- #1 Aviassembly
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 9,569 reviews2025
Dev: Jelle Booij
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Build and fly your own airplane! Complete missions to earn money, upgrade your plane, and discover new locations in an open world.
Why similar: Flight 32.6%, Transportation 29.7% ★, Physics 8.9%, Sandbox 8.5%, Simulation 5.9%
- #2 Stormworks: Build and Rescue
96% matchVery Positive91% of 60,190 reviews2020
Dev: Geometa
Windows · Mac
Median: 17.4 hrsMean: 113.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Join a world where you design, create and pilot your own air sea rescue service. Release your inner hero as you battle fierce storms out at sea to rescue those in need.
Why similar: Flight 39.1%, Immersive Sim 15.5%, Sandbox 13.2%, Open World 10.4%, Physics 10.3%
- #3 Sailwind
96% matchVery Positive89% of 2,387 reviews2021
Dev: Raw Lion Workshop
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 23.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Sailing simulator featuring realistic sailing physics and a vast open world to explore. Embark on cargo delivery missions, customize your boat, try fishing and cooking. A relaxing day sail, or an epic ocean voyage? Your sailing adventure starts here!
Why similar: Transportation 34.7% ★, Immersive Sim 13.5%, Life Sim 10.6%, Simulation 10.5%, Open World 8.8%
- #4 Derail Valley
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 9,839 reviews2019
Dev: Altfuture
Windows
Median: 14.1 hrsMean: 37.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Drive massive trains and build your career in a vast open railway network. For both PC and VR.
Why similar: Transportation 39.3% ★, Simulation 12.5%, Immersive Sim 12%, Open World 8.4%, Physics 8.3%
- #5 Seafarer: The Ship Sim
94% matchMixed65% of 2,203 reviews2026
Dev: astragon DevelopmentPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Build your maritime career solo or with up to 4 players. Take on contracts across diverse harbors, command different ships, and tackle cargo runs, patrols, rescues, firefighting, and unexpected events in a vast Northern European open world.
Why similar: Transportation 37% ★, Immersive Sim 15%, Life Sim 14.6%, Simulation 13.8%, Exploration 8.5%
- #6 The Last Caretaker
93% matchVery Positive86% of 13,935 reviews2025
Dev: Channel37 Ltd
Windows
Median: 20.3 hrsMean: 37.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Explore a drowned Earth, restore lost systems, and raise the last human seeds in this first-person survival-crafting adventure. Build, scavenge, defend, and launch humanity back to the stars.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 17.3%, Sandbox 13.4%, Simulation 13.2%, Open World 12.7%, Physics 11.6%
- #7 Frontier Pilot Simulator
94% matchMixed70% of 956 reviews2021
Dev: RAZAR s.r.o.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
FPS is a Sci-Fi cargo pilot sim, with an engaging emergent mission-driven storyline, with a real-time economy with free flight and trading, on an alien world to explore. All in customizable upgradeable, well-simulated VTOL craft with real weather, and flight dynamics.
Why similar: Flight 44.4%, Transportation 31.2% ★, Exploration 6.7%, Simulation 6.4%, Open World 6.1%
- #8 Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
92% matchMixed60% of 22,687 reviews2024
Dev: Asobo StudioPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 21.1 hrsMean: 133.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Explore the world with our largest fleet of aircraft and take simulation to new heights while pursuing your aviation career within Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.
Why similar: Flight 54.4%, Simulation 15.2%, Sandbox 6.9%, Open World 6.3%, Exploration 5.7%
- #9 Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) 40th Anniversary Edition
90% matchMostly Positive79% of 73,147 reviews2026
Dev: Asobo StudioPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 35.2 hrsMean: 164.9 hrs≥1hr: 98%
From gliders and helicopters to wide-body jets, fly highly detailed and accurate aircraft in the Microsoft Flight Simulator 40th Anniversary Edition. The world is at your fingertips.
Why similar: Flight 60.5%, Simulation 17.4%, Open World 10.1%, Physics 6.8%, Atmospheric 2.5%
- #10 Bush 1022
91% matchVery Positive98% of 103 reviews2025
Dev: dimitars
Windows · Linux
Fly bush planes on the moon of a gas giant. Do deliveries, challenges and explore an open world.
