The best 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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Pirates! Gold
DOSWindows 3.xMac OS1993protectedremakedemo4/5 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, created by Sid Meier in 1987. Pirates! Gold gameplay is a unique mix of action, strategy, pirate life simulation, ...
Uplink: Hacker Elite
Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS2001protected4/5
Uplink is a computer hacking simulation game released in 2001 by Introversion Software. The game allows players to take on the role of a hacker for hire and engage in various hacking activities.In Uplink, players perform tasks such as hacking into systems, stealing data, and covering their tracks. The game features a realistic representation of hac...
Holiday Island
Windows 3.x19964/5 sandbox strategy, city building
SimLife
DOSMac OSWindows 3.x19924/5 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.
Oil Imperium
DOS19894/5 business simulation
Lords of the Realm
DOSWindows XP/98/951994protected4/5 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.
Big Business
DOS19904/5 business simulation
Murders in Venice
DOS19904/5
Caesar
DOS19924/5 sandbox strategy, city building
1869
DOS19923.9/5 business simulation
Hacker
DOSMac OS19863.9/5
Laser Surgeon: The Microscopic Mission
DOS19873.9/5
Coaster
DOS19933.9/5
Video Trek 88
DOS19823.9/5 real-time tactics
Car Builder
DOS19823.9/5
Dime City
DOS1995NSFW3.9/5 business simulation
Hidden Agenda
DOS19893.9/5 political simulation
Zeppelin: Giants of the Sky
DOS19953.9/5 business simulation
Outpost
Windows 3.x19943.9/5 city building
Life & Death
DOSMac OS19883.9/5
Life & Death is a medical simulation game developed by Software Toolworks and released in 1988 for MS-DOS computers. It aimed to provide players with a realistic simulation of the life of a surgeon. The game puts players in the role of a surgeon at a hospital, where they must diagnose and treat various medical conditions, perform surgeries, and...
Floor 13
DOS19923.9/5 political simulation
Lula: The Sexy Empire
Windows XP/98/951997protectedNSFW3.9/5 business simulation
Subtrade: Return to Irata
DOS19933.9/5 business simulation
Subtrade: Return to Irata is an abandoned science fiction business simulation game developed by Century Interactive and published by Boeder Software in 1993 for Amiga and later ported to DOS. Subtrade is an updated multiplayer clone of the classic M.U.L.E., set underwater on an oceanic world.
Business Simulator
DOS19873.9/5 business simulation
Business Simulator is an abandoned business simulation game developed and released by Reality Development in 1987 for DOS only. Business Simulator is a text-based management simulation designed by an university professor.
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.
Oil Barons
DOS19923.9/5 business simulation
Kaiser
DOS19923.9/5 kingdom simulation
Mind Mirror
DOS19863.9/5 life simulation
Executive Suite
DOS19823.9/5 life simulation
High Seas Trader
DOS19953.9/5 business simulation