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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The Sims
Windows XP/98/952000 life simulation
The Sims, released in 2000, marked the beginning of the iconic life simulation series. Developed by Maxis and designed by Will Wright, the game quickly became a cultural phenomenon and a best-selling title.In The Sims, players cre...
Ascii Sector
Windows 10/11LinuxDOS2007freeware space exploration, space simulation
Ascii Sector is what happens when someone takes Privateer, removes the graphics, and replaces them with pure ASCII and sheer willpower. It’s open-world space sim meets roguelike: you trade, fight, explore, get stabbed in sha...
Wall Street Raider
DOS1986 business simulation
Mad TV
DOS1991freeware business 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...
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...
Utopia: The Creation of a Nation
DOS1992 city building
Utopia: The Creation of a Nation is a simulation video game released in 1992 by Konami. It allows players to build and manage a colony on a distant planet, where they must ensure the survival and prosperity of their people. The ga...
Conflict
DOS1990 political simulation
Biing!
DOS1995NSFW business simulation
Hospital management has never been so weirdly German. In Biing!, you hire nurses based on looks, run a completely dysfunctional clinic, and try not to get arrested. It's part strategy, part business sim, and part fever dream. Some...
The Oregon Trail Deluxe
DOS1992 life simulation
Roller Coaster Tycoon
Windows XP/98/951999protected sandbox strategy, business simulation
Railroad Tycoon
DOSMac OS1990freeware business simulation
High Seas Trader
DOS1995 business 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 ...
Ports of Call
DOS1989 business simulation
Crime City
DOS1993
Balance of Power: The 1990 Edition
Windows 3.x1989freeware political simulation
Balance of Power: The 1990 Edition is a geopolitical strategy game developed by Chris Crawford and released in 1985. It is considered a classic in the genre of political and strategic simulation games. The game is set during ...
AIV Networks
DOS1995 business simulation
Released in 1995, AIV Networks dares to ask: what if the real hero of industrialization was... logistics? Here, you’re not conquering worlds - you’re routing freight. Build railroads, connect factories, and ensure that...
Iron Seed
DOS1994freeware space simulation, 4x, space exploration
Industry Giant 2
Windows XP/98/952002protected business simulation
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...
SimuSex
DOS1992NSFW
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 ...
Oil Imperium
DOS1989 business simulation
Patrician 2: Quest for Power
Windows XP/98/952000protected business simulation
RAPCON: Military Air Traffic Control Simulator
DOS1989 flight simulation
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...
The Amazon Trail
DOS1993 point and click adventure, life simulation
Hill Street Blues
DOS1991
Hill Street Blues is an old DOS "driving" game developed by Krisalis in 1991. The gameplay it's similar to a Grand Theft Auto clone (we're talking about GTA 1 or 2) in which you are the police and you have to apprehend criminals. ...
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...