Best new sim games for October 2026

31 games · every one verified from its listing · updated Oct 2, 2026

The best sims to land lately, picked for October 2026: released in the last 60 days and rated 4.3 or better by at least twenty players. Ranked by that rating weighted by how many players gave it, so a perfect score from a handful of people doesn’t jump the queue. The window moves every day, so the list turns over as new games arrive.

Best ad-free life simsBest business tycoon gamesGames made by solo developersHidden gems under 1,000 ratingsNew releases with fewer than 100 ratings
The short answer

Top pick: GoatLab: Sports Career Sim (★4.9 from 597 ratings). No forced ads: Last Beacon: Survival. Solo-built: Hockey Legacy Manager 27.

  1. 1. GoatLab: Sports Career SimSolo devMatthew Wolff · ★4.9 · 597 ratings · FreeWhy it qualifies: a simulation that clears this list's bar — free to try, built by one person.
  2. Music Star Idle Life SimulatorNo forced adsChimpanzee, LLC · ★4.8 · 282 ratings · FreeWhy it qualifies: a music game that clears this list's bar — no forced ads, verified from the listing, free to try.
  3. 2. Spinner EvolutionHYPERMONK GAMES OYUN YAZILIM PAZARLAMA VE DANISMANLIK ANONIM SIRKETI · ★4.7 · 750 ratings · FreeWhy it qualifies: a simulation that clears this list's bar — free to try.
  4. 3. Cozy Cat TreeLoadComplete Co., Ltd · ★4.9 · 156 ratings · FreeWhy it qualifies: a simulation that clears this list's bar — free to try.
  5. 4. Last Beacon: SurvivalNo forced adsYG Technology FZ-LLC · ★4.7 · 763 ratings · FreeWhy it qualifies: a strategy game that clears this list's bar — no forced ads, verified from the listing, free to try.
  6. 5. Discounty: Supermarket ManagerNo forced adsSnapbreak Games AB · ★4.7 · 453 ratings · FreeWhy it qualifies: a adventure that clears this list's bar — no forced ads, verified from the listing, free to try.
  7. 6. AltLife Sim!Bountiful Games, LLC · ★4.7 · 674 ratings · FreeWhy it qualifies: a simulation that clears this list's bar — free to try.
  8. 7. Everlife 2 - Life SimulatorNo forced adsEververse LLC · ★4.7 · 323 ratings · FreeWhy it qualifies: a simulation that clears this list's bar — no forced ads, verified from the listing, free to try.
  9. 8. Hockey Legacy Manager 27No forced adsSolo devElie Lamoureux · ★4.9 · 85 ratings · FreeWhy it qualifies: a simulation that clears this list's bar — no forced ads, verified from the listing, free to try, built by one person.
  10. 9. CapForge: Football GM 2026Solo devZach Mailloux · ★4.8 · 90 ratings · PaidWhy it qualifies: a simulation that clears this list's bar — paid up front, built by one person.
  11. 10. Airplane Manager Tycoon EmpireHORUS ENTERTAINMENT PTE. LTD. · ★4.6 · 243 ratings · FreeWhy it qualifies: a casual game that clears this list's bar — free to try.
  12. 11. Wrestling Manager: DynastyNow to Play Game Entertainment S.L. · ★4.7 · 120 ratings · FreeWhy it qualifies: a role playing game that clears this list's bar — free to try.
  13. 12. the strip - drag racing gameNo forced adsSolo devMichael Curry · ★4.9 · 171 ratings · FreeWhy it qualifies: a simulation that clears this list's bar — no forced ads, verified from the listing, free to try, built by one person.
  14. 13. Gardenship: Flora's SecretONEMT PTE. LTD. · ★4.9 · 30 ratings · FreeWhy it qualifies: a simulation that clears this list's bar — free to try.
  15. 14. Hollywood Talent TycoonSolo devTomas Sliedrecht · ★4.8 · 43 ratings · FreeWhy it qualifies: a simulation that clears this list's bar — free to try, built by one person.