Why similar: Flight 63.8%, Open World 12.4%, Exploration 12.3%, Simulation 6.9%, Adventure 3%
- #11 Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition
91% matchVery Positive87% of 26,544 reviews2014
Dev: Microsoft Game StudiosPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 46.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Take to the skies in the World’s favourite flight simulator! The multi award winning Microsoft Flight Simulator X lands on Steam for the first time. Take off from anywhere in the world, flying some of the world’s most iconic aircraft to any one of 24,000 destinations.
Why similar: Flight 69.9%, Simulation 17.2%, Open World 7.4%, First-Person 1.4%, Sandbox 1.3%
- #12 Plane Mechanic Simulator
89% matchMixed56% of 1,688 reviews2024
Dev: Cobble GamesPub: Ultimate Publishing
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 42%
England, 1940. The Luftwaffe is preparing for the invasion of Britain and the RAF need every man to stop it. They need you. Join the ground crews as they struggle to keep the aircraft flying. Repair engine, patch bullet holes, rearm machine guns and more.
Why similar: Simulation 67%, Adventure 10.8%, First-Person 8.3%, Atmospheric 6%, Indie 5.8%
- #13 X-Plane 11
89% matchVery Positive93% of 20,340 reviews2017
Dev: Laminar Research
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.8 hrsMean: 161.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The future of flight simulation is now! X-Plane 11 is the detailed, realistic, and modern simulator you’ve been waiting for. Intuitive user interface, 3-D cockpits, new effects, 3-D sound, living airports and world-wide scenery.
Why similar: Flight 63.6%, Simulation 18.5%, Open World 7.6%, Physics 4%, Sandbox 2.6%
- #14 X-Plane 12
88% matchVery Positive87% of 6,613 reviews2022
Dev: Laminar Research
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 11.6 hrsMean: 102.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Ultra-Realistic Flight Simulation
Why similar: Flight 51.2%, Immersive Sim 16.2%, Simulation 14.9%, Open World 5.2%, Physics 4.8%
- #15 Lou's Lagoon
87% matchMostly Positive79% of 188 reviews2026
Dev: Tiny RoarPub: Megabit Publishing
Windows
A cozy exploration-and-crafting adventure: fly your seaplane between tropical islands, collect resources with the Swirler, rebuild storm damaged communities, and unravel the mystery surrounding Uncle Lou’s disappearance.
Why similar: Flight 42.3%, Life Sim 15.8%, Open World 10.8%, Simulation 9.5%, Exploration 9.4%
- #16 SKYSAVIOR Helicopter Services
86% matchVery Positive100% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: Raphael do Amaral de AlbuquerquePub: CÓDIGO JUSTO
Windows · Linux
Save the city from chaos! In the game, the player takes on the role of a helicopter pilot fulfilling objectives transmitted by the operations center.
Why similar: Flight 40.9%, Transportation 29.8% ★, Simulation 11.7%, Exploration 7.2%, Open World 4.9%
- #17 Cabin Crew Life Simulator
86% matchMostly Positive72% of 542 reviews2025
Dev: SOGA Std
Windows · Mac
Have you ever wondered what flight attendants do on each flight? Let's find out with Cabin Crew Life Simulator, the pioneering flight attendant simulator with variety of aircraft, airports, passenger services, handling emergency situations, in-flight business, teamwork and much more.
Why similar: Flight 34.6%, Transportation 26.4% ★, Life Sim 12.1%, Simulation 9.9%, Sandbox 6.5%
- #18 Star Trucker
85% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,396 reviews2024
Dev: Monster and MonsterPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Haul cargo, trade salvage and keep your space suit close as you search for fame and fortune among the stars in a game that puts an interstellar twist on the truck sim genre.
Why similar: Transportation 38.1% ★, Immersive Sim 11.1%, Simulation 9.8%, Physics 9.1%, Open World 8.5%
- #19 Flight Of Nova
84% matchVery Positive93% of 568 reviews2022
Dev: Aerovery Lab
Windows · Linux
Flight of Nova is a simulator based on newtonian mechanics in which you control spacecraft in the Noren star system. You fly multiple types of spacecraft doing transport and search missions in an environment with realistic aerodynamics and orbital physics.
Why similar: Flight 36.6%, Transportation 14.5% ★, Immersive Sim 11.1%, Simulation 9.6%, Physics 7.4%
- #20 FPV Labs - Drone Simulator
83% matchMixed68% of 105 reviews2026
Dev: FPVLabsPub: FPV Labs
Windows
Fly with true-to-life physics, next-gen visuals, and the most detailed drone configurator in any FPV sim. Build your setup, share community presets, and fly handcrafted real-world locations. Made by real FPV pilots.
