Simulation games on Steam
Steam tag · 47,621 games · 7,804 released in the last 12 months · median 77% positive across 19,918 games with 10+ reviews · 43,365,460 Steam reviews
Share of new releases
28% of new Steam releases in the last 12 months (7,804 games), 24% the 12 before (4,892). By year: 2014: 20%, 2015: 21%, 2016: 22%, 2017: 21%, 2018: 22%, 2019: 22%, 2020: 22%, 2021: 20%, 2022: 21%, 2023: 22%, 2024: 23%, 2025: 25%, 2026: 28%.
Most reviewed Simulation games
- Dota 2 · 2013
- PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS · 2017
- Rust · 2018
- Garry's Mod · 2006
- Stardew Valley · 2016
- War Thunder · 2013
- Euro Truck Simulator 2 · 2012
- The Forest · 2018
Breakouts of the last 12 months
- WARDOGS · 2026
- Scrap Mechanic · 2026
- Forza Horizon 6 · 2026
- Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) 40th Anniversary Edition · 2026
- Escape from Tarkov · 2025
- The Scroll of Taiwu : Beyond The Dome · 2026
- TCG Card Shop Simulator · 2026
- Timberborn · 2026
Often paired with
Strategy, First-Person, Relaxing, Management, Sandbox, Immersive Sim, Resource Management, Realistic, Life Sim, Building