Best Rated Life Sim Games Under $20
The best rated Life Sim games on Steam for games under $20. Scores are weighted by review volume, so small-sample flukes stay off the list.
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Our score adjusts Steam's raw rating for sample size. The fewer reviews a game has, the more its score gets pulled toward the site-wide average, so a tiny game can't fluke its way to #1.
- 1Stardew Valley1,012,35198.35%98.48%
- 2MiSide138,70897.00%97.84%
- 3Volcano Princess48,02295.68%97.82%
- 4VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action38,23594.83%97.30%
- 5TCG Card Shop Simulator47,81894.69%96.64%
- 6Fields of Mistria28,02394.52%97.78%
- 7WorldBox - God Simulator54,75193.75%95.27%
- 8Placid Plastic Duck Simulator19,81193.50%97.60%
- 9Mon Bazou20,10493.28%97.20%
- 10Wobbledogs14,77293.10%98.31%
- 11Spirit City: Lofi Sessions16,17692.99%97.69%
- 12VillageRhapsody16,20592.48%96.85%
- 13PC Building Simulator52,52892.22%93.52%
- 14Unpacking39,91791.65%93.22%
- 15Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator43,77191.50%92.90%
- 16Supermarket Simulator82,42891.36%92.08%
- 1760 Seconds! Reatomized19,09291.31%94.41%
- 18Dinkum28,78890.22%91.90%
- 19Minami Lane6,50290.21%97.45%
- 20Monster Prom14,29089.89%93.04%
- 21The Test: Final Revelation5,37189.75%97.88%
- 22Chinese Parents26,71989.72%91.34%
- 23小白兔电商~Bunny e-Shop10,23989.57%93.64%
- 24Big Ambitions12,94989.46%92.61%
- 25Sticky Business7,49389.02%93.86%
- 26Chill Pulse4,77088.71%95.68%
- 27Littlewood6,80588.62%93.21%
- 28Ropuka's Idle Island4,08788.46%95.69%
- 29Cash Cleaner Simulator7,61488.37%92.28%
- 30The Wandering Village8,22488.33%91.90%
- 31TheoTown4,55288.28%94.62%
- 32Progressbar953,56188.21%96.12%
- 33The Coin Game5,90688.17%92.87%
- 34Insomnia: Theater in the Head2,90388.14%97.24%
- 35Weed Shop 34,11687.87%93.90%
- 36Cattails | Become a Cat!2,67487.69%95.89%
- 37Ithya: Magic Studies2,01387.51%98.01%
- 38Finnish Cottage Simulator3,47087.50%93.57%
- 39My Time at Sandrock28,60687.46%88.19%
- 40Little Witch in the Woods12,68387.40%88.98%
- 41Cozy Grove8,38387.37%89.73%
- 42Cattails: Wildwood Story1,86487.29%97.48%
- 43Car Dealer Simulator9,47487.26%89.23%
- 44Summon3,49987.26%92.60%
- 45Travellers Rest17,45887.09%88.06%
- 46Dog Brew1,60287.04%97.32%
- 47Russian Life Simulator8,29686.88%88.67%
- 48Kiwi Clicker - Juiced Up1,80686.86%94.41%
- 49Bear and Breakfast5,28186.83%89.57%
- 50CHANGE: A Homeless Survival Experience2,81086.62%91.00%
- 51Good Pizza, Great Pizza - Cooking Simulator Game6,60086.45%88.06%
- 52Yes, Your Grace13,85186.36%87.06%
- 5360 Parsecs!4,04686.35%88.73%
- 54Farlands1,44486.35%93.01%
- 55Cozy Caravan1,26486.32%93.67%
- 56Old Market Simulator5,11186.23%87.87%
- 57Sailwind2,23586.16%89.57%
- 58Vanity Fair: The Pursuit4,51486.13%87.77%
- 59Reigns8,08186.11%86.99%
- 60The Sims 334,13686.05%86.25%
- 61Animal Shelter4,06786.05%87.66%
- 62Growing Up3,62986.05%87.85%
- 63Office Life2,06886.02%89.07%
- 64Doraemon Dorayaki Shop Story49286.01%98.58%
- 65Cat Cafe Manager3,14985.98%87.84%
- 66Echoes of the Plum Grove3,08685.96%87.78%
- 67Final Profit: A Shop RPG64485.95%94.57%
- 68[Chilla's Art] The Closing Shift | 閉店事件3,11785.94%87.71%
- 69Unholy Heights1,63585.93%89.24%
- 70Tavern Talk - A Cozy Visual Novel1,71285.90%88.90%
- 71Pixel Cafe84085.90%91.90%
- 72Chef RPG2,62285.88%87.76%
- 73Trash Goblin1,70485.87%88.67%
- 74Fish Game61385.86%93.47%
- 75Winkeltje: The Little Shop1,81685.84%88.33%
- 76Malware1,19285.80%88.26%
- 77Calico4,98885.78%86.55%
- 78Yakiniku simulator43885.75%93.84%
- 79World End Diner42185.70%93.11%
- 80The Sushi Spinnery41185.67%92.46%
- 81Little-Known Galaxy73685.56%87.91%
- 82Arctic Motel Simulator46485.54%88.79%
- 83Chinese Online Game10,33285.50%85.60%
- 84Weed Shop 290985.44%85.92%
- 85Aquarium Designer1,19085.41%85.55%
- 86Chushpan Simulator2,83485.37%85.29%
- 87Shelter3,71185.31%85.10%
- 88Espresso Tycoon1,27785.31%84.65%
- 89The Magical Mixture Mill60485.29%83.61%
- 90Lemon Cake2,03485.27%84.66%
- 91I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival4,57285.25%84.93%
