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 (Game released)
Role-playing game, Action, Simulation, Online, MMO, Third-person view, Science fiction, Survival, Open world, Crafting
Game released: PC → 10 June 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...
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
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...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Mac, iOS → 11 August 2022
Players:
8.8/10
Metacritic:
84/100
Cult of the Lamb is a dark action roguelike with base building and dungeon crawling. The main character is an possessed lamb who was once saved from death by a...
Action, Shooter, Simulation, Online, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Construction, Crafting
Game released: PC → 7 November 2025
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...
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 → 8 December 2023
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
Game released: PC, iOS → 7 February 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
Game released: Android → 14 September 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
Game released: PC → 21 January 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...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 11 July 2025
VGTimes:
7.2/10
Metacritic:
83/100
Updated collection of cults about skateboarding, uniting the third and fourth part of the series. Games received a significant visual update, supporting modern...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2 → 14 March 2025
Players:
6.7/10
Metacritic:
82/100
The new chapter in the world of wrestling with the largest line of superstars, legends and members of the Hall of Glory. More than 300 fighters, including Cody...
Strategy, Business / Management, Science fiction, Simulation, In real time, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Isometric
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 7 December 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...
Role-playing game, Action, Simulation, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Indie
Game released: PC → 18 November 2025
Players:
7.3/10
A continuation of the space game, which takes place in a fantastic open world filled with many solar systems and planets. The game offers tens of thousands of...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android → 14 July 2017
Players:
5.1/10
Metacritic:
66/100
An interesting simulator with stealth elements and a view of the top, inspired by the atmosphere of Fargo and Crime Fix. The work is simple, but dangerous: to hide...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Adventure, Stealth, Simulation, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: PC, Xbox Series X/S → 25 April 2025
Players:
8.6/10
A grim survival simulator where every day becomes a struggle not only against hunger and cold, but also against other people. Ten years after the epidemic, the...
