- #1 Home Improvisation: Furniture Sandbox
97% matchMixed68% of 225 reviews2016
Dev: The Stork Burnt Down
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Build beautifully precise or wildly creative furniture! Decorate an entire house with your creations. 4 players can play locally, or invite an online player to help you build! Full support for the HTC Vive, including local and online multiplayer
Why similar: VR 40%, Building 22.5%, Simulation 17%, Physics 14.1%, Casual 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a similar free-form building experience where you must manually assemble furniture without rigid guides.
- #2 Painting VR
96% matchMostly Positive70% of 83 reviews2022
Dev: OisoiPub: Oisoi Studio
Windows
Take a break from the stress of daily life with this must-have virtual painter’s studio. Even if you think you’re not a creative person, Painting VR might prove you wrong. Be amazed by what you can create with unlimited supplies of paint, canvases, and all the tools you need.
Why similar: VR 31%, Immersive Sim 21.6%, Crafting 17.9%, Realistic 8.9%, Simulation 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a highly tactile and realistic creative space that mirrors the freedom of a physical art studio.
- #3 Vermillion - VR Painting
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 657 reviews2021
Dev: Thomas van den Berge
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 61%
It’s time to discover your inner artist! With Vermillion, you get a fully equipped oil painting studio in your home, without any of the mess. Ready for the unrivaled sense of accomplishment from creating your first painting?
Why similar: VR 30.6%, Immersive Sim 17.5%, Crafting 14.9%, Realistic 13%, Simulation 7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the meditative, realistic process of painting with physical-style tools in a virtual environment.
- #4 Disassembly VR
96% matchMixed58% of 176 reviews2019
Dev: Khor Chin Heong
Windows
Disassembly and destruction physics sandbox simulator. Detailed models of objects and vehicles and their internal parts. Disassemble objects successfully to unlock new tools and weapons to use in sandbox mode. Fight evil mannequins with everything you got in physical combat!
Why similar: VR 32.2%, Realistic 16.2%, Physics 13.2%, Building 12.5%, Puzzle 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features deep, physics-based interaction that allows you to take apart complex objects piece by piece.
- #5 Primitier
94% matchVery Positive94% of 325 reviews2025
Dev: Ota Mato
Windows
Primitier is a highly flexible VR sandbox game, where you can create tools and machinery by freely cutting and connecting objects in a vast world based on physics simulation.
Why similar: VR 34%, Immersive Sim 19%, Crafting 18.1%, Physics 14.5%, Open World Survival Craft 8.8% ★
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based sandbox that lets you craft tools and structures from raw materials in a fully immersive world.
- #6 Cooking Simulator VR
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,737 reviews2021
Dev: Big Cheese Studio
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Step into VR kitchen and become supreme Chef. Master realistic cooking with lifelike physics, 100+ recipes, 140+ ingredients and natural VR controls — or embrace chaos with fires, explosions, and sandbox freedom.
Why similar: VR 44.7%, Physics 12.1%, Simulation 11.4%, Immersive Sim 11%, Realistic 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: Requires precise physical movements to prepare ingredients and manage cooking, much like woodworking.
- #7 House Flipper VR
93% matchMixed50% of 387 reviews2020
Dev: Frozen Way
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Virtual makeovers were never more real! Thanks to VR technology, you will be able to single-handedly take care of ruined properties, gaining your clients' appreciation and satisfaction from a job well done! Put on your goggles, take a firm grip on the controllers and become a master of renovation!
Why similar: VR 37.8%, Simulation 24.9%, Building 13.7%, Casual 10.5%, Relaxing 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the satisfying loop of renovating and repairing spaces through direct, hands-on VR interaction.
- #8 Gadgeteer
92% matchVery Positive97% of 123 reviews2020
Dev: Metanaut
Windows
Gadgeteer is a physics-based VR puzzle game where you build chain reaction machines to solve fun, intricate puzzles. Your machines will use gadgets to launch, bump, twist, and turn—creating chain reactions that may even end up tearing apart the fabric of space-time.
Why similar: VR 43.7%, Simulation 16.3%, Building 14.5%, Physics 13%, Puzzle 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: Challenges you to build complex physics-based machines using a variety of tactile components.
- #9 Blockworks
91% matchVery Positive93% of 60 reviews2023
Dev: Elastic Sea
Windows
Blockworks is a creative VR block-building sandbox game. Follow instructions or express your creativity and build anything you can imagine with hundreds of blocks and materials. Decorate your room environment. Share your creations on steam workshop.
