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🏙️ Starter simulation & management game recommendations

22 well-reviewed, popular simulation and management games: build cities, run shops, farm, ranked by Steam positive rating and review count.

  1. 1

    Euro Truck Simulator 2

    97% positive (948.5K reviews)
  2. 2

    American Truck Simulator

    97% positive (197.8K reviews)
  3. 3

    Cities: Skylines

    93% positive (291.1K reviews)
  4. 4

    Frostpunk

    93% positive (138K reviews)
  5. 5

    The Sims 4

    86% positive (201.4K reviews)
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  6. 6

    Plague Inc: Evolved

    94% positive (66.3K reviews)
  7. 7

    SnowRunner

    90% positive (56.8K reviews)
  8. 8

    ACE COMBAT 7: SKIES UNKNOWN

    88% positive (57.4K reviews)
  9. 9

    Two Point Hospital

    92% positive (35K reviews)
  10. 10

    Farming Simulator 25

    87% positive (59.6K reviews)
  11. 11

    Transport Fever 2

    90% positive (33.3K reviews)
  12. 12

    Disney Dreamlight Valley

    92% positive (25.1K reviews)
  13. 13

    Viscera Cleanup Detail

    92% positive (23.8K reviews)
  14. 14

    Verdun

    86% positive (37.7K reviews)
  15. 15

    Two Point Museum

    95% positive (13.7K reviews)
  16. 16

    F1 25

    87% positive (30.8K reviews)
  17. 17

    House Flipper 2

    87% positive (20.2K reviews)
  18. 18

    From the Depths

    89% positive (12.9K reviews)
  19. 19

    Two Point Campus

    88% positive (8,286 reviews)
  20. 20

    Pathogenic

    93% positive (4,703 reviews)
  21. 21

    The House of Da Vinci

    86% positive (7,355 reviews)
  22. 22

    Cattails

    96% positive (2,693 reviews)

FAQ

Do simulation & management games take a lot of time?

These games usually have no clear ending and can be played indefinitely; set yourself a time limit so you don't accidentally play until sunrise.