Hidden Gem Life Sim Games
Highly rated Life Sim games that never got big: under $20, fewer than 25,000 reviews. The review cap filters out everything you've already heard of.
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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.
- 1Placid Plastic Duck Simulator20,09393.38%97.58%
- 2Mon Bazou20,55493.14%97.12%
- 3Wobbledogs15,13392.97%98.28%
- 4Spirit City: Lofi Sessions16,46592.84%97.63%
- 5A Date with Death14,54092.66%97.98%
- 6VillageRhapsody16,30492.33%96.87%
- 7Virtual Cottage11,06091.61%97.64%
- 860 Seconds! Reatomized19,43291.22%94.46%
- 9SuchArt: Creative Space7,14590.36%97.96%
- 10Minami Lane6,64689.91%97.40%
- 11Monster Prom14,31989.69%93.02%
- 12The Test: Final Revelation5,36789.44%97.82%
- 13小白兔电商~Bunny e-Shop10,23789.34%93.63%
- 14Sticky Business7,64588.76%93.75%
- 15Chill Pulse4,80788.38%95.55%
- 16Cash Cleaner Simulator7,81288.19%92.36%
- 17Littlewood6,82288.14%93.20%
- 18TheoTown4,74688.04%94.58%
- 19Ropuka's Idle Island4,21488.04%95.40%
- 20Progressbar953,62087.91%96.13%
- 21Island Saver3,84287.78%95.18%
- 22The Coin Game5,93987.77%92.54%
- 23Insomnia: Theater in the Head2,98287.65%97.22%
- 24Weed Shop 34,13187.40%93.71%
- 25Finnish Cottage Simulator3,63187.26%93.67%
- 26Little Witch in the Woods12,97787.26%89.04%
- 27Ithya: Magic Studies2,13887.21%97.85%
- 28Cozy Grove8,47387.06%89.57%
- 29Cattails | Become a Cat!2,68787.05%95.83%
- 30Car Dealer Simulator10,13286.96%88.96%
- 31Summon3,53986.92%92.51%
- 32Travellers Rest17,90086.87%87.96%
- 33Cattails: Wildwood Story1,92486.75%97.51%
- 34Dog Brew1,60986.65%97.27%
- 35Russian Life Simulator8,34986.58%88.54%
- 36Bear and Breakfast5,32586.51%89.46%
- 37Walking Simulator9,46686.34%87.82%
- 38CHANGE: A Homeless Survival Experience2,83686.23%90.80%
- 39Yes, Your Grace14,12086.19%87.08%
- 40Good Pizza, Great Pizza - Cooking Simulator Game6,71986.17%88.00%
- 41Kiwi Clicker - Juiced Up1,81886.17%94.33%
- 4260 Parsecs!4,08686.04%88.74%
- 43Cozy Caravan1,36586.00%93.77%
- 44Old Market Simulator5,29185.91%87.73%
- 45Reigns8,10485.83%86.92%
- 46Vanity Fair: The Pursuit4,56785.78%87.61%
- 47Animal Shelter4,12985.75%87.70%
- 48Growing Up3,68785.73%87.88%
- 49Farlands1,70085.73%90.35%
- 50Sailwind2,33285.68%88.85%
- 51Doraemon Dorayaki Shop Story56085.66%98.57%
- 52Cat Cafe Manager3,19685.63%87.80%
- 53Office Life2,09885.62%88.85%
- 54[Chilla's Art] The Closing Shift | 閉店事件3,17885.59%87.63%
- 55Chef RPG2,70485.56%87.83%
- 56Unholy Heights1,64385.55%89.29%
- 57Final Profit: A Shop RPG65985.53%94.54%
- 58Tavern Talk - A Cozy Visual Novel1,75385.50%88.71%
- 59Calico5,01885.49%86.59%
- 60Sunset Motel: Prologue88385.47%91.51%
- 61Trash Goblin1,77785.47%88.46%
- 62Pixel Cafe86785.47%91.58%
- 63Winkeltje: The Little Shop1,82685.46%88.34%
- 64Echoes of the Plum Grove3,12585.42%87.78%
- 65Yakiniku simulator44385.32%93.91%
- 66Chinese Online Game10,38085.27%85.60%
- 67The Sushi Spinnery44385.27%92.78%
- 68World End Diner42485.26%92.92%
- 69Malware1,20685.21%87.89%
- 70Fish Game63685.21%93.40%
- 71Summer in Mara Prologue1,04485.15%87.16%
- 72Little-Known Galaxy74985.13%87.72%
- 73Arctic Motel Simulator47385.10%88.58%
- 74Lemon Cake2,05685.05%84.48%
- 75Bloomtown: A Different Story1,59785.05%85.72%
- 76Chushpan Simulator2,87085.04%85.40%
- 77Weed Shop 290785.02%85.89%
- 78Shelter3,71985.00%85.16%
- 79Espresso Tycoon1,29984.88%84.45%
- 80I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival4,62484.87%84.73%
- 81The Magical Mixture Mill60884.86%83.55%
- 82Gym Simulator 242,63684.80%84.29%
- 83Aquarium Designer1,20784.75%85.25%
- 84Drug Lord Tycoon1,70584.71%83.34%
- 85Restaurant Empire II38084.60%75.79%
- 86Furnish Master1,16384.60%81.69%
- 87Amber Isle2,05684.57%82.78%
- 88Moonstone Island4,99884.55%83.77%
- 89Kynseed3,83084.54%82.90%
- 90BBQ Simulator: The Squad1,08984.51%80.53%
- 91The Longest Road on Earth64684.50%77.71%
- 92Sunset Motel85884.46%78.90%
- 93Barista Simulator68484.45%77.34%
- 94Mr. Prepper: Prologue2,55284.40%83.27%
- 95Not Tonight2,77884.39%82.40%
- 96The Guild II Renaissance4,18084.33%83.49%
- 97Big Farm Story1,35284.28%79.36%
- 98Cafemart Simulator68384.21%73.50%
- 99Witchy Life Story1,22484.19%78.10%
- 100Punch Club 2: Fast Forward4,52184.17%82.48%
