This is my first step to not ONLY uploading Sims videos. If you have any suggestions along the lines of simulation games - whether that be info/hacks/LPs/etc. - please let me know :)

I disagree on Stardew Valley's graphic. Stardew Valley's graphic is gorgeous. i was a bit shocked... The pixel art style from SV is farrrrr more superior than other games that use the similar style in my opinion. It captures the mood so well and since it is not 3d game it is unfair to compete with planet zoo for example. Though i like SV style better than My Time in Portia or Story of Season. Also knowing that SV was made by only one person, from game mechanic, art, and music... it is such a masterpiece that it became zeitgeist of farming sims

Would love to see some Planet Coaster/Zoo and Cities Skylines content in the future!

I personally love the style of Stardew Valley. I think its a very pretty game. But pixel art isn't for everyone

I opened up the video and thought, "He probably won't cover My Time at Portia or My Time at Sandrock." So happy to be proven wrong. Great games! I like the switch from focus on farming (though you can still farm) to building ever more complex things to improve the world.

Planet Coaster is actually my #1 played steam game. I have almost 3K hours in it lol, but I do agree with you that it is overwhelming and not for everyone. Everytime I start a new park, it literally takes me months for it to look nice and somewhat realistic. However, the complexity is why I like it so much.

I really like simulation games too, and it was great seeing you branch out a little bit and do a non sims video. Have you tried the Rune Factory games? I really like it since it mixes farming and life simulation aspects with combat and fantasy. The humour, dialog and characters of the games are charming and the crafting, cooking, fishing and farming system are good enough. I really recommend it since even if Story of Seasons games haven't really improved a lot over time Rune Factory has developed and added several improvements to the formula. The bad thing is that the last Rune Factory, Rune Factory 5, became 3D and the developers didn't really optimize the game engine and game design and didn't improve previous titles' flaws at all. But it is pretty fun still.

This video comes just the right time!!!! I just started Stardew Valley and was searching a sim game! We need more videos like this from you!

I only disagree in My Time at Portia I love that game so much, and I am so in love with the lore and the villagers, It is one of the few games that the history catch my attention. On the other hand, I wish I played Stardew Valley for more to 10 minutes but every time I get headache for a reason I don't know, like my eyes and head start to hurt so bad 😭. The planet rollercoaster/zoo one is so true, like why is the game so overwhelming for new players

Love that you’re covering new things and doing more stuff you like! Brilliant video and happy new year 🎉

love the analytical vids that you make, perfect background noise

I wanna know out of every simulation you’ve played which one do you recommend most for gameplay?

Great idea for the video, i love simulation games and rankings like that are not very common (at least i've never had any video like that recomended to me). Most of the games I already know or played, but some are new to me and got me thinking about trying.

I couldn’t wait for your Two Point reviews because I have the hospital and I love it for the same reasons you stated . The humor, charm to it & not much of a challenge at times. So it made me want university sooo bad . Now I gotta have it 😂😂

Omg YES, My Time at Portia is so fricking good! I was so happy I found it. I was looking for cheap games and got it for under £10 on the Nintendo store when it was on sale. For the price it is *so* worth it. It has so much in the game e.g. farming, fighting, good lore, relationship aspects, house decor and crafting etc. (And much more I just can't list em all) It's insane that an indie game managed to put *so* much in when the game is so cheap. Just goes to show all the subpar games from big companies *cough* sims 4 *cough* cannot be excused. If a smaller team with a smaller budget can release such a well developed game, there is no reason whatsoever for the Sims 4 being what it is. Just because games are polished looking does not mean they are good. If the game play is lacking no amount of prettiness will hide that.

Your voice soothes me, works better than my antidepresants. I hope you do more general simulator videos. Subscribing even i do not play sims at all.

