- #1 SnowRunner
97% 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: Open World 14.8%, Realistic 14.7%, Nature 13.8%, Multiplayer 13.3%, Immersive Sim 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features complex physics-based driving through harsh, realistic terrain that mirrors the navigation challenges of storm chasing.
- #2 Expeditions: A MudRunner Game
96% matchMixed57% of 4,625 reviews2024
Dev: Saber InteractivePub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Embark on scientific expeditions with this new off-road adventure game. Lead research missions as you drive a variety of all-terrain vehicles, using high-tech tools and managing your camp and crew to ensure your success in the wild.
Why similar: Science 29.3% ★, Nature 21.8%, Multiplayer 12.5%, Open World 12.1%, Realistic 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on scientific exploration and precise vehicle management in remote, dangerous environments.
- #3 Stormworks: Build and Rescue
96% matchVery Positive90% of 57,601 reviews2020
Dev: Geometa
Windows · Mac
Median: 17.4 hrsMean: 111.9 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: Immersive Sim 37.5%, Open World 37.4%, First-Person 12.7%, Exploration 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: Allows for complex vehicle engineering and cooperative rescue operations in a vast, physics-driven ocean world.
- #4 BeamNG.drive
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 384,707 reviews2015
Dev: BeamNG
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 91.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A dynamic soft-body physics vehicle simulator capable of doing just about anything.
Why similar: Destruction 30.1%, Realistic 20%, Open World 17.5%, Simulation 11.9%, Multiplayer 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: Provides the most realistic soft-body vehicle physics and destruction engine available, essential for high-stakes driving simulations.
- #5 Derail Valley
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,827 reviews2019
Dev: Altfuture
Windows
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 36.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Drive massive trains and build your career in a vast open railway network. For both PC and VR.
Why similar: Realistic 24.8%, Open World 22.1%, Immersive Sim 21.2%, Simulation 15%, First-Person 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a deeply immersive, realistic simulation of train operation with a focus on manual controls and environmental awareness.
- #6 Alaskan Road Truckers
94% 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: Open World 18.2%, Immersive Sim 17.9%, Realistic 17.1%, Simulation 8.9%, Atmospheric 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Combines realistic heavy-vehicle driving with survival mechanics in unforgiving, weather-beaten environments.
- #7 Firefighting Simulator - The Squad
93% matchVery Positive81% of 5,238 reviews2020
Dev: Chronos UnterhaltungssoftwarePub: astragon Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Firefighting Simulator lets you experience what it means to fight fires up close as an active part of a major US city's firefighting crew - together with up to 3 friends in the co-op multiplayer- or in the single player mode.
Why similar: Realistic 21.7%, Multiplayer 18.6%, Simulation 16.5%, Open World 11.6%, Strategy 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers a realistic, cooperative emergency response simulation that emphasizes teamwork and environmental hazard management.
- #8 Pacific Drive
91% matchVery Positive83% of 24,897 reviews2024
Dev: Ironwood StudiosPub: Kepler Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Face the supernatural dangers of the Olympic Exclusion Zone with a car as your only lifeline in this driving survival adventure! Scavenge resources, load up your trusty station wagon, and drive like hell to make it through alive.
Why similar: Atmospheric 17.1%, Exploration 15.8%, Simulation 15.2%, First-Person 15%, Action-Adventure 13.5%
Why You'll Like It: Offers an atmospheric survival experience where maintaining your vehicle against environmental anomalies is the core gameplay loop.
- #9 subROV : Underwater Discoveries
92% matchVery Positive91% of 66 reviews2022
Dev: sqr3lab
Windows
Pilot a remotely operated submarine and explore the oceans! Defy the darkness and crushing pressure of the deeps as you chart unknown regions and study new species of ocean life.
Why similar: Science 33.3% ★, Nature 15%, Open World 13.6%, Immersive Sim 12.8%, Simulation 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features scientific exploration of dangerous, isolated environments using specialized remote-operated equipment.
- #10 WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 12,487 reviews2025
Dev: eduweb
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Live the life of a wild wolf in a realistic ecological simulation set in Yellowstone National Park.
