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%

Combat Arms: Reloaded (2018)
Combat Arms: Reloaded (2018)

Action

Combat Arms is a multiplayer game, free-to-play modern first-person shooter. The game enlists players into various battlefields across the globe to face-off…
Project Hospital (2018)
Project Hospital (2018)

Indie

Become an ace doctor, an aspiring architect and a successful manager at the same time. Design your very own hospital, tweak every…
Sabbat of the Witch (2018)
Sabbat of the Witch (2018)

Adventure

Hoshina Shuuji has a secret: He has a mysterious power that allows him to perceive the emotions of others. However, he is…
Party Hard 2 (2018)
Party Hard 2 (2018)

Action

It's 3am and you just want to get some sleep. Welcome back to Party Hard! Stop parties using hundreds of new ways,…
Do Not Feed the Monkeys (2018)
Do Not Feed the Monkeys (2018)

Indie

A digital voyeur simulator where you watch strangers through surveillance cameras. Invade their privacy and witness their most intimate moments, but don’t…
RimWorld (2018)
RimWorld (2018)

Indie

A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy,…
Farm Together (2018)
Farm Together (2018)

Casual

Grow your own farm all by yourself, or cooperate with your friends in this unique, relaxing farming experience!
Mashinky (2018)
Mashinky (2018)

Early Access

Mashinky is a transport strategy game about trains. The goal is to create your own transport empire on a procedurally generated map.…
Chinese Parents (2018)
Chinese Parents (2018)

Casual

In this casual sim set in China, you step into the shoes of an average kid from birth towards the end of…
Creed: Rise to Glory™ (2018)
Creed: Rise to Glory™ (2018)

Action

You are Adonis Creed, fighting toe-to-toe with the world’s top opponents to establish your boxing legacy. This intense cinematic experience features new…