- #1 Ships At Sea
97% matchMixed69% of 2,703 reviews2024
Dev: Misc Games
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Naval 34.3% ★, Transportation 23.9% ★, Sailing 17.4% ★, Immersive Sim 11.6%, Exploration 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: This is the closest match, offering a modern, highly detailed maritime simulation with a focus on realistic physics and diverse ship-based tasks.
- #2 Fishing: North Atlantic - Enhanced Edition
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,772 reviews2020
Dev: Misc Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Commercial fishing in North Atlantic! Discover majestic world of Canadian Nova Scotia while admiring the vast diversity of ocean life. Search for the ocean gold with upgradable fishing boats and various fishing gear as you progress in your fisherman career.
Why similar: Naval 53.7% ★, Simulation 15.7%, Open World 10.7%, Realistic 6%, Sailing 4.2% ★
Why You'll Like It: This title provides a highly realistic naval simulation focused on the professional fishing industry in the North Atlantic.
- #3 Sailwind
96% matchVery Positive89% of 2,349 reviews2021
Dev: Raw Lion Workshop
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 23.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 28.4% ★, Sailing 20.2% ★, Life Sim 14.3%, Immersive Sim 11.9%, Open World 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A fantastic choice for those who enjoy the exploration and realistic sailing mechanics found in open-world maritime games.
- #4 Stormworks: Build and Rescue
94% matchVery Positive91% of 59,745 reviews2020
Dev: Geometa
Windows · Mac
Median: 17.4 hrsMean: 113.5 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: Naval 44.4% ★, Sailing 21.2% ★, Immersive Sim 15.1%, Open World 12.5%, Exploration 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the rescue and firefighting elements of the seed game while adding a deep engineering component for building your own vessels.
- #5 World Ship Simulator
95% matchMostly Negative21% of 270 reviews2016
Dev: Odin Game StudioPub: Excalibur Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Set in a fictitious environment inspired by ports from around the world. Captain a hovercraft, bulk carrier, yacht and other magnificent vessels in an expansive open world career
Why similar: Naval 61.8% ★, Open World 12%, Realistic 10.4%, Simulation 9.9%, Management 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a comprehensive ship simulation experience that mirrors the career-based cargo transport missions of the seed game.
- #6 Following Seas
93% matchMostly Positive77% of 160 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: Naval 36.5% ★, Transportation 16.8% ★, Sailing 16.1% ★, Immersive Sim 8.1%, Open World 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the life-sim aspects of maritime travel, including trading, fishing, and realistic navigation.
- #7 Ship Simulator Extremes
94% matchMixed51% of 2,300 reviews2010
Dev: VStepPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 59%
VSTEP and Paradox are proud to announce the next installment of the acclaimed Ship Simulator series. With over 550K copies sold, the series returns to take you into the most extreme conditions on earth… Ever wonder how it feels to sail a half-million-ton supertanker through the perfect storm?
Why similar: Naval 54.2% ★, Simulation 21.7%, Realistic 12.3%, Open World 7.3%, Multiplayer 4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic title that provides a variety of naval missions, ranging from routine transport to high-stakes rescue operations.
- #8 European Ship Simulator
92% matchMixed44% of 752 reviews2016
Dev: ExcaliburPub: Excalibur Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A speeding power boat, a humble tug to a luxury cruise liner. Captain eight highly detailed ships, fight against realistic water physics and take in spectacular vistas as you navigate famous European ports.
Why similar: Naval 40% ★, Simulation 25.3%, Open World 16.8%, Sailing 10.6% ★, Multiplayer 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on realistic navigation and mission-based gameplay across various European harbors.
- #9 Deadliest Catch: The Game
91% matchMixed52% of 1,626 reviews2020
Dev: 4FishingPub: Ultimate Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.5 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: Naval 40.6% ★, Sailing 26.1% ★, Simulation 16.2%, Open World 15.2%, Singleplayer 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers a high-stakes, career-driven maritime experience that emphasizes the dangers and technical challenges of professional fishing.
