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This is a list of notable simulation games for all video game platforms.
Battle simulators
[edit]Biological simulation
[edit]- Catlateral Damage
- Creatures series
- Dragonseeds
- Dragon Throne: Battle of Red Cliffs
- E.V.O.: Search for Eden
- Eco
- Empire of the Ants (2000)
- Empire of the Ants (2024)
- Evolution: The Game of Intelligent Life
- Goat Simulator 3[3]
- Lion
- Monster Rancher series
- Nanocrafter
- Niche – a genetics survival game
- Odell Lake
- Saurian (video game)
- Science Horizons Survival
- Seventh Cross Evolution
- SimAnt
- SimEarth: The Living Planet
- SimLife
- Spore[5]
- Star Wars Episode I: The Gungan Frontier
- Wolf
Social simulation
[edit]- Aa Yakyū Jinsei Itchokusen
- Alter Ego
- America Daitōryō Senkyo
- Animal Crossing series[6]
- Chibi-Robo! series
- Crime and Punishment
- Desperate Housewives: The Game
- Executive Suite
- GiFTPiA
- Gossip
- Jones in the Fast Lane
- Little Computer People
- Paralives[9]
- Real Lives
- The Sims series
- The Sims (2000)
- The Sims: Livin' Large (2000)
- The Sims: House Party (2001)
- The Sims: Hot Date (2001)
- The Sims: Vacation (2002)
- The Sims: Unleashed (2002)
- The Sims: Superstar (2003)
- The Sims: Makin' Magic(2003)
- The Sims 2 (2004)
- The Sims 2: University (2005)
- The Sims 2: Nightlife (2005)
- The Sims 2: Open for Business (2006)
- The Sims 2: Pets (2006)
- The Sims 2: Seasons (2007)
- The Sims 2: Bon Voyage (2007)
- The Sims 2: FreeTime (2008)
- The Sims 2: Apartment Life (2009)
- The Sims 3 (2009)
- The Sims 3: World Adventures (2009)
- The Sims 3: Ambitions (2010)
- The Sims 3: Late Night (2010)
- The Sims 3: Generations (2011)
- The Sims 3: Pets (2011)
- The Sims 3: Showtime (2012)
- The Sims 3: Supernatural (2012)
- The Sims 3: Seasons (2012)
- The Sims 3: University Life (2012)
- The Sims 3: Island Paradise (2013)
- The Sims 3: Into the Future (2013)
- The Sims 4 (2014)
- The Sims 4: Get to Work (2015)
- The Sims 4: Get Together (2015)
- The Sims 4: City Living (2016)
- The Sims 4: Cats & Dogs (2017)
- The Sims 4: Seasons (2018)
- The Sims 4: Get Famous (2018)
- The Sims 4: Island Living (2019)
- The Sims 4: Discover University (2019)
- The Sims 4: Eco Lifestyle (2020)
- The Sims 4: Snowy Escape (2020)
- The Sims (2000)
- Singles series
- Space Colony
- Trust & Betrayal: The Legacy of Siboot
- Stardew Valley[10]
- Viva Piñata series
- Viva Piñata (2006)
- Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise (2008)
- Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise (2008)
- Wall Street Kid[11]
Construction and management simulation
[edit]Business simulation
[edit]- Virtonomics series
Airport management
[edit]City-building
[edit]- Anno (series)
- (1998) Anno 1602 (in the US and Australia released as 1602 A.D.)
- (2003) Anno 1503 (known in the US as 1503 A.D.: The New World)
- (2006) Anno 1701
- (2007) Anno 1701: The Sunken Dragon
- (2007) Anno 1701: Dawn of Discovery
- (2009) Anno 1404, known in North America as Dawn of Discovery
- (2009) Anno 1404: Venice
- (2009) Anno: Create A New World
- (2011) Anno 2070
- (2013) Anno Online
- (2015) Anno 2205
- (2019) Anno 1800
- (2025) Anno 117: Pax Romana
- Caesar series
- Cities XL series
- Cities: Skylines (2015)[12][13]
- Cities: Skylines II (2023)[14]
- Construction Simulator (2015)
- Constructor – PC (1997)
- Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom
- Immortal Cities: Children of the Nile
- Islanders – PC (2019)
- Pharaoh
- RimWorld[15]
- The Settlers series
- The SimCity series – PC (1989–present)
- Surviving Mars – 2018[16]
- Outpost
- Outpost 2
- Townscaper – 2020
- Utopia: The Creation of a Nation – 1991
- Zeus: Master of Olympus
God games
[edit]- Black & White – 2001
- Black and White 2 – 2005
- Dyson Sphere Program – 2021
- From Dust
- Godus
- Reus – 2013
- Reus 2 – 2024
Government simulation
[edit]- Balance of Power
- Commander in Chief
- Masters of the World (video game)
- CyberJudas
- Democracy series
- eRepublik[17]
- Floor 13
- Geo Political Simulator series
- Global Domination
- Hidden Agenda
- President Elect
- President Forever 2008 + Primaries
- The Cardinal of the Kremlin
- The Global Dilemma: Guns or Butter
- The Political Machine
- Tropico series
- Europa Universalis series
- Superpower series
Sports management
[edit]Baseball
[edit]- Baseball Mogul series
- Diamond Mind Baseball series
- MicroLeague Baseball
- Out of the Park Baseball series
- PureSim Baseball series
Cricket
[edit]Football (American)
[edit]- Football Mogul series
- Front Office Football series
- Front Page Sports Football
- Madden NFL series
