Games Like Giant Machines 2017

Become a gold miner. Work hard, dig deep, explore the world, and you’ll become the wealthiest person in Alaska. Use a variety of specialist machines to find as much gold as you can.

Why similar: Simulation 58.3%, Realistic 12%, Open World 11%, Building 8.7%, Indie 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: This title mirrors the industrial extraction theme of the seed game by tasking players with operating heavy mining equipment to find gold.

MudRunner is the ultimate off-road experience putting the players in the driver seat and dares them to take charge of incredible all-terrain vehicles, venturing across extreme Siberian landscapes with only a map and compass as guides!

Why similar: Simulation 63.4%, Realistic 16.8%, Open World 15.3%, Atmospheric 2.9%, Singleplayer 1.7%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the raw, technical challenge of transporting heavy loads across treacherous, mud-filled landscapes.

Get ready for the next-generation off-road experience! Drive powerful vehicles and overcome extreme open environments to complete dozens of challenging missions solo or with up to 3 friends!

Why similar: Simulation 59.3%, Realistic 17.6%, Open World 17%, Atmospheric 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game is the gold standard for heavy vehicle physics and navigating massive industrial machinery through challenging, realistic terrain.

Transport oversized cargo in a variety of missions across a 175km² open world. Drive customisable, highly detailed trucks through dynamic weather and day and night. The official cooperation with Gruber Logistics allows you to get behind the wheel of real-life heavy cargo transports.

Why similar: Simulation 56.9%, Open World 18.1%, Realistic 15.6%, Atmospheric 6.7%, Indie 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes the logistical challenge of transporting oversized, heavy industrial loads across vast open worlds.

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: Simulation 49.2%, Open World 16.3%, Realistic 16%, Indie 9.2%, Atmospheric 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a realistic approach to operating heavy vehicles while managing complex logistics and cargo delivery missions.

Create your farm and let the good times grow! Harvest crops, tend to animals, manage productions, and take on seasonal challenges.

Why similar: Simulation 79.9%, Open World 20.1%

Why You'll Like It: It provides an incredibly deep simulation of heavy agricultural machinery and large-scale land management.

Renovate & build II World War tanks. Experience highly detailed & realistic simulation game. Take tanks fully apart by using different tools. Transform them from rusty and ruined to fully working. Check them on the training ground, sell or put into your own museum.

Why similar: Simulation 40.6%, Building 26.2%, Realistic 15.1%, Indie 9.6%, Singleplayer 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a highly detailed simulation of repairing and operating massive, complex military hardware.

Dust off your torch and hammer - it's time to get back to work, you have a new job to do. Visit the new beach coast with the largest, biggest ship graveyard in the world, dismantle huge ship parts and collect tons of precious steel. Roll up your sleeves, it's time to get back to the business.

Why similar: Simulation 46.5%, Building 25.1%, Realistic 13.1%, Indie 8.4%, Atmospheric 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the industrial dismantling aspect of heavy machinery usage in a unique, high-stakes environment.

Work your way to a service empire. Get your hands dirty in a highly realistic simulation game that pays major attention to details. Pay a visit to a new Auction house and buy cars in various conditions. Expand your range of services by investing in a new work space and equipment.

Why similar: Simulation 67.1%, Realistic 16.7%, Open World 7.5%, Singleplayer 2.9%, Indie 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: It provides the deep mechanical maintenance simulation that complements the operational side of heavy equipment.

A unique life simulation where you are a lumberjack building up a business and founding a lasting dynasty for generations to come.

Why similar: Simulation 71%, Building 15.5%, Open World 7.2%, Realistic 3.9%, Atmospheric 1.3%

Why You'll Like It: It blends heavy machinery operation with open-world life simulation, focusing on the industrial forestry industry.

Become a Mech Mechanic to deconstruct, rebuild, paint and fix gigantic iron machines. You live in an age of enormous machines and you better get ready to get your hands dirty!

Why similar: Simulation 56.7%, Building 43.3%

Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on the maintenance and repair of giant robotic units, appealing to fans of large-scale machinery.

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 60.5%, Building 24.3%, Open World 7.7%, Realistic 5.5%, Singleplayer 1.5%

Why You'll Like It: A classic entry in the genre that focuses on the core mechanics of operating heavy construction equipment.

Your company is going global. Use big machines to demolish huge buildings or go close and personal and use your hammer. Buy land properties, upgrade your machines and hire workers in different parts of the world.

Why similar: Simulation 58.7%, Building 20.8%, Indie 9.9%, Realistic 3.8%, Open World 3%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the satisfying destruction of structures using heavy industrial machinery.

Step into the boots of a demolition company owner. Accept and complete contracts to earn money, allowing you to buy new equipment and upgrade your business. Use powerful tools, from sledgehammers to giant excavators, and experience the realism of a true construction site, where every brick matters.

