Best Rated Simulation Games Under $40
The best rated Simulation 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 Valley1,038,43898.35%98.48%
- 2People Playground317,97498.04%98.44%
- 3Schedule I316,00897.40%97.78%
- 4RimWorld246,29197.36%97.85%
- 5Euro Truck Simulator 2942,62997.31%97.44%
- 6Slime Rancher157,23397.25%98.01%
- 7Totally Accurate Battle Simulator154,00097.06%97.82%
- 8Factorio234,61497.02%97.51%
- 9MiSide142,33796.93%97.75%
- 10BeamNG.drive418,55596.92%97.20%
- 11Satisfactory279,42096.85%97.27%
- 12Garry's Mod1,264,97396.78%96.87%
- 13American Truck Simulator196,16296.35%96.91%
- 14Dyson Sphere Program91,70696.23%97.42%
- 15Oxygen Not Included143,82595.98%96.72%
- 16DAVE THE DIVER162,35095.84%96.49%
- 17Volcano Princess49,13295.68%97.79%
- 18Bongo Cat110,57395.64%96.57%
- 19Don't Starve113,47495.63%96.54%
- 20Touhou Mystia's Izakaya32,79395.47%98.56%
- 21The Forest682,54395.38%95.52%
- 22Cookie Clicker93,19195.34%96.42%
- 23Crime Scene Cleaner34,32595.24%98.10%
- 24Teardown136,05695.13%95.85%
- 25Blade and Sorcery62,18594.95%96.50%
- 26Kerbal Space Program146,88694.94%95.60%
- 27VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action38,72894.82%97.27%
- 28PowerWash Simulator58,76094.78%96.39%
- 29Kenshi116,65094.78%95.59%
- 30Don't Starve Together543,04294.74%94.91%
- 31Tabletop Simulator74,49294.68%95.94%
- 32Wobbly Life35,98194.64%97.23%
- 33TCG Card Shop Simulator49,62994.62%96.49%
- 34Your Only Move Is HUSTLE45,21794.48%96.50%
- 35Fields of Mistria34,85494.43%97.04%
- 36Buckshot Roulette126,00194.39%95.11%
- 37Abiotic Factor59,07694.27%95.78%
- 38Human Fall Flat226,79094.23%94.62%
- 39Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut33,99994.18%96.73%
- 40My Summer Car117,54694.17%94.92%
- 41Noita88,79494.14%95.13%
- 42CarX Drift Racing Online89,33894.11%95.09%
- 43FTL: Faster Than Light78,75293.99%95.09%
- 44Timberborn41,65393.91%95.97%
- 45VTOL VR21,79893.87%98.04%
- 46Tiny Glade24,61893.85%97.31%
- 47Universe Sandbox32,22693.84%96.48%
- 48WorldBox - God Simulator56,74693.83%95.33%
- 49How to Fish64,05093.77%95.09%
- 50Project Zomboid481,52593.60%93.77%
- 51Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)21,07993.60%97.48%
- 52Besiege53,24893.58%95.13%
- 53Car Mechanic Simulator 202138,67393.58%95.71%
- 54Brick Rigs59,61193.56%94.94%
- 55Dorfromantik29,61393.55%96.33%
- 56Unheard - Voices of Crime33,96493.54%95.95%
- 57Placid Plastic Duck Simulator20,24593.52%97.57%
- 58Supermarket Together99,15493.50%94.33%
- 59Farming Simulator 1976,31293.43%94.49%
- 60Game Dev Tycoon45,11293.40%95.19%
- 61Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades23,90693.40%97.00%
- 62Spiritfarer: Farewell Edition53,33193.39%94.90%
- 63Papa's Freezeria Deluxe13,31693.36%99.26%
- 64Mon Bazou20,79293.29%97.11%
- 65House Flipper111,79193.27%93.97%
- 66Barotrauma89,75293.14%94.01%
- 67Wobbledogs15,33493.14%98.23%
- 68HuniePop31,67293.11%95.57%
- 69Mini Motorways24,42193.09%96.27%
- 70This War of Mine97,73293.04%93.83%
- 71Plague Inc: Evolved65,84393.04%94.21%
- 72Spirit City: Lofi Sessions16,77793.02%97.60%
- 73Goat Simulator 315,94093.00%97.81%
- 74Cruelty Squad24,95892.99%96.02%
- 75Slime Rancher 250,02492.96%94.49%
- 76The Test20,12092.94%96.71%
- 77Outcore: Desktop Adventure18,33792.93%97.38%
- 78A Date with Death14,83292.92%97.98%
- 79Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation57,07292.91%94.23%
- 80Raft378,55992.80%92.99%
- 81IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator13,76292.65%97.83%
- 82Cities: Skylines292,25392.62%92.87%
- 83Five Nights at Freddy's59,32792.60%93.82%
- 84Against the Storm37,48292.52%94.43%
- 85VillageRhapsody16,31292.48%96.87%
- 86Dwarf Fortress31,50392.48%94.75%
- 87Assetto Corsa174,01492.45%92.86%
- 88MX Bikes37,23392.39%94.28%
- 89Nodebuster14,05892.38%97.39%
- 90shapez 2 - Factory15,27392.37%96.97%
- 91Contraband Police25,73792.32%95.01%
- 92WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition13,31792.32%97.51%
- 93Frostpunk137,36692.24%92.74%
- 94PC Building Simulator52,74992.20%93.50%
- 95My Singing Monsters49,39392.15%93.53%
- 96Townscaper21,64492.14%95.28%
- 97Rusty's Retirement14,85592.12%96.69%
- 98SpaceEngine16,57492.08%96.15%
- 99Little Kitty, Big City13,86392.05%96.90%
- 100Mini Metro16,75992.02%96.00%