Why similar: VR 44.7%, Building 29.1%, Physics 17%, Casual 8.8%, Singleplayer 0.5%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a sandbox environment centered on building and physics-based interactions.
- #10 Fantastic Contraption
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 272 reviews2016
Dev: Northway Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 52%
A surreal building game for VR. Create life-sized contraptions as tall as you can reach, then send them whirling, flinging, and trundling off to solve puzzles on the other side of a floating island. There are no right or wrong solutions, so bring your creativity.
Why similar: VR 25.2%, Building 16.7%, Immersive Sim 14.6%, Physics 11.3%, Logic 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on building creative, physics-driven machines using a tactile, hand-based interface.
- #11 Milling machine simulator
90% matchVery Positive89% of 196 reviews2022
Dev: Igor FrankPub: U&I NEXT
Windows
Milling machine simulator will inspire novices and experts alike. Realistic physics and movements allow you to familiarize yourself with the machine in a 3D workshop setting. Enjoy playing around, learning and prototyping in Free milling mode. Or challenge yourself in Career mode.
Why similar: Realistic 16.4%, Building 16.1%, Crafting 15.6%, Immersive Sim 12%, Physics 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the technical precision of machining, appealing to those who enjoy the engineering side of vrkshop.
- #12 PC Building Simulator
88% matchVery Positive93% of 52,731 reviews2019
Dev: Claudiu KissPub: The Irregular Corporation
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 39.3 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: Immersive Sim 24.6%, Building 20.6%, Realistic 12.5%, Simulation 11.9%, Life Sim 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: While not in VR, it offers the same satisfying experience of assembling complex hardware piece by piece.
- #13 Car Mechanic Simulator VR
89% matchMixed56% of 389 reviews2021
Dev: GameFormatic S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 32%
Become a real car mechanic in a very realistic, highly detailed simulator in a fully VR World. REPAIR, PAINT, TUNING with dozens of different tools and almost thousands of parts. BUY old vehicles, restore them, and SELL them at a profit. DRIVE and test all rebuilt cars.
Why similar: VR 30.9%, Building 18%, Realistic 15.1%, Physics 8.1%, Simulation 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a highly detailed mechanical assembly experience that demands attention to individual parts and tools.
- #14 My Little Blacksmith Shop
87% matchMixed70% of 1,175 reviews2025
Dev: DasiusPub: Noble Games Studio
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Craft weapons, armor and tools, manage resources and expand your workshop. Experience realistic physics-based forging, unlock new recipes and special orders, and interact with a medieval town's inhabitants as you work to become the greatest blacksmith in the land.
Why similar: Crafting 35.2%, Relaxing 17.8%, VR 14.7%, Simulation 13%, Life Sim 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines crafting and simulation in a way that emphasizes the manual labor of creating items.
- #15 SculptrVR
89% matchVery Positive88% of 108 reviews2016
Dev: Nathan RowePub: SculptrVR
Windows
SculptrVR's 10,000x zoom enables massive creations with tiny details. SculptrVR makes it easy to create, explore, and share incredible sculptures with friends. With SculptrVR’s intuitive tools, but powerful tools, you can make anything!
Why similar: VR 100%
Why You'll Like It: Allows for intuitive, hands-on 3D sculpting that rewards precision and creative freedom.
- #16 cyubeVR
86% matchVery Positive90% of 1,132 reviews2018
Dev: Stonebrick Studios
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Immerse yourself in a voxel game exclusively designed for VR. A beautiful infinite procedural world. Explore, gather resources, craft with your hands in 3D, and build anything you can imagine. Featuring great VR controls, near-infinite view distance, Steam Workshop mod support, and much more!
Why similar: VR 31.3%, Building 20.5%, Crafting 17.8%, Realistic 10.7%, Open World Survival Craft 9.1% ★
Why You'll Like It: Offers an immersive voxel-based building experience with a focus on gathering and crafting.
- #17 Architect Life: A House Design Simulator
86% matchMixed51% of 288 reviews2025
Dev: Shine ResearchPub: Nacon
Windows
Create dream homes! From 3D plan modelling through to on-site decision-making, you must bring each project to life while giving free rein to your creativity, to take your architectural firm to the pinnacle of the profession.
