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A simulation video game describes a diverse super-category of computer and video games. Some such games are intended to computer-simulate the real world; others are intended to simulate a fictional world; still others (The Sims 2 for example) are designed to be able to do both.
Genres described as simulations
A screenshot from
Lincity-NG, a city simulation game.
- Construction and management simulations, a genre of video game where players experience managing a government, managing a sports team, managing a business, managing and building a city, or even playing a god.
- Dating simulations, a genre of video game which focuses on Dating as the theme. In RPG games such as the Harvest Moon (series) and Thousand Arms, the dating aspect, not as a whole, is part of the gameplay.
- Life simulations, a genre of video game where players manage a life-form or ecosystem. One of the most well-known is The Sims and its sequels. This section sometimes includes pet-raising simulations.
- Medical simulations, a genre of video game where players take the role of a surgeon. This includes the Trauma Center and LifeSigns series.
- Vehicle simulations, a genre of video game where players experience driving a vehicle. This includes flight simulators, racing games, and games that involve controlling other vehicles like tanks, trains, or boats.
- Photo simulations, a genre of video game where players take photographs of animals or people. This includes games such as Pokémon Snap and the upcoming Afrika.
- Sports simulations, increasingly accurate simulated sports and games (either realist or fantastical) with carefully adjusted physics engines intended to give the most lifelike play technically possible at the time of release.
Other games described as simulations
- Certain wargames with higher degrees of realism than other wargames set in a fantasy or science fiction environment. These attempt to simulate real warfare at either a tactical or strategic level.
- Certain tactical shooters with higher degrees of realism than other shooters. Sometimes called "soldier sims", these games try to simulate the feeling of actually being in combat.
- "Sim" games marketed by companies such as Maxis. These games have simulated many kinds of experiences.
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