Hidden Gem Simulation Games Under $20
Highly rated Simulation 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.
- 1Tiny Glade24,61893.85%97.31%
- 2Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)21,07993.60%97.48%
- 3Placid Plastic Duck Simulator20,24593.52%97.57%
- 4Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades23,90693.40%97.00%
- 5Papa's Freezeria Deluxe13,31693.36%99.26%
- 6Mon Bazou20,79293.29%97.11%
- 7Wobbledogs15,33493.14%98.23%
- 8Mini Motorways24,42193.09%96.27%
- 9Spirit City: Lofi Sessions16,77793.02%97.60%
- 10Cruelty Squad24,95892.99%96.02%
- 11The Test20,12092.94%96.71%
- 12Outcore: Desktop Adventure18,33792.93%97.38%
- 13A Date with Death14,83292.92%97.98%
- 14IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator13,76292.65%97.83%
- 15VillageRhapsody16,31292.48%96.87%
- 16Nodebuster14,05892.38%97.39%
- 17shapez 2 - Factory15,27392.37%96.97%
- 18Townscaper21,64492.14%95.28%
- 19Rusty's Retirement14,85592.12%96.69%
- 20Mini Metro16,75992.02%96.00%
- 21NIGHT-RUNNERS PROLOGUE22,56192.00%94.95%
- 22missed messages.15,54691.84%96.03%
- 23shapez15,89291.82%95.90%
- 24Virtual Cottage11,09191.81%97.66%
- 25Waterpark Simulator14,16991.81%96.38%
- 26Winter Memories10,62891.64%97.50%
- 27Into the Breach22,35391.45%94.19%
- 2860 Seconds! Reatomized19,59791.37%94.44%
- 29Farm Together22,11591.35%94.07%
- 30Retrowave15,43991.29%95.14%
- 31OpenTTD16,99191.18%94.63%
- 32BAD END THEATER10,04391.15%97.50%
- 33NGU IDLE12,97891.12%95.57%
- 34Liftoff: FPV Drone Racing14,00791.11%95.23%
- 35Rise of Nations: Extended Edition15,88991.10%94.68%
- 36Scritchy Scratchy15,64990.98%94.47%
- 37Escape Simulator19,35590.97%93.88%
- 38Strange Horticulture16,13390.96%94.45%
- 39Digseum8,15390.88%97.68%
- 40Cat Goes Fishing16,53890.83%94.16%
- 41SuchArt: Creative Space7,15690.65%97.97%
- 42Stronghold HD (2012)10,44490.58%95.53%
- 43Opus Magnum7,22490.43%97.25%
- 44Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander12,87690.38%94.30%
- 45ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs10,22790.37%95.29%
- 46Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad10,03090.32%95.29%
- 47The Farmer Was Replaced9,41990.29%95.55%
- 48Marco & The Galaxy Dragon7,86190.29%97.30%
- 49Learn to Fly 311,30290.29%94.67%
- 50Retro Rewind - Video Store Simulator10,37690.28%95.59%
- 51Yog-Sothoth’s Yard13,79790.27%94.26%
- 52DR LIVESEY ROM AND DEATH EDITION13,80290.24%94.20%
- 53Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion16,34890.23%93.18%
- 54Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead22,24890.22%92.42%
- 55Minami Lane6,71490.17%97.38%
- 56Door Kickers: Action Squad10,61290.16%94.71%
- 57Viscera Cleanup Detail23,75390.16%92.19%
- 58Magical Princess8,11890.10%96.65%
- 59Turmoil16,14390.08%92.98%
- 60Bad North: Jotunn Edition14,29890.07%93.26%
- 61(the) Gnorp Apologue9,95790.06%94.81%
- 62Knowledge, or know Lady8,97890.05%95.21%
- 63Dome Keeper22,36390.01%92.35%
- 64KinitoPET14,75289.95%93.02%
- 65The Test: Hypothesis Rising5,92189.89%97.58%
- 66Kabuto Park4,62389.81%99.50%
- 67Door Kickers10,05789.81%94.18%
- 68Lucy -The Eternity She Wished For-8,25589.76%95.03%
- 69Farming Simulator 1515,86689.73%92.51%
- 70Uncrashed : FPV Drone Simulator7,91289.71%95.25%
- 71Mount Your Friends7,66889.70%95.32%
- 72The Test: Final Revelation5,36289.69%97.82%
- 73Do Not Feed the Monkeys12,72389.68%93.54%
- 74Cyber Manhunt15,69989.64%92.33%
- 75Monster Prom14,33389.63%93.02%
- 76Luck be a Landlord11,53289.60%93.23%
- 77Crazy Machines 310,09889.58%94.35%
- 78Motor Town: Behind The Wheel9,69589.52%93.84%
- 79Car Mechanic Simulator 201514,62989.52%92.38%
- 80Animal Revolt Battle Simulator6,85489.52%95.42%
- 81Leaf it Alone6,44589.49%95.67%
- 82The Exit 811,54989.49%93.02%
- 83Cast n Chill8,68689.46%94.84%
- 84Mr.Mine18,66289.44%91.64%
- 85Class of '099,09189.43%94.56%
- 86RollerCoaster Tycoon: Deluxe8,31389.41%94.31%
- 87Parkitect8,14089.36%94.20%
- 88小白兔电商~Bunny e-Shop10,24289.24%93.60%
- 89Arctic Eggs6,16689.24%95.57%
- 90Tavern Master13,27489.22%92.14%
- 91Elin9,18689.22%93.36%
- 92Turing Complete5,70689.19%95.93%
- 93SimplePlanes10,90489.17%93.20%
- 94Sprocket12,95289.12%92.48%
- 95Motorsport Manager14,22089.06%91.68%
- 96Kingdom: Classic22,74589.02%90.64%
- 97Sticky Business7,70788.98%93.62%
- 98Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal4,82788.98%96.37%
- 99Long Live The Queen7,16988.98%94.84%
- 100Papa's Pizzeria Deluxe3,71288.95%98.68%
