Top-earning Simulation games on Steam

116 Simulation games tracked, about $4.81B gross between them. Games can sit in more than one genre.

#	Game	Sep ’26	Lifetime gross	Multiple	Value	Reviews
	Rust$RUST · Facepunch StudiosPC	~$4.51Mdown16%	~$824M$494M–$1.32B	1.9×	$88.1M$48.5M–$128M	87%Very Positive
	7 Days to Die$7DD · The Fun PimpsPC · PS · Xbox	~$695Kdown29%	~$208M$125M–$333M	2.4×	$17.4M$9.56M–$25.2M	87%Very Positive
	Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord$MBIB · TaleWorlds EntertainmentPC · PS · Xbox	~$784Kdown34%	~$206M$123M–$329M	1.9×	$17.9M$9.83M–$25.9M	87%Very Positive
4	Euro Truck Simulator 2$ETS2 · SCS SoftwarePC · PS	~$1.15Mdown14%	~$198M$119M–$316M	2.2×	$24.8M$13.7M–$36M	97%Overwhelmingly Positive
5	Stardew Valley$STVA · ConcernedApePC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android	~$967Kdown25%	~$174M$105M–$279M	2.6×	$27.5M$15.1M–$39.9M	98%Overwhelmingly Positive
6	The Forest$FORE · Endnight Games LtdPC · PS	~$630Kup26%	~$154M$92.5M–$247M	2.2×	$13.5M$7.45M–$19.6M	95%Overwhelmingly Positive
7	Garry's Mod$GSM · Facepunch StudiosPC	~$704Kdown25%	~$151M$90.3M–$241M	2.5×	$16.5M$9.06M–$23.9M	96%Overwhelmingly Positive
8	Sons Of The Forest$SOFO · Endnight Games LtdPC	~$1.26Mup30%	~$149M$89.4M–$238M	1.9×	$22.6M$12.4M–$32.7M	88%Very Positive
9	Satisfactory$SATI · Coffee Stain StudiosPC	~$608Kdown40%	~$139M$83.3M–$222M	2.5×	$24.5M$13.4M–$35.5M	97%Overwhelmingly Positive
10	Squad$SQUA · OffworldPC	~$647Kdown29%	~$117M$70.3M–$187M	2.0×	$13.2M$7.26M–$19.1M	82%Very Positive
11	Project Zomboid$PRZO · The Indie StonePC	~$1.62Mdown38%	~$111M$66.6M–$178M	2.5×	$29.6M$16.3M–$42.9M	94%Very Positive
12	Hell Let Loose$HLL · Expression GamesPC · PS · Xbox	~$302Kdown38%	~$103M$61.8M–$165M	2.0×	$8M$4.4M–$11.6M	83%Very Positive
13	RimWorld$RIMW · Ludeon StudiosPC	~$566Kdown11%	~$97.5M$58.5M–$156M	2.6×	$14M$7.71M–$20.3M	97%Overwhelmingly Positive
14	Factorio$FACT · Wube Software LTD.PC · Switch	~$430Kdown13%	~$93.4M$56.1M–$149M	2.6×	$10.4M$5.74M–$15.1M	97%Overwhelmingly Positive
15	Schedule I$SCI · TVGSPC	~$921Kdown33%	~$86.1M$51.7M–$138M	2.4×	$30.2M$16.6M–$43.8M	97%Overwhelmingly Positive
16	Raft$RAFT · Redbeet InteractivePC	~$322Kdown11%	~$79.6M$47.8M–$127M	2.2×	$7.25M$3.99M–$10.5M	93%Very Positive
17	Kerbal Space Program$KSP · SquadPC · Xbox	~$399Kdown32%	~$77.7M$46.6M–$124M	3.8×	$16.7M$9.19M–$24.2M	95%Overwhelmingly Positive
18	Human Fall Flat$HFF · No Brakes GamesPC · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android	~$251Kdown22%	~$71.2M$42.7M–$114M	2.0×	$4.62M$2.54M–$6.71M	94%Very Positive
19	鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortal$TAIM · 鬼谷工作室PC	~$38.3Kdown23%	~$60.3M$36.2M–$96.4M	1.5×	$633K$348K–$917K	56%Mixed
