Abandonware simulation games sorted by year, newest first
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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Theme Hospital
DOSWindows XP/98/951997protecteddemo business simulation
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...
Free Enterprise
Windows XP/98/951996 business simulation
Dehumanizing offices? Check. Depressing environment? Check. No windows in the whole place? Check. Good, I'm ready to exploit my workers and become great entrepreneur. All of this thanks to Free Enterprise, a simulation for Windows...
Gloriana
DOS1996 business simulation
Hamurabi remake
DOS1996freewareremake kingdom simulation
Holiday Island
Windows 3.x1996 sandbox strategy, city building
Lords of the Realm 2
DOSWindows XP/98/95Windows 10/11Mac OS1996protected kingdom simulation
Lords of the Realm II is a medieval-themed real-time strategy (RTS) and turn-based strategy game developed by Impressions Games and published by Sierra On-Line. Released in 1996, it is the second game in the "Lords of the Realm" s...
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...
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...
Caesar 2
DOS1995 sandbox strategy, city building
Bigger, bolder, and with more statues of yourself than ever, Caesar 2 builds on its predecessor like Rome after a good tax season. Now you get to manage both cities and provinces, making sure barbarians don’t redecorate your...
Dime City
DOS1995NSFW business simulation
High Seas Trader
DOS1995 business simulation
Machiavelli the Prince
DOS1995protected kingdom simulation, business simulation
Ocean Trader
DOS1995 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...
Transport Tycoon Deluxe
DOSWindows XP/98/951995 sandbox strategy, business simulation
Transport Tycoon Deluxe is a business simulation game where players take control of a transport company, competing against rivals. Players can build stations, airports, and railroads to transport passengers, mail, and various good...
Uncharted Waters 2: New Horizons
DOS1995
Uncharted Waters 2: New Horizons is an abandoned simulation game, sequel of Uncharted Waters, developed and released by KOEI in 1995. The Uncharted Waters series is set in the Age of Discovery and gives the player the freedom to s...
Zeppelin: Giants of the Sky
DOS1995 business simulation
Ever dreamed of running a transatlantic zeppelin empire during the golden age of flight? Zeppelin: Giants of the Sky lets you do just that — and it’s every bit as niche and charming as it sounds. You build, manage, and...
Airlines
DOS1994 business simulation
Think running an airline is easy? Airlines (1994) says “think again.” This old-school management sim hands you a failing fleet and a world map, then laughs quietly as you go bankrupt in under 10 turns. Buy planes, open...
Big Sea: The Better One Will Win
DOS1994 business simulation
With a title that sounds like a deep-sea motivational poster, Big Sea: The Better One Will Win is a maritime strategy game where the stakes are high and the water’s pixelated. Outwit your foes on the high seas while trying t...
Detroit
DOS1994 business simulation
Iron Seed
DOS1994freeware space simulation, 4x, space exploration
Lords of the Realm
DOSWindows XP/98/951994protected kingdom simulation
Lords of the Realm is top-down kingdom simulation game set in medieval Europe (England and Germany), designed by Christopher J. Foster and David Lester, developed by Impressions Games and released 1994 for DOS, Windows and Amiga.
Motor City
DOS1994 business simulation
Outpost
Windows 3.x1994 city building
Pizza Tycoon
Windows XP/98/95DOSLinuxMac OS1994protected business simulation
Reelect JFK
Windows 3.x1994 political simulation
SimHealth
DOS1994 business simulation
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 ...
Space Federation
DOS1994 shoot 'em up, business simulation