Best Simulation Games
1,051 Simulation games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Star Wars: Starfighter
Released: Feb 21, 2001
Critic rating: 78.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Simulator
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Join three heroic starfighter pilots in harrowing deep space and planetary missions to save the planet of Naboo.
Tom Clancy's EndWar
Released: Nov 4, 2008
Critic rating: 77.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
In addition to traditional RTS controls, EndWar goes beyond other Real Time Strategy games by letting you use your own voice to control your units, offering you true control at the speed of thought.
Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen
Released: Apr 26, 2018
Critic rating: 71.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Adventure, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A remake of the first Utawarerumono title featuring remastered artwork and battle sections are now in 3D.
Human: Fall Flat
Released: Jul 22, 2016
Critic rating: 72.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Human: Fall Flat is a physics-based puzzle platformer where players control a customizable wobbly human character named Bob.
Assetto Corsa
Released: Dec 19, 2014
Critic rating: 63.7 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Simulator, Sport, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Assetto Corsa features an advanced DirectX 11 graphics engine that recreates an immersive environment, dynamic lighthing and realistic materials and surfaces.
Dawn of Man
Released: Mar 1, 2019
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Command a settlement of ancient humans, guide them through the ages in their struggle for survival.
Kill It With Fire
Released: Aug 13, 2020
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Kill It With Fire is a first-person action game about hunting spiders and causing collateral damage.
Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s
Released: Jul 24, 2007
Critic rating: 67.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Music, Simulator
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative, Split screen
Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s (titled Guitar Hero: Rocks the 80s in Europe) is a music rhythm game and the third installment in the popular Guitar Hero series.
Simulacra
Released: Oct 26, 2017
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III
Released: Apr 27, 2017
Critic rating: 76.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
In Dawn of War III you will have no choice but to face your foes when a catastrophic weapon is found on the mysterious world of Acheron.
Sniper Elite: Resistance
Released: Jan 30, 2025
Critic rating: 79.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Offering unparalleled sniping mechanics, stealth and tactical third-person combat, Sniper Elite: Resistance turns the attention of the award-winning series towards a hidden war, far from the front lines, deep within the heart of occupied France.
Potion Craft
Released: Dec 13, 2022
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Potion Craft is an alchemist simulator where you physically interact with your tools and ingredients to brew potions.
Descenders
Released: May 7, 2019
Critic rating: 76.7 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Simulator, Sport, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
"Descenders is extreme downhill freeriding for the modern era, with procedurally generated worlds, and where mistakes have real consequences.
Life is Feudal: Forest Village
Released: May 26, 2017
Critic rating: 70.7 / 100 • 23 votes
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Life is Feudal: Forest Village is RTS city builder game with survival aspects in a realistic harsh medieval world.
Conan Exiles
Released: May 8, 2018
Critic rating: 71.4 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Fighting, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Conan Exiles is an online multiplayer survival game set in the lands of Conan the Barbarian.
Superflight
Released: Nov 8, 2017
Critic rating: 70.6 / 100 • 25 votes
Genres: Racing, Simulator, Sport, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Superflight is an intense, easy to learn wingsuit game with an infinite number of beautiful procedurally generated maps.
Dynasty Warriors 2
Released: Aug 3, 2000
Critic rating: 66.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
An Age of Legends brought alive with the thrill and speed of action and the depth of simulation.
60 Seconds!
Released: May 25, 2015
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
As Ted, a responsible citizen and a family man, you are faced with a slight disturbance to your happy, suburban lifestyle.
Madden NFL 08
Released: Aug 14, 2007
Critic rating: 74.2 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Sport
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Madden NFL 08, 2007's ode to NFL football on videogame consoles, fits like an old glove.
Bad North
Released: Aug 20, 2018
Critic rating: 66.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
"Bad North is a minimalistic real-time tactics roguelite game that combines a charming aesthetic and simple, accessible controls with a surprisingly deep combat simulation."
Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad
Released: Sep 13, 2011
Critic rating: 70.5 / 100 • 58 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad, the leading tactical multiplayer WWII shooter on the PC, will take the award winning Red Orchestra franchise into the next generation of gaming.
FIFA 21
Released: Oct 9, 2020
Critic rating: 72.4 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Sport
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Football is back with EA Sports FIFA 21, featuring more ways to team up on the street or in the stadium to enjoy even bigger victories with friends.
Planet Crafter
Released: Apr 10, 2024
Critic rating: 70.5 / 100 • 38 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
You are sent on an hostile planet with one mission: Make it habitable for Humans.
Game Dev Story
Released: Apr 1, 1997
Critic rating: 70.4 / 100 • 30 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
In Game Dev Story starting from a small office and a few thousand dollars in the wallet, you will need to hire the necessary personnel to develop the first game of the newborn company.
Don't Starve: Shipwrecked
Released: Dec 1, 2015
Critic rating: 70.4 / 100 • 23 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Klei Entertainment has partnered with our friends at CAPY, creators of Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery, Super Time Force and Below; to bring fans of Don’t Starve the latest single-player expansion: Don’t Starve: Shipwrecked!