS
Game modes: Single player
Wing Commander 4 is one of the greatest space sims of all time, and some even consider it the greatest one of all.
Death and Taxes
Released: Feb 20, 2020
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
In this 2D, narrative-based game, you assume the role of the Grim Reaper...
Age of Wonders: Planetfall
Released: Aug 6, 2019
Critic rating: 83.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Age of Wonders: Planetfall is the new strategy game from Triumph Studios, creators of the critically acclaimed Age of Wonders and Overlord series, bringing all the exciting tactical-turn based combat and in-depth 4X empire building of its predecessors to space in an all-new sci-fi setting.
Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles
Released: Aug 8, 2003
Critic rating: 80.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Quiz/Trivia
Platforms: Nintendo GameCube
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Join a crystal caravan!
Tropico 3
Released: Oct 20, 2009
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
The time is yesterday and the Cold War is in full swing.
Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War
Released: Oct 21, 2004
Critic rating: 76.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War is a first person air combat and flight simulator.
NHL 21
Released: Oct 16, 2020
Critic rating: 74.1 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Sport
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
In NHL 21 it’s the most creative, inventive and fearless players that are worth celebrating.
Biped
Released: Mar 26, 2020
Critic rating: 80.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Sport, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Biped is a coop action game with physics.
Card Shark
Released: Jun 2, 2022
Critic rating: 88.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Adventure, Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Card Shark is an adventure game full of cunning, intrigue, and delectable deceit.
World of Warships
Released: Sep 17, 2015
Critic rating: 82.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Tactical
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
World of Warships is a free to play online naval combat game by Wargaming.net.
Gran Turismo Sport
Released: Oct 17, 2017
Critic rating: 77.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Simulator, Sport
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation VR
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Welcome to the future of motorsports – the definitive motor racing experience is back and better than ever only on PlayStation 4.