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The best Simulation games · Ludixa

The best Simulation games

Ranked on the Metacritic score where one exists, and on the number of Steam reviews where it doesn't — because a game judged by a hundred thousand players is not less known than one judged by twenty critics. Titles with neither are left out.

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Dwarf Fortress cover art

Dwarf Fortress202293/10029,211 reviewsIndie · SimulationBuild a fortress and try to help your dwarves survive against a deeply generated world. Keep your dwarves happy, grow their community and beware of digging too deeply. The deepest, most intricate simulation of a world that's ever been created.

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Satisfactory202491/100233,669 reviewsAdventure · IndieSatisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven!

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Crusader Kings III202091/10096,136 reviewsRPG · SimulationLove, fight, scheme, and claim greatness. Determine your noble house’s legacy in the sprawling grand strategy of Crusader Kings III. Death is only the beginning as you guide your dynasty’s bloodline in the rich and larger-than-life simulation of the Middle Ages.

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) 40th Anniversary Edition cover art

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) 40th Anniversary Edition202091/10069,636 reviewsSimulationFrom gliders and helicopters to wide-body jets, fly highly detailed and accurate aircraft in the Microsoft Flight Simulator 40th Anniversary Edition. The world is at your fingertips.

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Factorio202090/100194,526 reviewsSimulation · StrategyThe factory must grow

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Balatro202490/100159,447 reviewsSimulation · StrategyBalatro is a poker-inspired roguelike deck builder all about creating powerful synergies and winning big.

Rise of Nations: Extended Edition cover art

Rise of Nations: Extended Edition201489/10013,304 reviewsSimulation · StrategyRise of Nations is back! Play the updated classic with full Steamworks integration and enhanced features!

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Kerbal Space Program201588/100119,782 reviewsIndie · SimulationIn Kerbal Space Program, take charge of the space program for the alien race known as the Kerbals. You have access to an array of parts to assemble fully-functional spacecraft that flies (or doesn’t) based on realistic aerodynamic and orbital physics.

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RimWorld201887/100207,428 reviewsIndie · SimulationA sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.

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Europa Universalis IV201387/10095,601 reviewsSimulation · StrategyRule your land and dominate the world with unparalleled freedom, depth and historical accuracy. Write a new history of the world and build an empire for the ages.

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The Sims 3200986/10031,014 reviewsSimulationThe Sims 3: Create the perfect world with full customization at your fingertips. Refine personalities and help fulfill destinies.

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DiRT Rally201586/10020,648 reviewsRacing · SimulationDiRT Rally is the most authentic and thrilling rally game ever made, road-tested over 80 million miles by the DiRT community. It perfectly captures that white knuckle feeling of racing on the edge as you hurtle along dangerous roads, knowing that one crash could irreparably harm your stage time.

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Football Manager 2019201886/1007,386 reviewsSimulation · SportsSimulation gaming perfected. Create your unique footballing story by taking charge of the club you love. Complete control of this stunningly realistic game world is yours - every decision in your hands, or yours to delegate. Your call, your way, your story. Everything you've ever dreamed of!

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Cities: Skylines201585/100219,560 reviewsSimulation · StrategyCities: Skylines is a modern take on the classic city simulation. The game introduces new game play elements to realize the thrill and hardships of creating and maintaining a real city whilst expanding on some well-established tropes of the city building experience.

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Assetto Corsa201385/100135,262 reviewsIndie · RacingAssetto Corsa v1.16 introduces the new "Laguna Seca" laser-scanned track, 7 new cars among which the eagerly awaited Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio! Check the changelog for further info!

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Oxygen Not Included201985/100134,867 reviewsIndie · SimulationOxygen Not Included is a space-colony simulation game. Deep inside an alien space rock your industrious crew will need to master science, overcome strange new lifeforms, and harness incredible space tech to survive, and possibly, thrive.

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Frostpunk201884/100113,975 reviewsSimulation · StrategyFrostpunk is the first society survival game. As the ruler of the last city on Earth, it is your duty to manage both its citizens and infrastructure. What decisions will you make to ensure your society's survival? What will you do when pushed to breaking point? Who will you become in the process?

SPORE cover art

SPORE200884/10066,630 reviewsAction · AdventureBe the architect of your own universe with Spore, an exciting single-player adventure. From Single Cell to Galactic God, evolve your creature in a universe of your own creations.

FTL: Faster Than Light cover art

FTL: Faster Than Light201284/10062,574 reviewsIndie · SimulationThis "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat.

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Planet Coaster201684/10059,709 reviewsAction · AdventurePlanet Coaster® - the future of coaster park simulation games has arrived! Surprise, delight and thrill incredible crowds as you build your coaster park empire - let your imagination run wild, and share your success with the world.