Why similar: Simulation 58.1%, Realistic 20.3%, Indie 15.1%, Singleplayer 3.9%, Action 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game centers on the destruction and construction loop using a variety of heavy-duty industrial equipment.

Become a one-man construction crew! Travel around the world and through the ages to build iconic designs! Beware of unpleasant temperatures and dangerous fauna!

Why similar: Simulation 42.3%, Building 30.3%, Realistic 14.6%, Indie 9.3%, Singleplayer 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a realistic, step-by-step construction experience that requires the use of various heavy tools and vehicles.

Build your dream railroad across a huge open world! You can build tracks and stations, drive detailed locomotives, and transport goods to earn money and experience. Play exciting Online Multiplayer sessions with your friends or create your very own sandbox!

Why similar: Building 59.9%, Open World 33%, Singleplayer 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes the construction and operation of heavy industrial rail transport in a large, open-world setting.

Welcome to the world of Coal Mining! Start with almost nothing and get to the top - develop your mine, sell coal, buy new machines and avoid dangers in this sandbox simulator. Take control of numerous mining machines. Destroy, mine, drill, transport and blow things up.

Why similar: Simulation 59.4%, Open World 15.6%, Realistic 12.1%, Indie 6.4%, Atmospheric 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a focused industrial mining experience that requires the operation of specialized heavy machinery.

Take control of a range of different machines and operate them in a unique environment. Each new game generates a new world, and it is yours to develop: Dig and build anything, anywhere! All machines have been carefully modelled down to small details.

Why similar: Simulation 56%, Realistic 12.4%, Building 12.1%, Indie 11.8%, Open World 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: This sandbox title allows for creative construction and the operation of various heavy machines in a realistic physics environment.

Experience the everyday life in a German street maintenance service and complete a variety of realistic tasks in the area of road construction and maintenance! For your work you will have unique vehicles and various usable tools at your disposal.

Why similar: Simulation 55%, Realistic 18.4%, Indie 13.9%, Open World 8.4%, Singleplayer 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on the specialized operation of heavy vehicles dedicated to infrastructure repair and maintenance.

Deconstruction Simulator is the ultimate demolition simulator, offering you complete freedom of action and a wide array of contracts to complete. Get ready for spectacular destruction.

Why similar: Simulation 43.4%, Building 29.9%, Realistic 14.5%, Open World 5.9%, Singleplayer 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the industrial process of dismantling structures using heavy equipment and manual tools.

Become a Space Mechanic! Get your hands dirty, explore the depths of space and repair broken machinery. Diagnose problems using diagrams and tools, perform repairs, manage your resources and watch the simulated machinery come alive. Or just gaze upon the beauty of the Solar System.

Why similar: Simulation 43.6%, Building 23%, Realistic 13.8%, Indie 11.1%, Atmospheric 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: It brings the technical maintenance aspect of industrial simulation into a unique, space-themed environment.

Start your career in logistics today in Forklift Simulator! Take on a variety of different missions, a selection of vehicles and an extensive career mode in which you can put your skills to the test. Are you ready for the challenges ahead?

Why similar: Simulation 69.6%, Realistic 21%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Singleplayer 0.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a niche, realistic simulation of operating heavy warehouse machinery in industrial settings.

Feel the real trouble of being farmer with realistic physics. Look after your machines in backyard workshop, expand your activites to other farms, and take care of plants in greenhouses. All of this and much more in Farm Expert 2017!

Why similar: Simulation 74.6%, Indie 13.8%, Realistic 4.7%, Open World 4.3%, Singleplayer 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a straightforward simulation of agricultural machinery and field management tasks.

Medieval - times of constant sieges. Acquire plans, gather resources, create most powerful and destructive machines and then test them in battle. Thanks to your creations you will conquer more than one castle. The knights wage wars, but thanks to your machines they win them.

Why similar: Simulation 44.2%, Building 26.8%, Realistic 13.4%, Indie 8.8%, Action 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: It applies physics-based construction and operation mechanics to historical heavy machinery and siege equipment.

Welcome to the world of Coal Mining! Start with almost nothing and get to the top - develop your mine, sell coal, buy new machines and avoid dangers in this sandbox simulator. Take control of numerous mining machines. Destroy, mine, drill, transport and blow things up.

Why similar: Simulation 57.9%, Open World 16.4%, Realistic 12.8%, Indie 7.1%, Atmospheric 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a focused, mission-based introduction to the industrial mining and heavy machinery gameplay loop.

Take on the role of a modern farmer in Farming Simulator 17! Explore farming possibilities in a new North American environment. Drive over 250 farming vehicles and equipment from over 75 manufacturers, including new brands such as Challenger, Fendt, Valtra or Massey Ferguson.

