Hidden Gem Life Sim Games Under $5
Highly rated Life Sim games on Steam for games under $5, capped at 25,000 reviews. The 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%
- 2A Date with Death14,92392.83%97.96%
- 3Wobbledogs15,35892.72%98.22%
- 4Spirit City: Lofi Sessions16,81092.62%97.58%
- 5VillageRhapsody16,31292.34%96.87%
- 6Virtual Cottage11,09592.03%97.67%
- 760 Seconds! Reatomized19,63791.32%94.44%
- 8SuchArt: Creative Space7,15890.52%97.97%
- 9Minami Lane6,75690.09%97.35%
- 10Monster Prom14,33989.79%93.01%
- 11The Test: Final Revelation5,36188.99%97.82%
- 12Sticky Business7,72088.86%93.61%
- 13Island Saver3,87288.41%95.20%
- 14Progressbar953,67488.12%96.14%
- 15Ropuka's Idle Island4,30588.03%95.19%
- 16Insomnia: Theater in the Head3,05287.99%97.18%
- 17Chill Pulse4,83687.90%95.43%
- 18Cattails | Become a Cat!2,69387.44%95.84%
- 19Cattails: Wildwood Story1,94687.18%97.43%
- 20Kiwi Clicker - Juiced Up1,82387.07%94.19%
- 21Dog Brew1,62586.84%97.05%
- 22Russian Life Simulator8,37086.70%88.52%
- 23Walking Simulator9,46586.48%87.85%
- 24Summon3,57486.42%92.45%
- 25Yes, Your Grace14,22686.32%87.12%
- 26Vanity Fair: The Pursuit4,59586.31%87.49%
- 27Malware1,21685.99%87.75%
- 28Unholy Heights1,65285.75%89.16%
- 29CHANGE: A Homeless Survival Experience2,85285.71%90.78%
- 30Espresso Tycoon1,31985.59%84.15%
- 3160 Parsecs!4,10285.58%88.79%
- 32Winkeltje: The Little Shop1,83185.47%88.31%
- 33Drug Lord Tycoon1,71185.43%83.40%
- 34Reigns8,13385.42%86.84%
- 35Animal Shelter4,16585.26%87.66%
- 36Barista Simulator69385.22%77.20%
- 37Aquarium Designer1,22285.19%85.27%
- 38[Chilla's Art] The Closing Shift | 閉店事件3,21485.07%87.59%
- 39Calico5,02785.04%86.59%
- 40Pixel Cafe88484.85%91.52%
- 41Sunset Motel: Prologue89184.83%91.13%
- 42The Guild II Renaissance4,22684.68%83.51%
- 43Yakiniku simulator44584.68%93.93%
- 44The Sushi Spinnery45784.64%92.78%
- 45Moonstone Island5,07984.63%83.54%
- 46Mr. Prepper: Prologue2,55284.62%83.31%
- 47Chushpan Simulator2,88384.55%85.54%
- 48Summer in Mara Prologue1,04384.54%87.15%
- 49Shelter3,71684.51%85.17%
- 50Punch Club 2: Fast Forward4,58784.34%82.49%
- 51Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator2,80384.16%83.77%
- 52BBQ Simulator: The Squad1,09083.89%80.46%
- 53The Longest Road on Earth65383.88%77.95%
- 54Not Tonight2,79283.82%82.23%
- 55Epic Chef75883.82%77.97%
- 56Hotel Renovator2,80683.82%76.84%
- 57Big Farm Story1,35483.68%79.32%
- 58Always Sometimes Monsters2,44783.62%74.79%
- 59Garbage1,21783.58%65.57%
- 60Love Tavern82083.45%73.54%
- 61One Hour One Life4,61983.40%79.54%
- 62Recipe for Disaster72983.33%70.51%
- 63Pure Farming 20181,71383.21%73.56%
- 64Mr. Prepper5,46983.21%80.01%
- 65Moonglow Bay75783.06%67.11%
- 66Electrician Simulator4,47383.01%80.19%
- 67ContractVille6,31382.94%80.85%
- 68Mitos.is: The Game12,05982.90%81.01%
- 69Brewpub Simulator61582.83%59.51%
- 70Alchemy Garden1,07682.76%68.77%
- 71Summer in Mara2,20382.56%74.81%
- 72No Place Like Home4,11482.49%78.17%
- 73THE GAME OF LIFE 24,63782.25%77.90%
- 74Crypto Mining Simulator1,53382.19%64.19%
- 75Cafe Owner Simulator1,11182.18%63.37%
- 76Spirit of the Island1,90782.06%65.71%
- 77Farmer's Dynasty - Final Harvest Edition4,31982.05%74.79%
- 78BROKE PROTOCOL3,24281.87%74.49%
- 79Saints Row: The Third Remastered4,80581.54%72.74%
- 80Lumberjack's Dynasty2,82381.30%70.81%
- 81Mabinogi4,20681.26%74.13%
- 82Streamer Life Simulator7,91281.14%76.04%
- 83Hokko Life2,67081.00%66.22%
- 84ANEURISM IV6,30280.74%75.15%
- 85Bakery Simulator2,44780.71%66.20%
- 86Dude Simulator 22,02080.47%57.13%
- 87Comedy Night9,29079.77%73.95%
- 88Sword and Fairy Inn 22,28178.45%48.93%
- 89Crossroads Inn Anniversary Edition4,07576.81%54.80%
- 90Initial Drift Online5,81976.67%62.06%
- 91Greed of Man3,39973.55%37.60%