20	The Scroll of Taiwu : Beyond The Dome$STBD · ConchShip GamesPC	~$92.9Kdown40%	~$52.6M$31.6M–$84.2M	2.3×	$6.8M$3.74M–$9.86M	65%Mixed
21	ASTRONEER$ASTR · System Era SoftworksPC · PS · Xbox · Switch	~$149Kup53%	~$51.6M$30.9M–$82.5M	2.2×	$3.47M$1.91M–$5.03M	91%Very Positive
22	Teardown$TEAR · Tuxedo LabsPC	~$401Kdown22%	~$48.6M$29.1M–$77.7M	2.1×	$9.78M$5.38M–$14.2M	95%Overwhelmingly Positive
23	Kenshi$KENS · Lo-Fi GamesPC	~$329Kdown9.9%	~$48.2M$28.9M–$77.1M	2.8×	$8.29M$4.56M–$12M	95%Overwhelmingly Positive
24	Overcooked! 2$OV2 · Ghost Town Games Ltd.PC · PS · Xbox · Switch	~$281Kdown38%	~$47.5M$28.5M–$75.9M	2.5×	$7.09M$3.9M–$10.3M	90%Very Positive
25	The Long Dark$LODA · Hinterland Studio Inc.PC · PS · Xbox	~$144Kup5.7%	~$46.6M$28M–$74.6M	2.0×	$3.73M$2.05M–$5.41M	89%Very Positive
26	Prison Architect$PRAR · Introversion SoftwarePC · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android	~$1.39Mup1,908%	~$46.4M$27.8M–$74.2M	3.0×	$4.43M$2.43M–$6.42M	89%Very Positive
27	Oxygen Not Included$ONI · Klei EntertainmentPC	~$139Kdown29%	~$44.9M$26.9M–$71.8M	2.5×	$4.99M$2.75M–$7.24M	96%Overwhelmingly Positive
28	The Isle$ISLE · Afterthought LLCPC	~$675Kdown16%	~$44.7M$26.8M–$71.5M	2.4×	$11.6M$6.38M–$16.8M	80%Very Positive
29	American Truck Simulator$ATS · SCS SoftwarePC	~$274Kup3.9%	~$43.6M$26.2M–$69.8M	2.6×	$6.03M$3.32M–$8.75M	97%Overwhelmingly Positive
30	Space Engineers$SPEN · Keen Software HousePC · PS · Xbox	~$54.2Kdown4.3%	~$43.2M$25.9M–$69.1M	2.0×	$1.1M$602K–$1.59M	89%Very Positive
31	Northgard: Definitive Edition$NDE · Shiro GamesPC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android	~$75.3Kup9.4%	~$42.3M$25.4M–$67.7M	2.2×	$1.83M$1.01M–$2.66M	85%Very Positive
32	Scrap Mechanic$SCME · Axolot GamesPC	~$230Kdown60%	~$41.8M$25.1M–$66.9M	3.1×	$5.59M$3.08M–$8.11M	92%Very Positive
33	Green Hell$GRHE · Creepy JarPC · PS · Xbox	~$496Kup9.0%	~$39.5M$23.7M–$63.2M	1.9×	$8.09M$4.45M–$11.7M	84%Very Positive
34	Slime Rancher$SLRA · Monomi ParkPC · Xbox	~$219Kdown7.1%	~$37.7M$22.6M–$60.4M	2.5×	$4.92M$2.71M–$7.14M	98%Overwhelmingly Positive
35	Totally Accurate Battle Simulator$TABS · LandfallPC · PS · Switch	~$203Kdown20%	~$36.5M$21.9M–$58.5M	2.4×	$5.29M$2.91M–$7.67M	97%Overwhelmingly Positive
36	House Flipper$HOFL · EmpyreanPC · Xbox · Switch · iOS	~$144Kup76%	~$36.5M$21.9M–$58.4M	2.0×	$2.49M$1.37M–$3.61M	94%Very Positive
37	People Playground$PEPL · mestiezPC	~$354Kup43%	~$36.1M$21.7M–$57.7M	2.1×	$5.34M$2.94M–$7.74M	97%Overwhelmingly Positive
38	Chivalry: Medieval Warfare$CMW · Torn Banner StudiosPC	~$2,860down46%	~$35.2M$21.1M–$56.3M	1.9×	$93.5K$51.4K–$136K	83%Very Positive
39	Assetto Corsa$ASCO · Kunos SimulazioniPC	~$239Kup20%	~$34.9M$20.9M–$55.8M	2.0×	$4.24M$2.33M–$6.15M	92%Very Positive
