This category is for creation/building simulations. Games in this category are often portrayed in 3D isometric view and allow you to control aspects of the environment. In most cases these games do not allow direct control of the world inhabitants. Rather, the inhabitants or economy react to the player created environment.
Afterlife
Welcome to Afterlife, the world building simulation that lets you create the hereafter in the here and now.
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Creatures Series
Creatures is a series of artificial-life simulation games by Creature Labs. The goal of the games is to create a thriving population of Norns - little furry animals - and keep them safe and well.
Chats and Forums,
Creatures,
Creatures 2,
Creatures 3 and Docking Station,
Creatures Village,
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Emergency - Fighters for Life
In Emergency, you're more or less a plenipotentiary of emergency response and disaster relief: It's up to you to dispatch and control (from the usual oblique overhead perspective) police, medical personnel, and firemen, as well as vehicles such as fire trucks, ambulances, police cars and paddy wagons, rescue helicopters, fire-fighting planes and boats, bulldozers, and more.
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Industry Giant II
For sites, and reviews about the game.
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Jurassic Park - Operation Genesis
Is a theme park type game simulating Jurassic Park.
Reviews and Previews,
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Little Computer People
Little Computer People (also known as House-on-a-Disk) is a classic simulation released by Activision in the early 80's.
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Monster Rancher Series
Monster Rancher,
Monster Rancher 2,
Monster Rancher 3,
Monster Rancher 4,
Monster Rancher EVO,
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Playboy - The Mansion
Playboy: The Mansion blends state-of-the-art social simulation with traditional role-playing and empire-building gameplay.
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Populous Series
Populous - The Beginning,
Populous 2,
Populous DS,
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Settlers Series, The
Created by BlueByte software, the Settlers series is a popular God game with 4 installments.
Settlers, The,
Settlers, The - Heritage of Kings,
Settlers, The - Rise of an Empire,
Settlers II, The,
Settlers III, The,
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Sim Games
The best known Sim Game is SimCity. One of the most recent is The Sims.
SimAnimals,
SimAnt,
SimCity Series,
SimCoaster,
SimEarth,
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Spore
Spore, for the PC.
Creepy & Cute Parts Pack,
Galactic Adventures,
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Theme Games
Includes such games as Theme Park and Theme Hospital.
Theme Hospital,
Theme Park Series,
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Traffic Giant
Traffic Giant lets the player put public transport on the right tracks by putting the player in control of an entire fleet of busses, trams and allowing the player to experience realistically functioning town traffic with thousands of vehicles and pedestrians.
Cheats and Hints,
Reviews and Previews,
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Tropico
-- From from the official website -- As the newly installed dictator of an obscure Caribbean island, build a path of progress for a nation mired in poverty, civil unrest and infighting.
Reviews and Previews,
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Tycoon Games
In recent years Tycoon games have become very popular among Simulation fans. A variety of different software developers and publishers have given gamers a large pool of options for building anything from rollercoasters to golf courses.
Airline Tycoon Series,
Airport Tycoon,
Casino Tycoon,
Golf Resort Tycoon,
Moon Tycoon,
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