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.
Wargame: Airland Battle
Cold War real-time strategy with air and ground battles
87% positive
4,455 reviews
Barn Finders
First-person shop simulation about scavenging barns and selling finds
82% positive
4,444 reviews
NEBULOUS: Fleet Command
Real-time space fleet tactics with detailed sensors and electronic warfare
81% positive
4,435 reviews
Mad Games Tycoon
Game studio management sim about making games and growing your company
91% positive
4,422 reviews
Sinking Simulator
2D physics sandbox for breaking ships and watching them sink
85% positive
4,415 reviews
Never Split the Party
Co-op action roguelike where splitting up hides vital party information
76% positive
Free
Dune: Imperium
Digital board game mixing deck-building, worker placement, and political rivalry
94% positive
4,399 reviews
Zero-K
Free real-time strategy with physics-driven combat and terrain manipulation
94% positive
Free
Football, Tactics & Glory
Turn-based soccer strategy with player development and club management
87% positive
4,383 reviews
Cliff Empire
Sci-fi city builder managing three cities atop cramped cliffs
87% positive
4,379 reviews
WRC 9 FIA World Rally Championship
Official rally simulation with varied stages, classic cars, and career management
77% positive
4,374 reviews
Immortal Life
Farming life sim with magic, combat, and sect rebuilding
79% positive
4,367 reviews
Buddy Simulator 1984
Retro psychological horror adventure with a buddy that learns about you
93% positive
4,363 reviews
Supremacy: 1914
Real-time World War I grand strategy with massive multiplayer campaigns
74% positive
Free
Fantasy Map Simulator
Sandbox world simulator where fantasy nations rise, fight, and fall
89% positive
4,346 reviews
Cataclismo
Base-building strategy with modular fortresses against nightly monster attacks
89% positive
4,346 reviews
Spacebase DF-9
Space colony management sim with asteroid mining and alien settlers
18% positive
4,341 reviews
Farmer's Dynasty - Final Harvest Edition
Open-world farming and life sim about rebuilding a family farm
75% positive
4,319 reviews
Ropuka's Idle Island
Desktop idle game about a frog tending its island garden
95% positive
4,309 reviews
Spellcaster University
Magic school management sim with card-based building and student outcomes
83% positive
4,304 reviews
Ballads of Hongye: REBORN
Relaxed city builder centered on shaping traditional Chinese landscapes
85% positive
4,275 reviews
Professional Fishing
Free-to-play fishing simulation with changing weather and online tournaments
76% positive
Free
My Garage
First-person open-world simulation of repairing, restoring, and driving cars
90% positive
4,261 reviews
Rising Front
World War I battle sandbox with first-person combat and army command
88% positive
4,246 reviews