The best 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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Floor 13
DOS1992 political simulation
Big Business
DOS1990 business simulation
Step into the gray, morally ambiguous world of corporate domination with Big Business. It’s Monopoly with fewer dice and more spreadsheets. Crush your competitors, manipulate markets, and remember — hostile takeovers a...
Corporate Raider: The Pirate of Wall Street
DOS1988protected
Crisis in the Kremlin
DOS1991protected political simulation
Project: Space Station
DOS1987 realistic space simulation, business simulation
Balance of the Planet
DOSMac OS1990 political simulation
Environmental doom simulator? Check. Grim statistics? Double check. Balance of the Planet lets you tinker with carbon emissions, wildlife extinction, and deforestation until you either save the world or make it slightly more inhab...
Lightspeed
DOS1990 space simulation, space combat
Outpost
Windows 3.x1994 city building
Tracon: Air Traffic Control Simulator
DOS1989 civilian flight simulation, flight simulation
Car Builder
DOS1982
Car Builder is less about speed and more about spreadsheets—just with axles. In this 1982 gem, you don’t race cars, you design them. From gear ratios to weight distribution, it’s a glorified sandbox for budding e...
Iron Seed
DOS1994freeware space simulation, 4x, space exploration
Lords of the Realm 3
Windows XP/98/952004protected kingdom simulation, real-time strategy
Guns 'R' Us
DOS1993 business simulation
SimHealth
DOS1994 business simulation
Designasaurus
DOS1988
Ghost Master
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2003protected
Ghost Master is a strategy and simulation game developed by Sick Puppies and published by Empire Interactive. It was originally released for Microsoft Windows in 2003 and later ported to other platforms. In Ghost Master, you ...
Objection!
DOS1992
Search and Destroy
DOS1988 submarine simulation
Santa Paravia en Fiumaccio
DOS1988 kingdom simulation
President Elect: 1988 Edition
DOS1987protected political simulation
President Elect: 1988 Edition is a political simulation game developed by Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI) and released in the mid-1980s. The game simulates U.S. presidential elections and allows players to take on the role of ca...
Afterlife
DOSWindows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS1996protected god game, city building
Afterlife is a simulation strategy game developed and published by LucasArts. It was released in 1996 for Microsoft Windows and later made available on other platforms. The game was designed by Michael Stemmle and was known for it...
Hacker 2: The Doomsday Papers
DOS1986
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 comput...
Black Gold
DOS1989 business simulation
In Black Gold (1989), you're in the cutthroat world of oil barons. It’s like Dallas, but with more charts and fewer cowboy hats. You build rigs, negotiate deals, and try to outmaneuver rivals who are probably less ethical th...
Life & Death 2: The Brain
DOS1990
Life & Death 2: The Brain is a medical simulation video game developed and published by The Software Toolworks. It was released in 1990 for MS-DOS computers. In Life & Death 2: The Brain, players assume the role of a ...
RAPCON: Military Air Traffic Control Simulator
DOS1989 flight simulation
Visual Star Trek
DOS1990 space exploration
China Sea Trader
DOS1989 business simulation
Dinopark Tycoon
DOS1993 business simulation
Galleons of Glory
DOS1990 naval simulation
Galleons of Glory is an abandoned educational historical simulation game developed and published by Broderbund in 1990. As Magellan your mission is to circumnavigate the world while managing your crew and ship.
Lincity NG
Windows 10/11LinuxMac OS2005freeware city building, sandbox strategy
Lincity-NG is an open-source city simulation game and a continuation of the original Lincity game. The "NG" stands for "New Generation." The game is designed to be a city-building and management simulation where players take on th...