Simulation
The "simulator" type is assigned to two kinds of games. The first represents a simulator of something that does not have its own category. These can be simulators of a game developer, a hacker, a bear, a goat, a fashion designer, and others. The second type of games is of such a genre that can be either arcades (with simplified physics and controls) or simulators (with a focus on realism). For example, in the racing genre, there is Forza Motorsport 5, which is a simulator, and Forza Horizon, which is an arcade. The same applies to sports games.
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Best Games in the Simulation genre of 2018 (Game released)
Simulation, Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4 → 30 April 2018
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
81/100
The Forest is an adventure action-horror game with survival elements set in an open world and presented from a first-person perspective. The main character is the...
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Simulation, Online, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Survival, Exploration, Open world, Space
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Mac → 12 August 2016
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
82/100
Metacritic:
75/100
No Man’s Sky is a first-person adventure simulator set in a futuristic world. You’ll explore outer space and planets, some of which are home to various forms of...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, Mac, Linux → 26 February 2016
Players:
8.8/10
Steam:
98/100
Metacritic:
88/100
Stardew Valley is a farming simulator with role-playing elements, an open-world sandbox with an isometric camera and the visual style of 90s arcade games. After...
Action, Simulation, Business / Management, Top-down view, Indie, Fantasy, Medieval era, Crafting, Role-playing game
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android → 15 August 2018
Players:
8.2/10
Steam:
60/100
Metacritic:
68/100
Graveyard Keeper is a simulator of a true manager of a medieval cemetery. In the game world, heroes await death in coffins and entire tombs of your cemetery. Each...
Action, Online, MMO, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical, Tanks, Free game, Simulation
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Mac, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 15 August 2013
VGTimes:
6.8/10
Players:
4.3/10
Steam:
72/100
Metacritic:
79/100
War Thunder combines aviation, tanks, and ships in one combat space, offering historically accurate models of equipment and realistic damage physics. It is the...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S, Stadia → 27 August 2017
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
80/100
Metacritic:
56/100
ARK: Survival Evolved is an open-world action game with a first-person view and survival elements. You have to become a real dinosaur hunter. You will go to a large...
Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Space, Open world
Game released: PC, Linux → 30 November 2018
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
78/100
Metacritic:
59/100
X4: Foundations allows players to conquer a vast Galaxy. Build your empire from the inhabitants of different planets, races, and factions. Explore space on various...
Strategy, Simulation, Business / Management, Top-down view, Adult game, Farm Simulator, Casual game, Crafting
Game released: Browser, Android, PC → 17 December 2018
Players:
6.3/10
Steam:
67/100
Booty Farm is a management strategy game with dating simulator elements for adults. You’re a playboy who has just inherited a farm from your uncle. The farm is old...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Stadia, Android → 14 June 2018
Players:
8/10
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
81/100
Wreckfest is a dynamic racing action game with a third-person perspective from the creators of the original FlatOut (2004). In the game, you will control a car on...
Game released: PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS → 17 May 2018
Players:
7.6/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
62/100
House Flipper is a fun management simulator with a first-person view, where you become a one-man repair crew. In the game you will buy abandoned houses that are in...
Game released: PC, iOS, Mac, Android, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5 → 14 November 2014
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
82/100
This War of Mine is an atmospheric adventure with survival elements and a side view. The game allows you to plunge into the life of ordinary civilians trying to...
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android → 7 March 2018
Players:
8.9/10
Steam:
84/100
Metacritic:
79/100
Real-time strategy inspired by Scandinavian mythology and the Viking era. After the discovery of the mysterious continent of Northgard, clans venture into uncharted...
Arcade, Online, Simulation, Racing, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Motorcycle racing, Open world
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Stadia → 28 June 2018
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
77/100
Metacritic:
66/100
The Crew 2 is a sequel to the racing simulator with an open world and various types of transport. You will be able to roam the open world in the USA. The game...
Simulation, Educational game (Education), First-person view, Third-person view, Online, Construction
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Mac, iOS, Android, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 28 July 2017
Players:
7.5/10
Steam:
90/100
Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 is an educational car simulator with racing arcade elements from a first-person perspective. In the continuation, you can expect new...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android → 7 May 2019
Players:
7.4/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
75/100
Descenders is a cycling arcade simulator with a third-person view. You have to ride a bike through procedurally generated levels. The game contains various...
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Construction, Simulation
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 11 June 2018
Players:
7.6/10
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
71/100
Jurassic World Evolution is a real-time economic strategy that allows you to create your own Jurassic Park. The main action takes place on Isla Nublar and the...
Game released: PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Linux, Nintendo Switch → 23 April 2013
Players:
8.4/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
79/100
Don't Starve is an adventure game about survival in a randomly generated world. In it you have to collect resources, stock up on food, grow berries and vegetables...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS → 21 August 2017
Players:
8.8/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
75/100
The Escapists 2 is a continuation of the top-down prisoner management simulator. The game is a direct continuation of the original. You will be able to immerse...
Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Historical, Tactics, Indie, Open world, Cooperative (co-op), Simulation, Online, MMO
Game released: PC → 9 August 2018
Players:
7.2/10
Steam:
79/100
A competitive WWII shooter featuring over 20 maps, over 150 weapons, controllable vehicles and multiple factions including the British Airborne Division, US...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 → 29 August 2018
Players:
8.4/10
Steam:
93/100
Metacritic:
84/100
Two Point Hospital is a hospital management simulator with an isometric camera view, which is the spiritual successor to the famous Theme Hospital. You have to...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Mac, Linux, Xbox 360, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch → 13 February 2015
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
72/100
The Escapists is a fun indie prison escape game. This can be done by any means. For example, organize a riot. Or dig a tunnel right under the prison. Or quietly...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 → 31 May 2018
Players:
7.6/10
Steam:
79/100
Metacritic:
68/100
Cultist Simulator is a board game about the difficult and worry-filled life of an ordinary fanatic who firmly believes in a not-so-holy higher power. The goal of...
Simulation, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Roguelike, Virtual Reality (VR), Open world, God Simulator
Game released: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 17 October 2017
Players:
8.2/10
Steam:
72/100
Metacritic:
72/100
Megaton Rainfall is a superhero simulator with action elements and a first-person view for PlayStation VR virtual reality devices. In the role of an all-powerful...
