The most popular abandonware simulation games

Simulation games are designed to convey realism in every aspect, from gameplay to visuals. Simulation games have a number of sub-genres according to their main goals, for example building cities, managing business companies, leading a social life, or campaigning for president.

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Corporate Raider: The Pirate of Wall Street

DOS1988protected3.8/5

Jaws

DOS19894/5 water sports

Taipan for Windows

Windows XP/98/952002freeware3.5/5 business simulation

Seven Cities of Gold (Commemorative Edition)

DOS1993protected4/5

The Clue!

DOS1994freeware3.9/5 point and click adventure

Steel Thunder

DOS1989protected4/5 tank simulation

Merchant Colony

DOS19914.2/5 business simulation, turn-based tactics, kingdom simulation

Visions of the Aftermath: The Boomtown

DOS19883.3/5 life simulation

Visions of the Aftermath: The Boomtown is an abandoned simulation game with role-playing elements developed by Mindscape and released in 1988 exclusively for DOS. Visions of the Aftermath is one of the few early examples of games involving survival in a post-apocalyptic environment.

Quandaries

DOS19973.5/5 life simulation

Murder on the Zinderneuf

DOS19843.3/5 puzzle adventure

Subtrade: Return to Irata

DOS19933.9/5 business simulation

Subtrade: Return to Irata is an abandoned science fiction business simulation game developed by Century Interactive and published by Boeder Software in 1993 for Amiga and later ported to DOS. Subtrade is an updated multiplayer clone of the classic M.U.L.E., set underwater on an oceanic world.

Wild West World

DOS19914.1/5 business simulation

Global Effect

DOS19924.1/5 city building

Yes, prime minister

DOS19883.9/5 political simulation

The President is Missing

DOS1988protected3.3/5 political simulation

Sleuth: A Murder Mystery

DOS1983freeware4.2/5

Computer Underground

DOS1993freeware3.5/5

Hacker 2: The Doomsday Papers

DOS19863.7/5

Hacker II: The Doomsday Papers is a video computer game developed by Steve Cartwright and published by Activision. It was released in 1986 and is a sequel to the original Hacker game. The game was available for various home computer systems of the time, including the Apple II, Commodore 64, and MS-DOS.In Hacker II: The Doomsday Papers, players take...