Why similar: Nature 21.3%, Science 15.8% ★, Open World 15.6%, Multiplayer 11.4%, Realistic 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A highly realistic nature simulation that emphasizes ecosystem interaction and survival in an open world.
- #11 The Isle
89% matchVery Positive80% of 107,823 reviews2015
Dev: Afterthought LLC
Windows
Median: 12.4 hrsMean: 123.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Experience fierce open world survival gameplay as you attempt to stay alive on an unforgiving island inhabited by dinosaurs! Hunt. Grow. Survive.
Why similar: Open World 32.1%, Multiplayer 23%, Realistic 19.6%, Simulation 13.4%, Adventure 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a multiplayer survival experience in a harsh, nature-focused open world with realistic environmental threats.
- #12 EmergeNYC
90% matchMixed63% of 4,195 reviews2016
Dev: FlipSwitch Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 240.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
EmergeNYC is a simulation of New York City's Emergency Services. Drive over 30 different Emergency Vehicles with up to 32 of your friends through busy City Streets with blazing sirens and air horns. Take the role of a firefighter, medic, or police officer and ride with your friends to emergencies
Why similar: Open World 22.5%, Realistic 19%, Multiplayer 16.3%, Simulation 14.4%, Strategy 8%
Why You'll Like It: An emergency response simulation that focuses on the realistic operation of fire and rescue vehicles.
- #13 The Long Dark
89% matchVery Positive90% of 117,376 reviews2017
Dev: Hinterland Studio Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 46.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
THE LONG DARK is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies -- only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.
Why similar: Open World 40.1%, Atmospheric 13.4%, Exploration 12.2%, First-Person 11.1%, Simulation 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on survival against extreme, realistic weather conditions in a vast, atmospheric wilderness.
- #14 Universe Sandbox
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 30,587 reviews2015
Dev: Giant Army
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 23.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Create & destroy on an unimaginable scale with a realistic physics-based space simulator. Explore the beauty of our universe and the fragility of our planet. Use science to bend the laws of gravity, collide planets, boil away oceans, fire epic space lasers, and customize your universe.
Why similar: Science 39.2% ★, Destruction 19.6%, Realistic 11.5%, Simulation 10.5%, Open World 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A scientific simulation that allows for the manipulation of planetary and environmental physics on a massive scale.
- #15 Euro Truck Simulator 2
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 907,227 reviews2012
Dev: SCS Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 21.2 hrsMean: 143.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Travel across Europe as king of the road, a trucker who delivers important cargo across impressive distances! With dozens of cities to explore, your endurance, skill and speed will all be pushed to their limits.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 21.2%, Open World 21%, Realistic 19.8%, Simulation 11.2%, Atmospheric 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for long-haul driving simulation, emphasizing realistic road rules and vehicle maintenance.
- #16 Storm Chasers
86% matchVery Positive89% of 2,840 reviews2019
Dev: Little Cloud Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Be one of those intrepid storm chasers in this online multiplayer video game. Your goal is to shoot the best twisters pictures without dying because of powerful winds and flying debris. Feel the challenge of correctly forecasting and intercepting storms with the optimal vantage points before other players.
Why similar: Multiplayer 27.4%, Simulation 27%, Destruction 17.7%, Action 10.8%, Indie 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: An indie title that shares the core premise of tracking and documenting severe weather events.
- #17 Tornado: Research and Rescue
86% matchVery Positive83% of 292 reviews2023
Dev: Sam Kennedy
Windows
Experience the thrill of becoming a storm chaser in Tornado: Research and Rescue! Capture twisters with a 90's VHS camera, warn towns, customise chases, and get up-close for thrilling photos. Deploy probes, collect data, and upgrade your truck, radar, and probes. Mod vehicles with Steam Workshop!
Why similar: Science 28% ★, Destruction 19.3%, Nature 16.2%, Open World 13.7%, Simulation 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Directly mirrors the storm-chasing and weather-research themes found in the seed game.
