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  1. #1 RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 (2002) The definitive 2D RCT. Simulation 100% liked · 2 votes
  2. #2 Forza Motorsport 7 (2017) The car-list-record-setting Motorsport (700+ cars). Polish-heavy circuit racing. Racing Simulation 33% liked · 3 votes
  3. #3 🎮 Animal Crossing New Horizons (2020) Build a deserted-island village from scratch with terraforming and Nook-loan economics. Simulation 100% liked · 1 votes
  4. #4 Slime Rancher (2017) Ranching adorable slimes on a far-away planet. Stress relief. Simulation 100% liked · 1 votes
  5. #5 Power Wash Simulator (2022) The viral 2022 power-washing sim. The ASMR game of 2022. Simulation 100% liked · 1 votes
  6. #6 Two Point Hospital (2018) The 2018 Theme-Hospital spiritual successor. Simulation 100% liked · 1 votes
  7. #7 Planet Zoo (2019) The zoo-building cousin to Planet Coaster. Simulation 100% liked · 1 votes
  8. #8 Planet Coaster (2016) The 3D RCT-spiritual-successor. Simulation 100% liked · 1 votes
  9. #9 Tropico 6 (2019) El Presidente's dictator simulator. Simulation Strategy 100% liked · 1 votes
  10. #10 Cities: Skylines II (2023) The 2023 sequel. Disappointing launch performance. Simulation 100% liked · 1 votes
  11. #11 Cities: Skylines (2015) The 2015 SimCity-replacement. Workshop-driven. Best-selling city sim ever. Simulation 100% liked · 1 votes
  12. #12 SimCity 4 (2003) The peak SimCity. Multi-tile networks, regional play. Simulation 100% liked · 1 votes
  13. #13 The Sims 3 (2009) The 2009 open-neighborhood Sims. Largest expansion library. Simulation 100% liked · 1 votes
  14. #14 The Sims 2 (2004) The 2004 sequel. 3D, aging, families. Many fans' favorite. Simulation 100% liked · 1 votes
  15. #15 The Sims (2000) The 2000 life sim that defined the genre. Will Wright's magnum opus. Simulation 100% liked · 1 votes
  16. #16 Star Wars: Squadrons (2020) First-person X-Wing / TIE Fighter combat. VR-compatible. Shooter Simulation 100% liked · 1 votes
  17. #17 VA-11 HALL-A (2016) Cyberpunk bartending narrative game. Simulation 100% liked · 1 votes
  18. #18 Tomodachi Life (2014) The Mii apartment-life sim. Surreal, beloved, oddly Sims-like. Simulation 100% liked · 1 votes
  19. #19 Nintendogs + Cats (2011) The 3DS sequel. Now with cats. Simulation 100% liked · 1 votes
  20. #20 Nintendogs (2005) The DS virtual-puppy phenomenon. Simulation 100% liked · 1 votes
  21. #21 Real Racing 3 (2013) EA's mobile sim racer. Long-running cash-grab with surprisingly good driving model. Racing Simulation 100% liked · 1 votes
  22. #22 Papers, Please (2013) Border-control bureaucracy as a moral test. Glory to Arstotzka. Simulation 100% liked · 1 votes
  23. #23 Cult of the Lamb (2022) You're a lamb running a cult. Crocodile-dad as your god. Roguelike Simulation 100% liked · 1 votes
  24. #24 Stardew Valley (2016) One-developer farming sim that conquered the world. Eric Barone. Simulation 100% liked · 1 votes
  25. #25 F1 25 (2025) Codemasters' 2025 official Formula 1 sim. Career, Braking Point story mode, the official liveries and tracks. Racing Simulation 100% liked · 1 votes
  26. #26 F1 24 (2024) Codemasters' 2024 official Formula 1 sim. Career, Braking Point story mode, the official liveries and tracks. Racing Simulation 100% liked · 1 votes
  27. #27 F1 23 (2023) Codemasters' 2023 official Formula 1 sim. Career, Braking Point story mode, the official liveries and tracks. Racing Simulation 100% liked · 1 votes
  28. #28 F1 22 (2022) Codemasters' 2022 official Formula 1 sim. Career, Braking Point story mode, the official liveries and tracks. Racing Simulation 100% liked · 1 votes
  29. #29 Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown (2019) The arcade-aerial-dogfighter return-to-form. Operatic plot, gorgeous skies. Shooter Simulation 100% liked · 1 votes
  30. #30 Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) The entire planet rendered with satellite data and Azure AI. The most ambitious sim of the decade. Simulation 100% liked · 1 votes

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