- #1 Ship Graveyard Simulator 2
97% matchMostly Positive77% of 4,165 reviews2023
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 73.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Dust off your torch and hammer - it's time to get back to work, you have a new job to do. Visit the new beach coast with the largest, biggest ship graveyard in the world, dismantle huge ship parts and collect tons of precious steel. Roll up your sleeves, it's time to get back to the business.
Why similar: Destruction 23.7%, Inventory Management 10%, Management 8.7%, Sandbox 7.8%, Realistic 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: This direct sequel refines all the mechanics of the original with improved graphics and expanded ship-breaking options.
- #2 Deconstruction Simulator
96% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,608 reviews2025
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Deconstruction Simulator is the ultimate demolition simulator, offering you complete freedom of action and a wide array of contracts to complete. Get ready for spectacular destruction.
Why similar: Destruction 32.3%, Sandbox 14.2%, Realistic 11.8%, Management 10.3%, Simulation 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the systematic destruction and dismantling of buildings to harvest valuable materials.
- #3 Hardspace: Shipbreaker
96% matchVery Positive89% of 22,441 reviews2022
Dev: Blackbird Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 24.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Equipped with cutting-edge salvaging tech, carve & slice spaceships to recover valuable materials. Upgrade your gear to take on more lucrative contracts and pay your billion credits debt to LYNX Corp!
Why similar: Destruction 35.7%, Physics 17.6%, Sandbox 16.5%, Simulation 11.1%, First-Person 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a brilliant, physics-based take on cutting apart massive spaceships in a dangerous zero-g environment.
- #4 Junkyard Simulator
95% matchMixed65% of 2,258 reviews2021
Dev: Rebelia GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Did you ever wish to work in a junkyard? Now you can, with Junkyard Simulator. They are many roads leading to success - whichever you take depends on your decisions.
Why similar: Sandbox 18.6%, Crafting 14.9%, Realistic 13.6%, Management 12.8%, Simulation 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the same core loop of collecting, sorting, and recycling scrap metal and discarded vehicles for profit.
- #5 Barn Finders
94% matchVery Positive82% of 4,449 reviews2020
Dev: Duality Games
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 11.9 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: Inventory Management 13.8%, Simulation 12.5%, Management 11.3%, Sandbox 10.5%, Education 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the satisfying treasure-hunting and item-appraisal aspects of scavenging through abandoned locations.
- #6 Monuments Renovator
94% matchMixed65% of 344 reviews2024
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Monuments Renovator is a game in which you play the role of a professional monument renovator. You choose from among the world's greatest monuments, restore them to their former glory and learn about history and architecture.
Why similar: Destruction 21.5%, Education 12.2%, Inventory Management 11.9%, Sandbox 10.4%, Management 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: Engages your desire for heavy-duty cleanup, demolition, and restoration of historically significant structures.
- #7 Tank Mechanic Simulator
93% matchVery Positive88% of 9,446 reviews2020
Dev: DeGenerals S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 15.3 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: Crafting 16.1%, Realistic 15.4%, Management 14.5%, Relaxing 11.6%, Simulation 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: Appeals to the same mechanical renovation itch by having you completely disassemble and repair heavy WWII machinery.
- #8 Gas Station Simulator
92% matchVery Positive88% of 27,600 reviews2021
Dev: DRAGO entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 14.8 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: Education 18.4%, Management 14.2%, Simulation 13.8%, Destruction 12.5%, Realistic 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines hands-on physical labor with business management as you rebuild and run a neglected roadside station.
- #9 Recycling Center Simulator
91% matchVery Positive86% of 2,974 reviews2024
Dev: Balas GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 10.5 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Life Sim 16.8%, Management 14.5%, Sandbox 12.7%, Crafting 10.8%, Physics 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Centers entirely around processing waste, managing inventory, and turning discarded junk into valuable resources.
- #10 Train Station Renovation
91% matchVery Positive82% of 2,770 reviews2020
Dev: Live Motion Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Welcome to an old, ruined train station. A place that will give you a lot of fun! In Train Station Renovation you play as a renovation company specialized in restoring old and damaged railway stations.
