Hidden Gem Life Sim Games
Highly rated Life Sim games that never got big: under $20, fewer than 25,000 reviews. The review cap filters out everything you've already heard of.
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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.
- 1Placid Plastic Duck Simulator20,05493.40%97.59%
- 2Mon Bazou20,44893.15%97.14%
- 3Wobbledogs15,07692.98%98.28%
- 4Spirit City: Lofi Sessions16,40392.85%97.64%
- 5A Date with Death14,40292.66%97.99%
- 6VillageRhapsody16,29692.33%96.85%
- 7WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition13,08792.09%97.52%
- 8Virtual Cottage11,04891.63%97.65%
- 960 Seconds! Reatomized19,34791.24%94.47%
- 10SuchArt: Creative Space7,14590.39%97.96%
- 11Minami Lane6,60589.94%97.46%
- 12Monster Prom14,31089.72%93.03%
- 13The Test: Final Revelation5,37189.47%97.82%
- 14小白兔电商~Bunny e-Shop10,24089.36%93.64%
- 15Sticky Business7,60088.77%93.75%
- 16Chill Pulse4,80188.41%95.54%
- 17Littlewood6,81588.31%93.21%
- 18Cash Cleaner Simulator7,77388.23%92.41%
- 19The Wandering Village8,35388.15%91.95%
- 20Ropuka's Idle Island4,18188.11%95.60%
- 21TheoTown4,70288.04%94.53%
- 22Progressbar953,60887.94%96.15%
- 23The Coin Game5,92487.85%92.69%
- 24Island Saver3,82887.82%95.25%
- 25Insomnia: Theater in the Head2,96987.79%97.24%
- 26Weed Shop 34,12287.57%93.86%
- 27Cattails | Become a Cat!2,68687.28%95.87%
- 28Finnish Cottage Simulator3,59987.27%93.64%
- 29Little Witch in the Woods12,89787.24%89.00%
- 30Ithya: Magic Studies2,11887.23%97.88%
- 31Cozy Grove8,44887.08%89.57%
- 32Car Dealer Simulator9,95887.01%89.05%
- 33Cattails: Wildwood Story1,91486.99%97.49%
- 34Summon3,52686.95%92.54%
- 35Travellers Rest17,77586.90%87.98%
- 36Dog Brew1,61086.68%97.27%
- 37Russian Life Simulator8,34886.60%88.54%
- 38Bear and Breakfast5,31486.55%89.52%
- 39Kiwi Clicker - Juiced Up1,81986.42%94.34%
- 40Walking Simulator9,47186.37%87.84%
- 41CHANGE: A Homeless Survival Experience2,82786.28%90.87%
- 42Good Pizza, Great Pizza - Cooking Simulator Game6,69086.20%88.01%
- 43Yes, Your Grace14,03586.19%87.06%
- 4460 Parsecs!4,07886.06%88.72%
- 45Cozy Caravan1,35086.02%93.70%
- 46Old Market Simulator5,23185.94%87.78%
- 47Reigns8,10185.85%86.93%
- 48Farlands1,62985.85%91.16%
- 49Vanity Fair: The Pursuit4,56185.81%87.63%
- 50Animal Shelter4,11885.76%87.64%
- 51Growing Up3,67485.75%87.83%
- 52Doraemon Dorayaki Shop Story54885.68%98.54%
- 53Sailwind2,30685.68%88.73%
- 54Cat Cafe Manager3,17885.68%87.89%
- 55Echoes of the Plum Grove3,11585.64%87.77%
- 56Office Life2,09185.63%88.76%
- 57[Chilla's Art] The Closing Shift | 閉店事件3,16585.61%87.61%
- 58Chef RPG2,69185.59%87.85%
- 59Unholy Heights1,64285.59%89.28%
- 60Final Profit: A Shop RPG65885.57%94.53%
- 61Tavern Talk - A Cozy Visual Novel1,75185.55%88.81%
- 62Calico5,00885.53%86.62%
- 63Trash Goblin1,76185.52%88.59%
- 64Sunset Motel: Prologue88285.52%91.61%
- 65Pixel Cafe86485.50%91.55%
- 66Winkeltje: The Little Shop1,82585.50%88.33%
- 67Yakiniku simulator44285.36%93.89%
- 68World End Diner42385.31%93.14%
- 69The Sushi Spinnery43885.30%92.69%
- 70Chinese Online Game10,37085.29%85.59%
- 71Malware1,20785.29%87.82%
- 72Little-Known Galaxy74585.19%88.05%
- 73Summer in Mara Prologue1,04485.19%87.16%
- 74Arctic Motel Simulator47285.14%88.56%
- 75Chushpan Simulator2,86085.07%85.38%
- 76Weed Shop 290985.06%85.92%
- 77Shelter3,71585.02%85.14%
- 78Aquarium Designer1,20185.01%85.26%
- 79Espresso Tycoon1,29584.92%84.48%
- 80Lemon Cake2,05384.91%84.56%
- 81I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival4,61084.90%84.73%
- 82The Magical Mixture Mill60784.90%83.53%
- 83Gym Simulator 242,63284.83%84.27%
- 84Drug Lord Tycoon1,70184.74%83.30%
- 85Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator2,71884.71%83.74%
- 86Restaurant Empire II37684.64%75.53%
- 87Mr. Prepper: Prologue2,55084.64%83.29%
- 88Furnish Master1,15684.64%81.66%
- 89Moonstone Island4,96984.59%83.80%
- 90BBQ Simulator: The Squad1,09084.55%80.64%
- 91The Longest Road on Earth64584.55%77.83%
- 92The Guild II Renaissance4,16684.54%83.49%
- 93Barista Simulator68084.51%77.65%
- 94Sunset Motel85384.49%78.78%
- 95Paleo Pines2,64284.49%82.63%
- 96Not Tonight2,77384.43%82.44%
- 97DORAEMON STORY OF SEASONS2,20084.33%81.36%
- 98Big Farm Story1,35084.32%79.41%
- 99Cafemart Simulator68384.24%73.35%
- 100Witchy Life Story1,22284.24%78.15%
