The relevance of the study is determined by the growing popularity of distance learning, and therefore the need to find new methods and approaches to its organization. The use of innovative technologies, such as virtual and augmented reality, creates significant prospects for the development of simulation games, which in the future will become an indispensable condition for the training of a competent specialist. The purpose of the study is to determine the effectiveness and potential of using simulation games in the process of training specialists in the conditions of distance learning. The authors substantiated the methodological features of using simulation games in the process of training specialists in the conditions of distance learning; the advantages of simulation games and their role in providing the activity of students, forming their motivation to study are determined; didactic requirements for their introduction into the educational process are established; the prospects of integrating simulation games into distance education programs are outlined, as well as the problems and obstacles that may arise during their implementation. The results of practical research were obtained, which proved that the use of simulation games contributes to the improvement of the quality of education and training of qualified specialists in a remote format.