$ best survival & sim games
← all gamesThe top-rated Survival & Sim games on PC and PlayStation, 2015→today, ranked by a blend of Metacritic critics and real player sentiment. Showing the top 25. Open in the interactive ranker →
| # | Game | Year | Platform | Tier | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Little Kitty, Big City◆Double Dagger Studio | 2024 | PC | S | 96.9 |
| 2 | PowerWash Simulator◆FuturLab | 2022 | PCPS | S | 96.4 |
| 3 | Stacklands◆Sokpop Collective | 2022 | PC | S | 96 |
| 4 | Endling - Extinction is Forever◆Handy Games | 2022 | PCPS | S | 95.2 |
| 5 | Contraband Police◆Crazy Rocks | 2023 | PC | S | 95 |
| 6 | Strange HorticultureBad Viking | 2022 | PC | S | 94.5 |
| 7 | Not For Broadcast◆NotGames | 2022 | PC | A | 93.8 |
| 8 | Kerbal Space Program◆Squad | 2015 | PCPS | A | 93.3 |
| 9 | No I'm not a Human◆Trioskaz | 2025 | PC | A | 93.3 |
| 10 | Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator◆niceplay games | 2022 | PC | A | 93 |
| 11 | The Exit 8◆KOTAKE CREATE | 2023 | PCPS | A | 93 |
| 12 | Slime Rancher◆Monomi Park | 2016 | PCPS | A | 92.9 |
| 13 | Venba◆Visai Games | 2023 | PC | A | 92.5 |
| 14 | FAR: Lone Sails◆Okomotive | 2018 | PCPS | A | 91.9 |
| 15 | Iron Lung◆David Szymanski | 2022 | PC | A | 91.8 |
| 16 | Spiritfarer◆Thunder Lotus Games | 2020 | PCPS | A | 91.6 |
| 17 | Don't Starve Together◆Klei Entertainment | 2016 | PCPS | A | 91.3 |
| 18 | Parkitect◆Texel Raptor | 2016 | PC | A− | 90.1 |
| 19 | Hacknet◆Team Fractal Alligator | 2015 | PC | A− | 90.1 |
| 20 | ABZU◆Giant Squid | 2016 | PCPS | A− | 89.9 |
| 21 | Chained Together◆Anegar Games | 2024 | PC | A− | 89.7 |
| 22 | Lone EchoReady At Dawn | 2017 | PC | A− | 89.5 |
| 23 | Needy Girl OverdoseWhy so serious? | 2022 | PC | A− | 89.5 |
| 24 | Among UsInnersloth | 2018 | PCPS | A− | 89 |
| 25 | Sons of the Forest◆Endnight Games | 2024 | PC | A− | 88.5 |