Simulation 2017 — top best games in the Simulation genre / Page 3

Digimon World: Next Order - a game in the Simulation genre

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Japanese role-playing game, Simulation

Game released: PS Vita, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PC → 17 March 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Digimon World: Next Order is a Japanese-style role-playing game with a third-person perspective. The plot of the game is about high school students who, together...

Snake Pass

Arcade, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Logic, Simulation, Adventure, Exploration

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 28 March 2017

Players: 10/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Snake Pass is a third-person arcade puzzle game with a fantasy setting. When a mysterious villain threatens the heroes' peaceful lives, Noodle the snake and Doodle...

The Long Journey Home

Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Roguelike, Simulation, Strategy

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Mac, Nintendo Switch → 30 May 2017

Players: 6/10

Steam: 57/100

Metacritic: 68/100

The Long Journey Home is a role-playing adventure in endless space with a top-down view. We were going to make a short test flight to Alpha Centauri and back. But...

Sky Rogue

Flight Simulator, Action, Indie, Procedural generation, Simulation

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One → 24 August 2017

Steam: 92/100

A combat flight simulator where you can cut through the skies near countless randomly generated islands. The game has different missions in which you need to...

Octodad: Dadliest Catch

Simulation, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Comedy

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Xbox One, Android, iOS, Wii U, Nintendo Switch → 30 January 2014

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 69/100

This comedic adventure follows an octopus posing as a human father and trying to keep his true nature secret from his family. In Octodad: Dadliest Catch, the hero...

Cities: Skylines - After Dark

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Business / Management, Simulation, City Building

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 24 September 2015

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 79/100

After Dark is an add-on for the city-planning simulator Cities: Skylines. It adds day and night cycles to the game. The mayor will need to provide entertainment and...

Lawnmower Game

Simulation, Comedy, Casual game, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 20 July 2017

Steam: 80/100

This casual lawnmower simulator uses humor as the player tackles overgrown grass. The player drives a lawnmower, avoids obstacles, and keeps an eye on the fuel...

Beat Cop

Adventure, Indie, Side view, Simulation

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Android → 30 March 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Beat Cop is a side-scrolling adventure detective game with pixel graphics. The game takes place in New York in the 80s. Former detective Jack Kelly was framed for...

Soundscape VR: 2017

Free game, Simulation, Casual game

Game released: PC → 16 April 2017

Steam: 70/100

Soundscape VR: 2017 is a musical metaverse prototype built around the interplay of music and visual art. First shown at Burning Man in 2017, it lets players explore...

Carrier Deck

Simulation, Strategy, Warships / Submarines, Business / Management

Game released: iOS, PC, PlayStation 4 → 19 June 2017

Players: 10/10

Steam: 89/100

Carrier Deck is a management simulator for mobile platforms. You will take command of the super-powerful aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, Nimitz class. You play...

Planet of Mine

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Futurism (Future), Side view, Construction, Simulation

Game released: iOS, Android, PC → 11 July 2017

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 60/100

Planet of Mine is a business strategy in a fantasy universe. You have to explore various planets and develop their resources. Each planet has its own advantages and...

Chapters: Interactive Stories

Simulation, Visual novel, Adventure

Game released: Android, iOS → 30 August 2017

Chapters: Interactive Stories is an adventure visual novel with simulation elements. You get to choose your story from the best collection of romance, fantasy...

Fire Pro Wrestling World

Arcade, Simulation, Sports game, Wrestling

Game released: PlayStation 4, PC → 28 August 2018

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Fire Pro Wrestling World is a continuation of the series of wrestling simulators from Spike Chunsoft. The new part retains all the canonical features of the...

Youtubers Life

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Casual game

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 2 February 2017

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 53/100

Youtubers Life is a management simulator with an isometric camera view. The game is very similar in gameplay to the Sims series, only here you have to become a...

Tower!3D Pro

Strategy, Simulation, Business / Management

Game released: PC → 8 March 2017

A management simulator dedicated to the work of an air traffic controller at a large airport. The main task is to coordinate air traffic and ensure the safe...

Doodle Devil

Logic, Puzzle, Simulation, Arcade, Indie, Casual game

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PS Vita, Amazon Fire TV, Windows Phone, iOS, Android, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3 → 25 May 2017

Players: 7/10

Steam: 76/100

Doodle Devil — an arcade devil simulator that allows you to create your own universe with demons, monsters, and zombies. The game is a continuation of Doodle God...

Voxel Turf

Arcade, Action, Simulation, Third-person view, Sandbox

Game released: PC, Linux → 14 September 2017

Steam: 87/100

Voxel Turf is an engaging third-person sandbox simulator. In the game, you will not be building meager block shelters, but entire cities with full-fledged...

Mainlining

Simulation, Adventure, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch → 26 January 2017

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 73/100

After MI7 is hacked, the player investigates a cyber-criminal network with the goal of bringing its members to justice. Mainlining is a hacking adventure played...

Weapon Shop Fantasy

Role-playing game, Simulation, Business / Management, Top-down view, Indie

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, iOS → 27 March 2017

Players: 1/10

Steam: 78/100

Weapon Shop Fantasy is a unique top-down management simulator with RPG elements. In the game, you will be responsible for managing each element of your shop. Hire...

MXGP3 - The Official Motocross Videogame

Simulation, Third-person view, Motorcycle racing, Racing, Sports game

Game released: Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, Nintendo Switch, Mac, Linux → 30 May 2017

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 67/100

MXGP 3, a continuation of the series of official motocross games, will delight gamers with a system of dynamic weather conditions that will affect the visibility of...

