Abandonware simulation games sorted by title, from Z to A
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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The Cardinal of the Kremlin
DOS1990 political simulation
The Cardinal of the Kremlin is an abandoned simulation game involving espionage, politics and govern management set in the cold war years. It was designed by Kenneth Rothschild, developed by Capstone and released by IntraCorp...
The Amazon Trail
DOS1993 point and click adventure, life simulation
Taipan for Windows
Windows XP/98/952002freeware business simulation
Subtrade: Return to Irata
DOS1993 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 clo...
Steel Thunder
DOS1989protected tank simulation
Space Federation
DOS1994 shoot 'em up, business simulation
Solidarnosc
DOS1991 political simulation
Sleuth: A Murder Mystery
DOS1983freeware
SimuSex
DOS1992NSFW
SimTown
Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.xMac OS1995 city building, business simulation
SimTown is a city-building simulation game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. It was released in 1995 as a spin-off of the immensely popular SimCity series. Unlike SimCity, which focuses on managing an entire cit...
SimTower
Windows 3.x1994 sandbox strategy, business simulation
SimTower is an old Windows 3.x (1994) building and business simulation game where the player is tasked with the management of a skyscraper nonetheless. Raise floors, build apartments, shops, offices and try to avoid bankruptcy if ...
SimSafari
Windows XP/98/951998 business simulation
SimLife
DOSMac OSWindows 3.x1992 sandbox strategy, god game, life simulation
SimLife is an abandoned simulation game focused on managing a ecosystems and experimenting with genetics. SimLife was designed by Ken Karakotsios, developed and released by Maxis in 1992 for DOS and later also published for Macint...
SimHealth
DOS1994 business simulation
SimFarm
DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1993 business simulation
SimFarm is a simulation video game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts in 1993. In SimFarm, players take on the role of a farmer and manage various aspects of running a farm, including planting crops, raising lives...
SimEarth
DOSWindows 3.x1990 sandbox strategy, god game
SimEarth is a simulation in which you can shape and mold a planet in almost every way you can imagine. In SimEarth our planet is simulated as a whole: life, climate, atmosphere are all aspects of a single Gaia-like Earth. SimEarth...
SimCity 3000
Windows XP/98/951999protected sandbox strategy, city building
SimCity 3000 is a city-building simulation game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. It was released in 1999 as the third major installment in the SimCity series, following SimCity 2000.In SimCity 3000, players tak...
SimCity 2000
DOSWindows 3.xWindows XP/98/951993protected sandbox strategy, city building
SimCity 2000 is a classic city building simulation, part of the popular SimCity series, developed by Maxis and designed by Will Wright. SimCity 2000 is a huge step up from the 2D predecessor SimCity and boasts improvements like: i...
SimCity
DOSWindows 3.xWindows XP/98/951989protected sandbox strategy, city building
SimCity (or SimCity Classic) is a popular city building simulation in which you, the mayor of a city, have to build a metropolis from the ground up. You can build police and fire departments, assign industrial, residential or comm...
SimAnt: The Electronic Ant Colony
DOS1991
SimAnt is a life simulation and strategy game developed by Maxis, released in 1991, and part of the "Sim" series. Created by Will Wright, SimAnt focuses on simulating the life of an ant colony. In SimAnt, you play as the blac...
Sid Meier's Pirates!
DOS1987protected
Sid Meier's Covert Action
DOS1990protected political simulation
Shadow President
DOS1993 political simulation
Shadow President is a geopolitical simulation video game developed by DC True in 1993 for MS-DOS. In Shadow President, players take on the role of the President of the United States, tasked with managing both domestic and internat...
Seven Cities of Gold (Commemorative Edition)
DOS1993protected
Search for the Titanic
DOS1989protected business simulation
Search and Destroy
DOS1988 submarine simulation
Santa Paravia en Fiumaccio
DOS1988 kingdom simulation
Roller Coaster Tycoon 2
Windows XP/98/952002protected sandbox strategy, business simulation
Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 is a simulation game developed by Chris Sawyer Productions and published by Infogrames. It was released in 2002 as the sequel to the original classic Roller Coaster Tycoon. In Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 ...
Roller Coaster Tycoon
Windows XP/98/951999protected sandbox strategy, business simulation
Rockstar!
DOS1989 business simulation, life simulation