Simulation 2026 — top best games in the Simulation genre / Page 5

Simulation, Puzzle, Sandbox, Construction, Casual game

Game released: PC, Mac → 30 March 2026

Players: 10/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 79/100

The main character restores abandoned houses in the deserted area of their hometown. You will need to clean up trash, make repairs, and arrange new furniture in all...

Zoo Simulator

First-person view, Simulation, Business / Management, Construction, Adventure, Casual game

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5 → 26 July 2024

Players: 10/10

Steam: 63/100

The main character is engaged in the reconstruction and improvement of an old zoo. The character's arsenal includes various tools for cleaning and welding broken...

Underchoice

Adventure, Simulation, Business / Management, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Survival, Casual game

Game released: PC → 1 June 2026

Steam: 71/100

An atmospheric simulator with survival elements, where managing the shelter turns into a series of difficult moral choices. The world outside its walls is largely...

I'm Making a Monster

Adventure, Visual novel, Text quest, Casual game, Simulation

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 6 July 2026

Steam: 72/100

A short narrative game that combines an interactive novel, a monster creation simulator, and a story about experiencing loss. As a mage-scientist, you will...

Ministry of Truth: False Memory

Adventure, Simulation, Puzzle, Visual novel, Indie, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 19 August 2026

Players: 10/10

Steam: 86/100

A narrative simulator about life in a totalitarian society, where information becomes the main tool of power. The main character works as an official in the...

Bus Bound

Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Sandbox

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 30 April 2026

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 77/100

A bus driver simulator from the creators of Bus Simulator 21, offering a look at everyday city life through the lens of public transport. The action takes place in...

Railroad Corporation 2

Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Trains, Simulation

Game released: PC → 25 February 2026

Players: 3.2/10

Steam: 69/100

A management strategy where the player heads his own railway empire. As you progress, you'll need to build pathways, manage finances, and negotiate strategic...

Scriptorium: Master of Manuscripts

Simulation, Business / Management, Indie, Casual game, Medieval era

Game released: PC → 16 April 2026

Steam: 97/100

The main character works in a special workshop that creates medieval manuscripts. You need to take orders and make different images using more than a thousand...

A Game About Chopping Trees

Simulation, First-person view, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Exploration

Game released: PC, Linux → 15 July 2026

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 85/100

A meditative simulator of a lumberjack, dedicated to peaceful walks through the endless forest and leisurely wood harvesting. There are no timers, tense challenges...

Underground Garage

Racing, Simulation, Sandbox, Open world

Game released: PC → 27 January 2026

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 63/100

A realistic car simulator where you can tune cars and test them in an open world. The main action takes place in an underground garage, where the player plays the...

Mad Games Tycoon 2

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5 → 31 May 2023

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 93/100

Mad Games Tycoon 2 is a continuation of the real-time management strategy, where you become a game developer in a small independent studio. The events of the game...

Cat Screen

Indie, Free game, Casual game, Clicker, Point & Click, Simulation

Game released: PC → 8 April 2026

Steam: 77/100

A casual game where virtual cats live right on your desktop and taskbar. The player needs to collect and feed pets, unlock new cats, improve their abilities...

Stay With Me

Horror, Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Free game

Game released: PC → 21 April 2026

Steam: 87/100

A free short horror game about a driver who has a surreal passenger in his car. The player's task is not just to drive the car, but also to monitor the condition of...

Ore Factory Squad

Action, Simulation, First-person view, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration, Crafting

Game released: PC → 16 July 2026

Steam: 87/100

A cooperative simulator for resource extraction and factory construction, where a small warehouse gradually transforms into a full-fledged industrial complex. The...

Parkasaurus

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, City Building, Construction

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 → 13 August 2020

Players: 8/10

Steam: 93/100

Parkasaurus is a management simulator with an isometric camera view. You have to become the head of an amazing amusement park where you can meet cute prehistoric...

Feudal Baron: King's Land

Strategy, Business / Management, Simulation, In real time, Isometric, Medieval era, City Building

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5 → 23 October 2024

Steam: 32/100

A city planning simulator in a medieval setting. The king has given you the right to rule part of his kingdom. This is not only a great privilege, but also a very...

BioEden

Strategy, Simulation, In real time, Isometric, Casual game, Exploration

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2 → 3 September 2026

Steam: 72/100

A colorful economic strategy about restoring a desert planet and bringing back extinct ecosystems to life. As the Guardian, you will gradually transform the...

Fish Hunters: Most Lethal Fishing Simulator

Action, Simulation, Hunting / Fishing, First-person view, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Comedy, Exploration, Open world, Online, Indie

Game released: PC → 30 January 2026

Steam: 58/100

A fun adventure where fishing turns into a real action. Alone or in a company of up to four people, you can go hunting for more than 140 species of fish: from...

NIGHTBELL

Horror, First-person view, Indie, Mysticism / Supernatural, Walking Simulator, Hidden Objects, Simulation

Game released: PC → 10 January 2026

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 75/100

Atmospheric first-person horror set on Christmas Eve. The main character is a boy who stays home with his mother. After hearing a bedtime story about a witch with a...

PARANORMASIGHT: The Mermaid's Curse

Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Adventure, Role-playing game, Simulation

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, iOS, Android → 19 February 2026

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 84/100

This is a dark detective visual novel set on the remote Japanese island of Kameshima, a place steeped in legends about mermaids and immortality. The player unravels...

