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.
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Best Games in the Simulation genre (Early Access)
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Simulation, Online, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Survival, Construction, Crafting
Early Access: PC → 17 September 2020
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
88/100
Metacritic:
73/100
Medieval Dynasty is a first-person action-adventure RPG set in an open world inspired by the medieval era. The main character is an ordinary poor man...
Action, Adventure, Simulation, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Exploration, Open world, Construction, Crafting
Early Access: PC → 9 October 2026
Players:
9.9/10
Steam:
77/100
The game takes place in 2035. A certain cataclysm turned the planet into a frozen wasteland. The gamer, alone or in co-op, is trying to survive in...
Action, Adventure, Simulation, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Construction
Early Access: PC → 24 March 2022
Players:
8.6/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
81/100
An adventure survival simulator set on a hostile planet. The main task is to make the planet suitable for life. To do this, you have to explore it...
Action, Shooter, Simulation, Online, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Construction, Crafting, Trains
Early Access: PC → 9 May 2023
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...
Action, Adventure, Simulation, Online, First-person view, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Exploration, Crafting
Early Access: PC → November 2026
Players:
9.3/10
Steam:
81/100
Cooperative survival game in a post-apocalyptic world, where an old house on wheels becomes both transportation, shelter, and the main base. You can...
Action, Adventure, Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Open world, Exploration, Survival
Early Access: PC → 24 March 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...
Strategy, Simulation, Online, Business / Management, Historical, Cooperative (co-op), City Building, Medieval era
Early Access: PC, Mac, Linux → 29 October 2026
Steam:
75/100
A medieval simulator that combines city-building, economic development, trade, and political intrigue in a constantly evolving online world. Starting...
Strategy, Simulation, Business / Management, Isometric, Sandbox, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Survival, City Building
Early Access: PC → 26 September 2019
Players:
8.2/10
Steam:
84/100
An unusual city-building strategy game with an isometric camera and survival elements, set in a post-apocalyptic world completely flooded by water...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Sandbox, Open world, Farm Simulator, Simulation
Early Access: PC → 5 August 2024
Players:
9.5/10
Steam:
97/100
Metacritic:
88/100
The game takes place in the picturesque village of Mystria. In this cozy and magical place, the player farms, growing a variety of crops, takes care...
Arcade, Simulation, God Simulator, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Indie, Construction
Early Access: PC, Mac → 25 May 2026
Players:
8.2/10
Steam:
90/100
A vibrant life simulator that emphasizes creativity and freedom. You can build houses of any complexity, experimenting with shapes and scales using a...
Action, Adventure, Simulation, Top-down view, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, City Building, Crafting, Role-playing game
Early Access: PC → 26 May 2026
Steam:
88/100
The ruins of Ancient Rome became an arena of the fierce struggle for life: the former citizens turned into revived dead and hunt for survivors at...
Business / Management, Role-playing game, Third-person view, Simulation, Action, Adventure, Crafting, Open world, Construction, Farm Simulator, Online
Early Access: PC → 26 May 2022
Players:
8.9/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
75/100
The ideological continuation of My Time at Portia. In concept, the game has hardly changed: an open world, your own workshop and farm, as well as...
Adventure, Simulation, Online, Third-person view, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Fantasy, Construction, Crafting
Early Access: PC → 20 June 2024
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
79/100
A cooperative game in which the gamer creates the perfect Viking settlement alone or with up to three friends. You need to give commands to settlers...
