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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Statuses
Best Games in the Simulation genre of 2020 (Game released)
Game released: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2, Mac → 28 April 2020
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
88/100
Metacritic:
80/100
The continuation of the off-road driving simulator Spintires: MudRunner. You can expect realistic control mechanics, a well-developed gameplay process, as well as...
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Stealth, Simulation, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Open world, Walking Simulator
Game released: PlayStation 4, PC → 8 November 2019
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
90/100
Metacritic:
84/100
Death Stranding is Hideo Kojima’s original game, a realistic walking and logistics simulator with action, survival, and stealth elements, viewed from a third-person...
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...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Simulation, Action, Historical, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Survival, Construction, Crafting, Online
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 → 17 December 2020
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
88/100
Metacritic:
73/100
Medieval Dynasty is a first-person action-adventure RPG set in an open world inspired by the medieval era. The main character is an ordinary poor man who has to...
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...
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: Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, iOS, Android, PlayStation 5 → 10 November 2017
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
90/100
Metacritic:
72/100
Spintires: MudRunner is an improved version of the driving simulator with a third-person view. Just like the original, you'll get behind the wheel of incredible...
Business / Management, Strategy, God Simulator, Third-person view, In real time, Casual game, Simulation
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Mac → 8 September 2020
Steam:
48/100
Metacritic:
70/100
The Sims 4: Star Wars — Journey to Batuu is an add-on to the real-time management simulation game The Sims 4, in which you can create your own story in the...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 29 March 2019
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
76/100
Tropico 6 is a continuation of the dictator simulator of a banana republic. This time, the world is in political turmoil — the radio broadcasts that the plans for...
Simulation, Arcade, First-person view, Indie, Business / Management, Sandbox, Virtual Reality (VR), Casual game
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, iOS, Android → 6 June 2019
Players:
7.5/10
Steam:
85/100
Cooking Simulator is a realistic simulator with management elements and a first-person view. In the game you have to become an unsurpassed chef. You will find...
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...
Simulation, Business / Management, Side view, Adventure, Indie, Strategy, Cooperative (co-op), Construction
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Stadia → 18 August 2020
Players:
8.2/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
84/100
Spiritfarer is a fun management simulator with a side view that tells the story of death. You take on the role of a ferryman for the dead and build your own ship to...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch → 20 November 2020
Players:
9.1/10
Steam:
58/100
Poker Club is an exciting poker simulator in which you can become a real gambling professional and take part in the world tour. In addition, you can join various...
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One → 26 August 2021
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
63/100
Townscaper is a vibrant casual strategy game in which the player builds a city on an island. The player selects colors and creates blocks of houses on a grid, and...
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, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Mac → 20 September 2019
Players:
8.9/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
80/100
Untitled Goose Game is an unusual goose simulator in which you need to scare people and cause chaos. An exciting sandbox with stealth elements awaits you, where, in...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, PlayStation 5 → 29 January 2020
Players:
8.8/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
73/100
An atmospheric visual novel with elements of a barista simulator, where everyday city life intertwines with fantasy. The action takes place in an alternate Seattle...
Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Simulation, Survival, Sandbox, Space
Game released: PC, Mac, Xbox One → 22 July 2016
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
88/100
Metacritic:
81/100
Starbound is an indie adventure role-playing arcade game with platformer and action elements. You are forced to flee your planet by hijacking a ship. Fleeing from...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Mac → 17 November 2016
Players:
6.8/10
Steam:
90/100
Metacritic:
83/100
Planet Coaster is a real-time management strategy from the creators of Elite: Dangerous. The game offers you to become the manager of a large amusement park. All...
Action, Science fiction, Online, Simulation, Star Wars, Virtual Reality (VR), First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Space
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S → 1 October 2020
Players:
7/10
Steam:
67/100
Metacritic:
79/100
Star Wars: Squadrons is a new multiplayer action game in the Star Wars universe, which will take place after the events of the sixth episode, Return of the Jedi...
Game released: Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 6 October 2020
Players:
6.3/10
Steam:
74/100
Metacritic:
74/100
FIFA 21 is a new part of a series of football simulators from the Canadian studio EA Sports. In the continuation, you will find an updated season with real player...
Simulation, Action, Third-person view, Online, Horror, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Zombies
Game released: PC, Xbox One → 13 March 2020
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
85/100
State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition — the complete edition of the popular third-person zombie action game with survival elements State of Decay 2. The game...
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, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 → 24 September 2020
Players:
7.4/10
Steam:
49/100
Metacritic:
58/100
Tennis World Tour 2 is a tennis simulator with a third-person view, in which the developers have significantly improved animations. Players have access to the best...