The best abandonware simulation games

Simulation games

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  Port Royale

  Windows XP/98/952002protected4.4/5 business simulation
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  Bravo Romeo Delta

  DOS19934.3/5 submarine simulation, political simulation
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  Capitalism 2

  Windows XP/98/95Mac2001protected4.3/5 business simulation

  Capitalism 2 is simulation game designed by Trevor Chan, developed by Ensemble Studios and released by UBI Soft in 2001 for Windows and Macintosh. Capitalism 2 is the quintessential capitalistic simulation and involves stock exchange, business management, marketing, etc.

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  SimCity 2000

  DOSWindows 3.xWindows XP/98/951993protected4.3/5 sandbox strategy, city building

  SimCity 2000 is a classic city building simulation, part of the popular SimCity series, developed by Maxis and designed by Will Wright. SimCity 2000 is a huge step up from the 2D predecessor SimCity and boasts improvements like: isometric view, underground, water pipes, subways, new buildings like prisons, schools, libraries, museums, etc.

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  Gloriana

  DOS19964.3/5 business simulation
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  Transport Tycoon Deluxe

  DOS19954.3/5 sandbox strategy, traffic and transportation, business simulation

  Transport Tycoon Deluxe is a business simulation game that puts the player at the head of a transport company to compete against rival companies. The player can build stations, airports, railroads to transport passengers, mail and various goods using trucks, trains and planes. The game became a cult and a few talented fans created some of the best ...

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  Caesar 3

  Windows XP/98/95Mac1998protected4.3/5 city building, sandbox strategy
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  Crime and Punishment

  DOS19844.3/5
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  Wall Street Raider

  DOS19864.3/5 business simulation
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  Sleuth: A Murder Mystery

  DOS1983freeware4.2/5
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  Uncharted Waters 2: New Horizons

  DOS19954.2/5

  Uncharted Waters 2: New Horizons is an abandoned simulation game, sequel of Uncharted Waters, developed and released by KOEI in 1995. The Uncharted Waters series is set in the Age of Discovery and gives the player the freedom to set sail with their ship and go wherever you want exploring, fighting, trading, privateering, etc.

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  Transport Tycoon

  DOS19944.2/5 sandbox strategy, traffic and transportation, business simulation

  Transport Tycoon is a business simulation game that puts the player at the head of a transport company to compete against rival companies. The player can build stations, airports, railroads to transport passengers, mail and various goods using trucks, trains and planes. The game became a cult and a few talented fans created some of the best remakes...

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  Oil Imperium

  DOS19894.2/5 business simulation
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  SimEarth

  DOSWindows 3.x19904.2/5 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...

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  Zoo Tycoon

  Windows XP/98/9520014.2/5 business simulation
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  The Oregon Trail

  DOS19904.2/5 life simulation
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  Caesar 2

  DOS19954.2/5 sandbox strategy, city building
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  Pharaoh

  Windows XP/98/951999protected4.2/5 sandbox strategy, city building
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  Air Traffic Controller

  DOS19854.2/5 civilian flight simulation, flight simulation, traffic and transportation
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  Capitalism Plus

  DOSWindows XP/98/951997protected4.2/5 business simulation
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  Free Enterprise

  Windows XP/98/9519964.2/5 business simulation

  Dehumanizing offices? Check. Depressing environment? Check. No windows in the whole place? Check. Good, I'm ready to exploit my workers and become great entrepreneur. All of this thanks to Free Enterprise, a simulation for Windows by Tsunami Media, published in 1996.

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  Zeus: Master of Olympus

  Windows XP/98/952000protected4.2/5 sandbox strategy, city building
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  Merchant Colony

  DOS19914.2/5 business simulation, turn-based tactics, kingdom simulation
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  Roller Coaster Tycoon

  Windows XP/98/951999protected4.2/5 sandbox strategy, business simulation
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  Railroad Tycoon 2

  Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac19984.2/5 traffic and transportation, business simulation

  Railroad Tycoon 2 is an abandoned train simulation game designed by Phil Steinmeyer, developed by Pop Software and released by Gathering of Developers for Windows, Linux and Mac in 1998. As the title suggests, Railroad Tycoon 2 is the sequel of the acclaimed train management simulation Railroad Tycoon designed by Sid Meier in 1990.

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  Roller Coaster Tycoon 2

  Windows XP/98/952002protected4.2/5 sandbox strategy, business simulation

  Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 is a simulation game developed by Chris Sawyer Productions and published by Infogrames. It was released in 2002 as the sequel to the original  classic Roller Coaster Tycoon. In Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 players take on the role of an amusement park manager and are tasked with designing, building, and managing their own th...

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  No Greater Glory

  DOSMac1991protected4.2/5 political simulation
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  Patrician

  DOS1992protected4.2/5 business simulation
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  The Oregon Trail Deluxe

  DOS19924.2/5 life simulation
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  Infiltrator

  DOS19874.2/5 flight simulation, third-person shooter