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%

Beat Cop (2017)
Beat Cop (2017)

Adventure

A retro, pixel art style adventure in New York, inspired by ’80s cop shows. You are Jack Kelly and you’ve been framed…
Fallout Shelter (2017)
Fallout Shelter (2017)

Free To Play

Fallout Shelter puts you in control of a state-of-the-art underground Vault from Vault-Tec. Build the perfect Vault, keep your Dwellers happy, and…
Snake Pass (2017)
Snake Pass (2017)

Adventure

Slither, coil and climb your way to the top of Haven Tor in this one of a kind physics based, puzzle platform…
Peace, Death! (2017)
Peace, Death! (2017)

Casual

Peace, Death! is an arcade simulator with difficulties. In this game you play as the Reaper working for your boss, Death, and…
Battle Brothers (2017)
Battle Brothers (2017)

RPG

Battle Brothers is a turn based tactical RPG which has you leading a mercenary company in a gritty, low-power, medieval fantasy world.…
Train Sim World® 2020 (2017)
Train Sim World® 2020 (2017)

Simulation

Train Sim World is an immersive first-person simulator perfect for everyone, with complete in-cab interactivity, accurate detail on locos, real-world routes and…
911 Operator (2017)
911 Operator (2017)

Casual

Game about the difficult work of people that manage emergency lines and services. Answer incoming calls and react properly - give first…
theHunter: Call of the Wild™ (2017)
theHunter: Call of the Wild™ (2017)

Adventure

Discover an atmospheric hunting game like no other in this realistic, stunning open world – regularly updated in collaboration with the community.…
Take On Mars (2017)
Take On Mars (2017)

Simulation

Take On Mars places you right in the middle of mankind’s most exciting undertaking. Start out in the seat of a rover…
Youtubers Life (2017)
Youtubers Life (2017)

Adventure

Become the most successful youtuber on the planet! Create videos, get subscribers, attend events, interact with your fans… and grow your channel.…