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.
Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Simulation, Farm Simulator, Cooperative (co-op)
November 22, 2021
Players:
7.2/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
75/100
Farming Simulator 22 is a continuation of the Farming Simulator line of annual farmer simulators. The new part has taken a big step forward: new crops and machines...
Action, Online, MMO, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical, Tanks, Free game, Simulation
August 15, 2013
VGTimes:
6.8/10
Players:
4.3/10
Steam:
72/100
Metacritic:
79/100
War Thunder combines aviation, tanks, and ships in one combat space, offering historically accurate models of equipment and realistic damage physics. It is the...
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, City Building, Sandbox, Exploration, Historical, Cooperative (co-op), Simulation
April 16, 2019
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
78/100
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...
Role-playing game, Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Free game, Exploration, Open world, Adventure
May 6, 2003
Players:
7.1/10
Steam:
72/100
Metacritic:
69/100
A space MMO set in a shared sandbox universe, EVE Online lets players choose their own pursuits and shape the history of New Eden. Everyone plays on the same...
Action, Strategy, Simulation, Warships / Submarines, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical
March 15, 2005
Players:
6.7/10
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
90/100
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...
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Online, Exploration, Cooperative (co-op), Historical, Medieval era
July 26, 2009
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
76/100
Anno 1404 — real-time exploration strategy for multiple players in a medieval setting. Classic city building...
Action, Simulation, Flight Simulator, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical
December 25, 2009
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
62/100
Metacritic:
78/100
This historical flight simulator focuses on large-scale aerial battles of World War II and military operations across Europe. In Wings of Prey, players pilot...
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Futurism (Future), City Building, Simulation
November 2, 2015
Players:
8.6/10
Steam:
69/100
Metacritic:
72/100
Anno 2205 is a futuristic real-time management strategy game. Like previous games in the series, the new game focuses on the economic component, thanks to which...
Simulation, Action, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Top-down view, Casual game
August 30, 2004
Players:
7.6/10
Steam:
94/100
18 Wheels of Steel: Pedal to the Metal is a realistic truck driver simulator with first and third person views. The game invites you to go to conquer America, where...
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), City Building, Simulation
November 17, 2011
VGTimes:
8.6/10
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
54/100
Metacritic:
83/100
Set in the near future, this economic city-building strategy depicts a world reshaped by climate change and rising sea levels. Players settle islands, build cities...
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Third-person view, Top-down view, Sandbox, Simulation, City Building
September 24, 2009
Players:
10/10
Steam:
90/100
Metacritic:
77/100
A city-building strategy game about ruling a tropical island during the Cold War. The player takes the role of El Presidente and chooses whether to govern as a...
Simulation, Action, Flight Simulator, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Space, Sandbox
October 16, 2008
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
83/100
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...
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Third-person view, Sandbox, City Building, Simulation
August 30, 2011
Players:
6.6/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
78/100
Tropico 4 is a continuation of the banana republic dictator simulator. You will take on the role of the newly elected El Presidente. The main task is to make candy...
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...
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