Why similar: Building 21.7%, Immersive Sim 16.6%, Realistic 14.3%, Crafting 10.8%, Life Sim 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: Allows for detailed building and design work, focusing on the construction process.
- #18 Builder Simulator
85% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,231 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: Building 29.9%, Immersive Sim 21.8%, Realistic 15%, Relaxing 13.1%, Simulation 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a realistic construction experience where you manage the assembly of structures from the ground up.
- #19 Workshop Simulator
84% matchMixed68% of 307 reviews2022
Dev: INTERMARUM
Windows
Workshop Simulator allows you to repair and refurbish items using a range of restoration mechanics such as disassembling, cleaning, sanding and painting. The accompanying story will immerse you in the nostalgia of tinkering with your grandfather.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 21.6%, Realistic 15.6%, Physics 14%, Life Sim 11.7%, Relaxing 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: Centers on the restoration of vintage items, requiring careful handling and tool usage.
- #20 Electrician Simulator
83% matchVery Positive80% of 4,404 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: Immersive Sim 22.1%, Realistic 13.7%, Life Sim 11.9%, Crafting 11.5%, Simulation 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Requires careful, step-by-step assembly and wiring, mirroring the technical precision of woodworking.
- #21 Blacksmith Simulator
84% matchMostly Negative35% of 72 reviews2025
Dev: Potato GamesPub: ForgeGames
Windows
Become a Medieval blacksmith in this interactive blacksmithing simulator. Upgrade your forging equipment, unlock new exotic crafting materials, grow your business, and manage your customers - in addition to engaging forging mechanics. Strike while the iron is hot and hop in front of the forge now!
Why similar: Crafting 19.8%, Immersive Sim 17.9%, Building 17.3%, Realistic 13.6%, Life Sim 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the traditional craft of metalworking, requiring rhythmic and precise tool usage.
- #22 Tiny House Simulator
82% matchMixed65% of 132 reviews2024
Dev: FarFromSky
Windows · Mac
Design and build custom tiny homes for various clients in this relaxing open-world building game. Create unique spaces suited to each client’s requirements, and dive into different layouts with the sandbox mode for total creative freedom.
Why similar: Crafting 21.5%, Immersive Sim 21.4%, Building 21.4%, Life Sim 11.6%, Relaxing 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the design and construction of small-scale living spaces with a focus on building mechanics.
- #23 Forest Ranger Simulator
82% matchMixed41% of 266 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: Immersive Sim 19.2%, Building 18.3%, Crafting 16%, Realistic 12.2%, Life Sim 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: Includes various crafting and repair tasks that require hands-on interaction with the environment.
- #24 Lumberjack's Dynasty
81% matchMostly Positive71% of 2,815 reviews2021
Dev: UMEO StudiosPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A unique life simulation where you are a lumberjack building up a business and founding a lasting dynasty for generations to come.
Why similar: Simulation 28.8%, Building 25.3%, Crafting 19.3%, Realistic 9.6%, Relaxing 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: Integrates forestry and woodworking tasks into a broader simulation experience.
- #25 TrainerVR
81% matchVery Positive92% of 60 reviews2017
Dev: Sumalab
Windows
TrainerVR is a unique physics-based VR train construction game. In TrainerVR you can create from simple tracks to an elaborate rail network, just like the wooden piece game, but to the infinity and beyond, and drive trains inside your creations!
Why similar: VR 39.1%, Simulation 17.3%, Building 17%, Physics 11.3%, Relaxing 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Allows for the construction of complex train layouts using a hands-on, physics-based building system.
- #26 Chop Chop Inc.
77% matchVery Positive90% of 976 reviews2026
Dev: NullRef EntertainmentPub: rokaplay select
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Build your own furniture empire after getting fired from Furnox Corp 🖕. Chop down trees, process wood, automate your growing production lines and sell clever furniture sets for bonus cash. Explore a handcrafted world packed with weirdos, secrets and trees begging for violence.
Why similar: Crafting 22%, Building 20.1%, Immersive Sim 17.4%, Relaxing 12.3%, Life Sim 10.8%
- #27 Job Simulator
79% matchVery Positive91% of 5,454 reviews2016
Dev: Owlchemy Labs
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
In a world where robots have replaced all human jobs, step into the "Job Simulator" to learn what it was like 'to job'.