- #10 TransOcean: The Shipping Company
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,327 reviews2014
Dev: Deck13 HamburgPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
TransOcean – The Shipping Company is your ticket to the world of gigantic ships and transnational transport empires. Build a mighty fleet of modern merchant ships and conquer the seven seas.
Why similar: Naval 53.8% ★, Simulation 27.6%, Management 12.3%, Casual 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: While more management-focused, it captures the logistics and business side of the maritime shipping industry perfectly.
- #11 Ship Handling Simulator
89% matchVery Positive91% of 137 reviews2021
Dev: Aleksandr Turkin
Windows
Ship handling, maneuvering and mooring with tugboats simulator. Feel like the captain of a passenger ships, cruise liners, cargo ships, battleships or aircraft carrier.
Why similar: Transportation 41.3% ★, Sailing 29.3% ★, Simulation 16.7%, Exploration 7.1%, 3D 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the technical maneuvering and navigation skills required to operate large ships in complex environments.
- #12 Yacht Mechanic Simulator
90% matchMostly Negative22% of 208 reviews2022
Dev: Punch Punk GamesPub: CreativeForge Games S.A.
Windows
Build your own yacht empire! Renovate old yachts, patch their hulls, fix their engines, and add new parts. Design and install beautiful interiors of your vessels. Pilot your ships and check how they handle the water. A completely new installment in the famous ‘Mechanic Simulator’ universe!
Why similar: Naval 40.7% ★, Sailing 18.8% ★, Immersive Sim 10.5%, Realistic 8.1%, Simulation 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a more relaxed, hands-on approach to vessel maintenance and restoration for those who enjoy the technical side of ships.
- #13 Fishing: Barents Sea
89% matchVery Positive80% of 2,671 reviews2018
Dev: Misc Games
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Commercial fishing on the Barents Sea! Take the helm of your very own fishing boat in Fishing: Barents Sea and explore the vastness of the Barents Sea in search for the best fishing zones. Start out small and earn officially licensed Scanmar Equipment and the officially licensed Hermes trawler.
Why similar: Naval 43.3% ★, Open World 21.5%, Simulation 18.8%, Sailing 6.7% ★, Multiplayer 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: A solid naval simulation that focuses on the career progression of a commercial fisherman in a realistic open world.
- #14 Ship Graveyard Simulator
87% matchMixed64% of 2,297 reviews2021
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Visit the largest ship graveyard in the world. A dozen kilometers of beach filled with wrecks. Hundreds of ships wrecked on the coast. Thousands of tons of steel. Choose the most valuable ship for you and start the adventure. Play as one of the workers during the most dangerous work in the world!
Why similar: Naval 48.7% ★, Life Sim 16.2%, Realistic 9.6%, Simulation 8.6%, Exploration 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a unique perspective on the maritime industry by focusing on the salvage and dismantling of massive ships.
- #15 SimRail - The Railway Simulator
85% matchVery Positive85% of 5,489 reviews2024
Dev: SimRail S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 18.3 hrsMean: 68.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
SimRail is new, advanced railway simulator. Master high-speed long-distance EMU, heavy freight hauls and suburban trains. Travel 500 km of geodetic-data based real routes. Become train dispatcher and control the traffic according to the schedule or cooperate with other players on multiplayer mode.
Why similar: Transportation 30.6% ★, Life Sim 16.3%, Immersive Sim 11.5%, Realistic 9.2%, Open World 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Offers high-fidelity technical simulation for those who enjoy complex vehicle operation and realistic environments.
- #16 Truck & Logistics Simulator
86% matchMostly Positive71% of 2,465 reviews2023
Dev: Simula GamesPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 33.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Load, drive, and deliver through a huge open world with up to 24 players in cross-platform multiplayer. Join your friends in exciting heavy transport convoys. Jump into the driver's seat of more than 30 unique vehicles and carry out complex loading tasks to deliver a variety of cargo.