- #18 Train Sim World® 4
85% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,970 reviews2023
Dev: Dovetail GamesPub: Dovetail Games - TSW
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 51.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Feel the power of simulation in your hands. Experience immense velocity and express unrivalled creativity with Train Sim World 4! Expand your rail hobby and discover the raw emotion of driving a diverse array of iconic routes and trains. From training center to mountain pass, this is your journey.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 22.3%, Realistic 20%, Open World 17%, Simulation 16.6%, Atmospheric 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Offers high-fidelity simulation of complex vehicle operation with a strong focus on realistic systems and environments.
- #19 Farming Simulator 22
84% 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: Nature 21.3%, Multiplayer 17.8%, Open World 17.2%, Immersive Sim 17.2%, Simulation 14.1%
Why You'll Like It: Provides detailed management and operation of heavy machinery in a realistic, nature-focused setting.
- #20 Contraband Police
82% matchVery Positive95% of 24,287 reviews2023
Dev: Crazy RocksPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Take over the duties of a border guard inspector in a communist country of the 80's. Smuggling, corruption and forgery are the order of the day here. Be vigilant and earn the respect of your superiors.
Why similar: Open World 19.6%, Realistic 15.7%, Destruction 15.2%, Immersive Sim 14%, Simulation 10%
Why You'll Like It: Features job-based simulation with vehicle interaction and environmental tension in a realistic setting.
- #21 Park Ranger Simulator
84% matchMostly Negative21% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: Polygon ArtPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
Manage your own park facility in a huge open world in Park Ranger Simulator. Take on all the tasks that need to be completed as a park ranger - alone or together in cross-platform multiplayer! You have a variety of vehicles and equipment at your disposal to complete the challenges ahead!
Why similar: Nature 27.7%, Multiplayer 15.5%, Realistic 14.4%, Simulation 13%, Open World 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A nature-focused job simulation that involves patrolling and managing wild environments.
- #22 Construction Simulator
83% 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: Open World 21.2%, Multiplayer 18.9%, Realistic 18.6%, Immersive Sim 17.4%, Simulation 15.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the realistic operation of specialized heavy equipment in a structured, job-based environment.
- #23 RoadCraft
81% 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: Destruction 20.6%, Nature 19.9%, Immersive Sim 13.3%, Multiplayer 11.6%, Simulation 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based construction and logistics simulation that emphasizes heavy vehicle operation and terrain modification.
- #24 Gas Station Simulator
79% 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 22.4%, Open World 22%, Realistic 21.1%, Destruction 15.3%, First-Person 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A task-oriented simulation that emphasizes management, maintenance, and environmental interaction.
- #25 Take On Mars
82% matchMixed55% of 2,023 reviews2017
Dev: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Take On Mars places you right in the middle of mankind’s most exciting undertaking. Start out in the seat of a rover operator, finish as the first human to have ever set foot on the Red Planet.
Why similar: Science 39.4% ★, Simulation 17.6%, Multiplayer 11.8%, Realistic 10.2%, Exploration 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines scientific exploration with survival mechanics in a hostile, realistic extraterrestrial environment.
- #26 Ship Graveyard Simulator 2
79% 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: Destruction 30%, Realistic 15.3%, Multiplayer 14.8%, Simulation 11.7%, First-Person 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a detailed, job-based simulation of industrial processes and heavy machinery operation.
- #27 Beasts of Bermuda
80% matchMixed69% of 9,507 reviews2018
Dev: Sastrei Studios, LLC
Windows
Median: 23.0 hrsMean: 331.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Play as a dinosaur and become part of a player-created ecosystem! Beasts of Bermuda is a multiplayer game where players endure catastrophic storms and fearsome foes while growing to monstrous sizes. Do you have what it takes to survive in the Bermuda Triangle?
Why similar: Open World 27.9%, Simulation 23.5%, Multiplayer 20.9%, Realistic 16.8%, Adventure 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer survival game set in an open world where environmental hazards and weather play a critical role.
- #28 Deadliest Catch: The Game
81% matchMixed52% of 1,586 reviews2020
Dev: 4FishingPub: Ultimate Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Enter the dangerous world of king crab fishing in the deadly Bering Sea! Take command of your own fishing vessel, use realistic equipment, combat hazardous Alaskan waters and become the world's best crab catcher!
