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 Valley1,046,40998.38%98.48%
- 2MiSide142,62996.92%97.74%
- 3Volcano Princess49,20695.66%97.79%
- 4VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action38,74994.79%97.27%
- 5TCG Card Shop Simulator50,11894.52%96.39%
- 6Fields of Mistria35,20794.21%97.04%
- 7WorldBox - God Simulator56,87093.82%95.33%
- 8Supermarket Together99,52593.50%94.33%
- 9Placid Plastic Duck Simulator20,26393.47%97.57%
- 10Mon Bazou20,84593.25%97.12%
- 11A Date with Death14,92392.83%97.96%
- 12Wobbledogs15,35892.72%98.22%
- 13Spirit City: Lofi Sessions16,81092.62%97.58%
- 14VillageRhapsody16,31292.34%96.87%
- 15PC Building Simulator52,75992.18%93.50%
- 16Virtual Cottage11,09592.03%97.67%
- 17Unpacking40,88591.65%93.24%
- 18Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator44,77591.53%92.95%
- 1960 Seconds! Reatomized19,63791.32%94.44%
- 20Supermarket Simulator84,13691.31%92.04%
- 21SuchArt: Creative Space7,15890.52%97.97%
- 22My Time at Portia44,31990.31%91.46%
- 23Dinkum29,15090.09%91.78%
- 24Minami Lane6,75690.09%97.35%
- 25Monster Prom14,33989.79%93.01%
- 26Chinese Parents27,04289.64%91.29%
- 27小白兔电商~Bunny e-Shop10,24389.44%93.61%
- 28The Test: Final Revelation5,36188.99%97.82%
- 29Sticky Business7,72088.86%93.61%
- 30The Wandering Village8,49388.62%91.97%
- 31Littlewood6,83188.43%93.18%
- 32Island Saver3,87288.41%95.20%
- 33The Coin Game5,94988.18%92.23%
- 34Progressbar953,67488.12%96.14%
- 35Ropuka's Idle Island4,30588.03%95.19%
- 36Insomnia: Theater in the Head3,05287.99%97.18%
- 37Chill Pulse4,83687.90%95.43%
- 38Cash Cleaner Simulator8,04087.87%92.36%
- 39TheoTown4,81987.65%94.69%
- 40Weed Shop 34,14487.48%93.58%
- 41Cattails | Become a Cat!2,69387.44%95.84%
- 42Little Witch in the Woods13,18987.40%89.08%
- 43My Time at Sandrock29,08187.39%88.14%
- 44Cattails: Wildwood Story1,94687.18%97.43%
- 45Kiwi Clicker - Juiced Up1,82387.07%94.19%
- 46Project Hospital9,38886.98%88.89%
- 47Travellers Rest18,23586.92%87.88%
- 48Wanderstop3,23986.87%92.78%
- 49Finnish Cottage Simulator3,69386.84%93.83%
- 50Dog Brew1,62586.84%97.05%
- 51Ithya: Magic Studies2,20486.71%97.82%
- 52Cozy Grove8,51286.68%89.51%
- 53Russian Life Simulator8,38186.57%88.52%
- 54Car Dealer Simulator10,51686.55%88.73%
- 55Walking Simulator9,46586.48%87.85%
- 56Summon3,57486.42%92.45%
- 57The Sims 4201,67286.41%86.33%
- 58Farlands1,74786.38%89.87%
- 59Yes, Your Grace14,22686.32%87.12%
- 60Vanity Fair: The Pursuit4,59586.31%87.49%
- 61Office Life2,13386.29%88.70%
- 62Bear and Breakfast5,36486.07%89.43%
- 63World End Diner42786.06%92.74%
- 64Malware1,21685.99%87.75%
- 65The Sims 334,38785.98%86.21%
- 66Good Pizza, Great Pizza - Cooking Simulator Game6,78385.77%87.98%
- 67Unholy Heights1,65285.75%89.16%
- 68CHANGE: A Homeless Survival Experience2,85285.71%90.78%
- 69Espresso Tycoon1,31985.59%84.15%
- 7060 Parsecs!4,10285.58%88.79%
- 71Echoes of the Plum Grove3,14785.56%87.77%
- 72Lemon Cake2,06885.54%84.38%
- 73House Party15,44585.53%85.76%
- 74Cozy Caravan1,44485.48%93.91%
- 75Winkeltje: The Little Shop1,83185.47%88.31%
- 76Old Market Simulator5,38285.44%87.63%
- 77Drug Lord Tycoon1,71185.43%83.40%
- 78Reigns8,13385.42%86.84%
- 79Chinese Online Game10,40385.40%85.60%
- 80Animal Shelter4,16585.26%87.66%
- 81Barista Simulator69385.22%77.20%
- 82Sunset Motel87185.20%78.65%
- 83Aquarium Designer1,22285.19%85.27%
- 84Amber Isle2,10785.19%82.39%
- 85Growing Up3,72785.18%87.63%
- 86Sailwind2,37285.13%88.79%
- 87Cat Cafe Manager3,21385.10%87.71%
- 88[Chilla's Art] The Closing Shift | 閉店事件3,21485.07%87.59%
- 89Chef RPG2,81085.05%87.83%
- 90Calico5,02785.04%86.59%
- 91Doraemon Dorayaki Shop Story57485.04%98.61%
- 92Tavern Talk - A Cozy Visual Novel1,76484.92%88.61%
- 93Final Profit: A Shop RPG66884.89%94.31%
- 94Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition1,11184.89%76.87%
- 95Trash Goblin1,80484.87%88.25%
- 96Pixel Cafe88484.85%91.52%
- 97Sunset Motel: Prologue89184.83%91.13%
- 98Gym Simulator 242,64984.81%84.30%
- 99The Guild II Renaissance4,22684.68%83.51%
- 100Yakiniku simulator44584.68%93.93%
