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 Simulator20,24593.52%97.57%
- 2Mon Bazou20,79293.29%97.11%
- 3Wobbledogs15,33493.14%98.23%
- 4Spirit City: Lofi Sessions16,77793.02%97.60%
- 5A Date with Death14,83292.92%97.98%
- 6VillageRhapsody16,31292.48%96.87%
- 7Virtual Cottage11,09191.81%97.66%
- 860 Seconds! Reatomized19,59791.37%94.44%
- 9SuchArt: Creative Space7,15690.65%97.97%
- 10Minami Lane6,71490.17%97.38%
- 11The Test: Final Revelation5,36289.69%97.82%
- 12Monster Prom14,33389.63%93.02%
- 13小白兔电商~Bunny e-Shop10,24289.24%93.60%
- 14Sticky Business7,70788.98%93.62%
- 15Chill Pulse4,83388.62%95.43%
- 16Littlewood6,83088.52%93.18%
- 17Cash Cleaner Simulator8,02288.47%92.38%
- 18TheoTown4,80588.37%94.67%
- 19Ropuka's Idle Island4,29788.29%95.18%
- 20Progressbar953,66688.29%96.13%
- 21STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of Mineral Town5,76988.27%93.36%
- 22Insomnia: Theater in the Head3,04588.10%97.18%
- 23Island Saver3,86488.08%95.19%
- 24The Coin Game5,94887.95%92.33%
- 25Weed Shop 34,14487.75%93.58%
- 26Finnish Cottage Simulator3,68287.61%93.78%
- 27Ithya: Magic Studies2,19587.59%97.86%
- 28Potionomics7,38587.56%90.48%
- 29Cattails | Become a Cat!2,69087.56%95.84%
- 30Little Witch in the Woods13,14087.49%89.07%
- 31Cattails: Wildwood Story1,94287.32%97.53%
- 32Cozy Grove8,51087.26%89.52%
- 33Summon3,56287.20%92.42%
- 34Dog Brew1,62086.98%97.16%
- 35Travellers Rest18,18286.97%87.86%
- 36Car Dealer Simulator10,39886.90%88.95%
- 37Russian Life Simulator8,37086.89%88.53%
- 38Bear and Breakfast5,35986.77%89.44%
- 39Kiwi Clicker - Juiced Up1,82386.70%94.19%
- 40Walking Simulator9,46386.59%87.83%
- 41CHANGE: A Homeless Survival Experience2,84986.54%90.77%
- 42Cozy Caravan1,43286.42%93.99%
- 43Good Pizza, Great Pizza - Cooking Simulator Game6,77286.39%87.95%
- 4460 Parsecs!4,10486.34%88.79%
- 45Old Market Simulator5,35086.15%87.66%
- 46Yes, Your Grace14,18386.14%87.10%
- 47Doraemon Dorayaki Shop Story57486.06%98.61%
- 48Reigns8,13386.02%86.87%
- 49Animal Shelter4,15986.02%87.67%
- 50Vanity Fair: The Pursuit4,59286.01%87.48%
- 51Farlands1,74486.00%89.79%
- 52Office Life2,13186.00%88.74%
- 53Sailwind2,37085.99%88.78%
- 54Growing Up3,72485.96%87.65%
- 55Unholy Heights1,64985.95%89.21%
- 56Echoes of the Plum Grove3,14685.92%87.76%
- 57Cat Cafe Manager3,21185.91%87.70%
- 58Final Profit: A Shop RPG66885.90%94.31%
- 59[Chilla's Art] The Closing Shift | 閉店事件3,21385.89%87.61%
- 60Chef RPG2,80185.88%87.83%
- 61Pixel Cafe88285.83%91.50%
- 62Tavern Talk - A Cozy Visual Novel1,76585.83%88.61%
- 63Sunset Motel: Prologue89185.81%91.13%
- 64Trash Goblin1,79785.81%88.43%
- 65Winkeltje: The Little Shop1,83085.79%88.31%
- 66Calico5,02685.75%86.59%
- 67Yakiniku simulator44485.70%93.92%
- 68The Sushi Spinnery45785.66%92.78%
- 69World End Diner42785.64%92.74%
- 70House Party15,43785.60%85.77%
- 71Malware1,21685.60%87.75%
- 72Summer in Mara Prologue1,04385.51%87.15%
- 73Little-Known Galaxy75385.50%87.65%
- 74Chinese Online Game10,39885.49%85.59%
- 75Arctic Motel Simulator47685.48%88.45%
- 76Weed Shop 290585.38%85.86%
- 77Chushpan Simulator2,88385.37%85.50%
- 78Aquarium Designer1,22185.34%85.34%
- 79Shelter3,71785.29%85.18%
- 80The Magical Mixture Mill61085.24%83.61%
- 81Espresso Tycoon1,31885.21%84.22%
- 82Lemon Cake2,06785.18%84.42%
- 83Drug Lord Tycoon1,71285.05%83.41%
- 84I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival4,68185.05%84.45%
- 85Restaurant Empire II39885.02%77.14%
- 86Furnish Master1,17884.95%81.66%
- 87Mr. Prepper: Prologue2,55284.92%83.31%
- 88The Longest Road on Earth65184.88%77.88%
- 89BBQ Simulator: The Squad1,09184.85%80.38%
- 90Barista Simulator69284.82%77.31%
- 91Moonstone Island5,06084.81%83.62%
- 92Sunset Motel86984.81%78.71%
- 93The Guild II Renaissance4,21684.80%83.52%
- 94Gym Simulator 242,64084.67%84.28%
- 95Not Tonight2,79184.67%82.26%
- 96Big Farm Story1,35484.62%79.32%
- 97Cafemart Simulator69084.56%73.33%
- 98STORY OF SEASONS: Pioneers of Olive Town1,64484.55%79.74%
- 99Witchy Life Story1,23984.50%77.72%
- 100STORY OF SEASONS: A Wonderful Life1,39584.49%78.42%
