Games like The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection
by MAXIS
The game you know and love. For Windows 10/11. In The Sims 2, you direct your Sims over a lifetime. Give them a long existence, or leave their lives in shambles. Guide their characteristics from one generation to the next.
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-50%$9.99The Sims™ Legacy Collection
Jan 31 · MAXIS
Both: Sandbox · Building · Management
The original game you know and love. For Windows 10/11. Create a neighborhood of Sims and guide their lives through careers and romance. Or create chaos with open-ended gameplay that lets you shape their destinies.
SandboxBuildingManagementLife SimCasualSimulationCharacter CustomizationAtmosphericSingleplayerImmersive Sim👍 2,329
FreeThe Sims™ 4
Jun 18 · Maxis
Both: Life Sim · Character Customization · Building
Play with life and discover the possibilities. Unleash your imagination and create a world of Sims that’s wholly unique. Explore and customize every detail from Sims to homes–and much more.
Life SimFree to PlayCharacter CustomizationBuildingSimulationRomanceSingleplayerSandboxDating SimCasual👍 83,352
$19.99The Sims™ 3
Jan 27 · The Sims Studio, Maxis
Both: Life Sim · Character Customization · Building
The Sims 3: Create the perfect world with full customization at your fingertips. Refine personalities and help fulfill destinies.
Life SimSimulationCharacter CustomizationBuildingSandboxSingleplayerCasualFunnyModdableRomance👍 31,079
$19.99The Tenants
Oct 20 · EndGameLoop Games
Both: Management · Life Sim · Building
Become a landlord and deal with problematic tenants as you build your rental property empire. Decide how to react to annoyed neighbors or police interventions. Will you design your apartment for a group of gamer friends or an aspiring musician looking for a new home?
ManagementDesign & IllustrationLife SimCity BuilderBuildingEconomyGod GameImmersive SimSandboxReplay Value👍 7,072
-20%$31.99inZOI
Mar 27 · inZOI Studio
Both: Life Sim · Character Customization · Building
"Every life becomes a story" Create your unique story by controlling and observing the lives of 'Zois'. Customize characters and build houses using inZOI's easy-to-use tools to live the life of your dreams and experience the different emotions of life created by its deep and detailed simulation.
Life SimCharacter CustomizationSimulationRealisticSingleplayerBuildingFamily FriendlyRomanceSandboxSexual Content👍 30,047
$19.99Youtubers Life 2
Oct 19 · UPLAY Online
Both: Life Sim · Character Customization · Management
Start from humble beginnings and take charge of the daily life of a wannabe influencer. Balance your day between creating trend-based content, completing tasks to earn money, and building trust with your neighbors to uncover their stories. Are you ready to embark on your road to fame?
Life SimCharacter CustomizationSimulationCasualStrategyTime ManagementManagementFunnyFamily FriendlyImmersive Sim👍 1,907
$19.99PC Building Simulator
Jan 29 · Claudiu Kiss, The Irregular Corporation
Both: Immersive Sim · Building · Management
Build and grow your very own computer repair enterprise as you learn to diagnose, fix and build PCs. With real-world licensed components and comprehensive hardware and software simulation, you can plan and bring your ultimate PC to life.
SimulationEducationImmersive SimBuildingManagementSandboxFirst-Person3DRealisticLife Sim👍 42,153
$24.99Blockbuster Inc.
Jun 6 · Super Sly Fox
Both: Sandbox · Building · Character Customization
Ever dreamed of making your own movies? Build up your own movie studio, scout for upcoming stars, and produce cutting-edge films and TV shows. Try to stay ahead of your competition throughout the history of cinematography.
SimulationSandboxBuildingBase BuildingLevel EditorCharacter CustomizationImmersive SimVideo ProductionModdableManagement👍 618
-60%$4.79Retail Company Simulator
Aug 6 · Business Tycoon
Both: Life Sim · Sandbox · Management
Run your retail company. Sign contracts with leading brands, order products, hire workers, expand your store, and never let your customers leave the store empty-handed. Play with friends or go solo, and enjoy the growth of your shop.
Life SimOnline Co-OpShop KeeperSimulationCasualSandboxManagementDesign & IllustrationImmersive SimEconomy👍 604
$19.99Youtubers Life
Feb 2 · UPLAY Online
Both: Management · Life Sim · Character Customization
Become the most successful youtuber on the planet! Create videos, get subscribers, attend events, interact with your fans… and grow your channel. Live a youtuber’s life!
ManagementSingleplayerLife SimCharacter CustomizationCasualSimulationAdventureComedyMemesFamily Friendly👍 13,748
-30%$34.99Cities: Skylines II
Oct 24 · Iceflake Studios, Colossal Order
Both: Building · Sandbox · Management
Raise a city from the ground up and transform it into a thriving metropolis with the most realistic city builder ever. Push your creativity and problem-solving to build on a scale you've never experienced. With deep simulation and a living economy, this is world-building without limits.
