Best Simulation Games
1,051 Simulation games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Gakuen Idolmaster
Released: May 16, 2024
Critic rating: 97.4 / 100 • 26 votes
Genres: Music, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS
Game modes: Single player
An idol raising simulation mobile game in The Idolmaster series featuring a completely new branch of idols.
Voices of the Void
Release date: Unknown
Critic rating: 97.3 / 100 • 21 votes
Genres: Simulator, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
You work as a scientist in the isolated research lab in the mountains of Switzerland.
Lurkers
Released: Apr 19, 2019
Critic rating: 97.3 / 100 • 36 votes
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Web browser, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative, Battle Royale
Lurkers is a chaotic 2D multiplayer sandbox where you can build, battle, and survive!
Star Control II
Released: Nov 17, 1992
Critic rating: 96.0 / 100 • 24 votes
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Mac, DOS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Star Control II, the sequel to the original Star Control, is a space adventure game that features role-playing elements alongside a 2D space ship melee combat system.
iRacing
Released: Aug 26, 2008
Critic rating: 95.4 / 100 • 45 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Simulator, Sport
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Oculus Rift
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
From NASCAR, rallycross, and Aussie Supercars to sports cars and Grand Prix racing, iRacing has it all.
Championship Manager 4
Released: Mar 28, 2003
Critic rating: 100.0 / 100
Rating: PEGI 3
Genres: Simulator, Sport, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Championship Manager 4 series is a football-management simulation computer game.
NFUT Cards
Released: Jan 1, 2021
Critic rating: 94.8 / 100 • 23 votes
Genres: Simulator, Sport, Strategy, Card & Board Game
Platforms: Web browser
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
A play to earn football manager video game where the main assets are football collectibles in the form of NFT's, developed in the Binance Smart Chain.
My Grandfather's Farm
Released: Aug 30, 2018
Critic rating: 94.7 / 100 • 22 votes
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
"Your grandfather left you his old farm.
Bad End Theater
Released: Oct 26, 2021
Critic rating: 94.3 / 100 • 25 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Welcome to Bad End Theater!
Town Star
Released: Feb 26, 2020
Critic rating: 93.3 / 100 • 34 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator
Platforms: Web browser
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Gala Games' Town Star, a new game from the creative minds behind Farmville by Zynga, is a masterpiece of town-building, organization and time management.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
Released: Feb 4, 2025
Critic rating: 93.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
A thrilling story-driven action RPG, with a rich open world, set in 15th century Medieval Europe.
Escape Simulator
Released: Oct 19, 2021
Critic rating: 100.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR, Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Escape Simulator is a next-gen escape room experience: pick up and examine everything, move furniture, smash pots and melt locks!
Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec
Released: Apr 28, 2001
Critic rating: 100.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Simulator
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
More than two years in the making, Gran Turismo 3 A-spec features over 150 detailed cars -- each composed of more than 4,000 polygons -- 60 beginner, amateur and professional championship races, as well as ten endurance races and ten rally races.
Advance Wars
Released: Sep 10, 2001
Critic rating: 100.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: Wii U, Game Boy Advance
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Just because this battle fits in the palm of your hand doesn't mean the stakes are small.
Rocksmith 2014 Edition: Remastered
Released: Oct 4, 2016
Critic rating: 92.0 / 100 • 23 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Music, Simulator
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The fastest way to learn guitar is now better than ever.
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations
Released: May 30, 2013
Critic rating: 91.9 / 100 • 22 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Nintendo 3DS, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A remaster of the original Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations, released exclusively as part of the Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy bundle.
IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946
Released: Dec 7, 2006
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Tactical
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Oleg Maddox’s world famous IL-2 Sturmovik series of flight simulators continues to expand.
Sunflower Land
Released: Apr 15, 2022
Critic rating: 91.6 / 100 • 91 votes
Genres: Simulator
Platforms: Web browser
Game modes: Single player
Farm, Gather, Cook, Raise Animals, Fish, Craft & Trade your NFTs in this Web3 RPG based farming simulator
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
Released: Feb 9, 1999
Critic rating: 91.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Legendary designer Sid Meier presents the next evolution in strategy games, with the most addictive, compelling gameplay yet.
Star Citizen
Released: Aug 30, 2013
Critic rating: 91.4 / 100 • 91 votes
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Star Citizen is a sandbox open-world MMO "SpaceSim" by Cloud Imperium Games.
ESPN NFL 2K5
Released: Jul 20, 2004
Critic rating: 91.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Sport
Platforms: Xbox, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
ESPN NFL 2K5 is an American football video game developed by Visual Concepts for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox consoles.
Mewgenics
Released: Feb 10, 2026
Critic rating: 91.0 / 100
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
From the creator of The Binding of Isaac, Super Meat Boy and The End is Nigh comes...
Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Happy Home Paradise
Released: Nov 5, 2021
Critic rating: 91.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator
Platforms: Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Expand your horizons with DLC and help create vacation homes for clients on resort islands.
Homeworld: Remastered Collection
Released: Feb 25, 2015
Critic rating: 87.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Homeworld Remastered Collection updates and introduces the landmark space strategy games to modern audiences.
Sid Meier's Civilization IV
Released: Oct 25, 2005
Critic rating: 95.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Sid Meier and Firaxis Games will take this incredibly fun and addictive game to new heights by adding new ways to play and win, new tools to manage and expand your civilization, all-new easy to use mod capabilities and intense multiplayer modes and options