Why similar: Moddable 21.2% ★, Open World 14.7%, Realistic 13.9%, Simulation 11.9%, Multiplayer 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the same career-based transportation and logistics loop, albeit on land, with a focus on realistic job completion.
- #17 Train Life: A Railway Simulator
86% matchMixed63% of 1,693 reviews2022
Dev: SimteractPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 13.7 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: Transportation 35.2% ★, Open World 13%, Realistic 12.7%, Immersive Sim 11.8%, Simulation 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a similar career-focused simulation experience, emphasizing the technical operation of heavy transport vehicles.
- #18 UBOAT
84% matchVery Positive84% of 27,151 reviews2024
Dev: Deep Water StudioPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 52.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
UBOAT is a simulator of a submarine from WWII era. It is a survival sandbox with crew management mechanics while its primary theme is life of German sailors. The boat is their home, but it can become their grave at any time.
Why similar: Naval 49% ★, Moddable 15.4% ★, Open World 10.5%, Realistic 10.1%, Simulation 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers an immersive, realistic submarine simulation that emphasizes crew management and technical vessel operation.
- #19 Heavy Cargo - The Truck Simulator
84% matchMixed55% of 251 reviews2024
Dev: tox² interactive GmbHPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
Transport oversized cargo in a variety of missions across a 175km² open world. Drive customisable, highly detailed trucks through dynamic weather and day and night. The official cooperation with Gruber Logistics allows you to get behind the wheel of real-life heavy cargo transports.
Why similar: Transportation 22.2% ★, Immersive Sim 15.6%, Open World 13.4%, Realistic 11.2%, Simulation 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the heavy-duty transportation aspect found in ship cargo missions, requiring careful planning and operation.
- #20 Transport Fever 2
83% matchVery Positive90% of 32,451 reviews2019
Dev: Urban GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.7 hrsMean: 66.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The classic transport simulation genre has a new gold standard with Transport Fever 2. Discover a whole new world by navigating transport routes through land, water and air. May progress and prosperity find their way!
Why similar: Transportation 43.1% ★, Naval 14.9% ★, Simulation 11.8%, Moddable 9.8% ★, Management 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Expands the logistics and management scope to a broader transportation network, perfect for those who enjoy the business side of transport.
- #21 Motor Town: Behind The Wheel
82% matchVery Positive94% of 9,605 reviews2021
Dev: P3 Games
Windows
Median: 12.7 hrsMean: 46.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Enjoy realistic driving in the open world. Relaxing cargo deliveries or driving buses and taxis will give you enough money to buy new cars and parts. You can test your driving skills at the race track. It's all about pure driving pleasure!
Why similar: Transportation 35.9% ★, Open World 12.2%, Immersive Sim 11.4%, Realistic 8.8%, Simulation 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides an open-world driving experience with a focus on logistics, jobs, and vehicle maintenance.
- #22 Construction Simulator
82% matchVery Positive81% of 14,403 reviews2022
Dev: weltenbauer. Software Entwicklung GmbHPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 23.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Transportation 33.7% ★, Open World 14%, Immersive Sim 13.9%, Simulation 13.6%, Realistic 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the job-based, realistic machinery operation feel that makes professional simulation games so rewarding.
- #23 Derail Valley
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 9,700 reviews2019
Dev: Altfuture
Windows
Median: 13.9 hrsMean: 36.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Drive massive trains and build your career in a vast open railway network. For both PC and VR.
Why similar: Transportation 44.9% ★, Immersive Sim 14.7%, Realistic 14.7%, Open World 12.9%, Simulation 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: Provides an immersive, realistic transportation simulation with a strong focus on manual operation and physical interaction.
