Hidden Immersive Sim Games on Steam
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Departed Away
Discover 'Departed Away,' a captivating visual novel where friendship intertwines with mystery. Uncover secrets, engage in verbal duels, and make choices that shape your story. Delve into emotional depth and intricate connections in this unique story.
Arena Renovation
Take on the role of a one-man renovation team tasked with restoring various sports facilities to their former glory. Many of them have been destroyed as a result of time or lack of care. Don't let them go into complete oblivion - roll up your sleeves and breathe new life into them!
Love Tavern
After your death due to a car accident, you have been summoned by the goddess to take care of a tavern in an Isekai world. Your job is to hire different girls from various tribes and races to help out the business there, as well as build up room by room of the tavern to expand the business.
Cats Huddled Together 挤在一起的猫猫们
A puzzle game filled with cats, featuring two gameplay modes. Come and enjoy petting the cats in the game!
House of Lizards
Unique Ancient Knight Simulator with Horror Elements. Get Intelligence for Knight Brothers, return to the base Ancient Manuscripts, drink Baikal Water and Destroy the base of Lizards!
[Chilla's Art] Jisatsu | 自撮
Jisatsu | 自撮 is a Japanese found footage mockumentary horror game.
Evil Nun: The Broken Mask
Enter Evil Nun's nightmare. Trapped in a cursed school, escape from Sister Madeline. She's cunning, searching every corner, luring and talking to you depending on your actions. Solve puzzles, craft items, and uncover the mystery in this horror game with different escape routes.
Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter
Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter brings you an authentic and historically accurate destroyer simulation along with gripping anti-submarine warfare set in the turmoils of the Atlantic Ocean during World War II.
Rock Simulator 2
Rock Simulator 2 is a multiplayer, meditative idle game for relaxation and discovery. Start in the Hideaway, a peaceful retreat where you collect and appreciate nature’s creations. Unwind with friends, shape your environment, and enjoy the quiet beauty of the world around you.
A guard walks into a tavern
You are a guard whose job is to post bounties. Try your best to deal with various matters and make money to raise your family. But remember, when various factions come to you, you will have to make choices!
Estate Agent Simulator
Estate Agent Simulator lets you enter the exciting world of the real estate market. You can buy, decorate, advertise, rent or sell houses. You can buy vacant land and build houses. Environmental factors will affect the rental prices of houses.
GearBlocks
Explore a world of creative building, interactive machines, and gears - lots of gears. Build all things mechanical: cars, trucks, cranes, tanks, gearboxes, engines, clocks, anything you can think of. Test your creations to destruction in challenging scenarios, and share them in the workshop!
Storage Hustle
Storage Hustle is a Simulation RPG where you go into storage auctions to buy different mysterious storages. Discover and sell many items, join Yard Sales and haggle your way for profit!
Noun Town Language Learning
Gain new vocab while playing a game! Learn 1,000+ words & phrases in a world that regains color as you learn. Test your skills with mini-games and talk to the local villagers. Learn Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Spanish, & more…
[Chilla's Art] The Kidnap | 誘拐事件
The Kidnap | 誘拐事件 is a Japanese horror game about a kidnapping incident.
Fish Game
Fish Game is a detailed and highly “sofishticated” freshwater aquarium simulator, lovingly crafted *by* enthusiasts *for* enthusiasts! Featuring fish with personalities and dynamic relationships, water quality modeling, and so much more! Made with support from our friends at Smarter Every Day!
Scene Investigators
Scene Investigators is a hardcore deductive reasoning game for fans of the "true crime" genre. Step into re-created crime scenes, observe closely for pieces of evidence, analyze possible motives behind the crimes, and uncover what truly happened.
Black Lily's Tale
Perhaps it was the curse of a black lily that bloomed too early in the winter...Before graduation, a girl falls in love with another girl... But her pure feelings are torn apart by a "loop of tragedy."By [interrupting choices] and [typing in words], you will weave her feelings into the story.
EarthKart: Google Maps Driving Simulator
3D Google Earth Driving Simulator
The Windows Are Gone
Haunted by grief and guilt after a tragic accident, you start seeing a house in your dreams. No matter what you do, you can't get its image out of your mind. You feel it calling for you, so you answer it.
Conrad Stevenson's Paranormal P.I.
I made this first-person single player ghost hunting simulation game, trying to take an authentic approach at investigating ghosts. Use essential paranormal tools to help your community alleviate their concerns and put their minds at ease.
Fortune's Run
Explore a decaying industrial world left behind in humanity's never-ending race to conquer the stars. Beneath its iron skies, desperate souls kill and steal for passage to the still-plentiful frontier worlds. Sink or swim in this high-octane first-person shooter with immersive sim elements.