Really helpful video. Love your content

Zoo Tycoon 2 will always have a special place in my heart as my favourite childhood PC game… combining my love of animals with my need for creativity and a bit of challenge, yet not nearly as overwhelming as Planet Zoo. To me, it’s a perfect game ♡

Great video. Subbed

I'm surprised Dinkum isn't on here. Great review, thx! 😊

OMG I'm surprised to hear for the first time that someone shares exactly the same feeling when playing these games, so I just subscribed you ;p e.g. if I like a game, I'm addicted to it for weeks and months and then one day I got tired of it and don't play it anymore for a long time; Planet Coaster is a challenging game because there's no easy way to decorate things nicely and quickly, and the learning curve to learn how to quick keys work to adjust things takes so much time and effort!

I don't watch your videos just for the Sims. I watch the videos because I love your personality. You're very entertaining and always make me laugh.

I liked this video! You should ranked the other sims games too! I’d love to see you play dream light valley

One of the biggest mods I recomend for Stardew Valley is Stardew Valley Expanded, it does require a few other mods but once you get it running its amazing!

Great video, Satch! Lately I've been playing a lot of Farm Together. It is kinda like Farmville but on PC. I've also been playing Disney Dreamlight Valley and My Time at Sandrock early access. I've been trying to find more good simulation games to play myself and have played most of the games you mentioned already. I'm waiting for Story of Seasons A Wonderful Life to come out which I noticed you used the footage for when you were talking about Story of Seasons Friends of Mineral town. Can't wait for it to be released! Story of Seasons Pioneers of Olive Town was a let down, I agree with you. Anyway I think it would be fun to watch you do some let's plays of some of these games. :D

Good content, keep doing that!

Cities skylines and the like are great but they can be so in-depth and overwhelming!! Starting a new city is like starting to write a damn book there’s so much long range planning. Your review makes me wish there were more “easy” style simulation games. I mean besides the incredibly small cities and the necessary online play, I kinda liked sim city 2013. I know that makes me a bad person😂

Really liked this video! would you ever consider playing cities skylines on your channel?

Hey Satch, love your content and look forward to your videos. You have a great personality and funny to boot. I think you should start showing off some of these games even if it’s just in your funny way to get them some exposure. Saw some here I didn’t even know about. Love My Time at Portia but waiting on Sandrock to come out of early access. Stardew Valley is fun too. I don’t mind it’s graphics as it’s a fun game and as an older player I grew up with this art style on early consoles. I got New Horizons during the pandemic and it was fun, but after you do everything you just want to move on to something else. It should be noted in Cities though that dlc is not required to play base game. Iirc dlc only adds micromanagement to things already included in base game. Some of it is music and content creator packs as well. Look forward to Cities 2 coming out. Anyway, would love to see your style of gameplay on some of these games. I find it very entertaining.

Don't even get me started on what's happening with the Sims 3, I literally tried to play it just now. Only to find out all my installed content was gone, and it wasn't in the download spot either. I had to find my way back to the crusty Sims 3 website (that has clearly been abandoned) log back into my account and now I need to manually install every little item I bought on the Sims 3 store because EA did not transfer this information over when it locked all sims games in its trashy software. I calculated and saw I had spent a good £150 on extra Sims 3 store content a decade ago, ain't no way I'm letting EA make me lose that money...

I recommend Wylde Flowers. I play it on my ipad with apple arcade, but it is available on steam for PC. The game has a similar feel to Stardew Valley, but is more quest focused. There's a little bit of mystery going on that is fun to figure out. You can't customize your character. I don't mind that, but I know some people do. There are romance options too. The story spans a year, but you control the change of seasons. Also, in a recent update, they've made it so you can keep playing after the story ends. I had a lot of fun with it.

I personally for some reason couldn't really get into Stardew Valley for long, I absolutely loved Portia and currently I'm playing MTAS early access and it's improved so much since Portia and I love it so much

The biggest ouch was when you called Stardew Valley's graphics "bad" *crying inside*

i feel like youd like these games, satch: ooblets, dinkum, cult of the lamb, bear and breakfast, cat cafe simulator, garden story, turnip boy, cozy grove, and persona 5 :)

Id love to watch you play some of these!!!

