Best Immersive Sim Games on Steam
Unlike generic lists, our strategy game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated immersive sim games. For those who prefer not to search, check out lists of the most played, top deals and best free to play Immersive Sim games on Steam.
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My Therapy
A visual novel about cute melancholic girls!
Farthest Frontier
Protect and guide your people as you forge a town from untamed wilderness at the edge of the known world. Harvest raw materials, hunt, fish and farm to survive. Produce crafted items to trade, consume, equip and fight with as you battle for your survival against the elements and outside threats.
Just Go
You will experience from absolute Novice to Top Go player, and show your talents in major Go leagues! The game also includes notable Go matches in history for you to explore. The full-dubbing tutorial for beginners will let you appreciate the charm of Go!
Ctrl Alt Ego
Innovative genre mashup (first-person immersive sim puzzler FPS RPG) with emphasis on problem-solving and creativity. Unique vibes and original mechanics that you won't have experienced before. One of the best games of 2022 according to various credible sources!
NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Awakening
Conquer Warring States Japan under one banner
PowerWash Simulator
Release the Pressure with PowerWash Simulator! Wash away your worries with the soothing sounds of high-pressure water. Fire up your power washer and blast away every speck of dirt and grime you can find, all with the simple satisfaction of power-washing to a sparkling finish.
Kayak VR: Mirage
Kayak VR: Mirage is a jaw-dropping and exhilarating journey through beautiful locations, made for Virtual Reality. Maneuver our fully physically accurate kayak around checkpoints and crown yourself the fastest, or take it easy and use the free roam mode and enjoy the scenery.
Occupy White Walls
A game about building art galleries may sound boring until you realise that just about anything can be an art gallery... Add in cutting edge AI, extremely creative community, Unreal graphics, and did we mention it's free?
Garage: Bad Dream Adventure
You are thrown into a weird world by the machine Garage. Can you escape from it?
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Aerofly FS 4 Flight Simulator
We promise you will feel like a pilot flying airliners, helicopters, fighters, gliders, historical and aerobatic aircraft in a photorealistic world! Over 10,000 real world flights, highly detailed cockpits and scenery are awaiting you.
TRYP FPV: Drone Racer Simulator
Fly freely and perfect your skills as an FPV pilot without the risk of breakage, with hyper-realistic visuals and flight sensations. Whether you're a beginner or an expert, TRYP FPV is the next-generation simulator that immerses you in the pure adrenaline of FPV drone flying.
American Theft 80s
From the THIEF SIMULATOR developers. It's the 80s. Steal VCRs, tapes, classic cars, and if you get caught, outrun the police!
Builder Simulator
Builder Simulator is the perfect game for those who want to build a house, from the ground up, one brick at a time. On easy, the game will guide and teach you by showing you full instruction, but on hard you will get no help - instead rely on your builder skills and make everything yourself.
The Last Clockwinder
A VR puzzle-automation game. Create intricate clockwork contraptions out of your own clones and restore life to an ancient tree using automation, a collection of rare plants from across the galaxy and a team of clockwork gardeners.
Flight Of Nova
Flight of Nova is a simulator based on newtonian mechanics in which you control spacecraft in the Noren star system. You fly multiple types of spacecraft doing transport and search missions in an environment with realistic aerodynamics and orbital physics.
Love Delivery
A coming-of-age romance simulation that follows the raw, relatable journey of a real loser.
fault - StP - LIGHTKRAVTE
fault - StP - LIGHTKRAVTE is the latest entry in the fault series, which has shipped over 500,000 copies worldwide. LIGHTKRAVTE presents its story through the eyes of Khaji Oberg, an ordinary and unremarkable teenaged boy who finds himself reaching for a dream that slips ever further away from him.
APICO
APICO is a laid-back beekeeping sim game about breeding, collecting, & conserving bees! Set in a series of lush environments, APICO uniquely combines resource gathering, biology, and beekeeping minigames, taking ideas from a mix of real-life and fantasy apiculture & floriculture.
Prognostic
An orphan returns to the house of the deceased fortune-teller to uncover the secret of his family's death. He must accept his legacy and become a prognostic before supernatural madness engulfs people of his town.
Little Witch in the Woods
Little Witch in the Woods tells the story of Ellie, an apprentice witch. Explore the mystical forest, help the charming residents, and experience the daily life of the witch.
Tin Can
You've barely managed to escape your exploding spaceship. Now in an old escape pod, you hurtle through space at the mercy of the cosmos. With no knowledge of the pod’s complex systems, your life depends on a technical manual and your own wits. How long can you survive?