Best Simulator Games for Low-End PC
Simulator games allow gamers to take on an interesting, yet quite simple role: an airplane pilot, a train driver, a bus driver, or even a farmer. Often, such simulators require a large amount of resources and new hardware, mainly due to the size of the game world, which is why many of them do not run on older PCs.
This list includes all simulators that will work well on low-end computers and laptops, regardless of their release year and gameplay features.
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, City Building, Sandbox, Exploration, Historical, Cooperative (co-op)
April 16, 2019
Players:
8.4/10
Metacritic:
81/100
Anno 1800 is a new game in the real-time management strategy series Anno. The events unfold at the dawn of the industrial age, during the times of great...
Action, Online, MMO, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical, Tanks, Free game
August 15, 2013
VGTimes:
6.8/10
Players:
4.3/10
Metacritic:
79/100
War Thunder combines aviation, tanks, and ships in one combat space, offering historically accurate models of technology and realistic damage physics. It is the...
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Online, Exploration, Cooperative (co-op), Historical, Medieval era
July 26, 2009
Players:
8.1/10
Anno 1404 — real-time exploration strategy for multiple players in a medieval setting. Classic city building...
Role-playing game, Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Free game
May 6, 2003
Players:
7.2/10
Metacritic:
69/100
Action, Strategy, Simulation, Warships / Submarines, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical
March 15, 2005
Players:
7.1/10
Silent Hunter 3 — the player is given command of a German submarine from the Second World War. The game includes 5 training missions, a dynamic campaign and...
Simulation, Action, Flight Simulator, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)
October 16, 2008
Players:
7.7/10
Metacritic:
73/100
X3: Terran Conflict is a continuation of the global management strategy in a sci-fi setting. The events of the game take place back in 2938, where the greatest...
Simulation, Action, Flight Simulator, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical
December 25, 2009
Players:
7.8/10
Metacritic:
78/100
Strategy, DLC, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Business / Management, Third-person view, Isometric, Sandbox
December 1, 2007
Players:
8.7/10
Anno 1701: The Sunken Dragon — The main difference from the main game is a campaign of eleven missions in which you have to help your friend Finn Hallqvist...