Best Simulation Games
1,051 Simulation games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
The Sims 2
Released: Sep 14, 2004
Critic rating: 71.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
In The Sims 2, your Sims will be more lifelike, more responsive, and more complex than ever before.
Anno 2070
Released: Nov 17, 2011
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Anno 2070 is a city-building and economic simulation game, with real-time strategy elements.
Tropico 6
Released: Mar 29, 2019
Critic rating: 76.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
El Presidente is back!
Wii Sports
Released: Nov 19, 2006
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Sport
Platforms: Wii
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Wii Sports is a sports simulation game built around the motion controls of the Wii Remote.
Everspace 2
Released: Apr 6, 2023
Critic rating: 86.6 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Everspace 2 is a fast-paced single-player spaceship shooter with exploration in space and on planets, tons of loot, RPG elements, mining, and crafting.
Viva Piñata
Released: Nov 9, 2006
Critic rating: 74.7 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Attract and tame your favourite Piñatas.
Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution
Released: Jun 13, 2008
Critic rating: 80.6 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Experience the journey of a civilization's birth to it's rise of power.
Poly Bridge
Released: Jul 12, 2016
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Unleash your engineering creativity with an engaging and fresh bridge-building simulator with all the bells and whistles.
Star Wars: Squadrons
Released: Oct 1, 2020
Critic rating: 80.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Simulator
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Windows Mixed Reality, PlayStation 4, PlayStation VR, PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR, PlayStation 5, Oculus Rift, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Master the art of starfighter combat in the authentic piloting experience STAR WARS: Squadrons.
Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007
Released: Apr 27, 2006
Critic rating: 73.2 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Sport
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007 is a soccer simulation game developed and published by Konami.
Lula: The Sexy Empire
Released: Jun 26, 1997
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: AO
Genres: Point-and-click, Simulator
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Amiga
Game modes: Single player
Lula: The Sexy Empire is a business simulation game for Windows and AmigaOS.
BeamNG.drive
Released: Apr 5, 2015
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100 • 94 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Simulator
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
BeamNG.drive is a sandbox vehicle simulation game built around soft-body physics that simulate realistic vehicle handling, deformation, and damage in real time.
World of Tanks
Released: Apr 12, 2011
Critic rating: 72.9 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Strategy, Arcade
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Multiplayer, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Jump into the free-to-play team-based shooter with an ever-expanding roster of historical vehicles, stunning graphics, spectacular locales, and orchestral scores.
Impossible Creatures
Released: Dec 29, 2002
Critic rating: 73.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Genetically-alter animals to create scientific marvels in "Impossible Creatures", the 2003 classic RTS.
Telling Lies
Released: Aug 23, 2019
Critic rating: 85.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Point-and-click, Simulator, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Four private lives.
Hell Let Loose
Released: Jun 6, 2019
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Multiplayer
Fight in the most iconic battles of the Second World War, including El Alamein, Stalingrad, Omaha Beach, and Foy!
Steep
Released: Dec 1, 2016
Critic rating: 72.9 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Sport, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Ride a massive open world of the Alps and Alaska, where the powder is always fresh and the run never ends.Defy and master the world’s most epic mountains on skis, wingsuit, snowboard, and in paraglide.
SimCity BuildIt
Released: Dec 16, 2014
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: Android, iOS
Game modes: Single player
Welcome, Mayor!
Escape the Backrooms
Released: Oct 23, 2025
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Explore the seemingly infinite expanse of eerily familiar levels in the backrooms based on the popular creepypasta lore.
NieR
Released: Apr 22, 2010
Critic rating: 69.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Nothing is as it seems in Square Enix's latest action adventure game, set in a crumbling world plagued by disease and dark, unrecognizable creatures.
FIFA Soccer 08
Released: Sep 27, 2007
Critic rating: 76.7 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Sport
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
FIFA 08 (named FIFA Soccer 08 in North America) is the 2007 installment of EA Sports' series of football video games.
Exo One
Released: Nov 18, 2021
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Exo One is a multi-planetary exploration game where you pilot an interstellar spacecraft capable of manipulating gravity.
SimCity 2000
Released: Dec 1, 1993
Critic rating: 71.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: Windows Mobile, PC-9800 Series, PlayStation 3, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Legacy Computer, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS, FM Towns, Amiga, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable, Game Boy Advance, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player
It has all the features, flexibility, art, animation, and power you need to create an environment of your dreams.
F1 2012
Released: Sep 17, 2012
Critic rating: 76.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Simulator, Sport, Strategy
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
As well as the new young driver test mode, F1 2012 features a new "Champions Mode", in which the six World Champions competing in the 2012 season — Kimi Räikkönen, Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button, Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso and Michael Schumacher — will be styled after traditional end-of-level video gaming bosses, with the player challenged to beat them while racing in conditions that suit each driver.
Yes, Your Grace
Released: Mar 6, 2020
Critic rating: 77.2 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
In this kingdom management RPG, petitioners will arrive in the throne room each turn to ask for your advice and assistance.