Simulator reviews from Reddit

Summary

We analyzed 186 Reddit reviews across 26 subreddits and 41 posts to rank the best Simulator brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/trainsim, r/magicTCG, r/gaming, r/Yugioh101, r/CozyGamers. Top-rated brands include Liftoff (4.7/5), Steam (4.2/5), Velocidrone (4.4/5).

Stats

Reviews186

Subreddits26

Posts41

Brands87

Products29

Top communities

r/trainsim24 r/magicTCG22 r/gaming19 r/Yugioh10116 r/CozyGamers11

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Liftoff

4.7

(10)

"Anyway, liftoff on steam. Do the tutorial races over and over."

"For a racing drone I recommend liftoff."

"I'll grab liftoff tomorrow since you both mentioned it."

"I think liftoff with the dlc or uncrashed is the way to go to get started."

"Liftoff, Liftoff Micro Drones (Spinoff of the original game, has better physics) and Tryp FPV are some great ones"

"Liftoff, Velocidrone, TRYP"

"I think Liftoff and Uncrashed are the top dogs."

"Liftoff has better maps"

"Liftoff is a good one with some tutorials in it and several modes and maps."

"Liftoff i also have not played but ive heard great things about so id advise looking into it."

Steam

4.2

(9)

"I have a few cafe/barista games on my wishlist you may be interested in : Espresso Tycoon"

"I have a few cafe/barista games on my wishlist you may be interested in : Coffee Caravan"

"Fruitbus is very similar to this and has been my current hyperfixation!"

"Have you played Pixel Cafe?"

"[Pekoe](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1626350/Pekoe/) (leaving early access soon)"

"[Loose Leaf: A Tea Witch Simulator](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2613540/Loose_Leaf_A_Tea_Witch_Simulator/)(Release is still TBA)"

"[Critter Cafe](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2367610/Critter_Caf/) comes out on the 26th of this month."

"I have a few cafe/barista games on my wishlist you may be interested in : Lemon Cake - this ones"

"I have a few cafe/barista games on my wishlist you may be interested in : Coffee Please - in EA"

Velocidrone

4.4

(7)

"Velocidrone has the best physics and racing which is the best way to improve"

"I prefer Velocidrone now as a semi-experienced pilot due to it feeling a little closer to reality imo than liftoff."

"If you are only going to buy ONE simulator, you should get Velocidrone."

"Liftoff, Velocidrone, TRYP"

"The physics are just incredible."

"I like Velocidrone, but I also play Uncrashed, Liftoff and Tryp."

"Velocidrone i have heard has some wonky mechanics compared to liftoff abs uncrashed and is easy to outgrow."

Master Duel

4.1

(7)

"Master duel no contest"

"Master Duel. The game automates the rules so you can't be non-compliant."

"Master Duel is a good option to get back into the game."

"MD. It pretty much breaks everything down for you."

"I agree with people saying master duel. I’m in the same boat and the game has significantly changed since I played as a kid."

"Like everyone else has been saying, masterduel. Will teach you about the different types of effects and deck building."

"Master duel is pretty and cool, requires a download, and has support for direct matchmaking with friends. It's free."

Uncrashed

4.5

(6)

"Uncrashed is by far my favorite. They had a big update last year that brought in a significant amount of updates and new maps."

"Try uncrashed, liftoff on steam"

"For the avata2, I recommend uncrashed. It seems you can get closer to a avata2 setting here."

"Liftoff was good but then Uncrashed took over"

"Uncrashed has some great graphics and maps so it’s been my go to for awhile"

"If you really wanted to just try fpv, im not sure if the rcn3 works in simulators, but try to pirate uncrashed simulator through steamunlocked."

XMage

3.7

(7)

"The bots don't suck and everything is automated, this is 100% how I play test my deck brews as well as get my MTG fix when my friends are busy."

"Open source and free -- xmage and forge."

"Xmage and Forge are fully automated like MTGO."

"XMage is fully automated with all cards/rules supported, AI and multiplayer."

"XMage is the only automatic simulator, but it is much more annoying to get working as the card image downloader sometimes just doesn't work."

"Xmage is budget mtgo."

