Best Simulation games of 2026 — ranked by players

Ranking of Simulation releases from the last 12 months, built entirely from player reviews: 702 games analyzed, 19,895,675 Steam reviews aggregated. No editorial score — the "Player Score" is the percentage of positive reviews since launch, weighted by review volume in the ranking (a 95 % score on 300 reviews doesn't beat a 93 % score on 100 000). Updated continuously.

#1

Slime Rancher

August 1, 2017 · 155,291 reviews

99/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#2

Stardew Valley

February 26, 2016 · 1,021,482 reviews

98/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#3

People Playground

July 23, 2019 · 315,102 reviews

98/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#4

Satisfactory

September 10, 2024 · 275,396 reviews

98/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#5

Crime Scene Cleaner

August 14, 2024 · 33,400 reviews

99/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#6

Factorio

August 14, 2020 · 232,034 reviews

98/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#7

Creature Kitchen

February 6, 2026 · 8,489 reviews

100/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#8

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator

April 1, 2021 · 151,724 reviews

98/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#9

Kerbal Space Program

April 27, 2015 · 144,501 reviews

98/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#10

Goat Simulator 3

February 15, 2024 · 15,542 reviews

99/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#11

Garry's Mod

November 29, 2006 · 1,249,898 reviews

97/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#12

Euro Truck Simulator 2

October 12, 2012 · 930,880 reviews

97/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#13

Papa's Freezeria Deluxe

March 31, 2023 · 13,099 reviews

99/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#14

VPet-Simulator

August 13, 2023 · 51,423 reviews

98/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#15

Tiny Glade

September 23, 2024 · 24,164 reviews

98/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#16

MiSide

December 10, 2024 · 140,197 reviews

97/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#17

A Date with Death

December 7, 2023 · 14,333 reviews

98/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#18

Five Nights at Freddy's

August 19, 2014 · 58,704 reviews

97/100 · Very Positive

#19

Little Kitty, Big City

May 9, 2024 · 13,677 reviews

98/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#20

WorldBox - God Simulator

December 2, 2021 · 55,516 reviews

97/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#21

Scritchy Scratchy

March 18, 2026 · 13,149 reviews

98/100 · Very Positive

#22

Volcano Princess

April 20, 2023 · 48,577 reviews

97/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#23

Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

February 2, 2023 · 43,811 reviews

97/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#24

Kabuto Park

May 28, 2025 · 4,434 reviews

99/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#25

Schedule I

March 24, 2025 · 307,681 reviews

96/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#26

Spaceflight Simulator

February 17, 2022 · 9,503 reviews

98/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#27

Touhou Mystia's Izakaya

October 1, 2021 · 32,370 reviews

97/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#28

RimWorld

October 17, 2018 · 242,946 reviews

96/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#29

American Truck Simulator

February 2, 2016 · 193,891 reviews

96/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#30

Magic Archery

October 4, 2024 · 8,164 reviews

98/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive