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Biological simulation

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Catlateral Damage ''Catlateral Damage'' is a first-person video game in which the player plays as a cat. The goal of the game is to knock as many of the player character's owner's belongings onto the floor as possible.
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Creatures Creature often refers to: * An animal, monster, or Extraterrestrial life, alien Creature or creatures may also refer to: Film and television * Creature (1985 film), ''Creature'' (1985 film), a 1985 science fiction film by William Malone * Creat ...
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Dragonseeds ''Dragonseeds'', released in Japan as , is a video game where the player must clone a dragon and train it to fight. The player gets to choose from five basic dragon types and two secret dragons. The game also allows the player to receive extra drag ...
'' * '' Dragon Throne: Battle of Red Cliffs'' * '' E.V.O.: Search for Eden'' * '' Eco'' * '' Empire of the Ants'' * '' Evolution: The Game of Intelligent Life'' * ''
Lion The lion (''Panthera leo'') is a large Felidae, cat of the genus ''Panthera'' native to Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body; short, rounded head; round ears; and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail. It is sexually dimorphi ...
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Monster Rancher 2 ''Monster Rancher 2'', known in Japan as , is a 1999 PlayStation video game, and the second installment in the '' Monster Rancher'' series. It is the first game in the franchise to be released in Europe and PAL region, where it was published i ...
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Monster Rancher Battle Card Game ''Monster Rancher Battle Card GB'', known in Japan as is a handheld game released in 1999 for the Nintendo Game Boy Color system. It is the first game in Tecmo's ''Monster Rancher Battle Card'' series, featuring a card game incorporating the popu ...
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Monster Rancher 3 ''Monster Rancher 3'' (known in Japan as ) is the third game in Tecmo's '' Monster Rancher'' series. It is the first game in the series for the PlayStation 2. Gameplay This game uses cel-shaded graphics to give the game a more cartoon-like feel. ...
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Monster Rancher 4 ''Monster Rancher 4'' (known in Japan as ) is a monster breeding and management game that was released by Tecmo for the PlayStation 2 The PlayStation 2 (PS2) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. ...
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Monster Rancher EVO ''Monster Rancher EVO'' ( in Japan) is a PlayStation 2 The PlayStation 2 (PS2) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on 4 March 2000, in North America on 26 October 2 ...
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Monster Rancher Advance ''Monster Rancher Advance'' (known in Japan as ) is the first of the '' Monster Rancher'' games to be released on Game Boy Advance. Gameplay Similar to the other Monster Rancher games, gameplay revolves around creating, raising, and fighting mon ...
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Monster Rancher Advance 2 ''Monster Rancher Advance 2'' (known in Japan as ) is the second of the '' Monster Rancher'' games to be released on Game Boy Advance. It is the sequel to '' Monster Rancher Advance''. Gameplay Gameplay in ''Monster Rancher Advance 2'' involves ...
'' * Niche – a genetics survival game * '' Odell Lake'' * ''
Saurian (video game) ''Saurian'' is an upcoming Survival game, survival Simulation video game, simulation video game developed and published by American studio Urvogel Games for Microsoft Windows. It focuses upon accurately simulating the natural ecosystem of the Hell ...
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Seventh Cross Evolution ''Seventh Cross: Evolution'', known in Japan as simply , is a video game for the Sega Dreamcast video game console. It was released in Japan on December 23, 1998. A sequel titled ''Ninth Will'' was announced shortly after the game's North Americ ...
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SimAnt ''SimAnt: The Electronic Ant Colony'' is a 1991 life simulation video game by Maxis and the company's third product, focusing on ants. It was designed by Will Wright. In 1992, it was named "Best Simulation Game" at the Software Publishers Assoc ...
'' * '' SimEarth: The Living Planet'' * ''
SimLife ''SimLife: The Genetic Playground'' is a video game produced by Maxis in 1992. The concept of the game is to simulate an ecosystem; players may modify the genetics of the plants and animals that inhabit the virtual world. The point of this game is ...
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Spore In biology, a spore is a unit of sexual or asexual reproduction that may be adapted for dispersal and for survival, often for extended periods of time, in unfavourable conditions. Spores form part of the life cycles of many plants, algae, ...
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Wolf The wolf (''Canis lupus''; : wolves), also known as the gray wolf or grey wolf, is a large canine native to Eurasia and North America. More than thirty subspecies of ''Canis lupus'' have been recognized, and gray wolves, as popularly u ...
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Social simulation

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Aa Yakyū Jinsei Itchokusen This is a list of games for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) home video game console. Some games have been officially licensed by Nintendo, and some are unlicensed. The final licensed NES game released was the PAL-exclusive '' The L ...
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Alter Ego An alter ego (Latin for "other I", "doppelgänger") means an alternate self, which is believed to be distinct from a person's normal or true original personality. Finding one's alter ego will require finding one's other self, one with a differe ...
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Animal Crossing is a social simulation video game series developed and published by Nintendo. The series was conceptualized and created by Katsuya Eguchi and Hisashi Nogami. In ''Animal Crossing'', the player character is a human who lives in a village inh ...
'' series *'' Chibi-Robo!'' series **'' Chibi-Robo!'' **'' Chibi-Robo!: Park Patrol'' * ''
Crime and Punishment ''Crime and Punishment'' ( pre-reform Russian: ; post-reform rus, Преступление и наказание, Prestupléniye i nakazániye, prʲɪstʊˈplʲenʲɪje ɪ nəkɐˈzanʲɪje) is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. ...
'' * '' Desperate Housewives: The Game'' * ''
Executive Suite An executive suite in its most general definition is a collection of offices or rooms—or suite—used by top managers of a business—or executives. Over the years, this general term has taken on a variety of specific meanings. Corporate offi ...
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Gossip Gossip is idle talk or rumour, especially about the personal or private affairs of others; the act is also known as dishing or tattling. Gossip is a topic of research in evolutionary psychology, which has found gossip to be an important mean ...
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Jones in the Fast Lane ''Jones in the Fast Lane'' is a social simulation game for MS-DOS compatible operating systems. It was developed and published by Sierra Entertainment in 1991. Using a board game motif, the objective is to attain certain amounts of money, happin ...
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Little Computer People ''Little Computer People'', also called ''House-on-a-Disk'', is a social simulation game released in 1985 by Activision for the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST and Apple II. An Amiga version was released in 1987. Two Japanese ...
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The Sims ''The Sims'' is a series of life simulation video games developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. The franchise has sold nearly 200 million copies worldwide, and it is one of the best-selling video game series of all time. The games ...
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The Sims ''The Sims'' is a series of life simulation video games developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. The franchise has sold nearly 200 million copies worldwide, and it is one of the best-selling video game series of all time. The games ...
'' (2000) *** '' The Sims: Livin' Large'' (2000) *** '' The Sims: House Party'' (2001) *** '' The Sims: Hot Date'' (2001) *** '' The Sims: Vacation'' (2002) *** '' The Sims: Unleashed'' (2002) *** '' The Sims: Superstar'' (2003) *** '' The Sims: Makin' Magic''(2003) ** ''
The Sims 2 ''The Sims 2'' is a 2004 strategic life simulation video game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. It is the second major title in ''The Sims'' series, and is the sequel to ''The Sims.'' The game was released for Microsoft Windo ...
'' (2004) *** '' The Sims 2: University'' (2005) *** '' The Sims 2: Nightlife'' (2005) *** '' The Sims 2: Open for Business'' (2006) *** '' The Sims 2: Pets'' (2006) *** '' The Sims 2: Seasons'' (2007) *** '' The Sims 2: Bon Voyage'' (2007) *** '' The Sims 2: FreeTime'' (2008) *** '' The Sims 2: Apartment Life'' (2009) ** '' The Sims 3'' (2009) *** '' The Sims 3: World Adventures'' (2009) *** '' The Sims 3: Ambitions'' (2010) *** '' The Sims 3: Late Night'' (2010) *** '' The Sims 3: Generations'' (2011) *** '' The Sims 3: Pets'' (2011) *** '' The Sims 3: Showtime'' (2012) *** '' The Sims 3: Supernatural'' (2012) *** '' The Sims 3: Seasons'' (2012) *** '' The Sims 3: University Life'' (2012) *** '' The Sims 3: Island Paradise'' (2013) *** '' The Sims 3: Into the Future'' (2013) ** ''
The Sims 4 ''The Sims 4'' is a social simulation game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. It is the fourth major title in ''The Sims'' series, and is the sequel to '' The Sims 3'' (2009). The game was released in North America on Septem ...
'' (2014) *** '' The Sims 4: Get to Work'' (2015) *** '' The Sims 4: Get Together'' (2015) *** '' The Sims 4: City Living'' (2016) *** '' The Sims 4: Cats & Dogs'' (2017) *** '' The Sims 4: Seasons'' (2018) *** '' The Sims 4: Get Famous'' (2018) *** '' The Sims 4: Island Living'' (2019) *** '' The Sims 4: Discover University'' (2019) *** '' The Sims 4: Eco Lifestyle'' (2020) *** '' The Sims 4: Snowy Escape'' (2020) * Singles series ** '' Singles: Flirt Up Your Life'' ** '' Singles 2: Triple Trouble'' * '' Space Colony'' * '' Trust & Betrayal: The Legacy of Siboot'' *
Stardew Valley ''Stardew Valley'' is a simulation role-playing video game developed by Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone. Players take the role of a character who takes over their deceased grandfather's dilapidated farm in a place known as Stardew Valley. The game wa ...
* Viva Piñata series ** '' Viva Piñata'' (2006) ** '' Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise'' (2008) ** '' Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise'' (2008) * ''
Wall Street Kid ''Wall Street Kid'' is a video game released by SOFEL for the NES. It was originally released in Japan as , which was the sequel to ''The Money Game''. The storylines of the two versions are different but the layout and the scheme of the offic ...
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Construction and management simulation


