- #1 Farmer's Dynasty - Final Harvest Edition
97% matchMostly Positive75% of 4,283 reviews2019
Dev: UMEO StudiosPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Live – Build – Farm: Enjoy a unique mix of farming, constructing and life simulation that takes you to the countryside and holds plenty of challenging gameplay in stock!
Why similar: Simulation 31.7%, Building 12.3%, Crafting 9.4%, Life Sim 9.4%, Open World 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the same developer DNA, offering a similar mix of farming, renovation, and open-world life simulation.
- #2 Medieval Dynasty
96% matchVery Positive90% of 50,786 reviews2021
Dev: Render CubePub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 11.8 hrsMean: 36.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Hunt, survive, build and lead in the harsh Middle Ages: Create your own Medieval Dynasty and ensure its long-lasting prosperity or die trying! Play alone or team up with friends to enjoy the ultimate medieval experience.
Why similar: Building 26.9%, Crafting 24.4%, Simulation 19.5%, Open World 13.3%, Realistic 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: Combines deep building and crafting mechanics with an immersive life-simulation experience in a historical setting.
- #3 Ranch Simulator: Build, Hunt, Farm
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 45,769 reviews2023
Dev: Toxic DogPub: Excalibur Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Builder. Farmer. Hunter. Trader. Ranching certainly isn’t your average job. Think you have the skills to turn your family’s rundown homestead into the most prosperous ranch in the valley? Then it’s time to head out into the wilderness in this captivating single and multiplayer open-world simulator.
Why similar: Simulation 49.7%, Open World 22.8%, Realistic 10.9%, Relaxing 7.3%, First-Person 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features a similar open-world sandbox approach where you manage property, build structures, and perform manual labor.
- #4 Construction Simulator
95% matchVery Positive81% of 13,587 reviews2022
Dev: weltenbauer. Software Entwicklung GmbHPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 31.4 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 30%, Building 18.3%, Automobile Sim 13%, Driving 12.5%, Open World 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the heavy machinery and building aspects of the simulation genre with a high level of technical detail.
- #5 Farming Simulator 22
94% matchVery Positive93% of 91,118 reviews2021
Dev: Giants Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 34.4 hrsMean: 148.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Create your farm and let the good times grow! Harvest crops, tend to animals, manage productions, and take on seasonal challenges.
Why similar: Simulation 52.8%, Open World 18.4%, Nature 13.9%, First-Person 7.3%, Family Friendly 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for heavy machinery operation and forestry, providing the most realistic equipment experience.
- #6 Gas Station Simulator
93% matchVery Positive88% of 27,112 reviews2021
Dev: DRAGO entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 41.1%, Building 17.7%, Driving 13.2%, Open World 11.3%, Realistic 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a highly addictive business management loop that requires manual labor and first-person interaction.
- #7 Farming Simulator 25
92% matchVery Positive87% of 52,248 reviews2024
Dev: GIANTS Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 32.9 hrsMean: 111.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Farming Simulator 25 invites you to join the rewarding farm life, single-handedly or cooperatively in multiplayer. This Farm is Your Farm!
Why similar: Simulation 48.4%, Building 19.6%, Realistic 9.3%, Nature 9.1%, First-Person 6%
Why You'll Like It: The latest iteration of the series, featuring refined forestry mechanics and modern graphics for a realistic experience.
- #8 Forest Ranger Simulator
94% matchMixed41% of 261 reviews2024
Dev: FreeMind S.A.
Windows
Take care of forgotten nature's treasure. Build, craft, feed, clean and manage your forest in Forest Ranger Simulator. Ensure its long-lasting beauty and become a flawless Forest Ranger!
Why similar: Simulation 23.9%, Building 15.4%, Crafting 13.9%, Open World 9.4%, Nature 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the nature-focused, first-person management gameplay found in the seed game.
- #9 My Summer Car
91% matchVery Positive95% of 113,843 reviews2025
Dev: Amistech Games
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 47.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
My Summer Car is the ultimate car owning, building, fixing, tuning, maintenance AND permadeath life survival simulator. You start the game with hundreds of loose parts and assemble both car and engine.
