Best Simulation Games
1,051 Simulation games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Farming Simulator 22
Released: Nov 22, 2021
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Take on the role of a modern farmer!
Space Engineers
Released: Feb 28, 2019
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Space Engineers is a sandbox game about engineering, construction and maintenance of space works.
Reigns
Released: Aug 10, 2016
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: Google Stadia, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Reigns is a strategy video game developed by Nerial and published by Devolver Digital.
Nintendo Switch Sports
Released: Apr 29, 2022
Critic rating: 72.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Sport
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Get moving in Nintendo Switch Sports with Golf, Soccer, Volleyball, Bowling, Tennis, Badminton, and Chambara (swordplay) using Joy-Con controllers!
Chernobylite
Released: Jul 28, 2021
Critic rating: 76.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Chernobylite is a science-fiction survival horror experience, mixing the free exploration of its disturbing world with challenging combat, unique crafting, and non-linear storytelling.
Berzerk
Released: Nov 12, 1980
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Genres: Shooter, Simulator
Platforms: Arcade
Game modes: Single player
Maneuver your humanoid through the electrified mazes of robot filled rooms.
Fantasy Life
Released: Dec 27, 2012
Critic rating: 74.6 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player
Embark on the adventure of your dream life as you craft, cast, fish, mine, battle and explore like never before.
Five Nights at Freddy's 2
Released: Nov 10, 2014
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Welcome back to the new and improved Freddy Fazbear's Pizza!
Empire Earth II
Released: Apr 26, 2005
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
Relive the complete span of human history!
The Sims 2: Castaway
Released: Oct 22, 2007
Critic rating: 73.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: Wii, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Castaway is the third console spin-off of the video game The Sims 2.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links
Released: Nov 17, 2016
Critic rating: 72.2 / 100 • 93 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Quiz/Trivia, Adventure, Card & Board Game
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Yu-Gi-Oh!
Octodad: Dadliest Catch
Released: Jan 30, 2014
Critic rating: 73.6 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Octodad: Dadliest Catch is a game about destruction, deception, and fatherhood.
Clone Drone in the Danger Zone
Released: Jul 27, 2021
Critic rating: 72.2 / 100 • 28 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Fighting, Shooter, Simulator, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Clone Drone in the Danger Zone is a third person sword fighter where any part of your body can be sliced off.
The Settlers: Rise of an Empire
Released: Sep 25, 2007
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
In The Settlers - Rise of an Empire, players build lively, bustling towns in a medieval world.
Ark: Survival Ascended
Released: Oct 25, 2023
Critic rating: 72.1 / 100 • 30 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Ark: Survival Ascended is a next-generation remaster of our beloved ARK: Survival Evolved, harnessing the power of Unreal Engine 5.
The Sims Medieval
Released: Mar 22, 2011
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
The Sims go back in time and get medieval!
Caesar IV
Released: Sep 26, 2006
Critic rating: 69.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Starting as governor of a newly formed province in the Roman Empire your goal is simple: advance up the empire's political ladder to become the next Caesar.
Surviving Mars
Released: Mar 15, 2018
Critic rating: 73.6 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Surviving Mars is a sci-fi city builder all about colonizing Mars and surviving the process.
Pro Evolution Soccer 2012
Released: Sep 27, 2011
Critic rating: 73.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Sport
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 (abbreviated to PES 2012 and known officially as World Soccer: Winning Eleven 2012 in Asia) is a video game which is the eleventh edition in the Pro Evolution Soccer series developed and published by Konami (and MicroByte in Argentina) with production assistance from the Blue Sky Team.
The Sims 3: Generations
Released: May 31, 2011
Critic rating: 68.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Enjoy a whole spectrum of rich life experiences with your Sims in The Sims 3: Generations.
Tomodachi Life
Released: Apr 18, 2013
Critic rating: 69.7 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Tomodachi Life is a communication game for the 3DS in which players can convert their Miis into Tomodachis (or create new ones) and put them in a wide range of scenarios ranging from charming to utterly ridiculous.
eFootball PES 2021 Season Update
Released: Sep 15, 2020
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Sport
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
eFootball PES 2021 Season Update is a football simulation game developed and published by Konami in 2020.
Shelter
Released: Aug 28, 2013
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Shelter is a survival video game developed by Might and Delight for Windows and Mac.
Cloverpit
Released: Sep 26, 2025
Critic rating: 62.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Indie, Arcade, Card & Board Game
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
You wake up in a rusty, narrow cell, standing over a dangerously unstable grate.
NBA 2K23
Released: Sep 9, 2022
Critic rating: 79.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Sport
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Rise to the occasion in NBA 2K23.