Why similar: Open World 34.8%, Simulation 28.5%, Adventure 12.9%, First-Person 12.6%, Indie 7%
Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes maritime simulation that forces players to contend with dangerous weather and the power of nature.
- #29 Finnish Cottage Simulator
77% matchVery Positive93% of 3,294 reviews2024
Dev: RANELA GAMES
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Finnish Cottage Simulator is the ultimate cottage experience. Relax and enjoy the Finnish summer nature, go to the sauna, get drunk, grill food or play games with others!
Why similar: Open World 18.3%, Realistic 17.3%, Multiplayer 16.3%, Simulation 12.7%, Immersive Sim 11.6%
- #30 Out of Ore
78% 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: Realistic 25.9%, Simulation 19.5%, Open World 15.4%, First-Person 10.9%, Exploration 10.7%
- #31 Realife Simulator
77% matchMixed67% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: Northenlight Studios
Windows
Realife Simulator is an online life simulation where players can work, socialize, and grow by assuming different roles in a realistic city. Whether alone or with friends, freely choose a career, earn money, upgrade your vehicle, and shape city life.
Why similar: Nature 18.5%, Immersive Sim 17.9%, Realistic 14.4%, Open World 11.5%, Simulation 9.8%
- #32 Hunting Simulator 2
78% matchMixed69% of 992 reviews2020
Dev: Nacon Studio GhentPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 62%
With your hunting dog by your side, explore the Texan desert and forests of Colorado and Europe as you track down 33 animal species. Choose your gear from over 160 official weapons, accessories and clothing items (including Browning, Winchester and Bushnell).
Why similar: Nature 21.7%, Open World 18.7%, Realistic 16.4%, Simulation 9.2%, First-Person 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on realistic tracking, patience, and nature exploration in varied, atmospheric environments.
- #33 Terra Firma 2
76% matchVery Positive89% of 103 reviews2025
Dev: Working as Intended
Windows
Shape breathtaking worlds in Terra Firma 2, a vast simulation where your creations evolve through the forces of nature. Sculpt the land, then watch as weather, erosion, and life itself transform your world into a dynamic, living ecosystem- right down to every plant and creature.
Why similar: Science 27.7% ★, Nature 19.3%, Destruction 11.1%, Simulation 10.7%, Open World 7.1%
- #34 Drive Beyond Horizons
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 17,858 reviews2025
Dev: Drive Beyond HorizonsPub: Tacty Studio
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Rev up your engines and venture into the unknown with Drive Beyond Horizons! Conquer dynamic landscapes, customize your ride, and unearth hidden treasures. Get ready for heart-pounding challenges and endless excitement. Your adventure starts now !
Why similar: Multiplayer 21.5%, Open World 18.9%, Realistic 15.2%, Simulation 13.4%, Exploration 8.3%
- #35 TRYP FPV: Drone Racer Simulator
75% matchVery Positive86% of 3,029 reviews2022
Dev: UNDEAD BATTERY
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Fly freely and perfect your skills as an FPV pilot without the risk of breakage, with hyper-realistic visuals and flight sensations. Whether you're a beginner or an expert, TRYP FPV is the next-generation simulator that immerses you in the pure adrenaline of FPV drone flying.
Why similar: Science 32.7% ★, Immersive Sim 16.4%, Open World 15%, Realistic 11.5%, Simulation 6.8%
- #36 Force of Nature
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 4,198 reviews2016
Dev: A.Y.std
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Force of Nature is a Sandbox game that combines Action, Adventure, RPG, Strategy and Management genres
Why similar: Open World 35.2%, Multiplayer 21.2%, Simulation 13.5%, Exploration 10%, Adventure 6%
- #37 The Gold River Project
72% matchMixed67% of 526 reviews2026
Dev: Fairview Games Inc.
Windows
The Gold River Project™ invites you and your friends on an open world camping trip gone wrong. Alone or together, you must explore, craft, build, and survive the increasingly harsh environments of the Pacific Northwest wilderness as you uncover the experiment trapping you inside.