Why similar: Automobile Sim 25.7%, Simulation 24.6%, Driving 15.9%, Open World 12.9%, Building 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features deep, realistic mechanical simulation and a rural life-sim atmosphere that rewards patience and technical skill.
- #10 Builder Simulator
91% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,136 reviews2022
Dev: Live Motion Games
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Builder Simulator is the perfect game for those who want to build a house, from the ground up, one brick at a time. On easy, the game will guide and teach you by showing you full instruction, but on hard you will get no help - instead rely on your builder skills and make everything yourself.
Why similar: Simulation 43.2%, Building 30%, Relaxing 6.8%, Realistic 6.5%, First-Person 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: Allows for granular control over the construction process, perfect for players who enjoy the building mechanics.
- #11 SnowRunner
90% matchVery Positive90% of 53,631 reviews2021
Dev: Saber InteractivePub: Focus Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 16.7 hrsMean: 76.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 27.9%, Automobile Sim 23.3%, Driving 15.7%, Open World 11.1%, Nature 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: Provides the ultimate off-road driving and logistics experience, which is a core component of the forestry gameplay loop.
- #12 House Builder
89% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,553 reviews2024
Dev: FreeMind S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 37.3%, Building 27.7%, Realistic 8.9%, First-Person 7.5%, Relaxing 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the step-by-step construction of buildings in a first-person perspective, similar to the building tasks in the seed game.
- #13 Farmer's Life
89% matchVery Positive89% of 2,712 reviews2023
Dev: FreeMind S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
🌾Unleash the Farmer within. 🚜 Dive into the rustic charm of rural living in "Farmer's Life," where you'll experience the joy and challenges of life on a vibrant farmstead. Plant, grow, and embrace a country living in a vast open world. You choose from diverse mechanics and endless possibilities.
Why similar: Simulation 27.1%, Building 18.4%, Crafting 15%, Open World 12.7%, Life Sim 8%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a gritty, rural life-simulation experience that emphasizes the challenges of agricultural work.
- #14 Ship Graveyard Simulator 2
88% matchMostly Positive77% of 3,987 reviews2023
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 63.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 37.7%, Building 21.1%, Crafting 11.7%, Realistic 7.3%, First-Person 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the satisfying, methodical process of dismantling large structures and managing a business.
- #15 Car Mechanic Simulator 2021
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 36,542 reviews2021
Dev: Red Dot GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 30.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 37.4%, Automobile Sim 31.6%, Driving 13.6%, Realistic 6.5%, Open World 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: Provides an incredibly detailed look at vehicle maintenance and repair, appealing to fans of the automobile-sim aspects.
- #16 Barn Finders
86% matchVery Positive82% of 4,382 reviews2020
Dev: Duality Games
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Search for valuable items stashed in abandoned barns. Take part in storage auctions, bid high and buy yourself a chance to find exclusive items hidden in the past.
Why similar: Simulation 66.2%, Realistic 6.6%, First-Person 6.3%, Exploration 5.1%, Relaxing 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: Centers on the restoration and business management loop, mirroring the 'fix-up' progression found in the seed game.
- #17 Demolish & Build 2018
87% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,664 reviews2018
Dev: Noble MuffinsPub: Demolish Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 55%
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 47.4%, Automobile Sim 17.7%, Building 17.4%, Driving 5.3%, Open World 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the destruction and heavy machinery operation side of the construction simulation genre.
- #18 Alaskan Road Truckers
84% matchMixed62% of 3,221 reviews2023
Dev: Road Studio S.A.Pub: Green Man Gaming Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: Automobile Sim 23.1%, Simulation 23%, Driving 17%, Open World 13.5%, Realistic 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: Combines driving simulation with survival elements in a harsh, beautiful open-world environment.
- #19 Junkyard Simulator
85% matchMixed65% of 2,190 reviews2021
Dev: Rebelia GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Did you ever wish to work in a junkyard? Now you can, with Junkyard Simulator. They are many roads leading to success - whichever you take depends on your decisions.
