50 Best Simulator Games Of All Time – Gameranx

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Simulation Games. You know they exist because there are justso many out there. No, really, there are a lot of them as our title for this list states quite clearly. But the reason there are so many is that many people get into them so they can try out things that they wont do in the real world, or to experience something they cant in reality. So with that, allow us to show you the 50 Best Simulation Games of All Time!

Platforms: Xbox Series X and Series S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Microsoft Windows

Have you ever wanted to be a wrestler? Well, if you have but you couldnt do it for one reason or another, WWE 2k22 is a good simulation game to help you become what you dreamed of. Yes, the WWE 2K series hasnt always been good (or even meh at times), but this one is a decided improvement. The graphics are solid, the gameplay is tight enough, and there are plenty of modes to do.

Including a GM mode where youll try and manage your roster and put on the best show possible.

Plus, youll be able to create a character and have them fight against the current (and former) WWE superstars.

So give it a world and see if you can be a starthennowforever.

Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One

Its only fitting that we go from one fighting game to the other. This time though we rewind time a little bit and go to the hard-hitting UFC series. The UFC brand was very different back in 2017, and their title was very much an improvement over the previous game in the series.

With various overhauls in terms of graphics and gameplay, youll feel like a fighter as you enter the Octagon and try to fight as and against some of the best in the world.

Do you have what it takes to be the top of the UFC? Jump in the eight sides of steel and find out.

Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows

When the Jurassic World movie came out and rocked the theaters (in the good way), it was only natural that there would be spinoffs of a sort to make an attempt to capture that good will and one of those methods was that of Jurassic World Evolution.

This was a game made to give you the chance to be what Jurassic Park/World was, a builder of a place where the dinosaurs could live.

Youll construct your zoo and then try and keep it both safe and contained as you start getting more and more dinosaurs in your care. Plus, the cast of the movie come in to offer guidance and help you in certain scenarios.

Its not as easy as it looks, and youll need to be sharp if youre going to keep the dinosaurs in their zones.

Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Android, iOS, macOS

The irony about simulation games is that they can be aboutwellanything. Prison Architect is a multi-pronged game if you will about prisons. On one hand, you can go and be a ruthless prison warden who aims to keep his prisoners locked up at all costs.

Or, you can flip the script and become a prisoner who is trying at all costs to get OUT of the prison. You can play this game either way and as such theres a lot to do. You can even make prisons for others to try and escape from, or, escape from their prisons that they upload online.

Think you can make the great escape?

Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Series S

On the surface, Farming Simulator 22 doesnt sound like something youd want to play. Especially when you learn that trying to play it can be hard due to its lack of a tutorial. But, if you have patience, and you let the game explain itself to you in its own wayyoure going to find a rather deep experience.

Because as the name states, this is a game where you become a farmer. Youll have land and need to take care of it to grow crops, make profits, and expand your growth in order to keep things moving. Its not going to be easy, as any farmer can tell you in the real world. Youll need to manage your funds while also ensuring you have the best tools for the job so that you dont go broke.

But people really like this title, and theyre even turning it into an eSport! Yes, really!

Platforms: PC

We swear we didnt know this thing existed before we did this list. And nowwe cant look away

As we noted before, simulation games can be about anything. Including being a powerwasher whose job it is to power wash anything that is dirty in your neighborhood! Yep, thats the point of the game, youll go and have a relaxing experience as you go and clean things for money.

If you do well, you can post your scores online to see how you compare to otheruhpowerwashers.

Yeah, its weird, but apparently people REALLY like it, so who are we to judge?

Platforms: PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows, Xbox One

We told youthese simulator games can be anything. And Gas Station Simulator puts you in charge of your very own gas stationin the middle of a freaking desert. Yep.

But as you might have guessed, itll be up to you to not just run the station, but try and expand the business while also making sure you dont over exert yourself. Easier said than done. But running your own business isnt meant to be easy.

So keep your wits about you, your head strong, and see what you can do with your little gas station.

