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 2026 (Game released)
Game released: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2 → 28 April 2020
Players:
7.9/10
Metacritic:
80/100
The continuation of the off-road driving simulator Spintires: MudRunner. You can expect realistic control mechanics, a well-developed gameplay process, as well as...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch 2 → 15 February 2024
Players:
7.7/10
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, Mac, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch → 30 April 2026
Players:
10/10
Metacritic:
78/100
A small store by the house becomes the center of events, where behind the usual routine lie the stories of local residents, their concerns, and little secrets. In...
Adventure, Horror, Simulation, First-person view, Indie, Mysticism / Supernatural, Comedy, Survival horror
Game released: PC → 28 January 2026
Players:
8.5/10
The player takes on the role of an employee at a 24-hour store in a northern state, where during the day they must serve customers, restock shelves, maintain...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch 2 → 25 February 2022
Players:
8.6/10
Metacritic:
75/100
Continuation of the series of exciting car simulators GRID. The main feature of the game is a full-fledged story mode with real actors. Players take part in an...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 27 February 2026
Players:
10/10
Metacritic:
73/100
The player creates a new home on top of the mountain for his people, driven out of the lowlands. Half-settlements may be located at different heights, but coexist...
Simulation, Business / Management, Sandbox, Post-apocalyptic, Survival, City Building, Construction, Crafting
Game released: PC → 3 April 2026
Metacritic:
73/100
A post-apocalyptic city-building simulator in which any building can collapse. As the leader of a small group of survivors, you will have to build a vertical city...
Simulation, First-person view, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Construction, Crafting
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2 → 8 June 2026
Metacritic:
65/100
A survival game set in a future world where civilization has risen into the sky and settled on floating islands. Here, technology coexists with nature, and daily...
Strategy, Simulation, Business / Management, Sandbox, Science fiction, Space, Construction, Crafting, Procedural generation
Game released: PC → 2 June 2026
Players:
5.6/10
A space simulation game focused on the exploration of a procedurally generated universe. Traveling between asteroids and planets, you will create your own network...