"Xmage"

Forge

4.0

(5)

"Forge is an excellent rules engine, if finicky sometimes."

"I've deck tested every deck I've ever made on forge."

"Adventure mode in Forge is like the old shandalar game!"

"I've had great success with Forge. I like it best on my tablet or PC."

"Forge is a good singleplayer option."

Tabletop Simulator

3.8

(5)

"Tabletop sim, Cockatrice, Untap, xMage, Forge, etc etc."

"Tabletop Simulator, imo its the best way to play digitally because it is kind of archaic but feels like paper magic."

"Tabletop simulator. Look up discord server: Black lotus collective."

"If you're just playing with friends and not looking to play matchmaking, Tabletop simulator is a great option."

"Any simulated game of magic with functional rules is very expensive and technical to make, so you're best sticking to the manual versions: tabletop simulator etc."

Logitech

4.8

(4)

"Logitech G29 I think is the PS version and something like a playseat challenger."

"Start with something simple. G29 and a wheel stand."

"Logitech g29(or whatever their current wheel for around 300 bucks is), anything fanatec doesn't make sense for a 6 year old."

"If you want to save a little money there’s a good chance you can get a g29 much cheaper locally."

#10

Omega

3.8

(5)

"Tried every sim, Omega is my favorite by far."

"I've really started using Omega more."

"For automatic Sims it would be better Omega and Edopro as the two main two. Completely free and every card...are available."

"Omega auto sim Duelingbook manual SIM MasterDuel for gacha with weird banlist."

"To me Omega remains the best option."

#11

FS

4.8

(4)

"I can promise you that it will be worth it."

"Fs 25. If you want the best look."

"FS is a great game in terms of dollar value because you can sink in a lot of hours over its lifetime."

"22 is likely half or less the price of 25 and it's a really solid game."

#12

Microsoft Flight Simulator

4.5

(4)

"I'm having serious fun with Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 on the X-Box."

"But if we go with MSFS, which has the best overall simulation."

"Ide recommend 2020 right now for him."

"If he has a good computer just get 2020. and if your on a budget for hardware or he wants something simple to use."

#13

Derail Valley

4.3

(4)

"Derail Valley is my top recommendation, it can be set up to be very approachable and 'arcadey' but also set up to be a simulator. Excellent graphics."

"Derail Valley has only shunting locs, but physics is great."

"Derail Valley has a sandbox mode and lots of custom difficulty options."

"Derail Valley and Railroader both have decent graphics and are new player friendly."

#14

TSW

4.3

(4)

"In terms of graphics, nothing touches TSW."

"TSW 4 or 5, Railworks (Train Sim 2024 on Steam) also may work"

"Very accessible, and the scenery can be really nice depending on the route."

"TSW 5 and TSC (requires some enhancements though)"

#15

Train Sim World

4.3

(4)

"Imo Train Sim World has been the best train simulator game for me for an immersive open world experience."

"My five-year old nephew can play it easily with bit of my help here and there."

"For graphics, I would recommend TSW and Derail valley."

"Train Sim World 5. Many European routes from many countries."

#16

Death Stranding

5.0

(3)

"Death Stranding is like THE walking sim"

"Death Stranding is beautiful!"

"No one is going to mention Death Stranding? The very definition of a walking simulator."

#17

eSail

5.0

(3)

"Esail is great optipn like others mentioned, especiallyfor learning fundementals."

"I’ve got eSail and have put quite a bit of time into it."

"Esail is fantastic. i put a couple hundred hours into it."

#18

Qucs

4.3

(3)

"QUCS is a really powerful tool! Especially for RF, I would check it out"

"Qucs-s is very good, or honestly kicad - any frontend to ngspice will do just fine"

"It’s very basic but it’s free."

#19

Dueling Nexus

4.0

(3)

"Dueling Nexus! There’s a large community on discord and it has all the newest cards announced it too long after their effects are revealed"

"It's free and you don't have to earn gems or anything for cards."

"Dueling Nexus, as a whole, is better than Omega."

#20

RUN8

3.7

(3)

"If he really gets into it and can make time to actively play, then get him Run8."

