Best Simulation Games
Minecrafton 5 of 36 rankings2
Terrariaon 3 of 36 rankings3
Ace Combat 5: The Unsung Waron 2 of 36 rankings4
Fable IIIon 2 of 36 rankings5
Rome total waron 2 of 36 rankings6
Hunt: Showdown 1896on 2 of 36 rankings7
Kerbal Space Programon 2 of 36 rankings8
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfareon 2 of 36 rankings9
Thief II: The Metal Ageon 1 of 36 rankings10
Coffee Talkon 1 of 36 rankings11
XCOM 2on 1 of 36 rankings12
Animal Crossing: New Horizonson 1 of 36 rankings13
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxeon 1 of 36 rankings14
Yakuza 0on 1 of 36 rankings15
Slime Rancheron 1 of 36 rankings16
Star Wars: TIE Fighteron 1 of 36 rankings17
Conan Exileson 1 of 36 rankings18
Stardew Valleyon 1 of 36 rankings19
Sid Meier's Civilization VIon 1 of 36 rankings20
Mount & Blade: Warbandon 1 of 36 rankings21
RollerCoaster Tycoonon 1 of 36 rankings22
Animal Crossing: New Leafon 1 of 36 rankings23
Papers, Pleaseon 1 of 36 rankings24
Kingdom Come: Deliverance IIon 1 of 36 rankings25
DCS Worldon 1 of 36 rankings26
Medieval II: Total Waron 1 of 36 rankings27
The Banner Sagaon 1 of 36 rankings28
The Long Darkon 1 of 36 rankings29
Overcooked! All You Can Eaton 1 of 36 rankings30
Europa Universalis Von 1 of 36 rankings31
Spaceteamon 1 of 36 rankings32
Floweron 1 of 36 rankings33
Theme hospitalon 1 of 36 rankings34
Sims 3on 1 of 36 rankings35
BeamNG.driveon 1 of 36 rankings36
Garry's Modon 1 of 36 rankings37
Crimson Skies: High Road to Revengeon 1 of 36 rankings38
Schedule Ion 1 of 36 rankings39
War Thunderon 1 of 36 rankings40
Movieson 1 of 36 rankings41
Victoria 3on 1 of 36 rankings42
SimCityon 1 of 36 rankings43
Cities skylineson 1 of 36 rankings44
Dwarf Fortresson 2 of 36 rankings45
Stellarison 1 of 36 rankings46
Fortniteon 1 of 36 rankings47
SimCity 2000on 1 of 36 rankings48
Tribes 2on 1 of 36 rankingsHow this ranking is made
According to Made the Cut's census of 36 independent rankings, recounted 19 October 2026, the best Simulation game is Minecraft, followed by Terraria and Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War.
How this is counted
This chart counts 36 ranking sources, one voice each: the published ranking of games from that source with the most titles whose genre is Simulation, cut down to those titles, in the order that source listed them. A title's place is its average position across all sources counted: a title someone left off their ranking counts as tied with their last place (here, that source ranked titles of this kind and left this one out). A small pull toward the middle keeps one enthusiastic list from crowning a #1. Every title in the computed chart has a numbered position, with its source count shown beside it. It is recounted whenever a ranking is published, changed or removed, last on 19 October 2026. Member rankings and attributed external lists use the same calculation. Multiple lists from one member or external author count once; linked slices add no extra vote. Frozen links, private or unlisted lists and unmatched titles are never counted. The full method.
12 of the 36 published rankings of games this counts, in the order they were published.