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Hardest Simulator games

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----Sid Meier's Civilization V

25. Sid Meier's Civilization V

8 Difficulties2010 / Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
----Forza Horizon 6

26. Forza Horizon 6

9 Difficulties2026 / PlayStation 5, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S
----Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Complete Edition

27. Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Complete Edition

9 Difficulties2009 / PC (Microsoft Windows)
----Total War: Shogun 2

28. Total War: Shogun 2

5 Difficulties2011 / Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
----XCOM: Enemy Unknown

29. XCOM: Enemy Unknown

4 Difficulties2012 / Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 3, and more
----Desperados III

30. Desperados III

4 Difficulties2020 / PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), and more
----Knights and Merchants: The Peasants Rebellion

31. Knights and Merchants: The Peasants Rebellion

1 Difficulty2001 / Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
----Cairn

32. Cairn

3 Difficulties2026 / PlayStation 5, PC (Microsoft Windows)
----Frostpunk

33. Frostpunk

4 Difficulties2018 / PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, and more
----Crusader Kings

34. Crusader Kings

5 Difficulties2004 / PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
----Sid Meier's Colonization

35. Sid Meier's Colonization

5 Difficulties1994 / Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, and more
----Cult of the Lamb

36. Cult of the Lamb

4 Difficulties2022 / PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), and more
----Forza Horizon 2

37. Forza Horizon 2

5 Difficulties2014 / Xbox 360, Xbox One
----Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun

38. Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun

3 Difficulties2016 / PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), and more
----Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

39. Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

4 Difficulties2017 / PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), and more
----XCOM 2

40. XCOM 2

4 Difficulties2016 / PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), and more
----Sid Meier's Civilization VI

41. Sid Meier's Civilization VI

8 Difficulties2016 / PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), and more
----Crusader Kings II

42. Crusader Kings II

6 Difficulties2012 / Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
----The Alters

43. The Alters

4 Difficulties2025 / PlayStation 5, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S
----Dredge

44. Dredge

1 Difficulty2023 / PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, and more
----Wanderstop

45. Wanderstop

1 Difficulty2025 / PlayStation 5, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch 2, and more
----Timberborn

46. Timberborn

3 Difficulties2026 / PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
----Sid Meier's Civilization III: Complete

47. Sid Meier's Civilization III: Complete

6 Difficulties2004 / PC (Microsoft Windows)
----Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy

48. Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy

2 Difficulties2024 / PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, and more