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 2021 (Early Access)
Strategy, Simulation, Business / Management, Isometric, Indie, Science fiction, Space, Construction, Open world
Early Access: PC → 21 January 2021
Players:
9/10
Steam:
96/100
Dyson Sphere Program is a sci-fi space simulator in which you build your galactic empire by exploring uncharted areas of extraterrestrial space. In the distant...
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Science fiction, Flight Simulator, Simulation, Space, Open world, Exploration
Early Access: PC → 18 January 2021
Players:
8.8/10
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
81/100
The game will tell the story of Adam Roslin, a clone pilot who is looking for his place in the endless universe. As the events of his past intertwine with the...
Strategy, Simulation, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, City Building, Sandbox, Construction
Early Access: PC, Mac → 15 September 2021
Players:
9.2/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
85/100
A city-building simulator set in a world after the disappearance of humanity. The Earth has changed, and a new civilization is being built by beavers who have...
Business / Management, Hunting / Fishing, First-person view, Motorcycle racing, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Farm Simulator, Open world, Simulation
Early Access: PC → 4 March 2021
Players:
7.5/10
Steam:
77/100
Players take on the role of a rancher tasked with turning a rundown property into a thriving farm. To do this, you will have to renovate the house, build barns...
Action, Third-person view, Business / Management, Indie, Sandbox, Comedy, Farm Simulator, Open world, Simulation, First-person view
Early Access: PC → 5 August 2021
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
86/100
A harsh farmer simulator that shows the very “dark” side of life on a garden plot. The main character is an alcoholic who sleeps in a dilapidated house hugging a...
Business / Management, Strategy, Fantasy / Medieval, Isometric, In real time, Tactics, Cooperative (co-op), Simulation
Early Access: PC → 20 May 2021
Players:
7.6/10
Steam:
66/100
Metacritic:
67/100
Frozenheim is a Scandinavian real-time city-planning simulator with sophisticated control mechanics and an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. The game...
Strategy, Simulation, Business / Management, Third-person view, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, City Building, Sandbox
Early Access: PC → 14 December 2021
Players:
5.5/10
Steam:
83/100
Noble Fates is a management strategy with elements of a colony simulator with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. In a land far, far away, mortals vie...
Simulation, Side view, Adult game, Arcade, Anime / Manga, Business / Management, Strategy, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Construction
Early Access: PC → 31 July 2021
Players:
6/10
Steam:
72/100
Love Tavern is a side-view arcade management simulator for adults in a fantasy setting. After a series of unfortunate events, you are called by a passionate goddess...
Strategy, Simulation, Business / Management, Isometric, Sandbox, Trains, Indie, Construction, Crafting
Early Access: PC, Mac, Linux → 15 April 2021
Players:
6.9/10
Steam:
78/100
Voxel Tycoon is a management simulator with an isometric camera view, set in an endless world of voxels. As you progress, you will have to mine resources...
Action, Shooter, Simulation, Online, MMO, First-person view, Science fiction, Open world, Construction
Early Access: PC → 29 July 2021
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
54/100
Starbase is a multiplayer first-person shooter set in a vast universe where players can explore, build and destroy. The game will allow you to explore space in...
Adventure, Role-playing game, Action, Slasher, Fantasy, Open world, Business / Management, Simulation, Sandbox
Early Access: PC → 27 January 2021
Players:
8.8/10
Steam:
79/100
An open world action RPG based on Chinese mythology and culture. The game has a character development system, a lot of text (the project is officially localized...
Strategy, Simulation, Warships / Submarines, Isometric, Indie, Tactics, Construction, Grand strategy
Early Access: PC → 10 December 2021
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
62/100
A tactical simulator dedicated to naval battles. The game offers the unique opportunity to design and build countless variations of realistic-looking warships...
Simulation, First-person view, Business / Management, Construction, Action, Educational game (Education), Free game
Early Access: PC → 11 November 2021
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
75/100
The main character is engaged in the construction of houses: from simple huts made of clay, to complex architectural solutions made from modern materials. The...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Simulation, MMO, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Construction, Sandbox, Open world
Early Access: PC → 18 November 2021
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
72/100
Myth of Empires is a multiplayer sandbox with role-playing elements and a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The game takes place on the ancient eastern...
Simulation, Indie, Warships / Submarines, Strategy, Historical, Business / Management, Tactics, Side view, Isometric, Action, Survival
Early Access: PC → 5 February 2021
Steam:
59/100
Aircraft Carrier Survival is a tactical simulator with elements of real-time management strategy, where you will act as the captain of an aircraft carrier during...
Trains, Simulation, Strategy, Construction, Open world, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Business / Management
Early Access: PC → 1 October 2021
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
75/100
The game takes place in a spacious open world, similar to the American Midwest during the golden age of steam locomotives. The gamer builds railroads and then rides...
Adventure, Simulation, Top-down view, Business / Management, Action, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Steampunk, Construction, Survival
Early Access: PC → 3 March 2021
Players:
5.5/10
Steam:
69/100
Scrapnaut is a fun top-down survival simulator in a steampunk setting. In the game you will explore a dangerous open world with different biomes. As you progress...
Simulation, Indie, Business / Management, Isometric, Third-person view, Arcade, City Building, Construction
Early Access: PC → 25 March 2021
Steam:
78/100
The Tenants is a fun simulation game with management strategy elements and an isometric camera view. In the game, you will try on the role of a venerable landlord...
Strategy, Tactics, Turn-based, Futurism (Future), Role-playing game, Simulation, Science fiction, Grand strategy
Early Access: PC → 16 March 2021
Players:
8/10
Steam:
70/100
Star Dynasties is a sci-fi turn-based strategy game that takes you to a time of divided galaxy after the destruction of Earth. Over the centuries, the few surviving...
Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Turn-based, Tactics, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Business / Management, Role-playing game
Early Access: PC, Mac → 14 October 2021
Players:
8.2/10
Steam:
80/100
A managerial simulator with elements of tactics in which the player needs to develop his own guild of fighters and lead them to glory. Recruiting warriors...
Indie, Strategy, In real time, Simulation, Post-apocalyptic, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Roguelike, Tactics
Early Access: PC, Mac, Linux → 14 October 2021
Steam:
82/100
A futuristic post -apocalyptic strategy, where a group of survivors needs to get out of a gloomy labyrinth. The path is full of dangers, but the weapon and...