Why similar: Flight 54.8%, Simulation 18.7%, Physics 11.1%, Open World 8.5%, First-Person 4.3%
- #21 Jalopy
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 11,361 reviews2018
Dev: MinskworksPub: Excalibur Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 27.5%, Open World 20%, Sandbox 10.8%, First-Person 10.3%, Exploration 9.5%
- #22 Ships At Sea
82% matchMixed70% of 2,746 reviews2024
Dev: Misc Games
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Build your maritime career and grow your fleet in a next‑generation ship simulator set in an expansive open world of Norway’s Lofoten region. Command service, cargo, and fishing vessels in singleplayer or online co‑op, mastering realistic ship handling, dynamic weather, and professional jobs at sea!
Why similar: Transportation 45.6% ★, Immersive Sim 20.6%, Sandbox 13.5%, Exploration 11.4%, First-Person 5.1%
- #23 Airport CEO
81% matchVery Positive83% of 8,359 reviews2021
Dev: Apog Labs
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 27.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Build and manage an international airport!
Why similar: Flight 33.3%, Transportation 28.3% ★, Immersive Sim 12.3%, Simulation 9.3%, Resource Management 8.1%
- #24 World of Aircraft: Glider Simulator
82% matchMixed45% of 75 reviews2021
Dev: World of Aircraft TeamPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
Experience general aviation as never before! World of Aircraft is a series of stand-alone simulators that each focus on a specific kind of flying. World of Aircraft: Glider Simulator includes a series of (motor-) gliders and tow aircraft based on a high definition flying area.
Why similar: Simulation 25.6%, Flight 21.6%, Immersive Sim 20.9%, Physics 17.8%, First-Person 5.8%
- #25 AirportSim
81% matchMixed68% of 1,699 reviews2023
Dev: MS GAMESPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 76.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
AirportSim is an Advanced Airport Ground Handling Simulator with true-to-life visuals and operations, licensed planes and vehicles, real airports and live weather conditions. Enjoy the many tasks alone or with friends, making this experience unforgettable.
Why similar: Flight 37.8%, Immersive Sim 14.6%, Life Sim 11.8%, Simulation 10.3%, Sandbox 9.6%
- #26 Legendary Pilots
79% matchMixed68% of 239 reviews2026
Dev: BerkBoxPub: MicroProse Software
Windows · Linux
A stylised flight simulator focused on the pilot’s career, offering a rich world where you manage routes, passengers, and maintain your own planes. Featuring retro pixel art, flyable turbo-props and regional jets, simplified navigation, and a competitive airline economy system.
Why similar: Flight 51.9%, Immersive Sim 18.8%, Simulation 12.3%, Exploration 9.9%, First-Person 5.2%
- #27 Nuclear Option
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,179 reviews2023
Dev: Shockfront Studios
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 28.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Fly near-future aircraft with immersive physics across dynamic battlefields, facing land, air, and sea threats. Wage war against AI or rival pilots using an array of advanced weaponry, including tactical and strategic nuclear weapons capable of annihilating anything in your path.
Why similar: Flight 54%, Simulation 14.5%, Physics 13.3%, Sandbox 12.8%, First-Person 5.4%
- #28 RoadCraft
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 16,417 reviews2025
Dev: Saber InteractivePub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 35.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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: Transportation 40.7% ★, Simulation 17.3%, Physics 14.1%, Immersive Sim 14%, Exploration 9.3%
- #29 Alaskan Road Truckers
79% matchMixed62% of 3,270 reviews2023
Dev: Road Studio S.A.Pub: Green Man Gaming Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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: Immersive Sim 26.6%, Simulation 18.5%, Open World 17.8%, Exploration 15%, First-Person 6.6%
- #30 DrainSim
76% matchVery Positive92% of 2,691 reviews2026
Dev: CodePeas
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Dive into DrainSim and seize control of the floods! Clear the city's submerged streets, with a huge range of different tools from rakes to submersible pumps. Embrace the satisfaction of restoring the water flow. Become the city's hero, one drain at a time.
Why similar: Simulation 25.5%, Immersive Sim 23.4%, Sandbox 19.1%, Physics 17.5%, First-Person 8.1%
- #31 Ostranauts
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 3,288 reviews2026
Dev: Blue Bottle GamesPub: Kitfox Games
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 32.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Navigate your scrappy ship through the boneyard in search of valuable parts in abandoned vessels. Use salvage to upgrade your ship, or sell it for cash to pay down your mounting debt, or restock fuel, air, or food. Fly and role-play aboard your dream spaceship in this hardcore noir space-sim.