- #24 Cargo Simulator
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 332 reviews2025
Dev: Sincapp Games
Windows
Manage your own warehouse. Fit and pack products into boxes of the right size. Deliver them to the correct addresses—safely and on time. Hire staff, train them, and speed up your operations. Partner with brands to expand your warehouse and grow your logistics network by purchasing more vehicles.
Why similar: Life Sim 45.5%, Simulation 23.3%, Casual 11.5%, Realistic 11%, 3D 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the casual, job-based transportation loop, making it an accessible alternative for quick sessions.
- #25 Taxi Life: A City Driving Simulator
80% matchMixed62% of 5,662 reviews2024
Dev: SimteractPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Climb into the driver's seat of your car and your business, transport passengers across Barcelona and grow your company! Can you help relieve the transportation challenges of a city that never sleeps?
Why similar: Transportation 30.6% ★, Immersive Sim 13.3%, Open World 12.4%, Realistic 11.3%, Simulation 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the life-sim and career progression aspects of professional driving in a detailed urban environment.
- #26 Ship Explorer
79% matchVery Positive85% of 140 reviews2025
Dev: Turbine Room StudioPub: Seabank Digital Productions
Windows
You know their stories. Now it's time to step aboard! Board iconic ocean liner and warships from history like SS United States, Morro Castle and more as you explore and learn about the secrets that made them into legends.
Why similar: Naval 49.6% ★, Sailing 21.2% ★, Immersive Sim 10%, Simulation 9.1%, Realistic 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: Provides an adventure-focused naval experience that emphasizes exploration and historical context.
- #27 Alaskan Road Truckers
79% matchMixed62% of 3,262 reviews2023
Dev: Road Studio S.A.Pub: Green Man Gaming Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.5 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 21.7%, Open World 18.2%, Realistic 17.3%, Simulation 11.4%, Exploration 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines realistic driving with survival elements in a harsh, unforgiving environment similar to the challenges of the open sea.
- #28 Railroader
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,545 reviews2023
Dev: Giraffe Lab LLC
Windows
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 78.8 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 40.5% ★, Immersive Sim 15%, Open World 12.2%, Realistic 10.7%, Simulation 9.3%
- #29 Lakehopper
76% matchVery Positive88% of 473 reviews2026
Dev: Photon Games
Windows · Linux
Take flight in a seaplane flight simulator through a rugged world where you are responsible for the care and maintenance of your plane. Deliver cargo between far-flung communities in a flooded landscape that challenges your piloting skills! Fix your plane and keep flying!
Why similar: Transportation 37% ★, Immersive Sim 15.1%, Life Sim 14.6%, Simulation 13.7%, Exploration 8.4%
- #30 Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop
78% matchMixed70% of 6,688 reviews2021
Dev: stillalive studiosPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop offers the most comprehensive bus fleet in the history of the series with 30 officially licensed buses. Drive on two vastly different maps, alone or with friend. Play with extended management elements or just enjoy your time on the road.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 24.9%, Realistic 19%, Simulation 19%, Open World 12.3%, 3D 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a similar career-progression structure focused on public transportation with a high level of operational detail.
- #31 Star Trucker
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,287 reviews2024
Dev: Monster and MonsterPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 11.7 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 37% ★, Moddable 15.9% ★, Immersive Sim 11.6%, Open World 11.1%, Simulation 7.8%
- #32 Forklift Simulator
77% matchMixed58% of 121 reviews2024
Dev: BandsoftPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
Start your career in logistics today in Forklift Simulator! Take on a variety of different missions, a selection of vehicles and an extensive career mode in which you can put your skills to the test. Are you ready for the challenges ahead?