Business simulation

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Airport management

* ''Airline Tycoon'' (series) ** (1998) ''Airline Tycoon'' ** (2001) ''Airline Tycoon First Class'' ** (2002) ''Airline Tycoon Evolution'' ** (2003) ''Airline Tycoon Deluxe'' ** (2011) ''Airline Tycoon 2'' * '' SimPort''


City-building

* ''Anno'' (series) ** (1998) ''
Anno 1602 ''Anno 1602: Creation of a New World'', entitled ''1602 A.D.'' in North America, is a 1998 construction and management video game developed by Max Design and published by Sunflowers Interactive. Set in the early modern period, it requires the ...
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Anno 1503 ''Anno 1503: The New World'' (released as ''1503 A.D.: The New World'' in North America) is a 2002 construction and management simulation video game developed by Austrian developer Max Design and published by Sunflowers Interactive. Part of the ...
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Anno 1701 ''Anno 1701'', also marketed as ''1701 A.D.'', is a real-time strategy and city-building game, city building video game, part of the Anno (series), ''Anno'' series. It is developed by Related Designs and published by Sunflowers Interactive Ente ...
'' ** (2007) '' Anno 1701: The Sunken Dragon'' ** (2007) '' Anno 1701: Dawn of Discovery'' ** (2009) ''
Anno 1404 ''Anno 1404'', known as ''Dawn of Discovery'' in North America, is a city-building and economic simulation game with real-time strategy elements, part of the ''Anno'' series. Released in 2009, it was developed by Related Designs, produced by ...
'', known in North America as ''Dawn of Discovery'' ** (2009) '' Anno 1404: Venice'' ** (2009) '' Anno: Create A New World'' ** (2011) ''
Anno 2070 ''Anno 2070'' is a city-building and economic simulation game, with real-time strategy elements. It is the 5th game of the ''Anno'' series. It was released on 17 November 2011, and was co-developed by the German studios Related Designs and Blu ...
'' ** (2013) '' Anno Online'' ** (2015) '' Anno 2205'' ** (2019) '' Anno 1800'' * Cities XL series **'' Cities XL'' ** ''
Cities XL 2011 ''Cities XL 2011'' is a city simulator developed by Focus Home Interactive. ''Cities XL 2011'' is the second game in the ''Cities XL'' franchise. The game focuses on a single-player mode, and was released on October 14, 2010. New features inclu ...
'' ** '' Cities XL 2012'' * '' Cities: Skylines'' (2015) * '' Constructor (video game)'' – PC (1997) * '' Islanders (video game)'' – PC (2019) * '' RimWorld'' * The
SimCity ''SimCity'' is an open-ended city-building video game series originally designed by Will Wright. The first game in the series, '' SimCity'', was published by Maxis in 1989 and were followed by several sequels and many other spin-off "''Si ...
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SimCity ''SimCity'' is an open-ended city-building video game series originally designed by Will Wright. The first game in the series, '' SimCity'', was published by Maxis in 1989 and were followed by several sequels and many other spin-off "''Si ...
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SimCity 2000 ''SimCity 2000'' is a city-building simulation video game jointly developed by Will Wright and Fred Haslam of Maxis. It is the successor to '' SimCity Classic'' and was released for Apple Macintosh personal computers in 1993, after which it wa ...
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SimCity 4 ''SimCity 4'' is a city-building game, city-building Construction and management simulation games, simulation Personal computer game, computer game developed by Maxis, a subsidiary of Electronic Arts. It was released on January 14, 2003. It is t ...
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Surviving Mars ''Surviving Mars'' is a city building survival video game initially developed by the Bulgarian studio Haemimont Games, and later by Abstraction Games, and published by Paradox Interactive. It was released on Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, Play ...
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Outpost 2 ''Outpost 2: Divided Destiny'' is a real-time strategy computer game developed by Dynamix, released in 1997 by Sierra Entertainment. It reuses and refines some of the concepts from the original '' Outpost'', but there is no direct continuity betw ...
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Townscaper ''Townscaper'' is an indie city builder video game. It was released for PC and Mac on the Steam platform in August 2021 by developer Oskar Stålberg. A port to the Nintendo Switch was released in August 2021, alongside which the Steam version l ...
'' – 2020 * '' Utopia: The Creation of a Nation'' – 1991


God games

*'' Black & White'' – 2001 *'' Black and White 2'' – 2005 *''
Dyson Sphere Program ''Dyson Sphere Program'' is a factory simulation game developed by Youthcat Studio released for Microsoft Windows in January 2021 in early access. Gameplay ''Dyson Sphere Program'' takes place in a futurist science fiction where a society exis ...
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Godus ''Godus'' is a god video game developed by the independent company 22cans and published by DeNA. The company launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds and met their funding goal of () on 20 December 2012. ''Godus'' was designed by Peter ...
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Reus Reus () is the capital of Baix Camp, in the province of Tarragona, in Catalonia, Spain. The area has always been an important producer of wines and spirits, and gained continental importance at the time of the Phylloxera plague. Nowadays it is k ...
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Government simulation