Why similar: Destruction 21%, Simulation 12%, Realistic 10.2%, Management 9.7%, Physics 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Presents a relaxing cleanup and restoration loop where you clean up debris and renovate neglected environments.
- #11 Coal Mining Simulator
90% matchMostly Negative34% of 183 reviews2023
Dev: GamePlanet
Windows
Welcome to the world of Coal Mining! Start with almost nothing and get to the top - develop your mine, sell coal, buy new machines and avoid dangers in this sandbox simulator. Take control of numerous mining machines. Destroy, mine, drill, transport and blow things up.
Why similar: Education 19.1%, Sandbox 14.7%, Physics 10.6%, Management 10.2%, Simulation 8%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers a gritty, blue-collar simulation experience focused on heavy extraction work and resource gathering.
- #12 Plane Mechanic Simulator
89% matchMixed56% of 1,688 reviews2024
Dev: Cobble GamesPub: Ultimate Publishing
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 42%
England, 1940. The Luftwaffe is preparing for the invasion of Britain and the RAF need every man to stop it. They need you. Join the ground crews as they struggle to keep the aircraft flying. Repair engine, patch bullet holes, rearm machine guns and more.
Why similar: Destruction 20.4%, Simulation 19%, Inventory Management 15%, Management 9.9%, Realistic 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a detailed, hands-on mechanical teardown experience similar to working on complex components in the seed game.
- #13 WW2 Rebuilder
88% matchVery Positive85% of 1,589 reviews2023
Dev: Madnetic Games
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Build the new future of Europe! Flip, renovate, repair and rebuild places destroyed during World War 2. Get to know the history and stories of civilians. Play an immersive building simulator with grappling storytelling.
Why similar: Education 17.1%, Crafting 13.8%, Realistic 11.6%, Management 11.4%, Sandbox 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Lets you clear away rubble and rebuild war-torn structures using heavy tools and salvaged materials.
- #14 Yacht Mechanic Simulator
89% matchMostly Negative22% of 209 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 39.3% ★, Inventory Management 15%, Crafting 8.8%, Realistic 8.5%, Management 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on hands-on naval repairs and restoration work, satisfying those who enjoy working on watercraft.
- #15 Electrician Simulator
87% matchVery Positive80% of 4,489 reviews2022
Dev: Take IT Studio!Pub: Gaming Factory
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Take on the electrician role and learn the profession's basics! Install sockets, repair worn-out equipment, assemble broken appliances, replace light bulbs, and lay wires at your customers' homes. Be sure to check everything twice, with electricity there are no jokes!
Why similar: Education 21.5%, Destruction 18.9%, Life Sim 15.2%, Simulation 8.6%, Crafting 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features the same first-person tool-based interactivity and detailed repair jobs found in simulator games.
- #16 Demolish & Build 3
86% matchMostly Negative40% of 268 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: Destruction 21.6%, Realistic 11.7%, Management 11.1%, Life Sim 10.7%, Simulation 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Provides heavy equipment operation and destruction mechanics centered around tearing down old structures.
- #17 Arena Renovation
86% matchMixed69% of 376 reviews2024
Dev: Nesalis GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Take on the role of a one-man renovation team tasked with restoring various sports facilities to their former glory. Many of them have been destroyed as a result of time or lack of care. Don't let them go into complete oblivion - roll up your sleeves and breathe new life into them!
Why similar: Destruction 20%, Education 14.6%, Life Sim 13.4%, Sandbox 10.5%, Management 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Replicates the satisfying progression of cleaning, repairing, and upgrading a massive run-down space.
- #18 Junkyard Builder
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 258 reviews2026
Dev: FreeMind S.A.
Windows
In Junkyard Builder, you’re the proud owner of a once-forgotten junkyard, now brimming with endless potential. Dive into the satisfying world of restoration, recycling, and raw hustle as you transform trash into treasure and rise to become the ruler of the junk empire!
