Simulation 2008 — top best games in the Simulation genre / Page 2

Endless Ocean - a game in the Simulation genre

Simulation, Warships / Submarines, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: Wii → 21 January 2008

Metacritic: 72/100

Endless Ocean is a scuba-diving simulation about exploring marine life, shipwrecks and underwater ruins at a relaxed pace. The player controls a diver who studies...

Thrillville: Off the Rails

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Board / Group Game

Game released: PlayStation 2, PSP, Wii, PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 24 January 2008

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 71/100

A theme park management simulator in which players build rides, interact with visitors, and complete missions tied together by a story. Conversations help advance...

Princess Maker 4

Simulation, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC, PSP, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS → 9 November 2007

Players: 10/10

Princess Maker 4 is a simulator with an admixture of anime or manga and fantasy games from the masters from the studios GeneX, Westone Co. and Ltd.. The game is...

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations

Simulation, Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

Game released: Nintendo DS, Wii → 3 October 2008

Metacritic: 74/100

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney — Trials and Tribulations — the game consists of 5 episodes that occur in chronological order. The fourth case, The Origins...

X3: Terran Conflict

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: 7.9/10

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...

City Life

Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 19 March 2008

Players: 6.5/10

Metacritic: 76/100

City Life — there are 6 socio-cultural groups. Being in a certain “stratum” directly depends on a resident’s income and lifestyle. Thus, the Intelligentsia...

Graveyard

Simulation, Third-person view, Walking Simulator, Indie

Game released: Android, iPhone, Mac, PC, Linux → 7 November 2011

Steam: 62/100

This short walking simulator follows an elderly woman visiting a graveyard. The player explores the grounds, can sit on a bench and listen to a song. Graveyard is...

RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Gold!

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Collection, Sandbox

Game released: PC → April 2008

RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Gold! is a first-person simulator with strategy, business simulator and sandbox elements from the studio Frontier Developments Ltd.. The game...

Oregon Trail (2009)

Arcade, Simulation, Action, Third-person view

Game released: Android, BREW, iPad, iPhone, J2ME, Nintendo DSi, Windows Mobile, Windows Phone → 28 October 2009

Oregon Trail (2009) is an arcade game with a third-person view with a mixture of simulator and action from the developers from the Gameloft Inc. studio. The game is...

Mystery Mansion Pinball

Simulation, Horror, Top-down view, Pinball

Game released: BlackBerry, iPod Classic, J2ME → 16 March 2009

Mystery Mansion Pinball is a top-down simulator with elements of horror and a pinball simulator from the developers from the Gameloft S.A. studio. The main...

SimCity 2000

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric

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...

Steel Fury: Kharkov 1942

Simulation, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical, Tanks, Survival

Game released: PC → 5 December 2008

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 73/100

Steel Fury: Kharkov 1942 is a tank simulator set during the May 1942 fighting around Kharkov, when a German counterattack encircled three Soviet armies. Its...

PAIN

Simulation, Third-person view, Action, Adventure, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 3, PC, Mac → 20 March 2008

Players: 10/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 71/100

A mountain-climbing simulator in which the protagonist ascends through a series of jumps, with failed attempts sending them back down. Players aim each leap...

Baja: Edge of Control

Simulation, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Sports game

Game released: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4 → 22 September 2008

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 64/100

BAJA: Edge of Control is an off-road racing simulation set across open landscapes with rugged, unpredictable terrain. Players compete in hill-climb, circuit and...

Bus Driver

Simulation, Third-person view, Indie

Game released: Mac, PC → 9 June 2011

Players: 5.3/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 61/100

A bus-driving simulator about transporting passengers along routes through a large city while keeping to a timetable and obeying traffic rules. Careful driving...

Zoo Tycoon 2

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Educational game (Education)

Game released: Mac, PC, Nintendo DS → 2 March 2009

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 66/100

A zoo management simulation in which players build enclosures and other structures, place animals, and oversee the zoo. The game features 30 animal species, a range...

Victorious Boxers: Revolution

Simulation, Action, First-person view, Sports game, Anime / Manga

Game released: Wii → 28 February 2008

Metacritic: 59/100

A boxing simulator viewed from behind the fighter, based on a manga about high school student Ippo Makunouchi’s path to the professional ring. In Victorious Boxers...

Fantasy Aquarium by DS

Simulation, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo DS → March 2008

Fantasy Aquarium by DS is a simulator with a third-person view from the masters from the Ertain Corporation studio. The game is published by Ertain Corporation...

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith

Simulation, Action, Music game, Third-person view

Game released: Mac, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, PC, Xbox 360 → 20 March 2009

Metacritic: 71/100

This music game follows Aerosmith’s career, from the band’s first gig to its rise to rock fame. Players perform as guitarists Joe Perry and Brad Whitford and...

Pitstop 2

Simulation, Racing, Third-person view

Game released: Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, iPad, PC Booter, TRS-80 CoCo, Wii → 1984

Pitstop 2 is a third-person simulator with racing elements from developers from the Synergistic Software, Inc. studio. The main publisher of the game is Epyx, Inc...

Road to Vegas

Simulation, Card game, Casino

Game released: Nintendo DS → 22 August 2008

Road to Vegas is a simulator with elements of a card game and a casino game from the studio Laughing Jackal Ltd.. The main publisher of the game is Midas...