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Dirt Rally 2.0201984/10038,961 reviewsRacing · SimulationDiRT Rally 2.0 dares you to carve your way through a selection of iconic rally locations from across the globe, in the most powerful off-road vehicles ever made, knowing that the smallest mistake could end your stage.

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Football Manager 2020201984/10017,108 reviewsSimulation · SportsRun your football club, your way. Every decision counts in Football Manager 2020 with new features and polished game mechanics rewarding planning and progression like never before, empowering managers to develop and refine both your club’s and your own unique identity.

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SpaceChem201184/1002,622 reviewsIndie · SimulationZachtronics is back with an ambitious new design-based puzzle game. Take on the role of a Reactor Engineer working for SpaceChem, the leading chemical synthesizer for frontier colonies. Construct elaborate factories to transform raw materials into valuable chemical products!

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The Forest201883/100579,136 reviewsAction · AdventureAs the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.

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Don't Starve Together201483/100374,844 reviewsAction · AdventureFight, Farm, Build and Explore Together in the standalone multiplayer expansion to the uncompromising wilderness survival game, Don't Starve.

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Hearts of Iron IV201683/100281,657 reviewsSimulation · StrategyVictory is at your fingertips! Your ability to lead your nation is your supreme weapon, the strategy game Hearts of Iron IV lets you take command of any nation in World War II; the most engaging conflict in world history.

This War of Mine: Complete Edition cover art

This War of Mine: Complete Edition201483/10089,091 reviewsAdventure · IndieIn This War Of Mine you do not play as an elite soldier, rather a group of civilians trying to survive in a besieged city; struggling with lack of food, medicine and constant danger from snipers and hostile scavengers. The game provides an experience of war seen from an entirely new angle.

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Prison Architect201583/10060,012 reviewsIndie · SimulationOnly the world’s most ruthless Warden can contain the world’s most ruthless inmates. Design and develop your personalized penitentiary in Prison Architect.

Two Point Hospital cover art

Two Point Hospital201883/10026,560 reviewsIndie · SimulationDesign stunning hospitals, cure peculiar illnesses and manage troublesome staff as you spread your budding healthcare organisation across Two Point County.

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Farthest Frontier202583/10024,250 reviewsIndie · SimulationProtect and guide your people as you forge a town from untamed wilderness at the edge of the known world. Harvest raw materials, hunt, fish and farm to survive. Produce crafted items to trade, consume, equip and fight with as you battle for your survival against the elements and outside threats.

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The Riftbreaker202183/10021,910 reviewsAction · AdventureThe Riftbreaker is a solo or Co-op base-building, survival game with Action-RPG elements for up to 4 players. Hack & slash countless hordes of enemies. Build up your base, craft powerful weapons and research new inventions to survive.

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Cult of the Lamb202282/100110,192 reviewsSimulation · Dungeon crawlStart your own cult in a land of false prophets, venturing out into diverse and mysterious regions to build a loyal community of woodland Followers and spread your Word to become the one true cult.

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Crusader Kings II201282/10030,870 reviewsRPG · SimulationExplore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.

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Hacknet201582/10016,826 reviewsIndie · SimulationHacknet is an immersive, terminal-based hacking simulator for PC. Dive down a rabbit hoIe as you follow the instructions of a recently deceased hacker, whose death may not have been the accident the media reports.

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Not For Broadcast202282/10010,287 reviewsAdventure · IndieA new political Party has won a landslide in the General Election, and for some reason the editor at the news station you work at has done a runner. Now it’s up to you, the Janitor, to take over the editing booth in this tumultuous time - will you help the government, or stand in their way?

Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion cover art

Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion201282/10010,229 reviewsAction · IndieCommand a space-faring empire in Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion, the new stand-alone expansion that combines 4X depth with real-time strategy gameplay.

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Slime Rancher201781/100138,698 reviewsAction · AdventureSlime Rancher is the tale of Beatrix LeBeau, a plucky, young rancher who sets out for a life a thousand light years away from Earth on the ‘Far, Far Range’ where she tries her hand at making a living wrangling slimes.

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Planet Zoo201981/10080,825 reviewsCasual · SimulationBuild a world for wildlife in Planet Zoo. From the developers of Planet Coaster and Zoo Tycoon comes the ultimate zoo sim. Construct detailed habitats, manage your zoo, and meet authentic living animals who think, feel and explore the world you create around them.

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Barotrauma202381/10061,479 reviewsAction · IndieBarotrauma is a 2D co-op submarine simulator – in space, with survival horror and RPG elements. Steer your submarine, complete missions, fight monsters, fix leaks, operate machinery, man the guns and craft items, and stay alert: danger in Barotrauma doesn’t announce itself!

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Northgard201881/10054,387 reviewsAdventure · IndieNorthgard: Definitive Edition is a critically acclaimed real-time strategy game based on Norse mythology. Lead your clan, uncover the secrets of a mysterious newfound continent and defeat your enemies to conquer the Throne!