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 Valley1,046,40998.38%98.48%
- 2MiSide142,62996.92%97.74%
- 3Volcano Princess49,20695.66%97.79%
- 4Crime Scene Cleaner34,46295.33%98.10%
- 5VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action38,74994.79%97.27%
- 6Wobbly Life36,14894.61%97.22%
- 7TCG Card Shop Simulator50,11894.52%96.39%
- 8Fields of Mistria35,20794.21%97.04%
- 9WorldBox - God Simulator56,87093.82%95.33%
- 10Supermarket Together99,52593.50%94.33%
- 11Placid Plastic Duck Simulator20,26393.47%97.57%
- 12Mon Bazou20,84593.25%97.12%
- 13A Date with Death14,92392.83%97.96%
- 14Wobbledogs15,35892.72%98.22%
- 15Spirit City: Lofi Sessions16,81092.62%97.58%
- 16VillageRhapsody16,31292.34%96.87%
- 17WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition13,36592.23%97.51%
- 18PC Building Simulator52,75992.18%93.50%
- 19Virtual Cottage11,09592.03%97.67%
- 20Unpacking40,88591.65%93.24%
- 21Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator44,77591.53%92.95%
- 2260 Seconds! Reatomized19,63791.32%94.44%
- 23Supermarket Simulator84,13691.31%92.04%
- 24Two Point Museum13,49991.04%95.38%
- 25SuchArt: Creative Space7,15890.52%97.97%
- 26My Time at Portia44,31990.31%91.46%
- 27Disney Dreamlight Valley24,86190.16%92.16%
- 28Dinkum29,15090.09%91.78%
- 29Minami Lane6,75690.09%97.35%
- 30Monster Prom14,33989.79%93.01%
- 31Chinese Parents27,04289.64%91.29%
- 32Hello Kitty Island Adventure12,48789.63%93.93%
- 33小白兔电商~Bunny e-Shop10,24389.44%93.61%
- 34Big Ambitions14,70989.26%92.03%
- 35I Was a Teenage Exocolonist4,84889.21%96.31%
- 36The Test: Final Revelation5,36188.99%97.82%
- 37Sticky Business7,72088.86%93.61%
- 38The Wandering Village8,49388.62%91.97%
- 39Littlewood6,83188.43%93.18%
- 40Island Saver3,87288.41%95.20%
- 41The Coin Game5,94988.18%92.23%
- 42Progressbar953,67488.12%96.14%
- 43Farm Together 25,44388.07%93.81%
- 44Ropuka's Idle Island4,30588.03%95.19%
- 45Insomnia: Theater in the Head3,05287.99%97.18%
- 46Coral Island27,68187.96%88.96%
- 47Chill Pulse4,83687.90%95.43%
- 48Cash Cleaner Simulator8,04087.87%92.36%
- 49Potionomics7,40287.77%90.46%
- 50TheoTown4,81987.65%94.69%
- 51Roots of Pacha4,55287.65%93.59%
- 52STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of Mineral Town5,77687.60%93.37%
- 53Weed Shop 34,14487.48%93.58%
- 54Cattails | Become a Cat!2,69387.44%95.84%
- 55Little Witch in the Woods13,18987.40%89.08%
- 56My Time at Sandrock29,08187.39%88.14%
- 57Reus 22,31687.37%94.26%
- 58Wylde Flowers2,77087.32%95.88%
- 59Cattails: Wildwood Story1,94687.18%97.43%
- 60Kiwi Clicker - Juiced Up1,82387.07%94.19%
- 61Project Hospital9,38886.98%88.89%
- 62Travellers Rest18,23586.92%87.88%
- 63Wanderstop3,23986.87%92.78%
- 64Finnish Cottage Simulator3,69386.84%93.83%
- 65Dog Brew1,62586.84%97.05%
- 66Ithya: Magic Studies2,20486.71%97.82%
- 67Cozy Grove8,51286.68%89.51%
- 68The Ranch of Rivershine2,32186.64%93.93%
- 69Russian Life Simulator8,38186.57%88.52%
- 70Car Dealer Simulator10,51686.55%88.73%
- 71Critter Cove1,94386.54%94.70%
- 72Walking Simulator9,46586.48%87.85%
- 73Summon3,57486.42%92.45%
- 74The Sims 4201,67286.41%86.33%
- 75Farlands1,74786.38%89.87%
- 76Cinnabunny54386.37%97.24%
- 77Yes, Your Grace14,22686.32%87.12%
- 78Vanity Fair: The Pursuit4,59586.31%87.49%
- 79Office Life2,13386.29%88.70%
- 80BOOK OF HOURS4,48286.27%88.69%
- 81Go-Go Town!2,76186.24%93.37%
- 82Bear and Breakfast5,36486.07%89.43%
- 83World End Diner42786.06%92.74%
- 84Malware1,21685.99%87.75%
- 85The Sims 334,38785.98%86.21%
- 86Good Pizza, Great Pizza - Cooking Simulator Game6,78385.77%87.98%
- 87Unholy Heights1,65285.75%89.16%
- 88Bloomtown: A Different Story1,64385.72%85.39%
- 89CHANGE: A Homeless Survival Experience2,85285.71%90.78%
- 90Espresso Tycoon1,31985.59%84.15%
- 9160 Parsecs!4,10285.58%88.79%
- 92Echoes of the Plum Grove3,14785.56%87.77%
- 93Lemon Cake2,06885.54%84.38%
- 94House Party15,44585.53%85.76%
- 95Cozy Caravan1,44485.48%93.91%
- 96Winkeltje: The Little Shop1,83185.47%88.31%
- 97Fish Game64285.45%93.30%
- 98Old Market Simulator5,38285.44%87.63%
- 99Drug Lord Tycoon1,71185.43%83.40%
- 100Reigns8,13385.42%86.84%
