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%

Police Simulator: Patrol Duty (2019)
Police Simulator: Patrol Duty (2019)

Simulation

Experience the exciting day-to-day life of an US police officer in Police Simulator: Patrol Duty. Discover a large, lively and freely-accessible US…
Naval Action (2019)
Naval Action (2019)

Indie

Or were you deaf or were you blind when you left your two fine legs behind, Or was it sailing on the…
SpaceEngine (2019)
SpaceEngine (2019)

Casual

The world's first science-based photorealistic interactive 3D planetarium that models the entire Universe, using procedural generation for uncharted areas.
Cooking Simulator (2019)
Cooking Simulator (2019)

Casual

Play one of the best cooking games! Take control of a highly polished, realistic kitchen equipped with all kinds of utensils and…
TheoTown (2019)
TheoTown (2019)

Adventure

Build and manage your dream city in this captivating simulation game. Create unique urban landscapes and enjoy compatibility with the mobile versions.…
missed messages. (2019)
missed messages. (2019)

Casual

‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
Assetto Corsa Competizione (2019)
Assetto Corsa Competizione (2019)

Racing

Assetto Corsa Competizione, the official GT World Challenge videogame. Thanks to the extraordinary quality of simulation, you will experience the atmosphere of…
Russian Life Simulator (2019)
Russian Life Simulator (2019)

Action

The most realistic simulator of the life of a Russian person. Collect pension from birth, collect bottles to survive and become part…
HOME (2019)
HOME (2019)

Adventure

HOME is a feel-good walking simulator experience in which you create your own poem and music. Embark on a poetic and musical…
Swag and Sorcery (2019)
Swag and Sorcery (2019)

Adventure

Grind for resources, manage your own fantasy village, create and equip your heroes and send them to collect swag in Swag and…