Best Rated Simulation Games Under $20
The best rated Simulation games on Steam for games under $20. Scores are weighted by review volume, so small-sample flukes stay off the list.
All Indie Action Adventure Simulation RPG Strategy Co-op Open World Story Rich Casual Funny Survival Difficult Pixel Graphics PvP Horror Anime Puzzle Rogue-like Relaxing Turn-Based Strategy Local Co-Op Psychological Horror Hack and Slash Platformer MMO RTS Immersive Sim Post-apocalyptic Action Roguelike City Builder Life Sim Zombies Sports Racing Survival Horror Stealth Bullet Hell Dungeon Crawler Visual Novel JRPG Deckbuilding Grand Strategy Cyberpunk Tower Defense Clicker Fighting Open World Survival Craft Boomer Shooter Colony Sim Farming Sim Cozy Auto Battler Cooking Twin Stick Shooter Metroidvania 4X Souls-like Dating Sim MMORPG
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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%
- 2People Playground316,46898.04%98.46%
- 3Schedule I311,76597.41%97.81%
- 4Euro Truck Simulator 2935,72297.31%97.45%
- 5Slime Rancher156,17497.21%98.00%
- 6Totally Accurate Battle Simulator152,86997.03%97.82%
- 7MiSide141,14996.95%97.80%
- 8Garry's Mod1,257,08596.78%96.87%
- 9American Truck Simulator194,79996.33%96.92%
- 10Dyson Sphere Program91,41196.22%97.46%
- 11DAVE THE DIVER160,12395.84%96.53%
- 12Bongo Cat107,93995.61%96.60%
- 13Volcano Princess48,82895.61%97.80%
- 14Don't Starve113,30695.61%96.55%
- 15The Forest679,80795.38%95.53%
- 16Touhou Mystia's Izakaya32,50195.35%98.56%
- 17Cookie Clicker92,46195.30%96.42%
- 18Kerbal Space Program145,60794.89%95.57%
- 19Don't Starve Together540,96094.75%94.93%
- 20VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action38,55294.74%97.28%
- 21Tabletop Simulator74,03594.63%95.94%
- 22TCG Card Shop Simulator48,89394.57%96.54%
- 23Wobbly Life35,24694.52%97.24%
- 24Buckshot Roulette123,56294.43%95.19%
- 25Fields of Mistria30,70994.38%97.45%
- 26Your Only Move Is HUSTLE44,38294.36%96.49%
- 27Human Fall Flat226,10694.22%94.63%
- 28My Summer Car116,38594.14%94.93%
- 29Noita88,30694.11%95.15%
- 30CarX Drift Racing Online89,13394.07%95.10%
- 31Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut33,25794.04%96.71%
- 32FTL: Faster Than Light78,49093.96%95.11%
- 33WorldBox - God Simulator56,04793.76%95.33%
- 34Tiny Glade24,32393.70%97.30%
- 35Besiege53,11793.52%95.14%
- 36Supermarket Together96,96793.49%94.37%
- 37Unheard - Voices of Crime33,81093.47%95.99%
- 38Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)21,01293.46%97.52%
- 39Brick Rigs58,90793.46%94.90%
- 40Dorfromantik29,51293.45%96.34%
- 41Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades23,82593.43%96.99%
- 42Placid Plastic Duck Simulator20,09393.38%97.58%
- 43Farming Simulator 1976,21693.36%94.47%
- 44Game Dev Tycoon45,04493.33%95.19%
- 45Mon Bazou20,55493.14%97.12%
- 46Barotrauma88,90793.10%94.02%
- 47HuniePop31,66793.02%95.58%
- 48This War of Mine97,48193.02%93.85%
- 49Plague Inc: Evolved65,27592.98%94.21%
- 50Wobbledogs15,13392.97%98.28%
- 51Papa's Freezeria Deluxe13,18692.97%99.25%
- 52Mini Motorways24,29792.97%96.27%
- 53Outcore: Desktop Adventure18,15692.96%97.38%
- 54Cruelty Squad24,69092.84%96.04%
- 55Spirit City: Lofi Sessions16,46592.84%97.63%
- 56The Test20,12892.81%96.72%
- 57Raft376,74392.80%93.01%
- 58A Date with Death14,54092.66%97.98%
- 59Five Nights at Freddy's58,95892.52%93.81%
- 60Assetto Corsa172,84692.41%92.84%
- 61VillageRhapsody16,30492.33%96.87%
- 62PC Building Simulator52,71492.14%93.50%
- 63Nodebuster13,97392.11%97.43%
- 64My Singing Monsters48,68792.06%93.53%
- 65Townscaper21,59292.02%95.30%
- 66Rusty's Retirement14,75891.95%96.71%
- 67Farming Simulator 2292,33791.94%92.70%
- 68Core Keeper65,87291.90%92.95%
- 69Mini Metro16,69591.87%96.02%
- 70NIGHT-RUNNERS PROLOGUE22,33491.86%94.96%
- 71Love Is All Around45,88191.75%93.24%
- 72Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator33,16591.72%93.76%
- 73missed messages.15,52291.70%96.06%
- 74Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library!23,20391.69%94.60%
- 75SPORE72,39891.68%92.61%
- 76shapez15,76091.67%95.93%
- 77Virtual Cottage11,06091.61%97.64%
- 78Unpacking40,57691.57%93.21%
- 79Kingdoms and Castles31,34591.47%93.56%
- 80Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator44,33891.46%92.93%
- 81KovaaK's41,27791.40%92.96%
- 82Winter Memories10,55391.37%97.46%
- 83Into the Breach22,17091.35%94.24%
- 84Supermarket Simulator83,57091.30%92.07%
- 85BAD END THEATER9,98091.24%97.56%
- 86Farm Together22,10291.23%94.08%
- 8760 Seconds! Reatomized19,43291.22%94.46%
- 88Hacknet26,02891.16%93.55%
- 89Retrowave15,53891.15%95.15%
- 90Waterpark Simulator12,25091.14%96.20%
- 91OpenTTD16,88791.08%94.71%
- 92Farming Simulator 1725,87891.05%93.47%
- 93Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm38,09791.00%92.60%
- 94Rise of Nations: Extended Edition15,82490.90%94.67%
- 95Liftoff: FPV Drone Racing13,78490.88%95.20%
- 96NGU IDLE12,90290.84%95.61%
- 97Escape Simulator19,27890.84%93.90%
- 98ABZU27,57390.81%92.94%
- 99Strange Horticulture15,92390.81%94.49%
- 100Aimlabs136,67190.66%91.08%
