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%

Expeditions: A MudRunner Game (2024)
Expeditions: A MudRunner Game (2024)

Adventure

Embark on scientific expeditions with this new off-road adventure game. Lead research missions as you drive a variety of all-terrain vehicles, using…
Minami Lane (2024)
Minami Lane (2024)

Casual

Welcome to Minami Lane! Build your own street in this tiny cozy, casual management sim! Unlock and customize buildings, manage your shops,…
NIGHT-RUNNERS™ PROLOGUE (2024)
NIGHT-RUNNERS™ PROLOGUE (2024)

Racing

Descend into the underworld of Japanese street racing. Set between 1990-2009, join the local street racing crews in their battle for territory…
Rail Route (2024)
Rail Route (2024)

Casual

In Rail Route, you will design, construct, upgrade, and automate your railway network in one of the many maps based on real-life…
Sons Of The Forest (2024)
Sons Of The Forest (2024)

Action

Sent to find a missing billionaire on a remote island, you find yourself in a cannibal-infested hellscape. Craft, build, and struggle to…
Feed the Cups (2024)
Feed the Cups (2024)

Casual

Feed the Cups is a Roguelite multiplayer online cooperative game. Run a Drink Shop, stocking up, preparing ingredients, taking orders, crafting drinks,…
Vanity Fair: The Pursuit (2024)
Vanity Fair: The Pursuit (2024)

Casual

Players follow Lu Yuan through important stages of his life and experience his growth trajectory from youth to maturity. It will take…
Goat Simulator 3 (2024)
Goat Simulator 3 (2024)

Adventure

Pilgor's baaack! Gather your herd and venture forth into Goat Simulator 3; an all-new (at least on Steam), totally realistic, sandbox farmyard…