10 Best Simulator Games UK 2022 Guide | Top Picks Include: Surviving Mars, Football Manager and More

The Sims is one of the most iconic games on the market. With the first game coming out in 2000, EA has been developing high-quality lifestyle simulators for over 20 years. The Sims 4, though, is widely believed to be one of their best.

You can fully customize your characters' appearances, personalities, homes, and livelihoods. Plus, with various expansion packs and DLCs, the content feels never-ending! Whether you want to create happy families or destroy the entire town in scandal and cheat, every player's simulation goals have potential in The Sims. 

Although it was released in 2016, Stardew Valley utilizes the 8-bit art style of the 1980s to create a nostalgia-filled farm simulator with fully customizable characters and home decoration. 

When you're not tending your crops and animals, you can explore the game's vast map with monsters and treasures afoot. Plus, for those less adventurous days, your local community is full of residents to befriend, date and start a family with! 

If you're the adventurous type and home comforts have become a bit of a drag, what better way to escape the monotony of everyday life than by jetting off to Mars? This game will have you build a colony on the surface of Mars full of interesting characters and unique stories. 

When science fiction had its boom in the 1950s and 60s, humanity turned its eyes to space and imagined a sleek and shining future among the stars. This game takes inspiration from the art of 1960s sci-fi and lets you completely modify your characters' stories and living quarters. One small step for you, one giant leap for mankind!

Ever caught yourself shouting at the TV when they sent the subs on too early or been completely dumbfounded that they signed that terrible player to your favourite club? Football Manager lets you take the game into your own hands and lead your team to victory. 

Search through the inventory of players to make transfers and build the team of your dreams. It won't just be your judgement that counts, though, as you'll need to impress the fans too!

This Flight Simulator from Microsoft allows you to learn the ropes of piloting with its highly advanced depictions of real flight controls. Because of the level of detail, this has quickly become the most popular flight simulator on the market. 

You can try your hand at anything from single-engine small planes to widebody jets, as you soar over awe-inspiring landscapes that look just like their real-life counterparts. Whoever said that jetsetters and couch surfers were mutually exclusive? 

There have been many iterations of this game but Farm Simulator 22 is the biggest yet. With 400 machines and tools and brand new US and EU inspired maps, you really can get the best out of farm life. 

Some might find that this game doesn't offer much excitement, with most of the tasks taking on the same rhythm and the art style being quite standard. However, if you're looking for something relaxing to settle into, this could be the one!

With this game, you can build the ideal hospital from the ground up, modifying the building and employing the perfect staff. There are a whole host of entertaining characters and amusing illnesses that you'll be tasked to cure. 

This game is reminiscent of the Theme Hospital game of 1997, so it will provide a nostalgia kick for many 90s babies. Unfortunately, though, some of those players have complained that the new art style leaves something to be desired, and they don't quite enjoy this game as much as its 90s counterpart. 

This is the perfect game for any car-lover, with exciting auctions, a variety of cars and over 1000 different parts! You'll learn the ropes of fixing cars and the randomly generated missions will keep you entertained forever.

It's the ideal game if you're big on cars or to buy as a gift for someone who is, but it's quite a niche option and won't be entertaining for anyone who isn't car mad. Even so, with the right buyers, this game has been flying off the shelves. 

This game compiles beautiful landscapes of cities all across the globe with the exciting developments of the Industrial Revolution. Build railways and experience the tracks first-hand from the driver's cabin. 

Although train enthusiasts tend to get heavily engrossed in their passion, this game might not appeal to all gamers so it's best avoided if you're buying a gift or if you're not too keen on trains and travel. 

This sandbox building game lets you construct without limits, so you can create the perfect theme park full of thrilling rides and excited patrons. If that sounds like too much of a challenge, though, you can always ease yourself in with hundreds of building blueprints. 

There's plenty of downloadable content available to enhance your gaming experience. However, it is one of the shortest games on our list, so won't last long if you're a frequent player.