  16. 15. Survive: WildernessSandbay Games Oy · ★5.0 · 21 ratings · PaidWhy it qualifies: a simulation that clears this list's bar — paid up front.
  17. 16. Cybercab Tycoon: RobotaxiNo forced adsSolo devWarren Hansen · ★4.9 · 24 ratings · FreeWhy it qualifies: a simulation that clears this list's bar — no forced ads, verified from the listing, free to try, built by one person.
  18. 17. Mayor 4000: City BuilderNo forced ads婉媚 邵 · ★4.7 · 42 ratings · FreeWhy it qualifies: a simulation that clears this list's bar — no forced ads, verified from the listing, free to try.
  19. 18. Basketball Star Life SimulatorNo forced adsSolo devAkin Aksoy · ★4.8 · 25 ratings · FreeWhy it qualifies: a simulation that clears this list's bar — no forced ads, verified from the listing, free to try, built by one person.
  20. 19. Gym Mania Time Management GameFlowmotion Entertainment: Top Free Fun Addictive Cool Games Inc. · ★4.8 · 28 ratings · FreeWhy it qualifies: a simulation that clears this list's bar — free to try.
  21. 20. Transport Tycoon Empire 2No forced adsAlda Games, s.r.o. · ★4.5 · 629 ratings · FreeWhy it qualifies: a strategy game that clears this list's bar — no forced ads, verified from the listing, free to try.
  22. 21. Winter BurrowNo forced adsNoodlecake · ★4.7 · 32 ratings · FreeWhy it qualifies: a simulation that clears this list's bar — no forced ads, verified from the listing, free to try.
  23. 22. Sentience - Life SimulatorSolo devAsia Austin · ★4.7 · 38 ratings · FreeWhy it qualifies: a simulation that clears this list's bar — free to try, built by one person.
  24. 23. Cooking Go：Airplane GameNo forced adsShenzhen Yifanshikong Technology Co.,Ltd · ★4.7 · 100 ratings · FreeWhy it qualifies: a simulation that clears this list's bar — no forced ads, verified from the listing, free to try.
  25. 24. Track Star - Team Manager IdleGryphon Games UG (haftungsbeschrankt) · ★4.6 · 83 ratings · FreeWhy it qualifies: a simulation that clears this list's bar — free to try.
  26. 25. Miners Cove: Idle IslandPixel Wings Ltd · ★4.8 · 148 ratings · FreeWhy it qualifies: a simulation that clears this list's bar — free to try.
  27. 26. Ranch Legacy: Idle Farm TycoonINFINITY GAMES, LDA · ★4.5 · 55 ratings · FreeWhy it qualifies: a simulation that clears this list's bar — free to try.
  28. 27. Fantasy Life iLevel-5 Inc. · ★4.5 · 55 ratings · PaidWhy it qualifies: a adventure that clears this list's bar — paid up front.
  29. 28. Glass Jaw - MMA career simNo forced adsSolo devChris Volzer · ★4.4 · 21 ratings · FreeWhy it qualifies: a sports game that clears this list's bar — no forced ads, verified from the listing, free to try, built by one person.
  30. 29. MMALife - MMA Life SimulatorNo forced adsLokoworks LLC · ★4.5 · 342 ratings · FreeWhy it qualifies: a role playing game that clears this list's bar — no forced ads, verified from the listing, free to try.
  31. 30. Trash GoblinNo forced adsDoghowl Games Ltd · ★4.3 · 99 ratings · FreeWhy it qualifies: a simulation that clears this list's bar — no forced ads, verified from the listing, free to try.

Questions people ask

How new is "new" here?

Released in the last 60 days. The window moves forward every day, so a game leaves the list two months after its launch.

Why isn’t this just sorted by rating?

A brand-new game with a handful of ratings can sit at 5.0. We weight each rating by how many players gave it, so a 4.8 from six hundred people outranks a 5.0 from twenty.

More answers

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