Brigandine Abyss

Strategy, Fantasy, Simulation

Game released: PlayStation 5, PC → 27 August 2026

Steam: 36/100

Metacritic: 68/100

This fantasy story unfolds on a continent once saved from the ambitions of the Abyssloa Empire by the arcane Brigandine armor. Two hundred years later, the Kingdom...

I Am Jesus Christ

Action, Adventure, Simulation, First-person view, Historical, Fantasy

Game released: PC → 2 April 2026

Steam: 87/100

An unusual simulator that allows you to view biblical events through the lens of an interactive experience. At the center is the journey of Jesus, filled with...

Jurassic World Evolution 3: Rebirth

Strategy, Simulation, DLC, Business / Management, Sandbox, Science fiction, City Building

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 16 June 2026

Steam: 60/100

A large expansion that enhances the park with new dinosaur species, a storyline campaign, and system improvements. The central element becomes the Distortus Rex...

Animal Shelter 2

Simulation, Casual game, Business / Management, First-person view, Online

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5 → 23 July 2025

Steam: 80/100

An animal shelter simulator in which gamers take care of different animals, look for a cozy home for them, play with them, dress them up in different costumes and...

MotoGP 26

Racing, Simulation, Sports game

Game released: PlayStation 5, PC → 29 April 2026

Steam: 64/100

Metacritic: 75/100

A racing game based on the official 2026 MotoGP season, featuring revamped physics and a rider-based handling system. In Career mode, players progress through the...

Dragon Quest Heroes: Torneko's Mystery Dungeon -Classic HD-

Role-playing game, Strategy, Simulation

Game released: PlayStation 5, PC → 9 September 2026

Steam: 50/100

Metacritic: 70/100

and Roger

Adventure, Visual novel, Casual game, Point & Click, Simulation

Game released: PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, iOS, Android → 23 July 2025

Steam: 96/100

A short interactive novel in which the familiar world gradually loses its clear outlines. The story unfolds through the perception of a little girl, for whom an...

Tractor Racers

Arcade, Racing, Casual game, Simulation

Game released: PC → 26 January 2026

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 50/100

An arcade racing simulator featuring tractors on off-road terrain. The main feature of the game is the realistic behavior of trailers: the weight and type of cargo...

Copa City

Business / Management, Simulation, Sandbox

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5 → 16 June 2026

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 58/100

A football event management simulator in which the player prepares a city and stadium for matches while attending to safety and the fans’ mood. Decisions affect...

Data Center

Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Sandbox, Construction, Logic

Game released: PC, Mac → 31 March 2026

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 76/100

The player develops the data center by installing new racks, servers, and other equipment. They will also need to lay cables and monitor processes — client data...

The Spotter: Dig or Die

Simulation, First-person view, Third-person view, Sandbox, Post-apocalyptic, Survival, Construction, Crafting, Zombies, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: PC → 7 April 2026

Players: 7/10

Steam: 84/100

The action of the game takes place at a remote gas station somewhere in the wastelands of Nevada, where the Spotter — not the luckiest survivor — becomes the last...

Priest Simulator: Vampire Show

Action, Horror, Simulation, First-person view, Shooter, Exploration

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5 → 5 December 2024

Steam: 94/100

An action-mockumentary with an absurd story and humor. The protagonist, a pop vampire, is trying to find his staff and return to Hell, facing Satanic hordes...

Aztecs The Last Sun

Strategy, Simulation, In real time, Isometric, Historical, City Building, Survival, Construction

Game released: PC → 22 May 2026

Steam: 61/100

A real-time city-building strategy game that transports you to the heart of ancient Tenochtitlan. As you progress, you'll develop the city-state, govern its...

Life Below

Strategy, Simulation, In real time, City Building, Fantasy, Construction

Game released: PC → 26 May 2026

Steam: 81/100

An unusual underwater strategy where construction turns into an attempt to bring life back to the dying ocean. Coral reefs are disappearing, ecosystems are...

Go-Go Town!

Simulation, Business / Management, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, City Building, Construction

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 → 16 July 2026

Players: 1/10

Steam: 94/100

A city-building strategy about the life of the mayor of a small but promising town, where behind idyllic landscapes lies an endless stream of tasks. Initial...

Bookshop Simulator

Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Comedy

Game released: PC → 20 July 2026

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 92/100

A bookshop management simulator where a small shop must be transformed into a successful chain. You need to purchase books, comics, board games, and other goods...

Quarantine Check Zone

Simulation, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Zombies

Game released: Android → 21 January 2026

Players: 7/10

A game set in a post-apocalyptic world, where the main character works at the main quarantine checkpoint. You need to use thermometers, scanners, and other...

Live Hard, Die Hard

Arcade, Shooter, Comics, Side view, Comedy, Strategy, Role-playing game, Simulation

Game released: PC, iOS, Android, Mac → 20 November 2025

Steam: 89/100

The player must gather a team of brave heroes to stop the alien army advancing on Earth. The fighters battle automatically, but it is important to help the doctor...

Cat Named Mojave

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Old school, Simulation

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5 → 8 December 2025

Steam: 95/100

The game's story is about an unnamed character who is stranded in the middle of a deserted desert with a dead car battery. The only chance for rescue is a creepy...

Traveler Stories: Journeys of Real People

Adventure, Simulation, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Indie, Casual game

Game released: PC → 24 August 2026

Steam: 100/100

A visual novel with elements of a life simulator, based on the stories of real travelers. Arriving in Tokyo, the hero gets a job as a bartender and gradually meets...

Simulation

Best Games in the Simulation genre of 2026 (Game released)