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%

DAVE THE DIVER (2023)
DAVE THE DIVER (2023)

Adventure

DAVE THE DIVER is a casual, singleplayer adventure RPG featuring deep-sea exploration and fishing during the day and sushi restaurant management at…
Nova Lands (2023)
Nova Lands (2023)

Adventure

Nova Lands is a factory building, exploration, and island management game. Explore, engage in combat, and automate your industry. The planet you’re…
轮回修仙路 (2023)
轮回修仙路 (2023)

Adventure

轮回修仙路是一款开放世界的3D修仙游戏，仙界破碎，化为无尽小世界，其中妖魔横行，正魔大战，仙路崩灭。唯有通过炼丹炼器，强大自己。你能否御剑扫灭妖魔，渡过天劫轮回，逆天成仙！
Class of ’09: The Re-Up (2023)
Class of ’09: The Re-Up (2023)

Casual

The REJECTION SIM returns! Explore a slice of chaotic life in late 2000's American high school as you assume the role of…
Killer Frequency (2023)
Killer Frequency (2023)

Adventure

Killer Frequency is a first-person horror puzzle game set in 1987, that puts you in the role of a late-night radio talk…
Mad Games Tycoon 2 (2023)
Mad Games Tycoon 2 (2023)

Casual

Start your own game development studio in 1976. Build your own offices, production facilities and server rooms. Develop the games of your…
Railway Empire 2 (2023)
Railway Empire 2 (2023)

Simulation

Don the coat of a clever entrepreneur, take over a small railway company in the early 1800s and turn your steam engines…
Fly Corp (2023)
Fly Corp (2023)

Indie

Develop your own transport network in different regions and cities: open new routes, buy and upgrade new planes, and increase airport capacity!
Bum Simulator (2023)
Bum Simulator (2023)

Action

Bum Simulator is a sandbox game bursting with inappropriate humor and memorable characters. You live on the streets of Bumsville. Do you…
Occupy Mars: The Game (2023)
Occupy Mars: The Game (2023)

Action

Survive and colonize Mars in a highly technical, open-world sandbox game. Build and upgrade your base, discover new regions, conduct mining operations,…