Simulation Games

Driving, flight and train simulators

The biggest group of simulators puts you in the driver's seat. Car Driving Simulator 3D is an open town to explore, City Bus Simulator has a timetable and passengers to pick up, Big Rig Cargo is about backing a trailer onto the loading bay, Driving School 3D teaches the rules of the road and Parking Pro 3D tests your parking. For something bigger, the flight simulator games let you fly a Cub, an aerobatic plane or a jet around Skyhaven Islands, land on a runway with a real approach, fly a rescue helicopter or an RC plane, and the train games put you in the cab of Rail Driver 3D, Metro Driver 3D, a heavy freight train or a steam engine.

Boat, ship and fishing simulators

Out on the water, Boat Simulator 3D gives you five boats and an open harbour full of jobs, Boat Docking 3D is a parking game for marinas and canal locks, Cargo Ship Canal Simulator 3D steers a giant container ship through a desert canal with an engine telegraph, and Coast Guard Rescue 3D sends a rescue boat to swimmers, fires and storms. Sailing Regatta 3D teaches real sailing with the wind, Submarine Explorer 3D dives to the abyss, and for anglers there are Lake Fishing Simulator 3D and Deep Sea Fishing Boat 3D. In Waterpark Tycoon Simulator you build your own slides and pools. Every one is on the Boat Games page.

Tycoon and job simulators

Always wanted to run a shop? In Gas Station Simulator you pump the right fuel, serve customers in the shop and order tankers; in Supermarket Simulator you unpack deliveries, price the shelves and scan shopping at the till; and Mall Tycoon lets you build a three-floor mall full of shops, a food court and a cinema. Startup Tycoon grows a tiny app company from a garage to a tower, while Car Wash & Detailing and Power Wash Cleanup are wonderfully satisfying cleaning jobs. There are also classic tycoon games such as Garage Empire, Pet Shop Tycoon, Bakery Tycoon and Tinker Town Tycoon.

Farming simulators

Farm life comes in four flavours. Harvest Hero 3D puts you in a combine harvester cutting golden fields of wheat, barley, corn and sunflowers. Tractor Farm Life covers the whole year: plough, sow, spray, harvest and sell. Dairy Ranch is all about caring for cows and collecting milk, and Idle Farm Tycoon keeps growing even while you are away.

Animal and pet simulators

Be an animal or look after one. Cat Sim 3D lets you be Lio, a curious black cat who climbs the furniture and knocks everything off the table. In Dino Sim 3D you grow from a baby dinosaur to a giant in a prehistoric valley, and in Horse Ranch you groom your horse, ride the trails and show-jump. The virtual pet games add aquariums, dragon and phoenix hatcheries, pet salons and Pocket Paws, a tiny pet to feed and play with every day.

Life and home simulators

Life Simulator is a whole life in one game: grow up from a baby, go to school, pick one of sixteen careers, adopt a pet, buy a home, travel the world and collect achievements, one year at a time. Dream House Designer is a 3D home design game with 57 pieces of furniture, paint and wallpaper: decorate rooms for twelve picky clients on a budget, or design your own dream house room by room.

Physics and sandbox simulations

Sandbox simulations are about experimenting. Launch a crash dummy in Ragdoll Stunt Lab, knock buildings down with wrecking balls in Demolition Simulator, mix sand, water, fire and lava in Elements Sandbox, build a 3D track in Marble Run Builder, or watch patterns grow in Game of Life Lab. Crash Test Lab and Bounce Lab are more physics fun. And for busy kitchens, the cooking games include restaurant rushes like Pizza Party Rush and calm bakeries like Comfy Cake Bakery.

Why kids love simulation games

Simulation games let children try grown-up jobs and big machines safely: they can drive a bus, land a plane, run a shop or plan a farm, and learn by doing. Along the way they practise planning, counting money and giving change, following rules like speed limits and signals, caring for animals and thinking through cause and effect. There is no timer pressure in most of them and no way to really fail, so they are calm, creative fun for players of every age.

Every game works with a keyboard, a mouse or a touchscreen and saves progress only in your own browser. Looking for more? Try the Car & Driving Games, the Sandbox Games or the full game list, or see the Parents & Safety page for privacy details.

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