Why similar: Transportation 35.8% ★, Life Sim 19.9%, Realistic 10%, Immersive Sim 9.5%, Simulation 7.3%
- #33 AirportSim
76% matchMixed68% of 1,679 reviews2023
Dev: MS GAMESPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 69.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Life Sim 23.2%, Immersive Sim 18.9%, Realistic 13.9%, Open World 13.3%, Simulation 10.1%
- #34 Storage Dealer Simulator
75% matchMixed62% of 816 reviews2025
Dev: Quadfix Games
Windows
Storage Dealer Simulator invites you to a world where your bargaining skills will be tested to the limits, and you'll never know what lies behind each door. Are you ready to become a top-tier trader? Join the warehouse adventure with Storage Dealer Simulator!
Why similar: Life Sim 25.7%, Immersive Sim 24.1%, Simulation 12.2%, Open World 10.6%, Realistic 8.1%
- #35 Railroads Online
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 6,018 reviews2024
Dev: Stefan KelnbergerPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 64.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Build your dream railroad across a huge open world! You can build tracks and stations, drive detailed locomotives, and transport goods to earn money and experience. Play exciting Online Multiplayer sessions with your friends or create your very own sandbox!
Why similar: Immersive Sim 28.9%, Open World 24.2%, Multiplayer 14.1%, Exploration 13%, Management 10.1%
- #36 Finnish Cottage Simulator
72% matchVery Positive94% of 3,659 reviews2024
Dev: RANELA GAMES
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The most detailed cottage experience. Live as a regular Finnish man and enjoy the summer. Play relaxed: go to the sauna, get drunk and grill food. Play how you want: make moonshine, become a burglar and turbocharge your moped.
Why similar: Life Sim 21.4%, Open World 12.7%, Realistic 12%, Simulation 11.3%, Immersive Sim 9.6%
- #37 Firefighting Simulator - The Squad
74% matchVery Positive81% of 5,311 reviews2020
Dev: Chronos UnterhaltungssoftwarePub: astragon Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 23.1%, Simulation 22.5%, Multiplayer 14.7%, Open World 12.2%, Co-op 10%
- #38 Ships 2017
78% matchMostly Negative35% of 189 reviews2016
Dev: FragOutPub: Games Box
Windows
Take control over 3 special purpose naval vessels. Complete various missions on dangerous waters of Baltic Sea. Take part in recovery of objects from the bottom of the sea. Transport heavy cargo to its final destination, also including rescue and transport missions.
Why similar: Naval 34.7% ★, Life Sim 16.1%, Sailing 11.1% ★, Realistic 8.1%, Simulation 8%
- #39 Better Mart Simulator
71% matchVery Positive90% of 1,299 reviews2025
Dev: Exanticx Studio
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 40.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
EARLY ACCESS - Solo or with up to 6 players, build, manage, and grow your supermarket. Stock your shelves, manage inventory, deliveries, staff, and machines. Customize your store and grow it from a small grocery shop into a full-fledged superstore.
Why similar: Open World 23.1%, Realistic 20.9%, Simulation 15.1%, Management 12.4%, Multiplayer 10%
- #40 Car Dealership Simulator 2
72% matchMixed70% of 2,366 reviews2025
Dev: Quadfix Games
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Take charge of the car trade with Car Dealership Simulator 2! Buy, modify, and grow your dealership with strategic sales. Every opportunity will take you closer to the top of the automotive market!
Why similar: Life Sim 25.9%, Simulation 18.7%, Immersive Sim 13.4%, Multiplayer 11.4%, Realistic 9.7%
- #41 Ranger’s Path: National Park Simulator
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 489 reviews2026
Dev: To-Go GamesPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows
Begin your ranger journey in Ranger’s Path: National Park Simulator. Maintain trails, assist visitors, track wildlife, rescue injured or trapped animals, and explore diverse biomes filled with varied species.
