- #1 112 Operator
97% matchVery Positive89% of 7,117 reviews2020
Dev: Jutsu GamesPub: Games Operators
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Manage emergency services in any city in the world! Take calls and dispatch rescue forces. Handle difficult situations, now depending on the weather, and traffic. Help the citizens through cataclysms and natural disasters, becoming a better emergency number operator every day!
Why similar: Moddable 37.1% ★, Simulation 17.1%, RTS 12%, Realistic 12%, Real Time Tactics 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the core management aspect of emergency services by tasking you with handling calls and deploying units across a city.
- #2 911 Operator
96% matchVery Positive89% of 19,330 reviews2017
Dev: Jutsu GamesPub: Games Operators
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Game about the difficult work of people that manage emergency lines and services. Answer incoming calls and react properly - give first aid instructions, advise, dispatch correct number of firemen / police / ambulances, or sometimes - just ignore the call. Play on ANY CITY in the world!
Why similar: Simulation 34.4%, Strategy 28.8%, Moddable 14.9% ★, Real Time Tactics 9.7%, Realistic 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similar experience to the management side of the Emergency series, focusing on dispatching police, fire, and medical units to critical incidents.
- #3 Fire Commander
96% matchMixed67% of 368 reviews2022
Dev: Atomic WolfPub: Feel Good Games
Windows
See what it means to face the fire. Command a firefighting unit in an exciting tactical RTS. Save lives, manage your water supplies and care for your team in 30+ missions. Be a real hero!
Why similar: Real-Time 30.2% ★, RTS 16%, Real Time Tactics 15.3%, Simulation 13.8%, Strategy 13.1%
Why You'll Like It: A real-time tactical game that focuses specifically on the challenges of firefighting and managing specialized crews in dangerous environments.
- #4 RESCUE 2: Everyday Heroes
95% matchMixed63% of 282 reviews2015
Dev: Fragment Production Ltd.Pub: astragon Sales & Services GmbH
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
HOW MANY LIVES WILL YOU SAVE?Experience your city through the eyes of a lifesaver and find out what it means to be a genuine "Everyday Hero"! Keep track of several fire stations, a variety of vehicles, a wide range of equipment and specialized staff so that you're always prepared for anything.
Why similar: Strategy 39%, Simulation 36.8%, RTS 21.5%, Singleplayer 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title emphasizes the tactical management of fire stations and the deployment of emergency vehicles to handle complex disasters.
- #5 Door Kickers
94% matchVery Positive94% of 9,980 reviews2014
Dev: KillHouse Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Door Kickers is an innovative realtime strategy game that puts you in charge of a SWAT team and lets you command them during a tactical intervention.
Why similar: Strategy 29.3%, Simulation 19.1%, Moddable 17.9% ★, RTS 11.4%, Real Time Tactics 11%
Why You'll Like It: While focused on SWAT operations, it shares the top-down tactical squad control and real-time planning mechanics found in Emergency 4.
- #6 Flashing Lights - Police, Firefighting, Emergency Services (EMS) Simulator
94% matchMostly Positive80% of 18,152 reviews2023
Dev: Nils JakrinsPub: Excalibur Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 39.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Play solo or in up to 10-player multiplayer co-op! Flashing Lights is an open world police, firefighting and EMS simulator game with plenty of opportunity for role-play or more relaxed fun with friends. Become the law or save lives! Discover leagues of player-created mods!
Why similar: Simulation 46.4%, Realistic 30.1%, Multiplayer 23.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game allows you to experience the multi-agency emergency response loop from a first-person perspective with multiplayer support.
- #7 Police Simulator: Patrol Officers
93% matchMostly Positive76% of 21,758 reviews2022
Dev: Aesir InteractivePub: astragon Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Welcome to Brighton! Join the police force of this fictitious American city and experience the day to day life of a police officer.
Why similar: Simulation 27.2%, Online Co-Op 19.8%, Realistic 18.2%, Co-op 16.2%, Multiplayer 15.3%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a grounded, on-the-ground perspective of police work that complements the high-level management style of the Emergency series.
