Simulation 2020 for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Simulation genre

Animal Crossing: New Horizons - a game in the Simulation genre

Arcade, Adventure, Simulation, In real time, Business / Management

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 March 2020

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 90/100

A colorful life simulator where a new chapter begins on a deserted island, far from the hustle and bustle of the city. Instead of familiar streets, there are sandy...

Tropico 6

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 November 2020

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Tropico 6 is a continuation of the dictator simulator of a banana republic. This time, the world is in political turmoil — the radio broadcasts that the plans for...

Spiritfarer

Simulation, Business / Management, Side view, Adventure, Indie, Strategy, Cooperative (co-op), Construction

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 August 2020

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Spiritfarer is a fun management simulator with a side view that tells the story of death. You take on the role of a ferryman for the dead and build your own ship to...

FIFA 21

Simulation, Sports game, Football, Isometric, Third-person view, Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 October 2020

Players: 6.3/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 74/100

FIFA 21 is a new part of a series of football simulators from the Canadian studio EA Sports. In the continuation, you will find an updated season with real player...

Descenders

Simulation, Third-person view, Bicycles, Sports game, Racing

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 November 2020

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Descenders is a cycling arcade simulator with a third-person view. You have to ride a bike through procedurally generated levels. The game contains various...

House Flipper

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 June 2020

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 62/100

House Flipper is a fun management simulator with a first-person view, where you become a one-man repair crew. In the game you will buy abandoned houses that are in...

Coffee Talk

Adventure, Simulation, Futurism (Future), Visual novel, Fantasy, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 January 2020

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 73/100

An atmospheric visual novel with elements of a barista simulator, where everyday city life intertwines with fantasy. The action takes place in an alternate Seattle...

Two Point Hospital

Simulation, Business / Management, Isometric, Construction

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 February 2020

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Two Point Hospital is a hospital management simulator with an isometric camera view, which is the spiritual successor to the famous Theme Hospital. You have to...

Hunting Simulator 2

Third-person view, Simulation, Action, Shooter, Stealth, Sports game, Hunting / Fishing, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 October 2020

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 59/100

Hunting Simulator 2 is the sequel to the hunting simulator Hunting Simulator. The player sets out to explore the vast plains of Colorado, the deserts of Texas...

Jurassic World Evolution

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Construction, Simulation

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 November 2020

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Jurassic World Evolution is a real-time economic strategy that allows you to create your own Jurassic Park. The main action takes place on Isla Nublar and the...

Moving Out

Simulation, Arcade, Action, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Isometric, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 April 2020

Players: 4.9/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Moving Out is a fun cooperative arcade game with an isometric camera view, where you have to learn how to move furniture correctly. Together with your friends, you...

NBA 2K21

Sports game, Basketball, Simulation

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 September 2020

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 52/100

Metacritic: 72/100

NBA 2K21 is the annual basketball sports simulator in the popular NBA 2K series. In the game you will find completely redesigned graphics using the latest...

Cooking Simulator

Simulation, Arcade, First-person view, Indie, Business / Management, Sandbox, Virtual Reality (VR), Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 May 2020

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 85/100

Cooking Simulator is a realistic simulator with management elements and a first-person view. In the game you have to become an unsurpassed chef. You will find...

while True: learn()

Educational game (Education), Simulation, Puzzle, Indie, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 April 2020

Steam: 88/100

An indie puzzle game with elements of a simulator and adventure, where all the mechanics are tied to machine learning. The main character is a programmer who...

Golf With Your Friends

Arcade, Golf, Sports game, Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Simulation, Online, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 May 2020

Players: 5.7/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Golf With Your Friends is a fun sports arcade game dedicated to golf. Exciting matches await you, designed for cooperative play by up to 12 people. You will find 7...

Night Call

Adventure, Visual novel, Indie, Simulation

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 June 2020

Players: 1/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 66/100

Night Call is an atmospheric noir adventure set in Paris and told from the perspective of a taxi driver. The main character unwittingly witnesses evidence that...

Railway Empire

Strategy, Business / Management, Simulation, Trains

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 June 2020

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Railway Empire is a management simulator with strategic elements that will send you to establish the railway system in the USA in the mid-19th century. You will...

Overpass

Simulation, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Motorcycle racing, Sports game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 March 2020

Players: 7/10

Steam: 51/100

Metacritic: 60/100

Overpass is an exciting racing simulator with a third and first person view. In the game you have to take control of powerful buggies and ATVs rushing along extreme...

Pure Pool

Simulation, Billiards, Sports game, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 November 2020

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 58/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Pure Pool is a billiards simulator with photorealistic graphics. The game has four modes, including eight and straight, which can be played not only against the...

Hypnospace Outlaw

Adventure, Simulation, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Benchmark program, Point & Click, Detective

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 August 2020

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Hypnospace Outlaw is an unusual 90s internet simulator with pixel graphics and text game elements. The player explores various websites, monitors mail receipts, and...

