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 1998 (Game released)
Simulation, Action, Shooter, Strategy, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Science fiction, Space
Game released: PC → 1998
Steam:
55/100
This space action game with strategy elements follows X-COM's fight against aliens threatening Earth and its mining operations beyond the planet. The player...
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...
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars, Simulation, Science fiction
Game released: Nintendo 64, PC → 27 August 1999
Players:
5.2/10
Steam:
73/100
Metacritic:
85/100
This arcade space shooter set in the Star Wars universe follows the Rebel Alliance’s fight against the Galactic Empire after the destruction of the first Death...
Simulation, Strategy, Warships / Submarines, Business / Management, Educational game (Education), First-person view, Top-down view
Game released: PC → 24 August 1998
Titanic: Challenge of Discovery is a first-person simulator with elements of strategy, warship simulator, business simulator and educational game from the...
Simulation, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Space, Science fiction
Game released: Amiga, PC → 2001
Steam:
77/100
This space combat simulator follows the war between the Galactic Terran Alliance and the Shivans, a race that appears without warning and possesses technology far...
Simulation, Strategy, Educational game (Education), Isometric, Top-down view, Puzzle, Board / Group Game, Chess game
Game released: PC → 6 January 1999
USCF Chess (1998) is an isometric simulation game with a mixture of strategy, educational game, puzzle and chess games from the developers of Indigo Moon...
