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Sim racing
Sim racing: racing video games played with wheels, pedals, and force-feedback hardware, from iRacing to Gran Turismo 7. Grew from Papyrus's 1989 Indianapolis 500 simulation into FIA-sanctioned esports with F1 Sim Racing and national championships.
SimCity
SimCity (originally Micropolis) is Will Wright's 1989 Maxis city-building simulation where the player-mayor zones residential, commercial, and industrial land; it spawned a series, The Sims, and widespread classroom use in urban planning education.
SimCity (1989 video game)
SimCity (1989), aka Micropolis, is Maxis and Will Wright's open-ended city-building simulation that founded the city-builder genre, was published via Broderbund, ported widely including SNES, won 1989 awards, and was later GPL-released.
SimCity (2013 video game)
SimCity (2013) is a city-building simulation developed by Maxis Emeryville and published by Electronic Arts, the first mainline SimCity entry since SimCity 4 in 2003.
SimCity 2000
SimCity 2000 is Maxis's 1993/1994 isometric city-building simulation, sequel to SimCity. Sold over 300,000 copies in four months, topped world charts for half a year, and was ported widely.
SimCity 4
SimCity 4 (2003), Maxis/EA city-building simulation, fourth main SimCity, designed by Will Wright. Known for regional play with neighbor deals, a statistical spreadsheet simulation, Rush Hour expansion, and a lasting NAM modding community.
SimCopter
SimCopter (SimCopter: Fly Missions in the Metropolis) is Maxis's 1996 Windows helicopter simulation, designed by Will Wright, letting players fly emergency missions in imported SimCity 2000 cities; now abandonware with a community Unreal Engine 5 remake.
SimFarm
SimFarm (1993) is a Maxis farm-management simulation, a SimCity spinoff for DOS, Mac, and Windows. Players grow 24 crops, raise livestock, manage weather and disasters, and sell harvests; no sequel was made.
Simon the Sorcerer
Simon the Sorcerer is a 1993 comedy point-and-click adventure game by the British studio Adventure Soft, in which a teenager is sent to a fairytale world against the wizard Sordid.
SimTower (ザ・タワー)
SimTower, released in Japan as The Tower, is a 1994 construction and management simulation by OPeNBooK and Maxis in which players build a skyscraper toward a five-star rating.
SimTown
SimTown (SimCity Jr., シムシティジュニア) is a 1995 Maxis kid-friendly city-building simulation for PC, Mac, SNES, OS/2, and PlayStation, aimed at ages 8-12, with visible Sims, mix-and-match house design, and simplified town management.
Simulation video game
Simulation video game genre: games modeling real or fictional systems like cities, vehicles, farms, or economies. Founded around SimCity (1989, Will Wright, Maxis); includes The Sims, flight and truck sims, god games, colony sims, and serious games.
Sin and Punishment (罪と罰)
Sin and Punishment (罪と罰 地球の継承者) is a Treasure-Nintendo on-rails shooter for Nintendo 64, Japan-only in November 2000, set in 2007 with heroes Saki and Airan fighting Ruffians; sequel Star Successor on Wii.
Single-player video game
Single-player video game: a game designed for one player, contrasted with multiplayer play with other real-life people. Spans genres from shooters to RPGs; early examples include OXO (1952) and Spacewar! (1962); saw renewed industry attention in 2026.
Siren (サイレン) (video game)
Siren (サイレン), aka Forbidden Siren, is a 2003 PS2 survival horror game by Project Siren/Japan Studio, directed by Keiichiro Toyama, set in the cursed village of Hanuda and known for its sightjacking mechanic.
Six Days in Fallujah
Six Days in Fallujah is a tactical first-person shooter by Highwire Games and Victura recreating the 2004 Second Battle of Fallujah; originally a 2009 Atomic Games-Konami project, it entered Steam Early Access June 22, 2023.
Skate (2025 video game)
skate. (2025) is EA Full Circle's free-to-play, always-online multiplayer skateboarding sandbox set in San Vansterdam, released in Early Access September 16, 2025 on PC and consoles; first new Skate entry in 15 years, with seasons, San Van Bucks, and no offline mode.
Skate 3
Skate 3 (EA Black Box, May 11, 2010) is the third Skate series skateboarding game, set in Port Carverton with team-based career, Hall of Meat, Skate.Park editor, and Flick-It controls; predecessor to 2025's skate.
Skee-Ball
Skee-Ball, the classic alley-roller arcade game, invented by Joseph Fourestier Simpson of Vineland, New Jersey; U.S. Patent 905,941 granted December 8, 1908. Players roll nine balls up a ramp into scoring rings; now owned by Bay Tek Entertainment, made in Pulaski, Wisconsin.
Skies of Arcadia
Skies of Arcadia (Eternal Arcadia) is Sega Overworks' 2000 Dreamcast JRPG of sky pirates Vyse, Aika, and Fina; GameCube Legends version 2002-03; 93 Metascore, ~90k/220k sales, never remastered, 2025 trademarks.
Skin (video games)
Skin (video games): a cosmetic item changing a character's or weapon's appearance without affecting gameplay. Also called outfits or cosmetics. Originated with Quake 1996 mods; now central to free-to-play monetization, Fortnite and Counter-Strike markets, and skin gambling debates.
Skin Deep (video game)
Skin Deep is a 2025 first-person immersive sim by Blendo Games and publisher Annapurna Interactive, released April 30, 2025 on Steam and Epic. Insurance commando Nina Pasadena rescues cats from space pirates aboard starships using slapstick, systemic stealth built on the idTech4 engine.
Skull and Bones (video game)
Skull and Bones (Ubisoft Singapore) is a naval action RPG released February 16, 2024 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Set in the 17th-century Indian Ocean, it began as a Black Flag expansion, took about 10 years, sold at $70 as a 'quadruple-A' live service game, and had lackluster sales.
Skullgirls
Skullgirls (SG) is a 2012 2D fighting game by Reverge Labs, published by Autumn Games, set in the Canopy Kingdom; later versions include Skullgirls 2nd Encore and the free-to-play mobile Fighting RPG with 300+ fighters.
Sky: Children of the Light
Sky: Children of the Light (Sky) is thatgamecompany's free-to-play social adventure MMO, iOS July 2019, later Android, Switch, PS4, Steam; seven realms, wordless story, 300M+ downloads, AURORA concert with 1.6M concurrent attendees.
Skyblock
Skyblock is a Minecraft survival challenge where the player starts on a small floating island with limited resources and must survive by making them renewable.
Skybox (video games)
Skybox (video games): a large textured cube or cubemap rendered around a 3D scene to fake a distant sky and horizon; rotates with the view but never translates, unlike SkyBox Labs or the SKYBOX VR player.
Skyforge
Skyforge: free-to-play sci-fi/fantasy action MMORPG by Allods Team and Obsidian Entertainment, open beta July 16, 2015 on Aelion; Prestige-based progression, Ascension Atlas, multi-class system; servers closed September 3 (PC) and October 29, 2025 (console).
Skylanders
Skylanders is a toys-to-life video game franchise by Activision, developed principally by Toys for Bob, launched with Spyro's Adventure in 2011 and its Portal of Power reader.
Skylanders: Trap Team
Skylanders: Trap Team (2014), fourth Skylanders toys-to-life game by Toys for Bob and Activision; introduced the Traptanium Portal with speaker, letting players trap villains and play as them.