Simulation 2025 for Nintendo Switch — 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: Nintendo Switch → 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...

Wobbly Life

Action, Simulation, Third-person view, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Open world, Adventure, Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 May 2025

VGTimes: 7.4/10

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 97/100

A vibrant co-op game where players explore a vast open world, encountering new quests and secrets every day. Over a hundred unique professions, from pizza delivery...

EA Sports FC 26

Simulation, Online, Football, Sports game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 September 2025

Players: 6.3/10

Steam: 51/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Football simulator and a direct continuation of the Electronic Arts FIFA series. The game has 19,000+ fully licensed players, 700+ teams and 30+ leagues. The new...

Luck be a Landlord

Strategy, Simulation, Business / Management, Indie, Roguelike, Casual game, Old school, Procedural generation, Casino

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 February 2025

Steam: 94/100

A strategic roguelike where a slot machine becomes your main way to earn rent money and challenge the capitalist system. The main character is in a tough spot...

Cast n Chill

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 December 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...

Bridge Constructor Studio

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 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...

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4

Simulation, Sports game, Skateboards, Arcade

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 July 2025

VGTimes: 7.2/10

Steam: 68/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Updated collection of cults about skateboarding, uniting the third and fourth part of the series. Games received a significant visual update, supporting modern...

Rooftops & Alleys: The Parkour Game

Action, Online, Third-person view, Stunts, Parkour, Simulation, Sports game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 June 2025

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 67/100

A game that supports multiplayer for up to 4 people, in which you can freely move around the city, complete time trials and do parkour. There are a variety of...

Against the Storm

Strategy, Isometric, In real time, Simulation, City Building, Sandbox, Historical, Fantasy, Construction

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 June 2025

Players: 8/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 91/100

A city-planning simulator in a dark fantasy world in which you need to restore civilization and save it from deadly rains. Players take on the role of the Scorched...

MotoGP 25

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 April 2025

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 79/100

The official championship of the 25th season, in which gamers ride fast motorcycles alone or in multiplayer. There are different modes and challenges. You can...

Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar

Anime / Manga, Casual game, Crafting, Farm Simulator, Simulation

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 August 2025

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 81/100

A cozy farming simulator in which the player will have to revive the former glory of the market in the city of Zephyr. You can grow crops, breed animals, create...

The Darkest Files

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 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...

ShapeHero Factory

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 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...

NBA 2K26

Basketball, Sports game, Cooperative (co-op), Simulation

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 September 2025

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 82/100

The new part takes basketball to a new level of realism thanks to ProPLAY technology, which turns real video recordings of matches into live gameplay. Every...

On Your Tail

Adventure, Detective, Action, Exploration, Open world, God Simulator, Simulation

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 March 2025

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 74/100

The game takes place in Borgo Marina, a picturesque coastal town where sunny days are filled with warmth and nights are filled with magic and tranquility. The main...

Hello Kitty Island Adventure

Action, Adventure, Isometric, Open world, Simulation

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 January 2025

Players: 7/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 80/100

The events of the game take place on a colorful tropical island, where Hello Kitty relaxes with her friends. Cute animals arrange their homes, catch butterflies and...

Cabernet

Role-playing game, Adventure, Horror, Visual novel, Fantasy, Simulation

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 February 2025

Players: 9/10

Steam: 94/100

An atmospheric role-playing game set in an alternative Eastern Europe of the 19th century, where dark gothic elements intertwine with social conflicts, political...

Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Simulation, Casual game, Exploration, Open world, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 May 2025

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 84/100

A colorful role-playing game where everything revolves around freedom of choice and a variety of activities. In the game, you can choose from 14 professions...

Date Everything!

Simulation, Sandbox, Comedy, Casual game, Adventure, Visual novel

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 June 2025

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 77/100

An unusual dating simulator with inanimate objects. In the game you can take care of the table, cabinet, refrigerator, fire alarm. In general, everything that is at...

Anvil Saga

Role-playing game, Strategy, Simulation, Business / Management, Historical, Indie, Side view, Medieval era

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 June 2025

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 70/100

An economic blacksmithing management simulator set during the Hundred Years’ War. The main character aims to restore his father’s forge and turn it into a thriving...

Discounty

Role-playing game, Business / Management, Casual game, Construction, Simulation

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 August 2025

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 77/100

A pixel game in which the gamer manages a supermarket in the port city of Blomkest. You will have to arrange goods on the shelves, replenish stock in the warehouse...

Super Robot Wars Y

Role-playing game, Strategy, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Combat robots, Tactics, Simulation

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 August 2025

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Tactical role-playing game that brings together heroes and battle robots from different anime into one story. Battles unfold in a turn-based mode on various maps...

Kentum

Simulation, Post-apocalyptic, Side view, Science fiction, Construction, Crafting, Survival, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 November 2025

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 98/100

A sci-fi adventure in which the protagonist awakens from a very long sleep in the year 10,000. You must explore a world with new plants and animals, harvest...

Time Flies

Adventure, Simulation, Indie, Open world, Survival

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 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...

Locomoto

Adventure, Simulation, Third-person view, Trains, Casual game, Crafting

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 June 2025

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 69/100

A colorful life simulator where everything revolves around taking care of the train and its passengers. As a conductor, you can customize and expand your train...

Promise Mascot Agency

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 April 2025

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 79/100

The game takes place in a cursed Japanese city. The main character collects mascot creatures to help them, but they can also perform various tasks on their own. You...

Tattoo Tycoon

Simulation, Business / Management, Sandbox, Casual game, Construction

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 October 2025

Steam: 62/100

A tattoo studio management simulator, where you will revive the last studio in the once-famous city of tattoo masters. The development of the business depends not...

and Roger

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 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...

Kemono Teatime

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 September 2025

Steam: 94/100

Tea cafe simulator for cat girls. In Melodius, players can make all kinds of tea at their favorite café while acting out a charming story. As you progress, you can...

Fruitbus

Adventure, Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Casual game, Open world, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 August 2025

Players: 10/10

Steam: 86/100

A cozy culinary adventure in an open world where driving and food become part of one big kind journey. On board an unusual food truck, you will explore a vibrant...

Simulation

Best Games in the Simulation genre of 2025 for Nintendo Switch (Game released)