Why similar: Simulation 26.1%, Automobile Sim 17.3%, Building 12.7%, Crafting 10.8%, Open World 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world sandbox that emphasizes manual labor, vehicle operation, and building up a business from scratch.
- #20 Cowboy Life Simulator
81% matchVery Positive90% of 1,162 reviews2025
Dev: Odd QubitPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
“Cowboy Life Simulator” is an immersive and relaxing ranching sim where you step into the boots of a failed businessman starting fresh on the frontier. Buy your first goat, meet the locals, explore vibrant lands, and build your dream ranch in a world full of stories and adventure!
Why similar: Simulation 24.6%, Building 19.3%, Crafting 17.5%, Open World 13.3%, Life Sim 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world simulation that captures the rural, frontier-style atmosphere and manual labor tasks.
- #21 Gold Mining Simulator
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 16,162 reviews2017
Dev: Code Horizon
Windows
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 30.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 50.5%, Open World 13.2%, Driving 9.4%, Building 7.8%, Realistic 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Features realistic resource extraction and heavy machinery operation in a remote, open-world setting.
- #22 Timberborn
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 39,576 reviews2026
Dev: Mechanistry
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 42.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Humans are long gone. In a world struck by droughts and toxic waste, will your lumberpunk beavers do any better? A sandbox city-building game featuring ingenious animals, vertical architecture, water physics, and terraforming. Contains high amounts of wood.
Why similar: Simulation 41.7%, Building 36.8%, Nature 21.5%
Why You'll Like It: A unique city-builder that focuses heavily on forestry management and water-based logistics.
- #23 Pure Farming 2018
83% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,700 reviews2018
Dev: Ice FlamesPub: Techland Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 34.2%, Open World 17.8%, Building 17%, Realistic 8.2%, Life Sim 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: Includes a variety of agricultural and forestry tasks that provide a similar gameplay variety to the seed game.
- #24 Lawn Mowing Simulator
82% matchMostly Positive71% of 2,972 reviews2021
Dev: Skyhook GamesPub: Curve Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Experience the beauty and detail of mowing the Great British countryside in Lawn Mowing Simulator, the only simulator that allows you to ride an authentic and expansive roster of real-world licensed lawn mowers from prestigious manufacturers; Toro, SCAG and STIGA as you manage your business.
Why similar: Simulation 36.5%, Automobile Sim 18.9%, Driving 17.4%, Nature 8.4%, Realistic 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, realistic simulation that focuses on operating machinery to maintain large plots of land.
- #25 PowerWash Simulator
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 57,953 reviews2022
Dev: FuturLab
Windows
Median: 15.2 hrsMean: 39.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Release the Pressure with PowerWash Simulator! Wash away your worries with the soothing sounds of high-pressure water. Fire up your power washer and blast away every speck of dirt and grime you can find, all with the simple satisfaction of power-washing to a sparkling finish.
Why similar: Simulation 55.1%, Relaxing 11.7%, First-Person 10.1%, Realistic 9.9%, Family Friendly 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a deeply satisfying, meditative loop of cleaning and business growth that appeals to simulation fans.
- #26 Dinosaur Fossil Hunter
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 966 reviews2022
Dev: ▲ Pyramid Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Become a real paleontologist, explore various environments and search for dinosaur fossils. Dig for and study the remnants of these majestic creatures to learn about their evolution. Build your own museum and experience an immersive background story.
Why similar: Simulation 30.3%, Building 20.8%, Open World 13.8%, Nature 8.8%, Realistic 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features mining and exploration mechanics that reward players for slow, methodical work in a sandbox environment.
- #27 Food Truck Simulator
79% matchMixed69% of 1,332 reviews2022
Dev: DRAGO entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Renovate, equip and restore the shine of the food truck that belonged to your father. Create recipes, cook the food and serve customers across an entire city. Customize and upgrade your food truck to reach more customers and expand your menu.
