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The President is Missing
DOS1988protected3.4/5 political simulation
TV Mogul
DOS19883.8/5 business simulation
Visions of the Aftermath: The Boomtown
DOS19883.4/5 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.
Yes, prime minister
DOS19883.9/5 political simulation
Yuppi's Revenge
DOS19883.3/5
Balance of Power: The 1990 Edition
Windows 3.x1989freeware4.1/5 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 the height of the Cold War, specifically in 1986, and it allows players to step into the shoes of either the United Stat...
China Sea Trader
DOS19893.5/5 business simulation
Grand Prix
DOS19894/5 racing: Formula 1, business simulation
Hidden Agenda
DOS19893.9/5 political simulation
Jaws
DOS19894/5 water sports
Lost Dutchman Mine
DOS19894.1/5
Oil Imperium
DOS19894/5 business simulation
Ports of Call
DOS19894.1/5 business simulation
Rockstar!
DOS19894/5 business simulation, life simulation
SimCity
DOSWindows 3.xWindows XP/98/951989protected4.1/5 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 commercial areas, manage power distribution, build ports and airports. Grow your city from village to metropolis and try to ...
Steel Thunder
DOS1989protected4/5 tank simulation
Tracon: Air Traffic Control Simulator
DOS19893.8/5 civilian flight simulation, flight simulation, traffic and transportation
Balance of the Planet
DOSMac19903.8/5 political simulation
Balance of the Planet is an environmental simulation game designed by Chris Crawford and self published under the Incredible technologies label in 1990. Its almost unique (for the time) and serious theme contributed to the game to stand out. Balance of the Planet is part of the Balance of Power series.
Big Business
DOS19904/5 business simulation
Conflict
DOS19904.1/5 political simulation
Galleons of Glory
DOS19903.5/5 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.
Inve$t
DOS19903.5/5 business simulation
Life & Death 2: The Brain
DOS19903.6/5
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 neurosurgeon in a hospital setting. The game presents a series of medical cases involving neurological disorders and inj...
Lightspeed
DOS19903.5/5 space simulation, space combat
Murders in Space
DOS1990protected4.1/5
Murders in Venice
DOS19904/5
Railroad Tycoon
DOSMac1990freeware4.1/5 business simulation, traffic and transportation
Sid Meier's Covert Action
DOS1990protected4.1/5 political simulation
SimEarth
DOSWindows 3.x19904.2/5 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 can be played in two modes: game and experimental. In game mode, you have to to develop (and preserve) Earth with limit...
The Cardinal of the Kremlin
DOS19903.9/5 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 in 1990 for DOS and Amiga. The Cardinal of the Kremlin was based on the Tom Clancy novel of the same name.