The best simulator games on PC
Drive a truck through Norway, run a farm, wash houses or build a theme park. These are the simulator games we recommend.
Simulator games are among the most popular games in Norway, and it is easy to see why. They give you a job to do at your own pace, whether that is delivering cargo, harvesting grain or making a run-down house look new. These are our favourites.
On the road
Euro Truck Simulator 2 is the classic. You haul cargo between European cities, build up your own haulage company and hire drivers as you grow. The Scandinavia expansion lets you drive through Norway, Sweden and Denmark. American Truck Simulator does the same on American highways. SnowRunner is about getting through where there is no road, with heavy vehicles in mud, snow and rivers.
On the farm and in the forest
Farming Simulator 25 is the latest in the series that turned farming into one of the most played genres on PC. You grow crops, keep animals, buy machines from real manufacturers and can run the farm with friends. If you would rather be out in the woods, theHunter: Call of the Wild and Way of the Hunter 2 are calm hunting games where patience pays off.
Jobs you actually enjoy
Some of the most relaxing games are about ordinary jobs. In PowerWash Simulator you blast dirty vehicles and houses clean, and it is more satisfying than it sounds. House Flipper 2 lets you buy run-down houses, renovate them and sell them at a profit. In Supermarket Simulator you run your own shop, and Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 gives you a workshop where you take cars apart and repair them part by part.
Build and manage
If you would rather build something big, Cities: Skylines II gives you a whole city to plan, from road networks and public transport to power and water. Planet Coaster 2 and Planet Zoo let you design theme parks and zoos down to the smallest detail, and Two Point Museum is a humorous museum builder from the makers of Two Point Hospital. Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 lets you fly over the whole planet, with jobs like firefighting, search and rescue and air cargo.
