Best Rated Simulation Games Under $20
The best rated Simulation 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%
- 2People Playground315,60198.05%98.47%
- 3Schedule I309,12697.42%97.82%
- 4Euro Truck Simulator 2933,20797.32%97.45%
- 5Slime Rancher155,56997.21%98.00%
- 6Totally Accurate Battle Simulator152,27797.03%97.82%
- 7MiSide140,41296.96%97.81%
- 8Garry's Mod1,252,60596.77%96.87%
- 9American Truck Simulator194,31596.34%96.92%
- 10Dyson Sphere Program91,26896.24%97.47%
- 11DAVE THE DIVER159,16495.86%96.54%
- 12Volcano Princess48,59895.61%97.80%
- 13Don't Starve113,23295.61%96.55%
- 14Bongo Cat106,82195.60%96.60%
- 15The Forest678,90895.38%95.53%
- 16Touhou Mystia's Izakaya32,37095.35%98.56%
- 17Cookie Clicker92,17395.30%96.42%
- 18Don't Starve Together539,86094.76%94.95%
- 19VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action38,47494.75%97.28%
- 20Kenshi114,92294.72%95.56%
- 21Tabletop Simulator73,84994.63%95.94%
- 22TCG Card Shop Simulator48,70894.59%96.56%
- 23Buckshot Roulette122,81494.45%95.22%
- 24Fields of Mistria28,93894.42%97.68%
- 25Your Only Move Is HUSTLE44,04294.35%96.48%
- 26Human Fall Flat225,67394.22%94.63%
- 27My Summer Car115,85894.15%94.94%
- 28Noita88,02794.13%95.17%
- 29CarX Drift Racing Online89,04894.09%95.11%
- 30Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut33,03294.01%96.74%
- 31FTL: Faster Than Light78,37993.96%95.11%
- 32Project Zomboid461,78193.81%94.01%
- 33WorldBox - God Simulator55,73093.73%95.31%
- 34Tiny Glade24,22293.70%97.30%
- 35Besiege53,02593.54%95.15%
- 36Supermarket Together96,02593.49%94.38%
- 37Unheard - Voices of Crime33,71593.49%96.02%
- 38Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)20,98493.48%97.53%
- 39Dorfromantik29,47093.47%96.35%
- 40Brick Rigs58,58493.46%94.90%
- 41Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades23,76893.45%97.02%
- 42Placid Plastic Duck Simulator20,05493.40%97.59%
- 43Spiritfarer: Farewell Edition52,86993.37%94.96%
- 44Farming Simulator 1976,17493.37%94.47%
- 45Game Dev Tycoon44,99393.33%95.19%
- 46Mon Bazou20,44893.15%97.14%
- 47Barotrauma88,39793.10%94.02%
- 48Papa's Freezeria Deluxe13,13393.08%99.25%
- 49HuniePop31,66293.04%95.58%
- 50This War of Mine97,34693.02%93.85%
- 51Plague Inc: Evolved64,95092.98%94.22%
- 52Wobbledogs15,07692.98%98.28%
- 53Mini Motorways24,23492.97%96.27%
- 54Outcore: Desktop Adventure18,07092.97%97.39%
- 55Slime Rancher 249,24992.91%94.53%
- 56Cruelty Squad24,50692.86%96.07%
- 57Spirit City: Lofi Sessions16,40392.85%97.64%
- 58The Test20,13892.82%96.72%
- 59Raft376,04692.81%93.02%
- 60Goat Simulator 315,64892.80%97.80%
- 61A Date with Death14,40292.66%97.99%
- 62Five Nights at Freddy's58,80292.52%93.81%
- 63Assetto Corsa172,38292.40%92.83%
- 64VillageRhapsody16,29692.33%96.85%
- 65shapez 2 - Factory14,90692.25%97.14%
- 66Nodebuster13,94792.24%97.45%
- 67Frostpunk136,35692.20%92.73%
- 68PC Building Simulator52,68992.15%93.51%
- 69WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition13,08792.09%97.52%
- 70My Singing Monsters48,46592.05%93.51%
- 71Townscaper21,58092.03%95.30%
- 72Rusty's Retirement14,72991.98%96.74%
- 73Farming Simulator 2292,10091.94%92.69%
- 74Core Keeper65,64991.89%92.95%
- 75Mini Metro16,65091.88%96.03%
- 76NIGHT-RUNNERS PROLOGUE22,19691.87%94.97%
- 77Love Is All Around45,87391.78%93.26%
- 78missed messages.15,52091.72%96.06%
- 79Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator33,09291.72%93.75%
- 80SPORE72,22691.67%92.60%
- 81shapez15,69991.67%95.94%
- 82Virtual Cottage11,04891.63%97.65%
- 83Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library!22,02691.59%94.59%
- 84Unpacking40,48591.58%93.21%
- 85Kingdoms and Castles31,28591.47%93.55%
- 86Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator44,19191.45%92.91%
- 87KovaaK's41,04991.41%92.98%
- 88Winter Memories10,50591.37%97.46%
- 89Into the Breach22,12691.35%94.23%
- 90Supermarket Simulator83,31891.31%92.07%
- 91Farm Together22,09491.24%94.08%
- 92BAD END THEATER9,93891.24%97.54%
- 9360 Seconds! Reatomized19,34791.24%94.47%
- 94Hacknet25,99991.16%93.54%
- 95Retrowave15,36791.15%95.16%
- 96Farming Simulator 1725,85491.10%93.47%
- 97OpenTTD16,82891.08%94.71%
- 98Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm38,08091.01%92.60%
- 99Dungeons 318,68390.97%94.18%
- 100NGU IDLE12,86590.96%95.61%
