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%

Ultimate General: Gettysburg (2014)
Ultimate General: Gettysburg (2014)

Indie

A Tactical Battle Simulator that allows you to command thousands of soldiers as a Union or Confederate General. The game features the…
Starpoint Gemini 2 (2014)
Starpoint Gemini 2 (2014)

Action

Captain your own space ship and roam the galaxy in 3D in this tactical space simulator with tons of RPG depth !…
Stronghold Crusader 2 (2014)
Stronghold Crusader 2 (2014)

Simulation

Stronghold Crusader 2 is the long awaited sequel to the original castle sim. After 12 years Stronghold returns to the desert with…
Hatoful Boyfriend (2014)
Hatoful Boyfriend (2014)

Casual

Congratulations! You’ve been accepted as the only human student at the prestigious St. PigeoNation’s Institute, a school for talented birds! Roam the…
Train Fever (2014)
Train Fever (2014)

Casual

It’s the year 1850, and there are great times ahead! Establish a transport company and be its manager. Build infrastructure such as…
Five Nights at Freddy’s (2014)
Five Nights at Freddy’s (2014)

Indie

Welcome to your new summer job at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, where kids and parents alike come for entertainment and food! The main…
Depression Quest (2014)
Depression Quest (2014)

Free To Play

Depression Quest is an interactive fiction game where you play as someone living with depression. You are given a series of everyday…
Battle Islands (2014)
Battle Islands (2014)

Free To Play

Battle friends over air, land and sea in this epic WW2-themed battle strategy game.
Pixel Piracy (2014)
Pixel Piracy (2014)

Adventure

Embark on an epic 2D pirate simulator RPG adventure, where you navigate both land and sea. Upgrade your ship, recruit and level…