Hidden Gem Simulation Games
Highly rated Simulation 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.
- 1Tiny Glade24,32393.70%97.30%
- 2Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)21,01293.46%97.52%
- 3Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades23,82593.43%96.99%
- 4Placid Plastic Duck Simulator20,09393.38%97.58%
- 5Mon Bazou20,55493.14%97.12%
- 6Wobbledogs15,13392.97%98.28%
- 7Papa's Freezeria Deluxe13,18692.97%99.25%
- 8Mini Motorways24,29792.97%96.27%
- 9Outcore: Desktop Adventure18,15692.96%97.38%
- 10Cruelty Squad24,69092.84%96.04%
- 11Spirit City: Lofi Sessions16,46592.84%97.63%
- 12The Test20,12892.81%96.72%
- 13A Date with Death14,54092.66%97.98%
- 14VillageRhapsody16,30492.33%96.87%
- 15Nodebuster13,97392.11%97.43%
- 16Townscaper21,59292.02%95.30%
- 17Rusty's Retirement14,75891.95%96.71%
- 18Mini Metro16,69591.87%96.02%
- 19NIGHT-RUNNERS PROLOGUE22,33491.86%94.96%
- 20missed messages.15,52291.70%96.06%
- 21Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library!23,20391.69%94.60%
- 22shapez15,76091.67%95.93%
- 23Virtual Cottage11,06091.61%97.64%
- 24Winter Memories10,55391.37%97.46%
- 25Into the Breach22,17091.35%94.24%
- 26BAD END THEATER9,98091.24%97.56%
- 27Farm Together22,10291.23%94.08%
- 2860 Seconds! Reatomized19,43291.22%94.46%
- 29Retrowave15,53891.15%95.15%
- 30Waterpark Simulator12,25091.14%96.20%
- 31OpenTTD16,88791.08%94.71%
- 32Rise of Nations: Extended Edition15,82490.90%94.67%
- 33Liftoff: FPV Drone Racing13,78490.88%95.20%
- 34NGU IDLE12,90290.84%95.61%
- 35Escape Simulator19,27890.84%93.90%
- 36Strange Horticulture15,92390.81%94.49%
- 37Cat Goes Fishing16,41190.66%94.14%
- 38Scritchy Scratchy14,44890.60%94.52%
- 39Digseum8,08390.51%97.71%
- 40Yog-Sothoth’s Yard13,68390.44%94.29%
- 41Marco & The Galaxy Dragon7,82690.37%97.32%
- 42SuchArt: Creative Space7,14590.36%97.96%
- 43Stronghold HD (2012)10,41390.35%95.54%
- 44Retro Rewind - Video Store Simulator9,78590.30%95.78%
- 45DR LIVESEY ROM AND DEATH EDITION13,77990.30%94.19%
- 46Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad10,03390.13%95.31%
- 47Magical Princess7,81790.12%96.75%
- 48Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander12,78690.12%94.37%
- 49Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead22,24490.10%92.42%
- 50Learn to Fly 311,23190.09%94.68%
- 51Viscera Cleanup Detail23,70090.05%92.20%
- 52Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion16,32190.04%93.16%
- 53The Farmer Was Replaced9,02889.97%95.55%
- 54Door Kickers: Action Squad10,59189.97%94.71%
- 55Dome Keeper22,04989.95%92.34%
- 56Minami Lane6,64689.91%97.40%
- 57Turmoil16,09189.88%92.95%
- 58IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator5,64889.84%98.53%
- 59Knowledge, or know Lady8,94189.79%95.22%
- 60Do Not Feed the Monkeys12,64589.75%93.55%
- 61(the) Gnorp Apologue9,89489.75%94.87%
- 62KinitoPET14,65289.74%93.02%
- 63Bad North: Jotunn Edition14,12889.71%93.26%
- 64Monster Prom14,31989.69%93.02%
- 65Crazy Machines 310,08689.67%94.36%
- 66Farming Simulator 1515,84189.65%92.49%
- 67The Test: Hypothesis Rising5,92389.64%97.59%
- 68Door Kickers10,05389.58%94.20%
- 69Cyber Manhunt15,62789.51%92.44%
- 70Lucy -The Eternity She Wished For-8,23689.50%95.03%
- 71Class of '099,00089.48%94.53%
- 72Kabuto Park4,50089.47%99.53%
- 73Cast n Chill8,29689.46%94.91%
- 74Mount Your Friends7,67189.45%95.33%
- 75The Test: Final Revelation5,36789.44%97.82%
- 76Uncrashed : FPV Drone Simulator7,64389.38%95.20%
- 77Luck be a Landlord11,51589.38%93.23%
- 78Car Mechanic Simulator 201514,62089.36%92.38%
- 79小白兔电商~Bunny e-Shop10,23789.34%93.63%
- 80Mr.Mine18,58789.30%91.64%
- 81The Exit 811,39989.28%93.09%
- 82Sprocket12,75289.27%92.66%
- 83Motor Town: Behind The Wheel9,51989.25%93.78%
- 84SimplePlanes10,89289.24%93.20%
- 85Animal Revolt Battle Simulator6,81089.17%95.39%
- 86RollerCoaster Tycoon: Deluxe8,26089.17%94.30%
- 87Long Live The Queen7,15689.07%94.84%
- 88Leaf it Alone5,80688.98%95.94%
- 89Arctic Eggs6,01788.96%95.65%
- 90Elin9,07288.96%93.39%
- 91Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition11,42688.95%92.46%
- 92Tavern Master13,17088.92%92.13%
- 93Motorsport Manager14,18488.91%91.71%
- 94Kingdom: Classic22,67788.88%90.62%
- 95Hatoful Boyfriend7,57388.87%94.07%
- 96Poly Bridge18,82388.86%90.94%
- 97Sticky Business7,64588.76%93.75%
- 98Tropico 412,72288.74%91.72%
- 99Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal4,81888.66%96.37%
- 100Papa's Pizzeria Deluxe3,66788.63%98.69%