Why similar: Destruction 20.3%, Life Sim 16.1%, Management 13.5%, Sandbox 12.8%, Realistic 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on building up an empire from discarded trash and scrap metal in an open environment.
- #19 Ship Graveyard Simulator: Prologue
85% matchVery Positive86% of 911 reviews2021
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 52%
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 18.8% ★, Destruction 14.4%, Education 13.1%, Sandbox 9.8%, Realistic 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A standalone slice of the original ship-breaking gameplay loop.
- #20 Ship Graveyard Simulator 2: Prologue
82% matchVery Positive86% of 788 reviews2023
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 59%
The Prologue is just part of the gameplay that awaits you in the full version of the game. 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 22.5%, Inventory Management 11.1%, Management 9.7%, Realistic 8.6%, Sandbox 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A free introduction preview to the mechanics found in the sequel.
- #21 Seafarer: The Ship Sim
81% matchMixed65% of 2,203 reviews2026
Dev: astragon DevelopmentPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Build your maritime career solo or with up to 4 players. Take on contracts across diverse harbors, command different ships, and tackle cargo runs, patrols, rescues, firefighting, and unexpected events in a vast Northern European open world.
Why similar: Naval 49% ★, Life Sim 16%, Realistic 9.7%, Simulation 8.6%, Exploration 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Explores the nautical theme further with maritime navigation and ship-based activities.
- #22 Mech Mechanic Simulator
84% matchMixed61% of 702 reviews2021
Dev: PolyslashPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Become a Mech Mechanic to deconstruct, rebuild, paint and fix gigantic iron machines. You live in an age of enormous machines and you better get ready to get your hands dirty!
Why similar: Crafting 21.1%, Sandbox 19.6%, Life Sim 18.2%, Management 16%, Physics 11%
Why You'll Like It: Involves stripping down and rebuilding giant machinery, mirroring the complex part-by-part disassembly of ships.
- #23 PC Building Simulator
81% matchVery Positive93% of 52,766 reviews2019
Dev: Claudiu KissPub: The Irregular Corporation
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 39.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Build and grow your very own computer repair enterprise as you learn to diagnose, fix and build PCs. With real-world licensed components and comprehensive hardware and software simulation, you can plan and bring your ultimate PC to life.
Why similar: Education 25.1%, Inventory Management 11.2%, Simulation 10.4%, Life Sim 10.3%, Sandbox 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers the same satisfying, highly detailed component-level installation and upgrading gameplay.
- #24 Deconstruction Simulator: Prologue
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,295 reviews2025
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Deconstruction Simulator: Prologue is the ultimate demolition simulator, offering you complete freedom of action and a wide array of contracts to complete. Get ready for spectacular destruction.
Why similar: Destruction 29%, Education 13.5%, Sandbox 12.7%, Management 11.9%, Simulation 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A bite-sized introduction to tearing down buildings and managing salvaged materials.
- #25 Professional Ship Simulator
79% matchMostly Positive70% of 300 reviews2026
Dev: SWE SystemsPub: Aerosoft
Windows
Take the helm in this realistic, large-scale maritime simulation. Command your fleet from agile rescue vessels to massive LNG tankers and perform precise maneuvers in challenging conditions. Navigate a living open world where weather, traffic, and every wave shape your career.
Why similar: Naval 37.8% ★, Education 12.5%, Sandbox 9.2%, Physics 9.2%, Realistic 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Satisfies an interest in large-scale maritime vessels and oceanic operations.
- #26 Ships 2017
83% 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 28.5% ★, Destruction 16.2%, Life Sim 11.2%, Management 9.1%, Realistic 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Deals directly with maritime operations and ship handling within a simulation framework.
- #27 Treasure Hunter Simulator
82% matchMixed54% of 1,668 reviews2018
Dev: DRAGO entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Dive into the exciting world of finding long forgotten treasures. Grab your metal detector and set off to explore the countryside. What today looks like a peaceful meadow might have been the scene of a fierce battle in the past, hiding now the valuable artefacts. Ready to dig in the past?
