Best Rated Life Sim Games Under $20
The best rated Life Sim games on Steam for games under $20. Scores are weighted by review volume, so small-sample flukes stay off the list.
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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.
- 1Stardew Valley1,026,30398.35%98.48%
- 2MiSide140,41296.96%97.81%
- 3Volcano Princess48,59895.61%97.80%
- 4VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action38,47494.75%97.28%
- 5TCG Card Shop Simulator48,70894.59%96.56%
- 6Fields of Mistria28,93894.42%97.68%
- 7WorldBox - God Simulator55,73093.73%95.31%
- 8Supermarket Together96,02593.49%94.38%
- 9Placid Plastic Duck Simulator20,05493.40%97.59%
- 10Mon Bazou20,44893.15%97.14%
- 11Wobbledogs15,07692.98%98.28%
- 12Spirit City: Lofi Sessions16,40392.85%97.64%
- 13A Date with Death14,40292.66%97.99%
- 14VillageRhapsody16,29692.33%96.85%
- 15PC Building Simulator52,68992.15%93.51%
- 16WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition13,08792.09%97.52%
- 17Virtual Cottage11,04891.63%97.65%
- 18Unpacking40,48591.58%93.21%
- 19Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator44,19191.45%92.91%
- 20Supermarket Simulator83,31891.31%92.07%
- 2160 Seconds! Reatomized19,34791.24%94.47%
- 22SuchArt: Creative Space7,14590.39%97.96%
- 23My Time at Portia44,23490.31%91.51%
- 24Dinkum28,98590.09%91.85%
- 25Minami Lane6,60589.94%97.46%
- 26Monster Prom14,31089.72%93.03%
- 27Chinese Parents26,86089.60%91.33%
- 28The Test: Final Revelation5,37189.47%97.82%
- 29小白兔电商~Bunny e-Shop10,24089.36%93.64%
- 30Sticky Business7,60088.77%93.75%
- 31Chill Pulse4,80188.41%95.54%
- 32Littlewood6,81588.31%93.21%
- 33Cash Cleaner Simulator7,77388.23%92.41%
- 34The Wandering Village8,35388.15%91.95%
- 35Ropuka's Idle Island4,18188.11%95.60%
- 36TheoTown4,70288.04%94.53%
- 37Progressbar953,60887.94%96.15%
- 38The Coin Game5,92487.85%92.69%
- 39Island Saver3,82887.82%95.25%
- 40Insomnia: Theater in the Head2,96987.79%97.24%
- 41Weed Shop 34,12287.57%93.86%
- 42My Time at Sandrock28,83687.36%88.19%
- 43Cattails | Become a Cat!2,68687.28%95.87%
- 44Finnish Cottage Simulator3,59987.27%93.64%
- 45Little Witch in the Woods12,89787.24%89.00%
- 46Ithya: Magic Studies2,11887.23%97.88%
- 47Cozy Grove8,44887.08%89.57%
- 48Car Dealer Simulator9,95887.01%89.05%
- 49Cattails: Wildwood Story1,91486.99%97.49%
- 50Summon3,52686.95%92.54%
- 51Travellers Rest17,77586.90%87.98%
- 52Dog Brew1,61086.68%97.27%
- 53Russian Life Simulator8,34886.60%88.54%
- 54Bear and Breakfast5,31486.55%89.52%
- 55Kiwi Clicker - Juiced Up1,81986.42%94.34%
- 56Walking Simulator9,47186.37%87.84%
- 57The Sims 4197,91386.35%86.42%
- 58CHANGE: A Homeless Survival Experience2,82786.28%90.87%
- 59Good Pizza, Great Pizza - Cooking Simulator Game6,69086.20%88.01%
- 60Yes, Your Grace14,03586.19%87.06%
- 6160 Parsecs!4,07886.06%88.72%
- 62Cozy Caravan1,35086.02%93.70%
- 63The Sims 334,25285.96%86.24%
- 64Old Market Simulator5,23185.94%87.78%
- 65Reigns8,10185.85%86.93%
- 66Farlands1,62985.85%91.16%
- 67Vanity Fair: The Pursuit4,56185.81%87.63%
- 68Animal Shelter4,11885.76%87.64%
- 69Growing Up3,67485.75%87.83%
- 70Doraemon Dorayaki Shop Story54885.68%98.54%
- 71Sailwind2,30685.68%88.73%
- 72Cat Cafe Manager3,17885.68%87.89%
- 73Echoes of the Plum Grove3,11585.64%87.77%
- 74Office Life2,09185.63%88.76%
- 75[Chilla's Art] The Closing Shift | 閉店事件3,16585.61%87.61%
- 76Chef RPG2,69185.59%87.85%
- 77Unholy Heights1,64285.59%89.28%
- 78Final Profit: A Shop RPG65885.57%94.53%
- 79Tavern Talk - A Cozy Visual Novel1,75185.55%88.81%
- 80Calico5,00885.53%86.62%
- 81Trash Goblin1,76185.52%88.59%
- 82Sunset Motel: Prologue88285.52%91.61%
- 83Pixel Cafe86485.50%91.55%
- 84Winkeltje: The Little Shop1,82585.50%88.33%
- 85Yakiniku simulator44285.36%93.89%
- 86World End Diner42385.31%93.14%
- 87The Sushi Spinnery43885.30%92.69%
- 88Chinese Online Game10,37085.29%85.59%
- 89Malware1,20785.29%87.82%
- 90Little-Known Galaxy74585.19%88.05%
- 91Summer in Mara Prologue1,04485.19%87.16%
- 92Arctic Motel Simulator47285.14%88.56%
- 93Chushpan Simulator2,86085.07%85.38%
- 94Weed Shop 290985.06%85.92%
- 95Shelter3,71585.02%85.14%
- 96Aquarium Designer1,20185.01%85.26%
- 97Espresso Tycoon1,29584.92%84.48%
- 98Lemon Cake2,05384.91%84.56%
- 99I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival4,61084.90%84.73%
- 100The Magical Mixture Mill60784.90%83.53%
