Best Rated Life Sim Games Under $40
The best rated Life Sim games on Steam for games under $40. 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 Valley1,026,60798.35%98.48%
- 2MiSide140,44196.99%97.81%
- 3Volcano Princess48,60695.69%97.80%
- 4Crime Scene Cleaner33,58995.19%98.09%
- 5VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action38,48294.84%97.28%
- 6TCG Card Shop Simulator48,72694.67%96.56%
- 7Wobbly Life35,00294.61%97.23%
- 8Fields of Mistria28,93894.42%97.68%
- 9WorldBox - God Simulator55,75593.81%95.31%
- 10Placid Plastic Duck Simulator20,05593.55%97.59%
- 11Supermarket Together96,11293.54%94.38%
- 12Mon Bazou20,45393.30%97.13%
- 13Wobbledogs15,07692.98%98.28%
- 14A Date with Death14,41492.85%97.99%
- 15Spirit City: Lofi Sessions16,40392.85%97.64%
- 16VillageRhapsody16,29692.33%96.85%
- 17WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition13,09592.30%97.53%
- 18PC Building Simulator52,68892.23%93.51%
- 19Unpacking40,49391.67%93.20%
- 20Virtual Cottage11,04891.63%97.65%
- 21Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator44,19991.54%92.91%
- 2260 Seconds! Reatomized19,35291.40%94.47%
- 23Supermarket Simulator83,34491.36%92.07%
- 24Two Point Museum12,92291.03%95.35%
- 25SuchArt: Creative Space7,14590.66%97.96%
- 26My Time at Portia44,23390.40%91.51%
- 27Disney Dreamlight Valley24,47590.23%92.19%
- 28Minami Lane6,60790.22%97.44%
- 29Dinkum28,98790.21%91.85%
- 30Monster Prom14,31389.91%93.03%
- 31Hello Kitty Island Adventure12,12689.89%93.94%
- 32Chinese Parents26,86189.73%91.33%
- 33小白兔电商~Bunny e-Shop10,24089.60%93.64%
- 34Big Ambitions13,27389.54%92.62%
- 35The Test: Final Revelation5,37189.47%97.82%
- 36Sticky Business7,60789.04%93.76%
- 37I Was a Teenage Exocolonist4,73988.94%96.31%
- 38Littlewood6,81688.60%93.21%
- 39The Wandering Village8,35788.41%91.96%
- 40Chill Pulse4,80188.41%95.54%
- 41Progressbar953,61088.29%96.15%
- 42Cash Cleaner Simulator7,77388.23%92.41%
- 43Ropuka's Idle Island4,18188.11%95.60%
- 44TheoTown4,70288.04%94.53%
- 45STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of Mineral Town5,71888.02%93.34%
- 46Farm Together 25,34588.00%93.66%
- 47Coral Island27,29987.93%88.84%
- 48The Coin Game5,92487.85%92.69%
- 49Island Saver3,82887.82%95.25%
- 50Insomnia: Theater in the Head2,96987.79%97.24%
- 51Roots of Pacha4,51287.67%93.62%
- 52Cattails | Become a Cat!2,68687.66%95.87%
- 53Weed Shop 34,12287.57%93.86%
- 54My Time at Sandrock28,83787.48%88.19%
- 55Little Witch in the Woods12,90087.45%89.00%
- 56Cattails: Wildwood Story1,91487.39%97.49%
- 57Wylde Flowers2,73487.32%95.90%
- 58Potionomics7,33287.29%90.44%
- 59Finnish Cottage Simulator3,59987.27%93.64%
- 60Ithya: Magic Studies2,11887.23%97.88%
- 61Reus 22,28387.14%94.52%
- 62Project Hospital9,25187.13%88.95%
- 63Dog Brew1,61187.09%97.27%
- 64Cozy Grove8,44887.08%89.57%
- 65Travellers Rest17,78587.07%87.98%
- 66Go-Go Town!2,45687.02%93.40%
- 67Car Dealer Simulator9,95887.01%89.05%
- 68Summon3,52686.95%92.54%
- 69Russian Life Simulator8,35186.86%88.54%
- 70Wanderstop3,12786.83%92.74%
- 71The Ranch of Rivershine2,26986.65%94.01%
- 72Walking Simulator9,47086.61%87.84%
- 73Bear and Breakfast5,31486.55%89.52%
- 74Critter Cove1,90886.53%94.65%
- 75Kiwi Clicker - Juiced Up1,81986.42%94.34%
- 76Yes, Your Grace14,04786.39%87.06%
- 77The Sims 4197,96486.37%86.42%
- 78CHANGE: A Homeless Survival Experience2,82786.28%90.87%
- 79Good Pizza, Great Pizza - Cooking Simulator Game6,69086.20%88.01%
- 80BOOK OF HOURS4,37886.19%88.94%
- 81Vanity Fair: The Pursuit4,56186.14%87.63%
- 82Reigns8,10186.11%86.93%
- 83Animal Shelter4,12086.09%87.65%
- 8460 Parsecs!4,07886.06%88.72%
- 85The Sims 334,25786.06%86.24%
- 86Snacko1,02986.04%96.31%
- 87Cozy Caravan1,35086.02%93.70%
- 88Echoes of the Plum Grove3,11586.00%87.77%
- 89Old Market Simulator5,23185.94%87.78%
- 90Farlands1,62985.85%91.16%
- 91Swords 'n Magic and Stuff1,18985.84%93.10%
- 92Growing Up3,67485.75%87.83%
- 93Doraemon Dorayaki Shop Story54885.68%98.54%
- 94House Party15,38585.68%85.83%
- 95Sailwind2,30685.68%88.73%
- 96Cat Cafe Manager3,17885.68%87.89%
- 97Office Life2,09185.63%88.76%
- 98[Chilla's Art] The Closing Shift | 閉店事件3,16585.61%87.61%
- 99Cinnabunny53785.60%97.21%
- 100Chef RPG2,69185.59%87.85%
