Hidden Gem Simulation Games Under $5
Highly rated Simulation 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.
- 1Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)21,10893.72%97.48%
- 2Placid Plastic Duck Simulator20,26393.47%97.57%
- 3Papa's Freezeria Deluxe13,34593.23%99.26%
- 4Outcore: Desktop Adventure18,40193.09%97.39%
- 5The Test20,11192.88%96.71%
- 6A Date with Death14,92392.83%97.96%
- 7Wobbledogs15,35892.72%98.22%
- 8Spirit City: Lofi Sessions16,81092.62%97.58%
- 9VillageRhapsody16,31292.34%96.87%
- 10Nodebuster14,06392.18%97.39%
- 11Townscaper21,64892.09%95.28%
- 12Virtual Cottage11,09592.03%97.67%
- 13Rusty's Retirement14,85891.97%96.70%
- 14NIGHT-RUNNERS PROLOGUE22,61491.96%94.96%
- 15missed messages.15,55391.79%96.03%
- 16shapez15,95191.78%95.91%
- 1760 Seconds! Reatomized19,63791.32%94.44%
- 18Retrowave15,43691.23%95.15%
- 19NGU IDLE12,99191.05%95.57%
- 20Rise of Nations: Extended Edition15,90991.01%94.68%
- 21Stronghold HD (2012)10,44590.76%95.53%
- 22Digseum8,15990.67%97.68%
- 23Strange Horticulture16,15090.56%94.45%
- 24Marco & The Galaxy Dragon7,89290.53%97.30%
- 25SuchArt: Creative Space7,15890.52%97.97%
- 26Scritchy Scratchy15,79690.50%94.45%
- 27DR LIVESEY ROM AND DEATH EDITION13,80590.42%94.22%
- 28Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead22,24890.17%92.42%
- 29Dome Keeper22,47190.14%92.35%
- 30Minami Lane6,75690.09%97.35%
- 31Turmoil16,16890.00%92.98%
- 32Lucy -The Eternity She Wished For-8,25789.96%95.03%
- 33Bad North: Jotunn Edition14,33989.94%93.26%
- 34Knowledge, or know Lady8,98689.93%95.21%
- 35Learn to Fly 311,31689.79%94.68%
- 36Monster Prom14,33989.79%93.01%
- 37Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad10,03089.79%95.29%
- 38Door Kickers10,05889.70%94.18%
- 39Door Kickers: Action Squad10,61589.64%94.71%
- 40Mount Your Friends7,66689.59%95.33%
- 41Cyber Manhunt15,71489.54%92.31%
- 42(the) Gnorp Apologue9,96289.53%94.81%
- 43Luck be a Landlord11,54489.49%93.23%
- 44Do Not Feed the Monkeys12,75589.47%93.55%
- 45Car Mechanic Simulator 201514,62789.46%92.38%
- 46The Exit 811,62189.38%92.99%
- 47Mr.Mine18,67089.37%91.62%
- 48Crazy Machines 310,10389.33%94.35%
- 49RollerCoaster Tycoon: Deluxe8,32589.33%94.31%
- 50Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal4,82989.23%96.38%
- 51The Test: Hypothesis Rising5,91989.22%97.58%
- 52Long Live The Queen7,16889.21%94.84%
- 53Tavern Master13,28989.14%92.12%
- 54Kabuto Park4,64189.10%99.50%
- 55Motorsport Manager14,22889.00%91.68%
- 56The Test: Final Revelation5,36188.99%97.82%
- 57Kingdom: Classic22,75488.98%90.64%
- 58SimplePlanes10,91188.93%93.20%
- 59Poly Bridge18,94288.92%90.89%
- 60Ravenous Devils9,92188.86%92.56%
- 61Sticky Business7,72088.86%93.61%
- 62Viridi9,65988.84%92.01%
- 63Tropico 412,76388.83%91.69%
- 64I Love You, Colonel Sanders! A Finger Lickin’ Good Dating Simulator12,68188.83%91.70%
- 65Leaf it Alone6,51188.78%95.71%
- 66Spilled!5,30488.61%93.95%
- 67Arctic Eggs6,17388.58%95.56%
- 68Tiny Pasture8,62088.39%92.48%
- 69The Escapists16,20388.29%90.21%
- 70Gamble With Your Friends22,98888.26%89.60%
- 71Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You15,58188.25%90.23%
- 72The Riftbreaker: Prologue4,13088.18%95.45%
- 73PIPE by BMX Streets6,15088.18%93.06%
- 74Papa's Pizzeria Deluxe3,72288.18%98.68%
- 75Chillquarium8,39688.14%92.04%
- 76Progressbar953,67488.12%96.14%
- 77Ropuka's Idle Island4,30588.03%95.19%
- 78Insomnia: Theater in the Head3,05287.99%97.18%
- 79Duck Simulator 22,85587.99%95.73%
- 80House of Detention10,63087.96%90.58%
- 81Overcooked16,75287.96%89.62%
- 82Cook, Serve, Delicious!5,71987.91%94.28%
- 83Chill Pulse4,83687.90%95.43%
- 84Moonbase Alpha12,87487.79%90.53%
- 85Cornerpond2,74287.74%97.08%
- 86Warsim: The Realm of Aslona2,22287.63%95.99%
- 87Guns of Icarus Online14,67087.58%89.84%
- 88FlatOut6,69387.55%91.08%
- 89Cattails | Become a Cat!2,69387.44%95.84%
- 90Craft The World17,10087.43%88.40%
- 91911 Operator19,83687.37%88.47%
- 92Her Story10,42087.29%89.32%
- 93Dystopika3,50987.25%95.75%
- 94Frog Fractions: Game of the Decade Edition2,84987.23%94.42%
- 95My Dream Setup6,96487.22%91.47%
- 96Mister Furry: Hot Muscles4,53887.19%91.63%
- 97Cattails: Wildwood Story1,94687.18%97.43%
- 98Capybara Spa1,69787.14%95.17%
- 99Beholder: Conductor5,35587.13%91.35%
- 100Ultimate Fishing Simulator9,16287.07%89.14%
