Classification Archive

Simulation

1,059 titles indexed

Titles indexed

194

Avg Steam rating

79%

Median reviews

20.0k

Avg Metacritic

75

Avg playtime

62h

Avg price

$12.59

Genre leaders

Most-reviewed

  1. #1Hearts of Iron IV342.2k reviews
  2. #2Cities: Skylines275.8k reviews
  3. #3Stellaris185.4k reviews
  4. #4EA SPORTS™ FIFA 23151.4k reviews
  5. #5Europa Universalis IV134.4k reviews

Highest-rated

  1. #1Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)98% · 19.8k
  2. #2TCG Card Shop Simulator97% · 39.5k
  3. #3BAD END THEATER97% · 8.3k
  4. #4Hypnospace Outlaw97% · 4.8k
  5. #5Aviassembly97% · 4.1k

Most-played

  1. #1Fisher Online1203 h avg
  2. #2Football Manager 2024487 h avg
  3. #3Football Manager 2023417 h avg
  4. #4Football Manager 2022413 h avg
  5. #5Football Manager 2021378 h avg

Rating distribution

  • Overwhelmingly 90+19 · 9.8%
  • Very positive 80–8949 · 25.3%
  • Mostly positive 70–7964 · 33%
  • Mixed 60–6938 · 19.6%
  • Negative <6024 · 12.4%

Release cadence

  • 3
    2011
  • 1
    2012
  • 8
    2013
  • 9
    2014
  • 9
    2015
  • 16
    2016
  • 14
    2017
  • 9
    2018
  • 11
    2019
  • 14
    2020
  • 21
    2021
  • 16
    2022
  • 18
    2023
  • 27
    2024
  • 10
    2025

Prolific studios in this genre

Firefly Studios

7 titles · avg 77%

Sports Interactive

6 titles · avg 91%

Dovetail Games

6 titles · avg 78%

Giants Software

5 titles · avg 91%

Frontier Developments

5 titles · avg 80%

Paradox Development Studio

4 titles · avg 77%

KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.

4 titles · avg 61%

Haemimont Games

3 titles · avg 81%

From Dust (2011)
From Dust (2011)

Adventure

Immerse yourself in a world as exotically beautiful as it is dangerous in this modern God-Game where Nature is the Star!
ARMA: Cold War Assault (2011)
ARMA: Cold War Assault (2011)

Action

Bohemia Interactive's debut game published by Codemasters as Operation Flashpoint in 2001, became genre-defining combat military simulation and the No. 1 bestselling…
SpaceChem (2011)
SpaceChem (2011)

Indie

Zachtronics is back with an ambitious new design-based puzzle game. Take on the role of a Reactor Engineer working for SpaceChem, the…
The Sims™ 3 (2011)
The Sims™ 3 (2011)

Simulation

The Sims 3: Create the perfect world with full customization at your fingertips. Refine personalities and help fulfill destinies.
Ship Simulator Extremes (2010)
Ship Simulator Extremes (2010)

Simulation

VSTEP and Paradox are proud to announce the next installment of the acclaimed Ship Simulator series. With over 550K copies sold, the…
The Guild II Renaissance (2010)
The Guild II Renaissance (2010)

Simulation

For centuries Europe has been dominated by the church and nobility. On the shoulders of ordinary people the servants of god and…
SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition (2010)
SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition (2010)

Simulation

SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition includes the bestselling SimCity 4 and the all-new SimCity 4 Rush Hour Expansion Pack. Create the most massive…
Moonbase Alpha (2010)
Moonbase Alpha (2010)

Adventure

NASA has once again landed on the lunar surface with the goal of colonization, research, and further exploration. Shortly after the return…
Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead (2010)
Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead (2010)

Action

Three years after the conflict in Chernarus, portrayed in the original Arma 2, a new flashpoint explodes in the Green Sea Region.…