List of simulation video games

This is a list of notable simulation games for all video game platforms.

Battle simulators

Dota Auto Chess (2019) (Mod for Dota 2)

Dota Underlords (2020)

Gratuitous Space Battles

Half Sword

MS Field - Kidou Senshi Gundam (1988)

Robo Crush (1990)

Teamfight Tactics

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator

Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator

Biological simulation

Catlateral Damage

Creatures series

Creatures

Creatures 2

Creatures 3

Dragonseeds

Dragon Throne: Battle of Red Cliffs

E.V.O.: Search for Eden

Eco

Empire of the Ants (2000)

Empire of the Ants (2024)

Evolution: The Game of Intelligent Life

Goat Simulator 3

Lion

Monster Rancher series

Monster Rancher 2

Monster Rancher Battle Card Game

Monster Rancher Explorer

Monster Rancher 3

Monster Rancher 4

Monster Rancher EVO

Monster Rancher Advance

Monster Rancher Advance 2

Nanocrafter

Niche – a genetics survival game

Odell Lake

Saurian (video game)

Science Horizons Survival

Seventh Cross Evolution

SimAnt

SimEarth: The Living Planet

SimLife

Spore

Star Wars Episode I: The Gungan Frontier

Wolf

Social simulation

Aa Yakyū Jinsei Itchokusen

Alter Ego

America Daitōryō Senkyo

Animal Crossing series

Chibi-Robo! series

Chibi-Robo!

Chibi-Robo!: Park Patrol

Crime and Punishment

Desperate Housewives: The Game

Executive Suite

GiFTPiA

Gossip

Jones in the Fast Lane

Little Computer People

Paralives

Real Lives

The Sims series

The Sims (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 (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 (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

Viva Piñata series

Viva Piñata (2006)

Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise (2008)

Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise (2008)

Wall Street Kid

Construction and management simulation

Business simulation

Virtonomics series

Airport management

Airline Tycoon (series)

SimPort

City-building

Anno (series)

(1998) Anno 1602 (in the US and Australia released as 1602 A.D.)

(2003) Anno 1503 (known in the US as 1503 A.D.: The New World)

(2006) Anno 1701

(2007) Anno 1701: The Sunken Dragon

(2007) Anno 1701: Dawn of Discovery

(2009) Anno 1404, known in North America as Dawn of Discovery

(2009) Anno 1404: Venice

(2009) Anno: Create A New World

(2011) Anno 2070

(2013) Anno Online

(2015) Anno 2205

(2019) Anno 1800

(2025) Anno 117: Pax Romana

Caesar series

Caesar

Caesar II

Caesar III

Caesar IV

Cities XL series

Cities XL

Cities XL 2011

Cities XL 2012

Cities: Skylines (2015)

Cities: Skylines II (2023)

Construction Simulator (2015)

Constructor – PC (1997)

Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom

Immortal Cities: Children of the Nile

Islanders – PC (2019)

Pharaoh

RimWorld

The Settlers series

The Settlers

The Settlers II

The Settlers III

The Settlers IV

The Settlers: Heritage of Kings

The Settlers: Rise of an Empire

The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom

The Settlers: New Allies

The SimCity series – PC (1989–present)

SimCity

SimCity 2000

SimCity 3000

SimCity 4

SimCity 5

Surviving Mars – 2018

Outpost

Outpost 2

Townscaper – 2020

Utopia: The Creation of a Nation – 1991

Zeus: Master of Olympus

God games

Black & White – 2001

Black and White 2 – 2005

Dyson Sphere Program – 2021

From Dust

Godus

Reus – 2013

Reus 2 – 2024

Government simulation

Balance of Power

Commander in Chief

Masters of the World (video game)

CyberJudas

Democracy series

Democracy

Democracy 2

Democracy 3

eRepublik

Floor 13

Geo Political Simulator series

Global Domination

Hidden Agenda

President Elect

President Forever 2008 + Primaries

The Cardinal of the Kremlin

The Global Dilemma: Guns or Butter

The Political Machine

Tropico series

Tropico

Tropico 2

Tropico 3

Tropico 4

Tropico 5

Tropico 6

Europa Universalis series

Europa Universalis

Europa Universalis II

Europa Universalis III

Europa Universalis: Rome

Europa Universalis IV

Europa Universalis V

Superpower series

Superpower

Superpower 2

Sports management

Baseball

Baseball Mogul 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 '96

NFL Head Coach

Retro Bowl

Football (Association)

Championship Manager series

FIFA Manager series

Football Manager series

Gazza's Superstar Soccer

Hattrick

Let's Make a Soccer Team!

