Best Simulation Games
1,051 Simulation games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Sid Meier's Civilization VI
Released: Oct 20, 2016
Critic rating: 87.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Civilization VI is a 4X turn-based strategy game in which players guide a civilization from its founding as a small settlement through multiple eras of development.
Skate 2
Released: Jan 21, 2009
Critic rating: 83.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Racing, Simulator, Sport
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
It's been five long years since your mysterious disappearance from the skate scene, and much has changed in the wake of "the disaster-too-gnarly-to-be-named." The massive devastation left large swaths of San Vanelona completely destroyed.
Sid Meier's Civilization V: Gods & Kings
Released: Jun 19, 2012
Critic rating: 82.7 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Sid Meier's Civilization V: Gods and Kings is the first expansion pack for Civilization V - the critically acclaimed 2010 PC Game of the Year.
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
Released: Jul 18, 2007
Critic rating: 82.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword is the second expansion pack for Civilization IV - the 2005 PC Game of the Year that has become a worldwide hit.
Forza Motorsport
Released: Oct 10, 2023
Critic rating: 87.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Simulator, Sport
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Out-build the competition in the new career.
Crusader Kings II
Released: Feb 3, 2012
Critic rating: 83.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The Dark Ages might be drawing to a close, but Europe is still in turmoil.
My Time at Sandrock
Released: Nov 2, 2023
Critic rating: 84.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
You'll take the role of a fledgling Builder to Sandrock.
Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin
Released: Nov 10, 2020
Critic rating: 77.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
In Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin, players take on the role of Sakuna, a proud yet lonely harvest goddess who is banished to a dangerous island with a group of outcast humans.
Football Manager 2017
Released: Nov 4, 2016
Critic rating: 82.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Sport
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Take control of your favourite football team in Football Manager 2017, the most realistic and immersive football management game to date.
Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies
Released: Sep 13, 2001
Critic rating: 83.5 / 100 • 36 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies is an aerial combat simulation.
Beholder 2
Released: Oct 22, 2018
Critic rating: 89.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Every citizen of our great State dreams of working at the Prime Ministry!
Arknights
Released: May 1, 2019
Critic rating: 83.4 / 100 • 65 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Tactical, Adventure
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS
Game modes: Single player
Take on the role of a key member of Rhodes Island, a pharmaceutical company that fights both a deadly infection and the unrest it leaves in its wake.
F1 2019
Released: Jun 28, 2019
Critic rating: 85.7 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Simulator, Sport
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Working in partnership with F1, for the first time ever, players will be able to get behind the wheel of a 2019 regulation car specifically designed in collaboration with F1’s technical team, headed up by Ross Brawn and Pat Symonds.
The Movies: Stunts and Effects
Released: Jun 6, 2006
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
The first add-on to The Movies has its focus on everything around stunts and special effects.
Overcooked! All You Can Eat
Released: Nov 12, 2020
Critic rating: 88.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Hold onto your chef hats and prepare your appetite for an XXL portion of Overcooked magic!
Not for Broadcast
Released: Jan 25, 2022
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Point-and-click, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Not For Broadcast is an immersive, narrative-driven propaganda sim set in the control room of a TV Studio in a 1980’s dystopia.
Visage
Released: Oct 29, 2020
Critic rating: 87.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Each death has its visage.
The Alters
Released: Jun 13, 2025
Critic rating: 86.6 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Simulator, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
Explore an emotional sci-fi game with a unique blend of survival, adventure, and base-building elements.
World of Goo
Released: Oct 13, 2008
Critic rating: 86.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Wii, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
World of Goo is a multiple award winning physics based puzzle / construction game made entirely by two guys.
The Banner Saga
Released: Jan 14, 2014
Critic rating: 81.9 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Tactical, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The Banner Saga is a Viking-themed tactical role-playing video game.
Dredge
Released: Mar 30, 2023
Critic rating: 85.6 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Dredge is a fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent.
Green Hell
Released: Sep 5, 2019
Critic rating: 83.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Green Hell is a sweltering struggle for survival in the Amazonian rainforest.
SimCity 3000
Released: Jan 31, 1999
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
SimCity 3000, released in 1999 as the third major installment in the SimCity series, continues its successful course as a city building simulation game.
SpaceChem
Released: Jan 1, 2011
Critic rating: 83.1 / 100 • 29 votes
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Take on the role of a Reactor Engineer working for SpaceChem, the leading chemical synthesizer for frontier colonies.
Hidden & Dangerous 2
Released: Oct 21, 2003
Critic rating: 86.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Tactical
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Hidden and Dangerous 2, like its predecessor, focuses on the British Special Air Service during the Second World War.