Hidden Gem Life Sim Games Under $20

Highly rated Life Sim games on Steam for games under $20, capped at 25,000 reviews. The 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.
  1. 1Placid Plastic Duck Simulator93.55%
  2. 2Mon Bazou93.30%
  3. 3Wobbledogs92.98%
  4. 4A Date with Death92.85%
  5. 5Spirit City: Lofi Sessions92.85%
  6. 6VillageRhapsody92.33%
  7. 7WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition92.30%
  8. 8Virtual Cottage91.63%
  9. 960 Seconds! Reatomized91.40%
  10. 10SuchArt: Creative Space90.66%
  11. 11Minami Lane90.22%
  12. 12Monster Prom89.91%
  13. 13小白兔电商~Bunny e-Shop89.60%
  14. 14The Test: Final Revelation89.47%
  15. 15Sticky Business89.04%
  16. 16Littlewood88.60%
  17. 17The Wandering Village88.41%
  18. 18Chill Pulse88.41%
  19. 19Progressbar9588.29%
  20. 20Cash Cleaner Simulator88.23%
  21. 21Ropuka's Idle Island88.11%
  22. 22TheoTown88.04%
  23. 23The Coin Game87.85%
  24. 24Island Saver87.82%
  25. 25Insomnia: Theater in the Head87.79%
  26. 26Cattails | Become a Cat!87.66%
  27. 27Weed Shop 387.57%
  28. 28Little Witch in the Woods87.45%
  29. 29Cattails: Wildwood Story87.39%
  30. 30Finnish Cottage Simulator87.27%
  31. 31Ithya: Magic Studies87.23%
  32. 32Dog Brew87.09%
  33. 33Cozy Grove87.08%
  34. 34Travellers Rest87.07%
  35. 35Car Dealer Simulator87.01%
  36. 36Summon86.95%
  37. 37Russian Life Simulator86.86%
  38. 38Walking Simulator86.61%
  39. 39Bear and Breakfast86.55%
  40. 40Critter Cove86.53%
  41. 41Kiwi Clicker - Juiced Up86.42%
  42. 42Yes, Your Grace86.39%
  43. 43CHANGE: A Homeless Survival Experience86.28%
  44. 44Good Pizza, Great Pizza - Cooking Simulator Game86.20%
  45. 45Vanity Fair: The Pursuit86.14%
  46. 46Reigns86.11%
  47. 47Animal Shelter86.09%
  48. 4860 Parsecs!86.06%
  49. 49Cozy Caravan86.02%
  50. 50Echoes of the Plum Grove86.00%
  51. 51Old Market Simulator85.94%
  52. 52Farlands85.85%
  53. 53Growing Up85.75%
  54. 54Doraemon Dorayaki Shop Story85.68%
  55. 55Sailwind85.68%
  56. 56Cat Cafe Manager85.68%
  57. 57Office Life85.63%
  58. 58[Chilla's Art] The Closing Shift | 閉店事件85.61%
  59. 59Chef RPG85.59%
  60. 60Unholy Heights85.59%
  61. 61Final Profit: A Shop RPG85.57%
  62. 62Tavern Talk - A Cozy Visual Novel85.55%
  63. 63Calico85.53%
  64. 64Chinese Online Game85.52%
  65. 65Trash Goblin85.52%
  66. 66Sunset Motel: Prologue85.52%
  67. 67Pixel Cafe85.50%
  68. 68Winkeltje: The Little Shop85.50%
  69. 69Yakiniku simulator85.36%
  70. 70World End Diner85.31%
  71. 71The Sushi Spinnery85.30%
  72. 72Malware85.29%
  73. 73I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival85.22%
  74. 74Gym Simulator 2485.21%
  75. 75Little-Known Galaxy85.19%
  76. 76Summer in Mara Prologue85.19%
  77. 77Arctic Motel Simulator85.14%
  78. 78Chushpan Simulator85.07%
  79. 79Weed Shop 285.06%
  80. 80Shelter85.02%
  81. 81Aquarium Designer85.01%
  82. 82Espresso Tycoon84.92%
  83. 83Lemon Cake84.91%
  84. 84The Magical Mixture Mill84.90%
  85. 85The Guild II Renaissance84.88%
  86. 86Drug Lord Tycoon84.74%
  87. 87Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator84.71%
  88. 88Restaurant Empire II84.64%
  89. 89Mr. Prepper: Prologue84.64%
  90. 90Furnish Master84.64%
  91. 91Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition84.60%
  92. 92Moonstone Island84.59%
  93. 93BBQ Simulator: The Squad84.55%
  94. 94Punch Club 2: Fast Forward84.55%
  95. 95The Longest Road on Earth84.55%
  96. 96Barista Simulator84.51%
  97. 97Sunset Motel84.49%
  98. 98Paleo Pines84.49%
  99. 99Havendock84.47%
  100. 100Kebab Chefs! - Restaurant Simulator84.46%