40	This War of Mine$TWM · 11 bit studiosPC · iOS · Android	~$53.4Kdown2.2%	~$32.8M$19.7M–$52.5M	2.4×	$1.33M$732K–$1.93M	93%Very Positive
41	Barotrauma$BARO · FakeFishPC	~$236Kdown28%	~$31.8M$19.1M–$50.9M	2.6×	$6.19M$3.4M–$8.98M	94%Very Positive
42	Insurgency$INSU · New World InteractivePC	~$8,332down17%	~$30.7M$18.4M–$49.2M	2.2×	$233K$128K–$337K	91%Very Positive
43	Medieval Dynasty$MEDY · Render CubePC · PS · Xbox	~$190Kup10.0%	~$30.3M$18.2M–$48.5M	1.9×	$3.26M$1.79M–$4.72M	90%Very Positive
44	Stranded Deep$STDE · Beam Team GamesPC · PS · Xbox · Switch	~$62.3Kup45%	~$28.6M$17.2M–$45.8M	2.1×	$1.1M$603K–$1.59M	74%Mostly Positive
45	Dyson Sphere Program$DSP2 · Youthcat StudioPC	~$67.7Kdown2.8%	~$28.1M$16.9M–$44.9M	2.4×	$1.74M$957K–$2.52M	97%Overwhelmingly Positive
46	Supermarket Simulator$SUSI · Nokta GamesPC	~$123Kdown6.4%	~$28M$16.8M–$44.7M	2.0×	$4.01M$2.21M–$5.81M	92%Very Positive
47	MiSide$MISI · AIHASTOPC	~$245Kup8.0%	~$27.1M$16.3M–$43.3M	2.3×	$6.48M$3.56M–$9.4M	97%Overwhelmingly Positive
48	Blade and Sorcery$BLSO · WarpFrogPC	~$98.5Kdown6.3%	~$26.5M$15.9M–$42.4M	2.2×	$2.36M$1.3M–$3.42M	96%Overwhelmingly Positive
49	Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator$PCAS · niceplay gamesPC · Xbox	~$150Kdown14%	~$23.2M$13.9M–$37.1M	2.0×	$2.59M$1.42M–$3.75M	92%Very Positive
50	Rain World$RAWO · VideocultPC · PS · Switch	~$374Kdown10%	~$22.2M$13.3M–$35.5M	2.8×	$8.02M$4.41M–$11.6M	94%Very Positive
51	Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition$SFE · Thunder LotusPC · PS · Xbox · Switch	~$78Kdown31%	~$22.1M$13.3M–$35.4M	2.2×	$2.14M$1.18M–$3.11M	94%Very Positive
52	Ravenfield$RAVE · SteelRaven7PC	~$83.2Kdown12%	~$21.7M$13M–$34.7M	2.4×	$2.04M$1.12M–$2.95M	96%Overwhelmingly Positive
53	PowerWash Simulator$POSI · FuturLabPC · PS · Xbox · iOS	~$72.5Kup9.0%	~$21.6M$13M–$34.6M	2.2×	$1.53M$841K–$2.22M	96%Overwhelmingly Positive
54	My Summer Car$MSC · Amistech GamesPC	~$145Kdown29%	~$21.4M$12.8M–$34.2M	2.1×	$4.27M$2.35M–$6.19M	94%Very Positive
55	Wreckfest$WREC · BugbearPC · PS · Xbox	~$84Kdown31%	~$20.9M$12.5M–$33.5M	2.8×	$2.03M$1.12M–$2.95M	87%Very Positive
56	Lobotomy Corporation \| Monster Management Simulation$LCMM · ProjectMoonPC	~$161Kdown43%	~$20M$12M–$32M	2.8×	$5.69M$3.13M–$8.25M	94%Very Positive
57	Don't Starve$DTS · Klei EntertainmentPC · PS · Switch · iOS · Android	~$28Kdown7.8%	~$19.8M$11.9M–$31.6M	2.8×	$787K$433K–$1.14M	96%Overwhelmingly Positive
58	My Time at Portia$MTAP · Pathea GamesPC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS	~$18.2Kdown13%	~$19.1M$11.5M–$30.6M	2.0×	$348K$191K–$505K	91%Very Positive
59	Golf With Your Friends$GWYF · Blacklight InteractivePC · PS · Xbox · Switch	~$86.5Kdown34%	~$18.8M$11.3M–$30.2M	1.8×	$1.74M$957K–$2.52M	88%Very Positive
