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

How to Fish - a game in the Simulation genre

Action, Shooter, Simulation, Hunting / Fishing, First-person view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 20 August 2026

Players: 7.7/10

Cooperative game for 1–4 players, where regular fishing turns into an absurd adventure on deserted islands. After a boat accident, a group of friends finds...

ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs

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

Game released: PC → 6 August 2026

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 81/100

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...

NBA 2K27

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

Game released: PC → 4 September 2026

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 75/100

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

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...

The Crust

Strategy, Simulation, In real time, Science fiction, City Building, Space, Construction

Game released: PC → 10 September 2026

Players: 9.5/10

Colony simulator in the spirit of Factorio and RimWorld. The player takes on the role of the CEO of their own space company, which is trying to colonize the...

Worming from Home

Adventure, Simulation, Platformer, Third-person view, Indie, Comedy

Game released: PC → 4 September 2026

An unusual simulator in which the player acts as a worm who accidentally received the work of a financial analyst. The main thing is to hold out for at least a...

Scrap Mechanic

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

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...

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...

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...

Honeycomb: The World Beyond

Action, Adventure, Simulation, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox

Game released: PC → 8 September 2026

An adventurous first-person action sandbox in a sci-fi world, where exploration and survival become part of a mission to save an entire planet. As an explorer, the...

Titanic Escape Simulator

Adventure, Simulation, First-person view, Historical, Survival, Detective

Game released: PC → 24 August 2026

The game takes place on April 14, 1912. The player takes on the role of a private detective who finds themselves aboard the "Titanic" and investigates a suspicious...

Lou's Lagoon

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

Game released: PC → 27 August 2026

Metacritic: 72/100

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...

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...

Survival Log

Simulation, Top-down view, Post-apocalyptic, Survival, Crafting, Zombies

Game released: PC → 12 August 2026

A survival game set during the impending zombie apocalypse, where preparation before the disaster is just as important as the fight for survival afterward. After...

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...

BioEden

Strategy, Simulation, In real time, Isometric, Casual game

Game released: PC → 3 September 2026

A colorful economic strategy about restoring a desert planet and bringing back extinct ecosystems to life. As the Guardian, you will gradually transform the...

Scratch the Ticket

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

Game released: PC → 13 August 2026

Players: 5.5/10

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...

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: 74/100

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...

Laysara: Summit Kingdom

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

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...

Timberborn

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

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...

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...

Rising Front

Action, Simulation, Third-person view, Sandbox

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...

Exspelled

Action, Adventure, Simulation, Indie, Free game, Exploration, Fantasy, Medieval era, Construction, Crafting

Game released: PC → 5 September 2026

A free fantasy life simulator with tower defense elements. The story centers around a young witch named Aurora, who wants to build her own village. The gameplay is...

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...

Ministry of Truth: False Memory

Adventure, Simulation, Puzzle, Visual novel, Indie, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 19 August 2026

Players: 10/10

A narrative simulator about life in a totalitarian society, where information becomes the main tool of power. The main character works as an official in 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...

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...

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...

Underground Garage

Racing, Simulation, Sandbox

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...

HELLMART

Adventure, Horror, Simulation, First-person view, Indie, Mysticism / Supernatural, Comedy, Survival horror

Game released: PC → 28 January 2026

Players: 8.5/10

The player takes on the role of an employee at a 24-hour store in a northern state, where during the day they must serve customers, restock shelves, maintain...

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...

Aces of Thunder

Action, Simulation, Online, Flight Simulator, Virtual Reality (VR)

Game released: PC → 3 February 2026

Spin-off online game War Thunder, dedicated to aerial battles of legendary aircraft. The game allows you to fully immerse yourself in the role of a pilot and...

Chop Chop Inc.

Simulation, First-person view, Comedy, Construction, Crafting

Game released: PC → 7 August 2026

Players: 7/10

An economic simulator with elements of automation, where a former employee of Furnox Corp starts their own furniture production after being fired. At the beginning...

Caribbean Legend: Age of Pirates

Role-playing game, Adventure, Simulation, Warships / Submarines, Third-person view, Historical, Sandbox, Exploration, Open world

Game released: PC → 13 March 2026

Players: 9.3/10

Remaster of the pirate RPG Corsairs: City of Lost Ships from 2007. The story centers around Peter Blood, a talented doctor unjustly accused of treason and sold...

Esports Manager 2026

Strategy, Simulation, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Sports game, Tactics

Game released: PC → 6 July 2026

A simulator for managing an esports organization, where you will develop your own team and make decisions that affect its success. You can create a club from...

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...

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...

Simulation

Best Games in the Simulation genre of 2026 for PC (Game released)