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.
- 1Placid Plastic Duck Simulator20,05593.55%97.59%
- 2Mon Bazou20,45393.30%97.13%
- 3Wobbledogs15,07692.98%98.28%
- 4A Date with Death14,41492.85%97.99%
- 5Spirit City: Lofi Sessions16,40392.85%97.64%
- 6VillageRhapsody16,29692.33%96.85%
- 7WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition13,09592.30%97.53%
- 8Virtual Cottage11,04891.63%97.65%
- 960 Seconds! Reatomized19,35291.40%94.47%
- 10SuchArt: Creative Space7,14590.66%97.96%
- 11Minami Lane6,60790.22%97.44%
- 12Monster Prom14,31389.91%93.03%
- 13小白兔电商~Bunny e-Shop10,24089.60%93.64%
- 14The Test: Final Revelation5,37189.47%97.82%
- 15Sticky Business7,60789.04%93.76%
- 16Littlewood6,81688.60%93.21%
- 17The Wandering Village8,35788.41%91.96%
- 18Chill Pulse4,80188.41%95.54%
- 19Progressbar953,61088.29%96.15%
- 20Cash Cleaner Simulator7,77388.23%92.41%
- 21Ropuka's Idle Island4,18188.11%95.60%
- 22TheoTown4,70288.04%94.53%
- 23The Coin Game5,92487.85%92.69%
- 24Island Saver3,82887.82%95.25%
- 25Insomnia: Theater in the Head2,96987.79%97.24%
- 26Cattails | Become a Cat!2,68687.66%95.87%
- 27Weed Shop 34,12287.57%93.86%
- 28Little Witch in the Woods12,90087.45%89.00%
- 29Cattails: Wildwood Story1,91487.39%97.49%
- 30Finnish Cottage Simulator3,59987.27%93.64%
- 31Ithya: Magic Studies2,11887.23%97.88%
- 32Dog Brew1,61187.09%97.27%
- 33Cozy Grove8,44887.08%89.57%
- 34Travellers Rest17,78587.07%87.98%
- 35Car Dealer Simulator9,95887.01%89.05%
- 36Summon3,52686.95%92.54%
- 37Russian Life Simulator8,35186.86%88.54%
- 38Walking Simulator9,47086.61%87.84%
- 39Bear and Breakfast5,31486.55%89.52%
- 40Critter Cove1,90886.53%94.65%
- 41Kiwi Clicker - Juiced Up1,81986.42%94.34%
- 42Yes, Your Grace14,04786.39%87.06%
- 43CHANGE: A Homeless Survival Experience2,82786.28%90.87%
- 44Good Pizza, Great Pizza - Cooking Simulator Game6,69086.20%88.01%
- 45Vanity Fair: The Pursuit4,56186.14%87.63%
- 46Reigns8,10186.11%86.93%
- 47Animal Shelter4,12086.09%87.65%
- 4860 Parsecs!4,07886.06%88.72%
- 49Cozy Caravan1,35086.02%93.70%
- 50Echoes of the Plum Grove3,11586.00%87.77%
- 51Old Market Simulator5,23185.94%87.78%
- 52Farlands1,62985.85%91.16%
- 53Growing Up3,67485.75%87.83%
- 54Doraemon Dorayaki Shop Story54885.68%98.54%
- 55Sailwind2,30685.68%88.73%
- 56Cat Cafe Manager3,17885.68%87.89%
- 57Office Life2,09185.63%88.76%
- 58[Chilla's Art] The Closing Shift | 閉店事件3,16585.61%87.61%
- 59Chef RPG2,69185.59%87.85%
- 60Unholy Heights1,64285.59%89.28%
- 61Final Profit: A Shop RPG65885.57%94.53%
- 62Tavern Talk - A Cozy Visual Novel1,75185.55%88.81%
- 63Calico5,00885.53%86.62%
- 64Chinese Online Game10,37085.52%85.59%
- 65Trash Goblin1,76185.52%88.59%
- 66Sunset Motel: Prologue88285.52%91.61%
- 67Pixel Cafe86485.50%91.55%
- 68Winkeltje: The Little Shop1,82585.50%88.33%
- 69Yakiniku simulator44285.36%93.89%
- 70World End Diner42385.31%93.14%
- 71The Sushi Spinnery43885.30%92.69%
- 72Malware1,20785.29%87.82%
- 73I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival4,61185.22%84.71%
- 74Gym Simulator 242,63285.21%84.27%
- 75Little-Known Galaxy74585.19%88.05%
- 76Summer in Mara Prologue1,04485.19%87.16%
- 77Arctic Motel Simulator47285.14%88.56%
- 78Chushpan Simulator2,86085.07%85.38%
- 79Weed Shop 290985.06%85.92%
- 80Shelter3,71585.02%85.14%
- 81Aquarium Designer1,20185.01%85.26%
- 82Espresso Tycoon1,29584.92%84.48%
- 83Lemon Cake2,05384.91%84.56%
- 84The Magical Mixture Mill60784.90%83.53%
- 85The Guild II Renaissance4,16984.88%83.50%
- 86Drug Lord Tycoon1,70184.74%83.30%
- 87Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator2,71884.71%83.74%
- 88Restaurant Empire II37684.64%75.53%
- 89Mr. Prepper: Prologue2,55084.64%83.29%
- 90Furnish Master1,15684.64%81.66%
- 91Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition1,11184.60%76.96%
- 92Moonstone Island4,96984.59%83.80%
- 93BBQ Simulator: The Squad1,09084.55%80.64%
- 94Punch Club 2: Fast Forward4,49384.55%82.53%
- 95The Longest Road on Earth64584.55%77.83%
- 96Barista Simulator68084.51%77.65%
- 97Sunset Motel85384.49%78.78%
- 98Paleo Pines2,64284.49%82.63%
- 99Havendock1,93584.47%79.38%
- 100Kebab Chefs! - Restaurant Simulator7,97784.46%83.21%