Air Missions: Hind

Simulation, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Helicopters, Casual game

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 14 June 2017

Players: 6/10

Steam: 79/100

Air Missions: Hind is an arcade helicopter simulator with a third-person view, where you will become the pilot of a Russian Mi-24 attack helicopter. More than 15...

Princess Maker

Role-playing game, Simulation, First-person view, Anime / Manga

Game released: MSX, PC-98, Sharp X68000, TurboGrafx CD, PC → 14 May 1992

Steam: 62/100

First Strike: Classic

Top-down view, In real time, Strategy, Simulation, Action, Tactics, Online

Game released: PC, Mac, iOS, Android → 31 May 2017

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 75/100

First Strike: Classic is a real-time strategy game with elements of tactics and action. A complete overhaul of the iconic strategy game about exploding the world...

F1 2017

Simulation, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Sports game

Game released: Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, Mac, Linux → 25 August 2017

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 86/100

F1 2017 is a simulator of one of the most spectacular and dangerous types of motorsport — F1 car racing. The main feature of the new part was the return of...

WWE 2K18

Fighting, Sports game, Wrestling, Simulation

Game released: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC → 13 October 2017

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 51/100

Metacritic: 67/100

WWE 2K18 is a continuation of the series of sports simulators dedicated to wrestling. The game received a new improved graphics engine, new MyPLAYER functionality...

Cyberia

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Cyberpunk, Adventure, Simulation

Game released: 3DO, DOS, FM Towns, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, PC, Mac, Linux → 26 January 1996

Players: 10/10

Steam: 94/100

This futuristic cyberpunk action game with puzzles follows Zak, an outlaw computer hacker who infiltrates a secret terrorist base in 2027 to steal a doomsday...

Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Indie, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 2 June 2017

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 76/100

Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator is a unique sandbox in which you can organize the largest battles and pre-set them. The game provides you with many types of units...

Dude Simulator

Simulation, Adventure, Open world

Game released: PC → 13 July 2017

Steam: 61/100

An open-world life simulator built around sandbox freedom, where the character can lead an ordinary life or take part in various activities. The player explores the...

Real Farm

Simulation, Business / Management, Third-person view, Farm Simulator, Casual game

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Android, Mac, Linux → 20 October 2017

Players: 2.8/10

Steam: 30/100

Real Farm Sim is a farmer simulator with a third-person view. In the game you will have the opportunity to become a real farmer who grows his crops, cares for them...

Aerofly FS 2 Flight Simulator

Simulation, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Virtual Reality (VR), Racing

Game released: Mac, Linux → 20 November 2017

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 79/100

Aerofly FS 2 Flight Simulator is a realistic flight simulator with support for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift virtual reality devices. You will find more than sixteen...

ARK: Aberration

Action, Adventure, Simulation, Online, DLC, MMO, First-person view

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 12 December 2017

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 74/100

ARK: Aberration is an expansion for the first-person open-world action game with survival elements, ARK: Survival Evolved. The events take place on a damaged Ark...

4D Toys

Simulation, Indie, Virtual Reality (VR)

Game released: PC → 2 June 2017

Steam: 88/100

4D Toys is a simulation about exploring objects in four-dimensional space through a 4D-and-time physics system. The fourth dimension is spatial rather than...

Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship

Action, Adventure, Simulation, Third-person view, Casual game, Exploration, Open world, Racing

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 → 27 July 2017

Steam: 70/100

An adventure game inspired by German films about a girl named Mika and a raven stallion named Ostwind. The story centers around the friendship between a human and a...

Kinect Disneyland Adventures

Simulation, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox 360, Xbox One → 18 November 2011

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 70/100

An adventure simulator set in Disneyland, where Disney stories and characters come to life. The player explores the park, completes quests and takes part in...

PES 2018 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER

Simulation, Football, Sports game

Game released: Android, iOS → 6 November 2017

Players: 7.8/10

PES 2018 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER is a shareware popular sports football simulator for mobile platforms. You can expect an improved visual style, a changed interface in...

TransRoad: USA

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management

Game released: PC, Mac → 9 November 2017

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 52/100

TransRoad: USA is a management simulator with strategy elements, where you will lead a small transport company and lead your business to prosperity. You will be...

Train Sim World: CSX Heavy Haul

Simulation, First-person view, Trains

Game released: PC → 16 March 2017

Players: 9/10

Train Sim World: CSX Heavy Haul is a driver simulator with a first-person view. You'll pilot one of three locomotives with fully interactive cockpit controls on one...

Stellaris: Utopia

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Futurism (Future), Roguelike, Simulation

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 6 April 2017

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Stellaris: Utopia is an expansion for the global real-time space strategy game Stellaris. The expansion features new megastructures, Dyson spheres, ring worlds...

Starpoint Gemini: Warlords

Simulation, Business / Management, Futurism (Future), Space, Role-playing game, Open world

Game released: PC, Xbox One → 23 May 2017

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Starpoint Gemini: Warlords is a space management simulator set in the Starpoint Gemini game universe. Players will have the opportunity to build headquarters...

Castles

Simulation, Strategy, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Adventure, Construction

Game released: Amiga, Atari ST, DOS, FM Towns, PC-98, Sharp X68000, PC, Mac, Linux → 1992

Steam: 58/100

A medieval strategy game with castle-building and fantasy elements, Castles centers on designing a fortress and defending a realm from enemies. The player takes the...

Simulation

Best Games in the Simulation genre of 2017 (Game released)