Best Rated Life Sim Games Under $40
The best rated Life Sim games on Steam for games under $40. 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%
- 4Crime Scene Cleaner33,80995.09%98.09%
- 5VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action38,55294.74%97.28%
- 6TCG Card Shop Simulator48,89394.57%96.54%
- 7Wobbly Life35,24694.52%97.24%
- 8Fields of Mistria30,70994.38%97.45%
- 9WorldBox - God Simulator56,04793.76%95.33%
- 10Supermarket Together96,96793.49%94.37%
- 11Placid Plastic Duck Simulator20,09393.38%97.58%
- 12Mon Bazou20,55493.14%97.12%
- 13Wobbledogs15,13392.97%98.28%
- 14Spirit City: Lofi Sessions16,46592.84%97.63%
- 15A Date with Death14,54092.66%97.98%
- 16VillageRhapsody16,30492.33%96.87%
- 17PC Building Simulator52,71492.14%93.50%
- 18WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition13,17092.10%97.53%
- 19Virtual Cottage11,06091.61%97.64%
- 20Unpacking40,57691.57%93.21%
- 21Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator44,33891.46%92.93%
- 22Supermarket Simulator83,57091.30%92.07%
- 2360 Seconds! Reatomized19,43291.22%94.46%
- 24Two Point Museum13,03990.84%95.37%
- 25SuchArt: Creative Space7,14590.36%97.96%
- 26My Time at Portia44,26190.29%91.50%
- 27Disney Dreamlight Valley24,60990.10%92.20%
- 28Dinkum29,02390.07%91.84%
- 29Minami Lane6,64689.91%97.40%
- 30Hello Kitty Island Adventure12,21789.88%93.93%
- 31Monster Prom14,31989.69%93.02%
- 32Chinese Parents26,88789.59%91.32%
- 33The Test: Final Revelation5,36789.44%97.82%
- 34小白兔电商~Bunny e-Shop10,23789.34%93.63%
- 35Big Ambitions13,32889.32%92.60%
- 36Sticky Business7,64588.76%93.75%
- 37I Was a Teenage Exocolonist4,75088.60%96.32%
- 38Chill Pulse4,80788.38%95.55%
- 39Cash Cleaner Simulator7,81288.19%92.36%
- 40STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of Mineral Town5,72888.15%93.35%
- 41The Wandering Village8,39088.15%91.97%
- 42Littlewood6,82288.14%93.20%
- 43TheoTown4,74688.04%94.58%
- 44Ropuka's Idle Island4,21488.04%95.40%
- 45Progressbar953,62087.91%96.13%
- 46Farm Together 25,36987.84%93.72%
- 47Coral Island27,41087.82%88.87%
- 48Roots of Pacha4,52587.80%93.61%
- 49Island Saver3,84287.78%95.18%
- 50The Coin Game5,93987.77%92.54%
- 51Insomnia: Theater in the Head2,98287.65%97.22%
- 52Wylde Flowers2,74287.47%95.88%
- 53Weed Shop 34,13187.40%93.71%
- 54My Time at Sandrock28,90787.34%88.18%
- 55Potionomics7,34387.27%90.44%
- 56Finnish Cottage Simulator3,63187.26%93.67%
- 57Little Witch in the Woods12,97787.26%89.04%
- 58Ithya: Magic Studies2,13887.21%97.85%
- 59Cozy Grove8,47387.06%89.57%
- 60Cattails | Become a Cat!2,68787.05%95.83%
- 61Car Dealer Simulator10,13286.96%88.96%
- 62Summon3,53986.92%92.51%
- 63Travellers Rest17,90086.87%87.96%
- 64Go-Go Town!2,62486.85%93.25%
- 65Wanderstop3,16386.83%92.79%
- 66Cattails: Wildwood Story1,92486.75%97.51%
- 67Project Hospital9,26886.74%88.96%
- 68Dog Brew1,60986.65%97.27%
- 69The Ranch of Rivershine2,28386.62%93.96%
- 70Russian Life Simulator8,34986.58%88.54%
- 71Critter Cove1,92286.52%94.75%
- 72Bear and Breakfast5,32586.51%89.46%
- 73Reus 22,28686.51%94.49%
- 74Walking Simulator9,46686.34%87.82%
- 75The Sims 4198,73286.32%86.39%
- 76CHANGE: A Homeless Survival Experience2,83686.23%90.80%
- 77Yes, Your Grace14,12086.19%87.08%
- 78Good Pizza, Great Pizza - Cooking Simulator Game6,71986.17%88.00%
- 79Kiwi Clicker - Juiced Up1,81886.17%94.33%
- 80BOOK OF HOURS4,40486.14%88.87%
- 8160 Parsecs!4,08686.04%88.74%
- 82Snacko1,03486.01%96.32%
- 83Cozy Caravan1,36586.00%93.77%
- 84The Sims 334,28685.95%86.24%
- 85Old Market Simulator5,29185.91%87.73%
- 86Reigns8,10485.83%86.92%
- 87Swords 'n Magic and Stuff1,19085.81%93.11%
- 88Vanity Fair: The Pursuit4,56785.78%87.61%
- 89Animal Shelter4,12985.75%87.70%
- 90Growing Up3,68785.73%87.88%
- 91Farlands1,70085.73%90.35%
- 92Sailwind2,33285.68%88.85%
- 93Doraemon Dorayaki Shop Story56085.66%98.57%
- 94Cat Cafe Manager3,19685.63%87.80%
- 95Office Life2,09885.62%88.85%
- 96[Chilla's Art] The Closing Shift | 閉店事件3,17885.59%87.63%
- 97Cinnabunny54085.57%97.22%
- 98Chef RPG2,70485.56%87.83%
- 99Unholy Heights1,64385.55%89.29%
- 100Final Profit: A Shop RPG65985.53%94.54%