Why similar: Life Sim 26.3%, Open World 17.5%, Immersive Sim 15.2%, Simulation 12.8%, Exploration 11.1%
- #42 Docked
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,232 reviews2026
Dev: Saber Interactive
Windows
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Operate massive cranes, terminal tractors and reach stackers in a realistic dock simulator. Play the story-driven Campaign to rebuild Port Wake or jump into Free Play Mode and take on cargo contracts with no mission constraints.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 27.9%, Realistic 24.3%, Simulation 18.8%, Management 11.9%, 3D 8.2%
- #43 Bus Driving Sim 22
73% matchMixed58% of 473 reviews2023
Dev: Ovilex Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Experience what it feels like to be a real bus driver. Simulator featuring realistic physics, a variety of bus models (city buses, electric bus, school bus), three distinct regions to explore (US, Germany, Brazil) and much more. Test your skills in career, drive in freeride or play multiplayer.
Why similar: Transportation 35.6% ★, Moddable 15.9% ★, Open World 10.7%, Immersive Sim 10.6%, Realistic 9.4%
- #44 Ship Simulator Realistic
73% matchMixed58% of 81 reviews2022
Dev: Gregory Nikolaidis
Windows
Ship Simulator Realistic experience the real simulation. The game will be based on a free roam aspect to explore the Greece Scenery in a physics based game , realistic handling and many more features.
Why similar: Simulation 37.2%, Open World 17.9%, Exploration 16.4%, Casual 16.2%, 3D 10.7%
- #45 Diesel Railcar Simulator
73% matchVery Positive94% of 349 reviews2018
Dev: Lapioware
Windows
Drive vintage diesel trains, shifting gears manually and trying to reach a perfect score. Create new routes, trains and timetables. Share your creations and download new content from the Workshop.
Why similar: Transportation 35.3% ★, Moddable 19.5% ★, Immersive Sim 14.1%, Realistic 11.6%, Simulation 9%
- #46 Supermarket Simulator
67% matchVery Positive92% of 83,799 reviews2025
Dev: Nokta Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 34.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Run your own supermarket! Stock shelves, set your prices, take payments, hire staff, expand your store, handle shoplifters, and design your layout. Purchase goods from online or local markets around town, and personally deliver online orders to your customers.
Why similar: Simulation 24.1%, Life Sim 19.6%, Immersive Sim 14.7%, Multiplayer 12.2%, Management 11.6%
- #47 Rest Area Simulator
69% matchVery Positive86% of 648 reviews2026
Dev: Oriseus StudiosPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Take over the gas station and convenience store at a roadside rest area and expand by purchasing new businesses. Manage a living world shaped by dynamic economy and random events. Upgrade your facilities, satisfy your customers, and play solo or with friends.
Why similar: Life Sim 28.8%, Immersive Sim 18.3%, Simulation 14.6%, Management 8.8%, Co-op 8.5%
- #48 Windward Horizon
70% matchVery Positive80% of 447 reviews2025
Dev: Tasharen Entertainment Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Trade, quest, fight, or simply set sail and enjoy the ambiance in this charming open world naval RPG. Sequel to Tasharen's fan favorite game Windward released on Steam in 2015.
Why similar: Naval 44.4% ★, Sailing 21% ★, Open World 12.1%, Exploration 7.1%, Co-op 5.7%
- #49 Firefighting Simulator: Ignite
67% matchVery Positive80% of 2,571 reviews2025
Dev: weltenbauer. Software Entwicklung GmbHPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 39.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Face unpredictable dangers, fight perilous fires with your crew, and save lives in Firefighting Simulator: Ignite. Step into the boots of a U.S. firefighter and play with up to 3 friends or with the help of your NPC controlled crew members.
Why similar: Simulation 25.9%, Immersive Sim 23.2%, Realistic 23%, Multiplayer 10.7%, 3D 9.5%
- #50 Fernbus Simulator
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 12,128 reviews2016
Dev: TML-StudiosPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 97.4 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 24.2%, Moddable 24.2% ★, Realistic 21.6%, Open World 17.7%, Atmospheric 3.3%
- #51 ContractVille
66% matchVery Positive81% of 6,175 reviews2025
Dev: MYM Games StudiosPub: FiftyEight Studios
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 17.5 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: Life Sim 25.3%, Immersive Sim 20.6%, Open World 17.2%, Simulation 13.2%, Multiplayer 10.4%
- #52 SeaOrama: World of Shipping
69% matchMixed58% of 413 reviews2023
Dev: Hidden TowerPub: PID Games
Windows · Mac
Experience the challenges of running a successful shipping company with Seaorama: World of Shipping.
