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, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 → 10 June 2025
VGTimes:
8.0/10
Players:
8.9/10
Steam:
72/100
Metacritic:
79/100
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, Nintendo Switch, Mac, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 17 September 2025
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
81/100
A mysterious antique shop in Andermere opens its doors to those who are ready to touch the secrets hidden between the world of the living and the otherworldly. The...
Action, Stealth, Simulation, Online, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Science fiction, Exploration, Open world
Game released: PlayStation 5, PC → 26 June 2025
VGTimes:
6.8/10
Players:
8.2/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
90/100
A sequel to the cult action game from Hideo Kojima, which once again intertwines philosophy, science fiction, and an unconventional approach to gameplay. The action...
Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Open world, Farm Simulator, Online
Game released: PC, Mac, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2 → 12 November 2024
Players:
7.3/10
Steam:
85/100
Metacritic:
75/100
A realistic simulator of a modern farmer. The new part has several regions to choose from, including East Asia. The game has new crops and machines, including more...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, Android, iOS, Mac, Linux → 17 July 2025
Steam:
90/100
A game from the Bridge Constructor series that supports both regular and virtual reality glasses modes. The gamer builds structures from various elements that must...
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...
Action, Shooter, Simulation, Online, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Construction, Crafting, Trains
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5 → 7 November 2025
Players:
7.4/10
Steam:
71/100
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...
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, 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...
Action, Strategy, Adventure, Simulation, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Roguelike, Dungeons, Construction
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Mac, iOS → 11 August 2022
Players:
8.8/10
Steam:
96/100
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...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 → 26 September 2025
Players:
6.3/10
Steam:
51/100
Metacritic:
78/100
Football simulator and a direct continuation of the Electronic Arts FIFA series. The game has 19,000+ fully licensed players, 700+ teams and 30+ leagues. The new...
Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Sandbox, Casual game, Dungeons, Crafting, Procedural generation, Exploration, Horror
Game released: PC, iOS, PlayStation 5 → 7 February 2025
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
90/100
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...
Strategy, Grand strategy, Construction, In real time, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Fantasy, Simulation, City Building
Game released: PC → 20 March 2025
Players:
8/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
82/100
A base-building strategy game in which the player constructs fortresses to face countless waves of enemies. The game has several modes such as a story campaign...
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...
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...
Strategy, Top-down view, Indie, Tactics, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Fantasy, Old school, Simulation
Game released: PC, Mac → 29 August 2025
Steam:
78/100
A tower defense strategy game about creating deadly dungeons, where every piece of territory turns into part of an impregnable fortress. The new installment expands...
Action, Adventure, Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Open world, Exploration, Survival
Game released: Android → 14 September 2025
Players:
7.6/10
Steam:
76/100
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...
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...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2 → 14 March 2025
Players:
6.7/10
Steam:
71/100
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...