Why similar: Simulation 23.3%, First-Person 14%, Sandbox 12.6%, Exploration 11.6%, Relaxing 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the exploration and rewarding find mechanics found when combing large outdoor environments for valuables.
- #28 Electrician Simulator - First Shock
78% matchVery Positive80% of 1,902 reviews2022
Dev: Take IT Studio!Pub: Gaming Factory
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Learn the ropes from your Dad to become an electrician. Repair and assemble sockets, panels, strips, plugs, chandeliers and even change light bulbs. Oh... and don't mix up the wires! Results might be shocking.
Why similar: Education 19.8%, Life Sim 13.3%, Destruction 11.6%, Realistic 10.8%, Sandbox 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A standalone introductory experience featuring hands-on technical repair gameplay.
- #29 House Builder
77% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,595 reviews2024
Dev: FreeMind S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
From traditional huts to modern homes of the future - become a one-person crew! Gather resources, use tools, and build brick by brick across history. Discover architecture secrets and create your dream homes!
Why similar: Destruction 22.3%, Education 17.9%, Sandbox 12.5%, Physics 9.5%, Realistic 9.3%
- #30 Zombie Graveyard Simulator
75% matchVery Positive90% of 859 reviews2025
Dev: threeWPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Manage your Graveyard by day as you bury and cremate bodies, maintain graves, fulfill visitor requests, grow crops, run a shop and unlock upgrades. When night falls, face relentless zombie hordes as you build defenses to protect your work and fight to survive in Zombie Graveyard Simulator!
Why similar: Life Sim 21.9%, Crafting 18.9%, Management 17.6%, Sandbox 12.1%, Simulation 10.5%
- #31 Demolish & Build 2018
78% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,670 reviews2018
Dev: Noble MuffinsPub: Demolish Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Your company is going global. Use big machines to demolish huge buildings or go close and personal and use your hammer. Buy land properties, upgrade your machines and hire workers in different parts of the world.
Why similar: Destruction 41.1%, Simulation 20.2%, Physics 7.4%, Sandbox 7.2%, Realistic 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: An older title focusing on the core fantasy of using heavy machinery to demolish properties.
- #32 Gunsmith Simulator
74% matchVery Positive84% of 3,293 reviews2024
Dev: GameHuntersPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Become a Gunsmith and unveil the great pleasure of working in your own workshop! Repair, restore and personalize guns to make unique pieces that every firearm lover will appreciate.
Why similar: Inventory Management 25%, Realistic 17.2%, Management 16%, Simulation 12.6%, Sandbox 10%
- #33 Fishing: North Atlantic - Enhanced Edition
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,776 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 57.6% ★, Simulation 16.2%, Sandbox 9.6%, Realistic 6.9%, Exploration 4.3%
- #34 Cash Cleaner Simulator
72% matchVery Positive92% of 8,064 reviews2025
Dev: Mind Control GamesPub: Forklift Interactive
Windows
Median: 13.2 hrsMean: 48.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Check it, clean it, sort it, ship it. Welcome to the life of a cash cleaner. Take jobs from underworld contacts and clean some cash. Just don't try to leave...
Why similar: Life Sim 19.5%, Sandbox 19%, Management 16.4%, Physics 15.3%, Relaxing 11.3%
- #35 The Last Caretaker
71% matchVery Positive86% of 13,935 reviews2025
Dev: Channel37 Ltd
Windows
Median: 20.3 hrsMean: 37.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Explore a drowned Earth, restore lost systems, and raise the last human seeds in this first-person survival-crafting adventure. Build, scavenge, defend, and launch humanity back to the stars.
Why similar: Crafting 18.8%, Sandbox 17.7%, Management 15%, Physics 13.2%, First-Person 8.7%
- #36 Bus Mechanic Simulator
76% matchMixed59% of 170 reviews2020
Dev: VIS-GamesPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
In the Bus Mechanic Simulator you are in the position of an experienced mechanic. In your own bus garage you can maintain, repair, test and restore various true-to-original MAN bus models. Roll up your sleeves!