* '' Balance of Power'' * '' Commander in Chief'' * '' Masters of the World (video game)'' * '' CyberJudas'' * ''Democracy series'' ** ''
Democracy Democracy (From grc, δημοκρατία, dēmokratía, ''dēmos'' 'people' and ''kratos'' 'rule') is a form of government in which people, the people have the authority to deliberate and decide legislation ("direct democracy"), or to choo ...
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Democracy 3 ''Democracy'' is a government simulation game that was first developed by Positech Games in 2005, with a sequel released in December 2007, a third game in 2013 and a fourth in 2022. The player plays as if they are the president or prime minister ...
'' * '' eRepublik'' * '' Floor 13'' * '' Geo Political Simulator series'' * '' Global Domination'' * ''
Hidden Agenda Hidden Agenda or Hidden Agendas may refer to: Video games * ''Hidden Agenda'' (1988 video game), a 1988 text-based game * ''Hidden Agenda'' (2017 video game), a thriller video game developed by Supermassive Games for the PlayStation 4 Film * ...
'' * '' President Elect'' * '' President Forever 2008 + Primaries'' * ''
The Cardinal of the Kremlin ''The Cardinal of the Kremlin'' is an espionage thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and released on May 20, 1988. A direct sequel to ''The Hunt for Red October'' (1984), it features CIA analyst Jack Ryan as he extracts CARDINAL, the agency's ...
'' * '' The Global Dilemma: Guns or Butter'' * ''
The Political Machine ''The Political Machine'' is a government simulation game from Stardock and the first game in the ''Political Machine'' series, in which the player leads a campaign to elect the President of the United States. The player accomplishes this goal by ...
'' * '' Tropico'' series ** '' Tropico'' ** '' Tropico 2'' ** '' Tropico 3'' ** ''
Tropico 4 ''Tropico 4'' is a city management and political manipulation game. The game was developed by Haemimont Games and published by Kalypso Media. Like the first and third games in the series, it centers on a customizable main character titled "El ...
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Tropico 5 ''Tropico 5'' is a construction and management simulation video game developed by Haemimont Games. It was released for Microsoft Windows in May 2014, with versions for Linux, OS X and Xbox 360 released later in 2014 as well as versions for PlayS ...
'' ** '' Tropico 6'' * '' Europa Universalis series'' **''
Europa Universalis ''Europa Universalis'' is a grand strategy video game developed by Paradox Development Studio and published in 2000 by Strategy First. Development The game was originally based on a French board game of the same name by Philippe Thibaut tha ...
'' **'' Europa Universalis II'' **'' Europa Universalis III'' **'' Europa Universalis: Rome'' **''
Europa Universalis IV ''Europa Universalis IV'' is a 2013 grand strategy video game in the '' Europa Universalis'' series, developed by Paradox Development Studio and published by Paradox Interactive as a sequel to '' Europa Universalis III'' (2007). The game was ...
'' * ''Superpower series'' **''
Superpower A superpower is a state with a dominant position characterized by its extensive ability to exert influence or project power on a global scale. This is done through the combined means of economic, military, technological, political and cultural ...
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Sports management


Baseball

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Baseball Mogul ''Baseball Mogul'' is a series of career baseball management computer games created by game designer Clay Dreslough. The product was first published in 1997. The 25th and latest installment is ''Baseball Mogul 2022''. A proprietary database, in ...
'' series * '' Diamond Mind Baseball'' series * '' MicroLeague Baseball'' * '' Out of the Park Baseball'' series *''PureSim Baseball'' series **'' PureSim Baseball 2007''


Cricket

* '' International Cricket Captain'' series * Don Bradman Cricket


Football (American)

* '' Football Mogul'' series * '' Front Office Football'' series * '' Front Page Sports Football'' * ''Madden NFL'' series ** ''
Madden NFL '95 ''Madden NFL 95'' is a football video game released by Electronic Arts in 1994. In addition to the usual home console versions that were released on the Sega Genesis and Super NES, this edition was also released for the portable Game Gear and Gam ...
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Madden NFL '96 ''Madden NFL '96'' is a football video game designed for the 1995 NFL season, licensed by the NFL. The AI has been boosted and can now hurry in two-minute drill situations, spike the ball, and cover the receivers with better efficiency. In addi ...
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NFL Head Coach ''NFL Head Coach'' is a National Football League video game that was released on June 20, 2006 for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC. The game allows the player to control an NFL team and become the greatest coach in NFL history. It features then ...
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Football (Association)

* '' Championship Manager'' series **'' Championship Manager'' **'' Championship Manager 93/94'' **'' Championship Manager 2'' **'' Championship Manager 96/97'' **'' Championship Manager: Season 97/98'' **'' Championship Manager 3'' **'' Championship Manager: Season 01/02'' **'' Championship Manager 4'' **'' Championship Manager: Season 03/04'' **''
Championship Manager 5 ''Championship Manager 5'' is the fifth installment of the popular Championship Manager series of football management computer games. It is the first game in the series to be developed by Eidos, after the much publicised split between Eidos and ...
'' **'' Championship Manager 2006'' **'' Championship Manager 2007'' **''
Championship Manager (PSP) ''Championship Manager'' is a series of football-management simulation video games, the first of which was released in 1992. The ''Championship Manager'' brand and game was conceived by brothers Paul and Oliver Collyer. In a scenario typical o ...
'' * '' FIFA Manager'' series ** ''
FIFA Soccer Manager ''FIFA Manager'' is an association football series of sports management games published by Electronic Arts. The games were developed by the German studio Bright Future and EA Sports. The game was called ''Total Club Manager'' until the name cha ...
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FIFA Manager 07 ''FIFA Manager'' is an association football series of sports management games published by Electronic Arts. The games were developed by the German studio Bright Future and EA Sports. The game was called ''Total Club Manager'' until the name cha ...
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FIFA Manager 08 ''FIFA Manager'' is an association football series of sports management games published by Electronic Arts. The games were developed by the German studio Bright Future and EA Sports. The game was called ''Total Club Manager'' until the name cha ...
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FIFA series ''FIFA'', also known as ''FIFA Football'' and to be rebranded as ''EA Sports FC'' from 2023, is a series of association football video games developed and released annually by Electronic Arts under the EA Sports label. As of 2011, the ''FIFA'' fr ...
'' * ''Football Manager'' series ** ''
Football Manager ''Football Manager'' (also known as ''Worldwide Soccer Manager'' in North America from 2004 to 2008) is a series of football management simulation video games developed by British developer Sports Interactive and published by Sega. The game be ...
'' ** '' Football Manager 2005'' ** '' Football Manager 2006'' ** ''
Football Manager 2007 ''Football Manager 2007'' (also known as ''Worldwide Soccer Manager 2007'' in North America) is a 2006 football management simulation game. Commonly known as ''FM2007'', it is the third game in the ''Football Manager'' series overall, following ...
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Football Manager 2008 ''Football Manager 2008'' (also known as ''Worldwide Soccer Manager 2008'' in North America, and ''Fútbol Manager 2008'' in South America) is the principal title of the 2008 edition of the football management simulation game series '' Football ...
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Football Manager 2011 ''Football Manager 2011'' (often abbreviated to ''FM11'') is a football manager simulation video game. It was released for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X on 5 November 2010. It was also released for PlayStation Portable on 26 November 2010. A ve ...
'' ** '' Football Manager 2012'' ** ''
Football Manager 2013 ''Football Manager 2013'' (often abbreviated to ''FM13'') is a 2012 football management simulation video game developed by Sports Interactive and published by Sega. It was released on Microsoft Windows and OS X on 2 November 2012. ''Football Man ...
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Football Manager 2014 ''Football Manager 2014'' (commonly abbreviated to ''FM14'') is a football management simulation video game developed by Sports Interactive and published by Sega. It was released on Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux on 30 October 2013. A handhel ...
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Football Manager 2015 ''Football Manager 2015'' (abbreviated to FM15) is a football management simulation video game developed by Sports Interactive and published by Sega. It was released on Microsoft Windows, OS X, and Linux platforms on 7 November 2014, and on iOS ...
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Football Manager 2016 ''Football Manager 2016'' (abbreviated to FM16) is a football management simulation video game developed by Sports Interactive and published by Sega. It was released on Microsoft Windows, OS X and Linux on 13 November 2015. Gameplay ''FM16'' f ...
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Football Manager 2017 ''Football Manager 2017'' (abbreviated to FM17) is a football management simulation video game developed by Sports Interactive and published by Sega. It was released on Microsoft Windows, macOS and Linux on 4 November 2016. It is the fourtee ...
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Football Manager 2018 ''Football Manager 2018'' is a 2017 football management simulation video game developed by Sports Interactive and published by Sega which was released worldwide on 10 November 2017 for Microsoft Windows, macOS and Linux. The Nintendo Switch ...
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Football Manager 2019 ''Football Manager 2019'' is a football management simulation video game developed by Sports Interactive and published by Sega which was released worldwide in November 2018 for Microsoft Windows, macOS, Nintendo Switch and Mobile. Gameplay ' ...
'' ** '' Football Manager 2020'' ** '' Football Manager 2021'' * '' Gazza's Superstar Soccer'' * '' Hattrick'' * '' Let's Make a Soccer Team!'' * '' LMA Manager series'' * '' O'Leary Manager 2000'' * ''
Player Manager A player-coach (also playing coach, captain-coach, or player-manager) is a member of a sports team who simultaneously holds both playing and coaching duties. A player-coach may be a head coach or an assistant coach. They may make changes to the s ...
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Premier Manager ''Premier Manager'' is a series of a football management video games started in 1992. Published by Gremlin Interactive, it was first developed by Realms of Fantasy, later passed to Spanish company Dinamic Multimedia. The later games were later p ...
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Premier Manager ''Premier Manager'' is a series of a football management video games started in 1992. Published by Gremlin Interactive, it was first developed by Realms of Fantasy, later passed to Spanish company Dinamic Multimedia. The later games were later p ...
'' ** '' Premier Manager 2'' ** '' Premier Manager 3'' ** ''
Premier Manager 64 ''Premier Manager: Ninety Nine'' is a football management simulation game, for PC, PlayStation, Windows and Nintendo 64 (with the latter version known as ''Premier Manager 64''). It was released in Europe in 1999 and was developed by Dinamic Mu ...
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Tactical Manager ''Tactical Manager'' is a football management simulator video game for the Amiga, Atari ST, and DOS platforms. It was developed by Camy Maertens of the then-defunct Essex-based UK developer ''Talking Birds'' and published by Black Legend Softw ...
'' * '' Ultimate Soccer Manager'' * ''
Winning Eleven ''eFootball'', formerly known as ''Pro Evolution Soccer'' (''PES'') internationally and in Japan and North America, is a series of association football simulation video games developed and published by Konami since 1995. The series consists ...
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Hockey

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Eastside Hockey Manager Eastside Hockey Manager, commonly known as EHM or NHL EHM is a video game series about managing an ice hockey team. The series started out as a popular freeware game and later evolved into the commercial NHL Eastside Hockey Manager games developed ...
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Eastside Hockey Manager Eastside Hockey Manager, commonly known as EHM or NHL EHM is a video game series about managing an ice hockey team. The series started out as a popular freeware game and later evolved into the commercial NHL Eastside Hockey Manager games developed ...
'' ** '' NHL Eastside Hockey Manager'' ** '' NHL Eastside Hockey Manager 2005'' ** '' NHL Eastside Hockey Manager 2007'' * '' Franchise Hockey Manager''


Racing

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Formula One Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The World Drivers' Championship ...
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Grand Prix Manager ''Grand Prix Manager'' (GPM) is a Formula 1 management game released in December 1995 by MicroProse. It featured the 1995 Formula One season, 1995 Formula 1 season. Description The goal of this game is to manage a successful Formula 1 Grand Pr ...
'' ** '' Grand Prix Manager 2'' ** '' Grand Prix World'' * '' Motorsport Manager''


Miscellaneous

* '' Blockland'' * '' Blocksworld'' * '' Chaos League'' * '' Extreme Warfare / Extreme Wrestling'' * ''
Farming Simulator ''Farming Simulator'' is a farming simulation video game series developed by GIANTS Software. The locations are based on American and European environments. Players are able to farm, breed livestock, grow crops and sell assets created from farm ...
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FortressCraft ''FortressCraft'' is a video game by British indie developer Projector Games, released on Xbox Live Indie Games on April 8, 2011. ''FortressCraft'' cites ''Minecraft'', ''Infiniminer'' and ''Dwarf Fortress'' as direct inspirations for the design ...
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Gladius ''Gladius'' () is a Latin word meaning "sword" (of any type), but in its narrow sense it refers to the sword of ancient Roman foot soldiers. Early ancient Roman swords were similar to those of the Greeks, called '' xiphe'' (plural; singular ''xi ...
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Minecraft ''Minecraft'' is a sandbox game developed by Mojang Studios. The game was created by Markus "Notch" Persson in the Java programming language. Following several early private testing versions, it was first made public in May 2009 before bein ...
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Roblox ''Roblox'' () is an online game platform and game creation system developed by Roblox Corporation that allows users to program games and play games created by other users. Created by David Baszucki and Erik Cassel in 2004 and released i ...
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Title Bout Championship Boxing ''Title Bout Championship Boxing'', abbreviated as ''TBCB'', is a text-based boxing simulation that offers historical and fictional play, as well as the ability to forecast upcoming bouts. It is based on the popular 1979 tabletop game of the sa ...
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Total Miner ''Minecraft'' is a sandbox game developed by Mojang Studios. The game was created by Markus "Notch" Persson in the Java (programming language), Java programming language. Following several early private testing versions, it was first made pub ...
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Bus simulation

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Bus Driver A bus driver, bus operator, or bus captain is a person who drives buses for a living. Description Bus drivers must have a special license above and beyond a regular driver's licence. Bus drivers typically drive their vehicles between bus st ...
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Bus Simulator 16 ''Bus Simulator 16'' is a bus simulator game developed by stillalive studios and published by Astragon Entertainment for Microsoft Windows and macOS. It is powered by Unity and was available on 3 March 2016 worldwide. It is the fourth game in t ...
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Bus Simulator 18 ''Bus Simulator 18'' (also known as ''Bus Simulator'' on consoles) is a bus simulator game developed by Stillalive Studios and published by Astragon Entertainment for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. It is powered by Unreal Engi ...
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Bus Simulator 21 ''Bus Simulator 21'' is a bus simulator game developed by Stillalive Studios and published by Astragon Entertainment. It is developed on the Unreal Engine 4. It is the sixth in the ''Bus Simulator'' series, and is the direct sequel to ''Bus Si ...
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Desert Bus ''Penn & Teller's Smoke and Mirrors'' is a canceled minigame compilation developed by Absolute Entertainment and starring the magician duo Penn & Teller. It comprises six minigames used to play practical jokes on others: Two party tricks, t ...
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Fernbus Simulator ''Fernbus Simulator'' is a bus simulator game developed by TML-Studios and published by Aerosoft for Microsoft Windows. The game was released on 25 August 2016 worldwide. Gameplay ''Fernbus Simulator'' is set in Germany, offering a route net ...
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Tourist Bus Simulator ''Tourist Bus Simulator'' is a vehicle simulation game, bus simulator game developed by TML-Studios and published by Aerosoft for Microsoft Windows. The game is powered by Unreal Engine 4 and was initially available on 6 December 2018 worldwide. I ...
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Car simulation