Thanks for the video

I LOVE Coral Island but unfortunately it constantly freezes up when I try to play it on my laptop, possibly because I only have 4 GB RAM but I've tried messing with all the options and it's still barely playable for me and I mean freezing up like running or swinging an axe it'll just freeze up for a minute and I can't do anything until it unfreezes. I also like Dinkum, Grow Song of the Evertree, Stranded Sails and Summer in Mara.

You should try Wylde Flowers! Farming sim with a witchy twist, a great story and characters, gorgeous visuals, fully voice acted. I got it when it first came out, played it through and loved it. Since then, the devs have released so many free updates that when I played it through a second time, I found they'd essentially doubled the content! It's made by an indie company but the people who developed it previously worked on the Sims, and it does have a bit of a Sims feel to it sometimes.

Planet Coaster/Zoo are my favorites. I would love to see you make chaotic zoos!

Try Kynseed. I think its a fun game so far but Idk, you just make listening to simulation commentary very enjoyable to listen too. Plus, the authenticity you express in your communication is comforting. Kynseed is on steam but Im not sure if its out of beta yet.. ? Live love and laugh please :) you are awesome to watch

i loved the idea of planet zoo at the beginning but i got overwhelmed too :( there is too much to do and you can move every stone individually :( planet coaster would be a nightmare for me :D

I absolutely loved My Time at Portia. It's a very fun mix of relationship building, exploring, combat, everything. Probably one of my favorite RPG style games in that category since Harvest Moon.

You forgot to mention Cities Skylines supports modding on steam so it's incredibly easy to add extra content for free if you're playing on PC. Also I totally agree with you on Planet Coaster and Planet Zoo; I was sooo excited for those games to come out and bought them but I've literally never played them because it's way too overwhelming to get started. I ended up just watching tons of hours of other people building stuff in the games on KZfaq rather than trying it myself 😆

WOW, I am out of the loop with some of these simulation games. Thanks for the great video! However I don't think I have the patience to build a whole city, and animal crossing and other JRPGs are not my style/ aesthetic. I actually own the original roller coaster tycoon, and it's still in the box!!!🤣🤣🤣 Guess I'll continue playing OG Sims 1 and Sims 4!

You literally mentioned all the games sitting in my wishlist lol. I enjoy My Time At Portia a lot as well and I’m surprised you didn’t mention Project Zomboid. I think given it’s premise, it is still a simulation game at core.

I've been addicted to playing Two Point Campus on my steam deck lol. It's refreshing to play since I got burnt out playing the sims

I really enjoy Jurassic World Evolution! 🦕🦖☄ It's got a darker feel to it story wise with the possibility of storms, power failures and risk of dinosaurs escaping and killing people, but you can also build really nice and beautiful parks ☺ The second game was released in 2021 and has a few new gameplay options such as Campaign, Challenge, Chaos and Sandbox and allows you to capture dinosaurs from the wild to add to your park, whereas in JWE1 you had to create all dinosaurs from DNA. Anyway they're really fun games! Would love to see your energy playing expert mode during a storm trying to keep all dinosaurs contained 😂

My suggestion is Garden Paws. It's like a cross between Animal Crossing and Stardew Valley. Add in some quests and it's to get bored. And about that time, you get access to a whole new world to explore and a whole new set of quests. Doesn't hurt that villagers are adorable animals, aka Animal Crossing.

Sandrock is out now in early access, they just had another really big storyline update.

would love to see stardew content from you 🥰

Happy New Year ☺️💚

Does Spore count as simulation game? I both love and hate it. The blend between outstanding fun and wasted potential is intriguing.

Oh my goshhhhh My Time at Portia is so fun, I played it for like 3 weeks straight during every second of free time I had 😂😂😂 Planet Zoo/Planet Coaster… I bought a bunch of DLCs on sale…on impulse, had a little phase, but neither really call to me anymore because they are sooo intricate!