Why similar: Management 15%, Realistic 14%, Physics 13.2%, Crafting 12.1%, Life Sim 11%
- #37 Sunken Engine
71% matchVery Positive81% of 913 reviews2026
Dev: Two Nomads StudioPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Sunken Engine Lovecraftian Ship Repair Simulation. Restore your father’s old shipyard. Each arriving ship carries a dark mystery to be solved. Keep your customers satisfied while dealing with the strange and eerie happenings on the island.
Why similar: Naval 59.5% ★, Life Sim 19.7%, Simulation 10%, Atmospheric 6.2%, First-Person 2.7%
- #38 Deadliest Catch: The Game
75% matchMixed52% of 1,630 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 47.2% ★, Simulation 18.4%, First-Person 10.1%, Adventure 8.7%, Indie 6.1%
- #39 World Ship Simulator
77% 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 63.3% ★, Realistic 11.5%, Management 11.4%, Simulation 9.9%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #40 Gold Mining Simulator
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 16,414 reviews2017
Dev: Code Horizon
Windows
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 31.2 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 28%, Realistic 23.1%, Sandbox 14.2%, Management 7.6%, First-Person 5.1%
- #41 Dinosaur Fossil Hunter
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,002 reviews2022
Dev: ▲ Pyramid Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 12.8 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: Sandbox 20%, Management 16.3%, Realistic 13.9%, Simulation 11.4%, Relaxing 11.3%
- #42 Used Cars Simulator
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,197 reviews2025
Dev: DreamWay GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Used Cars Simulator - trade used or stolen cars, fix and customize them, drive around, and explore the open world! Grow your business, complete quests, and have fun with a physics-based sandbox!
Why similar: Life Sim 24.6%, Sandbox 17.8%, Physics 15.5%, Realistic 13.6%, Exploration 10.6%
- #43 Coal Mining Simulator: Prologue
73% matchMixed66% of 309 reviews2022
Dev: Grande GamesPub: GamePlanet
Windows
Welcome to the world of Coal Mining! Start with almost nothing and get to the top - develop your mine, sell coal, buy new machines and avoid dangers in this sandbox simulator. Take control of numerous mining machines. Destroy, mine, drill, transport and blow things up.
Why similar: Education 18%, Sandbox 13.9%, Physics 10.4%, Management 10.2%, Simulation 7.7%
- #44 Make Sail
74% 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 33.9% ★, Physics 17.6%, Simulation 14%, Sandbox 10.5%, Destruction 8.9%
- #45 Ship Explorer
69% matchVery Positive86% of 148 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 50.8% ★, Sandbox 11.4%, Simulation 9.1%, Education 8.1%, Realistic 6.5%
- #46 Parcel Simulator
68% matchVery Positive93% of 2,861 reviews2025
Dev: Dansan Digital
Windows
Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Inspect and process parcels and packages in this parcel inspection simulator! Receive and sort deliveries, examine labels for mistakes, and automate to maximise warehouse efficiency. Upgrade and expand your warehouse to build your parcel empire!
Why similar: Inventory Management 20.2%, Life Sim 15.7%, Education 14.4%, Management 14.3%, Simulation 11.6%
- #47 My Recycling Center
70% matchMixed70% of 640 reviews2024
Dev: Darius Bode
Windows
Operate, configure and expand your own recycling center in this first-person simulator! Work fast and sort the trash. Use the compactors to destroy the bulky waste. Earn satisfaction and cash to buy new containers and unlock new trash types. Use the second hand shop to sell re-usable items.
Why similar: Education 22.3%, Life Sim 19.7%, Realistic 13.8%, Physics 13.2%, Management 12%
- #48 Out of Ore
69% matchVery Positive85% of 4,211 reviews2022
Dev: North Modding Company AB
Windows
Median: 12.7 hrsMean: 42.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Build your own mining company from the ground up. Extract resources, operate heavy machinery, construct infrastructure, and grow from a laborer to the King of Klondike.
