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 2022 (Early Access)
Action, Adventure, Simulation, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Construction
Early Access: PC → 24 March 2022
Players:
8.6/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
81/100
An adventure survival simulator set on a hostile planet. The main task is to make the planet suitable for life. To do this, you have to explore it, collect minerals...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Simulation, Hunting / Fishing, Business / Management, Isometric, Top-down view, Indie, Farm Simulator
Early Access: PC → 11 October 2022
Players:
9/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
82/100
Coral Island is a classic top-down farm simulator with management and role-playing game elements. You will go to the colorful Coral Island, where you will have to...
Business / Management, Role-playing game, Third-person view, Simulation, Action, Adventure, Crafting, Open world, Construction, Farm Simulator, Online
Early Access: PC → 26 May 2022
Players:
8.9/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
75/100
The ideological continuation of My Time at Portia. In concept, the game has hardly changed: an open world, your own workshop and farm, as well as another town in...
Business / Management, Strategy, Isometric, In real time, Medieval era, Simulation, Survival, Historical, City Building
Early Access: PC → 8 November 2022
Players:
10/10
Steam:
72/100
Metacritic:
76/100
City planning simulator about Vikings. Players are engaged in the development of the settlement, turning the village into a prosperous city. A good jarl knows how...
Shooter, Futurism (Future), First-person view, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Action, Combat robots, Science fiction, Survival, Crafting, Simulation
Early Access: PC → 23 November 2022
Players:
9.9/10
Steam:
55/100
Sci-fi survival shooter. The game has an open world, survival elements, crafting items and weapons, as well as multiplayer. The game takes place in a futuristic...
Strategy, Simulation, Business / Management, Sandbox, Science fiction, Space, Construction, Crafting, Procedural generation, Online
Early Access: PC → 7 November 2022
Players:
6.7/10
Steam:
80/100
A space simulation game focused on the exploration of a procedurally generated universe. Traveling between asteroids and planets, you will create your own network...
Business / Management, Strategy, Side view, Futurism (Future), In real time, Post-apocalyptic, City Building, Simulation
Early Access: PC, Mac, Linux → 14 September 2022
Players:
8/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
75/100
A city-building simulator where the settlement is built not on the ground, but on the back of a giant wandering creature named Onbu. The world around is poisoned by...
Strategy, Isometric, In real time, Simulation, City Building, Sandbox, Historical, Fantasy, Construction
Early Access: PC → 1 November 2022
Players:
8/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
91/100
A city-planning simulator in a dark fantasy world in which you need to restore civilization and save it from deadly rains. Players take on the role of the Scorched...
Simulation, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Virtual Reality (VR), Cooperative (co-op), Open world
Early Access: PC → 16 September 2022
Steam:
87/100
A flight simulator focused on realistic flight physics and accurate aircraft behavior. Lift is calculated based on the real geometry of the wing, which gives...
Strategy, Simulation, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Construction, Sandbox
Early Access: PC → 27 April 2022
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
91/100
Prehistoric Kingdom is an exciting management strategy with simulation elements, where you have to create an amazing zoo for prehistoric animals. You will have vast...
Action, First-person view, Simulation, Historical, City Building, Business / Management, Educational game (Education), Construction, Casual game, Crafting
Early Access: PC → 10 October 2022
Players:
6.7/10
Steam:
84/100
A first-person builder simulator from the creators of Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 and American Theft 80s, where you need to rebuild European cities after World...
Simulation, Adventure, Business / Management, Isometric, Role-playing game, Indie, Strategy, Farm Simulator
Early Access: PC → 16 March 2022
Steam:
69/100
Colorful farm simulator. In the homeland of the protagonist, there is an ancient tradition: in order to go through the ritual of growing up, everyone must make a...
Business / Management, Strategy, Isometric, In real time, Trains, City Building, Casual game, Simulation
Early Access: PC → 28 July 2022
Players:
8/10
Steam:
67/100
A city-planning simulator in which the expansion of territory and the transportation of goods depend entirely on railways and trains. As players progress, they...
Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Simulation, Third-person view, Historical, Roguelike, Medieval era
Early Access: PC → 14 November 2022
Players:
9.7/10
Steam:
88/100
We Who Are About To Die is a gladiator simulator with leveling up and a “unique” combat system. In the game you have to get into the role of one of the characters...
Survival, First-person view, Shooter, Construction, Crafting, Sandbox, Exploration, Open world, Simulation
Early Access: PC → 25 August 2022
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
45/100
A survival simulator in which a large group of people are marooned on a desert island where they try to survive. There are no rules, but there are advantages for...
Arcade, Strategy, Simulation, Business / Management, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Free game, Roguelike, City Building, Sandbox
Early Access: PC, Mac → 10 March 2022
Steam:
90/100
Home Wind is a free city-planning simulator without complex mechanics with a top-down view in a medieval setting. A beautiful and minimalistic game awaits you with...
Action, Shooter, Simulation, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Free game, Virtual Reality (VR), Racing
Early Access: PC, Mac, Linux → 24 May 2022
Players:
5.5/10
Steam:
78/100
Fly Dangerous is a free space racing simulator with first and third person views. You have to control flying cars that can reach enormous speeds. The game has both...
Action, Warships / Submarines, Cooperative (co-op), Third-person view, Simulation, Open world, Sandbox, Construction, Crafting, Exploration
Early Access: PC → 29 April 2022
Steam:
70/100
An exciting sandbox about ships and sea adventures. Features include realistic physics simulation and ocean simulation. The game will allow you to unleash your...
Simulation, Strategy, Construction, Business / Management, Sandbox, Zombies, Post-apocalyptic, City Building
Early Access: PC → 7 December 2022
Players:
9.4/10
Steam:
65/100
The world has been completely taken over by zombies. For many years, scientists have been trying to find a vaccine to reverse the processes of zombieification. In...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Simulation, Business / Management, Historical, Indie, Side view, Medieval era
Early Access: PC → 21 June 2022
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
70/100
An economic blacksmithing management simulator set during the Hundred Years’ War. The main character aims to restore his father’s forge and turn it into a thriving...
Action, Adventure, Simulation, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Science fiction
Early Access: PC → 31 May 2022
Players:
8.8/10
Steam:
93/100
Flight Of Nova is a sophisticated space simulator with first and third person views, in which the main features are realistic aerodynamic and orbital physics, as...