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

Death Stranding 2: On The Beach - a game in the Simulation genre

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

Game released: PC → 19 March 2026

VGTimes: 6.8/10

Players: 8.1/10

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...

Quarantine Zombies: Contamination

Shooter, Simulation, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Survival, Zombies

Game released: PC → 20 January 2026

The action takes place at a checkpoint in post-apocalyptic Chicago. The player must hold the defense for thirty days until the army arrives. The gameplay combines...

Quarantine Zone: The Last Check

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

Game released: PC → 12 January 2026

VGTimes: 7.0/10

Players: 7.1/10

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...

Scrap Mechanic

Simulation, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie

Early Access: PC → 20 January 2016; Game released: PC → 24 July 2026

Players: 7.8/10

A simulator with elements of survival and sandbox, where construction and engineering creativity become the main tools for exploring the world. After a shipwreck...

Corsair Cove

Strategy, Simulation, Historical, City Building, Construction

Game released: PC → 31 July 2026

Metacritic: 80/100

A city-building simulator for developing a pirate base at the sunset of the golden age of buccaneers. In the game's plot, the seas are roamed by Crown ships, and...

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...

Sweet Hamster Days

Adventure, Simulation, First-person view, Adult game, Visual novel

Game released: PC → 16 July 2026

After an accident, the main character is reborn as a pet hamster living with three sisters, the Siratori sisters. Instead of the usual adventures, he faces a new...

Nomad Drive

Action, Adventure, Simulation, First-person view, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Exploration, Crafting

Game in development: PC → III квартал 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

Cooperative survival game in a post-apocalyptic world, where an old house on wheels becomes both transportation, shelter, and the main base. You can embark on a...

Wild West Miner Simulator: First Gun

Action, Shooter, Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Free game

Game released: PC → 22 July 2026

Resource extraction simulator with survival elements, set in the harsh frontier of the Wild West. After an attack by a wild beast, the main character wakes up...

Way of the Hunter 2

Shooter, Adventure, Simulation, Hunting / Fishing, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration

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

Hunting simulator with an open world from the creators of Way of the Hunter. The project transports players to the vast expanses of North America. The game offers...

City Car Driving 2.0

Racing, Simulation, Educational game (Education), Sandbox, Open world

Early Access: PC → 16 June 2026; Game in development: PC → 2028

Players: 7.1/10

A realistic car simulator that will help novice drivers master driving skills. The game has realistic control of cars with a manual or automatic transmission, the...

RIDE 6

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

Game released: PC → 12 February 2026

Players: 5.5/10

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...

A Game About Chopping Trees

Simulation, First-person view, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Exploration

Game released: PC → 15 July 2026

VGTimes: 5.7/10

Players: 5.5/10

A meditative simulator of a lumberjack, dedicated to peaceful walks through the endless forest and leisurely wood harvesting. There are no timers, tense challenges...

Paralives

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

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

Players: 8.7/10

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

EA Sports FC 27

Simulation, Online, Football, Sports game, Cooperative (co-op)

Game in development: PC → 25 September 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A new installment of the popular series of football simulators, offering realistic matches, licensed clubs, leagues, and national teams. The game combines updated...

NBA 2K27

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

Game in development: PC → 4 September 2026

A game from a popular series of basketball simulators, offering many modes for single-player and competitions with other players. The project includes updated...

IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator

Action, Simulation, First-person view, Logic, Indie, Tactics, Steampunk

Game released: PC → 6 August 2026

Players: 8/10

Tactical simulator for controlling a giant artillery machine in an alternative Spain of the late 1920s. Against the backdrop of a growing uprising of republicans...

MOLE

Action, Adventure, Horror, Simulation, First-person view, Indie, Old school

Game released: PC → 15 June 2026

Players: 8.2/10

Psychological horror with elements of tactile simulation, sending you to the depths of the earth aboard the giant Soviet drill "Mole." Created after the war for...

Woman Simulator

Action, Simulation, First-person view, Comedy

Game in development: PC → 25 August 2026

Anticipation Rating: 8.7/10

The player, in the role of a housewife, performs various household tasks. You will have to cook in the kitchen, wash dishes, clean up, organize, and much more. At...

Heartopia

Simulation, Isometric, Sandbox, Open world

Game released: PC → 7 January 2026

The player creates a character and sets off to explore a cute little town. You can build a house and furnish the rooms. Among the activities are fishing, growing...

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...

Lou's Lagoon

Adventure, Simulation, Third-person view, Indie, Survival, Exploration, Open world, Construction, Crafting

Game in development: PC → 27 August 2026

Anticipation Rating: 7.7/10

An open world life simulator inspired by the cartoon “Miracles on Bends”. Uncle Lou disappeared, leaving the hero with his seaplane delivery company. Now he needs...

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...

Low-Budget Repairs

Action, Simulation, First-person view, Indie, Comedy, Construction

Game in development: PC → 13 August 2026

Anticipation Rating: 9.9/10

The simulator of a bad repairman, where the main thing is not quality, but savings. The lower costs, the better. Instead of expensive tools - cheap analogues...

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...

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...

ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs

Adventure, Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Puzzle, Logic, Crafting

Game released: PC → 6 August 2026

Metacritic: 84/100

A cozy simulator of retro electronics repair set in Tokyo in the mid-2000s. To the calm Lo-Fi compositions, you will work in a small workshop where city residents...

Cheap Car Repair

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

Game released: PC → 28 May 2026

Players: 6.6/10

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...

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...

Roadside Research

Action, Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op), Comedy

Early Access: PC → 12 February 2026; Game in development: PC → 2026

Players: 7.8/10

Cooperative gas station simulator. Refueling on the roadside becomes a strange place when the people behind the counter are not actually human. Under the guise of...

EverRail

Action, Simulation, First-person view, Third-person view, Sandbox, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Construction, Procedural generation

Early Access: PC → 20 July 2026; Game in development: PC → 2027

Players: 5.5/10

A cooperative survival game set in an open world, taking place on the frozen exomoon Inara. The only safe place here is the constantly moving train, which has...

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...

Police Chief Simulator

Action, Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Detective

Game in development: PC → III квартал 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

Management simulator where an entire police station of a modern city comes under your control. At the heart of the game is the daily work of the chief: hiring...

Solarpunk

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

Game released: PC → 8 June 2026

Metacritic: 65/100

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...

NASCAR 26

Racing, Simulation

Game in development: PC → 18 September 2026

Official racing simulator of the NASCAR series, offering participation in competitions of all four national championships. Career mode, quick races, championships...

Defender of the Crown: The Legend Returns

Role-playing game, Strategy, Simulation, In real time, Turn-based, Roguelike, Old school, Medieval era

Game in development: PC → 13 August 2026

Remaster Defender of the Crown — a game that became a hit in 1986. The original project is dedicated to medieval Britain. The player needs to capture enemy...

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: 7.8/10

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...

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...

Ore Factory Squad

Action, Simulation, First-person view, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration, Crafting

Game released: PC → 16 July 2026

A cooperative simulator for resource extraction and factory construction, where a small warehouse gradually transforms into a full-fledged industrial complex. The...

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...

Simulation

Best Games in the Simulation genre of 2026 for PC