- #1 Farmer's Dynasty
97% matchMostly Positive75% of 4,227 reviews2019
Dev: UMEO StudiosPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.3 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 31.8%, Building 12.2%, 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 Positive91% of 49,970 reviews2021
Dev: Render CubePub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 35.7 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 26.8%, Crafting 24.5%, Simulation 19.7%, Open World 13.2%, 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 44,721 reviews2023
Dev: Toxic DogPub: Excalibur Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 14.0 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 54.5%, Open World 24.5%, Realistic 9.2%, First-Person 5.2%, Relaxing 5.1%
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 13,349 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 30.2%, Building 18.2%, Automobile Sim 12.9%, Driving 12.4%, 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 90,204 reviews2021
Dev: Giants Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 34.8 hrsMean: 149.4 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 53.7%, Open World 18.5%, Nature 14.1%, First-Person 7.4%, Family Friendly 6.2%
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 26,842 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 40.8%, Building 17.6%, Driving 13.2%, Open World 11.4%, Realistic 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a highly addictive business management loop that requires manual labor and first-person interaction.
- #7 Forest Ranger Simulator
94% matchMixed42% of 254 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 24%, Building 15.3%, Crafting 13.9%, Open World 9.3%, Nature 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the nature-focused, first-person management gameplay found in the seed game.
- #8 Farming Simulator 25
92% matchVery Positive86% of 49,322 reviews2024
Dev: GIANTS Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 33.1 hrsMean: 108.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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%, Building 19.7%, Nature 9.3%, Realistic 9.3%, First-Person 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: The latest iteration of the series, featuring refined forestry mechanics and modern graphics for a realistic experience.
- #9 My Summer Car
91% matchVery Positive95% of 112,056 reviews2025
Dev: Amistech Games
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 46.7 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 25.5%, Simulation 24.8%, Driving 15.9%, Open World 12.9%, Building 11.2%
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 Positive73% of 2,078 reviews2022
Dev: Live Motion Games
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 7.9 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%, Building 29.5%, Relaxing 6.7%, Realistic 6.4%, First-Person 5.7%
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 52,428 reviews2021
Dev: Saber InteractivePub: Focus Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 16.4 hrsMean: 76.2 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 28%, Automobile Sim 23.2%, Driving 15.7%, Open World 11%, Nature 6.4%
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 2,523 reviews2024
Dev: FreeMind S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 37.5%, Building 27.6%, 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 2,660 reviews2023
Dev: FreeMind S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.8 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 27.2%, Building 18.3%, Crafting 15%, Open World 12.6%, 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 3,881 reviews2023
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 13.6 hrsMean: 59.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 37.9%, 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 35,698 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 31.3%, Driving 13.7%, Realistic 6.4%, Open World 5.7%
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 4,347 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 66.4%, Realistic 6.6%, First-Person 6.3%, Relaxing 4.9%, Exploration 4.9%
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 1,659 reviews2018
Dev: Noble MuffinsPub: Demolish Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 56%
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 47.6%, Automobile Sim 17.5%, Building 17.4%, Driving 5.3%, Open World 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the destruction and heavy machinery operation side of the construction simulation genre.
- #18 Gold Mining Simulator
85% matchMostly Positive72% of 16,043 reviews2017
Dev: Code Horizon
Windows
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 30.7 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 50.8%, Open World 13.1%, Driving 9.3%, 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.
- #19 Alaskan Road Truckers
84% matchMixed62% of 3,202 reviews2023
Dev: Road Studio S.A.Pub: Green Man Gaming Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 23.2%, Automobile Sim 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.
- #20 Junkyard Simulator
84% matchMixed65% of 2,146 reviews2021
Dev: Rebelia GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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 26.3%, Automobile Sim 17.2%, Building 12.7%, Crafting 10.9%, Driving 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world sandbox that emphasizes manual labor, vehicle operation, and building up a business from scratch.
- #21 Cowboy Life Simulator
81% matchVery Positive91% of 1,091 reviews2025
Dev: Odd QubitPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
“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 26.9%, Building 18.7%, Open World 14.1%, Crafting 12.9%, Life Sim 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world simulation that captures the rural, frontier-style atmosphere and manual labor tasks.