I haven’t played all of these but of the ones I played, sims seems to have the most staying power. My husband and I do the on again/off again thing with cities skyline but every time he downloads new dlc and mods and then we play with that. If acnh added more dlc I’d probably play it, but in the meantime there’s nothing left to do but give myself carpal tunnel making bait 😂

Finally someone is with me with the over saturated amount of content of planet coaster! Dude i uninstalled it because i almost got a panic attack (?

potion permit is such a cozy game and its criminal how underrated it is !!!!

Have you tried Universe Sandbox? It's my fav sim game rn and you can also play it in vr!

I would love if you played different harvest moons/ story of seasons, I have 4 ( A Wonderful Life, DS, Story of Seasons and Trio of Towns ) and my sister has 2 ( A New Beginning and Hero of Leaf Valley ). I think a let’s play kinda series on A Wonderful Life or Hero of Leaf Valley could be fun. I also think Animal Parade would be AMAZING, I got it once but couldn’t play it cause it was American but I’ve read the manual like ten times and researched. Every. Single. Character. And. Event. I would love if you did that, this is based off of personal experience, I think the new ones don’t seem the best but from what I’ve seen, Tale of Two Cities, Tree of Tranquillity and Mineral Town seem fun too!

I bought planet zoo and planet coaster during their recent Christmas sale and its SO overwhelming. So many buttons, menus, and little build pieces. I think I just prefer watching people play them on KZfaq instead

I really love planet zoo but getting new animals for 3.99 is a huge barrier imo. Like I'm not paying for different biomes.

As much as how the sims 4 is cringey and very PC, i kind of like how it is “family friendly” and less anxiety driven. I like how if you wanted to you can download mods to make it more “adult” but the regular game is more easy going and friendly. Like i personally dont want real life health problems or popularity systems etc. However I do think they can do WAY more to make the game more fun while still being family friendly. They focus too much on building and less on the actual gameplay

i kind of enjoy portia... i love the voice acting it has, makes it a lot more unique

I’m honestly excited for the Disney game I want to wait till it’s out of beta so I can play it and it’s “finished” form but I’m sure it will be really buggy on official release too cause sadly that’s where games are right now.

it was right before i got my first switch back in 2020 and i had asked my partner at the time if he could find me similar games to animal crossing i could play to wait until i was able to get a switch ( this was about early feb that year ) and i had discovered my time at portia and yonder the cloud catcher chronicles. im not sure if i still enjoy mtap as much as i used to but i still enjoy playing yonder, fairly short story but theres side quests and little farm areas to unlock along with animals to take care of, i will admit though sometimes getting certain materials can be frustrating and time consuming. also i like story of seasons, dont play it much anymore but i had gotten the season pass so i was able to play the dlc's n such as they came out. it was also my first game of that series so i cant speak on the nostalgia factor or compare it.

if you arent the arcitectual type planet coaster nor the zoo are for you, you got to be intrested in engineering to really make pretty things and have a good time

i was so underwhelmed with disney dreamlight valley! i can't name a lot of things i like about it tbh and i totally abandoned it with zero interest to pick it back up.

My favourite simulation games are Cities: Skylines and Euro Truck Simulator 2 :'D I've had phases I've played The Sims 4 a ton, but it's only good modded

Thing Im sad is we should have a Sims 5 by now and Sims 4 expansion packs shouldn't be 40 dollars still.

The only one on this list I didn't know was My Time At Portia!

After playing Planet Zoo, Planet Coaster didn't feel as stressful anymore 😂

I have been getting into Travellers Rest over the holidays. It’s still in development but I rather enjoyed playing.

Hi Satch! Here to show my love and support on your new journey! Love the video! :) I hope when you get some time to look up another youtuber called gamerzakh he is absolutely a diamond in the rough, and I admire his opinions when it comes to stimulation games. You should check him out he is definitely an expert on the genre and knows literally tons of stimulation/surivial games.