- #8 Emergency Call 112 – The Fire Fighting Simulation 2
92% matchMixed61% of 5,599 reviews2021
Dev: CreneticPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Emergency Call 112 – The Fire Fighting Simulation 2 is the consequent further development of the successful first part, which lets every Firefighter Fan experience the way a professional fire brigade works.
Why similar: Moddable 36.3% ★, Simulation 19.5%, Realistic 13.3%, Multiplayer 10.7%, Co-op 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A highly realistic simulation that focuses on the technical aspects of firefighting and equipment management.
- #9 Notruf 112 | Emergency Call 112
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 4,456 reviews2016
Dev: Crenetic GmbH StudiosPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Emergency Call 112 – The Fire Fighting Simulation is an exciting, fully detailed simulation of the eventful life of a big city fire department. It was developed in cooperation with and modelled on the fire brigade of Mülheim, Germany. Mülheim has one of the largest and most modern fire stations in Europe.
Why similar: Simulation 33.3%, Mod 23.2% ★, Realistic 15.1%, Moddable 11.5% ★, Multiplayer 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: This title provides a detailed look at the daily operations and emergency response procedures of a professional fire department.
- #10 EMERGENCY 20
91% matchVery Positive84% of 2,112 reviews2017
Dev: Sixteen Tons Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 27.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Coordinate your team of first responders in the anniversary edition of EMERGENCY! Featuring 10 remastered classic EMERGENCY missions and three full campaigns, EMERGENCY 20 is the complete package for both experienced and new rescue commanders!
Why similar: Mod 43.2% ★, Moddable 8.9% ★, Real-Time 8.6% ★, Simulation 7.1%, Strategy 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A compilation entry in the series that retains the classic real-time tactical gameplay of the original titles.
- #11 EmergeNYC
90% matchMixed63% of 4,195 reviews2016
Dev: FlipSwitch Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 240.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
EmergeNYC is a simulation of New York City's Emergency Services. Drive over 30 different Emergency Vehicles with up to 32 of your friends through busy City Streets with blazing sirens and air horns. Take the role of a firefighter, medic, or police officer and ride with your friends to emergencies
Why similar: Simulation 31.8%, Strategy 21.3%, Realistic 17%, Multiplayer 15.1%, RTS 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world emergency simulator that focuses on the realistic operation of fire and EMS vehicles in a dense urban environment.
- #12 Firefighting Simulator - The Squad
89% matchVery Positive81% of 5,238 reviews2020
Dev: Chronos UnterhaltungssoftwarePub: astragon Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Firefighting Simulator lets you experience what it means to fight fires up close as an active part of a major US city's firefighting crew - together with up to 3 friends in the co-op multiplayer- or in the single player mode.
Why similar: Simulation 28.4%, Realistic 15.1%, Online Co-Op 14.7%, Multiplayer 13.3%, Co-op 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes team-based tactical firefighting, requiring players to coordinate with AI or human teammates to suppress complex fires.
- #13 EMERGENCY 3
89% matchVery Positive81% of 167 reviews2017
Dev: Sixteen Tons Entertainment
Windows
Their lives are in your hands - can you take the pressure? In this re-release of the classic EMERGENCY 3 it's your job to save lifes! Command many different first responder units in an exciting mix of simulation and real-time strategy.
Why similar: Mod 32.4% ★, Simulation 11.2%, Moddable 10.1% ★, Strategy 9.9%, Real-Time 8% ★
Why You'll Like It: An earlier entry in the series that established the core real-time tactical mechanics and unit management style.
- #14 EMERGENCY
86% matchMixed69% of 6,493 reviews2023
Dev: Sixteen Tons Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 24.0 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Save lives – be a hero! Join forces against the chaos in the newest title of the award-winning EMERGENCY series. Take up your shift as incident commander and coordinate with other players to fight fires, arrest gangsters and rescue injured civilians. Your city needs you!
Why similar: Real-Time 15.6% ★, RTS 15.3%, Strategy 12.3%, Real Time Tactics 12.3%, Simulation 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: The modern free-to-play iteration that brings the series' classic emergency response gameplay to a new generation.
