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 Switch 2Nintendo SwitchiOSAndroidMacLinux
Statuses
Best Games in the Simulation genre of 2025
Role-playing game, Action, Simulation, Online, MMO, Third-person view, Science fiction, Survival, Open world, Crafting
June 10, 2025
VGTimes:
8.0/10
Players:
9/10
Metacritic:
78/100
A multiplayer open-world survival game inspired by Frank Herbert's iconic Dune universe. Players find themselves on Arrakis, a merciless sand planet where every day...
Action, Shooter, Simulation, Online, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Construction, Crafting
May 9, 2023
Players:
7.4/10
A cooperative survival action game in which the player becomes a member of the crew of an interdimensional train. The hero sets off to explore a mysterious world...
Action, Shooter, Simulation, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Exploration, Open world, Zombies
October 24, 2025
Players:
9/10
Multiplayer sandbox with survival elements and an open world. In the near future, an apocalypse has occurred: zombies roam the Earth, most people have died, and...
Strategy, Isometric, In real time, Simulation, City Building, Sandbox, Historical, Fantasy, Construction
November 1, 2022
Players:
8/10
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, Business / Management, First-person view, Sandbox, Casual game, Dungeons, Crafting, Procedural generation
February 7, 2025
Players:
7.8/10
The main character bought a house and now digs a hole in his garden. In the process, different values come across, for example, silver and even bags with money...
Action, Adventure, Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Open world
March 24, 2025
Players:
7.6/10
Adventure game about the study of wild lands driving a car. Processedly generated landscapes, change of day and night, dynamic weather create an atmosphere of a...
Adventure, Simulation, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Science fiction, Comedy, Exploration, Walking Simulator
January 21, 2025
A short surreal indie puzzle game with elements of dark humor and an ecological subtext. The plot takes place in 1999, when the world is on the brink of an...
Strategy, Simulation, Business / Management, Science fiction, City Building, Construction, Procedural generation
January 31, 2025
A city planning simulator in which artificial intelligence tries to take control of an entire city. No one knows about its existence (yet), which allows the AI to...
Simulation, First-person view, Action, Business / Management, Science fiction, Futurism (Future), Construction, Casual game, Space
May 26, 2025
Finding yourself on a distant planet under the surveillance of the Intergalactic Police, there is only one thing left to do - make the space station something more...
Strategy, Business / Management, Science fiction, Simulation, In real time, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Isometric
December 7, 2022
Players:
8.8/10
Metacritic:
72/100
A sci-fi strategy game with elements of survival and control, set on a space station. The gameplay combines construction, exploration and resource management in...