I don’t know about quality necessarily, but if you’re looking for a laugh with friends - or even something you can let your friend’s six year old play around in with you - I do enjoy Totally Reliable Delivery Service for open world ridiculousness. Granted, I don’t play seriously to complete deliveries while the six year old is playing too, but you don’t really need to. You could just play a car soccer game or steal a boat…

city skylines is great and my father just gave me a Nintendo for christmas, and a gaming pc for christmas. I'm getting both.

If you are interested in lengthy simulations, (from caveman up) I would suggest Sapiens, it is a fantastic game.

Jurassic World Evolution 2: Am I a ghost?

My first ever colony sim was dawn of discovery for the wii

lol good vid

Is Oxygen bot included considered a simulation game?

Animal crossing is amazing but the fact that Nintendo abandoned it makes me sad. I wish I could play more planet zoo, but I get so overwhelmed I have such a hard time building anything on it. The micromanaging is annoying.

I'm currently loving the friends of mineral town remake

DDDIIINNNKKKUUUMMMM!!! Been playing Dinkum

i swear satch is obsessed with the charts thing (Next videos gonna be is rating how cash grabby these simulations games are)

Play some of the other simulation games!!

I can't play Cities: Skylines because it lacks some strategy after one hour in a city; it's only about traffic later

Have you played fabledom

I couldnt get into planet zoo. I just found the UI really challenging to navigate and I never really felt like I got the flow of things. I play other complicated games like Cities:Skylines, Rollercoaster Tycoon, and Civ 6 so I'm not sure what made this one such a struggle but I just couldnt the hang of things. I'm also going to gently push back against you saying the Sims 4 is targeting Gen Z, but this game isnt for kids. I'm 23, and I'm a gen Z. I do think there is appeal among young adults for this type of game.

I saw stardew and immediately watched this literally no one knows it thx satch!!!!

For simulation games I personally enjoy Elnea Kingdom. Mobile life simulator with actually pretty cools tuff if you don't mind grinding but it can feel a bit boring if you're not using it to kill time sadly, but at least it's free (well msot of it)

The games: Animal Crossing (console), Cities Skylines, Planet Coaster, Planet Zoo, My Time in Portia, Stardew Valley, Evil Genius 2, Two Point Hospital, Seasons game, the Sims 4, Dreamlight Valley, Two Point Campus.

Would love to see some cities skylines gameplay

Play Fall Out Shelter. It's literally the best simulation, civilization game ever made for mobile, and it won a bunch of awards.

Before you say Stardew valley has a bad art style, remember, one guy made it over the course of ten years. And he did the coding and everything.

two point hospital’s lobby looks just like the Sims 4 Hospital lobby.

Personally, I love planet coaster, as whenever I get tired of the Sims, I can go there and wreck havoc on the NPCs.

You may not enjoy violent games, Satch. I don't know much about your taste in games outside of your apparent love for simulation games, which is an interest I share, but I've been noticing that the Elder Scrolls and Fallout games are fun to play from the beginning like Animal Crossing can be. I mostly enjoy Skyrim (from The Elder Scrolls/TES series) and Fallout 4, and the latter game lets you build and decorate like The Sims, but not in quite the same way. Skyrim has some building too, but it's quite a bit more limited, not that it isn't enjoyable. I'm also quite fond of Oblivion, another TES game, and I don't mind Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas either, but they aren't my favorite Fallout games as it's been said. I don't think I enjoy them even as much as Oblivion, but they're still fun for me.

Disney Dream light valley and Oregon Trail playthrough... pretty please 🥺 !?

Love to hear what you think about the grand daddy of all simulation games: Dwarf Fortress (Now with Graphics!!!) Also - Subnautica.

Arguably the most advanced simulation of all time is missing from this list - dwarf fortress. Sure it doesn't have fancy graphics, but it is an advanced simulation that tracks thousands of variables.

Have a look at tenants game on steam. Looks good from their trailer. Maybe one to try and review. And housetopia I think its called.