Simulation games on Steam: market size, sales and what works

70 games on Steam carry the Simulation tag as one of their main tags. The median one has 78,573 reviews and 90% pass 1,000.

Games released per year

3 2015
5 2016
2 2017
7 2018
2 2019
7 2020
3 2021
3 2022
6 2023
3 2024
7 2025
14 2026

2026 is the year so far.

What games make

Percentile	Reviews	Estimated owners
Median game	78,573	about 2.4M
Top 25%	195,739	about 5.2M
Top 10%	434,258	about 10.5M

81% of games get over 50 reviews and over 70% positive. Owners are modeled from review counts, see how the estimates work.

Pricing

Median paid price $19.99

Free 16%
Under $5 10%
$5 to $15 23%
$15 to $30 24%
$30 to $60 24%
$60 and up 3%

Most reviewed Simulation releases of the last 24 months

Upcoming Simulation games 4 on Steam

Trust Me, It Binds Nov 5, 2026
SlotsNStocks Nov 6, 2026
Combo Break Nov 10, 2026
The Rouge Casino Nov 11, 2026
Cozy Cat Room: Focus Time with Your Cat Nov 16, 2026
Motocross The Game Nov 16, 2026
Jurassic Architect Nov 24, 2026
Grave Mistakes Nov 26, 2026
Now You're Cooking! 2027
NS Drive Simulator May 2027
Sanctuary: Shattered Sun August 2027
Above Below Coming soon

Tags these games also carry

Singleplayer 36
Multiplayer 35
Sandbox 28
Casual 24
Management 24
Strategy 24
Co-op 22
Action 21
Building 20
Indie 20

What good store pages do

Medians across the 50 most reviewed Simulation games.

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Trailers: 2
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