Best Simulation Games
1,051 Simulation games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
Released: Jun 30, 2021
Critic rating: 82.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Welcome to the club!
Thief: Deadly Shadows
Released: May 25, 2004
Critic rating: 83.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
In the third instalment of the Thief series, master-thief Garrett is contacted by Keeper Artemus with a mission to steal two valuable artefacts.
Gran Turismo 6
Released: Dec 5, 2013
Critic rating: 82.9 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Simulator, Sport
Platforms: PlayStation 3
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Gran Turismo 6 is a racing video game and the sixth main installment—and twelfth overall entry—in the Gran Turismo series.
The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici
Released: Apr 17, 1996
Critic rating: 82.3 / 100 • 45 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: Mac, DOS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici is a real-time strategy computer game, released by Blue Byte Software in 1996.
Sid Meier's Pirates!
Released: Nov 22, 2004
Critic rating: 82.7 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: Windows Phone, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Based on Sid Meier's original masterpiece, Pirates!, Sid Meier's Pirates!
The Sims
Released: Feb 4, 2000
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
The Sims is a life-building simulation with emphasis on intimate details of individual characters rather than expansion of an entire society or civilization.
Pools
Released: Apr 26, 2024
Critic rating: 82.3 / 100 • 21 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation VR2, PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR, PlayStation 5, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Liminal space game with focus on eerie exploration and immersion instead of typical horror.
Rome: Total War - Barbarian Invasion
Released: Sep 25, 2005
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The first expansion pack for Rome: Total War, Barbarian Invasion takes the action forward in time 349 years after the end of the original game.
Art of Rally
Released: Sep 23, 2020
Critic rating: 83.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Simulator, Sport, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Race in the golden era of rally.
Squad
Released: Sep 23, 2020
Critic rating: 82.5 / 100
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Strategy, Tactical, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Multiplayer
Squad is a large scale combined arms multiplayer first-person shooter emphasizing combat realism through communication, team play, emphasizing strong squad cohesion mechanics as well as larger-scale coordination, tactics, and planning.
Hearts of Iron IV
Released: Jun 6, 2016
Critic rating: 83.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Victory is at your fingertips!
Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution
Released: Aug 20, 2019
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Strategy, Card & Board Game
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
It's Time to Duel!
Project Zomboid
Released: Nov 8, 2013
Critic rating: 82.2 / 100 • 216 votes
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival.
Football Manager 2005
Released: Nov 5, 2004
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Sport, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Football Manager 2005 is a game in the Football Manager computer game series.
Papers, Please
Released: Aug 8, 2013
Critic rating: 82.4 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Simulator, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita
Game modes: Single player
The communist state of Arstotzka has just ended a 6-year war with neighboring Kolechia and reclaimed its rightful half of the border town, Grestin.
Valkyria Chronicles 4
Released: Mar 21, 2018
Critic rating: 84.1 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A Continent Engulfed in the Bitter Flames of War!
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4
Released: Jul 11, 2025
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Sport
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 is a remake of the two skateboarding games originally released in the early 2000s.
Besiege
Released: Feb 18, 2020
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Strategy, 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
Besiege is a physics building game about constructing mechanical machines to annihilate armies, obliterate castles and overcome challenging obstacles.
Minecraft
Released: Dec 19, 2016
Critic rating: 82.0 / 100 • 558 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: Amazon Fire TV, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, Gear VR, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Minecraft focuses on allowing the player to explore, interact with, and modify a dynamically-generated map made of one-cubic-meter-sized blocks.
The Movies
Released: Nov 8, 2005
Critic rating: 86.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Tactical
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Behind every box office hit and Hollywood star is a movie mogul who makes it happen.
Pro Evolution Soccer 2009
Released: Oct 17, 2008
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Sport
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (often shortened to PES 2009, or simply PES 09) is an association football video game in Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer series.
Yakuza 4
Released: Mar 8, 2010
Critic rating: 80.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Sport, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3
Game modes: Single player
Yakuza 4 is the fourth game in Sega's crime drama series, known as 'Ryu ga Gotoku' in Japan.
Football Manager 2024
Released: Nov 6, 2023
Critic rating: 84.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Sport, Strategy
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Progress never stops when you're pursuing footballing greatness.
Stronghold
Released: Oct 19, 2001
Critic rating: 81.9 / 100 • 201 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Stronghold is a historic real-time strategy game developed by Firefly Studios.
NHL 13
Released: Sep 11, 2012
Critic rating: 83.8 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Sport
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
NHL 13 is an ice hockey video game developed by EA Canada published by EA Sports.