5 Great Railway Games for Locomotive Enthusiasts
Now that we’re grown up, we realize that conducting a train is a job like any other, and that qualifying for it requires a very specific set of skills that most of us don’t have the time to develop. Fortunately, there are games that can help you indulge your love of the rails from the comfort of your computer chair.
4 Great Flight Simulators From A Forgotten Gaming Genre
Flight simulators can be great fun to play, but you don't really hear of any others besides the main three options: Microsoft Flight Simulator, X-Plane, and FlightGear (which I wrote about a while back). While these three are certainly great, there're far from the only ones you should consider when looking at the flight simulation genre. Here are four other flight sims that are sure to get your attention.
Football Manager 2014: A Worthy Addition To The Long-Running Series
Football Manager 2014 is out now – but what does this latest addition to the long-running soccer management simulation and statistics game bring to the table? Is silverware within reach if you upgrade?
What You Need To Know Before Buying A PC Or Console Racing Wheel
Spending $100 will net you a bargain basement model and the best wheels sell for more than $500. You’re going to want to know what you’re buying before you lay down that much dough. Here's a fast tour of everything you need to know.
Pick A Disease & Wipe Out Humanity in Plague Inc.
Stressed? Got a minute to spare, and a score to settle? Then why not wipe out humanity while waiting for the bus.
5 Sims That Really Deserve a Sequel Now
While you bounced plumbers around collecting coins, I was constructing glorious empires, establishing global trade networks and wrangling with the world of corporate financing.
Transport Tycoon Review: Infrastructure Has Never Been So Fun
If you get warm and fuzzy at the thought of a well oiled transportation system, the long-awaited release of Chris Sawyer's classic Transport Tycoon should bring a smile to your face.
Surgeon Simulator 2013: One of the Hardest Yet Funniest Simulators
Sophistication is often a term thought of whenever you talk about well-made simulators, but sophistication may not be what you think of when you play Surgeon Simulator 2013.
Don't Be A Fender Bender: 5 Driving Simulators That Teach Road Safety
Online car simulator programs are for entertainment and education purposes only. After all, the arrow keys are hardly a steering wheel. They cannot teach you how to drive. But they can give you a feel of the basics.
Move Over, Sim City: The Best City Building Games for iOS
When I decided to highlight the best city building games on the App Store, I didn't realise what a shortage of quality titles there were. Unfortunately progress has been slow for the city building genre on iOS, despite the platform's ability to monetize well-executed concepts. That's not to say there's nothing to sink your teeth into if your mayoral urges take over, though you might want to reconsider what to expect from a city building game on your iPhone or iPad if you've been spoiled by Maxis in the past.
LinCity-NG for Linux vs. SimCity: Is Free Always Better?
I've always loved simulation games for as long as I can remember. They can involve so many different aspects of the topic in question and can keep you entertained for hours. However, a common downside to any great simulation game is the price to purchase it. Thankfully, there are open source equivalents which aim to replace their costly proprietary cousins -- examples include FlightGear and LinCity-NG as alternatives to Microsoft's Flight Simulator series and SimCity games respectively.
Nerd It Up With 6 Awesome iOS & Android Simulation Games
Simulation games used to be all the rage. Games like Sim City, Microsoft Flight Simulator and Freespace 2 practically sold themselves. These days PC gaming has taken a bit of a tumble from grace and, generally speaking, simulation games don't work so well on consoles – there's just something about sitting in front of your TV from the comfort of the couch that cannot beat the immersive hunched-upright lit-by-CRT appeal of yesteryear. There's good news though. Many simulations have found a new home on iOS & Android as affordable yet equally addictive apps.
Amazing Games You Can Play on the Raspberry Pi without Emulation
You can probably see where I’m going with this, but I’ll spell it out just in case. A few nights ago I decided that rather than play Civilization V on my PC, I would look for a version that I could play on my Raspberry Pi? Thus began a quest to find not only a version of Civilization that might run (perhaps using an MS-DOS emulator), but pretty much any game that would run natively on the Raspberry Pi…
Micropolis - A New Name For a Classic City Simulator Game
Remember when SimCity first came out? When you sank days into what by modern standards is a simple simulation? Nothing quite like it existed before, and it took the world by storm – and killed more than a few of your weekends. Well, you can experience the original city simulation all over again – free of charge. Micropolis is a free city simulator you'll almost certainly find familiar – but it's not just some clone.
Splice Genes & Build A Utopian City In Pixel People For iOS
It's a city building game with a twist - instead of dealing with economics, politics and waste management, you just build a utopia. For fun. And you clone people too! It's a creative, methodical but altogether casual attempt at a classic genre and the result is like crack for your thumbs. After all, SimCity isn't out for a few months yet, and so this is probably the best way to scratch the city-building itch until then.
Pocket Planes: A Pixel Perfect Airline Management Sim From The Creators Of Tiny Tower
After spending the last 48 hours passing through various airports, sleeping very little and being crammed into economy airplane seating I don't think I'll ever consider a career in commercial aviation. Jet lag aside, there are only so many impatient travellers and take-off procedures I can stomach in one week. I'd rather pretend with the aid of my iPhone and Pocket Planes, another of those oh-so-popular micro-management games.
Interesting World Simulations For Predicting The Future & Understanding Society
Lots of people are very concerned about issues that affect their local communities, and maybe even their country, but are you the kind of person that's actually also very concerned about the entire world itself? It is very clear to people how certain things like the economy, industry, pollution and population directly affects elements of the local community.
Control The Skies And Land Planes Safely With Air Control [Android 1.6+]
Air traffic controllers have some of the most important jobs out there -- without the passengers even noticing, they route any plane you fly on through the sea of other planes in the air. It's thanks to them that planes don't crash into each other mid-flight, and they're often put under a lot of stress with the amount of planes they're responsible for at a time. To better understand what they have to go through, there's a game available for Android devices where you can test your own skills at controlling the skies.
Looking For A Space & Universe Simulator? Try Universe Sandbox! [Windows]
If a picture speaks a thousand words, then how many words would an entire simulated reality speak? All we know about our universe is gleaned from photographs (granted, not only of the visual light spectrum kind) and first-hand accounts from rovers, probes, and astronauts. But what if you could explore the universe through a surprisingly accurate simulation - for free? Universe Sandbox is the self-proclaimed "interactive astronomy software for everyone".