The Best Simulation Games

Update : Closer The Distance added at rank #38.
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Tropical Resort Story (2022)

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In Tropical Resort Story, you get to develop your own lush island full of nature and create the most luxurious resort possible. From building accommodations to discovering great travel packages, you can make your guests' dreams come true. Improve the ocean water quality by adding marine plants and rocks in the ocean, and releasing fish you've caught while fishing. With more tourists visiting your island, you get to open stores and restaurants, and even create new products. This game will keep you hooked on creating your tropical paradise!


What we like:
  • Ability to create immersive natural environment
  • Opportunity to collaborate with business partners
  • Discovering winning combinations of features
  • Colorful and appealing graphics and sound effects
  • Easy to learn and play
What could be improved:
  • Janky handling on desktop
  • Narrow grid range makes building efficiency difficult
  • Limited challenge, low pressure gameplay

  • colony
  • simulation
  • city-building
  • 2d
  • casual
  • nature
  • building
  • pixel
  • cute
  • colourful
  • relaxing
  • fishing

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Clanfolk (2022)

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early access PC Windows

Experience the thrill of survival in Clanfolk, a captivating game where you navigate the harsh Scottish Highlands. Start with nothing but a plot of land and your family, and create a legacy. Watch as your family grows, survives, and thrives, passing their skills to the next generation. Can you ensure your clan's survival?

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What we like:
  • Challenging and rewarding gameplay
  • Extensive tech tree
  • Unique Scottish theme
  • Great graphic design
  • Historical accuracy
What could be improved:
  • Lacks depth in character and clan complexities
  • Frustrating food supply system
  • Lack of in-game information

  • simulation
  • agriculture
  • fishing
  • life
  • farming
  • dating-sim
  • immersive
  • crafting
  • building
  • sandbox
  • relaxing
  • pixel
  • open-world
  • management
  • hardship

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Factorio (2020)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Mac OS Linux

Factorio is an absorbing factory management game. You play the role of a handy person who needs to build a rocket and craft almost anything with little more than spit and elbow grease. Automation is the key to success as you establish production chains and assembly lines to make sure all the hard work is done for you.


What we like:
  • Complex puzzle-solving
  • Open-ended gameplay
  • Automation mechanics
  • Creative assembly lines
  • Captivating story
What could be improved:
  • Tedious combat
  • Limited environmental resources
  • Environmental consequences of mass manufacturing

  • management
  • construction
  • automation
  • simulation
  • robots
  • base-building
  • resource-management
  • trains
  • crafting
  • empire
  • sandbox
  • multiplayer
  • cooperative
  • resource
  • aliens

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Elasto Mania Remastered (2022)

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Android PC Windows Xbox Series X Playstation 4 Xbox One Nintendo Switch

The original cult classic returns. A blast from the past, better than ever. Are you ready?


  • racing
  • cult
  • simulation
  • casual
  • old-school
  • retro
  • sport
  • 2d
  • platform
  • classic
  • challenging
  • online

5

BeamNG.drive (2015)

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early access PC Windows

Experience the most realistic driving game ever with BeamNG.drive! With a physics engine that simulates every component of your vehicle and accurate damage models, you can experiment with dozens of customizable vehicles and test them in 12 open-world environments. With a wide range of gameplay options and a vibrant community of enthusiasts to connect with, BeamNG.drive is the ultimate vehicle simulator experience!


What we like:
  • Incredibly realistic soft-body physics
  • Countless customization options
  • Variety of gameplay modes
  • Immersive, seamless gameplay experience
  • Engaging community
What could be improved:
  • Graphics may not be advanced enough for some players
  • Missing features
  • Limited sound effects
  • Game is still in development ( since 2015 ! )

  • simulation
  • driving
  • soft-body
  • realistic
  • physics
  • vehicle
  • auto
  • sandbox
  • destruction
  • open-world
  • racing
  • moddable

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American Truck Simulator (2016)

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PC Windows Linux Mac OS

American Truck Simulator allows you to drive classic American trucks across California and Nevada, delivering cargo and completing contracts. Customize your truck, follow the rules of the road, and avoid getting fined by the police. With multiplayer mode and online community features, you'll love this captivating game experience.


What we like:
  • Realism of the trucking experience
  • Great soundtrack
  • Fun way to connect with family
  • Cute cat petting feature
  • Immersive experience
What could be improved:
  • None

  • simulation
  • truck
  • driving

7

My Child Lebensborn Remastered (2023)

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My Child Lebensborn is a story-driven nurture game based on real events. Play as the adoptive parent of Karin or Klaus, and experience the struggles they go through alongside them. Balance your time and resources wisely, while helping your child cope with the effects of hatred.


  • simulation
  • life
  • emotional
  • immersive
  • story
  • choices
  • war

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House Flipper (2018)

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Mac OS IOS iPhone Android Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Xbox One PC Windows

House Flipper is a unique chance to become a one-man renovation crew. Buy, repair and remodel devastated houses. Give them a second life and sell them at a profit!


  • simulation
  • illustration
  • design
  • relaxing
  • immersive
  • building
  • education
  • first-person
  • sandbox
  • management
  • base-building
  • realistic

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Kerbal Space Program (2015)

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Mac OS Playstation 4 Xbox One PC Windows Linux

Kerbal Space Program is a sandbox game that puts you in charge of the space program on the planet Kerbin, an Earth-like planet inhabited by adorable green aliens. You will build rockets and fly them, researching advanced parts as you progress. It has a Story mode to introduce players to the game, as well as Sandbox mode for more experienced players.


What we like:
  • Funny and entertaining
  • Educational and teaches real concepts
  • Immensely creative with many possibilities for spaceflight available
  • Great modding community
What could be improved:
  • Complex tech tree and learning curve
  • Potentially overwhelming for new players
  • Requires patience to understand real life concepts

  • simulation
  • flight
  • space
  • physics
  • sandbox

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Oxygen Not Included (2019)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux

Oxygen Not Included is an innovative and unique colony-building game in which you control a crew of duplicants who start beneath the surface of a procedurally generated asteroid with nothing more than a ration box and cloning device. With its childlike art style and humour, Oxygen Not Included looks like less of a space simulator and more like The Sims in space, but don't let that fool you - it's brimming with complexity and depth.

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What we like:
  • Child-friendly art style
  • Complexity and depth
  • Humor
  • Procedurally generated asteroid
  • Experimenting with contraptions
  • Retconning decisions
What could be improved:
  • Frame rate drops at the start of each cycle
  • AI occasionally getting confused

  • survival
  • simulation
  • colony
  • base-building
  • management
  • resource-management
  • sandbox
  • space
  • space-colony
  • resource
  • farming
  • building
  • colony-building

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