The best 50 free simulation PC games of all time

The Free Games Utopia top 50 lists the best free-to-play, free full version and liberated video games of all time according to users ratings. The games on this list belong to the whole history of video games; you can find games for DOS, Sega Genesis, Commodore 64 all the way up to more recent systems like Android, iOS, Linux and, of course, Windows.

The concept of "free" game is not very well-defined. All the games on Free Games Utopia do not require any kind of payment to start playing right away, but may OPTIONALLY require payments in the form of subscriptions, upgrades or microtransactions (MMOs, for example).

This top 50 includes games published for many platforms:

every PC platform since the dawn of desktop computers: from popular systems (Microsoft Windows, Macintosh, Linux) to lesser known ones (Solaris, FreeBSD, BeOS)
old microcomputers: Commodore 64, Spectrum, etc.
mobile platform: mainly Android and iOS
a few popular consoles (and even old ones): Xbox, Nintendo, PlayStation

To be part of the top 50, a single game must have been voted at least three times. Use the button bar to filter the list by genre.

SIMULATION - A simulation game can belong to a variety of subgenres. In general, simulation games try to faithfully simulate aspects of real life (or, sometimes, fictional reality). There are vehicle simulations in which the player can pilot a car, an aircraft, a submarine and so on. In management simulations, the task involves running a business enterprise, manage a city, etc. In space simulations the player travels the universe piloting a spaceship, trading commodities, fighting enemies. More simulation games on Free Games Utopia.

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#	title	genre	status	rating
01.	Dwarf Fortress Windows, Linux, Mac OSX	simulation / roguelike	free, optional donation	4.22 / 5
02.	OpenTTD Windows, Linux, Mac OSX, Free BSD, Solaris	simulation / management	open source	4.14 / 5
03.	Ascii Sector Windows, Linux, Mac OSX	simulation / space exploration	free, optional donation	4.12 / 5
04.	Unknown Horizons Windows, Linux, Mac OSX	simulation / city building	open source	4.06 / 5
05.	Factorio Windows, Linux, Mac OSX	simulation	free demo	4.00 / 5
06.	Prospector Windows, Linux	simulation / space exploration	free, optional donation	3.86 / 5
07.	EVE Online Windows, Mac OSX	simulation / MMORPG	free-to-play, with optional subscription	3.85 / 5
08.	Oolite Windows, Mac OSX, Linux, Free BSD	simulation / space exploration	full free version	3.82 / 5
09.	Dark Horizons Lore: Invasion Linux, Windows, Mac OSX	simulation / first-person shooter	abandonware	3.80 / 5
10.	TrackMania Nations Forever Windows	simulation / racing	free, commercial version available	3.80 / 5
11.	TORCS Windows, Solaris, Linux, Free BSD, Mac OSX	simulation / racing	open source	3.78 / 5
12.	Orbiter Windows	simulation / flight simulator	free, optional donation	3.75 / 5
13.	Railroad Tycoon DOS, Mac OSX, Amiga, Atari ST	simulation / management	abandonware	3.71 / 5
14.	OpenRCT2 Windows, Linux, Mac OSX	simulation / management	open source	3.71 / 5
15.	Simutrans Windows, Linux, Mac OSX, BeOS, Amiga	simulation / management	open source	3.69 / 5
16.	Star Wraith III: Shadows of Orion Windows	simulation / space combat	liberated	3.67 / 5
17.	Hattrick browser	simulation / management	free-to-play, with microtransactions	3.63 / 5
18.	Trascendence Windows, Linux	simulation / space exploration	full free version	3.60 / 5
19.	Royals Windows, Mac OSX	simulation	free, optional donation	3.57 / 5
20.	Second Life Windows, Mac OSX, Linux	simulation	free-to-play, with microtransactions	3.57 / 5
21.	Noctis DOS, Windows	simulation / space exploration	full free version	3.50 / 5
22.	TV Sports: Baseball Amiga, DOS	simulation	abandonware	3.50 / 5
23.	Strange Adventures in Infinite Space Windows, Mac OSX	simulation / rogue-lite	open source	3.50 / 5
24.	The Powder Toy Windows	simulation	full free version	3.44 / 5
25.	Fallout Shelter Windows, iOS, Android, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch	simulation / management	full free version	3.44 / 5
26.	Liberal Crime Squad Linux, Windows	simulation	open source	3.43 / 5
27.	Vega Strike Windows, Linux, Mac OSX, Free BSD	simulation / space combat	free, optional donation	3.43 / 5
28.	Pioneer Windows, Linux, Mac OSX	simulation / space exploration	open source	3.42 / 5
29.	Space Engine Windows	simulation / space exploration	free, optional donation	3.42 / 5
30.	Shores of Hazeron Windows, Mac OSX, Linux	simulation / space exploration	free, optional donation	3.40 / 5
31.	Endgame: Singularity Windows, Linux, Mac OSX	simulation	full free version	3.40 / 5
32.	Racer Windows, Linux, Mac OSX	simulation / racing	full free version	3.38 / 5
33.	Work! Windows, Mac OSX, Linux, browser	simulation / typing	full free version	3.38 / 5
34.	Diaspora Windows, Mac OSX, Linux	simulation / space combat	full free version	3.33 / 5
35.	Baseball Mogul 2006 Windows	simulation / management	liberated	3.33 / 5
36.	Mad TV DOS, Amiga	simulation	liberated	3.33 / 5
37.	Star Wraith II Windows	simulation / space combat	liberated	3.33 / 5
38.	Loading Screen Simulator Windows, Android	simulation / idle clicker	full free version	3.33 / 5
39.	The Sandbox of God Windows	simulation	free, commercial version available	3.29 / 5
40.	The Clue! DOS	simulation / point & click	liberated	3.25 / 5
41.	Begin: a Tactical Starship Simulation Windows, DOS	simulation / space combat	full free version	3.25 / 5
42.	Lincity NG Windows, Mac OSX, Linux	simulation / city building	open source	3.25 / 5
43.	MDDClone Windows, Linux, Mac OSX	simulation	full free version	3.25 / 5
44.	Universal Combat Windows	simulation / space combat	full free version	3.25 / 5
45.	Popmundo browser	simulation	free-to-play, with microtransactions	3.22 / 5
46.	Rail Nation browser	simulation / management	free-to-play, with microtransactions	3.22 / 5
47.	Microsoft Allegiance Windows	simulation / space combat	liberated	3.14 / 5
48.	FlightGear Windows, Mac OSX	simulation / flight simulator	open source	3.14 / 5
49.	Goblin Camp Windows	simulation / city building	open source	3.13 / 5
50.	Blush Blush Windows, Linux, Mac OSX	simulation / dating sim	free-to-play, with microtransactions	3.10 / 5