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, 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...
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...
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...
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...
Simulation, Adventure, Business / Management, Indie, Hunting / Fishing, Top-down view, Isometric, Role-playing game, 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...
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...
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Indie, Casual game, Educational game (Education)
Early Access: PC → 31 March 2022
Steam:
44/100
Taxi Simulator is a taxi driver management simulator with a first-person view. You might think that driving a taxi is a boring and monotonous job. But you are still...
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...
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...
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, 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...
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...
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...
Adventure, Simulation, Action, Dungeons, First-person view, Survival, Crafting, Zombies, Post-apocalyptic, Open world, Cooperative (co-op), Online
Early Access: PC → 22 November 2022
Steam:
55/100
Post-apocalyptic survival simulator in an open world. The game takes place in a world where, due to an accident at a research center, the planet became a victim of...
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...
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...
Arcade, Simulation, Educational game (Education), Platformer, Sandbox, Side view, Construction, Crafting
Early Access: PC → 8 November 2022
Steam:
75/100
A unique sandbox that allows players to create their own games in various genres and styles. The game offers a flexible tool for creating levels, characters...
Action, Adventure, Simulation, Hunting / Fishing, First-person view, Third-person view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Crafting
Early Access: PC → 1 October 2022
Steam:
58/100
A survival simulator set on a tropical island. The story begins with the struggle to survive after a shipwreck, gradually evolving into the exploration of a new...
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...