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Tank simulation

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World War II Online ''WWII Online'' is the very first massively multiplayer online first-person shooter (MMOFPS) ever created and holds three Guinness World Records. It is in active (continuous) development by Playnet, Inc.'s internal game studio, "Cornered Rat Soft ...
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Panzer Front is a World War II tank simulation game first released in 1999 in Japan by Enterbrain for the PlayStation and Dreamcast game consoles. Gameplay Players perform the role of a tank commander during the war using one of six fictional tanks. Battles ...
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Steel Beasts ''Steel Beasts'' is the name for a family of tank simulators created by eSim Games for Microsoft Windows. Its subject is contemporary combined arms tactics (with emphasis on modern armoured fighting vehicles) at a company scale. As a consumer ...
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Steel Fury ''Steel Fury: Kharkov 1942'' is a World War 2 vehicle simulation game, tank simulation computer game, set during the Second Battle of Kharkov, Kharkov offensive of 1942. It was made by the Ukraine, Ukrainian game developer team Graviteam and Russ ...
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Wild Metal Country ''Wild Metal Country'' is an action video game developed by DMA Design. The game was published by Gremlin Interactive and released for Microsoft Windows in May 1999. A Dreamcast port, known as ''Wild Metal'', was released in February 2000 by Roc ...
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World of Tanks ''World of Tanks'' (''WoT'') is a massively multiplayer online game developed by Belarusian company Wargaming, featuring 20th century (1910s–1970s) era combat vehicles. It is built upon a freemium business model where the game is free-t ...
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War Thunder ''War Thunder'' is a free-to-play vehicular combat multiplayer video game developed and published by Gaijin Entertainment. Announced in 2011, it was first released in November 2012 as an open beta with a worldwide release in January 2013; it h ...
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18 Wheels of Steel ''18 Wheels of Steel'' is a series of trucking simulators developed by SCS Software and published by ValuSoft from 2002 to 2011, as a spin-off of ''Hard Truck'', with the first game becoming the third ''Hard Truck'' game released. Games ...
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Hard Truck ''Hard Truck'' is a series of trucking simulators and racing video games published in the United States by ValuSoft. The series consists of three main titles and a spin-off. Games Main series ''Hard Truck'' (original Russian title "Дальн� ...
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Euro Truck Simulator 2 ''Euro Truck Simulator 2'' is an open world truck simulator game developed and published by SCS Software for Microsoft Windows, Linux, and macOS and was initially released as open development on 18 October 2012. The game is a direct sequel ...
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Rig 'n' Roll ''Rig'n'Roll'' is an open world truck driving simulation and racing video game released on 27 November 2009 in Russia and during 2010 in the rest of the world. It simulates truck driving and management along with associated business strategic ...
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Rigs of Rods ''Rigs of Rods'' (''RoR'') is a free and open source vehicle-simulation game which uses soft-body physics to simulate the motion destruction and deformation of vehicles. The game uses a soft-body physics engine to simulate a network of intercon ...
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Street Cleaning Simulator ''Street Cleaning Simulator'' (originally titled in German ''Kehrmaschinen-Simulator 2011'') is a simulation game developed by TML Studios for Windows and released in 2011 by publishers Astragon and Excalibur Publishing. The game received attenti ...
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Flight simulation

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Ace Combat is an arcade-style combat flight simulation video game franchise published by Bandai Namco Entertainment, formerly Namco. Debuting in 1995 with '' Air Combat'' for the PlayStation, the series includes eight mainline installments, multiple spi ...
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Air Combat ''Air Combat'' is a 1995 combat flight simulator developed and published for the PlayStation by Namco. Players control an aircraft and are tasked with completing a series of missions, with objectives ranging from destroying formations of enemie ...
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Su-27 Flanker (video game) ''Su-27 Flanker'' is a combat flight simulator released for the PC ( DOS and Microsoft Windows) in 1995 on CD. Developed in Russia by Eagle Dynamics and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc (SSI), the game takes part in Crimea and allows p ...
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Flanker 2.0 Flanker 2.0 (russian: Фланкер 2.0) is a combat flight simulator developed by Eagle Dynamics and released in 1999. It is a direct sequel to ''Su-27 Flanker''. The game allows players to fly the Sukhoi Su-27 and Su-33 in combat missions. In ...
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Digital Combat Simulator ''Digital Combat Simulator'', or ''DCS'', is a combat flight simulation game developed primarily by Eagle Dynamics and The Fighter Collection. Several labels are used when referring to the ''DCS'' line of simulation products: ''DCS World'', '' ...
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Falcon 4.0 ''Falcon 4.0'' is a combat flight simulation video game developed by MicroProse and published by Hasbro Interactive in 1998. The game is based around a realistic simulation of the Block 50/52 F-16 Fighting Falcon jet fighter in a full-scale mod ...
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FlightGear ''FlightGear Flight Simulator'' (often shortened to ''FlightGear'' or ''FGFS'') is a free, open source multi-platform flight simulator developed by the project since 1997. David Murr started the project on April 8, 1996. The project had its ...
'' * ''Fly!'' series ** '' Fly!'' ** '' Fly! II'' * '' Flight Unlimited series'' ** '' Flight Unlimited'' ** '' Flight Unlimited II'' ** '' Flight Unlimited III'' * ''
IL-2 Sturmovik The Ilyushin Il-2 ( Russian: Илью́шин Ил-2) is a ground-attack plane that was produced by the Soviet Union in large numbers during the Second World War. The word ''shturmovík'' ( Cyrillic: штурмовик), the generic Russian ter ...
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Combat Flight Simulator 2 ''Combat Flight Simulator 2: WW II Pacific Theater'' is a combat flight simulator game by Microsoft released in October 2000 for the Microsoft Windows. It is the sequel to ''Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator''. The game takes place in the Pacific ...
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FS1 Flight Simulator ''FS1 Flight Simulator'' is a 1979 video game published by Sublogic for the Apple II. A TRS-80 version followed in 1980. ''FS1 Flight Simulator'' is a flight simulator in the cockpit of a slightly modernized Sopwith Camel. FS1 is the first in a l ...
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Flight Simulator II (Sublogic) ''Flight Simulator II'' is a video game written by Bruce Artwick and published by Sublogic as the sequel to ''FS1 Flight Simulator''. It was released in December 1983 for the Apple II, in 1984 for Atari 8-bit and Commodore 64, in 1986 for the A ...
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Microsoft Flight Simulator ''Microsoft Flight Simulator'' is a series of amateur flight simulator programs for Microsoft Windows operating systems, and earlier for MS-DOS and Classic Mac OS. It was an early product in the Microsoft application portfolio and differed s ...
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Microsoft Flight Simulator X ''Microsoft Flight Simulator X'' (abbreviated as ''FSX'') is a 2006 flight simulation video game originally developed by Aces Game Studio and published by Microsoft Game Studios for Microsoft Windows. It is the sequel to ''Microsoft Flight ...
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Microsoft Flight ''Microsoft Flight'' is an amateur flight simulation from Microsoft Studios created as a spin-off of the ''Microsoft Flight Simulator'' series. The game is offered "free-to-play"; charging players for downloading extra content, aircraft or s ...
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Flight Simulator 2020 ''Microsoft Flight Simulator'' (colloquially known as ''Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020'') is an amateur flight simulation, amateur flight simulator developed by Asobo Studio and published by Xbox Game Studios. It is an entry in the ''Microsof ...
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X-Plane The X-planes are a series of experimental United States aircraft and rockets, used to test and evaluate new technologies and aerodynamic concepts. They have an X designator within the US system of aircraft designations, which denotes the exper ...
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FlightGear ''FlightGear Flight Simulator'' (often shortened to ''FlightGear'' or ''FGFS'') is a free, open source multi-platform flight simulator developed by the project since 1997. David Murr started the project on April 8, 1996. The project had its ...
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Infinite Flight ''Infinite Flight'' is an amateur flight simulator developed by Infinite Flight LLC. The game is available for Android and iOS. Gameplay The simulator includes single-player and multi-player modes, including an option to play as air traffic ...
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World of Warplanes ''World of Warplanes'' (''WoWp'') is a free-to-play aerial combat massively multiplayer online (MMO) game developed by Persha Studia and published by Wargaming.net. The game was originally released in November 2013 in CIS countries, North Ameri ...
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War Thunder ''War Thunder'' is a free-to-play vehicular combat multiplayer video game developed and published by Gaijin Entertainment. Announced in 2011, it was first released in November 2012 as an open beta with a worldwide release in January 2013; it h ...
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Prepar3D ''Microsoft Flight Simulator'' is a series of amateur flight simulator programs for Microsoft Windows operating systems, and earlier for MS-DOS and Classic Mac OS. It was an early product in the Microsoft application portfolio and differed sig ...
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WarBirds ''WarBirds'' is a series of massively multiplayer online and offline World War II combat flight simulation video games originally developed by Interactive Creations of Grapevine and published by iEntertainment Network in 1995. The game inc ...
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Farming Simulator ''Farming Simulator'' is a farming simulation video game series developed by GIANTS Software. The locations are based on American and European environments. Players are able to farm, breed livestock, grow crops and sell assets created from farm ...


