Simulation 2025 for Mac — top best games in the Simulation genre

Strange Antiquities - a game in the Simulation genre

Simulation, Puzzle, Logic, Casual game, Detective, Point & Click

Game released: Mac → 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...

DREDGE

Adventure, Simulation, Hunting / Fishing, Exploration, Open world

Game released: Mac → 27 February 2025

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...

Cast n Chill

Simulation, Hunting / Fishing, Indie, Side view, Casual game, Clicker

Game released: Mac → 16 June 2025

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 95/100

A relaxing fishing game in the background where you can explore calm lakes, rivers and oceans at your own pace. The game requires you to catch fish, sell them for a...

Supermarket Simulator

First-person view, Simulation, Business / Management, Construction, Online

Game released: Mac → 19 June 2025

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 92/100

The player controls the store. First you need to arrange the retail space by arranging shelves, counters and other interior items. Then you will have to receive the...

Bridge Constructor Studio

Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Casual game, Simulation, Construction, Strategy

Game released: Mac → 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...

Two Point Museum

Strategy, Simulation, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Casual game, Construction

Game released: Mac → 4 March 2025

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 84/100

A colorful simulator where the player takes on the role of curator of his own dream museum. As you progress, you need to explore the world in search of rare...

Len's Island

Adventure, Action, Isometric, Indie, Simulation, Survival, Construction, Dungeons

Early Access: Mac → 26 November 2021; Game released: Mac → 19 June 2025

Players: 6.2/10

Steam: 82/100

A top-down action adventure game combining survival, construction and exploration. A new resident arrives on a picturesque island with a minimal set of tools and a...

Ratopia

Survival, City Building, Side view, Simulation, Business / Management, Sandbox, Construction, Strategy

Early Access: Mac → 6 November 2023; Game released: Mac → 1 May 2025

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 87/100

The player controls a city inhabited by mice. Each resident of Ratopia has their own skills and characteristics — they need to organize suitable jobs for the...

The Wandering Village

Business / Management, Strategy, Side view, Futurism (Future), In real time, Post-apocalyptic, City Building, Simulation

Early Access: Mac → 14 September 2022; Game released: Mac → 17 July 2025

Players: 8/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 75/100

A city-building simulator where the settlement is built not on the ground, but on the back of a giant wandering creature named Onbu. The world around is poisoned by...

Beholder: Conductor

Simulation, Business / Management, Comedy, Side view, Indie, Point & Click

Game released: Mac → 23 April 2025

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 87/100

Spin-off of the Beholder series. The main character is a train conductor who is tasked with monitoring passengers, reporting incidents and carrying out important...

The Darkest Files

Adventure, Simulation, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Detective, Historical

Game released: Mac → 26 March 2025

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 80/100

The game unfolds in 1956 in Germany. In the role of a young prosecutor, it is necessary to investigate the crimes of the times of Nazism and look for the...

Hollywood Animal

Strategy, Simulation, Business / Management, City Building

Early Access: Mac → 10 April 2025

Players: 8/10

Steam: 79/100

The player heads a Hollywood studio at the dawn of sound cinema to guide it through decades of creative achievement, glamor, debauchery, broken destinies and deals...

ShapeHero Factory

Strategy, Simulation, Top-down view, Roguelike, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Construction, Crafting

Early Access: Mac → 5 November 2024; Game released: Mac → 17 September 2025

Steam: 88/100

The game takes place in a magic book, where the gamer creates heroes to fight monsters. You will have to develop a factory that produces fighters, as well as repel...

Dungeon Warfare 3

Strategy, Top-down view, Indie, Tactics, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Fantasy, Old school, Simulation

Game released: 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...

Little Witch in the Woods

Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Indie, Fantasy, Casual game, Simulation, Puzzle

Early Access: Mac → 17 May 2022; Game released: Mac → 15 September 2025

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 90/100

The game tells the story of Ellie, a young witch apprentice who goes to the old Witch House to learn the secrets of magic and discover an amazing world. Everyday...

Football Manager 26

Strategy, Simulation, Online, Football, Business / Management, Isometric, Sports game

Game released: Mac → 4 November 2025

Players: 3.5/10

Steam: 38/100

Metacritic: 68/100

The player becomes the manager of a football team and oversees all club operations. They must plan training sessions, design uniforms, and acquire the best players...

GT Manager

Racing, Simulation, Online, Business / Management, Isometric, Strategy

Game released: Mac → 2 June 2025

Steam: 71/100

A racing simulator in which the player takes on the role of a team leader, managing all aspects of the racing business. From developing cars and hiring drivers to...

Blacksmith Master

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Construction, Sandbox, Casual game, City Building

Early Access: Mac → 15 May 2025; Game in development: Mac → 19 November 2026

Steam: 84/100

A management game about creating and developing your own medieval forge. The work begins with the extraction and processing of resources, hiring specialists and...

Crusader Kings 3: All Under Heaven

Strategy, Simulation, DLC, In real time, Top-down view, Historical, Medieval era, Grand strategy

Game released: Mac → 28 October 2025

Steam: 70/100

The largest expansion Crusader Kings 3 adds new territories, cultures, dynasties, and mechanics inspired by medieval Asia. The expansion opens a new era of power...

WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition

Action, Simulation, Third-person view, Indie, Survival, Open world, Exploration

Game released: Mac → 22 July 2025; Early Access: Mac → 26 July 2019

Steam: 97/100

A realistic wolf life simulator set in the northern part of Yellowstone National Park. The game allows you to experience the journey of a lone gray wolf who leaves...

