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.
Years
Platforms
PlayStation 3PlayStation 2Xbox 360PSPWiiNintendo DSGame Boy AdvanceBREWJ2MESymbianDOSPalm OSWindows MobileArcade
Statuses
Best Games in the Simulation genre of 2007 (Game released)
Role-playing game, Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Free game, Exploration, Open world, Adventure
Game released: PC → 16 February 2009
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...
Adventure, First-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Adult game, Visual novel, Casual game, Simulation
Game released: Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, PSP, PC → 20 September 2001
Players:
6.8/10
Steam:
98/100
Air is a first-person adventure with anime/manga, fantasy, adult, and visual novel elements from Key Studio. The game is published by Visual...
Simulation, Action, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Space, Science fiction
Game released: PC → 24 January 2008
Players:
8.6/10
Steam:
66/100
Metacritic:
77/100
This real-time tactical space simulator follows a conflict between megacorporations at the dawn of the 22nd century. A discovery on the edge of the Solar System...
Action, Shooter, Strategy, Warships / Submarines, Flight Simulator, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical, Simulation
Game released: Mac, PC, Xbox 360 → 14 August 2008
Players:
5.5/10
Steam:
78/100
Metacritic:
75/100
A military action and strategy game about air, sea, and undersea battles in the Pacific theater of World War II. Its campaigns span the events from Pearl Harbor...
Simulation, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Space, Science fiction
Game released: PC → 28 October 2008
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
78/100
Metacritic:
91/100
Freespace 2 is a space simulator that will allow you to try yourself as a space pilot and fight with aliens. The events of the game begin two years after the Great...
