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What is your favorite simulator game? (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by Zombiepirate@lemmy.world to c/games@sh.itjust.works

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Simulators are one of the earliest PC game genres, and remain compelling experiences to this day, even if they're not as popular as they used to be.

I like all kinds of combat flight sims; the MS Combat Flight Simulator from 1998 was something special, and I've had some similar fun in IL-2 Sturmovik. The newest civil air sims are pretty great too, I'll pop on a podcast and make a flight. They're particularly cool in VR.

I've also found the MechWarrior games to be fun, but I've only played 2 and 5. I got to play a bit of Steel Battalion with the full crazy controller at a con a few years back, and that's got to be a lot of fun once you really know what you're doing.

So what's your favorite sim?

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[–] Securus777@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Heavy Gear 1 and 2. So much fun when multiplayer ever worked.

[–] melroy@kbin.melroy.org 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

This has to be roller coaster. Period.

[–] melroy@kbin.melroy.org 6 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Like the og Roller coaster tycoon 2 for example.

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[–] christopher@lemmy.ca 6 points 4 days ago

I like OpenTTD. Based off the old Transport Tycoon game

[–] Quicky@piefed.social 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I spent a lot of hours in F-19 Stealth Fighter on the Atari ST as a kid. The manual for that thing was unbelievably in-depth. I'm utterly convinced I could fly real combat missions in that (fictional) plane.

[–] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

YES! I PLAYED THE SHIT OUT OF THAT GAME!!!

[–] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I have spent a lot of money on iRacing and Elite Dangerous. I kind of miss it but also feel that i was way too deep into it to be having fun. It was a struggle to always make things better and i was not really enjoying my self

[–] orochi02@feddit.org 4 points 4 days ago

Swat 4 🤷‍♂️

[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 5 points 4 days ago

Sim Collector Simulator

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

Derail Valley Simulator. I like my trains.

[–] Olgratin_Magmatoe@slrpnk.net 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

If you like building sets, you should check out Rolling Line.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Not so much the collecting. I like learning how to drive them, and driving them. I blew up my steam engines the first several times I touched the controls

[–] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I should get back into that one. I played some in early access, and it was fun.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Depending on how long ago it was, we've had a couple of updates recently. You can now paint all your engines, and there's a ton of gadgets

[–] Hotzilla@sopuli.xyz 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Apache longbow 2 from 1997.

Edit: got original mixed with 2

[–] TimeNaan@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946

[–] n3m37h@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It was Aces High II

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[–] B0NK3RS@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

UBOAT, submarine sim and even though it gets very tense at times it is also quite cathartic.

Euro/American Truck Simulator, its the perfect game to chill to and I have been known to fall asleep while driving :/

[–] BallShapedMan@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

ACC is my favorite right now.

[–] Novamdomum@fedia.io 5 points 4 days ago

Rise Of Flight - United

I've always been a little obsessed with Sopwith Camels because they are one of the prettiest but also most insane things to fly into battle with. ROF does an excellent job or giving me that fix :) Also ROF is free to play (and the DLC with the Sopwith right now is super cheap).

[–] Balinares@pawb.social 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I spent way too much time on Red Baron. The simulation was just good enough to convey the awkwardness of piloting machines that in the end were made of wood, fabric and heroic faith, including the Sopwith Camel's notorious torque issue that made it constantly drift to the right.

[–] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

That was another great one; it's one of the most fun eras to fly in.

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

American Truck Simulator.

[–] CCMan1701A@startrek.website 4 points 4 days ago

SimTower is my jam or SimCopter

[–] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

B-17 (intellivision)

F19 (Atari computer)

Jumbo jet (Atari computer)

[–] tankplanker@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Train Sim World. Yes Dovetail have their problems, yes its expensive if you want a lot of the latest DLC (why, its not multiplayer so doesn't decrease in popularity like multiplayer game DLC), yes its not a well optimised graphical tour de force. But damn is it relaxing to play with multiple levels of difficulty that are entirely optional. Its possible to get hundreds of hours of replay from a single route if that's what you enjoy.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Pick up Derail Valley Simulator. It's not as pretty, or expensive, but good Lord is it satisfying to learn how to NOT blow up a steam engine.

[–] Hathaway@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Falcon BMS. It’s a mod of falcon 4.0 from the 90’s. Best combat flight sim out there. DCS is prettier, I guess, but, overpriced garbage by comparison.

[–] eth0slash0@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago

Farming Simulator.

I grew up in the country and moved to a city. It's neat to see how accurate the older tractors and equipment are to real life.

[–] Grimy@lemmy.world -1 points 4 days ago

The one where you get to shoot jfk.

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