"RUN8"

"Run8 has a steep learning curve but it seems like what you want."

#21

Trackman iO

5.0

(2)

"For a commercial space, Trackman IO is a no brainer."

"Trackman iO LM is prob the best choice paired with their software for graphics and ease of setup and use."

#22

Outer Wilds

5.0

(2)

"I recommend Outer Wilds."

"This would be it."

#23

Firewatch

5.0

(2)

"+1 Firewatch"

"Firewatch and The Stanley Parable are my top reccomendations"

#24

Diesel Railcar Simulator

4.5

(2)

"Give Diesel Railcar Simulator a try."

"But it is *very* straightforward."

#25

Trainz

4.5

(2)

"Sounds like Trainz 22 would be perfect."

"Trainz advertises itself as a railroad simulator, it's like building your own model with programmable AI trains."

#26

Garmin

4.5

(2)

"Love my Garmin R50."

"Why not go R50 and scrap the computer?"

#27

LTSpice

4.5

(2)

"LTSpice is what most people use."

"If you need to do lower frequency time domain stuff Spice will always be the best option."

#28

Dear Esther

4.0

(2)

"Challenge yourself and go with some of the originals of the genre: “Dear Esther” and “Proteus”"

"Dear Esther is short duration game, but with deep story"

#29

Sea of Thieves

4.0

(2)

"Sea of Thieves"

"If you are willing to step outside of a realistic simulator, I would recommend Sea of Thieves."

#30

Zusi

4.0

(2)

"Zusi 3 is probably a really good one, it's a very in depth German simulator"

"Zusi 3"

#31

TradingView

4.0

(2)

"Try TradingView or Investopedia for risk-free simulated trading."

"Trading Simulators - TradingView Bar Replay - Your broker's paper account."

#32

Hmmsim

4.0

(2)

"Hmmsim 2, although it needs to pay in official website , their graphics maybe better than the trainsim"

"Hmmsim is the best in my opinion, a bit tricky to add routes for but some are really good"

#33

TCG Arena

4.0

(2)

"Arena and MTGO are about the best you get, where you can pass priority, it automatically applies state based actions, and it does some things automatically."

"I’m working on a free web simulator to play different TCGs (including MTG) for up to 4 players."

#34

SimRail

4.0

(2)

"SimRail is pretty good while using ETCS-capable stock."

"SimRail is also lots fun in multiplayer, and he can switch to autopilot bot when he wants."

#35

Flightscope

1.8

(4)

"Flightscope Mevo+ $1800... I also bought some blackout curtains."

"Don’t get the mevo plus."

"Mevo+ is complete fuck shit!"

"You lost me at Mevo+."

#36

Orqa

3.5

(2)

"FPV.SkyDive is what you're after then."

"The least bad free sim is probably Orqa FPV SkyDive"

#37

Cockatrice

3.0

(2)

"Cockatrice"

"Other than tabletop simulator, your best bet would be Cockatrice."

#38

FS22

5.0

(1)

"FS22, if not already, will be on sale in a couple of days almost for certain and has a ridiculous amount of mods."

#39

Fanatec

5.0

(1)

"The drive hub and ps5 adapter for it solves a lot of compatibility issues."

#40

Mobile

5.0

(1)

"Honestly, Good Coffee, Great Coffee is the perfect fit for this."

#41

Kairosoft

5.0

(1)

"Check the Kairosoft games! (Cafe Master Story among many others)"

#42

Golfzon Sim

5.0

(1)

"Golfzon Sim’s have far and away been my favourite to play on."

#43

Simucube

5.0

(1)

"Great starter wheel! https://simucube.com/en-us/simucube-2-ultimate/"

#44

EVE-NG

5.0

(1)

"Personally im on team eve-ng, its that or gns3 as your options."

#45

Pathologic

5.0

(1)

"I highly recommend it!"

#46

Sailwind

5.0

(1)

"The best out there right now is Sailwind."

#47

Tacoma

5.0

(1)

"Try Tacoma and The Station if you like space games"

#48

1000xRESIST

5.0

(1)

"I've been recommending it to everyone I know because it seems to have mostly flown under the radar."