Why similar: VR 59.5%, Simulation 12.8%, Physics 10.8%, Realistic 7.4%, First-Person 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: Uses tactile, physics-based interactions to simulate various professional tasks in a lighthearted way.
- #28 The Room VR: A Dark Matter
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,012 reviews2020
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The British Institute of Archaeology, London, 1908: The disappearance of an esteemed Egyptologist prompts a Police investigation into the unknown. Explore cryptic locations, examine fantastic gadgets and uncover an otherworldly discovery which blurs the line between reality and illusion.
Why similar: VR 69%, Puzzle 24.4%, Atmospheric 6%, Singleplayer 0.6%
Why You'll Like It: Emphasizes tactile puzzle-solving and manipulating intricate mechanisms with your hands.
- #29 Paper Beast
79% matchVery Positive94% of 706 reviews2020
Dev: Pixel Reef
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 52%
An exploration and adventure game about wildlife sprung from the depths of the internet. An unknown power seems to upset its balance. Join forces with exotic creatures to unravel the mysteries of this universe.
Why similar: VR 45.1%, Physics 20.8%, Puzzle 14%, Logic 9.4%, Atmospheric 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features a unique physics-based world where interacting with the environment is key to progression.
- #30 A Game About Chopping Trees
76% matchVery Positive86% of 995 reviews2026
Dev: Space Raccoon Game StudioPub: Spaghetti Cat
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Grab your axe, hop on the handcar, and lose yourself in the forest. Chop trees, upgrade your gear, and enjoy the ride - alone or with a friend
Why similar: Physics 28.3%, Relaxing 26.3%, Simulation 18.3%, Atmospheric 12.1%, First-Person 8.2%
- #31 BONEWORKS
77% matchVery Positive92% of 36,443 reviews2019
Dev: Stress Level Zero
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
BONEWORKS is an Experimental Physics VR Adventure. Use found physics weapons, tools, and objects to fight across dangerous playscapes and mysterious architecture.
Why similar: VR 51.1%, Physics 18.3%, Realistic 13.1%, Puzzle 8.3%, Simulation 5.5%
- #32 Chop and Drop VR
80% matchMostly Positive74% of 68 reviews2017
Dev: Designing Digitally, Inc.
Windows
Take on the job of a line worker removing troublesome trees! Get out your chainsaw and use your control levers to maneuver the utility bucket in all directions, but watch your head!
Why similar: VR 54.4%, Simulation 32.7%, Casual 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based simulation that focuses on the tactile act of cutting and preparing items.
- #33 Theme Park Architect
78% matchMostly Positive72% of 76 reviews2024
Dev: Creye Games
Windows
Theme Park Architect is the future of theme park simulation in the making. Build your dream park one detail at a time with total creative freedom at scales you never dared to try before, and join a growing community of Creatives to share the passion!
Why similar: Realistic 27.8%, Building 27.5%, Immersive Sim 14.3%, Simulation 11.1%, Physics 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a realistic sandbox environment for building and designing structures with high creative control.
- #34 Puzzling Places - 3D Jigsaw Sim
75% matchVery Positive98% of 155 reviews2026
Dev: Realities.io Inc
Windows
A relaxed 3D jigsaw puzzle game about building detailed miniature dioramas of places from around the world.
Why similar: VR 33.9%, Realistic 19.2%, Relaxing 12.9%, Building 12.9%, Puzzle 11.7%
- #35 Frost Survival VR
75% matchVery Positive89% of 174 reviews2025
Dev: Wenkly Studio Sp. z o.o.
Windows
Sandbox Survival in VR. Face a frozen wilderness solo or in co-op - build a shelter, craft tools, hunt for food, and manage your resources to endure harsh conditions. Strategize your moves against unpredictable weather and lurking dangers. And remember to keep yourself safe and sane!
Why similar: VR 36.4%, Crafting 17.7%, Building 16.1%, Open World Survival Craft 12.5% ★, Simulation 8.2%
- #36 Snow Resort Simulator
73% matchVery Positive96% of 112 reviews2026
Dev: Vovel Games
Windows · Mac
Start with nothing but a ticket booth in the mountains. Clear snow, chop wood, crack ice off rooftops, all by hand, all in first person. Serve drinks, cook meals, repair ski gear, and turn a rundown mountain stop into a full-blown resort with a hotel, restaurant, bar, and shop.
