Best PC Simulation Games of All Time
Simulation games are bizarrely popular. Truck Simulator, Garbage Truck Simulator, Train Simulator, Rock Simulator, Police Simulator… Goat Simulator. The appeal of some of these games is hard to understand, especially when many of them are simply virtual versions of real life jobs. At least Goat Simulator doesn’t take itself seriously.
Oh, Goat Simulator, how glorious you are. This goat isn’t going to take any messing around, butting anything that gets in his way, launching himself into the air, crashing down to the ground with a thumb, and generally being a badass. This one-time joke went on to become a massive hit, in part thanks to the game’s popularity on YouTube. It’s a game that’s fun to mess about it, and a stark departure from the other simulators on the market – because it’s not really much of a sim at all.
When you sacrifice people to the got gods, you know you’re playing something special. Here are the best PC simulation games of all time.
- All Genres Action Action Adventure Action RPG Adventure Arcade Battle Royale Beat 'em Up Board Games Card Casual City Builder Collection Combat Dance Educational Family Fantasy Fighting First Person First-Person Shooter Fitness Flight Football Horror Indie Management Massively Multiplayer Massively Multiplayer Online Metroidvania Mini Game MOBA Multiplayer Music Open World Party Pinball Platformer Puzzle Quiz Racing Real-time Retro Roguelike Roguelite RPG Science Fiction Shoot 'em Up Shooter Side-scroller Simulation Singing Soccer Space Sport Sports Stealth Strategy Survival Survival Horror Tactical Third Person Turn Based Virtual Pet Virtual Reality Visual Novel Wrestling
- All Platforms 3DO Android Apple II Atari 2600 Atari 5200 Atari 7800 Atari 8-bit Atari Lynx Atari ST Atari XEGS Classic Macintosh Commodore / Amiga Dreamcast Game Boy Game Boy Advance Game Boy Color Game Gear Gameboy Advance GameCube Genesis Google Stadia iOS Jaguar Linux macOS Neo Geo NES Nintendo 3DS Nintendo 64 Nintendo DS Nintendo DSi Nintendo Switch PC PlayStation PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 PS Vita PSP SEGA 32X SEGA CD SEGA Master System SEGA Saturn SNES Test Platform Web Wii Wii U Xbox Xbox 360 Xbox One Xbox Series S Xbox Series S/X Xbox Series X
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91
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92
Football Manager 2008
Think you can do better? Prove it.Reviewed on: 12 October 2007
Platforms: PC, PSP, Xbox 360
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93
XCOM: Enemy Within
One of the best games of 2012 is back, and it might be the best game of 2013.Reviewed on: 11 November 2013
Platforms: Android, iOS, PC, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One
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94
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95
Minecraft
4J Studios has played its part in one of gaming's grandest success story with affable competence, allowing console owners to grab their tools and build something in Mojang's intricate and lovable world.Reviewed on: 07 May 2012
Platforms: Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One
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96
Pinball Fantasies
Winners Don't Use Drugs.Reviewed on: 12 October 2009
Platforms: iOS, PC, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, PSP
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-7
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98
The Movies
Lights, camera, action... and script writing, rehab, plastic surgery...Reviewed on: 16 November 2005
Platforms: GameCube, PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox
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99
ToCA Race Driver 3
Codemasters has done it again. Race Driver 3 is the best game in the series.Reviewed on: 12 March 2006
Platforms: macOS, PC, PlayStation 2, PSP, Xbox
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-10
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911
Hypnospace Outlaw
The GeoCities that never sleepsReviewed on: 25 March 2019
Platforms: Linux, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
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912
State of Decay
Might just be your favourite game of all time.Reviewed on: 18 June 2013
Platforms: PC, Xbox 360
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913
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914
The Sims 2
It's the return of the little people in our slightly belated review...Reviewed on: 22 December 2004
Platforms: Classic Macintosh, Game Boy Advance, Gameboy Advance, GameCube, Nintendo DS, PC, PlayStation 2, PSP, Xbox
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915
FTL: Faster Than Light
Even on easy mode, FTL is another capital-D Difficult game and its random nature means even the most careful of explorers might find themselves unexpectedly asphyxiated.Reviewed on: 25 September 2012
Platforms: iOS, Linux, macOS, PC
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916
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-17
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818
Reigns: Her Majesty
The queen is deadReviewed on: 07 December 2017
Platforms: Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, PC
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819
The Flame in the Flood
A fantastic survival game that never burns outReviewed on: 24 February 2016
Platforms: macOS, Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
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820
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821
Farming Simulator 17
Is this the farming sim three-year-olds have been waiting for?Reviewed on: 28 October 2016
Platforms: iOS, macOS, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
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822
Octodad: Dadliest Catch
Furtive yet fun-filled adventures in fatherhood.Reviewed on: 30 January 2014
Platforms: Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Wii U, Xbox One
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823
Civilization: Beyond Earth
What if we're the aliens? Think about it.Reviewed on: 23 October 2014
Platforms: macOS, PC
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824
Greed Corp
Being greedy isn't always a bad thing.Reviewed on: 11 March 2010
Platforms: macOS, PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
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-25
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826
Spiritfarer
Styx with youReviewed on: 24 August 2020
Platforms: Linux, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
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-27
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828
Company of Heroes 2
There's not much here that’s not been before, but rarely has it been done with more panache.Reviewed on: 21 June 2013
Platforms: Linux, macOS, PC
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829
GTR Evolution
Another fine release by racing supremo SimBin.Reviewed on: 15 October 2008
Platforms: PC
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8
Football Manager 2015
Extra time.Reviewed on: 31 October 2014
Platforms: Classic Macintosh, iOS, PC