60	Pavlov$PAVL · Vankrupt GamesPC	~$19.3Kdown29%	~$17.9M$10.8M–$28.7M	1.9×	$580K$319K–$841K	88%Very Positive
61	Banished$BANI · Shining Rock Software LLCPC	~$14.4Kdown27%	~$17.7M$10.6M–$28.3M	2.4×	$340K$187K–$492K	90%Very Positive
62	Verdun$VERD · BlackMill GamesPC · PS · Xbox	~$13.4Kdown4.7%	~$17.6M$10.6M–$28.2M	2.0×	$221K$121K–$320K	87%Very Positive
63	Graveyard Keeper$GRKE · Lazy Bear GamesPC · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android	~$186Kup99%	~$16.8M$10.1M–$26.9M	2.3×	$1.92M$1.06M–$2.78M	86%Very Positive
64	Plague Inc: Evolved$PIE · Ndemic CreationsPC · PS · Xbox · Switch	~$83Kdown33%	~$16.8M$10.1M–$26.9M	2.9×	$3.35M$1.84M–$4.86M	94%Very Positive
65	BONEWORKS$BONE · Stress Level ZeroPC	~$30.5Kdown10%	~$16.8M$10.1M–$26.9M	2.1×	$576K$317K–$835K	92%Very Positive
66	WorldBox - God Simulator$WGS · Maxim KarpenkoPC · iOS · Android	~$147Kdown24%	~$16.3M$9.79M–$26.1M	2.4×	$3.67M$2.02M–$5.32M	95%Overwhelmingly Positive
67	Tabletop Simulator$TASI · Berserk GamesPC	~$52.8Kdown29%	~$15.5M$9.29M–$24.8M	2.1×	$1.3M$714K–$1.88M	95%Overwhelmingly Positive
68	Besiege$BESI · Spiderling StudiosPC · Xbox	~$29.5Kdown17%	~$15.3M$9.18M–$24.5M	3.3×	$961K$529K–$1.39M	95%Overwhelmingly Positive
69	PC Building Simulator$PBS · Claudiu KissPC · Switch	~$19.9Kdown15%	~$14.7M$8.8M–$23.5M	2.0×	$440K$242K–$638K	93%Very Positive
70	The Long Drive$LODR · GeneszPC	~$77.2Kdown22%	~$14.5M$8.72M–$23.2M	1.8×	$1.89M$1.04M–$2.74M	88%Very Positive
71	Thief Simulator$THSI · Noble MuffinsPC · Switch	~$59.4Kdown50%	~$14.3M$8.6M–$22.9M	1.9×	$1.28M$703K–$1.85M	88%Very Positive
72	Papers, Please$PAPL · Lucas PopePC · iOS · Android	~$43.6Kdown37%	~$13.2M$7.9M–$21.1M	2.3×	$1.03M$568K–$1.5M	97%Overwhelmingly Positive
73	Goat Simulator$GOSI · Coffee Stain StudiosPC · Xbox · iOS · Android	~$14.7Kdown39%	~$12.7M$7.61M–$20.3M	2.0×	$365K$201K–$529K	90%Very Positive
74	Flashing Lights - Police, Firefighting, Emergency Services (EMS) Simulator$FLPF · Nils JakrinsPC	~$36.7Kdown60%	~$12.1M$7.26M–$19.4M	1.7×	$857K$471K–$1.24M	80%Very Positive
75	Unpacking$UNPA · Witch BeamPC · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android	~$68.6Kup42%	~$11.5M$6.91M–$18.4M	2.0×	$1.35M$742K–$1.96M	93%Very Positive
76	KovaaK's$KOS · KovaaK GamesPC	~$102Kdown15%	~$10.4M$6.24M–$16.7M	2.5×	$2.05M$1.12M–$2.97M	92%Very Positive
77	VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action$V1HC · Sukeban GamesPC · Switch	~$17.6Kdown55%	~$9.36M$5.62M–$15M	2.6×	$576K$317K–$835K	97%Overwhelmingly Positive
78	Game Dev Tycoon$GDT · Greenheart Games 💚PC · Switch · iOS · Android	~$10.9Kdown21%	~$8.98M$5.39M–$14.4M	2.1×	$284K$156K–$412K	95%Overwhelmingly Positive
79	Volcano Princess$VOPR · 养蛋人 Egg HatcherPC	~$29.4Kdown35%	~$8.55M$5.13M–$13.7M	2.5×	$936K$515K–$1.36M	97%Overwhelmingly Positive