Why similar: Building 27.4%, Realistic 16%, Simulation 15.7%, Immersive Sim 14.8%, Relaxing 8.7%
- #37 Pawn Simulator
76% matchMixed56% of 85 reviews2024
Dev: Editmode
Windows
A simulation game where we run a pawn shop. Take the first steps to open a thrift shop in Detroit and discover the experience of running a real thrift shop. Find, restore, and sell amazing items and build your own shop kingdom!
Why similar: Immersive Sim 23.6%, Simulation 15.1%, Life Sim 14.4%, Realistic 14.3%, Crafting 7.9%
- #38 ChopChop
74% matchVery Positive95% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: PlatypusQuad
Windows
Pick up your axe and chop wood without thinking.
Why similar: Relaxing 28.2%, Immersive Sim 20.4%, Realistic 19.2%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Life Sim 10.7%
- #39 Model Kit Shop Simulator
73% matchNo user reviews93% of 70 reviews2026
Dev: Tenacity GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Build and run your own hobby shop in this first-person store management sim. Order stock, fill shelves, set prices, match kits with paints through the Hobby Basket System, and let customers bring their projects to life at Build Tables.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 33%, Realistic 21.5%, Relaxing 16.9%, Simulation 13.8%, First-Person 6.8%
- #40 Skillwood
71% matchVery Positive92% of 250 reviews2026
Dev: sshulin
Windows · Mac
Skillwood is a relaxing woodcutter simulator inspired by survival simulators and incremental games. Chop wood, mine stone, trade with NPCs, upgrade forests, unlock new trees or new areas and prestige to do even better next run.
Why similar: Crafting 28.3%, Relaxing 27.1%, Open World Survival Craft 23.1% ★, Simulation 13.5%, Casual 7.2%
- #41 Hillshade Farm
71% matchMixed69% of 78 reviews2026
Dev: NORTHSTAR Games
Windows
You’ve got land, time, and a whole lot to figure out. Start small, work hard, earn what you need, and build the kind of farm you’d never want to leave.
Why similar: Building 17%, Crafting 15.3%, Immersive Sim 14.3%, Life Sim 11.5%, Realistic 11.5%
- #42 ROGUE LIGHT DECK BUILDER
70% matchVery Positive95% of 937 reviews2025
Dev: Gil Lawson
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Your house needs a deck. You have a hammer. Freedom is $1,000,000.
Why similar: Building 25.1%, Crafting 20%, Immersive Sim 16%, Physics 14.3%, Life Sim 11.7%
- #43 Lumberjack Simulator
74% matchMixed64% of 211 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: Physics 44.8%, Realistic 29.1%, Simulation 14.3%, First-Person 11.1%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #44 Electrician Simulator - First Shock
72% matchVery Positive80% of 1,896 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: Realistic 20.8%, Immersive Sim 19.2%, Life Sim 12.3%, Relaxing 10.9%, Crafting 10.8%
- #45 Returns Outlet Simulator
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 919 reviews2025
Dev: Twisted Twice Games
Windows
Median: 15.9 hrsMean: 38.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Returns Outlet Simulator is a relaxed first-person simulation where every aspect of operating your own shop springs to life.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 30.5%, Realistic 17.9%, Life Sim 14.7%, Relaxing 13.7%, Simulation 8%
- #46 Undead Development
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 349 reviews2021
Dev: Masterstrike
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
How long would you survive in this unrealistic representation of the zombie apocalypse? Scavenge for supplies, find a base, and construct your defenses. Break down furniture and board up your home. Set bear traps, nail your axe to a gun, or find your own ways to fight off the undead. VR required.
Why similar: VR 39.8%, Building 18.6%, Crafting 16.4%, Open World Survival Craft 12.9% ★, Simulation 7.1%
- #47 Finnish Cottage Simulator
69% 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: Realistic 22.1%, Crafting 18.4%, Immersive Sim 15.4%, Life Sim 14.9%, Simulation 12.5%
- #48 House Builder
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,586 reviews2024
Dev: FreeMind S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Become a one-man construction crew! Travel around the world and through the ages to build iconic designs! Beware of unpleasant temperatures and dangerous fauna!