Why similar: Sailing 33.1% ★, Simulation 26%, Realistic 20%, Open World 11%, 3D 9.3%
- #53 Aquascapers
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 92 reviews2024
Dev: Bewolba Studios
Windows
Bring Nature Home! Experience Aquascapers, a single-player and co-op aquascaping simulation that invites you and friends to discover and gather various ornamental resources for your aquascaping projects. Enhance your business and dominate the market!
Why similar: Life Sim 31.2%, Immersive Sim 21.3%, Simulation 14%, Realistic 13.3%, Exploration 10.5%
- #54 Car Service Together
65% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,995 reviews2026
Dev: V12 Studio
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Car Service Together is a 1-4 co-op & single player simulation game where you and/or with your friends start from scratch and build your way up. Work together to successfully run your own service center. Team up, manage your business, and create the ultimate car service !
Why similar: Realistic 22.1%, Immersive Sim 17.3%, Simulation 16%, Co-op 11.3%, 3D 10.1%
- #55 Caravanners
68% matchMostly Negative40% of 810 reviews2025
Dev: Akif AkdemirPub: PLEXUS GAME
Windows
Design your dream caravan in detail, roam freely with your mobile home, set up your camp with friends, and enjoy music by the campfire in a vast open world! - EARLY ACCESS - ALPHA
Why similar: Life Sim 32.1%, Open World 20.6%, Exploration 11.7%, Multiplayer 11%, Simulation 10.6%
- #56 Make Sail
71% matchMixed55% of 110 reviews2018
Dev: Popcannibal
Windows · Mac · Linux
Make boats and sail them. Survive an ocean of storms and beasts to find better pieces to make your ship bigger, faster, stronger, prettier, stranger, wilder: more yours.
Why similar: Naval 45.9% ★, Sailing 26.3% ★, Simulation 19.5%, Exploration 8.4%
- #57 Hydrofoil Generation
67% matchVery Positive85% of 117 reviews2023
Dev: Jaxx Vane StudioPub: 505 Pulse
Windows
Hydrofoil Generation is a realistic sailing and foiling simulator. An exciting and accurate first-person simulation of multiplayer "in-shore" regattas, now featuring official Global Racing League SailGP content. Put your skills and heart to the test!
Why similar: Naval 37.1% ★, Sailing 25.7% ★, Immersive Sim 10.8%, Realistic 9.2%, Simulation 8.4%
- #58 Wolfpack
68% matchVery Positive88% of 2,088 reviews2019
Dev: Usurpator ABPub: SUBSIM
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 23.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A crew of players experience the tense atmosphere of a WW2 U-boat, manning the stations in this realistic co-op simulation game. Several crews may play together in a wolfpack, completing missions based on iconic events during the different stages of German U-boat warfare. Solo play included.
Why similar: Naval 48.2% ★, Simulation 22.5%, Realistic 10%, Co-op 9.9%, Multiplayer 7.1%
- #59 Sail Forth
66% matchVery Positive93% of 641 reviews2022
Dev: Festive VectorPub: The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Sail a fleet of customizable ships across an ocean whose ancient depths have swallowed the key to the mysterious past. Befriend fishfolk to expand your boat crews, take up arms against petulant pirates, and chart a course across an expansive watery world. Will you answer the call of High Adventure?
Why similar: Sailing 47.1% ★, Simulation 16.4%, Exploration 14.5%, 3D 9.9%, Atmospheric 9.3%
