Hidden Gem Simulation Games Under $20
Highly rated Simulation games on Steam for games under $20, 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.
- 1Tiny Glade23,86793.78%97.29%
- 2Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)20,90593.61%97.55%
- 3Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades23,44993.54%97.02%
- 4Placid Plastic Duck Simulator19,81193.50%97.60%
- 5Mon Bazou20,10493.28%97.20%
- 6Papa's Freezeria Deluxe12,92093.24%99.23%
- 7Wobbledogs14,77293.10%98.31%
- 8Mini Motorways23,94993.06%96.27%
- 9Spirit City: Lofi Sessions16,17692.99%97.69%
- 10Cruelty Squad23,59692.98%96.20%
- 11The Test20,13192.97%96.74%
- 12Nodebuster13,76392.50%97.58%
- 13VillageRhapsody16,20592.48%96.85%
- 14shapez 2 - Factory14,47992.44%97.31%
- 15Rusty's Retirement14,58792.17%96.82%
- 16Townscaper21,53292.16%95.31%
- 17Mini Metro16,52792.05%96.07%
- 18shapez15,50391.81%95.96%
- 19Winter Memories10,39791.59%97.45%
- 20Into the Breach21,98091.48%94.24%
- 21BAD END THEATER9,70391.38%97.55%
- 22Farm Together22,05191.38%94.09%
- 23Retrowave15,35091.33%95.19%
- 2460 Seconds! Reatomized19,09291.31%94.41%
- 25OpenTTD16,67791.31%94.86%
- 26Rise of Nations: Extended Edition15,68491.05%94.66%
- 27Escape Simulator19,11491.00%93.94%
- 28Strange Horticulture15,58790.96%94.53%
- 29Liftoff: FPV Drone Racing13,38090.96%95.12%
- 30Digseum7,83890.92%97.83%
- 31Cat Goes Fishing16,10590.80%94.16%
- 32Marco & The Galaxy Dragon7,68690.56%97.29%
- 33Stronghold HD (2012)10,32690.55%95.55%
- 34DR LIVESEY ROM AND DEATH EDITION13,72190.52%94.26%
- 35Yog-Sothoth’s Yard13,45890.52%94.32%
- 36Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander12,64390.51%94.47%
- 37Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad10,00790.36%95.32%
- 38Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead22,22390.25%92.44%
- 39Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion16,29190.21%93.17%
- 40Minami Lane6,50290.21%97.45%
- 41Viscera Cleanup Detail23,51690.19%92.23%
- 42The Farmer Was Replaced8,60390.19%95.76%
- 43(the) Gnorp Apologue9,71390.18%95.11%
- 44Door Kickers: Action Squad10,53090.18%94.72%
- 45Dome Keeper21,20690.10%92.33%
- 46Turmoil15,92590.06%92.99%
- 47Knowledge, or know Lady8,84190.02%95.25%
- 48Bad North: Jotunn Edition13,84189.95%93.24%
- 49The Test: Hypothesis Rising5,92689.94%97.60%
- 50Do Not Feed the Monkeys12,42089.90%93.53%
- 51Crazy Machines 310,07989.89%94.35%
- 52Monster Prom14,29089.89%93.04%
- 53KinitoPET14,37789.86%92.96%
- 54Door Kickers10,02389.79%94.18%
- 55Cyber Manhunt15,49389.77%92.60%
- 56The Test: Final Revelation5,37189.75%97.88%
- 57Lucy -The Eternity She Wished For-8,20089.73%95.01%
- 58Farming Simulator 1515,78889.72%92.47%
- 59Mount Your Friends7,67189.71%95.35%
- 60Class of '098,64789.67%94.62%
- 61Kabuto Park4,21389.62%99.64%
- 62Luck be a Landlord11,45489.61%93.29%
- 63小白兔电商~Bunny e-Shop10,23989.57%93.64%
- 64Car Mechanic Simulator 201514,62389.53%92.36%
- 65Sprocket12,41189.50%92.81%
- 66SimplePlanes10,85289.46%93.22%
- 67Big Ambitions12,94989.46%92.61%
- 68The Exit 810,97189.46%93.16%
- 69Uncrashed : FPV Drone Simulator7,20089.43%95.04%
- 70Animal Revolt Battle Simulator6,70989.43%95.44%
- 71RollerCoaster Tycoon: Deluxe8,17389.42%94.35%
- 72Motor Town: Behind The Wheel9,14289.40%93.78%
- 73Long Live The Queen7,12889.32%94.82%
- 74Arctic Eggs5,83589.23%95.80%
- 75Tavern Master13,00489.22%92.16%
- 76Software Inc.7,70789.22%94.19%
- 77Elin8,89889.20%93.47%
- 78Hatoful Boyfriend7,56089.12%94.06%
- 79Poly Bridge18,54389.08%91.07%
- 80Motorsport Manager14,08789.08%91.69%
- 81Sticky Business7,49389.02%93.86%
- 82Ravenous Devils9,73088.98%92.55%
- 83Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal4,79888.97%96.42%
- 84The Riftbreaker23,92588.93%90.41%
- 85Tropico 412,69188.93%91.71%
- 86Papa's Pizzeria Deluxe3,53688.87%98.70%
- 87Tiny Pasture8,36988.75%92.64%
- 88Chill Pulse4,77088.71%95.68%
- 89Cook, Serve, Delicious!5,69988.65%94.37%
