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.
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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%
- 2People Playground313,09898.07%98.48%
- 3Schedule I301,94797.46%97.86%
- 4Euro Truck Simulator 2922,89597.33%97.45%
- 5Slime Rancher154,02397.22%97.99%
- 6Totally Accurate Battle Simulator150,50097.04%97.82%
- 7MiSide138,70897.00%97.84%
- 8Garry's Mod1,241,37996.77%96.86%
- 9American Truck Simulator192,19796.35%96.92%
- 10Dyson Sphere Program90,84996.29%97.49%
- 11DAVE THE DIVER150,93896.03%96.73%
- 12Oxygen Not Included140,81596.02%96.77%
- 13Volcano Princess48,02295.68%97.82%
- 14Don't Starve112,70395.66%96.57%
- 15Touhou Mystia's Izakaya31,79295.43%98.59%
- 16The Forest672,68495.39%95.54%
- 17Cookie Clicker91,07795.36%96.46%
- 18Teardown131,38395.09%95.83%
- 19Don't Starve Together532,35594.84%95.02%
- 20VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action38,23594.83%97.30%
- 21TCG Card Shop Simulator47,81894.69%96.64%
- 22Tabletop Simulator73,25194.67%95.93%
- 23Buckshot Roulette119,96794.54%95.30%
- 24Fields of Mistria28,02394.52%97.78%
- 25Your Only Move Is HUSTLE42,60994.35%96.45%
- 26Human Fall Flat224,59694.24%94.63%
- 27Noita87,16194.18%95.19%
- 28My Summer Car114,40294.17%94.94%
- 29CarX Drift Racing Online88,52994.13%95.12%
- 30Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut32,10294.09%96.77%
- 31FTL: Faster Than Light78,05094.02%95.13%
- 32Project Zomboid453,29293.85%94.04%
- 33Tiny Glade23,86793.78%97.29%
- 34WorldBox - God Simulator54,75193.75%95.27%
- 35Besiege52,46293.63%95.20%
- 36Unheard - Voices of Crime33,23893.61%96.09%
- 37Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)20,90593.61%97.55%
- 38Dorfromantik29,27993.57%96.36%
- 39Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades23,44993.54%97.02%
- 40Car Mechanic Simulator 202137,16993.53%95.72%
- 41Placid Plastic Duck Simulator19,81193.50%97.60%
- 42Brick Rigs57,74493.49%94.89%
- 43Game Dev Tycoon44,87593.41%95.20%
- 44Farming Simulator 1975,97393.40%94.46%
- 45Mon Bazou20,10493.28%97.20%
- 46Papa's Freezeria Deluxe12,92093.24%99.23%
- 47HuniePop31,62393.14%95.59%
- 48Barotrauma86,85493.12%94.01%
- 49Wobbledogs14,77293.10%98.31%
- 50This War of Mine97,09893.07%93.86%
- 51Mini Motorways23,94993.06%96.27%
- 52Plague Inc: Evolved62,90993.05%94.26%
- 53Spirit City: Lofi Sessions16,17692.99%97.69%
- 54Cruelty Squad23,59692.98%96.20%
- 55The Test20,13192.97%96.74%
- 56Slime Rancher 248,50792.97%94.53%
- 57Raft372,93192.84%93.04%
- 58Cities: Skylines289,15092.63%92.89%
- 59Five Nights at Freddy's58,38992.55%93.78%
- 60Nodebuster13,76392.50%97.58%
- 61VillageRhapsody16,20592.48%96.85%
- 62shapez 2 - Factory14,47992.44%97.31%
- 63Assetto Corsa170,28292.41%92.82%
- 64PC Building Simulator52,52892.22%93.52%
- 65Rusty's Retirement14,58792.17%96.82%
- 66Townscaper21,53292.16%95.31%
- 67Mini Metro16,52792.05%96.07%
- 68Farming Simulator 2291,37791.94%92.65%
- 69Core Keeper64,83191.93%92.94%
- 70Love Is All Around45,85291.86%93.28%
- 71shapez15,50391.81%95.96%
- 72SPORE71,48291.70%92.58%
- 73Unpacking39,91791.65%93.22%
- 74Winter Memories10,39791.59%97.45%
- 75Kingdoms and Castles31,13791.56%93.54%
- 76Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator43,77191.50%92.90%
- 77KovaaK's40,35191.49%93.00%
- 78Into the Breach21,98091.48%94.24%
- 79BAD END THEATER9,70391.38%97.55%
- 80Farm Together22,05191.38%94.09%
- 81Supermarket Simulator82,42891.36%92.08%
- 82Scrap Mechanic117,64991.34%91.85%
- 83Retrowave15,35091.33%95.19%
- 8460 Seconds! Reatomized19,09291.31%94.41%
- 85OpenTTD16,67791.31%94.86%
- 86Hacknet25,93191.28%93.55%
- 87Farming Simulator 1725,76991.21%93.47%
- 88Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm38,04391.09%92.58%
- 89Rise of Nations: Extended Edition15,68491.05%94.66%
- 90Escape Simulator19,11491.00%93.94%