- #22 Lawn Mowing Simulator
82% matchMostly Positive71% of 2,922 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 36.6%, Automobile Sim 18.8%, 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.
- #23 Timberborn
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 38,007 reviews2026
Dev: Mechanistry
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 40.3 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 41.6%, Building 36.8%, Nature 21.6%
Why You'll Like It: A unique city-builder that focuses heavily on forestry management and water-based logistics.
- #24 PowerWash Simulator
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 57,451 reviews2022
Dev: FuturLabPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 15.1 hrsMean: 38.8 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 54%, Relaxing 11.4%, First-Person 9.9%, Realistic 9.6%, Family Friendly 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a deeply satisfying, meditative loop of cleaning and business growth that appeals to simulation fans.
- #25 Pure Farming 2018
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,688 reviews2018
Dev: Ice FlamesPub: Techland Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.6 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 34.4%, Open World 17.7%, Building 17%, Realistic 8.1%, Life Sim 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: Includes a variety of agricultural and forestry tasks that provide a similar gameplay variety to the seed game.
- #26 Dinosaur Fossil Hunter
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 952 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 30.5%, Building 20.8%, Open World 13.7%, 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 1,318 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 37.4%, Crafting 20.6%, Automobile Sim 15.1%, First-Person 6.4%, Realistic 5.8%
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 38,738 reviews2018
Dev: Noble MuffinsPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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 59.7%, Open World 17.3%, First-Person 7%, Realistic 5%, Exploration 2.5%
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 Car Mechanic Simulator 2018
77% matchVery Positive91% of 52,742 reviews2017
Dev: Red Dot GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 26.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 32.5%, Automobile Sim 26.7%, Building 13.4%, Driving 12%, Crafting 4.7%
- #30 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.
- #31 Construction Simulator 2015
77% 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 45.6%, Building 18.8%, Automobile Sim 11.8%, Driving 8.3%, Open World 7.9%
- #32 Farming Simulator 17
75% matchVery Positive93% of 25,603 reviews2016
Dev: GIANTS Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 14.0 hrsMean: 87.2 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 42.2%, Automobile Sim 24%, Driving 12.2%, Open World 11.2%, Realistic 5.4%
- #33 Lumberjack Simulator
76% matchMixed64% of 209 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 21.1%, Nature 15.6%, Open World 12.8%, Automobile Sim 7.6%
- #34 Farming Simulator 15
74% 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: Simulation 41.2%, Automobile Sim 36.6%, Open World 8.7%, Driving 6.4%, Realistic 3.3%
- #35 Out of Ore
73% matchVery Positive86% of 3,794 reviews2022
Dev: North Modding Company AB
Windows
Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 38.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A casual heavy equipment experience. Mine ore, Move dirt, Build and repair.
Why similar: Simulation 37.3%, Building 17.7%, Crafting 13.7%, Open World 8.4%, Realistic 7.3%
- #36 Train Life: A Railway Simulator
73% matchMixed63% of 1,628 reviews2022
Dev: SimteractPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 14.0 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 39.6%, Open World 18.7%, Driving 15%, Realistic 9.4%, Family Friendly 6.7%
- #37 Castle Flipper
73% matchMixed65% of 1,091 reviews2021
Dev: ▲ Pyramid GamesPub: Gaming Factory
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.0 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 36.1%, Simulation 24.4%, Open World 11.8%, Relaxing 8.2%, Family Friendly 7.5%
- #38 Tank Mechanic Simulator
71% matchVery Positive88% of 8,976 reviews2020
Dev: DeGenerals S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 16.5 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 32.2%, Building 21.4%, Crafting 17.3%, Realistic 8.2%, First-Person 6%
- #39 Scrap Dealer Simulator
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 60 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 28%, Crafting 16.6%, Building 13.8%, Driving 13.7%, Open World 8.9%
- #40 RoadCraft
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 15,086 reviews2025