Ship simulation

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Ship Simulator Extremes ''Ship Simulator'' is a ship simulator, a type of vehicle simulation computer game which simulates maneuvering various ships in different environments, although without the effects of wind and current. It was developed by Dutch company VSTEP and r ...
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Virtual Sailor Virtual Sailor, created by Ilan Papini and published by Quality Simulations and Hangsim, is a shareware Shareware is a type of proprietary software that is initially shared by the owner for trial use at little or no cost. Often the software has ...
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Racing simulation

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ARCA Sim Racing The ARCA Menards Series is an American stock car series, the premier division of the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA). It is considered a minor, semi-professional league of stock car racing, used as a feeder series into the three nation ...
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Assetto Corsa ''Assetto Corsa'' (Italian for "Race Setup") is a sim racing video game developed by the Italian video game developer Kunos Simulazioni. It is designed with an emphasis on a realistic racing experience with support for extensive customization and ...
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Assetto Corsa Competizione ''Assetto Corsa Competizione'' ( Italian for "race setup", "competition") is a sports car racing simulator developed by Italian video game developer Kunos Simulazioni. The game focuses on GT3 and GT4 cars and is an officially licensed simulatio ...
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F1 2010 The 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 64th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. Red Bull Racing won its maiden Constructors' Championship with a 1–2 finish in Brazil, while Red Bull Racing's Sebastian Vettel won the ...
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F1 2011 The 2011 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 65th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. The original calendar for the 2011 Formula One World Championship consisted of twenty rounds, including the inaugural running of the Indian Gr ...
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F1 2012 The 2012 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 66th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 63rd FIA Formula One World Championship, a motor racing series for Formula One cars, recognised by the Fédération Internatio ...
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F1 2018 The 2018 FIA Formula One World Championship was the motor racing championship for Formula One cars and the 69th running of the Formula One World Championship. Formula One is recognised by the governing body of international motorsport, the F� ...
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F1 2019 The 2019 FIA Formula One World Championship was the motor racing championship for Formula One cars which marked the 70th running of the Formula One World Championship. It is recognised by the governing body of international motorsport, the F� ...
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F1 2021 The 2021 FIA Formula One World Championship was a motor racing championship for Formula One cars which was the 72nd running of the Formula One World Championship. It is recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), the ...
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Colin McRae Rally ''Dirt'' and ''Dirt Rally'' (stylized as ''DiRT'' and ''DiRT Rally'', formerly known as ''Colin McRae Rally''), also known as ''EA Sports Rally'', is a rally racing video game series developed by Codemasters and published by Electronic Arts und ...
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Colin McRae Rally ''Dirt'' and ''Dirt Rally'' (stylized as ''DiRT'' and ''DiRT Rally'', formerly known as ''Colin McRae Rally''), also known as ''EA Sports Rally'', is a rally racing video game series developed by Codemasters and published by Electronic Arts und ...
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Colin McRae Rally 2.0 ''Colin McRae Rally 2.0'' is a racing video game developed and published by Codemasters for PlayStation, Microsoft Windows and Game Boy Advance. Description ''Colin McRae Rally 2.0'' features the works-entered cars and rallies of the 2000 Wo ...
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Dirt Dirt is an unclean matter, especially when in contact with a person's clothes, skin, or possessions. In such cases, they are said to become dirty. Common types of dirt include: * Debris: scattered pieces of waste or remains * Dust: a genera ...
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Dirt 3 ''Dirt 3'' (stylised as ''DiRT 3'') is a simcade racing video game developed and published by Codemasters for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It was the first game in the series without the ''Colin McRae'' moniker. A sequel, DiRT 4 ...
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Dirt 4 ''Dirt 4'' (stylised as ''DiRT 4'') is a simcade racing video game developed by Codemasters for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in June 2017, and for macOS and Linux in March 2019 by Feral Interactive. A sequel, '' Dirt 5'', wa ...
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Dirt 5 ''Dirt 5'' is a simcade racing video game developed and published by Codemasters. The game was released for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One on 6 November 2020, for Xbox Series X/S on 10 November, and for PlayStation 5 on 12 November (for ...
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Forza Motorsport 2 ''Forza Motorsport 2'' is a 2007 simulation racing video game developed by Turn 10 Studios for the Xbox 360 console. It is the second title in the '' Forza'' series, and is the sequel to the original '' Forza Motorsport'' (2005) and was followed ...
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Forza Motorsport 3 ''Forza Motorsport 3'' is a 2009 racing video game developed for Xbox 360 by Turn 10 Studios. It is the sequel to ''Forza Motorsport 2'' and the third installment in the '' Forza'' series. The game includes more than 400 customizable cars (more ...
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Forza Motorsport 4 ''Forza Motorsport 4'' is a 2011 racing video game developed by Turn 10 Studios and published by Microsoft Studios for the Xbox 360. It is the fourth installment in the ''Forza'' series. It is the first title in the series to support the Kinec ...
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Geoff Crammond Geoff Crammond is a computer game designer and programmer who specialises in motor racing games. A former defence industry systems engineer, he claims to have had little interest in motor racing before programming his first racing game (Revs) ba ...
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Grand Prix 3 ''Grand Prix 3'' is a computer racing simulator by MicroProse, released in 2000 by Hasbro Interactive. Gameplay The game is known for featuring the 1998 Formula One season (with all drivers except Jacques Villeneuve, who is instead replaced ...
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Grand Prix 4 ''Grand Prix 4'', commonly known as ''GP4'' is a Formula One racing simulator game co-developed by Geoff Crammond's development studio Simergy and Infogrames' Chippenham development studio, and published by Infogrames. Released for the PC on June ...
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Gran Turismo (series) (''GT'') is a series of racing simulation video games developed by Polyphony Digital. Developed for PlayStation systems, ''Gran Turismo'' games are intended to emulate the appearance and performance of a large selection of vehicles, most of wh ...
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Gran Turismo 2 ''Gran Turismo 2'' is a 1999 racing game developed by Polyphony Digital and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. It is the sequel to '' Gran Turismo''. It was well-received critically and financially, shipping 1.71&n ...
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Gran Turismo Concept is a racing video game of the ''Gran Turismo'' series for PlayStation 2 which is developed by Polyphony Digital. It was released in 2002 in Japan, Southeast Asia, Korea, and Europe. The full game was not released in the North American market, ...
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Gran Turismo 4 Prologue ''Gran Turismo 4'' is a 2004 racing video game for the PlayStation 2, the fourth installment in the main ''Gran Turismo'' series and the sixth for the overall series. It was developed by Polyphony Digital and published by Sony Computer Entertain ...
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Gran Turismo 4 ''Gran Turismo 4'' is a 2004 racing video game for the PlayStation 2, the fourth installment in the main ''Gran Turismo'' series and the sixth for the overall series. It was developed by Polyphony Digital and published by Sony Computer Enterta ...
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Gran Turismo HD Concept ''Gran Turismo HD Concept'' (グランツーリスモHDコンセプト ''Guran Tsūrisumo HD Konseputo'') is the first installment of the '' Gran Turismo'' racing series to be released on the PlayStation 3. It was made available as a free downloa ...
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Gran Turismo 5 Prologue ''Gran Turismo 5 Prologue'' (グランツーリスモ5 プロローグ, ''Guran Tsūrisumo 5 Purorōgu'') is a 2007 racing video game developed by Polyphony Digital and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. ''Gran Turism ...
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Gran Turismo 5 is a 2010 racing video game developed by Polyphony Digital and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was released for the PlayStation 3 on November 24, 2010 in Europe and North America, and November 25, 2010 in Japan and Australasia, and ...
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Gran Turismo 6 ''Gran Turismo 6'' is a racing video game developed by Polyphony Digital and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. It is the sixth major release and twelfth game overall in the '' Gran Turismo'' video game series. It w ...
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Gran Turismo Sport ''Gran Turismo Sport'' is a 2017 racing video game developed by Polyphony Digital and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 4. It is the 13th game in the ''Gran Turismo (series), Gran Turismo'' series, the seventh game i ...
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Grand Prix Legends ''Grand Prix Legends'' is a computer racing simulator developed by Papyrus Design Group and published in 1998 by Sierra On-Line under the Sierra Sports banner. It simulates the 1967 Grand Prix season. Gameplay The game offers several modes ...
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GTR - FIA GT Racing Game 2 GTR may refer to: Transportation * Great River Railroad, in Mississippi, US * Grand Trunk Railway, a defunct North American railway * Golden Triangle Regional Airport (IATA and FAA LID codes), serving Columbus, Mississippi, US * Govia Thameslink ...
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IndyCar Racing ''IndyCar Racing'' is a racing video game by Papyrus Design Group released in 1993. Papyrus, consisting of David Kaemmer and Omar Khudari, previously developed '' Indianapolis 500: The Simulation'', released in 1989. The game was intended as a ...
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iRacing.com ''iRacing'' is a subscription-based online racing simulation video game developed and published by iRacing.com Motorsport Simulations in 2008. All in-game sessions are hosted on the publisher's servers. The game simulates real world cars, tr ...
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Mobil 1 Rally Championship ''Mobil 1 Rally Championship'' is a rally video game which is part of the ''Rally Championship'' series. It is a sequel to ''International Rally Championship'' (1997). The game was released for Windows in 1999. PC version was developed by Magne ...
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NASCAR Racing ''NASCAR Racing'' is a series of car racing video games originally developed by Papyrus Design Group in the 1990s. The series started in 1994 and ended with the release of '' NASCAR Racing 2003 Season'' in 2003. Later NASCAR games were released ...
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NASCAR Racing ''NASCAR Racing'' is a series of car racing video games originally developed by Papyrus Design Group in the 1990s. The series started in 1994 and ended with the release of '' NASCAR Racing 2003 Season'' in 2003. Later NASCAR games were released ...
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NASCAR Racing 2002 Season ''NASCAR Racing 2002 Season'' is the successor to '' NASCAR Racing 4'', released in 2002. Reception The game received "generally favorable reviews", just one point shy of "universal acclaim", according to the review aggregation website Meta ...
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NASCAR Racing 2003 Season ''NASCAR Racing 2003 Season'', or ''NR2003'' for short, is a computer racing simulator released in February 2003 by Papyrus Design Group for Windows and Mac OS X. The game was the last to be released by the company before EA Sports bought the N ...
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netKar Pro ''netKar Pro'' (also stylized as ''nKPro'') is an online racing simulator that is developed with an emphasis on realism. It provides advanced features such as a complex tire model (visible dirt, tire wear and flat spots, that influence the car's h ...
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Project CARS ''Project CARS'' is a racing video game series developed by Slightly Mad Studios and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. The franchise was introduced in 2015 and received a sequel in 2017, followed by '' Project CARS 3'' in 2020. Games ...
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Project CARS ''Project CARS'' is a racing video game series developed by Slightly Mad Studios and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. The franchise was introduced in 2015 and received a sequel in 2017, followed by '' Project CARS 3'' in 2020. Games ...
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STCC – The Game ''Race 07'' is a racing simulator computer game from SimBin Studios (later Sector3 Studios). The game is the sequel to the 2006 title ''Race – The Official WTCC Game''. Like the original ''Race'', the title is officially licensed by the World To ...
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rFactor ''rFactor'' is a computer racing simulator designed with the ability to run any type of four-wheeled vehicle from street cars to open wheel cars of any era. ''rFactor'' aimed to be the most accurate race simulator of its time. Released in No ...
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rFactor 2 ''rFactor 2'' is a computer racing simulator developed by Image Space Incorporated (renamed Studio 397 in 2016, acquired by Motorsport Games in 2021) and released for Windows in 2012. Like its predecessor '' rFactor'', ''rFactor2'' is designed ...
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Richard Burns Rally ''Richard Burns Rally'' is a sim racing game, published by SCi and developed by Warthog with advice of WRC champion Richard Burns (1971–2005). It was released in July 2004 for PlayStation 2, Xbox, Microsoft Windows, and in July 2005 for G ...
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My Summer Car ''My Summer Car'' is a vehicle simulation game in development by Amistech Games. It was released in early access in October 2016. Gameplay and setting ''My Summer Car'' is set in the fictional area of Peräjärvi, Finland, during the summer of 19 ...
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Rally Trophy ''Rally Trophy'' is a 2001 historic PC rally simulation, developed by Bugbear Entertainment and published by JoWooD Productions for the Microsoft Windows operating system in 2001. Reception ''Rally Trophy'' received "favorable" reviews accor ...
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Richard Burns Rally ''Richard Burns Rally'' is a sim racing game, published by SCi and developed by Warthog with advice of WRC champion Richard Burns (1971–2005). It was released in July 2004 for PlayStation 2, Xbox, Microsoft Windows, and in July 2005 for G ...
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Spirit of Speed 1937 ''Spirit of Speed 1937'' is a racing video game developed by Broadsword Interactive. The game was originally released in 1999 exclusively in Europe by Hasbro Interactive, who released the game under the MicroProse brand name. In 2000 the game ...
'' * '' Stunt Car Driver'' * '' The Open Racing Cars Simulator'' * '' Viper Racing''


