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 Valley1,038,43898.35%98.48%
- 2People Playground317,97498.04%98.44%
- 3Schedule I316,00897.40%97.78%
- 4Euro Truck Simulator 2942,62997.31%97.44%
- 5Slime Rancher157,23397.25%98.01%
- 6Totally Accurate Battle Simulator154,00097.06%97.82%
- 7MiSide142,33796.93%97.75%
- 8Garry's Mod1,264,97396.78%96.87%
- 9American Truck Simulator196,16296.35%96.91%
- 10Dyson Sphere Program91,70696.23%97.42%
- 11DAVE THE DIVER162,35095.84%96.49%
- 12Volcano Princess49,13295.68%97.79%
- 13Bongo Cat110,57395.64%96.57%
- 14Don't Starve113,47495.63%96.54%
- 15Touhou Mystia's Izakaya32,79395.47%98.56%
- 16The Forest682,54395.38%95.52%
- 17Cookie Clicker93,19195.34%96.42%
- 18VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action38,72894.82%97.27%
- 19Don't Starve Together543,04294.74%94.91%
- 20Tabletop Simulator74,49294.68%95.94%
- 21TCG Card Shop Simulator49,62994.62%96.49%
- 22Your Only Move Is HUSTLE45,21794.48%96.50%
- 23Fields of Mistria34,85494.43%97.04%
- 24Buckshot Roulette126,00194.39%95.11%
- 25Human Fall Flat226,79094.23%94.62%
- 26Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut33,99994.18%96.73%
- 27My Summer Car117,54694.17%94.92%
- 28Noita88,79494.14%95.13%
- 29CarX Drift Racing Online89,33894.11%95.09%
- 30FTL: Faster Than Light78,75293.99%95.09%
- 31Tiny Glade24,61893.85%97.31%
- 32WorldBox - God Simulator56,74693.83%95.33%
- 33How to Fish64,05093.77%95.09%
- 34Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)21,07993.60%97.48%
- 35Besiege53,24893.58%95.13%
- 36Brick Rigs59,61193.56%94.94%
- 37Dorfromantik29,61393.55%96.33%
- 38Unheard - Voices of Crime33,96493.54%95.95%
- 39Placid Plastic Duck Simulator20,24593.52%97.57%
- 40Supermarket Together99,15493.50%94.33%
- 41Farming Simulator 1976,31293.43%94.49%
- 42Game Dev Tycoon45,11293.40%95.19%
- 43Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades23,90693.40%97.00%
- 44Papa's Freezeria Deluxe13,31693.36%99.26%
- 45Mon Bazou20,79293.29%97.11%
- 46House Flipper111,79193.27%93.97%
- 47Barotrauma89,75293.14%94.01%
- 48Wobbledogs15,33493.14%98.23%
- 49HuniePop31,67293.11%95.57%
- 50Mini Motorways24,42193.09%96.27%
- 51This War of Mine97,73293.04%93.83%
- 52Plague Inc: Evolved65,84393.04%94.21%
- 53Spirit City: Lofi Sessions16,77793.02%97.60%
- 54Cruelty Squad24,95892.99%96.02%
- 55Slime Rancher 250,02492.96%94.49%
- 56The Test20,12092.94%96.71%
- 57Outcore: Desktop Adventure18,33792.93%97.38%
- 58A Date with Death14,83292.92%97.98%
- 59Raft378,55992.80%92.99%
- 60IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator13,76292.65%97.83%
- 61Five Nights at Freddy's59,32792.60%93.82%
- 62VillageRhapsody16,31292.48%96.87%
- 63Assetto Corsa174,01492.45%92.86%
- 64Nodebuster14,05892.38%97.39%
- 65shapez 2 - Factory15,27392.37%96.97%
- 66Frostpunk137,36692.24%92.74%
- 67PC Building Simulator52,74992.20%93.50%
- 68My Singing Monsters49,39392.15%93.53%
- 69Townscaper21,64492.14%95.28%
- 70Rusty's Retirement14,85592.12%96.69%
- 71Mini Metro16,75992.02%96.00%
- 72Farming Simulator 2292,81692.01%92.73%
- 73NIGHT-RUNNERS PROLOGUE22,56192.00%94.95%
- 74Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library!25,63191.97%94.48%
- 75Core Keeper66,47091.95%92.94%
- 76missed messages.15,54691.84%96.03%
- 77shapez15,89291.82%95.90%
- 78Love Is All Around45,89491.82%93.23%
- 79Virtual Cottage11,09191.81%97.66%
- 80Waterpark Simulator14,16991.81%96.38%
- 81Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator33,31291.81%93.75%
- 82SPORE72,72191.74%92.62%
- 83Unpacking40,77391.68%93.23%
- 84Winter Memories10,62891.64%97.50%
- 85Kingdoms and Castles31,42091.58%93.57%
- 86Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator44,67691.54%92.93%
- 87KovaaK's41,87791.49%92.97%
- 88Into the Breach22,35391.45%94.19%
- 89Assetto Corsa Competizione48,25191.42%92.68%
- 9060 Seconds! Reatomized19,59791.37%94.44%
- 91Farm Together22,11591.35%94.07%
- 92Supermarket Simulator84,03491.33%92.04%
- 93Retrowave15,43991.29%95.14%
- 94No, I'm not a Human30,73191.22%93.31%
- 95Farming Simulator 1725,95191.20%93.46%
- 96OpenTTD16,99191.18%94.63%
- 97BAD END THEATER10,04391.15%97.50%
- 98NGU IDLE12,97891.12%95.57%
- 99Liftoff: FPV Drone Racing14,00791.11%95.23%
- 100Hacknet26,12891.10%93.52%
