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 DSNintendo DSiiPod TouchiPhoneBREWSymbianWindows MobileBlackBerry
Statuses
Best Games in the Simulation genre of 2009 (Game released)
Simulation, Action, Shooter, Strategy, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Helicopters, Sandbox, Tanks, Online
Game released: PC → 31 July 2009
VGTimes:
8.0/10
Players:
7.5/10
Steam:
84/100
Metacritic:
77/100
This first- and third-person military simulation is set in the fictional post-Soviet state of Chernarus, where U.S. Marines become caught in a conflict over control...
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...
Strategy, God Simulator, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Simulation, Construction, Sandbox
Game released: PC, Mac, iPhone, iPod Touch, Windows Phone, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo DS, Wii, Nintendo 3DS → 5 June 2009
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
73/100
A life simulation set in an open world, where the player creates characters and guides their daily lives, relationships, and ambitions. Appearance and personality...
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, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Helicopters, Sandbox, Tanks, Tactics, Open world
Game released: PlayStation 3, PC, Xbox 360 → 14 January 2010
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
64/100
Metacritic:
76/100
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising is a tactical shooter with a first-person view, the events of which will tell about the military conflict on one of the islands...
Role-playing game, Simulation, Action, Warships / Submarines, First-person view, Third-person view, Top-down view
Game released: PC → 5 June 2009
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
76/100
Metacritic:
61/100
Corsairs: City of Lost Ships — The game begins on January 1, 1665. Two of the characters have the usual beginnings, left over from KVL (Corsairs Return of the...
Strategy, Simulation, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox, City Building, Construction
Game released: PC → 27 October 2009
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
81/100
A real-time strategy game about building castles, managing settlements and waging medieval siege warfare. Players gather resources, develop the economy, produce...
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Third-person view, Top-down view, Sandbox, Simulation, City Building
Game released: PC, Xbox 360 → 25 June 2010
Players:
10/10
Steam:
90/100
Metacritic:
77/100
A city-building strategy game about ruling a tropical island during the Cold War. The player takes the role of El Presidente and chooses whether to govern as a...
Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Role-playing game, Simulation
Game released: Wii, PC, PS Vita → 24 April 2009
Steam:
62/100
Metacritic:
75/100
This real-time fantasy strategy game follows a timid boy who finds a magical crown and becomes ruler of the kingdom of Alpoko. With Liam, Verde, and Howser the Bull...
Action, Simulation, Flight Simulator, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical
Game released: PC → 6 August 2010
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
62/100
Metacritic:
78/100
This historical flight simulator focuses on large-scale aerial battles of World War II and military operations across Europe. In Wings of Prey, players pilot...
Simulation, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical, Sandbox, Free game, Online
Game released: PC → 29 June 2009
Players:
10/10
Steam:
56/100
Metacritic:
77/100
A new generation flight simulator. The game events take place during the First World War. The theater of military operations is the Western Front. The events...
Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, City Building, Sandbox, Construction
Game released: PC → 23 October 2006
Players:
8/10
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
57/100
A real-time fantasy strategy game about castle building and warfare, drawing on medieval myths and legends. Its three campaigns span 24 missions, with players...
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...
Action, Shooter, Warships / Submarines, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical, Strategy, Simulation
Game released: Mac, PC, Xbox 360 → 8 October 2010
Players:
8.6/10
Steam:
68/100
Metacritic:
75/100
Battlestations: Pacific is a realistic military simulator with first and third person views. You have to go to the historical battlefields of World War II and lead...
Action, Shooter, Strategy, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Casual game, Science fiction, Simulation
Game released: Xbox 360, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 15 November 2010
This futuristic flight combat game follows an air campaign on the planet LV-115, where GALCOM forces battle the Gammulans. The player pilots a fighter and carries...
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...
