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Best Simulation games in 2026
The 73 best Simulation games, ranked from 5,460 critic and player ratings.
Also covers sim games, simulator, tycoon.
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 80 external ratings, so a single enthusiastic review never outranks a proven classic.
- Each game is ranked in one genre only, the one that defines it best, so the same title never tops two different genre charts.
- 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: 1970 to 2026.
- 23 games are listed on this page, carrying 5,460 ratings between them.
- Rankings are recomputed hourly; this one was last rebuilt on 29 September 2026.
Ranking, page 2
51
Surgeon Simulator
71
/100
52
SHENZHEN I/O
71
/100
53
Who's Your Daddy
71
/100
54
TIS-100
70
/100
55
A
SPORE Galactic Adventures
70
/100
56
Animal Crossing: City Folk
70
/100
57
Zoo Tycoon
68
/100
58
Sea of Thieves
68
/100
59
Hatoful Boyfriend
68
/100
60
Job Simulator
68
/100
61
Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
67
/100
62
Breathedge
66
/100
63
Peace, Death!
65
/100
64
Stranded Deep
65
/100
65
Little Inferno
65
/100
66
Hand Simulator
65
/100
67
House Flipper
62
/100
68
Manual Samuel
61
/100
69
My Name is Mayo
61
/100
70
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
60
/100
71
Viscera Cleanup Detail: Shadow Warrior
58
/100
72
Shelter 2
58
/100
73
Goat Simulator
52
/100
Surgeon Simulator
71
/100
52
SHENZHEN I/O
71
/100
53
Who's Your Daddy
71
/100
54
TIS-100
70
/100
55
A
SPORE Galactic Adventures
70
/100
56
Animal Crossing: City Folk
70
/100
57
Zoo Tycoon
68
/100
58
Sea of Thieves
68
/100
59
Hatoful Boyfriend
68
/100
60
Job Simulator
68
/100
61
Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
67
/100
62
Breathedge
66
/100
63
Peace, Death!
65
/100
64
Stranded Deep
65
/100
65
Little Inferno
65
/100
66
Hand Simulator
65
/100
67
House Flipper
62
/100
68
Manual Samuel
61
/100
69
My Name is Mayo
61
/100
70
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
60
/100
71
Viscera Cleanup Detail: Shadow Warrior
58
/100
72
Shelter 2
58
/100
73
Goat Simulator
52
/100