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 Valley1,038,43898.35%98.48%
- 2MiSide142,33796.93%97.75%
- 3Volcano Princess49,13295.68%97.79%
- 4VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action38,72894.82%97.27%
- 5TCG Card Shop Simulator49,62994.62%96.49%
- 6Fields of Mistria34,85494.43%97.04%
- 7WorldBox - God Simulator56,74693.83%95.33%
- 8Placid Plastic Duck Simulator20,24593.52%97.57%
- 9Supermarket Together99,15493.50%94.33%
- 10Mon Bazou20,79293.29%97.11%
- 11Wobbledogs15,33493.14%98.23%
- 12Spirit City: Lofi Sessions16,77793.02%97.60%
- 13A Date with Death14,83292.92%97.98%
- 14VillageRhapsody16,31292.48%96.87%
- 15PC Building Simulator52,74992.20%93.50%
- 16Virtual Cottage11,09191.81%97.66%
- 17Unpacking40,77391.68%93.23%
- 18Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator44,67691.54%92.93%
- 1960 Seconds! Reatomized19,59791.37%94.44%
- 20Supermarket Simulator84,03491.33%92.04%
- 21SuchArt: Creative Space7,15690.65%97.97%
- 22Minami Lane6,71490.17%97.38%
- 23Dinkum29,13490.15%91.80%
- 24The Test: Final Revelation5,36289.69%97.82%
- 25Chinese Parents27,03389.68%91.28%
- 26Monster Prom14,33389.63%93.02%
- 27小白兔电商~Bunny e-Shop10,24289.24%93.60%
- 28Sticky Business7,70788.98%93.62%
- 29Chill Pulse4,83388.62%95.43%
- 30Littlewood6,83088.52%93.18%
- 31Cash Cleaner Simulator8,02288.47%92.38%
- 32TheoTown4,80588.37%94.67%
- 33Ropuka's Idle Island4,29788.29%95.18%
- 34Progressbar953,66688.29%96.13%
- 35STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of Mineral Town5,76988.27%93.36%
- 36Insomnia: Theater in the Head3,04588.10%97.18%
- 37Island Saver3,86488.08%95.19%
- 38The Coin Game5,94887.95%92.33%
- 39Weed Shop 34,14487.75%93.58%
- 40Finnish Cottage Simulator3,68287.61%93.78%
- 41Ithya: Magic Studies2,19587.59%97.86%
- 42Potionomics7,38587.56%90.48%
- 43Cattails | Become a Cat!2,69087.56%95.84%
- 44Little Witch in the Woods13,14087.49%89.07%
- 45My Time at Sandrock29,03687.43%88.15%
- 46Cattails: Wildwood Story1,94287.32%97.53%
- 47Cozy Grove8,51087.26%89.52%
- 48Summon3,56287.20%92.42%
- 49Dog Brew1,62086.98%97.16%
- 50Travellers Rest18,18286.97%87.86%
- 51Car Dealer Simulator10,39886.90%88.95%
- 52Russian Life Simulator8,37086.89%88.53%
- 53Bear and Breakfast5,35986.77%89.44%
- 54Kiwi Clicker - Juiced Up1,82386.70%94.19%
- 55Walking Simulator9,46386.59%87.83%
- 56CHANGE: A Homeless Survival Experience2,84986.54%90.77%
- 57Cozy Caravan1,43286.42%93.99%
- 58Good Pizza, Great Pizza - Cooking Simulator Game6,77286.39%87.95%
- 5960 Parsecs!4,10486.34%88.79%
- 60The Sims 4200,29786.29%86.34%
- 61Old Market Simulator5,35086.15%87.66%
- 62Yes, Your Grace14,18386.14%87.10%
- 63Doraemon Dorayaki Shop Story57486.06%98.61%
- 64Reigns8,13386.02%86.87%
- 65Animal Shelter4,15986.02%87.67%
- 66The Sims 334,36786.01%86.21%
- 67Vanity Fair: The Pursuit4,59286.01%87.48%
- 68Farlands1,74486.00%89.79%
- 69Office Life2,13186.00%88.74%
- 70Sailwind2,37085.99%88.78%
- 71Growing Up3,72485.96%87.65%
- 72Unholy Heights1,64985.95%89.21%
- 73Echoes of the Plum Grove3,14685.92%87.76%
- 74Cat Cafe Manager3,21185.91%87.70%
- 75Final Profit: A Shop RPG66885.90%94.31%
- 76[Chilla's Art] The Closing Shift | 閉店事件3,21385.89%87.61%
- 77Chef RPG2,80185.88%87.83%
- 78Pixel Cafe88285.83%91.50%
- 79Tavern Talk - A Cozy Visual Novel1,76585.83%88.61%
- 80Sunset Motel: Prologue89185.81%91.13%
- 81Trash Goblin1,79785.81%88.43%
- 82Winkeltje: The Little Shop1,83085.79%88.31%
- 83Calico5,02685.75%86.59%
- 84Yakiniku simulator44485.70%93.92%
- 85The Sushi Spinnery45785.66%92.78%
- 86World End Diner42785.64%92.74%
- 87House Party15,43785.60%85.77%
- 88Malware1,21685.60%87.75%
- 89Summer in Mara Prologue1,04385.51%87.15%
- 90Little-Known Galaxy75385.50%87.65%
- 91Chinese Online Game10,39885.49%85.59%
- 92Arctic Motel Simulator47685.48%88.45%
- 93Weed Shop 290585.38%85.86%
- 94Chushpan Simulator2,88385.37%85.50%
- 95Aquarium Designer1,22185.34%85.34%
- 96Shelter3,71785.29%85.18%
- 97The Magical Mixture Mill61085.24%83.61%
- 98Espresso Tycoon1,31885.21%84.22%
- 99Lemon Cake2,06785.18%84.42%
- 100Drug Lord Tycoon1,71285.05%83.41%