Submarine simulation

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Aces of the Deep ''Aces of the Deep'' is a World War II submarine simulator game developed by Dynamix for MS-DOS in 1994. The game was re-released by Sierra On-Line for Windows in 1995 as ''Command: Aces of the Deep''. ''Aces of the Deep'' was the last install ...
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AquaNox ''AquaNox'' is a series of submarine-based first-person shooter/simulation video games set in the distant future. The collection includes ''AquaNox'', ''AquaNox 2: Revelation'' and ''AquaNox: The Angel's Tears''. The predecessor and the starter of ...
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Gato (computer game) ''GATO'' is a real-time submarine simulator first published in 1984 by Spectrum HoloByte for DOS. It simulates combat operations aboard the Gato-class submarine in the Pacific Theater of World War II. ''GATO'' was later ported to the Apple I ...
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Red Storm Rising ''Red Storm Rising'' is a war novel, written by Tom Clancy and co-written with Larry Bond, and released on August 7, 1986. Set in the mid-1980s, it features a Third World War between the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and Warsaw Pact force ...
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SSN-21 Seawolf ''SSN-21 Seawolf'' is a submarine simulator game designed by John W. Ratcliff and published for MS-DOS systems by Electronic Arts on April 3, 1994. A 3DO Interactive Multiplayer version was planned but never released. The player takes command o ...
'' * '' Shells of Fury'' * '' Silent Hunter'' * '' Silent Hunter II'' * '' Silent Hunter III'' * '' Silent Hunter 4: Wolves of the Pacific'' * '' Silent Hunter 4: The U-Boat Missions'' (add-on expansion pack) * '' Silent Hunter 5: Battle of the Atlantic'' * ''
Silent Service (video game) ''Silent Service'' is a submarine simulator video game designed by Sid Meier and published by MicroProse for various 8-bit home computers in 1985 and for 16-bit systems like the Amiga in 1987. A Nintendo Entertainment System version developed by R ...
'' * '' Silent Service II'' * '' Silent Steel'' * '' Sub Battle Simulator'' * '' Sub Command'' * ''
Tom Clancy's SSN ''Tom Clancy's SSN'' is a submarine simulator of the 688i ( Improved ''Los Angeles''-class nuclear hunter/killer submarine). The game player is in command of in a limited war against China over the Spratly Islands. Gameplay is limited to a 15 mi ...
'' * ''
Treasures of the Deep ''Treasures of the Deep'' is a video game released for the PlayStation (console), PlayStation. The player controls an underwater explorer who scours deep sea environments around the world for treasure in scuba gear and submersibles while undertaki ...
'' * '' WolfPack'' * '' Sub Hunt''


