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.
Years
Platforms
All platformsPCPlayStation 5Xbox Series X/SPlayStation 4Xbox OneNintendo SwitchiOSAndroidMacLinuxStadia
Statuses
Best Games in the Simulation genre of 2021 (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...
Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Simulation, Farm Simulator, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Stadia, Mac → 22 November 2021
Players:
7.2/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
75/100
Farming Simulator 22 is a continuation of the Farming Simulator line of annual farmer simulators. The new part has taken a big step forward: new crops and machines...
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:
89/100
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...
Game released: PC, Stadia, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch → 1 October 2021
Players:
3.8/10
Steam:
80/100
Metacritic:
78/100
FIFA 22 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...
Game released: PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Linux → 13 April 2021
Players:
8.4/10
Steam:
79/100
A survival simulator where you can experience the essence of the life of a homeless person and try on this difficult role. The events of the game take place in the...
Simulation, Indie, Exploration, Sandbox, Construction, First-person view, Educational game (Education), Crafting, Adventure
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 11 November 2021
Players:
6.6/10
Steam:
61/100
Ship Graveyard Simulator is an indie simulator about construction and crafting with a first-person view and adventure elements. You will visit the largest ship...
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, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, iOS, Android → 18 September 2025
VGTimes:
7.4/10
Players:
6.9/10
Steam:
97/100
A vibrant co-op game where players explore a vast open world, encountering new quests and secrets every day. Over a hundred unique professions, from pizza delivery...
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Simulation, Warships / Submarines, Third-person view, Helicopters, Open world
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 11 November 2021
Players:
6.1/10
Metacritic:
51/100
GTA: The Trilogy — The Definitive Edition — a collection of remasters of the legendary GTA series, which includes enhanced versions of Grand Theft Auto 3, Grand...
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...
Game released: PC, Mac, iOS, Android, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One → 16 November 2021
Players:
8.9/10
Steam:
90/100
Dysmantle is an open world RPG that combines the best ideas from Zelda, Stardew Valley, Subnautica, SteamWorld Dig and Dark Souls. The action takes place on a...
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...
Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Simulation, Shooter, Stealth, Open world, Walking Simulator, Post-apocalyptic
Game released: PlayStation 5, PC, Mac, iOS, Xbox Series X/S → 24 September 2021
Players:
9.5/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
87/100
An expanded and updated version of Death Stranding. The game features even more storylines, new missions, and expanded locations. As you progress, you will be...
Action, Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Casual game, Simulation
Game released: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 12 November 2020
Steam:
71/100
Metacritic:
86/100
Overcooked! All You Can Eat is a cooperative management strategy with an isometric camera view. It features remastered versions of Overcooked and Overcooked 2...
Adventure, Simulation, Indie, Isometric, Hidden Objects, Procedural generation, Business / Management
Game released: PC, iOS, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 → 8 April 2021
Players:
9.3/10
Steam:
90/100
Metacritic:
71/100
Cozy Grove is an indie adventure simulator with an isometric view. Welcome to a life simulator about camping on an ever-changing haunted island. As a spiritual...
Game released: Xbox Series X/S, PC, Mac, Xbox One, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 1 April 2021
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
98/100
A fun tactical simulator in which historical battles turn into a chaotic and funny sandbox. Stupid, but charming units fighting under the control of funny physics...
Action, Hunting / Fishing, Third-person view, Adventure, Simulation, Cooperative (co-op), Open world
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 10 June 2021
Players:
1.2/10
Steam:
38/100
Open Country is a cooperative hunter simulator with survival elements and a third-person view. As you progress, you'll explore unique locations, escape from hungry...
Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Futurism (Future), In real time, Construction, Simulation
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 9 November 2021
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
90/100
Metacritic:
76/100
Jurassic World Evolution 2 is a continuation of the real-time economic strategy that will allow you to create your own “Jurassic Park”. The new game will develop...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 24 June 2011
Players:
8.4/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
80/100
Kerbal Space Program is a sci-fi simulator with well-developed physical laws. You have to manage the space program of a certain planet. Everything needed to build a...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 16 July 2020
Players:
8.8/10
Steam:
70/100
Metacritic:
59/100
Hunting Simulator 2 is the sequel to the hunting simulator Hunting Simulator. The player sets out to explore the vast plains of Colorado, the deserts of Texas...
Business / Management, First-person view, Simulation, Educational game (Education), Third-person view, Sandbox, Racing
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, iOS, Android → 11 August 2021
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
95/100
Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 is an educational car simulator with elements of a racing arcade with a first-person view. The sequel features new modes “Barn Finds...
Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Interactive movie, Simulation, Indie, Walking Simulator, Open world
Game released: PC, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch → 1 September 2021
Players:
8.4/10
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
71/100
Lake is a story-driven postman simulator about a woman named Meredith Weiss. The heroine is forty years old, she returned home from the big city to help her father...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch → 9 October 2016
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
66/100
Shadows of Kurgansk is an action shooter with a first-person view and horror elements in a post-apocalyptic world. You have to survive in a Zone where zombies live...
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...