Why similar: Flight 43.4%, Simulation 11.9%, Sandbox 11.2%, Immersive Sim 9.7%, Exploration 9%
- #32 Flyout
76% matchVery Positive83% of 2,296 reviews2023
Dev: Stonext Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Build and fly realistic aircraft. Use free-form fuselage and wing editor tools and tune your engines to recreate aircraft from any era or design your own.
Why similar: Flight 46.9%, Simulation 17.3%, Sandbox 12.8%, Immersive Sim 11.8%, Physics 9.8%
- #33 Helicopter Simulator 2014: Search and Rescue
80% matchMostly Negative35% of 377 reviews2014
Dev: VipaGamesPub: SIG Publishing
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 22%
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 56.2%, Flight 42%, Indie 1%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #34 Sky Haven Tycoon - Airport Simulator
77% matchMixed58% of 1,368 reviews2022
Dev: Real Welders
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Build your own airport in Skyhaven! Live out your airplane tycoon and simulation game fantasies and make the best surroundings and strategy for both airline manager and passenger alike. Schedule flight plans, build terminals, landing strips and more and create an airport tycoon empire in Skyhaven.
Why similar: Flight 63%, Simulation 30.6%, Sandbox 6.4%
- #35 FlyInside Flight Simulator
78% matchMixed67% of 147 reviews2018
Dev: FlyInside Inc.
Windows
FlyInside Flight Simulator is a brand new flight simulator built for VR! It ships with ten beautiful aircraft and scenery covering the entire continental United States. Fly high-speed jets, hover helicopters, and enjoy general aviation aircraft around a variety of locations and weather types!
Why similar: Flight 59.3%, Simulation 18.8%, Physics 8.6%, Open World 6.9%, Atmospheric 3%
- #36 Trans-Siberian Railway Simulator
74% matchVery Positive92% of 1,953 reviews2024
Dev: PentaclePub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Take control of a Soviet locomotive and embark on a dangerous journey along the world's longest railway line. Face mafia rivals, bandits, wild animals, constant breakdowns, severe frosts, hunger, and... a hangover. How far will you get before your supplies run out?
Why similar: Transportation 37.1% ★, Simulation 11.7%, Sandbox 10%, Open World 9.5%, Physics 8.6%
- #37 Glider Sim Deluxe – Soaring Simulator
73% matchVery Positive90% of 194 reviews2026
Dev: Joey SiposPub: 5D Realities
Windows
Soar through 3 custom maps or explore the entire globe with Google Earth integration. Pilot hang gliders, paragliders, paramotors, mini-wings, speed-wings, ultralight trikes, or racing drones. Customize weather conditions and fly solo or with friends. Perfect for seasoned pilots and newcomers alike!
Why similar: Flight 42.2%, Simulation 21.6%, Immersive Sim 11.8%, Exploration 10%, Open World 4.8%
- #38 Fugl
75% matchVery Positive85% of 647 reviews2017
Dev: Team FuglPub: Kotori Studios Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Soar with the wind as a shape-shifting bird. Explore worlds teeming with life. Discover and morph into hundreds of animal species. Relax and enjoy the freedom of Fugl.
Why similar: Flight 48.1%, Simulation 11.1%, Immersive Sim 10.4%, Exploration 9.5%, Open World 8.8%
- #39 SimAirport
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 4,050 reviews2020
Dev: LVGameDev LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 21.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Build & Manage Your Airport. An International Hub or a Regional Masterpiece -- it's up to you. Buy more land to scale out, or escalators to scale up with MULTIPLE FLOORS. You're in full control in this modern business management tycoon!
Why similar: Flight 64.7%, Sandbox 13.9%, Simulation 13.7%, Resource Management 6.1%, Indie 1%
- #40 Moving Simulator
73% matchMixed44% of 135 reviews2026
Dev: Corpix GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Dive into the ultimate moving experience in Moving Simulator! Manage chaotic house moves, carefully pack belongings, load trucks, and navigate through hilarious disasters. Precision, speed, and creativity will make you a moving master!
