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 SwitchiOSAndroidMeta QuestMacLinuxXbox One X
Statuses
Best Games in the Simulation genre of 2023 (Game released)
Game released: PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, iOS → 14 July 2022
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
97/100
Metacritic:
77/100
PowerWash Simulator is an unusual first-person simulator where you have to open your own wash to get rid of dirt and old stains with relief. As you progress, you'll...
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, 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...
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...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Mac, Android → 30 March 2023
Players:
9.5/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
83/100
The mysterious archipelago hides many secrets that are best not remembered. Taking the helm of a fishing trawler, a brave fisherman sets sail across islands lost in...
Strategy, Flight Simulator, In real time, Business / Management, Trains, Construction, Casual game, Simulation
Game released: PC, Linux, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Mac → 11 December 2019
Players:
7.4/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
76/100
The continuation of Transport Fever, in which the player develops a transport system starting from the mid-19th century to the present day. You will have to...
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...
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, City Building, Sandbox, Exploration, Historical, Cooperative (co-op), Simulation
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 16 April 2019
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
78/100
Metacritic:
81/100
Anno 1800 is a new game in the real-time management strategy series Anno. The events unfold at the dawn of the industrial age, during the times of great...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch 2 → 15 February 2024
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
97/100
Metacritic:
72/100
Continuation of the crazy goat simulator. As in previous parts, the game has a lot of humor and crazy fun. The player finds himself in an open world filled with...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One → 25 January 2022
Players:
9.8/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
82/100
A propaganda simulator in which the player controls what will be aired on a TV channel and what will not. The game takes place in an alternate 1980s, when a radical...
Simulation, Adventure, Third-person view, Survival, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Open world, Construction, Crafting, Exploration, Fantasy
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5 → 29 March 2023
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
81/100
The game takes place in the fantasy world of "shorties" who are trying to expand the territory of their peoples in a wild, unforgiving and ever-changing world...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Simulation, Business / Management, Historical, Indie, Side view, Medieval era
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch → 16 November 2023
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...
Top-down view, Action, Role-playing game, Simulation, Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Farm Simulator, Crafting
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Mac, Linux → 25 April 2023
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
82/100
Sandbox with elements of a farmer simulator. The player is building a settlement in the Stone Age. You can grow plants to harvest crops, tame animals, and explore...
Business / Management, Role-playing game, Third-person view, Simulation, Action, Adventure, Crafting, Open world, Construction, Farm Simulator, Online
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 2 November 2023
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...
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Science fiction, Flight Simulator, Simulation, Space, Open world, Exploration
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Mac → 6 April 2023
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...
Business / Management, Hunting / Fishing, First-person view, Motorcycle racing, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Farm Simulator, Open world, Simulation
Game released: PC → 3 November 2023
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...
Strategy, Isometric, In real time, Simulation, City Building, Sandbox, Historical, Fantasy, Construction
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 → 8 December 2023
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
Game released: PC → 9 October 2023
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...
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...
Simulation, Adventure, Business / Management, Indie, Hunting / Fishing, Top-down view, Isometric, Role-playing game, Farm Simulator
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5 → 14 November 2023
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...
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...
Game released: PC, Mac, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, iOS, Nintendo Switch 2 → 5 December 2023
Players:
8.2/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
70/100
A colorful adventure sandbox that combines elements of life simulation and exploration in the world of Disney and Pixar. Once a thriving Valley, it has been...
Business / Management, Strategy, Isometric, In real time, Trains, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Simulation
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One → 25 May 2023
Players:
6.2/10
Steam:
37/100
Metacritic:
75/100
Continuation of the management simulator, where in the role of a skilled entrepreneur you need to establish the US railway system of the mid-19th century. The game...
Survival, First-person view, Shooter, Construction, Crafting, Sandbox, Exploration, Open world, Simulation
Game released: PC → 5 June 2023
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...
Action, Third-person view, Business / Management, Indie, Sandbox, Comedy, Farm Simulator, Open world, Simulation, First-person view
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5 → 20 October 2023
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
87/100
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...
Adventure, Simulation, Crafting, Action, Role-playing game, Hunting / Fishing, Casual game, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, iOS, Android → 22 September 2022
Players:
8.8/10
Steam:
78/100
Metacritic:
74/100
Potion Permit is an action-adventure RPG with elements of crafting and fishing. The people of Lunbury have always preferred traditional methods of treatment. But...
Hunting / Fishing, First-person view, Third-person view, Sports game, Online, Simulation, Open world
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 30 August 2023
Players:
7.2/10
Steam:
70/100
Metacritic:
63/100
Call of the Wild: The Angler — a fishing simulator from the creators of the popular hunting simulator theHunter: Call of the Wild. One of the main features of the...