Dev: Saber InteractivePub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 12.5 hrsMean: 32.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 28%, Building 19.9%, Automobile Sim 18.6%, Driving 16.8%, Nature 8.7%
- #41 Landlord's Super
70% matchVery Positive81% of 1,611 reviews2023
Dev: MinskworksPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 12.6 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 25.6%, Building 19.6%, Driving 14.8%, Open World 13.5%, Life Sim 7.8%
- #42 Demolish & Build 3
72% matchMixed42% of 239 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 39.3%, Driving 22.3%, Realistic 9.4%, First-Person 7.5%, Life Sim 7.3%
- #43 Woodcutter Simulator 2013
76% matchMostly Negative26% of 535 reviews2013
Dev: United Independent Entertainment
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 18%
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%
- #44 Mon Bazou
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 19,636 reviews2025
Dev: Santa Goat
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 30.8 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 20.5%, Driving 15.3%, Building 14.7%, Crafting 11.7%, Simulation 11.2%
- #45 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 97.9%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #46 Russian Village Simulator
69% matchVery Positive86% of 1,003 reviews2023
Dev: VD Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 12.5 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 35%, Crafting 21%, Open World 10.9%, Life Sim 10.8%, Realistic 5.7%
- #47 Tribe: Primitive Builder
70% matchVery Positive81% of 760 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 27.8%, Building 17.8%, Crafting 16.3%, Nature 12.2%, Realistic 6.5%
- #48 ContractVille
67% matchVery Positive81% of 5,683 reviews2025
Dev: MYM Games StudiosPub: FiftyEight Studios
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 29.8%, Building 20.8%, Driving 16.4%, Open World 14.2%, Life Sim 7.3%
- #49 Fuel Harvest Together
67% matchMostly Positive71% of 907 reviews2025
Dev: Say2SunPub: Grejuva
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 33.7%, Crafting 20.8%, Building 16.3%, Driving 14%, Life Sim 7.4%
- #50 Junkyard Truck
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,260 reviews2022
Dev: Keystone Knight
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 11.5 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 32%, Automobile Sim 26%, Driving 17.6%, Open World 15.7%, First-Person 4.3%
- #51 Car Dealer Simulator
66% matchVery Positive89% of 8,319 reviews2025
Dev: Garage Monkeys
Windows
Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 20.1 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 26.2%, Automobile Sim 21.7%, Driving 17%, Open World 11.8%, Life Sim 7.2%
- #52 Fernbus Simulator
70% 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 32.3%, Automobile Sim 30.3%, Driving 17.5%, Open World 8.8%, Realistic 5.4%
- #53 Giant Machines 2017
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 587 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 71%, Building 15.5%, Open World 7.2%, Realistic 3.9%, Atmospheric 1.3%
- #54 Farm Expert 2017
72% matchMixed46% of 691 reviews2016
Dev: SildenPub: SIG Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 11.0 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 53.9%, Automobile Sim 27.9%, Driving 7.8%, Open World 4.3%, Realistic 2.3%
- #55 Garden Simulator
68% matchVery Positive83% of 387 reviews2022
Dev: PRODUKTIVKELLER StudiosPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 9.1 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 27.1%, Building 19.9%, Crafting 16.9%, Nature 10.9%, Realistic 6.5%
- #56 Recycling Center Simulator
65% matchVery Positive87% of 2,774 reviews2024
Dev: Balas GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 10.5 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Recycling Center Simulator is a business simulator game with a first person view. Make money from garbage, collect raw materials for your recycling center from different locations, recycle them, make money by producing new products and improve your factory.
Why similar: Simulation 35%, Building 19.1%, Crafting 15.3%, Life Sim 9.9%, First-Person 7.3%
- #57 Evergreen - Mountain Life Simulator
68% matchMixed63% of 107 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 42.6%, Building 27.7%, Relaxing 7.2%, Family Friendly 5.1%, First-Person 4.8%
- #58 Cafe Owner Simulator
68% matchMixed64% of 1,076 reviews2022
Dev: Second RealityPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Open your dream restaurant at FPP. Create a unique exterior and interior, hire the best workers and chefs, create a place where people will love to eat, spend time and spend their money. Simulation of the restaurant business.
Why similar: Simulation 36.1%, Building 24.9%, Life Sim 10.4%, Realistic 7.7%, First-Person 6.3%