Why similar: Open World 19.9%, Nature 14.3%, Multiplayer 13.5%, Realistic 11.7%, Action-Adventure 9.5%
- #38 The Last Caretaker
69% matchVery Positive85% of 9,793 reviews2025
Dev: Channel37 Ltd
Windows
Median: 18.8 hrsMean: 30.9 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: Open World 31.3%, Simulation 15.9%, Atmospheric 13.5%, First-Person 12.1%, Exploration 11.7%
- #39 Sailwind
71% matchVery Positive90% of 2,133 reviews2021
Dev: Raw Lion Workshop
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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: Immersive Sim 26.4%, Open World 26%, Simulation 14.6%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Exploration 9%
- #40 Mushroom Challenge
74% matchMostly Negative40% of 59 reviews2020
Dev: Hede
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mushroom hunter simulator. Here you can walk around the forest and enjoy the nature, meet different animals and, of course, gather mushrooms.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 23.6%, Nature 13.8%, Simulation 12%, Realistic 10.1%, Atmospheric 8.6%
- #41 Prologue: Go Wayback!
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 266 reviews2025
Dev: PLAYERUNKNOWN Productions
Windows
Prologue: Go Wayback! is a single-player open-world emergent survival roguelike where every journey is unique. Traverse a new wilderness that is generated for you every time you play. Chart your path, overcome the elements, and write your own story of exploration.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 21.6%, Open World 20.6%, Realistic 16.2%, Nature 13.5%, Exploration 8%
- #42 Das Balkonzimmer
73% matchMixed64% of 53 reviews2020
Dev: FLO-server
Windows
Discover the balcony room, brand new, totally different!
Why similar: Nature 24.9%, Open World 13.1%, Realistic 11.7%, Action-Adventure 8.3%, Exploration 7.7%
- #43 Birch Simulator
71% matchVery Positive95% of 102 reviews2023
Dev: Performance Artist
Windows
The main characters of modern games can be very different. Brave knights, brilliant scientists or superheroes saving entire worlds. This game offers you a more unusual experience. Here you can become a Birch.
Why similar: Nature 28.4%, Immersive Sim 20.9%, Simulation 12%, Open World 9.3%, Atmospheric 7.7%
- #44 Fresh Start Cleaning Simulator
70% matchVery Positive88% of 2,348 reviews2022
Dev: Chicken LauncherPub: Awaken Realms
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Fresh Start is a relaxing single player game, in which you embark on a mission to clean up the world and restore nature to its fresh and colorful shape. Watch as the world changes in front of your eyes as you help animals, solve puzzles and grow plants around you.
Why similar: Realistic 24.6%, Immersive Sim 21.6%, Simulation 12.9%, First-Person 12.6%, Atmospheric 8.3%
- #45 Nature & Life - Drunk On Nectar
68% matchVery Positive88% of 277 reviews2025
Dev: Venugopalan Sreedharan
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Play as Animals, Live in Nature! Multiple game modes include Realistic Lifecycles, Survival, Sandbox, Fantasy and Exploration. Unique gameplay for each species! Currently featuring Monarch Butterfly, Praying Mantis, Jumping Spider and other iconic creatures. Mammals, Birds, Reptiles coming soon!
Why similar: Science 31.1% ★, Nature 19.8%, Open World 14.4%, Immersive Sim 11.8%, Realistic 10.9%
- #46 Hurricane
73% matchMixed57% of 167 reviews2017
Dev: Because I Can
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Hurricane is a 3rd person multiplayer survival game in open fantasy world.
Why similar: Open World 47.2%, Adventure 22.3%, Action 18.4%, Indie 12.2%
- #47 Outback
71% matchMixed63% of 60 reviews2018
Dev: Wafflesoft
Windows
Tasmania is a harsh environment and to make things worse, the world is ending. Do you have what it takes to survive?
Why similar: Nature 23.6%, Realistic 21.9%, Open World 21.9%, Atmospheric 10%, First-Person 8.9%
- #48 Isles of Yore
70% matchMixed70% of 145 reviews2022
Dev: MaverickMatryoshka
Windows
Immerse yourself in a prehistoric ecosystem brought back from extinction. Survive and carve out your niche on islands teeming with danger and opportunity!