Train simulations

* '' Mini Metro'' * ''
Microsoft Train Simulator ''Microsoft Train Simulator'' is a 2001 train simulator developed for Microsoft Windows. It was released on May 31, 2001, and developed by the UK-based company Kuju Entertainment. It sold one million units worldwide by 2005. Features Microsof ...
'' * ''
OpenBVE BVE Trainsim (originally Boso View Express) is a Japanese three-dimensional computer-based train simulator. It is notable for focusing on providing an accurate driving experience as viewed from inside the cab, rather than creating a network of oth ...
'' * '' Train Fever'' * '' Train Simulator 2013'' * '' Trainz Simulator 12'' * ''
Train Simulator A train simulator (also railroad simulator or railway simulator) is a computer based simulation of rail transport operations. They are generally large complicated software packages modeling a 3D virtual reality world implemented both as comme ...
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Train Sim World ''Train Sim World'' (abbreviated to ''TSW'') is a train simulation game series developed by Dovetail Games. It was released on 24 July 2018. For the first time, ''Train Sim World'' allows players to walk around the game world in a first-perso ...
'' * '' World of Subways'' * ''
Densha de Go! is a Japanese train simulation game series originally produced by Taito and more recently by Square Enix (who purchased Taito) and Railfan Holdings Co., Ltd. The series started with a 1996 arcade version and was first released in a home ve ...
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Other simulations


Programming Games

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Colobot Colobot (Colonize with Bots) is an educational, post apocalyptic real-time strategy video game featuring 3D graphics, created by Swiss developer Epsitec SA. The objective of the game is to find a planet for colonization by the human race by e ...
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TIS-100 ''TIS-100'' is a programming/puzzle video game developed by Zachtronics Industries. The game has the player develop mock assembly language code to perform certain tasks on a fictional, virtualized 1970s computer that has been corrupted. The ga ...
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Trade simulation

* '' Discovery: In the Steps of Columbus'' * '' High Seas Trader'' * ''
Merchant Prince ''Merchant Prince'' is a turn-based 4X strategy video game franchise set in the Republic of Venice during the Renaissance. The first was published in Europe in 1993, and North America in 1994; in 1995; and in 2001. All three were developed by ...
'' series ** ''
Merchant Prince ''Merchant Prince'' is a turn-based 4X strategy video game franchise set in the Republic of Venice during the Renaissance. The first was published in Europe in 1993, and North America in 1994; in 1995; and in 2001. All three were developed by ...
'' ** '' Machiavelli: The Prince'' ** '' Merchant Prince II'' *'' The Patrician'' *'' Patrician II: Quest for Power'' *'' Patrician III'' *''
Port Royale 2 ''Port Royale 2'' is the sequel to the business simulation game '' Port Royale: Gold, Power and Pirates''. It is set in the Caribbean during the 17th century. Created by Ascaron Entertainment in 2004, it combines a business simulator with real-tim ...
'' * ''
Uncharted Waters ''Uncharted Waters'' (originally released as , "Great Age of Sailing") is a Japanese video game series produced by Koei under its " Rekoeition" brand. It is a simulation and role-playing video game series dealing with sailing and trading, themed a ...
'' series ** ''
Uncharted Waters ''Uncharted Waters'' (originally released as , "Great Age of Sailing") is a Japanese video game series produced by Koei under its " Rekoeition" brand. It is a simulation and role-playing video game series dealing with sailing and trading, themed a ...
'' ** '' Uncharted Waters: New Horizons'' *** '' Mobile Uncharted Waters II'' ** '' Daikoukai Jidai Gaiden'' ** '' Daikoukai Jidai III: Costa Del Sol'' ** '' Daikoukai Jidai IV: Porto Estado'' *** '' Daikoukai Jidai IV: Rota Nova'' ** '' Uncharted Waters Online'' *** '' Uncharted Waters Online La Frontera'' * '' Trade Empires''


Photo simulation

*'' Afrika'' (
PlayStation 3 The PlayStation 3 (PS3) is a home video game console developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment. The successor to the PlayStation 2, it is part of the PlayStation brand of consoles. It was first released on Novemb ...
) *''
Pokémon Snap is a 1999 first-person photography game with rail shooter style gameplay mechanics developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. It was first released in Japan in March 1999 and was later released in July 1999 in No ...
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Nintendo 64 The (N64) is a home video game console developed by Nintendo. The successor to the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, it was released on June 23, 1996, in Japan, on September 29, 1996, in North America, and on March 1, 1997, in Europe and ...
) *'' Gekibo: Gekisha Boy'' (
PC Engine The TurboGrafx-16, known as the outside North America, is a home video game console designed by Hudson Soft and sold by NEC Home Electronics. It was the first console marketed in the fourth generation, commonly known as the 16-bit era, thoug ...
) *'' The Cameraman: Gekisha Boy Omakefu'' (
PlayStation is a video gaming brand that consists of five home video game consoles, two handhelds, a media center, and a smartphone, as well as an online service and multiple magazines. The brand is produced by Sony Interactive Entertainment, a di ...
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Polaroid Pete Polaroid may refer to: * Polaroid Corporation, an American company known for its instant film and cameras * Polaroid camera, a brand of instant camera formerly produced by Polaroid Corporation * Polaroid film, instant film, and photographs * Pol ...
'' ( PlayStation 2) *'' Rilakkuma na Mainichi'' (
Game Boy Advance The (GBA) is a 32-bit handheld game console developed, manufactured and marketed by Nintendo as the successor to the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001, in North America on June 11, 2001, in the PAL region on June 22, 2 ...
) *'' Wild Earth: African Safari'' (
Wii The Wii ( ) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Nintendo. It was released on November 19, 2006, in North America and in December 2006 for most other regions of the world. It is Nintendo's fifth major home game console, ...
) *'' Sea Life Safari'' (
Xbox 360 The Xbox 360 is a home video game console developed by Microsoft. As the successor to the original Xbox, it is the second console in the Xbox series. It competed with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generati ...
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Medical simulation

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Emergency Room An emergency department (ED), also known as an accident and emergency department (A&E), emergency room (ER), emergency ward (EW) or casualty department, is a medical treatment facility specializing in emergency medicine, the acute care of pa ...
'' series *'' Hospital Tycoon'' *'' LifeSigns: Surgical Unit'' *'' Life & Death'' *'' Life & Death II: The Brain'' * Plague Inc. *''
Theme Hospital ''Theme Hospital'' is a business simulation game developed by Bullfrog Productions and published by Electronic Arts in 1997 for MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows compatible PCs in which players design and operate a privately owned hospital with ...
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Trauma Center A trauma center (or trauma centre) is a hospital equipped and staffed to provide care for patients suffering from major traumatic injuries such as falls, motor vehicle collisions, or gunshot wounds. A trauma center may also refer to an emer ...
'' series **'' Trauma Center: Under the Knife'' **'' Trauma Center: Second Opinion'' **'' Trauma Center: New Blood'' **'' Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2'' **''
Trauma Team ''Trauma Team'' is a 2010 simulation video game developed and published by Atlus for the Wii. It is the fifth entry and current final entry in the ''Trauma Center'' series. The narrative of ''Trauma Team'' follows six protagonists who operate ...
'' *'' Surgeon Simulator 2013'' *'' Microsurgeon (video game)''


Motion simulators with screens

* '' Typhoon (simulator)''


See also

* List of city-building video games * List of business simulation video games * List of roller coaster related video games *
Simulated reality The simulation theory is the hypothesis that reality could be simulated—for example by quantum computer simulation—to a degree indistinguishable from "true" reality. It could contain conscious minds that may or may not know that they live in ...


References

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Simulation A simulation is the imitation of the operation of a real-world process or system over time. Simulations require the use of models; the model represents the key characteristics or behaviors of the selected system or process, whereas the ...
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