Best Simulation Games
1,051 Simulation games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Townscaper
Released: Jun 30, 2020
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Townscaper is an experimental passion project.
Dysmantle
Released: Nov 16, 2021
Critic rating: 83.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The open world action RPG where you can ruin everything.
The Sims: Vacation
Released: Mar 25, 2002
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
The Sims: Vacation, known as The Sims: On Holiday in the Republic of Ireland, the UK, China and Scandinavia, is the fourth expansion pack for The Sims.
Armello
Released: Jan 22, 2015
Critic rating: 73.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Quiz/Trivia, Adventure, Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Armello is a grand swashbuckling adventure that combines three styles of play; The deep tactics of card games with the rich strategy of table top board games, combined with a character role-playing system.
Assetto Corsa Competizione
Released: May 29, 2019
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Simulator, Sport
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Assetto Corsa Competizione, the official GT World Challenge videogame.
SimCity
Released: Oct 3, 1989
Critic rating: 58.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: Acorn Archimedes, BBC Microcomputer System, PC-9800 Series, Sharp X68000, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST/STE, PC (Microsoft Windows), Acorn Electron, Mac, DOS, FM Towns, Amiga, Amstrad CPC
Game modes: Single player
SimCity, later renamed SimCity Classic, is a city-building simulation video game, first released on February 2, 1989, and designed by Will Wright for the Macintosh computer.
The Painscreek Killings
Released: Sep 27, 2017
Critic rating: 71.7 / 100 • 30 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
The Painscreek Killings is a first-person, explorable mystery solving game set in a fictional town of United States in the 1990s.
The Escapists 2
Released: Aug 22, 2017
Critic rating: 75.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Tactical, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The Escapists 2 is the forthcoming sequel to the sandbox prison-escape game which will include, in a first for the series, drop in/drop out play for up to four players in both local and online play.
Jurassic World Evolution 2
Released: Nov 9, 2021
Critic rating: 72.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Jurassic World Evolution 2 is the much-anticipated sequel to Frontier’s ground-breaking 2018 management simulation, Jurassic World Evolution, offering an all new narrative campaign voiced by cast members from across the Jurassic World film franchise, exciting new features, four engaging game modes, and an expanded roster of awe-inspiring dinosaurs.
Punch Club
Released: Jan 8, 2016
Critic rating: 68.2 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Sport, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo 3DS, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Train hard, fight crocodiles and find love.
Everything
Released: Mar 21, 2017
Critic rating: 72.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Everything is an interactive experience where everything you see is a thing you can be, from animals to planets to galaxies and beyond.
Wii Party U
Released: Oct 25, 2013
Critic rating: 60.7 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Arcade, Card & Board Game
Platforms: Wii U
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
It's time to party with Wii U Enjoy board games and mini-games on the TV, play familiar tabletop games using the Wii U GamePad Controller, or transform your living room into a game show floor.
Red Dead Online
Released: May 15, 2019
Critic rating: 71.6 / 100 • 30 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Adventure
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Step into the vibrant, ever-evolving world of Red Dead Online and experience life in frontier America.
Bloons TD 5
Released: Dec 14, 2011
Critic rating: 71.6 / 100 • 54 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Tactical
Platforms: Web browser, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Five-star tower defense with unrivaled depth and replayability.
Need for Speed: Carbon
Released: Oct 31, 2006
Critic rating: 70.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Racing, Simulator
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Need for Speed: Carbon is an arcade-style street racing game set in an open-world city.
Sid Meier's Civilization VII
Released: Feb 11, 2025
Critic rating: 82.2 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Rule as one of many legendary leaders from throughout history.
Hatoful Boyfriend
Released: Jul 31, 2011
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita
Game modes: Single player
Congratulations!
WRC 8
Released: Sep 15, 2019
Critic rating: 73.6 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Simulator, Sport, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Never before has the official WRC simulation been this authentic.
NHL '94
Released: Oct 1, 1993
Critic rating: 71.5 / 100 • 23 votes
Genres: Simulator, Sport
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, DOS, Sega CD
Game modes: Single player
Aside from the licenses, the gameplay for this edition sees for the first time the inclusion of the devastating one-timer shot, but to keep forwards (literally) in check, defenders also feature harder body checks, with new animations.
F1 24
Released: May 31, 2024
Critic rating: 76.7 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Simulator, Sport
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Get ready to ignite your passion for racing and get closer to the grid like never before with EA SPORTS F1 24, the official videogame of the 2024 FIA Formula One World Championship
Midtown Madness
Released: May 1, 1999
Critic rating: 71.4 / 100 • 57 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Simulator
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Midtown Madness (also known as Midtown Madness: Chicago Edition) is a racing game developed for Windows by Angel Studios (now Rockstar San Diego) and published by Microsoft.
Dance Dance Revolution
Released: Sep 26, 1998
Critic rating: 63.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Music, Simulator
Platforms: Arcade, PlayStation
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Dance Dance Revolution (ダンスダンスレボリューション Dansu Dansu Reboryūshon?), abbreviated DDR and also known as Dancing Stage in earlier games in Europe and Australasia, and some other games in Japan, is a music video game series produced by Konami.
TheHunter: Call of the Wild
Released: Feb 16, 2017
Critic rating: 73.6 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Sport, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Never before have you experienced a hunting game like theHunter: Call of the Wild.
Rising Storm 2: Vietnam
Released: May 30, 2017
Critic rating: 72.5 / 100
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Multiplayer, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Rising Storm 2: Vietnam is a sequel to the stand-alone expansion pack to Rising Storm and focuses on the Vietnam War.
Jurassic World Evolution
Released: Jun 11, 2018
Critic rating: 74.2 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Take charge of operations on the legendary islands of the Muertes archipelago and bring the wonder, majesty and danger of dinosaurs to life.