- #15 Emergency 2014
88% matchMixed64% of 370 reviews2013
Dev: Sixteen Tons Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
You have command of paramedics, fire brigades, police and disaster relief. Send your teams out on tense real-time missions to deal with disasters in Europe's major centres.
Why similar: Simulation 47%, Strategy 19.2%, RTS 17.7%, Realistic 9.1%, Multiplayer 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: This version expands on the tactical mission structure with additional scenarios and updated emergency response units.
- #16 This Is the Police
86% matchVery Positive82% of 11,036 reviews2016
Dev: Weappy StudioPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
This Is the Police is a strategy/adventure game set in a city spiraling the drain. Taking the role of gritty Police Chief Jack Boyd, you'll dive into a deep story of crime and intrigue. Will Jack reach his retirement with a nice stack of bills, or will he end up broken ... or worse?
Why similar: Strategy 62.4%, Simulation 32.2%, Singleplayer 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: It combines resource management with high-pressure decision-making, forcing you to balance limited police resources against city-wide crises.
- #17 Contraband Police
83% matchVery Positive95% of 24,287 reviews2023
Dev: Crazy RocksPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Take over the duties of a border guard inspector in a communist country of the 80's. Smuggling, corruption and forgery are the order of the day here. Be vigilant and earn the respect of your superiors.
Why similar: Simulation 56.4%, Realistic 35.8%, Singleplayer 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends law enforcement management with investigative gameplay, capturing the feeling of being an officer on the front lines.
- #18 Radio Commander: Vietnam '64
85% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,032 reviews2019
Dev: Serious SimPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Use the radio to give commands to the soldiers on the battlefield. Keep track of the situation based on their voice reports only. Lead US platoons to clash with Vietcong in a realistic, innovative approach to the RTS genre. Make hard choices in a narrative driven experience, and face the outcome.
Why similar: Simulation 26.3%, Real Time Tactics 25.6%, RTS 25.4%, Strategy 19.4%, Singleplayer 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the tactical communication aspect of command, requiring you to manage units through radio reports rather than direct visual control.
- #19 Firefighting Simulator: Ignite
82% matchVery Positive81% of 2,072 reviews2025
Dev: weltenbauer. Software Entwicklung GmbHPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 26.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Face unpredictable dangers, fight perilous fires with your crew, and save lives in Firefighting Simulator: Ignite. Step into the boots of a U.S. firefighter and play with up to 3 friends or with the help of your NPC controlled crew members.
Why similar: Simulation 43.3%, Realistic 20.2%, Multiplayer 13%, Co-op 11%, Online Co-Op 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A modern take on firefighting tactics that emphasizes realistic physics and equipment usage in emergency situations.
- #20 EMERGENCY 2
84% matchVery Positive85% of 75 reviews2018
Dev: Sixteen Tons Entertainment
Windows
Save Lives! When disaster strikes it all comes down to you! Take command of firefighters, doctors and more in this EMERGENCY Classics re-release of EMERGENCY 2. Now playable on modern operating systems!
Why similar: Simulation 20.5%, Real-Time 18.2% ★, Strategy 17.7%, Cult Classic 17.5% ★, RTS 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic entry that provides the foundational real-time strategy elements seen in the later Deluxe version.
- #21 Rescue HQ - The Tycoon
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 915 reviews2019
Dev: stillalive studiosPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Build up your headquarters from scratch and design your own masterpiece. In Rescue HQ you build, organize and manage a joint station for firefighters, police and ambulance. Manage your resources wisely and master challenging emergencies to keep your city safe! Are you up to the challenge?
Why similar: Simulation 45.8%, Strategy 38.7%, Retro 10.6%, Singleplayer 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the management and expansion of emergency stations, providing a different angle on the emergency services theme.
- #22 Command: Modern Operations
81% matchVery Positive85% of 1,564 reviews2019
Dev: Command Development TeamPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 33.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Command: Modern Operations is the next generation in cross-domain modern wargaming. It enables you to simulate every military engagement from post World War II to the present day and beyond. The scale is primarily tactical/operational, although strategic scale operations are also possible.
Why similar: Simulation 47%, Strategy 23.6%, RTS 21.8%, Realistic 4.6%, Co-op 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: A high-level tactical simulation that shares the complex, real-time command-and-control feel of managing large-scale emergency operations.