Why similar: Transportation 33.1% ★, Life Sim 13.1%, Simulation 11.9%, Physics 10%, Immersive Sim 9.7%
- #41 Following Seas
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 163 reviews2025
Dev: Whipstaff Games
Windows
Following Seas is a game about ships and the sea. Transport cargo, fish, and fight the weather in an unforgiving open world. Featuring elements of realistic ship management, you can use the stars to navigate, batten the hatches, and get lost beyond the edges of the map.
Why similar: Transportation 33.2% ★, Simulation 15.2%, Immersive Sim 14.8%, Open World 10.1%, Exploration 8.6%
- #42 Space Docker VR
72% matchVery Positive94% of 158 reviews2021
Dev: Cat Commandos
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A hardcore flight simulator for VR! Get in the cockpit, pilot a ship, and navigate hazardous environments on a journey to become an expert docker!
Why similar: Flight 51.2%, Immersive Sim 19%, Simulation 14.9%, Physics 11.1%, First-Person 2.1%
- #43 Drive Beyond Horizons
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 20,333 reviews2025
Dev: Drive Beyond HorizonsPub: Tacty Studio
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 19.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Explore, survive, and push the boundaries of the horizon in a vast, procedurally generated world. Customize your vehicle, face unpredictable events, gather resources, and embark on a unique adventure, alone or with up to 4 players.
Why similar: Simulation 29.2%, Open World 26.4%, Exploration 24.3%, First-Person 11.1%, Adventure 9%
- #44 CurryKitten FPV Simulator
73% matchVery Positive82% of 60 reviews2020
Dev: Wayne AndrewsPub: CurryKitten
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take charge of a powerful and acrobatic quadcopter and learn to fly it around the mountainous landscape. Rip through the partly-constructed building site, bash into the beach ball, chase cars, or fly up close and personal with an AI plane. Play it solo, or online with friends.
Why similar: Flight 57.4%, Simulation 40.6%, Indie 2%
- #45 Lightyear Frontier
70% matchVery Positive84% of 4,735 reviews2024
Dev: FRAME BREAK
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In Lightyear Frontier you use your powerful trusty mech to farm on a large beautiful alien planet. Settle your homestead, farm and deliver produce to remote colonies, gather and manage resources, build, craft, explore, expand, improve your mech, meet neighbors, and make a place to call your own.
Why similar: Simulation 23.8%, Open World 23%, Sandbox 22.8%, Resource Management 19.3%, First-Person 9.2%
- #46 SimplePlanes
72% matchVery Positive93% of 10,914 reviews2015
Dev: Jundroo, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Build airplanes by snapping parts together, designing wing sections, and attaching engines. At any time, you can strap yourself into the cockpit and see how it flies with realistic physics. If you're not in the mood for building, over 100,000 airplanes are available to download for free.
Why similar: Flight 58.4%, Sandbox 11.7%, Physics 11.4%, Open World 9.3%, Exploration 9.1%
- #47 Plane Accident: Prologue
71% matchMixed69% of 55 reviews2024
Dev: White Pig GamesPub: Duality Games
Windows
Dive into the heart of aviation mysteries in "Plane Accident: Prologue." Explore realistic crash sites, analyze evidence, and solve puzzles. Unveil the truth in this thrilling prelude to the full "Plane Accident" experience.
Why similar: Flight 54.7%, Exploration 15.2%, Simulation 13.5%, Sandbox 12.8%, First-Person 3.5%
- #48 Spaceflight Simulator
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 9,809 reviews2022
Dev: Team Curiosity ✦
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
In Spaceflight Simulator, you will get to build your rockets, plan launches and flights, attempt landings, deploy payloads and explore new worlds.
Why similar: Sandbox 28.3%, Simulation 26%, Exploration 18.4%, Physics 11.5%, Open World 8.7%
- #49 A Merchant's Promise
68% matchVery Positive86% of 308 reviews2025
Dev: Game Draft Studio
Windows
Medieval Trading & Transport with Physics-Based Items. Start as a Worthless Merchant and work your way up as you carefully handle your goods through a Medieval World!
Why similar: Transportation 28.3% ★, Immersive Sim 13.9%, Life Sim 10.9%, Simulation 10.4%, Physics 8.9%
- #50 Airline Manager
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 3,348 reviews2021
Dev: Trophy Games
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 37.7 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Create and manage your own airline. Create both passenger and cargo routes all over the world while you upgrade and expand your fleet of airplanes and airports. Airline Manager is among the most realistic of its genre - so prove yourself and beat your friends and other real life managers.
