Best Simulation Games of the 2010s
Minecrafton 5 of 24 rankings2
Terrariaon 3 of 24 rankings3
Kerbal Space Programon 2 of 24 rankings4
Fable IIIon 2 of 24 rankings5
Hunt: Showdown 1896on 2 of 24 rankings6
XCOM 2on 1 of 24 rankings7
Yakuza 0on 1 of 24 rankings8
Slime Rancheron 1 of 24 rankings9
Conan Exileson 1 of 24 rankings10
Stardew Valleyon 1 of 24 rankings11
Sid Meier's Civilization VIon 1 of 24 rankings12
Mount & Blade: Warbandon 1 of 24 rankings13
Animal Crossing: New Leafon 1 of 24 rankings14
Papers, Pleaseon 1 of 24 rankings15
The Banner Sagaon 1 of 24 rankings16
Spaceteamon 1 of 24 rankings17
The Long Darkon 1 of 24 rankings18
War Thunderon 1 of 24 rankings19
SimCityon 1 of 24 rankings20
Cities skylineson 1 of 24 rankings21
Stellarison 1 of 24 rankings22
BeamNG.driveon 1 of 24 rankingsHow this ranking is made
According to Made the Cut's census of 24 independent rankings, recounted 19 October 2026, the best Simulation game of the 2010s is Minecraft, followed by Terraria and Kerbal Space Program.
How this is counted
This chart counts 24 ranking sources, one voice each: the published ranking of games from that source with the most titles whose genre is Simulation and released in the 2010s, 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 24 published rankings of games this counts, in the order they were published.