Hidden Gem Simulation Games
Highly rated Simulation 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.
- 1Tiny Glade24,72393.83%97.33%
- 2Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)21,10893.72%97.48%
- 3Placid Plastic Duck Simulator20,26393.47%97.57%
- 4Mon Bazou20,84593.25%97.12%
- 5Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades23,93193.24%97.00%
- 6Papa's Freezeria Deluxe13,34593.23%99.26%
- 7Outcore: Desktop Adventure18,40193.09%97.39%
- 8Mini Motorways24,45893.05%96.26%
- 9The Test20,11192.88%96.71%
- 10A Date with Death14,92392.83%97.96%
- 11Wobbledogs15,35892.72%98.22%
- 12Spirit City: Lofi Sessions16,81092.62%97.58%
- 13IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator14,22692.60%97.82%
- 14VillageRhapsody16,31292.34%96.87%
- 15Nodebuster14,06392.18%97.39%
- 16Townscaper21,64892.09%95.28%
- 17Virtual Cottage11,09592.03%97.67%
- 18Rusty's Retirement14,85891.97%96.70%
- 19NIGHT-RUNNERS PROLOGUE22,61491.96%94.96%
- 20shapez 2 - Factory15,34091.94%96.94%
- 21missed messages.15,55391.79%96.03%
- 22shapez15,95191.78%95.91%
- 23Winter Memories10,65591.69%97.49%
- 24Mini Metro16,76791.62%96.00%
- 25Waterpark Simulator14,31591.40%96.39%
- 26Into the Breach22,41691.40%94.17%
- 27BAD END THEATER10,06591.36%97.50%
- 2860 Seconds! Reatomized19,63791.32%94.44%
- 29Farm Together22,11991.30%94.07%
- 30Retrowave15,43691.23%95.15%
- 31Empires of the Undergrowth18,94591.19%94.36%
- 32OpenTTD17,00991.13%94.62%
- 33Liftoff: FPV Drone Racing14,06091.06%95.23%
- 34NGU IDLE12,99191.05%95.57%
- 35Rise of Nations: Extended Edition15,90991.01%94.68%
- 36Escape Simulator19,38690.92%93.89%
- 37Cat Goes Fishing16,55090.78%94.16%
- 38Stronghold HD (2012)10,44590.76%95.53%
- 39Digseum8,15990.67%97.68%
- 40Strange Horticulture16,15090.56%94.45%
- 41Marco & The Galaxy Dragon7,89290.53%97.30%
- 42SuchArt: Creative Space7,15890.52%97.97%
- 43Scritchy Scratchy15,79690.50%94.45%
- 44Yog-Sothoth’s Yard13,87290.44%94.23%
- 45DR LIVESEY ROM AND DEATH EDITION13,80590.42%94.22%
- 46ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs10,67990.40%95.28%
- 47Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander12,89990.29%94.25%
- 48Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead22,24890.17%92.42%
- 49Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion16,35190.14%93.17%
- 50Dome Keeper22,47190.14%92.35%
- 51The Farmer Was Replaced9,49090.12%95.57%
- 52Minami Lane6,75690.09%97.35%
- 53Retro Rewind - Video Store Simulator10,48890.05%95.57%
- 54Turmoil16,16890.00%92.98%
- 55Lucy -The Eternity She Wished For-8,25789.96%95.03%
- 56Bad North: Jotunn Edition14,33989.94%93.26%
- 57Knowledge, or know Lady8,98689.93%95.21%
- 58KinitoPET14,76889.87%93.04%
- 59Viscera Cleanup Detail23,76589.84%92.19%
- 60Magical Princess8,18189.84%96.65%
- 61Learn to Fly 311,31689.79%94.68%
- 62Monster Prom14,33989.79%93.01%
- 63Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad10,03089.79%95.29%
- 64Opus Magnum7,25889.73%97.26%
- 65Door Kickers10,05889.70%94.18%
- 66Farming Simulator 1515,86989.68%92.51%
- 67Uncrashed : FPV Drone Simulator7,97189.65%95.26%
- 68Door Kickers: Action Squad10,61589.64%94.71%
- 69Cyber Manhunt15,71489.54%92.31%
- 70(the) Gnorp Apologue9,96289.53%94.81%
- 71Luck be a Landlord11,54489.49%93.23%
- 72Do Not Feed the Monkeys12,75589.47%93.55%
- 73Motor Town: Behind The Wheel9,71589.46%93.85%
- 74Car Mechanic Simulator 201514,62789.46%92.38%
- 75Mount Your Friends7,66489.45%95.33%
- 76小白兔电商~Bunny e-Shop10,24389.44%93.61%
- 77The Exit 811,62189.38%92.99%
- 78Mr.Mine18,67089.37%91.62%
- 79Animal Revolt Battle Simulator6,86989.35%95.41%
- 80Crazy Machines 310,10389.33%94.35%
- 81RollerCoaster Tycoon: Deluxe8,32589.33%94.31%
- 82Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal4,82989.23%96.38%
- 83Automobilista 216,08089.22%91.74%
- 84The Test: Hypothesis Rising5,91989.22%97.58%
- 85Long Live The Queen7,16889.21%94.84%
- 86Cast n Chill8,73289.20%94.86%
- 87Class of '099,11289.18%94.57%
- 88Tavern Master13,28989.14%92.12%
- 89Elin9,22389.11%93.36%
- 90Kabuto Park4,64189.10%99.50%
- 91Sandustry5,05289.02%97.25%
- 92Hatoful Boyfriend7,58289.01%94.06%
- 93Motorsport Manager14,22889.00%91.68%
- 94The Test: Final Revelation5,36188.99%97.82%
- 95Kingdom: Classic22,75488.98%90.64%
- 96SimplePlanes10,91188.93%93.20%
- 97Poly Bridge18,94288.92%90.89%
- 98Sprocket13,01688.88%92.43%
- 99Ravenous Devils9,92188.86%92.56%
- 100Emberward4,14088.86%96.93%
