Best Simulation Games
1,051 Simulation games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Reus
Released: May 16, 2013
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
In Reus, you control powerful giants that help you shape the planet to your will.
Battlefield 1942: The Road to Rome
Released: Feb 2, 2003
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Simulator
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
An expansion pack for Battlefield 1942, continuing the battle with the Italian Campaign.
Heavenly Bodies
Released: Dec 7, 2021
Critic rating: 68.9 / 100 • 22 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Wrangle the hands and arms of a 1970s space cosmonaut and push, pull and twist your way through an increasingly precarious range of physically-simulated stellar scenarios, where without gravity, nothing is still, nothing is secure, and nothing is simple.
NBA 2K19
Released: Sep 10, 2018
Critic rating: 82.1 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Sport
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
NBA 2K celebrates 20 years of redefining what sports gaming can be, from best in class gameplay to ground breaking game modes and an immersive open-world "Neighborhood." NBA 2K19 continues to push limits as it brings gaming one step closer to real-life basketball excitement and culture.
Sea of Thieves
Released: Mar 20, 2018
Critic rating: 66.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Sea of Thieves is a first-person multiplayer action-adventure game in which players take on the role of pirates exploring an open world ocean.
KinitoPet
Released: Jan 9, 2024
Critic rating: 68.9 / 100 • 28 votes
Genres: Simulator, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
KinitoPet is a psychological horror experience that takes place through Kinito, an early 2000s virtual assistant.
Mount & Blade
Released: Sep 30, 2008
Critic rating: 65.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Mount & Blade is an immersive medieval action/tactics game taking place in a fictitious land named Calradia.
The Sims 3: Ambitions
Released: Jun 1, 2010
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Imagine a world where you can make your Sim anything they want to be.
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp
Released: Oct 25, 2017
Critic rating: 77.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator
Platforms: Android, iOS
Game modes: Single player
In Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, it's up to you to build a fun campsite for you and your friends to enjoy.
Q.U.B.E.
Released: Dec 17, 2011
Critic rating: 67.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Simulator, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Q.U.B.E.
Party Hard
Released: Aug 25, 2015
Critic rating: 68.9 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Fighting, Puzzle, Simulator, Strategy, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Party Hard is a tactical game about stopping parties.
Five Nights at Freddy's
Released: Aug 8, 2014
Critic rating: 71.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Welcome to your new summer job at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, where kids and parents alike come for entertainment and food as far as the eye can see!
Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator
Released: Jul 20, 2017
Critic rating: 71.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator is a game where you play as a Dad and your goal is to meet and romance other hot Dads.
Fire Emblem Heroes
Released: Feb 2, 2017
Critic rating: 74.9 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: Android, iOS, Legacy Mobile Device
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
"Take part in strategic turn-based battles streamlined for on-the-go play with maps that fit in the palm of your hand!
Star Control: Origins
Released: Sep 20, 2018
Critic rating: 69.8 / 100
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Star Control: Origins is a science fiction action-adventure game that combines planetary exploration, diplomacy with alien races, and one-on-one ship-to-ship space battles.
AquaNox
Released: Nov 30, 2001
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Simulator
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The water is no longer calm.
Anno 2205
Released: Nov 2, 2015
Critic rating: 62.8 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
In Anno 2205, you join humankind‘s next step into the future with the promise to build a better tomorrow.
Hay Day
Released: Jun 21, 2012
Critic rating: 68.5 / 100 • 32 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Adventure
Platforms: Android, iOS
Game modes: Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Hay Day is a totally new farming experience with smooth gestural controls lovingly handcrafted for your Android and iOS devices.
Stronghold Legends
Released: Oct 13, 2006
Critic rating: 53.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Lead as fantasy characters throughout history: King Arthur and the forces of Camelot, Siegfried and Dietrich in the German Ice Campaign, and unleash the fury of the forces of evil in Vlad Dracul’s Transylvania.
Kingdoms and Castles
Released: Jul 20, 2017
Critic rating: 67.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Inspired by the SimCity series, Banished, and Stronghold, Kingdoms and Castles is a game about growing a kingdom from a tiny hamlet to a sprawling city and imposing castle.
This Is the Police 2
Released: Jul 31, 2018
Critic rating: 63.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Interpret the law as you see fit in This Is the Police 2, sequel to the acclaimed noir drama This Is the Police!
Democracy 4
Released: Oct 6, 2020
Critic rating: 68.4 / 100 • 24 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Democracy 4 lets you take the role of President / Prime minister, govern the country (choosing its policies, laws and other actions), and both transform the country as you see fit, while trying to retain enough popularity to get re-elected...
World of Tanks: Blitz
Released: Jun 28, 2014
Critic rating: 68.4 / 100 • 39 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Tactical
Platforms: Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
World of Tanks Blitz is truly World of Tanks on-the-go.
Madden NFL 21
Released: May 28, 2020
Critic rating: 67.2 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Sport, Strategy
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Go all out in Madden NFL 21 where a fearless new generation of rising NFL stars is poised to change the game.
Long Live the Queen
Released: Jun 2, 2012
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Rule the world or die trying!