City BuilderSimulationBuildingSandboxManagementSingleplayerEconomyStrategyRealisticModdable👍 64,269
$19.99SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition
Jul 20 · EA - Maxis, Aspyr (Mac)
Both: Immersive Sim · Building · Sandbox
SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition includes the bestselling SimCity 4 and the all-new SimCity 4 Rush Hour Expansion Pack. Create the most massive region of cities ever, with a farming town, bedroom community, high-tech commercial center, and industrial backbone.
City BuilderImmersive SimBase BuildingBuildingSandboxManagementEconomyGod GameStrategySimulation👍 8,496
$25.99Big Ambitions
Aug 28 · Hovgaard Games
Both: Management · Life Sim · Sandbox
Big Ambitions is a revolutionary role-playing business sim. Go from nothing to the biggest entrepreneur in New York by opening small businesses or slowly building huge corporations any way you like.
ManagementEconomySimulationCapitalismLife SimSandboxSingleplayerResource ManagementTime ManagementInventory Management👍 14,060
$15.99Estate Agent Simulator
Nov 13 · Kiki Games
Both: Immersive Sim · Management · Life Sim
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.
Early AccessSimulationTradingImmersive SimManagementDrivingEconomyCapitalismLife SimBuilding👍 573
$7.99Laptop Tycoon
Oct 29 · Roastery Games
Both: Life Sim · Sandbox · Immersive Sim
Welcome to Laptop Tycoon!Compete with the tech giants! You will have the opportunity to show your skills in business management. Start your own laptop company! Choose and hire the best people for your company, buy and upgrade your own office and start building your dream laptop.
SimulationStrategyLife SimRealisticArtificial IntelligenceRTSIdlerSandboxExplorationImmersive Sim👍 400
$24.99MMORPG Tycoon 2
Jan 6 · VectorStorm Pty Ltd
Both: Sandbox · Management · Character Customization
MMORPG Tycoon 2 is a single-player world-builder game about creating the greatest MMORPG of all time – yours.
Game DevelopmentSandboxCity BuilderManagementGod GameCharacter CustomizationSimulationEconomy3DStylized👍 2,979
$7.99BOXROOM
Jun 11 · Nested Loop Studios
Both: Life Sim · Building · Sandbox
BOXROOM allows you to design, define and decorate a room - a sanctuary - for your Steam library, and then revel in the organisation of your game collection.
SimulationSoftwareLife SimBuildingDecoratingSandboxModdableFirst-PersonDesign & Illustration3D👍 284
$9.99Ice Cream Simulator
Jun 5 · AM Playhouse
Both: Life Sim · Management · Immersive Sim
Run your dream ice cream shop in Ice Cream Simulator! Create delicious ice cream using a variety of ingredients, manage your business, hire staff, decorate your store, handle changing weather and different customers, and enjoy a relaxing first-person simulation experience.
CookingSimulationSingleplayerLife SimFirst-PersonManagementImmersive SimDesign & IllustrationRealisticBase Building👍 180
$14.99To Pixelia
May 1 · Pixeduo Studios
Both: Life Sim · Sandbox · Management
Meet the Pixelians and discover the ultimate life simulator in To Pixelia. As you climb your career ladder of choice, step into the world of politics, art, sports, music, and even crime. Live your dream life in pixels!
Life SimOpen WorldPixel GraphicsRelaxingFarming SimDating SimSandboxManagementCasualChoose Your Own Adventure👍 1,195
-40%$5.99Old Market Simulator
Oct 3 · Alcedo Games
Both: Management · Life Sim · Immersive Sim
Old Market Simulator is a 1-4 player co-op game where you manage your market by ordering goods, growing produce, raising animals, fishing, and crafting items in your workshop, while hiring employees and expanding your business.
SimulationOnline Co-OpManagementLife SimImmersive SimResource ManagementMultiplayerFirst-PersonAgricultureExploration👍 4,348
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$24.99Mirthwood
Nov 6 · Bad Ridge Games
Both: Sandbox · Immersive Sim · Management
Embark on an enchanting journey and brave ferocious creatures in an immersive medieval fantasy world. Will you settle a new homestead to live a life of farming and trade, or pick up the sword and take up the adventurers' path?
RPGFarming SimSandboxOpen World Survival CraftMedievalImmersive SimCraftingFishingExplorationManagement👍 2,242
$29.99The Guild 3
Jun 14 · Purple Lamp, GolemLabs
Both: Life Sim · Sandbox · Building
The Guild 3 is a fascinating trade and life simulation that takes place during the late Middle Ages. Step into the shoes of a citizen, acquire businesses and mansions, produce goods and trade them, start intrigues in politics and society, love, hate, bribe, fight and live through good and bad times!
EconomyLife SimMedievalSimulationStrategyRPGMultiplayerOpen WorldSandboxBuilding👍 7,121
$5.99My Dream Setup
Feb 20 · Campfire Studio
Both: Building · Sandbox · Immersive Sim
My Dream Setup is a simulation game about building the room you've always dreamed of. A huge selection of furniture, computers and their accessories, posters, pictures, plants, and other interior details await you. Try all of them and create your dream setup.
