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

ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs - a game in the Simulation genre

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

Game released: PC → 6 August 2026

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 83/100

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...

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: 8.2/10

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 Zone: The Last Check

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

Game released: PC → 12 January 2026

VGTimes: 7.0/10

Players: 7.4/10

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...

Cozy Liora

Simulation, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Indie, Casual game

Early Access: PC → 27 April 2026; Game in development: PC → 2027

A casual game that combines a relaxing atmosphere with room decoration elements. To the sounds of Lo-Fi, you can write down your thoughts and daily events, creating...

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...

Sweet Hamster Days

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

Game released: PC → 16 July 2026

Players: 5.5/10

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...

In Trusted Hands

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

Game released: PC → 7 May 2026

VGTimes: 7.0/10

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...

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: 7.3/10

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Low-Budget Repairs

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

Game released: PC → 13 August 2026

Players: 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...

Scratch the Ticket

Simulation, First-person view, Casino, Casual game, Clicker

Game released: PC → 13 August 2026

Players: 1/10

The game is based on a simple risk and reward mechanic. The player prints lottery tickets, reveals cells, and each time decides whether to take the accumulated...

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 → 29 September 2026

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...

TCG Card Shop Simulator

Action, Simulation, First-person view

Early Access: PC → 15 September 2024; Game in development: PC → 15 September 2026

Players: 8.5/10

The player runs a collectible card game store. You need to put kits on shelves and organize tournaments to attract buyers. You can also open sets yourself, and rare...

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...

Nomad Drive

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

Game in development: PC → осень 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...

Defender of the Crown: The Legend Returns

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

Game released: PC → 13 August 2026

Metacritic: 70/100

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Woman Simulator

Action, Simulation, First-person view, Comedy

Game in development: PC → 22 September 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...

Mandate Order

Strategy, Simulation, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Sandbox, City Building, Medieval era

Early Access: PC → 12 August 2026; Game in development: PC → 2027

A simulation game of building and managing an ancient military fortress, set in China during the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States. The game combines...

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...

Police Chief Simulator

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

Game in development: PC → 17 September 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...

Rising Front

Action, Simulation, Third-person view, Sandbox

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

Players: 7.4/10

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...

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...

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...

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...

Never Sort By Color

Simulation, Casual game, Hidden Objects

Game in development: PC → 10 November 2026

A first-person meditative simulator about sorting through a huge pile of plastic parts and restoring order in an old workshop. Under the rubble of blocks, there is...

The Guild 1 Remake: Europa 1410

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

Game in development: PC → 17 September 2026

The game returns the series The Guild to its roots, offering a deep simulator of medieval life, trade, and dynastic development in the spirit of the legendary...

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...

Corsair Cove

Strategy, Simulation, Historical, City Building, Construction

Game released: PC → 31 July 2026

Metacritic: 79/100

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...

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...

Neko Station

Simulation, Business / Management, Sandbox, Indie, Casual game, Comedy

Game released: PC → 13 July 2026

Cozy indie simulator where players manage a train designed for fluffy passengers. Each car can be decorated with various furniture to attract new passengers. Cats...

Cheap Car Repair

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

Game released: PC → 28 May 2026

Players: 7.6/10

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...

Nivalis Nights

Simulation, Business / Management, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk

Game in development: PC → 29 September 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

Nivalis is a fantastic life simulator with an open world and complete freedom in a cyberpunk setting. The game takes place in the city of Nivalis, in which...

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...

Simulation

Best Games in the Simulation genre of 2026 for PC