Why similar: Simulation 70.7%, Open World 13.6%, Realistic 13.1%, Singleplayer 2.5%

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 46.8%, Building 27.5%, Open World 13%, Realistic 11.9%, Singleplayer 0.9%

Become an emergency pilot and test your skills to their limits, as you sit in the cockpit of an emergency helicopter, across more than 40 challenging missions.

Why similar: Simulation 93.9%, Indie 3.6%, Singleplayer 1.4%, Action 1.1%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a specialized vehicle operation experience that requires precision and technical skill.

Ready for work? Excavator Simulator VR gives a short immersive experience of how to operate a 90 tonne excavator from the comfort of your couch. Drive and dig anywhere or complete the tutorials. It is all up to you.

Why similar: Simulation 90.2%, Open World 7.1%, Singleplayer 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: This title provides an immersive, hands-on experience of operating specific heavy construction equipment in virtual reality.

Experience legendary American trucks and deliver various cargoes across sunny California, sandy Nevada, and the Grand Canyon State of Arizona. American Truck Simulator takes you on a journey through the breathtaking landscapes and widely recognized landmarks around the States.

Why similar: Simulation 50.5%, Open World 19.8%, Realistic 19.2%, Atmospheric 8.3%, Singleplayer 2.2%

Take your opportunity as real Train Mechanic. Find locomotives around game world that needs your help and repair them in one of 3 workshops localized in huge 25 km2 open world. You will be face all types of damages in all genres of trains: Diesel, Electric and even Old-School Steam units.

Why similar: Simulation 40.1%, Building 24.6%, Realistic 11%, Open World 9.4%, Indie 9%

Build and expand your repair service empire in this incredibly detailed and highly realistic simulation game, where attention to car detail is astonishing. Find classic, unique cars in the new Barn Find module and Junkyard module. You can even add your self-made car in the Car Editor.

Why similar: Simulation 58.5%, Building 23.4%, Realistic 11.3%, Open World 4.6%, Singleplayer 2.2%

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: Simulation 76.8%, Open World 11.9%, Realistic 9.1%, Singleplayer 2.2%

Become a boss of Demolition & Build company. Destroy small wooden huts and huge concrete buildings. Manage your workers. Invest earned cash in your own land properties and rent them for profit in open sandbox world. Use various hand tools, buy new machines and customize their parts.

Why similar: Simulation 73%, Building 25.2%, Singleplayer 1.8%

Buy an abandoned gas station and restore it to its full glory. Renovate, upgrade and expand upon the offered services to keep up with your clients demands.

Why similar: Simulation 50.7%, Building 21.3%, Realistic 10.3%, Open World 10.3%, Indie 4.7%

Use the latest technology and state-of-the-art licensed machines to manage all aspects of modern farming. Travel between Europe, Asia, and both Americas to plant region-specific crops such as hemp, coffee beans, and olives. Farm your way thanks to three unique game modes tailored to both simulation veterans and newcomers to farming games.

Why similar: Simulation 44%, Building 21.1%, Open World 16.5%, Realistic 15.1%, Singleplayer 3.3%

Visit the largest ship graveyard in the world. A dozen kilometers of beach filled with wrecks. Hundreds of ships wrecked on the coast. Thousands of tons of steel. Choose the most valuable ship for you and start the adventure. Play as one of the workers during the most dangerous work in the world!

Why similar: Simulation 53.3%, Realistic 16.6%, Indie 13.6%, Atmospheric 7.8%, Action 4.5%

Become a truckie in the heart of Australia! Brave the scorching desert, conquer a sandstorm and support the local industry by delivering vital cargo across the continent’s treacherous terrain.

Why similar: Simulation 50.2%, Open World 19.2%, Realistic 18.5%, Atmospheric 8%, Singleplayer 4%

Become a boss of a construction company. Demolish old houses, flatten the ground, fill foundations with concrete and build new buildings - this is what you do. Sit behind the wheel of different construction machines - from trucks and diggers to huge cranes.

Why similar: Simulation 86.9%, Building 11.8%, Singleplayer 1.3%

Animal husbandry, crops, sales… It's up to you to manage and grow your own farm in a huge, totally new world!

Why similar: Simulation 85.4%, Open World 9%, Realistic 3.7%, Singleplayer 1.1%, Atmospheric 0.8%

Dive into the exciting world of finding long forgotten treasures. Grab your metal detector and set off to explore the countryside. What today looks like a peaceful meadow might have been the scene of a fierce battle in the past, hiding now the valuable artefacts. Ready to dig in the past?

Why similar: Simulation 70.6%, Indie 12.9%, Open World 7.5%, Atmospheric 6.2%, Singleplayer 2.8%

For the first time in railroad simulation, play as both the driver and company director! Take the controls of your locomotives and grow your railway empire by negotiating deals and developing your network.

