Simulation games have a reputation for meticulously recreating the experience of real-world tasks and jobs. 

But some simulation games upend those expectations and take the genre in weird and hilarious directions. Below, we’ve put together a list of 15 weird sim games available right now in the Epic Games Store.

 

Jurassic World Evolution 2

In theme park simulators like Planet Coaster 2, unruly tourists are often your biggest concern. In Jurassic World Evolution 2, it's keeping your guests from being devoured by giant, carnivorous dinosaurs.

This management simulator puts you in charge of building a park of your own from the ground up. Jurassic World Evolution 2 has a robust campaign mode, set after the events of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. You’ll see many familiar characters throughout as you capture and contain dinosaurs. You can also play in sandbox mode, where you can build structures, clone dinosaurs, and even splice dino DNA to create new life. If you’re looking for a simulation game where the scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should, then Jurassic World Evolution 2 fits the bill.

Bridge Constructor: The Walking Dead

Bridge Constructor: The Walking Dead takes the classic science class bridge-building project to undead extremes. As the name implies, your job is to build bridges while dealing with an impending zombie threat. Imagine building bridges that are just sturdy enough for humans to escape but that crash under the weight of the massive undead hordes in pursuit. 

Like the other Bridge Constructor games, the best part is that your failures are just as entertaining as your successes. Check out Bridge Constructor: The Walking Dead if you’re looking for a building sim with some bite. 

 

Cat Cafe Manager

This cozy little business simulator sets itself apart by adding a healthy dose of adorable kitty cats. Cat Cafe Manager lets you build your own customized cafe, hire staff, choose the menu, and keep your patrons pleased—and tasks you with taking care of the stray cats around the town of Caterwaul Way and adopting them to be part of your cafe. Cat Cafe Manager is a cute and casual simulation that offers wonderful and weird gameplay.

 

Atomicrops

Farming simulators don’t get much weirder than Atomicrops. Part top-down retro shooter, part farm sim, Atomicrops players must grow gardens of mutated fruits and vegetables while fending off crazy creatures like giant cactus monsters and even aliens. As your farm grows, you'll find new environments to grow new crops, while learning to raise livestock, making a few friends, and even getting married. 

 

PC Building Simulator 2

PC Building Simulator 2 can be a helpful tool for both new and experienced PC assemblers. PC Building Simulator 2 features a career mode that has you running your own shop, repairing and upgrading PCs for clients and growing your business.  There's also a freeform mode that allows players to make their fantasy rig from the ground up using real-world licensed products from PC hardware manufacturers.

 

Kill It With Fire

Kill It With Fire may be the weirdest exterminator simulator ever made. Your job is to hunt spiders, using unorthodox tools to make them go splat. Your arsenal includes everything from frying pans to laser guns. The premise may be simple, but Kill It With Fire’s over-the-top gameplay and humorous antics make it a fun and weird sim game. 

 

Overcooked! 2

Working as a chef in a busy kitchen can be an intense experience even at the best of times, but when the fate of the world is on the line, it really turns up the heat. Overcooked! 2 not only requires you to prep ingredients and put together recipes properly, but makes you do so while avoiding dangers and obstacles. Up to four players can work together or compete for the highest score. Overcooked! 2 makes for a frantic and humorous experience that’s perfect for playing with friends and great for parties.

 

House Flipper

If you’re into fixer-uppers, House Flipper may be the perfect sim for you. This weird sim has players renovating and selling houses from the ground up. You’ll do things like smash through walls, clean up debris, and install new fixtures as you turn run-down houses into dream homes. You wouldn’t necessarily expect a game about buying and reselling homes to involve so much destruction and reconstruction alongside interior decorating, but that’s what makes House Flipper a good choice for weird sim fans. 

 

The Sims 4

For decades, The Sims players have been doing the weirdest things with their virtual people. The Sims 4 embraces that quirkiness. While you still create Sims and places for them to live, you can also take them on surreal adventures, be it blasting into outer space or visiting a haunted castle—and of course, you can still mess with them in your own creative ways as well. With hours of fun and plenty of customization options, The Sims 4 is one of the most popular and weirdest simulation games. 

 

DEEEER Simulator: Your Average Everyday Deer Game

Don’t let the title fool you: DEEEER Simulator has absolutely nothing to do with your average everyday deer. Deer don’t normally stretch their necks out to swing around town like Spider-Man. And we’ve never seen one run around on its hind legs at supersonic speeds. Players can run around town, destroying property and causing unimaginable chaos while taking on enemies like giant mechs made out of animals. 

 

Satisfactory

In Satisfactory, you take on the role of a space explorer, discovering exotic new worlds and building automated factories to better take advantage of their natural resources. This first-person sim tasks you with harvesting the bounty of an alien planet, refining what you've collected into useful objects and making the most efficient sci-fi factory that you can dream up. There’s even a bit of light combat thrown into the mix. 

Satisfactory is an interesting blend of exploration, factory management, and combat, which is a solid combination for a fun and weird sim experience. 



Kerbal Space Program

Kerbal Space Program is among the wackiest and weirdest sim games. The cute and zany Kerbals are determined to explore the cosmos, and it’s your job to get them there. This space flight sim has you plan and manage the Kerbal's titular space program from the ground up. You’ll build spaceships, research and advance new technology, and recruit staff and potential astronauts to explore the galaxy. One of the best things about Kerbal Space Program is that it uses deep physics and aerodynamics simulations, cleverly tricking you into possibly learning something while you play. It’s also a family-friendly choice. 

 

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator

Imagine having an entire army of rubber soldiers at your disposal. In Totally Accurate Battle Simulator, you can take on other players and see if you can out-plan and out-strategize your opponents using both basic grunts and exotic units like minotaurs and dragons. You can also create custom battles or play through the campaign mode and fight your way through various challenges. As you might have guessed from the title, Totally Accurate Battle Simulator is also filled with humor. Everything from the bouncy battle units to the quirky sound effects are designed and intended to be over-the-top. If you’re looking for a weird sim whose totally accurate battles aren’t accurate at all, check out Totally Accurate Battle Simulator.

 

Surgeon Simulator 2

If your doctor is anything like the ones you play as in Surgeon Simulator 2, you need a new one immediately. Here, you’ll perform increasingly odd surgeries using medical (and not-so-medical) tools. The controls are intentionally difficult and inaccurate, adding fuel to the chaos. Surgeon Simulator 2 also includes multiplayer, minigames, and a robust catalog of player-created community levels.  It's one of the weirdest simulator games we’ve ever played.

 

Goat Simulator 3

Goat Simulator 3 is delightfully weird. Yes, you play as a goat in this sandbox “simulator” that has you jumping, headbutting, and basically being a jerk to anyone or anything that gets in your way. You’ll cause constant chaos and destruction with accessories like jetpacks and laser eyes—and you can team up with three friends in multiplayer. At every bizarre moment, Goat Simulator 3 is one of the weirdest simulator video games ever made. 
 

Find weird simulator games to play in the Epic Games Store

These are just some of the weirdest games to play on the Epic Games Store, but there are plenty more for your enjoyment. Be sure to explore all of our simulator games for more, and make sure you check out the Epic Games Store's news page to catch up on the latest from all of your favorite developers about all of your favorite games.