The Best Simulation Games for Mac OS - Page 4

Update : Farlands added at rank #29.
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Do Not Feed the Monkeys 2099 (2023)

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Android Mac OS PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Step into the hilariously absurd and retro-futuristic world of Do Not Feed the Monkeys 2099. Spy on subjects, manage hidden cameras, and even manipulate their lives. With its combination of narrative, investigation, surveillance, and resource management, this game will immerse you into a dystopian dreamland.


What we like:
  • Unique and perfect captures the spirit of Hitchcock's Rear window
  • Incredible atmosphere
  • Resource management
  • Sci-Fi setting
  • Incredible soundtrack
What could be improved:
  • Needs more cages

  • dystopian
  • simulation
  • sequel
  • resource-management
  • life
  • humor
  • investigation
  • management
  • multiple-endings
  • choices
  • dark
  • sci-fi
  • funny
  • story
  • pixel

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Stardeus (2022)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux

In Stardeus, you are the immortal AI controlling a broken starship manned by drones and hibernating human survivors. Your mission is to repair the ship, save or exploit the human crew, and travel the stars in a procedurally generated universe. Balance oxygen, heat, and power to ensure long-term survival, grow crops, and mine planets to expand your facilities. Discover new ways to survive while dealing with alien face huggers, traders, or pirates. Live through endless possibilities and prepare for the worst. Survive and thrive in this beautifully complex simulation game.


What we like:
  • Addictive gameplay
  • Moddable out of the box
  • Relaxing pace
  • Lots of customisation options
  • Regular updates
What could be improved:
  • Frustrating events (short circuits and arrival of people)
  • Intermittent AI issues: stupid colonists and animals
  • Slow research and progression

  • colony
  • simulation
  • space
  • base-building
  • god-game
  • moddable
  • management
  • automation
  • resource-management
  • science
  • procedural
  • survival
  • immersive
  • space-colony
  • time-management

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Hamster Playground (2024)

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Nintendo Switch Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 4 Playstation 5 PC Windows Mac OS Linux

Prepare for cuteness overload, relentless training, and fierce rivalry as you and your hamsters take on challenges while traversing the maze and riding a skateboard, with more modes coming soon! Be the first to cross the finish line to earn rewards and yummy treats!

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  • simulation
  • character
  • life
  • immersive
  • time-management
  • customization
  • building
  • family-friendly
  • isometric
  • platform
  • comedy
  • racing
  • relaxing
  • third-person
  • cute

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Cabin Fever (2021)

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Android Nintendo Switch Linux Mac OS PC Windows

An off-grid cabin. A tech-savvy loner. One ray of sunshine in a bleak, ruined world. Cabin Fever is a slice-of-life visual novel with meaningful player choices, multiple endings to explore, and a story that will touch your heart.

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  • dating-sim
  • romance
  • visual-novel
  • simulation
  • life
  • immersive
  • fiction
  • narrative
  • off-grid
  • story
  • interactive
  • linear
  • explore
  • single-player
  • cute

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Love is all around Xbox (2023)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows Xbox One

The player becomes Gu Yi, uses the first-person perspective to immerse himself in meeting six beauties, and embarks on a joyful and sweet love journey with them. Six girls that are charming, innocent, intelligent, wild, sexy, glamorous, who will go to the end with you is up to you to decide.

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  • full-motion
  • simulation
  • interactive
  • multiple-endings
  • dating-sim
  • fmv
  • choices
  • real-life
  • romance
  • first-person
  • immersive
  • visual-novel
  • emotional
  • mature
  • fiction

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Prison Architect (2015)

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Android Linux Mac OS PC Windows Xbox 360 Xbox One IOS iPhone

Prison Architect is a management/strategy game where you must manage an unwilling and unruly population in a prison setting. You must establish order from cooperative parts, feed and house prisoners, and even "get rid of them" them if necessary. There is also an economy of contraband that you must manage, as well as a metagame of making your warden rich by selling the prison to others.


What we like:
  • Engaging story with R-rated elements
  • Challenging economics of running a prison
  • Deep customization of prisoner treatment
  • Dark and realistic atmosphere
  • Metagame of making your warden rich
What could be improved:
  • Limited hotkeys for power users

  • simulation
  • sandbox
  • management
  • construction
  • strategy
  • building

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Empires of the Undergrowth (2017)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux

Command swarms of warriors at an unprecedented scale of warfare in this blend of RTS and base-building. Lead ant colonies against the many fearsome threats of the insect world, while building intricate nests, developing pheromone-based tactics, and evolving to meet growing dangers.


  • strategy
  • simulation
  • colony
  • automation
  • management
  • moddable
  • real-time
  • base-building
  • city-building
  • resource-management
  • building
  • sandbox
  • economy
  • documentary
  • replay-value

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Megaquarium (2018)

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PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Linux Mac OS

The public aquarium simulator. Design your displays, look after your fish, manage your staff and keep your guests happy! It's all in a day's work as the curator of your very own Megaquarium.


  • building
  • simulation
  • business
  • management
  • park
  • tanks
  • strategy
  • sandbox
  • zoo

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Idol Manager (2021)

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Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Linux Mac OS Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Step into the thrilling world of pop stardom in Idol Manager! As a talent agency manager, you'll scout and train young stars, navigate their personal lives, and make tough business decisions. Experience a unique blend of management simulation and visual novel, all while dealing with the dark side of the entertainment industry. Can you handle the pressure and lead your idols to fame and fortune?

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What we like:
  • Challenging and engaging gameplay
  • Ability to shape your business practices and policies
  • Well-written story with multiple endings
  • Variety in gameplay through random events and interactions
  • Customizable idols with unique attributes and goals
What could be improved:
  • Technical and design issues affecting gameplay
  • Balance issues with budgeting and salary management
  • Small interface and calculation problems

  • management
  • business
  • simulation
  • anime
  • visual-novel

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GearCity (2022)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Do you find tycoon games too simplistic? GearCity is a complex and in-depth business simulator. It focuses on a realistic economic simulation of the global automobile industry. The game takes several hours to grasp and hundreds of hours to master. Can you succeed where many other CEOs have failed?


  • simulation
  • management
  • economy
  • auto
  • capitalism
  • business
  • automotive
  • sims
  • strategy
  • realistic
  • turn-based

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