PC Games like Sims
Closest overall match: The Sims 2 (★ 4.3). Highest rated: Theme Hospital at ★ 4.3. Quickest to finish: IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 at about 1 hours.
These 20 games score highest on our similarity model for The Sims — weighted by shared tags, genre overlap, rating proximity and release era.
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61%
1. The Sims 2
Same developer; about 8h shorter.
- Year
- 2004
- Rating
- ★ 4.3
- Metacritic
- 82
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 60%
- Shared genres
- 14
-
45%
2. The Sims 3
Same developer.
- Year
- 2009
- Rating
- ★ 4.0
- Metacritic
- 86
- Playtime
- 11h
- Finish rate
- 56%
- Shared genres
- 14
-
45%
3. Hardspace: Shipbreaker
Rated 0.3 lower; about 6h shorter.
- Year
- 2022
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Metacritic
- 82
- Playtime
- 6h
- Finish rate
- 36%
- Shared genres
- 14
-
44%
4. Farming Simulator 22
Rated 0.8 lower.
- Year
- 2021
- Rating
- ★ 3.4
- Playtime
- 12h
- Finish rate
- 27%
- Shared genres
- 14
-
44%
5. Farming Simulator 17
Rated 0.5 lower.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 3.7
- Metacritic
- 69
- Playtime
- 12h
- Finish rate
- 38%
- Shared genres
- 14
-
44%
6. IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946
Rated 0.9 lower; about 11h shorter.
- Year
- 2006
- Rating
- ★ 3.3
- Metacritic
- 86
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 54%
- Shared genres
- 14
-
43%
7. Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
About 9h longer.
- Year
- 2020
- Rating
- ★ 4.1
- Metacritic
- 90
- Playtime
- 21h
- Finish rate
- 22%
- Shared genres
- 14
-
43%
8. Hospital Tycoon
Rated 1.0 lower; about 11h shorter.
- Year
- 2007
- Rating
- ★ 3.2
- Metacritic
- 51
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 36%
- Shared genres
- 14
-
43%
9. MudRunner
Rated 0.4 lower; about 12h shorter.
- Year
- 2018
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Metacritic
- 72
- Finish rate
- 35%
- Shared genres
- 14
-
43%
10. Train Simulator
Rated 1.0 lower; about 8h shorter.
- Year
- 2009
- Rating
- ★ 3.2
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 16%
- Shared genres
- 14
-
41%
11. Bee Simulator
Rated 2.0 lower; about 11h shorter.
- Year
- 2019
- Rating
- ★ 2.3
- Metacritic
- 58
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 38%
- Shared genres
- 14
-
40%
12. SPORE
Same developer; about 8h shorter.
- Year
- 2008
- Rating
- ★ 4.2
- Metacritic
- 84
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 69%
- Shared genres
- 14
-
40%
13. Microsoft Flight Simulator X
Rated 0.5 lower; about 10h shorter.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 34%
- Shared genres
- 14
-
40%
14. Thief II: The Metal Age
About 11h shorter; same release year.
- Year
- 2000
- Rating
- ★ 4.1
- Metacritic
- 87
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 68%
- Shared genres
- 14
-
40%
15. Theme Hospital
About 11h shorter.
- Year
- 1997
- Rating
- ★ 4.3
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 49%
- Shared genres
- 14
-
39%
16. STAR WARS: Rogue Squadron 3D
Rated 0.5 lower; about 11h shorter; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 1998
- Rating
- ★ 3.7
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 56%
- Shared genres
- 14
-
39%
17. RollerCoaster Tycoon: Deluxe
About 11h shorter; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 1999
- Rating
- ★ 4.2
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 52%
- Shared genres
- 14
-
39%
18. Cities XL Platinum
Rated 0.9 lower; about 11h shorter.
- Year
- 2013
- Rating
- ★ 3.3
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 30%
- Shared genres
- 14
-
39%
19. Majesty Gold HD
About 11h shorter; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2001
- Rating
- ★ 4.3
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 69%
- Shared genres
- 14
-
39%
20. Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
About 9h shorter.
- Year
- 2008
- Rating
- ★ 4.0
- Metacritic
- 82
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 67%
- Shared genres
- 14
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What is the best game like The Sims on PC?
On our similarity model, The Sims 2 is the closest match to The Sims on PC — same developer; about 8h shorter.
Which game like The Sims is rated highest?
Theme Hospital holds the highest player rating in this list at 4.3/5 from 229 players.
How this list is built
Every game in our catalog is scored against The Sims on five signals: weighted tag overlap (rare tags count more), genre overlap, platform family overlap, rating and playtime proximity, and release era. The list is recomputed nightly as ratings and new releases change.
Base game data via RAWG.