- #23 Police Tactics: Imperio
81% matchMixed62% of 423 reviews2016
Dev: CyberphobX Ltd.Pub: astragon Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
In POLICE TACTICS: IMPERIO you start your career as an aspiring police chief in Newport Falls, a city that is dirty and corrupt to its core. You are responsible for upholding law and order. Coordinate the emergency vehicles and personnel of the municipal precinct and put a stop to crime.
Why similar: Strategy 50.1%, Simulation 49.9%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the strategic management of a police force, requiring you to handle crime and emergencies across a city.
- #24 Ambulance Life: A Paramedic Simulator
78% matchMixed51% of 1,195 reviews2025
Dev: Aesir InteractivePub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Dedicate your life to saving others. As soon as you receive the emergency call, speed off to the site of the accident in your ambulance, sirens wailing. Apply first aid and transport the seriously injured to hospital. Every second counts!
Why similar: Simulation 62%, Realistic 28.5%, Co-op 5.1%, Singleplayer 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the medical response aspect of emergency services, providing a detailed simulation of paramedic duties.
- #25 Men of War™
79% matchVery Positive90% of 3,795 reviews2009
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Men of War is a stunning Real-Time Strategy game that takes place during the height of World War II. Intense battles span Europe and North Africa as gamers play as Soviet, Allied or German forces across 19 massive single-player missions.
Why similar: Strategy 22.5%, Mod 22% ★, RTS 13.4%, Moddable 12.2% ★, Real Time Tactics 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: While set in a military context, its deep real-time tactical squad control is highly reminiscent of the unit management in Emergency 4.
- #26 Soldiers: Heroes of World War II - Enhanced Edition
79% matchVery Positive86% of 1,068 reviews2014
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The first installment in the real-time tactics series that would become known as Men of War, now refreshed and enhanced! Take command of American, British, Soviet, or German forces and fight on the battlefields of World War II in 32 single-player missions or with others in PvP and co-op sessions.
Why similar: Moddable 19% ★, RTS 17.9%, Strategy 14.2%, Simulation 11.9%, Real Time Tactics 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game features granular tactical control over individual units, similar to the precision required in Emergency 4 missions.
- #27 Firefighters 2014
80% matchMixed62% of 600 reviews2014
Dev: VIS - Visual Imagination SoftwarePub: rondomedia GmbH
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
House fires, traffic accidents and large-scale emergencies: Experience the day-to-day life of the fire department in “Firefighters 2014 – The Simulation Game”! Finally, what firefighter simulation fans have been waiting on for a long time – play and immerse yourself in the daily operations of a fire department: traffic accidents on the...
Why similar: Simulation 98.3%, Singleplayer 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: A simulation-focused title that explores the challenges of fire suppression and rescue operations.
- #28 Bus Simulator 18
77% matchVery Positive81% of 13,398 reviews2018
Dev: stillalive studiosPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 58.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Experience the job of a bus driver in a vast and freely drivable urban area. Drive original licensed city buses from the great brands: Mercedes-Benz, Setra, MAN, and IVECO BUS. Transport your passengers safely and punctually, either solo in single player mode, or in multiplayer mode.
Why similar: Simulation 38.2%, Multiplayer 15.6%, Mod 15.4% ★, Realistic 14.9%, Co-op 7.1%
- #29 Cities: Skylines
76% matchVery Positive93% of 286,936 reviews2015
Dev: Colossal OrderPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 65.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Cities: Skylines is a modern take on the classic city simulation. The game introduces new game play elements to realize the thrill and hardships of creating and maintaining a real city whilst expanding on some well-established tropes of the city building experience.
Why similar: Mod 48.6% ★, Moddable 20.2% ★, Simulation 16.5%, Strategy 10%, Realistic 3.4%
- #30 Rise of Nations: Extended Edition
76% matchVery Positive95% of 15,511 reviews2014
Dev: SkyBox LabsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 18.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Rise of Nations is back! Play the updated classic with full Steamworks integration and enhanced features!
