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 Glade24,22293.70%97.30%
- 2Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)20,98493.48%97.53%
- 3Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades23,76893.45%97.02%
- 4Placid Plastic Duck Simulator20,05493.40%97.59%
- 5Mon Bazou20,44893.15%97.14%
- 6Papa's Freezeria Deluxe13,13393.08%99.25%
- 7Wobbledogs15,07692.98%98.28%
- 8Mini Motorways24,23492.97%96.27%
- 9Outcore: Desktop Adventure18,07092.97%97.39%
- 10Cruelty Squad24,50692.86%96.07%
- 11Spirit City: Lofi Sessions16,40392.85%97.64%
- 12The Test20,13892.82%96.72%
- 13Goat Simulator 315,64892.80%97.80%
- 14A Date with Death14,40292.66%97.99%
- 15VillageRhapsody16,29692.33%96.85%
- 16shapez 2 - Factory14,90692.25%97.14%
- 17Nodebuster13,94792.24%97.45%
- 18WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition13,08792.09%97.52%
- 19Townscaper21,58092.03%95.30%
- 20Rusty's Retirement14,72991.98%96.74%
- 21Mini Metro16,65091.88%96.03%
- 22NIGHT-RUNNERS PROLOGUE22,19691.87%94.97%
- 23missed messages.15,52091.72%96.06%
- 24shapez15,69991.67%95.94%
- 25Virtual Cottage11,04891.63%97.65%
- 26Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library!22,02691.59%94.59%
- 27Winter Memories10,50591.37%97.46%
- 28Into the Breach22,12691.35%94.23%
- 29Farm Together22,09491.24%94.08%
- 30BAD END THEATER9,93891.24%97.54%
- 3160 Seconds! Reatomized19,34791.24%94.47%
- 32Retrowave15,36791.15%95.16%
- 33OpenTTD16,82891.08%94.71%
- 34Dungeons 318,68390.97%94.18%
- 35NGU IDLE12,86590.96%95.61%
- 36Rise of Nations: Extended Edition15,78390.90%94.66%
- 37Liftoff: FPV Drone Racing13,69090.87%95.17%
- 38Escape Simulator19,23390.87%93.93%
- 39Strange Horticulture15,86090.80%94.48%
- 40Cat Goes Fishing16,35690.69%94.18%
- 41Digseum8,04290.68%97.76%
- 42Scritchy Scratchy13,77190.46%94.48%
- 43SuchArt: Creative Space7,14590.39%97.96%
- 44Marco & The Galaxy Dragon7,77690.37%97.30%
- 45Stronghold HD (2012)10,40990.37%95.54%
- 46Yog-Sothoth’s Yard13,62390.35%94.29%
- 47DR LIVESEY ROM AND DEATH EDITION13,76590.33%94.21%
- 48Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander12,75490.26%94.39%
- 49Retro Rewind - Video Store Simulator9,45990.18%95.73%
- 50Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad10,03290.16%95.31%
- 51Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead22,23790.12%92.43%
- 52Learn to Fly 311,21290.10%94.68%
- 53Viscera Cleanup Detail23,66690.07%92.22%
- 54Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion16,31690.06%93.17%
- 55Dome Keeper21,88190.03%92.34%
- 56The Farmer Was Replaced8,89789.99%95.62%
- 57Magical Princess7,54189.99%96.70%
- 58Door Kickers: Action Squad10,58089.99%94.72%
- 59Minami Lane6,60589.94%97.46%
- 60(the) Gnorp Apologue9,87389.90%94.89%
- 61Turmoil16,06089.89%92.95%
- 62Knowledge, or know Lady8,91989.81%95.22%
- 63Bad North: Jotunn Edition14,06589.81%93.24%
- 64Do Not Feed the Monkeys12,59289.76%93.56%
- 65KinitoPET14,59389.75%93.02%
- 66Monster Prom14,31089.72%93.03%
- 67Crazy Machines 310,08089.69%94.36%
- 68The Test: Hypothesis Rising5,92589.67%97.59%
- 69Door Kickers10,04989.61%94.21%
- 70Farming Simulator 1515,83189.58%92.49%
- 71Cyber Manhunt15,59989.55%92.48%
- 72Class of '098,92989.52%94.60%
- 73Lucy -The Eternity She Wished For-8,23089.51%95.02%
- 74Mount Your Friends7,67189.47%95.33%
- 75The Test: Final Revelation5,37189.47%97.82%
- 76Kabuto Park4,43489.46%99.55%
- 77Luck be a Landlord11,49889.39%93.23%
- 78Car Mechanic Simulator 201514,62089.37%92.37%
- 79小白兔电商~Bunny e-Shop10,24089.36%93.64%
- 80Uncrashed : FPV Drone Simulator7,53289.34%95.14%
- 81Mr.Mine18,55789.30%91.63%
- 82The Exit 811,28889.29%93.11%
- 83Sprocket12,67589.28%92.68%
- 84SimplePlanes10,89089.26%93.20%
- 85Motor Town: Behind The Wheel9,41789.24%93.76%
- 86Animal Revolt Battle Simulator6,77889.21%95.46%
- 87RollerCoaster Tycoon: Deluxe8,24189.19%94.31%
- 88Long Live The Queen7,14789.09%94.84%
- 89Tavern Master13,14389.05%92.14%
- 90Elin9,02688.99%93.43%
- 91Arctic Eggs5,98188.97%95.64%
- 92Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition11,30188.96%92.49%
- 93Poly Bridge18,62088.92%91.04%
- 94Motorsport Manager14,16988.92%91.71%
- 95Kingdom: Classic22,64688.91%90.64%
- 96Leaf it Alone5,36288.90%96.21%
- 97Hatoful Boyfriend7,56788.89%94.07%
- 98Sticky Business7,60088.77%93.75%
- 99Tropico 412,71388.76%91.74%
- 100I Love You, Colonel Sanders! A Finger Lickin’ Good Dating Simulator12,67488.75%91.73%
