Simulation
The "simulator" type is assigned to two kinds of games. The first represents a simulator of something that does not have its own category. These can be simulators of a game developer, a hacker, a bear, a goat, a fashion designer, and others. The second type of games is of such a genre that can be either arcades (with simplified physics and controls) or simulators (with a focus on realism). For example, in the racing genre, there is Forza Motorsport 5, which is a simulator, and Forza Horizon, which is an arcade. The same applies to sports games.
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Best Games in the Simulation genre of 1996 (Game released)
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Cyberpunk, Adventure, Simulation
Game released: 3DO, DOS, FM Towns, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, PC, Mac, Linux → 26 January 1996
Players:
10/10
Steam:
94/100
This futuristic cyberpunk action game with puzzles follows Zak, an outlaw computer hacker who infiltrates a secret terrorist base in 2027 to steal a doomsday...
Game released: Acorn 32-bit, Amiga, DOS, Game Boy Advance, Mac, Nintendo 64, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, SEGA Saturn, SNES, PC, Windows 3.x → 1994
Players:
9/10
Metacritic:
62/100
This city-building simulator casts the player as a mayor responsible for creating and running a city. Attracting residents means developing housing, industry, mass...
Game released: DOS, FM Towns, Genesis, PC-98, PlayStation, Sharp X68000, SEGA Saturn, SNES, Wii, PC → 1995
Players:
10/10
Steam:
71/100
Uncharted Waters 2: New Horizons is a third-person simulator with a mixture of strategy and warship simulator from the developers of the studio KOEI Co., Ltd.. The...
Action, Strategy, Adventure, Simulation, Hunting / Fishing, In real time, First-person view, Sports game, Historical, Snowboard, Logic, Cyberpunk, Bicycles, Tactics
Game released: PC → 16 May 1996
Players:
7.4/10
Simulation, Action, Shooter, Strategy, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Helicopters, Puzzle, Sports game
Game released: Nintendo 64 → 1 March 1997
Players:
7/10
Metacritic:
80/100
Pilotwings 64 is a flight simulator set in a vast three-dimensional environment. Players control several types of aircraft and complete flight tests, earning pilot...