Why similar: Simulation 52.5%, Realistic 18.2%, Open World 18%, Atmospheric 7.4%, Singleplayer 4%

A casual heavy equipment experience. Mine ore, Move dirt, Build and repair.

Why similar: Simulation 49.1%, Building 22.7%, Realistic 14.1%, Open World 8%, Atmospheric 5.1%

Brave the challenging conditions of Alaskan life in the definitive trucker simulator. Be the master of your own destiny as you take jobs, transport cargo and experience a sense of freedom on foot and in your cab.

Why similar: Simulation 42.8%, Open World 18.1%, Realistic 17.8%, Indie 10%, Atmospheric 7.4%

Become a Mech Mechanic to deconstruct, rebuild, paint and fix gigantic iron machines. You live in an age of enormous machines and you better get ready to get your hands dirty!

Why similar: Simulation 69.7%, Building 16.9%, Realistic 6.5%, Indie 5.7%, Singleplayer 1.2%

As the leader of a company specialized in restoring sites devastated by natural disasters, use your construction machinery to restart the local industry. Clear debris and faulty equipment, rebuild roads and bridges damaged by weather, and much more!

Why similar: Simulation 52.7%, Building 36.3%, Realistic 11.1%

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 65.3%, Realistic 16%, Open World 12.9%, Atmospheric 2.9%, Singleplayer 2.9%

Build, repair, refuel and drive a dilapidated old car on a grand journey through the territories of the former Eastern bloc. Explore Germany, CSFR, Hungary, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria

Why similar: Simulation 55.2%, Open World 17.6%, Realistic 10.4%, Indie 9%, Atmospheric 4.6%

Equipped with cutting-edge salvaging tech, carve & slice spaceships to recover valuable materials. Upgrade your gear to take on more lucrative contracts and pay your billion credits debt to LYNX Corp!

Why similar: Simulation 68.3%, Building 18.4%, Open World 6.8%, Singleplayer 5.4%, Action 1.1%

Take control over 3 special purpose naval vessels. Complete various missions on dangerous waters of Baltic Sea. Take part in recovery of objects from the bottom of the sea. Transport heavy cargo to its final destination, also including rescue and transport missions.

Why similar: Simulation 40.8%, Building 25.8%, Realistic 11.5%, Indie 10.8%, Open World 9.6%

Start from scratch and rise with scrap, dig through trash, process junk, and grow your profits. Buy warehouses, machines, and vehicles to build your own recycling empire.

Why similar: Simulation 50.8%, Building 24.3%, Open World 11.7%, Indie 10.1%, Singleplayer 3%

New cars, new tools, new options, more parts and much more fun in the next version of Car Mechanic Simulator! Take your wrench! Create and expand your auto repairs service empire. Car Mechanic Simulator 2015 will take you behind the scenes of daily routine in car workshop.

Why similar: Simulation 67.7%, Building 21.7%, Realistic 5.2%, Singleplayer 2.9%, Open World 1.4%

Drive massive trains and build your career in a vast open railway network. For both PC and VR.

Why similar: Simulation 53.3%, Realistic 19%, Open World 16.2%, Indie 8.5%, Singleplayer 3.1%

Experience the serene joy of snow plowing in this relaxing simulation game! Drive powerful plows, clear roads, and keep your town safe. Uncover a surprising story, face survival challenges, and tackle advanced weather systems. Embrace winter's chill and become the ultimate snow-clearing hero!

Why similar: Simulation 48.2%, Open World 18.1%, Realistic 16.6%, Indie 12.9%, Singleplayer 4.2%

❄️Snow Plowing Simulator - First Snow🎅 invites you to an immersive winter experience! Command a fleet of powerful snowplows, tackling realistic snowy landscapes. This free-to-play simulation adventure game challenges your plowing skills in dynamic weather conditions. Sit, relax, and plow🚜

Why similar: Simulation 47%, Realistic 16%, Open World 14.2%, Indie 12.1%, Atmospheric 6.8%

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: Simulation 60.8%, Open World 14.9%, Realistic 14.7%, Atmospheric 6.1%, Singleplayer 3.4%

Bus World is a game about passenger transportations in various conditions, starting from standard days of a bus driver and ending with rescuing people who suffered from disasters.

Why similar: Simulation 46.6%, Realistic 15.3%, Open World 15.2%, Indie 12.2%, Atmospheric 7.1%

Pick up a chainsaw and cut down trees, wield an axe and and operate a whole set of monstrous forestry machinery to build up your logging empire. Precisely control the cranes and load the logs and haul to the destination across realistically simulated terrain, water and mud.

Why similar: Simulation 54.2%, Open World 24%, Realistic 18.3%, Singleplayer 3.5%