Abandonware simulation games sorted by release date
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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Sid Meier's Covert Action
DOS1990protected political simulation
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 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
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 in 1990 for DOS and Amiga. The Cardinal of the Kremlin was based on the Tom Clancy novel of the same name.
The Oregon Trail
DOS1990 life simulation
Tracon 2
DOS1990 flight simulation, civilian flight simulation
Transworld
DOS1990 business simulation
Uncharted Waters
DOS1990
Visual Star Trek
DOS1990 space exploration
Crisis in the Kremlin
DOS1991protected political simulation
Druglord
DOS1991 business 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. Hill Street Blues is a rare example of game based on a TV series.
Jones in the Fast Lane
DOS1991 life simulation
Jones in the Fast Lane is the kind of game that you don't see often these days. It's a mix between a digital board game and a modern day life simulation. The goal of the game is to live the life of Jones, making choices about school, work, your home, etc. Graphics is a mix of cartonish and digitized characters, very reminishent of some of the best ...
Mad TV
DOS1991freeware business simulation
Merchant Colony
DOS1991 business simulation, turn-based tactics, kingdom simulation
No Greater Glory
DOSMac OS1991protected political simulation
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 black ant colony in a backyard and household environment, competing against the red ants, environmental hazards, and even hu...
Solidarnosc
DOS1991 political simulation
Wild West World
DOS1991 business simulation
1869
DOS1992 business simulation
If you’ve ever dreamed of becoming a 19th-century merchant sailing the high seas with a suspiciously optimistic outlook on international trade, 1869 is your jam. It throws you into the age of clipper ships, where profit margins are thinner than your sailor’s rations and storms love to ruin your day. You’ll juggle cargo, haggle pri...
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 tracks, buy stocks, and wonder why your rail line keeps losing money despite hauling more commuters than Tokyo. If you ...
Air Bucks
DOS1992 business simulation
In Air Force Commander (1992), you don’t just fly planes - you run the whole air force. Think of it as being a general with a spreadsheet addiction. Assign squadrons, manage budgets, and try not to start World War III. It's dry in places, but the micromanagement will scratch an itch you didn’t know you had. A game where you’ll spe...
Caesar
DOS1992 sandbox strategy, city building
Floor 13
DOS1992 political simulation
Global Effect
DOS1992 city building
Kaiser
DOS1992 kingdom simulation
Objection!
DOS1992
Oil Barons
DOS1992 business simulation
Patrician
DOS1992protected 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 Macintosh, Amiga, Windows 3.x and Amiga.
SimuSex
DOS1992NSFW