Simulation Games
8 games
Sims hand you a small world and leave the running of it to you. Zone a city in Pixelopolis, lay out fields and ditches in Furrowfield, stack floors and lifts in Liftwell, or keep a game studio afloat in Gamedev Stories. Several of them follow the classic sims of the late 80s and 90s.
Harvest Hollow
A pixel farming sim compressed into six quick days. Till, plant, water and harvest, read the weather forecast, time the market and grow the town for a bigger final score.
Liftwell
A tower building sim in pixel art, in the spirit of SimTower. Stack offices, condos, hotels and shops, plan the lifts so nobody waits too long, and earn each lot's star goal before the deadline.
Pixelopolis
A city building sim in pixel art, in the spirit of SimCity Classic. Zone homes, shops, industry and offices, run roads and power lines, balance the budget and grow a village into a metropolis in 20 years.
Starlane
A space trading game in flat-shaded retro 3D, in the spirit of the 1984 classic. Trade across the six systems of Slider Reach, ride trade lanes to the jump gates, fight raiders, land on planets and dock at a spinning station.
Furrowfield
A farm management sim in pixel art, in the spirit of SimFarm. Lay out fields, dig irrigation ditches, run tractors and combines, watch the weather and the market, and meet each farm's goal before the deadline.
Antmound
A pixel art ant colony simulation in the spirit of the 1991 classic. Play one yellow ant, lay pheromone trails, balance workers, soldiers and breeders, and drive the red colony out of the yard and the house.
Gamedev Stories
A cozy game studio sim in pixel art, in the spirit of the classic studio management games. Hire staff, pick a genre and platform, ship games, chase reviews, fans and awards over an eight-year career.
Dungeon Hamlet
A cozy fantasy village sim in pixel art. Build shops and paths, host adventurers who hunt monsters outside your fence, send them on quests and grow your hamlet to five stars in four years.
Questions and answers
Do the sims save my progress?
Pixelopolis and Dungeon Hamlet save your city or town in the browser, and Gamedev Stories and Starlane keep a career you can come back to.
Which sim is the gentlest start?
Harvest Hollow is the shortest: six quick days of farming. Dungeon Hamlet and Gamedev Stories are cozy and explain themselves as you play.
Can I play them on a phone?
Yes, all of them have touch controls, though the city and tower builders are more comfortable on a tablet or a computer.