Best Simulation games on PC
Games that model activities or systems through rules players can interact with, from driving and farming to survival, building, and large-scale strategy.
- Systems to learn and manage
- Hands-on control or planning
Related: Physics, Sandbox, Driving, Farming Sim
3,269 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Dota 2
Free-to-play team MOBA with deep strategy and over 100 heroes
80% positive
Free
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
First- and third-person battle royale shooter with tactical survival
61% positive
Free
Rust
Open-world multiplayer survival built around crafting, bases, and raids
87% positive
1.4M reviews
Garry's Mod
Physics sandbox for building contraptions and playing community-made modes
97% positive
1.3M reviews
Stardew Valley
Open-ended farming RPG about rebuilding a farm and community
98% positive
1.0M reviews
Euro Truck Simulator 2
Open-world trucking simulation with cargo routes and company management
97% positive
944K reviews
War Thunder
Free-to-play MMO vehicle combat across land, air, and sea
71% positive
Free
The Forest
First-person survival horror with base building and mutant cannibals
96% positive
683K reviews
PAYDAY 2
Co-op first-person heists with stealth, shootouts, and custom builds
89% positive
675K reviews
Project Zomboid
Open-world zombie survival sandbox where every mistake can end a life
94% positive
483K reviews
DayZ
Hardcore online survival sandbox where every stranger poses a risk
78% positive
470K reviews
No Man's Sky
Open-world space sandbox across a procedurally generated galaxy
85% positive
420K reviews
BeamNG.drive
Open-world driving sandbox built around soft-body vehicle physics
97% positive
419K reviews
7 Days to Die
Open-world zombie survival sandbox built around crafting and base defense
87% positive
401K reviews
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
Turn-based historical strategy with expanding cities and five victory paths
86% positive
379K reviews
Raft
First-person ocean survival crafting on an expandable floating home
93% positive
379K reviews
Hearts of Iron IV
World War II grand strategy with detailed national war planning
90% positive
377K reviews
Sons Of The Forest
Open-world survival horror with base building and cooperative exploration
88% positive
321K reviews
People Playground
2D physics sandbox for building contraptions and destroying ragdolls
98% positive
318K reviews
Schedule I
Open-world crime simulation about building and automating a drug operation
98% positive
317K reviews
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
Medieval sandbox RPG combining personal combat with army command
88% positive
298K reviews
Arma 3
Open-world military simulation built around realistic combined-arms warfare
90% positive
296K reviews
Cities: Skylines
Single-player city builder about growth, budgets, traffic, and public services
93% positive
292K reviews
Forza Horizon 5
Open-world arcade racing across Mexico with hundreds of cars
89% positive
282K reviews