Why similar: Nature 20.7%, Immersive Sim 18.9%, Open World 13.9%, Realistic 12.2%, Multiplayer 9.2%
- #49 Pure Rock Crawling
66% matchVery Positive84% of 1,299 reviews2024
Dev: Maciej Kuzianik
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Pure Rock Crawling is a physics based off-road simulator. Featuring soft body tires, suspension customization that affects your handling, true to life drivetrain simulation and visual addons. Explore a variety of trails in free roam with multiple challenges.
Why similar: Nature 19.8%, Immersive Sim 16.8%, Realistic 16.5%, Open World 14.5%, Simulation 10.8%
- #50 Ranger’s Path: National Park Simulator
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 336 reviews2026
Dev: To-Go GamesPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows
Begin your park ranger journey in Ranger’s Path: National Park Simulator. Maintain trails, assist visitors, check permits and respond to emergencies. Explore diverse biomes and observe varied animal behaviors across a wide range of species.
Why similar: Nature 25%, Open World 20.3%, Immersive Sim 14.5%, Simulation 11.5%, Multiplayer 10.5%
- #51 Kerbal Space Program 2
69% matchMostly Negative27% of 31,135 reviews2023
Dev: Intercept GamesPub: Private Division
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 19.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Kerbal Space Program 2 is the sequel to the acclaimed space-flight simulation game Kerbal Space Program. Enter the next generation of space adventure with exciting new parts, stunning visuals, fully revamped UI and Map View, and rich new environments to explore.
Why similar: Science 42% ★, Open World 14.6%, Realistic 11.8%, Simulation 8%, Exploration 6.8%
- #52 SCP: Daybreak
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 377 reviews2022
Dev: SquiffyDev
Windows
An open-ended, SCP-based, atmospheric, exploration-focused, survival-horror game with puzzle elements and replayability.
Why similar: Realistic 29.1%, Simulation 19.8%, First-Person 13.6%, Atmospheric 11.8%, 3D 8.9%
- #53 Outbreak Island
65% matchVery Positive80% of 906 reviews2025
Dev: Tiny Magicians
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Survive on a remote Island, where a mysterious Outbreak awakens bloodthirsty monsters at night. Craft, build and defend your base in the brutal world of Outbreak Island, an open-world sandbox survival horror game.
Why similar: Open World 35.8%, Exploration 20%, First-Person 15.8%, Atmospheric 13.9%, Action 7.8%
- #54 Prehistoric Hunt
67% matchVery Positive82% of 710 reviews2020
Dev: Antiproto Studios
Windows
Dive into intense dinosaur hunting adventures with your friends. Complete hunting contracts for Preton Corporation. Gather rewards, improve your equipment and become a master hunter. Are you the hunter or the hunted?
Why similar: Immersive Sim 19.9%, Open World 19.3%, Realistic 16%, Multiplayer 11.3%, Simulation 8.8%
- #55 Food Chain
69% matchMixed57% of 77 reviews2020
Dev: Kozhakov
Windows
Full Physics Massive Multiplayer.
Why similar: Nature 41.3%, Realistic 32.5%, Simulation 20%, 3D 6.2%
- #56 Whitewater VR: Extreme Kayaking Adventure
65% matchVery Positive83% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: Adam Horvath
Windows
Get ready to paddle through some of the world's wildest, and most challenging rapids in breathtaking VR. With stunning graphics, realistic physics, and heart-pumping action, you'll race against the clock as you navigate through wild waters filled with obstacles and surprises.
Why similar: Nature 22.9%, Immersive Sim 20.4%, Realistic 19.3%, Simulation 11%, Action-Adventure 9.1%
- #57 Storm VR
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 108 reviews2017
Dev: TeamStormVR
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Storm is an atmospheric survival game. This is the first, short introduction to a series of episodes of Storm. You wake up in an intense snowstorm. As you look around for ways to get out of the biting cold, to somehow find shelter, your body gets colder, your hands freeze up, and the storm intensifies.
Why similar: Simulation 49.1%, Adventure 21.2%, Casual 16.2%, Indie 13.4%