#01Shooty Fruity
2017Simulation › Job/Process Sim
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#01Simulation › Job/Process Sim
#02Simulation › City/Settlement Builder
Community Building · Resource Management
#03Simulation › Social Life Sim
Community Building
#04Simulation › Business/Shopkeeping Sim
Sandbox · Crafting · Shopkeeping
#05Simulation › Business/Shopkeeping Sim
Shopkeeping · Resource Management
#06Strategy › Turn-Based Strategy
#07Simulation › Train Sim
Sandbox
#08RPG › WRPG
Survival · Crafting · Exploration
#09Simulation › Survival Sim
Survival · Crafting · Base Building
#10Simulation › Sandbox Sim
Sandbox
#11Simulation › Vehicle Sim
#12Simulation › Job/Process Sim
Restaurant Management
#13Simulation › Creative Sim
Community Building
#14Simulation › Sandbox Sim
Sandbox
#15Simulation › Management Sim
Resource Management
#16Simulation › Management Sim
Resource Management
#17Simulation › Farming Life Sim
Farming · Crafting · Relationships
#18Simulation › Job/Process Sim
Restaurant Management
#19Simulation › Physics Sim
Open World · Sandbox
#20Simulation › Pet Sim
Sandbox · Creature Collecting
#21Simulation › Job/Process Sim
Restaurant Management
#22Simulation › Job/Process Sim
Resource Management
#23Simulation › Dating Sim
Relationships
#24Simulation › Creative Sim
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