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  1. #1 🎮 Animal Crossing New Horizons (2020) Build a deserted-island village from scratch with terraforming and Nook-loan economics. Simulation
  2. #2 Slime Rancher (2017) Ranching adorable slimes on a far-away planet. Stress relief. Simulation
  3. #3 Power Wash Simulator (2022) The viral 2022 power-washing sim. The ASMR game of 2022. Simulation
  4. #4 House Flipper (2018) House renovation sim. Surprisingly meditative. Simulation
  5. #5 Two Point Campus (2022) The follow-up. Build a university. Simulation
  6. #6 Two Point Hospital (2018) The 2018 Theme-Hospital spiritual successor. Simulation
  7. #7 Planet Zoo (2019) The zoo-building cousin to Planet Coaster. Simulation
  8. #8 Planet Coaster (2016) The 3D RCT-spiritual-successor. Simulation
  9. #9 RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 (2002) The definitive 2D RCT. Simulation
  10. #10 RollerCoaster Tycoon (1999) The 1999 theme-park sim that captivated millions. Simulation
  11. #11 Tropico 6 (2019) El Presidente's dictator simulator. Simulation Strategy
  12. #12 Cities: Skylines II (2023) The 2023 sequel. Disappointing launch performance. Simulation
  13. #13 Cities: Skylines (2015) The 2015 SimCity-replacement. Workshop-driven. Best-selling city sim ever. Simulation
  14. #14 SimCity (2013) (2013) The disastrous always-online SimCity reboot. Simulation
  15. #15 SimCity 4 (2003) The peak SimCity. Multi-tile networks, regional play. Simulation
  16. #16 SimCity 2000 (1993) The 1993 city builder. The benchmark for the genre. Simulation
  17. #17 The Sims 4 (2014) The current Sims. F2P-base since 2022. Simulation
  18. #18 The Sims 3 (2009) The 2009 open-neighborhood Sims. Largest expansion library. Simulation
  19. #19 The Sims 2 (2004) The 2004 sequel. 3D, aging, families. Many fans' favorite. Simulation
  20. #20 The Sims (2000) The 2000 life sim that defined the genre. Will Wright's magnum opus. Simulation
  21. #21 Star Wars: Squadrons (2020) First-person X-Wing / TIE Fighter combat. VR-compatible. Shooter Simulation
  22. #22 Goat Simulator (2014) The goat-physics-glitch simulator. Started as a joke. Simulation
  23. #23 VA-11 HALL-A (2016) Cyberpunk bartending narrative game. Simulation
  24. #24 Tomodachi Life (2014) The Mii apartment-life sim. Surreal, beloved, oddly Sims-like. Simulation
  25. #25 Nintendogs + Cats (2011) The 3DS sequel. Now with cats. Simulation
  26. #26 Nintendogs (2005) The DS virtual-puppy phenomenon. Simulation
  27. #27 Cooking Mama (2006) The DS touch-screen-cooking-mini-games classic. Simulation
  28. #28 Pikmin Bloom (2021) The walking-and-flower-Pikmin Niantic mobile app. Simulation
  29. #29 Manor Lords (2024) The 2024 one-developer medieval-village builder phenomenon. Strategy Simulation
  30. #30 Schedule I (2025) The 2025 drug-empire sim. Breaking Bad meets RimWorld. Simulation

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