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 Simulator20,26393.47%97.57%
- 2Mon Bazou20,84593.25%97.12%
- 3A Date with Death14,92392.83%97.96%
- 4Wobbledogs15,35892.72%98.22%
- 5Spirit City: Lofi Sessions16,81092.62%97.58%
- 6VillageRhapsody16,31292.34%96.87%
- 7WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition13,36592.23%97.51%
- 8Virtual Cottage11,09592.03%97.67%
- 960 Seconds! Reatomized19,63791.32%94.44%
- 10SuchArt: Creative Space7,15890.52%97.97%
- 11Minami Lane6,75690.09%97.35%
- 12Monster Prom14,33989.79%93.01%
- 13小白兔电商~Bunny e-Shop10,24389.44%93.61%
- 14I Was a Teenage Exocolonist4,84889.21%96.31%
- 15The Test: Final Revelation5,36188.99%97.82%
- 16Sticky Business7,72088.86%93.61%
- 17The Wandering Village8,49388.62%91.97%
- 18Littlewood6,83188.43%93.18%
- 19Island Saver3,87288.41%95.20%
- 20The Coin Game5,94988.18%92.23%
- 21Progressbar953,67488.12%96.14%
- 22Ropuka's Idle Island4,30588.03%95.19%
- 23Insomnia: Theater in the Head3,05287.99%97.18%
- 24Chill Pulse4,83687.90%95.43%
- 25Cash Cleaner Simulator8,04087.87%92.36%
- 26Potionomics7,40287.77%90.46%
- 27TheoTown4,81987.65%94.69%
- 28Roots of Pacha4,55287.65%93.59%
- 29STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of Mineral Town5,77687.60%93.37%
- 30Weed Shop 34,14487.48%93.58%
- 31Cattails | Become a Cat!2,69387.44%95.84%
- 32Little Witch in the Woods13,18987.40%89.08%
- 33Reus 22,31687.37%94.26%
- 34Wylde Flowers2,77087.32%95.88%
- 35Cattails: Wildwood Story1,94687.18%97.43%
- 36Kiwi Clicker - Juiced Up1,82387.07%94.19%
- 37Project Hospital9,38886.98%88.89%
- 38Travellers Rest18,23586.92%87.88%
- 39Wanderstop3,23986.87%92.78%
- 40Finnish Cottage Simulator3,69386.84%93.83%
- 41Dog Brew1,62586.84%97.05%
- 42Ithya: Magic Studies2,20486.71%97.82%
- 43Russian Life Simulator8,37086.70%88.52%
- 44Cozy Grove8,51286.68%89.51%
- 45The Ranch of Rivershine2,32186.64%93.93%
- 46Car Dealer Simulator10,51686.55%88.73%
- 47Critter Cove1,94386.54%94.70%
- 48Walking Simulator9,46586.48%87.85%
- 49Summon3,57486.42%92.45%
- 50Farlands1,74786.38%89.87%
- 51Cinnabunny54386.37%97.24%
- 52Yes, Your Grace14,22686.32%87.12%
- 53Vanity Fair: The Pursuit4,59586.31%87.49%
- 54Office Life2,13386.29%88.70%
- 55BOOK OF HOURS4,48286.27%88.69%
- 56Bear and Breakfast5,36486.07%89.43%
- 57World End Diner42786.06%92.74%
- 58Malware1,21685.99%87.75%
- 59Good Pizza, Great Pizza - Cooking Simulator Game6,78385.77%87.98%
- 60Unholy Heights1,65285.75%89.16%
- 61Bloomtown: A Different Story1,64385.72%85.39%
- 62CHANGE: A Homeless Survival Experience2,85285.71%90.78%
- 63Espresso Tycoon1,31985.59%84.15%
- 6460 Parsecs!4,10285.58%88.79%
- 65Echoes of the Plum Grove3,14785.56%87.77%
- 66Lemon Cake2,06885.54%84.38%
- 67House Party15,44585.53%85.76%
- 68Cozy Caravan1,44485.48%93.91%
- 69Winkeltje: The Little Shop1,83185.47%88.31%
- 70Fish Game64285.45%93.30%
- 71Old Market Simulator5,38285.44%87.63%
- 72Drug Lord Tycoon1,71185.43%83.40%
- 73Reigns8,13385.42%86.84%
- 74Chinese Online Game10,40385.40%85.60%
- 75Snacko1,05085.37%95.90%
- 76Animal Shelter4,16585.26%87.66%
- 77Barista Simulator69385.22%77.20%
- 78Sunset Motel87185.20%78.65%
- 79Swords 'n Magic and Stuff1,19585.19%92.97%
- 80Aquarium Designer1,22285.19%85.27%
- 81Amber Isle2,10785.19%82.39%
- 82Growing Up3,72785.18%87.63%
- 83Sailwind2,37285.13%88.79%
- 84Cat Cafe Manager3,21385.10%87.71%
- 85[Chilla's Art] The Closing Shift | 閉店事件3,21485.07%87.59%
- 86Chef RPG2,81085.05%87.83%
- 87Calico5,02785.04%86.59%
- 88Doraemon Dorayaki Shop Story57485.04%98.61%
- 89Gym Simulator 242,64284.99%84.25%
- 90Tavern Talk - A Cozy Visual Novel1,76484.92%88.61%
- 91Final Profit: A Shop RPG66884.89%94.31%
- 92Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition1,11184.89%76.87%
- 93STORY OF SEASONS: A Wonderful Life1,39684.88%78.44%
- 94Trash Goblin1,80484.87%88.25%
- 95Pixel Cafe88484.85%91.52%
- 96Sunset Motel: Prologue89184.83%91.13%
- 97The Guild II Renaissance4,22684.68%83.51%
- 98Yakiniku simulator44584.68%93.93%
- 99The Sushi Spinnery45784.64%92.78%
- 100Moonstone Island5,07984.63%83.54%