Platforms: PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, SteamOS

Its only going to get worse and more random from here, we promise you that. PC Building Simulator is a title that focuses on you owning a business where you try and make PCs for people. Many people want gaming PCs, but there are others out there as well.

The irony of this game is that youre not just making random PCs, youre actually using real-world parts to try and make the best PCs out there. Including ones that are more style than substance, and vice-versa. You might actually get a better understand of the world of PC creation via this game.

Platforms: Android, Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux

No, not just a truck simulator, American Truck Simulator, that says it all doesnt it?

Anyway, the game places you as a semi-truck driver. Which on its own doesnt sound like much, but, youll get to travel across beautiful landscapes across certain parts of the US like California, Arizona, and Nevada. All the while trying to make sure you get to your intended destination on time, which isnt always a guarantee.

And with various trucks you can go and drive, you might find this more engaging than you realize.

Platforms: Xbox Series X and Series S, PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows, Xbox On

Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 is another in a long line of simulator titles that are actually a bit more in-depth than you may realize. Not the least of which is that you really will be put to the test of fixing cars. But not just fixing them, fixing the various parts of them, over 4000 parts are in this game across 72 cars.

That means youre going to have to get down and dirty in order to fix them right. And thats the point of the game right there. To learn more about cars and ensure that you can work on them properly without rummaging around hoping for things to work.

Think you got what it takes?

Platforms: macOS, Xbox One, Android, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows, iOS, Xbox Series X and Series S

No, were not talking football as in the NFL, were talking European Football, or soccer to those of you from the US.

Regardless, Football Manager 2022 is the latest in a long line of simulation games for this sport where the goal is to not just play well on the field, but to manage your club off the pitch and ensure its up to snuff.

Your managerial skills will be put to the test here. Youll pick a club and run it from the ground it. Improve your team, your stadium, your business deals, and more, all in the name of making your club the best around. Whether that actually happens the way you want it to though? Thats up to you.

Platforms: Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Macintosh operating systems, Classic Mac OS

There are many of you out there who have no doubt wanted to make video games in the past, but havent had the ability or the money to do so. Thus, Game Dev Tycoon might be your next best option because in it, youll be put into the 1980s and start your own game dev crew from the ground up. Make decisions about the games you make, and grow from there.

Technically, you yourself wont be making the games, but guiding them so that they can be successful. And if you are successful, you can get out of your garage and then get your own building, build up your team even further and become game dev legends!!!!

Doesnt that sound fun?

Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, Linux, Macintosh operating systems

In the early decades of the 1800s, the railway was considered one of the greatest inventions around as it connected one part of the US to the next. And now, via Railway Empire, youll get to be a part of that time period as you try and make your own railroad business go from just one of many, to the dominant party.

Youll need to not only build your railroads from east to west and north to south, but build them to close to railway station, maintenance outlets, factories that can use them for business purposes, and more! And youll even be able to make tourist attractions to ensure you can make money off of curious people.

There are many who are trying to outdo you though, so make your empire a grand one, else get crushed by your competition.

Platforms: Xbox Series X and Series S, PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 5

Whats that? You thought we were done with the train games? WRONG!!!

But while the last one was about building up your train empire, this one is about driving those various trains all over the modern world.

But its not just about admiring the beautiful trains in your care. Rather, its about making sure that you get to where you need to go on time, operating your trains efficiently, and so on.

So, do you think you can pilot these trains with the best of them? Hop in, experience the realism of it all, and find out!

Platforms: PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PC

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If youve ever wanted to tread on the dark side of things, heres your chance. In the Thief Simulator series, youll actually get to be a thief in a neighborhood full of people to steal from. But its not as easy as just breaking in, you have to study your targets, see if they are worth stealing from, and then do the deed.

Youll need to get in and out quickly, only grabbing what you can sell, then make sure your items are prepped so that they can be sold easily and for the most money.

And whatever you do, dont get caught. Be sneaky, or run away fast if you get spotted. Youre a thief, so act like one!