SWAT 4 (Gold Edition)

Simulation, Action, Shooter, Strategy, First-person view, Collection

Game released: PC → 28 August 2008

Players: 8.2/10

SWAT 4 (Gold Edition) is a first-person simulator with action, shooter and strategy elements from Irrational Games LLC. The main publisher of the game is Sierra...

Meine Tierklinik: Lindas Sammelbox (Limitierte Auflage)

Simulation, Business / Management, Educational game (Education), Third-person view, Collection

Game released: PC → 28 November 2008

Meine Tierklinik: Lindas Sammelbox (Limitierte Auflage) is a third-person simulator with business simulation and educational game elements from the masters at...

Wildlife Park 2

Simulation, Business / Management, Strategy, Casual game

Game released: PC → 4 December 2008

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 71/100

This zoo-management simulator focuses on building a park and caring for its animals. The player can feed and treat animals, move them between enclosures, and...

Supermarket Mania

Simulation, Business / Management, Isometric

Game released: Android, iPad, iPhone, Mac, Nintendo DSi, PlayStation 3, PSP, PC → 30 June 2011

Supermarket Mania is an isometric simulator with a dash of business simulator from the masters at G5 Entertainment AB. The game is published by G5 Entertainment AB...

Silent Hunter: Wolves of the Pacific

Simulation, Action, Strategy, Warships / Submarines, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical

Game released: PC → 13 June 2008

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 79/100

This naval warfare simulation is set in the Pacific during World War II, with the player commanding U.S. submarines and their crews. Missions involve hunting enemy...

Princess Debut

Role-playing game, Simulation, Adventure, Music game, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Nintendo DS → August 2009

Princess Debut is an RPG with a mixture of simulation, adventure, music, anime/manga and fantasy from the masters at Cave Studio. The game is published by Cave...

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Island Thunder

Simulation, Action, Shooter, Strategy, In real time, First-person view, Tactics

Game released: PC, Xbox → 15 July 2008

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Island Thunder — 2010. Since Castro's death in 2006, the Cuban people have been ruled by increasingly incompetent thugs, but...

FIFA Manager 09

Simulation, Business / Management, Third-person view, Sports game, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 19 December 2008

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 69/100

FIFA Manager 09 — Managing a football club is not so much a business as it is an art. And you have to master it in all its subtleties. FIFA Manager 09 gives...

Frets on Fire

Simulation, Music game

Game released: Linux, Mac, PC → 3 August 2006

Frets on Fire is a simulator with elements of a music game from developers from the Unreal Voodoo studio. The game is published by Unreal...

Jam with the Band

Simulation, Music game, Sandbox

Game released: Nintendo DS → 21 May 2010

Jam with the Band is a simulator with elements of a music game and sandbox from the developers of the Nintendo SDD studio. The game is published by Nintendo. Jam...

ArmA: Armed Assault

Simulation, Shooter, First-person view, Sandbox, Open world, Action, Strategy

Game released: PC → 11 July 2008

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 68/100

Metacritic: 74/100

This first-person tactical military shooter with simulation elements takes place on the island of Sahrani, where large-scale conflicts unfold alongside...

AC/DC Live: Rock Band - Track Pack

Simulation, Action, DLC, Music game, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 → 23 January 2009

Metacritic: 62/100

An expansion for Rock Band, this standalone music game features live recordings by AC/DC. Its 18 tracks were specially remixed for the game by Mike...

Fish Tycoon

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Third-person view, Casual game

Game released: Android, BREW, iPhone, J2ME, Mac, Nintendo DS, Palm OS, PC, Windows Mobile → 24 September 2010

Players: 10/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 46/100

Fish Tycoon — real-time strategy with a third-person view and simulation elements. This is a virtual fish farming game. You will be able to breed and...

Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney

Simulation, Adventure, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

Game released: Nintendo DS, Android, iOS, Nintendo 3DS → 9 May 2008

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney — the fourth part of the adventure visual novel Ace Attorney will again introduce the public to four lawyers who must protect the...

Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection

Simulation, First-person view, Top-down view, Pinball

Game released: PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360, Nintendo 3DS → 26 February 2008

Metacritic: 82/100

This pinball simulation collection recreates eight Williams tables in 3D, including their visuals, sound effects, and gameplay. The line-up includes Gorgar, the...

Worldwide Soccer Manager 2008

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Third-person view, Top-down view, Sports game

Game released: Mac, PC, Xbox 360 → 19 October 2007

Metacritic: 86/100

Worldwide Soccer Manager 2008 — Completely updated for the new season with over 5,000 playing teams from over 50 countries. International team management has...

Sally's Spa

Simulation, Business / Management, Top-down view

Game released: Android, BlackBerry, BREW, iPhone, Mac, PC → 16 December 2009

Sally's Spa is a top-down simulator with business simulator elements from the developers at GamesCafe.com. The game is published by...

Rock Band (Special Edition)

Simulation, Action, Music game, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 → 18 December 2007

Rock Band (Special Edition) is a third-person simulator with a mixture of action and music game from Harmonix Music Systems, Inc.. The main publisher of the game is...

Descent: Freespace - Battle Pack

Simulation, Action, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Collection, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PC → 28 October 2008

Descent: Freespace — Battle Pack is a first-person simulator with a touch of action and flight simulator from the developers from the studio Volition, Inc...

Simulation

Best Games in the Simulation genre of 2008 (Game released)