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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Ocean Trader
DOS19954/5 business simulation
Oil Barons
DOS19923.9/5 business simulation
Oil Imperium
DOS19894/5 business simulation
Outpost
Windows 3.x19943.9/5 city building
Patrician
DOS1992protected4.2/5 business simulation
Patrician 2: Quest for Power
Windows XP/98/952000protected4.2/5 business simulation
Pharaoh
Windows XP/98/951999protected4.2/5 sandbox strategy, city building
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, ...
Pizza Tycoon
Windows XP/98/95DOSLinuxMac OS1994protected4/5 business simulation
Port Royale
Windows XP/98/952002protected4.1/5 business simulation
Ports of Call
DOS19894.1/5 business simulation
President Elect: 1988 Edition
DOS1987protected3.7/5 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 campaign managers in an effort to help their candidate win the election. Players can simulate U.S. presidential elect...
Princess Maker 2
DOS19934.1/5 life simulation, JRPG
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...
Project: Space Station
DOS19873.8/5 realistic space simulation, business simulation
Quandaries
DOS19973.5/5 life simulation
Rags to Riches
DOS19934/5 business simulation
Railroad Tycoon
DOSMac OS1990freeware4.1/5 business simulation
Railroad Tycoon 2
Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS19984.2/5 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.
Railroad Tycoon Deluxe
DOS19934.1/5 business simulation
Reelect JFK
Windows 3.x19943.2/5 political simulation
Rockstar!
DOS19894/5 business simulation, life simulation
Roller Coaster Tycoon
Windows XP/98/951999protected4.2/5 sandbox strategy, business simulation
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...
Santa Paravia en Fiumaccio
DOS19883.7/5 kingdom simulation
Seven Cities of Gold (Commemorative Edition)
DOS1993protected4/5
Shadow President
DOS19934.1/5 political simulation
Shadow President is a geopolitical simulation video game developed by DC True in 1993 for MS-DOS. In Shadow President, players take on the role of the President of the United States, tasked with managing both domestic and international affairs. The game provides a realistic simulation of the challenges faced by a world leader during the Cold War er...
Sid Meier's Covert Action
DOS1990protected4.1/5 political simulation
Sid Meier's Pirates!
DOS1987protected4.1/5
SimAnt: The Electronic Ant Colony
DOS19914.1/5
SimCity
DOSWindows 3.xWindows XP/98/951989protected4.1/5 sandbox strategy, city building
SimCity (or SimCity Classic) is a popular city building simulation in which you, the mayor of a city, have to build a metropolis from the ground up. You can build police and fire departments, assign industrial, residential or commercial areas, manage power distribution, build ports and airports. Grow your city from village to metropolis and try to ...