Why similar: Flight 40.6%, Transportation 31.8% ★, Simulation 12.1%, Immersive Sim 7.4%, Open World 4.4%
- #51 Minibus Simulator
68% matchMixed65% of 117 reviews2026
Dev: RSG Interactive
Windows
Build your own minibus business and transport passengers across the city. Load luggage, maintain and wash your vehicle, unlock new routes and grow your transport career in a living city.
Why similar: Transportation 38.6% ★, Simulation 17.9%, Open World 13.1%, Physics 12.5%, Resource Management 8.1%
- #52 Railroader
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,589 reviews2023
Dev: Giraffe Lab LLC
Windows
Median: 11.6 hrsMean: 81.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
You and your fellow railroaders are the lifeblood of your railroad, just like it is the lifeblood of the communities it serves. Switch cars at industries. Keep people moving while running local passenger trains. Run trains with a purpose in transition era Appalachia – in Railroader!
Why similar: Transportation 43% ★, Immersive Sim 14.8%, Simulation 12.1%, Open World 9.6%, Physics 7.1%
- #53 Vehicle Simulator
71% matchVery Positive88% of 282 reviews2015
Dev: Ilan Papini
Windows
Vehicle Simulator is an open world flying/sailing simulator with accurate physics and dynamics, simulating well the various boats, planes and land vehicles included. The game allows the user to modify and experiment with scenery making and vehicle design by way of extreme modability, with a large library of existing mods and add-ons.
Why similar: Simulation 91%, Indie 9%
- #54 Professional Ship Simulator
67% matchMostly Positive70% of 300 reviews2026
Dev: SWE SystemsPub: Aerosoft
Windows
Take the helm in this realistic, large-scale maritime simulation. Command your fleet from agile rescue vessels to massive LNG tankers and perform precise maneuvers in challenging conditions. Navigate a living open world where weather, traffic, and every wave shape your career.
Why similar: Transportation 40.9% ★, Simulation 13%, Physics 11.7%, Open World 11.1%, Sandbox 10.1%
- #55 Baggage Handler Simulator
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 103 reviews2025
Dev: ShleksPub: !FAKE_studio
Windows
BH Simulator is a fun and immersive airport logistics game. As a baggage hub manager, build efficient conveyor systems to sort, unload, and load luggage. Plan smart routes, avoid bottlenecks, and prove you're the boss of the baggage game. Can you turn chaos into perfect order?
Why similar: Immersive Sim 24.9%, Simulation 19.4%, Physics 17.8%, Sandbox 14.9%, Resource Management 12.6%
- #56 Ultrawings
70% matchVery Positive88% of 398 reviews2017
Dev: Bit Planet Games, LLC
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Ultrawings is an aerial-themed, open-world flight game where you use your virtual hands to fly multiple aircraft to complete a variety of missions across a beautiful, island-themed world!
Why similar: Flight 57.4%, Simulation 16.6%, Open World 13.4%, First-Person 5.3%, Adventure 3.6%
- #57 SimplePlanes VR
69% matchVery Positive85% of 200 reviews2021
Dev: Jundroo, LLC
Windows
SimplePlanes VR is a flight sim with an ever-expanding collection of hand-crafted aircraft to download and fly for free. Airplanes, helicopters, cars, boats, and more are available and new crafts are added every day.
Why similar: Flight 34%, Transportation 29.9% ★, Simulation 9.4%, Sandbox 8.5%, Exploration 6.7%
- #58 Aloft
65% matchVery Positive83% of 3,782 reviews2025
Dev: Astrolabe Interactive Inc.Pub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Soar the skies in Aloft, the co-op sandbox survival game set in a world of floating islands. Build any island into a skyship, your home in the clouds. Find lost knowledge, cure the fungal corruption, and brave the hurricane to restore the ecosystem.
Why similar: Simulation 25%, Sandbox 20.4%, Open World 19.1%, Exploration 16.7%, Atmospheric 9.8%
- #59 Island Beekeeper
65% matchMostly Positive74% of 224 reviews2026
Dev: Akuseru Studio
Windows
Build your apiary on islands above the clouds, travel on your medocycle, crossbreed bees with unique traits and create a cozy home in the sky. Grow plants, explore islands and send healing honey down to Earth, where people still hope for your help.
Why similar: Sandbox 21.3%, Simulation 20.5%, Open World 19.1%, Exploration 13.5%, Atmospheric 9.5%