Design & IllustrationBuildingRelaxingSimulationSandboxCasualIndieCozyCuteImmersive Sim👍 6,693
$19.99Model Builder: Complete Edition
Feb 8 · Moonlit S.A.
Both: Immersive Sim · Sandbox · Building
Become a master model maker in the Complete Edition of this beloved crafting simulator, featuring all DLCs. Assemble, customize and display your creations, whether you’re a veteran or a novice. Get building, and get creative!
Immersive SimSandboxWorld War ITanksMechsFlightMilitaryBuildingWar3D👍 1,058
$12.99Clothing Store Simulator
Nov 28 · Kiki Games
Both: Management · Life Sim · Immersive Sim
Are you ready to shape fashion world? Make a brand deal, order products, fill the aisles, dress the mannequins and start selling. Dresses, shirts, coats, pants, nightwear, underwear, shoes and more are waiting for you.
SimulationManagementEconomyLife SimSingleplayerTradingImmersive SimCapitalismResource ManagementInventory Management👍 1,120
$19.99Cattails: Wildwood Story
Oct 20 · Falcon Development
Both: Life Sim · Character Customization
Become a cat! In this cozy life sim RPG, you'll lead your colony into the mysterious Wildwood. Hunt prey, harvest herbs, collect magical treasures, & defend your new home from intruders. Build a thriving town to recruit new cats. Get to know the residents, fall in love, & raise a litter of kittens!
CatsLife SimFarming SimWholesomeRPGSimulationAnimalsRomanceCharacter CustomizationCute👍 1,479
$9.99The Guild II
Jun 24 · 4HEAD Studios
Both: Life Sim · Management · Sandbox
The Guild 2 is the shining successor of the ultra successful medieval life sim, Europe 1400. The Guild 2 is a unique mixture of RPG and life simulation in an immersive middle ages scenario. The player and his party become part of history and can even change it in real-time. Go back to the dark middle ages and found a new dynasty!
SimulationStrategyLife SimMedievalRPGTradingEconomyManagementSingleplayerSandbox👍 600
$7.99Hotel Giant 2
Jan 27 · Enlight Software Limited, PerspectX
Both: Management · Sandbox · Immersive Sim
Following its international success, Hotel Giant is back and bigger than ever. In Hotel Giant 2 you will create the hotel of your dreams and manage prestigious locations around the world. Your goal is to attract as many guests as possible and make sure they are satisfied throughout their stay.
SimulationStrategyCasualManagementSandboxRTSGrand StrategyTop-DownImmersive SimBuilding👍 268
$9.99Metro Sim Hustle
Jul 24 · Departure Interactive
Both: Life Sim · Sandbox · Character Customization
Take control of an underground commuter train and rise to the top in a bustling metropolis filled with cheap thrills, prime real estate, and a diverse community of unique characters.
Life SimExplorationSandboxSurvivalRPGDating SimTrainsOpen WorldCharacter Customization3D👍 352
$17.99The Sapling
Dec 12 · Wessel Stoop
Both: Life Sim · Sandbox
The Sapling is a short simulation game where you design your own plants and animals, and put them in a world together. Or you turn on random mutations, and see what evolution does to your ecosystem!
Life SimSandboxGod GameScienceNatureArtificial IntelligenceSimulationProcedural GenerationDinosaursAliens👍 1,925
$19.99Football Life Simulator
Apr 11 · Ludu Arts
Both: Life Sim · Immersive Sim
Live the life of a professional footballer both on and off the field. Train, play matches, manage your social life, climb the career ladder, and spend your earned money. Decorate your life with luxury while managing your relationships and finances.
SimulationFootball (Soccer)Life SimIndieTime ManagementCapitalismFPSRomanceImmersive SimInventory Management👍 1,567
$25.99Farm Together 2
May 30 · Milkstone Studios
Both: Sandbox · Life Sim · Character Customization
Grow your own farm all by yourself, or cooperate with your friends in the long awaited sequel to the cozy, relaxing farming experience!
Farming SimAgricultureSandboxFamily FriendlyLife SimCuteCharacter CustomizationTime ManagementFishingCasual👍 4,458
$11.99This Grand Life
Apr 17 · Poking Water Games
Both: Management · Life Sim · Character Customization
A life simulator that leans heavily into the personal finance aspect. Pay taxes, take out mortgages, trade stocks, buy real estate, start businesses, or grind your way to victory as an employee.
Time ManagementCapitalismEconomyManagementSurvivalLife SimEducationTurn-Based StrategyCharacter CustomizationRPG👍 222
$14.99Timeflow – Life Sim
Jan 18 · Digital Geckos
Both: Life Sim · Sandbox · Character Customization
This game will make you rich! Learn the basics of investment and life management. Your goal is to make your dream come true. You can make a career, buy real estate, run business, trade stocks, become a blogger, or make a fortune on an art market. Study, network, and plan your time for all of it.
Life SimEconomyTime ManagementEducationSandboxCapitalismPvPTabletopTurn-Based StrategyCharacter Customization👍 1,379

