What are the best simulation games for PS4?

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Best simulation games for PS4	Price	Genre	Platforms
-- Stardew Valley	$14.99	Farming Simulation, Role-Playing	Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation Vita
-- Cities: Skylines	$39.99	–	–
-- Prison Architect	$29.99	–	Windows, Mac, Linux, PS4, Xbox 360/One, Android
-- Persona 5	$57.20	Role-Playing	PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4
-- Elite: Dangerous	$29.99	Space Sim / Open World / MMO	Space Sim / Open World / MMO

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My Recommendation for Stardew Valley

My Recommendation for Stardew Valley

Very fulfilling to play

Can get really repetitive

Great soundtrack

A great mix of genres

Great freedom in designing your farm

My Recommendation for Cities: Skylines

My Recommendation for Cities: Skylines

Large scale

Steep learning curve

My Recommendation for Prison Architect

My Recommendation for Prison Architect

Relaxing to play

Gameplay is poorly explained

Developers are releasing free updates and additions to the game

Great freedom of playstyle

Works great for both long and short play sessions

Amazing depth

My Recommendation for Persona 5

My Recommendation for Persona 5

Living the life of a highschooler is surprisingly fun

The time managment might feel constricting at times

Well-balanced story

Entertaining dungeons

My Recommendation for Elite: Dangerous

My Recommendation for Elite: Dangerous

Exploration at every level of detail

Really complicated to learn

Built with future expansion in mind

"Mile Wide and an Inch Deep"

Very realistic representation of space & star systems

My Recommendation for Kerbal Space Program

My Recommendation for Kerbal Space Program

Tons of stuff to do

Steep learning curve

Excellent construction sandbox for building and launching rockets

Some visuals are poorly done

Teaches orbital dynamics & rocket design fundamentals in an accessible manner

In constant development

Motivates you to learn

My Recommendation for Job Simulator

My Recommendation for Job Simulator

Plenty to do

Really simple gameplay

Funny gameplay

Not much replayability

My Recommendation for The Sims 4

My Recommendation for The Sims 4

Emotions mechanic gives a feeling of realism

Clipping

Multiple active tasks in queue

Missing features that were in previous versions

Tone of silliness easy to manage

Too many loading screens

Customizable maps

Build tools, best in the series

My Recommendation for Project CARS 2

My Recommendation for Project CARS 2

Amazing sound design

Difficult for new racing players

Great selection of cars and tracks

Finely-tuned controls with a peripheral wheel

Gorgeous visuals and dynamic weather

My Recommendation for F1 2017

My Recommendation for F1 2017

Career mode has intuitive difficulty options

Poor graphics for human models

Lots of customization options for the UI, AI difficulty, weather, and car upgrades

Reused driver animations from F1 2015 and F1 2016

Fast, fun races with on-the-fly strategies

Realistic cars, tracks and weather

My Recommendation for NBA 2K18

My Recommendation for NBA 2K18

Stunning graphics

Lacks polish in most areas

Great controls make for really solid gameplay

Very grindy career mode is an attempt to make you purchase microtransactions

My Recommendation for EA Sports UFC 3