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 Valley1,012,35198.35%98.48%
- 2MiSide138,70897.00%97.84%
- 3Volcano Princess48,02295.68%97.82%
- 4Crime Scene Cleaner32,78395.13%98.10%
- 5VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action38,23594.83%97.30%
- 6TCG Card Shop Simulator47,81894.69%96.64%
- 7Wobbly Life34,34394.55%97.21%
- 8Fields of Mistria28,02394.52%97.78%
- 9WorldBox - God Simulator54,75193.75%95.27%
- 10Placid Plastic Duck Simulator19,81193.50%97.60%
- 11Mon Bazou20,10493.28%97.20%
- 12Wobbledogs14,77293.10%98.31%
- 13Spirit City: Lofi Sessions16,17692.99%97.69%
- 14VillageRhapsody16,20592.48%96.85%
- 15WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition12,86192.24%97.56%
- 16PC Building Simulator52,52892.22%93.52%
- 17Unpacking39,91791.65%93.22%
- 18Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator43,77191.50%92.90%
- 19Supermarket Simulator82,42891.36%92.08%
- 2060 Seconds! Reatomized19,09291.31%94.41%
- 21Two Point Museum11,92090.92%95.55%
- 22My Time at Portia44,15190.40%91.53%
- 23Dinkum28,78890.22%91.90%
- 24Minami Lane6,50290.21%97.45%
- 25Disney Dreamlight Valley24,11590.19%92.17%
- 26Hello Kitty Island Adventure11,72890.06%94.04%
- 27Monster Prom14,29089.89%93.04%
- 28The Test: Final Revelation5,37189.75%97.88%
- 29Chinese Parents26,71989.72%91.34%
- 30小白兔电商~Bunny e-Shop10,23989.57%93.64%
- 31Big Ambitions12,94989.46%92.61%
- 32Sticky Business7,49389.02%93.86%
- 33I Was a Teenage Exocolonist4,66088.88%96.35%
- 34Chill Pulse4,77088.71%95.68%
- 35Littlewood6,80588.62%93.21%
- 36Ropuka's Idle Island4,08788.46%95.69%
- 37Cash Cleaner Simulator7,61488.37%92.28%
- 38The Wandering Village8,22488.33%91.90%
- 39STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of Mineral Town5,68388.29%93.38%
- 40TheoTown4,55288.28%94.62%
- 41Farm Together 25,24788.21%93.60%
- 42Progressbar953,56188.21%96.12%
- 43The Coin Game5,90688.17%92.87%
- 44Insomnia: Theater in the Head2,90388.14%97.24%
- 45Roots of Pacha4,46287.97%93.75%
- 46Weed Shop 34,11687.87%93.90%
- 47Coral Island26,63187.78%88.68%
- 48Cattails | Become a Cat!2,67487.69%95.89%
- 49Wylde Flowers2,70187.62%95.89%
- 50Potionomics7,28387.53%90.47%
- 51Ithya: Magic Studies2,01387.51%98.01%
- 52Finnish Cottage Simulator3,47087.50%93.57%
- 53My Time at Sandrock28,60687.46%88.19%
- 54Little Witch in the Woods12,68387.40%88.98%
- 55Cozy Grove8,38387.37%89.73%
- 56Cattails: Wildwood Story1,86487.29%97.48%
- 57Car Dealer Simulator9,47487.26%89.23%
- 58Summon3,49987.26%92.60%
- 59Reus 22,25387.17%94.58%
- 60Project Hospital9,16487.13%88.91%
- 61Wanderstop3,04087.11%92.76%
- 62Travellers Rest17,45887.09%88.06%
- 63Dog Brew1,60287.04%97.32%
- 64Go-Go Town!2,16387.03%94.59%
- 65The Ranch of Rivershine2,21986.95%93.96%
- 66Critter Cove1,88086.88%94.79%
- 67Russian Life Simulator8,29686.88%88.67%
- 68Kiwi Clicker - Juiced Up1,80686.86%94.41%
- 69Bear and Breakfast5,28186.83%89.57%
- 70CHANGE: A Homeless Survival Experience2,81086.62%91.00%
- 71BOOK OF HOURS4,28986.51%89.13%
- 72Good Pizza, Great Pizza - Cooking Simulator Game6,60086.45%88.06%
- 73Snacko1,02386.42%96.48%
- 74Yes, Your Grace13,85186.36%87.06%
- 7560 Parsecs!4,04686.35%88.73%
- 76Farlands1,44486.35%93.01%
- 77Cozy Caravan1,26486.32%93.67%
- 78Old Market Simulator5,11186.23%87.87%
- 79Swords 'n Magic and Stuff1,18586.21%93.16%
- 80Sailwind2,23586.16%89.57%
- 81Vanity Fair: The Pursuit4,51486.13%87.77%
- 82Reigns8,08186.11%86.99%
- 83The Sims 334,13686.05%86.25%
- 84Animal Shelter4,06786.05%87.66%
- 85Growing Up3,62986.05%87.85%
- 86Office Life2,06886.02%89.07%
- 87Doraemon Dorayaki Shop Story49286.01%98.58%
- 88Cinnabunny53085.99%97.36%
- 89Cat Cafe Manager3,14985.98%87.84%
- 90Echoes of the Plum Grove3,08685.96%87.78%
- 91Final Profit: A Shop RPG64485.95%94.57%
- 92[Chilla's Art] The Closing Shift | 閉店事件3,11785.94%87.71%
- 93Unholy Heights1,63585.93%89.24%
