Simulation
Years
Platforms
PlayStation 3PlayStation 2Xbox 360PSPWiiNintendo DSiPhoneCommodore 64BREWJ2MEDOSiPod ClassicAtari 2600
Statuses
Best Games in the Simulation genre of 2008 for PC
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: PC → 19 December 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...
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...
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...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Third-person view, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Simulation, Tactics
Game released: PC → 26 February 2008
Players:
9.4/10
Steam:
77/100
Metacritic:
41/100
Brigade E5: New Alliance is a tactical role-playing strategy with turn-based battles and an isometric camera view. The game includes three storylines and...
Simulation, Action, Flight Simulator, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Space, Sandbox
Game released: PC → 25 December 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, Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Tactics, Cooperative (co-op), Indie
Game released: PC → 4 December 2008
Players:
7.2/10
Steam:
88/100
Metacritic:
84/100
DEFCON is a real-time strategy game simulating global nuclear war during the Cold War. From an underground bunker, a general must destroy the enemy population while...
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...
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...
Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Sandbox
Game released: PC → 8 August 2008
Players:
7.7/10
Metacritic:
45/100
This medieval real-time strategy game continues the gameplay of Stronghold Crusader. Players take part in large-scale battles, use new outposts, and master tactical...
Simulation, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Space, Science fiction
Game released: PC → 3 July 2008
Steam:
77/100
This space combat simulator follows the war between the Galactic Terran Alliance and the Shivans, a race that appears without warning and possesses technology far...
Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Sandbox, Trains, City Building, Construction
Game released: PC → 3 April 2009
Players:
2.4/10
Steam:
52/100
This business simulation focuses on running a railway company and developing the city around its network. The player lays tracks, sets train schedules, constructs...
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...
