Simulation games have been a popular fixture in the video game market since the beginning, with text-based games like The Sumerian Game being among the genre's pioneers. Types of simulation games are ...

Many video games are about larger-than-life concepts. The Mario series features a pair of plumbers who defeat monsters by jumping on them. Even more mature and violent titles, like the Grand Theft ...

Game enthusiasts and industry personnel pose for a photograph with "The Sims 4," one of the best simulation games, during the EA Play event at the Hollywood Palladium on June 08, 2019 in Los Angeles.

Realistic simulation games reward time and curiosity.

Adam is a lifelong gamer who enjoys RPGs, action adventure games and a healthy helping of VR to boot. He has written for countless sites in the gaming medium, and you can find him playing the newest ...

Mac is a GameRant writer, who has been gaming for over 40 years. He mostly plays multiplayer or co-op games, with the same group of friends he has played with online for 25 years. Simulation games ...

This series of Playable Futures articles considers how the design, technology, people, and theory of video games are informing and influencing the wider world. For this series' final entry, we're ...