Abandonware DOS title

Life simulations

In life simulations players control one or more artificial life-forms, from animals to virtual alter egos. Gameplay can be differente from game to game and can include social or biological themes. Some of the most populare simulations are Alter Ego and the Princess Maker series.

Most popular life simulation games

The Oregon Trail
simulationDOS
Princess Maker 2
simulationDOS
Pirates! Gold
simulationDOS, Windows 3.x, Mac

Life simulation games

  • alteregof-1
    DOS19864.1/5 Activision
  • alteregom-5
    DOS19864.1/5 Activision
  • esuite_001
    DOS19823.9/5 Armonk Corporation
  • joensfastlane-1
    DOS19914/5 Sierra On-Line

    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 ...

  • mind-mirror-04
    DOS19863.6/5
  • piratesg_006
    DOSWindows 3.xMac1993protectedremake3.9/5 MicroProse Software

    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, ...

  • princessmaker2-3
    DOS19934.1/5 Gainax

    Princess Maker 2 is a life simulation anime-style game developed by Gainax in 1993. In Princess Maker 2, the player is the father of a young princess and must tutor and raise her to the age of 18 by scheduling jobs, school classes and programming other activities. The princess is defined by attributes (strength, cooking, etc.) that will change depe...

  • quandaries-1
    DOS19983.5/5
  • rockstar-1
    DOS19894/5 Wizard Games
  • simlife-2
    DOSMacWindows 3.x19923.9/5 Maxis

    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.

  • amazontrail-1
    DOS19933.6/5 MECC
  • oregontrail-2
    DOS19904.2/5 MECC
  • oregon-trail-deluxe-04
    DOS19924.3/5 MECC
  • boomtown-02
    DOS19883.6/5 Mindscape

    Visions of the Aftermath: The Boomtown is an abandoned simulation game with role-playing elements developed by Mindscape and released in 1988 exclusively for DOS. Visions of the Aftermath is one of the few early examples of games involving survival in a post-apocalyptic environment.

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