Simulation games on PC
Games that model activities or rule-based systems, from driving and farming to survival, warfare, and physics sandboxes. Players control vehicles, manage resources, build, or experiment with systems whose rules determine the results.
- Interacting with simulated systems
- Management, building, or experimentation
- Rule-driven outcomes and consequences
Related: Sandbox, Physics, Strategy, Open World
3,008 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Shop Titans
Free-to-play fantasy shop management with crafting, trading, and hero quests
78% positive
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Dawn of Man
Prehistoric survival city builder spanning the Stone to Iron Age
87% positive
18K reviews
IXION
Space station survival city-builder with punishing resource management
79% positive
18K reviews
State of Decay
Third-person, open-world zombie survival with scavenging and base building
85% positive
17K reviews
Isonzo
Team-based World War I shooter across the Italian Alps
83% positive
17K reviews
Craft The World
Sandbox colony sim about building and defending a dwarf fortress
88% positive
17K reviews
OpenTTD
Open-source transport management sim about building profitable logistics networks
95% positive
17K reviews
Surgeon Simulator
First-person surgery sim with awkward hand controls and dark humor
82% positive
17K reviews
Spirit City: Lofi Sessions
Cozy desktop focus tool with lofi music and collectible spirits
98% positive
17K reviews
Mini Metro
Minimalist subway puzzle about keeping a growing city moving
96% positive
17K reviews
Overcooked
Local co-op cooking game built around frantic kitchen coordination
90% positive
17K reviews
SpaceEngine
Single-player universe simulator for seamless exploration across cosmic scales
96% positive
17K reviews
Cat Goes Fishing
2D fishing game where a cat hunts increasingly elusive fish
94% positive
17K reviews
Gold Mining Simulator
Single-player mining simulator with machinery, deformable terrain, and business progression
72% positive
16K reviews
RoadCraft
Construction simulation about rebuilding roads after natural disasters
75% positive
16K reviews
Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion
Real-time space strategy blending empire management with large fleet battles
93% positive
16K reviews
Mountain
Single-player nature simulation about watching a mountain change over time
88% positive
16K reviews
ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS XIV
Turn-based grand strategy where supply lines shape China’s conquest
63% positive
16K reviews
The Escapists
Prison escape sandbox where you craft tools and dodge guards
90% positive
16K reviews
Turmoil
Oil-rush management game about drilling, trading, and outbidding rivals
93% positive
16K reviews
Strange Horticulture
Cozy occult puzzle adventure about identifying mysterious plants
94% positive
16K reviews
WARNO
Cold War real-time tactics with customizable NATO and Warsaw Pact forces
80% positive
16K reviews
Automobilista 2
Circuit racing simulator with solo, online, and VR play
92% positive
16K reviews
Goat Simulator 3
Open-world physics sandbox about causing chaos as a customizable goat
98% positive
16K reviews