Why similar: Simulation 37.3%, Crafting 20.7%, Automobile Sim 15.2%, First-Person 6.4%, Realistic 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: Combines vehicle driving with business management and crafting, creating a similar 'build-your-business' loop.
- #28 Thief Simulator
78% matchVery Positive88% of 39,057 reviews2018
Dev: Noble MuffinsPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Become the best thief. Gather intel, steal things and sell them to buy hi-tech equipment. Do everything that a real thief does.
Why similar: Simulation 59.6%, Open World 17.3%, First-Person 6.9%, Realistic 5%, Exploration 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: Uses a first-person, task-oriented open-world structure that feels similar to the mission-based flow of the seed game.
- #29 Farmer's Dynasty 2
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,051 reviews2026
Dev: UMEO StudiosPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Build your dream farm and secure your family’s future. Cultivate your fields, raise animals, and shape your dynasty across generations in this beautifully crafted life and farming simulation. Start your dynasty today!
Why similar: Simulation 35.9%, Building 26.1%, Life Sim 11.3%, First-Person 7.1%, Exploration 4.8%
- #30 Car Mechanic Simulator 2018
77% matchVery Positive91% of 54,004 reviews2017
Dev: Red Dot GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 32.4%, Automobile Sim 26.8%, Building 13.3%, Driving 12.1%, Crafting 4.6%
- #31 Forestry 2017 - The Simulation
80% matchMixed42% of 124 reviews2016
Dev: JoindotsPub: United Independent Entertainment
Windows
Forestry 2017 – This Simulation takes you to the forest! Take over the tasks of a professional woodcutter and enjoy working in the woods. Control huge machinery, fell the trees, arrange the timber and comb through your wood. Sell the wood, several products and earn money to expand your company.
Why similar: Simulation 100%
Why You'll Like It: A dedicated forestry simulator that focuses specifically on the logging industry mechanics.
- #32 Construction Simulator 2015
77% matchVery Positive82% of 6,837 reviews2014
Dev: weltenbauer. Software Entwicklung GmbHPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 18.1 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 45.4%, Building 18.9%, Automobile Sim 11.9%, Driving 8.3%, Open World 8%
- #33 Lumberjack Simulator
76% matchMixed64% of 210 reviews2021
Dev: Exponential Games Inc.
Windows
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: Driving 25.5%, Simulation 20.9%, Nature 15.6%, Open World 12.9%, Automobile Sim 7.6%
- #34 Farming Simulator 17
74% matchVery Positive93% of 25,735 reviews2016
Dev: GIANTS Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.8 hrsMean: 86.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 41.9%, Automobile Sim 24.2%, Driving 12.2%, Open World 11.3%, Realistic 5.4%
- #35 Farming Simulator 15
74% matchVery Positive92% of 15,774 reviews2014
Dev: Giants Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 12.5 hrsMean: 91.4 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: Simulation 40.9%, Automobile Sim 36.8%, Open World 8.8%, Driving 6.4%, Realistic 3.4%
- #36 RoadCraft
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 15,663 reviews2025
Dev: Saber InteractivePub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 12.6 hrsMean: 33.9 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: Simulation 27.8%, Building 20%, Automobile Sim 18.7%, Driving 16.8%, Nature 8.6%
- #37 Scrap Dealer Simulator
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Emre ŞahinPub: Survivillage
Windows
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 27.9%, Crafting 16.6%, Building 13.8%, Driving 13.8%, Open World 8.9%
- #38 Castle Flipper
73% matchMixed65% of 1,095 reviews2021
Dev: ▲ Pyramid GamesPub: Gaming Factory
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Castle Flipper is your unique chance to become a medieval royal craftsman. Build your own Kingdom and re-arrange the castle at your own discretion. Breathe a whole new life into the old rooms and maybe one day you will become a King!
Why similar: Building 36.2%, Simulation 24.3%, Open World 11.9%, Relaxing 8.1%, Family Friendly 7.5%
- #39 Out of Ore
71% matchVery Positive86% of 3,925 reviews2022
Dev: North Modding Company AB
Windows
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 40.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A casual heavy equipment experience. Mine ore, Move dirt, Build and repair.
