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 Valley1,030,34698.35%98.48%
- 2MiSide141,14996.95%97.80%
- 3Volcano Princess48,82895.61%97.80%
- 4VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action38,55294.74%97.28%
- 5TCG Card Shop Simulator48,89394.57%96.54%
- 6Wobbly Life35,24694.52%97.24%
- 7Fields of Mistria30,70994.38%97.45%
- 8WorldBox - God Simulator56,04793.76%95.33%
- 9Supermarket Together96,96793.49%94.37%
- 10Placid Plastic Duck Simulator20,09393.38%97.58%
- 11Mon Bazou20,55493.14%97.12%
- 12Wobbledogs15,13392.97%98.28%
- 13Spirit City: Lofi Sessions16,46592.84%97.63%
- 14A Date with Death14,54092.66%97.98%
- 15VillageRhapsody16,30492.33%96.87%
- 16PC Building Simulator52,71492.14%93.50%
- 17Virtual Cottage11,06091.61%97.64%
- 18Unpacking40,57691.57%93.21%
- 19Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator44,33891.46%92.93%
- 20Supermarket Simulator83,57091.30%92.07%
- 2160 Seconds! Reatomized19,43291.22%94.46%
- 22SuchArt: Creative Space7,14590.36%97.96%
- 23Dinkum29,02390.07%91.84%
- 24Minami Lane6,64689.91%97.40%
- 25Monster Prom14,31989.69%93.02%
- 26Chinese Parents26,88789.59%91.32%
- 27The Test: Final Revelation5,36789.44%97.82%
- 28小白兔电商~Bunny e-Shop10,23789.34%93.63%
- 29Sticky Business7,64588.76%93.75%
- 30Chill Pulse4,80788.38%95.55%
- 31Cash Cleaner Simulator7,81288.19%92.36%
- 32Littlewood6,82288.14%93.20%
- 33TheoTown4,74688.04%94.58%
- 34Ropuka's Idle Island4,21488.04%95.40%
- 35Progressbar953,62087.91%96.13%
- 36Island Saver3,84287.78%95.18%
- 37The Coin Game5,93987.77%92.54%
- 38Insomnia: Theater in the Head2,98287.65%97.22%
- 39Weed Shop 34,13187.40%93.71%
- 40Finnish Cottage Simulator3,63187.26%93.67%
- 41Little Witch in the Woods12,97787.26%89.04%
- 42Ithya: Magic Studies2,13887.21%97.85%
- 43Cozy Grove8,47387.06%89.57%
- 44Cattails | Become a Cat!2,68787.05%95.83%
- 45Car Dealer Simulator10,13286.96%88.96%
- 46Summon3,53986.92%92.51%
- 47Travellers Rest17,90086.87%87.96%
- 48Cattails: Wildwood Story1,92486.75%97.51%
- 49Dog Brew1,60986.65%97.27%
- 50Russian Life Simulator8,34986.58%88.54%
- 51Bear and Breakfast5,32586.51%89.46%
- 52Walking Simulator9,46686.34%87.82%
- 53The Sims 4198,73286.32%86.39%
- 54CHANGE: A Homeless Survival Experience2,83686.23%90.80%
- 55Yes, Your Grace14,12086.19%87.08%
- 56Good Pizza, Great Pizza - Cooking Simulator Game6,71986.17%88.00%
- 57Kiwi Clicker - Juiced Up1,81886.17%94.33%
- 5860 Parsecs!4,08686.04%88.74%
- 59Cozy Caravan1,36586.00%93.77%
- 60The Sims 334,28685.95%86.24%
- 61Old Market Simulator5,29185.91%87.73%
- 62Reigns8,10485.83%86.92%
- 63Vanity Fair: The Pursuit4,56785.78%87.61%
- 64Animal Shelter4,12985.75%87.70%
- 65Growing Up3,68785.73%87.88%
- 66Farlands1,70085.73%90.35%
- 67Sailwind2,33285.68%88.85%
- 68Doraemon Dorayaki Shop Story56085.66%98.57%
- 69Cat Cafe Manager3,19685.63%87.80%
- 70Office Life2,09885.62%88.85%
- 71[Chilla's Art] The Closing Shift | 閉店事件3,17885.59%87.63%
- 72Chef RPG2,70485.56%87.83%
- 73Unholy Heights1,64385.55%89.29%
- 74Final Profit: A Shop RPG65985.53%94.54%
- 75Tavern Talk - A Cozy Visual Novel1,75385.50%88.71%
- 76Calico5,01885.49%86.59%
- 77Sunset Motel: Prologue88385.47%91.51%
- 78Trash Goblin1,77785.47%88.46%
- 79Pixel Cafe86785.47%91.58%
- 80Winkeltje: The Little Shop1,82685.46%88.34%
- 81Echoes of the Plum Grove3,12585.42%87.78%
- 82Yakiniku simulator44385.32%93.91%
- 83Chinese Online Game10,38085.27%85.60%
- 84The Sushi Spinnery44385.27%92.78%
- 85World End Diner42485.26%92.92%
- 86Malware1,20685.21%87.89%
- 87Fish Game63685.21%93.40%
- 88Summer in Mara Prologue1,04485.15%87.16%
- 89Little-Known Galaxy74985.13%87.72%
- 90Arctic Motel Simulator47385.10%88.58%
- 91Lemon Cake2,05685.05%84.48%
- 92Bloomtown: A Different Story1,59785.05%85.72%
- 93Chushpan Simulator2,87085.04%85.40%
- 94Weed Shop 290785.02%85.89%
- 95Shelter3,71985.00%85.16%
- 96Espresso Tycoon1,29984.88%84.45%
- 97I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival4,62484.87%84.73%
- 98The Magical Mixture Mill60884.86%83.55%
- 99Gym Simulator 242,63684.80%84.29%
- 100Aquarium Designer1,20784.75%85.25%
