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 Oregon Trail Deluxe
DOS1992 life 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...
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...
Dinopark Tycoon
DOS1993 business simulation
High Seas Trader
DOS1995 business simulation
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...
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...
Business Simulator
DOS1987 business simulation
Do you find spreadsheets thrilling? Does the idea of profit margins make your heart race? Then Business Simulator is your kind of party. It’s all about running a faceless company in the most unglamorous way possible—bu...
Alter Ego: Male Version
DOS1986 life simulation
Welcome to Alter Ego: Male Version, where your life begins with a cry and a diaper and only goes downhill - or uphill, depending on your choices. This text-based simulation lets you experience the full ride of being a man: childho...
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...
Ocean Trader
DOS1995 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...
Patrician 2: Quest for Power
Windows XP/98/952000protected business simulation
Wall Street Raider
DOS1986 business simulation
Detroit
DOS1994 business simulation
A-Train
DOSMac OS1992 business simulation
A-Train (1992) is the game that proves building a railroad empire can be just as stressful as running an actual train. Available on DOS and Mac, it’s a complex economic simulator disguised as a transit game. You’ll lay...
Capitalism Plus
DOSWindows XP/98/951997protected business simulation
Before there was Capitalism 2, there was Capitalism Plus, which basically took the original and added a few bells, whistles, and ways to fail spectacularly. It’s like being handed a multi-billion dollar toy box and told &ldq...
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...
Patrician
DOS1992protected business simulation
Machiavelli the Prince
DOS1995protected kingdom simulation, business simulation
Seven Cities of Gold (Commemorative Edition)
DOS1993protected
Pizza Tycoon
Windows XP/98/95DOSLinuxMac OS1994protected business simulation
Pirates! Gold
DOSWindows 3.xMac OS1993protectedremakedemo life simulation
Pirates! Gold is an open world game designed by Paul Murphy, developed and released by MicroProse Software in 1993 for DOS, Windows 3.x, Mac and also Sega Genesis and Amiga CD32. Pirates! Gold is a remake of the game Pirates,...
Sid Meier's Covert Action
DOS1990protected political simulation
Industry Giant 2
Windows XP/98/952002protected 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...
Outpost
Windows 3.x1994 city building
Space Federation
DOS1994 shoot 'em up, business simulation
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...
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.