Why similar: Simulation 37.1%, Building 17.8%, Crafting 13.6%, Open World 8.5%, Realistic 7.4%
- #40 Train Life: A Railway Simulator
72% matchMixed63% of 1,651 reviews2022
Dev: SimteractPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 39.3%, Open World 18.7%, Driving 15.2%, Realistic 9.5%, Family Friendly 6.7%
- #41 Sengoku Dynasty
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 7,526 reviews2024
Dev: SuperkamiPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Sengoku Dynasty is the ultimate feudal Japan experience: build villages, grow your community, and shape the open world through combat or economy. The choice is yours alone - or that of up to 4 players in multiplayer co-op!
Why similar: Building 26.1%, Crafting 23.3%, Open World 22%, Life Sim 11.9%, First-Person 6.3%
- #42 Mon Bazou
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 20,000 reviews2025
Dev: Santa Goat
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 31.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Build your crappy vehicle into a race car, install the parts yourself. Make money by cutting wood, racing at night or delivering pizza. Maybe you want to manage a sugar shack or build yourself a big garage?
Why similar: Automobile Sim 20.8%, Driving 15.3%, Building 14.6%, Crafting 11.6%, Simulation 11.1%
- #43 Russian Village Simulator
70% matchVery Positive86% of 1,008 reviews2023
Dev: VD Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
This is a simulator of life in the Russian countryside, where the player will be engaged in the garden, picking mushrooms and berries, collect firewood, hunting and fishing, brew moonshine and much, much more.
Why similar: Simulation 34.9%, Crafting 20.9%, Open World 11%, Life Sim 10.8%, Realistic 5.8%
- #44 Tank Mechanic Simulator
70% matchVery Positive88% of 9,095 reviews2020
Dev: DeGenerals S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 32.1%, Building 21.4%, Crafting 17.3%, Realistic 8.3%, First-Person 6%
- #45 Demolish & Build 3
71% matchMixed41% of 251 reviews2024
Dev: Demolish Games S.A.
Windows
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 39.1%, Driving 22.4%, Realistic 9.5%, First-Person 7.5%, Life Sim 7.2%
- #46 Woodcutter Simulator 2013
75% matchMostly Negative26% of 535 reviews2013
Dev: United Independent Entertainment
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 19%
Woodcutter Simulator 2013 allows the player to control and operate an entire lumber mill. From clearing woods to the evacuation of the logs, the player has to undertake all arising tasks to complete numerous missions – from cutting trees for demanding customers to producing woodchips for heating purposes.
Why similar: Simulation 100%
- #47 Professional Lumberjack 2015
75% matchMostly Negative22% of 120 reviews2015
Dev: PlayWay S.A.Pub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Face the hard work of real lumberjacks as you control and operate various small and large machinery at your disposal. From huge Feller Buncher and Harvesters that debranch and cut up the trunks, to tractors, cranes, trucks and trailers for the transportation of the chopped logs.
Why similar: Simulation 98%, Singleplayer 2%
- #48 ContractVille
67% matchVery Positive81% of 5,944 reviews2025
Dev: MYM Games StudiosPub: FiftyEight Studios
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Plan, design, build, and decorate your dream house in an open-world. Smash walls, sketch your layout, then build and decorate every inch—inside and garden. In an open world, tackle each renovation solo or with up to 4 friends. Pick up that hammer and start creating - Your dream house is waiting!
Why similar: Simulation 29.6%, Building 20.9%, Driving 16.5%, Open World 14.3%, Life Sim 7.3%
- #49 Tribe: Primitive Builder
69% matchVery Positive81% of 782 reviews2023
Dev: Space Boat StudiosPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Chill out as you explore the beautiful, realistic island of exiles. Gather resources, craft tools, construct buildings and settlements. Manage tribe and automate your gameplay. Discover 4 lands, a storyline and save the inhabitants of the island.