Fight School Simulator

Simulation, Action, First-person view, Business / Management, Construction, Crafting

Game released: Mac → 19 February 2025

Players: 5.3/10

Steam: 89/100

The reception of the martial arts school, where you can create your own dojo, train students and fight for the title of the best master. Opening your school, it is...

The Farmer Was Replaced

Simulation, Business / Management, Educational game (Education), Puzzle, Logic

Game released: Mac → 10 October 2025

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 95/100

The player automates farm operations. To do this, they program a drone using a Python-like language to perform various tasks. Accumulated resources can be used to...

Stellar Settlers: Space Base Builder

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, City Building, Survival, Sandbox

Game released: Mac → 22 February 2025

Steam: 69/100

The player is building a space base. You can arrange different buildings both vertically and horizontally. Each of the five planets has its own characteristics...

Кризис в Кремле: Холодная война

Simulation, Strategy, Historical, Indie, Grand strategy

Game released: Mac → 11 July 2025

Players: 9.9/10

A global political strategy in real time, dedicated to the last decade of the USSR. As you progress, you must manage the economy, domestic politics and foreign...

Becoming Saint

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Tactics, Roguelike, Simulation, Medieval era

Game released: Mac → 15 July 2025

Steam: 64/100

The game takes place in medieval Italy. The gamer increases the number of their followers to capture cities. Sometimes, difficult moral choices will have to be...

Havendock

Simulation, Sandbox, Casual game, City Building, Construction, Crafting, Strategy

Game released: Mac → 22 April 2025; Early Access: Mac → 20 April 2023

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 81/100

A colorful survival and settlement management simulator in the middle of the ocean. The goal of the game is to build a huge city on the water. The player starts by...

Japan Stigmatized Property

Adventure, Horror, Point & Click, Mysticism / Supernatural, Simulation

Game released: Mac → 15 August 2025

Players: 4.9/10

Steam: 74/100

The player must observe real places in Japan and report any abnormal phenomena. You will have to control cameras and react to any changes, such as the movement of...

Time Flies

Adventure, Simulation, Indie, Open world, Survival

Game released: Mac → 31 July 2025

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 80/100

A minimalist adventure about a fly with a huge list of wishes and a very short life to realize them. In the game, she can learn to play an instrument, read a book...

Live Hard, Die Hard

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

Game released: 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...

Heart of the Machine

Strategy, Simulation, Business / Management, Science fiction, City Building, Construction, Procedural generation, Grand strategy

Early Access: Mac → 31 January 2025; Game released: Mac → 6 March 2026

Steam: 92/100

A city planning simulator in which artificial intelligence tries to take control of an entire city. No one knows about its existence (yet), which allows the AI to...

Two Point Museum: Zooseum

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Simulation, Casual game

Game released: Mac → 2 December 2025

Steam: 85/100

The expansion adds over 40 animals and wildlife experts who can take care of them. You need to treat the animals before releasing them into the wild. But during...

SpongeBob: Krusty Cook-Off

Arcade, Action, Simulation, Casual game, Comedy, Adventure

Game released: Mac → 19 August 2025

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 63/100

The game turns everyday cooking into crazy action right in the world of Bikini Bottom. As you progress, you can set up your own kitchen, decorate the restaurant and...

Stellaris: Infernals

Strategy, Simulation, Sandbox, Science fiction, Space, Grand strategy

Game released: Mac → 25 November 2025

Steam: 41/100

Players can explore burning worlds — a new type of planet with its own districts, events, and archaeological sites. The developers have also added two origins...

News Tower

Strategy, Business / Management, Sandbox, Steampunk, Side view, Simulation

Game released: Mac → 18 November 2025

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 84/100

The player grows his newspaper and tries to become the new media magnate of 1930s New York. It is necessary to hire and manage the various personnel necessary for...

Time Space Rebuild

Adventure, Simulation, Visual novel, Role-playing game, First-person view

Game released: Mac → 20 May 2025

Players: 10/10

Steam: 75/100

Korean dating simulator The story centers on the last days before a disaster, when only one question remains: save the world or spend the rest of your time with the...

Frostpunk 2: Fractured Utopias

Strategy, Simulation, Business / Management, Post-apocalyptic, Survival, City Building

Game released: Mac → 8 December 2025

Steam: 68/100

Now each faction in Frostpunk 2 has a unique utopia. As the tree develops, new special laws, buildings, and abilities can be obtained. The developers have also...

Whisper of the House

Simulation, Construction, Casual game, Hidden Objects, Puzzle

Game released: Mac → 27 August 2025

Steam: 96/100

A pixel game about decorating spaces. The gamer completes various tasks for the city's residents: moving, cleaning cluttered rooms, preparing new shops, sorting...

Guilty as Sock!

Casual game, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Comedy, Simulation

Game released: Mac → 29 May 2025

Players: 10/10

Steam: 87/100

A cooperative party game in a crazy courtroom format, where friends try on the roles of judge, lawyer, and defendant. It all starts with the distribution of roles...

and Roger

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

Game released: Mac → 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...

Tingus Goose

Strategy, Horror, Simulation, Business / Management, Side view, Casual game

Game released: Mac → 2 December 2025

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 74/100

The player creates a goose tree, on the branches of which various mechanisms and creatures reside. You can create whimsical and strange things by combining...

Simulation

Best Games in the Simulation genre of 2025 for Mac