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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Car Builder
DOS1982
Executive Suite
DOS1982 life simulation
Video Trek 88
DOS1982 real-time tactics
Black Friday
DOS1983 business simulation
Black Friday (1983) isn’t about shopping mayhem—though you might wish it were after trying to figure out what’s going on. This early DOS title is part stock market simulator, part existential crisis. You play as ...
Epidemic!
DOS1983protected board game
Murder by the Dozen
DOS1983
Sleuth: A Murder Mystery
DOS1983freeware
Crime and Punishment
DOS1984
Drug wars: a game based on the New York drug market
DOS1984 business simulation
Murder on the Zinderneuf
DOS1984 puzzle adventure
Air Traffic Controller
DOS1985 civilian flight simulation, flight simulation
Welcome to the most stressful job in the world - rendered in glorious 1985 DOS graphics! Air Traffic Controller lets you experience the thrill of herding aircraft without the luxury of coffee breaks or radar resolution. It’s...
Alter Ego: Female Version
DOS1986 life simulation
Think of Alter Ego: Female Version as life’s greatest hits - and a few of its flops - played out one decision at a time. From childhood tantrums to awkward teenage crushes and midlife crises, you’ll make choices that d...
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...
Hacker
DOSMac OS1986
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...
Mind Mirror
DOS1986 life simulation
Wall Street Raider
DOS1986 business simulation
Black Monday
DOS1987
Black Monday (1987) combines economic panic with the thrill of—wait for it—spreadsheet navigation. It's like Wolf of Wall Street without the fun, drugs, or DiCaprio. You’re managing a business during a financial ...
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...
Infiltrator
DOS1987 flight simulation, third-person shooter
Inside Trader
DOS1987
President Elect: 1988 Edition
DOS1987protected political simulation
President Elect: 1988 Edition is a political simulation game developed by Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI) and released in the mid-1980s. The game simulates U.S. presidential elections and allows players to take on the role of ca...
Project: Space Station
DOS1987 realistic space simulation, business simulation
Sid Meier's Pirates!
DOS1987protected
Corporate Raider: The Pirate of Wall Street
DOS1988protected
Designasaurus
DOS1988
EGA Trek
DOS1988remake space exploration
Infiltrator 2
DOS1988 flight simulation, third-person shooter
Life & Death
DOSMac OS1988
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 th...