Platforms: Oculus Quest, PlayStation 4, HTC Vive, Valve Index, Microsoft Windows, Windows Mixed Reality

Bet you were hoping the odd ones were done, huh? Nope, we got another one for you with Job Simulator. But there are a few twists on this one.

Not the least of which is that its a more tongue-in-cheek title.

You see, in this game you dont play as a person, you play as a robot that has taken over the jobs of society and as a result, youll be doing some very not historically accurate takes on what humans used to do before the robots came.

This VR experience is meant to be silly, and it definitely comes off that way, so give it a shot!

Platforms: Android, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, iOS, macOS, Linux, Classic Mac OS

Depending on what televisions shows you watch, you might know about the various people who remodel houses and flip them for money. Well, now its your turn to do thatwithout actually doing that.

House Flipper puts you in the role of a handyman who wants to start flipping houses. First, youll need to start out by getting the money to buy your first property. Then, youll get your first home and start fixing it up. If you do well, youll buy the next one, and the one after that.

Youll need to be smart though. Use the right tools, make the house as best as possible without blowing your budget, and then revel in how good your work is.

Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows

We already showed you a truck simulator, but now were going to show you a truck simulatorfor off-road trucks.

Yes, youll be put behind the while of over 40 different trucks designed to make it in some of the harshest conditions out there in the world today. Were talking ice roads, going through torrential areas, mud-torn landscapes and more. Youll need to be a special kind of truck driver to make it to your destination and complete the various objects.

And if thats not enough for you, you can team up with others online or see what mods the community has made for hte game.

Platforms: Microsoft Windows, Macintosh operating systems, Linux

Youve been enjoying these truck simulator games so much, why not throw another one into the mix?

Euro Truck Simulator 2 is one that has dared to be special by not just providing realism, but fun as you go about your trucking!

You are tasked with doing important delivery jobs with your truck. With dozens of cities to explore from the UK, Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, and many more, youll find that this really is a fun experience as you virtually go all across Europe.

As you complete jobs youll be able to get new trucks, more trucks, and build up a fleet of trucks to do ever more jobs. So get to trucking!

Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, macOS, Microsoft Windows

War titles are very popular in regards to simulation games, and for War Thunder, theyve brought forth a massive PVP experience where youll load up in a plane, tank, or naval ship in order to wage war against one another.

There are over 2000 craft between land, sea, and air for you to go and choose from. Then, wage war against numerous players (with millions in the install base) thatll have you either reliving classic wars and battles or having certain missions that you can try to do that others will attempt to stop you from completing!

The game looks, sounds, and feels real, and with so many playing, youll always have a battle to do.

Platforms: Nintendo Switch, Android, Microsoft Windows, macOS

Hint: its not that accurate. Totally Accurate Battle Simulator puts you in the lead of the Wobblers, and has you going and putting them into battles. But what these battles are can be up to you. You can have them teaming up with elephants, or going up against tanks, having them team up against enemies, or just rush head-long into battle.

The game intentionally has a loose physics system t up the fun factor, and youll find plenty of ways to use your Wobblers across the campaign, creator mods, sandbox mode, and more.

Platform: Microsoft Windows

Lets keep the war games going, shall we?

This time we have DCS World, another free-to-play simulation game thatll have you journeying across many different periods of war in a free-to-roam experience that like other titles mentioned have plenty of vehicles for you to partake in.

The game will guide you as you start your journey, and help build you up until youre ready for the bigger and tougher missions, as well as ensuring youre ready for other players of your skill level.

Plus, the games engine was designed to ensure the world looks beautiful across all terrains and at any height. Add to that a mission editor and a large variety of vehicles and weapons and you suddenly have something very special indeed.

Platforms: Xbox One, Microsoft Windows

Space Engineers is a title that prides itself on freedom and creativity. Because in this game, youll be in charge of building up spaceships, space stations, and more in order to expand and grow your species reach across the stars.

And with everything you explore comes the potential for new resources and growth. Whats more, everything you have can be both built, damaged, and destroyed. So youll need to be mindful of how you handle and use everything.

You can play the game across multiple modes, including one where you focus solely on building and construction, or, one where its all about survival.

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