We’re going to run through some of the best simulation games for PC that offer realistic experience in different fields. These titles attempt to replicate real-world scenarios virtually, whilst maintaining high levels of authenticity. We’ve got releases that put you in control of different vehicles and public modes of transport where you’ll cruise down roads, railway tracks and even take to the skies. Apart from these, there are some that also have you doing out of the ordinary activities, which are of course fun. If you’re eager to know that options lay ahead, we recommend scrolling down for brief descriptions on each title.
1. Train Simulator 2014:
Railways are certainly one of the most complicated systems across the globe and Train Simulator 2014 brings just that to your computer screen in high resolution visuals and loads of trains. To deliver an authentic experience, you’ll be presented with routes that are based on real-world ones. They comprise of the London-Faversham High Speed, Donner Pass and Hamburg-Hanover.
Here, you’ll make a carrier in driving trains and many challenges are present in the form of missions. There are 16 locomotives in total including the Southeastern Class 395, Southern Pacific Dash 9 and DB ICE 2. Also, an in-game editor has been provided where you can design your own routes and share them with others online.
2. Surgeon Simulator 2013:
Ever wanted to become a doctor and save lives? Well then, Surgeon Simulator 2013 is just what the doctor ordered. Now, just so you know, this addition doesn’t provide an authentic experience of surgery, rather fun-filled (in a dark way) gameplay where you attempt various types of operations to say the life of your patient.
To do so, you’ll need to rip organs, shatter bones and other stomach-upsetting things with the help of various tools. On this entire roster, Surgeon Simulator 2013 takes the cake as the hardest to complete. To make things more interesting, Steam is offering a Team Fortress 2 mode where you assume the role of the medic and conduction operations. If you’re a TF2 fan then you’d definitely be excited.
3. Euro Truck Simulator 2:
If you’re looking for a true driving experience, then put aside those racing games. Euro Truck Simulator 2 is amongst the few releases that succeed at recreating what it’s like to live the life of a trucker as he or she delivers goods to various locations. Now, don’t expect quick gameplay as you’ll need patience here since each route will have you cover vast distances across 60 plus European locations such as the UK, Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland and many more.
Euro Truck Simulator 2 let’s you set up shop and hire drivers, buy trucks and make profits. To sweeten the deal, trucks can be customized with lights, bars, horns, beacons and smoke exhausts amongst others.
4. X-Plane 10:
X-Plane 10 isn’t touted as a game, but an ‘engineering tool.’ Accurately simulating roadways and other land transport is hard, but the open skies are even harder as many more mechanics come into play. Well, those are nothing that the makers of this title haven’t overcome. With the default installer, you get 30 different planes, while there are over 1,400 more for you to download through the internet.
To top it off, you can also design your own aircrafts and take them for a test flight. Along with highly detailed environments, there is also weather modeling where you can set the climate conditions, download and incorporate real-world weather as well as simulate a system failure.
5. Arma 3:
Arma 2 gave us deep combat simulation and the next iteration aims to augment the experience altogether with better graphics and new content. This massive military sandbox offers single and multiplayer gameplay in authentic scenarios where your enemies are on a large landscape of 290km wide in the Mediterranean island terrain.
The title offers 20 air, land and sea vehicles as well as 40 weapons. And like its predecessor, it allows you and others to create custom mods and campaigns, enabling endless possibilities.
6. Microsoft Flight Simulator X:
Although quite old, Microsoft’s Flight Simulator X is the finest in the series and is even worth getting hold of at this time. Launched in 2006, FSX is the 10th installment in the series and it comes in different editions. The standard one delivers 18 planes, 28 cities and more than 24,000 airports. There are over 80 missions included where you travel across the globe to popular destinations.
Weather changes have also been implemented where you take off from one place where it’s summer and land elsewhere during winter. Microsoft also launched an expansion back in 2007 called Acceleration. The new addition introduced multiplayer support where players can race against each other, various new missions and 3 band new aircrafts.
7. Farming Simulator 2013 Titanium:
Ever wondered how life is in the country side where the internet isn’t a necessity? Give Farming Simulator 2013 Titanium a try to find out. Here, you take on the role of a modern day farmer in challenges where you manage your own farm by breading different types of animals including cows, chicken and sheep as well as harvesting and selling crops.
There are over 100 authentic vehicles for you to drive and 2 different locations to farm in. The creator has added an online co-op mode where you and 9 other players can manage a farm together and even share content like mods, vehicles and equipment via LAN or online.
Conclusion:
We’re done with our compilation of the best simulation games for PC, but we’d like to know which of these titles you are looking forward to playing. Also, do share your personal favorites with us and we hope you have an enjoyable experience.