Simulation titles allow players to experience a different world and life than the one they are currently living in. While many of these games are cozy experiences, some simulation titles – especially management ones – can be quite adifficult experiencefor players due to them trying to be as realistic as possible.
The PlayStation 5 is one of many consoles that simulation titles can be enjoyed on and while some players may say that those enjoying a simulation game with a controller may be in for an easier time, there are many simulation games even on the PS5, which are a lot harder to play. Therefore, these are by far the hardest simulation games on the PlayStation 5, ranked using GameFAQ.
Medieval Dynastyis an open-world strategy title that simulates the medieval period of time as the player gradually grows their character from a simple farmer or hunter who eventually has the experience to become the head of a town. While some players have deemed the normal difficulty ofMedieval Dynastyas being quite easy, those that have challenged themselves with the harder difficulty options have found the game near impossible to survive.
This is due to the town being in higher demand for every single resource that was available inMedieval Dynasty. Players will be constantly looking for ways to increase theamount of resourcesthey have, as well as find their town constantly under attack from bandits. Players who can’t keep up with these demands are in for one of the hardest simulation experiences on the PlayStation 5.
At first glance,Two Point Hospitallooks like a bubbly and joyful management simulation title that players willenjoy playing casuallyon their PlayStation console. InTwo Point Hospital,players will deal with the variety of hilarious illnesses their patients come in with, as they build the right facilities around them.
However, as players unlock the other available buildings during the somewhat campaign ofTwo Point Hospital, players will have to start risking the lives of those they are supposed to be treating to make sure they can treat some of the most dangerous cases first. The player’s hospitals will quickly fall into chaos as emergency cases walk through the door that keeps every employee on their toes.
As mentioned, some of the hardest simulation games that players can enjoy on the PlayStation 5 are those that try to be as realistic as possible. TheFarming Simulatorfranchise is a perfect example of this, as even the console version ofFarming Simulator 22has moments that leave players stumped. With new ways to farm inFarming Simulator 22, players have been forced to learn even more things in an already challenging simulation.
This has led many players to instead enjoy the game with an unlimited amount of money, or turn off various elements of farming such as crop destruction. However, those who are trulyafter a hardcore farming experienceshould look no further than all the bells and whistles that make upFarming Simulator 22.
Frostpunkis a title many players were surprised to see added to the PlayStation 5. The society strategy survival simulation title isn’t any easier on the console, with players still struggling to prepare for the harsh winter that approaches the last city standing inFrostpunk.
Players are still able to look across their surviving city and attempt to make the right choices to see their people living on, though, in a world covered in snow, it’s no surprise to see this as one of the hardest simulation games on the PS5 with very little resources to collect while also trying to keep the people happy and not overworking them.
Realism continues to create some of the hardest simulation experiences for players who are looking to combine a simulated title with also surviving.Green Helldoes exactly that and, as its name suggests, many players are likely to findthe Amazon Junglethey are left to explore to be their own world of Hell.
Survival titles like this work great on the PlayStation 5, but that doesn’t stop this simulation title from being one of the hardest to play, especially as players will need to learn for themselves how they are supposed to defend themselves against the various dangers of the jungle while also keeping their needs filled.
Out of all the available simulation games on the PlayStation 5, another incredibly hard option for players isCities: Skylines.While many players still enjoy this city-building simulation title, many players forget the uphill battle of figuring out what the best sort of road is, setting up education and emergency services for their citizens, and figuring out how the city should expand in the hopes of keeping everyone happy.
While this may sound simple enough to some, players will need to balance the books so theydon’t become bankruptwhile also making sure they have enough power and water to provide for the entire city they are building.
Crusader Kings 3is another interesting simulation game that players didn’t expect to come to the PlayStation 5 as many players had first enjoyed it on the PC. In true Paradox Interactive fashion,Crusader Kings 3is another grand strategy title that challenges players through plenty of failed attempts to run their own kingdom. Players are likely to have replayed this game multiple times through failed attempts in the hopes of eventually having a kingdom they can confidently run without the fear of being invaded.
AsCrusader Kings 3simulates the medieval age, as well as the time of the Vikings and other periods of time during then, players not only wage wars against other lands, but also need to manage their internal affairs with attempted assassinations, banquets, and plenty of family issues too.
RimWorldis an interesting simulation game, as players look after colonists on an alien planet that has since arrived on the PlayStation 5 with the game being originally available only on PC. Building up their colony is only one part of the problem in one of the hardest simulation games available, as things can go south very quickly.
Some days ofRimWorldcan be quite relaxed if players have managed to make the perfect base for their colonists, though occasionally a raid may occur that sees groups of foes – both human and monstrous – attempt to break into the player’s base and murder their colonists. When it isn’t dangerous outside, fights can happen between the people that make up the player’s colony, which can be just as deadly as any large alien. Not to mention that food shortages can make people do strange things.