Monster Truck Championship

Racing, Simulation, First-person view, Third-person view, Stunts, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 November 2020

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Monster Truck Championship is an exciting racing simulator of monster trucks with first and third person views. In the game you will have to harness the full power...

60 Seconds! Reatomized

Simulation, Business / Management, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Point & Click, Survival, Comedy, Strategy, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 December 2020

Steam: 95/100

An updated version of the black comedy 60 Seconds! with survival elements, where a few dozen seconds separate ordinary family life from a nuclear apocalypse...

Tennis World Tour 2

Sports game, Tennis, Simulation, Third-person view, Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 September 2020

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 49/100

Metacritic: 58/100

Tennis World Tour 2 is a tennis simulator with a third-person view, in which the developers have significantly improved animations. Players have access to the best...

Help Will Come Tomorrow

Adventure, Simulation, Indie, Business / Management, Survival

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 April 2020

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Help Will Come Tomorrow is an adventure management simulator with survival elements. In the uninhabited Siberian desert after the October Revolution, a group of...

Truck Driver

Simulation, First-person view, Third-person view, Racing

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 November 2020

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 70/100

Truck Driver is a realistic truck driver simulator with first and third person views. You will go to conquer a large open world, where you can build your career as...

Code: Realize Guardian of Rebirth

Visual novel, Adult game, Adventure, Simulation, Anime / Manga

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 February 2020

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Code: Realize Guardian of Rebirth — Adventure visual novel with elements of a Japanese-style dating simulator. The game will tell the story of a lonely girl...

Poker Club

Simulation, Sports game, Card game, Board / Group Game, Online, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 November 2020

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 58/100

Poker Club is an exciting poker simulator in which you can become a real gambling professional and take part in the world tour. In addition, you can join various...

Windbound

Role-playing game, Adventure, Indie, Third-person view, Simulation, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 August 2020

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 63/100

Windbound is an action-adventure RPG with a third-person perspective and survival elements. The events of the game take place on a desert island, where the warrior...

Bus Driver Simulator

Simulation, First-person view, Racing, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 November 2020

Players: 6.2/10

Bus Driver Simulator is a driving simulator with a first-person view. There are many different scenarios available in the game with different conditions. In...

Star Renegades

Role-playing game, Simulation, Strategy, Turn-based, Indie, Tactics, Roguelike, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 November 2020

Players: 10/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Star Renegades is a tactical turn-based strategy game with role-playing elements and a side-view in a sci-fi setting from the creators of Halcyon 6: Starbase...

Football, Tactics & Glory

Strategy, Football, Sports game, Turn-based, Business / Management, Simulation

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 January 2020

Players: 10/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 72/100

A football management strategy game built around turn-based matches, where outcomes depend on tactical choices and players’ abilities. The campaign begins with an...

Party Hard 2

Arcade, Simulation, Adventure, Horror, Stealth, Top-down view, Indie, Tactics, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 September 2020

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 66/100

Party Hard 2 is a top-down tactical stealth arcade game. The game will delight you with a new engine with new three-dimensional locations. As in the first part, you...

RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Complete Edition

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Construction

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 September 2020

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 72/100

RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Complete Edition is an updated edition of the original RollerCoaster Tycoon 3, which was released in 2004. The new version offers support...

Burnout Paradise Remastered

Arcade, Simulation, Action, Racing, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 June 2020

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 61/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Burnout Paradise Remastered is a remaster of the famous 2008 open-world arcade racer Burnout Paradise. The game contains many graphical improvements and will be...

Game Dev Tycoon

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 October 2020

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Game Dev Tycoon is a game developer simulator in which you play the role of a project manager. You will be able to come up with names for games, choose or create an...

Construction Simulator 3

Simulation, Strategy, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 October 2020

Players: 7.2/10

Construction Simulator 3 is a simulator in which the player builds a small European town. For this purpose, more than fifty types of construction equipment from...

Make War

Strategy, Sandbox, Simulation

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 April 2020

Steam: 51/100

Metacritic: 46/100

Make War is a tactical voxel simulator about commanding an alien army in large-scale battles. The game focuses on taking part in battles and leading alien...

Picklock

Simulation, Indie, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 November 2020

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 50/100

An adventure game about escaping from the police in a green town. The player must use cunning and their skills to complete missions, with success leading to a...

Disaster Report 4 Plus: Summer Memories

Simulation, Action, Third-person view, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 April 2020

Players: 4.1/10

Steam: 67/100

Metacritic: 55/100

Disaster Report 4 Plus: Summer Memories is a continuation of the survival simulator with a third-person view in a metropolis dying from natural disasters. In the...

Despotism 3k

Side view, In real time, Strategy, Post-apocalyptic, Roguelike, Indie, Simulation, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 May 2020

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 79/100

Despotism 3k is a side-scrolling real-time strategy game in a post-apocalyptic style. Humanity is enslaved by artificial intelligence and this is great because we...

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Best Games in the Simulation genre of 2020 for Nintendo Switch