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%

World of Warplanes (2022)
World of Warplanes (2022)

Action

World of Warplanes is an aerial combat MMO action game set in the Golden Age of military aviation. The game throws players…
Not For Broadcast (2022)
Not For Broadcast (2022)

Adventure

A new political Party has won a landslide in the General Election, and for some reason the editor at the news station…
GNOSIA (2022)
GNOSIA (2022)

Adventure

The Gnosia lie. Pretending to be human, they’ll get in close, trick and deceive, and then eliminate one victim at a time...
Strange Horticulture (2022)
Strange Horticulture (2022)

Adventure

Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify…
Sucker for Love: First Date (2022)
Sucker for Love: First Date (2022)

Indie

Put the 'love' in 'Lovecraftian horror'! Perform terrifying rituals to win the affections of eldritch horrors and smooch 'em... at any cost!
Democracy 4 (2022)
Democracy 4 (2022)

Indie

Democracy 4 lets you take the role of President / Prime minister, govern the country (choosing its policies, laws and other actions),…
Easy Red 2 (2022)
Easy Red 2 (2022)

Action

Experience massive battles with infantry, tanks, artillery, and aircraft on large destructible open-world maps. Equip yourself, coordinate with your squad, and fight…
Thunder Tier One (2021)
Thunder Tier One (2021)

Action

Thunder Tier One is a realistic top-down shooter where you join an elite special operations team tasked with stopping a dangerous terrorist…
Heavenly Bodies (2021)
Heavenly Bodies (2021)

Action

Wrangle the hands and arms of a 1970s space cosmonaut and push, pull and twist your way through an increasingly precarious range…