- NFL Head Coach[31]
- Retro Bowl[32]
Football (Association)
[edit]- Championship Manager series
- FIFA Manager series[33]
- Football Manager series[34]
Hockey
[edit]Horse racing
[edit]Racing
[edit]- Formula One series
- F1 series (Codemasters)
- Grand Prix Manager series
- Motorsport Manager[38]
Miscellaneous
[edit]- Blockland
- Blocksworld
- Chaos League
- Extreme Warfare / Extreme Wrestling
- FortressCraft
- Gladius
- Minecraft[39]
- Luanti (Free and open source clone of Minecraft)[40]
- Prison Architect
- Prison Architect 2 (unreleased)
- Roblox[41]
- Title Bout Championship Boxing
- Total Miner
Vehicle simulation
[edit]Bus simulation
[edit]Car simulation
[edit]Racing simulation
[edit]- ARCA Sim Racing
- Assetto Corsa Series
- Codemasters F1 Series
- Colin McRae Rally Series
- Dirt Series
- EA Sports F1 Series
- Enthusia Professional Racing
- Forza Motorsport Series
- Geoff Crammond's Grand Prix Series
- Gran Turismo Series
- Grand Prix Legends
- GT Legends
- GTR Series
- Indianapolis 500: The Simulation
- IndyCar Racing Series
- iRacing.com[43]
- Live For Speed
- NASCAR Racing Series
- NASCAR Racing
- NASCAR Racing 2
- NASCAR Grand National Series Expansion Pack
- NASCAR Legends
- NASCAR Racing 1999 Edition
- NASCAR Craftsman Truck Racing
- NASCAR Racing 3
- NASCAR Racing 4
- NASCAR Racing 2002 Season
- NASCAR Racing 2003 Season
- NASCAR Heat Series
- netKar Pro
- Project CARS series
- Need for Speed Series
- RACE Series
- Raceroom Racing Experience
- Rally Championship Series
- Real Racing Series
- rFactor Series
- Richard Burns Rally
Miscellaneous
[edit]Farming Simulation
[edit]Flight simulation
[edit]- Ace Combat series
- Su-27 Flanker (video game)
- Flanker 2.0
- Flanker 2.5
- Lock On: Modern Air Combat
- Digital Combat Simulator
- Falcon series
- FlightGear
- Fly! series
- Flight Unlimited series
- IL-2 Sturmovik series
- Kerbal Space Program
- Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator series
- SubLogic Flight Simulator series
- Microsoft Flight Simulator series
- Flight Simulator 1.0
- Flight Simulator 2.0
- Flight Simulator 3.0
- Flight Simulator 4.0
- Flight Simulator 5.0
- Flight Simulator 5.1
- Flight Simulator 95
- Flight Simulator 98
- Flight Simulator 2000
- Flight Simulator 2002
- Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight
- Microsoft Flight Simulator X
- Microsoft Flight
- Flight Simulator 2020
- Microsoft Space Simulator
- X-Plane series
Motorcycle simulation
[edit]Submarine simulation
[edit]- 688 Attack Sub
- Jane's Combat Simulations: 688(I) Hunter/Killer
- Aces of the Deep
- AquaNox
- Barotrauma
- Dangerous Waters
- Enigma: Rising Tide
- Gato (computer game)
- The Hunt for Red October (1987)
- Red Storm Rising
- SSN-21 Seawolf
- Shells of Fury
- Silent Hunter
- Silent Hunter II
- Silent Hunter III
- Silent Hunter 4: Wolves of the Pacific
- Silent Hunter 4: The U-Boat Missions (add-on expansion pack)
- Silent Hunter 5: Battle of the Atlantic
- Silent Service (video game)
- Silent Service II
- Silent Steel
- Sub Battle Simulator
- Sub Command
- Tom Clancy's SSN
- Treasures of the Deep
- WolfPack
- Sub Hunt
Ship simulation
[edit]Tank simulation
[edit]- World War II Online (2001–2012, virtual battlefield)
- M4 (1992)
- Panzer Front
- Steel Beasts
- Steel Fury
- Wild Metal Country (A.K.A. Wild Metal)
- World of Tanks
- War Thunder
Train simulations
[edit]Truck simulation
[edit]- 18 Wheels of Steel series
- American Truck Simulator
- Hard Truck series
- King of the Road
- Euro Truck Simulator
- Euro Truck Simulator 2
- German Truck Simulator
- UK Truck Simulator
- Rig 'n' Roll
- Rigs of Rods
- Street Cleaning Simulator
- Spintires
- MudRunner
- SnowRunner
Miscellaneous
[edit]Other simulations
[edit]Programming games
[edit]Trade simulation
[edit]- Discovery: In the Steps of Columbus
- Drug Dealer Simulator
- High Seas Trader
- Merchant Prince series
- The Patrician
- Patrician II: Quest for Power
- Patrician III
- Port Royale: Gold, Power and Pirates
- Port Royale 2
- Port Royale 3: Pirates & Merchants
- Port Royale 4
- Potion Craft
- Schedule I
- Uncharted Waters series
- Trade Empires
Photo simulation
[edit]- Afrika (PlayStation 3)[44]
- Pokémon Snap (Nintendo 64)[45]
- Flock Around (Windows; MacOS)[46]
- Gekibo: Gekisha Boy (PC Engine)
- The Cameraman: Gekisha Boy Omakefu (PlayStation)
- Polaroid Pete (PlayStation 2)[47]
- Rilakkuma na Mainichi (Game Boy Advance)
- Wild Earth: African Safari (Wii)[48]
- Sea Life Safari (Xbox 360)
Medical simulation
[edit]Motion simulators with screens
[edit]See also
[edit]References
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