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 DSiPhoneCommodore 64BREWJ2MEDOSiPod ClassicAtari 2600
Statuses
Best Games in the Simulation genre of 2008
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...
Role-playing game, Simulation, Action, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, God Simulator, Open world
September 4, 2008
Players:
8.8/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
84/100
This evolution and civilization simulation follows a species from a single cell to spacefaring exploration. Progression spans five stages—Cell, Creature, Tribe...
Simulation, Action, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Space, Science fiction
November 3, 2004
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...
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...
Simulation, Action, Strategy, DLC, Warships / Submarines, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical
February 29, 2008
Players:
6.7/10
Silent Hunter 4: Wolves of the Pacific — U-Boat Missions — The simulator uses detailed and accurate 3D graphics to immerse the player in the environment...
Action, Shooter, Strategy, Warships / Submarines, Flight Simulator, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical, Simulation
January 30, 2007
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...
Strategy, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Business / Management, Helicopters, Sandbox, Tanks, Simulation, Grand strategy
October 11, 2004
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
78/100
Metacritic:
51/100
SuperPower 2 is a global real-time strategy with elements of a management simulator. In the game, you will control entire countries in three main aspects...
