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1. Soccer Manager 2026
Manage elite football clubs and lead your dream team as a football manager! Soccer Manager 2026 is a football (soccer), simulation and sports game. Released on October 23rd 2024 has received 3,497 reviews of which 2,577 were positive and 920 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.2 out of 10. The game has hit the top spot as the #1 most played immersive sim game, thanks to its 928 peak concurrent players over the last day.
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928
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2. Shrimp
Click Shrimp, get more shrimp, shrimp. Shrimp is a casual, incremental and simulation game. Released on July 01st 2024 has received 313 reviews of which 222 were positive and 91 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.7 out of 10. The game currently holds the #2 spot among the most played immersive sim games.
6.7
222
91
78
players
3. Ale & Tale Tavern: First Pints
This is the free version of the game "Ale & Tale Tavern". Get ready for a thrilling mix of genres: a cooperative, first-person, open-world fantasy tavern simulator, action, fishing, hunting, exploration, and completing fun and diverse quests. And, of course, COOKING! Ale & Tale Tavern: First Pints is a simulation, action and sandbox game. Released on June 20th 2024 has received 4,723 reviews of which 4,420 were positive and 303 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.0 out of 10. The game currently holds the #3 spot among the most played immersive sim games.
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4,420
303
4
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4. EarthKart: Google Maps Driving Simulator
3D Google Earth Driving Simulator EarthKart: Google Maps Driving Simulator is a exploration, immersive sim and driving game. Released on October 09th 2023 has received 1,407 reviews of which 1,132 were positive and 275 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.7 out of 10. The game currently holds the #4 spot among the most played immersive sim games.
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1,132
275
4
players
5. High Entropy: Challenges
Use computers (via GUIs or the command line), unlock doors, crawl through vents, fight enemies head on or find other ways to neutralize or avoid them... High Entropy: Challenges is a action, adventure and immersive sim game. Released on September 01st 2020 has received 1,227 reviews of which 1,173 were positive and 54 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.0 out of 10. The game currently holds the #5 spot among the most played immersive sim games.
9.0
1,173
54
2
players
6. Stairway
Get out of the building via the stairway. Observe the levels carefully for a successful exit. Stairway is a psychological horror, walking simulator and mystery game. Released on May 21st 2024 has received 351 reviews of which 329 were positive and 22 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.6 out of 10. The game currently holds the #6 spot among the most played immersive sim games.
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329
22
2
players
7. Void Whispers
Assume the role of a broadcast engineer in a tranquil city. All seems peaceful until the sky above starts to reveal something deeply unsettling. Void Whispers is a horror, psychological horror and immersive sim game. Released on April 06th 2024 has received 417 reviews of which 385 were positive and 32 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.5 out of 10. The game currently holds the #7 spot among the most played immersive sim games.
8.5
385
32
2
players
8. Beat Around The Bush
Beat Around the Bush is a series done over YouTube shorts where the top comment got the next addition to the game. Beat Around the Bush is a game where your primary goal is to Beat around the Bush. Once you do, you did it. You won. Therefore, there's no more reason to keep playing this game. Beat Around The Bush is a casual, arcade and point & click game. Released on February 07th 2025 has received 443 reviews of which 399 were positive and 44 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. The game currently holds the #8 spot among the most played immersive sim games.
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399
44
2
players
9. Break a Leg
Break a Leg is a series done over YouTube shorts where the top comment got the next addition to the game. Break a Leg is a game where your primary goal is to break your leg. Once you do, you did it. You won. Therefore, there's no more reason to keep playing this game. Break a Leg is a simulation, casual and education game. Released on June 30th 2024 has received 979 reviews of which 903 were positive and 76 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. The game currently holds the #9 spot among the most played immersive sim games.
8.7
903
76
1
players
10. 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. The Windows Are Gone is a psychological horror, atmospheric and immersive sim game. Released on October 02nd 2023 has received 568 reviews of which 530 were positive and 38 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. The game currently holds the #10 spot among the most played immersive sim games.
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530
38
1
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