Line #44 VideoGame/SimSeries


1	''Sim'' is a long-running video game franchise that started in 1989 by game designer Creator/WillWright with the release of ''VideoGame/SimCity''. The series mainly focuses on {{Edutainment Game}}s of the SimulationGames variety (as the name implies). Most games were developed by either Maxis or Creator/ElectronicArts.
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3	Due to the [[MorePopularSpinoff blockbuster hit]] of ''VideoGame/TheSims1'', few non-''Sims'' titles have come out since 2000.
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8	* ''VideoGame/SimCity'', a city-building simulator:
9	** ''Sim City'' (1989), with later releases marketed as "[=SimCity=] Classic"
10	** ''Sim City 2000'' (1993)
11	** ''Streets of Sim City'' (1996)
12	** ''Sim City 3000'' (1999)
13	** ''VideoGame/SimCity4'' (2003)
14	** ''Sim City Societies'' (2007)
15	** ''VideoGame/{{Sim City\|2013}}'' (2013)
16	* ''VideoGame/SimEarth'' (1990), a geological simulator, though with biological and evolutionary simulation elements as well; modeled on the "Gaia Hypothesis" by James Lovelock, who consulted on development
17	* ''VideoGame/SimAnt'' (1991), a simulator of an ant colony; Maxis's smallest-scale simulator in every sense; apart from titles explicitly aimed at children, also their most whimsical
18	* ''VideoGame/SimLife'' (1992), a simulator of the evolutionary process
19	* ''VideoGame/SimFarm'' (1993), a farming simulator, though lacking any FarmLifeSim elements
20	* ''VideoGame/SimTower'' (1994), a North American re-brand of the Japanese game ''The Tower'' by Yoot Saito
21	* ''VideoGame/SimHealth'' (1994), a simulator of health-care scenarios being debated at the time that UsefulNotes/BillClinton and UsefulNotes/HillaryRodhamClinton were attempting to introduce new health care reforms; Maxis's most serious ''Sim'' title, with absolutely no light-hearted or whimsical elements
22	* ''VideoGame/SimIsle: Missions in the Rainforest'' (1995), originally developed by a British designer, Intelligent Games, and published by Maxis
23	* ''VideoGame/SimTown'' (1995), Effectively the JuniorVariant of ''[=SimCity=]'', simplified and a much more whimsical tone.
24	* ''VideoGame/SimGolf'' (1996), the first of two golf simulators produced by Maxis; Robert Trent Jones, Jr., a famous golf course designer, served as consultant
25	** ''VideoGame/SidMeiersSimGolf'' (2002), the second of two golf simulators produced by Maxis, and designed by Creator/SidMeier; otherwise unrelated to the earlier game
26	* ''VideoGame/SimCopter'' (1996), an ActionAdventure game that lets the player fly through cities built with the ''[=SimCity 2000=]'' engine in helicopters and complete rescue missions
27	* ''VideoGame/SimTunes'' (1996), a music-making program, targeted for younger players
28	* ''VideoGame/SimPark'' (1996), where the player runs an American-style public park; targeted for younger players
29	* ''VideoGame/StreetsOfSimCity'' (1997), an ActionAdventure game that lets the player drive through cities built with the ''[=SimCity 2000=]'' engine and complete various missions on a sliding scale of morality; surprisingly not wholly dissimilar from the ''far'' more popular and successful ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto'' series
30	* ''VideoGame/SimSafari'' (1998), where the player runs an African safari; targeted for younger players but less obviously "kiddy" in presentation compared to [=SimTown=] and [=SimPark=]
31	* ''VideoGame/SimThemePark'' (1999), a North American re-brand of the Bullfrog game ''Theme Park World''
32	** ''VideoGame/SimCoaster'' (2001), a re-brand of the sequel, ''Theme Park Inc''
33	* ''VideoGame/TheSims'', a LifeSimulationGame:
34	** ''VideoGame/TheSims1'' (2000)
35	** ''VideoGame/TheSimsOnline'' (2002)
36	** ''VideoGame/TheSimsBustinOut'' (2003)
37	** ''VideoGame/TheUrbz'' (2004)
38	** ''VideoGame/TheSims2'' (2004)
39	** ''The Sims Stories'' trilogy (2007-8)
40	** ''VideoGame/TheSims3'' (2009)
41	** ''VideoGame/TheSimsFreeplay'' (2011)
42	** ''The Sims Social'' (2012)
43	** ''VideoGame/TheSimsMedieval'' (2012)
44	** ''VideoGame/TheSims4'' (2014)
45	** ''The Sims Mobile'' (2018)
46	* ''VideoGame/SimCoaster'' (2001)
47	* ''VideoGame/MySims'':
48	** ''My Sims'' (2007)
49	** ''VideoGame/MySimsKingdom'' (2008)
50	** ''My Sims Party'' (2009)
51	** ''My Sims Racing'' (2009)
52	** ''VideoGame/MySimsAgents'' (2009)
53	** ''My Sims Sky Heroes'' (2010)
54	* ''VideoGame/{{Spore}}'' (2008), promoted as an "everything simulator", to the point that the WorkingTitle was "Sim Everything"
55	** ''VideoGame/SporeCreatures'' (2008)
56	** ''VideoGame/SporeHero'' (2009)
57	** ''VideoGame/{{Darkspore}}'' (2011)
58	* ''The Sims Carnival'' (2008)
59	* ''[=SimAnimals=]'':
60	** ''[=SimAnimals=]'' (2008)
61	** ''[=SimAnimals=] Safari'' (2009)

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