Why similar: Strategy 25.9%, RTS 25.2%, Classic 22.2% ★, Real-Time 9.1% ★, Simulation 8.1%
- #31 Bus Simulator 16
77% matchMostly Positive71% of 3,763 reviews2016
Dev: stillalive studiosPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 88.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Get behind the wheel of 13 realistic city buses licensed by known city bus manufacturers such as Mercedes-Benz and MAN. Keep an eye on the traffic code and drive your passengers safely to their destinations through five characteristic city districts.
Why similar: Mod 55.5% ★, Moddable 16.2% ★, Simulation 12%, Realistic 5.4%, Multiplayer 3.9%
- #32 Into The Flames
74% matchVery Positive82% of 1,685 reviews2023
Dev: Fully Involved Game StudiosPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Into The Flames is a Solo/Co-op firefighting game that focuses on the intensity of being a real life firefighter. Drive emergency vehicles, bust down doors, fight raging fires, and do whatever it takes to bring the chaotic scene under control!
Why similar: Simulation 65%, Multiplayer 35%
- #33 Fernbus Simulator
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 11,843 reviews2016
Dev: TML-StudiosPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 90.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The world of coach drivers awaits you! Drive along motorways and country roads to the bus stations in over 40 cities in Germany. Thanks to the cooperation with FlixBus and true-to-the-original MAN buses, you will experience the game world in a realistic way.
Why similar: Simulation 39.8%, Moddable 39.3% ★, Realistic 18.2%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #34 Transport Fever 2
73% matchVery Positive91% of 31,208 reviews2019
Dev: Urban GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.7 hrsMean: 65.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The classic transport simulation genre has a new gold standard with Transport Fever 2. Discover a whole new world by navigating transport routes through land, water and air. May progress and prosperity find their way!
Why similar: Mod 25.9% ★, Simulation 25.3%, Moddable 20.7% ★, Strategy 19.7%, Realistic 6.8%
- #35 SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition
75% matchVery Positive82% of 9,611 reviews2010
Dev: EA - MaxisPub: Electronic Arts
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 54%
SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition includes the bestselling SimCity 4 and the all-new SimCity 4 Rush Hour Expansion Pack. Create the most massive region of cities ever, with a farming town, bedroom community, high-tech commercial center, and industrial backbone.
Why similar: Moddable 25.2% ★, Simulation 24.2%, Strategy 23%, Classic 12.8% ★, Realistic 7.6%
- #36 Construction Simulator 2015
74% matchVery Positive82% of 6,829 reviews2014
Dev: weltenbauer. Software Entwicklung GmbHPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
In Construction Simulator 2015, you take the controls of 16 realistic construction machines made by LIEBHERR, STILL and MAN with high-quality 3D graphics.
Why similar: Simulation 43.8%, Mod 19.9% ★, Multiplayer 10.1%, Realistic 7.5%, Co-op 7.1%
- #37 Men of War II
72% matchMixed61% of 7,210 reviews2024
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Experience warfare like never before! Men of War II, the anticipated sequel to the highly acclaimed RTS franchise is here with all-new units, locations, campaigns, game modes and true trademarks of the series: historical fidelity and action-filled gameplay on the Eastern and Western Fronts of WWII.
Why similar: Moddable 26.7% ★, RTS 14.9%, Real Time Tactics 12.9%, Strategy 11.1%, Online Co-Op 9.1%
- #38 Emergency Call 112 - The Attack Squad
73% matchMixed49% of 89 reviews2024
Dev: CreneticPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
Take on the role of the attack squad and complete a variety of diverse missions ranging from apartment fires to rescuing people and many more. Get an overview of the situation at the scene and decide strategically how to tackle the upcoming tasks depending on the situation!
Why similar: Simulation 41.8%, Strategy 38.6%, Realistic 18.8%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #39 Wargame: European Escalation
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,383 reviews2012
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%
The New Fatal Error DLC includes a new 5-mission Operation and touch-screen controls.
