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
3,271 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Satisfactory
First-person factory builder about automating an alien open world
97% positive
280K reviews
VRChat
Free social VR platform for exploring user-created worlds and avatars
75% positive
Free
RimWorld
Sci-fi colony sim where an AI storyteller drives survival
98% positive
247K reviews
Squad
Large-scale military FPS built around teamwork, tactics, and combined arms
81% positive
244K reviews
Factorio
Factory-building strategy game about automating production and defending your industry
98% positive
235K reviews
Call of Duty®: Black Ops III
Futuristic first-person shooter with campaign, multiplayer, and cooperative Zombies
85% positive
234K reviews
Human Fall Flat
Co-op physics puzzle platformer built around wobbly movement and mishaps
95% positive
227K reviews
鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortal
Open-world cultivation RPG with martial arts, relationships, and branching choices
56% positive
225K reviews
Sid Meier's Civilization® V
Turn-based 4X strategy across history on a hex grid
96% positive
211K reviews
theHunter: Call of the Wild™
Open-world hunting simulation built around tracking, stealth, and ballistics
89% positive
Free
The Sims™ 4
Free-to-play life simulation about creating Sims, homes, and stories
86% positive
Free
Stellaris
Real-time grand strategy about building and shaping a galactic empire
86% positive
197K reviews
American Truck Simulator
Open-world trucking simulation about hauling cargo and building a company
97% positive
196K reviews
Counter-Strike: Source
Team-based tactical FPS with competitive matches and Source-engine physics
96% positive
193K reviews
Assetto Corsa
Realistic racing simulator with licensed cars, scanned tracks, and mods
93% positive
174K reviews
Mount & Blade: Warband
Medieval sandbox action RPG about raising armies and claiming a throne
98% positive
172K reviews
DAVE THE DIVER
Underwater adventure mixing daytime fishing with nighttime sushi management
96% positive
163K reviews
Slime Rancher
First-person ranching sandbox about collecting, feeding, and combining colorful slimes
98% positive
157K reviews
World of Warships
Team-based naval shooter with historical warships and tactical salvos
76% positive
Free
Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
Physics-based strategy sandbox where wobbly armies fight unpredictable battles
98% positive
154K reviews
Hell Let Loose
Tactical World War II shooter built around large team battles
82% positive
150K reviews
Kerbal Space Program
Physics-based spaceflight sandbox for building and piloting homemade spacecraft
96% positive
147K reviews
Oxygen Not Included
Space colony simulation built around survival and interconnected resource systems
97% positive
144K reviews
Crusader Kings III
Medieval grand strategy where dynasties outlive their rulers
90% positive
144K reviews