Why similar: Building 20.8%, Immersive Sim 19.1%, Realistic 15.3%, Physics 11.7%, Relaxing 9.8%
- #49 Deconstruction Simulator
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,568 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: Building 31.1%, Realistic 22.9%, Simulation 11.5%, Relaxing 9.3%, Physics 9.3%
- #50 Crime Shop Simulator: A Prison Boss Game
68% matchVery Positive86% of 187 reviews2025
Dev: TREBUCHET
Windows
Crime Shop Simulator: A Prison Boss Game is a VR crafting game where you play as a shop owner smuggling illegal stuff. Produce and sell beers, erotic magazines, cigarettes, and more! But watch out, the police are cracking down on contraband!
Why similar: VR 30.9%, Crafting 23.9%, Physics 15.9%, Relaxing 10.3%, Simulation 6.4%
- #51 Excavator Simulator VR
72% matchMixed57% of 61 reviews2021
Dev: MrJohnWeez
Windows
Ready for work? Excavator Simulator VR gives a short immersive experience of how to operate a 90 tonne excavator from the comfort of your couch. Drive and dig anywhere or complete the tutorials. It is all up to you.
Why similar: VR 51%, Immersive Sim 18.3%, Simulation 15.3%, Physics 13.1%, Casual 2%
- #52 Shave & Stuff
69% matchVery Positive87% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: HyperVR Games
Windows
Take on the role of a barber and tattoo master. Set your imagination free, use the tools of your trade to fulfill your clients’ needs, or just have raw creative fun! Become the master of the new look!
Why similar: VR 38.8%, Physics 21.9%, Relaxing 13.1%, Simulation 9.7%, Atmospheric 6.6%
- #53 Cubism
69% matchVery Positive100% of 51 reviews2020
Dev: Thomas Van BouwelPub: Vanbo LLC
Windows
Challenge your mind in Cubism, a deceptively simple VR puzzle game where you assemble increasingly complex shapes out of colorful blocks.
Why similar: VR 43.9%, Logic 19.7%, Puzzle 13.2%, Building 8%, Relaxing 5.4%
- #54 Bartender VR Simulator
71% matchMixed57% of 177 reviews2018
Dev: VR Factory Games Sp. z o.o.
Windows
Step behind the virtual bar and flair your way to the stars! Enter the exciting world of bartending and master the art of dazzling mixology in VR.
Why similar: VR 34.2%, Crafting 19.2%, Realistic 18.8%, Physics 13.7%, Simulation 7.1%
- #55 Brewmaster: Beer Brewing Simulator
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,259 reviews2022
Dev: Auroch DigitalPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Brew your perfect beer in this relaxing home brewing sim. Use a realistic chemistry simulation to brew hoppy IPAs to creamy stouts. Customise your brewing space, create recipes and label your beer, unlock new equipment and enter competitions. Learn to brew, refine your craft and become a Brewmaster!
Why similar: Crafting 21.5%, Immersive Sim 19.1%, Realistic 17.7%, Physics 13.3%, Relaxing 11.9%
- #56 In Trusted Hands
65% matchMostly Positive75% of 138 reviews2026
Dev: HGISoftPub: Spaghetti Cat
Windows
Dive into the daily work of a cozy workshop in a big city, accompanied by relaxing atmospheric music. Manage client data, balance energy and stress, and make choices that shape the story and its outcome.
Why similar: Relaxing 45.3%, Simulation 26.5%, First-Person 13.7%, Atmospheric 12.4%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #57 Rock Life: The Rock Simulator
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,455 reviews2022
Dev: BGNB Studios
Windows · Mac
Built from the ground up, Rock Life is the next generation of immersion and simulations. Live, do, and experience what it is like to truly become one with nature... as a rock!
Why similar: VR 50%, Realistic 21.1%, Simulation 12.9%, Atmospheric 5.8%, First-Person 5.7%
- #58 LAPIDARY: Jewel Craft Simulator
66% matchVery Positive82% of 132 reviews2024
Dev: THINK & FEEL
Windows
"LAPIDARY: Jewel Craft Simulator" is a simple and minimalistic gem crafting simulator. In the quiet of your workshop, process various rough stones to create gems with the ultimate sparkle.
Why similar: Crafting 24.6%, Realistic 21.5%, Immersive Sim 18.6%, Relaxing 14%, Simulation 10.8%
- #59 Gunsmith Simulator
64% matchVery Positive85% of 3,268 reviews2024
Dev: GameHuntersPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.5 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: Realistic 45.2%, Puzzle 22.1%, Simulation 22%, First-Person 9.4%, Singleplayer 1.3%