LMA Manager series

O'Leary Manager 2000

Player Manager

Premier Manager series

Tactical Manager

Ultimate Soccer Manager

Winning Eleven

Gaelic Games

Irish Sport Manager

Hockey

Eastside Hockey Manager series

Eastside Hockey Manager

NHL Eastside Hockey Manager

NHL Eastside Hockey Manager 2005

NHL Eastside Hockey Manager 2007

Franchise Hockey Manager

Horse racing

Derby Stallion

Derby Stallion: Best Keiba (1991)

Dābīsutarion Zenkokuban (1992)

Derby Stallion 64 (2001)

Umamusume: Pretty Derby

Racing

Formula One series

F1 series (Codemasters)

Grand Prix Manager series

Grand Prix Manager

Grand Prix Manager 2

Grand Prix World

Motorsport Manager

Miscellaneous

Blockland

Blocksworld

Chaos League

Extreme Warfare / Extreme Wrestling

FortressCraft

Gladius

Minecraft

Luanti (Free and open source clone of Minecraft)

Prison Architect

Prison Architect 2 (unreleased)

Roblox

Title Bout Championship Boxing

Total Miner

Vehicle simulation

Bus simulation

The Bus

Bus Driver

Bus Simulator 16

Bus Simulator 18

Bus Simulator 21

City Bus Simulator

Desert Bus

Fernbus Simulator

OMSI 2

Tourist Bus Simulator

Car simulation

BeamNG.drive

Racing simulation

ARCA Sim Racing

Assetto Corsa Series

Assetto Corsa

Assetto Corsa Competizione

Assetto Corsa Rally

Codemasters F1 Series

F1 2010

F1 2011

F1 2012

F1 2013

F1 2014

F1 2015

F1 2016

F1 2017

F1 2018

F1 2019

F1 2020

F1 2021

F1 2022

F1 23

F1 24

F1 25

Colin McRae Rally Series

Colin McRae Rally

Colin McRae Rally 2.0

Colin McRae Rally 3

Colin McRae Rally 04

Colin McRae Rally 2005

Dirt Series

Colin McRae: Dirt

Colin McRae: Dirt 2

Dirt 3

Dirt 4

Dirt 5

Dirt: Showdown

Dirt Rally

Dirt Rally 2.0

EA Sports F1 Series

F1 Challenge '99–'02

Enthusia Professional Racing

Forza Motorsport Series

Forza Motorsport

Forza Motorsport 2

Forza Motorsport 3

Forza Motorsport 4

Forza Motorsport 5

Forza Motorsport 6

Forza Motorsport 7

Geoff Crammond's Grand Prix Series

Formula One Grand Prix

Grand Prix 2

Grand Prix 3

Grand Prix 3 2000

Grand Prix 4

Gran Turismo Series

Gran Turismo

Gran Turismo 2

Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec

Gran Turismo Concept

Gran Turismo 4 Prologue

Gran Turismo 4

Gran Turismo HD Concept

Gran Turismo 5 Prologue

Gran Turismo 5

Gran Turismo 6

Gran Turismo Sport

Gran Turismo 7

Grand Prix Legends

GT Legends

GTR Series

GTR - FIA GT Racing Game

GTR - FIA GT Racing Game 2

Indianapolis 500: The Simulation

IndyCar Racing Series

IndyCar Racing

IndyCar Racing II

iRacing.com

Live For Speed

NASCAR Racing Series

NASCAR Racing

NASCAR Racing 2

NASCAR Grand National Series Expansion Pack

NASCAR Legends

NASCAR Racing 1999 Edition

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Racing

NASCAR Racing 3

NASCAR Racing 4

NASCAR Racing 2002 Season

NASCAR Racing 2003 Season

NASCAR Heat Series

NASCAR Heat

NASCAR: Dirt to Daytona

netKar Pro

Project CARS series

Project CARS

Project CARS 2

Project CARS 3

Need for Speed Series

RACE Series

RACE - The Official WTCC Game

RACE 07 - The Official WTCC Game

Formula Raceroom

GTR Evolution

STCC – The Game

Raceroom Racing Experience

Rally Championship Series

Network Q RAC Rally (video game)

Network Q RAC Rally Championship

International Rally Championship

Mobil 1 Rally Championship

Real Racing Series

Real Racing (video game)

Real Racing 2

EA Real Racing 3

rFactor Series

rFactor

rFactor 2

Richard Burns Rally

Miscellaneous

My Summer Car

Racer

Rally Trophy

Richard Burns Rally

Simraceway

SODA Off-Road Racing

Spirit of Speed 1937

Stormworks: Build and Rescue

Stunt Car Driver

The Open Racing Cars Simulator

Viper Racing

Farming Simulation

Farming Simulator series

Flight simulation

Ace Combat series

Air Combat

Ace Combat 2

Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere

Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies

Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War

Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation

Ace Combat Advance

Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception

Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War

Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown

Su-27 Flanker (video game)

Flanker 2.0

Flanker 2.5

Lock On: Modern Air Combat

Digital Combat Simulator

Falcon series

Falcon 4.0

Falcon 4.0: Allied Force

FlightGear

Fly! series

Fly!