Why similar: Sandbox 19.1%, Realistic 12.5%, Crafting 11.7%, Simulation 11%, Management 10.6%
- #49 Cheap Car Repair
66% matchVery Positive92% of 3,752 reviews2026
Dev: Little Dog GamesPub: Simplicity Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Cheap Car Repair - go back in time to Poland of the 90's. Run your own Cheap Car Repair shop. Look for savings wherever you can. Make lots of money and avoid angry customers!
Why similar: Education 14.5%, Life Sim 13%, Crafting 12.1%, Management 11.6%, Physics 10.7%
- #50 Medieval Machines Builder
68% matchVery Positive81% of 138 reviews2026
Dev: FreeMind S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Step into the boots of a medieval engineer and master the art of siege warfare. In Medieval Machines Builder, you design, build, and operate powerful war machines capable of bringing down even the strongest fortress walls 🏰
Why similar: Destruction 23.2%, Education 14.2%, Sandbox 11.1%, Physics 10%, Crafting 9.2%
- #51 Builder Simulator
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,261 reviews2022
Dev: Live Motion Games
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Education 20.4%, Sandbox 16.1%, Destruction 15.3%, Management 11%, Relaxing 9.5%
- #52 30 Days On Ship: Castaway – The First Days
67% matchMixed67% of 220 reviews2026
Dev: Madnetic Games S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Take on the role of a castaway on a wrecked container ship. Survive for 3 days, battle storms, hunt animals, build shelter, and maintain your hunger and thirst, attempting to endure isolation and pirates in the middle of the Pacific. Can you stay alive?
Why similar: Naval 30.2% ★, Inventory Management 15.5%, Crafting 14.2%, Physics 8.4%, Management 7.4%
- #53 Moving Simulator
69% matchMixed44% of 135 reviews2026
Dev: Corpix GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Dive into the ultimate moving experience in Moving Simulator! Manage chaotic house moves, carefully pack belongings, load trucks, and navigate through hilarious disasters. Precision, speed, and creativity will make you a moving master!
Why similar: Life Sim 18.9%, Sandbox 14.8%, Physics 14.8%, Management 14.2%, Simulation 9.7%
- #54 Alaskan Road Truckers
68% matchMixed62% of 3,270 reviews2023
Dev: Road Studio S.A.Pub: Green Man Gaming Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Brave the challenging conditions of Alaskan life in the definitive trucker simulator. Be the master of your own destiny as you take jobs, transport cargo and experience a sense of freedom on foot and in your cab.
Why similar: Inventory Management 21.1%, Realistic 14.4%, Management 13.1%, Relaxing 9.8%, Exploration 9.1%
- #55 Returns Outlet Simulator
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,017 reviews2025
Dev: Twisted Twice Games
Windows
Median: 12.9 hrsMean: 32.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Build an Empire from Pallet Returns! Buy mystery pallets of customer returns, uncover hidden treasures, and fix broken electronics! Manage your own outlet store and take risks to turn someone else's returns into your pure profit!
Why similar: Education 21.7%, Inventory Management 16.8%, Life Sim 15.6%, Management 13.1%, Relaxing 9.2%
- #56 Prison Simulator
66% matchVery Positive86% of 2,538 reviews2021
Dev: Baked Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Get a taste of prison life! Become a prison guard and deal with dangerous convicts. Prison management, lots of daily activities. Will you become the best guard in history? Or maybe you'll turn into the worst scumbag this Prison has ever seen?
Why similar: Inventory Management 27.7%, Sandbox 19.4%, Realistic 15.5%, Simulation 10.8%, First-Person 10%
- #57 Ships At Sea
66% matchMixed70% of 2,746 reviews2024
Dev: Misc Games
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Build your maritime career and grow your fleet in a next‑generation ship simulator set in an expansive open world of Norway’s Lofoten region. Command service, cargo, and fishing vessels in singleplayer or online co‑op, mastering realistic ship handling, dynamic weather, and professional jobs at sea!
Why similar: Naval 41.5% ★, Education 19%, Sandbox 14.1%, Relaxing 8.5%, Exploration 7.5%