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 (Game released)
Action, Strategy, Simulation, Warships / Submarines, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical
Game released: PC → 13 June 2008
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
Game released: Mac, PC → 3 June 2009
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
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...
Simulation, Action, Flight Simulator, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Space, Sandbox
Game released: Mac, PC, Linux → 17 November 2009
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
Game released: PC → 13 June 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
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...
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...
Strategy, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Business / Management, Helicopters, Sandbox, Tanks, Simulation, Grand strategy
Game released: PC → 29 July 2008
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...
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Third-person view, Isometric, City Building, Simulation
Game released: PC → 5 March 2009
Players:
5.5/10
Steam:
76/100
Metacritic:
72/100
A strategy and city-building game about governing a Roman province during the Roman Empire. The player leads one of five noble families, each with distinct...
Game released: Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Classic, J2ME, PlayStation 3, PSP, Wii, Windows Mobile, Xbox 360 → 25 January 2011
Metacritic:
57/100
A tower defense strategy game about protecting crystal reserves from advancing monster hordes. In Crystal Defenders, players place characters representing jobs from...
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...