Why similar: Strategy 26.9%, RTS 23.6%, Real-Time 15.2% ★, Real Time Tactics 10.4%, Simulation 10%
- #40 Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront
70% matchVery Positive85% of 30,868 reviews2021
Dev: Barbedwire StudiosPub: Digitalmindsoft
Windows
Median: 14.1 hrsMean: 72.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Call to Arms - Gates of Hell is a realistic RTS/ RTT game that offers endless replay value. Command all types of troops in historical singleplayer, dynamic campaign, PvP and PvE battles. Are you ready for some serious immersion in World War 2?
Why similar: Moddable 28.3% ★, RTS 16.6%, Real Time Tactics 16.3%, Strategy 13.6%, Online Co-Op 8.6%
- #41 Train Simulator Classic
72% matchMostly Positive71% of 29,028 reviews2015
Dev: Dovetail GamesPub: Dovetail Games - Trains
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 44.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The ultimate railway hobby for more than 15 years! From historic steam locomotives to modern high-speed and heavy freight trains, and routes around the world, Train Simulator Classic is the simulation made by railfans for railfans.
Why similar: Simulation 61.1%, Moddable 19.2% ★, Realistic 14.5%, Singleplayer 2.9%, Strategy 2.2%
- #42 Truck & Logistics Simulator
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 2,408 reviews2023
Dev: Simula GamesPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 33.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Load, drive, and deliver through a huge open world with up to 24 players in cross-platform multiplayer. Join your friends in exciting heavy transport convoys. Jump into the driver's seat of more than 30 unique vehicles and carry out complex loading tasks to deliver a variety of cargo.
Why similar: Moddable 39.6% ★, Simulation 22.3%, Realistic 13.6%, Multiplayer 11.3%, Co-op 10.8%
- #43 Sudden Strike 4
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 8,179 reviews2017
Dev: Kite GamesPub: Kalypso Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Sudden Strike is back! The beloved Real Time Strategy series returns, this time with bigger battlefields, more units, better graphics, new scenarios and legendary commanders – making Sudden Strike 4 more tactical and realistic than ever before!
Why similar: Strategy 25.8%, RTS 22.1%, Real-Time 21% ★, Real Time Tactics 19.3%, Realistic 6.4%
- #44 Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
66% matchVery Positive91% of 25,183 reviews2024
Dev: 3DivisionPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 73.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Build a soviet republic from an impoverished country into a rich industrial superpower in a city builder with intricate production chains and a fully simulated global economy. Manage the lives of your citizens from education to work and party loyalty to criminal activity.
Why similar: Moddable 44.2% ★, Simulation 27.3%, Strategy 25.9%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #45 Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition
64% matchVery Positive92% of 10,053 reviews2025
Dev: Firefly Studios
Windows
Median: 12.6 hrsMean: 30.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Gird your loins and sharpen your steel! Besiege 20 unique enemy lords and battle friends online, in this expanded remaster of the classic 'castle sim'. Relive history with new units, opponents, visuals, audio, campaigns, skirmish trails, co-op and larger maps.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 30.1%, Strategy 29.8%, RTS 26%, Simulation 14.1%
- #46 Farming Simulator 15
68% matchVery Positive92% of 15,703 reviews2014
Dev: Giants Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 12.6 hrsMean: 91.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Welcome to the new generation of Farming Simulator!With a brand new graphics and physics engine, Farming Simulator 15 offers an immense open world, filled with details and visual effects transporting the Farming Simulator franchise to a new era.
Why similar: Mod 30.5% ★, Simulation 24.2%, Moddable 20.8% ★, Multiplayer 7.5%, Realistic 5.4%
- #47 Counter Terrorist Agency
71% matchMixed45% of 538 reviews2019
Dev: Play2ChillPub: Games Operators
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Counter Terrorist Agency lets you fight international terrorism and prevent attacks all over the world. Use modern invigilation techniques, discover connections, interrogate suspects, eliminate threats and dismantle terrorist networks.
Why similar: Real-Time 26% ★, Simulation 20.2%, Strategy 19.2%, Classic 11.8% ★, Real Time Tactics 11.8%
- #48 STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 41,807 reviews2010
Dev: PetroglyphPub: LucasArts
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 46.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Command or corrupt an entire galaxy in the definitive Star Wars strategy collection. It is a time of galactic civil war. Will you take up the reins of the Rebellion, assume control of the Empire, or rule the Star Wars Underworld?
