Best simulation games on Steam
Games that model something real, ranked by review score. Ranked by review score weighted by how many reviews stand behind it, not by the raw percentage. A game with 40,000 reviews at 92% places above one with 210 at 96%, because a small crowd of enthusiasts is not the same thing as a verdict.
40 games, best first
ranked by weighted review score
98%#1Stardew Valley
98%#2People Playground
98%#3Schedule I
98%#4RimWorld
98%−75%#5Slime Rancher
97%#6Euro Truck Simulator 2
98%#7Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
98%#8Mount & Blade: Warband
98%#9Factorio
98%−20%#10MiSide
97%#11BeamNG.drive
97%#12Satisfactory
97%−50%#13Garry's Mod
97%#14Dyson Sphere Program
97%#15American Truck Simulator
97%#16Papers, Please
97%#17Oxygen Not Included
98%−35%#18Volcano Princess
99%#19Touhou Mystia's Izakaya
96%#20DAVE THE DIVER
96%#21Counter-Strike: Source
98%#22STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack
97%#23Don't Starve
98%#24Crime Scene Cleaner
97%#25Ravenfield
96%#26Cookie Clicker
96%#27The Forest
96%#28Teardown
97%#29Blade and Sorcery
97%#30VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
96%−75%#31Sid Meier's Civilization® V
96%−60%#32PowerWash Simulator
96%#33Kerbal Space Program
97%#34Wobbly Life
97%#35TCG Card Shop Simulator
96%#36Kenshi
96%#37Tabletop Simulator
96%#38Outer Wilds
97%#39Fields of Mistria
96%#40Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
The badge on each cover is the share of Steam reviews that are positive. Only games with at least 200reviews are eligible, and the order weights that share by how many reviews back it, so a large review count beats a slightly higher percentage from a small one. Prices are today’s US Steam prices and update hourly; player counts are live from Coilr’s own tracking.