Why similar: Simulation 27.7%, Building 17.8%, Crafting 16.3%, Nature 12.2%, Realistic 6.5%
- #50 Landlord's Super
68% matchVery Positive81% of 1,660 reviews2023
Dev: MinskworksPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Your quintessential construction simulator is here. Take a dodgy loan, restore a property, move in the locals, attend to their grievances, then celebrate with a pint in this fully-simulated, open-world 1980's Britain.
Why similar: Simulation 25.5%, Building 19.6%, Driving 14.8%, Open World 13.6%, Life Sim 7.8%
- #51 Junkyard Builder
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 227 reviews2026
Dev: FreeMind S.A.
Windows
In Junkyard Builder, you’re the proud owner of a once-forgotten junkyard, now brimming with endless potential. Dive into the satisfying world of restoration, recycling, and raw hustle as you transform trash into treasure and rise to become the ruler of the junk empire!
Why similar: Simulation 38.5%, Building 20%, Life Sim 10.9%, Realistic 7.7%, First-Person 7.5%
- #52 Junkyard Truck
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,273 reviews2022
Dev: Keystone Knight
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Junkyard Truck is an open-world off road driving and mechanic simulator. Build, upgrade, and maintain your old off road truck. Make money using your skills in driving, scavenging, gambling, or moonshine brewing. Try to build a truck capable of taking on the difficult challenges around the map.
Why similar: Simulation 31.7%, Automobile Sim 26%, Driving 17.6%, Open World 15.8%, First-Person 4.3%
- #53 Farm Expert 2017
73% matchMixed46% of 693 reviews2016
Dev: SildenPub: SIG Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 53%
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 53.6%, Automobile Sim 28.1%, Driving 7.8%, Open World 4.3%, Realistic 2.3%
- #54 Giant Machines 2017
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 589 reviews2016
Dev: Code Horizon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Take control over seven of the biggest industrial machines in the world. During the 14 mission campaign you will punch through the snows of Greenland, plow the steppes of Wyoming and travel all the way to sunny Florida. Your hard work will be completed by launching a space shuttle into space.
Why similar: Simulation 70.8%, Building 15.6%, Open World 7.3%, Realistic 4%, Atmospheric 1.3%
- #55 Fuel Harvest Together
66% matchMostly Positive70% of 963 reviews2025
Dev: Say2SunPub: Grejuva
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Play solo or co-op with up to 5 players to find oil, store crude, refine fuels, and sell them at gas stations and shop. Dig for gems and fossils, upgrade your gear, lease new land, and dominate the city as the biggest oil supplier!
Why similar: Simulation 33.9%, Crafting 20.7%, Building 16.2%, Driving 13.9%, Life Sim 7.3%
- #56 Car Dealer Simulator
64% matchVery Positive89% of 9,168 reviews2025
Dev: Garage Monkeys
Windows
Median: 13.6 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Uncover a goldmine in the used car market! Sniff out deals, buy low, modify, and sell high. Your journey from amateur grease monkey to car dealer magnate awaits. How fast will you rise in this lucrative venture?
Why similar: Simulation 26.1%, Automobile Sim 21.9%, Driving 16.9%, Open World 11.8%, Life Sim 7.1%
- #57 Garden Simulator
67% matchVery Positive83% of 398 reviews2022
Dev: PRODUKTIVKELLER StudiosPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
PLANT - DESIGN - HARVEST - With Garden Simulator you’ll get your own allotment, place deco elements and cultivate plants to harvest and sell them. Get ready for a beautiful time in nature. Always remember: A garden is a delight to the eye and a solace for the soul.
Why similar: Simulation 27%, Building 20%, Crafting 16.9%, Nature 10.9%, Realistic 6.6%
- #58 Evergreen - Mountain Life Simulator
68% matchMixed62% of 108 reviews2023
Dev: Somnambulist Games
Windows
Evergreen is a simulation game about leaving the stress of the city behind and starting a new life in a mountain valley.
Why similar: Simulation 42.5%, Building 27.9%, Relaxing 7.2%, Family Friendly 5.2%, First-Person 4.8%