Fly! II

Flight Unlimited series

Flight Unlimited

Flight Unlimited II

Flight Unlimited III

IL-2 Sturmovik series

Kerbal Space Program

Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator series

Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator

Combat Flight Simulator 2

Combat Flight Simulator 3: Battle for Europe

SubLogic Flight Simulator series

FS1 Flight Simulator

Flight Simulator II (Sublogic)

Microsoft Flight Simulator series

Flight Simulator 1.0

Flight Simulator 2.0

Flight Simulator 3.0

Flight Simulator 4.0

Flight Simulator 5.0

Flight Simulator 5.1

Flight Simulator 95

Flight Simulator 98

Flight Simulator 2000

Flight Simulator 2002

Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight

Microsoft Flight Simulator X

Microsoft Flight

Flight Simulator 2020

Microsoft Space Simulator

X-Plane series

Motorcycle simulation

Superbike 2000

Superbike 2001

Superbike World Championship (video game)

SBK-07: Superbike World Championship

SBK-08: Superbike World Championship

SBK-09: Superbike World Championship

SBK X: Superbike World Championship

SBK 2011

SBK Generations

SBK 22

Submarine simulation

688 Attack Sub

Jane's Combat Simulations: 688(I) Hunter/Killer

Aces of the Deep

AquaNox

Barotrauma

Dangerous Waters

Enigma: Rising Tide

Gato (computer game)

The Hunt for Red October (1987)

Red Storm Rising

SSN-21 Seawolf

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 II

Silent Steel

Sub Battle Simulator

Sub Command

Tom Clancy's SSN

Treasures of the Deep

WolfPack

Sub Hunt

Ship simulation

Ship Simulator series

Ship Simulator Extremes

Virtual Sailor

Deadliest Catch: Alaskan Storm

World of Warships (2015)

Tank simulation

World War II Online (2001–2012, virtual battlefield)

M4 (1992)

Panzer Front

Steel Beasts

Steel Fury

Wild Metal Country (A.K.A. Wild Metal)

World of Tanks

War Thunder

Train simulations

Densha de Go!

Mini Metro

Microsoft Train Simulator

OpenBVE

Train Fever

Train Simulator 2013

Trainz Simulator 12

Train Simulator

Train Sim World

World of Subways

RUNNING TRAIN

Truck simulation

18 Wheels of Steel series

American Truck Simulator

Hard Truck series

King of the Road

Euro Truck Simulator

Euro Truck Simulator 2

German Truck Simulator

UK Truck Simulator

Rig 'n' Roll

Rigs of Rods

Street Cleaning Simulator

Spintires

MudRunner

SnowRunner

Miscellaneous

FlightGear

Infinite Flight

Top Gun: Danger Zone

World of Warplanes

War Thunder

Prepar3D

WarBirds

Other simulations

Programming games

Colobot

TIS-100

Trade simulation

Discovery: In the Steps of Columbus

Drug Dealer Simulator

High Seas Trader

Merchant Prince series

Merchant Prince

Machiavelli: The Prince

Merchant Prince II

The Patrician

Patrician II: Quest for Power

Patrician III

Port Royale: Gold, Power and Pirates

Port Royale 2

Port Royale 3: Pirates & Merchants

Port Royale 4

Potion Craft

Schedule I

Uncharted Waters series

Uncharted Waters

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)

Pokémon Snap (Nintendo 64)

Flock Around (Windows; MacOS)

Gekibo: Gekisha Boy (PC Engine)

The Cameraman: Gekisha Boy Omakefu (PlayStation)

Polaroid Pete (PlayStation 2)

Rilakkuma na Mainichi (Game Boy Advance)

Wild Earth: African Safari (Wii)

Sea Life Safari (Xbox 360)

Medical simulation

Emergency Room series

Hospital Tycoon

LifeSigns: Surgical Unit

Life & Death

Life & Death II: The Brain

Plague Inc.