80	Liar's Bar$LSB · Curve AnimationPC	~$31.4Kdown28%	~$7.62M$4.57M–$12.2M	2.0×	$849K$467K–$1.23M	89%Very Positive
81	Cookie Clicker$COCL · OrteilPC · Android	~$46.9Kdown2.0%	~$7.08M$4.25M–$11.3M	2.4×	$1.05M$576K–$1.52M	96%Overwhelmingly Positive
82	Love Is All Around$LIAA · intinyPC	~$3,053down36%	~$6.43M$3.86M–$10.3M	2.2×	$90.3K$49.7K–$131K	93%Very Positive
83	Chained Together$CHTO · Anegar GamesPC	~$53.5Kdown8.1%	~$6.08M$3.65M–$9.73M	2.1×	$1.02M$560K–$1.48M	89%Very Positive
84	Little Witch in the Woods$LWW · SUNNY SIDE UPPC · Xbox	~$41.8Kdown43%	~$5.57M$3.34M–$8.91M	1.8×	$1.19M$653K–$1.72M	89%Very Positive
85	Buckshot Roulette$BURO · Mike KlubnikaPC	~$50.8Kdown25%	~$4.79M$2.88M–$7.67M	2.9×	$1.46M$802K–$2.11M	95%Overwhelmingly Positive
86	Total Tank Simulator$TTS · Noobz from PolandPC	~$16.4Kup4.8%	~$3.63M$2.18M–$5.8M	1.9×	$276K$152K–$400K	81%Very Positive
87	Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale$RISS · EasyGameStationPC	~$6,111up73%	~$3.61M$2.17M–$5.78M	2.5×	$90.1K$49.5K–$131K	95%Overwhelmingly Positive
88	Turmoil$TURM · GamiousPC · Switch · iOS	~$10.7Kup13%	~$3.46M$2.08M–$5.54M	2.8×	$278K$153K–$403K	92%Very Positive
89	Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition$ASEE · Krillbite StudioPC · PS · Xbox · Switch	~$11.1Kdown40%	~$3.46M$2.07M–$5.53M	2.2×	$263K$145K–$381K	89%Very Positive
90	Kingdoms Reborn$KIRE · EarthshinePC	~$10.6Kup6.5%	~$3.3M$1.98M–$5.29M	2.8×	$227K$125K–$329K	90%Very Positive
91	The Infected$INFE · DigX StudiosPC	~$7,613down4.0%	~$2.55M$1.53M–$4.07M	1.9×	$112K$61.9K–$163K	84%Very Positive
92	Syrian Warfare$SYWA · Cats Who PlayPC	~$6,020down24%	~$2.14M$1.28M–$3.42M	2.4×	$122K$67.1K–$177K	86%Very Positive
93	Animal Shelter$ANSH · Games IncubatorPC · PS · Xbox	~$4,626down67%	~$1.77M$1.06M–$2.83M	1.8×	$203K$112K–$295K	87%Very Positive
94	Papa's Freezeria Deluxe$PSFD · Flipline StudiosPC	~$9,899down15%	~$1.49M$892K–$2.38M	2.7×	$244K$134K–$354K	99%Overwhelmingly Positive
95	KINGDOMS$KING · OreolPC	~$1,497up100%	~$1.43M$858K–$2.29M	2.1×	$17.8K$9,773–$25.8K	71%Mostly Positive
96	Sailwind$SAIL · Raw Lion WorkshopPC	~$12.3Kdown8.8%	~$1.09M$652K–$1.74M	2.3×	$272K$150K–$395K	88%Very Positive
97	Anvil Saga$ANSA · Pirozhok StudioPC	~$2,977up0.0%	~$954K$573K–$1.53M	2.1×	$39.3K$21.6K–$57K	70%Mostly Positive
98	Saurian$SAUR · Urvogel Games, LLCPC	~$1,615down38%	~$812K$487K–$1.3M	1.6×	$27.8K$15.3K–$40.3K	61%Mixed
99	SpaceChem$SPAC · ZachtronicsPC	~$1,449up50%	~$727K$436K–$1.16M	2.5×	$20.7K$11.4K–$30K	95%Overwhelmingly Positive
100	Ship Graveyard Simulator$SGS · Games IncubatorPC · Xbox	~$7,577down34%	~$671K$403K–$1.07M	1.8×	$87.2K$47.9K–$126K	64%Mixed

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