#49

ProTee

5.0

(1)

"My experience buying a ProTee VX from shop indoor golf was 5 stars. Those dudes rock."

#50

Golf Simulators Direct

5.0

(1)

"Their service was great, let you apply the 5% welcome discount to LMs, handled a couple small issues with shipping flawlessly."

#51

TradingSim

5.0

(1)

"Http://tradingsim.com is the best sim with l2 and scanner going back a long time."

#52

RoboDK Simulator

5.0

(1)

"I really like robodk for simulation. I use it for yaskawa, abb and kuka. Same interface for all robots"

#53

RobotStudio Simulator

5.0

(1)

"Robotstudio gives us nearly 95% results for machining in a special cell with 3 robots. So... Yes they are any good."

#54

NVC

5.0

(1)

"Another free option is NVC."

#55

PyBullet

5.0

(1)

"Pybullet is bar far the easiest to use."

#56

Nexus

4.0

(1)

"Nexus and Dueling Book are the best for free matches."

#57

Train Sim World 5

4.0

(1)

"I’d highly suggest train sim world 5. Has a free starter pack on all platforms that you can try."

#58

Foresight Falcon

4.0

(1)

"We decided to go with Foresight Falcon over Trackman."

#59

GitHub

4.0

(1)

"Try curry kitten from GitHub it’s free."

#60

Tryp

4.0

(1)

"Tryp is great too if you have a half decent graphics card."

#61

Sailaway

4.0

(1)

"The new Sailaway v3 is coming on 28th and costs only €14."

#62

Gone Home

4.0

(1)

"Gone Home is short too, but with a nice story behind"

#64

Jalopy

4.0

(1)

"It’s a pretty calm and enjoyable historical piece"

#65

The Stanley Parable

4.0

(1)

"The Stanley Parable with a touch of humor and several endings"

#66

Road 96

4.0

(1)

"Definitely recommend."

#67

The Long Dark

4.0

(1)

"If you want a little more gameplay and a tougher, survival challenge."

#68

Warrior Trading Simulator

4.0

(1)

"75 bucks warrior trading simulator, cheapest I found with level 2 market data in real time."

#69

Subtransit Drive

4.0

(1)

"Subtransit drive has amazing graphics, but it is paid (although free demo available) and requires a powerful device"

#70

Train Simulator

4.0

(1)

"Yeah the camera is bad but once you get over it it’s honestly a great train simulator for what it is."

#71

Universal Robots Simulator

4.0

(1)

"Universal robots have a free simulator in a virtual machine that you can download and start prototyping. The UI is what you will see on the actual teach pendent. It is good for simple tasks"

#72

FPV Logic

4.0

(1)

"I like FPV logic the most. Doesn't have the best physics or graphics, but I like the two factory levels, and it's kind of floaty, so it feels a bit easier to fly than uncrashed for example."

#73

Thinkorswim

4.0

(1)

"For realism, go with Thinkorswim."

#74

Active-HDL

4.0

(1)

"I can recommend Active-HDL for VHDL simulation, with comprehensive VHDL language support."

#75

Legacy of the Duelist

3.0

(1)

"I would actually go with Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution. It's fairly outdated in terms of modern cards."

#76

Dueling Book

3.0

(1)

"Dueling book. Its not prettiest but because it's not automatic you will have to actually learn what cards do."

#77

DayZ

3.0

(1)

"It’s a very very long walking simulator"

#78

PUBG

3.0

(1)

"It’s a running simulator with guns...."

#79

MDPro3

3.0

(1)

"I haven't tried MDpro3 yet but it looks interesting."

#80

Das Trader

3.0

(1)

"$175 Das Trader, plus charts Trading View"

#81

Trainz Simulator

3.0

(1)

"Trainz simulator 3 but it’s kinda resource heavy as it’s literally just a mobile port of trainz: a new era I think."

#82

Untap.in

3.0

(1)

"Untap.in is pretty solid. A bit finicky, but it does the trick."

#83

Forklift Simulator

3.0

(1)

"There is Forklift Simulator 2023 but I don't know how good it is."

#84

Investa

3.0

(1)

"Simulators: Investa, OKX,"

#85

OKX

3.0

(1)