Why similar: Mod 45.8% ★, Moddable 15.7% ★, Strategy 13.1%, RTS 12.9%, Multiplayer 4.2%
- #49 Firefighters - The Simulation
71% matchMixed44% of 102 reviews2016
Dev: VIS-GamesPub: United Independent Entertainment
Windows
You and your team will experience the exciting work of the professional fire brigade, surviving realistic missions where you extinguish house fires, salvage and neutralize extremely toxic and hazardous substances, and accomplish many other fascinating tasks.
Why similar: Simulation 100%
- #50 Incident Commander
70% matchMixed49% of 84 reviews2020
Dev: BreakAway Games
Windows · Mac
Sudden disaster has put the town at risk, and you are the Incident Commander! It is up to you to control the responder teams who can stop the growing threat and save the community. The mayor is watching. Can you keep the public safe and stay within budget?
Why similar: RTS 21.6%, Simulation 19.2%, Strategy 18.5%, Online Co-Op 14.4%, Co-op 12.8%
- #51 Flash Point: Fire Rescue
69% matchVery Positive82% of 173 reviews2018
Dev: RetroEpic Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Coordinate a squad of firefighters as they navigate the hazards of a structural fire in search of the survivors trapped inside. Flash Point: Fire Rescue is a turn-based strategy port of the acclaimed board game. A unique tactical firefighting experience to enjoy with your family and friends.
Why similar: Strategy 77.4%, Co-op 22.6%
- #52 Close Combat: Wacht am Rhein
69% matchVery Positive85% of 78 reviews2020
Dev: Strategy 3 TacticsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Close Combat is a pausable real-time wargame series, heavily focused on historical accuracy and realistic soldier psychological profiles. Team management is crucial as every man in your team matter.
Why similar: Simulation 44.3%, Strategy 42%, RTS 6.9%, Classic 6.8% ★
- #53 Construction Simulator
66% matchVery Positive81% of 13,349 reviews2022
Dev: weltenbauer. Software Entwicklung GmbHPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 30.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Construction Simulator has returned – larger and more impressive than ever! Fulfil your ambition to become a successful construction entrepreneur by establishing your business from scratch, assisted by your mentor Hape.
Why similar: Simulation 38.2%, Online Co-Op 23.4%, Multiplayer 19.1%, Realistic 18.2%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #54 Call to Arms
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 23,876 reviews2018
Dev: Digitalmindsoft
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Call to Arms offers an innovative mix of real-time strategy and 3rd, as well as 1st person controls. Set in the time of modern warfare, the game offers realistically modeled vehicles and heavy weaponry. Command your troops to victory or fight by yourself in the 3rd or 1st person action mode.
Why similar: Strategy 27.4%, Real-Time 22.9% ★, RTS 19.7%, Simulation 10.4%, Multiplayer 9.2%
- #55 Riot Operator
67% matchMostly Negative28% of 151 reviews2024
Dev: Beta 2 GamesPub: Side Quest Publishing
Windows
The Riot Police need great operators like you. Protect the peace in real places and manifestations. Your ability, perception, and skills will be tested. Control the Uncontrollable!
Why similar: Moddable 30.2% ★, Real Time Tactics 15.3%, Simulation 15.1%, RTS 14.8%, Strategy 12.5%
- #56 Rescue Team 3
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 69 reviews2015
Dev: Alawar EntertainmentPub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 99%
Save the day as the leader of the Rescue Team, a group of life-saving pros trained to swoop in and sweep up in the wake of a natural disaster! Figure out the quickest way to complete your goals, make good use your resources and unlock every achievement.
Why similar: Simulation 51.6%, Strategy 48.4%
- #57 Stronghold: Definitive Edition
63% matchVery Positive86% of 9,888 reviews2023
Dev: Firefly Studios
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Greetings sire! Your stronghold awaits you. Build a castle economy, besiege unforgettable villains and return to the 'castle sim' that started it all. Experience this classic RTS with upgraded visuals, modernised gameplay, Steam multiplayer and a new campaign.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 27.9%, RTS 24.9%, Strategy 24.2%, Simulation 16.3%, Multiplayer 6.7%