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.
Two Point Hospital
Comic hospital management sim about bizarre illnesses and efficient layouts
92% positive
35K reviews
Crime Scene Cleaner
First-person cleaning simulation about erasing bloody crime scenes
98% positive
34K reviews
Empyrion - Galactic Survival
Open-world space survival sandbox with freeform ship and base building
78% positive
34K reviews
The Sims™ 3
Open-world life simulation with customizable people, homes, and stories
86% positive
34K reviews
Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
Branching psychological horror visual novel about slaying a princess
97% positive
34K reviews
Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront
World War II real-time tactics with direct unit control
85% positive
34K reviews
Unheard - Voices of Crime
Audio-based detective puzzle about tracing voices through past crime scenes
96% positive
34K reviews
The Escapists 2
Prison-break strategy sandbox built around crafting and cooperative escape plans
91% positive
34K reviews
Zero Hour
Tactical first-person shooter with planned raids and hostage rescues
77% positive
33K reviews
Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator
Pizzeria management by day, robot survival horror by night
94% positive
Free
inZOI
Single-player life sim with realistic characters and extensive customization
77% positive
33K reviews
Touhou Mystia's Izakaya
Pixel-art restaurant RPG balancing daytime gathering and nightly service
99% positive
33K reviews
Transport Fever 2
Single-player transport management sim spanning roads, rails, seas, and skies
90% positive
33K reviews
Anno 1800
Industrial-era city builder focused on production chains and global trade
81% positive
32K reviews
Emily is Away
Retro chat-based interactive fiction about a relationship over five years
89% positive
Free
Universe Sandbox
Physics-based space sandbox for building and destroying planetary systems
96% positive
32K reviews
Kerbal Space Program 2
Spaceflight sandbox for building spacecraft and exploring celestial bodies
26% positive
32K reviews
HuniePop
Adult dating sim built around strategic match-three puzzle dates
96% positive
32K reviews
Miscreated
Online open-world survival with mutants, harsh weather, and rival players
66% positive
32K reviews
Dwarf Fortress
Dwarven colony simulation where deep systems turn failure into history
95% positive
32K reviews
Kingdoms and Castles
Medieval city builder with modular castles and Viking raids
94% positive
31K reviews
Golf It!
Multiplayer minigolf with custom courses and a detailed level editor
90% positive
31K reviews
Hurtworld
Multiplayer survival shooter built around base building and PvP
76% positive
31K reviews
Creativerse
First-person sandbox adventure with survival, crafting, and detailed building
78% positive
31K reviews