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Best Simulation games of 2025
The 14 best Simulation games released in 2025, ranked from 1,228 critic and player ratings.
The best Simulation game of 2025 is Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, with a critic score of 93/100 — updated September 2026.
How this ranking is built
- Games are ranked on the aggregated critic score out of 100 imported from IGDB and Metacritic, never on Tier's own grades.
- A game only enters the ranking with at least 30 external ratings, so a single enthusiastic review never outranks a proven classic.
- Community grades from F to S are shown next to every game, and only stated as a fact above 5 Tier ratings.
- Release window covered: 2025.
- 14 games are listed on this page, carrying 1,228 ratings between them.
- Rankings are recomputed hourly; this one was last rebuilt on 28 September 2026.
Top 14
01
S
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
A thrilling story-driven action RPG, with a rich open world, set in 15th century Medieval Europe. Experience the ultimate medieval adventure - through the eyes of young Henry - as you embark on a journey of epic proportions.
93
/100
02
Abiotic Factor
Abiotic Factor is a survival crafting experience for 1-6 players set in the depths of an underground research facility. Caught between paranormal containment failure, a military crusade, and chaos from a dozen realms, the world’s greatest minds must survive against the universe’s biggest threats.
92
/100
03
Marble Racing Manager
Marble Racing Manager is an idle racing game where players collect and manage marbles that compete automatically. Players begin with free gems to purchase their first marble and expand their collection over time. Marbles are placed in a racing tray to enter competitions that occur automatically every 60 seconds, generating rewards without active player input. The game features an idle progression system where marbles continue racing and earning resources while the player is away.
88
/100
S
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
A thrilling story-driven action RPG, with a rich open world, set in 15th century Medieval Europe. Experience the ultimate medieval adventure - through the eyes of young Henry - as you embark on a journey of epic proportions.
93
/100
02
Abiotic Factor
Abiotic Factor is a survival crafting experience for 1-6 players set in the depths of an underground research facility. Caught between paranormal containment failure, a military crusade, and chaos from a dozen realms, the world’s greatest minds must survive against the universe’s biggest threats.
92
/100
03
Marble Racing Manager
Marble Racing Manager is an idle racing game where players collect and manage marbles that compete automatically. Players begin with free gems to purchase their first marble and expand their collection over time. Marbles are placed in a racing tray to enter competitions that occur automatically every 60 seconds, generating rewards without active player input. The game features an idle progression system where marbles continue racing and earning resources while the player is away.
88
/100
04
The Alters
Explore an emotional sci-fi game with a unique blend of survival, adventure, and base-building elements. Help Jan Dolski, the sole survivor of an ill-fated space expedition, create alternative versions of himself to escape a hostile planet and tackle personal turmoils with this unconventional crew.
87
/100
05
S
Dispatch
Dispatch is a superhero workplace comedy where choices matter. Manage a dysfunctional team of misfit heroes and strategize who to send to emergencies around the city, all while balancing office politics, personal relationships, and your own quest to become a hero.
85
/100
06
Escape the Backrooms
Explore the seemingly infinite expanse of eerily familiar levels in the backrooms based on the popular creepypasta lore. Each level features different ways to escape with danger along the way.
80
/100
07
No, I'm Not A Human
An intimate story about a disaster and guests from underground. People are breaking into your home, but not all of them are true people.
74
/100
08
Schedule I
Schedule I is a first-person open-world crime simulation game where players build and manage a drug trafficking operation in the fictional city of Hyland Point. Gameplay combines business management with tactical strategy, as players grow and manufacture various substances, sell to residents while avoiding police, and expand through hiring employees and purchasing properties. Drugs can be mixed with various ingredients to alter their effects and increase sell value. Players must contend with law enforcement mechanics including random searches, roadblocks, and a wanted system. The game also features an active modding community and cooperative multiplayer.
73
/100
09
My Summer Car
My Summer Car is the ultimate car owning, building, fixing, tuning, maintenance AND permadeath life survival simulator. You start the game with hundreds of loose parts and assemble both car and engine.
70
/100
10
Scum
Scum aims to evolve the multiplayer open world survival game with unprecedented levels of character customization, control and progression, where knowledge and skills are the ultimate weapons for long-term survival. Combining the methodical planning and management of hardcore survival with optional PvP ‘network events’ available to everyone at anytime, SCUM strikes a unique balance between complex simulation and intense action in the next generation of survival game.
70
/100
11
A Game About Digging A Hole
67
/100
12
Slime Rancher 2
67
/100
13
Supermarket Simulator
61
/100
14
S
Escape from Tarkov
30
/100
The Alters
Explore an emotional sci-fi game with a unique blend of survival, adventure, and base-building elements. Help Jan Dolski, the sole survivor of an ill-fated space expedition, create alternative versions of himself to escape a hostile planet and tackle personal turmoils with this unconventional crew.
87
/100
05
S
Dispatch
Dispatch is a superhero workplace comedy where choices matter. Manage a dysfunctional team of misfit heroes and strategize who to send to emergencies around the city, all while balancing office politics, personal relationships, and your own quest to become a hero.
85
/100
06
Escape the Backrooms
Explore the seemingly infinite expanse of eerily familiar levels in the backrooms based on the popular creepypasta lore. Each level features different ways to escape with danger along the way.
80
/100
07
No, I'm Not A Human
An intimate story about a disaster and guests from underground. People are breaking into your home, but not all of them are true people.
74
/100
08
Schedule I
Schedule I is a first-person open-world crime simulation game where players build and manage a drug trafficking operation in the fictional city of Hyland Point. Gameplay combines business management with tactical strategy, as players grow and manufacture various substances, sell to residents while avoiding police, and expand through hiring employees and purchasing properties. Drugs can be mixed with various ingredients to alter their effects and increase sell value. Players must contend with law enforcement mechanics including random searches, roadblocks, and a wanted system. The game also features an active modding community and cooperative multiplayer.
73
/100
09
My Summer Car
My Summer Car is the ultimate car owning, building, fixing, tuning, maintenance AND permadeath life survival simulator. You start the game with hundreds of loose parts and assemble both car and engine.
70
/100
10
Scum
Scum aims to evolve the multiplayer open world survival game with unprecedented levels of character customization, control and progression, where knowledge and skills are the ultimate weapons for long-term survival. Combining the methodical planning and management of hardcore survival with optional PvP ‘network events’ available to everyone at anytime, SCUM strikes a unique balance between complex simulation and intense action in the next generation of survival game.
70
/100
11
A Game About Digging A Hole
67
/100
12
Slime Rancher 2
67
/100
13
Supermarket Simulator
61
/100
14
S
Escape from Tarkov
30
/100
Frequently asked questions
What is the best Simulation game of 2025?
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II currently tops the ranking with a score of 93/100 across 153 ratings. Ranking updated September 2026.
How is this ranking built?
Games are ranked on their aggregated critic score out of 100, with a minimum vote threshold so a single glowing review never outranks a proven classic; the Tier community's own F-to-S grades are shown alongside each game.