Simulation 2026 for PC — top best games in the Simulation genre

Paralives - a game in the Simulation genre

Arcade, Simulation, God Simulator, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Indie

Early Access: PC → 25 May 2026; Game in development: PC → 2028

Players: 8.1/10

A vibrant life simulator that emphasizes creativity and freedom. You can build houses of any complexity, experimenting with shapes and scales using a flexible...

Death Stranding 2: On The Beach

Action, Stealth, Simulation, Online, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PC → 19 March 2026

VGTimes: 6.8/10

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 90/100

A sequel to the cult action game from Hideo Kojima, which once again intertwines philosophy, science fiction, and an unconventional approach to gameplay. The action...

Romestead

Action, Adventure, Simulation, Top-down view, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, City Building

Early Access: PC → 26 May 2026; Game in development: PC → 2027

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 night. Players...

Cheap Car Repair

Action, Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Indie, Old school

Game released: PC → 28 May 2026

Players: 7.7/10

A car mechanic simulator set in Poland in the 1990s. A small workshop among typical multi-story buildings becomes a place for difficult decisions, where every...

Quarantine Zone: The Last Check

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

Game released: PC → 12 January 2026

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 67/100

A game in the style of Papers, Please, set in a post-apocalyptic world. The protagonist works at a checkpoint and protects the quarantine zone. You need to examine...

Timberborn

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

Early Access: PC → 15 September 2021; Game released: PC → 12 March 2026

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 85/100

A city-building simulator set in a world after the disappearance of humanity. The Earth has changed, and a new civilization is being built by beavers who have...

WWE 2K26

Fighting, Simulation, Sports game

Game released: PC → 13 March 2026

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 79/100

The new installment of the annual wrestling simulation series from 2K offers updated gameplay, an expanded roster, and many refined modes. The game features over...

StarRupture

Adventure, Simulation, Isometric, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Exploration, Open world, Construction, Crafting

Early Access: PC → 6 January 2026; Game in development: PC → 2027

Players: 7.1/10

A co-op game where characters explore a mysterious planet torn apart by repeated disasters. It is possible to build a complex industrial system to extract...

Project: Mist

Simulation, First-person view, Survival, Exploration, Construction, Crafting

Early Access: PC → 19 May 2026; Game in development: PC → 2026

Players: 5.5/10

The main character explores a mysterious foggy island where giant monsters live. You can build your base and protect it with traps and siege weapons. It is also...

Meltopia

Action, Adventure, Simulation, First-person view, Casual game, Exploration

Game released: PC → 1 May 2026

A minimalist adventure in a cold world, hidden beneath endless layers of snow and ice. Exploration is built around warmth: using a special cannon, the player...

The Walking Trade

Action, Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Sandbox, Post-apocalyptic, Comedy, Crafting, Zombies

Game released: PC → 5 March 2026

Players: 6/10

An unusual shop management simulator set during a zombie apocalypse. Amid chaos and constant danger, a small trading business develops: shelves are filled with...

Farmer's Dynasty 2

Simulation, First-person view, Sandbox, Casual game, Construction, Farm Simulator

Early Access: PC → 2 April 2026; Game in development: PC → 2026

Players: 5.7/10

A farm simulator where an abandoned farm gradually transforms into a thriving dynasty spanning decades—from the cozy 1960s to the present day. Development is felt...

RIDE 6

Simulation, First-person view, Third-person view, Motorcycle racing

Game released: PC → 12 February 2026

Metacritic: 74/100

A racing game with multiplayer, where you ride bikes and compete against opponents in various modes. In RIDE Fest mode, you can challenge 10 legendary champions...

ALL WILL FALL

Simulation, Business / Management, Sandbox, Post-apocalyptic, Survival, City Building, Construction, Crafting

Game released: PC → 3 April 2026

Metacritic: 73/100

A post-apocalyptic city-building simulator in which any building can collapse. As the leader of a small group of survivors, you will have to build a vertical city...

Snacktorio

Strategy, Simulation, In real time, Business / Management, Construction, Comedy

Game released: PC → 4 June 2026

An unusual strategy game about production automation, where building factories combines with cooking and light humor. The world is under threat from an army of...

Planet Zoo 2

Strategy, Simulation, In real time, Business / Management, Sandbox, Casual game, Open world, Construction

Game in development: PC → 13 October 2026

The sequel continues to develop the ideas of the original zoo simulation, focusing on more vibrant and large-scale management of natural complexes. The game...

The Last Gas Station

Adventure, Simulation, Business / Management, Side view, Casual game, Old school

Game released: PC → 28 April 2026

An atmospheric simulator for managing an old gas station, where the familiar routine gradually intertwines with the unsettling mystery of the previous owner's...

Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown

Simulation, Business / Management, Indie, Tactics, Roguelike, Science fiction, Survival, Space

Game released: PC → 18 February 2026

Players: 6.7/10

Metacritic: 75/100

The player explores space and pilots a legendary starship. They must survive and find a way home. They must plan a route, manage resources, and make difficult...

Astro Colony

Strategy, Simulation, Business / Management, Sandbox, Science fiction, Space, Construction, Crafting, Procedural generation

Early Access: PC → 7 November 2022; Game released: PC → 2 June 2026

Players: 5.6/10

A space simulation game focused on the exploration of a procedurally generated universe. Traveling between asteroids and planets, you will create your own network...

Life Below

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

Game released: PC → 26 May 2026

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

The Spotter: Dig or Die

Simulation, First-person view, Third-person view, Sandbox, Post-apocalyptic, Survival, Construction, Crafting, Zombies

Game released: PC → 7 April 2026

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...

inKONBINI: One Store. Many Stories

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

Game released: PC → 30 April 2026

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 78/100

A small store by the house becomes the center of events, where behind the usual routine lie the stories of local residents, their concerns, and little secrets. In...

Underchoice

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

Game released: PC → 1 June 2026

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...

Car Service Together

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

Early Access: PC → 4 February 2026; Game in development: PC → 2026

Players: 10/10

Realistic simulator of a car repair shop with a cooperative up to 4 players. By managing the garage, you can repair, modify and bring cars to an ideal state...

Hozy

Simulation, Puzzle, Sandbox, Construction

Game released: PC → 30 March 2026

Players: 10/10

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...

Eastern Era

Strategy, Simulation, Sandbox, Indie, City Building, Open world, Medieval era, Construction

Game released: PC → 28 March 2026

Players: 9/10

A construction and management simulator in the style of a saga, where the story begins with the escape of a small group of students from a fading sect. In a harsh...

Vampires: Bloodlord Rising

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

Early Access: PC → 30 January 2026; Game in development: PC → 2027

A dark vampire sandbox with a large open world that takes players to the fictional medieval Balkan region of Sangavia. Gamers take on the role of a vampire who is...

Wax Heads

Adventure, Simulation, Puzzle, Indie, Point & Click, Casual game

Game released: PC → 5 May 2026

Metacritic: 82/100

A cozy simulation of a music store, infused with the spirit of punk culture, vinyl, and warm human stories. Among the shelves of records, conversations about music...

Rising Front

Action, Simulation, Third-person view, Sandbox

Early Access: PC → 14 January 2023; Game released: PC → 9 January 2026

Players: 7.3/10

A large-scale game dedicated to the trench battles of the First World War. The gamer can recreate various battles with hundreds or even thousands of units...

Bus Bound

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

Game released: PC → 30 April 2026

Players: 7.7/10

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...

Underground Garage

Racing, Simulation, Sandbox

Early Access: PC → 7 November 2024; Game released: PC → 27 January 2026

Players: 5.5/10

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...

Docked

Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 5 March 2026

After the devastating hurricane, the port is on the verge of closure, and the management of the dock is handed over to new hands. Daily tasks include unloading...

Mushroom Simulator Co-op

Simulation, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Comedy, Exploration

Game released: PC → 15 May 2026

An unusual cooperative simulator that allows you to literally live the life of a mushroom in the middle of a peaceful forest. There are no usual quests, battles, or...

Laysara: Summit Kingdom

Strategy, Simulation, Business / Management, City Building, Fantasy

Early Access: PC → 10 April 2024; Game released: PC → 27 February 2026

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 73/100

The player creates a new home on top of the mountain for his people, driven out of the lowlands. Half-settlements may be located at different heights, but coexist...

In Trusted Hands

Adventure, Simulation, Business / Management, Logic, Casual game

Game released: PC → 7 May 2026

A workshop simulator where ordinary phone repairs gradually turn into a dive into other people's secrets and personal dramas. Behind cracked screens and damaged...

Solarpunk

Simulation, First-person view, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Construction, Crafting

Game in development: PC → 8 June 2026

A survival game set in a future world where civilization has risen into the sky and settled on floating islands. Here, technology coexists with nature, and daily...

s&box

Action, Shooter, Simulation, First-person view, Puzzle, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 28 April 2026

Spiritual successor to Garry's Mod. The game combines a library of user projects and tools for creating them, turning the gaming process into a constant flow of...

Half Sword

Action, Fighting, Simulation, Slasher, First-person view, Third-person view, Medieval era

Early Access: PC → 30 January 2026; Game in development: PC → 2027

Players: 8/10

The game immerses you in the harsh atmosphere of 15th century Europe, where the path from peasant to knight is marked by a series of brutal tournaments and...

The Gold River Project

Adventure, Simulation, First-person view, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Exploration, Open world, Crafting

Early Access: PC → 23 January 2026; Game in development: PC → 2027

Players: 3.7/10

A cooperative adventure in the wild, where the cozy atmosphere of a forest hike quickly turns into a fight for survival. A group of friends goes on what seems like...

Ancient Farm

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

Game released: PC → 8 January 2026

A first-person farmer simulator set in Ancient Greece. The story begins with a small plot of land, where life revolves around labor, seasonal tasks, and simple...

Simulation

Best Games in the Simulation genre of 2026 for PC